The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12
ONE MORE PILL
FOR DR. BROWN,
The Bay Conference Cen
sures the Dubuque
Association.
REQUESTED TO REsCIND.
Rev. Philip Coombe Openly Op-
posed the Adoption of
the Resolution.
VOTE STOOD, AYES 55, NOES 10
Sunday Newspapers Vigorously At.
tackled, but We'll Defended by
DR.. Baldwin
VOTE STOOD, AYES 55, NOES 10

At yesterdays quarterly session OF the
Congregational churches of the Bay Dis
trict. held in the Third Congregational
Church of this City. the Dubuque Associa-
ton was censured for its recent action in
regard to DR.. G. o. Brown. This occurred
at the evening session and formed the SEN
sation of the day.
At the morning session the Sabbath
question was the main issue. Richly col
ored flowers and ferns with which the
church was tastefully decorated gave q
refreshing air of GOODNESS to the audito-
rum and the speakers were at their best.
Reports of the various delegates to the
conference were first heard. They were
all encouraging, showing an increase in
attendance and excellent prospects for the
| future.
As the last delegate handed in his re-
| port Rev. John Kim ball slowly rose and
expressed his sorrow that the First Con-
| gregational Church had no delegate. He
very earnestly asked the prayers of all
Assem- bled for the place of worship and it's
scattered, factional members.
Delegates in attendance from the vari-
| Gus churches were as follows:
| Niles, Edward Ellsworth, Charles Shinn
Mrs. Charles Shinn; Park Church, Mrs j. F.
| Meyers, Rev. ]. B. Orr, Mrs. B. B. Orr; Plym-
coto Church, John H. Hayes, Miss Maggie
! Bodie; Market street Church, Oakland, E. s.
| Chapman, H. L. Cham berlain, Mrs. F. B. Per-
kins; Richmond Church, Rev. Philip Coombe,
! Mrs. Forsythe, Miss Matte Hook; Third
! Church, W. n Chase, G. Eastman; Bethlehem
Church, Mrs. Louise sieburt, Mrs. W. H.
Bethany Church, William Johnston, Edward
B. Dunham, Miss Mary r. Morrison, Mrs
Julia B. Jackson; Lorin Church, E. Layman
Hood, Charles Brock, Mrs. Paulina Brock
| Smith, Mrs George F. Collyer; Mill Valley, NJ
| Marcus, Mrs. Helen N. McCrum, Mrs. Catherine
P. Rea; Oliver Church, J. Warren; Fitchburg,
G: H. Hazeton. Mrs. NJ. K1mbaL; Fourth
| Church, Mrs. w. H Wright, Mrs K. Hollowell |;
| Haywards, Mrs. William Stewart. Mrs NJ c.
Linekin; First Church, Oakland S. NJ Free
Church, Oakland, Mrs. W. H. Crooke Joseph
Morrow; Alameda, William G. Ager, E. w,
Scott; Plymouth Avenue Church, Oakland,
DR.. ]. K. Mclean, Russell Whitman; Pierce
street Church, Mr.. Stratham, Miss N. Good
rich; Cooper Church, George T. Gaden Mrs. R.
A.ITuttle; North Berkeley Church, DR.. ]. 7. Far
| rar, Deacon Lee; Fruitvale Church, Burton M
P. Palmer, Mrs. J. H. w. Riley, Miss r. q.
| Wyman.
Rev. T. Flawith then discussed the value
of the Sabbath to the state. The reverend
gentleman's paper showed that it had
been carefully and conscientiousIy pre-
pared, and it was listened to with marked
interest.
"Where the neglect of the Sabbath
enters" he said, distress comes in." In
elucidation of this he gave a local illustra-
tion, picturing the miseries arising in This
| City from lack of Sabbath observance.
These arg guments, he said, could not he
! answered by saying this is new country.
not half so old as San Francisco where the
| Sabbath is very carefully observed and
whore these miserable conditions are not
| found.
both the physical and the spiritual
man require day for rest .he added.
land it is wholly due to failure to OBJ.
serve the Sabbath that the governments of
France and Italy have found it necessary
| to lower the physical military standard. %
Rev. V. Boyer followed with paper on
the value of the Sabbath to the churches.
1.-The early Christians" he began.
"found it necessary to set aside one day in
the week for spiritual devotion. The life
of the church absolutely required it.
"Modern life is simply turning man
| into a machine, and something must be
done TO break the spell"
| Rev. e. S. Chapman ended the series OF
| papers on the value of the Sabbath by
! treating 1t in its relation to the individual.
/ He believed that we are not under the old
| Jewish law, and that as the Savior saws.
''the Sabbath is made for man and no:
| man for the Sabbath
After this series OF papers had been vari-
| ously discussed and commented upon
Rev. G. T. McCollum read paper on the
dangers threatening the Sabbath from the
habits of Christians. In his mind, there
are many. Sunday work OF a different
kind from that done regularly during the
week is the greatest. The reverend gen.
tlemen also made spirited attack on the
Sunday newspaper.
Rev. John Ximba made the sensationa
speech of the day. He had no paper pre-