New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-20

- At North Adams. Mass July g. under the
Osrices Of the S5anury Society Of New York viii
rs session tomorrow afternoon with mass
CIV Of which Bishop futile is TO be chairman
Iris conference Is the fourth summer conference
r. Protestant Episcopal Church workers and has
,oted itself this year especially to six subjects
-tbe study, work 10y laymen. work by women the
immigrant ana the child.
-7i.bop Alexander II. Tnton. of the diocese of
western Massachusetts,. who is the honorary chair
man Of the conference. made the first morning ad-
d-ess at the early celebration Of the Holy Com
,,,lni5n Sunda- morning, July I. The preacher at
lie :. O'Clock service that day Bishop Sid
nev 2 Partridge missionary bishop Kyoto.
Japan while Bishop McYickar. Of Rhode Island,
PREACHED The following Sunday morning. To-mor-
roy the last day Of the conference. Bishop futile.
Of Missouri the presiding bishop of the Church.
and :fe president OF Tie board of missions. will
preach in the morning and will act the presid-
Eg officer OF the closing service OF the conference
in tie evening.
The Church Laymen's Union, federation of
several organizations of laymen within the Epsco-
"a! Church. opened yesterday 4 laymen's union
assembly for Bible study and discussion of the
espe ial problems which confront laymen. This
union affiliated with the Seabury Society and the
programme for its assembly was arranged this
year by that society.
JIlT e. at which the Rev. DR.. William Cabell
Brown. Of Rio Grande do Sui. Brazil. delivered a
~sion Field" On the following Monday the blo!e
study classes were begun. The Rev Hugh N
McIlhany. jr.. chaplain Of the University Of Var.
ginia, the teacher for the first three Gays OF
that week. the Rev John T KerTdn. OF 81 Luxe
Church. jamestown. ". Y, taking his pace curing
the rest Of that week Thursday. July j. Dor ~
shelton the president of the National Bible Insti-
tute took charge Of the classes for the remaining
three days Of the conference . ,, -,
Mission study classes were also hed cuI4HS II0
conference The Rev. Everett Y. Smith. the edr-
cational secretary OF the Board OF missions a.
-ected the work Of these. The Immigrant ms
ora and His New Home the subject OF dis
cyssion Monday night July 3. The ADDRESS was
delivered by William T Demarest or New YORK
who showed a number Of pictures OF 1innhsranis
and the lives they led, which had been selected
with the assistance Of Immigrant COMMISSIONS
Watchorn. OF New York. Tuesday night the suo-
iect OF discussion The Negro The missions
Of the church and the people of city Sums were
discussed Wednesday and Thursday nights. with
an address the latter night by George F. Parker
An Illustrated lecture was given on Saturday
night July g. on Panama; the Canal, the Church
and the conditions the Zone" by the Rev. Dr.
7 Il Weunan Of Brooklyn. who was sent TO
Panama by the Seabury Society expressly to get
material for this lecture Among the othec al
dresses made at the meetings Of the conference
was a sermon by the Rev. Randolph II. MchHl
rector Of the Church q the Epiphany, NasIlIR-
ton and president Of the house OF deputies OF the
general convention on Three Hundred years OF
English Christianity in America
The Seabury Society is an organization OF Ne"
York laynen Of the Episcopal Church, who devote
themselves 10 the material side Of church work
rather than the purely spiritual Church extern
sion better support OF parishes and larger con-
tributions for foreign and domestic missionary en-
some Of the phases or the WORK inns
society attempts TO accomplish. 1t takes lis name
from Bishop Seabury, Of Connecticut and Rhode
Island who was consecrated in Aberdeen. Scot
The society is incorporated under the laws Of the
State OF New York, and enltsts and instructs lay
men 70 do its work voluntarily. a school for lay
readers IS maintained by it, and readers and cate
crists are furnished 70 the archdeacons OF New
York and Richmond FOR mission work.
The Berkshire Conference was begun four years
ago by the American Church Missionary Society,
for the study OF missions and the conditions IN
the various mission fields Richfeld Springs was
the meeting place Of this first conference The
next wear the Seabury Society took charge or the
conference. which was held that year. too. al
RichAeld Springs In 1906 however, the conference
was moved 70 Northampton. Mass. where the halls
Of Smith College were thrown open for its use
This year it IS hoped the conference has moved
for the last time, II is expected that North
Adams VIII prove its permanent location Tn"
meetings are being held at present in St Johns
and the Congregational and Methodist churches but
movement has been launched TO erect Seabury
Hall North Adams within the next few years
Eugene N. Camp. the president OF the Seabury So
ciety, has had charge OF all former conferences.
and this year he also had charge OF all the details
OF the Laynen's Union Assembly.
This union has large number OF plans on foot
70 attain The aim Of its organization: ITO enlist
ana instruct laymen 20 90 epecihc YORK 10 spread
the Gospel OF Jesus Christ In Ia the city and its
Suburbs, % the diocese tc) throughout tho world"
Among these plans, which are Being discussed to-
day 81 the assembly Of the unica 1T North Adams,
IS one found Seabury college. whose profess
sors shall Go normal work IN many cities a fort
night q month at time. conducting classes in
English Bible. missions. the Sunday school and
church economies The union also attempts to
commission men who are keen observers. and II
possible well known 70 tie public TO visit church
mission fields at home and abroad and on their
Tetlrn 70 speak at missionary meetings Of what
they have seen and heard.
Another phase Of work which the union has under
consideration IS the foundation Of provident loca-
ton society, which shall establish trained lay
workers IN business in towns OF the West and
South. that they may. citizens Of those towns.
strengthen weak parishes and help the work or
the church in them.