Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-08
CITY CHURCHES
ARE AUGMENTED
PRESBYTERlANS HAVE FOUR
PORTABLE CHAPELS
Great National Feast Will Be cele.
brated by the Catholic Churches
in the United 6tates
Today

In line WIN lne progressive WOTk
done by the Presbyterian church the
last year is the organization of two
new churches last Sunday. The Edge
wood Park Presbyterian church, cor
ner of Avenue Twenty-eight and Huron
street, was formally organized, with
Rev. Calvin r. Shields as pastor. This
work has been conducted some time
and has already proved successful.
A portable chapel was also opened
last Sunday afternoon by the denom-
ination at the corner of Euclid and
Stephenson avenues, with Rev. w. A.
Jackson i'm charge OF the work. The
Sunday school organized has a member
ship of siXty-eight and it is expected
that a regular church will be organized
In a few months.
The Presbyterian church has four
portable chapels which are now in use
as the beginning of new churches,
which will later be replaced by per-
manent buildings, and again used to
open new work.
The feast of the Immaculate Convep-
ton, a holy day of obligation and feast
day of the Catholic church i'm the
United States, will be celebrated with
ella aborate services. today. At the
Cathedral of st. Vibiana solemn high
mass will be celebrated at 10:30 O'Clock,
at which Bishop Conaty will preach the
sermon.
At st. Vincent's church retreat has
been held in preparation for the feast,
which will be closed with a solemn
high mass at $3.50 o'clock, at which Rev.
w. ]. Gorrell, C. M, will preach the
sermon.
The feast will be observed at the
Plaza church in the old time Spanish
manner. The Children of Mary will
receive communion at the 8 o'clock
mass, and at 10 o'clock a high mass
will be celebrated with sermon by Rev.
J. Cabaleria. "Misa Solemnis" will be
rendered by the choir, with Alma Re-
demptoris" as offertory. New mem
bers will be received into the Children
of Mary society at p. m.
Mass will be celebrated at $3.50 and 8
M at st. Mary's church.
Will Give Social
Rev. William Horace Day will speak
on 1.-The Hawaiian Islands" at the First
Congregational church a week from
tomorrow night. The address will be
illustrated with stereopticon views
which Mr.. Day secured on his recent
trip.
The young men of the night classes
of the Y. M. G. A. will be entertained
with an informal social Monday night,
following the session of the classes. A
Bible class has been organized under
the direction of l.. B. Austin, with
twenty members. The first term of the
night school will close December 81,
the second term to open January 2.
A special service for the home de-
partment of the Central presbyterian
church Sunday school will be held by
Rev. A. B. Prichard, pastor of the
church, tomorrow morning.
:: Rev. j. B. Holley, president of the
Sunday Observance association, will ad-
dress the congregation Of the East Side
Congregational church in the interest
of Sunday observance Sunday night.
The choir of the church will render the
music.
1.-The City" will be the topic of Rev.
T. c. Marshall at st. Marks church
tomorrow night, in series of sermons
on home topics.
Your Point of View" will be the
topic of Rev. G. e. Foster, pastor OF
the Newman Methodist church, tomor-
row night.
The Home Missionary Gociety Of the
Boyle Heights Methodist church was
entertained at the monthly at home last
Thursday by Mrs. c. M. Buck, 1881
Pennsylvania avenue.
Rev. d. w. J. Murphy, pastor of the
Blessed Sacrament church, will cele-
brate mass each Sunday morning at
SIS o'clock at the new st. Victor's
church at Sherman. He will preach at
the 1915 o'clock mass at the Blessed
Sacrament church and conduct rosary
and benediction at 2 p. m. at the Sher-
man church and the vesper service at
7:45 o'clock at the Hollywood church.
The Queen Esther circle of the First
Methodist church gave a bazaar last
night at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
F. Cronemiller, 936 South Alvarado
street.
To Give Minstrel Show
Women of the Tabernacle society of
the Blessed Sacrament church will give
a minstrel show at Wilcox hall Thurs
day night, December 20.
1.-THE Bright Side of City Life" will be
the topic of Rev. Robt. Mcintyre at the
First Methodist church tomorrow night
in series of sermons on ."The Bright
Side"
Rev. P. H. Mcdonald, C. NJ, treas
urer of st. Vincent's college, has re-
turned from the east where he was
called on account of the sudden death
of his mother.
Twilight communion will be observed
at the First Congregational church to-
morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock, when
new members will be received. There
will be no evening service.
The new parochial school of Our
Lady of Sorrows at Santa Barbara
viii be blessed by Bishop Conaty to-
morrow The schools is in charge Of
the sisters of Notre Dame.
Rev. e. d. Mellin, a delegate to the
Baptist convention, will speak at the
mems meeting of the Y. M. c. A., to-
morrow afternoon on "rhe Power of a
Redeemed Soul"
The Ladies' Aid society OF the West
lake Presbyterian church viii give a
bazaar next Friday at the church,
opening at 10 a. m. The bazaar will
be held on Friday only instead of OH
Thursday and Friday, as originally
planned.
The annual election Of officers OF the
Boyle Heights Methodist church sun
day school was held last night Plans
are being made for series Of evange-
listic services at this church to open
the last Sunday In December. DR.. E.
]. Bulgin viii have churge.
Will Hold Bazaar
The chapel Of the Holy Cross church,
corner Forty-seventh and Main streets,
has been completed and services Will