The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 11, 1901, Page 1

VOLUME XC-NO. 133. SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1901. PRICE FIVE CENTS. BISHOP POTTER MAKES EARNEST PLEA FOR HARMONY BETWEEN THE WAGE-EARNERS AND THEIR EMPLOYERS DEPUTY HENRY oF 1OWA. = THESE | BANCTIONS OF THE caANONS § coNELICT Y/ S | U THIN 1;Nilcfi"rl orN URNECESSARY| \ A BDEPUTY | \ FRoM THE | SuNNY SouTH. EXPLAINS DUTIES OF WORKMEN | ——yas Solution of . ths Problem Lies in the Hearts of Men. HE Alhambra Theater we was filled last night, the occa- being a special service fon for the Ad- e S5e8 made 3 nized labor, but cipal spesker of the evening was Potter of New York. were with the speaking of the audi e un- of Bishop Coleman made the opening an- that the society t meeting was A was a missionary society form- labor. This was one which the Episcopal s undertaking to mitigate some of the evils n and to assist the wages and other ju his due. which hamper the overcome. One employed was to open of the C. AL AL L m e coun There were eved that the church should work of that kind, “but,” aker, “we are brethren gether in fairness and otter was then introduced by Colem The venerable prelate shoy was re lause. He began his a1 iew of the three great military and aristocra: nimated men in their soclal Christian era began monarchial rule au- thority was éxercised with a harsh .and inexorabfe Banc the military forms o govern principle of brotherly love a myth to be Jeughed at and scc tocratic regi people were se Under the aris- of the common ever recognized, the inevitable result being discord, degrada- tion and social gl Resuming, the Bishop said: EFFECT OF THE PAGAN IDEA s not surprising that New Testament, conditions which prevatled at its con- ted the ideas of , which was th became hardemed 1into inexorable which the strong became more pow- e weak were forced to the wall is the real basis of all he feudal ages than the age In which we pects very much better. = when the principle of In those days these We, who to-day which we was born. wn as guilds rades unions as perfect, should m of the dark ages. Our has not the striking gullds, which was a h other of the Both of these ended a common interest—and that th the employel ruie obtains to-day. || Who Hire Labor er the auspices of the | Interests of | Ul never solve the question of labor | IVINS in frightful tenements, and won ap- the organizing minds, the guiding hands; | Plause with the statement that ‘no syn- employing managers are identified with | dicate can purchase sunlight and air, the unicns with which the employes are identi- | those unpurchasable gifts of God.” OoF Josae STinest? RNODE ISLAND “1I'RISE To A POINT OF oRrRbER" INTERESTS OF ALL ARE IDENTICAL Modern Social Rules Must| Be Ignored by Those | Help. fied. There should be a mutual understandige | between employvers and their help, and both should be animated by a common tie of brother- | hood and fealty Bishop Potter then spoke of.the opera- | | tions of the Board of Mediation and Con- ciliation of New York, of =i tie 18 president. He sald the board came into being without authority and added that | | that was the reason probably why he was ichosen as its president. The board was v‘m existence some ten years and had set- | { tled a number of momentous labor dis»i turbances. The operations of the board | were conducted on the principle that nothing tangible could be accomplished if the question of social contact was ig- nored. Resuming, he said: HARMONY IS LACKING. We have not yet learned to extinguish that characterietic by which we differentiate be- | tween those antago: elements that make | | up modern soctety. There is no compiete nar- | mony of segtiment and idea. The mischief of | the modern social order is that the moment | | people begin to accumulate money or lands or | any other valuables, other people begin to dif- ferentiate themselves from the cause that should be har perated in by all fously e alike. ar. received sinners and ate with | them, but the modern Phariseeism prompts | men to ignore those who are beneath them | socially, or whose degree is of the baser sort The great is that eo t missionary society in the world fety which follows the precepts of Christ and establishes a brotherhood among all sorts and conditions of men. That is the aim Church Assoclation for the Advance- the Interests of Labor. etects It is to rem- | we come in contact with ever that the association was called into being. I stood one day .in front of a factory and | saw &0 men Rulng out io dinner. T sald to the owner of the factory: *How many of these men do you know?” He looked at me astonished, and though he did mot say it, I knew he felt that 1 was very presumptuous. The times require a change from conditions like this. It has always been & question in my mind whether the industrial development of the ninetccuth century has been of benefit | to human socie I once dined with a family in New York, the housewife of which went to | a store and hought everything for the table, | including pressed meat, baked beans, brown bread ana canned fruits. Everything came in tins or glass jars, and not a thing was pre- pared in that home, When 1 was young, women touched home | life with the chaims of thelr personmality. It | was an inspuation to dine at a housewite's | table Aty years ago. The modern system, the of advancement along industrial lines, to me to be radically wrong and worthy of remodeiins. Tie Intorer and employer must be brought closer together. You may legislate as you | please, impose taxation as you please, or by | any other process readjust the conflicting ele- ments of modern soclety, but if you have not | your heart in the work you will fall utterly, | The sclntion of the labor problem consists in | | the ewakening in the hearts of the empioyer 2 deep concern for the welfare of those who are in his employ. Thelr ideas and hopes should not be antagonistic. They should mingle to- gether and observe the laws of social contuct. r aims being identical, their methods should be harmonious if those aims are to be subserved AIMS OF THE SOCIETY. When Bishop Potter concluded his ad- dress Miss Harriet Keyser, general sec- retary of the C. A. A. L L., was intro- duced. She told of the organization of the association in 1887, and outlined the work in which it is engaged. The main | object of the society was to teach mem- bers the concientious use of the ballot, although no partisan politics are encour- | aged. The society aimed to promote fel- lowship among men. She alluded to the | abuses of labor in New York, of people She | bring on the age of peace. I { . = DEPUTY LEWIS OF N PA, EXPLAINS ANONS OMN HAT'EIMQNyu' 3 EPISCOPAL DEPUIIES DISCUSSING MARRIAGE LAW. &1t is as follows: I0 a. session at 3. I0 a. on marriage 8 p. Weller, Coad | 8 p. 8 p. 8 p. domestic mis. — urged the formation of a branch society in this city, and closed with the state- ment that industrial emancipation would Frederick Foster of the Typographical Union of this city spoke briefly of the antagonistic relations existing among the employers and those they employ. The object of the society was to harmonize these conditions, so that the social lot of wage earners might be improved. He ar- gued that it was to the interest of em- plovers to come to a speedy realization of the truth that what benefits their em- ployes must of necessity be of benefit to themselves. Before pronouncing benediction Bishop | Potter complimented the local press for its faithful reports of the sessions of the Episcopal convention. The following statement was recelved with applause: I take pleasure in calling to your attention | PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY. HE General Convention of the Episcopal Church will be busily engaged to-day, matters of great import being scheduled to come up.for decision at the various meetings. The programme m.—House of Bishops meets in Sunday School room of Trinity Church. Afternaon m.—House of Deputies resumes in Trinity Church. Meets also at 3 p. m. Duri the day Deputies will convene as committee of the whole and continue discussion and divorce canon. m.—~—Church of the Advent, Eleventh street, near Market. jutor of Fond du lac, will preach. m.—St. Stephew’s Church, Fulton street, near W ebster. | Conducted by Brotherhaod of St. Andrew. m.—Grace Church. Meeting of Church Unity Socicty. W ashington; Rev. George Hodges, dean of Theological School, Cambridge. - m.—Trinity Church. Mecting of Board of Missions. Bishops will speak on work of Sions. the admiratle work done by the gentlemen of the local press in their reports of the sessions of the convention. That the people of this city should be proud of its press we all here agree, and my sole Wwish is that these capable gentlemen of the press would come to New Yotk and show their brethren how they do it Miss' Keyser announced that she- had establighed headquarters in the room ad- joining those of the Brotherhood of St. Andrews and that she would be glad to meet all these who are Interested in the formation of a branch C. A. A. I. L. m this city. Bishop Potter then pronounced the benediction and the meeting came to a close, Sheriff Lackmann Banqueted. Several friends of Sheriff John Lack- mann tendered him a banquet-last night at a downtown restaurant. Among those present were: Congressman Julius Kahn, ‘Willlam P. Brady, Gus Cronky, W. J.| Special service. Bishop “Quiet Hour for Men.” Speakers: The Bishop of e Nicholson, H. B. Schindler, Thomas Thompson, C. B. Rode, William O’Shaugh- nessy, P. J. Kelleher, J. R. Doyle, J. J. Donahue, Herman Dierks, Felix Gross and John Lackmann. —_—— JUDGE NOYES OF NOME 4 HERE AS DEFENDANT Arrives From the Bast to Appear Be- fore the United States District Court. Judge Arthur H. Noyes of Nome fame arrived yesterday from the East and is at the Palace. He is here as a defendant on a charge of contempt and his case opens Tuesday in the United States District Court. e Judge Noyes is accompanied by C. A. 8. Frost, formerly representative of the De- partment of Justice of Alaska and after- ward District Attorney at Nome. = THE REV. OR. CENTRAL N B AMENDMENT 1S 1IN ) - ORDER" DEPUTIES WILL TAKE UP DIVORCE |Gifted Men of the Law| to Address the Convention To-Day. J REAT interest was dispayed yesterday in the consideration by the members of the House of Deputies of the Episcopal General Conventjon of the | $ canan .on marriage and di- | vorce adopted the previous day by the | House of Bishops. | The galleries of Trinity Church were filled by hundreds of smartly gowned | women and the aisles and entrances to the floor of the edifice were crowded with | the fair visitors. The House of Deputied resolved itself into a committee of the whole and un- limited debate was allowed on the im- portant subject. The committee was only | able to discuss the canons relating to th rites of marriage and had not reached | those on divorce when the time for the | afternoon adjournment arrived. | The canons on marriage adopted yes- terday define the meaning of matrimony; how the ceremony shall be performed and provides for witnesses and the consent of parents when the same is required by the | civil laws. It is expected that the canon on di- vorce will be taken up to-day by the House of Deputies sitting as a committee of the whole. Sharp debate is looked for, as it is known that many of the dis- tinguished deputies do not favor the eanon of total prohibition of remarriage of di- vorced persons as adopted by the House of Bishops. Among the deputies are some of the most learned legal lights in the country and their views on the vital mat- ter are awaited with great interest. The House of Bishops decided yester- day to nominate five of the clergy to the UNIQUE COLLECTION OF BISHOPS’ AUTOGRAPHS Interesting Exhibit Placed on View at Headquarters of the Woman’s Auxiliary. One of the most interesting exhibits in the collection of historical records at pres- | ent on view at the headquartes of the | Woman's Auxiliary, 1609 Bush street, is a complete set of the autographs of the Bishops in the American succession. This | set, one of the four in existence, is the | propérty of the Hon. L. Bradford Prince of New Mexico. It represents a labor scattered over many years. It is the only collection in the world which includes | autographic documents by the Scottish and English consecrators of the first| American Bishops. This collection is more than as mere album of autographs. It is made up in large part of letters. Some of them of- ficial, but many of them personal, all of them in some way characteristic of the writer and most of them of special inter- est to the student of church history. While some of the letters relate strictly to matters of business, there are others with a decided touch of human -nature. One of the quaintest of these was written | by Bishop Bass of Massachusetts to an aged lady, a member of the Bishop's former parish. It opens as follows: NEWBURY PORT, Jan. 31, 1774 Poor Little Thing: How have you made shift to get through the bitter weather we have lately had: In other words, how have you and boarder Jack Frost agreed, shivering with poor Att over a cob for a log and a bean for a forestick? Among the historically interesting fea- tures are the autographs of the English consecrators. Each autograph is accom- panied by an elaborate seal. There are several letters and documents signed by the Archbishop of Canterbury. In one of the former, written as Bishop of Bangor during the Revolutionary War, he says =cAm OF The The Rew Da DoNnarp aor MAss. presENTS A REScLuTION... GALLERIES ARE FILLED BY LADIES Well Gowned Members of the Fair Sex Listen to the Debate. missionary bishoprics of Hankow, l'orte Rico, Philippines, North Dakota and Olympia. The prelates will - select the names to-day and sernd them to the House of Deputies for confirmation. Last evening Bishop Potter of New York delivered an earnest and forceful address before the Church Association for the Advancement of the Interests of Labor at the Alhambra Theater. The building was filled and the prelate’s words carried conviction to all present. He urged the need of a reciprocity of senti- ment and action between capital and la- bor; urging also that the social relations between master and servant should be harmonious. The_board of missions met last evening and heard addresses by foreign Bishops on the missionary situation in the Orient. The Brotherhood of St. Andrew opened its second Pacific Coast Convention last evening. Addresses were made by prom- inent clerics and lay members of the Episcopal church. the Americans that no doubt they would soon see the folly of further resistance. The collection is carefully arranged within the covers of a massive tome and religiously guarded by a corps of auxiliary sentinels. It is valued at over $5000. Addresses were made yesterday to the Woman's Auxiliary by a number of Bishops and prominent members of thé or- ganization. PROFESSOR JORDAN LECTURES ON JAPAN Gives Interesting Description of tae Picturesque Scenery and of the People. Professor David Starr Jordan delivered an interesting lecture on Japan last night before the Ladies’ Literary Society at 1215 Sutter street. In the opening of his ad- dress Dr. Jordan described the great good nature, contentment and politeness of the Japanese people. In comparing the life of the people of Tokio and Paris, the speaker declared that.in the latter city the joy and gladness were underlined with sadness and misery. He said that the gayeties of Paris were of the kind that usually end in the morgue. Dr. Jordan spoke in high praise of the plcturesque scemery of Japan, declaring that the land itself, with its characteristic piné tree, had a fascination about it which would be there no matter who the inhabi- tants might be. In speaking of the character of the peo- ple, he admitted that the Japanese mer- chants are not reliable business men in that they cannot be depended upon to live up to their contraets. - Sick Soldiers Entertained. The soldiers at the general hospital at the Presidio were entertained Wednesday night by § number of amateur performers, who rendered the follow!ng programme: March (Clauder), Fifteenth Cavalry orchestra; recitation, Miss Kathleen Booth: song, J. F. Beasom: cake-walk, Miss Edna Montgomery and Edward Montgomery: song. Miss Eugenie Brown; song. Miss Queenie Montgomery: sons, Edward Montgomery: pfano solo, Miss Marte recitation, Miss Kathleen. Booth; so0g, Eugenie Brown; song, the Misses that recent events have so discouraged Montgomery.