Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-19
THEY HAVE NO FEAR
Religion, Politics and Writings
Were Discussed
AT THE CONGRESS OF WOMEN
The DiSersilicd Mature of the rrO-
gram Would Have Craz-d Any
Hat Femininc Minds.

CHICAGO. May ls-Religion and
politics. literature and women's club
life were pleaded in the proceedings u
the worlds fair congress of women this
morning. The attendance on the differ
ent events has been steadily growing.
and this morning II was estimated that
fully 5000 people. nine tenths Of them
women. were crowded into the different
halls where question of one kind and
another were under consideration.
The session in the hall of Washington
this morning Was devoted 10 consider
alton of wouYn as religious teacher.
Mrs. Ellen j. Phinney u Cleveland pre-
sided. and Crusaia " Gesiefcld of New
York opened the consideration ~ the
subject with lengthy paper.
Foreign Women Talk.
Woman's place in Hebrew thought.
was the principal topic of consideration
at the mornings session III Columbus
hall. LYDIA Louisa Cnger. representing
the Woman's Foreign Missionary society
of the reformed church ~ the United
States. was the principal speaker. 4
paper upon The Light in the East"
was presented by Ellda Annie Thayer
and Ella Dietz Clymer O: New York
spoke at length upon the subject.
Perhaps one OF tine most interesting
gatherings Of the morning was that In
hall No. 4. where representive women
from Russia. Germany. Sweden. Den
mark and Finland spoke ia their native
tongue upon various movements with
which the women of their native land
are identified.
Women who have devoted the greater
part II their lives Ia the advocacy of the
political emancipation nj their sex
crowded hal, No. 3 at l0'o'clock when
the National Woman's Suffrage associa
tion was called to or'icr with "A vigorous
address 10y the venerable Susan Il. An
thony. Seated on the platform were the
countess 81 Aberdeen. Elizabeth Cady
Stanton. Lucy Stone. ID. Marie Popclin
q Brussels. and Jare Cotdon Unwin.
Florence Fcnwick Miller and Harriet
Stanton Blatch of England. All of
these we're among the speakers of the
day.
Religion and Writers.
Religious exercises preceded the open
ing Of the congress Of the Women's Bap-
fist Home Mission society in hail No. 4.
Mrs. j. y. Grouse presided. The morn
ing session was devoted to the reading
and discussion Of papers relating Ia the
aoc;ety from its origin to the present
time.
Clara Barton was Iot present at the
opening session of the American Pro
tcc.iye Society " Authors. and Mrs. VI.
II. Lincoln a. Washington presided. In
hal No. 5 Mrs. NJ. ID. Lincoln. Bessie
Beech" 81 Washington. ID. c.. was the
presiding officer. and she was supported
on the platform by Mrs. Sara j.
Lippincott. Grace Greenwood" Mrs.
Henry Ward iiecchcr. Mrs. f. ID.
T.. y. Southworth. the novelist.
nate Brownlee Sherwood and Emily
Thornton Charles. Emily Hawthorn"
All 81 these participated in the discus
sion OF the papers presented. and which
dealt with the methods necessary foe
the protection al authors. impcrfcctions
az the copyright Law. need II insurance
against piracy ~ brains. and the criti-
cal condition In which authoresses are
now placed a. between the two fires ot
publisher and pla.gafist.
The Evening Session.
In hall No. ~ the opening session of
the congress 81 the Women Centenary
association was called to order by the
president. Mrs. {. !. Quinhy. Add-csscs
were then delivered on missions. ;ne
necessity u union. the need ~ young
women IN religious work and kindred
topics. In the adjoining hal! large
assemIlage 81 women members of the
catholic church discussed the elevation
81 womanhooi through the veneration
Of the blessed virgin.
Tonight the usual crowds which have
attended the general congress aud the
many departments were out IN full
force. The program was equally IA
elaborate n during the earlier hours ~
tho daps. consisting mainly az religious
topics and pertinent subjects The
auditors were Yerplcxed in deciding
upon which II the literary feasts they
would most enjoy.
In the ball II Washington the session
was opcned 10y the Rev. Florence f.
koIlock q California. with al excellent
paper on Woman ia the Pulpit" which
was discussed by the Heys. Eugenic ST.
John 81 Kansas Ella Copp o. Michigan
and Caroline J Bartlett - Michigan.
Then followed The Intellectual Pro.
grcss - the Colored Women - the
Proclamation" paper by Fannie u.
Williams. read by the Rev Augusta j.
Chapin 10 Illinois.
Congiowcrsfe Discussion.
The Columbus ball program began
with Woman IA Minister - Religion
hy tho Rev. Mary A. Stafford uf Iowa.
She vac followed by Sarah j Early -
Tennessee. whose theme was The Or
ganixed Efforts - Goiotc1 Women an
tie South 90 Improve Their Courl:ion
The Report congress. the National
American Woman Suffrage association.
Vomans BAPTIST Home Missionary So
ciety. General Federation - Woman's :
c,uts. American Protective society -
Authors Woiusus touteuar, sssacia-
ton and the Catholic Woman = Depart
ulsni congress continued their exercises
begun ~ the morning SESSIONS. the
reading - papers being inier~persed
with music aBd song