The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-23
LATEST OAKLAND NEWS,
many Ministers Destroy the
Barrier Raised by
Sects.
NEW EVIDENCES OF HARMONY,
Urgent Need of a Humane Society.
Bloomer Night at the
Macdonough.
NEW EVIDENCES OF HARMONY,
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL, |

MAINLAND OFFICE DAN FRANCISCO GALL
sos Broadway, Sept. %.
Inc ministers of this City, or rather,
some OF tn I'm, have taken the place in
public interest this week that divorces
hlIed last week. Last week, in view of the
many secret and so-called contract mar
rlages, the expected question on the street
was, Who is married and who is single
and who is divorced? ?" This week the
scene shifts to the clergy and verybody is
wondering ofwhat belief and character are
Oakland's ministers.
foremost in this connection is the case
OF DIR. E. S. Chapman. He was for years
Presbyterian, then he filed Methodist
pulpit with equal satisfaction, and now he
Is a Congregational pastor. The white
haired man is respected and loved from
one end of the county to the other and the
least significant scholar of Sunday-school
speaks of what DR., Chapman told her as
Familiarity as though he himself were her
classmate; and his brother preachers re-
gard him in like manner. Why? Because
he has made the golden rule his creed dur
Ing many long years of pastoral duties.
DIR. Chapman has never entered the arena
as the defender of any ism. Yet he is one
OF the most popular and best known divines
in California.
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Cogswell will go as delegates from this city
to San Jose to welcome back into the Bap-
fist fold Rev. ]. H. Garrett, who a few
years ago was the pastor of the Tenth-ave
nue. Baptist Church. After filling h pulpit
OF that denomination in San Jose for
short time Mr.. Garnett surprised all his
hearers one day by announcing that his
researches forced him to the belief that the
creed OF the Unltarians was the true faith
Mr.. Garnett made very acceptable Uni
tartan minister for nearly two years.
Then the battle of doubt was fought once
more and Mr.. Garrett decided that his mind
could only be atrestin communion with the
Unltarians. For some months he has been
filling Baptist pulpit, and on Tuesday
two OF his former co-pastors Of this city
will 60 to San Jose where in conjunction
with delegates from every Baptist church
in Central California Rev. J. H. Garnett's
reinstatement to full standing in the min
istry will be decided.
This evening the line of demarca-
ton between creeds was entirely lost
sight of by the First Congregational and
First Methodist churches, and both con-
gregations worshiped in DR.. RUNNERS
church. Rev. William RAIDER and Rev. E.
S. Williams of the Congregationalist faith
gave addresses and so did the Methodist
pastor, DR.. Hummer, and the stranger
within the gates did not know who was
who, as all were equally interesting.
nection was the position assumed to-day
by Rev. Philip Graft. For long time Mr..
Graft worked hard to build up the First
English Lutheran Church of this city, but
about year ago he severed his connection
with that sect, and after spell of preach
ing in Congregational pulpit, he occupies
Baptist pulpit in Oakland.
This morning he lectured on the theme,
us God Knowa ble2" The subject was
treated from many points of view, and a
fair summary of DR.. Crafts sermon would
be this-that God is not deity OF sect, but
the God OF the ages, and all who would
know him must be Christians, all qualif-
cations regarding creed Notwithstanding.
Then comes Rev. Fritz Hinckley, the
Chicago newspaper reporter, who is now
pastor of the Second Congregational
Church. Mr.. Hinckley is no more of a
sectarian preacher than is DR.. Chapman.
He has founded the West Oakland Manse
on lines broad enough to take in the here
tic, the Episcopalian, Nonconformist or
Salvationist. Next Tuesday the eccentric
body Will meet and elect officers, and there
will probably be as many creeds repre-
sented on the board as officials.
The browning link in the breaking down
OF the barriers erected by creeds is the
Oakland Institute of Applied Christianity.
On its platform Professor LIE Conte of
Berkeley, Principal McChesney of the
High School and ministers of all demon
nations meet and discuss ethical topics.
The lady cyclists of Oakland have de-
cided to give Pauline Hall a novel recep-
ton when she appears at the Macdonough
Wednesday right of next week. Miss Hall
once "did" Europe on wheel, and when
this fact became known nothing more was
needed to induce lady local riders to de-
eide on "bicycle night" That is what
the ladies call it, but the gentlemen have
decided that it will be "bloomer night,
and that the new garments will be seen in
box and gallery, auditorium and dress
circle. Altogether there are three ladies
clubs in Oakland, besides host of unat-
tached riders.
1t is not generally known that the HUI
name Society is in danger of losing Mrs
Sanford, the secretary, and in truth the
society. Mrs. Sanford has worked without
a salary for long time, and she does not
ask for one now, but there are numerous
expenses attached to the Office that should
be provided for. The society has brought a
host of offenders to justice during the past
two years and is worthy of every encour-
agement In city like Oakland hui
name society is a necessity, and it is high
time that united effort was made to or
ganize a society that will not be handi-
capped for current expenses.
STUART w. BOOTH.