The San Francisco call., 1896-09-13
Drs. Filben and Goodwin of San
Francisco Will Enter New
Fields.
OTHER CHANGES IN PROSPECT.
Presiding Elder Willis to Be Taken
From Napa District-Women
Are Admitted.

VIC Gnu VI the NanlOrnld MelAOulSl SOn-
terence draws near interest begins to CEN
ter in the appointments to be made on the
evening OF the last day (next Monday to
pastorates for the next conference year.
Ministers want to know whether they will
remain where they are; or If they are
going-where? Bishop Foss has already
established the reputation of keeping this
very interesting and important informa-
ton closer to himself than any other
Bishop the conference has had in many
years; but it seems impossible to keep this
news entirely with the cabinet behind
locked doors, and the following reliable
inform alton has come into the possession
of HE CALL correspondent:
Rev. DR.. w. r. Goodwin of the Califor-
nia-street Methodist Church, San Fran
cisco, will not be returned. He will be
transferred to the Southern California
Conference, which meets next month, and
Will have an appointment in the southern
part of the State. The charge pleases
him, as he feels the necessity of going
south OH account of his health. DR.. Good
wins successor of the California street
church will in all proba bility be Rev. DR..
Phelps, at present of San Luis Obispo.
That is the slate now.
1t has also come 70 pass that Rev. Alfred
Hummer will be sent back to the First
Methodist Church, Oakland, for another
year. Rev. DR.. Dille's parishoners of the
Central Methodist Church, San Francisco,
will be pleased to learn that he will be
returned to them.
Presiding Elder E.. r. Willis is slated to
be taken off the Napa district, but what
charge he will have is not yet finally de-
termined. The question arises: Who will
be his successor as presiding elder and
adviser of the Bishop and membe of his
cabinet? That is not yet finally fixed.
There are several candidates for the ap-
po:ntment, the most prominent being Rev.
DR.. Thomas Filben of the First Methodist
Church, San Francisco, and Rev. DR.. w.
w. Case OF the Howard street Methodist
Church, San Francisco 1t is said Presid-
ing Elder Willis prefers some other field
OF work on account of his health. DIR.
Filben will not be returned to the Fir st
Church.
The most important business transacted
by the conference at the morning session,
Bishop Foss presiding, was the vote on
and some discussion of the questions of
admitting women to the general confer
ence and OF equal lay and ministerial rep
resentation in the general conference
secret ballot, and large majority finally
voted to stand up and be counted. The
vote was as follows: For women 81,
against %; for equal representation 101,
against AZ.
These are constitutional questions and
1t requires three-fourths vote OF those
present and voting to amend the constitu-
ton. According to this, women are ad-
mitted to the general conference, but
equal lay ana ministerial representation
did not carry in the California conference.
Every Methodist conference in the coun-
try must vote on these propositions.
The young ministers declared eligible
for ordination are H. F. Briggs, G. NJ.
Richmond, w. T. Kurnow, : Tokutaro
Nakams and Joseph Long. G.. w. Beattie
was continued in his fourth years studies.
George G. King and Thomas Nicholas
were admitted to full mem bership and
elected to the deacons' order. w.
Mcclure, John F. Williams and J. c. Boil
ster were continued on trial.
Rev. DIR. Thomas Filben, pastor of the
First Methodist Church, San Francisco, is
secretar of the board of trustees of the
University of the Pacific. He reported to
the conference that the reports from the
university showed a successful year and
said further that the opening of the pres
ent year was the most prosperous for many
years, 2l0 students having already en-
rolled. Chancellor F. F. Jewell has re-
tired from his Office, and ali of the affairs
of the university were put into the hands
OF the president, DR.. Eli McClish. About
SIS, ,0C0 of the $50,0U0 subscription raised by
Chancellor Jewell was reported paid.
Chancellor Jewell will return to the min
istry.
Jere Letter of San Jose was elected
treasurer in place of III. McChesney, re-
signed. The property of the university
left IN the hands of the trustees by the
nf Ill = k-.w@ i
| disposed of.
The following officers OF the Fred Finch
Orphanage at Diamond, Alameda County,
were elected, together with the board of
directors and the sdvisory board: Rev.
X. Bentley, DID,, president; Rev. S. ].
Garroll, ID, first ice-president; Rev. f.
u. Bovard. ID. D., second vice-president;
Mrs. 9. Watterson, Alameda, secretary;
Mrs. G. G. Lombard, East Oakland, corre-
spending secretary; /. J. Truman, Mills
building, San Francisco, treasurer.
An afternoon session WAS held for the
nrst time during the session, Bishop Foss
presiding. Presiding Elder Gustafsen of
| the Swedish district reported $500 benevo-
lence during the year, and he said he had
travelled 5000 miles. Presiding Elder Har-
rls OF the Japanese district, which en-
braces the Hawaiian Islands, reported
l3O church members on the islands
and 49 converts, and $40 raised for charity.
tisms and $6500 contributions.
The annuity fund for conference claim
ants will be made up of 1880 of the book
concern dividend, all moneys from the
Laymen's Relief Association and the pro-
ceeds of ministerial assessments.
This evening the Ladies' Aid Society
gave a reception in the parlors of Ell
Carmelo Hotel to the wives of the min
listers.
Resolutions hailing with satisfaction the
proposed establishment OF an interna-
tional high court of arbitration for the
settlement OF differences between the
United States and Great Britain were
adopted by the Lay Association.
At O'clock IN the afternoon Rev. P. 6.
Buchanan of Berkeley, who has been in
the ministry fifty years, preached semi
century sermon.
At the annual meeting this afternoon of
the Conference Ladies' Aid Society reports
from iftvseven societies showed that
$l1, ,295 had been raised during the wear