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OAKLAND TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1932 NORTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION TO OPEN TUESDAY I 10 Daily Noon Services to Feature Dr. Truett Visit REV. RDSELLE 'KEYNOTER' IT Presbyterial Society Will Hold Picnic PASTOR CAMP TO FREACH AT Scotch Evangelist To Conclude Series The Reverend Donald Ge, Scotch evangelist now on a speaking tour of the United States, will conclude his series of sermons at the First Pentecostal church, Thirty-first street, near Telegraph, tomorrow. He will speak at both the afternoon and evening hours, TheReverend J. Narver Gortner, pastor, says: "The Scotch evangelist has been filling the church to Rev.

A. Merrix At Saint Paul's The Rev. A. Ronald Merrix has returned to Oakland and resumed work at St. Paul's Episcopal church as assistant rector.

During the illness of the rector. Dr. Alexander Allen, Rev. Me'rrix will be In charge of all services in' St. Paul's church.

Miss Agnes Rolllt Wood has been appointed executive secretary, and has an office in the Parish house, 114 Mnntpcltn nvenne. with office legal plans and surrendered to the FEATURED IT 1ST METHODIST NBC Soloist Is to Sins at Morning Hour; Pastor to Preach at Both Services Everett E. solo ist with the National Broadcasting coriipany, will bo guest soloist at the First Methodist Episcopal church tomorrow morning. He will sing "The Publican," by Van der and "Rock of Ages," by Remmick. "Hard Times May Be Good Times," will be the sermon theme of Dr.

Walter John Sherman. He will tell of the "bet-ter things In store for men and women who can capitalize adversity." i At the evensong hour, 7:46, the sermon subject will be "Is Christianity the Final Religion?" Towner, organist and director of music, will play an 'organ offertory, "To a Wild Rose," by MacDowell. BAPTIST ern hours on week-days from 9 to 12 o'clock. The telephone number Is Glencourt 2709. Tomorrow, the services at St.

Paul's church will be holy communion at 8 o'clock and morning prayer with sermon at 11 o'clock. The Rev. A. R. Merrix will preach at the 11 o'clock Bervice.

the sub ject being Personal Religion in Different Days." SACRED CIRCLE TO MEET The Sacred Circle, an esoteric group founded by Dr. Julia Seton, will meet at the Metaphysical library at 9 p. July 16. This Is an open meeting and the public is admitted. S.

A. LEWIS TO LECTURE "Shamballa and the Coming Age," Is the subject of a lecture to be given by Samuel A. Lewis, of San Francisco, at Theosophlcal hall. 1436 Alice tomorrow evening. ministry.

Then followed three years in which he traveled throughout Texas appealing for fflfttls to pay off the -ftebt-Bay lor University. He had saved from his boyhood days $500 with which he hoped to put himself through college. Instead he offered up his savings as the first contribution toward wipi- out the debt of the university. He secured more than $00,000 for the university wr.e-e he was later to be a star studenl. From there he went directly to the Dallas church, then as now one of the most influential in the country.

Mexican Baptists To Convene Here The Mexican Baptist convention of California will meet In the Oakland Mexican Baptist church, 721 Filbert stret, beginning today and closing Monday. This will be a Drellmlnarv ses. ion to the Northern Baptlsjj convention which meets In San Fran cisco next Tuesday. Approximately 3000 Mexican Eaptlsts in the United States will bo represented at this gathering. Reverend John R.

Janeway is pastor of the Oak land church. th George W. Truett, Pastor, First Baptist Dollas, Tex. Nor Baptist Convention San Francisco I I--- Civic Auditorium 17 John wunyan Smith, Pastor, First Baptist Churcn, San Diego, Calif. July 12 to July Beginning a week from next.

Monday and continuing daily through July 27, Dr. George W. Truett, Dallas, leader Of the Southern Baptists ana an internationally known evangelist, will preach at a series of noon Bervices in some Oakland theater or auditorium. His evenlne addresses will be given at the Tenth avenue Baptist church. When it became known that Dr.

Truett planned to attend the northern Baptist convention fit San Francisco which opens next Monday, Dr. W. W. Bustard, co-pastor of the Tenth avenue Baptist church, prevailed upon him to ex tend his visit to the coast by. conducting a ten days' series of meetings in Oakland.

The noted southern preacher although 65 yea.rs of age, has occupied only one pulpit since his ordination 35 years ago, First church, Dallas. He has been instrumental in building that church from a membership of 715 when he became pastor, to more than 000. Ills Sunday school numbers 7000 and there are now 23 young people's societies. Three times the church has been rebuilt to accommodate the growing congregation. Believing that religious education was just as important for the well being of his church as evangelism, nr Truett hntlt a religious educa tion building which with the church occupies an entire city hlnrk Tt la Haven stories In height and when growth demands it will be possible to increase the, height to 13 stories.

1 Born in the North Carolina hills in 1867, young Truett was reared to farm work. He secured on an average about seventy days' schooling for a few years in the crude rural schools. At eighteen he be gan to teach. A year later he founded the Hlwassee High school in fienrcrifl which is now a Junior college, and for three years was its president. Young Truett wanted to be a lawyer.

His father moved to Texan at that time and shortly aft erwards, a small rural congregation, struck with the young man's consecration and sincerity, induced him to preach. He gave up his Trinity Ev. Lutheran "The Church With a Parish School" 17 Av. E. 15 H.

Hnserddt, pastor German, 10 a. English, 11:16 m. "COD OR CHANCE?" Sunday School, 10:00 a. m. "lit THE HIARTOP THE USTBAV GRAND LAKE I LUTHERAN 3T puui 11 :00 a.

m. "JESUS PROVIDES" Duet "Have Thine Own Way" (Stebbins) S. tt. 9:45 a. m.

ZION LUTHERAN Twelfth and Myrtle Streets Itev. George Mleger Pastor Sunday Services: 11:18 a. m. BETHLEHEM COLORED MISSION 16th and Magnolia Rev. Otto Theiss, Pastor SUNDAY SERVICES Sunday School, 10 A.

M. Divine WorBhlp, 11 A. M. Redeemer. Lutheran Slxtv-second Ave.

and Brann St. Sunday School. 9:45 a. m. 11:00 a.

m. MR. FRANCIS HAVIGHORST. Student of Theology FRANK A. HAEDICKE.

Pastor St. Peter's Lutheran 84th Ave. and Plymouth St. 2 blocks north of E. 14th St.

Sundav School, 10. Worship 11 m. Herman C. Theiss, Pastor. I PRESBYTERIAN ST.

JOHN'S CHURCH 2640 College Avenue, Berkeley Services 11 a. m. and 6 p. m. Sermon by Prof.

Gurdo-n C. Oxtoby, of San Anselmo. LUTHERAN I CHURCH DIRECTORY I Missouri I Bynod djja Baptist Convention to Be Theme of Travelogue at Baptist Night Service "What Paul Learned From His Trade," a companion message to "What Jesus Learned From His Trade," preached recently, will be the topic of the morning sermon at the First Baptist church, Oakland. The pastor, Harold Camp, will also preach at night, the sermon being "Borrowed Axes." The travelogue will be "The Conventio.n on Parade," some views of what the Baptists are doing in northern California. The organ music for the day, by the organist, Richard Purvis, will include for the morning prelude.

"Adagio (Fantasy in C)'-by Bach, and for the evening recital, "Mnrche Pittoresque" by Kroeger, and "Dreams" by McAmis. The anthem In the morning will be "Grant Us Thy Peace" by Hamblln and also a baritone solo by Harrison Ward entitled "He that Dwelleth" by MacDermld. For the evening there will be a con tralto solo by Kathefine Donahue, "But the Lord Is Mindful of His Own" by Mendelssohn. As. an added attraction, John Johnson, csrnetist, will play at the evening service.

Thomas Lewis to. Deliver Messages "Our Glorious Heritage" will be the subject upon which Thomas Lewis will speak at the Metaphysical library, 632 Sixteenth street, tomorrow morning. Lewis will also continue his work throughout the week. Tomorrow evening will Rpeak on "The Law of Financial Success." Dr. William Maurice Ballam, who is presenting "The Wisdom of the Masters" at the 2:30 talk Vednesday, will answer the question, "What Keeps Us SAN TO SPK.1K At the Spiritual Science church, 1918 Grove street, tomorrow, the Rev.

Charles A. Buss, of San Diego, will preach on the theme, "After Death What?" Buss is a past president of the California Spiritualistic association. Message meeting will be held Thursday night. A dance will follow. RT'TH THOMAS WINNER Aliac -Ruth Thnmns.

member of the First Baptist church, Oakland, won the san Francisco tiny association stewardship' orato: leal con-tant tinlr! at TMntimnnd recently She receives a trip to the summer assembly at Lake Tahoe where she will take part in the state contest LUTHERAN SUNDAY, JULY 10, 11:00 a.m. "The Compassionate Jesus" No Evening Service. Rev. M. K.

Ilartmann, Pastor. Bible Class and Sunday School, 9:46 a. in. Central Lutheran Church 411 Twenty-eighth Street Pastor's Residence, 60:15 Ocean View Drive Telephone OL ymplc 3098 LUTHERAN FIRST ENGLISH (A United Lutheran Church) Sixteenth and Grove Streets 9-4S a. m.

The Church School. 11:00 a. m. Worship Service. Sneaker Rev.

E. O. Hoffmeister of Sacramento Welcome to the Church of Friendly Fellowship. REV. MARK OWEN HELLER, Pastor ST.

MICHAEL'S LUTHERAN Alcatraz and Benvesue No. 6 Car Rev. Earnest A. Trabert. Pastor 11:00 a.

m. "The Power in the Word of God." No Evening Services. Mattison B. Jones. Rev.

W. Quay Rosselle Austen K. de Blois Claiborne M. Hill Rev. Charles L.

Mrs. George C. Moor Frank A. Smith C. S.

Detweiler John Snape George W. Truett Bruce Kinney John Bunyan Smith T. J. Villers H. B.

Benninghoff Edwin H. Kinney C. H. Heims.ath -E. H.

Cressy Afternoon Session 1:304:45 p.m. rpHE annual picnic of the San Francisco Presbyterian society will be held at the Haywood church next Wednesday. Mn: Ruth Rodgers, president of the Hayward auxiliary, assisted by group of ber church women, will welcome the guests and serve coffee at 12:30. Mrs. Lewis M.

Lloyd of Berkeley, is president of the society. Vivian Strowbridge of Ratna-giri, India, will lead the devotional; and Miss Eleanor M. Wright of Cingling College, Nanking, China, will tell of her experiences in China. M'FADDEN TD PREACH TWICE In the absence of Dr. Jesse Baird, who is on vacation, the pulpit of the First Presbyterian church, Twenty-sixth and Broad way will be led at bothJ.i- services by Rev.

Henry fc. a. macr aa- den, direc-t of 1 stian cation. At the 11 1 service. MacFadden has chosen for his subject, "There Is No A nlng serv- Ice he will ret.

h. b. jucfadden. preach on the theme, "Assured Results." At both morning and evening services solos' will be given bv Beatrice L. Sherwood, soprano.

Bible Bchools will be held at 9:45 at the Broadway building and at Lakeshore center, 3518 Lakeshorc avenue. Christian wnueavor so cieties wit! meet at 6:20 at the Broadway building. Next Sunday morning the pulpit of First church will.be occupied by Dr. J. Hudson Ballard, head of the department of religion at Occidental College, Los Angeles.

'My Double' Is RugMeY Theme "My Double anfl How He De velops Me," is thL subject upon which Bernard C. RuVg'es -speaks at the Unlversalist meeting house, the Christian Unity centV at 491 Cheney avenue near the Grand Lake theater tomorrow rrforning. The theme is Intended to brihg be fore the Individual the coajHJiative power he possesses wmTn himself and the ways in which this inner self develops him, Ruggles states Music will be furnished by Dorothy Dunvon. violinist; Flora Turn er, planlnt, and Janet Lear, organist. The people of the church will have a picnic supper together in the gardens of the meeting house Wednesday evening at 6:30, fol lowed by an old-time sing and program In the church parlors.

Naomi Fletcher on B. Y. P. U. Faculty Miss Naomi Fletcher and Dr.

and Mrs. Earle Smith of the First Baptist church will be on the faculty at the annual of the northern California and Nevada Baptist Young People at Lake Ta-hoe, July 21-August 1. CONGREGATIONS First Congregational Church 26th and Harrison Streets 11:00 a. m. "Gardens and God" By Rev.

Francis J. Van Horn Come and Worship With Us Plymouth Church 3805 Piedmont Avenue Rev. T. T. Giffen, Minister 11:00 a.

m. "WHOM SEEK YE?" Rev. W. Wallace Furze NO EVENING SERVICE. LEADERS Rev.

Rev. Rev. Rev. ReV. Rev.

Mrs. Rev. Rev, SESSIONS Evening Session 7:30930 p. m. Baptist Leaders From 36 States to Be Featured On Convention Program More than a million and a half Baptists from 36 states will be represented by several thousand delegates at the Northern Baptist convention which convenes next Tuesday in the San Francisco civic auditorium.

The convention closes Saturday. Tomorrow two important pre-conventlon meetings will be held. The annual meeting of the Women's Foreign Missionary society will be held at the First Baptist church. Octavia at Market, with Mrs. M.

L. Thomas of Oakland, Mrs, Georpe C. Moore of New York city, president of the society, and Mrs. Eva W. Smith, also of New York vice-president of the society, will make the principal addresses.

FUNDAMENTALIST MEET Beginning tomorrow afternoon and running through Monday night the Fundamentalist pre-con-vention conferences will be in ses-elon with such outstanding leaders as Dr. L. Riley of Minneapolis, Dr. Austin K. DeBlols of Philadelphia, president of Eastern Baptist Theological seminary, and Dr.

John Herget, president of William Jewel college, and Dr. W. H. Rogers of Portland, at the Hamilton Square Baptist church, 1975 Post street. At the main sessions in the civic auditorium, beginning Tuesday morning will be heard the leading men of the convention and especially Dr.

George W. Truett of Dallas. Texas, who has been president of the Southern BaptiBt convention; Dr. W. Quay Roselle of Maiden, who will Hive the keynote address; Dr.

Charles L. AVhite of New York city, former executive secretary of the Home Mission society; Dr. W. H. Gelst-welt of Los Angeles, president of the Publication society; Dr.

John Snape, formerly of Oakland, speaking on "North America for Christ;" Dr. H. W. Virgin of Chicago and Mrs. H.

E. Goodman, also of Chicago, while Dr. C. Oscar Johnson of St. Louis, Dr.

Bernard Clausen of Syracuse, N. and others, will' be feard Jn addresses from day to day. LAYMEN ACTIVITIES The laymen of the denomination' will hold for round table conferences and addresses will be Kiveii for the main part by laymen, who have been in recent years president of the Northern Baptist convention i Plans are rapidly maturing for the entertainment of the convention. Some delegates have arrived onii will visit East bay churches tomorrow. Outstanding events during the week include the celebration of the centenary of the Home Mission society Tuesday afternoon and evening in which the Chung Mel boys of Berkeley under the direction of C.

R. Shepherd will participate as part of the nationality groups. Convention forums will be conducted each afternoon by Corwln Shank of Seattle. There will be discussions on missionary themes at 1:30 p.m. each day by Rev.

Bruce Kinney of Denver and Rev. E. H. Cressy of Shanghai, China. There will be separate banquets Saturday evening for men and women.

Monday a gathering of the South Pacific district of women will be held at the Women's City club of San Francisco with luncheon at noon. Mrs. M. E. Bratcher of Berkeley is In charge of arrangements.

Exhibit booths will be In Larkln hall of the auditorium where all phases of denominational work at home and abroad will be visualized and many curios shown. UNITE TEMPLE FEATURED The vesper hour service at the Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont avenue, Oakland, will be conducted by Unity temple of San Francisco, from 6 to 6 p.m. tomorrow. Robert Hulbert, leader of the temple, will be in charge. METHODIST 83d AVE.

METHODIST Eighty-third Ave. and Plymouth W. P. GRANT. D.D., Pastor Sunday School, 10:00 a.

m. Sermon and Worship, 11:00 a. m. nnd 8:00 p. m.

Epworth League, 7:00 p. m. Residence, 2900 MadalineSt. Phone AN dover 0874 NORWEGIAN-DANISH METHODIST B08 20th St. David C.

Hassel, Pastor. LA. 0879 10:00. Worship. 11:00 and MELROSE METHODIST 54th Between E.

14th and Foothill Blvd. W. E. Klrby, Pastor Church Phone FR-1683 S. 9:45.

Worship 11:00 and! 7:3 Eighth Ave. Methodist 8th Ave. and E. 17th St. C.

G. Lindemann, Pastor Phone GLencourt 4689 Sunday School, 9:45 a. m. Worship. 11:00 and 7:30 Forenoon Session 9:30 a.m.

12 m. capacity the past week. His closing services tomorrow are expected to be a fitting climax to his ministry here." EPISCOPAL AAMAAWMVnMAAAAMt Church Bay Place at Montectto Ave. (Near Lake Merrltt) Rev. Alex.

Allen, D. D. Rector Rev. A. Donald Merrix Assistant Rector Sunday, July 10 1:00 a.

m. Holy Communion 11:00 a.m. Morning; Prayer Preacner: Rev. A. R.

Merrix Subject: "Personal Religion in Difficult Days." ST. JAMES' CHURCH 12th Ave. and Foothill Blvd. Rev. W.

II. O. BATHERSHILL Rector a. m. Church School 11:00 a.

m. Mornlnfr Prayer 11:00 a. m. (1st Sunday), Holy Communion St. Phillip's Chapel Cnpp St.

and Ntcol Ave. 8:00 a.jn. Holy Communion 9:30 a. m. Church School 9:30 a.

m. (2nd Sun.) Children's Eucharist ST. TOHN'S CHURCH 8th and Grove Streets Rev. SC. A.

Valll, 8. S. J. Low Mass 8:00 Church School 9:30 Hish Mass, sermon 1 1 :00 ALL SOULS' Cedar and Spruce Streets Berkeley Bus No. 67 8 blocks north of campus THIS REV.

THEODORE BELL Choir of 80 voices 7:30 a. m. Holy Communion 9:30 a. m. Children's Service 11:00 a.m.

Holy Communion and Sermon: "THE FOLLY OF SIN," by the Rector. p. m. Evening; Prayer and Sermon: "The Work of the Church." Children are cared for dur Ins the 11:00 o'clock service. ST.

CLEMENT'S Claremont Ave. at Russell Rev. Lindley H. Miller, Reotor 7:30 a. m.

Holy Communion. 9:30 a.m. Church School. 11:00 a.m. Morning Service.

CliRISTCHURCH (frond at Santa Claho 'Alameda Rev. HeiHj Shires Sefvlces-11 A.M. -7-30PM CATHOLIC Directory of Catholic Churches ST. FRANCIS DE SALES In the Heart of the City Corner Grove, Hobart and San Pablo Ave. HT.

REV. MONSIGNOR JOSEPH M. GLEASON, V.G., Rector Sunday Masses: 6:30, 7:30, 9:00. 10:00, 11:00, 12:15 Sermon and music at High Mass (12:15) I'hone LA keslde 6057 Sunday evening; service, 7:45 with the sermon of the day. Special and seasonal devotions as announced on Sunday.

Dally Masses, 7:00 and 8:30. Old St. Mary's Jefferson and 8th Sts. MASSES: 6:30, 8:00. 9:00.

10:00 11:00 and 12:15 Rev. A. O. C. O'ConnelL Pastor St.

Patrick's Church' Tenth Street at Peralta SUNDAY MASSES 4 8:00, 10:80 The Gospel In SLAVONIAN Last Mass 12:15 REV. A. TT. HULLIN; Pastor REV. WM.

BENZ, Assistant ST; MARK'S lOtn and Blssell, Rlehmnr Masses 7:00, 8:30 and 10uj POINT RICHMOND at 9:01 m. ST. JOHN'S CHUi; 1450 San PnVn Ave. EL CKRRITO RKSV. J- F.

CASEY, Sunday Masses: 7, 8, 9:3 I St. Paul's Intensely Interesting to the General Public Stirring discussions on Marriage and the Home The Industrial Order-Racial and International Relations. DR. GEORGE W. TRUETT for thirty years pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas, and Past President of the Southern Baptist Conven- tion, Prince of Preachers, dynamic personality, great leader speaking each day i Northern Baptist Convention San Francisco, July 12th-17th at the Civic Auditorium Charles L.

White, former ICxecutive Secretary of the Home Mission Society, New York City, wlio will give the main address Sunday morning, July 1Y. www irfw'' PRESBYTERIAN "BORROWED AXES" Harold Camp's Sunday Night Sermon! THIS SERVICE WIMi FEATURE: (a) Travelogue, Convention on Parade." (b) John Johnson, Cornctlst. (C) "But the Lord Is Mindful of His Contralto Solo tiy Katherlno Donahue, (d) Richard Purvis, Boy Organist. Evening Service st 7:30 Organ Prelude, 7:15 11:00 a. m.

E. A. I 1 1, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Seattle, Washington. Formerly assistant to Dr. bnape, In Oakland, Fir KTAB 10Avo.aticlL.14Sx.

GEO.W. PHILLIPS W. W. BUSTARD Ministers Sermons 11 a. m.

and 7:45 p. m. Muslo by KTAB Quartet nd Chorus First Presbyterian Church Twenty-sixth and Broadway H. BAIRD, PASTOR Sermons by REV. HENRY B.

MACFADDEN Director of Christian Education a. m. "THERE IS NO GOD" 7:30 p. m. "ASSURED RESULTS" BEATRICE I.

SHERWOOD, Soprano, will sing at both services 9:45 a. m. Bible School. 6:30 p. m.

Christian Endeavor "What Paul Learned from His Trade" METHODIST SALVATION ARMY fllclrosc Baptist CARLTON LEWIS KIRK. Psetor Forty-seventh Avenue and Bond Street 11:00 m. "Our Love toward God and One Another" 7:45 p. m. "What Christ Did to Make the Atonement Effectual for Us" On account of the convention the Great Community Bihle Class will meet this week on Monday evening, 7:46.

Subject: "THE NEW JERUSALEM THE CITY FROM GOD" FIRST METHODIST CHURCH 24th and Broadway 11:00 a. m. "Hard Times May Be Good Times" EVERETT E. FOSTER, Baritone, N.B.C. Artist, Sings: "The Publican," by Van der Water "liock of Ages," by Remlck 7:45 p.

m. "Is Christianity the Final Religion?" DR. WALTER JOHN SHERMAN Preaches Twice SALVATION ARMY Oakland Citadel Corps, 533 Ninth Street 11:00 a. m. "Red Hot Religion" 8:00 p.

oi. Praise Service 7:30 p. m. "SPIRITUAL REST" Music by the Salvation Army Band Major Frank Howell, in Charge.