The San Francisco call., 1895-11-05
MISSIONARY SOCIETIES,
Meeting of Representatives of
City Parishes in St. Luke'S
Church.
An Address by the Rev. Bishop Nichols
on the General Conven.
ton.

Bishop William F. Nichols of the Epis-
copal Church, who recently returned from
the General Convention held in Minneapo-
lis, delivered an address yesterday in ST.
Luke's Church before the semi-annual
united missionary meeting OF the City
parishes.
He spoke OF his pleasure of returning
home again and being once more in famil-
lar places and among those who are
known. He then gave brief account OF
upon the legislative, missionary and edu-
cational features OF the convention. He
also dwelt upon the hospitality OF the citi-
zens OF the city where the Bishops met,
and declared that it was all that any one
could desire.
The legislative portion of the work had,
he said, been carried on n the best posi-
bic spirit and the weighty matters that
came up for consideration, which in
/ clude 8 change in the constitution, will in
! all probability not be disposed of before
+ two or three more sessions have been held,
/ for. like the discussion on the prayer-book,
/ IL brought out great deal OF information
! relative TO the church which will result in
! great good.
/ During the sessions devotion was a sig
]
/ filled, and at noon each day in the conven-
/ ton, no matter what business was on, the
Bishops knelt and asked blessings of the
! Almighty on missionary work.
The work OF the Woman's Auxiliary
came in for q great deal OF praise. The
offering of $55.00o by the women Of all
parts OF the country, Bishop Nichols
said, was most noble tribute in
/ missionary work. He also said that
I the missionary Bishops were there
and one of them from Capetown had q
/ 12-year-old African with him whose Won
! derful knowledge of the catechism was
proof of what missionary work can do.
! He also spoke OF the work of the theo-
/ logical seminaries and OF the cordial re,
! ception rendered the representative OF the
''baby" seminary, the one established on
| the Pacific Coast.
He then thanked the ladies' auxiliary
for the fund that was gotten up for the
Bishop, and suggested that as 1t grows e
should like to consult with the officers OF
the missionary society as 10 how it should
be disposed of.
Mrs. Newlands presided at the meeting
and Miss Bishop of Oakland, secretary Of
/ the Juvenile auxiliary, reported that there
/ are now in that body twenty -four societies
and thirteen Sunday-schools, all doing
missionary work at stated periods, and
| some the year round. She suggested that
/ one Sunday each month be devoted by the
/ children to missionary work. She said
/ that she had been asked If it cost anything
to join the society and her reply was that
/ the only cost is l cent per capita, payable
IN September of each year. She said that
! TO raise funds for mission work she had
/ prepared beautiful calendar which would
I be offered for small sum.
/ Mrs. ". F. Nicholson reported the baby
branch in good condition.
Mrs. LAWYER, the secretary, gave an &C.
count of work done and drew attention
that there is need of supplies for the sew
ing school in one Of the valleys OF Arizona,
where good work is being done among the
Indians.
Mrs. LAWYER announced that training
class for those who wish to engage in
active missionary work will be opened to-
morrow in the diocesan house at 1920 in
the forenoon.