The morning call., 1894-12-28
MEMBERS REUNITE
The People of St. Johns
Parish Meet.
Anniversary of st. Johns Day OBJ
served With Addresses, and the
Bishop Participates.

4 very pleasant reunion of the present and
former members OF ST. Johns Episcopal parish
was held last night at ST. Johns G&fld Hail.
adjoining the church at Fifteenth and Valencia
streets.
Quite a large number of members of the
church were present. The hall was decorated
with garlands and wfeathS of evergreens The
ladies had prepared a luncheon. which was SET
out on tables upon the platform where the
guests were entertained later on.
Bishop Nichols, DR.. Spaldng ex-Judge Nc
Kinnie, eX-Judge Van Reynegom and Rev. Mr.
HaWeis occupied seats i'll front OF the platform
Mr.. Spaldng called the meeting 10 order, be-
ginning by telling his audience that anniver-
sares are the same everywhere. This reunion
was an anniversary of the church, and as such
the nina goes back as in anniversaries of the
family, for it is in the church family. The sig
nfcanJ point was that all present were met as
members OF ST. J0hn's family. There was
continuity in the anniversary extending back
ward for fortY-Iwn years, during which Time
the family of St Johns has been IN existence
He welcomed tue members of this family,
the ones who had gone away ana returned to
81. Johns family. AnG one IN particular who
needed no inlrOducIion at his hands, the Right
Rev. Bishop Nichols whom he welc omed as a
member of the family of ST. Johns parish
DR.. Spalding concluded by cordially welcoming
all TO St Johns reunion on ST. Johns day
After quartet by MesSrs. Lombard Mel
White and Williams. eX-Judge b. Mckinne.
vestryman OF the church, delivered an address
on The Work OF The Parish" He briefly
sketched the history of st. Johns which began
IN earnest in 1862, when Rev. DIR. Brotherton
came TO assume the parish work.
80 In 1869 the parish was Incorporated under
Mr.. Jarboe. In March, 1881, Rev. NJ Spald-
ing took charge of the work, when there were
DOLLY seventy-hye communicates of the parish
Congregational singing, free peWS and rented
pews bad previously been found unsuccessful
Now there are 400 families in the parish 500
COMMITMENTS, three Sunday schools with 1856
children. The congregations range from 600
10 1000 persons There are very few wealthy
people in the church, but there is All individual
church lie which Offsets that Shortcomings and
finances are In a prosperous condition. The
outlook OF this parish Is indeed very bright
with the economical prosperity and growth
OF San Francisco there ought TO be in this CIV
or near II, an Episcopal college where priests
would be educated. with Mr.. Spaulding at its
head" SAID the speaker. This no idle dream
for with the wealth of the Episcopal church on
Inc racine coast an endowment could be got
from all the coast cties''
Rev. Mr.. Haweis, the English divine who Is
visiting in San Francisco, was introduced to
the audience. Mr. Hawels began in a humor.
Gus vein, which greatly amused the meeting
He wanted some brai5l waves-riIlS of thought
to help him along in Saying few words" as
Mr.; SpaldIng expressed IL 10 him.
he at last gave Up brain waves etc. in
despair. and said Thar this meeting carried him
back many years 10 his first parish in London,
where lie introduced drequentlng meetings in
the school room. These gatherings resulted in
great good; indeed, he said it was truly mar
velous The effects OF getting people together
and turning the choir on them" He told
about a coloTed revival meeting he Witnessed
at New Orleans, The most extraordinary rel-
eious service he had ever Witnessed. But the
deep sincerity, the profound emotion ut the
bottom of IL all, had its effect on him "Neyer
sheer al person. never laugh al him for the
way he worshps God,' said the speaker
Bishop Nichols delt1ered n short address
after btiDg very wariEly received. The close
ness of the parishioners OF ST. Johns to one
another, he said, was a chief characteristic of
the parish. He expressed his belief tha; the
high office OF bishops belong to the people.
America. 1t Is part of the theory of the EpIs-
copaie that while maintaining the dignity OF
the ot1ce the touch of the peoples heart
should be there also; and 1t was for mis- reason
he was glad TO meet the people of St. Johns.