Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-18
TO GIVE
CHRISTMAS AID
ARMY AND VOLUNTEERS TO
HELP THE POOR
WILL BESToW HOLIDAY CHEER
IN MANY WAYS
Needy Families VIII Receive Well
Filled Baskets of Good Food Pur-
chased from Funds Collected
at Street Corners


mas day. Kettles suspended from tri-
pods are stationed on the streets by
the Army while the Volunteers are
using imitation brick chimneys as the
means of attracting the attention of
the holiday crowds and securing the
funds that will be necessary to carry
on their good work.
The Army and the Volunteers will
distribute baskets of food on Friday,
each expecting to distribute about
250 baskets with food in each for a
family of five. The Army will dis
tribute it's baskets at Corps No. 2,
121 wilmington street, while the Vol
unteers viii have it's depot at the
headquarters, 1913 East First street.
On Christmas evening a tree will
be given to the poor children when
toys, fruits and candies will be dis
tributed, while to the very needy
orders for clothing will be given.
To Serve Many Dinners
In addltion to It's basket dinners
distributed the Salvation Army viii
serve a dinner to about 1000 persons at
its Corps No. /, 431 South Hill street,
on Christmas day, beginning at II
o'clock noon. The following Wednes
day evening a Christmas tree will be
given to the poor children at which
toys and fruits, candy and clothing
will be distributed.
Both organizations are depending
largely on contributions during the
coming week in order to purchase the
necessary articles for the poor fam
lilies whose records they have investi-
gated.
Pastor Receives Great Honors
Rev, William Horace Day, pastor of
the First Congregational church, has
received the honor to be chosen one
of the 1100 delegates to the great in
ternational world missionary confer
ence to be held at Edinburgh, Scot
land, next June. This will be the third
of the conferences, the first having
been held in London in 1888, and the
second in New York in 1900 The pur-
pose is to plan ways and means for
a great forward movement for the
spread of the Christian religion DR..
Day is planning to attend the con-
vention and will be accompanied by
Mrs. Day.
DIR. Day will conduct the Christmas
exercises Sunday when he will preach
at the morning service on Behold,
Bring You Good Tidings of Great JOY"
"The Star in the East" will be the
evening subject.
Arranees Special Music
The choir of the church has ar
ranged a special musical program un-
der the direction of w. Il. Skeele, or
ganist and director. At the morning
service three groups Of Christmas car
OILS will be sung, ancient, modern and
old English compositions. In the
evening the Congregational Choral
club will assist in the cantata,
christmas Tidings." The regular
choir and club will be assisted by
several well known musicians.
"Perils That Beset Christians" will
be the Sunday morning topic of Rev.
William MacCormaek, dean and rec
tor of st. Paul's pro-cathedral The
evening subject will be Does God
Tempt Men?"
To Tell Christmas Stories
DR.. Charles Edward Locke will con-
duct Christmas services at the First
Methodist Episcopal church Sunday. In
the morning his subject will be THE
True Meaning of Christmas. In the
evening DR.. Locke viii tell Christmas
stories and the great chorus choir will
sing Handers Messiah" concluding
with the majestic "Hallelujah Chorus"
Rev. p. S. Henson, d. D., supply
at the Temple Baptist church, Will
speak Sunday morning on "The Crown
ing Grace" At night his subject will
be 1.-THE Tug of Two Worlds"
Reynold e. Blight, minister of the
Los Angeles Fellowship, will speak on
"The Spiritual Significance of the Air
ship" in Blanchard hall, 233 South
Broadway, at IL o'clock. The public
is cordially invited.
Rev. A. ]. Wells of San Francisco,
formerly of Los Angeles, will speak at
the First Unitarian church, 925 South
Flower street, at the Sunday morning
service on "The Immanence of God.
Mr.. Wells is visiting with his daughter,
Mrs. Judge Conrey.
"Fine Grains of Corn" will be the
tonic of Rev. A. B. ,Prichard, pastor of
the Central Presbyterian church, sun
day evening.
To Preach Closing Sermons
At the First Baptist church DR..
Henry will occupy his pulpit at both
Sunday In the morning he
will discuss 1.-THE Very Best Work in
the World" and in the evening his
subject will be "The Hurricane that
Sweeps Through He'll" This Will be
DR.. Henry's last Sunday but one. All
the meetings are being very largely at
tended. "Our Christmas Gift Will be
the topic for discussion at the Young
People's meeting. Preparations are
being made to give the pastor and his
family great farewell reception on
the evening of December 30 At the
service tomorrow night, Charles A,
Potts will sing, and next week 1t is
expected Professor and Mrs. Billhorn,
who are to accompany DR.. Henry on
his tour around the world. will be
present to aid in the services,
The topic of William J. Murphy's ad-
dress at Blanchard hall Sunday even
ing, before the Francis Murphy Cos
pei Temperance association, will be
"I,o owe Is the Force that Wins" c. !
Ewing of Pasadena will sing.
The retreat for the men of the parish !
of ST. Vincent de Paul which has been
conducted during the week by Rev /
Father Shaw will close with the service |
evening, at which Father
Shaw will preach and give the papal |
The mission for the chill
dren of the parish Will open at the |
church Sunday afternoon at $3.50 |
o'clock, to continue until Wednesday |
afternoon with services at a. m. and |
8 80 p. m. daily
Rt. Rev. Mgr. Harnett will preach |
at tile 1890 o'clock mass Sunday |
morning at the cathedral of st. Vib-
lana. Father Brady will preach at the |
evening service.
o. D. Conrey will give an Illustrated |
lecture this evening at the City Union |
Rescue mission, SOS e. Fifth street. j.
B. Holly will speak at the Sunday |
evening service, when Mrs. G. d. |
Chadd will render vocal solos.
'sPower for All" will be the Sunday |
morning tonic of Rev. A. s. PHELPS