The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29

trustees. After this the assemblage adj
iourned to the old church building, where
the remaining services were held. Thew
consisted of an address by President Mar
tin Kellogg of the university, music by the
choir, an address by DR.. Joseph LIE Conte.
remarks by Rev. Campbell Coyle of Oak
land, address by Rev. Thomas Fraser,
DID,, of Oakland, closing words and bene-
diction by Rev. DR.. Ketchum, and singing
OF America" by the congregation, the
words of which were read by Rev. J. G.
Robbins.
President Kellogg. in his address, spoke
of the aims and claims of churches in
general. 1.-The church." he said ''claims
to be company of people, old and young,
men, women and children, seeking after
righteousness, aiming at the perfection of
an ideal. 1t is not claimed that this ideal
is realized according to the theory of the
church. Men are imperfect, and so, if re-
preached, the church acknowledges inn
perfection, but claims to be seeking for the
best things and progressing toward its
ideal. The aim of the church is to make
people better. Those in the church, by
cultivation, reverence. by worship, by
mutual helpfulness and by calculation of
truth, encourage each other"
President Kellogg said that the church
also aims to make better the people who
are not in the church. ut is city on
hill, he added, "to influence all. In this
all churches are together, and their col
lective influence is one that reaches all
parts of the world.
1.-THE church, then, is a body of people
growing toward right, an organization to
help its members and the world, and to
spread good news. 1t has been said that
the church is effete, passe; that its days of
power are gone, but it is still palace of
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power militant to fight evil, and needs or
ganization."
In conclusion President Kellogg said that
it is fit that such an organization as the
church should have a good home for its
mem bers, and spoke with praise of the new
building, whose cornerstone was to be laid.
Professor Joseph LIE Conte made a very
brief speech, largely reminiscent of Berke
ley's growth in religious bodies. He told
of the organization of the various churches
of Berkeley, the first being the Congrega-
tional the second the Episcopal and the
third the Presbyterian. The speaker stated
that he was among the workers in the es-
Enlistment of each OF these churches and
took an earnest interest in them from their
commencement. He also co-operated in
the establishment of the Unitarian Society
of Berkeley. He said shat all the churches
were working for good and were helpful.
AS q scientist, he referred briefly TO the
conflicts that have taken place between
religion and science, and stated that there
should now be no such strife. The two, he
said, have grown together, and the speaker
then referred to himself as being geologist
and evolutionist and at the same time
Christian.
The First Presbyterian Church of Berke-
ley was organized on the 31st day of March,
1878, by a committee from the Presbytery
of San Francisco, Synod of the Pacific, con-
sisting of the Rev. James Eells DID,, Rev.
D. Mcclure, DID,, and Rev. Thomas
Fraser. The charter members were: Maria
L. Clarke, Theresa Bartlett, Mary E. Hoag,
Catharine III. Mcdonald, Hattie Kelsey,
Francis Williams, M. j. Denny, A. Bart
Denny, George Mcdonald, Charles p.
Hoag. Walter E. Sell. The first ruling
elders were George Mcdonald and Walter
E. Sell. The following gentlemen consti-
tuted the board of trustees. viz: Joseph
LIE Conte, John Kelsey and Walter E. Sell.
The report of the standing committee of
the church, made to the Oakland Presby-
terry, last April, was in part as follows:
Elders 6, deacons 8, added on examina-
bership 305; adults baptized 2, infants s;
Sabbath-school membership 300; home
missions 1877, foreign missions $3.50, edu-
cation $11, Sabbath-school work $57, church
erection Sc, relief fund So, freedmen $14,
synodical aid $28, aid for colleges SIS, Gen
eral Assembly $751; congregational $31S7;
miscellaneous $543
1t is expected that the new edifice will
be ready for occupancy in about two
months. During the intervening time the
old building will continue to be used.
When completed and furnished as de-
signed the building will cost upward of
$4,000.