The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-27
WITH THE CONGREGATIONALISTS
CLOSING SESSIONS OF THE UTAH
CONFERENCE YESTERDAY.
Banquet Given By the Ladies In
Honor of the Delegates-Woman's
Missionary Union.

The fourth session of the Utah Congre-
gregationaI conference was one Of great
interest After business was disposed of,
the association listened to most bene-
fetal programme, comprising treatise OF
each of the following subjects:
The Congregational Sunday School So
ciety," Mr.. h p. Webb
The Ministerial Relief Society,"" Rev.
W. S. Hawkes.
THE American Missionary AssOcia-
ton Mrs. NJ. +. Jones. The good work
OF this organization was outlined by Mrs
Jones and a general report made OF the
work now engaging its attention.
Mrs. d. e. HemDhin considered Ihe
American Board
Hall presented by far the most interesting
paper of the conference Professor Coo
ley is a new resident OF Otah, having
come here from New Jersey last month
to pursue his profession in the above
mentioned institution. His subject. SO
ably treated. was "1nterden0nlnational
Comfy and the New Mission Fields
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION.
The ladies of the Congregational church
banoueted the association yesterday noon-
The repaSt was superb. An informal So
cial followed and at o'clock occurred
the annual meeting OF the woman MIS-
siOnary Union OF Utah.
Devotional service was conducted by
Mrs. D. Z. Hemphil. after which the
body went into a business session. The
committee on organization later reported
the selection of the following officers Tor
the ensuing year. which report was unan-
imOusly adopted
dent, Mrs. Clarence Brown; secretary,
Mrs. Hall; treasurer. Miss Baker
the executive committee IS as follows:
Mrs. +. Z. Corfman, Provo; Mrs. MalterS
of First church: Mrs. Lindsay, fnllnpS
church, Mrs. Brown. Plymouth cnurch'
Mrs. Emerson; Ogden; Mrs; David Fee
bles. BOuntiful; Mrs DR.. Bailey, Lynn;
Mrs Dr. Wilson. Park City; Mrs. Dexter,
Coalville; Mrs. Bailey. Echo
A vote of thanks was extended the out
going officers and an expression OF SYM
patty adopted for the Park City branch.
AT the conclusion of business. the report
of the auxiiiarieS were heard, all being OF
a gratifying nature.
Miss Bakers report of the city work
was heard and adopted.
Miss COngdOn. prece9treSS OF the salt
Lake college. delivered an interesting ad-
dress on Spain. She spoke at some length
on the educational advantages. or rather,
disadvantages, of that country, setting
forth that the defeat of Spain in the late
war was partially due to lack OF edu-
cation and religion on the part of that
people In Spain can be found q rev cuI--
tured college students. but they come
from the higher classes, ana II was not
until lately that women were taught at
all 1t is no wonder then that they con-
Guided the best way to teach the people
was through Christian missions After
1868 missionary schools We're. eStdpuSneu
and later the international Institute for
girls ar San Sebastian. Miss COngdOn
then followed the growth OF the institute
ana pictured the adversely for a long time
10 female graduates and how the bad
spirit was overcome 1t is the only school
of its kind in Spain, and its present build
ing is wholly inadequate 70 the demand
for admission. Miss Gulick. founder and
the head of the institute, is at present in
the country trying to raise means to
build a larger school and the speaker
asked the people to aid in every way pos
sible her project to overcome their bitter
feelings toward SPAIN Even Christian
America" she concluded, should desire
not only the uplifting of Cuba and the
Philippines. but the success Of Spain in
this respect
President Mrs. Hawkes. addressed the
assembly on Our Call to Service, re-
lating her personal experiences in the
field of missionary labor and how she was
called to service She spoke of the local
missionary work and gave encouraging
reports of the same since IL was opened
Mrs. c. +. Allen spoke briefly. adVocat-
ing the organization of mothers clubs
distinctly in the church. and stated many
good reasons why this should be done
She was interested in the subject, as sec
rotary of the Mothers congress. held re-
Gently and called upon the union to re-
port TO her any advancement in the work.
The final meeting of the conference was
held last night. Professor Radcliffe IA
vored the audience with an organ solo.
and Rev J. n. Brown spoke on "COngre-
gationalism as an Educational Force