1957 Award o Merit Winner
Medford Catholics
To Join in Triduum
Off Prayer Next Week
Members of Sacred Heart
-- parish will join Roman Cath-j
- olics of the 16,500 U.S. par
- ishes next week in a triduum
of prayer marking the dedi-
cation of the National Shrine
of the Immaculate Concep
tion in Washington, D.C
Services will take place in
i Sacred Heart church at 7:30.
pjn. Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, with the Nov. 20
ceremonies featuring the re
dedication of all Catholics of
the nation to the Blessed Vir
gin Mary under her title of
the Immaculate Conception.
Formal dedication of the
'. shrine will also take place on
that date in the nation's capi
" tal.
Forty -five years have
elapsed since Pope Pius X,
now a canonized saint, gave
his blessing and a gift of $400
to the shrine project, the idea
of Bishop Thomas J. Shahan,
then rector of the Catholic
University of America.
The cornerstone was laid in
1920, and actual excavations
begun in 1922. In 1931 the
north and south crypts, con
taining the lower church of
the shrine, were completed
and further construction was
halted. After i two years of
fund-raising, construction be
gan again in 1955 and except
for minor finishing details the
church in now completed.
Architecture
The shrine, which is a mix
ture of Romanesque and By
zantine styles of architecture,
has been decorated to empha
size its American character
with '.sculptured scenes de
picting steps, in the develop
ment of the Catholic faith in
this .country. .
It is the largest Catholic
church in the U.S. and one of
the seven largest in the world.
Its total cost will be about $30
million.
The. building has no steel
beams, only stone and mason
ry construction. The million-
dollar bell tower, donated, by
the Knights of Columbus of
the nation, is 329 feet high,
and will house cast bronze
bells and an electric carillon.
Seating Capacity
Seating capacity of the
church is 3,000 with total ca
pacity about 6,000; more than
Events Announced
For Ziori Lutheran
"A Continuing Responsibil
ity" will be the sermon sub
ject Sunday by the Rev. H. C
Coovert at Zion Lutheran
church, Fourth st. and Oak-
dale ave... j, f
. Last Sunday "a crowd of
some 350 persons attended
the dedication of the new
Christian education-building
Following the service tours
of the new building were held
and refreshments served.
Sunday at 3 p.m. a steward
ship meeting will be held in
the fireplace room of the
Christian education building,
At 4 pjn. the adult instruc
tion class will be held at the
church. .- ' . ' '.
The Intermediate , Luther
League will meet at the
church at 6 p.m. to go to An
derson's in Ashland for a hay
party.
Thanksgiving service, will
be held at the church Wed
nesday, Nov. 25,' at "7:30 pjn.
with the senior choir singing:
Holy communion will be
served Nov. 29, the first Sun
day in Advent.
Consecration Event
Planned for Sunday
St. Peter's Lutheran church
will begin its second decade
of worship in its present
church building next Sunday
with a re-dedicatio ' and con
secration service in which
holy communion will be cele
brated.
The service will begin: at
' 11 aon. with the Rev. John E.
Simon, pastor of the church,
delivering the sermon. The
Sunday school will begin at
9:30 a.m.
The Walther League, youth
group of the church, will meet
at 7 pjn. for a Wheat Ridge
party. It is through the inter
national Walther League that
Wheat Ridge Sanatorium,
Denver, and the Wheat Ridge
Foundation, active in mercy
projects in many parts of the
world, is supported. '
Buddhist priests have their
last meal of the day at noon
and do not touch food again
until the following morning.
CHURCH NEWS
Natkxul Migious Publicity Cound
200 clergy, with chairs and
kneelirre benches for all. can
occupy the sanctuary. A prin
cipal feature of the interior
is the world's largest single
mosaic, directly behind the
main altar, depicting Christ.
It is the work of the Polish
born artist, John de Rosen.
The $250,000 organ in the
church, with its 10,000 pipes
ranging in size from less than
one inch to more than three
stories high, is a memorial to
deceased ' service chaplains
and members of the armed
forces of the United States.
A striking feature of the ex
terior of the building is the
massive dome which is cov
ered with colorful ploychrome
tile in patterns resembling a
huge mosaic of gems and
precious stones.
The -Shrine of the Immacu
late Conception is the first
and only national shrine of
Roman Catholics of the Unit
ed States and it is expected
that it will become one of the
great pilgrimages centers for
all Catholics of the nation.
Congregational
Church Slates
Enlistment Day
Sunday will be "Enlistment
Sunday" at the Congregation
al church.
On this day members and
friends are asked to take.their
pledges to the church in sup
port of the budget for the
year 1960. The budget pro
posed by leaders of the
church was submitted to the
congregation at the dinner
meeting last Sunday evening,
and approved by them. -
Co-charmen of the Enlist
ment program this year are
Wilbur Fish and Richard
Henselman. A group of can
vassers will, meet at .1 p.m.
Sunday -to call on those who
were not able to take their
pledges to the church or wish
to have more information
about the program.
The hour of worship con
tinues at 10 a.m. The Rev.
Thomas McCamant will con
tinue Sunday with the series
of sermons on "Joys of the
Christian Life." The topic will
be "The Joy of Overcoming."
The church school meets at
the same 10 a.m. hour. The
high school Pilgrim Fellow
ship meets at 7 p.m.
A membership class is now
Lin progress, meeting on Tues
day evenings. The topic this
week will be "Churches and
Our Church." Choir rehearsal
is: held on Wednesday eve
nings.
1st Christian Church
Tells Sunday Events
i'The Unity of Purpose" is
the-title of the sermon which
the Rev. William C, Piper will
preach at both services Sun
day-morning at - the First
Christian church.
The youth choir will sing
"Someday He'll Make It
Plain" at the first service. At
the second service the chan
cel choir will sing the anthem
"Lord of Light."
Junior " deacons who will
serve at the second service
are Bert Lindemann, George
Lindemann, Boyd Henry, Ron
Gandee, Harold Bailey and
Mike Farrier. .There will be
a coffee hour following the
second sendee.-- -
There. will be no-Chi Rho
and Christian Youth. Fellow
ship study, meetings' Sunday
evening. They will meet with
the adult group at 6:30 j.m.
Mrs. Earl Rogers will talk and
show slides of her trip this
summer to the Holy Land.
.The Christian Youth Fel
lowship will hold their fire
side meeting at 7:30 pjn.
Ascension Lutheran
To Give Reception
Divine worship Sunday at
11 ajn. at Ascension Lutheran
church, 2501 Barnett rd., will
include adult baptism, confir
mation and reception of new
members. The Rev. Elvin S.
Tollefson, pastor, will, speak
on "Preparedness."
Following the service a cof
fee hour will be held.
Sunday, Nov. 22, will be
Laymen's Sunday during
which time the men of the
church will conduct the serv
ice. " '. ' - " .... - -
Thanksgiving day services
at the church will be held
Thursday, Nov. 26, at 10 ajn.
i MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or.
'.A. Friday, 'Nor. 13, 1959
Bible Readings
In Schools Cases
To Supreme Court
(By LOUIS CASSELS)
United Press Inier national
Does the U.S. Constitution
forbid public schools to
acknowledge the existence of
God?
, The Supreme court may
soon have to answer that ques
tion. . -
Headed toward the high
tribunal are appeals from two
sharply contradictory deci
sions in lower courts.
One, handed down in Sep
tember by . a special three
judge federal court in Phila
delphia, rejected as unconsti
tutional a 10-year-old Penn
sylvania law requiring daily
Bible reading in public
schools.
The other, delivered in Au
gust, by Justice Bernard S
Meyer of the New York Su
preme court, upheld the use of
a non-sectarian prayer as part
of public school opening
exercises.
Both lower courts sought to
interpret a 16-word clause in
the first amendment to the
Constitution a clause which
is the basis for America's tra
dition of church-state separa
tion, as well as its guarantee
of religious freedom.
It says:
"Congress shall make no
law respecting . an establish
ment of religion, or prohibit
ing the free exercise thereof."
Restriction Invites Debate
This restriction extended to
state 'legislatures by the 14th
Amendment has long been the
subject of legal debate. Some
authorities see it as a simple
ban on the practice, common
in Europe at the time the U.S
Constitution was written, of
"establishing" one official
church and persecuting all the
rest. Others believe it requires
the government to take an
absolutely .neutral, hands-off
attitude toward religion.
. The Philadelphia court
seemed to subscribe to the lat
ter view.'
It struck down a Pennsyl
vania law which called for the
reading of "at least 10 verses
from the Holy Bible," without
comment, at the opening of
school each day.
But the three-judge court
held that it was unconstitu
tional for. the state to "pro
mote the inculcation of reli
gious doctrine" in children's
minds by exposing "them to
daily reading of Scripture.
In the New York case, Jus
tice Meyer upheld the use in
public schools of a brief
prayer recommended by the
state board of regents. The
prayer, intended to be accept
able to all religious faiths,
says: "Almighty God, we ac
knowledge our dependence
upon Thee, and we beg Thy
blessings upon us, our par
ents, our. teachers and our
country."
Justice Meyer noted that
provision was made to excuse
any- child from participation
in the-prayer if his parents re
quested it. . .
, Under these conditions, he
said, it could not be called an
infringement on religious
freedom
The justice observed that
the overwhelming majority of
the American people do be
lieve in God, and want their
children to be brought up
under religious influences.
, It may be embarrasing for
the children of non-believing
parents to be excused from
school prayers, he said, but
the state has no right to "sub
ordinate the spiritual needs
of believers to the psycholo
gical needs of non-believers."
Revival Ends Sunday
At Nazarene Church
The first three Sundays of
November at First Church of
the Nazarene, 520 North Holly
st, have been revival services
with the pastor, the Rev. Jlar
old M. Sanner, preaching.
Musics for the services has
been furnished by the sanctu
ary and teen-age choirs and
individuals of the church.
The 11 ajn. worship serv
ice is broadcast over KDOV.
Sunday Mr. Sanner will speak
on "Spiritual Realism." His
concluding message of the se
ries will be given in the 7 pjn.
service on If We Only Be
lieve in the Judgment." ,
The sign on the exterior of
the building has been repaint
ed and lighted, and will soon
be completed. New lighting in
the main sanctuary is being
installed.
The annual Preachers Con
ference, which is held for the
Oregon Pacific District
Church of the Nazarene, will
take place next week at
Oceanlake, Ore. Among the
pastors and their wives to at
tend, the conference will be
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sanner.
Dr. Samuel Young, general
superintendent of the church,
Kansas City, Mo., will be the
guest speaker during the meet
ing. '
Medford Presbyterians
Announce Sermon Todi
"Children of God" will be
the sermon topic given by Dr.
D. Kirkland West at the First
Presbyterian church Sunday
at both the 9:45 and the 11
a.m. services.
The Westminster choir will
sing, "Praise Ye the Father"
at the early service and the
chancel choir will sing the
anthem "Blessing and Glory"
during the 11 a.m. service.
Miss Kathy Barr, soprano,
will sing for both services.
Junior High Fellowship
will meet Sunday at 5 p.m. for
a parents - students meeting.
The subject will be, "Which
is smarter . v. parents or stu
dents?" Worship and refresh
ments will be provided by
members of the ninth grade.
Westminster Fellowship for
senior high young people will
begin at 7 p.m. at the church
Sunday. Lynn Sjolund will
lead the program, an introduc
tion to the Christmas opera,
"Amahl ' and the Night Vis
itors," which will be present-
THE REV. W. E. LARSON
To Hold Meetings
Los Angeles Man
To Speak at Bethel
The Rev. Walter E. Larson,
Los Angeles, . will speak at
the Bethel Assemhly of God,
1225 . East McAndrews rd.,
Sunday and nightly at 7:30,
except Monday and Saturday.
Mr. Larson's subject for the
11 a.m. service Sunday will
be, "Seller of Purple." His
subject for the 7:30 pjn. ser
vice will be, "Angels Hush
Your Crying."
Some of the subjects of the
week-night services are: "If
A Man Were God," "A Cry in
the Night," "Unwanted," and
"Ships That Never Return."
' The public is invited to
attend all services.
Area Presbyterians
Announce Activities
Ashland - The Rev. B. J.
Holland, minister of Ashland
First Presbyterian church, will
speak Sunday on "The Love of
God" at both the 9:45 and 11
ajn. worship services.
Central -Point -The Rev.
Bruce J. Weber, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church,
Central Point, will speak, Sun
day, at the 11 a.m. worship
service on the subject "The
Writing on the Wall."
Junior choir will meet in
the church basement each Sun
day at 11 ajn. The choir is for
students in grades 4-8. West
minster Fellowship will meet
at the church at 7 pjn. Sun
day. ' ;
There will be a joint meet
ing of the session and mem
bers' of the church school staff,
Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 pjn.
at the church. This meeting
has been requested by the ses
sion in hope that it will help
them better understand thed
needs and problems of the
church school. Interested
members of the congregation
are also invited to attend.
Jacksonville The Rev.
King K. Jones of First Presby
terian church will speak Sun
day on "Which 'Church' Is
Right?" a sermon geared to
visitors.
Mrs. Dave Allen will sing
a solo "God of Our Fathers."
A coffee hour will follow the
service so that members and
visitors may become acquaint
ed. The Jacksonville Westmin
ster Fellowship will meet at
the church at 7 pjn. for a Bi
ble study on the subject of
"The End Times." All high
school students are welcome.
Guest Speaker Told
For Church of God
The Rev. Isham Crane, Eu
gene, will be guest speaker for
a series of services during the.
revival at the First Church of
God, Haven and Holly st., be
ginning Sunday. They will
continue through Nov. 20. Mr.
Crane will speak for the. 11
a.m. worship service Sunday
and will speak each night at
7:30 pjn.
Mr. Crane is the pastor of
the Friendly Street Church
of God and chairman of the
Association of the Churches
of God in Oregon.
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Llo
ICS
ed at the church on the eve
ning of Dec. 20. Fireside will
follow at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. David Irving, 2103 Hill
crest rd.
WF. youth night will be
held each' Wednesday at the
church at 6 pjn. Potluck sup
per will be followed by Bible
study and choir practice at
7:15 p.m.
Geneva Fellowship meets
Friday at 6:30 a.m. at the
home of Bob and Rosanne
Jacks, 649 J st. All post-high
school young people are in
vited. Midweek Prayer Fellow
ship is held each Wednesday
at the church at 7:30 pjn. A
young people's churchman
ship class is held each Satur
day at 9:30 ajn.
Westminster
The Westminster Presbyte
rian church will meet for wor
ship Sunday at 11 a.m. at the
auditorium of the Hoover Ele
mentary school on Siskiyou
blvd. -
During the service the men
and women who will call next
week for the annual Every
Member Canvass will be ded
icated. The church choir will
sing and the Rev. O. Reynolds
will preach on the subject
"Your Spiritual Service."
- Church school classes will
be held for children from
nursery through high school
at the usual locations in the
homes of members of the
church. Information regard
ing these locations may be
had by calling Mrs. A. J. Jo
hannson, SPring 2-2618.
The Westminster Junior
High fellowship will meet
from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday
at the home of Jim Woods,
143 Highland dr. The topic
of the meeting will be "Dol
lars at Work." All junior high
youth are invited to attend.
Methodists Tell
Sunday Sermons
A three sermon series will
begin Sunday by Dr. George
Roseberry at First Methodist
church. The sermons are
"When Hope Wins," "Love
Never Ends" and "The Faith
of a Child."
The youth choir will sing
"Pilgrims of Hope" for the 9
ajn. service. The chancel
choir will sing "I Accept The
Lord" with Mrs; Howard Bush
singing the solo part "in-the
anthem at the 11 a.m. service.
Mrs. Lyle Schoppert will
sing "Count Your Blessings"
at both, services.
' Nov. 19 Dr. J. P. Bray will
speak for the Methodist Men
meeting at 12 noon.
St. Luke's
Church school at St. Luke's
Methodist church convenes at
9:45 ajn. Sunday with classes
for all ages.
The minister, the Rev. Mel
vin W. Dixon, will preach at
11 a.m. on the subject "How
One Man Prayed!" Supervised
nursery is conducted during
the service for pre-school chil
dren. The Youth Fellowship
will meet at 7 pjn. with Al
Cole, counselor in charge. ,
St. Luke's church is located
at 2940 Siskiyou blvd. across
the street from the- Hoover
Elementary school. The public
is invited to the services.
Sermon Title Told
For Gold Hill Group
Gold Hill "Dare to be a
Fool" will be the sermon title
by the Rev. O. L. Kendall,
pastor of the Gold Hill Com
munity Methodist church Sun
day at 11 ajn. t
A duet will be sung by Mrs.
Roy Eskewv and Mrs. Paul
Molloy. Mrs. John Bruce will
be organist.
The minister's subject for
the 7:30 p.m. worship services
will be Philippians, 4th
chapter.
The Senior Methodist Youth
Fellowship will meet at the
church at 6:30 pjn. Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Griggs
are in charge of the group
which is open to all young
people from the eighth grade
through high school.
The Intermediate Methodist
Youth will meet Sunday at
5:30 p.m. The leader of the
group will supervise the pre
paration and serving of the
soup course,' which is first in
a series on etiquette, which
will include manners and the
blessing.
Randy and Mike Turner
will select and direct games
for the evening.
Open House Scheduled
At Catholic Church
Ashland An open house
and turkey dinner, will be
held Sunday from noon until
7 pjn. at Our Lady of the
Mountain Catholic church,
987 Hill view dr., Ashland.
All interested persons are
invited to attend the open
house when the three new
buildings, church, parish hall
and rectory, will be open. Fol
lowing the open house the
dinner will be served.
Priest for the church is the
Rev. William S. Walsh.
ELDER B. R. McCONKIE
Stake Speaker
Stake Conference
Slated Sunday
Members 'of the Klamath
stake of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-Day Saints
will hear addresses by a
prominent church leader at
the stake conference Satur
day and Sunday in Klamath
Falls.
Speaker is Elder Bruce R.
McConkie, a member of the
First Council of the Seventy,
who represents the church
headquarters in Salt Lake
City, Utah.
The meetings will be held
in Mills school auditorium,
near the stake house. Carroll
William Smith, 806 Clay st.,
Ashland, stake president, will
conduct Saturday meetings
and Sunday general sessions
at'10 a.m. and 2 p.m. x
. Elder McConkie is a former
Army security and intelli
gence 6fffcer, newspaper edi
torial writer and public of
ficials. He was appointed to
his church post in 1946 at
the age of 31. He is author
of an encyclopedic work,
"Mormon. Doctrine," and
compiler of three volumes en
titled "Doctrines of Salva
tion." Many members of the Med
f ord and Ashland , wards will
attend the, stake conference.
Tlie priesthood meeting Sun
day at the local church will
not be held, it was reported,
but the 10:30 a.m. Sunday
school class and the evening
services will be held as usual.
Butte Falls Church
Elects Officers
- Butte Falls Butte Falls
Community Bible church
elected officers for the com
ing year last Thursday night.
Kenneth C. Fisher will be
superintendent of the Sunday
school and a member of the
board of deacons. Mrs. Fisher
was elected to the board of
Christian education.
Officers rerelected were
Mrs. William- Edmondson,
church clerk and treasurer,
and Mrs. B. T. Fredenburg,
trustee. i
Plans for the - parsonage
were discussed but no date
was set for beginning work.
Village Light Circle, the
missionary society, are hold
ing an all day work meeting
at the church, today. Election
of officers was scheduled.
Young People's group spon
sored a skating party at the
Ashland rink Monday night.
Amout 165 young people and
adults attended from ' Butte
Falls, Central Point, Eagle
Point, Ashland, and Horse
Creek, Calif.
Their next meeting will be
at the Elga Abbott home. In
formality is the keynote of
their meetings which include
music, devotions, and games.
Any young person in the area
is welcome to come.
Message Theme for
Central Church Told
"The Divine Door" will be
the theme of the message at
the 11 a.m. worship service
of the Central Church of
Christ, 608 North Central ave.
It is the practice of the
church to serve the Lord's
Supper at each of its worship
services.
Women of the church will
conduct a nursery during the
morning worship. The minis
ter, John V. Heberling, will
be the speaker. Evening ser
vices begin at 7:15 o'clock, at
which time the pastor's mes
sage will be "Who Say Ye
That I am?"
Classes for all ages will be
conducted during the Bible
school hour beginning at 9:45
ajn. The youth Fellowship
will meet at 6:30 p.m. Mid
week Bible study and prayer
group meets at the church
7:30 pjn. Wednesday. . .
JACKSONVILLE TOPIC
Jacksonville The Rev. El
wood W. Irby, pastor of As
sembly of God church, Fifth
and Blackstone sts., Jackson
ville, will speak Sunday at
both the 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
services. His topic for the
morning sermon will be "The
Gospel Call." -
Funeral Directors
On Panel During
Ministers' Meet
A panel discussion on the
responsibilities of the funeral
director and minister during
a funeral service was held
Tuesday morning at the meet
ing of the Medf ord Ministerial
association at Ascension Luth
eran church.
Panel members were Frank
Peri; Joe Hosick, Harold
Snodgrass, and Carlos W.
Morris.
Among items mentioned
were the placement of the
lodge service and the import
ance of notifying ministers in
advance with respect to this
service, minister's fees and the
commital service.
The Union Thanksgiving
service, sponsored annually
by the association, will be
held Nov. 26, at 10 a.m. at
First Methodist church. Guest
speaker will be the Rev. Wil
liam C. Piper, pastor of First
Christian church.
Ray Johnson, manager of
radio station KMED, reviewed
the programs sponsored by
the association that are broad
cast on that station. The pro
grams are "The Minister's
Roundtable," and "Morning
Visit." .
. Bruce Burns, associate
YMCA secretary, told of the
meeting to be held at the Y
Monday, Nov. 23, at 7:30 p.m.
to reorganize the YMCA vol
leyball league.
Capt. William Ricken of the
Salvation Army asked for sup
port by the group of the
Christmas basket program of
the Army. Mr. Piper extend
ed an invitation to the asso
ciation to attend the 75th an
niversary services of the First
Christian church on Nov; 22.
The president, the Rev. Escil
Hiser, will attend as a repre
sentative from the association.
Other committee reports
were given and visitors intro
duced. The next meeting, Dec. 8,
will be held at Zion Lutheran
church.
Baptist Minister :
Returns to Valley
,-. The Rev. James W. Neely,
pastor of First Baptist church,
will speak at both the morning
"and evening services of the
church on Sunday. His mes
sage at the 11 a.m. worship
hour will be on the; subject,
"Earthly Witnesses to Heaven
ly Grace."
The pastor and Mrs. Neely
have returned to Medford
from a time of vacation in
California and attendance at
the Western Regional Meet
ings of Conservative Baptists
held in Long Beach. While in
California, they j visited then
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Michael . Stradley,
who reside at Monterey.
Monday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m.,
a Father-Son banquet will be
held at the church. The meal
will be a potluck affair, and
those attending are asked to
take their own service. The
main. feature of the program
will be the presentation of
awards to members of the
Boy's Brigade, a Christian
service organization for beys
from 12 to 18 years of age
sponsored by the church. A
film on the Tucker Sno-Cat
Antarctic will be shown.
Tableau To Be Given
At Sunday Service
Central Point A tableau
of the last hours of Judas will
be presented in shadow pic
ture at the 7:30 p.m. service
Sunday at Church of Christ,
Central Point.
, The tableau will be pre
sented in four scenes by the
senior young people of the
church. Lynda Dysinger will
be the high priest; Bobby
Daniken, Christ; Mike. Shel
ley, Judas; and Danny Hayes
and Karen Alldridge, apostles.
In the mob will be Darlene
Shelley, Rosanna Shelley and
Linda Cornutt. Others will
help with the staging and
lighting.
The minister, Mr. Jean M.
Shelley, will speak on "Judas
Iscariot, A Better Man than
the Average Man Today." At
the 10:45 ajn. Sunday service
he will speak on "Testing
Times." -
Salem, N. J., has been a
center for Quakers since 1675.
It has ,a Friends Meeting
House, built in 1772, still in
use. -,
It's Time
Your
Name Imprinted
CHRISTMAS CARDS
Over 40 Albums to' Choose from
on the Balcony at -
THE REV W. E. BERG
Conducts Services
Central Point Group
To Hear Missionary
Central Point 'Meetings
with Evangelist William E.
Berg are now in progress at
the Community Bible church,
Fourth and Alder sts., Central
Point. The services are held
each evening, except Satur
day, at 7:30 p.m. The series
will continue through Sun
day, Nov. 22.
Mr. Berg served as pastor
and evangelist before going
to China as a missionary in
1947. After leaving China he
and his family went to the
Philippines where they have
served for the past 10 years.
The public is invited
'. -
Pledge Sunday At
Eastwood Baptist
Pledge Sunday will be ob
served at Eastwood Baptist
church and during the 11 a.m.
worship service. Families will
place their pledge in the chest
as an act of worship and dedi
cation. At the service the pastor,
the Rev. Clifford Young, will
speak on "A Man Set Under
Authority."
Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Mr.
Young will conduit the sixth
session of his pastor's classes
on the "new life," which will
be entitled, "Share the New
Life." "
Baptist Youth Fellowships
will meet at 6 p.m. Dean An
derson will be in charge of
the junior high program. The
senior high students will con
sider the topic "Juvenile De
linquency." The program will
be given by Kay Fields and
Susan Flett.
The pastor will speak on
"What Must I Do?" at -the
evening service.
: The board of Christian edu
cation will meet Wednesday,
Novr 18, following the mid
week service.
During the Baptist Youth
Fellowship retreat several
youths were selected to head
committees for the trip to
Mexico to visit mission fields.
Selected were Wes Duggan,
general chairman; Sandra
Heidemann, projects; Mike
Miller, treasurer; Stuart
Young, corresponding secre
tary; Gary Johnson, transpor
tation, and Susan Flett, host
ess. Medford Assembly
To Present Musicale
The Christ Ambassadors
youth group of First Assem
bly of God, Medford, will con
duct a service at the Shady
Cove Assembly Saturday at
7:30 p.m.
Danial Smejser, youth
group president, has arranged
for the First Assembly choir
to participate in the service
and present a musicale en
titled "The Gospel Ship."
The musicale under the di
rection of Mrs. Beulah Cull
was recently presented at
iirst Assembly in Medford.
Mrs. Cull will again direct
at the Shady Cove presenta
tion. "The Gospel Ship" con
tains various full choir num
bers as well as solos, duets,
trios, and , quartet selections.
A brass quartet will assist in
the presentation.
Glenn Suiter, Shady Cove
pastor, invites the public to
attend.
SERMON SUBJECT
"Mortals and Immortals"
will be the sermon subject
Sunday at First Church of
Christ, Scientist, 100 Windsor
ave. The service is held at 11
ajn. and all are welcome to
attend. Young people up to
the age of 20 are invited to
attend Sunday school. '
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Personal
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Advent isfs fo
Close Week of
Prayer Saturday
A week long "prayer meet
ing" is being held this week
in the Seventh-day Adven-
tist churches in the Rogue
Valley. The prayer services
began last Saturday morning
and nightly meetings are con
tinuing throughout the week.
Pastor John Trade and his
associate, Don Wilson, with
local church elders, led in
reading the devotional article
prepared at the General Con
ference headquarters in Wash
ington, D.C.
Members have the oppor
tunity at the meetings for per
sonal testimony on the value
of Christian living. Periods
during which members may
participate in offering prayer
are provided during the ses
sions together.
Purpose of the Week of
Prayer is to strengthen the
personal relationship of the
individual member with God,
church officials said. The
event is held each fall in all
Adventist churches through
out the world.
Climax
The climax of the Week of
Prayer will come tomorrow
morning with a "sacrificial
gift for missions from every
member" in a "special finan
cial consecration" service to
be held at the 11 ajn. wor
ship hour in all the churches.
Pastor Trade announced.
Many members contribute
as much as an entire week's
salary at this time. This of
fering is in addition to the
usual ten per cent plus which
Adventists are accustomed to
giving the church of their
regular income.
Local Delegates
Return From Meet
A group of 1,311 Jehovah's
Witnesses and their friends,
including delegates from Med
ford, heard Lester M. Dugan,
Brooklyn, N.Y., last Sunday
say that God's will is actually
being done now in all nations.
Dugan was one of the
speakers at the circuit con
vention held in Mt. Shasta,
Calif., Nov. 6 through 7.
Saturday afternoon,. 29 new
ministers were baptized at the
old Mt. Shasta High school,
and that evening an overflow
crowd attended the IV hour
color film "Divine Will "'- In
ternational Assembly of Je
hovah's Witnesses."
Following the film showing
was the discussion "How Je
hovah's Witnesses Do the. Di
vine Will Locally."
Opening the final conven
tion' session was Armond O.
Baseler, Gold Hill, Ore.,
speaking ' on the subject,
"Finding the Truth " That
Makes Men Free." Lloyd E.
Aldrich, circuit minister, dis
cussed "Expanding Our Min
istry." . . '
Convention chairman, Les
ter M. Dugan, brought the
three day Bible conference to
a close with the .talk, "Shep
herding the Sheep with Skill
fulness." Topic of the public talk
Sunday at the Kingdom hall,
2402 Jacksonville highway,
will be "Why Are There So
Many Religions?" The Watch
tower study at 7:15 "pjn. will
be on "Finding the Truth That
Makes Men Free."
Devotional Service
Topic Announced
"Scientific Prayer" will be
the Sunday devotional sub
subject at 11 a.m. Unity serv
ice at Pythian hall, Fifth and
Grape sts. The Rev. Katharine
Bosworth, minister, will
speak.
Friday at 11 am. the study
class at the Unity Center of
Medford, 995 South Oakdale
ave., will be on "Let There
be Light."
The Center is open Monday
through Friday, from 10 a.m.
until 4 p.m. For private con
sultation with Mrs. Bosworth
call SPring 2-6902.
Monday and Tuesday, Nov.
16 and 17, the annual Unity
Bazaar will be held from 9
ajn. until 5 pjn. at the Eagle's
hall, 217 West Main st. .
UNITY CENTER
OF MEDFORD
995 South Oakdale
Affiliated
Unity School of Christianity,
Lee'i Summit, Mo.
Midweek Devotional and Heal
ing Service every Wednesday.
730 pjn. Study class every Fri
day 11:00 a-m. at 995 So.
Oakdale.
Regular Sunday
Devotional Services 11 AO on.
Sunday School
Y.O.U.
at
PYTHIAN HALL
5th and Grape sts.
Center Open Daily
10:00 ajn to 4:00 pjn
Prayer Ministry and Counseling
by appointment.
. Rev Katherine Bosworth.
Minister
Office SP 2-6902