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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1954
Page
5
A devotional tale contrasts a coal worker who hangs from a pit ledge with a moral about faith. It urges letting go, stepping out, and trusting God to work in new endeavors at work, home, and church, closing with a call to Sunday school.
The Sunday school of St. John s Methodist Church adopts Beat The Peak for the conference year aiming for a 20 percent rise in membership and attendance. Rev Leon C Matthis preaches The Ministry of Reconciliation at 10 30 and 10 a.m. The Acts of the Apostles series continues at 7:30 p.m. with The Price of Discipleship.
St Paul Lutheran church plans a two week Vacation Bible School starting Monday at 9 am for kindergarten to junior ages. Volunteers Miss Lynda Isaacson and others lead departments, with Rev Karl Bracker preaching on Convictions are important at 8 30 am Sunday. Brotherhood meets Tuesday at 7 30 pm.
Life will be the topic of a Sunday lesson sermon highlighting strength joy and healing from an understanding of God as infinite Life The Golden Text is Romans 6 23 The gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord Bible selections include Psalms 118 14 17 and a passage from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures The Baytown singing convention will meet at 2 p m Sunday at the school in Channelview
The Berlin-Brandenburg Synod urged rescinding 30 percent state subsidy cuts to the church, reimburse losses, and press the Soviet Zone for farmers facing high delivery quotas, fines, and shortages. It also asked lift on Stagelle youth paper ban, while noting attacks on Bishop Otto Dibelius by Communist press.
First Christian church members plan a Fort Worth youth convention trip through Saturday with 12 youths and sponsors attending. Rev Clydé Foltz preaches on The Priority Of The Kingdom at 9 a.m. Sunday with worship, church school, and evening activities including a sunrise communion to close.
The associational youth revival sponsored by Baptist Youth on the march will begin Saturday night at Wooster Baptist church. Johnny Chandler president will preside. Hugh Meredith of Oklahoma will preach and Baylor student Jerry Surrgens will lead singing. Testimonies nightly. Baylor senior Tommy Gooch will be presented as a Baylor Baptist Student Union leader hopeful. New youth officers to be elected Sunday at 2 pm.
Dr. Carl A. Clark, associate missionary from Arkansas, is hired by Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and the Baptist General Convention of Texas to launch a rural church program. He will teach half time in Fort Worth and work with student pastors in rural areas, part of a nationwide effort to bolster leadership for churches serving populations under 2,500. Clark, 40, with degrees from Baylor and Southwestern, and past roles in Fort Worth and Stephens Arkansas, will relocate with his wife and two daughters to Fort Worth in August.
The Trinity Episcopal Church choir will perform Oh Light Divine by Archanguisky during the 11 am offertory on Sunday. Directed by George Mennon, with Dr. H. Nicholson as guest organist. Rev. F. Wal ter Henckell will conduct Morning Prayer. Ushers include W. H. Barber and William M. Douglas, acolytes Joe Huggins and others. Holy Communion at 8 am with Norman Hargrave Jr. as acolyte. Church school convenes at 9:40 am. Mrs. A. O’Brian leads the Bible class.
Rev Wayne McCleskey selects Safe Power To Be as the sermon topic for both morning services at St Mark's Methodist Church. At 8 45 am the Chancel choir will sing Praise The Lord Jerusalem by Maunder with Mrs Le Roy Gardner as soloist. The Chapel choir performs Love Mercy and Grace by Miles at the offertory. Mrs J H Cone will play a violin solo Cayatina by Raff. H Bruce Day directs the choirs and Mrs C R Martin plays the organ and chimes.
The Rev. Arthur L. Jordan declares Dont Turn Out The Light as the sermon topic for 8:30 and 11 am services. Youth choir sings Wonderful Grace Of Jesus at 8:30, sanctuary choir Ivory Patacer at 11. Evening worship at 7 pm features sermon tape Corrupt Fruit. Men’s choir sings I Want My Life To Tell For Jesus. Sunday school begins 9:30 am with Miss Enla Potter directing.
The Rev M E B McPhail will preach at the Gret Presbyterian Church Sunday at 11 a m and 7 p m The Westminster choir will sing at the Evening Hour Narcissus is described as the mythological figure who felt in love with himself
The Rev and Mrs Paul Stephens of Second Baptist Church return from Ridgecrest Baptist Assembly in North Carolina where they attended conference sessions on Sunday School and Training Union work Stephens will preach at 10 50 am and 7 00 pm services Sunday with topics Wisdom Unlimited and Men of Convictions A daily church radio program airs at 7 00 am Monday through Saturday and 6 30 am Sunday on Station KRCT
The Rev Mo Jordan will preach Sunday morning at Grace Methodist Church with services at 8:40 and 10:45 am. Youth choir sings Kindness by Biisa. church choir performs My Light and My Salvation by Carrie Adama. Miss Barbara Therrell solo at 7:39 pm. MYF groups meet at 6:20 pm.
Sue Jones reports a Baytown survey showing at least 13 church sanctuaries are air conditioned, a modern amenity drawing worshippers away from heat. Several churches plan or expand cooling, with listings across Baptist, Christian, Church of Christ, Episcopal, Methodist, Mormon and Latter Day Saints parishes. The piece notes older summers without AC, and mentions related church plans and locations.
Lay leaders from more than twenty countries told 145 delegates at Noordwijkerhout Noordwijk San Zee that spiritual quickening is evident worldwide. The five day conference of the International Council for Christian Leadership opened formally by Queen Juliana with various international officials and academics addressing aims to foster Christian ethics for peace and better daily living.
Highlands Church will hear minister Jay Fullerton Jr discuss Dig Thou Again the Wells from Genesia 26 12 22 on Sunday morning with messages on purity of life and religion as taught by Christ. Sunday night he will address Hell and Who Will Be There. A Tarites Bible class met Wednesday. 49 attended a covered dish luncheon at Mrs B W Lynch 1208 Clear Lake afterward.
Galveston district Superintendent Dr T Walter Moore will preach the Sunday morning service at Medar Bayou Methodist Church The Sanctuary choir will sing The Rev Sheridan Mallet will preach the night service using The Distant Disciple as his sermon title Boy Scouts meet at 7 pm Monday and the prayer service is scheduled for 720 pm Wednesday Rev James C Wright will lead Wednesday’s meeting
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