The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-17
CITY CHURCHES.
Weekly Meetings of Minister'S
Associations.
A Handsome Donation by Methodist Church
Rev. J. Sanders Reed viii Not Re-
slgn-The Highbinders.

The Presbytery of San Francisco met yes =
terday in Calvary Church, Rev. j. @. Adam
acting as Moderator. A number of visiting
clergymen we're present. Rev. j. NJ. ThOmp-
| son of the church at North Temescal re-
turned MS call to,the paStorate there. The
| return of the call was acquiesced in and
Rev. r. F. Coyle was appointed Moderator
of the session, VIII ich Will supply the pulpit
until the spring meeting of the Presbytery.
The Home Missionary Committee was in
structed to cooperate with the session Of
the Central Church in supplying the pulpit
there until arrangements to provide pastor
Shall be made.
A committee, consisting of Rev. T. C..
Easton. Rev A. j. Kerr, Rev. r. T. Coyle
and Elders j. Il. Roberts and Robert Dick
son, was appointed to arrange for a recep-
ton to President Harrison when he visits this
city, the President being a ruling elder i'll
the Presbyterian church. 1t was reported
that Rev. j. A. Gardiner had been Installed
as pastor of the Holly Park Church on
March Sth. The Judicial COMMITTEES was
given further time to complete its work.
coNGREG ATIoNAL CLUB.
The Congregational Ministers Club met
as usual yesterday afternoon in the parlOr
Of the Y. NJ. c. A, Rev. G. d. Allen pre-
siding. After the members present had re-
lated their experiences of the previous day,
Rev. Mr.. Blake read an interesting paper
entitled, Good Morals Good Manners" in
which he took the ground that there could
not be good manners without good morals,
and that true p0liteness is the highest devel-
Opment of Christian character. A discussion
followed the reading of the paper.
L. l.. Abbott of Nebraska, who is visiting
this Coast for the purpose OF organizing
gospel temperance unions in the various
churches, was introduced by Rev. Dr. I. c.
EastOn, and outlined the plan of action he
intended to pursue, and brief address was
made by Rev. Mr.. WillettS of Los Angeles.
METHODIST MINISTER'S.
A meeting of the Methodist ministers was
held yesterday morning in the Central NJ.
Z. Church. The feature of the meeting was
an interesting paper by Rev. L. j. Masters.
Superintendent. Of the Chinese Mission
House, o., on IHighbinders AND and Their he'll;
society is a secret one, the Chinese name
for which means hatchet-boys." He then
gave full history of the society, and read
translation he had made of its ritual. The
paper will be published in full at an early
date. The meeting closed with benedlction
by DR.. Anthony.
VISITING THE UNFORTUNATE.
The Directors of the Prison and Hospital
Religious Association met yesterday in the
main hall of the Y. NJ. g. A. The mission
airy. Rev. J. Campbell, reported his work
Tor the past month. during which he made
weekly visits to the AlmshOuse, City and
County Hospital, Industrial School, County
Jail and the city prisons. Efforts Will be
made by the association to INCORPORATE, so
that it will be in suitable state to receive
and hold requests.
BAPTIST PASTORS.
The Baptist ministers met in the Y. NJ.
c. a. parlor yesterday morning. Rev. j. O.
A. Henry read paper on THE Worlds
Spiritual Fatigue" He pointed out that
the present age tends to agn0sticism, owing
to conflicting religious teachings and a con-
ditiOn of uncertainty as to the true doctrine.
The Catholic faith, he averred. came the
nearest to giving quiet and rest of conscience
to believers. He declared that all denomi-
nations must unite on one doctrine or the
growth of agnostcism will increase.
WILL NOT RESIGN.
Rev. j. Sanders Reed, rector of Trinity
Episcopal Church, who rendered his resigna-
ton two weeks ago for reasons stated in
full in this paper at the time, has reconsid-
cred the matter at the earnest request of his
congregation, and on Sunday announced
from the pulpit that he would not resign.
A HANDSOME DONATION.
On Sunday Rev. s. V. Leech of the NJ E.
Church preached powerful sermon on the
text: sit is finished" The congregation
made an Offering of $3.50 of which 500 is
to be discussed by the City Methodist
Church Extension Society in aiding the
weaker Methodist churches of the city to
pay OFF their debts and improve their church
property