The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-20
PASTORS ASSIGNED
TO NEW PLACES
Concluding Day of the
Conference.
APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED
BUSINESS CROWDED INTO THE
CLOSING HOURS.
Pacific Grove Selected by the Method
list Delegates as the Site of the
Next Annual Gather
ing.
APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED
CROWDED INTO THE
CLOSING HOURS.
Special Dispatch to Tho call.

the conference, the closing business of the
nearly two-score conference committees
and the preparations of all the members
for departure there was not q moment
from dawn till midnight that remained
unoccupied. Naturally, the busiest Of all
these busy men was the presiding Bishop
for upon his shoulders rested the burden
of the responsibility of settling the bust
ness affairs Of this important body, Of
making provision for the temporal and
spiritual welfare Of nearly 800 men and
their families. That peculiar usage of the
Methodist church by which each minister
surrendered all right of choice in regard
to his home and field Of labor. placing the
decision solely in the hands Of the Bishop,
makes 1t necessary for the church to have
great care in It's choice Of men to bear so
great responsibility, but Bishop Hurst,
in whose hands are the affairs of the Cali
fornia Conference, is fully equal, both In
natural ability and caution, to the task he
is performing. The members OF this con-
ference feel perfectly satisfied with the
manner in which he has ordered their
affairs.
The clerk of the weather sent a magnif-
cent day, and sunshine without and
within, judging from the countenances of
the members, prevailed when Bishop John
F. Hurst called the first session to order
at a. m. The first business of the morn
Sabbath observance, made by Chairman
M. c. Briggs, DID,, and that OF the COM
mittee on missions, read by w. p. Grant.
Both reports were adopted.
After a motion of DR.. H. B. Heacock
that the committee ministerial quail
f1cations be divided into three sections of
a new one to be elected each year, was
carried, Rev. DR.. A. j. Palmer Of New
York addressed the conference on the sub
ject of church missionary debt, and the
workings of the organization by which
the money belonging to the Methodist
Missionary Society are disbursed In chan
nels along which 1t is most needed for
civilizing and outstanding the unenlight-
ened peoples of the earth.
The report of the special committee ap-
pointed to consider a change in the ratio
of the episcopal fund of this episcopacy
was presented and after considerable dis
cussion was adopted as follows: That
in each charge be fixed at 10 cents per
member, and that it be made pro-rata
claim with that of the pastor and presid-
ing elder. The shortage of s67S Is In last
years fund has made the increase neces-
sary and also has made necessary the
further action of the conference that this
in order that the fund may not fall short
in the coming year.
adopted, after which committee reports
were heard. The report of the committee
on periodicals was presented by Rev. ). II.
Dr.. W. s. Mathews, editor of the the Califor-
MIA Christian Advocate; Bishop Hurst, the
present conferenee president IA. and Dr.
of e whom no talked of the publishing interests
Of the NJ. g. Church Dr Mains said that
Methodism was engaged in the colossal
partnership of enterprises to accomplish
the sublime aim of conquering the world
for Christ This was DR.. Mains first APP
pearance before the California Conference.
ence a check for si095, its share of the div
idend recently declared by the Methodist
Book Concern of the United States.
would ohe be- preciptated by the QUESTION
which Bishop Hurst then asked: Where
will you hold your next conference? was
obviated by his saying when on motion of
DR.. H B. Heacock Pacific Grove was pro-
posed:
"Id like to be able to vote for Pacific
Grove myself"
ton. j. d, Hammond addressed the con-
ference for himself and j: N. Beard both
of whom were absent when the vote on
ministerial representation In the general
conference was taken, asking that their
votes in the affirmative be recorded. The
request was granted.
A notable resolution was presented DR..
Hummer The preamble stated that as
Bishop William Taylor, who was pio-
neer Methodist minister Of California,
having begun as a street preacher in the
village of San Francisco and who con-
tinued unbroken missionary labors for fif-
ty-fve years and passed phenomenally
continents and almost all islands of the
sea- had come to California to rest and
recuperate, the committee proposed that
the conference adopt resolution of well
come, expressing the profoundest venera-
ton for this honored man of God. The
resolution was adopted by unanimous
rising vote after which the Bishop gave
an eulogy upon his venerable co-laborer.
The report of the committee on educa-
ton contained the most important action
of the day in the conference. The COM
n
ffat F of the p y nyn 0 the
5 an of 1t 30
bonds at per cent, the bonds to be Sc
cured by trust deeds to the Columbian
Banking Company of San Francisco. The
scription and other means invoked by the
laity of California. This action was unan-
imously adopted by the conference.
Several gifts to the University Of the
Pacific were reported: DR.: Farrar of
Pntaluma gave $2240; Mrs. Woodward of
Saratoga, twelve acres of land valued at
320 acres OF timber land valued at $4,000;
DR. ]. E. Stubbs, president of the Univer-
sity of Nevada. 800.
Trustees of the University Of the Pa
cific were elected as follows: Rev Drs.
e. R. Ollie. II. 3. Heacock, F. F. Jewell,
son, Messrs, L. B. Hanson T. B. Hutch
Percy, I. ]. Truman. Rolla v. watt.
Referred cases were taken up by the
committee OH conference relations. The
relations of J. D. Henderson and W. C.
SAWYER were changed to supernumerary,
and those of T. R. BARLEY to effective.
A veritable battle of giants occurred
in regard to a resolution relating to
church extension. introduced by DR.. A. T.
Needham. IT provided that the Church
Extension Society be asked for q dona-
ton and loan to help the Eighth Avenue
Church in Oakland to meet its heavy in
debtedness The resolution was finally
adopted.
The following are the appointments:
San Francisco District-Presiding elder. W.
W Case; Berryessa, j. l.. Trefren Campbell,
william Angwin: Cloverdae, w. c. Robins:
College Park T. S. Hopkins; Evergreen w
Kennedy; Gilroy, e. l.. Thompson; Gonzales,
E. s. Robertson; Halfmoon Bay. w. A. Johns;
Hollster c. S. Morse: Lorenzo, G.. r. Stanley:
Los Gatos, Wesley bennett; Mayfield, Charles
F. Withrow; Morgan HILL w. ]. Peters; New
Almaden ]. w. Buxton: Pacific Grove, F. F.
Jewell; Pao Alto, l.. M. Burwell; Pescadero.
to be supplied; Redwood City, J. j. Martin:
Reno New G. H. Jones; Salinas J. w
BRYANT San Francisco-California street, f.
c. Lee Central, c. f. Locke; Epworth, w NJ
Woodward; Fifteenth-avenue w. D. Crabb:
First Church, w. s. Urmy; Grace J. N Beard !:
Howard street. ]. A. b. wilson, Potrero s
M Woodward; Simpson Memorial, John Steph-
ems: Trinity T. H. Woodward. San Jose
Centella, NJ d. Buck; First Church. Alfred
Hummer; Webster-street, A. J. Hanson Santa
Clara n. p. He0 ck Santa Cruz. Thomas