The San Francisco call., 1896-03-23

to bring Mrs. Cooper under church disci-
pline as interpreted by DR.. Brown, Attor-
ney Nagle and Deacon Morse.
DR.. Brown then led off with his remarks
on Job and himself, prefacing the whole
with the following:
81 should have something less than the
heart OF a man if l did not notice these
tokens which surround me" (speaking
of the floral offerings of Mrs. Rogers
and others). Before beginning my ser
mon wish to express my heartfelt thanks
to those whose hands have wrought these
things. | do not take it especially to my
self, but as tribute to God.
II want also to thank the 100, nay 1000
or more friends who by letter or otherwise
have expressed their faith in me-"
DR.. Brown then proceeded with his ser
mon, telling how it came about that JOB
made use of the expression, 81 know that
my redeemer liveth." Throughout the en-
tire discourse he carefully avoided any di-
rect reference to his own troubles, but Dy
inuendo and otherwise he let his hearers
into the secret that Job was a much less
afflicted person than himself.
When these comparisons were made the
pastor invariably introduced beautiful
fearless tremor with telling effect.
DR.. Brown and his friends have not
endeared themselves to the majority of
the congregation by inaugurating kind
OF praise service Immediately after the
sermon, thereby forcing Mrs. Cooper to
seek other quarters for her Bible class.
This move had been anticipated, how
ever, by Mrs. Cooper, and rich friend OF
hers secured Stanford Parlor, Native Sons
building, where the Bible class to the num-
Der of over 100 went through the regular
lesson.
Deacon Morse and Pastor Brown We'd
with each other for such honors as came
from the spraise service which ended
about the time the Bible class usually
closes.
DR.. Brown was in excellent humor with
himself yesterday. He was highly pleased
with the morning service, and processes to
believe that the opposition to him received
death blow.
Every seat in the church was occupied
last night before the prelude of the organ.
DR.. Brown spoke on the theme, 1.-THE
Spirit OF Friendship"
He took for the appropriate Scripture
the Old Testament classic, the story of the
friendship of David and Jonathan.
Throughout his sermon he drew illustra-
tions from this tale of true friendship.
Friendship" said he, .'is indispensable
to the human creature. The proudest and
most arrogant man, who is seemingly in
dependent of the entire world, is really
helplessly dependent on his lowest me-
NAL"
As an example he drew the picture of
one in strange city where he sees no
friendly face, and he quoted Bacon's saw
ings, This world is a wilderness to him
who has no friend" and also Friendship
maketh fair day."
''Real friendship" continued the
speaker, sis not so plentiful that any one
Of US can afford to scorn the smallest
Oh - hne -, e.
ship must lie in some similarity in tastes,
and l grant also some contrasts. There
must be something magnanimous; some-
thing truly large and broad; something
that can appreciate and see the great
stream OF life.
''Men can see spots on the sun and vet
forget that they are dependent on the sun
for light. 1t is easy to clasp hands in pros
perity and when each may benefit the
other, and say Let us be friends
s'The tests of friendship never come
through the noon-time of prosperity, the
tests come in the midnight of adversely.
While the purse lasts, while the latch
string is out and while the banquet groans
with the hospitable feast, it is easy to be a
friend. But when the sun is darkened a
little, when the purse is empty and the
table bare then it is not easy to be friend.
''True friendship proceed upon the sup
look for perfection in the object of it's love,
for it knows it has no perfection to proffer
in return.
sFriendship will overlook the shafts of
petty criticism when the object of its love
is sore beset. Friendship proceeds upon
confidence-confidence that plant of such
slow growth and whose stem is so easily
broken.
"True friendship proceeds upon charity
Charity is life-charity of act, charity of
judgment-and yet it is hard thing un-
less you possess true charity, to put your
self in your friends place before you pass
judgment upon him."
At the close of the sermon DR.. Brown
said:
friends-friends that have stood by me in
my days of trial. And / desire to thank
them for their friendship which my own
trials have been unable to break.
Il shall never forget the testimonial of
one of the Hebrew race whom ] had not
known before. 1t strengthened me more
than / can express. And also / wish to
speak Of Roman Catholic who has been
to me more than brother.
II recognize / have given occasion in the
past to provoke their prejudice because of
my words uttered against that great
church. 1t has been a wonderful revela-
ton to me that they have stayed by me,
even when deserted by almost all the
world. 1 have undergone an entire revo-
luton in thinking in these days of suffer-
ing"
Some fifty additional names were secured
yesterday to the petition asking the board
of trustees to secure another minister.
This makes 150 signatures all told.
Those having the matter in charge Will
meet at the office of DR.. Mcdonald, Colum-
bian building, tonight.
CoIonists for California.