The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
AFTER THE ASSEMBLY.
Presbyterian Ministers Discuss
the Events of the Recent
Meeting.
1t Seemed Not Up to the Expecta
tions of Several Who We're
There.

The Presbyterian Union elected the fol-
lowing officers on Monday for the ensuing
three months: Rev. E. Fl. jerks, presi-
dent; Rev. G. W. Lyons vice. president; !;
Rev. DR.. Wood worth, secretary and treas
urer.
The subject presented at the meeting
was Echoes From the General Assem-
bly," Elder Bostwick OF Trinity Presby-
terian Church expressed his appreciation
of the excellent work done by that body.
DR.. Brush OF Oakland said the Pacific
Coast men had been we'll recognized and
made prominent at the assembly. He
was not impressed, however. with the
spiritual aspect of that body. He also said
that the foreign missionary board was re-
markably well represented and missionary
work in general emphasized.
Rev. S. S. Palmer was impressed with
the personnel of all present. among whom
we're General Harrison. John Wana-
maker and DIR. Agnews.
Rev. John Hull in speaking OF DR.. Gray
said he considered d him great politician,
for it was he who helped Sheldon jack
son to the moderatorship of the assem-
bly,. Much OF the spirit of young America
was displayed, he said, but there was not
there was much that was light and friyo-
lous.
Or. Minton said California was we'll rep
resented by DR.. Chapman. His opinion
of the assem- bly, was that it was good
natured and could be easily coaxed. The
Pacific Coast men, he said, were not uni
fed in their interests. The rope that
bound them together was only of sand.
DR.. Alexander said there was pretense
of pushing forward and want of SINGER
ity. Moderator jackson, he said was
more of United States Government Of
ficeI than a representative OF the home
missionary board. He made yearly trips
| TO Alaska at the expense of Uncle Sam.
There was great deal of manipulating
that was not at all creditable to the as
sembly. al remember the time" he said,
when the assembly was a grave and re-
spectacle body of men. Now it is simply
| a mass-meeting, lacking in deliberation."
| Mr.. Brush then said: at has been said
that a powerful machine operated the
whole assent bly,. If that were so DR.. Gray
was the machine that elected Jackson
J moderator, for be commenced to work for
him Just eleven months before the assem-
! bly, met" Mr.. Brush also said that the
| Presbytefy of Alaska had convened year
| ago and elected some one to represent it
al the General Assembly, but after receiv-
! ing a letter from DR.. Gray it had rescinded
its action and elected Jackson IN his place.
| At the Congregationiists' Monday meet
| ing yesterday there were some short ad-
dresses by visiting clergymen. Rev. d.
K. Noble of Norwalk, Conn.,, and Rev.
Samuel Green of Seattle each made five
| mint ute speeches.
| The principal address of the day was de-
| livered by Rev. Selah Merrill, LID, of
| Jerusalem.
He spoke of the 'Cond ition of Affairs in
! - Io hot ha oiD
! city and the number of Jews in it had
been greatly exaggerated. The popula-
| ton was only $4,000, including 80. OUO
jews $50 far as | can see," he said,
! there is no hore OF successfully coonzing
! Jerusalem with Jews. Those that are
there already are 80 poor they have to be
sustained by wealthy Jews outside.
"For Palestine there is future. Ger
many, Russia and france all want Syria,
| and one of them will get it. The coun-
! try, if properly cultivated. would be ex-
| tremely rich and productive. But at
Jerusalem there is pething. 1t is $500 teet
above the level OF the sea, and is far in
land. The railroad that runs there is
bankrupt and has been ever since it
After this address, resolutions of deep
est regret at the death of Rev. John Kim
bal, formerly editor OF the Pacific, were
drawn up.
At the Meth odist Monday Club, Chap
lain Macomber presided. There were
short addresses by Henry Pearce, w. w.
Case, s. ]. Carroll, A. Hummer, ]. d. Ham
mond, E. r. Ollie, Matt Hughes, Miss
Eugenia st. John, J. N. Beard, w. Skinny,
+. K. Bike and Dwight II. Robinson.
At the suggestion of Rev. Dr. Bovard,
resolutions congratulating the recent con-
vention on its great success, were passed.
After this the meeting adjourned for two
weeks.