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Friday. Norember 30, 1956
Sermon Series
Starts Sunday
Al Congregational
A series of sermons for Ad
vent will start Sunday at the
Congregational church on Oak
wood V. according to the Rev.
Thor.s McCmant, pastor.
They will incjude "The
Christmas ilary Knew", Dec. 2,
The Wise Men's Christmas",
$)ec. 9; ''The Shepherd's Christ
Trias", Dec. 16 and "Our Christ
mas", Dec. 23.
The choir dUtrtor-. Mrs. R. A.
Schijchard, has ichSduted the
ifchsk to be little kiown carols
from all the world.
There will be a reception of
new members at the 9:45 a.m.
services there will be a coffee
hou9j.e Pilgiim house
After Sie second service there
will be a meeting of the- Pil
grim fellowship. .the high school
yijftth croup, to welcome a dele
Mtinnof state officers from the
Portland area to help the south
ern Ocegon grojps with their
pfogram. 4 grofip from the Ash
land church wUl lie present tor
thfj, occjftion. '.Luncjj will be
served.
EVANGELIST TO S P E A K
Gilbert Cayes, evangelist, will
hold meetings at the Cascade
Gorge Christian church, Pros
pect, starting Sunday, Dec. 2
though Dev. 16 at 8 p.m. The
public is invited to attend.
Thursday evening, Dec. 6, an
all-churgh potluck supper will
Qthe kick-off foe the ehurch's
(kvery Member canvass, of which
(J'erOMcLearP is tfie chajrman.
The clurch's pKaposed budget
for 1957 will ha presented and
vSted on, and filnj, "A Gift for
MyQSon" 'will be. shown."
Members and friends are
asked to bring their pledges to
tSe church on the following
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0 Valley Young People
Hold Rally Dec. 2
Presbyterian young people
frn Medford, ffhoenix, Ashland
and ajther communities in the
area ill meet Sunday after
noon at the First Presbyterian
iurch Jn Medford for a Rally
at p.m.
Speaker will e Dr." Neill O.
tr.,iln ,., im an Instructor
i New iVstament at the San
incisco Theological seminary.
Mr. Hamilton 'did his under
rsriip avnrk at Duke univer-
fS .it-,, in (ho field of engineering
butentered the Christian min-
( lstry nd took his theological
traimag at Princeton seminary
In New Jersey. He was a min-
a ister to students of the Ivy
Taenia rnUvnp in the univer
sity mission program and has
., anpni tlirpn vears in
Switzerland studying In the field
of the New Testament.
"Sunday morning he will share
with DrT D. Kirkland west in
Vmth the worshirj services. Dr
West will preach on "Walking
in ?,irrasins' and the Chan
cel nd Westminster choirs will
sing. Miss Kahy Barr will sing
the soprano solo, "Green Pas
tus".
Glendgte Young People
' Hold Meeting Tonight
rii-st 4spmhlv of God church
1108 West Main St., Medford,
will hold church services to-
right at 7:45 p.m. A group of
.ing pile from uienoaie,
f)r . Assembly of God church
will ha charge of the service
featurins music and a speaker
from Glendale. Visitors are
aftembers of Christ Ambassadors
q group. Assembly of God youth
gai;iition. The public is in
vited to attend.
IEETING THIS WEEK
The Sub -Regional workshop
on World Understanding will
ie held in tl charrel of the
st Methodist church. Wed
nctiay. Dec. 5. from 9:3D to 3
church include Commission on
Mi.-ons. WSCS executive com
mittee. Monday: Children's
VnoU. Commission on Education
wprkibop, Tuesday: "Rellcion in
-Sttie News". KBES - TV. Boy
Scotrts. Fellowship of Prayer,
'Sunday Last Day
For School Contest
A poal of 4nn has been set for
Sunday by the Friends Sunday
school on the last day of the
Hidden Treasure contest.
There will be a Drize for everv
person 'who attends, and gifts
will be drawn irom the treasure
chest by those who bring the
most visitors in each depart
ment. .Guest speaker for the
opening assemblies will be Her
bert Hunter of First Baptist
church, with a program of med
ical object lessons.
Again, as during each Sunday
of the contest, every attender
will receive phoney money for
being present, attending worsnip
service, being punctual, bringing
his Bible, and bringing visitors.
An- auction is to be held Fri
day, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the
church, at which the "money"
may be used to purchase Bibles,
books, lamps, pictures, children s
chairs and other items.
Pastor Clvnton Crisman will
bring mesages at the worship
hours Sunday. Christian fcn
deavor soeieties meet at
p.m. Visitors are welcome.
Parish Mission
To Start Sunday
At Sacred Heart
A Darish mission will be held
at Sacred Heart Catholic church
from Sunday. Dec. 2, through
Dec. 9, according to the Rev.
Nicolas Deis, pastor. The mis
sion will be opened formally at
the 6:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday,
Dec. 2, and an introductory ser
mon will be preached at all the
Masses that day.
During the period of the Mis
sion, evening services will be
conducted during the week
which will feature a series of
sermons on the fundamental
facts of Christianity and the
spiritual life. These services will
also include the Way of the
Cross. traditional Catholic
hyms, and Benediction with. the
blessed sacrament.
The nreachers of the Mission,
Father Zlatar and Father Gabel,
are members of the Franciscan
Order. They have conducted
missions in cities of the Pacific
coast.
During the mission there will
also be a short afterschool pro
gram for children.
The exercises of the mission
are open to the public.
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UNITARIAN SEHMO N L.
Arthur Kreisman, professor of
English at Southern Oregon col
lege, will discuss the third and
last in a series of widely-known
Unitarian sermons, "A Discourse
of the Transient and Permanent
in Christianity " by iheooore
Parker. Unitarian Fellowship
will meet Sunday, Dec. 2, at 8
p.m. at the Labor lempie,
South Grape st., Medford.
YOUTH RALLY
The Churches of Christ in
Central Point and Phoenix will
hold a youth rally for the young
people of the county Sunday,
Dec. 2, at 4:30 p.m. at the Phoen
ix Church of Christ. All young
people are invited to attend.
Presbyterians To
Hold Institute
Sunday the First Presbyterian
church will hold its first Chris
tian Education institute for the
training of church school work
ers and teachers.
It will begin at 9 a.m. with
fellowship and coffee with the
first laboratory session at 9:20
in all of the church school de
partments through junior high
school.
At 10:20 an evaluation period
of these lab sessions will be led
by authorities in each age level.
The departments will hold sep
arate meetings at 11:20 and give
the other Presbyterian churches
which are sharing in the Insti
tute time to have meetings of
their own.
Dr. D. Kirkland West, pastor
of the church, will speak at
luncheon and introduce Mrs.
Neill Hamilton who will speak
on "Christian Faith and Life at
a Glance." Mrs. Hamilton is a
graduate in Christian education
from Princeton Theological sem
inary in New Jersey.
After lunch, the Institute will
be closed with a message from
Dr. Neill Hamilton of the San
Francisco Theological seminary.
A nursery period will be pro
vided for young children from
the end of the laboratory session
at 10:20 until lunch.
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6:30
Methodists Continue
Interest Group Series
School of Christian Living, a
series of interest group meetings,
held each Sunday night at the
First Methodist church, will con
tinue with the fifth in this pres
ent series. "Paul Letters to
T .ncai rhurrhes". with Dr. Ray
mond E. Balcomb teaching. This
group will meet In the Meeker
Memorial Charjel.
"Familv Forum '. a discussion
of situations that develop in tne
,home, directed by the Rev. G.
A Trohoueh. will meet in the
lihT-arv Roth srouDs meet at
5:30 p.m., with nursery care and
department age groups oi in
terest to the children, as well
at the Junior High MYF.
The Homemakers class win
sei-ue the snack supper at 6:30,
followed by Inspiration time, a
singspiration, with a bouncing
ball movie, and songs on slides,
as well as hymns. Mr. Wheaton
will lead the singing.
The Pathfinders will meet at
7:30 for a study of Mark.
Proportion of Christians
In World Drops 5 Per Cent
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FORMER MISSIONARY HERE
The Rev. R. K. Storey, former
missionary to the Philippine Is
lands and now president of
Frankfort Pilarim Bible college.
Frankfort, Ind., will be guest
speaker at the Pilgrim Holiness
church, Sunday, Dec. 2, at 11
a.m. Mr. Storey and his wire,
were prisoners of the Japanese
during World War II. The local
church is located at East Jack
son and Bessie sts.
"How to Interest Your Friends
in Phurrh" will be the subiect
presented by the Rev. Bob Har- :
low at the First Baptist church-
Monday. Dec. a, at 7:30 p.m. A
sound film will be used to pre
sent the subject.
This is the fifth in a series of.
educational evangelism meetings .
nresenteri each Mnndav nicht.
The services will continue until
Dec. 17.
The Rev. James W. Neely, :
Dastor of the church, will sceak
at the morning and evening serv
ices Sunday, continuing in nis
series of "Through the Bible
sermons.
Combined Baptist YoVth
groups will meet at 6:30 p.m.,
Sunday, for the film, "Sunday
on the Range," which features
Redd Harper, tne lenowsmp
hour for young people following
the evening church service will
be held at tjie Clarence Wilson
home, 401 Ardmore."
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Family Night Tonight
At Phoenix Church;
Other Meetings Held
Family night will be held this j
Policeman Takes Over Church Social Work
Pittsburgh U.P.i-r Howard C-
Maxwell says it isn't so strange
that he gave up police work aft
er 14 years to become headi of
a church social wijrk group.
However, Maxwell admits it's
quite a change from his expari
ence as a -former patrolman, de
tective and captain of police at
Sharon, Pa., about 60 milesofh
here. i
"I chased people around for ;
is fci helD studv the causes of
inte8iperance,ocrime?orc, la
ljSr unregt, racial prejudice and
'jtivanife delinquency. H point
ed ouV) that a policftwin ifearns
a lot about sut raatters.
. t, ; 14 vears trying to get chancea
evening at bu at uie r them Maxwell said.
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Bt LOUIS CASSELS
United Press Correspondent
Washington (U.R) Chris-
tianitv is ahnut one-third of the
way toward its historic goal of
evangelizing the whole world.
Although it now has far more
adherents than any other re
ligion, its worldwide growth in
recent years has failed to keep
pace with population gains.
The future spread of the Chris
tian gospel, particularly behind
the Iron Curtain and m xne
vast exDanse of Asia and Africa
where nationalism is rampant,
is a matter of grave concern io
church leaders.
These were the principal find
ings of a United Press survey of
where the church stands today
in its 20-centuries-old mission
of winning all men to Christ.
Authorities said the present
Christian population of the
world is about 800 million.
slightly less than one-third of
the total human population oi
2.5 billion.
There are about 321 million
Moslems; 309 million Hindus;
300 million Confucians: 150 mil
lioa Buddhists; 50 million Tao-ictt-
and 12 million Jews.
Church leaders said the trend
n rorent vears should be an
Christians who
have assumed that their far-
fi,,n fnripn missions were
steadily and surely Christianiz
ing all nations.
"The world's Christian popu
lation in nrODOrtion to the total
population shows a slow and
disturbing decline," reported
Dr. Frank W. Price, director of
the missionary research library
of Union Theological seminary
in New York.
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During the past quarter cen
Reception Sunday
For New Members
A. reception for new members j new communion table, built by a
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Chancel rfcoir all Wednesday
Melfcodwt Men's lunehean. Worn-
an s Bible class luncnera. worn- " " .V t,,:tj
erf conference for Junior worker president of the Homebuild-
who have joined the Eastwood
Baptist church since the ajrivai
of the pastor a. year ago will be
held Sunday evening Beginning
with the church service at 7:30
p.m.
The Board of Deacons and
their wives are in charge of the
program. Since the pastor, the
Rev. Richard M.Jones, arrived
last November the church mem
bership has increased from 60
to'lOS.
New members will b wel
comed by the pastor, the chair
man of the Board 6f Deacons.
Don Matheus, the president of
the' Woman's Mission 'society,
Mrs. John Yungen. and the form-
momher nf the church, Keith
Mobley, will be used for the
first time.
The new pulpit is now in the
process of being built and when
completed will complete the
memorial to Mrs.. Marie Hanson
who was the first chuch clerk.
The Rev. Mr. Jcnes will con
tinue his monthly series on the
church covenant, speaking on
Faith's Activity." The Chancel
choir will lead in worship. Nur
sery care is provided.
tnrv. th nrooortion of Chris
tians in the world has slipped
from about 37 per cent ot tne
total population to about a per
cent.
Dean Liston Pope of Yale div
inity school, who recently re
turned from a tour of the Far
East, said Christians in most
countries of Asia constitute "a
very small minority." He said he
found a "remarkable resurg
ence" of non-Christian religions,
such as Mohammedanism and
Hinduism,,
nr Pnne and other authorities
attributed the revival of Asia's
long-dormant native religions to
the new snirit oi nationalism i
sweeping former colonial areas. I
Christianitv thev said, has
heen severely handicapped in j
these areas because it has been j
identified as an "export ot tne ,
Western white man. !
Tn the face of this situation,
many Christian leaders in this
country and abroad have come
to the conclusion that primary
responsibility for evangelizing ,
Asia and Africa must henceforth i
pass from "foreign missionaries" j
tn the Indigenous Christian
churches which have grown up
in those countries under native
leadership.
Lack of Funds
The so - called "y o u n g e r
churches" are generally long on
zeal but short on members and
money. They are naving trou
bles learning to support them
selves by the voluntary giving
of their own members instead of
depending on foreign financial
aid. They are also confronted
with constant accusations with
in their own countries that they
are not truly "patriot" but are
agents of a "foreign ideology."
American churches, which for
the past 150 years have supplied
the majority of the white mis
sionaries sent to Asia and Africa,
are now groping for eltective
wavs to work in partnership
with these younger churches.
A maior step will be taken
late this month when 300 top
foreign missions officials of 45
U.S. denominations meet at
Buck Hill Falls, Pa., for a five-
day conference sponsored by the
National Council of Churches.
One problem on the agenda
is how to get rank-ana-iue
American church members the
ultimate financial bulwark of
missions programs to under
stand the necessity of new ap
proach in which the younger
churches will be treated, not as
outposts of "Western Christian
ity," but as equal members of
the world-wide kingdom of
Christ.
First Presbyterian church. The
film, "The Good Book," will be
shown after a potluck supper.
Those attending are asked to
bring a hot dish, salad, or des
sert. Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m.
the Sunday school teachers will
meet to plan the Christmas pro
gram.
Tin rfismssinn eroun at the
church which was discontinued
during the summer met Sunday,
Dec. 25 at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. C. A. Strothers in Ashland.
Topic discussed was "Presenta
tion versus Do - it - Yourself."
Leaders for the first fall meeting
were Mr. and Mrs. Rex Nico-
demus.
"Now they set up metings for
me."
The huskv former policemaif
nrdsentlv is. director of the De
partment of Temperance anfl So-
cial Education operated by tn
United Presbyterian .unuj-ens
Board of Christian Eflncajion.
He said tne purpose oi pis joti
JPP First Christian 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, Or.
UNITY
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5undav Devoftonal
SundV School for Children H l.m.
Regular tenter Activities:
Thurdav Midweek Service 7:30
p.m. Fftday morning Study Cps
Class 1 1 a.r! Q
Ail ctasses, acuities and jgnday
Services now held at tha
P&LIY BUILDING
, Katherina Bosvftrth, L&der
William C. Piper
Minister
ei.. Tnursauiy; and senior mgn
2IYF Christian Witness mission,
c-attirday and Sunday.
SUfiHODIST SERVICES
ftra anthem b" the Youth
0 caoir will be "The Lord's Fray
Narey Walstead, at iJie 9:30
a m. service Sunday at the First
Methodist church. The chancel
cha!r will sing. "Joseph's Carol".
The High School Giri trio, with
rt) Kosemarv Doolen. Colleen Barr.
and.16usan Hall, will s!ng. "Hear
jIjjSuljplicatuiB" at both serv
ices The Altar rose wi!l be in
honor of John Charles Pieston
III. Dr. Raymond E. Balcomb.
pastor, will preah "When A
Man Prays."
WEEK OF PRAYER
The Woman's Missionary
union of the Temple Baptist
church, will observe the yearly
Lottie Moon Christmas offer
in" Week of Prayer for foreign
missions Dec. 3 through Dec. 7
at the church. "94 Lozier lane.
Hallowed be Thy Name" is the
ers voufcg adult class, John
Johnson. -
Church members and friends
are invited to share in this hour
of fellowship.
Eastwood Baritist church is lo
cated just north of the Hedrick
Junior High school and is affili
ated with the American leftist
convention.
Communion Sunday will be
observed at-the Eastwood Bap
tist church Sunday, Dec. 2. A
CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
The Christmas pageant will
be held at the First Methodist
church Sunday, Dec. 16. Mrs.
W. R. Peabody is chairman of
the pageant committee with
other members, Mrs. Verne Wil
son, Mrs. George Sloniger. Mrs.
Alvin Minshall. Miss Nancy
Lambo, Mrs. Ernest Ludwig,
Charles Thompson Jr., and Mrs.
Milton Snow. Another Christ
mas program, the annual "Feast
of Carols", under the direction
r r PKir! o. Anomenn will
NAZARENE YOUTH GROUPS
The Training hour and youth
groups of the First Church of
the Nazarene. Holly at t irst sts..
Medford, will meet Sunday at
6 p.m. Topics for the two groups
will" be "Why Does the Devil
Pick on Me?" and "How to Use
Your Bibles in Soul Winning."
SKATING PARTY
A skating party in Ashland
sponsored b: the Junior high
5.thodit Youth fellowship, of
ne Medford First Methodist
church, -will be held tonight.
Miss Marv Vapdenberg is
counselor and Miss Marion Par
sons is president of the group. .
Convict Paints
Reiiqious Scenes
McCalester, Okla. U.P.) A
former Oklahoma desperado
,,,v,n ontororl nrisnn as a kid ban
dit in the 1920 s now spends his
time painting religious scenes.
Th( nrisoner. George Kimes
is serving life for the murder
of a deputy sheriff following a
bank robbery. He walked away
frnm the state Denitentiary here
in 1949, but was caught a year
later in Oregon.
wis naintinff of Christ as a
shepherd guarding sheep was
nisr.H in the women's prison.
The picture shows a little black
sheep straying from the loia.
Another naintins! depicts a
convict on his knees with the
sun beating down on him. Kimes
a line nf irv cold mountains
in the background is supposed
to illustrate the feeling of out
siders toward convicted men.
Kimes. considered a model
nri.nnw also oroduces the an
nual prison rodeo, largest of its
kind in the world.
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it's- more than a hymn. To many It is a way of life.
The foundation is faith, faith that gives every day a shitag new quality:
Faith that provides a strong shelter in time of need. FaRh that sustains
you in sickness and trouble. F aith that makes life areat adventure?
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You find faith as a member of a femily, as a member of a community;
Worshiping together every week, with thotse you love, with others who believe
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be presented on Sunday, Dec. 23.