The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-06
TO PREACH HOME INDUSTRY.
CLERGYMEN SAY THEY WILL HELP
THE MANUFACTURERS
ASSOCIATION
COMMITTEE WORK AFFECTED BY
NoN-DELIvERY OF MAILED
INVITATIONS.

Many of the ministers will preach next
Sunday on the subject of home industries,
although it may not form theme for SER
mons. They will help the Manufacturers
Association in developing movement for
the commercial prosperity of San Fran
cisco as far as lies within their power to
stimulate public opinion, and all because a
prominent manufacturer suggested yester-
day that the cIaFgymen OF all city churches
take up the subject on Sundays addresses.
The suggestion was made at a meeting of
the Manufacturers Association convention
committee, and to carry it into effect at
such short notice the press was asked to
notify the preachers.
Bishop Nichols was asked for his opinion
as to how the suggestion would be re-
ceived by the Episcopal clergy. He said
they would be only too willing to assist
the cause as far as they could, and had no
doubt that the subject would be men
toned in Sundays sermons.
''It is rather late now, however" he con-
tinued, "to make it the theme of addresses
on Sunday. Most of our clergymen have
their sermons in preparation, while some
have taken up series of discourses. There
are special sermons for the Lenten season
also. Still, our ministers can take up such
special subject, and 1 have no doubt they
will do so when requested by the associa-
ton of manufacturers, if not next Sun
day, certainly the Sunday following"
Rev. Mr.. Ollie said he is preaching a
series of sermons, but will be glad to men
ton the matter incidentally and speak
encouragingly upon the movement. "It
means great deal to the workingman by
benetiting him, and is a subject we can
take UP and discuss in the pulpit. How
ever, 1t may not be convenient to preach
about it next Sunday. The subject re-
CURES some thought and investigation, and
II there is no particular hurry it might be
well to postpone it for another week
There certainly cannot be any concerted
action taken next Sunday, for the reason
that the ministers are engaged even now
with their sermons for that day."
Mr.. Barnett of the manufacturers asso-
citation stated that permanent committees
OF the convention will be named to-day
Reports that are encouraging continue to
come in" said he, ''and the movement
seems to be growing to q greater extent
than was at first anticipated. The hour
Tor calling the convention will be decided
on when those committees are appointed.
There seems to be prevailing opinion
among manufacturers that the committee
will send out more invitations to the con-
ventlon. We sent out several thousand in
vltlons with 2-cent stamps on each but we
have positive information that a great
many sent out were never received by
those to whom they were addressed.
don't know where they could have gone
to, nor where the fault lies. Something is
wrong somewhere. I cannot understand
why the invitations were not delivered.
"As the invitations mailed did not reach
their destinations, we want the manu-
facturers of the State to take notices in the
press as invitations. Notification of the
first meeting will be given through the
press, and we hope that manufacturers
will take notice of it.'