Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-04
PLANS FOR LARGE AssEMBLAGE
OF MINISTER'S
Prominent Clergymen viii Take Part
in Reviewing the Work of the
Los Angeles Pastorates
the Past Year

! suited IN placing the antl-gamDIing or
dinance on the ballot to be voted on
at the coming election.
A review of the work of the year
will be given. This meeting will be
the first public appearance of Rev. u.
p. Ryland, former president of the
federation, since his recent return from
| Texas.
Rev. S. r. Montgomery, the presi-
dent, will preside, Rev. Williams Hor-
ace Day will offer prayer and Rev. A.
c. Smther will give the Scripture
reading. Addresses will be made by
Rev. Robert j. Burdette Rev Arthur S
Phelps, Rev. Matt S. Hughes. DR..
Hugh X. Walker will pronounce the
! benediction. Ernest Douglas will give
an organ recital just before the open
ing of the meeting.
Will Observe Baptist Day"
The Los Angeles Baptist Social
union has arranged for Baptist day"
when a reception and rally will be
| held Thursday evening on the fourth
| floor of the Hamburger building. Rev.
Robert ]. Burdette and Rev. J. Q. A.
| Henry, who will soon leave Los An
! geles on extended trips, viii be guests
of honor The speakers of the even
| ing will include DIR. p. s. Henson, DR..
Burdette and Dr. Henry. The Temple
| l.
| Poulon Miss Helen A. Brown, Miss
Alice Wernlund, Mrs. A. Bacon, Mrs.
j. r. Roche, soloists; Miss Frances
! Roche, violinist. will furnish a mu-
| steal program. This will be the first
of a series OF annual rallies. Buffet
| refreshments viii be served. The en-
! tire fourth floor of the building has
been donated for the use of the Bap-
| lists by the Hamburger company.
"Going Some" Is Subject
| The Baracca and Philathea classes
| opened their state meeting last night
! at the Y. NJ. G. a., to continue until
| Sunday afternoon. The meeting was
opened with a banquet at which Ar
thur b. Staples was toastmaster This
| morning the session will open with
a devotional service at IL o'clock, FED
! by Rev. Frank Il. Sheets. This after
noon q teachers conference will be
! held. led by Luther NJ. Tesh, national
| secretary of the Baracca clsases. Rev.
! Arthur S. Phelps will make an ad-
| dress at this session on "Going Some"
| This evening the officers will be in
| stalled, Mr.. Tesh to make an address.
! Sunday afternoon a mass meeting will
| be held at 2:30 o'clock at the First
| Methodist church, at which Mr. Tesh
will make the principal address.
| 10 TTSdC1 Last sermon mere
DIR. Henry will occupy his pulpit
morning and evening Sunday. In the
morning he will preach on 1.-THE Cross
and LIES TRANSPORTATION" after which
he will administer the communion for
the last time during his pastorate. In
the evening he will deal with the sub
ject OF the coming election, speaking
particularly on "The Ballot, Our
Slaughter Weapon" He will empha-
oil -
be solved by the right and wise use OF
the ballot box. With today DR.. Henry
begins his last month of service as
pastor of the First Baptist church.
With the first of the year he will re-
enter the evangelist field, and hence
forth devote himself directly to soul
winning. January will probably be de-
voted to missions conducted i'm two Of
the suburbs of the city, and on Feb
ruary he and his family, accompanied
by Prof. and Mrs. p. p. Bilhorn Of
Chicago, will sail for New Zealand by
the way of Honolulu, Japan and China,
beginning their first campaign with the
second Sunday of April,
To Read Bible for Blind
Being a Christian" will be the Sun
day morning topic of Rev. Arthur S.
Phelps. pastor of the General Baptist
church. In the evening the subject will
be "A Young Mans Purpose" At this
service John Virginia viii read the
Bible for the blind. The Baracca ana
Philathea classes of this church will
hold Christmas party at the church
Monday evening.
Reynold E. Blight. minister of the
Los Angeles Fellowship, will speak in
Blanchard hall, 233 South Broadway, mt
IL O'Clock Sunday on HAS Science
Made Prayer Irrational?" Good music.
fp to1 int
saptsts Will Meet
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Baptist ministers conference of Los
Angeles and vicinity will meet III
Berean hall, Temple auditorium, Mon
day at lO:l5. The address OF the day
viii be given by Rev. Gilbert Frederick,
d. D., of Chicago. The topic will be
christianity and Current Criticism"
DR.. Robert J. Burdette will be present
at the meeting and will speak before
he sails for the Orient.
Rev. p. S. Henson, d. D., will speak
at the Temple Baptist church Sunday
morning on "The Golden Legend" At
night he will speak ON "The Lords
Nightingales'
Rev. f. e. Sheets, pastor of the
Boyle Heights NJ. E. church, will
speak to men only at the Y. M. c. a.
this afternoon at $3.50. Subject,
Waste"
At the mid-wee6 prayer meeting in
Berean hall Wednesday at 1880 p. m,
DR.. p. S. Henson will speak on 1.-THE
Shepherded Life" The topic will be,
Among the Shadows This will be
the last meeting at which DR.. Burdette
can appear before sailing to the Orient.
An Oriental entertainment for the
benefit of the Los Angeles Baptist
Syrian mission, conducted by MISS
Rahme Haider at 81 Beauchet street
will be given in Berean hall Friday
night at o'clock p. Behannessey will
have charge. About forty representa-
tives of the various Baptist churches
of Los Angeles will show Oriental Gus
toms in Oriental costumes.
"Shout of the Crowd"
"Shout of the Crowd" will be the
topic of Rev. Dana w. Bartlett, pastorI
of the Bethlehem Institutional church,
Vignes street, Sunday morning at IL,
o'clock.
A program is prepared for the
monthly all-day meeting Of the Evan
gelical Prayer union to be held in the
German Methodist church, Olive and
Fifth streets. December 10.
Rev. L. f. Laverty, formerly of
Braddock. Pa, will preach at BOTH
services Sunday at the Bethesda Pres