The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-27

B. Cooper, who, in her paper, 1.-THE Kin
dergarten. Preventive Of Paupe rism and
Crime" dwelt upon the good moral effects
of the gardens" which take children
from the evil surroundings of the slums at
an age when their minds are easily bent
toward good or evil.
Mrs. Carrie Judd Montgomery made a
thoroughly practical address upon CITY
Missions, a branch of work of which she
has had fourteen years experience. III
we wish to inculcate the love Of Christ IN
the lowest classes" she urged, we must
20 down into the slums and win the SYM
pathy Of the poor oy working Tor them,
and then begin to talk of the Christ. Here
in San Francisco there is not 80 much poV-
ertv as open gilded siU."
Mrs. T. B. Butler of San Jose in her
paper "a Mind u Work." dwelt particu-
larry upon the wonders that persistent
Christians have been able to accomplish
against almost overwhelming odds. Mrs.
Susan Bockmay described the influence
for good of "Deaconess work. which she
stated dates from the time of the apostles.
Mrs. Rose French. on 1.-THE Problem OF
the City" spoke of the evil Influences of
cheap infdel literature.
Mrs French's paper concluded the
morning session.
Subjects of interest to "The State" and
'"rhe Nation" were discussed at the after
noon session, which was opened by the
president promptly at 2 o'clock.
Mrs r. NJ. Stevenson of Sacramento, in
the first paper, "Our Land for Christ"
urged the necessity for outstanding
America. "It is useless TO close our eyes
10 the fact that We are not evangelical.
Nearly all corporations fail to remember
the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Chris
tians are rarely found in political high
places. Many undesirable immigrants are
in our midst stirring I'D strikes, dealing in
dynamite and revolution"
An interesting account was given by
Mrs. Z. G. Wheeler of "a Chapel Car"
the little place of worship of which a
woman in the country onca observed: 1--WE
have no time TO 60 to church, and here is
the church come to US" Ii was DIR. Hovt
OF New York who first started the idea OF
an ambulatng church when he WAS tray
cling in the West. A syndicate was
formed and in the spring o; 1891 the first
chapel ear was sent out on the Southern
Pacific road in Oregon. Good results
came in Immediately, and soon another
car. "The Emmanuel" was added.
Two papers on the Indian" followed.
Mrs. John Bidwell of Chico condemned
the neglect ana ill treatment Of the dig
gers" by Christians, saying that even the
name given to these coast tribes was a
term of reproach.
".
dian" in many parts Of the United States,
and of the manifold wrongs that have
been done him by unjust legislation. ut
is a nard fact TO face" she said, "that in
this land of freedom there are sixty-five
tribes who have never known Christ.
There are to-day $4,000 of these people
with no religious instruction. and thou
sands of children IN the darkness Oh un-
belief"
Mrs. Z. R. Willis of Napa entered an
earnest plea in her paper on 'The Freed
men" for trained colored instructors for
school and church work among the colored
population. She declared her conviction
that in them lie our hopes for the regeDera-
ton of Africa.
"The Japanese In California" by Mrs
L. a. Surge. was one of the most inter-
esting papers read. After describing the
superior standing at homo of the Jap
anese who come here for a few years as
servants, she said: "They take to cur
customs as readily as duck does 10 water.
The worst Of it is they use 40 discrimina-
ton, they adopt cur vices as easily as they
90 our dress. food and manners, and this
has led to serious difficulties on the other
stae OF tne Pacific. Let US not forget the
eHscl OF our example here, upun those
beautiful Islands. so far away Many of
the young men who were your servants
are now lawyers, doctors, editors in
Japan"
The paper on ''The Chinese in Califer-
MIA" by Mrs. E. G. Gibson, was an ac-
count of the various efforts that have been
made, along the lines of missionary WORK.
10 bring the Chinese population. par.
ticularly the women, to Christianity.
In the evening an informal reception
was held in the maple hall at the Palace
Hotel. at which varied programme of
mnsic and recitations WAS given
The room was filed to overlooking, la
dies old and young Drawing the April
showers to help the cause: Miss Perry
was in charge of the evenings programme.
and as soon as the guests had assembled
She called upon one and another to con-
tribute.
Miss Pearl Noble played the cornet;
Mrs, f. T. Brown addressed the assem-
blage in her good-natured way. speaking
# the work that had been done and