Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-15

congregation, DR.. S. Hecht, will conduct
the service and kindle the symbolic
lights Tomorrow evening the chill
dren of the Sunday school will enjoy
the festival day by a short service, the
lighting of the Chanukah lights and
other features Of the service.
The feast of the Maccabees commen-
crates the splendid victories Of the
Jews under the leadership of Judah, the
Maccabean, over the cruel and tyran-
nlcal Antiochus of Syria about 1000
years ago. The feast began last Tues
day night and will continue until Mon
day at sunset.
The women Of the Central Baptist
church cleared over $t0O from the ba-
zaar given last Tuesday evening, de-
spite the rain. The money will be used
for the church building fund, subscribed
by the women's societies.
The annual report of the Union Res
cue mission, las North Main street,
shows that over 1900 men have been
converted. j Hudson Ballard will speak
at the rally meeting this evening. Evan
gelistic services will be held tomorrow.
The Queen Esther circle of the Boyle
Heights Methodist church held an all
day sewing session last Thursday at
the church. The foreign missionary
society of this church held an Indian
jubilee session at the home of Mrs.
Pilkington yesterday afternoon.
Rev. w. J. Gorrell, c. M, will preach
at the vesper service at 3:20 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon at st. Vincent's
church.
One hundred candidates will receive
the sacrament of confirmation tomor-
row morning at Christ Episcopal
church. Bishop Johnson will officiate
and will preach the sermon. A special
service for children will be held at 4
p. M, at which Judge Curtis d. Wilbur
will make an address. The juvenile
vested choir will furnish the music. In
the evening the choir will render the
cantata, 'The Lord Reigneth."
Will Hold Bazaar
Arrangements are being completed for
the bazaar and art sale to open at the
Holy Cross church, corner Forty-sev-
enth and Main streets, Monday after
noon, to continue over Wednesday
evening. The booths will be arranged to-
day and the large number of pictures
hung. Musical programs will be given
each afternoon and dinner served from
to 8 o'clock. Rev. Thomas f. Fahey,
the pastor, is actively engaged in ar
ranging for the event, which will be a
society affair.
An innovation in church circles is the
child study circle formed by the moth
ers of members of the primary depart
ment of the First Methodist church
Sunday school. Meetings will be held
each Tuesday afternoon and course
of studies will be carried out under the
direction of Mrs. DR.. Brodbeck.
The young ladies' sodality of st.
Joseph's church will hold a special
meeting tomorrow afternoon at Z
o'clock. Arrangements will be made for
an entertainment to be given in Janu-
ary. The young men of the parish will
present the play "St. Lawrence" during
the month of January.
Rev. H. 3. Schwartz will speak at the
Y. w. c. A. vesper service tomorrow af-
ternoon on "The Women of Loo Choo.'
Rev. Mr.. Schwartz was a missionary to
Japan and will give his personal expe-
riences. Miss Zoe Mcclure will be the
SoloiSt.
Second Church of Christ, Scientist
will hold the usual services tomorrow
at IL a. m. and p. m. at Simpson
auditorium, 734 South Hope street. The
lesson sermon will be from the Christian
Science Quarterly, the subject being
'Is the Universe, Including Man
Evolved by Atomic Force?" The read.
ing will be from the Bible, with correla-
tive passages from the Christian Sci.
ence textbook, Science and Health
with Key to the Scriptures"