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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1954
Page
5
The Silverado Park Community Methodist appoints Rev. Richard Wilson Cain to succeed Rev. Paul I. Hershey. Cain, a Marlow Oklahoma native, is an alumnus of John Francis High School in Los Angeles and earned degrees from USC and Boston Theological Seminary, currently completing his program.
The text notes a Ph D from Boston University with a 1953 54 Charles Jefferson fellowship in residence at Boston University and teaching New Testament at Crane Theological Seminary Tufts College. Ordained in 1930 by Bishop Baker at the annual conference and received into full membership in 1952. He served as assistant minister at First Presbyterian Church Hyde Park Massachusetts during school.
The Rev. Guy Shields, superintendent of the Bible Way Fellowship Churches headquartered in Amarillo Texas, arrived in Long Beach this week to assume leadership duties at Bible Way Fellowship Church.
The Wheaton College Gospel Heralds perform at First Brethren Church in Wheaton. The five member group will tour Wisconsin Minnesota South Dakota Wyoming Montana Washington Oregon California and return through Arizona New Mexico Texas Oklahoma and Kansas. Miss Marjorie E. Glover directed the itinerary.
The Rev James Henry Hughes of Wolverhampton and Birmingham and Mrs Hughes of Hatfield plan a summer tour starting Monday in New York City. They will visit London and then travel to Spain Portugal and Madeira where Dr Hughes will preach in seven cities. The California Heights Church board has granted him two months leave.
The Rev. William D. Neward, former Cypress pastor, begins at Hollydale Nazarene Church this week after the annual conference. He previously led churches in Kansas City Missouri and Cimarron Kansas. He will preach at 11 a.m. Sunday on Our Present With God. He hails from Missouri and studied at Lamar Colorado High School and Pasadena College.
The Rev Watson Argue of Seattle Calvary Temple travels to Long Beach Tuesday to present a series of religious films for a Red Zone outreach event. Local parishioners will attend as part of his outreach program.
Attorney Raymond Simpson arrives as guest speaker at a Pal- Raymond event in Long Beach. He will show color motion pictures from Egypt Greece and Eastiney and discuss civil rights. A debate on the Red Germany controversy follows. The program targets young adults 23 to 35 and will feature Rev. David Schoch. The Long Beach Bible Way Fellowship Church announces a new pastor Rev. Dean McKay and plans to establish a Bible Way headquarters and mission division for the Philippines Japan and Mexico.
The Disciples of Christ announce their 66th annual convention from July 25 to August 1 at the Municipal Auditorium in Berkeley California. Dr Theo California will serve as executive secretary, with theme focused on Our Brother to the Department of Christhood Its Life and Spirit and social action. Northern California Christian Churches will host the event under the Southern Unity Service.
State president Rev Charles W Severns of University Church San Diego will lead a Baptist Folk convention focusing on family fellowship and home life with 7000 registrations aimed. Speakers include Mrs James D Wycker New York City Rev Manning and Dr Virgil A Sly of Los Angeles. The event features Congo and India missions reports and a Sunday address at Fellowship Baptist Church Orange Ave and Plymouth St with related activities throughout the week.
Elder Owen K. Douglass of 964 E. Sixth Street Long Beach Second Ward now serving as missionary in the Eastern States has been selected to appear in the 43rd annual performance of Americas Witness for Christ The pageant tells the story of the Book of Mormon and revelation to Joseph Smith of the resting place of the plates of gold The pageant will be staged Aug 12 13 and 14 on Hill Cue moran near Palmyra New York
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