The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-18

in the more important charges. The
usual turn and turn about" will doubt
less prevail in the minor charges, but DR..
F. D. Bovard, who has finished the ex-
IRENE length of time allowed by the
church discipline at his present charge,
the First Church, Alameda, is about the
only pastor Of one of the larger churches
who WILL so far as known, receive a new
appointment. Naturally, there are many
and various rumors af1oat in regard to
what the Bishop will do in the matter of
appointments, but most of them are con-
sidered rather wild by those who are sup
posed to know.
At 9 a. m. the fourth days session of
the forty-sixth conference was called to
order by Bishop Hurst, and yesterday s
minutes were read
DIR. John Coyle spoke at some length
upon the course he took yesterday in vot-
ing against equal lay and ministerial rep
resentation in General Conference, and
asked that, in view of the wish that the
vote of the conference be unanimous on
this important question, he be allowed to
change his vote to the affirmative. E. E.
Dodge, the other member of the confer
ence who voted negatively, followed with
the remark that he was not an obstruc-
zionist, neither was he a mule; he be-
lieved that he knew a stampede when ne
saw it, and realized that the California
Conference laymen had stampeded this
question. He therefore requested to be
allowed to change his vote also.
Both requests were granted, after which
some one started singing "BleSt Be the
Tie That Binds" thus occasioning much
merriment. The vote of this conference
now stands unanimous.
The committee on ministerial quail
fications reported on candidates referred
4I,I,- h,syN
adopted.
Rev. Jesse L. Hurlbut, DID, of New
York, corresponding secretary of the
Methodist Episcopal Sunday-school Union,
and Rev. A. ]. Palmer, DID,, of New
York, secretary of the United States
Methodist Missionary Society, were in
troduced to the conference by the Bisnop
and received with applause.
The report of the committee on confer
ence relations resulted in the action of the
conference on change of relations of u.
H. McCracken from Supernumerary TO
effective; F. NJ. Wallis from supernum-
and L. w. Simmons from effective to SUI
pernumerary; T. R. BARLEY and w. X.
Gober from superannuate to effective.
Applications of candidates for deacons
orders and admission to the conference
as local preachers were then presented
and Edward L. Snowden, Moses S. Cross
Walter Merritt, Fay Donaldson, Edward
II. Mackay, Lee Tong Hay and H. e.
Mines were, on motion of their respec-
tive presiding elders, elected deacons. OF
these Snowden, Mackay, Donaldson and
Lee Tong Hay will be ordained by Bishop
Hurst tomorrow.
Candidates for recognition of orders
presented their certificates of standing In
other churches, and on motion were ac-
corded proper recognition. They were
Rev. c. NJ Colder from the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, and Rev. Syl-
vester Clark from the Methodist Protest
ant church.
At 1890 the delegates from the lay
association, consisting of Justus Greeley
Mrs. j. H. Glide, Mrs. M. E. Herrold VIII
liam Abbott and 7. B. Hutchinson, were
received by the conference. The delega-
ton brought greetings from the Cali
fornia laity to the conference. gratitude
for yesterdays action on the part Of the
resentation in the General Conference
and assurances of hearty cooperation In
all branches of Methodist work.
Messrs Abbott, Hutchinson and Gree:
ley spoke in behalf of the laymen, and
Bishop Hurst responded for the confer
ence. He spoke emphatically. of the
value of lay work to Methodism, and
stated that on them should be placed the
credit largely for the great stability OF
Methodism. He said that the clergy OF
this church had frequently had attacks
of various kinds of heresies, children
are attacked by measles and other juve
nile diseases, but that heresy had rarely
attacked the laity, and that the church
can depend on the laymen to stand true
eral view of the wider responsibility, ma
tional responsibility, that has lately beer
thrown on the Christian people of Cali
fornia by the opening to them of Hawai-
and the Philippines, and admonishnf
them to meet 1t fifty.
At the conclusion of this DIR. Johr
Thompson of California, secretary of tn,
American Bible Society, gave brief tall
on his work, and was followed by DR.
Bentley, who presented a resolution o.
appreciation of Dr. Thompson's forty
Of off fay1t orb it,t ha
DR.. Beard next presented a resolution
of considerable significance, requesting
Bishop Hurst to constitute a new distric
of this conference embracing the Ha
waiian Islands, which was adopted.
Bishop Hurst then called the candi
dates for deacon's orders, and after ask
ing them the requisite disciplinary ques
lions, admonished them with great prac
teal as well as Christian wisdom on thu
high responsibility they are about to TAX
upon themselves. There is need" h
said, "of the stiffening up of the vertebra
column of the church in every branch
and one way to accomplish this Is b,
strong denominational loyalty. A younl
man entering the ministry should learl
to be a good pastor and a good preacher
for these two characteristics are the tw,
wings that bear UP the eagle in hi
heavenward flight.
At the close of this impressive scene
Rev. Jesse l.. Hurlbut d. D.; of New
York corresponding secretary of tn
Methodist Episcopal Sunday Schoo
Union. addressed the conference, and af
ter announcements and singing of tn
Doxology, the mornings session ad
journed.
Committee meetings, deliberations o