Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-16

men and women, each of whom is a
specialist in his or her particular line come from
all parts Of the country brought here by the Wo-
mems Missionary Federation for the Summer
School and Conference
DR.. Shailer Mathews, who will give an evening
lecture and conduct two conferences is dean of the
divinity school in the University of Chicago He is
an educator of national reputation His writings
on church history used text books and his
services as speaker religious and sociological
matters are in constant demand
jenkins Lloyd Jones, who will give two evening
addresses, heads number of prominent institu-
tions in the city of Chicago. He is director of
Abraham Lincoln center one of the big social
settlements of the city and is pastor of All Souls
church which is located at the center. He is
lecturer in the literature extension department of
the University of Chicago and is editor of the
Unity. He was secretary to the Worlds parliament
OF religion and organized the congress of religions.
Mrs. E. P. Costigan of Denver will have the
childrens hour. She formerly kindergartener
and has introduced kindergarten methods into the
Sunday schools She turns the Bible into fascin-
ating story book for children. The club women
and suffragists will be interested in Mrs. Costigan
She is vice president of the Denver Woman's club
and takes a leading part in all forward movements
of the city. She was prominent among the Denver
women who, worked in behalf of the Citizens party
the machines at the city election She
is an active worker in the National Mothers con-
gress and is president of the Denver Graded Union
OF Sunday School Teachers.
Miss Frances Bates Patterson of Chicago, who
will conduct classes in mission study intended to
be of especial interest to young people and who
will give stereopticon lecture on "China-New
and DID," has been missionary in the orient for
many years. She was missionary in China for
five years, went through the Boxer uprising there
and the siege of Tientsin She has also done mis-
sionary work in Japan and India.
Mrs D. B. Wells of Chicago is already known
to church people here, having spoken in Omaha
last year She is well-known among church folks
throughout the country from her work Bible
and mission study teacher. She will conduct the
Bible hour at the Omaha summer school.
Hans P. Freeze of New York, who will give an
Hevening lecture Mormonism born in the
Mormon church. His mother was plural wife and
bis father was one of the early Mormon settlers
who walked from Council Bluffs to Salt Lake
City When he was boy, he came under the in
*fluence of Christian missionaries and at II began
Ito work his way through college. He worked his
&Nay through Columbia university and has ectured
on Mormonism all this country and the
British Isles He protagonist in the recent
anti-Mormon campaign in London and the north
of England
A Rev. Frederick ]. Patton of New York. who will
be the chief speaker ct the missionary MACS meet
Ing which will open the conference Tuesday
ing, was raised in the New Hebrides He will tell
On1ahans about the reclamation of his South Sea
Eisland home from cannibalism to Christianity by
his tather, the illustrous John G. Patton.
Rev. Finis s. Idleman who will give an evening