Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-01
COMPOSES NEW
YEARS PLEDGE
REV. R. J. BURDETTE FORMS
PERTINENT RESOLUTION
PASTOR EMERITUS TO PREACH
AT TEMPLE CHURCH
Baptism of Several Persons VIII Be
Administered Following Morning
Sermon - other Religious
Notes Of the Week

Rev. Robert ]. Burdette, beloved
pastor emeritus of the Temple church,
will preach at both services on the
first Sunday in the new year at the
Temple. At the morning service a
special feature will be New year
resolution composed by DR.. Burdette'
which will be repeated In unison py
the congregation. The morning sub
iect will be 1.-THE Launching of the
New Dreadnaughts," a New Years
sermon. The sermon will be followed
by the baptism Of several persons.
The regular monthly musical service
will be rendered by the choir in the
evening, at which DR.. Burdette will
speak on "The Songs We Sing in
Heaven a short sermonette.
Next Friday DR.. and Mrs. Burdette
will sail on the Korea for Honolulu.
and before returning to Los Angeles
will make a tour of the world. They
expect to be absent about six months.
To Administer Greek Rite
The feast of the Epiphany will be
celebrated at the Plaza church next
Thursday with special services for the
Greek and Syrian members of the
parish. Rev. F. Sawza of Jerusalem
will celebrate mass at 8 o'clock ac-
cording to the ancient Greek rites of
the Catholic church, and following the
mass will baptize two infants accord
ing to the Greek custom by INNER
sion. Rev. ]. Caballeria, the pastor,
has arranged these services for the
benefit of the Greeks and Syrians in
the parish.
Rt. Rev Bishop Conaty will preach
at the high mass Sunday morning at
the Cathedral of st. Vibiana at 1880
O'Clock. Father McManus will preach
the evening sermon.
The Christmas cantata of the Sun
s day school Of the Holy Cross church
will be given Sunday afternoon at )
O'Clock In Rhodes hall, Fifty-fifth
street and Moneta avenue. About 100
children will take part.
To Hold Revival Services
DR.. Charles Edward Locke will oc-
cupy his pulpit as usual at the First
Methodist Episcopal church. In the
evening DR.. Locke will deliver the
first of a series of sermons on "The
Truth About Some Things" and his
subject will be 1.-THE Truth About the
Devil, Where Did He Come From, and
Why Does God Not XIII Him." Be
ginning with Sunday night DR.. Locke
will conduct revival meetings for three
weeks. He will deliver short ad-
dresses each evening and the big cho-
rus choir will lead in the music.
"What Can 1 Make of Myself in the
New Year?" will be the Sunday morn
ing topic of Rev. William MacCormack,
dean and rector of st. PauIs pro-
cathedral. Bishop Johnson will speak
at the evening service on Marriage
and Divorce"
To Make Annual Address
For the twentieth consecutive year
Rev. A. C. Smither will address the
Young Mems Christian association on
the first Sunday in the new year. He
will take for his subject "The Year
1909"
The annual meeting of the Baptist
state convention will be held in River
side January II to ID.
Reynold e. Blight, minister of the
Los Angeles Fellowship, will speak in
Blanchard hall. 2S9 South Broadway,
Sunday at II o'clock on How Shall a
Man Save His Soul?" Good music.
The public is cordially invited.
To Give Sacred cantata
'The Things Which Remain" will be
the Sunday morning topic of Rev. A.