The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-06-24
Words from Iowa.


territories where there are bands of
of temperance women who wish to help
usher in, a brighter day for our broad
country. The following will show the
spirit in Iowa.
The Iowa Methodists were in session
in Des Moines last week. Clergy and
laity were there, as well as the BROTH
ers in the church.
The day is past, when, if women
warts to know anything she must ask
her husband, at home. Woman not
only learns in silence, but hours of ST.
lent thought have been the means of
giving we'll timed effort to the church,
and to-day the church opens its doors
TO her, not only for membership, but
upon her entrance gives her places of
trust and responsibility; gives her not
only place within the pew, but a
hearing from the pulpit.
God created all men equal: and
surely lie never created women to be
less than their peers! This was truly
proven on the last afternoon of that
Methodist convention. Mrs. j. Ellen
Foster, side by side with her husband
in the law, proved herself in eloauence
and pathOs TO be equal in the gospel to
any of the brethren, on the subject,
"Woman's Work in the Church."
Mrs. Foster is the bright little lady
lawyer of whom Miss Willard said, 81
have sat at Mrs. Fosters table with her
noble husband and fine tall sons, and
they are no less proud of her abilities as
a lawyer than of her gifts and graces i'm
housewifery."
Mrs. Il. G. Glass, pastors wife,
found time from her many cares to pre-
pare an able paper on the duties of
pastors and people in regard to the
Ladies' and Pastors Christian union.
Mrs. S. S. Murphy, graduate of the
Iowa state university, with soundest
logic and burning cloquence, spoke of
the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety.
At the meeting of the Methodists of
Iowa in Iowa City, at the close of the
last decade, the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union had not an exist
ence. 1t was matter of rejoicing to
the w. G. T. U. of Iowa, to have a
place given it in the thought and care
of the church in this deliberative coun-
Gil of Christian workers.
The work of the past, the aims of the
present and the hopes for the future,
with the responsibilities of Christian
men in the coming struggle for the con-
stitutional amendment, were very beau
tifully, clearly and strongly represented
by Mrs. w. p. Hepburn, who for
number of years has held the Office of
secretary OF the W. G. T. U. of Iowa.
After the adjournment of the conven-
ton, June I'd, large number repaired
TO the headquarters of the w. c. T. u,
206 Fourth street, in the public library
block, 1t has long been the desire of
the w. g. Il. U. of Iowa to have such
room central in the state, where they
could keep temperance literature; and
now all temperance workers going TO
Des Moines can find a cozy, home-like
room for wayside rest; and Christian
workers ever ready to give them cordial
greeting.
Quite number of state workers were
in attendance upon the convention, and
it was thought to be a proper time 10
dedicate this room to the service of
"God, and Home and Native Land"
The programme was briet and 10 the
point, only lasting one hour. After a
few pertinent remarks by Mrs. V. w.
Moore, the president of the w. G. L. u.
of Iowa, the hearts OF many were made
tender by the singing of the crusade
hymn, "There is Fountain Filled with
Blood" Surely God gave an earnest
of His blessing and of His power in that
grand old hymn.
Then followed the reading of the cru
SADIE Psalm Q46) by the secretary, Mrs.
5. A. Keyes, after which Mrs. Moore
led in prayer.
During the crusade in Ohio one Ger
man saloon keeper called the crusaders
"Rock of Ages Women" because they
sang that we'll known hymn so often.
One day they were moving toward his
saloon and in dreadful fright he ran
away, screaming, "There comes them
Rock of Ages Womenlr So these wo-
men of Iowa with all their hopes still
clustering round the Rock of Ages, and
feeling it to be their only sure founda-
tion, sang this holy hymn with full
hearts. .
Mrs. Hepburn next presented an
"Historical Sketch of the w. &. Il. u.
of Iowa." after which the "Phases of
the Work" were taken up in the follow
ing order: et
Moral.--Mrs. l.. d. Carhart.
| Legal.-Mrs. j. Ellen Foster.
Evangelistic.-Mrs. l.. T.. Benedict.
Temperance Literature.-Mrs. Flor
ence Miller.
This was followed by singing ssHe
leadeth me-" and then Mrs. DIR. Dickin-
son of Des Moines stated very prettily
why this room had been opened, and
for what purpose.
Bishop Hurst offered the dedicatory
prayer, and upon rising all joined in
singing "Prajse God from whom all
blessings flew," after which the Rev.
MIR. Adair pronounced the benediction,
and the audience dispersed.
MRS. l.. ID. CARHART.
Marion, Iowa, June z, 1881.