The San Francisco call., 1897-07-06

of that opinion that he gave expression to
1t yesterday at the regular meeting OF the
Congregational Monday Club. The point
in question was the action of the delegates
TO the present convention while attending
divine service on the day previously at
Salt Lake.
The remarks he made were supplement.
tary to paper read on the subject OF
Americas Last Experiment in Civil:za-
tion in the Admission of Utah as State. "
He began his discourse with the statement
tnat he had lived in Utah for two years,
having charge of one of the evangelical
missions there, and had mad0 close
study of the prevailing conditions on the
theory that unless one understood the
Mormon question we'll ones efforts in the
field of Christianity would be seriously
ham pered.
"Three-fourths OF the population of
Utah is Mormon" he saiu, 'and the ad
mission of Utan as State was not so
much the union of church and state as
the admission OF the church as State.
The political and industrial conditions OF
all are subject to the religious control OF
church officials.
modify that fact. The struggle between
! the M0rmons and the Gentlles m ust con-
tinue with little prospect of modifica ton.
| believe, however, that in the end the
right will prevail. but am unable to say
when that time will come
Then Professor Goodell made reference
, to the course OF the Christian Endeavorers
| in attending Mormon service at Salt Lake
| City on Sunday last. He thought 1t
rather peculiar that they were unwilling
to travel on the Sabbath day, and yet
| would go into a Mormon tabernacle and
say amen 10 their prayers and speak oil
themselves as enjoying their hymns.
| While on the subject he made reference
to the Mormon Penrose as that scamp"
and expressed surprise that decent people
would mix up with such persons.
| When he had finished the Rev. George
Hatch also had something to say in CON-
! tirmation and read extracts from the
! morning papers as regards the Endeav-
| orers' attendance at the tabernacle.
| Rev. Phillip Coombe then had some
thing to say, but it was of q more pacific
| nature. He thought the Rev. Mr.. Hatch
should have contin ued his reading till he
| reached the part where certain old lady
said, on coming out of the tabernacle,
J that she had never been so near heaven
! in all her ife."
Others then entered upon the discussion
and considerable interest was manifested.
AT the Baptist meeting Rev. George E..
duncan presided. Inc urSt PROPOSE tlOL
| to be brought forward was to arrange for
a meeting of all the visiting and local
| Baptist clergymen at date in the imme.
diate iuture. Rev. M. P. Boynton, as
| sisted by Mr.. Lynch, was appointed a
c,mmit,ee to have the idea consummated
| and 10 make the proper provisions for it.
As an opening hymn "Nearer. Ny God,
to Thee" was sung, and the Rev. j.
George Gibson of Baptist Emmanuel
| Church played the accom- paniment. The
Rev. DR.. D.etz directed the meeting in
| prayer.
Profes sor Samuel B. Randall Of the Cali
| fornia Baptist College read paper on the
| relation of "The Soul and the Bralu."
'The question of the relation OF the
soul to the brain is present day issue, "
! he said. 1T must be faced. The teach
| ings and the writings of many scientists
are dealing with this question. and the
result to those who come under their in
| fuence cannos be doubted. It teaches
! them TO investigate and to strike out int
hitherto unexplored fields OF thought for
| themselves.
1T is not enough for US to say that we
| are satisfied with the known relations be.
| tween thought and volition. A true Chris
| tian philosophy that will stand the test OF
| the ages must clearly recognize the radical
| distinction between the soul and its serv
| an t, the BRAIN