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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1952
Page
6
The weekly religious column reflects on Jesus in Gethsemane, urging Christians to watch and pray to resist temptation. It warns of spiritual sleep and calls believers and the church to abandon self-will for God's purpose, ending with a prayer for renewed obedience.
More than 1900 years ago the first Easter morning brought the angelic proclamation He is not here He is risen The article reflects on despair turned to hope through Christ’s resurrection and asks whether Christ lives in the reader. It emphasizes living in the life of Christ and eternal life.
The message stresses that churches need trained followers as much as leaders. Leaders win wars with privates, so church members must learn to follow, obey, and understand why they fight, recognizing enemies and skills required. Fellowship training could supplement leadership education.
The Long Beach area can obtain church locations and service hours by calling Press-Telegram 6-9066. The service replaces the old Saturday directory and aims to simplify weekly church information. An operator will supply the requested church location and service time.
A wide schedule of Palm Sunday to Easter observances fills Long Beach area churches. Harry W Webster returns to preach at Mill Street church, while Lovin Donaldson speaks at First Bible Presbyterian. Various choirs present cantatas and the living Last Supper tableau. Special services include Good Friday meditations, and a foreign missions rally at First Brethren Church.
A Sunday evening program features the Sanctus ary choir performing Fred Waring arrangements of Roy Wingwald's Song of Easter at First Methodist Church. Organist Maundy Thursday and Good Friday services, youth drama, and Easter observances announced across Lakewood and Long Beach churches with choirs, solos, baptisms, and Holy Week readings.
Edwin Berry executive director of Portland's Urban League urged churches to take a firmer stand on race relations. Speaking to the Men's Club of St. John's in Tillamook he said churches largely failed on housing and segregation issues and civic rights for Negroes.
OLY WEEK observances at First United Presbyterian Church feature five Lent evening services sponsored by church laymen and elders. Speakers include Lewis K. Cox, Realtor and XMCA past president, on Palm Sunday. Cecelia Cox, BelVue Presbyterian Church leader, Monday. Robert J. Lightcap, Grace United Presbyterian elder, Monday night. Lewis Fisher, St. John's Community Presbyterian elder, Wednesday. Elsie Harris, attorney and church leader, Thursday. Friday marks the Lord's Supper with the Dubois cantata The Seven Last Words. Rev. Ralph M. Grove presides.
New York reports the Revised Standard Version will be authorized by the National Council of Churches with Thomas Nelson and Sons handling printing. About 1 million Bibles in varied text will be released by Sept. 30 including $25,000 full Bible editions and 50,000 two-volume Old Testament sets, reflecting major textual revisions since 1611.
The Press Telegram presents weekly clergy selections. Today Rev Emerson G Hangen of First Congregational Church shares Micah 6 8 as his guiding verse: do justly love mercy and walk humbly with God.
Greenlee pastor will preside for observance of the Lord's Supper. Rev Nell M Hudson will speak on Do Young People Have to Sow Their Wild Oats The sermon aims to address juvenile problems of today and appeal to many seeking information. Garfield Church is noted in Long Beach for its large high school youth congregation.
Delegates representing 9,000,000 Methodists will travel to San Francisco late this month for the first Western sessions of the unified denomination. Rev James H Hughes says the general conference meets every four years and will be hosted by California Heights Community Methodist Church. The report also notes musical direction by Mrs Lawrence Washington from Palo Alto and participation of Glendale First Methodist Church choir led by William Hertshorn with organist Anita Priest. In Washington a Good Friday cross of lights will illuminate major government buildings and shops, coordinated by the Three Hours Observance committee, with 60 organizations involved through 19 subcommittees.
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