Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-29
TO OBSERVE
LENTEN= TIDE
CATHOLICS AND EPlscoPALIANs
WILL HOLD SERVICES
SPECIAL COURSES OF SERMONS
TO BE DELIVERED
Several Churches In Los Angeles
Presbytery Are Looking for Pas
tors to Supply Vacancies
Caused by designations

with the observance of Ash Wednes-
day. which will occur next Wednesday,
the penitential season of Lent VIII De
opened in the Catholic and EplScopal
churches and special services Will mark
the season, eliminating in holy week
and Easter Sunday.
In all the churches of these denom-
nations elaborate programs have been
arranged for the services and special
courses of sermons will be delivered.
At the Cathedral of st. Vibiana
ashes will be blessed Wednesday at
o'clock by Bishop Conaty, followed by
a. solemn high mass. In the evening
Bishop Conaty will preach sermon.
at which service ashes vii lalso De
distributed Beginning the first sun
day of Lent a mission will be given
at the cathedral by Jesuit priests, to
continue two weeks.
At st. Vincent's the ashes Will be
blessed at the solemn mass at l0
o'clock. at which Rev. e. A. Antlll,
= M will preach the sermon. Rev.
s d. ]. Hurley, c. NJ, will preach at
+he vesper service at T:45 o'clock. Dur
ing Lent there will be stations OF the
cross each Wednesday afternoon at
3:30 o'clock and each Friday evening
at 7:45 o'clock. wednesday at d. III.
there will be the distribution of ashes
at the Plaza church. Wednesday even
ings the stations of the cross will be
in Snanish. and Friday evenings in
english. A class for first communion
and confirmation will be organized.
Ashes will be blessed Wednesday at
3 o'clock at St Mary's church, ana VIII
also be distributed before the evening
service Each Wednesday evening
there will be rosary, sermon and bene-
dictiou. A first communion ana con-
firmation class will be organized TO
meet each afternoon, excepting sat
urday.
services will be held Wednesday, FIJI
day and Sunday evenings.
Rectorate to Close
Lent at st. Paurs pro-cathedral will
mark the closing of the rectorate OF
Rev. J. ]. Wilkins, whose resignation
will take effect Easter Sunday. ASH
Wednesday communion will be cele-
brated at 7:30 and 10 a. M, with an
evening service at 7:45 o'clock. Daily
services will be held at $3.50 o'clock.
Each Tuesday morning communion
will be celebrated at 1880, with evening
prayer and address at 4:3O. Wednes-
days services will be held at 1880 a.
M 4:30 and 7:45 p. m, and Ihurs-
days at 1880, $50 and 10 a. M, with
afternoon services at 4. Bishop John
son viii deliver a course of Thursday
evening addresses to the Daughters
of the King and women of the parish
in the parish house hall. Friday serv-
ices will be at 7:30 a. M, 4:SO and 7:45
D. m. Saturday communion will be
celebrated at $3.50 a. M, with aIter-
noon service at 4:3O.
BEGINNING Thursday and continuing
daily throughout Lent, short addresses
will be delivered to business men at
ST. Pauls from 1910 to 1890 by the
Rev. Afford A. Butler, d. d. The
1F addresses will
be "Christ's Answer to Life's Prob
lems., The speaker will handle some
of the most vital and burning ques-
tions of the day now being discussed
by laymen.
DR.. Buffers name is we'll known to
members of the Episcopal church ooth
as a great and successful worker IN
the early days of the missionary work
of the church, and also for the share
he had in assisting DR.. Huntington
build up what is now known as st.
Bartholomew house. OF later years
DIR. Butler has held the position of
warden of Seabury Divinity school, is
at present devoting much of his time
to the bettermen of Sunday schools.
DR. Butler will speak on the follow
ing subjects: "Why Am Here?'
"What Am l Here For?" THE Need
of Temptation" Denial of Self or
God" "How to Conquer Temptation" "
Tyranny of the Flesh" What Is Sin?"
and 1.-The Slavery of Sim"
At Christ church Ash Wednesday
will be observed with communion at
7:3O a. m., and lltany and sermon at
1890 O'Clock. During Lent services
viii be held Tuesdays and Thursdays
at D. M, and Wednesdays and Fri
days at 1880 p. m.
Wednesday afternoons a litany serv-
ice will be held at 4:30 o'clock at st.
Marks church. Friday evenings serv-
ices will be held at s o'clock.
ST. Matthias chapel will observe the
Lenten season with Wednesday even
ing services and musical services on
Sunday evenings, followed by short
meditation.
Looking for Pastors
Four of the Presbyterian churches
of Los Angeles are now looking about
for pastors, while a fifth, Calvary
church, has just secured a pastor to
take charge of the church.
The First Presbyterian church pulpit
was made vacant last Sunday by the
departure of Rev. Frank De Witt Tai
mage, following his resignation: This