Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
WILL DEDICATE
.> PARISH CHAPEL
BELL WEIGHING 23OO POUNDS
TO BE BLESSED
Rev. Robert J. Burdette viii Preach
the BaccaIaureate Sermon for
Graduating Class of
Normal School

Rt Rev. Bishop Conaty will perform
two ceremonies of interest to the re-
spective parishes on Sunday, February
TO- He will dedicate the chapel of the
Holy Cross church at 10:30 O'Clock, of
which Rev. Thomas f. Fahey is the
pastor. Elaborate preparations are
being made for the event, and the reg
ular double quartet will be assisted In
the service by a sanctuary choir.
The Holy Cross parish was organ
lied the latter part of October, and a
commodious chapel has been erected
on the property purchased at the cor
ner of East Forty-seventh and Main
streets, which will be completed for
the dedicatory service. Later it is the
plan Of Father Fahey to erect a per-
manent church building.
In the afternoon the bishop will bless
the bell of st. Patrick's church, the
service to take place at o'clock. The
bell has recently arrived and weighs
2300 pounds. 1t is expected that the
church will be ready for dedication on
st. Patrick's day.
The monthly business meeting of the
Church federation will be held next
Monday noon. Busino s. of Importance
will be transacted.
Rev. P. j. O'Reilly, pastor of ST.
Patrick's church, is entertaining Faith
er Farrell of the diocese Of Brooklyn,
N. Y.
A solemn requiem mass was cele-
brated last Thursday at the church of
the Blessed Sacrament for the late
Archbishop Montgomery. Rev. Peter
A. Quinn of Philadelphia was cele-
brant; Rev. w. J. Murphy, the pastor
| deacon and Rev. G.. A. Trudeau sub
deacon.
Rev. Robert J. Burdette, pastor Of
the Temple Baptist church, will preach
the baccalaureate sermon for the grad.
uating class of the State Normal schoo
tomorrow morning He will take fol
his topic, "Divine Emancipation" Ir
the evening he will speak on "Love
and Service"
Adds 100 Church Members
AS a result of the evangelistic SER
vices held at the Boyle Heights Meth
odist church by Rev. E. J. Bulgin over
100 members will be added to the
church. Sixty people have already
joined the church and at the morning
taken into fellowship. The services
closed last Wednesday evening.
Rev. C. Ellwood Nash, D. D., recently
president of Lombard college, and
the new pastor of the Universalist
church of Los Angeles, is planning to
purchase the property and erect a
church building. Rev. DR.. Garfield,
the former pastor, is also connected
with the pastoral work. The church
services are now being held in Cum
mock hall.
Rev. Mr.. Walker of Illinois. who has
been preaching at the Gardena Baptist
church the past six weeks, is expected
to be called to the pastorate at the
business meeting to be held next
Wednesday evening. Rev. G. j.. Hall,
having taken up the work of field sec
retary for the Los Angeles Prohibi-
tion union, has resigned the pastorate
of the church.
The second monthly reception will be
given by Rev. Robert Burdette, pas
tor of the Temple Baptist church, and
wife Monday evening in the church
parlors. All members and friends of
the church, as well as visiting Bap-
lists, are invited.
"The Voyage of Life" will be the top
ic of Rev. J. B. Holly at the Y. M. c.
A. tomorrow afternoon.
The Congregational union will give
supper next Thursday evening at the
Salem Congregational church.
1.-THE Power of an Earnest Life" will
be the topic of Rev. S. A. Northrop,
pastor of the First Baptist church, to-
morrow morning.
Rev. Joseph McManus will preach at
the 1O:30 o'clock mass tomorrow morn
ing at the Cathedral Of ST. Vibiana
and Rev. p. ]. McGrath will preach at
the evening service. Rev. Francis j.
Conaty will have charge of the
Wednesday evening holy hour services
To Speak on "The Orient"
"Glimpses in the Orient" will be the
topic of Rev. William Horace Day,
pastor of the First Congregational
church Monday morning at the union
meeting of the ministers to be held In
the Central Presbyterian church.
The Congregational Home Mission
society will meet Monday after--oon at
the Federation Coffee club.
The men of the First Congregational
church will have a luncheon next
Wednesday noon at the Federation
Coffee club under the auspices of the
mems league of the church.
In observance of the feast of st. Ag-