The San Francisco call., 1909-05-31
BAY CITIES BOW IN
TRIBUTE TO DEAD
Beautiful Services of Song, Ser
mon and Prayer in Churches
of Alameda County

OAKLAND, May 50.-In beautiful
services Of song, sermon and prayer.
the churches of Alameda county today
paid their annual tribute 10 the mem
ory OF the nations dead. Sermons of
Memorial day. with special reference
to its religious and patriotic signih-
canoe. were preached in the following
churches:
aielrose Baptist, Rev. Francis NJ Archer,
d. D.. pastor; United Brethren. Rev. NJ r.
DrUry. pastor; Frutyae Congregational Rev.
Burton N. Palmer pastor; Plymouth Coagre-
gationsl Rev. Albert w. Palmer PASTOR Fourth
Congregational, Rev. Frederick H. Nsar, pas
tor; Shattuck Avenue Methodist. Rev. Alfred
J. Kennedy, pastor; Centennial Presbyterian
Rev. Orlando +. Hart, pastor: First Unitarian
church. Rev. w. d. Symonds minister.
UNION STREET SERVICES
At the Union street Presbyterian
church. where memorial services were
held this evening under the auspices
of the general Memorial day committee.
composed of the Grand Army of the Re-
public posts of Oakland, Berkeley and
Alameda, the pastor Rev. Joseph New
ton Boyd, preached on The Dedication
of An Unfinished Work"
FOUGHT FOR GREAT PRINCIPLE
He said in part:
The civil war men fought for the great prin-
ciple that all men created free aud equal
Through their efforts this principle has been
reality. The same problem which brought about
the war still remains 10 be solved today.
When Christ proclaimed the coming Of the
kingdom Of God he prophesied freedom and
equality for all men. He referred to an men
classes and conditions. II was TO this large
inclusiyeness that the Pharisees objected They
willing 10 enter the kingdom If IL were
to be an aristocracy. but the thought of frater-
nizing with publicans and sinners and admitting
them on an equality with themselves was more
than they could endure.
1ErEREnRvAE
The memorial services of Appomat-
tox post. No. so Grand Army of the
Republic. were held this morning in
the Eighth avenue Methodist Episco-
pal church. Rev. Leon T. Loofbourow
preached on The Meaning of Memorial
Day. The Women's Relief Corps of
the post and the Ladies of the Grand
Army attended in bodies.
The music for the service was
Stainers "Ye Shall Dwell in the Land"
De Koven's setting of Kipling's Re
cessional." given by the choir with Mrs.
NJ. Melvin Dewing and Judge Harry A.
Melvin as soloists.
Services in Berkeley
BERKELEY. May 3O.-Special serv-
ices were held this evening to COM
memorate the heroes of the Civil war.
in honor of Decoration day, as well as
"Children's Day." which was celebrated
at the morning services At the First
Christian church. Rev J. n. McCash
spoke on the topic Dead, Yet Speak
ing" in which he euIogized Lincoln.
General Grant and other prominent men
of the days when the fate of the nation
was in the balance.
At the evening services special
musical program was rendered by Mrs.
c. A Meek of Berkeley
The Rev. Charles Irving preached the
Memorial service at the Evangel Bap-
tist church. holding forth the true
meaning of Decoration day as his topic
Rev. NJ. Dexter of San Jose spoke at
the West Berkeley Methodist church.
Police Graves Decorated
OAKLAND, May so.-For the first
time in the history of the police de-
partment. the graves of deceased mem
bers We're decorated today by the sur
viving comrades. A squad of patrol
men, under Captain of Police ]. f.
Lynch. vent through the cemeteries
this afternoon and placed garlands and
banners on the mounds.
First among the resting places
decked was the grave of the late John
Z. McElroy, city attorney and by virtue
of that Office police and fire commits
sioner
The squad detailed to the duty con-
sisted OF Captain Lynch, PatroImen
Henry Nedderman Jr., John Murray.
George Powers. Nicholas Williams and
George Caveny
Postoffice Holiday
OAKLAND. May elaboration day
viii be observed as holiday by the
Oakland postoffce tomorrow Post
master Paul Schafer hos ordorel -.
carriers at the main office and stations
shall make only one delivery ColIec-
tions will be made according to the
usual holiday schedule. The general
delivery windows will be open from Z
TO 10 o'clock in the morning and the
money order and registry divisions will
be closed al day. Stamps will be on.
sale ali day at the box window in the
main office.