The San Francisco call., 1896-07-26
WITH THE CHURCHES.
News Notes OF Various Denominational
Doings of Local and General
Interest.

Religious services were held in the yard
at San Quentin by the men with much in
terest last Sabbath. Three conversions are
reported.
A Congregational Mexican church has
recently been organized at Tempe, Arlz.
Pastor Boynton of the First church in
this city is preaching a series of seven SER
mons on the last seven days in the life of
Jesus. Three of these have already been
delivered under the titles of Triumph" :"
Authority" and Conquest"
The Signs of the Times calls attention to
the fact that there are now six secret So
cieties in the Oakland High School as an
indication of the tendency OF the age and
an evidence that the world does not know
Christ. He who knows the secret of
piety, the mystery of godliness," it saws,
will never long for any of the mysteries
invented by man."
The General Baptist Convention will be
held at Twin Lakes, Santa Cruz, on August
% to 80 There will be sessions morning
and evening, but not in the afternoon.
The devotion of the Forty Hours Adora-
tlon will be inaugurated at st. Mary's
Church (Paulist}, California street, this
morning. Extensive preparations are un-
der way for the devotion.
The Archbishop Riordan Reading Cir
Gle of ST. Charles parish in this City has
elected the following officers: President,
A. j.: Donovan; vice. president, Mrs. Paul
b. Hay; secretary and treasurer, Miss
Charlotte Johnston; programme com nit
tee, Miss Kennedy, Miss McInerny and
Robert E. Fazackerley.
The work preparatory to building the
new Sacred Heart Church, at Fell and
Fillmore streets, in this City, has already
been commenced. The house formerly
occupied by the Sisters of st. Dominic has
been removed to position nearer the old
church and the work of grading the lot is
already fairly under way. During the
coming fall a grand bazaar in aid of the
building fund of the new church will be
held.
Rev. William Marston Bours, deacon
in-charge OF the mission of Merced and
MADEIRA in San Joaquin Valley, was or
dained to the Episcopal priesthood on the
8th inst. Bishop Nichols read the litany
and Celebrated. Rev. II. B. Collier read
the epistle and served. Rev. DR.. Brewer
read the gospel, and Rev. J. r. de Wolfe
Cowie, rector of the parish. preached.
The annual convention of the Christian
churches of Southern California will be
held at Long Beach August 13 to % inclu-
sive.
Rabbi Nj. s. Levy completed yesterday a
period of twenty-nine years devoted to
continuous service in the synagogues of
the Pacific Coast. He served for nine
years at San Jose, ten years in Oakland,
ana yesterday completed his tenth year
as pastor of Beth Israel in this City. The
anniversary is coincident with the Sab
bath of Comfort" which was yesterday
celebrated by the synagogue.
The feast is in commemoration of the
words of the fortieth chapter of Isaiah.
Comfort we my people" In the course
OF the services of Beth Israel an interesting
account of the work accomplished during
the last FIVE years was given.
Tho Rev Eatbar c:f-..
trelli. Superior-General OF the Passionists'
Order in the Catholic church, arrived in
New York last week He was accompa-
MED by the Rev. Thomas O'Connor, rector
of ST. Paul of the Cross Monastery of Pitts
burg, one of the eight houses of the Pas