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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1950
Page
5
The directory lists numerous churches across districts with service times, pastors, and programs. It notes Sunday schools, morning and evening worship, midweek sessions, special sermons, youth and choir activities, and observances across Northwest Southside and surrounding streets.
Rev O Walter Wagner renowned church and social leader plans a World Service meeting at Bethany Evangelical and Reformed Church 611 Myrtle St Thursday at 3 pm. He just returned from a postwar European trip studying relief and reconstruction. Discussion will cover expellee refugee and DP camps in several European nations. Rev Carl Burkle will lead Holy Communion at the Sunday service.
Dr. Samutes L. Terry, pastor of Madison Square Presbyterian Church Camden Street and Lexington Avenues, announces a Sunday morning service at 9 30 designed for those who seek quietness and serenity. The topic Our Greatest Sin will guide both messages.
A garbled list of Episcopal and Pentecostal churches in the area notes parish names, rectors, and service patterns. Mentions include Christ Episcopal Bellndo, Trinity Church Wilson, St Paul’s Memory, St Luke’s with morning prayers and holy communion, and South San Antonio Pentecostal Church with Sunday school and worship.
Boy Scout Sunday will be observed at the First Presbyterian church on North Alamo and Fourth Street during the morning service. Troop 82 members Gene Holmgreen Jr, Tom Brannet, Edward C. Kirby, Bernard Penrose, John Otis Kirkpatrick, and Richard Arneson will participate under scoutmaster. Dr. George Maize will deliver the message. Miss Shandi Samuels of Trinity University, from India, will speak at Pioneer and Senior Fellowships Sunday at 6 pm.
Rev. GC Skinner of The Theo Avenue Baptist Church at 129 Theo Ave will preach Sunday morning on The Highest Motive For Worship and Service. The evening sermon will focus on The Precious Blood of Christ.
Sunday church schedule lists nursery, Sunday school, worship, and ser mond by pastor. Treble choir rehearsal, youth and adult fellowships, and deacon meeting planned. Madison Square Presbyterian and Crestholme Presbyterind are noted with services, classes, and events including midweek rehearsals and church night activities.
Revivals continue at the Four Square Gospel Church 1408 S St. Mary's Meridian Mississippi through next week led by Rev Warren Twyford and Mrs Twyford. Rev Elwood H Jensen delivers Sunday morning sermon The Great Burden Bearer with Holy Communion. Mrs Twyford presents an illustrated message The Fence That God Built Around Hell at 7 30 pm. The evangelists will speak most nights except Saturday at 7 40 pm.
Rev. Fred Reedy, pastor, will lead Sunday morning worship at First Nazarene Church Princeton and N Colorado, presenting If God Be For Us. For evening devotional he selects Broken Pieces as the sermon topic.
Rev. Harold G. Gosnell announced Holy Communion at St. Mark's Episcopal Church 15 E Pecwn St at 8:00 and 9:30 a.m. and at the later service. Gosnell will preach at the 9:40 a.m. and late morning services.
Rev C L Poovey of Christ Lutheran Church at 6700 Broadway will speak Sunday morning at 12 am on The Proof of Truth, with family communion to be celebrated. The Hand of God will be his evening theme continuing the Daniel series.
Rev W H Nutaernaar of the Community Evangelical and Reformed Church Canton and Milturnanrts will preach on Ithy Thine Heart Right as My Heart Is With Thy Heart If It Be Give Me Thine Hand for the Sunday morning sermon The text is noted as unusual and reflects a theme of heartfelt alignment with divine will.
Dr W A Siefkes pastor of Blighland Park Evangelical Lutheran church 701 Hammond avenue selects "Ws what Is on the Inside That Counts" as the morning sermon theme for Sunday. The evening topic will be "The Charen" with services scheduled.
Dr J Ludwell Davis selects "The World Is Waiting for It" as the Sunday morning sermon at Highland Park Presbyterian Church on Bammond Avenue S Gevers. Evening service at 730 features Mrs W L McClure, noted San Antonio vocalist, presenting a sacred music program. Davis will speak on "Christianity is a Song" at the service.
The Rev. Bonam of Huisache Avenue Baptist Church will host the Telom as his home for the evening service this Sunday. His sermon asks if the H Bomb is a sign of a doomed world and will be followed by a morning service themed on The Cross of Christ.
The lesson sermon in all Churches of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday centers on Spirit with the golden text Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty. It cites From the Bible the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus freeing from death and notes Science and Health explains Spirit and matter do not mingle and one dispels the other.
Chaplain Cra J Cohiee continues a Beatitudes lecture series with a talk titled Blessed Are They That Mourn at the Sunday morning Business Men's Bible class meeting in La Villila chapel. Baritone FN Itching will sing with Mrs Wear on piano. A coffee social precedes the lecture and C R Bob Crockett leads hymn singing.
Rev. Vernon Mohr announces Sunday communion services at St. John's Lutheran with morning rites at 8:30 and 10:30. The pastor’s sermon topic is How Is Salvation Attained.
Rev Carl Henry, a well known evangelist, opens a week of revival meetings at the First Assembly of God church Lancaster and Dittmar. Services are nightly next week at 7 45 p m except Saturday with Rev Nermit Reneau in devotional.
Ernest Moore Jr pastor of the Church of the Nazarene on Flores Street announces Sunday messages The morning theme is The Good Samaritan and the evening subject is Living Abundantly The notices appear in the local church update and provide times for services.
Bishop Sanli Barbieri of Buenos Aires will be guest speaker Sunday morning at Travis Park Methodist Church at Travis and Navarro. Barbieri is a prominent preacher and educator and is to be feted at SMU this month. Rev. Kenneth W. Copeland, pastor, will preach at 7 30 with the subject I Would Be True.
Pastor Chyde Childers of Riverside Baptist Church selects Without Excuse as morning theme for the 2005 service. He will also speak Sunday evening on God Gave Them Up. The San Antonio Association Workers Conference plans a church meeting Tuesday at 10 p.m.
Reverend James C. Perkins of the First Congregational Church on West Presa Street announces his Sunday morning sermon titled A Religion of Convenience. He addresses the idea of ease shaping faith and practice.
Rev. J Edward Marshall pastor of Greer Luttery church invites parishioners to Holy Communion services Sunday at 10 15 am and Wednesday at 8 00 pm Bare gaming with God is the tepid for the Sunday morningsview at 1040 am
Readable fragments show multiple churches in Alneng, Fifth GTA area, and San Antonio area hosting Sunday worships and weekday meetings. Notable mentions include The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints San Antonio Branch and Foursquare Gospel services, with several times noted such as 11:20 am and morning worship.
Dr. G. S. Hopkins of Atlas will be guest speaker Sunday morning at Northside Baptist Church West Ave Fresno. He is a Sunday School specialist and will conduct conferences in a Sunday School worship during the week. Rev. Tallie Williams, pastor, will lead a nightly service on The Good Shepherd and His Bad Sheep.
Rev C J Deithloff pastor of Faith Evangelical Lutheran church at 1007 Theo are announced his Sunday morning sermon topic Laborers In the Vineyard The Brotherhood holds its annual patenting party text Thursday at 1 30 p m
Dr Wrancy M Davis will discuss Investing in Futures at the Crostholie Presbyterian Church at 825 Hurmitage. He will be joined by the Credentists of Christ for the evening service as part of the church program.
A garbled listing of church leaders and sermon topics across multiple congregations is presented. Rev. Theo F. Super of Bencon lil Presbyterian outlines a morning talk on happy are such people, with numerous other ministers and churches referenced including West White Avenue Church of Christ, Highlands Christian Church, and Stonewall Baptist Church.
A broad sponsor list from churches and firms supports religious efforts, naming many San Antonio area businesses and organizations. The roster includes plumbing, hardware, hospitality, insurance, real estate, medical, legal, and retail entities, reflecting a community effort to back religious initiatives.
A survey of Lutheran congregations lists St. John's Nugts and Zion Evangelical Lutheran among churches with Sunday worships, Bible studies, and youth activities. It notes services at St. John’s and Nazarenes, Ascension Evangelical Lutheran, Augustana Synod locations, and Bethel areas with varied hours, Sunday schools, and choir events.
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