The San Francisco call., 1896-09-11
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promptly arrested by City Marshal Rich.
Subsequently the matter was dropped.
Presiding Elder Z. r. Willis of the
Napa district reported that hard times had
affected both salaries and collections. He
said:
The word Vallejo is not synonymous
with righteousness. King Alcohol is on
the throne. The city stands because there
are more than ten righteous ones in it. To
see a man at the mourners' bench in Val
lejo would surprise the people more than
an earthquake.
II believe that God will capture this
modern Jericho. Brother Woodward's
the people into higher religious expert
ences
"Benicia," he said. ''is the same kind of
soil that is found at Vallejo and the same
conditions prevail, They have paid off
large portion of the church debt.
cat Vacavllle there was not a tent year
ago, but now there is chapel free from
debt. The church is in Vacaville to stay.
''As to Dixon every saloon-keeper there
would ike to see Brother Wa Iker
cremated. This field was like str ong,
vigorous man who had fallen into de.
cline and magnitied his feebleness. 1t has
been largely the mission of the pastor
here, Rev. Mr.. Walker, to tell the people
that God is not dead.
"The towns of Madison and Guinda are
new and promising field. Up to this
year the congregation mad to meet in the
schooIhouse, but now it has a chapel of
its own free from debt.
I'm Lake County, with a population
much scattered. the church property is
improved.
II am hopeful for a new church at
Eureka. At Yolo and Blacks the church
has been lifted out of obscurity. Brother
Rodda has raised a $500 debt at Ferndale,
and at Woodland the church is strong and
without a discordapt note. An effort to
| proselyte the church mem bers was foiled.
Results at Ukiah are growing in ex-
| tent and the church at Crescent City is
stronger than for years.
ITO be, or not to be is the question at
San Rafael. If help is not obtained the
| Sheriff Will get the church there. 1t would
of the most important cities near San
| Francisco.
"Windsor Church is inadequate to the
| present demands. Hydevllle, a long time
dead, has come forth again and wants
preaching this year.
The Green Valley debt on the parsonage
had been paid and the next step will be
toward new church. The debt at Man
chester has been Cancelled. Petaluma is
one of the most substantial charges and
the outlook for prosperous year is en-
couraging. At Boonyille new church has
been erected.
"Calistoga's year has been one of the
best in its history for Methodlsm. Prog
ress is reported at Ukiah and at nearly ali
the remaining charges of the district"
John Kirby, presiding elder of the Oak
land district, which has an area of $4,000
square miles, reported that upward of half
of the forty-seven charges are free from
debt. He said:
"Over $1,000 of debt on churches and
parsonages has been paid during the past
year. Rev. G. H. Jones of Thirty-fourth-
street church and Rev. Wallis of Twenty
fourth street church, Oakland, have raised
considerable of the church debt during
the year. A new parsonage has been built
at Dimond, with a small mortgage of
$1100. but the church is free from debt.
''At Linden the church has been i'm
proved, and at Coulterville the church has
money in the treasury and the edihce is
in good order.
''The parsonage at Amador has been en-
larged. A new church has been built at
Pino and paid for as each nail was driven
There has been no great revival in the
district, but in several places the revival
fire has burst forth.
"Rev. F. a. McFaul of the Oakland dis
trict has resigned during the year, having
abandoned the doctrine of the trinity and
gone into logic, where the song birds
never sing"
f. ]. Masters, presiding elder of the Chi
nese district. which extends to all cities of
the conference, reported that never before
has there been such an interest in San
|. Francisco Chinatown in the gospel as dur
ing the past conference year.