The San Francisco call., 1913-07-21
Woman Pastor Is Frank
breaches Common Sense
Rev. Ella w. Brown
Says Woman S w ork
Is Family Life

BERKELEY. July 20--"No woman is
mites when she seeks knowledge with
OUT the main view of devoting it TO
improving the condition of the less
fortunate of her sex. Our colleges are
filled with women who are there chief
Is to acquire what they term culture.
There is a great need for nnselfish'
educated women who will help others
to better themselves and their fam
lilies
That is the belief of Mrs. Ella W.
Brown, pastor of Bethany Congrega-
tional church. who has just been
called from Fairmont college at Wich-
ita Kan, where she was head of the
English department. Mrs. Brown is
the first woman minister TO occupy
a pastorate in Berkeley.
Il am in thorough sympathy with
the efforts of women 10 establish
themselves in professions" she eN-
planned. for i have been in three my
self But 7 believe that for those who
do not care for professional life there
is a large field in assisting other
women to make better homes
ACT AS HOUsEKEEPERS
have come to feel that women in po-
sition to do so should spend portion
of their time in training themselves
for family life by acting as housekeep-
ers in schools and colleges was In
charge of a dormitory in which had
a group of 80 boys TO care for. While
there / was impressed with the OPP
portunity for women to train them
selves in such a way.
oh n nj
to dispense with maid when she has
a family not larger than four. So
many of the women who complain
about the servant question could easily
take care of their households without
help If those women had prepared
themselves for the management OF
homes of their own by learning the use
Of modern time and labor saving de-
vices they would not be worrying about
the question of keeping servants"
a VERSATILE WOMAN
Mrs. Brown is a graduate of Central
Normal college of Danville, Ind. Fol-
lowing her graduation she was head of
the English department OF Campbell
college at Holton. Kan. She received
a degree in law from the Kansas state
university, and afterward was for two
years city attorney of Holton, Kan.
In 1906 she was ordained a minister
in the Congregational church and
preached five years at the Powhattan
congregational church. For the last five
years she has been a member of the
Fairmont college faculty. At that in
stitution she organized and conducted
q course in journalism. She is mem
ber of the Hypathia club of Wichita.
the pioneer women's organization Of
the state, and has been active in tenn
perance work During the campaign
for woman's suffrage in Kansas last
year she took a prominent part But
she is glad that she will cast her first
vote in California, where she has come
10 make her home.
DR.. Browns new congregation lis
tened this evening TO an interesting
sermon she delivered on the subject.
The Laws of Friendship She spoke
of the essentials OF a profound friend
ship, finding their chief basis in Chris
tianitS. Next Sunday morning she is
to occupy the pulpit of Rev. Guy D.
Yoakum Of Park Congrega tional
church. Her sermons at Bethany
church are delivered only in the even
ings. DR.. Brown and her father are
residing temporarily with Rev Mr.. and
Mrs. Yoakum.