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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1955
Page
5
Wooster Baptist church hosts a Sunday music festival featuring Rhythm Cherub Carol and Adult choirs. Congregational singing and numerous pieces span preludes offertories and postludes with directors accompanists and pianists named.
National Family Week observance includes morning Holy Communion at 8 45 and 10 45 oclock with Dr Wayne McCleskey preaching on Christ And The Family The Chapel choir will sing Whispering Hope A V Kenny will sing Fear Not O Israel and the Chancel choir will offer The King of Love My Shepherd Is The night service features a quartet and a varied organ program A family life conference starts at 6 p m with sessions on Living With Teenagers and Making Home A Happy Place at Grace Methodist Church Holy Communion and choir offerings listed for the Grace service
The Rev Dennis Barnes resumes preaching at First Baptist Church Highlands on Sunday after a two week absence. He joined a Tulsa revival campaign with 93 city churches where over 2000 people participated. The 11 a m sermon is Fathers Provoke Not Your Children and the 7 30 p m service covers They profess they know God but from Titus 1 16.
The Rev William J Classby chief of chaplains of the Second Air Force will be the retreat master at the annual day recollection at 1 p.m. Sunday at St Josephs Church for men and boys of the Baytown La Puerte Highlands area. Organized by Knights of Columbus San Jacinto council 2788 the program includes talks conferences and meditation ending at 11 p.m. A banquet follows in St Josephs school. Classby a native of California served as base chaplain at Santa Ana in 1943 and later in Okinawa. After World War II he was chief of chaplains for the Alaskan command and later at Barksdale field. He has spoken on Catholic radio and at Holy Name Union rallies in Los Angeles and Galveston.
The Second Baptist church outreach aims to reach 750 Sunday school attendees as the layman led evangelistic campaign ends this week. Dr A W Jester a Houston physician leads services with Abe Berman sharing his conversion testimony Saturday at 7 30 pm and at 8 20 am Sunday the doctor testifies on air via KRCT before speaking at 10 50 am and 7 38 pm Sunday night sermon Knowing Jesus follows the testimony segments.
Cedar Bayou Methodist hosts Family Night with a covered dish supper and film The Beginning of the Rainbow in observance of National Family Week. Supper at 6 30 p.m. Choir rehearsals set for 9 30 a.m. cherub choir and 7 p.m. Sanctuary choir. Sunday sermon Hills That Belong to God. 7 30 p.m. service Rev Ela L Lav e to preach This Question Must Be Answered. Boy Scout building dedicated at 4 p.m. Sunday. all Scouts, cubs and den mothers invited.
A Sunday lesson sermon titled Everlasting Funishment will emphasize that understanding God as divine Mind brings healing and harmony. Quoted from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, the basis of health sinlessness immortality is God as the only Mind to be understood, not merely believed. The golden text is Job 3 17: Behold happy is the man whom God correcteth and despise not the chastening of the Almighty.
The Sacrament of Holy Communion will be administered in St Paul Lutheran church at 10 45 am Sunday The Rev Karl H Bracker will deliver the sermon Betwixt and Between Mrs W Killaugh will be at the organ and Robert Hartang will serve as acolyte J E Pragek will be in charge of ushering He will be assisted by Joe Krizak and Arthur Holle Church school will meet at 9 30 am under the direction of W G Metthe The pastor will teach the adult class The Rev Kracker who is moving to San Antonio will preach his final sermon May 1 Alliance ministerial alliance will meet at 8 tm Monday at Gonzalex restaurant with the Rev Leon Matthis presiding New officers will be elected
The Diocese of Texas will elect a Suffragan Bishop on May 6 to assist Bishop Quin and Bishop Hines. Trinity Episcopal church will be represented by the rector Rev. P. Walter Henckell and four lay delegates. Nominees include Gray Blandy Arthur Knapp Scott Field Bailey Percy Goodard and T J Bagby. The council meets at St Pauls church at 10 for Holy Communion and nominations.
Baytown churches plan Christian Home Week during May 18 focusing on the family and Christianity. Messages emphasize marriage linking home and church, the joint role of God and family, and practical steps like family worship and dedicating the home to God to strengthen life and resolve hardships.
The La Porte area churches report revival messages at Assembly of God La Porte with Rev Laurell Akers. Ben A Thompson of Church of Christ La Porte preaches Sunday morning on A Follower of Christ and again at 6 80 p m with Bible school and youth meeting. Community church welcomes Rev Robert Thompson new pastor with The Mind of Christ sermon and CYF meeting. St Johns Episcopal outlines Holy Communion services at 11 a m and 8 a m plus youth event and women's auxiliary. First Baptist Mt Vernon revival services at 9 45 a m Sunday School and 11 a m and 7 39 p m services. Bayshore Baptist and First Methodist list sermons and church activities including WMU Royal Service program and WSCS meeting.
First Presbyterian will observe Family Week with Rev. M. EB. Mchai delivering the message at 11 am in the marking service. Choir under T. F. Seale will sing Ninety and Nine. Evening service at 7 18 p.m. A seniors party is planned for Sunday afternoon May 15 with swimming and a Galveston picnic. About 15 junior highs booked camps June 11 18 Bastrop. Air conditioning work underway for sanctuary and buildings.
The Rev. RB Lange will deliver the Sunday morning sermon at Redeemer Lutheran church titled A Joy That Cannot Be Taken From Us. Mrs. C Broderson plays the organ, A C Kraft oversees ushers, and Ben Devereux leads the devotional program. Fred Clark handles junior Bible class while the pastor guides adult Bible study.
Billy Graham evangelist film Souls In Conflict will screen in Baytown Central Baptist Church on May 14 at 7 pm. The color documentary follows three lives influenced by Graham’s messages, featuring Joan Winmill Eric Stickelwood and Colleen Townsend Evans.
The Rev. Clifton Smith will preach at Stewart Heights Baptist Church on Sunday at 14 am on The Tragedy of Hearing and Not Heeding the Word of God. Special music by W. C. Herring and the Youth choir, radio broadcast on KREL 11 30 to 12 noon, night services 7 30 pm with Repeating When The Too Late. Various church events and broadcasts listed including Sunday School, prayer meetings, and a Pentecostal revival at Wooster Heights road.
An address warns that societies face seven deadly enemies beyond war and crime. It argues pride, anger, sloth, envy, covetousness, gluttony, and lust are roots of violence and immorality, with external sins stemming from internal offenses against God.
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