The morning call., 1895-02-05
WORK OF THE CHURCHES.
Organization Against the Uniform
Liquor Bill.
Several Denominations Take Active
Measures to Oppose It-Dr.
HaWeis' Theology.

At the preachers meeting of the Methodist
Episcopal church, held yesterday morning, a
committee of three was appointed at the in
stance of DR.. Ollie, to cooperate with the other
religious denominations OF this city for the
purpose of opposing the uniform license bill.
DR.. Ollie, Dr. Hirst and DR.. Goodwin, the new
pastor of the California-street N. E. Church,
undertook to serve on the committee.
The chairman of the meeting, Dr. Bovard,
read vigorous paper upon 1.-THE New The
ology." treating of that phase of it represented
by Professor Horton and his distinguished
follower, Rev. H. Haweis.
"None but a vigorous mind" said the
speaker, ''would rise above the wreckage of
Christianity, which it involves, and send forth
so much light" The chief count brought
against this new theology was the fact of its
seeking to substitute personal inspiration, in
stead of belief in the inspiration of the Bible.
AT the meeting of Baptist preachers held in
the Y NJ C. A. building a set of resolutions
was passed protesting against the uniform
license law. Rev. j. Q. A. Henry, Rev. A. NJ.
Russell and Rev. H. L. Dietz were appointed a
committee to confer with other denominations
upon the best means OF defeating it.
The Rev. j. @. A. Henry, Rev. A. NJ. Russell
and Rev. George Duncan were delegated to rep
resent the Baptists in the Civic Federation.
The subject OF Rev. ]. @. A. Henrys accepting q
call TO Chicago was discussed, and motion
being put to the house, that his services could
not be spared in San Francisco, it was carried
by rising vote.
Rev. Owen Jones read paper at the meeting
of the Presbyterian Ministerial Union yester-
Conversions Under Our Ministry" He gave
as the first reason the hardening of mems
hearts, caused by sin. The second reason is
the prevalence of worldliness. The eagernesS
for gain is shown by the fact that the wealth of
the world has increased during the past ten
years more than it had done before in fifty
years and more during the latter time than it
had previously done since the beginning of the
Christian era.
d. Gilbert Dexter and Wallace Bradford both
addressed the Congregational Club upon the
subject of purifying the municipal govern
ment, and various opinions were afterward adj
vanced by several prominent ministers as to
the ACCESSIBILITY or not of engaging societies for
Christian endesVor in the movement for mu-
nicipal reform. Resolutions were unanimously
passed declaring the sentiment of the club to be
opposed to the passage of the uniform license
bill.
Dr. Brown made motion that Right Rev
Bishop w. F. Nichols, the Episcopal Bishop of
the diocese, be courteously and in the most
Christian spirit asked what viii be the bearing
Vi HIS leceAb ieIusal 10 permit Rev. H. h.
Haweis to preach in Congregational pulpit
on the proposition for Christian union, which
has been given to the world by the authorities
of the Episcopal church. The motion was
unanimously carried, and the secretary was
instructed to send copy of it to the Bishop
At the clericus meeting of the Episcopal
church yesterday, an able paper was read upon
''The needs of the Pulpit" by Rev. G. E. Walk
of Trinity Church.
A memorial service was held yesterday after
noon at the Presbyterian mission, 920 Sacra-
mento street, in memory of the late Mrs B.
Douglas of Santa Barbara. Several members of
the Occidental board paid touching tributes to
the worth of the deceased lady.