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Show - . : HISTORY OF THE Y. L. M, I. A. at distinct and valuable contribution to !'?r liratiire is iiiade by the fficrtlboanl tne louiig .umuai Tq royement in their .recently published "His- . L Ar. I A., from tlie pen of ,,ry Gates. The quaint leginning Misa oung 1. a . . .......... t .t ,t oi tne migmy iuuemeiu among tne (laugii-- u rs of 2ion now crystallized in their great and efficient Organization are vivacious-l- v described; and matter for grateful 'nought is furnished by a study of the unfolding and development of this now far-- , is (aching and glorious work. The addi-uuthe to down brought year 1910. and in main the to narrative, which for completeness and accuracy seems to leave nothing to be desired, there is a brief resume of the inception, progress, official changes and resent status of the association in each of the stakes of Zion ; these as well as the general history are copiously illustrated with portraits and places of interest. Not the least valuable pages of the volume are those at the end df each chapter, devoted to biographies, not only- - of those who have been fricially identified with the association, but abo of those veteran sisters whose niotherlv interest in and devoted labors for the younger women have made their names h. aisehold words. We are not aware of any other Source from which so much information of this kind may sought. Finally, tiie lively and earnest style represents the author's best vein, and the critical revision which committees of the general board gave the manuscript insures an almost absolute accuracy as to names, dates and events. The book should be in every Church library, and in every home where there are A i-a- Action , hi.-to-rv ii 1 voung people. LITERARY NOTES. For those interested along lines of ehar-t- y work, no more interesting and instruc-!iv- c book could be found than "Twenty Years of Hull Mouse," by Jane Addams, tiie founder and guiding spirit of that institution. The book is simply and charmingly "written, beginning with the early life of the author, telling somewhat briefly, though clearly, of her 'early surroundings, education and imoression. and leading the- mind gradually to the beginning of her i hen the story plunges almost instantly into the midst of this great work, just as vhe herself, after her prolonged preparation, finally foiind herself engaged with all the intensity of her Soul in the work of lifting up humanity in the endeavor to bring brightness into the dark lives of the aged poor, ambition to the downcast, health to the afflicted, education to the ignorant and hope to all. The introduction of settlement work among the foreign mixed element of the city of Chicago was a venture worthy the truest soul and the success of this work is the admiration of all classes, and an examJ ple of detail" and generosity worthy- to be followed in every large city. The hook, while fascinating- as a fairy tale,' preaches a sermon of love and sacrifice such as is seldom found in the world, and proving that somewhere there are those who follow the admonition of the Master, to love their neighbor as themselves. . wxm-'ierf- - life-wor- k, - is "Regeneration," by Rider Haggard, ul i -- : v Swx .. . another fine book on sociological work. The book tells the story of the achievements of i ne oauauon .rmy in England, describing ; ! "Clad in the full white camel's hair robe of a Palestine shepherd, with historical rod and staff, musical pipes, slings of the tvpe used bv David in the slaving of Goliath suepneru .s nag and necessary contents " wa-bo- na- tive of Jerusalem, gave a brilliant exposition of the 'Shepherd's Psalm' last evening at the. First Methodist church. An imposing presence, dramatic ability and deep feeling for spiritual things made the 'shepherd' of the evening a most impressive one. Madame Mountfort did not confine her line of thought to the twentv-thir- d psalm though u'as the "Ration for many illuminat ing references to other portions of the Scrip tures through which the shepherd idea runs like a silver thread. Especially effective was the story of the 'Ninety and Nine' when the hunt for the lost one, down in the gorges and up the mountain steeps, the calling and coaxing in true shepherd fashion, ended in the finding of the lamb. It was from ac- -' tual experience that Madame Mountfort spoke, and she knew the weird and thrilling songs and calls of the shepherd, 'for she had lived in the land' most of her life and many a time had been with the shepherds on the plains of Palestine or on the steep a ff , - We republish from the Pasadena Staroi Jan. 4. vivid notes from Madame Mount-i"rt'- s lecture given in that city.. She gave thi same lecture in lull dress,' with all the equipments, to an appreciative audience in I'arratt Hall, this city, on the evening of. December 27, the lecture being under the auspices of the;' General Board of the V. L. M. I. A. The Star savs: Madame Mountfort's visit to this city recently was a very great pleasure and. satisfaction to her many old friends, who recall her former visits to Utah during the nineties. She made her headquarters at the Hotel Utah, where she received her old friends, and gave several lectures in different churches and meeting houses as well as in the Tabernacle on Christmas Sunday, Dec. 24; on the nativity pf Christ. She was clad in full oriental dress of white, and made a most striking appearance. Her description of. Mary, .the mother of the Savior, and of her coming to Bethlehem with Joall seph, and the birth of the Babe, were Her sergiven in a most graphic manner. mon must have, made-- deep impression on the congregation. Mme. Mountfort herself is certainly one of the most celebrated women of the 'world at the present day, and has a most wonderful personality.' At the great international council, held in London in countries of the 1899, she represented the atfar east, and was listened to with rapt tention while giving the status of women lands. in those far-o- 90. On December- ?5 Mice ft-ir- i I'll! loiimler of the American National Red Cjo?s Society, was showered with greetings rand got nl wishes'' in honor of hefMHh birth- da v. Although feeble. from her illness early in the year, Miss Barton was able to celebrate the day with relative and friends who spent Uinstm'as with her at her home in Glen Fcho, Md. Miss Barton has probablybeeu the mean-o- f' relieving more human suffering than any other person in the United States. Like Florence Nightingale, she has been a lifelong advocate of "equal rights for women. In an address given at the May Festival of the New Fngland W. S. A. some vcars ago. Miss Barton said: "I believe I must have been lorn believing in the full right of woman to all the privileges and jxisitions which nature and justice accord to her in common with other human beings. 'Perfectly equal rights-hu-man rights. There was never any question iti my mind in regard to this. I did Ul t purchase my freedom with a price; I free ; and w hen, as a younger woman. I heard the subject discussed, it seemed simply ridiculous that any sensible, rational person should question it. And when. later, the phase of woman's right to suffrage came up, iLwas to me only a part of the whole, just as natural, just as right, and just as certain to take place. "And whenever I have been urged as a petitioner to ask for this privilege for woman, a kind of dazed, bewildered feeling has come over me. ''Of whom should I ask this privilege? Who" possessed the right to confer it? AVho had greater right than woman herself? Was it man, and, if so, how did he get it? Who conferred it him? He depended upon woman for his leing, his very existence, nurture and rearing. More fit tinir that she should have conferred it upon him! "Was it governments? .What were they but the voice of the people? Wliat gave them their power r Was it divinely conferred? Alas! no; or they would have Ijeen better, purer, more just and stable. "Was it force of arms war? Who furnished the warriors? Who but the mothers? Who reared the sons and taught them M.ME. MOUNTFORT IN PASADENA. .jiutiim; - CLARA BARTON IS niinutely the shelters, mdustrics'and differ- cllt hoincs operated bv these untiring work- Crs, the followers of ( ,n. and Mrs Booth aillong a cIass of mihappv, unfortunate'aud Unkcn human beings 'seldom reached bv the efforts of other organized charities. on rniKieiein .Mountiorvf a ..'j ru (71 that liberty and their country were worth their 'blood? Who gave them up, wept their fall, nursed them in 'suffering, and mourned them dead? "Was it labor? Women have alwavs, as a rule, worked harder than men. "There is, once in a while, a monarch who denies the right of man to place a crown upon his head. Only the great can crown and anoint him for his work, and he reaches out, takes tlie crown, and places it upon his head with . . T t rr nana,i i suspecti mar mis is in enect wnat woman is doing, today. Virtually there is no one to give her the right to govern her e self, as men govern themselves by laws of the land. But in and one way or another, sooner or later, she is coming to it. nna me numper oi mougnr-fuliin- d , -Je-hovah his-ow- n ' .1 1 - a 1 . . self-mad- self-approv- ed . men '.who Avill .oppose will bemuch smaller than we think; and when it is really an accomplished fact, allwill wonder, as I have done, w hat the objec- , 'right-minde- d tion ever was." The Woman's Journal - ' |