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2A MAIL TRIBUNE, Medforo. Oregon, Friday, April 10, 1959 I - . -r-v i WFtf&H&-- . tMiitt - - t lit'" "''" 4S" 'i' "IJS V ' WATCH CONFERENCE Among the many local families of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who attended the general conference of the church in Salt Lake City via television was the Charles Smith family at 852 West 14th st. Morning services at the local church were cancelled April 5 so members could view the general conference from 9 until 11 a.m. over the local television station. In addition to general authorities of the church speaking during the tele east, there was singing by the famous Mormon Tabernacle Officials Carroll W. Smith. Ashland, president of Klamath stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, headed a delegation of stake and ward officials that attended the gen eral conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, last week end. Among those attending were stak counselors Dennis Ray Hassell, Ashland, and Ronald E. Phair, , Klamath Falls. ... Bishops attending from the sta'ki in addition to Dr. Dwaine E. Nelson, bishop of the Medf or d congregation, were Edward J. Hankins, Grants Pass; and Charles Wes ley Clark, Klamath Falls. Area members of the bishopric who attended were Douglas Shepherd, Medford; Francis Loyal Ramey, Klamath Falls; Robert Wallace Fossum and Clifford Robert Thayer, both Lakeview. Others Attending Others attending the gen eral conference were Mrs. Smith, Mrs, Hassell and Mrs. Phair. The general conferences are held in April and October of each year in Salt Lake City. During the past four years the conferences have been broad cast and televised through the cooperation of 27 television stations in the western United States. Members of the local congregation viewed the pro gram from 9 until IX a.m. April 5 over KBES-TV. The conference included general authorities of the church as speakers and sing ing by the Mormon Taber nacle choir. The three-day con ference which is scheduled in April usually meets on April 6 which is the anniversary of the founding of the church in 1830. This year's conference was held April 4 through 6. Speakers Heard ' Among the speakers heard by local audiences on Sunday morning were Stephen L. Richards, counselor in the first presidency of the church, and Harold B. Lee, one of the council of the 12 apostles. Conducting the conference was David O. McKay, presi dent. Eighteen women from the Klamath stake attended the annual primary conference held for teachers and leaders prior to the general confer ence. The two-day event is Adventist Youth lo Take Hike Saturday Young people of the Med ford and Valley View Sev enth-day Adventist churches will spend Saturday afternoon in the study of the Creator and the things of His crea tion. They will meet at 2:30 p.m. at the Valley View church and hike from there to Squaw Lake, a distance of approxi mately Wz miles, over a pre viously laid out trail. The' afternoon's study, un der the leadership of Mrs. Jim Nations, third and fourth grade teacher at Rogue River academy, will include collec tion and identification of flowers and other nature ob jects. SERMON SUBJECT "Are Sin, Disease, and Death Real?" will be the ser mon subject Sunday at the First Church of Christ, Scien tist, at 11 a.m. at the church, 100 Windsor ave. Everyone is welcome to attend. V-.. ,-, -i, irvj ........ -fi ' , . ' 3 -c Attend General Conference held each April. Part of the women participating in the primary conference remained in Salt Lake City for the gen eral conference. The primary association Missions Institute Planned in Valley By Presbyterians The Rev. Harold Voelkel of Korea will preach at both morning services of the First Presbyterian church Sunday on the theme "Open and Closed Doors." ( This will be the -opening message of the Missions In- THE REV. H. VOELKEL Medford Speaker stitute which is being held in the church from Sunday through Wednesday. Mr. Voelkel has served in Korea since 1929. During World War II when work was interrupted, he spent time in Japan studying that language and then served as a U. S. Army chaplain from 1943 to 1946. Since 1950 he has been on special service for the United States government as a chaplain among Korean pris-oners-of-war and has helped serve the more. than 15,000 Protestant prisoners. At the first service West minster . choir will sing the anthem "I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes" and at the second serv ice the chancel choir will sing "Open Our Eyes." James Bak er, tenor, will sing the solo "The Lord is My Light" at both services. The Junior High Fellowship will meet at 6:15 p.m. for rec reation and refreshments and then will join the Missions In stitute. Sunday evening the speak ers for the Institute will be the Rev. Benjamin Weir of Leb anon and the Rev. Aurea Bis po dos Santos of Brazil. This service will begin at 7 p.m. Fireside for WF will be held afterwards at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morgan, 629 South Holly st. Other services and speakers scheduled during the Missions Institute at the Medford church include Monday at 10 a.m. when Edwin Cozzens, Spanish Guinea, will speak and at 7:30 p.m. the Rev. Har old Voelkel, Korea, will speak. Monday from 3 until 8:30 p.m a Presbytery rally will be held at the Medford church. Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Voelkel will again speak. Wednesday at 1 I Wl '"iM.tiJ,it)l vv v V IV V V" TCTfWI , J'iIimi mmiiiIi r i -i r r fn tlwwffr .nmwi r niiiiiiiniin i rn,i choir which may be seen on the screen at left. At the Smith home Marilyn, 6, and Ray, 16, made themselves comfortable on the floor for the program while Susan, 4, preferred her mother's lap. Marilyn and Susan attend primary association meetings on Wednesday at the church while Ray is a mem ber of the Mutual Improvement society for young people. Mrs. Smith is president of the Relief society for the church here and Smith is financial clerk. ( (Kenn Knackstedt photo) meetings are held at the Med ford church weekly on Wed nesdays. During the sessions the children, ages 4 through 12, learn about the church, and participate in singing and 6:30 p.m. a family night din ner is planned. The Wednes day evening service will be attended by members of the valley Presbyterian churches. Central Point Pulpit guest at Central Point First Presby terian church Sunday at 11 a.m. will be the Rev. Benja min M. Weir, who has been stationed in southern Lebanon since 1953. v He is responsible for evan gelistic work for men and boys, has taught Bible and English in the girls' school and has been executive secre- mm THE REV. B. M. WEIR Central Point Speaker tary for the mission evangelis tic department. Mr. Weir- has received degrees from Univer sity of California and Prince ton Theological seminary and has served as an assistant pas tor at the Park Boulevard Presbyterian church, Oakland, Calif., and as an army chap lain. The congregation will hold a potluck dinner immediately followicg the worship service, and a question and answer period about Lebanon and the Middle East will be held. The dinner committee requests that each family takes its own table service and a 'covered dish". - Church school classes will meet at the usual 9:45 a.m. hour. At 7 pjn., Miss Judy Geb hard will be discussion leader for the meeting of Westmin ster Fellowship. Jacksonville The Rev. Aureo Bispo dos Santos from Brazil will speak Sunday at the 11 a.m. worship service at Jacksonville First Presbyteri an church. i The guest speaker is an in terpreter with the Evangelical church in Brazil and at the present time is working to wards his master's degree at the San Francisco Theological Seminary, San Anselmo, Calif. He is a graduate of the Presby terian Seminary in Recife, Brazil, and is an ordained pas tor of the Presbyterian church of Brazil. At the morning .service jjj d 1 5, : t recreational activities. One of the annual projects of the association was com pleted last month when the children conducted a penny drive to raise funds for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Children's hospital in Salt Lake City. More.than $400. was raised by the children locally; it was reported. - REV. A. B. Dos SANTOS . Jacksonville Speaker Clarence L. Smith. of the Med ford church will sing "I Sought the Lord." Sunday at 7:30 p.m. the Rev. Benjamin Martin Weir of Lebanon will speak and Monday at 7:30 p.m. following a potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m. Edwin Cozzens from Spanish Guinea will speak. Tuesday, April ,14, the Women's Association will travel to Medford to partici pate in the joint Woman's Association luncheon at which Dr. David Bryn - Jones from Japan will speak. Phoenix - Dr. and Mrs. David Bryn -Jones, formerly of Japan, will be guest speak- DR. DAVID BRYN-JONES Phoenix Speaker ers Sunday at the 11 a.m. service at Phoenix First Pres byterian church. Dr. Bryn-Jones is a pro fessor of economics and po litical science, having taught at several colleges in the United States prior to teach ing at the International Chris tion university in Tokyo, Ja pan, a position he held until 1955. Mrs. Bryn-Jones has served as librarian at various col leges where her husband taught and assisted in estab lishing and organizing the labrary at the university in Tokyo. They are currently re tired and living at Saratoga, Calif. A coffee hour will follow the service. r ' " First Christian To Honor College During Service Sunday will be observed as Northwest Christian College Day at the First Christian church. The college, located at Eugene, is sponsored by the Christian churches and trains young people for the ministry and religious educa tion work. Dr. Donald McGavran will be the guest speaker at the 10:55 a.m. service. Dr. Mc Gavran has been a missionary in India for a number of years. At the present time he is giving a course on Missions at Northwest Christian col lege. The Rev. William C. Piper will preach at the 8:30 a.m. service. His topic will be "The Sacrifice of Service." This is a continuation of his series of sermons on stewardship. Singers At the first service Miss Elaine Young and Miss Jane Daniels will sing "When I Kneel Down to Pray." Mrs. Ralph Matlack will sing a solo at the second service. The Christian Youth Fel lowship will meet at 7 p.m. Miss Donna Demmer will give the study lesson. The Youth Fireside will meet at the Price Shafer home, 412 Union st., at 8 p.m. The local Christian Youth Fellowship will attend a district meeting in Grants Pass Wednesday night. Dave Rooney, international presi dent of Christian Youth Fel lowship, will be present for the meeting. The regular monthly board meeting scheduled for Mon day night has been postponed to Monday, April 20i Methodists Schedule Observation School Here An observation school for church school teachers of the Rogue sub-district will be held at First Methodist church, Satr urday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The school, covering , three group-graded classes, will in clude age levels from kinder garten through the sixth grade. The program will open with a planning session in the morn ing, to be followed by a sack Week of Prayer Set at Academy Faculty and students of Rogue River academy, Seventh-day Adventist denomina tional school located on South Stage rd., will join in the observance of , their annual spring Week of Prayer be ginning Tuesday morning, April 14. Evangelist Monty Jones, who was a part of the Bresee Jones Evangelistic team which recently conducted a series of meetings in Medford, will be guest speaker at the services. Throughout the week he will present for the student's con sideration a ladder featuring successive steps to salvation to aid them in individually finding the answer to the ques tion, "What Must I Do to be Saved?" Mr. Jones will conduct three services at the school Neach day, one for the first four grades, one for grades five and; six, and one for grades five and six, and one for grades seven to ten. Music will be provided for the serv ices by the students. Students will be divided into small groups which will meet daily for special prayer, and Mr. Jones will remain at the school at the close of every service for individual coun selling with any student who desires his help. Apostolic Faith To Hear Guest Speaker The Rev. James" Williams, pastor of The Apostolic Faith church, St. Louis, Mo., will preach at the local Apostolic Faith church tonight at 8 o'clock. He will also be the speaker Sunday at 3 p.m. for the weekly young people's meeting. ' Mr. Williams lived in Med ford for many years and was an active worker and minister in the church here. He was called to the pastorate in St. St. Louis six years ago this month. The Rev. Robert Hanlin, pastor from Los Angeles, will speak in the Sunday morning service. Mr. Hanlin is also a former Medford man, having served churches in Grants Pass, and Chehalis, Wash., be fore coing to Los Angeles in 1956. The Christadelphians Present 'This Is Your Bible' SUNDAY NIGHT 8:15 - KGO - 810 on the Dial from San Frenclsco CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Te Con gregational church is located at 300 Oak wood dr. where services have been held by the local congregation for five years. The property was formerly a private day school called the Valley Day school and the pres Cbngregationalists Plan Anniversary Observances The fifth anniversary ban quet of the Congregational church, will be held tonight starting at 6:30 o'clock in Pil gram House, the church's Sun day school and social hall. Principal speaker will be Dr. Perry Avery, minister of the Federated church of Cor yallis, due to the illness of Dr. Adelbert J. Buttrey, superin tendent of the Congregational conference of Oregon. Banquet Solist Mrs. Gene Chamberlain will sing two solos at the banquet, lunch at noon; coffee will be furnished. For the observation session, children will be taught by trained teachers from 2 p.m. with evaluation sessions to follow. All persons registering will be required to be present for the entire program; no part time registration will be per mitted. A nursery service for those attending will be pro vided. All persons registering will be required to be present for the entire program; no part time registration will be per mitted. A nursery service for those attending will be pro vided. 1 ' Instructing the several levels on behalf of the Oregon Con ference Coordinating council of the Methodists church, will be Mrs. Francis Ryel, Eugene, kindergarten; Mrs. J. E. Sayre, primary; and Mrs. Robert France, Eugene, juniors. Post Resurrection Series Scheduled "An Appointment with Je sus," another message in a post-resurrection series, will be given by the Rev. James Neely, pastor of First Baptist church, at the 11 a.m. wor ship Sunday. Music will be provided by the adult choir, under the leadership of Ken neth Raymond. New classes in the elective Bible study program of the adult department of the Sun day school, known as "Oper ation Search," are open for all interested persons at the 9:40 a.m. Sunday school hour, Teachers this quarter include Kenneth Raymond, Paul Icen hower, Dr. R. J. Nordquist, Robert Gresham, Herbert Hunter, and Shirley Bran nock. Subjects offered are Bible Doctrine, Isaiah, False Cults, John, and Revelation. Wednesday is family night at First Baptist church. The Boys' Brigade, for those from 12 to 18 years of age, meets at 7; King's Daughters, for girls in grades 4 through 9 meets at 7:30; mid-week serv ice, with a film about the life of Paul, begins at 7:35 p.m. All sessions close by 9 p.m. Talent - "So Walk Ye" will be the sermon subject Sunday at 11 a.m. at Talent Friends church by the pastor, A. Clark Smith. UNITY CENTER OF MEDFORD 995 South Oakdale Affiliated Unity School of Christianity, Lee's Summit, Mo. Regular Sunday Devotional Services 1 1 :00 a m Sunday School at PYTHIAN HALL 5th and Grape sts. All weekly classes and Study Groups are held at the Center, 995 S. Oakdale. Center Open Daily 10:00 ajn to 4:00 pjn. Unity Radio Program, 8:25 to 8:30 a.m. on K-DOV 1300 on your dial. Tune in for Daily Word. For Further Information Call Katherine Bos worth. Minister v Office SP 2-6902 accompanied by Mrs. R. A Schuchard. Her numbers will be "Balm in Gilead" and "Hin du Slumber Song." Other speakers, touching on differ ent phases of the church's life and history will be the Rev. Fred G. Plocher, Ashland, Mrs. C. Ivan Burton and Mike Travis. The church's modera tor, Daryl Farnham, will act as toastmaster. The dinner is being served by circles 4 and 10 of the Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist church, thus giving the Con gregational members the chance to participate in the celebration. Anniversary Observances The anniversary observ ances will conclude with the 10 a.m. service on Sunday. At this time the Rev. Thomas McCamant, who received the United Thank Offering Sunday The women of St. Mark's Episcopal Church will have the Spring Ingathering of the United Thank offering at the 11 a.m. church service Sun day. The offering is made by women of the church in the United States to show thanks for the everyday blessings of life. The first offering of $2,189 was made by a small group of women in Boston in 1889. At the last Triennium held at Miami Beach, Fla., more than $3,869,000 was offered. The money is used to build churches, schools and hospi tals, to train workers in sev eral fields and supply pen sions for them, and to support inter church projects around the world. GREAT Now in Progress at the New MEDFORD EVANGELISTIC CENTER (Esquire Theatre Building East Main Street) With God's Great Team for the Land of Mexico EVANGELIST DEAN MAY of Seattle SPECIAL SATURDAY NIGHT JUBILEE -7:45 and 3 Great Services Sunday 11:00 A.M. RAY McCOY Preaching "GOD'S ONLY CHURCH" 2:30 P.M GLEN LINDGREN Presents MISSIONARY FILMS OF MEXICO 7:45 P.M. DEAN McKAY Ministers "IT'S LATER THAN YOU THINK" DON'T MISS THESE GREAT SERVICES! Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Robert O'Dell Minister of Music ent church building was originally used as the auditorium. Fifth anniversary ceremo nies for the church will begin this evening with a dinner, and Sunday services will also mark the occasion. (Kenn Knackstedt photo) call to the pastorate of the be ginning church on the day of its organization, will speak on "Something Old and Some thing New about this Church." new members will be re ceived. Mrs. Ivan Burton, who also sang at the service five years ago, will be the soloist. The choir, directed by Carroll Graber, will sing "The Lord is My Shepherd." The church school meets at the same -10 a.m. hour as the church. Nursery care is also provided for younger chil dren. Visitors are always welcome. TONIGHT at 8 P.M. and SUNDAY at 3 P.M. Rev. James WiHiams of St. louit, Ma. Rev. Robert Hanlin Pastor from Los Angeles speaks SUNDAY 11:00 A.M. Regular Service Schedule: SUNDAY: Radio Broadcast KMED ' 9:05 a.m. Sunday School ... ,......... 9:30 a.m. , Morning Worship .. ... 1 1:00 a.m. Young People's Meeting 3:00 p.m. Evangelistic Service 7:50 p.m. TUESDAY & FRIDAY: Evangelistic Services .................,. .. 8:00 p.m. You will always be welcome Special music and singing Pipe Organ Orchestra Choir Loyce C. Carver, Pastor ' 3rd and Central, Medford - Phone SP 2-2757 UB5 MISSIONARY GLEN LINDGREII Also of Seattle Swedish Tenor To Sing in Medford Wednesday Swedish tenor Fredirck H. Lindblad will appear at the First Church of the Nazarene, Wednesday, April 15, for a Christian family rally. Mr. Lindbald, organist and pianoist has been heard coast to coast on First Mate Bob's, "Haven of Rest" male quartet and in his own radio program, "Your Quiet Hour." There is no admission charge and everyone is invited to attend. Dr. George Coulter, form erly pastor of the Medford First Church and for 12 years district superintendent of the northern district of the church will be in Medford to speak in the Sunday services April 19. Mrs. Morris Miller, vacation bible school superintendent, reported at the meeting of the Sunday school cabinet that all materials are now on hand for the summer school. She said that all supervisors of the five departments are mak ing final preparations for the annual school. This school will include departments for chil dren from kindergarten age through junior high school and the sessions are scheduled for 9 a.m. to 12 noon through the two weeks period in June 8 through 19. CENTRAL POINT TOPICS Central Point 7 "A Mid night Ride" will be the wor-. ship service topic Sunday at 10:45 a.m. at Central Point Church of Christ. Mr. Jean M. Shelley, minister, will speak. At the 7:30 p.m. serv ice he will again speak on "Are You the One?" APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH 01 Ray McCoy Director
