The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-20
DAY OF WORSHIP.
Lessons From the Various
City PuIpits.
A NEW CHURCH DEDICATED.
German Evangelical Commu-
-, nity's Pretty Building.
F. =.
ELOQUENT SERMON BY DR.. WALK.
Rev. A. P. Doyle of Chicago Delivers
an Interesting Address at ST.
Mary's Cathedral.
A. NEW CHURCH DEDICATED.
ELOQUENT SERMON BY DR.. WALK.

st, Johns Church. the pretty new buiId-
ing Of the German Evangelical community
ON Mason street. between Jackson and
Broadway, was consecrated Yesterday
morning ID the presence Of a large copgre.
cation.
The old quarters Of the church. 800
Greenwich street, were found some time
ago to be insufficient for the membership.
A commodlous lot was accordingly pur-
chased on Mason street and the founda-
TOMBSTONE of the new church was laid on
the Sth of June last by Rev. F. Ongarth of
Alameda. The work was pushed forward
rapidly and the building is not only COM
pleted entirely, but is also fitted up to Inc
smallest detail. Although not a very large
church-for the mem bership of the congre-
cation at present consists of only seventy
faailies-the new ST. Johns is commodi-
Gus and pretty. The pews are of light
wood. TeSem bling maple, there is a good
zeal of stained glass in the windows and
the carpets and upholstering are all new
and handsome.
A number OF clergy were present at
the conservation services yesterday, which
began at half-past 10. The religious exer-
clseS opened with a dedication prayer
pronounced by the pastor, Rev. q. Man
goldi in which he feelingly asked for
gLCsSlnE VII tu0 cuuECu anu us cOBBT6za-
ton. Alter otfertOrY on the organ the
choir sang open Thy Gates" and Rev.
f. a. Umbeck, president of the Mis-
sourlan Synod for California, read the
creed,
The sermons, like all the rest Of the
morning service. were iu German. The
first preacher. Rev. Paul Branke of Los
Angeles, gave a sermon upon the New
Jerusalem described in Revelation, in the
@+ course of which he made some appropriate
.alluslOns to the dedication of the church
> The second preacher, Rev. F. A Umbeck
>:chose the first chapter Of ThesSalonans
as text for exhorting the congregation TO
Hollow st. PauPs advice and grow up in
love and faith and hope. The morning
service concluded with a couple Of bap-
tIsms.
=. In the afternoon an English sermon was
g: pre- ached by Rev. DR., Howe, from Dixon,
. Cal, and German sermon by Rev. c. T..
: schulz. the evening preachers were Rev.
r: A. Umbpek and Rev. j. Ongarth. Dur
. ing the days services some excellent music
was rendered by a double quartet under
the direction OF Professor Lamerdin.
Most Of the credit for the successful
work that has resulted in the pretty new
: church is attributed by the pastor and the
congregation TO the WOman's Society, of
which Mrs. Endlich is president These
ladies have collected most of the 5000,
which the church cost TO build, and have
: also raised a large portion of the deposit
:: of $500 which has been paid on the
500 site of the new building. When
title debt is entirely paid off it is possible
that more costly edifice may be erected.
For the present, however, the congregation
will content Itself with trying to build a
school in the rear of the church.