The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-08
STUDENT VOLUNTEERS.
New Movement in Presbyterian

CircleS-MInISterS Meet.
The Presbyterian Ministerial Union
met as usual yesterday morning in The
home of the WOman's Occidental Mission
Board, go Sacramento street, the prest
dent, Rev. II. A. Ketchum, DID,, presid
ing After the routine business was dis
posed of an election of officers for the
ensuing term took place with the follow
DID,; vice. president, Rev. r. Vaughn
Griffith; secretary and treasurer. Rev
James Woodwork (re-elected); executive
committee, Rev. D. Hanson Irwin, Rev
H. A. Ketchum, ID, and Rev. E. E.
Clarke; committee OF CORE, pondence
Rev. 81. n. Bevier and Rev. d. 81. Irwin.
The report of the treasurer, MIR. Wood
worth, show balance in the treasury
of so cents, the ext endtures Of the past
quarter having been rs cents.
Rev. Duncan Munro read paper on the
question, Was the Apostle Peter ever at
Romeo" The paper showed an extreme
research. and thorough examination If
the evidence adduced on both sides of the
question, which resulted in bringing out
much historical and literary matter that
was very Interesting and Instructive aside
from its special bearing upon the mater
in hand. The evidence, though rarity in
support of an alibi, was, in the opinion of
Mr.. Munro. largely OF a negative charac-
Peter himself in either of his epistles of
his ever having been in the Roman ca pital.
The Apostle Paul, who spent the latter
portion of his life and wrote several of his
published letters there, says not a word
about it. and nothing favuring the idea is
found in the book of Acts or anywhere
else in the New Testament. The cnnclu-
OF NF Mr. 4hn&
Peter never saw The famous city with his
mortal eyes.
Uninteresting as the subject from its
title would apI ear 10 be, the manner of It's
pTeseD alton was such as TO arouse good
dea of interest and produce an amin ated
discussion, which was par cipated in by
Rev. Messrs. G. ID. B. Steuart, j. NJ. Alex
aDder, Charles d. Merrill, Scott, Bevier,
Clarke. Mathena, Hunter, Perry. Irwin,
Elder A. S. Hall and George III. Bigelow.
a pretty general agreement with the vie 81 S
expires sed 10 the paper being apparent.
Z. O. Campbell, student ln the Cooper
Medical College, presented the cause OF
the Student Volunteers. There are stu
dents of both sexes in the different instl-
tntions Of earning throughout the country
VINO have enrolled themselves as yolun-
teers tor L reign missionary service, to
" hich they have expressed determination
to devote their lives. The entire number
of these has now reached over $500. Seven
hundred of them are already in he field
in heah hen lands. The Boy Association
of Student Volunteers, represented by
Mr.. Campbell, number twenty-six men,
bers, Elm bodying students in the stare
University, stanford, Mills College and
elsewhere.
At the meeting next Monday morning
Raw H r. Dnbbins will hy invitation ID
dress the union on some subject TO be
selected by himself. Mr.. Dobbins is a son
of the well-kn0wn Rev. II. II. Dnbbins,
now OF Berkeley. He is also a Native
Son, having been born and raised in this
State. He quite recently returned from
Germany. where he speDta couple of years
in study to complete his theological edu-
cation.
THE President of France likes good
living. DR.. Prices Baking Powder is used
by his chef