The San Francisco call., 1896-11-24

ministrations that be received a perma-
nent call and was ordained in order to
accept IL. Three years ago the flock
moved to new church on Capp street,
which was known as Trinity Presby-
terian. If Mr.. Smith accepts the
call to Indianapolis he will leave directly
after the new year. The Tabernacle is the
church which recently extended a call to
Rev. DIR. Coyle of Oakland, but after TAX
ing some time to deliberate the doctor
declined it.
Rev. DR.. Mathena read an interestin @
paper on the Young Peoples Christian
Endeavor at the meeting of the Presb byte
rian Ministeria! Association yesterday.
he spoke In the highest terms of the con-
stitution of the society and of the great
work which il is achieving. In discussing
the paper Rev. E. II. jerks said that an
important questi was the consideration
OF what the churches could do to get the
greatest blessing from the convention of
'97, and added: "WouId it be better to
have union services or groupings of Chris
tian Endsavorers?" Rev. DR.. Miller sug-
gested pentecostal meetings.
DIR. Mathena introduced resolution for
the appointment OF q committee to confer
with the other evangelical denominations
to inaugurate series of evangelical re-
Vival services in San Francisco on the
lines OF those already being held in New
York. The resolution was carried, and
Rev. DR.. Mathena and Rev. Z. II. jerks
were appointed comm ittee OF two to con-
fer with the pastors of other denomina-
tions.
Professor Searby read a paper before the
congregational Monday Club on the
service OF the sanctuary and its outward
forms. He did not consider the present
system of service to be as uplifting as it
ought TO be. Fer one thing, too much
was made of the sermon. The professor
suggested more congregational singing
and more responsive readingas means for
making servcessmore uplifting.
The following officers of the Congrega-
tional Monday Club were elected yester-
day: Rev. l.. II. Halock. chairman Rev.
J. B. Orr (re-elected), treasurer and secre-
tary; executive committee = Rev. w.
RAIDER, Rev. G. B. Hatch and Rev. c. r.
Brown.
Rev. Frank K. Baker addressed the
on National Perils." A number of sub
jects for discomfort among various classes
of people were alluded 10. Drink, pow
erty, anarchy, the worship OF mammon
and social evils all received their share of
attention, and the speaker gave higher
moral standard as the panacea for most of
these perils. In the discussion the paper
received large share of praise from mos.
of the speakers.
A meeting of the Congregational Church
Extension Society was held yesterday at
which it was resolved to authorize Rev.
William Tubb 10 continue the improve
ments at Bethany Congregational Church
to the extent of $500.
Rev. G. Duncan, Rev. DR.. r. Bentley,
Rev. DR.. f. d. Bovsrd, Rev. DR.. Ketcham
and Rev. G. Hatch, representing the Bap-
lists Methodists, Presbyterians and Con-
gregationalists, respectively, held a meet
ing yesterday afternoon to consider the
best means for stopping pool-selling at
the Emeryville track. No action was
taken, as the meeting was merely prelim-.
mary
A concert will be given in Golden Gate
Hall on Decem ber Is 10 raise the debt on
the French Reformed Church.
There will be Christmas fair and sale
of work by the Kings Daughters of st.
Johns Presby Church on Decem Der
and 4.
Rev. DR.. Mackenzie will lecture in
Olivet Presbyterian Church for the ben eft
of the church on Dece ember IA The sub
ject will be Camping in Canaan