The San Francisco call., 1897-07-04

Snecial services appropriate TO the Ma
tional holiday will be held to-day at ST.
Peters Episcopal Church, Stockton and
Filbert streets Rev. NJ. D. Wilson, the
rector, has arranged for a series of short
patriotic addresses both morning and
evening in place of the usual sermons.
A special musical Fourth of July pro-
gramme will be rendered in the evening,
commencing AZ half-past o'clock.
The soleninitv of Saints Peter and Paul
will be celebrated this morning at the IL
o'clock mass at ST. Mary's Church, Cali
fornia street. Rev. Arthur NJ. Clark will
preach on The Office of st. Peter in the
Church"
To-day at the italian church, Dupont
and Filbert streets, the feast OF the saints,
Peter and Paul, will be solemnly celebra-
ted by the Salesians. At half-past 8
o'clock solemn high mass will be celebra-
ted, for which occasion a splendid pro
gramme of sacred music has been prepared
by the organist, Professor Spadina. An
appropriate sermon will be delivered by
the pastor, Rev. Father Pipecni. In the
evening solemn vespers will be sung be-
ginning at hall-past o'clock. A sermon
will follow, and the services will conclude
with benediction of the most blessed sac
rpment.
Tamal Evangelist David, native Hin
doc, who has become famous as an evan
gelissic speaker all over the world, arrived
esterday from the East and is stopping 9
at Alameda. He will preach morning and
evening to-day at DR.. W. w. SeUdder' 8
Congregational Church in Alameda, Next
Sunday morning he will occupy DR..
RAIDERS pulpit in the Third Congreea-
tionaI Church of this City.
David ba hepO anpape6 in va RI
Gus missionary work IN India and Africa.
Formerly Church of England man, he
is now a non-den noIhinationaI evangelist.
He is man OF most interesting appear
ance and very eloquent speaker.
This morning at IL O'Clock new Pres
byterian church at Holly Park is to be ded-
jcated. One OF the professors from the
seminary, as we'll as other ministers, are
expected TO be present to assist in the
service. The church will be dedicated
free of debt
The Plvmouth-avenue Congregational
Church OF Oakland, Cal, has extended q
conditional call 20 Rev. DIR. Stevens OF
Minnesota. The pulpit of the Plymouth
avenue Church Is now vacant and II DIR.
Stevens proves acceptab bic TO the mem bers
of the congregation he will probably re-
Ceive a permanent call.
At Simpson Memorial NJ. E. Church
there will be preaching this morning by
Chaplain j. ID. Macomber OF Angel Island
and in the evening by Professor B. Chap
pelI, dean OF the school OF theoIogy,
Toxic, Japan. delegate to the Christian
Endeavor convention.
There wall be special Fourth of July
service at the Young Mems Christian AS
sociation Auditorium, Mason ard Ellis
streets, this afternoon at o'clock. An
address appropriate to the day will be de-
livered by Rev. Alfred Hummer, D. D.,
pastor OF the First NJ. E. Church, OAK
land; there will also be vocal selections
by the California Quartet (male voices j.
ard a from bone solo by Miss Maud Mob e.
The California and Oregon district o1
the German Lutheran church will hold its
annual convention at Oakland IN Zion
German Lutheran Church, Rev. J. II.
Thelss paster from the 7th to 18th f ] uly.
The opening services will be held on
Wednesday evening, July 7. at 7:4s
o'clock, with preaching by the venerabl e
president OF the joint synod, Rev. Ii. c.
Schwan, DID, OF Cleveland, Ohio. The
regular sessions u ill begin OH Thursday al
8 A. NJ. with an address by the district
president, Rev. J. NJ. Buehler.
Rev. Frank S. Ford, pastor OF the First
Christian Church, will speak this morn.
ing on "a Living Hope" and this even
ing on the topic ''If Jesus Came Would
We Recognize Him ?'
The ladies of the First Christian Church