Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-08
REV. FRANK DE WITT TALMAGE'
WILL GO TO EUROPE
Church Preparing to Make a
Years Tour in the Old
Country

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preach al farewell to his many friends
in Pasadena at the Presbyterian church
at that place.
Early in the week DIR. Talmage will
! leave with his wife and little daughter,
susan. and will start for the east,
preaching in the large cities en- route.
He will visit the Grand canyon and on
Sunday, March l. will preach in the
Central Presbyterian church of Den
yer in the morning and in the evening
in one of the large Methodist churches
Of that city
| Sunday. March s, DIR. Talmage will
preach, morning and evening, in the
| Baptist temple of Philadelphia, known
as the largest church in the United
States. March Is. DIR. Talmage will
preach in the morning in the West End
church, New York city, and in the even
ing in Brooklyn.
March %, DIR. Talmage and his family
will sail on the Asiatic for London,
where he will remain some time. They
will go to Rome and thence to the Holy
| land. DR.. Talmage has not made any
definite itinerary for his European trip,
but will go whittier fancy leads and
expects to be away at least a year.
Mayor to Preside
Mayor Harper is expected to preside
/ at Ine Murphy NOSp6l lGlllpCl hlNNh-
ing Sunday afternoon in Chutes park,
which will be the third of the series of
temperance meetings in that pleasure
resort. Addresses will be made by
William Murphy and Frank G. Fin
| layson.
A feature of the meeting will be the
| bass solo by Francis Murphy, 1.-The
Holy CITY," with accompaniment by
Kammermeyer's band. Professor d. c.
Rosebrook will render a cornet solo,
my Rosary" A chorus of fifty voices,
under the leadership of Howard II.
Stowe. will take part in the service.
In the evening, Mr. Finlayson will
preside IT the Blanchard hall meeting,
when William Murphy will deliver an
other of his stirring temperance ad-
dresses. The speaking will be preceded
by a musical service in charge of Mr..
Stowe
Young Francis Murphy, the only
grandson in the Murphy family named
for his grandfather, studied in the
Metropolitan opera school and for two
years assisted his father in his temper
ance work with his singing. He also
went on a concert tour for two years
and has received flattering offers from
grand opera. Nine. Nordica has said
that young Mr.. Murphy has the finest
voice she has ever heard in boy OF
his age.
Young Murphy has given up the Of
fers from grand opera to devote his
voice to the Gospel temperance work.
which was one of the great wishes of
his grandfather and is taking promi-
nent part in the local work.
To Open Special Service
At the Memorial Baptist church
series of evangelistic meetings under
the three Christian Endeavor societies
of the church will be opened Sunday
morning, with a special annual service
for strangers. The topic of the sermon
by the pastor. Rev. c. c. Pierce, will
be angels Unawares." Baptism will
be administered at the evening service.
Eight young people have been recently
received by the church and are now
awaiting the ordinance. The evening
| services through the week will be
opened by an illustrated song service
led by a large chorus choir now in
training for the work.
The following able preachers and
Christian workers will preach on sue
cessive evenings through the week;
| Monday Rev. Arthur S. Phelps. pastor
of the Central church. this city; Tues
/ day, Rev. J. Leon Tucker, pastor of the
Calvary church; Wednesday, Rev. e.
H. Emmett, director of religious work,
Y. NJ. c. A; Thursday, Rev. Edwin R.
/ Brown, associate pastor of the Tenn
pie church: Friday, Rev. Ray Petty, a
student at Occidental college and pas
tor of the Occidental Heights Baptist
church.
Sunday morning. February 16. the
services of the day will consist Of a
Sunday school rally with address to
the school by the pastor.
| Sunday afternoon there will be chill
| r ava rOaiicfi0 rally led hNr Mrs
Van Zandt, director of religious work
among the children for Southern Cali
| forna. Sunday afternoon, February 16,
there will be a young peoples evangel-
istic rally led by Jesse o. Smith, one of
the best known Christian Endeavors
and Christian workers in the state.
| The pastor is conducting a large class
in the life of Christ, under the direc-
tion of the American Institute of Sa-
cred Literature of Chicago university,
Wednesday evenings.
The Christian Epdeavor society is
divided into three bands, one band hav-
ing charge of all work specially de-
signed for assisting the pastor in the
work of the church, one band having
charge of the charitable and relief work
of the young people, and third band
having charge of the mission work in
the city. This division conducts one
meeting a week at the City mission on
East Fifth street.
The Junior Endeavor society is one of
the most active and progressive in the
city. Miss Minnie Danielson is the SUI
perintendent, and under her enthusi-
astic leadership the enrolment is grow
ing constantly.
Friday evening neighborhood meet
ings were held in various localities of
the church field with large attendance.
DR.. Jordan to Speak
1.-THE Religion of Sensible Ameri-
cam will be the topic of DIR. David
Starr Jordan, president of Stanford uni
versity, tomorrow morning at the
Church of the Unity
DIR. Jordan arrived in Los Angeles
Thursday, leaving that afternoon for
Pomona, speaking yesterday at Red
lands and today at Riverside, return
ing in time for the service tomorrow.
1t is expected that the sermon of DIR.
Jordan will be especially interesting.
How to Help the Hungry" will be
pastor of the First Congregational
church tomorrow morning. In the even
ing the midwinter musical service will
be given by the choir.
Beginning Sunday evening, February
16, a series of Mems league services will
be held. at the close of which the Re-
ligious Question club of young men will
meet to discuss religious questions. Last
Thursday fifteen circles of the women's
society of the church met in the various
sections of the city.
Last evening the women Of the Home