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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1961
Page
2
Ken Poure a youth oriented evangelist opens a family crusade at Delta Avenue Baptist Church 1401 W 34th St. The event runs Sunday through Jail 20 with a youth banquet Monday night. Poure started in Compton youth work and trained at Biola College becoming a notable evangelist.
Members of the First Congregational Church Cedar Avenue at 3rd Street will vote Sunday afternoon on approving the constitution of the United Church of Christ. A favorable vote would join the church to the United Church of Christ. an opposing vote would keep it outside the union. Nationally 742 churches favored, 4 opposed, 4 abstained. Southern California and Southwest conferences report 35 in favor and none against.
Temple Sinai marks thirty fifth anniversary with a Sunday program at 6 00 p m featuring Mayor and other officials. Dr Wilbur Franklin head of Ministerial Union and Rabbi Morris Schwartz chair and principal speaker with Sids Ashdown orchestra providing music and Miss Bernice Ashdown as toastmaster.
Mrs. Winifred Feely, honored for spiritual and personal work, will speak at a Sunday breakfast after mass at Long Beach Municipal Airport. Rev. Richard Harnett will celebrate, with the event hosted by Msgr. Cawley Council Knights of Columbus. Mrs. Feely, born in China, has led Catholic and welfare efforts, including Lourdes pilgrimage. Her talk follows a faith themed opening by Dr. Ganse Little.
Dr Nelson Glueck world renowned archaeologist and head of Hebrew Union College will officiate the inaugural ceremonies in Washington DC. He is a Cincinnati native and has led the college since 1947, a renowned rabbi scholar author and educator for Reform Judaism training rabbis cantors and scholars.
Two nationally known gospel quartets, the Blackwood Brothers and the Statesmen, will appear at Municipal Auditorium Friday January 20 at 7 p.m. This marks their fourth local concert. Their toe tapping spirituals have drawn near capacity crowds and earned acclaim on radio, TV, and records over 25 years. DJ Hugh Cherry of KFOX will emcee.
Protestants and Catholics worldwide prepare for a joint week of prayer Jan 18 to 25, with the World Council of Churches promoting a “week of prayer for Christian unity.” George Matthews, a famed singer and churchman, will appear at First Congregational Church in Long Beach, presenting a program titled Sermon In Song. The observance emphasizes unity while acknowledging doctrinal differences, described as an annual layperson led effort beyond standard ecumenical work.
Grace Lutheran Church hosts the second of three Epiphany Mission sessions on January 18 at 7:30 p m at the W 25th Street Delta Avenue location. A film titled A Place to Go depicts medical mission work in Africa followed by group discussions on Africa missions. Refreshments will be served. The January 26 meeting will feature a book report on The Way in Africa by George Carpenter.
Municipal Judge Martin DeVries will speak at the Brotherhood of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church dinner meeting at 6 30 p m on January 20 The topic will be Living With the Mayas and he will show photos from his Central America trip The Mayas live in Yucatan and have grown into a sizable religious order with more than 3 dozen houses in North America The talk will touch on Christian unity and its dating from January 18 to January 26 with Catholic and Protestant observances noted
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