Catholics in U S Grow to 23 Million in 1944 Directory
The Official Catholic Directory for 1944 reports 23,419,701 Catholics in the United States Alaska and Hawaii with notable gains in diocesan figures. Brooklyn remains the largest diocese at 1,037,976. Pittsburgh is second with 704,243. The directory notes 90,822 converts and 569 clergy deaths in 1943-44, plus war chaplain statistics and counts of 25,299 diocesan and 12,450 religious order priests across 98 dioceses.
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United States
Alaska
Hawaiian Islands
P. J. Kenedy & Sons
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Youngstown
Cardinal O'nell
Boston
Columbus
Covington
Manchester
American aid outfits Chinese lepers in Fukien
Gifts from Americans via the American Red Cross fund new suits for lepers in Fukien Province cared for by the American Mission to Lepers. Cloth traveled about 2000 miles from Burma Road, sewn by refugee women on a missionary porch. Doctors and nurses from Yenping City Methodist Hospital staff the leper colony where patients tend gardens and raise rabbits.
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American Red Cross
Fukien Province
China
Yenping
Burma
Louis R. Dennis
Concord
Maryland
Yenping City Methodist Hospital
Quaker Conscientious Objectors Serve In State Homes
Units of conscientious objectors from the Society of Friends work in six state training schools Cheltenham Pownal Laurel Stockely New Lisbon and Pennhurst. They provide hospital attendance cottage care education recreation meals and supervision of boys clubs for residents aged six to sixty with arrested mentality. A CO says practical Christianity offers the best discipline and therapy.
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Society of Friends
Quakers
Cheltenham
Pownal
Maine
Laurel
Stockely
Del
New Lisbon
Pennhurst
Religious influence in wartime soldiers and Nanking exile
United States church leaders claim soldiers return more devout, but Dr. William Barrow Pugh cautions that without prior religious training many leave spirituality diminished. The University of Nanking, exiled since war began, continues teaching from Chengtu with 2,000 alumni celebrating sixth exile anniversary.
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United States
America
William Barrow Pugh
Philadelphia
University of
Nanking
China
Chengtu
Christian ethics urged to curb world war threats
Bishop Leszlo Ravsz of Hungary addressed ministers of the Hungarian Reformed and Lutheran churches warning that belligerent nations fear for civilization unless peace negations rest on Christian ethics. He said the root of evil is departure from pure Christian ethics and that nations blame others while seeking lasting foundations for a new world.
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Leszlo Ravsz
Hungary
Public urged to improve tire situation awareness
Public understanding of tire eligibility remains unclear as shortages persist. The Rubber Director notes several months are needed before synthetic supply matches demand, with passenger car tires easing this year and truck tires remaining critical. Military and civilian demand grow while recapped tires are essential to extend limited supply.
Postwar needs for European churches outlined
Dr Visser t Hooft warns that after the war European churches face vast needs in finance, rebuilding parishes, reopening colleges, scholarships, pastor salaries, and publishing. He urges large scale evangelistic campaigns, youth missions, social work, ecumenical delegations, and a central ecumenical center in Switzerland to restore church leadership and missionary presence.
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Europe
Visser’t Hooft
World Council of Churches
Geneva
Switzerland
Klein Sends Native Handwork Home From Gilbert Islands
Erhard Klein, long stationed as supply sergeant with the U S Army Air Forces in the Gilbert Islands, sent home a box of sea shells and woven necklaces along with several hand made baskets. He collected about 200 shells by diving and reports the baskets are finely woven and water proof. Also note Miss Irene Pape of San Antonio visited Mrs. Ida Kneese, and Fred Bierschwab and son Carol traveled to Segovia.
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Erhard Klein
Edwin Klein
Klein
Gilbert Islands
U. S. Army Air Forces
Texas Lutheran college hosts six day Lutheran district convention
Seguin May 23 The Texas district of the American Lutheran Church holds a six day convention at Texas Lutheran College beginning May 30. More than 400 pastors delegates and visitors from 215 congregations in Arkansas Louisiana and Texas attend with lectures on youth leadership parish education stewardship and home life. Officers include Rev E A Sagebiel Rev Edmund Heye Rev Gus Sager and others. Local residents Buddy and Raymond Pape visit San Angelo while others attend funerals and returning service members are noted.
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Beaumont
Marcus Rieke
Columbus
Ohio
C. E. Linder
Harold C. Ostermann
Christian Home
Dean A. C. Strong
Seguin
Texas
Gus W. Sager
Bartlett
Methodist Church Service Schedule and Parish Notices
Sunday May 28 preaching at 11 00 am lunch at parsonage noon Sunday School at 3 00 pm First and third Sundays at Presbyterian Church Second fourth fifth Sundays at Methodist Church preaching after Sunday School at 4 pm All are welcome to attend. Local social and visiting notes follow with church references and Catholic invitation.
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Presbyterian Church
Methodist Church
Sunday service announcements at First Baptist Church
Rev. A. A. Allen with Sunday School at 10 30 a m and preaching services at 11 15 a m and 2 30 p m invites all to attend.
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First Baptist Church
A. Allen
Complete Line Of Martin's Poultry Remedies Now At Central Drug
Charles G. Workman pastor of the Presbyterian Church notes a newly arrived complete line of Martin's Poultry Remedies at Central Drug Company in Fredericksburg. Mr and Mrs J B Reiger and their son left for a visit with his ill brother in Lubbock, then proceed to Marlin where Mr Reiger will seek medical treatment.
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Martin’s
Central Drug Co
Fredericksburg
J. B. Reiger
Lubbock
Marlin
Mr. Reiger
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