The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-07-14
(orthfeId, Mass.
:, women 5 Conference.

vorus Women Conference
roupe women conference opene'
l' rs ,y'' wednesday evening with !
Wv, Wv in tHe auditorium. About 4o'
uD ,,s mostly from preparatory an,
g ,,', schools. we're in the conference
alup' and tba tents on the campus
lo'u' amber OF churches in Hart
/ poebcsteE Philadelphia, Newark
F,,,Do,on. East orange and Brooklyn
u aka sent delegations. The Misses
/ ' , school of Dobbs Ferry has thu
' ', representation, 10 girls being il
(.1.o,e. under the charge of Mis-
- Masters. They occupy Weston
\ uonry Moore cottage holds til,
.,,op from Pennington, 81 in mum
ni,h Ms, Margaret Colgate "a
Pitt,bwg delegation of 2l
r.. Miss Mary Flynn, shares THU
sn,a With them. Other large dele
' arc those of Boston, with l,
\. ~ Nh. Spcncer's school of New
+ nth 70 q party from Pottstown
.J,r the charge of Mrs. Meigs OF
ug school. 20 girls from Whining
| nd. and 50 from Hartford.
f., J,ilr program of this conference
o,q.o clock with Bible study
[ Prof. W. A, Il. Goodwin OF
- had course upon The Para
Row John Mcdowell of Newark
4, The Fundamentals of Christianity
voria Dowd of Orange, n. J..
e. F. "I The Life of Paul, and Miss
~ Wood of Camden, n. j.. took
Y. Gonj Individuals. From 10 to ! ]
u, ' aorference on religious work
h A. Mary l.. Howard of Hartford
,. %' officer. The subjects were
las s'." of Sunday-sehool methods
n. sIosses and Young people s work
Vel Mrs. D. L. Wade spoke fol-
y missions as a member of the Pres
l.a,io % Woman 5 Board of Home Mis-
\, Miss Jennie V. Hughes of China
~ tbe most active workers in the
,rt inbilee meetings, and Miss Helen
M, ' cf the Congregational board in
w. ll ~ tha fnreiun field, Rev
n A. TrulI talked upon Mission in the
|1lay School.
|i, IL dailv by Rev. w, II. Griffith
|anas of Toronto. He gave a series
addresses on Christian Certainty,
[s . these topics: The Fact OF
|Ig Tie Evidence of the Bible, The
t,tspce of the Church, and The Tes-
t%r Of Experience. w. R. Moody
ESjsd The afternoon. as usual, was
|Taed 10 recreation, a field day, girls
|sball game. a tennis tournament and
|srop number of drives. This depart
M was under the care of Miss Flor
"a Walton of East Orange.
|Tbp Round Top service in the even
|, was al sunset. These are more in
mi gatherings than the auditorium
FTipss Mrs. W. r. Moody presided
n Al the auditorium meeting at s,
F4r Z. Speer of New York, DIR. A. j.
(T1 also of New York, DR.. John
ENTeIl of Newark. Melville Trotter
(Gspd Rapids. Rev. Charles r. Erd.
N Of Princeton and Rev. Samuel
FwnbOttom of Allahabad, India, were
|hled among the speakers. The off
h Of the committee in charge of this
|fgence are. Chairman, Mrs. w. r.
|w1y of East Mortified; vice-choir-
/. Miss Mary L. Howard of Han /,
hi; treasurer. Mrs. John Mcdowell
Newark. n. j.; secretary, Miss Der.
! Harlan Of Wilmington.
|Tie cornerstone of the new Gould
|mitory, presented by Miss Helen
|ul to Mortified seminary, was laid
|llay afternoon at O'Clock in the
|Stnce of the delegates to the young
|nens conference Miss Gould her,
y was unable to be present, and had
|pested W. R. Moody to lay the cor
|stOne for her. After brief Bible
Ellg by DR.. Charles I. Erdman of
/ Princeton Theological seminary, Mr..
BODY gave short history of the semi
lT, He told how it had been started
|Ki9 by his father. for girls who could
Otherwise get a good education. He
% that it had been true to that ideal
Pee He emphasized the fact that
+ new dOrmitOry would help them to
|teaSe the work, since so many more
fLcations are received than can be
fttel. Robert E. Speer made the
|ttlling PRAYER. and DIR. Arthur j..
POM pronounced the benediction.
+ saturday edition of several news
(NB Miss Gould's letter of gift, a
flioTaph Of the newly elected prin-
p, Charles E. Dickerson, biogra-
2 Of Dwight L, Moody, and a Bible
|le some Of the things enclosed in the
EhffstOne, which was laid with the
r trowel used by Cleveland E.
Ege in laying the cornerstone of
l(s9n hall, one Of the early seminary
tlhgs.
|H9bert E, Speer, secretary of the
[sOyterian Board of Foreign Missions,
ENa at the Sunday morning service in
| auditorium He spoke upon the
" If any man will come after
let him deny himself, and take up
E.ei0SS and follow me-. -
|lle Women's Foreign Missionary
ll9eIence opened last night for a