Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-22
DISPENSARY IS
At PLAYGROUND
CHURCH OF NEIGHBoRH00D
GIVES FREE SERVICE
Eastern Pastor Is Expected TO Accept
Uraent Call by the Friends
Church OF Los
Angeles

The free medical dispensary con-
nected with the Church Of the Neigh
horhood has been turned over TO the
district nurse and will be located at
the public playground, Violet near
Mateo street, This has been done IN
order TO allow "A wider scope to the
work and to bring it under one head.
,The Church of the Neighborhood was
the first TO realize the importance oil
a place where people Of the nelghbof-
hood could obtain competent medical
advice free OF charge and now that a
nurse has been appointed for the dis-
trict IL WAS felt that it would be best
TO have the free dispensary at the
playground, and therefore it has been
turned over ny the church.
The Church of the Neigh borhood has
ninistered to the needs of the people
i'm various ways and it is expected that
the new church now occupied by the
Newman Methodist church VIII be oc-
cupied October 1. TO be known as st.
Marks Episcopal. Work will be car
ried on along tho same lines as at the
present church, which VIII also be
continued as it has been heretofore.
The Church of the Neighborhood is
situated in the midst of a district of
working peoples little homes, which
receive good care. There arc few
side streets which are not all that
could be desired, but the district is
far from the slumS. and perhaps there
fore has been neglected somewhat by
the various churches, lacking the IN
terest of Summing" Rev. t. c..
Marshall, the rector, has interested the
people in the work of the church and
several boxes have been sent from
1l,is ,.I,t1.-cl, IN SciOuuripss in thc for
cign fields.
Plans for Y. M. C, A. Work
The Friends church of Los Angeles
has sent an urgent call to Rev. Charles
j.. Hiatt of Muncic. Ind, to accept the
pastorate of the church, corner Third
and Fremont streets Rev. Mr.. Hiatt is
the pastor of one of the largest
Friends churches in the east. He is
a young man and his acceptance to the
pastorate of the local church Is anti
cipated with high hopes of future pros
perity for the church.
Rev Levi Barr, former pastor of the
Friends church, having sold his inter-
est in the grocery store corner Figue-
roa and Third streets, has gone to
Newberg, Ore, his former home.
The new Y M. C. A. secretary, Mr..
Wilkie, of Buffalo, N. Y, who comes to
railway department, is expected to ar
rive within the next two or three days.
The coming of Mr.. Wilkie means an
opening of an entirely new department
of association work on the Pacific
coast, and it is a matter of pride that
Los Angeles can take the lead in this
movement, as it is in the interest of a
large number of faithful men.
The committee is making great plans
for fh.. oor1ino NJ Mr. NiIl<ip and for
the opening of the work at Sherman.
Yesterday Mr.. Pierce of the bal
loon route gave the Sherman as
ISOLATION the entire proceeds of the
day. The fund will be used for fur
nishinE the rooms of the new street
railway department at Sherman.
The annual business meeting of the
First Baptist church was held last
Tuesday evening, which showed the
church to be in a prosperous condl-
tion, with church property valued at
$4,000. free of indebtedness. u. r.
Chester was elected church clerk and
L. W. Dickson, Sunday school super
intendent. The following We're elected
trustees: Messrs. Freeman, Cronkhite,
Hale, Sewall and Buxton. 1t was re-
ported that over $1,000 was raised for
church work during the year.
Will Open Sunday
Three denominations will open
churches. tomorrow in Los Angeles. i'll
widely different parts of the city.
The Methodists will dedicate st.
Mark $ church on East Thirtieth street
near the Long Beach car line, at which
Rev. Robert Mcintyre VIII preach the
dedcatory sermon
The Congregationalists will hold
opening services at the Trinity Con
grega tional church, corner Thirty sixth
and san Julian streets. Rev. J. j,
Male will preach at the morning SER
vice and Rev. Dr. Warren F. Day at
the afternoon service. Rev. j. Mallows
viii speak in the evening Rev. T.
Hendry is the acting pastor
The Baptists will hold recognition
services at the Occidental Heights Bap-
list church. Rev. w. II. Walker, jr,
will deliver the welcome and Rev. A..
M. Petty will speak in behalf of the de-
nomination. Rev. S. A Nothrop will
preach the sermon. Rev. L., A. Gould
is the pastor.
The quarterly business meeting of the
Central Baptist church will be held next
Wednesday evening. More than 100
new members have been received into
the church during the year.
"A Retrospect" will be the topic of
Rev. T.. A. Healy at the University
Methodist church tomorrow morning,
IL DelliS inc ldSJ sunday OF the CONFER
ence year.
Baptism and reception Of new mem
bers will be observed tomorrow morn
ing al the Boyle Heights Methodist
church. Rev. Alfred In wood, the pas
tor, Will preach at the evening service
on king and Queen Of Modern Life"
Mrs. Burdette Will Speak
The first Vesper service of the season
Will be held tomorrow afternoon at 4
o'clock at the Y. w. G. a. Miss Cora l..
latham will he the speaker A general
educational rally will he held at the
association rooms next Tuesday even
ing. Mrs. Robert j. Burdette will make
an address.
Mrs. Ida Stuart Edgar will speak at
the Central Presbyterian church to-
morrow evening on the Crittenden
home work Rev. A. r.. Prichard, the
pastor, will take part in the instala-
tion of Rev. g. IL. Merrill as pastor Of
the Presbyterian church at Alhambra.
Women Of the Central church have or
ganized weekly prayer meeting to be
held each Thursday afternoon.
Rec. Raphael Fuhr. O. f. NJ, will
leave today for Lancaster and Palm
dale, where he will deliver a series OF
sermons in German for the Catholics of
that region. Father Raphael will re-
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