U.S. Church Tax Exemptions
Questioned by Church Official
United Pims International
Washington - (UPD - Should
U. S. churches voluntarily
give up some of the tax ex
emptions they now enjoy?
- The very idea may sound
like heresy to hard-pressed
church boards struggling with
red-ink budgets. But the ques
tion has been raised by a man
who can hardly be called irre
ligious or unsympathetic.
He is the Rev. Dr. Eugene
Carson Blake, stated clerk of
the United Presbyterian
church and past president of
the National Council of
Churches.
Writing in the Protestant
journal Christiaity Friday,
Dr. Blake warns that Ameri
can churches will jeopardize
their future effectiveness if
they cling indefinitely to then-
present tax exemptions.
Tax Degree Bothers
He does not argue-as some
people do-that any special tax
treatment of churches is a vio
lation of the constitutional
principle which forbids an
establishment of religion. On
the contrary, he points out
that the courts have often
upheld the government's legal
right to encourage "socially
, desirable undertakings'
through tax policies favorable
to such institutions as hos
pitals, schools and churches.
It is the degree of tax ex
emption now accorded to
churches that bothers Dr.
Blake.
"Tax exemptions which are
-proper when churches are
small, poor and weak may
.have highly unfortunate re
sults to the churches and to
society when the churches
have grown large and rich,"
he says.
U. S. churches are now ex
empt from all property and
income taxes. A recent act of
Congress exempts them from
, paying federal excise taxes on
.-purchases. Moreover-and this
is of particular concern to Dr.
Blake-churches may own and
' operate profit-making busi
'nesses without having to pay
the 52 per cent corporate in-
come tax levied on private
" firms.
Fears Ecclesiastical Control
it cnurcnes expiou aii 01
tHese tax advantages to the
full, Dr. Blake says, "it is not
unreasonable to prophesy"
Interim Paster fo
Give Final Sermon
' The Rev. Walter C. Morris,
' interim pastor at First Church
; of the Nazarene, 520 North
; Holly St., will be giving his
; final sermons for his term
: Sunday.
; The morning message, which
. is broadcast over station
i KDOV, will be "The Pattern
of Faith". The 'evening mes
: sage, a missionary serion, will
be "The Three Cries of In
dia". -f Mr. and Mrs. Morris spent
many years in India as mis
sionaries before returning to
the United States as pastors
in a number of churches here.
I Mr. Morris has served as as
; sistant pastor at First Church
for the past two summers, and
serving as interim pastor the
' past six weeks.
The Rev. Harold M. San
- ner will arrive to serve as
-pastor of First Church on
! Sept. 6.
: Pastor Continues
Series of Messages
The Rev. James Neely, pas
tor of First Baptist church,
-will continue in a series of
'messages from the dook oi i
: John at the 11 a.m. worship
amiro Sundav.
He will also deliver the
at the 7:45 ajn. gos
pel hour. Music will be in
cluded at DOin services wiu
Miss Sonja Peterson playing
rM-anr election for the offer
tory at the morning worship
hour. ,
Young people of the high
school Baptist League under
the leadership of Mr. and Mrs.
Olive - Smith wm nave cuc
of the service at the First Bap
Vi.irch. Ashland, Sunday
at 7:30 pjn. A play and gos
pel message win De tuescmcu
St. Luke's Church
Plans Sunday Dinner
"Where Mirth Comes to
. a v, Via nni nf
"wRirtn is lu j tui;
nrearhprf bv the
xns- sciuju" f- -
Rev. Melvin Dixon, pastor at
St. LiUKe s jjhcum" -
2940 Siskiyou blvd. Both the
morning worsiuy -;
classes for
SUnaay ow .
children and youth divisions
are held at 9:30 a.m. and will
continue on this schedule
througn aepi. x. ,
The public is invited to all
its serviwco.
Sunday noon, the congrega-
. t t -111 ttj-tlsl a
tion of t- UKe WA" tZ
potluck dinner at the south
portion of Hawthorne park.
Participants are to take their
Own taDiewaic, a -
salad or dessert.
that a large portion of the
nation's wealth could come
under ecclesiastical control
with theh next century.
Lest any churchman ' feel
complacent about this pros
pect, Dr.. Blake cites the clear
lesson of history:
"A government with mount
ing tax problems cannot be
expected to keep its hands off
the wealth of a rich church
forever."
But the long-range danger
of government expropriation
is hot the only reason why
Valley Presbyterians Tell
Sunday Speakers, Events
Ross Kinsler. summer stu
dent assistant from Princeton
Theological Seminary, will
preach at both the 9:30 and 11
a.m. services at the First
Presbyterian church Sunday.
He will be assisted by Dick
Corum and Norman Gallacci
who will read the scripture
selections and lead the vre
sponsive reading. Both of
these young men are prepar
ing for the Christian ministry.
The subject of Mr. Kinsler's
sermon will be, "The Mission
of the Church."
The Geneva choir will sing,
"Jesus, Lover of My Soul,"
words by Charles Wesley, at
both services and Linda Jo
Waltermire, soprano, will
sing, "How Beautiful Upon
the Mountains."
Junior High Fellowship will
meet at the church Sunday at
5 p.m. for a filmstrip and dis
cussion on, "What is the 'Mis
sion' of our Church?" led by
Joel Gregory. There will be
recreation and worship pre
ceding the program. Refresh
ments will be served.
Westminster Fellowship for
senior high young people will
meet at the church at 7 p.m.
Sunday for worship and a
program, "Do you xninK ior
Yourself?" The program will
be led by Dr. Roland H.
Mayer. Fireside will follow at
the home of Dr. and Mrs.
Leonard B. Mayfield, 1 Black
Oak dr.
WF Youth night will be
held at the church Wednesday
at 6 pjn. There will be a
potluck supper, Bible study -beginning
Paul's letter to the
Romans - and choir practice
at 7:15 p.m. .
Geneva Fellowship wel
comes the graduated high
school seniors into their group
Sunday at 7 p.m. at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. George Flana
gan. There will be recreation,
fellowship, refreshments. The
topic for discussion will be,
"Are You Fit to Be Tied?" led
by Billie Wood and Ross Kins
ler. Thursday Geneva " Fellow
ship continues the study of the
Gospel of John after a pot
luck supper at 6:30 pjn.
Dr. West will continue the
discussion of the Gospel of
Mark at the Wednesday Pray
er Fellowship at 7:30 pan.
Jacksonville - Saturday at
6:30 .pjn. church fellowship
night will be held by members
of First Presbyterian church,
Jacksonville, at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. John Keaveny,
Huenerlane. A potluck picnic
dinner will be served and all
friends of the church are in
vited to attend.
Sunday the Rev. Robert T.
Bridge, former pastor of the
church, will be guest speaker
in the absence of the pastor.
His sermon topic will be "The
Greatest of All Issues."
i He will also speak Sept. 13.
During these two weeks Mrs.
Bridge will teach the adult
Bible class in the sanctuary.
The junior choir will sing
"The Lord's Prayer" Sunday
as their final selection for the
summer.
Thursday at 6:30 pjn. the
Westminster Fellowship will
meet at the church for its sec
ond summer social. From
there they will travel to the
new Roxy Ann Bowling lanes
to bowl. The evening will
conclude bv returning to Jack
sonville for refreshments.
Central Point "Make Up
Your Mind." will be the ser
mon topic of the Rev. Bruce
J. Weber, nastor. Sunday at
the 11 a.m. worship service at
First Presbyterian churcn,
Central Point. Mr. Weber and
family returned this week
from a months vacation.
Choir practice will resume,
Thursday, Sept. 3, at 7 p.m.
Phoenix - The Rev. William
A. Saladin. minister of Phoe
nix First Presbyterian church,
New Members Join
Jacksonville Church
Jacksonville - Sunday at 11
ajn. service, new members
will be received into the
church. A brief report of the
business meeting will be giv
en and the new officers will
be introduced.
Pastor W. E. Irby will
speak on the subject The
Two Ways." At 7:30 pjn. Sun
day favorite hymns will be
sung. A time of testimonies
will be held and a message by
the pastor.
American churches should be
Ipoi-v of accumulating too
much wealth. As European
churches have learned to their
sorrow, it is very difficult "to
make a poor man love a rich
church."
"I suggest that already in
the United States there are
discernible signs of a grow
ing anti-church feeling, not
yet developed into full blown
anti-clericalism, which will
increase rather than decrease
as the years go on," Dr. Blake
said.
will sDeak Sunday at 11 a.m,
on the topic, "What Comes
After Death?" -
Bible study is held each Fri
day evening in the parsonage.
All interested persons are in
vited to attend.
Ashland - The Rev. B. J.
Holland, minister of First
Presbyterian church, Ashland,
will speak Sunday at both the
9:45 and 11 a.m. worship serv
ices on "The Art of Medita
tion." ELDER J. L. VERHEI
Sunday Speaker
High Priest Is
Medford Speaker
Elder Jack L. Verhei, a high
priest from Portland, will be
the speaker Sunday at the 11
a.m. worship service at the-
Re-Organized Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints,
Tenth and Ivy sts.
Elder Verhei is a past dis
trict president of the northern
district for more than 25 years
which included the southern
district until it was organized
in 1952. Due to illness he had
to leave this position but has
remained active in district
work.
He will be accompanied
here by Mrs. Verhei who is
active in church school and
women's department work.
Evening Services at
Gold Hill Church
Gold Hill - Worship serv
ice will be held each week at
the Gold -Hill Community
Methodist church beginning
Sunday,, at 7:30 pjn.
The regular morning wor
ship service will be held at
the usual time, 11 ajn.
The Rev. James F. Eubanks
will give both sermons. Mr.
Eubanks and his family re
turned this week from Stock
ton, Calif., where he had been
attending pastor's school. Al
len Hill, Central Point was
guest speaker at the local
church during the absence of
Mr. Eubanks the past four
Sundays.
The commission of member
ship and evangelism of the
church will meet at the
church, Monday, Aug. 31 at
3 pjn. Mrs. Lawrence Smith,
chairman of the group an
nounced. Guest Speaker at
Community Church
Wimer - Leonard Eilers,
former Wyoming cowboy, will
speak Sunday evening at
Wimer Community church. He
will also speak each evening
at the church through Sept. 5.
, Mr. Eilers, who also ap
peared in movies, conducts
meetings featuring his edu
cated . ropes and favorite
hymns which he plays on har
monica and guitar.
The public is invited to at
tend. SERMON TOPIC
"A Remarkable Scene" will
be the sermon topic Sunday
at Ascension Lutheran church
by the Rev. Elvin S. Tollefson,
pastor. The sermon will be
given at both the 8:30 and 11
a.m. services which will also
include holy communion.
Monday at 8 p.m. the board
of deacons will meet.
' MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or.
A Friday, Aug. 28, 1959
Adventist Youth
Study Nature
During Meeting
Fred D. Wilbur, Rogue
River Academy principal, will
be guest speaker at the Eagle
Point Seventh-day Adventist
church during the 11 ajn.
worship service Saturday. His
subject will be, "Take Heed
That No Man Deceive You."
F. E. Beverly will speak in
the Medford church, and Pas
tore Jorn Trude will conduct
the services at the Valley
View church.
Young people from the Med
ford, Eagle Point and Valley
View churches met together
in Tou Velle park last Satur
day afternoon for Missionary
Volunteer services. Under the
direction of Mrs. William Rea,
Valley View MV leader, the
group sang a number of gospel
melodies.
Various members of the
group read passages of scrip
ture from the Book of Psalms
dealing with objects of na
ture, beginning with the 1st
Psalm and ending with the
14th. Following this, Mrs. Rea
called upon different ones to
point out objects they could
see about them, and correlate
them with Bible texts. Those
present then separated into
small groups to look for and
identify ten trees, five flowers,
five insects, and five birds.
They met again to compare
their lists, and sing "This is
My Father's World" before
the benediction, closing an
afternoon of learning to know
God better through the things
of His creation.
There will be no Missionary
Volunteer meeting tomorrow.
First Christian
Announces Topic
"Are We Responsible For
What We Believe," is the title
of the sermon which the Rev.
William C. Piper will preach
at both services at the First
Christian church Sunday
morning. Mrs. Steven J.
Dodge will sing "The Lord Is
My Light" at both services.
The Chi Rho Fellowship
will meet in the annex at 7
p.m. for study and worship.
The Christian Youth Fellow
ship will meet at 7 p.m. Study
leader will be Miss Lynn Ann
Lathem on the subject "We
Are A Christian Fellowship."
Friday and Saturday offi
cers and committee chairman
of the Christian Youth Fellow
ship will go to Grants Pass for
a meeting of officers of the
Southern Oregon district. At
tending from Medford will be
Miss Marilyn Jo Conner, Miss
Julie Lathem, Miss Sara Hin
kle, Miss Lynn Latham, Miss
Barbara Gordon, George
Lindemann, Harold Bailey,
Jim Osborn, and Lanny Bost
wick. The Rev. Glenn Mc
Kerrow, assistant jninister,
will accompany them.
Tuesday at 7 p.m. all de
partments of the church will
have their regular monthly
meeting. The official board
meeting will follow atjt p.m.
California Minister
To Medford Church
The Rev. Clifford J. Young,
minister of Christian Educa
tion at First Baptist church,
Inglewood, Calif., has accept
ed the call of Eastwood Bap
tist church to be its new pas
tor. He will begin his ministry
at the Medford church on
Sept. 13. For the next two
Sundays,' Dr. Alvin C. Por
teous of Linfield college will
continue his duties as interim
pastor.
Sunday at 11 a.m. Dr. Por
teous' sermon topic will be
"Are You Really Alive?"
Church school will meet at
9:45 ajn. The midweek serv
ice for Bible study and prayer
will be held on Wednesday at
8 p.m.
Eastwood Baptist church is
located on Keene way dr.,
north of Hedrick Junior High
school. It is affiliated with the
American Baptist Convention.
Associate Minister
To Speak Sunday
John Heberling, associate
minister of Santa Rosa Chris
tian church, will be the
speaker at Central Avenue
Church of Christ, 608 North
Central .ave., Sunday. Mr.
Heberling is a former resi
dent of the Rogue River val
ley and a graduate of San Jose
Bible college.
The sermon topic for the
morning service will be 'The
Church - What's It For, and
Will It Work?"
Mrs. Harry Hansen and
Mrs. Carl Hover will sing
"Have I Done My Best for
Jesus?"
The sermon topic for Sun
day evangelistic service at
7:15 p.m., will be "The God
of Challenge."
1957 Award ui Merit Winner
Klamath Stake Conference
Scheduled This Week End
Members of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints will head addresses by
two prominent church leaders
at the Klamath Stake confer
ence Sunday, Aug. 30, at the
Medford High school audi
torium. The visitors are Elder An
toine R. Ivins, a member of
the First Council of Seventy,
and Elder Arben O. Clark, a
member of the general wel
fare staff.
Conducting meetings Satur
day evening and Sunday gen
erals sessions at 10 a.m. and
open to the public.
Elder Ivins, one of the seven-man
council assigned to
ELDER A. R. IVINS
Conference Speaker
2 p.m. will be Carroll W.
Smith, 806 Clay st., Ashland,
stake president.
The Saturday meetings will
be held at the Church of Je
sus Christ of Latter-day Saints
chapel, Iowa st., Ashland. At
6:30 p.m. a welfare meeting
will be held, conducted by
Elder Clark, director of the
widely known church welfare
plan.
Priesthood Meeting
At 8 p.m. Elder Ivins will
conduct a priesthood leader
ship meeting.
The Sunday sessions at the
high school auditorium are
Sunday School
Class Planned
For Couples
Butte Falls-A new Sunday
school class for the young
married people is planned for
Sunday morning at the regu
lar Sunday school hour at the
Butte Falls Community Bible
church. Kenneth Fisher will
be the teacher.
Plans also include a week
day devotional hour for the
young married group. Time
and place will be announced
from the pulpit.
Released time Bible classes
for all children of the Butte
Falls area will start Wednes
day, Sept. 9, under the direc
tion of Mrs. Harry Dalton.
Members of last year's staff
will continue the work of
Child Evangelism Fellowship
using flannelgraph materials
in presenting Bible stories.
Classes will be 45 minutes
and will include singing, and
object lessons. Juniors will
study the book of John.
For the past three weeks,
the Community Pastors Fel
lowship of southern Oregon
and northern California have
sponsored summer camps at
Lake of the Woods. Five local
girls attended Junior girls
camp.
Six others attended the sec
ond camp. This group en
dured the showery weather
that sent them scurrying un
der shelter with their bedding.
Six Junior boys attended
this week. Douglas Fisher of
the high school group is act
ing as one of the advisors at
the camp. The Rev. Howard
Simmonds along with other
pastors has been working in
the kitchen for all three
camps.
Hon Lutheran Topic
Told for Sunday
"Faith Let It Live" will be
the sermon subject at the Zion
Lutheran church, Fourth st.
and Oakdale ave., at both the
8:30 and 11:30 ajn. services
Sunday by the Rev. H .C.
Coovert.
The Intermediate Luther
League will hold a hamburger
fry Sunday at 5 p.m. at the
Blackhurst home, 24 South
Ivy st.
Communion will be observ
ed Sunday, Sept. 6.
SERMON SUBJECT
"Christ Jesus" will be the
sermon subject Sunday at the
First Church of Christ, Scien
tist, at 100 Windsor ave.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
CHURCH NEWS
National Religious Publicity Council
the world-wide mission work
of the church, has a wide
background of experience out
side the United States. As a
boy of 15, he lived in Colonia
Juarez, Mexico.
Each of the nearly 300
stakes or regional divisions of
the church, holds a conference
four times yearly. Speakers
will report on the expanding
missions of the church here
and abroad, and give counsel
concerning the youth pro
gram, priesthood quorums, re
lief, society and welfare pro
grams.
Also scheduled during the
conference is a meeting of
Stake Mutual Improvement
Association, the church youth,
which will be held Sunday at
5:30 p.m. at the local church,
648 South Ivy st.
General conference for the
church will be held in Salt
Lake City's historic Mormon
Tabernacle, Oct. 9 through 11
Rogue Valley
Christian School
To Open Sept. 8
Ashland - the Rogue Valley
Christian school will open
Sept. 8 in Ashland at the
Faith Tabernacle. Registra
tion will start Sept. 4.
School sessions are held
daily from 9 a.m. until 3:30
p.m. for grades kindergarten
through ninth. The interde
nominational school is a mem
ber of the national association
of Christian schools.
Last year the school start
ed in January and closed June
5 with 50 students. An in
crease in enrollment is ex
pected this year. Busses will
run daily to Ashland from
Medford, it was announced
by the Rev. Leo Wine, pastor
of Faith Tabernacle and
school superintendent. There
are there teachers on the staff.
For further information
contact Mr. Wine at MUrdock
2-3401 or post office box 1,
Ashland.
In addition to the school
several courses on Christian
philosophy are available for
parents and members of the
teaching staff.
Mr. Wine explained that
the course is the same as that
given at Christian colleges in
the United States. The course
will be given nightly at the
church at 7 o clock.
Dr. Mark Fakkema, author
of the course and educational
director of the National As
sociation of Christian schools,
is in Ashland this week. He
will conduct seminars at Faith
Tabernacle tonight and Satur
day at 7 p.m. and Saturday at
10 a.m. He will also speak at
the Sunday morning service
The public is invited to at
tend.
Friend's Pastor
Back From Trip
"The Way of Love" will be
the theme of Pastor Clynton
Crisman s message at the
Friends church Sunday for
the 9:45 ajn. worship services.
He will speak again at the
pjn. praise and worship hour
on the subject, "Overcoming
Disgrace by Grace." Mr. Cris
man reassumed full pastoral
duties at the church this week
after returning from the ses
sions of Oregon Yearly Meet
ing of Friends churches held
at Newberg, and a weeks va
cation on the Washington
coast. During the yearly meet
ing he was elected president
of the board of evangelism
which supervises the estbalish
ing of new Friends churches in
the three northwest states of
Oregon, Washington and Ida
ho. Stanley Perisho, who has
served the local church as as
sistant pastor since June 1,
will return Saturday to New
berg where he will be a junior
at George Fox college.
Other scheduled meetings
at the church Sunday will be
Suday school at 9:45 and 11
ajn. and junior, intermediate
and senior Christian Endeavor
at 7 pjn. "Quaker Hour" is
broadcast at 9 a.m. each Sun
day over station KDOV.
UNITY TOPIC
"It Is Here" will be the
Unity devotional subject Sun
day at 11 ajn. at the Pythian
hall, Fifth and Grape sts. The
Center, 995 South Oakdale
ave., is open daily, Monday
through Friday from 10 ajn.
until 4 p.m.
WATCHTOWER TOPIC
"How Is Your Spiritual Ap
petite?" will be the Watch
tower study topic Sunday at
6 p.m. at the Kingdom hall
of Jehovah's Witnesses, 2402
Jacksonville highway.
SPEAKER Capt. DeVere,
Baker, who crossed the Pa
cific Ocean on the raft Lehi
IV, will speak tonight at 8
o'clock at the Medford High
school auditorium. Captain
Baker will explain the objec
tives and results of his voy
age. The talk is sponsored by
the Church of Jesus Crist of
Latter-day Saints.
Ashland Minister
To Wyoming Church
Ashland - The Rev. Fred
Plocher, Ashland, has accept
ed a call to the pastorate of
Union Congregational church,
Green River, Wyo.
Aug. 30 will be Mr. Plo-
cher's last Sunday as minis
ter of the Congregational
church, Ashland, concluding
a pastorate begun more than
seven years ago on June 1,
1952.
Mr. and Mrs. Plocher and
children, Deborah, David and
Sarah, will move to Wyoming
next week, after a brief visit
in Portland with Mrs. Plo
cher's parents, the Rev. and
Mrs. J. J. Braun.
East German
Travel Great
To Attend Church Meeting
EDITOR'S NOTE: Louis Cas
sels, prize-winning writer on re
ligion in America for United
Press International, is currenUy
in Europe. This is one of several
dispatches in which he is report
ing on religious developments
abroad.
By LOUIS CASSELS
United Press International
Berlin (UPD Gisela is a
Nordic blonde, about 18, and
very pretty. She teaches a
kindergarten Sunday school
class in Communist-ruled East
Berlin.
"I have 16 students," she
said proudly.
"Do they come every Sun
day?" I asked.
"Oh, yes, they are very
faithful."
"Are there many young
people like you in East Ger
many who are active in
church work?
"There are not so very
many. But those who are
Christians . . ." she groped
for the English words, and
completed the sentence with
an eloquent gesture . . . "it is
from the heart."
Fellowship Helps
I met Gisela - and many
other East German Christians
-at a church meeting in West
Berlin. It was a semi-social
gathering, held in a basement
beer hall that was closed to
the public for the evening.
But to the East Germans, some
of whom had traveled great
distances to attend, the real
attraction was obviously the
opportunity for fellowship
with other Christians. Here,
for a few hours, they could
breathe the air of freedom
and remind themselves that
they are not alone and iso
lated. "How bad is it for you in
East Germany now?" I asked
a young Lutheran pastor from
Eisenach.
"It has gotten much worse
in the last two years," he
said. "The government is
bringing more and more pres
sure on Christian families to
send their children to the
Communist youth dedication
ceremony instead of having
them confirmed in the church.
If the child goes to confirma
tion anyway, he is barred
from further education in the
state-controlled schools. Some
times the father is fired from
his job on some flimsy pre
text." Many Leave Churches
"Are many church mem
bers giving in to this pres
sure?" "Yes. It would be false to
deny that we have suffered
heavy losses of membership
CHURCH DIRECTORY
"Do you not believe
and the Father in me? The words that I say to
you I do not speak on my own authority; but the
Father who dwells in me does his works." John
14:10.
:ADVENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH
West Jackson and Welch sts., near
Hollv st.
Fred O. Sapp Jr., minister
Sunday:
9:45 ajn. Church school
11 ajn. Worship service
6:30 pjn. Junior fellowship
meetings
7:3U pjn. worsmp service
Wednesday:
7:30 pjn. BiDie liuay ana prayer
service
APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH
North Central ave. at Third it
Loyce Carver, pastor
Sunday:
9:05 ajn. Radio broadcast KMED
9:30 ajn. Sunday school
11 a.m. Morning worship
3 pjn. Young people's meeting
n m. Evangelistic service.
Tuesday and Friday:
8 pjn vangeusac servicca
ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHURCH
ELC
2501 Barnett rd.
Elvin S. rollefson. pastor
Sunday :
8:30 & 11 a.m. Divine worship
Thursday:
8 pjn. Church membership
BETHEL ASSEMBLY OF GOO
1225 East McAndrews rd.
L. D. Krause. pastor
Sunday:
9:45 a.m. Sunday school
11 ajn. Worship service
630 p.m. Children and youth
services.
730 pjn. Evangelistic rally
Wednesday:
7 pjn. Bible and prayer hour
CENTRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST
608 North Central Ave.
Sunday:
9:45 ajn. Bible school
11 a m. Morning worship, John
Heberling, speaker.
630 p.m. Youth meeting
7:15 pjn. Evangelistic service
Wednesday:
7:30 pjn. Bible study and pray
er meeting
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
(United Church of Christ)
300 Oakwood cu
ll block south ot East Main on
Groveland avts.) '
Thomas McCamant. minister
Sunday:
10 am. Sunday school
10 ajn. Church worship.
Christians
Distances
in our congregations. Those
who were not particularly
ardent Christians to begin
with, they are now finding
it more expedient to stay
away from the church.
"But those who remain are
real, confessing Christians.
They do not sneak into serv
ices, hoping no one will see
them. They walk proudly
down the main street to
church on Sunday morning,
carrying their Bibles and
hymn books conspicuously in
their hands."
I told him that by contrast
it was very easy and very
respectable to be a church
member in America. "By your
faithfulness under persecu
tion, you are giving the
Christians of other lands an
inspiring example," I said.
Suffering Is Good
He replied in a tone of
gentle rebuke.
"Do not call us martyrs,"
he said. "It has been good
for us to suffer a little bit
for our faith."
In a big, old-fashioned
house on the outskirts of Ber
lin, I talked with Bishop Otto
Dibelius, the spiritual father
of East Germany's Lutherans
and living symbol of their
quietly heroic resistance.
Bishop Dibelius said that
about 6,000 Protestant pastors
and 800 Catholic priests are
still serving their churches in
East Germany. It would be
relatively easy for most of
them to move to freedom in
West Germany, as most of the
non-Communist lawyers, pro
fessors, and doctors have
done.
"But we have told them, it
is your duty to stay with your
flocks," he said. "And they
are staying."
Congregational
Sermon Topic Told
The sermon by the Rev.
Thomas McCamant at the Con
gregational church Sunday
will be on "Pioneer Religion."
The sermon was requested by
the congregation as a part of
the church's celebration of the
Centennial Year. Guest solo
ist will be Rosemary Doolen.
Services at the church con
tinue to be at 10 a.m., with
Sunday school meeting at the
same time for the Beginners
and Primary age. During the
summer period junior age
children are attending church.
Nursery care is provided for
those below kindergarten age.
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CHURCH OF CHRIST
1701 West Main st.
Rosse V. Long, minister
Sunday:
9:45 ajn. Bible classes
10:45 a.m. Morning worship '
2:35 pjn. Herald of Truths.
KWIN
730 p.m. Evening worship
Wednesday:
730 pjn. Midweek Bible studv
Thursday:
l pjn. Ladies Bible class
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF
LATTER DAI SAINTS
648 South Ivy st.
D. E. Nelson, bishop
Sunday:
10 ajn. Stake conference. Med
ford High school auditorium.
Z pjn. Stake conference, hich
school auditorium.
6:30 pjn. MIA stake conference.
at church.
Wednesday:
T30 pjn. Mutual Improvement
association
Thursday:
1030 ajn. Primary
COMMUNITY CHURCH
West Main at South Oranee
Joseph A. Bowdoin, pastor
Sunday:
9:45 ajn. Sunday school
11 a.m. Morning service
7'45 nm lTvpninff mmwvitm
Wednesday:
7-30 n m Prav.r mtt m mrA
Bible study.
EASTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH
(American Baptist)
North Keene Way dr. at Ridgeway
Dr. A. C. Porto us, interim pastor
Sunday:
9:45 ajn. Church school
11 ajn. Mornins worship
Wednesday:
8 pjn. Bible study and prayer
FAITH ADVENT CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
2326 Roberts rd.
John C. Stille, speaker
Sunday:
9:45 a jn. Sunday school
11 a Jn Worship hour
7 pjn. Evening singspiration
Wednesday
7 pjn. Prayer meeting and
Bible study v
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
(Conservative)
North Central at Fifth
James W Neely. pastor
Sunday:
9:40 ajn. Sunday school
11 ajn. Morning worship with
sermon (KBOY)
6:30 pjn. Baptist Leagues.
7:45 pjn. Evening gospel hour.
Wednesday:
7:45 pjn. Midweek ' service " of
Bible study and prayer.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Ninth at Oakdale
William C Piper, minister
Glenn McKerrow. assistant
Sunday:
9:45 ajn. Sunday school
8:30 Sc 1055 ajn. Morninp wor
ship 7 pjn. Chi Rho fellowship
7 pjn, Christian Youth fellow
ship Monda: ,
) p.m. Boy Scouts
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST,
SCIENTIST
100 Windsor ave
(1 block south of East Main st.)
Sunday:
9:45 ajn. KBOY "How Christian
Science Heals."
11 ajn. Church service
11 ajn. Sunday school, nursery
available Sunday and Wednesdays
Wednesday:
8 pjn. Testimonials of btfaling
Reading room 228 West Sixth St.
10 ajn. to 5 pjn. Daily (except
Sundays and holidays)
FIRST CHURCH OF THE
NAZARf NE
520 North Holly st.
Walter C. Norris, pastor
Sunday:
9:43 ajn. Sunday chol
10 ajn. "Showers of Blessing"
KDOV
1035 Morning worship KDOV
8 p.m, Youth groups and adult
prayer
7 p.m. Evening worship
Wednesday:
730 pjn. Prayer and praise
Friday: 1 pjn. Prayer and fasting
FIRST SOUTHERN BAPTIST
CHURCH
794 Lozier lane
J. M. McCraw, pastor
Sunday:
9:45 ajn. Sunday school
10:45 ajn. Morning worship
7 pjn. Training unions
8 pjn. Evening service
Wednesday:
7 pjn. Group meetings
8 pjn. Hour of prayer and Bibla
study
Methodists Tell
Sermon Subject
"The Transfer of Courage"
will be the sermon subject by
Dr. George Roseberry at First
Methodist church Sunday.
The anthem for the 9 a.m.
worship service will be "If
With All Your Hearts." Miss
Linda Smith will be Ihe solo
ist for the 11 a.nu service, and
she will sing, "I'll Walk With
God." Ralph E. Van Horn will
be the soloist for both worship
services.
All men of the church are
reminded of the Methodist
Men's assembly that is to be
held in Salem at Willamette
university on Sept. 11, 12 and
13.
The commission on educa
tion will meet Thursday at
7:45 p.m., and the chancel
choir will begin rehearsals
Wednesday at 8 pan.
UNITY CENTER
OF MEDFORD
995 South Oakdal.
Affiliated
Unity School of Christianity,
Lee's Summit, Me.
Regular Sunday
Devotional Services 11 AO ajn
Sunday School
YO.U.
at
PYTHIAN HALL
5th and Grape sts.
All weekly classes and Study
Groups are held at the Center
995 S Oakdaie.
Center Open Daily
10:00 ajn to 4:00 pjn.
Prayer Ministry and Counseling
by appointment.
For Further Information Call
Rev. Katherine Bosworth,
Minister
Office SP 2-6902