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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1951
Page
6
New York reports the American Bible Society launches its eighth annual worldwide Bible reading campaign starting Thanksgiving Day. It aims to have people read identical passages daily for 34 days through Christmas, with a list of scriptures across 34 days and multiple book chapters.
About twenty leaders carrying an estimated 1000 Methodists from Long Beach join others to fill Hollywood Bowl for a 3 p m victory celebration closing United Evangelistic Mission. Bishop G Bromley Oxnam will speak with choirs totaling 2400 from Long Beach churches.
Long Beach churches will observe Christmas Seal Sunday as Rev. Robert Shattuck urges support for the 194L Christmas Seal Sale, running from Monday to Christmas Day. Catholic churches and Jewish synagogues will announce the drive with cooperation from Msgr Bernard J Delan and Rabbi L Elliott Grafman. Clergymen praise the Tuberculosis and Health Association for tackling TB and protecting family life.
A college youth panel from Pomona College and UCLA will discuss peace topics tomorrow night at California Heights Community Methodist Church social hall 1160 E Bixby Rd. Dr James Henry Hughes says the event aims to present college viewpoints on working for peace. Next Wednesday church members plan a family fellowship night with a potluck at 6 30 p m and a special bus trip to a November 18 rally with Bishop G Bromley Oxnam.
The Sunday Lesson Sermon in Christian Science churches highlights benefits of living by spiritual law. The Golden Text from Romans 8 13 warns that living after the flesh brings death while through the Spirit mortifying deeds yields life. Bible verses from Psalms 118 17 promise strength, salvation, and declaring the works of the Lord.
Laguna Beach announces its annual Thanksgiving community service at Neighborhood Congregational Church. The Rev. Philip E. Gregory of the Congregational Church will preach, joined by the Rev. Dallas Turner of Community Presbyterian and the Rev. Robert Redanbaugh of St. Marys Episcopal. Soloist Vann Newinger.
Yorba Linda announces a Thanksgiving dinner meeting on November 19 at 6 30 p m at the Women's Clubhouse. Kenneth Casper chairs the program and will host Al Salter former San Bernardino County farm adviser who will discuss citrus production. The center will supply a potluck dinner featuring fish instead of turkey.
Norwalk readers will hear Alonzo Baker speak on Our Foreign Policy at the Excelsior Adult Center forum at 7 30 p.m. November 26. Baker replaces Leon Henderson who canceled West Coast engagements. The talk will emphasize the impact of U S foreign policy on the West Coast.
Readers are urged to call 6 9066 for church locations and service hours in Long Beach. The Press Telegram replaces the old Saturday church directory and offers a simple Sunday information service. An operator will provide requested church location and service times.
Evangelist Harold Chalfont, after a 28 000 mile Youth for Christ tour in Formosa Hong Kong the Philippine Islands and Japan will speak twice tomorrow at Long Beach Assembly of God Church 1200 Atlantic Ave at 1050 p m and 730 p m A team of motion pictures showing actual results will be shown at the evening service Chalfont will discuss the Formosa revival and present a challenge Orient at the Crossroads His itinerary covered head hunting tribes in Formosa and the Igoretes in the Philippines.
The Rhythmic Choir of One jonts Congregational Church of South Pasadena presents a religious dances program for First Congregational Church tomorrow at 7 30 p m in Pilgrim Hall. The group organized by Mrs Henry David Gray, wife of the pastor, performs The Lords Prayer My Faith Looks Up to Thee and Theme on the Fifth Psalm. First Congregational Church high school members Joanne McHenry Sheila Reid and Noreen Anderson will perform Worship the Lord in the Beauty of Holiness and assist in The Doxology.
August Pacheco, formerly Honolulu recreation director for eight years and two years with Hawaii’s C&O recreational department, is assigned as a fulltime staff member to the Long Beach Catholic Youth Organization, announced by Rev. John J. Birch, CYO director.
A National Council of Churches study finds some migrant laborers face friendlier attitudes in parts of the country yet many remain jobless, hungry, and shut out of schools and churches. The report cites 1,000,000 workers moving with harvests and totals migrants in 22 states, with Arizona 45000, California 200000, Texas 170000, New York 20000, and other state figures.
More than 250 Beth El synagogue members and friends attended the November 11 dedication at 4120 Long Beach Blvd for a memorial plaque donated by Morris and Morris Cohen in memory of Matilda Durham Barrett. Ivan Liermark acted as master of ceremonies, Ben Mash gave the invocation, and Rabbi Lazarus Axelrod led the dedication with a speech linking it to Armistice Day.
Wilson High School a cappella choir will perform at 7 30 p m service tomorrow in East Side Christian Church at 674 Obispo Ave Rev John W Hanna to deliver a brief sermon of interest to young people The male octet and girls sex tet will sing special numbers Soloists include Richard Knowles Lanny Freedman and Ben Law
Recording by Bishop A features a 3 PM talk by Bishop Charles Hampton and a program at 6:30 PM in the church social hall. City Attorney Irving S. Smith discusses home rule for cities titled Which Way Are We Going? City Manager Samuel E. Vickers will preside with other city officials and Assemblyman Herbert R. Klockstein joining as a male quartet member. Accordionist Bert Pearson and Oliver Brison lead a community sing. Wyeth W. Cade
The King's Heralds, a radio and television quartet, will perform in Bible Auditorium at 1001 E Third St tomorrow night. Don Reynolds, Bible lecturer, will discuss Protestantism's most perplexing problem.
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