Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-27
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MRS. BURDETTE SPEAKER
AT "GIRLS DAY" SERVICES
Magnolia Avenue Christian Church
Throneed by Bright Faced
Children


The Magnolia avenue Christian
church Sunday school takes pride in
having the youngest Sunday school
superintendent in Los Angeles and a
natural leader in the Sunday school
work.
1t was Girls day" yesterday and
the hall, at the corner of Twenty
crowded in the morning with the
members of the Sunday school and
their friends.
The hall was decorated with flags,
bunting, calla lilies and violets. The
children presented pretty appear
ance. The little tots on the platform
were conspicuous in their flag greet
ings and songs. Mrs. S. j. Chapman,
superintendent of the primary depart
ment, conducted the exercises and Miss
Maud Lewis acted as secretary pro
tenn. The church and Sunday school
orchestra of seven pieces rendered
music. Karl Miner is the leader.
The exercises were made doubly in
teresting by the presence of Mrs.
Robert J. Burdette, who received
hearty greeting from the children. Mrs.
Burdette made a short address, say
ing in part:
Your appearance before me in the
waving of your flags expresses much
to me and l appreciate the kindly
greeting. AS 1 look into your cheer
full faces, 1 gather abiding impress
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how delightful it is to be able to
perceive the characteristic of pure
lives in such a gathering of children.
If your faces are always turned in
the right direction no one can rob
you of your future welfare and perma-
nently mar your peace and happiness.
"Our surrounding influences mark
our actions to a great extent. There
are the individual and collective int1u-
ences and we must guard against
being led astray. A book, of whatever
character, good or evil, has it's in
fuence.
1--WE should look to the little things
! in life and make the best use of them
possible. Every girl and boy has an
influence over some associate. How
important then it is to exert every
effort for the right.
1T is not enough that you think.
but you must act. Living is character
building. If you are symetrical you
must develop the body and soul. You
are the creators OF your own circles
in which you live, and the right pro-
.l1o oIt La aip
Selfish people draw around themselves
their little selfish circles. You must
push out and make your circle the
rounding up of right principles of your
lives, taking Christ for your guide.
Meanwhile look in the mirror of your
lives and see what you are sowing,
for that which you sow you will reap"
This Sunday school was organized
thirteen months ago with thirty-nine
charter members. The enrolment is
now 200. The weekly offerings have
amounted to $500. Yesterday the school
! raised $1OS to be applied to the piano
fund. The officers of the school are;
| Shirley r. Shaw, superintendent; Carl
L. Strang. secretary; Miss Eta Hass-
Ter, treasurer; Miss Hollace Shaw
pianist.
About one month following the
| organization of the Sunday school a
mission was formed by the First
Christian church with eighty-seven
charter members. Later the Magnolia
avenue Christian church was organ
lied by the present pastor Rev. ]. p,
| Mcknight The membership now
numbers 22S, with fiourishing aux
iliaries.
The church has raised the total Of
$64SS for current expenses, missions
and church building fund. The new
church, located at the corner Of
Twenty street and Magnolia
avenue, to cost $4,000. is now under
course of construction on a lot cost
ing $1,000. over 10000 has been pro-
vided for the new church building
fund. 1t is expected the new building
viii be completed in June.