Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-24
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
THE PROCEEDINGS AT THE FREE
METHODIST CONFERENCE.
This Morning and Evening East Side
Churches-Notes.

An interesting event OF the week has
been the organization of a Southern
California Free Methodist conference,
the increase in the number OF churches
rendering such an organization neces-
sary.
This conference was organized on
Thursday afternoon by General Super
intendent B. T. Roberts, of New York.
Rev. David Mcleod, of Pasadena, was
elected secretary.
Rev. James Seals, from the Colorado
annual conference, was admitted by
transfer.
The appointing OF the ministers is
vested in committee called the station
ing committee. This committee con-
sists of the president, Rev. B. +. Rob-
erts, the district chairman, Rev. G. B.
Ebey. and the lay delegate from the Los
Angeles First church, Mr.. ]. d. Hatch.
The president occupied the last fifteen
minutes of each session in practical
address upon the work OF the ministry.
Mr.. Roberts preached a sermon on
Thursday forenoon on Scriptural Con-
secration.
Thursday, at 1880, Rev. James Seals
preached on the theme OF The Precious
Results OF Righteousness.
At the the Friday morning session,
Rev. Thomas Fluck was received by
transfer from the Iowa annual confer
ence. Rev. J. A. Wood, DID,, and Rev.
j. G. Washburn were introduced to the
conference as visitors.
Revs. G. B. Ebey, Thomas Fluck,
James Seals and Messrs. +. @. Shipley
and M. G. Sperow were constituted the
conference board of church extension.
superintendent Roberts gave an ad-
dress on The Necessity of Method in the
Ministry.
Rev. j. G. Washburn, of the Holiness
church, preached at 2:30 pm. and Su-
perintendent Roberts at 7 80 pm.
Rev. Mr.. Roberts will dedicate the
new church on East Fifth street at ii
am. today. He will ordain number
of candidates to the Office of deacon at
2:30 pm.
EMANUEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Rev. w. J. Chichester breaches to-
day, both morning and evening at the
Emmanuel church. His evening SER
mon will be another of the sermons on
the Lords prayer, which have been at
tracting so much favorable attention for
several weeks past.
CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH.
The prayer meetings at the Central
Baptist church are being made profit
able by the study of the Epistle of James.
The pastor will preach this morning
upon the subject, The Character OF
James. The night service will be rem
dered unusually interesting by praise
service, in which some of our best city
talent will take part. The service is
under the auspices of the Ladies' Home
Mission circle, and the pastor will speak
upon the topic: A Woman's Gift.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
At the Christian church on Temple
street, near Broadway, Rev. A. G. Smith
will preach this morning upon The
Fruits of the Holy Spirit. His evening
subject will be the Fall OF Israel. The
latter is the third of series on the
prophecies.
Y. M. G. A,
At Kansas City the international con-
vention OF the Young Mems Christian
association recently came to close.
Nearly 600 delegates from forty-four diff
ferent states and territories, and COM
prising some OF the best known business
men in the country, were present. Mr..
William H. Mead, state secretary of
California, was one of the delegates, and
will give an account of the convention
at the Young Mems Christian associa-
tion at 4 O'Clock this afternoon.
THIRD CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
At the morning service today there
will be given a sermon by the pastor,
Rev. j. H. Collins, on Adversely, All
These Things Are Against Me. After
the song service at Z :15 this evening,
Rev. Collins will preach on Wanted
Tenement.
EAST SIDE CHURCHES.
Today being Trinity Sunday will be
observed at the Church of the Epiphany
by holy communion at 7:30 I'm, and
sermon at IL am. by Rev. Chas. A.
Kienzele on The Seven-Fold Gifts of
the Holy Ghost. In the evening Mr..
Kirnzele will lecture on The Revolution
of 1858 in English Church History.
At Asbury M. E. church Rev. P. +.
Bresee, DID,, will preach the annual
sermon to the GAR. and W.R.C. at IL
am. In the afternoon at O'Clock
there will be mass meeting, and at
Z 80 in the evening the colored evangel-
ist, Amanda Smith, who has had large
audiences all the week, will preach.
At the East Side Baptist church DIR.
Pendleton will preach in the morning
upon che Power of the Gospel, and in
the evening will lecture upon Jonah at
NineveE, the latter being the last of the
series of lectures on Jonah.
! Rev. Mr. Jenkins, at the East Side
Congregational church, will preach in
the morning upon The Friend Who
Want and Weakness Touch, and in the
evening on Just Missed IT. The collec-
tion at both services is for the Congre-
gational building fund.
NOTES.
At the cathedral today the music will
be the st. Louis Mass, and at the offer
tory special selected piece will be per-
formed by A. G. Gardner, the organist.
The Right Reverend Francis Mora, d.
d., will administer the sacrament Of con-
firmation at st. Vincent's church, corner
OF Grand avenue and Washington street.
Reverend Father Dockery will celebrate
solemn high mass. at which the choir
will render the following musical num-
bers: Kyrie, Gloria and Agnus Del
from Haydn's sixteenth mass Credo,
Gounod's third mass; Sanctus and Ben