Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-30

meetings are being held throughout
the neighborhood. Nearly a score of
/ persons are ready to unite in a church
organization. Within few weeks the
Congregational churches will be called
upon to recognize the formation of this
new church.
Beginning Sunday an evening service
will be held every sunday night at 1880
o'clock. Young people of the First
Congregational church will assist In
this opening service. Rev. G. s. Bill
lings will also make an address.
The first social and entertainment of
the year will be given in Bucks hall
next Thursday night.
Prophesy Strong Pastorate
The prospects are very good for the
development of a strong church in this
new section. The families that are
settling the tract are of the substantial
middle class, lovers of home and per-
sons who will appreciate church privl-
leges.
Rev. Mr.. Small, the new pastor, is a
graduate of Harvard university and
Hartford Theological seminary. For the
past year he has been at Harvard
studying social and educational prob
lens relative to the work of the min
istry His preparation for the work
includes also several years passed IN
the pastorate in New England.
Elect Officers
At the annual meeting of the First
Congregational church held last
Wednesday evening the following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year:
Charles H. ]. Bliss, financial secretary;
Miss c. M. Peck, assistant; r. j.
Waters, treasurer; Hugh w. Harrison,
treasurer benevolences; M. S. Averill,
L. K. Clendenon, H. r. Crowell, w. III.
Griffin, j. C. Hamilton, F. N. Pauly,
g. F. Richards, e. r. SGhrader, Il. u.
Stoors and Curtis d. Wilbur, deacons;
e. p Clark, B, H. Cass, George II.
Clark, ]. D. Nash, J. c. F. Atsatt, D.
f. Sanborn and M. r. Anderson, trus-
tees.
To Give Sermon Series
Rev William Horace Day pastor Of
the First Congregational church, will
begin a series of four sermons to young
people Sunday evening, when he will
speak on How to Have Good Time"
Dr. Days morning subject will be '"The
building, to be given each Thursday
evening Dr. Day will begin series Of
twelve lessons in a Bible teachers
training course at the Y. M. G. A.
building, to be given each Thursday
evening. The public is invited to these
lectures.
"That Boy and Girl" will be the
Sunday morning topic of Rev. A. S.
Phelps, pastor of the Central Baptist
church. In the evening DR.. Phelps will
speak on Cast Away Silver" The rite
Of baptism will be administered at both
services.
Gives Sunday Lectures
Rev. Dana Bartlett of the Bethlehem
institution is giving a series Of Sun
A.. o1 n
dena opera house on 1.-THE Church and
Its Relations to the Social Problem"
Rev. Mr.. Bartlett will speak Sunday on
THE Housing Problem" A series OF
Friday evening entertainments is be-
ing given at Bethlehem institution.
Vignes and Ducommon streets Last
evening J. r. Chase gave an illustrated
lecture on 1.-THE Yosemite and the High
Sierras." Next week the students OF
the Pasadena high school will give the
Rev. A. C. smither, pastor Of the
First Christian church, who has been
passing his vacation in the east will
return today and will preach at both
services Tomorrow.
All Saints day will be observed az
st. Pauls pro-cathedral with a special
service Sunday morning, when Rev.
William MaeCormack, dean and rector,
will speak on "Our Departed Friends"
In the evening Rt. Rev. Charles Scad-
ding, bishop of Oregon, viii preach.
New Pastor to Preach
Rev. Frank D. Sheets, the new pas
cor of the Boyle Heights Methodist
church, who arrived Thursday from
Rockford, ILL.,, to assume the pastorate,
will preach his first sermons at the
church at the Sunday morning and
evening services. Next Tuesday even
| ing a welcome reception win be ten
dered DR.. Sheets and family at the
church, in which various city pastors
will take part.
"Tolstoy's Message to an Age of So
cial and Religious Unrest" will be the
topic of Rev. e. Stanton Hodgin at
the First Unitarian church Sunday
morning.
1.-THE Words of Eternal Life" will he
the Sunday morning topic of Rev. w.
d. lands, pastor of the Westlake
Presbyterian church.
eWhat Can Woman DoT
| DR.. Charles Edward Locke will be-
cupy his pulpit as usual at the First
Methodist church. In the evening he
will continue his series of sermons and
discuss the subject What Can a
Woman Do?~ with illustrations from