The San Francisco call., 1897-10-17


interesting addresses were made and
raDers read. The following officers were
nominated Tor next year: President, Rey.
NJ. Slaughter; secretary, Rev. NJ. Z. Han
sen: treasurer, Rev. Mr. Coulter; execu-
tive committee Rev. Messrs. Gray, Ca.
bIe CASTOR, Crance and Banks. The ses-
sion will conclude this evening.
Rev. DR.. Mclean, Rev. c. R. Brown and
Rv. George B. Hatch expect TO start for
Chicago tomorrow to represent there the
Bav Conference in the council called for
the settlement of the question between
the conference and DR.. q. 0. Brown. The
Grand-avenue Church OF Milwaukee, OF
which DR.. Ide is pastor, has been chosen
bv the BaY Conference in place of the
First Church OF CoIum bus. DR.. Little and
church at Dorchester have accepted their
invitation.
The congregational General Associa-
tion voted 10 invite the Rev. DR.. Whittle-
/sey, secretary Of the National Ministerial
! Relief Society, TO visit the churches In the
interests OF that society when he should
come TO California.
The Rev DR.. Adams OF San Francisco
and Hon. J. NJ. Haven OF Oakland were
chosen as delegates TO the National Con-
cregational Council a Portland, Or, in
July, 1898; Rev. c. r. B own Of Oakland
and DR.. Thomas Addison OF Berkeley as
alternatos.
Rev William RAIDER of the Third Con-
Gregauonal Church announces the follow
ing topics fer Sunday evening sermons,
beginning tonight: October L. Evan
gelist Mills and His Change II FaIth";
OCTOBER "a, "Rudyard Kipling's Recess
sional Ode to England October 81,
The Christian, by Hall Came; No
vember 7, "Equaiy,' tie Gospel Of Ed
ward Be!lamy' Novemb Der Il. The Cos
PEI OF Christ"
The Y. Nj. C. A. OF this city has ar
ranged with the Rev. DR.. Adams pastor
OF the FIRST Congregational Church, 10
lead a class in the study OF the Inter
national Sunday-schCol lessons each Sat-
uTday in the association building from ~
to l O'clock. The class IS open TO all. An
hour spent there Will be especially vaiua bic
to Sunday-school teachers.
Next Thursday evening, OctOberZ1, Rev.
James b. Orr Will give an illustrated lee
ture on The Yosemite" " presenting many
magnificent views of the grand scenery Of
this national park.
Mex Saturday evening. October %, Rev.
S. NJ. Jefferson, LII. D., dean OF the Berke-
ley Bible Seminary. will deliver his
second lecture at the Young Mems Chris
tian Association, Mason and Ellis streets,
subject How to Study the Bible"
This afternoon al 3 o'clock the meeting
at the Young Mems Christian Association
..
be addressed by r. R. Galley, general sec
reIary-elect of the Young Mems Christian
Association in China. Mr.. Galley is a
graduate of Princeton, '96, and was center
rush OF Prlnceton's SO football team, and
also a mem ber of the AL-American loot
ball team. The service Today will be
open TO both ladies and gentlemen, the
body OF the auditorium being reserved for
men and the gallery for ladies'.
Adiutant Barker, who has acted as Col
oneI keppePs secretary for the past few
years, leaves here on Thursday evening
Tor his new appointment in the East
Major Winchrli is in receipt of a tele.
gram from Commander Booth-Tucker
stating that he will visit the coast in
November. when he will conduct some
monster meetings in this city.
Colonel Thomas Holland, who for the
past few week has been in charge of the
Salvation Army's colony of 1000 in Colo
rado, is expected here on the 23d to assist
Ma jor WInchell in the planning and az
ranging of the colonies al SoIedad
Tue members OF the First Christian
Church are al present worshiplng by
lamplght. In the meantime the struggle
with the gas company goes merrily on.
DR.. F. S. Ford. pastor Frs, Chr stian
Church, will preach this morning on
"ProYidence. In the evening he will
give one OF his characteristic illustrative
sermons, entitled The Old Ways" cou-
uuCleU ny CdNQIe-Ii8QL ana according to
Old line met hods.
r. J. J. White, recently from Ohio. is
the new pastor OF the Christian church at
Petaluma. He is brother-ln-IaW to the
former pastor, Rev. S. Kirk.
The meeting held by Rev. Melvin Put
man g. Napa closed last Monday, with
bfty-fouT additions to the Christian church
at that place. The membership of the
church Is now doubled and a bright fu-
ture IS before it.
Rev. j. Y. UpdiGe, the noted Christian
revivaIlst, who had over 300 additions at
meeting at San Jose a few wears ago, is
now IL meeting at Santa Barbara. He
VIII likely hold several other revIvals in
the State before he returns 10 the East.
The First Christian Church in San Jose
is to have revival meeting, beginning
the last OF this month, conducted by State
Evangelist Melvin Putnam. Rev B. B.
Burton IS the efficient pastor, and they
will certainly have great revival.
The General Christian Convention is
now IN session al indianapolis, Ind II is
certain TO be the largest convention ever
held by the Christian church Il is ex-
pected that at least 1000 persons will be in
attendance. The mem bership, which last
year passed the million mark. has been
growing with marvellous rapidity during
the year just closing.
Rev. c. NJ. Hill. DID, of the Baptist
church, will read paper at the Christian
Ministerial Association next Monday on
The Baptist Churca in Ca # If)rnla"
The c. w. b. NJ. auxiliary of the First
Christian Church of Oakland met Septem-
Der q and elected new officers ior The
year commencing October s. The names
of the new officers are as 70 lows: Presl-
dent Sister j. i. Butler; vice -presi en-.
Sister Pearson; secretary, Sister Orrie
Mathews; treasurer, Sister Moulton. The
time of meeting has been changed 10 me
first Thursday of Oh month.
On THURSDAY evening the Epworth
League Alliance Convention meets at
Howard-streel M. Z. Church The Revs.
Messrs. Wilson, Locke, Peck and Wood
ward, the new Methodist ministers of the
city, will be there to speak.
Rev. John A. B. Wilson, D. D., will de-
liver his thrilling lecture, I'm Darkest
New York After Dark" Friday evening.
November s. at Howard NJ. L. Church
tor the benefit of the Boys Brigade, Com
panv f.
A Methodist Episco al church congress
is announced 10 be held in Christ Church,
Pittsburg Pa, during Thanksgiving
week, November 21-26 Mem bership in
this congress is restricted 10 young people
OF the church who have com mplefed collaoa