The herald., 1893-05-21
Y. W. C. A. CONVENTION.
THE PROCEEDINGS ar THE SESSION
HELD YESTERDAY.
An Of the Committee Reports Show
Great Progrcss-rhe Papers which
Were Read-The Next Con-
vention at Pomona.

1 VI tuU lO4HK NfOinCu OAAAHbAhu dboU-
citation at Y. NJ. G. A. hall was promptly
on hand yesterday morning at 9 o'clock
when the session was opened. Devo-
tional services were first upon the pro-
gramme and were conducted by Miss
Bertha Jones of Chaffey college. They
occupied about Is minutes and at the
conclusion Rev. Az J. Frost gave one Of
his interesting Bible talks.
The reports of the different commit
tees on the progress of the society in the
different colleges were next read. All
stated that excellent progress had been
made during the past year and in several
instances every member of the school
had become united with the society
The following young women read the re-
portB: Pomona college. Miss Kellogg !;
| Chafey, Miss Jones Occidental, Miss
Mackay Normal school, Miss Reaves,
4 and University of California, Miss
Boynton.
The following short papers were also
read and discussed: The Object of the
College Association, Miss Florence B.
Whittier, University OF Southern Cali
tornia; How to Reach the Nominal
Christians, Miss Mable Wade, Ontario !;
the True Missionary Spirit, Miss We're
Metkif, Pomona college; Our Working
Force, Miss Clnnetts G. Parker, Occi-
dental college; the Fall Campaign, Miss
Grace Conoway, Normal school.
Miss Emma Reeder OF San Francisco
newt gave very interesting 20 minutes
talk on the association work IN the
cities. Mrs. Edward Thompson of Los
Angeles followed with discussion on
the systematic giving plan. Pledge
cards for the purpose of raising money
were also passed and the meeting ad-
journed until the afternoon.
The meeting assembled again at two
O'Clock aud after short prayer service
further business was transacted. The
! report OF the credentials committee was
received. On notice OF Miss Boynton it
was voted that the secretary, Mise
Phillips, be instructed to send a report
of the proceedings of the convention to
| the religious paper, the Evangelical
1t was decided to hold the convention at
Pomona college next year. The date
was not selected.
The programme was then proceeded
with. The first paper was upon the
Business Yonng Women OF Our City,
and'was by Miss Jennie Bristol, OF Los
Angeles. She is bright young busi-
ness woman herself, and is connected in
very responsible capacity with the
leading commercial organization of this
section. Her ideas we're we'll expressed
and above all were practical, and were
also well received by her hearers.
Another excellent paper was one by
Miss Clara Hull OF Los Angeles and was
entitled The Young Woman's Christian
Association, an Agency to Meet the
Needs of All Young Women.
The training the association affords
in Christian work was next treated by
Mr.. G. G. Baldwin, president of Pomo-
ma college.
The afternoon. session was concluded
by Miss Abbie Chaplin, who made an ap-
peal for workers for missions. She ia
now under appointment for service in
China.
rue evening session was opened with
praise service, lasting half an hour,
after which ]. l. A. Henry of San Fran
cisco spoke. He is a young man,
is talker of much power and is well up
to the times. His address last evening
was on the Peril and Protection of Wo-
manhood. His remarks applied to
young women who go to cities for the
purpose of obtaining or exercising there
means of livelihood. He is we'll quail
fed to speak on subject of this kind,
for much of his work has been done
among cases of this kind. He told first
of the temptations, and then treated of
the protection to be afforded to those in
need of it. He referred to the Young
Woman's Christian Association as q
most excellent agent in helping in this
respect those who needed guidance and
protection.
The services today will consist of a
series of meetings at the different
churches in the city. The programme
today is as follows:
$50 a. m. at Y. M. G. A. hall, per-
sonal blessing Meeting, conducted by
Mre. Annie /. Armour, Los Angeles.
IL q, m. at First Baptist church, ad-
dress by Rev. ]. Q. A. Henry, San Fran
cisco also The Association Work of the
Pacific Coast, by Mrs. Edward Thorn
son, member Pacific coast committee,
Y. w. Q. A.
$3.50 p. m. at Trinity Methodist
church, Broadway, near Fifth street
women's gospel meeting, followed by
delegates farewell service, conducted by
Mrs. r. J. Forsythe, Los Angeles.
7:30 o. m. at Emmanuel Presbyterian
church, popular meeting. The Work oi
the Young Women's Christian Associa.
tion, by Miss Emma Reeder, assistant
secretary international committee; also
address, The Relation of This Work tc
the Future Prosperity of the City, by
Rev. j. @. A. Henry, San Francisco.
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