Please remove this address from your mail. This is a business and you are clogging up my mail account. If you have a problem doing this please respond. I appreciate your help with this as I am not receiving my business emails..... Helen Watson Dynalloy Industries, Inc. Helen Watson, VP Dynalloy Industries, Inc. www.dynalloyinc.com Ph: 936.825.2532 Fx: 936.825.7848 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty" <bettyhol@flash.net> To: <TXCAMERO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 11:56 AM Subject: [TXCAMERO] Rev. Franklin_Rev. Roever news article with two photos (1958) >I will be posting extractions of several news articles and obituaries. >Most do not have a newspaper name, many are > undated. I am not related to many of these families. > > MINISTER WHO FOUNDED LOCAL CHURCH RETURNS TO CONDUCT REVIVAL HERE > The man who founded the Assembly of God Church in Brownsville has > returned to this city following missionary work in Guatemala, and will > conduct a revival here beginning today. > > He is the Rev. John Franklin, who founded the church on December 3, > 1933, with 17 charter members, and served as its first pastor. That was > the year when a hurricane had left Brownsville and the Valley sadly in > need of repair, and spiritual strength. The church was started when local > citizens were in the midst of rebuilding what the hurricane had torn away. > > MET IN HALL > At that time, meetings were held in what was known as Barreda Hall, on > Southeast Elizabeth St. Six of the charter members are in Brownsville and > will hear the Rev. Franklin speak during the revival. They are Mrs. A. L. > Shuckman, Mrs. J. F. Childress, Mrs. Nellie Jones, and Mrs. A. H. Roever > Jr., wife of the present pastor of the church, all of Brownsville; and Mr. > and Mrs. J. T. Watson, who live in Fort Worth and who have come here for > the revival. > > The church has grown constantly since its modest beginning almost 15 > years ago. It now has approximately 70 members, and the church property, > including the tabernacle and parsonage, occupy the corner of N. W. Second > and Levee Streets. The present church building was dedicated Nov. 25, > 1934, and was paid out of debt in 1941. Improvements have been made and > paid for since that time. > > SERVED IN GUATEMALA > Rev. Franklin conducted services for 39 consecutive weeks, and since > leaving the pastorate here has spent 11 years as a missionary in > Guatemala. His present revival in the church will continue through August > 22. > > Rev. A. H. Roever Jr., present pastor of the church, who announced Rev. > Franklin's arrival, began serving the Assembly of God church on May 22, > 1947. This is his first pastorate. At that time the Sunday School > attendance averaged 28 to 32. Today it averages around 90, and often > attendance is much higher. > > Rev. Franklin will speak at the 11 a. m service today and each night at 8 > p. m. until the close of the revival. > > > ==== TXCAMERO Mailing List ==== > ListMom is Kellie Crnkovich - markkell95@sbcglobal.net > FREE Solutions to Preserve, Organize, Share , and enjoy your photos > http://www.kelliec.myphotomaxusa.com > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >