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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1961
Page
4
A family crusade focusing on youth opens at Delta Avenue Baptist Church, 1401 W 34th St, Sunday, runs to January 20. Evangelist Ken Peurs, renowned for youth meetings, headlines with an informal Monday banquet for local youths, free meal, and a youth oriented program.
Members of the First Congregational Church Cedar Ave at 3rd St will vote Sunday afternoon on approving the constitution of the United Church of Christ. A favorable vote means joining the union. a negative keeps the church out. National totals show 742 in favor, 41 against, four abstentions, with regional counts noted.
Dr Nelson Glueck, president of Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion and renowned archaeologist, will officiate at the inaugural ceremonies on January 20. He is invited to deliver the inaugural benediction. A Cincinnati native, Glueck is a rabbi, scholar, author and archaeologist of world renown.
Temple Sinai marks its thirty fifth anniversary with a 6 30 pm dinner dance at 2618 E 7th St. A 5 30 champagne hour precedes. Dr Jacob Kohn of Los Angeles will speak, introduced by Rabbi Sidney Guthman. Mayors and council leaders attend. entertainment by Sam Roska and Bernice Ashdown with the Temple Choir and orchestra.
Mrs. Winifred Feely, noted Catholic social worker, will speak at the Msgr. Cawley Council of Knights of Columbus quarterly communion breakfast at Clouds Restaurant near Long Beach Municipal Airport after Mass at St. Cornelius Church. Rev. Richard Harnett will celebrate. Feely, born in China to British parents, worked in Lourdes after a wartime life of service including the Catholic Woman's League and voluntary welfare. A documented Lourdes cure in 1900s is cited. she later starred in England and Australia and in the film Shadow of the Limen. Boomerang will be shown at North Long Beach Brethren Church.
Dr. Ganse Little of Pasadena First Presbyterian leads the Interdenominational Leadership Training School at the First Church of the Brethren in Long Beach. Sessions run 7:15 to 9:30 p.m. weekly for three Tuesdays in January, with lectures on John 21 and themed topics. Enrollment remains open for January 17.
Nationally famous Blackwood Brothers and Statesmen quartets will perform northern gospel music at Municipal Auditorium on Friday Jan. 20 at 8 p.m. This marks their fourth local concert as audiences fill near capacity. The groups have gained radio TV and record acclaim over 25 years. KFOX DJ Hugh Cherry to emcee.
George Matthews renowned singer and churchman will present A Sermon In Song at First Congregational Church on 3rd St and Cedar Ave at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. His ministry blends music and sermon. noted by Elmhurst College and Ohio Northern University leaders. Attorney Raymond C. Simpson speaks on World Peace Through World Law at Unitarian Church, 5450 Atherton St, Sunday 10:30 a.m.
New York reports Protestant and Catholic prayers will unify their aims next week through joint and separate devotion. The World Council of Churches calls it the week of prayer for Christian unity, January 18 to 25, urging believers to kneel together while maintaining distinct forms.
The Epiphany Missions at Grace Lutheran Church on West 25th Street and Delta Avenue schedule a second Wednesday night session for January 18 at 7 30. A film titled A Place to Go will depict medical mission work in Africa followed by group study on Africa mission efforts. A book report on The Way in Africa by George Carpenter will be a highlight of the January 25 meeting with refreshments provided.
Municipal Judge Martin DeVries will speak at the Brotherhood of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church dinner meeting at 370 Juni Per Ave at 6 30 PM on Jan 20. His topic is Living With the Mayas and he will show color pictures from his Central America trip. The Mayas live in Yucatan.
A historical note on the octave from January 18 to March 25, tracing its origins with Father Paul and the Graymoor devotion. It covers Benedict XV extending the observance in 1916 to the entire Catholic Church, the Lyon group adapting the dates in 1935, and the World Council of Churches adopting the week as a prayer for unity. Father Paul’s aim for Catholic conversion is mentioned alongside the evolving participation of Protestant groups and the eventual end of his life in 1940.
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