The San Francisco call., 1903-12-08
should have the

scrabble circuit" should have the
place of preference.
The Rev. DR.. NJ. c. Harris held that
1t was not in the nature of the Anglo
Saxon to show that humility and mod
esty and reserve that would lead him
to ask for a more obscure place and
stand aside and give the first place
to another.
The Rev. DR.. Larkin submitted in
great candor that it was hard to ac-
quire state of patience, long suffer-
ing and brotherly love. While he had
witnessed self-abnegation among
congregation that was edifying and en-
couraging, on the other hand at con-
ferences it seemed to appear as though
all things would go to smash in the
| scramble for office and for place He
admitted that he himself had not yet
reached that point of self-abnegation,
but he would never be diplomatic, and
vet were he appointed to a position
unCesira BILE, he had prepared to sus-
tain himself and family. HIS OPINION
was that if bishops and elders woulo
make appointments without olas OF Ia
voritism there were men who would IN
that event go to the end of the world
without complaint.
HEAR CHICAGO MINISTER.
The Congregationalist ministers
meeting took place at the Young Men
Christian Association building yester-
day. Rev William RAIDER ana ReV. MT
Brooke of Oakland presiding In turn:
Pew DIR. George c. Adams addressed
the assemblage, his discourse celng de-
voted to the Book of Genesis.
Rev. Myron w. Haynes, pastor or
the Belden Avenue Baptist Churcn.
Chicago, and who has received can
from the First Baptist Church OF san
Francisco, addressed large pooy ol
clergvmen of his denomination yester-
dav, The reverend gentleman spoke
chiefly of the possibilities OF work in
this CITY and of the encouraging con-
dition of the church here. Rev Mr..
HAYNES is to return TO Chicago, where
he will consult his family before re-
plying to the call from the First Bap-
fist Church.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Woman's Occidental Board of Foreign
Missions was held at 920 Sacramento
street Yesterday, Mrs. Cyrus ). Wright
presiding. Miss Donaldina NJ. Cam
eron ANNOUNCED that two little Chinese
slave girls had been rescued and were
inmates of the mission. All Young, the
foster daughter of the late Chew Bin,
and who had been found to he neglect
ed and abused by the widow Of Chew
Bin, who was the fifth spouse of the
late Chew he having left two other
surviving wives in China 10 deplore
their loss, had been given into the
charge of the Occidental board by the
child's foster brother and uncle. Little
All Young may have litigation with
Mrs. Chew Bin owing to property left
by Chew to the girl.
! Redolpho Hummel addressed the
/ meeting and explained his forthcoming
I mission to Africa - missionary.
/ Miss Sarah NJ. White has offered her
J 10, he h0o ord err Hoof vol
unteer in foreign fields.
! WOMEN'S BIG OFFERINGS.
/ Members of the Women's Home Mis-
sion Society of the Methodist Episcopal
church met at the Japanese Woman's
Home yesterday and listened to an ac-
count from Mrs f. r. Willis, who was
delegate to the twenty-first annual
meeting of the general society of the
Woman's Home Mission. held at Chat
tanooga, Tenn. Mrs. Willis said that
| the large sum of S91 900 had been
pledged for the general work of the
Woman's Home Mission during the an
nual meeting. The sum subscribed was
$4,000 more than last year, when the
meeting was held at Kansas City.
Bishop Hamilton addressed the gath
ering, as did DR.. George Smyth and
Mrs. Smyth. Mrs. Hamilton. president
I of the society, received the members
The executive committee Of the mis-
! sionary conference, which is to be
! opened in San Francisco on April 2S
next, held an important meeting yes
! terday. It was agreed to engage the
! AIhambra Theater in which to hold the
/ convention. 1t was also resolved to
| dispatch to the board of bishops a
! cordial invitation to hold their annual
convention lin this city, which conven-
ton will take place at the end of next
| April At the meeting were Rev. DIR.
! George b. Smyth, Rev. DR.. J. N. Beard,
Rev. DR.. F. NJ Larkin, Rev. DIR. Filben,
Rev. Dr. E. r. Willis. Rev. DR.. NC.
| Harris. Rev. DR.. A. c. Bane and Rev
DR.. John Stephens.
CHICAGO, Dec. Although the order pro-
/ hibiting buttons other than company badges
| or insignia to be uniforms made
] affective today according TO the rule