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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1949
Page
4
An NC bible school expedition seeks Noahs Ark remains atop Mount Ararat. The piece argues that discovery would not strengthen faith and that religious value rests in spiritual meaning, not relics. It cites Paul on God’s foundation and urges moral living regardless of ark findings.
The piece argues silence shapes religious culture and inner strength. It cites Gandhi's weekly Day of Silence and anecdotes about Emerson and Carlyle, highlighting shared silence as deep friendship. It urges quiet reflection during Lent as essential for composure, courage, and communion with God.
The text argues religion preserves purpose in a seemingly purposeless universe and calls on organized religion to educate clergy and laity, combat prejudice, and translate belief into social action. It stresses love, humility, and charity as Christian core, warning against worship that serves human ends and urging spiritual maturity through suffering and sacrifice.
Catholic world marks the golden jubilee of Pope Pius XII amid praise for his wartime leadership and efforts toward peace. Fifty thousand children and 2000 teachers gathered in the Vatican Belvedere Courtyard to offer felicitations, as the pope emphasized moral foundations for international peace.
Churchill declared that fulfillment of spiritual duty is vital to survival and must be applied in daily life. Before 14,000 at MIT Mid-Century Convocation he said the flame of Christian ethics remains our highest guide and that life must conform to standards beyond space and time.
The Federal Council of Churches was awarded a $100,000 Rockefeller Foundation grant to fund a three year study on applying Christian principles to economic life. A special committee headed by Charles P. Taft of Cincinnati will oversee the project and examine individual conscience in relation to economic group practices and community impact.
Clergymen warn that dismantling the Church of England would weaken national unity and Christian influence worldwide. Archbishop Fisher cautions against attacks on Christian foundations, while Dr Mott discusses heaven as an active, cooperative life with ministering servants. Representative religious press oppose higher second class postal rates impacting newspapers and church publications.
Anne O'Hare McCormick reports from London to Tehran and back on a panorama of change. She notes waning sympathy for Moscow outside the Communist party, rising unity across Europe, and the Atlantic Pact drawing youth. She cites peace moves in Israel and Arab states, Greece's army, Iran's will to resist, and Western Berlin’s improving life amid East decline. The Marshall Plan fuels life and resilience.
On April 18 a ten million dollar campaign will start across the United States to establish a Christian university 15 miles from Tokyo. The Japan Christian University Foundation will run the drive with Dr. Ralph E. Diffendorfer as president and board chair. Dr. James L. Fieser heads the foundation as executive director, a former Red Cross official. Honorary co chairs are Gen. Douglas MacArthur in Japan and former ambassador Joseph C. Grew in the United States. The project was launched by the Foreign Missions Conference of North America and the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America.
In Cincinnati the National Religion and Labor Foundation conference closed after three days with 225 delegates. Protestant Catholic and Jewish groups attended along with at least 25 labor unions, double last year’s Pittsburgh meeting.
Dr W A Visser t Hooft general secretary of the World Council of Churches will visit the United States for six weeks beginning April 19 on a speaking and consultation mission. Robert S Bilheimer announced at the Evans ton meeting of the Conference of U S Member Churches. He will come from the Geneva headquarters to attend annual church meetings hold consultations with missionary and relief groups and fulfill a limited number of speaking engagements.
The Methodist Church in the United States closed 1948 with a membership of 8 651 062, led by statistician Dr Albert C Hoover of Chicago. It claims to be the world’s largest Protestant communion with 62 bishops and 24 113 ministers. women’s group contributed funds totaling 196 435 168 for all purposes including 28 125 305 for missions and benevolences. foreign work extends to about 50 countries.
In a subdued interview, a veteran traveler frames death as an ongoing journey. He explains he hopes to cooperate in heaven and views death as changing trains, not an end, noting a 60-year lifetime of movement and continued responsibilities. He believes God will stay with him as he continues beyond this life.
Dr Albert W Palmer former Moderator of the General Council of Congregational Christian Churches is appointed Lecturer in Religion at the University of Southern California. Dean Earl Cranston announced the post noting Palmer will teach the Art of Preaching starting in September. His Sunday broadcasts on How Religion Helps will continue on KMPC at 645 pm.
A group of about eighty German pastors and lay religious workers arrived in the United States for a three month study of American religious life. The visit is part of an effort by the American Military Government in Germany to promote peace and constructive postwar relations.
Edward Weeks asks American readers what they desire in a time of fear and war. Robert Nathan argues for truth, order, integrity, and belief in a greater cohesive power than the atomic bomb amid violence and unreason.
The oldest church in New York, St. Nicholas Collegiate Reformed Dutch, will be razed to build a history office. The consistory announced leasing the land to Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance for 30 years with two 2 year renewals, clarifying it is not selling the property.
Church World Service reports that in 1948 it shipped 12,280,000 dollars worth of relief goods overseas as the agent of American Protestantism in gathering and administering relief and reconstruction funds and materials.
The Christian Century condemns the American Council of Churches for a last minute bid to disrupt the One Great Hour broadcast to feed the hungry and clothe the naked. It notes that the plea was carried by three networks without NBC and warns that the act harmed relief efforts, while praising the broader church cooperation despite the disruption.
Washington Post critiques Air Force publicity as fuel for war fears. It cites a world flight by a B 50, LeMay remarks, a B 36 bomb load of 5000 miles, and claims Russia has no defense against the B 36. The piece condemns US swagger and urges restraint before a new defense secretary muzzles zealots.
The article argues that the Atlantic Pact unites 12 democratic nations on both sides of the Atlantic for a two decade defense and peace commitment. It contends the pact cannot sway Communist belief by force but offers Western example to prove democratic values and stability, serving as a dike behind which the West tills in peace.
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