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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1957
Page
4
Laymen increasingly take on church duties beyond pastors and priests across Protestant and Catholic circles. They plan budgets, run fund drives, train youth, counsel, and provide professional help from law to psychology. Growth in Catholic and Protestant lay organizations reflects postwar religious revival and renewed church participation.
Sunday services focus on the word Soul as a synonym for God in Christian Science teachings. Scriptural selections include Matthew and Psalms. The Golden Text opens with Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul and Shew me thy ways, O Lord, teach me thy paths.
Catholic parishes adopt a new Sunday Mass Mission approach to revitalize parish life. Five Sundays replace seven, broadening reach to those who normally miss traditional missions. Clergy say the method attracts eager participation and mirrors Protestant preaching emphasis.
Plans for the fiftieth anniversary of Trinity Lutheran Church include a full week of services beginning February 24 led by Norstad and featuring speakers Dr Kal Fontiff and Dr Andreas Sar. The observance concludes March 3 with a public audience in Vatican City and regional church leaders in attendance.
Bethany Peniel College trustees authorize male students to wear apparel that bares the knees for intra school athletic events ending a 40 year tradition. Since 1917 male students have worn warm up suits or long trousers in athletic contests. A two year global survey on the impact of the printed word on newly literate individuals has been announced by the National Council.
The Bishop's Players will stage Cry the Beloved Country on February 27 at 7 40 p m in Second Presbyterian Church on 3rd Street at Molino Aarne The 14 actors have performed the play over 200 times, secured by the Dorsign Missions Board of the Presbyterian Church Dramatists Slate One Performance.
The Council of Churches sets Recognition Sunday with 9:30 a.m. services at First Brethren Church. Tong Beach evangelists Phil and Lou Palermo will speak on Christian unity and cooperative work among 42 member churches led by Allen Steele.
Local church programs feature Gospel Portraits and a nationwide CBS radio presentation from Columbia Church of the Air. Regular Sunday services at 9 30 and 11 00 am are led by Pastor Emerson C Hangen at Wrigley Heights Baptist Church 32nd Street and Magnolia. Paul Gerrard Jackson impersonates “Men a well known Biblical character” in a series of special services titled Met the Master as it comes to life in voice and drama. The Sunday program airs over KNX 1070 with recordings from an earlier date and continues each evening at 7 00 p m through Friday tor the series The Blind Beggar Heeled by Ava Carist and The Pharisee Who Sought Christ are among the titles presented.
The First Baptist Church of Lakewood hosts Tri C youth evangelists for a week of meetings. Rev Louie Rhoden, 24, leads with Earle and Lois Dickinson assisting. A youth banquet Monday at 7:25 pm opens the events every evening Tuesday to Friday at 6:45 pm. The crusade runs 7:20 pm to 8:45 pm in the church auditorium.
Dr. Douglas G. Eadie professor of religion at Redlands University will speak Sunday at 3 30 p m in University Baptist Church. He taught a year at Insein Baptist Divinity School Burma and visited 23 countries interviewing world religious leaders. Since 1947 he has taught at Redlands, previously directing Christian education for the Chicago Baptist Association.
Rev Hiram B Crasby rector of St Thomas Canterbury Episcopal Church 5506 Arborea is named head of the new Division of Camps and Conferences of the Episcopal Church.
The Christian and Missionary Alliance Church at 17th Street and Lemon Avenue opens its second annual Home Convention with Rev. Charles Dale of First Alliance Church San Diego returning as guest speaker. Pastor Paul Coliord outlines local church needs and expansion, with nightly themes through Sunday February 24 including a youth potluck Saturday.
The film Fire On the Heather about the Scottish struggle will be shown Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Olive Hill Bethany Baptist Church 801 E Bill St An early scene features Donald Crisp and ties to the Billy Graham Crusade in Glasgow Scotland
The four hour program on station KGER sponsored by the World Literature Crusade was cut to a one hour slot announced by Rev. Jack McAlister, director. The today 2 p.m. show features Dr. Oswald J. Smith of the Church of Toronto.
About 72 delegates from 25 churches are expected to attend the Southern California Conference session in Los Angeles. The event features a play about the church’s struggle with communism, with performances held Sunday at Memorial Adventist Church and readings at other city churches.
The Rev. Balthasar T. Bard, former Egyptian and China missionary, will address the 11:45 am Sunday service at the Assembly of God Church on Arbor Road Charlemagne Avenue. He will discuss 30 years of missionary work before departing for Hong Kong February 25 to teach at Ecclesia Bible Institute.
La Verne College Chapel Choir gives a Sunday concert at the Church of the Brethren on Magnolia Avenue at 7 30 p m. Directed by Doug McEwen the choir now in its sixteenth year has performed on two Pacific Coast radio network programs. The pastor Rev S Loren Bowman says the program will conclude the Sunday evening service.
A notice announces a Monday 8 PM lecture from the First Church of Christ Scientist on SPWE 680. The topic is Christian Science views on God and healing, with speaker details provided in the readable fragment.
Local faith column shares Rev. Pew A. Collard's journey from a kitchen chair declaration in Kanens to a calling in Los Angeles. He describes a life of childhood tests, shifts toward business and materialism, then a born again experience at a revival that redirected him to pastoral ministry.
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