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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1950
Page
7
Mayor designates Sunday as Church Visiting Day asking residents to stay home 1 to 5 pm to aid a 4000 worker census of 45 local churches. Dr. Tom W. Brabham chairs the drive, aiming to count residents since the last census and encourage local church membership transfers.
Hyde Park Presbyterian Church schedules a Sunday program with sermons "Exciting Orders from God" at 11 00 a m and "The Self-Disclosure of God" at 7 30 p m A 2 p m committee meeting will address a city wide religious census A new Sunday School class for ages 18 to 22 will start at 9 45 a m Harold G Clark named teacher The Men of the Church begin a sign project and plan flagstone walks on church and manse property
Dr. Lewis P. Speaker will headline the Ash Wednesday sermon “Going Up To Be Crucified” at the First English Lutheran Church Sunday morning. Adults class taught by C. C. Albers begins at 10 15 a m. Volunteers receive city survey assignments from Harry Nelson after the service.
Trinity Methodist Church poured concrete for its new annex floor this week and will use the annex again Sunday. Pastor Lawrence Greenhaw will preach at both services 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Dr Blake Smith pastor of University Baptist Church will speak at 11 a.m. on My Faith Looks Up and at 7:20 p.m. on Respectable Sinners with worship and Lord's Supper. Wednesday Bible Study features a British movie The Life of Paul led by Rev J A Williams. Public invited.
The Church of Christ Scientist will read a Mind focused lesson Sunday noting Isa 33 50 and Isa 14 24 with a passage from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy declaring there is but one Mind and one God. The readings emphasize wisdom knowledge stability of times and the avoidance of sin through true Mind.
North Side Church of Christ begins morning radio broadcasts from 10 45 to 11 25 a m over Station KNOW. Congregational singing is directed by Foy Hall and the sermon will be delivered by Pastor Jess Hall with the topic In the Beginning God Created.
Govalle Methodist Church schedules a 7 p m Sunday sermon by Dr William C Finch president of Southwestern University and Bible professor He also notes a Sunday morning sermon on The Authority of the Scriptures by Rev Howard Pitts D B Taylor leads the midweek discussion on Our Faith in the Bible In Lent Govalle Methodists will begin daily readings from the Bible and the devotional booklet Sanctuary Local Methodist captains Sanford Ragsdale and Fred Watts supervise the religious census visit by Methodist and Baptist churches on Sunday.
The Rev Gray Blandy director of the Canterbury Bible Chair at the University will preach at All Saints Episcopal Church. Sunday service schedule includes holy eucharist at 8 am and 11 am readings plus additional activities for Ash Wednesday and related parish groups.
The Rev. Lawrence W. Bash delivers the seventh sermon in the Implications of God series titled Sermon on an Ink-Blot at 10 45 a m Sunday. Libby Allen sings Oh My Redeemer Bach and the choir performs Oh Sacred Head Now Wounded. Disciples Student Fellowship meets for supper at 545 p m before attending a World Student Christian Federation Day of Prayer event.
Christ Lutheran Church schedules two Sunday services at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m with morning sermon Our All Sufficient Savior and evening sermon Ye Must Be Born Again part of the new birth series Communion to be observed at the evening service A regular Thursday 8 p m Lent service begins with Two Thieves Watching Jesus Die observed this week
St John’s Lutheran Church Austin lists Lenten topics and weekly services led by Rev C L Bohls on Sundays at 10 45 am at the Austin Theater 2130 South Congress. A film strip for Sunday School shows Paul’s Second Missionary Journey. Ash Wednesday service on Feb 22 8 pm in Chapel of the Bells begins the Lenten sermons on Human Estimates in the Light of the Bible with Overestimating Self. Joint World Day of Prayer with Salem Lutheran Friday 10 am at Salem Del Valle. Luther League and Brotherhood meet weekly at home of Flackmeier and Schubert. Brotherhood attends Texas District convention Feb 23 in McGregor. Area rally for Christian Higher Education Friday 7 45 pm at St Martins Lutheran.
Ward Memorial Methodist Church will host a 7:30 p m morning message by Rev John K Beery with Forgiveness and Gratitude as the topic About 50 church workers meet at 1 30 p m to form teams for the city wide religious census ten captains head the teams under general chairman B T Nowlin
Dr. Edmund Heinsohn will deliver a 10 am sermon at University Methodist Church with the topic Not Underground. The choir directed by Dr. Archie W. Jones performs Immortal Invisible by Thiman and violin solo Con certo in A Major by Mozart.
R B Sweet minister of University Avenue Church of Christ will speak on For the First Time Sunday at 10 30 am The Doctrine of Balaam will be his sermon at 730 pm Worship The Young People Group will meet at 615 pm Walter Minchew will be in charge of the program.
The Shettles Methodist Church prepares workers for Sunday services with Rev. C. E. Bludworth preaching “Jesus Makes Ghore Survey.” The choir will sing “O Come Ye” and “The Lord Hath Hear Me” as lunch is served for workers.
Asbury Methodist Church will hear a Sunday morning sermon on A Wholesome Pie, the third in a series on Our Faith in Love. A church supper is set for Wednesday at 7 30 p m with all ages invited. Rev. D Rhea Allison will teach part of the devotional. The church will join in the city wid census campaign Sunday afternoon.
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