The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-06

when subscriptions amounting to between
5000 and 500 were secured from those
present at the First Presbyterian church.
Part OF these subscriptions were in cash.
but the greater number were in pledges
from those present in the audience the
amounts payable monthly and ranging
from 10 cents to 81 This amount was
secured from IN audience OF sOmo 60,
and augurs well for the success Of the
Y. w. c. a. home.
Practical Work Suggested.
Just before taking up his talk OF the
Sychar revival. DR.. Coburn said he knew
OF no better time TO do some practical
work I'm behalf OF the movement for
which the meeting had been called He
gave brief history of the organization
among the young women; spoke Of the
beautiful structure which the young men
have here, and said he hoped 1t would
not be long until Juet as handsome and
commodlous structure would be placed
at the disposal of the Young Women'S
Christian association,
Cards and Collection Plates.
Then cards and collection plates were
passed around and In less than ten min
utc9 the amount mentioned above was
pledged. committee from the Y. w, c.
A had charge OF this part OF the work,
and II Is understood that many who were
not present at yesterdays meeting are
anxious to lend their financial as well as
their moral support to the maintenance
I
In need of such home,
Meeting Was Success.
Tho meeting yesterday afternoon was
altogether success From every evan
gelcal church in the city came represen-
tatiVes, nearly all of the pastors Of the
city being present and several of them
tnkinG part In the programme. Brief but
eloquent appeals for the establishment
of home where Christian young women
who came to the city as strangers might
p. A Simpkin. Rev. Benjamin Young
Quite as eloquent were the prayers for
the success of the work offered by Dr.
Coburn. Rev. J II. Murray, Rev. D. A
Brown and Rev. McClaIn Davis.
Splendid Music
A beautiful feature of the meeting was
the music. There were solos and con-
gregational singing and It was no Won
der, as DR.. Coburn remarked. that people
should be imbucd with the spirit OF Civ
ing ga after singing or hearing sung the
Mrs, Fred B. Jones. Miss Daisy Wolf
gang and c. o. Harris were the soloisto
of the afternoon. The congregational
diers,' The Glory Song" and Jesus
Comes - Rev. William NJ. Taylor gave
the scripture reading, and Rev. NcClain
Davis pronounced the benediction.
Dr.. Paden Is Heard.
In the absence oil DR.. E. V Silver, who
"No " nave given z lnTGe-Tnlnute t1lkg
but who was unavodably detained, Rev
DR.. Padcn spoke upon the Importance of
the work which tho Christian women of
the city were endeavoring to inauguratc
In Salt Lake, He expressed wonder that
any woman should stay out OF the fellow
ship OF the Christian church, that any
man should do so. but added that since
the time OF Christ the woman and the
child have had sovereign place in the
saving OF the world. Women he said
wero Christs first messengers. and
through all the years since have been his
messengers not alone to womanknd but
TO mankind. DR. Paden made a special
plea to tho men OF the audience to lend
their support to the movement. saying
wives and their sisters, they owed 1t to
themselves to stand back of such a move
ment
IL would not for a moment continued
DR., Padcn. feel safe for a 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 q Christian. but II is a harder world
for a woman 10 live IN And our appoal
today Is simply this: Men and women.
let us help the women to take care Of the
girls
Rev. Simpkin's Talk.
Rev, Peter A: simplsin of Phillips Con-
gregational church was the second
speaker Of the afternoon. There Is no
difficulty for any man" he said who
has ever felt the sanctIfying influence of
d "pudn IoNo 10 Sttn0 and make
appeal for q cause like this DR. Paden
touched upon the beautiful fact of wom-
ans nearness to the Lord Jesus Christ
and say to You that many OF us who
have found tho same nearness hove found
It through the influence of Woman II
viii be sad day for this city or any
other city, 1t will be sad day for Amer
lea, when the heart of woman does not
respond to the answering note OF Gods
love oh. would that It were minc today
TO talk of that which we owe to women
Let us as these women enter upon their
work today strengthen their hands con-
tent that 1t Is the work OF God
DIR. Young for the Methodists.
In behalf of the Methodist churches Of
the city, Rev Benjamin Young OF tho
First Methodist church bespoke for tho
movement the most hearty support In
the first place, he said. he believed IL wae
a good thing, and there is room for more
good things in Salt Lake. In the second |
place IL Is needed. He was ready To give |
his support to an institution that wouId |
mean a place of rest, place OF refuge n |
home for young women who come no |