The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-20
BISHOP WARREN'S CHOICE.
Grace Methodist Church Re-
r fuses to Accept an Eastern
Pastor.
The Official Board Demands a Call
fornia Preacher-They Have Sent
Protests to Two Bishops.

Grace Methodist Church, corner of Capp
and Twentieth streets, will not accept the
Eastern pastor that has just been assigned
to them.
They protest against a stranger to this
Coast or man who is unknown to them.
The sad case of the Rev. DR.. Angelo
Canoll is cited as an example of a misfit.
DIR. Canoll was transferred from the New
England Southern Conference to Simpson
Memorial Church in this City, and at the
end of year the congregation had to ask
for another pastor, as he was entirely I'M
suited to the work.
He was moved to Stockton, then the
next year to Oroville, and finally to Chico,
where he died last March, never, it is be-
lieved, having recovered from the effect of
his removal. Grace Church does not wish
to make herself liable to any such mis-
take.
The whole trouble originated in the de-
sire of DR.. Hirst to be transferred from the
California to the Rock River Conference
for he wished to live in Chicago. There
were no vacancies in that conference so
one had to be created. The Chicago man
was accordingly moved to the Tennessee
Conference. and a Tennessee man trans
i
Grace Church people think
The Rev. Mr.. Warner of Chattanooga is
the man that has been assigned to Grace
Church. He was grand chaplain of the
6. A. r. when it held its encampment in
this City, some eight or ten years ago, and
he is said to be bright man.
Grace Church claims to be the largest
Methodist congregation in California, ex-
cepting the First Methodist Church of
Oakland, and besides being very impor-
tant factor in Methodism of this confer
ence, the church has a debt of 1000 on
its hands, and does not want to take any
chances.
The Rev. NJ. f. Colburn seems, now that
all the appointments have been made, to
be the only available man who is unat-
tached, and the Grace congregation would
be perfectly satisfied with him as pastor.
Two years ago he was in charge of the
East Oakland Methodist Church. but was
located and placed on the supernumerarv
list in order that he might travel for his
health. Recently he returned from Eu-
rope, but he is not on the conference list
and some difficulty may arise on that &C
count. He has been invited to preach at
Grace Church all day next Sunday.
According to the rule of the Methodist
church the Bishop is supreme and his
appointments are very seldom objected to.
Yet on Wednesday evening after PRAYER
met and UNANIMOUSLY decided that they
would not accept transfer
The following correspondence by tele-
graph and by post is seif-explanatory.
Bishop Warren's reply is expected to-day.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. II, 1895.
Bishop Warren, Pacific Groue: Grace requests
to be supplied from this conference and re-
specially declines to accept transfer from
the East, knowing there are many young
men in this conference whom they would
gladly receive.
(Signed by ten members of ten official board.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1S, 1895.
Bishop D. a. GoodseLl, Peoria, H.: 1 know
Grace Church will refuse to receive transfer.
Board meets tonight. VIII telegraph result.
!. J. TRUMAN.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 1s, 1895.
ReU. II. ". Warren, d. d., LID, Santa Cruz
DEAR BISHOP: l understand that Grace is to be
number of the official brethren of Grace
Church telegraphed you yesterday their re-
quest in the hope that you would not bring
transfer to them, with the expectation that
they would be satisfied.
Understanding that the transfer was to
come from Bishop Goodsell some of the mem
bers of Grace Church asked me to wire him their
views, which was done this morning. Our of
fetal board will meet this evening and will
fully determine what is best in their judgment
to do.
We are trying to pay off large debt, and
they know a minister unknown to them would,
in their judgment, not fit in so well as one
here on the ground.
We have just had "transfer" and though a
very satisfactory success, yet they prefer one
this time from our conference who is known to
them With great esteem, believe me, yours
very truly, l. j. TRUMAN.
PEORIA, ILL, Sept. 18, 1895.
I. J. Truman, San Francisco:
Did not ask for your church. Warren tele-
graphed Grace open to transfer. Have acted
on his official authority. D. A. GooDsELL.
SAN Francisco Sept 10, 1895.
Bishop Goodsell Peoria, H.:
Transfer TO Grace not satisfactory. We pro-
test. Were and are ready to accept any avail
able minister now in this conference.
!. J. TRUMAN.
Held for Robhery