New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13
OUR TNIVERSILIST WONEN.
THEY GATHER IN GREAT NUMBERS AT THE
ALLIANCE MEETING METROPOLITAN
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Representatives OF Unlversast women from
nearly all the churches in the metropolitan dis
trct were present the Alliance meeting held In
the Church OF the Good Shepherd. Jersey City
Heights. yesterday
Mrs. Charles II. Eaton presided. and after
prayer by the Rev a. s. Yantis. the officers reports
were heard
paper on Religious News" was read by Mrs.
4. J. Newbury 1t was broad in treatment. not
being confined TO the Liberal church. but noted the
most recent events among other religious organ-
cations
Miss Ada Fuller read witty report Current
Events" which covered nearly everything OF inter-
es, grave and gay, at home and abroad, during the
last month.
To general subject for discussion was Attitude
of "tmen Toward Modern Reform" Miss Cor
nelia Bradford gave admirable talk on Women
in Social Reform" Miss Bradford IL at the head OF
the Whittier House in Jersey city and her whole
time Is given to the betterment Of social and edu-
cational conditions. Social reform defined as
the relation of individual individual. including
within lis scope many other reforms, industrial.
economic and educational.
women have much to do" said the speaker. in
making over the world and who knows how TO
make over things better than women
A brief account given o, the Social Reform
Club on the Bowery and iis helpful work. and
special emphasis siven.to the interdependence
owes 10 the less fortunate.
WOMEN IN POLITICS.
Mrs. Jane Pierce spoke on women in Political
Reform" Allusion made 10 the political po-
stion accorded women in various ages ana
countries The danger pointed out by Herbert
Spencer that II women were suddenly preclpltateo
into equal political responsibility. compassion
might carry them TOO far and lead them TO pro-
mote Socialistc revolution" might be true. the
speaker thought as the educa ton and environment
of woman in the past has been to stimulate ne
sensibilit.es without intoxicating the necessary WIS.
dom to balance and direct them; w nay we neeo
she said sis good dose OF sharpened Wis an1
logic stronger nerves and n dee per knowlcdse OF
scientific and political facts ana me,n 90 h r ms
moralizng work of the women In the French Rev
outon The only practlcai reform won ~ w1 fsca
tor for good she continued, was In the antl-Iam-
many crusade in New-York City in 1885, An ac-
count was also given of the work done 10y the
women in the last campaign. a.
After solo by Mrs. Salesman, a general dis
cussion took place after which luncheon was
WOMEN IN RELIGION.
Miss Cecilia Gaines president OF the Womans
Club, having been detained, was asked 10 give her
talk on Women in Religious Reform" as an after
luncheon speech. which she did, to the delight or
the company Miss Gaines IN doubt whether
she was to consider women az reformers OF tho
world or reformers OF religion, IN they former they
have always had place. in the latter they nave
not been the orignators of new sects or
creeds, except the Shakers. individually woman
did much promugate Christianity. as IN tho
case of St Helena the mother of the Emperor Con-
stantne.
Just as Miss Gaines had made the statement that
the women do the practical work of the churches
she espied two men I'm the room. but as some ono
said they were only ministers" she decided not
TO apologize but included them as feiow-workers.
She paid the Unversalist women a compliment ~
sa wing that their beautiful religious faith must
have originated in the kindly heart OF a woman.
After the meeting a large number went on
visit to the Whittier House Mrs Eaton announces
the following women as a Nominating Committee
70 select candidates for the annual election next
month; Mrs A. ]. Newbury, Mrs. A. $. Yantis,
Mrs Cram Mrs. c. A. Miller and Mrs. c. b. Smith.