Wesleyan Guild

The Wesleyan Guild is the Methodist organization" for the care of students entering the University from Methodist families. Some years ago. Trof. Alexander Winchell in stating its objects said, " The Wesleyan Guild is an organization existing at the University of Michigan, and having for its objects the religious and denominational care of students entering the University from Methodist families and families under Methodist intluence. It does not seek to kraw. within its cirele any students reaehing the University with other alliliatiotis, but every student is welcomed to all the religious, educational and social advantages which it is the indirect purpose of the Guild to aft'ord. Xor does it propose to snpersede the hifluence and agency of the Church, but simply to enter a field be vond the reach of the usual agencies of the Church, and for the attainment of ends which have risen into view with the great recent expansión of the University." This Guild works along the same lines as similar societies in the other churches of the city. and aims to do for the Methodist students what the University, because it is a state institution, cannot do. The Guild holds during each yéar a number of socials. and takes special interest in the Sunday evening services of the young people of the church, and they "are in a sense under the care of the Guild. The flrst steps towards its organizition were taken in 18M5, and comprised simply an organization with trustees and consulting board, but they did no special work at hat time in connection with the church. Soon after, it began to provide lectures, and under its auspices have been given addresses by many of the Bishops of the ehurch,and by a' number of the most prominent pastors, men of national reputation. It was incorporated in 1889, and began at once to plan for a permanent building and an outfit adequate for its needs. They now own a fine building site on the corner of Washington and State streets, opposite their church. and will eventually, and it is now hoped it will be in the not far distant future, erect a commodious building with the eqnip ment necessary for their work. Besides their n w building, they hope and expect to have an adequate endowmeit for a lecture fuiïd, so as to present to the students lectures on Christian topics and matters of Church history. This is one of the many influences which are working upon the students of the University to hold them in the paths of riglit living and right thinking, and when th' ir equipment is complete, will be a strong influence for good among them. While the Guild is a Methodist, institution, yet all the students of the University aVewelcome to its meetings lts aim is to build up a stronger moral life among the student body at large. This is clearly set f orth in what we have quoted from'Dr. Winchell's history of the Guild. lts legal title is " The Wesleyan Guild Corporation at the University of Michigan."