The San Francisco call., 1906-10-08
DAY Of CONFERENCE
DRAWING NEAR.
Plans Progress for State
Young Peoples Mission
ary Meeting at Oakland
EVENTS IN CHURCHES

president Of Occidental. College. Los
Angeles, has sent word that he will be
among the delegates 10 the Young Peo-
pies Interdenominational Missionary
Conference. which will be held October
is to is at the First Presbyterian
Church. Baer was formerly general
secretary of the international Christian
Endeavor Society. and won worldwide
fame among the young people for his
effective work W. r. Lambuth. d D..
Of Nashville. Tenn, missionary secre-
tary OF the Methodist Church South
Will represent that denomination.
Among other prominent church per-
! sonages who will take an active part
/ in the conference are DR. AlexandA1,
Henry of Philadelphia. member OF theY
international Sunday-school Associa-
tfon executive committee; william
Shaw. treasurer OF the International
Society Of Christian Endeavor, and
Robert Spear OF New York. secretary OF
the Presbyterian Board Of Foreign Mis-
sions. who will visit the coast for the
first time
Rallies will be held this week IN the
interest of the conference. The FIRST
will be conducted Thursday evening In
this city by Rev. Dwight E Potter.
Meetings will be held at Sacramento.
Stockton. San Jose. Palo Alto. Santa
Rosa and f'apa- DR.. A 5. Kelly has
them in charge, and speakers from
Oakland will attend them. A. e. Cald-
well will make provision for free en-
tertainment for delegates who apply BY
October 10. Every young peoples So
I ciety in Oakland. Berkeley and Ala
media has arranged to care for ten
delegates each. Three thousand visi-
tors are expected to the conference
Special rates have been given by the
railroads.
SPEAKS OF MIRACLES.
Must we Give Up Miracles?'' was
/ the subject Of a discourse tonight by
Rev. Thomas A. Boyer, pastor OF the
First Christian Church. who said:
There is probably no other phase OF
religion that men are finding so DIM
cult Of acceptance today as miracles.
In earlier stages Of human progress
the world seemed very largely world
Of incalculable and caprtctous forces
The spirit Of magic and wttchcraft
were everywhere present The growth
OF the scientific spirit, however, has
any such thing as natural portent.
While we have problems a-plenty that
are unsolved. the same as our fathers
had. they awaken little mystic pre-
sentiment and no fear.
Before rendering a verdict however,
to the effect that the miraculous is an
, impertinent interloper and ought there
fore to be relegated to the scrap Pile
; Of history along with all other tntellec-
perstitious ages, IT would be well to
: give consideration to a few facts that
are close at hand
? Christianity is here as the most pro-
digtous force that has plowed its way
through the centuries and affected hu-
!. man progress. To say that this great
3 force Of all history came from a man
with lie upon his lips who lived IN
/ Palestine 1900 years ago would be .
, other. To admit that divine person
age walked the earth IN the person OF
Jesus OF Nazareth is to admit all the
- ~
I. tributed to him were as natural and az
a easily performed by him as the most
Z commonplace acts are to US
4 RECEPTION TO DR. OLLIE
In honor Of the fifteenth anniversary
:. OF Rev E. r. Dilles pastorate. the First
Methodist Church consrssation gave
reception last week to the pastor, Mrs.
Ollie. Rev. F. c. Gale, assistant pastor.
and Mrs Gale.
Rev Leon L Loofbourow, the new
pastor OF Eighth-avenue Methodist
Church. was the guest OF his congrega-
ton at q reception last week Pastors
OF other East Oakland churches were
$ present or sent letters OF welcome.
n The first Of series OF Sunday even
d ing musical services was held tonight
r at the First Presbyterian Church.
. DR.. C. H. Richards OF New York cd
0 dressed the First Congregational
Q Church tonight on Building Churches
d in California"
3 John C. Redding OF Kansas. a strong :
pulpit orator and evangelist OF note.
g has commenced a series Of meetings as
I. Centennial Presbyterian Church. The
o visiting preacher has won high COM
|. mendation for the intense interest he
g awakens in the work Of the church He
y possesses a magnetic personality and a
wide range Of knowledge born OF con-
tact with all phases or life.
, Plans are afoot for the erection OF a
| new, church at Berkeley by st. Joseph's
| parish, of which DR.. T. X. Morrison n
!. the pastor. Present facilities are In
adequate and a larger ediace for wor-
u ship will be required.
The feast Of the Holy Rosary OF the
j, Blessed Virgin was solemnized today
in the Catholic churches Special SER
= vices were held at st. Mary's Solemn
high mass was sung at IL o'clock. pre-
l.. ceded by the blessing and distribution
Of roses Rev. Robert Sesnon was cele-
J. brant. Rev. William Brockhage deacon,
and Rev. John Doran sub-deacOn.