The San Francisco call., 1896-06-23

yesterday afternoon in Bersaglleri Hail.
The San Francisco Presbvtery was present
in body, to bury the missionary, whom
exactly week Gefore it had dismissed
from its service. All the ministers who
made addresses alluded feelingly to the
courage and high principles of the man
who lay in the casket before them
Two years ago the San Francisco Pres
bytery brought Rev. Mr.. Vinay b ere from
an assured position in South Carolina to
undertak the Italian mission at North
Beach. When he arrived he found, to his
surprise, that there was no money in the
treasury, and the salary of $500 per
annum which he had been offered has
since been paid with such irregularity that
he and his family have had to live for
montas at a time on credit.
On the 10Th inst. the presbytery held a
meeting, at which it was resolved that
after July l the Italian work should be
discontinued, on account of lack of funds.
After the publication of the pastor S
condition in THE CALL he was visited by
different members of the presbvtery and
everything was done to alleviate his con-
dition, but it was too late. His sickness
changed to severe erysipelas and he died
on Saturday night.
His sudden end has been a severe blow
to the presbytery. Rev. ]. Cummings
Smith said yesterday: 1.-The fundamental
fault lay in the presbytery undertaking
work which it could not afford. From the
first / have been opposed to the Italian
work on those grounds, but have always
been voted down. The Board of Home
Missions in New York should have con-
| tributed to Mr.. Vinay's salary, but the
board has felt the financial stress severely
and has not sent the money regularly"
Thn fr,ro nrxyian ,y,I IIa1J
| were attended by all the promine mt mem
bers of the presbytery in town. Around
the hall sat the late pastors flock, ruany
| of them unable to follow the services
| through lack of knowledge of the English
| language. The children from his Sunday
school stood about the door gazing Won
| deringly at the proceedings, and a choir
of French and Italian ladies' many OF
whom were weeping, rendered the funeral
hymns. In the middle of the ball stood
the black casket, on the glass lid of which
| some child had placed little handful OF
| faded white flowers. There was also a
cross of sweet peas, and some old -fashione
garden flowers had been heaped at the base
of the coffin.
Rev. F. Farrand, the moderator of the
| presbytery, spoke of the missionary IS
| death as "One of those mysterious vista
| tioas to which we must submit" He
| said that all present would be glad to tes-
| tity to their esteem for the dead brother.
| Rev. J. jerks OF the First Church ex-
pressed Christian resignation in prayer.
| He thanked God for the life and the br ave
heroic death of the brother and prayed,
| Pardon us for our omissions and our
| sins of shortcoming.
! Rev. J. Cummings Smith paid high
tribute to the worth of the dead mission
ary, and spoke of the splendid work he
had accomplished in South Carolina. Rev.
Eugene Dupuy made an address which
moved some people to tears. The services
were concluded at the grave in Odd Eel
| lows Cemetery.
The pall-bearers were: John Russell,
ID. b. Lamperti, E. Courvoicier, f. Ca
pucetti, w. Pardini, A Arogona.
The presbytery will be responsible for
| the funeral expenses, and an effort is be-
ing made to raise funds to send Mrs. Vlnay
and her three children to Sicily immedi-
ateIy