The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05
LOCAL CHURCHES
News of Ecclesiastical Doings
in All Denomina-
tions.
Special Services to Be Held-Auxil.
larry Meetings - Salvation
Army Notes.

At Westminster PRESBYTERIAN Church
| this morning there will be reception of
| thirty new mem oers, making s. xty-two IN
| the last twelve weeks. OF the numbe tC
! be received one is Russian Jewess, who
will be baptized into her faith in Christ.
( In the evening the pastor, ). S. Cryor,
D., will speak. Text: II cast it into
| the lire and there came out this calf'-a
practical sermon Tor to-day.
! This evening the twenty-eighth festival
| service will b. neld and the notable tea
| ture of the service will be the rendering of
the caItata, Rainbow of Peace" given
| FOR the first time in this city. Rnys
Thomas will sing Come Unto Me-"
com position by Coenen, ana the quartet
on the cantorio side of the choir will. by
request, sing "Mserere" (Gerrish). Dur
ing the offertory an organ solo entitled
| "Fantasie," by Merkel, will be played by
the organist.
Trinity Presbyterian Church, corner OF
Twenty-thIrd and Capp streets, will hold
| praise service tonight.
1t has been the custom for many wears
with the church to hold a special service
OF this kind in the winter season about
b., the congregation was so great that
those connec ed with the music have been
ind uced TO start another series this winter.
The choir, consisting of Miss Mark
soprano, Miss Alice Partridge alto, Mr..
Gettinger tenor, and Mr.. Gerard bass. I'M
der the dir ection of the organist, c. NJ. T.
Parker, will render selections from stand
ard and modern composers. The follow
ing is the programmes:
Organ, "Andsnte Symphony" (Beethoven);
anthem, "Father Almighty COSTA; chant
The Lords Prayer" by the choir; offertory
in G (Wely); duet, "Hark, Hark My Soul''
(Shellcy); SOLO, 'Only Wait" tCoombs); PRAYER;
anthem. Jesus, Lover of My Sour (Wi4liamsj;
doxology: organ prelude (GuilmenD.
The following are D.. F. S. Ford's sub
jects during the revival services beinr
neld at The First Christi Church for the
week common cling to-day. These will be
special every evening. IL A. M, Tried as
by Fire.; 7:45 P. NJ, The Christian
Creed; Monday, Decem Der g. The
Chr st of the Jews" Tuesday, December
T. Tine Christ OF COD; Wednesday, De-
cember s. ITO Whom Else Shall We COP
Thursday, December 8, What Think Ye
of the Christi Friday, D4ccmb 10,
Saving Faith" Saturday, Decem Der IL
"Copernican Religion"
Trinity NJ. K. Church, in Berkeley COM
mences to-day a series of revival meet
d. L,
Bane.
The Swedish NJ. E. Church on Howard
street. between Eighth and Ninth, has |
undergone an extensive renovation and |
the opening services will be held to-day |
with an all-day meeting, commencing at |
al 3 o clock will be conducted In the Eng |
lish language, with addresses from sew |
eral brethren.
On Thursday evening at Trinity Pres |
byIerian Church young peoples good |
citizenship rally" will be held under the |
direction of the good citiz nship commit
tee of the Christian Endeavor Gold en- Gate
Union. DR.. Locke OF the Central will de-
liver the main address
Rev. w. S, Urmy will address meet
ing Tor men only at the Young Mems |
Christian Association, Mason and Ellis
streets, this afternoon at o'clock. HIS
subject will be Dynamic Religion
Rev. Charles Bone, Wesleyan mission
airy. for many years in Canton, China, is
visiting at ne home OF DR.. Masters in
Berkeley. He has been in England Tor an
eig bit months rest, and sails Tor China on
tue 9TH inst He will address the preacn-
ers' meeting tomorrow morning.
The alumni of Beth Israel will hold an
open meeting this evening at the Geary-
street temple. and cordially invites its
friends TO be present. Leopold BAN ber-
ger, an able speaker and an ardent worker
IN the field of Jewish literature will ad-
dress the young neople.
Rev. Frank s. Ford will read paper to-
morrow at the ministers meeting on
church organization.
The Rev. Samuel Wesley died at
Raunds England, October l. in his eighty
first wear. He was a Iineai descendant of |
the Wesley family. Mr.. Wesley entered
in the midlands of England until 1888
when he became a apernumerary.
Miss Frances E. Willard announces that
she will contribute $4,000 of her own money
10 start the fund oil $500 600 which the
Women's Christian Temperance Union
women need to hold control of the Tenn
pie property in Chicago. This sum is the
memorial testimonial presented to her on
her tifleth birthday.
Staff Ca plain George Wood of the Saliva
ton Army and family arrived in San
Francisco November "a.
Many Method Ist Episcopal ministers in
Southern California are having their
saiatiss considerably increased. The III
crease over last year varies from 500 10
$3.50.
President Rosenberg of the First He brew
Congregation at a meeting OF the boa of
trustees last week announced the follow
ing com mittees for the ensuing te m:
Schoo.-Junus Alb. ahamson, d. Magnes,
George Mos bacher ana Joseph Harris.
Finance-Sol Kahn, joseph Harris and
d. S. Hirsh oerg.
Cemetery Samuels. George Mos
bacher AM Julius Abrahamson
Choir-Abe Jonas. Joseph Harris and
George Samues s.
Bulding-Sol Kahn, Joseph Harris and
Abe Jonas.
Rev. D.. John Hall recently preached
his tairtieth anniversary sermons as pas
tor of Fifth-avenue Presbyterian Church,
New York.
The Epworth League Convention OF The
California Conference will be held in How
ard-street Church, this city. II opens