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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1953
Page
3
World or Relic by W W Reid quotes Drew Theological Seminary sociologist Dr. Ralph A Felton urging large scale barn raisings as a mission program. He contrasts American neighborly help with India where life expectancy averages twenty seven and hunger replaces health awaiting aid.
A reflective meditation argues humans yearn for life truth and love while acknowledging imperfection. It asserts God as the source of life truth and love and urges knowing and loving God in return, with the human heart mirroring divine perfection.
A global drive titled One Great Hour of Sharing will be observed March 8 to support overseas relief and reconstruction through churches under the National Council of Churches. United Church Women vow 1953 pledges to fight racial discrimination and promote full inclusion in church life, while Lutheran World Federation reports 1.4 million Lutherans behind the Iron Curtain face state controls on worship and surveillance.
Christmas Day gatherings center on Harper families with Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Cottle and Mrs. J. C. Cosper hosting relatives. A Brownfield birth adds a baby daughter to Mr. and Mrs. E. B. D. Cochran. Carl Baker, stationed at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas, receives subscription updates from Matfield Green kin.
Mrs. Dale Scott Kinsey, a recent bride, was honored with a miscellaneous shower on Monday December 22 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Parker. Hosts included Mrs. Parker and Mrs. V. C. Whitewood with guests registered by Mrs. Cecil Parker and gifts arranged by Mrs. A. C. Wendel. The event featured a Christmas motif and fruit cake with coffee.
Local families and relatives from San Angelo to San Antonio, Brownwood, Midland, Alice, Menard, Fort Me Cavit, Port Arthur and New Braunfels shared Christmas and holiday visits. Parents, siblings, and nieces gathered with extended kin including the Langs, Scarboroughs, Tobins, Kneeses, Deiters, and Harmons, with several discharging servicemen returning home.
Harper's Churches invite worshippers to Mass and Benediction through Jan 4 with services each day and School of Religion after the Sunday Mass. The St Anthony's Society holds a monthly meeting, and Holy Name Societies sponsor the Annual March of Faith in San Antonio. Local families share Christmas visits and dinners across Kerrville, Mountain Home, Melvin, Midland, Uvalde, and nearby towns.
St James Lutheran Church lists services for Jan 1 including 10 am Divine Worship and 9:30 am Bible Class. Also notes Dec 31 watch night at 11 pm and a 2 pm Golden Wedding Service for Mr. and Mrs. John Strackbern. Church Council set for Jan 5 at 7 pm.
Mrs. Carrie Calentine arrived back Monday after visiting her daughter Mrs. Wilber Dickey in Center Point and Mrs. Ray Buckner in New Braunfels during several days away.
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