Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-02
DR.. R. A. TORREY Will LEAD
MEETINGS IN LOS ANGELES
PROPOSAL MADE AT LUNCHEON
TO EVANGELIST
Services Will Be Held Five Weeks.
To Conclude About Easter-3000
Singers Will Form
Chorus

Rev. DR.. r. A. Torrey, the well known
evangelist who is in charge of the Meth
| odist camp meeting at Huntington Beacn
was the honored guest at luncheon ten
dered him yesterday noon by the Churcf
federation in the federation rooms.
Rev. H. A. Newell offered prayer. Rev
e. P. Ryland, retiring president of the
federation, presided and made short
address. In introducing DR.. Torrey he
said that it was his hope that DR.. Torrey
might be secured to conduct a series OF
evangelistic services in Los Angeles.
In responding DR.. Aorrey said:
''I know that in Los Angeles you have
churches that are active. l think Los
Angeles the most beautiful city l have
ever seen. A good foundation should be
laid, for many young men come here.
w. E. McVay spoke of the probability
of procuring a suitable place to hold the
proposed services. w. H. Frost made a
short address in which he made the mo-
ton that the club request DR.. Torrey
to hold the meetings during the coming
spring and Rev. e. A. Healy spoke in
the highest terms of the work accom-
plished by DR.. Torrey among the Meth
odiStS.
Rev. Mr.. Ryland then put the ques-
ton before the company and 1t was unan-
imously carried.
a definite time set for the proposed
meetings, suggesting that the meetings
close the Sunday preceding or on Easter
Sunday. 1t was decided that the serv-
ices should continue over five Sundays,
opening and closing on Sunday, and to
hold four weeks. 1t was also decided that
a body of 5000 singers would be neces-
sary, 1000 to be in attendance each even
ing. Personal workers were also spoken
of as an important factor.
Rev. A. B. Prichard made short ad-
dress.
Club Vital Force
Nathan Newby, the newly elected pres
ident of the federation, said:
eve want to demonstrate that it is a
possibility to have a club strong vital
force in the city, without the things that
men have hitherto thought was neces-
sary to promote sociability."
The following clergymen and laymen
were in attendance:
Rev A. w. Atkinson, Rev. w. Allison,
Rev. f. P. Berry, Rev. q. F. Boiler, Rev.
Edw. H. Brooks, Rev. Enos T. Baker
Rev. B. C. Cory, Rev. L. S. Cornell, Rev.
Henry w. Crabbe Rev. Joseph r. Comp
ton, Rev. Vim. Horace Day, R7y, Warren
F.. Day, Rev. S. e. Deckerd, Rev. Ed
ward H Emmett, Rev. Stanley r. Fisher
Rev. Carl i. Green, Rev. G. W. Grif-
fifth, Rev. E. A. Healy, Rev. 7. c. Hor-
ton, Rev. R. A Hadden, Rev. Clifford
N. Hand, Rev. D. D. Hill, Rev. Geo. A.
Hilton, Rev. H. D. Kamp, Rev. e. j.
Harper Rev. E. H. Kellar. Rev. W. D.
Lands, Rev. w. w. Logan. Rev. Grant
K. Lewis, Rev. C. j. Miller, Rev. S. 7.
Montgomery, Rev. Henry A. Newell
Rev. c. C. Pierce, Rev. ]. j. Pritchett
Rev. E. P. Ryland, Rev. N. H. Rowell'
Rev. G. B. Studd. Rev. A. c. Smither,
Rev. ]. M. Schaefle, Rev. c. j. Tanner
Rev. Herbert j. Weaver, Rev. Otto Wllke,
Rev. w. S. Young, Charles A. Basker-
Vile, Charles F. Bazata, George s.
Beane, F. p. Beach, DR.. George w Camp
bell E. w. Campbell w. L. Cleveland,
H. q. Dean, Melville Dozier, D. L.
Durand. d. X Edwards, Walter II.
Fisher, w. H. Frost, F. H. Hilmer, ].
O. A. Henry James H. Hurin, William
NJ. Hughes, j. M. Irvine. Giles Kellogg,
]. H. Lapham, E. e. Leary, D. e.
Luther. F. d. r. Moote, w. 70, McVay,
George N. Musgrove, Nathan Newby, H.
M. Patterson, A. F. Perry, J. d. Rad
ford, H. d. Schultz, j. H. Stewart. q.
P. Thomas, A. ]. wallace, T. I. Wood
ruff, s. ]. T. Williams.