Langley's San Francisco directory for the year commencing 1882, Part 10

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Publication date: 1882
Publisher: San Francisco : Francis, Valentine & Co.
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Location, west side of Columbia street, between Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth. Rev. P. S. Casey, Pastor; Rev. James Flood and Rev. James Melvin, As- sistants; pastoral residence, east side of Alabama street, between Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth.


The Academy adjoining the church, under the charge of the Sisters of Mercy, accommodates the youth of the parish.


Masses on Sundays at seven, half past eight, and half past ten o'clock A.M. Sunday School at twenty minutes past nine o'clock A. M. for boys in the church, and one o'clock P. M. for girls in the convent.


St. Paul's Church.


Location, northwest corner of Twenty-ninth and Church streets. Rev. Lawrence Breslin, Pastor ; res- idence, 319 Twenty-ninth street.


Masses on Sundays at eight and ten o'clock A. M. Sunday School at half past ten o'clock A. M.


St. Boniface's Church (German).


Location, south side of Golden Gate Av, between Jones and Leavenworth. Rev. Sebastian Wolf, Pas- tor; residence, in rear of the church ..


This church was dedicated June, 1870. Masses on Sundays at eight, and half past ten o'clock A.M. and Vespers at half past seven o'clock P.M .; week days, Mass at half past seven o'clock A.M .; Catechism, Sun- days at a quarter to eight o'clock A.M., under the charge of the Sisters of St. Dominic.


Church of the Holy Cross.


Location, Calvary Cemetery. Rev. Andrew Cullen, Pastor ; residence, 1122 Eddy street. Masses on Sun- days at eight o'clock A.M. Sunday School after last Mass.


St. John the Baptist Church.


Location, north side of Eddy street, between Oc- tavia and Laguna. Rev. A. Cullen, Pastor ; Rev. E. Morrissey and Rev. Peter Brady, Assistants ; pastoral residence, 1122 Eddy street.


Masses Sundays at seven, nine and half past ten o'clock A.M. Vespers Sundays, with instructions at half past seven o'clock P.M. Sunday School in the morning after nine o'clock Mass.


Instruction for children in Catechism every Satur- day morning.


Yglesia de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe.


Location, north side of Broadway street, between Mason and Taylor. Rev. Andres Garriga, Pastor ; Rev. Charles Franchi, Assistant; pastoral residence, 908 Broadway street.


This church was organized for the benefit of the Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese residents. The first services were held on Christmas Day, 1875.


Services are held in the Spanish language at ten o'clock A. M., and in the Italian language at nine o'clock A. M., on Sundays and Festival days. Masses at seven, nine and half-past ten o'clock A. M. Vespers at half-past seven o'clock P. M. Mass on week days at seven o'clock A. M. The Sunday School has already an attendance of over two hundred scholars ; meets. at two o'clock P. M.


Chapels.


In addition to services held at the different Roman Catholic churches throughout the city, religious exer- cises take place regularly at the following institu- tions : Presentation Convent Chapel, Powell street; St. Rose's Convent, corner Steiner and Tyler streets ; New Presentation Convent, corner of Taylor and Ellis streets ; St. Mary's Hospital Chapel, corner of First and Bryant streets; Magdalen Asylum Chapel, Po- trero avenue, near Twenty-first street; St. Mary's College Chapel, San José Road; St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum, South San Francisco ; Sacred Heart College, corner of Larkin and Eddy streets ; St. Brendan Chapel, corner of Spear and Market streets, and Italian Hospital, Twenty-eighth street, near Noe.


SWEDENBORGIAN. First New Jerusalem Church.


Location north side of O'Farrell street, between Mason and Taylor. Rev. John Doughty, Pastor ; resi- dence, 1508 Leavenworth street.


This society was organized February 15, 1852.


Services are held every Sabbath at eleven o'clock A. M. Administration of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper at the close of the morning service on the first Sundays in January, April, July, and October. Sabbath School at half past twelve o'clock P. M.


UNITARIAN. First Unitarian Church.


Location, south side of Geary street, between Du- pont and Stockton. Rev. Horatio Stebbins, Pastor ; residence, 1609 Larkin street.


This church was organized September 1, 1850.


There is connected with the society an organized charity, called The Society for Christian Work.


Religious services are held on Sunday at eleven o'clock A.M. and half past seven o'clock P. M .; all seats are free at the evening services.


The Sunday School has about four hundred and fifty scholars and teachers, and a library of two thousand volumes. The Sunday School is held at half past nine o'clock A.M.


MISCELLANEOUS.


The Mariners' Church.


Location, northeast corner of Sacramento and Drumm streets. Rev. Joseph Rowell, Pastor ; resid- ence, 1416 Sacramento street; Rev. W. D. Bishop, Missionary.


This church was organized with six members, in December, 1858, and now numbers two hundred and twenty.


This church finds a wide field for usefulness, in the usual church services, a large Bible Class for seamen and strangers, a free reading room, monthly meetings of the S. F. Marine Temperance Society, several ·Prayer meetings on week-day evenings, preaching on the Sabbath, in the English and Swedish languages, and personal labor on the Sabbath and during the week at the U. S. Marine Hospital, distribution of bibles and tracts on shipboard, boarding houses, and elsewhere, and missionary labors about the streets, wharves and shipping, and on board sea-going vessels, It is an nndenominational missionary church.


There is connected with this church a Bible Class and Sabbath School, numbering more than one hun- dred teachers and scholars ; meets at half-past nine o'clock A. M. Services every Sabbath at eleven o'clock A. M. and half-past seven o'clock P. M. Prayer meet- ings every Sunday; Wednesday, and Friday evenings, at half past seven o'clock P. M.


During the year 1860 a society was formed among the business men of San Francisco, having for its ob- ject the moral improvement of seamen, called the San Francisco Port Society. It seeks to attain its ob- ject by sustaining the preaching of the gospel, and other missionary labors in connection with the Mariners' Church.


Christian Church.


Place of worship, Grand Central Hall, corner Sixth and Market streets. Rev. J. H. MeCollough, Pastor ; residence, 2 Bowles place.


Services every Sunday at eleven o'clock A. M. and half past seven o'clock P. M.


Second Advent Christian Church.


Location, north side of Eddy street, between Taylor and Jones, Thomes Howell, Elder ; residence, 20 Oak, off Taylor.


This Society was organized in 1870. The church edificeowned aud occupied by the society was erected in 1873, at a cost of $3,000. Services are held every Sunday at eleven o'clock A. M. Present membership about fifty.


Seventh-Day Adventists.


Organized, 1871 ; place of worship, Laguna street, between Tyler and McAllister; M. C. Israel, Elder ; residence, Oakland.


Services every Saturday, at cleven o'clock A. M. Sunday School at ten o'clock A. M.


The Independent German Congregation of San Francisco.


Incorporated July 1, 1870. Lectures by the Speaker, Mr. Fred. Schuenemann-Pott, held at 310 O'Farrell


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street, Sundays, at two o'clock P. M. during the Win- ter months, and on Wednesday evenings during the Summer. Sunday School at nine o'clock A. M. ; num- ber of scholars, one hundred.


Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (San Francisco Branch).


Organized 1863. George S. Lincoln, Presiding Eld- er. This congregation numbers thirty members, in- clnding three Elders, two Priests, one Teacher, and two Deacons.


Meets every Sunday at half-past seven o'clock P. M. in Lincoln Hall, 71 New Montgomery street. ·


Russian Church.


Place of worship, 1713 Powell. Rev. W. N. West- homoff, Arch-priest; residence, 720 Filbert street. Services every Sunday at ten o'clock A.M, and Sat- urday at six o'clock P.M.


There is a school in connection with the church held every day during the week except Sunday, for the instruction of children in religion and preparing them for the church.


Swedish Church.


Services held in the Church of the Advent, Howard street, opposite New Montgomery. Rev. Adolph Noren, Pastor ; residence, 332 Shipley street.


Friends' Meeting.


Services held in Superior Court Room No. 10, third floor New City Hall, every First Day, at eleven o'clock A. M. Entrance on the north side, at the small door near the center of the building. An invitation to attend is cordially extended to all.


San Francisco Spiritualists' Union.


Organized May 26, 1872. Meets every Sunday at Ixora Hall, 737 Mission. Number of members, two hundred and fifty. Children's Progressive Lyceum at half past ten o'clock A. M. Conference or Lecture at twe o'clock P. M. Lecture at half past seven o'clock P. M.


SOCIETIES.


Religious.


AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY-PACIFIC AGENCY. -Rev. Frederic E. Shearer, Secretary. This society was organized in 1825, to diffuse Gospel truth through the printed page. Its headquarters are at 150 Nassau street, New York. It prints the Gospel in one hun- dred and forty-five languages er dialects, publishes over thirteen hundred different books, thirty-five hun- dred tracts and cards, and seven periodicals. The Pa- cific agency was established in December, 1869, and employed last year twenty-two colporteurs. Its mis- sionary work in this field, with the aid rendered to churches and Sunday Schools, was at a cost of $10,000.


Its depository, at 757 Market street, is also the de- pository of the Californta Bible Society, the American Sunday School Union, the Presbyterian Board of Pub- lication, and the Congregational Publishing Society. Two hundred and ninety-two new publications were issued during the past year.


CALIFORNIA BIBLE SOCIETY .- Organized Octo- ber 30, 1849. The location of the society's building was on Stockton street until the present building on Market strect was erected, the corner stone of which was laid May 2, 1862. The building has two steres on the ground floor, one of which is now occupied as the depository of the society. The name of the society was changed by Act of the Legislature, 1859, from the San Francisco Bible Society to its present title. New constitution adopted November, 1860. Depository, 757 Market street. Meetings of the Board of Trustees are held by appointment, on the Tuesday after the first Sunday of each month. Officers-Annis Merrill, President; William. Abbott, Secretary ; Edward P. Flint, Treasurer.


CHURCH SOCIETY OF ST. FRANCIS PARISII .- Organized February, 1874. Number of members,


twenty-five hundred. Meets monthly at St. Francis' Church.


The object of the society is to promote the spiritual and temporal well-being of the parish, and to co- operate with the clergy in all matters in which they may require the assistance of the laity.


Officers .- Myles D. Sweeny, President ; Robert J. Tobin, Vice-President ; John Mulholland, Secretary; Rev. John Harrington, Treasurer.


LADIES' PASTORAL AID SOCIETY OF TRINITY CHURCH .- Organized 1873. Meets every Friday at Trinity Church, after morning service. The object of the society is to take under its care the destitute and friendless within the bounds of Trinity Church parish, to find employment for those requiring it, and te pro- vide clothing and assistance for such as may be in need of it; to visit and comfort the sick and the afflicted; to endeavor to bring to the church those who are neglectful of its services, and particularly the poorer and friendless classes; to gather children inte the Sunday School, and to aid in providing active and competent teachers ; in short, to do all in its power, under the guidance and direction of the Rector of the parish, to advance the interests of the Church of Christ, and to extend to those around the privileges and blessings of the gospel.


Officers-Mrs. J. B. Moss, President; Mrs. H. W. Beers, Vice-President ; Miss Huddart, Secretary ; Mrs. J. Mathieu, Treasurer.


METHODIST BOOK DEPOSITORY. - PACIFIC COAST BRANCH .- The Beek Concern was established in 1789 on a borrowed capital of $600. The total sales of the Eastern and Western concerns for the last fiscal year were $1,566,739. The records show that, by order of the General Conference, the Concerne have paid, for religious and benevolent interests and objects outside of their own business, $1,753,590. Net capi- tal, per report of 1877, $1,403,666.


The San Francisco Depository, 1041 Market street, Rev. J. B. Hill, Agent, was established in 1864, and entered its own present commodious building in 1877. The National Temperance Publication Society of New York, and the Publishing House of the M. E. Church South, of Nashville, are represented by full lines of stock.


OCCIDENTAL BRANCH OF THE WOMAN'S FOR- EIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF THE PRESBY- TERIAN CHURCH .- Organized March, 1874, and has for its especial field of labor the evangelization of heathen women on the Pacific Coast. Thirty-one auxiliary societies have been formed on the coast, seven of which are located in this city. The society purchased in June, 1876, the property at 933 Sacra- mento street for the purposes of the Mission Home. Daily school in English and Chinese is maintained, and Chinese women are in cases of persecution afforded shelter in the Home.


Officers .- Mrs. P. D. Browne, President ; Mrs. Hen- shelwood, Treasurer: Mrs. F. Hiller, Jr., Recording Secretary ; Mrs. J. H. Condit, Corresponding Secre- tary.


PACIFIC PRESBYTERIAN UNION .- Organized Oc- tober, 1875. Composed of the clergy and laity of the several Presbyterian churches of the City. Objects: The advancement of the interests of Presbyteriantsm upon the Pacific Coast, mission work and evangeliza- tion.


The Union meets on the second Monday of each month at the different churches. The Board of Di- rectors meet on the first Monday of each month.


Sabbath Schools are maintained by the Union every Sunday afternoon as follows : 56 First street, W. H. H. Schenck, Superintendent; corner Steiner and Geary streets, James Hersburg, Superintendent, and corner Jersey and Sanchez streets, Edward Kerr, Su- perintendent.


Officers .- D. W. Hersburg, President: George M. Edmunds, Vice-President; J. G. Gauld, secretary; James Horsburg, Corresponding Secretary; W. S. Jack, Treasurer.


SAN FRANCISCO PORT SOCIETY. - Organized March, 1860. Objects: The moral improvement of seamen and others connected with the sea, in this port, by aiding the American Seaman's Friend Society of New York, in sustaining the Mariners' Church of San Francisco, and in such enterprises connected therewith as the society may approve. Any person


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may become a member by paying $5 a year, or a life member by the payment at one time of $50.


In 1866 they erected a fine house of worship for the seamen of this port, on the corner of Sacramento and Drumm streets, at a cost, for lot and house, of more than $20,000, which was contributed for the purpose by citizens of San Francisco and others.


Officers. - Oliver Eldridge, President ; Henry P. Blanchard, Vice-President ; J. Rowell. Secretary ; Rob- ert Balfour, Treasurer ; Ira P. Rankin, J. T. Dean. I. W. Raymond, Charles Goodall, Robert Balfour, David Meeker, Charles Ferris and J. Rowell, Trustees.


SODALITY OF THE B. V. M .- Organized Decem- ber, 1861. Organizations of the above sodalities have existed for the past two hundred years. This sodality was founded in this city by the Rev. J. M. C. Buchard, S. J., having for its object the moral and religious im- provement of its members. The society is governed by a Prefect and two assistants, together with a Sec- retary, Treasurer, and a council of twelve members elected annually. Its present spiritual Director is Rev. Joseph M. Neri, S. J. It has a library of over three thousand volumes, which is open every Sunday at half past two o'clock P. M., and Monday, Wednes- day and Friday at half past seven o'clock P. M., to members of the Sodality and subscribers paying a small monthly fee. Gentlemen's Sodality meetings held every Sunday morning, at a quarter to eight, in their chapel, basement of St. Ignatius Church, on Hayes street, west of Van Ness avenue. Number of members about six hundred.


Ladies' Sodality of the B.V. M. meets every Sunday at half past two o'clock P. M. Number of members, two hundred aud fifty. Volumes in library, about fif- teen hundred. Present Director Rev. A. Maraschi, 8. J.


YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION .- In- corporated September 13, 1853. The objects of this association are:


1st. The improvement of the physical, mental, and spiritual condition of its members, the develop- ment of their charity and zeal, and the extension of the Christian religion, especially to such as are not in the habit of attending public worship in the churches.


2d. To unite the members, particularly the young men of the various churches and congregations of this city, in such, works of charity as are not specially provided for by the churches themselves.


For the attainment of these objects. there is pro- vided and maintained: A library and bath rooms, free to all members of this association. A reading room, well supplied with current literature, daily, weekly, pictorial, secular, and religious papers, free to all such as conform to the rules and regulations issued by the Board of Managers from time to time. The library contains upward of four thousand volumes. There is also a gymnasium connected with the insti- tution.


A Prayer Meeting, to which all are invited, is held at the rooms every Saturday evening, from eight to nine o'clock ; also a Daily Prayer Meeting, from quar- ter past twelve o'clock to one o'clock P.M. Bible Class, on Monday evenings at half past seven o'clock. Services in the large hall of the association every Sunday at three o'clock P.M.


Services are also held under the auspices of the sssociation in the various prisons of the city, as well as frequently in the open air at various localities.


The association has a large and handsome building on Sutter street, between Kearny and Dupont. The free reading rooms are open every day from eight o'clock A.M. to half past nine o'clock P.M.


Officers .- A. B. Forbes, President : H.W. Severance, Recording Secretary ; H. J. McCoy, General Secretary ; R. F. True, Assistant Secretary: Prentiss Selby. Treas- urer ; L. B. Benchley, Librarian. Directors-Prentiss Selby, Alexander Guthrie, W. B. Parsons, John W. Butler .. Trustees-General John F. Miller, Prentiss Selby, John J. Valentine, R. B. Forman, A. B. Forbes, Nathaniel Gray, George W. Gibbs, L. B. Benchley, II. W. Severance, W. B. Parsons, J. R. Sims.


YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Chi- nese) .- Location of rooms, northeast corner of Sacra- mento and Stockton streets. Open every day until half past nine o'clock P.M. The association is under the charge of Rev. A.W. Loomis, D. D., who gives instruc- tion in the English language, and has charge of the | streets.


library. Preaching in Chinese on Sundays at eleven o'clock A.M. and at half past seven o'clock P.M., sud on Saturdays at half past seven o'clock P.M.


Officers .- Fong Noy, President; Yong Lee, Secre- tary.


YOUNG MEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION .- Organ- ized October 14, 1877. The objects of the association are:


1st. The improvement of the mental, moral, and social condition of its members.


2d. The protection of Hebrew interests.


The association at present numbers one hundred members, and meets monthly at their rooms 211 Sutter street.


Officers .- Max Popper, President ; E. B. Marx, Vice- President; Morris Feintuch, Recording Secretary ; Eugene G. Davis, Treasurer ; Henry Kohn, J. Stepp- acher and Herman Enkle, Directors.


YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION .- Organized September 9, 1877. Incorporated February 1, 1878. Number of members, about one hundred and eighty. The objects of the association includes the establishment of an industrial department for desti- tute women, a reading room and library for women and girls, the furnishing of advice, sympathy, tempo- ral aid and encouragement to friendless and homeless young women arriving or residing in the city, and the extension of moral and religious surroundings to all families needing such ministrations.


The rooms of the association are located at 314 Sut- terstreet, and consist of library. reading and sewing- rooms. The library contains over one thousand vol- umes of well selected literature, and the reading room is copiously supplied with the choicest periodicals. The annual meeting is held on the first Monday in September of each year.


Officers .- Mrs. P. D. Browne, President ; Mrs. C. F. A. Nichell, Secretary ; Miss Atkinson, Correspond- ing Secretary ; Mrs. J. D. Ijams, Treasurer ; Mrs. H. A. Rindge, Superintendent and Librarian.


Benevolent.


AMERICAN LEGION OF HONOR .- This organiza- tion is a secret benevolent society, composed of Su- preme, Grand and Subordinate Councils. Its objects are as follows :


1st. To unite fraternally all white persons of good moral character who are socially acceptable, and, if for beneficial membership, of sound bodily health, and between eighteen and sixty-five years of age.


2d. To give all moral and material aid in its power to its members and those dependent upon them.


3d. To educate its members socially, morally and intellectually.


4th. To establish a fund for the relief of sick and distressed beneficial members.


5th. To establish a Benefit Fund from which, on the satisfactory evidence of the death of a beneficial member of the Order, who has complied with all its lawful requirements, a sum not exceeding $5,000 shall be paid to the family, orphans, or dependents as the member may direct.


A Grand Council was instituted Angust 9, 1881, with the following officers:


O. C. Wheeler, Grand Commander, Oakland; G, W. Alberti, Grand Vice-Commander, Yuba City : George W. Knox, Grand Orator, Dixon; Mrs. Abbie E. Wood, Grand Secretary, San Francisco; John N. Besse, Grand Treasurer, Watsonville; Barton Dozier, Grand Chap- lain, Ukiah ; Alexander P. Murgotton, Grand Guide, San José ; Louis Ehrlich, Grand Warden, San Fran- cisco ; John Landis, Grand Sentry, Wheatland.


There are seventy-seven subordinate Councils under the jurisdiction of the Grand Council, seventeen of which are located in San Francisco, as follows:


GOLDEN COUNCIL No. 118 .- Meets every second and fourth Wednesday evenings in the month at 32 O'Far- rell street.


ALTA COUNCIL No. 147 .- Meets every Friday evening at 32 O'Farrell street.


MYRTLE COUNCIL No. 187 .- Meets every Wednesday evening in Druide' Hall, 413 Sutter street.


CALIFORNIA COUNCIL No. 250 .- Meets every first and third Monday evenings in the month at 32 O'Farrell


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HINCKLEY, SPIERS & HAYES, FULTON IRON WORKS, 213 Fremont St .. Manufacturers of SAW MILL MACHINERY and SHINGLE MACHINES.


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BOHEMIAN COUNCIL NO. 261 .- Meets every Wednes- day evening at 32 O'Farrell street.


COLUMBIA COUNCIL No. 335 .- Meets every Saturday evening at 32 O'Farrell street.


SAN FRANCISCO COUNCIL No. 442 .- Meets every Tues- day evening at 913 Market street.


COLEMAN COUNCIL No. 451 .- Meets every Wednesday evening in Sanders' Hall, 71 New Montgomery street.


WASHINGTON COUNCIL No. 480 .- Meets every second and fourth Friday evenings in the month at 32 O'Far- rell street.


OCCIDENT COUNCIL No. 502 .- Meets every first and third Wednesday evenings in the month at 32 O'Far- reil street.


GOLDEN WEST COUNCIL No. 547 .- Meets every second and fourth Friday evenings in the month in Hamilton Hall, corner Geary and Steiner streets.


GOLDEN STAR COUNCIL No. 548 .- Meets every Thurs- day evening in Druids' Hall, 413 Sutter street.


EXCELSIOR COUNCIL No. 559 .- Meets every first and third Wednesday evenings in the month at 32 O'Far- rell street.


PROTECTION COUNCIL No. 596 .- Meets every Friday evening in B'nai B'rith Hall, 121 Eddy street.


METROPOLIS COUNCIL No. 640 .- Meets every Satur- day evening in Red Men's Hall, 320 Post street.


MYSTIC COUNCIL No. 674 .-- Meets every second and fourth Wednesday evenings in the month at 32 O'Far- rell street.


GOLDEN SHORE COUNCIL No. 695 .- Meets every Sat- urday evening at 32 O'Farrell street.


AMERICAN PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION .- Ob- ject: Mutual benefit to members of the order.


Organized 1867. Number of members in San Fran- cisco, about thirty-five hundred.


WORTHY GRAND LODGE .- Meets annually in San Francisco, first Monday in December.


Officers .- Nathaniel Curry, Grand Master ; John D. Coulie, Grand Secretary. Office, 213 Fremont street. Joshua C. Sargent, District Deputy Grand Master.




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