Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-03
GIVE WELCOME
TO DR.. LOCKE
METH0DISTS GREET THEIR
NEW PASTOR
BISHOP McINTYRE's SUCCESSOR
RENDERED RECEPTION
Comes from Brooklyn Charge, and Has
Accepted Call to Los Angeles
After Having Declined
Four Times

Rev. Charles Edward Locke, FORMER
pastor of the Hanson Place M. Il
church of Brooklyn, n. Y, VINO VIII
succeed Bishop Mcintyre as pastor OF
the First Methodist church OF TINS clIy'
arrived in Los Angeles yesterday a1uer-
noon ana was met at the statloh Wy
six automobiles containing members OF
his future congregation.
An informal reception was given DE-
Locke and the members of his fanny
Immediately after their arrival at the
Hotel Fremont, which they Wlll make
their temporary home. There will be
a general reception for DR.. Locke anu
the members of his family in the cnurch
parlors next Tuesday night.
The First Methodist church mas en-
deayored to obtain the services of Or.
Locke many times, but he was so STU
ated that he was unable to give up ms
13rooklyn pastorate to take up the work
here. The members of the church are
deeply gratitied that they have been
able at last to procure such an aple
successor to Bishop Mcintyre.
DR.. Lockes first expression on reach-
ing the city was one of pleasure. Ihe
recention / received at the train made
me feel perfectly at home as soon as l
set foot on the platform" he SAID.
have been in Los Angeles before ana
have many friends here, so IL VIII not
be like taking up a new work among
strange people. l shall start in at once
and conduct the first service this even
ing"
Dr Locke. accompanied by Mrs.
Locke and their four children-three
girls and a boy-came over the coast
line from San Francisco, where they
passed Sunday among friends ana rel
atives. The last service conducted by
the clergyman before leaving his
Brooklyn pastorate was the funeraI OF
Ira D. Sankey. Shortly before he died
Mr.. Sankey requested that DR.. Locke
officiate, a request that was Joined in
by Mrs, Sankey, both of whom were
lifelong friends of the clergyman. A
memorial service to Sankey probably
will be held in the First M. E. church
a week from Sunday, in which Dr.
Locke will deliver the address, which
will take the form of an appreciation
of the life work of the famous singer.
Charles Edward Locke is graduate
of Allegheny college, at MeadVllle, Pa.,
where he took his degrees of bachelor
and master of arts. Later on he re-
ceived the honorary degree of doctor
of divinity from the same institution.
He entered the college at the age of 15,
and worked his way through. His col
lege course was interrupted, and for
three years he worked in newspaper
office.
Turns to the Church
Speaking of this perior of his life the
doctor said 1.-THE great good that can
be accomplished by newspaper which
is answering in it, publication of the
truth and the right tempted me at that
time to enter that field of labor, but
later developments seemed to point me
toward the church as a profession, and
I went back to college and finished the
course"
His early pastorates were in the
Western Reserve of Ohio, and his first
important call was to the Smithfeld
Street church of Pittsburg. From there
he went to the First church of Port
land, Ore, and remained there five
years, which was then the prescribed
limit in the Methodist church. Then he
went to the Central Methodist church
of San Francisco, which was burned to
the ground during the great fire.
His next call was to Buffalo, where
he conducted the funeral services of
President Mckinley. DR.. Locke's IA
ther was the pastor of the Methodist
church in Canton, Ohio, which the late
president attended, and the two fami-
lies were on intimate terms. The SER
vice at Buffalo was the only one at
tended by Mrs. Mckinley, who ap-
peared at neither the Washington nor
Canton ceremony.
DR. Locke was in the fifth year of his
pastorate at the Hanson Place church
of Brooklyn when he received the ccll
to take the place of Bishop Mcintyre.
1t was the fifth time he has been in
Vited to the Los Angeles church. Il
thought if they wanted me that badly
1 would better come" said DR.. Locke.
Almost exactly nine years ago DR..
Locke laid the corner stone of the
church which will be the scene of his
future work.