Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
CAMPBELLITES
OPEN MEETING
CHRISTIAN CHURCHES BEGIN
ANNUAL CONVENTION
lSTINGUlSHED MINISTER IN
ATTENDANCE
Rev. DR.. 3. 3. TyIet of Denver Con-
sidered Most Prominent Preacher
In mlnatlon-Sessions
VIII Continue Ten Days
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LONG BEACH, Aug. 11.-With the
closing today of the Union Bible in
stitute of the Baptist assembly, the
twenty-first annual convention of the
Christian churches in Southern Cali
fornia and Arizona was opened This
convention will continue until Aug. %.
The largest attendance in the history
of the annual convention is expected.
Eminent speakers have been secured.
The principal speaker of the conven-
tion, DR.. B. B. Tyler cf Denver Colo,
was heard tonight at the auditorium
in the first regular address before the
convention. DR.. Tyler is considered by
many to be the most distinguished
| preacher in the Christian church de-
nomination. He has been a minister
of the gospel since 1861 having pro-
fessed conversion two years before
| that. For thirteen years he was pastor
of the West Fifty-sixth street church
in New York city. For many years he
| has been director In the Christian
| Endeavor union and for eighteen years
member of the INSTRUMENTATION
| Sunday School Lesson committee. He
| Is a member of the committee of fif
! teen appointed to revise the basis of
membership into the Y. NJ. c. A. other
members of this committee are Prof.
| Douglass Mackenzie, Charles w. Fair
banks, Bishop Mcdowell and Gov.
Charles E. Hughes. He is at present
pastor of the South Broadway church
| in Denver.
Presence ProvidentiaI
| The coming of Dr. Tyler to Southern
California at this time is considered by
| those at the head of the convention
plans to have been providential. C. c.
Chapman of Fullerton is president of
the convention. j. N. Smith. A. X.
Crawford and Grant K. Lewis, all of
| Los Angeles, are vice president, treas
urer and secretary of the organization,
respectively. IT, directorate includes
S. j. Chapman, C. o. Goodwin, A. c.
Smither and j. G.. Warren of Los An
geles w. L. Porterfield, Long Beach;
w. II. Martin, Whittier. and j. w. Ut
ter, Glendale.
The Christian denomination, which
also bears the names Churches of
Christ" Christian churches" and
Disciples" originated about 1909, at
which time Rev. Mr. Campbell, Sc
J ceded Presbyterian minister, wrote
pamphlet which was a plea for the re-
union of all churches by a return to
/
apostolic church Men in various
churches took up the movement along
| this line. There are now 11,000 churches
| In the denomination, with one and one
quarter millions of members. This is
| the churchs centennial year and will
culminate in a great convention In
Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. ILLS, where $4,000
| delegates are expected to attend the
greatest religious gathering of the cen
tury.
The history progress and principles
of the Disciples VIII form the basis
of centennial course lectures this year,
nine ministers who were delegated to
the task by last years convention read
| ing papers on the various phases of
| this theme.
Everyone to Have Vote
A registration bureau was opened at
| the church today, where all who regis
tered were given programs and con-
vention buttons bearing the pictures
of President Chapman and DR.. Tyler.
Each of the sixty-eight churches in
Southern California and Arizona VIII
be represented. Each church is eX-
pected to select two delegates for each
| TWENTY-FIVE members, but no one VIII
he denied voice or vote because he is
not an accredited delegate. Many
members from northern and eastern
points are expected to attend the ses-
| sion also. DR.. c. r, Mitchell is mu-
steal director for the convention. Un-
der his direction the annual choral
concert will be given in the auditorium
the night of Aug. 10.
Tomorrow will be Sunday school day.
Friday will be Ministerial day, Satur-
day will be Christian Endeavor day,
and Monday will be Southern California
day. ~.
All morning services will be at the
church, Fourth street and American
avenue, and the evening services VIII
be in the auditorium. =,
lows: S45 a. M, deyotions, ied by
Robert Grieve; 8 a. m, centennial
course lecture, "The Beginnings of the
Disciples" w. H. Martin; 10 a. m, the
merger service, Rev. F. M. Rogers;
1920 a. m, discussion, led by l. n.
Hazel; 10:40 a. M. THE how ana the
Whv of Better Teaching" j. P: NC
knight; II a. m, dlscusslon, e.Io,s IeH ps IN IN
N. Phillips; 11:20 a. M, problems III
the Problem of Grading" G. M. An
derson. 11;40 a. m, discussion, led by
carl Green: Q %. M, "Bible School IN
structions in Missions" Mrs. Reba
smith: 2:30 a. M, "The Adult Blple
Glass" M. D. Clubb; 2:40 p. M, Evan
geIistic Possibilities of tho Blole
School, r. w. EllleISpii, y, ~, SfN'
narliament. conducted by E. w. Thorn
ton; 1880 p. m. Cat auditorium, praise
service, led by DIR. c. r. Mitchell; de-
votions, led by Levi McCash; p. M
address, 1.-THE Bible School of the F'u-
ture," DR.. B. B. Tyler.
Sessions Open
Charles C. Chapman presided at the
opening session at the auditorium 10,
night. At 1880 o'clock DR.. Mitchell LED
the first praise service, the opening
exercise of the convention. A. B.
Marllle led devotions. DR.. Tyler then
was introduced and gave his first ad-
dress. 1t was largely preliminary and
Introductory. The speaker predicted
the session would be one of interest 10
all. -
After the program the members of
the local church rendered a reception
i'm the auditorium to the, delegates. AT
the head of the receiving line were the
Rev. F. NJ Rogers. pastor Of the Long
Beach church, and Mrs. Rogers.
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