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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1952
Page
4
A lengthy directory list of city churches and assemblies with addresses, pastors, and service times. Entries cover Southside Northside and Southeast zones including Rexermit Hencan, First Baptist, Trinity Baptist, Beacon Hill, Calvary, and others, detailing Sunday schools, worship times, sermons, and evening services.
The Alamo Heights Baptist Church on Broadway will host graduation events for its church youth. A 8:00 a.m. graduation breakfast precedes a 10:55 a.m. worship service where Bibles are given to graduates from Alamo Heights High School. Dr. Mark H Richards will preach on Christ the American Tragedy and You. The 8:00 p.m. evening service in the school auditorium features his baccalaureate sermon Taking Life's Required Courses.
Evangelist Jimmy Dobson closes a revival at the First Church of the Nazarene 1418 W Woodlawn Ave. He presents The Story of My Conversion at 10 55 a m and a closing message at 7 45 p m in a season noted for conversions. Dobson, also an artist, will begin a mural on the baptism wall of the new church building dedication planned soon.
The first senior class baccalaureate will be held at Crestholme Presbyterian Church at 347 Heritage Ct. Eleven am marks the event, a Texas first of its kind. One graduate completed 12 trades in seven years and all classmates are A students. Dr. Francis M. Davis will preach on Goodness Is the Only Investment That Never Fails.
Grace Lutheran Church at Avenue E and Fifth will host half hour evening prayer services each night from Sunday through Saturday, 7:30 to 8:00. The pastor will give the sermon Sunday morning on the theme Abilities Multiplied amid current turmoil.
A lesson sermon in Christian Science churches this Sunday promotes happiness and fruitful living through a workable knowledge of man’s inseparability from God. The golden text proclaims Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name. Another verse expresses joy in the Lord from Isaiah 61:10.
Howard E. Butt executive vice president of H. E. Butt Grocery Co. will be guest speaker at Manor Baptist Church with a full program this evening and Sunday services. Other features include Nancy Webster singing, a 40 voice choir, and a barbecue dinner for servicemen. The piece notes regional Lutheran events, district meetings, and future conventions.
St Mark's church school pupils will receive attendance awards and commencement certificates at a 9 30 a m service. The rector Harold C Gosnell announced the event and will preach at the 11 o clock service as parents attend.
The 1952 confirmation class of Highland Park Lutheran church at 709 Hammond Ave will face a public examination before the congregation at 10 30 a m on Sunday a week before the rite of confirmation There are 17 students eligible Vicar Malcolm Hoffman will preach at 8 a m
Dr J Ludwell Davis, pastor of Highland Park Presbyterian Church, Hammond Ave and S Gevers Jr, will preach at the Sunday morning service on the topic Running Away from Moral Decisions. There will be no evening service as the pastor delivers the baccalaureate sermon at Edgewood High School.
Dr. D. W. Melloy, executive secretary of the Council of Churches in Louisville, Ky., will be guest speaker at Woodlawn Christian Church Elmendorf Gramercy for morning worship using The Mature Church as the sermon topic. Services at 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. William Wiederhold will be guest soloist at the second service singing Evening and Morning. Nursery available.
Pastor Paul Morgan reports that Rev Ray Arnold of Spokane Washington former head of a large church and now missionary to Japan will speak at both Sunday services at Berean Baptist Church 2157 Burnet.
A special evangelistic rally will be held at Northside Baptist Church West Ave Fresno at 7 45 p m Sunday. The Christian Service Men's Center evangelistic team will conduct the rally with Lee Martindale songleader Leonard Mee pianist Arthur McMullen organist and Bob Lantz preacher. Mr and Mrs Lantz will sing a duet Leave It There. The sanctuary choir will be presented on KEYS Sunday at 3 45 p m per pastor Rev Tallie Williams announcement.
Dr E D Dunlap pastor of Bellmeade First Baptist directs the church program at Calvary Baptist N Pine at Hays Street Sunday with 9 30 start for Sunday school and extended classes no morning worship. Evening services follow regular schedule with training union at 6 30 and preaching at 7 45.
Lovern Will Preach at Laurel Heights on Sunday morning on Faith Is Power. Rev C Herman Murph of Asbury will lead Sunday night service with sermon By Command of the King. Laurel Heights stewards host and serve coffee and cake after services.
Rev. Philip Schug of the First Unitarian Church will attend national meetings in Boston for two weeks. The morning service will be led by the church school with Mrs. Frederick W. Steinberg in charge, per the church bulletin.
The Huisache Avenue Baptist Church will observe the Lord's Supper during morning worship led by Rev. Claude W. Earl Waldrop. Bonam will preach at the morning service and select a subject for the evening service after returning from a Chicago conference.
Dr Kenneth W Copeland pastor of the Travis Park Methodist church will preach at both services Sunday The 10 45 a m sermon is This Is Our Next Assignment and the 7 30 p m sermon is Tongues of Fire After the evening service youth and service personnel are invited to a third floor youth building for fun time with active games refreshments and worship
Multiple Church of Christ congregations listed with addresses and service times led by ministers Cecil Hill James O Dobbs Reuben Stanley and others. Bible schools morning worship and evening services detailed along with midweek studies and youth meetings at various San Antonio area churches. A note mentions Evangelical and Reformed Bethany and other nearby denominations with their service times and topics.
A long list of church offerings details Sunday school times adult Bible classes and worship topics for Grace Lutheran, St. John's Lutheran Nueva, Zion Evangelical Lutheran, Ascension Evangelical Lutheran, Highland Park Evangelical Lutheran, Mount Olive Lutheran, St. Paul Lutheran, Christ Episcopal, First Church of the Nazarene, First Presbyterian, Madison Square Presbyterian, Crestholme Presbyterian, Highland Park Presbyterian, University Presbyterian, Alamo Heights Presbyterian, and Latter Day Saints services. Includes sermon topics such as Perseverance, The Lost Son, The Way to Salvation, and Goodness Is the Only Investment That Never Fails along with service times and related activities.
Boysville will present a program Tuesday evening at River side Baptist church 36005 Presa for men and the brotherhood by the boys of Boysville. A film This Is My Home will be shown as part of the man and boy movement sponsored by the Baptist men of San Antonio. A picnic and evangelistic rally with games led by Pat Shannon Edison coach Lt Col John Kramer and Willard Brown boxing instructor will follow at Comanche park Saturday at 1 PM with a barbecue dinner at 6 30 and a speaker E J Gregory supervisor of the Mexican Baptist orphanage.
A dense roster of sponsors and local businesses including churches, banks, theaters, shops, and services listed in a religion sponsored classifieds section. Entities include Garza Finance, J. C. Dielmann Company, Lucchese Realty, Schilo's Delicatessen, San Antonio Trunk Co, and Great Western Life Insurance among others.
A jumble of company names and advertising lines appears, mentioning Southern Mattress Co and Southwest Tile Co among others. References include A. Baugh, L. O. Scott, STOWERS, Mrs. M. Stevernagel, Stewart Title Guaranty, Texas Consolidated Trans, Universal Concrete Produc, White & Blue Cab Co, Winn Stores, and Wolff & Marx Company with various taglines such as Courteous, Efficient Drivers.
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