Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-05
WILL OBSERVE
LENTEN SEASON
CHURCHES TO MARK PERIOD
OF FASTING
CATHOLICS AND EPIScoPALlANS
WILL HOLD SERVICES
Will Usher in Ash Wednesday at Be-
ginning Of Solemn Ceremonies
Covering the Apostolic
Forty Days

Lent. the period of sackcloth and
ashes and the purple hue of penance'
Avin open with tie Ash Wednesday
ceremonies next Wednesday in the
Catholic and Episcopal churches, be-
ginning the forty days of fasting pre-
ceding Easter.
Lent, in a general sense Of a fast
preceding Easter. has been known
from the apostolic times and begin
ming from the fourth century consist
ing of forty days.
Social festivities will be avoided dur
ing Lent, and the affairs of both the
Catholic al Episcopal churches VIII
be draped in purple
Special services have been arranged
in the various parishes, and during
holy week several of the Protestant
Evangelical churches will join IN spe-
ciaI services preparatory to Easter
In the Catholic churches ashes will
be blessed and distributed to the falth-
full on Wednesday. AT the CathedraI
of st. Vibiana the ashes VIII be as
tributed preceding the 8 O'Clock mass
and again in the evening, when Rt'
Rev. Bishop Conaty viii preach the
sermon. The bishop will preach at the
10:39 o'clock masses Sunday mornings
during Lent, and on Wednesday even
ing there will be holy hour services
Friday evenings the stations of the
cross will be observed.
viii Celebrate Daily Masses
At ST. Vincent's church the ashes
will be blessed at the $3.50 O'Clock mass
and also distributed at the evening
service. at which Very Rev DR.. Glass
will preach the sermon. During Lent
masses will be celebrated daily at this
church at a. IN. Wednesday after
moons at $3.50 o'clock there will be the
Ways of the Cross, followed by bene-
diction A series of sermons VIII De
given by Father Glass at the Wednes-
day evening services. Friday even
ings there will also be the Way of the
Cross. followed by benedlcIloh. ReT; Key;
James A. Reardop of Long Beach Will
preach a series of Sunday evening SER
mons at this church.
German sermons will be preached at
the wednesday evening services at 81
Tosephs church. English will be the
language used Sunday evenings. Fri
day evenings there will be the stations
of the Cross In English.
Ashes will be distributed at the
Plaza church at . o'clock Wednesday
morning Wednesday evenings there
will be Stations of the Cross in Span
ish and Friday evenings in English.
A class preparing for first communion
will meet each afternoon at o clock'
TO Preach Special Sermons
At the Holy cross church ashes will
he distributed Wednesday morning at
o'clock. Special sermons VIII he
preached Wednesday. Friday and sun
day evenings in Lent.
RI. Rev. Bishop Johnson will deliver
a series of Thursday evening Lenten
sermons to the Daughters of the King
at st. Paurs pro-cathedral parish
house. The bishop will speak on the
general subject of "The Sermon on
the Mount" All women are invited to
attend.
Beginning Wednesday noon the
brotherhood of St. Andrew will hold
a. series of Lenten noon meetings at
St Paups pro-cathedral, beginning at
70 o'clock and lasting twenty minutes.
Archdeaoon Weber OF Boston VIII
speak at these services.
Archdeacon Weber to Speak
Archdeacon Weber will conduct the
special Lenten services at st. Johns
church with a ten days mission be-
ginning Ash Wednesday. Services on
the first day will be at Z and 1880 a.
IN. and 7:45 D. m. On the other week
days they will be at a. m, and 7:45
y. m.
VIII Greet New Pastor
The Baptist ministers will greet Rev.
7. Whitcomb Brougher, the new pastor
of the Temple church, at the meeting
10 be held Monday morning in Berean
hall OF the temple. Rev. F. B. Mat
4heWs will be the speaker Of the meet
ing, taking for his subject THE Church
and Modern Life"
Rev. A. Darms, evangelist, VIII con-
duct special Sunday afternoon services
at Music han, Blanchard building, sun
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
Sail for Hawaii
Rev r. G. Cresey, former pastor Of
the East Side Baptist church and now
head of the Los Angeles academy, will
preach at the First Baptist church at
both services Sunday. Rev. j. Q. A
Henry. the former pastor, and family
sailed last Tuesday on the China for
Hawaii. en- route to Australia. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Potts accompanied them
as musicians, Peter Billhorn, the well
known singing evangelist, who was to
have gone with them, being seriously
i'll. Mr.. Billhorn is now in Los Angeles.
To Lecture at Institute
Rev. William Horace Day, pastor of
+he First Congregational church, will
nreach at the Sunday morning service
on "Matthew the Publican" At p.
IN. the bi-monthly communion will be
held at which sixty new members Will
he received into the church. There will
he no evening service. DR.. Day will
90 to the Imperial valley Monday,
where he will preside at the organiza-
ton of new churches in Heber and
Verde. He will lecture Wednesday
night at the Heber Collegiate Institute,
a Congregational school,
Will Honor EndeaVorers
The Church Federation council, COM
r,osed of the ministers and lay repre-
sentatives of the churches, will hold
auecial meeting at the Federation club
Nrondav noon in honor of DR.. Frances
70 Clark and William Shaw, founder
and secretary of the National Chris
tian F,ndeavor union. DR.. John Willis
Raer will preside and introduce the
speakers.
col. II, Weinstock Of Sacramento will
sneak at the Temple B'nai Birth Feb
r,lary 16 under the auspices of the
Jewish Endeavor society on the sub
iect '.Russia as ] Saw It."
Bishop Johnson will visit the Epis-
copaI churches at Hemet and san ia
cinto Sunday and on Monday will
visit the parish at Murietta, returning
10. Los Angeles Tuesday.
To Preach Annual Sermon
Rev. A. S. Phelps will preach his
fifth annual sermon as pastor of the
Central Baptist church at that church
sunday morning. Forty new members
will be received at that service, which
win make 500 new members since Rev
Mr.. Phelps assumed charge of the
work. Rev. G. II. Hobbs, Rev. ]. S.
Miller and Rev J. B. Smithers, all