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G O O o o O O 0 oo o o O GO o o o o o . Snt-WEDF-CRD (ORECOK) MAIL TRIBUNE c Christmas G With Programs Scheduled OT.dsj'ional Christmas services will starr Sunday with the local churches planning programs that will scheduled this week and until Christmas cfi. ne first prsgram scheduled is at the Fist Methndist church,. Sunday, 'bee. , at 5:30 p.m. It "Kill be gi'.n by the church O ch.l and be the" Christmas Gqpa?;ant. O Children choir and choruses, q! pother v. i'.i the girls' and boys' trio, will s-nply the musical .ickzittjnd for the telling of the Chri."-tris story by, the shep-1 young people using nine different h'ds. background scenes. "The song of in angels. "Gloria The facilities at the church In Excels: Deo," will be inter-1 have been enlarged with the ad preted by the rhythmic choir dition of a new 174-seat balcony - so more may attend the program. Fnends Church Hosts On Weekend ToCE Officials The Christian Endeavorers of (Jhe Frfens church will be hosts Saturday and Sunday to pres iderQuentin Nordyke and other ogiccrs of lie Friends Yearly O Mceong C. E. union who will crime tMedford from George F college. Ncaberg. ' A sri is planned for the Senior Christian Endeavorers at ' &e parsonage Saturday at 7:30 p.m., with the guest speak ers givjng information about the (ilid-Wyiter convention to be held Dec. 28 to 30 at the Gannon O Beach Bible Sirfterence grounds or feprtern Oregon coast. It is HJped that a bus can b rlajiered to take the Medford young people to the convention. Sunday iPientin Nordyke will bring the mestage at the 9:45 a.m. (jorship hour and a girl's trio from the college will peak to the Intermediate and Junior groffps and tleir sponsors, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Langston and Eunic Jies. Boys and girls of the three Christian Endeavor societies are selling "share at 50 cents apiece to interested dults in order to help with the financial expense of the Mid Winter convention. Pastor Clynton Crisman will ipeaKat the 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. worship hours. The visiting girl's trio will sing for Sunday school opening asf&nblies and for the morning services. At 5 p.m. a dress rehearsal wil be held for the Sunday chool Christmas program, "The Three (S.fts of Christmas," which will be presented Tues. Dec ember IP at 7:30 p.m. in tf!e church's Harmony hall. Yoyng People Plan Join Meeting Sunday The Young People's fellow ihip of St. Marks Episcopal church will be hosts at a joint meeting with the Young People's fellowship of St. Luke Epis copal chun of Grants Pass Sunday at 7 p.m. The program J win ari ajin r-vening t'rayer conducted by the presidents of 1h two groups, and will be fol lowed by an open discussion on what te Churi meansoby in farQ baptism. O i nco eveniiu will conclude with game and an informal dance. Refreshments will be furnished by the St. Mar s iup. Adventists Church Elects New Officers for 1957 Eagle Point Officers will Qe offe at the Eag. Point on Januaryo 1. Members voted Saturday on njties nominated by the church nominating com mittee, o Heading the Itst of 1957 of- dficers is the lay elder. W. E. Q).tkin, 2 Washington St.. Med ford. CVier elders are Herschel M. Harper aii Dr. Howard M. Ferguson. 5 Eight deacons and deaconesses were electct to sejve for the coming year. Head deacon will be Ernest F. "Messer, Camp ""(jhite. and head deaconess" will be 0Mrs. Tom Cartfpbell, Lake creek Other deacons and deacon esses are Frank Arnold. Lowell Bo Barber. Ravmond E. Cash bV'. RAV L. .Clark, Mrs. Thco KIcfn and Mrs. Frank Arnold. Church treajxcf for 195? will he Dclmer X. Logan. Shady Vove. Clid church clrk, Mrs. $tt;y Swan0 Eagle Point. " Leading in tne SaSbath school work f the church will be Victor H. Sartholprrww. Eagle PointfSaSbftth school superin. telenTa O Other officers elected to serve o b V rini C. Piper " e inutet " .a i i Season Starts as the children's choir sings. Fifty children will take part in the program besides the 85 voices of the combined choir and choruses. The pageant is directed by Mrs. W. R. Peabody with Mrs. George Sloniger and Mrs. Milton I Snow directing the music. ! The annuai presentation of the ! Christmas Story will be held j Tuesday, Dec. 13, at the Apostolic ' Faith church, ' The Christmas story in music j will be told by 250 children and The Frietv.s Church will pre ! sent a program, ' The Three Gifts of Christmas." Tuesday, ! Dec. 18. at 7:30 p.m. in Harmony j hall. The program will be given I by the Sunday school depart j ment. I Friday evening at 8 p.m. the I First Assembly of God church, 1108 West Main St., Medford, will present a three-act Christmas play, "Mine Eyes Have Seen. It will be given by the Christ Variety of Services Continue al Eastwood The Rev. Richard M. Jones, pastor of the Eastwood Baptist church. North Keene Way dr. at Ridgeway, will bring the second in a scries of Christmas sermons Sunday morning on "World Un aware." The Chancel choir will lead in the wor-ihip. Nursery care is pro vided for both cribbers and toddlers. At 5 p.m. a baptismal service will be held at the First Christ ian church. The pastor will speak at this service. The evening worship service will be a continuation of the series on Christian Brass Tacks centering on the life and min istry of Jesus. The service begins at 7:30. A filmstrip "The Bar ables of Jesus" will be shown as part of the Inspiration Time to close the evening. Eastwood Baptist is affiliated with the American Baptist con vention and is located just north of the Hedrick Junior High school. CHRISTMAS PARTY The home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy McLaughlin. Old Military rd.. will be the scene of the all church Christmas party of the Eastwood Baptist church, Tues day Dec. 18, 8 p.m. The Wo men's Mission society and the Homebuilders class of young adults will be hosts for the party. Mrs. Richard M. Jones is plan ning the program for the even ing. There will be a gift exchange as well as the giving of toys for the nursery of the church. All members and friends of the church are invited. ORGAN RECITAL An organ recital will be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Ci.urch of the Brethren, 345 Mary St., Medford. by Loran Minear of Ashland. The program will include a selection of Christ n?as carols, hymns of the church, and semi-classical music. Follow ing the program a fellowship hour tvill be held in the base ment of the church. for the coming year are: press secretary, Mrs. Roy Swan; Civil Defense director, Mrs. Ernest F. Hesser; religious liberty sec retary, C. A. Planer: chorister, Theo Klein; assistant chorister, Mrs. W. E. Atkin: pianist, Mrs. H. C. Chilson; assistant pianist, Mrs. Adrian Pittsley: Dorcas welfare leader Mrs. Herschel M. Harper: assistant Dorcas leader, Mrs. Elmer Estelle; Dorcas sec- , retary, Mrs. Frank Arnold; j school board member, W. E. I A t k i n: temperance secretary, Frank Arnold; health education I secretary, Mrs. Raymond E. Cashatt; florist, Mrs. Martha Bishop: assistant Sabbath school ' superintendent Mrs. Tom Camp ; bell; Sabbath school secretary, 1 Mrs. Lowell B. Barber; assistant ' Sabbath school secretary. Carol Pershall: cradle roll and kinder- garten, Mrs. Earl Farlow. I Other officers include Junior j Primary leader, Mrs. Theo Klein; I assistant Junior-Primary leader, Mrs. Harper; Home Missionary leader, Irvin Pershall: Home Missionary secretary, Mrs. Ray Barrow; investment secretary, Roy L. Clark: social committee chairman Mrs. Klein. First Christian Church 7hi Friendly Church Welcomes You TOALL SERVICES Bible School 9:45 a.m. Morning Service 10:50 a.m. Youtrj Meeting 6:30 p.m. Evening Service 7:30 p.m. 9tF and Oakrfole Medford, Or. Friday. Dinmbn 14. 1958 Ambassadors' group oi the church. Sunday, Dec. IB, the First Methodist church in Ashland will present their Christmas pro gram at 7:30 p.m.. The public is welcome at all of these Christmas services and programs. Many churches have Christ mas programs planned for next M-ppk Sunday Dec. 23. programs will be given by the First Church of the Nazarene. Apostolic Faith church. First Methodist church. First Baptist church, and First Presbyterian churches in Med ford and Phoenix. A Christmas Eve service is planned by the First Methodist church while other churches have scheduled evening services with communion during the holi day season. Episcopal Vicar Called as Rector Of Astoria Church The Rev. . Robert L. Green, vicar of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Prospect, and St. Martin's, Shady Cove, has ac cepted a call to become rector of Grace church in Astoria. Rev. Mr. Greene, who left for Astoria in late November, came to the Prospect-Shady Cove mis sion in 1954 from the mission of St. Paul's Powers, where he served for eight years. His entire ministry has been in the diocese of Oregon. He is a graduate of Columbia Prep aratory school. Portland, the University of Portland and the fhnrrh Divinitv School of the Pacific, Berkeley, Calif. Mr. Greene has served as a Hirprtnr nf thp flrppnn Council of Churches and was vice-pres- laeni oi tne v-oos county muutu of Churches. He was also a mem bers of the Diocesan Council and has served as dean of the south western convocation. First Services Told For Lutheran Church Persission has been granted for the use of the Pythian build ing. Grape and Fifth sts., Med ford, for worship services of the Ascension Lutheran' church con gregation. The first service will be held Jan. 6, 1957. The Rev. Elvin Tollefson, who arrived in Medford on Nov. 15, has been directing the work of organizing the new congrega tion. A preliminary house to house survey in the area to be served by the new church is being conducted by Miss Ruth Zacher, parish worker. The new church location will be on Black Oak dr., at Barnet rd. The parsonage is now located at 317 Black Oak dr. Funds for construction will be made avail able by the Department of Home Missions of the ELC as soon as necessary arrangements have been made with builders. Two Parties Planned For Tonight And Saturday by Baptists Baptist Youth fellowship of the Eastwood Baptist church. North Keene Way drive at Ridge way, will have their Christmas party tonight at 7:30 p.m. The evening will be spent in games, trimming the Christmas trees, and singing carols. Refreshments will be provided by Gary, Wayne and Kay Fields. All Junior High young people in the Hedrick Junior high school area are in vited. Saturday afternoon the annual Christmas party of the church school of the Eastwood Baptist church will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Children will play games, have refreshments and receive a sack of candy and a popcorn ball to take home. A rehearsal will be held of the Christmas pageant. "What Can I Give Him?" which will be presented on Dec. 23. CHRISTMAS DISPLAY The outdoor Christmas display at the Apostolic Faith church will be lighted Saturday evening and may be seen until New Year's Day. the1' IDEAL ' wt subHilvd t w ks J tn'i ittnctlvt ?v . Tjtamsnt it i bnirttt f 't fcr Cnnstr-is. Bounl m fed Intrteroifl ih4 pactt.d m t mroon fl oeaie. it ff li. I tc-t full color fr-rotJkjttiOM of masUrpucts of nligiout M. incljdin ttM worfct of BachMl. l Greco and Rembrandt. Vi-ted in as-to-read tvoe oi wtitt etao'-'t paotr fts Tefan.if h v' bfej bf a.a'iaoia. To b sura tnat yaw copy n put asida for Crtnstmai mail tto coupon bcloo SWEM'S - 217 East Main, Medford PImm ma4 hm 15V Gift TtHowwiti el ootti. ADOIfSS-CITY My rOTitln ' I' fftv " PASTOR RETURNS The Rev. Haddon Robbinson, assistant pas tor of the First Baptist church, returned this week from a month of evangelistic campaigns in the United States and Canada. After conducting services in Toronto, Ontario, he then went to Col umbus, Ohio, for a campaign in the Calvary Bible church. While there Mr. Robinson spoke to stu dent groups from the Ohio State university. In Medford he pri marily works with the youth of the church. . Ministers Hear Two Speakers The monthly meeting of the Medford Ministerial association was held Tuesday morning at the First Presbyterian church. Following a ' short business meeting Mrs. John Ousterhout, chairman of the local Great De cisions committee, spoke on the Great Decisions program to start Jan. 20. She explained how the local churches could participate in "Great Decision . . . 1957," and that the eight-weeks' sched uled program was to inform the public on key foreign policy is sues through participation of small, informal discussion groups. Mrs. Ousterhout said that the fact sheets for the discussion groups would be made available after the first of the year. Also speaking at the meeting was Walter Higgins, executive director of the proposed Rogue Valley Manor which is a retire ment home planned for Medford. Higgins explained the mem bership qualifications for the home, physical layout of the building .and financing of the program and building. Five Bennet Paintings Given to Local Church Five paintings of Jacksonville scenes by Eugene Bennet have been given to St. Mark's Epis copal church by Mr. and Mrs. John S. Day, Mr. and Mrs. Howard A. Frame, Mr. and Mrs. George H. Parsons, and Reginald Parsons. They were given in memory of Mrs. Reginald B. Parsons by her children. Bennet a former resident of Medford is now a professional artist in Chicago. The paintings have been hung in the Markade. MUSIC SELECTIONS "What is Salvation?" will be the sermon by Dr. Raymond E. Balcomb, at both the 9:30 and the 11 a.m. services of worship Sunday, Dec. 16. Mrs. Howard Bush will be guest soloist at both services, singing, "Virgin's Slum ber Song." The anthem by the Youth choir at 9:30 service will be, "In Bethlehem's Lowly Man ger," with Everett Stricklin, baritone soloist. The Chancel choir will sing, "We Saw Him Sleeping." at 11 a.m. service. Roses on the altar will be in honor of Karen Diane Chitwood and Christa Lee Backes. CAROLING The Junior high and Senior high Methodist Youth fellow ship will sing carols on Sunday, Dec. 16, starting at 7 p.m. Trans portation is being arranged, so that all who wish to sing may do so. Present plans call for sing ing at Camp White, the Jackson Farm home, at hospitals and at the private homes of some shut ins. The evening of carol singing will be concluded at the Wesley hall. First Methodist church, with Mrs. G. A. Trobough, host ess for a lunch and fireside. MEETING DAY CHANGED Prayer meeting and choir practice at the Advent Christian church. West Jackson at Welch sts., will be held Tuesday, Dec. 18, at 7 p.m: The groups former ly met on Wednesdays. .CHRISTMAS GIFT An Illustrated Edition of The R.S.V. New Testament I I I SIATl J ii tnclld. ' 'Radio Church' Heard in Korea Chaplain Reports Thousands of soldiers of the Republic of Korea on the uneasy armistice line above the 38th parallel go to church each Sun day morning by radio, reports a Korean army chaplain. The troops hear Christian worship services beamed out from the 5,000-watt transmitter of sta tion HLKY in Seoul, a station sponsored by several Korean Christian churches. Chaplain Sang Chan Lee of the ROK 27th Infantry Regiment reports that "even non-Christians listen to the 'radio church.' They attend 'services' holding their rifle in one hand and the Bible in the other and wearing heavy helmets on their heads." RAVEMCCO, an interde nominational agency of the Na tional Council of Churches, pro motes the use of radio and other mass communications for over seas evangelism. The station began broadcasting at Christmas time in 1954 and carries music, educational programs and the Christian message to both North and South Korea. "May the blessings of the Lord rest upon HLKY, the Christian broadcasting station," says Chap lain Sang. "This is the front line above the 38th parallel. We are surrounded by thick woods and high mountains and just in front of us is the Chinese Communist army. It is our greatest pleasure that even in such a dangerous place God's words are to be heard. "More than half of our officers have their own radio sets and when their drilling for the day is finished, the soldiers gather before the radios to listen to the programs which enable them to relax and hear the news from the rear. When they listen to the radio, they forget all their weariness. "I am sure no one listens to the Sunday morning 'radio church' from your station with more attention than the ROK soldiers along the front lines. Here on the top of the mountain, each outpost is responsible for a wide sector and the distance be tween outposts is very far so the chaplains find it almost im possible to visit each of them to lead them in a worship service on Sunday morning. "Since the soldiers must al ways be on the alert against sud den anemy attack, they are not allowed to gather in one place for church services. But here throught radio they can have a fine worship service. They listen to HLKY on Sunday morning at 7:30 and the music and the message give them much inspira tion. In the dugouts along the front lines radio is a more ef fective evangelist than any chap lain." Central Point Church Announces Evening The time of the evening wor ship service has been changed to 7 p.m. at the Pilgrim Holiness church, corner of Pine at Sixth St., Central Point. The Rev. H. James Kreider, pastor has reported that the time change will affect both the Sun day evening and Thursday serv ices. The services will continue to be held at 7 p.m. instead 7:30 p.m. through the winter months. There will also be an added service to start Sunday, Dec. 16, for the Junior young people. This service will be held each Sunday evening at 6:30. Mrs. H. James Kreider will be in charge. Food and Toys Asked For Christmas Baskets Members of the church school of First Presbyterian church, Phoenix, are asked to take food and toy gift for the Christmas baskets to the 10 a.m. church school Sunday. The distribution of the gifts will start Dec. 21. At the 11 a.m. worship service the Presbyterian men's club of Medford will sing "The Lord's Prayers." Saturday at 3 p.m. junior highs, and the high school group will rehearse the Christmas pageant. Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. The Christmas tree will be decorated. Sunday School CHRISTMAS PROGRAM Tuesday, Dec. 18, 8:00 p.m. 250 Children Tell The Story 9 Scenes Musical Setting MANY TURNED AWAY OTHER YEARS Enlarged Facilities Supervised Nurseries All Welcome American Churches Begin Religious Crusade Against Death on the Bt LOUIS CASSELS United Press Correspondent Washington (U.R) Ameri can churches are beginning to wage a religious crusade against death on the highways. They are telling their mem bers that reckless driving is not merely dangerous it is a grave sin. And that having the brakes of your car checked is just as truly a moral obligation as stay ing sober when you get behind the wheel. Churches of all denominations are joining in the campaign to bring Christian conscience to bear on the traffic safety prob lem. Pope Pius XII and many Protestant leaders, including evangelist Bill Graham and pre siding Bishop Henry Knox Sher- rill of the Episcopal church have strongly endorsed it. The movement is still too young to have much effect on the highway carnage that doubt less will accompany the ap proaching holiday season. But its long-range effect on the appall ing toll of traffic fatalities could be considerable. Ned H. Dearborn, president of the National Safety council, told the United Press he is "greatly encouraged by the in creasing efforts of churches to stimulate their members to be come more conscious of their social and moral obligation be hind the wheel of a car." "There is no place where reli gion is more practical than in the driver's seat of an automo bile in modern traffic," Dear born said. "There, of all places. everyone literally should be his brother's keeper." Fsrmon Them In the past, church concern with auto safety has been largely confined to pulpit strictures against drunken driving. And the immorality of slowing down your reflexes with alcohol when you are in control of a 200- horsepower car is still an im portant sermon theme. But lately there has been growing recognition by clergy men that drunks are not the only bad drivers. Plain careless ness by "good people is the new target of the churches' moral condemnation. One of the most ambitious efforts to point up the religious issues involved in driving safe ly was' made this fall in Green wich, Conn. For five Sundays, beginning Sept. 30, the ministers of all Greenwich churches em phasized in sermons that one of the quickest ways to reduce the traffic toll would be for all pro fessed Christians to start exer cising the qualities of love, cour tesy and consideration of others when driving a car. They also pointed out that the Fifth Commandment "Thou shalt not kill" is not restricted to deliberate murder, but also may be violated by the kind of gross carelessness which results Worker's Conference In Phoenix Tonight The monthly Worker's con ference of the Siskiyou associa tion of Baptist churches will be held tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the First Baptist church of Phoenix. The Conference will be con ducted by James Funston, as sociational training union dir ector, and those attending will, discuss proposed Training Union objectives for the coming year. After council sessions are com pleted the Rev. Roy Bedwell, pastor of Glendale Baptist church, will preach the evening sermon. Churches from Myrtle Creek to Ashland will gather for the conference which aims to coor dinate the training program for department workers and class leaders of the various churches. The Rev. Perry M. Johnson, host pastor, is Moderator of the Association. PRE-CHRISTMAS SERVICE The Rev. Max R. Flickinger of Unity Christ church, Pasadena, Calif, will hold a special pre Christmas service at the Pythian hall, Sunday, Dec. 15, at 11 a.m. Sunday school and nursery will be provided for the children and the public is invited 'to attend. New Balcony Added Treat for Every Child No Collections Apostolic Faith Church North Central at 3rd St. Highways i m accidental highway neatns. One sign that the churches mean business about the cam paign is the emphasis they are piai.ili u.. 1- ' plications of these ov ...--ill rinr. ' 11 - I trines. o For example, the Methodist church has approved for use in all Methodist Sunday 'schools a special series of lessons for young people on how to drive safely. The Christian Herald, widely circulated Protestant magazine, asks its readers in tts current issue, "Are you a Christian at the wheel?" The article said that "un christian attitudes" anger, impatience selfishness, a Hesire to get ahead of or show up an other driver are a major cause of accidents. It also noted that "the sin of neglect" is involved in many highway tragedies. Therefore, it said, frequent and careful in spection of your car's safety features particularly brakes, tires and headlights Is a moral obligation in the same sense at attending church and reading the Bible. New Catholic Of Church Changes m USA By LOUIS CASSELS United Press Correspnofcent Washington (U.R) America's 32 million Catholics are unlike any other Catholics in the world1.'' In their long struggle for "ac ceptance" by a predominantly Protestant culture, they have "taken on file color aid halsts" of American life to such an ex tent that their Catholicism now is "quite different" from that of Europe and Latin America. This conclusion is expressed by a Jesuit scholar, the Rev. Gus tave Weigel. in a new book, "The Catholic Church, U.S.A.." to which 24 other prominent Catho lic writers contributed. The book records the growth of the Roman Communion from a small and often harassed minority to the1 largest single religious body in the United States, comprising one-third of the total church membership. Weigel, theology professor at Maryland's Woodstock college and a leader of the Catholic in tellectual movement, emphasized that the "differences" of Ameri can CaHholies do not involve doc trine. "American Catholicism, first of all, is Roman Catholicism, with no desire to be anything else," he said. Its difTeences from European and Latin American Catholicism "do not imply non-identity of faith . . . They are explained by differ ences of history and cultural background." 0 Here are some of fhe "overall traits" which Wojgel sid "dis tinguish American Catholicism from Catholicism elsewftePe:" "The American Catholic has explicitly chosen to be a Catho lic" and the religion was not "thrust upon him by a culture." If he chooses to become a Protestant or a non-church mem ber, "no social condemnation will fall upon him." Unlike the Catholic of Ireland, Spain, Italy, France or Brazil, the American is under no "preSHire" fro his cultural environment to "'retain a thin," nominal allegiance to Catolicism." "The American Catholic is much more tolerant of non- Catholic religions than, members of European communities where only one religion is effectively present." He accepts America's "religious pluralism as an ob vious fact" and is not "scandal ized" by it. "It is impossible for him to entertain fantastic no tions concerning Protestants: he knows many" and "his own love of religion makes him prefer to have his neighbor in some church Th. REV. MAX R. FLICKINGER Of I'nity Christ Church Paadena, Cilifonia Speaking at a SPECIAL PRE-CHRISTMAS SERVICE the PYTHIAN HALL X. Sunday, Dec, IS it, 11:00 A.M. EVERYONE WELCOME c. . ? ' To Hear This Outstanding Spealr SUNDAY SCHOOL and NURSERY Provided for Children .. O 11 Hew Mender? To Joi& Chuitfi The First Presbylgjrian ciiurch will welcon- rpv merrSe$un. ay at oth worship services. Eight yoig people whoiave been attending classes taught by the RA. John Rccviolds, will be bu.elfnmprf 0. tKs first M!n. -- -B - .7 ' . ' ' T." .. ,J , . ! , ...."11 Fourteen adults v-ill also ioin trSe church gunday. They ha6 either been attending church mjinsh c'oisses taught by Dr. D. KirklandoWesor are transfer ring tlwjr membership from other churches. u At both eevices Dr. West will pVeach on "A to Who Cares The We:iinster and chancel chairs W9l sing'Christmas anth ems, and the women'g) triple trio will give anumber, "There Were ShepherdsAbidi)jig in the Field." The fe-iple trio is greeted by Mrs. Harvey Field and accom panied by Mrse Chjfidler Drew. The Wesningter choir, com posed of high school young peo- jple, will meet witho the West minster fellowship atpthe circh at 6:45 p.m. Sunday to go to the Central Point Presbyterian church, where it will give a Christmas choir Concert. Young people will conduct the entire service and Joyce oregor and Bruce Wet will speak on "Wjut l Christmas Meaift to Mej' Book Tells rather than ir? no church at all." The American Catholic re gards religion primarily as "something to do rather than something to think about." Activ ity in form of good works and moral endeavor is mgre con genial to him than conlmpla tion. Q 0 Antfflericalism the suspicion of and Hostility toward the clergy wSich is mailed in some Catho lic cuntrfts is notably absent in America. She typical Ameri can priest finds his office no bar to warm, friendly relations -with his parishioners and "the people are glad to ha him around." Weigel says this has one se rious disadvantage Catholic laymen have become "weak in initiative" and are "too prone" to leave to priests tasks of plan ning and organizing which lay- ' men properly might undertake. American Catholics, reflecting the mores of their community, regard it as "bad taste to flaunt" their liety in public "or even, to discuss religion in ordinary social or business situations. The American Catholic's devotion to his faith is usually expressed in the place ne considers most ap probate for jl in church. Weigeldeplores in American Catl?olics one trait which Protest ant clergymen have often criti cizedin their ow flocks a ten dency to compartmentalize re ligion as a "Sunday affair" and wall off its teachings from every day business life, o "Many Catholics, though quite strict in matters of domestic morality . . . will in professional life be unscrupulous," he says. "The Catholic has striven so hard and so long to be accepted by the American community that he has taken on the color and habits of the general environ ment, keeDing his piety well out of sigfct. Now that he is unques tionably accepted, he is very loath to iff) anything which would isolate Qhim from his group, v,e,ich in its0outlook is ot Catholic." UNITY o o TRUTH CENT(k Sunday Devotional Servici and Sunday School for Children 1 1 a.m. Regular Center Activities: Thursday Midweek Service 7:30 p.m., Friday moving Study Class Class 1J a0m. All classes, activities and Sunday Services now held at the HOLLY BUILDING Kalherine Boswortfig) Leader " y REV. .AX R. FLICKINGER f : p t t : f,y o -o O CO
