The San Francisco call., 1899-07-02
REV, Mr.. LAW
GIVES NOTICE
OF DEPARTURE
Sensational Issue of
"ChOir and NaVe.'
He WILL NOT PREACH TO-DAY
A LONG FAREWELL, BUT NOT A
WORD FOR VALENTINE.
The Rector Announces That He Will
GO to Some Warm Place and
Says His Record Can
not Be Beat.
He WILL NOT PREACH TO-DAY
A LONG FAREWELL, BUT NOT A
WORD FOR VALENTINE.

OAKLAND. July 1.-RectOr Law of the
Church of the Advent has announced that
he has accepted the terms offered him
by the vestry TO vacate his charge. In
the church pamphlet to be issued to-mor-
row the rector says:
The vestry of the Church Of the Ad-
vent has granted a leave of absence TO
the rector for three months to the end OF
September In the meantime the Rev.
Mr.. Goss has arranged to preach the
morning sermon ard Mrs. Law will be
organist. The rector Will go to Fresno
or some other warm place in July. Dur
ing his absence he viii write occasional
letters for the Choir and Nave.
One-half of the pamphlet is devoted TO
a seif-laudatOry resume OF the rector
work since he went to the church, and he
challenges any rector in the diocese to
show as good a record.
The article is in the nature of an obitu-
airy. 1t says:
tratiOn, the ith of October last and fol-
lowing that broke his colar-bone. so that
he was not able TO ofticiate Christmas
the rector has been in his place in the
chancel most of the time, and the fact
that the choir gave seven new anthems on
Easter, all OF which the rector taught
them, rejOces his heart to the utmost. A
synopsis of the changes in this parish in
four years may not be amiSs. He has pre-
sented $50 for continuation; baptized lOJ
organized three societies, two Of which,
the Chancel Guild and St. Margaret 5
Guild are pruspering to-day. He is sGper-
intendent OF the sunday school which,
under his management, has increased
from about 90 10 10, ana the offering m
creased to about 81 d Sunday.
THE rector has had full charge Of the
choir as ChOirmaSter during the whole
time of his ncumbenCy tMrs. Law. beng
the very efficient OTganiSt. and the cnUIr
was increased from about twenty to over
fifty volunteer members, ana at all times
has had such an esprit de corps that there
were many applicants ahead Tor member
ship. The choir ChanCel has been en-
laTged and new pews added, and-the en-
tire choir revested to the number of sixty
and the Vestments paid for. During his
sOjOurn of four years the church build
ing has been entirely paid for and the
church CunSeCrated. The main church.
which holds some 800, reCushioned and re-
carpeted and paid for. The choir roo;
has been remOdeled and considerably en-
and a kitchen added; the Sunday SCuool
room enlarged. reseated, repainted. re
cushioned, and q rectOrS room added;
the Sunday school library replenShad
with 130 volumes and systematiZed cat
alOgue printed of the entire 600 volumes
The church windows to the number of
twenty-six were replaced with new
stained glass put in at cost of over
$1,000. New walks new VeStibuleS. the
church organ refnished and the Sunday
school chapel painted on the outside. and
to-day the chapel and church stand with
out an equal in Oakland. and do not owe
a dollar is there a man in this diocese
who can show record to compare with
ths?'
In the whole pamphlet there is not a
single mention of the rectOr's ex-warden,
J. J. Valentine, who has been credited in
former issues of the Choir and Nave with
paying for nearly everything referred to
in the rectOr'S farewell.