Day My Faith Grew New Spiritual Life Revived by Prayer
In a personal reminiscence Rev Russell Morse Brougher recounts reviving a Brooklyn church through a Prayer Watch system. Prayer boxes captured requests and answered outcomes, boosting attendance to 1800 seats and restoring finances after a time in the red. The program spurred faith and growth across ten years of documented answered prayers.
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Rusself, Brougher
First Baptist Church
Los Alamitos
Calif
Russell Morse Brougher
Baptist Temple of
Brooklyn
New York
Growth of Jehovah's Witnesses Told at Assembly
Knorr of Brooklyn spoke at the Southwest District Assembly, noting 700000 Jehovah's Witnesses in 162 nations and 6000 delegates. He said the faith, started 78 years ago, has grown despite Iron Curtain persecution and predicts tripling by 1984, with Armageddon as future event.
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Houston
Nathan Hjalthough
Knorr
Brooklyn
Any Tract Society
Start- Knorr
Ajto
Iron Curtain
Poland
Czech Jews Worried Over Rabbi Shortage
Prague reports a shrinking Czech Jewish community after Nazi persecution and emigration. Only about 20 000 Jews remain in Bohemia and Moravia with just two of over 100 rabbis surviving, leaving cantors scarce and congregations led by lay members. Government rejection of foreign rabbis compounds the crisis.
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Bohemia
Moravia
Tis
Gustav Sicher
Czech Lands
Rabbinical Assembly
Boheme
Negro pastor to take pulpit at Normandie Avenue Church
The Normandie Avenue Methodist Church in Los Angeles prepares for the first pulpit appearance of Negro minister Nelson B. Higgins, leading the area’s second interracial congregation after ten years of declining white membership from 253 in 1937 to 43 this year. Dr. Ray W. Ragsdale predicts a large turnout for the Sunday service.
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Los Angeles
Ray W. Ragsdale
Methodist
Nelson B. Higgins
Normandie Avenue Methodist Church
Avenue Methodist Church
Pasadena
Normandie Avenue
World Church Council to Hold Yale Conclave
The World Council of Churches will host a consultation on The Renewal of the Church at Yale University Divinity School from July 15 to 20. About 125 participants from North America and 25 overseas guests will attend, with attendees including officials, administrators, and lay leaders. Leading speakers include Chandrah Devaneser, WCC secretary W A Visser t Hooft, Hans Rudolf Weber, and Madeleine Barot.
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World Council of Churches
Yale University Divinity School
Colinenresidents
Ers
Community of l ‘Taire
France
Department On
Walter G Muelder
Boston University School of Theology
S P.m
Chandrah Devaneser
India
World Council
W. A. Visser 'T Hooft
Hans-Rucdi Weber
W.C.C. Laity
Madeleine Barot
Cooperation of Men and’ Women
Minister Takes Post at Trinity Baptist Church
The Rev. Clauge O. Farris Jr. named pastor of Trinity Baptist Church at 14th and Gavidta Ave succeeding Rev. Elmer Katterjohn. A California Baptist College graduate, Farris pastored Vanowen Baptist Church of North Hollywood and is a WW II bomber pilot and POW of 15 months. He is joined by his wife and four children.
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Clauge O. Farris J Jr
Trinity Baptist Church
14Th 1St
Gavidta Ave
California Baptist ‘Theological College and Seminary
Farris
Elmer Katterjohn
Vanowen Baptist Church
North Hollywood
Germany
Catalina Island Trip Planned for Elmmont Heights Club
The Young Adult Fellowship of Elmmont Heights Methodist Church schedules a Catalina Island outing on July 13. Members will depart from Pacific Landing at 9 am Saturday and return Sunday evening from White's Cove.
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Catalina Island
Elmmont Heights
Pacific Landing
White's Cove
Faith is the Foundation of Young Folks' Religion
A Purdue University study reports that most teenagers maintain a favorable view of the church, attend services weekly, and pray daily. The work, summarized in The American Teen-Ager, finds teens see God as a pervasive spirit and trust religion to solve life’s problems, with some openness to orthodox beliefs as they age.
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New York
America
Ogre
Purdue University
S. H. Radler
Bobbs-Merrill Co
Remmels
Division of
Educational Reference
Purdue
Remueis Il
Four Churches Begin Bible Schools Monday
Four churches start vacation Bible schools Monday across Centralia and nearby areas. Sessions run two weeks with morning classes from 9 to 11:45 at Bethany Lutheran and Seventh-day Adventist Church. Bay Shore Community Congregational Church and others offer weeklong or two week programs for Kindergarten through junior high ages with family nights and open houses.
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Calored
Centralia St
Suncation Bible School
Eassfield Ave
Sisbecy
Jocalsion
Bay Shore Community Congregational Church
Toledo
Mondey
Wentist Church
Oregon Ave
Virgin
I Zee
Bethany Lutheran
Clerk Ave
Church Sets Convention for 69th Southern California assembly
The 69th Annual convention of the Christian Churches of Southern California will run July 24 to 28 at Chapman College in Orange. Evening speakers include Dr. George Earle Owen and Dr. Ewart Wyle, with leaders Hillyhworth Lewis from the Belgian Congo, Richard Lentz of Indianapolis, Dr. Spencer Austin, John Rogers, and others listed as convention officials.
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The
Christian Churches of Southern California
Pat Chapman College
Orange
Cali
George Earle Owen
Ewart Wyle
Former Wrestler Church Guest at Harbor City Revival
A former wrestler, Cripples Karl Davis, will appear again this Sunday at the Harbor City Tabernacle. The event is set for 11 am at 1032 W Pacific Coast Hwy, Harbor City.
Dale Evans Preaches at Billy Graham Rally
A Madison Square Garden crowd of 19,290 heard evangelist Billy Graham and actress Dale Evans. Evans spoke of Christ’s role, with her family, including five adopted children and two of her own, present. Graham urged youth to commit to Christ. about 1,000 stepped forward, boosting the Garden totals to 27,582 in 50 meetings, with 10,000 viewers making decisions for Christ and 30,000 seeking spiritual help.
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New York
Billy Graham
Dale Evans
Madison Square Garden
Miss Evers
Roy Rogers
Hollywood
Miss Evans
Koreen Jand
Graham
Grahem
Christ
Nazarenes Begin Education Unit Construction Monday
First Church of the Nazarene will start building an education unit at 5954 Los Coyotes, costing about 150000 dollars for a 13,500 square foot 50 room structure. Completion is tentatively set for early 1958 as the first project on the Los Coyotes site. Plans include eventual church plant expansion from the current 741 East 16th Street location.
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Education Unity
First Church of the Nazarene
Los Coyotes
Dianonal
Church of the Nazarene
16Th St
Long Beach
Bible Film Scheduled Thursday at First Brethren Church
A five hour color motion picture based on the life of Barabbas will be shown Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the First Brethren Church at 5th St and Cherry Ave. Produced by Bob Jones University cinema department Greenville S C the film dramatizes Barabbas life and death by Pontius Pilate and Jesus Christ. The university also presents a musical program by the assembly of God Bible quartet from Bob Jones University led by Loren Cunningham son of pastor Thomas Cunningham.
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First Brethren
Barabbas
Man Assembly of God Church
Pontius Pilate
Linden Ave
Jesus Christ
United States
British West Indies
Loren D. Cunningham
Thomas ©. Cunningham
Local Youths Attend Lutheran Convention in Chicago
Three Long Beach area youths Miss Amber Inman Richard Anderson and Marvin Johnson joined 5000 delegates at the Lutheran Church convention of the International Augustana Luther League in Chicago. The event at 345 Carsor Street featured youths presenting Tramaine and concluded Thursday.
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Tramaine
Lutheran Church
Carsor St
Chicago
International Augustana Luther League
Long Beach Area
Amber Inman
Lomita
Richard Anderson
E8th
Marvin Johnson
Candor
Sunday Sermons Emphasize Divine Life and Love
Christian Science services Sunday will stress the supremacy and all-powerful nature of God divine Life Truth and Love. The Golden Text from Joel 2 27 proclaims I am in the midst of Israel and I am the Lord your God and none else.
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Israel
Pilgrimage Play Opens July 30 at Pilgrimage Theater
The 27th season of the Pilgrimage Play opens Tuesday July 30 in the Pilgrimage Theater across from the Hollywood Bowl. The Life of Christ will run through August 11.
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Hollywood Bowl
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