Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 02, 1959, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextMAIL TRIBUNE, M.dford, Oregon, Friday, January 2, 1959 7 Mew Construction Plans Continue, Pastors Attend Conventions Br PEG HUTCHINSON Mail Tribune Church Editor Eighteen new ministers arrived in the valley during 1958 to make it the top devel opment in the church newt department, overshadow i n g church construction which has been the big story for the two prior years. Although 17 ministers were transferred from the area, to day only one large church is without a pastor. That church, St. P-ter Evangelical Luther an church, expects its new minister within the month. Four church buildings and one Sunday school unit were completed during the year while three building pro grams were started by other churches. Largest among these is the proposed $100,000 Medford Seventh-day Adven tist church and the five-year construction program of Zion Lutheran church costing $95,-' 000. Religious Travelers Of particular interest dur ing 1958 were the many reli gious travelers. In July nearly 90 valley ministers of the Je hovah's Witnesses attended the International Divine Will convention in New York City. Other travelers included lo cal ministers who held reviv als in foreign countries and ministers who attended na tional conferences of " their denominations throughout the United States. 1 The new ministers in the valley included the Rev, Hen ry I. Brown at Mt. Pitt Ave nue Church of the Nazarene; the Rev, . C. Bush, Free p . . Bethel Assembly of God church completed in time Methodist church; the Rev. H. C. Coovert, Zion Lutheran church; the Rev. J. M. Mc Craw, First Southern Baptist church; the Rev. Edgar Cruce, Sunshine Gospel church; the Rev. W. E. Martin, First Church of God; the Rev. Wil liam A. Saladin, First Presby terian church, Phoenix; the Rev. Earnest Bell, Talent First Methodist church; the Rev. Herschel Hall, Ashland First Methodist church; the Rev. King K. Jones, First Presby terian church, Jacksonville; the Rev. Bruce J. Weber, First Presbyterian church, Central Point; the Rev. W; E. Irby, Assembly of God, Jackson ville; the Rev. Ray Nelson, Berean Baptist church, Camp White; and Miss Jean Cun ningham, Gold Hill Christian church. Nw Assistants New assistant pastors , in clude the Rev. John Smith Power, St. Mark's Episcopal church; Donald Wilson, vaiiey Seventh - day Adventist churches; Lt. Rodger Crad dock, Salvation Army; and William E. Walden, Apostolic Faith church. New "churches were com pleted during the year by the Bethel Assembly of God, Ruch Community Bible church, New Age church in Eagle Point, and Ashland Grace Lutheran church. St. Luke's Methodist church com pleted their Sunday school unit, Pilgrim Holiness church started a construction pro gram and Unity Center mov ed o new quarters on South Oakdale ave. . Local ministers who attend ed "national conferences in cluded the Rev. Elvin S. Tol lefson. Ascension Lutheran church, who attended the Evangelical Lutheran church general convention in Minne apolis, Minn.; the Rev. Sher man Moore, Pilgrim Holiness church, to the quadrennial conference of the church in Winona Lake, Ind.; and the Rev. James Neely, First Bap- t Ruch Community Bible church completed . Moirabteirs If . . . The Rev. John O. Reyn olds, assistant pastor of First Presbyterian church, accepts position as organizing pastor of Westminster United Pres byterian church. tist church, who attended the annual Conservative Baptist Association of America meet ing in Denver, Colo. Attend Conferences Others included Dr. D. Kirkland West, First Presby terian church, who attended the general assembly meeting in Pittsburgh, Pa.; and Mrs. Roy Bosworth, minister of Unity Center of Medford, who attended a three-week annual meeting of the Ministerial as sociation of Unity School of Christianity in Lee's Summit, Mo. The young people's Bible quiz team of Medford Free Methodist church were state winners and traveled to Win ona Lake, Ind., to participate in the international cham pionship contest. Other travelers were the Rev. L. R. Collins, Central Point evangelist, who spent six months in Japan, and the Rev. Leo Wine, Faith Taber nacle, Ashland, who conduct ed a revival in Nicaragua. National Boards Positions on national church boards were received during ITfc i sis . . . Medford Seventh-day Adventists break ground for $100,000 church building ... the year by Mr. Neely and Dr. West. Mr. Neely was elect ed corresponding secretary of the Conservative Baptist Home Missionary society board at a meeting in Chicago, while Dr. West was appointed to a committee on ehurch un ion for the 'United Presbyte rian church of U.S.A. He was also selected as a committee member sponsored by the board of national missions to survey the Hawaiian islands for possible future Presbyte rian churches. Here is a month-by-month summary of church news, se lected from church news stories appearing in the Mail Tribune. JANUARY Feast of Lights held at St. Mark's Episcopal church . . . Valley Nazarenes start 50th year with ceremonies plan ned . . . The Rev. Raymond W. Hum, pastor of First Church of the Nazarene, reads New Testament aloud in 17Vi hours, "amazed at audience response" . . . Temple Baptist church, 794 Lozier lane, officially changes name to First Southern Bap tist church . . . The Rev. Ga briel Morris, OSB, of the Mt. Angel Abbey of St. Benedict, Ore., conducts spiritual ex ercises for membars of Sacred Heart Catholic parish . . . First Baptist church members vote to sponsor another church in Medford . . . Youth week observed in valley churches at Sunday services. FEBRUARY Services held in new Ruch Community Bible church . . . The Rev. John Smith Power arrives from Arkansas to as sume duties as assistant at St. Mark's Episcopal church . . . Bishop A. Raymond Grant in Medford to conduct "Invi tation to Outreach" meetings at First Methodist church . . . Boy Scouts honored at local services . . . The Rev. Walter C Morris from Oceanlake, Ore., assumes duties as temp- for Christmas services . . . , porary pastor at Mt. Pitt Ave nue Church of the Nazarene as the pastor, the Rev. Dwayne, Bachelor, resigns . . . Presbyterian Men's club mem bers from Medford and Phoe nix attend Sacramento, Calif., western area meeting of the national council of the group . . . St. Luke's Methodist church starts construction of educational unit on Siskiyou blvd. . . . Ash Wednesday serv ices scheduled . . . The Rev. G. H. Hillerman, pastor of Zion Lutheran church, re signs . . . Redecorating of Butte Falls Community Bible church completed The Rev. Robert T. Bridge resigns as pastor of First Presbyterian church, Jacksonville. MARCH The Rev. Elvin S. Tollefson, officially installed as pastor of Ascension Lutheran church . . . The Rev. Kenneth Korby, pastor of St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran church, speaker at Valparasio univer sity in Indiana, durins lecture series . . . Dr. D. Kirkland West, pastor of First Presby terian church, returns from trip to Hawaii as member of a committee sponsored by the Board of National Missions of the Presbyterian church, to survey the islands for possible future Presbyterian churches . . . The Most Rev. Edward D. Howard, DD, archbishop of Portland in Oregon, in Med ford to officiate at several pontifical functions . . . The Rev. Haddon Robinson, assist ant pastor of First Baptist church, resigns . . . Consecra tion of the parsonage of First Methodist church held . . . Sam B. Harbison, elder-trustee of First Presbyterian obd Aire! church, elected vice president of Northwest area of Nation al Council of Presbyterian Men at meeting in Chicago . . . The Rev. William A. Saladin assumes duties as new minis ter of Phoenix First Presby terian church . . . William E. Walden arrives as new min ister of music at Apostolic Faith church . . . The Rev. Lidio Borgese, Roman Catho lic priest at Sacred Heart hospital, author of book "Pre- . . . The Rev. Raymond W. of the Nazarene, read the church in 17V4 hours ... ludes and the Symphonies of Jesus." APRIL Maundy Thursday services scheduled in valley churches . . . Church of the Good Shep herd, Prospect, observes sixth birthday . . . Good Friday Services held . . . Easter serv ices held in valley churches . . . First Presbyterians to sponsor new Presbyterian church in Medford ... Cave Junction church observes 26th anniversary ... St. Martin's Episcopal church, Shady Cove, advanced to status of organized mission . . . The Rev. George R. V. Bolster, rector of St. Mark's Episcopal church, named dean of the southern convocation of the Oregon diocese . . . New hym nals dedicated at Zion Luth eran church . . . Valley Path finders complete clubhouse on Rogue River Academy school grounds on South Stage rd. . . . Spiritual Life Crusade be gins, sponsored by eleven val ley churches. MAY W. Lee Mansveld, minister of music at First Church of the Nazarene, accepts post in Astoria church. . . . Lloyd E. Biggs, president of Oregon Conference of Seventh - day Adventist, speaks in valley . . . V. L. Pearson, circuit super visor from Brooklyn, N.Y., speaks to valley Jehovah's Witnesses. . . . Oregon Pacific District Nazarene Foreign Missionary society and gen eral assembly meetings held in Medford. . . . The Rev. James Neely, First Baptist church, was elected president of Medford Ministerial Asso ciation, with the Rev. John Smith Power, St. Mark's Epis copal church, vice president; and the Rev. Robert E. Cull, First Assembly of God, secretary-treasurer. . . . Ascension Lutheran church, 2501 Bar nett rd., is formally dedicated. The Rev. Claude A. Miller resigns as pastor of First Southern Baptist church. . . . Dr. . D. Kirkland West, First Presbyterian church, attends general assembly of the Pres byterian Church in the U.SA. at Pittsburgh, Pa. . . . Roman Catholics schedule afternoon mass in Prospect for vacation ers. . . , Pilgrim Holiness church starts construction project. JUNE The Rev. Elvin S. Tollefson, Ascension Lutheran church, attends Evangelical Lutheran church general convention in Minneapolis, Minn. . . . Med ford Seventh-day Adventists break ground for new $100, 000 building. . . . Vacation Bible schools being in valley r i i3UkMdHia mm 1. STEREO PHONIC PHONOGRAPH 3. STEREO COMPANION SPEAKER churches. . . . New Age church dedicated on Millard ranch near Eagle Point. . . . Sum mer pastoral assistants arrive in valley. . . . The Rev. Sher man Moore attends quadren nial conference of Pilgrim Holiness churches in Winona Lake, Ind. . . . The Rev. L. R. Collins, Central Point evange list, leaves for six months in Japan. . . . The Rev. Henry I. Brown assumes duties as pas tor of Mt. Pitt Avenue Church Hum, pastor of First Church New Testament aloud at of the Nazarene. . . . The Rev. James Neely, First Baptist church, attends annual meet ing of Conservative Baptist Association of America in Denver, Colo. . . . The Rev. George Trobough, assistant at First Methodist church, trans ferred. . . . Miss Alice May Woolley, pastor of First Meth dist church, Talent, assigned to Canyonville church. . . . The Rev. Ross Knotts, pastor of Ashland First Methodist church to Springfield church. . . . The Rev. Earnest Bell, new pastor at Talent Metho dist, and the Rev. Herschel Hall arrives in Ashland at First Methodist there. . . . United Methodist church in Oregon to hold 1959 session of conference in Medford. . . . Medford church membership rose 5.18 per cent to total of 13,920. . Mrs. Roy Bos worth, minister of Unity Cen ter of Medford, attends an nual meeting of the Minister ial Association of the Unity School of Christianity in Lee's Summit, Mo. . . . The Rev. Glenn Wade resigns as pastor of Berean Baptist church, Camp White. JULY Religious services scheduled for Crater Lake National park and Oregon Caves National monument. . . . The Rev. John O. Reynolds, assistant pastor at First Presbyterian church, accepts position of organizing pastor for new Presbyterian church. . . . Ashland Grace Lutheran church building completed and dedicated. . . . The Rev. Darold H. Jones re signs as pastor of First Church of God. . . . The Rev. J. M. Root, pastor of Free Methodist church, transferred to Van couver, Wash., church. . . . Approximately 90 valley Je hovah's Witnesses attend in ternational convention in New York City. . . . Arthur Hoover ordained to Christian ministry at Church of Christ, Central Point. . . . The Rev. Kenneth Korby, pastor of St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran church, assumes duties as assistant professor of religion at Val paraiso university, Valparaiso, Ind. . . . Medford Pathfinders win drill competition at Path- SLIGHT EMPLOYMENT DIP Washington -UPD- Sen. Har ry F. Byrd (D-Va.) reported today that federal civilian em ployment during November totaled 2,354,717, a drop of only 765 government workers from the previous month. Some of the Indian pueblos contained more than 1,000 rooms. MAGNAVOX STEREO-RAMA! BUY NOW & GET ALL FOUR FOR AS LITTLE AS . . . mo p 'H finder fair at Gladstone park. : AUGUST The Rev. E. C. Bush as sumes duties as pastor of Free Methodist church here. . . . The Rev. H. C. Coovert ar rives from Alaska to assume duties as pastor of Zion Luth eran church. . . . The Rev. J. M. McCraw is new pastor at First Southern Baptist church. . . . Free Methodist church young people are champion ship Bible quiz team in Ore gon Conference of church, participate for international championship title at Winona Lake, Ind. ... St. Luke's Methodist church meets in new church. . . . The Rev. Edgar Cruce is pastor of Pen tecostal Sunshine Gospel church. SEPTEMBER Church of the Brethren celebrates 14th anniversary . . . Central Point Commu nity Bible church observes tenth anniversary in building . . . Donald Wilson is associ ate pastor of Ashland, Eagle Point, Medford and Valley View Seventh-day Adventist churches . . . The Rev. James Neely, . First Baptist church, elected corresponding secre tary of the Conservative Bap tist Home Missionary society board 1 .. . The Rev. Ray Nel son is new pastor at Berean Baptist church, Camp White . . . The Rev. W. E: Martin is new pastor of First Church cf God . . . The Unity Center has new quarters at 995 South Oakdale ave. OCTOBER Dr. Norman K. Tully, pas tor of First PresbyteriSn church, Central Point, retires . . . Westminster United Pres byterian church selected as name for the additional Pres byterian church in Medford . . . The Rev. Leo Wine, Faith Tabernacle, Ashland, conducts revival in Nicaragua . . . Medford Friends observe 16th . . . The Rev. James W. Neely, First Baptist church, presi dent of Medford Ministerial association, elected to position on board of Conservative Bap tist Home Missionary Socie ty .. . anniversary . . .Rogue Valley Nazarenes observe golden an niversary . . . The Rev. King K. Jones Jr. is new pastor of Jacksonville First Presbyter ian church . . . Medford Gos pel Mission organized with Fred Robinson elected tem porary president . . . Congre gational and Eastwood Bap tist churches observe fifth an niversaries . . . Lt. Rodger Craddock is new assistant- at Salvation Army here . . .The Rev. Richard M. Jones, East wood Baptist church delivers annual sermon at the 70th an nual session of the Oregon Baptist convention in Oregon HERTZ TRUCK RENTAL Available at HOPKINS RICHFIELD SERVICE MeAndrewi at Court SP 3-9068 wmm 3 2. STEREO RECORD LIBRARY 4. DIAMOND STEREO PICK-UP Chyireh Mew City . . . The Rev. Bruce J. Weber is pastor of First Pres byterian church, Central Point . . . The Rev. C. Fred Lee retires as pastor of Faith Advent Christian church . . . The Rev. William Turnbull resigns as pastor of Assembly of God church, Jacksonville. NOVEMBER Jacksonville Assembly of God pastor is the Rev. W. E. Irby . .-. St. Luke's Metho dists hold consecration serv ice .. . Dr. D. Kirkland West, First Presbyterian church, at tends meeting in New York City of the general assembly committee on church union . . . Thanksgiving services are scheduled in valley . . . Med ford Open Bible church places second in Pacific Coast divi sion enlargment contest for denomina tion's Sunday Baby Bottle Sterilizer 1 Only. Evenflo 8 Bottle Size. Reg. 6.99 for , Evenflo Elec. 6 Bottle Sterilizer Z Only. Regular $8.95 for Conselor Baby Z Only. Regular $9.45 for DeVilbis All Metal Vaporizer 1 Only. 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Zion Lutheran church begins $95, 000 building project . . . Christmas programs sched We CLOSED TODAY & SATURDAY January 2nd & 3rd FOR INVENTORY Sims Cycle &, Hobby Shop mm MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TOILETRIES Includes Colognes, After Shave Lotions, Dusting Powders and Many Other Items. Values to $2.50 Values ta $5.50 Plush Teddy Bears $069 0 VU1JI Vft Scale Bags Vi PRICE SALE! WE GIVE Northern Stamps Double Stamps on Prescriptions Open Weekdays-8:30 A.M. to 10:30 P.M. Sundays-10:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. Phone SP 2-71 13 Free Delivery uled by county churches . . . Bethel Assembly of God church holds Christmas serv ices in new building . . .Coun ty churches close year with Watch Night services of fel lowship, communion and pray er . . . Miss Jean Cunningham assumes duties' as minister of Gold Hill Christian church. Will Be 8 NORTH CENTRAL FIRST $100 1 $2"0 $4 $449 $89 $086 49c 29 $5Q88 $5175 1 do Gray $100 $noo i