Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-19
NEW CHURCH TO
BE DEDICATED
EXERCISES ARRANGED FOR
WESTLAKE PRESBYTERIAN
REV. MALCOLM MACLEOD DELIv-
ERS FAREWELL SERMON
Volunteers of America Make Extensive
Arrangements for Coming Visit
of Mrs. Maude 5allington
Booth

The new Westlake Presbyterian
church, Ninth and Grand View streets,
will be formally dedicated Sunday with
special services. At the morning serv-
ice Rev. w. B. Gantz, pastor of the
Highland Park Presbyterian church,
will preach the opening sermon. The
dedicatory service will be held at p.
M, at which Rev. Malcolm Macleod,
pastor of the First Presbyterian church
of Pasadena, will preach the dedicatory
sermon. This will be the last sermon
of Rev, Mr.. Macleod in Los Angeles,
as he will leave soon to assume the
pastorate of the Reformed Presby-
ferian church, Fifth avenue, New York.
Rev, Mr.. Macleod is known as one Of
the most brilliant Presbyterian min
listers of the west, and his sermon Sun
dav is expected to attract large con-
gregation.
The church which will be dedicated
has been erected at cost of $4,000,
the church lot having cost $1,000. The
building, which is in the English
Gothic style. is a brick and frame struc-
ture The main auditorium seats 800
persons, the interior finish being of
weathered oak. The Sunday school
room adjoining the auditorium can be
thrown into the larger room by folding
doors, increasing the seating capacity
to 1000.
The Sunday school room has a gal
1ery. There are ten open and ten
closed class rooms. In the basement is
arranged a large kitchen and dining
room, the latter having seating
capacity of $50 persons.
The main auditorium Is lighted by
fourteen memorial stained glass VIM
dows. The parlor for the women has
a buffet kitchen in connection for re-
ceptions, and the pastors study is in
the second story.
This church was organized as Cum
berland Presbyterian church in 1895. In
1905 it was received into the Presby-
terian church. Rev. W. d. Lands, the
pastor, assumed the pastorate eight
years ago, when the church had mem
bership of ffty-nine. Today the MEM
berS number $50.
Mrs. Booth Will Speak
The Volunteers of America are max
ing extensive preparations for the visit
of Mrs. Ballington Booth, wife Of the
founder and head of the movement.
who will arrive in Los Angeles next
Saturday. Mrs. Maude Ballington Booth
is principally known for her work
among the prisoners, among whom she
is known as "The Little Mother"
Mrs. Booth will address a mass
meeting Sunday afternoon at o'clock
in Temple auditorium, when she will
speak on "The Lights and Shadows of
Prison Life" In the evening she win
speak in the First Presbyterian church,
Monday morning at IL o'clock at Occi-
dental college and in the evening at
Pomona college, Tuesday evening at
Redlands, Wednesday at Riverside and
Thursday at Long Beach. A week after
her Los Angeles meeting Mrs. Booth
will speak at San Quentin prison.
viii Call New Pastor
The Bethesda Presbyterian church
will hold a special patriotic praise
service Sunday evening. The pastor
will be assisted by the male quartet.
Next Wednesday evening congrega-
tional meeting will be held at this
church to determine the question of
calling Rev. Mr.. Williamson to the
permanent pastorate.
Giles Kellogg will speak at the City
Union Rescue mission Sunday evening.
Commander Thomas Estell, from
Chicago and his staff will conduct the
special Salvation Army services Sunday
in Corps No. and 2.
Reynold E. Blight, minister of the
Los Angeles Fellowship, will speak in
Blanchard hall, 233 South Broadway. at
IL o'clock on "Jesus Christ, the Savior
of the World" Prelude on "Harrying
the Trusts"
Hold Revival Services
DR.. w. E. Tilroe, the new pastor Of
the Boyle Heights Methodist church,
will continue the evangelistic services
being held at that church until the first
Sunday in March. DR.. Tilroe will
preach at the Sunday morning service,
and in the evening Evangelist D. w.
Potter will preach the sermon. DR..
Palmer, evangelistic singer, is leading
the music for the revival services.
The Woman's Home Missionary soci-
ETY. of the Los Angeles district will hold
an all-day convention next Thursday at
the Boyle Heights Methodist church.
DR.. Julius Soper, a missionary who
has resided for the past thirty-seven
years in Japan, will speak at the meet
ing of the Federation club next
Wednesday noon on the subject, "Mod-
ern Awakening of Japan"
Will Close Mission
The mission for the parish of the
Holy Cross will be closed Sunday with
special services. The services for the
women of the parish will close with
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