The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-01
ACROSS THE BAY.
Interesting Items From the Oak.
land Churches.
Changes in the M:nistry-A Mans Mysterious
Ipjuries-Dsring Enterprise of Two
Young Thieves.

The subject of Dr. Mclean at the First
Congregational Church yesterday was "Kept
by the Power of God" Rev. A. L. Linds-
ley, DID,. Professor in the Theological SEM
mary, occupied the pulpit of the First Pres
byterian Church. Rev. DR.. Diile's subject
at the First Methodist Episcopal Church was
1.-The Bible ana the Monuments. At the
English Lutheran Church the subject was
Christianity, a Talent" Rev. Philip Graft
preaching. The subject of Rev. DIR. Alex
ander Calhoun at the First United Presby-
lerian Church was God. Our Refuge"
Rev. Frank Dixon's subject at the Tenth
avenue Baptist Church was " Blind Lead
ers." In the Eight-ayenue Methodist Epis-
copal Church of Rev. IDr. Heacock was
Heaven, the Abode of the Righteous"
at the First Baptist Church Rev. c. II.
Hobart told 1.-THE Truth About Faith-Heal-
ing"
Rev. Mrs. Eliza Upper, recently from
Sioux Falls, Iowa, occupied the pulpit Of the
First Unitarian Society at Hamilton Hall,
yesterday.
A Harvest Home Thanksgiving praise
service was given to full congregation last
evening, in the first Congregational Church.
The exercises consisted of responses and
musical selections, with a short address by
Rev. DR.. Mclean. The Harvest Cantata,"
by DIR. Garrett was also sung.
Rev. o. III. Tracy of Maine, whom the
members of the First Free Baptist Church
on Iwenty-first street have been expecting
the past two months, arrived the last OF the
week and conducted his first services yester-
day. He came from BddlefOrd, Me-, and is
highly recommended bv Rev. DR.. c. +. Pen
ney, the late pastor OF the church.
The Rev. DR.. II. C. Stanton Of Albany,
n. Y, who has been preaching for some
weeks at the First Presbyterian Church will
not, it is understood, receive a call to the
pastorate. A large number of the members
are in favor of Rev. DIR. Samuel Z. Sprecher
of Cleveland, Ohio, who came to that
church when he first came to California, but
others are opposed 10 calling him again.
nary occupied the pulpit yesterday.
Rev. John Charles Hanna, the eloquent
young preacher who has had charge of the
organization Of a United Presbyterian
Church III Oakland and was so successful in
doing so, preached his farewell sermon to the
congregation yesterday forenoon. He leaves
this evening at AZ o'clock for Philadelphia,
where he has accepted call to the pastorate
of the North United Presbyterian Church.
He preached only once in that church last
January prior to his graduation and ordina-
ton. A farewell reception was rendered to
him by the members and friends of the Oak
land congregation last Friday evening at the
residence OF j. A. Calhoun, and lie carries
with him a gold headed cane, surmeunted
with California quartz, as we'll as the best
wishes of his late parishioners.
A SINGULAR ACCIDENT.
Lucas Dixon was taken to the Receiving
Hospital suffering from deep cash over
the right eye and broken nose. lie is
laralyzed, and supposed to be 50 from the
effects of the wound. He is unable to tell
how it occurred. Resin Cable and an old
woman living in the house at Fourth and
Franklin streets, where Dixon was taken
from, says she heard fall and going to his
room found him lying with his head rest
ing on the sharp edge of a water-bucket
and the blood flowing from the cut. A
Mexican living in the same house confirms
the report of the woman. The matter will
be Investigated, as the stories are hardly
believed.
1t is announced that the pay-car will visit
t he West Oakland yard on Tuesday.
The mother OF General Huggins of Cen
eral Miles staff died at Berkeley on Friday,
at the age of IS, from cancer. General Hug
gins has telegraphed to postpone the funeral
until after his arrival.
Frank Heguera and Manuel RhoadeS, two
boys aged 16 years, were arrested yesterday
and charged with grand larceny for loading
up and hauling away two wagon-loads Of
furniture from house at Fruitvale.