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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1946
Page
2
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The Chinese Nationalist Government asks American and British missionaries to volunteer part time to teach English in schools. The Methodist Board of Missions seeks many college trained teachers aged 24 to 34 for three year contracts in China or lifetime service. Dr. M. O. Williams, 150 Fifth Ave., New York, leads the recruiting. Also four North American Protestant agencies form United Andean Indian Mission to aid in religious and social work across Latin America with first missionaries assigned to Ecuador. The Home Missions Council urges a Puerto Rico plebiscite on future status including possible statehood, and calls Congress to implement the choice. The West Indies Committee represents six evangelical denominations active in Puerto Rico.
The piece argues medieval philosophy remains vital, centering on St Thomas Aquinas and the Summa Theologica as a lasting source of Catholic learning. It contrasts Scholasticism with modern views, notes its influence in education, and cites figures like Hegel and Hume. It ends with brief local social notes about visits in Austin.
Methodist and Catholic church schedules for Sunday February 24 include Masses at 8:30 and 10 in the Catholic service with communion for ladies and youth, and a union Sunday School at 10 and worship at 11 at the Methodist church. A campaign for a new church reaches 52 percent of its $10,000 goal in six months. Local residents Willie Edwards ill with pneumonia and visitors from Fredericksburg and San Angelo are noted, with upcoming events at the Presbyterian Church and youth fellowship.
Rev A R Allen pastor leads Sunday School at 10 00 am preaching at 11 00 am and 7 00 pm Oscar Fiedler spent Sunday in Fredericksburg with his father.
CYF organized at Presbyterian Church invites all young people to 7 p m gatherings on the first and third Sundays. This past Sunday featured Gospel singing and a Bible Quiz inspired by Prof. Quiz. The team of Clarence Ruskey Scotty Kinsey Paul Gene Bierschwale Ken Carter Vaidene Bierschwale Joe Casper and Kaiser won first place.
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