El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-02

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church should be a practical institution
capable of securing certain definite re-
suits in a community has called forth
the demand for trained workers who
are capable of securing these results
Consequently thousands of men and
women have spent their vacation in
some of these summer schools where
i'll addition to the pleasure and physi-
cal recuperation,. they gain from the
natural resources of their surround
ings they also have had the facilities
OF attending lectures by experts upon
the subjects in which they were de-
sirOuS of becoming better informed.
The oldest of these summer schools
is at Mortified. Connecticut, and was
established in 1850 by no less a per-
sonage than Dwight L Moody. who
until his death was the central figure
in these gatherings known as the
Mortified conferences. They have
tendance and in the number OF sub
jects covered. This year the summer
from May I until Sept. 80 and includes
no less than six different conferences
arranged for as many different classes
OF workers The student conference
held in June was a gathering of young
men from the eastern colleges and pre-
paratory schools who desired to
strengthen their religious life and
qualify themselves for religious work
in their institutions. The daily sched-
ule included special Bible classes, mis-
sionary institutes, delegation meetings
song
quirements were also aided by base
ball. tennis tournaments, an intercol-
legiate field day and other athletic
events. Among the speakers were some
of the leading clergymen of the coun-
try.
Young Women in Conference.
In July there was a conference for
young women which gave them prac-
tically the same kind of training as
those given the young men during the
previous month. There was also
summer school for the Women's For
eign Missionary society at which were
represented all of the boards of for
eign missions in the United States and
Canada AS especial attention always
has been given to the training for for
eign mission service at Mortified, the
young women who are preparing for
such work in other institutions derive
much aid from these summer confer
ences. They are Accommodated either in
tents or in some of the buildings util-
tied by the Mortified seminary during
the winter. season and quite as much
attention Is given to their physical
comfort and development as there is
to that of the young men.
The Home Missionary conference is
designed to present the newest and
best plans of work for home missions
and to train leaders in home mission
airy work II deals with many of the
latest problems in sociology and pre-
scented lectures by men and women of
international reputation for their at
tainment in this field
workers was designed to help both men
and women and aimed seriously and
intelligently to study the problems of
the Sunday school and to equip the
workers for systematizing their work.
Its classes included studies in each
do partment of Sunday school work han
died in a scientific manner and as the
students represented almost every
state in the union the advantages thus
gained will be felt in the Sunday
schools of the whole country. The
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coming as popular to some classes of
summer residents as those Of Chautau-
qua in New York, and Inexpensive rus
tic lodges and cottages as well IS tents
may be rented. Lots are for sale upon
which those desiring to have peTma-
nent headquarters in this great reli-
gious summer school may build their
own shelters. as quite a number have
done during the present season
Devote Vacation to Religious Study.
The Men and Religious Forward
movement has had strong bearing
upon the religious summer camp this
year. Thousands of men who became
interested in the religious campaign of
the preceding winter were glad to
give their vacation to equippinS them
selves better for work in their churches
and the Silver Bay sessions were es-
pecially designed towards this end
During July and August work was ar
ranged there somewhat after the plans
of the last winter campaigns The
men who are fond of boys had a chance
to study under the leaders in boys
work and those interested in evangel-
ism had drills in conducting such meet
ings and the Bible students and So
cial scientists had special features OF
study provided for them
Another resort for young men was
opened in June at Montenac, on Green
wood Lake. New York, at which the
different denominations were repre-
Sented at different weeks During the
opening week over 80 ministers of dif-
ference denominations, the Episcopals.
the Lutherans. the Methodists. the Bap-
lists and the Reformed clergymen all
planned special two day programs
OF their own particular faiths, although
every other denomination was made
welcome. Each of these denominations
had special field weeks during July and
August.
The religious summer school move
ment has not been by any Tneans con-
although il has been more thoroughly
organized there. Lake Geneva, Wis
consin. has been the scene of extensive
missionary conferences and also OF a
Y. NJ c.. A institute at which numerous
branches of practical religious work
were studied and there was a students
at williams Bay. Wisconsin. extending
during August and September The
university of Wisconsin also held sum-
mer school for pastors during July I'M
der the auspices of the University Pas
The Cascade Gatherings.
Cascade. COLORADO, has been the scene
OF several religious educational gath
erings. The Young Women's Chris
tian association held an institute there
in June which was followed by a Bap-
fist assembly of exceptional interest
This assembly had special classes in
teacher training, mission study, pri-
mary work and sociology. 1t also pro-
vided special provisions for geological
and botanical study of the Grand can
yon. Ute pass and the Garden Of the
Gds Most of the students attending
this assembly were accommodated in
tents. which added greatly to the en-
joyment of their stay, although there
were hotel accommodations for those
preferrinE them.
In the middle states there have also
been a number of religious summer
educational centers. Winona. Lake. In
diana, is especially frequented by Pres
byterians who have had an interesting
series of events there throughout the
season. but the Women's Interdenom-
national committee Of the central west
had an exceedingly interesting fnsti-
tute during July at which lectures
from returned missionaries and other
leaders gave inspiration to hundreds Of
women for increasing the interest in
their local missionary organizations.
The idea of a summer school for mis-
sions is growing in popularity and
among those of greatest Importance in
the matter attendance were those