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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1955
Page
6
Central Baptist announces a new director as the church year begins. Rev John H. Osteen notes 150 new members, $64,55 raised for causes, and debt reduction on the new $212,000 sanctuary to 63-650. Training Union and Sunday services scheduled with nursery open.
The American Lutheran Church marks its 25th anniversary with services led by A M Banemann and Arthur Tolle J, featuring Holy Communion and a sermon on Thank God. Church School and devotions precede a convention noting merger talks with other Lutheran bodies. The denomination, over 50,000 baptized members, spans 7 districts in the US and western Canada with four colleges and two seminaries.
The Cedar Baronogist church plans World Wide Communion Sunday with morning and evening services. Rev Else L. Love preaches at 11 am on the subject Communion Made Vital. Sanctuary choir performs God So Loved the World. Brahms How Lovely Are Thy Dews and other items. Barist Bartow to sing. program includes classes, youth groups, and choir rehearsals through the afternoon and evening.
An article notes Quirks from Pomona wins in a county fair contest as a farm-related tale and mentions a 2 year old dog or horse in an unrelated context. Other items reference a Michigan station, stolen merchandise from a lumber company, Muhlin Craft in Detroit jail, and a Washington report on Russia's atomic power jet film being deemed inflammable.
The Texas conference Layman's Retreat at Lakeview Methodist near Palestine Texas runs October 7 through 2 with Bishop A Frank Smith from Houston and Dr Eugene Smith executive secretary of the church Mission Board in New York as featured speakers Reports from Conference councillor Dr Monroe Vivon will close Friday night rally at 7 pm The program includes discussion groups on stewardship church finance and evangelism Other participants include Methodist men church school superintendents and workers The speakers address What Does the Methodist Church Believe and lay speaking Dr Smith will speak Friday at 7 30 pm Saturday and Sunday services with Bishop Smith scheduled for the late service on Saturday
World wide Communion day observed at St Mark s Methodist with Dr Warne McCleskey delivering the sermon Measuring the World. Choirs perform Hear Me You and Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled. Mrs Phillip Krum soloist. Mrs C R Martin organist. Sunday school at 9:45 directed by P Blumberg. Evening service at 7. Holy Communion available for those absent.
Baytown and Crosby students enroll at SHSTC for fall, with a reported 2265 total college registrants. The roster lists many names and majors across education, business, art, music, agriculture, and journalism, including seniors and freshmen from Baytown and Crosby.
The Rev T Walter Afcore district superintendent of the Gal lct of the Methodist will speak at Grace Methodist Church as the cornerstone for the new sanctuary on North Fruett is laid The brick building is due for completion in December The 1045 am service will feature the official cornerstone laying with special music including Preserve My Soul O God and Father We Thank Thee The church school starts at 9 35 am Youth groups meet at 6 pm and Rev B L S Jordan will deliver the 7 pm sermon
At Redeemer Lutheran a rally day service will be led by Rev E F Langs starting 10 45 am on Sunday. Mrs G Broderson will play organ, A C Kraft is head usher. A dinner fellowship follows the morning worship on Community home grounds. Sunday school and Bible class meet at 2 20 pm with Ben Devereux leading devo. Junior Bible class studies What Is My Life Worth under Fred Clark. Adult Bible class continues First John with the pastor. Lutheran Men meet 6 30 pm for dinner fellowship. guest speaker Pastor Henry Sorrell of Houston.
Corpus Christi and the Coastal Bend led in out of state tourist arrivals in August and September, with Oklahoma supplying 13 percent and Louisiana 19 percent. The Alamo City accounted for 20 percent of Texas traffic, Houston Galveston 17 percent, and Dallas 16 percent.
The Raytown Singing convention will meet at 2 pm Sunday at the Missionary Baptist church hosting in the WOW hall. A. A. Williams serves as president, with C. C. Parrish as vice president and O. R. West as second vice president. Alvin Yard is secretary and treasurer, G. W. Mallory handles publicity. The public is invited.
The First Presbyterian church congregation will unite with churches worldwide for World Communion Day at the 12 a.m. hour. Rev. Ewing McPhail to lead worship and preach at 7 p.m. on Living Supreme Purpose. Westminster choir to sing. Sunday School teachers attend worship at Centro Presbyterian Church in Houston at 2:30 p.m. Dr. B. Bowerman in charge. Houston Presbyterian Men's Council meets at Camp Ross Sterling beginning Saturday afternoon through noon Oct 9 with Clarence McGuire of Kansas City as principal speaker.
The Methodist Men's Hour starts its fourth annual run next Sunday afternoon on KREL radio. Presented by the General Board of Lay Activities with sponsorship from Bay-Lawn area churches, the program features Dr. Marshall T. Steel of Highland Park Methodist in Dallas as preacher. Music by Highland Park Church choir and orchestra under Dr. Federal Lee Whittlesey. Produced by Mr. Thomas Marsh from SMU Perkins School of Theology.
A series of Confirmation instructions will begin at 9:55 am Sunday at Trinity Episcopal church. The Rector Rev. F. Walter Henckell leads sessions on the history teaching and practices of the Episcopal church over four Sundays with Holy Communion at 8 am. Various church leaders and choirs join in services and activities including coffee time hosts and youth gatherings.
The Sunday lesson sermon will stress the perfection and supremacy of God's creation under the theme unreality. Readings from the King James Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy will include Ecclesiastes and correlative passages.
In southern Missouri a centuryold incident of two men trading a horse for a sickly Negro boy drew a monument to the boy rather than the men. Dr George Washington Carver, the renowned agriculturist, was the boy. The piece urges valuing youth, expanding church reach, and practical Christian service to protect and enrich young lives through family example and community programs.
Dr. Joe F. Luck chaplain of Memorial hospital in Houston will speak at both services at First Baptist Church while Rev. Couch is on vacation. Winter schedule starts tomorrow with Training Union at 6 15 p.m. and evening church hour at 7 30 p.m. Morning hours unchanged with Sunday School at 8 45 a.m. and service at 11 a.m.
Rev. W. J. H. Haygood to give communion during the 12 a m Sunday service at St. John s Methodist Church. The choir directed by Horace Smith will sing, and the pastor will deliver a sermon at 7 p m. A Sunday morning youth choir rehearsal begins at 9 45 p m with youth fellowship at 6 30 p m. The Wednesday service starts at 7 p m.
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