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sppqKpwrra? "win ' . "'fTT" yjs 'j-vy f BEDFORD aiAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 1911. 8 lcvdford h a City of Fine and Up-to-Date School? and Churches lHHmmHfi " ' - : ' ' ' - MAtlyU? 0 U'U ? -r t t i4 THE SCHOOLS ., , 4 -f -f H -f & a. t t THE CHURCHES (By Roy. W. F, Shields.) Medford is well supplied wilh churches. There nro "nino denomina tion', that have church buildings, in tin- city. The Presbyterian chuieh was nignnizod in 1885 with nine members. Tho membership of (lit church since its orguninition is .'170 The present membership iH o'J.'i. Tin organizations within the chinch arc: The AleivV club, the Ladies' Aid, tin Wdmiiu's Missionary soeiety, the Sonior Chrisliiui .Endeinnr society the Junior Christina Endeavor sol ely, the Junior llible society, the Kind's Da lighters and tho s'undnj school. The present building is in" sufficient for tho .Sundny hchool and the congregation, it nil the people of the chhrch contemplalo erect ing a church edifice in.. the near fiiluie ii Keeping with the growth of the oily of Mmlford, and suited lo tho grow ing domands of the church. The cs timalcd cost of the now structure i fiom $:i."5.000 to Jp.lO.OnO. Tho church now owns properly valued at )f4(V ()()(). This church .stands for all thai is uplifting nnd progressive. Hoi Wo-don F. Shields is tho pastor. First Baptist Church. The First Baptist church of Med ford, Or., was organized in June 188."), with a chailer membership of nine members eight women and one man, I he only man heilig S. 1,. Ben nett, Sr who is still a member am has held the office of deneoa since the date of oiganizntion. The church building was erected in J88f, where il in located at the present time. Altogether ten pastors have served the church, the present pastor, A. A Holmes, having begun his sen ice- February I, MHO. J- The ciurch expends over $.1000 a year for local expenses and gios Ic benevolonco of various kinds' ovei i1000 a year. There have boor about 800 members who hae united wilh the church sinco its oignuiza lion, and the pieseat inembeiship n .'t.r0. The Sunday seliool, of which II. C. Clainett is superintondenl, Inu an einolliucnt of 285 scholnrs. Then is gr('fif need of more Sunday school room in Die church building and ir the near future cither an addifioi ti Iho present building or a new church building will be a necessity. A live Young People's society, wilh Mnurieo Hold, as piesident, is ono of fhe Useful depot fmenlR of tho church work. Mrs. O. G. Shiiley is piesi dent of the Ladies' Afil society, and Mrs. II. S. Stine is piesident of the Woman's Home Mission society, both of. which aie doing good yoik in (he Hunch. During tho past year 11.1 members have united wilh the church, Tim church has recently lliircluiscd p'roperiy at the comer of Twelfth strpet and South Central avcuuo, valued at !f."000. Tho total value of 'hich pioperty is estimat ed at an.noo, First Methodist Episcopal Church. - The drife of'tllo orgunis'titirtu of the Methodist class in Medfoid is not o.vacllv lived by any historical rec ords, but was about 1885. Profiler Simpson, who was pastor of the Ashland circuit l that time, fraus lcncd (ho membership of Iho Phoe nix class fo Modfoul and organized the chuieh in this place. The pros en, church building was begun under the pasforato of J. V. Miller and completed by O. V. Quimby. In 181)2 Medford appears in the min ules nf. air indopeadent charge, nnd HeV. K. E. Phipph vns appointed pastor. At this timo tho membership was less than one hundred and tho pastor received $37(1 snlaiy( and tho church raised .f:H for benevolences. During tho past six years Hie inem beiship of Iho church and Sunday school has moio than doubled, nnd the iiuancial nnd benevolent work has moio than kept pace with tho numerical growth. Tho present membership is threo bundled and n growing quite rapidly so much so that tho piconl building is totally inadequate to accommodate tho church and Sunday school. Tho pressing peed, at present is a new, modern church building, with hotter Sunday school lacilities and large enough to accommodate tho growing congregations. It is tho purpose of this church in the near future, prob ably early in tho new year, to begin the construction of such a building, ono that will bo a credit lo (ho city of Medford. Kev. L. F. Helknnp is at present pastor of tho church. First Christian Church. The First Christian church of Medford, Or., was organized on Nc cmber 24, 1884. Of tho dilutee members, only tlueo are member now Mrs. J. K. Darnell of Medford and Mr. and Mm. D. II. Miliar of Gold Hill. At the pm.ent timo there is a resi dent membership of about 200. W. Theodore ntlMouk, tho present 'P!'s- tor, has been with the church J i?"' .vfsyrll wkmBIEwtrillrPuI f Till 1- -f months. The church has a thriving Bible school with an average attendance of over 100. A good, livo Christian Kndeavor, a splendid Ladies' Aid so ciety and a growing auxiliary of tho Christian Women's board of mis sions. The chinch properly, which is located near the center of the city, is valued at about $15,000. The pas) ear has been ono of splendid piogress along all lines. The chinch has been strengthened by a substantial increase jn membership and has made great spiritual devel opments, y , Pefoie the close of the year 1911 the chinch epects lo have finished a modern, tiieproof, up-lo-dnle building in every lespecf. Southern Methodist Church. The Sonlheril Mefhodist chinch was organized in Medfoid about 20 years ago with a mcmbeiship of six. Tho growth of this chinch has not been rapid at any time, but, oier coming one difficulty after another, it has made a sfiffdv advance, ft has a membership now of about 100. This church is iituatci on Iho corner o'f West Main street and Oak dalo avenue, just opposite the Wash ington school. The, .location is one of iho very best in the city "nl is gnnvil'g nlore and more , valuable. Tho present JioTwo of worship, ho ever, Js. not 'adequate, to,,f ho, demand of tin) limesin which wo aie Jjingi so it is the-piupbse of (lie church to build -a modern house of worship in tho near fill inc. Then aie services in this chinch ivory. Sunday as follews: Sunday school at 10 a. in.; preaching, 11 a. in.; r'pvoith league and Iliblu study, 0:110 p.- nu; preaching, 7::'.0 p. m.; prayer meeting each Thuisdav. 7SJD p. m. Kerybody welcome. Strang ers .specially invited. Rev. .7. P. Ilipps. the pastor, lives nt 25 N, Oakdale. Phone No. 1051. St. Mark's Episcopal Church. This church began last spring Iho eieclion of a business hjoek to emor tho 100 feet facing on Main stieci. Bishop Scudding had engaged to provide tho funds for this building, which will mean in the f lit mo a gieat deal for IJie upbuilding of the Kpis copal church in Iho Roguo River al loy. This building has been com pleted at an o.ponso of somo :12, 000. ft consists of four stoics, eight offices and a large guild hall, 40x82 feet, with two woll-fiirnished pallors, a well-equipped kitchen, etc. A steam heating plant heats the wholq building. At present Stuidav school and church sorviees aio bu iug held in the Guild hall. Tho foundation stone .for tho new cluii eh was laid hist April, but wiuk has for some time been suspended until the quarry could fiuuish stone, nnd sufficient funds can be .secured fo conlinuo tho woik. Somo $10,000 has already been pledged, but several thousand move will bo iequirod to finish, the building accouling to the original plans. Row The Greater Medford 4 Club and its Work Tho 20th day of April, 1911, will' Tho ffrat characteristic work un mark the eighth birthday of tho dertaken by tho ladles was that of Greater Medford club. For nearly elnht years this organlzatioa of faith ful anil unBeJflBh women, devoting It self to tho study of civic betterment, has sorved tho city of Medford, fleeting credit on tho ability and foresight of its piibllo spirited mom berehlp and accomplishing work of ondiirlns value to tho public. Tli useful city woman Is a distinctive product of tho last two decades and ..-.. Auv. mn,n, unnMi e-ist west every city, north, south, eas. west. presents us own minimum i'"'"! ,)een nt (tiTth to 8eouro a jao.000 of muslo and sociability have-been lems, providing au extensive Hold for rj.ar0g0 jjbrary and at this time the given with tho result that tho club's the exercise of originality and lnltl-jfat petition has been Bont-Tn and j mrfmberaltlp has boon largely In atlvo In rendorlng offeotlvo serlcc I tho prospect U cceedinKly brlxht croanod and tho talent of many ao- WASinxtiTox sciK)6i;. Jwnrtv . " f iJ'lialiBfiihfci - "JUS- ST. MAKY'S ACADKMY. William Lucas is rector. Tho Fice Methodist church was oiganbed in HUH. Tho present membership is 115. Rev. ). .1. Her lington is the present pastor. This congregation of people Imvo been piogTcssixe. They hat a .nice little chinch building and aie ei'ecting a Hue parsonage. 'Hie propeily of this churcli is climated at $5000. Too uougi ligation is jihinuiug to add lo the piescnl chlirch editico to kep pace with the growth of our citv. This chinch is on the corner of Twelfth and Ivy shouts. The Sevonth-Uav Advcntists chinch is on Nmlh Riverside. The people of Uiis chinch built their hoiisu of woiship two years ago. Rev. W. L. Black is in charge of tho work. Tho church is prosperous, and in connection with tho church work carries on a denominational school for its younp people. The piopeily is valued at :I000. 'fills chinch asks for its slmro in (he moral uplift of the city iiiuf pro poses to make good. The Oetmaii Luthetau chuieh is located on tho coiner of Oakdale and Foinlh slieets. Theie is n largo Herman element in our city, mid 1 lit services of the church aio conduct ed in tho flciman language. There is a church guilding nnd -parsonage owned by Ibis people valued at $5, 000. Tho Laithoraus are cvcrywhoio noted for their morality and Godli ness, and tho people of this clnirch aio upright and industrious. Their plans for tho inline aie equal to tho expected growth of tho numbers of their people. Tho Roman Catholic church was organised early in the history of Medfoid, anil the fiisl chinch build ing was in the ninth of the city on the comer of Front, and Third Mi cots. Two years ago a fine odi fico was built on South Oakdale ave nue, and also a manso for tho priest. St. Mary's Academy, a now school building, stands on tho corner, of! Improving and boautlfylng tho city pari; blocks, after which tho present ... , , , , . . ,, , beautiful fountain was Installed, i l noncaos, aililed and a gardonor en - re-igaod to koop up tho grounds. Tho public library consisting of somo CO vol u in 03 of current fiction and kont in :i loading storo next engaged tho Interest of tho club, the books woroi .removed fo tho city ball whorn mora spato could bo sHircd and a cam- palgn lristltuted to Incrtmso tho niim' 'ber of volumes mid Interest a wider I , rn(UnB m,c TIrPl0s8 offortB haVo Ql'KKN ANNR AND Holly and Twelfth slieets. A large hospital is in contemplation by this people. Tho present vnluo of the pronoitv of this church is $50,000. Tho estimated vnluo of the proposed hospital is $100,000. As all tho buildings of this church arc now mid up to dntc, it iB toady for tho pros cut and prepared for tho inci eased giowtli in the fiiluie. Tho chinches of tho city Imvo been harmonious. Them js no strife among the churches. Nojthing is inoi c diHciedifabli hero than for ono chinch to attempt fo profit at tho loss of another. There is a com mon understanding among tho pas tors of tho vauous churches to help each other, and co-oporato with for ultimate hiiccchs. Public health, and sanitation, tho humano treatment of dumb anlmalB, t,l Providing of publlo drlnlring fountains and tho distribution of , fruit and flowers to tourists Imvo l)00I, ta,(en ,, at Btnto,, UraoH( Ag- grosslvQ and offoctlvo work wns done at a rocont gchool election in gottlng tho proporty liolderH out- to vote, wlillo pralsowortav crrortH Imvo licoa made to btfuutlfy tlm city Btreots. Tho spoolnl edition of tho Mall Tribune, odltod by tho club last May, netted IIL'00.00, wliliw Mock day awollod tho otub'B funds by somo $160. Many dollghtfnl and Informal afternoons ? -I' 11 1 ii f" " mm i Tt IPnUfflrHii fiHBBIlB H 1.. P"r "is &BHI 1 PN IHIHbIVOHI LINCOLN RWOOrj. IIICSII SCHOOL. .lACKSOX SCHOOLS, TO IHO KIIKCTKI) m'KLVd IIJ1I. each olhor in the religious work of the city. Tho membership of tho churches is composed of men and women loprcsenting tho various walks in life. Thoy nro prominent in business, in the professions mid in oory groat entoipriso of our city. The church people aie yenlous in tlitr efforts to mriko Medford a large, beautiful and moral city. Most of the churches weio aolivn in mi effort to banish the liquor from our city, mid oiu' stale. All stand on posed to the immorality of tho li quor traftic. Tlio members of Iho churchos stand lendy to lend ntjstetmico to auv and all movciiMits that aio con sistent with good morals and Chris By Hattie coniilished woinon mudo avollablo In attaining tho desired cuds. Ah a city grows In wealth and pop ulation tho necessity for and thu scope of civic Improvement work In creation, responsibilities wofgh moro heavily and tho opportunities to sorvo tho town nro wider, all of which Is an additional stimulus to high en doavor and greater activity. Tho park and tho library boards aro regarded ah poimaumit factors In tho civic work, additional acre ago has boon socurcd for park pur poses, and a syHtomntlc canvas Is be ing conducted for tho purpose of in ducing property hoidors to plant iiecs and onltlvafo roses. A roso show Is one of tho contemplated un dertakings and a pars In tout of foil to- ward market Inspection and clean tianity. Thoy stand for tho salva tion of nil tho peoplo mid for (ho prnelioo of righteousness and justice mid biollieiLv love in tho daily lifo( "Bolioyo in tho Lord, Jesus Christ, and thou shall bo saved." "What doth Jehovah require of thee but to do justly, nnd fo lovo kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?" The completeness (always) of ri store's ndvoi Using Is a rclinblu test of tho completeness of (ho store ser vice. If you ar'o surd that your storo of fors better values than any Other in your lino, bo equally sure that it Jfl boltor advertised. Warner Gore streets mid alloys, Is apparent. Sub scriptions aro bolng solicited for tho piirposo of erecting a fountain on tho slto of tho old depot und arousing au Interest In parking tho railroad right-of-way. Tho ridiculous ovor-cro wiling o tho pupils of tho publlo schools has canned much discussion among mothers and teachors and means aro bolng dovlsod for socurlug .Improved ventilation, shorter hours of homo stiqly, and a hlghor typo of health among uhlldrqn at school ago. Jji every offort put forth by tho club, solicitation of publlo co-operation has boon greeted with tho most cordial and hourty support by tho townspeople who recognize the In outfraiiblo valuo to our community 6t Tho Oroator Medford club, (Jy U. S. Collins, superintenitcut Medford city, schood.) . Sinco the earliest 6kHt of civili 7ation, i) thpmo whlqh bBftitail ihq most carnflst considerafihVl in gaged tho Attention, of! rih4 u Most fhoitghtful minds, nnd awakwied tho profouudest disciibflionS"iK iiiatlof qducn;lioii. It cu(er.) into nil waders of public concern and efflbpli4Uh6 very Rourqa q wntibiifll Hfiririu1 Kko patriot ism, is becomiilK uuivDrHal; tint is, it is bt)?omlu of vital im portanc6 to each indvidHnl. Higher se)tolnrship and higher professional (iinljflc.itions seem to b'q tho toalfch wordt of tho hour. ' U Today wo stand on the threshold of n. now era., Studies whick affect human life in practical wsyshRreifro plucing tho old-.bnpfii fheulility'iof which ban loujc been qit69ii08(f&. The educational (dndenoy iff fwSt1t n frniiiinii that ifppli65 fo (lWjiirftc (iqn.i sido of lifcj and xioalfrigi with fhtso branqneq iherq is ho 't5nmn ity itr ti.o great cominpnwik"of the Mnfo, of Or,eg6 (Hi (tttftHibct tcr facilities aiotig thoe rittM1 ilfnn (ho city of McdfoW; Her sysf',6f public scboolfl ?xcIs jMRi'iy tJft&er cities id (ho kin) of worki ddniilnd id (Ita genefnj Interest iff tieafloii, ilhd hot "ivlUiiigiiess to secure these results give her tho distinction of having nmoug tho highest salaried teachers in (ho stale. Medford is probably unsurpassed by any city in tho liortlrwcst iin tho boauty arid equipment, of the. high school building" recently .complofeoV- 1909. Tho eftifrsb of sttlflV tottr'afces English, Latin Gertrinri, Ifrbhofl, fimontf tho languages f OhoWiAffy', physics, bofaffy pliyflidgYftphy, tn tron6myf .geolOg'yf rfgridulthtd, -hdhi-ouUnre', afno'iii tho sCIOn'cWf Ameri ca , ancient, nJe,(Hnefva) niMftfif, English in history)-alftebfa, eofee't ry and trigonbniotryj ih rriathertHtit's', Aside ffom any tit ttitsM sijfs tko studctit Udfi thd advantng6f train ing in commercial rirt, dbHi'Wtio. s61 onco" or niii'idal frftinln de(trt mentrt Thoso' divlrtlotis' arO 6otHW(o hi tlfetaselvo's, cncli Having tbolf spe cial rtitmi flfld instntbtof - 'ihd commercinf dertrtnletit plfea instruction in fbhkepiflg,- cdtnttcV ciql cori-esponderiOe, .toWmw'tiial law, commercinl arithmetic, short haud, typowrifiug anil ponn'tapBuip. The art department insiructs in paintiiit nnd nidohanicoi itrawing. Tho domesiio sqiouoc, tho so-called "fad" of y6s(6rday, is (lio necessity yf (ditay, mid hqtf so (iroyen itself. Ii. fins grown in(o such favor among pio Kirfs in fm high school that two instntctbra aro necessary for this popular iopnrfhiout. Tlio manual training recoives Ub full share of patronage in an excellctif: equipped and commoitious room. Tho (wo, la.it Hbbjcots begin, in flio fourth grades nnd continue through thu high school.; Horiiculluro mid agrimilfuro aro." tho two Irtftt s(ih'ccfs fnhleil lb thai science depnrtnient of tlfo high: school. ; Tho iririrked iifdrotio ih tiffe t)tttni-: inilori of tho city bf M6(lforl tf real-" ized in (lid Met that Hie1 larce hith Aohool building bill x'eceiiily compldt cd, together1 With5 tlie lafUb cbtnra'tf. dioils Wdshington s6Hool nnd aif nox, ilitd thb Lincbln schobl crtilhot ttccoiArriodhfo fho ltlOO HlddeiiN. St. ilriry's Acffdefdy it n fHvne institiifiotf in tho city which is d6iilg a splendid work along cduchdbnui lines. It Is aotiatto'tad by tho Cath olic sisters. Tho now year has a most proof isiug outlook, howevor, which U manifoHt, in tho coustruotion oft two largo buildings fo provide fqr the. increase of population npd attend ance. These buiidincs will bo con structed nrg6ly of bfick and stone, of tho latest architectural ((e$igu, of tho bomitiffil uussioti type, and con tain fho Infest" iniproV6nieiis m light ing, heating and vcnfilafibti. Ert6Ii will bo equipped with gymHashim, boys' and girls' luuqhrooms, jirificl- pol's offico opd libnfry robm. Atlcnfiou lA given to physical ed uanlioii, and iho menial value of tho piny, in considered ju'st as, great find ns necessary as many of (ho jugular 'imhool oxorcises." Therefore such games; ns football, banp'efbftll, base ball and olhor oufdpor games nnd oxercisos nro enooiirflge,i, wiihin reasonable limits. he lMedford high fichool football (east now' t nnd for the ptis( (jwo years hayo held tho championship of Sqntfiqrn Oregon. fhqro tro many occasions throughout the school, year wfyoso attraction is very greatly lided by discoursing of good music; la iaot, thorwtnro mnny Cvenfs where, is an essential thing, T(ie hiii sojiool orchestra and (ib high 8hobl Man dolin club, under the faitktut (pnd offieiont direction of at speUl in structor, are doing fljoad worki and students musically inclined e, enter at unv, time, ' rj 'i ui v 41 n