The San Francisco call., 1908-04-12
SPECIAL SERVICES
| IN MANY CHURCHES
Palm Sunday Will Be Observed
With Appropriate Ceremonies
and Musical Programs
Dedication Exercises of First
Baptist Church to Be Con- &
tinued Over Three Days

OAKLAND, April ,11-Palm Sunday
will be observed by elaborate special
services in many of the local churches
tomorrow. The Roman Catholic
churches will devote particular atten-
ton to the religious traditions OF the
day and impressive musical programs
will be a feature of the ceremonies.
Dedicatory services will be held
throughout the day in the newly fin
ished First Baptist church. In the
morning the sermon will be preached
by Rev George B. Vosburgh of the
First Baptist church of Denver. Other
ministers who will take part in the
deyotions are Rev James Sunderland,
Rev. DR.. Charles H. Hobart, Rev. Ar
thur W. Rider, Rev J. n. Burroughs
and the pastor, Rev. Homer ]. Vos-
burgh In the evening an inspirational
service will be held under the leader
ship of the pastor assisted by Rev. r.
Christopherson, Rev. /. D. Wood, Rev.
Dr. Claiborne M. Hill, Rev John D.
Pulls and Prof. Arthur A. Macurda.
The services are to be continued over
three days and will be characterized by
special music at every session.
SPECIAL ORGAN RECITALS
A feature of the dedication exercises
will be recitals on the new organ by
Mrs. Augusta Garthwaite. who has been
engaged for the occasion. The new in
strument is one of the finest on the
coast. The cost was s12.500, of which
Andrew Carnegie contributed $4,000.
The remainder of the purchase price
was raised by private subscriptions
from the church members.
Monday there will be a denomina-
tional meeting, led by Rev. L. P. Rus
sell The following ministers will
make addresses during the meeting:
Rev. Arthur w. Rider, The Church
and the World"; Rev Dr. c. A Woody,
THE Church and the Denomination" |;
Rev. DR.. George E. Burlingame, The
Church and the City; Rev. C. w. Brin-
stad, The Baptist Outlook in Greater
Oakland"
On wednesday evening there will be
church reunion and prayer service,
led by Rev. Charles NJ Hobart Thurs
day evening an interdenominational
meeting will be addressed by pastors
of various churches of the city. A
stereopticon lecture on The Splendors
of Italy will be delivered Tuesday
evening by Rev. George Bedell Vos-
burgh
PALM SUNDAY SERVICES
Magnificent floral decorations will
lend special beauty to the Palm day
services in St Mary's Roman Catholic
church, at Eighth and Jefferson streets.
Masses will be celebrated hourly from
6 to IL o'clock in the morning. Music
at the last mass will be rendered by
the choir of the Oakland Conservatory
of Music under the direction OF Prof
A. Gregory. Rev. Edward P. Dempsey
will read the account OF tho passion
from the scriptures. In the evening
solemn vespers will be sung by the
conservatory choir. Rev. John w. Sui
livan of ST. Patrick's seminary. Menlo
Park. will preach the evening sermon.
Distribution of palms will be made be-
fore the IL o'clock mass in the morn
Ing and at the conclusion of the even
ing service.
Rev Charles b. Brown will preach a
Palm Sunday sermon in the First Con-
gregational church at IL a. m. At Z
o'clock In the evening Dvorak's "Stabat
Mater" will be sung by the church
choir, under the direction OF Alexander
Stewart The choir will be composed