The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-26
NORTH STATE q
PASTORS MEET
Forty-Eighth Annual Con-
ventiOn in Session at
the Congregational Church
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
Selection of Leaders and
Naming of Committees
Follow Opening Service

The General Association of Califor-
mia, northern conference. made up Of
Congregational ministers from the
towns of the State north of Tehachapi,
began its forty eighth annual session
yesterday afternoon at the Third Con-
gregational Church. The afternoon ses-
sion resulted in the election of officers
for the ensuing fiscal year and the ap-
pointment of committees to take
charge Of the conference. The conven-
ton will continue throughout the week.
morning, afternoon and evening, until
Friday noon.
Following a devotional service, con-
Quoted by the Rev. z. L. Walz. came
the election of officers. The balloting
resulted in the choice Of the Rev. /. c.
Meserve Of the Plymouth Congrega-
ttonal Church OF San Francisco, mod
orator; Rev. A. G. Patterson Of Peta-
luna, assistant moderator; Rev. r. G.
Brooks of Oakland, scribe, and Rev. o.
V. Lucas of Pacific Grove, assistant
scribe. The Rev. E. H. Jewett remains
registrar throughout a three years
term.
Reports Of the delegates to various
fraternal bodies were received. A paper
agitating the building of a home at
Saratoga for aged ministers and mis-
sionaries was advocated by w. T.
Patched and E. S. Williams. The Santa
Clara Churches Association have in
dorsed the affair and grounds have
been purchased for the location OF q
building
The work of the 175 delegates attend
ing the session will be to review the
work of the missionaries, discuss the
current religious and industrial ques-
tons and make the yearly appoint
ment OF members to pay fraternal Wis
Its to other denominations.
Service and sacrament were held last
night and the Rev. L. d. Rathbone de-
ivered the sermon.
During the women's hour this after
noon Mrs. Mary Haven Edwards will
deliver lecture on the California In
dian in behalf of the Indians Rights
Association. The programme for to-
day and the rest of the session is as
follows:
Wednesday morning-s:15 o'clock. Bible
e:30, Narrative OF Churches: 1918. discus
sion OF narrative, led by Rev. C. J. Bald
Gal report Of committee on evangelism. Rev.
w. J. Speers; OBJ discussion. led by Rev. A
W; Hare; II, adjournment.
Wednesday afternoon-2 o'clock, women
hour; (a) home missions; Cb) foreign missions;
o'clock, c. s. s. and Publishing Society.
Rev; z. J. Singer; 3:25. intsrmissiOn; s:3S.
c. T. M, Rev. H. Melville Tenney; address,
The New Pacific and Missions" Rev. c. r.
Brown 5. adjournment
Wednesday evening-7:30 o'clock, praise SER
vice; o'clock anniversary California Home
Missionary Society; addresses by DR.. Adams.
Rev. J. r. Knodell, Rev. w. d. Kidd and
Mrs. E. s. Williams.
Thursday norninE-s:15 o'clock, Bible
study, DIR. Buckham; o'clock, business: 0.16,
annual business meeting OF the California
Home Missionary Society; 10 o'clock. Present
Economic Conditions" Rev. J. H. Kimball;
1880, discussion; IL o'clock, Influence OF .
Business Man In the Church. Gilbert Dex-
ter IL 80 discussion; II o'clock. adjournment.
Thursday afternoon-2 o'clock. devotional
service. Rev. F. H. Burgess; 2:30. religion
OF Business Man." G.. w. Dickie; O. clock
discussion; $3.50 intermission; $40. why
Business Men Hold Aloof From the Church /:
(a) The View OF the Professional Man. j..
N Young; CD The View Of the Business
Man." B. S. Hayes; AGO. discussion; clock.
adjournment.
Thursday evening-7:30 o'clock. praise SER
vice; o'clock Message From the East"
Rev. William Harmon Hopkins; "Glimpses OF
London Religious Life, Rev. William RAIDER.
Friday morning-s:15 o'clock. Bible study.
DR.. Buckham; 8 o'clock, reports Of delegates
to National Council; 9:45, address by Rsv. ".
p. Patched; 1915, closing business; IL o. clock,
adjournment.