The San Francisco call., 1896-04-10
The Congregation Received No.
tice of the Change With
Unanimous Approval.
OBJECTS TO THE OLD STYLE
Every thing Is in Readiness to Cele.
brate the Sacrament on the
Coming Sabbath.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL, !

90S Broadway. April 9.
Individual communion-cup will be
used at the sacrament of the Market-street
Congre gational Church next Sunday for
the first time. Nothing was known by the
congregation OF the proposed change till
the pastor, Rev. DR.. Chapman, announced
last night at the rayermeeting that he
had, with the consent of the trustees, pro-
cured the necessary paraphernalia and
would inauguIate the innovation next
Sunday.
-Four years ago. said DR.. Chapman,
Il became convinced of the necessity,
from a hygienic point of view, of lndi-
vidual cups, and l decided that whenever
l had charge of a church l would at once
commence the new method. l spoke TO
several parties about the change, and they
all agreed that the thing should be done,
but so many churches are supplied with
expensive communion services that they
objected TO making the change.
This IS new church and | decided to
put my ideas into practice. | consulted
with the trustees and they agreed with me,
and we at once sent for the necessary SER
vice. Since the church opened we have
been using the old cups that we borrowed,
and did not like them. We thought we
were able to procure set of cups for our
selves, and we decided to have a healthy
set. l have not said one word against the
old system, because / concluded that it
was a subject that could not be touched
upon until everything was ready for the
change. Once exploited, the objections to
the old style are so definite that l cannot
conceive how anybody would use them
again.
"At the prayer meeting last night told
the congregation what l had done and to
my great Joy everybody accepted the
change with marked expressions of ap-
proval. | have not heard one single word
OF protest against the change and l do not
believe | ever shall.
The arrangement for administering the
sacrament is very simple. All the little
cups are in the racks with sip of the wine
In each. The rack is passed along Just the
same as collection plate and each COM
munlcant takes one. When ali are served
The prayer is said and the congregation
take the sacrament simultaneously.
In front OF every chair there is a little
ring. into which the empty cups are put.
Alter the service the janitor gathers up the
cups washes them and replaces them in
the rack. 4 very simple syphon arrange
ment regulates the amount put into each
cup and can be worked very speedily. By
little pressure on a button covers fall
over the tiers OF glasses and prevent all
particles OF dust from polluting the wine.
BY using four racks the wine can be dis
tributed very quickly and the whole SER
vice can be conducted with dignity and
quietness. There is really no objection to
the new system that l can think off,
Thought 1t Was Empty.
OAKLAND, CAL, April 9.-Herman
Steinbeck, the eldest son of Rev. Mr..
Steinbeck, pastor of the German Metho-
dist Church on Seventeenth street, near
san Pablo, met with serious accident
yesterday afternoon. While fooling with a
pistol, which he supposed to be not loaded,
he was shot through the hand by one
bullet of the slXshooter which had been
overlooked. The bone was shattered by
the discharge, and the boy is quite i'll
from the wounds and shock TO his nervous
system.
Boogar's Estate Sued.
OAKLAND, CAL, April e.-Charles
Lesher has sued P. f. Benson and E. NJ.
Patterson, as executors of the estate
OF the late Philip Boogar, for S12Cl so and
interest at per cent from April 8,
1895, on a note dated April 30, 1891
He also sues for $647 additional for services
as private detective. He was employed
by deceased to secure evidence in the di-
vorce suit between Mr.. and Mrs. Boogar.
Will Vote on Reincorporation.
LIVERMORE, CAL, April 9.-The Trus-
tees last night decided to allow the ques-
ton OF relncorpor alton as city of the
fifth class go before the people to ascertain
whether or not they desire to make the
proposed change. Under the present
charter the tax levy is limited to so cents,
which many feel is insufficient for a town
of this size.
Sudden Death.
GOLDEN GATE, CAL, April 9.-Mrs.
Mary Devincenzi died very Unexpectedly
at her residence on Tenth street here at 1
rsI lr.nly - 4
after retiring, and died before physic ian
could be secured. She was a native of
Italy, aged 90 years. Coroner Bald win
will hold an inquest to determine the
cause of death
More Gold-Hunters.
OAKLAND, CAL, April "a party of
five young men left to-day for the Alaska
gold fields. 1t includes A. F. Shuttle. a
young attorney; NJ. Wilkinson, railroad
man; Clyde E. Puckett, fireman; Albert
Stevenson, q Lorin barber and a Mr..
Harding. They go straight to Cooks Inlet,
where so many Oaklanders have gone this
spring.
Burned With Oil.
OAKLAND, CAL, April 8. - w. H.
Wright has sued the Pacific Coast Oil
Company for $3.50. He was employed as
stiliman at the works in Alameda and was
burned last September by oil leaking from
LIZ DOllOlH OI tue vat. lie alleges LndL Tile
company was negligent in providing an
imperfect vat.
Moran's Loss.
OAKLAND. CAL, April 9.-The apprais-
ers placed value of..$47 ,6l0 on J. L. Mo-
ran stock and allowed him $9221 As loss
by the smoke, which the insurance com
pahles are settling. 1t took two officers to-
DAY 10 Keep the crowds from taking pos
session OF the store.
His Third Trial.
OAKLAND, CAL, April 9.-The third
trial of Michael Collins for the killing of
Philip Boogar has been set for June 80 be-
fore Judge Greene. An attempt was made
to have ii go over until August, but the
court refused to allow it.
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