The San Francisco call., 1896-03-01
Rev. ]. B. Eddie and Rev. T. ].
Lacey Ordained to Epis.
copal Priesthood.
THE GOSPEL SINGERS VISIT.
st. Paul's Parish Will Erect a Fine
New Edifice on the Site
of the Old.

The Norwegian Danish Methodist Epis-
copal Church on Tenth and Howard
streets will be dedicated at 3 P. NJ. to-day,
Bishop Goodsell officiating. The services
will be in English. Pastors of all the
Methodist churches of the city have been
invited TO participate. The pastor is Rev.
C. J. Larsen, presiding elder OF the Cali
fornia district OF that branch of Metho-
dism. He was formerly superintendent OF
the Scandinavian mission churches Of the
coast.
Rev. T. ]. Lacey and Rev. James B. Ed
die were ordained members of the Episco-
pal clergy at St. Paul's Church on Thurs
day. Bishop Nichols performed the office
of conservation. 7 he rites were partici-
pated in by the leading clergy OF the City
and vicinity. Rev. I. J. Lacey is head
master at Trinity School. Rev. James B.
Eddie has charge at Carson City.
Ira d. Sankey, the singing evangelist
who for many years was associated with
D. L. Moody in his labors, will be at the
Young Mems Christian Association next
Sunday afternoon and evening and prob
ably on the following Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Sankey is making tour OF the coast
for the benefit of his wife's health. He
has been assisting at various Christian
conventions in the southern part OF the
State The length of his stay in this City
Is not determined.
Mr.. Sankey was born in Edinburgh, Pa,
in 1910. of English ancestry. His father
was man of affairs and member of the
Legislature of Pennsylvania. He was
leader and exhorter in the Methodist Epis-
Copal church.
The gift OF song manifested itself early
in life in Ira D. Saakey, and while still
very young he began singing the gospel
as he calls disappointed work. When but
16 years of age he was received into full
me % bershlp in the Jefferson-street Metho-
dist Episcopal Church of Newcastle, Pa,
where his parents were then living. He
afterward became active in the Young
Mems Christian Association of that town.
Mr.. Sankey met Mr.. Moody at an inter-
national convention of the Young Mems
Christian Association held at Indianapolis.
Ind, in 1871. Mr.. Moody discovered"
the modest genius, and after much persua-
sion led him to consent to join his Chris
tian efforts with his.
Together they held meetings in the chief
cities OF this country and England with
remarkable success, and continued these
labors until recently.
Perhaps none of the Gospel Hymns"
with which Mr.. Sankey has thrilled SO
many audiences is more famous than
1.-THE Ninety and Nine" He found the
poem in a newspaper. The melody to
which he adapted it came 10 him as an
Inspiration, and he sang 1t to great audi
ence without having written the music.
DIR. II. G. Morrison, secretary OF the
Methodist Episcopal Board of Missions,
has returned TO the East after fortnight's
tour of inspection OF California churches.
! Bishop Wilson has come to the coast.
He will conduct conferences OF the Meth
| ist Episcopal churches at Phoenix, Ariz.,
| and Los Angeles. The first will begin i'll
| Saturday.
| Rev. E. C. Knott of the Los Angeles
| Conference is very i'll at Pomona.
The Moral Influence of the Metropoli-
| tan Press will be the topic of discussion
at the Congre ational Monday Club this
week. Rev. J. d. Foster will be the
| speaker.
The Woman's Missionary prayer-meet-
| ing will be held at the missionary head
quarters in the Y. NJ. G. A. building at 3
P. NJ. tomorrow. 1he leaders TOR the month
are Mrs. Parker, March 2; Miss Stroud
smith, March 8; Mrs. Carlson, March 10;
Mrs. Caleb Sadler, March 16; Miss Hall,
March 80.
The Congregational Club will meet at
| the First Church OF Oakland on Tuesday
evening, March 10. "Civic Duties or the
| Duty We Owe to the Town We Live In"
| Branch No. of the Young Ladies In
| stitute, recently organized in Livermore,
| has selected the following officers: Past
president, Mrs. M. Mulqueeny; president,
Miss Eliza Colehan; first viee-president,
Mrs. NJ. Murphy; second vice-president,
Mrs. L. Maher; financial secretary. Mrs.
G. Mckeanny; treasurer. Mrs. G. Ryan;
recording secretary, Miss Mary Concan-
non; marshal, Miss Mary Z. CaIlaghan;
inside sentinel, Miss Katie Mckeanny;
outside sentinel, Miss Mary E. Gallagher;
trustees-Mrs. Margaret Benken, Miss Til
lie Jacker and Miss Margaret Concannon.
The Grand Council of the Young Mems
Institute will be held at Haywards in May.
Elder V. L. Halliday of Salt Lake City
will discourse on ''Mormonism Applied"
at Pythian Castle this evening.
Nearly all the chickens in the western
part of French Guinea are perfectly white.