Average church giving rises. smaller sects lead per capita
The Rev. Thomas K. Thompson cites US Protestant averages with an annual gift of 41.94 per member, up 2.95 from last year. Smaller denominations report higher per capita giving. Adventists, Wesleyans, Brethren in Christ, Nazarene, and Orthodox Presbyterians top the list. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will be observed Jan 18–25, 1954, with World Council of Churches backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USA
Thomas K. Thompson
Department of Stewardship
National Council of Churches
Thompson
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Wesleyan Methodists
Brethren In Christ
Church of the Nazarene
Orthodox Presbyterians
Christian Unity
Europe
Great Britain
Commission of Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches
Youth Week observed by churches hosts 40000 foreign students
Youth from American churches will host about 40 000 foreign students enrolled in colleges and universities as part of Youth Week January 31 to February 7. The observance is sponsored by United Youth Movement of the National Council of Churches. UCYM president is Roderick Sench of LaGrande Oregon a Kenyon College student. Bible publishing societies will observe 1954 as a year for a mass statement of faith marking the 500th anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gutenberg Bible
Germany
Bible Society
British and Foreign Bible Society
London
United Bible Societies
American Bible Society
The
United Youth Movement
National Council of Churches
UCYM
Roderick S*ench
LaGrande
Ore
Kenyon College
Twely
UN an essential path to peace says Australian minister
Reverend H Palmer Phillips of Victoria argues the United Nations offers a tangible barrier to war and a practicable road to peace. He cites the UN charter preamble and its universal non aggression pact as the framework for world cooperation and negotiation. He warns that without UN support the world faces catastrophe and that World War III could have begun earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations Organization
H. Palmer Phillips
Victoria
Australia
United Nations
U. N
Inventions and engineering drive American progress
The piece celebrates rapid advances in telephone service air travel and housing noting 50 million telephones and 13 major airlines moving this many tickets every two days. It cites Charlottesville Virginia as a hub for Tasmanian calls and highlights increased milk production egg frequency and trailer living while warning of fake inventions and anti enterprise charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Free Enterprise
Hopfs and Hopfs Visit Austin With Family
Mr and Mrs Oliver Hopf spent last Thursday night in Austin with their son Erato Hopf and family. Miss Lynette Brown spent the week end in Austin with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Hopf
Austin
Erato Hopf
Lynette Brown
Leaders stress spiritual values in 1953 remarks
President Eisenhower, General Clark, Secretary Dulles and Rep. Jackson emphasize faith and moral principles as the basis for national unity and peace. They urge return to religious heritage to guide government, diplomacy, and education amid Cold War tensions and Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeaders
Dwight Dr. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Mark W. Clark
YU. N
Far
East
Korea
Howe
John Foster Dulles
Donald L. Jackson
California
America
Presbyterian Women Schedule 1954 Theme Jesus Calls Us
The Presbyterian Women's Society released the 1954 schedule and theme Jesus Calls Us. Monthly meetings list leaders and hostesses from January through December with names from Waco groups and local banks, C of C, and Moody instructors. Cattle and sheep market notes accompany the report alongside FFA activity and farm livestock prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Women's Society
Jesus
J. R. Peril
Gordon Harper
A. C. Wendel
R. E. Peril
Jim Peril
Pete Whitworth
W. O. Pape
Paul Jones
Walter Parker
I. P. Harlan
Watkins Tarr
Dennis Parker
A. J. Arnold
Joe Rogers
Pat Rogers
Dean Hopf
A. L. Bierschwale
Gilbert Anderegg
Fred Bierschwale
J. J. Cosper
Omer Cottle
David Schmidt
Jack Jones
Charles Gammenthaler
Warren McDougall
Tommy Kneese
Clayton Kneese
Fred Whitewood
BE. R. Brown
Homer Lee Stevens
Milton Dyer
L. A. Stevens
Marshall Brown
Oliver Hopf
Methodist Church Notice and Local Social Announcements
Sunday School weekly and preaching on the first and third Sundays with WSCS meetings on the first Thursdays after the first and third Sundays. Sunday January 17 service at 7 pm with Jeremiah theme by Rev J D Farmer. Social cookies and coffee served. Hill Crest Singers visit and next event February 7 at Harper Methodist Church. Local visits reported from Harper Kerrville Doss and Eldorado families. Market notes include cattle and calves prices from National Livestock Co Carlsbad NM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSCS
J. D. Farmer
Hill Crest
Emmanuel Gospel Church
Fredericksburg
Harper Methodist Church
Fort Worth stockyards draw Texas A&M group on livestock market study
A&M students under Ike Dahlberg visited the Fort Worth stockyards to study current market conditions. Cattle and calf prices rose about 50 cents to $1, hogs gained up to a dollar, and sows climbed to $18 to $22.50 as brisk rallies highlighted a strong market day amid rising demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas A&m College
Ike Dahlberg
Church Announcements and Local Notices Gathered
A compact notice batch lists church services from St. Anthony's, Pentecostal, First Baptist, and James Lutheran churches with times, pastor names, and upcoming events. It includes farm ad for Comfort Hatchery, a Want Ads row for advertising postcards, and a brief travel note about the Schmidt family Christmas trip.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harper Herald
BY W.w.rei
Methodist Committee For Overseas Relief
United States
Methodism
Congress
Methodist Church
Elizabeth M. Lee
Pittsburgh
Alexander Graham Bell
New York
San Francisco
Charlottesville
Virginia
Tasmania
Pacific
Indian Ocean
Green Tasman Sea
Aiken
South Carolina
New Atomic Energy Project
Wheeling Corrugating Co
Washington
B.C
Presbyterian
Waco
George Logan
First National Bank
Leon Thompson
Citizen's National Bank
Othel Neely
C. of C
James Eppright
Jimmy Simons
Texas Power & Light Co
J. C. Fox
Moody
O. S. Boyd
O. L. Nedbaleh
West
Max Hatter
Ray Hatter
Hildred Redding
Lorena
Wendell Edwards
Albert Trulock
Reagan
Stanley Rentz
Larry Burro
Reisel
Nelson Ray Cawthon
Peaster Ffa
Sanford White
Robert Deal
Clifford Harris
James Stults
Lowell Yates
Raymond Yates
Tommy Ray
Huelyn Duvall
Larry Shields
Howard Plumee
Norman Rudolph
Happy Dawson
Jerry Clinton
Walter Stephens
Concho County
Shreveport
Louisiana
A. H. Kelly
Hal Bogle
Dexter
N. M
John Capp
Hall County
Texas
C. A. Malone
Clarksville
Johnnie McDougall
Mrs
Clarence McDougall
James River Ranch
Enos Rode
Cherry Springs
Harper Lutheran Church
Edgar Ellebracht
Lorenz Wendel
A. A. Wendel of Doss
Max Lange
Bud Daveson
Eldorado
M. R. Duderstadt
Gus. Mahler
Harry Akin
Travis County
National Livestock Co
Carlsbad
New Mexico
ZED GO
Harper’s
School of Religion
St. Ann's Society
Rhode Island
R.O.P. Cockerels
Comfort Hatchery
P. O
Comfort
Harper Presbyterian Church
Paul J. Schwab
Women's Association
Pentecostal Church
Carlos Parker
First Baptist Church
D. W. Brown
Carl Vorauer
Orchard & Vineyard
Old Burnet Road
LINDO
Watertown
Mass
Miss Davene
Nevada
Harold
Zeph
Women's Missionary Meeting
College Street
Chas. W. Barrett
Harper Community
Alex Mittendorf
Prop
Avantage
Knopp & Metzger’s
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!