Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-16
BIBLE LECTURES
WILL Be GIVEN
Dr.. JOHNSON OF NEW YORK
WILL LEAD
Melvin Trotter Of Grand Rapids, Who
Has Been In Los Angeles Several
Weeks, viii Leave for the
East Tomorrow Night

Preparations are being made by the
series of union services to be held the
week preceding Easter, addressed by
DR.. Howard Agnew Johnson of New
York city and one of the best known
speakers in the Presbyterian church.
A week from tomorrow afternoon the
first service will be held in the Temple
auditorium, the services during the
week to be held at the First Methodist
church. DR.. Johnson will give a Bible
lecture each day at 10 O'Clock for pastors
and Bible teachers, and each afternoon
at $3.50 O'Clock will give popular Bible
address. In the evening gospel services
will be held. DR.. johnson has just re-
turned from a tour of the world and
does not come to Los Angeles as pro-
fessional evangelist but rather as a
Bible teacher. The services will be
held under the auspices of the Church
federation.
Melvin E. Trotter, superintendent of
the Rescue mission of Grand Rapids,
Mich, who has been holding a series of
successful meetings in Los Angeles,
will leave tomorrow night after the
evening service for New Orleans and
Atlanta, where he will hold a series of
services. Tomorrow morning Mr.. Trot-
ter will speak at the First Baptist
church and in the afternoon will ad-
dress a union meeting of the Y. NJ. c.
A. and churches of Long Beach at the
pavilion at the beach town. In the
evening he will speak at the Boyle
Heights Methodist church, after which
he will leave for New Orleans.
Form New Brotherhood
The men of the Central Presbyterian
church formed a Presbyterian Brother
hood last Tuesday night with ]. H.
Brouwer as president Frank N. Bems
vice president; John Wood, secretary
and Thomas b. Hamilton, treasurer
The brotherhood will meet every two
weeks for social and religious pur-
poses.
A brotherhood was organized at the
Westlake Presbyterian church. with
E. A. Spaulding as president.
Bishop Conaty will go to San Diego
Monday, where he will address the
Ancient Order of Hibernians. Tuesday
afternoon he will hold a reception TO
the Sisters of St Joseph at st. Mary's
academy, and on the following Thurs
day morning to the Sisters of Charity.
The Mems league of the First Con-
gregational church will give it's dinner
next Tuesday night, which was post
poned from two weeks ago. President
James w. Strong of Carleton college
will speak on Personal "reminiscences
of Robert Browning in the main aud
itorium following the dinner.
The young people of the Temple
Baptist church gave a musicale last
night as the second of their series of
entertainments. Bruce Gordon Kings
ley had charge of the program.
The Ladies Aid and Home Missionary
societies of the Boyle Heights Metho-
dist church will hold an all-day meet
ing next Thursday at the church. A. P.
Greene. in charge of the Y. NJ. C. A.
negro work, will speak before the mis-
sionary society in the afternoon.
Observe Church Membership
The incoming of the 3OOth member
into the Central Baptist church will be
observed with a dinner next Wednes-
day night and the annual roll call at
the church. Deacon F. R. Skinner will
respond for the Tooth member on THE
Good Old Times" Arthur ]. A. Cater
for the 200th on Progress of the Young
Peoples Work. and Miss Helen Weber
for the Booth on "a Missionary Church"
Following the dinner Rev. A. S. Phelps,
the pastor. will make an address, and
the roll call will be held in the aud
itorium.
Beginning a week from Sunday "a
mission will be conducted at the Church
of Our Lady of Loretto by Rev. II. p.
Gallagher, S. j., treasurer of Santa
Clara college. Services will be held
morning and evening.
Rev. John S. Laubacher of Oxnard
will preach next Wednesday night at
the Church of Our Lady of Loretto.
Miss Alice Raynor was elected presi-
dent of the Missionary society of the
Westlake Presbyterian church last
Thursday at the meeting held at the
home of Mrs. r. C. Sheldon on Win
field street. Mrs. Clara E. Dodd was
elected vice president and Mrs. II. E
Buckingham secretary and treasurer.
Yale Football Man to Preach
Rev. Stanley r. Fisher, one of the
athletes of the recent Yale football
team, will preach and sing at the Olivet
Congregational church tomorrow night
Mrs. Fisher will also sing.
Rev. Hiram Hill will speak at the
Union Rescue mission, las North Main
street, tomorrow night. The usual
gospel wagon services will be held An
eVangelistic service will be held at 1896
p. m, led by the Womans Praying
band.
The quarterly communion and reeep.
tion OF members will be held tomorrow
at the Central Presbyterian church
The Sunday school Of this church held
a missionary social at the church last
night, the different classes holding ex.
hibits representing various countries.
Rev. E. A. Heffernan will preach al
the Cathedral OF st. Vibiana tomorrow
morning on The Holy Mass, Its Re,
quirements and Ceremonies" BishoF
Conaty VIII preach in the evening or
est. Patrick" Tomorrow, which a
also the feast Of st. Patrick will bt
observed as Passion Sunday.
Interesting Lenten services have beer
held daily during the week at ths
First Congregational church. Tomor.
row night Rev. William Horace Day
the pastor, will speak on "Unfrequente(
Japan" with stereopticon illustrations
The women OF this church Will give (
Japanese tea this afternoon at the hOm,
OF K. p. Clark. St. James place. Mrs