Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-13
The Baptist Conyenti0ns-A Split which
Is Palpabfe Division.

aoied TO carry OUT their programme sue
cessfully, DIR. Gray, the Chairman, refusing to
recognize members who rose to object to the
reading of the protest. Il is the impression
that DIR. Kalloch and his supporters, though
aware that some such movement was in con
temptation, did not expect it at that time,
and were taken by surprise. There were l7C
delegates and lite members present, and OF
these 66 Joined the seceders yesterday even.
ing but further accessions are expected to-
day or before long. The Chinese delegates
vera among the secessionists. The Dixon
Church remains in the regular Convention,
though the pastor sympathizes entirely with
the boiling movement. Although DIR. Kali
loch carries the majority of the body
with him, in some other respects
the seceders have the advantage.
while in the regular Convention
there are many who are disaffected towards
Kalloch, though not yet prepared to secede.
The Abbott wing, as it is called, charge that
DR.. Kalloch has eight delegates present from
an Oakland church which has been dead
three years. The three members of the Ad.
visory Committee, through which all the
funds of the Home Missionary Society pass,
are in the seeding party, and the Abbott
wing say that as many of the Kallcch
churches are in a large part supported by the
Missionary Society, they will have to join
the seceders or lose this important assistance
In its regular Convention this mornir g,
after q devotional meeting Of an hour, the
first business was the report on Home Mis-
sions, there being ten fields from which re.
condition of all the churches remaining in the
regular Convention were then heard.
Committees were appointed on Sunday schoo
Missions and publication works. Rev. Mr.,
Sturtevant, of Sonora, resigned his Office as
preacher of the educational sermon, not wish.
ing to ally himself with either side, because
if he did so he would split his church DIR.
Kalloch will preach this evening before the
regular Convention.
In the Convention of the seceders this
morning there was the usual devotional meet.
ing, followed by the appointment of commit.
tees and other routine business. The pro.
ceedings were very tame in both Conventions
The speeches were generally pacifcatory,
though there is a great deal of suppressed
feeling, which finds vent occasionally in a
quiet way.
SECOND DIsPATCH.l
DIXON, May 12th.-Further proceedings
in the seeding Baptist Convention this morn
ing were the appointment of Rev. j. A. Henry
to carry greeting to the meetings of the Ma
tional Societies, and the passage of resolu.
ton appointing a supplementary meeting OF
the Convention, to be held at the meeting.
room of the Central Baptist Association. II
was also resolved that the next annual meet.
ing should be on the I'd Wednesday in May,
1882. Rev. w. L. Fleenor was appointed to
preach the anniversary sermon, Rev. G. s.
Abbott the educational sermon, Rev. J. A
Henry the missionary sermon, and Rev. VIM.
Kilicaid the Sunday-school sermon. A res.
al, oil ,acOoI
body the General Baptist Convention OF
California, and calling on other churches who
sympathize to join them.
Proposed Railway ImprOyem Mt Rail-
road Commissioners.
SAN FRANcIsco, May 12th.-The Dahl
Stock Exchange announces, on the authority
of President Croker, that in a couple Of
months the Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany will begin an extension of their road
from Soledad southwark. TO connect with the
m ain line at or near Bakersfield; again. from
a point at or near Mohave new line wilt be
built eastward, through Cajon Pass, to strike
the present line near Cotton, Strengthening
up the present route and shortening the line
a matter of 100 miles or so. The new line
from Soledad will be built straight to Paso
Robles Springs, in San Luis Obispo county.
1t will then strike eastward through Estrella
valley, coming out south of Tuiare Lake to
Bakersfield. The second section, from Mo-
have to Cotton, will cut off the present de-
tour through San Fernando valley to Los
Angeles, road which, when the new one is
completed, will be used simply for the rum
ming of local trains. Indeed, it is not impos-
sble that it may be tora up, as the San
Fernando tunnel is constant expense to the
company.
At meeting of the Railroad Commission
to-day, Commissioner Stoneman offered a
resolution that copy of the rates of fares
adopted by the Commission in February last
for the transportation of passengers, be served
on the railroad officers, to go into effect
twenty days after service. Rejected, Beer
stechel holding that it did not agree with the
action of the Board yesterday. The fares
from San Francisco to San Rafael have been
reduced from fifty to twenty-five cents.
Long List OF Complaints.
SAN FRANcIsco, May 12th.-At the after
noon session of the Railroad Commissioners
a petition was read from shippers on the
Guerneville branch of the'San Francisco and
Northern Pacific Railroad, stating, first,
that the railroad company has not suffi-
cient length Of side tracks at Guerneville, on
the line of which to pile wood, pickess,
posts, shingles and sawed lumber manufac.
tured; second, that there is not sufficient
dockage and side track at Donahue to handle
the great amount of heavy freight shipped to
that point, thereby causing delay to vessels
and an increase of freight charges from there
to San Francisco and other points; third,
that the railroad company do not furnish .
sufficient number of fats to carry the freight
as fast as produced, 80 that shippers
are unable to fill contracts, and thereby
suffer damages; fourth, that there is
no agent employed on the whole line
of sixteen miles, with Line stations
or shipping points. They get no receipts for
merchandise shipped. and no regulations are
r.ade in regard to the amount shipped on
each car, so that it frequently happens that
one shipper is charged with IS and $40 extra
per load, while other shippers loading the
same amounts OF the same material at the
same time are charged only the regular rates.
The rates charged are exorbitant, and should
be reduced at least % per cent. and the
shippers believe that If sufficient facilities
were provided and rates reduced as above,
the increase of business would enable
the railroad to realize greater profits than
under the present system of management.
The petition was placed on file, with instruc-
tons that certified copies be sent to the rail-
road officials. notifying them that the matter
would be heard ON june 9Th. after which the
Board adjourned to meet on June 7:h.
Grand Lodge, 1. o. .. -Elcct,sn Of
Omccrs-Important Arrival OF Kali
readers.
SAN Francisco. Nay 12th.-The Grand
Lodge this morning took up thu special order
of the dsy-the election of offcers-which
resulted as follows: Davis Louderback,
Grand Master; Leon ID. Freer, Deputy
Grand Master; d. NJ. Burns, Grand
Warden; w. B. Lyon. Grand Secretary b.
B. Brooks, Grand Treasurer Grove L.
Johnsou, Grand Representative; John Han
son, DIR. L. Sober, J. a. McClelland, Grand
Trustees; G. o. Barton, N. Booth, g. a.
Sumner, p. Garder, NJ. NJ. Estee. A. B.
Walker. D. w. Witty, Trustees Of Odd Fell
lows College and Home.
Aspecial car Of the AtchisoD, Topeka and