The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-16
v. Marshall Low, DID,, M. D.

regarding the information he had to i'm
1T is certainly reflection on the
church that our rector should be sued to
pay a bill of 81 90 said Vestryman DR..
Isaac Jones. L know from my personal
knowledge that DR.. Law was paid his
salary up to the 1st of April and | have
no doubt he has been paid since. These
things are annoying and it would certain
ly add to the harmony OF the church II
we had new rector We have not de-
manded his resignation that l know OF,
although some of the Vestrymen may
have suggested that 1t would be accept
able. DR.. Law is in i'll health and is suf-
fering from heart trouble. he is not phy-
sically able at present TO attend to MS
duties and l, if l were physician, would
recommend a long rest l did not attend
him during his several illnesses, but
know his heart is weak
Rev DR.. Law will not resign. He is in
the peculiar position OF being master OF
the situation. Il shall stay where l am.
said DR.. Law. The laws of our church
do not permit of a vestry to demand
a resignation of the rector. When prop
erly elected he is a rector as long as ne
chooses to stay, and l choose to stay.
There is a little trouble at present, per
haps due to myself. When L first came
here | should have caused TO be entered
in my agreement with the vestry an un-
Outstanding that L should have months
holiday each year. This was not done
and l contend that l am entitled now to
three months vacation. This unpleasant
ness is the beginning Of the trouble over
my vacation. l can easily understand
why Or. Jones is not entirely pleased
with matters as they are-the position is
easily explained. DR.. Jones IS of the al
lOpathic school of medicine; L am a pro-
nounced homeopath. This is all that need
De SAID on tndt point. 1 nave ndd a con-
ference with some of the Vestrymen about
inns vacation, and | contend that am
entitled TO be at liberty till the end of
August at least, not having taken va
cation last year. The VeStry does not
agree with me and we are to meet again
to try to straighten the matter out"
Those who We're favored with a look at
the rectOrS statement declared that it
would have created a big sensation in
church circles.
On account of various suits brought
against the rector in the Justices Courts
for small bills, the rumor was circulated
that Dr. Law was not being paid his sal
airy with regularity. His friends declared
that no otner reason was necessary to
explain why these bills were not paid
ms strange story regarding the rector
Of the church of which the wealthy j.
}. Valentine and several other rich men
are Vestrymen was not believed and
when referred TO these gentlemen was
All declared that the rector received his
salary with regularity the first of each
month. 1t Is not Drincely salary for
the rector Of fashionable church-a
bare 500 a month-but with an additional
$25 paid his wife for officiating at the or
gan and with the rent of the rectory
paid II was thought Or. Law was fully
taken care of.
Rector Law has frequently divereed
from the routine paths of minister's He
is a graduate of the allopathic school of
medicine and practiced successfully for
ten years in the East before going 10
China. In his Choir and Nave he has
frequently surprised his parishioners. on
one occasion he startled the bar of Cali
fornia by announcing that Attorney w
S. Goodfellow had refused a bribe of
quarter of a million in the Fair estate
litigation which statement was prompt
~ denied and laughed at by Mr. Good
fellow.
Three months ago this little magazine
made more enemies by appearing in the
guise of a political pamphlet advocatinp
anti Republicanism. 1t invited ali the
church members to vote for a Democratic
candidate for the City Council and lit
tie investigation showed that the RepIb
lican opponent of this Democrat was for
merly a pillar of the Church of the Al
vent who had left because he could not
agree with DR.. Law.
The rector is also the inventor of a
hygienic communion chalice and also of
patent clips for holding the mustache up
while drinking from coffee cup.
Vestryman Pope says that DR.. Law has
not yet handed in his resignation, but
that he will probably go on a vacation.
The rector's friends in the church de-
clare that Vestryman Valentine, in view
of all the favors shown him by DR.. Law.
should cause ii to be known that he
stands by the rector and approves of his
course. DR.. Law has always appointed