The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-23


| a noble work for this land and all lands.
DIR. N. D. Hills, giving the annual adj
dress, advised a new creed for the Pres
| byterian church. The graduating class
numbered thirty-seven, a considerable
number of them for the Presbyterian
4 ministry.
A Santa Cruz paper says the Christian
churches of California have centefed
| their interest in Santa Cruz for ten
years. They have been building up a
place for their annual gatherings Their
property is free from all incumbrance
well located, where they have street car
service. The place is known as Gar
field Park.
The Presbytery of Los Angeles reported
to the General Assembly that it has 90
ministers and l local evangelist, 6s
churches, with an aggregate membership
of 7,7l2 and a Sabbath scnool enrolment
of 7,776. The amount contributed to the
eight boards of the church is 1890 for
home expenses SS3,55S, and for miscena-
neous charities s., 49,
An American school will be opened at
Jerusalem next October. Prof. C. c.
: Torrey of Andover, lately called to Yale
has accepted the position of director for
the first year. a large number of col
I leges and universities have contributed
n toward the support of the school for the
), first five years. Expenses for a year in
n Guiding travel both ways, $780,
The Presbyterian Board of Foreign
= Missions will close it's fiscal year free
! from debt, having spent $685. 35l There
is a surplus of 1887 in the treasury
. Legacies have decreased and contr bu-
8 tons increased during the year. Sixty
:, nine new missionaries have been COM
- missioned and sent out, the largest mum.
Der in the history of the board.
- Rev. John L. Male, superintendent o.
Congregational home missions for South
ern California, in his review of work fol
a., the last year reported about 100 fields a:
? prosperous. Drought conditions prevail
. in many localities, but the people were
~ brave and hopeful Some sixteeI
al churches have he'd revival meetings, an,
$500 has been raised for home missions
at The Sonoma County Camp Meeting AS
tie ISOLATION will hold its annual gathering
n. at the Green valley camp ground com
We mencing July 9Th and continuing owe
a three Sundays. Rev. Hugh l.. Smith vii
have charge of the evangelistic services
and Frank z. Robinson of the singing
nv the entire Enclosure will be covered witt
tv canvas this year, and new seats will b
as put in.
ry
a Rev. DR.. George T. Bowling of Ney
York has purchased a residence in Pasa
dena and accepted the rectorship 0
k Christ Episcopal Inurch, Los Angeles
he on condition that he shall have libert
Ia to preach as 1.-The broadcast kind of
Ia broad churchman." The church is a
re- ready filed to overfowing, and the yes
try have arranged to double its seatin
capacity.
- A Presbyterian exchange says tina
- John D. Rockefeller is an earnest, ac
o,- i've Bantist He lives in affIuence d,
- neither he nor his family, male or fl
male, has entered into what is know
:. as New York city society. He is 7
% friend of the dance and has never a
as lowed his daughters to participate in
ne He Will not allow card-playins IN h
le house. No member of his household pa
'ut ronizes the theater, though some
them have box at the opera.
at The Saratoga Missionary Settlemel
l.. has been Incorporated by Saratoga Col
5ed gregational friends under the charter
tai The State of California. It's object is
md furnish a home for aged and worn q,
ON ministers and missionaries homa n,
foreign, Rev. W. w. Scudder Of Al
media is president Rev. DR.. H. NJ TIE
of ney of San JoseAand Rev. w. n. Gro
re- of Saratoga are vice presidents, Rev.
ned S. Williams corresponding Secretar
in Frank NJ. Farwell of Saratoga treasure
ar, and Miss Jennie NJ Farwe1l custodian.
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