The San Francisco call., 1897-08-08

present was estimated at 200.
The Plymouth-avenue Congregational al
Church, Oakland, thinks it has gained a
prize in Rev. Almon o. Stevens. MIR. and
Mrs. Stevens were received into mem ber-
ship last Sunday on letters from the First
Baptist Church in Rochester, Minn., where
he has been pastor until within few
weeks.
Rev Loyal L. Writ of the Congrega-
tional Sunday-school Society will be sent
as missionary to Klondike for year.
The Rev. Dr.. Adams of the First Con-
gregational Church and his standing COM
mittee who are sitting the list OF mem
bers find total of 76S names; of these, 457
persons reside in San Francisco, 81 across
the bay, IA are on the north side OF the
bay, 124 are permanently absent, and OF 66
no addresses so far can be found.
The summer meeting OF the Bay Con-
ference will he held in the First Church
of Oakland Tuesday, August 10. In the
afternoon there will be reports from the
churches; reports OF credential and other
committees; special report on Dubuque
Association action. A request from Rev.
Charles .. b own for a council will be
considered. a review of Dean Hodges
Faith and Social Service" Will be given
by Rev. G. R. Brown; review of Professor
H. S. Nash's Genesis of the Social Con-
science" by L. C.. McAiee. In the even
ing there will be addresses on and discus
sions of the topic: Gods Interest in
Mans Sslvation.'' An attempt will be
made to answer the questions: What is
the extent of Gods interest in the saliva
ton of men? Does this interest mean the
final salvation of all men?
Rev. Frank S. Ford, pastor OF the First
Christian Church, will preach this morn
ing from the following topic, Our Com
monwealth," and in the evening on
"Phiiosophic Infidelity." On Monday
evening, August g. The Senior c. E. Soci-
ETY. will hold their monthly business
meeting and social.
The numerical growth of the Christian
Church from 1880 10 1896 was 1S0 per cent.
In California the growth from 1885 to 1897
was from 10000 10 $4,000, or almost 100
per cent At the late State convention
there was prevailing feeling constantly
being expressed by the speakers that the
next decade should be as remarkable for
the spiritual growth as the past has been
for the numerical growth OF this young
and vigorous church.
Evangelist George Robert Cairns will
supply the pulpit of the First Baptist
Church in this City for the remainder of
August.
The First Baptist Church at Seattle.
now in process of erection, will have, with
the aid of gallery, a seating capacity for
1000 people. The edifce will be lighted by
electricity. 1t Is said that this will be
the finest churchhouse on the Northwest
coast outside of Portland. Pastor Louis
S. Bowerman is working hard so that the
house may be occupied this fall.
Rev. Edward P. Dempsey of the Cathe-
drai has gone East on vacation. He will
be away about two months.
Rev. Joseph Nunan, who has been
acting pastor of the old Mission Church
in Ventura, has returned to Santa
Barbara. Rev. P. Grogan of Santa Paula
succeeds him.
Brother John, late of the commercial
department of Sacred Heart College. has
been transferred TO ST. Mary's College,
Oakland.
The regular quarterly rally of st. Mary s
Cathedral branch of the League of the
Cross will take place on Thursday evening,
August 12.
The sacrament of confirmation will be
administered to large class of children
by His Grace Archbishop Riordan at Holy
Cross Church on Sunday afternoon, Sep
tenn Der 5, at clock.
Joseph Glass, G. NJ, of st. Vincent's
College, Los Angeles, will receive the Or
der of sub-deacon on August 13 at st. Vim
cents Church. On the 18th he will be
raised to the deaconship and on the 1ol-
lowing day will be ordained priest.
The Grand Council OF the Catholic La
dies Aid Society will convene in this City
on Monday, Septem Der =, and will con-
clude on the following Wednesday. The
proceedings will open with the celebra-
iion of high mass at st. Marys Cathedral.
The local branches of the order held a
meeting last Thursday evening for the
purpose of pre- pairing programme of en-
tertain ments for the delegates.
On Wednesday evening, August IL, an
entertain ment will be given at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. La Montague,
Twenty street and Telegraph ave-
nue., Oakland, in aid of the relief fund of
Oakland Branch No. l of the G. L. A. S.
An exceptionally fine programme has
been arranged.
Washington Council No. f. Y. M l.,
will give a literary and musical entertain
ment at Union-square Hall, Pest street,
between Powell and Mason, on Tuesday
evening, August 81. An energetic COM
mittee has charge of the arrangements
and an enjoy Bile evening is promised.
The solemn celebration of the feast OF
ST. Dominic, which occurs on the 4st inst,
has been transferred to Sunday, August g.
Sole mn high mass will be cele bra ted at
10:30 O. clock by the Franci Fathers in
the presence of his Grace Arch bishop
Riordan. The panegyrlc of the saint will
be delivered by Rev. ?. G. Yorke. An
augmented choir with orchestral accom-
paniment will furnish the music for the
occasion under the dire ction of Professor
Merigan. The evening devotions will te-
gin al 1880 oclock. They will consist of
the Holy Name procession, sermon by
one cf the Dominican Fathers and bene-
diction of the Blessed Sacrament.
Beginning next Wednesday morning a
solemn iridium in preparation for The
Feast of the Assumption will be held at
St. Mary's Cathedral, Van Ness avenue,
under the auspices OF the Immaculate
Conception Sodality. Each morning of
the retreat there will be mass at O'Clock,
followed by short meditation. In the
evening there will be rosary and sermon,
followed by the benediction of the most
blessed sacrament. The sermons during
the iridium will be delivered by specially
selected preachers. The exercises will
close on Sunday afternoon at o'clock
with the solemn conservation of new men,
bers into the sodality. The music during
the iridium will be rendered by the regu-
lar sodality choir, and promises to be a
special feature.
The Immaculate Conception Sodality
has its mem bership among the young
ladies of the Cathedral parish and is now,
owing to the efforts OF its Jealous director,
Rev. Edward 2. Dempsey, In a most
fiourishing condition, being numerically
the largest sodaity in the city. The ex-
ercises of the iridium are open 10 all, and
it is expected that large numbers will
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