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o SIX MIDrOHU (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Church News Youths Attend Evangelism Services Planned Members of the Walther Lea- Sue of St. Peter Lutheran church 1020 East Main it., left today for Portland to attend the Wint er itate convention of the or ganization. A number of families from St. Peter congregation sup plied the transportation and acted at counselors for the young people. The Walther League, youth Organization of the Missouri Synod Lutheran church, is an international organization com prised of more than 3.000 groups. o The convention will provide training and opportunity in group activity, worship and Bible study, reports and discus sions for future projects Members of the local group that attended include Roberta and Jeanne Gemaehlich, Rob erta Lee Danielson, Dennis Hen derson, Barbara Bever, Curtis Holmes, Bonnie Schrein, Tom Kersten, Herman Korpi, Adele Schrein, Bruce Boldenow, Bud Bever, Judy Jarvis, Bill Rupp, Roy Knoebel, Dennis Strauss, and David Havileck. College President Friends Speaker Milo C. Ross, president of George Fox college, Newberg, and radio minister of the "Quak er Hour," will be guest speaker at the Friends church Sunday at the three worship services: 9:45 and 11 a m, and 7:30 p.m. Soloist for the morning serv ices will be Mrs. P. K. Nelson and there will be anthems by the youth and adult choirs. At O 7:30 p.m. there will be a duet by Kay Johnson and Gary Smith and trombone solo by Jk Hamilton. The congregation of Talent Friends church will dismiss their 7:30 p.m. service and join with the Medford group to hear President Ross. James Bishop, public relations director of George Fox college, will speak to the opening assemblies of Sunday School at 0:45 and 11a.m. At 3:30 p.m. an informal soc ial hour will be held at the parsonage for alumnae and former students of George Fox (College living in the southern Oregon area. Milo Ross and James Bishop will meet with the group to give latest news of the collie and explain plans for a debt retirement program. q Other local appearances of the t-"o respresentatives from the college will be at a dinner for Friends high school seniors Monday evening at the home of Dr. Wayne Roberts and at Crater high school Monday owhere President Ross will ad dress seniors interested in hear ing about George Fox college Oand gill speA to the Bible club. Laymen Take Active Jobs Formerly Left to LOUIS CASSEI.S United Press Correspondent Washington, D.C. U.R) The "Sleeping Giant" of American church life is beginning to stir. In thousands of Protestant and Catholic parishes across the na tion, laymen are taking on church jobs that once were left to clergymen, or left undone. They are planning budgets, conducting fund drives, leading (youth organizations, visiting the sick, writing and editing church publications, and providing free counseling senticef in profes sional fields from law to psy chiatry. D Most significant of all, in creasing numbers of business men, doctors, lawyers; school teachers and housewives are moving into the field that Prot estants call evangelism and Catholics call the apostolic mis sion. Changing Ideas "We are rapidly getting away from the idea that propagating the faith is solely the work of the professional ministry," says Federal Judge Luther W. Young dahl. (A Lutheran, Youngdahl was nimed "layman of the year" by the Washington Federation of Churches in 1955. Youngdahl, a former gover nor of Minnesota, regards the in creased activity of laymen as "the most significant spiritual advance in American churches in many years." "A dedicated layman," he said in an interview, "can serve as a witness for Christ in places that a clergyman can't reach, in of fices and factories, in clubs and professional societies." More Help Martin Work, executive direc tor of the National Council of Catholico Men, reported a "re markable increase" in the num ber of Catholic laymen who are "actively helping the church to j carry out its mission." This increase is reflected in the growth of Catholic men's organizations since World War i II. In 1956, the council had about i 4,000 affiliated groups with a ' Convention; The international group aids in the support of the tuberculosis sanitorium at Wheatridge, Colo., and with the development of medical research in connection with mission stations through out the world. They also send volunteer lay mission workers to countries throughout the world. A series of evangelism serv ices called, Preaching, Teaching, Reaching services, will be held in many Lutheran churches in Oregon during the week of Feb. 24. In preparation for these meet ings representatives of St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran church 1024 East Main St., and other Lutheran churches will meet Sunday afternoon at St. Paul's church in Grants Pass. These services will be held each evening Mondav through Thursday at 8 p.m. Each even ing, before the services, mem bers of the congregation will make calls on people who have no church connections. The members will be trained for this calling prior to the services. Each congregation will have a guest missioner who will preach and guide the calling. Each morning a mission to min isters is scheduled as a study and prayer period for the guest missioners and host pastors. Merville E. Morse is general chairman for the services at St. Peter Evangelical church with Alan Holmes, publicity chair man; Edwin C. Guetzlaff, prayer chairman; and Clifford McGinty, visitation chairman. The public is invited to attend these services and ask questions about the Lutheran church's teachings and practices. Stanley Culy on Campus Committee Stanley Culy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gale Culy, 21 Washington St., Medford, a sophomore at Willamette university, Salem, has been chosen as one of the students to serve on the com mute for Christian Resource Week. Culy, a student minister at First Methodist church, Medford, last summer, is on the steering committee for the three-day ex amination and re-evaluation of religious beliefs scheduled Feb. 12 through 14 at the campus. Theme of this year's Christian Resource Week, "Why Chris tianity?" will be carried out through discussion, chapels, a religious film, fireside seminars, and individual prayer cells. Culy, a philosophy major, is second vice-president of the campus Wesley fellowship and a member of UNESCO on the campus. He also serves as re lief minister in some of the neighboring town churches. total membership of some 3 million. Today it has 9,000 af filiates with 7 million members. Protestant laymen's organiza tions have experienced similar growth. The National Council of Presbyterian Men, for example, was organized by 370 laymen in Topc and Music Announced for Sunday "Albert Schweitzer-A Pulpit Biography" will be the sermon Sunday at both services by Dr. First Methodist church. Dr. Sch weitzer, a world famous physi cian, organist, missionary, writer, and phiolosopher, has been written up as the "great est man alive today." The soloist for the services will be Mrs. Howard Bush, singing, "God. Make Me Kind." Anthems will be "Praise to the Lord, the Al mighty" and "Let Us With A Gladsome Heart." Rosebuds on the altar will honor Teresa Kaye Williams, Mark Lewis Farmer, Tarn Timothy Conrad, and Gary Elvin Cave. School of Christian Living Series Ends The last session of the Winter series of the School of Christian Living will be held Sunday from 5:30 through 730 p.m. at the First Methodist church. Med ford. Interest Groups will in clude the following: Missions, U.S.A.; Religion and the Arts; and Creative Activities in the Church School. The Shipmates class will serve the snack sup per, at 6:30 and the sound mov ing picture, "The Challenge," will be shown at Inspiration Time, at 7 p.m. Interest group classes for all children have been arranged. CHURCH for Sale Large corner lot with park ing area located in Medford. Ph. 3-3585 or NO-4-2829 Friday. February I, 1957 Ministers to Meet Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church The Medford Ministerial as sociation will meet Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 10 a.m. in the fire place room of the First Presby terian church, Medford. Dr. Hyman J. Appelman, evangelist, who is conducting a two-week revival at the First Baptist church in Medford, will speak to the group. The Rev. George A. Trobough, First Meth odist church, will give the de votions. The association is open to min isters of all denominations and churches in the area. EVANGELIST The Rev. J. H. Philpot of Fredonia, Kan., will be the speaker for a series of evangelistic services at the Pilgrim Holiness church, Jack son at Bessie St., starting Tues day, Feb. 12, through Feb. 24 each evening at 7:30 p.m. except Mondays. The public is invited to attend. Eastwood Baptists Select Committee Dr. L. Paul Walker was elected chairman of the build ing committee of the Eastwood Baptist church, North Keene Way dr. at Ridgeway, recently, and Mrs. William Garner was elected secretary. The committee is composed of the combined planning commit tee and the Board of Trustees and is entrusted with the respon sibility of completing the pre sent church building with the funds now made available by the American Baptist Home Mis sion Boards. Other members of the committee are: James Ticer, Herbert Fields, Stanley G. Par ish, Harold Hewlett, Mrs. G. Q. D'Albini, Kenneth M c H u g h, Keith Mobley, Maurice Tuttle, and William Garner. Work has already begun to ward completion of the present church plant, and will continue through the spring. Landscap ing of the grounds will begin as soon as the soil is workable. Eastwood Baptist Church is located north of Hedrick Junior High school. Part in Clergy 1948, and now has 2,700 chap ters with 400,000 members. The new importance of the la ity to some degree is a result of the postwar religious revival that has pushed U. S. church membership to a record high. Brutal Routine Charles L. Carr, a utility ex ecutive who is senior warden of an Episcopal church in one of Washington's mushrooming sub urbs, said: "Our congregation has grown from 300 people to about 3,000 since the end of the war. Our rector and associate rector put in a brutal work week just keep ing up with essential parish calls, conducting services, pre paring sermons. The very least that laymen can do is to relieve them of some- of the time-consuming administrative work." While they, welcome lay help in housekeeping chores, many clergymen feel laymen have an even greater service to perform. "America will' never be won to Christ by the clergy alone," evangelist Billy Graham told a laymen's meeting recently, "It will take dedicated laymen wit nessing in every sphere of life." SERMON SERIES A series of four sermons on "The Holy Spirit and His Mean ing Today" will be given at 11 a.m. worship hour of the First Church of God, Haven and Holly sts., starting Sunday. The Rev. Darold Jones, pastor, will give the sermons during February. Visitors are invited to attend. e.-.; JV'w Lid William C. Piw Minister Cap). Ricken Reports to Corps Here for Duty Capt. William E. Ricken and Mrs. Ricken assumed duties as commanding officers of the Med ford Salvation Army corps Feb. 1. They were transferred here from the divisional staff with headquarters in Portland. Capt. Ricken, who has com pleted nearly 12 years of Salva tion Army service, entered Salvation Army Training college at San Francisco in 1944 from Tacoma, Wash. After graduation he was assigned to the Denver, Colo., Temple corps where he served for three years. He has since served in San Francisco, Idaho Falls, Coos Bay, Portland Temple, Portland St. John's and Salem prior to reporting here. Capt. Ricken has served as secretary of the American Camp ing association Oregon section for the past year, and has been active in the Oregon Council of Churches, National Association of Social Workers, and Oregon Conference of Social Workers. He has also been active in Kiwanis. Medford is not new to the Rickens as they have visited the city while on field trips through out the state when they were stationed in Portland on the dividional staff. Mrs. Ricken is the former Miss Violett Hart of Denver. The couple have four children, three boys and a girl. . Boy Scout Sunday To Be Observed The observance of Boy Scout Sunady will be heightened at St. Mark's Episcopal chuch by the presentation of the God and Country Award to three Explor er Scouts who are active"mem- bers of the parish. James Boyd, Dewey Gail, and Harold Sexton have completed the necessary studies and activi ties during the past year, and the awards will be presented to them by the Rev. George R. V. Bolster, at the 11 a.m. service Sunday. The rigorous requirements tf this award include that the boy have an intelligent awareness of the basic tenets of the Christian Faith as taught by his church, and a knowledge of the church's missionary work. He must also have completed at least 140 hours of work at the alter either as an acolyte or an assistant in some way with the church serv ice. Other Scouts and Explorers participating in the service will include Leon McDougall, Greg Milnes and Bill Dames. The reci pients will be congratulated by J. A. McDougall, scout commis sioner. The Rev. John A Bright will preach. First Christian Church Services to Honor Boy Scout Troop and Post Scout Sunday will be observed at the First Christian church Sunday morning. Troop 9 and Post 9 which are sponsor ed by the church will attend the worship service in a body and will participate in the service Dr. William Roberts is scout master of Troop 9 and Price Shafer is advisor of the Post. The Rev. William C. Piper will continue his series on Stew ardship. The topic of the morn ing sermon will be "My God and I." The chancel choir will present the anthem "Fierce Was the Wild Billow." At the even ing service Mr. Piper will con tinue the series of studies on "Church History." A coffee hour will be held after the morning service. WORLD FRIENDSHIP GROUP The World Friendship group of senior high girls of the First Methodist church will meet for Fun, Faith Fellowship and Food, on Feb. 14, in the Library of the Church at 5:30 p.m. Miss Sue Donna and Miss Rosemary Doo len will be hostesses. Mrs. G. A. Trobough is the advisor. Doctors, City Editors Susceptible To Ulcers New Orleans (U.R)' Dr. John M. Waugh, governor of the American college of surgeons, told a sectional meeting of the group Thursday that doctors and newspaper city editors are the likeliest professional men to de velop ulcers. "It's because they're such per fectionists," Waugh said. "They drive themselves too hard." First Christian Church "The Friendly Church Welcomes You TO ALL SERVICES Bibla 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. Capt. and Mrs. ildinq Committee To Tour Churches Several members of the Med ford Seventh- day Adventist church building committee will leave Saturday night for a tour of church buildings in Oregon and Washington. Committee members include the pastor. Elder John Trude, Dr. A. E. Merkel, Dr. Bernard Thompson, R. G. Gregg, G. J Lange. E. F. Burrill, Oral Tucker, F. W. Big ger, and Edwin Fjarli. The group will bring a re port to the church concerning plans observed in the churches visited which could be incorpor ated into the church building program here. Medford Seventh day Adventists have puchased a plot of ground on Crestbrook, just off Barnett road, and plans are being formulated for the construction of a new church building on that site. Elder Trude, pastor of the Medford and Eagle Point churches, attended a two-day Worker's Retreat in Portland this week. The meeting was scheduled to discuss plans by which departmental heads of the general and local conference of Seventh-day Adventists might work more closely with church pastors. ST. MARTIN'S MISSION Shady Cove-Trail St. Mar tin's Episcopal mission services will be held Sunday, Feb. 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the music room of Shady Cove school. Hal Todd will be lay reader. A coffee hour will follow the service. MEETING TONIGHT Dr. Richard Lewis of the Pac ific Press publishing association will speak Friday, Feb. 8, at 7:30 p.m. at a meeting at the Valley View Seventh-Day Ad ventist church, South Stage rd. Friends Service Committee Tells of Work During 1956 While the Hungarian refugee crisis has demanded an expan sion of its relief program, the American Friends Service com mittee has announced its de termination to strengthen work "for the prevention of discord and suffering." The statement was made by Chairman Henry J. Cadbury in the AFSC's 39th annual report, just released. The AFSC has collected over a quarter of a million dollars for Hungarian relief and shipped over a half million pounds of supplies to the refugees in Austria. "We seek to inspire under standing between diverse and suspicious peoples," said Dr. Cadbury, citing conferences which brought together 93 young diplomats from 35 coun tries for off-the-record discus sions, seminars for United Na tions delegates in New York and for U.S. government offi cials and Congressmen in Wash ington, cultural exchanges be tween students of Asia, Europe and America. Quaker Principles Although guided by Quaker principles, said Dr. Cadbury, the AFSC includes supporters and participants of many faiths. In addition to contributions for Hungarian relief, the Commit tee received voluntary contribu tions of cash and material aids totaling over 6.7 million dollars last year. During the past year the AFSC worked with committees of citizens to enlarge oppor tunities for minority groups in Baton Rouge, Chicago, Dallas, Indianapolis, Oakland, Phila delphia and other cities. More than 1,000 high school' and college age volunteers work ed with underprivileged peoples in AFSC service units last sum mer. They helped mentally ill patients, juvenile delinquents, flood victims, migrant laborers, villagers and city slum-dwellers You and Your Family Are Invited to Sunday School and Church at the . . . CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Thomas McCamant, Minister Groveland Ave. and Oakwood Drive Church 'Worship at 9:45 and 1 1 A.M. Church School at 9:45 William E. Ricken Pilgrim Fellowship Members Attend Portland Meet Six young people from the Pilgrim Fellowship of the Med ford Congregational church and nine from the similar group in its Ashland Congregational church left for Portland today for the annual conference of the state Pilgrim Fellowship, being held at the First Congregational church of Portland. The Rev. Thomas McCamant, pastor of the Medford church, the Rev. Fred G. Plocher, Ash land, and Gil Workman, advisor to the Ashland group, are ac companying the young people. Mr. Plocher is on the program of the conference. Mr. McCam ant will attend an advisors' meeting on Saturday morning and return to Medford to be in the pulpit on Sunday. The con ference will conclude early on Sunday afternoon. A new Membership Prepara tion Class will hold its first ses sion at the parsonage of the Con gregational church Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 8 p.m. It is the prac tice of this church to have all prospective members enroll in these classes as a kind of re fresher course in the Christian faith. The discussion method is fol lowed in the classes. Six ses sions are held, dealing with What is a Christian?, Prayer, What Christians Will and Will Not Do, The Church and Con gregational Churches, Baptism and the Lord's Supper, and Re sponsibilities of Church Mem bership. Anyone is welcome to enroll in the new class. in nine countries. The ASFC's first work camp in Africa help ed build a TB hospial in Kenya. Self-Help Programs Self-help programs were an other means mentioned by Dr. Cadbury to prevent tension and suffering. Villagers in India, Italy, Jordan, Mexico and El Salvador were guided to im prove their level of health, up grade their crops and livestock and strengthen local industries. The AFSC also worked with American Indians and published the pamphlet, "The Spirit They Live In," listing ways to achieve a more equitable Indian policy. "Varied as our activities are," said Dr. Cadbury, "they spring from ideals tha't have been prac ticed for 300 years by the Re ligious Society of Friends. Care for the growth of the spirit led the early Quakers to face im prisonment for their beliefs; to day we strive for fre expression of the individual conscience. "Respect for personal dignity motivates our helping minority Americans to find suitable homes and jobs, just as It prompts our guiding Asian Vil lagers toward a more whole some existence. Our prayer for peace has led us to help both children and diplomats to grow in friendly ways." Dr. Cadbury is Hollis Pro fessor of Divinity, Emeritus, at Harvard university, a member of the Philadelphia Yearly Meet ing of Friends. He was re-elected chairman of the AFSC corpora tion last month. Regional Offices The AFSC maintains 12 re gional offices, including Seattle. Portland, San Francisco and Pasadena. These local branches of the Committee share in the programs of international relief and good will and, in addition, conduct related program in the home areas. During 1956, the Portland re gion extended its youth service Evangelist to Speak At First Baptist Dr. Hyman Appelman, na tionally known evangelist, will conduct a "Twentieth Century Crusade for Christ" at the First Baptist church from Monday, Feb. 11 through Feb. 24. . Dr. Appelman was born and raised in Russia and came to the United States in his late teens. He received a law degree from De Paul university where he later taught and then was ad mitted to the bar in Illinois. During his successful law prac tice, Mr. Appelman, an orthodox Jew, renounced his heritage for the Christian faith. Feeling that he should enter the ministry he left his law practice and took a theological training in the Southwestern Theological semin ary in Ft. Worth, Texas. He has been invited to con duct a series of evangelistic crusades behind the iron curtain in Russia. He is the first Amer ican minister to be granted a visa to preach in Russian church es. Music for the crusade at the First Baptist church will be dir ected by John Bisagno. He was a member of the famed Bison Glee Club and he was trumpet soloist for the Oklahoma univer sity band. Services will be held each evening at 7:30 p.m. at the First Baptist church. Goal of 1 ,000 Set By Church School Having set a goal of 1,000 in Sunday School attendance for Rally Day March 24, members of the Nazarene Sunday school will choose up sides this Sun day for the Sunday school con test which gets under way Feb. 17. All Sunday school members are urged to attend Sunday school this week for the kick off of the contest. Last week classes chose captains who will lead the attendance drive in the various class units. Parents and church school workers will attend the third session of a training class, "Guiding Children in the Nur sery Class" Sunday at 6 p.m. at the First Church of the Naz arene, 520 north Holly st. The class, taught by Mrs. Dora Mae Shepard is open to the public. BIBLE SERVICES Central Point A series of Bible services will be held at the American Legion hall. Cen tral Point, starting Sunday, Feb. 10, at 3 p.m. The services, non denominational, will also be held on Monday, Feb. 11, and Friday, Feb. 15, at 7:45 p.m. Donald Brist and Everett Blair will be the speakers. projects to include summer units at the State Mental hospital in Salem, and the MacLaren School for Boys. Thousands of pounds of overseas relief goods were provided by many children's or ganizations through special proj ects designed to promote friend ship through sharing. Active volunteer leaders have main tained these programs, and the School "Affiliation program, at an active level. PRESENTING: HYMAN. APPELMAN Russian Born t Jewish Christian Powerful - Inspirational - Practical 7:30 Hightly - Feb. 11 -24th First Baptist Church North Central at Fifth Investment Plan To Be Started at Saturday Service A service to be held In the Medford Seventh-day Adventist church Saturday, Feb. 9, will mark the beginning of the year'a Investment program. The Invest ment plan, begun approximately 75 years ago by one church member in an effort to secure additional funds for foreign mis sion work, has grown to interna tional scope with Adventists throughout the world participat ing. The plan, entitled "Investing for God," consists of each in dividual church member setting aside some special and unusual method of earning or saving money throughout the year. Re sults will be totalled in Decemb er and the funds added to reg ular church mission offerings. All departments of the church cooperate in the program from the cradle roll to the adult class es and special programs are held through the year to encourage its progress. Many church members set aside a certain number of fruit trees, rows of garden produce, or percentages of eggs, while others sew, bake, or make spec ial articles to sell. Mrs. Don Amundson, invest ment leader for 1957, will pre sent children from the kinder garten, primary, and junior divi sions at the meeting who will display goal divices and tell their plans for the year. Two adult members will oexplain their projects and a plan for the entire chuch to cooperate in enlarging the fund will be the adoption of Gina Rae Burrill, weekold daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Burill as invest ment baby for the year. Each church member will be invited to add ten cents to the fund for each pound the baby gains in the next ten months. Adult Advisors Chosen By First Methodists Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Igo have been approved as Senior High M.Y.F. counselors by the com mission of education of the First Methodist church at their meet ing Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Igo replace H. Leon Myers who re signed to be the Faith Pro gram Area advisor. Richard Fanger was approved as Christ ian Fellowship Program Area advisor, which completes the adult advisors for the Senior High M.Y.F., together with John Kent, Christian witness, Miss Mary Vandenberg, Christian citizenship, and Mrs. Ben Greas er, Christian outreach. .Vein Wolthoff is chairman of the com mission on education. UNITY TRUTH CENTER Sunday Devotional Service- and Sunday School for Children a.m. Regular Center Activities Thursday Midweek Service 7:30 p.m., Friday morning Study Clats 11 a.m. All Classes, Activities nd Sunday Services now held at the HOLLY BUILDING Catherine Bosworth, Leader c
