The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-20
NEWS OF THE CHURCHES,
REV. LESLIE w, SPRAGUE MAY
NOT RETURN FROM THE EAST.
UNITY CLUB.
TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
TO CELEBRATE It's ANNI-
VERSARY.

Trinity Presbyterian Church will cele
brate the thirtieth anniversary of its
founding next Sunday. 1t was designed to
hold the commemorative services to-day,
but they were postponed.
DR.. Warren will call the General Asso-
citation of Congregational Churches of Cali
fornia to order for the thirty-ninth annual
session on the 5th prox. DR.. Warren has
performed this Office since the organize
ton of the association. The reports on
Observation-Disclosures comfy and seaside
resort will bring up the discussion of mat
tiers of local interest by the association.
Dr. w. D. Williams, DR.. c. 0. Brown and
Dr.. Mclean will give reports of the Ma
tional Council.
Rev. A. c. Martin, formerly of San Juan
Congregational Church, now of Haywards,
was warmly commended in a series of eu-
logistic resolutions adopted by the Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor at
San Juan.
The Congregational church of Pullman,
WASH, has called Rev. Robert Farquhar OF
Oroville to its passionate.
A sunrise meeting will be held at Grace
Methodist Episcopal Church next Sunday.
Westminster Presbyterian Church has
elected the following trustees for the
ensuing year: w. w. Allen, J. Mclean,
Charles Adams, Andrew d. Glass, II. g..
Eichenberg. Charles Adams was elected
treasurer Charles Geddes moderator and
Henry l.. Currie clerk. A unanimous call
was made to DR.. Minton to act as stated
supply.
Rev. E. B. Church will be the essayist at
the Glorious tomorrow and his subject,
1.-The Chicago Law both Principles and
Unity" On the 18th inst. the same body
will listen to an address on "The True
Dignity of the Priesthood" by Rev. F. 81.
Church.
f. A. Him Company has donated site
for an Episcopal church at Capitola. A
building and Ladies Auxiliary Society
have been organized looking toward the
erection of q church.
Rev. U. H. Spencer of Ontario has &C
copied the charge OF the Episcopal churches
at Orange and Anaheim.
| ST. Luke's Mission at HOLSTER has re-
ceived bequest from Mr.. Santa Marina
that will provide for the building OF a
church.
Elder Coe. for long time a prominent
and faithful member of the Howard Pres
byterian Church, has been stricken by
paralysis and is lying in a critical condl-
tion at st. Lukes Hospital.
1t is probable that Rev. Leslie Sprague
will not return from the East to I'LL his I'M
expired term as pastor of the Second
Unitarian Church of this City, and II he
receives permission from the trustees of
that church he may accept charge in the
East at once. Meanwhile the pulpit will
be supplied by candidates and others. To
the latter class belong Hon. John Mon
teith, who will give all address this morn
ing on acknowledge and the People" and
Rev. E. B. Payne of the Berkeley Uni
tartan church, who will preach this
evening.
The Unity Club of the Second Unitarian
Church gave g successful entertainment.
social and literary, in the church parlors,
on Friday evening.
Rev. Oliver G. Miller, the organizer and
first pastor of the English Lutheran
Church on Geary street, has returned from
the East with his family, and intends to
begin a new church work in this City.
During his absence from San Francisco he
was instrumental in completing the cree
ton of handsome church at Roanoke,
Va.
The fifty -sec ond anniversary OF the Oak
land Lodge No. 252, |. 0. B. B., was APP
propriately celebrated at Covenant Hail,
Oakland, on Tuesday evening. DR.. Voor-
sanger and Joseph Rothchild were among
the speakers
Miss Ray Frank will deliver lecture at
Beethoven Hall on Tuesday evening and
on the three succeeding Tuesdays
The solemn rites of Simchas Torah were
observed at the Geary street Temple.
| honored custom.
| The election OF officers of the consrega.
| ton Beth Menachim Streisand resulted in
| the choice of the following officers: Pres.
| ident, l.. Baer: vice.president L. Korn.
| field; secretary, ID. Lander; treasurer. 4