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MEDFOttP MAIL TRTBTJNE, afEDFOTO, ORKOON. MONDAY, .TANFAKY 1, 1012.
Medford Churches Report Progress in 1911
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(By IU3V. W F. SHIELDS.)
Thcro nro eight denominations In
Medford villi building, and actively
engaged In Iho Christian work of
tho plrtco. With tho rounding of tho
town of Medford thoro came tho es
tablishment of tho church. In this
plnco thcro has prevailed tho greatest '
good-will between tho churches '
Each denomination has recognized ,
Itself n factor In the Kingdom of the
Lord, and that Its right to exist de
pended on Its value to soclct In nd
vnnclng tho Cause of Christ All tho
churches agree In tho fundamental '
principles of tho gospel. There Is
liut ono Ood who l father of all, ono
Saviour of nil mankind, tho Lord
Jesus; ono comforter and guide, thc
Holy Spirit, No hotter encomium can
ho passed upon tho churches than to
say that each vies with the other
In Its loyalty to Jesus Christ Tho I
church buildings are thoFo erected In i
tho early history of our city, with tho
exception of tho Roman Catholic,
Thcso buildings aro nil Inadequate I
to tho present needs, and will In the!
near future bo supplanted by ones
suitable to tho work In hand. As an
Institution the church ranks first In
Importance In every town and com
munity. It develops tho religious In
life, Bnd keeps hope aflame In every
breast; and without this there would
be no foundation upon which to build
nn enduring civilization. Our city Is
not over-churched at present; In the
minds of many good citizens and,
Christians thcro Is a felt need of
moro churches. I
Presbyterian Church. Street Scene In Medford ljM)ri n Gain'
Tho Presbyterian church was or-' Ocniskn.
ganlzcd In 1S85 with nlno members.'
Its membership i now 275. Tho or- KCt In the limse wesp turned nwaj at
ganlzatlons within tho church are: t each prencblug sirUre An addition
Tec Men's club, the Ladles Aid, the! was built which gave them a seating
Woman's Missionary society, the j capacity of 500. which was ofton '
Senior Christian Endeavor society. i taxed to its utmost Tho houso Is'
tho Junior Christian Endeavor so- still Inadequate j to properly handle
cicty. tho Girls' club, tho F. I. L.jno large and growing Bible school,
srclety, and tho Sunday school. and-R larger and more modern bulld-Thirty-slx
havo united with the,' ng ' tho greatest need of the church,
church this oar.. Tho property of today. Since its organization ten pas
tho church Is valned.at f 40,000. Thotora Iiavo torved the church,
organization stands for all that la up-, 0er $3l.0Q0 has been raised for
P. current expense of the church and
benevolence. Since' its organization
330 liavo been received into the
church. Present membership, 341,
value of church property, $2".000.
chinch has tituilo ideally piogromi. It
Iiiih u monibeishlp now of nhout 100.
The propuity of thin chuich In on the
corner or Oalcdnlo and Main till coin,
oppiiHllo tho Washington school. Thin
Ik Miluuhlo piopoit and well located
for church work. It Ih tho purpose
of tho chinch to ImiIIiI it modem house
of wornhln In tho near futiiie. 'Ilioro
hi (i HtmU'UH In thin elmirh every Hun
din tin (ulteNMi: Htuuluj school ul
10 a. in.; preaching at II a. m ; l!p
worth league mid Midi study at l;;i0
P in.; preaching at 7:U0 p. in.; pro) or
meeting oor Thuimla) at 7:30 p. ill
Everybody welcome. Strangum tw
iporlnlly Invited. Rev V. T. Oiildor
'In paHtor.
Get man Liillienin Clnmli.
The (lot man Liitheiu chinch In lo
cnted at the corner of Oukdalo and
Fourth shoots. There Im a largo (lor
miiii clement In our oll, and tho ncr
lceH of tho church aro conducted In
tho German language Thoro ta n
church building mid manse owned h)
U'In peoplo, valued at about $800(1
The Luthorns nro ineiy whore noted
for their morality and Godliness, mid
the tieupte of thin church nro upright
uritl industrious. Their plnmi for the
future aro equal to tho expected
growth of tho nu in born of their
people.
Keenthlny AchcntM Church
Tho AdvontlsU church In on North
Riverside, A Iioiiko of worship wan
bull! two yearn ago. This church In
prosperous, and linn In connection
with tho church n school for tho In
striictlon of Its young people In seen
Alt within and without tho eliurulien
should co'opeiuto In seeming for our
city n V M. 0. A.
I'li-M Church or CluM, HelentM.
h'l nil Chinch of Clulnt, HclenlM,
of Modfonl, holds Um sorvleen every
Sunday itioriiltiK at 1 1 o'clock, Hun
day M'honl nl 10, WeilutiHitay ovmilug
iiuitlng at 7 an, In their tihurch
eilirliio ii( 'ili Nui'th Oukdalo. Tho
pnlillc Ih coidlally Invited to attoud
tluwo norvli'OH.
The eillllco Ih or the huiigalow nlyln
of ittchlU'fttuc- and coiiIiiIiih ii read
lux room, which Ih open to tho public
dully fioiu 'J to ft o'clock, except Hun
da), a win in, plimmtiit, well lighted
rooui, with mi attendant who roj-ulvcn
vlnltoiH.
All the I'hrlNtlau Hrleueo literature
Ih for Hale and aim) for free rending,
Tho edifice, erected ono oar ago, In
model ii In doiilgu. ronipletn In Its
uppnlittiiteiitn, and with Itn oxteunlvo
lawn nitiln materially to tho bounty
of tho Hlreot,
Greater Medford
Club .
ncv. w.
lifting and progressive.
Shields is the pastor.
Itaptist Church.
The first Uaptit church or Med
ford was organized June 7. 1S85.
Tho constituent members were S. L.iltcv. A. A. Holme, the present pas
Bennett, Mrs. S. L. Bennett, Mrs. J tor. has had uharge of tho church
Frances Lawton, Mrs. E. M. Dcnlson. two years; 185 have been added to
Mrs. Klttla Wchb. Mnr. Cllza BclJ.jtho church during this pastorate,
Mrs. M. J. Harrlman. MIsb Melville' which Is tho largost number addd
Wrlslcy, Mrs. L. E. Frcdenborg, of
wHch number only Mr. and Mrs. S.
L. Bennett arc members at tho pres
ent time.
For tho first six months
church, In common with
churches, held their services in tho
this
other
pchoolhouse, thcro being no house of
worship In tho town. At tho first
under any ono pastorate.
31. L Church.
Tho Firat 31. E. church was or
ganized In Medford about -G years
ego by Itcv. Simpson, and was on a
circuit with Jacksonville and Central
Point. At first the schoolhouse was I rdgp forjncrI of Wa8hlnRton D c
used as place or worship, and later hag gol c&Ini)Ioto ,)088C8skm of lho
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Pjinoniina of a Portion of llusliicitH Center.
Oreater Medford club U an or
gniilzatlou of women that uxIhIr for
tho piirporo of geuernl civic Improve
iiient. and from Hit beginning han
untlrlngl) bout IU oiiorgleN In tho
dlreclloii of iho "city beautiful."
Tho iiliib began IU labor nt n tlmo
when theie were so many prnhlomn
of utrextH, of drainage, of lighting
nml generally providing for thin
rapidly growing city, that their co
operation with tho ndmlnUtratlou
was genuinely welcome) at a time,
ludred, when the prenont city park
wna n potato pMch; and It Ih largely
duo to thh club that tho park Ih
now what It In, and that many row
of young Hhado trees now line our
curb) For throe or your yearn tho
i rluh managed amT maintained tho
I public library.
During tho pant oar they have
I placed 1 1 neatH III tho city park,
,lm ve had wulkn coiiHtructed through
I the newer portion, nifl of gravel
which win donated (or that purpose,
and havo filled In and Improved tho
I older walks They have placed two
vanltnry drinking fountain, nlno
, donated, ono In he uinln park and
ono In tho newly parked plat In tho
north end of town, and their Intent
at Movement han been the construc
tion of tho flue hamUtand which
adorns the city park mid which In
now all but completed Ue-ldes these
accomplishments, they havo looked
regular meeting of tho church, July) small church edifice, allowed tho M.lgrattetlon ur,o ho large tho xoatlng
4, a mid-week prayer service wasiE. peoplo to worship thoro. Later j ca)1(lcUj. of tho cJ1rch ,ft taJW tfJ ,t8
established, and has been kept up
wlthdut interruption to tho present
time. When It was deemed advisable
to no longer hold meetings In tho
Bchoolhouse, thoy moved to tho old
town ball. In February. 1887. Dr.
J. C. Baker, thoa state missionary
for the Baptist denomination, held a
revival meeting, which resulted In
30 additions to the church. Thus
strengthened they prepared for nigre
aggressive work. D. T. Lawton and
S. L. Bennett woro ordained deacons
and a houso of worship with a scat
lug capacity of 300 was erected, at a
cost of $4000. Although tho church
had no regular pastor until June,
1S87, when Itov. G. O. Tnomaw took
charge, thoy had since Kb organization
maintained regular services, being
supplied by Eldors Russell and Black.
In Dccomber. 1887, tho first Bap
tist Bible bcliool was organized and
Iiiib noser missed a session to this
day
This church has enjoyed many sea
sons of prosperity. In 1905 It be
came necessary to enlarge the audi
torium, as large numbers unable to
pect to havo It ready for occupancy
next fall.
Tho finance committee Is composed
of James Campbell, chairman; O, It.
Llndloy and Ilert Anderson. Tho
building committee Ih composed or
D. T. Lawton, chairman; C. A
Mocker, C. II. Corey, Alfred Ivey, S
L. Leonard. II. B. Chlddestcr um!
N. J. Wiley.
Free Mrlhodlst fliurtli.
September 30, 1858, S Emery and
wife, and II. S Brumblo and wife.
Tho wore tho first Frco Methodists to ar-
was only by groat privations woroln,onB chu?s, which Is led by Mr. Ed rive in .Medford. A. W. Countrjiuan.
t, has n membership of 151. They J. r. Liuih and wife, and others, nopn
on they moved to Howard hall and It
was whllo there that they decided to
build a home of their own.
Whllo in Howard's hall a Sunday
school was organized. At this tlmo
tho society purchased two lots on
tho southeast corner of Fourth and
B streets and commenced tho building
they now occupy. At that time tho
utinust. One hundred chairs havo
been purchased and placed in the
aisles and vacant places.
Tho Sunday school, under the cf
ricient superlntendoncy or Clarence
.Meeker, has a membership or 483.
The church being Inadequate to ac
commodate tho school, three classes
membership was very small and It ,iave lartera In other places.
they able to erect the building, which. Steep
was considered a flno church. Tnearo organized, tholr president being
board of trustees was composed of! Mr Bunnell and secrotary Mr. Uralti
tho following men- C. Jl. Hoxlc, ar1- Thoy aro quartered In a lurgo
Clark Taylor. E. F. Walker. I. J. tenl- having n floor and stove, near
Phipps. G. W. Isaacs and I). T Law- the church. .Mr. and Mrs. 1). T. Law
ton. Tho building was completed the - -"vo rlannon of young ladles num.
following joar. and when ready for boring OB, which,thoy hold In their
occupancy had a membership of about h'e Jubt north of the church.
80, including mon, worn on and chll- On account or tho large congroga
dren. During tho yours that have jtlrjiiB tho memberH have decided to
intervened some gracious , revivals build u largor edifice, and havo pur
have taken nlaco Inside its walls, and chased two lots on tho northeast cor
It has had a steady, hoalthy growth, 'nor of Bartlett and Third stroots, one
having at this tlmo a membership block north of tho present church,
of 442. and aro having plans prepared at this
Tho church is in a very flourishing time, and In the early spring will
condition, the pastor, Rev. E, O. Eld commenco building operations and ox-
u? ' '. .
A How of Keceiitly Duilt Buuyalov,
followed. In February, 1000. Rev
V. K. Good held it quarterly meeting
here and organized a class, mid did1
much to build up tho church In this
place. A. W Countryman wuh Hie
flrnt pastor, in '1905 F Smith wuh
pastor. A lot was secured and a
church and parsonage were erected
Last year, under tho pastorate of
Itov. E. I. Harrington, a largo uud'
commodious parsonugo wan erected
Rev. J, V. Sharpo Is the present
pastor.
This church Ih prospering. Tho
Gonoral Conference of tho church has
ordered tho organising of a southern
Oregon Conferonco, which will eon
veno In their church In Mod ford, May
8, 1912, Illshop Moguo prosldlug.
Tho Free Methodists are Methodists
In doctilno, adhering firmly to tho
doctrluo of holiness, Thoy were abo
litions In tho times or slavery. Thoy
Insist on free seats In nil their
churches, congregational singing
without choirs or orgaiiH plain, neat
dress, no tobacco or secret societies,
and In religion In earnest, and nro
prohibitionists, Nearly nil their mem
hers, evon children, readily pray and
testify ror Christ In public. Tholr
chinch Ik located nt Tenth and Ivy
streets.
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The First Christian church of Med.
ford was orgunled on Novomher 24,
1884. At the presont tlmo thoio Is a
icsldont iicmbomhlp of about 225.
This chinch hait a thriving Iilblo
school, with an avorngo attendance
of over 125, a good, II vo Christian
Endeavor, a splendid Ladles' Aid so.
cloty and a growing auxiliary of
tho Christian Woman's Bourd. Tjio
church propoity at tho cornor of Sixth
and Ivy has been sold, and In tho
spring n now ami fluo church edifice
'will bo erected ou South Qnkdulo.
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'Iho past year has been ono of splen-llar and rellgloim knowledge,
did progress along all Much. Tho thiirch asl.s for Its sliaio In tin
church han been iitiengthened hy a
substantial Increase In membership
and has mado good spiritual develop
ments. Itov, 1). D. Boylo Is lho pas
tor, having but lately como to lho
church.
Eplrn'opul ('hurdi.
Tho St. Mark's Episcopal church
two yearn ago oiectod a business (
block at tho corner of Main and Holly
streets, with 100 feet of frontage on
Main street. This building Iiiih been
completed lit a cost of some 32,000.
l't consists of four stores, eight offices
ami a largo guild hull, with two well
furnished parlois, a woll'Oqiilppod
kitchen, etc. A Mourn heating plant
heats tho whole building. At pi Client
tho Sunday school and church ser
vices ato being held In tho guild hall.
Tho foundation of tho now church
edifice awultH tho nocos'sury funds to
erect tho elegantly planned hoimo of
worship. This church Is at presont
I'h Is
ho moral
uplift of our city.
Roman Catholic Church.
Tua Roman Cathelic: church was
organUed early lit tho history or
Medford. Tho first church building
wiih tin North Front street. Three
j oars ago a fine church building was
oroctiid on South Oukdalo, and also
arter tho park lighting and have
planted any number of planlH and
ifhrtiliH,
Hut tho club docs not confine Knelt
to work for tho "city beautiful" In
Its moro obvious phases; 'it dovoten
tiotuo tlmo' to consideration of tho
city clean and moral, Last year, very
hugely through tholr niggontloiiH, nn
effort wnn almost inilvorsiilly mado
a iiianso for tho priest St, Mnry'H on tho part of mornhantii to comply
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acadoiiiy staudH ou tho loruur of
Holly and Twelfth stroots, A largo
hospital Is Just being completed In
East Medford that loprosuntH utt In
vbHtmoiit or thousands In dollars, and
or much (ousecrateil service In tho
caio or tho sick. As all tho buildings
of this church aio now and up-to-date,
It Is ready ror tho present mid pre
paid! ror tho luci eased growth In
tho ruttiio or our city.
The V. ftl. C. A.
Tho churches havo done tholr host
to dilvo out ovll Institutions uud to
with tho ordinance for tho protection
of certain vegetables and fruits from
coiitiiiiitnatlou, and tho spitting or
clliianco was brought prominently ho
foro tho attention of citizens by card
placards which tho club had printed
and which thoy posted throughout
tho city,
At pnment the club Is turning Its
attention toward cuitalu social uoedu
which Medford him long acknowl
edged, Thoro has existed a standing
complaint among young women of
tho place that thoro wan "nothing to
mutifi for tlui IiiihL nnvli'onmnnt for ' do ovoiiIuuh" ami "nn nlm.ii in ,
without a rector, but one Is promised , ,fo ()f mr ,, T() ,, rolU Tl, ,IICOt this need Junior Association
to ho in ohm so In tho near futi.ro. rj(j of ot. ol ,H u Y M c At of 0routoi. ftIlJ(fU. club has boon
'Ibis church Is an Important factor In ()Wlnj!(lt0Il ,, ,H1,,1K f0. i'orKwilwd. This now branch ussoola.
woik. To this ond tho churches will, tlou Is now working to establish a
bond tholr energies In tho near fu- centrally located "social center,"
turc. Wo host ovorcoiuo tho ovll( which VJ bo soolnl not only for pur
Institution by placing within reach ( posoh of lho uicnilmi's hut In the
of our peoplo tho good Institution. 'larger houso of gouvnil uoclul sorvlco,
tho religious work of our city
M, E. (Jiuicli Hoiitlij
The M. E. church south was or
ganized In Medford about 20 yeais
ago with u membership of six, This