Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25

| meetings held and the number OF con-
versions reported ranks as one or the
most remarkable soul-winning efIorts
ever conducted by an American
preacher in another land In addition
to between $4,000 and 10000 confessions
of Christ as a Savior 100000 people
! signed the total abstinence pledge.
Many of the very worst characters or
! Great Britain were reached and trans
formed during the years Of DR.. Hen
ry's work in that country. His special
meetings in behalf of school teachers,
college students and what might be
termed the better-class people were
signally blessed.
To Go to Foreign Countries
After brief united campaign in
Glendale DR.. Henry and his family
and Professor and Mrs. Bilhorn will
leave this country for a two years
evangeistic campaign in New yea
land, Australia, Tasmania, South Al
RIGA and Great Britain, including priel
services to be held at a half dozen diff
ferent points in Japan and China. Pro-
fessor Bilhorn, who will have charge
of all the musical arrangements, Is one
Of the best known singing evangellsts
in the world.
Second Church of Christ, Scientist,
will hold the usual services tomorrow
at II a. m. and p. m. at Ebell nall
Eighteenth and Figueroa streets. Ihe
lesson sermon will be from the Chris
tian Science Quarterly, the subject
being "Christian Science" The reading
will be from the Bible, with correlatlve
passages from the Christian Science
| textbook Science and Health, with
Key to the Scriptures"
Plan New Years Services
/
"What Difference Does 1t Make" =?
will be the Sunday morning topic or
Rev. William Horace Day, pastor or
the First Congregational church. In
the evening DIR. Day will take for MS
| subject "The Radiant Life" New
Years sunrise communion service is
being planned at this church to be held
! next Saturday at 7:30 a. m. Dr. Day,
the pastor, will speak at the northern
| student conference of the Young Men s
Christian association next Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday near Mon
terey.
| Christmas exercises will be held at
| the Pico Heights Congregational
church Sunday morning, when Rev. j.
NJ schaefe. the pastor, will preach on
''The Christmas Spirit" Sunday even
ing Professor and Mrs. Dobbins Will
furnish a program OF Christmas music
and Monday evening the Sunday
/
school exercises will be held.
viii Repeat cantata
Last Sunday the program of Christ
mas music was given at the First Con-
| gregational church, which viii be re-
peated at the services Sunday, includ-
! ing three groups of ancient and mod
ern christmas carols In the evening
| the Congregational Choral club VIII
assist the choir in the rendition OF the
| cantata. christmas Tidings.'
The Young Mems Christian Assocla-
| tion is making elaborate plans for its
New Years day open house. A watch
night service will be held at the asso-
citation building, beginning Friday
evening at o'clock. The association
| building will be open to the public
New Years day from 10 a. m until II
D. m. A program will be rendered and
refreshments served.
Arrange Special Program
Rev. L. D. Barr former pastor of
the Friends church OF Los Angeles,
has recently united with the Bellevue
Methodist church, south, and Will
preach at. that church Sunday morning
on "The Changei5ss Christ and the
| Changing Order" DR.. J. w. Shoaff,
recently appointed presiding elder, will
preach at the evening service. A
special musical program has been ar
ranged for both services.
'The Spirit of Christmas" will be the
| Sunday morning topic of Rev A. b.
Prichard, pastor of the Central Pres
byterian church. In the evening DR..
Prichard will preach sermon relative
| to the Sunday school studies on the
Gospel Of Matthew during the coming
year.
st. Mary's parochial school held its
Christmas exercises last Wednesday
afternoon. at which Bishop Conaty was
| present
To Give christmsa Festival
January the Young Ladies' sodality
and the Christian Mothers society Of
ST. Josephs church will give Christ
mas festival for the children In the
parish hall.
Children Of the Holy Cross church
will give the cantata, 1.-THE Birth of
Christ" New Years week in Rhodes
hall. The day has not been decided
The oratorio "Incarnation" will be
sung by a double quartet Sunday
morning at the Plymouth Congrega-
tional church under the direction of
Mrs e. r. McGlashan. The Christian
Endeavor society will hold a special
musical service at 6 o'clock. Mrs. Err
nest Dawson will read General Lew
Wallace's "The First Christmas" in
terspersed with selections sung by
special choir.
VIII Sing Handers Chorus
The "Hallelujah Chorus" from Han
ders Messiah" will be sung Sunday
morning by the choir at ST. Paul's pro-
cathedral.
At st. Marks church the choir will
sing at Came Upon a Midnight Air"
at the celebration of holy communion
at 7:3O O'clock shepherds Watch
Their Flocks' will also be sung. Tues
day evening the children of the parish
will hold their festivities.
Rev. p. b. Bresee, founder and head
of the Pentecostal church, will hold
service at that church Saturday morn
ing at $3.50 o'clock.
Renders Christmas Cantata
Successful Christmas exercises were
held by the Park Congregational church
last Thursday evening. The Sunday
school gave Christmas cantata. The
church was beautifully decorated.
The Sunday school of the Figueroa
Street Baptist church held its Christ
mas exercises last night in the church.
The following took part in the pro-
gram: Rev. W. L. Richardson, pastor;
Alice Guinding, Arlie Mahaney Doro-
thy Cannon, Thelma Stovall Paul Can
non, Vera whitehead, II. Olcott, Gladys
Cassiday, Winnie Williams, Reba Pc
dan, Jean McNaughton. Eva White
head, and the classes taught by Mrs,
S. E. Rainers, Mrs. E. S. Emery, Mrs.
]. M. Cannon, Mr.. Smith and Mrs. f D.