The morning call., 1890-09-12

built. Salinas City has fine EpWSrth
League. Watsonyille keeps we'll in the
crease in membership, and $500 will soon
be used to improve the church. in Gilroy.
Los Gatos hes finished n new church, cost
ing about $12,500. A marked revival has
been enjoyed there and the surrounding
country greatly stirred. Centella and Bow
man, San Jose, have had prosperous year.
The First Church. San Jose, has q crowded
surrounding suburbs. College Park will
build soon, having paid for good lot Santa
Clara keeps mp and pays more per member
for the Freedman's Aid than any other
church. Mayfeld and Redwood City are
holding on and growing slowly. Pescadero
Swedish Mission, San Francisco, mas greatly
improved its property. Trinity, San Fran
cisco, is on Market street, and is lively
and aggressive church. The Bush-street
has decided to sell its present property,
move to California street and build a pew
has made struggle, but is hopeful for the
future Kentucky-street has walked rapidly
in the year.
The japanese Mission is in most pros
Porous condition. The Chinese mission finds
steady opposition, but is slowly progressing.
church ought to be built in the center OF
the city. Simpson Church has paid Its debt
and is a model of stability and progress.
The Central has completed its twenty-fifth
year, paid about $4,000, and is as active and
progressive as ever Grace has been sup
piled about half the year by brethren on
account of the illness of DR.. Anthony. There
is a mission Sunday-scbO i Of over 200 in the
Jackson-street. Fifteenth-avenue has taken
a new lease of life. The Howard-street pull
pit has dealt heavy blows against prevailing
evils, and aroused public sentiment on pub
lie questions. There are twenty-one Ep-
worth leagues in the district. A conyen-
ton Of the district will be held in the fall.
About $1,000 has been collected for city
church-extension work. Tho district has
gradually increased in benevolences each
year for some years. This year $10967l
has been paid for all church matters. San
Francisco ranks highest of any city in the
Union for church expenses per member.
CHARACTERS PASSED.
The characters of the following elders
passed: j. Kerby, j. b. Chenoweth, J. II.
Woodward, J. A. Bauer. j. W. Ross. +. W.
Lincoln, c. L. Rich, II. l.. Gregory, C. S.
Haswell, j. L. Wickes, Seneca Jones, James
Blackledge. Wesley bennett, S. Kinsey, j.
II. Wythe Jr., ii. b. Heacock, E. K. Ollie, j.
\; Van Every, c. J. Elzholtz, Mr.. Liligren
S. J. Carroll, J. L. Trefren. c. L. Pettis, l..
Fellers, G. H. McCracken. J. Thompson. j.
II. Wythe. John Chisholm, Esdras Smith,
W. B. Crabbe. S. II. Rhodes, w. A. john
son, G. G. Walter, r. Rodda, A. II. New
man, J. Fl. n Jones, E. + Willis W
Martin, W. }. Peters, G; II. Beechgood, A.
7. Needham, T. B. Hopkins. A. Hol-
brook, T. S. l.. Wallis, II. G. Tallman.
F. l.. Tuttle, John Appleton, j. S. Fisher,
E. A. While, j. A. Van Anda, w +. War
rem, D. NJ. Birmingham, S: M. Woodward
kendall, l.. Ewing John Coylee, ". NJ
c. p. Jones, A. S. Gibbons, George Clifford,
W. B. Priddy. j. L. Mann, c. II. Kirk
bride, J. n. Beard, W. c. Damn. j. r.
Wolfe. W. II. Scott, A. II. Briggs, +. Z.
Briggs, T. Filbin. ". W. Case, F. J. Mas
ten, A. J. Nelson, w. Carver. c. V. An
thony, Il. Harcourt, NJ. c. Harris, NJ. D..
Buck, G. w. Izer. J. p. Mscaulay, Mr..
Andrews, W: 7. Mayne, S: G: Dale, T. Z
Jewell, E; E. Dodge, E, D. McCreary, j. "
Hammond, A. C. Hirst, I. G. George, w. c.
Sawyer, T. B. Hinkle, j. Crossman. P. p.
Hamilton, p. G. Buchanan, +. b. Palmer,
Jesse Smith. George o. Ash. j. II. Sinex.
Z. II. King, 5: 7. Sterrett, A. r. Peck, A.
HiGbie, q. d. Pinneo, j. NJ. Hinman, j. j..
Cleveland, George Larkin, IL. }. Blum, =.
A. Hazen. A. Burris, A. NJ. Burty, X. w.
Williamson, Jesse Green, w. Hubert. II.
Curry, w. S. Conner, J.'T. X. Barley, S.
d. Simonds. Wesley Peck, were continued
as superannuates.
After the announcements the conference
adjourned.
LAY CONVENTION.
This afternoon the lay convention met
and organized. Secretary Oge read the re-
port of the Standing Committee, in which he
reviewed the work of the church.
DR.. Hammond reported that the $4,000
mortgage on the Episcopal residence, which
the laymen had taken in hand, had been
raised. Miss Severance read a paper on
woman representation in the general con-
ference. an able and witty appeal in behalf
of the admission of women to the general
conference. A general discussion followed.