New-York tribune., 1906-07-22
SEABURY CONFERENCE.
Good Worh for Episcopal Church
at NORTHAMPTON, Mass.

Northamnton, Mass, July q (Specalls-WorkeFs
IN the Episcopal Church have demonstrated 70 their
Church the usefulness OF the summer conference
and the popularity OF it an educational FACTOR
Isxperrncntal meetings have been held for two
years at Fsichheld Springs. n. Y, and New Milford
Conn. Thfs year these meetings were combined
and a conference ending here to-day has Deen 80
successful that the movement has attained per
rnanent footing. It may not continue 20 be held
here. but these workers will continue 20 hold At
somewhere. and enlarge II. This fact was an
nounced to-day because Of tho ext ordinary sue
cess that has been attained here.
The conference is in charge OF the Sesbury So
ciety. Of New York. This IS society OF men. but
women workers attend the conference About two
hundred and twenty Of the most prominent men
and women workers in the Church. chiefly lay
workers. have been here for a fortnight
The authorities Of Smith College. the largest
wOmen's college in the world. gave the free use OF
all academic buildings to the Episcopal conference
together with the spacious grounds the boats and
bOathOuse. and public hall seating twelve hundred
persons. St. Johns Episcopal Church. which stands
among the college buildings. also turned over
TO the SeabuTy Society. the whole plant represent
ing a vast foundation. admirably adapted TO the
needs OF a summer conference. President Seelyes
Bishop Vinton and many others extended cOurteses.
and day the home culture clubs Of George
w. Cable opened and their work explained
A feature Of this conference has been some meet
ings Of representing Episcopal Church exten-
sion work in suburbs OF cities During the last few
years business men, acting as lay GGtOeES on sun
days. and giving their services free, have estab-
lshed the Episcopal Church IN suburbs OF Pitts
burg, Buffalo, Brooklyn. Denver. Springfield. Mass,
the Borough OF the Bronx Of New York City and
other places. and have accomplished work that
has attracted the attention OF the whole Church.
At Northampton there have been representatives, OF
the work already under way. and there have been
here men from Milwaukee, Boston, New Haven
Philadelphia and Baltimore studying the methods
and trying to whether men in their cities may
not undertake similar line.
The conference has consisted OF Bible study. led
by the Rev. John T. KeFFin, OF Jamestown, n. Y.
and Samuel r. COlladay, of Mtddlet9Wn. Conn; OF
Or. William Walter Smith. OF New York: and
studies in the prayer book, conducted by the Rev.
Or. Samuel Hart. secretary OF the House OF
Bishops The mission study classes have been in
charge OF the Rev. L. p. Smith, OF the board OF
missions.
The night meetings have been on popular topics.
and have discussed '"The Boy and the Church,
the Church and the Settlement the Church and
the Man who Works with his Hands," and Hon
esty Public and Private, Old Fashioned and New
but there have been also some laymen on the
platform. The latter have included Judge Wahle,
OF New York; Franklin s. EdmOndS. the Phila-
delphia FefoFmeP; William =. Cell the famous
traveller; DR.. James III. Canfeld. OF Columbia:
George Wharton Pepper. OF Philadelphia: Robert
A. Woods OF South End House, Boston, and Dr..
Talcott Williams. of Philadelphia
The Seabury Society stands for a movement
among the men OF the Episcopal Church that seeks
to induce them 20 undertake active work in many
clubs-dOing all outside Of their business hours and
Sundays. IL is stated that many men, busy all
the week, willing 20 give up their Sundays and
a week night to do this work without salaries