New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-08
TO AID CHURCH WORKERS
Men Back of Forward Movement
Take Country Place for Them.
CONFERENCES TO BE HELD
Recreation Will Be Combined
with Discussion on Laymens
Work in Churches.

| Young men in the churches Of metro
| poitan New York are To have place for
summer outings exclusively their own
The young men TO be benefited teach I'm
| Sunday schools work FOR missions. man
age boys clubs and do other forms Of vol
unteer church work outside Of business
hours. Their place will be on GreeuWocc
Lake, Orange County where they have Sc
cured thirteen acres. with house, pier.
boats and an outdoor auditorium. Their
friends have subscribed sufficient funds
| 10 make the first sea- son financially a sue
ccSs
Their new place will be opened I'm June
and Will close Labor DAY II will he for
Young men I'm all religious bodies. but on
some weeks the young men OF a particu-
lar denomination will be invited and after
4 day spent IN recreation Will discuss In
formally plans for Christian work by men
The new interest among men aroused by
the men and religion movement is back
Of the scheme. and some of the same mon
/ who are active IN that movement have as
sisted the young mems plans financially
The place is called Montenac, and tho
conference will he known as Montenac
Weeks and Week Ends only Young men
will be allowed 10 register, but a man will
be allowed to take with him his wife or
his sister Women may not attend alone
and all meetings will be planned eIclu-
siyely from the point Of view Of men.
The primary aims are recreation FOR
young men, possibility for young men in
the churches 10 come into touch with
foremost Christian leaders and later on,
# the Young men upon arrival this year
30 decide. to make Monteuac stand for
training Of Young volunteer laymen 70 help
| their clergymen in their own churches.
The Montenac Foundation has been
formed tentatively but is to be incorpo-
rated. Founders include Richard : Check
ley, Of tho Baptist Federation Of Mems
League; William B. oliver president OF the
New York EpWorth League; Eugene NJ
Camp. president Of the SeaDury Society; l..
Searles Runyou. secretary Of the Lutheran
| Inner Mission Society; William =. Dema-
rest, secretary Of the Board OF Domestic
Missions Of the Reformed Church; Percy +.
Jerome, Of the Disciples Missionary Union,
and Carl F. Price, secretary Of the Metho-
dist Social Union. Three Brooklyn men are
| founders. They are \. J.. Chatterton and
! y. A Wadegh. Congregational, and De
| Witte 3. WyckoT Of the Lafayette Avenue
| Presbyterian Church
| The chairman Of the Board Of Founders
| Eugene " Camp. Of the Seabury Society,
| an organization represented upon the Law
! STAFF Of Bishop Greer said Yesterday OF the
/ venture:
| The larger interest on the part IF Young
men makes this Moutenac plan possible
/ This interest Is due 20 the hard work done
| by the clergy and by such movements as
the LsymenS Missionary and the Men and
! Religion
There are plenty of appeals reaching the
clergy from without. What they need Is
! help from young men - meet demands and
bear burdens The Moutenac plan Is not 10
/ further an organization. but 10 encourage
Young men 10 help their rectors do the
work of their own parishes.
! In ORGANIZATIONS Of thu churches OF rms
METROPOLITAN district pledged ~ do some
! form Of volunteer Christian work on sun
Idays and holidays, are not fever than 90
On young men. The work done hy these
! Young lawyers, bank and other clerks IS TAR
! more than Is generally supposed Not onF
/ So but the numb of Young men Wiling -
! give I'D pleasure ard rest IN order person
! aVv 10 spread the Gospel OF CHRIST IN som"
| sane form IS rapidly on the increase. THIS
/ ircreasa Is rfzht here I'm New York