Langley's San Francisco directory for the year commencing 1884, Part 9

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Olivet Presbyterian Church

Location, Terzessee street, terveen Sierrs and Vage. BeT. J. T. Wills, Pastor residence, Butruf avenue, between Devecth and Tvelith svenzes, South S. F

This Chzreb wie erected in Li! The church adcris simanas for two hundred and fifty. Services every Sabbath at half-part eleven o clock, A. M.

Sabbath School at ) o'clock, P. M. Connected v.th the school is a library of five hundred volumes.

Memorial Presbyterian Church.

Locarica, Eighteenth averne Deaz Railromi ste- Che Sonti San Francisco. Ber J. T. Wills, Pastor . residence, Railroad avenue, between Eleventh and Twelfth avenues.

This Church was organized March 13, 1ºT Services every Sabbath as half past ten o'clock. J. M.

The Sabbath Sehrol mounerted with the church meet at twe.ve o clock V., and numbers seventy-dve members.

Hamilton Square Presbyterian Church.

Services held in Hamilton Hall. correr Geary and Stemmer ittet.

This church wie organized Jarmary 13. 1882. Ser- vices every sabbath at eleven o clock i. M., and hai. paat seven o'clock P. M.

Noe Valley and Bernal Heights Mission.

Commer Tweety-third and fincher street. Per John Carrington, Fiamse, residence, ING Chattanoogs

Woodbridge Presbyterian Church.

Location, corner of Twentieth and Capp streets. Per. Joseph Hemphill, Partey, reautence, Miss How- ard street.

The church was organized Easter Sunday, Ii"s. Services it eleven a clock A.M. and half past seven o".lock P.M. The Sunday School has an sverige it- tendance of three hundred, and meete at hai! past twelve o clcek P K

Welsh Presbyterian Church.

Place of worship, Cambrian Hall. 1133 Mission street. BAT. Mides Williams Pastor ; residence, $13 Mimion street. Organized March IT. Ii": Vamber of members one hundred and ten. Hours of servi ... eleven o clock A. M and half-part seven o'clock P. M. Sunday School at hall' past two o clock P. M. Averize actendance Afty

First Presbyterian Chinese Church.

Location, west side of Stortton street, between Wassingura and Clay. RET 1. W Loomis, D. D. : P. Hence 196 Inder street, and Per A. J. Eetr. A. K .. residence, 1. Hyde street, Wistronarzes, with two

This house was fremerty the First Presbyteriin Church. It was purchased in Ises by the Presbyte- Pas Board it F weign Kanons. It has about six hundred strings.

Religious wrvices in the Chinese and English lan- ruagrs are held every Sabbath morning and evening Sabbath Schools after the morning service and st six P. M.

Chinese Mission House.

Locati n, nezabeset corzer of Stor'iton and Sucre- mento street Rev. A W. Loomis D.D. pmidence, 1.5,5 I nes street, and Bev. A. J. Kezr. A. K., Pent- dence, 13:4 Hyde street, Missionaries.

The house is beick ami was burit by the Nteril ty of the citizens of San Fran taco ind by funds from the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, whose

tim Lasciato, a chapel which will seat Heart-

An evening shcol is open thenoghoms the - Is is free to the Chinese, mi ir might ty the siccaries and other teachers vio ite srpgout the Minico.

Religions services in the Chinese mot English

and special services on Wednesday and Sam

ROMAN CATHOLIC. St. Mary's Cathedral.

Mist ReT. P. W. Biomian, Ccaffarer Very B Prendergut. V. G. Prete: Bev. J. G Comle And

Calfmis sweet

The creation of this sancties was commence IT, 1953, and dedicated December 11, 15f.

pues ten o'clock 1. M. ; week days. six. bal-te

St. Dominic's Church and Monaster

Location, northwest corner of Bush and S screens. 1 large church in course of ere w :. completed probably next year. Served by the E ican Farkery connected with the Church.

Attached to the Chumh ure Cocfrucero ties Wist E:ly Roesry . E:IT Vime of Jesus and & Warfare, also, a tener Lens JUDETT.

Wiesea Sunday str.x. seven, half-past eight pass zine and half pnet ten o'clock s. M Serm benediction it hai ?- past seven o'clock P. M. )

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St. Francis' Church.

Location, north side of Vale; : street, betwee poet and Seccion. Rev. I. F. Pariactie. E Per. P. Smith and Bev. P. B. D.T. Astrict. toml remience, northeast correr Vallejo stree Montgomery svenwe.

This church was organized by Very Ber L. Langlois, in the Spring of 1i4).

Katres : Szodays in a querer past SI. bil seren. nine and held pret ten o'clock A. M. § School ss hail part one y'einer P. M. Vespe

K. Kass n weer days it seren o cher A. M. Somday School at nine o'clock A. M.

St. Ignatius' Church.

Location, Beth side of Hares street, Tent Vers avenue. Served by the Fathers t the : of Jeszs, connected with St. Izcanes' C:Hege Kures Brodijs, at ive, f rir -¿ ve minute ive, half past six. ifteen mdentes Fost seTen forty-Eve minutes past eight, half past nome. 17 past tem o citet. A. M., Vespers at baf past o'clock P. M. Miles on wert dir: at fre, : minutes past fre, hait fost itx, ihrees ricct seven, and eight cioci A. K.

St. Patrick's Church.

Location, north sude if Mission street. b Third and Fourth. Per. Peter J Grey, Prato Thomas Lartin and Bev. H P. Gallagher sse: Pastoral patience. "H Mission street.

Masses - Smandare, at freeen minutes past six .. minutes pras seven, e.ght, nine, and L\'f-p "clock A. M. . during the week. daly, at half-F and half-port ieren o _fort A. M - Vespery ane diction of the M. H. S .. at half-post seven oc M. A boys" school is beli in the basement

Notre Dame des Victoires

Location, north side of Bush street. between. and Stockton Rev. Pierre Robert, Paster ; ra

Kamer on Sundays at nine, ard half past ten

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CHURCHES.

pers, three o'clock P. M. Catechism, on Sundays, at two o'clock P. M., taught in the English and French languages, preparatory to communion for children from ten years and older. Baptism of infants, one o'clock P. M. The course of preparation requires one vear's attendance at the Sunday School, and time fixed for confirmation and communion is the first day of May of each year.

Mission Dolores.

Location, southwest corner of Sixteenth and Dolores streets. Rev. Richard P. Brennan, Pastor ; Rev. John J. Sullivan, assistant Paator. Pastoral residence, adjoining the church.

The church was dedicated on the ninth of October, 1776, although projected in 1769, by Father Junipero Serra, the Father of the California Missions. The Arst Friar who had charge was Francisco Palou, who was assisted in his labors by Benito Cambon. At the organization of this Mission, and for its protection, there were fifteen soldiers located at the Presidio, under the command of S. Flores. A cemetery is at- tached to the church, in which the first interment was made in September, 1776. The first Indian con- vert was baptized on the twenty-seventh day of De- cember, in the same year. In the introductory por- tion of the San Francisco Directory for 1862, page 5, will be found further details connected with the his- tory of this Mission. Attached to this church is & large day school.

Massea at half past six, eight, one-quarter to nine, and half past ten o'clock A.M. on Sundaya and Festi- vals. Vespers at half past seven o'clock P.M.

The congregation no longer worships in the old church, a new one having been erected, and which WAS dedicated on the 27th of February, 1884. The new church is a beautiful Gothic edific, of the thir- teenth century style, finely frescoed, and finished in the style of that architecture, at & cost of about $50,000.

St. Joseph's Church.

Location, west side of Tenth street, between Folsom and Howard. Rev. P. Scanlon, Pastor; Rev. J. A. Gallagher, Rev. Mathew Largan and Rev. P. J. O'Con- nor. Assistants; residence adjoining the church.

This church was opened for divine service on the eighth day of December, 1861.

Servicea on Sundays and Festival days. Masses; Sun- days at six, seven,eight, nine, and half past ten o'clock A.M .; Catechism at nine o'clock A.M., and Vespers at seven o'clock P.M. in Winter, and half past seven in Summer. Masses on week days at half past six, seven, half past seven, and eight o'clock A.M.

St. Rose's Church.

Location, Brannan street, near Fourth. Rev. D. F. Nugent, Pastor; Rev. C. O'Connor, Assistant Pastor ; residence, adjoining church.

This church, which was instituted as & chapel, and served from the various other Roman Catholic Churches of the city, has been entirely remodeled and rebuilt, and a separate parish constituted for it. It WAR formerly dedicated April 20, 1879.

Masses are said at eight, nine and half past ten o'clock A.M. Sunday School at two o'clock P.M., and Ves -. pers at half past seven o'clock P.M.

St. Bridget's Church.

Location, southwest corner of Broadway street and Van Ness avenue. Rev. T. Callaghan, Pastor; Rev. James O'Connor, Assistant ; residence, adjoining the church.

This church was completed and services first held in February, 1864.

Masses every Sunday at half past six, eight, and half past ten o'clock A. M. and vespera at half past seven o'clock P. M. Catechism for the children at nine o'clock A. M. Masses on week days at seven o'clock A. M.

St. Peter's Church.

Location, west side of Columbia street, between Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth. Rev. P. S. Casey, Paator ; Rev. F. Szule, Assistant; pastoral residence, east side of Alabama street, between Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth.

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

Masaes 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, 1526 Church 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 waa dedicated June, 1870. Masaes on Sundays at eight, and half past ten o'clock A.M. and Vespers at three o'clock P. M .; week days, Mass &t half past seven o'clock A.M .; Catechism, Sundays at & quarter to eighto'clock A.M., under the charge of the Sisters of St. Dominic.

Church of the Holy Cross.

Location, Calvary Cemetery. Attended from St. John the Baptist Church. Masses on Sundays at eight and half-past nine 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. Jamea Flood, Assistant ; pastoral residence, 1122 Eddy street.

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

Yglesia de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe.

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

This church was organized for the benefit of the Spanish 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., 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 an at- tendance of over two hundred scholars; meets at nine o'clock A. M.

San Pletro Church.

Location, northeast corner of Filbert and Dupont atreets. Rev. Carlo Franchi, Pastor.

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- tlons : 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 Nos.

SWEDENBORGIAN. First New Jerusalem Church.

Location north side of O'Farrell street, between Mason and Taylor. Rev. John Doughty, Pastor ; reai- 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 February, May, Auguat and Novem- ber. Sabbath School at half past twelve o'clock P. M.

Second New Jerusalem Church.

Rev. J. Worcester, pastor : residence, Oakland. Mest at Druids' Hall, 413 Sutter street. Servicea at usual hours.

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UNITARIAN.

First Unitarian Church.

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

This church was organized October 20, 1850.

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

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

The Sunday School has about three hundred and twenty-one scholars and teschers, and & 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, month'y meetings of the S. F. Marine Temperance Society, several Prayer meetings on week-day evenings, preaching on the Sabbath, and personal labor on the Sabbath and during the week at the U. S. Marine Hospital, dis- tribution 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. Itis an undenominational 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 haif 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 sesmen, called the San Francisco Port Society. It seeks to attain its ob- jert by sustaining the preaching of the gospel, and other missionary labors in connection with the Mariners' Church.

Christian Church.

Place of worship, Young Men's Christian Associa- tion, 232 Sutter.

No stated Pastor at present. The congregation have purchased a lot on Twelfth street, bet Mission and Howard streets. snd expect to build & church on it during the current year.

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

Second Advent Christian Church.

Location, 927 Mission street. Thomes Howell, El. der ; residence, 20 Derby, off Taylor.

This Society was organized in 1870. Services sre held every Sunday at eleven o'clock A. M. Present membership sbout fifty.

Seventh-Day Adventista.

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

Servicea every Saturday, at eleven o'clock A. M. Sunday School at ten o'clock A. M. Prayer Meeting, Wednesday evenings.

The Independent German Congregation of San Francisco.

Incorporated July 1, 1870. Lectures by the Speaker, Mr. Fred. Schuenemann-Pott, held at 310 O'Farrell street, Sundays, st two o'clock P. M. during the Winl ter montha, and on Wednesday evenings during the Summer. Sunday School st nine o'clock A. M. ; num- ber of scholars, one hundred.

Reorganized Church of Jesus Chri of Latter-Day Saints (San Francis Branch).

Organized 1863. George S. Lincoln, Presiding E! er. This congregation numbers thirty-five membe including five Elders, two Priests, one Tescher, a: two Deacons.

Meets every Sunday at half-past seven o'clock P. 1 in Lincoln Hall, 71 New Montgomery street.

Russian Church.

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

Sunday School at two o'clock, P. M.

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

Swedish Church,

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

Friends' Meeting.

Services held in Superior Court Room No. 4, thi floor New City Hall, every First Day, at eleven o'clos A. M. Entrance on the north side, at the small do- near the center of the building. An invitation attend is cordially extended to all.

San Francisco Spiritualists' Union.

Organized May 26. 1872. Meets every Sunday Ixora Hall, 737 Mission. Number of meinbers, tv hundred and fifty. Children's Progressive Lyceum half past ten o'clock A. M. Conference or Lecture two 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 societ was organized in 1825, to diffuse Gospel truth throug the printed page. Its headquarters are st 150 Nassa street, New York. It prints the Gospel in oue hur dred and forty-five languages or dialects, publishe over thirteen hundred ditferent books, thirty-five hui dred tracts and cards, and seven periodicals. The Pi cific agency was established in December, 1869, an employed last year twenty-two colporteurs. Its mi: sionary work in this field, with the sid rendered t churches and Sunday Schools, was at a costof $10,000

Its depository, at 757 Market street, is also the de pository of the American Sunday School Union, th Presbyterian Board of Publication, and the Congregi tionsl Publishing Society. Twelve million, thre hundred and forty-six thousand, four hundred copie of its publications were issued during the past year

CALIFORNIA BIBLE SOCIETY .- Organized Octo ber 30, 1849. Depository, 749 Market street. Meel ings of the Board of Trustees are held by sppoint ment, on the Tuesday after the first Sunday of each month. Superintendent, Rev. Joseph Thompson

LADIES' PASTORAL AID SOCIETY OF TRINITY CHURCH .- Organized 1873. Meets every Friday a Trinity Church, after morning service. The object o 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 to pro vide clothing and assistance for such as may be il need of it; to visit and comfort the sick and the afflicted; to endeavor to bring to the church those who sre neglectful of its services, and particularly the poorer and friendless classes : to gather children int the Sunday School, and to aid in providing active auc 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

SAN FRANCISCO LAUNDRY Prompt Attention to Orders forWashing OFFICE. 33 GEARY ST.

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41 Market Street, corner Spear.

SOCIETIES.

Christ, and to extend to those around the privileges and blessings of the gospel.

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

METHODIST BOOK DEPOSITORY. - PACIFIC COAST BRANCH .- The Book Concern was established in 1789 on a borrowed capital of $600. The total sales of the Eastern and Western concerna for the last fiscal year were $1,566,739. The records show that, by order of the General Conference, the Concerns have paid, for religious and benevolent interests and objects outside of their own business, $1,753,590. Net capi- til. 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 evangelizstion 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- miento 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 shelt 'r in the Home.

Officers .- Mrs. P. D. Browne, President ; Mrs. Hen- shelwood, Treasurer: Mrs. F. Hiller, Jr., Recording Secretary ; Mrs. I. N. Condit, Corresponding Secre- tary; Miss M. Culbertson, Superintendent

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 Presbyterianism upon the Pacific Cosat, miasion work and evangelizs- tion.

The Union meets quarterly at the different churches. The Board of Directors meet on the first Monday of each month.

Sabbath Schools are maintained by the Union every Sunday afternoon as follows : 56 Firat street, George M. Edmunds, Superintendent; corner Steiner and Geary streets, James Horaburg. Superintendent ; corner Jersey and Sanchez streets, Rev. John Carring- ton, Superintendent, and Mecartney's Hall, 927 Pa- rific street, George Leonard, Superintendent.

Officers .- Thomas Magee, President : J. Elliot Con- dict, Vice-President; Arthur W. Edwards, Recording Secretary ; William S. Jack, Corresponding Secretary; H. L. Van Winkle, Treasurer.

SAN FRANCISCO GIRLS' UNION .- This Society is ormed in the interest of the self-reliant. self-res- ecting girls of San Francisco, and unprotected trangera. It will be conducted upon business prin- iples, compromising in no way womanly independ- nce, and proposes to be largely self-supporting when ully established.

Its object is to open attractive rooms for music, eading, etc .; form classes for practical aid in the ine of each girls's own endeavor; also, to sublet all rivate rooms in the Society's building to those with- ut or too remote from friends and home, and furnish oard at moderate cost.

Officers for 1844-45 .- President, Misa M. B. Coch- ane; Vice-Presidents, Mrs. Grace 8. Bray and Mrs. P. Taylor; Treasurer, Wm. Bosworth; Secretary, frs. R. S. Miller; Auditor. N. E. Boyd, 911 Bush treet ; Superintendent, Mrs. C. E. Kinney.

SAN FRANCISCO PORT SOCIETY. - Organized Larch, 1860. Objecta: The moral improvement of eamen and others connected with the sea, in this ort, by aiding the American Seaman's Friend Society f New York, in sustaining the Mariners' Church of an Francisco, and in such enterprises connected herewith as the society may approve. Any person Jay become a member by paying $5 & year, or a life lember by the payment at one time of $50.

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 Goodsll, 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 & council of twelve members elected annually. Its present spiritual Director is Rev. J. Pinasco. It has a library of over three thou- sand volumes, which is open every Sunday at half past two o'clock P. M., and Monday, Wednesday 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, &t & 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.

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Langley's San Francisco directory for the year commencing 1884, Part 9

Author: Publication date: 1884 Publisher: San Francisco : Francis, Valentine & Co. Number of Pages: 1250

Author:
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: San Francisco : Francis, Valentine & Co.
Number of Pages: 1250