The morning call., 1895-01-21

was the address of the international secre-
tary, Miss E. K. Price of Chicago, at the
Central Methodist Church, the subject
being ''World- Wide Movement for Young
Women" She gave history of the origin
of the association in an Illinois town in
1872, when six young women at a prayer
meeting resolved to form a society on the
same lines as those of the young men.
After that start the movement spread rap
idly all over the country, and now there
has been an international organization for
eight years. The speaker predicted that
before many years there would not be
country on the face of the globe where
Young Women's Christian associations did
not exist.
In the Simpson Memorial Church Miss
Clara Morse, the leader of the Los Angeles
delegation and the moving spirit in South
ern California work, delivered an address
on the subject of "City Work" Her re-
marks were, devoted to the practical
methods practiced by the association in
helping young women. Her speech was
said to be the best, most earnest and elo-
quent delivered during the convention.
Miss Emma Ruder Pacific Coast secre-
tary. also spoke, presenting in the course
OF her remarks an outline of the work in
the twenty-six associations on this coast,
besides that of the International and of
the Worlds associations. On this coast,
she said, there are live city associations at
Los Angeles, Sacramento and Seattle, be-
sides branches at the State normal schools
and at the universities. All are doing ex-
cellent work among the young women in
their vlcinities, and all are prospering
She spoke also of the growth also of the
International Association, which now has
branches in over sixty cities in this country
and in Canada, and 800 branches in 285
colleges in various parts Of America
Mrs. Carrie Judd Montgomery lead a
conservation meeting in the rooms of the
First Baptist Church during the afternoon,
taking as her subject the text, "What
things were gained to me, those / counted
lost to Christ" She dwelt on the grandeur
of the life of self-sacrifce, telling her
hearers that there was no happiness but in
the surrender OF self and everything to
Jesus. The work of the Young Women's
Christian Association she commended most
highly, and asked all her hearers to pray
that it might be most fruitful in Christian
iZing and helping materially young women
who might otherwise fall and be lost.
After the conservation meeting the dele
gates to the convention met and held a
parting conference before their new friends
should depart to their homes in various
parts of the Western States. During the
services many OF the young ladies, mem
bers OF the association, rose and gave per-
sonal testimony of the great benefit the or
ganlzatlon had been to them, and the
many advantages it had held out in various
ways.
| AT Grace Church the services were also
held under the auspices of the association,
and there, too, more than usually large
congregation attended to listen to those
who told of It's progress and its success.
Miss Lulu Wayne and Miss Alice Bagley
of Alameda spoke, both ladies combining
their remark s to the educational features
of the organization.
The last service of the day was held in
the First Congregational Church, and here
Miss Price again addressed the congrega-
ton assembled. She spoke of the associa-
ton generally, its work in this country and
In others, and the need of Just such an
organization wherever the civilization Of
the locality will tolerate it. There are
active members and associate members. She
said, the former being entitled to vote and
hold office, and an active member of some
Protestant evangelical church, and the
latter exercising the same privileges as the
active members, excepting voting and
holding ctfce, and who are not necessarily
members OF any of the evangelical
churches.
"The association is not for any particular
| class of women" Miss Price said, "but is
| for any woman. 1t is for rich as well as
poor. for the high as well as the low. AS
| long as she is in the association she is
among friends, and she instinctively feels
| it. 1t is this TACT which makes the associa.
ton of so much value.
| 1.-THE organization is divided into foul