San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-07
s. A. bAPT|STS
To UNITE IN
FUND DRIVE
Statewide Campaign Will
Be Launched to Raise
Missionary Money.

Beginning next Wednesday and con
tinuing until Sunday, December 20
San Antonio Baptist Churches wi.
unite with every other Baptist organ
ization in Texas in q drive to rails,
funds for the foreign missions.
Teams to canvass the entire stat,
were appointed recently at the annua
meeting of the Woman's Missionar,
Union in Mineral Wells, according t,
Mrs. W. l.. Massey. who attende'
from San Antonio.
Having spent Friday and Saturda!
hunting, members of the Wesle,
brotherhood of Mckinley Avenue
Methodist Church will hold a birl
banquet Monday night.
The annual election OF officers vii
be held in addition to songs. and ad
dresses by the Rev. ]. NJ. Perry, pas
tor. and Others.
Stewardship" will be the genera
subject studied and discussed at q
one-day convention at the Contra
Christian Church here Wednesday
The meeting will h. under the auspices
Of the United Missionary Society, st
Louis.
DIR. d. f. Hawk, presiding elder OF
the San Antonio district. has beer
elected president of the San Antonio
Methodist Pastors Association. DE-
s. II. C.. Burgin, now attending a
meeting in Memphis, was elected vice
president; the Rev. J. NJ. Perry, sec
rotary. and the Revs. Shan M. Hull
S. C. Dunn and Mr.. Perry. steering
committee.
The City Baptist Young Peoples
Union will hold 4 shower at the First
BAPTIST Church Fdday night, to Sc
cure sheets and pillow cases for the
Ruckner's ORPHAN Home OF Dallas. A
program has been planned.
Those attending services mt the San
Fernando Cathedral are celebrating
the annual advent season, which EN-
braces the four weeks prior to Christ
mas.
San Antonio churches in the future
NAV observe Mother and Daughter
Week" each year in the same manner
tbat Father and Son Week" is OBJ.
served. The San Antonio Ministerial
Alliance will pass on a recommenoa-
ton to this effect.
Uniting with the congregation OF
the First Church of the Nazarene
Sunday night, members OF the Pine
Street church heard an address by
the pastor of the former congregation,
DIR. J. d. Scott, just returned from
South America. -..- s
He told of the conditions among
the Indians of South America, regard
ing their religion and beliefs. ,'
The Rev. NJ. b. Holland, recently
called to the passionate OF the Cen
trail Baptist church, preached MS
first sermon here Sunday. He Will
assume his duties as pastor Decem-
Der 20.
Work will be started shortly on a
new place of worship for the Greek
Orthodox congregation, according to
A Prattes, chairman of the building
committee. The new church will cost
approximately $4,000.
The Rev. r. II. NJ. McGill, pastor
Of Alamo Heights United Prcsbyter-
ian church, will be the principal
speaker at the monthly business meet
ing of the City Union of Christian
Endeavor. at the First United Presby-
terrain church December IA.
Homes which report membership
of 100 per cent in the Travis Park
Methodist Sunday school will be given
diplomas, according to Mrs. A. A
Barber, director Of religious educa'
ton.
This is in connection with a cam,
paign to increase the Sunday school
membership TO the size of the church
membership, Mrs. Barber explained
Memorial services honorins men,
bers who died in the past year were
held in Travis Park Methodist church
Sunday afternoon. by San Antonio
Lodge No. ZIG, Benevolent and Pro
tective Order of Elks.
Every seat was filled.