Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-03
PATRIOTISM TO
FURNISH THEME
CHURCHES WILL OBSERVE
FOURTH OF JULY SUNDAY
SERMONS APPROPRIATE TO DAY
WILL BE PREACHED
Ediflees Generally viii Be Decorated
with American Flags, and Music
Rendered VIII Breathe Inc
dependence Spirit

Patriotism will be the keynote Sun
day in nearly all the churches Of Los
Angeles, both in song and sermon.
Flags, large and small, will be used
to decorate the edifces, and that en-
blem win be the theme for the pro-
grams.
Aside from the observance of the
Fourth at st Paurs pro-cathedral,
the day will mark the return of DR..
j. Wilkins, its former dean and rector,
who is In Los Angeles for few weeks.
The Fourth win be celebrated in
Boyle Heights NJ ,nodist church In con-
nection with It's anniversary, and sun
day the quarter century celebration
will be observed with patriotic music
and addresses.
The day will be generally observed
in all the churches.
Mayor Alexander will deliver a short
address Sunday evening at the patriot
ic service to be held In the First Chris
tian church. Other speakers will be
James G. Warren, Elvin j. Curry and
Rev. A. c. Smither, the pastor. Special
patriotic music will be rendered ana
the church will be decorated with
American flags Our Lamps Going
Out" will be the morning subject of
Rev. Mr.. Smither at this church
Doing" will be the Sunday morning
subject of Rev. Will A. Knighten at
the Union Avenue Methodist church.
The evening subject will be The
Steadfast Purpose"
Rev. Dana w. Bartlett of Bethleham
institutions, with a group of aliens,
will conduct a patriotic service Sun
day evening at the University Metho-
dist church.
Patriotism to Be Prominent
A Fourth of July patriotic service
will be held at the First Methodist
Episcopal church Sunday evening DIR.
Charles Edward Locke's subject will be
1.-THE Man with the Flag; or Have
We a National Religion?" The musi-
cal program will consist in part, of the
national songs of the world in the
original: Germany, "The Watch on the
Rhine;" Wales, Land of My Fathers"
France, "Marseillaise;" Italy, viva
Italia" and others. DIR. Locke will
preach In the morning on the subject
Light and Duty"
DR.. William Horace Day, pastor of
the First Congregational church, will
preach at the Sunday morning service
on 1.-THE Meaning of Suffering" In the
evening a patriotic service will be held
The third week In July DR.. Day will
leave for his vacation, which he will
pass in the high Sierras. Dr. Day is
planning to climb Mt. Whitney. Dur
ing his absence the pulpit will be sup
piled by DIR. Hughet of Galesburg, Ill;
Rev. Willard Thorp of San Diego and
DIR. Meredith of Pasadena.
Saturday July 10, the First Congre-
gational church will observe the forty
second anniversary of the founding of
the church with an outing at Balboa
beach, Dinner will be served at the
inn.
Combined with patriotic services, the
Boyle Heights Methodist church will
celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary
of its organization with special pro-
grams Sunday At the morning SER
vice Rev. p. II. Bresee, a former pas
tor of the church, and founder and
present head of the Pentecostal Church
of the Nazarene, will preach the SER
mon. In the evening Rev. d. II. Gil
Ian, a former pastor, will preach the
sermon. Patriotic music will be rem
dered. Rev. Alfred Inwood, the pastor,
will have charge of the services. Fri
day evening a congregational social
was held in connection with the an
niyersary.