Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-05
NEW MOVEMENT
PUSHED ALONG.
Organization Of Young Women's
Christian Association is
Now Assured.
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING HELD
Woman's Sphere In Christian World
Commented Up0n--Churches
Behind II.

The First Presbyterian church was
well filled yesterday afternoon by an
audience consisting chiefly OF ladies'
Ia attendance on the public meeting
held TO actively furthe' the organiza-
ton OF Young Women's Christian as
ISOLATION IN this city. and before the
meeting was over nearly 500 had been
subscribed for the cause, Mrs. c. j.
McNitt presided, as the president OF
the new association, and handsome
young women with silk badges, acted
as ushers Music was a special feature
of the OCCASION and the performers
were Mrs. V. b. cutler. Mrs. Fred
Jones, Miss Daisy A. Wolfgang and c.
o. Harris.
In the absence of Dr. Silver, who
could not be present Rev. DR.. Paden
took his place on the program, and
spoke upon the Importance OF the work
which the Christian women Of the city
were endeavoring TO inaugurate III salt
Lake. lie wondered that any woman
should stay out of the fellowship OF
the Christian church, that any man
should do so but that since the time
OF Christ the woman and the child
have had a sovereign place in the saw
ing of the world. Women were Christ's
first messengers and through all the
years since have been His messengers
not alone to womanklnd, but to man
kind. DR.. Paden appealed TO the men
of the audience TO lend their support
TO the movement, saying that for the
sake of their mothers, their wives and
their sisters, they owed It 10 them
selves to stand back of such a move
ment. Il would not for n moment feel
safe for sister of mine to be out In
this city by herself II she were not
Christian woman. 1t Is hard world
for man to live In who Is not
Christian, but IL is q harder world
for woman to live In. And our APP
zeal today Is simply this; Men and
women, let us help the women to take
care OF the girls"
REV, p. A. sIMPKIN.
Rev. Peter A. simpkin Of Phillips
Congregational church said. There Is
no difficulty for any man who has ever
felt the sanctifying influence Of wom-
ans love to stand and make an appeal
for cause like this. DR.. Paden touched
upon the beautiful fact OF womans
nearness to the Lord Jesus Christ, and
say 10 you that many Of us who have
found the same nearness have found IL
through the influence of woman. II
viii be sad day for this city or any
other city, II will be sad day for
America, when the heart OF woman does
not respond to the answering note of
Gods love. oh, would that II was mine
today to talk of that which we owe 20
women. Let us as these women enter
upon their work today, strengthen their
hands. content that It is the work of
God"
METHODIST APPEAL.
In behalf Of the Methodist churches
of the city. Rev Benjamin Young OF
the First Methodist church bespoke for
the movement the most hearty support
lie believed It was good thing, and
there is room for more good things In
Salt Lake. In the second place II is
needed. He was ready to give his sup
port TO an institution that would mean
place OF rest. place OF refuge
home for young women who come as
strangers to the city-but an Institution
that will stand primarily for Christ
I'VE have institutions for the young
men, but certainly one Is needed for
the young women. God help us that
we may be up and doing, supporting
this institution and every institution
that stands for Jesus Christ"
DIR. COBURN'S ADDRESS.
| DR.. Coburn made stirring address
on the Sychar revival, beautiful word
! picture OF the saving or many souls by
the woman OF Samaria whom Christ
met at the well. taught the way of
| eternal life and through her won many
followers In the village Of Sychar. DR..