The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
MAKE LABOR DAY
THEME OF SERMONS
Oakland Pastors Announce Top
ics Touching Upon Prob
lens of Workers

OAKLAND, Sept labor day viii
be given special attention in Oakland
pulpits tomorrow. Many pastors have
announced sermons and topics which
bear particularly upon the problems
surrounding the labor question. Pas
tors will preach tomorrow evening as
follows:
First Congregational, Rev. Charles H.
Brown. "Organized Labor. sermon TO
men: Plymouth Congreg gational. Rev.
Albert w Palmer. The Workingman
Of. Tomorrow Second Congrega tionai,
MANY Isboring Men outside the
Church?' Grace Methodist Episcopal;
Rev. J. NJ. Barnhart, Labor, ORGANIZED
and Unorganized" First Presbyterlah,
Rev. Frank L. Goodspeed, The Heresy
of Cain; Centennial Presbyterian,
Rev. Orlando Z: Hart, w ny Laporihs
People Should Be Identified With the
church; Trinity Episcopal, Rev CHI
ton Macon, THE Laborer and HIS
Union; United Brethren, Rev. NJ. X.
Drury. The Carpenter of Nazareth.
James Andrew. a painter and union
man, viii speak Sunday evening from
the Second Congregational church
pulpit.
AT the First Congregational church
seats in the center OF the auditorium
viii be reserved for men at the even
ing services.
Tomorrow morning Rev. Clifton Ma
con viii preach his sixth anniversary
sermon as rector of Trinity Episcopal
church.
Rev. A. B. Shields superintendent of
st. Luke's hospital, San Francisco, and
head Of the Emmanuel movement de-
psrtment there. will preach at Trinity
church, September u, at the morning
worship on The Emmanuel Move
ment."
breaches SUCCESS SERIES
Beginning tomorrow evening Rev. H.
J. Nosburgh Of the First Baptist
church, Telegraph avenue and Jones
street, viii begin a series of sermons
on Getting On in the World" with
subjects and dates follows: Sep
tember 5, DO Circumstances Make the
Man?" September u, Getting a Good
Start" September 19, How TO Fail"
September 26. Helpers in the Fight
October 3, Can a Christian Succeed
> in Modern Life?"
Special music each evening by or
gan, Mrs. Minnie Weeks Cook, organist,
ard quartet, Miss May Gilmour, So
prano; Mrs. J. J. Warner, contralto;
Philip Hall, tenor, and Ralph T. Fish
er, barytone.
In preparing his series of sermons
Rev. Mr.. Vosburgh sent letters of in
Quiry TO a large number of represen-
tatiVe citizens asking certain questions
that bear upon the general problem
OF success in life. as follows: Was
your youth spent in the country. in a
village or In a city? Were you accus-
toned to engage in some regular work
when out of school, either for self-help
or for your parents? At what age did
you begin business life or undertake
self-support2 Can you give any ruling
principles that have had a strong in
1luence on your life or have helped
10 your success? What do you con-
slider the chief elements of success for
young man entering upon such a
business or profession as yours? What,
IN your opinion, have been the chief
causes of the numerous failures in life
of commercial and professional men?
Very briefly. what advice would you
give a young man entering upon such
a business or profession as yours?
Can person be consistent Christian
and succeed in modern life? What ad-
vice would you give young people con-
cerning religion and the church?
FIFTH SACRED RECITAL
The fifth of this seasons series of
sacred recitals by the Oakland conser-
vatory of music choir and orchestra,
under the direction of Prof. Adolf
Gregory, viii be given Sunday morn
ing at II o'clock at St Mary's church,
Seventh and jefferson streets.
Franz Schubert's Grand Mass in z"
will be rendered in full. At the offer
tory Gounods Ave Verum" in Z fat
viii be sung. The asperges will be by
Adolf Gregory and the postlude Will
be by Schubert in d major.
The soloists Of the mass will be:
Soprano, Miss Gena Wilkie; alto, Miss
Marie Spulier: tenor. Luis SpuIler. and
bass. Norman Wilkie. The members
Of the chorus win be follows: So
Sjoberg. Miss Frances Shean, Miss Luz
cis Ciancairulo, Miss Mabel Gagan,
Miss Mabel Peterson, Mrs. Gibson, Mrs.
r. J. Thompson, Miss Estelle Buche-
nau, Mrs. Bergner: alto-Mrs. Neil Cal
ley, Mrs. George Cushing, Mrs. Taylor,
Miss Marie Spuller, Miss Mabel Wright.
Miss Vonnie Canty, Mrs. Mallock, Miss
Jennie T. Yale. Miss Helen Elliott. Miss
Carolyn Ryan. Miss Krieg, Mrs. Davies;
tenors, Luis Spuller, Mrs John Clark
son, Mr.. Yale, Conrad MOreQo, Mr..
Bankhesd. Mrs. Percy BiggarE; bass
John Fieberling, Mr.. des Marais, Mr..
Holland Norman Wilkie Mrs Carl
Woke, George Carter, George Carlson.
The orchestra members are as fol-
lows: Niolins-Fred L. Cooper. Mr..
Kirner, Mr.. Krukenberg, Miss Canty,
Rollin Noble, Mr.. Evans, Miss Anna
Olson. Day Baxter; viola-R. Peddle;
contra bass-Mr. Bennett: oboe
George Cushing; clarinet-Mr. Han
cock; horns-Miss Crevia Johnson and
Herman Katz; trombones-Mr Munjar;
tympani-Stanley Emberson. Mrs
Adolf Gregory will preside at the or
gan.
In the evening at 7:45 o'clock the
ordinary service of the procession of
the rosary will be held. The Gloria
Patri" from the following composers
will be rendered: Rossi, Gregory,
Haydn Corini and Schoepf. 20 Salu-
taris," by Gounod: "Tantum Ergo" by
GIuck At the offertory Miss Sjoberg
will sing Ave Maria,' by Dudley
Buck. The morning sermon will be
preached by Rev. Thomas Kennedy
and in the evening Rev. Thomas Hill
will answer the questions from the
query box.
Sunday will be observed as a rally
day at the First Unitarian church. with
special services in celebration of the
beginning of the third year of Rev.
william Day Simonds' pastorate. He
will preach on the topic. The Eclipse
of the Church--Is 1t Permanent"
Clarence Darrow, the well known
orator from Chicago, is to address the
oakland Fellowship Sunday evening.
giving his lecture on WALT Whitma n. =
The meeting will be held at 7:45
O'Clock at Pythian castle, Twelfth and
Alice streets. and all seats viii be