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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1951
Page
6
The editorial recalls grim fighting in Korea on Christmas Day and notes prospects of a swift end are dim. Yet the Christmas spirit endures among soldiers, as stalwart evergreen trees are decorated with tin can stars and faith remains a source of hope for peace and renewal in troubled times.
The essay links Handel's Messiah to Isaiah 40 5 and the unity of Scripture around the glory of God in Christ. It argues the Gospel centers on the Incarnation and questions whether believers reflect that glory, urging inward change beyond Christmas celebrations.
A cappella choir members present Christmas devotionals at 7 30 p m tomorrow at First Presbyterian Church with Dr Gerald Daniel directing and Miss Madge Lewis at the organ Ed ward Plazi Gloria Phillips Carol Heise Philipp Millett Nancy Brookes headline the Thumbers to be sung Also a dinner meeting and panel discussion on church music at Westminster Presbyterian Church Tuesday evening featuring Rev Reuben Pieters Rev Emerson Hangen and Rev Grover Bagby Local ministers and Long Beach City College singers led by Royal Stanton will perform The Long Beach City College program is open to church musicians and the guild president is Rolla Alford Reservations via Mabel Pergons
The 10 45 p m observance at Bix by Knolls Christian Church will be hosted by Christian Women’s Fellowship. Harold W. Paige presides, Mrs Frank Wight conducts devotions, Frieda Helen Buck of Fullerton speaks on Unceasing Quest, Debila Sherer directs choir, James Heniey is organist, and Betty June Owen sings Come Ye Blessed.
Navy and Marine officers will enforce a program to strengthen spiritual and religious life among personnel. Chaplains will lead efforts, with commanders to ensure instruction interviews and moral standards in entertainment and publications. A character-guidance program is already at recruit training, with training planned for petty and junior officers. The Army and Air Force have adopted similar actions to instill personal moral responsibility across the armed forces.
Dr John F Jack MacArthur pastor and Voice of Calvary director speaks tonight at 7 30 at Faltechnic High School auditorium Long Beach Youth for Christ rally features Voice of Calvary radio personalities Ralph Platt Vere Raley Dale Evans Rey Rogers Don Pratt Bil Miller Donis Thompson and others MacArthur noted evangelistic campaign has drawn hundreds to Christianity He holds degrees from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Bob Jones University married with three children
Rev Vernon W Hillmer to speak on Lift Up Your Heads marking the new church year Advent at St Johns Lutheran Church intersection 56th St and Cerritos Ave with services at 8 15 and 11 a m Advent sermons focus on preparation for the first and second coming of Christ.
An editor notes Sierra Madre leaders from all faiths drafted a creed praising God’s power, American destiny, individual sanctity, duty to defend freedoms, informed youth, moral public conduct, and unity across race, color, and religion. the anonymous author remains unknown.
Long Beach Unitarian Church hosts Founders Day with the dedication of Lambert Hally memorial to Rev. Cora Van Velser Lambert. New members welcomed as the fellowship grows and music is led by Clayton W. Wilkinson with Marguerite Montillon solo. Rev. Robert Murray Pratt delivers The Root of the Matter sermon. Lambert Hall to receive the dedicatory tablet unveiled by Mrs. Mary W. E. B. Minor. Memorial funded by Taft Unitarian Memorial Foundation.
Atlantic Ave Methodist Church marks the 25th anniversary of its present building with Rev. Don Ford delivering the sermon "For God So Loved" at 10:55 a.m. A 1:30 p.m. covered dish luncheon follows, then a 2:45 p.m. program with Dr. A. J. Hughes and three other former pastors. Music includes choir ensembles and marimba by Marjorie Parker, ending with a 4:30 p.m. Friendship Tea. no evening service.
EV. G. Richard Wainwright is to be installed as the church’s first pastor at 3 p.m. tomorrow at the Lakewood Lions Club Scout Lodge. Rev. Louis A. Velasco and Rev. Reuben F. Pieters will deliver the sermon and charge to the congregation, with Rev. Alan M. Searles to give the charge to the church. The church organized Oct. 7 and held its first service April 8 at Lakewood Theater. Loyalty Sunday services are planned with a special welcoming group for attendees.
EV CHARLES McCLAEN, pastor of West End Baptist Church in Houston, will open a revival week at Truett Memorial Baptist Church at 9 30 a.m. tomorrow with a second service at 7 30 p.m. Morning and night services continue through Dec 9. Music by three choirs, a male quartet and soloists. The church lists 3000 members. McClain has eight years as a Houston minister and holds BA MS degrees, pursuing a PhD.
A devotional excerpt based on Solomon's temple dedication prays for God's attention to the temple, forgiveness for disobedience, and divine mercy. The prayer asks for repentance, healing, and lasting grace, invoking reverence, salvation for priests, and prosperity for the people under God's favorable sight.
A pastor at First Congregational Church Memphis offers a prayer asking God for wisdom humility and discernment to read widely without prejudice and to distinguish vital knowledge from vanity May we seek understanding before judgment and stand before opened books without fear Amen.
A Lincoln Nebraska reader recalls Mrs Dwight Morrow recalling her Smith College days and childhood dreams told to Paderewski at a banquet. She emphasizes the lasting value of her life with husband Dwight Morrow and their shared growth.
The piece likens Korea’s Heartbreak Hill to a spiritual struggle between Christ and the Adversary. It urges wholehearted Christian allegiance to Christ and his church to shift the balance of victory. An endorsement from Howard W. Valenta emphasizes conversion from half-hearted faith. A secondary note from the War Cry extols the power of a simple smile to brighten others in wartime.
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