The Daily Star Mirror

MODERN TENDENCY
TO SHIRK RELIGION
SAYS PRESIDENT AT UNIVERSITY
CHRISTIAN FEDERATION FETE

Man Not Changed Fundamentally But
Is Less Expressivo of Real
Self Than Formerly

The modern individual has a tendency to shirk his religious obligations
and promptings, declared President
A. H. Upham before a banquet
given the representatives of the University Christian Federation at the
University Hut Friday evening by
Rev. and Mrs. J. Orrin Gould.

Approximately fifty persons attended
the banquet. After the social time
around a sumptuous dinner the delegates were addressed by President Upham and later asked to pass upon a
constitution for the Federation.

Men Have Changed
In speaking of the attitude of the
modern world toward things religious

Dr. Upham brought out the points
that he deemed responsible for the
condition. He said that although two
or three hundred years ago men made
it a point to talk of those things most
sacred to themselves they gradually
for various reasons departed from
that habit.

He accounted for this departure
from the religious standpoint by the
fact that men are practicing restraint:
that they are becoming more or less
self satisfied: and that they are becoming realistic. In proof of his contentions the president sketched briefly
the sentiments as expressed during
these two or three hundred years.

However, the president maintained
that such forces were not indicative
of the general beliefs regarding religious convictions. He left the
thought that perhaps it was due to
carelessness more than any other reason that some were prone to neglect
religious things and urged that more
consideration "be given this most essential thing of life."

Banquet Attendance Representative
Some fifty persons representing the
churches of Moscow and the group interests of the university were present
at the banquet. During the course of
the feast Miss Rachael Cabeen favored the banqueteers with two beautiful
piano solos after which those present sang several Idaho songs.

At the close of the social period a
constitution which had been drawn up
previously was accepted for the University Christian Federation. The
constitution was adopted as drawn up
with the exception of the paragraph
relating to representatives which originally read: "that each church and
group associated with the campus
shall have one representative for
every fifty persons, except that no
group shall have less than one representative."

The constitution as adopted reads:
Article I.
Name.
This organization shall be
known as The University Christian
Federation.

Article II
ITS AIM shall be to promote wholesome social, religious and personal
work among University students; formulate and carry out plans providing
for their moral and religious welfare;
and encourage a general spirit of
Christian service among all students
of the University.

Article III.
Section 1. Membership and Federation Council.
(1). All students who are members
or engaged in the work of the church,
automatically become members of the
University Christian Federation, upon
registration at the university.
(2). The Federation Council shall
be the legislative and executive body
of the University Christian Federation,
and shall plan and direct its work
in cooperation with the University
Pastor.
(3). Only students who are members of the University Christian Federation will be eligible to membership
in the Federation Council.

Section 2. Selection of the Federation Council.
(1). The members of the Federation Council shall be elected from
the University students of the churches of Moscow: and from the student organizations connected with the

(2). The basis of representation in
the Federation Council shall be one
member from each church and student organization, as hereinafter designated.
(3). Organized groups of University students living in a house shall
be entitled to delegation in the Federation Council, and notification of
election of such delegates shall be
given to the University Pastor near
the beginning of each semester.

Section 3. Organization of the Federation Council.
(1). The University Pastor shall
call the first meeting of the Federation Council during the first month
of the school year, and at that time
shall present plans and recommendations for the internal organization (officers, departments etc.) of the Council.
(2). The Federation Council shall
then organize itself, giving due consideration to the plans and recommendations of the University Pastor above
referred to.
(3). The Federation Council shall
meet at the call of the University Pastor; provided also, that it may stipulate a time for its regular meetings.

Article IV.
Amendments. This
constitution
may be amended by a three-fourths
vote of the members of the Federation
Council, after due notice of the proposed changes have been read at a
previous meeting, and posted at least
one month prior to the presentation