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Oamaru Mail, Volume XXIII, Issue 7357, 3 November 1898, Page 4

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Women will be in great force as speakers at the coming Chtirch Congress at Bradford, Mrs Boyd Carpenter, the wifeofthe Bishop of Ripon, having been the chief organiser in preparing the programme, which is. long. Amongst the : speakers are many well-known women ; and Miss Alice Ravenhill will lead off, her subject being "How to keep the home." Miss Kathleen Townsend discourses on "How to be temperate in all things," and Mrs Rodgers has chosen a muchdebated question in •' How to make the best use of Sunday." Lady Frederick Cavendish will address yonng women on "True Honesty," and Miss Christabel Coleridge takes for her paper "Interests in Life." Mrs F. Steinthal has selected "Influence" for her subject, and Miss Blanche Pigotfc " How to make life :beautiful," At the last meeting a quartette of speakers will consist of Lady Laura Ridding, Miss Maynard, Miss Soulsby, arid ! Miss Wordsworth. Mr Bryce's farewell address to the Hon. John Hay on behalf of the Anglo-Ameri-can lieague was a cordial and well-] deserved tribute to the high qualities of this most popular of Ambassadors. "We admire alike the: grace and - brightness of your speeches," he said, " and your untaiiing tecb the discharge of your grave duties ; while your genial character and ner . B our "hearts." Thatit is so: all England bids farewell ftn Mr'TTay wlfti regrali. . <