The San Francisco call., 1903-12-22
Rev. E. R. Willis Considers
Record of Patients in the
Hospitals Is Appalling
GIVES ALARMING FIGURES
Chinese Slave Is Rescued by
Miss DOnaldina Cameron
Occidental Board in Session

| the Rev. E. r. Willis yesterday when
addressing the Methodist ministers
meeting at Epworth League Hall, on
The History of Insanity and the
Treatment of the Insane"
The Rev Mr.. Willis is pastor of the
Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church,
| Napa, and takes great interest in the
welfare and care Of those who are men,
| tally afflicted.
He gave brief survey of the man
| agement and the workings of the five
! hospitals for the insane in California,
and among the causes responsible for
the large percentage of insane in the
State he declared from information he
had been given and from the results of
investigation hat the saloon Is the
greatest source of insanity.
In the five hospitals-Napa, Agnews,
Mendocino. Highlands and Stockton
there are, ne said about $500 insane
patients about $500 men and 2100 wo-
men. There were committed to the in
stitutions during the last year 1900 and
there had been 600 deaths, while 400
had been discharged as recovered. The
whole number treated during the year
was 1865.
During 1900 in New York there was
one to 800 of the population insane; in
Iowa the same year the records showed
one to 667, and in California one to PSI.
Mr. Willis then turned to the nation
ality of the inmates, saying that all
countries of the world were represent
ed. those showing the largest number
Io China 20d- Emo
land. 232; France, 1856; Germany, 622;
Ireland, 722; Italy, 130; Norway and
Sweden, 1874, and Scotland, 65.
The address was listened to with deep
interest and created a profound i'm
preston.
Rev. M. Bercowitz delivered an ad-
dress before a meeting of the Presby-
terian Minister'S Club yesterday, his
subject being Missionary Activity of
Judaism"
There were among those present Rev.
James s. Mcdonald, in the chair, Rev.
Frederick A. Doane, Rev. c. r. Cal
lender Rev. Paul Stewart, Rev. w. ].
TuII, DID,, Rev. c. c. Herriott, Rev. j.
]. Sitton, Rev. James Woodworth and
Rev. r. Logan.
GOING TO MISSION FIELD.
The regular executive meeting of the
Occidental board was held yesterday
morning and an appeal was made to
friends of the board to donate turkeys
and all the good things that go to make
a Christmas dinner. the appeal was
made in behalf of the girls of the mis-
sion, 920 Sacramento street, where bas-
kets will be thankfully received.
Among the ladies of the board present
were Mrs. Cyrus S. Wright, Mrs. D. w.
Horsburgh, Mrs /. NJ. CondIt, Mrs. II.
L. King, Mrs. L. NJ Kelley, Mrs. P. d.
Brown, Mrs E. G.. Frisbie, Mrs. ]. G.
Chown, Mrs. ]. B. Roberts and Mrs.
F. NJ. Stone.
News came to the Occidental board
yesterday of the acceptance of Miss
Jean Mackenzie as a missionary to
West Africa.
As soon as the news was received
the Occidental board resolved to adopt
Miss Mackenzie a~d hopes that she
will be sent out to her distant field un-
der the auspices of the First Presby-
terian Church, with which her father
was so long associated.
During the session of the executive
meeting of the Occidental Board Miss
Donaldina Cameron repaired to ST. Louis
alley where young girl named Kun
Ho, a slave, was rescued and taken to
the mission.
There was a committee meeting and
annual meeting of the California Chi
nese Mission of the Congregational
church at the Young Mems Christian
Association yesterday morning and aft
ernoon.
1t was resolved to sell the present
site of the mission in Berkeley for $275o
The current expenses of the mission, it
was said, amounted to $13,476. The
board has under it's jurisdiction nine
teen missions and twenty schools fer
Chinese and Japanese and the enroll
ment of pupils shows 1898 scholars.
About sixty of that number had pro-
fessed Christianity during the year.
E. b. Burpee of Bsngor. Me-, has been
contributing 500 annually and in Or
der to secure an income to the mission
work he has handed stock over to the
board valued at $1,000.
ELECTS OFFICERS FOR YEAR.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
President. Rev. ]. K. Mclean. D. D.; vice
nresidcnts Rev. s. H. Wiley. d. D.. George
X Marston Leander S. Sherman, Robert ID.
Tornau lanes NJ Haven; secretary, Rev w.
q Pond d D.: treasurer. William Johnston.
board Of directors-Rev. George Mooar. Rev.
Josenh RowelI Professor c. s. Nash. Professor
W. q. Day Rev Jee Gam, Rev. j. E. Warren
and Rev E. %. Hale
Rev. DR.. Pond read a paper on
"Ouestions for Information Concerning
Evolution" before the Congregational
Ministers yesterday.
A meeting of the Baptist Ministers
Union took place at the Young Mems
Christian Association building yester-
day. when the Rev. A. w. Rider of
Oakland delivered a book review on
Harlan P. Beach's ATLAS and Geogra-
ply of Missions" The address of the
morning was delivered by the Rev. H.
]. Vosburgh of Oakland on Topical
Preaching"
"A meeting of representative ministers
of various denominations was held at
the rooms of the Young Mems Christian
Association yesterday afternoon, when
the question of federated evangelistic
work in San Francisco originally con-