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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1944
Page
5
A fragmented directory listing multiple churches in the Southwest area includes Apostolic, Assembly of God, and Baptist congregations. It names pastors, service times, Sunday schools, devotional services, and weekday events across locations such as Colting Garden Kirk Place, South Flores, Denver Blvd, Stonewall Street, and Fest Clos Drive.
A fragmentary listing describes the Bible Center Downtown in San Antonio led by Dr. Leonard Webster, offering Sunday school, worship services, and midweek prayer under a large tent at Southwest 207 Lincoln Street. It mentions Rev Germ Cater as pastor and notes morning preaching at 11 a.m. and an evening service, with notices of merged work and youth meetings.
In a crowded church notice page a mix of ministries is shown for several denominations. Entries include Catholic St Peter Prince of Apostles with multiple mass times, Northside Church of Christ on multiple streets with sermons by Dickey and Wilmeth, and Christian Science First Church with Sunday services. Also listed are Salvation Army activities and various Bible classes across churches such as Grove Avenue and Denver Heights, detailing service times, Bible schools, and midweek prayer meetings.
The Rev R HL Werssl, pastor of Beacon Hill Lutheran Church, will preach at the united Lutheran service this Sunday evening at Argerson River Theater.
The Rev H F Andersil leads a Lutheran study at the Flazy Water Inn Sunday evening as the Fhuviness Men’s Bible Cross meets through the summer. Thomas V. Neal will preach Sunday morning at Jefferson Beights Baptist church on The Imperstives of Pert with a brief musical program planned.
The Denver Boulevard Presbyterian church will hear Dawson Tunnel, a candidate for the Gospel Ministry from Trinity University, preach at the Sunday morning service. The evening service will feature Rev H Feylon Waddill conducting evangelistic sessions in Lampasas County and is expected to continue next Sunday.
The Sunday will be observed as Missionary Day at Foursquare Gospel Church. Rev. Fred Beard, pastor, will deliver a morning sermon and speak on missionary work. He has attended Crusader Camp events recently in Little Rock and Beney.
Young people from Bexcou Wil Presbyterian Church will present an inspiration program at 3 p.m. Monday during the Woman’s Auxiliary meeting. The focus is Help! Much for God with assistance from Paulette Olle Lucille Brisnan Jean Mitchell Winifred Schaumburg and Revard.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Railey Avenue will hold a service for servicemen at 6 30 p m this Saturday with a magic show and short dance period. Sunday morning the priesthood meeting will discuss The Gospel Kingdom and the sermon topic will be Mormons in a War Torn World.
The Congregation of Grane Church of the Nazarene in Denver will host Rev G Chatfield for two Sunday services. Chatfield, a noted preacher and singer, currently leads First Church of Nazareno Corpus Christi for over a year and serves on the district advisory board as treasurer for the San Antonio area. Pastors Mr and Mrs P Tagle are away on vacation and holding revival services at Frick, Oklahoma.
A fragmented OCR list shows business names in Alamo Heights and surrounding areas, including A. & A. Credit, Sery, Lumber, Army Post drug store, Auviare Beauty Salon, American Laundry, Allison Realty, Alamo Baking, C. D. Barry Packing, Home Restaurant and Engraving Co, Beller Home Ice Cream, Beverly Studios, Baptist Book Store, and Billinassay's Pharmacy, among others.
Rev T Gerd Cates pastor of Hulsache Baptist Church lists Sunday sermon topics for morning and evening services. Morning hour topics include The Last War and When Shall We Enjoy Real Universal Peace. Evening service asks Would Loving God Send Christ Rejectors to Literal Burn.
Winston Gray pastor of Comanche and Hangsini Comanche Presbyterian churches will be guest preacher at Beacon Hill Presbyterian Church at 11 a.m. Sunday. The sermon titled World’s Faith York Text AL 7:3 pp. edul was edited and approved by Ruling Ridey Roland, with notes on Christian education and ministerial retirement.
Vicar Troge of St John’s Lutheran announces Sunday services in the pastor’s absence with a morning sermon on the subject Standard of Foriece Minn Merns of Salvation. An evening youth party is planned at St John’s, followed by an 8 PM joint program with city Lutheran churches at Artesani River Theater.
Evangelist James LeFan, Abilene Christian College graduate, will speak at Northside Church in Lawton Oklahoma during a series of evangelistic meetings. He addresses Man's Greatest Confession in the morning service and What Dotty Kinder Me in the evening hour, with Mr ZeFon directing the weeklong services at 8 o'clock.
Dr. James M. Todd will speak at Travis Park Methodist Church on Sunday morning about times like these. The retired minister and pastor emeritus of Los Angeles Heights Presbyterian Church also leads the Business Men's Bible Class. Chaplain Albert P. Vaughan US Army retired will deliver the evening message on As Jesus Looked at Men and present lessons from the Book of St John at Church Night Service.
Chaplain Stewart Matthews will guest speak at the Sunday morning service of Christ Church Episcopal in Belknap and Russeil, while he travels to San Antonio for the Chaplain's school at SAACO. A graduate of Alamo Rebels High School, Kenyon College and Virginia Theological Seminary, he was ordained at St. Mark's Church by the late Bishop Cxpers before army service. He previously served at St. Peter's Church in Kure wile and is now stationed at Trunxfirdd Midlson Wisconsin.
Rev Fe aumnant ragier, rector of St Mark's Episcopal Church at 315 East Pecan street, preaches Sunday morning on The Right Prospective. A luncheon for men and women follows in the parish house. After service, LH Wilstay, minister, at 401 Porter street Denver Heights Church, will speak Sunday night on Nights That Can Never Be Forgotten.
The Mind theme dominates the August 20 Christian Science Lesson-Sermon across Churches of Christ Scientist. The Golden Text, from First Corinthians, asserts reliance on God for sufficiency, while Psalms and a passage from Science and Health emphasize praise, blessing, and alignment with divine Mind, forbidding separate true love wisdom or life from error.
The Rev. Robert B. Kelly, pastor of First Church of the Nazarene, is set to speak at an interdenominational noon service Thursday in Travly Park. Sponsored by the San Antonio Ministers Association and the Council of Churches, the service lasts about 30 minutes and begins at 2:05 p.m.
The Rev Henry B Getz is to deliver a sermon at St Mark's Mission Gerris and Algaby in Highland Park on Sunday morning The service begins at 8 20 AM with morning prayer and a sermon agenda centered on a fisherman's faith in the parish setting
The Free Methodist Church at 3431 West Travis Street hosts an evening service featuring Rev. RJ Rogers as the speaker and sermon titled Let Us Go Forth. Mrs Ralph English conducts the YPM program at 7 30.
Local Salvation Army unit at 606 Elmalrees hosts a Sunday morning meeting with speaker Vansyckle and Mrs Major Marton listed among attendees. The 11 o'clock service will include remarks and a salutation to the couple.
The Rev. Wan. Mr. Leegatt, assistant at First Presbyterian Church, North Alamo and Fourth streets, will preach Sunday morning with the topic "Pathfully Another's Things." The Sunday evening service is canceled for August as Dr. P. D. Miller is away. Rev. Mr. Lagan will supervise all church services.
Reverend W A Douakes co-pastor of Tuteran Service Center on Travis Street Will bring the Sunday Vesper Hour message Omnipotence of Love. Holy communion service follows at 7 PM. Saturday evening event at the Myn Jar Park Galharan center highlights a service and a women's social with a prepared program.
A guest chaplain will address Grace Church during Sunday services at 10 45 o clock. The speaker, identified as Bleberg, attended Capital University and the Chaplain School at Kelly Field and is connected with Maumee Ohio.
Memorial services are planned at First Assembly of God Church Lancaster and Duttnie for Private Marlon F. Grace. Co pastor Mrs WwW HeMerelint will deliver the message. Rev Gideon Dr Merchant will preach Sunday morning on God to His Workshop and Rev DeMer chant will speak at the evening service on The Unveiled Bible. Weekday services Tuesday and Thursday at 7 45 pm feature sermons The Dove The Wind and The Plange and Hearts A Putter.
A garbled list of church service times and names across Denver area churches. Entries include Church of Christ services at various times, First Church of Christ Scientist, Faith Tabernacle, Gospel and Baptist churches, Lutheran Hour, and others with inconsistent spellings and days.
The Rev C J Deithtoff pastor of Fall Gutheran Church Sturion and Malone streets has chosen The Hebuink of Salvation as his Sunday sermon subject. Parishioners are invited to attend the service and hear the message.
A long list of sponsors includes B. Bauman Jeweler Carter's Bakery City Rendering Co crowding many San Antonio businesses. The notice credits merchants, manufacturers, hotels, pharmacies, theaters, clinics, and service companies such as Goodyear Service Stores of Seal, Highland Dairies, San Antonio Buick Co., Sommars Drug Stores, Shaw Jewelry, and San Antonio Laundry among others supporting a religious initiative.
Dr. Same well Terry of Madison Space Presbyterian church returns after several weeks to lead morning worship speaking on Redeeming the Time. The vesper service outdoors on the church lawn at 7 pm will discuss The Loveliness of Dexes.
The Sunday morning message at Christ Church on West Magnulls avenue will be given by minister J. A. Dickey. He will deliver a morning sermon and present the evening sermon on the Covenant Season with the same topic and voice.
A garbled report notes Davis arranging a Sunday evening event at Crestholm Priory with Dr Davis promising remarks on The Age of One Teller. The fragment hints at a church gathering, vesper timing, and local address 929 Hermitage cubyt with planned activities around 7 p.m.
A fragmented list documents multiple churches in the Santa Rosa area with posts for Holy communion services prayer hours and sermons. It mentions Emmanuel Tentecostal Eastside 207 South Pine Leonard W Chote and various Episcopal and Foursquare churches with times and names, including St. Mark's and Christ Episcopal Belknap Russell.
A list of company names and brands appears in the OCR fragment, including Stewart Title Guaranty Co and several Texas based concerns such as Travelers Hotel, Union Bus, Ban varae Sadale Nogels, and Watkin's Bar-B-Que, though many items are garbled. The text reads like an incomplete directory or advertisement snippet with numerous OCR errors.
Gill pastor leads revival services at Corner Dwyer and Nueva daily and Sunday. Sunday school 8 40 am morning service with prayer for men and women. Military services daily and Sunday 3 pm Young Peoples meeting 320 pm Evangelistic service Sunday 8 pm.
A jumble of church announcements lists Latter-day Saints and Lutheran services across San Antonio and surrounding areas. It notes branch leadership, Sunday schedules, Bible classes, youth rallies, midweek prayer, and joint services at various churches and theaters with pastors and sermon topics.
An excerpt documents Travis Park Methodist Church activities at Travis and Navarra led by Pastor Alpert B Shirkes DD. Morning worship, sermons by Chintain Albert and others, open houses for people and young adults, evening services at Bank of St Qobh, and a weekly prayer service with the Missionary Society.
Fragmented OCR mobile snippet lists religious notices from Nazarene groups. Names and roles blur with unclear dates and locations. It references sermons, midweek prayer, youth meetings, and evening services at multiple venues with times and contact cues.
A garbled church notices page lists sermons and services at multiple Presbyterian congregations. Rev Loran delivers a morning sermon on faith in another’s task at the First Presbyterian, with youth and women meetings following. Madison Square Presbyterian outlines evening vesper and midweek prayers, along with Sunday school and youth activities. other churches detail classes, prayer meetings, and special sermons led by pastors such as Terry and Dawson.
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