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Newspaper Page Text6 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford", Oregon, Friday, January 16, 1959 Ministerial History of A history of churches in Oregon Territory and par ticularly in the Rogue River valley, was told Tuesday morning by ministers of the various denominations at the Medford Ministerial v associa tion meeting. The Rev. Thomas McCam ant, Congregational church, chairman of the Centennial committee for the association, was chairman for the pro gram. He reviewed the missionary effects on the development in the area and read from Har vey W. Scott's "History of Oregon Country." He men tioned that the missionary gained a foothold , in the Northwest for the American settlers who followed. The Methodists arrived, he said, in 1834 when Jason Lee and four companions came to the Territory, then the Pres byterians in 1836 and the Ro man Catholics in 1838 The Baptists were reported to have arrived in 1846. Church Built in 1854 The Methodists organized a church in the valley in 1853 and built the church build ing, which still stands in Jacksonville, in 1854. First pastor was Joseph F. Smith. Mr. McCamant and the Rev. Melvin Dixon, St. Luke's Methodist church, presented the Methodist background in the absence of Dr. George G. Roseberry. The Rev. John O. Reynolds and Dr. D. Kirkland West spoke on the Presbyterian missionaries who first set tled in the Territory near Walla Walla, Wash., and es tablished a mission there. Founder of the mission was Marcus Whitman.. The oldest Presbyterian church on the west coast with a continuous history is lo cated south of Astoria, Ore. It was started in 1846. Mr. Reynolds commented that the Presbyterian mission aries were usually called up on by the various commu nities to teach as ' well as preach. He mentioned that they were known for the pro moting of public education. Moses Williams Dr. West told of the ar rival of Moses Williams in the valley who started the First Presbyterian church in Jackson county at Jackson ville Nov. 22, 1857. From this church the other Presby terian churches in the valley were organized. In 1838 Elkanah Walker nd dishing Eels, mission aries under the auspices of the Congregational church's foreign mission board, arrived at the Whitman mission, Mr. McCamant said. The George H. Atkinson Memorial Congregational church in Oregon City was established in 1844 and is the oldest church of that denom ination in Oregon today. The Ashland Congregational church was started in 1888. The Rev. James W. Neely, pastor of First Baptist church, told of the Baptist circuit riders that arrived in the Wil lamette valley in the 1850's. It has been reported that Bap tists may have been in the Territory as early as 1823. Joab Powell Joab Powell, one - of the first Baptist preachers in the area, organized the Baptist church near Albany, Ore., which is known to have been conducting services in 1861. It is possible that services were being held prior to the time the church and cemetery were dedicated. The first Baptist churches in the Rogue valley were Table Rock and Wagner Creek churches and were members of the Rogue River Baptist association. The dates these churches were establish ed are not readily available. The First Baptist church in Ashland was established in 1877 and the present building completed in 1879. The First Baptist church, Medford, was started in 1885 and the first building constructed in 1887 at the present- church site, North Fifth st. and Central ave. The same year the Med ford church joined the Rogue River Baptist association Land Donated Also reviewing church his tory was the Rev. Joseph Munshaw, pastor of Eagle Point Community Bible church. The church, original ly organized in 1905 as the First Baptist church, com pleted its building the follow ing year. It is still used as part of the church plant to day. Mr. Munshaw explained that the land on- which the church now stands was given to the First Baptist church for the duration of time serv ices were held there. If the Baptist congregation discon tinued services the land was available to any group that Association Hears Valley Denominations would conduct services. The pastor explained that during World War II several other denominations, includ ing Presbyterian, Congrega tional, and Church of Christ, supplied ministers for the church and today the congre gation includes members of 11 different denominations. Mr. McCamant reminded ministers to notify the Jack son County Centennial asso ciation of any religious ac tivities planned by their churches during the Centen nial year that would be open to tourists. Such information could be included in pamph lets distributed by the 'asso ciation and the Jackson Coun ty Chamber of Commerce, he said. Came in Covered Wagon Visitor at the meeting was th Rev. Howard D. Michael, minister of the Myrtle Point Church of,the Brethren. He was in the valley assisting with services which ended last evening at the local 1957 Award of Merit Winner Njjffi National Sermons and Meetings Announced by Valley United Presbyterians Dr. D, Kirkland West will preach at both morning serv ices of the First Presbyterian church Sunday on the topic "You Are on the Witness Stand." At the 9:30 a.m. service the Westminster choir will sing the anthem "O, That I Had a Thousand Voices" and at 11 a.m. the Chancel Choir will sing "Surely Thou Knowest, Lord, the Secrets of Our Hearts." Lynn E. Sjolund, bar itone, - will sing the solo "Arise, Shine, Thy Light Is Come" at both services. After the services on Sun day, coffee hours will be held in the Fellowship hall of the church for the members of the congregation to greet visi tors and one another. Children's church is held regularly each Sunday at 11 a.m. under the direction of Mrs. Carl Lichti. Junior High Fellowship will meet at 5:30 Church Teachers Asked to Meeting Teachers of pre-school age children in church schools in Medford and vicinity are in vited to meet with Mrs. E. A. Rollins of Portland at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, in the fireplace room of First Methodist church to consider "How to do a better job" in her church. Mrs. Rollins serves the Portland Council of Churches on the leadership education committee and the committee on children's work. She is the author of many articles on nursery-age children and has taught in observation and laboratory schools. Mrs. Keith Templeman of First Christian church and Mrs. Glen Duysen of First Methodist church are at tempting to contact all of the Medford and vicinity church es to invite those who work in pre-school departments to attend. The session is being planned at the request of Bap tist and Disciple churches of the Portland Council of Churches. Methodist Minister At Portland Meeting Dr. George G. Roseberry is in Portland this week for the mid-year meetings of the Ore g o n Methodist Conference that are being held through today. Dr. Roseberry, while there, is making plans for the Ore gon annual conference that is to meet in Medford, May 28 through 31. Bishop A. Ray mond Grant will be the pre siding officer and will be as sisted by his district super intendents. The Rev. Meredith Groves; former pastor of the Medford church, will assist Dr. Rose berry in arrangements for the annual conference here. The last time the conference was held in Medford was 22 years ago. SERMON SUBJECT "Life" will be the sermon subject Sunday at the First Church of Christ, Sicentist, at 11 ajn. at the church, 100 Windsor ave. Everyone is wel come to attend. Brethren church. Mr. Michael mentioned that as a boy he had accompanied his family from Missouri to Seattle, Wash, in a covered wagon drawn by ox team. The trip, made in 1889, took four months, he explained. The following year the fam ily moved to Albany, Ore., where they made their home. The visiting pastor men tioned several incidents that occurred during the trip, one tragedy being the death of one of the men by a grizzly bear in Wyoming. He also recounted some of the hum orous incidents with the friendly Indians. He stated that the wagon train families were afraid of them since they could not un derstand the Indian language. Panhandlers Reported Capt. William Ricken of the Salvation Army asked minis ters to contact the Corps of fice regarding families in need who arrive from time to time in the valley. Religious Publicity Council p.m. for a discussion whicn will be led by the eighth grade class. The fellowship is start ing a program which kwill give the responsibility for each unday's meeting to a different class, rotating through the seventh, eighth and ninth grades. Westminster Fellowship will meet at 7 p.m. for an opening worship service which will be followed by a discussion un der the sponsorship of the Outreach Commission entitled "Dialogue Among Neighbors." Dee Ann Taylor will be the discussion leader. Fireside will be held at the home of Barbara Preston, 1016 Reddy St. Jacksonville - "What Jesus Says About His Own Teach ing" will be the sermon topic Sunday at 11 ajn. by the Rev. King K. Jones, pastor of Jack sonville First Presbyterian church. The choir will sing "Standing at the Portal of the Opening Year." Sunday evening the young people will continue . their study of other religions by considering Hinduism. Dr. Albert Griffin was elected elder at the annual congregational and corpora tion meeting . held by the church last Sunday. Also elected were Fred Edens and Harry White, trustee; Melvin Hall, treasurer; John Nieder meyer, Sunday school super intendent; Mrs. E. O. Graham, deaconess; John Niedermeyer, every member canvass chair man; E. O. Graham, congrega tional representative; Mrs. Rafe Andrews, publicity for missions conference, and Mrs. John Keaveny, communion preparation. Central Point - The Rev. Bruce J. Weber will continue the series of sermons on "Is Religion Relevant?" at the First Presbyterian church, Central Point. "Guilt and For giveness" is the topic for Sun day at 11 a.m. The girls' oc tette will sing "O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee." A su pervised nursery for pre school children is conducted during the worship hour. At 12:45 p.m. a potluck din ner will be held, followed by the congregational meeting for annual reports and elec tion of church officers. Westminster Fello w s h i p will meet at 7 p.m. for a dis cussion on the meaning of "Worship," led by Miss June Hopkins. Ashland -The Rev. B. J. Holland, First Presbyterian church, Ashland, will speak on "First Things First" ' at both the 9:45 and 11 a.m. wor ship services Sunday. Evangelist Begins New Series Tonight Evangelist Floyd Bresee and Gospel Singer Monty Jones will begin a new series of Evangelistic services to night at 7:30 o'clock in the Esquire theater. "Armageddon" is the sub ject Evangelist Bresee has chosen for the opening meeting- , An organ recital by Donna Jones, and a chalk drawing by Ellen Bresee will be featured in the evening's service. The meetings are sponsored by the Seventh - day Adven tist church, and everyone in terested is invited to attend. He explained that several cases of panhandlers have been discovered recently. In these cases, he explained, the families, once helped by the Salva'tion Army have gone from church to church until as many as five or six churches have been contacted for assistance. The local Corps can shelter families, regardless of size, the local commanding officer said. The services that they can supply include, in addi tion to shelter, are meals and clothing. The local officer said that they receive many requests for gasoline, which they can not donate. This, he contin ued, is due to the National Transportation act, passed ap proximately 10 years ago at the request of the federal government. The agreement between the fderal government and pri vate agencies states that no agency will transport persons from one locaGty to another, particularly across state lines, without verifying in writing that the locality to which the persons are traveling' is their legal residence. This would tend to stop shifting persons without a source of income or other financial arrangement from one area to another where they would have to seek aid. The agreement states that the originating agency could be held libel for the cost of such aid. The agreement has been signed by the American Red Cross, Salvation Army, Na tional Catholic Charities, and other agencies that aid the needy, Capt. Ricken stated. Reports given during the business meeting included one by the Radio-TV committee, the Rev. Raymond W. Hum, First Church of the Nazarene, chairman. Meeting at St. Mark's The next meeting of the association will be held Tues day, Feb. 10, at St. Mark's Episcopal church with the fel lowship hour starting at 9:30 a.m. The meeting Tuesday was held at St. Luke's Meth odist church. Prior to the pro gram Mr. Neely gave the de votions. Twenty ministers at tended the monthly event. MINISTERS ROUND TABLE The Minister's Round Table will discuss Foreign Missions Sunday at 8:05 a.m. on Ra dio Station KMED. The ques tion sent in by a listener asks, "Why does the church have a Foreign Mission program?" Local Adventists Schedule Day of Religious Liberty Memories of Independence Hall and the group of dedicat ed men who framed an instru ment of government there, will come alive in the Rogue Valley's Seventh-day Adven tist churches Saturday at 11 a.m. The occasion will be a free dom rally at which the funda mental tenets of the Consti tution and Bill of Rights as they apply to religion will be discussed. "We are going to restudy and rethink what our found ing fathers wrote into our system of democracy in Phila delphia so many years ago," said Pastor John D. Trude, "so that we can apply true Education Secretary Is Saturday Speaker Guest speaker at the Valley View Seventh-day Adventist church Saturday morning will be W. O. Baldwin, Portland. Pastor Baldwin is the edu cational secretary for the Or egon conference. Under his direction are 52 elementary schools employing 116 teach ers and four academies giving the usual - four-year high school training. The first Missionary Vol unteer meeting of the year will be held at the Valley View Seventh-day Adventist church Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Newly elected officers will be installed and plans will be announced for projects to be developed this year. The officers who will serve during 1959 are Mrs. Bill Rea, leader; Mrs. Jim Nations and Leon Christensen, assistants, and Norma Brainard, secre tary. SCHOOL RALLY Ashland J. Clark Lam beth, president of the Cali fornia Christian Schools, will speak Sunday at 3 p.m. at Faith Tabernacle, Ashland. He will speak in connection with the Rogue Valley Chris tain School Rally which is being held at the church for children from kindergarten age through the fourth grade. Eastwood Church Votes on Budget, Officers, at Meet Eastwood Baptist church, North Keene Way dr. at Ridgeway ave., held its annual meeting last week. Items con sidered included a vote on the $18,000 budget, and the election of officers. Elected were Robert Balk, moderator; Dr. L. Paul Walk er, vice moderator; Mrs. Rob ert Balk, church clerk; John Yungen, financial secretary; William L. White, treasure; Dean S. Anderson, church school superintendent; Mrs. Dale Harris, assistant superin tendent; James McCord, dea con; Mrs. John Yungen, dea coness and Lyle Heidman, "Rich" Hagan, and Dr. L. Paul Walker, trustees, v Also considered were the preliminary architect's draw ings of the proposed addition of a baptistry and redesgined chancel. New members re ceived during the year were, greeted by the moderator. "On the Fringes" is the title of the sermon of the pastor, the Rev. Richard M. Jones, at the worship service, 11 a.m. Sunday. The cancel choir will sing. Nursery care is provided and a fellowship hour will fol low the worship hour. John Morrow, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Morrow, will sh'ow slides of Italy at the 7:30 p.m. service. Carroll Graber will lead the singing and also sing a baritone solo. Eastwood Baptist church is located north of Hedrick High school and is affiliated with the American convention. Visitors are always welcome to its services. Meetings Scheduled In Central Point Central Point - The Rev. William E. Berg, missionary evangelist, will conduct a series of meetings at the Com munity Bible Church, Central Point, beginning Monday, Jan. 19, and continuing through Sunday, Jan. 25. The services will be held each night, Monday through Fri day, at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Berg first went to China as a missionary but when the Communist regime came into power, he and his family were forced to leave. He then went to the Philip pines where he had been for the past 10 years. He and his family returned for their sec ond furlough in July, 1958. Prior to his entering the mission field, he had a wide ministry in the area of youth conference and evangelism. The public is invited to at tend. freedom in the service of Christ in our modern day." Pastor Trude said the rally will mark the church's annual Religious Liberty Day,, dur ing which time the congrega tion studies current trends in this area and lays plans to promote more vigorously the principle of separation of church and state, which Ad ventists believe is essential to good government. Pastor Trude said that an offering would be received at the rally to distribute "Lib erty," a magazine of religious freedom, which advocates the separation of church and state, to community leaders through out the area. Quartet to Sing The Rogue Valley Gosped quartet composed of Alvy Bowman, Joe Hoyt, and Har old and Leonard Yost will present several selections at a youth rally to be held in the Roseburg Seventh-day Adven tist church Saturday at 3:30 p.m. The group were a part of the musical program for a similar rally held last Satur day in the Grants Pass Seventh-day Adventist church, which was attended by youth from a number of Southern Oregon churches. Young people from Medford area who also took part in last Saturday's program were Mr. and Mrs. Jim Nations, Rudy Yost, who is a student at Milo academy, and Carolyn Bigger, Eddie Christensen and Dale Barnard, all enrolled at Rogue River academy. Social Event An "old-time" social event for Valley Adventists and their friends will be held in the Pathfinder clubhouse on the Rogue River Academy grounds Saturday beginning at 6:30 pjn. MISSION STUDY Gold Hill-Gold Hill Com munity Methodist church will hold a church wide mission study of the Middle East Sun day at 7:30 pjn. This will be the second of a series of three lesson. A film strip on the Middle East will be shown with Mrs. Thomas Z. Smith, discussion leader, . 'Ad A I tare Dei' Awards Won by Seven Sacred Heart Boy Scouts Seven Sacred Heart parish Boy Scouts have recently com pleted all requirements and passed the written and prac tical tests necessary for re ceiving the Roman Catholic church's "Ad Altare Dei" (to the altar of God) award. Jeffrey Randolph, Michael Stinson, Douglas and Jerry Vakoc, and Gregory and Lar ry Wright, all first class scouts of St. Mary's school Troop 1, and Explorer Scout James Schmidt appeared before the archdiocesan examining board 1st Christian Starts School of Missions "The Frontier is all Around Us" is the title of the sermon which the Rev. William C. Piper will preach at both services at the First Christian church Sunday morning. At the 8:30 service John R. Schwab will sing "The Lord Is My Light." At the 10:55 service the choir will sing the anthem "Give Ear to My Words." Nursery care is pro vided for both services and there will be a coffee hour following the second service. The annual School of Mis sions begins Sunday and will continue each Sunday eve ning for six Sundays. The study this year will be on the work of the Christian Church Brotherhood in missions at home and abroad. Sunday the lessons will be on the work in the United States. Teachers The program will start at 6 p.m. with a study period for each age level. Mrs. Evan Pruitt and Mrs. Herbert Car son will be in charge of the pre-school department; Mrs. Confraternity Of Parish Hold Officer Election Robert J. Hamlin was elect ed president of the Sacred Heart parish unit of the Con fraternity of Christian Doc trine at the first general meet ing of the organization for the 1959 season, last Sunday. Hamelin will be assisted by Don Sweeney, vice president; Mrs. Richard Atterbury, sec retary; and Joseph Kindell, treasurer. Summary committee reports indicated the success of the weekly catechism classes for students not attending the parochial school; completion of a confraternity course in doctrine and teaching methods for lay teachers; participation in discussion clubs, especially during the Lenten season; and local cooperation in the arch-diocesan-wide census and in formation program. It was pointed out that the weekly inquiry classes, part of the information program for interested non-Catholics, had been well attended and brought 40 converts into the church. Plans for the future include the formation of a Legion of Mary and emphasizing the work of the parent-education and apostles of good-will com mittees. The Very Rev. Carl Mai, priest-director of the unit, re minded members that spirit ual things grow very slowly and meet many obstacles; that the good isn't always as ob vious as the evil; and that one can't become discouraged but must continue working to bring all things to Christ. Retiring Officers Retiring officers include George Holtzinger, president; Arnold Paradis, vice president and discussion club chairman; Mrs. Robert J. Hamelin, act ing secretary; Duane Kraft, treasurer; Mrs. Earl De Lisle, chairman of fishers; and Mrs. Francis McKay, chairman of parent-education. Commended were Mr. and Mrs.. Perry Rayburn for the many hours they worked as chairmen of teachers and help ers, and as catechism teachers. A vote of thanks was given Mrs. Frank Horton for her help in guiding the formation and development of the parish CCD unit. The CCD executive board will meet Monday, Jan. 19, to consider the appoinment of new committee chairmen. Central Point Church Announces Subjects Central Point - "The New Testament Church, Its Lead ership" will be the worship service topic Sunday at Church of Christ, Central Point, by Mr. Jean M. Shelley, minister. Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Conley Silsby, professor at Puget Sound College of the Bible, will be guest speaker. The annual meeting of the church will be held with officers being elected Wed nesday, Jan. 21, at 8 p-m. at Mt. Angel Seminary last week end, with Catholic scouts from other areas, for the final phase of testing. All of the group are report ed to have passed the tests with high grades. Tested as Advanced The Rev. John Ilg, assistant pastor at Sacred Heart church, instructed and tested the Troop 1 boys as they advanced through the Ad Altare Dei requirements for each scout ing rank. Explorer Schmidt, formerly Richard Greer will have the kindergarten dep artment; Mrs. William E. Roberts, Mrs. Keith Allen, junior; Mrs. Gerald Johnson, junior high group and Robert Reaves will direct the high school group. Mrs. Ethel Latham has charge of the adult group with dif ferent study leaders for each session. Sunday Mrs. Ralph Cook will present the lesson. At 6:45 p.m. there will be a general assembly with a ten minute devotional given by Mr. Piper. Sunday the guest speaker will be the Rev. John O. Reynolds of the First Presbyterian c.h u r c h. Mr. Reynolds will talk on the Middle East and will show slides of Lebanon. The entire program will close at 7:30 p.m. Nursery care will be pro vided each Sunday night. THE REV. JOHN SIMON Hood River Pastor Here Hew Minister at St. Peter Church The Rev. John E. Simon will be installed as pastor of St. Peter Evangelical Luther an church Sunday, Jan. 25, at 4 p.m. at the church at 1020 East Main st. Mr. Simon is currently pas tor of Immanuel Lutheran church in Hood River, Ore., where he has served since November, 1952. Prior to moving to Hood River he had churches in Toledo, Ore., Montana and Idaho. During his present pastor ate he organized churches in White Salmon, Bingen and The Dalles. He has been ac tive in Toastmasters club and was a member of the County Chamber of Commerce. The new pastor has his master's degree from the Uni versity of Oregon and is a graduate of St. Louis Semin ary. He has also attended the University of Washington. Mrs. Simon, who also has her master's degree from the uni versity, has been a teacher in the Hood River schools for the past 2V2 years. The couple have four chil dren, Helen, a senior in music education at the University of Oregon; John Martin, a pre-ministerial student In the high school department at Concordia, and Tommy, a second-grader. ( St. Peter churcih has been without a full-time pastor since July, 1957, when the Rev. Kenneth Korby resigned to assume duties as assistant professor of religion at Val paraiso university, Valparai so, Ind. Vacancy pastor has been the Rev. Hugo Gurney of Grants Pass. Witnesses Tell Watchtower Subject "Happy are the Ones Stay ing Awake" will be the topic for the Watchtower study Sunday at 7:15 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 2402 Jacksonville highway. The public meeting topic at 6 p.m. will be "What Did Christ Ransom?" At the Central Point King dom hall the public address will also be held at 6 p.m. entitled "Testing the Holy Trinity's Foundation." The Watchtower topic will be the same. ' ' of Grants Pass, was coached for the ward in that parish by the Rev. Daniel Kelly. The Ad Altare Dei service award is the recognition giv en by the church to first class and Explorer Scouts, upon the authority of the bishop of each diocese, for advancement in the spiritual content of the scouting program. It is in addition to, not in place of, other awards and is designed to help the scout live his oath and law. There are three main areas of requirements to be ful filled in earning this award: advancement in the knowl edge and understanding of church doctrine; extensive participation in and under standing of the church serv ices such as the mass and benediction; and Catholic ac tion, or putting religion into practice in everyday living. Bronze Cross The award itself is a bronze cross suspended from a rib bon in papal and national colors under a bar pin bear ing the inscription "Ad Al tare Dei". It is authorized to be worn on the scout uniform. Only two boys have earned me awara in Mediord pre viously:. Jerry Randolph in 1 rce 1 1 ji iod ana Armur Jirving m 1957. a similar award is given to Girl Scouts and has been held here only once, by Nancy Stevenson. Charles Hackett, scoutmast er of Troop 1, and Richard tiandolpn accompanied the boys to Mt. Angel. "It is unusual for so many Scouts to qualify for the award at one time, and with such high grades," Hackett said. 1 Formal presentation of the medals will be made Febru ary I, by Archbishop Edward D. Howard. Nazarenes Plan Youth Week Here Nazarene Young People' Society of Medford First Church of the Nazarene an nounce plans for "youth week" which starts Sunday and to end with a "youth week" revival Jan. 22 through 25. Included in activties will be a band from Northwest Nazarene college. Various young people of the local church will par ticipate in the worship serv ices assiting the pastor, the Rev. Raymond W. Hum. The youth leaders will be in charge of the Wednesday prayer meeting service. Among the youth coming from Northwest Nazarene col lege, will be Dave Mattson, concert pianist and accoma nist for the college choir; Gordon Olsen, Eugene, song leader and Alan Rpdda, Walla Walla, Wash. A vocal trio, Kathy Hicks, Joan Haynes and Joan Ogburn, will sing. Services are open to the pub lic and "high school younng people are especially invited to attend. The youth choir of Medford First Church will also par ticipate in these services. 1st Assembly of God Has Annual Election The annual election of of ficers at First Assembly of God, 1108 West Main St., was neid recently. Elected to the board of trus tees for three-year terms were M. E. Stansfield and Don W. Jacobs. -Medford. who re placed Earl Heft and William H. McKinley. Heft retired from the board after 27 years of service and McKinley re signed at the expiration of" his term following 9 years of continuous service. Others elected for one year terms were Paul Strone. sec retary-treasurer, and Myron Hanson, Sunday school super intendent. Hon Lutheran Church Announces Subject "The Right Use of God's Name" will be the sermon topic Sunday at Zion Luther an church by the Rev. E. C. Coovert, pastor. The sermon will be the second in a series on the Ten Commandments. The choir will sing "Sing to Him." Sunday at 6 p.m. the Senior Luther league will hold a dinner meeting at the home of Carolyn Sidener with Ro mona Schroeder as co-hostess. Christian w.- - William C. Piper , . Minister th and Gospel Mission Sets Business Session Monday The Medford Gospel Mis sion will hold their first an nual business meeting Mon day, Jan. 19, at the Girls Com munity club, 6:30 p.m. starts ing with a potluck dinner. John Pederson, superinten dent of the Klamath Falls Gospel Mission, will be guest speaker. Officers will be elect ed and departmental reports given. Temporary officers are Fred Robinson, president; Glenn McCullough, vice presi dent; William McKinley, sec retary; and Helmer Tinseth, treasurer. The local mission is cur rently remodeling their build ing and installing equipment at 35 South Front st. All work is being done on Saturdays starting at 8 a.m. by volun teers. It was reported that the kitchen and laundry equip ment needed has been ob tained by the Mission. The officers plan to have the Mis sion in operation by Feb. 15. The completed mission will accommodate 30 men in addi tion to staff and will include a chapel. Superintendent for the local work is William Howard, Bakersfield, Calif. The mission will operate for the purpose of reaching the "unfortunate" with the preaching of the gospel and to assist in the feeding, cloth ing, and lodging of those who are in need. Local Pastor to Ministers' Meet The Rev. W. E. Martin will attend the Mid-winter Minis ters' meeting of the Churches of God in Oregon this week end at Eugene. In connection with the event is an association meet ing, which includes a delegate from each local congregation, for the purpose of outlining an expansion program for the next few years. It will include the construction of . new church buildings and the starting of new congregations throughout the state. Speaking here Sunday for the morning service will be the Rev. T. O. Satterfield, former pastor here and now a Medford resident. For the eve ning service, the speaker will be the Rev. E. E. Hoover, Medford. Conference leaders will in clude the Rev. Cecil Brown, Anderson, Ind., who is the field representative for the church extension board of the Churches of God, and the Rev. E. E. Wolfram, also of Anderson, who is executive secretary of the world service commission of the Churches of God. The two men will as sist Oregon in their program of expansion. Congregationalists To Hear New Series The Rev. Thomas McCam ant begins a new series of ser mons at the Congregational church at the 10 a.m. service Sunday. The series will be based on the New Testament book, "The Acts of the Apostles". The general title will be, "Actors in 'The Acts'." The first sermon will be on 'The Holy Spirit". Suc ceeding sermons will deal with "Peter,:' "Barnabas" and "Paul". The morning worship and the church school are both held at the same hour. Nurs ery care is also provided for younger children. The Pil grim Fellowship ' for high school young people meets at 7 p.m. UNITY CENTER of MEDFORD 995 S. Oakdalo Affiliated Unity School of Christianity, Lee's Summit, Mo.' Regular Sunday Devotional Service 11:00 ajn. A usual at PYTHIAN HALL 5th and Grape Sta. All weekly classes and Study Groups wiU be held at the Center, 89S S. Oakdalo. Center Rm. Open Daily 10:00 ajn. to 4:00 p.m. Unity Radio Program, 830 to 835 a.m. on KDOV 1300 on yur Dial. Tune in for Daily Tot Further Information Call Katherine Bosworth. Minister Office SP 2-6902 First Christian Church 'The Friendly Church" : Welcomes You TO ALL SERVICES Two Morning Services 8:30 a.m. and 10:55 a.m. Bible School 0.4c Youth Fellowship-6:30 p.m. NO evening service . , , Oakdale Medford, Ort.