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SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL THIBUNE Church News 35th Anniversary To Be Celebrated at Nazarene Sunday, the members of the Fir Church of the Nazarene celebrate their 35th anni versary as a church in Medford. On April 9, 1922, the church was begun with a Sunday school session conducted by the Rev. and Mrs. C. M. King with 24 students present and 64 cents in gie offering. Pirst teachers in the Sunday school included Mrs. E. M. Beer, Mrs. Herman, and Mr. and Mrs. C. M. King. Mr. King remained as pastor of the First church for six years. In the intervening 29 years, a number of different pastors have served the church. Sunday school attendance has gpown from that first year until ? , ,',' NAZARENE CHURCH OF 1922 The First Church of the Nazarene, started in Medford April 9, 1922. built their first building later that year. The church, started by the Rev. C. M. King, was first located at the corner of Jackson and Cen tral ave. Starting with this building the congregation ex panded into the two Nazarene churches in Medford today. . ...:-u-.V.-. .iaat: g..,; - - I FIRST CHURCH TODAY First Church of the Nazarene, which will celebrate its birth day Sunday, has grown from 14 members in 1922 to a present membership of nearly IgBW CHURCH BUILDING Mt. Pitt Avenue Church of the Nazarene will hold services Sunday for the first time in tbeir new building at Mt. Pitt ave and Chestnut. This church tpas sponsored by the First Church of the Nazarene congre-gatfcin. Japanese Christian Chosen Diet Leader A long-time Japanese Chris tion feader and legislator, who is a graduate of an American Methodist university, has been appointed chairman of the For eign Affairs Committee of the Upper House of the Japanese Diet. Junzo Sasamori was named to the Rey legislative post by the president of the Upper House. A LiWsral-Democrat, Mr. Sasamori as or a year (1946-47) State Minister without portfolio in the oaWKct of former Premier Tetsu Satayama. Baptized a Christian hils attending a mission school, M. Sasamori attended Weseda WBiersity and did graduate yasA at the University of Den- Be tered the field of Chris tic higher education and for a time was president of Aoyama Gakun, Methodist Christian col lege of 9,500 students in Tokyo. Since becoming a legislator, Mr. Sasamori has served as honorary president of To-o Gijuki, a Chris William C. Pip Minister average attendance this spring is more than 500. Enrollment has increased from the original 24 to almost 800 active enroll ments in the Sunday school. The Kings, who are retired and live in Medford, will be honored in the morning worship services April -7. Charter mem bers of the church will also be honored. April 7 is also Cradle Roll Sunday in the local church with parents and their babies holding a key-spot in dedication cere monies that will be conducted by the pastor. Closing exercises of the Sunday school will see a baby parade. The newest baby will be honored. Mrs. Gladys Steward is nursery supervisor. 370 with an active Sunday school enrollment of 800 students. The church is located at 520 North Holly st. tian high school in Hirosaki, and as a director of the Japan Inter national Christian university in Tokyo. Inter-Church Youth Council Tells of Plans for Easter The Medford Inter - Church Youth council is sponsoring the annual Easter Sunrise service which is held on Heuner's butte near Jacksonville. , Four churches are participat ing in the planning of the service which is open for the public to attend. Signs will be posted along the route to the butte. The time for the start of the service will be announced later. SESSION TO CONFER The Session of the First Pres byterian church, Central point, will confer with candidates for membership at 9:45 a. m. Sun, day April 14. Communion serv ice will follow. First Christian Church "The Friendly Church Welcome 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. Friday April S. 1957 'Operation Search' To Start Sunday A new program of Christian education will be start Sunday during the Sunday school hour at the First Baptist church. The new venture" in Christian educa tion has been called "Operation Search," and it is designed to present a variety of subjects that will stimulate the interest of every student. In this program the members of the adult department will be able to choose from a wide range of subjects including a survey of the New Testament, methods of Bible study, great leaders of the church, prophecy, and a study in the book of Genesis. Every quarter the student selects a new course that will give him a useable knowledge of the scripture and an intelligent foundation for his Christian life. Teachers "Search" is taught by the Rev. Haddon Robinson and the Rev. Kenneth Raymond, graduates of nationally-known seminaries; the Rev. John Roelfs and Don Chap man graduates of Bible insti tutes; Clarence Wilson, graduate of Chamberland university with and L.L.D. degree; and Shirley Brannock, a public school teach er and superintendent. Several of the classes offered in this new program will i clude outside study. "Search" is planned to provide teacher train ing and to supply a complete Bible school course in about ten years for the residents of south ern Oregon. It will begin Sunday mornings at 9:45. As needed ad ditional courses will be taught during the weekdays. BOARD MEETING The Board of the Ascension Lutheran church will meet Sat urday, April 6, at 1:30 p.m. at the residence of Fred Hkiz, 27 South Keeneway dr. Music Told for Sunday Presbyterian Service The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be observed at both morning worship services of the First Presbyterian church Sun day. During the past week men of the church have been calling at the members' homes and issuing a personal invitation to the Sac rament to each member. Thirty- four new members will be pub licly welcomed at both services. These members met with the session last Sunday. Dr. D., K. West, pastor, will preach on the topic "His Abid' ing Presence." At the first serv ice the Westminster choir will sing the anthem " 'Tis Finished." The chancel choir will sing "Very Bread, Good Shepherd Tend Us" at the second service. R. D. Werner, violinist, will play "Larghetto" by Haendel. At the 7 p.m. service the Moo dy Bible Institute sermon from Science film "God of the Atom" will be shown. This film will be shown to both adults and young people. Westminster Fellowship will have a discussion meeting led by David Frohnmayer after the film. Pre-Easter Sermon Series Continues At First Christian The series of pre-Easter ser mons will continue at the First. Christian church. Sunday the Rev. William C. Piper will preach on "The Revelation of God." He will show how God has been revealed in the events which took place during the Easter season. The chancel choir under the direction of C. Warren Fairbanks will present the anthem "Praise We Sing to Thee." A vocal duet "Legend" will be given by Mrs Ralph Matlack and Mrs. Gloria Smith. A coffee hour will be held immediately following the mom ing service. At the evening service Mr. Piper will talk on the subject "The Time of Reckoning." CHURCH for Sale Large corner lot with park ing area located in Medford Ph. 3-3585 or NO-4-2829 i -"il 3 Apostle P. E. Farrow Institute and Rally Set for This Week End The Southern Oregon district of the Re-organized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will conduct a, missionary insti tute and rally Friday, April 5 through Sunday. The opening activity will be the showing of the film "Other Sheep" at the Lincoln school gymnasium at 8 p. m. tonight. Participating in the institute will be several officials of the church. Apostle P. E. Farrow, minister in charge of the North west Mission area, who will be principle speaker of the" insti tute; Bishop T. A. Beck, bishop for the Northwest; and Elder Robert M. Seeley, president of the Southern. Oregon district; will direct the institute, minist ering primarily to adult groups. Classes and activities for youth will be directed by Elder Frank Tucker, district youth leader; his assistant, Elder Noel King; Elder Lowell Shultz, dis trict church school director; and Elder Frank Ellenwood, his as sistant in charge of childhood education. Prayer and fellowship service will be conducted on Saturday and Sunday at 8:30 a. m. with the clarses being taught by Mr. Beck and Mr. Farrow, and an il lustrated lecture given by Mr. Seeley. Mr. Farrow will deliver the principle address of the confer ence at 11 a. m. Sunday. The public is invited to attend these services at the local church Tenth and Ivy sts. Unitarian Group To Meet Sunday The regular meeting of the Unitarian Fellowship will be held Sunday at 8 p. m. in the home of Mrs. Helen Ashley, 851 Wabash ave., Medford. Robert Bauman will continue the series, "Religious Liberals Examine the Bible," with a study of its history, and selec tions from the books themselves. Those who missed the earlier meetings, of the series are also invited to attend, for each topic is informative in itself, and there is a chance for question and dis cussion. On Monday, April 1, the Rogue Valley Unitarian Fellowship was host at a noon luncheon for the Rev. Richard M. Steiner,. min ister of The Church of Our Fath er, First Unitarian society of Portland. Dr. Steiner was in Medford as the guest speaker for at evening service of the First Methodist church, returning to Portland by plane on Monday afternoon. The luncheon was held in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Hatch, and was attended by Fel lowship members from Medford and Ashland. Ministers to Meet Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church The Medford Ministerial as sociation will meet Tuesday, April 9, at 10: a. m. in the fire place room of the First Presby terian church, Medford. Mrs. Kay Crowell, Jackson county juvenile officer, will speak to the group. The Rev. L. D. Krause, pastor of Bethel Assembly of God church, will give the devotion. The association is open to ministers of all denominations and churches in the area. SYMPHONIC MONOLOGUE "As Mark saw the Master," the second symphonic monolo gue to be presented over KBES TV by the Rev. George A Tro bough, associate minister of the First Methodist church, will be seen at 3:40 p.m., Saturday, April 6. John Lusk will play the background music for the pro gram. Mr. Trobaugh will be the narrator and has prepared the script. Announcing First Services i of OPEN BIBLE STANDARD CHURCH Sunday School (all ages) Morning Worship Topic: "Why Start a Evening Evangelistic Topic: "The Man 1 1 Newtown - Ph. 3-5504 - M ission Work Results Told By Armenian Girls Saturday By MRS. ALVY BOWMAN Direct results of mission worl were seen by members of the Medford Seventh-day Adventist church Saturday, March 30, a; they listened to Miss Hosann; Khatchadourian sing Americar hymns in her native Armenian language, and heard Miss Ma tilda Parsekian tell the needs of her country. Miss Khatchadourian is a grad uate of the denomination's Mid dle East college located in Bei rut, Lebanon, and Miss Parse kian completed nurse's training at Dar-el-Salaam, (translated, "House of Peace"), Seventh-day Adventist hospital in Baghdad Iraq. Native Dresi Miss Parsekian, dressed in na tive costume, told the congre gation that the government of Iraq had donated land for a hos pital building to replace the hotel building which had been used for that purpose. She stated that the new hospital, paid for by donations, was still in need of supplies, funds for the care of those-who are unable to pay for medical aid, American medi cines, and many things they do not , have "which we take for granted in this country." Miss Parsekian, who came to this country 18 months ago un der the sponsorship of her cousin. Elder Joseph Apigian, Seventh-day Adventist minister, has found much to interest her in United States hospitals. She has been amazed, she said, by the supply of materials on , hand, some of which are completely unknown in her country. At the present time Miss Parsekian is nursing in the Ashland General hospital in addition to taking class work at Southern Oregon college. Interviewed In an interview regarding per sonal experiences, Miss Parse kian stressed the difficulties of being a Christian in the Middle East. "A Christian in my country is always in danger for his life," she stated, and she related an experience to illustrate in which she was stopped by Moslem po lice while on her way to work one night. "The policeman thrust a gun in my face and shouted, 'I am going to kill you,' and when I asked what I had done he told me I must have a permission slip to be outside my home after dark," she said. The hospital director was with Miss Parsekian at the time, she stated, and after talking to the police for some time about the necessity for nurses at the hos pital at all hours, they were forced into a car and driven about the city for 3Vi hours, after which they were taken to police headquarters where they were granted permission slips and taken to the hospital. "Only by prayer and the care of God was my life spared at that time," she said. Miss Khatchadourian, who is also employed at the Ashland hospital, in a secretarial position, had visited the Medford church several weeks earlier at which time she related her experiences in a land where "never in my life-time have I known peace." Miss Khatchadourian stated that she was living with her fam ily in the new section of Jeru salem when aggression hostili ties began there, and they were evacuated to the older section of the city to be under partial protection of the great walls still standing since Biblical times. When bombs began to fall around them, some striking the building in which they lived, they decided to attempt crossing the border into Lebanon. "After walking many miles," Miss Khatchadourian said, "we were given a ride in a truck load of oranges, and so got across the border. When we arrived in Bei rut we had nothing but the clothes we wore." While in Beirut, Miss Khatcha dourian attended the mission col lege and after graduation work ed as a secretary in denomina tional headquarters there. The Khatchadourian family arrived in the United States three months ago under the United Nations Refugee act and were sponsored in this country by Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Paulson of Ashland. Mr. Paulson is man ager of the Ashland General hos pital. Miss Khatchadourian's young er sister, Alice, who is attending Milo Academy, Milo, Ore., also visited the Medford church Saturday. Another sister, Teporah, is a student at Walla Walla college, College Place, Wash., and their parents, Hagop and Arousig Khatchadourian are located in Los Angeles, where they all hope to be reunited soon. "We are glad to be in Ameri- .10 A.M. .11 A.M. Church in Medford" 7 P.M. Who Forgot God" Rev. & Mrs. V. J. Harsh, Pastors i SfAKRS Miss Matilda Parsekian and Miss Hosanna Khatchadourian sing hymns at the Medford Seventh day Adventist church Saturday. Both from Beirut, Lebanon, they sang American hymns in their native Armenian language and spoke to the congregation of mission work that had been done in their native countries. ? . NATIVE COSTUME Miss Ma tilda h'arseKian moaeis ner na tive costume that she wore Saturday when she spoke to the eventn-day Adventist congre gation. The costume is one of the traditional Moslem ones for women although the majority of the woman of Iraq today wear Western dress. The dress is made of crepe de chine and would cost between $60 and $70. ca," said Miss Khatchadourian, "because here there is peace, and freedom of religion,, and every one is treated as equal." Special Fund At the close of the services Saturday, church members con tributed to a special fund to be used for mission work in the Middle East. Members of the Valley View and Eagle Point Seventh-day Adventist churches also held special mission services Saturday, as did all churches of the denomination around the world. The services were in accord ance with a world-wide mission program whereby one field is selected quarterly by General Conference leaders to be the re cipient of all mission offerings that exceed the established budg et for the carrying on of the en tire mission program. The selected field is brought to the attention of church mem bers each week of the quarter, during the Sabbath school hour, by appropriate goal devices, pic tures, and stories from the chosen country. Each "13th Sab bath" a special program is planned and an "overflow offer ing" taken. Specific uses to be made of the Saturday (offering, accord ing to the Sabbath school super intendent, Paul Beddoe, 30 Rich- MISSIONARY CONVENTION Three Missionaries Three Missionary Fields Can be heard at the following churches TRAIL C0,in UNITY CHURCH Rev. Ernest Evers, Pastor Mon. and Tues., April 8, 9, 7:30 p.m. G. V. Chapman, Indonesia EAGLE POINT COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH Rev. Joseph Murfshaw, Pastor Mon. and Tues., April 8, 9, 7:30 p.m. 7 A. F. Ratzloff, French W. Africa CENTRAL POINT COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH Rev. Paul O. Kroon, Pastor Wednesday, April 10, A. F. Ratzloff, F. W. Africa Thurs., and Fri., April 11, 12. H. G. Crisman, Ecuador Sun., April 14, 11 a.m. and 7:45 p.m., G. V. Chapman, Indonesia "1 Westminster Fellowship To Hold Meetings This Week at Presbyterian Westminster FellowshiD Youth Presbytery will hold its annual meeting at the First Presbyter ian church, Medford, Saturday and Sunday. Kegistration will begin at 7 p.m. tonight and an evening program of recreation is plan ned. Sunday the opening wor ship service will be held at 9 a. m. with discussion groups following. Luncheon and dinner will be served at the church. Sunday the youth will have an early church school class and attend the 9:45 a.m. service. Fourth Guest Preacher At First Methodist The fourth guest preacher to in the current series of Lenten Sunday evening services at the First Methodist church will be the Rev. Joe A. Hardine. min ister of the Trinity Methodist church near Four Corners, alem. He will speak at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Harding also ministers, to a uumoer oi Willamette univer sity students. He is a graduate of Emory university, Atlanta, Ga., and received his theological degree from. Boston University school of Theology. The guest choir will be the Southern Oregon college a cap pela choir, under the direction of Oscar Bjorlie. mond ave., will be to help build a new girls' dormitory and ad ditional faculty homes at the church's Nile Union Academy, located just outside Cairo, Egypt, very near the scene of recent Suez military clashes, and for dormitory-administration facili ties at the Iran Training Insti tute near Teheran, Iran. Mr. Beddoe stated that the schools were "agricultural, co educational institutions designed to train young people to improve their mental, spiritual, and physical potential in their own country." 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 "What Do You Knpw About Love?" Both Minister and Church Unusual Canoga Park U.PJ From B-17 bomber pilot to captain of a commercial airliner to minister of the West Valley Family (Re formed Church in America) church in Canoga Park, Calif. That's the unusual career story of the Rev. Bernard Brunsting, 34, six-foot, one-inch father of five and native of Soux Center, la. In 1945, Mr. Brunsting was flying a B-17 in the European theater, bombing the crumpling Nazi empire. Following his discharge, it seemed natural enough to con tinue flying, so he signed on with Eastern Air Lines. But he soon felt there was something else to be done with his life. So entered a divinity school and for three years studied the theology of the Reformed church in America which his father had served as a. minister. Before coming to Canoga Park, Brunsting served at Grand Hav en, Mich., and Bellflower, Calif. His current church was found ed only a few month ago an a sycamore-studded ranch once owned by film comedian Lou Costello. It is in the San Fer nando Valley. The Protestant Council of Churches helped ob tain the location. The building in which the church is now housed has an un usual history of its own. The present chapel was a billiard room, the church office former ly was a recreation room, the lounge was a bar, and a two- story structure has been convert ed nicely for Sunday school use and nursery and caretaker's quarters. There is a 45-foot swimming pool, one of the few on church grounds in the country, and elaborate facilities for outdoor and indoor barbecue and recrea tion. On a neat, white sign in front of his church Mr. Brunsting has indicated how he intends to keep his church: "The loveliest place in the Valley." Guest Speakers at Trail Community Church The K o e h 1 ers, missionaries from Panama, will show pictures Saturday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m. at the Trail Community church. Sunday, morning they will speak at the 11 a. m. worship service. Bin Mallen, Central Point, will be guest speaker at the 7:30 p.m. service, and on Monday and Tuesday evenings a 7:30 p.m. service will be held at the church with the Rev. Gordon V. Chapman from Indonesia, guest speaker. ' "MARTIN LUTHER" FILM The film "Martin Luther" will be shown at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Church of the brethren. The film is presented as a climax to a study of church history . by the Junior-Hi department of the Church school. The showing is open to all ages and the public is invited. 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 1 ; i i ' i n
