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8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1896 HIS HEAD AS fiGH AS EVER, What Dr. Brown's Friends Say of His Posi- tion. NCW HE WANTS PEACE. The Pastor and His Family Intend Visiting Among Friends. IMPORTANT ' PAPERS MISSING. The Church Clerk Is: Anxious to Know What Has ‘B:ceme of Certain Documents. With an'o!d hat jammed on his ‘head, a patriarc overcoat . enveloping . h receding form, and a- pair’ of sorry gloves covering hands, the Rev. Dr. Brown, seen-at his home yesterday, looked nchi-asman “‘a=mov 2. moving he was.- His month’s rent up,-kind friends had-invited -him. and family o spend-a’ season of sadly cded -rest amid- peaceful surroundings, and the ex-pastor oi-the First-Congresa- tional- Church--hummed -a::cheery hymn tune ‘to himseélf as.he'battled amid moun- s of bedsteads and bric-a. C. g he said, with-a bright smile, d ‘ds’ to: his-future movements, to-give miyself:and my- family T of :rest-and. i brief. surcease from: the dreadful ‘Wworriment:which -has Kept-us all on “the rack for so.iong. For the present T am making noplans;as what I most need: 13 peace and:quiet. -Eome 200 G -and faithiul - friends have placed tireir homes “and:‘their hearts at our: dis- yosal; and we are going to take advantage of their great kidness.” ‘*Where do-those friends live?” inquired ened:to be present. replied the doctor, with en I cet ready I'll send v cards’if’l.take.the notion. ! went ‘on the ex-pastor, d.vou notice how my - night?” If ever I ateporter who hi ad =it wasthen. seemed to “methat there ‘was one ident’and dignitied course’to;pursue un- tances: namely. to make a L “sacrifice in-’order- 10 save ch from disruption. . Hence n and insistence npomnits ac- ds; who had gathered to pastor .anassurance of orve - of them “hadcome neeatno’small ‘expense ke-part in:the churchmeeting ng evening. &now; Dr.’Br. ] gentlemon D 4 FTeat( said o, ? one ely, v, n v with : members. and an of ¥ -attendance 1000 or more? rejoined: o,is my duty Tiam not:l fore the public. sugh of notoriety sam ing for a chance Indeed, T have already, heaven jaticture-the postman brought a Of letters-for. the ‘clergyman.” Dr. 3 ead one ana thrust it in his pocket. Tie then: tore open the ©Other; and, ashe ok at that,’” he cried, concealing the signature and showing the letter.to a end ‘who stood mear him. *“Who" can v t'C. O..Brown hasno friends?” letter was ‘an - autograph invitation fram W. E. Geodwin, pastor- of - the' Cali- fornia-street M. E. Chureh; expressing the. hope that thereverend doctor .would oc- cupy the sender’s -pulpit. on Sunday after t's the nse of speaking-about the asked Mrs.: Brown. ‘I .am" so aid that things may be misrepre- +1 have nothing.to conceal,” replied the doctor. “What I say-hereat home among mi-friends I would proclaim; ir-necessary, from*thé housetops: Hasn't C. 0.’ Brown as much right -as-anvbody- else to takea on ant go or come where he pleases, a does right?” *“Yes,” rejoined Mrs. Brown, “‘but I hate to have people know that we are moving.” ‘' We are not committing a crime,"” was the clergyman’s response.” “If we choose to visit friends I-cannot see what shame there can be in it'or- what reason for con- cealing it. - Further than_ this: I cannot speak -in ‘relation to :my future move- ments.” “Waldemar F. Christensen;the: church ubilant when the matter of his s attitude:was mentioned: . Brown,” ke said;" “bas come out from his pastorate’ with' his head as high as when he first took charge of the church, Of course we are sorry to lose him; but he preferred “that it should be: o and .the members acceded; thongh. most -unwill- ingly. - The opposition, ‘as they -call it, would gladly have refused to accept the resignation in “order to be able-to expel the pastor if it could, but in spite of all its endeavors: the. flock” obeyed the: voice of the shephberd. g ~*Dr. Brown has no reason to fear for his future. During the: past tew months ene- mies have: sprung: up’ in various quarters; but friends, noble . and influential, have crowded about the accused pastor-from. far and: near. " Dr. Brown has -held his-own and held it well. .- Rl ‘‘There is another matter about which I am -somewhat worried,”” ‘continued . Mr, Christensen. " “I'have been ordered by the pastor: and ‘trustees to write certain let- ters, ‘which:1 cannot write-until. I have some documents “before me. - “These docu- ments on' the ‘night before ‘the ‘meeting were spirited off to. one of the newspaper offices, and though 1" have : made the most strenuous: efforts 'to regain: ‘possession of: theni I have not ‘yet succeeded. 1 even went to the newspaper office on Wednes- day night; shortly before midnight; but was unable to learn anything as to the fate of the papers which were, or should have been, entrusted to my official keeping. ‘In case I do'not get ‘them this evening % will have to adopt legal measures for their re- covery.” 5 2 Opponents of Dr.'C. 0. Brown went np and down yesterday in the elevator of the Columbia building in high glee. They were on their way to and from the office of Dr.-Jonathau T. McDonald to squeeze his hand and to congratulate him and one another onthe fact that Dr. Brown was no Jonger pastor of _their church. They speculated as to the identity of the new pastor, but no one was mentioned for that position, according to Dr. McDonald’s statement, and nothing had been done or was on foot looking toward the -naming of a successor to the vacant pastorate. In fact the doctor, who has been at the bead of the anti-Brown forces for months past, did not seem to know any more about the affairs of the church than the elevator boy. Dercon Morse denied the report that there had been a meeting of Dz. Brown’s friends yesterday morning. He said that if sed it,"a. smile “irradiated -his counte--| Dr. Brown would occupy the pulpit on sometime next week and talk over the | matter of a successor to the ex-pastor. | Thus far nothing had been done. { The resignation, he added, had come | mpon the membership as a surprise ana | nothing whatever had been done_regard- |ing plans for the future. He had not |'heard any person spoken of as a successor | to the doctor. 2 |- “Although this whole sad _affair has | been the occasion of much talk and scan- dal,” said - Mrs, S8arah B. Cooper, “I re- gard its outcome with satisfaction. The First Congregational Church will now | have an opportunity to recover the ground | it has lost in the past four months. If the | Dubugue Conference wants Dr. Brown they are privileged to take him. The con- tention of his friends that the affair re- I'sulted in a victory .for him is ludicrous. He is to-day without a church, and he has i no official standing in - Congregationalism. | Is that a victory? Iam glad the matter {is ended.: I never pursued Dr. Brown in a spirit of vindictiveness, but I desired that truth should prevail. I was opposed to Dr. Brown. because I had irrefutable evi- | dence of his guilty acts, not because I had any personal enmity toward him. “The 29th of the month,’” added Mrs. Cooper, *“'seems to be Dr. Brown's un- lucky day. The doctor’s complaint against Mrs. Davidson, which opened the scandal, | was filed on the 29th of last December; on the 20th of the following month I ap- peared on the scene, and to wind up the i-whole unfortunate affair Dr. Brown pre- | sented - his_resignation on the 29th of | April. If he is at all superstitious he will decide to give the 29tL day of each month | a wide berth in future.” *Only a noble man, such as Dr. Brown i is recognized to be, would dare take the |'stand which he took and held,” remarked | Charles G. Nagle, barrister-at-law, the ex- pastor's'attorney. “He sacrificed bimself in order to avert dissension, and while acting solely for the |'benefit of the church, managed to cover | himself with glory and honor.’”’ |~ Other prominent members of the church |'expressed themselves for or against their | Tate =piritual father, but no one, so far as | learned, went so far as to accuse the Rev. Dr. Brown of managing his case in n bungling fashion. The general verdict of friends and foes was: “Dr. Brown can_ hold his own and keep his head as high as ever.”” (THE SCREWS ARE LOOSE, Lecturer Easton's Stricture on the Machinery of Eco- nomics. | | “Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men,” to Come With Individual Respoasibility. | Plymouth Congregational Church was well filled Iast night to hear a lecture on “Loose Screws,” by R. A. Easton, one of the church’s members. 1 The lecture was devoted to a discussion |of “prevailing: . political “and - economic | issues, and, as the title indicates, the con- {-dition of the body politic was compared to |‘'machinery in which a loose screw renders [-harmonious action impossible. |/ “Those whoare familiar with machinery, |- whether it be a sewing-machine, a mow- | ing-machine or a steam engine,” said the |‘lecturer, “‘know-that a loose screw affects | the running of ‘the machine, causes un- |'steady motion or a pounding of the loose |joints, and sometimes makes so much | noise that the loose point is plainly dis- | cerned. . Again, the screw may be so hid- | den in'the works that only a practiced ear can detect the exa ct point where lies the injury. “‘In the social ‘world and the body politic there are.some- screws so loose &s to attract attention ‘to- the- condition of the ma- chinery. ‘All the experts of all the parties | -are busily tinkering with that part of the macuin ery which seems the most defec- tive. Now it seems to me that this loose screw of so-called capital: and labor, while is 30 plainly seen, and the thumping and jarring of the macninery are so-heayy tuat a blind..man” wovld “kuow - that ‘the ma- chinery i§ - undergoing - a. strain, would draw our attention to the fact that there is also ‘something * the. matter with the foundaticnon which it is placed. “The real loose screw that is causing all this trouble “is. the lack of individual re- sponsibility to-God and. {o man that per- meates the world to-day. “It is a noticeable fact that men who are loudest in their cries against the moneyed rich do mot ' use: the wealth which is at their,hand-and is their’s by-title. “Tne fact “that :the moneyed men are grinding the life out of tué poor man— driving him ‘to . the wall—is not more irne than the fact that the poor are grinding | themselves and each other. “The practices of the great corporations are not different from the practices of men the whole length of -the line. . The laber organizations say to a man, ‘Come and join us,’ and if he refuses, they will not work nor let him work. ‘And while. they | are crying against the oppression of the rich with one breath; with the next they aie beating down the hire.of him wno stands with them in enduring the burdens and the heat of the day.” Tue lecturer then entered into an ex- haustive discussion to prove that it is not the rich that are oppressing. the poor, put the poor that are oppressing themselves. Lecturer Easton illustrated this ty giving the tase of a builder who wished to cut the | wages of the men he had-hired to construct | a house. One of the carpenters railed loudly -at “this. The builder afterward changed his mind and let the construc- tion of -the house to a contractor. The carpenter. that railed at the builder so | Toudly because he wisbed to hire men for less than regular wages got the contract. His firstact was to. cut- the ‘wages of his laborers . by the same- sum -the builder wished to'do, *‘Take the instance of the recent police corruption trouble in. New York,"” said the speaker; : “‘there was a loud clamor over tg: 1act that a screw was loose somew here. How about the merchants w..0 pat mouey. into the-pockets of the policemen 10 get them to pass by and - pay “no -sattention to the boxes ‘they had “piled- on the side- walks? This was a case of the citizens debauching - the yery - officers . they. -had hired to protect'them. And o itgoes.” He gave a numbver of illustrations.treat- ing on tte subject of organized and unor- ganized Jabor. .. = v 5 ““The coming conflict,” said the lec- turer in conclusion, *‘is not of swords, but of brains;: not-of men, bat: of -thought. The. college professor, the preacher, the layman, the striker and the:teacherare thinking out problems -‘as . -men. never thougut before. ““When-men get an idea of “theirindi- vidual responsibility and attend to.the wants of their &piritual being instead of their grosser natures a - happier condition of affairs will arrive, and theré will truly be 'l:??bfl on ‘earth, good will toward men.,’. 2 ——————— MORE MEMBERS WANTED. The German Benevolent Soclety Pre- DAring to Increass 1ts Mombors, A meeting of the German . Benevolent Society was held in Druid’s Hali, Sutter street, and two propositions were submitted for the (nerease of membership. : One wasan amendment doing away with the initiation fee for one year, the fee now being $2.. The. other was to empower the board of directors to admit to membership I: their discretion any person over 50 years of age, Both propositions were submitted toa committee of fiye which will report upon them ai the next meeting. The membership of the society at pres- | Sunday and that the deacons would meet | | ganization the sole aim of which: is toen- MID FRAGRANT BLOSSOMS The Rose Show Opens as an Exotic Bower of New and Rare Blossoms. WITH SIX HUNDRED VARIETIES A Unique Display of Flowers From Historical Gardens of the State. The ordinarily beautiful Maple and Marble rooms of the Palace Hotel have been converted into a temporary conserva- tory, in which all the choicest rosesand | other flowering products of amateur and professicnal gardens are artistically dis- played in almost endless variety. red; the “Rainbow,” a California product from the Papa Gontier; a new rose with waxy, vink petals lightly streaked with blood red; the “Bell Siebrick,” a new Eastern rose first exhibited in California, and baving rich, pale pink petais; “La France de ’89, a La France rose of dark wine color, while the original of the name is so different; azalias originally from the slapes of the Himalaya Mountains, and others from China, purple, ¥hite, saimon, cream, magenta, lavender; the ‘‘Rosa Ru- gosa,” a peculiar wine-colored California seedling single rose from the Japanese va- riety; new ziant California - seedling; white Marguerites with stems a yard long; a first exhibit by Professor Emory E. Smith of a variety to be introduced next year. Amateur exhibitors whose displays are articolar features of the show are Mrs. 2. Lewellyn of San Lorenzo, with a fine array of peonies, clematis, rhododendrons and roses; Mrs, Theo Sachan, also of San Lorenzo, with a collection of 150 varieties of roses; Mrs. W. H, Smith of Berkeley, roses; Charles Alborn of Alameda, with'a ve?' large collection of roses, carnations and pelargoniums, and Mrs. Stanley Stephenson of Alameda, fite roses. Some of the flower-lovers prominent at ieslerduy's preliminary exhibit were: . - Staples, John L. Howard, Mrs. Timothy Hopkins, Mrs. W. C.. Burnett, Elisha Brooks, principal of the Girls’ High School ; It is the thirteenth semi-annual Kose Supervisor Denman, Dr. Behr of the Acad- WILL DISCUSS WOMEN, One of the Questions for the Methodist Episcopal Con- ference. TO OPEN TO-DAY IN OHIO. Shall Delcgates of the Weaker Sex Be Seated or Rej-cted P—A Vexing Problem. The General Conference of the Metho- dist Episcopal Church will open to-day in Cleveland, Ohio. Many people prominent in the Methodist Episcopal Church of this State will be among the delegates and visitors. The General Conference of the Methodist emy ot Sciences, Mr. and Mrs. Rockwood Episcopal Church meets once in four years. H i —_— A SUGGESTIVE GLIMPSE OF THE ROSE SHOW IN THE MAPLE ROQOM OF THE PALACE HOTEL. Show of the State Floral Society, an or- courage the cultivation' of ‘home gardens and the propagation of new and beautiful owers. - And the great increase in varie- ties due to ambitious competitors is one of the best evidences of the success of the society’s efforts. Primarily the object of the show is not the encouragement of professional florists, but their exhibitions set a standard that furnishes the amateur an object lesson, and at the same time indicates what may be accomplished in the way of new varie- ties. Probably the most attractive large dis- play is that of John H. Sievers, who has on exhibition seventy-five enormousiy de- veloped new seedling carnations that have yet tobe named and a number of exquisite orchids and other tropical flowers and del- icate ferns.. But the great long-stemmed carnations, with their extremely unusual colorings, are ‘a noteworthy feature of the show. Then there is the large exhibit from Golden Gate Park, occupying the entire end of the Marble room, and-including as specic| features the Cocas Weddelena, the most delicate and dainty of all the palms, and ‘the caricature plant, with. its little humanlike faces dotted all over its large, beautifully- veined - clothlike “leaves that rival fancydress patterns in-their attrac- tive appearance. John Rock has ‘an exhibit of all kinas | of flowering shrubs and Professor Emory | E. Smith of Paio Alto, the manager of the | committee of arrangements, says it'is the, finest display of the kind: ever made in California. It includes: tue historical Breath of Heaven, ribbon grass, and many shrubs combining variations of nearly ail the primary colors. But these are not all; | There are in the same exhibit over 100 va- rieties of roses. Whatever may be the poetic suggestive- ness of the flower-bedecked and fragrant rooms there is one little" table -that has about it a gentiment greater than that as- sociated ‘with all the others combined. Mrs. W. 8. Chandler, California’s most ex- tensive collector of wild flowers, has con- ceived the idea of displaying flowers from" ail the historical places in California, from gardens that have old romantic associa- | tions or that have witnessed some event in the early history of the Golden State. For'instance, there is a great cluster or rich Cloth of Gold r¢ from a forty-year- ola bush in the old Larkin garden in Mon- terey, where the papers were signed:an- nexing California to the Union. Mrs. L. O.. Hodgkins has a unique dis- lay of nice varieties of flowery cacti tnat Rmm a particularly beautiful collection of rare blossoms. Then passing over the at display of roses, for there are 600 varieties on exhibi- tion, and mentioning oniy briefly some of the individual flowers as examples, there is the fragrant and delicate white San Juan flower from Mexico; rhododendrons in great variety and in wonderful color- ings; white, pink-streaked and delicately ent is 5097, and the idea is greatly 10 in- crease it, tinted clemugs; “#rs. Cleveland,” s beau- tiful new California eeedling rose of a rich of Chicago, Mrs. Laura Immery of Grand Rapids, Micn., Dr. ¥. L Forman, John i. Sabin, Louis G Rev. 0. C. Miller, Mrs. B. N Rowley, Mrs. Horatio Stebbins, Mrs. Austin Sperry, O. . D. Baldwin, Dr. John Wagner, - Dr. - Charles Brigham, Mrs. Charles B. Dean. To-day will see the exhibit completed in all its details and perfected whers the late storm made yesterduy's display slightly backward. Af] in all, it is pronounced the equal of the Lest show yet given, and that in the face of climatic difficuities. TWO MEN SUFFOCATED, Suicide by Gas of Edward H. Daley and George H. Monaghan. They Were Despondent Over Lack of Employment and Sought Relief in_Death. Edward H. Daley and G. H. Monaghan committed suicide some time “during Wednesday night by turning on the gas. The former was found dead in his room in a lodging-house at 703 Stockton street, and the latter died =t 1434 California street. Both left notes to their wives, saying that they were despondent and died to end their earthiy troubles, Monaghan was a plumber and lived with his wife at 1434 California street. He was 50 years of age, He attached a rubber liose to the gas jet .in his room and, plac- ing the other end in his motith, turned on. the deadly fluid. He made the hose secure by fastening it about his neck with a piece of twine. On the bed by hisside the sui- cide left this note: April 29, 1896. ve me for this act, but I .can- not help it. Good-by and hope more luck for you in future. G. Ho MONAGHAN. Mrs. Monaghan could assignno cause for her husband’s suicide, but said he had been acting rather strangely of late.. He had been out of work for some time. Daley leit a note to his wife who lives at 2620 Culifornia street. He merely said he was discouraged, and bade her farewell. “‘Let the Cily bury me.” he wrote. -*‘My l"h“' isin a Clay-street 5-cent beer sa- oon.’ Daley was careful that' he should mnot fail of his purpose. He pasted paper over the keyhole and other cracks which would bave afforded an outiet for the gas. ————————— John Gough Acquitted. John Gough was charged with violating the election laws during the canvass of the vote at the last election. He was charged with uuzg as au election officer without having qualifi for the place, but there was no proof that there was any willful fraud, and so Gough was ae- quitted. Dear Wife: For; e It is.composed of about 600 delegates—200 laymen and”400 ministers. While the ministerial delezates ars in the majority, yet the laymen may demand a separate vote on any question, and such question cannot be passed unless a majority of the laymen are in favor of it. The General Conference is the law-mak- ing body of the church. The only restric- tions placed upon it are known as the “six restrictive rules.” These relate to the articles of relizion or the creed of the church, the Episcopal form of church government, the right of a minister or member to trial and appeal, and the alienation of the proceeds of the publish- ing houses from the support of the super- annuated ministers. These six - restrictive - rules - may be changed by a vote of three-fourths of the ministers in the annual conferences and a vote of two-thirds majority in the General Conterence. -These restrictive rules have been in effect the constitutional law of the church.. Aside from these safeguards, the General Conference can do 2s it pleases by a majority vote. In'the General Assembly of the Presbyterian church its legal enact- ments must be approved by the presby- teries before they become law. In the Conyirezafional and. Baptist associations the deliverances are not binding on the in- dividual church and come simply as recom- mendations. The meeting of the General Conference is attended with much excitement, because the least change “in the machinery of the church will effect every- local church: to the full extent of the thange. Another thing which makes the General Conference specially exciting is the elections. Its patronage is very large. It elects bishops for life, secretaries for the various benevolent societies, editors of all the Ad- vocates, book agents and committees and boards of management for the term of four years. ‘Posts o honor are‘filled until the number reaches hundreds. . Not all these are salaried officers, but many of them are, and others are affected by the- consti- tution of these committees and boards of management. There are several questions to come be- fore the present General Conference, which meets in Cleveland May 1, and will proba- bly continue uiitil near the close of -the month. These questions have been agi- tating the church . for a ‘decade, They have been put off by compromises and temgorary devices from time to time, but all the while growing more intense. The first of these is known in church parlance as the “Woman Question.” In the General Conference of 1838 four women were elected delegates, but they were not seated, because it was claimed the constitution of the church devarred them. A constitutional amendment was sent down to the annual conferences, but failed to carry. In 1892 theamendment was reversed and was so woraed that unless three-fourths of the miniscers voted for continuance of the law as it is, the con- struction of the constitution should be that women were eligible to membershi n the General Conierence. This was looked upon as revolutionary and was gen- erally rtl::!diated by the church. The original amendment of 1838 was taken un and sent the rounds of the conferences, but it was defeated by the small number of fifty-seven. Four. women delszates have been elected to the present General Conference. The opinion of some is that they should be seated, and that the action of the two former general conferences should be ignored. They claim that each General Confer- ence is a law unto itself. Others think that inasmuch as the church has already voted on the question twice and it has failed each time, that it would bea flag- rant and radical violation of ail law to consult the church according to the forms of law and then proceed directly opposite to that decision. The conservative party, the opponents of the women, claim. that the question should be sent down to the churches again. 'An analysis of the vote shows that the West generally favored tie admission of women by a large major- ity. New England also favored them by a good majority, but the Central “East was strongly ‘the ~other way. New York, Pennsylvania and the surrounding States were more conservative. It is-due to the women to say that most of them prefer to come into the law-making body of the church by the regular constitutional amendment and not be crowded in through the backdoor by a mere majority vote. The second great question that has agi- tated two preceding general conferences is the removal of the time limit in the pas- toral appointment. When Asbury had his way in the early. days ministers were changed every six months. This a little Iater became fixed at a term of one year, still later two years, then three, and in 1888 it was exiended to five years. The aggressive reformers in the church are now urging that it be removed altogether. To an outsider this would seem to_be a simple and easy thing to do, but the Meth- odist itinerancy is a unique organization. To make the appointments at all upon any other than an arbitrary basis every pastor must surrender his appointment at the session .of his conference. 1f the whole work can be adjusted as well by his return e is returned.” The key to the arch is the “time limit.” The fact that one man’s time has expired is a reason why all the members of the conference must stand on an equality’ with him. The time limit being taken away there would be no as- surance that a pastor desiring a change could have an appointment. The “‘time limit’" is really the key to the itinerancy. To remove it will be equiva- lent to changing the whole Methodist munistry to the independent basis of: Con- gregationalism. To those unacquainted with the working of the General Conference it may be of in- terest to explain that . the conference is di- vided into iarge committees. All matters pertaining to the Bishops and their administration are referred to the committee on episcopacy, amendments to the book of discipline to the committee on revisals, ete., ete., and the great battles are often fought in these commiittees be- fore the matter comes betore the General Conference for final action. The election of Bishop is always at- tended with intense excitement. It means a good deal. It is a position of great honor, a life term, a free passport to all parts of the world. It is generally conceded that four new Bishops will be elected. ‘Who these fortunate persons will be ‘is a uestion of much speculation. -Dr. Earl Cranston, now at the head of the Western Publishing-house, Cincinnati; Dr, John F. Goucher, president of the Woman’s Col- lege, Baltimore; Dr. John R. Day, presi- dent Syracuse - University; - Dr. Frank Bristol of Evanston and Dr. Henry A: Buttz of Drew Theological Seminary are doubtless among the strongest candidates for the episcopacy. No ore can certainly forecast the action of a general conference. Two-thirds of the delegates are new hands at Jaw-mzking and unacquainted with the candidates for the episcopacy, never hav- ing been in a general conference before. They are nsually conservat:ve. The delegates are from all parts of the world—Germans, Swedes,§ Japanese, Chi- nese, Africans—so that it is quite.impos- sible to analyze the opinion of a general conference touching any great interest in advance. Tne booming of candidates isa sure way to defeat them. Itissupposed that_the: delegates will make up their minds as to the fitness of candidates in a quiet and unbiased manner. All “candi- daating’’ is strictly against the traditions of the church, but as long as there are places of Lonor and salaried offices: to fill and human nature is as it is there will be some "stri\-ing among the -brethren for the best gifts.’ To change laws which affect 2,500,000 members is-a grave responsibility. Itis therefore probable that many of the radi- cal changes proposed will never see the light. Hundreds of the memorials will be strangled in the committees. A BIG JINKS. IN JURE, Judge Hunt to Sire the Nex Entertainment of the Press Club. The Enlargement of the Library, Increase of Membership and Pros- perity of the Club. The Press Club is preparing to give a unique midsummer jinks in its handsome rooms in the Thurlow block, on the even- ing of June 6. At the last meeting of the board the date was set. Superior Judge John Hunt, who for the place is probably unsurpassed on the coast, and who for his dry humor and rare talents otherwise is widely known, is to sire the jinks. He is acting in connection with the enterisinment committee, and is enlisting much of the best talentof the club. It is believed that it will be by all odds the best jinks yet given. The club has had a signally prosperous career during the past few months. Dur- ing: the present administration seventy- five additional members have been ad- mitted, and others are asking for mem- bership. The new members are profes- sional men of high standing, and they as ‘well as the old members are taking great interest in the institution. Its finances have been put on an abso- Intely sound basis. Its bills are paid with promptness as they are sgreed upon, and its credit is as good as that of a bank. ‘The library facilities have been doubled and new books are heing constantly added. Several new and valuable pictures have also been recently secured. Mrs. K. S. Hart, mother of the late Wil- liam N. Hart, has preseated to the club about fifty volumes formerly belonging to that well-known newspaper man. - Also a large coliection of Samoan relics, including warelubs, cymbals, alarge volnme of photo- graphs of the wrecked Vanaalia, Trenton and otier warships. These were obtained by Mr. Hart at the time of the Samoan war, when he was there as a special correspondent, and. at this date, and because of this association are of great value. There are other things in_the collection, and all are nighly prized. More room is beginning to be neaded by the club; but as the management believes it best o progress solidly and safely, no immediate effort will be made to get other rooms. The increased number of mem- bers constantly in the rooms attest in a partial way the prosperity. of the organiza- tion. e Father Yorke’'s Next Lecture. “The Day-spring From on High,” is the title of the next lecture of the course on “Civil and Religious Liverty,” to be given by Rev. Father Yorke at Metropolitan Temple on Fri- day evening, May 8, under the auspices of the American Women’s Liberal League. - Reserved seats for this lecture are peing rapidiy sold at the headquarters of the league, room 6, Dono- hoe ::il ing, corner of Taylor and Market streel THE KING HUDYAN. SORE SPOTS. If your body is partially covered with sores which itch badly, or which run con- tinuelly, or are hard to? heal; or if your hair is beginnin‘g to fall out; if your teeth are loose or are Joosening, you may be -as- sured that your blood is in a very ‘impure state. 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