The San Francisco call., 1896-09-12
Wonderful Spiritual Awakening
Mark a Pentecostal
Meeting.
DoINGs OF THE CONFERENCE
Lay Association and Woman's For
eign Missionary Society Elect
Officers.

LASIF IL 0tSON Il. GAL, sept 11.-1ney
are having a good, old-fashioned Metho-
dist time down here. This afternoon, in
an auditorium filed with hundreds of
men and women, young and old, there
was not one but shouted for the Lord. It
was pentec0staI meeting, held while the
sun was sinking into the sea and MS rays
OF glory were sianting through the win
oows OF the church. a truly wonderful
spiritual awakening descended upon the
worshipers. There were testimonies for
the Lord as fast as the people could rise.
Songs, sung with great animation and
teryor, interspersed the testimonies.
An aged man, white-hsired and tren-
bling, arose and said simply: There's
sunshine N my soul" Al once the Choir
lister sprang forward. the organ caught the
tune in every body's heart and all, with
iubiiaton, sang the refrain:
Oh. there's sunshine, blessed sunshine, while the
peaceful, happy moments roll,
When Jesus shows his smiling face, there's sun
shine in my soul.
All gathered in front of the pulpit and
shook hands, reioiced and knelt together
in the good old-fashioned Methodist way.
All sang-some one tune, some another.
Some prayed. lite heads and wriakled
faces, tears wetting their cheeks. with
closed eyes were raised heavenward, and
with tenderness and emphasis that
thrilled, all sang:
The cleansing stream I see see;
I pIuDgp, and. oh, it cleaaseth ne
Oh, praise the Lord, II cIeAnseth me;
Il cIeanserh me, yes, cIeanseth me-
"GloryI' see the new creation rise,"
shouted one. Everybody say haIlelujah.''
"Hallelujahr' shouted all, till the rafters
rang-and the meeting was over.
The $50 O'Clock praise service, preced-
ing to-day's session OF the conference, was
led by Rev. R. W. Gober. Bishop Foss
presided as usual. Annual reports show
ing good work in their districts and need of
financial aid in certain churches were
read by Presiding Elder A. T. Needham
of the Sacramento district and Presiding
EIsfeF John CoyIe OF San Francisco dis
tric1. TRe former reported that one-half
the $SOOU debt in this district had been
paid during the year. The latter spoke of
the revival work done in Central and
Howard-street Methodist churches, San
Francisco.
a com mittee Of the Anti-saIoon League
was appointed as follows: Revs. T. V
Bovard, z. D. McCreary, S. J. Carroll E
R. Ollie, E. r. Willis.
a very Impressive and an important
service then took place. 1t was the ad-
mission OF the following probationers in
the conference course of study into the
conference membership. the members of
the class coming forward as their names
were called: L. NJ. Burwell, W. A. Ken
nedy, William Marshall, ". G. Trud -eon,
Ernest B. Winning. Joseph Long. They
were admitted as 6eacons, and the solemn
ceremony Of ordaining them will take
place on Sunday Mr.. Trudgeon had not
completed all his studies and was given
two years more.
Bishop Foss interrogated the young
candidates. He then delivered an elo-
quent and learned discourse on 1.-THE
Model Minister" which was heard with
pleasure and profit by all. He admon-
ished the young ministers 10 read and
keep abreast OF the times, but not to loose
sight OF the good old creed of the church.
THE model minister must be saturated
with the holy word, he said. He asked
the usual discipline questions and the
young ministers retired
The ReTs. &. W. Baker Of the PennsyI-
vaniR, T. a. Morrow of the Iowa ana
Joseph Long Of the Minnesota conferences
who are newcomers to the California
conference, were introduced. The con-
ference then adjourned until tomorrow
morning.
The Lay Association of the Californis
conference met in the auditorium in the
afternoon. After devotional exercises c.
B. Perkins oficiated as Temporary chair
man and James /. Case as temporary
secretary (being later made permanent
secretary. Rev. Messrs. Heacock. Briggs
and Anthony we're received as deputs-
tion bringing welcome from the confer
ence. Treasurer C. W. Kinsey reported
collections of $50 during the year and IS
remaining IN the treasury. The following
permanent officers were elected:
President-H. Tregoning of College Park.
First e-presldent-Charles z Dunning of
Second vice-president-Mrs. c. ". Kinsey of
Third vice-president H. Smith of
Stockton.
Recording secretary-James L. Case of san
Corresponding secretsry-J. A. Percy of San
Treasurer-J C. zuek of Gilroy.
The new president took the chair. On
the general topic of The Sunday-school.
San Jose, read paper on ''Its Nature and
Claims" He is president Of the Califor-
MIA state Sunday-school Association.
1.-The Necessity OF Bible Study was the
topic of the paper of Myron T. Holcomb
Of First Church, Oakland. Treasurer Case
spoke indorsing the Normal Bible-cIass in
gtruction IN the Sunday-school. Rev
John Thompson of San Francisco. agent
of the American Bible Society, said the
Bible had gone where the missionary
would not dare 10 60
peter Yorke said recently that we did
not have the Bible. Who should be the
authority. Peter Yorke or the great trans
lators who have given US the sacred
word 2i he asked.
The paper of John F. Holmes Of Oak
land. who was absent, on The Individ-
nal CUP was read by S. E. Holden. presi-
dent of the Bank of Napa. Mr.. Watson,
mem Der of the Eigh h-aVenue Church,
Oakland, excoriated the idea of the trans
mission of disease By the communion-cnp,
aud advised sticking By the old cup that
ali had drank out of for centuries.
For my part, I'd like 10 see the whole
Individual communion service thrown
INTO San Francisco Bay" he declared
Mrs. Dr.. Cronemiller. Mrs. William Alb
bort and Mrs. C. c. Lombard were ap-
pointed % represent the Lay Association
at the conference tomorrow.
Atthe opening OF the evening session of
the association, c. G. Lombard prayed for
the children TO be gathered within the
fold. and that Bible study might increase
Two hundred and sixty six delegates were