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o o o SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) Church New; Pastor and Elder To Attend 3-Day Cleveland Meeting Dr. D. Kirkland West, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, and George Flannagan, elder- trustee, will leave Sunday for?the aoluhs of tha confirmation to Cleveland. Ohio, where they will attend a three-day Moderator's ..... . .. ... Briefing Meeting called by David W. Proffitt, moderator of the Presbyterian Church in the USA. The meeting, first of its kind ever held by the church, will meet Feb. 4-6 and ways will be determined of presenting a new five-year program for the Presby terian church that would more nearly meet the needs of gie world s condition. This mettinal 1 . 1 , f. o . L. '1 was i ecumnieiiaeu uy me loom General Assembly of the church last May in Philadelphia.' Presentations will be made at the meeting on behalf of the church's long range program from 1958-1962. Dr. West will peak at the meeting on the stewardship and benevolence program that has been developed In the First Presbyterian church her. The meeting will be attended by 200 laymen and 200 ministers. Following the meeting in Sieve land, pastor-layman teams will speak throughout the state of Nebraska for a week and will test the plans discussed at Cleve land. During 1956 the First Presby terian church, Medford, gave $50,000 to benevolences and had $49,000 for current expenses. In addition several organizations within the church gave $4,500 to benevolences during the year. Dr. West and Mrs. Flanagan will return to Medford Feb. 14. 'Adventure in Mission7 Set lor Sunday Night "Adventure in Mission" begins Sunday evening at the Eastwood Baptist church. North Keene W?y drive at Ridgeway. This is a school of missions on South east Asia, with classes for kin dergarten, primary. Junior, Jun ior high and adult age groups. A snack supper will be held at 6 p.m. Those attending are asked to take sandwiches and dessert for themselves and their families, coffee and punch will be served by the church. The classes begin at 6:30. The filmstrip "Burma Today" will be shown at 7:30 p.m. and the evening will close with Mo ments of Meditation. The public is invited. At the morning worship serv ice, the pastor, the Bev. Rich ard M. Jones, will speak on "Si lent Symbols." Nathan Parrish will lead the responsive reading an Suzann Pierce and Julia Par rish will sing the duet, "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross." Eastwood Baptist church is lo cated north of the Hedrick Jun ior High school and is affiliated with the American Baptist con vention. .' Child Development Course Continues The second in a series of Sun day evening classes'on child de velopment will be held in the prayer auditorium at the First Church of the Nazarene at. 6 p.m. Sunday. The class, taught by Mrs. Dora Mae Shepard, is for parents and church school workers and is a study of the child under four years of age The course is a part of the ex tensive training program being carried out by the local Nazarene church to equip its members to b"? more effective parents and church school workers. Recognition of Youth At Sunday Worship The First Church of God will conduct a service of recognition for the youth of the church at the 11 a.m. worship hour. The congregation will be led in pray er by the youth president, Paul Ryn. after which many other youths will lead the singing, direct the prayer requests, and take up the morning offering. The pastor, the Rev. Darold Jones, will present the challenge to youth with the message, "Called To Serv e." DUET SUNDAY Miss Julia Parrish and Miss Suzann Pierce will sing a duet, "Whan I Survey the Wondrous Cross." Sunday morning at the Eastwood Baptist church, NoVth Keene Way dr. at Rigeway. William C.Wdw Minister HP" y CfcIS3 Sonctgy ,f v$anQ Church ctf the Brethja ?v2 Pelowship, tha you group tsB me unurcn y fene Brajhrn iu entertain the sdulig c thej con gregation Sunday (Pvenimg. bt cervnc ofKetionfil Christian xouin wees in yoking ipogie aS invitisg their parSMS gntj a v-- a?tena a meeting to OQ0rv$ wio functioning of the (group. CBYr , which ws raprgjjnized about 18 months g, opertjtffl iffider five commission System. The commissiog grfl Christian faith, outreach, witness, ytizen ship and fellowship. TrrS orjyaig zation was dSveopeQ by thg United Christian YoutK) movsv nftnt. 0 Q Phyllis Tfcmokins, vice presi dent ofOBCYF, wifij lead tha di cussion. Kenneth Breazeale is CBYF jSresident. o JAPANESE CHERRY TREES Members of Westminster Fellowship of the First Presby terian church plant one of the two flowering Japanese cherry trees the church received last week from the International Christian University of Japan in Tokyo. A tree is given by the university for each 5250 given in support of the university. Both trees were Third Youth Group Planned by Church The Church of Christ, Central Point, will start a third youth group Sunday at 6:30 p.m. for the junior young people in the first through sixth grades. Ro land Hover will be advisor and teacher for the group and Mrs. Jean M. Shelley will direct the music and assist in class work. All young people in Central Point are invited to attend. Monday evening the church will start a religious census in Central Point and will continue each night until the town has been covered. Advenfists Observe Christian Home Week Saturday services in the Med ford and Eagle Point Seventh day Adventist churches will start a "Christian Home Week" to be observed in all Seventh-day Ad ventist church schools. Elder John Trude will open the week's studies with his sermon "Things Jesus Taught About the Home." Elder W. L. Schoeplin, Bible Instructor from Milo academy, will present a group of students from the academy in the Mis sionary Volunteer service at 4 p.m. in the Medford church. The day's program will be continued at 7:30 p.m. when church members will meet at the Rogue River academy chap el to see the film, "Roots of Happiness"' sponsored by the Southern Guild Guidance asso-' ciation. Miss Mary Vandenberg, psychiatric social worker for the association will discuss the film and means of establishing lasting values in the home wit. the group. School programs throughout the week will stress closer Chris tian ties in the home, the schooI9 and the churclr, and methods in which these institutions may be strengthened through prayer, music, work, and study. 0 o - SPEAKER TONIGHT Dr. Edwjgi Moll, who is serv ing the National Lutheran Coun cil in prornotcng of its fund ap peal, Lutheran World Action, will speak tonight at 7:30 p.m. at ion Lutheran church. First Christian Churgh Tb Friendly ChuBxb o Welcomes fou TO ftLl gERVlCES B(p!a School - 9:45 a.m. 0 Morning Service 10:50 a.m. c TOuth Meeting 6:30 p.m. oEvtning Service 7:30 pQn. 9th "and Oakdabs G Bedford, Qje. Sr. Eaymqpfl B. Bakofti, eftSirtwan off the Soaps' of Ifiinia t?iel Trqinytg 0418 Quelffica tifiBi; Dr.6e g. DierdorSf, msm bs9 eZ the ComenisVfon on t'orld Bgrvfct gnfl fijinanca; 8nb tha s-. Gaorga . Trobougfi, chair man of th3 Bogrd of Social end Hconomicb Relations, will attend tSa tatofiist OregSn confer ence "Three Great Dfeys" Tfte boarfl meeting ivill.Sar'r's with g breakfast meeting for chairman with Bishop Aj Ray mond Grarff ef 7 fc.m., and will clso wjh. ksngig wofship t 6 p.m. Dr. Balcomb, g member f g special commjftee to study he jurisdictional structure oi the Methodist church, will fly tS Denver, Colo., Tnursdajo whera he will attend $ meeting of the committee. Dr. Balcomb will re- 4turn to Medford Feb? 9. Young People Assist In Nazarene Services As a climax of their Youth Week activities, young people of the First Church of the Naza rene, 520 North Holly st., will lead morning and evening wor ship services in the church Sunday. Under the leadership of Bill Brewster, youth president, young people w?ll carry out var ious aspects of the worship serv ice. They will lead the congre gation in scripture lesson, pray ers and special music, with as sistant pastor, W. Lee Mansveld, presenting both morning and evening sermons. In the morning worship serv ice a scripture lesson will be pre sented by Miss Jewell Forbes, and a vocal duet by Connie Hum and Marilyn Shepard. In the 7 p.m. evening service con gregational singing will be led by Miss Carol Harris, scripture lesson by JDennis Walker, and prayer will be offered by Mel Stiehl. Music will be presented from the High School Youth de partment. STEWARDSHIP MONTH February will be observed as Stewardship month at the First Christian church and the series of sermons for the entire month will be on different phases of Christian stewardship. The topic for the sermon by the Rev. Wil liam C. Piper for Sunday will be "The Witness of Jesus." Two anthems will be given by the Chancel choir: "Send Out Thy Light" and "Go Where the Mas ter Calls." A coffee hour will follow the mowing service. In the evening Mr. Piper will con tinue his series of talks on "Church History." "Jhe Crowd Inside." the third in the Passages of Power Ser mon series, will be presented Sunday, at tOe 9:30 and 11 a.m. services of worship by Dr. Bay mond E. Balcomb, at the First Methodist, church, Medfordb Dr. J. Scott Heatherington. will sing "The 23rd Psalm." The Youth choir anthem will be "Cherubim Song," and the Chancel choir will sing "Consider and "Hear Me." 9 0 o o : o " t?h .r.-. You and your 6am8y Are Invited to Sunday School and Qhyrch a the . . . COIIGREGATIOIIAL CHURCH Thomas McCamjjnt, Minister Groveland Ave. and Oakwood Drive a Cfturch vVoeship at 9:45 and 1 P A.M. Church Schoobat 9:45 u Hd3ls of $17, ODD Plans for en additioa o the nrafcmt Valley View e&vgntk e9ay Agventiet cfcurch we-6 ec cejtd y ths memt&rs st a business meeting iel8 Jen- 16 6t th Rogue Rivr Academy cafe teria. Blueprints tor 13 threeory ting to be built jt cost o? &17, 000 he4-9 boon pregosBd fbr th building grogrem. The edfiition Ssould inclmd room9 fbr the crffdjo rcSl, kindergarten, end grimery division of tha Sabbgth School, as nil es Q chapel to b used tor youth meeting nd grayer njeetins. LOisirucuon Deciin in ine near future a church eaokesmjn aid. HYMS eifiG &. ymn sin will t held t the First Methodisl church. Ahland, between 'fhe close bfDMdSrd nd PhoeBix, registra- Sunday school at 10S5 .m. an8 the beginning of thej orgaa pre lude Ct 10:55. yhe idea, syggast ed by the Commission on Evan gelism, will b. tried for tha fiost time Sunday. o & planted in Hawthorne park Monday after noon. Joyce Gregory (above), witness chair man, fills in the dirt while Nelda Jenkins, stated clerk, steadies the tree. In the back ground are other members of the group that participated in the "Hands Across the Ocean" ceremony that was held prior to the actual planting. -V a.,, 11 11 1 11 aailll8 -y'Naaaaaaaaaaaaajaa, YOUTH RALLY Young people register at the First Church of God, Medford, last Satur day for the Youth rally held there in connec tion with national Youth week. The Rev. Wendell Wallace, a Negro evangelist from Portland, was the featured speaker. Above are (left to right) Rev. Schaffer, Medford; ATTEND SEMINAR Five adults and three youths are attending the Methodist Evangelism seminar today in Roseburg. Dr. G. Ernest Thomas from the General Board of Evangelism and Dr. Berlin V. Farris, Department of Evangel ism, National Council of Church es, and former pastor of the First Methodist church, Eugene, will complete a month long series of Seminars throughout Idaho, Washington and Oregon. Mrs. James Sayre, Children's worker for the Oregon confer ence; Dr. Laurence E. Nye, Port land First Methodist, and the Rev. graig Harper, youth work er in Oregon, will also parti cipate in the seminar. For Sunday to tffops than 150 youna people ere expected to attend the second annuel Msfirbrd Interchurch Youth rally Sunday, Bb. B, at St. Mark's BpiScopql enujeh in Ifieafbrd, starting at 9 p.m. Ths rally, which aill climflg Youth sa, will us ae its tbm "Consider Youp Caiy Greg SfiflBBs 'ill be moderator fbr tha rally 6nd represent th8 cBgiQcogsl church. Speakers will include Hm HiUrmi, Zion Lutheran; 59y WicarlemuQ PBoa nig Bpeebyterign; nji Dafry Smith, Brisnda Churches existing ara Assem bly of God.oho will furnish a jlrumpet trio nd yputh choir; episcopal; Birst Christian; Naz oena; nd Briends, refreshments that will be arved after the rally at tfta YMCA; Firgt Meth odist, ushering; Presbyteriag, tion; an9 Fi&t Baptist and) Zion LutHeran, scripture and prayer. The rally, which is sponsored by the Interchurch Yfti?h coun cil, has Mrst George Flanagan as its dvisor. TOe offering taken during th& raljy will go to Hungarian re lief. Youth council spokesman said. The snack supper that will follow te rally at the YMCA will cost 25c per person. CHURCHES OF CHRIST Central Point Saturday, Feb. 2 ' the Church of Christ and Christian churches ' in the Cen tral Point area will sponsor a Youth rally at the Church of Installation' of Church Officers To Be Held Sunday at St. Mark's The installation of church wardens, newly elected vestry men, together with incoming of ficers of all parish organizations, will take place at the 11 a.m. service at St. Mark's Episcopal church, Sunday. Installed in office will be Shelby M. Tuttle, senior warden; Victor Milnes, junior warden; and V. Ward Hammond, Col. W. H. Bartlett, Houston Pitts, and Clark Mears, vestrymen, as wa'l as other organization officers. The Rev. George R. V. Bol ster, rector of St. Mark's, will conduct the installation service. JACKSONVILLE CHURCH Otis Swisher, member of the Presbyterian Men's club of the First Presbyterian church, Med ford, will preach Sunday at the 11 a.m. service at the First Pres byterian church, Jacksonville. Unitarian Fellowship To The Rev. John Albert Taylor, St. Luke's Methodist church, will speak on The Bible in Our Time Sunday at 8 p.m. ab Big ham hall, at the fairgrounds, to the Unitarian Fellowship group of Medford and Ashland. A dis cussion will follow the talk. New officers were elected at the business meeting held by the Unitarian Fellowship Jan. 20. Mrs. Louise Hamilton, Ashland, was elected chairman; Mrs. Helen EVANGELISTIC SERVICES With Bev. Allen L. Crabtree Beginning Sunday, Feb. 3rd Sundays 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Tuesday Through Friday, 8 p.m. Special Aotitic Evtry Meeting, Vocal and Instrumental AjTOslolic Faith Crharch N. gentral at 3rd, Medford St, Mark's Chjist, Thipfl and Oak asta ia Central Point fVora 8 ustil 4D J.m. A fftace ffioutb BotS Chuich" trill bs tegie oSa pasnl aiecuesipn hold fiupinj tfte sally. All youth in tha cJ;irrd 5?oinb firea age invited to attend. Mart Hatfielfl, Oregcji Sec retary og State, will bo the grifl cipal speaker at tha Aehland IntSrflenominationJ South eorv ica that will bB held at tha Sirst Prasbyterfen churek, shland, Sunday e 3:30 g.m. 0 New YoiJt (U.R Tha Nation al Council of Churchea issued a 12-poiflt progEBm today by hich local church groups can rid their congregations and communities of racftl segregj-j lion. IO a jace relations Sunday messag9 designed to be read from the nation's pulpits Feb. 10, the federation of 30 Ameri can churches declared that Christian? "miftt not rest until segregation j banished from every area of American life." "The task of conquering seg regation is an inescapable must confronting the Christian churches," said the message drafted by Dr. Martin Luther King, a leader of the Mont gomery, Ala., bus boycott. "Much progress has been made toward the goal of a non-segregated society but we are still far from the promised land." The suggested program of action, drawn up by the coun cil's Department of Racial and Cultural Relations suggested that churches secure facts, discuss and formulate concrete propos als for constructive action on public school integration, sup port legislation designed to guar antee full opportunity for all, and protest legislation aimed at maintaining racial discrimina tion. Other suggestions were to build up -public opinion in favor of desegregating . public trans portation facilities, work with employers' groups, professional organizations and unions to se cure equal opportunities for all workers, and work to develop "open occupancy housing. Barbara McGformick, Medford; Doris Ryn, Medford: Clarence Pyle, Ashland; Anne Dar by, Medford: Ida May, Ashland, and Darrell Carlile, Medford. This was one of the several Youth rallies schedule during Youth week in the churches in the valley. Hear Rev. Taylor Ashley, Medford, secretary, and Allen Hatch was re-elected treas urer. DINNER SATURDAY The Church of the Brethren will give their annual Ground Hog day dinner Saturday, Feb. 2, at 6 p.m. at the church. Fam ily groups may attend with a special price being charged. For more information call Charles Nelson, 2-7960 or Ben Music, 2-7085. Leyci C. Carver. Pastor (Rfcr. Allea L. Crabtrea f 8ftgelisfiG Services Mart a! Apostolic Faith Tha Rev. Allen L. Crabtree, evangelist from Seattle, Wash., will open e series of evangelistic services at The Apostolic Faith cburch. North Central at Third St., in Medford, Sunday morn ing. He will speak at the 11 a.m. service and again at 8 p.m. He will preawi every night at 8 p.m. eycept Mondays and Saturdays. Mr. Crabtree has pleached in Medford a number of times, having held his last campaign here three years ago. Duong the last year he has held services in the South, East, and mid-West with his last meetings being in Denver, Colo. Music, both vocal and instru mental, will be a feature of every meeting. This Sunday night the combined choruses afcd the orchestra will sing "The Heavens Are Telling." Personal testimonies telling of how many have been converted and of God's power to change the hu man heart will be a feature at every meeting. Missionary Emphasis Af Friends Sunday Missionary emphasis will be observed at the Friends church Sunday during the Sunday school hours at 9:45 and 11 a.m. with an offering to be given for the David Steiger family, mis sionaries in Dutch New Guinea under the Missionary Aviation fellowship. A skit will be presented by Don Chitwood and Carl Koell ner, showing the work of David Steiger as ,a pilot in transport ing supplies and personnel to in accessible areas. Music for the worship hours will be furnished by the high school boys quartet: Lary and Gary Smith, Ken Kumasawa and Ralph Waldo. At 7:30 p.m. Bev erly Nelson will be soloist and there will be accordion music by Joe Wolk-Laniewski. v Senior Christian Endeavor will be dismissed so that the high school young people can participate In the Inter-church Youth rally at St. Mark's Epis copal church. Intermediate and Junior C.E. will be held at 6:30 p.m. BUSINESS MEETING ' A business meeting of the congregation will be held at the Congregational church Monday evening. It will begin with a dessert supper to be served in Pilgrim House at 7:30 p.m. An amendment to the constitution will be considered and recom mendations for changes in the budget will be made by the trustees. Evang. R. V. Sittser WAYSIDE CHAPEL 2072 Buckshot Road Peter Deyoung and M. A. Simmonds, Pastors Build a stronger, richer life WORSHIP TOGETHER EVERY WEEK7 Medford Mail Interest Group To Give Puppet Show Sunday A puppet show wlil be pre sented by the Creative Activi ties group of the School of Chris tian Living at Inspiration Tim 7 p.m., Sunday, at the First Methodist church. Mrs. Grover Corum his been the guest in structor for the group which has studied puppets, finger painting, spatter painting, rola playing, and this Sunday will discuss script writing and meth ods of presenting the puppet show. Teachers from four other churches have taken advantage of the interest group. "Mission U.S.A." will consider the 'Town and Country Church" with Mr. Milton Snow, as dis cussion leader. Miss June Whea- ton is leader of the interest group. Bruce Bray, organist, and a teacher in the Ashland schools. will discuss "Music in the Chris tian Church," with the Religion and the Arts interest group, be ing led by the Rev. John A. Taylor. The last session in. the Church Membership class will be "Our Local Church," with various church officials taking part in the presentation. The class is under the leadership of the Rev. Mrs. Anne J. Gorby, minister of membership. The school starts at 5:30 with, snack supper at 6:30, served this ' week by the Women's Society of Christian service; 7 p.m.. In spiration Time, with dismissal not later than 7:30 p.m. Trail Community Church To Hear Guest Speaker The Rev. Harold Howard, di rector of public relations at oimpson Bible college, San Fran cisco, will speak at the morning service Sunday at Trail Com munity church. Music will be furnished by a male quartet. The public is. invited to attend. Thursday at 9:30 a.m. th Mi- sionaires group of the church wiu noia an all day meeting. Those planning to attend are asked to take a sack lunch. Cof fee will be served. LESSONS CONTINUE "Can Wa Baliava in Miracles?" will be the topic discussed Tues day at the special series of Bible study lessons held every two weeks at the First Presbyterian church, Phoenix. The lessons are held in the fireside room at tha church Tuesday at 8 p.m. for married couples with children still in school. This series is to assist parents in coming to know the Bible so it may be shared with their children. CHURCH for Sale Large corner lot with park ing area located in Medford. Ph. 3-3585 or N 0-4-2 829 UNITY TRUTH CENTER Sunday Devotional Service and Sunday School for Children 1 1 a.m. Regular Center Activities: Thursday Midweek Service 7:30 p.m., Friday morning Study Class II a.m. All Classes, Activities and Sunday Services now held at the HOLLY BUILDING Katherine Bosworth, Leader W Cordially Welcome You To SPECIAL GOSPEL SERVICES Nightly af 7:30 p.m. Evang. R. V. Sittser ( Ontario, California i Declaring Good News of the Kingdom of God. 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