New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-11

The annual anniversary and graduating
cises Of the Training Home for Christian Workers
conducted by the Womans Branch OF the New
York city Mission. were held yesterday morning In
the Assembly Hall Of the United Charities Build
ing The Rev DR.. A. T. Schautrcr presided. and on
The platform were Mrs Morris X Jesup, president
Of the Wornan's Branch Mrs Lucy c. cambridge.
the supernt endent: Mrs. Rosina D. Rowe. super
,uiendent Of the Training Home and the Rev. DR..
Henry van Dyke. The platform was decorated
with pots Of yellow daisies and vase Of dafro-
dis and the graduates wore bows OF yellow RIB
bon. yellow being the class color
The programme opened with hymn and then
Mrs f. r. Nermiye. the treasurer OF the Home
read a report. showing a balance OF more than
$50 on hand. Following this were addresses
by graduates One by Miss Mary Gable. set
forth the purposes Of the work. and the others IL
Illustrated the school methods Miss Elizabeth
Hicks told The Story Of the Flood and Miss
Mary Cochran made an address on rolling Up
ward" using couple Of tiny ladders to illustrate
her remarks
Miss Gable urged the necessity OF Training for
Church Workers" and said that because people
only had time do a httlc, was no reason why
they should do II In the best possible way
She stated that the Training Home classes were
open 10. every one. and that II was not necessary
10 take the whole In order to enter any one
of them OF this paper Or. Van Dyke. who was
the next speaker. said that he wished ten thou-
sand copies could be printed. and scattered broad
cast through the churches
DR. Van DYKES subject The Desire Tor
Conquest" He said that man was the discon-
tented animal being distinguished from all others
b. the fact that he is always looking loT ne"
worlds TO conquer This desire Is either noble or
,gnoble according 10 It's motives. II men pursue
tie conquest Of nature simply for the satisfaction
q. their material wants they Will make the world
q big feeding trough FOR superior race OF swine
but II they do II In order tnat they may be de-
uverel from the necessity for constant labor ana
NAV have more time for the development OF tht.i
dweIing-pl for spiritual beings sps"hlas ~
me present between the nited states aIIG
10 an avarciOus desire for territory ana aser"l4-
6,zemert the war would De a blot on her scutcheon
forever. but If she considered only the WeIaie u
al oppressed people, II would snlhe - he" 7'A'
In concluding his address DR. Van Dyke said
he was glad women were again taxing the pace
IN the early Protestant 'hurch' an. ny I,tis i.e
explained that ne meant the Apostolic Chufcli
eirc, II was "a protest against JUDAISM as tiie So
called Protestant cfuf,les are aed4l-91
H. this early Church. he said women Gld a 10Y OF
The work IN the Roman Catholic ChuIcn' they hau
also mad recognized place Dui the ne" TO-, 80
tant Church had made the mistake OF not allowing
rr,'Scates were presented by Mrs. Jesup to the
Carrier Elizabeth Hicks, Anna VI: Latschar i'a"a
EvaI0va Pavleva. and Clara Belle Wesisaie .
Certificates for partial courses were siHsn 10
Granam. Euret;a F. Granger. Alma A. Hummel
Clara skerriii Emma b. smith Pearl y, 1I atp
Maude Daen.ker. Mary Stewart CaTo!ine Delaho
FRANCES Th-Oop, Anna Weir Hubbard, mary cO'h-
ran and Jean 9. Cochran 49,, ,,..,,..-,. ox
Miss Puy.eva. who comes from bulgaria eA-
r.rs TO return home next fall 20 work among her
own people under the Congregational BOARD OF
Foreign Missions O.. 49,, ,rr,,o,,.
Home No rs East Tenth-st.. yesterday afternoon
aa4 evening.