The record-union., 1898-10-06
Second Days Session Of the Con-
ference at Stockton.
FraternaI Greetings Sent The American
Board CORVeniag al Grand Rapids.
Churches Arraigned for the Exist
ence of Saloons in California,
che Speaker, DIR. e. S. Chapman,
holding Them Responsible for
What He Said They Could Pre-
vent.

STOCKTON, Oct 5.-The second
Gays, session of the, Congregational AS
sociation was opened this morning by
Rev. Francis w Reid of Clayton and
fraternaI greetings were sent to the
meetings of the American Board in
session at Grand Rapids, Mich.
The question of temperance was in
Produced by Chaplain Rowell of Marin
ers' Church of San Francisco, who
stated that the drinking in the camps
at Tampa and elsewhere was response
bic for at least quarters of the
sickness and deaths before Santiago.
DR.. E. S. Chapman, President of the
Anti-Saloon League of Northern Cali
fornia, spoke on the liquor traffic, and
arTaigned the churches for the exist
ence OF the saloon in California to-day,
for the churches are certainly response
BILE for what they can prevent
The Narrative of the Churches was
then read by the Rev. J. r. KnOdell,
giving condensed reports from 132
churches in Northern California. 1t
was found that nine had erected
church buildings, thirty-four made eX-
tensiVe repairs, six had built parson-
ages, twenty-five had purchased new
book hyIunals, and ten had paid off
large indebtedness. While many had
experienced hard times, all made cheer
ful reports and looked forward to bet
ter things. Six hundred and eighty
six had been added to the roll during
the year and the general attendance
had been good.
The Rev. A. O. Stevens of the Ply
mouth-avenue Church. Oakland, read
a paper on the Passing of the Re-
vival."
The new superintendent of Sunday
school missionary work, Rev. J. +.
Singer of San Francisco, told of his
work. During the past six months he
Travelled 6224 miles
The American Missionary Associa-
ton, which works for the Indians and
negroes and Chinese, was represented
and reports were presented by Rev.
Ben T. Sargent, Miss Rosa Lamont and
Mrs. s. NJ. Dodge. The Chinese Mis-
sion Home in San Francisco cost about
$4,000, Of which $1,000 remains to
be paid
Rev. H. II. Wykoff told of the need
and work of the Church Building So
ciety. OF the 440 churches on the Pa
cific Coast, $50 had buildings, and pa
OF these We're built by the aid of the
society, 40 Of which were the first to
be built in the field
''Woman's hour" was devoted to
foreign missions. and was presided
over by Mrs. II. f. Jewett, who said:
Il bring greetings of a daughter to
her mother, for the Woman's Board of
the Pacific was organized within this
association twenty-five years. ago. Dur
ing this time 500, 100 have gone through
its treasury to the foreign work.
Miss Peck, missionary from China,
spoke in an interesting manner upon
"Glimpses of Womans Work in
China"
Following her address, Rev Henry
Fairbanks, missionary from India,
spoke upon the conditions of women
in that country
The officers of the Woman's Home
Missionary Union then took possession
of the platform. Mrs. E. S. Williams
of Saratoga presided The main ad-
dress was by Mrs. w. Caswell of New
York
The following committees were then
elected for next year: Publication of
Minutes, A. .. Stevens and H E. Jew
EFT; on Correspondence, p. CoOmbe. r.
H. Kennedy, O. w. Lucas; Narrative.
Statistics and Minutes, H. r. Jewett,
W. II. Cross and e. S. Williams; Wis
itors to Pacific Theological Seminary.
Ben F. Sargent w. H! Atkinson, w f.
Reid, w. A. Day, G.. c. Kirkland, F.
Lawson and w. Butler; Auditing,
Foster p. Cole and ". w. Chase; De-
votional Meetings, s. r, Yarrow. ]. d.
Orr and A Bayley; General Missionary.
y. c. Adams. DR.. Addison, II. NJ. Ten
ney, c. r. Brown. c. w. Scott L. y.