The morning call., 1891-11-10
CHURCH AFFAIRS.
Meeting of the San Francisco
Presbytery.

This Presbytery of San Francisco met yes
terday morning at the Central Tabernacle.
on Golden Gate avenue, Rev. Ii. G. Minton.
the Moderator, in the chair.
A special committee. appointed for the
purpose, presented a set of resolutions, ex-
pressing the estimation of the body for the
late Rev. DR.. A. w. LOomis. The resolu-
tions were adopted by rising vote.
The report of the Genersl Assembly's
Committee on Revision of the Confession of
Faith was then considered and a resolution
introduced by Rev. DR.. Matthews was
unanimously adopted. 1t expressed the de-
sire of the Presbytery to refrain from any
amendment to the report, recognizing the
difficulty of the committees task, and the
necessity for harmony in the discussion of
such difficult questions. The Presbytery
with the hope that while the Calvinistic
doctrine should be preserved unimpared. all
reasonable demands for amendment OF the
confession should be met, recomnlitted the
whole matter to the committee for final
report
to prepare an eptomzed and simple Con-
fession of Faith for popular use was de-
feated by two-thirds vote.
Rev. j. q. Smith. Chairman of the COM
mItee on Bills and Qvertures, reported the
receipt of Il memorial from the members OF
the Howard Presbyterian Church, deplOring
! the lack of pastor and asking presbyterial
assistance. Tue recommendation of Mr..
Smith was adopted, providing fol an early
meeting of the congregation, when 1t was
! hoped the members could unite upon
| pastor
The Congregational ministers were ad-
! dressed by Professor Nash, who read n
| paper in which he maintained that the aim
| of the church is to complete the tranStorma-
! ton of human society. The church should
restore the ruptured creeds between God
| and man and regulate mems relations TO
their iellow.men: AT the close OF the meet
| ING a attalion of boys military companies
| connected with the Sunday-SchoOlS was or
| gained. Rev ". w. Meserye was elected
| Battalion Commander. His office is at 1S2
| McAl!ister street.
AT the meeting of Inc Baptist ministers a
report was made on the condition of the In
| mates in the City Prison and the County
! jail. Rev. w. {. Spencer read paper on
! the crusade against creedS, in which he up
| held the confession OF faith and depicted
| the evils that would follow its a abolition.
He declared that there must be soma system
III the Interpretation OF the Bible.
The Ladies' General Committee of the Y.
! NJ. c. A, met yesterday afternoon. Mrs. I.
! II. BOlinn presided, and many other we'll
known ladies OF this city were pfesenI
| They decided to give Thanksgiving dinner
/ to members of the association who are away
from home The dinner will be given at
Association Hall at o'clock in the after
noon of Thanksgiving day..
The Methodist ministers met at the Book
Concern on Market street yesterday
| morning, when Rev. ). ID. Simons read a
| paper on biblical HermeneuticS," main
tanning that all eXpositonS of the scriptures
should have n spiritual INTERPRETATION.
\ general discussion followed, led by
Rev Drs. Leech. Howard and Woodward.
At yesterdays meetings of tie Ministers
! Associations of the Protestant churches oil
this city the epidemic of crime, which pre-
walls in the city. was thoroughly discussed
and attention was given TO the organ zatio
of boys into military companies to induce
| them to attend the Sunday-SchoOls.
The Presbyterian ministers held no meet
| ting ON account of the meeting of the Pres
bytery at the Tabernacle, when the matter
Of retaining or amending the creed was dis
| cussed.