The San Francisco call., 1897-06-27

The coming Christian Endeavor Con-
vention promises TO make this, ordinarily
the dullest season of the year in church
circles, one of the liveliest. To-day and
next Sunday in many of the churches ser
vices will be conducted with special refer
ence to the convention or will be partici-
pated in by Endeavorers.
Rev. NJ. P Boynton of the First Baptist
Church has returned from a months va
cation and will preach to-day, both morn
ing and evening. The morning subject
will be "The Com mforter," and in the
evening he will speak of The Modern
Crusaders, with special reference to the
coming convention.
The grand Christian Endeayer chorus
will meet again next Thursday at the First
Baptist Church.
A service of sacred music is to be given
at the Association Auditorium, Mason and
Ellis streets, this afternoon, under the di-
rection OF the Knickerbocker male quar-
tet, assisted by other prominent musical
people. The service commences promptly
at O. clock and is free to the public.
Rev. Henry Muller, the welI-known
Jesuit missionary, arrived last Thursday
night from St. Louis, Mo. He will de-
liver his first sermon next Sunday at the
10: 30 o'clock mass at St. Ignatius Church.
The solemnity OF the feast of st. Alloy
sius, which occurred Monday, will be OBJ
served al ST. Ignatius Church to-day. A
solemn high mass will be ceIe brated at
1890 A. NJ. by the Rev. Alloys Varsi
assisted Dy Rev. P. q. Butler as deacon
and by Rev. Father Burkhardt, recently
arrived from the Jesuit mission Of Buffalo
~ T., -,
there will be grand vespers and solemn
bened ctIon. The sermon for the occa-
sion will be preached by Rev. b. Cazia.
The Sunday-school and evening service
at tie First Unitarian Church have been
discon tinued for a season. DR.. Ste ebbns
breaches at the morning service at IL
o'clock.
Rev. Howard H. Russell, o. D., the su-
perintendent of the American Antl-Saloon
League, who has the reputation of being
one of the most eloquent men OF our times,
will preach Sunday, June 81 at the Third
Congregational Church, Fifteenth street.
near Mission, in the morning. and the
Califoruia-s rect NJ. E. Church at night,
Rev. w. L. Gardner church uniting with
DR.. ps'. On Tuesday night there will
be a mas, meeting held in Calvary Pres
byterian Church, corner Powell and Geary
streets, which will be addressed by DR..
Russell.
A new "Sefer Thora" will be dedicated
to-day at l 80 P. N. in the synagogue of
the Congregation Beth Menachim Strei-
sand, 335. 337 Minna street. fine pro-
gramme will be rendered, and the music
will be furnished by the Hebrew Orphan
Asylum Dand.
The mem bers of the League of the Cross
OF s.. james Parish will hold a rally this
afternoon at NJ ission Parlor Hall, Seven
teenth street William J. Hamilton will
preside, and the address will be delivered
by Rev. Philip O'Ryan. A fine programme
has been arranged, the principal feature
OF which will be essay contest. The
judges will be Rev F. Nev-n, Hon. II. J.
Stafford and E. P. Murphy.
Rev. Nj. NJ. Gibson, d. D., pastor of the
First United Presbyterian Church, has
returned to this City from Albany, Or,
after an absence of five weeks visiting his
daughter Mrs Percy A. Young. He will
occupy mis- pulpit to-day.
The Rede I'm ptorlsL missionary, Father
O'Shea, after a success iul course of mis-
slons extending over two years of time is
about 10 return to his home in the East 10
enjoy a much needed rest. In the nea
future he expects to revisit this coast, when
he will repeat his successes In the same
line OF work. He will deliver his last SER
mon before leaving the coast this morn.
ing at IL O'Clock In Sacred Heart Church
corner OF Fell and Fillmore streets.
The Rev. William Jones of ST. Louis.
mouth Church Sunday.
AT the Simpson Memorial NJ. E. Church
Rev. J. w. Phelps pastor of the Califor-
nia-street Methodist Church, will preach
in the morning, aud in the evening the
sermon Will be by Rev D. c. Miller mas
tor of the Church of the Holy Spirit.
st. Ignatius College is undergoing q
thorough renovation. The corridors
offices and cassrooms are being repainted
and reftted, 50 that everything viii be
bright and comfortable for the students
on their return on Tuesday, July g.
Rev. John Hemphill will preach this
evening at Calvary Presby terian Church
on How to Pave the Way for the Chris.
tian Endeavor Convention"
The West Side Church and the Califor-
MIA street NJ. +. Church hold union ser
vice tonight which will be addressed by
Rev. DR.. Russell, superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon League.
Father Powers will preach at the IL
o'clock mass this morning at st. Mary.
Church, California street. Two new
stained-glass windows have been pre-
sented to St. Mary's and the parocbia
resid ence has been renovated.
DR.. a. NJ. Carson OF New jersey has ac
copied call from Trinity Presbyterian
Church. He will probably assume hia
new duties in September.
Father Ramm, the converted Catholic
priest, will repeat the lecture which ht
ucl4hS1C0 ldoG AANdy llRnL aL meLrODOll-
tan Temple on why Am l CathoIic?
Rev. ]. x. Harrison, superintendent Of
the Congregational Home Missionary So
ciety, has returned from a trip through b
Humboldt County. He reports having
organized a Congregational church OF
twenty-seven members on the island neal
Fcrndale, He was also present at the
rallies of the Humboldt Christian En-.
deavorers at Eureka, Rohnervilie and
Ferndale. The steamers have offered low
rates, and probably over 500 delegates
will come from Hum boldt County TO at
tend he Christian Endeavor convention.
Rev William Griffiths of Eureka has taken
an active part in the organizing work
among The Congregational churches OF
the county.
Rev. Thomas MagiIl breaches this
morning at the Plymouth-avenue Congre.
gational Church, Oakland, and Professor
Lloyd at the Piedmont Congregational
Church.
Farewell services will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 3 o'clock on the Mornine
Star, the Congregational missionary
brig, which will sail from Howard No. {