New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-15
SIMMER CONVENTIONS.
MANY IMPORTANT GATHERINGS ~ DE-
HELD
A SEASON OF UNwONTED ACTIVITY IN POLL iAO''
EDUCATION, SCIENCE, RELIGION. LADo"'
SOCIOLOGY, AND FRATERNAL ORDERS
DATES OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS.

DATES OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENlS'
The coming summer and autumn will be unusually
prolific in important gatherings. In the woriu Vi pm
tics, OF course no one needs to be inlor"''i WV
Presidential campaign is on, with all tlat thi' p"'
implies The dates for the national Conveh'oils arc
as follows: Republican, Minneapolis, June De"o
cratic Chicago June 81 Peoples Party, oinia '"''
Prohibition. Cincinnati June 30. There VIII aso oe
noteworthy meeting Of the League OF Republican opioS
in Buffalo in the last week OF June.
Leaving politics. and coming to the worii vi o"''
ton and science, the following events may DC NV"
The National Educational Association. Saratoga '"N
70: the Southern Educational Assochtioh' A'''""'
Ga July 6; the American Institute OF lhs'rucuoi'
Narragansett Pier, July g. the American Assoch''lo'
for tho Advancement OF Science Rochester. August III"
University Extension Conference, Chautai1ia iahc'
ruly 10: American Economic Association, 'E'"'"I"'
Lake August 23 American Library Associauon' i@'no
wood ~ j.. May 10; Business Educators ASso'''
tion Saratoga. July = Congress Of the Nat'ona "r'
Association Washington, May Is; National Conierence
q, Charities and Correction. Denver June 23' to'-
cress Of the Social Science Association sara
,ooa Auc1,st 90. These, with n number OF smauer
gatherings Of similar character TO be held are s.rh
ing Illustration the mental activity OF the Aer''"
neonIe and incidentally OF their desire % improve
thefr minds even during tho period supposeo W NC
given up largely TO rest and recreation Inc N'',n"'
FducatiQna Association, which is not much more t'ai
twenty wears old the largest body of the kind in the
world and an attendance OF 10000 is expected nj It's
coming Meeting f. II. Cook, Phi. d. superintendent
OF schools in Finishing. y. w. Is the president i''
southern Educational Association Is also very ih""
enial body and most interesting programme III, pc'
prepared for its coming meeting. Professor ooi'"'
Palmer OF EastlaEc Ala, Is the president ire hhc'
can Institute Of instruction is said to be the Oldest Or
conizatou of teachers In the world and Is maze up
chiefly OF New England teachers. Its president Is r'o
fossor Raw Greene IIuling. Of New-Bedford, MASS
The coming session of the American ASsoc",ion ~
the Advancement OF Science VIII be us lor's ms.
Tho retiring president Is Professor A. b. Presc' VI
Ann Arbor. Mch and the presidenelect Is Professor
1oeenb Le Contc of the University OF Cailiorh'''
II IS divided into the following sections ''a'ne"''
,cs astronomy physics, chemistry, mechahlcai SCI
cnces and engineering, geology ana geoe'phs' VI
ohgy anthropology and economic science anu ~,
ties II has n membership OF more 1h"h -'oo
University Extension movement mas g1V"" wy r
idly in this country during the past year, anu "' o'
,,c conference will doubtless BE- a noteworthy edu'"
-, -, Tho American Economic Association
,,naos in i,s membership most Of the exponehus Vi
oeonomic thought and study in America @no 10 "'''
oiled mon similar associations In Europe o
those who will read papers at the oonins "o.'"e
couerol Francis \. Walker, who mas pee" ''' 20
don't from the start: Professor r. l. Fly ,"lr" ~
Wright Professor Henry {. Adams d. "',"'"
GLADDEN. and Professor W. W. Folwell N the cum
ING meeting OF the American Library Asso''""o
rocol attention will be paid to the queSuot Ok INC
,,rary oxhnat at the Worlds Fair. After the meeting
,ho-o ,r,II he an excursion 10 Baltimore "ash'ns''h
., ,,,.s,,, The convention of the Busl-
ness Educators Association VIII caii ''''"N -,
v,luable and practical work done by the
lIoc.s and schools Of the country. most OF WHICH vi"
$, nrscn,ed bv their principals or some oil thir III
w - rho ,,ro main objects Of the National Art
,,.,,o, orc the removal OF the duty on foreign
,,,-,,e ~ art and the advocacy OF Vo'eIiinciV I'm
mission Of Art and Architecture. ~. ,t,,
feature OF It's coming congress VIII De Il io''
zion az paintings By leading American aiuSN y, ,.
c,.,o, ~ the smithsonian Institution us piesiue''
e. I,niol Huntington. OF this city. INC .''
,onoo ~ Charities and Correction VIII DC oo"'
80, ~ delegates appointed by the Governors vi o.''
and Territories members OF state poa'"' " ,..,o,
managers Of prisons and rriornnh'ory .,,r.
WORKERS IN institutions for the care Oh 'ho -,
,a,.r,crt classes and philanthroplsts' socn"
c,.r,,s,s and students OF social prooeh'. i"0 r.
v,r,r " Reed Of Denver. is the president ~
, ., ,ho Su,tal science Association are ai"ass
,tr, and stimulating and the coming one win
ho mn execution 10 the rule. Eminent sp''"i,',
DIR Andrew u. White. Professor fru'i, 49,
80, ,hers orc among its members. and It's speahe'S
49,, a,yovs mon who command the attention ana lc
| .,crt Of the world Of science lts pe''' -
rev DR. H. t. Wayland. Of Philadelphia
Gaming 10 the religious work., the principal s"'n''
, .. ~, noted ar,, the Methodist General 'oh-
,crcncc. now in session in Omaha, the Presbyterian
General Assembly Portland. Orc May 10 the southern
prcsby terrain General Assembly, fot SPrinsS, nm
May 10: the General Assembly OF the Cu'iDeFi"""
pr,sbvterlan Church, Memphis. Tenn, May 10 inc
General synod OF the Reformed Church In America
I'm. park Y L. June the Young Mems Christian
,.ocio+i,n Conference Providence X. l.. May 2o'
,be R,pist Annual Folkmote. Philadelphia, MAY "
,ho National Christian Erdeavor Convention Madsoh
souare Garden. NcwYork. July Z; the Episcopal "ei
eral Convention. baltimore. october D INC
American Board Meeting. Chicago. o'to0er'
and the National Congregational Council
Mnneopolis. october II. OF the Methodist General
Conference II IS not necessary to speak here, mil
ronorts of II being given daily. OF the Presbyte1lh
General Assembly It need only be said that II Is the
supreme legislative body for constituency oi Wo'c
than 500 900 members, representing nearly 4'ooo'-
OoO adhcrcnts having more than 1000 chu''heS'
q 600 minister, and 300 candidates for the ministry
The questions 10 before 1T are the revision OF inc
Westminster Confession the alleged hcrcSy Of FRO
fessor Briggs and tho status of the Union Theological
seminary The sessions will last about n month The
sonthern Presbyterian General Assembly will egiSatc
for 800 churches and II membership OF l'''"oo'
rcprcsenting about three times that number Of an-
hcrents No burning questions are To come before H.
Tho Cumberland Presbyterian General Assembly VIII
discuss among other things. the eligibility Of women
to sit as commissioners This church has Il com
munIcant membership OF nearly 10000. distributed
| among about 1900 congregations The Reformed
Church I'm America has about $4,000 COMMUNICATE
members In It's $40 churches. Its coming General
SYNOD will discuss the question Of n federal union
with tho Reformed Church I'm the United states
Ucrman). During the past year more than two
thirds OF the Glasses and nine cnths OF the churches
have pronounced In favor of such union, ana In
all likelihood the General synod will confirm this
verdict
The Baptist Congress. FolkmCtc as some prefer
to call It, Is really series Of great anniversaries which
will represent membership Of about 33o0.OOO
people. II will be followed by conventions
OF all the great baptist Church agencies,
the Woman's Baptist Home Missionary Society, May
~ the American Baptist Historical society. May 23
the Missionary tinion May ~; the Womans Baptist
AiI..lnn sa.ini thc Don