The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23
|CHURCH MAY CALL
SEATTLE PREACHER
Rev. Mark A. Matthews to 0c-
Cupy Presbyterian Pulpit Va
Gated by DIR. E. E. Baker
Oakland Pastors Announce Sub
jects to Be Considered in
Their Sunday Sermons

OAKLAND, Aug. 22.-The name of
Rev. Mark A. Matthews. pastor of the
First Presbyterian church in Seattle,
has been taken into consideration by
the pulpitsupply committee of the First
Presbyterian church In this city in
seeking a successor to Rev. e. e. Baker.
Dr. Bakers resignation is to become
effective Sunday, August 80, and the
committee. selected from the church
deacons, elders and trustees, was ap-
pointed for the purpose of procuring his
successor.
1t is thought by many of the church
leaders that the name of Rev. Mr.. Mat
thews win be the first considered by
the committee with a view to extend
ing an invitation. In his clerical work
he has established a reputation as one
of the leading divines of the Pacific
slope in the Presbyterian denomination.
He built up, from a small church of a
few hundred members, the First Pres
byterian of Seattle, until now, with
about 1000 in the congregation, 1t is
among the leading churches of Wash
ington state. In one year the increase
was $50 members. and Rev. Mr.. Mat
thews now has under him in the con-
duct of the church five assistants and
II Sunday schools.
The first opportunity of the local
church goers to hear him preach will
be in September, when. after the de-
parture of DR.. Baker, the Seattle divine
will occupy the vacant pulpit for two
Sundays.
FEDERATION MEETING CALLED
The next session of the Oakland fed
GRAFTON of churches will be held Mon
day evening, August "a, in the parlors
of the First Methodist church. DR..
Burke of the Anti-saloon league, will
speak on the proposed saloon regula-
tion ordinance for Alameda county.
Rev. G. w. White of the First Methodist
Episcopal church will preside, and H.
c. Ingram will be secretary of the
meeting.
SUBJECTS FOR SERMONS
Rev. Mr.. White will preach two SER
mons tomorrow at the First Methodist
Episcopal church, in the forenoon on
Faith and Works" and in the even
ing on The Lost Chord"
At the First Christian church Rev.
Thomas A. Boyer viii preach in the
forenoon on The Christlike Life and
How to Live It. and in the evening
on The Perils of the Unemployed
The two sermons at the First Baptist
church will be preached by Rev. Harold
Pattison. D. D.. of Hartford. Conn. In
the Tenth Avenue Baptist church the
sermons will be by Rev. c. H. Irving
of Bay City, Mich, in the forenoon on
obedience to Spiritual Visions" and
in the evening on Moral Gravitation."
ADDRESSES IN OPEN AIR
Prof. Jay G. Rodgers. Phi. D., of
Berkeley, is to preach tomorrow morn
ing at the Twenty-thiFd Avenue Bap-
tist church on The Scientific Basis for
Faith In Christianity, or Why l Am No
TOnOar Tn bo ,fr,c
the sermon will be by the pastor, Rev.
Edwin Sucker, with the subject, THE
Parable of the Pharisee and the Publi-
can" The pastor is to address two
meetings outside the church tomorrow.
At O'Clock he win speak in Allen
dale hall, Allendale, and at 6:45 he
Will speak at Twenty-third avenue and
East Fourteenth street. Special music
will be provided.
The subject of the morning sermon
by Rev. William Day Simonds, minister
of the First Unitarian church. Will be
/ Rejoicing in Large and Loving Faith
Religion and Human Happiness"
The fourth quarterly conference of
the Twenty-fourth Avenue Methodist
Episcopal church will be held Monday
evening. The services will be led to-
morrow by the pastor, Rev. J. e.
Wright, who viii preach on Progress
and Growth as Evidences OF Life" The
morning services will consist of the
fourth quarterly meeting and of COM
munion.
Both sermons tomorrow at the First
Congregational church will be preached
by Rev. F. j. Van Horn, d. D., of Seat
tie. Wash.
Rev. 0. st. John Scott will preach
at the evening services Of st. Andrew 8
Episcopal church.. Twelfth and Magno-
liza streets. The evening sermon will
be preceded by Gounod offertory,
Praise Ye the Faithful"
At st. Johns Episcopal church Rev.
Edward F. Gee will celebrate the holy
eucharist at 7:45 o'clock in the morn
ing; mathis and choral eucharist with
sermon at IL, and choral evensong
with sermon at 7:45 O'clock in the
evening.
Rev. Walter e. Tanner of the MeIrose
Baptist church will speak in the morn
ing on Americas Responsibility to Her
own" a consideration of the immigra-
tion and race problem