The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-03
PASSES THE HALF
CENTURY MARX
Baptist Church of Oakland
Begins Celebration of It's
Fifty-Second Anniversary
OTHER OBSERVANCES

OAKLAND. Dec. 2.-The First Bap-
fist Church today began the celebre-
ton of the ffty-second anniversary
of its organization. This morning the
pastor the Rev H J. Vosburgh
This evening a praise service was
held. A large choir rendered a pro-
gramme of numbers as follows:
Awake the Harp" (Creation). ''The Lord Is
Great" Creation, solo trio and choir; 10
Ny Shepherd Is Divine (Haydn), quartet and
solo numbers-"With Yerdure Clad (Creation)
soprano; On Thee Each Living Soul Awaits, -
Flock Ofessiah). contralto: Rejoice, Oh, Ju-
dab Judas Maccabeus), BARITONE: 'ohi Lovely
''Elegy" (violin), Miss Gladys Munroe.
The Rev. George c. Adams, D. D.. pas
tor of the First Congregations
Church of San Francisco, delivered ar
address at this evenings services.
Tuesday evening a banquet to the
men of the church will be given, al
which the principal address will be
made by the Rev. William c. Spencer
of Berkeley. An anniversary prayer
meeting will be held Wednesday even
ing, followed Friday evening by a
church social, the hostesses being the
members of the Womens Auxiliary
The closing exercises of the week will
be conducted Sunday, December 9. In
the morning the pastor will preach on
The Servant of His Age" At the
evening services Ng Poon Chew ana
Chung Sal Vat Pc will deliver ad-
dresses on "China's Awakening and
Americas Opportunity
Commencing Tuesday, a four-days
convention of the Christian and Mis-
sionary Alliance will be held at the
Swedish Mission Church, Hilbert street,
near Twelfth. After the opening day
there will be three sessions daily, at
10 a. M, and 1880 p. m. The Rev.
G. n. Eldridge and Mrs. Eldridge of
Indianapolis, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Worship of South China and W. Z.
Blackstone of Chicago will be among
the speakers.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Cen
tennial Methodist Church. at Ninth and
Chester streets, will hold a Christmas
bazaar December and a the church
parlors A fancy booth, with Christ
mas gifts. will be in charge of Mrs.
Doty. Mrs. Chamberlain and Mrs.
Vaughan. Ice cream and cake will be
sold by Mrs. Willard and Mrs. Slower.
The coffee and sandwiches will be dis
pensed by Mrs. Auguin, Mrs. Adams
and Mrs. Dunsmuir. Mrs. Kellogg and
Mrs. Vaughan will preside at the
candy booth. A fine programme has
been arranged by Mesdames Lawery,
Starr and Sankey.
The Rev. Robert Whitaker preached
his farewell sermon today at the
Twenty third Avenue Baptist Church.
A special musical programme was
given this evening at the First Pres
byterian Church under the direction
of Clement Rowlands.
The Rev w. c. Evans, presiding
elder of Oakland district, preached to-
day at the Eighth Avenue Methodist
Church.
At the First Methodist Church the
Rev. f. r. Ollie, the pastor, resumed
preaching, after his return from the
East on a trip in the interests of re-
building burned and damaged Metho-
dist churches in San Francisco and
elsewhere in the State in the April
disaster.
Work among the Chinese was the
subject of an address this morning by
Deaconess Drant at st. PauPs Church
Sunday-school.
Friday, December 6, will be observe
at st. Johns Church, Eighth and Grove
streets, as day of intercession and
prayer. Holy communion will be cele-
brated in the morning at 1880 o'clock
by the Rev. Edwin F. zee, the rector.