The San Francisco call., 1905-01-21
CHURCH WOMEN
WILL CAUSE TALK
CALIFORNIA IDEA is NEW
Episcopal Convention Attracts
Widespread Attention.

The annual convention of the Epis-
copal church in the diocese of Cali
fornia meets in Grace Church on next
Tuesday morning. The opening ser
vice will commence at 1880 with cell
ebration of the holy eucharist Ser
mon will be preached by the Bishop
:. of California. AT the close of the ser
vice the convention will organize and
proceed to business.
On Tuesday evening grand mis-
sionary mass meeting will be held in
Trinity Church, corner of Bush and
Cough streets. Music will be fur
nished by the vested choirs Of ST.
Luke's, Advent and st. Johns, San
Francisco, and ST. Johns, Oakland.
Addresses will be delivered by Rev.
David Evans of Grace Church, Rev.
(: Burr NJ. Weeden, ST. Luke's: George
E. Butler and the Bishop. Wednes-
day will be given to general business,
with missionary meeting and elections
for diocesan officers. Thursday. busi-
ness of the convention, with a recep-
ton to Bishop and Mrs. Nichols at
the. st. Francis Hotel in the evening.
Friday a meeting of the Womens
Auxiliary will be held at St Luke's
Church at II o'clock. Rev. c. I.
-Walkley of ST. Pauls Church, Oak
land, will be the preacher.
The business of organizing the house
of churchwomen is expected to fur
nish some episodes of the convention
of a sensational nature. On consti-
tutional grounds women were exclud-
ed from membership in the conven-
ton proper, but were promised In
stead a separate organization, in
which their influence upon church
legislation could be made effective. 1t
is understood that a certain element
OF the women in the church are averse
to being sidetracked. A very lively
debate is expected to follow the report
of the committee having the designa-
ton of the powers of the new house
and the presentation of new canons
which the act will necessitate. The
difficulty to be met is great, as there
is no precedent to guide. No other
jurisdiction in the United States has
anything like the organization pro-
sposed, which throughout the country
is called the new California idea"
The discussion of plans for church
extension and finance is expected to
be extremely rigorous. The interest
in new legislation throughout the do
cese Is great and a large attendance
of the churches is expected. The fol-
lowing persons have been elected del
egates:
Parishes and Missions-Clersy and lay dele
gates elect:
Alameda-Christ Church: Rev. w. N Guth-
RE Rev. B. u. Bugbee, A. n. Lewis, F. NJ.
French S. j. Conger, William T. Sale. N. ].
Manson,
Arroyo Grande-St. Barnabas Mission: Rev.
c. S. Fackenthall.
Bakersheld-St Pauls Rev. Edward Nor
gan. Ernest w. Wright Rowland T. Morgan.
Reginald p. Fox, Samuel Potts Eailor.
Bemont-Good Shepherd Mission: Rev. d.
NJ. Crabtree.
Berkeiey-St Marks: Rev. E. L. Parsons.
Rev. w. r. H. Hodgkn Charles n. Gayiey.
William A. Merrill, Edward 8. Fowler, Ed
ward E. Osborn, H. Robert Braden.
Berkeley, South-St Matthews Mission:
Rev: R. Renison. r. H. Spencer, G. z. .Oxley.
w. C. Chaplin. G. B. Otis. w. H. Coates.
Berkeley West-Good Shepherd Mission:
Centerville-St. James Mission: Rev. II.
Lee, J. A. Bunting, Robert Braden. Fred Bla-
COW, Frank T. Hawes Harold Rogers.
Corte Madera-Hoy Innocents' Mission: ca
thedral stan.
Ell Paso de Robles-st. James Mission: Rev.
FowIer-st. Michaeps Missicn-Rev. C. L.
Thackeray.
Fresno-st. James Rev Harvey s. Han
Gilroy-st Stephens Mission: Rev F. @.
williams. D. J. Riley, Arthur Armitage. r, L.
Jones, Charles F. wilson, G. Wheeler Earl.
Hanford-Church Of the Savior: Rev. D. NJ.
Brookman. B. L. Barney. J.. w. Barbour
George Aydelott. r. L. McCourt.
Haywards-Trinity Mission: Rev. H. Lee, ].
H: Boden, W. S. Clark, J. B. Parsons, F. T.
Cooper, n. W. Winton.
Hollister-St. Luke's Mission: Rev. r. &C.,
Williams