The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25

tion there is a principal with two az
sistants. This arrangement tnsures
the attendance Of one director at least
The junior church meets an hour be-
fore the regular church service, and
Mr.. Stone presides at the general serv-
ice OF the junior church. The sections
then separate and there is ample room
In the church home for each one TO
continue its work on lines suitable to
the members. The relation of the
principal and the two assistants to each
section continues throughout the week.
these heads looking after the enter
tainments consistent with the ages OF
the children. At present the entire
junior church is studying the life and
times of Jesus. This practical and
comprehensive management OF the
junior church Is proving eminently sue
.cessful.
A feature Of the Easter Sunday serv-
ice was a professional march and hymn
by the junior church. They marched
from HackIey hall to the church. sing
ing Come. Ye Faithful. Raise the
Strain" AS the sweet young voices
were heard while they were yet in the
church home. a hush fell over the
congregation. A gradual erescendo
marked their coming until the church
door was reached, when the full beauty
Of the singing was realized. The chill
through the church and out again, add
ing a most impressive feature to the
service. They sang until their voices
died away In the distance. On the
evening Of that day Mr.. Stone gave an
illustrated lecture In Hackley hall on
distinguished Unitarians.
There was a genuine house warming
April IS, although the home. with
capable young woman, Miss Galloway.
in charge, had been in use from the
moment the people could crowd the
fnishers out OF It. Just what the
church home means was attested by the
crowds that gathered for the formal
reception There were music and
games, the younger people danced. and
some of the older ones. too When Mr.
Stone was bidding good night to some
OF the guests of the evening, he said:
IF you don't dance. come down some
evening and have a game of billiards
or cards with u.s."
Standing with Stone that evening.
bidding every one welcome to all the
church home had to offer, was Mrs.
Stone. who has shared all the respOn-
sibilities attendant upon the organiza-
ton Of the All Souls church home.
IT could not have carried this through
without Mrs. Stones sympathy and as
sistance." said the genial minister OF
All Souls parish. And with Mr.. Stone
every one agrees on this point Being
a woman Of unusual education and re-
finement and large experience Mrs.
Stone has been able to attend to much
OF the detail of planning and to pre-
serve the harmonies IN furnishing. the
things that count for so much in such
an undertaking
It is fiattering to the people OF Santa
Cruz that Mr.. Stone. quite independent
TO go where he would. decided that
there was no place in all the wide
country other than in their city where
he wanted to live Emphasizing this
fact. he has built himself beautiful
home on one OF the eminences of this
attractive place. Mr.. Stone did not en-
ter the ministry until the nineties were
we'll along, and was not ordained until
1898. For 81 years he was prominently
identified with the Unitarian church IN
Delaware. and finally, when he decided
TO give up business, he took the posi-
tion OF secretary OF the American Uni
tartan association with headquarters in
Boston. Later he came west. taking
the position OF field secretary for the
Pacific coast. In this capacity he trav-
eled from San Diego to Vancouver
twice every year and when he decided
to retire there was not a mOrtgaged
Unitarian church in his Jurisdiction
Late in 1907 Mr.. Stone resigned from
the Pacific coast work and went east
tion and then he and Mrs. Stone would
settle somewhere near their three sons
and their families. After a few months.
however, Mr.. Stone felt that he could
not be inactive and the call OF the
balmy west brought them back to Cali
fornia and finally to Santa Cruz. Before
returning Mr.. Stone told Mrs. Hackley
of his dream of church and a church
home, and when he explained. In an
swer to her interested inquiries. that
to put his plans into being would
call for an expenditure OF $4,000. she
drew her check for the amount.
Mrs. Hackley had previously placed
thousands OF dollars in Mr.. Stones
hands to be used for struggling Uni
tartan churches. Approving of his
business methods she knew that every
dollar she diverted in this way would
be used to the best advantage Mr.
Stones long years as national bank
examiner, before he became minister.
have stood him in good stead IN his
work of placing churches on a rational
and economical financial basis
Mr.. Stone is not prepared to say that
his experiment" will fill all the condi-
tions of a large city parish. but he has
full faith that further Development OF
it holds endless possibilities.
For the benefit of other religious
communities wishing 10 try to build
church homes Mr.. Stone says that an
investment of considerably less than
$4,000 would be entirely satisfactory
that the principles involved may be ex-
plotted in an inexpensive manner In
the case of All Souls church home he
wanted every element of success en-
ployed. so that his experiment" should
have the best possible trial Every bit
OF material that has gone into the
building is first class. and all the fur
nishings are the best that could be
obtained.
The Santa Cruz press declares:
"All Souls church home fills a long
felt want. and gatherings at this place
will be looked forward to by the people
Of the community
Mr. Stone. smiling and optimistic.
declares.
My faith Is abiding in this departure
from the usual churcn methods. What
seek to do Is to extend and broaden
and deepen In q rational way the in
huence OF the church over the lives az