The record-union., 1894-12-25
THE MINISTER'S MEET In COUNCIL.
How the Plan of the Rock Pile is
Progressing.
The City Districted and Committee
Appointed to Search Out Cases
of Destitution.

The Ministerial Union held a meeting
yesterday morning to discuss questions
relating TO its work.
Rev. Mr.. HerrIck opened the meets ng
with prayer. Rev. Simon of the jewish
Church and Rev. Pointer of the A. NJ. Z.
Church. who were present for the first
time, were made members of the Ad-
Visory Committee.
Rev. w. ID. Baugh stated the objects OF
the union and the methods ofits work.
Rev. ID. NJ. Hoyt asked concerning the
Chlldrens Home Society. j. w. Daniels
OF San Diego had called on him, solicit
ing aid for the society. but things seem to
be run loosely. There does not seem to
be any director. any President or Treas
urer. and Mr.. Daniels stated that he did
not know who the directors are.
Rev. Buck said that Mr.. Daniels had
given him literature of the society, in
which the names of the directors are
given.
Rev. J. II. Reider said he had known
Mr.. Daniels for years and knew him to
be all right. He is very absent minded
torgetiuI man.
Rev. Baugh stated that Mr. Daniels
had entered the work through the intu-
ence OF friend and had done so without
being thoroughly posted in it.
Mr. Baugh then read a report of the
work already done. only small part OF
what had been planned has been carried
out. a rock pile was provided, but about
the time 1t was started the supply OF rock
from Rocklin was temporarily cut off.
This was SOON remedied and they hoped
To again get rock from Rocklin, as the
freight is fifteen cents less ton than
from the place where rock is at present
procured.
An unexpectedly large number of men
applied for work, and more hammers
had to be procured from time to time.
The cost of breaking the rock is so large
that loss of 75 cents a ton is the result.
There is hope in the future for mark Ell
Tor the broken rock. The men who apply
Tor work break cubic foot of rock In re-
turn for a ticket.
Many of the men are thinly clad. and
some are almost ShoeIeSS and hatleSs. 1t
has been thought by the committee that
IL would be good plan to have central
point, where those who are disposed to
give secondhand clothes, hats, shoes,
underwear, ETC., could leave or send
them, and they could be marked in mul-
tiples OF fifteen cents, and worked for
just as meals and lodgings are. This is
not for speculation, but would simply
help to recoup the loss OF 70 cents per ton
on the rock, and necessitate the calling on
cltlZenS Tor just so much less money to
help. carry the project out. Those who
could not take the clothes to the w. G. Z.
Y. rooms, are requested to notify Mr..
Baugh, at I5l4 Fourteenth street. where
he could send tor them.
Rev. Hoskinson stated that the rooms o;
he Women's Christian Temperance
Union on Third street, between X and l..
had been secured as depot for The second
hand clothing, and a man would be in
charge there To receive it between P. NJ.
and p. NJ.
Mr.. Baugh then stated the special
object OF the meeting, which was to take
steps for districting the city, and canvass
ing IL thoroughly, i'll order to find all
cases OF deStltutlOn ana suffering. with "a
view to relieving it, and also tc find work
for the deserving who were out of en-
ployment
Mr. Reider stated that in order that the
union might know just what was being
done, he had suggested that the churches
IN any one OF the quadrants named can
Vass the territory in which they are situ-
ated and IND out the condition of affairs
within their respective precincts. He
mentioned the case of a deserving woman
who had been unable to obtain employ
ment and had been living on one meal a
day. lie did not think the people OF
Sacramento would allow the deserving
poor to suffer If they knew of their desti-
tuition, and this plan seemed To offer an
opportunity OF getting such information.
Mr.. Simon asked If it would not be
well to find out just how the different
churches would unite in bearing the ex-
pense.
Rev. Hoyt asked if the plan was not
20 have the members of the different
churches canvass the quadrants instead
OF having paid agents to do so.
Mr.. Reider said that the lines of the
quadrants were Tenth and X streets, and
he enumerated the churches in the re-
spective districts.
Mr.. Baugh stated that he had called on
Father Grace and that he took an interest
In the work, but on account of his en-
gagements the hour OF the meeting was
1nconvenient for him to attend. Rev. q.
a. Ottmann of st. Paurs Church had
stated to him that the work in his church
was so well organized that he declined tC
work with the union, preferring TO han
die it himself.
On motion CT Mr.. Hoskinson, the re.
port was adopted.
Rev. Anderson moved that the COM
mlttee Tor canvasslug each quadrant be
composed of two from each church and
one from the Catholic Church for each
quadrant.
Revs. Buck and Reider thought that il
W oPpOlhb R0E
Der from each church, as the work could
be divided up so as TO make it less bur-
densome on their time and make mem
bers more willing to canvass.
Mr.. Reider said that the committee
had canvassed the ground pretty
thoroughly. The hardest work will be
in the lower part of the city, but the
strongest churches are there also. thus
equaliZing matters.
The formation of the committee was
decided on, the number of mem pers from
each church being left indefinite.
Mr.. Reider moved that Rev. Hoyt of
the congregational Church be Chairman
of the committee in the northwes;
quadrant; kew. Buck OF the Sixth-street
Nj. E. Church for the southwest quad
rant; Rev. Trefren of the NJ. Il. Central
for the northeast and Rev. Sturtevant for
the southeast quadrant. so that thew
could take action at once to cali the COM
mitteeS together.
The motion was adopted.
Rev. Reider announced that TO-DAY