The morning call., 1893-06-19
OVER IN OAKLAND.
Mrs. Sprague Appears in
the Pulpit.
STREET PREACHING STOPPED
The Grand Jury Report to Be Sub
nitted To-Day Many Taxes
Yet Unpaid.

SIZE FILLED THE PULPIT.-Rev. Lila
Frank Sprague, wife of Leslie NJ. Sprague,
pastor of the Second Unitarian Church of
San Francisco, delivered sermon on the
Problem of Evil" at the First Unitarian
Church in this city yesterday morning.
This was one of the first sermons this
lady has preached in California. she only
having delivered few addresses at Santa
Clara since her recent arrival from Mop-
roe, Wis.
The beautiful auditorium of the Uni
tartan Church was well filled in anticipa-
tlon of the novel treat of hearing woman
speak from the pulpit. The audience was
well repaid for coming.
Mrs. Sprague stepped briskly up to the
desk, after the opening exercises were
completed. and choosing Psalms xxxiv ID
as her text read the words in modest,
ringing voice that easily filed the building,
None of them who trust in him shall be
deSolate"
Mrs. Sprague opened the discourse with
an original allegory of death, Faith and
the Teacher" that reminded one of the
dreams" of Olive Schreiner.
Sne elaborated her central thought of
final good and its ultimate triumph and
insisted that human experience taught
Coos goodness.
Illustrative and corroborative of the
doctrine that the doors of heaven will n OF
close before every wanderer is saved she
quoted at length from Robert Buchanan's
Judas 1scarlOi," and concluded a most
optimistic talk with Browning's lines.
Gods in his heaven, all'S we'll with the
world.'
In conversation with a CALL reporter
after the service Mrs Sprague said that
there were only seventeen women preach
erS IN the Unitarian church in America
and only about 200 of all denominations.
She has been preaching four years,
ana has little romance of her own I'm
having attended preparatory school, COL
lege, theological seminary and received
ordination always in the class of her hus-
band.
They were married Immediately upon or
dination and at once entered upon work
OF associate pastoTates, which they have
prosecuted with increasing success since.
Prejudice against seeing women in pull
pits Is dying out" she said. II am re-
ceived with the most cordial hospitality
everywhere. The Middle West has the most
women preachers, but they are filing pull
pits now in the far West as we'll as in the
East"
They Don't PAY THEIR TAXES
There are 1874 names on the list of deIin-
quent taxpayers. against 400 of last year
lax Collector ROsbOrough says a large
proportion OF the property not paid for
lies in tracts which have been subdiyided
during The year, and thus the number of
landholders has been greatly multiplied.
In Berkeley there aTe over 400 delinouents
out OF its 7000 inhabitants. Oakland has
10000 residents and only 500 delinquents.
S"HeilmrS where cottages have been erect
Ell he banks nave paid the taxes on the land
and house, and the persons living in it
have tailed to pay their personal property
lax There are only ttree people in San
Lrandro who have not paid their taxes
A II o'clock on the morning of July
the sale OF property for State and county
taxes will take place on the Courthouse
steps.
NEW MINING CONGRATULATIONS of
incorporation of the Good Hope Mining
Company have been filed. The principal
place Of business will be in Oakland. The
mine IS located in Plumas County and the
loOUO shares Of stock are valued at $40
snaTe and have been taken as follows: f.
". Frey. S620; c. G. Dodge, s640; James
V. Jrtfress. $500; T. b. Draper, $500;
Louisa ~ Smith, $500; j. K. Marsh,
$780, W. 5. Chapman, S12.5OO; j. H.
trlssel, $4,000; n. NJ. Fay. S14,96O; A.
=: Kngg; s250 600; J; Il. Thomas. $4,000;
w. I. Halliday, $50, 900. The directors
are: j. d. Thomas. w. I. Halliday, A. q.
Rugg, j. K. Marsh, W. S. Chapman, F. w.
Fry.
STREET PREACHERS MUST MOVE On
In accordonce with an order issued by
Chief Schaffer on Saturday open-air re-
llgious meetings and street sales by fakirs
must be discontinued on Broadway or on
Seventh street. between Broadway and
Washington street. These streets are busy
thoroughfares and such have been the re-
llglnus dem strations OF late that travel
was frequently interrupted. The broad
gauge crosses Seventh street and crowdng
about the depot or sidewalks in that yicn
lty would be certain to imperil human life.
TAKING It's TIME.-The Grand Jury has
continued to work leisurely along, while
people waited in suspense for its much
anticipated report. That report will be
submitted at 10 o'clock this morning. It
was partly prepared on Saturday after
noon, but Judge Greene did not make his
appearance at the Courthouse and it was
further delayed until to-day.
FIvE-MINUTE TRIPs.-The long switch
on the Consolidated road will soon be com
pleted and then trips between Berkeley
and Oakland will be made every five min
uteS.
A CHINESE 1NJURED.-A Chinese was
struck by the local train at Twenty-third
avenue last night and received internal
injuries from which il is expected he will
die.
MILLS CLOSE DowN.-The Judson Man
ufacurlng Company's tack and rolling
mil at Emeryville has closed down until
August. /.