The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
PASTORS PLAN
A HOLY WAR
Com bined Protestant Ministers
Start Crusade for the Puri-
ficatiOn of San Francisco
DEEMED BAD AS EPHESUS
Professor Macintosh ExhOrts
Fellow Clergymen to Begin
at Once Cleansing of City

at Once Cleansing of City
A mass-meetins of clergymen OF this
City interested I'm union evangelistic
work met yesterday afternoon at the
Young Mems Christian Association
building. the Rev. DR.. H. H. Bell, in
The absence of Bishop Hamilton, tenn
pcrary chairman, presiding. There were
nearly fifty clergynen present and
many stirring addresses were delivered
in support of a great religious revival
Professor Macintosh. D. d, was the
first TO speak on the subject and he
drew a parallel between san Francisco
and Ephesus, a city the center Of which
was given uD TO vileness and the
naughty and devoted worship Of Diana.
That city was converted. ne said, by
twelve men filed with the spirit Of the
Holy GhOst-tWelTe men who were
glowing with ferVOr that came from d
new vision Of God. If those twelve men
could effect that change in Ephesus, he
doubted not that the union evan
gelistic movement could effect the up
lifting and the salvation es- souls in this
city. DR. Macintosh drew picture OF
the vast importance Of San Francisco
in the future history Of the nation. de
asked that the ministers band them
selves together in combined spirit and
love 10 win this splendid West for Jesus
and the Master.
1t meant work. said DR. Macintosh.
continuous work. He admitted that
they had TO count on the cost. 1t might
cost them a deal Of modification and II
would cost them self-consecration; 1t
would cost them in practical, continu-
Gus ministratiOn. He asked them while
in mass-meeting TO consider whether
they were prepared to follow the plans
for a deliberate holy war"
They must be agreed TO labor for the
good name of the city. and he Ventured
10 say that no man had a right to live
in a city for whose good name he had
no care. As r-hrists men they must do
something aggressive for the Master;
it was high time that they did some
thing for the souls Of men. He asked
the question whether they were pre-
pared 10 do anything as a united body.
RELIGIOUS BODIES COMBINE.
There was a general movement Of the
kind all over the country, said Pro
fesso- Macintosh. and in Oakland the
evangelical bodies had cOm mbined, as
had been the case in some Of the great
or cities Of the East. The reports which
had been received of the united move
ment were wonderful. and they had
reason TO be thankful.
Evangelical churches in Philadelphia
IN New York. in Baltimore, Boston and
other cities such as ST. Louis and now
Chicago. were carrying forward active
work. and the times showed there was
q great force behind and above them,
he continued. There never was q time.
said Dr. Macintosh. when the spirit of
PRAYER obtained as to-day; there was
never an hour in the last twenty years
when so many men and women were
wrestling for the souls Of brother and
sister.
DR. Macintosh declared that not in ten
years within the PresbyteriaS commu- 4
nifty had there been such heart and
prayer and intersitiveness while in
other Of the churches the same aggTes-
sve spirit prevailed. He besOught his
hearers 10 begin with watchnight an
onward. aggressive work outside with
faith with prayer and love. attacking
the unbelieving environments to make
them believing environments.
After addresses by the Rev. DR.. Lar
kin. the Rev DIR. Bemphill. the Rev
Dr. Guthrie. the Rev. Mr.. Strong, the (
Rev. Dr. Matthews, the Rev. Mr.. Be
Vier and the Rev. DR.. George White,
a resolution, which follows, was
adopted:
THAT a large and representative
committee be formed. TO be composed
OF all the evangelical ministers Of the
city. together with one church officer
from each congregation who are will
ing to Join.
THAT this committee be called to-
gether at the earliest moment possibl
70 arrange definitely for a combined
effort TO revive the churches them
selves. and then to win souls for the
Lord"
BISHOP HAMILTON CHAIRMAN.
The election Of permanent officers re-
suited as fOllows:f Bishop Hamilton,
Methodist Episcopal church. president;
Rev u II. Bell. DID. vice president:
Rev 7. c. Meserve. second vice presi-
dent; Rev. George w. White, d. D., sec
retarY
The committee on nomination TO Sc
1ect an executive committee consists Of 4
Dr. W. s. Matthew. DR. F. Melander.
DR.. Lewis J. Sawyer, DR.. J. T. Wills
and B. s Hayes.
The clergymen enrolled fOr the work
are:
Rev W s Matthews presiding elder Meth
odiet Episcopal Church. san Francisco dis
trict; Rev Dr. T. Nelander. First English
terland PRESBYTERIAN Church. Rev. John s
Macintosh T.. D. Rev. Edwin i. Brown.
FIRST III Z Church; Rev. William Kirk
Guthrie First Presbyterian Church: Rey.
T. -. Rslev. Richmond M. I. Church. Rev.
Z J. Sawyer and Deacon @. A Case. Hamii-
ton Square Baptist Church: Rev. 9. C. Her
riott, Rev. ]. G. Meserve. D. D.. Plymouth
Congregational Church; Rev. r. Logan. Leba-
non Presbyterian Church; Dr. s. Il. Wiley.
Rev 500 Hoo Nam Art, Rev J. J. Sittson.
mlssionary; Rev. n. BercoNitz. Presbyterian
Hebrew Mission. Rev Walter n White West
Side Christian Church: Rev. Dr. Freeman ID.
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