New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-10

New York has this year a new summer
school. and some ministers from this city
plan TO attend 1t. It is at the Auburn
Theological Seminary at Auburn, ana
President Stewart VIII head the list Of in
structors While Presbyterian in name, IN
v.tation has been given TO all ministers
The aim is TO help the minister who must
preach many sermons each year to gain
new points Of view and new material.
Much prominence will be given % social
service and the country church and lis
problems The dates are July 10 20 %.
The Albany Summer School. aiming TO
ID for Episcopal ministers what Auhurn
does. for Presbyterian and others. begins
on June &c and lasts the week. II Is now
IN the sixth successful year. A good many
New York recrors will attend.
Besides the training work for paid OH
Gers OF Young Mems Christian associations,
always done in August, Silver Bay ana
Lake George will this year have two I'M
usual events. Many workers IN New YORK
churches plan to take advantage OF them
The first is July II TO 20 when missions
Will be taught. The Rev. c. Sylvester
Horne. Of London. the noted preacher ard
member Of the British Parliament. will
speak on three evenings, and Robert D.
speer. Of this city. three. Mr.. Horne is
one of the foremost Free Church leaders
of the moment in England. Mr.. Speer has
lately visited South America. and Presby-
terrain mission plans contemplate much
greater work there in future.
The other Silver Bay event this year
occurs from July % 70 the end Of the
month and brings together leaders from
many cities. who plan the Men and Re-
Iigion Movement campaign. This campaign
is strictly religious, but Is in charge or
Iaymen, and at Silver Bay Will be some
we'll known bankers and lawyers OF this
and other cities Their aim is to get into
the heads and hearts Of men and boys OF
North America more real Gospel and, II
possible, make the number of males in the
churches equal the number OF females. AT
present there is disparity Of at least
three million The campaign lasts from
September. 1911 TO May, 1912, and has very
substantial backing Of organizations The
Silver Bay meeting is insriration-to pray
for the success OF plans already made.
Student conferences az Pocono and North
field will be as large this year as formerly,
and at Mortified this year. at the General
Conference. the Rev. f. B. Meyer and the
Rev. J. Stuart Holden will be heard. among
others. Mr.. Meyer has not been there for
some years. Mr.. Holden will preach during
August at ST. Bartholomew Sunday morn
ing services, this city
The Roman Catholic Summer School on
Lake Champlain has been strengthened by
the addition Of some new houses built by
men OF cities-headquarters and entertain
ment for the men Of their respective
cities. There will be opened this year the
new conference and retreat on Staten Isl
and planned by the Laymens League
About one hundred men can be accommo-
dated at time. but the place is AT once tc
be enlarged.
Three hundred thousand people, many OF
them from this city, visit ChautauQua eact
summer The religious part OF its pro-
gramme this year viii include a school OF
missions and a course OF lectures on tho
city church The Rev. DR.. c. T. AlSed. late
! Of this city, will take prominent part
On the whole, the summer OF 1911, IL
church, evangelism, missions, Sunday schoo
and social service, has just ahead bigger
plans TO be carried out in more centres
than any year yet.