Church Attendance Declines Across Regions
English churchmen worry over waning turnout with studies showing 15 to 20 percent regular attendees and 40 percent occasional adherents. Rural areas and Wales show stronger turnout. many listen by radio. Separate notes highlight Rev Ralph Welles Keeler's retirement after 20 years at Goodsell Memorial Methodist Church and a booklet of his hymns.
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Wales
Scotland
England
Church of England
Church of Scotland
Ralph Welles Keeler
D. D
Brooklyn
N. Y
Methodist Church
Goodsell Memorial Methodist Church
Keeler
Sin and the myth of progress in modern life
A reflective piece contrasts old fashioned sins with modern “progress” arguing sin remains real. It critiques neglect of spirituality, links war and vice to personal selfishness, and warns that God withdraws when not welcomed in the heart, leaving a void and consequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandma
Grandpa
God
Gillespie County Lumber Company Plans Fredericksburg Grand Opening
Gillespie County Lumber Company announces a Saturday grand opening in Fredericksburg at 816 West Main Street. The event starts at 9 a.m. with free prizes including an ideal 10-foot kitchen cabinet, plus other registration gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie Co. Lumber Co
Fredericksburg
Lorenz Bading
Robert
Bob) Lehne
West Main Street
R. E. Rawls
Austin
Carthage
Texas
Gillespie County
Gillespie County Lumber Company
DuPont
Johns-Mansville
US Gypson
West Main
North Kay
Harper and Mason
Jack and
Robert Petermann
Bading
New Braunfels
Mr. Lehne
Alfred Lehne
Harper
Elgin Wahrmund
Gus du Menil Jr
Extension Horticulturist Delivers Orchard Advice
J F Rosborough of the Texas A M College Extension Service spoke in town on May 11 to pecan and peach growers. He urged spraying pecans for the case bearer within two weeks using 3 pounds DDT and 6 pounds wettable sulfur per 100 gallons of water, noting effectiveness for about three weeks under ideal conditions and that strong profits depend on proper equipment and use. Attendees included agents from Kendall Kerr Bandera and district offices as well as Boerne visitors. Many locals visited over the weekend including Mrs Arnold Stettle, Mr and Mrs Harold Habenicht, Mrs Bessie Carruthers, Mrs C N Taylor, the Hopfs, the Fickens, the Cottle brothers, and Staudts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Rosborough
Texas A&m College Extension Service
Simon Burg
C. E. Nelson
Kendall
Guy Powell
Kerr County
H. F. Schlemmer
Bandera
Richard Miller
Gus. Wollschlaeger
Dick Talbot
E. W. Zinnsmeister
Boerne
Arnold Stettle
Fredericksburg
Roy Stettle
Mr and Mrs Oliver Hopf Visit Son in Austin
Mr and Mrs Oliver Hopf spent a few days last week with their son and family in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. A. Hopf
Henry Ficken
Fredericksburg
Oliver Hopf
Austin
Local visitors recall Harper area families
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Buckner of New Braunfels and Mrs. Flora Dickey of Center Point visited their mother, Mrs. Carrie Calentine. Eddie Kensing and son Levi were in Junction Monday. Marvin Kramer family moving to Manor ranch for employment. Mrs. Tracy Tobin left for Cotulla to visit daughter Georgia Darrough and family. Mr. and Mrs. John Smart of Menard visited relatives here.
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Ray Buckner
New Braunfels
Flora Dickey
Center Point
Carrie Calentine
Eddie Kensing
Levi
Marvin Kramer and Sons
Tracy Tobin
Cotulla
Georgia Darrough
John Smart
Menard
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Harper Herald
Harper, Texas
Norman J Dietel
A. C. Wendel
W.w.reid
Board of Home Mission and
Church Extension
Brooklyn Eagle
Goodsell Church
Alaska
Home Missions Council of North America
Mark A. Dawber
American Association of Social Hygiene
India
Charles W. Brashares
Des Moines
Iowa
US State Department
China
United States
Foreign Missions Conference of North America
Frk. T. Cartwright
US Senate
House of Representatives
Kuomintang
America
Catholic Information
Harold Habenicht
Kilgore
Mac Scarborough
Bessie Carruthers
San Angelo
J. B. Peril
Otto Rahe
Mrs
Albert Sagebiel
Albert and
Norris Cottle
Elgin
John S. Cottle
Frank Staudt
Adolph Staudt
Gillespie County Lumber CO
Wm. Fritz
Hilton Spaeth
Arthur Knopp
Gorenwelge
Reuben Crenwelge
DE Soto & Plymouth Sales and Services
Herald
Warren McDougall
Schnelle's
Fredericksburg, Texas
Reeh's
Alonzo Reeh
Elmo Baethge
Reed's Package Store
Harper-Fredericksburg Highway
Reed
Spring Creek
Wool & Mohair Growers
McFarland and
Pascal Streets
Omanissi
J. W. Lea Weel Warehouses
Slephonde
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