Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-12
MURPHY WANTS
PERMANENT HALL
BELIEVES HE CAN BETTER
REACH MEN
MANY SIGN PLEDGES DURING
CAMPAIGN
Stories of Africa viii Be Subject of
Or. E. H. Richards at Y. M.
C. A.-Other Church
News


lea, 12S East First street. The services
held the past week in the interest of
the temperance cause have been very
successful and those who signed the
pledge at the campaign conducted last
year have returned to assist in the
work
Mr.. Murphy, assisted by his sons, is
planning to continue the services dur
ing the coming month nightly. The
Sunday evening services are held IN
Blanchard hall with the usual program.
Mr.. Murphy is hoping to secure a
permanent hall below Main street in
which to hold his services. He feels
that there are many men who could
be reached in that way who never en-
ter the churches.
Mr.. Murphy will speak Sunday even
ing in Blanchard hall, assisted by his
son, Thomas c. Murphy. The follow
ing will take part in the service; MISS
Walter Miss Marie Myers Miss Mat
tie Scherer, Miss ". Scherer and
Francis Murphy
DR.. Charles Edward Locke at the
First Methodist Episcopal church will
deliver the second of his series of two
sermons on 1.-THE Fountain of Eternal
Youth and Beauty Discovered Sun
day evening.
1.-The Ministry of Reconciliation" will
SuDJtGl
Day. pastor of the First Congregational
church, at the Sunday morning serv-
ice. At 4 o'clock twilight communion
will be observed with reception to new
members. The Christian Enedavor So
ciety wial meet at 5:45 o'clock. There
will be no evening service.
To Tell Thrilling Stories
Sunday afternoon at 1920 DIR. Erwin
H. Richards will deliver an address to
men only in the auditorium of the
Young Mems Christian association
building, 721 South Hope street, the
subject being Africa, Past, Present
and Future" He has many thrilling
stories to tell. The Williams Jubilee
double quartet will sing during the
services and also during the home
hour, beginning at 2:S0,
Rev. w. D. Lands, pastor of the
Westlake Presbyterian church, will
preach at the Sunday evening service
at the Calvary Presbyterian church.
Rev. A. NJ. Prewitt, pastor of the lat
ter church. will preach at the West
lake church.
The williams double quartet jubilee
singers will take part in the Sunday
school service Sunday morning at the
Boyle Heights Methodist church.
The Brotherhood of the Westlake
Presbyterian church will be entertained
by Mr.. and Mrs. Hall, 2606 West Eighth
street, Monday evening.
Members of the Home Missionary
society of the Boyle Heights Methodist
church entertained their husbands with
a banquet at the church Friday even
ing.
More than $500 was secured for the
church fund through the bazaar given
last Tuesday and Wednesday by the
women of the Central Baptist church.
To Hold Special Services
Special evangelistic services are be-
inc, held in two of the Los Angeles
churches, those at the First Baptist
church to close next Wednesday even
ing. A week of special services will
be opened Sunday at the Central Pres
byterian church preparatory to the
communion service to be observed the
following Sunday.
At the First Baptist church Rev. j.
Q. A Henry, the pastor, is in charge
Of the services, assisted by William
Young, soloist of the Torrey campaign.
Mr.. Young will leave for the east next
Thursday.
DIR. Prichard will preach at his serv-
ices Sunday. The morning topic will
be Salvation" and in the evening
''The Force of Adversative." The fol-
lowing will be the program for the
week:
Monday Rev. winthrop Allison,
Readiness" Tuesday, Rev. George c.
Butterfield, fright and Wrong Motives
in Church Memberships" Wednesday,
the pastor. Essentials of Christian
Faith" Thursday, Rev. w Leon Tuck
er, 1.-The Destination. Direction and
Dominion Of the Christian Life" Fri
day. Rev. Robert A Hadden, 1.-The APP
pendix Of Johns Gospel" Sunday. De-
ember 90 II a. m, celebration of the
Lords supper; 7:SO p. M, Be Joyful
in the Lord"
At 6:15 tonight the first banquet of
the Twenty-four Hours a Day club of
the Young Mems Christian association
will be held in the dining room. At
that banquet Erwin H. Richards, who
has Just returned from East Africa,
will serve what he calls IAN East AT
to Hangkow, China, to take charge of
the Y. M. c. A. work there, will also
be a guest of honor
To Lecture on Africa
Rev. Erwin H Richards of imam
bane, East Africa, who has spent
thirty years in that country, will de-
liver his thrilling stereopticon lecture
entitled "In Darkest Africa" at the
Y. NJ. c. A. auditorium, 721 South Hope
street, at O'clock tonight. The pic
lures that will be thrown upon the
during his travels. They depict in a
very vivid manner the home and in
dustrial life of that strange country.
Mr.. Richards will have on exhibition
a large number of curiOs gathered
during the past years. He will also
have a quantity OF native clothing
made from the bark of the rubber
tree. All are cordially invited to this
free lecture.
"a Return in Kind will be the Sun
day morning topic of Rev. A. S.
Phelps at the Central Baptist church.
1.-THE Young Wife, will be the evening
topic. The monthly meeting Of the
church will be held next Wednesday
evening. when reports will be made
from all departments.
'The Unknown God" will be the sub
iect of Rev. Dana w. Bartlett at the
Sunday morning service at Bethlehem
church. on the following Sunday the
anniversary. of the night schools will
be observed with special service.
Music will be furnished by the differ
ent nations of the neighborhood.
The Daughters of Christ church gave
an entertainment in the parish build
ing last evening. The lectures on
fright Living" have been changed
from Tuesday afternoon to Tuesday
evening and the prayer meeting has
been changed from Wednesday to Fri
day evening.
beware Of Apostacy. or the Danger
of Backsliding" will be the Sunday
morning topic of Rev. viii A. Knight
en-, pastor of the Union Avenue Meth
odist church. cat Gods Convenience"
viii be the evening topic
Sunday Mr. Young, DR.. Torreys fam
Gus soloist, will sing solos at both SER
vices in the First Baptist church where
he has been helping Dr. Henry in spe-
cial meetings during the past week.