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Lake Charles American-Press from Lake Charles, Louisiana • Page 5

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ijirr RELIGIOUS NEWS CHURCH Episcopal Church of Si. Michael and All Angels on Wast Sale Road is of modern Swedish design and of spiritual simplicity in structure. Built in 1955, the house of wor- ship is already too small. Here is tho architect's drawing cf the church as il will appear when expansion work is dono next spring. Yule Novena Scheduled By OLQH Church "The Virtues We Learn at Christmas." will he the theme of the annual Christinas Novena at Our Lady Queen of Heaven Church (o begin Wednesday and continue until Christmas.

The Novena mass will be presented by all four priests in the parish at (he a.m. service as well as Ihe 5:30 p.m. service during the week and at (he regular services Sunday. The HI. Hev.

Msgr. Irving A. nelMaue, pastor, said that in this day of material hustle and hustle in preparation for Christmas, it is well for nil persons to stop and dwell for a short time each day on the (rue meaning of the Feast and tbe purpose which our lives should take. is the intent of (he Christmas Novena to do this, Msgr. DeRlanc said.

Tbe pastor added that the Ladies Altar Society of the parish is presently selling religious articles for Christmas with profits being used for supplies for Ihe sanctuary. DEC. 12, 1964, lake Charles American Press No Strong Shift For Burch Seen WASHINGTON (AIM There dale, expressed the opinion was no indication Friday of any; Thursday night that if he were strong shift for or against chair- forced resirrn as party chairman bean Burch in the ranks of man "the implication would he the Republican National Com- that he iCnldwaleri was no mitfeo since the C.OP summit lonper asked to support the par- i meeting. ty. I And Hurch himself lied his "Let's fare if the headline, star to Sen.

Barry (loldwater. if I were deposed in Chicago, saying if he is deposed it would would not he 'hean Burch Pe- ll KY. HMWY SCHALI.KH Accepts I'rtMorate New Pastor At Pine Hills Church Named St. Michael Church Started As Homeless Mission 1954 By SAM TAIILETON American Press Staff Writer (This is one in a series of articles on area churches). The season of Advent has a two-fold meaning for the members of the growing congregation of St.

Michael and AH Angels Episcopal Church in South Lake Charles. Christian memories of the. empty stable of Bethlehem that, became the humble birthplace of the Savior of all mankind al- Buried amid countless Then the mission began to pray-, can combine thanksgiving with crs in the hearts of the early worship in a house of God that grow. The commuter lounge be members of the congregation even in the short span of nine came too small, and President of this nine-year-old house of years, has become too small for Frazar offered the old quonset worship, lies the, date of Sept cm- the congregalioners. ber 29, 1054.

I Contrasted i I today's On that day, in a deserted, church, the first, mission serv- empty, city fire station at Cre- ices bad almost loo much space. ole'and 18th Streets, the first At that first worship in the fire grew. service, of (lie Mission, which station mission house, 20 pcr- cavne the present day congrega- sons were in attendance, lion, was held. Next spring an expansion pro- It was St. Michael's Day.

gram costing about $60,000 will The city had granted Harold sec the W. Sale landmark so awaken memories here of an Bott, a young Vic.ar of the Dio-' young empty fire station in a c.ese Episcopal Bishop, the use length Charles that marked the birth-, of the empty fire station. The place of the mission that be- mission was a sort of religious came a church. ward of the Episcopal Church Today the modern Swedish- of the Good Shepherd. The Rev.

type architecture that embrac- Robert L. 'Crandall was rector es the church at 123 W. Sale of the church. Road, a few steps west of Ryan! The young Vicar Boll worked Street, stands as a symbol of i under Rev. Mr.

Crandall, who the missionary work of the Epis-i was the priest in charge. as it is extended in with more classro ins i added. The first services, concluded in the empty fire station, extended until November M. when Ihe city reactivated the station as Fire Company No. 7.

Lethar the late, president, of McNeese State College, offered the college's commuter copal Church in Louisiana and' When tie lifts his eyes sky- lounge for Sunday services here in the city. ward in prayer, Rev. Mr. Bott; the fading days of 1904. in hut, the college student, center, for services.

Still Ihe congregation A church was needed. A drive was conducted, and in May of ground was brok-; en and dedicated for the present church location. The cornerstone was laid An- gust. 21 that, year, and on Michael's Day. one year from the nvssion's first services, (he first services in tbe church were conducted by Hev.

Mr. Boll, i Each year a festival commemorating their I'alron Saint is held by the congregation. Four times each Sunday services are held, in addition to weekday services. Sunday serv- jic.cs are at 7:30, 9:15 and 11 o'clock in the morning and at 6 in the evening. From that tiny mission wor- The Hev.

Harry E. Scballer, former supply minister for' Southern Louisiana, will be Ihe pastor of the Pine Hills Baptist Mission located off Green Acres Road in the Pine Hill Subdivision. The church is a mission sponsored by Hie Bethel a i Church. The Hev. Wilton An- Ihony is Ihe pastor Rev.

Mr. Schaller has preached in over churches in the Carey and oilier Baptist associations and in Soulbe a I Texas. be almost like rending water out of Ihe GOP. By far Ihe majority of commillre members who replied to an Associated Press on whether they would give Burch a vote of confidence at Chicago Jan. said they were undecided or keeping their 1 own counsel.

In Ibeir meeting in New York Wednesdjiv. former President It Eisenhower and former Vice President Richard i M. Nixon lold Goldwater that his hand-picked GOP chairman would need a mandate, and not just a working majority, lo re- i main at the head of Ihe parly's 1 national i Hurch himself was reported todav to be trying lo learn through telephone talks just how i many committee memlxM's he could count on in a showdown. There were contradictory reports on how tbe count was run One source said that as of now Burch had enough hacking to win a vote nf confidence, Another source said Burch did not. land definitely did not have enough to he considered a mandate.

Burch. protege of the do- it wouM be 'C ol Iwater Rejected by Ihe Republican and it's as simple as that Burch said in a CHS television interview aired on the Waller Cronkite program, "If I were satisfied in my own mind 1'iat my leaving would be beneficial to Ihe party, wou'd not he construed by the conservatives or the slronc; pro Goldwntrr folks as a slap at them, then 1 wonld probably be parked and leav- 1 im; As lo the "Burch t'o" 1 demands thai hav sounded since Goldwnler's defeat. Bmv)) said he was the taniel only lie- cause "I'm sllpposeflh a Goldi water man. AetnaVy. il bad been my underMandiiu: unid recen'lv that evervhodv was a GoUUvnter man during the campaign Of the committee member-; who responded to the AP survey.

15 said they would Burch a vote of confidence and six said they wonld vole him. Fifty-five said tbev were uncommitted, wanted to keen an open mind, wanted to Ueav both sides of Ihe story, wanted lo consider alternatives lo 1W. E. G. BENSON From Speaker Is Named By Nazarenes He has heen active in church i work for -11 years, having as Sunday school superintendent' and Training Union director for many years before answering the call to Ihe mini.Mry.

From May 19M until 12, I 1 lie served as pastor ot the Parish Hoad Mission organ- by the First Baptist Church of Maplewomi Uov. Mr Schaller also (wight school in ukla. (rated CiOP presidential candl- i Burch or just weren't talking Wreckers Do Thorough Job on Wrong Building Dr. E. Benson of the Department of Church Schools of the Church of Ihe in Kansas City, will be the I guest speaker at (he local First ship of 2fi, the congregation has! Church of the Nav.arcne at grown lo 375.

The church's kin-, p.in. Tuesday. dergarden classes began CHRISTUS REX work cf Scv.p cr David is T.ili:o';cHed high over -a i cf Michael and All Ar.geis Church. The head, arms and itfcl iaahior.ed ci welded sitel Jhen covered with bronze and gold leaf, 'ihe oi 'he re be, symbol oi i t'afc: cyvorc-; The in 19.17 with a handful of tiny tots. Today the class numbers 55 and be expanded.

In the same year of the kin- i dergarten, the Rectory was so built, across from the church on Bayou Road. In January of 1958 the mission gave way to the full fledged church a parish church. The one-time vicar was now the parish priest. It was on May that Harold Bott was ordained to the priesthood at the Church of the Good Shepherd. He became the priest in charge of the mis-1 sion and eventually the I church.

Episcopal women of Lake Charles paved the way for the church's structure. It was adios of the Church of the 1 Good Shepherd, through their annual bax.aar, who purchased the land upon which to erect the church. While the framework was being built in June of Hum- cane Audrey destroyed il A new slart wa-; made Upon completion, a church bell was (-reeled on a post next to Ihe bouse of prayer. Stalked by misfortune again, the bcl! was stolen Another bell was obtained a S. df-Hover, and today ft tolls out its cull to services each Sunday.

Before the church building ac- lually was begun, there was a need for some $10.000 to complete the budgeting. A group of men from the Church of Good Stit-phffd waged a private carn- produced the needed fund-, and a new church was in Lake CfMtie- Iowa Church Sets Annual Yule Cantata Thc speaker is editor of the "Church School Builder," a pro- motional devoted to i Ihe interest of church school in the Church of the He i is also aulhur of a number of: books. Area Churches of the Naxa- rene cooperating in the service will be College Park, a Charles, Moss Bluff, West Lake, Suluhur. Vintoti and DeRidder Tbe local church is located at (lie corner of Foster and Helen Streets. Evangelist For Revival Set SULl'Hf'K i.Spl.i The Hev.

M. K. Gorman of Alexandria will conduct a four-day revival at tin- Soulhside Assembly of Cunl Church beginning Sunday night. licv Mr. Oorniiin is young peoples' president of the Louisiana Di.

ti Assembly ol Cod Tin: special seivicei Jje lidd at 7 p.m. daily through Wednesday. On Tuesday night the Lake met-ling will be 'held at the Southsidt' church and the I'Ui-sl pastor will be the spuikcr. Members of of (ioii Chuicjie; in Kllon, into and will 'hie Hev pa. 1 (MI- Suipiim i iiui Yule Cantata Is Scheduled In Sulphur Wilfrod 10.

MeCliiy, a nalivi; Lake Charles and a furint-r n-si- dciit ol was rcccnlly mimed grand knight of the a Douglass While Knights of Columbus Council in Arlington, Va. McCloy is vice un'Mdcnt and director o( a million picture studio in Washington, I). He is UH- grijiitlsoi) ul Colr-slir ISious- sard Hi Jennings. Examination For Rural Carrier Set HKl.l. t'JTY (Spl An c)i lor i ural i ai ru-r loi tilt; ofllce Bell City will In.

1 open tor acceptance of ap- plii alion.s uiiiij y.H't'j, ac( to tin: L'. S. CIM! Sci v- LOS ANCiKLKS (A) Isi was riding a cab lunnc irom the airport, relurninp, from a business trip lo Chicago, when he stared in disbelief at what. was bappenini; lo the apartment i bou.se be owns "Stop the call'" he shouted. A wrecking crew was demolishing Iwo-slory building, not far from his home.

"What're you domu''" yelled at a workman. The worker shniRned. He spoke only Spanish, as did his assistants. speaks none. He went home.

Thai was Monday. All ninlit he tossed, unable lo sleep, until moininij came and he went back lo make Mire he hod what he hud seen. Icy Bath May The workers were carrying awny bits ol wreckage shall- ed furniture. But there was someone there who directed to a wrecking company ollice in Burbi'ink, across town. inquired there A Glendale wrecker gave them the address and asked them lo do the job, an otficinl of Ihe Burhank linn said.

"lie was kind hard ol hearing," said Ihe Burbank man "Maybe it was the bouse next door we were supposed to tear down." (id. went back to cMimini' all thai remains of his apartment a stub o( fireplace. "I think I'll see. my lawyer," he said. Msmbers Of Air Control Palsy Danger HiiliCK 'Al' McKcilbcn I'.

1 Ihe liner inelillie a Air Control (lov YUIIK bath at birth (AP) An icy i (M can reduce the legislature. iUl 1. a jjjjitniiir i r. ill. iid dale.

I. Civil I rtji.c lak-r ai.DoUI iVfclj 01 liin tiio laiiij. Dr. fants 'his (. aaij no James I ountr C.1...C-, Miller but In chance of cerebral palsy in babies who have initial diflicully in breathing, two doctors lint' Dr A.

Miller and Dr. l-'aith S. Millet, a lur- band mid wile research team at Tulanc Medical School, gcMeci tin- in a purl to tlu' American Academy 'ol Cerebral 1'ahy. 'I li'-y aid MIC iceualer bath ilows down the i ad; at which ci-ili oxygen, and I In; i -bailee, ol brain damage from o' air If the baby doesn't bieuiht wiiinii live minutes alter birth, tbt-y said, be be sub- meij'ed in KTWaler except for tin: doctor applii--, Ihe tin-a-iUnv-i help bun 'I the in aij'ii iMi-ij oil l.Vj five iii- sioii, -et up by I ho designed lo combat pollution and lo protect Hie. purity New id air over the appointees are Cei.

I M. New Orleans. H'pri-M'llUtU 1 the ana Eiixineri iiij; Sin-jets Dr GaucU. Buslfup. rcpicM-nlmg tlii- I.ouMitna Slat, Medfal W.

who Duma--, Baton will becoiui- Parish 1, the Municipal iiiHnii '( Ian In 1 nVi-l'lloi i ,11 lit I V-. i Loin- iana naini-n p. lo i MaiiiiUti lui Tbe law winch --el i named mei Dr. W. J.

lli'in, president State Board of HeaiDi llackcU, Departmeiil lndu.tr'.. I -I', i llUuir MX u. i.i-i ihc- coverfed Sf. John Yule Vesper Is Sunday Ail AdvUll hi i-ca "Nlgl.t (J C. ai.L j' s.

a 01 111 Uta U'iil'K of ut jl If it i no fufi Can Foi'nd 'Psychological' ineeting, a ission is required ty nd adopt rules and regulations lyvtls uf iiov.i'i to ni-f ill M.lv 1 1. il) Dr. of 2U) bil HH- be (i in ai Uidg Ku 01 a.vjj Iti )' OUt alt- liiou- Uiv lal-Mti and was enacted in the ular k-iii by Many aroK i auiii i.l il! Du I'Uji i in isli '-The I-' iri ii Mil- I. Ve IJuCft t') till- and lo Uit Wu. niy.

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