The San Francisco call., 1896-04-27

mature Judgment, and these point with
commentator to DIR. Hoyt of Sacramento.
DR.. Hoyt is very able man, universally
respected, and would no doubt give entire
satisfaction. At this time, however, every
thing is mere conjecture, and none of the
men mentioned have been approached on
the subject"
A rather remarkable feature of the sug-
gestion of DR.. Hoyt as successor to Dr.
Brown is that DR.. Hoyt was known
throughout the councils session as a
warm friend of the accused pastor.
At the services of the First Church yes
terday morning DR.. Browns sermon was
"The Matchless Character" This is not a
new sermon. The doctor delivered the
same address several months ago, and it
was at the time considered his best effort.
His evening address was also one which
had done service before. At the morning
address the doctor made no allusion to
his present predicament whatever The
only suggestion of the cloud hanging over
the minister was the notice for business
meeting next Wednesday evening. This
notice, which was read by Deacon Morse,
was addressed TO w. f. Christensen, clerk
of the church. It was a formal request
that he call a business meeting of the
church for Wednesday evening, April 20:
Barnard. ]. T. Mcdonald, j. III. Warren
and Clinton j. Hutchins.
In order to cast discredit upon the no.
tice, Deacon Morse stated yesterday after
noon that of the five signers three were
not pewholders and one was non-
resident. He refused to say which was
the competent signer.
MRS. Cooper, when told of Deacon
Morses staten ent, declared that it was
false. As proof of this she pointed out
that J. HI. Hatch and ]. Howard Barnard
were deacons. Rev. J. III. Warren, she
stated was one Of the earliest ministers of
the church, and DR.. ]. T. Mcdonald and
Clinton J. Hutchins were old and much
respected members of the church.
Both sides are confident of success at the
business meeting Wednesday evening.
Deacon Morse at first declared that DR..
Brown would come out of the battle tri-
umphant with majority of three to one.
After considering the matter, however, he
reduced his figures to two to one. His
reason for the reduction was that the petit
ton asking for the pastors removal, was
signed by people living as far away as
Boston and Detroit, but who were still on
the rolls, and these might come and vote.
DR.. Mcdonald of the "insurgents'' said
he expected the vote to be against DR..
Brown, yet if it was not it would only de-
lay matters little longer and supply
few more disgusting details. DR.. Browns
position now he declared to be untenable
and he must eventually give up.
The hall of the Native Sons where Mrs.
Cooper's Bible Glass convenes was filled
yesterday with an interested audience of
men and women, many of whom took part
in the discussion OF the lesson, the subject
of which was olives and Lazarus" Among
those who added much to the interest Of
the discussion were Judges Currie and
Rosenbaum, several clergynen who were
present, Messrs. Gaden, Hawley, Tuttle
and DR.. ]. T. Mcdonald, Mesdames Par
ker, Cutler, Tuttle, Mcdonald, Reeves,
Redington and Misses Wygant, Cooper,
Stovall and Chase. Several strangers from
the hotels of the City introduced them
selves It was argued that riches we'll
used were blessing to the possessor and
to the world. The mistake of Dives was
that he cared nothing about Lazarus. The
dogs were kinder to Lazarus than was
Dives. This parable shows plainly
that death does not end all"
added Mrs. Cooper. ''Both these
men died. Death is the great lev
eler. Dives could take no luggage
through the Custom house of Death. Tho
surveyor of that port permits no baggage
to enter. And when Dives leaves his lug
gage behind, what has he left? What
treasure OF soul has he? The only wealth
we can carry with US through the gateway
OF death is wealth of character, love and
good deeds. They that have soul-treasare
are eternally rich. 1t was essential char
acter that determined the destiny OF these
two men. 1t was by the force of gravita-
tlon OF character that Dives went down.