The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17
Mefhodisfs

The congregation of the Howard
street NJ z. Church, Rev. A. Z. Bane
pastor. is happy in the tnought tnat
on rehabilitation Sunday, to show con-
tributions for the rebuilding of the
church in the sum of s417s.50, the larg-
est by any congregation In TINS city.
Last Sunday the pastor preached at
morning and evening service. Mrs
William Fee was the leader at the
Epworth League meeting In the even
ing. when the subject for discussion
was Southern Educational Work-The
Blessings of Helpfulness
The official board of Wesley Church
has appointed William Abbott, J. H. Nc
Callum, C. B. Perkins, Mrs. Dewitt. Mrs.
Rolla " Watt, Mrs. James II. Hum
phries and Mrs. Griffiths to prepare the
programme for the special patriotic
literary and musical exercises to be
presented in the lecture room of the
church on the evening of February %.
There are to be patriotic selections by
the choir and by a male quartet and
short addresses and the ladies will serve
refreshments. The choir is arranging for
another sacred concert. during the lat
ter part of the month. Last week there
was meeting of the Womans Foreign
Missionary Society in the church par
1ors, when there was another study of
the Islands of the Pacific" These are
a very attractive feature of these meet
ings. The young people of this church
held service last Sunday at the Ingle-
side Camp. Up to last Monday this
church had raised s3575 for the re-
habilitation fund.
On rehabilitation Sunday the congre-
cation of Grace Church raised s4062. In
view of this and otner large contribu-
Low Pnx-
Hough announced to his congregation
that God has not deserted us nor is
Methodism yet dead In San Francisco"
Last Thursday evening the Whites of
this church gave a valentine party to
the Reds which was well attended by
the young people of the church.
At the morning service in the Cali
fornia street NJ E. Church last Sunday
Rev. H. E. Milne, the pastor, preached
a very interesting sermon on "Complet-
ing the Work of Lincoln" The Mems
Club of this church is growing in
numbers every month and 1t is also
growing in power for good. The prayer
meetings every Wednesday evening are
well attended.
Today after the sermon there will be
communion service in the Hamilton
Church at Waller and Belvedere
streets, Rev. G.. Avery Reeder pastor.
During the last two weeks there has
been remarkable increase at the at
tendance at the prayer meetings in
this church. The pastor contemplates
a series of revival meetings Immediate
ly after Easter. The contributions on
rehabilitation Sunday amounted to
$3.50. The pastor expects that the
amount will be increased to $500 or
more
Out in Richmond Church Rev. E. D.
Raley, the pastor. expected to raise
$1,000 on rehabilitation Sunday and at
the close of the service he discovered
that the contributions amounted to
S1015. At the service last Sunday the
pastor spoke on the life of Lincoln. The
Epworth Guard will meet in the
church on the mer1fing of February %
for the purpose of starting on a trip
to the top OF Mount Tamalpais. 1t will
be genuine climb to the mountain
top. The Mems Club of the church will
observe Washington's birthday by
reception to the ladies of the congre-
cation. This will be followed by a
banquet The Sunday-school of this
church has decided to have a special
programme on Easter Sunday Teachers
and pupils will make it an object to
have this one Of the most helpful and
interesting days they have ever given
The following named have been
elected as the officers of the Sunday
school of st. Paurs Church, Rev. r. j.
Craig pastor: Mrs. E. c. Evans, SUI
perintendent: Oswald Lockhardt sec
retary; George Kiessling, treasurer;
Miss Justine du Bois, organist, and
Kenneth Loomis, assls .ant. There was
a large attendance at the Epworth
League meeting last Sunday. 1t was
led by Marion Grisby, one of the new
members of the church
Considerable interest is shown in the
Sunday school of the Friends Church.
Rev. Levi Gregory pastor Last Sun
day the congregation of this church
was addressed by E. J. Clinton. who re-
turned recently from China. Mrs. Elma
B. Gordan, also recently from China,
delivered an address on Sunday after
noon on the work of the church in the
Orient.
Last Sunday i. d. Bovard, D. D.,
preached the sermon at the Mission
street Chapel, in the morning. On the
evening of last Thursday Mark McCord
led at the prayer service.