The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-02
WOMEN SPEAK
ON RELIGION
The Subj ct Discussed in
Every Detail at Yes
terday's Congress.
Elcquently and Ably Treated
by Many Interesting
Speakers
The Final Session of the Boiy Will
Convene at GOLDEN Cat, Hill.
This Evening.


1t was religious day in The Woman's
Congress- The subject of religion was
discussed in every detail. The gamut of
tho deliberations covered the whole range
of the spiritual aud emotional side CT
human nature.
There was no advocacy of any creed
beyond a broad tribute to the orthodox
Christianity,.in all its various sects and
aspects.
The morning was devoted to a business
meeting OF the executive board, from
which visitors were excluded.
Miss Cora Miilicent Palmer had plenty
of hearers when she opened the delibera-
tons of the Congress IN the afternoon
with paper entitled "ShalI we teach re.
HglonP" After e tribute TO the part re-
ligron played in advancing the cause OF
civilization, Miss Palmer said:
Education is the instruction of the intellect
IN the avs of nature. The ideals of the high
est education cannot be attained without
recognition OF religion: The truly educated
mau Is a~religious man, ard religion OF the
lntu1tlve sort is not sufficient The whole OF
the man is to receive development in the vast
education, and a. man ca lnot be left to intui-
ton IN religion any more than he can IN the
study OF botany or in the development OF
morals. Not the least weighty reason for
teaching religion is that the religious faculty
IS developed just are all other mental facul-
ties. The. religious life OF the individual
withouteducation is sure TO fall short and to
result possibly in an absurdiUy. Colleges and
universities are cri ticIZed Tor unfaith simply
because the young men and women students
have never had adequate religious train
ing in the faith OF their fathers and have re-
garded their peculiar and feeble religious i'm
pressons with the acute judgment OF mature
mind.
Nine. LYDIA Maneroff Won Finkel-
stein in commenting uDOn Miss Palmer's
words, said there was woeful lack OF
reiiPious condition.
The Bible.is full Of great truths if we
will only understand Them said the
speaker "Prue, some of our mission aries
represent every character In it as sur
rounded with big halo and thus the les
.,sOn OF their lives IS lost sight OF IL de-
sire TO convey the picturesque and pos
'slbIy -Vrotesque- In my trips about the
world nave received" many letters from
soung men and women expressive OF their
inanihtyt0 fashion their footsteps after
j.: Christ, saying that the savior could not
sin, while they inherited sin by reason
of: heir human desceEt. 1t is not that
Christ could not sim but that he did not
. sin Ii Jesus could not have sinned of
=. what use was the attempt OF the devil to
tempt him?"
Nine. Won FinkeIstein said there was
. disposition on the part OF Biblical teachers
10 paw TOO much attention TO. the letter of
he BiD{e at the expense OF the spirit.
People had become accustomed to wear
long face when reading the Bible. Con-
cluding, the speaker said:
Christ came TO teach US the perfect man.
We don't want the Bible in our public schools,
but in the household. Every home should be
a Ia oernaete and every parent teacher or
90 God. Christ came intothe world TO teach US
also the perfect motherhood. The mother is
the molder Of the vessel Unless she be perfect