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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1976
Page
4
The church invites all to a Sunday service at 10 am with a sermon on sin and its effects. A cautionary note warns the talk is not for squeamish readers and urges reading 1 John 3 12 and John 1 9 before attendance.
The West Side Baptist Church hosts a weekend revival starting Friday August 20 at 7 30 p m. Services run nightly with a Sunday schedule including Sunday School at 9 45 a m morning worship at 10 50 a m and Training Union at 6 p m. Speaker is Bro Joe Smith of Athens with Song Leader Terry Wayne Miller pianist Becki Rogers and organist Diana Morris. Special music nightly and Bro J A Allen invites the public. Church location 605 West Pacific.
The church schedules classes for all ages at 9 45 worship at 11 with Rev Ira Leon Grissom delivering Conditional Promises. Choirs rehearse at 3 and 3 45 led by Mrs C W Dawson and Mrs Ronald Best. Revival set at Bascom UMC Tyler from Sunday to Thursday at 7 30 led by Rev Grissom. parishioners invited.
Mississippi joined the United States as the 20th state on December 10, 1817, marking a key expansion of the young nation. The admission followed the state's path from a territory to statehood amid early 19th century American growth.
The First Baptist Church Music Ministry hosts Alma Ruth Willeford in a Sunday 7 pm concert titled This Is My Country. The Longview native, a Christian soloist and recording artist, will sing American repertoire with the Concert Orchestra of London, followed by an old fashioned ice cream social after the event.
Sabine River Authority directors, in session, report Lake Fork Dam and Reservoir Project in Wood County is 31.6 percent complete and approve a 1976 77 budget of 41 095 081. A new Sabine Basin Development Corporation of 10 electric co ops and three cities will study energy for local generators, with Brown & Root conducting a 35 000 study over five months.
SWEPCO secured sixteen additional rate-approval decisions from city commissions in towns across East Texas during the week of August 9, bringing the total approvals to 35 of the company’s East Texas communities. The request seeks higher base electric rates, effective August 25, to fund rising construction and operating costs and ensure continued service amid growing demand.
Memorial Baptist Church hosts a revival led by evangelist Don Jopling with the Crosby brothers and Kim Kennedy performing nightly. The event runs through Sunday, with youth outreach and Sunday School activities, plus a 10:55 a.m. worship service led by the pastor. Shingles Valley Forge report notes Americans have installed over 65 billion asphalt shingles.
A scanned church time chart lists worship and Sunday School times for multiple denominations. Entries include VeCrary's Chapel Methodist Church, Rocky Church of Christ, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Sabine Community, White Oak, Joy Baptist, First Presbyterian, St Theresa's Catholic, Pilgrim Lutheran and Kilgore, with hours for services, parish offices, and religious education sessions. Information notes morning worships, Sunday School times, evening services, and special observances where indicated.
A Confederate soldier reflects on misfortune as divine blessing and urges embracing difficulties as opportunities. The piece cites James 1 2 and Isaiah 55 8 9 to encourage growth in love and dependence on God. A devotional tone underscores humility, reliance on prayer, and wisdom through infirmity.
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