The San Francisco call., 1904-03-29
ATTACKS SOME
GOSPEL HYMNS
Professor Buck Strongly
Objects to Sacred Songs
of a Weak Construction
CONDEMNS OUARTETS
DR.. Adams Speaks of Saints
Who HaveGOne tO0akland,
Leaving the Sinners Here

} hymns were attacked by Professor
! Charles G. Buck Of the San Francisco
( Seminary in a paper he read before the
/ Presbyterian Ministers Association
! yesterday morning. Professor Buck
has before registered his protest
against the gospel hymn, and his crid-
cism was given full report in The Call.
The poverty of the poetry and the COM
position of many OF the hymns came in
for severe handling in the hope that
the Presbyterian body would take care
to adopt the standard hymns which
have been officially recognized
/ The Rev. Z. K. Strong Joined in the
/ criticism and agreed fully with Pro-
| fessor Buck. He gave it as his opinion
! that the quartet is absolutely worth
! less" He considered that the gospel
/ hymnal was made up generally by pad
ding.
/ Then the Rev. James Woodwork ex-
/ pressed a leaning toward some of the
! hymns which were the subject Of dis
| cussion, but advised that while there
were number of them worthy. there
were others, he thought. should be dis
| carded. Throw out the rubbish" he
said. and there will still be good ones
left"
The Rev Mr.. Woodwork then came
to the subject of doIeful hymns, and de-
clared that when his time came TO die
he would not wish that out of the
Tomb" should be sung at his bedside.
but rather the inspiriting and lifting
gospel hymn, I Am So Glad That
Jesus Loves Me-
The Rev. J. NJ. McEIhinney in giving
support to the paper took occasion to
condemn anything that was not of the
! highest and most reverent in worship
1 He took exception TO what he cOnsid-
cred was levity indulged in some in
stances of service. He had no sympa-
thy with those who joked with their
I congregation, and declared that where
il was resorted 10 il only aroused dis
gust. He considered that Ievity is hurt
! full to the Christian service
The Rev. c. &. HerriOtt took part in
the discussion and was of the opinion
that while some Of the gospel hymns
should never be sung there were those
that TO his mind were worthy compost
I tions.
The Rev. H. N. Bevier. in asking that
the committee that was appointed 10
make arrangements for the return to
the city Of the Rev. Dr. Campbell Nor
gan be discharged, informed the min
listers that DR.. Morgan had, he believed.
accepted call to Westminster Chapel,
London
OAKLAND CITY OF SAINTS.
The executive committee of the Evan
i gelical Union met yesterday afternoon,
when Rev. George c. Adams, DID, de-
livered an address and made particular
/ aIIusfon TO the evanCelistfc work OF
DR. Campbell Morgan while in the city.
DR.. Adams paid high compliment 20
the dignified. thoughtful method of DR..
Morgan. whose ideas were those that
reach the thoughtful men and women
of a community.
While the gatherings in the city were
large and on one occasion beyond the
. capacity of his capacious First Con-
| gregational Church. still the meetings
in Oakland. said Dr. Adams. had
brought out greater assemblages,
which he attributed to the home life,
the families of Oakland and also, he
said. Ito the fact that the saints had
gone to live in Oakland. while the sin
ners remained in San Francisco"
DR.. Adams, in speaking on the sub
ject, said that in San Francisco mar
ried couples live in lodging-houses,
apartments and boarding houses, where
there were no children and where chill
dren were not allowed
MISSION WORK IN INDIA.
Rev. ]. ". West. principal Of Reid
Christian College, Lucknow, India, ad-
dressed the Methodist Ministers Asso-
citation yesterday on Christian Pro
gress in India"
During the meeting the following Of
ficers of the Ministers Association were
chosen for the next six months: Presi-
dent. DR.. ". S. Mathew; vice president,
Rev. Clarence Reed; secretary. Rev. Z.
r Walton; executive committee, DR..
F. NJ Larkin, Rev. c. K JenneSs and
DR.. E r Willis
at a meeting Of the executive COM
mittee yesterday, which has in charge
the ARRANGEMENTS for the forthcoming
great missionary convention of the
Methodist Episcopal church. 1t was de-
cided TO give the sixteen bishops who
kwiu attend a reception at the Occi-
dental Hotel on Monday evening, April
%. DR.. G. B. Smyth presided at the
meeting
Members of the Christian Church
/ Minister'S Association met at the Y.
NJ g. A. building yesterday afternoon.
Dr. w. NJ. White announced that
the new West Side Christian Church.
I Bush street, near Devisadero, Will be
dedicated Sunday. May l.
A general invitation will be extend
ed the congregations of all the
churches of the city to participate in
the exercises
TO PRINT ADDRESSES.
wish having been expressed by
numerous merchants who attended
the service last week at the Chamber
of Commerce under the auspices of
the brotherhood of ST. Andrew that
the addresses be printed for distri-
button. il has been decided on the ini-
tiatiye of Robert Braden to consider
favorabIy the suggestion
The Episcopalians OF the city are
looking with great interest to the ar
rival this week of the Rev David ].
Evans, d. D., who comes TO take
charge of Grace. Church. The new
rector will deliver his initial sermon
at Grace Church Easter Sunday.
reception will be rendered DIR.
Evans next Tuesday evening. April 5.
by the members of Grace Church al
the Century Club.
The Rev. George w. White will de-
liver his lecture. THE Black Napo-
leon" at Simpson Memorial Church
Thursday night. March 81.
The Rev. B. 2. Sargent read a pa
per on Evolution" before the Con-
gregaticnal Ministers Association yes