The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-11-16
Letter from Helen l.. Manning.

- BOsToN, Nov. s. 1891
Berkeley Temple ihas just celebrated it
Seventh year Conference Week." an after
aeon session oflwhich | was privileged to
attend. Berkeley Temple is an institutional
Congregational church and deserves chap
ter all to itself in order to briefly outline the
good work which it is doing, but for the
present will merely quote the words in
which Mary A. Liyermore characterized il
on this occasion. She said when people
asked her what the Berkeley Temple was,
she hardly ever replied that lit was an in
stitutional church for fear the term would
not be sufficiently understood, but instead
reple that, at is church in Boston where
theyado not simply talk christianity, but
where they live it and apply it, and insist
that every member of the church shall live it
and apply it," She added thatnow she was
living ten miles away and so did not attend
very frequently, but every Saturday she
always looked over the announcements for
services the following day to see what
specal topic was under consideration and if
tIcI Idu DIOhCn OuO III oohiO hOW hhNNtiOh
20 help, guide and save fallen humanity"
On the afternoon mentioned, Mrs. Lyman
Abbott, OF Brooklyn, presided, and for the
satisfaction of those who haye learned to
Cove "Aunt Patience" through her hopeful
writings in the Ladies' Home Journal and
elsewhere, | will say that she is just as
sweet and winning in face and manner, as
y1beir fancy has painted her. The first adj
dress was 1.-THE Young Women and the
Home" by Frances j. Dyer, of the Congre
nationalist. She made an earnest plea for
working girls in that city, both those who
come i'm from the country and are thus en-
'iirely away from the sweet influences and
restraints of home, and those who are resi-
dents of the city, and yet who are homeless
or worse than homeless. She especially
urged that Christian homes be ,opened TO
these, and the hand of friendship and help
gTuIness cordially extended as gracious
way of preventing evil influences and asso-
Citations to gain sway. For that matter,
sites as well as large ones, are sorely in
need of just this help, and Owosso is no ex-
Neeption.
Mrs. 4. w. Whittemore, of the Door of
Hope, New York, made thrilling address
on Fallen Women Rescued" One who
sat spellbound under the burning eloquence
of her earnest words could hardly believe
chat she herself had been, as she said, a
cnoiofu cnmatyoaa In N
ithree hours in talking over and deciding
upon dress for the next dinner party. She
begged other society women to arouse them
selves to the crying needs of those
who have fallen where we have
walked stumblingly rather than to turn
IRON them in scorn and loathing.
A round Of applause greeted the veteran
lecturer, Mrs. Mary A. Livermore, as she
ecame forward to present the cause of
Young Woman In the City," Her trend
sof thought has kept her too lovingly in touch
with humanity, young and old. for time to
make its usual ravages manifested. She
may perhaps be seventy years young" but
fher voice and manner have their old time
spirit and enthusiasm, and her flashes of
wit and powers of argumentative discourse
are unGagging. She contrasted the educa-
stional privileges of women thirty years ago
with those of the present, and also showed
now great work was now being done for
women and girls compared with that time.
The Young Woman's Christian Association
of Boston has sixteen departments open to
women and fifteen thousand young women
are helped there annually. Besides its va
rious educational departments IL has an en-
ployment bureau and business agency. -
The Protective agency of the Woman's
educational and Industrial Union is one Of
dhe strong features of that noble organiza-