The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17

sincere enthusiast went featuring
about the country, preaching his doc
trine of freethought. and ultimately
went back to educational work on the
strict understanding that he should
keep his beliefs to himself He was
finally converted"
DR.. Houghs sermons have proved
exceedingly popular, and his church al
Twenty first and Capp streets is well
attended. The Grace Methodist Epis-
copal church was founded in 1867 in
Mission street near Sixteenth, but in
1886 removed to its present location
when the building which now stands
was erected. It's pastors have beer
DR.. II. B. Heacock Dr. Eli McLish, DR.
NJ. f. Colburn, DR.. j. n. Beard, DR.. F.
NJ. Larkin and DR.. Hough
AIDS YOUNGER GENERATION
From the outset its principal ain
has been to work for the younger
generation The principle of the mem
bers of the church and the several pas
tors has been to. get hold of the boy
and girl and train them thoroughly in
religious beliefs, recognizing the fact
that the instructions of youth will
hold steady against the arguments
and temptations of more mature years
As result of this policy the church
has the largest Sunday school in the
city. its membership being $50.
In conjunction with the Sunday
school are several boys clubs, athletic
organizations and Young mems clubs
Once a week the young people meet
at social and are impressed indirectly
with the fact that more solid enjoy
ment and happiness can be obtained
in natural and harmless pleasure than
otherwise.
The disaster of April, 1906, DANA ged
the building considerably. but the mem
bers quickly subscribed $4,000 for its
repair. and it now stands in perfect
condition.
So pleased are they with the work
of their pastor, Or. Hough, that re-
Gently they gave him vacation and
his expenses for a four months trir
around the world. Much of this time
will be spent by him in studying the
missionary problems of the orient ano
religious conditions in Europe.
FOUR PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLIES
Four Presbyterian brotherhood as
semblies are to be held on the Pacific
coast in June. The first assembly will
meet in San Francisco June and al
the Calvary Presbyterian church. oil
which Rev. William RAIDER is pastor
Most of the speakers will come from
Denver at the end of the assembly
there. Among them will be Charles S
Holt of Chicago. president of the Ma
tional brotherhood; Rev. Ira Landrith
d. D. Ii. D., of Nashville, Tenn, secre-
| tary of the National brotherhood; II
B. Rosevear, assistant secretary of the
National brotherhood, and ]. e. Nc
Afee assistant secretary of the Pres
byterian board of home missions.
The other assemblies will be held a,
follows: Portland, June and 8; Seattle
June 10 and IL; Spokane, June Il
and Is.
The executive committee for the
coast meetings follows: Rev william
Fl. Foulkes. D. D., Portland; John vii
lis Baer, LII. D., Los Angeles; Rev. vii
liam RAIDER, San Francisco; Rev. Marx
A Mathews, D. D., Seattle, and Rev
S. Willis McFaddin, Spokane.
The promotion committee for the Sar
Francisco assembly has its headquar-
ters at 769 Phelan building. Earl S
Bingham is chairman. The chairmer
of the other committees follow: Gen.
eraI, ]. G.. Chown; finance. A. S. John.
son; fellowship G. A. MulIin; hotel, .
Mackenzie; program, Rev. l.. A. Nc
Afee, d. D.; music. Prof. Otto F'leissner
1t is expected that hundreds of cler.
gynen and laymen of other religious
denominations will be present at the
San Francisco assembly.