Churches Of The Valley
St. Peter's Episcopal
Fourth and 0 Strtl
Rev. C. A. Kopp
Holy Communion 8am. Church
School, morning prayer, sermon at
11. a.m.
First Baptist Church
UNION, OREGON
Rev. Dcufllaj Field, pastor
Sunday school, 9 45 a.m. Morn
ing worship, ii. Evening worship,
7:30 p.m.
Church of God
(Union, Oregon)
REV. WINTON MORGAN, Pastor
Sunday school, 9:45 a.m. Morning
worship 11. Evening worship 7
30. Young People's meeting 6:30
p.m.
First Methodist
Fourth and Spring Avenue
C. Keith Millt, pastor
Sunday school 9:45 a.m. Morn
ing worship 11. Young people's
meeting Junior MYF 6:30 p.m.
High school MYF 7.
Assembly Of God
Elgin, Oregon
Rev. D. O. Johnson, pastor
Sunday school 9:45 a.m. Morn
ing worship 11. Evening worship
7:30. Young people's meeting
t 6 30 p.m.
Gospel Tabernacle
Assemblies of God
Third and Jefferson Streets
Rev. B. B. Robeson
Sunday school 9:45 a.m. Morn
ing worship 11. Evening wor
ship 7:45.
Our Lady of the Valley
Catholic Church
' Sunday Masses, 8-10 a.m. Ben-
ediction with the Most Blessed
Sacrament immediately after the
10 a.m. Mass.
Elgin: Mass every Sunday at
8 a.m.
Union: Mass Sundays at 9:30.
North Powder: Mass on Sun
days at 8:00.
Church of Nazarene
(Union, Oregon)
REV. A. R. MACDONALD. pastor
Sunday school 10 am. Morn
ing worship 11 a.m. Evening
worship 7:30 p.m.
, First Baptist Church
Sixth and Spring
Rev. Victor Zachariat
Sunday school 9:45 a m. Morn
ing worship 11. Evening worship
7:30 Young people's meeting 6:30
There are four age groups meet
ing. Jr. High BY, 6:30.
Hendrix Methodist
2103 North Fir
Rev. Neal van Loon, pastor
Sunday school, 9.45 a.m. Morn
ing worsmp, 11 a.m. Evening
worship, 7:30 p.m. Young people's
meeting, 7 p.m.
Methodist Church
Elgin, Oregon
Sunday school, 10 a.m. Morning
worship, 11 a.m. Young people's
meeting, Youth Choir, 6 p.m.
M.Y.F.. 7 p.m.
Assembly of God
Wallowa
James McCauley, pastor
S:45 a.m. Sunday School. 11
a.m. Morning worsnip. evening
Worship, 7:30 p.m.
Zion Lutheran
I Ave. on 4th
S. W. Kasten
Sunday school 9:45 a.m. Morn
ing worship 11.
Elgin Church of the
Nazarene
Volney A. Johnson, pastor
Sunday school 9:45 a.m. Morning
worship 11. Evening worship 7:30
p.m. Young people's meeting 6:45
p.m. NYPS. 6:45 p.m.
St. Margaret's Catholic
Church
WALLOWA, OREGON
Sunday Mass, 9 a.m. Holy days,
a.m.
ANN LANDERS
Girl Wants Chance
For A Second Date
Dear Ann Landers: How does a
girl get a swell guy to ask her
out a second time when she made
a great fool of herself on the
very first date?
I had a crush on this certain
fellow for two years but he
thought I was too proud for him.
(He was a senior when I was a
freshman.) Now he's in college
and I'm 17 and he asked me to
go to the college gather-all last
Saturday night. I wanted to give
him the idea I was real sophisti
cated so I had three vodka mar
tinis one right after the other.
Well, I got sick right in his car
and he had to take me home at
10 o'clock.
He was very nice about every
thing but I know he was disgust
ed with me and I don't blame him
a bit. Shall I phone him and
apologize, write a letter or what?
I'd give anything for another
chance. Numskull.
Dear Numbskull: Don't writ
and don't phone. Wait until you
see the boy in person then tell
" him you are horribly ashamed
of yourself. If he doesn't in
vite you out again I wouldn't
blame him. Nothing is so re-
Church Circles
Set Christmas
Meetings
Three circles of the First Pres
byterian Church will meet this
coming week for regular meetings
at which time Christmas will be
observed. Circle 4 will m?et on
Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the home of
Mrs. Harry Karns, 1608 First
Street, with Mrs. Jack Piper as
co-hostess. Mrs. Piper will also be
in charge of the program on
Christian Living."
Circles 2 and 3 will hold a joint
potluck luncheon at the Manse on
Thursday at 1 p.m. with the
Christmas program being planned
by Miss Nell Mahaffey and Mrs
Leila Haun.
At the worship service on Sun
day morning, the Rev. Louis M.
Samson will speak on "What Is the
Bible?" The choir will sing
"Jesus, Lord of Heavenly Grace'
by Whitney and for an offertory
anthem "How Firm a founda
tion." solo by Mrs. Harlow Speck
hart.
The session will held its regular
monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Mon
day, in the parlor, and Geneva
Fellowship and Junior High Fel
lowship will meet at their regular
times on Thursday evening.
The choir will practice at 7: 15
P.m. on Thursday and following
or act ice will n.irtirioate in the
Elks' Memorial Service and w
sing the two anthems performed
1 at the Sundav mornins service.
The Pastor will hold his first
class on Sunday afternoon from
3:30 to 5 in the Darlor. for those
considering church membership
during the Christmas s-ason and
will continue the following Sunday
at the same time.
volting to a fellow as a girl who
gets drunk and ruins his car.
I hope this has taught you to
stay off the joy juice for good.
Dear Ann: I'm a bachelor, go
ing with a woman for seven
months. She has three children
by a previous marriage.
I admit I'm not accustomed to
having children around. Her
youngsters are fairly well behav
ed, but at times they get on my
nerves. Then, too, I wonder if,
after marriage, she would put
them ahead of me.
I love this woman and I want
to marry her but I'm not sure I
can stand her children. Do you
have any advice? Undecided.
Dear Undecided: Yes. I ad
vise you to find single girl or
a childless widow. Your "not
being accustomed to having
children around" is only a part
of the hazard. You'd constant
ly be competing with the chil
dren for you wife's affections
and this would spell disaster.
Dear Ann: I've always consid
ered you a sensible person but
the answer you gave the aunt
who was responsible for the 16-ycar-old
Tom Boy was downright
toolish.
Isn't a 16-year-old girl better
off wrestling in the back yard in
broad daylight with 13 and 14-year-old
neighbor boys than with
a 20-year-old hotshot in a parked
car?
Most young girls are either
necking up a storm, sitting in
front of a mirror making up their
eyes, talking on the phone for
hours, or wearing out rec
ord players. Since when has
physical exercise fallen into ill
repute.'
I was a Tom Boy and I'm nrnnH
of U. It was an honor to be railed
when a kite got caught in a tree,
or when the fellas needed an ex
tra "guy" for football.
Id bet my life you don't have
a caugnter or you d have answer.
ed that problem differently. Mrs.
3.
Dear Mrs. S. You've got a
bum bet. My daughter is in col
lege. If at 16 she was called to
get a kite out of a tree or be
the "extra fellow" on . foot
ball team, I would have been
mighty disturbed.
Some girls mature later than
others, physically ,nd ,mo.
tionally, and this is nothing to
become alarmed about. But a
girl of 16 who Is piina n.r
physical strength against 13 .nd
14-year old nighbor boys has
an immature approach.
Such a girl needs guidance
so that she can feel at home
with boys of 17 and 18 she
should not be operating at the
12-year-old level.
Pioneer Park.
Church of God
Cedar and Jefferson
Harold W. Neal, pastor
Sunday school 945 ain. Morn
ing worship 10:50. 6 30 m., Pre
service prayer meeting. Evening
worship, 7 30. Young p-cple's
meeting 6:30 p m.
Full Gospel Pentecostal
Church
Elder ZEDELL JACKSON, pastor
Sunday School 10 a.m. Morn'Jig
worship 11:15 YPCW 7 p.m. Ewn
worship 8 p.m.
Union Methodist
Rev. Dwight Williams,
Sunday school 10 a.m. Jlorning
worship 11. Young people's meet
ing 6:30 Y'outh Fellowship and
Junior louth fellowship.
Cove Methodist
Rev. Dwight Willij.ms
Sunday school 9 am. Morning
worship 9:45. Y'oung people's meet
ing Sunday evening, 6: 3l, Methodist
Youth renowsnip.
First Baptist Church
ELGIN
JOHN LOVELESS, pastor
Sunday school 9:45 a m. Morning
worship 11. Baptist Training Union
7 p.m. Evening worship 8. Cooper
ating with Southern Baptist conven
tion. Summerville
Baptist Church
Mr. Lester Johnson, pastor
Sunday school, 9:45 a.m. Morn
ing worship, 11 a.m. Evening wor
ship, 7:30 p.m. Young people's
meeting, 7 p.m.. Training Union.
Church of Christ
Corner X and Sprue
Bible study, 10 a.m. Morning
Worship, 11. Lords Supper, 11:45.
Evening service, 7:30.
L.D.S. Church
FIRST WARD
Walter A. Bean, bishop
Sunday: 8:45 a.m., Priesthood
meeting. 10 a.m., Sunday school;
1:30 p.m.. Sacrament meeting.
SECOND WARD
Melvin Westenskow, bishop
Sunday Services: Priesthood
meeting 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School
11 a.m.; Sacrament service 6:30
p.m. in lower chapel.
First Presbyterian
Sixth and Washington
Rev. Louis M. Samson, pastor
Suday School, 9:45 a.m. Morn
ing worship 11.
Kingdom Hall of
Jehovah's Witnesses
Residing Minister, M. Burling
Morning service, 9 a.m. 3 p.m.
Public talk.
Calvary Baptist
COVE, OREGON
Rev. M. Murl Gassoway, pastor
Sunday school 10 a.m. Morning
worship 11. Evening worship 8.
Young people's meeting 7 p.m
training union, 7 p.m.
Assembly of God
IMBLER
Reverend Frank N. Crane
Sunday school 9:45 a.m. Morn
ing worship, 11. Evening Worship,
7:30 p.m.
First Christian
901 Pennsylvania
Rev. Wallace N. Hastings, pastor
Sunday school 9:45 a.m. Morn
ing worship 11. Communion of
the Lord's Supper. 6:45 p.m. Dis
ciple Student Fellowship, 7 p.m
in the church.
Haines Methodist Church
Tom Foster, Minister
Church School, classes for all
ages, 9 a.m. Morning worship at
10. Methodist Youth Fellowship
7 p.m.
Faith Lutheran
(Missouri Synod)
6th and N
(Neighborhood House)
Rev. W. F. Biel, pastor
Adult Bible class and Sunday
school at 4 p.m. Worship at 5 p.
m.
L.D.S. Church
Elgin Ward
Priesthood Mtg., 9:15 a.m., Sun
day school, 10:30a.m. Sacrament
Mtg. 1145 a.m.
L.D.S. Church
Union, Oregon
Bishop Arnold Kohler
Sunday school 10:30 a.m. Young
peoples meeting, Sacrament meet
ing Sunday, 7:30 p.m.
North Powder
Community Church
Tom Foster, Minister
Church school 10 a.m. Classes
for all ages. Morning worship 11
Observer, La Grande, Ore., Sat., Dec. 5, 1959 Pag 3
A . ' A I J .'
YVUMIdllb VVONCJ
MAX1NE NURMI, Woman's Editor
'Brotherhood'
Plans To Hold
Special Meal
"The Oneness of (Jod s People
will be the subject of the ser
man by the Rev. E. V. Kasten
at .ioi Lutheran Church at the
tl a m. service this Sunday. Both
he junior and senior choirs will
Mllg.
On Monday, the Men's Brother
hood will have a special dinner
neeting at 6:30 p.m. The Dor
cas Circle will serve, and Dr. W.
D. Spear will be the guest speak
er.
The Ladies Aid will have their
annual Christmas party at the
home of Mrs. Albert Stein on
Thursdnv at 2 p.m.
The Sunday School will have
a rehearsal Saturday ;it 10.30 a.m.
for the Christmas program to be
presented on Dec. 20.
The confirmation classes ami
choirs will meet at the usual
imes.
First Methodist
Choir Will Sing
Christmas Anthem
To Be Taken For Life" is the
title of the sermon to be preach
ed on Sunday by Rev. C. Keith
Mills, minister of the First Meth
odist church. Could there be
something we are missing in
Christmas that should be there
and be taken for life?
The Chancel Choir, under the
direction of Dr. Lynn Bishop will
sing as the anthem, "Lullaby to
the Christ Child" by Ralph E
Marryott. Mrs. Lila Bishop, or
ganist, will play as the Prelude
"Joseph Lieber, Joseph Mine.
The First Methodist church ra
dio program, "Highroads' will
feature Rev. Keith Mills and the
Chancel Choir Saturday, 8:45 to
9 a.m. The message by word and
song will be centered in Christ
mas.
The Methodist men will hold a
third in their series on 'Self
expression," on Sunday evening
in the home of Dr. Alvin Kaiser,
1400 B Avenue. The following
men will speak on subjects of
their special interest: Eldon Lil
ly, Glen Slabaugh, Donald Scott,
and Alvin Kaiser. Refreshments
and fellowship will round out
the evening.
LOCAL EVENTS
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Fleet will be
honored on 50th anniversary, and j
Mr and Mrs. Duane Fleet, 25th
mmversary, Sunday from 2 to 5
?-m.. m the Jim Fleet home on
v Avenue.
Whirlaway Square Dance club j
ill meet Saturday at the I'nion 1
iportsman's club. All square .
lancers welcome. Members urg- 1
d 10 attend a turkev dinner f
-iiinday at 2 Din. Brine Dotluck
!ih and table service.
Woman's Benefit Association
vil meet v nday at a p m. in the
O'lp hull for reviu'.-ir business
ew offiiiMN fni- 1041(1 to he eteet-
1(1 arj initiated in their rcspec-
''e tluirv
Blue M;. Gem club received an
nvit,tin !,., ttu, stonecraft
,s "f Kmc rprise. to attend a
i:ritni:iv nartv mei'tinir. Mnn-
ay at (i -so p m. in the Clinic
ement at Enterprise. Those
attending are asked to bring a
salad, dessert or cold dish for a
potluck, their own table service
and rock for gift box.
The Rv. L. C Hopkins, evan
gelist, will be special speaker at
tne Sunday morning and eve-
ning senile of the Elgin Church
of the Nazarine. He will show
slides on Alaska at the young
people's meeting at 6:30 p.m. Re
vival services will be held each
evening through Dec. 6. Christ
mas program practice Saturday
at 2 p m.
Blue Mountain Grange will hold
a meeting Saturday, beginning
with 1 potluck at 7 P m. Meeting
to follow.
Union County Daughters of the
Nile club will meet Monday lor
a noon luncheon in the Masonic
hall.
St. Mary's Catholic
Church
Elgin
Sunday Mass 8 a.m.
St. Katherine's
Catholic Churches
ENTERPRISE, ORE.
Sunday Masses, 7 and 10:30 a.m.
.loly days, 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Emmanuel Baptist
(Pythian Hall, 90S M. Avenue)
REV. JAMES WOOD, pastor
Sunday school, 9:45 a.m. Morn
ing worship 11. Baptist Training
Union, 6:30 p.m. Evening worship
7:30. Cooperating with Southern
Baptist Convention.
Union Assembly of God
R. L. CRAMPTON, pastor
Sunday school 9:45 a.m. Morn
ing worship 11. Evening worship
7:30 p.m.
Elgin Christian Church
Rev. Lester Wells, pastor
Sunday school 9:45 a.m. Morning
worship 11. 2 p.m. Sunday sc hool
teachers and officers meet. EveiV
ing worship 7:30 p.m.
Church of the Nazarene
Birch and Y
Rev. Lawrence Abla
Sunday school, 9.45 a.m. Morn
ning worship, 10:50. Evening
worship 7:30. Young peoples meet
ing 6:45 p.m.
Church of Christ,
Scientist
Cor. First and Washington
Sunday school 0:30 a.m., Sun
day morning service 11. Nursery
at 1707 Cedar St. Reading room
at 429 Adams Ave.
Salvation Army
211 Fir St.
Lt. Oakley Summers
Sunday school 9:45 a.m. Morning
worship 11. Holiness meeting: Sun
day morning. Evening worship
7:30. Salvation meeting: Sunday
evening.
: JHkr r-n Vw.- m
PAYS VISIT Mrs. Earl Hooker, San Manuel, Ariz, (left) recently visited with her
sister, Mrs. L. C. Craig and son. Ed Craig a nd families. This is Mrs. Hookers first
time in Oregon and the first tune hi 22 vears that she has seen her nephew, fcd
Craig. Mrs. Craig has been ill lor some' time, and is now recuperating at her home.
(Observer Photo)
Mennonites Try To Obey
Literally Words Of Jesus
EDITORS: This is the 19th in
in an intermittent series of dis
patches on American religious
bodies.
By LOUIS CASSELS
UPI Staff Writer
By the world's standurds. Men
nonites are "impractical" peo
ple. For more than four centuries,
they have been trying to obey
literally the teachings of Jesus.
They have persisted in this dif
ficult task in spite of bloody per
secutions that came close to ex
erminating them and in spite of
the many practical reasons that
others have found (or honing off
the sharp edges o( the Sermon on this is unrealistic, and that it
the Mount
Mcnnonites contend that Christ
meant exactly what he said when
he told his disciples to love their
enemies ... to turn the other
cheek ... to offer no resistance
to those who would do them evil.
They believe tiiiit any use of force
and particularly the waging of
war is totally incompatible with
this commandment. So they are
uncompromising pacifists, refusing
not only to hear arms, but also
to hold office as magistrates of
policemen.
Will Not Argue
If you tell a Mennnnitc that
A Drivers License Examiner
will be on duty in La Grande on
Tuesday at 106 Depot Street be
tween the hours of 9 a.m. and
5 p.m. Persons wishing original
licenses or permits to drive are
asked to file applications well
ahead of the scheduled closing
hour in order t'o assure time for
completion of the required license
test.
Mr. and Mrs. John Skovlin, Rt
2, La Grande, have a daughter
horn Dec. 3, in the Grande Ronde
Hospital. They have named her
Meleah Lynn and she weighs six
pounds, six ounces.
World War I Widows club will
meet in the home of Shirley
Drummand, 906 Main Street, Mon
day at 7 p.m. Christmas din
ner, bring own table service,
covered dish and gift to exchange.
GIA to B of LE will hold a pot
luck at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, in
the Odd Fellows Temple. Meat
furnished. Lodge to follow at
2 p.m.
Association for Childhood Ed
ucation, Union County branch,
will hold a December meeting in
the home of Mrs. Merle Smith,
2018 Adams Avenue, Monday at
7:30 p.m.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Garbe,
EOCenc Court, have a daughter
born Dec. 2, in the St. Joseph
Hospital. They have named her
Cylinda Louise and she weighs
seven pounds, 11 ounces.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Stewart,
103 14lh Street, have a son born
in the St. Joseph Hospital, Dec.
They have mimed him Robert
Thomas and lie weighs eight
pounds, five and a fourth ounces.
Mr. and Mrs. Arlen Tally, Rt. 1,
La Grande, have a son born Dec.
I, in the Grande Ronde Hospital.
They have named him Dennis
'vrlcn, and he weighs eight
pounds, three and a half ounces.
W. C. Daniels of Red Cross
lodge 27, Knights of Pythias, has
been appointed as district depu
ty grand chancelor of District 8.
He was appointed to this office
by Herbert A. Thompson, grand
chancellor of the domaine of
Oregon. District 8, is composed
of Red Cross lodge 27. of La
Grande, Orion lodge 73 of El-
Union Pacific Old Timers
Auxiliary Hold Annual Feed
The Union Pacific Junior Old
Timer's Club 24 held their eighth
annual Harvest Dinner in McAl
lister hall. Some 275 juniors and
their families attended this af
fair. The Union Pacific Safety de
partment made this dinner pos
sible by buying the turkeys. Ta
ble decorations of artificial
flowers and garden vegetables
were placed around the hall.
Clara Kniclil gave the invocation.
While everyone was eating din
ner. Miss l.anetle Carter accom
panied by Miss Elizabeth F.asley,
played a flute solo. At the close
of the dinner llalliday introduc
ed Mr. McMahan, who acted as
master of ceremonies. McMahan
introduced the following guests
and members, O. 1). Christopher-
son, iratnmusicr, .iiiiin i.iiuu,
llalliday, president of the jun-lrnad foreman of engineers, and
Correction Please
Further information concern-
inir the Murray and Williams
adding, includes the mother of
the groom, Mrs. Percy Williams,
wearing a cocoa brown afternoon
dress for the ceremony and a
corsage of yellow roses. Mrs. Roy
Pohrman and Mrs. Howard 1'ohr
man, both of Portland, were in
charge of gifts.
iors opened the dinner by lead-l
ing in the (lag salute, then Mrs.
gin, and Gauntlet lodge 8 of
Baker.
Wesleyan circle will hold a
Christmas party in Fellowship
hall, at the First Methodist
Church, Tuesday, at 7:45.
Celebrating birthdays today
are Lennie Wagoner and Hi;;uie
Eugene Smith. La Grande. To
morrow, Hazel Fuller, Imbler;
Evert Arbogast, Elgin: Linda
Finn, Mrs. Garald Petennan
Mike Wall and Jimmy McMahan,
.a Grande.
St. Peter's Episcopal Cuild wi
hold a Silver Tea, Wednesday at
2 p.m., in the Parish hall, corner
Fourth and O Streets. There will
be a gift table, mincemeat and
candy for sale. Open to the pub
lic.
Wahanka Extension Unit will
hold their Christmas Party in
the home of Ruth Roe, 1708 Y
Avenue, Wednesday at 130 p.m.
Bring Christmas decorating ideas,
recipe and samples of Christmas
goodies. Gift exchange.
Eagles Auxiliary Sewing club
will meet in the home of Neva
King, 701 Washington Avenue,
Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. Potluck at
ioon.
Free Square Dance practice at
1209 Fourth Street, Wednesday
at 7 p.m. ,
Mrs. Ladd, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Yeske: Mrs. Yeske is president of
(he Old Timer s Club: Mr. and
Mrs. John Franke, dispatcher re
cently moved here from Portland;
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Marshall,
hrakeman recently moved here
from Hunington; Mr. and Mrs.
Morris Bruce who is past pres
ident of the general committee
of the juniors.
Alter the introductions Mc
Mahan asked Christopherson to
si.y a few words. At this time
Christopherson presented McMa
han an honorary membership card
for being past president of the
juniors and for his outstanding
and hard work in the past.
Next on the program Mrs. Earl
Johnson, president of the Junior
Old Timer's auxiliary, presented
Mrs. Vance James with a gift
from the club for her long and
active part in the juniors.
After the dinner llalliday and
McMahan showed two movies,
"Championship Skiing" and "Win
ter in Sun- Valley." These were
films taken by the Union Pa
cific Railroad.
I he committee for the dinner
was Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Spence
chairman; assisted by Mr. and
Mrs. Theron Ham, Mr. and Mrs
John I.add, Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Don Taal,
Mr. and Mrs., Charles Koczan, Mr.
ana Mrs. Dale Stoop, Mr. and
Mrs. Berpard Swart, Mr. and Mrs.
Uyde Harrison. Mr. and Mrs
Harold Hillary, Mr. and Mrs. Pete
(JKourkc and Mr. and Mrs. H
A. Guenlher. The programs and
decorations were made by Mr.
and Mrs. Vance James and Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Thompson.
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opens the way for the strong to
exploit the weak, and the wicked
to enslave the good, he will not
try to argue with you. He will
simply tell you that "Mennonites
are determined to take the Lord's
words at their face value, regard
less of what it may cost." And he
will remind you that Jesus told
His disciples they should expect
to suffer for His sake.
Christian love, - in Mennonite
teaching, involves far more than
avoiding any hurt to your neigh
bor. It is a positive obligation to
serve all men. to seek the good
of others even at the sacrifice of
your own legitimate interests. All
members of the church are called
upon to "practice lives of seif-
deniul and fugality. to live sim
ply rather than in luxury so
that they will have the means as
well as the will to feed the hun
gry and clothe the naked.
"Left Wing" Reformationists
History has given Mcnnonites
abundant opportunity to demon
strate their readiness for suf
fering and self-denial. The move
ment originated in Zurich, Switz-
t l.i id. in 153S, and quickly spread
to The Netherlands. Historians
have called it "the left wing of
the Protestant reformation be
cause its adherents went far be
yond the followers of Luther and
Uilvin in repudiating Catholic tra
ditions and socking to return to
the "original'' practices of the
earliest Christians described in
the New Testament.
The first members were called
"Anabaptists" because they re
jected infant baptism and Insisted
that only adult believers proper
ly' could he baptized. The later
term "Mennonite" came from
Menno Simons, a former Catholic
priest who became leader of the
Dutch Anabaptists in 1536.
Movement Almost Extinguished
The Anabaptist-Mennonites have
paid a heavy price for their radi
calism. More than 5,000 of them
were burned, drowned, beheaded
or otherwise put to death during
the first 10 years. The ruthless
persecutions which they encount
ered in both Protestant and Cath
olic countries very nearly extin
guished the movement. Many of
the survivors migrated to nerth
Germany and Prussia, where thev
settled on wastelands that no one
else wanted and brought them
into fertile' production through
their patient skill as farmers.
In 1WI3, a group of Mennonites
from central Europe found a ha
ven of tolerance in Quaker Penn
sylvania. Others soon followed.
Within a few years there was a
steady flow of Mennonite immi
grants to free America.
Today, nearly half of the
world's 500,000 Mcnnonites live in
the United States. Pennsylvania
remains the main center of
strength, but there also are Jarge
groups in Indiana, Ohio, Kansas,
Michigan and the Dakotas, and
smaller bodies in nearly every
slate.
ATTIND THI
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and Church . . . this Sunday and ev
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vited to study and worship with the
church of your choice.
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by
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