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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1948
Page
4
A editorial urges every American voter to treat Election Day as a sacred duty of personal power and responsibility. It notes high level discourse and warns that 50 to 55 million of 93 million eligible voters may cast ballots, stressing intelligent, conscientious voting for national leadership and the unity of church and state in civic duty.
Dr Henry Hitt Crane writes from Holland praising Dutch resilience after Nazi invasion. He cites Rotterdam destruction, dikes and saukes, and a revived Holland with Queen Wilhelmina’s half century reign as a beacon. The piece lauds Dutch perseverance, unity, and continued international spirit as a new day begins.
The New Testament collection at the University of Chicago, the largest of its kind in the United States, was named the Edgar Johnson Goodspeed manuscripts during ceremonies in Chicago. Dr. Goodspeed, professor emeritus and author, attended with 150 scholars. the codex purchased for 2000 dollars by Edith Rockefeller McCormick will be on public view after 1927.
Pope Pius XII urges international guarantees for Jerusalem to ensure access to Holy Places and religious freedom. He asks Catholics worldwide to pray for peace in Palestine and supports an international charter for the Holy City amidst wartime devastation and calls for nonmilitary solutions beyond human means.
Captain Clinton A Neyman senior chaplain of the 1st Naval District was appointed University Chaplain and professor of religion at the University of Southern California by President D Fagg Jr Neyman will retire from the Navy on Nov 1 to assume the USC post He will direct 142 student religious groups and chair the Faculty Religious Interests Committee His prior service included Chaplain of the Pacific Fleet 1945 47 and training naval chaplains in Norfolk Virginia He was cited for outstanding readership. Lutheran World Relief shipped over 1 million pounds of relief goods in September reaching 20 855 988 pounds and 7 676 104 dollars in value as of Sept 30.
At the fifth general assembly of the Church of Christ in China in Soochow, 150 delegates from synods, national Christian bodies, and 15 cooperating missions gathered to praise wartime perseverance. Moderator C. C. Chen noted continued life and witness and announced three new missions in Kweichow, Yunnan, and among tribal peoples in Southwest China, as American Ambassador Leighton Stuart and other visitors lauded Chinese Christians.
Bishop G Bromley Oxnam reopened Jones Methodist Church Brooklyn after General Conference action. The church will be interracial with former white Jones members aiding the new congregation. Cyrus W Perry, World War I chaplain, serves as pastor and the bishop urged healing racial and religious divides.
More than 100 Roman Catholic priests are said to labor in French factories and workshops. Known as Vatican Commandos, they live in small rooms near plants and wear rough work clothes while serving as plumbers mechanics road-menders dock-workers and garage-men. They aim to reach large numbers of workers without overt preaching.
President Eisenhower, during his Columbia University inaugural, outlined a program of genuine academic freedom. He warned against administrative suppression of scholarly subjects, citing Communism as an example, and praised rebel inquiry that seeks truth while remaining loyal to American democracy.
A large Sunday school class at Hoge Memorial Church in Columbus grew from a 10 year plan by seven 30s-era couples. It aims to recruit young families, serve as a church feeder, provide Bible teaching applied to daily life, and influence the community and world affairs from a Christian angle. Now about 300 members, with 23 teachers and officers, hail from diverse professions.
The minister should not direct how to vote but can educate conscience and remind the congregation of civic duty. On the Sunday before Election Day a sermon may highlight moral issues guiding citizens to vote with awareness of core ethical concerns.
The Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention adopted a 1949 budget totaling 2,958,647. Of this amount 2,625,877 funds overseas mission work and 285,200 goes to the home office. Allocations include 409,036 for evangelistic activity in 25 areas abroad, 260,026 for schools, 59,750 for medical work, 101,511 for literature and 1,135,700 for personnel.
Dr E D Homrighausen of Princeton analyzes the Supreme Court ruling baring teaching religion in schools. He warns of a secularized future, a neutral stance toward religion, and the need for churches to guard against a religionless education shaping public schooling.
Dr Louis Hadley Evans of First Presbyterian Church Hollywood says the press portrays a one sided view of film people. He notes many industry figures attend church weekly and participate in church activities, criticizing the media for focusing on alleged loose morals.
The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod announced a 1949 budget of 4,000,000 dollars, the largest yet, up 400,000 from 1948. Allocations include 600,000 for Japan and New Guinea work, 1,286,500 for education, and 1,500,000 for college and seminary building. The fiscal conference also reported 58,000 new members, bringing total membership to 1,639,331.
American Ambassador Leigh ton Stuart told the Fifth General Assembly of the Church of Christ in China meeting at Lonchon that his ideal for China is a synthesis of complete political democracy with a just economic system. He urged Christians to work for real democracy with freedom and justice for all and to exercise political responsibility through strong Christian faith in the future.
In Paris the UN Social and Cultural Committee omitted the word God from Article I of the Declaration of Human Rights. A Brazil delegate cited the idea that all humans are made in God’s image, while a Soviet delegate objected that the proposition is much disputed in the USSR. The Soviet delegate questioned the evidentiary basis of such claim.
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in South Africa meeting in Pretoria denounced government plans to strip Africans of parliamentary representation and strip colored people of voting rights. Delegate L Patterson warned that South Africa cannot be a nation if defined by one race.
In a recent challenging article S. Macon Cowles Jr. asks if Jim Crow can be abolished in the Armed Services. He cites the President's Civil Rights Report and praises efforts by figures like Phillip Randolton while noting churches remain few in number with effective solutions to race within congregations. Segregation persists, and Christians face embarrassment over discriminatory patterns in church involvement.
Dr. Elmer G. Homrighausen now on leave from Princeton Theological Seminary prepares a world tour after eight months at the World Council of Churches headquarters in Geneva. He will visit Athens Istanbul Damascus Beirut Amman Jerusalem New Delhi Calcutta Shanghai Tokyo and Honolulu before returning to the United States.
In November 1819 the Foreign Missions Advance meeting will be held at the Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles. George W Stack of Church World Service announced the event. The two day gathering includes 15 denominations with Charles W Rawson and Dr Paul W Harrison among speakers.
Directors of Church World Service set an 18 million dollar fundraising goal for 1945 1949 at a special meeting in Asbury Park New Jersey The plan outlines renewal of church life across Europe and welfare projects for 19 European countries through a 70 page report as a four year program.
The piece argues religion must shape politics with courage and insight, not as a tool of power. It cites Gandhi and Niebuhr, noting churches’ social responsibility while preserving church state distinction. It advocates Christian conscience in society over church in politics as future hope.
The Washington Post reports a national drop in divorce rates through 1947 into 1948, suggesting war-era marital strain is easing. Despite still higher than prewar levels, rising living costs and general prosperity may slow divorces, while education on marriage via churches and schools could foster longer, happier unions.
A British naval attache and four American companions, lost for 13 days near Hudson Bay, credit daily prayer with saving their lives. The piece urges faith amid global peril and cites scripture urging believers to clad themselves in spiritual armor to withstand evil days.
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