The San Francisco call., 1897-09-12
the annual meeting Of the Epworth

I the annual meeting OF the EDwOrth
League of the S Smpson NJ. E. Churc h
! President, A. II. Cole; vice-pres idents--
! First, Miss Clara Williams; second, Mrs.
! John Stephens; third, George n. Nash
! fourth, Miss Maude Hodson; secretary,
Miss Myrtle Hodson; treasurer, Richard
| Jantzen.
1t is expected that the new pastor oi
| Central NJ E. Church will be in his pulpit
! the last Sunday of Sep:em Der.
! To might the closing service OF DR..
! Ollie s pastorate at Central NJ. E. Church
| will be held. Sermon hy he pastor; SUB
| iect, The Christian Ministry" A brief
| report OF the five years will be presented.
DR.. Smith of New York, corresponding
secretary of the Missionary Society
breaches this morning at Grace NJ. T..
| Church.
The time Cor sunday-school at the
| Fifteenth-avenue Church has been changed
Rev. f. K. Baker, formerly pastor Of
| Epwnrth NJ. f.. Church of this City, left
last Monday evening for Boston. He will
take three years course in theology at
| the Boston University.
Rev. H. r. Winsor of San Rafael will
preach at Epworth M. E. Church this
evening.
On Friday evening. the 18th, under the
auspices of the Ladies Aid Society OF Cali
tornia NJ. +. Church, Miss Pearl Noble
Will give an entertainment
The Unitarian CLUB OF California re-
sumes its meetings on the Goth of Septem-
Der, at which time it will discuss the ad-
visibility of the annexation of Hawaii
George S. Hale of Boston, one OF the
| most prominent OF our Unitarian laymen,
died in that city from a stroke of apopiexy
on July q. He was leading mem Der of
the Boston bar and writer of acknowl-
edged ability. For a mum Der of years he
was mem Der OF the board of trustees Of
Phillips Exeter Academy.
Rev. G. l.. CLANCY has declined the call
TO the Unitarian church at Berkeley.
Professor GriEgs of Stanford University
will preach this morning at the first Uni
tartan Church.
Bishop Nichols Is expected next month.
He is now visiting friends in the Fest.
Robert n. Lynch of the Emmanuel
Church in this City has returned TO Louis
vile 10 finish his studies for the ministry.
He was given farewell reception on the
evening of the 9TH.
The Evangelical Association has raised
500 00J since its last General Conference
In 1885 TO apply on the cancellation of It's
missionary debt
The Bay Association opens in Oakland
on the 18th.
The Presbyterian Theological Seminary
at San Anselmo will open on Wednesday,
DSpteLu DcI Id, dt IL A. NJ, Win an address
by Professor ii. c. Minton, D. D., chair
man of the faculty. Friends are invited
TO be present. The junior class will prob
ably be the largest that ever entered the
seminary.
The board of home missions OF the Pres
byterian church has commissioned Rev.
S. Hall Young TO organize ana carry for
ward work at Dawson City, Alaska. Mr..
Young has had ten years experience as
missionary in Alaska.
The General Convention OF the Chris
iian cb urches will be held this year at In
dianapolis from October IA to %
Rev. DR.. Gardner OF the West Side
Christian Church of this City has been in
vited 10 conduct protracted meeting at
Red Bluff.
1t is reported that a new Christian
Church has been organized in Port
Townsend.
Rev. w. D. P. Bliss of Boston will ad-
dress the clericus of the Episcopal Church
to- o-morrow morning at IL o'clock at the
d &C san house. Mr.. Bliss subject will be
The Catholic Faith and Social Problems" "
From the Sunday schools in Oregon
there were received into the churches
during the year ending May, 1897. 2565
persons.
Bishop Newman Suggests that San
Francisco try 10 secure the next gen eral
CON ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church. IL will he held in 1900 and will
be, perhaps, the best and greatest session
ever held.
To-day commences the annual mission
at st. Ignatius. The services will last two
weeks. The first week will be devoted to
women and the second to men. Fathers
Finnegan and Wander Esden, who have
come from st. Louis, will address the
people present at The mission.
Rev. L. z. Dempsey will preach at the
10: 30 O'Clock mass in ST. Mary's Cathedral
to-day and Rev. c. A. Ramm will preach
at vespers.
new Magdalen Home has just been
opened by the Sisters of the Good Shep-