Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-09
GIVE PASTOR A
WARM GREETING
METH0DISTS WELCOME THE
FIRST CHURCH HEAD
CONFERENCE JOINS IN HEARTY
RECEPTION
Or. Charles Edward Locke and Family
Met by Crowded Auditorium
and Gladly Initiated as
Angelenos

DR.. Charles Edward Locke, the new
pastor of the First Methodist church.
and his family were given an exceed
ingly cordial reception last night at the
church. The main auditorium and
gallery were crowded and a hearty
greeting and welcome We're extended
from all the various departments.
DR.. Locke, who made hundreds OF
friends last Sunday In his initial SER
mons, made many more last night by
his few, sincere words regarding his
past work and the work that he intend
ed to carry on in Los Angeles. He no
longer says your beautiful city" but
has taken on the familiar our city"
and last night was enthusiastic in be-
half of the future of both the church
and the city. That DR.. Locke will be
a popular minister of Los Angeles was
attested In the hearty welcome ex-
tended to him.
The welcome reception was arranged
by the First church, but was particle
pated in by the Southern California
conference and the Church federation
of the city. A. e. Pomeroy presided
at the program and made the opening
address In a happy manner, closing by
saying that DR.. Locke and family were
locked In the hearts of the members of
the First church. DR.. A. w. Atkinson,
the district superintendent, extended d
welcome on behalf of the Southern CAL
ifornia conference.
IT count myself happy to be the rep
resentative of the conference tonight"
said DIR. Atkinson, ''for the conference
has much of interest in the pastor of
the First church, for it is not only the
great church of the city but the great
church of the conference. and 1t stands
In peculiar sense at the head of Meth
odism in Southern California"
II
Church federation and pastor OF the
Memorial Methodist church, south, of
Hollywood, spoke in behalf of the fed
Grafton.
1--WE Christian men must be strong,''
he said. II would not let my boy see
the papers this morning and would not
let him look on the prize fight pictures.
We must set our faces against evil.
THE people OF Los Angeles believe
that DR.. Locke is just such man as r
have described-a leader among men
and man who win deliver a message
and further the cause of our Lord Je-
sus Christ. And in the name of all the
churches of Los Angeles I heartily
welcome him to our city,"
DR.. Henry w. Brodbeck, for seven
teen years superintendent of the Sum
day school of the First Methodist
church. delivered the welcome in be-
half of the church. He spoke of the
early days of the church and words of
encouragement for the future.
DR.. Locke in replying to the addresses
said that he was the most honored of
men, that he himself did not deserve
all the kind words, but that his wife
and family were deserving of all that
hid been said.
'I come to you with great conf
dence," said DR.. Locke THE field is
large and the harvest is white. but no
lfrff oil An a
If this were to be merely a human
leadership, / should ask the coming
conference to release me.
at thank all who have spoken to-
night, and I only wish that I could
believe what they said was true. be-
lieve that I will live to see the day
when the chasm between the Metho-
dist church north and south will be
closed and there will be one magnifi-
cent Methodist church from the Pacific
to the Atlantic coast and the Great
Lakes to the Gulf"