15 Oct 1960
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1960
Page
1
Atlantic City reports the United Lutheran Church in America votes to merge with three Lutheran groups to form the Lutheran Church of America. All four bodies have approved the consolidation by standing vote, consolidating the congregations and leadership under a single new church structure.
D. I. Anderson, D.D.S., aided missionary efforts in Carpinteria California while ministering to local Lutherans. He spoke Sunday at 9 and 11 am at Saviour's Lutheran Church as part of the layman day program. Anderson, the first dentist to join the Lutheran Brotherhood Exchange, spent months abroad mentoring natives and studying foreign mission fields with his wife and three children.
Sunday Chest drive expands across Long Beach and surrounding churches including Catholic and Jewish services. Clergy urge congregants to support the Good Samaritan story through parish aid, with Catholic and Jewish leaders promoting awareness of 33 Chest agencies and a joint council campaign to broaden welfare understanding.
Evangelists Earlene Whitenack and Judy Gentry along with “Clifford” the talking oil will conduct four services at Lakewood First Assembly of God. Sunday school starts at 9 45 am, with additional services at 11 am and 7 30 pm at 6022 E Candlewood St and 6330.
A Detroit newspaper feature recalls Grove Patterson urging courage over fear using knots as a metaphor. It tells of Thornton W. Chappelear, diagnosed with throat cancer, who rejected fear by faith and a personal ritual, tying a leather thong with knots and reading Bible verses to reinforce bravery and trust in God.
A brief motivational note asserts that altering thought quality shifts fear to courage and defeat to victory, implying mindset as the key driver of personal outcomes.
The coming election topic at Immanuel Lutheran Church 345 Carson St will be the church and state relationship. Members and other denominations will lead the 7:30 p.m. discussion as part of Churchman’s Sunday observances and recognition will be given to laymen’s organizations.
The Child Evangelism Fellowship sponsors a meeting on Friday October 21 at 7 30 p m in the Goodwill Industries chapel 800 WW Pacific Coast Hwy Roy Mathison artist for the Fellowship will speak refreshments will be served
Lakewood First Presbyterian Church at 855 Studebaker Road hosts the 12th annual Laymen's Sunday with two services led by laymen. Fred Langlotz is moderator. Mike Suerman and Charles Read speak at the first service while John Franck and Ed Piper speak at the 12 noon service. The theme is Always Be Ready.
Catholic parish council hosts speaker Father Tomas S. M. L. M. L. M. editor of Queen of All Hearts magazine in Bay Shore New York at Saint Matthews School cafeteria San Jose Bible College president Rev Jessup and Mrs. Jessup attend with two married sons in Los Gatos and Los Angeles. Benediction precedes meeting at 1:29 p.m. Attendees include Rev and Mrs Jessup Mrs Albert Leves chairs luncheon and coffee. Speaker is associated with Mariological Society of America and Catholic Library Association.
Harvey Keith Smith, three Africa trips covering 30000 miles with Methodist Bishop Gerald Kennedy, speaks Sunday at 10:30 am Atlantic Avenue Methodist Church 1535 Atlantic Ave. Smith heads Agricultural Aids Foundation promoting machine agriculture in developing regions. He owns Wings Ven storage Co. The foundation offers training and loans to Africans entering farming and processing. Layman's Sunday also features Carl Reiner, Jay Jeader associate, Theodore Lee, Vincent Bailey assisting at 10:50 am.
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