The San Francisco call., 1905-08-18
GREET VISITORS
TO CONVENTION
Hearty Welcome Is Extended
to the Visiting Members
of the Church of Christ
WORK TO BEGIN TO-DAY
Christian Women's Board of
Missions Will Meet and
Plan to Extend Field

tian churches from all over the world
were gathered at Native Sons Hall last
night and heartily welcomed by local
members. The convention proper opens
to-day at the First Congregational
Church.
Bishop Hamilton made the opening
address last night welcoming the visit
ors to California. Other speakers who
were heard were Dean Van Kirk of the
Berkeley Bible Seminary, Rev. G.. w.
Muckley, Rev. G. S. Snively of st. Louis
and Rev J. Crabtree of San Jose.
The main work of to-day will be the
first session of the Christian Women's
Board of Missions Addresses will be
made by Mrs. w. e. Atkinson, James
G. Warren and Mrs Julia c. Gerould.
Reports of various committees and Of
ficers will be read and plans to ex-
tend the field of missionary work will
be discussed.
Nearly 500 delegates arrived at l
o'clock this morning from the south.
The convention of the Christian
churches of California met in the West
Side Christian Church on Bush street at
10 a. III. yesterday. Hon. A. NJ. Mccoy
presiding and the devotional services
being led by Rev. l. H. Hazel and Rev.
y
The report of the State Missionary
Board was read by Rev. c. w. Jopson.
1t showed more than $4,000 received and
expended and a balance in the treas
ury. This board has assisted In the
support of the churches in Alameda,
Berkeley, Santa Cruz. Richmond, Paso
Robles, Oakdale. Porterville, Marys-
VILE, Reno and Hydesville and on Tenth
avenue and Twenty-fourth street in
San Francisco At these mission points
there were 429 accessions during the
year. Rev. ]. P. Dargitz, the CORE
spending secretary, resigned in the
early part of the year. and his work
was carried on by the various members
of the State board the members OF
which are D. r. Russell, c. w. Jopson,
w. F. Reager, Peter Colvin, L. o. Fer
guson, w. B. Ferry and B. G. White.
These gentlemen will constitute the
new board. as an election cannot be
held except in Santa Cruz, the business
office of the church.
The committee on State work report
ed that the churches observe one Sun
day as educational day. when contribu-
tions will be received for the colleges
and seminaries, and young men shall be
sought to enter the ministry; also the
securing of an endowment fund for
State missionary work. 1t was urged
that the church Immediately purchase
more land to enlarge Garfield Park at
Santa Cruz. Enthusiastic addresses
were delivered by A c. McKeever. A.
c. Smither. w. H. Martin and r. n.
Davis
The final session of the State con-
vention will begin this morning at $3.50
o'clock. The afternoon session was
given over to the Christian Woman's
Board of Missions. at which time Mrs.
Alice K. Murphy of Lodi presided. This
convention is an Auxiliary to the gen.
eral society. which has it's headquarters
in Indianapolis. Each State has Its own
department of work. The California
women support the churches at Palo
Alto and Berkeley. CAL. and Reno, New.
They likewise sustain several mission
aries in India, besides educating a num-
Der of orphans.
The committees of the State conven-
tion are:
Auditing-Mrs Grant McMilin. Mrs. j. e.
Jope and Mrs Matte Proctor
Memorials-Mrs. H. c. Ingram, Mrs May
Jones' Mrs H. NJ. Mccall, Mrs. E. w Darst
and Mrs. c. Hutton.
Jopson Mrs N. E. Galloway, Mrs. J. P. Dar-
gitz, Mrs R. NJ. Davis.
State work-Mrs. L. A. Pier. Mrs A. G NC
Keever, Mrs. 5. II. Ford, MIS- >. A. Nesplt
and Mrs c. Poor.
The programme for Friday is as fol-
lows: The State convention will meet
In the West Side Christian Church at
$50 a. m. At p. m the National So
ciety of Christian Woman's Board of
Missions will convene in the First
Congregational Church. Mrs. N. E. At
kinson of Indianapolis, Ind. presiding.
Reports of, departmental work will be
heard, as will the reports of the ma
tional officers. Addresses will be deliv-
cred by Miss Matte Pounds Of Indiana,
Mrs. James G. Warren of California and
Mrs. Julia G. Gerould of Ohio.
This evenings session will be in the
First Congregational Church The song
service will be led by DIR. r. w. Smith
of San Francisco and the devotional by
Mrs E. w Darst. Miss CaI1ie Harrison
of Los Angeles will speak. The music
will be by the convention chorus. and
an address will lie given by Mrs. Julia
c. Gerould of Ohio.