HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972 Thirty Years History: First Baptist Church Book (Pg. 16)July 5 Hehopolus
July 5 Kantora on Suez Canal
July 6-8 Lydda
Joppa
Tel -Aviv
Hebron
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
July 9 Bethany -Jericho
July 10 Mt. Tabor and Mt. Carmel, Haifa
July 11 Acre
July 11 Nazareth, Bethsaida
July 12 Damascus, Syria
July 14 Baalbek, Biemt
July 15 Cyprus
July 16 Rhodes
July 17 Dardanells
July 18 Constantinople—Black Sea
July 20 Athens, Greece
July 21 Brindisi, Italy
July 22 Rome
July 25 Florence
July 27 Venice
July 28 Milan
July 29 Interlaken, Switzerland
July 30 Lucener (Motor trip through Alps)
Aug, 1 Oberammergau, Germany (Attended 300th Anniversary of
Passion Play)
Aug.2 Munich
Aug. 3 Dresden
Aug. 4-10 Berlin (Baptist World Alliance)
Aug. 10 Bremen
Aug. 12 Cherbmg, France (Beginning return trip back to N. Y.)
Aug. 19 Galway, Ireland, Halifax, Nova Scotia. There was a terrific
storm at sea on return to N. Y.
The Browns found great demands for speaking engagements. During
the months of September and October Mrs. Brown spoke sixteen times
and Rev. Brown spoke thirteen tunes in other places. The Browns
realized that people were interested in what was taking place in other
parts of the world.
In checking on the work at College Station, records reveal that
193435 were great years for the First Baptist Church.
Fifteen Years Report of Workers at A & M
Institutions visited 87
Meetings attended 5,464
Conversions 780
Joined the church 2,049
Classes taught 2,278
Letters, cards, bulletins 40.891
Churches visited 943
Addresses and sermons 3,058
Baptisms 773
Awards given 2,316
Conferences held 836
Miles traveled 257,994
The temporary church budding was far too small to care for all the
needs of the church. In addition to the regular program of the church,
the records reveal that the year 1936 was a great year for teaching and
learning as revealed by the following:
Number
Enrolled
Subject
Teacher
10
"The Functioning Church" for Adults
Rev. R. L. Brown
20
"Planning a Life" for Young People
Mrs. L. M. Haupt
13
"The Meaning of Church Membership"
for Intermediates
Mrs. W. E. Loyd
14
"Studying for Service" for Juniors
David Thrift
12
"Bible Stories" for Primaries
Merle Hill
The Associational Brotherhood met with the church on March 29,
1936 with the Honorable Thomas L. Tyson bringing a challenging
message.
During the spring of 1937, the following study course books were
completed:
"More than Money" for students 34
"Building a Christian Home" for adults 7
"Witnessing for Christ" for intermediates 9
"Trail Makers in Other Lands"for juniors 13
Bible stories for primaries 8
Early in the spring of 1937 the southwide BSU began making plans to
have a delegation present at the second World Baptist Young Peoples
Conference to be held in Zurich, Switzerland August 7 to 9. The party
wanted Mrs. Brown to make this trip and meeting with them since she was
acquainted with so many of the countries and places the party would visit.
Some of the main places this party visited were South Hampton, London,
Paris, Belgium, The Hague, Holland, Volerdam, Amsterdam, Cologne,
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