The San Francisco call., 1896-04-16
NO WORLDLY CHORISTERS
Rev. G. B. Hatch of Berkeley
Wants Consecrated Church
Singers.
MUST BE PURE AS PREACHERS
Flower.Show Prizes-University Reg
lister Out-Griggs to Lecture.
Notes.

bEhhELE1 CAL., April 10. - rev.
| George B. Hatch, pastor of the First Con-
eregational Church of Berkeley, has been
| the cause of no little comment among his
| flock and others who regularly sit beneath
his hearing from Sunday to Sunday, by
the bold position which he has assumed
with regard to church music and those
who conduct it. He vigorously denounces
the custom in vogue in many of the large
metropolitan churches of employing pro-
fessionals to sing, MANY of whom" says
he, 'are wholly irreligious." He main
ms that if a church body is careful in the
| selection of those who are to preach, it
should likewise be careful whom it per-
| mits to sing the Gospel, and even more so
| in the latter case, 'for." says DR.. Hatch,
"song often goes much further than writ
ten or spoken words"
| The chief cause for comment among his
flock is the sermon he preached last Sun
day, in which he said: "In a thousand
churches brilliant musical performers
| bring the worldliness into their perform
ance and make the choral part of their
service an abomination and an offense
| The church has descended to this infamy
IN order to fill its vacant pews, hoping to
attract with worldly song those whom it
| failed to reach because it was not faithful
in the fulflments of it's high duties
Next to preaching the truth of Jesus
! Christ there is no work so sacred, no privi-
lege so high as the work of making music
in the house of God. So sacred is this
work that in the organization of Israel a
whole tribe was conSecrated and ordained
| to perform it, and was placed under special
obligations of purity and holiness.
The time will come again I hope" I"
said DIR. Hatch, "when the church will de-
mand consecrated men and women to per-
form the holy service OF song in the house
OF the Lord" The remarks OF Pastor
Hatch are construed by certain of his con-
gregatlon as being direct hit at some of
the San Francisco churches in which pro-
fesslonal singers are employed.
Will Have Their Bourbon.
BERKELEY, CAL, April 15.-The fresh
| man class at the State University has at
| last decided to celebrate the completion of
their algebra and elementary English
| courses by the time-honored pyrotechnic
display and the burning of Bourbon and
Minto." When the matter of giving the
celebration was first brought up it was de-
cided to do away with the accustomed
burial and to substitute for it dancing
party in the Gym"
The. sophomures, their natural college
rivals, believe that this substitution was
due to the fact that the freshmen received
az tIelr MINUS SO severe q trOunclng III the
last annual rush. The freshmen hearing
that the "sophs' held this opinion de-
cided not to be bluffed. but 10 make a
game fight to carry out their performances
despite the expected resistance from the
second-year men. The "sophs" say that the
'freshles" will be permitted to go about
town with their procession, colored lights
and fireworks, but they will not be al
lowed to reach the campus, the place
where the speeches are ordinarily M ad e
and the coffin burned. Secret committees
of arrangements have been appointed by
the freshman president and collectors are
going the rounds gathering in the assess
ment for the celebration. The date of the
"buliaP has not yet been set, but it is ex.
pected that the freshmen will announce il
for some time next week, as :he weeks fol-
lowing will be given up to examinations.
Numerous Prizes offered.
BERKELEY, CAL, April ia large
number of prizes have been offered TO com
peting exhibitors in the coming fowe.
show. Six prizes are up for roses alone
awards being offered on the basis of the
largest and best collection. for the best
twelve varieties and for the best six varie.
ties-two prizes for each, one to be com.
peted for by amateurs who employ nc
skilled labor and the other by amateurs
who do employ skilled labor. There will