The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-28
GENERAL HART breaches.
Presbyterian Ministers Against the
Geary Exclusion Act.

HAS the United States kept its treaty
obligations with China" was the main SUBJ
ject discussed by the Presbyterian Minister
iaI Union, which met in Howard Church
yesterday morning.
Without dissenting voice the clergymen
decided the question in the negative, and
the result of the discussion was determine
ton to invite the ministers OF other con-
gregations to unite with them in petiti0ning
Congress to repeal the Geary law.
Most of the speakers declared the United
States was guilty OF breaking faith with the
Asiatic empire.
Oniy one voice took the negative of this
proposition. 1t was that of Chaplain Blake.
He said he was opposed TO the GeaTy act,
but declared there were two sides TO the
Chinese question, and he objected to the
arra:gnment OF the Federal Government as
having acted crminally In the matter
The subject was introduced by the Rev. L.
NJ. Condit Of the Presbyterian Chinese Mis-
sion House, who read paper which had
been prepared by the Rev. Z. j. Masters.
who was unable to be present.
The paper itself took decidedly negative
position on the question. 1t characterized
the Geary law as cruel and unjust; declared
that the United States could not afford to
persist in a course which makes such wide
departure from the glorious traditions OF It's
history, and predicted the speedy removal,
by just legislation. of what was regarded as
The stigma of our broken faith with
heather nation.
The Revs. j. Q. Adams. w. E. Smith,
J. Z. Scott, FL. A. Lounsbury. J. c. Smith,
DIR. Fraser Dr. Matthews, Chaplain Blake
DR.. f. Z. Shearer and Ng Poon Choo dis
cussed the question with animation.
Elder J. b. Roberts counseled resistance
TO IL, leaving the Supreme Court TO settle
ha n4fQs
raise on constitutional grounds.
The union Will not meet next Monday,
because there is to be special meeting of
the presbytery on that dav.
At the Congregational Pastors Club yes
terday afternoon the report from charges in
ana and about the city contained the fol-
lowing items:
The New Park Church on Devisadero
street has raised Sl03S toward a new build
ing.
Attorney General Hart spoke Sunday
evening at the Christian Endeavor ami
versary at Plymouth Church on ''The Way
of Life Made Easy by Grace"
Mrs. Sarah Is. Cooper spoke at the First
Congregational Church on Sunday evening
on kindergarten work.
Edward kimball read a paper on "The
Relation of Woman to Christ and the
Church"
The proposition to amend the constiiu-
ton OF the club so as 10 admit female men,
bers was debated by Rev. Messrs. Silcox,
Dexter. Cook. Pond. Brown. Oakly, J. d.
Foster, w. ID. Williams and others, and
then lost by falling TO get the requisite two
thirds vote.
DIR. Baldwin. president Of Pomona Col
lege. will address the club next Monday.
The matter of fixing uniform liquor
license Of $50 was presented, and DR.. o. Z.
Brown was instructed to convey to the
Legislature the unqualified and hearty pro-
test of the club.
The Methodist pastors met yesterday
morning and listened to an interesting re-
port by DIR. j. ID. Hammond. agent OF the
book concern.
DIR. c. V. Anthony, DR.. Nj. c. Harris and
others spoke. On motion of DIR. Hammond
the missionary board will be asked for an
appropriation sufficient TO support a mis-
sionary at Honolulu