The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-04-18
EASTER BELLS ARE RINGING
GLAD T|O|NGS TO THE WORLD
The Musical Services To-Day in All the Churches
Promise to Be Unusually
Beautiful

SHADY Path" (McGranahan), Knickerbocker
Quartet; Christ, the Lord, Is Risen To-day
IN oldcn), Lyric and Knickerbocker quartets.
The service will be Tree to both ladies
and gentlemen.
! On Thursday evening Trinity Church
Epworth League business meeting al the
home OF Mr.. Dyar, III fremont avenue.
Every mem Der will no doubt be present.
Rev. DR.. Stanley of the Fifteen h street
church Will begin soon course of Sunday
evening sermons On the Life of Christ"
These sermons will be illustrated by splen.
did stereopticon views. q. n. Rude will
throw The pictures with hls calcium light.
A service under the auspices of the
brotherhood o. 81. Andrew will be he'd
in ST. Peters Church. May 2 at 1880 P. NJ.
Addresses by Messrs. Braden, Van Wyck
and Bennett.
The Rev. DR.. WHY'S Hall, late of Pasa-
dena, has received and accepted an invita-
ton TO officiate in st. Matthew's parish,
San Mateo.
Rev. James Fell will read paper before
the Glorious, Monday morning. April &c.
Subject. 1.-THE Practical Duty OF the Church
on the Drink Question"
The faculties of the PRESBYTERIAN Theo-
logical Seminary at San Anselmo and of
the Congregational Seminary at Oakland
have arranged to hold a summer school
OF theology during the four days, May 4,
5. and Z, at the 7. NJ. G. A. building, on
Ellis and Mason streets.
The Rev. John L. Egbert formerly of
Connecticut, visiting California, is now in
San Francisco.
The presbyter of San Francisco has
elected Rev. DR.. II. C. Minton and d.. 1.
NJ. Condit as delegates to the General As
semi bly,.
Since the launching of the colonization
scheme Major Winchell has had nearly
ent persons for the fnrtherance of the
scheme.
1t is understood that Major Bell of Colo
RADIO is TO succeed 10 Major Parker S
charge of the Northern Pacific division.
Ensign Lewis, the div sional mercy box
agent OF the Salvation Army. reports that
SO lar his tour has been extremely success
full.
The Volunteers of America will shortly
esta blIsh post in Sacramento As soon
as the desired location can be secured an
uptown post will be organized, and Chap
lain Dun gan will be placed in charge
Commander Ballington Booth is ex-
pected in San francisco in the early au.
tumn. He will make an extended visit IN
California.
On the fourth Sunday of each month
L.eutenant-Colonel Gardner OF the Volun-
teers speaks al San Quentin. The Prison
League OF that place mum bers IT'S men,
bers.
1t is rumored that Brigadier- General
Fielding will visit San Francisco early
this summer.
1he Washington Sunday-school conven-
ton Is to meet in Seattle on April d. On
the programme are the names of Revs.
G. a. Lee, w. II. Scudder c. L. Owen
and w. II. g. Temple. Rev. w. c. Mer-
ritt of Snohomish Is mem Der of the ex-
ecutive committee.
The Bay Conference will meet at the
Park Congregational Church, on Page and
Ba!ser streets, at o'clock on Tuesday.
DR.. David Starr Jordan will address the
Congregational MONDAY Club tomorrow
on "Arbitration.
Under the auspices of the City Church
Extension Society there will lie grand
rally at the new Sunday-school, 33S Fifth
avenue, pear Point Lobos avenue, this
afternoon at o'c lock. All members and
Sunday-schools of the City are urged to
attend. There will be music ana short
speeches, etc., by superIntendents and
pastors and friends.
The second day service of the passover
will be celebrated al the Bush-street Syna-
gogue at 10 o'clock this morning.
A meeting of The board of grand direc-
tors of the Catholic Ladies' Aid Society
will be held on Thursday. April 81.
Branch No. II of the Catholic Ladies'
Aid Society of Holy Cross will hold an
entertainment and social at Devisadero
Hall, 317 Devisadero street, near Page, or
| Friday evening next, the 23d inst. A pro-
gramme of exceptional merit has been
prepared, including some very interesting
| features. No. II is one of the most -four
| ishing branches of the G. l.. A. S., and its
previous successes in the entertain in
line are sure 10 be surpassed on the com
| ing occasion. The proceeds will be de-
voted to the relief fund of the branch,
Admission, % cents.
An Easter donation party" is to be
! given by the mem bers of Branch No. @ of
the Catholic Ladies' Aid Society on Tues.
| day evening next. the Goth inst, at Mis-
sion Turn Verein Hall, Eighteenth street.
| between Valencia and Guerrero. The ad-
mission as stated by the tickets of invita-
| ton will be provisions or cash, amount
| to be regulated by the generosity of the
donor" Excellent talent has been Sc
| cured, and the entertainment, which will
begin at s o'clock, will be we'll worth at.
tending. On the afternoon of the same
day q committee of the ladies of No. 9 will
be at the hall to receive donations of pro-
visions or clothing. As the society pro-
vides for a mum DER OF poor and deservin q
! families the ladies hope that the response
on the coming occasion will be generous
| one.
At the haltpast 10 O'Clock mass
this morning at the Church of the
Immaculate Conception. Oakland, the
sermon will be delivered by Rev. Father
Brown. A choir OF fifty voices will render
| the music.
The annual grand charity assent bly, oil
Branch No. l, Catholic Ladies' Aid So.
ciety of Oakland, will take place in Ma.
sonic Temple, Twelfth and Washington
streets, Oakland, to- nj orrow evening. No
pains or expense have been spared to in.
sure the success of the event. The ladies
will be assisted in entertaining thei,
guests by committees from the Y. NJ. /
councils. The decorations OF the hall vii
prove pleasing feature. The tickets O.
admission have been fixed at so cents each
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