6 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.
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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
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Oakdale Medford, Ort.