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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1962
Page
2
In Topanga Canyon a wildfire swept toward homes as residents faced potential loss. One woman clung to the Bible as her family’s true treasure, while neighbors reassessed what mattered most, choosing faith over possessions amid the crisis.
Canadian radio pastor L B Speaker Rev 4 D Carlson of Toronto Canada who has conducted many crusades in churches in the Long Beach area will speak Sunday at 730 pm in Grace Baptist Church 2041 Palo Verde Ave. He broadcast the Sunrise Gospel Hour over radio for years across western Canada and his song If You Want Joy is widely used in evangelical circles.
Rev Datigiari of Fremont Avenue Brethren Church in South Pasadena will speak on What is Behind the Soa Curtain Sunday at 7 p.m. at Olive Hill Bethany Baptist Church. Rev and Mrs Bray drove about 2000 miles in the USSR in tents without guides.
Local churches in Long Beach announce a series of talks and services. Speakers include Emerson G. Han, Fred Knebel, Dr. William Kramier, Dr. C. E. Schafer, and Rev. Robert Scanland. Events span Bay Shore Church to St Luke’s, St Paul’s, Burns Memorial, Pilgrim Church, Mayflower Pasadena, and a children’s workers conference next Tuesday.
Rabbi Kaelter, dean of students and professor, was elected secretary of the Western Association at a special college service. The event was held at Tucson Nazareth church with attendance noted by Associated Press, and the report mentions Long Beach and Long Beach Church of Nazarene.
Palo Verde Avenue Christian Church at 2001 Palo Verde Ave will dedicate its new sanctuary Sunday at 1 pm. Dr James Parrott of Los Angeles will deliver the dedication sermon “Upon This Rock.” The ceremony marks the completion of a reconstruction begun January 29, 1960, with numerous local supporters and donors recognized for their roles.
Ray James Colbert, recently returned from the Orient where he supervised printing press work for anti Communist literature, will speak Tuesday at 7 30 pm in Bethany Baptist Church 2244 Clark Ave. He has appeared in Low Beach during his campaign against communists.
The United Church Women from Southern California will hold their annual meeting at Chapman College with Mrs. Perry Sell named national president and Mrs. Theodore Wallace leading the Long Beach delegation. Delegates include Mrs. Glenn T and Renuka Mekerii, with plans for Jot 12 colleges supported by the state.
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