Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-12
NEW SECRETARY
JOINS Y. N. c. A.
D. E. LUTHER ASSUMES DUTIES
IN LOS ANGELES
BUILDING PLANS DISCUSSED
Many Pastors Of city Churches Re.
turning From Their Vacations.
Catholic Priests Attend
Retreats

d. Il. Luther, the new general sec
retary Of the r. M. G. A., who arrived
recently from Atlanta, Ca, is enter
ing into the local work with great en-
thusiasm, and will make his initial ad-
dress to the mems meeting tomorrow
afternoon, at o'clock, taking for his
topic, "A Heart to Heart Talk With
Men,"
A meeting Of the board of directors
of the association was held yesterday
noon, at which plans were discussed
for the new Y. M. G. A. building and
the work to be carried on during the
coming year. New educational work
will be introduced into the different de-
partments.
The Monday Nighters' of the Y M.
G. A. elected the following officers for
the ensuing three months at the last
session: J. L. Graham, president; Gail
Edmiston, vice president; j. Black
burn, secretary; j. Sargent, treasurer;
Prof. N. L. Ridderhoff, chorister; G.
f. Quillian, critic; c. M. Taggart, Sec
| ond critic.
Rev. w. D. Lands, pastor of the
Westlake Presbyterian church, will
conclude a series of five sermons on
Life" at the evening service tomor-
row. He will take for his topic, What
is Life?"
Word has been received from Rev.
F. x. McCabe, C.. M, vice president of
st. Vincents college, that he is now
giving retreat in Ell Paso, Tex. He
had been visiting his mother in New
Orleans, and left there before the city
was quarantined.
Rev. J. N. Liscomb will preach at
the morning services tomorrow at the
Boyle Heights Methodist church. Rev.
Mr.. Schenk will preach at the even
ing service. Rev. w. M. Sterling, the
pastor, will preach at Asbury Metho-
dist church at the morning services.
The Knights of Columbus of Los An
geles will bid farewell to Bishop Coaty
before his departure for Rome. Rt.
Rev. Mgr. Harnett, v. G., will make
an address, as will also Rev. d. w. j.
Murphy, the first chaplain of the coun-
Gil. A program will be rendered, in
which Henry DAILY, Richard Barry
and the council quartet will take part
Refreshments will be served The COM
mittee in charge is composed of
| Messrs. Joseph Scott, Henry DAILY and
]. G. Donovan.
The Epworth league of the West
lake Methodist church will unite with
the league of the Union Avenue Meth
odist church tomorrow evening at the
meeting at $3.50 o'clock.
The feast of the Assumption, a holy
day of obligation, will be observed in
the Catholic churches next Tuesday
with special services. Bishop Conaty
will officiate at the ordination of Rev.
William Hughes at the cathedral at
8 o'clock in the morning, when he
Mr.. Hughes was formerly a resident
of Sacramento and has just completed
his studies for the priesthood at Dun
woodie seminary, New York.
Rev. A. B. Prichard, pastor of the
| Central Presbyterian church, has re-
| turned from vacation of three weeks
spent near Santa Cruz, and will preach
| at both services tomorrow.
Rev. DIR. ]. D. Mcguire of the Cath
Ollie university at Washington, who is
lecturing at the sisters institute, will
preach at the last mass tomorrow at
the Church of st. Thomas the Apostle.
Rev. William o'Shea, G. S. S. r., will
preach at the evening service on 1.-THE
Confessional"
A meeting Of the women's societies
of the Emmanuel Baptist church was
held at the residence of the pastor
Rev. w. C. Clatworthy, 1415 Vermont
avenue, yesterday afternoon. Rev. Mr.
Gage of Compton spoke on the Spanish
work and Miss Erickson on the Swed-
ish work.
Rev. d. w. ]. Murphy, pastor of the
Church of the Blessed Sacrament. will
preach at the forty hours devotion at