The morning call., 1890-08-11
ACROSS THE BAY.
Dedication of st. Marcus Luth.
eran Church.
Sunday DiscOurses by Ministers-A Pastor
Wanted by the Presbyterians-Corne
Stone Laying by Unitarians.


Church on Hilbert street took place at 10
o'clock in the morning yesterday st.
Marcus Lutheran Church of San Francisco
participated in the services Delegates
from the Lutheran churches of Sacramento,
Alameda, Petaluma and other places were
present. Rev. L. f. Severinghaus, DID, di-
rector of the Theological Seminary of the
General Synod in the United States, and
Rev. W. Brandes Of Petaluma took part
At 10 o'clock in the morning the st. Marcus
congregation of Oakland, with the ladies'
society and Sunday-cho0l, in connection
with the congregation, convened at the
Good Will Congregational Chapel. opposite
the church. At the same hour invited
friends arrived from San Francisco, Ala
media and other places. The juvenile
brass band of the Schillerbund OF
San Francisco, under the leadership OF
Professor Schworth formed feature OF the
musical part of the service. The choir oil
ST. Marcus Church of San Francisco, con-
sisting Of Miss NJ. Kuener, Miss S. Fuendel-
ing and Miss j. Andres, soprano; Miss h.
HOrStmaD, Miss a. kuener and Miss Nj.
Andres, contralto; j. Horstman, tenor;
Henry Warhhars, basso; under the leader
ship of Professor w. Schlueter, led the yo-
cal services. a short Introductory service
was held at Good win Chapel, where Rev.
Brandes delivered an address. From the
chapel the congregation went to the church,
where appropriate services were held In
connection with the delivery of the keys to
A. Jatho, pastor. Rev. SeyerlnghauS
preached a sermon.
FIRST SINCE VACATION.
At the First Congregational Church yes
Mr. Mol rraanbpR bja
sermon after his vacation. His evening
topic was Our Glorious America" in
which he referred to his recent Eastern
trip and experiences. Rev. G. Ii. Hobart
of the First Baptist Church, who had re-
Gently returned from the meeting of tho
pressIons of the East" Rev. Bishop }. W.
Holt occupied the pulpit of the Brooklyn
Presbyterian Church and gave another OF
his interesting disc0urseS on Modern Gus
toms in Bible Lands At the First MethO-
dist Episcopal Church DIR. Dille'S subject
Dixon of the TeIth-avenue Baptist Church
delivered discourse on "Extravagant
Economy" "rhe Railroad as Illustrating
Christian Life" was the theme of Rev. DR..
Heacock at the Eighth-ayenue Methodist
Episcopal Church, and at the Twentieth
street baptist Church the subject of Rev.
G. b. Reiman was The Two Resurrec-
tions-Will These Identical Bodies BE
Resurrected? The Millennium
The First Presbyterian Church paid Rev.
DR.. Horton $1,000 per annum. and an effort
is now being made 10 have some one take
the place at $1,000, with an assistant pastor
at salary OF $1,000, who will take the Sun
day-school and assist in the pastoral vista
lions. 1t is understood that Rev. DR.. Coyle
receives $1,000 at Chicago.
Rev. T. b. Stewart OF the Second United
Presbyterian Church of San Francisco ex-
changed pulpItS with Rev. j. e. Hanna OF
the First United Presbyterian Church of
this city yesterday. Mr.. Stewart announced
that a meeting for organization OF the Oak.
land church will be held on the evening of
the 21st inst.
Another meeting of the City Council will
be held this evening as board OF equallza-
ton. There are number OF Applications
for reduction of assessment to be acted
upon. 1t is believed the board will not
make any changes in the Broadway assess
meniS, though the matter may be further
discussed.
UNITARIAN CHURCH BUILDING.
The First Unitarian Church building is
progressing well at the corner Of Four
teenth and Castro streets, and will be one
OF the most handsome church edlfiees of
Oakland when completed. The corner
stone will be laid with imposing ceremonies
by the Masonic fraternity on Saturday
next. The congregation is at present
worshiping in Hamilton hall, where the
pastor, Rev. c. W. Wendte. delivered
sermon in the forenoon on the theme.
keep Your Balance"
1t is said that the cause Of Engineer
Herbert Small's drinking and consequent
expulsion from the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers aud dismissal from the
employ of the company, was the scalding
to death of one of his children about year
ago. Small was one of the most competent
and reliable engineers on the road prior to
that time, and an Effort will be made to re-
claim him and have him reiDStated.
Rev. DR.. Coyle of Chicago occupied the
pulpit of the First Presbyterian Church
yesterday. AS his vacation is up as granted
by his congregation at Chicago, he may re-
turn home this week. lie intended to have
been in Oakland on the I'd inst, but was
detained on account of sickness. An effort
may be made to have his vacation extended.
The Durant Grammar School building, on
Twenty-ninth street, between Grove and
Castro. in the Second Ward, is now the
largest school in the city. The addition
just completed gives it twenty rooms. Chief
Engineer Kennedy has asked that more
fire hydrants be placed in the vicinity OF
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