The San Francisco call., 1909-08-23
BISHOP II. HUGHES
DELEGATES CHURCH
Elaborate Ceremonies Held in
New College Avenue Method
ist Episcopal Edifice

BERKELEY, Aug. 22.-With impress
nue. Methodist Episcopal church. at the
corner of College avenue and Russell
street, was dedicated this morning by
Rev. Edwin h Hughes, bishop for this
district and one of the best known di-
vines in the state. The new church.
tion for the last year. is to be presided
over by Rev. J. c. Gillette, who was
present at this mornings ceremonies,
which were visited by almost every
clergyman of the Methodist denomina-
tion about the bay.
Following the prayer, rendered by
Rev. s.. D. Hutsinpiller, district super
intendent OF the Methodist churches,
Bishop Hughes formally dedicated the
edifice, speaking on the needs of the
new church in the future and its aims
Under this head Bishop Hughes took
up The Church's Need of Inclusive
ness" He said in part:
The social problems of the world are
puzzNng the people, and they are most
or them in doubt. However, the church
can not be used to set them In the light
as the church can preach but absolute
democracy, and all men are equal in the
house of God. The world needs the in
huence of the church. James Russell
Lowell. who was by no means an ortho-
dox Christian, was right when he said
that no spot 10 miles square where
there was no church was fit for a de-
cent mans family TO live in.
The church, as l said before, must be
inclusive. 1t must include a mans fam
ily in this respect differing from a
lodge. belong to a lodge myself. but
l can not take my wife or family there.
! have nothing to say against the lodge,
but when man belongs to Ave or six
and can talk OF nothing else there is
something wrong with that man. This
same lodge business is breaking out in
the women, too, l am sorry to say. The
church includes both sexes in its mem
bership, and should also be inclusive in
regard to age. The church should also
be inclusive as regards poverty or
wealth. Riches in themselves do moth
who the richest man in George Wash
ington's time was. No one knows. The
greatest man ever born in the United
States. one to whom the kings of the
earth looked up, died poor man. His
name was Abraham Lincoln.
There must be inclusiveness of tenn
permanent. Some people shout Halle
lujahl" when in church. others scorn
welcome both. There must be inclusive
ness of intellect. OF two of my best
friends, one is an old woman who can
not read or write. and the other, pro-
IesSor, is PROBABLY the greatest ph1lOSo-
pher in the world am proud of them
both. The congregation must run the
whole gamut from knowledge to litter
acy. God respects Individuality He
never made two leaves alike nor two
faces nor two spirits. / never yet saw
a man with whom would trade body,
face or soul God made me what / am,
and ! have no quarrel with God.
Rev. F. D. Bovard, editor of the Chris
tian Advicate, read from the scriptures
after the dedication, and music was
rendered by the choir under the diree-
ton of Miss Olive Morrish and J. Rollin
Fitch. A male quartet, composed of Ray
Miles, r. NJ. Sheldon, Frank E. Wright
and ]. Thomas, rendered several sacred
numbers, and Ave Maria" was sung
by Miss Helen Masow, the talented
blind soprano.