Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-19
PROPOSE TO UNITE
THREE CHURCHES
REV. WILLIAM HORACE DAY IS A
LEADING FACTOR
Congregational, Methodist Protestant
and United Brethren DenomIna-
tlons Expect to Become One.
Religious Notes

Rev. William Horace Day, pastor Of the
First Congregational church. has been
prominent figure In the triennial meet
ing Of the Congregational church just
closed in Cleveland. Ohio. Rev. Mr.. Day
was a strong supporter of the measure
taken by the assembly to unite with the
Methodist, Protestant and United Breth-
rer churches. Rev. Mr.. Day also at
tended the national meetings of the
church societies and preached at Oberlin
last Sunday. He will stop over tomor-
row in New Orleans and will return to
Los Angeles the latter part Of next week.
The annual meeting of the First Con-
gregational church was held last night,
when reports were made showing the
church to be in the most prosperous con-
dtion in its history. II was reported at
the meeting that $4,000 had been raised
for benevolences during the year and
| S13,500 for home work The board of
| trustees were reelected for the ensuing
| year. During the year just closed 230
united with the church, making the total
membership ITO
| The annual meeting partook of re-
| union, a supper being previously served
Rev. Warren F. Day. pastor emeritus,
| who assumes charge of the church work
| during the absence of his son, will preach
tomorrow morning on Not Worn Out
| but Unused" In the evening the month
| ly musical service will be given by the
| choir \and orgapist. Mrs Grace Stivers,
soprano, will sing Ave Maria" Mrs.
| Webb will assist as violin soloist and
will render an obligato for Mrs. Stivers
| 500.
Rev. MIR. Mills VIII Speak
Benjamin Fay Mills, permanent min
| lister of the Los Angeles Fellowship, will
speak at Blanchard hall or Sunday
| morning, at II O'clock, on Kipling's new
poem, entitled, 1.-THE Sons of Martha"
In the evening at 7:45. Mr.. Mills will
| speak on 1.-THE Tyranny of the Dead"
| This lecture has been delivered in Boston,
San Francisco and other cities, to large
and enthusiastic audiences, and is being
given here by request. Mr.. Mills shows
! how the heavy hand of the dead past
| rests crushingly on the people of today,
| and is one of his most eloquent and pow
| erfu, lectures. In the morning the music
will be in charge of Miss Helen Tape,
| soprano, Mr.. Alfred E. Walper, violinist
| and Miss Anna Tape. accompanied; and
| in the evening, of Mrs. Frank Colby, So
prano, and Mrs. E. NJ. Bartlett. pianist
| At the Fellowship Young Mems lyceum
meeting, at 232 South Hill street, at $3.50
X,
! 'What God Means to Me-" The Young
| Women's lyceum will meet at the same
time under the leadership of Miss Mary
| Putnam.
Sunday night Mr.. Mills leaves on an
| evangelistic trip, beginning a series of
meetings at Portland, Ore, on Wednes-
| day next. During his absence the Fell
lowship services will be in charge OF the
| associate ministers, Mrs. Mary Russell
Mills and Reynold E. Blight. Among the
speakers who will occupy the platform
| on Sundays will be General e. c. Bellows,
| former United States consul general to
| Japan; Lee C. Gates esq.,. Superintendent
E. G. Moore of the board of education;
Supervisor George Alexander, DR.. John
| r. Haynes and others; and questions OF
vital political and sociological interest
will be discussed.
To Hold Special Service
Elaborate arrangements are being made
| by the Y. M. c. A. to make the Sunday
afternoon services of special pleasure for
| men at the association building, 621h
| South Broadway.
| The hour from 2:30 to $3.50 will be spent
| in social manner In addition to the or
chestra, Marie Lockwood Fletcher. the
whisting soloist, will render several
| selections and c. A. Lofts of Denver,
| Colo. will sing two tenor solos. The
members of Oscar B. Smiths class viii
also assist in entertaining the men.
| At $3.50 the Rev g. II. Cowles, ID. D., OF
| Australia will speak on 1.-THE Greatest
| Man in the World" The vested boys
choir of thirty-fve voices will sing and
| the association male quartet Will also
| take part.
All men in the city are invited and
| strangers will find hearty welcome. AT
| the close of the exercises light lunch
will be served at minimum cost to those
who wish to avail themselves of this
privilege.
The second meeting for the Deepening
| of Spiritual Life" was held at the asso-
| citation yesterday, from 4:3O to $50. Ihe
Rev George Soltau of London spoke on
"The Sources and Resources of the Holy
| Spirit"
The first meeting of the season was
| held last Monday by the Congregational
ministers in the First Congregational
church. DR.. Warren F. Day made an ad-
dress on his recent trip to Honolulu.
| Rev Mr. Reed of The Palms was elected
president. The association meets the
| first Monday of each month In the First
church.
| Presbyterian clergymen of the city are
attending the synod al Mount Hermon.
| DR.. Hugh X Walker and Rev. w. ID.
| Lands will return today, the former to-
| occupy the ,atters pulpit at the West
| lake Presbyterian church tomorrow.
Rev. Dana w. Bartlett of the Beth
lehem church will give series of lectures
| on "The Building of America" for the
various nationalities that attend his
church. Last night the Russians We're
the favored people. The lectures are
given in the bath house hall and are in
| terpreted for the people. At the Railroad
| church tomorrow Rev. Mr.. Bartlett will
speak at the morning service on Failing
Walls" A week from Sunday prison
sunday will be observed by Rev. Mr..
Bartlett with sermon on Prison Re-
| form"
Members of the Y. w c. A. will hold
| "Caputola conference today at the First
| Christian church. 1t will be an all-day
session and It is expected that about 12o
girls will attend In the afternoon Rev
Arthur S. Phelps will speak on Christian
College Women and Our Country
| Needs" =,
"The Christian as an Automobile will
be the topic of Rev. Arthur S. Phelps to-
morrow morr ing at the Memorial Baptist
church. In the eveneing Rev6 Mr. Phelps
| will close his series on European travel
| on