Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-03
WILL PREACH HIS
INITIAL SERMON
Rev. L. C. KirkeS to Begin Active
Duties at Boyle Heights
Presbyterian Church
REV. ]. W. BR0UGHER RETURNS
Nearly All Pastors viii Discourse
on Subject Connected
with Labor
REV. J. W. BROUGHER RETURNS

The Rev. L. C. Klrl1es, the new pas
tor of the Boyle Heights Presbyterian
church. has arrived in Los Angeles and
will preach his initial sermons in his
new pastorate at the services tomor-
row. DR.. Kirkes is a well known
Los Angeles from Amarillo, Texas,
where he served a successful pastorate.
DR.. Kirkes took his first degree of b.
A. at the Cumberland university, Leb-
anon, Tenn, and his M. A. degree at
Trinity university, Texas, and while at
the Union Theological seminary of New
York he received his degree of B. ID.
The honorary degree of doctor of di-
vinity was conferred on him by the
Trinity university of Texas, of which
he was president three years and from
which he resigned to preach the gospel.
Dr. Kirlkes has been engaged in the
active ministry for the past thirteen
years, and is well known. Mrs. Kirkes
is also well known as the co-worker
with ner husband.
DIR. BROUGHER RETURNS
DR.. J. Whitcomb Brougher has re-
turned from q six weeks vacation and
will occupy his pulpit at Temple Bap-
tist church at both services Sunday.
He reports that he has had O delightful
time in Portland visiting with his old
friends and at the summer home of the
Brougher family at Gearhart, Ore. Dur
ing his absence he filed the pulpits of
several of the large Baptist churches on
the coast. He was enthusiastically
greeted by the congregation at the
White temple, and preached there to an
audience that overiowed the great
building.
Sunday morning DR.. Brougher VIII
speak on 1.-THE Worbngman's Friend" !"
The sermon will be appropriate to La
bor day, and will be Of special interest
to young men and women in stores,
offices and other positions in the indus
trial world. In the evening the popu-
lar series on Home, Sweet Home" or
How to Be Happy Though Married"
will be continued, the special topic be-
ing THE Mother-ln-law in the Home
is She a Joker" This will be the sew
enth sermon In the series which has
attracted great crowds to the Audtto-
rum on Sunday nights
TEMPLE BAPTIST ACTIVE
The fall activities of Temple Baptist
church begin this week. New philan-
thropic departments will be added, and
the entire work of the church extended
and strengthened.
THE new First Baptist church of San
Francisco will be dedicated with appro-
pirate services each day this week. Dr.
J. Whitcomb Brougher, pastor Temple
Baptist church of this city, will be the
speaker on Tuesday night, and Dr.
Robert J. Burdette will give the main
address on Thursday night.
DR., Cassius NJ. Carter Will preach ms
initial sermon as pastor of the First
BAPTIST church of Los Angeles Sunday
morning. DR.. Carter closed a thirteen
years pastorate with the First Baptist
church at Muncie, Ind, about three
months ago, since which he has peen
with Mrs. Carter touring Europe. Dr.
Carter Is an Indlanian by birth ana
has passed most of his ministerial life
serving churches in that state. MIS-.
Carter also has had a large ministry
among the women-of that and adjoin-
inc states. and is reputed to be very
efficient helper to her minister husband
in all good work. DR.. Carters plans OF
work will be announced by himself
some time before next Sunday week,
he having been delayed till the end or
this week in reaching this city.
TO PREACH ON LABOR
Dr Charles Edward Locke, at the
First Methodist Episcopal church, Will
occupy his pulpit Sunday morning and
evening. In the evening DR.. Locke VIII
preach a sermon appropriate TO Labor
day. on the subject "a Printer-Preacn-
er's Labor Day Sermon on the Naza-
rene Carpenter's Ideals for the Man
Who Works" DR.. Locke is practlcai
printer, having passed three years III
office learning the trade. he
will refer in his sermon to the cowaruly
attacks on worlkingmen recently made
In this cItv. The choir will sing "The
Blacksmith" by Handel
"The Clang of the Forge" etc. In the
DR.. Loclke'S subject VIII pc
"Not Conformed, but Transformed"
DIR. Hugh K. walker will commence
rate the twenty-second anniversary OF
Immanuel Presbyterian church Sunday
morning by preaching special sermon
on "Imperial Christians" telling tne
story OF the worlds missionary confer
ence In Edinburg. In a brlef Pre5uoe as
the pastor will speak Of the record OF
the past year and some plans for the
coming year in his own church. In the
evening the sermon will deal with "Ihe
Advent of New Order OF
NOBILITY" It will endeavor to set forth
the way In which some of the cheapen-
ing and coarsening influences OF lHe
may be counteracted.
After a vacation of five weeks. tne
Rev. George "A. Henry "a SAo W 49,
Adams Methodist church will occupy
his pulpit morning and evening Sunday;
Mr.. Henry will speak on THE Gospel
of Individualism" at the morning SER
vice. In the evening Mr.. Henry Will
speak on "The Servant in the House;
There will also be a special Epworth
league rally at 6:3O p. M, this being the
first meeting Of the young people since
their services were closed for the vaca-
ton.
LABOR AND WAGES
Al the Trinity Methodist church,
south. corner Of Main street and Grand
avenue, at the Sunday morning service
at II o'clock, there will be the regular
administration OF the Lords Supper,
with appropriate sermon by the pastor,
the Rev. Robert p. Howell. At the
evening hour, 7:45 o'clock, the pastor
will speak on the subject, Labor and
wages" in observance of Labor Sum
dav The Senior and Intermediate
Fpworth leagues will meet at the regu-
lar time, GAS o'clock.
All the ministers of the Methodist
church. south, in Southern California
will meet in Trinity church next Nom
dav morning to make arrangements
for the annual conference, which Will
he held at the church, beginning Octo-
ber 27. The Rev. Mr.. Howell Is presi-
dent Of the association.
The Rev. James Allen Geissinger,
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