Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-19
PASTOR AND WOMEN
TELL THEIR SIDES
MEETINGS AT w. C. T. U. BUILD
ING CALLED OFF
Superintendent Says She Alone Is
Responsible for the Conditions
Imposed and Association Is
Not to Blame

Two views Numerically opposed to
each other seem to be taken by the
Rev. Charles F. Parham of the Apos-
toiic Faith, and by Mrs. s. e. Wemple,
superintendent of the Temperance
temple at Broadway and Temple
street. where the Rev, Mr.. Parham held
his meetings, regarding the welcome
which was accorded the unemployed
who attended his services.
saIH the first place the Rev. Mr.. Par
hams view of the situation is this:
He has BEEN holding revival services
In the temple for the last two weeks.
Among those attracted were members
of the unemployed in Los Angeles.
The minister claims that last Thursday
he was notified by the w. c. T. u. that
they would not tolerate any such peo-
pie in the temple, and he complied with
their wishes by asking the unemployed
men to take seats ON the extreme left
side of the hall.
Further the friends of the Rev. Mr..
Parham say the w. G. T. u. unani-
mously decided at meeting to exclude
the unemployed from the building al
together or refuse to rent the hall to
the Rev. Mr. Parham, and so notified
him. The tier announced Sunday
night that his meetings would have to
close, since he could get no other hall
in Los Angeles wherein to hold his
meetings.
To Close His Meetings
He adds he would not submit to the
conditions imposed by the w. G. I. U.
in order to continue his meetings In
their hall He has had a poor box at
the door of the ,iall during his revival.
and has distributed offerings every
night after the audience has been dis
missed to the unemployed men who
have been present. He has also been
giving them all the hot soup and bread
they. could eat every night on Temple
street near Broadway.
"The w. C. T. Z. did not hold a
meeting and decide to refuse me the
use of their hall for my meetings" said
the Rev. Mr.. Parham yesterday, speak
ing OF the incident and correcting his
friends statements in that particular,
''but the matter of the soup did enter
into the controversy They did not like
the crowd of unemployed men / had al
my meetings, and so they wished my
meetings discontinued. I served the
soup out on the sidewalk in front of
the building. Upon their complaining
! moved that travelling cafeteria FUR
Their away. The unemployed men conn
piled quickly with my request to sit
on one side of the hall, which request |
made when I learned they were not
wanted near the rest of the audience.
II did not at any time attempt to
serve soup in the building but out on
the sidewalk"
In speaking of feeding the unem-
ployed yesterday Rev. Parham declared
that he could feed 100 men good, thick,
hot soup so full of vegetables that each
mans cup would be more Vegetapie
than soup and big chunks of bread for
>$175.
Says Minister Has Big Heart
Mrs S. e. Wemple superintendent of
the Temperance temple says:
Il am friend of the Rev. Mr.. Par
ham, whom I have known for some
time. He has big heart and is as
generous a. anyone can be. He Is
bright man and exceptionally interest
ing speaker and can sway crowd.
But the w. G. 7. IT, has nothing to
Co with This matter at ALL alone am
responsible for the orders pertaining to
the use of the Temperance temple. I
as superintendent saw him preparing to
use our auditorium for a souphouse.
That was not right + told him so.
So long as he served the soup outside,
and only served the bread and other,
food ike that inside, there was no OBJ
lection; for but two or three OF the
men ate their lunches in the building.
1t is not o kitchen.
when the Rev Mr.. Parham was
senouncing the w. G. 7. U. as not ia
voring the unemployed. which. OF
course. Is wrong. he was wearing a
suit OF clothes which the women of
that society had helped buy him
myself helped contribute toward Al, to
assist him. We all liked him for his
pluck and ielt sorry for him. The w.
c, I. U. had furnished him the hall