The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15
election. The Individual results were: A.

election. The individual results were: A.
T. Needham, Oakland, Ill; M. D. Buck,
Sacramento, 1906; E. r. Willis, Napa, SO !;
Coyle, 10; Hammond, 70; Kirby, So; Case,
48; Filben, "a; Hayes, 20, and twenty
three others below 20.
The third ballot resulted: Votes cast,
1877; necessary to choice, "a. John Coyle,
San Francisco, SO; Hammond, 70; Kirby,
So; Case, 81, and thirteen below 20.
The fourth ballot was: Votes cast, 1853;
necessary for choice, 70. Hammond
&c, Kirby So, Case % and six below ten.
resulting in no election.
The fifth ballot resulted in 156 votes
being cast, 70 being necessary for a choice.
Beard 2 and four others with / each, con-
sequently there was no election.
The sixth ballot stood: Vote cast 141,
necessary to a choice u; John Kirby,
Oakland, 70; Hammond, 4S; Case, IL, and
Beard, Harris and Hayes, each.
John d. Hammond, agent of the Book
Concern, San Francisco, and William W..
Case, pastor of Howard-street Church, San
Francisco, were declared alternates to go
gates who might not be able to go.
Two important questions that received
the attention of the conference this morn
ing were the admission of women and men
lay delegatessto the General Conference.
A resolution that is being generally Of
fered to the annual conferences this year
provides for the insertion of the clause re-
garding lay delegates, land said delegates
must be male members" A great deal of
bearing of this phrase, and many refused
to vote on it. 1t was defeated by the fol-
lowing vote: Ayes /, noes "a, 81 refusing
to vote.
Another resolution in the same general
line of amendments to the restrictive rule
provided that these words be added: "And
said lay delegates may be men or
women" The ministers carried this resolu-
ton by the following vote: Ayes 1873, noes
9, only refusing to vote.
Tonight the hundreds of ministers, men
and women, lay members and other at
tendants upon the conference, assembled
TO celebrate the annual educational con-
ference. DIR. Jewell of the University of
the Pacific told of his success in the last
year in securing on subscription from the
different charges in Northern California
debtedness of the colleges of the University
of the Pacific. The Rev. M. S. Cross, dean
of the San Jose College, spoke upon the
nature of the work attempted by the
Methodist University.
"After ALL" he said, ait is not the
breadth of education that makes the man
master of thought, but the intensity, in
particular subjects. Infinitely more de-
Ponds upon the spiritual environments
than upon the course of study"
Bishop Warren was in the audience,
and was called upon for a speech. His
address was surprising and admirable
extemporaneous treatment OF the subject
of education. During his remarks he said i:
Education is not a pouring-jn process
it is drawing out of the possibilities of
persons and things. A flower is only a
little educated mud"
He drew a graphic illustration from the
mineral world of the process of education,
and then went on to complete his compari-
son in its bearings upon the mental and
spiritual education of man. Beginning
with the rough, uncouth iron ore, he
traced its education through the school of
the furnace, from which it came as cast
iron; then through the high-school process
that converted it into wrought iron, and
lastly through the college process that con-
verified it into useful steel. He said he had
some little bits of that very finely educated
steel that he always carried with him in a
little gold box with a crystal case, and that
the steel mechanism was much more valu-
able than the gold.
Tomorrow conference work will be sus-
pended, but the day will be a notable one
here. At o'clock there will be the an
nual conference love feast. followed by the
ordination of nine deacons and five elders.
Bishop Warren will deliver the sermon
In the afternoon there will be memorial
services for ministers who have died dur
ing the year. The Epworth League will
have It's annual celebration in the evening.