The San Francisco call., 1897-04-04
The Ashbury Heights Sunday.
School Has New
Organ.
DR.. B0YNToN TO SPEAK ON
"1997-WHERt?"
The Story cf the Cross" to B. Pre-.
s,nted at the Church of the
Advent

The Ministerial Union proposes to cele-
brate the twenty-h fifth anniversary of the
founding of the San Francisco Theologi-
cal Seminary. The faculty of the semi
nary, by order of Synod, will have appro-
pirate exercises in Calvary Presbyterian
Church Thursday afternoon, April %.
This will be followed in the evening by
banquet at the Occidental Hotel. The
Ministers Union has taken hold of this
with energy. Responses are coming from
different parts OF the coast, and a large
attendance o. re preventative Pres by yterlans
is confidently expected.
At the Church of the Advent on
Eleventh street, near Market, there will
be presented the cantata. .The Story of
the Cross" There will be a choir of
eighty boys.
Monday evening the Plymouth Con-
gregational Society will hold a society
rally. Thorough explanation of many
details OF convention duties and making
OF poppies and practlcing the hymns and
songs OF the convention will constitute
the evening programme.
The Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
OF San Francisco has been incorporated,
with c. 4. Maydwell, !. II. Robinson,
William Abbott l. J. Truman, William
I. Plevin, Z. T. Bigelow, John o. Dyer,
W. L. Hlggin boiham and A. h. Flood as
directors and trustees for the first year.
Rev. u. +. Shepard of the Japan Cor
ference ard wife arrived last week from
1okonama, by steamship Peru. These
friends expect to remain in Southern Cali
fornla for a time.
DIR. Hammond left for Los Angeles on
Monday evening on business connected
With the book concern. He will attend
the Santa Ana Leagne convention.
a new organ has been purchased for the
Ashbury Heights Sunday
The Smalley Concert Company of Chi
cago (young ladies' quarter )and Miss Maud
Y. Caruthers reader, Will appear IN a
grand concert at the Young Mems Chris
tian Association Auditorium, Mason and
Ellis streets, Monday evening. April II.
This is said to be the finest quartet of
young ladies ever organized in the United
States.
Next Thursday evening, April 8, at the
Young Mems Christian Association Audi
torium, Mason and Ellis streets, the Knick-
erbocker Quartet, the Colonial Quartet
Iyoung ladies), Professor c. 3. Newton,
humorist and impersonator, and Professor
R. w. Lucy, pianist. will give grand con-
cert for the benefit of the young mems
Improvement fund.
Rev. c. G. Herriott will address a meet
ing for young men only at the Young
Mems Christian Association, Mason and
Ellis streets, this Sunday afternoon at 3
CuDItClp an OIedL NeeU.
All young men cordially invited to attend.
The pulpit of the First Baptist Church
will be occupied this morning by Rev.
Henry Varey. In the evening Rev. DR..
Boynton will preach on "l997-Where ?'
The State Sunday School Convention
meets in the First BaDtist Church this
week from tuesday evening to Thursday
evening, inclusive.
The Swedish SaIvationists of San Fran
cisco are hoping TO see scandinavian
corps oIened mex. month.
Colonel j. j. keppei. commanding Off
Ger OF the Pacific Coast Division of the
Salvation Army, will leave the early part
OF this week ON an inspection tour of the
outside work among the lumber camps of
Sonoma and Mend ocino counties. At Fort
Bragg he will preside at the Wedding of
Captain John FIaheriy and Lieutenant
Hulda Sather, TWO very efficient officers,
who hive worked assiduously for the in
crease OF Salvation Army followers In that
par: OF he country.
Ensign Kingman of the Salvation Army
leaves Tomorrow TO take charge OF out
side district 1, which comprises Sonoma
and Mendoclno counties.
Ensign Lewis, secretary of the Mercy
box League, leaves for a months tour in
the southern part of California.
Ensign Taylor, who IS in charge OF the
chiIdrens work, leaves Monday On a trip
through Arizona, TO be gone two months.
managers of Fred Finch Orphanage will
be held tomorrow at 2 P. NJ, in Mills
building 236 Bush street.
The annual meeting of the Women's
Home Missionary Society of the Oakland
district will be held at Trinity Methodist
Church on Thursday, April 8. All socie-
ties within the district have been re-
quested to send delegates and present re-
ports OF the years work.
Extensive preparations are being made
for the annual school OF Methods" to be
held by the w. G. T. U. at Pacific Grove,
commencing the 1st of August. There
will be many speakers of prominence
from the East. Among these will be Miss
Belle kearney of Mississippi. Mis-. r. A.
EN- monds of Chicago, and Rev. Eugene
81. John. The county conventions of the
W. c. L. o. are now being held as follows:
18th. 18th. and Santa Clara, 10th, 2lst, 26th.
Mrs. Sturtevant-Peet, the State president
OF he union, will be present at all OF
these convent Ions.
The officers of the Boys Brigade are
arranging for a com mpany camp in July
some time. The chances are that Lodi Will
be the place selected Tor the encamEment.
Dr. Berry will lecture at Howard-street
church next Saturday evening.
The Easter services at Central M. E.
church promise 10 be except onally good
this year.
hef. III. OIlie Will predcn tHlS morn
ing on Liberal Christians" and in the
evening on 'Spiritualism."
The regular monthly meeting of the
Ladies Aid Society of Epworth Church
will take place al the church next Tues
day afternoon.
The De Yoss family will give concert
at Chester NJ. e. Church of Oakland on
Friday evening. April 8.
Monday evening, P. NJ. the official
board OF Epworih Leagne will hold its
regular monthly business meeting.
On Tuesday evening, April 13 DR.. Ollie
will give an illustrated lecture on ..Tne
Holy Land and the Holy Life"
More than 100 fine stereopticon views
oil Palestine aid scenes in the life
of Christ the former being from pho
tographs taken in Palestine and the latter
copies of great paintings viii be shown.
These will be interspersed with illustrated
hYmns which will be sung by the school