The San Francisco call., 1906-09-11
EASTERN CHURCHES
WILL GIVE AID.
DR.. Boswell of Philadelphia
Addresses Methodists and
Asks Them as to Needs
FUND BEING RAISED

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At meeting of the clergymen of the
Methodist Episcopal Church held yes
terday forenoon in the Sunday-school
room of the Simpson Memorial Church
Rev George A. Hough of the Califor-
nia-stree Methodist Episcopal Church
presided There was a good attend
ance of church pastors and laymen.
The feature of the meeting was an
address by Rev. DR.. NJ. C. Boswell of
Philadelphia, secretary of the church
| extension work
Bishop Moore was to have addressed
! the meeting, but was unable to be
present on account of the closing ses-
sion of the Japanese Mission in Oak
| land
The speaker of the day was intro
duced by the presiding officer as the
successor of the late Rev Dr. Spencer,
who was known all over the United
! States for his power to save souls and
/ power to secure funds for extension
| work.
Rev DR.. Boswell said that in view
| of the Introduction his hearers would
expect great things from him. but he
wished to assure them that he had
come here for the purpose of getting
all the facts in connection with, the
conditions in San Francisco and in
California so he might return to his
home in the East and tell the brethren
there what is needed.
MONEY FOR THE COAST.
He said that he had always had an
ambition to come to California, but
! that a little grave in the philadelphia
cemetery bound him to the home in
! which he had labored for twelve years
! but while here he would do what he
could for the benefit of the church.
| The people of the East. he said, are
4 in full sympathy with those of this
! State, and in proof of this he cited
that at the time of the California fire
there was $4,000 in the fund of the
Board for Church Extension, and with
out delay and without red tape this
amount was placed at the disposal of
the California brethren. Since then
an appeal had gone out for s250,O0O,
and up to date more than 900 had
been contributed.
We going to help you, and
want you to tell me all you can tell
me and make all your complaints you
have to make so l may go back loaded
with facts added DIR. Boswell
The church. he said, wanted the
wealth of the rich people in the big
cities to assist them in carrying on
| their work. Churches cannot be run
on prayer alone he added
He cited instance of a man who
/ had heard one of his sermons and
never came back to the church after
that but when he died ii was discov-
cred that he had left for the Methodist
Episcopal church lot in Philadelphia,
/ 125 feet square. $4,000 to build a
memorial church thereon, and $4,000
more to keep up the church
DR.. Boswell then spoke of the in
f1uence of the great dailies of the big
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go into the editorial rooms of each
and induce them to use their influence
! for the glory of God He did not want
| to see the great dailies drop reports
of pugilistic encounters, accounts of
baseball contests or of athletic events,
but he did want to see these great
i dailies devote some attention to the
work of the churches. for the people.
he said, were guided by the great
dailies.
TEACHING OF CHILDREN.
While DR.. Boswell did not want the
educational authorities of the country
to inculcate into the minds of the
pupils Methodist or any other. religious
teaching he was opposed to teachers
in the public schools placing in the
hands of pupils circulars announcing
that on this or that occasion there
would be an entertainment followed by
| dancing. The Methodists, he said, did
not approve of dancing, and he ex-
pressed himself as strongly opposed to
placing before children who were
| brought up in that faith matter that
to the manner in whicl4 they had been
religiously trained
He concluded by calling attention to
| the fact that while many changes have
taken place in manners, clothing and
| the like the heart has never changed
! fro, +hA ~ hot ,i- IL
earth, and that when the heart was
right in the work of the Lord there
| was no occasion for fear of results.
The annual Methodist Episcopal con-
ference will open in Pacific Grove next
Wednesday, and in view of this fact
clergymen of this faith next Monday,
but there will be one on the following
| Monday, when special committee, con-
sisting of Rev. DIR. Williams, Rev. DR..
Keith and Rev. DR.. Paddock. will pre-
sent names for officers for the next
term of the Preachers Association
The ST. PauPs German Evangelical
congreg CATION, formerly of 1919 Howard
street, which had it's church destroyed
by the conflagration, has acquired a
lot having a frontage of thirty feet
adjoining the site of the old church.
SO that now it has premises of sixty
feet frontage and 100 feet depth on
Howard street, between Tenth and
Eleventh. on which it will erect two
story church edifce and parsonage
Paul Branke, the pastor of this church
who for some time has been holding
service in the Grace Methodist Church
at Twenty first and Capp streets in
the afternoon. has secured residence
at 1866 Sixteenth street.
CARS ARE JAsfNIED IN BLOCKADE
The lack of adequate terminal facili-
ties for the Market-street cars at the
ferry depot caused a blockade of cars