Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-22
CHURCH NOW HAS
FREE DISPENSARY
NEW FEATURE INTRODUCED BY
PASTOR
CLOTHING BUREAU is ADDED
In Addition to Medical Attention, the
Poor OF NeIghborhood Have OPP
portunlty to Buy Supplies
at Nominal Prices

Great Innovations I'm local church cir
cles are the free medical dispensary
and clothing bureau of the Church OF
the Neighborhood. which is the only
Episcopal institutional church in this
diocese. It is located at the corner Of
East Ninth and Wilson streets. For
these branches of the institutional work
a new building is being erected at the
rear Of the church. This building will
also contain a reading room, library
and coffee club.
The medical dispensary is open each
Tuesday and Friday mornings at IL
o'clock. 1t is in charge of DR.. Titan j.
Coffey, assisted by a trained nurse and
is of great assistance to the people of
the neighborhood.
The clothing bureau is very popular
feature of this church, where sales of
clothing are held each Wednesday af-
ternoon at nominal prices.
During the past year a Kindergarten
has been conducted daily in the church
by students from the state normal
school. This work will share largely in
the prosperity of the church in its en-
larged quarters. Rev. Thomas G. Mar
shall, the rector, is planning many i'm
provements during the coming year.
Rev Raphael Fuhr, o. F. NJ. pastor
of st. Joseph's church, left yesterday
for San Francisco, where he will lee
ture in the Alhambra theater tomor-
row evening on "a Historical Review
of Catholic Societies." under the aus
pices of the German Catholic fedora
tion of California. He will return next
Tuesday. Father Raphael has def
nitely decided not to attend the Gre
gorian congress at Strassburg. Father
Raphael was the only Franciscan to
receive an invitation to this congress.
which will be composed of the promi-
nent musicians of the Catholic church.
He was also one of the five priests in
America to receive an invitation, but
on account of urgent duties in his par
ish Incidental to building the new pa
rochial school he deems it advisable
to remain here.
The local Volunteers of America are
entertaining Col. and Mrs. Walter
Duncan, leaders of the work on the
Pacific coast. This evening they will
hold a special street meeting at the
corner of First and Main streets. The
coming week Col. and Mrs. Duncan
will speak at the nearby towns. They
are here in the interest of the new
children's home at the conner of Twen-
ty-third street and Vernon avenue.
Midsummer revival services are be-
ing conducted each night at the Union
Rescue mission at las North Main
street. Rev. A. Murrman, formerly of
Minneapolis. Mimi, will speak Sunday
evening on What Will You Do With
Jesus?" The mission orchestra will
furnish music. Master George Har-
grove will render violin selections.
Rev. w. D. Lands. pastor of the
Westlake Presbyterian (Cumberland)
church, will commence a series of three
sermons on Life at the morning SER
vice tomorrow. The topics for the
three Sundays will be: "The Gift of
Life" The Use of Life" and 1.-THE
Crown of Life
The Woman's Congregational Mis-
sionary board will meet next Friday at
the Congregational church at Redondo.
The session will open at 10 o'clock a.
m. Luncheon will be served at noon.
Rev. William Horace Day. pastor of
the First Congregational church, and
wife are expected to return August 4
from their long eastern trip.
"Ye Old Tyne Costume" concert re-
Gently given by the choir Of Olivet
Congregational church will be repeated
Friday evening, July 2S, for the bene-
fit Of Plymouth Congregational church.
'Initiatory Symbols" will be the topic
Of Rev. A. S. Phelps at the morning
services tomorrow at the Central ISap-
tist church. Acme lodge No. 3oS l. ..
Q. F. and Peba lodge, Daughters of
Rebekah, No. 1o4, win attend in
body.
reception will be held next Thurs
day evening at the Newman Methodist
church in honor of the 100 new mem
bers as a result OF the recent evangel-
istic services. The increase in mem
Dership since November / is 300.
Rev. p. A. Finney. c. NJ, who has
been stationed the past year at st.
vincent's college, left last Monday for
the mother house at PerryvilIe. MO.
where he will be stationed. Rev. Carl
osthoff, c. NJ. who had been a guest
at the college, has left for the villa OF
81. Thomas, Miss. He will return TO
seminary.
The annual old peoples service will
be held Sunday morning az the Vincent