The San Francisco call., 1896-10-05
Thursday. The evening of the last day
will be devoted to the young peoples

Thursday. The evening of the last day
will be devoted to the young peoples
work.
The association consists of the churches
in San Francisco, Alameda Contra Costa,
part of Sacramento, San Joaquin, Yolo
and Placer, as we'll as the church at Reno,
New. At the last annual session there
were twenty churches in the district, with
a mem bership of 3476 and property to the
value of $164 300. with improvements to
the value OF $8771 81.
The committees named then to con-
slider certain lines of work during the year
and report at this session are as follows,
with their subjects:
State of religion in the churches-Professor
J. T. Wallace, Rev. Robert Whitaker, Mrs. ].
Sunderland.
Sunday -schooi-C. F. Baker, - Gilbert, Mrs.
E. II. Hayden.
F. Norris, Rev. w. T. Jordan, Rev. N. Lychsen.
State missions-Rev. E. H. Hayden, Rev. w.
H. Latourette, Mrs. r. L. w. Davis
Foreign missions-Ms. s. C. H. Hobart Miss
Lillian Berger. Rev. J. sunderland.
Place and preacher-Rev. George E. Duncan,
Mrs. W. t Jordan, Rev. A. NJ. Russell.
Work among young people-Rev. J. George
Gibson, Miss Mary Bamford, George w. Fraser.
New churches-Rev. G. s. Abbott, d. D., E. R.
Stockwell, Mrs. E. F. JOY.
Sabbath and temperance-o A. Lane. Mrs.
NJ J. Eddy, Mrs NJ P. Boynton.
Resolutions-Re NJ. P. Boynton, C. L. Lom-
bai d, Mrs. Robert Whitaker.
American Baptist Publication Society-Rev.
Ray Palmer, Mrs. K. II. Haight, ]. q. Leyen-
saller.
Chinese Missions-Deacon -. Miss F. ].
Ford, Linn Lun.
Publications-H. L. Gear, W. R. Strong, Mrs.
C. NJ. Hill.
obiuaries-Rev. ]. L. Allen, 2. N. Goldsby,
H. T. Waite.
The programme for the session this
week has been prepared, and is as follows:
Tuesday afternoon Opening services: ap-
poin tment of committees; conference on the
spiritual possibilities of this associauonal
meeting led by Rev. ]. G. Baker; enro ilment;
election OF officers; reception of new churches;
appointment OF committees and miscellaneous
business.
Evening-Praise service; annual sermon, by
Rev. C. NJ. Hill; spiritual conference for the
deepening of the Christian life.
Wednesday, $50 A. M.-American Baptist
Publication Society; Pacific Paptsts. 9:45-
Address, "Good Literature" Rev. H. L. Deiiz;
Publication Society, Rev. George Duncan.
10:15-Report on Chinese missions Rev. W.
IL. Latourette. 11-Miscenaneous business;
| report OF the committee on obituaries; prayer.
Afternoon, 1:30-Business; report of treas
| urer; committee on place and preachers. 2
Report OF the committee on letters. 2:30-
| Doctrinal sermon, Rev. J. George Gibson. 3 is
Report on educad don; address, Rev. NJ. P.
|
| Evening = victory meeting; song and
churches; address, Victory Through the
| Word" Rev. S V. Keetch 'fVctory Through
| Prayer President I. G. Brownson; "Victory
Through Personal Effort" Rev. c. II. Hobart;
prayer and conference.
Thursday, 9:30-Report on Home Mission
| Society and State missions; addresses by Rev.
| J. L. Allen, H. N. Go dsby Esq and Rev. f. s..
Lawrence; discussion. 11-Women's Baptist
| Home Mission Society.
| Afternoon. l :30-Woman's Baptist Foreign
Mission Society. 2:30-Report on foreign mis-
sions; addresses, Rev. A. sjolander, Rev. s. p
| Randall. 4-Report on Sunday schools ad
| dress by Rev. S. S. Swift; discussion by Sunday
school superintendents and teachers.
| Evening-Young Peoples session, subject
| possibilities of Young Peoples Societies as
Evangelistic Agencies" 7-Praise .serv ice
report, Rev. J. G. Gibson. 7:45-Addresses,
''Fundamental Idea of the Young Peoples
| Work-Soul Winning" Professor J. d. Wiles
discussion by c. f. Baker and J. L. Speares
one-minute reports from local societie
| S:30-Address, Peculiar Advantages Of
Young People in Soul-Winning," Rev. Roberl
| Whitaker; discussion; prayer.
The officers of the association who held
over from the last session and will preside
this year at the opening of the meeting
are: Rev. c. NJ. Hill, moderator; Deacon
George w. Frazer, treasurer. The clerk,
Deacon II. F. Norris, died some months
ago at his home in Berkeley.