The San Francisco call., 1897-06-21
FOR SUNDAY SERVICES.
Prominent Eastern Divines Will
Preach Across the
Bay.
Ende avorers Will Not Desecrate the
bbath During Convention
Week.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL,

OAKLAND OFFICE DAN FRANCISCO CAIL,t
9oS Broadway. June 20. (
The Sabbath observan ce agitation of the
Christian Endeavor societies has neoessi-
tated the doing away with big meetings
upon Sunday. In its place there are now
held gatherings in all of the local
churches both morning and evening.
For these prominent divines are assigned
by the pulpit supply committee.
Rev. William RAIDER of the Third Con-
gregationaI Church, San Francisco who
is The chairman of that committee for this
year, has made the following assignm ents
for the oakland churches for Sunday,
July II:
First Baptist-Rev Howard B. Grose, D D.,
Boston; Rev. Canon J. B. Richardson, on
tarIo.
Tenth-avenue Baptist-Rev. J. T Beckley,
DID, New York city; Rev. N. Rhodes, DID,,
81. Louis.
town, n. y; Rev. NJ. J. Lowden, OlneyvilIe,
r. I.
Twenty-third-avenue Blptist-Rev. Mi lard
F. Troxell. Omaha; Rev. Howard P. Grose,
Golden Gate Baptist-Morning, Rev. J. NJ.
Lowden, Olncyville, r. l.
First Congregajional-Rev. G. F. Pentecost,
DID, YonkeTs; Rev. Nehemiah Boynton, ID,
Market-street Congregational - Rev. Allen
Hudson, Brockton. Mass; Rev. Thomas A
Lloyd, d. Phi iiadelphia.
West Oakland COnRre gational-Rev H. II.
George, ID, Beaver Falls; Rev. Albert Bush
nell. s.. Joseph, Mo.
Pilgrim ongregationaI-Rev. w. J. Daley.
ID, Evansville; Rev. selah Merrill, DID, An
dover
Fruitvale CongregationaI-Rev Selah Mer-
rill, ID, Andover; Rev. George L. Hanscom,
Iowa.
Central Christian-Rev. A. D. PhilIput. D D..
Philadelphia; Professor Herbert L. WiIlett,
Chicago.
First christian-Bev. Jacob B. Camp, DID,,
Richmond, Ind; Rev. J. L. Tyler, D., Cieye-
First Presbyterian Rev. Scott Hershey,
Ph.D., Boston; Rev George + PenIecost, D. D.,
YOukers.
Brooklyn Presbyterian-Rev J. F. Cowan,
D. D.. Pittsburg; Rev. Scott Hershey, Boston.
First NJ. E.-Rey. Charles Roads, D. D..
| Chester, Pa; Rev. Howard Russell, DID,
First 4. NJ E.-Bishop W B. Derrick, DID,,
New York; Bishop E. ]. Gaines, ID.
Chester-street NJ. E. - Rev. V. II. Volger,
Pittsburg; Rev. NJ. T. Lumbar, MorristoSn,
Eighth avenue and seveuteenth-streets NJ E.
Rev. 6. s. Kelly, ID. Birmingham; Rev.
r. Davies, ID, New York.
Swedish N. E-ReY. D. W. Fah, Iowa; Rev.
RingOId, Gardner Me.
Y. NJ. c. A, at $50 P. M.-Rey. Scott Her
shey, Dr.. Russell, DR.. Pentecost
BY this arrangement all residents of
Oakland as well as visitors stopping here
will nave an opportunity to hear as coed
Eastern divines as though they went to
San Francisco. There will be no etings
for which people will have any excuse 10
cross the bag.
General Secretary Francis w. Reid has
sent out the following announcement to
all speakers upon the program me OF the
coming convention:
! You Will doubtless be aware as soon as you
| reacn the '97 convention, if you are not
| already informed, hat California during the
| past three months has made wonderful strides
1 in raliying TO tie defense of the Lords day
| Although we have no Sunday law, and the
! Sabbath desecration in many communities is
| disgusting, stilI ouI Endeavorers have risen to
| their OBJ 1gattons, and in our 600 societies we
1 already have over 300 Lords day comm ttees
| which in less than three months have earned
| 1000 credits and have awakened an irresistible
and marvellous sentiment against Sabbath
| desecration.
! We want this good work to go on. We be.
| lieYe we have only crossed the threshold of
| our work and that this convention is to crys
| talize our ideas and inspire 10 increased ef-
| fort and unconquerable determination. You
are to speak during the convention. l beg of
| yol that both in your public addresses aud
private conversation Won Will miss no oppor-
tunlty 10 strike n b ow 10 help us in the de-
fense of our 'rd's Dav. Help us To preserve
Sunday as day of rest, quiet and worship
For the Annexed Territory.
OAKLAND, CAL, June 20-James S.
Nalsmith, secretary OF the Annexation
| League Of Oakland, has made an expaua-
tion for the contin nation of that organi-
ZdllOu diIcI luG eleCIlO0. he declares
that it has nothing TO do with the Fruit
vale movement nor that of Berkeley.
They desire 10 see the will of the people,
! as expressed at the ballot-box Is not sci
aside; to fight any attempt to declare the
late election invalid see that the territory
| annexed gets the necessary lights, fire
alarms. police attention, fire apparatus.
etc, needed. he further announces thai
1t is in no way patronage bureau.
Sent to New York Citv
OAKLAND, CAL, June 2o.-The Rev.
Marshal Law and wife have been pre-
sented with first class round-trip tickets,
with stop-over privileges, to New York
City by mem bers of the Congregation. A
purse is being made up to be given them
on their departure io7 the East. TEey are
greatly elated at the action OF the parish.
New Railroads.
BERKELEY, CAL. June 20-New street
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