The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-05-19

present conference Mrs Newman has held
many important posts in Methodist church
societies For two years she held the
position of western secretary of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary society: for
several years she was on the editorial
staff of The Heather Woman's Friend which
Is the official organ of the society and for
the past five years she has been conference
secretary of the Woman's Home Missionary
church. Apart from this, she holds the posi-
ton of national superintendent in the
Woman's Christian Temperance union in
the department work among Mormon women.
She has many distinguished relatives. Her
brother is Judge j. NJ. Thurston, of Omaha,
Neb., the general attorney of the Union
Pacific railroad, and her brother-in-law is
Bishop Warren of the Methodist church.
Mrs Newman has gained considerable dis
tinction on the lecture platform in her battle
with the Mormons In appearance she is
inclined to be slight, is below the medium
height, and has a profusion Of hair which
is streaked with gray. Her eyes are remark
able for their size and brilliancy of express
sion After the conference finally ad iourns
she returns to her labors in Washington.
Mrs Mary c. Mind, another woman active
IN Jne conferences, WAS DOTH WlCHln SIX miles
Of London, England, in 1925. From the time
she was II years old she has been more or
less engaged in church work, beginning as a
Sunday school teacher At the age of 25
she married Mr.. j. g. Mind and emigrated
to this country. In 1864 Mrs Mind joined
the Methodist Episcopal church, believing in
its policy and desiring to share in the larger
privileges granted to women in the social
meetings of that church. Since then she
has done considerable work as an evangelist.
Soon after the organization Of the Womans
Foreign Missionary society in 1869 she be-
came identified with the movement, first as
president, and afterward in minor offices,
until appointed to the position Of secretary
Of the Minneapolis branch. Mrs. Mind
is also active in the Women's Christian
Temperance union and the Social
Purity or White Gross organizations
She knew nothing of her election to the gen
eral conference until the intelligence reached
her at Lincoln, Neb., where she was attend
ing executive meetings Of the w. F. NJ.
society Mrs. N!nd has family Of several
grown up children. Her oldest son is at
present editor of The Lumberman. Her sec
ond daughter married a missionary, and was
at last accounts in Foo Chow, China, in the
conference which sent STA Sex Ong the Chi
nese orator, to the big meeting When the
work of the conference is over Mrs. Mind will
embark for London to attend the general
conference Of foreign missions, which is to
be held in Exeter hall in June
Miss Frances f. Willard is probably best
known Of all the rejected delegates, as she
has been active for many years as writer,
speaker and worker in aid of temperance and
other reforms She is executive head Of tho
Womans Christian Temperance union, and
its present power is largely the result of her
influence. Her home is near Evanston, Ills,
a great intellectual center, and among it,
many active thinkers none is more active
than Miss Willard. OF late Miss Willard has
been specially prominent in leading the as.
sault upon high license carrying her oppo.
sition so far as to advocate the entire aboli-
ton of the internal revenue tax on whisky.