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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1947
Page
9
Church listings across the city include Assembly of God congregations at Southside, Northside, Eastside, and downtown with details on street addresses, pastors, and weekly services. Sunrise Sunday schools and evening services are listed for multiple locations, along with Bible classes and prayer meetings.
The Beacon reports the Church of Christ will run a two week vacation school starting Monday. Daily sessions run 9:30 to 12:30 with about 20 teachers under L. L. Maxwell. Films illustrate Bible lessons and courses include art and sight singing. Adults may join discussions on The Restoration Movement and The New Testament Church.
Bible class at Villite chapel will hear Col O H Quinn conduct the scripture reading at 9 am Sunday. Raymond Gerhardt to lead the prayer, H W Ballew in charge of the song service, and T Paul Tisiel to be the reader.
The Reger Max GG pastor of Zion Lutheran Church will speak Sunday morning on the theme The Church Callers Its Place in Wyker Education. His Sunday classes run Monday through Friday from 9 to 11:15 a.m. Mrs MerlinTwinso led a program on Athien ft Christ at the Woman's Missionary Society meeting of Ascension Lutheran Church with Mrs F F Armdeyson as host and Myx Klimar Peterson leading.
The notice lists multiple churches and ministers including First Christian Church at 201 Harriman and Main Avenue Christian churches with details on morning and evening services, prayer meetings, choir practices, and Sunday school times. Ministers named include Dr. Ty Stall and James R Lil, with various locations in Carson Street and Denver Heights.
A list of businesses includes John A. Albert Plumber Academy Army Surplus Distributors Alamo Iron Works Alamo Piano Company Psides Oreane Alamo Floor Covering Co American Hospital Life Insurance Co Baptist Book Store Bernaud's Insurance Service A. F. Bayer Co. and Casa Rio Restaurent 8 Bauman Watch Jewelry Repair.
The Weaving Light Church of Christ, in its fifty fourth year, will host a gospel meeting starting Sunday with L. Te. Wilaga, former minister, preaching. Wilson, seven years in San Antonio and president of Florida Christian College, will speak. singing led by A. Mingh Clary, Denver. Meeting ends Thursday June 1 with plans for special services and Bible focused program.
The Noarthaide Baptist Church hosts a church membership round-up on Sunday led by Reverend Tellie Williams. The New Testament Church members will gather for the 8:15 a.m. service, with Williams delivering the sermon at 1 a.m. The event highlights uplifting Christian outreach and community engagement.
Sermon topics for Sunday services were announced by the Rev. Robert B. Bowden, pastor of the Highland Park Desk of Dundee. He was an hour late and announced the subject "His Sal Where They Sit, What Would Heaper?". he will preach on "Three Months to Live" with an expected 745 parts per million noted in the program.
The Highland Park Evangelical Lutheran church will host a Father and Son Banquet at 7 p.m. Wednesday followed by a reception for church members. Dr W A Slefkes pastor will preach at 8 p.m. Friday and 7:30 a.m. Sunday services. Sunday school teachers’ study and consecration hour are at 7:30 p.m. Monday.
Grace Lutheran will sponsor a daily vacation Bible school in the Sunday school auditorium from Monday to Friday, 9 am to noon, ending June 25. Rev. J. E. Marshall will conduct a post-conformation class on Comparative Religion and speak on The Value of Christian Education at 8:15 and 10:45 am services Sunday, with special music by the choirs.
The Rev I W Rogers of Midland will preach at 10 45 am Sunday at Grace Church of the Nazarene. At 3 40 pm Rev Abred Cummings religious educational director of Kelly Field will speak. Pastor Rev I W Justice preaches Sunday near South San Antonio High School as plans proceed to establish a new church.
A homecoming week at Highland Park Presbyterian features evangelistic sermons by Dr. P. B. Hill of Hunt. He will preach at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Sundays and 8 p.m. daily except Saturdays, with a 9:30 a.m. address to the Men’s Bible class this Sunday. Mrs L W Kennedy, chief director, seeks community church cooperation for special music. Dr Hill serves as supply pastor as there is no regular pastor. Dr Baxter D D Greer now serves New Hope Presbyterian in San Saba.
Davis announces Crestholme Presbyterian Church will hold daily Bible school from June 9 to June 20. Dr Francis M Davis pastor invites all children from beginner to pioneer departments. He will preach at the Sunday morning service and an evening program titled A Pair of Friends with choir music at both services.
The Rev. Edwin C. Calhoun, recently named superintendent, will preach at the 10 40 a m Sunday service at Travis Park Methodist Church. The Texas conference in Fort Worth features Rev. Hussel Heanor and other local clergy as speakers.
The article notes that young people will host the Sunday evening church service with worship at 8. A.M. A sermon titled A Church Without a Bishop in a Land Without a Wing will be delivered by Dr. Floyd Allan East in the morning. Sunday school begins at 9 A.M.
The Stew reports Pastor Deiliet of the Falllyengetteal Lutheran church will speak at 100 a.m. Sunday on "Where Is Your Family?" noting the program will include a church brotherhood gathering at 4:18 p.m. Thursday.
The lesson sermon centers on God the Creator as the primal cause, citing the golden text about worlds framed by God’s word and Psalms 33:6. It includes Mary Baker Eddy’s Science and Health stating there is one primal cause and no effect from another.
Billy Lucas, a Trinity University student, is named song leader and youth director at Linares Avenue Baptist Church. He will lead his first service Sunday at 10:45 a.m. The pastor Luther B. Osborne announces the sermon titles Return Repentance and Revival at 10:45 a.m. and How Can We Sing the Lord's Song in a Strange Land at 5 p.m. The Singspiration youth program at First Baptist on Saturdays continues under Lucas.
Frat Pastor Will Preach the Revege Krueger of Helle Memorial Lutheran church LL will speak at joint Arneson River Theater services this Sunday night at 8 o'clock. Last Sunday the services were under the auspices of the Vighland Park Evangelies Lutheran church led by Dr A W Sickles. During June July and August Lanherin churches under the Mary Vion Tatheray council take part at the Arneson River Theater services.
The Rev J Wilson Tuten lists church services and Holy Communion with the parish schedule. Activities include weekly sermons, diurnal prayers, and a holy communion service at Episcopal church. Names and locations are given for the weekly events and dates referenced.
Berlin civilians celebrate a chaotic festival of sweets as children receive four pennies worth of candy amid Allied occupation rules. The event appears linked to rationing and market disruptions, with unclear dates and a mix of German and English phrases.
The article notes a church service at 11 a.m. on Sunday focusing on "The Song of Saul" with Skinner as the speaker. It references a topic titled "The Joy of Salvation" and mentions a program in a local venue.
Peterson, a deacon, will teach at the Lutheran church Sunday service with the topic Building Wales and address the Adult Bible class on The Js Writ Vea. The Rev. Eric N. Tasehis, pastor, attends the Lutheran Augustana synod convention in Kansas City Missouri. Retesly, Re wis 7 president of the Texas conference.
A long sponsor and advertiser roster appears, naming many firms and individuals such as Blanco Paint & Hardware, L B Palmer & Son, The Chicken Shack, J C Dielmann Company, Economy Shoe Repair, Farm Home Saving & Loan, Great Western Mutual, Goodyear Service Stores, Gunter Hotel, Keystone Vulcanizing, Lucchese Realty, Nash Drug Store, Packard Shea Store, and others, indicating community business support and advertisement space. The list also includes several service providers like optometry, ambulance service, and electrical and hardware suppliers.
A readable OCR fragment lists numerous San Antonio area businesses across sectors including drug stores, delis, laundries, bottling, bottling, transportation, catering, and service shops. Entities such as Sommers Drug Stores, Schilo's Delicatessen, Union Bus Lines, Royal Crown Bottling Co., and Wolfe's Inn appear among varied listings.
The Rev. Frank Neg of Trinity University will preach at the 11 a.m. Sunday service as the church has no regular pastor. The Plymouth gall will meet at 10:30 a.m. in the church annex.
The Bride of Christ sermon titled The Bede of Christ will be delivered by Rev. Z N Minx at the Denver Heights Church of God at 10 55 a m Sunday. His evangelistic message at 7 45 p m will be What Christ Does for Man.
The Lighthouse Gospel Chapel at 105 Sartty Street and South Presa lists services led by Pastor Mi Tobert K. Parlen. Evening worship at 7:45 p.m. and a 9:45 a.m. Sunday service, with youth activities and Bible study midweek.
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