The record-union., 1898-07-23

was the other rim in forms of domes,
and temples, and precipices.
The lecturer spoke of John Hanse,
who has built trail down the side of
the canyon. Mr.. Hanse has built his
cabin, from the door of which the
grandest scenes of the canyon are
commanded. During the summer he
lives upon the rim, but when winter
comes he drives his animals before him
and descends to perpetual summer The
| canyon is the result Of years of ma
lures mighty laws. 1t is over oOO
miles long. The lecturer compared it's
distances to other natural scenery. II
the Niagara were placed in the depths
Of the Colorado. you could stand upon
the rim undisturbed by its roar.
THIRD DAY.
| Thursday morning the congress dis
cussed future organization.
committee, consisting Of DR..
! Bentley and the pastors OF
Yreka and Red Bluff, was appointed
| to work up matters of entertainment
and railroad fares. Several places were
mentioned as possible meeting points,
| although Shasta Retreat was preferred.
| 1t was the general opinion that the
congress could be made the feature Of
|
| year. The representation of ministers
this year was proportionally very large,
and the program has been eXcellently
carried out If railroad concessions can
| be obtained the best of speakers can
| be had for public lectures and instruc-
| ton specially adapted to ministers. Or
ganization was changed to a Tri-Coun-
| ty Congress, Tehama being added to
| Shasta and SiSkiyou.
| The subject of the EpWorth League
was again taken up, and paper,
| Mercy and Help" written by Mrs
Hannah Norris of Edgewood, was read
! by Rev. D. S. Wigstead. The paper
| was a very excellent one, speaking OF
| what might be done for the good of
others through this department, and
| was most practical in its suggestions.
| Rev. @. j. Chase addressed the con-
| gress, saying that in his ministerial
! work he had found the greatest need
of people was sympathy. People long
to have some one speak to them about
| their souls interest. He said in his
own experience there had been times
when he would have given everything
to have felt that back Of handshake
there was a heart that said, Brother
| Chase, 1 understand you" If Chris
tian minister is interested in the affairs
of men they will be interested in him,
and this becomes a means of helpful
| ness.
Mrs. D. s. Wigstead of Edgewood
read paper on "Woman's Debt to the
Gospel" We can understand what the
| gospel has done for woman by con-
trast with womans condition where
the gospel is not known. The gospel
has given woman freedom of speech,
| not in matters of state, but at the
| freside, where the child is trained. 1t
| gives woman social advantages; in
Christian lands she is the flower OF
! society Woman's educational ad-
vantages are enlarged by the gospel.
| Woman is the equal of man in sucn
privileges. Woman's moral life is ex-
tended as she hears of the truth of
God. Home becomes the happiest place
| on earth.
DR.. Bentley said his son, who had
recently travelled in Europe, found in
no European country that delicacy of
regard for woman that is everywhere
evident in America. This, he believed;
was due to the influence Of the gospel
of Christ DR.. Bentley came to Cali
fornia a young man, and had noticed
| a great advancement in family life,
due to the power Of the gospel. Not
only is woman indebted to the gospel,
but the gospel in these parts is again
greatly indebted to woman.
Mrs. r. Bentley addressed the con-
gress on the ''Woman's Missionary So
ciety," giving a comprehensive outline
of what woman is doing for the ad-
vancement Of the gospel. She detailed
the work done in the South, among
the Indians and in Mexico. She also
spoke of the work being done among
the foreign element in our cities, where
woman can do what man cannot, be-
cause these people come with prejudices
against the church.
In this work the deaconesses were
especially successful. In New York
they have an industrial home where
foreign women are taught American
household arts and go out as domestic
servants She spoke especially Of the
Deaconess Home in San Francisco,
saying that in return for SS a month
a pastor would get the help Of a dea-
coness.
The afternoon session was opened by
a paper on Junior Work of the
League" by Miss Angie O'Neill of
Yreka The young lady gave many
practical suggestions for interesting the
children and leading them into the
church.
Judge J. NJ O'Neill Of Yreka ad-
dressed the congress on 'Laymen in
the Temporal Work Of the Church" a"
He said we ought to have a gentle
mems aid society as well a ladies' aid
society Men should feel their re-
sponsibilities to the church and to the
family. The church should care for it's
superanuated preachers. The Yreka
Church has a strong membership Of
men Of high standing.
The program for the evening con-
sisted of addresses by Hon. J. S. Beard
of Yreka, Dr. c. E. Thompson OF
Dunsmuir, and Mrs. Fannie Macabee
+, of Denver.
TAX ON WINES.