Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-19
PLANNING FOR
M. M.E.CONFERENCE
IMPORTANT EVENT IN LOCAL
CHURCH CIRCLES
Reception to Bishop Warren, Who
VIII Preside, Scheduled for Tues
day-other News Of Re-
IIgIous Work


The important event in Methodist
churches during the year, the annual
conference, will be opened next Tues
day evening at the Firch church of the
denomination with a reception to
Bishop Warren, whose official resi-
dence is in Denver and who Is to pre-
side over the conference.
The conference sessions will be
opened Wednesday morning, to con-
tinue during the week with official
sessions. There will also be the usual
anniversary sessions and the meetings
of the various auxiliaries of the con-
ference, which are feature OF CONFER
ence week.
A week from Sunday Bishop Warren
will preach at the First church at the
morning service, and that afternoon
the remodeled Boyle Heights Metho-
dist church will be dedicated.
1t is expected by those in position
to know that there will be an unusually
large number of pastoral changes for
the coming year.
Following the morning service to-
morrow at the Bethesda Presbyterian
church a congregational meeting Will
be held to unite with the pastor, Rev.
j. N. Newell, in a petition to the pres
bytery to dissolve the pastoral rela-
| tions which have been mutually en-
| joyed for the past fourteen years. Rev.
Mr.. Newell will preach at the morning
service on Election" as 1t appears in
| the call of a pastor in the Presbyterian
church.
Rev. William Horace Day, pastor of
the First Congregational church. will
return today from the east, where ne
| has been spending his vacation ana
giving a series of Bible lectures. DR..
| Day will preach at the morning SER
vice tomorrow and also at the o'clock
vesper service.
| The Presbyterian Brotherhood of the
| Westlake church was entertained last
Monday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. John e. Minton, 800 West
Seventeenth street. The Ladies Social
| guild of this church was entertained
| last Thursday by Mrs. Lucy Gird at
her home. corner of Fifth and Ardmore
avenues.
Bride and Bridegroom Converted
The Epworth league of the Newman
Methodist church gave social In the
| church last Thursday evening. Rev.
| G.. E. Foster, pastor of this church, VIII
close a successful conference year. Al
a wedding last Tuesday evening ne eI-
fected five conversions preceding the
ceremony, including the bride ana
| groom. - 49,
| pastor. Rev. Robert j. Burdette, VIII
occupy his pulpit both morning ana
evening. The morning service Will pe
a ''hallelujah service" commemoratlns
the completion of five years of organi-
cation of the church. The sermon VIII
be 'sWork, Glory and Beauty"
In the Bible school, which meets al
ls
i dav will be observed by specially pre-
| pared exercise of Mrs. Pinkham's class
in costumes representing the various
nationalities constituting the popula
tion of the United States. These yount
ladies have been drilled by Rev. Loul:
A. Gould and will give a very enter
tanning presentation of the Home mis-
sion problem. ,x,a,,o,-
ary day at the Temple Baptist SUNDAY
school. r. T. Woodruff, superintendent.
The exercises will begin promptly al
a.3O There will be an exercise In cos
tune by scholars of the school under
| the title of IAN American Girls OPP
nortunity." Miss Theodore Gordon'
daughter of the late DR.. A. j.. Gordon
| of Boston, will appear in SWedlsn cos
| ture and represent the Swedes VINO
come to this country. Miss Anna Mur-
dock. secretary for the Women's Bap-
! fist Home Mission society, will speak
about "The immigrants Children.
Rev L. A. Gould, missionary super
intendent of the school, Will explain q
| nicture of "An italian Rag Plcker )
Home" A missionary library VIII pe
inaugurated. Ill, oo,,-
tinua his series of sermons on "A Greal
Tourney" the subject to be discussed
| sunday evening being "Your Compan-
The ordinance of baptism will be ad-
ministered at the beginning OF tne
| evening service. Last wednesday even
| ing eleven were received, bringing tne
total membership of the church up 10
ooo If is expected that next Wednes-
dav enough new members Will pe
wrought in to make the total numper
over 1000. and from present lnolcatioils
tbe work will probably not stop put
cnntinue on into the coming Torrey
| campaign. C,,a
The associate pastor breaches sun
day morning at the Echo PARK pralicn @
on "God and Commerce. MISS Staue 49,
packard will sing contralto solo, tnus
adding much to the attracttVeness OF
| the mission service.
To Observe Red Letter Day
y Wednesday is to be red-letter day
for the Temple BapIlSl chui Sh. -
the fifth annual business meetlns "
| the church and there will be a specla
| service and social meeting from
| o'clock on, Wednesday AFTERNOON.
supper will be served free to all mem
hers of the church at O'CLOCK py tpe
ladies of the Women's union, ana tne
| transaction of the annual business WI
he held in the evening at 1:SO. Inc
business will consist of the election ol
pastors and officers Of the cnurch
aThe Feast of the Tabernacles" is the
name given to this meeting.
An old-time experience service VIII DC
| held at the Union Rescue mission TINS
evening. George w. Trotter. the super
intendent, will speak tomorrow evening
on "Is 1t Well with Thee?"
"aow the Inner Light Came" Will DC
tha tonic of Rev. w. d. Lands, pastor
Of the Westlake Presbyterian church.
| tornorrow morning. A week from to-
morrow he will preach on How the
Inner Light Failed" At the evening
service tomorrow the subject VIII De
1.-THE Sense of Sin."
Rev. A. S. Phelps will address the
lY. W. C. A. educational rally next
| Tuesday on "a Fringe of Gold"
Special interest is attached to- the
meeting for men at the new building
Of the Young Mems Christian associa-
tion. 721 South Hope street, to be heid
on Sunday at $50 p. m. in the auditorl-
nm, The subject to be discussed VIII
! he s1rhe Great Election Now on" Inc
question who men are voting for and
whv will be discussed by the general
| saoso+arv n n T11ther The Y. M. G.