The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20
Mefhodists

There was week Of prayer in Wes-
ley Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev.
George w. White pastor, which
commenced January 9 and con-
tinued until Friday night The
First United Presbyterian Church and
the Westminster Church joined in the
services. The meetings were held IN
the lecture-room of the church. The
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Of this church now holds it's meetings
in the parlors every Thursday at 2:3O
O'Clock in the afternoon. Miss Mabel
Lamb, deaconess. is the leader of the
Junior League that meets every Friday
afternoon in the church.
At Grace Church Rev. George A.
Hough pastor. the morning
theme was The Unchanging Christ, -
and in the evening it was The Perma-
nence Of the Bible" There was a large
congregation at each service After
the morning service the Sunday school
convened under the superintendency of
]. Z. Prescott A new series of lessons
was inaugurated.
Last Wednesday night there was
prayer meeting in this church and the
attendance, which was large. proved
that the people of the district were
firm in the belief in the efficacy of
prayer.
The Grace Church League furnished
the programme for the meeting of the
Epworth League Alliance held re-
Gently in Wesley Church
Rev H F. Mines preached a most
interesting sermon in the California
street and First churches at Cali
fornia and Broderick streets on
"Waylaid." The subject was the man
who became involved in trouble and
came out of il triumphantly through
his belief in the master Last Wednes-
day night there was a large congrega-
tion at prayer meeting.
Toward the close of last year this
church received six members on proba-
tion.
The first service of the new year in
the Richmond Church. Rev. f. d. Raley
pastor, was an evening prayer meeting
on the first Wednesday of the year It
was followed by a meeting of the off,
cial board, which reported that the
prospects for the year were very bright
The church has received a few good
subscriptions, but needs more to put it
on its feet again.
At the first service of the
year the communion was given.
In the evening there was a
sermon Introductory to series that
viii continue until Easter, the first be-
ing: The Passover Cometh' The text
is from Matthew XVI. This church has
elected Mrs. EellS president of the La
dies Aid Society, Mrs. Bill president of
the Woman's Foreign Mission Society
and Mrs Newton president of the Wom-
ans Home Mission Society.
Rev. John Coyle, DID,, preached
the sermon recently. In the Fiji
teenth-avenue Church. and that in the
evening was preached by Rev. John
Inkster. Commencing last week the
midweek prayer service will be held on
Tuesday instead of Wednesday evening.
The week of prayer was held during
the first week of the year. the first hour
being conducted by the Epworth
League, which was followed by a love
feast, a sermon and conservation.
The Mission-street Chapel at Mission
street and Richland avenue, which was
laid low by the high wind, has been re-
built Rev. c. w Null preached at the
morning service last Sunday. In the af-
ternoon there was Sunday school.
with NJ. McCord as superintendent. c.
B. Pugh of the Fifteenth-avenue Church
led in prayer last Thursday evening.
Mrs Charles o. Oman, wife of the
pastor. who is on leave for a month for
needed rest, visited the church that
night in the interest of the church SER
vice and the Sunday school.