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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1954
Page
5
The Brotherhoods of the 121 Reformed Churches in the Long Beach area sponsor the second annual Missionfest on July 26 on the Christian Pay School campus at Hacienda and Grand Streets Bellflower. Sessions at 2 and 7 30 p m feature the theme How Shall They Tear Without a Preacher. Funds support starting a Garden Grove congregation.
The Rev. Hermon S Stay of Linden Avenue Baptist Church Dayton Ohio will be guest minister at First Baptist in the pastor absence The Rev Dr Winfield Edson is away with the Rev Bryant Wilson in Alaska Dr Ray will preach Sunday evening on What Does Jesus Christ Mean to Me and If I Were Not Saved He plans to leave in August for Edinburgh Scotland to complete his work
Prof Roy Hallman basso and his wife Nyle present sacred songs at Burns Memorial Evangelical United Brethren Church Sunday at 7 30 p m. Hallman was Westminster Choir soloist for two years and sang at Carnegie Hall under Bruna Walter and Leopold Stokowski. Mrs Hallman accompanied Stokowski and is organist at First Methodist Portland Oregon. She is a herpist and Hallman heads Cascade College music department in Portland.
The LDS Primary Association hosts a four-stake tri-stake convention at the Long Beach Stake Center with leaders from Salt Lake City and local stakes. Mrs Tessie G Post and Mrs Mary Parrish presided, joined by Iona West and East Long Beach’s Alice Robinson and Orange County’s Virginia Kenney. The program included workshops, a luncheon, and a general session led by the visiting board members.
The article discusses a trophy awarded by the Christian Endeavor organization for Life themed achievement in CE circles. Donor A H Kent, longtime church and CE leader, is honored. his name will be inscribed on the trophy, kept by the winning society for a year.
The Woodruff Avenue Community Church vacation church school opens Monday morning with the Story of the Church as the course theme. Films and activities are planned for an enjoyable period. Pupils will be active Christians by working together to buy baby chicks to be sent overseas. The program serves kindergarten through junior departments for ages 4 to 12.
Dr Richard Minagh, philosophy lecturer, continues his open series Sunday at 8 pm in the Penthouse Chapel in the Sky at 1601 Villa Riviera. He analyzes the inherent faith born of God and rediscovered through experience. Edna Murphy plays an organ prelude. Midweek meeting is Thursday with Phyllis Stanwick in charge of program arrangement.
Eva Messerschmitt of Tong Beach Ohio awarded the gold medal of the Holy Trinity by Father Andrew Lawrence at the Catholic Daughters of America national convention in Minneapolis. The award honors her work for priesthood student support and missionary efforts in remote U.S. areas.
The Rev. Charles Webster Mayes will resume his Sunday service at First Brethren Church after a two week absence spent speaking at the Northwest District Brethren Conference in Sunnyside Washington and at the Scripture Press Conference in Mount Hermon California. His 11 a.m. sermon will be on Blindness Selfimposes, and attendees from Camp Echoes Brethren Summer camp at Pane will join the evening event hosted by ting quitz Pinks.
Rev Dr. R A Chute leads Long Beach Youth for Christ tonight at Tracy Auditorium 219 M Seaside Blvd. He draws full color gospel pictures on glass, a program feature. Chute trained at Wheaton College Northern Baptist Seminary and the University of Toronto. Also appearing are Johnny Luther and the Seabacks vocal duo.
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