The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-01-29

EVERAL thousand people crowd
ed into Mechanics Pavilion last
night to do. honor TO the memory
- of Chaplain w. D. McKinnon and
to assist in the efforts which
are being made to raise a monument
concentrating his heroic devotion to his
duty and his country. Although Father
McKinnon was one of the ablest priests of
the Catholic church it was not entirely
Catholic audience that filled the Pavilion.
People of all denominations were there.
In the audience and in the ranks of the
various companies which took part in the
drills could be seen many of the boys of
the First California Volunteers with
whom the soldier-priest first went TO the
Philippines and who have cause to re-
member his kind ministr .itions on the
field of battle and in TIE hospitals Of
Manila.
The committees who have charge of the
work of raising the monument fund were
greatly encouraged by the manner in
which the entertainment was attended.
They desire that when the monument is
erected it shall be worthy of the memory
of the man whose deeds ii is to comment
crate For this reason they hoped that
the initial attempt to raise funds should
meet with the best of success. Their
wishes were certainly realized, not only
in the size OF the audience. but also in
regard to the commendable manner in
which the interesting programme was car
ried out.
The programme was strictly military.
consisting chiefly of drills and martial
exercises. The interior of the Pavilion
had been appropriately decorated for the
occasion. Across the ceiling immense
American flags were suspended so that
the soldiers and naval militia marched
beneath a veritable canopy of red, white
O
fact that the neglect of church duty was
as much evident in the respectable par
ishes as in the slums. Upon motion the
address was ordered printed in the re-
port Rev. George Maxwell and w. A.
NJ Van Bokkelen also spoke upon the sub
Ject- Upon motion it was resolved that
pledges for the diocesan mission work be
received for the year 1903 and the fol-
lowing responses were received: Trinity.
San Francisco. 1920; St. Peters Sl05; St
Johns, Stockton, $500; Trinity, Oakland.
500; St James, Monterey $50; St Math-
ew's. San Mateo: Trinity, Menlo Park:
St. Luke's, San Francisco.
An adjournment was taken at noon I'm
I'll o'clock. Upon recOnvening a resolu-
ton presented by Rev William Shaw was
adopted expressing the sympathy of the
convention for the clergymen who were
unable TO attend owing TO Illness. The
reports Of the committees on church
charities and Christian education were
read and adopted. The elections were
then taken and the balloting resulted in
the following selections:
Delegates TO missionary counclls-Rev W A.
Brewer. George Z. Butler.
Board of directors-A y. Drown, John A.
Emery, Herbert Folger, Rev. d. o. Kelley, A.
H. Phelps, W. A. NJ. Van Bokkelen
Diocesan board OF missons-Rev. n B. ".
Gallwey. Rev. L. c. Sanford. Rev. George +.
Swan. Robert Bruce. George +. Butler DR..
H &. Davis Brace Hayden
Standing committee-Rev. John Blackwell
ID; Rev. +. w. Clampett, D. ID: Rev. r. c.
Foute, Rev. Edw. l.. Parsons Francis Avery.
A. y. Drown. Charles d. Haven. W. b. Hooper.
The following committee was appointed
by the Bishop for the arrangement of
the convention week:
Rev D. c. Gardner. Rev. B. NJ. weeden,
Rev. NJ d. Wilson. Rev. c. n. Lathrop Rev.
J. 9. Turner. L. d. Beylard, c. NJ Gayley,
r l. Mason, A F. Price.
An adjournment was taken at 6 o'clock
until this morning at g. A joint service
of the Brotherhood OF st. Andrew and the
Daughters of the King will be held in
the Sunday-school room at Grace Church
this evening at o'clock.