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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1957
Page
4
America’s three major faiths launch Thanksgiving week appeals to aid the hungry and homeless abroad. Protestant, Catholic and Jewish groups say private contributions move large food and clothing donations overseas, with programs extending to 80 nations.
The feature interview with Bill Fling of East Long Beach Church of Christ explores how Romans 10 17 sparked his faith. He cites Bible study as the source of belief, noting Christ’s Messiahship is affirmed by scripture and that faith grows by daily meditation on God’s word.
Dedication of the Los Altos Methodist Church lounge building at 5950 Willow St will take place Sunday at 3 p m with Dr S Douglas Walters leading the service and assisting by pastors Milton G Gabrielson Ray H Firth and others A reception follows in the new building and the program includes multiple services and speakers from local congregations.
The Rev. Charles E. Smith, a 34 year missionary in the Belgian Congo, will be guest speaker Sunday at 10 45 am in Fellowship Baptist Church located at 1740 Downey Ave Accompanying him will be Mrs Smith She will address the Sunday school service and the Christian and Missionary Alliance church youth department will present a pageant form of the theme
The American day of rejoicing will be celebrated in Christian Science Churches on Thursday at 10 a.m. Local churches join nationwide observances with a special lesson sermon titled Thanksgiving. Music and grateful testimonies accompany the service, with Psalms 60:14 guiding the Golden Text.
Dr. Frank Laubach, honorary president of World Neighbors, will speak Sunday at the Victory Crusaders Church in Memphis with music by the 13 Dr. Laubach will conclude a literacy seminar. The motion picture Lift Up Your Eyes, about the Foursquare Gospel, is shown at 7:50 p.m. at Lakewood Foursquare Church.
Los Altos Brethren Church at 6565 Stearns St will hold its first service at 11 a m with Pastor Wayne S Flory delivering Thanks Be to God for His Un speakable Gift The church seats 800 includes a social hall office classrooms and a full basement Dedication is planned for January and a future building phase may follow per Rev Flory.
A Bible reading program sponsored by the American Bible Society between Thanksgiving and Christmas marks completion of translations into more than 1,100 languages and dialects. President Eisenhower calls the effort a mighty promise for mankind and serves as honorary chairman along with former presidents Hoover and Truman.
Annual Harvest Festival of the Women's Association of Westminster Community Presbyterian Church will be held today at 2474 Pacific Ave starting 2 p.m. Booths offer needle work pastries novelties and handwork with refreshments in the afternoon and dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Entertainment for children provided. General chairman is Mrs Charlotte Heckman with assistants Mrs Mary McChure and Bir Lottle Smith.
Bnai Brith pressed the Civil Rights Commission to vigorously expose those inciting violence and keeping Negroes from constitutional rights. The group urged the commission to back law abiding citizens in the South and support civil rights law. President Eisenhower named a six member bipartisan panel for a two year civil rights study.
The Lakewood Los Altos Pastor Association and Long Beach Council of Churches coordinate two morning services as part of traditional Union Thanksgiving observances. Multiple area churches from Downtown to California Heights host speakers and joint rites, with noted pastors delivering addresses and choirs performing in the Thursday schedule.
Vladimir Fyodorovich Shishmarev, a Soviet philologist and Lenin Prize winner, dies Thursday in Moscow. He was a member of the Academy of Sciences and part of the Soviet scholarly community.
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