The Washington herald., 1913-06-28
WOMEN ATTEND
SILVER BAY CONFERENCE

and work In the afternoon two tennis
tournaments, a baseball series, several
hikes. swimming contests, and a track
meet are all run of. In the mornings
zen classes in mission study ard two
| classes in Bible study are held daily.
There is also a daily platform address
and a meeting on Round Top at sunset.
ms is by far the most popular gath
erins OF the day. The conference endc
In patriotic celebration. AL the dele
cations are in costume; there is cheering
singing. patriotic address. and a huge
bonfire.
When this conference ends next Sum-
day only two days will elapse before the
Young Wonen's Conference assemblies.
upon Its termination, July 3, the summer
school of the Womens Foreign Mission
airy Societies will be in session for a
week. to be quickly followed by the Home
Missionary Conference, July 1924, in con-
nection with which he held a summer
school for Sunday school workers. The
General Conference of Christian Workers
VIII De IN full swing for the first seven
teen days in August
School for Missionary Lenders.
The Missionary Education Movement
offers again this year unusual oppor-
tunities for the training of leaders in
missionary activities in the local
church. At Blue Ridge, n c., and at
several points in Canada, summer
schools will be held. The conferences
TO which Congregationalists will nat
urally turn will be at Silver Bay, Lake
George July 11-2o), and at Lake Ge-
neva, Wis. august 1-1o).
There is no finer opportunity for
training study class leaders than these
confereNces AFFORD. Sunday school su-
perintendents and teachers will re-
ceive the best possible suggestions for
introducing and developing missionary
instruction in the Sunday school, and
special groups for the consideration of
graded missionary instruction will be
under able leadership. At Silver Bay
DR.. E. L. Smith, of the American
board, will lead the discussion of mis-
sionary education and finance in the
local church. In view of the fact that
the Silver Bay and Geneva confer
ences have been planned with the pro-
posed United Missionary Campaign in |
mind, the churches East and West
should be represented by a large num- |
Der Of pastors and progressive leaders.
A Great student AssembIase.
Lake Mohonk. the seat of many confer |
ences, never had one more varied in Lam |
guage. more worldwide in scope, or more |
sanely visionary in plans than the World |
Student Christian Conference, with go |
delegates present during the first week in |
June. Forty nations and many branches |
Of the Protestant Church, as well as the |
Greek, the Roman. the Coptic, and |
Syrian communions, were represented. |
In previous years this same body has
met in Japan and in Constantinople, and 1
in each case. as at Mohonk, DR.. John r. |
Mott, the founder of this intercollegiate
movement, was the leader. Some Of the
same delegates were present at Mohonk
as on former occasions but, naturally,
the body of that 800 delegates represented |
change in personnel Stu
dents from Latin countries and negroes
were present for the first time. The in
fuence Of foreign students was marked.
Languages were so many that meetings
We're held in different rooms, a common
one closing all, when conclusions were
Plans were decided upon for
student work in Russia. Perhaps the
topics that attracted widest interest were
the relations of student movements to
the Christian ministry and to social
problems. Marked Improvement in the
number of students entering seminaries
has lately been made. and the pressure
for capable men and women for social
work, and for definition Of lust what
that work should consist of, has been de-
cided. Hence discussions, followed by
united intercessions. were longer and, il
more earnest over these topics
han over the others The diversified
Of the gathering was shown |
oy the fact that Turk spoke for the
Greek Orthodox Church. Bishop Brent f
If the Philippines. conducted the Sunday
morning service on the closing day I