The San Francisco call., 1901-10-01
RELIGION WILL
Be THE SUBJECT
Annual Session to Be
Held by Congrega-
tional Churches.
Delegates Are Coming From
All Parts of the
State.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

OdhIdLQ OIllCe Dan francisco can,
111S Broadway, Sept. 80.
The forty-ninth annual session Of the
General Association of the Congregational
Churches of California will convene at
the First Congregational Church in this
city tomorrow afternoon and continue
with morning, afternoon and evening ses-
sions until Friday, when it will adjourn.
The programme for the convention Will
be as follows: S.
Tuesday afternoon, October l, 2 o'clock
Opening devotional service. led by Rev. II E.
Banham. Cloverdale; 8. organization. roll call
Brown, pastor; response by moderator appoint
ment me- of committees. reports from delegates to
fraternal bodies introduction of delegates from
fraternal bodies; g. adjournment.
Tuesday evening, 7:So o'clock-Praise service
ciational sermon, Rev. Griffith Grifhths. Eu-
reka; communion service. led by Rev. William
Windsor, Campbell; Rev. w. C. Day. San
Francisco
Wednesday morning, October 2. $50 O. clock
Devotional service, led by Rev. A. E. John
son. Haywards; 9, business reports of commit
tees; $50. narrative of the churches, Rev ].
h, Goodell, Oakland; TO- paper, Seriousness
ct q the . church's Present Situation tug Rev;
discussion, subject, .The Prayer Se Meeting
% from the minister's standpoint Rev. R. G.
Brooks. Oakland; ~ from the laymans stand
point. Stuart Elliot San Francisco; Has, bust
ness, 12 adjournment.
al service led by Rev. r. B. Cherington. Ken
wood; 2:15. business: 2:3O, Congregational
Church Building Society Rev II. H. Wikoff;
fishing Society. Rev. e. J. Singer; 800. The
Pacific Rev w: w. Ferrier; s:15, Foreign
Missions" d Forward Movements in Other
Denominations Rev. B. NJ Palmer. Bencia
(2) Our Own Forward Movement r. H
ter Frear: "a woman's Board of the Pacific
Mrs. A. P. Peck. president: (5) addresses by
missionaries; SIS. business; adjournment.
500 500 i caiforna Home Miss Missionary man socetS
Woman's Home Missionary Union.
Thursday morning, October $3.50 o'clock, de-
yoeional. services vic & led by Rev M J. Luark.
eehy Of Home e
10:15 papers and discussion; subject, "Church
Federation; %, History of the Movement"
Rev: S. C.. Patterson, Petaluma: t2), Its Prac-
tical Workings Rev J. R. Knoden Santa
Cruz, 1l:4S; report Of trustees of Ministerial
Thursday afternoon o clock, devotional SER
vice, led by Rev. w. H. Cooke Sunol Glen;
2:15. business; $780, papers and discussion; sub
struction'; d, Need of It, Rev. G. &. Bald
win, Palo Alto; C2l, What Is Being Done and
adjournment to Pacific Theological Seminary
Atherton street, Berkeley; inspection of SEM
First congregationa % Church. I Berkeley with IN
speeches; toastmaster, President j. K. Nc
Lean.
Thursday evening. 7:so-Praise service, led
and discussion Subject. The New SOaaPsls EvangeIs
ism; ]. RELIGIOUS Experience Under It."
ing Under IT,; 3, Church Membership Under
IT. Rev. George C. Adams. San Francisco.
Friday morning, October 4, S:30-Devotionai
service, led by Rev. B. D. Naylor. Grass Val
ley S:45-Busness; Pacific Theological Semi
nary: l, report of board of visitors; 2, report
of treasurer. 1000-Paper and discussion. Sub
ject. The Person of Christ in Current Re
Iigious Thinking Professor F. H. Foster, Pa
cifc Theological Seminary. 11:00-Closing busi-
ness; reports Of committees. 11:30-Closing de-
votional service, led by the moderator. 12:00-
Final adjournment.
BY vote of association pastors are requested
to remember in prayer at the public services
of Sunday, September 29 the approaching ses-
sion of the General Association