Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-28
WILL OCCUPY
CHURCH PULPIT
JAMES WHlTC0MB BR0UGHER,
D. D., TO PREACH
TEMPLE BAPTIsTs WILL HEAR
NORTHERN PASTOR
EVANGELIST Who Delivers to Large
Congregations Modern Messages
unfettered by Orthodox
Traditions

Best. his reDQldIiOll Is d IledNliNA -
national. and his appearances in Los
Angeles has always brought out inn
mense audiences and won him warm
friends He is a preacher with mod
crn message to modern men, eNanSel-
jstic. orthodox. yet entirely unfettered
by any traditions of the cloth his
church at Portland the First Baptist
has increased almost fourfold in mem
bership under his leadership, and Is
now the largest Baptist church on the
Pacific coast. His services are always
largely attended.
In the evening DIR. Brougher will
preach on -Four Looks and Choice
Mr. Falls will give a brief organ re
cital from 1920 to the beginning of the
evening service at 745. 1t is probable
that the doors will be closed before
o'clock.
The board Of trustees of the Temple
Baptist church will meet Monday night
at which meeting DR.. BrOugher will he
present and il is not unlikely that the
Portland minister will be asked TO ac-
cept the pastOrate of the Los Angeles
church Or. Brougher is known as one
of the most eloquent and successful or
western pastors Since becoming pas
tor of the White Temple church of
Portland he has increased the mem
bership by 1900, and at every Sunday
night service crowds have been turned
away from the doors.
Dr. Brougher was graduated from the
Baptist college of Oakland in 1891. He
was popular in college and was mem-
her of the famous Alert football
team which won most of the athletlc
laurels of the coast during III
Broughers last year in college. He
went from the Oakland school to
Rochester New York seminary, where he
continued his theological studies, later
accepting a pastOrate at Chattanooga
Tenn During his four years residence
I'm this city he studied in the carson
and Newman theological school ana
was given the degree of doctor OF d.
vinity. -.,-.
The deacons of the Temple Baptist
church have had Dr. Brougher in mind
as a possible successor to Dr. Burdette
since his remarkable success in nlling
the latter's pulpit in Los Angeles two
years ago. At that time crowds We're
burned away from the doors OF the
TEMPLE Baptist church, so effective was
the appeal of the Portland pastor TO tue
Los Angeles congregation.
At the Echo Park tabernacle, loS5
West Temple street Rev. L. a. Gould
will preach at 1920 on The Christian
Love Song" and at 7:45 in the even
ing Rev. Edwin r. Brown, the assist
ant pastor of the Temple Baptist
church, will preach on Two Blind Men
and Jesus"
Next Wednesday evening the assist
ant pastor Rev. Edwin r. Brown VIII
conduct the prayer meeting.
Will Dedicate Synagogue
The officers and congregation Of the
Congregation Sinai are making elap-
orate preparations for the dedication OF
the new synagogue, which will occur
Sunday September 5, at 2:3O o'clock
The new synagogue Is located at the
corner of Twelfth and Valencia streets
the corner stone having been LAID sew
eral months ago with elaborate cere-
monies.
Sinai congregation has taken a prom
inent place among the Hebrew
churches. and the new synagogue viii
accommodate all branches of the work
of the congregation.
Will Celebrate Anniversary
PIans,are being made for the celebra-
ton of the twentieth anniversary or
the Vincent Methodist church. which
will occur September ~. chaplain o.
J. Nave will preach at the Sunday
morning service at this church, and
Rev. Arthur G. Cluff at the evening
service Mrs Gertrude Bachman VIII
sing at both services.
Eastern Pastor Will Preach
Rev. J. Kittridge Wheeler of Phila-
delphia will preach at both Sunday
services at the First Baptist church
in the absence Of Rev. ]. Q. \. Henry,
The pastor who is passing his Vaca-
ton in the east. Dr. Wheeler VIII
preach at the morning service on THE
Future Of Tesus." and at the evening
service on "Cherith and Carmel or the
School of Elijah.'
To Speak on Christian Living
N .1..,,
for fifteen years pastor of the largest
Conversational church in the United
States Will preach at the services sun
dav at the First CONGREGATIONAL church.
At the morning service he will take for
his theme "Christanity as Seen in tn"
Fpistle Philemon and mt the evening
service "The Supreme Motive in Chris
tian Living"
Issues Mission Program
Rev. George Z. Foster superintend-
eut of the Methodist mission ou East
Fifth street, has issued the following
program for the mission services dur
ing the week, beginning this evening
with a sermon by Rev. Mr.. smith Of
Oakland, Sunday, Rev. Mr.. Foster;
Monday Rev. DR.. Barron of the Ham
ilton church; Tuesday. Dr. Wilke, Ger
man Methodist; Wednesday, Rev. Mr..
Rennson Of St. Marks Episcopal
Thursday, Rev. Mr.. Colutass, St.
James church, Friday, Mr.. Duranl,
and Saturday, Evangelist Butler.
Will Address Brotherhood
The Brotherhood of the Westlake
PRESBYTERIAN church viii have charge
Of the Sunday evening vesper service
to be held from to o'clock. Messrs.
GoOdale and Moore, presidents of the
Emmanuel and Highland Park broth
erhoods, respectively will make ad-
dresses.
Former Missionary to Speak
Rev. Dr. Wishlrd. for many years a
missionary among the Mormons in
Utah, will preach at both services sun
day at the Central Presbyterian
church. Dr.. PTch8Td the pastor. Vis-
tied the cliff dwellings i'm Arizona last
week. and after visiting the Grand
canyon will return To Los Angeles the
last of next week,
Christ Jesus" Is Topic
Second Church Of Christ. Scientist,
win hold the usual services Sunday at
II a. m. and p. IN. at I1bell hall /
Eighteenth and higueroa streets. The
lesson sermon viii be from the Bible, +
with correlative passages from the
Christian Science Textbooks, Science .
and Health. with Key to the Scrip
lures"
Third Church of Christ Scientist, /
will hold the usual services Sunday at |