The San Francisco call., 1897-10-24
PREsBYrERrEs.
Received.

report was discussed by Rev. w. G.
u -, ~. ID secretary OF the Home Mis-
40 Doaro ua OF New ork City. He gave de-
.atleu report OF the mode of procedure of
iIis BOARD and gratiiie all by his state
nlents OF the tinanc al conditions. Tnen
Ca,ne tae meeting OF the Womeu's Synodi-
"a. "a soCletles: Mrs W. Perkins D e. ed
MIS- :; M. Btgesow made a general re port
1tlu 1 MSS ma eraser for the Christian
EnucaVor societies. Mrs. Jacks then told
OF me work OF sending boxes 10 the home
ana foreign missionaries
Inc Chlnese iris were introduced and
song Seeking TO Save
Nhen the ladies' retired the discussion
In.I Ia t..e QeHclt OF the San Francisco Theo-
Ioglcal Seminary was opened again.
Rev. James Curry stated iuat the sddi.
'iohaI Slo,0OO must be raised by one way
VI aholuer, or the expenses must be re-
duced Rev. Theo f. Burnham. chair
man OF the Subcommittee that conuiled
the report, urged that the committee's re-
thing possible.
Rev. J. w. Dinsmore asserted that the
synod should Know. and were entitled 10
know. the statistical facts without wink
ing.
The $4,000 deficit is the aggregate of
past years, and a 5000 deficit is staring
you IN the face, he added. This means
tuat you are living up your capital You
can luggle with arithmetic. We are
using up the capital and We must paw the
uehcit, aud the only way | see i, to use
the capital. l want to say that know
enough to know that there has been no
steailng, nothing corrupt, but l think Il
tapuIated statement OF the expenses and
income should be printed and conside cred
by this synod"
he men moved that such a statement of
the assets and Liabilities be prni ed AMI
me matter be laid over until Monday.
Elder h. J. 1rumbulI OF San Fran cisco
declared IN emphatic terms that The board
oi directors should not be criticized, but
was called to order on the point that the
speaker was not speaking on the question.
within minute General CadwaIlader
made the same point, when the moderator
SAID: 10 keep the speaker on the ques-
ton is one OF the hardest things on earth
10 DO. he started again, when D.. Min
ton called the moderator's atten tion to
the fact that the time of ad journ ment had
arrived. Elder Turn bull attempted TO
deny Mr.. MInton's right TO interrupt him.
He was called to order by the moderator
and the time extended fifteen minutes.
Rev. F. S. Brush OBJECTED 10 his roaming
all over the various aspects of the case.
DR.. Hemphill asser ed that he shou Id
be given a fair hearing. The moderator
said: Il have erred in allowing others so
much leewav, bat | am going 10 allow
Brother Turnbuli to 90 whore he pieases.
even if it be from Dan 10 Beershe bal
(Laughter.) He then continued in the
history of the seminary from its origin.
be claimed that $4,000 of the deficit was
made in clearing non-income property
and $500 for salary that ihe SYNOD forced
upon them against their recommends
ZION. Then insurance and taxes had
about finished the sum. He declared
that 10 present TO the world n detailed
report of their financial condition would
be censurabIe and unbusinessiike.
The further consideration of the uues-
tion was postponed until 10 o'clock Mon
day morning. After the usual announce
ments a recess was taken until 7:30
o'cl ck
The evening session was opened By Rev
I. +. Burnham, who introd uced Professor
]. o. Griffin OF Palo Alto, who is an elder
in the church. He spoke in behalf OF his
schooI.
Rev. L. II. Hallock, DID, o, Mills Col
leFe spoke upon The Education of Young
Women on the Pacific Coast"
Professor Elmer E. Brown of the Unit
versity OF California, representing Presi-
dent Kellogg, who was detained in Fresno,
congratulated the synod on the decision
to erect Westminster halls at the seats of
the great universities, and showed the
needs OF such action by the lack of re-
liglous training in the schools which was
i'm possible.
He then urged warm cooperation of
the churches with the institution he rep
resented, saying it was as much theirs as
the nom Christians
The session closed after addresses by
Rev. A. A. Dinsmore. on "Our College in
the South, Rev. Arthur Crosby, on Pre-
paratory Work for Young Men," and Rev.
w. H. Landon. on What the Synod Can
Do for Our Theological Seminary"