The San Francisco call., 1899-05-08

Sunday school attendance, for perfect
catechism memory verses and golden
text for bringing in new scholars and
for perfect lessons during the past year.
The evening services We're the feature
of the celebration, and consisted Of mu-
sic and an address by the pastor, Rev.
DIT. Robert Mackenzie. The platform
and pulpit were almost hidden from the
view Of the congregation by the floral
decorations. Occupying seats OF honor
on the platform were three of the four
surviving members Of the first Sunday
school organized when the church was
established in 1S49-James E. Gordon,
White. \ grand chorus OF about thirty
voices occupied seats just back OF me
pastors desk and the famous orcheSlI "a
was seated at the right side OF me pat
form. The musical programme was pre-
pared specially for the jubilee by, otto
Fleissner, the musical director. ana was
beautifully rendered as follows.
Orchestra. The Omnpotence SCHUBERT /;
chorus The Heavens Are Telling, ereatl -n
lHaydn). duet Awake Up Ny Glory GILL
letl Mrs. Riggs and Mrs. Basford: Fiolin solo
and orchestra "Cavatina' iRaf0. Mrs tirucn-
hagen Ciwyun; bass solo SHOW Ne ~
mighty St. Paul CMendelssohnl. 4r Nc
orchestra Unfold Ye Portals fIeaeInptlon
lGounod).
DR.. Mackenzie took for his subject.
spoke in glowing terms Of praise Of the
steadfast Christian spirit and energy
shown by the founders Of the church IN
this city under adverse clrcumslaneeS ana
cited them as worthy examples for the
v0ung men Of to-day TO emulate. he said
they came 10 this city when everything
was in an unsettled condition, when they
expected 10 be here but snort time, vet
while fever to get rich was at its height
they did not forget their Christian train
ing but determined to organize cnurcn'
which was at once done. Inc hrSl WOODEN
brought around the Horn in sections ana
erected on Stockton street in 1850, after
they had been holding services IN a can
vas tent for year ,.i.., 49,
worship OF God IN the early days, Dr.
Mackenzie took occasion 70 say Lhat PEG
pie in the East were accustomed u ad tatA
Ices country He had found, however,
that the moral shortcomings OF the peo-
pIe of this state We're Dy Tar more gen
e-at among Ahose who had come from the
East in recent years than m9he Ine Hso
Salvation of California was in the hands
Of her native sons and native dauSh-
rers and he was far from pessimlsuc as
10 the future. ,
OF the Sunday-school VIII pe heia n Ille @
church on Tuesday evening ana on
Wednesday evening there VIII oe q meet
ing Of the directors. The ofhcers OF the
church are:
Rev Robert Mackenzie, D.D-, pastor JoLtIu
9facI5anzie, superintendent; Smith Anderson
sesIstauf sllperintendent: George Leonard. pri-
mary euperintendeut; Franklin B. Worley, sec
retary; James Z. Gordon. librarian: Charles Z.
I.ackeraan and Henry Ernst. assistant secre-
t@-ias. James ". Stevenson ard Bert Moore,
assistant librarians: Otto FleIssner. musical
director; retiring superintendent, George l.
J-uderhill.
Or Mackenzie IS serving his fourteenth
YEAR as pastor Two Of the original char
Ter members Of the church are az pres
net residing in this city-Mrs. Sarah b.
Gillespie and Mrs. David Van Pelt There
viii be another celebration next Sunday,
at which ali the old-timers will be pres
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