The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
WORSHIPERS
FILL CHURCHES
Approach of Christmas Day Is
Signalized by Special Ser
mons and Music Programmes
SONGS OF PRAISE ARE GIVEN
Effect of Christianity on Civ
ilizatiOn Is the Theme of a
Majority of the Addresses

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yesterday in many of the churches of
the city and at both morning and even
ing celebrations there were large con-
gregations. Special music programmes
were rendered.
Rev. DR.. RAIDER. pastor Of the Third
Congregational Church, delivered two
sermons yesterday. In the morning he
preached on the subject, In the Full
ness of Time or the Preparation OF the
World for Christ" The evening SER
mon OF Dr. RAIDER was The Man on
the Red Horse and the Woman In the
Barrel" In part Rev DR.. RAIDER said:
Among the visions OF the prophet Zechariah,
tivity, was that Of the horses among the myr-
tie trees. They represented the announce
ment of the return TO the desolated Jerusalem
The mounted scouts Of God are seen gathering
from all uarts OF the earth. reporting peace
and prosperity The idea was that the Jews
had unseen reinforcements from Jehovah IN
the hours OF their trial The spiritual eye
may see, even now, the man on tne red horse
leading on Gods hosts IN our detense. Otnsr
visions assured the people that new era in
church and state would begin when the Israel
ties returned 70 their native lan6, ouL THIS
availed little while sin was among them There
fore he sees n vision OF wickedness transported
into a goddess land. Wickedness Is seen in the
form of q woman who is pressed down into
an ephah. measure, covered with leaden
disc He sees in this woman prolific. subtle
sin hIIinE up the measure which was borne
away BY two winged women. for they had
eings like the wings OF a stork
Rev. J. A B. Wilson delivered morn
ing and evening sermons at Trinity
Methodist Episcopal Church. His morn
ing subject was "A Prepared Way for
a Prepared Redeemer," and the evening
sermon was on the Meaning of the
Celebration OF the Birth Of Christ :"
"A Trumpet Blast in the Ears OF
Those Who Slumber in Zion was the
subject Of the discourse of Rev. E.
Nelander at the morning service at the
First English Lutheran Church. In the
evening the pastor preached on the
theme. Preparing for Christmas"
The Meaning of the Manger" was
the topic of the morning sermon, de-
Ifvered at the Howard Street Methodist
Episcopal Church by the pastor, Rev.
A. c. Bare. The evening sermon was
also preached by the pastor, the, sub
tect being. A ChrisGess Christmas.
A special service was held yesterday
afternoon in the auditorium Of the
Young Mems Christian Association T.
A. Harrison of Boston delivered an ad-
dress on Love VS.. Law and depicted
the power of Christianity over sin
At the Westminster Presbyterian
Church the morning service was par
ticipated in by the children Of the Sun
day-school and special music was rem
dered by the choir. At the evening SER
vice special Christmas music was sung
and the pastor, Rev. DR.. Willis, deliv-
cred a sermon on the Birth Of the
Savior"
Elaborate musical services were held
last evening at the California-Street
Methodist Episcopal Church, Califor-
MIA and Broderick streets. The choir
was augmented and numbered twenty
eight voices, and string and brass In
strumeuts assisted the organ.
The musical programme Of the ser
vice was as follows:
E-xtol Thee Costa: Miss z Price. eontra!Lo
solo Abide With Ne" LiddelD; Walter +:
eSdsmsi: 1ioioncello solo Donald Forbes: cor
numbers by the choir Sing. Heayens
1Tours) and Anthems by Hopkins ana FL
vey: organ offertory. st Seelia No 1oap
Iujah'' Handel j. H Halloween organist'
directed the programme Of the service.
At the West Side Christian Church
the special music Christmas pro-
grammes were as follows:
Morning-Organ prelude; lnvocation: hymn,
"HafI Blessed Morn carol by girls choir. 20
Little Town OF Bethlehem" Scripture reading;
prayer: anthem. Christmas Awake" hymn.
SIerald. Angels onertory. Lift Thine Eyes"
hvnn- Coronation postlude Evening-Or-
gar urelude: invocation; hymn, Sun OF the
so,,l.!. hvrnn. ITO Us Child Is Born: Scrip
s9re n9It reading. anthem. Angels Of Jesus
nraver. byn1n silent Night: offertory An
dante CSant-saens); hymn, "olivet"
At the Hamilton Methodist Episco-
pal Church the morning sermon was
preached by Rev. DR.. Hill of the Gold
en- Gate Church of Oakland In the
evening Rev Frank Gale delivered the
sermon and a number of students of
the University Of California took part
in the services.
At the Richmond Methodist Episco-
nal Church the pastor. Rev. E. D. Ra-
lev. preached the morning and evening
sermon. The morning sermon was on
the topic "Seaching for a King" and
the evening sermon was on The Mes
sage of the Angels.
At Grace Methodist Episcopal
Church the morning sermon was deliv
cred by Rev. G.. K. Glider. who served
in India as a missionary for nearly
thirty years The preacher told of the
work of the missionaries among the
dwellers in India and the good results
achieved by the introduction Of Chris
tfanity. The evening sermon was on
the topic, "Wanted-A Twentieth Cen
tury Conscience.
The music services at the Plymouth
CONGREGATIONAL Church were very elab-
crate. the choir being augmented for
the occasion. Rev. ]. c. Meserve, the
pastor. preached in the morning on
THE Glory and JOY of Christmas.
and his evening theme was The
Greatest Thing in the World" The
music programmes of the services
were as follows:
Morning-Organ prelude: call to worship TIE
Deunl'' CB Tours, quartet and chorus; respon-
sive service No. so: soprano solo. Glory to
Heavens Eternal King Meyer Delmund).
Miss Dorothy Goodseli. with flute obligato:
PRAYER: ''GIorfa in ExceIsis'' (B. Tours. quar-
fet fute solo swiss Shepherd Up. MorlacchD,
Signor A. Lombardo; hymn No 27e. While
Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night:
anthem. The Coming Of the King Dudley
Buckl quartet and chorus: hymn No. 292.
s'Harkt the Herald Angels Sing; benediction;
organ rostIude. Evening-Organ prelude; an
them Let Us Sing Unto the Lord (J. Alza-
moral quartet: Scripture lesson: anthem
what Mean Those Holy Voices uIsIey)
quartet and chorus; hymn No. 2S5. Brightest
and Best OF the Sons of the Morning: prayer;