The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-15

follows: Auditing, w. D. Crabb; audit
ing Chinese and Japanese accounts; w.
S. Urmy; Bible cause. W.; Gray; xtenH
sion Wesley bennett; conference enter
tainments, f F. Jewell; conference pro-
sons + n Mo BsSra eddeafion e
Beard; .Epworth League, F. u. bovarad'
evangelistic work, w. F. Warren; FREED
mans Aid. E. e; Dodge; japanese Mis-
sion, S. J. Carroll; Indian work. w. Is.
Priddy; ministerial qualifications, II. b.
Heacock; missionary, F. F. Jewell; or
phanage, E. R. Ollie; public workshop,
Briggs; Sunday School Union, F. r. Wal
ton; temperance, c. H. Beechgood; tract
cause, Lorenzo Fellers; Women,s Foreign a
and Home Missions, respectively, Alfred
Hummer and J. w. Phelps.
A special committee on conference his
tory, consisting of H. b. Heacock, E. r.
Ollie. j. w. Buxton, Wesley Dennett. H.
B. Sheldon, E. P. bennett, was. also
history of the California Conference.
A general discussion regarding commit
tees occupied some time, and was followed
Kirby, presiding elder of Oakland district
was called upon by Bishop Hurst, and
in opening stated that this was his fourth
nnd and be was as TIC be able to
make it better than that of any rreceding
year. In regard to the condition Of his
district. he reported three new churches
More than half the churches in the dis
trict were free of debt and others had
greatly reduced their debts during the
year. AS an Illustration he cited the First
Church of Oakland, of which DR.. e. r.
Ollie was pastor. That church In the
past year raised about $25 900 and Cancelled
its debt. Other encouraging points were
noted.
The members of his district then stated
the financial condition of their charges
and finished the report of Oakland dis
trict
Resolutions of friendship and farewell
to DR.. Chappell. who is about to return
Dr. M c. Harris. and were adopted, and
after the presentation of ]. A. Potter,
chaplain of the United States army, to
the the session adI0urned tho
Woman's Home Missionary Society was
held this afternoon, Mrs. Robert Bentley
presiding. The principal department of
esses, Mesdames Lake, Holbrook and
Harvey representing that order The
principal address Of the programme was
San Francisco, his theme being Needs
of Womans Home Missionary Work.
The evening was devoted to an inter-
estng session Of the &c Ladies
ton rendered BY. the society to bishop c..
H. Hurst and his daughter. The pro-
gramme consisted of Introductory re-
papers on Problems of Society" by
Misses Davis. and Robertson and Mrs
Grant, and vocal solos by Miss Grace Da-
Wis of San Francisco.
Assembly Hall was decorated with
flowers, and the ladies on the reception
committee were prettily eowned A
pretty ceremony of the evening was the
presentation of small American flags to
the guests by this committee.
When Bishop Hurst appeared on the
platform the entire assemblage waved
handkerchiefs, and when Immediately af-
terward the people, led by Miss Davis,
sang 1.-The Star Spangled Banner" to the
accompaniment of waving flags, the patri-
otism of all was aroused.
To Mrs. George d. Kellogg of Newcastle
had been assigned the duty of formally
welcoming the Bishop and most gracefully
did she fulfill 1t, making her distinguished
guest feel that he was indeed welcome.
The. bishops response was graceful and
happy. He said he had not words to ex-
press his feeling of gratitude to the ladies
for welcoming him so delightfully."- to their
conference, and he could only remember
California most gratefully always The
beauty Of his reception tonight showed
him how pleasant 1t. was to have women g
approvingly of their effective work In
their various departments. His talk was
brimful of patriotic and religious optim-
ism and was fitting finale to the flag
waving ceremony which preceded 1t.
After this address the evening was de-
voted to social conversation.