The morning call., 1890-09-17
CALIFORNIA METHODISTS.

Closing Session OF the conference AT L a
oific Grove.
Rev. II. C. Benson occupied the chair at
the NJ. f. Con ference Monday afternoon, by
appointment of the Bishop.
The time for the church to vote on the
subject of the admission of women into the
General Conference was fixed for Wednes-
day, October %, $780, Public notice will be
given within thirty days before the day Of
election.
The Committee on Sabbath Observance
deplored the fact that there is no legal Sun
day in our State and that the Dissertation
of the day is so generally observed over our
State.
The Committee on Chinese Missions re-
ported that So had been converted and bap-
tizcd in twenty-five years. Two hundred
and fifty women and girls had been rescued
from lives of shame aud 1000 had received
religious and secular education.
The restriction law has rendered the num-
Der of Chinese much fewer. The sum OF
Slj16 has been contributed toward expenses
aud beDevOlence during the year. The
amount asked for in the year 1891 is SS2S7.
The japanese work was carefully consid-
cred and heartily indorSed. both In San Fran
cisco and the Sandwich Islands. There was
a request for 5000 TO purchase a lot in San
Francisco for a church for these people,
5000 for expenses i'll San Francisco, $500
Tor the work in Sandwich Islands. There
are 1900 japanese in these Islands. Dr.
Fisher. superintendent OF the held there,
urged the church to go forward in the evan
gelizing methods now in force. A request
was pre- erred to make the mission in those
islands a separate mission. Dr. Harris
spoke most encOuragingly of his work IN
San Francisco, where the Japanese are nu-
merouS.
The temperance report asserts that total
prohibition is the end of our efforts, that the
saloon plwer is the open enemy OF our p0-
litical Institutions and that only temperance
men will be voted for. High license was de-
cided as a failure as temperance measure.
The Ant-SaloOn Alliance was Endorsed. as
was also the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, and their success reJoiced IN.
The report of the Freedman's Aid and
Southern Educational Society brought out
The fact that there are over 100000 of
illjterate persons in the sixteen southern
States, one-half of whom are white. The
last Sunday in December of this year was
set apart for a day in which to present the
work of this society and take up collection
for said purpose. Last year marked in
crease was noted, and great enlargement
was made necessary by the opening fields.
The sum of S235, 900 is asked for this society
during the coming year This is to carry
forward the present institutions ana pay the
large debt now upon the society.
The Committee on Periodicals showed
that there is capital of S30O0,000 ana bust
ness of the past year of about $4,000 900.
Twenty periodicals are printed by It, A
dividend to the superannuates has been
made this year of about 500, coo.
The EpwOrth League was recognized as
the society to which our young people shall
be urged to render allegiance.
BisHop Goudsel presided at the evening
session. The following persons were chosen
incorporates Of the Lay Association for the
PURPOSE of creating a fund for veteran min-
iSters:
J. W. Whiting, James A. Clayton, n. j.
Bird. RolIa Y. Watt, Peter BOIL, Justus
Greedy, c. w. Kiusey, 5. W. FergusonhE. ,.
Holden.
j. A. Bruner and C. P. Jones were given
a superannuated relation at their ownreq ueSl.
II. H. Slayens, j. l.. Burchard, Charles
McKelvey and a. n. Fisher were placed on
the effective list.
c. 81. Kirkbride, J. ". Pendleton. J. n.
Martin and James CrosSman were placed on
the supernumerary list.
John Coyle reid the obituary of Mrs. A.
S. Glib rs, wife of Rev. A. 5. Gibbons.
The conference Trustees were organized
by the election of W. bennett President,
E. r. Ollie Secretary, aud ii. 3. Heacock
Treasurer.
The Conference is asked to raise for the
year. for missions. $4,000; church extern
sion, $500; episcopal support $500; Gen.
eral conference expenses, So9o; Sunday
school Union, $3.50.
A. n. Fisher was app inted to preach the
annual sermon on missions, NJ. c. Harris
alternate.
The Board Of Church Extension was or
ganiZed as follows: Pres dent, e. r. Ollie 4;
Vice. sident, w. +. Gibson; Secretary,
c. B. Perkins; Treasurer, William Abbott.
Additional members-M. ID. Buck, John
Ruby, j. d. Hamwood. J. f. torderer, K.
V. Watt, F. l.. Turpin.
After reading the minutes and announcing
the appointments by the Bishop the confer
ence adjourned sine die,
The new transfers were: Kenohl-S. W.
LEIGH. Transferred away-S. Polander, c
Elholtz, G. w. Izer and r. Harcourt