Evening star., 1904-04-29
oR1TTENToN MISSION
CONFERENCE CLOSES WITH SEES
SION TONIGHT.
Delegates 90 to Alexandria and Mount
Vsrnon-Business Transacted
This Morling.

At the session this morning of the con-
ference of the National Florence Crittenton
Mission. being held in ,ttis' Wesley M. E.
Irch, DR.. Tabor johnson of this city
spoke on the subject of the rights of the
unborn children severely denouncing crimi-
nal practice, and urging the necessity for
better education of women, judges, lawyers
and all others concerned in the perpetra-
tion of such an act. DR.. Johnson expressed
views In which he said he has been a
firm believer for many years. and which
he has advanced at other times before the
members of the medical profession.
"The evil is largely on the increase" he
said. both in this country and in all other
civilized countries of the world, in the
country districts as well as in the cities.
and In over rs per cent of the cases the
crime is performed by a married woman" +" e
Dr. Ada Thomas. also Of this city. ad-
dressed the conference on ''The Opportunity
of the Christian Physician to Aid Unfortu-
nate Girls" She emphasized the import
ance of guiding the impulses of girls at
the critical periods In their lives, saying
that physician had better opportunity
to do this than any one else, because girls
in trouble usually go to a physician as
last resort. -, M s.,...
of Florence Crittenton homes IN different
parts of the country. Mrs. Taylor, super
intendent of the Philadelphia home, spoke.
of the inception Of the work there and the
way 1t had grown recently. -
After luncheon was partaken in the local
mission at 21S Sd street northwest the dele
gates went on a car ride to Arlington. MT
Vernon and Alexandria. A receptions Is TO
be given at Alexandria to the delegates by
Charles N. 5Crittenton at p.mt H-'' Li'E 80
There win be meeting>of the conference
this evening in Wesley e,hureh beginning
at 8 O'Clock, when Rev. Geo. r. Stewart of
-TapDesaee will speak. a - -'s'As:--
Conference Closes Tonight.
The conference will close with the meet
ing tonight. The farewell services will be
conducted by Chas. N. Crittenten, prest-
dent Of the national organiza ton and the
founder of the Florence .Crittenten Home
movement. +''-i~ -
Charges of gross immortality on the part
of consular officials located in Liberia were
made by Miss A. A. Klein, one of the
speakers at the session yesterday afternoon
i'm a talk on "Preventives and Rescue Work
for Girls in Africa" Miss Klein has been
in Liberia as a missionary of the Lutheran
Church. stationed at Muhlenburg, but al
most Infinitely removed. she explained, from
the civilization of that city. She said for
elgn consuls, when on their way to the in
terror on business. frequently stopped at
her mission station, where she said they
would speak lightly of theirI4icentious ex-
garded by these consuls aS legitimate prey
criminal assault was common, in many in
stances unconcealed. loE an
Miss Klein declared ti4 natives. at least
in the vicinity where she was stationed,
uphold high standard Of f1orals Adultery
is punished by stoning tbideath and the ma
tives live closely according ITO the Mosaic
laws The conditions she described. she
Said. had greatly impededat tire work of the
missionaries. Miss Klein specifically ex-
empted the Rev. Ernest Lyon, the United
States consul atsMonrovfa. the capital, from
the charges made againsts the other consul
lar officials, and paidsa high ttfbute to him.
The report of the ehildren's home in Alex
andria. Va, maintained BY Mr. Crittenten,
showed that there are fort y2two children
sheltered there. .fE "a ~
II. II. Hart OF Chica gotalkesf in the even
ing of the duty of thetcot1na diiH ysto illegfti-
mate children and DIR. J.rG. aQefIog and DR..
and Mrs. Paulson Of Basxte Creek. Mich
discussed the relation of health to moral
regeneration. e-2ils ,54ss ,t%G -. -'-