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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1952
Page
6
Religion this weeks editorial urges readers to honor and support aging parents beyond money. It argues the Fourth Commandment binds adults to provide care, affection, and spiritual presence, noting forgotten mothers and fathers deserve visits and remembrance as a solemn civic and religious duty.
A Gospel Trumpet quotation warns that not supporting church offerings and attendance is a vote to close the church. It argues that moral failure to vote for the church leads to spiritual decay, urging readers to consider their yearly impact on their local congregation.
An Army chaplain at a Washington area base quietly observed nighttime use of the unlocked chapel. Over three nights, eight worshippers visited between 1 and 2:30 a.m., six came between midnight and 1:45 a.m., and three attended between midnight and 1:00 a.m. The chaplain notes the light stays on.
Readers can dial 6-9066 at the Press-Telegram for Long Beach church locations and service hours. The service replaces the previous Saturday directory and aims to simplify weekly religious service information. For uncertain church details, dial 6-9065 for operator assistance.
Professor Armin C. Oldsen urges parents to train children today as tomorrow's citizens. He links child outcomes to parental home life and Christian upbringing, noting troubled homes breed poor training. Tomorrow's Shawano Wis rally features Oldsen with the St. Louis Lutheran Hour Chorus broadcasting the message.
Arishioners of St Stephen's American Lutheran Church observe the sixth anniversary of Pastor Rev John Herman Peters ordination with a Sunday festival. Dr Konrad Koosman will preside at the 12 am service and preach. Special music and flowers planned. Pastor and wife honored. $1000 Day honors Peters for 35 years of missionary and church-building work in Southern California. Proceeds to Home Fund. Peters, a Golden Alabama native, trained at Capital University and Seminary, with further study at Wooster College and USC. Ordained 1917 in Golden, he served as resident missionary in Bishop Anaheim Los Angeles Long Beach and worked in Pomona Fullerton El Centro South Gate before coming to Long Beach from Messiah Church Los Angeles.
Multiple Long Beach area churches announce Children's Day observances and special services. Notable events include guest speakers at Woodruff Community Church Lakewood Plaza and various congregations featuring youth choirs, mission pictures, and postwar church activities. Speakers include Rev John Trnka Eden Seminary and Dr William Jessup San Jose Bible College.
The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U S A will vote on a policy statement denouncing racial segregation and discuss the permanent headquarters site. The race policy opposes segregation and seeks central placement near the nation’s population center, with a tentative plan to keep New York as a temporary base and establish a major Midwest office. A six month study in Chicago led to a recommendation for a gradual approach to a permanent location, possibly in the Midwest. The council’s staff is spread across six New York buildings, with Christian education housed in Chicago.
A Chicago Exposition report notes choirs adopting scarlet and pastel robes. A church goods firm cites eighty one colors in fabrics now offered. Religious leaders say color in services boosts emotion and spiritual experience while churches expand to multiple, age diverse choirs.
Third grade pupils at the early service and memorial camp scholarships for Katherine Millerd and Donald Alderman Jr. will be presented to outstanding students across junior, junior high, and senior high divisions. The festival of Holy Trinity Sunday will be honored tomorrow by Lakewood United Lutheran Church with pastor Rev Louis Frederick officiating.
A gospel trumpet piece contends that the home must be built on spirituality and God’s guidance. It argues the home and church are two pillars of life, shaping children into proper citizens and reinforcing family life through prayer and Bible study.
The 1952 Father’s Day theme stresses “Happy Families Make a Peaceful World.” It traces the holiday’s origin to 1910 in Spokane led by Mrs. John Bruce Dodd and notes endorsements by leaders like William Jennings Bryan. The piece cites Wilson’s 1916 recognition and Coolidge 1924 urging national observance, urging fathers to fulfill duties beyond provision.
A Christian Herald meditation argues men must reclaim church leadership and active participation. It notes women bear much of church work while men underparticipate, urging more men to attend services and support church activities. The piece links modern work hours to diminished male church involvement and calls for renewed manpower.
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