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The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17
Christian Church

"HE quarterly meeting of the City
Board of Evangelization OF
Greater San Francisco was held
in the West Side Christian
Church on Bush street. near
Devisadero. on the first Tuesday In the
current month. There were ten churches
represented by twenty-five delegates.
The most Important business or the
session was the adoption of the new
constitution and bylaws. Hereafter
there will be a meeting of the board
every quarter and an executive COM
mittee OF nine will direct affairs be-
tween meetings. The officers for the
current year are: DR.. r. L. Rigdon,
president; Rev. +. S. Ford, vice presi-
dent; Rev. Runyon Of Richmond, secre-
tary, and Professor II. c. ingram OF
Oakland treasurer. Rev. +. w. Dent of
Berkeley will probably be reelected
city missionary at the April meeting.
The board is planning many things and
enters upon the work for the year
with much enthusiasm and hope.
Mr. Diast has just closed series of
meetings with the South Berkeley
Church, which resulted in a score Of
conversions and several accessions by
relationship. Rev. ]. c. Hunter, now
pursuing advanced studies in college,
has entered upon his work as pastor
Of this new congregation
The Monday morning preachers
meetings have been resumed In Rev
Robert Lord Caves study in the West
Side Christian Church, commencing at
half past 10 o'clock in the morning.
The officers chosen for this year are:
Rev. F. S. Ford, president; Rev. r. L.
Care, vice president; Rev. o. B. Inlan,
secretary, and Rev. T. A. Boyer, treas
urer. Once a month there will be a
literary session with paper and dis
cussion All ministers within q hun
dred miles OF the city are expected
to attend such meetings, as the matters
to be brought up and discussed will
be Of the greatest Importance TO all
Under the leadership of DR.. Runyon
the church at Richmond is reported as
steadily increasing.
The Loyal Band of Christians at VAL
lejo Is projecting new building in
which to carry on services.
The new church at Alameda is being
pushed to completion under the direc-
tion OF Rev. P. c. Macfarlane. It will
be ready for dedication in May.
The West Side Christian Church in
this city seems to be advancing to
larger and better things. The Sunday
school shows marked increase of late
and the indications are that by Easier
the number OF pupils will be not less
than 900. The local auxiliary of the
Women's Board of Missions has for
warded nearly $50 to the missionaries
who were injured by the recent up
heaVal in Jamaica.
Last Sunday the Rev. II. H. Bell wor-
shipped with the congregation of this
church at the evening service. He con-
Quoted the service with the dignity and
impressiveness that have always char
acterized him.
Rev. Robert Lord Caves series of
evening sermons on The Ten Com
mandments" have attracted large and
interested audiences Tonight he will
speak on Duties to Man" and he is
expected to say some plain things con-
cerning lying, stealing, incontinence,
covetousness. and so forth. There is
special music at each evening service.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17
Christian EndeaVorers

The annual convention of the Golden
Gate Union. Christian Endeavor. held
in the West Side Christian Church on
the first Thursday in the current
month. was a notable one. There was a
good attendance in the afternoon and
at night the auditorium was crowded
served to more than 100 persons by the
ladies OF the church. After the repast
social half hour was spent in the
lecture room. ]. 3. Hatch acted as
master of ceremonies. There were
short responses by Rev. H H. Bell.
A w Johnson. the new president, and
Rev. r. L. Cave, the new vice pres
ident.
At the afternoon session the topic
discussed was The Child" The papers
were by George c. Turner. Mrs. Z. w.
Giesy and Mrs. Robert Lord Cave. At
the evening session the chief address
was by Rev. George ". W --.te on the
Floating Work" Pledges amounting
to several hundred dollars were taken
for the current year. The most i'm
pressive part of the programme. per-
haps. was the farewell address of Mr..
Hatch, who has broken all precedents
by serving three successive terms as
of his yeoman service during that time
the union presented him with hand
some oak desk and chair. the presen-
tation being by Rev. Mr.. Bell on behalf
of the union.
The new officers of the union were in
stalled by Rev. E. L. Walz.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17
Preachers Meeting

At the previous session of the
Preachers Association of the Methodist
Episcopal Church of San Francisco and
vicinity it was announced that the
paper to be read at the next meeting.
that of February II. was to be by Rev.
James Whitaker of Petaiuma on Les.
sons From the Life of Lincoln" The
reverend gentleman was presented to
the meeting and announced that he had
decided to change the subject, and he
spoke for three-quarters of an hour on
the Predominant Religion of the Fu-
ture," and expressed the opinion that
such religion would be that of Christ.
An effort was made to have the
churches report once month instead
of weekly, as in the past, but action
on the proposition was deferred 81
It was announced by Rev. II. E,
Milne, chairman of the programme
committee, that tho paper to be pre-
sented at the meeting to be held to-
morrow would be by Rev. j. E. Squires
of the Methodist Church South on
Aggressive Evangelism"
1t was announced that during the
week there would be service in con-
nection with the Chinese Mission in
Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17
Camp IngIeside

Kathleen Weybrew of the Deacon
esses' Home of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church gives the following
account of a recent visit by the
Epworth League of Trinity Church.
the Rev. Carl NJ. Warner pastor,
to the old folks In Ingleside camp:
The entertainment was the first of it's
kind given and 1t proved a decided sue
cess. This was in the evening. At the
gate the twenty members OF the league
were met by an employe of the camp,
and by the light of a. lantern they were
escorted to the Office of Commander
Wallenberg, who received them and
thanked them for the thoughtfulness
they had for the old people. They were
then conducted to the hall, which was
brilliantly illuminated and decorated
with the stars and stripes. There was
good representation of the 500 in the
camp fine programme was pre-
sented and loudly applauded, every one
who took part being encored. The
closing number was America in
which all Joined. At the close the COM
mander invited us to the dining room,
where a light lunch and chocolate was
served, which was a surprise to us. Mr..
Wallenberg delivered a short address,
in which he thanked US for the pleas
ant evening offered to the people Of
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17
Roman Catholic

All the churches of the Roman Cath
olic Faith are in the full observance
Of the Lenten season. The feast opened
on Ash Wednesday with the blessing
of the ashes and the distribution Of the
same at the morning mass and at the
evening services.
Most Rev. Archbishop Riordan In his
letter concerning regulations for Lent
says:
The Psschsl time extends from the first Sun
day OF Lent until Trinity Sunday, inclusive, dur.
ing which time all Catholics who have attained
the proper age bound to receive holy com
To arord the faithful opportunities o, gain
ing the grades Of the Lenten season, II Is
hereby ordered that in addition to the usual
Sunday deEotions, Lenten exercises will be
held on two evenings of each week in all the
churches of the archdiocese to which are at
an instruction is to be given, and on the other
the stations Of the cross, and permission is
hereby given for benediction Of the blessed
the devotion Of the way OF the cross shall be
twice In all parish churches. during the
afternoon. and then again ia the evening.
AS the service In the afternoon is for children
il should not begin before $3.50 O'Clock, thus Civ
ing time TO reach the church after the closing OF
The exercises on Good Friday afternoon shall
consist Of the stations OF the cross, with the
Mater and short sermon relating 10 the passion
and the death Of our Lord, and the reading
OF the prayer TO the nTe WOUNDS L strongly
recommend that all who have pastoral charge
OF souls. that wherever possible the children
be brought 10 their respective parish churches
on every Friday afternoon during the Lenter
season for the devotion OF the way of the
cross and a short sermon relating TO the passion
OF our Lord whenever this is done permission
Is given TO have benedietion OF the blessed
sacrament at the afternoon services, as vel
as at the evening services, with the exception
Of course. Of Good Friday.
The faithful are reminded that besides the
obligation OF fasting imposed by the church
the season OF Lent should be in a very specia
manner a time for earnest prayer OF sorrow
FOR sin, OF abstention Of amusements, which
not sinful IN themselves are permitted durin,
other portions OF the year, and Of generous
almsgiving 10 the poor.
To comply with the decree of the thirt
plenary council of Baltimore. a collection vii
be taken at all the masses and vespers for th,
mission among the Indians and negroes.
At ST. Mary's Cathedral during LEM
weekday masses will be at 6, z anc
9 o'clock. On Wednesday evening
there will be rosary and benediction
with a course OF conferences on the
principal truths OF the Christian faith
On Fridays the way Of the cross, bene.
diction and course OF sermons on the
duties and virtues OF Christian life
Sunday evenings Rev. J. W. Sullivan
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17
CongregafionaIisfs

AT the last held meeting OF the Min
lsters' Association Of the Congrega-
tional Church Of San Francisco and
vicinity Rev. b st. John of Benicia
read IN interesting paper on some OF
The verses in the first chapters of
Genesis.
Today Rev. Arthur Arlett of Ply
mouth Church. Oakland, will address
the meeting on The Workingman and
the Church
The meeting next Monday viii be
held IN the County lnhrmary. between
Oakland and Hayward. when the as
sOciatiOn will be addressed by w. A
Gates. secretary Of the State Board of
Charities and Corrections. The mem
bers who attend viii he the guests Of
Supervisor Mitchell Of Oakland. who
IS a member Of the Fourth Church
In his annual address Rev. George
G. Adams, in commenting upon the new
First Church building in this city, said:
II win be free from drafts that always both
ered MS. and wiz be better heated ventilated
and lighted than Tie other has been in many
Years We have been wonderfully led in the
enancial part of it. had 5000 toward the
'iul-llne when we began; all bills psid to
rhis date. and still have some money in the
bark; the widows cruise Of oil has been well IL
-lsIraled ln our case; friends IN other places
rave helped largely. we nave received q larger
nart of rhe insurance than dared 10 hope at
rhe start; our own people have done what they
could. and nearly every sundays collections la We
brought something FOR the new building When
ro near the end and can tell exactly what is
needed shall make strong attempt 10 Iedj
cate the church with debt Of any kind
such are the street railway facilities that the
church Is easy OF access now as il ever vas.
hUr The membership IS scattered. We have the
dresses of :i33 members IN San Francisco us
iu. lsmeda County 30 in Marin County. 176 in
q places for 6s We have no address. max
iHEN total Of 40. of whom not more than so
per cent arc I'm this city.
During the last communion in the
Fourth Church in Oakland three per
sons united with it,
Rev. J. a MilMgan, who for many
years was in charge at Porterville has
accepted the call Of the Second Church
in Oakland and will enter the pulpit
there today.
Since the 1st Of January fourteen
persons have been received into the
Fourth Church Of this city, all but two
on confession.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17

S. L. B., and the Rev. F. S. Harvey,
NJ. A, OF ST. Patricks Seminary will
deliver special course of sermons.
At St. Ignatius Church the devotion
Of the forty hours commenced at 1920
o'clock. when there was a solemn high
mass, followed by procession of the
blessed sacrament. In the evening
there was solemn vespers. During Lent
there will be evening services at this
church at 1920 o'clock.
There was a very large attendance
at the forty hours devotion in St.
Francis Church. which began with
solemn high mass and the procession
of the blessed sacrament. Fathers
Caraher, Sardim, S. J., and McGough
were the preachers during the devo-
tion.
During Lent at st. Brigid's Church
Rev. Father John f. Cottle. pastor,
there will be mass at $50 and o'clock
on week days and on Friday after
moons there will be the way of the
cross and benediction of the Blessed
sacrament.
Commencing this evening Rev NJ.
J. Handley, c. S. p. will open a mis-
sion for non-Catholics in ST. Agnes
Church, which is to continue for a
week. At the door of the church there
will be maintained a box, into which
any one may drop written questions
he desires answered relative to church
doctrines and so forth. Each evening
the service will close with the benedic-
ton of the blessed sacrament.
The walls of the new Mission Do
lores' Church have been razed. pre-
paratory to rebuilding a new edifice,
Miss Margaret Riley, graduate OF
the Presentation Convent of this city
received the white veil of the Presenta-
tion nuns last Monday.
A great deal of work has been done
in st. Josephs Parish of late. The
church, of which Rev. Father Mulligan
is the rector. is being finished interior
lily and there is every evidence at this
time that when it is finished it will
be more beautiful church than was
the old one. The schools connected
with the church are nearly completed
and. as Rev. Father Mulligan said last
week, when all is completed the build
ing will be better and more up to date
than were the old ones. The gardens
are being put in order and the recrea-
tion grounds are laid out. Taking il
all in all. in a short time st. Joseph
Parish church and schools will be bet
ter than they ever We're" The congre-
cation of the church is increasing as
the people are returning to the parish
yet there are many who come from q
long distance to attend mass. recent
census shows that one-twentieth OF
the families that were forced out have
returned. and many more are coming
back. The school has an attendance OF
more than 500 pupils, the gentlemen
sodality numbers $50, the ladies' So
dality nearly 500, and the boys sodaIity
about $50.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17

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

The Danish Lutheran Church In
Church street, near Duboce avenue,
Rev. p. L. C. Hansen pastor, is doing
we'll, the congregation increasing
gradually. This church is arranging
for special service for Palm Sunday,
Holy Thursday and Easter.
Last week there was concert in
this church in aid of the pipe organ
fund. 1t was arranged by Hother Wis
mer. violinist, under the Ansgar. Ladies'
Society of the church, with the assist
ance of Miss Helen Colburn Heath, Mrs.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17

C. Decker Cox and Miss Ada Clement
The programme included prelude and
romance, valse from Romeo and
Juliet Swedish melodies. The Years
at the Spring and "Ecstacy," The
Gypsies" and AT the Fountain
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17

The congregation OF ST. Markus
Church continues to increase, as does
also the Sunday-school of the church.
and under the ministration OF Pastor
Fuendeling there is marked improve
ment in the attendance.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17

There has been such q glUt Of mush-
rooms fn Berkshire. England, that they
have been retailed at one penny
pound
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17
News of the Churches

Mems Bible Class-object. the study {
Gods Word; meetings. Fridays at ?. IN.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17
TIL WORLDS
fAVOJR|T[
FOrPreSerYing, Purifying
andBeautifying the Skin,
Scalp, Hair, and Hands.

Cutc-a Soap combines deicate medicinal and eraol-
Dent properties derived from Cueurz the great Skin
Cure h the pu-e 81 asponaceous ingredierts ard the
most refreshing % nower odors Sod throughout the
Eorc- DspotIs London, = charterhorss Sc; Paris.
Rue &c "a Eaix; Australia r. Towns Co.. Sydnsyt
Bosom, us.A, is5 Columbus Ave, Potter Dzsg China
Corp, Sole Props.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17

the camp and expressed the hope that
we would come again. The young peo-
pie voted him q jolly good fellow
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17
nllsse. Gertruae 8 ,larian.

Importers Of fine millinery. at 1901
Sacramento St. near Van Ness ave- are
in New York selecting spring novelties :
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-28
DEVILTRY ON THE RAIL
Two Trains Wrecked in q Week md
1t Is Believed by the Some
Desnerate Eiends

Philadelphia, March 2S.-The Penn
sylvania railroad has announced that II
will pay reward Of $500 for the
prrest and conviction OF the persons
guilty Of attempting to wreck its trains
OH the Pittsburg division. The offer
follows a second attempt, which de-
rallied the train, but did not result In
any casualties, although the plans Of
the thugs were evidently to produce
q horror.
This last diabolism occurred near
Wilmerding, Pa; the first was at Stew
art, Pa, last Friday, when the Chi
cago limited was wrecked, and it 10
believed that the same thugs are re-
sponsible for both. The evidence OF
attempted train-wrecking in both cases
w0s conclusive. The reward is 81, 500
in each case.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-28
INVENTOR BRIsLIN ROBBED
Blind and Heart Broken Death Giveo
Him Rest-How His Valuable
Device Was Stolen.

Pittsburg, March 29.-John Brislin,
70 years old, blind and q well known
inventor, died here from a broken
heart alleged to have been brought on
by reverses sustained in litigation
brought by him to control his patents.
Brislin was the inventor of the famous
Brislin Vinnac table now IN use in
rolling mills throughout the world. The
cHntrivance is one that permits large
and ponderous pieces Of structural
iron to be returned into the rolls after
having passed through.
1t works both laterally and vertical
". This and other features Of the pat
ent permitted the manufacture of the
machine7rolled heavy beam. 1t also IA
cilitated the manufacture of structurl II
material Of almost every type. In
fringement began as soon as the model
was shown. The patentees sued. One
court gave them the verdict, the next
court set that aside. and so on. The
Carnegie Steel company was the de-
PENDANT in this suit.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-28

Damage 1t Did Included the Tearing
or the Head from a Man-Fire-
works Blast.

New York, March %. - A spark
caused by a blow from a hammer
ignited quantity of set pieces In the
finishing room of the Consolidated
Fireworks company, at Graniteville. S.
l., and in the explosion that followed
one man was torn to pieces, q boy ana
two girls were probably fatally in
Jured and seven other persons We're
burned. Henry Paul, boy, was nail
ing the wooden bottom on a "geyser"
piece when a spark from his hammer
started a fire that almost instantly
filled the room with shooting stars and
blazing magnesia balls.
Arnold Ruff, aged 30 years, was
killed instantly. His head was torn
from the body. Paul was burned from
head to foot, as were Helen Decker,
aged II years, and Margaret Koski, 10
years old
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-28
Railways Mustn't Raise Rates.

Washington, March 2S.-Prompt ac-
ton by the interstate commerce COM
mission has ayerted, at least for the
present. what might have developed
into a serious clash between the coal
shippers and the railroads of Indiana
and Illinois. The prompt action" was
a Suggestion" which has resulted In
the roads reconsidering a raise in rateg
and abandoning the same
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-28
COMMITTEE ASKS A KEYNOTE
Wants the President to Tell the Coune
try His Intentions.

wants the president to Tell the COuno
try His Intentions.
The conference lasted over an hour,
during which there was a free discus
sion Of the railroad situation. At 4ts
conclusion the committee gave out the
following statement: The committee
submitted to the president that the
present railroad financial situation was
creating a feeling of timidity and APP
prehension to such an extent that it
thu eatened an immediate curtailment
of banking and business credit which
had heretofore been extended to the
business interests of the country, at
time when the greatest possible de-
mand for the further extension of cred
ii prevailed for the development of the
increasing demands of the manufactur-
Ing and mercantile industries of the
country.
1t was shown to the president that
the manufacturers, in the enjoyment
of their unprecedented credit, had
largely extended their business in the
making Of purchases necessary to fill
orders which require many months for
their completion; that the manufacture
ing and mercantile interests were APP
prehenslve that feeling of distrust
was getting a foothold which would
lead to financial curtailment, and such
restriction of credit as to threaten dam
gerous results to the great prosperity
that now existed in all avenues of IN
dustry.
1t was urged upon the president that
very great good would come to all in
terests alike If he would signify his
Willingness to express in a public al.
dress, as soon as possible, the key.
note of his creative and constructive
policy. The president was informed
by the committee that though the coun-
try's prosperity was very great it
would soon become seriously impaired
ny the creation of an uneasiness on the
art of banks and investors, and would
lead to such distrust as to prevent the
supply of the necessary moneys to sat
isfy existing wants, as we'll as to meet
nufacturing and transportation in
teIeSts of the country.
The president inquired csrefully into
theprevailingmerca conditions. and
expressed himself as most anxious and
determined to do all in his power to
protect, preserve and encourage all le-
climate business interests of every
kind. At the close Of the conference
the president thanked the committee
for its frank statement OF the exist
Ing conditions as they appeared TO tbs
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-28
Struck for a CLOSED shop.,,

Nashville, Tenn, March IS. = Be-
cause of differences over the employ
ment Of non-union labor in the shops
OF the Cincinnati Southern railroad at
Oakdale and Somerset Ky, the ma
chinists have walked out. It is re-
ported that other shopmen throughout
tie system will join the strike.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-28
OF Interest to the RuraIs.

Washington, March 2S.-In a decis-
Ion Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Degraw insists upon an adher,
ence to the regulations requiring that
boxes OH rural mai! routes shall be
erected by the roadside. so that car
rlerS can easily obtain access to them
without deviating from their routes or
dismounting.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-28
Strike for the Closed Shop,

Montgomery, Ala, March IS. = One
hundred and twenty-five street car men
in the employ Of the Montgomery
Traction company went on strike ut
noon yesterday to enforce their de-
mands for a closed shop, etc. Presi-
dent Apperson. of the street railway
company. refused to consider the lie
mands and also refused to take up the
question of arbitration.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-28

committee, and promised that within
few days he would determine whether
bis present engagements would per-
nit him to accept the committees In
vitation, which he expressed himself
as anxious to do if he possibly could.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-28
Hartman Carries 1t Free.

New York, March %. Through
an appeal to Z, II, Hartman,
president Of the Union Pacific, and
Marvin Hughitt, president of the Chi
cago and Northwestern railroad, a con
signment of 1000 tons of -four pur-
chased in Minneapolis for the Chinese
famine sufferers will be transported to
San Francisco without charge to the
relief fund.