Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-07
WILL CELEBRATE
SPECIAL FEAST
JEWISH YEAR OF 5ees TO BE
UsHERED IN
Rev. A. c. Smither VIII Open the
Eighteenth Year Of His Passionate
of First Christian Church
Tomorrow

Tomorrow. with impressive religious
services. the Jewish year of b66S will be
ushered In The various temples ana
synagogues throughout the worlo VIII VIII
participate In Los Angeles the day VIII
partake of a solemn feature with impress
siye services. The feast is known as
Rosh Hashanah. Yom Kippur, the day OF
atonement. will be observed WEDNESDAY.
Sentember 1S, and Succoth, the feast OF
Tabernacles, on Monday, September ~. !.
At the Temple B'nai Birth DR.. Sigmund
Hecht. the rabbi, will conduct service
Sunday night. The opening service OF
the fail season was held last night.
Sunday an elaborate musical program
will be presented by the choir, the music
having been sent from Paris for the
services Monday morning at III O. CLOCK
special service will be held.
Rev A. Alter of Chicago will conduct
the New Year services at the Congrega-
ton Beth Israel, and DIR. l. Myers VIII
conduct special services for the Sinai
congregation, with an elaborate musical
service
Services Extend Ten Days
The New Year season, series OF re-
lieious obseryances is observed by Jew
fsh people as a solemn season extending
ten days or until the day of atonement
The eighth annual year book has Just
been issued by the Temple Bnal Is rltn'
under the direction of DR.. Hecht. IL is
valuable little booklet giving taple
of the Jewish feasts and short history
of the work accomplished during the
year. A page is given over to memories
of those who have passed away during
the year, among whom was w. II. He'll
man. president of the congregation and
Rabbi Edelman, the first rabbi of the
temple. The booklet also contains a list
of the various societies of the temple ana
their work.
DR.. Hecht opened the booklet with
comprehensive new years greeting to
the members and friends of the congre-
cation.
ARRANGEMENTS for the annual Metho-
dist conference are being completed. The
sessions will open September 20 In the
First Methodist church. The conference
will be followed by series of evangel-
istic services to open October 13, to be
held in the various churches of the de-
nomination.
VIII Observe Anniversary
Rev. A. c. Smither will open the
eighteenth year of his pastorate of the
First Christian church with special SER
vices tomorrow. The day will be opened
with an anniversary rally by the Sunday
school at $3.50, followed with an anniver-
Sary sermon Dy ReV MT. oInttHei a. -
o'clock. The Christian Endeavorers will
hold a rally at 6:15 p. m. At the evening
service Rev. Mr.. Smither will preach the
sermon, prefacing it with the first of a
series of short preludes on his recent
European trip. He will speak Sunday
night on "Up the Nile"
The present church property at the
corner of Eleventh and Hope streets Is
valued at 100000. There are HOO mem
bers, Rev. Mr.. Smither having received
more than 1000 members into the church
during his long pastorate. There are now
sixteen churches of the Christian de-
in Los Angeles, the greater
number of which have started from the
First church work.
Rev. Mr.. Smither came to the First
church directly following his graduation
and has had but the one pastorate. In
point of service he has been in Los An
geles longer than any other Protestant
Franciscan Sisters to Take Charge
Sisters of ST. Francis, a Franciscan
sisterhood, will take charge of the
parochial school of st. Joseph's parish.
The Dominican sisters have had charge
of the school previously. The mother
provincial of the Franciscan sisters is ex-
pected in Los Angeles next week to SUI
perintend the opening of the school
under their auspices. 1t is expected to
make the school one of the best in the
diocese The Franciscan fathers are in
charge of St. Jospeh's church. This is
the first establishment of the Fran
ciscan sisters in Los Angeles.
Very Rev. ]. s. Glass. c. NJ. president
of st. vincent's college. is expected in
Los Angeles the end of the week. pre-
to the opening of the college |
the middle OF September. Rev. II. M |
c. M. who has been project |
Of the college, left last Thursday for
Dallas, Texas where he will become
treasurer of the Holy Trinity college. |
Father Murtaugh has been here five
years.
Rev. Raphael Fuhr, o. f. NJ, pastor