MSDFORD (OREGON) MAIL THIBUNS
Church News
free Methodists in
New Church Sunday
Plans are being made for the
first service! of the Free Meth
odist church to be held in their
new church Sunday.
The Rev. Rolland Stewart of
Grants Pass and the Rev. F. C.
Newmani of Ashland will be
guests at the Sunday evening
worship at 7:45 p.m. Mr. Stewart
will be guest speaker. Also guests
at the services will be mem
bers of the Grants Pass and Ash
land congregations.
Music will be presented by the
different church during the hour
of singspiration following the
preaching service.
The F re e Methodist church
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YOUTH CONVOCATION Speakers and officers at the Method
ist Youth Fellowship convocation held in Medford last week
end talk after one of the sessions at the First Methodist church.
Left to right are Dr. Raymond E. Balcomb, minister of the local
church; Miss Marilyn Parsons, member of the local church and
Oregon conference MYF officer; the Rev. Craig Harper, director
of youth work for the Oregon conference board of education;
Charles Foster, president of Oregon conference MYF from Hood
River, and Bishop A. Raymond Grant, for the Portland area,
Methodist church. More than 200 young people and their leaders
attended the meetings here.
Buying Committee
AppfQie Church Plans
Architectural plans redesign
ing the outward appearnce of
th list wood Baptist church
were presented to the building
fflrnmitta recently by James
TIcer, local architect according
to th- t ev. K. U. Jones, pastor.
The committee voted to accept
th glir. and to go ahead as
soon a complete drawings can
Hi, rd. The plans include a
full Im vestibule, a tower and
spirt, vm erf different woods and
p$ir ahich will change the
'ipaaanca cons iderably. Roy
WcLfluf hlin ill design the land-
for tha church, with this
or hainf dona as soon as
MWiarprrmits.
9A continuing on the up
': educational unit. Work is
ainj done with the heating and
vakltetnft, new lighting, plaster
irf, (tinting and the installation
ct feid doors. Tile will soon be
Iftit on tha floors in the sanctu
ra tnl aducational rooms. An
ou'fcris) eteirway is now under
q c'atistruction.
Easta,ood Baptist church is af
filiated with the American Bap
tist Convention and is located
north of the Hedrick Junior high
school, at Nerth Keene Way dr.
at Ridgeway.
Filn?Sdi9du1od for
Sunday at brethren
The fOm, "God of Creation,"
will be shown at the Medford
Church of the Brethren at 8 pjn.
Sunday evening.
In natural color, the film was
prepared by the Moody Institute
of Science. It explains in layman
language astronomy, natural sci
ence, and the microscopic world.
The public is invited. A free
will offering will be taken.
Inter-Youth Council
To Meet Monday
Medford Inter -Youth Church
Council will meet Monday, April
1, at 3:30 p.m. at the First Meth
odist church.
Plans will be formulated for
the Easter Sunrises service to
be held Easter morning.
All interested young people
of Medford churches are invited
to attend the meeting.
SUNDAY SCHEDULE
'Faithfulness," the third of
"The Marks of Jesus." will be
the sermon by Dr. Raymond E.
Balcomb, minister of the First
Methodist church. Sun day at
both the 9:30 and 11 a.m. serv
ices. Dr. Milton Snow, soloist,
will sing Behold and See if
there be any Sorrow" and the
choir will present the anthems.
"Draw Us to Thee, O Lord" and
"God So Loved the World."
BlgLE STUDY LESSON
"What happens when I Die?"
will be the topic discussed at
the seventh class of the Bible
Study lesson series held at the
First Presbyterian church.
Phoenix. The class will be held
in the fireside room from 8 until
9:30 pjn. Tuesday, April 2.
sold their building and property
at West Tenth and Ivy sts. a
year ago and started building on
their South Peach st. property
last May.
The interior of the building
has been completed to accom
modate the present Sunday
school and congregation. The
outside and additional units to
the building will be completed at
a later date.
The church building is located
at 1266 South Peach st. The
former building was built in
1904.
The Rev. John M. Root is pas
tor of the local congregation
- n;APf
Lutheran Church to
Elect Officers
Members of Ascension Luther
an church will meet Sunday
morning in the Pythian build
ing. Fifth and Grape sts., with
Dr. H. L. Foss, president of the
Pacific District, to organize aux
iliaries and to elect a building
committee and officers for the
congregation.
According to the Rev. Elvin
Tollefson, pastor of Ascension
Lutheran, general offices to be
filled incjude those of president,
executive secretary, and treas
urer. Plans will be laid for the or
ganization of the auxiliaries in
cluding the Lutheran Daughters
of the Reformation, Women's
Missionary Federation, Luther
League, and the Lutheran Broth
erhood. These organizations car
ry on Bible study activities,
study of Synod missions as well
as social and charitable activi
ties in the church.
The building committee, when
chosen, will be responsible for
the awarding of contracts and
general supervision over build
ing progress. A call for bids will
be made as soon as plans have
been accepted by the building
committee, which should be
within the next 10 days. The
first unit church will be built on
Barnett rd. near the new Rogue
Valley hospital.
Film Sponsored by
Local Church April 5
The color motion picture,
"Other Sheep" will be presented
in Medford at the Lincoln school
gymnasium, 608 North Bartlett
st., Friday, April 5, at 8 p. m.
The film, produced by the audio-visual
departmeent of the Re
organized Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints, is sponsor
ed by the local church.
The public Is invited to attend
the showing of the film.
CHOIR DIRECTOR Earle Hu
lin will direct the Biola Bible
college choir during a concert
Wednesday, April 3, at 8 p.m.
in the Phoenix Community club.
Phoenix. The concert is spon-
! sored by the First Baptist church
of Phoenix. The public is in
j vited to attend.
Friday, March 29. 1957
Hour of Sharing
Af Presbyterian
Sunday Morning
Sunday at both worship serv
ices of the First Presbyterian
church a special offering for The
One Great Hour of Sharing will
be received and dedicated.
The children of the church
school have been setting aside
their gifts over the last month.
These will be gathered and
brought to the Sanctuary for
the service of dedication. The
One Great Hour of Sharing is a
relief appeal uniting twenty Pro
testant denominations in concern
for the hungry, homeless and
poverty stricken peoples of the
world.
Dr. D. K. West, pastor of the
church, will speak at both serv
ices on "Seeing Christ in Every
Man." The Westminster choir
will sing the anthem "Open Our
Eyes" at the first service and the
chancel choir will sing "Lift
High The Cross" at the fecond
The triple trio will sing "I Walk
ed Today" Where Jesus Walked"
at both services.
Church Classes
The Session of the church will
meet with the combined youth
and adult churchmanship classes
at 5 p-m. in the church sanctuary
for the purpose of admitting
these persons into membership.
The Sacrament of Baptism will
be administered to those not yet
baptized and Dr. West will bring
a concluding message to the
classes. These members will be
welcomed publicly at next Sun
day's worship service.
The evening service will be
held at 7 p.m. After a period
of hymn singing and a brief
message. Dr. West will lead the
adults in a study. The Senior
High Westminster fellowship will
meet at 7:30 p.m. and will dis
cuss "How Can We Know God?"
lead by Carol McKeown Fire
side will be at the home of Judy
Bell, 1119 Queen Anne.
Week Events Told
By First Baptists
Several special events are
planned by the members and
pastors of the First Baptist
church during the coming week.
On Sunday morning, the choir
will sing "The Heavens are Tell
ing" from "The Creation" by
Haydn. The choir is directed by
the Rev. Kenneth Raymond. A
scripture will be read by the as
sistant pastor, the Rev. Haddon
Robinson.
On Monday, the Rev. James
Neely and his associate will
travel to Portland for a special
pastors' retreat. The Mr. Neely
will conduct a session on "City
Wide Evangelism."
Wednesday, April 3, at 7 p.m.,
the church is host to the 40 voice
choir from Multnomah School
of the Bible in Portland. This
group has traveled throughout
the Northwest, giving sacred con
certs in churches of various de
nominations. The choir under the
direction of Howard Stevenson,
will sing a wide selection of
choral music and gospel songs.
The public is invited to the
concert.
Sunday School Workshop
In Ashland Monday
Primary teachers of the First
Church of the Nazarene will at
tend a workshop Monday, April
1, in the Ashland Church of the
Nazarene for primary teachers.
Leader of the workshop is Verne
Speirs of Southern Oregn college
and . Christian Service Training
director for the Ashland church.
He will be assisted by Mrs. Dora
Mae Shepard, public school
teacher in the Medford system,
and Christian Service Training
director for the Medford church.
After the workshop session, a
social hour and discussion period
will be held to deal with special
problems of primary teachers
in the Nazarene Sunday school.
Continues at Friends
"The Man Love Didn't Reach"
will be the theme of Pastor
Clynton Crisman's- message at
the Friends church Sunday at
9:45 and 11 a.m., the second in
a series of pre-Easter messages
on "Faces About the Cross." The
youth choir will sing at 9:45 and
the adult choir at 11 a.m.
During the Sunday school
opening assemblies at 9:45 and
11 a.m. guest speaker will be
Herbert Hunter of First Baptist
church, who will give a medical
object lesson.
FELLOWSHIP MEETING
A district fellowship meeting
service will be held at 2:30 p.m.
Saturday at the Pentecostal
Church of God, Central Point.
Supper will be served by the
women of the church at 5:30
n.m. with another service to be
held at 7 p.m. The Rev. J. D.
Newton is holding evangelistic
services at the church Sunday
evening and nightly during the
week except Monday.
FILM TONIGHT
The film, "The Living Word in
Japan," will be shown tonight
at 6:30 p.m. during family night
at the First Prochvtorian ohnroVi
I Phoenix.
Proposed Stained Glass Window
Design Approved by
Methodists for Window
The design of a new stained , gether to form the finished pat-
glass window depicting "The Na
tivity" has been approved by the
First Methodist church, Medford,
according to Dr. R. E. Balcomb,
pastor.
The window will be installed
in the large center window of
the south wall of the church and
is in memory of Mrs. Beulah
Faber.
The window is being made by
Cummings Studios of San Fran
cisco and will be delivered some
time in June.
According to information re
ceived from the Studio the win
dow is the product of a group
of trained craftsmen. One draws
the original sketch, another
translates the sketch into what
is known as a "cartoon' which
is a full sized work drawing.
From this the colorist works
with his knowledge of color sym
bolism and in turn the cutter
expresses this color in the selec
tion of glasses designated by the
colorist. A painter adds the trac
ing and matting, and after the
firing, the glazier takes the many
pieces and by lead cames of vary
ing widths puts the glasses to
Churches Join Campaign
To Abolish
BY LOUIS CASSELS
United Presi Correspondent condemned men, lists three rea
Washington (U.R) A church 1 sons for his vigorous opposition
led campaign to abolish the
death penalty is gaining mo
mentum in America.
Strong Protestant drives are
now underway in New York,
California and Massachusetts. In
each of these states, Protestant
church councils have adopted
resolutions declaring that cap
ital punishment is contrary to
Christian principles, and have
appealed to the legislatures to
do away with it.
Similar bills are being pressed
in at least a dozen other state
legislatures this year, with vary
ing degrees of church endorse
ment. Six states already have banned
capital punishment. They are
Michigan, Rhode Island. Wis
consin, Maine, Minnesota and
North Dakota.
The Massachusetts Council of
Churches cites the experience of
these states as an answer to the
main argument usually advanced
for continuing capital punish
ment: that it serves as a deter
rent to murder and other grave
crimes. There has been no in
dication, Massachusetts church
men said, that the homicide rate
has gone up in any of the states
that now limit punishment of
criminals to life imprisonment.
The relgious argument against
the death penalty was stated suc
cinctly by the Legislative Com
mittee of the New York State
Council of Churches:
"We hold that life is the gift
of God and should not be de
stroyed by an individual or
state."
In California, the church cam
paign has been spearheaded by
the Rev. William A. Gilbert,
now an Episcopal rector at Ven-.
tura, but formerly chaplain of
the Washington state penitenti
ary. Gilbert, who has walked ,
CHURCH for Sale
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tem.
When this window is installed
it will be the seventh stained
glass window in the local First
Methodist church.
Sunday Schedule Told
By Eastwood Baptists
"Lost and Found" will be the
pastor's sermon Sunday morning
at the Eastwood Baptist church,
North Keene Way dr. at Ridge
way. The Rev. Richard M. Jones
is the pastor. The choir will sing
the anthem, "The Lord Is My
Light." Nursery care is provided
and there is a second hour ses
sion for pre-schoolers.
At 6 p.m., the new youth pro
gram begins with Dine-A-Mite, a
light supper with members of
the church serving as hosts.
Planned recreation and fun sing
ing will follow the meal. A
workshop on worship is the
theme of the evening, led by the
young people. The evening
closes by 8:30 with moments of
worship.
Death Penalty
I "the last mile" with a dozen
to the death penalty:
1. It is grossly unfair in act
ual operation. Murderers who
can afford costly defense counsel
and numerous court appeals
often escape the death chamber;
unfortunates with neither money
or influential friends are the
ones who are actually executed.
2. It is contrary to Christian
concepts of how to treat offend
ers because "its object is to end
the criminal rather than to mend
him." Murderers, Gilbert be
lieves are "among the best risks
for rehabilitation" if sentenced
to life imprisonment rather than
to the electric chair or gas cham
ber. 3. Snuffing out a human life,
even in the name of the law,
has a bad effect on attorneys,
judges, jurors, prison officers
who carry out the sentences, and
the relatives of both the con
demned man and the victim.
Beyond this, says Gilbert, "The
degrading effects on you and me
and on the rest of society must
not be overlooked. It is our law,
our court, our gas chamber, our
rope."
Not Unanimous
Although there is growing op
position to capital punishment in
church circles, it is still far
from a unanimous sentiment.
When the British Parliament
voted last year to abolish the
death penalty in Great Britain,
some bishops of the Church of
England were among those who
opposed the move. They took
the . position that the greatest
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First Nazarene
New Church Group Sunday
Sunday morning at the 10:50
a.m. worship service members of
the First Church of the Naz
arene, 520 North Holly, will hold
farewell services and dedication
of the charter members for the
new Mt. Pitt Avenue Church of
the Nazarene, which will hold
services April 7 at the corner
of Mt. Pitt Avenue and Chest
nut. The new church, organized in
October 1955, has operated as a
church within First Church for
more than a year. Eight months
ago a building was started at the
new church location, and the
pastor for the new church, the
Rev. Dwayne Bachelor, has been
on the field making preparation
for the opening.
First Church Helps
First Church has aided the
start of the new congregation
with cash donations and hours
of donated labor. Oregon Pacif
ic District of the Church of the
Nazarene has furnished a build
ing supervisor for the construe-'
tion and money from its Home
Mission Club. Although finishing
work will continue for another
month, the ground floor of the
two-story educational unit will
be ready for occupancy April 7.
The building, constructed of
masonry and cement blocks, will
have tile and hardwood floors.
There will be room for 13 Sun
day school classes, three assemb
ly rooms and a sanctuary that
will seat approximately 130 per
sons. Located in the area near
Stewart ave. and with many of
the Sunday school and church
members of First Church to sup
port it in its beginnings, the
Rev. Raymond W. Hurn, pastor
of First Church, said that the
Mt. Pitt avenue project is a most
successful adventure in home
missionary work '
Membership Book
Mr. Hurn will present a
church membership book con
taining the names of all of the
charter members to Mr. Bachelor
in the ceremonies Sunday dur
ing the worship service. In ad
dition, he will present a check
for $600 to help the new church
group in the paving of the street
that fronts their property and
for the laying of sidewalks.
A full scale church program is
planned from the start by the
Mt. Pitt members. They are or-
Knights of Columbus
Hold Diamond Jubilee
A Diamond Jubilee degree
will be held Sunday, by the
Knights of Columbus, Rogue
River Council 1594, according to
John Hochstatter, grand knight.
Local candidates will attend
the 8 a.m. mass at Sacred Heart
Catholic church in Medford and
be guests at a breakfast to begin
at 9 a.m. at Carpenters Hail,
123 V4 West Main st.
Initiation of new candidates
will be held in St. Mary's gym
nasium following the breakfast.
Wives and friends of candidates
have been invited to attend the
breakfast, Hockstatter said.
crime-taking human lif e-de-
served the greatest punishment.
In this country, there are
many Protestants who believe
that capital punishment, how
ever repugnant to Christian
mercy, may be in the same "nec
essary evil" category as defen
sive war.
The Roman Catholic church
has never taken a doctrinal stand
against capital punishment and
has not been involved in the
church campaigns against it in
this country.
Thirty nations besides Britain
have outlawed capital punish
ment. Its use has been declining
in the United States in recent
years even in jurisdictions where
it is still authorized federal offi
cials estimate that the total num
ber of executions in this country
has averaged about 80 a year
since 1950, compared to a prewar
average of over 100.
More than three-fourths of the
U. S. executions result from first
degree murder convictions, with
rape convictions accounting for
most of the rest.
What constitutes . a capital
crime varies from state to state.
Georgia lists 14 crimes punish
able by death; many states limit
the supreme penalty to first
degree murder. Eighteen states
provide it for dueling, 15 for
wrecking a train, seven for arm
ed robbery and four for burg
lary. Twenty-seven states use the
electric chair to carry out death
sentences; eight use the gas
chamber; and seven use the
hangman's noose or the firing
squad.
First Christian Church
Tha Friendly Church
Welcomes You
TO ALL SERVICES
Bible School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Service 10:50 a.m.
Youth Meeting - 6:30 p.m.
Evening Service 7:30 p.m.
9th and Oakdale Medford, Ore.
Dedicates
ganized for Sunday school work
and will hold their first Sunday
school session on the 35th an
niversary of the beginning of the
Nazarene work in Medford. On
April 9, .1922, First Church of
the Nazarene was started with
a Sunday school that began with
24 members. Through the years
it has grown to nearly 800 peo
ple. Mt. Pitt Schedule
The schedule of services for
Mt. Pitt Avenue beginning
April 7 will be;' Sunday school
9:45 a.m., morning worship
11:00 a. m., youth groups 6:30
p.m. with evening services sched
uled for 7:30 p'.m. A Wednesday
evening prayer meeting service
will also be held at 7:30. The
church school workers plan a
Vacation Bible school to be held
during the summer months.
Richard M. Stetner
Dr. Sfeiner, Guest
Speaker, Sunday
The Rev. Richard M. Steiner,
D.D., minister of the Church of
Our Father, Portland, and the
Willamette university a cappela
choir, directed by Don M. Gleck
ler, will be at the First Methodist
church, Medford, at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, the third in the series
of guest preachers and choral
groups.
Dr. Steiner is the minister of
one of the downtown churches
of Portland. He is author of the
book, "A Guide to a Good Mar
riage;" has taught English at
Washington State college and at
Bradley college, and was acting
professor of Applied Christian
ity, at Grinnell college". He holds
degrees from Grinnel college, the
University of Michigan, and the
Chicago Theological school.
Several Medford students will
be in the choir.
Membership Classes
Held By Methodists
Three series of church mem
bership classes are being held at
the First Methodist church for
the youth, by the Rev. George A.
Trobough. For youth in the sixth
and seventh grades, a group
meets on Sundays from 8:30 to
9:30, March 31, April 7 and
April 14.
For youth on the eighth and
ninth grades, a group meets on
Sunday, March 31, at 2 p.m., and
on Thursdays from 8 to 9 p.m.
April 4 and April 11.
Youth in the 10th, 11th and
12th grades, a group meets on
Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p.m.,
March 27, April 3 arid April 10.
Special make-up classes for all
age groups will be held on Sun
day afternoons at 3 p.m., March
31, April 7 and April 4.
The membership manuals of
the Methodist church will be
used, according to the grade
grouping, church officials said.
Jacksonville Church
Sunday Speakers; Film
L.L. Clark will preach the ser
mon at the 11 a. m. worship ser
vice Sunday at the x'irst Presby
terian church, Jacksonville. He
will be assisted by Dr. R. M.
Mayer. Both are members of the
Presbyterian Men's club of Med
ford. At 6 p. m. the film, "Martin
Luther" will be shown at the
Jacksonville church.
LENTEN MONOLOGUES
Lenten Monologue, a series of
symphonic monologues, with the
Rev. George A. Trobough, nar
rator, and with John Lusk at
the organ, will be presented on
KBES-TV at 3:45 p.m. Saturday,
March 30, April 6, April 13 and
April 20. Slides from the paint
ing of Elsia Anna Woods and
from the slide series "Christ and
the Fine Arts" will be included
in the program. Saturday the
monologue will be based on the
experiences of Andrew and Pe
ter, "The Touch of His Hand."
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Dr.
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
Sermon
"Where Is Your God?"
Advenlists to
Offer Prayers s
Special prayers will be offered
by Seventh-day Adventists
throughout the world Saturday
March 30 for Christians who are
being presecuted for their relig
ious convictions in Colombia,
South America.
Members of the Medford, Val
ley View, and Eagle Point
churches will joint in prayer at
the 11 a.m. worship services
said Elder John Trude, Medford
pastor, for "fellow Christians
who are passing through a very
critical time."
The special service r e s u 1 1 a
from an appeal by Adventist
World President R. R. Figuhr,
Washington, D. C. stating that
in Colombia 10 Seventh-day Ad
ventists alone died in 1956 be
cause they would not recant
religious convictions, and Christ
ians of many denominations have
suffered severely.
The message received by the
local churches said that while
persecution has been evident in
Colombia for a number 'of years,
"in recent months it has been in
creasing in severity." The mess
age also called for prayer for
Christians in other countries
religious restriction is common.'
Reports from Colombia state,
according to Elder Trude, that
despite unprecedented persecu
tion Christian activity is grow
ing in that country, Adventist
membership has quadrupled in
the past few years with more
than 1,000 baptisms in 1955 ac
cording to figures received from
mission headquarters.
Easter Sermon Series
Starts at Christian
A series of sermons leading
up to Easter will start at the
First Christian church Sunday.
The topic of the sermon to be
given by the Rev. William C.
Piper Sunday will be 'The Be
trayal of Jesus."
C. Warren Fairbanks will sing
the solo "Out of the Old Life"
and the chancel choir will pre
sent the anthem "God So Loved
the World." A coffee hour will
follow the morning service.
At the evening service Mr.
Piper will talk on "The Battle
of Armageddon." Queationa
which will be brought out and
discused are "Are we approach
ing the Battle of Armageddon,
and where will it be fought?"
On Friday, April 5, the dis
trict convention for the Chris
tian churches in southern Ore
gon will be held at the Medford
church. Study groups for the
Women's Fellowship will be
held during the day. At the din
ner in the evening Mrs. Edna
Gish, a missionary recently re
turned from Thialand, will
speak.
Easter Plans Told
For Nazarene Church
Youth groups of the First
Church of the Nazarene have
been working on Easter prepara
tions. Services will be held in
the McLoughlin Junior High
school and several choirs will
lead the congregation in the
Easter worship. A speaking choir
made up of 90 primary children
will recite the resurrection story,
a junior choir of 100 voices will
sing and combined youth and
sanctuary choirs will present
special music. The Easter sermon
will be preached by the Rev.
Raymond W. Hurn, pastor of the
church.
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
1 1 a.m.
All Classes, Activities and Sunday
services now held at the
HOLLY BUILDING
Katherine Bosworth, Leader
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