Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-19
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Uhl IIUIU WILL
WELCOME PASTOR
DR. BURDETTE'S ASSISTANT
COMING
Young Man with Brilliant Record and
Beautiful Bride Is Expected to
Arrive in Los Angeles
Tomorrow

Rev Edwin r. Brown, newly appointed
assistant pastor at the Temple Baptist
church, is expected to arrive in Los
Angeles with his wife tomorrow. Mr..
Brown will assume his duties at once,
preparatory to taking, charge of the
pastoral work of the church during d.
BurdetteS vacation.
Although Mr.. Brown will probably ar
rive tomorrow. his formal reception py
Temple Baptists will not occur till Mon
Burdette, together with the new assist
ant and his wife, will receive the mem
bers of the church and congregation IN
the church parlors. The members OF the
Women's union will serve refreshments
In Berean hall after the reception.
The new pastor is a young man, nav
spite his youth, he has, however, made
an enviable record for himself at school
and in church work, and gives promise
of great achievements in the future.
Recommended by such men as DIR. Cor
nelius Woelfkin of the Rochester theo-
logical seminary, Dean j. w. A: stew
art. Dr. Hudson B. Thomas, Prof. ID. q.
Dav of Illinois and DR.. Augustus IL.
Strong, president of the Rochester, semi
nary. Indeed. it was through the hearty
Temnie Baptist first took Mr.. Browns
name under advtsemenr
Has a Business Education
DIR. Browns native talent has beer
considerably increased by the broad edu'
cation he has received. After a gram
mar and high school course, ne TOOK
Upper Alton, ILL.,, entering in 1900 ano .,1
graduating in 1904. He entered the
Rochester theological the same year
and graduated with the 'O1 class this
Besides the advantages of a. college
curriculum, Mr.. Brown has added sew
eral other accomplishments to his edu'
cation. He has taken a course in g
business college and is an experienced
stenographer, a line of work IN Wnlch ne
has been employed for eight years. s One
fvesr of this was spent in business. four
AZ secretary to the president of Shurt-
left college and two years as secretary
He also received honors in rhetorical
work and is eligible for the degree OF
Bachelor of divinity 4 r,,r;s
Mr. Brown has been an ardent chris
fian fourteen years, having pecome Z
church member at the age OF r. ass ane
taking charge of Sunday school class
has ~ occnpied at various times almost
every position in the church. In the b.
n. r. u work he has served In every
capacity from committeeman to presl,
dept. His splendid voice has inclined MN
ia choir work and he has sung win
such organizations for several years ear
dnr in the Sunday school OF the Frst
Baptist church In that city.
DR.. Burdette Going East
In the Y. M. c. A. work of the col
sege Mr.. Brown has also taken an M ac-
tive interest AS chairman OF the CITY
mission committee of Rochester ne mad
General oversight of hospital vlsltallons,
SoftaFe PRAYER meetings, rescue mission
work and street preaching.
Even during his school life MT. Brown
has managed to do great deal or
Dreaching and personal work Last
aanynner he assumed the work as a sup
.plv preacher at Atlanta, Ill.
Immediately following his graduation
from the seminary, May ., Mr.. Grown
was married. He is a member or the
Volunteer band and had planned to go as
a foreign missionary after the close oi
his seminary course, but. the. health OF
his wife would not permit of this, and
the call to Los Angeles was accepted
instead.
DR.. Burdette is highly pleased with his
assistant and expressed pleasure at the
thought of meeting him.
DR. Burdette's vacation Will begin
July IS, at which time he and Mrs.
Burdette will leave for a trip through
the east. The couple will first go to
Chicago where DIR. Burdette will visit
his father In New York. Mrs Burdette
expects to visit her mother and the
couple will then probably go on to
Boston.
members of the Temple Baptist church,
will entertain the new pastor and his
wife for some time.