The San Francisco call., 1908-03-15
DAILY SERVICES
FOR IENTfN FAST
Churches of Oakland Hold Spe-
cial Observances During
Forty Day Penance>
Solemn Musical Programs and
Sermons of Deep Import
Scheduled for Period

OAKLAND, March l4.-With the
Lenten season now in its second week,
ali Catholic. and Episcopal churches in
the city are holding daily services.
many of them with special speakers on
special topics. Solemn music, indica-
tive OF the church's 40 days of penance
and fasting. is being rendered By the
chc;rs and special choristers. The
eyangelistic bodies are also holding
impressive 6exotions at this time.
Tomorrow evening at Grace Meth
odist church Rev. John NJ. Barnhart
will preach on The Christian and the
Theater" Other sunday topics will be:
Can a Successful Businessman Be
Christian? ?' by Rev Marion r. Drury,
al the United Brethren church teven-
ing); Boy Problems in Our City Life"
BY A. j. Todd, San Francisco Juvenile
officer, at St Paui's Episcopal church
t5 o'clock yespters); The Church and
Moral Reform" by Rev. Leon Louf-
burrow, at Eighth Avenue Methodist
church lnerning) The Human
Graphophone." by Rev. Joseph Newton
Boyd, at Union Street Presbyterian
church (evening); Value of Lent by
Rev. Frederick H. Maar, at Fourth
Congregational church (morning). and
what? Why? When?" by Evangelist
H wyse Jones. at Tenth Avenue Bap-
tist church (3:3e o'clock in the after
noon).
SPECIAL SERVICES
Special services and topics sunday
will be as follows: Centennial Pres
byterian- fevening). illustrated song
service and stereopticon views of Alas
kan missions; Grace Presbyterian
fevening). solo by Miss Iona Boyer:
J>.rfo orfo frnn I'M nd
ings). sermons by Rev. W. II. Ian
don of San Anselmo theological semi
nary; Brooklyn Presbyterian (even-
ing), "An Evening in Ireland, with
special songs and addresses; Plymouth
Congregational evening". How Shall
the Kingdom of Heaven Conner illus
trated by stereopticon; Pilgrim Con-
gregational (evening), "A Mans Char
acter,'' the first four Sunday evening
addresses to men by the pastor: Bay
Avenue NJ E. church, Melrose (morn-
ing) Rev. s. NJ. Woodward of San
Leandro will preach; First Methodist
teyening), The Battle Against the
Bottle by Rev. G. w White, the pas
tor Trinity Episcopal (6:45 o'clock),
confrmation; First Christian (even-
ing), sermon by Rev. George w Brew
ster of Healdsburg, First Unitarian
(morning), sermon by Rev. Jenkin
Lloyd Jones Of Chicago.
Taking for his text Sunday evening
Proverbs xiv:34, righteousness exalt-
eth a nation, but sin is reproach to
any people," Rev ]. z. Wright, pastor
of the Twenty-fourth Avenue Meth
odist church, promises to show that
the legal farce at present being car
ried on in San Francisco by the graft
ers is a reproach to that city and
disgrace to the state of California.
LECTURE ON SHAKESPEAHE
Rev. William Day Simonds will con-
tinue his course of lectures on Life
Lessons from Master Character in
Shakespeare" at the First Unitarian
church in the evening, former ad-
dresses on this subject having drawn
large audiences
Increasing interest is shown in the
evangelistic mission being conducted
at the Tenth Avenue Baptist church by
Rev H. Wyse Jones and Prof. f. A.
Spear These services, aided by a large
revival choir. will continue tomorrow
and during the coming week.
During Lent the pastor of Plymouth
Congregational church is preaching a
special series of Sunday evening GER
mons on the following questions:
March Is. How Shall the Kingdom OF
Heaven Gomez" March %. why Do
Your Disciples Break the SABBATH"
March 90. John the Baptist's Qucs-
! tion; April D. The Question About
Prayer April l. palm Sunday,
Who Is This?"
Rev. Walter E. Tanner of the Mel
rose Baptist church, at the 3:45 o'clock
evening service, will speak on "Ba-
laam Is in Town Rev. Mr.. Tanner
announces that, in 1852 3. c., Balaam,
the ancient prophet, possessed consid-
cradle intelligence and some good
ideas. but he was vaciIlating, grasping
and short sighted in his PHILOSOPHERS
and actions. On one occasion the ass
which he rode repulsed him for being
obtuse. BALKAN of 1905. with his old
characteristics. is in town. His jour
neyings about the bay, vivid expert
ences, addresses, ideas and PHILOSOPHERS
will be related. He will ride his beast
of burden, which this time is the peo-
| pie.