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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1952
Page
6
A religion column likens delaying salvation to missing a train. It warns that many people know God’s requirements and intend to be saved, but prolonged neglect makes repentance impossible at death. Final note cites The Gospel Trumpet.
The Rev Prof Armin C Gidson argues prayer is not a means to control God but to orient us to his will so he can work through us. Oldsen notes past generations trusted God more, and prayer is an art to be developed not born of desperation. God’s love and Christ’s atonement assure forgiveness and heaven as gifts, guiding praying for spiritual gifts, faith, courage, and forgiveness.
A Plainfield New Jersey church program notes Henry Hudson’s 1611 mutiny incident on the Discovery. The piece cites Hudson’s son and crew being set adrift, the ship returning to England, and poet Henry Van Dyke’s vision of Hudson’s Last Voyage. It reflects on Hudson’s faith in a northwest passage and a call to steadfast leadership amid uncertainty.
A near ten thousand graduate survey finds many students complain college coursework failed to help them discover their life purpose, values, and philosophy of life. The piece argues Christian colleges should pair science and economics with instructors who also provide a Christian view without forcing beliefs.
The Press Telegram offers a service to locate Long Beach area churches and service hours by dialing 6-9066. The new call line replaces the old church directory and provides Sunday service details upon request. An operator will supply location and service time information.
A new Long Beach district will form within the Southern California Arizona Conference of the Methodist Church. Pasadena Long Beach leadership, Bishop James Chamberlain Baker, and Dr James H Hughes indicate the reorganization aims to better serve the area due to population shifts. The boundary would include Orange County, Whittle and South Gate, extending to Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, with the district superintendent based in Long Beach.
Women of Long Beach United Church Women plan May Fellowship Day on May 2 at the North Long Beach Methodist Church. A buffet luncheon at 12:30 p.m. requires reservations by Tuesday. Miss Flora Thurston will discuss Spiritual Security for Today's Families and a film titled Bible on the Table will be shown.
New York four protestant chapels will be constructed this year in state leprosy hospitals in Japan. Raymond P. Currier of the American Leprosy Missions said $15,526 was granted for building and furnishing the chapels in response to Kozensha in Tokyo. The organization aids 148 leprosy colonies in 31 countries through six denominational boards. Currier noted Japanese government awareness grows of Christianity. An offering does not make a Christian heart, but a Christian heart makes an offering.
Louis Zamperini will speak at North Long Beach Nazarene Church during Sunday School and morning worship. Immanuel Lutheran baptizes new members tomorrow. Several churches announce special choirs solos films and missions events with guest speakers from California and beyond.
Short reflective quotes from Rev. Evan C Pedrick Rev John Frotherd and Rev Howard Patrick shared by Mary F Carpenter highlight everyday faith themes. The selections urge seeing beauty at the doorstep and remind that God’s service is rent for space, not appeasement.
The National Council of Churches calls for race aware mission policy shifts in India. Aimed at countering Communist influence, the plan urges faster transfer of church property to Indian Christians, cooperative literature production, public opinion outreach in the U.S., and simpler living for missionaries.
Press Telegram asks ministers of all faiths to select a guiding verse. Rev. Ewing Stanton Hudson of Second Presbyterian Church names Isaiah 40 31 as his favorite passage, promising renewed strength and endurance through faith.
A reader asks what the phrase for Jesus sake means in prayer. The piece explains the Christian understanding: we come to God not by merit but in Christ, and praying in Jesus name signifies faith, loyalty, and Christ’s lordship. It contrasts mere repetition of a name with true witness and dependence on God’s grace.
A speaker from First Methodist in Milwaukee Wisconsin argues that Christian fragmentation harms society and that the church must recover the universal body of Christ. He cites the United Nations and quotes Paul on baptism and the body, urging embodying the spirit in unity.
The sermon warns America is lost without God, criticizes reliance on munitions and war as misleading peace. It urges the church to treat the nation as a sick patient needing spiritual care and Christ not military remedies. It calls for supplying Bible and brotherhood instead of weapons.
A Church of Scotland committee will revise the 301-year-old Scottish Psalter to ease singing for 20th century congregations. Faulty meter and archaic expressions limit usage to about 50 passages. Dr. William J. Baxter originated the proposal and gained support in Glasgow Presbytery and the Assembly.
Barbara Hallenberg, eighth grader at Good Shepherd Lutheran Inglewood, won the District Spelling Bee among 33 contestants from 21 Lutheran schools of Southern California. She correctly spelled besieging after James Bell misspelled it. Janet Alewel finished third with gnarled. Over 200 gathered at First Lutheran Long Beach auditorium for the final rounds last Sunday.
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