Eugene register-guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1930-1983, November 21, 1953, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextAN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER Alton F. Baker EDITORWlUIam M. Tugman MANAGING EDITOR Alton F. Baiter Jr. SERVICES FUN Associated Press, United Press, Audit Bureau oi Circulation!. Tha Register-Guard's policy is the complete and impartial publication in its news pages oi all news and statements on news. On this page the editors of the Register Guard offer their opinions on events of the day and matters of importance to the community, endeavoring to be candid but fair and helpful in the development of con structive community policy. A newspaper is A CITIZEN OF ITS COMMUNITY. Entered at the Post Office at Eugene, Oregon, as second-class matter. EUGENE, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1953 'I Think, Therefore I Am1 An anthropologist walks through the fields, gazes at the seeds clinging to his coat and the dried grasshopper leg in his hand, and asks: What is life? How did it start? What is the essence of that which marks the gap between the rock and the slime which clings to it? An astronomer contemplates the galax ies beyond galaxies and asks: In this vast ness of space and distances and incalcuable multiplicity of stars and planets are we living things, on this one infinitesimal earth, alone? Humanity has always been asking such questions and inventing its own answers, from the naive folklore of the primitives through the scarcely more sophisticated mythology of the ancients down to the sometimes self-assured explorers with mi croscope or telescope of today. And the more these men discover, the longer they reflect, the humbler they become. We would recommend in this connec tion the reading of two recent articles: one by the anthropologist, Dr. Loren C. Eiseley, in the Ocfober Harper's; the other by the noted astronomer, Dr. Harlow Shapley, in the November Atlantic. Dr. Shapley is careful to define his basic term: "life as we know it." And he limits the conditions necessary for its existence to a planet of a "suitable distance from the star, of near-circular orbit, of proper mass, salubrious atmosphere, and reasonable ro tation period." Even though the odds are a trillion to one against other such planets existing, says he, there are still a hundred million potential life theaters. And he con cludes: "We are not alone." But he still asks "the basic question 'Life, what is it and how did it start? "' Dr. Eiseley observes that: After having chided the theologist for his m tin h n A STlA mirilMO SfipTlPfl fOUnd leuaiiic im jujio mi" ............. itself in the unenviable position of having to create a mytnoiogy oi us own; nameiy, we as sumption that what, after long effort, could not be proved to take place today had, in truth, taken place in the primeval past. Of the "secret of life" he concludes: I do not think it will yield to the kind of analysis our science is capable of mak ing. And again: I would say . . . that it must be plain even to the most devoted materialists that the matter of which he speaks . , . may not impossibly be. as Hardy said, "but one mask of many worn by the Great Face behind." These are men able and sincere in their scholarship as are others. But may they not, in their humanly intelligent search for answers, be over-looking the biggest, the most significant fact of the universe: the existence of the very intelligence with which they ponder these great questions. If thev are beginning to doubt, as Dr, Eiseley suggests, that the beginnings of organic life took place, as Darwin postu lated, in some "warm little pond," could they possibly look for the origins of con sciousness there? Will they not, sooner or later, lift their eyes from cell and proto plasm and explore the implications of the fact of thought? Students' Thanksgiving Rite Is Tuesday; Dr. Koo Speaks By ANDY SALMINS An all-campus religious Thanks giving service will be held at Gerlinger Hall from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, under the aus pices of University Religious Council. Dr. T. Z. lioo, former secretary of the World Student Christian Federation, will be the main speaker. Koo Is at present professor of oriental studies at the State Uni versity of Iowa. He was secretary of the WSCF for 14 years and has been a leading religious fig ure for a long period. Tuesday evening at 5:30, Dr. Koo will be guest at the Wesley Foundation potluck din ner prior to his leading the Thanksgiving Meditation at Ger lingen Hall. Because of Thangs- giving vacation, there will be no Thursday Chapel at Wesley nor any weekend activities. North-Side Church Notes By MILDRED BOYD B I Hour Will Have Eugene Monday Morn Saluting the city of Eugene, the Mutual Network release of the Bible Institute Hour will pre sent interesting facts concerning the city Monday morning, No vember 23, at 8:30. This program is heard locally over station KORE, 1450 on the dial. The Bible Institute of Los Angeles, where the program or iginates, has been training young people as pastors and mission aries for more than forty-five years, and quite a few Eugene young people are attending the college at the present time. On the broadcast, reference will be made to some of the city's leading points of interest, personalities and how Eugene is represented in the school in Los Angeles. Air Church Has Service On Holiday The Rev. Robert D. Hershey, pastor of the Evangelical Luther an Church of the Holy Trinity of New York, will be the early speaker on KERG-CBS Radio's "Church of the Air" Sunday, Nov. 22, 7 a.m. Dr. Hershey's sermon is on "This Business of Prayer." W. Stuart Booth, former mem ber of the Christian Science Board of Directors, is the 7:30 a.m. speaker. His topic, "The Real Reason for Thanksgiving,' presented with the approval of the Board of Directors of the Mother Church, the First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston. their annual holiday turkey din- The Westminster Presbyterian ner at Christian House at 6:15 church will have a special o'clock Tuesday, November 24. Mrs. Leo Berg is general chair man. She is being assisted by Mrs. Hjalmar Rathe, Mr. and Mrs. Preston Bradley, and Mr. Leo Berg. Reservations are need ed by noon Monday at 5-0927 4-0210, or at Christian House. There will be a baby sitter for small children. The program will consist of musical selections and other entertainment features of an informal nature. All married students arc welcome, Open House will be held con tinuously during Homecoming Weekend at Christian House on the campus, according to Bob Randall, president. Sunday morn. ing program will open with Do- nut Hour at 9:15 o clock, follow ed by Bible class led by Dr. Victor P. Morris. At 5:30 p.m. there will be a special Thanks giving service led jointly by the Worship Committee, Jean Miller, chairman, and the Program Com mittee, Mitzi Asai, chairman. The Fireside discussion at 9 p.m. will consider the work of the Children's Hospital school Lloyd Eppenbaugh, director will speak of the work of the school, and will answer questions regard ing its program. All students in vited to attend. Married Students will hold A group discussion on "The Catholic Church at the Time of the Reformation" is planned for the meeting of the Newman Club, Sunday Nov. 22, at 7:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart Hospital. The meeting will commence with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 7:00 p.m. in the chapel and will be followed with a social hour. Thanksgiving and Communion service Sunday at 11:00 a.m. On Sunday evening a Deputation Team from Westminster Foun dation at the University of Ore gon will be at the Westminster Fellowship meeting to be held at 187 Van Duyn Loop. They will speak to the young people on Vocations. The Willagillespie Baptist Church is having Candle-light Thanksgiving Service on Wed nesday evening November 25, at 7:30 p.m. to which the com munity is cordially invited. Church of God Calls Delegates To Meet Team The Church of God, which has general offices in Anderson, Ind. is conducting a series of "Mid- Century Evangelistic Meetings" throughout the United States, to train representatives from con gregations in this area to carry back inspiration to their congre gations. Some of the personnel on the two teams that are travel ing for these meetings are T. Franklin Miller, executive secre tary of the Board of Christian Education; Miss Naomi Randall, executive secretary of 'Home Missions Board: James Austin, missionary to Alaska who is serv ing there as Alaskan Field Repre sentative; and Edgar Williams, missionary from China. Representatives from all con gregations in this area will meet Nov. 23-24 at the Friendly St. Church of God where Rev. Wilma I. Perry is pastor. while the day sessions will be conducted for registered delegates only, the evening services will be open to the public. Rev. James Austin, missionary from Alaska, will speak. Thankful Theme Stirs Churches By MARGARET BENSTON "Father, We Thank Thee ,,, Tho nno iirMt religious festival originated by our own country and carried around the world by American mis sionaries, occurs again this coming week, and Eugene will again be in the forefront with Thanksgiving worship. First Baptist Church has been chosen this year, and the Rev. Perry Smitn, one o: our newer iiiiiiimei mi "a to Eugene, will speak to the union congregation. The mooa oi inanKsgivuig wings uwus" - tution in Korea, and most churches are at this time hurriedly preparing collec tions for Korea's winter, Re member, the things we sent last year have long since been worn out by active youngsters and hard-working laborers, men ana women. A work outfit that would last a long time with our electric washing machines doesn't; last that long under Korea's primitive conditions. We had an Interesting visit from Elmer H. Brown of Pasadena, Calif., who is a special represen tative of the American Friends Service Committee, recently re turned from Korea. He came in with Harold E. L. Barton, of Eu gene, also of the AFSC and the local Friends Meeting. Brown said he covered the area from Pusan to Seoul, with the major portion of time at Kunsan, where the AFSC service unit is operating a medical and a relief and rehabilitation program. He was on the radio and spoke at a meeting here m Eugene, but had to go on to Newburg, in his sched ule of appearances. "There are still a million and a half refugees in South Korea," he said, "and these in the main are dependent for their whole susten ance, on the daily three "hops' Sunday evening, Nov. 22, will feature the third meeting of "Campus Gods on Trial" at the Westminster Foundation, 1414 Kincaid. The specific topic of the evening is: "Fitting the Jig-Saw Puzzle Together." The meeting begins at 6 p.m. and is followed by a social hour at 7 p.m. The Vesper Service will be led by Lynn Husband and Gail West; the speaker is the Rev. Thorn H. Hunter, Presbyterian University Pastor, and special music will be provided by Bill Vcach. Because ' of the Thanksgiving holiday, there will be no meeting on Wednesday or Friday evening. The Willagillespie Baptist Church will officially launch the denomination al program of "Churches for New Frontiers" at the Sunday morning service. This is a program of church extention under the American Baptist Con vention with a total objective of $8,350,000.00. In the State of Oregon the Churches for New Frontiers program is being launched jointly with a Fund Campaign for Linfield College at McMinnville. In this unique re lationship, Oregon Baptists will be enabled to give both to the establishing of American Bap tist Churches and to the training of future Christian leadership for these churches. The state goal is $200,000.00 with $100,000.00 to be used for church extension and $100,000.00 for Linfield College. The Willagillespie Baptist Church has accepted the goal of $2,340.00 as their portion of the program. Ham Dinner The Bethesda Lutheran Co-80 Club will be host to the Univer sity of Oregon Lutheran Student Group, Sunday, 6 p.m. in the Parish Hall. A ham dinner will be served. Councillor James Kal las will address the group, and tne newly-formed a cappella choir of students will sing, di rected by Hans Mollerup. Mol lerup is a Danish foreign-ex- cnange student, who is a music major at U of O. He will play several piano selections. A movie will be shown to the children of the families. Lutherans May Build Spencer Creek Lutheran church members are considering an offer of a tract of land on Gimple Hill Road one mile east of the church as the site ot tne proposed new building. The tract, with an adequate water supply, is being offered by Mr. and Mrs, Frank Kinney of Oregon Settle ment Association. Final action on the proposition and on the building plans will be taken at a January meeting of the con gregation when Dr. H. L. Foss of Seattle, Pacific District presi dent, and Pastor C. Solberg of the Home Mission Department of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Minneapolis will be present for consultation. The present church building was erected many years ago and it is not adequate to carry on the activity of the church; also the water supply is inadequate. The members have been deliberating for many weeks on building plans, according to Pastor Gott leib Schmitt, who has been serv ing the church as a full time pas tor since July of this year. of rice from KCAC (Korean Civil Assistance Command) which is the Dart of the UN program largely supporlcd by American money, appropriated by the gov ernment of the United States from its treasury. Thev are dependent for their clothing on the gifts that are cnan neled through the various volun teer aeencies in America vari ous church groups, Church World Service, AFSC, etc. Brown emphasized the continu ing need for a steady level of as sistance, with winter coming on, and that probably over the coming vear. our clothing contnouuons will be much needed and very much appreciated. "One of the saddest aspects about Korea is the fact that their daily rice ration doesn't do them as much good as it should because of the very high infection of Intes-1 tinal parasites. This coupled with widespread tuberculosis has led the Friends Service Unit to em phasize a medical program and a supplementary food program. "We saw, in the Kunsan Hos pital, a provincial government hospital, 80 persons, mostly sleep ing on the floor, with no central heating, no central feeding, and no segregation of communicable diseases. And further, no pieces of electrical hospital equipment in operation. They did have some electrical equipment, but it was "broken down," and no one there knew how to fix it. The AFSC personnel who are being sent to Korea have had thorough training here, he said, and are donating their time, for a two-year period without salary. They will do much to co-ordinate local workers with modern tech niques. Donations of clothing, fats for soap making, shoes, stuffed toys for the children, etc. are accepted in Eugene at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Francis E. Dart, 2705 Emer ald St. Gifts of cash may be sent to the AFSC regional office in Portland, 1108 SE Grand Ave, Portland 14, Oregon. Robert Fierro Is to Preach At Springfield Upwards of 1,000 juveniles from the 175 Assembly of God Churches in Oregon will as semble in Springfield November 25, 28, and 27 at the Junior High School auditorium for the tenth annual state-wide Chnst s Am bassador's Youth Convention of the Assemblies of God. The Rev. Robert Fierro, well known Latin Evangelist nf the Assemblies of God, will be the main speaker. Rev. Fierro of San Jose, California, has traveled ex tonslvely throughout central and South America in conducting his preaching missions. He is vice president of the Latin-American Orphanage Foundation which supports a home for Mexican or phan children near the city of Acapulco, Mexico. The convention will open with an evening rally on Wednesday, November 25 at 7:30 p.m. On Thursday, two services will be conducted; at 3:00 and 7:30 p.m, Friday morning at 10:00 a youth round-table is slated. Rev. Bruce York of Portland will address a 2:30 p.m. service and the final service at 7:30 p.m. Friday will meet to hear the last Convention sermon delivered by Rev. Fierro, Rev. Robert W. Pirtle of Salem, State Youth Director for the Assemblies of God denomination is in charge of all Convention ar rangements. Other officers of the state youth organization will serve as chairmen of services slated for the Convention pro gram. Thanksgiving night will be a service with foreign missions emphasis, when a special offer ing will be received to purchase equipment for missionaries serv ing in foreign lands. This pro gram is known as Speed-The-Light. In eight, years the Assem blies of God youth through this program have supplied 800 pieces of equipment including trucks, buses, bicycles, and mo torcycles for missionaries serv ing in foreign fields. They have also made available printing presses and radio stations to facilitate the work of the church in reaching the masses. All services are open to the public. Catholics J Relief i hi. n nru ... . lection fcpXTZiN of Nov. 9o ,.aunlll. J blnkets, and 14 and p.; .v?n:.i by Rev VP 11 US pnmnain- ... . 111 Hi ft. Catholic vveCS r f All (.. CoIttft leshoe7(KtdH luestcd, as as serviceable , u.nnseu inH nersnnt r .... fants. Dona distributed f eeX''N Siting chart, b " most i7 "f race, color, J shouirhJ5CH ITU.-,.. . . tonll. from campaign bM HChrtsHog ' "e neomg Gratitude" , Sunday 9;M OUABANIEln WATCH REPAUl! - .... ugio Jm, m i I credit JeqkJ Men's Meeting ' All men are invited to a meet ing sponsored by the Fairmount Presbyterian cnurcn weanesaay, 7:30 p.m., at which the nature and purpose of the church will be dis cussed by the Men's Inquirer Class of the church. Meeting place is the home of Harold Hous- er, 2190 Harris bt. Jueniles of the church are in vited to another in the current series of parties for those of high school age, at the church at 6:30 n.m. Refreshments will be served. WORLD PREMIER el WHERE DO PREACHERS COME FROM?" Filmed At NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN COLLEGE To Be Shown At the FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH EUGENE, ORE. Sunday, Nov. 22 7:30 P.M. Starring Roles Taken by N.C.C. Students ADDED ATTRACTION: N.C.C. MALE QUARTET WILL SING whole family to the First Assembly of God 710 Wert 13th Avenue In Central Eugene Your last opportunity to enjoy the ministry of Evangelist RONALD PRINZING Dhxru the Youthful Fiery "On the Beam" 11:00 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. PA .risrr $ mm mm Rev. Priming 9:45 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL. Over 400 Attended Last Week Let's Make It 450! ! 11 P.M. TUNE IN "PEACE IN THE VALLEY" KUGN-NBC Dial S90 The Best In 3ospel Music Thousands Listen! REV. NORM CAMPBELL, MINISTER OF YOUTH REV. E. ELSWORTH KROGSTAD, PASTOR Skating Party All Lutheran young people o! Eugene and Springfield are invit ed to a skating party Monday, 7 p.m. at the Midway Rink. Bethes da Lutheran League will be hosts. YOUR BEST BUY AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE If you don't drink investigate the savings you can make with the Mayflower . Temperance Policy, The bit buy for Non-Drinkers . . . savings up to 30 on all cover ages. II you can qualify see your Mayflower Agent today and ben efit by these low rates. 978 Oak St. Phone 4-9444 Savings " i i Home Office, Seattle, Washington FAITH AND THE BIBLE "Oh, give thanks fad for the faith otnl his parents, of amanaid oi a family towards Got Without faith Thiniid and Christmas wouldbteq aays. Faith is no guljii given once a year. It is something IlilfJ in a child, just as his bi mind grow. An unopened Bible a shelf can't help I Listening to a "MM a little each day cm. The "Talking Bible" album of 24 records. t word in the beloved I .Tames version of fc! Testament is read Ml fine professional reader. The album can he pM any 3314 RPM phoitrf And the records are i so that soecial chatten be played at such spetiij as Thanksgiving ill Ql mas. You can't have hill pift nnpfi a vear. Bull Tng Bible" can bring IherJ ana wtsaom oiubj into your home . . . ml build faith day by day. The records are iniif the APPLIANCE CfflJ RECORD BAB,70Weitl4 in Eugene. You ana ily are invited to visit tw at any time t wonderful "Talking BiW OUR SUNDAY SCHOOL HAS GROWL (We have gained an average of eight people month for the past twelve months) AND IT'S STILL GROWING! We hove found people like to attend Sunday School where trained, P teocher teach nothing but the word of God In a friendly, etithuiiM atmosphere. Vicif Ik Tnmorrc: W let II W HEAR OUR SPECIAL SPEAK" REV. NIELS P. TH0MSEN mmfl 1 ... .J ' Well Known Evangelist ona Bible Speaker of the Assemblies of God Speaking at Both 1 1:00 a.m. I? W. L. STEPHENS, PASTOR BETHEL ASSEMBLY o' GOD PH 21st & K, SPFLD.