The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
Noted Episcopal Leaders Will
Inaugurate Missions Today
First EvangeliStic
Work Of Church
in America


The Episcopal missions 20 be opened
aodav will be the FIRST ever held
by this church in this country. They
ere intended for people OF all classes
The missions viii be opened in four
churches. two in this city and two IN
oakland. at o'clock this evening and
will continue for ten days.
Never before has the church IN llls
oo,ntrv tnaugurated mission for
eVangelizatiOn II was induced 70 oo
his through the General Board OF
Missions upon the representation that
there was great need Of il at this time
sn this city and in Oakland TO draw
the people from the thoughts OF world
lv things to the more serious ones OF
spiritual welfare.
In San Francisco Rev. Endicott Pea
body D. D.. head master OF the Groton
school of Groton. Mass. VIII conduct
the services in Trinity Church at Bush
and Cough streets, and at the same
time Rev. George craig Stewart, rector
OF ST. Luke's Church, Evanston, H.
viii lea6 services in St. stephen
Church on Fulton street near Fillmore.
In Oakland the services viii be con
Quoted in ST. Johns Church at Eighth
and Grove streets by Rev. Charles
s7iske. rector Of St Johns Church OF
SomerviIle n J. At the Church OF
the Advent at Twelfth and East Six
teenth streets. Rev. James z. Freeman
rector Of ST. Andrews Church OF Non-
kers ~ ". viii be the leader
SERVICES FOR TEN DAYS
There win be daily services in each
church for ten days. There viii be
holv communion at $50 o'clock in the
morning in each Of the four parishes
named In all other parish churches
around the bay there viii be commun-
ion service at the discretion OF the
rectors and al hours TO be determined
by them.
The evangelistfc services viii be held
at O'Clock i'm the evening in each
church. and III there is to be after
noon services they win be announced
by the missiOners.
In addition to the above services q
Sunday-school children's mass meeting
viii be held at $3.50 O'Clock this after
noon in 81. stephens Church IN this
city and in 81. Johns Church IN Oak
land. on next Sunday in the same
churches and at the same hour the
Brotherhood Of St Andrew VIII holo
services for men.
OF the prominent missioners who are
10 take part. Rev. EndicOtt Peabody
is one Of the most eloquent and power
full IIe comes Of al old New Eng
land family that for many generations
has been OF influence "a the religious
social and business life OF Boston. He
was born in salem In 1857. After he
had received his early Education IN the
local public schools his father took him,
st the age Of j. together with the rest
Of the family. 70 England, where he
was destined 10 stay for some ten
years and TO receive impressions which
have largely made him the influential
divine that he is today
STUDIED At CAMBRIDGE
The elder Peabody became a partner
in the banking firm Of J. p. Morgan &
co. Of London. and young Endicott was
sent TO the great English school at
Cheltenham and later 10 the university
st Cambridge He proved himself an
earnest student and IN 1879 graduated
from his college with high degrees. he
gained, too, IN England the love OF out
of-door sports which re has never
lost and has always been marked
feature OF mis- character At this
school OF 500 boys he was the champion
at their important game OF fves and
sfterward at the university he excelled
IN football, rowing and cricket.
Fis father intended him for a busi-
ness man and in the year 1880, when
he came home from England, placed
him IN 8 large banking house in BOs-
ton. Young Peabody gave promise OF
rare success in his work, but FORUM
ately, as later on Il proved, he grew
more and more restless and dissatisfied
snd more and more eager 10 devote his
life 10 unselfsh effort for the good OF
his fellow men. His desire brought
him into touch with the great preacher.
Phillips Brooks. under whose influence
ne finally resolved TO study for the
ministry. he went IN 1881, TO the
Episcopal Theological School IN Cam
bridge, Mass. and after three years
study was ordained 10 the diaconRte
and one year later TO the priesthood
FOUNDED GRoTON SCHOOL
At that time, by q combination OF
circumstances, he was led to found &
boys school Some land at Groton, a
village forty miles from Boston, was
given for the purpose and In 1884 the
Institution, which iE now 80 widely
known, was opened. The phenomenal
success OF Groton School, the kind
Of men who form its constituency and
its effect on the character OF the boys
are largely due 20 the vigorous per
sOnality and the devoted spirit OF the
head master. The pupils find In him
an encouraging friend in their studies,
a good companion IN their sports. and
an inspiration for their characters
Rev. George Craig Stewart, another
Of the missioners, As rector OF ST.
Luloee Church, Evanston, Ill He
Is q minister OF foroeful personality, g
widely read scholar, polished and eio-
ouent as G preacher and possessed OF
much personal magnetism Rev. Mr..
Stewart graduated from the North
western University and began his min
isterial life IN the Methodist body,
where for ten years he was 6 power.
He relinouishe6 one OF the best posts
81 Methodism and came into the Epis-
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