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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1949
Page
5
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Rev. Eddie Wagner a Baptist evangelist will start a 10 May evangelistic campaign at Bethany Baptist Church at E Hill St and Olive Ave Wednesday evening. He studied at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles and has held multiple pastorates before evangelistic work. He is backed by Dr Charles Fuller’s Old Fashioned Revival Hour scholarship and recommended by local pastors and youth leaders. Assistants include Bill Rette local chorister and Youth for Christ director.
Rev Victor W Neemeyer will stay as pastor of Grace Lutheran Church at West Long Beach after Grace parishioners voted Wednesday night to keep him. He had received a call from Christ Church in Redlands but chose to continue at Grace, which began in 1944 with services in a tent and later built the current chapel and parsonage.
Chaplain Miles W. Renear will lead a holy communion service tomorrow at the Navy Family Chapel 451 W Ocean Blvd Long Beach. The sermon titled Discerning the Lord s Body cites St Paul s First Epistle to the Corinthians. A mixed quartet will sing and the anthem Great Is Thy Love will be performed. Open to all servicemen families and friends. Babies and children cared for below deck. coffee and cake topside after.
First Congregational Church hosts Visual Vesper services each Sunday at 7:30 PM in Pilgrim Hall 241 Cedar Ave. The program is family friendly. Tomorrow features the film A Letter From China highlighting wartime Chinese relief work, plus a Palestine life film. Lewis Miller performs cello solos.
The Music Guild of Long Beach and Lakewood Village guests a Lakewood Village Community Church choir open rehearsal at 8 pm in the church sanctuary. Robert N. Platt hosts and directs a program featuring choral practice techniques, improvisations, and Lent themed music lead by guest soloists Fred Smith and Ena Hazlett with a miniature worship service at intermission. No admission charge.
Rosicrucian Abdiel Lodge marked its new year with a symbolic feast at 2455 Atlantic Ave. Members ate salt, corn, and grape juice as nature’s elements. Rex B Barr notes the order traces to Amenhotep IV in 1350 B C and observes the Egyptian rite’s allegorical meaning. The event also kicks off the lodge fiscal year with new officers installed and a new officiary: Loren Rubeck master, Lorena Christopher secretary, Lemuel Fout chaplain, A J Beard guardian, Rev Bary trustee.
East Side Christian church awaits Dr. Royal J. Dye to head a Spiritual Life Crusade April 3 to 10. Theme is Come thou with us as we will do thee good. Rev. George F. Tinsley said the Youth Choir of 40 will sing three times during the crusade and again for Palm Sunday and Easter Day services.
The first branch of St. Philip's Society for Teaching Missions of the Episcopal Church on the west coast is located in Long Beach at 6080 Myrtle Ave under Brother James of the Order of St. Francis. Bishop Donald J. Campbell approved the move. aims include conferences, missions, and Eye Gate Evangelism using words, pictures, and literature. Officers include Rev. Charles T. Hull, Bishop Beverly D. Tucker, Bishop Frederick L. Barry, Rev. Frederick J. Eastman, and Rev. Frederic S. Eastman.
Bay Shore Community Congregational Church announces Holy Week services with two Holy Communion observances. Maundy Thursday at 3 p m and Good Friday at 3 p m feature Dr Arthur George Downing of Immanuel Baptist Church. New members will join at both services. free reservation tickets are available with seats held until 7 45 p m.
The Sd-volce Girls Glee Club of Polytechnic High School directed by Royal W. Stanton will perform at Belmont Heights Methodist Church tomorrow at the evening service. The program features Ave Maria settings for women voices by Arca dell Bach and Schubert. Soloists include sopranos Elizabeth Tiernye Connie Valentine with a sextet and Joanne Hodges at the piano.
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