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Newspaper Page TextSIX MED70RD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Church News 'is ti j mm A ' ! MEDICAL MISSIONARIES Dr. and Mrs. A. P. Klomhaus, Rogue River, will be honored at consecreation services Sunday at 7 p.m. at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran church, 1020 East Main gt. The KJomhauses. who were commissioned for medical missionary service in the Luthern church Missouri Synod in a service last month in Illinois, will leave from San Fran cisco May 10 for New Guinea. Dr. Klomhaus will be in charge of the Lutheran 180-bed hospital at Mambisandi and Mrs. Klomhaus will supervise and train nurses. Following the service Sunday a reception will be held in their honor at the church. Nazarene Church Elects Officers And Hears Reports Members of the First Church of the Nazarene, 520 North Hol ly, met last Wednesday to con duct their annual election of of ficers, and to hear reports of the year's accomplishments. Those elected for the board of trustees are Clarence Starkey, Al Larson, Loyd Arnold, Dean vonStein, Bill Brewster, Claude Holmes, and Ken Vinyard. The new board of stewards elected were Mrs. Ella Herman, Mrs. Lulu Larson, Mrs. Joy Sor ensen, Mrs. Orpha Leschensky, Mrs. Mattie House, Mrs. Lena Marrs, Mrs. Minnie Snyder, Mrs. Edna Weaver and Henry Paul ion. Those elected for the church chool board included Mrs. Viv fan Starkey, Mrs. Joy Sorensen, Mrs. Vera Steele, Wayne Larson, Mrs. Eva Mae vonStein, Mrs. W. W. McArthur and George Mc Une Jr. Ben Hochhalter was reelected to serve as Sunday school super intendent this year. Those elected to represent the congregation at the annual con ference to be held next month in Eugene are: Mrs. R. W. Hum, Clarence Starkey, Mrs. Vivian Starkey, Lee Mansveld, Henry Paulson, Mrs. Mattie House and Mrs. Ella Herman. Added dele gates to the conference include the Rev. R. W. Hum, the Rev. W. V. McArthur, the Rev. LeRoy Harris, Mrs. Mabel Johnson, Bill Brewster and Ben Hochhalter. One feature of the pastor's an nual report was that even though the congregation had sponsored a new church in Medford this year, giving approximately 65 Sunday school members, attend ance and church membership will show gains over last year. The Sunday Bible school average attendance will stand at 420 for this year, with church member ship at 350 active communicants and near $47,000 in total giving. Revival Meetings Set At Baptist Churches Revival meetings will be in progress through the come two week period, April 28 through May 12 in the First Baptist church, Phoenix. The Evangelist will be the Rev. J. Toxie Jarrell, Herlong, Calif. Music is under the direction of Charles Findley with Mrs. E. W. Kimmons as ac companist. This series of services is a part of the simultaneous revival campaign being projected atthis time by the department of evan gelism of the Southern Baptist convention. Of the 30,000 church involved, seven are lo cated in this area and include, besides the Phoenix unit, the Calvary Baptist church, Ash land, the Temple Baptist church, Medford, and the First Southern Baptist church, Grants Pass. FAMILY NIGHT SATURDAY Jacksonville Church family night will, be held at the First Presbyterian church, J a c kson ville, Saturday, at 6:30 p.m. atarting with a potluck supper. An exchange student that is at tending Southern Oregon college will be guest for the evening. The supper, held the last Satur day of each month, is open to members and friends of the church. William C. Pip Minister 9th and CHOIR DIRECTOR The Musi cal Ambassadors under the di rection of the Rev. Paul John son, will present a concert at the First Assembly of God, 1108 West Main st., tonight at 7:30 p.m. The choir and instrumental ensemble are from the Southern California Bible college at Costa Mesa. The pulbic is invited to attend. Youth Emphasized At First Baptist An emphasis on youth is plan ned Sunday evening at the First Baptist church in Medford. During the training union per iod a film distributed by Global Aids, Inc. will be shown as part of the monthly Christian film program. During the evening service the young people of the church will direct the worship. Lorraine and Pamela Kay Hamp ton, a duet from the junior department, and a junior High school girl's trio, Joyce Roelfes, Dianne Franklin, and Christina Hillstead, will provide vocal numbers. The Crusader quartet will play their trumpets and the chorus choir will sing "Over shadowed." Miss Jane Neely be soloist. The scripture will be read by Dean Goddard, and the evening message, "Thanksgiving in the Time of Tears" will be preach ed by the minister of youth, the Rev. Haddon Robinson. The ush ering .or the youth service will be by members of the Junior training union. New Members To Be Received Sunday New members will be received at the 9:45 service at the Con gregational church Sunday. In their honor there will be a cof fee time in between the services to which all are invited who will be attending either of the serv ices. The monthly meeting of the Couples club will be held Sun day at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Miller, 2200 Rhul Way. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Elhart are the co-hosts. All couples are invited. High School Choir To Sing Sunday Crater High school varsity choir will sing during the Sun day school hour at the Central Point Church of Christ Sunday at 9:45 a.m. The youth service will be held in recognition of the local high school. Two morning worship serv ices will be held with the Rev. Mr. Jean M. Shelley preaching the same sermon at both services. First Christian Church "The 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. Oakdale Medford, Ore. rridar. April 28. Southern Baptists To Hold Revivals Simultaneously The Southern Baptist churches of the Oregon-Washington Bap tist convention are uniting in a "Crusade for Christ," starting April 28 and continuing through May 12. The churches of the Siskiyou association made up of the churches from Myrtle Creek, Canyonville, Glendale, Grants Pass, Medford, Phoenix, and Ashland are working together in the Crusade. The Rev. Robert Roy at California, will assist the Rev. Tom Balch of Calvary Bap tist church, Ashland; the Rev. J. Toxie Jarrell, also of California, will be the evangelist for the First Baptist church, Poenix, the Rev. Perry Johnson pastor; and the Rev. Claude Miller, pastor of Temple Baptist church will be the evangelist from his own .church. Manyard Hadley will as sist by directing the song serv ice and the choir. The. Rev. Frank Oliver, pas tor of First Southern Baptist church, Grants Pass, will be the evangelist and lead the church in a visitation program the first week followed by a week of evangelistic services the second veek. The public is invited to attend any of the services. Men Ordained to ice of Deacon The Temple Baptist church or dained three men to the office of deacon last Sunday afternoon. The three men, members of the Temple Baptist church and busi ness men of Medford, are Man yard Hadley, E. W. Outhouse, and D. E. Williams. . Representatives from Canyon ville, Riddle, Grants Pass, Med ford, and Ashland were the or daining council. The Rev. B. L. Millard, district missionary and interim pastor at Canyonville, preached the 'charge to the church and to the new deacons; the Rev. Rhodes, pastor of First Baptist church, Riddle, read the scripture; the Rev. Frank Oliver, pastor of First Southern Baptist church, Grants Pass, lead in the ordaining" prayer;' the Rev. Claude Miller of Temple Baptist church, questioned the candi dates on their beliefs, doctrines and convictions; with the Rev. Tom Balch, pastor of Calvary Baptist church,' Ashland, acting as moderator for the council. Ordained deacons from the churches also sat on the council. Mr. Hadley, one of the new deacons, sang a solo, "How Great Thou Art" and was accompa nied by Mrs. H. D. Kimmons of Central Point. Reception to Honor New Members Sunday A reception for new members who have been recived into the church during the past quarter will be held following the morn ing worship service at the East wood Baptist church, Sunday. The board of deacons are plan ning this informal coffee hour and members and friends of the church are invited to remain for the reception. The pastor, the Rev. Richard M. Jones, will speak on "After math" at the-11 a.m. worship hour. A woman's trio will sing. Nursery care is provided. Eastwood Baptist church is af filiated with the American Bap tist convention and is located north of the Hedrick Junior High school. - Leadership Meeting Tuesday at Brethren An ' Easter play, "My Son Lives" will be presented at the Brethren church, Sunday at T:30 p.m-. by the young adult class of the Grants Pass Church of the Brethren. On Tuesday evening the Med ford congregation will be host to the Grants Pass church at a leadership conference meet ing from 7 until 9:30 p.m. The lead ers will be the Rev. J. H. Mathis of La Verne, Calif., executive secretary of the Pacific Coast Region. Mr. Mathis will direct study in the area of Pastor-people relationships. The Rev. Glen R. Montz of Paradise, Calif., and tri-state secretary of the Oregon Washington and Idaho districts will lead a study, in evangelism. m 9:45 a.m. Sunday School, daises for all, nursery 11:00 a.m. "The Bible's Answer to Unbelief" (Broadcast KBOY) 7:45 p.m. Youth Service: "Thanksgiving in the Time of Tears" First Baptist Church (Conservative) North Central at 5th jhree Minister to Speak During Revival Central Point A series of re vivial meetings started April 23 at the Pilgrim Holiness church, Central Point. The services are held each evening at 7:30 p.m. Though Sunday the Rev. Sher man Moore, pastor of the Pil grim Holiness church, Medford, will be guest speaker. Monday through the following Sunday, May 5, the Rev. Clarence Jack son, pastor of Pilgrim Holiness church, Klamath Falls, will speak. The third week of the revival the Rev. Clinton Farrell, pastor of the Church of God of Rogue River will speak. The public is invited to attend these meetings. The church is located at the corner of Pine and Sixth sts. Sunday Services And Music Told Dr. D. Kirkland West will preach at both morning services Sunday of the First Presbyterian church on "The Great Commis sion." The Westminster and chancel choirs will be directed by Lynn Sjolund in the anthems "Thanks Be To Thee" and "The Lord Is My Rock." Mrs. Charles Champlin, soprano, will sing the solo, "I'll Walk With God." Sunday at 9:45, a new series of churchmanship classes will begin for those who desire to become members of the Presby terian church. This class will meet at the Chapel Mortuary, Eight and Oakdale, and will be taught by the Rev. John O. Reyn olds. Over a period of five weeks, these classes will cover basic Christian doctrine, church his tory, and the government and history of the Presbyterian church. Anyone interested in learning more about the Presby terian church, as well as those desiring to become members, are invited to ' attend, these classes. The Gideons will be in charge of the evening service at 7 p.m. A period of hymn singing and prayer will be part of the eve ning service. Westminster . Fellowship for senior high young people will be led by Joyce Gregory; and fire side will be at the home of Mar ilyn Bushnell, 135 Meade ave., Ashland. Freshman Fellowship will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the home of Karen Carpenter on Foothills rd. Window on Display; Showing Times Told Showings of the stained glass window reproduction of Leon ardo da Vinci's painting, The Lt Supper, will be held week days at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., ac cording to William S. Ferries, manager of Memory Gardens Memorialp park. The stained glass window, dis played in a special memorial building at the park, may also be viewed on weekends from 2 until 4 p.m. Groups may also visit the building at other times during the day and evenings by appointment. Mr. Ferris stressed that Sun day school and church groups and clubs or civic organizations are especially invited to view the window. More than 1600 person attended the first public showing of the window Easter Sunday, according to Mr. Ferris. The park is located west of Medford on the corner of Bell inger rd. and Arnold lane. Cave Junction Chufch To Repqat Pageant Cave Junction (SDeciall A fourth engagement for "The Dawning," the Easter pageant by the Cave Junction Com munity church will be presented Sunday at the school gymnasium at Trail, Ore. The story of the ressurrection and its initial showing last East er season, and has been present ed this year in several southern Oregon communities. The program includes solos by Ruby Martin, George Martin, Clara Dick, Clark England, Phyllis Saffer and Wayne Saf fer, and several choral numbers. Jack Smith is director of the Pageant, while Tracy Cross has charge of costuming. LOOK AT BOOKS "Much Ado About Me", by the late Frad Allen, will be review ed by Dr. Raymond E. Balcomb, on Sunday at 7:30 p. m. in the "Look at Books", at the Meeker Memorial chapel, of the Jirst Methodist church, Medford. The public is invited. personal Bearing a Christian witness is a personal matter. What are you doing about it? Church attendance this Sunday could be the begin ning. "We are witnesses of these things." (Acts 5:32.) James W. Neely, Pastor Eagle Point Community Bible Church Church Ends 51st Year, New Addition Being Built Eagle Point' ' Eagle Point Community Bible church will complete its 51st year Monday, May 6. Sunday school and church services have been on ducted at the Eagle Point church since May 1906. Advent Christian Host to Conference The local Advent Christian church will be host to the an nual spring meeting of the Wil lamette Valley Advent Christ ian conference, in the church at west Jackson and Welch sts., April 26 to 28. ' The Rev. Eleon M. Shuman, pastor at Modes'to, Calif, and president of the Northern Calif ornia Advent Christian con ference, will be the principal speaker. . Other visitors who will be pre sent and participate in the con ference meeting will be the Rev. Alton J. Crouse, conference pre sident and Marion Smith, of Weiser, Idaho. Mrs. Alton Crouse, president of the con ference Sunday school organiza tion, will be present in the in terest of Sunday school work. Officials of the conference wo man's home and foreign missions society will be present to pre sent their work. The meeting will close with the launching of "National Youth Week," of the Advent Christian Youth Fellowship of America. Delegates are expected from Oregon, Eastern Washington and Idaho. Pathfinders Group To Present Program Medford Valley Pathfinders will present an evening of en tertainment Saturday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m. in the Rogue River Academy gymnasium. The program will feature the academy band, quartet, solos, readings, and exhibitinos. Proceeds will be used in the construction of a club house for the local Pathfinder group ac cording to Oral Tucker, director of the group. BUILDERS CLASJ PARTY The Builders calss of Eastwood Baptist church will give a party tonight at 8 p.m. at the home of Maurice Tuttle, 3074 Belling er lane, Medford. New Home! MEDFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH announces Its move from 227'a South Central . to Corner W. Main and Orange (4 South Orange) "Holding forth the Word of Life . . Holding fast the faithful Word" See Church Announcement Columns Joseph A. Bowdoin, Pastor ' I ' (i"?-! Two additions have been ad ded to the building in recent years and a Sunday school build ing addition is now nearing com pletion. The new section will be 60 feet long and 36 feet wide and will include two auditoriums and eight classrooms for the pri mary and pre-school depart ments. The church's Sunday school has an average attendance of 150 students. The bell that hangs in the church steeple was donated to the church by, citizens of the community many years ago sounds the "call to worship" each Sunday at 11 a.m. A new organ was presented to the church by members and friends of the church last year, The Rev. Joseph J. Munshaw, pastor of the church, was as sistant pastor at the Community Bible church In Central Point prior to assuming duties in Eagle Point in August 1955. Prior to hi two years at the Central Point church he spent one year at Wolf Creek. The Munshaws make their home at 11 West Sixth st., In Eagle Point. :- BalSSPR I iTyflrtf2 1 AUTOMATIC DfFROST j l I REFRIGERATOR ' iSA , J lbggfgjyi 9 ZERO, DEGREE FREEZEt l p?3S " j hds 177 lbs (SSiH fll? iSlll B J '4 WAIST HKJH PUtl-D0'WH JYIflliJEiliBS s!!laii i vegetable crisper . i'JSsSlsMsmBM- J9 A FREEZER DOOR FOOT 18 J PEDAL LATCH ' Exclusive Meat LockerV ' ft? rresh days Usger wrrhtvt freezng ' 4"s Here, ai tist, ir! meat keeping ccwyfi- .?lsB 5?? Ycfe tione! Deoigned in aocordaaea with M :1Ei J2, storage recommends twB of the Na- , """"Sr" j tHaJ Lreetock and Meat Board. Only - SZSs Phico has the Co4d Flow Meat Locker! r Own o new 7957 Phitco Refrigerator with the Super Marketer "Custom" look for as low as " $489i95 . SEE IT NOW AT 225 Missions Appeal j By Advent isfs Now Under Way The 53rd Annual World Ap peal, sponsored by Seventh-day Adventist churches is under way this week in three Valley churches, Eagle Point, Medford, and Valley View. Leading the volunteer work ers in the city-wide drivers are Irvin Pershall, home missions director for the Eagle Point church; Lewis Corwin, leader of the Medford group; and Walt Chapman, Valley View director. The combined goal for the churches is $5,050. Although the church entirely supports its workers through te Bibical tithing system, it main tains a large welfare program both at home and abroad, and in the yearly appeal members invite friends and neighbors to help in this ministry. Funds are distributed each year in accordance with areas judged to be of greatest need. In 1956 approximately 60 per cent was used for welfare, disast er relief and educational serv ices in North America, with the remaining 40 per cent being used in medical, welfare and educational ministry in 183 coun tries. Work of this type is carried on locally by each church's Dorcas society, and a Welfare center located behind the Medford church building, corner of Ed wards and Beatty is open to the public each Wednesday' from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There are 89 such centers located in the state of Oregon. Individual goals for church members are set on a "minute man" basis, $23.11 being the amount of money needed to carry on the denominations world welfare program for one minute at the present time. UNITY TRUTH CENTER Sunday Devotional Service and Sunday School far Children I la.m. Regular Center Activities: Thursday Midweek Service 7:30 p.m., Friday morning Study Class 11 a.m. All Classes, Activities and Sunday Services now held at the HOLLY BUILDING Katherine Bosworth, Leader New 1957 PHI LCO Super iarfefer TERMS TO SUIT YOU L6rh St Medford Phone 3 Class of Catechumens To Gain Membership At the 11 a.m. service Sunday, St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran church, 1020 East Main st. will receive a classes of catechumens into communicant membership, according to the Rev. Kenneth. Korby, pastor of the church. The six members of the class have been receiving instruction in Christian doctrine and Bible history for the past three years. Sunday, after their confirmation, they will receive the sacrament of the Lord's body and blood for the first time. Tonight at 8 p.m. they make their public confession of faith before the congregation. This consists of their own testimony of faith, and their giving evi dence of a fundamental know ledge of Christian doctrine and life. This Is Your Invitation TO HEAR ... REV. JAMES E. McLANE of the Eastside Baptist Church Batesburg, South Carolina NIGHTLY at 7:30 p.m. APRIL 28 thru MAY 5, '57 at the Berean Baptist Church White City, Oregon EVERYONE WELCOME 5, 33 DEGREE MEAT LOCKER Model RF-1478 $440 Only A WEEK Open Wednesday Nights Until 9 P.M. - 5433 s.