The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-03
A Salvation LaSSie Answers the
Questions of the Learned
Doctors.
TO MAKE WOMEN THINK.
How to Entertain Husbands and
Husbands Friends When the
Larder Is Short.

ing tide of thought and sentiment set in
strongly toward the mystic shores of AL
truria. Whether or not Mrs. Graham 8
paper of the preceding night was in any
way responsible for this it is certain that
every address bore strongly upon the sub
ject of the perfection of society and incl
dentally of the individual. What is more
the audience was with the speakers.
The session opened with paper, by Mrs.
Harriet Richardson, read by Mrs. Emily
Wright, 1.-THE Sovereignty of the Indi-
vidual," well prepared paper and adj
mirably read. A round table on A1truism
as expressed by the Young Woman's
Christian Association, by Miss Clara Yale
Morse, secretary of the association in
Los Angeles, gave a history of the
organization from the beginning with the
most interesting account of what they are
doing for the young women of Los
Angeles, and what they hope to ac-
complish. Mrs. w. S. Bender told how
the Kings Daughters were climbing the
rugged road that leads to Utopia with
their beautiful and unselfish work. All
these papers provoked inquiries and brief
speeches.
The subject of college settlement came
next, and when DR.. Louise Harvey came
forward to present her paper, the beautiful
face of this cultivated young woman, who
has entered into this, the latest and most
sensible type of philanthropic work,
chained the attention of the audience,
which did not relax while she described
the manner in which educated women had
joined to esta blish their homes among the
poor and depraved, to actually live side by
side with them, demonstrating by their own
homes, simply and inexpensively furnished,
kept exquisitely clean, and having for sole
luxuries a few of the very best books and
some of the very best art, the beauty of
plain living and high thinking. DR.. Har-
vey, at the close of her paper, gave one
answer to the difficult question which is
worthy of being quoted far and wide.
Somebody asked, What, then, is the
highest type of Altruism?" Gently and
thoughtfully, but unhesitatingly the young
physician replied: 81 think it is to give
ones self, not to give ones life to die for
humanity, but to live for it,.
She was followed by Miss Stickney of
Los Angeles, an aristocratic-looking
woman, who has abandoned high social
standing to cast her lot with those who serve
in this humble corps. Listening to these
papers that have been read, F" Miss Stickney
sweetly began, her low voice thrilled with
feeling, her pale, clear-cut features and
earnest eyes looking out from the shade OF
her army bonnet, ~ am inclined to think
all of you are Salvationists in dis
guise." In few simple words she
declared the purpose of the army, and
told of the manner in which every member
entering it was consecrated to work. She
told of the rescue of ruined women, and
the exact figures that it cost. She de-
scribed the reclamation of wandering boys,
conversion of desperate sinners into des-
perate workers for the cause, because to
the most ardent in saving others from sin
one must have been forgiven much.
She described the rescue homes all
over the country, the War Cries
with messages of forgiveness and kindness
to mankind, farming colonies established
from South Africa to Northern England.
But this speaker was at her best when
called upon to answer queries, and if any
in the audience thought to embarrass this
quiet woman their mistake was soon dis
sion amid the storms of applause for Miss
Stickney.
"Why does the Salvation Army not OBJ
serve the Lords superb Prompt came
the answer, Because we do not wish to
establish forms that may make us forget
the spirit" Another good orthodox dame
queried, 'Does the Salvation Army believe
in baptism?" EYES," said Miss Stickney,
impressively, 1--WE believe in most power
full kind of baptism, the baptism of fire."
Mrs. Osgood opened the afternoon ses-
sion with paper on 1.-THE Ethics of Hos
pitality," which consists in extending a
hearty welcome to ones own and especially
ones husbands friends, and if the larder
is short making them free with all in the
house, and being so cordial and friendly
that deficiencies will be overlooked. Mrs
Osgood is known to all her friends
as a delightful hostess, and in her
own home life practices the doc
trines she expounds. DR.. aReynolds fol-
lowed with an address on "Patriotism. +"
The noble presence and stirring words of
this beautiful woman, so young of face but
with hair so white, who devoted her young
life to the work of succoring and nursing
the wounded Union soldiers, and who in
eloquent words pleaded that this great
principle should be cherished by American
mothers and American women, made a
deep impression upon the audience, and
when she sat down there was only faint
murmur of applause, while men and
women wiped their eyes. An affect
ing scene ensued when the president, only
just then made aware of the distinguished
personality of Major Reynolds, presented
her anew to the audience, and the whole
house arose and sang the stanza "Amer-
lea" in her honor. One little remark that
DR.. Reynolds dropped in the course of her
address, her voice breaking as she spoke,
is worthy of consideration by the G.. A. r.
Referring to veterans, many of them
MANNED and feeble, she added, ''But each
of them wearing that little bronze button,
which, If it were mine, l would not ex-
change for the crown of England"
No one is more popular with the parlia-
ment than DR.. Rachel Reed of Pasadena
a prim little elderly lady, who has had
charge of the question box since the or
ganization of the parliament. She it was