Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-02
REV. Mr.. BARTLETT TO PREACH
ANNIVERSARY SERMON
HOUNDS OUT TWELVE YEARS OF
PASTORAL SERVICE
Achieves Great Success In Mnlsterlng
to the Physical, Spiritual and
Educational Requirements
Of the Masses

hem church b. Rev. Dana w. Bartlett.
During those years Bethlehem ipstl-
tutions have come to be reckoned as
foremost in the settlement ana charlt-
able work of the city. During the re-
cent financial crisis many people looked
to Mr.. Bartlett for the very food and
lodgings for their families and hum
dreds would have gone hungry but Tor
the man who looked after all, working
night and day to secure funds with
which to purchase food for the hungry
ones.
The work has spread in every direc-.
tion, and under the able direction OF
Rev. Mr. Bartlett has reached many
nationalities, furnishing education as
well as religion and the more physicai
sides of settlement work.
Rev. Mr.. Bartlett and his family
came here twelve years ago from Salt
Lake and took up the work OF the then
small Bethlehem institution.
Rev. Mr.. Bartlett is one of the Oldest
resident pastors in Southern California
and has devoted his time and energies
to the Institutional work with marked
success He has been in this line OF
work for the past twenty-five years
and brings a fund of knowledge OF
eastern conditions to the local work.
Rev. Mr.. Bartlett will preach his
twelfth anniversary sermon tomorrow
morning at II o'clock at the main Beth
lehem church, corner Vignes ana Du-
common streets. 1t Is his desire that
all the former, as well as the new menu
bers OF the church be present at
this anniversary service.
To Discuss important Theme
Monday an all-day meeting will be
held at the church by the Congrega-
tional Fellowship. In the morning
there will be a discussion on the work
among the foreigners and In the after
noon the social service VIII receive at-
tention. Rev. Mr.. Bartlett VIII make
an address on "Our Responsibility for
Preventable Disease, Accident, Death,
Crime and Poverty"
Monday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock Rev.
Mr.. Bartlett will be at home to MS
friends. In the evening at O'Clock
there will be May meeting held In the
bath house. Typical national songs
will be given by the different nation
alities representing the work OF tne
Bethlehem institution. Instrumental
music will be rendered by the Bethle-
hem orchestra, led by II. L. BOYD.
Twenty girls will give patriotic drill
under the direction of Miss Violet Nc
Martin.
'sWorse Than Infidels" is the topic
which is announced for Rev. DIR. Robert
], Burdette at the morning service or
Temple Baptist church in the Audi
torium at the corner of Fifth and OliVe
streets. The service will be Baptist
CITY mission service, and Mattison b.
Jones. president of the Baptist City
Mission society, will give five-minute
address on "The Plea of the City Mis-
sions." and Rev. F. w Reynolds, the
superintendent of Baptist city missions,
viii give like address on "The Blight
of the cities" Professor Bruce Gordon
Kingsley will be at the organ. The
quartet will sing Awake, My Soul"
(Bullard), and Mrs. Caroline Ellis
Bacon will sing Mrs Knapp's contralto
solo. Jesus, Plead for Me-" At the
close of the service an offering VIII be
taken for carrying on the work or ex-
tending the Baptist cause In Los An
geles.
After the morning service the regu-
lar monthly observance of the Lord 8
supper will take place and the right
hand of fello- ship will be given to over
thirty new members who have been re-
ceived into the church during the past
month.
The young people will meet In Be
rean hall at $3.50 This will be a con-
secration meeting and all young people
are cordially welcome. The topic VIII
be "The Silver Lining of Dark Clouds
The evening service will open with
prelude by B. G. Kingsley on the grea.
organ, in which the famous chimes VIII
he used. The choir will sing Cookies 8
anthem, '"rhis Is the Day" and jack
son S. Gregg will sing tenor solo,
.Mv Soul Is Athirst for God" (GauD.
Or. Burdette will preach ON Guide
Posts and the quartet will sing gos-
pei hymn.
At the Echo Park branch last Sunday
an offering for Baptist city mission
work was taken which amounted to
Ss.42. This is considered as large
offering from what is still a Baptist
mission and almost the newest and
Youngest offshoot of the denomination
in the city Rev. Louis Agassiz Gould
will preach at the chapel, 164O West
Temple street, at 10:30 and conduct
Sunday school at 11:3O.
Next Wednesday evening the mid
week prayer meeting will be held In
Berean hall. DR.. Burdette will lead
and his rubject will be Peace and
Patriotism" The prayer meetings are
the most helpful meetings of the church
and the large attendance, excellent
leadership of the pastor and the hearty
cooperation and participation of those
\ present make this service exceedingly
attractive.
Next Ffludy at ~ lnc WOih uCpdIl-
ment of the Woman's union will meet
In the church parlors. These meetings
nave been growing in interest and all
ladies are welcome. Lunch will be
served at 1915. The Daughters of the
TIE ole will hold their regular monthly
md ting in connection with the ladies
viii Hold Social
The b. Y. p. U. will hold a social
Friday evening in the church parlors.
All Young people are invited and a
good time is assured.
A branch of the Daughters or the
King will be organized tomorrow even
ing at ST. Marks Episcopal church
Miss Alice Brookman, president of the
Los Angeles branch, will be present
and organize the society. Rev. T. @.
Marshall, the rector, will speak on
"The Rule of Prayer and the Rule OF
Service" and Rev. c.. T. Knox will
make a short address on woman In
tie Church" Next Thursday evening
the annual congregational meeting OF
the parish will be held
Bishop johnson will officiate at All
Saints church, corner Avenue Fifty.
six and Ash streets, tomorrow evening.
Rev. r. E. Fix. returned missionary
fiOm China, will speak tomorrow morn
ing at the Bethesda Presbyterian
church. He will speak on 1.-THE Needs
and the Great Opportunity for Service
in China" In the evening Rev, ]. M
Newell, Ihe pastor. win give a stereop-
ticon ectlIre on "The Great Truths OF
the Life on Christ"