The San Francisco call., 1904-02-16
WAIT ARRIVAL
OF EVANGELIST
DIR. Campbell Morgan, Who
Works in Path of Dwight l..
Moody, to Visit San Francisco
GREAT RALLY IN VIEW
DR.. Egerton R. Young, the
Noted Canadian Author, Tells
of Life of Dominion's Indians

Many ministers Of the evangelical
churches of the city met at their re-
spective Monday association gatherings
yesterday and a great deal of execu-
tive and general business was trans
acted.
One of the important meetings was
that which formulated plans for the
visit of Dr. G. Campbell Morgan. who
came from England some time ago to
! take up the work at Mortified, Mass,
which was instituted by the late
Dwight l.. Moody.
DR.. Morgan is to be in the city from
March II to IS, and in all probability
the First Congregational Church, Ma
son and Post streets, will be selected
for his work while here. Dr. Morgan
! will deliver addresses each evening of
his stay in San Francisco and the aft
ernoons will be devoted to evangelical
work in Oakland. All the Protestant
evangelical bodies in San Francisco
will unite in the meetings.
At the Congregational ministers
| meeting at the Y. M. c. A. building
held yesterday the Rev. William RAIDER,
president, was in the chair.
w. A. Gates, secretary of the State
Board of Charities, spoke of the pau
perism, crime and insanity everywhere
present and of the necessity of some
! State supervision for the relief and re-
mOval of the same.
Mr.. Gates said that up to a year ago
! there was no such supervision in the
State of California. AT that time
| State board was appointed by the Gov
ernor to investigate and report from
/ time to time on conditions.
WOULD FAVOR INDIANS.
The Presbyterian Ministers Associa-
| tion assembled yesterday morning at
/ the Presbyterian Mission Home, Sac
ramento street, when Charles A. Kel-
sey, the Rev. Levi Gregory and the
Rev. w. T. Patchen laid the cause of
the landless Indians in Northern Cali
fornia before the association.
The visitors urged the circulation Of
petitions designed to secure favorable
legislatioTin Congress in behalf of the
Indians. \
The object was heartily indorsed by
the members of the union.
y paper was read by the Rev. Rich
mond Logan entitled Great Men of
the Church. the author taking John
Knox as an illustration Of the strong
men of the Presbyterian body.
Dr. Egerton r. Young, the noted au-
thor of Toronto, addressed the Metho-
dist ministers meeting at Epworth Hall
yesterday morning, his subject being
"Reminiscences of My Life Among the
Indians of the Hudson Bay Territories,
North of Manitoba"
Dr. Young told his hearers that the
Canadian Government had never had
a war with its Indians, as the Indian
question is kept completely out of pol
itics and most stringent regulations are
enforced against the introduction Of
intoxicating liquors among them. He
also stated that practically all the
Canadian Indians are christianized and
civilized, with, perhaps. the exception
of the Blackfoot and one or two other
tribes.
PICTURES OF PASSION PLAY"
Rev. w. S. Kelly of the Centella
Methodist Episcopal Church, San Jose,
gave the ministers an address on THE
Life of Christ" illustrated with stere-
opticon views from the paintings of
the masters. Rev. Mr. Kelly also
showed moving pictures of the Passion
Play of Oberammergau.
The Epworth League Alliance will
hold a rally at Central M. E. Church
! Thursday evening. All the leagues of
the city will be represented. An ad-
dress will be delivered on President
Lincoln" by Rev. E. D. Raley and re-
freshments will be served by the league.
An executive committee of the San
Francisco Missionary Convention was
held yesterday afternoon, DR.. G. B.
Smyth in the chair.
Dr. Smyth announced that Bishop
Fowler had signified his intention of
attending the convention and giving
a lecture during the week.
Bishop Thoburn of India and his COL
league, Bishop Warne, cabled Dr.
Smyth that they will be present and
speak at the convention, which begins
April % in the Alhambra Theater.
ESTABLISHES A BUREAU.
The literature department of the
Woman's Home Missionary Union of
Northern California, Of which Mrs. z.
J. Singer is secretary, will maintain a
bureau of information at the Congre-
gational headquarters in the Y. NJ. c.
A building.
An executive committee meeting of
the Woman's Occidental Board was
held at 920 Sacramento street yester-
day Mrs. Cyrus Wright in the chair.
The matter of the purchase of the lot
adjoining the boards mission home was
brought up and it was announced that
more than $1,000 had been voluntarily
subscribed for the purpose. The sum
needed is $1,000. which the board hopes
may be speedily raised.
A Pentecostal convention win open
in the Howard Street NJ E. Church to-
night at 7:S0 o'clock. Rev. Joseph H.
Smith of Philadelphia and Rev. L. H
Baker of Ohio will be the speakers
There will be public services each day
at 2:30 and 7:30 p. m, conducted by
Rev. A. c. Bane, the pastor.
The Ministers Association Of the
Christian church held a meeting yes
terday afternoon, when DR.. Walter NJ.
White presided. Rev. Frank S. Ford
read a paper entitled Fellowship"
The board of the Northern California
Baptist Convention was held yesterday
afternoon in the lecture room of the
Y. NJ. c. A., Rev. T. S. Young of San
Jose in the chair. The board confirmed
the appointment of Rev. Henry A. Fisk
as superintendent Of city missions of
San Francisco
Charged With Failure to Provide.