Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-27
YHE CHURCHES.
Small But Interested Con-
gregations Yesterday.
Rev. J. H. Phillips Explains the
Creedless Church.
DR.. Wells Talks of Reformatories
and Their Reforms.
a Converted Jew In East Eos Angeles.
Three Farewell Sermons and
Two Prospective Mar
riages.

the churches yesterday, the sultry at
mosphere and ardent sun probably in
nuencing the greater part of the church
goers to stay at home. Possibly the
fullest congregation for small church
in the city was that which filed Camp
BELLS Hall, East Los Angeles, to listen
TO the popular young pastor, J. H.
Phillips. His church is called the
Church Of the People, and has no creed,
according to its advertisement; but to
tired men who endeavor vainly to be-
heve entirely the creeds in the various
other churches Of the country, the be-
lief of the Church of the People in q
God of mercy, justice and love, in the
triumph of truth over falsehood and
justice over wrong and oppression such
belief is creed enough for any man to
cling to and believe with entire conf
dence. Rev. ]. H. Phillips's subject
was sscreedless church, - and the above
belief was given as the belief of his
church and people. To many such q
belief seemed the best of all creeds, and
the popularity OF church and pastor is
not at all wonderful under the circum-
stances.
THE CHRISTIAN CHURCHES.
Rev. A. C. Smither preached sort of
farewell sermon at the Christian church
on Temple street, yesterday, for this
week be takes his vacation, and will be
gone until September On Wednesday
he will take unto him q wife. and ac-
companied by her he will HE away to
: Portland, Tacoma and Victoria for his
honeymoon. His congregation turned
out royalty to bid him good bye yester-
I day, and will Loyalty stand by the sup
Another of the Christian churches
that is doing well is the one on the east
side, under B. F. Coulter. The new
structure of that church is almost ready
3 Tor occupation, and will be fine build
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
Rev. Wells at the Plymouth Congre-
eational church had fair sized congre-
Gation yesterday to listen to his sermon
on The Erring Restored. He made a
plea for reformation in reformatory in
situations. They should be, he said,
4 really reformatory. The way OF the
transgressor is hard. but when he mani
tests desire to do better he should be
assisted rather than hindered. The
prodigal son wasted his substance, then
lived on husks and consorted with
swine until he was humbled and ready
20 do right, when his father
+ 81 once received him with loving
arms, clothed and fed him
brother, who had not been erring. So
<1a
often weak rather than wicked, by COM
pelling him to associate with men ten
times more wicked, then, when he is at
last restored to society he is regarded
\ with suspicion, and trampled upon on
every possible occasion. Is it any won
der, therefore, that the convict of the
past is soon the criminal and convict of
the PRESENT. DIR. Wells spoke with
much feeling, and his remarks are
worthy of more lengthy quotations.
REV. JOHN sERKIss.
Rev. John Serkiss, variously adver-
tised as the priest Of the church of NAL
abar, East India, and as converted
Jewish rabbi, had three engagements
announced for him on the east side yes
terday, and consequently had his hands
full, but acquitted himself very credita-
bly, and interested two audiences with
his remarks upon his belief as Jew
and his reasons for abandoning the be-
lief Of his people in the fact Of the fu-
ture coming Of the Messiah. !.
!. UNITY CHURCH.
DR.. Thompson's people would not have
done themselves justice if they had not
turned out in full force to hear his fare
well sermon before going east. They
did themselves full justice yesterday
morning, and the eloquent doctor
preached his usually fine sermon for his
people to remember during his absence.
No services will be held by the Unity
congregation until DIR. Thompson's re-
turn in September, one Of his congrega-
ton expressing the general feeling when
he said There is no use holding SER
yices without DR.. Thompson. We
wouldn't 60 out to hear anyone else"
CHURCH NOTES.
DR.. Cantine was favored with good
congregation at Asbury church in East
Los Angeles last evening, better, in tact,
than he had at his own church in the
+ morning.
Another pastor who will take q vaca-
tion this week, and for the same reason
- Mr.. Smither, is Rev. J. H. Collins,
Who however, only g9es to San Diego to
lind his bride.