The record-union., 1896-03-14
THE SUMMER CONFERENCE.
An Important Gathering Of Y. ". c. A.
Members in June.
Eastern Delegations VIII Visit Cali
fornia-Progress of the Local
Associations Work.

Inc regular MarCn meeting VI lllS
Board of Managers of the Young
Women's Christian Association will be
held at the association rooms this
evening. The association meeting and
delegates to the summer conference are
to be considered, and it is hoped there
will be a full attendance.
For a number Of years summer con-
ferences for the benefit of city and col
lege associations have been held at
Mortified, Mass, and Lake Geneva,
Wis. Last year the first Southern con-
ference was held at Asheville, n. c., and
1896 marks the opening year Of the Pa
cif1c Coast conference
It will be held at Mills College, Oak
land, from the 10Th to the 29th of June,
and delegations are expected from every
city and college association on the
coast Sacramento, as the Oldest city
organization and the one nearest the
conference, ought to send the largest
delegation.
Every phase of association work win
be presented. Those interested in the
physical department will gain new ideas
and enthusiasm, and take great delight
in basket ball contests and other out
door exercises. The Mills College con-
ference will not have the camp life of
Geneva and Mortified. but it will have
the beautiful college grounds, the dor
mitory life and the delightful air of
California, which counterbalances all
the attractions of the camps
Glasses in inductive Bible study will
be led by Dr. Chapman of Oakland.
Miss De Voc, General Secretary at
Tacoma, who has had a wide expert
ence both in State and city work, will
lead the city conferences, and Mrs
Beard Of Napa College viii lead the col
lege conferences. New methods will
not only be learned and plans of work,
but those who attend will gain
an inspiration that will put new life.
into the association. DR., Hoyt of this
city, DR.. Chapman Of Oakland and DR..
Ollie of San Francisco will preach.
Some may want to take an outing
and not enter any of the classes They
will find Mills College a delightful
place in which to spend ten days and
make the acquaintance of some of the
happiest, brightest young women on the
Pacific Coast. Full particulars as to
the reduced rates for board and rail-
read fare will be published later.
In a letter to the March .Evangel,"
the organ Of the Y. w. c. A., Miss A.
III. Reynolds, the Worlds Secretary,
states that the Dunedin Association
OF New Zealand owns its own building,
d statement that might be made OF
many American organizations. How
ever. if the Sacramento Association
does not possess a building it has many
other causes for encouragement and
thankfulness. 1t has had an increase
of ninety-two in membership since
January 1st There are 179 enrolled
in the fifteen classes, and the assOcia-
ton spirit is growing among the mem
bers The Sunday afternoon meetings
are increasing in numbers and interest.
Miss Wood, Chairman of the Commit
tee on Religious Work, will have
charge of the meeting tomorrow, and
it is sure to be both pleasant and profit
able. The subject is Prayer and it
will be time Of special prayer for the
worlds work Even old members may
learn something Of the length and
breadth of the work that will be new
to them.
A new departure in the Sacramento
work is the Sunday-school meeting to
be held at the rooms this evening.
This meeting is intended for all sun
day-school workers, and is to take the
place of the teachers meeting in the
different churches. The pastors of the
city will present the lessons in turn
All who have been interviewed have
consented to serve, and it is hoped the
rest will be willing to assist in the
good work The plan has been most
successfully carried out in Detroit and
other cities. The first meeting will be
held April 4th.
This morning at 9:15 the French
class will have their first lesson. Mad
amoiselle Couvez will use the natural
method. Three names have been given
for an evening class, which will be
formed if the number reaches ten.
The painting class began last Mon