SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
rttend The Church
Of Your Choice
THIS WEEK
Advent Christian Church
Wfcit JacKson st., at Welch St., near
Hoily st. Worship, 11 a.m., Sunday
school, 9:45 p.m. Classes lor all ages.
Youth lellowship. 6 p.m.. devotional
lesson. Social hour and prayer. Gos
pel hour, 7Js(J p.m.. orchestra and gos
pel singing. The Kev. G. Ellsworth
Waislon. pastor. .Midweek prayer ser
vice, Wednesday. 7 p.m.
Apostolic Faith Church
;North Central ave., at 3rd St.. Rev
C. W. Frost, pastor. Sunday school and
adult Bibie Class. 9:30 a.m. (free trans
portationj; Worship, 11 a.m. Young
people, 3 p m. Evangelistic, with pre
lude by orchestra, chorus and musical
groups. 7:50 p.m. Tuesday and Friday,
8 p.m. No collections. Nursery lor chil
dren.
Assembly of God Church
Jacksonville, Rev. William D. Turn
bull, pastor. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.
worsnip, II a.m.. sermon by pa-stor.
young Peoples service. 6:30 p.m. lop
ic. "Copycat or Original." Evangelis
tic service. 7:30 p.m. Pastor Turnbull
will preach. Tuesday, 7 p.m., the GMC
at church. Mrs. Earnest Rasmussen
and Mrs. Earl Wall, directors. Thurs
day, 10 a.m.. Prayer and Bible study
7:30 p.m.
Berean Baptist Church
White City. Glen S. Wade, pastor.
Sunday school. 9:4j a.m. Worship. 11
a m. Baptist youth, 7 p.m.; worship, 8
p.m.; Tuesday. Jan. 31, potluck, 7:30
p.m.; Wednesday. Feb. 1. prayer and
Bible study, 8 p.m.; Thursday, Feb. 2,
recognition) council with conservative
Baptists in Shasta-Cascade association.
a p.m.
Bethel Assembly of God
1729 North Riverside ave. L. D
Krause. pastor. Sunday school, 9:45
a.m. Worship. 11 a.m. Subject: "Tha
Power of Prayer." Children's church,
6:30 p.m. Christ's ambassadors. 6:30
p.m. Evangelistic service. 7:30 p.m.,
subject, "God's Strange Act."
Church of the Brethren
345 North Mary St. Escil Hiser. pas
tor. Church school, 0 a.m., Lyle Paul!,
supt. Mrs. Chas. Nelson, director of
children's work. Departments for all
ages. Nursery for children under four.
Worship, 1 1 a.m., topic, "The Chris
tain Standard of Success." CBYF, 6:30
p.m. Bible study, worship and prayer,
at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Property and li
nance commission, church office, 7:30
p.m. Wednesday, Choir practice. 7:30
p.m. Thursday, annual ' ground hog"
dinner, 6 p.m. i
Church of Christ
1056 Court st. Radio program, KM
ED. Sunday, 8:30 a.m. Worship, Sun
day, 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Bible
study, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.
Churrh of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints
648 South Ivy st. D. W. Shepherd,
bishop. Sunday, 9 a.m., priesthood;
10:30 a.m., Sunday school; 7 p.m.,
sacrament meeting. Tuesdav, 10 a.m.,
relief society; 7:30 p.m., MIA. Wed
nesday, 4:30 p.m., primary.
Church of the Nazarene
Holly at first sts. Raymond W.
Hurii. pastor. 9 a.m., "The Gospel
Hour," KMED. 9:45 a.m., Sunday
school. 11 a.m., Worship. 6:30 p.m.,
Training hour and youth groups. 7:30
p.m.. Worship, talent night conducted
by the youth. Wednesday. 7:30' p.m.,
Family prayer meeting, film. "Shield
of Faith."
Church of the Nazarene (Phoenix)
inirtt and Pine sts. w. v. McArthur.
pastor. 9:45 a.m., Sunday school. 11
a.m., services. 7 p.m., pre-prayer. 7:30
?.m., evangelistic service. Wednesday,
:30 p.m.. Prayer meeting.
Eagle Point Community Bible Church
Joseph Munshaw, pastor.- Sunday
school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Ser
vices. 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Woman's
prayer meeting. 1:30 Tuesday. Child's
Bible story time, 3 p.m., Tuesday.
Thursday, prayer meeting, 7:30 p.m.
Eagle Point Seventh-Day
Adventist Church
Grange hail. Church service, 9:30
a.m., speaker, H. K. Christman. Satur
day, sabbath school, 10:30 a.m. Pray
er meeting, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.,
Teen's Community club. No Dorca
welfare meeting this week.
Eastwood Baptist Church
(American Baptist)
North Keene way at Ridgeway dr.
Richard M.-Jones, pastor. 9:45 a.m.,
Church school. 11, a.m., worship. Dr.
Arthur Boggs, for 33 years missionary
to South India, speaker; Richard Jon
es, singer. 7:30 p.m., worship, pastor's
theme. "The Final Verdict." Monday
7:30 p.m.. Teachers and workers con
ference, at church.
First Baptist Church (Conservative)
North Central ave. at Fifth st
James W. Neely, pastor. Sunday, 9:45
a.m., classes for all, nursery, bus ser
vice. Worship, 11 a.m., (broadcast over
jvtsuYi; aauit cnoir; sermon by pas
tor, "God's Object Lesson of Redemp
tion." Youth leagues and pastor's Hi
ble class, 6:30 p.m. Evening service at
730 pjn.; youth choir, state field di
rector. Dr. Kenneth A. Tobias, with
State Missions Visualized: ordinanrp ni
baptism. Midweek Bible study, Wed
nesday, v:au p.m.
First Christian Church
Ninth st. and North Oakdale ave
William C. Piper, minister. Sunday
"iwi, :ia a.m. worsnip. 10:50 a.m
lopie, "The Truth About Forgive
ness." Chi Rho fellowship, 6;15 p.m.
Christian i'outh fellowship, 6:15 p.m.
Services, T:30 p.m. Topic, "The Di
vine fian. " Youth afterglow, 8:30 p
Monday, Boy Scouts 7 p.m. Wednes
day, cnoir rehearsal 7:30 p.m.
First Church of Christ, Scientist
IOOF haU. 221 West Sixth st. SPr.
vices 11 a.m. Sunday school, 920 a.m,
Wednesday, 8 p.m., testimonials of
nea lings. Reading room 228 West
oixm si., iu a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday,
mursaay ana Saturday; 7 to 9 p.m
aunaays, J to 5 p.m. Subject, Jan.
j-ove.
First Church of God .
Haven and Holly sts. The Rev. Dar-
uiu n. junes, minister. 9:45 a.m.,
aunaay scnooi lor all ages. 11 a.m
worship, sermon. "Our CitizenshiD
under Christ, iouth week message
o.ou p.m., ine upper Room prayer
"our, .nev. .d Hoover in charge
b:J0 p.m.. Youth fellowship. 7:30
p.m.. Gospel service, youth in charge
Leola Miller, moderator of panel dis
cussion. Wednesday evening, Feb.
prayer meeting, "Youth and Their
work in the Church. Thursday, Feb
o, ruaoiuucii y meeting, i.ju p.m.
First Presbyterian
Central Point. Rev. Norman K. Tul-
ly. pastor. Worship. 9:45 a.m.. ser
mon in keeping with Young people's
uunaay, uoa Believes in You.
Church school immediately after,
classes for all ages.
First Presbyterian
Jacksonville. Rev. Norman K. Tul-
ly, pastor. Church school, 10 a.m
classes for all ages; church worship
11:15 a.m.. sermon, in keeping with
Young people's Sunday in Presbyter
ian cnurch, God Believes in Y ou
Wednesday, i :o0 p.m.. weekly prayer
and Bibie study, concluding Book oi
Revelation. "The Vision of the
Church in Final Victory," chapters
20-22.
Forest Acres Community Church
(Non-Denominational)
Two miles south of Tou Velle park
on Table Rock rd. One block east in
Forest Acres. Sunday school 9:45 a.m.,
classes for all ages. Worship 11
a.m. Songfest and church service.
730 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday,
7:30 p.m.
Country Church Midway Four
Corners
Zrnest E. Ttall.s. pastor. Sunday
school. 10 a.m. Worship. 11 a.m. Sun
dav evening. 7 p.m. Bible study and
prayer meeting, Wednesday, 7:00,
i . i' -
First Methodist
West Main and Laurel sts.. Dr.
Raymond i.. Baicomb, iJr. J. Thomas
iJixon. tne Rev. Mrs. Anne Goroy,
ministers. 9:30 and 11 a.m., worship.
sermon: "Wnen the Churcn Was
Young." 9:30 a.m.. church school for
all but Junior and Senior high age,
class for retarded children, five
adult classes. 11 a.m.. Junior and
Senior High church school, Nursery
care for preschoolers. Primary
church for gTades 1, 2, 3.
First Presbyterian Church
Eighth and Holly sts. Rev. D. Kirk
land West, D. D., pastor. Rev. John O.
Reynolds, assistant pastor. Two servic
es, 9:4a and 11 a.m. Two church
schools. 0:4o and 11 a.m. Services.
p.m. Wednesday Prayer meeting and
renowsnip, r.su p.m.
First Presbyterian, Phoenix
Second and Church sts. Ernest T?
Volkman, minister. Church school, 10
a.m.; worsnip, tnjoying Your Chris
tian Lite.'", 11 a.m.; youth group at
church, 1 p.m. to go on Snow trip.
Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. Prayer fellow-
snip and Bible study at manse; 7 p.m.,
choir practice. Sunday, Feb. 5, 6:30 p
m., Great Youth rally at First Metho-
cist. Refreshments and games, at
i MCA.
Free Methodist Church
10th and Ivy sts. The Rev. J. M.
Koot, pastor. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.
Worship. 11 a.m. Family hour, 7 p.m.
Evangelistic service, 7:45 p.m. Mid
week prayer service, Wednesday, 7:30
p.m. Radio program, "Light and Life
Hour," KYJC Sunday, 8:30 a.m.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's
Witnesses
2402 West Main st. Sunday, 3 p.m.
Bible study, Watchtower, Dec. 15
1955 issue, "The Test That Leads to a
Blessing." Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Bi
ble study, "You May Survive Arma
geddon." Friday, 7:30 p.m.. Service
meeting. Theocratic ministry school.
Medford Assembly of God
1108 West Main st. F. Wildon Col
baugh, pastor. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m
Worship, 11 a.m.. Rev. J. Robert Ash
croft, secretary of education for the
Assemblies of God. speaker. Children's
church. Christ's ambassadors. 6 p.m..
Adult study group. 6 p.m. Evangelistic
rally, 7:30 p.m.. Rev. J. Robert Ash
croft, speaker. Thursday, 7:45 p.m..
Hour of Power.
Medford Central Church of Christ
Central and Jackson sts. Ellmore J
Gilstrap, minister. Bible school, 9:45 a
m., Don Pulley, superintendent. Class
es for all ages. Worship, 11 a.m., ser
mon, the Abundant Life. Services,
6 p.m.. all groups, singspiration. 6:15
p.m., each group, separate discussions:
6:45 p.m., devotions; 7, minister
preaches, subject "Quietness"; 7:20 p
m., communion; benediction, 7:30 p.m
Medford Seventh Day Adventist
Corner Edwards and Beatty sts. E
F: Coy, pastor; D. M. Maclvor, associ
ate pastor. Saturday services: Sabbath
school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.;
speaker. Elder H. K. Christman of Pa
cific Press publications. Missionary
volunteers, 4 p.m.; prayer meeting,
i :30 p.m., Wednesday.
Pentecostal Church of God
Fifth and Pine sts. Rev. W. H. John
son, pastor. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.
Worship, with message by pastor, 11
a.m.; Services. 7:45 p.m. Young people
meeting inursoay, v:4d p.m. PLA
Missionary ladies, first and third Wed
nesdays. Special district fellowship
meeting, at church Saturday, Jan. 28
services at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ
Of Latter Day Saints
531 South Riverside ave. 9:45 a.m.,
Church school. 11 a.m., Preaching ser
vice. Wednesday. 7 p.m.. Study class
at home of pastor, 1046 Shafer lane.
St. Mark's Episcopal
iitth st. and North Oakdale ave.
Rev. George R. V. Bolster, rector. Rev.
Robert if. Burger, assistant. Septuag
esima, third Sunday before Lent: 8
a.m., Holy communion. 9:30 a.m.,
Church school, 9:30 a.m. Adult study
group (Perl's). 10:45 a.m.. Nursery
school; 11 a.m., prayer with sermon;
2 p.m.. Holy baptism. Friday, 11 a.m..
Holy communion.
Salvation Army 4th &' Bartlett
J-t. Geo. Johnstone, commanding of
ficer. Sunday school. 9:45 a.m. Wor
ship, 11 a.m. Jr. church, 11 a.m. Young
people s service, 6 p.m. street service,
p.m. worship, 7:45 p.m.
Sams Valley Community Church
(Interdenominational)
Sunday school for all ages. 10 a.m.
Worship. 11 a.m.. message by Rev. H.
A. Dierdorff. Senior choir practice,
Tuesday. 7 p.m. Prayer and Bible
study Tuesday. 8 p.m.. by Milton
Scank. Junior choir pra"ctice. Wednes
day after school.
Sams Valley Gospel
Sunday school for all ages. 10 a.m.
Worship. 11 a.m. Services, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday Bible study and prayer
meeting, cau p.m.
Temple Baptist
794 Lozier lane, cooperating with
Neats, pastor. Sunday school, 9:45
a.m.; training union. 6:30 D.m.: wor
snip, li a.m. ana 7:30 p.m. Program by
oeginner department, .10:o0 a.m.; pro
gram by intermediates', 7:30 p.m. Wed
nesdays, choir practice. 6 p.m.; teach
ers meeting. 7 p.m. Outlines of Bible
history, 8 p.m.
Universal Church of the Master
Services at R.R. 1, Box 161. Gold
Hill, on Highway 99, near Rock Point
Driage, each Sunday, 8 p.m.
Valley View Seventh Day Adventist
South Stage rd. Sabbath school. 9 a
m., Saturday preaching service, 11 a.
m.. Elder Ritchie, ; Portland, guest
speaker. Missionary volunteers. Med
ford church, corner Edward and Beat
ty sts., 4 p.m., Saturday.
West Main Church of Christ
1701 West Main st. Maurice Tisdel,
minister. Bible classes, 9:45 a.m., Sun
day. Worship, 10:45 a.m.. Sunday.
roung people. tj.JU p.m., sundav. Wor
ship, 7:30 p.m.. Sunday. 'Truth of the
Airway" radio program over KWIN
Sunday, 8:4a a.m. Bible study for ev
eryone. 7:30 p.m., Wednesday-. Ladies'
Dime ciass, i:ju p.m., Jr riday.
Zion Lutheran Church. UCLA
Fourth st. and North Oakdale lane.
pastor, G. Herbert Hillerman. Choir di
rector. Oscar B.iorlie; organist. Tim
Hillerman. Sunday school superinten
dent. Archer Watson. 9:45 a.m., Sun
day school. 11 a.m.. worship, with ser
mon, "Abhor That Which Is Evil." 6 30
p.m., intermediate Luther league.
p.m.. Senior Luther league. Tuesday,
p.m.. junior cnoir practice. Thurs
day, 7:30 p.m.. Senior choir practice
Saturday. 9 a.m.. Senior catechetical
class: Saturday, 10:15 a.m.. Junior cat
echetical class.
Congregational
300 Oakwood dr. Thomas McCam
ant. minister. To find church, turn
one hlock south from East Main St..
on Groveland ave. Sunday school.
9:45 a.m. Worship. 11 a.m., sermon,
"Dealing With Sin."
St. peters Lutheran
(Missouri Synod)
1020 East Main st., Kenneth T.
Korby, pastor. Sunday school and
Bible study 9:30 a.m.; worship with
sermon and Holy communion, 11 a.m.
Sunday school at Eagle Point, 6 :30
p.W-i services, 7.30 p.m. Tuesday,
Sunday school teachers, 8 p.m. Wed
nesday, services. 8 p.m. Thursday.
7:30 a.m. Services with sermon and
Holy communion: 4 p.m., teen-age
confirmation class; 8 p.m., adult in
struction class. Saturday. 9, 10. 11
a.m., Children's catechumen classes.
Friday, January 27, 1956
Youth Work Talks
Scheduled for Week
At Nazarene Church
The Rev. Ed Hum, pastor of j
the Church of the Nazarene in
Richland, Wash., will be par
ticipating in Youth Week exer
cises next week. Brother to the
pastor of the local church, he
spoke here a couple of summers
ago.
Young People
Young People of the church
will be participating in the pub
lice worship services for the
next two Sundays. Talent night
feature will be conducted by
Dean von Stein, Sunday night.
Jan. 29. The youth group will
go" to Ashland Monday for a
worship service vith the Ash
land youth group to be followed
by a social hour.
Wednesday night will be
Youth night in prayer meeting,
the young people to participate
in a half-hour of music to be
followed by a movie film en
titled, "Shield of Faith." Thurs
day nisht will be game night
with all youth groups meeting
in the annex for party activities
and refreshments. Friday night
the Ashland NYPS will come to
Medford for an exchange serv
ice and social.
Snow Party
Saturday a snow party has
been planned, with a potluck
dinner to climax the day in the
snow.
Sunday, Feb. 5, the young
people will again actively par
ticipate in the worship services,
the Rev. Mr. Hum will speak
both morning and evening as
well as be the speaker Monday
and Friday nights.
Those who will take special
resrjonsibilities during the week
include: Ruth Sullivan, Evelyn
Womelsdorf, Rose Smith, Rev.
R. W. Hum, Bill Brewster, Mil
ton Kornstad, Don Shearin,
Mary Stiehl, Rex Goble, Eunice
Vowell, Lilly -Sherman, and
Dean van Stein. Warren Cole
is General Youth president.
PICK UP PICTURES
CHURCH EDITOR ASKS
The Mail Tribune church
editor asks church organiza
tions which in recent
months have brought pic
tures, engravings and mats
to the newspaper office for .
publication, to pick them
up at their convenience
within the next few weeks.
So many of them are now
on hand that the newspaper
can no longer assume , re
sponsibility for them.' If
they are not taken within
a reasonable time, it will be
assumed they are no longer
desired by the groups which
brought them in, and will be
discarded.
Men's Fellowship
Set at Assembly
A men's fellowship meeting
will be held Saturday at 8 p.m.
at Medford Assembly of God,
1108 "West Main st., with the Rev.
J. Robert Ashcroft, of Spring
field, Mo. as speaker.
The meeting will be . held in
the church annex and will fea
ture music ; by : a male quartet
and several instrumental num
bers. The committee in charge
is composed of Carl Cook," Evan
Rasmussen, James Nilsen, M
Stanf ield, and Gerald Leslie.
The Rev. Ashcroft is secretary
of education for the Assemblies
of God and is a speaker at men's
fellowship gatherings through
out the nation. All men are in
vited to attend" the meeting. Re
freshments will be served.
Missionaries Will
Be Dinner Guests
. Camp White The Berean
Baptist church congregation,
White City, will sponsor a fel
lowship evening Tuesday, Jan
31. The event will open with a
potluck supper at 7:30 p.m., m
the old Camp Corral building
Guests will include Elcho
Redding and family, home on
furlough from India after 0V2
years as missionaries with the
Evangelical Alliance mission.
Visitors are invited. Table ser
vice will be required for the
dinner.
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: tern yrfwdoy, today, one forever." Hebrews 13.8
First Baptist Church
(Conservative)
North Central at Fifth in Medford
James W. Neely, Pastor
Sunday School, nursery, classes for all 9:45
Morning Worship, (Broadcast oer KBOY) 1 1 :00
Sermon Topic, ''God's Object Lesson of Redemption"
Evening Service, State Missions Visualized 7:30
WHERE VISITORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME
Methodists Name Chapel
For Former City Mayor
The Clarence A. Meeker Me
morial chapel, named for a for
mer mayor of this community
and prominent member of the
First Methodist church, has been
placed in use, according to
church officials. The chapel will
not be dedicated, however, until
after the arrival and installation
of pews which are now on order.
Elders To Visit
Valley
This Week;
Events Arranged
Elder H. K. Christman, man
ager of the periodical depart
ment of the Pacific Publishing
association, and Elder - C. J.
Ritchie, Home Missionary sec
retary of the Oregon conference
of Seventh Day Adventists, will
be visitors in the Medford vicin
ity this week.
During their stay in the Rogue
valley, a full schedule. of events
has been arranged.
The Ashland Missionary vol
unteers will meet Friday, Jan.
27, at 7:30 p.m., in the Ashland
Nazarene church, with Elders
Ritchie and Christman conduct
ing the service.
. On Saturday, Jan. 28, Elder
Ritchie will be guest speaker
at the Valley View Seventh day
Adventist church. Elder Christ
man will be the guest speaker
of the Eagle Point Seventh day
Adventist church at 9:30 a.m.,
and .will address the Medford
congregation at the 11 a.m. wor
ship. '-
On Saturday night, pictures
will be shown in the Lincoln
school gymnasium, in a program
in which both Elder Ritchie and
Elder Christman are scheduled
to appear.
Eastwood Baptists
To Hear Missionary
Dr. Arthur Boggs, for 33 years
a medical missionary at the
Clough Memorial hospital in
Ongole, South India, will speak
at the 11 a.m. service at the
Eastwood Baptist church, North
Keene way at Ridgeway dr.
Dr. and Mrs. Boggs expect
to return to South . India next
March. He has been speaking in
several churches in ,, the Port
land area.
In connection with Dr. Bogg's
message, Life Service Sunday
will be observed. This is an
emphasis of all the churches
throughout the American Bap
tist convention for this Sunday
of the year.
The pastor, Richard M. Jones,
will sing , the baritone solo,'
"Come, Ye Blessed" by Hunter
at the morning service.
"The Final Verdict" will be
the theme of the sermon by the
pastor in the evening worship
service which begins at 7:30
p.m. The public is invited to
attend both services.
Beginners To Give
Program at Temple
The beginner . department of
the Temple Baptist church, 794
Lozier lane, will give a program
for all the congregation of the
church immediately . after Sun
day school next Sunday morning.
The program will consist of
songs . and scripture verses by
the department under the direc
tion of the superintendent, Mrs
L. J. Gober. Recognition will be
given to all parents of the be
gmner department and their
families who are present.
The primary department, un
der the direction of Mrs. Martin
Landers, will have a special pro
gram Feb. 5.
District
Set for
Meeting
Saturday
Central Point A southern Or
egon district meeting will be
held Saturday, Jan. 28, at the
Pentecostal Church of God, Fifth
and Pine sts., Central Point.
Services are scheduled at 2:30
and 7:30 p.m., and a basket
lunch will be served between
the sessions.
Visitors will be here from
Grants Pass and other southern
Oregon towns. All interested are
invited.
The Meeker Memorial chapel is
used on Sunday mornings by the
Shipmates adult class and by an
adult interest group in the eve
ning School of Christian Living.
Series Continued
Dr. Raymond E. Baicomb will
continue his series on Biblical
passages on Sunday, Jan. 29, at
the 9:30 and 11 a.m. services of
worship preaching on the theme
"When the Church Was Young."
Anthems will be furnished by
the Youth and Chancel choirs
under the direction of Mrs.
George Sloniger and Mrs. C. R.
Adamson. The soloist for both
services will be Mrs. Jack Harris.
The Sound of a Stone," a
color film, will be shown as part
of the adult interest group, "Con
temporary Concerns," at the
School of Christian Living at
5:30 p.m. Two other adult inter
est groups as well as those for
all ages of preschool' children
and youth will be provided. The
snack supper will be served at
6:30 p.m. by the Homemakers
followed by a hymn sing and de
votianal period led by Dr. Bai
comb. ;
Baptist Official
To Speak Sunday
Guest speaker at the First.
Baptist church, North Central
e. at Fifth st, on Sunday at
7:30 p.m. will be the Rev. Ken
neth A. Tobias, field director
for Oregon Conservative Bap
tists.
The work of the director has
especially to do with the estab
lishing of new churches in the
state, and his presentation Sun
day night, which is entitled
"State Missions Visualized," will
include slides concerning the
work of these new churches.
Since 1948 over 60 new con
servative Baptist churches have
been established in Oregon. Two
new churches recently, added in
southern Oregon : are the Open
Door Baptist church, of Grants
Pass, and the Berean Baptist
church at White City, for which
a recorenition council is soon
to be called.
Sunday at 11 a.m., the Rev.
James W. Neely will continue
his "through the Bible" , series
of messages, speaking from
Exodus on "God's Object Les
son of Redemption.": Music will
be provided by the ladies' chor
us and the adult choir. J. R.
Cohran is choir director; and
Mrs. Ted Graham, organist.
St. Mark's Church
Schedules Classes
Classes of instruction in re
ligion and the basic tenets of the
Christian, faith especially design
ed for adults, will 'open at St.
Mark's Episcopal church Sun
day at 9:30 a.m., and will con
tinue approximately , 12 weeks.
The classes, which will be
conducted by the . Rev. George
R. V. Bolster, rector, and the
Rev. Robert F. Burger, assistant,
will be open to all who care to
attend and will involve no com
mitment to further association
with the church.
Subjects to be covered will
include church history, church
teaching and worship, the Chris
tian sacraments, the Bible, the
book of common prayer, the or
ganization and discipline of the
church, the meaning and purpose
of confirmation, and will'" con
clude with several classes on
the subject of Personal Religion.
Questions will be invited at
all sessions.
Workers' Training
Course Report Made
More than 165 persons enrol
led in a worker's training course
being conducted at the Medford
Assembly of God, 1108 -West
Main st.; by the Rev. Robert Pir
tle, national Sunday school re
presentative of the Assemblies
of God. . ,
Workers have come from the
Assemblies of God in Gold Hill,
Jacksonvile, Talent, Phoenix,
Ashland, Four Corners, Reese
Creek, and the Bethel and Med
ford Assembly in Medford.
' Certificates for the course will
be awarded at the concluding
program at tonight's service.
Central Church Sets
Fellowship Activity
A fellowship dinner is planned
for members of Central Church
of Christ, North Central ave.
and Jackson sts., Sunday morn
ing after church services.
The event will be held in the
social hall and reports are sched
uled and a program is planned.
William C. Piper
Minister
Assembly Official I
Scheduled Speaker;
Convention Slated
The Rev. J. Robert Ashcroft,
secretary of education for the
Assemblies of God, will be speak
er at both the worship at 11 a.m.
and the evangelistic services at
7:30 p.m. at the Medford As
sembly of God, 1108 West Main
St., according to the pastor, the
Rev. F. Wildon Colbaugh.
As secretary of the education
department of the Assemblies
of God. the Rev. Ashcroft has
aided greatly in the establish
ment this past year of Evangel
college in Springfield, Mo. This
is a new liberal arts college for
the youth of the Assemblies of
God.
The church choir will sing at
both the morning and evening
services.
Church officials have announc
ed that a revival campaign will
begin at the church on Sunday,
Feb. 5 with the Evangelist Wil
liam Devereaux, of Los Angeles.
In conjunction with the ap
pearance of the Rev. Ashcroft
in the Sunday services, the Sun
day school will hold a rally day
program at 9:45 a.m. Mr. Ash
croft will address the program
briefly. This will be a part of
the intensified Sunday school
plans which are being developed
for the revival meetings.
All persons who need trans
portation to Sunday school may
secure a iree ride oy pnoning
2-4292 or 3-4244. The public is
invited to all the Sunday serv
ices of the church.
The northwest world mission
convention of the Assemblies of
God will convene at Portland,
Jan. 31 to Feb. 2 at the public
auditorium.
The convention is one of eight
being staged in the next three
months throughout -the United
States to inform the constituency
of the Assemblies of God world
wide missions program. Some 3,-
050 persons from Washington,
Montana, Idaho and Oregon are
expected to attend.
Delegates from the Rogue Val
ley Assemblies of GodSare the
Rev. and Mrs. LeRoy Nidever,
and Mrs.' Bertha Boatwright,
Phoenix: Rev. and Mrs. Law
rence Krause, Rev. and Mrs. F,
Wildon Colbaugh, Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Hageman, Mrs. Amanda
Cherry, Alfred Bendickson, Evan
Rasmussen, and Wm. McKinley,
Medford, and Rev. Wm. Turn
bull, Jacksonville.
Emphasis will be placed on
the world program which the
denomination promotes.
Young People Take
Part in Services
Sunday will be Westminister
Fellowship day at the: First Pres
byterian church and the young
people will take part in the
services. In the morning at the
two services those who will par
ticipate will be James Benson,
Joyce Gregory, James Martolin,
Larry Clark, Charles Flanagan,
Roger Gallacci, Virginia Carter,
Bruce West, Dennis King and
Nathan Douthit.
The Greeting committee will
be Jonna Lou Henson, Lois Kel
ley, Carol McKeown, Kris
Christenson, Josette Harris,
Kathleen Kerns, and Charlene
Schrader. Ushers will be Norman
Gallacci, Dan Christenson, John
Holmes," Gordon Fleming, Mike
Harris, and Curtis Cook.
The Rev. John O. Reynolds
will preach on the topic, "What
our Youth Desire and Deserve."
The Westminister choir will
sing at both services.
- The evening service will also
be led by the young people of
the church, and the film, "In the
Face of Jeopardy" will be
shown. The Sepior High Fireside
hour will be held at the church,
THOUGHTFUL GIFT
Muncie, Ind. (U.R) The fam
ily of a local attorney will have
plenty of bubble gum for 1956.
The. father gave his small son
and daughter $1 each to buy
Christmas gifts for their mother.
The boy bought a dollar's worth
of bubble gum.
MEDFORD
TRUTH CENTER
Invites Ypu ' To Join in
"UNITY" CLASSES
Tues. 7:30 P.M. Good Business"
Fri. 1 1 A.M. "How I Used Truth"
(Meditation & Healing)
Also Devotional Service for Adults
and Sunday School for Children.
Sundays 11:00 A.M.
Room 203 ' Holly Theatre Bldg.
Medford, Oregon
First Christian Church
"The Friendly Church
. Welcomes You
, TO ALL SERVICES
Bible School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Service 10:50 a.m.
Youth Meeting 6:30 p.m.
Evening Service 7:30 p.m.
9th and Oakdale Medford, Ore.
Plans Being Made
For Youth Rally
A committee of young people
from seven denominations in the
city has been meeting during re
cent, weeks to plan an inter-denominational
youth rally for
Sunday, Feb. .5, at the First
Methodist church, at 6:30 p.m.
The group was originally called
together by Roger Gallacci, mod
erator of the Presbyterian youth
group.
The rally will consist of a wor
ship service followed by a time
of fellowship and recreation. The
worship service will be conduct
ed by Greg Milnes of St. Mark's
Episcopal church, with young
people of other denominations
reading scripture, offering pray
er and contributing music. Com
bined choirs from the participat
ing churches will be led by Mrs.
G. E. Sloniger, director of the
First Methodist youth choir.
Speaker at the worship serv
ice will be Mark Hatfield, dean
of students at Willamette uni
versity. Following the worship serv
ice, the facilities of the YMCA
will be made available to the
young people for the time of
fellowship and refreshment. A
committee of Presbyterian young
people, Judge Gregory, chair
man, is planning this portion of
the rally.
Counciling with the commit
tee have been Rev. Robert Ber
ger of the Episcopal church and
Rev. John Reynolds of the Pres
byterian church.
Pastor Selected
To Attend Session
Dr. Raymond E. Baicomb,
minister of the First Methodist
church, will be one of 15 Meth
odist ministers from the United
States to participate in an Evan
gelistic mission to Hawaii dur
ing February under the auspices
of the National council of the
Churches of Christ in the USA.
Dr. Balcomb's selection and
the approval of the church here
in releasing and sending him
was announced this week by the
chairman of the official board of
the church, Herbert Sampert.
The mission will be held from
Feb. 11 to 25.
Advanced First Aid
Classes Scheduled
Advanced first aid classes for
Girl Scout leaders will begin
Feb. 14 at the home of Mrs.
John Ramos, 141 Clover lane.
Leaders will meet from 9 to 11
a.m. for six Tuesdays.; City Fire
man LeRoy Williams, first aid
chairman for the Jackson Coun
ty Red Cross, is instructor.
Williams reported that all
members of the Medford police
force are trained in first aid,
and a refresher course was re
cently completed ' by the fire
department. ' .
Girl Scout leaders, Washing
ton school Parent-Teacher assoc
iation and the district nurses
association also have completed
first aid . courses.
Girl Scout leaders at Phoenix
recently started a course.
Anyone interested in partici
pating in first aid classes are
invited to call the Red Cross
office, 2-4405, those in charge
stated.
YES, WE HAVE SOME
Milford, Conn. (U.R Just
about everybody knows that
bananas shouldn't be kept in the
refrigerator, but truck-owner
Daniel Capriotti of Somerville,
Mass., went : even further. He
used a bottle-gas heater to keep
his banana-loaded truck warm.
The gas leaked and caught fire.
Result baked bananas.
STOP!
What do you know about religion?
What do you know about the church?
You owe it to yourself to find out
THE TRUTH
Come To The
4 -
Adult Instruction Class
Starting Next Sunday
9:30 A.M. - At
St. Marks Episcopal Church
FIFTH AND OAKDALE
. s -
No Commitments Whatsoever
EVERYBODY WELCOME
Rev. George R. V. Bolster, Rector
Apostolic Faith
Officers Confer
With Local Pastor
At the Apostolic Faith church,
North Central ave. and 3rd st.,
this week was Rev. R. Robert
Crawford, general overseer of
the Apostolic Faith with head
quarters in Portland. He con- .
ferred with the local pastor,
Rev. C. W. Frost, regarding spe
cial meetings to open at the
Medford church on Feb. 12.
Accompanied by Mrs. Craw
ford and Rev. and Mrs. Aurdey
Wallace, the Rev. Crawford is
returning from Los Angeles and
San Francisco where meetings
were held.
For the meetings in Med
ford the general overseer, who
is also captain of the missionary
vessel, MV Lower Light, will
bring with him most of the crew
which accompanies him on trips
up through Puget Sound to
coastal towns and villages of
Western British Columbia and
Alaska. These include musi
cians and singers as well as Gos
pel workers.
More details of the special
meetings will be announced
later.
Moody Film Slated
At Valley Churches
'"Time and Eternity," a Moody
Institute of Science film, is
scheduled for two showings in
the valley next week.
The first will be at the Central
Point Community Bible church,
4th and Alder sts., in Central
Point, Monday, Jan. 30 at 7:45
p.m.
The next will be Tuesday, Jan.
31 at 7:30 p.m., in the Medford
Central Church of Christ, North
Central ave. and Jackson st.
The public is invited to see the
picture at either church.
The film, which is in full col
or, runs for 45 minutes,' and
shows the theory of relativity,
how time is related to spacft and
motion, and is said to combine
imagination and humor.
Dead line Sunday Classified is at
noon Saturday: 10 a.m Monday for
Monday: other days 5:30 oreviousday.
Dr. Moon Shooting at Egg in
"Time and Eternity"
A quick way to make an omelet ...
if you can hit anything with a bow
and arrow . . , is demonstrated by
Dr. Irwin Moon. This is a sequence
from the new ' Moody Institute of
Science film, "TIME and ETERNITY'
which through special camera, work
shows just what happens to an egg
Dierced by an arrow. It's all part of
the film's attempt to deal with tha
theory of relativity in layman's lan
guage. .
Will Be Shown '
MONDAY, JANUARY 30th
7:45 P.M.
THE COMMUNITY
BIBLE CHURCH
4th and Alder Central Point