The Golden Age, 1906-06-21

Christian Association of America is a strong, earnest and influential body of women, working harmoni harmoniously - ously harmoniously together for the spiritual and physical benefit of women, and giv giving - ing giving most special attention to the amelioration of the working classes, with a view to increasing their op opportunities - portunities opportunities for education along both mental and spiritual lines. This Association has fully recog recognized - nized recognized the value of allying itself with the World's Young Women's Christian Association, as well as with the World's Student Chris Christian - tian Christian Federation, and although now a part of the World's Association, by being federated with it, it re retains - tains retains its individuality under the title of The American Committee. This Committee, which conducts the affairs of the various branches of the Association in America, was organized in 1886 as the National Young Women's Christian Associa Association, - tion, Association, with the purpose to estab establish - lish establish and promote Young Women's Christian Associations in the cities and colleges of the United States." This Committee is composed of for forty-four - ty-four forty-four women who serve as volun-

Cratty, General Secretary of the American Committee. Miss Cratty has done brilliant work for the Committee during the past few years, and she has already become a power in the Association which she represents. The daily program of the Con Conference - ference Conference is as follows: 8:15 - 9:15. On the eight week days of the Conference this hour is devoted to Mission Study and the awakening and development of missionary interest. Classes will be taught by: Miss Helen Coale in "Protest "Protestant - ant "Protestant Missions in South America." Miss Inez Kinney in a study of India. Miss Emily Huntington in "Dawn on the Hills of T'ang." Miss Ellen Stone, formerly mis missionary - sionary missionary in Bulgaria, and Miss Lau Laura - ra Laura Radford, general secretary at Calcutta, India, will be present and will speak. 9:15 - 10: 15. Two Bible courses are taught at this hour. Rev. Lin Lincoln - coln Lincoln G. Hulley, D. I)., President of the John B. Stetson University at De Land, Fla., will teach a course

tary directors. They employ ten office workers and eleven traveling secretaries, the duty of the latter being to organize and visit associations, address con conventions - ventions conventions and other meetings and to aid in the train training - ing training of secretaries for local and state work. "The distinctive features of the associations af affiliated - filiated affiliated with the American Committee are: They carry on a definite four-fold work among young wo women, - men, women, are closely identified with the evangelical church, and their administration, like that of the Young men's Christian Association, s n the hands of volunteer workers and trained professional work workers - ers workers known as secretaries." The official organ of the American Committee is the "Evangel," a monthly publication covering the work, the events and the plans of the Committee

in the Epistles. Miss Charlotte A. Porter, formerly connected with the Training School for Christian Workers in New York City and at present general secretary of the Young Women's Christian Asso Association - ciation Association of Detroit, Michigan, will teach a course in Old Testament Characters. Early in tfie Conference there is opportunity for the delegates to meet the members of the Commit Committee, - tee, Committee, speakers and each other at an informal after afternoon - noon afternoon reception, given by the Committee of the Caro Carolinas. - linas. Carolinas. A special feature of the session will be the eight hours of morning work devoted to the City Conference. This branch of the w'ork is under the direction of Miss Florence Simms and her assistant, Miss Adele

for the advancement and assistance of its members. In order to promote a freer intercourse with the various organizations in different parts of the coun country, - try, country, as well as to enable each branch of the Associa Association - tion Association to have the advantage of study and the benefit of instruction from noted speakers and ministers, the American Committee has arranged a series of conferences, whch each year are attended by thou thousands - sands thousands of young women who gain much from the spir spiritual - itual spiritual inspiration as well as from the discussions of the methods of work planned. These conferences are held at Capitola, California; Silver Bay, Lake George, N. Y.; Lake Geneva, Wis., and Asheville,

N. C. At the latter the Twelfth Session of the Southern Conference is being held at this time. While under the general direction and manage management - ment management of the American Conference, the State Commit Committees - tees Committees of the Virginias, the Carolinas, the Gulf States and Tennessee and Kentucky combine in this confer conference, - ence, conference, and delegations from each point named are now' gathered at Asheville in pursuance of the plans already outlined. The theme of the Conference is contained in the following texts: "I came that they may have LIFE and may have it abundantly." "And THIS is LIFE eternal, that they should KNOW thee the only true God and him who thou didst send, even Jesus Christ."

"And that LIFE which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is the Son of God." No more beautiful spot in all our broad South Southern - ern Southern counry could be chosen for the Conference than Asheville - " The Land of the Sky" - for in contem contemplation - plation contemplation of the glories and wonders of Nature the soul turns almost instinctively to Nature's God, and even the most careless and unthinking among us feel an uplifting inspiration flowing from the "eter "eternal - nal "eternal hills." Over three hundred young women gathered at the first meeting of the Conference, which was held on Saturday morning, June 9th, at Kenilworth Inn, and which was led by Miss Mabel

HEN it is borne in mind that the above declaration of purpose is the avowed object of this far-reaching and powerful association of women, and that it is a purpose purely, faithfully and urgently adhered to, the interest and support of the thinking public is at once enlisted. The Young Women's