The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-11-05
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WOman's Work for Women.

Church was held in the First Church,
Euclid Ave-, Cleveland. The president,
Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes, and all the
officers OF the National Society were pres
ent, together with the official delegates
from twenty conferences and fourteen
states, numbering over 150 ladies. The
wife of Rev. DR.. +. s. Hoyt was Record.
ing Secretary, with Mrs W. A. Ingham
and Mrs. F. Atkins assistants. Mrs.
Hayes opening address, the address of
welcome by Mrs. Rev. j. B. Cory, and
the responses by Mrs. Davis, of Cincinnati,
Mrs. Boughton, OF Philadelphia, Mrs
Thomson, OF New York, Mrs: Willing, of
Chicago, Mrs Goodall, of California, and
others, made the opening session of such
interest that to have been late or 10 have
missed it would have been misfortune.
Fraternal delegations from other demon.
nations were received and welcomed,
more or less of whom were interested
attendants at all the meetings. Rev. r. B.
Pope, Of Ann Arbor, spoke for the ladies
who represented the Detroit and Michigan
conferences, showing the urgent needs Of
mission work in the newer settlements of
their state. Many pledges were made for
additional subscriptions to the organ of
the society, "Woman's Home Missions"
published at Delaware, o. Mrs. J. L.
MILESTONE, Of Cincinnati, superintendent
Of the Savannah mission work, offered to
give 81 900, II $1,000 more could be raised
To make the first payment on Gue prop.
erty in Savannah suitable for an indus.
trial home and school, which could be
bought for $4,000 on easy payments.
$500 were in little time subscribed by
ladies in the audience, and the remainder
will be easily obtained Mrs Knapp, an
eastern lady, daughter Of the lamented
Mrs. Phoebe Palmer the evangelist, sang
in charming manner several solos in the
course Of the meetings. Tuesday evening
Mrs. Jennie f. Willing, u sister of Rev.
DR.. Fowler, and lady of wide culture
and varied experience, delivered bright,
practical and eloquent address upon "The
American Woman" her ability 10 help
others and her duty TO women less fortu.
nate than she. No bricf report Of her
address would do it justice. ltwas broad,
logical, happily illustrated, replete with
information and pleasantly delivered.
Rev. p. Franklin, oil Utah, an ex.Mor.
mon, recruited from Norway, and twelve
years in Utah, depicted with great earnest
ness the miseries Of family life and Of the
women, Of Utah. The Mormon mission.
aries sent TO the old world, represent theirs
as very plausible and pure religion, and
hundreds Of converts 10 their faith, come
across the seas without knowing tina,
plurality of wives is the chief feature of
their peculiar faith; and Mr.. Franklin
has done everything in his power 10 show
Mormonism as it is, and by distributing
publications informing his countrymen OF
the real state Of things, in Utah, has saved
many Of them a sad experience, and is
regarded by the Mormon missionaries as a
powerful enemy. In Utah, outside Salt
Lake City, especially, children of Mormon
mothers are eagerly sent TO Gentle Chris.
tian schools, and there is a great need Of
teachers and school houses. Over 81 400
was subscribed by ladies Of the Conven.
tion, faster than their names could be taken
by the Secretaries, to meet this immediate
want
The report Of Mrs. DIR. Rust, of Cincin.
natl, the Corresponding Secretary, was
gratifying review Of the work Of the four
years since the beginning Of the society.
A home at Salt Lake City, has been
completed at cost Of $4,000. The com.
missioners Of education and other promi.
nent educators, give the highest commen.
dation to the plan Of industrial training
for girls as inaugurated in our schools at
Atlanta, Ga, and at 0rangeburgh, s. G.,
and the Industrial Home at Little Rock,
Ark, and one at Holly Springs, Miss. are
crowded with girls, learning by practice
under good teaching, household arts and
duties. Money has been pledged for an
Industrial school at Greensboro, N. @,
another at Camden, s. c., and another at
Jacksonville, Fla The expenditures Of
the year being less by nearly $4,000. than
the receipts, that amount will bo devoted
TO the erection Of buildings for the school
at Little Rock, aud toward purchasing the
property at Savannah, Ga.
Mrs. Tuttle's address upon Systematic
Giving, and Mrs Goodalls concerning
work among the Chinese, Of Sanfrancisco,
were among the valuable ones of the
convention. Mrs. Goodall spoke from
experience Of the value Of the Chinese as
faithful household employees, Two hun.
dred girls have come 10 the mission there,
where they are being taught in Christian
womanly ways, and their gratitude Is
unbounded. Sixty dollars year keeps
one In the school. a
Oct. 10th, being day Of prayer for the
temperance cause, Miss F. Jennie Duty,