The San Francisco call., 1901-10-04
YEARS LAbORS
UNDER REVIEW
Bishop Duncan Opens
the Session Of South
Church.
Committees Appointed and
Annual Reports Are
Submitted.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

Ills Broadway. Oct 3.
Bishop w. w Duncan this morning
called to order in the Asbury Methodist
Episcopal South Church the fifty-frst an
nual conference of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church South of the Pacific jurisdic-
tion- There was good attendance Of
clergymen, lay delegates and their fami-
lies.
Conference committees were appointed
by Bishop Duncan as follows:
Public Worship. E. Moore. J. C. wooten.
Colonel Harden
MemOirs-w. P. Andrews. T. C. Renfro.
mer. d. r. Wilson j. W. Potter F. r. BeasIey
and H. P. Andrews
Epworth League. A. Bachelor, o. L.
RUSSELL G. Todd Clark.
District record-A. V. Harbin, Guy F. Frazer,
Conference relations-z ]. Needham. ]. NJ.
Pratt. A. L: Paul. A. Adam, ]. ". Ray. c. E.
Clark, P. F. Page.
State of the work-E. H. Mcwhorter. W. J.
Fenton, Joel Hedgpeth. H. c. Meredith. S. V.
Dilley and b H. Green.
Sabbath and temperance-W. A Booher,
Henry Hunsaker. w F. Coffn, T Thomas. w.
1. GOulder, c. G. Black.
Books and periOdicals-W o. Waggener, j.
p, Squires, H w. Currin. r. F. Allen. l. c.
Committee on admssions-H. c. Meredith,
A. Adam, j. M. Pratt.
Board of missions-J. W. RAY E. H Nc
Whorter, ]. V. Northey.
Board of education-J. P. Strother. W. A.
BoOher.
Reappoint Secretaries.
All the secretaries who served last year
were reappointed- They are:
Recording secretary. William Acton; assist
ant recording secretary, W. T. Goulder; sta
tlstical secretary P. F. Page; assistant sta
tstical secretary. W. E Phillips.
Reports made by presiding elders Of
districts showed results attained during
the last year. ]. E. Moore reported for
San Francisco district, ]. z. Emery for
Colusa district and J. ]. n. Kenny for
San Joaquin district.
Since the last annual conference Rev.
]. M. Martin and Rev D. Bauer have
died Rev. L. A Green left the church
for personal reasons
The afternoon session was given over
entirely to the women of the missionary
and aid societies of the various districts.
Reports of work among the japanese
were read. 1t was the general belief as
expressed by the lady speakers, that there
should be a Japanese clergyman of the
sist in the school and missionary work
with the Japanese.
Rev. DR.. Fenton breaches.
This evening religious services were
held. The Rev. w. ]. Fenton of Chico
preached the sermon.
The conference will continue in session
until next Monday. Following are the
conference members:
w. P Andrews, Salinas; r. r. Allen. Peta-
luna; William Acton. Lakeport; W. NJ Arm
strong. Boonville; G. w. Archer. Anderson; ].
and Davisville; 1. F. Belts. Hollister; P. N.
Blankenship, Linden; W. A. Booher. Prince
ton; ]. NJ Brown, MivilIe and Orc; c. G.
Black. Healdsburg; H. w. Currin, Sonora; w.
F. Coffin. Ukiah; c. E. Clark Potter Valley
and Redwood; s. V. Diney, OrIand: o. E.
Emery. Colusa district; g. H. Fraser Gait; W.
]. Fenton. Chico; r. H. Greene, Los Banos;
W. T. Goulder. Los Palos; L. Hedgepeth.
Dinuba and Oroso; J. D. F. Houck, Smelling
and Waterford; A V. Hardin. sulphur Creek;
o. z. Hyden, Rockville; ]. j. N. Kenny, San
W. A Lindsay Cloverdale; z. H McWhorter
Alameda; A. c. Meredith. San Jose; o. e.
Moore. San Francisco; T. J. Needham, Vsalia;
H. Neate. Hornitas and Cathay: A Odom, La
Grande; P. F. Page, Woodville and Exeter: J.
NJ. Pratt. Lincoln; j. NJ Parker Sutter City
and Grace; W. E. Phillips, MADEIRA; A. L.
Paul. Walnut Grove; ]. w Ray, Yuba City
and Gridley; L. c. Renfro Hanford: c. B.
Riddlick San Francisco; J. F. Roberts, Big
Dry Creek P. T. Ramsey. Selma; J. c. Sim
mons, Woodland; C. z. w Smith, stockton;
L. c. Smith. Knights Landing; ]. r. Sawyer,
Elmira; T. Thomas, Willows; A. W. F. Walt
ers. Henleyville; W. z. Vaughan. w A Whit
mer Merced; N A Whitmer Modesto; G. H.
Wilkinson, president P. NJ. College; I. c.
Wilson, Red Bluff; W. d. Waggener. Santa
Rosa; c. Todd Clark, Upper Lake; E. ]. Page,
Lemoore and Coalinga: t @. Patterson, Mil
ton; o. d. Russell, Maxwell; ]. 3. Needham.
Sanger; J. c. WoOten, Oakland; F. e Dixon.
Kingsburg; ]. c. Robertson, Fresno; c. W.
Huff, Raymond; Derrill Harrison, Mariposa.