The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03

is DENOUNCED
Men Who Have knowledge
of Beggars' Ways Oppose
Indiscriminate Charity
STRONG REASONS GIVEN
Chew Tells of the Chinese
Desire for Christianity
and Western Learning

Some remarkable addresses were de-
livered yesterday before tie conference
Of the Alumni Of the San Francisco
Theological Seminary at San Anselmo.
The Rev. G. d. B. Stewart presided
at the morning session and the Rev.
w H Darden in the afternoon The
Rev. Dwight z. Potter and the Rev.
George G. EIdridge. treated The Use
and Abuse Of Benevolences." Profess
-sor Thomas Franklin Day, d. D.,
professor Of Hebrew ENegesis and Old
Testament literature. took for his sub
ject Loves Crescendo." Ng. Poon
Chew spoke on Christianity in China
in a manner so vivid and lucid as to
win the rapt attention Of the learned
assemblage..
Another rare speaker who journeyed
TO the handsome seminary overlooking
one of the most picturesque spots in
Northern California was DR.. r. A
Walton, the eminent evangelist now en-
gaging the attention of Oakland, who
stayed long enough to give. the younger
students Of theology advice drawn from
his years Of pulpit experience.
Speaking Of The Use and Abuse Of
Benevoiences," the Rev. Mr. Eldridge
showed that he had given the subject
Of prolniscuous aims giving careful
study. He praised the Associated
Charities for its systematic work in
dispensing relief to the worthy. Pro
miscuous giving, in his opinion. made
perpetual beggars, and the Associated
Charities was the corrective. He be-
lieved that out Of 1000 beggars who re-
. ceived spontaneous assistance on the
asking not one per cent were worthy
. cases He related instances Of impu-
dent fraud which were only encouraged
by. indiscriminate giving.
President John S. Macintosh declared
the old system of indiscriminate giving
a: tremendous mistake. The Christian
Church. he added. must organize its
charity and see that Gods poor had not
TO seek civic charity or the charity Of
the work. The hardest cases to reach
were Gods poor. There were starving
gentlewomen in all cities and starving
gentlemen. The women, said President
Macintosh, slipped. behind the screen,
but the men sometimes bumped against
those who found out their plight
Mr. Eldridge felt that the Christian
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poor. and declared that he would never
. take one nickel from the Associated
Charities for his own people.
Ng Poon Chew stirred his hearers by
his statement that a great part Of
China was ready to receive Christian
ity. Graphically he told of the Boxer
uprising and other nassacres where
Christian Chinese. had given up their
lives for Christianity. and died as truly
martyrs as had the early Christians.
China's Government had sent more
than 2OoO Of her young men TO America
and Europe 10 study Western accom-
plishments and receive a modern edu-
cation. He denied that China was the
same to-day as years ago. Heretofore
China, had gloried in the impression
that she possessed all the knowledge,
but now she felt differently. Both the
Chinese Government and the Chinese
people. the speaker said, had great
faith in the Christian missionary.
The conference adjourned sine die.
Before departing the whole assemblage
congratulated President Macintosh and
the. faculty on the great success Of the
deiibera tiOns.