Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-29
PASTOR
TO PREACH HERE
TO CONDUCT SERVICES AT
TEMPLE AUDITORIUM
REV. HAROLD PATTIsoN NOTED
THEoLoGIAN
After Passing Some Time "Rouehing
IT. In Lumber Country of Canada,
Minister Completes Journey
to Los Angeles

At Temple Baptist church worship
ing in the Auditorium T"~dev the Rev.
Harold Pattlson of Hartford, Conn,
will supply the pulpit for DR.. Burdette.
Mr.. Pattison has been on vacation
trip from his passionate with the First
Baptist church of Hartford, and is now
on his return to the east. He came
west via the Canadian Pacific, spent
some time roughing it with Canadian
lumber Jacks" took tour with en-
gineers building a new government rail-
road in the Canadian northwest, and
then came south along the coast.
Mr.. Pattison, who is an eloquent
speaker, preached one Sunday in the
Plymouth Congregational church of
Seattle, and supplied DR.. Brougher's
pulpit in the White Temple. the great
Baptist church in Portland. Coming
on down toward the Golden state, Mr..
Pattison preached for the Rev. Mr..
Vosburg of the First Baptist church
in Oakland, and journeyed by easy
stages to Los Angeles, where he ar
rived Thursday evening. He is writ
ing an account of his travels daily for
the Hartford Times, one of the best
known New England papers.
DR.. Pattison is the son of the late
DR.. T. H. Pattison, who was professor
of homiletics for twenty-five years at
the Rochester Baptist Theological sem
mary. He follows along the line of
his father in theological work and is
one of the strongest preachers in the
New England states. He has two
brothers in the ministry, one of whom
is associate pastor of the Spurgeon
Tabernacle in London.
Rev. DR.. Pattison went to his first
pastorate, large church in Hartford,
Conn, soon after his graduation He
has remained with that church for over
thirteen years, and has built 1t up
until today it is one of the largest
Baptist churches in the east. He has
an assistant pastor, and several women
visitors. Aside from the regular church
services there is a strong Italian mis-
sion and a Sunday afternoon service
for tramps, which is very remarkable
meeting.
"Three Tests" Is Topic
Tomorrow morning DIR. Pattison will
speak on "Three Tests" and In the
evening his subject will be 1.-THE Home
ly Quality of Doggedness."
A new feature of the church life is
the recent proposal to start a Sunday
morning prayer meeting between the
Bible school session and the church
services. The Bible class taught by
Professor Schliemann is taking the lead
in the matter and all the members OF
the church are to be invited to attend
this morning meeting to pray for the
spiritual uplift of the church and the
community.
Wednesday evening the usual mid
week prayer meeting of the church Will
be led by DR.. Burdette, who is expect
ed back Monday afternoon. 1t Will pc
a welcome home to the pastor and VIII
also be observed as the regular monthly
| covenant meeting of the church.
Friday at 2:30 o'clock the Women
union of Temple Baptist church will
hold its first opening meeting for the
fall and winter work. The meeting
will be presided over by Mrs. Edwin
r. Brown, the wife of the associate pas
tor. Mrs. w. A. Price will lead the de-
votional meeting, and special musical
and missionary features will be given.
DR.. Burt Estes Howard, the former
pastor of the First Unitarian church,
leaves today for Stanford university to
take up his work as member of the
faculty. DR.. Howard will return to
preach in the First church on Septem-
Der 6, 20 and 81. Rev. DR.. Dodson of
the First Unitarian church of st. Louis
will preach Sunday, September IL. The
church is now in communication With
an eastern clergyman with the view
of securing a successor to DR.. Howard.
On the first Monday in September the
Presbyterian Ministers association will
resume IT'S UlSGLlA6S dLlCL LILO oQiAliAiCA
vacation. The meetings will be held
in the Bible institute the coming year.
Rev. w. D. Lands, pastor Of the
Westlake Presbyterian church, VIII
preach tomorrow morning on "Our EN-
blazoned Standard" and at the $3.50
o'clock vesper service on 1.-THE Joy of
the Communion Table"
Rev. e. l.. Howe, rector of Epiphany
Episcopal church, is expected to return
today from his vacation.
viii Organize Churchc
This evening a new Methodist church
will be organized by DR.. A. w. Adktn-
son at the corner of Thirty eighth place
and Normandie avenue as the result of
evangelistic services conducted by
Evangelist H. d. Kennedy and wife.
The portable church formerly used by
the Belvedere Heights church will be
erected next week on the corner of
Brighton avenue and Thirty-nintn
street for the use of the new congrega-
ton. Bishop Hamilton raised the funds
for the first payment on the new site.
DR.. Atkinson will officiate tomorrow
afternoon at 8 o'clock at the Belvedere
Heights church, corner First street and
Townsend avenue, of which Rev. H. d.
Bimmott Is pastor.
'What Church to join will be the
subject of Rev. G. E. Foster tomorrow
morning at the Newman Methodist
church In the evening he will speak
on "Our Condition and Need of the
Whole Gospel"
Rev. A. w. Atkinson district super
intendent, will preach at both services
tomorrow at the First Methodist
| church DR.. C. e. Locke. the new pas
tor, will arrive next Wednesday and
will preach at the services next Sun
day A committee has been. appointed
TO meet DR.. Locke and his family at
the train A reception will be rendered
them later.
Rev. Arthur S. Phelps. pastor Of the
Central Baptist church, will continue
his series of vacation sermons tomor-
row evening on sermons IN stones.
DIR. Warren f. Day, pastor emeritus
of the First Congregational church, will
breach tomorrow morning on THE
| Greatness of Little Things" and at the
| o'clock vesper service Will speak on
| Goods Gentleness to Us"
A gospel song service in memory OF
the late Evangelist Sankey will be held
| Sunday evening at the East Los An
geles Baptist church, corner Workman
and Manitou streets. A sketch OF his
| life will be given, the hymns Will be OF
his composition and Miss Brewer Will
sing Ninety and Nine"
Mr.. Mills to Speak
Benjamin Fay Mills will address a
Fellowship rally meeting at Blanchard
hall Sunday at II o'clock on the sub
ject "The New Revelation" This VIII
be Mr.. Mills last address in Los An
geles for some time, as he leaves al
most Immediately for San francisco,
where he begins a series of evangelstic
services which win continue for several
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