The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24
Methodist

At the last meeting of the Women's
Home Missionary Society each one told
her experience of how she earned 81 or
more for the purpose of adding to a
fund to maintain a deaconess student
at the home in Haight street.
The Howard street. Church has re-
ceived additional subscriptions for re-
Mobilization, and the sum now is near
the $4,000 mark. Rev A. C. Bane hopes
to reach that figure before the close
Of the current month.
1t is announced that Rev. B. f. Meyer,
b. A, president of the Baptist Union,
and Rev. r w. Macdonald, formerly
president of the Wesleyan Methodist
Conference, are to take part, in the
Worlds Sunday-school Convention to
be held in Rome May 20, 81. % and "a.
It is expected that the United States
and Canada viii be represented by 500
delegates.
Rolla V. Watt has returned from the
East. where he attended g. session of
the book committee. During his stay
in New York he addressed the Preach
ers Association on the subject of the
churches in San Francisco.
Last Sunday the Eighth avenue
Church of Oakland had a noteworthy
meeting. 1t was jubilee service at
which Rev. L. L. Loofbourow, the pas
tor. presided and it was remarkable be-
cause the rehabilitated church reopened
entirely free from debt, this the first
time since it was organized.
Rev. o. B. Smith. evangelist who
went East some time since to attend
several important meetings, has re-
turned to this city and tomorrow will
address the Preachers Association
meeting I'm Wesley Church
The trustees of Richmond Church
Rev. L. ID. Raley pastor, will probably
close the purchase this week of cor
ner lot 1O0x75 feet, on which to build
a new church. As soon is the deal is
closed the work OF construction will be
begun. Mrs Bainbridge of this church
has organized a Woman's Christian
Temperance Union for the Richmond
district.
DR.. W. c. Evans. presiding elder of
the Oakland district, has accepted an
invitation TO visit the Pacific Theo-
logical Seminary at Berkeley to de-
liver the address on April IL to the
graduating class.
An effort will soon be made to have
DR.. Melvin E. Trotter, the noted
preacher, visit San Francisco with a
view OF arousing interest in the
church. Two weeks ago he preached
in one of the Chicago churches and
raised $4,000 toward the purchase Of
the Pacific Gospel Mission. 1t is be-
Aicftu mat II ne Ndl DC secured LOT
this State the question of rehabilita-
tion of the churches would be settled
without delay.
The Board OF Home Missions and
Church Extension has appointed Sun
day, April 21, as California rehabilita-
tion day. An Offering will be called
for ia ell Of the Methodist churches in
the United States in aid OF the churches
in this State. The result OF the Of
fering taken up IN this State for that
purpose on rehabilitation day. Feb
ruary 3. amounted in the aggregate to
s44.173SO.
DR.. George B. Smyth, assistant mis-
sionary secretary, sailed recently
for Foochow and the Far East He
viii attend the centennial anniversary
OF the founding of the Protestant mis-
sions in China. The celebration will
last from April % to May 5. DIR. Smyth
expects to return to this city July l.
He will visit Foochow, where he was
a missionary about seventeen years
ago, and Korea, and also will attend
the Japanese Methodist General Con-
ference in Toxic.
Commencing with Holy week there
will be special service in Trinity
Church. Rev. Carl NJ. Warner pastor,
every evening, in the church at Six
teenth and Market streets, except Sat
urday night There is 10 be special
service on Easter day. The Ladies. Aid
Society of this church contemplates
several important events after Easter.