Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-04
PREPARE FOR
PASSION WEEK
PALM SERVICES TO BE HELD
IN ALL CHURCHES
ELABORATE CEREMONY PLANNED
FOR CATHEDRAL
Temple Baptist Prepares, Far Ahead,
to Hold Memorial Services
for Old and Young
Soldiers

Palm Sunday will be observed to-
morrow with appropriate services IN
both the Catholic, Episcopal and many
Of the Protestant evangelical churches.
Holy week, which begins Sunday, will
be observed by a greater number OF
Protestant churches in Los Angeles this
year than ever before, several having
arranged special Passion week services
to continue during the week.
Rev. William Horace Day, pastor OF
the First Congregational church, began
his Passiontide services last Wednes-
day, to continue twice daily next Week.
closing Friday evening. Rev. A. u
Smither, pastor of the First Christian
church, has arranged special services
for the week, as has also Rev. w. ID.
Lands, pastor of the WestlaKe FreSpy-
terrain church.
Palm Sunday will be observed in the
Catholic churches with blessing OF
the palms before the masses. AT the
Cathedral of st. Vibiana an elaborate
program of services has been arranged,
to include the blessing of palms 5, sun
day morning at 10 o'clock. Bishop
Conaty will preach Sunday evening at
the yesper service.
ftIlHOuHCCS OCIInOH OdRISSNS
Rev. DR.. Day has announced the fol-
lowing subjects for sermons to be de-
Iivered at the services daily at and
1880 O'clock: Monday, 1.-THE Secret of
Success" and THE Glorious Life III
Authorfty" Tuesday, 1.-THE Meaning
and Mission of Suffering and The
Glorious Life in Controversy" Wednes-
day, "Faith as a Dynamic Force ana
"The Glorious Life In Retirement"
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Best for U.s. and 1.-THE Glorious Life in
Fellowship" Friday, 1.-THE Practice of
the Presence of God" and THE Glorl-
GUS Life in Suffering
At st. Johns Episcopal church Palm
Sunday will be observed with pro-
cession of palms at the IL o'clock SER
vice Sunday morning. Special music
will be rendered. Rev. l.. g. MOTIFS
the rector, will preach on Messages
from the Cross" At 4:30 o'clock the
choir will render the cantata, Mount
Olivet," for which elaborate arrange
ments have been made. The quartet TO
take part in this will be composed or
Mrs. Bertha Vaughn, Miss crystal
Waters, Messrs. Hannum and Ostrom.
The topics of Rev. A. c. Smither at
the First Christian church for Passion
week will be as follows, beginning Sun
day morning, will be Jesus Triumphal
Entry Into Jerusalem;" evening, Jesus
Blighting the Fig Tree" Monday even
ing, Jesus Cleansing the Temple.
Tuesday, Jesus Teaching in the Tenn
ple;" Wednesday, Jesus Anointed;'
Thursday, "Jesus in Gethsemane;" FRI
day, Jesus at the Cross"
At the Church of the Messiah (Con-
gregationaD Rev. Stanley Ross Fisher,
the pastor, has arranged the following
program for the week: Monday, Rev
Jean f. Loba; Tuesday, Rev. John L.
Male; Wednesday, the pastor; Thurs
day, DIR. w. w. DUNN; Good Friday,
Rev. A. S. Phelps. No service Satur-
day.
DIR. Charles Edward Locke at the
First Methodist Episcopal church will
occupy his pulpit as usual AT the
morning service there will be a sermon
appropriate to Palm Sunday. In the
evening Dr. Locke will answer the
question ''How to Make Happy Homes,
and Why Are Many Marriages I'm
happy?" The music at both services
will be in harmony with Palm Sunday.
Holy Week will be observed at the
First church with services each night
conducted by the pastor.
To Observe Passion Week
Passion Week will be observed at the
First Baptist church. The pastor, DR..
Henry, will preach. Prof. Stout and
a large chorus choir will sing. The
general topic will be "Cries from the
SIOSSs OiI cdAlueiy lllOi44IhS slAN NOl'AC
will be 1.-THE Cross, Life's Great Hinge
in the evening Jesus on Jonah and the
Big Fish," the sixth of DR.. Henry's SER
mons on perplexing problems.
Monday night 1.-THE Cry of Forgive
ness; Tuesday night "The Cry of Sal
vation"; Wednesday night THE Cry of
Abandonment; Thursday night THE
Cry of Satisfaction" and Friday night
1.-THE Cry of Victory will be the sub
jects.
There will be but one afternoon meet
ing, which will be on Tuesday at 2:30.
Prof. Stout will sing at all these SER
vices. A large number of new MEM
bers will be received at the communion
service Sunday morning.
Rev. William H. Walker will speak,
at the Union Rescue mission Sunday
night.
given at the Central Presbyterian
church Sunday morning. In the even
ing Rev. A. b. Prichard, the pastor,
will give the ninth of a series of SER
mons on 1.-THE Progress of Divine Rev
elation," taking for his subject The
Prophets as Interpreters and Idealists.
Thomas e. Murphy, brother of Will
liam Murphy, will make an address at
the Sunday evening Murphy meeting at
Blanchard hall This will be the last
public address of Mr.. Murphy before
his return east. William Murphy will
also make an address.
To Hold Memorial Services
Sunday May IS, 1905, Temple Baptist
church held a Memorial day service at
which, for the first time in Los Ange-
les, all the Union and Confederate or
ganizations, Grand Army corps, Con-
federate Veteran camps, Woman's Re
lief corps and Daughters of the Con-
federacy and all other military and pat
riotic societies in the city united 1t
was the last Sunday in the old Haz-
ards pavilion. With that feast of
'peace and good will and glory the
old pavilion passed away and the Tenn
pie Auditorium was born. The wreck
ing contractors began demolishing the
old building at midnight.
This year Temple church desires
again to bring the old soldiers and the
young soldiers together, and is sending
out invitations to all the organizations
represented at the former Memorial
services to be held Sunday afternoon,
May 80. The afternoon is selected be-
cause it will give more time, greater
freedom in the scope of the service, and
more room for the orders participating
TWENTY-FIVE orders were represented att
the former service. All the societies
have been requested to appear in full
regalia or uniform. The stage will be
deliberately and appropriately decOrat-
ed, and every effort will be made to
present a memorable Memorial service.
To Observe Passiontide
Passion tide services will be held at
the Westlake Presbyterian church in
charge of Rev Mr.. Hare. Mr.. Peck |
evangelistic singer viii take part in |
the services which will he held each