ginningtostudymeclosely，soonswungmeintoactiveworkwithher，ofwhich，later，Ishallhavemuchtosay。ButbeforetakingupasubjectasabsorbingtomeasmyfriendshipforandassociationwiththemostwonderfulwomanIhaveeverknown，itmaybeinterestingtorecordafewofmypioneerexperiencesinthelecture—field。
　　Inthosedays——thirtyyearsago——thelecturebu—
　　reauswerewhollyregardlessofthecomfortoftheirlecturers。Theyarrangedascheduleofengagementswithexactlyoneideainmind——togetthelecturerfromonelecture—pointtothenext，utterlyregardlessofwhethershehadtimebetweenforrestorfoodorsleep。Soithappenedthatall—nightjourneysinfreight—cars，engines，andcabooseswerecasualcom—
　　monplaces，whilethirtyandfortymiledrivesacrossthecountryinblizzardsandbittercoldwereequallyinevitable。Usuallythesethingsdidnottroubleme。TheywerehighadventureswhichIenjoyedatthetimeandafterwardlovedtorecall。Buttherewasanoccasionalhiatusinmyoptimism。
　　Onenight，forexample，afterlecturinginatowninOhio，itwasnecessarytodriveeightmilesacrosscountrytoatinyrailroadstationatwhichatrain，passingabouttwoo’clockinthemorning，wastobeflaggedforme。Whenwereachedthestationitwasclosed，butmydriverdepositedmeontheplatformanddroveaway，leavingmealone。Thenightwascoldandverydark。AlldayIhadbeenfeelingillandintheeveninghadsufferedsomuchpainthatIhadfinishedmylecturewithgreatdifficulty。Nowtowardmidnight，inthisdesolatespot，milesfromanyhouse，Igrewalarminglyworse。Iamnoteasilyfrightened，butthattimeIwassureIwasgoingtodie。Offinthedarkness，veryfaraway，asitseemed，Isawafaintlight，andwithinfiniteeffortIdraggedmyselftowardit。Towalk，eventostand，wasimpossible；Icrawledalongtherailroadtrack，collapsing，resting，goingonagain，whippingmywillpowertothetaskofkeepingmybrainclear，untilafteranightmarethatseemedtolastthroughcenturiesIlayacrossthedooroftheswitch—towerinwhichthelightwasburning。TheswitchmanstationedthereheardthecryIwasabletoutter，andcametomyassistance。Hecarriedmeuptohissignal—roomandlaidmeonthefloorbythestove；
　　hehadnothingtogivemeexceptwarmthandshel—
　　ter；butthesewerenowallIasked。Isankintoacomatoseconditionshotthroughwithpain。Tow—
　　ardtwoo’clockinthemorninghewakedmeandtoldmemytrainwascoming，askingifIfeltabletotakeit。Idecidedtomaketheeffort。Hedarednotleavehisposttohelpme，buthesignaledtothetrain，andIbeganmyprogressbacktothestation。
　　IneverclearlyrememberedhowIgotthere；butIarrivedandwashelpedintoacarbyabrakeman。
　　Aboutfouro’clockinthemorningIhadtochangeagain，butthistimeIwasleftatthestationofatown，andwastheremetbyamanwhosewifehadofferedmehospitality。Hedrovemetotheirhome，andIwascaredfor。WhatIhad，itdeveloped，wasaseverecaseofptomainepoisoning，andIsoonre—
　　covered；butevenafteralltheseyearsIdonotliketorecallthatnight。
　　Tobe``snowedin’’wasafrequentexperience。
　　Once，inMinnesota，Iwasoneofadozentravelerswhoweredriveninanomnibusfromacountryhoteltothenearestrailroadstation，abouttwomilesaway。
　　Itwassnowinghard，andthedriverleftusonthestationplatformanddeparted。Timepassed，butthetrainwewerewaitingfordidnotcome。AtrueWesternblizzard，growingwildereverymoment，hadsetin，andwefinallyrealizedthatthetrainwasnotcoming，andthat，moreover，itwasnowimpossibletogetbacktothehotel。Theonlythingwecoulddowastospendthenightintherailroadstation。
　　Iwastheonlywomaninthegroup，andmyfellow—
　　passengerswerecattlemenwhowhiledawaythehoursbysmoking，tellingstories，andexchangingpocketflasks。Thestationhadatelegraphoperatorwhooccupiedatinyboxbyhimself，andhefinallyinvitedmetosharetheprivacyofhismicroscopicquarters。Ienteredthemverygratefully，andhelaidaboardonthefloor，covereditwithanover—
　　coatmadeofbuffalo—skins，andcheerfullyinvitedmetogotobed。Iwent，andsleptpeacefullyuntilmorning。Thenweallreturnedtothehotel，themengoingaheadandshovelingapath。
　　Again，oneSunday，IwassnowboundinatrainnearFaribault，andthistimealsoIwastheonlywomanamonganumberofcattlemen。Theywereanodoriferouslot，whosmokeddiligentlyandplayedcardswithoutceasing，butindeferencetomypres—
　　encetheysworeonlymildlyandundertheirbreath。
　　Atlasttheyweariedoftheirgame，andoneofthemroseandcametome。
　　``Iheardyoulecturetheothernight，’’hesaid，awkwardly，``andI’vebintellin’thefellersaboutit。
　　We’dliketohavealecturenow。’’
　　Theircard—playinghadseemedtomeasinfulthing（IwasstricterinmyviewsthenthanIamto—day），andIwasgladtocreateadiversion。I
　　agreedtogivethemalecture，andtheywentthroughthetrain，whichconsistedoftwodaycoaches，andbroughtintheremainingpassengers。Afewofthemcouldsing，andwebeganwithaMoodyandSankeyhymnortwoandtheappealingditty，``Whereismywanderingboyto—night？’’inwhichtheyalljoinedwithspecialzest。ThenIdeliveredthelecture，andtheylistenedattentively。WhenI
　　hadfinishedtheyseemedtothinkthatsomeslightreturnwasinorder，sotheyproceededtomakeabedforme。Theytookthebottomsoutoftwoseats，arrangedthemcrosswise，andonemanfoldedhisovercoatintoapillow。Inspiredbythis，twoothersimmediatelydonatedtheirfurovercoatsforupperandlowercoverings。Whenthebedwasreadytheywavedmetowarditwithamosthospitableair，andIcreptinbetweentheovercoatsandslumberedsweetlyuntilIwasarousedthenextmorningbythewelcomemusicofasnow—plowwhichhadbeensentfromSt。Paultoourrescue。
　　Todrivefiftyorsixtymilesinadaytomeetalectureengagementwasafrequentexperience。I
　　havebeendrivenacrosstheprairiesinJunewhentheywerelikeamammothflower—bed，andinJan—
　　uarywhentheyseemedonehugesnow—coveredgrave——mygrave，Ithought，attimes。Onceduringathirty—miledrive，whenthethermometerwastwentydegreesbelowzero，Isuddenlyrealizedthatmyfacewasfreezing。Iopenedmysatchel，tookoutthetissue—paperthatprotectedmybestgown，andputthepaperovermyfaceasaveil，tuckingitinsideofmybonnet。WhenIreachedmydestinationthetissuewasaperfectmask，frozenstiff，andI
　　hadtobeliftedfromthesleigh。Iwasdueonthelectureplatforminhalfanhour，soIdrankahugebowlofboilinggingerteaandappearedontime。
　　ThatnightIwenttobedexpectinganattackofpneumoniaasaresultoftheexposure，butIawokenextmorninginsuperbcondition。Ipossesswhatiscalled``anironconstitution，’’andinthosedaysIneededit。
　　Thatsamewinter，inKansas，Iwaschasedbywolves，andthoughIhadbeenmoreorlessinti—
　　matelyassociatedwithwolvesinmypioneerlifeintheMichiganwoods，Ifoundtheoccasionextreme—
　　lyunpleasant。Duringthelongwintersofmygirl—
　　hoodwolveshadfrequentlyslunkaroundourlogcabin，andattimesinthelumber—campswehadevenheardthemprowlingontheroofs。Butthosewereverydifferentcreaturesfromthetwohuge，starving，tirelessanimalsthathourafterhourlopedbehindthecutterinwhichIsatwithanotherwoman，who，throughoutthewholeexperience，neverlostherheadnorhercontrolofourfrantichorses。Theyweremadwithterror，for，tryastheywould，theycouldnotoutrunthegrimthingsthattrailedus，seeminglynottryingtogainonus，butkeepingal—
　　waysatthesamedistance，withapatiencethatwashorrible。FromtimetotimeIturnedtolookatthem，andthepicturetheymadeastheycameonandonisoneIshallneverforget。TheyweresonearthatIcouldseetheireyesandslaveringjaws，andtheywereasnoiselessasthingsinadream。Atlast，littlebylittle，theybegantogainonus，andtheywerealmostwithinstrikingdistanceofthewhip，whichwasouronlyweapon，whenwereachedthewelcomeoutskirtsofatownandtheyfellback。
　　Someofthememoriesofthosedayshavetodowithpersonalencounters，briefbutpoignant。OncewhenIwasgivingaseriesofChautauqualectures，IspokeattheChautauquainPontiac，Illinois。
　　TheStateReformatoryforBoyswassituatedinthattown，and，afterthelecturethesuperintendentoftheReformatoryinvitedmetovisititandsayafewwordstotheinmates。Iwentandspokeforhalfanhour，carryingawayamemoryoftheplaceandoftheboyswhichhauntedmeformonths。A
　　yearlater，whileIwaswaitingforatraininthestationatShelbyville，aladaboutsixteenyearsoldpassedmeandhesitated，lookingasifheknewme。
　　Isawthathewantedtospeakanddarednot，soInoddedtohim。
　　``Youthinkyouknowme，don’tyou？’’Iasked，whenhecametomyside。
　　``Yes’m，Idoknowyou，’’hetoldme，eagerly。
　　``YouareMissShaw，andyoutalkedtousboysatPontiaclastyear。I’moutonparolenow，butI
　　’ain’tforgot。Usboysenjoyedyouthebestofanyshowweeverhad！’’
　　Iwastouchedbythisartlesscompliment，andanxioustoknowhowIhadwonit，soIasked，``WhatdidIsaythattheboysliked？’’
　　Theladhesitated。Thenhesaid，slowly，``Well，youdidn’ttalkasifyouthoughtwewereallbad。’’
　　``Myboy，’’Itoldhim，``Idon’tthinkyouareallbad。Iknowbetter！’’
　　AsifIhadtouchedaspringinhim，theladdroppedintotheseatbymyside；then，leaningtowardme，hesaid，impulsively，butalmostinawhisper：
　　``Say，MissShaw，SOMEOFUSBOYSSAYSOURPRAYERS！’’
　　RarelyhaveIhadatributethatmovedmemorethanthatshyconfidence；andoftensincethen，inhoursofdiscouragementorfailure，Ihaveremindedmyselfthatatleasttheremusthavebeensomethinginmeoncetomakealadofthatagesoopenuphisheart。Wehadalongandintimatetalk，fromwhichgrewtheabidinginterestIfeelinboysto—
　　day。
　　NaturallyIwassometimesinconveniencedbyslightmisunderstandingsbetweenlocalcommitteesandmyselfastothesubjectsofmylectures，andthemostextremeinstanceofthisoccurredinatownwhereIarrivedtofindmyselfwidelyadvertisedas``Mrs。AnnaShaw，whowhistledbeforeQueenVictoria’’！Transfixed，Igapedbeforethebill—
　　boards，andbyreadingtheiradditionalletteringdiscoveredthegratifyingfactthatatleastIwasnotexpectedtowhistlenow。Instead，itappeared，Iwastolectureon``TheMissingLink。’’
　　Asusual，Ihadarrivedintownonlyanhourortwobeforethetimefixedformylecture；therewasthebriefestintervalinwhichtoclearupthesepain—
　　fulmisunderstandings。Irepeatedlytriedtoreachthechairmanwhowastopresideattheentertain—
　　ment，butfailed。AtlastIwenttothehallatthehourappointed，andfoundthelocalcommitteethere，graciouslywaitingtoreceiveme。Withoutwastingpreciousminutesinpreliminaries，Iaskedwhytheyhadadvertisedmeasthewomanwhohad``whistledbeforeQueenVictoria。’’
　　``Why，didn’tyouwhistlebeforeher？’’theyex—
　　claimedingrievedsurprise。
　　``Icertainlydidnot，’’Iexplained。``Moreover，I
　　wasnevercalled`TheAmericanNightingale，’andIhaveneverlecturedon`TheMissingLink。’
　　WhereDIDyougetthatsubject？ItwasnotonthelistIsentyou。’’
　　Themembersofthecommitteeseemeddazed。
　　Theywithdrewtoacornerandconsultedinwhis—
　　pers。Then，withclearingbrow，thespokesmanre—
　　turned。
　　``Why，’’hesaid，cheerfully，``it’ssimpleenough！
　　WemixedyouupwithaShawladythatwhistles；
　　andwe’vebeendiscussingthemissinglinkinourdebatingsociety，soourcitizenswanttohearyourviews。’’
　　``ButIdon’tknowanythingaboutthemissinglink，’’Iprotested，``andIcan’tspeakonit。’’
　　``Now，come，’’theybegged。``Why，you’llhaveto！We’vesoldallourticketsforthatlecture。
　　Thewholetownhasturnedouttohearit。’’
　　Then，asImaintainedadepressedsilence，oneofthemhadabrightidea。
　　``I’lltellyouhowtofixit！’’hecried。``Speakonanysubjectyouplease，butbringinsomethingaboutthemissinglinkeveryfewminutes。Thatwillsatis—
　　fy’em。’’
　　``Verywell，’’Iagreed，reluctantly。``Openthemeetingwithasong。Gettheaudiencetosing`America’or`TheStar—spangledBanner。’Thatwillgivemeafewminutestothink，andIwillseewhatcanbedone。’’
　　Ledbyaverynervouschairman，thebigaudiencebegantosing，andundertheinspirationofthemusicthesolutionofourproblemflashedintomymind。
　　``Itiseasy，’’Itoldmyself。``Womanisthemiss—
　　inglinkinourgovernment。I’llgivethemasuf—
　　fragespeechalongthatline。’’
　　WhenthesongendedIbeganmypartoftheen—
　　tertainmentwithaportionofmylectureon``TheFateofRepublics，’’tracingtheirgrowthanddecay，andpointingoutthatwhatourrepublicneededtogiveitastablegovernmentwasthemissinglinkofwomansuffrage。Igotalongadmirably，foreveryfiveminutesImentioned``themissinglink，’’andtheaudiencesatcontentandapparentlyinterested，whilethemembersofthecommitteeburstintobloomontheplatform。
　　VIII
　　DRAMAINTHELECTURE—FIELD
　　MymostdramaticexperienceoccurredinacityinMichigan，whereIwasmakingatemperancecampaign。Itwasanimportantlum—
　　berandshippingcenter，anditharboredmuchintemperance。Theeditoroftheleadingnews—
　　paperwaswiththetemperance—workersinourfightthere，andhehadwarnedmethattheliquorpeoplethreatenedto``burnthebuildingovermyhead’’ifIattemptedtolecture。Wewereusedtosimilarthreats，soIproceededwithmypreparationsandheldthemeetinginthetownskating—rink——
　　ahuge，bare，woodenstructure。
　　Lectureswererareinthatcity，andrumorsofsomespecialexcitementonthisoccasionhadbeencirculated；everyseatintherinkwasfilled，andseveralhundredpersonsstoodintheaislesandatthebackofthebuilding。Justoppositethespeak—
　　er’splatformwasasmallgallery，andabovethat，intheceiling，wasatrap—door。BeforeIhadbeenspeakingtenminutesIsawamandropthroughthistrap—doortothebalconyandclimbfromtheretothemainfloor。Ashereachedthefloorheshouted``Fire！’’andrushedoutintothestreet。Thenextinstanteverypersonintherinkwasupandapanichadstarted。Iwasverysuretherewasnofire，butIknewthatmanymightbekilledintherushwhichwasbeginning。SoIsprangonachairandshoutedtothepeoplewiththefullstrengthofmylungs：
　　``Thereisnofire！It’sonlyatrick！Sitdown！
　　Sitdown！’’
　　Thecoolerpersonsinthecrowdatoncebegantohelpinthiscalmingprocess。
　　``Sitdown！’’theyrepeated。``It’sallright！
　　There’snofire！Sitdown！’’
　　Itlookedasifwehadthesituationinhand，forthepeoplehesitated，andmostofthemgrewquiet；
　　butjustthenafewwordswerehisseduptomethatmademyheartstopbeating。Amemberofourlocalcommitteewasstandingbesidemychair，speakinginaterrifiedwhisper：
　　``ThereISafire，MissShaw，’’hesaid。``ForGod’ssakegetthepeopleout——QUICKLY！’’
　　Theshockwassounexpectedthatmykneesal—
　　mostgaveway。Thepeoplewerestillstanding，wavering，lookinguncertainlytowardus。Iraisedmyvoiceagain，andifitsoundedunnaturalmyhearersprobablythoughtitwasbecauseIwasspeak—
　　ingsoloudly。
　　``Aswearealreadystanding，’’Icried，``andareallnervous，alittleexercisewilldousgood。Somarchout，singing。Keeptimetothemusic！
　　Lateryoucancomebackandtakeyourseats！’’
　　Themanwhohadwhisperedthewarningjumpedintotheaisleandstruckup``Jesus，LoverofMySoul。’’Thenheledthemarchdowntothedoor，whilethebigaudienceswungintolineandfollowedhim，joininginthesong。Iremainedonthechair，beatingtimeandtalkingtothepeopleastheywent；
　　butwhenthelastofthemhadleftthebuildingI
　　almostcollapsed；fortheflameshadbeguntoeatthroughthewoodenwallsandtheclangofthefire—
　　engineswasheardoutside。
　　AssoonasIwassureeveryonewassafe，however，IexperiencedthemostintenseangerIhadyetknown。
　　Myindignationagainstthemenwhohadriskedhundredsoflivesbysettingfiretoacrowdedbuildingmademe``seered’’；itwasclearthattheymustbetaughtalessonthenandthere。AssoonasIwasoutsidetherinkIcalledameeting，andtheCongre—
　　gationalminister，whowasinthecrowd，lentushischurchandledthewaytoit。Mostoftheaudiencefollowedus，andwehadawonderfulmeeting，dur—
　　ingwhichwewereableatlasttomakecleartothepeopleofthattownthecharacteroftheliquorinterestswewerefighting。Thatepisodedidthetemperancecausemoregoodthanahundredordinarymeetings。Menwhohadbeenindifferentbeforebecameourfriendsandsupporters，andatthefol—
　　lowingelectionwecarriedthetownforprohibitionbyabigmajority。
　　Therehavebeenotheroccasionswhenourop—
　　ponentshavenotfoughtusfairly。Once，inanOhiotown，agroupofpoliticians，hearingthatIwastolectureontemperanceinthecourt—houseonacertainnight，tookpossessionofthebuildingearlyintheevening，onthepretenseofholdingameeting，andhelditagainstus。When，escortedbyacom—
　　mitteeofleadingwomen，Ireachedthebuildingandtriedtoenter，wefoundthatthemenhadlockedusout。Ouraudiencewasgatheringandfillingthestreet，andwefinallysentacourteousmessagetothemen，assumingthattheyhadforgottenusandre—
　　mindingthemofourposition。Themessengerre—
　　portedthatthemenwouldleave``abouteight，’’
　　butthattheroomwas``blackwithsmokeandfilthywithtobacco—juice。``Wewaitedpatientlyuntileighto’clock，holdinglittleoutsidemeetingsingroups，asouraudiencewaitedwithus。Ateightweagainsentourmessengerintothehall，andhebroughtbackwordthatthemenwere``notthrough，didn’tknowwhentheywouldbethrough，andhadtoldthewomennottowait。’’
　　Naturally，thewaitingtownswomenweredeeplychagrinedbythis。Soweremanymenintheout—
　　sidecrowd。Weaskediftherewasnootheren—
　　trancetothehallexceptthroughthelockedfrontdoors，andweretoldthatthejudge’sprivateroomopenedintoit，andthatoneofourcommitteehadthekey，asshehadplannedtousethisroomasadressingandretiringroomforthespeakers。Aftersomediscussionwedecidedtostormthehallandtakepossession。Withinfiveminutesallthewomenhadformedinlineandwerecrowdingupthebackstairsandintothejudge’sroom。Thereweunlockedthedoor，againformedinline，andmarchedintothehall，singing``Onward，ChristianSoldiers！’’
　　Therewerehundredsofus，andwemarcheddi—
　　rectlytotheplatform，wheretheastonishedmengotuptostareatus。Moreandmorewomenentered，comingupthebackstairsfromthestreetandfillingthehall；andwhenthemenrealizedwhatitallmeant，andrecognizedtheirwives，sis—
　　ters，andwomenfriendsinthethrong，theysheep—
　　ishlyunlockedthefrontdoorsandleftusinposses—
　　sion，thoughwepolitelyurgedthemtoremain。Wehadagreatmeetingthatnight！
　　Anotherreminiscencemaynotbeoutofplace。
　　WewereworkingforaprohibitionamendmentinthestateofPennsylvania，andthenightbeforeelectionIreachedCoatesville。Ihadjustcom—
　　pletedsixweeksofstrenuouscampaigning，andthatdayIhadalreadyconductedandspokenattwobigoutdoormeetings。WhenIenteredthetownhallofCoatesvilleIfounditfilledwithwomen。Onlyafewmenwerethere；therestwerecelebratingandcampaigninginthestreets。SoIaroseandsaid：
　　``Iwouldliketoaskhowmanymenthereareintheaudiencewhointendtovotefortheamendmentto—morrow？’’
　　Everymaninthehallstoodup。
　　``Ithoughtso，’’Isaid。``NowIintendtoaskyourindulgence。Asyouareallinfavoroftheamendment，thereisnouseinmysettingitsclaimsbeforeyou；and，asIamutterlyexhausted，I
　　suggestthatwesingtheDoxologyandgohome！’’
　　Theaudiencesawthecommonsenseofmyposition，sothepeoplelaughedandsangtheDoxol—
　　ogyanddeparted。AswewereleavingthehalloneofCoatesville’sprominentcitizensstoppedme。
　　``Iwishyouwereaman，’’hesaid。``Thetownwastohaveabigoutdoormeetingto—night，andtheoratorhasfailedus。Therearethousandsofmeninthestreetswaitingforthespeech，andthesaloonsaresendingthemfreedrinkstogetthemdrunkandcarrythetownto—morrow。’’
　　``Why，’’Isaid，``I’lltalktothemifyouwish。’’
　　``GreatScott！’’hegasped。``I’dbeafraidtoletyou。Somethingmighthappen！’’
　　``Ifanythinghappens，itwillbeinagoodcause，’’
　　Iremindedhim。``Letusgo。’’
　　Down—townwefoundthestreetssopackedwithmenthatthecarscouldnotgetthrough，andwiththegreatestdifficultywereachedthestandwhichhadbeenerectedforthespeaker。Itwasagorgeousaffair。Therewereflaringtorchesallaroundit，anda``bull’s—eye，’’takenfromtheheadofalocomotive，madeanespeciallybrilliantpatchoflight。Thestandhadbeenerectedatapointwherethecity’sfourprincipalstreetsmeet，andasfarasIcouldseethereweresolidmassesofcitizensextendingintothesestreets。Aglee—clubwasdoingitsbesttohelpthingsalong，andthemusicofanorganette，aninstrumentmuchusedatthetimeincampaignrallies，swelledthejoyfultumult。AsImountedtheplatformthecrowdwassinging``VoteforBettyandtheBaby，’’andItookthatsongformytext，speakingofthehelplessnessofwomenandchildreninthefaceofintemperance，andtellingthecrowdtheonlyhopeoftheCoatesvillewomenlayinthevotecastbytheirmenthenextday。
　　Directlyinfrontofmestoodahugeandex—
　　traordinarilyrepellent—lookingnegro。Aglanceathimalmostmadeoneshudder，butbeforeIhadfinishedmyfirstsentenceheraisedhisrightarmstraightabovehimandshouted，inadeepandwonderfullyrichbassvoice，``HallelujahtotheLamb！’’Fromthatpointonhepunctuatedmyspeecheveryfewmomentswithgood，old—fashionedexclamationsofsalvationwhichhelpedtoinspirethecrowd。Ispokeforalmostanhour。Threetimesinmylife，andonlythreetimes，Ihavemadespeechesthathavesatisfiedmetothedegree，thatis，ofmakingmefeelthatatleastIwasgivingthebestthatwasinme。ThespeechatCoatesvillewasoneofthosethree。Attheendofitthegood—naturedcrowdcheeredfortenminutes。ThenextdayCoatesvillevotedforprohibition，and，rightlyorwrongly，IhavealwaysbelievedthatIhelpedtowinthatvictory。
　　Here，bytheway，ImayaddthatofthetwootherspeecheswhichsatisfiedmeonewasmadeinChicago，duringtheWorld’sFair，in1893，andtheotherinStockholm，Sweden，in1912。TheInternationalCouncilofWomen，itwillberemembered，metinChicagoduringtheFair，andIwasinvitedtopreachthesermonattheSunday—morningsession。Theoccasionwasaveryimportantone，bringingto—
　　getheratleastfivethousandpersons，includingrepresentativewomenfromalmosteverycountryinEurope，andalargenumberofwomenministers。
　　Thesemadeanimpressivegroup，astheyallworetheirministerialrobes；andforthefirsttimeI