The morning call., 1891-09-07
ACROSS THE BAY.
Dedication Services at the First
Unitarian Church.
A Chinese Gardener Killed by a Runaway.
Auditor Snow Will Not Approve Rock
Bill-Alameda's New Depot.

At 1880 o'clock yesterday morning the
Sunday-school room of tine First Unitarian
Church at Fourteenth and Castro streets
was filled with those desiring to attend the
dedicatory services of the church. They
were admitted to the church and seated
before the doors were opened for the gen.
eral admission. At II O'Clock the commO-
dious structure was filled. The music was
rendered by the choir of Rev. DR.. Stebbins'
church. and several of the hymns were
written for the occasion. Rev. DR.. Steb-
bins offered the dedicatory prayer. Rev.
Minot j. Savage delivered an eloquent dedi-
catory sermon. Rev. c. w. Wendte. the
pastor, made a statement at the offertory
and the sum of 81, 800 was pledged.
The morning service was called n dedi-
cation of the building to the worship of
God and the evening service was called the
dedication of the building to the service of
man. The devotional services were led by
Rev. Samuel Goodenough of the Uniyer-
salist Church, assisted by others, and a
number of laymen delivered brief addresses.
The Building Committee consisted of n. W.
Spaulding, George E. Grant, Francis Cut.
ting, B. f. Durham, John Yale and the
the pastor. Rev. c. W.. Wendte.
This evening parish gathering and sup
per viii be held in the social rooms be-
tween the hours of and O'Clock. and at
8 o'clock the sittngs will be rented in. the
main auditorium.
REFUSES TO AUDIT THE CLAIM.
Auditor Snow refuses to audit the. claim
of the Alameda Matchmaking Company for
$500 for supplying rock for the boulevard.
He rejects the claim because the charter
provides that claims for ore than $500 can
not be paid unless authorized by ordinance,
which in this case was not done.
The Postoffice and the city and county
Offices will be open as usual to-day, but the
majority of the employees will be allowed to
view the parade. The offices would have
been clLsed entirely except for the fact that
Admission day coming two days Later
Rev. George B. Rleman OF the Twentieth
street Baptist Church has declined call to
larger church and congregation at San
Diego. He is satisfied to remain in Oak
land.
Thomas J. Gorham, well known in Oak
land the past fifteen years, died at his resi-
dence on Sycamore street, near Grove, OF
quick consumption, Saturday. He was the
son-in-law of ex-Judge Shepherd. The fu-
neral will take place to-day from the resi-
dence of his brother in San Francisco.
TIED-UP JUDGMENT.
The judgment of $4,000 and interest sus-
tanned by the Supreme Court in the suit of
Mrs. Marilla Wilson, NJ. d., now Mrs Dr..
St0ckham, has not yet been paid, owing to
a punishment by Edward c. Robinson. who
claims One-f0urth the amount as One-half OF
the contingent attorneys fees. 1t is claimed
that Smith IL Robinson, by whom the suit
was brought, dissolved, and the case went to
Smith on the division of the firms cases.
Smith died after carrying the case through
the Superior Court. and new attorneys were
procured by Mrs. Wilson TO attend to mat
ters relating to the case In the Supreme
Court. Robinson filed a brief in the Su-
pTeme Court The attorneys Tor Smiths es-
tate did likewise, and SO did the attorneys
employed by Mrs Stockham. An effort is
now being made to compromise the matter
among the attorneys interested.
Chinese gardener named Guy You, who
had vegetable garden near Temeseal, was
thrown out OF his wagon at Eighth and
Franklin streets yesterday afternoon by the
running away of his team. His head struck
teleg raph pole, fracturing his skull and
causing death. His body was taken to the
Morgue and an inquest will be held to-day.
REV. LILJEGREw's CASE.
TIE result of the trial of Rev. L. q. Lille
grew, the suspended pastor of the Swedish
Methodist Episcopal Church at the annual
California Conference at Pacihc Grove this
week. is awaited with considerable anxiety
by both the friends of Mr. LiljegTeW and
his wife, as we'll as the two parties Them
selves. The divorce suit will not be pressed
probably until after the decision of the con-
ference.
The services of the First Church of the
Agnostics of Oakland have been suspended
on account of alleged Illness of the pastor,
immigration Commissioner j. Il. Hatch,
who is suffering from recent attack of la
grippe, which does not permit him to speak
to an audience.
There was full attendance at the dedi-
cation of the Salem German Methodist
Episcopal Church at the corner of Twenty
third avenue and East Seventeenth street,
yesterday afternoon. Bishop Mallalieu of
New Orleans conducted the services. Rev.
DIR. Affierbach and Rev. A. Lemkau assisted
the BISHOP