The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
The Ladies sodality of st. Ig.
natius Church Is Rapidly
Increasing.
Dean P ck Will Preach To-Day a
Grace Episcopal Church on
Inward Street.

Institutions in and around San Francisco
and are much pleased with the progress
that has been made In the past.
They propose to put these institutions
upon improved lines, which will facilitate
greater results among the specific classes
of unfortunate people for which they have
been founded Also to open new depart
merts which will help to carry the bur-
dens of the poor.
Ma jor Winchell, in company with Lieu
tenant Colonel Keppel. spent last Sunday
at Golden Gate farm for discharged
prisoners in San Ramon Valley. He finds
the men happy and willing 10 work, the
remuneration they receive being the
kindness of the army officers. The men
toll from 5 80 A. NJ. until dark. The result
is that in the last five weeks they have
plowed 125 acres and put about half of it
the present time, and several applicants
to come are being considered and will
pro ba bly, ne received this week.
Major Winchell is very anxious to add
to the cheerfulness of the homr by put
ting in some furniture and papering the
walls. A driving-cart, sewing machine
and COW are very much needed for this
institution.
The army hopes to be able to test the
characters of hundreds of this most un-
fortunate class of men and recon mend
them to positions. Major Winchell also
is anxious to persuade Judges to send
first offenders TO the home and save them
| from the stigma of the felons.
Extensive arrangements are being N ade
for the formal opening of a social insti-
tute for the benefit of poor men, and
general headquarters to reach out
and help the quite poor of the City. The
plans are not fully matured as yet, but
!
the proposed departments OF this instl-
| tute. and a general toning up of the phv-
sical, moral, social and spiritual condition
of those who seek refuge in this place
may be expected. When completed it
will accom- modate about 400 men.
The first floor will be given to the poor
est and most helpless, and they will be
encouraged to seek the superior benefits
of the home. The major is hopeful of
building up the characters of thousands
of men and helping them to employment
through his institute.
Several hundred dollars are yet needed
to secure the proper equipments before
the opening on WashiDgton's birthday.
Several prominent business men will
spesk at the opening of the institute at
10 80 A. NJ. February %, and a remarkable
social exposition with many interesting
innovations and side lights will be held
at the Metropolitan Temple in the even
ing.
A very interesting means of fraising money
for the support of these charitable inatitu-
tons which are not Seit-supportlng is
called the mercy box.
These boxes are 10 be given out free and
| placed on ones table, so that while the
| people bow their heads in gratitude for
| their food they may also put a penny in
! for food and shelter for starving brot er
! or sister; or with that class who are not
| religious enough to say grace they can act
grace by dropping in their smallest coin.
Fifty thousand of these boxes have been
placed among all classes of people in the
| United States during the last six months.
| The army expects TO put IN 5O,OOO more
during the coming year.
| Ensign Lewis has charge otthe mercy box
| de partment in this State and his had
quarters are at 1139 Market street
Commander Booth-Tucker of New York
| will visit the Pacific Coast during March,
being in San Francisco from the 18th 10
the 23d inclusive.
The last Sunday in this month the Y.
P S. Z. Z. OF the First Baptist Church will
hold a special service in aid of the '97
fund. There will be special music. C. +.
| Balser, the secretary of the '97 conven-
ton, will speak; also Purcell Rowe. pres
| ident of the Goidrn Gate branch, 1t prom
ises tobe most interesting.
DR.. Hammond, manager OF the Metho-
dist Book Concern, and DR.. Mathew, edi-
| tor of the Christian Advocate, have gone
] to New York to attend the annual meet
ing of the various com mittees of the Book
| Concern.
Monday evening the Boys Brigade of
Grace Methodist Church will have free
| entertainment and an illustrated lecture.
The young men of the Brotherhood of
st. Andrew have issued directory card
of the Episcopal churches and institutions
of this City, together with the names and
FL bo,,
placed in all the holels so that visiting
strangers may know where to find each
church.
The Ladies' United Hebrew Benevolent
Society has postponed its annual meeting
until Wednesday afternoon, February 10,
at 2:30, at the Sheriff. Israel Synagogue,
corner Post and Taylor streets.
The ladies of Simpson Memorial NJ E.
Church expect to have very happy time
in the parlors of this church, at Hayessand
Buchanan streets, on Monday evening,
February %. From to O'clock Mar
tha Washington chicken dinner will be
served. and The ladies will also make this
a social time in which to meet and intro
duce their friends and neighbors. The fes-
tival will be followed by an entertainment,
Washingtonian, from to $3.50 O'Clock.
At Calvary Presbyt rian Church the BIZ
monthly communion will be held to-day.
On Wednesday evening special meeting g
held. After the meeting there will be a
social hour.
The San Francisco Presbytery will hold
q special meeting next Tuesday morning
at Calvary Church.
This morning at the 1890 mass, Rev.
Father Hickey, S. j., will deliver sermon
on the Necessity OF Religion" In the
evening after vespers Rev. William CulIi-
gan, S. j., will preach the sermon.
The Lidies Sodaiity, connected with st.
Ignatius' Church. is rapidly becoming the
largest organization OF its kind in San
Francisco, owing to the energetic work oi
its new director, Rev. B. Calzia, S. j.
1t is prob able tnat Trinity PRESBYTERIAN
Church, which las been without pastor
since Rev. ]. Cumming Smith resigned
to take charge of the Presbyterian Taber.
nacle at indianapolis. will issue call 10
Rev. Mr. Larceny OF the Second Presby-
terian Church, East Los Angeles. He will
occupy the pulpit on February IA. There
have been many supply pastors in the
pulpit since Mir. Smiths departure, but
none has seemed to satisfy the church
hitherto.
The cantata of Ruth and Naomi by
the Sabbath school of the Geary- street
Temple promises to be surprisingly
beautiful. 1; will be given with fall or
chestra and magnificent stage effects at