The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-01
The Park Congregational Church
Asks Advice About Its
Finances.
A CALL TO THE CHURCHES.
Alleged Usurpation by the Presbyterian
Worshipers Necessitates Re-
adjustment.

A council of the Congregational churches
about the bay has been called for Monday
evening at Park Church for the considera-
ton of the financial affairs of that church.
When Park Church secured the services
of Rev. J. A. Cruzan, one of the most
gifted pulpit orators of the coast, the out
look was bright for building handsome
edifce on the Panhandle and establishing
a stronghold of Congregationalism in that
section. All went we'll till Howard Pres
byterian Church concluded to move to
within block of the hall where Park
Church holds its meetings. The act of the
Presby terian church was regarded as
usurpation, but protest made by repre-
sentatives OF Park Church resulted in a
decision by a committee of comfy from
both churches that no restraining order
could be issued because of the hardness of
the remonstrance.
The present situation is explained by
the following call, issued to the First,
Plymouth, Third, Fonrth, Bethany, Oil
vet, Seventh-avenue and Bethlehem
churches of this City, First, Second, Ply
mouth avenue, Pilgrim and Market-street
of Oakland, First, Park and North of
Berkeley and the First churches of Ala
media, Haywards, San Mateo, Sausalito
and San Rafael:
THE PARK CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH {
OF SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
To the Third Congregational Church of San
Francisco, SeRdeth Greeting - DEAR BRETHREN
AND SISTERS: 1t is perhaps known to you that
the California Home Missionary Society has
been generously aiding our church to the ex-
tent OF $500 for the present year in the expec-
tation that ours being the only Protestant
organization in this part of the City our
church would speedily reach self-support. But
after this grant made the Howard
Presbyterian Church decided to remove to and
erect a building only one block distant from
our present place OF worship. This action of
our sister church renders the expectation of
our speedily reaching self-support improbable.
At q recent meeting OF the executive COM
mittee of the California Home Missionary So
ciety it was the judgment of the brethren COM
posing that committee that conference of
the churches of our denomination clustering
around San Francisco Bay should be called to
consider the present outlook for Park Church
and give their advice as to our future action.
In this judgment our church most heartily
concurs
We therefore invite you to meet, by your
pastor and delegate, in an ecclesiastical couh-
Gil, at our place OF worship in the old Young
Mems Christian Association Park Branch Hall,
corner of Baker and Fell streets, San Francisco,
on Monday, November 4, 1895, at 7:30 o'clock
p NJ, TO listen TO statement OF our present
condition and the difficulties confronting us
and to advise US as to the future action aud the
support of Park Church.
In view OF the large number of churches in
vited, and of the vital Importance of this mat
ter to us as church, We earnestly urge your
acceptance of this invitation and prompt at
tendance at the council. Wishing you grace,
mercy and peace, we are frate rnally yours,
John A. Cruzan. ROLAND futile, John f. Myers,
committee for Park Church.
DR.. George Mooar, Professor F. II. Fos-
ter, Rev. James K. Harrison Rev. f. B.
Perkins, Rev. H. II. Wykoff, DR.. James H
Warren, Rev. Loyal L. Writ, Rev. John
Kimball, Rev. Walter Frear and Deacon
S. S. Smith have been invited to partici-
pate.