Silent Night and Christmas Hymns Across Faiths
The piece traces the origin of Silent Night to Father Joseph Mohr and Franz Gruber in 1818 Austria, notes Harrington’s 1904 English carol There is a Song in the Air, and cites Bishop Henry St George Tucker on Christmas family values. It surveys church leaders urging unity and the role of education for African Americans, plus a new Episcopal mission field in Colombia and global Cold War fears impacting religion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Mohr
Franz Gruber
Gruber
Germany
Austria
Mohr
Karl P. Harrington
Harrington
Wesleyan University
Middletown
Conn
Joseph G. Holland
New England
Scribmer’s
Son of God
Henry St. George Tucker
New York
Colombia
South America
Protestant Episcopal Church
George E. Packard
Guardians of Peace and Atomic Power in International Law
The speaker argues for calm sanity and intelligence amid peacetime drafts, declares Russia seeks peace and security, and advocates that humans control atomic power through an international agency as part of a global rights declaration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
United States
Local Seamen Visit Home and Friends In Texas
Bryan Birt, with the Merchant Marines, arrived home Sunday to visit his parents Dr and Mrs J B Birt. Mr and Mrs Oliver Hopf and Mrs L H Harper were San Antonio visitors Saturday. Mrs Raymond Oestreich and her young son spent Tuesday with her parents Mr and Mrs Sam Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Birt
Merchant Marines
J. B. Birt
Oliver Hopf
L. H. Harper
San Antonio
Raymond Oestreich
Little Son
Sam Parker
Visitor from Kermit calls on Tarr family
200 L Watkins of Kermit visits his sister Mrs. Walter Tarr and Mr. Tarr, staying awhile with the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Watkins of
Kermit
Walter Tarr
Mr. Tarr
Mrs Clayton Parker and Child Visit Rocksprings
Mrs Clayton Parker and her child are spending the week in Rocksprings with her parents Mr and Mrs Roy Cottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Parker
Rocksprings
Roy Cottle
Canned Food Drive Success in Harper Parish
Harper parish members exceeded the goal for the Catholic Church drive to aid Europe and the Far East. 240 cans weighing 335 pounds were donated plus freight to Chicago. The War Relief Services aims to ship 20 million cans, with past collections totaling 43,077,000 pounds valued at $35,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Far East
United States
Harper
Central Collection
Chicago
War Relief Services
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Christmas Vision of Infant God in Our Arms
A Catholic reflection on Christmas celebrates the helpless infant Christ as God made flesh. It invites adoration and personal prayer, urging believers to cradle the divine within their souls and to savor Mary’s reverent acceptance of her Son. If in doubt, seek guidance from a Catholic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fle
Tiny
Mary Magdalen
Jesus
Mary
God
St. Joseph
St. Elizabeth
Christmas and church notices and birthday dinner item
Sunday December church services listed for St Anthony s Church St James Lutheran and First Baptist with Mass times confessions and Christmas schedule plus a birthday dinner for Joyce Whetstone honored by Miss Lon Whetstone and friends in the community includes news of church activities and social events
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Texas
Lon Whetstone
Joyce Whetstone
Joyce
Family plans travel to California for husband’s arrival
Mrs James Hart Jr and daughter Nancy Ann head to California to join their husband and father who recently arrived there from Visitors. In Max Lange home Sunday night were Mr and Mrs Harry Frantzen and others from Palestine. Mrs Henry Walker returns home from Austin after illness. Mr and Mrs W W Massey depart Thursday for Arkansas to visit her parents over the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hart Jr
Nancy Ann
California
Max Lange
Harry Frantzen
Clyde Bernhard
Collier
Holderfield
Genie
Palestine
Henry Walker
Austin
W. W. Massey
Arkansas
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THE
Harper Herald
Norman ‘J. Dietel
A. C. Wendel
Harper, Texas
CY W.w.rcib
Tollie L
Episcopalians
American Church Institute For Negroes
Congregational Christian Churches
la Grange
Ill
Organization of the United Nations
America
Japan
Pacific
United Nations
George Mecklenburg
Minneapolis
Minn
Artis Phillips and Son
Dallas
Stiehl Motor CO
W. Main St
Catholic Information
Harper’s Churches
Catholic Councils of Men and
ST. James Lutheran Church
First Baptist Church
A. R. Allen
Robert Dittmar
V. A. Hopf
Paul Hurst
the Herald
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Haroid Stork
Peterson's Garage and Auto Company
Kerrville
Kerrville, Texas
Woolmchair Ranch
C. T. Holekamp
Manager Junction, Texas
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