The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-11

vary Church on Friday evening for the
purpose of perfecting the organization.
The Woman's Home Missionary Assocl-
alton, comprising the unions of the varl-
Gus Congregational churches about the
bay, will hold an all-day session, commence
ing at 10 A. NJ, on Thursday. The meet
ing will be held in the missionary room OF
the Young Mems Christian Association
building.
Miss Nellie Flynn has accepted the posi-
ton of leading soprano at Trinity Eplsco-
pal Church, and will assume it as soon as a
successor is found for her at plymouth
Church
A reception will be rendered to Rev. A.
H. Briggs, the delegate sent by the San
Francisco District of Methodist Episcopal
Churches TO the recent convention or Ep-
worth leagues at Chattanooga, at the
How ard street Methodist Church on Fri
day evening.
Mrs. Joseph Cook, wife of the famous
lecturer, will Join her husband next month
in his tour around the world. She will be
in San Francisco a few days en- route, and
will doubtless address the Woman'S Home
Missionary Union of Plymouth Church on
its anniversary, the 10th prox.
The dedicatory services of the Grace Con-
greeational Church at Fitchburg will be
held this afternoon at o'clock. The ser
mon will be given by DR.. J. K. Mclean.
DIR. f. II. Foster, DR.. George Mooar, DR..
w. c. Pond, Rev. w. w. Scudder and S.
G. Patterson will assist in the dedication.
The Congregational church at Haywards
will hold meeting after the regular ser
vice this morning, the object OF which will
be to call pastor.
First Congregational Church at Oakland,
with Judge J. M. Haven as chairman, ap-
pointed to select pastor to succeed Dr.
Mclean reported at the Wednesday even
ing prayer meeting that they had tried to
secure the services of DR.. Nehemiah Boyn-
ton, but failed. DR.. Boynton is promi-
nent young divine of Boston and he had
the offer of the committee under consid-
Grafton for some time. Last week he in
formed them that he would not be able to
accept their offer.
Rev. w. II. Tubb will read paper on
the San Francisco Young Mems Christian
Association before the Congregational
Monday Club tomorrow afternoon. 1t is
said that he proposes to criticize the spirit
and methods of the present management.
Elder Henry S. Tanner, president OF the
California mission of the church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, reports seven
recent converts to that faith. Five were
baptized in Sacramento and two in Fresno
County. Elder Tanners discourse this
evening at Calanthe Hall, Pythian Castle,
will be on "Church Organization, and he
will draw parallel between the original
church as founded by Christ and that
church as restored through the instrument
tally of Joseph Smith.
The committee in charge OF the musical
and literary entertain ment to be given at
the Howard-street Methodist Episcopal
Church on Tuesday evening for the bene
fit of the Fred Finch Orphanage report
that they have received much encourage
ment from the responses of the business men
q m nan q U
will assist do so gratuitously and the gross
receipts of the evening will go to the or
phanage, which. although under the dlrec-
ton of the Methodist church, is non-secta-
rian in principle and practices The fact
that one lady alone, Mrs. Louthan, sold
$50 tickets shows that the patronage is lib
eral. The programme is as follows:
Organ solo, "Grand offertore de ST. Cecile,"
Op. 10, No. 4 in F, tBatiste), Martin Schultz;
recitation, ''The Fall of the Pemberton Mill"
(E. A. Phelps), Miss Esther O. Macomber; tenor
ting solo (selected), Miss Sadie libby; soprano
solo, sin Seville's Groves (Van Lennep), Miss
Mile Flynn; cornet solo, "The Exile's La
ment" levy, Miss Mis-, Pearl Noble recitation,
Miss Esther c. Macomber; tenor solo (seleeted),
j. Z. Owens; duet for cornet and trombone,
81 Feel Thy Angel Spirit (Hofman), Misses
Pearl and Maud Noble; soprano solo, "Mona"
(Adams), Miss Mile Flynn; whistling solo
(selected) Miss Sadie libby; organ solo, Tam
hauser March" tWagner) Martin Schultz.
All the Congregational churches of this
City will be represented by their pastors
and a delegate from each at the Council of
Recognition to be held in the chapel at the
corner of Pierce and Green streets to-mor-
row evening", Other ministers and laymen
of San Francisco and Oakland will be
members of the council. There will be
interesting exercises, and the meeting is
open to the public.
Chaplain Macomber of Angel Island will
occupy DR.. Cases pulpit this morning. In
the evening the pastor will give discourse
on The Twentieth Century; Bellamyism,
or What?" He will speak of the labor
question. His prelude will deal with the
political upheaval in Great Britain and the
defeat of Sir William parcourt.