The San Francisco call., 1908-09-06
LABOR DAY THEME
OF MANY SERMONS
Pastors to Discuss Significance
of Holiday and Relation of
Worker and Church
Two Ministers to Celebrate AM
Hiversaries of Beginning
OF Past0rateS

OAKLAND. Sept labor day serv-
lees VIII be held in number Of
churches IN this city tomorrow, and
special sermons dealing with the sig
nihcance OF the national holiday and
the relation Of the church TO the labor
ing man VIII be preached Rev Or
laldo ?. Hart viii dedicate his sermon
at Centennial Presbyterian church
East Oakland. tomorrow evening TO
members Of labor unions and their
families His topic will be. is the
Church Opposed TO the Workingman% %'
The Labor Question viii be the
subject OF the morning sermon OF Rev.
J. L. Wright at the TWenty-fonrth av-
enue Methodist church tomorrow morn
ing. IN thes seVening the pastor viii
preach from the theme, Let Your Car
ments Be Always White"
Labor day viii also furnish the in
spfration for the morning sermon by
Rev Leen L LOofbourOW at the Eighth
avenue Methodist church His subject
viii be Labor and Rest.
Special services in honor of Labor
day viii be held by the Epworth league
Of the First Methodist Episcopal
church, South, tomorrow evening. The
pastor, Rev. c. p. Moore. will preach in
the morning on the Unfolding Of
Life"
Two Oakland ministers will celebrate
the anniversaries of the beginning OF
their psstorates tomorrow. At the
First Baptist church Rev. Homer J.
NosbUrgh viii preach his seventh an
niversary sermon. Rev. Nir. VosbUrgh's
work in the church began on Septem-
Der I, 1891 During his pasteEate dis
aster has visited the church on two
occasions The old edifce, az the cor
ner OF Fourteenth and Brush streets.
was destroyed by fire In 1902, and the
new edihce, at the corner Of Jones and
Telegraph avenue, was wrecked by the
earthquake, Of 1906. The reconstructed
building was dedicated last April Dr.
Nosburgh'S sub ject for his morning ser
mon via be Praying for the Preacher
IN the evening he will speak on a
Calm View or the Coming Election,
National and Local"
Rev. William Day Simonds will cele-
brate the first anniversary Of the be-
ginning Of his pastorate at the First
Unitarian church with a sermon on the
Beautiful Gospel of Liberal Christian
ity." His sermon, which viii be
preached at i a. m. Will be preceded
by short address on the subject, Are
Ministers Cowards and Sycophants2
The First United Brethren church
VIII celebrate the first anniversary Of
the dedication OF its new church to-
morrow with special services through
out the day.
Springfield. Mass. VIII occupy the pull
pit OF Rev Charles r. Brown at the
First Congregational church tomorrow
morning and evening.
Rev Robert RenisOn. former arch
deacon OF the diocese Of Moosonee. in
the Canadian Northwest territory. viii
preach tomorrow morning and evening
al ST Paufs Episcopal church. Rev.
Mr. RenisOa was formerly assistant
rector OF St Pauls Rev. Alexander
Allen. rector Of the church, has re-
turned from his summer vacation
The pulpit OF the First Methodist
Episcopal church viii be filed tomo--
row morning BY Bishop Henry White
Warren. d. D. Ii D. In the evening
the pastor. Rev. George White, will
preach On do Men co TO church, If
Not. Why SOt2"
Why SO Many Good and Efficient
MeD Are Leaving the Ministry Will be
the subject OF Rev. Walter z. Tanners
sermon al the Melr0se Baptist church
tomorrow morning The pastor has
secured a number Of written state
ments from retired ministers living
about the bay. giving the reasons why
they left the ministry and engaged in
secular work.