The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-03

The first meeting of the mothers
congress of Utah closed yesterday af-
ternCon after a permanent organiza-
ton had been effected. Nearly 100 rep
resentative Utah women expressed
their appreciation al approval of the
movement by placing their names
upon the membership roll. A consti-
ton was adopted and the temporary
officers were made permanent as fol
lows: Mary c. May, president; Geor-
giana Young, recording secretary:
Lily Z. A. Lynn, treasurer; Corrinne
NJ. Allen, corresponding secretary;
Lulu Lee Stiehl, assistant correspond
ing secretary.
The sessions have been mutually
helpful to the women. who are much in
earnest and are anxious to have many
more of their sisters enrolled in the
work of promoting the welfare of par
ent and child. The mothers congress
is safely launched and bids fair to be-
come means of blessing the homes of
Utah.
The presence and encoura cement of
many prominent workers from other
states was strongly felt by the women
of Utah, who appreciate the sympathy
and help so truly given.
MORNING SESSION.
The morning session was quite well
attended and the interest manifested
in papers and discussions continued IN
abated.
Mrs. Nellie Little presided. The au-
dience joined in singing the hymn,
Coronation Prayer was offered by
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Horne.
Miss Strong, formerly a student OF
the state university. read an interest
ing paper Oh The Childs Contact
With Nature" Miss Strong pointed
out that the distinguishing feature
between man and the. lower animals is
intellect. 1t is important to follow on
the idea of unity in nature. The eX-
tent of our investigation is limited to
the senses and imagination. Contact
with nature becomes the means of edu-
cation. In its study books take a back
seat. A knowledge of common things
is needed to upr3ot ignorance. Miss
Strong referred to the danger that con-
tact with nature among children may
lead to depravity, as when they prac-
tice cruelty on insects, birds, etc. 1t is
fortunate for any individual to become
q. lover of nature, for the study is
healthful, absorbing and instructive.
THE WIDER MOTHERHOOD
In her address en- "'rhe Wider
Motherhood Mrs. F. D. Kimball said
that it was divinely natural that the
congress of mothers should be here as
sembled It Is the day-star of glad
ness 10 the children OF today, and the
future. Its purpose is to make the
greater problem Of our lives surer of
solution. The mothers are bearing the
worlds joys and sorrows. Mrs. kim
bali spoke of the Wider Motherhood
from a spiritual standpoint. The sweet
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of the spiritual mother A fitting trib-
ute was paid TO Mary Baker Eddy of
Boston, who has so strongly caught
sight Of the spiritual and immortal and
discovered the principle that life must
be consecrated to love 1t has long
been held that men are not so spirit
ual as women, but they, too, hail from
the same spirituality, which belongs
Just as much to man as woman. Hand
in hand they should solve the problem
together. The three factors for the
good of the child are father, mother
and teacher.
The subject was thrown open to dis
cussion. Mrs. Margaret Upper True,
of Denver. gave some good thoughts,
referring to remark which she had
BEARD a woman make upon leaving this
hall the day previous. The woman said
that judging from what had been said
in the congress, it was so much trouble
to raise a child that she was glad she
had none Mrs. True hoped that no
&oman in this audience voiced such A
sentiment.
Miss Rice stated that the mother
wants children for what she receives
from them.
THE WASHINGTON CONGRESS.
Mrs Augusta Grant gave an ac-
count of the Washington congress, held
IN May. which she attended as a rep
sesentative from Utah Through her
unavoidable absence on Thursday even
ing her paper on that subject was read
by Mrs. Mary S. Gist Of Washington,
although the newspapers had reported
it as having been read by herself. Mrs.
Grant referred to the kindly act of
the state legislature in appropriating
s.. 900 to esta blish a kindergarten course
in the state university for the training
OF teachers. She asked that encOur-
agement be given the movement, 50
that it ultimately would be adopted
into the public schools. She Joined in
prayers for the boys in blue who were
fighting the battle at Santiago. and
hope:i that universal peace would soon
come.
Miss Grace Maynard favored the au-
dience with pleasing reading, "a
Touch in the Heart" from Eugene
Field.
REV. CELIA PARKER WOOLEY.
Rev. Celia Parker WooIey, pastor of
the Independent church of Chicago,
talked about works of art and paint
ings that showed the true function Of
woman and taught the principle Of
love. In this the Madonnas were
among the best, but it is not one moth
er alone who is sacred, but all are OBJ
jects of spiritual significance.