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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1950
Page
3
Dr Mauldwyn Edwards of Birmingham England will speak at St Luke's Methodist Church Sunday evening and twice Monday Tuesday and Wednesday. Services at 7 am and 8 pm discuss The Clues to the Kingdom The Kingdom is Present The Coming Kingdom The Church and the Kingdom and The Kingdom and Last Things.
A 8 a m Sunday Holy Communion service at St David's Church features Bill Lester as acolyte. An 11 m service includes a sermon by Rev Charles A Sumners. Acolytes Raymond Prade Morris Treadwell Tommy Boyd, servers Winston Johnson Bob Tobin. flag bearers Bob Scott Jack Coulter. cross guards. Ushers led by Martin A Nuhn with Edward Clark Ronald Byram A W Hite. Choir directed by Arden Whitacre performs God My Shepherd Walks With Me by Bach Dickinson.
Dr. Tom Brabham announces a Sunday 10 55 a m prayer service for American servicemen at Central Methodist Church. The sermon titled This Is the Day, with choir music. Organs Herman Porsch plays Mendelssohn Andante Handel Bioline and Reske Postlude. Vesper closes the all church picnic at Pease Park ending 8 p m.
The Rev. Charles G. Workman of Mesquite will be guest minister at First Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning delivering The New Life We May Have in Christ. Marguerite Grissom will sing O Lord Most Holy with An toinette Roebuck on organ and Katherine Wright on violin. Dr Fred E Brooks will return August 13 after a month’s vacation.
The Rev. A. K. Stevenson will preach Sunday at Hyde Park Christian Church on Finding the Courage To Live, outlining the proper attitude toward life. Special music features a quartet: Earl Gough, Mrs. Gough, Mrs. Robert Apple, and Allen Q. Hutton. Vesper service at 7 p m directed by the church's youth then Stevenson will speak on The Hem of His Garment.
St Martins church observers Holy Communion during the 11 a m service with newly confirmed members receiving the Lord Supper for the first time. Internal Henry Flathmann will preach on Lord Teach Us To Pray. No evening services in August. choir rehearsals paused while Rev. Roesener is on vacation, except for the morning communion.
Briton Dr Edwards will be guest speaker at the University Methodist Church for Sunday morning worship in Birmingham. The service features the choir Mrs Archie Jones leading with songs "Sweet Jesus Guide My Feet" and "Glory in Worship" and Eldon Sutton at the organ. Dr Heinsohn will preach on "Freedom of The Christian" at 8 p.m. Vesper Choir conducted by Dr Bakkegard presents "Beautiful Savior."
Pastor Rev. Alrt F Jesse says communions will be held Sunday at St Paul Lutheran Church with services at 8 30 a m 10 30 a m and after the 8 p m service An outdoor night service will be candle light in church after the service Sermons titled What Does The Church Have To Offer In Times Like These and Saved But Still In Danger will be preached The choir under E F Wilkening will perform special music
The Wilshire Presbyterian Church announces 11 a m Sunday services at Robert E Lee School auditorium with sermon The Cross and Human Suffering by Rev James P McCrary. He returns Saturday from Valley Mills where he served on Camp Hoye staff for teens and youths.
The Rev. Paul G. Wassenich, director of the Texas Bible Chair, will preach at Central Christian Church in the 10 55 a m service Sunday on the topic More Than We Can Ever Think. Special music includes a duet by Mrs. James R. McRill and George R. Moody and the choir will perform Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken. The church joins the downtown union service Sunday at 8 p m.
The Shettles Methodist communion service features a meditation titled Eternal Springs by the pastor. Gounod Blessed Is He that Cometh will be sung by the choir. Gene Chick will perform Ave Maria on his baritone horn during offertory. Attwood Teach Me O Lord Thy Statutes will be sung by the choir. Rev Cc E Bludworth will preach on Gods Crystal Ball.
The Sunday lesson sermon in Christian Science churches centers on Spirit. The golden text cites Galatians 5 22 23, and the lesson includes II Corinthians 3 17. The article highlights Spirit as core themes of love joy peace and liberty in faith.
Richard Schneider will deliver the 11 a.m. Sunday sermon on membership. He assists Dr. Lewis P. Speaker during summer and fills the pulpit while Dr. Speaker is away on vacation.
The 10 55 a m service at First Methodist Church will administer the Lord s Supper with Rev Marvin S Vance delivering the communion meditation The Sanctuary Choir directed by R Paul Fulwider will sing Mozart s Jesus Word of God Incarnate and Lee Norrell will play Panis Angelicus Come Sweet Death Rejoice Christians The downtown churches union service at 8 p m on the Central Christian Church lawn will feature Rev Charles A Sumners preacher
The Austin American provides an extensive directory of religious congregations in Austin Texas with addresses pastors and service times. It lists Assembly of God Baptist Catholic Lutheran Jewish Episcopal and other denominations across numerous neighborhoods including East Austin Hyde Park South Austin and West Austin with masses Sunday School and worship times noted for each church.
The Lord's Supper will be observed at Grace Methodist Church Sunday morning led by Rev. Patrick W. Armstrong with a meditation titled In Time of Dreath. Rev. Charles R. Thigpen of Nichols Hills Methodist Church will preach at the evening service on How to Make Life Easier. Thigpen, former pastor at Blackwell and Elk City, will travel with his family to Kerrville to attend Dr. E. Stanley Jones ashram lectures August 9-16.
The Rev. D. O. Blaisdell will be guest minister at Hyde Park Presbyterian Church Sunday at 11 a.m. in the pastor’s absence. Rev. John Mueller teaches at Presbyterian Mo Ranch Assembly near Kerrville. A sing-song led by J. M. Baden Sunday at 7:30 p.m. with Mrs. Evelyn C. Bell as organist.
The Rev. Harold Wernecke leads a new Faith Lutheran congregation in North Austin, holding temporary services at Ridge Top School and planning a church building. The church, a unit of Lutheran Church in America, links with the American Lutheran Church and National Lutheran Council.
The Northwest Baptist Church at Woodrow and Arcadia Avenues plans groundbreaking services Sunday at 3 pm led by Rev. W. T. Johnson. Construction of a Stone Austin educational chapel unit will start immediately with a larger auditorium later as growth requires. The church, about a year old and linked to First Baptist Church, expects a $50 000 cost and has 120 in Sunday School.
The Rev. Paul F. Rosell will speak at 11 a m on Victory Over Satan at the Free Church. He will return for the 7 30 p m service. A prayer and praise service follows at 8 00 p m.
The Rev. Charles A. Sumners rector of St. David's Episcopal Church will deliver the downtown union service sermon at Central Christian Church Sunday at 8 p m. The title is Sinners Beloved.
Rev. Calvin W. Froehner will deliver the morning sermon at 11 o clock on Sunday at Asbury Methodist Church on the theme Not by Chance a development that life experiences are planned. Traxel Stevens will sing Spirit of God with piano by Mrs. John Guinn service pianist is Mrs. H A Cartier. The 8 pm service features Froehner discussing Having Faith in One's Ability.
The East Avenue Baptist Church holds evening evangelistic services on the lawn Sunday night with Walter Davis leading singing assisted by Mrs Lenora Sims at the piano. Pastor Joe F E Love will preach on the subject When the Church Officers Repented.
At 10 50 a m Sunday service Rev Earl Martin will address Prayer at St John s Methodist Church. The 7 30 p m service features him speaking on Doing Something about the Weather.
The Rev Othar O Smith will preach at University Baptist Church Sunday morning and evening. At 11 a m he speaks on What Waits For and at 8 p m on When Laymen Rise Up For God. He is pastor of First Baptist Church Conway Ark and is vacationing in Texas replacing Dr Blake Smith who is away.
The Rev. Lawrence W. Bash will speak on The Boy Who Didn't Letter in the 10 45 am service at University Christian Church Sun Special. Music by Lange Mae Cullen performing The Living God by O'Hara under choir director T H Worthington.
The Rev Ted Richarson will occupy the pulpit at Tarrytown Methodist Church Sunday morning to preach Standing Up to Life. Miss Mary Timerwilke will direct the choir and Mrs EF J Humeston will play the organ. Guest soloist Miss Aurelia Scogins of Corpus Christi will sing. The Board of Stewards meets Monday at 6:45 p m.
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