Wheat drive urged by New York foundation for India relief
The Golden Rule Foundation appeals to American churches to collect and ship wheat to India for famine relief, with Nehru approving. It partners with CROP to gather grain, urging rural churches to adapt to changing needs and favor interdenominational cooperation over sectarian differences to aid India’s hungry population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Golden Rule Foundation
42Nd St
New York City
India
Pandit Nehru
Foundation
Christian Rural Overseas Program
Robert M. Hopkins
Home Missions Council of North America
Federal Council] of Churches
International Council of Religious Education
Knox Methodist Church in Manila Plans Rebuild
Knox Methodist Church in Manila, called the mother of 325 congregations, has endured storms and heat for over forty years and plans a revival through the Advance for Christ and His Church campaign. Missionary J. B. Holt notes Manila as a melting pot, with Knox among its most active groups, averaging about two thousand worshippers weekly, many of whom live on tight budgets. Baptisms last Sunday included Filipino, Chinese, Indian, and American families.
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Knox Methodist Church
Manila
Philippine Islands
Advance For Christ
J. B. Holt
Knox
Knox Church
Interchurch plan calls for UN guardianship of holy places
Fifteen prominent church and civil leaders propose an international curatorship under the United Nations for holy sites in Israel and Arab Palestine. A UN commission would include Roman Catholic Greek Orthodox Jewish Protestant and Muslim representatives, creating Jewish and Arab zones in Jerusalem integrated with respective states. Signers include Bishop Bromley Oxnam Bishop Henry Hobson Dr Henry Atkinson Dr Frederick Eliot Bishop Norman Nash Professor Reinhold Niebuhr and about six hundred Protestant pastors and leaders meeting in Lincoln Nebraska under the interdenominational Committee on .
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United States
Israel
Arab Palestine
United Nations
General, Assembly of the United Nations
Jerusalem
G. Bromley Oxnam
Henry W. Hobson
Henry A. Atkinson
Frederick M. Eliot
Norman B. Nash
Reinhold Niebuhr
Peace commission backs partial China recognition and UN goals
The Methodist Church Commission on World Peace urged early US recognition of the present Chinese regime in areas under communist control but postponed de jure recognition until the Chinese people and the UN decide. It endorsed the Marshal Plan for economic recovery, urged UN support, and backed Truman’s proposals for development aid. It called for multilateral arms reduction leading to disarmament, amnesty for conscientious objectors, and ending compulsory training and the draft. Dr Ralph W. Lockman was elected chairman after the death of Dr Ernest Fremont Tittle.
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The
Methodist Church
Commission On World Peace
United States
China
Pres. Truman
Ralph W. Lockman
New York
Ernest Fremont Tittle
Evanston, Ill
Southwest farm prices mostly steady or down across markets
The Production and Marketing Administration reports weekly changes in livestock, crops, and poultry. Cattle and calves sold steady to $1 lower at Fort Worth and Oklahoma City with steers and heifers down at Denver. hogs and pigs varied by market, lambs down, wool firm, mohair steady, turkeys up modestly, eggs slipping, and cotton futures up 25 to 40 points.
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US Department of Agriculture
San Antonio
Denver
Oklahoma City
Fort Worth
Texas
Territory
Boston
Southwest
Midwest
Dallas
Rio
Grande Valley
Louisiana
Professional Cowboys In Competition At San Antonio Exposition
Top professional cowboys from across the nation will vie for 30000 in prize money at the San Antonio Livestock Exposition February 17 to 26 at the new Colesium. Rodeo producer Everett Colborn announced the ten day event featuring 500 head of livestock and top rodeo events including bareback and saddle riding bull dogging and cutting horse contests. The show has Rodeo Cowboy Association approval and places San Antonio among Fort Worth and Houston for major rodeo venues. Colborn praised the Coliseum as unmatched in design and utility. The rodeo opens Friday February 17 with fourteen performances including four matinees.
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Everett Colborn
Colborn
Madison Square Garden
New York City
San Antonio Livestock Group
San Antonio
Rodeo Cowboy’s Association
Alamo City
Fort Worth
Houston
highway friction and gun safety cross paths
A writer critiques traffic chaos citing crowded roads and rushing drivers. The piece urges careful handling of guns as a means to prevent accidents and heartaches, linking road safety with firearm responsibility.
Mother of God and Mary in Catholic devotion
The piece defends Mary as the Mother of God, describing her unique divine-human role and the close bond with Jesus. It argues her dignity places her above apostles and angels, and urges honoring Mary as part of Christian practice, noting Jesus is our model and the path to Him goes through her. It ends with a call to Catholics to seek Catholic guidance.
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Jesus
Mary
God
Heaven
St. Peter
St. John
Churches Welcome Long After Cadence of Ember Days
Harper readers are invited to attend Mass at 8:30 and 10 a m this Sunday with Sunday School and St Ann subcommittee meeting to follow. Ember Days are scheduled next week Wednesday Friday and Saturday. District meeting notes from Fredericksburg cite talks on parish Confra ternity role parent education program graded system visual aids and teacher training. Walk in any time to a Catholic church and attend any service.
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St. Ann’s Society
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
Fredericksburg
Harper
Confraternity
First Baptist Church Services and Activities
Rev. Jack Minter leads Sunday School at 10 a.m. and Morning Worship at 11 a.m. BTU meets Sunday at 7:30 p.m. WMS and Brotherhood gather 2nd and 4th Fridays at 8 p.m. RA and GA meet 2nd and 4th Fridays at 8 p.m. A welcome to all.
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BTU
WMS
Brotherhood
Ra’s
Royal Ambassadors
Ga’s
St James Lutheran Church Service and Events Bulletin
St James Lutheran Church led by Rev W J Goerner lists 9 30 Sunday School 10 30 Divine Service with a 9 30 Bible Class and Christmas program practice. Junior Mission Band meets at 2 pm with a Christian party and gift exchange. book readings to be presented. Wednesday December 14 choir rehearsal at 7 30 pm third Sunday in Advent.
Gems of Thought Faith and Faiths Across Thinkers
A collage of quotations on faith from figures like J F Clarke Hobbes Jefferson and Munger, praising faith as a divine gift and a force in progress, interwoven with a note on pruning fruit trees to spur next year’s growth.
Harper Presbyterian Church Advent Calendar Service
Third Sunday in Advent signals Universal Bible Sunday with 10 am Church School 11 am Worship and 2 pm Christmas rehearsal Sermon focuses on Isaiah and Matthew lessons The church hosts Family Night on Dec 14 with hymn singing and Samuel story The piece urges attendance at Church School and Worship Service at Harper Presbyterian Church.
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Universal Bible
Isaiah
Isaiah 5
Lord of Hosts
House of Israel
Samuel
Christ
Harper Presbyterian Church
Tractor Repairing and Boot Shop Advertisement in Junction Texas
Repair service offers tractor repair for any make or model with pickup and delivery by Eli Kramer Welding Shop in Fredericksburg. Also promotes Brewster Boot Shop in Junction Texas formerly E O Longren Boot Shop for boot repairs and services.
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Eli Kramer
Fredericksburg
Brewster Boot Shop
E. O. Longren Boot Shop
Junction
Texas
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