The San Francisco call., 1906-09-25
NEW OFFICIALS OF
THE ME TH0D|sTS.
Rev. E. r. Willis, DID,, Will
Preside at the Monday
Meetings of Clergymen
CONSOLIDATED BODY

The first meeting of preachers of the
Methodist Episcopal Church since the
recent conference was held yesterday
in the Simpson Memorial M. E. Church,
Rev. DR.. Relay acting as chairman.
The following named were elected as
the officers of the association for the
current year: E. r. Willis, D. D., presi-
dent; Rev. C. M. Warner of Trinity
Church, vice president, and r. J. Craig
secretary
1t was announced by Rev. A. C. Bane
that the Howard street church had
rented Woodmen's Hall on Seventeenth
street near Mission, for devotional
services on the Sabbath, and that the
week day services will be held in the
Norwegian church, adjoining the hall.
An invitation was extended to the
association to attend a melting at the
Finch Orphanage in Fruitvale next
Monday, in the forenoon. The invita-
tion was accepted. In view of this, the
next regular meeting of the associa-
tion will not be held until the follow
ing Monday, in the Simpson Memorial
Church. at which time the place where
the association will meet thereafter
will be determined.
Rev. DIR. Henry, who was recently
appointed to Berkeley, said that he
held his first meeting In temporary
structure on College avenue, and that
never, in his ten years in the ministry,
had he presided over such splendid
spiritual meeting as that one. He
spoke encouragingly of the prospects
in Berkeley and felt sure that it would
not be long before there would be a
fine, strong Methodist Episcopal church
on College avenue.
Rev. r. Relay spoke of the work in
the Richmond District and said that
he had assigned one member of the
church to each block in the district.
He expressed the hope that the work
of the members would result In great
good to the church.
George B. Smith, d. D.. missionary
secretary for the Pacific Coast. ad-
dressed the meeting on the subject of
the offering made by the churches of
the conference for missionary work in
spite of the conditions, and said that
while he thought the amount would
fall far below the offerings of previous
years. it was only 5000 below the one
of 1905. He stated that many of the
preachers had lost their libraries by
the fire and that he would use his best
endeavors to replace at least the most
essential books. He said that he had
already made appeals along that line
and had met with generous response.
number of the members of the as
sociation expressed the opinion that the
prospects for the current conference
year for evangelization are brighter
than they have been for some time.
Rev. F. d. Bovard, who has been
placed in charge of the fund that is to
be used for the rehabilitation Of the
churches, announced the plan under
which the money, amounting already
to $4,000. is to be advanced to the
churches and each will be paid as the
work progresses, in three or four in
stallments.
The Central Methodist Episcopal
Church having been consolidated with
the Simpson Memorial Church under
the name of the wesleyan Methodist
Episcopal Church Central NJ. E. -Simp-
son MemoriaD, and the Rev. George w.
White having been selected as the pas
tor, reception will be-tendered to him
in the church, at Hayes and Buchanan
streets, this evening Rev. j. H. N
Williams, who was the pastor of the
Simpson Memorial Church has been as
signed to Sacramepfo