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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1961
Page
3
A review of the First Amendment’s limits on church and state shows a national drift toward a middle ground. The issue spans Supreme Court cases and debates over government funds for religious education, tax exemptions, and aid to church-run schools and services.
A meeting after Sunday service at Hope Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids will describe plans for a new building. James Amend of Overland Park Kansas will present slides and lead the discussion.
A long list of Cedar Rapids church notices shows dozens of houses of worship with Sunday school times and service hours. Several churches announce sermons and evening programs, while others note pastors such as Rev. Daniel Goldburg and John Creese, and affiliations spanning ABC CBA NBC and USCA.
In Toronto area North York the fight over religion in public schools pits Jews and Unitarians against Protestant groups and secular citizens. The dispute centers on curriculum and teaching approaches as communities clash over secular versus religious instruction in classrooms.
Ontario and Alberta include religion in curriculum with boards applying annually for exemptions. New Brunswick Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island favor after hours religious instruction as a workable compromise amid few controversies.
The National Council of Churches reports growing religious engagement among servicemen in the army and air force. The council’s broadcasting and film commission notes heavy purchases of audio visual materials covering topics from premarital counseling to foreign missions and youth leadership training. Miss J Margaret Carter says two Latin America films will be added this fall.
The Disciples of Christ denomination operates churches in forty three nations, reflecting its global reach and missionary presence across continents. The report highlights broad international distribution and church network growth.
Winthrop First Methodist marks 75 years since incorporation with an 8 a.m. service led by Rev. Robert Butler, honoring a history dating back to 1866. Current membership reached 163 with total contributions of 13 194.66 last year. Rev. Arnold Langner serves as pastor.
Washington reports that once a clergyman joins Social Security he cannot withdraw the certificate. The Methodist Church in Evanston seeks to boost deaconesses by using colleges for replacements as the 75th anniversary of the movement approaches in 1963. Deaconesses may marry since 1952 while remaining available for appointment.
The list compiles Mass times and clergy for St Ludmila St Wenceslaus All Saints Dalewood Immaculate Conception St Patrick St Matthew and St Pius X Regis chapel. Clergy include Msgr A W Chihak Edmund J Becker Maurice S Sheehy Everett Frese Louis Zee W Dean Walz and Dean Walz.
The note lists church lines with leaders and service times. Noelridge at Regal avenue shows 10:10 Sunday School and 9:00 service, Cedar at 526 3rd avenue with 9:45 Sunday School and 8:30 and 10:50 services. Two paths and two teams theme appears in Ernest Worden entry.
Emmanuel Temple at 1014 10th Ave SE and New Jerusalem at 1027 6th St SE post Sunday school at 10 and services at 12. H Bassett leads New Jerusalem with 10:30 Sunday school and 12 o clock service and an 8 o clock evening service.
Bethany church at 1300 6th St NW hosts Mary A White with Sunday School at 9:30 and services at 8:30 and 10:30. Fair Oak Harrison school presents The Greatness of A Nation led by Robert Stevenberg with SS at 9 and service at 10. First 361 17th St SE hosts J Richard Wagner as Sunday School at 9:30 and service at 10. What Are We Up To Now is featured.
Grace-525 A ave NE lists Rector Thomas S Hulme with Communion at 8. St Johns 355 19th st SE shows D A Loferski with Communion at 8 and Service at 10 30. St Michael Kenwood school 234 40th st NE lists James R Gundrum with Service at 9. First Sunday month Communion at 10 30.
Faith 1004 30th St NE S S 9 30 Serv 10 30 Reception Buffalo Blair s Ferry Rd NE Samuel J Hahn S S 10 Serv 11 Salem 227 Islave SW Leonard E Deaver Byron Surface S S 9 45 Serv 8 30 10 45 I Have A Little Shadow Union Elyrd SW Robert Hefty S S 10 Serv 9 Sharon 831 18th Ave SW A T Washington S S 9 Serv 10
Mormon church listings show 32nd Ward Dairy Dale 1st SE led by Lee M Johnson with Sunday School 10 30 and service 8 30 and Eve. 6 30. Reorganized at 120 19th St NE with Robert H Allen Sunday School 8 45 and service 10.
Directory style notice lists church names, locations, and pastors along with Sunday school and service times. Entries include Trinity Missouri, Concordia, St. Mark's Aug, First USCA, Hope USCA, Bethany Mo, Our Savior TALC, St. Stephen's TALC, and Good Shepherd Wisconsin with address details and service schedules.
The list shows multiple churches with their Sunday school start times and worship services. St James at 1426 Ellis Blvd NW begins at 8:10 with Dr Ralph J Barron. Wesleyan at 2600 Ist Ave NW at 9:45. St Paul at 1340 3rd Ave SE with Jackson Burns and Charles Wallace offering services at 9:30 and 11. The Blood Trinity on 3rd Ave SW and Asbury at 351 26th Ave SW list leaders Warren Feller and John Moore respectively, with shared SS times. Bethel AME at 512 6th St SE and Kenwood at 302 33rd St NE close the schedule with morning and midmorning sessions.
A fragment lists address and schedule items for services at 1328 K Street SW and 1515 29th Street NE. It notes names Rest Whitlatch and Clayton Bailey with service times 9 45 and 10 45 and an evening gathering at 7 30.
St George address 1202 10th st SE reports John Koury with Sunday school at 9 45 am and service at 11 am St John the Evangelist E address 600 7th st SE lists Very Rev Excercos N Habib with Sunday school at 10 am and service at 11 am St John Gr address 501 A Ave NE John Kallimanis with Sunday school at 9 30 am and liturgy at 10 30 am
A listing of church Sunday School times and service hours is compiled with locations at Calvin-715 38th St SE and Knox-1525 Hollywood Blvd NE. Notable leaders include Dr. Alfred A. Kelsey Edward L. Beall John E. Wheatley Robert J. MacDanel Allen S. Van Cleve, and William Harnish.
Leonard Eilers billed as a Christian cowboy from Hollywood will lead a round up tonight at 7 30 and speak Sunday at 11 a m at Grace Brethren church in Cedar Rapids Iowa. He will be honored during Sunday services at Mt St Alban Cathedral in Washington DC with additional worship at 4 p m. Iowans in Washington and visitors from the state are invited.
The Rev. Donald Slack and his family moved to Decorah last week to lead Calvary Baptist Church. Slack is a 1961 graduate of Pillsbury Conservative Baptist Bible College in Owatonna Minnesota and previously served a church in Maxwell Nebraska.
Decorah couple Mr and Mrs Landis Gross move to Earlville where Landis Gross accepts a pastorate at the Lutheran church. He was ordained June 25 in Decorah Lutheran church.
In Leasburg Missouri an ordained minister operates Onondaga cave and hosts candlelit services on Sundays and holidays. The Rev Lyman Riley of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints says the cave’s natural pulpit and year round 58 to 60 degree temperature make it a practical, spiritual venue attracting worshippers from far away.
London AP reports the new translation of the New Testament, issued in March by Oxford and Cambridge Presses, has surpassed 2.5 million copies sold globally. Orders for thousands of copies continue daily.
A Cedar Rapids Gazette report notes a court ruling against a company ordering a $60 settlement. Details are unclear due to damaged text but indicate a private civil action and financial penalty.
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