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.' 6 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Friday, October 31, 1958 Protestant Increase By LOUIS CASSELS United Press International The average Protestant's contribution to his church has increased 40 per cent over a five year period. That is the most significant news contained in the latest report on giving, published to day by the National Council of Churches. The report shows that total contributions to 52 Protestant denominations reached an all time Jiigh of $2,206,593,817 in 1957. But this grand total is not as meaningful as the average contribution per church mem ber, which rose last year to $63.27. That's an increase of 40 per cent over the $45.36 per mem ber contribution for 1953. This substantial jump can not be attributed solely to in- MISS ESTHER HOWARD Rally Speaker Missionary Zone Rally Planned A missionary zone rally will be held at the Mt. Pitt Avenue Church of the Nazarene Mon day, Nov. 3, with services at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. There will be a meeting at 7 p.m. for the youth chapters of the various churches. Miss Esther Howard, who has been serving as a nurse for the Church of the Naza rene in India, will be the speaker. Miss Howard has been engaged in nursing in the Reynolds Memorial hospi tal in Basim, Akola district, Bombay state, India for the past five years. Before going to India Miss Howard attend ed Pasadena college, Pasa dena, Calif., and the Samari tan hospital in Nampa, Ida. She also studied at the Uni versity of Washington. Miss Howard spent three years in the nursing profession in hos pitals in the United States prior to her appointment as a missionary. Miss Howard is one of a party who are presently tour ing the Oregon Pacific district in the interest of foreign mis sions. Other members of the party are Mrs. Gordon Olsen, district missionary president; Mrs. Kate Phillips, district youth missionary director, and Dr. W. D. McGraw, district superintendent. Retired Ministers Assist at Church The Rev. and Mrs. Walter C. Morris, Oceanlake, retired ministers of the Church of the Nazarene, arrived in Medford Thursday to assist the pastor of the First Church of Naza rene, the Rev. Raymond W. Hum during the next two weeks. Mr. Hum will be taking a brief trip to Idaho and Mr. Morris will fill pastoral duties during this time. He will speak in both morning "and evening services Sunday, Nov. 9. Important to FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 9th and Oakdale MEMBERS AND FRIENDS No Evening Service Contributions by 0 flation. The percentage in crease in church giving is nearly eight times as great as the rise in the cost of living index and nearly four times as great as the rise in per sonal incomes over the same five years period. The only explanation seems to be that Americans are re sponding to the "stewardship" education programs underway in nearly every major denomi nation. Stewardship is an ancient Christian concept. It means that each person is in effect a "steward" or trustee of what ever material wealth God has enabled him to acquire. In stead of having a "right" to spend his money as he pleases, he has a duty to use it in the way he believes God would have it used. Some churches leave it up to the individual's conscience to apply this principle. But a growing number now recom mend the Biblical standard of tithing - giving 10 per cent of your income to church and charity - as a sort of mini mum yardstick for steward ship. The new statistics show that rnst Protestant bodies are still a good distance from the ideal of every member tithing. The average per mem ber contribution of $63.27 figures out to 3.6 per cent of the average per capita income of Americans, after taxes, in 1957. But this represents consid erable , progress since 1953, when the figure was 2.8 per cent. If individual members are taking their stewardship re sponsibilities more seriously, what about the churches themselves? Are they giving a larger portion of their total income to the overall work of the Kingdom of God, out. side of their own congrega tional boundaries? The answer, from the coun cil's new report, is no. In 1953, the average local church kept for its own con gregational expenses four dol lars out of every five con tributed by its members. The other dollar went to home and foreign missions and oth er "benevolences." In 1957, the ratio was still Portland Girls to Be Guests Sunday A Senior high school girls Sunday school class from Portland will be guests of the local Apostolic Faith church Sunday. This class of 12 girls, whose teacher is Miss Virginia Schmick, has been awarded the trip for their general ap plication and class achieve ments in their Sunday school work. The same group had a trip to visit the Sunday school in the Seattle church last year. Miss Schmick will be as sisted by Mrs. Beulah Steph ens as the second driver and chaperone. The girls will be entertained by the high school girls and boys of the church at a dinner given for them in the church activity building Saturday evening. The group will be in Sunday school, the morning meeting and the af ternoon Young People's meet ing, returning to Portland Sunday afternoon. St. Luke's Methodist Sermon Topic Told The Rev. Melvin W. Dixon, pastor of St. Luke's Method ist church, 2940 Siskiyou blvd., will speak on "The Concord of the Brethren" at the 11 a.m. worship service. Mrs. Nancy Kaylor, will sing "Come Ye Blessed." Supervised nursery is con ducted during the worship service for those who have pre-school children. The public is invited to attend. Notice! Two Morning Services: 8:30 A.M. & 10:55 A.M. BIBLE SCHOOL 9:45 A.M. Christian Youth Fellowship 6:30 P.M. Per Cent the same - 80 per cent of the money stayed in the home church to pay pastors' sal aries, build new Sunday school rooms, heat arid light the sanctuary, and repair the organ. The latest report shows that 17 per cent of the contribu tions received by Presbyteri an U.S.A. churches in 1957 were passed along for "ben evolences." The Episcopal Church, at its recent general convention in Miami Beach, Fla., called on each parish to adopt as a goal the giving of half its in come to the work of the church beyond parish bound aries. At present, the average Episcopal parish passes on only 19 per cent of its income. Methodist Men Hold Fall Meet - Ashland -The Methodist Men's Club of First Metho dist church, Ashland, held its first meeting of the fall Oct. 27 at the church. Thirty-four men attended the meeting. Members of the Women's Society of Christian Service served the dinner. Dr. George Roseberry, pastor of the First Methodist church, Medford, spoke. Following the regular meet ing, the executive council of the club met and planned for the next meeting to be held Nov. 24. This will be a com bination of dinner and work night. The Rev. Herschel W. Hall, pastor, will speak on "The Radiant Life" at the 11 a.m. worship service Sunday at the Ashland church. During the service Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Petitt will con duct a story hour for first, second and third grade chil-,' dren. Mrs. Gregg Monroe will conduct a class on "North American Neighbors" for children in the fourth through sixth grades. THE REV. JAMES JAMES Conference Speaker Bible Conference Set at Gibbon Acres The Fall Bible Conference of the Pentecostal Church of God Churches will convene at the Gibbon Acres church, 115 Gibbon rd., Central Point, be ginning Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday will be all day serv ices, with a Rally day planned Saturday. The Rev. R. D. Morrow, dis trict superintendent of Ore gon and Southern Idaho dis trict of the Pentecostal Church of God, will be the morning speaker. His subjects will be "The Church and Its Posi tion," "What Constitutes the Church," and "Will the Church be Here to go Through the Tribulation." The afternoon service speakers will include the Rev. Robert Garman, Coos Bay section, and the Rev. John Phillips of the Lower Willamette section. The Rev. James James will be the evening speaker at 7:30 o'clock. Mr. James has done missionary work both here and abroad. Fourteen churches will be represented at th. meeting. Host pastor is the Rev. James Pack. Salvation Army Youth Attend Conference Seven Salvation Army Young people and officers left today for a conference in Sa lem. The young people, who are enrolled in a six year Bible course, will attend three sessions Saturday. Pat Bandy, Medford, will give a report at one of the sessions. Medford delegates include Sandra, Pat and Jim Bandy, Lucille Smith, Barbara Bailey, and Betty and Bob Garrison. Corps. Cadets from through out the state will attend the meetings. Dedication Day Planned by First Presbyterians Dedication Sunday will be observed at both morning services of the First Presby terian church. This will be the occasion of the members' pledging their loyalty to the church's program for the com ing year. During the past week, can vassers have been calling on the members of the church in their homes and each member. Sunday morning with each member will attend services with his pledge card and make his pledge. The goals set for 1959 are $110,000 for needs of First church's local and benevolent program and $30, 000 for the new Westminster church's local needs, benevot lent program and construction costs. ' Dr. D. Kirkland West, pas tore, will speak at both serv ices on the subject "Reasons for Giving". At the first serv ice, the Westminster choir, un der the direction of Ted Law son, will sing "Round Me Falls the night". At the second service, Mrs. William J. Wil liams will direct the chancel choir in the anthem "Jesus, Lover of My Soul". Otis Swisher will sing a solo at both services. Churchmanship classes for prospective members will be gin Sunday at 4 p.m. The class for adults will be taught by Dr.' West and the class for youth by the Rev. John Reyn olds. All who are interested in going the church on confes sion of faith or transfer of their membership from other churches are invited to attend these classes which will be held each Sunday throughout November.. The Junior High fellowship will meet at 1 p.m. in order to go to Roseburg and meet with the Fellowship of the Presbyterian church there They will be publicizing the Junior High Presbytery meet ing to be held Nov. 14-16. Westminster Fellowship for senior high young people will meet at 7 p.m for a discussion led by Carol Slater entitled "Teenagers and Their Bil. lions" Fireside will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Mencke, 2141 East Jackson blvd. Week End Topics Told for Sermons Evangelist Floyd' Bresee will outline Bible conditions for ' answered prayer in his sermon, "Prayer That Is Sure to Be Answered," tonight at 7:30 o'clock in the Oregon Na tional Guard Armory as the Bresee-Turner-Jones Evangel istic team begins its sixth week of gospel meetings in Medford. The meeting tonight will be gin with organ reveries and the song service, led by Sing ing Evangelist Harold Turner, will feature familiar hymns illustrated in color on the screen. Friday night has been reg ularly designated gift night, and a framed picture cf Christ will again be awarded to a junior and to an adult mem ber of the audience. Saturday night's sermon will deal with the Bible an swer to the question, "Will People Today Live to See Jesus' Second Coming?" A film, "Nature's Half-Acre" will precede the address. The title of Sunday night's study will be "What Must I Do to Be Saved?" Musical selections will be presented each night by tenor soloist Monty Jones, and the Gosepl Quartet composed of Harold Yost, first tenor, Alvy Bowman, second tenor, Leon ard Yost, baritone, and Joe Hoyt, base. Congregational Church Announces Sermon The sermon by. the Rev. Thomas McCamant at the Congregational church Sun day will be on "The Good Things About Church People." The Pilgrim Fellowship are having a Halloween party Sat urday at 7:30 p.m. Their usual Sunday evening meeting will not be held this week. PHOENIX SERMONS Fhoenix-The Rev. Perry M. Johnson, pastor of First Bap tist church, Phoenix, will speak on "All This and Heav en Too" at the 11 a.m. wor ship service Sunday. At 7:30 p.m. he will speak on "Salva tion's Seed-bed." Missionary Film "LIFT UP YOUR EYES" Showing the great revival in Brazil featuring The Ministry of Rev. Harold Williams FOURSQUARE CHURCH East Jackson and Biddle Rood SUNDAY -7:30 P.M. Willamette University Chaplain First Methodist Church Speaker Dr. Harley H. Ziegler, au thor and preacher, and chap lain of Willamette university will preach at First Method ist church Sunday at 9:30 and 11 a.m. services. This is the second year for Dr. Ziegler at Willamette uni versity. Prior to that time he DR. HARLEY H. ZIEGLER Sunday Speaker was director of all religious Education work for the Meth odist church in the Hawaiian Islands. Dr. George G. Roseberry, pastor, reports that Dr. Zieg ler's appearance here will be in connection with the church's observance of Wil lamette day. Willamette stu dents will have a part in the service. Special gifts to Willamette university made" it possible to Lay Development Program Planned By Local Church The second year emphasis of the Lay Development Pro gram of the American Bap tist convention will begin at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the East wood Baptist church, North Keene Way dr. at Ridgeway ave. The program is designed to inform, train and guide lay people in working more effec tively in the local church. A series of workshops will be presented both in the Fall- and again in the Spring. The four workshops for Sunday and the four weeks are: The work of Deacons, Deaconesses, and Evangelism Committee, Dr. L. Paul Walk er, leader; The Laity at Work in Christian Education, Dean S. Anderson, leader; The Lai ty at Work in Missionary Pro motion, Mrs. Oral Harshman, leader; William L. White, re source; and Adult Workers with Youth, Carroll Graber, leader; the pastor, the Rev. Richard M. Jones, resource. Any interested persons are in vited to take part in tnese workshops. They will be preceded by a song and wor ship service, with the pastor speaking on "Preface to Evangelism." "The People of God" is the theme of the pastor's sermon for the 11 a.m. service. The chancel choir will sing and nursery care is provided. The Baptist Youth Fellow ship meets at 6:30 p.m. Sun day. Eastwood Baptist church is affiliated with the American Baptist convention and is lo cated north of Hedrick Junior High school. Its services are open Jo all. World Community Day Planned Nov. 7 Friday, Nov. 7, the Medford Council of Church Women will observe World Commun ity day in St. Mark's Episcopal church with a program. A brief session will be held pre ceding the noon covered dish luncheon and the afternoon program will be presented in the church sanctuary. Those attending are asked to contribute yarns and yard age materials for the pro gram of sharing. These dona tions will be dedicated by the Rev. George R. V. Bolster. Theme for this year's ob servance is "Exchange-Goods, Ideas, People." Hours for the day are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. A nursery will care for small children. employ a chaplain, making it one of the first universities to employ a chaplain in the western part of the United States. The anthem for the 11 a.m. worship service is, "Psalm 150." Mrs. Jack Harris will be the soloist for both serv ices and will sing "How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings." Dr. Roseberry will be guest speaker Sunday at the First Methodist church, Fruitland, Idaho. The church is observ ing its 50th anniversary. Dr. 1957 Award of Merit Winner Prize Winners in Church Contest to Get Awards During the Sunday school hour at the Friends church Sunday, 9:45 and 11 a.m., first prize winners in the attend ance contest which closed last week will be announced and will receive their awards. Though attendance last Sunday fell 19 short of break ing the record, phonograph records will be" on hand to be broken if attendance this week should top the record of 354. A party for the entire Sun day school is planned for Fri day, Nov. 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the church social hall honoring winning classes and individ uals. Sunday school classes will, form the committees in charge with decorations, high school freshmen and sopho mores; refreshments, young adults;, games and -entertainment, women; and program, seventh grade girls. At the worship hours, 9:45 and 11 a.m., pastor Clynton Crisman's sermon topic will be, "The Divine Invitation." The youth choir anthem for the first service will be "Any where with Jesus." At the second service the adult choir will sing, "Song of Praise.". Mrs. Harold Allen will have charge of junior church. Christian Endeavor groups will meet at 6:30 p.m., with EVANGELIST The Rev. Alex McLeold, Seattle, Wash., will be guest evangelist at the Eagle Point Community Bible church, starting Sunday. He will , speak nightly at 7:30 o'clock except Saturday. Pas tor of the church is the Rev. Joesph J. Munshaw. Central Point Group Schedules Conference Central Point-A two-night Bible conference will be held at the Community Bible cfiurch, Central Point, with the Rev. Charlie Searle of England as the speaker. Mr. Searle spent several years on the mission field in Africa as a missionary under the World-Wide Evangeliza tion Crusade. During the past few years he has been in Eng land and has been active in Bible Conference work. The service will be held Wednes day and Thursday. Cave Junction Youth To Grants Pass Meet Cave Junction-"Why Unan swered Prayer" will be the text Sunday of the second in a series on science and prayer conducted by the Rev. Harold Mackey at Immanuel Method ist church. Methodist Youth from the Rogue River valley will meet at the Grants Pass church 3 p.m. Sunday. Those from Im manuel planning to attend should contact Linda Prather. Also anyone who can help with transportation. CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH United Church of Christ Groveland Ave. and Oakwood Drive NOTICE Worship Service and Church School 10 A.M. ONLY Roseberry was pastor of the church from 1930-1933 when he began his ministry. He will speak at both morning worship services. An anniversary dinner will be held following the service with other former pastors of the church included in the program. Mrs. Roseberry, who will accompany Dr. Roseberry to Idaho, will also speak. Monday, Nov. 3, the Rose berrys will be honored at a coffee hour. The Medford pastor and his wife were mar ried in the Idaho church. CHURCH NEWS National Religious Publicity Council the seniors finishing a five week "Mountain Climbing" contest. Praise and worship service is held at 7:30 p.m. Soloist will be Mrs. Kenneth Boshears, and the pastor will bring the message. The "Quaker Hour" broad cast will be heard at a new time beginning Sunday, 9 a.m. over station KDOV. CONDUCTS SERIES - Paul E. Goins, Memorial Friends church, Seattle, Wash., will begin a series of meetings Monday, Nov. 3, at the Talent church. Services will be held each evening at 7:30 o'clock. Roily Hartley of the local church will be in charge of the music. The services will close, Nov. 16. Sunday at the 11 a.m. service A. Clark Smith, pastor of the Talent Church, will speak on "God So Loved." School of Missions In Central Point Central Point School of Missions will be. held Thurs day, Friday, and Sunday at Central Point Church of Christ. Several speakers will ap pear on the program including Harlan Woodruff, Okinawa, who will speak on The Church on the Mission Field, Lynn Stanley, South Africa, speak ing on The History of Missions Among Us, and Harold Mc Farland, Joliet, 111., editor of the Mission magazine, "Hor izons." He will speak on Con temporary Report of Direct Support Missions. . All Churches of Christ in the valley will participate in the mission school. Sunday will be the second week of the Christian Growth crusade at the Central Point church. At the evening serv ice the Joy class will be hosts for the evening and Aubrey Stith, teacher' of the group, will be honored. The pastor, Mr. Jean M. Shelley, will speak on "The Growth of a Christian in Wis dom" at the 10:45 a.m. serv ice and "The Growth of a Christian in Fellowship" at the 7:30 p.m. Sunday service. SERMON SUBJECT "Everlasting Punishment" will be the subject of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, sermon at 11 a.m. Sunday at the church, 100 Windsor ave. Everyone is welcome to at tend. LUTHERAN TOPIC The Rev. H. C. Coovert, pas tor of Zion Lutheran church, will speak on "70 x 7 Equals Contentment" at the 11 a.m. worship service Sunday. First Christian Schedules Two Morning Services A change in services is being made at the First Chris tian church. Starting Sunday there will be two morning worship services, the first one to start at 8:30 and the sec ond one at 10:55. Bible school will be at the same time, 9:45 a.m. The purpose of these two services is to provide a more convenient time for many people to attend church. The regular Sunday evening preaching service will be dis continued. The Sunday even ing youth programs will re-N main the same. The sermon subject for both services by the Rev. William C. Piper will be "A Radiant Certainty". At the first serv ice Miss Oveta Walden will sing "I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say". At the second service the choir under the direction of Mrs. Piper will sing the anthem "Rejoice". Miss Oveta Walden will be at the organ for both services. The pianist for the first serv ice will be Mrs. John R. Schwab and Mrs. Mabel Sims at the later service. A coffee hour will be held following the second service only. The Christian Youth Fel lowship will meet at 6:30 p.m. Miss Lynn Latham will give the study lesson on Mexico. Miss Sara Hinkle will have charge of the worship serv ice. Youth Fireside will be held in Fellowship hall at 7:30 p.m. with Lanny and Larry Bostwick as hosts. Presbyterians Announce Topics Phoenix-The Rev. William A. Saladin, pastor of First Presbyterian church, Phoenix, will speak on "Adornment of the Heart" at the 11 a.m. worship service Sunday. Ashland-"How Much Will God Give?" will be the ser mon Sunday at both the 9:45 and 11 a.m. worship services at Ashland First Presbyterian church. The Rev. B. J. Hol land will speak. Central Point - The Rev. Bruce J. Weber, pastor of Central Point First Presbyteri an church, will speak on "This Story Called Life," at the 11 a.m. worship service Sun day. - Church school will be held at 9:30 a.m. "Our Church" will be the theme of a series of two ser mons that will begin Nov. 9, at the church. The first in the series will be "The Man in the Pulpit" to be followed by "The Man in the Pew," Jacksonville - "This High Calling" will be the sermon topic Sunday at First Presby terian church, Jacksonville, at 11 a.m. The Rev. King K. Jones Jr., pastor, will speak. The Jacksonville Westmin ster Fellowship will meet Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, the church family fellowship night sup per will be held at the church at 6:30 p.m. Church Youth To Sponsor Car Wash Sunshine Gospel church. Mace rd. will sponsor a car wash at the Krupp'i Flying A Service Station on Pacific highway, Central Point, Sat urday from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. The young people of the church are raising money for the church so drinking foun tains and restrooms may be installed on the church prop erty.. In cooperation with the "Make Medford Beautiful" program the church is also trying to obtain fill dirt so the property may be land scaped. In addition to the car wash the young people will also sell cookies and candy donated by the women of the church. et'a go together to Sunday School at 9:40 a.m. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 5th and Central . Ph. SP 2-9197 Regular Free Bus Routes THE REV. BRUCE J. WEBER At Central Point Church New Pastor Assumes Duties in Valley Central Point The First Presbyterian church, Central Point, has called the Rev. J. Weber to their pastor effective Nov. L He is replacing Dr. Norman K. Tully who has served the church for the last eight years and who recently retired. Mr. Weber attended Berke ley High school, San Jose State college, San Franciso Theological seminary, and Boston University Graduate school. He was ordained June 30, 1957 by the Presbytery of Los Angeles. Prior to coming to Central Point MrAWeber served the First Presbyterian church of Santa Monica, Calif, for one year as an assistant pastor. He also worked at the First Presbyterian church, Medford, for three months during the summer of 1956. Mr. Weber's wife, Hollie, ac companied him to Central Point. Army Sunday School Schedules Contest Two planes will take off from The Salvation Army Sun day school, Sunday at 9:45 a.m. to travel to 18 different cities and 33 states. The pilots are Pat Bandy and Lucille Smith; co-pilots, Barbara Bailey and Bob Gar rison; navigators, Bill Carson and Ralph Ragan, and stew ardess, Mrs. Edith Phillips and Mrs. George Smith. During the contest several prizes will be given. At the close of the contest a trip on West Coast Twin Propjet transport will be awarded to the one who brings the most people. Anyone under 20 years of age' is qualified to participate. A Salvation Army song book with the person's name on it will be given to the one who is 20 years old or over who brings the most HEAR "Quaker Hour" Broadcast New Time and Station 9 a.m. each Sunday K-DOV Sponsored by Friends Churches Of Medford, Talent & Ashland UNITY CENTER of MEDFORD 993 S. Oakdale Affiliated Unity School of Christianity, Lee' Summit, Mo. Regular Sunday Devotional Services 11:00 m As usual at PYTHIAN HALL 5th and Grape Sti. All weekly classes and Study Groups will be held at the Center, 995 S. Oakdale. Center Km. Open Daily 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For Futher Information Call Catherine Bos worth. Minister Office SP 2-6902 Sunday School "Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God ... if we walk in the light, as' he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another ..." 1 John 4:15, 1:7
