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The San Francisco call., 1897-09-06
"What Is the Use of
Going to Church ,"

Rev. William H. Moreland, rector of
s.. Luke's Episcop pal Church, preached
last evening on 'Wha Is the Use of Going
to Church?'
He referred to large numbers of people
VINO spend Sunday at home, In the parks
and on wheels, not as condemning them.
but as those who were sacrificing higher
good for lower. He said:
THE non church-goer is not an unbeliever
,a nor q bad man He has many exec lien t
The most splendid faculties of his nature
in ignoring the spiritual life. 1t is law OF
God that1f W: fail TO use the gifts he bestows
on us gradually lose them. The man who
binds his arm III sling loses the power OF
using his arm. When a man lives without
prayer or church-going or sacraments his
spiritual faculties, which are his grandest en-
dowments, become feeble, and finally wither
and die. The power of prayer, the love OF
worship, the desire for God are extinguished.
There is decline in faith, hope aud charity.
These are symptoms of the disease. The end
is the loss of the soul. God does not arbi-
trariy condemn or acquit men. They reap the
results OF their own conduct. Hand a certain
man a Shakespeare ano Police journal, and
he prefers the latter Is it because there is
no richness IN Shakespeare? No, IL Is because
the man lacks culture and chooses the lower
The non-church-goer is to be pitied because
he does not know what he is losing. He does
the best he can, but he is not half the man ne
could be if he would let God help him. The
non-church-goer is the stunted cypress of
Monterey. The Christian is the giant cypress
OF the Sierra.
Mr.. Moreland, in conclusion, urged the
young people to give the first part OF Sun
day 10 the worship of their Creator; after
ward 20 JOY the sunshine, fresh air and
sea DreeZeS with a true appreciation of
him from whom they come.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-06
Evil Of Ingratitude,
Cause and Remedy
vers preached the sermon

Rev. Father Powers preached the sermon
at st. Mary's Church yesterday mornin .
He took for his text st. Luke, 17:11-19
In part, he said:
TT IS very evident that the lesson taught in
to-day's gospel is the iniquity of in gra titude.
i The existence OF this vice is most manifest t,
and much as we deplore it, it is too pre- vslent
in our lives Men in dealings with fellowmen n,
look for gratitude, and regard the lack OF It as
q serious de feet
If this he true in our dealings with men, how
much more SO must il be In our dealings with
God. We know how slow we are to give thanks
TO God Tor the many iavors he has bestowed d
upon US. Even when our lives are not really
SINFUL they are full OF effort to compromise
with the principles of Jesus Christ
The cause of this attitude toward God is
that we do not appreciate the life faith sup
poses US to lead with the Lord, the master OF
our lives. We are not his disciples sim ply
that we may accept his doc ctrine, but that we
may live the life his doctrine calls upon us to
live.
To mold our lives after the principles of
Jesus Christ is to make ourselves more like
unto him. God will hold in our lives that
place which should be his if we are faithful TO
the doctrine of his Son. To be faith fui we
must consider the teachings of Christ, ponder
over his life and study the great mysteries OF
which he is the center. Thus by prayerful
meditation shall we find the remedy for the
evil of ingratitude, which conscience tells US
has n o small place l.. our spiritual life.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-06
A BLAZE In THE ORPHEUM.

Small Fire Near the Gallery Last
ight-Prompt Action Saves Panic
A thrill of excitement, occasioned BY
something not on the programme, pre-
vailed at the Orpheum for several mo
ments last night near the end OF the per
formance.
Some black cloth fastened about the
cinematographe apparatus at the edge oi
the rear gallery, just above the main aisle,
caught fire from cigarette or cigar spark.
There was brief scramb Bile for the exits
by those nearest the doors, and perhaps
a hundred persons rushed out, only to
turn and re-enter upon the immediate as
surance that there was no danger.
The empioyes of the theater had acted
promptly in turning a fire eXtingCisher
upon the blaze and in interposing them
selves in the aisles to prevent reckless
and dangerous stampede.
In this work Sergeant Shea and Officer
Brophy were especially serviceabIe The
members of the orchestra thoughtfully
aided in preserving admirable order by
arising, facing the audience and playing
q spirited tune.
The damage was slight, the greater part
being to large pane of glass in one of tn @
front doors, smashed In by an excited out
slider. The owner oil the cinem Geographic,
in attempting to save his m achine, had
his hands slightly burned
After only few minutes delay an
athletic act, then on, was concluded, but
the final number on the programme was
Cancelled because of the accident to the
mechanism that produces the lite- like
animated VieWs.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-06
CARRIERS HAVE
COME FROM AFAR
Advance Guards Of Dele
cations Report at Head
quarters.
He VIII Arrive With a Train
Load Of Other Visitors
This Morning,
Reception, Procession and Addresses
by Prominent Visitors and by
Distinguished Californians

The visiting letter carriers have COM
menced 10 arrive, and the members of the
ooal branch are welcoming them right
royalty. For the proper reception OF the
guests all the parlors on the first floor of
the Baldwin Hotel, commodious buffet
and ample commttee-rooms have been
obtained. All these apartments have been
tastefuIly decorated, and no pains have
bsen spared to show Uncle Sans gray
coated servants from afar that their pres
ence in this City is considered an event of
magnitude and qualification.
The delegates who arrived yesterday
were nearly all from coast cities, although
three representatives. from Omaha regis
tered during the day. Los Angeles, San
Diego, Sacramento. Portland. Fresno and
san Jose contingents visited the headquar-
ters yesterday afternoon, and many liners
arrived uDon the evening trains. The
main body of the delegates will arrive at
A. N. to-day on the New York special
4 telegram was received from Chairman
Stevens OF the National Executive Com
mittee, who is en- route. stating the time
of arrival Among the Distinguished pas
sengers is Joseph n. Parsons, president of
the National organization. A com mittee
consisting of Frank Z. Smith chairman
of the executive committee, Charles A
Wisell an Conrad TT eber will meet the
New York special at Sacramento.
There is another special en- route which
is expected to bring a large number of
delegates. This is coming south by way
OF New Orleans, and besides the eXcur-
s.onists from that city it Will carry the
Philadelphia delegation. That train will
arrive at 6:l5 P. NJ, anG will be met by I.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-06

81 would Ike she said, ITO see more
young people in the audience, for | am
young yself-young in spirit. Why do
they not Gomez 1t is because We have not
made our religion entertaining. Why do
We not make an exhibition OF our growth
by having the young people join US? Our
children are being educated in the best OF
schools and we cannot bring them out to
hear illiteracy and palm ii off upon them
as 4 Ugh and spiritual religion. We
should teach them the truths of our re-
lision 50 that they would never be
ashamed to say 4 IN spir .tualist.'"
The speaker continued with the advice
to meet the world from the worlds side.
Let US come abreast OF the times, and
take hold OF the things that are stirring
the people. Good government is one of
these things. There are still such men as
Abrah ham Line, In, and we should select
them for public service. l believe the
spiritualists could be one OF the greatest
factors for putting good men in office.
Bishop Simpson said some years ago that
there were 100000 sp ritualists in The
more. We should not spend all the time
in the dark circle; We should get out and
take interest i'll politics"
After the speaking there were a num-
Der of tests by mediums. Some OF these
failed to receive corro boratlon from the
persons IN the auQlenCe lnQlCaIeQ DIV the
spirits, but most of them were und rstood
and acknowledged as correct. Jonn Slater
did the most remarkable of this work, and
several in the audience stated upon their
honor, and expressed a willingness 10
swear, that the things he told referred to
their private lives, and could not havs
been known to the medium.
In the evening Nine. Florence Mon
tague delivered an address on THE New
Dispensation, or the Religion of the
Twentieth Century" the religion of the
coming century, she saio, would be spirit
uallsm be cause that alone deals with man
on all the planes OF his being. She di-
vided spiritualistic teaching into three
heads-fraternlty cooperation, and inii-
vidual responsi bllity in progressive civil
lzation. With the adoption of these prin-
ciples would come a light before which
the main evils of this age would disap-
pear. As a result of cooperation arbitra-
ton would do away with war. There
would be equal representation and equal
opportunities to achieve and acquire At
the usherihg in of the new era men would
sacrifice upon the altar their natonalities
and their creeos, and liberty, equality and
fraternity will reign.
A resolution was passed thanking the
press of the City for publishing fair and
full reports OF the proceedings of the con-
vention.
This was the final meeting OF the con-
vention. but there will be a benefit meet
lug Tonight for the association at which
the MEDIUMS John Safer, Nine. Mon
tague, Mrs. S. Cowell and Mrs. Young
will give tests
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-06
S. S. Cryor, DID,, to Preach
in the Page-Street
Church.
Installation Ceremonies We're
Held Yesterday After
nOOns
Rev. Dr. Mackenzie, ID, Delivered
the Charge to the WY
Installed Pastor.

S. S. Cryor, d D., recently pastor of the
Albert Lee Pres bvterian Church of Min
nesota. was yesterd ay installed pastor of
the Westminster Presbyterian Church,
on the corner OF Page and Webster streets.
The services were opened bv singing
Come, Thou Almighty Kim" followed
by Rev. E. H. jerks. who led in prayer.
The regular installation ceremonies of
the Presbyterian church were en- held.
II. c. Minton, d D., of the Theological
Seminary delivered a sermon from St.
Matthew, tx :2j: But Jesus beheld them
and said: With men this Is impossible,
but with God all things are posi- BILE. =
He spoke at some length OF the impossi-
biiity of success without the divine aid of
the Almighty, and the glorious things ac-
com pished and the immense good done
where the aid of God was asked.
Satisfactory answers were given TO the
cons itutionaI questions asked Rev. Mr.
Cryor by Moderator jerks, and the con
summation of the union of pastor an d
congregation was announced.
Rev. DR.. Mackenzie, I'D, delivered the
charge to the newly installed pastor
Among Other things he said: My
brother L have not much to say. You 90
not come among us as novice, and what
might properly be said to younger men
would be Inappropriate here. Men have
come among US who were selfish and
thought themse infallible, but they
have failed and the failure has been laid
not TO the door of ignorance and self
Importance, but to the hard heartedness
of the California people.
"There is nc room in this City for a SEN
sational preacher and l do not think you
lean in that direction; but there is too
much sensationahsm here now There
is but one tbinr o be re I'M m be red, and
that is that the Word OF God and human
hearts are the same here as In other pr
tions of the world. presume you brought
your Bible, and if you did, follow is WORD
and all will be we'll.
After singing hymn a charge to the
congregation was delivered by Rev. John
Hemphill. He spoke of the necessity of
| thorough understanding between the one
VINO preached the gospel and those who
listened. Tie pronounclng of the bene-
dict!on closed the installation ceremonies,
and handshakes were in order.
During the morning Rev. Mr.. Cryor
delivered sermon on the text, "The
Power of the Holy Spirit" At that time
the church, which has but recently been
com pleted, was for the first time opened
TO the public.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-06
The Sunday Sessions Were
Serene and Successful in
Every Particular.
Mrs. Addie Ballou Wants the
Children Encouraged to Come
to the Meetings.
The Tests Of the Mediums Are Re-
ported Correct by Majority of
the Witnesses.

The California State Spiritualists' Asso.
citation, now holding their second annual
convention here, had three interesting
meetings in Scottish Hall yesterday. The
business of the convention had all been
completed on Saturday and the Sunday
meetings were characterized by peace
and harmony which accorded well with
the sacred day. The capacity of the hall
was taxed to accommodate the large
crowd.
At 10 q clock there was q conference and
test meeting for DELEGATES, medium s.,
speakers AMI workers. The meeting was
opened by Professor ]. s. Loveland, who
ave an address on the science, phlloSo-
ply and religion OF spiri ualism. Mrs.
Sarah A. Seal, who is a convert from
Roman Catholic SIN to spiri, ua.i.m, gave
al account of her experience in passing
from one belief to the other. w. I. Jones
spoke of the i'm portanCe of lyceum work.
Delegate Thomas Ellis described spiritual
lstic work in Alameda, and Mrs. r. L.
Johnson. who is delegate to the n ational
Convention in WASHINGTON, told OF the
work in Hollister. Mrs. Maud Lord
Drake addressed the meeting on the edu-
carton of the young, and there were short
talks by Mrs. May f. DIynan and Mrs.
Hendee Rogers.
In the afternoon there was an inyoca-
ton address by Mrs. Kate Heussmann.
The music was furnished by Professor
Richard Young. and his rendition OF
The Fi:eman's Last CALI was received
with a great deal of enthusiasm. The
lecture of the afternoon was by Mrs.
Addie L. Ballou, and sic made an appeal
for the teaching of the young people in
spiritualistic truths, and urged that they
should be brought out TO the meetings.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-06
IN HONOR OF A SAINT.
An Annual Feast Celebrated at ST
Rose Church Yesterday.

An Annual Feast Celebrated at St.
Rose Church Yesterday.
At st. Rose Church yesterday the
annual festival feast of the parish was
celebrated. Solemn high mass was held
at II O'clock in the morning, at which
Rev. NJ. Kenealiy acted as cele brant. An
augmented selected choir had been drilled
for the occasion and sang the Twelfth
Mass, by Mozart.
The sermon was preached by Rev.
Joseph M. Gleason, and was pane.yric
on the life of st. Rose of Lima. He said
that she was simple, unassuming woman,
but her devotion was recognized and
brought its reward. She lived in a t1oub-
lous era when the thirst for gold had been
in jected into the body polite TO such an
extent hat bloodshed resulted frequently.
She worked in her umble way and did
much to better mankind.
The services were continued in the
evening with solemn high mass and bene-
diction of the blessed sacrament Rev. D.
Nugent acted as cele orant, and assi,tiu @
him were Fathers M. Keneally and ]. M
Gleason.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-06
LIBERATED ON BAIL.
Flora W, the Famous Setter.
Released From the City
Prison.
The Prize Winner at Oakland Fur
nishes a Novel Legal
Precedent.

After stay of many days behind the
bars and back of the City Prison Flora w,
the beautiful setter who carried off the
blue bbon at the Oakland bench show,
is luxurating in freedom once more and
is happy.
Flora's rescue from the hands of the
law, however, was not by any means a
simple matter. The very fact that the
case was a novelty tangled the proceed.
ings somewhat for the legal gen ntlemen, /,
AMI when all was said and done it took a
lawyer. two prominent members of the
DIV mpic Club, Phi Wand and bond for
$500 TO free her, and now she is still bound
to appear Sefrre the co ur and bow to all
the statutes in such cases made and pro-
vided.
The trial of the suit in which she is tn
central figure is set fer Tuesday next, and
ii promises 10 be one of the most interest
ing that has been heard for many day.
AS has been already stated in THE CALL,
suit was commenced on Wednesday last
by L. NJ. Davis of Ross station against P.
M. Wand, the former claiming to be the
true owner, and the prize-winner was re-
manded to jail pending trial.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-06
" Pagan Savagery in
Classic Berkeley"

Rev. William RAIDER spoke a the bird
CONGREGATIONAL Church last evening upon
1.-THE Modern Pagan" He said:
DAGANISM is not confined TO China and
- India America is full of pernlclCus
i heathenism which knows better. 1t has
government, its-1a is red, its principles
that of the mob and the bomb. The danger
Gus man OF the community is he who is lnde-
pendent of the politica forces around him.
1t has philosophy which teaches that sweet
is bitter and bitter is sweet, that right Is
wrong, that fire VIII not burn. Ice viii not
freeze and water will not drown. Its religion
is his, "Let US eat, drink and be merry, Tor
tomorrow we die"
In supers titions and fancies do we exhibit
our paganism. class rush in Berkeley re-
produced the savagery of wolves OF the pralrle
and ethics OF the earliest pagans. Corbet
and Fitzsimmens are governed by Queens
berry rules, but the exhibitions at our state
University which ended in broken legs ana
cut heads was governed by passion.
Tue most difficult man to handle is the
modern pagan, who is impervious to clvlilza-
ton. The man III the gutter responds; he does
not. There is doctrine of future pro o9atlon
for the foreign pagan-none for the American
pagan. Christianity is good government
good philosophy, good religion-character.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-06
tn EV. W. w. CASE preached his fare
X we'll sermon last evening at Howard
Methodist Church.

hctuOuISt OluICu
"a scene of parting" he said, sis always
painful 10 me. [ have avoided through
out my ministry preaching farewell SER
mon, and l am afraid shall not do so To-
night. In my breast tonight are mingled
emotions. 1 think of the past and l thin k
of the future. DO not think of myself.
| would be ashamed if | thought that
had time in my preaching the Gospel to
think OF my own personality.
Five years | have been laboring with
you now. 'Twere we'll were it well done.
My relations with this congregation have
been most pleasant. There is not scar
in my heart that was caused by anything
this congregation has done. You have
had great charity and you have had long
suffering. | say this In all seriousness,
for ! am not oblivlous to the fact that 1t
takes great sacrifice of individual taste,
ideas and ideals 10 unite together
under one shepherd. | have the
pleasant recollection of ten consecutive
years spent in California, in San Francisco
and its immediate neighborhood. They
have been pJeasantyears, and it is CRATE
ful pleasure TO know that on each occa-
sion it has been my duty to say farewell
there have been many who expressed re-
gret al my departure.
DIR. Case spoke briefly from the text:
Tiny way, o God. is IN the sanctuary,
that being the text from which he
preached his initial sermon in the church
he Is about 10 leave
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-06
The Supremacy Of
Tesus the Savior

"The Supremacy of Jesus" was the SUBJ
ject OF Rev. II. I. Shepards morning dis
course at Ouvet Congregational Church.
He said in part:
COMETIMES a philanthropist endows a
scaool or IA church and conditions his gift
~ by providing laws which shall govern tn e
object of his benefcence forever. When
sucn legislation exceeds the bounds of
few permanently established prin-
ciples and prescribes unalterable detail S
OF method and of belief, it is i'm
moral, and the institution which is fetterej
in this way must break its chai ms or go down
into the darkness of bigotry b.fore the rising
sun OF Christian progress. John the Baptist
was WISE he preached a simple gospel OF re-
pentance, and lett Its management to the
consciousness of posterity.
Jesus has earned his supremacy by toiling
faithfully through all the stages whcn lead to
his throne. II fuence has no. unduly exalted
him. Wealth has not brought him undeserved
honor. He has borne all that his followers
bear, and trave.ed through the flesh to God
again.
The supremacy of Jesus relieves humanity
of burdens th"t would crush it. Human ty
neadS a God We could not do our daily work
and the work Of our neig hbors. We could not
be true TO our private calings and fill our State
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-06

J. Mullens, B. F. .Wigginton, A. f. Bates
and J. +. o Connor.
The formal reception Of the visitors will
com mence at IL A. NJ, when the Sta;e
Board OF Trade, at It's rooms on Post
street, will welcome the junketers to the
land OF fruit anG flowers. The reception
will last un il 2:30 P NJ. and refreshments is
Will lie served.
The popular feature of the day will be
the parade. which is advertised to start
from Second and Market at 3 P. N. The
formation will be on Second street, wit b
the right resting on Market. The order
Will be as follows:
Platoon of mounted police; carriage
containing Governor. Mayor Postmaster
and others; New York letter carr rers'
band, color bearer; honorary president,
John L. Meares; grand marshal ard aids,
local carriers in uniform, mounted collec-
tors on mail carts San Francisco letter
carriers band, Eastern carriers.
The line OF march will be along Mont
Fomery street 10 California, TO hearny, to
Market, to Golden Gate avenue, TO Van
Ness avenue, 10 Gearv street counter
march on Van Ness avenue to Market
reviewed on Van Ness avenue and FGlton
street.
Edward D. Finlay will be grand marshal
and his aids are john J. Maher, RobeI t
II. Morse. Thomas Mahoney, 6. Caldern
and E. J. Schneider.
The main exercises in the evening will
be at Odd Fellows Hall. The following is
the programmes:
Overture, band; remarks, John L. Meares;
prayer, Rev. G. E Walk; welcome, Hon.
James II. Budd; selections, Press Club Quar-
tet; remarks, Hon. w. w. Montague; vel
come, Hon. James D. Phelan; Nat1ye Sons,
George d. Clark grand president n. S. G. W. };
selections, Press Club Quartet; welcome ad-
dress w ". O'Neill president Golden Gate
Branch No. 2l4), res ponse, John n. Parsons
president National Association); selections,
Press Club Quartet
At the conclusion of the programme at
Odd Fellows Hall The guests will be con-
Quoted through Chinatown
The ladies' auxiliary has delightful
headquarters in the Baldwin, and the
mem GERS have made hospiIa be arrange
ments tor the entertainment OF all ladies
who may accompany delegations. No
definite programme has been arranged by
them for to-day, as the man exercises are
arranged 10 occupy ali of the time but for
the rest OF the week they have prepared
an excellent plan of sightseeing and
amusement. Tuesday the ladies are 10 be
shown through Golden Gate PARK. and in
the evening will explore Chinatown. On
Wednesday they will be escorted through
the Academy OF Sciences. Hopkins Insii-
tute and similar places of interest. So
through the week, while their gentlemen
trends are conducting the business OF he
convention. the local auxiliary will see
that time does not hang neavy on their
hands.
From kilograms received from the spe-
Gals on the way, Conrad Trieber, secre-
tary of the local executive com mittee,
feels confident there will be reaso bly,
large attendance. Already good time is
assured for all who come
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-06
VERY ONE-SIDED CRICKET,
The Pacific, Treble Their Opponents
Score at (, oiden Gate.

The Pacific, Treble Their Opponents
Score at & olden Gate.
Yesterdays cricket match at Golden
Gate, between the Pacific and Bohemian
clubs, resulted in veritable walkover
for tne former, who won by over 200 runs.
This result was partly due to the abb
sence of several of the Bohemian PLAYERS,
but not less TO the Introduction into the
Pacifics' team OF new and very effective
talent.
Going in frs, the Bohemians were dis
posed o. for II runs, Lugg and Sloman
making the best stand. Then followed
several hours of leather-chasing. C. P.
Coles ce. ebrated his debut on local fields
by achieving q century In good form, and
was ably seconded by DICK inson and Har-
bour, who reveled In boundaries to their
hearts con ent. At the fall OF their tenth
wicket the PacIfics lad passed their oppo-
nents by couple OF centuries.