Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-20
AID ROUNDING OUT
FORTY FULL YEARS
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
WILL CELEBRATE
Reunion and Picnic viii Be Held on
Grand Event of Anniversary at
Playa del Rey-church
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The rounding out of forty years Of
churchly activities will be celebrated by
the First Congregational church beginning
today and continuing over the middle of
next week.
A church reunion and picnic will be held
today at Playa del Rey Special cars will
leave Los Angeles at and $3.50 o'clock.
The luncheon will be served at 1880
o'clock, and at 80 p. m. the program will
be held, to be followed by games.
Among the speakers will be Rev. e. P.
Ryland, president of the Church Fedora
tion Rev. r. r. Merridith, Pasadena
Rev. j. M. Schaefe, Pico Heights Congre-
gational; Rev. William Davies, Vernon
Congregational; Rev. Stanley Ross Fisher
new Church of the Messiah; Miss Mary L
Haines missionary societies, and Prof Fl
S. Stone, Henry Williams and Miss Grace
Stivers will sing. Miss Clara Bosbyshell
will act as accompanist
Tomorrow the anniversary again comes
on Sunday. Rev Warren F. Day. pastor
emeritus, will preach in the morning on
"These Forty Years." The professional
aside from the children of the kindergar-
ten church, will include those who joined
the church during the first twelve years
of It's existence, present and past officers
of the church and organizations. The
Bible school and Christian Endeavor ses-
sions will partake Of the anniversary
spirit
In the evening Rev. William Horace
Day, the pastor, will preach on Los An
geles, Old and New" A. j. Wallace, mern-
Der of the city council, will make a short
address on THE Church and the City"
The regularlar prayer meeting next
Wednesday night will be given up to IAN
evening of recollections."
Rev. A. Parker Was First Pasor
The First Congregational church was or
ganized at the home of Mrs. Amanda
Scott, which is now 1874 San Pedro street
Mrs. Scott now resides at 6S7 South Bur-
lington avenue. Rev. Alexander Parker,
now deceased, was the first pastor. The
church was organized with six members,
there now being over 100 on the member
ship roll. At the time the church was
organized there was no permanent Protes
tant church organization in Los Angeles
although there had been several before 1t.
The first regular services were held in
the old court house, the site now occupied
by the Bullard block. The first church
building was erected on New High street.
near Temple, the second on the corner of
Third and Hill, the third at Sixth and Hill
and the fourth and present spacious build
ing on Hope, near Ninth
Rev. Warren F. Day came to the church
thirteen years ago as pastor, and seven
years ago was Joined in the co"pastorate
by his son, Rev. William Horace Day. At
the senior pastors request his son was
made pastor and himself pastor emeritus.
The anniversary events are expected to
bring together the former members who
are scattered throughout the city and sur
rounding country.
Speaks on "Need of Hell"
j. Tilden Williams, the converted cow
boy who has been holding revival cam
paigns in Oklahoma, will speak at the
City Rescue mission 606 East Fifth street,
tonight. Tomorrow afternoon special
Bible &qlks will be given and an outdoor
service held at the corner of Fifteenth
street and Central avenue. Sunday night
Walter H. Fisher, we'll known business
man. will make an address. The young
peoples choir of manuel Presbyterian
church will take part in the service. Ben
jamin F. Pearson will speak Monday
evening on 1.-The Need of He'll"
Rev DR.. j. l.. Griffin of Rochester, N. Y,
a prominent evangelist will hold a series
of meetings in Mount Zion church, corner
Hewitt street and Stephenson avenue
Rev. Mr. Piercy is pastor of the church.
The visit of Bishop Conaty to the his
toric missions of San Luis Rey and Pala
last Sunday and Monday were made men,
orable events in those places AT San
Luis Rey the Franciscan monks, with
Rev. Father OKeefe, the we'll known
superior, gave the bishop a hearty well
come. At Pala the old Warner ranch
Indians had erected canopy of boughs
and held a reception in honor of the
bishop near the mission. The Indians
spread their blankets on the ground and
insisted that the bishop walk on them
Rev. T. F. Fahey, pastor of Holy Cross
church, accompanied the bishop.
oiphant Sisters to Speak
Sunday afternoon the famous Oliphant
sisters will address the Y. NJ. C A. at the
First Methodist church. The service will
be held at $3.50 o'clock. In the evening
these sisters will speak at the Memorial
Baptist church, where they will give their
popular service of song. The first of the
week they will return to Seattle.
Tomorrow morning Bible class will be
held at $3.50 o'clock at the Union Rescue
Mission, 145 North Main street The usual
gaspel wagon services will be held. D. E.
Luther, general secretary Of the Y. NJ c.
A., will speak at the evening service.
The English branch of the Third Order
will meet tomorrow afternoon at $50
o'clock at St. Joseph's church A week
from Sunday the Christian Mothers and
Altar society of this parish will receive
general communion, and in the evening a
solemn reception of new members will be
held
Rev. Dana w. Bartlett, pastor of Beth
iehem church, and family will spend three
weeks in the mountains. Rev N. T. Ed
wards will have charge of the Bethlehem
work during the absence of the pastor.
rev. Mr.. Bartlett will speak tomorrow
aorhing at the Main street church on
Our Duties Toward Man"
Will Give Minstrel Show
The Knights of Courage of the Church
OF the Neighborhood will give minstrel
en.eItaihment EN- @ Monday evening in the par
ish hal of st. Luke's church. The nro-
ceeds will be for the summer campinv
fund OF the boys. This show has been
given IN several of the parishes ard about
half the necessary fupd. NNSNN