The San Francisco call., 1896-09-27
IN THE REALM
OF RELIGION
Pastor Birch Will Inaugu-
rate a New Church
Tonight.
AT METROPOLITAN HALL
Arrival of Four Distinguished
Episcopalian Missionary
Bishops
ALL ARE TO BE HEARD TODAY.
DR.. Adams Gives Satisfaction to the
Flock of the First Congrega-
tional Church.
ALL ARE TO BE HEARD TO-DAY.

Rev. DR.. W. L. Birch will inaugurste q
series of services of an undenominational
character at Metropolitan Temple this
evening. The pastor announces that he
does not want dollars but souls. Every
one is invited to attend, but DR.. Birch
has issued special invitation to ''men who
really believe in brotherhood; women
who want to help to save San Francisco;
tempted girls who want 10 do right; peo-
pie who are thinking of suicide; men with
out a nickel or a friend; the broken-heart-
ed, the weary, the lost; young folks who
want to be noble and pure; the rich who
would be stewards of their wealth;
wandering boys and prodigal sons"
II DR.. Birch gets the people he is cater
ing for his Sunday night services will be
an omnium gatherum indeed. 1t is said
that the pastor began to preach when
only II years of age, and when but little
over q had regular congregation of be-
tween 5000 and 5000 persons.
DR.. Birch wishes to locate in San Fran
cisco; he likes the climate and is greatly
drawn to the work here. lie says. every
one has received me so graciously that |
love the town and people," He has de-
clared his intention to become citizen,
and is joining the Congregational minis
try.
There is a good deal of interest in Con-
gregational church circles over the ex-
pected arrival of Rev. Charles R. Brown
of the First Congregational Church. Oak
land. The new pastor and his bride are
expected this week. Rev. Charles Brown
will occupy the pulpit next Sunday. All
through the fall and part of the winter he
will labor in Oakland, but about the mid
die of February he and Mrs. Brown expect
n q wQ6nlnO I0nrnaU fhrOu oh
Europe, Palestine and Egypt.
Rev. DR.. Adams seems to have given
qualified satisfaction at the First Congre-
gational Church here. 1t is expected that
to-day call for church meeting will be
issued with a view to considering the
giving of q permanent call to the doctor.
The meeting will probably not be till
after DR.. Adams has returned to st. Louis.
The General Assembly of the California
Congregationalists will open in Sacra-
mento on the 9th of October.
Four visiting Episcopalian Bishops will
preach in this City to-day. They are
Right Rev. a. Leonard, d. D., missionary
Bishop of Nevada, Utah and Western Col
orado; Right Rev. j. M. Kendrick, mis-
sionary Bishop of New Mexico and Ari-
zona; Right Rev. William Morris Barker,
D.. D., missionary Bishop of Olympia, and
Right Rev. J. II. Johnson, Bishop of Los
Angeles. The pulpits which the Bishops
Will OCCupy lAlS dIcs Ois JOnu 5,
Bishop Barker; Advent, Bishop Kendrick
Trinity, Bishop Johnson; Grace, Bishop
Leonard. In the evening they will preach
as follows: st. Stephens, Bishop Ken
drick; st. Luke's, Bishop Johnson; St.
Peters, Bishop Barker; Good Samaritan,
Bishop Leonard.
The California-street M. E. Church is
preparing to give a warm greeting to its
pastor, Rev. DR.. Phelps, who will preach
for the first time this morning.
The congregation at the First Christian
Church expresses great satisfaction with
its new pastor, Rev. 7. Ford.
In the Berkeley Presbyterian Church to-
night there is to be a gospel union tenn
perance meeting, addressed by the grand
chief tenn plar of California and others. A
Good Templar lodge will probably be Or
ganiZed in Berkeley tomorrow night
The first of a series of special festival
services, to occur on the last Sunday even
ing of each month, will be held to-day in
Howard Presbyterian Church, corner Oak
and Baker streets, Rev. +. r. Farrand.
pastor.
Rev. Charles ]. Powers, G. s. P, who
has been recently attached to the parish
of the Paulist Fathers in New York City,
has been appointed to the Paulist parish
in this City.
DR.. Voorsanger will preach his annual
sermon before the faculty and student
body of Stanford University to-day. Sub
ject, "Three Time Dissenters."
Next Friday evening will be the begin
ming of the Temple Emanuel winter
series of lectures.