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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1953
Page
5
A church lesson cites Matthew Chapter Fifteen, highlighting conflict between Jesus and scribes and Pharisees over tradition versus God’s commandments. It emphasizes inner heart over outward ritual, noting that what enters the mouth does not defile, but what comes from the mouth.
Dedication Day at Memorial Baptist church features covenant reading and Lord s Supper observance. Services at 8:38 and 9:31 am with Rev. A L Jordan preaching. Film Dedicated Area shown at 0 pm. Sunday school at 9:30 am led by B L Summers. Miss Eula Potter leads the 1 15 pm Training Union program.
First Baptist Church schedules the Lord's Supper during the 11 am service Sunday led by Rev. E. R. Couch with a meditation on the Supper of the Lord. A 7:30 pm night service features Time and Eternity. Broadcast on Station KREL at 7:80 pm. Sunday school at 9:45 and Training Union in the auditorium.
Rev Sam Hatleway of Alvin fills in for Rev James Jackson at Cedar Bayou Methodist Church Sunday service starts 10 50 am with choir special music directed by H D Hardison. Junior and youth groups meet at 6 pm and the Woman's Society of Christian Service gathers at 7 pm. Growth of The Kingdom sermon at Redeemer Lutheran led by Rev Lange with Sunday school at 9 30 am.
The Presbyterian church will hold Emly Communion at the 11 a.m. service Sunday led by Rev. Ewing McPhail. The Presbyterian Men’s council meets Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. with officer elections and a program. Steven Hegest, Hungarian displaced person, will speak. Choir rehearsal moves to Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. starting Jan. 7.
St Mark's hosts two services this Sunday at 8 45 am and 7 pm. Rev McCloskey will preach on The New Man and begin a sermon series Eight Ways To Be Happy focusing on the Beatitudes. Chancel choir directed by Mrs Warren sings Prayer For The New Year, Growing Dearer Each Day, organ and chimes by Mrs Martin, evening altar prayer, and Holy Communion. Spain Pat Thompson speaks at the Method eleb meeting.
Sermon titled IT Am Resolved will be delivered at de Al Temple during a supper observance Sunday at 7 20 p m The pastor’s message is What Time Is In Barner Webber directs the service Sunday school starts 2 45 a m Training Union and Family Activities begin at 6 30 p m Wednesday event notes incomplete text
Rev Karl H Bracker will conduct the 10 45 am service at St Pauls Lutheran with the sacrament of Holy Communion. Theme is A Faith To Live and a Faith to Die. Mrs W B Kilough organist Winston Mettke acolyte H Eschenburg usher in charge. Church school meets 9 20 am. Mrs W E Shute conducts primary. R F Pfennig leads senior departments. Luther League meets at 5 pm in the educational building.
Trinity Episcopal church will hold its annual parish meeting starting at 6 30 p m Wednesday. Dinner will be served, with Mrs D Walsh chairing the serving committee. Main item is vestrymen election and delegates to the Diocesan council plus annual reports. A nominating committee will present vestry nominations.
Baytown Seventh-day Adventist church plans one of the largest foreign missions offerings to fund a new Tamiel-speaking school in South India and support missions in the Lushai Hills Assam. The drive aims to top last year’s record of 1.238 million with about 70 thousand above budget for India projects. Church reports set for 1953 budget and year events include Holy Communion services, choir, and vestry meetings led by Rev. P. Walter Henckell.
The Bigtown Seventh-day Adventist church elected lay officers for 1953. J T Jennings chaired the nominating committee. Mrs J Sorensen was chosen Sabbath school superintendent with 15 assistants in adult and children divisions. Other leaders include Mrs Earl Smith and Mrs P G Proctor. Deacons elected were E G Mitchell Earl Smith W T Cobb and G K DeLanne. Elected elders are Mrs J T Jennings Mrs Earl Smith and Mrs E G Mitchell.
Highland's Assembly of God church at 406 Magnolia starts a two week revival led by Rev and Mrs Edward Willis from Fort. Willis, preaching since age 15, has held five Houston revivals. Music directed by evangelistic team. Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and preaching at 11:00 a.m. Sunday night and weekday services at 7:30 p.m. with pre meeting prayer at 7:00 p.m. Revival runs through January 38 per poster by Rev A L Parker.
A directory list of Baytown area churches with multiple congregations including Central Assembly of God First Baptist Cedar Bayou, St. Joseph Catholic, First Christian, Trinity Episcopal, and others. Highlands area entries cover Catholic, Methodist, Assembly of God, and Baptist churches along with contact references and street locations. If not listed, readers are asked to call for inclusion.
Rev Clyde B Foltz of the First Christian church will preach On Taking Inventory at the 10 50 am service this Sunday with Sunday school at 9 45 am. A service will install officers to the Official Board. Elders Elliott Wood Harald Graham and Deacons Clyde Jones H Tanner Dr Henry Schutze T L Satterwhite were elected to three year terms. A Revelation study will follow. Executive board of the Christian Womens Fellowship meets Tuesday at 5 am and the first board meeting of the new year is Wednesday at 7 pm.
Highlights of the lesson sermon titled God will be read Sunday at the Baytown Christian Science church. It discusses the First Commandment and God as all powerful, citing Isaiah 45 22 John 14 20 and quotes Mary Baker Eddy on Jesus obedience and the demonstration of spiritual authority.
Miss Janie Tarbutton will sing The Lord's Prayer at Grace Church Sunday services at 9:30 and 10:45 a.m. Communion will be observed at both services. Rev. M S Jordan conducts the services and Rev. James Brannen preaches to the young people at 10:45 a.m. Sunday school starts at 9:45 a.m. and MYF at 7 p.m. Rev Brannen will preach at 7 p.m.
The Agriculture Department announced new standards reducing the eye size in Slade A Swiss cheese from three quarters of an inch to half an inch and trimming the eye in made cheese. Grade D cheese is now described as totally blind.
Magistrate J Irwin Shapiro dismissed charges against two men arrested at 5 am for sleeping in a subway train, ruling there is no law prohibiting it and suggesting the legislature declare such an offense if required. The note arrives as transit police rethink enforcement of sleeping in cars.
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