The San Francisco call., 1906-06-18

six masses were celebrated during the
forenoon in the church and two in the
basement
SERVICES AT ST. JoSEPH's.
Services at St Joseph's Church were
well attended. Father Mulligan Off
ciated at the o'clock mass He spoke
Of the lessons of the gospel to be, de-
rived from the Feast of Corpus Christi
AT the close of the mass number of
children assembled for Instruction in
hymns.
The second mass took place at 10 :30
O'Clock, with Father Keane as the Off
ciating clergyman.
HOWARD-STREET METHODIST.
The Rev, W. S. Matthew, D. D. pre-
siding elder of the Methodist Episcopal
church. gave a stirring and optimistic
sermon yesterday before the Howard
street Methodist Episcopal Church con-
gregation at the Deaconess Home. 12e
Haight street. He told Of his replies
to people of the East, whom ne had met
when recently there as regards the re-
construction of the city, assuring them
that. like Chicago. it vii, rebuild again
and handsomer than ever
He said that when the Almighty
plowed out the water way at that
mighty opening at the Golden Gate he
foreordained tina! San Francisco would
be great city
You may burn and shake it, said
DR.. Matthew, but God will help to-
build the city, and it will build and
rebuild, though there were 1000 fires"
SERMON ON CHARACTER.
The Rev. Frederick w Clampett, D.
D., rector of Trinity Church, Bush
street, corner of Cough. preached
powerful sermon before a large con-
gregation yesterday morning on Chris
tian Cha
ence and Power"
The choir was under the direction
of Louis H. Eaton, the organist of
Trinity. who has returned from Sc
attic, where he has been giving organ
recitals for the last month
GRACE CHURCH SERVICES.
The Rev David Evans. rector of
Grace Church parish. officiated at serv-
ices yesterday morning at the official
residence of Bishop Nichols 2515 Web
ster street Grace and St Peters par
ishes will continue to hold services at
the Bishops house until further no.
tice.
The Rev. W. NJ. Bours, rector Of St
Peters, took the morning services and
preached the sermon at st. Stephens
Church. Fulton street near Fillmore
Bishop Nichols confirmed class at
the Church of the TRANSPORTATION,
ONCdh ' lSWB yesterday AFTERNOON.
REV. GUTHRIE'S COMPARISON.
The Rev William Kirk Guthrie who
is conducting services jointly with Dr.
John Hemphill at Calvary Presbyterian
Church, delivered the sermon yesterday
morning.
In the course Of his remarks the Rev
Mr.. Guthrie said the spirit of CONNER.
cialism built up Tyre and then pulled
1t down. Commercialism, he said, when
kept within the spirit of righteousness,
will build up any community. When
it spells mammonism ii means ruin
Which" he asked, does it spell in
San Francisco" They knew what it
spelt in Tyre and the result of it. Tyre,
the commercial mistress of the world
became bare rock on which fishermen
bleach their nets today.
Let San Francisco heed the lesson
he said.
DR.. Hemphill preached in the evening.
SIMPSON MEMORIAL CHURCH.
"The Sure Foundation was the
theme of the sermon delivered by the
Rev. George w. White, d. D., yester-
day at Simpson Memorial Methodist
Episcopal Church. where the doctor is
officiating in conjunction with the Rev.
James H. NJ Williams.
At RELIEF CAMPS.
1OAAONihS gave dU-
dresses at the various relief camps yes
terday afternoon:
The Rev. George "A. Hough and the
Rev J. u. Chenoweth, at the Presidio;
the Rev. DR.. George w. White, at JEFF
ferson Square; the Rev. Carl Warner. at
Market-street camp; the Rev F. NJ. Lar
kin. Phi. D. and the Rev z. G. Keith, at
Mission camp; the Rev c. Z. Paddock,
at Potrero camp; the Rev. James H. N
Williams, the Rev. e. D. Raley and the
Rev. G. A. Reeder. in Golden Gate Park,
and the Rev. A. c. Bane, D. D., at Her
mann street camp.
ST. JAMES CHURCH.
The Rev. S. ]. Lee. rector of St James
Church, Sixth avenue and Clement
street. conducted the services at that
church yesterday. st. James vested
effectively.
MASS AT PREsIDIo.
Mass was celebrated in the Tennessee
camp at the Preside yesterday morn
ing by the Rev. Father Buss 1t was
attended by large number of refugees
camped on the reservation. Father
Buss announced that on next Sunday
at 1890 in the morning he would cele-
brate mass in the school tent of the
Sisters of the Holy Family on account
of its central location in the Preside.
Mass was also celebrated IN the post
chapel at the Preside by Rev. Father
Prelato of the Jesuits 4se
BACCALAUREATE SERMON.
In response to many requests the
Rev. Benjamin +. Sargent preached
baccalaureate sermon last evening to
the members of the graduating class
of the Mission High School in the Oliyet
Congregational Church at Seventeenth
and Noe streets. In part he said:
There are two classes of people in
the world-one is of the purposeless
variety and the other of the purpose
full sort. The first class results from
either too much or too little money
The poor man says, What is the use?'
the rich man, What for?'
The pastor warned the graduates
against purposeless life. He told
them that now was the time for them
TO find a purpose and to pursue it to
the end, for in that way only could they
hope to be successful men and women
CHILDREN CONFIRMED.
Large Class Inducted by Archbishop
Montgomery at st. Johns.
Yesterday Of