Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-20

tions. The proceeds were for the bene-
fit of the church
The communion service will be OBJ
served Sunday morning at the Central
Presbyterian church. In the evening
Rev. A. B. Prichard, the pastor, will
continue his sermons on THE Progress
of Divine Revelation" taking for his
topic 1.-The Messianic Kingdom"
To Lecture on Africa
Rev. w. P. Dodson. for twenty-five
years missionary to Angola, South
west Africa, will give a stereopticon
lecture in the First Methodist church
Tuesday evening, descriptive of the
conditions and historical landmarks of
Africa, as well as the mission work be-
ing accomplished. Rev. Mr.. Dodson
has large number of stereopticon
views which he will show, including
views of the places visited by Living
stone, and an authentic photograph of
the southern cross" Rev. and Mrs.
Dodson are planning to return to their
work in Africa, leaving their six chill
dren in England.
Bishop Conaty will off1ciate at the
confirmation of a large class of children
Sunday morning at 1920 o'clock at st.
Patricks church, and at a like cere-
mony at p. m. at st. Thomas church.
Monday the bishop goes to the northern
on American Ideals" Tuesday evening
at San Jose, and on Wednesday morn
ing will address the normal school stu
dents at that city. The following Sun
day Bishop Conaty will officiate at the
services at the Fresno church.
The retreat given for the members of
the Altar society of the Cathedral of St.
Vibiana closed yesterday the feast of
st. Joseph with special services. Fa-
Their Sasha, S. J., of San Francisco con-
! Quoted the retreat. Father Donlevy
will preach at the 1920 o'clock mass
Sunday morning and Father Dillon will
deliver the evening sermon.
Bishop Conaty off1ciated at the recep-
ton held yesterday morning at st.
Mary's academy, when one sister was
professed and one received into the no
vitiate, The ceremony was held in the
academy chapel. This morning Bishop
Conaty will profess six sisters at the
Hollywood convent. the ceremony to
take place at o'clock.
"BibIe as Literature"
1.-The Bible as Literature" will be the
subject of an address by Mrs. Garrett
Newkirk of Altadena at the Y. w. G.
A. Yesper service Sunday at 4 o'clock.
Dramatic readings from the Old and
New Testaments will be given by Miss
Margaret Janet Stewart and Miss Lou
Use Crawford of Pasadena.
The usual Murphy gospel temper
ance meeting will be held in the Blan-
chard hall Sunday night. Thomas E.
Murphy of Philadelphia, brother of W.
j. Murphy, will be the principal speak
err. A choir of thirty voices will sing.
Tom Murphy. the young temperance
advocate, will hold a meeting at the
stockade and address the prisoners on
Sunday afternoon. More than $50 have
signed the Murphy pledges during the
past three months.
Second Church of Christ, Scientist,
will hold the usual services tomorrow
at II a. m. and p. m. at Simpson audi
forum, 734 South Hope street. The
| lesson sermon will be from the Christ
ian Science Quarterly, the subject being
Matter" The reading will be from
the Bible, with correlative passages
from the Christian Science textbook,
| Science and Health, with Key to the
/ Scriptures"