The San Francisco call., 1898-11-29
LABoRS AT THE PRESIDIo
A GULF BETWEEN LARKSPUR
 AND MILL VALLEY.
People in Those Towns Do Not Care to Associate Even in Wor- shiping-other Re-
 ports.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.

sos Broa d1ay,. Nov. 2S.
 The San Francisco COnvocation of the Episcopal Church held its annual session in St. Johns Church to-day. Right Rev. William T. Nichols. Bishop of the diocese celebrated the holy communion, assisted bv Rev. William H. Moreland, Bishop elect cf Sacramento, and Rev. M. D. Will son, rector of St. Peters. San Francisco.
 The annual sermon was delivered by Bishop E. R.. Graves of Shanghai, who dealt with the subject of the Episcopal church in relation to foreign missions. In his address he. explained why missionary work in a foreign field is so slow and why results are so long in .materializing. He referred to the very low sense of morality and the entire absence of higher feeling among the heather raceSr and these dif1- culties render the work of Chrstianizing very laborous and slow. He. has: seen much Tn his experience to encourage him and he strove to impress upon the dele gates present the necessity for prosecut- ing the work with greater Yigor and of never being discouraged.
 After luncheon, which. was. served by the ladies, the. convention organized, and the following: delegates. We're in attend ance:
 Rev sJohn .BafseweI. Oakland Rev. Henry San FFanciscd; W IL Fenton-smith. Hay wards. Rev. R. C. Foute. San Ffanctsco Rev fGhq Hart V visais aasaF Re2 H. HoIitt u Vaey i Rev. James Hulme, Oakland; Rev. D. o: Kel- San Franctseo; Rev. Marshall V. Law, East Oakland Rev. Hamilton Lee, Martinez; Rev. Francisco; :. Rev IJ 6 MacIiinnon. stockton; Rev David Mcclure oakland; Rev. Henry B. San Francisco; Rev. F. J. Mynard. Oakland Rev Thomas L. Randolph, Alameda; Rev. R. Ritchie, Oakland; Rev George E. swan, Berke- ley; Rev. Wiliam [. Shaw san Francisco; Rev. Mardon D. Wilson. San Francisco.
 The delegates from the laity are: The Church of the Good Samaritan, San Francisco, J. $. Astredo; St-,:I5qke,s. San Francisco, H. C. cisco, C: P silkman Mrs M D. Wilson; St Mary's. San: Francisco, Thomas Banks; St. lands;. Church Of the Advent, East Oakland. Mrs E. B. La Rue, Mrs. E.. G. Matthews, Read; St. Johns, Oakland. R. NJ. sherman, c K King ChrfsIs Church, Alameda. F. c. Miss l. B, Hill, Mrs Myra Rose Miss Etfa Parremorei St. Pauls Mission Walnut Creek Trinity, Haywards. Mrs. Reginald Mlis Mrs Eenton Smith; St. Matthews $. Lorir, James C. Shepherd, West Berkeley, Mrs. W. II. Rateiiff eff 3ohn isa C GeR5S RoBns6n s PSqE M4s san pRas Major After the appointment of. Revs. R. Rltchie and D. Q. Kelley and MT Silk man to confer with the Bishop regarding a retreat to be held in the near future Bishop Nichols announced that mission aries would be given five minutes each in which to report Rev. Fenton-Smith of HayWards stated that a very hopeful condition prevails at that place He complimented the Daughters of the King TOT thelr active work; Rev: D. o. Kelley missionary of - San Francisco referred briefly to the work at the Presidio He said that the hospital received special tb attention. but that when, it was full there was no provision made for, religious services, and the restrictions were so strict and unreasonable that it was diff cult for clergyman to do anything He recommended that regular clergyman should be detailed to the work at the PresidiD.
 Rev G. Hewitt of Mil Valley said that work in his netghborhood was rather diff fcult, as the people of Larkspur and Mill Valley do not seem to care to. associate or WorShlp together He says there is a broad line of demarcatiOn between those two places. Rev. Hamilton Lee of Martinez reported that Episcopal work in Contra Cesta Is fiourisIlfng. al though light crops caused light collec- tions: Contra Costa ;. has good Sunday tive ladies societies: Rev. T. l.. Ran dolph of Lerin said that an earnest zeal is being shown at his mission. which is the only Episcopalian place, of worship between Berkeley and Oakland. Rev. MT. Radcliffe of. West Berkeley present. ed report somewhat discouragfng. His parish has. made some progress during the past year, but was considerably run down. His choir Is largely composed of university students, who also help In the
 Vincent Neale of San Rafael spoke at this evenings session on his impressions of the laity in the lower house at the general convention.
 Rev Moreland of St. Luke's Church. San Francisco. and Bishop-eect of the Northern diocese of California, gave a graphic account of the good work of the women's auxiliary and the Christian work of the Brotherhood of St. Andrews.
 The closing address was delivered by the Right Rev: .Dr. McKfrn, Bishop of Tokio, who4 in the course of his dis course, said that the civilization of a country could be pretty we'll estimated by the conditions of its women. Their condition in Japan, said the; Bishop; is very bad, for that of all countries in, the divorces
 "The man, can get. a divorce whenever he wants, and@ he need not apply to the courts, either,'' said the speaker, and he went on to tell anecdotes regarding some of the trifies upon which separations were allowed In conclusion Bishop McKim gave the statistics of the strength of the Episcnnal church in .Ianan