Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
WILL CELEBRATE
CHRISTMAS DAY
ELABORATE PLANS MADE FOR
SPECIAL EVENTS
MANY CHURCHES POSTPONE
SERVICES UNTIL SUNDAY
Prominent Features Of Exercises Will
Be Excellent Musical Programs
Rendered, Conducted by
Efficient Leaders

Christmas day, but the majority Of the
Protestant churches have postponed
their special Christmas services until
tomorrow and In many of the churches
elaborate plans have been made for
the observance of the day. Special
musical programs will be one of the
features of the day in all the churches
and elaborate decorations, suggestive
of the holiday season, will add to the
beauty of the services.
The spirit of giving, which has been
a marked one in many of the churcheS
for the last few years is being es
pecially emphasized this year and al
most every Sunday school has col
lected provisions and presents to be
distributed among the needy and des-
titute. Several are entertaining the
orphans at their churches.
Will Organize Church
The new Pilgrim Congregational
church will be formally organized
Sunday afternoon at a service to be
held at o'clock In Bucks hall, Forty
seventh street and Vermont avenue.
Rev. William Horace Day pastor of
the First Congregational church will
preach the sermon and Rev. J. l..
Maile, pastor at large for Southern
California, Will offer the prayer of
conservation. Rev. j. II. Mallows Will
welcome the church to the fellowship
of the Congregational churches and
Rev. William Davis will give the
charge to the new church. The fol-
lowing are the officers of the new
church: Pastor C. r. Small; deaconS,
IL. c. Cook, j. c. Wight; clerk. A.
Cooper; treasurer. e. Davis. Trustees,
Messrs. Jones, Cook, Davis, Cooper,
Wight, Mole and Small.
Ushers In New Members
Emmanuel Presbyterian church ush-
cred In Christmas week with the re-
ception of seyenty-five new members
and the largest attendance at any
quarterly communion in the history
of the church The mid-week meeting
was devoted to exercises commemor-
ative Of the Christmas festival, with
an address by the pastor, "a Christ
mas Journey Around the World" The
Sunday school entertainment Thurs
day evening at the Womens club
house was a delightful rendition of
the Christmas cantata, with Santa
at the Pole" under the direction of
Alexander Garroway. More than fifty
people took part Large quantities or
provisions for distribution among the
poor of the city were brought by the
children and others who attended. DR..
Hugh *. Walker will speak briefly in
the morning on "The New Opportun-
ity of the Common Life" and in the
evening on Turning Base Metal into
Gold.'
To Celebrate Anniversary
The one hundred and twenty-fifth
anniversary of the organization OF
American Methodism will be celebrat-
ed with a watchnight service next
Friday evening at the First Methodist
church. DR.. Charles Edward Locke,
pastor of the church, will make an ad-
dress on John Wesley"
The Christmas celebration of the
City Union Rescue mission will be
held this evening. while Sunday morn
ing will be set apart for the Sunday
school exercises. The Fishermen's
club of the Bible institute will conduct
the Sunday evening service and on
Monday evening German Tufts, Jr.,
general superintendent of the Hima-
layan Christian colony, will give an
address.
The First Unitarian church and Sum
day school will unite in Christmas
service Sunday morning at which Rev.
L. stanton Hodgin, the pastor Will
preach on 1.-THE Great Christmas Gift
A sGINlSO VIII bN iSiN
this morning at 1920 o'clock at the
Church of the Messiah, Washington
street and Ven Ness avenue. Rev.
Stanley Ross Fisher, the pastor. will
preach on THE Origin and Signifi-
cence of Our Christmas Customs"
"When Shall War cease?"
DR.. Charles Edward Locke. pastor
of the First Methodist Episcopal
church, will preach Sunday morning
on the subject, "Barabbas or Christi"
In the evening there will be the an
nual Christmas program by the Sun
day school, There will be Christmas
music with selections from 1.-THE Mes
siah," and DR.. Locke will speak on the
subject, "On Earth Peace; or, When
Shall Wars Cease?"
The Los Angeles Fellowship will
hold a special Christmas celebration at
Blanchard hall, 233 South Broadway, at
II o'clock. Reynold e. Blight. the
minister, will speak on "The Conquer
ing Christ" There will be a special
program of music by Miss Helen
Tape, soprano; Miss Anita Vennum,
violinist, and Miss Anna Tape, plan
list. All seats free.
VIII Administer Sacrament
Bishop Johnson will administer the
sacrament of confirmation at the
Church of the Ascension Sunday even
ing. The bishop will also preach the
sermon.
Rev. L. F. Laverty will preach at
both services Sunday at the Bethesda
Presbyterian church. The morning
subject will be "The Glory Light" and
Leading" The Christmas exercises of
the Sunday school will be held Monday
evening.
At the First Baptist church Sunday
DR.. ]. @. A. Henry will preach his last
sermons as pastor of this church. They
will be appropriate to the Christmas
season and also to the conclusion of his
in this city. His morning
theme will be, 1.-THE Last Christmas, or
Signs of His Coming" His evening
topic will be, Checking Up for the
Last Time" At the evening service
a large number of converts will be
baptized Special music will be rem
dered during the day, and at the
Young Peoples meeting at 6:15 Robert
c. Root, Pacific coast secretary of the
Peace society, will speak
on 1.-The Spirit of Christmas and the
Worlds Peace"
Will Do EvangeIistic Work
AS is generally known, Dr. Henry
his important pastorate
here in order to devote himself to
evangelistic work. He is no stranger
to this field of Christian service. Dur
ing all the years of his pastoral labors
he has rendered much special service
in the ministry by soul-winning effort.
In addition to this he passed nearly six
years in an evangelistic campaign in
Great Britain, which in point Of the