Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-12
CHURCH PLANNING
NEW CTRIICTIIRF
TWO PROPOSITIONS BEFORE
CONGREGATION
CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN MEN,
BERS TO MEET WEDNESDAY
National Home Missionary Secretary
viii Be Speaker at First Con-
gregatiOnaI House of
Worship

The Central Presbyterian church,
which is the only downtown organiza-
tion Of that denomination, is planning
extensive changes in its church prop
erty. Two propositions are now being
considered by the church membership,
one of which is by the Presbytery of
Los Angeles, proposing that the pres
ent church site on Hill street near
Second be sold and a sum equal to that
secured from the sale be added by the
Presbytery. the Central church to then
Join in the home mission work con-
Quoted by the denomination and a
suitable building be erected. The
second proposition that is being con-
sidered by this church is that of build
ing q new church on the present site
with money to be secured through SUD
scriptions. The problem of down
town church is being considered by the
denomination, Rev. A. B. Prichard, one
of the most prominent ministers Of
Southern California, being pastor OF
the church.
A church meeting will be held next
Wednesday evening, when the PROPOSE
tions will be discussed, but it is not
expected that definite conclusion Will
be reached for several weeks.
Chooses Unique Topic
''dinding Your own Business" will
be the Sunday morning topic of DR.. j.
Whitcomb Brougher, pastor of the
Temple Baptist church. In the even
ing DR.. Brougher will speak on 1.-THE
Runaway Couple
The revival services being conducted
at the Olivet Congregational church,
which have proved very successful,
will be continued each evening during
the coming week. Evangelist IVerSon
is proving very popular with his con-
gregations. Miss Eva Clarke a native
of India, will speak at the morning
service on Strange Customs Of
Strange Land"
Pastor Soliclts Questions
DR.. Charles Edward Locke, pastor Of
the First Methodist Episcopal church,
Will preach Sunday morning on "Hu-
man Sympathy" In the evening Dr
Locke will continue his series on More
Truth About Heaven: After Death,
What? Is There a Purgatory? Shall
We Know Each Other in Heaven" DR..
Locke is asking his congregation to
forward questions to him concerning
the interesting subjects of these sun
day night sermons.
"The Impediments of the Gospel
will be the topic Of Dean William
MacCormack at 1880 p. m. Sunday The
choir will sing Dudley Bucks cantata,
"The Story of the Cross"
Secretary to Speak
Rev. Hubert C. Herring, D. D., ma
tional secretary of the Congregational
Home Missionary society, with head
quarters in New York, will speak at
the First Congregational church Sun
day morning. The national secretary
ship of this society was offered to Rev.
William Horace Day, pastor of the
First church, three years ago, at which
time he refused the position. In the
evening DR.. Day will speak on 1.-THE
Water and the Life" illustrated with
stereopticon Views Of the aqueduct.
Oskar Selling will give a violin solo
at this service. Next Tuesday after
noon DR.. Day will give the first of a
series of lectures on Religion and
Health" which will continue each
Tuesday afternoon until Easter. At
o'clock on the same afternoon DR..
Day will open his pastors class for
the children of the church, which will
meet at that hour Tuesdays until
Easter.
To Hold Special Services
Tho Salvation Army will hold spe-
cial services at corps No. 2 Sunday.