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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1962
Page
3
A devout woman facing imminent death shares wisdom on drawing strength from faith. She explains that God answers prayers in three ways, and urges using faith as a bank reserve for life’s crises. The piece contrasts spiritual wealth with passive belief and urges practical faith in action.
Grace Lutheran Church at 25th Street and Delta Avenue will install Rev. Orle W. Echleuter as pastor Sunday at 10:30 am. He comes from Trinity Lutheran Church of Brawley. The installation will be conducted by the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod under Rev. N. C Mugeller of Christ Lutheran Church San Pedro and Circuit No 17 counselor.
Lutheran World Relief and affiliated bodies shipped 521.89 pounds of clothing bedding and shoes valued at 779551 to seven countries in June. Clothing totals included Greece Braak Hong Kong Syria Chiti Yugoslavia and Berma with varied weights. food shipments covered Yugoslavia India Korea Brazil Chile and Austria with flour milk and oil. Additional relief items included medical and school supplies to Chile Hong Kong and others.
Two prominent Congregational ministers will switch pulpits for a day. Dr Lawrence Durgin of Broadway Congregational New York City will preach at First Congregational Long Beach with soloist Mrs Juanita Wheaton accompanying on piano. Dr Emerson G Hangen of Long Beach will preach at Dr Durgin's church.
Young people from the Long Beach area will attend a Christian Youth Crusade at First Christian Church on Fifth Street. The sixteens group of Long Beach girl vocalists, the Pathfinders Quartet, puppeteer Bob Adamson and Peggy Adamson, Greg Loren, and Roland Bord of Pomona will perform. John Koekkoek, psychology professor and Patsie Christian College dean, will lead as song leader. Meetings run Monday to Friday with daily starts at 1:34.
California residents received 123000 more in Old Age Security payments and 55300 more for aid to the disabled than in May. State welfare director Wedemeyer said 1100 more people were on Old Age Security and 1130 more on Aid to Disabled, while cases of aid to needy children fell for the second straight month, brightening the outlook.
Emmanuel Presbyterian Church at 4017 E Sixth St opens its vacation church school for K through 6th grade on July 30. Classes run two weeks, Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 12:00 noon, with a $30 fee. The program concludes with a sharing program on August 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Herbert G. Read acting minister of Westminster Christian Church will be ordained at the First Christian Church service at 6:00 PM Sunday. Reuben L. Anderson will deliver the charge, with pastors and elders from Long Beach and Westminster participating. Read and his family now reside in Garden Grove after eight years in California and active church work in Angeles Crest Christian Camp.
The American consulate has eased entry for 900 refugees from Red China since Kennedy’s relaxation order. In Hong Kong, 2,500 applications have been received since last May, adding to a preexisting backlog of about 30,000 applicants waiting for processing.
An Indo Soviet team explores Komodo Island in the Lesser Sunda Islands home to Komodo dragons. The giant lizards reach up to ten feet, dwell in swamps, and feed on decaying meat.
Dist Supt Will Preach to Former Congregation at Silverado Methodist Church in Los Angeles County Reverend Richard W Cain returns Sunday to preach at 7990 Delta Ave where he once served as pastor He is among the conference s youngest district superintendents and has led Monterey Park s Community Church since 1955 A Richard Cain Day is proclaimed by Silverado pastor Jack R Harper and a congregational dinner will follow the 9 30 and 11 00 services with Rev Cain and his parents as honored guests
Larry Laraway, renowned tenor, will present a sacred concert on Saturday August 4 at 8 pm. The program takes place at the United Artist Theatre in Long Beach, paired with the film E C id. Laraway's career spans New York City radio and television, a soloist stint with Vincent Lopez, and a tour with the Sauter-Finnegan Orchestra. He recently starred in the Civic Art Opera production of The King and I and served as tenor soloist at East Side Christian Church.
Howard Logan former president of the Luther League of America and executive secretary of the United Lutheran Church Men will speak at St Luke's Lutheran Church 5613 E Wardlow Rd during the 9:30 and 11:00 am services Logan is administrative assistant to the president of the Pacific Southwest Synod.
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