The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
CHURCH TO GREET :
RETURNING PASTOR
Rev. Charles R. Brown Will Re-
sumo His Pulpit After Six
Months Absence
Many Special Sermons Are
Promised by Oakland and
Berkeley Preachers

OAKLAND. Nov. 21.-Rev Charles r.
Brown. pastor of the First Congrega-
tional church, returning after an abb
sence of six months in Europe, will
preach on The Desired Haven" at the
morning service. In honor of his re-
turn the choir, under the leadership of
Alexander Stewart, will render the ora
ttorio "Stabat Mater by Rossini. in the
| evening. The soprano solos will be
sung by Mrs. Alma Berglund Winches-
| ter: contralto, Mrs. Carroll Nicholson
ltenor C. Edwin Anderson; basso, Will
fred H. H. Glenn.
Rev. Mr.. Brown is regarded as one Of
| the foremost clergymen in the Congre-
gational church in this country.
short time before his vacation he de-
clined calls from Brookline church, in
the suburbs of Boston, and to the old
stone church on Yale campus, which
would have given him place on the
Yale faculty.
On Tuesday evening a reception will
be held for Rev. Mr.. Brown and Mrs.
Brown at the Home club. Two hundred
covers will be laid at the banquet which
will follow.
| Miss Jessie NJ. Murray, soprano. will
sing at Brooklyn Presbyterian church
at special musical services tomorrow
evening.
The Loyal Sons club, new organiza-
ton. will conduct evening services at
the First Christian church tomorrow.
Rev. Mark A. Matthews, D. D., of
Seattle will preach on the subject "In
Calvinism is the Hope of the Future"
! at morning services In the First Pres
byterian church. His evening topic will
be, "The Church Needs to Be Organized,
but Not Poperized." The choir has ar
ranged special music for the latter oc-
casion.
Rev. E. E. Flint of Fitchburg will be
in the pulpit of Pilgrim Congregational
church tomorrow.
Rev. Homer j. Vosburgh of the First
Baptist church will preach Thanks
giving sermon tomorrow morning. The
subject will be National Righteous
ness" A harvest home festival will be
held at 1880 o'clock. Fred Butler. an
operate singer of New York city, who
has recently engaged in evangelistic
| work will sing at the festival.
Rev. George White of the First Meth
odist church will preach the sermon at
the union Thanksgiving services to be
held in the First Baptist church at
1o:45 o'clock Thursday morning. A Is
minute organ recital will be given be-
fore the regular services.
East Oakland churches will unite at
the Eighth avenue Methodist church for
! Thanksgiving. Rev. c. II. Irving of the
Tenth avenue Baptist church will
preach.
Thanksgiving services will be held
tomorrow in the Fruitvale Congrega-
tional church. at Fruitvale avenue and
/ IN Ut d d
| Mediation will be in the pulpit.
Benjamin Fay Mills will lecture on
| why. Changed My Religious Opin-
ions,' at Maple hall at o'clock Sunday
! afternoon. Mills platform at Berkeley
will be occupied Sunday evening by
George Wharton James, author. His
subject will be. The Law of Love as
Illustrated by Wild Men and Wild AMI
mails 1 Have Known"
BERKELEY, Nov 21-The tenth an
niversary of the dedication of the
] First Unitarian church at Dana street
and Bancroft way in this city will be
celebrated tomorrow at IL o'clock
The original dedicatory services will
| be repeated as nearly as possible, and
the sermon which Rev. DR.. Horatio
Stebbins delivered at the dedication of
the church will be spoken by Horace
| Davis of San Francisco.
The church structure is one of the
most picturesque in this city 1t was
| designed by A. Schweinfarth under the
| direction of f. s. Gray. The local
! church was organized seven years ago
before the present church building was
| erected. Rev. John II. Lathrop is its
pastor.
Rev. Edward L. Parsons, pastor of
| st. Marks church of this city, has
| a Of ~
self commencing tomorrow, when he
/ will preach on THE Source of Author
ity: Bible? Church? Reason?" at the
| morning service. Other dates announced
are:
November 20, God and Man; De-
cember s, Jesus Christ; December 13,
,Atonement"; December 90 The
| Church.
/ Rev. d. M. Brookman will deliver
the following sermons at the evening
| service: November %, "The Author
and His Time; November 2s, Eternity
in the Heart December 13, "A Diff
cult Search; December 20, Ancient
Problems and Modern Settings"
Fred Butler. well known basso of
New York Will be the soloist at the
First Presbyterian church of this city
tomorrow night Special music will
also be rendered at the Epworth NJ E.
| Church South.
The churches of this city will hold
third annual union Thanksgiving SER
vice in the Greek theater at 1916
o'clock Thursday morning. Rev. T. N
| McCash. pastor of the First Christian
church OF this city. will be the chair
| man of the day and Rev. George c.
Eldridge will deliver the sermon. Spe-
cial music will be rendered. The pro-
| gram:
Hymn. Come Ye Thankful People,
| Come; invocation, Rev. ID. M. Brook
man scripture, Rev ]. II. Lathrop:
reading of the proclamation of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Mayor Francis Ferrier
of Berkeley; prayer. Rev. III. X. Booth
| hymn, 20 God, Our Help in Ages Past" !;
offering for the Berkeley charity or
ganization society, Rev. A. S. Coats
/ sermon. Rev. G. C. Eldridge; hymn,
| America; benediction, Rev. W. S.
| Matthew.
THE THAWS MAY HAVE
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