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G O liay Pfoabyforians Tell Synoy Sormon Topics; is So? trt?Uf tht Rev. f ohn RranM Vi'il 9rtch ft both CTDtalUp vict on the ub- jtt TCiiAft Xotftr Maturi ty Crf ft lit eft, who ha aj9)flj to S ) UramM pifti t fM un, Will ttf 8g ' 4. ?Sd-k ' 1 , V ' 1 THE REV. L. R. COLI Leavts for J$a LeisljYangelijt To Spend Sil Months in Japan Central Point The Rev, Lewis R. Collins, 141 North Fifth St., Central Point, left Thursday for Japan where he will spend six months minis tering to the missionaries in that area. t Mr. Collins; who has made his home in Central Point since 1949, was pastor of the Trail Community Bible church . several years ago. Since that time he has con ducted evangelistic meetings in various parts of Canada, "Washington, Montana and Iowa. ' During his six months in Japan he will speak each day . at a summer resrt where missionaries of various de nominations spend their va cations. In the fall he will tour, holding conJerncef in various parts of ivgn. Wife To Vit Mrs. Collin i chtduled to visit him in late Rummer or arly f&ll. Mr. Collin plans to return it tht YftUt? in time Qot Chris&ritt. Mr. Collint it traveling to JapaQ in&tBtnftently and i not spoelofi by ana religious groupS o9 organisations, die experAff ft bfing paid by intr8t4 Argons in Canada, hej3nt. CHe ift AtSut of St. Paul BiblOfititut. St. Paul, Minn. The Collirflf have four chil dren, Bongl Colling ministry Qtunt inJ Toronto, Canada, who plans to 00 to Africa this fall; Joye Collins, a student at Canadian Bible college, Re- gina, Saskatchewan, Canada; and Arthur and Esther who' are at home. O Fathers Day Topic Of Friends Sermon o Father's day will be ob served at the Friends church Sunday in the opening assem bly of Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. A group of the fathers will present a program for the primary, junior and adult departments. The message by q Pastor Clynton Crisman in the two morning worship services at :4f nd 11 'a.m. will be "The Christian House hold," stressing; the import- t ivH i,ika. I, I the Chritign home. Junior high through college age young pecglg meet fbr Sun day school gt 11 g.m. The $rM Christian tn deavor grougf ill meet at .7 p.m., vt tht gdult Bible studp Qt99 h9 been dismiss al ft t- tuiftmr. A.t 8 p.m. fo ti t.99 gndf worship Gtert&v ti Vtor speak Oft St. CflitiftnW Unity fo94tAM9 Monday Father rill be honored Sunday at :g g.m. at irst Assembly of God, 1108 West Main St., hen th Sunday school department u$der the direction of Iyron Hnson, superintendent, presents a Father's day progrtm. An event of the program will be the presentation of gifts to the youngest and oldest fa ther, and a gift to the father with the most children pres ent. ' ' ' ' The public ig invited to at tend. SERMOS OglC Ashlgnt "You Can Win" will be tflt t9mon topic Sun day t IV t-m. ft Ashland FuQbMUfcit church by the K0 ottil, pastor. , r:ffr. ia, ma for Week introduced to the congrega tion and will share in the serv ices. Mr. Selleck has just com pleted his first year at Prince ton Theological Seminary, Princeton, N.J. At the first service the Westminster choir will sing "Great Is Thy Mercy". Miss Kathy Barr, soprano, will be the soloist. A coffee hour will follow both worship services at which time guests and friends may greet one another. The current church mem bership course will meet for its second class at 5 p.m. Sun day in the Fireplace room of the church. The prospective members will have the work and outreach of the local church presented to them by Miss Lucille Rieben," Mrs. George Flanagan and George Witter. The Junior High fellowship for seventh and eighth grade young people will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the home of Rich ard Bushnell, 135 Meade st., Ashland. Cars will leave the church at 6:10 p.m. The topic of the discussion will be "Is G:rr Community Youth cen tered?" Westminster fellowship for high school young people will meet at 1 p.m. for worship and discussion. The leader of the discussion will be Ruby Rowan who recently return ed from a year of study at the Menaul Mission school in Albuquerque, N.M., The College Age fellowship will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Flanagan on North Pacific highway. Plans will be made for the summer college group program and George Selleck who will be the advisor for the group, along with the Flanagans, will be present. All college students home for va cation are invited to attend Phoenix "A Father Who Failed" will be the sermon topic Sunday by the Rev. Wil liam H. Saladin at the First Presbyterian church, Phoenix. Bible school workers will be dedicated during the morn ing services and during the Sunday school hour fathers will be honored. The Bible school will start Monday, June 16, at 9 a.m. and will continue until 11:30 ajn. each day for two weeks. The Monday through Friday school will conclude June 27 with a program. Children from Four years of age through the 'sixth grade may enroll for the school. En rollment will start Sunday. Mrs. Jasper Vencill is in charge of the school. Jacksonville Dr. Clifford R. Miller, Southern Oregon college, will speak at the 11 ajn. service at First Presby terian church, Jacksonville, Sunday. Central Point Daily vaca tion Bible school at First Presbyterian church, Central Point, will continue this week at the church. Sessions are held each day from 9 a.m., Monday through Friday. Ashland The Rev. B. J. Holland, minister of Ashland First ' Presbyterian church, will speak on "As A Father" Sunday at both the 9:45 and 11 ajn. services at the church. At 2 p.m. Sunday the senior high Westerminster fellowship will leave for Lake of the Woods. Ofiicers Elected By Christian Workers Miss Eileen M. Doherty was elected president of the Young Christian Workers of Medford at their meeting last week. Miss Mary Annette Sentz was elected secretary. Miss Doherty, Miss Noreen Kelly, Tom Ledmeky, Miss Mary Pat Lucy, Simonne Pet ard, Miss Rentz, Miss Frances Thrum, Neal Murphy and Bill Donavon attended the study week end last week at Spring field. The study was led by Adolph Klein, president of the Portland YCW group. The group will meet to night at 8 o'clock at the St. Mary's school annex. Salmon Topic Told for lion Lutheran "The Great Supper" will be the sermon topic Sunday at the 11 a.m. worship serv ice at. Zion Lutheran church, Fourth st. and Oakdale ave., by Marvin Langeland, inter im pastor. Coffee hour will be held at 12:15 p.m. Vacation Bible school will be held at the church Monday through Friday from 9 until 11:30 a.m. TALENT BIBLE SCHOOL Talent Daily vacation Bi ble school will be held Mon day through Friday from 9 until 11:30 a.m. at Talent Friends church. 1mmnmwf..M urn. ii.rn.wj ijjui . . iju .LJ.,jiiiniiJlii,llil nulu u JMlil! Wi.,ni',i 'I. Hi iiiiilwppp JBIIIIII i, , . . i , i, ill ipaW"WPPtW''UIli.il.i'l 1 rr-1- fS WMm CHURCH MOVES WorKers check tempo- may be built on the former site. The pro rary supports 'Tinder the Pilgrim Holiness posed building will "cost $40,000 and will church, corner of East Jackson and Bessie be built by members of the congregation, sts., during moving operations last week. - Pastor of the church is the Rev. Sherman The present structure is being moved far- Moore. ther back on property so the new building Free Methodist Church To Host Several Speakers This Month 1 Ipllilii THE REV. M. C. BIDWELL Evangelist for Mission 1957 Award of Merit Winner Talent Methodist Pastor To Assume New Assignment Talent Miss Alice May Woolley, pastor of Talent First Methodist church for the past 13 years, will preach her farewell sermon Sunday at the 11 a.m. worship service. She will be assigned a new church at the annual confer ence of the Methodist church in Portland June. 17 through 20. Miss Woolley will be hon ored at a potluck dinner and reception tonight at 6:45 o'clock at the church. Mem- MISS ALICE M. WOOLLEY Leaves Talent Church Forest Acres Church Schedules School And Nightly Services Forest Acres Community church will start their daily vacation Bible school Mon day June 16, at 9:30 a.m. at the church. The school will continue ' through, Wednesday, June 25, .with sessions held until: 11:30 ajn. The - school will be under the direction of the " Rev. John Sprague who will conduct meetings at 7:30 p.m. each day of the school. The church is located seven miles north of Medford and one block east of Table Rock rd. St. Luke's Church On Summer Schedule St. Luke's Methodist church will start their sum mer schedule Sunday. The pastor, the Rev. Melvin W. Dixon, announced that both Sunday school and church service will be held at 9 a.m. Services are to con tinue at the Bigham hall, fair grounds until the com--pletion of the new church on Siskiyou blvd. Miss Leona Bownes of Se attle Pacific college and mis sionary on furlough from the California district of the Mex ican Mission of the Free Meth odist church of North Amer ica, will speak at the local church Sunday at 8 p.m. The entire program will begin at 7 p.m. and will be on the subject of missions. Each year the Junior Mission ary society, under the spon sorship of the Women's Mis sionary group, presents a pub lic service. Their program will occupy the first hour of the meeting, at which time the juniors will bring readings and special music. Family Team The Rev. M. C. Bidwell and his family will arrive in Med- CHURGH NEWS National Religious Publicity Council bers of the congregation and friends of the pastor are in vited to attend. The Talent minister was the only Methodist woman minister in the valley and one of three women ordained Methodist ministers in the state. During her pastorate at the Talent church the mem bership increased from 30 members in 1945 to a current membership of 114. During this period the church also built the parsonage and an annex to the church building which includes the social rooms. In addition, to the greatly increased budget i for the church, Miss Woolley also has increased the various pro grams of the church with em phasis on the youth activities. Former Assignments Miss Woolley was born in Drain, Ore., and is a graduate of Cascade college, Portland. Her first church was in Can yonville, where she served for three years before trans ferring to the Wilshire church, Portland. After two years there, she spent two years do ing settlement house work in Seattle, Wash., but returned to the ministry in 1943. She was assigned the Fossil, Ore., church prior to her arrival in Talent. Following her initial ordi nation in 1944, .Miss .Woolley was fully ordained in- the Methodist church in. 1946. . In Talent she has estab lished Bible clubs, for school children where she taught both handiwork and Bible study. She also ' taught part time in the Pilot school - Nazarenes Announce Sermon Subjects "The Yielded Spirit" will be ther sermon subject for the morning worship service at the First Church of the Naz arene. Sunday," by the Rev. Raymond W. Hum. The choir, under the direc tion of Mrs. Joe Johnson will sing, "He'll Never Forget to Keep Me."- The Rev. Walter C. Morris, assistant pastor, w411 speak at the evening worship- service on "The Midnight Cry." STUDY TOPICS "Living Up 'to the Name" will be the Watchtower study topic Sunday at 6 pjn. at the Kingdom hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 2402 Jacksonville highway. Tuesday "at 7:3 psn. the Bible study topic will be "This Means Everlast ing Life." ford next week from Spring Arbor, Mich., to begin a mis sion of evangelism at the Free Methodist church, 1294 South Peach st. The mission will be a mat ter of family team work. Mrs. Bidwell will present a min istry in object lessons as a chalk artist, and the three children will sing. . Mr: Bidwell has traveled as an evangelist for many years. When his meetings close here they will go to the Southern California conference at Santa Cruz, where he will be camp evangelist. The Rev. J. M. Root, pastor of the Medford church, an nounced that ..the Medford meeting will begin Wednes day, June 18 at '7:30 p.m. and continue nightly except Satur day, June 28, through Sun day, June 29. Bishop to Speak Here The Rev. Walter S. Kendall, for the last five years superin tendent of the Oregon Con ference of the Free Methodist church, has been elected " to the board of bishops of the de nomination, it has been an nounced. The announcement was made at the general church headquarters at Win ona Lake, Ind. Mr. Kendall will be at the Medford Free Methodist church Friday, June 20. Bishop Kendall, previous to the time of his superintend ency in the Oregon confer ence, served as an evangelist. Mr. and Mrs. Kendall have their residence in Salem. Lutherans Set Early Service Se. Peter Evangelical Lu theran church, 1020 East Main, st., will begin an early service on Sunday at 8 a.m. beginning Sunday, according to the pastor, the Rev. Ken neth Korby. The early serv ice will continue through Sep tember. The new service will not alter the pattern of the 11 a.m. service, the pastor ex plained. Each week the main service with sermon and holy communion will still be held. Vacation .Bible school at the church will begin Mon day at 9 a.m., according to Ralph Brock, chairman of the board of education. Chil dren from the community may attend if they do not have a school or church of their own. ' ' For further information about transformation or the activities of the school, tele phone the church, SPring 2-4395. Methodist Youth To Attend Camp Jill Fillatrau, Marsha Min shal and Lynn Hales will leave Sunday to attend a week long conference on officer training" for ,the Methodist Youth Fellowship of the Ore gon Conference. The meeting will begin at Camp Magruder June 15 and close June 21. Morethan 20 youth from the Oregon con ference will meet. The Rev. Craig Harper, Portland Methodist headquar ters, will be in charge of the program. Dr. Harold Ewing of Nashville, Tenn., will be the inspirational speaker from the National Board of Educa tion. SERMON SUBJECT. "God The Preserver of Man" will be the subject of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, sermon at 11 a.m. Sunday. Everyone is welcome to attend. - ' Eastwood Tells Planned Events; Announces School '"Jesus, Friend of Children" is the theme of the vacation church school, which begins Monday, June 16, at 9 a.m., at the Eastwood Baptist church, North Keene Way dr., at Ridgeway. There will be classes for kindergarten, pri mary and junior groups, ages four through eleven. Registration for the school began last Sunday in the church school and will con tinue Sunday. Children who live in the neighborhood but who do not attend the church school are invited to come and register on Monday. The final program will be on Friday evening, June 27. Mrs. John Yungen is director of the school. . The pastor, the Rev. Rich ard ' M. Jones, will speak at the morning worship service of the Eastwood Baptist church on "Our Father," the first in a series of sermons on the Lord's prayer. The chancel choir, under the di rection of Mrs. Jones, will sing the anthem "The Lord Is My Shepherd." The Baptist Youth fellow ship will meet at 6:30 p.m. Evening services are not held during the summer months. The Eastwood Baptist church is located north of Hedrick Junior High school and is affiliated with the American Baptist convention. Presbyterians Set Bible School Vacation church school of the First Presbyterian church will be held from June 23 through July 3. Advance reg istration may be made Sun day at the church during Sunday school hours. During the first week classes will be held for kindergarten five year olds. Kindergarten four year olds will meet during the second week only. All other children, including those entering the first grade next September, will be eligi ble to attend both weeks. Theme of this year's school is "Jesus Christ." General su perintendent is Mrs. R. E. Cordon, and co-ordinator ,of the Kindergarten department is Mrs. John Dellenback. Pri mary co-ordinator is Mrs Theodore Barss, and co-ordi nator of the junior depart ment is Mrs. Tom Winniford In addition to Bible studies, recreation and refreshments will be on the program. Anyone who can furnish transportation to the school is asked to call Mrs. Howard Phillips, telephone SPring 2-6831. Children who need transportation should also contact Mrs. Phillips. Over 200 Children Register for School Daily vacation Bible school continues at First Church of the Nazarene, 520 North Hol ly st., next week Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. The theme of the Bible school is "We Learn About God." The school is open to children from four years through the sixth grade. Mrs. Ronald Weatherford is supervisor of the school. To date more than 228 children have registered in the school. The regular Sunday school buses run during the Bible school and children needing transportation should call the church office, SPring 3-6261. Summer Schedule. At Congregational Last Sunday marked the beginning of the summer schedule at the Congrega tional ' church. Until next fall there will be just one hour of service fbr both the church, and the church school at 10 a.m. The ser mon by the Rev. ' Thomas McCamant Sunday will be on "Discipline in the Chris tian Life." Mrs. Ivan Burton will sing. GUEST SPEAKER Guest speaker Sunday at the 11 a.m. worship service at First Southern Baptist church, 794 Lozier lane, will be the Rev. Haddon Robinson. He will also speak at the eve ning service at the church. CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH United Church of Christ Groveland Ave. and Oakwood Drive NOTICE - Worship Service and Church School now for the summer j 10 A.M. ONIY New Minister Arrives At AIt. Pitt Nazarene Church The Rev. Henry I. Brown has assumed duties as pastor of Mt. Pitt Avenue Church 6f the Nazarene, 1324 Mt. Pitt ave. Mr. Brown comes to Med ford from Sheridan, Ore., where he was pastor of the First Church of the Nazarene for five years. During that time he was also an elemen tary school teacher for four years and principal of the school for one year. The new minister is a grad uate of Northwest Nazarene college, Nampa, Idaho, and completed his graduate studies at Oregon College of Educa tion at Monmouth, Ore. Prior to his arrival in Sheridan he was a pastor in Toronto, Canada for two years. He has also served as pastor of churches in Lebanon and Al bany, Ore. His home is in Portland. The Browns are making their home at the church par sonage on Mt. Pitt ave. They THE REV. HENRY BROWN New Pastor Here Methodists To Annual Meeting "Broken Hearts Made New" is the subject of the sermon for Sunday services at First Methodist church by Dr. George Roseberry, pastor of First Methodist church. The featured soloist will be Mrs. Gregory MacDoughall who will sing "The Lord Is My Light." The anthem for the 9:30 a.m. service by the youth choir will be "The Hea vens Declare the Glory of God." Mrs. Dave Allen is the soloist in the 11 a.m. service as she sings "Sanctus." The Job's Daughters from Shady Cove will attend the 11 a.m. service with their spon sors. They will attend' in mem ory of Mrs. Beulah Faber, who organized the bethel. Dr. Roseberry arid lay mem bers, Ben Schmidt and O. P. Taylor from First Methodist church will attend the 19th annual conference of the Unit ed Methodist church to be held next week in . Portland Bishop A. Raymond Grant will preside. Also attending is R o s s Youngblood . of .First Metho dist church who is a member of the Missions and Finance committee of the conference. School Continues At First Baptist Vacation Bible school for primaries and juniors will continue through Friday, June 20, from 9' a'.m.'to noon at First Baptist church. Chil dren may still enroll in the courses. A coffee hour for mothers will be held Friday morning, and an opportunity will be given to view handwork made by the- children. The closing demonstration program-will be given by the school ,at the , Sunday school hour on June 22. A special Father's day ser mon will be giyen.by fhe Rev. 'james Neely, pastor, at the 11 a.m. worship hour Sunday. It will be entitled "The Path of Christian Fatherhood." ASHLAND SERMON Ashland The" Sunday" ser mon at both the 8 and 11 a.m. services " at Grace Lutheran church, Mountain" and' Iowa sts., Ashland, will be "Christ ians Have a High and Holy Responsibility." It will be given by the "pastor, the Rev. E. - Paul Riedel. The Lord's supper will be celebrated at the early service. have three children, Dale, 11; Jean Ann, 8; and Carol Elaine, 5. Mr. Brown succeeds the Rev. Walter C. Morris, now assistant to the pastor at the First Church of the Nazarene here. Mr. Morris served as in terim pastor at the church fol lowing the resignation of the Rev. Dwayne Bachelor who returned to college earlier this year. First Christian Set Meetings, Announce Topics "The Person, the Com mand, the Promise" will be sermon topic at the First Christian church Sunday morning by the Rev. W. C. Piper. Herbert S. Daniels, former choir director, wjll sing and the choir will sing an anthem. There will be a board meeting following the morning worship service. "The Answer" will be Mr. Piper's sermon topic 'for the evening service. The young people will preside over the remainder of the evening's service. The Christian Youth Fel lowship recreation committee recommended that the Fire sides be continued through the summer in addition to ac tivities on Wednesday eve nings. A party is planned for Sunday evening. The Wed nesday activities will ; not start until further notice. The Father-Son buffet din ner will be held Tuesday eve ning in the Fellowship hall at 6:30 pjn. The Adult Bible class will hold their monthly dessert luncheon Thursday at the Fellowship hall at 1 p.m. New officers will be installed. All day Saturday, June 21, the Christian Youth fellow ship will be available for jobs at various people's homes. Call the- church office, SPring 2-8345, between 9 a.m. and 12 noon for arrangements. Medical Program Is Saturday Topic Contributing to the educa tional program of future phy sicians, dentists, nurses, and technicians is the object of an offering scheduled to be taken in the Rogue Valley Seventh day Adventist churches Satur. day, June 14. According to Pastor John Trude, the local congregations will join with some 300,000 Adventists throughout North America in giving to the church's medical education center, the College of Medical Evangelists, at Loma Linda and Los Angeles, Calif. The college graduates an nually a total of 250 students including physicians, dentists, nurses, physical . therapists, laboratory technologists, x-ray technologists and dietitians. Miss Gladys Beddoe, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bed doe, 30 Richmond ave., who was veledictorian of the senior class at Medford High school this year, plans to enroll in a pte"-mexlical course at Pacific Union college, Angwin, Calif., this fall preparatory to be coming a medical student at the Loma Linda school. Central Point Group To Honor Fathers Central Point Fathers will be honored at the 10:45 a.m. service Sunday at Church . of . Christ,. .Central Point. Recognized will be the oldest, youngest and the fa ther with the largest family present. The Rev. Jean M. Shelley will speak on "God Speaks to the Husbands of Today." At the 7:30 p.m. service the pastor will speak on "It Could Happen to You." The church has entered the race through space , contest sponsored by the Lookout magazine on a national basis. Last year the church placed 13th in the nation in their category as to size when they showed a 33 per cent growth for the summer over the pre vious year. The contest will start July 6. and. continue through the month of August. William C. Piper Minister St" If ' ' " ' i KOIB1T SMITH AssistaBt Pastor Recent Graduate At Friends for Summer Assistant pastor for th summer at Friends church ia Robert Smith, recent gradu ate of George Fox college, Newberg, Ore. Mr. Smith, whose hne is in Camas, Vftish., served four years as a radioman in the U. S. Navy prior to entering college. While st school he was active in tht Thespian so ciety, wa vic president of the student Christian union and during his senior year was active in campus drama tics. He received the "best actor Oscar" for his portrayal of Ian in the student produc tion of "Gillean." The new assistant pastor has a double major in reli gion and history. He is living at 419 DeBarr ave. with his wife, Patricia, and children, Douglas, 2, and Michael, 4 months. Adventjsts Set Bible School Vacation Bible school will begin at 9 a.m. Monday, June . 16, in the Rogue River acad emy administration building, South Stage rd., under aus pices of the Valley View Seventh-day Adventist church. Youngsters aged four through 12 are being enrolled in three departnents. Mrs. A. L. Pittsley and Mrs. Clair Nogle will supervise in the kindergarten departm ent, Mrs. Elmer Fjarli the pri mary, and Mrs. Arnold Pflu gard will direct the juniors. Classes will be held Mon day through Friday for two weeks, and will includefcJible instruction, music, stories and arts and crafts combined with rest, refreshments and play periods. Parents wishing to enroll their children in the course may telephone Mrs. Elmer Fjarli at SPring 3-2696. Adventist Youth Plan Program The Medford Missionary Volunteer society will be host Saturday to a group of fellow MV's from Springfield, Ore., who will present a program entitled "The Last Act of Life's Drama." The Springfield group has prepared the program to be given, in various churches throughout the conference, dealing with current events of special interest to Seventh day Adventist young people. Members of the Rogue Val ley's other MV societies are invited to join the Medford group for the event which will be held at 5:30 p.jg. Sat urday in the Medford Sev enth-day church, corner of Edwards andBeatty. UNITY CINTER f MEDFORD Affiliated Unity School of Christianity, Lee's Summit, Mo. Sun. Devotional Service 1 1 a.m Sunday - School Childen All ages 11.00am at PYTHIAN HALL . WEEKLY CLASSES Thursday Mid-Week Service 7:30 p.m. Friday Morning 11:00 a.m. in Center Room Center Open Daily 10 a.m til 4 p.m. HOLLY BUILDING , Katherine Bosworth, Minister. Residence TA 6-2098 : - Office SP 2-6902 First Christian Church "The Friendly Church" Welcomes You TO ALL SERVICES Bible School 9:45 a.m. Morning Service 10:50 a.nrij Youth Meeting 6:30 p.m. Evening Service 7:30 p.m. 9th ana Oakdale Medford, Or. o