The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-25

just been rendered by the choir, and Mr..
Pullan started out by making that sort
of textile could appreciate the melody.
he said, but didn't understand a word oil
the language.
He made a very winning appeal. He
had come to bring the good wishes of fes.
low Christians. 1t was very opportune
time for a dedication. too, he thought
Christmas season commemorative
though the date is uncertain, of the send
ing of Gods best gift 10 man. viz, divine
life in the form of a little babe.
Through that source the speaker had re-
ceived divine life. and he hoped the church
would be full of it. A mark of this divine
life was self-sacrifice. beginning at the
Bethlehem manger and cunsummatiDg al
the Golgotha cross. If the church pos-
sessed that quality. the speaker very
neatly suggested. it would soon be rid of
its very Insignificant debt
The next 10 address the wOrshipers was
Rev. j. RO well, pastor OF the Mariners
Church. 1t pleased him to see the Lord
praised in many tongues. At Babel a
great many languages were formed, he re-
called. but in Zion they all became one.
He admOnished the church TO be filed
with the Lord, and exhorted his hearers to
grow in grace-''Unless the Lord build the
house they labor in vain that build it."
h6 was lOllOW6u Dy 1eF. W. IL. w IL
liams of the Plymouth Congregational
Church. When Pastor Anderson came to
him some months ago, he said, and pro-
posed to build new church, the speaker
was of the opinion that ii could not be
done, but now he looked upon the miracle
of the new edifice. 1t was proper, too, he
thought, that new building should be
provided. As children grow they need
clothing to fit them. So with the congre-
cations and church structures.
Ii devOlved upon Rev. w. G. Pond of
the Bethany Church to give sketch of
the history of the Swedish congregation in
this ctv, substantially as follows:
In 1876 few Swedish Christians had
been led TO assemble here, as a result of
the instruction they had received in the
mother country from DR.. Waldenstrom.
For a time they met In one anOther's
houses. The following year a missionary
psstor, Rev. G. Torquist, was sent to them
by DR.. Waldenst from, and in December the
church organ zed and Incorporated.
Early in 1878 ii rented room for Sun
day afternoons in the Church of the Ad-
vent. where meetings We're held every
week. 1t was there that the speaker first
had the pleasure of meeting with them.
This room served the purposes of worship
for several years. In 1880 Mr.. TorQuist
Noren took his place, continuing to minis
ter unto his congregation until 1885.
For six months after Mr.. Noren'5 labors
closed the congregation was without a
pastor, but in April 1886, their present
pastor, Rev. Charles A. Anderson, came,
! and he has been with the flock now for
more than seven years.
Two months after his arrival he began
to look about for church. By his energy.
ana with the aid OF the American Congre-
gstional Union, he secured site and a
place of worship at an outlay of $3.50, and
the progress since that time was such that
soon an extension was needed to the build
ing. This progress was also marked by
the congregations promptitude in paying
its debts.
In April Of this year Pastor Anderson
decided TO have new building, ample for
all demands, and the result has been til at
at a cost of about Sill a neat brick
edifice now stands completed.
The congregation here, though only
eighteen years old, said MIR. Pond, is the
parent of churches at Seattle, Tacoma and
Spokane. in Washington, and al Fresno,
Kingsbury, Los Angeles and San Jose
besides small beginning made in Ala.
media.
The dedieatory prayer at the close of the
services was offrred by Rev. e. III. Wikof]
OF the Fourth Congreg stional Church.