New-York tribune., 1912-03-23
CHURCH AND RELIGIOUS NEWS NOTES
Summer Plans In Making-Few Cergynen Going Abroad lhs
Season,
Season..

An extraordinary number Of New York
ministers will remain In America this sum-
mer. There are no great conventions
abroad this summer to attract unusual
numbers from this side, nor after the May
meetings, which are annual events. are
there any on this side. It Is an unusuai
year In this respect. There seems to min
listers to be larger interest IN religion. ana
so most OF them say they intend remain
ing at their posts and gathering some har-
vests II they can. Bishop Greer, who has
gone TO Maine early for two or three years.
owing TO overwork, is better than for some
years and will not go this year before
late June. II then. A deputation Of Epis-
copal ministers go to England 10 preach
on Church unity, but the numbers are
hardly more than half dozen.
At the end Of March summer conferences
make public their plans. Chautauqua an
nounces Professor Shailer Matthews TO De
at the head this year of a larger and
broader religious department. There VIII
be concentration Of religious effort, and
the spiritual staff viii for the first time be
outlined and labelled. Chautauqua stands
for education on Christian lines. and this
new movement TO strengthen It's strictly
religious side. Some New York preachers
will go to Chautauqua to take the new
courses So will some New York students.
Some groups Of local ministers are plan
ming to go to Mortified, the resort MADE
famous by the Moodys. Here there are
several new buildings given by New YORK
philanthropists. The conferences VIII FOL
low old lines The Rev. DR., John II. Jowett
and the Rev. G. Campbell Morgan are 10
be the two chief speakers.
Two or three new summer conferences
are announced, owing TO the fact that old
ones are crowded Silver Bay, on Lake
George, will have its missionary conference
attended chiefly by women, in July, and
its Young Mems Christian Association
salaried men in August. The new student
gathering, a division from Northheld be-
cause of growth, will be held at Pocono
At most of these conferences new en-
phasis is placed in the programmes now
going out on social service. This subject
and the larger one of social justice are at
tracing attention In the churches or all
bodies.
In New York three evangelisuc cam
paigns are ready to launch. These are oy
the Bible Institute, which Is more ana
moro establishing rescue halls and perma-
nent places Of work, growing out OF Its
park and street meetings; the Evangensuo
Committee, which will follow the lines OF
last year and spend about $So,ooO and the
Tent Evangel, which seeks TO raise S2oO,oO
10 found permanent work Already advan'
tageous locations have been pre-empted IN
parks and streets. and permits granted by
the city authorities.
Late in April and early in May the un-
usual things of mass meetings of men are
TO be held-unusual at this season. These
will be along special lines. as social ser
vice, work for boys. Bible study and mis-
sions. and it is the announced intention OF
many New York ministers not to make
vacation plans until the outcome OF these
meetings is known and how fruits OF them
may be garnered There was never tme'
30 the Oldest New Yorker says, when the
city was more alive on religion than at TINS
moment Most ministers believe 1t Will
continue throughout much OF the summer.
Hence their determination to stick at their
posts and in their pulpits.