The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-13
Change in the Bay Con-
ference ConStitu-
tion.
Meeting of the Congregational
Ministers of the Bay
District.
Church Headquarters to Be Estab-
lished in the City-Next Con.
ference in April.

The winter meeting of the Bay Confer
ence of the Congregational churches was
held yesterday at the Bethany Congrega-
tional Church on Bartlett street, near
Twenty fifth; moderator, Rev. ]. A. Cru
ian.
The following churches of San Fran
cisco, Alameda and Marin counties were
represented:
Bethany Church, San Francisco-Rev. W. C.
Pond, pastor; William John Stone, Mrs.
Martha Chick.
c. Adams, pastor; Deacon I. H. Hatch, Dea-
con J. Howard Barnard.
First Church, Berkeley = Rev George B.
Hatch, pastor; Caleb Sadler, Philo Miles.
Plymouth Church, San Francisco-William
Plymonth-avenue Church, Oakland = Rev
DR.. Mclean, pastor; William Morgan, Mr..
Fourth Church, San Francisco. P. Dixon.
Second Church, West 0akland-ReV. +. 81.
Foster, pastor; Mrs. C. K. Mitchell, Mrs. j.
Niles church-Edward A. Ellsworth.
Decoto-Rev. E. c. Hale, Mrs. c. c: Crane.
Park Church, Berkeley-Rev. <. Lyman
Hood. pastor; Mrs. E. NJ. Cushman.
Park Church, San Francisco-Mrs. John F.
Meyers.
Haywards Church-MarthaS Stewart.
Alameda Church-Rev. w. w. Scudder. pas
tor; J. II. Gender, Charles L. Herman.
Fitchburg Chureh-Rev. s. c. Patterson, pas
tor; Mrs. S. J. Kendall, Mrs. H. E. Godfrey.
Cooper Memorial, San Franelsco-Mrs. r. A.
futile, Mrs. Emma Harrington.
Bethlehem Church, San Franclsco-Rev. W.
h Tubbs, pastor; Mrs. Emma wilson Tubbs,
Miss Birdie Tubbs.
Mil Valley Church-Rev. ]. Rea, pastor:
Mrs. NJ. MeCrum.
pastor: Rev. w. A. Tenuey, Mrs. o. W. Lucas.
Richmond, san Francisco-Rev. P. Coombe,
pastor: Captain H. n. Turner, Mrs. Martha
Hart.
Pilgrim Church, East Oakland-Rev. A. K.
Crawford, pastor.
Pierce Church, San Francisco-Rev :. H.
Hallock, pastor; Mrs. Engle, Miss Casebolt.
Ministerial delegates-Rev. C. S. Nash, Rev.
George Mooar, Rev. Walter Frear, Rev. C. E.
Lloyd, Rev. W. H. Wycoff, Rev. L. L. Writ.
After the opening exercises the reports
from the churches were read which
showed all in a fourishing condition. A
number of short addresses were made by
the pastors upon the ministerial work in
their different charges.
Rev. 6. C. Adams of the First Church,
San Francisco, spoke on the subject OF
THE Source OF Power" Prayer, he said,
was the true source and from this would
come and always had come The strength
OF the church.
Rev. C. E. Lloyd continued on the topic
and advocated work with prayer. When
the officers and lay brethren labored with
their hands for the upbuilding of the
church. that church received power.
Sometimes prayer was blocked. 1t did
not get high enough because something
was wrong at the outset. The church
needs work prayer instead of mere lip
prayer.
Mr. Pond called attention to the follow
ing section IN the conference constitution:
When the standing of the minister of a
church OF the conference is called in question
1t shall be the duty of the committee 10 enter
tain specific charges from responsible persons
TO inquire into the case and report 10 the con-
ference. which shall then proceed accordingly
to the scrlptural methods and extent
He then introduced the following as an
amendment to the section, which was
taken under consideration until the next
meeting:
When the standing OF a minister or of a
church of the conference is called in question,
it shall be the duty of this committee TO enter
tain specific charges from responsible persons,
and after inquiry 10 report 10 the conference,
which may then at its discretion take steps TO
secure the calling of an ecclesiastical council
to consider the matter, but that conference
shall never exercise legislation or judicial
authority nor consent to act as counsel OF
reference.
Under the ruling of this amendment the
con ference cannot act as an ecclesiastical
court for the trial of any one. The local
church hereafter would resolve itself in to
q court anu LllO COuleCGuC0 WOuIQ only dCb
If at all as an advisory board.
A resolution was unanimously adopted
indoEsing the establishment of Congre-
gational church headquarters in this city
as soon as possible, and committee was
appointed consisting OF Mr.. Sadler of
Berkeley, Judge Ravens of Oakland and
Deacon Barnard of San Francisco to make
all arrangements principally the raising
of $25 per month for the maintenance of
the institution.
In the evening Rev. L. H. Hallock spoke
on Methods Appointed and Approved, y
dealing with the subject of revivals and
revival methods. His idea was that if the
pastor OF church prayerfuIly seeks di-
vine power the revival would follow. The
steady ministry of personal influence he
thought to be more efficacious than spas
modic movements. He instanced the
period of seven years following and
including revival season of Moody and
Sankey at Hartford, Conn, and said that
although thousands were converted while
the revivalists worked. the total accessions
of church mem bership during the period
of seven years were less than in any other
seven years period in a quarter of CEN
fury.
Professor F. H. Fisher of the Pacific
Theological Seminary also spoke, deliver
ing an address on 1.-The Historical Results
of Revivals."
vote of thanks was extended to
Bethany Church for the hospitality ex-
tended by its pastor and congregation to
the Bay Conference.
Rev. DR.. w. NJ Martin of New York,
Rev. ]. r. NodelI of San Bernardino, Rev
w. C. McCarty of Washington and Rev. ].
B. Williams were elected corresponding
members.
On motion it was decided to hold the
next meeting of the conference at Park
Church, San Francisco, on the second
Tuesday in April, 10 which date the meet
ing was adjourned.
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