Christian herald and signs of our times . ence. Its mem-bership embraces many na-tionalities and all ages, andalmost every occupation opento women is represented, in-cluding many that require ahigh standard of intelligence,such as artists, engravers,journalists, governesses, sec-retaries, librarians, cashiers,stenographers. There arealso represented the more or-dinary avocations in stores,factories and three years, 1112girls have applied for work at theIntelligence Bureau of the Association,and an average of 320 positions a yearhave been filled. It is a work in whichpublic int
Christian herald and signs of our times . ence. Its mem-bership embraces many na-tionalities and all ages, andalmost every occupation opento women is represented, in-cluding many that require ahigh standard of intelligence,such as artists, engravers,journalists, governesses, sec-retaries, librarians, cashiers,stenographers. There arealso represented the more or-dinary avocations in stores,factories and three years, 1112girls have applied for work at theIntelligence Bureau of the Association,and an average of 320 positions a yearhave been filled. It is a work in whichpublic interest is steadily growing,and demonstrates the value and po-tentiality of co-operation among work-ing-women, who, when they arebanded together for Christian objects,find friends multiply on every hand, andrealize in their happiness and success,the truth of the sacred saying : Seek yefirst the kingdom of God and his righte-ousness, and all these things shall beadded unto you. 434 THE CHRISTIAN HERALD AND SIGNS OF OUR TIMES. July 15, THE WITNESS-STAND. Rev, Dr. Tal mages Sermon, Preached Last Sunday Morning a at Great Camp-Meeting atHigh Bridge, Ky., the Text being, IVe are witnesses. Acts 3 : 15. /STANDING amid the hills and groves(|| of Kentucky, and before this great111 multitude that no man can number,]| most of whom I never saw beforeJJ) and never will see again in thisworld, I choose a very practicaltheme. In the days of George Stephen-son, the perfector of the locomotive en-gine, the scientists proved conclusivelythat a railroad train could never be driv-en by steam-power successfully withoutperil ; but the rushing express trainsirom Liverpool to Edinburgh, and fromEdinburgh to London, have made all thenation witnesses of the splendid achieve-ment. Machinists and navigators prov-ed conclusively that a steamer couldnever cross the Atlantic Ocean ; but nosooner had they successfully proved theimpossibility of such an undertaking thanthe work was done and the passenger
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