The San Francisco call., 1906-10-29
Alameda
Contra Costa
SERVICES HELD IN
REBUILT CHURCH.
Centennial Methodist Con
gregation Reassembles to
Hear Rev. Mr.. Bolster
PRAISE FOR PASTOR

OAKLAND. Oct. 2e-Centennial
Methodist Episcopal Church, Chester
and Ninth streets. was reopened to-
day after a general renovation and
repairs OF earthquake damage. The
Rev ". c. Evans, D. D., the new pre-
siding elder Of San Francisco dis
trict preached the sermon this morn
ing The church was congratulated
upon its restoration. and the pastor,
the Rev. J. c. Bolster, was given much
praise for his efforts toward aiding
the church. He --as been in the Cen
tennial Church pulpit for two years.
IN that time there has been a large
increase of membership and a strong
activity in the various departments
of TIE church.
All of this was brought out in the
reports that were presented of the
work that has been accomplished. The
presiding elder created a favorable
Impression. He was transferred from
the Kansas conference, having been
pastor Of the First Methodist Episco-
pal Church Of Topeka for two years,
during which time he received more
than 500 members into his church.
A special service of music was rem
dered this evening at the Church of
the Advent, East Oakland, under di-
rection Of the Rev. Jerome F. Trivett.
the rector. Lowell Redheld, baritone,
and Richard Hunt, tenor, were the
soloists.
The Rev. Homer J. vosburgh, pastor
of the First Baptist Church. is preach
ing a series of sermons on Homes Of
the Lives of Great Men"
The Rev. r. c. Brooks, pastor OF
Pilgrim Congregational Church, has
returned from the East. AAe resumed
his pastoral duties today.
The Rev F. s. Brush of Alameda
preached today at the First Presby
terian Church.
H. D. McAneney, president of the
Berkeley Bible Seminary, occupied the
First Christian Church pulpit today.
Solemn services in the forty hours
devotion were begun this morning at
St. Mary's church when high mass was
celebrated by the Rev. Robert Sesnon,
with the Rev. Francis Harvey, deacon;
the Rev. John Doran, sub-deacon;
Brother Timothy, master of ceremonies.
In the procession Of the blessed sacra-
ment $50 children garbed in white
took part. The choir, under direction
of Professor Gregory. sang Gounod's
''ATesse Solennelle." The soloists ewere
Miss F. Shean, Miss NJ. Spuller, Louis
Spuller and Adolf Gregory.
Vespers were sung at 1880 o'clock
last evening by the Young Mems Choral
Society, under direction of the Rev.
Robert Sesnon. The Rev. Edward
Moan M A. pE6dCneu sermon on
The Great Supper" Monday evening
the Rev. Philip O'Ryan. from st.
Mary's cathedral, San Francisco. will
preach.
Clarence Oliver. baritone, sang the
offertory this evening at St Andrews
Episcopal church, the Rev. o. st. John
Scott, rector.
Rev. Adelbert S. Coats. o. o., pastor
OF .the Evangel Baptist church of
Berkeley, spoke this morning on the
second coming Of Christ. He said that
this. event. which Peter, Paul and
James declared was at hand" "at the
door," quickly to come to pass" actu-
ally took place within the lifetime Of
some who stood by when Jesus fore
told his coming in the glory of his
FathFr. namely, at the destruction Of
Jerusalem. Then the stone righted by
the Jewish builders fell on them,
crushing them to powder, and the
kingdom Jesus came 70 establish on
earth was established in place Of the
Old Testament order of things There
remains for US the coming of Christ
which John in his gospel of epistles.
written long after the destruction Of
Jerusalem. sets forth as a process
rather than as an event or a crisis
that coming for which we pray when
we say Thy Kingdom Come" This
IS an invisible and a perpetual coming.
and is FASTENED by every true word
spoken by his people and every real
sacrifice endured by them for the prog
ress Of the gospel on the earth.