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4? Tomorrow's Sunday ' r . : A'etra of Special Church Activities in Salem and the Valley Vacation Bible School' On Furlough Institute Planned by Council of Churches r A Vacation Church School In-, kindergarten, primary and junior j fU stitute for the Salem area will be departments as well as a section j K' 1 held at First Methodist Church in Salem on Tuesday from 9 a.m to 4 p.m. to train leaders and teachers in the methods of car rying on a summer Vacation Church School program in the lo cal church. The institute is sponsored and arranged by the Oregon Council of Churches under the auspices of the Salem Council of Churches. Registration costs one dollar. Those attending are requested to bring a sack lunch for noon, and coffee will be provided by . the Council. 'Child care will .be provided for those bringing their children. r :- Attention will be given to the Dr. Johnson To Lead Area Gospel Meet . Dr. Torrey Johnson, klfswn across America as a leaderj of men, will be the speaker for the Salem "Messages on Life" cam paign May 1 through May 15. These meetings will be held in the Rodeo Arena, state fair grounds, with more than, 30 churches cooperating in the! ef fort i Oyer a period of more than 25 years as a pastor, educator, youth leader, and international Christ ian statesman. Dr. Johnson has uncovered and developed many prominent Christian leaders of today. ' Among those who have rallied around him and found the doors of larger service through his leadership have been Evangel ist Billy Graham; Dr. Frank C. Phillips of Portland Youth for .Christ: Dr. Bob Pierce of Korea; Dr. Bob Cook, president of Youth for Christ International: and the Rev. Robert Evans of the Euro pean Bible Institute in Paris. on administration of the vacation church school. The institute will open with- a- worship period and close with a dedication service. Leaders in the institute are the Rev. Robert Rumer, pastor of Palatine Hill Presbyterian church in Portland, and chairman of the Christian . education division of the Oregon Council of Churches; Miss Ioma Mae Jones, director of Christian education, Mallory Ave- i nue Christian Church, Portland; Mrs. Arthur Hoepner, assistant in Christian education. Savage Mem orial ' Presbyterian Church, Port land; Mrs. Fred Scherer, director of children's work. First Presby terian Church, Salem: Mrs. Ed ward Konke, children's worker, primary department, First Pres byterian Church, Salem; Mrs. Julian Keiser, First Congrega tional Church, Salem; Mrs. Lee Haskins, consultant in .children's work for the board of Christian education of the Methodist Con ference, Jason Lee Methodist Church, Salem; the Rev. Calvin Moore, minister of Christian ed ucation, First Methodist Church, Salem. Included in the Salem Confer ence are churches from Albany, Aumsville. Aurora, Corvallis. Dal las, Gervais, Independence, Jef ferson, Mill City, Monmouth, Sil verton, Stayton, Turner, Wood- burn and Salem. If 1 It 8 ' I fcl iimi nn 'ml mmij Portland Trip Planned by Choir The junior choir of St. Paul's Episcopal Church wrH go to Portland hy bus for the annual Diocesan Lenten offering festival at Trinity Episcopal Church on May 1. Over 50 members- of the choir are expected to make the trip. Choir director is Miss Ruth Bedford and assistant is A. A. Manke. Choir of Salem Academy to Give Concert The : student choir of Salem Academy will present a sacred concert Sunday night at Christian and Missionary Alliance Church. Under the direction of Prof. John Eby, the choir will render a full evening of religious music, featuring both negro spirituals and the old classic hymns of the church. The Rev. Henry Turnidge. president of the academy, will report on the activities and pro gress of the school. The Rev. Paul W. Gunther, pastor of the church will receive the evening offering for the school. The public con cert will begin at 7:30. Male Quartet Plans Concert Here Sund 1st ELiB Church Built in 1866 Alton C. Halvorson, missionary on furlough from Madagascar, who will speak' in Salem Thursday evening. Missionary To Speak on Madagascar Missionary Alton C. Halvorson, now on furlough with his family will present a mission program relating to his work in the Evan gelical Lutheran Church's mission field in Madagascar, Thursday at 8 p.m. at Grace Lutheran church. Missionary Halvorson's work among the primitive Tandroy tribes of Madagascar will be de scribed through the use of colored slides. He will also play tape recordings of native voices m con trast to the singing of the con verts. ' Out of a population of 300,000 on this field, about 10.000 natives are members of the Malagasy Lutheran church. THE CHURCH OF GOOD NEWS Gospel Services Every Sunday Afternoon At 2:30 P.M. In tho Women's Club Bldg. , 460 N. COTTAGE Come and Worship With Us Mr. and Mrs. Kress in Charge Club to Hear Bee Specialist The Booster club of St. Mark's Lutheran Church will have a no host dinner Monday night in the church parlors. Coffee and des sert will be furnished by the committee. A. B. Black, bee specialist from the state department of agri culture, will be the guest speaker and there will be a musical num ber. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Liudahl are chairmen of the host com mittee and they will be assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Julius Haganson, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Meyes, Mr. and Mrs. George Towle, and Mrs. Arthur Engler. MISSIONARY SUNDAY Churches Plan Clothing Drive Statesman News Service SILVERTON-Lutheran church es of Silverton will cooperate in a nation-wide clothing appeal April 24-30, sponsored by Luth eran World Relief for aid to ref ugees and needy people around the world. For the past several years clothing appeals have been con ducted here twice a year. In the 1954 Thanksgiving clothing ap peal, more than Zxh million pounds of used clothing, were collected throughout the nation. In charge of the local collection are the three Lutheran pastors. the Rev. A. W. Nelson, the Rev. J. A. Luthro and the Rev. A. Hokonson. The Male Quartet from North west Christian College will te special guests at First Christian Church Sunday. That day is des ignated as NCC day throughout the territory "where Christian churches support the college Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Mon tana, and Utah. The quartet will bring special messages in song both during the church school hour and during the morning worship service. E. M. Eldridge, who is field repre sentative for the college, will be with the boys and will bring the message of the morning, speaking on the importance of Christian higher education. There will be a special offering for the support of college pro grams. The quartet is made up of boys selected for their ability and especially trained to make tours into the various areas of the col lege. Those in the quartet this year are all studying for ' the Christian ministry: Harvey Rueg segger, bass, a sophomore from Kalispell, Mont; Dick Speck, first tenor, a freshman from Olympia, Wash.: Earl Gibbs, second tenor, a sophomore from Dallas, Ore.; and Marion Castle, baritone, a sophomore from Sumner, Wash. Linfield Official Plans Salem Talk Sunday Evening The Rev. Earle Shipley, newly appointed assistant to the presi dent of Linfield College, will speak at Calvary Baptist Church Sunday evening. The service is sponsored by the 35 members of the church who are alumni or students of Lin field. During the Sunday School hour the college male quartet will sing and present a nroeram. A dinner for all high school stu dents is being provided by the alumni in order to acquaint them with some of the members of the student body. This will follow the morning service. The president of the student body at Linfield will speak to the Youth Fellowship groups at 6:15. Mr. Shipley, until recently a minister in California, was a class mate of Pastor Omar N. Barth at Eastern Baptist Seminary in Philadelphia. He took that train ing following his own graduation at Linfield. ' f . - . .. . t i -i - i : ' S.r - ' 14 r - V, r . . 5 ' ... i To Attend Canby Convention r U The 90th anniversary of First Evangelical United Brethren Church in Salem will be observed this week. Shown above is the first church building erected in 1S66 at Center and Liberty streets. At left is the parsonage. The congregation's present building, located at Marion and Summer streets, was completed in 1931. Salem Church to Celebrate 90th Anniversary on Sunday State.a New Servfe SILVERTON Members of Sil- verton Lutheran churches will at tend the Willamette Circuit Lu ther League convention to be held Sunday afternoon and eve- ning in Zoar Lutheran Church, canby. Registration besins at 2:30 p.m. Trinity Luther League deli- gates are Rachel McBride and Gary Ohren with James Palm auist as devotional leader at the 7 p.m. session. Twila Gillis, Im- manuel Luther Leaguer, will present a topic, Why I Plan to Go to San Francisco Convention" during the afternoon. Miss Gillis and John VanCleave are the Im- manuel delegates to the Canby convention. Featured speaker at the banquet will be the Rev. O. L. Void of Vancouver, Wash. .trinity board of trustees will meet Tuesdav nieht at 8 n m at the church; Trinity Brotherhood meets Friday night at 8 with the Boys Work program, and the boys of the church as guests. Arnold Neuman of Salem will be guest speaker Sunday night at Christian and Missionary Alli ance Church at 6:30 at Alliance Youth Fellowship, and again at 7:45 at the evening worship hour. Calvary Lutheran Church will join other Lutheran Free church es in a circuit meeting at Cen tral Lutheran, Salem, Sunday afternoon. A former pastor, the Rev. Wil liam MacGlassen, will be the. speaker at the morning worship at Pilgrim Holiness Church Sun day. The Rev. Mrs. Myrna A. Dael, wife of the district superin tendent, will be the Sunday eve ning speaker .at 7:30. A motiorpicture, "Salt of the 311' will be featured Sunday night at .First Christian Church. The Methodist Youth Fellow ship meets with a sub-district feK lowship at Lyons Sunday night at 7:30 p.m. Evangelist At First Baptist 11:00 A.M. "The Holy Spirit The Fjjnger of God" O 3:00 P. M. O 9 Irish Evangelist DAVID HOOD In the Lower Auditorium 7:30 p.m. . Japanese Missionaries ROY ond SEIKO HASEGAWA 395 Marion St. Lloyd T. !-s W.Vr Anderson, Pastor War, Peace Topic of Talk Sunday morning the Salem Uni tarian Fellowship meeting at 10:30 in the Woman's club will have a panel discussion on "What Shall We Tell Our Children About War and Peace?" Service leader and moderator of the panel will be Thomas C. Enright, Participating members will be Capt. Wallace S. Wharton, USNR, Dale O. Merrill, social studies teacher from Leslie Jun ior high school, and Faith R. Wyckoff. First Church of the Nazarene Center At Thirteenth mm 1 9:45-Church School er- ' V u 10:50 Worship, Rev. W. D McGriw. i 1 Special Speaker Salem's Singing Church 6:30 Youth Hour 6:30 Adult Prayer Hour 7:30 Evangelistic Service Rev. W. D. McGraw, Speaker The Public is Invited William F. Clay, Minister Student Pastor To Give Message At Falls City Statesman Newi Serrir FALLS CITY A Northwest Christian College of Eugene min ister will fill the pulpit of Falls City Christian Church Sunday morning. The Falls City Christian Church's pastor, the Rev. Don Whitney, who is also a student at the college, will preach at Glad stone on Sunday morning. The students are going to var ious churches throughout the state to tell of the work going on at the school and explain what churchgoers can do to help ad vance it. First Evangelical United Breth ren Church in Salem is prepar ing a 90th anniversary celebra tion Sunday to commemorate the congregation's founding in 1865. The day will also celebrate the beginning of what, is now the Oregon-Washington ' Conference of the Evangelical United Breth ren Church the same year. The church's first pastor, the Rev. James Crossman, arrived on June 13, 1864, from Pittsburgh, Pa. He first preached in the old courthouse which stood in the same location as the present structure. In 1865 he began erecting a church at Center and Liberty streets and the Rev. C. F. Dein inger, also from Pittsburgh, dedi cated the building in 1866. The following year the Rev. Dein inger was transferred to Salem and the Rev. Crossman went to Corvallis. In 1879, the Rev. Josiah Bowersox became minister and continued until his death at 91 year. During the years beginning in 1884 another man, the Rev. C. C. Poling, became prominent in Evangelical annual in Oregon and for two terms served the Salem church. His youngest son, Dr. Paul N. Poling, is now pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Sa-! lem. j In May 1893, the congregation lost the use of the building at Liberty and Center streets and met for a time at the WCTU quarters on Court street. A year later a church was completed on Cottage street and was dedicated Dec. 16, 1864. This building burn ed in 1916 and the congregation immediately erected another building which is now known as the Salem Woman's club. The congregation's present building at Marion and Summer streets was completed in 1931 and dedicated on April 19 of that year. In 1946 the Church of the United Brethren in Christ and the Evangelical Church united taking the name of First Evan gelical United Brethren Church. Study Class To Conclude The annual study class spon sored by the women of Christ ! Lutheran Church under the Wom en's Missionary Federation pro- rgam will conclude this I Sunday evening at a special session for the parish. j The theme and topic for this year's study is "Men and God in the City." Mrs. Martha Fox is the general chairman of the study sessions. The concluding session will be conducted by Mrs. Glen Collins and a film will be shown, "In His Name." I West African Missionary mr Program Due Dr. Robert Sandilands, who is scheduled to return to Cameroun, West Africa, the last of May to carry on his work as a Presbyter ian medical missionary, will speak and show motion pictures at 7:30 Wednesday evening at First Pres byterian Church. Dr. Sandilands and his family Lwent to Africa in 1948. He is the physician and surgeon in charge of Metat hospital and is respon sible for village clinics and the leper colony which come under the care of the Metat hospital During the past year the Sandi lands have been on furlough from Cameroun and have been living in Salem. The Wednesday evening service will be held in the Condit Room of the church. . - I? Rev. W. D. McGraw, district su perintendent of the Oregon Pa-' clfic District, will preach the closing sermon of the evangelis tic campaign which has been in progress at First Church of the. Nazarene, Sunday evening at 7:30. Come! Sec! Hear! . A Sermon In Action "The Book of Life" 13 Characters Assisting in Pantomime Action EVANG. MAX COLBVRN Sunday Night at 7:45 FOURSQUARE CHURCH 490 N. 19th St. Salem Sunday School 9:45 AJVI. 11:00 A.M. 'Jesus Aboord' 6:45 P.M. Youth Service You Are Invited Rev. Percy Philp, Pastor FIRST METHODIST CHURCH i Down Town The Tall White Spire with the Chimes I . 9:30 and 11:00 a. m. "IS HE HERE?" Broadcast, KSLM 11:30-12:00 BROOKS H. MOORE MINISTER Your Invitation To The Englewood Church North 17th ond Nebraska Streets 11:00 A.M orning WorshJp-Uy.lty Day, 2 3 0-430 P M OPEN HOUSE r.fVi. ,t the parsonage All friends and members invited . 7:30 P.M.-"Symphony of Life Colored Film Starring Dale Evans Plans Made for Illustrated Talk An illustrated sermon entitled "The Book of Life" is planned for Suday night at 7:45 at Salem Foursquare Church. Evangelist Max G, Colburn of Albany is con ducting the revival services. Thirteen will assist in the por trayal of the message in panto mine as Evangelist Colburn speaks on the text found in the Book of j Revelation. The Rev. Percy Philip will speak at the 11 a.m. worship hour on the subject, "Jesus Aboard." "I HEARD THE VOICE OF GOD" Strange and Wonderful Event Rev. Wyatt Tells About a Personal Experience Sunday, 1 1 A. M. Worship GREAT MIRACLE SERVICES Saturday, 7:45 P. M.f Sunday WITH DAN WHITE and MAX WYATT NIGHTLY (Kxrent Mondavi 7:45 P. WL Welcome A Special Sunday School Class for You 9:45 a m. FAITH TABERNACLE 1305 North Fifth at Gaines First j Presbyterian Church i Chemeketa and Winter - "The Divint) Imagination'' By Dr. Poling Two Services: 9:45 and 11 a.m. KOCO 10:00 A.M. CONCERT PLANNED NORTH HOWELL The Salem Singers will present a concert Friday at 8 p.m. at the North Howell Community Church. This group numbers 20 male voices and represent many of the Salem churches.: Rev. W. D. McGraw You Arc Invited to Hear Rev. W. D. McGraw at the First Church of the Nazarene Center at Thirteenth Saturday Night, April 23 Sunday Morning and Evening, April 24 Evening Services 7:30 Morning Services 9:45-10:50 William F. Clay, Minister WELCOME To Inspiring Worship Services Free Methodist Church Market and Winter 9:45 AJW. Growing Sunday School 11 AJVI. "A Hope That Hallows" 7:30 P.M. "The Powerful Gospel" Inspiring Song Service A Cordial Welcome - ft - V LSSSta For the J6taot) oftht $arth Far the hcauty of the earth. Tor Vm glory of the slits, For the ove uhkh from our birth - Over anl around us lies: Lori of all, to thee wc raise This, our hymn of grateful fraise. It uas urittoi hj Folliott S; Pirnwiut to U 5un at tlw celebration of the Lord's Swrjw,, eni 15 wild ustl $ t children's hymn for flower festivals. Its glowing tifrcssim of grali tide for ikt Lorl's uvnitrs in nature anl human lovt explains its peat popularity. Attend the Church of Your Choice CLOW Church At Ferry Ki -i FUNERAL HOME- Phone 3-9139 Salem's LUTHERAN WELCOME YOU North Capitol at Gaines Churches vCntfUl (L. F. C.) Harald Grindal. Pastor Services 11 A.M. and 7 P ?M. Sunday School : AM. f Lp' i State at 18th VrfllTlSl (A.I.C) T.M GeDhard, Pastor . Services &:45 A M and 11 AM Sunday School 10 A.M. Faith 4505 North Rlvei Road (UXC.) Wauen W. Pechman. Pastor Services 11 A M Sunday School S.C AM. Good Shepherd 3825 S s Grace I St. John's (U.L.C) 3825 South Commercial Rev. O. W. Ebright D D. Services U AH. Sunday School :4S AM. . 3300 Sunnyview Ave (E.LC) L W Holte. Pastor Services sj AM Sunday School S-4S A.M. 14th and Court Streets (L C Mo Syn ) H W Gross, Pastor Services 10 30 A.M. Sunday School fl:15 AM. Cv sVi..lr' 343 North Church 3rv IViarK (Ui.C) John L Cauble. Pastor 5undav School 30 AM. Wonhln Service 11 KM. " mm mm m w m am z nor? f A MIGHTY MESSAGE FOR A WEARY WORLD TORREY J0HNS0N-STRAT. SHUFELT May 1 - 7 P.M. Rodeo. Arena-State Fairgrounds Free Parking on Silverton Road Side 4 ' "01 ' it a i" First Evangelical United Brethren Church Corner of Marion and Summer 90TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Sunday, April 24th Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Anniversary Worship Service 10:45 a.m. Rev. E. A. Fogg t Conference Superintendent, Speaker 90TII iVWEIMRY SERVICE 3:00 P.M. 4 ' Dr. C. P. Gates Former Conference Superintendent, Guest Speaker EVE.I.G AHIVERSM RALLY 7:30 P.M. Rev. Dean L. Vermillion Conference Superintendent, Speaker Plan to attend each Service throughout the dayl Rev. A. G. JamiesonJ minister; Wm. Efwk, Organist; Re'. Richard Penin, Asst Minister . ; L : : ; L