The San Francisco call., 1897-01-19
A DAY OF REST,
AND AID FOR INDIA
Pastors Will Try to Hold
the Public to Only Six
Days Work.
Horrors of the Famine in Asia
Described to the Minis
terS.
A Big Mass. Meeting Will Be Held,
With These Two Objects
in View.

1t is now practically settled that mass
meeting will be held in order to stir up
public interest in sending relief to the suf-
ferers from the famine in India.
The petition circulated by members of
the faculty OF the University of California
and citizens OF Berkeley is being widely
circulated and long rolls of signatures are
accumulating to the request that prompt
aid be sent to the starving sufferers.
Yesterday the clergymen appointed by
the various bodies held an en- thusiastic
meeting at the Young Mems Christian
Association in conjunction with we'll
known citizens of this City and of Berke-
ley. The feeling was freely expressed that
the time had come for prompt action.
The following gentlemen were appointed
a deputation to wait on the Mayor and
request his cooperation and call a mass
meeting of the citizens of San Francisco.
A committee consisting of Rev. f. j.
Masters, d. D., representing the Methodist
Episcopal pastors, James L. Barker of
Berkeley, Rev. Frank S. Ford, represent
ing the Christian church; Rev. William
G. Pond, representing the Congregational
pastors; and Rev. James Sunderland,
DID,, re presenting the Baptist pastors,
was appointed to wait on Mayor Phelan
yesterday afternoon, but owing to pres
sure of public business he could not re-
ceive them, and it was therefore decided
that James L. Barker, chairman OF the
committee, should communicate with
Mayor Phelan and arrange an early date
for the mass-meeting. In the meantime
Mayor Phelan has issued the following
call for aid for the starving sufferers:
Any contributions of grain or money for the
relief of the people OF India, now suffering
from famine, will be properly cared for and
forwarded if consigned to the Colum bian
Banking Company of San Francisco, which
volunteers to act as custodian or agent.
The Sabbath observance committees,
appointed by the various ministerial
bodies, met at the Young Mems Christian
Association Hall yesterday with the OBJ
iect of arranging mass-meeting to agi-
| tate rest on the first day of the week and
also to take preliminary steps for having
| a Sabbath law introduced into the Leg1s-
| lature.
Rev. DR.. Ketcham of Berkeley was ap-
pointed a committee of one to go to Sac
ramento and lobby for Sabbath observ-
ance bill, which it is hoped will be intro
duced by the Assemblyman from San
| Mateo County. 1t was resolved to utilize
the old bill of 1895 and to leave its modii-
cation to the Committee on Morals. Rev.
| DIR. SpaIding of St. Johns Episcopal
Church, Rev. DR.. Case and, Rev. +. Far
rand were appointed a committee to ar
range for a mass meeting. Most of the
pastors were in favor of stirring up
! workingmen to sense of their right to
! one davis rest week. Rev. +. Boynton
of the First Baptist Church. however, con-
tended that the demand for State Sab
| bath law should be based solely on re-
| lgiouS grounds.
| Rev. DIR. Chalfant of Pittsburg gave an
| interesting address at the Presbyterian
| Min isterial Union on missionary work
| in Northern China. In speaking OF The
| financial aspect of the case he said that
! the churches in Northern China when
once established become self-supporting.
| Money goes a long way there, man who
| has an income of So a month is we'll off,
| if he receives So a month he can live at
| the top OF the style and keep open house.
| The native churches in order to show
| their respect for their pastors fixed the
| ministerial salary at So a month, but
| month The missionaries do not want it
10 be more for fear of cultiyating a mer-
cenary spirit, as higher salary might
possibly induce people to enter the minis
try from mercenary motives" DR.. Chal-
FAINT said he wanted his hearers to keep
before them the fact that China is yield
ing to the Gospel.
given an encouraging account of his work
by Evangelist NorvelL Frank Sullivan,
editor of the Baptist religious organ in
this City, spoke IN an interesting way on
ssReIigious Socialism"
Rev. D. Carroll spoke at the Methodist
ministers meeting on disqualification in
Cities" He strongly urged the needs of
the work, aging: .The future OF the
City is the future of the Nation"
At the Congregational ministers meet
ing Rev. DR.. Aron Williams spoke on
1.-The True Conception OF God"
AT the Christian Church meeting yes
terday Rev. J. w. Hudson, associate min
lister of Central Christian Church of Oak
land, spoke on 1.-THE Attitude Of the Minis
ters Toward the Scientific Spirit"
The special meetings at the Epworth M.
E. Church, conducted by Rev. II. w.
Baker, will continue till Thursday. The
revival meetings at the Third Baptist
Church on Powell street are proving very
successful.
c. ". S. Gibbs at the earnest solicitation
of the board of trustees of st. Luke's
Hospital, has consented to continue In
the Office of the presidency of that institu-
ton. His three years. administration n
has been so successful that the hospital
has balance of $1,000 cash in hand.
The fifteenth quarterly convention of
the Epworth League Alliance viii be held
in the California-street NJ. E. Church on