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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1960

Page

3

Latter-day Saints to Address East Long Beach Conference

Elder LeGrand Richards of the Council of the Twelve Apostles and Elder LeRoy A. Wirthlin of the general welfare committee speak at the East Long Beach church conference today and Sunday. Night meetings target local church leaders, with Sunday sessions at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. open to the public. Richards, former church presiding bishop, is noted as a Salt Lake City real estate executive, while Wirthlin directs the church welfare plan.

LeGrand Richards Council of the Twelve Apostles LeRoy A. Wirihlin Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints East Long Beach Siake U40 Xilmeno Ave

Long Beach Council of Churches Annual Winter Meet

Dr Leslie E Coole will address the seventh annual winter meeting at 630 pm next Thursday in Our Saviors Lutheran Church 370 Junipero Ave Long Beach The speaker, former general secretary of the Congregational Union of England and Wales and current World Council of Churches official, will discuss The Churches Concert for Ye Homeless The evening also includes annual officer elections and installation.

Leslie E. Coole Long Beach

Chapel Choir to Present Sacred Concert Sunday

The Chapel Choir of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary will present a concert Sunday at 1:30 am at Truett Memorial Southern Baptist Church, 3435 San Anselmo Ave. Eight groups will sing sacred classics, with trombonist Al Tucker featured. Director Dr Carlyle D Bennett and pianist Oring Suffern lead training for Christian service roles.

Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary

Rev E Ellis to Speak at NLB Church

The Rev E Ezra Ellis, vice president of the Southern California School of Theology, Claremont, will speak Sunday at 9 30 and 1 am at the North Long Beach Methodist Church 5600 Linden Ave He has served as a national officer of the YMCA Mr and Mrs Phil Zinn will give an illustrated talk on Mexico Land of Contrasts during the closing session of the School of Missions at 17 pm Sergio Flores a student will accompany them.

E. Ezra Ellis Southern California School of Theology Claremont North Long Beach

Rabbi Guthman to Attend West Coast Rabbinical Assembly Conference

Rabbi Sidney S. Guthman of Temple Sinai will attend and participate in the West Coast Region Rabbinical Assembly of America conference in Palm Springs from Sunday to Wednesday. As secretary of the Rabbinical group, he is slated to lead one discussion.

Sidney S. Guthman Temple Sinai West Coast Rabbinical Assembly of America Palm, Springs Rabbi Guthman

Strickland Musical Slated for Sunday Afternoon

An all musical program titled Strickland Musical will be presented Sunday at 2 30 p m at Revival Center Church located at 520 Atlantic Ave in North Long Beach.

Revival Center Atlantic Ave North Long Beach

Universal Memorial Spiritual Church Service Schedule

The Universal Memorial Spiritual Church at 200 Linoth Ave Lindell Hall lists Sunday services at 7 00 and 7 30 with session attendees or speakers including Rey Laura Crocker and others. Contact N304 7 30 is noted.

Universal Memorial Spiritual Linoth Ave Linde Hall Chee Aly Olf Rey Laura Crocker Blatk

Nichols Will Tell Berlin Story Sunday

The First Methodist Church pacific avenue and fifth street hosts a four week Mission Study series beginning Sunday at 7 pm. Rev Alec Nichols plans slides from East and West Berlin on The Berlin Crisis and leads a study of The Way in Africa by George Wayland Carpenter.

First Methodist Church Pacific Ave 5Th St Alec Nichols Berlin East Africa Nichols George Wayland Carpenter Roland Maxwell Pasadena Lawrence Robinson Long Beach

Reverend Nichols to speak on Russian travel at church

The Rev. Alec G. Nichols will discuss his personal experiences in Russia at the Community Presbyterian Church 6380 Orange Ave next Monday at 730 p.m. Color slides from the trip will be shown. The program is supported by the Chapter of Presbyterian Men.

Alec G. Nichols Community Presbyterian Church Orange Ave Presbyterian Men

Elsie Farris Opens Mission Study Series at Church

Miss Elsie Farris Long Beach attorney and world traveler speaks at the Lakewood Community Methodist Church School of Mission study of Africa first session at 7 p.m. on next Wednesday. She will share Africa experiences from several stays, latest in August 195, with drama, panels, reports and films guiding four more Wednesday sessions February 3 to 24 led by Mrs. Charles Wright.

Elsie Farris Long Beach Lakewood Community Charles Wright Redland School of Missions Paul Woudenberg Africa Will Belittle

Power of Faith in Gloucester Fishermen Shrine

In Gloucester Massachusetts a statue of Our Lady of Good Voyage guards harbor pilots as crews of Portuguese ancestry blend faith with seamanship. Skippers text or wire the shrine when a tuna clipper sails and pray during northeast gales. the church is famed as the fishermen’s shrine. After voyages, fishermen give a portion of profits to charity, called God’s share.

Howard Brodie Gloucester Mass Our Lady of Good Voyage Church of Our Lady of Good Voyage California Joe

Youth Week Banquet Planned by Long Beach Churches

About 300 youths from multiple churches in the Long Beach Council of Churches are set to attend the annual Youth Week banquet on Sunday evening February 7. A worship service follows at The First Presbyterian Church with Reverend Gene Samuelson of Mount Olivet Lutheran Church as speaker.

N.L.B South ST Assembly OF God South Street Long Beach Gene Samuelson Mount Olivet

Missionary Statesman Oswald J Smith Speaks at Bethany

Dr Oswald J Smith renowned missionary statesman will speak at 11 on Sunday at Bethany Baptist Church 2244 Clark Ave. He has conducted meetings in 66 countries composed over 600 hymns and authored about 25 books in nearly 30 languages. His hymns include Then Jesus Came God Understands and The Glory of His Presence.

Oswald J. Smith Bethany Baptist Church Clark Ave Robert Hibbard Jesus

Judge Raycraft to Speak at Grant Chapel Forum

Judge Joe Raycraft of Long Beach Superior Court will be guest at Grant Chapel A.M.E. Church 1129 Alaiminus Ave on Sunday at 3 30 pm. Rev F LeMoyne Whitlock pastors the church.

Grant Chapel A.M.E. Caurch Alaiminus Ave Joe Raycraft Superior Court Long Beach F. LeMoyne Whitlock

Southern Baptists to Hold 2 Day Conference

Southern Baptist Churches in the district will attend a two day conference at First Southern Baptist Church 5640 Orange Ave opening Tuesday evening at 7 15. Howard B Foshee secretary of the administration department of the Baptist Sunday School Board Nashville Tenn will participate. Dr Elmer Gray former pastor of First Southern Baptist Church Long Beach and professor at Golden Gate Seminary Berkeley will speak at the formal meeting after the conference. Conferences on church administrative matters start Wednesday at 2 30 a m and continue through the afternoon. Foshee will be accompanied by Nashville office representatives. He is a Birmingham native and a graduate of Howard College with a B D from Southern Baptist Seminary. He did graduate work in journalism at the University of Alabama served three years in the Navy in World War I and pastored churches in Alabama Indiana and North Carolina.

Southern Baptist Churches First Southern Baptist Church Orange Ave Howard B. Foshee The Baptist Sunday School Board Nashville Golden Gate Seminary Berkeley Foshee Birmingham Ala Howard College Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville Hel University of Alaabama Alabama Indiana North Carolina

Methodist Leader to Speak Here

Dr. Ernest Cadman Colwell of Claremont will preach at Atlantic Avenue Methodist Church at 4 45 p m on Sunday. Colwell, former president of the University of Chicago, has led Emory University and chaired ecumenical and biblical projects. He is a noted author, editor, and Phi Beta Kappa member.

Ernest Cadman Colwell Southam California School of Theology Claremont Atlantic Avenue Methodist Church Atlantic Ave 15Th St Rollo E. Bunham

Children Workers Conference Tuesday at Lakewood First Baptist

A conference for children's workers in Sunday school release time and child evangelism is set for next Tuesday from 9 30 am to 1 30 pm at the First Baptist Church of Lakewood 5336 Arbored Visual aids illustrated songs memory work and teaching aids will be shown with a copy patterns and materials available The Rev Richard M Kaland executive director of the Southern California Child Evangelism Fellowship Mr and Mrs Elmer Conran Liberia missionaries and Miss Joyce Shafer and Katherine Teichroen Washington state directors will take part Nursery care will be provided Coffee will be served The conference is sponsored by Child Evangelistic Long Beach chapter.

First Baptist Church of Lakewood Richar M. Kalland Southern California Child Evangelism Fellowship Elmer.Conran Liberia Joyce Shafer Katherine ‘Teichroen Washington State

Christ Lutherans to Seat Officers

Christ Lutheran Church at 500 Stearns St will install elected officers led by Dr. Robert Hage as vice president at the Sunday 11 am meeting. Other officers include Arthur Lovell secretary William Bornemann treasurer C E Scotvold Ker mit Kuhns John Roel deacons C A Ferguson Arnold Reinertson and E Sanvin Lundberg trustees.

Robert 5. Hage Christ Lutheran

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