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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1916
Page
5
A vintage ad touts a service company offering skilled upkeep with enthusiasm and economical care. It highlights free road service, promptness, courtesy, standardized tires and parts, and calls customers to act when in trouble at home or on the road.
Field services Sunday morning at 9 by the First Wisconsin Infantry in the camp field west flank. In bad weather move to Post Chapel for Sam Houston. Music by the First Wisconsin Infantry Band. Readings and hymns include Crucifix Faure Lead Kindly Light, Psalm 91, A Shelter in the Time of Storm. Chaplain Gustav Stearns presides. Public invited.
Sunday morning and evening services at Central Baptist, Prospect Hill Baptist, Calvary Baptist, First Baptist, Pegues Memorial, Primitive Baptist, Central Christian, and Prospect Hill churches. Also youth groups, Ladies' Aid, B Y P U, Sunbeam Band, and anniversary observances noted across multiple streets and pastors with service times and locations.
The San Antonio class of the Associated Bible Students will hold three Sunday services at Modern Woodmen hall. An A Achols lecture is scheduled for 3 p.m. followed by Bible study at 4 15 p.m. and Tower study at 8 p.m. with 8 p.m. prayer, praise and testimony.
The article lists Mass times and services for St Marys Church on St Marys street led by Rev J H Quinn with multiple Sunday Masses from 5 30 a m to 11 00 a m and weekday Masses at 6 30 7 30 and 8 15 a m along with special visitor masses and catechism sessions and evening devotions. It also covers San Fernando Cathedral led by Rev A Rosa with Sunday Masses at 6 00 7 00 8 30 and 9 30 and English and Spanish High Mass at 4 30 p m plus 7 30 p m Rosary and benediction and a Guadalupe novena December 10 11 12 with a solemn high mass December 12 at 9 20 a m with Spanish sermons. Catechism classes Sundays after mass and Wednesdays at 3 30 p m are noted.
Sunday worship times listed for First Church of Christ, Scientist on Avenue D and Fifth Street with morning and evening services at 11 o clock and 6 30 p m subject God the Preserver of Man. Sunday school at 9 36 a m and testimonial meeting Wednesday at 8 p m. Free reading room hours noted. Other churches include Mexican Christian Church on South Laredo Street with 10 a m Sunday school and regular service at 11 a m Rev M Lozano pastor midweek prayer Thursday 8 p m. Government Hill Christian Church at New Braunfels Avenue and Mason Street offers Sunday school 9 45 a m church 11 a m and 4 15 p m with pastor J C Bell. Christian Endeavor and Ladies Aid activities and midweek prayer Thursday 7 30 p m are listed at various locations.
The Christian and Missionary Alliance at 528 Matagorda Street announces Sunday school at 2 30 p m and twilight service at 7 30 p m Rev Mr Riley will preach The Sunday 3 30 o clock lesson is The Victori an Life given by the superintendent Tuesday prayer meeting at 7 p m Thursday Bible class at 3 30 p m Lesson Matthew chapter is to be studied
At 1814 North Colorado Street congregants plan a Growing Sabbath School at 9 30 a m with W F Irvan as superintendent. A 11 a m sermon by the pastor on The Ideal Church followed by a 6 30 p m Young People Society meeting on Three Avenues Leading to Success featuring Faith Hope and Courage. A 9 45 p m evangelistic sermon by the pastor with music by O M Kundelmen. Prayer meeting every Thursday at 7 45 p m.
Denver Heights Church of Christ at 401 Porter Street led by minister W D Bills holds Bible study at 10 a m and worship at 11 a m and 7 30 p m with communion after the morning sermon The Wednesday prayer meeting and Bible study follow Regular services also at the Church of Christ 2432 South Flores Street with Bible study 10 a m preaching 11 a m and 7 30 p m Communion 11 45 a m Thursday prayer meeting and song service at 7 30 p m Brother Luther A Lawhon will preach Sunday December 10
Fragmentary OCR notes reference the San Antonio branch of the Chinese Catholic Church in Zion. Readable text shows church name and location while details are incomplete.
Central Congregational Church at the Woodmen of the World hall invites Sunday services with Pastor C. A. Riley. Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. Rev. Sidney Love, in town for the Texas Prisoners' Children's Aid Society, will preach.
The article lists upcoming Advent services at St. Luke's St. Mark's St. John's and St. Pauls Episcopal Churches. It notes service times Holy communion morning prayers and sermons led by various clergy including Rev Woessner Rev Barber Rev Harris Masterson and Chaplain N B Clinch. December 10 1916 is referenced for St. Pauls with morning and evening services and a Sunday school schedule.
Evangelical Friedens Church on Main and Elmira lists Julius Reichert as pastor with Sunday school at 9 15 a m and services at 10 30 a m and 8 p m Also Friday evening service at 7 o'clock Confirming school times Tuesday at 4 p m and Saturday at 10 a m First Evangelical Church at Burnet and Chestnut announces Sabbath school 9 30 a m led by Prof C A Arnold with sermon at 10 45 a m and a 2 30 p m session in the tabernacle Nolan and Munsey streets with Wineman as superintendent Evangelistic services at 7 45 p m.
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church at Fifth Street hosts a Sunday school at 9 30 with Prof Pfeiffer as superintendent and a morning service at 11 on the Second Sunday in Advent. Evening sermon at 7 30 titled Luther at the Diet of Worms. Luther League and Brotherhood meetings scheduled. children's catechism sessions.
Multiple San Antonio churches list pastors services and schedules. Travis Park Methodist Church under Rev. C W Weddell conducts morning and evening sermons with Sunday school led by J W Woodson and junior leagues. Denver Heights and Laurel Heights present varied service times and guest preachers. Prospect Hills and East End outline sermons on church value prayer and unity with Epworth League and midweek prayers. Alamo Heights and German churches note missionary programs and choir events.
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church at Avenue C and Pecan with Pastor Leonard away at conference will have Chaplain John Rendall of the Second Wisconsin occupying the pulpit. Epworth League at 7 45 a m. Sunday school at 9 45 a m. German Methodist Church at South Hackberry and Montana with B E Bruhan as stat Sunday school 9 30 a m. Preaching 10 45 a m. and 8 p m. Sunday school and night worship conducted in English.
A special meeting of the Ministerial Union is called for next Porter at 12 o'clock for a luncheon at the M A to consider the subject of Adult Bible Class. All members are urged to attend.
A list of Sunday services and activities across multiple churches includes First Presbyterian with 9 30 a m Bible classes and 11 4 am services, Madison Square Presbyterian with sermons and a brass band, West End and Denver Boulevard churches, and Pine Street Presbyterian with 11 am and 7 45 pm services. Youth and women’s groups meet, midweek prayer services are planned, and special entertainments and mission activities are noted.
Central Congregational Church to host a forefathers dinner December 20 at 7 30 p m with an address by J Ira Kercheville and a program by H E Dickinson and Prof John F Beck. Other notices cover church anniversaries services and meetings at Baptist, Travis Park Methodist, and St Luke's Episcopal, plus a Christmas bazaar at Travis Park Methodist to aid Wesley House.
Theosophical Society will meet at headquarters 320 Avenue C this Sunday at 11 am. KR. T Ste vena will lecture on The Hidden Light followed by the class on the inner life. Also noted are a Tuesday 3:15 pm Star order meeting and a Wednesday 7:15 pm students free class.
Rev. George J. Badger leads a sermon at Odd Fellows hall starting 7 PM tomorrow as the third in the series Some Miracle Workers of Today on Marconi and the miracle of wireless telegraphy. Sunday school convenes at 10 AM.
T. J. Norrell of Bank of Cottonwood Texas recounts relief from kidney trouble and related symptoms. A. M. Fischer endorses Foley Kidney Pills saying they ease aches backaches sleep disturbance and bladder disorders by purifying the blood and casting out poisons.
A Notre Dame Indiana woman Mrs M Summers offers a free home treatment for bed wetting in children and adults. She asserts spanking is ineffective and urges mothers to write for full instructions without sending money. The notice frames urinary problems in adults as solvable and emphasizes blame on neither child nor parent.
A special invitation goes to the Second Wisconsin Infantry for the service with Rev. J. M. Todd preaching on A Challenge to Infidelity. Ron George H Badger will speak on Marconi and the Miracle of Wireless Telegraphy. Rev. Sidney Love lectures on Some Miracle Workers of Today at Central Congregational Church. The Elementary Sunday School Workers Council met at Travis Park Methodist with songs, kindergarten papers, Christmas songs and stories led by Mrs. 8 C Price Jr Miss Lena Hyde and Miss Laura Brooks on piano.
Dr. E. M. Waits president of Texas Christian University will preach Sunday morning at the Central Christian Church. Dr. C. C. Weaver chancellor will preach Sunday evening.
Today and all week promotional notice by Southern Pacific advertising Godiva Gunter at ten cents. Holiday rates to Texas points valid December 1 to 26.
The annual meeting was hosted Wednesday evening at the Gunter Hotel. Reports came from auditing committee trustees treasurer Sunday school superintendent and officers of the ladies society and the pastor. Elections followed naming Lillian Beach Ketchum Covington Smith Craig Ketchum Olga Becker J W Jennings Fred Smithers and others including ushers.
Austin jury sentenced Harvey Hubert to death for the murder of Randolph Clarke. A motion for a new trial is pending, and if denied, lawyers will appeal to the Court of Criminal Appeals.
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