The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-16
STILL CONFERRING.
Another Session of the Col0red
Methodists.

The colored Methodists' Conference re-
assembled at 10 o'clock yesterday morning,
Bishop Grant presiding.
Rev. o. Summers of Sacramento opened
with singing and prayer.
The Presiding Elder from the Committee
on Stations and Circuits recommended that
Sacramento. San Francisco, Oakland, Los
Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Tacoma, San
Diego. Roslin, Spokane Falls and Martinez
stations be attached to the Stockton Cir
cult; that Chico. Red Bluff and Reddng be
known as the Chico Circuit; Bakersfield
and vicinity be the Bakersfield Circuit;
carson and Virginia City as the Carson
MISSION, and Pasadena as separate mis-
sion.
Revs. Handy, Weathers, Allen, Augustus,
Dr.. johnson and Clarke spoke for and
against the report, which was, however,
finally adopted.
Rey. DR.. Thompson. agent of the Ameri-
can BlDle Society, and Rev. o. e. Benjamin
were introduced to the conference and were
extended tie usual courtesies.
Key. DE- Thompson spoke at some length
on the means of supplying the Bible to
people who never knew it before, and he
proposed this year to put it in the hands OF
a million children throughout the various
States
The Bishop announced that taking UP a
collection for the Bible Society would be
quite In order, whereupon all the delegates
went forward and subscribed.
CHURCH MISSIONS.
The Seattle Mission, of which Rev. l.. S.
Bla keney Is pastor, was next heard from.
He said they had $3.50 in their church
treasury, which will be applied to church
debts, and the receipts during the year we're
$500.
Rev. A NJ. Taylor of Tacoma stated that
he had built new church at his station
tVNEy %I..N alrAn DIV
raised toward it.
Bishop Grant said that Brother Taylor
had done better work than the Los Angeles
Mission. because they had hanging debt
OF $780, which may cause their church to
slip out OF the hands of the Trustees at any
time
Rev. j. r. Dorsey of Sacramento, Treas
urer of the Missionary Money Fund, re-
ported that he had collected SIS 60 for the
year, and Rev. DR.. johnson of Oakland,
Sub-Treasurer of the same fund, reported
his collection at S29 10.
The Committee on Temperance through
MIR. Gray rendered a report, which was ably
discussed by Revs. Handy, Augustus,
Weathers, Mcintosh of Zion Church, and
DR.. Thompson, and was finally adopted.
WHISKY AND THE PULPIT.
The Bishop said that although the report
OF Brother Gray was not as strong as he
would like to have it, still he wished to
that there was one OF the 309 preachers
within his district who imbibed whisky he
would not appoint him to the pulpit. He
said that there would be bill in Con-
gress this year to do something on the
liquor question; and women voting will
come UP next, and as the women were
always vigorous workers they will push
the matter forward until every saloon In
the count ~ is abolished, and then liquor
Will have to go and stay overheard.
Rev. j. b. Handy from the Committee on
Deeds reported progress.
The conference took recess till 3 OF clock.
On reassembling, the Rev. DR.. johnson Of
Oakland. from the Committee on Educa-
ton, rendered an excellent report touching
upon the public schools of San Francisco
and their relation 10 unemployed colored
teachers who are competent to fill positions
IN any one oil .hem.
Rev. Drs. Taylor, Handy and Dorsey en-
tered into discussion on the subject, In
which they Clipped in edgeways consid-
cradle amount of politics, until called to
order by the Bishop.
The report was adopted.
Rev. DIR. Crazy. editor of the California
Oh ristian Advocate, was introduced to the
conference and invited 20 a seat
MIXED SCHOOLS.
The Bishop in speaking on the report of
the committee remarked that he knew
nothing Of the mixed schools of this State,
but lie would like TO see the teachers mixed
also, and If they were competent to teach,
and could not get anything to do in Cali
fornia. send them or let them come over to
his State, Texas, and he would see that
they get positions. He told his friends that
they had all kinds of responsible positions
in the South among cOloTed men, and still
the janitors of California wanted to see
shont how that was, and tried TO find out
whether it was right or not.
Rev. Mr.. Gray introduced resolution
recommending the conference to act in cou-
cert in its work Of unfolding the Christian
Recorder, the only authorized organ of the
connection.
The same gentleman from the Committee
on First Years Study recommended that
w. w. Grimes be permitted to continue his
studies, after which the conference ad-
journed till 10 o'clock this morning.