Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-20
LABRADOR MEDICAL
MISSIONARY COMES
WILL TELL OF HIS WORK IN
FROZEN NORTH
Several Churches Will Have Special
Services Sunday in Honor of
Washingtons Birthday.
Church Notes

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Great interest is being manifested in
the visit of DR.. Wilfred T. Grenfen
medical missionary among the deep sea
fishermen of Labrador. DR.. Grenfell
will arrive in Los Angeles today and
will address three congregations Sun
day. At the morning service he Will
speak at the Emmanuel Presbyterian
church and at 1920 o'clock will address
a mass meeting for men under the
auspices of the Y. M. c. A. at tht
First Methodist church. In the evening
DR.. Grenfell will speak at the First
Congregational church and will illus
trate his address with stereopticon
views Of the coast and the fishermen
among whom he works.
DR.. Grenfell has already established
five free hospitals, an orphanage and
a hospital ship for his work along 200(
miles Of rocky, barren coast of Labra-
dor He is devoting his entire time this
winter to lecturing in the states in or
der to raise money to carry on his
work among the fishermen Of the frozen
north.
When navigation is possible DR.
Grenfell forces his hospital ship
through the ice from settlement e
settlement, healing the sick and minis
tering to their souls. When the ice
packs prevent this he travels hundreds
Of miles along the coast by dog team.
Decorated by King
In a personal interview two years
ago DR.. GrenfeI was created companion
to st. Michael and St. George by King
Edward and Oxford honored him with
the only degree of M. D. which that
university has ever bestowed.
During the week DR.. Grenfell will
visit the nearby cities and will speak
at the various educational institutions
and on Thursday evening will be the
honored guest at a banquet to be given
at $50 o'clock by the Church fedora
ton in the new federation club rooms
This will be the first large social event
in the new club rooms, and invitations
have been extended to the pastors OF
the city. the federation council and
members of the federation. This affair
will be for men only.
DR.. GrenfelPs program will be as fol
lows: Pomona college, Claremont
p. M, Tuesday; Pasadena high school,
$3.50 a. M; Pasadena board of trade
noon luncheon; Pasadena Twilight
club, $50 p. m; Wednesday, Pomona
college, IL a. M; reception at the Glen
wood, Riverside, p. M; Thursday
University of Southern California 9:5C
a. M; high school and Polytechnic
high school; federation banquet, 6:3C
p. M; Friday, ThrOop institute, Pasa-
dena, $3.50 a. m; Occidental college, II
a. M; luncheon by Medical society at
Hotel Maryland, Pasadena = Pomona,
p. m; Saturday, banquet at Redlands
$50 p. M; Sunday, First Methodist
church, IL a. M; First Presbyterian
church, 7:30 p. m.
Americas Divine Mission
DR.. Henry, pastor of the First Bap-
tist church, will speak Sunday morn
ing on "Will America Fulfill Her Divine
Mission?" and in the evening will con-
duct a Washington memorial service
at which he will speak on washing
tons Counsel: Put None but Ameri-
cans on Guard" This will be a mes
sage on Americanism. Patriotic music
Will be rendered and the ordinance OF
baptism will be administered
The first of a series of neighborhood
SOcialS will be held this week at the
home of Mrs. James, 1415 Bond street
There is. great rejoicing over the fact
that DIR. Henry has declined the call
to Vancouver, B. c., and is to continue
his work with the First Baptist church
of this city. The meeting on Wednes-
day night, when DR.. Henry announced
his decision, was crowded, and the en-
thusiasm was so great that it was
necessary to continue the meeting until
nearly 10 p. M, when the people filed
out, giving the pastor and his family
their congratulations and pledging
their loyal support for the future. DR.
Henry hopes to devote his Immediate
attention to the organization of the
men into brotherhood Or club for
more effective service, and also to re-
organize the mission work of the
church.
Daily noon services will be held dur
ing Lent by the Brotherhood of st. An.
drew at the Exposition theater 32C
South Main street, from 12.10 to 1913
o'clock, beginning next Wednesday
These services are for men.
Missionary Convention
A well attended missionary conven
ton opened yesterday morning at the
Bible institute under the auspices o.
the Foreign Missionary society of the
Free Methodist church. The conven.
tion will close Sunday evening. Bish
op Sellew of jamestown, N. Y, who
has just returned from a tour of the
world, spoke last night on Japan anC
India" The program for today will
be as follows:
Morning-Prayer service, Rev. J. B
Roberts; Our Schools and Missions
Prof. J. o. Cole; Mothers and Mis-
sions,' Mrs. Jennie Sellew; my Moth.
er's Influence Bishop Sellew.
Afternoon-Junior missionary serv-
ice; song service, Mrs. C. r. Free
land; Children in Morocco" Elarbt
NJ. Selma dressed in native costume)
Children on Our Mission Field" Mrs
Jennie Sellew; 'Esquimo Children
Child in Esquimo costume); Mrs. Othe
Thomas; explanation of missionary
curios, Bishop Sellew.
EVening-Praise service, Mrs. N T.
Snider; "Olive Branch Mission" Mrs
n. L. Snider; mission Work in Alas.
ka," Mrs. Otha Thomas; "Missior
Work Among the Colored People of the
South.'' Bishop Sellew
Religion and Health'' will be the
Sunday morning topic Of Rev. L. G
Morris, rector OF ST. Johns Episcopa
church. Beginning March 8, Rev. Mr.
Morris will reorganize the Emmanue
class Of the parish and will repeat his
lectures given during the recent stormy
weather, as many we're unable to at.
tend the lectures. Much interest is be.
ing manifested in this class.
Rev. w. D. Lapdis. pastor of the