The San Francisco call., 1897-12-15
Church at San Francisco
at = r. M. ON the fourth
Monday of January,
IS9S, and
RESOLVED, That DIR.
Brown be cited 10 appear
before that meeting 10
give reasons for his res
fOratiOn TO good standing
or to show cause why he
should not be expelled
from the cOuference
from the conference.

That the Brown case was not laid to
rest by the Chicago council and that it is
still very much alive is apparent by the
fact that tine greater part OF The afternoon
session CT the Bay Conference, which met
in the Third Congregational Church yes
terday afternoon, was given over to the
discussion of the final disposal of that
gentleman.
After the reports of the various churches
had been read the moderator called for
any business that was ready TO be
brought before the conference and Rev. J.
Cruzan, the chairman of the committee
OF seven appointed to arrange for the re-
cent council in Chicago, then read th4 re-
ports of the committee and gave a brle1
outline OF all that was done there, all OF
which has been made public from time 10
time. After speaking of the action OF the
Chicago council recommending that the
Bay Conference try 10 relieve the disa-
bilities under which Brown now rested
he read the following recommendation
made by the committee OF seven:
In view of the fact that the Mutual Council
at Chicago in its finding, "noped and advised
that some way might be found by The council
or otherwise TO relieve the disabilities under
when Rev. Z. .. Brown rests at present by
reason OF his suspension by the Bay Confer
ence," which action IS deCla ed by snld Mutual
Council to have been justified, We sugg
way II com Iylng wlth this hope and at
vice. OF the cOunCiI that Mutual COuucii or
commission be called by mutual agreement,
to which all new evidence 10 Oe advanced by
Rev. c. o. Brown, looking toward lifting from
himself the burden OF suspicion and doubt
resting upon his reputation at the
adduced by Bay Conference together with
a transcript OF the evidence produced before
the San Francisco Counci. In this case. sna
be submitttd; and that said courcii or com
mission be asked to give advice upon this
question, viz, "Under the existing circum-
stances is it advisable that Bay Conference
should rescind its action of suspension in
reference 10 c. o. Brown and grant MIN ,tters
of III m ssion? And, If not, what final action
should Bay Conference take?'
After The reading of the above recon-
menda;ion there was moment of silence,
followed by three full hours of discussion.
DR.. RAIDER wanted TO know the ecclesasti-
DR.. RAIDER then took the floor, and n
the coUrse OF his remarks SAID:
"Our councils so lar have been unable
TO settle this que tioI,, and |, for one, am
heartily sick OF the whole business. / be-
lltve tuat we can settle 1t to-day and set
tie it rightly. l believe it Is only right TO
ourselves, TO Brown and to the kInEdom
OF heaven to settle it now and forever"
Rev. D.. Z. r. Brown of Oakan then
asked ermisslOn 20 make Jew remarks
anu Sald very earnestly: 'Gou knows
what a curse This mas been on the churches
here, and l do pray God most earnestly
that We may do something to bring this
/ matter to SPEEDY end" He was Sue
ceeded by Rev. D.. Cruzan, who was of
! the opinion that the Bay Conference were
under an obligation to the Chicago cOun-
eli TO follow lis advice and under an oblt-
cation o Rev. Z. 0. Brown o give him an
ops ortun,ty TO as sent TO the placing OF the
matter before another council. mot that
tulnk he Will accept it, he said, but
we will give him the chance, and in a
short time We will have received his
refusal and IN we can go ahead ana
act
Rev. j. n Phillips was OF the opinion
! that in view of the black eye that the case
had given Christianity. the conference
had had all the worry that it wanted over
that matter. He then made motion I'll at