Background
Bird, L. Raymond was born on January 22, 1914 in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States. Son of Lewis Raymond and Bessie (MacCallum) Bird.
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L. Raymond Bird
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Student, New York University, 1946—1947.
Career
With shipping department Horn & Hardart Company, 1936-1946, control auditor, 1946-1949, general superintendent in commissary, 1949-1951. Assistant to treasurer finance and legal Lockheed Electronics Company (formerly Stavid Engineering, Inc.), 1951-1955, treasurer, 1955-1960. President, director State Bank of Plainfield(New Jersey), 1960-1962.
Investor, 1962; treasurer Route Twenty Two Corporation Plainfield area committeeman Young Life Campaign, Inc. President Plainfield Camp of Gideons. Member Executive Committee, treasurer Christian Business Men's Committee ofCen.
Jersey; board directors Child Evangelism.
Politics
The state should not attempt to control the church, nor should the church seek to dominate the state. The separation of church and state should not be misconstrued as the abolition of all religious expression from public life.
Views
There are different understandings about the Bible's authority in our lives. The task of every believer is to use different Bible translations and commentaries in order to discover the word of God.
Membership
Plainfield area committeeman Young Life Campaign, Inc. President Plainfield Camp of Gideons. Chairman board trustees, chairman executive committee, chairman finance and investments committee Barrington College.
Member executive committee, treasurer Christian Business Men's Committee of Central New Jersey. Board directors Child Evangelism Fellowship New Jersey, Sudan Interior Mission. Trustee Evangelistic Committee Newark and Vicinity.
Board directors, treasurer Friends in Christ. Member of Plainfield Area Chamber of Commerce, American Management Association, International Christian Leadership.
Connections
Married May Ethel Siercks, June 5, 1949.
