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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1949
Page
4
A Weekend Editorial explores religion as a growing experience from childhood to old age. Mrs Earl Cranston, guest writer, traces spiritual unfoldment with scriptural grounding and personal insight, noting lifelong development in God-centered devotion.
The author traces religion from childhood comfort to a mature synthesis. Early faith provided security through a loving God, later emphasis on brotherhood and personal responsibility, and China experiences shaping a devotion to the Society of Friends. Later meanings include grace, patience, humility, and openness to evolving revelation while valuing family faith.
A Reader's Digest excerpt urges individuals to take on a second job of helping others. It argues this spiritual work requires no special talents or wealth, only daily actions that strengthen character. It emphasizes personal initiative, shared blessing, and preserving individuality amid modern pressures.
The article chronicles Sam Higginbottom’s life from Wales to India, his missionary calling, and founding the Allanhabad Agricultural Institute. It notes his education at Mount Hermon, Amherst, and Princeton, his marriage to Ethelind Cody, and the institute’s growth to 600 acres with 250 students, facing Hindu priest opposition but expanding farming and home economics programs.
The United Board for Christian Colleges in China reports more than 12,000 Chinese students attended the thirteen Christian colleges in the fall of 1948. Some 50,000 applied for admission, but only 4,000 freshmen could be accommodated amid food shortages and chaos. Teachers and students faced daily hardships with fortitude and spirit.
Rev. Everett C. Parker of the Protestant Radio Commission announced a frank series on mental health to be heard on ABC starting Sept. 29 Sundays 10:30 p.m. EST. Topics include alcoholism juvenile delinquency psychiatric issues prejudice aging bereavement premarital counseling and disabilities. The program was prepared with the Federal Council of Churches department of pastoral services guidance.
The ninth National Bible Week runs October 17 to 23 sponsored by the Laymen's National Committee chaired by Rear Adm. Reginald Belknap. At its New York City headquarters he said the week aims to make people Bible conscious and serves as an antidote to anti God propaganda.
The Board of Publication of the Methodist Church in New York reported annual sales of 12 285 431 dollars for the year ending May 1. This shows a gain of over 1 million dollars from the prior year. A 1 5 million expansion in Nashville will double floor space. Dr T Otto Nall was elected editor of The Christian Advocate. The publishing house is described as the largest religious distributing firm in the United States.
In Berlin, Evangelical Bishop Dr Otto Dibelius denounced communist policies in eastern Germany and eastern Europe. Speaking at Memorial Church he warned of terror and coercion and said suppression of conscience risks deathly servitude. He leads the Evangelical Church in Germany.
Dr. Henry Cohen aged 86 retires after more than 61 years as rabbi of Temple B'nai Israel Galveston Texas. Temple board accepts retirement with regret and names him rabbi emeritus. Cohen arrived in Galveston in June 1885 to lead the congregation.
Dr. Palmer, Congregational minister and former president of Chicago Theological Seminary, launches a series on How Religion Helps with a Sunday Oct 2 broadcast at 645 pm over KMPC. He has authored a small book for convalescents and visiting medical staff. he now lectures in religion at University of Southern California.
Delegations from three national Lutheran churches met in Chicago and formed a six member committee to draft steps toward organic union of the American Lutheran Church Evangelical Lutheran Church and United Evangelical Lutheran Church. A joint report will go to their conventions. If approved, the merger would unite more than 1,500,000 members.
About 50 Protestant missionaries are set to depart on the Gordon to evacuate foreign residents from Communist Shanghai. Roughly 2,000 missionaries remain, about half American and the rest British or European. The Gordon may sail late this month or in October. Officials say many leaving do so for normal reasons such as furlough illness or family duties, while work is expected to continue for those who stay.
Shanghai report quotes George K. T. Wu general secretary of the National Christian Council saying North China Christian leaders are hopeful. He notes urban churches fare better than rural areas due to higher calibre Communist authorities in cities and urges sustaining ecumenical world fellowship as a fact.
Virginia Theological Seminary completes a five year survey of clergy needs from 1949. The report finds 535 staff clergy needed now, 385 for probable new work, 50 for extra parochial roles, 13 overseas immediately, 45 overseas later, 111 for armed forces, and 925 retirements or deaths. Immediate need for enlarged training facilities to meet 2064 ordained priests.
Dr. Roland H. Bainton of Yale Divinity School has been named winner of the 7500 Abingdon- Cokesbury award for his manuscript Here I Stand a biography of Martin Luther Judges on the six member panel included George Arthur Buttrick Winfred E Garrison Halford Edward Luccock Horace Greeley Smith Henry Pitney Van Dusen and Nolan B Harmon Jr
Dulles of New York resigns as chair of the Federal Council of Churches policy committee. In his letter he cites desire to avoid political controversy while running as a Republican Senate candidate. Council accepts resignation with deep appreciation for his leadership and the churchs role in national study conferences.
Protestant groups in California adopt a comity plan to reunite migrating families with church life. Under Sacramento accord, denominations pool resources to establish one church per growing population, aiming for 2500 people per church, with new churches a mile from existing ones.
The Wanamaker founded Presbyterian church once downtown Philadelphia relocates to a $300000 Colonial style building in Haverford township. The move follows the exodus of historic churches from Old Philadelphia as Bethany Collegiate church, long known as Wanamaker's Church, ends its era with a famed Sunday school and large congregation.
Dr Clifford E Barbour of Knoxville Tennessee moderator of the Presbyterian Church in the United States launched a countrywide tour to energize the church He urged an aggressive positive approach in presenting religious philosophy and addressing real needs calling for broader fundraising and manpower He planned visits to about 40 synods and 267 presbyteries through April.
A Los Angeles group of church business and civic leaders forming Gamblers Anonymous seeks abolition of California horse racing. Members say they have suffered losses at tracks and compare their downfall to Alcoholics Anonymous, noting founder Carl Newman and others signed the initiative with Howser amid a push to end racing.
The United Council of Church Women will conduct week long seminars in 37 cities across 20 Western states October 4 to 7, led by 73 women in 15 teams to showcase interdenominational cooperation. The meetings aim to foster local to international action on housing, prejudice, interfaith understanding, and world affairs, with a Los Angeles national board session October 10 to 13. California sites include Whittier Santa Monica Santa Barbara and Oakland on October 7.
Mirror of Opinion argues that the back-to-school wave masks a deeper education crisis. It cites a 300,000 wartime teacher losses, 100,000 unqualified teachers, a 125,000 grade-school shortage, and only 25,000 college graduates this year, with federal aid stalled by parochial-school policy fights.
The Living Church decries two consecutive Paul Robeson sponsored concerts in Peekskill New York turned violent by veterans groups. It warns of a rising pattern of violence echoing Europe and notes Robeson is not representative of American Negroes due to his Communist ties. It urges restraint and condemns attempts to frame it as a Negro issue.
A Rome Georgia newspaper column argues against governmental paternalism, urging faith in self and in a free enterprise system as the basis of security. It emphasizes personal effort, liberty, and faith in a Higher Being to provide meaning and future prosperity.
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