The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-04
ACROSS THE BAY.
Completing Organization of the
New Presbytery.
Acquittal of Editor Baker-Money Paid az
Taxes-A Fraud in Advertising-Two
Thieves Go Scott Free.

Inc new PreShytery OF OaklaEd rec0nvoned In
the Brooklyn Presbyterian Church yesterday.
and Elder George A. Bofdwell was chosen tenn
pOrary clerk.
The overtures OF the General Assembly in Ju.
dlcial Commissions was answered In the affirma-
tive. This does away with calling the entire
presbytery TO attend trials such as that of Rev.
DR.. Ellis. over which SO much time was ex-
pended, aud allows the Investigations to be mads
and trial held by commission appointed by the
presbytery and which shall report TO the pres
bytery.
The overture on the revision of the confession
OF faith was taken up and on motion OF Rev. DR..
Coyle il was decided "as the opiuion Of the z res
bytery of Oakland that instead of our presen-
confession we should have new, briei. simple,
irenic, evangelical creed which shall moi only be
our standard of belief but which we can use in
The practical work Of the church." This was
III opposition to any tinkerng with the comics
scn Of faith. There was only one dissenting
vote.
The rule of the General bly, prescribing
the terms Of admission OF ministers from other
bodies was made rule OF the presbytery, and
The Moderator announced the following perma.
nent committees:
PERMANENT COMMITTEES.
Systematic Beuevoleuce: Ministers = R. F.
Coyle, D.. l. NJ. Condit, II. b. Mcbride, }. G.
Morrison; eders-F s. Page, c. Z. Hoag j. K.
Baker.
Home Missions: Ministers-E. S. Chapman,
ID. J. c. Burgess. ID, II. II. Rice. X. f.
Coyle. d. D.; elders-N. w. Winton, q. G. Nc
Conneli, J. {. Adrlance.
Foreign Missions: Ministers-H H. Rice, L.
S. Chapman. DID, James Curry; elders-P ID.
Browne, Robert Johnson.
Education: Minlsters-H. b. Mcbride, Thomas
Fraser. DID, Ii. A. ketcbum, DID,; elder,
George ID. Gray.
Publication and sunday-school Work: Minis.
ters-H. A. Ketchum, ID, II. H. Rice NJ. T.
A. White; eders-J. W. Richards. q. W. Armes.
Church Erection: Mnsiers-N. Is. kink, |.
NJ. Condit, II. II. Dobblns; elders-G. a. Bod
Ministerial Relief: Ministers-James Curry
A. Faiibain, Moses Williams; elders-C a.
Bailey, John Gilbertson.
Freedmen; Ministers = l. NJ Coudit. II. 2.
Downing NJ. I. A. Whitei elders-W. Ii. IL.
Hamilton. w. A. Jones.
AID for Colleges: Minister'S. C. Burgess. l. n.
Hurd L. t. Fish; elders-A. ID. BrIsgs. X. w.
Andrews.
Temperance: Minlsters-E y Garrette, }. NJ.
Alexander, Ii. A. ketchum, DID; eiders-S a.
Sabin, Robert McIuIre.
Young PEOPLES Societies: Minisrers-J. c. Nor.
El'gH' H. f CSyei b D. James Curry; elders
MISSIONARY MEETINGS.
AT tile afternoon session per capita tax OF 10
ceuts per member was levied for pIesbyi erial
purposes ana Tie salary OF the Stated Clerk was
hAtd at 500 Ter annum The Moderator pre-.
scented report as Chairman of The Committee
on Home Missions. The report was adopted
and appointed Wednesday, the 18Th as 4 day
for simultaneous missionary meetings In all The
congregations OF the presbyIeIy and the Sunday
following day for collections IN both Sunday
II was dc cided TO hold an adjourned meeting
on the first Monday in December III the First
church, al which the various committees VIII
presenI reports. After discussion II also
decided 10 mold three stated meetings Of the
presbylety during the year Rev. j. c. Burgess
on behalf of the session at Danyllle, invited the
pTeshylery 10 meet at that place at the spring
meeting the second NEE ting in April On
motion The permanent committees will be called
for reports AZ tue adjourned meeting in Decem-
Der.
CRAFTS HAD BETTER LOOK OUT.
The case OF j. L. Baker, the city editor of the
Times, was tried yesterday in the Police Court
and he was acquitted. Judge Ogden. in render
Ing his decision, scored Police Officer Crafts for
mak ing The unwarranted arrest The charges
against Crafts viii be heard by the Police Com
mlssiuneTs this afternoon
The mate OF The protest against the probate
Oh Tue VIII OF Tue iale Gideon W oodward was
dropped from tie calendar yesterday Tot want of
prosecution.
Tie amount of $4,000 has been paid of the
100000 que for taxes IN Alameda County
FRAUD IN ADVERTISING.
man has peTpetrated a fraud on several of
thu mel chants Of Oakland by selling space for
advertising in The SeVenth-street depot that lie
did not have. one OF The signs was Ia the way
and inlerfeIed with tile light. The agent re-
ported II 10 Superintendent " ilder and tue fraud
was discovered lie had a letter puipOrting 10
be from tie Southern Pacific headquarters.
a petition has been hled by DIR. t. T. Burneite
asking The Superior Court To allow him to ADOPT
Mary Brown, aged years. The child is a niece
OF tie vile of The petitioner and IFS mother Is
dead.
A''' DohhOnNr d NClI-hHVNH pidClcluB FuySl.
clan OF san Francisco, residing at Piedmont, has
been stIlcAen with paralysis.
SHE W oULD NOT PROSECUTE.
Mrs. c. Z. II lggins OF Fourteenth aud Market
street lost her purse on Monday at the Severn h.
street alton. IL contained S15 In gold and $50
IN postal BOes, ana was traced y sIerday to The
possession OF TWO men who had been following
McMahOD's Chcus. They only bad 50 of the
money left and a small silver watch la which
they had Invested, but Mrs. Higgins accepted
this and declined TO prosecute.
MIS-. +. NJ. Chambers stated yesterday that she
h-d seen ihe NagranT, William Warner, IN The
County Jail and lhey had agreed 10 be married
by civil contract as soon she can secure d.
vOrcs on The ground Of ueseItion from her huS-
band, who has been In Peru Tor some years.
Hannah Gteenbaum yesterday sued W. i.
Hunt for 5000 damages ana 10 have an attach
ment released ON property on Grove street.