Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
WILL USHER IN
THE NEW YEAR
CHURCHES TO HOLD WATCH
NIGHT SERVICES
Christmas Festivities Engage the At
tention of All Religious Denomi-
nations In Disseminating
Good Cheer

New Year themes will be the general
tonic In churches tomorrow, and spe-
cial service which will be held Tuesday
night as watch night services and on
Wednesday morning, when elaborate ser
vices will be held in many of the churches
as the opening for 1908.
AS a New Year service tomorrow night
the Baracca class Of the First Congre-
eational church will have charge of the
Service. at which Judge Wilbur, the
teacher. will preside. A debate on the
relative value of mission work Will De
held. those taking part to be George
Clarke. Jack Clarke, Albert Kidder ana
Roland Neely. At the morning service
DR.. Warren +. Day, pastor emeritus VIII
preach the last sermon of the closing
year.
Among the watch night services one OF
the most elaborate will be that In whlcn
the Christian workers classes Oh tne
Y. w. c. A. and the Y. M Z. A. VIII
unite with the young people OF the FIRST
Methodist church In service at that
church Tuesday night.
A watch night service will be held py
the Christian Endeavor society OF the
First Christian church at the home OF
Rev. A. C. Smither, the pastor, at looo
West Adams street.
Comm ,ncing ct II o'clock Tuesday
night solemn service will be held at
ST. Pauls rro-cathedral Dr. ]. j.. VIII
kins. the dean and rector, will make an
address. At II o'clock the holy com
munion will he celebrated.
To Hold Sunrise Service
At the Boyle Heights Methodist church
a sunrise service will be held at O'CLOCK
Wednesday morning.
Wednesday evening in the Central Pres-
byterian church. :,
Tn Catholic churches the day VIII pc
observed with special services at the
usual Sunday hours At the Cathedrai
of St Vibiana Rev. j. McManus VIII
preach at the night mass at 1880 O'CLOCK
and Rev. Father Dillon at the vesper
service.
At the Sacred Heart church the services
will be at $3.50. s. and 1890 o'clock with
sermon by Rev P. G. Gay on The FRO
gress of the Age
New year service will he held at the
Holy Cross church at and lo:So cioen;
az which the elaborate Christmas musical
programs will be repeated. Rev. i. f.
Fahey will pl each the sermon.
Rev. G. Donahoe will preach at the
$40 and 10:30 o'clock masses at tne
Church of Our Lady of Loretto,
AT ST Joseph's church solemn mass
will be celebrated at 1890 O'Clock. ana IN
the evening a vesper service VIII De nelu.
The Feast OF the Holy 1r-nocents VIII
he observed this morning at st. Vincent's
church at 10 o'clock with a solemn mass
at which R,y NJ v. Richardson Will pc
celebrant. Rev John B. Guerovich dea-
son and Rev. T. j. Mcclure sub-deacon
Rev Il s. Glass, president of the college,
will nreach the sermon. Following the
mass the children of the parish will be
blessed
Goes to Porto Rico
Rev. BENJAMIN Haywood superintend d.
ant of Methodist missions in Porto Rico,
left during the week for the east en-
route to his island work. Mrs. Haywood
will remain in Southern California. where
II is hoped she will recover from her
serious illness.
Next Tuesday evening the official board
of the Boyle Heights Methodist church
will give a reception and supper to the
men of the church in the church build
ing. the suppeg to be served at o'clock.
The affair will be given entirely by the
men. Following the supper addresses
will be given by p McGroarity, Attorney
Fredericks and o. D. Conrey The dis
cussions Of these addresses will be led
by Frank sherman, DR.. George w. Camp
bell and w n. Cleveland.
A Home missionary day will be OBJ
served tomorrow at the Central Preshy-
terian church. DR.. w. B. Noble, synod
lcal missionary, will preach the morning
sermon.
"What My Church Is to Me" win be