The San Francisco call., 1896-03-23
BROWN AND JOB
IN A MIRROR.
The Pastor Talks of the
Sufferings of the
Earthly.
THANKS LADY FRIENDS.
A Big Crowd Turns Out to
Hear the Minister De-
fend Himself.
HIS OPPONENTS At WORK.
Meeting to Be Held Tonight to De-
termine a Line of Procedure.
HIS OPPONENTS AT WORK.
Meeting to Be Held Tonight to De.
termine a Line of Procedure.
Fifty Names Added.

Rev. DR.. c. O. Brown preached yester-
day morning on Job, the much-att1icted OF
Biblical days, incidentally drawing paral-
lei that was more or less obvious to the
large congregation of curiosity mongers,
including some church members.
When Sexton Pike, grim and ugly look
ing as in council days, but withal pleasant
if rubbed the right way threw open the
big folding doors of the First Congrega-
tionaI Church yesterday he found a score
or more of Pastor Browns feminine
friends impatiently awaiting a mode of
entrance. Without formality they rushed
for the front seats, and when the general
sightseers came in later they found the
first three or four rows thickly occupied.
From then on until IL o'clock there was
a constant stream of visitors, which more
than filed the upper and lower floors of
the auditorium, when the great organ
thundered forth its inltiatory notice that
the service had begun.
Deacons Morse and Dewing came early.
One stood on the right and the other on
the left of the main entrance, and as fast
as the sightseers came, the doors were
opened and they were given seats regard
less of the rights of church members or
pew-holders, and ordinarily such confusion
might have been disastrous, but with such
a motley crowd it made very little or no
difference. AS matter of fact they might
well have thought themselves among the
chosen.
Mr.. Woodlands, he of iudge-advocate
fame, resumed his old-time position of
usher. Deacon Barnard was escorted to
his old seat by the ex-judge- advocate, and
ater Trustee Merrill was shown the same
ourtesy. Deacon Hatch walked down the
aisle uDaccompanied, but experienced no
difficulty in locating his rightful pew.
Neither Mrs. Cooper nor her friends were
present at the morning service. While
there were probably 1000 people in attend
ance it was said that not exceeding one
tenth of this number were members of the
church.
Ii was varied gathering, theoretical in
appearance and cynical by virtue of its
cosmopolitan aspect.
Many people came to see and hear DIR.
Charles Oliver Brown, not because they
believed IN him, but that they were most
anxious to behold man who dared to
defy his fellow-churches.
There were old men and women, young
DANES and misses, little children and
babies in the vast throng. Mrs. Szanik
and her adopted founding were not pres
ent.
Just as the organ prelude sounded DR..
Brown and Professor Lloyd marched into
the pulpit. The former was trifle pale.
though his eye had lost none of that
wonted brilllancy or his step that familiar
irmness. He came proudly, boldly, and
it might be said, little dehantly.
There was nothing about him to indicate
a. man crouched or bowed with sorrow.
He seemed impressed then and later with
his Temporary power, and never at any
time during the exercises did he loosen
his grasp on the situation.
Professor Lloyd read a brief lesson from
the Old Testament, during which Pastor
Brown busted himself toying with the sew
eral notes pinned to the floral offer
ings which surrounded him, and una
BILE finally TO get them off. he contented
himself with playing tattoo on the arms
OF the chair and incidentally casting wist-
full glances on the little billet doux
DR.. Brown then followed in lengthy
prayer in which he fguratively travelled
around the earth, ending up with asking
for blessing on friends and foes alike.
He made a special appeal for the press
representatives, indicating that, whatever
the failures of the past may have been, he
hoped the future would see them rightly
guided.
Following this came the usual announce
ments for the succeeding week. At the
Wednesday night prayer-meeting several
Withdrawals from the church are to be
acted on, and one or two possible expul
sions INDUCED in. The case of Mrs. Stock
ton will be disposed of at that time, and it
is also hinted that an attempt will be made