The San Francisco call., 1906-06-01
ZEAL OF PASTORS
KEEPS WORK OF. THE .
CHURCHES MOVING
All Denominations Tiireless in
Religious Effort and
Charity.

The Cathedral Mission OF the Good
Samaritan tEpiscopalt, Second street
near Folsom was the first building &c
| be erected on the burned ruins of q
church. The first service since the
confagration was held in: the tempo
rary building May 20 The building is
not only. used for religious services
but also as a relief station. The Cathe-
drai Mission dispensary has resumed
work there. The Rev Mr.. Turner, rec
tor in charge is at the mission. daily.
A portable home has been. erected on
the site of the rectory of St. Johns
Church, Julian avenue and Fifteenth
street, between Valencia and Mission.
The structure is also used as a church
and relief station" The Rev. Mr.. Stan
ford. ST Johns rectory. is in attend
anee.
Temporary quarters have been es-
tab1shed for the Seamen's Institute, OF
which the Rev. Frank Stone is chap
lain, on the water front.
"A system of church relief has been
instituted at the residence of Bishop
Nichols, many boxes having been sent
for this purpose to the Bishops house,
25I5 Webster street. near Pacific ave-
nue.. Mrs. Nichols, with committe ee
of ladies, one from each parish. mas
formed an aid bureau at the Bishops
residence. This bureau distributes 20
subrelief stations for the several con-
gregationS.
The subrelief church stations are To-
Gated at the churches left standing for
their respective congregations. Others
are as follows: Grace and ST Peters
churches; 25i5 Webster street: st.
Julian avenue. near Valencia street;
Cathedral Mission, Second street, near
Folsom, and Church of the Advent, 1874
Eaguna street.
WORK ON BUILDINGS.
This relief, intended strictly for the
members of the Episcopal church. is
not intended to take the place of the
general relief, and is only given out
at the places designated for members
of the respective congregations
Work is steadily going on at St.
PauIs Church, California street, near
Fillmore, and also at st. James, Rich
mond District, which We're somewhat
damaged.
There will soon be new ST. PAT
ricks Church on the site of Fifth street
and Clementina, the plans for the struc-
ture having been approved. The Rev.
+ ather Hogers is now engaged on plans
dence.
Next Sunday morning the new st. Jo-
seph's Church at Tenth street and How
ara will be ready for services. The
pastor, Father Mulligan. will officiate.
will be conSecrated
Ihe Unitarian body of San Francisco
is doing much relief work and has been
the recipient of large contributions
from the East and Middle West-ttese
sums coming through the American
Unitarian Association of Boston.
The Rev. Bradford Leavitt received
for disbursement $4,000 and s14. 900 has
been placed in the hands of the Rev,
George w. Stone, the field secretary
fer the Pacific Coast Part of this
handsome sum has been divided anon o.
the ministers of the Unitarian churches
about the bay for assisting the needy
OF ali classes irrespective of creed.
UNITARIANS ASSISTED.
Mrs. Mary B. Presson, the manager
OF the Unitarian headquarters. is now
established at the rooms of the Eirst
Unitarian Church, corner of Gearv
and Franklin streets, where much ~
the relief work is being accompIisbed
DR. Samuel A. Eliot, in a character-
istic letter dated from Boston asks
that the relief work of the church he
done not only in a sympathetic man
ner, but as confidentially as possible.
In carrying out DR.. Eliots wish in
many cases much of the money sent by
the Unitarian Association has been ex
pended in way that has enabled MANY
who had lost their all to resume theI.
occupations.
The Society for Christian Work of
the First Unitarian Church, the oldest
organized charitable society in San
Francisco, having been in existence
here for thirty-seven years, is keepjnr
on with It's regular work Of relief, es-