Church Advertisements from 1927
Here are several advertisements found in 1927 magazine Church Management: A Journal of Parish Administration Volume IV, No. 1 (October, 1927) Cleveland, Ohio: Church World Press, Inc.
The assumptions being made are interesting...and instructive.
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The assumptions being made are interesting...and instructive.
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The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Come Gladly to Church
if the House of Worship is equip them with the GLOBE CHURCH EARPHONE
SERVICE. Will make your church a place of real worship and service to
the most appreciative members of your community - the deaf.
One Pastor says: 'Its appreciation by those whose hearing is
defective is expressed not only in words but by attendance and
offerings far beyond any financial outlay by the Church.'"
[so don't do it so that people can hear the word, do it because it will make you money and bring in people.]
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Start Your Church Interest Off at High Pitch!
by showing the Whole Bible in Pictures with this FREE Projector!
Vacations are over! Church and Sunday School attendance will now get back to normal. Everybody will be filled with zeal and enthusiasm. What special plans have you made to meet this renewed interest? How will you sustain it throughout this and the following quarters?
Here is a way to meet your Church and Sunday School more than half way. Here is a plan to keep interest in the Sunday School and Church at high pitch week after week.
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Blymer Church Bells: Bring People to Church
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Dietz Changeable Letter Bulletin Board
For Outdoor Use, Dignified, Economical, Servicable
Will Boost Church Attendance
Special Features: Capital and Lower Case Steel Letters
Special Set of Orange letters for emphasizing sermon topics
Wow, not much has changed. I was just at the pastor's house and he showed me a brand new catalog that looked quite similar!
Posted by: Aaron | Jul 19, 2008 7:07:46 PM
Never mind that the ad falsely assumes that Deaf people want to "hear" the Word. That one always gets me, hearing people just assume Deaf people want their hearing back. :-p
Posted by: Stephen Newell | Jul 20, 2008 6:19:08 AM