The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-07
man and his friends. The disaffected per-


sons were dismissed from the church.
Bishop B. +. Lee took hand in the affair
at that stage and appointed Rev. 0. Sum-
mers presiding elder of the California Con-
ference. Rev. ]. Harvey Jones, who was
the incum bent of that Office at the time,
was angry because of the loss of such
honors and emolumentS as the office car
ried with it, and he it was who was CEN
sured at the meeting yesterday.
WHEREAS, ]. Harvey Jones is circulating the
report in Texas that for moneyed cons1dera-
ton Bishop B. r. Lee appointed Q. summers
presiding elder OF the California Conference
| be it
Resotued, That we declare that the report is
| absolutely without foundation, and that 1t is
an unqualified lie.
So read the resolution, which was unani-
mousIy adopted.
Bishop Lee, in commenting upon it, said
that instead of receiving money from Mr..
Summers, he had practically received an
intimation that he should transform him
self into a Fitzsimmons for protection
that all he had actually got out OF it
was hard feeling from Mr.. Summers. He
added that he did not want any one to sup
port the resolution, or to refrain from vot-
ing against it, if there was shadow OF
doubt as to the truth of it.
Rev. Mr.. Summers said he had never Of
fered Bishop Lee money for the honor con-
ferred. On the contrary he had objected
to assuming it, and the only hint OF a
bride he had heard was j. Harvey Jones'
offer to himself to compromise the case, at
that time in litigation, for $3.50.
The resolution which called forth these
comments was submitted by q committee
composed OF J. Z. Edwards, E. 7. Cott-
man and o. Summers.
Rev. E. t. Cottman and Rev. J. Edwards
were elected delegates to the general con-
ILL VI ~
| in May. Rev. ID. K. Jones and Rev. j.
Pointer were elected alternates. The Gre
dentials of j. NJ. Bridges of Fresno and w.
| B. Bridges of Oakland as alternates and
| John w. Jordan and G. S. McCord as al
| ternate lay delegates to the general con-
| ference were approved.
| A report recommending that B. f.
| Mitchell be admitted to the conference
was adopted. S. S. Freeman and II. Will
son were reported as having passed the
third year studies and Samuel d. Johnson
and W. r. Chapman the fourth year
| studies.
Rev. Mr.. Duncan of the Baptist church
and Rev. Mr.. Warren of Zion A. M. E.
Church were introduced, and made short
addresses. Rev. Robert H. Herring of the
New England conference was introduced.
The committee on Encouragement of
work recommended the continuance of
stations at San Francisco, Oakland, Sacra-
mento, Los Angeles and San Diego. 1t
| further recon- m ended:
That the circuit including Red Bluff, Ander-
son and Chico should be known Red Bluff
circuit; that Colusa should be detached from
the Marysville circuit, and that new circuit,
consisting of Colusa, Willows and Woodland,
be instituted; that Fresno be taken from the
Bakersfield circuit, and circuit consisting of
Fresno Sanger MADEIRA and Fowler be organ
lied; that to Bakersfield in lieu of Fresno be
added Hanford, Tulare and Visalia; that Ma
rysville circuit shall consist Of Marysville and
Oroville; that Pasadena and Quarto be known
as Pasadena circuit; that Redondo, Santa
Monica, Long Beach, Orange, San Pedro, Mar
tinez, Benicia and Vallejo be continued as mis-
sions and that Woodland Mission should in
clude Capay and Cacheville, while Riverside,
Red Lawn and Pomona should be known as
diversified circuit.
A strong temperance report was unani-
mously adopted.
Last evening the Women's Mite Mission.
airy Society had charge of the meeting
and presented the claims of the Sarah Cor
ham Mission at Freetown, Africa.
Mrs b. f. Lee, Mrs. w. B. Anderson of
Stockton, Mrs. d. r. Jones of Los Angeles,
Mrs. s. S. Freeman of Pasadena and Mrs.
Z. t. Cottman of this City occupied seats
on the platform. Mrs. Lee, who, by virtue
of being the wife of the Bishop of the tenth
diocese, is president of all the mite societies
within that jurisdiction, presided.
Bishop Lee said the society was organ
lied in 1874, and contributes about $1,000
annually to missions in Africa. The
president of the National society was Mrs.
w. d. Cook, the treasurer Mrs. Campbell,
widow of Bishop Campbell. A day Is
given by the church each year, that has
come to be known as woman S day" when
the work OF the Mite Society is considered
and each nj mister, in the name of his wife
or some female relative, gave 81 toward the
fund.- He introduced Mrs. Lee, who, in q
brief address, made further explanation
of the work of the society. There are
fifteen societies and mem bership of $40
in the State.
Mrs. E. T. Hubbard read paper on the
mite MsIlsslodpary sosesy MRS
"a Plea for Africa"
An auxiliary Mite Society OF members
OF Bethel Church was organized, with Mrs.