The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-08
Many Summer Conferences
For Leaders in Church Work

, attend these summer meetings In bodies
The remarkable extent shows organiza-
ton such as obtains in no other country.
Y. VI. c. A. College Gathering.
The Young womens Christian Asso-
citation, with the completion of its head
quarters building and enlargement of its
training school. is extending its work in
other directions. II has arranged for a
number of conferences, including those
of colleges. ~
For colleges in the South, Blue Ridge,
n. c.. June to l6; for the Northwest.
at Geargart Park, Greg, June II to q;
for the Pacific Coast, Moss Beach, Cal.
August l to IL: for colleges in the Eas,
and also for association city workers. Sill
yer Bay, June 20 to 30 and July to IL;
for Pennsylvania, at Eagles Mere, June
"a to July 8; for the Middle West, at Lake
Geneva, Wis, August Il to n; and for
the Rocky Mountain region, at Estes
Park, Colo, August IL to 81, and August
u to September l. Fully 5000 young
women students will attend these summer
meetings. The morning hours are deyot-
ed to Bible mission, and other religious
study, the afternoon to recreation.
Missionary Education Movement.
The missionary education movement is
completing its plans for its three-sum-
mer conferences for study at Lake
Ge-eva. Wis, August l TO 10: Blue Ridge.
n. c., June q TO July 6. and Silver Bay,
Lake George, y. Y. July II to 20.
Features of all these conferences will
be mission study, under the direction of
missionary specialists, and with the aid
Of textbooks; graded missionary instruc-
ton in Sunday schools; an open par
Lament to discuss difficulties that con-
front the workers; platform meetings
and vesper services and model EXPOSE
ton scenes. with demonstrations each
day. 1t is expected that these model
expositions will be used as travelling en-
hibits for use in a single church or small
towr =, after the manner OF the large
eXpositiOns, known as THE World in
Boston or THE World in Baltimore.
Beside the conferences in the United
States four are held in Canada. and in
eac' conference a long list of speakers
is provided.
Episcopal Conferences.
TT Episcopal workers were among |
the last 10 enter upon summer confer
ence plans, and when they did so they |
col led closely Nortnfield and its meth |
o New England workers will again |
meet at the Episcopal Theological
SchO~l. Cambridge. in July. and New
York and New Jersey workers are to
ina -urate a new conference at the
Cathedral of 81. John the Divine, New
York City. The new dates cover the
r -urth of July. and the conference is
Inde' official management. Missions and !
social service will he the chief fea-
lures. Episcopal laymen led last year
in founding new summer conference
Tor men only on Greenwood Lake, chiefly
for workers of the New York district
This enterprise, wholly unofficial. has re-
ceived an offer of $4,000 in money and
sites and will enlarge its plans accord
ngly. The Brotherhood of St Andrew
mas inaugurated conferences in the
South and Southwest.
Other summer Meetings.
Otter. conferences for the summer. in
part religious, ocial. and educational, are
The Sycamore Beach sociological confer
ence. Sycamore Beach. Mass: the
Brotherhood of the Kingdom. Marlboro
n-Hudson. and the various Chautauqua
"a therings throughout the country