Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-24
TO PREACH His
GOODBY SERMON
REV. NEWELL TAKES LEAVE
OF CONGREGATION
CLOSES FORTY YEARS SUCCESS
Full MINISTRY
Famous Saxophone Player Will Enter
tain at Y. M. C. A. Social Hour
Sunday-other News of
Churches


the ministry, Rev. j. M. Newell, pastor
of the Bethesda Presbyterian church
will preach his farewell sermon Sun
day morning. He will bring to a
close a successful pastorate at that
church of fourteen years and round
ing out two score years in the min
istry.
Early in his career DR.. Newell de-
cided that at the end of forty years
of preaching he would retire from ac-
tive ministerial work. 1t is in accord
ance with that plan, made many
years ago, that DIR. Newell, who has
been one of the popular pastors of the
city, is relinquishing his work Sunday.
Before coming to Los Angeles DR..
Newell held successful pastorates at
Placerville and Santa Clara.
Sunday evening the church choir
will give a sacred concert.
Mons. E A. Lefebre, saXophone vir-
tuoso. the worldwide famed musician
and the greatest saxophone player in
the world, will be the guest of the
Young Mems Christian association and
will play during the social hour 2:3O
to $3.50 D. m. and during the mems
mass meeting between $3.50 and 4:3O p.
IN. in the auditorium of the building,
Sunday Mons. Lefebre has played be-
fore the crowned heads of Europe. For
thirty-two years he has charmed Amer
lean audiences with his inimitable
solos and delighted Europeans with
his rare genius and novel instrument
He has just reached Los Angeles. One
of the best proofs of his unsurpassed
excellence is the high regard in which
he was held by Gilmore with whom he
played for nineteen years. His asso-
Citations have been with such artists
as Parepa Rosa, who first brought him
to America as a claronetist, Whitney,
Campanini Mile. De Venen, Emma
Thursby, Nordica and Sousa. This Is
rare opportunity that the Y. M. {.
A. offers to the men of Los Angeles
to hear this master of the most diff
cult musical instrument known.
A short address will be delivered by
DR.. Albert Hatcher Smith of Pasadena
on "Our Greatest Problem" Musical
selections will be rendered also by the
male quartet, the George Williams
Musical club, and Mr.. Hugo Kirchhoff
will sing a tenor solo. The Y. NJ. c.
during the social hour. All men, es-
pecially strangers in the city, are in
vited to attend this meeting.
Advocate Truth Healing"
The work of the Emmanuel move
ment of Boston, popularity known as
faith healing" as described in four
lectures at st. Paul's pro-cathedral
during the past week, has taken a firm
hold among the Episcopal churches.
class will be started by Rev. William
MacCormack, dean and rector Wednes-
day evening at st. Pauis parish house
Christ church has already taken UP
the movement under the direction of
Rev. Baker P. Lee.
Sunday morning Dean MacCormack
will speak on "Where There Is a VIII
Tc ha
will be THE Financial Methods of the
Kingdom of Heaven"
Cast Thy Bread Upon the Waters
will be the topic of Rev. Charles Ed
ward Locke, pastor of the First Meth
odist church, Sunday morning. At the
evening service he will give the sec
ond of a series of cheerful" sermons
on 1.-THE Bright Side of Things" The
sermon a week from Sunday night viii
be "A Merry Heart Better Than Med
icine."
The first quarterly conference will be
held at the Boyle Heights Methodist
church Tuesday night. Rev. Alfred
Inwood, the pastor, will return Mon
day from a short vacation in San
Francisco. Rev. j. w. Wadman of
Honolulu will speak at the morning
service Sunday.
"Contentment" will be the Sunday
morning topic of Rev. A. c. Smithef,
pastor of the First Christian church
The evening topic will be "PauPs First
Conversion in Europe"
Mendelssohn's oratorio "Athalie'
will be repeated by the Congregational
Choral club at the First Congrega-
tional church Sunday evening. This
oratorio was successfully presented
two months ago. Mr.. George Dobbins
will be the reader. At the morning
service Rev. William Horace Day, the
pastor, will preach on The Place OF
Evangelism in the Growth of the
Kingdom"
Rev. Henderson Judd will preach az
the Sunday morning service at st.
Marks church. Rev. r. c. Marshall,