The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-27
MANY LAY DELEGATES.
Addresses by Clergymen From
Different Parts of the
Country.
BISHOP WARREN PRESIDED
The Question of Admitting Women
to Be Decided in the Oon-
ference.

PASADENA, CAL, Sept. 26.-The second
day Of the NJ. E. Conference opened with
devotional exercises at $780, a. NJ. The reg
ular conference was held at A. NJ.
Bishop Warren called the meeting to
order and the rolicalI showed an increase
in the attendance of members over yester-
day, AS ministerial members and SO lay
delegates being present.
a resolution was adopted commendatory
Of Rev. I. r. Loyejoy. who has been trans
ferred to the Puget Sound Conference.
The credentials of Rev. Seliah W. Brown
as q clergyman of the NJ. E. church were
restored to him and he was reinstalled.
Reports showed an enormous increase of
the missionary collections.
Pasadena's report showed 500 raised for
missions and Riverside $1,000. The ex-
penses of the College of Liberal Arts at
West Los Angeles exceeded the receipts
$3.50. An enlarged endowment was an
nounced as necessary. Rev. DR.. Homer
Eaton, DID, of New York addressed the
conference on the work of the Methodist
Book Concern. -----
Rev. DR.. w. S. Matthew, editor of the
California Christian Advocate, made an
able address upon the Importance OF sup
porting church periodicals.
The result of an informal ballot for
directors was as follows: E. s. Chase, j.
B. Green, W. A. knighten, G. l. Cochran,
T. c. Hoag, D. NJ. WEIGH, A. E. Pomeroy
B. G. Covey, E. A. Healy, Clark Craw-
ford, s. A. Thompson, G. W. White, a.
NJ. Rough, A. c. Williams, w. A. Wright.
At 10 A. NJ. the wives OF the ministers
held a symposium and discussed 'The
Duties OF Ministers Wives" DR.. C. c..
Mclean OF Los Angeles addressed the
lister and to the church.
The afternoon session was devoted to
Sunday school work Addresses were
made by DR.. F. A. Seymour on the rela-
ton of the church TO the Sunday-school
and the relation of the Sunday-school to
the ehnrch, and by Rev. c. A. Westenberg
on TIE Future Sunday-school," followed
by large number of ten-minute speakers
The evening session opened in the tab
ernacle with an increased attendance over
yesterday evening, notwithstanding the
fact that campfire entertainment was in
progress at G. A. r. Hall, given in honor
of the members OF the Union Veterans
Association of Southern California, TWEEN
ty-fve members being Methodist Episco-
pal ministers present at the conference.
The evening was devoted to Woman
Home and Foreign Missionary societies
and addresses were made by Rev. George
w. White, Mrs. J. W. Van Cleye and
Bishop Warren.
The two issues which make this confer
ence of more than ordinary interest will
be the election of two lay delegates to at
tend the General Conference in Cleveland
May, 1896, and the question of admitting
women in the General Conference.
On the latter matter vote will be taken
and a consensus of opinion gathered from
all the district conferences will be sent to
the General Conference to decide the mat
ter. These questions have not yet been
touched upon. The campfire entertain
ment was Of social nature and was sort
of reunion. A musical programme was
rendered, refreshments were served,
speeches were made and general infor-
NAL reception held by members of the
John Godfrey Post G. A. R., the w. R. c.,
Ladies' Aid Society of the Sons of Vet
Grams, and Sons of Veterans.