Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-30
PLAN CAMPAIGN
AGAINST LIQUOR
STATE ANTl-SAL00N LEAGUE
TO ASSEMBLE
PLANS MADE FOR IMPORTANT
CONVENTION
Three DAYS Will Be Given to Discus
sion Of Problems Bearing on
Gambling and Sale of ln-
toxicating Drinks

The most prominent event in church
circles for the coming week will be the
state Anti-Saloon league conference
and convention, which will be opened
Monday afternoon with pastors con-
ference al Emmanuel Presbyterian
church, where the different sessions
will be held.
Monday afternoon will be devoted to
an important conference by the pastors
of Southern California regarding the
work of the league. The session will
open at 2:30 o'clock and continue until
$3.50 p. m.
Monday evening there will be a mass
meeting for the consideration of the
anti-saloon work in Los Angeles coun-
ty Judge John D. Works will preside
and addresses will be made by A. j.
Wallace, Nathan Newly and c. j.
Walker. Nine. Genevra tombstone
Bishop will sing and Bruce Gordon
Kingsley will give an organ solo.
At this mass meeting race track
gambling, roadhouses and aqueduct
saloons will be discussed. Tuesday
evening Rev. l. N. McCash of Iowa
will speak on "A Civic Conscience"
The program for the convention is
as follows:
Tuesday June 2, 1908
This program will be interspersed with
songs by the Madrigal Ladies' quartet, solos
by Professor p. Douglass Bird and by con-
gregational singing. Professor j. M
Spaulding will preside at the organ at the
evening session.
a. m.-Devotional exercises led by the
state superintendent
s:3o-Prayer Rev DR.. william Horace
Day.
9:45-Enrolment.
1O-Address of welcome, Councilman A
j. Wallace. Responses, Rev. DR.. A. u
Bane, San Francisco
Observation-Disclosures report
1l-Treasurer's report
l:15-Discussion of above reports.
1880 p. m.-Announcement of committees
2-"Local OPTION" Assistant Superinten-
dent d. M. Gambler
2:2o-Discusson by delegates.
2:40-"The Press and Temperance Re-
FORM" A. l.. Banks.
3-The Stainless Flag Movement; its con-
tention; its methods.
3:20-"Stainless Flag Day IN Caiiorhia'
Miss Glenn Will.
a:4o-Three minute address by pastors OF
others respecting this movement
Tidinas from the Field
4-"What Happened at Ventura" Rev. C.
4:2o-"Twice and Out at Santa Paula,
Rev. John oliver. /.
4:4O-"The outlook in San Francisco
Tao n. m.-Praise service led by Profess
sor Bird. .
s-solo. "The Handwriting on the WALL
Professor Bird.
s:15-Address, "A Civic Conscience" Rev
DR.. 1. N McCash Of Berkeley.
Wednesday June
a. m.-Devotional.
9.15-Prayer, Rev. A. e. Smithers D.
e:a0-Report of committee on nomina
lions. -,
TidIngs from the Field
1o-san Jose district, Superintendent I
H. Lawson. e.
tendent r. H. Young n
1O;40-Santa Barbara. Rev. DR.. W.
More. .. w
.aoNFresno district, Superintendent
1.so n m-Report of committee on reso-
buttons: discussion Of report ~.
a.aoL.A worldwide Work." Rev. w. E.
Perry. s..,,r
s-Corona, Rev. George b. Gill;
s:2o--San Diego county.
S:40-Imperial county.
l-"Greatest Present Need" state super
intendent.
Free Methodiets to Meet
The annual Free Methodist confer
ence and camp meeting will be opened
of Memorial park, Garvanza, next
"wednesday afternoon. Bishop Wilson
IT. Hogue of Evanston, ILL.,, VIII pre-
side. He will preach several times
Sunday. June 7, the bishop will preach
at both morning and evening services.
in addition to the regular ministers OF
the conference there Will be IN at
tendance Revs. e. e. Shelhamer OF
Atlanta, Ga; Fl. G. Ahlmeyer and n
O. Hackett of Oregon and Clyde X.
Ebey of Alameda. Camping privileges
at Mineral park will be free.
Bishop Hogue will preach the an
nual baccalaureate sermon at the Free
Methodist seminary at Hermon tomor-
row afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
A grand rally for the 300 pledge
signers during the recent Murphy
temperance campaign win be held to-
morrow evening at Blanchard hall,
when William j. Murphy Will speak,
assisted by his son, Thomas Murphy,
Rev. ]. H. Phillips and Captain Dixon,
a pledge signer. A musical program
will be given by Mrs. Wayland IrasK'
A. e. Carter md Francis Murphy.
Memorial services will be held to-
morrow morning at the First Congre-
sational church when the Boys brigade
will attend in a body. DR.. William
Horace Day, the pastor, will speak on
"The New Patriotism" In the even
ing DR.. Day will continue his series
under the auspices of the Mems league
of the church on "Great Men of Faith. "
He will speak on "Chrysostum the
Preacher" tomorrow evening. A week
from tomorrow the quarterly twilight
communion and reception to new mem
bers will be held at this church.
Church Ground to Be Broken
Ground for the new $4,000 addition
to the Boyle Heights Methodist church
will be broken this afternoon with APP
propriate ceremonies at 2:S0 o'clock.
Addresses will be made by representa-
tives from the various departments.
Memorial day will be observed at the
Bethesda Presbyterian church tomor-
row at both services. Monday even
ing the regular meeting of the Pres
byterian brotherhood will be held, when
the general topic of the evening will be
'.Our Next Door Neighbors. the Mexi-
cans" All men of that vicinity are
invited to be present.
"The Parable of the Ten Virgins
will be the topic of Rev. G. E. Foster,
pastor of the Newman Methodist
church. at both services tomorrow.
Last Thursday evening the church
gave a reception to Rev. A. A. Burge,
who has been appointed assistant pas
tor. The reception was under the aus
pices of the Epworth league and was
given at the home of Mrs. H. b. Whee-
Ter. 636 Gladys avenue.
The senior class of the Boyle Heights