Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-05
TO PREACH OF
CITY BEAUTIFUL
REV. R. ]. BURDETTE PLANS A
SERIES OF SERMONS
PASTOR TO SPEAK DAILY IN SAN
FRANCISCO
Or. Henry of the First Baptist Church
Will Attend Conference for the
Deepening of Spiritual
Life

"The City Beautiful will be the title
of a series of June Sunday morning
sermons to be delivered by Rev. Rob-
ert Burdette, pastor of the Temple Bap-
tist church. In these sermons the pop
ular orator will deal with civic ques-
tions. Tomorrow he will speak on
Streets and Lighting" Sunday, June
13, being Children's day, DIR. Burdette
will speak on "The Children's Play
ground" June 20 the topic will be
Water Supply" and the closing SER
mon, June q, will be sanitation and
Police"
At the service tomorrow morning the
observance of the Lords supper will
be held and new members will be re-
ceived into the church.
At the evening service the regular
monthly musical program will be given
by the choir. Songs of Summer will
compose the program, which will con-
sist of familiar selections. DR.. Burdette
will speak on "A Basket Of Summer
Fruits"
The church is planning to send the
assistant pastor, Rev. Edwin r. Brown,
as one of the delegates to the great
northern Baptist convention which
meets in Portland, Ore, June rs to
July g. The following also will repre-
sent Temple Baptist church as dele
gates: Deacons e. c. Howard, d. *.
Edwards, Mrs. Howard, F. S. Yager
DR.. and Mrs. A. P. Graves, Mrs. j. f.
Jackson, who is sent as a representa-
tive also of the Women's society; Mrs
Kate Bekins, Mrs. M. B. Jones and
Rev. A. M. Petty. A Baptist train will
leave the Arcade depot June % at 2:35
o'clock and will pick up delegates on
the way north.
Rev. DR.. Henry pastor of the First
Baptist church, will occupy his pulpit
at both services Sunday, preaching in
the morning on "Fringes of Faith and
in the evening on Moral and Religious
Parasites The morning sermon will
be followed with the communion and
the reception of new members, and in
the evening the ordinance of baptism
will be administered.
Pastor to Go North
DR.. Henry will speak at the Tuesday
afternoon meeting and also conduct the
midweek service Wednesday evening,
after which he will leave for San Fran
cisco, where he is to speak daily at
the conferences for the deepening of
the spiritual life" to be held at Mills
Valley, and also in San Francisco. The
June 13, and continue for six days. DR..
Henry has been requested to speak
every night on 1.-The Word Of the
Cross
Dr. Elmore Harris, the well known
Bible student of Toronto, Canada; DR..
w. C. Sherman of Sacramento and DR..
A. B. Pritchard of this city will take
prominent parts in the conference.
Practically the same speakers-W1th
the addition of a number of local men
will conduct a similar conference here
in Los Angeles beginning Wednesday,
June 80, and concluding Sunday,
July T.
These conferences are interdenomina-
tional and are held for the purpose of
stimulating and strengthening the
leaders in religious life and thought.
They also seek to expound the great
doctrines of evangelical Christianity
and to eliminate them from the nu-
merous half truths snd delusions with
which they are associated in the minds
of so many church members.
Rev. Warren f. Day, pastor emeritus
of the First Congregational church, and
Mrs. Day left last Thursday for Chica-
go and nearby points for a visit Of a
month. They will return by way of
the Canadian Pacific route and will
visit the Seattle fair.
Rev. DR.. Morales, a prominent Pro-
testant minister of Mexico, will be in
Los Angeles Monday and Will address
the Presbyterian ministers meeting.
A meeting of the board of directors
of the Federation club was held yester-
day preparatory to the annual election
of officers to be held by the club next
Tuesday.
Rev. ]. II. Stewart will make the
principal address Monday morning at
I,Hrfo f11if1tG-
ters in the Bible institute. A week
from Monday a symposium on Chris
tian Science will be held.
Former lnfidel to Speak
All men are invited to hear G. w.
Shaw of San Bernardino at the 7. M. G.
A. Sunday afternoon at 1920 o'clock on
Some of the Causes of Infidelity." Mr..
Shaw has had a very unusual ex-
perience, and can speak on this subject
with authority. After a much more
thorough study of the Scriptures than
made by most men he became an in
fdel, and so remained for nineteen
years. Six years of this time he was
more or less closely connected with
Colonel Robert G. Ingerson.
Four years ago his life and beliefs
were changed. There will be good
music, including :. vocal solo by Mrs
Norman williams, and a violin solo
by Mr.. Walberg.
Rev. William Horace Day, pastor OF
the First Congregational church, will
preach a special series of Sunday SER
mons along the line of the Emmanuel
movement by special request. He will
begin these sermons Sunday morning
with the topic, 1.-THE Practice of the
Presence of God" The topics will be as
follows: June 20, Fear and Faith"
June q, self Control;" July 4, THE
Meaning of Offering" and July IL, 1.-THE
Physician and the Pastor" June 10
will be observed as Children's day.
Sunday afternoon at $50 o'clock the
quarterly twilight communion will be
held at the church, when forty-four
new members will be received. There
will be no evening service.
Rev. Mr.. RoseVear, representative of
the Presbyterian general assembly
committee on brotherhoods, was enter
tained by the local brotherhoods Tues
day evening. Mr.. RoseVear is arrang-
ing for a series of Brotherhood con-
ferences on the Pacific coast.
To Begin Sermon Series
DR.. Charles Edward Locke at the
First Methodist Episcopal church will
preach morning and evening. In the
evening he will begin series of sum
mer Sunday evening sermons on THE
Man with the Hoe His subject fol
Sunday evening will be "The Nazarene
Carpenter, the Best Friend of the Man
Who Works"
DR.. Locke extends a cordial invita-
tion to all men who work, and especial
ly to carpenters, to be present Sunday
evening. DR.. Locke himself learned the
trade of a printer in his boyhoods and
has great interest in all workingmen.
The other sermons in the series Will