MAIL TRIBUNE, M.dford, Oregon, Friday, January 2, 1959 7
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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