Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-27
PASTOR CLOSES
CAMP PAIGN HERE
REV. J. q. A. HENRY breaches
FAREWELL SERMON
EVANGELISTlC TOUR OF ANTlP.
oDEs TO BE MADE
During Pastorate in Les Angeles He
Has Been Prominent in
Church Endeavor
Work

Rev. John Quincy Adams Henry, one
of the most popular pastors of Los
Angeles, preached his farewell sermons
as pastor of the First Baptist church
yesterday preparatory to leaving the
first of February for an extended
evangelistic tour of Australia and New
Zealand.
DR. Henry came to Los Angeles two
wears and four months ago after fiVe
years evangelistic campaign the
greater part of which was passed In
Great Britain. During his pastorate
in Los Angeles he has received $50
new members into the church and has
taken prominent part in all evan
gelistc work carried on in Los An
COLES. having been one Of the prom
inent figures in the Torrey campaign.
Previous to taking up the evangel-
s'stic work DR.. Henry had enjoyed a
unique history in his ministry. Con-
Verted at the age of Is he Immediately
began a campaign among his school
mates and secured a class of sixty
that was admitted to the church.
4 Campaign Against Crime
After being ordained he carried on a
monster campaign against crime and
vice In Chicago, being Instrumental in
a night raid that resulted in five van
loads of people being taken to police
headquarters. Later he was called TO
New York to take up temperance work
and 1t was on a three months leave of
absence that he first went to England
to take part i'm a great campaign for
pledge signers during the first year of
the new century. This proved SO sue
cessful that he remained four years in
evangelistic work.
Yesterday the farewell services were
largely attended, a class of twelve per-
sons receiving the rite of baptism at
the evening service. Next Thursday
evening the church will give formal
farewell reception to DR.. Henry and
family.
Next Sunday DR.. Henry and his
singing assistant. Prof. p. p. Bilhorn,
will begin a three weeks evangelistic
campaign in Glendale.
Missionaries to Sail
The missionaries, with their families,
will sail from San Francisco for New
Zealand and Australia on the S. S.
China February l, stopping at Homo
lulu February Z, Yokohama February
10, Toxic February 20. Kobe February
%, Nagasaki February "a, Shanghai
February &c and Hongkong March l.
March they sail for Sydney via Ma
Mia, Philippine islands, the Thursday
islands. Port Darwin, North Australia,
Townsville and Brisbane. Queensland.
arriving in Sydney March 20. After a
weeks sojourn they viii sail for Auck-
land. New Zealand. where the first big
campaign will begin April 10, after
which Wellington, Christchurch, Dune
din and other places win be visited
when work will be undertaken in many
OF the principal cities and towns OF
Australia and Tasmania. About one
year will be spent in the colonies.
From Australia 1t is undecided
whether the party will return direct
TO America or go to South Africa and
thence to Great Britain before coming
to this country.
DR.. Henry's permanent addresses will
be the Y. M. c. A.. Los Angeles; the
Y. M. c. A., sydney Australia, and
II Paternoster buildings, London, Eng.
DR.. Henry and Mrs. Henry have be-
come much attached to Los Angeles
and intend to return to this city to
make their permanent home. They
both declare that they shall speak good
words for Los Angeles on every oc-
casion.