The herald., 1895-11-16
Read or Listen to Papers and
Addresses
THEOSOPHY IS EXPOUNDED
For the Benefit OF the Uninitiated
Community
A Strong Demand for Improved Postal
Faellities-P;ans for the Coming
Tournament of Roses

PASADENA, Nov. 15.-The session of
the Baptists' convention today was an
interesting one, and there was large at
tendance at all the meetings. Yesterday
afternoon at the women's meeting Miss
N. A. Lewis read a very interesting
paper on Woman's Work. Woman is
given to man as friend, comforter help
meet. She has great opportunities for
doing good, the irst being the making of
home beautiful. What America needs is
mothers to train up noble sons and
daughters. This is woman's century,
and pre-em inently an age of missionary
activity. Woman may help missionary
work by patient, quiet effort. Miss Car
RE Morse of Los Angeles addressed the
convention regarding the Womans Bap-
fist missionary school, Chicago. Any
woman in Christ is a new creature-this
is the new woman, she said. The
Woman's Baptist training school was in
stituted bv women interested IN home
missions to supply demand. This
school was inausurated in 1881, has sent
out 800 women missionaries OF twelve
Dationalities.
Six Iitlte girls of the Pasadena consre-
CATION recited dialogue entitled Mis-
aionary Work.
A unique and interesting address was
made by Rev. Chow Wing, Chinese
minister of Los Angeles, who spoke in
correct but laborsd English of tho great
need of missionary work.
An hour was given to the workers con-
ference, during which tune short papers
were read and addresses made by num-
Der of ladies interested IN home and for
sign missions. The report OF The COIN
mittee on torsifn missions by Rev. L. b.
Bennett, chairman, of Pomona, which
was crowded out Of the morning session,
was then listened tn, as we'll as the adj
dress Of Rev. J. SUNDERLAND, district Sec
setary of the American Baptist Mission
DRY union of Oakland.
The Sunday school convention occupied
Che evening, and a number of addresses
were deliversu. Miss l.. Ella Miller OF
Los Angeles read an address upon The
Sunday School As an Eyangelistic
Agency. Her suggestions as to Sunday
school work were pertinent and listened
70 with interest by all engaged in that
branch of work.
Rev. d. Reed, ID, told of the training
school organized by himself at Los An
Geles. 1t was inaugurated to supply an
argent demand in this section. Com
mencing with fourteen students it now
has an enrolment of eighteen, four Of
whom are ordained ministers. Three ma.
tiOnallties are represented, one colored
man studying for missionary work in AT.
lCds OLA VI tuS SCDOUl leACUGTS are WOul-
or, two men. The a m is TO give short
and complete theological course, tvo
years being required in its study. The
Bible is the only text book, with it llter-
eture. rhetoric, grammar ana even spell
ing are being taught.
Rev. Roland ID. Grant of Portland
spoke at length and enter~rtaingly upon
Baptist Anniversaries. DR.. Grant deliv.
cred an entertaining and forcble address,
giving clear idea of the vsiue OF Bap-
list anniversaries and all that that winch
will be in Portland May %, 1895, will
mean to the people of this coast. This
anniversary of next spring has been
brought about largely through the instru.
mentality of Di. Grant who has worked
devotedly to this end, and will be a
memorable event. The Baptist anuiver.
sary is the annual national meeting o!
the Baptist denomination.
AT this mornings session Mrs. Corey
r. Smith Of Santa Ana read a paper or
Conversions in the Primary Department