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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1960
Page
3
A devotional piece urges readers to deepen prayer through initiative and persistence. It recalls a woman who sought peace, waited days for answers, and learned from a sermon series that persistent asking, seeking, and knocking can bring guidance and relief. The text emphasizes belief, action, and listening for God’s response.
Pastor Charles J. McClain of Truett Memorial Baptist Church and Mrs McClain completed a four continent tour visiting South America Africa Europe and Asia. He spoke on The World Die Lemma and Dust Wailing for Death at Sunday services and attended the World Alliance meeting in Rio de Janeiro.
Rabbi Sidney St Guthman resumes adult education lecture series for Temple Sinai Sisterhood next Monday at the home of Mrs William Stine 1470 Bryant Ave. He will discuss The Living Talmud and the session will run to noon followed by coffee refreshments.
Harvey Miller Associates announced purchase of the Casa del Rey Hotel in Santa Cruz for a half million dollars to create the New Robinson Retirement Hotel. The 250‑room property, bought Sept. 1 from Harry Varres, will be refurbished and opened as a retirement hotel for seniors, fitting a growing city population and demand for senior housing.
Dr Harold will discuss solitude as a sanctuary of quiet during the Self Realization Fellowship service Sunday at 11 am at 1430 FE Ocean Hivd. A related lecture is planned at the church on Thursday, emphasizing inner quiet as essential to the soul.
Local women will stage a Living Rosary at Loyola University Campus Los Angeles sponsored by the Ladies of Columbus with National Chancellor Mrs M J Duffy as chairman from Long Beach. James Zucker National Grand Lady Father A J Domachowski will lead the event with 105 members forming the rosary and a benediction procession. The event becomes an annual October observance and a sermon theme centers on All flesh shall see the salvation of God. Regina Coli Council Ladies of Columbus Lakewood have four members participating.
Rev. Merlyn A. Chappel retired secretary for missionary support for the Band of National Missions will speak Sunday at the 11 a.m. worship service of The First Presbyterian Church at 6th Street and Locust Avenue. Chappel has kept in close touch with many of the 3,878 mission projects the denomination sponsors in the United States and West Indies.
Methodist ministers and laymen from Langeren will join a leadership training session at First Church, 507 Pacific Ave, Monday at 6 30. Russell B. Clay of Los Angeles will speak. The workshop is one of 25 held across the Southern California Arizona Conference October 13 14 focusing on church plans for the next four years.
The 691 Annual Meeting of the Southern California Baptist Convention will convene at First Baptist Church of San Diego with Dr Ralph Ro Shirk as president. Sessions open next Thursday morning, with officers to be elected Friday and resolutions and missionary budget debated. Notable speakers include Governor Mark Shitfield, Miriam Robinson, C M Emmanuel Carlson, and Wilfred J Jarvis from Australia.
Long Beach Church Council opens its fall meeting at Grace Methodist Church 228 E Sra St at 6 30 PM with dinner. A prepared statement on Our Christian Responsibility and matters include departmental reports and the proposed 1961 budget. Voting is limited to officially appointed representatives of member churches.
Donald Renander arrives as the new intern at Immanuel Lutheran Church and will preach at the 8:30 and 11:00 a m services on October 9. He studies at AnguLana Seminary in Rock Island Illinois and will serve a year under Pastor Martin Olson, living in Boston with his wife. He will work with the youth and visitation programs.
National TV publicity came to the United Lutheran Church of Rossmoor Los Alamitos via NBC and Dave Garroway as the church linked to Alamitos Race Track. The first service was telecast this week featuring a message from a California church meeting in a race track clubhouse. Rev. H Carl Roessler is the pastor.
A widely known television personality and his gospel team will speak about his Christian conversion at North Long Beach Church of the Nazarene 37 E Mountain View St. They will join Sunday school and morning worship services and provide special music. The financial feature service starts at 9 30 a.m.
Three Long Beach churches host The Living Christ series, a 12 episode motion picture. Calvary Emmanuel and Second Presbyterian show Sundays with 5:30 pm and 7:30 pm screenings. Church leaders outline production scope and educational aims, noting Cathedral Films’ claim of unprecedented comprehensive background.
Exciting reading from the classifieds promises new connections and notices. Readers are urged to check the page daily for surprises and potential matches or opportunities. The column hints at varied personal ads and community notices in a lively old paper tone.
The Child Evangelism Fellowship Long Beach chapter resumes its fall training with classes every other week at 9:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Lakeland and several other local churches. The program features Bible stories visual aids illustrated songs memory work and teaching materials with nursery care provided at each session.
Chinese Communist forces fired 143 shells at the nationalist offshore island of Quemoy on the Moon Festival day, the Defense Ministry announced in Taipei Formosa.
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