The San Francisco call., 1909-01-29
CHURCH INDORSFS
GRAFT PROSECUTION
Members of Episcopal Conven-
ton Hear Committees Re-
port With Enthusiasm
Bishop Nichols Advises Work.
ers to Put on "FuIl Steam
Ahead"

| notwithstanding the display of en-
thusiasm at the reading of the report
of Rev. Cecil NJ. Marrack, chairman of
the social service committee yesterday,
in which the members of the commit
tee Endorsed the graft prosecution, the
closing sessions of the fifty-ninth con-
venlon of the Episcopal diocese of
California We're marked by the sound
ing of note of caution in regard to
the future activities of the commit
tee This came from A. n. Drown
layman, who is chancellor of the dio-
cese. and was called forth by the
proposal of Rev. d. o. Kelley, the city
missionary, to make the committee
permanent commission. Brown object
ed to this and expressed the opinion
canons, and that the matter should be
referred to the committee on canons
TO report at the next convention.
Drown said that the term social
service" covered a multitude of activi-
ties. and believed that the functions
of the committee should be clearly de-
fined.
RESTRICTION STRONGLY OPPOSED
Bishop Nichols expressed himself as
strongly against the restriction of the
committee and said that they should
PoS VH AuAl Slcdifl dIeau.
Steam is a pretty free thing" said
Bishop Nichols, "and of course one
must keep his eye on the gauge and
not sit on the safety valve. There
should be no restrictions placed by the
church on the fields in which the
committee may operate. 1 must in
dorse the committees good work dur
ing the last year and believe that the
future activity of the body should not
be hampered.
Although the bishop, from his ju-
d1cial position, is always placed so
that he must talk guardedly. and can
not take sides when there is divis-
ION of opinion within the church. he
can not remain Indifferent to these
matters. Often he is forced to sup
press expression in regard to matters
on which he is 'bubbling over with
opinions and desires to speak, because
he would not be expressing the opin-
ION OF the whole church, and because
ne would be suspected of taking Sides
COMMITTEE REAPPOINTED
The committee. with Rev. Cecil M.
Marrack, was reappointed for the en-
suing year and the matter of Great
ing a commission referred to the com
mfttee on canons.
The balloting for the election of the
remaining member of the standing
CoilHltlee, tWnlcn was put over until
yesterday morning. resulted in the
election of the venerable treasurer of
the diocese, w. A. Van Bokklen The
committee for the coming year is now
composed of the following members:
Clergy-Rev. DR.. Bakewel, Rev. F..
L. Parsons, Rev. David Evans. Rev.
j. w. Gresham.
Laymen-A. N. Drown, C D. Haven.
L. M. Ringwald, w. A. Van Bokklen.
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committee on the state of the church.
read his report. in which he urged the
clergy of the diocese to work toward
the $4,000 goal which had been set
for the missionary donation.
THANKS GIVEN FOR ASSISTANCE
The convention business closed with
resolutions of thanks to the rector of
Trinity, the choirs and the organists
who had assisted in the convention.
and to the press.
In the afternoon DIR. Arthur Selden
Lloyd made a stirring address to the
clergy, house of churchwomen and
womans auxiliary. DIR. Lloyd left for
I'll Paso on the evening train
The Brotherhood of st. Andrew and
the Daughters of the King were ad-
dressed by Bishop Nichols and Arch
deacon j. A. Emery in Trinity church
last night at s o'clock Woman's any
iliary day tomorrow will be devoted
to the work of this body and meet
ings Will be addressed by Bishon
Nichols.