Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-27
PARSONS WIVES
TO BAR GOSSIPS
SAY WOMEN SHOULD NOT RE-
PEAT CHURCH RUMORS
CONFERENCE WOMEN MAKE
RULES FOR GUIDANCE
Spouse Of Minister Shall Not Have
Especial" Friends, and chums
Are Tabooed Is
Dlctum

.'The minister's wife shall not hold
a monopoly on official positions in the
societies of the church"
"She shall offer cordial hospitality,
but her entertaining shall not be of
1cial.'"
"She' shall not have special friends,
and chums are tabooed."
above all, she shall not gossip, ana
she shall not tell her husband all the
rumors she hears from the congrega-
tons"
These were the sentiments expressed
yesterday afternoon at the meeting OF
the Ministers Wives association OF
the Southern California Methodist con-
ference, held In the Y. w. G. A. build
ing.
1t was decided that there never has
been and probably never Will be per-
feet minister's wife, but that she must
continually strive for that state and
that she must follow the old saying
of seeing not, hearing not and repeat
ing not of gossip or anything OF Ill
repute."
The meeting was an animated one,
and the ministers wives told much OF
their trials and tribulations in the
work.
Mrs c. M. Crist read the paper of
the afternoon, discussing the points al
ready referred to. She spoke in a
logical manner of the peculiar posi-
tons occupied by the wives of min
listers and their great advantages In
assisting in the work.
Advice to Wives
Mrs. Crist read her paper in a
strong, clear voice, and was warmly
applauded for her sentiments She
pointed out a sane ground for the wife
of the minister and said that she
thought 1t duty to make and keep
themselves beautiful for the sake of
God and their work.
The paper of Mrs. Crist was followed
by short discussion of the subject,
which was participated in by many Of
the wives present.
Mrs. A. w. Atkinson made an ad-
dress of welcome to the new members
of the association, who were formally
introduced. Mrs. Charles Edwin
Locke, the wife of the new pastor of
the First Methodist church, made a
response on behalf of the new mem
bers.
Mrs. F. d. Blanchard offered the an
nual resolutions In regard to the work,
which were unanimously adopted.
Mrs f. S. Woodcock. the president
of the association, presided. She has
had the pleasure of welcoming all the
other ministers wives to the associa-
ton, for she came here thirty-three
years ago when there were but 1881
Methodists in the county of Los Ange-
les, and but thirteen ministers at the
annual conference. There. was but one
other woman present the wife OF Rev.
Mr.. Tarr, who had been in the con-
ference such a length of time.
An interesting program was rem
dered, the following taking part:
Mesdames Bennett, Martin, Spencers.
G. Summer Couch, Misses Miller, Julia
Kie Christian, While Smyser, Letta
williams, Myrtle Eldred, Messrs. G..
Sumner Couch and Phillip Goodwin.
The following officers were unani-
mously elected for the ensuing year:
Mrs. s. s. Sprouts, president; Mrs. Eli
McClish, vice president; Mrs. ]. b.
Green, secretary; Mrs. f. q. Robinson,
treasurer. The following were also APP
pointed the committee in charge of the
meeting for next year, Mesdames j.
A. johnson, o. c. Laizure, ]. G. Healy,
F. d. Mather and s. H. Enyeart.
Bishop to Preach
Bishop Henry w. Warren will de-
liver the conference sermon this morn
ing at IL o'clock at the First Metho-
dist church, and at 8 o'clock will or
dain a class of candidates into the min
istry at the same place. The services
of the day will be opened with love
feast led by Rev. A.lW. Bunker at .
o'clock, followed by a demonstration of
the Sunday school of the First church
at $50 o'clock In the evening an
evangelistic service will be held.
Aside from the bishops sermon the
important event of the day will be the
reopening OF the Boyle Heights Meth
odist church, which has been greatly
enlarged and refitted. DR.. Boswell will
preach the morning sermon and 1t Is
expected that Bishop Warren will give
d word of greeting at the evening serv-
ice. Dr. Guild of San Diego will
preach the evening sermon.