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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1948
Page
5
Week-end editorial argues the preacher must answer for faith in a disillusioned era. It urges addressing God, destiny, and intelligent spiritual purpose over sensational topics and shibboleths. It notes modern myths and urges meaningful sermons to guide society.
Protestant leaders seek to expand evangelism through press radio and film. The Protestant Film Commission and Protestant Radio Commission advance non profit religious movies and unified radio ministry with 23 denominations across 38 states and audiences in Canada Korea and Australia.
Three Protestant church leaders urged value of church papers during October Church Press Month. Charles P. Taft, C Oscar Johnson, and Paul C. Empie said church periodicals must engage lay readers, offer substantial content, and cover national and world religion news with Christian conscience.
Ninety three churchmen and cultural leaders from across the nation endorse inviting Very Rev Hewlett Johnson, dean of Canterbury Cathedral, known as the Red Dean, to speak in the United States after his visa denial over Soviet friendship council ties. The group cites free speech and hospitality as guiding principles and names notable signatories including Emory S. Bucke Stephen Fritchman Bishop Elwood Haines John Haynes Holmes and Norman B. Nash.
Pope Pius XII leads a broad campaign against atheistic Communism urging Catholic youths to build a democratic social order. Jesuit Father Lombardi directs a major Italian effort to revive faith as a bulwark against communist influence. Bishop Edwin F. Lee, longtime Methodist missionary and church leader, dies at 64 in Mayo Clinic Rochester. He served in Southeast Asia, Singapore, and Manila, with World War I chaplaincy honors and postwar reconstruction roles. His widow Mrs Edna Dorman Lee survives.
Hollywood Bible films are promoted for church use as visual Bible teaching. The Saturday Evening Post notes that 12 000 churches now use silver screen projections, a rise of almost 10 000 in seven years.
The author recalls August 23, 1948 as the birth day of the World Council of Churches, born in Amsterdam with 145 churches across 40 countries. He frames unity as a Spirit conceived goal, born from history and diverse Christian expression rather than forced conformity.
Charles Beard, noted historian, shaped an American Revolution unseen by many, stressing economic history and social justice. His liberal nationalism opened doors to Weems and Alger but later shifted from reform to war rhetoric, leaving critics to weigh debt and evolving visions.
Reinhold Niebuhr cautions that peace demands risking war and staying firm against concessions. He reports conversations with European delegates urging a steadfast stance in Berlin to prevent a broader Communist advance. He warns that hesitation could empower enemies and threaten mankind.
Aldous Huxley critiques the popular dream of progress as a materialist Earthly Paradise that sacrifices liberty and wisdom. He warns against magical shortcuts and urges mobilizing intellect to minimize progress costs while pursuing a genuinely humane society.
Mrs. Clare Booth Luce initially refused to speak at a New Orleans Catholic Women dinner after four Negro delegates were not seated. She reversed stance upon learning Louisiana law bans mixed dining, condemning the law and urging rights for colored citizens while stressing Christian duty to overcome prejudice.
Dr. Erwin L. Shaver states that after the Champaign Illinois ruling public weekday religious instruction resumes nationwide. He notes that only sectarian classes in schools or using school machinery are barred, with most communities releasing pupils or dismissing early for services in churches or other buildings. Major city bans are rare. St. Louis is the only large city not continuing.
Dr. Roy L. Smith of Chicago resigns as editor of The Christian Advocate to become a publishing agent for The Methodist Church. He succeeds Dr. Fred Stone of Chicago, who served 12 years in the role. Dr. T. Nall is named as a transfer editor. A permanent editor is to be chosen at a Chicago meeting on Oct. 27.
The piece argues that rising birth rates outpace school capacity and staffing, creating a looming crisis as schools fail to meet modern needs. It urges increased investment to improve buildings, teachers, and education, noting the higher cost of inaction than expansion.
The Catholic publication America praises the World Council of Churches First Assembly editorial on The Church and the Disorder of Society. It notes no doctrinal obstacle to Protestant Catholic cooperation and urges rejection of both Communism and laissez faire capitalism while lauding the report as fine and challenging.
Louise Schroeder serves as chief mayor of Berlin as Russians withhold confirmation of the elected male candidate. The Social Democrats praise her energy in securing food coal and electricity and maintaining transport and cultural life. She calls for Allied aid plus German self help and urges women to take a stronger public role.
Queen Wilhelmina ends a fifty year reign with a return to Holland after exile. She declines palaces choosing a modest house and travels unassumingly with ministers discussing affairs in winter coats. She refused food yet was urged to take comfort as a mother returns home.
First Methodist Church Los Angeles announces that Dr J Richard Sneed pastor of Court Street Methodist Church Rockford Illinois has accepted the post with Bishop James C Baker approving. Sneed, a Boston University School of Theology graduate, has served in Rockford for six years.
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