The San Francisco call., 1905-02-24
Their Work VIII
Be Greatest in
Years.

OAKLAND, Feb. 23.-The first serv-
ice in preparation for the great evan
gelistic campaign to be held in Oak
land March to 19, was held at the
First PRESBYTERIAN Church this even
ing. when Rev. r. A. Walton, D. D.,
addressed the ushers and assistants,
who are to be the principal workers in
the great evangelistic services. At
this early date some $50 workers have
been selected and more will be Sc
cured by next week. Dr. Walton said:
The success of these meetings will depend
very largely upon the faithfulness, tact and
earHestness Of the ushers and their assistants.
Not only viii ii be necessary for you 10 attend
the services in the five places appointed for the
principal meetings. but you must be prepared
at moments notice to report at any place
designated for overflow meetings 1t will be
necessary for the 1shess to make themselves
familiar with the seating arrangement In the
churches near their center and in the down
town districts the theaters also, as the mo-
ment the doors are open for overflow meetings
the people will rush in with such a jam that
there viii be no time to get the situation in
The assistants are really more the assistants
of the evangslists than of the ushers, and will
be directed by them through the chief usher
of the district
DR.. Walton will begin his work at
the Eighth Avenue Methodist Church
on next Monday evening, which is a
week in advance of the other evange-
lists. The meetings will be conducted
on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday evenings. There will be no
service on Friday evening, as all the
churches of Oakland will unite in the
mass meeting at the First Congrega-
tional Church to hear Rev. Robert
Coyle of Denver tell of the evange-
listic campaign conducted in that city
& nj nv q icfc
are to work in Oakland At this serv-
ice there will be a large chorus choir
composed of members of all of the five
great choruses from the districts.
These will probably be directed by
o. F. Pugh, the chorister and soloist
working with DR.. Walton in the Eighth
Avenue district. Mr.. Pugh is a noted
Welsh tenor. He is now in the city
with his family at the Albany.
Rev. Henry Ostrom, evangelist, and
]. p. Hills. chorister and soloist,
are now engaged in work in Alameda.
Meetings are held in the First Pres
byterian Church, Alameda, and are
united in by all the Alameda churches
There will be union services in each of
the five districts on Monday, Tuesday
and Thursday evenings and on
Wednesday evening also in the Eighth
Avenue and Twenty-third Avenue dis
LII. AHS SpedhSiS are DIS 1OIioWS.
East central district-F1rst Presbyterian
Church. Rev. H II. Whittier, Monday evening !;
Rev. II. J. Vosburgh, Tuesday evening; Rev
f. r. Ollie. Thursday evening. West central
district-Rev. G. c. Bell, Monday evening;
Rev. Paul Stewart Tuesday evening; Rev. T.
A. Boyer. Thursday evening. Twenty third
avenue distTict-Rev. F. Rhoda Monday even
ing; Rev. Robert Whitaker, Tuesday evening
Rev. E. b. Winning. Wednesday evening: Rev.
r. c. Stone. Thursday evening. Eghth-ave-
nue. district-Rev. r. A. Walton will speak all
week. Chester-street Methodist Church or
West Oakland district-Rev. Dwight E. Pot
ter, Monday evening; Rev. H. F. Burgess,
Tuesday evening; Rev. J. c. Bolster, Thurs
day evening