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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1954
Page
4
Memorial Day services fill Long Beach churches with special programs and sermons. A wide range of denominations from Baptist to Unitarian list varied topics and times, led by ministers such as Rev. Gene W. Barnes, Rev. Donald Forbes, Dr. E Harlan Fischer, and many others across Riverside and coastal communities.
The Bay Shore Church Choir will present Around the World in Waltz Time on June 4 at 8:30 p.m. with the orchestra and dancers. Helene Allen will direct the free admission concert in the Music We Love series, featuring Strauss, Brahms, Waldteufel, comedy songs, waltzes, and soloists. A free will offering will fund a grand piano and auditorium improvements.
Christian Science announces a Sunday Lesson-Sermon with the Golden Text from Romans on overcoming evil with good. The subject titled Ancient and Modern Necromancy alias Mesmerism and Hypnotism Denounced contrasts trust in God with dangers praised in Psalms.
About 2,500 sixth grade public school students will get diplomas next week for Weekday Christian Education classes. During the year 5,000 fifth and sixth graders were enrolled in 30 elementary schools by the Long Beach Council of Churches and by Evangelical Protestant, Roman Catholic and Christian Science churches. Diplomas will be given to 365 pupils Thursday at First Nazarene Church. Friday evening 1,200 graduates will attend services at First Baptist Church with a color-sound film on world literacy. A $1,200 contribution to Dr. Frank Laubach’s literacy movement was made by the pupils. Chaplain Wilford R. Hall will preside. Rev. Charles Tingley will give the invocation. Rev. James Armstrong will pronounce the benediction. Frederick Shaffer will be organist.
The Rev Albert J Kempin of Fine Avenue Church of God is among 18 speakers at the 66th annual Church of God convention in Anderson Indiana June 14 20 He speaks June 18 on Worship the Heritage of the Redeemed He will also preach Sunday at 11 p m from Long Beach pulpit on Honor the Dead but Dont Forget the Living Youth Fellowship service and 7 30 p m service will be led by 20 students from the World Evangelism Institute of Arlington
The Rev Canon Richard Lief of St. Paw's Cathedral Los Angeles will preach at 11:00 a.m. Sunday in St Luke's Episcopal Church Seventh Street and Atlantic Avenue. He heads the Episcopal City Mission Society of Los Angeles. The church honors youth groups in its first annual Charter Club Sunday with uniformed Bluebirds Campfire Girls Brownies Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Cub Sea Scouts and Explorers marching in the 9:30 a.m. school procession.
Long Beach Congregation of Jehovahs Witnesses will send 350 members to the Circuit Assembly at Costa Mesa May 28 to 30 and to the District Assembly at Del Mar July 15 to 18. Sponsored by Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, the events aim to increase Bible knowledge and apply its principles. L. E. Reusch will give an address at 3 p.m. tomorrow on Is Civilization's End Near. Bible students of all denominations are invited. all sessions are free.
Memorial High Mass will be celebrated by Rev. E. J. Sullivan Monday at 10 a.m. at All Souls Cemetery. Choir boys from St. Anthony’s will sing. Rev. Frank De Jong will leave Tuesday for Grand Rapids Michigan to attend the Synod of the Christian Reformed Church meeting. Robert Handley senior of Fuller Seminary will occupy the pulpit in Pasadena during the absence.
H. Floyd Hollar retires after 28 years leading Burns Memorial EUB Church choir in Long Beach since 1926. Congregation honors him with a cash gift and notes his family’s musical ministry as eight candidates for ministry are to be recommended at Sunday worship.
The Southern Baptist General Convention received a deed to 100 acres of land in Tarzana for a California Baptist College project worth 50 million dollars. The gift was made by Arthur A. Desser, Beverly Hills attorney, and Harold B. Garfield, California State Board of Pharmacy member. P. Boyd Smith, college president, and Dr. Byron F. Todd, board of trustees president, accepted the deed as construction of an administration building and two dormitories for 200 students each begins on the new campus south of Ventura Boulevard and west of Reseda Boulevard. the college now operates in El Monte.
The California District Annual Conference of Brethren Churches opens at First Brethren Church on Fifth Street and Cherry Avenue and runs through June 5. Principal speaker each night at 7 30 is Dr Paul R Bauman from Grace Theological Seminary with Monday featuring Dr L L Grubb. Grace Trumpeters will perform. about 800 delegates from 290 congregations expected. Evening meetings open to the public. business sessions will cover new churches expansion and other church matters. Officers will be elected.
Arvid Weidmark, U S chaplain and former missionary to Japan, will speak to the Young group about church work abroad. He will show colored slides illustrating church activities in the Far East and Europe during his talk.
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