The San Francisco call., 1907-02-03

Church on Monday night
Rev. II. H. Bell. chairman of the
committee on evangelistic work, re-
ported that since the previous meet
ing noon day services had been held in
the temporary church of the First Bap-
tist, and that. while in the beginning
there was but a small attendance, the
interest had grown with each success
sive service He announced that the
services hereafter would be held in
the Hamilton Square Baptist Church at
1870 o'clock in the afternoon, instead
of noon.
c. B. Perkins of the committee on
civic welfare reported that he had
waited upon the Police Commissioners
in relation to the Issuance and revoking
Of liquor licenses, but that he did not
get much encouragement. He was in
formed that the commissioners would
gladly consider any complaint OF wrong
doing If it We're put into writing The
commissioners told him they had re-
ceived no communications from the san
Francisco Church Federation
Secretary Rev. Louis J. Sawyer an
nounced that he had written three COM
munications TO the Board of Police
Commissioners and that, as each had
upon it his name and address and they
had not been returned to him, 1t was
to be inferred that the letters had
reached their destination.
Somebody suggested that probably
the secretary of the board had east the
letters into the waste basket, which
might account for the commissioners
not having received them. It also was
suggested that hereafter letters in
tended for the commissioners be deliV-
cred TO them when they are in session
Mr.. Jacobs of the same committee
said that the commissioners had re-
ceived notice in some way that they
were to be visited on a certain night in
relation to saloons that ought to nave
their licenses revoked. On the night
in question the commissioners, with
great showing of outraged virtue, re-
voked the licenses.
"If it had not been for our presence
there that night the licenses would not
have been revoked" said he But
+boueh thev were revoked, they were
regranted to the same persons Two
weeks later, to continue in the same old
way" ..,o
making personal Investigations ne nau
discovered that saloons were seIlng
Iiouor to minors under 16 years OF age.
when he called this to the attention
of a policeman on duty the reply ne re-
ceived was:
u can't do anything. II ala II "ouio
cost me my position.
Commissioner Creswell, when MS
attention was called TO the TACT that
grocers were violating the liquor law
said TO Mr.. Jacobs:
Bring US proof Of this and we VIII
take it up"
Mr.. Jacobs wondered why policemen
were not ordered to look into this mat
ter and lay the evidence before the
commissioners.
Secretary Sawyer read a letter from
Rev. John Hemphill relative to the sun
day rest day, and after discussion the
question was referred for action to the
committee on civic welfare.
Rev. S. c. Patterson of Bethney Con-
ererational church. said that it was
useless to waste time on such men as
were in Office in San Francisco at this
time as they were so case e-hardeneo
that nothing would move them; but
that II was the duty Of the federation
to arrange for campaign for the elec-
ton for municipal officers next fan, en-
abling the people to know who among
the candidates would be fit TO receive
endorsement. He suggested an idea as
to how it might be determined how
men can be judged. He appealed for
organization in the interests of de-
cency, morality and righteousness.
Frank J. Symmes was introduced and
he spoke at some length on the work
of the Municipal Reform League OF
Chicago, which, when it was organized,
found conditions in that city similar to
those now existing in San Francisco.
He told Of the wave OF reform that had
swept along until a respectable gov
ernment was Established. Mr.. Symmes
said that the time was ripe in San
Francisco for the Church Federation to
take action. He read from report OF
the Municipal League of Chicago which
offered many valuable suggestions to
the federation, If it desired to take ad-
vantage of them.
The association decided to endorse
the movement in the Legislature to
suppress gambling of all kinds.
]. w Hatch of the committee on i'm
moral literature and indecent pictures
reported that "the ways of the munich
pal administration are peculiar" and
that some action should be taken, in
view of the fact that the executive Of
ncers would not interfere, to suppress
immoral literature and the suggestive
pictures that are shown at penny ar
cades.
F. L. Ford was appointed on the, com
mittee on cigarette smoking by youths
in place of Rev. E. L. Walz, who re-
signed because other engagements pre-
vented his attending to the duties as
signed to him
On the subject of Sunday rest +. K
Jones suggested that It were better not
to talk to the labor unions in relation
to the matter at this time.
! The executive committee was author
I lied to make arrangements for an ad-
dress to be delivered in this city by E
S. Chapman, the renowned anti saloon
lecturer, who will be here during the
/ current month.
/ The following were reelected as the
! officers Of the federation for the cur
rent term: Rev. George W. White
president; Frank w. Gale, c. S. D., first
vice president; r. L. Rigdon, NJ. D., sec
ond vice president; Rev. Louis ]. Saw
yer, secretary and treasurer.
The following are the committees OF
the federation:
Evangelistic-H H Bell, DID,; A c. Bane
DID,; John Rush. B. S. Hays, Percy r. Morris
Civic welfare-C. B. Perkins, w d. CLARK. NJ
D.; Rev. H. n. Bevier. Rev. Robert Lord Cave
Charles ]. King. Membership committee-Rey
S. 9. Patterson, Rev. z. ID. Raley, 81. l. Miser
I w II. Thompson, Rev. w Z. Hayes.
Subcommittees-No. l, on publicity of applica
/ ton for license: Rolla V. Watt B. S. HAYS