Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-07-20
A SCHOOL OF METHODS.
PROMINENT MEMBERS OF
THE w. &. n. U. HERE,

A Feast of Reason and "a Flow Ol
tSNul-MeetinKs for the Pub ic-
Six states Represented in the
Initial Meeting of the Assembly
The school of methods of the Ashcville
W. {. 7. U. assembly opened at the col
legc hall this morning at ten O'Clock
Mrs. NJ. l.. Wells, Of Tennessee, presided
and called The assembly to order. Mrs
Bateham, national superintendent OF
cvangelistic work. conducted devotional
exercises by reading part of tho 14th
chapter of ST. Johns gospel. Prayer and
singing of the hymn, "My Faith Looks
up to Thee" followed.
Mrs. Bateham added an earnest plea
that the assembly should rest in the
work Of the Holy Spirit for the great
cause in hand.
Though this was an initial meeting,
representatives from seven states were
present, among them five national W. c.
I. U. officers. Besides those mentioned
are Mrs. Mary 7. Lathrap, president of
Michigan W. {. 7. IT,, and Miss Frances
Il. Griffin, of Alabama, both National
organizers. whose reputation is too wide
to need introduction. Miss Mary Allen
West, ot extended fame in w. {. T. u,
methods, will conduct the school, but
was detained en- route till tomorrow.
Mrs. Wells made an interesting expo
Sition OF the purposes and interests of
the assembly, Ashcville citizens should
take large hold on this assembly to
make financial success of it, for it will
do much to bring to us new elements of
Thought and life, and to the many objects
the city is trying to localizc-al of which
bring the world to us.
Mrs. Lathrap, just from the North
Carolina W. [. I. convention. which she
reports as the largest yet held, gave a
dcsultory but practical and interesting
talk upon the causes of failure or hinder
anccs i'll w. {. 7. U. work. Chict among
these was that the intellectual and spirit
ual development of women had few
means of expression and just the work
undertaken by the AshcviIlc assembly
was in line of correction of this difficultys
Miss Griffin made most spirited and
witty report rs She said of the work she
dld not do in Texas, as pilot OF scicn
tilic temperance instruction bill through
the last legislature; though by large
vote they passed her bilI-only to have it
killed by the govcrno IS veto.
But the W. [. 7. y. is here not to chron-
icle defeats but inaugurate permanent
establishment in these beautiful noun.
talns. For this purpose they have
brought workers together of national
reputation.
Miss West is leader in the greater part
oi like schools over the United States.
Every afternoon at 1870 o'clock she will
give a lecture in scientific methods which
She has slitcd out of many years expert
cnccs and will be of infinite value to all
persons who work in phantl,ropic fields.
Miss Griffin will conduct vocal culture
class Tor which Murdock's training has
specially fitted her. Kindergarten class
will occupy part of every day, and spe-
cial lectures will be given on many sub
leets ol interest TO the public, as well rs |
to the w. c. 7. U.
The present school Of methods prom.
iSes profit and pleasure to every ono who
does not like Mark Twain's man in the
Azores, thank God and st. Peter he has
no blasphenlous desire to know more
than his fathers"
Mrs. Lathrap will speak at the opera
house TONIGHT and tnuo,,n,,. ,,;oLt
distinguished Supreme Judge, not pro-
said of her recently: "Few
men in congress can give such an address,"
and this is the testimony of the strongest
men every where who hear her. There is
a visor OF thought, a power of correla-
tion, force of expression, devotion
and exaltation of spirit and profound
knowledge of her subject, which make
Mrs. Lathrap ono of the greatest speak
FRS of the age.