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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1950
Page
2
Wilshire Presbyterian church will install new officers and teachers at Sunday Rally Day. Homer D. Smith will introduce additional teachers for increased enrollment. Rev. James P. McCrary will preach "Bending Twigs" from Deuteronomy 6 6 7. A congregational meeting follows services to consider bids on the new church building.
Miss Ruth Musgrave will be the first speaker at First Street Church Sunday 11 55 am sharing experiences as a missionary in the Belgian Congo Africa. At 7 30 pm Rev O L Grimes will discuss The Brother of a Great Man.
First English Lutheran Church observes Welcome Student Sunday with a 10 15 am student class led by Dr Gordon V Ander son of the University of Texas. At 11 am the Luther an Church common service will be read by Hugo Heimann. Dr Lewis P Speaker preaches on Vocational Guidance with Gladys Day leading the choir.
The Hillcrest Baptist Church will welcome The Rev. T. S. Burress as pastor this Sunday. Burress previously led Kasmere Baptist Church in Houston.
The St David's Episcopal Church choir under Rev Charles A Sumners and Arden Whitacre will present three oratorios this season The Messiah Requiem and The Forsakes of Men with soloists Jane Andrews Robert Jordan and Glenn Dowlen among a large roster of sopranos altos tenors and basses listed for the program
Hyde Park Baptist Church will ordain J B Wade and Robert B Thiele as deacons during the coming church year. Oakley Davis of First Baptist will deliver the evening message, with Rev EF Brown Rev E L Sparks Dr W C Raines and Dr Scott L Tatum also on the program.
Sunday marks promotion for the church school at Shettles Methodist. Teachers prepared services and the pastor will install workers in the evening. Rev. C E Blodworth selects the sermon Has the Light Gone Out as a challenge. Choir sings Lundquist Evening Song and O Saviour of the World.
The Rev. Ted Richardson of the Austin Council of Churches is invited to lead Travis Park Methodist Church in San Antonio for an eight day evangelism mission. The San Antonio Council of Churches sponsors the effort which involves about 50 churches with Dr. Harry Munro of Texas Christian University as citywide director.
Dr Edmund Heinsohn leads 10 am sermon at University Methodist Church on The Christian Procession. Choir directed by Dr Archie N Jones performs The Lord Is My Rock and O Loving Father with Mrs Rodney Kidd as soloist. Eldon Sutton plays What God Does Is Well Done Prelude and Mendelssohn pieces. Evening service at 7 30 features Adorning Religious Belief. Vesper Choir director Dr B M Bakkegard. Glenn Dowlen solo The Almighty. Sutton at the console.
The Rev Gray Blandy director Canterbury Bible Chair UT Austin will preach at All Saints Episcopal after 11 A M prayer. Holy Eucharist offered at 8 A M. Weekday services 7 A M. Ushers at 11 A M include Norfleet G Bone and William Gammon. Prayer vigil for world peace ongoing through Oct 2 chaired by FE Keys.
St Paul Lutheran Church observes annual Mission Rally with three services. Rev Arthur Graf of Trinity Lutheran Austin preaches at 830 and 1030 on mission joy. Rev Otto Zeeb Grace Govalle preaches 730 on early Christians. Choirs sing Webb and mission themes. Aims to raise about 3000 toward a 7000 mission budget.
The Central Baptist Church of Austin will dedicate Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Public Library Auditorium with Houston Piland presiding. Dr. S. A. Newman of Southwestern Theological Seminary will deliver the dedicatory sermon. Charter member enrollment closes Oct 10. Current membership is listed.
Rev John Mueller speaks on Fit for the Master Use at Hyde Park Presbyterian Church as Religious Education Week begins Rally Day exercises promote Sunday School promotions and a 7 30 pm sermon on Bread of Falsehood by the pastor Young People's Choir performs The Old Rugged Cross Organ accompaniment by Mrs Evelyn C Bell A fellowship supper planned for Wednesday 7 pm at Zilker Park picnic tables with H G Clark in charge
The First Southern Presbyterian Church will hold its annual Rally Day service Sunday with 9:45 a.m. Sunday school sessions and a 10:30 a.m. sanctuary service led by Rev. F. W. Long and G. L. Huckaby. The event features youth activities, a keynote by Mike Hornsby, scripture and song by the kindergarten and primary departments, and a morning sermon on religious education and home nurture.
This Day in Texas recalls the 1903 founding of Girle Industrial College of Texas later known as Texas State College for Women and College of Industrial Arts. The Denton 73 acre campus grew, adopted cooperative education, and later housed a Pioneer Woman statue. Curtis Bishop references Saltillo outreach.
Dr. John Barclay will preach on God's Final Judgment during the 10:55 Sunday service at Central Christian Church. Special music includes a solo by Mrs. Weldon B. Scheel singing Come Ye Blessed and the choir anthem Come Christians Join to Sing Alleluia by Gillette.
Rev Calvin W Froehner will deliver The Victorious Life sermon at 11 a.m. Sunday at Asbury Methodist Church. Malcolm Gregory will perform The Penitent by Vanden water with his son Russell accompanying. 7:15 p.m. guest speaker will be Rev Wood H Patrick district superintendent.
Evangelical Free Church offers three services with Swedish language. Pastor Paul Rosell speaks at 11 a m on The Precious Christ from First Peter. 2:30 p m features Eric Hertz and Hilding Fagerberg in music. 7 p m sermon titled Universal Training or the Anti Christ on the March.
Dr. Tom W. Brabham pastor of Central Methodist Church will deliver a sermon titled Divine Revelation and Human Obedience at 3 30 p m Sunday. The choir directed by Mrs Tommy Anderson will sing Lord Thou Hast Been by Wyardll and an evening message Our Needs and Gods Supply will follow. A fellowship hour is planned in the parish hall after worship.
The lesson-sermon for Sunday in Churches of Christ Scientist centers on reality. The golden text proclaims I come and will dwell in the midst of the Lord. The cited Bible passage emphasizes the grace of God that brings salvation appeared to all men.
The Faith Lutheran Church reports the Sunday School is fully organized and will install teachers and officers on Sunday. The choir is organized and will perform in the service. A men's group will form within two weeks. The Luther League and Women’s Missionary Federation are among groups due to be organized soon.
University Christian Church returns to a schedule of double morning services starting Sunday. The first at 8 30 am and the second at 10 45 am will be identical except for music. Rev. Lawrence W Bush will speak on Must Religion Be Painful. Soloists will be Dr J R Me or Miss Janice Ray at the two services.
Cedar Creek Methodist Church will hold morning and evening services this Sunday. World communion will be observed at both, and the sacrament will be brought to shut-ins in the community per Pastor Rev. John K. Beery.
About 225 teachers and officers from First Baptist Church will hear Dr. J. L. Corzine of Columbia speak as the church launches a double Sunday school system on Oct 1. Sessions run Sunday to Wednesday with 11 am talks and 8 pm installation, plus 7:30 pm training each night.
Americans bought about a million pounds of prepared dog food in 1949, reflecting growing interest in pet nutrition and care.
A fragmented ad urges readers not to neglect slipping false teeth and promotes alkaline sprinkle as a non acidic powder to keep dentures firmly set with a goofy taste noted, selling paste at drugstores.
Natives from arid Afris regions reportedly rely on watermelons as a source of drinking water. Authorities caution that this practice highlights drought adaptations and seasonal, local food resources.
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