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Newspaper Page Texto o o G O O O SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Christian Program International Perils By LOUIS CASSELS United Press Correspondent St. Louis, Mo. rtfl The Na tional Council of Churches to day offered the nation a Chris tian program for dealing with the international perils of the space age and the domestic problem of racial tension. The program was spelled out In a series of resolutions adopt- Medford Adventists Bring Investment Program To Close at Saturday Service Gina Rae Burrill, 10-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Burrill will probably be the youngest member of the Medford Sabbath school to have had iffi active part in the 1957 Investment program when re sults of 9 months "Investing for God" are totalled at the Medford Seventh - day Adventist church Saiurrlay. Gina Rae, who was jusfc before th Investment (program began last spring, was cfeoeen by som of the senior Sabbath school members as their project, and they contributed a dime for ach pound she gained. Gina cooperated, and has ap proximately $108 to her credit, according to. Mrs. Don Amund son. Investment leader for the year. The service Saturday, climax lng the year's work will feature the younger divisions of the Sab bath School, Mrs. Amundson said. Children Contribute Kindergarteners will display their Investment goal device, a small silver tree patterned after the tree of life described by the fipostle John in Revelations bear ing 12 different fruits, each rep resenting S5 toward the Invest ment fund, and a number of leaves representing $1 each. Boys and girls of the Primary department will sing "We are Investment Children," nd Paul Jlcddoe Jr. will tell the congre gation of some of their projects. Among projects for the group f?as the saving of all coins mint Ijtf in the year of each child's ,S)firth, and the collection of Loma (JLinda, Worthington, and Battle Creek food labels. The Loma (jLinda food company contributes ongi cent to the fund for each label collected, and the Worth- Ufliterian Follouship o To Msof December 11 A mating of the Rogue Valley Unitarian fellowship will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m. in room 2 of the Girls Community Club, 229 North . Bartlett St., Medford. The program for the evening will feature the reading of a sermon, "Christmas Comes at Midnight", written by the Rev. Richard M. Steiner, minister of the First Unitarian Society of Portland. 1 Wednesday's meeting will be the only regular December meet ing of the Fellowship. A holiday party, held on Saturday, Dec. 28, will replace the Dec. 25 meet ing. This event will be held in the home of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Kreisman, 111 Bush st., Ashland, O and will be open to members (fiyid friends of the Fellowship. Congregational To (HoRfrHow Members O e members will be received tl(gfc 11 a.m. service at the Con gregational church Sunday. In Their honor there will be a coffee time between the two morning Qchurch services, or at about 10:40 a.m. Visitors are welcome. The sermon Sunday by the Rev. Thomas McCamant will be on "The Word, Living and Writ ten"' in celebration of Universal Bible Sunday. Stewardship Sunday To Be Observed At Ascension Lutheran The Rev. Elvin S. Tollefson, pastor, Ascension Lutheran church, Barnet rd. and Black Oak dr., will speak on- "The Masters Call" at the Sunday 11 a.m. worship service. Sunday is stewardship Sunday at the church with commission ing services for visitors of the every member visitation. Luther League will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Wilbur Olson home, 28 Valley View dr. New members reception and infant baptism will be held ! Christmas day at 10 a.m., ac- . cording to the pastor. We Invite You to Attend Service and Worship With Us Medford Gospel Center 1110 North Central Undenominational De'AMtj to the Moving of God's Spirit In the Earth Today. Salvation Healing and Deliverance Services (Sjjcky, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Tflere is fjCace and rest and love where the healing waters flew. Come and See. Rev. Willard Dorsett, Pastor, SP 2-7741 O ed by 2,000 delegates to the Councils triennial general as sembly. The six-day assembly con cludes today. Here's what the church lead ers had to say about major cur rent issues: Nuclear-space missiles: Christians view the dawning era of space vehicles "with both ington and Battle Creek com panies contribute two cents each. This fund was further augment ed by one of the senior leaders in the group who doubled the amount collected in this way as her share in the program. Tell Projects The Juniors will also tell of the various things they did to earn Investment money, the most successful group project being the collection of scrap iron. The Medford Investment of fering, Mrs. Amundson said, will be pooled with like offerings from Seventh - day Adventist churches throughout the world and will be used to-establish mis sion work in territories that have been hitherto unentered. Methodists Tell Sunday Schedule "The One Book", the sermon by Dr. George G. Roseberry, minister of the First Methodist church, Medford, at both the 9:30 and the 11:00 a.m. services, will be in recognition of Univer sal Bible Sunday. The hymn selections and an thems Used in the worship serv ices since October, have been those written by Charles Wesley, or by the Wesley family, in ob servance of the 250th anniver sary of the birth of Charles Wes ley. Mrs. Charles Adamson is di rector of music. The last session of the present series of the School of Christian Living, will be held at 5:30 p.m., with interest groups on the "Apo crypha", led by Dr. Roseberry, "Christ, the Church and Race", led by the Rev. G. A. Trobough, and the "Wesley Drama", di rected by Mrs. Ernest Ludwig. The Junior High Methodist Youth fellowship will meet at 5:30 p.m., with Miss Marilou Garner, counselor, in the base ment, for fellowship and pro gram. The Senior Methodist Youth fellowship will meet at 7:30, with Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Igo, counselors. A fireside has been planned. Eagle Point Adventists Elect Church Officers Eagle Point Officers were elected for the Eagle Point Seventh-day Adventist church for 1958 recently. Elected were Herschel M. Harper, Dr. Howard M. Fergu son, Raymond E. Cashatt, church elders; Elmer B. Estelle, Harry C. Bradford, George B. Gander, Waldo M. Hull, Evan L. Moore, deacons; Mrs. Tom Campbell, Mrs. Elmer Estelle, Mrs. Howard Ferguson, Mrs. Etta Kirby, dea conesses. Others included Mrs. Dorothy Swan, clerk; Delmer V. Logan, treasurer; and Mrs. Raymond E. Cashatt, Sabbath school super intendent. Church of Christ To Hear Missionary C. B. Head of Ceros, Calif1., evangelist and former mission ary to Germany, will hold a series of meetings at the Church of Christ, 1056 Court st., begin ning Sunday, Dec. 8 and con tinuing through Dec. 15. Mr. Head will speak at both services Sunday, 1030 a.m. and 730 p.m. Gospel preaching by Evangelist Head will be presented each evening at 7:30 throughout the week and on Sunday, Dec. 15 at the various services of the church. GUEST MINISTER Phoenix Carroll Powell, who presents "Gospel Medita tions" on radio station KWIN, will be the guest minister at the Sunday 11 a.m. worship service at First Baptist church, Phoenix. The pastor, the Rev. Perry M. Johnson, will preach at the 7:30 p.m. service on "The Glory of Obedience." r naay, ummMl e, 135 Dealing With Explained hope and concern." Their hope stems from the sure faith that "in this new era, God is still sovereign, lord of men and na tions." ineir concern is that man may use the "awesome" powers now in his grasp for self-destruc tion. Denounces Segregation Segregation: "Racial segregation, both In the churches and in society, is a violation of the gospel of love and of human brotherhood." Churches "must do far more" to eliminate racial barriers from their own life and to lead their communities in peaceful "obedi ence to the mandate of the Su preme court." In a related action, the dele gates voted to hold future gen eral assembly meetings only in cities where Negro members can be assured they will not encoun ter any discrimination in public facilities. Athough St. Louis ho tels are non-segregated, Negro delegates reported they were re fused service in some local res taurants and by some cab drivers. Union racketeers: The "appalling corruption" which Senate investigators have recently brought to light in some unions and also "in some management practices" calls for federal legislation "to correct the specific abuses revealed." This legislation "should be drawn in a spirit of fairness" with care taken not to impair "a strong democratic labor move ment." Asks 'Long-Term' Foreign Aid Sharing America's prosperity: This "richly endowed" nation has a heavy moral obligation to help other countries raise their living standards, through "long term" economic aid and techni cal aid, and also by lowering tariff barriers to stimulate a major expansion of world trade. The United States should also contribute more generously, through the United Nations, to the aid of refugees stranded in Europe, the Near East and Far East. Local churches should turn the heat on Congress to liberalize immigration laws, grant permanent residence rights to the Hungarian refugees who are still on "parole" status in this country, and to authorize a flexible system ofadmitt ancea flexible system of admitting fu ture refugees from Communism on emergency quotas. 'Africa Speaks' Film Scheduled in Talent Talent Tanganyika and the Belgian Congo are the subjects for a film to be shown Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at the Talent Friends church. Title of the film is "Afri ca Speaks." The film shows work of the party of Dr. Louis T. Talbot of the Bible Institute of Los An geles who spent several months in Africa. Included in the films are ceremonies of the natives and animals of the area as well as the Congo river and Lake Victoria. The public is invited to attend. Sermons Announced For Week by Presbyterians Sunday, at both morning wor ship services of the First Pres byterian church, Dr. D. Kirkland West, pastor, will preach on the topic "God Has Spoken." The sermon will be in line with the observance of Universal Bible Sunday which is promoted by the American Bible Society. . At the first service the West minster choir will sing the an them "Great is Thy Mercy" and at the second service the chan cel choir will sing "Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head." Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Field will sing the duet, "The Birthday of a King," at both services. Those who have been attend ing the churchmanship classes during the past four weeks will meet at 5 p.m. with the church session to be admitted into mem bership. Dr. West will speak on the nature of the sacraments and those who are becoming mem bers by confession of their faith will be baptized. Parents of the children are invted to attend this meeting. The Junior High Fellowship for seventh and eighth grade stu dents will meet at 6:30 p.m. and will have a discussion led by the students. Choir practice and re freshments will follow. The sen ior high Westminster fellowship will meet for worship and dis cussion at 7 p.m. The topic of the meeting will be "What is Sin?" and will be led by Robert Lichti. Fireside will conclude GOSPEL MEETINGS CHURCH OF CHRIST 1056 Court St. Evangelist C. B. Head of Ceres, Calif., will speak every evening at 7:30, Dec. 8 to 15 incl. Any questions concerning "The Souls Salvation" or "Christian Living" gladly answered. here the Bible speaks we speak, and where the Bible is silent we . fear to tread. ' ip WefF mi ' i Bill fog 1 . SPEAKERS Two guest speak ers will be at First Church of the Nazarene tonight and Sunday. Tonight the Rev. Jerald John son (above), member of the In ternational Youth Council of Church of the Nazarene and pas tor of a Eugene church, will speak in a southern Oregon youth rally at the local church. Included in the program will be a singspiration led by the Rev. Ramon Vanderpool, McMinn ville, and the Rev. James Kratz, Salem. Participating in the rally are churches in Grants Pass, Phoenix, "Prospect, Ashland, Klamath Falls and the Mt. Pitt Avenue Church of the Nazarene, Medford. Sunday, the Rev. Ros coe Pershall will speak at both the 10:50 a.m. and 7 p.m. serv ices at the First church. Mr. Per shall has been working with the church the past week in a per sonal evangelism campaign. Assistant Pastor To Speak Sunday The Rev. Hadon Robinson as sistant pastor of the First Baptist church, will conduct the morn ing worship service Sunday. The theme of his message will be "Profiting from the Prophets." The sermon will be based on the book of Malachi. On Sunday evening Kenneth Raymond, member of the board of deacons, will bring the mes sage. The entire church is invited to a monthly skating party in Ash land Monday night. This is an endeavor to have family recrea tion for the members of the congregation. The Rev. James Neely, pastor of the church, is on vacation in the state of Washington. During this time he will officiate at the wedding of his son, Jim, to Miss Janet Peterson, which will take place in Tacoma. Saturday Film To Show Life of Helen Keller The life of Helen Keller will be depicted on the screen in the Lincoln School gymnasium, 608 North Bartlett. Saturday night at 7:30 under the auspices of the Rogue River Academy Associated Student Body. The film, accord ing to Professor Fred Wilbur, Academy principal, shows Miss Keller's struggle and success in combatting her handicaps from her early childhood to and in cluding a recent visit with Presi dent Eisenhower. the youth activities for the even ing. Other Services Central Point Dr. Norman K. Tully will speak on "Now in 1,100 tongues," Sunday at 9:45 a.m. at First Presbyterian church, Central Point. The sermon, in keeping with Universal Bible Sunday, tells the number of languages that some book of the Bible was translated into during 1957. The young people of the church will meet at 7 p.m. and start preparing for their Christ mas pageant that will be pre sented Sunday, Dec. 22. The session of the church will meet Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m. Ashland "The Authority of Religion" will be the sermon topic of the Rev. B. J. Holland at both the 9:45 and 11 a.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian church, Ashland. Senior high Westminster fel lowship will meet at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at the D. Miller home, 942 Harmony lane, Ashland. Phoenix Carroll Cone, sen ior at Southern Oregon college, will preach at the 11 a.m. serv ice at first Presbyterian church, Phoenix, Sunday. Jacksonville The Rev. Rob ert T. Bridge, pastor First Pres byterian church, Jacksonville, will speak on "Why Jesus Came" at the 11 a.m. worship service Sunday. Medford Student Selected Delegate I To Conference . A Medford student at South ern Oregon college has been se lected as a delegate to attend the sixth quadrennial conference of the Methodist Student Move ment to be held in Lawrence, Kan., Dec. 27 to Jan. 1. Selected was Dale Flowers, junior, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Flowers 306 Apple st., Medford. Also attending from SOC Wes ley Foundation, the Methodist student organization, will be Miss Louise Putman, Sutherlin, sophomore; Miss Maxine Vance, Ten Mile, freshman; and Dean Mason, Ashland, freshman. The Rev. Louis Miles, director of the Wesley Foundation and associ ate minister of the Ashland Methodist church will also at tend. The group will be a part of the Oregon quota of 58 to at tend. The entire Oregon delega tion will travel to Lawrence by chartered buses. National Methodist student conferences are held once in each four years, thus allowing every student an opportunity to attend. Because the sixth quad rennial falls during the 250th anniversary of the birth of Charles Wesley, one of the founders of Methodism, a fea tured part of the conference will be a new oratorio, "The Invisible Fire", commissioned by the Na tional Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., which deals with the life of Charles Wesley. The oratorio, one of the first to be commissioned by this Protes tant ecumenical body, will be performed by the Kansas City Philharmonic orchestra and a chorus of 300 voices. It will be broadcast nationally. As a part of the renewed em phasis upon ordered worship in the churches, new worship forms, including liturgical dance and modern music, will be studied. Speakers A keynote speaker will be Philippe Maury, executive secre tary of the World's Student Christian Federation with head quarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Sharing the platform with Mr. Maury will be Norman Cousins, editor of the Saturday Review of Literature. Also slated for appearances at the conference are the Rev, George Buttrick, former minister of Madison Avenue Presbyterian church, New York City, now pro fessor of preaching at Harvard university, who was cited as one of America's twelve outstanding preachers by Life magazine; the Rev. Harold Bosley, minister of the First Methodist church, Ev anston, 111., where the World Council of Churches celebrated holy communion at their historic meeting in 1954; and Dr. L. Har old DeWolf, professor of syste matic theology at Boston univer sity. The local delegates will pre pare for the conference by study ing three new volumes written specifically for the gathering: "Confessing the Gospel Mark Preached" by Edmund Perry; "Art as Communication" by John Dix; and "The Responsible Student' a colloquy by six mem bers of the faculty of Boston university school of theology, the oldest of the Methodist theo logical schools in this country. At the conference the delegates will use these three volumes as the basis of discussion in seminar and study groups. Universal Bible Day Observed at Eastwood Universal Bible Sunday will be observed at the Eastwood Baptist church, North Keene Way dr. at Ridgeway, at the 11 a.m. worship service. The pastor, the Rev. Richard M. Jones, will speak on the theme "God's Word in Today's World." A responsive reading prepared by the Ameri can Bible Society will be used and bookmarks will be given each worshipper. The choir will lead in the worship service. Nursery care is provided. At 7:30 p.m., the final film strip in the series on visitation evangelism will be shown. This is part of the church's program of training its members for call ing and witnessing. The film strip is preceded by the singing of the favorite hymns of those in attendance and brief moments of worship. Eastwood Baptist church is affiliated with the American Baptist convention and is located north of Hedrick Junior High school. MOVIES SCHEDULED Trail The Rev. John New man, Vision Inc., will speak and show colored movies Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at Trail Community church. The films will be on Vietnam in Indochina. CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH United Church of Christ Groveland Ave. and Oakwood Drive Church Worship at 9:45 and 11 a.m. Church School at 9:45 and 11 a.m. Sermon: "The Word, Living and Written" Ministerial Association Announces Speaker For Tuesday Morning Meet Dr. George G. Roseberry, pas tor, First Methodist church, Medford, will speak on various Christmas practices at the Tues day, Dec. 10. meeting of the Med ford Ministerial association at 11 a.m. in the fireplace room at the First Presbyterian church. Included in Dr. Roseberry's talk will be secular as well as religious and devotional litera ture. He will also discuss the book "4,000 Years of Christmas" by Earl W. Count. Prior to the talk a business meeting will be held at 10 a.m. The association is open to min isters of all denominations and churches in the area. Christian Youth Schedule Many Holiday Activities The youth of the First Chris tian church are planning many activities for the near future. Starting Saturday evening the young people are sponsoring a swimming party at the YMCA with the young people from the First Christian church, . Grants Pass, as their guests. The swim ming will be followed by re freshments and devotions at the church building. The young people are meeting for committee work and business meeting Sunday at 5 p.m. At these meetings final plans will be made for the Sunday evening service of which they have com plete charge. Plans will be laid for the outdoor tableau which will be ' shown between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., Dec. 23 and 24, on the lawn in front of the church building; Junior deacons will be selected to serve communion and act as ushers for a morning wor ship service; special music by young people for the evening service each Sunday will be se lected and organized; plans for a New Years Eve watch party; and a service project, mistletoe will be removed from the trees on the new property of the church. Sunday Services The newly formed junior choir under the direction of War ren Fairbanks will sing "Bethle hem Lullaby" at the morning worship service of the First Christian church. The adult choir will sing "Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord" with a tenor solo by Mr. Fairbanks. Women's day is being ob served Sunday with the min ister, the Rev. William C. Piper bringing a message entitled, "Witnessing for Christ" for the morning service. There will be an offering taken for the mission work of the women. The evening service is being used to study "The Greatest book in the World." Members are to take old and unusual Bibles that could be displayed and examined for this service. Friends To Show Films Sunday In observance of Universal Bible Sunday, the film, "Bible on the Island,,' will be shown at the Friends church, Sunday, for the ODening assemblies of Sunday school at 945 and 11 a.m. In the film, American service men find a Japanese town which has undergone a complete trans formation throueh reading a Bible left by an evacuated mis sionary. At the worship hours. 9:45 and 11 a.m.. pastor Clynton Crisman will speak from the text, "The Word was made flesh," John 1:14, the second in a series of pre-Christmas mes sages. The adult and youth choirs will sing. At 6 n.m. the children's sing ing and speaking choirs will practice for the Sunday school Christmas program, "The Story and the Tree," to be given Wed nesday, Dec. 18. A missionary film in sound and color, "African Awakes," will be shown during the Chris tian Endeavor hour, 630 p.m. Produced by the Bible Institute of Los Aneeles and filmed in the Congo and Tanganyika, it shows pigmies, hippos and elephonts, witch doctors in action, as well as missionary work. The 7:30 p.m. service will be for praise and worship, with pastor bringing a message. CENTRAL POINT SERMON Central Point "What Jesus Teaches About the New Birth" will be the sermon topic at the 10:45 a.m. Sunday service at Central Point Church of Christ. The Rev. Mr. Jean M. Shelley, pastor, will preach. I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you." Psalms 32:8. ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHURCH ELC Pythian Bldg., Fifth and Grape sts. Elvin S. Tollefson, pastor Sunday: :43 a.m. Sunday school 11 ajn. Divine worship 7:30 n.m. Wilbur Olson home. 28 Valley View Wednesday: p.m. Adult membership class. at parsonage Saturday: a.m. Junior confirmation class. Fred Hinz home. 27 South Keene Way 10:15 s.m. Senior confirmation class, home of Richard Melum, 832 Marshall ave. APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH North Central ave. at Third st. Loyce Carver, pastor Sunday: 8:15 a.m. Radio broadcast KMED 9:30 a.m. Sunday school 11 ajn. Morning worship 3 p-m.Young peoples meeting 7:50 p.m. Evangelistic service Tuesday and Friday: 8 pjn. Evangelistic service BETHEL ASSEMBLY OF GOO 1729 North Riverside L. D Krause. pastor Sunday: 9:45 ajn. Sunday school 11 a.m. Worship service 6 p.m. C. A. Youth service '( p.m. Evangelistic service Wednesday: 730 p.m. Bible and prayer hour CENTRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST 608 North Central ave. Dexter Williams, minister Sunday; 9:45 a.m. Sunday school 11 a.m. Morning worship 6:30 p.m. Study classes and youth meeting 7:15 p.m. Evangelistic services Tuesday : 7:30 p.m. Workers conference Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. Visitation 7:30 p.m. Midweek youth meeting, 1002 West 4th. st. Thursday : 10 a.m. Christiana-Do-Hers all day meeting CHURCH OF CHRIST 1056 Court Street Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Radio program. KMED 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Worship services, C. B. Head, evangelist speaker Nightly (Dec. 8-15): 7:30 p.m. Services CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN 345 North Mary st. Escil Hiser, pastor Sunday: 10 a.m. Church school 11 am Worship 6p.m. Choir practice 7 p.m. Youth fellowship o Monday: 7:30 p.m. Christian education com mission Wednesday: 730 p.m. Bible study hour COMMUNITY CHURCH West Main at Orange Joseph A. Bowdoin, pastor Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Sunday school 11 a.m. Morning service 7:45 p.m. Evening service Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. Prayer meeting and Bible study CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH (United Church of Christ) 300 Oakwood dr. il block south of East Main on Grove land ave.) Thomas McCamant. minister Sunday: 9:45 and 11 a.m. Sunday school 9:45 and 11 ajn. Church worship 7 p.m. Pilgrim fellowship Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. Membership class EASTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH (American Baptist) North Keene Way dr. at Bidgeway Richard M. Jones, pastor Sunday: 9:45 ajn . Church school 11 ajn. '. Morning worship b.io p.m Baptist youth fellowship 1 - in r m . evening program .Monday : i p.m meeting Stewardship group 1, xuesaay: 730 n m Cfau-ardchin rf.(in 1 7. ' " M .1 . . 1 . ,! ""f -. Wednesday I .01 p.IU Thursdav: i. Hour of prayer 7:30 pm meeting Stewardship group 3, FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1108 West Main st. Robert E. Cull, pastor Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Sunday school 11 a.m. Worship 6 p.m. Christ Ambassadors meeting 7 p.m. Evangelistic service Tuesday: 6:30 p.m. Orchestra practice 7 30 D.m. Choir nractice Thursday: 7:45 p.m. Prayer and praise service Missionary Evangelist To Conclude Services Central Point The Rev. Jack Schisler, missionary-evangelist, will continue his ministry at the Community Bible Church, Fourth and Alder sts., Central Point, this week. His sermon subject for Friday at 7:30 p.m. is, "How You May Experience the Power of God." He will be concluding his ministry here with the two services on Sunday. The theme of his sermons for both services will be: "The Con suming Passion of the Apostle Paul". The public is invited to attend. ASHLAND TOPIC Ashland The Rev. Ross Knotts will preach on "Mistaken Suppositions" at the 11 a.m. wor ship service at First Methodist church. Ashland. SERMON TOPIC "God the Only Cause and Cre ator" will be the subject of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, sermon at 11 a.m. Sunday. The public is invited to attend all services. William C. Piper Minister MEDFORD CHURCH DIRECTORY you with my eye upon FAITH ADVENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1329 Saling ave. " Fred Lee, Minister Sunday: 1U a.m. Sunday school 11 a.m. WorshiD hour Wednesday: 7 p.m. Prayer meeting FIRST rHi'Rrn np r.nn Haven and Holly sts. uaroia il. Jones, minister Sunday: 9:4o a.m. Sunday school 11 a.m. Morning worship 6:30 p.m. Youth fellowship hour 7 p.m. Hour of power 730 n.m. Evpnini sprvir. Tuesday: 7:30 n m Rnarri nf fnictM v,aa4.. ... , - t"iv Wednesday: 730 p.m. rrayer meeting 8:30 n m Roirri f C V Saturday: 10:30 a.m. Friendways club FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENI 520 North Holly st Raymond Hurn, pastor Sunday: 9 a.m. "Gospel Hour" KMED 9:45 a.m. Sunday school 10:50 a.m. Morning worship 3 p.m. Combined choir rehearsal 6 p.m. Youth groups and junior church 7 p.m. Evening service Wednesday: 5:d0 p.m. Visitation dinner 7:30 p.m. Prayer and praise 8:30 p.m. Choir practice Saturday: 7 pjn. Prayer meeting FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH (Conservative) North Central at Fifth James W. Neely, pastor; fladdon Rob inson, assistant Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Sunday school 11 aju. Morning worship with ser mon. 6:15 p.m. Baptist youth leagues 6:30 p.m. Adult Bible staudy 7:45 p.m. Evening evangelistic hour Wednesday: 7 p.m. Midweek service FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Ninth at Oakdale William C. Piper minister Sunday: 9:45 am. Sunday school 10:50 ajn. Morning worship 5 p.m. CYF committee arid busU 6:30 pan. Chi Rho fellowship and Christian youth fellowship 7:30 pjn. Evening service. 8:30 pjn. CYF fireside Monday: 7 pjn. Boy Scouts Wednesday: 5 p.m. Junior choir practice 730 p.m. Adult choir practice PHILADELPHIA CHURCH (Nonsectarian 1851 Grandview ave. Mr. and Mrs Thomas White, pastors Sunday: 10 ajn. Sunday school 11 a.m. Worship 7:30 p.m. Evangelistic service Wednesday: 730 p.m. Midweek service FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST 100 Windsor ave. (1 block south of East Main st.) Sunday: 11 a.m. Church service 11 a.m. Sunday school, nursery available Sunday and Wednesdays. Wednesday: 8 p.m. Testimonials of healing Reading room 228 West Sixth St., 10 a.m. to S p m. Daily (except Sun days and holidays) FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Eighth and Holly sts. D. Kirkland West, pastor John O. Reynolds, assistant Sunday: 9:45 and 11 a.m. Church school 9:45 and 11 a.m. Worship service 3 p.m. Churchmanship classes 6:30 pjn Junior high fellowship 7 p.m. Westminster fellowship Wednesday: 730 pjn. Midweek prayer fellow ship Thursday: U noon Men's luncheon FIRST METHODIST CHURCH West Main at Laurel sts. George G. Roseberry, George Tro bough, ministers Sunday: 930 a.m. Church school, four adult classes, class for retarded chil dren 9:30 and 11 ajn. Morning worship 11 ajn. Senior and Junior high church school, kindergarten, nursery. primary church 5:30 p.m Junior high MYF 530 p.m. School of Christian Living . 3:30 p.m. Wesley drama rehearsal 7:30 p.m. Senior high MYF Wednesday: 4 p.m. Altar choir rehearsal 7 p.m. Boy Scouts 7 p.m. Youth choir rehearses 730 p.m. Fellowship ot prayer 8 p.m. Chancel choir rehearses Friday: b -M) p.m. Shipmate s potluck FREE METHODISE CHURCH 1294 South Peach st. J. M Root, pastor Sunday: n.io a.m. Sunday school 11 a.m. Worship service, 6:30 pjn. Family hour 7:15 pm. Evangelistic service end singspiration Wednesday: 730 p.m. Midweek prayer service FRIENDS CHURCH Cnmer Merriman snH TJpRarr ivl Clynton G. Crisman, pastor Sunday: a:4a and 11 a.m. Sunday scnoot 9:45 and 11 a.m. Worship 6:30 p.m. Missionary film 730 p.m. Praise and worship 9:30 p.m. "Quaker Hour" KMED Wednesday: 7 p.m. Youth choir practice ana prayer meeting inursday : 7:au p.m. Midweek prayer meeting and adult choir practice UNITY CENTER of Medford Affiliated with Unity School of Christianity, Lee's Summit, Mo. . Sunday Devotional Service and Sunday School. 11 ajn. Weekly Classes in "Lessons In Truth" Thursday, 730 pjn.; Friday, 11 a.m. Center Open Daily 10 ajn. till 4 p.m Monday thru Friday. Noonday reading of daily word HOLLX BUILDING Katherine Bosworth. Leader Office SP 2-6902. Res. TA 6-2098 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. 9th and Oakdale Medford, Ore.