Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-09-08

York. pres;ding. The Conference was opened
by the Bishop reading from the 22d chapter
fist. Luke There was then sung the S34tt
hymn. The holy Sacrament of the Lord.
Supper was then administered. Lorerz5
Waugh addressed the Conference, eulogizing
the presiding Bishop, whom he well knew.
The roll OF the Conference being called.
slightly members responded.
Bishcp H35ris referred feehugly to TIE
cause Of lis beiug called TO preside-the death
Of BeLop Haven. He suggested the APP
pointmert of q committee to present
memorial resolutions on the death Of
Bishcp Haven, So ordered, and E. S.
Todd, N. c. Bricgs, II. y. Heacock were
appointed. BIes5r5. Gee. Newton and j. E.
Dodge were appointed assistant Secretaries,
and Messrs Buck and Wenk statisticians
Tie Bishop announced q Committee of Pre-
siding Elders on nominations for standing
committees, and that committee subsequently
reported these committees
On Public Worship-Geo. Clifford, Il.
Bentley. d 4vid Deal, a. J. Hanson.
S.eT ARDS. Kinney, w. c. Curry, +. }.
Jones, J. ". Bryant.
Educati3n-F. +. Jewell, L. s. Todd, 4.
J. Nelson, d. Deal.
Sunday schools-C. L. Rich, w, T. Mayne,
S. Jones, j. A. Bruuer.
Bible Causes. IL. Rhodes, S f. Sterrett,
G. r. Stanley, VIM. Aneuin.
Sabbath Otservance-R. S. Hanford, J. l..
Mann, c. S Haswell, A. j. Nelson.
Church Extension-B. T. Taylor, T. S.
Dunn. G. P. Jones, c. Y. Anthony.
Chinese NEssion-J Coyle, G. G. Mines,
w. bennett, r. Bentley.
Indian Affairs-E. r. Ollie, J. L. Trefren,
g. O. Ash, I. B. Palmer.
Temperance. +. Wickes, s. X. CRAY
ford, E. A. Winning, G. w. Beatty.
Tract Cause-W. S. Corwin, W. Gaffney,
T. NJ. Stewart, L A. While.
Auditing Committee-E. Smith, L. A.
Hagau, G. H. McCraclien, a. Holbrool.
California Christian Advocate and Book
j. L. Appleton, j. j. Cleveland.
Freedmen's Aid-M C. Briggs, Z. Jaclla,
George Newton, s. J. Wells.
Funds for Minute5--P. G. Buchanan.
Publishing Minutes-J. B. Hill and the
Secretaries
New York Book Accounts-T. H. Wood
ward. Western Book Accounts-E. ii.
Postofices-s. c. Elliott.
Missions-All the Presiding Elders in the
District
Memoirs-H. C. Benson.
The COMMITTEES OF Nominations recon-
cooperate with q similar committee from the
Oregon Conference IN securing the erection o!
q monument to Bishop Haven, and it was SO
ordered.
In addition to the foregoing, on motion Of
c. V. Anthony, the Conference ordered the
committee to name committee on the Mis-
sionary cause. and on motion OF w. s. Urmy
it was ordered that it name q committee also
on thanks and resolutions OF respect, or, as
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" mandatory things"
W. +. G5ber was appointed Committee
on Endowment Notes and G. ". Beatty on
Thanks and Respect.
The committee nominations by the COM
lnittee OF Presiding Elders were confirmed.
The Bishop submitted communications and
reports from the New York Book Commit
tee. The report showed full statistical and
financial showings. 1t showed the net profits
Of the Eastern Book Concerns to be ST.
725 CO; Western, Sic. 2j6 10; net capital,
81, I6S, 600; total sales, 81, $40 7S3 80; IL
crease of GALES, Sill 600; total net profits,
SOS. eco (thi7 includes some S1l 600 sales by
the German branch). The report showed a
dividend declared TO the Conferences of over
1,50O. The report complained of the de.
hnquencies of Conferences to the Book Con-
Germ.
Bishop Harris" Yes, but the committee
l2ltS To report lllC great Saving W Tue DUH
Concern by tho people now paying the
Bishops salaries, instead of the Concern
doing it."
The report was duly referred.
The Tfeasurers Of the Episcopal fund re-
ported the appointment for this Conference
to raise TO be 81 COS, and the distribution Of
it to districts was referred to the Presiding
Elders.
Communications from the Secretary of the
6 al
lical Institute were received and filed.
The bar of the Conference was fixed at the
sixth row Of pews from the front.
The hours for business meeting were fixed
from \. IT. to y noon.
The rules of order of the session of 1880
except the 2lst. were adopted.
The pastors Of city churches and visiting
members If other Conferences were invited
to seats whiting the bar.
Rev. q. A. Carver. OF the Nevada Confer
euce Rev. I. H. b. Anderson, Rev. Mr.
Warren, of the Colorado Conference Rev
Mr. Werth, of the German Church OF San
Jose: Rev. Mr.. McKelney, of the NevadG
Conferences, were introduced to the Confer
enca by the Bishop, and were received by thu
Conference By rising compliment.
Rev Mr. Afiisrbach was authorized to adj
to the standing committees such members o
the German churches as he may deem proper
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Of the Presiding Elders was called. H +
Heacock, Presiding Elder for San Francisco
District, was called. his character passed, ans
ne read q report OF his district. The repor
showed satisfactory condition Of tn
churches in all the distric1 There are BIZ
FIVE churches heavily burdened with debt
The report dwelt at length GA the nscessjt,
for more earnest labor in the missionar-
cause. and called for efforts to be made il
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Alaska.
The ministers were about to be called 70
reports, when the Conference directed the,
report beside missionary fnnds the fifth col
lection for support Of supersnHuated minis
tiers. intermediate with which long debat
ensued as to the proper method Of reportin
funds for the Womeu's Missionary SCciet.
california. a. distinguished from the fund
for the Women's Foreign Missionary Soci
ETY.. It was finally agreed that it be uu
derstood that all moneys raised for tn
Wonen's Missionary Society are for tn
California Society for Chinese work i
Californi9, and not for the Women
Foreign Missionary Society. Prior to arriy
ing at this conclusion the Conference got il
self into an interminable tangle as TO whethe
the contributions for the Women's Mission
ary Society shall or shall rot be reported %
the general minutes As funds for the ". I
-.
operate IN this Conference at all, and Ia
agreed to take up no public collections o
this coast.
The names of these ministers were Gale
and their characters passed, and they rt
ported the funds collected for various sums
w. L. Gober, NJ c. Briggs mo report. {
V. Anthony, r. 5. Hasferd. L. Shogren, 4
J. Hanson, W Dennett. i. +. Jewell, {
Gibson mo report, s T Sterrett tno report
Jesse Smith, L. A. While, J. w. Bryant, )
L. Trefren, j. T. Wilkes, Senacs Jones. \
S. Gibbons, G. c. Stratton mo report, Pre-
fessor Martin and George FL. Cox mo re
port, B. T, Crazy (uo report, G. NJ. Pierre
(no report).
Stockton District being called, Presidin
Elder I. II. Sinnex was called, his charaete
passed, and he made his report. The repor
showed a very fattering condition of th
churches. many new churches being reporte
built and old buildings improved. Ii
showed that in all the district there is no
5000 of church debt These ministers of til
district were called, their characters passed
and they made reports: John Coyle, Z. S
Todd. w. Anguin, George Newton, T.
Dunn, W. G. Curry, w. S. Urmy; W
Gaffney (no report, j. w. Bluett, u. A
Winning, G. s Haswell, i. Smith, Z. G
Buchanan, W. B. Priddy, Z. Z. Dodge, J
a. Wythe, Jr., J. J. Cleaveland, c. E. Rich