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PIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Church Leaders .
Discuss Fear of
Sputnik Idolatry
By LOUIS CASSELS
United Press Correspondent
Washington IP Church lead
ers are worried about the way
Americans are reacting to Rus
lia's lead in space vehicles.
They believe the nation is
becoming so Sputnik - minded
that it may fall into the ancient
sin of idolatry. Idolatry, in theo
J gical language, is attaching
supreme importance to some
thing besides God.
The idol which clergymen see
America tempted to worship is
technological prowess espe
cially, the aboity to surpass
Soviet achievements in rocketry.
Most ministers agree that
launching a satellite is an im
portant national objective. Their
fear is that it is becoming a na
tional obsession.
This concern was a dominant
theme of speeches, resolutions
and floor discussion at the re
. cent General Assembly of the
National Council of Churches
at St. Louis. And it has since
found expression in many Christmas-season
sermons.
A "Spontaneous Response
The Rev. Dr. Roswell P.
Barnes associate general secre
tary of the National Council,
said the emphasis was not
planned in advance ... It was
the spontaneous response of
many different church leaders
to the wave of "fear and jeal
ousy" which swept over Amer
ica in the wake of Russia's suc
cess and the initial U.S. failure
in launching space vehicles.
He said churchmen are alarm
ed by suggestions from "some
national leaders" that America
should be made over into a
"scientific engineering society"
imply because "avowedly athe
istic" Russia has developed one.
"More than once," he added,
"history has witnessed the irony
of a people unconsciously and
unintentionally assuming the
cultural characteristics of the
nation it has defeated in a con
test of power."
"As a nation we could estab
lish technological superiority
over Russia and become active
to the Communist philosophy
of materialism which we abhor."
' Education Aid Emphasized
' Two specific issues on which
church leaders can be expected
.to wage a vigorous battle are
'education and foreign aid.
The St. Louis meeting adopt
ed a resolution approving more
.to strengthen scientific educa
'tion. But it emphasized that this
ehould be part of a much broad
.er program to improve educa
tion in general, and that scien
tific training must not be stress
ed at the expense of history,
Slanguages, social sciences and
'other humanities.
The assembly took a strong
thand against moves to reduce
.or eliminate foreign economic
aid to free more budget funds
for missile development.
! "It is not half so important
.that we send Sputniks circling
around the globe as that we
should send more loaves of
.bread around the world," said
.the Council's new president, Dr.
Edwin T. Dahlberg.
"It is the hunger and misery
of the vast population of the
earth, the fanatical ignorance
and illiteracy of oppressed peo-
q pies, that nakes for war."
iTwo Episcopal Groups
Tell Christmas Plans
T Christmas services have been
announced by the Rev. W.
Bruce MacHenry, vicar, Church
of the Good Shepherd, Pros
pect, and St. Martin's Episcopal
church, Shady Cove.
At the Prospect church a
church school program will be
held Sunday, Dec. 22, at 7:30
p.m. Midnight holy communion
and sermon preceded by carol
singing will be held Christmas
eve starting at 11:30 pjn.
Sunday, Dec. 29, the tradition
al candlelight service will be
held at 7:30 p.m. in the church
and is open to all interested per
sons in the community.
Christmas service at St. Mar
. tin's will be held in the school
' gymnasium at 10 a.m. Christmas
day. The service will include
holy communion and sermon.
leper Paslor Guesf
Speaker at Bethel
The Rev. Harry Downey will
(b) the guest speaker at the
Bethel Assembly of God Sunday
(aft 7 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Downey
ill be returning to Africa for
their fourth term of missionary
(Byrvice with the Assemblies of
God as soon as their necessary
fare and support are raised.
Upon returning to Africa they
will open up a new field in
Nyasaland. Mr. Downey was a
former pastor in Medford. The
'public is invited to attend the
service at 1729 North Riverside
ave.
CHILDREN'S PARTY
The Children's Christmas party
for members of the Church of
the Brethren will be held Sat
urday, Dec. 2i; at 1:30 p.m. at
the church.
A. v
DR. W. D. McGRAW JR.
Guest Speaker Sunday
District Official To
Speak Here Sunday
Dr. W. D. McGraw Jr., district
superintendent of Oregon Pacif
ic district of the Church of the
Nazarene, will be guest preacher
Sunday in the worship service
at 10:50 a.m. at the First church
of the Nazarene, 520 North Holly
St.
With offices in Portland, Dr.
McGraw has served for six years
in his present capacity. Former
ly the pastor of Portland Central
church, he has served as college
business manager, as pastor of
several mid-western churches
and district superintendent of
Kansas.
Church To
Dedicate Organ
Central Point A new elec
tric organ will be dedicated Sun
day at 10:45 a.m. at the Church
of Christ, Central Point. The
organ has been purchased by the
young adult class and presented
to the church.
At the dedication service Bob
Daniken, class teacher, will give
the history of the effort and
Aubrey Stith, class president,
will present the keys to Bud
Adams, chairman of the elders.
Mrs. Jean M. Shelley, wife of
the pastor, will play several
selections prior to the morning
service sermon, "Music in Wor
ship." At the evangelistic service at
7:30 p.m. Mr. Shelley will speak
on "He Comforteth You."
Suburban Effect On
Churches Studied
Springfield, Ohio (W The
National Lutheran Council wants
to know why the "move to sub
urbia" causes some city churches
to close their doors while others
remain open.
As a result, it has launched a
study of "urban church effective
ness' under direction of the Rev.
Walter Kloetzli of Chicago, the
council's secretary for urban
church planning.
Analyzing and interpreting
dozens of interviews with min
isters and key laymen in Luth
eran churches all over the Unit
ed States is Dr. Karl H. Hertz,
associate sociology professor at
Wittenberg College. ,
Hertz hopes to lay out a posi
tive blueprint for strengthening
the city church after a survey of
congregations which have been
effective in coping with the
changes of urban society.
Some of the problems include
deteriorating neighborhoods and
changing racial composition of
city areas.
The Lilly Foundation of Indi
anapolis is helping to finance the
research project.
Cities represented in the sur
vey include New York, Chicago,
Los Angeles, Milwaukee, St.
Paul, Philadelphia and Pitts
burgh. Charles Wesley Play
To Be Given by Church
The Charles Wesley drama,
celebrating the 250th anniver
sary of the birth of the hymn
writer, will be presented at the
First Methodist church, Medford,
on Sunday, at 7:30 p.m., with the
assistance of the chancel choir,
the women's choir, soloist, quar
tet, and congregational singing.
Mrs. Ernest Ludwig is the di
rector of the drama, and Mrs.
Charles Adamson is director of
muic. The drama will be preent
ed in three scenes.
Charles Wesley was born Dec.
18, 1707 at Epworth Rectory,
England, the eighteenth child of
Samuel and Susanna Wesley. Ed
ucated at Westminister School
and Christ Church, Oxford, he
was ordained to the ministry of
the Church of England. During
his life he wrote some 6,500
hymns.
HEAR
T. L. OSBORN
Over XERB On Your Dial
7:45 P.M. Daily
in mi 'nJ &rfj&&H'i1m 1
Friday. December 13. 1957
Presbyterians
Tell Services;
Guest to Speak
Sunday morning at both serv
ices of First Presbyterian cfiurch
over 25 adults and young people
will be welcomed as new mem
bers of the church. These mem
bers have been attending church
manship classes for the last
month in order to understand
more fully the Christian faith
and the meaning of church mem
bership. At the coffee hour after the
second service they will be
greeted by the officers and oth
er members.
Dr. D. Kirkland West, pastor,
will speak at both services on
the topic, "The Truth of Christ
mas." Miss Kathy Barr will sing
the soprano solo, "The Birth of
Christ" and the chancel and
Westminster choirs will have
Christmas anthems.
The senior high Westminster
fellowship will meet at 7 p.m.
for a meeting devoted to under
standing "The Messiah" by
George Frederick Handel. The
discussion will be led by David
Frohnmayer. Fireside will be
held in the home of one of the
young people afterwards.
Phoenix The Rev. Edgar J.
Clark will speak at the 11 a.m.
worship service Sunday at First
Presbyterian church, Phoenix.
Mr. Clark is a former pastor of
the church.
At 7 p.m. the young people
will meet to decorate the Christ
mas tree at the church. The
Christmas Sunday school pro
gram will be held Sunday, Dec.
22.
Jacksonville The Rev. Rob
ert T. Bridge will speak on "The
Light Still Shines" at the Sun
day 11 a.m. worship service at
Jacksonville First Presbyterian
church. The Christmas program
will be given at the church Sun
day, Dec. 22.
Ashland The Rev. B. J. Hol
land will preach on "What Is
Life Costing You?" at the 9:45
and 11 a.m. worship services at
First Presbyterian church, Ash
land. At 5:45 p.m. Sunday the sen
ior high Westminster fellowship
will go carrolling in the area.
Following the singing they will
met at the manse for refresh
ments. Central Point "The Incarna
tion God Revealed in the
Flesh," will be he sermon topic
Sunday at 9:45 a.m. at First
Presbyterian church, Central
Point, by Dr. Norman K. Tully.
The young people will meet at
7 p.m. to prepare for their
Christmas pageant for Sunday
night, Dec. 22.
NazarenesPlan
Fiftieth Anniversary
Kansas City, Mo. OP) The
Nazarene Church, preparing to
celebrate its golden anniversary
year in 1958, will distribute
more than two million copies of
a special issue of the Nazarene
Herald of Holiness weekly maga
zine. Presses already have started
printing first forms of the issue,
to be ready by next March. They
will be distributed by mail and
through members of more than
4,500 Nazarene churches in this
and foreign countries.
More than 13 carloads of pa
per and thousands of hours of
press time will go into the gigan
tic printing job. Several commer
cial printing plants are sharing
in the work.
One of the lead articles in the
issue tells the history of the
church's own publishing house,
which was established here in
1912.
The year - long anniversary
celebration will open with a de
nomination - wide Watch Night
service, Dec. 31.
Missionary to Belgian
Congo Speaker at
Phoenix First Baptist
Phoenix The Rev. LeRoy
Green, missionary to the central
Belgian Congo under the W. G.
T. Missionary Faith group, will
speak at the First Baptist church,
Phoenix, Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
Mr. Green, who is doing edu
cational work with the people
on his field, will present pic
tures of the work there in partic
ular as well as the over-all task
of his mission organization.
Mr. Green is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. William L. Green, 540 Ross
lane. He received his advanced
training at the University of
Oregon, Milwaukee School of the
Bible, and Wheaton college. Mrs.
Green and daughter Carolyn, are
accompaning the missionary.
William C. Piper
Minister
MM k law .
Philadelphia Church
To Host Missionaries
The Rev. and Mrs. Leroy Wil
son, missionaries from Mexico,
will speak at the Philadelphia
church, 1851 Grandview ave.,
Saturday and Sunday. Saturday
services will be held at 7:30 p.m.
with the Sunday services at 11
a.m. and 7:30 p.m. The Wilsons
have spent the past three years
in that country. The public is invited.
Baptists To See
Moody Picture
At Sunday Service
The Moody Institute of Sci
ence motion picture, "Red River
of Life," will be shown Sunday
at 7:45 p.m. in the auditorium of
the First Baptist church, Med
ford. "Red River of Life," re
cently written up in Look maga
zine, is a film that has made
medical and motion picture his
tory. The picture presents a fresh
and dramatic approach to the
heart, the red blood cell, and the
circulatory system. It is the re
sult of more than four years in
tensive work by Dr. Irwin A.
Moon and the staff of Moody In
stitute of Science. The film fea
tures the first pictures ever
taken of the interior of an ac
tual beating heart. It follows the
trail of a radio-active blood cell
on a one thousand mile journey
through the blood stream. It
shows a woman whose heart
ticks like a clock because of an
artificial valve in her heart.
"Red River of Life" not only
presents a significant contribu
tion to medical knowledge, but it
also presents an arresting up-to-date
illustration of the Biblical
phrase, "The life of the flesh is
in the blood," with a positive
spiritual application.
Sunday morning the Rev.
Haddon Robinson, the associate
pastor, will bring a second mes
sage on the series "Profiting
from the Prophets." Its theme
this week will be taken from the
book of Hosea.
Milo Academy
Group in Medford
"The Sin of Neutrality" is the
subject to be presented at the
11 a.m. worship hour in the
Medford Seventh-day Adventist
church Saturday by pastor John
D. Trude.
Approximately 100 students
and faculty members from Milo
Academy will visit Rogue Valley
churches Saturday. At 3:30 in
the afternoon the 70 voice choir
under the leadership of Profes
sor W. R. Wheeler will present
a concert. The place will be an
nounced at the morning church
services. Among choir members
whose homes are in Medford are
Janet Willarding, Joan Hoyt,
Leonard Jost, Rudy Yost and
and Jerry Yost.
Supper will be served to the
group in the Rogue River Aca
demy cafeteria, and at 7:30 p.m.
the band, under the direction of
Professor Davis will play in the
Lincoln gymnasium, 608 North
Bartlett st.
'Sounds of Christmas'
Sermons Continue At
Eastwood Baptist
"Sounds of Christmas" is the
theme of two Christmas sermons
being given by the pastor, the
Rev. Richard M. Jones, at the
Eastwood Baptist church, North
Keene Way dr. at Ridgeway,
Dec. 15 and 22.
Sunday the title of the ser
mon will be "Song of the An
gels." The title the following
Sunday will be "A Baby's Low
Cry." The service begins at 11
a.m. Nursery care is provided
and there is an extended session
for all children of kindergarten
age.
At 5 p.m., at the First Chris
tian church, a Vesper Baptismal
service will be held, with the
pastor bringing the message. The
public is invited to these
services.
Eastwood Baptist church is af
filiated with the American Bap
tist convention and is located
north of Hedrick Junior High
school.
PARTY GIVEN
Talent The Rev. Alice May
Woolley, pastor of Talent Meth
odist church, was honored Tues
day, Dec. 10, at a birthday party
given by the primary depart
ment of the church. Prior to
refreshments the group decorat
ed the tree for the church an
next. Attending were Mrs.
George Conner, Mrs. Floyd
Guinn, Mrs. Givan Olson, Miss
Esther Quinn, Miss Marie Fur
rer, Miss Teresa Olson, and the
guest of honor.
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.
Remodeling Is
Completed At
Butte Falls Church
Butte Falls Men of the Butte
Falls Community church have
been working on the nursery
room the past week. Placing a
one-way glass between the audi
torium and the Sunday school
room will enable mothers of
small children to see the serv
ices while caring for their chil
dren. Wallboard now covers the pri
mary boys class room adding
light and warmth to the once
dingy quarters. The furnace room
has been completely walled and
the noise of the blower is now
muffled.
The young people are prepar
ing to give a pageant, "The
Promised Messiah," on Sunday,
Dec. 22 at 7 p.m. in the church
auditorium. During the Sunday
school hour at 9:50 a.m. that
same day, the younger children
will present their short Christ
mas service of recitations and
songs.
Village Light circle, the mis
sionary group, met at the home
of Mrs. Duane Burton on Fish
lake rd. for their regular work
meeting, Tuesday, Dec. 10. They
have been making quilts and
renovating clothing for families
who need these items.
Methodists Tell
Sunday Services
The Girls trio, with Karen
Paschke, Rosemary Doolen, and
Karen Sloniger, will sing,
"Sleep, Child Divine", at the
9:30 a.m. worship service of the
First Methodist church, Medford.
Dr. George G. Roseberry will
preach on the subject, "The Min
istry of Jesus", at both the 9:30
and 11 a.m. services.
Mrs. George Sloniger, youth
choir director, has announced
that the youth choir will sing
"Bright Angel Hosts Are Heard
on High".
Music during the 11 a.m. serv
ice will feature the second ap
pearance of the altar choir this
year. They will sing, "No Candle
Was There", and "Carol of the
Friendly Beasts." The chancel
choir, directed by Mrs. Charles
Adamson, will present the an
them, "Adeste Fidelis".
Church school at 9:30 and 11
a.m., Fellowship hour following
the 11 a.m. service, in the Wesley
hall; and "Charles Wesley", a
drama, will be presented at 7:30
p.m. .
Eastwood Baptists Set
Meetings, Parties
Planned for Church
There will be no evening serv
ice Sunday at Eastwood Baptist
church, according to the pastor,
the Rev. Richard M. Jones. The
stewardship group will meet at
7:30 p.m. at the home of Dr.
S. D. Earhart, 11 North Peach st.
Monday the nominating com
mittee meeting of the church
will be at 7:30 p.m. and Wednes
day the hour of prayer, "Por
traits of the Master," will be
held at 7:30 p.m. Following the
prayer service at 8:30 p.m., trees
for. shut-ins will decorated.
Thursday, Dec. 19, the all
church Christmas party will be
held at the Stanley Parrishes,
Old Stage rd. Friday at 7:30 p.m.
the young people will trim the
tree at the church and Saturday
at 1:30 p.m. the church school
Christmas party will be held..
Many Christmas Practices
Non-Christian,
Dr. George G. Roseberry, First
Methodist church, spoke on the
various practices of Christmas
at the Tuesday morning meeting
of the Medford Ministerial Asso
ciation. He said that Christmas is the
world's greatest story and sea
son and has the loyalties of many
people throughout the world. He
explained that Christmas has
many non-Christian origins and
it has been going through a pro
cess of conversion since the birth
of Christ.
Yulelogs, clowning, singing,
processions, and bonfires, all
originated in Babylonia some
4,000 years ago. "Today," he
said, "we have retained the prac
tices but have tried to give a
Christian meaning to them."
Greece and Rome first started
the using of candles, he said.
He reported that during the
fourth century conferences tried
to establish the time and mean
ing of Jesus' birth. The celebra
tion of Christ's birth was first
held in Rome either in 336 or
353 A.D.
Dr. Roseberry told of the leg
ends of St. Nicolas, born in Asia
Minor in 336 A.D., a symbol of
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 Star"
SPEAKER The Rev. C. W.
Frost, former pastor here, will
speak at the Apostolic Faith
church Sunday at both the 11
a.m. and 8 p.m. services. Mr.
Frost has been doing evangelis
tic work in the Midwest during
the last 15 months. He had been
pastor of the local churchf or 35
years before transferring to the
evangelistic field. Mr. Frost and
his party will remain in Medford
through Monday to attend the
Sunday school Christmas pro
gram. Nazarene Choirs
To Give Cantata
Three choirs of the First
Church of the Nazarene will
unite to present the cantata,
"The First Christmas", by Ira
Bishop Wilson, Sunday, Dec. 15,
at 7 p.m. in the church sanctu
ary. The cantata, under the di
rection of W. Lee Mansveld, min
ister of music, with Ruth Brew
ster at the organ and Margery
Shafer at the piano, features the
Christmas story told in four
parts.
Part one the prophecy, part
two the fulfillment, part three,
the star and the song and part
four the world wide Christmas.
Solos will be sung by W. Lee
Mansveld, tenor, George McUne,
baritone, Ruth Brewster, so
prano, Dean vonStein, tenor,
Mildred Lindelb, contralto, Syl
via Yell, soprano, and Eunice
Vowell, soprano. The public is
invited to attend.
Ashland Methodists
Plan Program Sunday
Ashland "Hope of the Ages"
will be the 11 a.m. worship ser
mon topic Sunday at Ashland
First Methodist church. The Rev.
Ross Knotts will speak.
Sunday at 7:30 p.m. the Christ
mas program "Christmas Belongs
to the World" will be presented.
The combined senior and youth
choirs assisted by the children of
the Sunday school will partici
pate. Mrs. Floyd Taylor will be
the teacher who relates the
Christmas story to costumed
children representing many
lands.
Much of the story will be told
in song by the 30 voice senior
choir and 27 voice junior choir.
Colored slides will also be used
in portraying the Christmas mes
sage. Christmas Pageant
Sunday in Phoenix
Phoenix The Sunday school
classes of the Phoenix Church of
the Nazarene will present the
Yule story of Christ Sunday,
Dec. 15, at 7 p.m. at the church.
Following the pageant candy and
fruit treats will be available for
the children.
Speaker Says
good which grew into the giving
of concealed gifts as being from
St. Nicolas. He told how wars
caused persons to move, taking
traditions with them, but in turn
those who arrived in Rome were
converted to Christianity. It was
about this time in 1561 that the
first records show use of Christ
mas trees.
He concluded by saying that
church people should make all
Christmas traditions Christian.
Prior to the program a busi
ness meeting was held. A report
was given concerning the Union
Thanksgiving day service held
last month and Miss Nina Gain
of Child Evangelism and Larry
Albright YMCA spoke. Albright
presented plans for a Christmas
eve midnight service to be held
at the Y using choirs from Med
ford churches. Offering would
go to World Service. The service
would be given by the YMCA in
cooperation with Ministerial as-
T h e Ministerial association
meets the second Tuesday in
each month at the First Presby
terian church in the fireplace
room at 10 a.m. The meetings
are open to ministers of all
churches and denominations. .
Wesley School of Religion
Offers Non-Credit Courses
For Interested Students
Ashland The Wesley School
of Religion will offer two non
credit courses in religion for
Southern Oregon college stu
dents during the winter term it
was announced today by the di
rector, the Rev. Louis Miles.
The first, "Art as Communica-
I tion", an investigation of the na
ture of art forms, their meaning
and importance in religion, will
be taught by Steve Bayless, pro
fessor of art at the college. The
other, "The Responsible Stu
dent", which will seek to under
stand the role of the student in
the development of community
life both inside and outside the
college, will be taught by Mr.
Miles.
Both courses will be taught at
the new Wesley House, dedicated !
on Oct. 25 by Bishop A. Raymond
Grant of the Portland area of
the Methodist church, which is
located at 1205 Wisconsin st. in
Ashland. During the fall quarter
"Understanding the Bible" was
offered.
The Wesley School of Religion
is sponsored by the Wesley Foun
dation, Methodist student organi
zation at SOC. "It is the purpose
of the Wesley School of Religion
to supplement the college cur
riculum offerings in religion by
offering non-credit courses with
out charge to all who are inter
ested," Mr. Miles said. "This has
been the custom at other state
supported schools where the
choice of courses in religion has
been limited. It demonstrates
that the Wesley Foundation be
lieves that religion should be in
telligently and critically exam
ined," he added.
The entire program of the
Wesley Foundation at SOC is
made possible by the Methodist
churches .throughout Oregon
through their contributions to
the world service program of the
total church. The SOC Founda
Christian Endeavorers
To Host Party Saturday
The senior Christian Endeav
or of the Friends church have
invited the intermediate CE and
the Christian Endeavorers of the
Talent Friends church to a soc
ial Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the
local church. It will be a pep
rally for the mid-winter CE con
vention to be held Dec. 27 to 29
at Cannon Beach. Out of town
guest will be Ed Cammack, Sa
lem, CE superintendent for this
area, who will bring news of
the convention. Nadine Brood is
in charge of arrangements for
the party.
Sunday pastor Clynton Cris
man will continue his series of
Christmas messages and there
will be Christmas music by the
choir. A practice of the Sunday
school Christmas program, "The
Story and the Tree," will be held
at 5 p.m.
The junior CE group are giv
ing a Christmas program at 6:30
p.m. in honor of their mothers.
On display will be the books
purchased by the children for
the church library with money
from the sale of Christmas cards.
Eunice Jones is sponsor.
The evening praise and wor
ship service, with a Christmas
theme, will be held at 7:30 p.m.
and "Quaker Hour," will be
broadcast over KMED at 9:30
p.m.
Christmas Services,
Sermon Announced
The Rev. Elvin S. Tollefson,
pastor; Ascension Lutheran
church, will speak on "The Des
ert Preacher" at the Sunday 11
a.m. worship service.
Monday at 7 p.m. the Sunday
school intermediate group will
hold 7 p.m. rehearsal and the
Dorcas society Christmas party
will be held Wednesday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Meluro, 832 Marshall at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 22, at 7 p.m. the
Christmas program given by the
Sunday school will be held in
the church auditorium. Candle
lighting services will be a part
of the program in which the en
tire congregation will partici
pate. The following night the
members of the Luther League
will sing Christmas carols for
the sick and shut-ins. Young peo
ple who wish to participate
should meet at the church at 7
p.m.
Christmas day a festival serv
ice will be held at 10 a.m. with
holy communion, adult confir
mation, infant baptism, and .re
ception of new members held.
Rev. C. IV. Frost
Former Pastor
Sunday. Dec. 15
7:50 p.m.
Sunday: Radio Broadcast KMED
Sunday School
Morning Worship , .
Young People's Meeting
Evangelistic Service
Monday: Sunday School Program
Friday: Evangelistic Service
APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH
Third and Central Medford
tion has received added financial
aid during the last year as a part
of the Methodist church's empha
sis upon higher education during
the 1956-60 quadrennium.
It is expected that the pro
gram will be expanded as further
financial support is received. Al
ready a part of the expanded
ministry to students is the new
student center, made cpossible
through the combined efforts of
the church and Jackson county
business firms, and the student
program which now includes a
Thursday evening fellowship
fireside, a Wednesday noon
luncheon discussion for commut
ing students, and a Sunday even
ing supper club.
Missionary Tells
Of Experiences
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Earl J. Gregg, secretary-treas-surer
of the Southern Rhodesia
Conference of Seventh-dy Ad
ventists, was guest speaker tin
the Medford Seventh-day Adven
tist church last Saturday. Mr.
Gregg brought greetings to the
congregation from 40,000 fellow
church members in the heart
of Africa, and told of the way in
which many of them wished him
to express their personal grati
tude to those in America who
had helped send them a know
ledge of the "saving power of
Jesus' love."
In relating experiences in the
mission territory Mr. Gregg told
of a native African villager
whose neighbors shunned him
because they thought he had lost
his mind when they saw him
giving one tenth of his cattle,
(their main source of wealth) as
tithe to the Lord, but who saw
his faithfulness rewarded when
lions molested every kraal ex
cept the one in which he kept
his herd.
Mr. and Mrs. Gregg and their
three boys, Lonnie, Donnie Dean
and Douglas who are home on
furlough after six years in the
mission field spent the week end
with Mr. Gregg's brother and
family, the Robert Greggs, Grif
fin Creek rd.
First Christmas,
Sunday Sermon Topic
"The Preparation for the
First Christmas" will be the ser
mon topic at the morning wor
ship service in First Christian
church, brought by the minister,
William C. Piper.
The choir will sing, "Thou, O
Lord, My Shepherd Art" under
the direction of C. Warren Fair
banks. The evening service will be in
charge of the high school young
people. Oveta Walden will lead
the singing; Robert Allen will
preside; a string quartet, Lynn
Latham, Judy Elgin, Priscilla
Shafer and Robert Allen will
present the special music. The
main feature of the evening will
be a skit, "A Thrilling Time"
given by the young people on
the missionary theme. It would
be a boost to the youth program
of this church if the adults
would support the evening
services.
Sunday Sermon Topic
Told, Meeting Set,
Film Scheduled Tonight
Central Point-rr-The Rev. Paul
O. Kroon, pastor Central Point
Community Bible church, will
speak on "In Adam ... In
Christ" at the 11 ajn. worship
hour Sunday.
Tuesday the board of elders
of the church will meet at 7:45
p.m.
Tonight at the church the
Moody Institute of Science film
"Red River of Life" will be
shown at 7:45 p.m. The showing,
open to the public, will last for
about an hour. The film tells the
story of the heart and the circu
latory system.
UNITY CENTER
of Medford
Affiliated with Unity School of
Christianity. Lee's Summit. Mo.
Sunday Devotional Service and
Sunday School 11 ajn.
Weekly Cliiiei in "Lesnons In
Truth" Thursday. 7:30 pjn.:
Friday. 11 a.m
Center Open Daily 10 a.m. till 4
p.m Monday thru Friday. Noonday
reading of daily word
HOLLY BUILDING
Catherine Bosworth Leader
Office SP 2-6902. Res TA 6-2098
Sunday School
Christmas Program
Monday, Dec. 16
8:00 P.M.
6 Scenes 225 Participating
8.15 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
3:00 p.m.
7:50 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
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