Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-05
FORMAL OPENING
WILL Be HELD
LARGE INSTITUTIONAL WORK
is BEING DONE
Rev. Dana Bartlett Exhibits Maln-
spring Of Christian Fortitude
Among Foreign Element.
Church News


tional church at the corner of Railroad
and Main streets, under the direction
of Rev. Dana w. Bartlett. The morn
ing services held at the mother institu-
tion will be transferred to the new
work. as there remains only one Ameri
can family near the original institution.
The Spanish Presbyterians will occupy
the auditorium for their services. The
Russians and Japanese of the COM
munity already have their places for
services. The mems hotel and the in
stitutional work, corner of Vignes and
Ducommun streets, will be carried on
as heretofore.
Rev. Dana w. Bartlett, organizer of
the work, will be assisted in the new
institution by o. d. Conrey, who will
have charge of the Sunday and We'd
nesday evening services, and w. c.
Eberle will have charge of the Sunday
school. A mems hotel, coffee club and
baths will soon be opened, and neigh
borhood mems meetings will be held
every Friday evening. At the service
tomorrow special music will be rem
dered and Rev. Mr.. Bartlett will preach
from the subject I'm the Beginning,
God"
Rev. j. ]. wilkins. dean and rector
of st. Paul's pro-cathedral will speak
at the morning service tomorrow on
1.-THE Leading of the Star" The vested
choir will give musical service in the
evening under the direction of Ernest
Douglas, the choirmaster
The recently organized Christian En-
deavor society of the Central Baptist
church will hold an election of officers
tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. The
senior society will hold rally at 6:15
o'clock
Will Tour the Holy Land
Two weeks from Monday Rev. A. c.
Smither, pastor of the First Christian
church. wife and son, will leave for the
east, where they will sail February 2.
They will tour the Holy Land and re-
turn by the way of Europe.
In honor of the Holy Infancy of
Jesus a procession of children will be
formed tomorrow evening at st. Jo-
seph's church The annual election of
officers of st. Cecilia sodality will be
held at 1870 o'clock. and a meeting of
the German branch of the Christian
Mothers and Altar society will be held
at o'clock.
Following his custom of seventeen
years of preaching the first Sunday of
each year at the Y. NJ. c. A, Rev. A.
c. Smither, pastor of the First Chris
tian church. will address the mems
gathering at the association tomorrow
afternoon on THE Old and the New"
John S. Redfern was reelected SUI
perintendent of the Bethesda Presby-
terian church Sunday school last Mon
day evening for the fourth term. Other
officers were elected as follows: As
sistant superintendent, A. E Macl1ie:
secretary, Paul Steinmeyer: assistant
secretary, Miss Grace Duzenbury;
treasurer, Roy Perkins; librarian, How
ard Perkins; pianist, Miss Ida Stein
meyer: assistant pianist Miss Flor
ence knesel: superintendent of the pri-
mary department Mrs. Costa; super
intendent of the intermediate depart
ment. Mrs. J. S. Redfern; assistant
superintendent of the intermediate de-
partment, Mrs w. P. Marston.
To Talk About the Devil
"The Devil and Some of His Imps"
will be the topic of Rev. T. C. Horton
tomorrow evening at the City Rescue
mission, COG East Fifth street. o. D.
Conrey, superintendent of the Fedora
ton Coffee club, will speak at the mis-
sion this evening. Employment has
been secured for nearly 300 people since
the mission was organized six weeks
ago. During that time ITO people have
been converted.
Next Thursday afternoon a memorial
Presbyterian church in memory of Mrs.
John Torrey, who was an active mem
Der of the missionary society.
The w. G. 7. L. federation is making
preliminary arrangements for a recep-
ton to be given tourists in February.
The next meeting of the federation will
be held on the third Wednesday in
January.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Conaty will preach
a q
thedral of st. Vibiana. Rev. ]. NJ. w.
Beaudry will preach the evening ser
mon.
The Congregational Choral club will
| render, by request, the cantata Faith
and Praise" tomorrow evening under
the direction of William Henry Lott.
At the morning service Rev. William
Horace Day, the pastor, will preach
from the topic. "What Is the Bible
Good For?"
Baptism will be observed at the
morning service tomorrow at the Tenn
pie Auditorium. In the evening a spe-
cial musical program will be rendered,
In memory of Mrs. Margaret Bot
tome, founder of the Kings Daughters
society, Los Angeles members will hold
a memorial service at Berean hall, Tenn
pie Auditorium, next Friday afternoon
at 2:30 O'Clock. Several pastors of the
city will make addresses.
The annual week of prayer will be
observed next week a the Central
Baptist church, with special service
each evening in charge of Rev. A. s.
Phelps, pastor.
Evangelistic services held the past
week at the Boyle Heights Methodist
church by Evangelist E. j. Bulgin will
be continued each evening next week.
Observe Week of Prayer
The churches of the central district
of the City will observe the week OF
prayer with union services two even
ings next week. Tuesday evening the
union service will be held at the First
Christian church. Rev. j. j. Pritchett
pastor of the Trinity Methodist church
will preach the sermon. The usua
prayer lleetings will be held on Wed
nesday evening. Thursday evening tn,
union service will be held at tn,
First Paptist church. Dr. Hugh X
Walker will preach the sermon,
Dr.. II. n. Tenney of San Francisco
representative of the American boarC
on the Pacific coast. viii speak Monda.