Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-09-09
ung by the audience, and Igaysr offered by

sung by the audience. and Israyer offered by
| Rev. Mr.. Breuner.
The Treasurer said he was not prepared to
make q final report, but that Sc, 2o9 had been
collected during the year-an increase Of
about $500 over the previous year.
MIR. Werth favored the audience with q
! solo. waiting and Watching for Me
DR.. Cfary. editor of the Califernia Christian
| Adrocate, gave very interesting acecGat OF
the origin and growth CT Methodism. He
| SAID it began to grow in college; that 1t grew
/ in shadows and at times in the dark. \ good
many things happened before we were born.
and we found Methodism hal(-erown. Yves
! ley preached to convert men, and when be
! had them converted did not know what to do
with them. The first appointed prayer meet
| ings once a week, and these grew into class
meetings. Layn4en were converted and be-
gan to preach. Wesley thought to stop
them, but, after hearing them preach. decided
to organize then for instruction, from which
grew our Conferences. 1t had been reported
that Nicholson was dying out, but we have
II 800 churches, 1900 of which have
been built in the last ten years, an
average of two a day. We intend to
build four a day, and if there are any
croaAers We viii run them up on tia spires.
What has iutidelity and atheism built in that
time? They have built nothing. He said
IlS III tUG lSCl lfAS StOlCAtl5 DEStASS VIC Gtil
raise more, for not q tramp was poorer than
we were one hundred years age, and now we
have S200 COO. 000 Of property, IL 800 churches
and 70 colleges and universities. The Mis-
sionary Society was = necessity, and a negro
pushed us into if. He went TO the WAN
dotte Indians in Ohio, and the church decided
to attempt to convert them, and to raise
$500 to carry on the work, and from this
small beginning We have grown until last
year We raised 5000 coo. The mission among
the Germansa also starteditself. Some Germans
were converted here and wrote back, and soon
came the appeal from over the sea to como
aud help. And so it has been with the
Churches Of all denominations, and tonight
100, Geo. 600 worship the living God we
worship. We might do more if we tried.
Something might be done even with the
Digger Indians. If The Church dies out, it
will be because she neelects the poor TO court
the rich The great trouble with the Churches
was their disposition to go away from the
poor. Ii we do not carry the gospel 20 the
poor, we shall die cut. for the rich are in
very small minority. Part OF our work is to
convert the multitudinous nations reprssented
N California, including the Chinese; for we
must either convert or kill them, and as we
cannot Kill them, We must convert them.
a collection of $50 so was taken up, and
$50 paid to constitute the Bishop lie inera-
Der.
The oflicers-eleet for the coming year ere;
President, Presiding Bishop; Secretary, w.
$. Urmy Treasurer, w. Hubert; Man
ayers. n. G. Briggs, T. S. Dunn, r. Bent
ley.
Mr.. Werth sang Go Work IN My Vine
yard, and the meeting adjourned.
This morning at 7:45 there viii be prayer
mseting, led by Rev Mr. Dunn; and from
6 20 7:I5 this evening there will be O prayer
meeting at Kingsley Chapel.
This afternoon as 3 o'clock the Church Ex-
tension anniversary viii bs held. aud ad.
dresses by Rsys. L. s. Todd. IL. c.. Briggs
and II. Cox.
In the evening Rev. A. J. Wells viii
preach the annual missionary sermon.
Sunday at 3 o'clock there will be Scsndina-
yian services in Kingsley Chapel.
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PROMISING YoUTHs.-The three runaway
boys arrested by officer Lee, of this city, and
Deputy Sheriff Doane, Of Washington, and
who had upon them several articles OF Jew
elry watches, ETC., are found to have stolen
probably the entire amount. None OF them
were over II years of age. When taken back
to San Francisco yesterday officer Lee accom-
panied enc of them to e place vhere the lad
claimed he had put up stolen $50 gold
locket, and, sure enough, found il as repre-
scented, and recovered it. These three boys,
although returned to their homes, viii prob.
ably not stay there long, and are promising
specimens for an early crop of burglars and
highbinders.
WHEREABOUTS OF ". R. KH1cHrs.-It
was ascertained yesterday by P. L. Hickman.
who has Just rsturned from the East, that
w. r. Knights was at o nsha when he came
through that city and said he was ON bis az
TO Chicago upon business. He will therefore
probably soon be heard from b. lis friends or
respond in person.
Found DEAD. Coroser VermiIya received
dispatch yesterday that 4 chinaman had
been found dead in a mining claim near Fol-
som. The Coroner viii go there this morn
ing TO hold an inquest. No further partieu-
lars are known than as above.
INMIGsANTs.-One hundred and twenty.
seven immigrant passengers will arrive from
the East this afternoon by overland train, of
whom seventy are males.
WARRANTS FOR PAY.-The Auditors war
rants for bills allowed yesterday will be ready
for delivery tomorrow morning.