The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-29
UNION OF TWO CHURCHES,
The Olivet and Park Congrega-
tional Churches May
Join Forces.
DIR. a. C. HIRsTs DEPARTURE.
Vicar-General Prendergast's Leo
ture at the Cathedral-Fair
at St. Paul's.

The trustees of the Olivet ana Park
Congregational churches are considering a
plan for the consolidation of those
churches. There are obstacles in the way,
chief of which is the hill between the
places of worship of the two churches.
The members have suggested that practi-
cable plan for a literal removal of noun
tains will be to move the Olivet Church
property. While no definite action has
been taken as yet there is a strong senti-
ment in favor of the consolidation, which
may soon be consummated.
DR.. w. D. Williams and DR.. G. o. Brown
will leave for the East tomorrow to at
tend the National triennial council of Con-
gregational churches. DR.. Williams is q
member of the committee of seven who
will revise the church manual and articles
of faith, and DR.. Brown is one of the COM
mittee on the relations Of benevolent So
cieties to the churches. DIR. Mclean will
leave on Wednesday for the council. They
will be away month and during that
time Dr. Williams will visit Boston, Brook
Ign and Montreal.
Rev. Mr.. Henderson, pastor of the Ocean
View Congregational Church, will soon re-
sign, robably to take charge of a Sierra
Valley church. Rev. S. III. Cheadel of
North Yakima, Wash, may be called to
the Ocean View church.
Rev. j. B. Clark of New York City, Sec
rotary Of the Congregational Home Mis-
sionary Society, will occupy the pulpit at
Plymouth Congregational Church this
evening He will give an address at San
Jose on Wednesday, at Sacramento on
Thursday and Tulare Friday. He has
been attending the meetings of the Congre-
gational associations of Montana, Wash
ington and Oregon, and will speak at the
Riverside convention of Congregationalists
next week.
| The meeting of the association of Con-
gregational churches of California. which
was to have been held at Oakland next
| week, has been postponed till Novemb Der 5.
The WORK of remodeling and generally
| renovating Plymouth Church is being
completed by the painting of the church,
which has been done through the efforts
of the Christian Endeavor Society.
| Rosary Sunday will be celebrated by
special services at ST. Dominic's Church
| October 6. There will be masses at 6, 7, 8,
| 8: AS and $3.50 A. NJ At 1920 A. NJ. high
mass will be celebrated, and Rev. j. l..
| O'Neill of New York win deliver the
sermon.
The bazaar to be given on the It'll prox.
at st. Paul's Hall, Church and Twenty
| ninth streets, promises to be success. 1t
will be for the benefit of st. Paul's Church.
| 1t is said that the weeks fair for the
| benefit of Sacred Heart Church at Los
| Angeles Melted $4,000.
| Vicar General j. J. Prendergast will de-
| liver lecture at the cathedral this even
ing on the subject of Religion and the
Future Life"
A new Presbyterian Church has been
dedicated at Newark.
DR.. James S. Mcdonald of the Presby-
terrain Church of San Rafael has accepted
a call to Dixon.
Rev. NJ. j. Ferguson, president of the
Institute of Applied Christianity of this
City, has accepted call to the Christian
Church at Vacaville.
Rev. A. B. Markle will succeed Rev. G.
D. King at Bakersfield as pastor of the
Christian Church.
Rev. G. NJ. Fisher, formerly pastor of
the Grand View Presbyterian Church, has
returned to Southern California, having
left charge at Philadelphia.
DIR. A. G. Hirst, formerly pastor of Simp-
son Memorial Methodist Church of this
City, will leave on Tuesday evening to
take charge of the Centenary M. e. Church
of Chicago.
Rev. William RAIDER is a prominent can
didate for the pastorate of the Third Con-
gregational Church of this City.