I 8g I. THE THIRTY-NINTH CONFERENCE. 433 or less discussed. A lengthy report of the committee on the state of the Church, contributed by Dr. W. F. Lewis of Oak- land. The committee on the permanent support of superan- nuates reported a relief organization effected, and the first CHAPTER XLVI. installment of $Ioo paid over to the conference stewards. The first contribution to this fund was made by Mrs. Ava Austin 1891. of Vallejo. She gave the sum of $2,000, the largest amount yet contributed. O. G. Hughson read a paper on the "Ep- p worth League-Past and Future." Professor W. D. Kings- The Thirty=Ninth Confence. „Boys' Brigade," then quite popular in San Francisco. Dr. bury read a paper on the "Epworth Guards," a branch of the . Lewis of Oakland contributed a paper on "Normal Training, It met on the 9th of September and adjourned on the Uth. BishopMallatiellpresidedandM.D.Buckwassecretary.IVe-ciscocontributedapaperon"PracticalChurchWorkinOur and the Graded Sunday-sdhool." E. A. Girvin of San Fran- received $30 from the Chartered Fund, and $460 from the -4 Cities." Affectionate resolutions were passed in reference to Book Concern, for our Conference Claimants. The last named J, M. Buffington of Oakland. Edward Moore of Stocktor, an'·ount was greeted with prolonged applause. Dr. J. O. and Gilbert R. Keyes of Oakland, all of whom had died dur- Peck icpi esented the Missionary Society, and largely ' I ing the year. Seventy-eight charges were represented by I 56 contributed to keep the conference in revival lieat while it delegates. lasted. Dr. Homer Eaton of the Book Concern was also pres- Statistics. Members of conference, I80 ; probationers, 28 ; ent during mucihi of the sessioii. It was at this time that the .:3, members of churches, 4855 ; probationers, I,673 ; local Fred Finch Orphanage todk its rise through an organization 1 4 effected by the conference. Its history is too long to be re- 2,540 ; scholars, Ig,587 ; conversions, SI I ; churches, I88 ; 44 1 preachers, 40 ; Sunday-schools, 227 ; officers and teachers, hearsed here. Captain and Mrs. D. B. Finch will have the probable value, $I,I73,470 ; collected for niissions-from gratitudeofhundredsandprobablythousands,ofhomelesschurches,$8,098;fromSunday-schools,$2,909;forWoman's orphans, for their generous contribution to this cause. The Foreign Missions, $I64: for Woman's Home Missions, $2,880 ; quadrennial election of delegates took place at this time. On thesecondbaUotC.V.AnthonyandJ.N.Beardwereelected.w.000;forTractSociety,$378;forAmericanBibleSociety, for Conference Claimants, $4,674; for Church Extension, $2,- ·On the third ballot W. R. Gober and J. D. Hammond were 0 5 $486; for Sunday-school Union, $393 ; for Freedmen's Aid, elected. J .Coyle and W. W. Case were reserve delegates. 7 g *I,563 ; for Education, ·$826. Amounts from the Missionary The Lay Electoral Conference met on the I Ith and elected 7.5 Society-$4,265 for English work, $I,736 for the Swedish k E.W.PlayterofOakland,andChaunceyGainesofB,erkeley1,w«rk,$I,55IforNorwegianandDanish,$7,737forChi- delegates. C, B. Perkins of San Francisco, and Chauncey Dunn of Sacramento, reserve delegates. As Mr. Gaines mov- -2, We will give the districts as manned this year. Napa, W. nese, and $4,960 for Japanese. ed out.of the bounds of the conference before the session of the General Conference, C. B. Perkins went in his place. S. Urmy. Oakland, R. Bentley. Sacramento, A. T. Need- The Lay Association met on the Ioth, and elected the . ham. San Francisco, F. D. Bovard. Honolulu District, following officers : Chauncey Gaines of Berkeley, president; R. S. Cantine came to us from the Southern CaliforAia abandoned. There were I55 pastoral appointments. L P. Kraft of San Jose, W. F. Cronemiller of Sacramento, Conference. He joined the Rock River Conference in 1869. and Mrs. S. E. Holden of Napa, vice-presidents; Joseph G. In I897 he was transferred back to the Southern California .Sanchez of San Francisco, secretary; L. J. Norton of Napa, corresponding sercretary; M. T. Holcomb of Oakland, treas- abilities. Conference, where he is still at work. ·He is a man of great #rer. The following papers were read and fhe subjects more i Eli McClish' is a graduate of the Northwestern Univer- (432) sity, and also of Garrett Biblical Institute. He united with 311 , OCR Text: I 8g I. THE THIRTY-NINTH CONFERENCE. 433 or less discussed. A lengthy report of the committee on the state of the Church, contributed by Dr. W. F. Lewis of Oak- land. The committee on the permanent support of superan- nuates reported a relief organization effected, and the first CHAPTER XLVI. installment of $Ioo paid over to the conference stewards. The first contribution to this fund was made by Mrs. Ava Austin 1891. of Vallejo. She gave the sum of $2,000, the largest amount yet contributed. O. G. Hughson read a paper on the "Ep- p worth League-Past and Future." Professor W. D. Kings- The Thirty=Ninth Confence. „Boys' Brigade," then quite popular in San Francisco. Dr. bury read a paper on the "Epworth Guards," a branch of the . Lewis of Oakland contributed a paper on "Normal Training, It met on the 9th of September and adjourned on the Uth. BishopMallatiellpresidedandM.D.Buckwassecretary.IVe-ciscocontributedapaperon"PracticalChurchWorkinOur and the Graded Sunday-sdhool." E. A. Girvin of San Fran- received $30 from the Chartered Fund, and $460 from the -4 Cities." Affectionate resolutions were passed in reference to Book Concern, for our Conference Claimants. The last named J, M. Buffington of Oakland. Edward Moore of Stocktor, an'·ount was greeted with prolonged applause. Dr. J. O. and Gilbert R. Keyes of Oakland, all of whom had died dur- Peck icpi esented the Missionary Society, and largely ' I ing the year. Seventy-eight charges were represented by I 56 contributed to keep the conference in revival lieat while it delegates. lasted. Dr. Homer Eaton of the Book Concern was also pres- Statistics. Members of conference, I80 ; probationers, 28 ; ent during mucihi of the sessioii. It was at this time that the .:3, members of churches, 4855 ; probationers, I,673 ; local Fred Finch Orphanage todk its rise through an organization 1 4 effected by the conference. Its history is too long to be re- 2,540 ; scholars, Ig,587 ; conversions, SI I ; churches, I88 ; 44 1 preachers, 40 ; Sunday-schools, 227 ; officers and teachers, hearsed here. Captain and Mrs. D. B. Finch will have the probable value, $I,I73,470 ; collected for niissions-from gratitudeofhundredsandprobablythousands,ofhomelesschurches,$8,098;fromSunday-schools,$2,909;forWoman's orphans, for their generous contribution to this cause. The Foreign Missions, $I64: for Woman's Home Missions, $2,880 ; quadrennial election of delegates took place at this time. On thesecondbaUotC.V.AnthonyandJ.N.Beardwereelected.w.000;forTractSociety,$378;forAmericanBibleSociety, for Conference Claimants, $4,674; for Church Extension, $2,- ·On the third ballot W. R. Gober and J. D. Hammond were 0 5 $486; for Sunday-school Union, $393 ; for Freedmen's Aid, elected. J .Coyle and W. W. Case were reserve delegates. 7 g *I,563 ; for Education, ·$826. Amounts from the Missionary The Lay Electoral Conference met on the I Ith and elected 7.5 Society-$4,265 for English work, $I,736 for the Swedish k E.W.PlayterofOakland,andChaunceyGainesofB,erkeley1,w«rk,$I,55IforNorwegianandDanish,$7,737forChi- delegates. C, B. Perkins of San Francisco, and Chauncey Dunn of Sacramento, reserve delegates. As Mr. Gaines mov- -2, We will give the districts as manned this year. Napa, W. nese, and $4,960 for Japanese. ed out.of the bounds of the conference before the session of the General Conference, C. B. Perkins went in his place. S. Urmy. Oakland, R. Bentley. Sacramento, A. T. Need- The Lay Association met on the Ioth, and elected the . ham. San Francisco, F. D. Bovard. Honolulu District, following officers : Chauncey Gaines of Berkeley, president; R. S. Cantine came to us from the Southern CaliforAia abandoned. There were I55 pastoral appointments. L P. Kraft of San Jose, W. F. Cronemiller of Sacramento, Conference. He joined the Rock River Conference in 1869. and Mrs. S. E. Holden of Napa, vice-presidents; Joseph G. In I897 he was transferred back to the Southern California .Sanchez of San Francisco, secretary; L. J. Norton of Napa, corresponding sercretary; M. T. Holcomb of Oakland, treas- abilities. Conference, where he is still at work. ·He is a man of great #rer. The following papers were read and fhe subjects more i Eli McClish' is a graduate of the Northwestern Univer- (432) sity, and also of Garrett Biblical Institute. He united with 311 , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Names of People about town,C through D File Names,Case,Case,CASE_014.pdf,CASE_014.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: CASE_014.PDF, CASE_014.pdf 1 Page 1