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All Sufficiency of the Word of God

A bed sheet with text and/or artwork used as a visual aid to a preacher's sermon. This textual sermon chart examines, from Scripture, the importance and all-sufficiency of the Word of God to guide the life of the Christian. Provenance uncertain. Probably part of the G. Dallas Smith Collection.
Date: [1930..1960]
Creator: Villines, Frank (1899-1979)
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1930 (open access)

Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1930

Summer session catalog describes the course offerings and general information about Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: March 1930
Creator: Abilene Christian College
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1930-1931 (open access)

Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1930-1931

Catalog describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: June 1930
Creator: Abilene Christian College
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Crossing the Deadline of Life

A bed sheet with text and/or artwork used as a visual aid to a preacher's sermon. This particular sermon chart addresses the issue of a Christian being cut off from God because one has strayed so far for so long (what Christians often refer to as falling from grace). The illustrator refers to that line as the Dead Line of Life. Provenance uncertain. Probably part of the G. Dallas Smith Collection.
Date: [1930..1960]
Creator: Villines, Frank (1899-1979)
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

God's Special Blessings on the Faithful

A bed sheet with text and/or artwork used as a visual aid to a preacher's sermon. This particular sermon chart traces throughout Scripture the blessings of God promised to faithful Christians. Provenance uncertain. Probably part of the G. Dallas Smith Collection.
Date: [1930..1960]
Creator: Villines, Frank (1899-1979)
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

Golden Text of the Bible

A bed sheet with text and/or artwork used as a visual aid to a preacher's sermon. This particular sermon chart chart parses out the text of John 3:16, which the illustrator refers to as "the Golden Text of the Bible." Provenance uncertain. Probably part of the G. Dallas Smith Collection.
Date: [1930..1960]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

High Cost, Sin, Tragedy of Neglect

A bed sheet with text and/or artwork used as a visual aid to a preacher's sermon. This particular sermon chart illustrates textually the results of sin and the results of neglecting one's Christian duties. Provenance uncertain. Probably part of the G. Dallas Smith Collection.
Date: [1930..1960]
Creator: Villines, Frank (1899-1979)
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

High Test of God's Silence

A bed sheet with text and/or artwork used as a visual aid to a preacher's sermon. This particular sermon chart attempts to trace throughout Scripture the idea that God, through the Bible, has revealed to mankind an explicit pattern by which to live, and therfore, anything not specifically authorized in Scripture, is forbidden. Provenance uncertain. Probably part of the G. Dallas Smith Collection.
Date: [1930..1960]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History
[O. K. Hobbs Plat Book] (open access)

[O. K. Hobbs Plat Book]

This plat book includes an indexed segment in the middle as well as additional plats, assembly drawings, and newspaper clippings that were added to the beginning and end of the compilation. A table of contents on page 115 lists the segments in the middle section of the plat book including an alphabetical index by name (p. 117), an index by number of blocks and surveys (p. 133), eleven index maps, and the plats that were filed through May 1, 1930.
Date: 1930-05~
Creator: [Abilene (Tex.)] City Engineering Department
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 14, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 9, 1930 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 14, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 9, 1930

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 9, 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 15, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 16, 1930 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 15, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 16, 1930

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 16, 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 16, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 23, 1930 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 16, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 23, 1930

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 23, 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 17, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 30, 1930 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 17, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 30, 1930

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 30, 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 18, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 6, 1930 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 18, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 6, 1930

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 6, 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 19, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 13, 1930 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 19, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 13, 1930

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 13, 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 20, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 20, 1930 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 20, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 20, 1930

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 20, 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 21, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 27, 1930 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 21, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 27, 1930

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 27, 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 22, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 6, 1930 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 22, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 6, 1930

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 6, 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 23, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 13, 1930 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 23, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 13, 1930

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 13, 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 24, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 20, 1930 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 24, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 20, 1930

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 20, 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 25, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 27, 1930 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 25, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 27, 1930

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 27, 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 26, Ed. 1, Thursday, April 3, 1930 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 26, Ed. 1, Thursday, April 3, 1930

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 3, 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 27, Ed. 1, Thursday, April 10, 1930 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 27, Ed. 1, Thursday, April 10, 1930

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 10, 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 28, Ed. 1, Thursday, April 17, 1930 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 28, Ed. 1, Thursday, April 17, 1930

Weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 17, 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History