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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1946
Page
7
A dense directory lists multiple churches in San Antonio with their addresses pastors, service times, and programs. It mentions Assembly of God congregations, Baptist missions, and other denominations along with Sunday school hours, preaching times, prayer meetings, youth and women’s groups, and midweek services. Names include Rev. Jagan J., Rev. Kermit Renee, Rev. C. Henry, and Rev. D. Tyre.
The Reverend Gerald Mangun leads a revival at Emmanuel Church 1012 South St Mary's Street with nightly services. International Bible College students attend, filling Sunday services through their stay, as pastor Leonard We costs notes. Special music is performed nightly by IBC students.
The Brotherhood of St Luke's Lutheran Church at 2824 West Houston Street will host a special observance during the 10:45 a.m. service on Sunday for National Brotherhood Sunday with R. G. Pump, president of the church men's group, in charge of the worship period.
A long church listings page notes services across Congregational First Church at 20th Carolina Street, Episcopal churches, and various parishes in San Antonio. It includes worship times, Sunday school details, communion, prayers, and military service offerings, with names of pastors and host institutions.
Dr. Alvert J. Shirkey, pastor of Travis Park Methodist, will preach at both Sunday services. Morning theme is The Sand of Goodness at 10 30. Evening sermon is A Time for Courage at 7 30. Post service, young people gather in the educational building for open houses and Bible study follows.
Brigadier Chas H Daud Salvation Army Texas commander will spend next Friday inspecting the San Antonio corps installation. He will meet the Advisory Board at the Gunter hotel for a luncheon and address the Soldiery at 6 30 p m at the headquarters building Fifth and Elm with Major Bernard Morris accompanying. Sunday services feature Major R Murrland as speaker with evening subject The Eternal s Call and The Falling Away of Demag.
The South Flores Baptist Church in Hart advances Sunday evening preaching to 07 30 p m and midweek service to 07 30 p m on Wednesday. Sunday morning worship remains 11 00 a m and Bible Training classes move to 06 30 p m from 07 00 p m.
Reverend R Parten of Lighthouse Gospel Chapel will discuss "Desire" during Sunday morning worship at 103 Sadie Street. He will also speak on "The Man of Six" at Sunday evening service. Reverend N W Lovely of the First Unitarian Church, meeting in Municipal Auditorium west wing, announces Sunday morning sermon "Faith and Facts."
The Assembly of God and Foursquare Gospel churches schedule a joint rally Monday at 7 30 pm at First Assembly of God on Lancaster and Dittmar Streets. Noted speakers will headline the program with special vocal selections. Mrs G C DeMerchant will lead Sunday morning service at First Assembly with Reverend Gideon DeMerchant delivering the evening sermon.
The Rev. C. Fisher, executive secretary of the Mild May Mission to the Jews in London, will speak at the Missionary Bible Conference Wednesday at 7 45 p m at the San Antonio Bible Center, 110 Fourth Street. He has lectured in the United States and Canada and is traveling to Dallas Theological Seminary after a Los Angeles Bible Institute appearance. The Wednesday night session is open to all. Dr Leonard Webster notes enrollment remains open for the Siofield Bible Correspondence Course.
The Rev. Max C. G. Heinrich selects The Highest Rung in the Ladder of Life Happiness for two Sunday services at Zion Lutheran Church 702 Cincinnati Avenue with 8 a.m. and 10 30 a.m. worship. Bible classes study Conversion and a New Star. The senior Luther Teague will meet Sunday at 7 30 p.m. with Reformation Today in Marriage as the discussion topic.
St Johns Lutheran church at Neva and South Presa streets hosts its annual Mission Festival with services at 8:30 a.m. The hour theme is The 1 King's Business Requires Haste followed by 9:30 a.m. Sunday school and Bible classes, and a 10:30 a.m. main service with sermons The Gospel for a Time Like This. An evening program at 7:30 features the motion picture Thy Will Be Done.
The second Houy 97 Power service is planned for 7:30 p m Sunday at Central Christian Church 720 Main Avenue. Dr Floyd Allah Bash will lead the service with music by a chorus and answer Bible questions. Sunday morning he speaks on Crusade for a Christian World. A fellowship dinner Thursday at 6 30 p m invites parents and church school teachers.
Dallas evangelist Grady J. Harding will occupy the pulpit at Linares Avenue Baptist Church, 237 Linares, this Sunday delivering morning and evening messages. The pastor Theo Luther Osborne will teach the adult Bible class studying Romans Chapter 2.
D. P. Sewell of Grove Avenue Church of Christ will deliver the third and fourth sermons in his model series at Sunday services. The morning topic is The Model Elder and the evening topic is The Moses Teacher. Eight sermons are planned in the series.
The Reverend Mr. Moran of Osaka Japan will deliver a message at the Sunday morning worship service at First Congregational Church. Moran spent 24 years in Osaka as a Congregational social service missionary and led Yodogawa Neighborhood House. He rose from captain to major during World War II, earned the Bronze Star, and retired as a lieutenant colonel in 1946. He recalls a welcoming return from Japanese friends and hopes to resume his missions in Japan at the earliest opportunity.
Pastor Dy B D Miller of First Presbyterian Church at Fourth and North Alamo will preach at morning worship. A junior rally is set for 2 30 pm at Westminster. The Pioneers meet with Clifford Gram at 5 pm and the Fellowship group gathers at 7 pm.
Holy Cross Lutheran in Topeka hosts a Rally Day during the morning worship. Pastor Rev. Wiederaenders speaks on Christ and Children, tying the event to the regular service on Gevers Street.
The Little Church at 806 East Martin Street marks its fourth anniversary with a three daily worship schedule. Pastor Brother Bill Guild announced services at 10 a.m., 2 p.m., and 8 p.m. Visiting ministers will speak during the observance.
Dr. J. Quinter Miller, associate general secretary of the Federal Council of Churches, will visit San Antonio next Thursday. He will deliver a 12 05 p m sermon at Travis Park Methodist Church and speak at a clergy luncheon on national field work. A 7 30 p m joint session with the Lexar County Social Welfare Association will cover The Church and the Social Agency followed by a panel applying the sermon to local conditions.
Grace Lutheran Church will host the annual Thank Offering Ingathering at 10:45 am Sunday during the 8:35 am and 10:45 am services. Rev. John A. Scherzey will speak on Blest Be the Tie That Binds, with funds supporting home and foreign missions and special projects.
The Birenga and Gin Mary churches host Rev Raye Michael Sitko in a Sunday schedule with 9 49 Sunday school, 10 worship, and 6 p.m evening events. Gerald Mangun delivers a message. Rev Mangui leads evan services. International College at 935 West Mistreota in Leonald Covie lists Rev W A Mullard as president.
Notes list church events at 455 Bailey Avenue Roland and nearby addresses. Appears to mention Sunday school at 10, priesthood meeting at 4 44 20, a Beénivy service at 7 p.m., and morning worship at 9 45. References Rev Binond HB Jensen and multiple local gospel groups.
A broad list of sponsors from churches and firms supports religious causes. Included are J. C. Dielmann Company, Fort Worth and many local merchants such as Gunter Hotel, Schilo's, Nash Drug Store, San Antonio Drug Company, and Lord's Ladies Ready to Wear. The roster reflects a community effort to fund or promote religious programming and activities.
Hananoae curren at wrist on 145 East Mayfield boulevard announces earlier start for evening services. Youth meet at 6 p.m. with Sunday worship at 7 p.m. Midweek service moves to 7:30 p.m. Paul Stevens, minister, preaches on "Purity" in morning and "Christian Unity" in evening.
The Crestholme Presbyterian Church choir at 325 Hermitage Court presents a special musical program during the Sunday evening worship. Sunday morning Pastor Dr Francis M Davis will deliver the sermon New Life In Christ and at 6 30 AM the youth hold their vesper service.
The Rev Lavern Reinhold pastor of First Free Methodist Church at 3331 West Travis Street will lead an evening sermon on Sin the chief sin of the world. Morning worship will feature Reinhold speaking on Forward With Christ.
Church listings outline morning worship at 6:45 AM and 10:45 AM, evening service at 7:30 PM with sermon topics such as Flower on Purpose. West Avenue Nazarene in Carnor Brest area hosts prayer, Bible study and choir events. Presbyterian and Unitarian notices include morning sermons, youth rallies, and musical programs with various pastors and locations.
A fragmented listing from a historical newspaper page shows numerous business names and individuals, including Stewart Title Guaranty Co Charles D Stuart M Steuernagel Texas Steam Laundry Billy Burke Union Bus Lines White Blue Cab Go Checker Cab Co Willingham Motor Freight Lines Winter Garden Root Sear Wolfe Inn Cafe and Wolff Mare Company, among others. The item appears as a catalog of firms and persons without coherent narrative.
A fragmented church directory lists services at multiple Lutheran parishes including Johns Selerzer pastor at Lutheran Grave on Fifth Street, St Johns Litheran, Zion Evangelical, and North Fine and Mason corridors with varied service times and programs. readings mention annual offerings, youth meetings, and weekend worship schedules.
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