The San Francisco call., 1910-09-11
NEWS OF OAKLAND BERKELEY IEANDRO
DIR. RIDER TO MAKE
AN ADDRESS TODAY
Delegate to Worlds Missionary
Conference to Speak on
Worlds Outlook"

OAKLAND, Sept. 10.-Rev. Arthur w.
Rider Of Oakland. secretary of the
American Baptist foreign mission So
p 'oieJy for the Pacific coast, viii speak
~ the First Baptist church Of Oakland
tomorrow morning, on Worlds Out
Took the address being based on his
recent six months trip TO Europe, dur
ing which he Travelled extensively in
Great Britain and on the continent,
closely studying social, political and re-
IiEious conditions. His address Will
also be based on the proceedings of the
world missionary conference held in
dinburgh June 1924, which he at
fded as an official delegate.
This convention brought together
from ali parts Of the world 1900 off,
cial delegates and many hundreds addi-
1ional fraternal delegates from all the
missionary societies of Protestant
christendom. Il was one of the most
representative conventions of the
churches OF christendOm, representing
. missionary societies working among
hon-Christian peoples to the number of
558. who send out and sustain foreign
missionaries 10 the number OF 1920;
enlisting also the activities Of 9S,3SS
native workers. and carrying on trans
Christian literature in about 500 Ian
guages and dialects; conducting schools,
colleges and universities in which many
thousands Of pupils are enrolled; carry
ing on medical work through hospitals
and dlspensaries, reaching millions of
people each year in this benevolent
work, and collecting and dispensing for
all this work 100000 a year.
SERMON SERIES PLANNED
- Beginning Sunday evening Rev.
Homer J. Vosburgh. d. D., Of the First
Baptist church Of Oakland. will preach
series Of sermons on Twentieth Cen
tury Religion, a Work Greed by Which
We May Live Today with subjects and
sates as follows:
September il-"what Shall We Think OF Re
September ls-swhat Shall We Think of
September 25-"what Shall We Think OF
october What Shall We Think Of the
~ October 9--~what Shall We Think of SIM"
October i5-"What Shall We Think Of the
October 2s-"what Shall We Think of the
October 3o-"what Shall We Think Of the
kingdom ~ Gods''
These subjects viii be approached
distinctly from the modern point of
view in the light Of the knowledge
The annual Sunday school institute
of tie Oakland Presbytery viii meet
az ~truitNale Presbyterian church Mon
Say afternoon at 4 o'clock. The gen-
eral topic for discussion, What's the
Matter with Our Sunday Schools2" will
be treated from the standpoint Of the
pastor, superintendent teacher and
scholar.
supper viii be served at O'Clock by
The ladies of the church al 25 cents a
plate. The evening meeting viii be
addresses by Rev j. L. Goodspeed
O. d. pastor Of the First Presbyterian
church Of Oakland and Rev. L. A. Nc
Afee, =. D.. pastor Of the First Pres
5yrerian church OF Berkeley, the sub
ects being Missions" and "Evangel-
sm.H REV. E. L. Rich and Rev. H. H
Iribben viii preside at this institute.
EOODSPEED To PREACH
Rev. T. l. Goodspeed, D. D., viii
preach Sunday morning at the First
Presbyterian church on The Gospel of
.he insignificant His evening dis
course viii be on 'Homeward Bound
Wednesday evening DR.. ". II. Landon,
president of the san Francisco Theo-
ogical seminary. VIII deliver an ad-
iress on the worlds missionary con-
terence.
+. J.. Starrett, secretary of the y NJ.
~ A. viii deliver an address Sunday
evening TO the young people Of the
EiEhth avenue Methodist church, the
bccI sion being the presentation Of a
. 3eHher TO the EpWOrth league in
,ecognition Of the organizations work.
Services at Alameda
ALAMEDA. Sept. lO.-First Baptist church
santa Clara avenue near Benton street. Rev.
- =. Russell, 10 mister, announced the following:
Sunday is rally day n the bible school. and il is
70 be day of unusual interest not only as
-all day. but = 10 the message and messengers.
0-l5 O'Clock morning-Rey. Loyal ". Wist of
he First Congregational church, Oakland. will
lddress the school. His message will represent
ne bible school helpful and needful 10 the
iutlre church lie. Miss Anna Starkwesther of
Berkeley VIII render violin solo.
ll O'Clock. morning worship. with bible school:
Hhjccr 81 sermon, Bible School, Past, Present
md Future Sermon by The pastor.
a-5o O'Clock. evening worship. with the gradu-
ting exercises OF teacher training class. C. r.
Fisher state secretary Of bible schools viii pre-
en- the International diplomas and deliver the
lddrcss OF the evening. Teacher Training
special music for morning and evening worship
All WHO are interested in bible school are cor
EallV invited.