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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1975

Page

10

Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale

The piece urges calm in facing life’s many difficulties and cites Marcus Aurelius on inner strength. A Tokyo shrine scene shows a man seeking healing through incense, illustrating faith versus doubt and the speaker’s playful interaction about directing steam to the heart.

Positive Norman Vincent Peale Marcus Aurelius Tokyo

The Law of Averages in a Dodger Hitter

A Brooklyn Dodgers star known for batting over .300 jokes about striking out. At a home dinner after a game, he says he will strike out about 90 times this season, calm under the law of averages.

Brooklyn Dodgers National League Baseball Brooklyn Ebbets Field Dodger

Why Jews Irish lead in earnings in religious groups

Mark Clutter reports on a Ford Foundation study showing Jews and Irish Catholics top income lists among white religious groups, with Baptists lowest and Episcopalians higher than some Catholic groups. Geography and family dynamics are cited as factors, while Mormons are excluded from the study.

Ford Foundation Andrew Greeley Father Greeley Greeley East Atlantic New Mexico South Louisiana Mark Clutter

Fishermen on the lake test faith with stepping stones

In a boat near land a priest walks ashore in faith, the rabbi follows, and a Baptist struggles with the idea of stepping stones. The scene ends with the priest asking the rabbi if they should tell him about the stepping stones.

Baptist

Missionary to America Bishop details rapid growth in Kenya

The Rev. Lawi Imathiu, Kenya Methodist bishop, says Kenya is 60 percent Christian, up from 30 percent twenty years ago. He notes Kenya’s major churches, outlines threefold mission involving evangelism, aid, and hospitals, and discusses polygamy, poverty, languages, and Western influence.

Mark Clutter Kansas United States Lawi Imathiu Kenya Imathiu California Heights Methodist Church Orange Ave Anglican Africa Inland Mission Presbyterians The Method Long Beach America National Assembly National Christian Council of New World Mission California Heights

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