The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-07
SCHOOL FOR
w. F. nj. SOCIETIES
Win Open in Northfield Tuesday for
Training Of Missionary Leaders
Other Conference Dates.
Special to The Reformer J
FAST NORTHFfELD, Mass. Jul,

EAST N0RTi1FfELD, Mass July :
he 1917 season of the Mortified con-
ierences and summer schools began with
the first division of the Young Women
conference which assembled june II As
was the case last year the conference was
IN two divisions, the first from June II
to l., and the second from July to s.
with total registration of over 900 Bible
classes, giving a new Interpretation to the
Bible for many yonng woman, addresses
by such leaders as DIR. j. Fl ,Jowett Of
New York city, Dr. John Douglas ADAM
OF Hartford, Dir. Harris f. Kirk of Balti-
more, Melvin Tretter OF Grand Rapids
/ Mich. DIR. John Mcdowell Of Baltimore
DR. Robert Maeaowan OF Pittsburg, Miss
Margaret Slattery OF Maiden, Mass, and
| Dir. J. Ross Stevenson of Princeton, and
Hound Top services were OF inspiration 10
| the young ladies At the After Mortified
WHAT" meetings. Miss Margaret Stat
terry brought home emphatioaiIv the IDEAS
for service which were the KEYNOTE of the
| conference.
With the student conference came near
| " 5oo seriousminded college and pre-
| paratory school students In perfect ac-
cord with the trend of events information
ally, the main theme of the conference was
that Of service. and resolved itself into
! How best can serve my country nv
God, and humanity In bringing such
messages before the students Or Robert
+. Speer of New York, Dir Charles W
Gikey of Chicago, Dean Charles X Brown
DR.. John Douglas Adam OF Hartford
Fletcher Brockman. D. Brewer Eddy and
Rev Robert p Wilder were chosen
From july 10 To Il, inclusive. the sum
mer school for Women's Foreign Mission
AIRY societies will be in session for tn,
training OF missionary leaders, fellowship
and prayer An unusually strong program
includes DR. Robert f. Speer, DR. Clar
ence d. FISHER of Turkey. DR. Raymon,
.Calkins of Cambridge, Mass, DIR. Charlie
r. Erdman of Princeton and many repre-
sentatives from the foreign mission fields
Following that gathering. July Is to 2
will be the summer school of home mis-
sions. Bible study and both the city an,
rural problems will be ably handled by Df
: FLOYD $. Tomkins, Dr.. S. Hall Young. Mrs
: ID. 4 Wad, Mrs Butler Wilson, Dir. Sid
: ney Galiek. and others. . Is
To study inteiligently and seriousl,
! iunder experts, Sunday school problem
I and methods OF systematRing its work
T land equiping its workers il the object &
= 1.-THE summer school for Sunday schoc
: workers The faculty includes DIR. JAIME
1 MeC onaughy Mrs. Willena Browne Reet
: Professor + s. Lewis, DR.. w. f. Chalmers
Miss Nan F. Weeks, Dr. Sidney A. Wes
on and others
The general conference Of Christia
workers, August $40, has in it's personn
!, men of recognized ability in their demon
nations, and in these mementoas da,
their message will be of the utmost in
portance They include DR.. j Fl Jowet
4 DR. James l. Vance bible teacher, y
| John r. Davies, Dr.. r. A. Torrey. d
"a John Mcdowell. DR.. Len G. Broughto
~ Dir Harris f. Kirk, Rev. George Adam
h England, Dr. Francis L. Patton, DR.. job
Al Gardner, DR.. c. Glenn Atkins, AIelv
4 Trotter, and others 4 ministers eonfe
J. enee will be held again this year for Il
70 discussion of topics and problems bearil
= directly upon the work of the ministf
70 The music viii be ander the leadership
A Charles NJ Alexander.
A. G. Moody, East Northheld, Mas
will gladly give further information abo
any Of the conferences.