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MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. A Friday, Jan. 22, 1960 m f-iv5 ft sl JV " i F I I r-ffffafowfifw-wiir i in THE REV. W. C. PIPER Leaves for Idaho First Christian To Honor Pipers "Build the Church to Help Men Decide" is the title of the sermon which the Rev. William C. Piper will preach at both services Sunday morn ing at the First Christian church. This is a continuation of his series of sermons on "Build the Church." At the first service the youth choir will sing the an them "Teach Me, O Lord." At the second service Mrs. Ralph Matlack and Mrs. Robert Reaves will sing "O Divine Redeemer" and the Chancel Choir will sing the anthem "Jesu, Word of God Incarn ate." The School of Missions will be held again at 6 p.m. with study classes for all age lev els. The adults will have an "African Palavar" with Earl Purdy, Herbert Osborn and Ralph Cook as leaders. Miss Lvnn Latham will be the leader of the youth group. At the general assembly at 6:45 p.m. the program will be "A Trip to Morocco." The Christian Youth Fel low ship will have a Fireside meeting after the School of Missions at the Caster home in Central Point. Tuesday, Jan. 26, at 6:45 p.m. an all-church fellowship dinner will be held. This will be in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Piper who are leaving Med ford Feb. 1 to go to Couer d'Alene, Idaho. Ali members and friends of the church are invited to attend. Week End Retreat To Start Tonight The first Southern Baptist church, 794 Lozier lane, is sponsoring a week end re treat tonight through Satur day for the youth groups age 13 through 24 of the Siskiyou Association of Churches. Boys and girls from seven churches are expected to at tend. Theme for the meeting will be "From This Day On." Activities will begin at 6:30 o'clock tonight with a sack lunch at the church followed by an evening of singing and inspirational numbers. Speaker for the evening will be Jimmy Orrell of the University of Oregon, Eugene. Breakfast and lunch will be served on Saturday at the church by the Woman's Mis sionary Union of the local church. . Highlights of Saturday's program will be singing, tes timonials, and roundtable dis cussions led by visiting youth leaders. Morris Takuchi, stu dent at Oregon State college, will provide music and Jim my Orrell will speak. I New Members To Be Recognized Sunday New members recently re ceived into the church will be publicly recognized and welcomed at the Friends church Sunday during the two morning worship services. 9:45 and 11 a.m. Theme for Pastor Clynton Crisman's message will be ''Responsibilities of Church Members." Music will be provided by the youth and adult choirs. Sunday school will be held at 9:45 a.m. for children and adults, and at 11 a.m. for jun ior high through college age Jroung people. "Youth Under Orders", a message especially for young people, will be the topic of the pastor's message at 7:30 p.m.; in observance of Nation al Youth Week. There will be a brother-sister duet by Jereal and Wayna Brown, sen ior C. E. members. . Preceding the evening serv ice, Christian Endeavor groups will meet at 6:30 p.m. SERMON SUBJECT "Truth" will be the sermon subject. Sunday at First Church of Christ. Scientist, 100 Windsor ave. The service is held at 11 a.m. and all are welcome to attend. Young people up to the age of 20 are invited to attend Sunday schooL ' ' 1957 Award Merit Winner Westminster Group To Dedicate Church Sunday Afternoon The Westminister Presby terian church will dedicate its new building Sunday at its new building Sunday. At the regular morning service, The Rev. J. Dwight Russell, Portland, executive of the Synod of Oregon, will oc cupy the pulpit. Mr. Russell was the pastor of the West minster United Presbyterian church Salem, prior to being elected synod executive Sept. 1. He will be assisted during the service by the Rev. John O. Reynolds, organizing pas tor. The choir will sing "O Wor ship the Lord" and a chil dren's sermon will be pre sented to the children between the ages of 5-10 who sit in the front rows of the church. Church school classes for all ages will be held in the Chris tian Education building of the church at 9:45 a.m. Dedication Service The dedication service for the new building will be held Sunday at 4 p.m. Dr. D. Kirk land West of First Presby terian church will spepk on the subject, "I Will Build My Church". Others participating in the service will be William O. Kurtz, Merrill, moderator of the Southwest Oregon Pres bytery; the Rev. Burton Al- vis, Portland, field director of the board of Christian educa Episcopalians To Hear Student Episcopalians will observe Theological Education Sun day, Jan. 24. Guest preacher at St. Mark's church will be Edgar G. Parrott, senior class man from the Church Divin ity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, Calif. He will preach at both the 9:30 and 11 a.m. services. Mr. Parrott, the son of a Episcopal priest, is from the district of Spokane. A gradu ate of Whitman college, Mr. Parrott is an accomplished musician. During his semin ary training he has served as organist-choir master at the Angelican Church of St. Fran cis of Assissi, San Francisco. Mr. Parrott, son of a long time friend of the Rev. George R. V. Bolster, rector at St. Mark's, will be a guest at the rectory during his stay here. An offering toward further ing theological education will be received. Funds raised at St. Mark's will be earmarked for the operating budget of the Church Divinity School of the Pacific. Gold Hill Church Plans Youth Choir Gold Hill - A youth choir, including boys and girls of high' school age is being or ganized by the Gold Hill Christian church, officials said. Miss Jean Cunningham, minister of the church, will direct the group which will meet each Thursday after school at the home of Mrs. Joe Kavaleski, pianist. The first practice was held J.-n. 21. The junior and intermediate classes of the Sunday school will hold the regular once a month social party at the church Saturday, Jan.. 23 at 1 p.m. Mrs. Rex Allison, acting superintendent of the Sunday school, said recognition will be given and prizes awarded to anyone who takes a visitor Sunday at 9:45 a.m. "Insidious Evil" will be the sermon subject by Miss Jean Cunningham, minister of the church at the 11 a.m. worship service. Bible study will be held Thursday evening. Further information may be had by telephoning either Mrs. Alli son or Mrs. Leonard An drews. Pilgrim Holiness to Host tAissionaries The Rev. and Mrs. E. E. Phillippe. missionaries on furlough from Barbados, Brit ish West Indies, will hold services at the Medford Pil grim Holiness church, Satur day at 7:30 p.m. They will show pictures of their work in the field. Sun day at 11 a.m. they will be guest speakers during the worship hour. Sunday a fellowship lunch eon followed by a missionary service at 2:30 p.m. will be held and at 7:30 p.m. they will also speak. The Phillippe's have been missionaries for several years. CHURCH NEWS National Religious Publicity Coundl tion; and Mr. Russell, Oregon Synod executive. The church choir will sing the anthem "Built On a Rock." After the dedication service, the Women's Associa tion will be hostesses for a reception to which all the guests and visitors are invited, The Westminster Presby terian church was organized Dec. 1, 1958. Construction be gan on the new building May 26, 1959, and the congrega tion occupied the building for the first time Dec. 20. Harold Salter was the contractor and Jack Edson the architect. The church is located on Oakwood dr. between Barneburg and Groveland aves. Four Churches Announce Events ' Ashland "Interruptions" will be the sermon topic Sun day for both the 9:45 and H a.m. worship services at First Presbyterian church, North Main and Helman sts. The Rev. B. J. Holland, minister, will speak. Central Point - Following the worship service at First Presbyterian church, Oak at First "sts., a potluck dinner will be held. It will precede the annual congregational meeting. During the meeting church officers will be elected and reports given of the church's activities during the past year. , The new adult class under the leadership of Mrs. Zelma Foote will meet at 9:45 a.m. Sunday. At 7 P.m. the West minster Fellowship will meet with the Jacksonville young people. Sunday, Jan. 31, the Lord's Supper will be served during the 11 a.m. service. Jacksonville - The Rev. King K. Jones of First Presby terian church will speak Sun day on "The Dismal Ds." The choir will sing, "All the Way." ' The Jacksonville Westmins ter Fellowship will be hosts for the Westminster Fellow ship of Central Point Sunday at 7 p.m. The young people will be in charge of the pro gram. All high school stu dents are welcome. There will be no Junior High Fellowship meeting. Wednesday at 7 p.m. the en tire Sunday School will meet at the church to travel to Ash land for a Sunday School skating party. Any adults in terested in the skating party are invited. Phoenix - Services at the Phoenix First Presbyterian church will be held at 11 a jn. Sunday with the Rev. William Saladin giving the sermon. Sunday school for both adults and children will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, a musical work shop will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Med ford First Presbyterian church. Those interested in attending should call Shirley Hackett, new Sunday school superintendent, at KEystone 5-2043. All those interested in any field of music are wel come. The charge will pay for lunch and nursery. Friday Bible study sessions are held each week at the Manse starting at 7:30 p.m. Revival Planned at First Assembly Here The Rev. Ronald Printing, Eugene evangelist, will start a series of revival meetings at First Assembly of God, 1108 West Main st., according to the pastor, the Rev. R. E. Cull. Mr. Prinzing will speak at both the 11 aim. and 7:30 p.m. services on Sunday and will conduct revival meetings Tuesday through Friday of next week at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Prinzing, vocal soloist, will sing at each service. Monday, Jan. 25, at 7:30 p.m., Mr. Prinzing will be guest speaker at a Christ Ambassadors youth rally to be held at Ashland Assembly of God, 485 Siskiyou blvd. Youth delegations from As sembly of God churches in the Rogue valley section plan to attend the rally. The public is invited to all services. CENTRAL POINT TOPICS Central Point-Mr. Jean M. Shelley, minister of Church of Christ, Third and Oak sts., will speak Sunday at 10:45 ajn. on "The -Bible and How To Present It."-AtT.30 p.m. Sundav he will speak on "The Divine Plan." YMCA Sunday Includes Open House Here The Medford YMCA will hold open-house Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. as a climax to week-long activities in con nection with national YMCA Week. Many churches of the Med ford area will cooperate with the local YMCA in proclaim ing YMCA Sunday in the churches. Bulletins to be used as inserts in regular church bulletins have been made available by the local YMCA. The Young Men's Christian Association of Medford, now in its 16th year of serving men and women, boys and girls, and family groups, seeks the cooperation of ministers and church laymen in estab lishing Christian objectives and keeping the YMCA move ment a vital spiritual force. Brotherhood Many members learn the meaning of Christian brother hood and understanding for the first time as they associate with church people in YMCA programs. Parishioners find opportunity to work for the common good of the commun ity and for each other in fa cilities adopted for youth club work, physical education, hob bies and crafts, camping, and family recreation. ' Church groups are organized in ath letic leagues and tournaments where the need is expressed. The Medford YMCA board of directors, wishing to pro nounce and strengthen the church - YMCA relationship, have asked the local churches to especially remember their work on this Sunday. First Baptists Elect Otf icers The annual election of of ficers and business meeting of First Baptist church was held Wednesday Jan. 21. The following were elected for terms of one year. John Luttrell, church clerk; Vern Chapman, assistant clerk; Mrs. Herbert Hunter, treas urer; Mrs. Erwin Peters, as sistant treasurer; Ted Gra ham, Sunday school superin tendent; Calvin Walter, assist ant superintendent; and Roy Mason, head usher. John Luttrell, Dr. R. J. Nordquist, Lester Wilcox Jr., and Herbert Hunter were elected to the board of dea cons for three years. Those chosen to serve as deaconess es for a three-year term were Mrs. Ada Adams, Mrs. Wil cox Jr., Mrs. James Jack, and Mrs. Robert Spayde. Helmer Tinseth, Al Gleason, and Oliv er Smith were elected to the board of trustees. The Rev. James Neely, pas tor of the church, will speak Sunday at the two services of the church at li a.m. and 7:45 p.m. The subject of his morning message will be "Elijah's Day Our Day." Mission Funds Exceed Goal Pastor John Trude, direc tor of the Seventh-day Adven tist local missions appeal just concluded today issued a statement of thanks to Rogue River valley residents. Total funds collected dur ing the drive by volunteer workers and amounts con tributed by Adventists them selves amounted to $6,196.59 on Victory Day, Jan. 16. The total is $56 more than the district goal. The funds go toward ex tending a world ministry of welfare, disaster aid, educa tional, medical, and spiritual services at home and in 184 other lands. The church op erates 492 health and welfare centers in addition to 197 medical units around the world. Congregationalism Plan Cotfee Hour There will be a coffee hour at the Congregational church Sunday after the morning service. Members, friends and visitors are invited to attend. There will be a reception of new members at the 10 a.m. service. The Rev. Thomas McCam ant is continuing the series of sermons on "Words of the Prophets". The topic Sunday will be "Isaiah, the Word of Faith". The pastor suggests that at least chapters 5, 6 and 7 of the book of Isaiah be read beforehand. The Pilgrim Fellowship will be leaving for a snow trip after the morning service. ASHLAND SERMON Ashland The Rev. Albert R. Nickodemus, p a s t o r of Grace Lutheran church, Fran ces lane, will speak Sunday on "Do You Depend on Miracles?" at the 11 ajn. wor ship service. Last in Sermon Series Sunday at Presbyterian The concluding sermon on the Apostles' Creed, "I Be lieve In the Church" will be given by Dr. D. Kirkland West at the, First Presbyterian church Sunday morning. At the early service West minister choir will sing, "I Bind My Heart This Tide" and the chancel choir will be heard in the anthem, "My Eternal King" at the 11 a,m. service. Miss Shirley Satter field will sing, "The Voice In The Wilderness" at both serv ices Sunday morning. Junior High Fellowship will meet Sunday at 5 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Don Marin, 186 Myers lane, for a fireside fellowship. Dr. West will lead the program which will be a discussion of the topic, "Secret Discipleship". Refreshments will be served. Fellowship Dinner To Honor Officers A fellowship dinner to rec ognize the newly elected church officers is scheduled Sunday following the morn ing service at the Central Church of Christy North Cen tral ave. at Jackson st. A dinner, which will be prepar ed by the women of the church, will be served. "The Troublesome Christ" is the title of the message to be presented by the minister, John V. Heberling, during the 11 a.m. worship hour. Mr. and Mrs. David Bigham will sing "The Christ of the Cross" pre ceding the sermon. The Bible school, under the direction of Superintendent Carl Bennett, will meet in a i combined opening at 9:45 a.m. Adult and youth classes will continue studies from the book of Acts with this week's lesson being "The Converting Power of the Gosepl." Mr. Heberling's evening message will be "Reasons for Righteousness from the Pen of Peter." The service will begin with gospel singing at 7:30 p.m. Youth and chil dren's groups will meet for study and discussion at 6:30 p.m. Speech Contest Planned Sunday The Medford Church of the Brethren will be the scene Sunday of the district level of the 1959-'60 Peace and Cit izenship speech contest for high school youth. The theme this year is "World Affairs are My Affairs." Contestants represen ting their local churches in the Oregon district of the Church of the Brethren will address the congregation in the morn ing worship hour Sunday. Representing the Medford congregation in the contest are Ernie Bolz and Dean Hi ser. The local youth fellowship will direct the morning wor ship with Linda Nelson at the organ and Vivian DeWeerd i leading congregational sing 1 ing. The organist will play "Andante" and "Largo." Oth er youth participating in the service will be Sandy Phies ter, Judy Acord and H. O. Ottosen. Miss Ruth Ritten house, Buffalo, N.Y., will play a violin solo. She has ap peared twice before the local congregation. , Sunday evening the School of Missions will continue the study of Africa and the wor ship service will include a film "A Chance to live." The Church of the Brethren is located on Mary and Saling sts. one block east of Crater Lake ave. Church Officials Here for Meeting Dr. H. L. Fpss, president of the Pacific district of the Evangelical Lutheran church, will speak tonight at 7:30 o'clock at the Ascension Lu theran church, 2501 Barnett rd. With Dr. Foss will be the Rev. Clarence Solberg, as sistant home mission director, "The Epiphany at Jacob's Well" will be the sermon sub ject by the Rev. Elvn S. Tol lefson, pastor, Sunday at 11 a.m. at the church. The Men's Brotherhood will meet Monday at 8 p.m. Bob Maben, state game com mission field agent, will show two colored films, "Autumn Wings" and "Troubled Jour ney." Older sons of the mem bers are invited to attend. UNITY SUBJECT "Your Life Is Eternal" will be the Unity devotional sub ject Sunday at the 11 a.m. service at Pythian hall, Fifth and Grape sts. The Rev. Kath arine Bosworth will speak. The Center, 995 South Oak dale ave., is open daily Mon day through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For private consultation with the minister telephone the Center at SPring 2-6902. Westminster Fellowship for Senior High young people will be held at the church Sunday at 7 p.m. The meet ing "Make A Joyful Noise" will be led by Lynn Sjolund and will be followed by fire side at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Harris, 707 South Oakdale ave. Westminster Fellow ship Youth night will be held at the church Wednesday, Jan. 27. Choir practice will begin at 5:15 p.m. with potluck supper at 6 p.m. and Bible study following the meal. Geneva Fellowship will meet Friday at 6:30 a.m. at the home of the Rev. and Mrs. J. Robert Jacks, 649 J st. All post-high school young people are invited to attend the breakfast and Bible study. Friday, Jan. 29, the Senior Highs will leave from the church at 5 p.m. to go to Katydid for the winter re treat. Dr. West will lead the discussion and study Friday night and the Rev. John Reynolds and the Rev. Bob Jacks will lead Saturday de votions and Bible study. There will be skiing for those who wish, and tobogganing and other games as well. The group will return Saturday afternoon. Call the church of fice for further details. Men's Fellowship To Meet Tuesday The Men's Fellowship of the First Church of the Naz arene, 520 North Holly st., will meet Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 6:30 p.m. for their monthly dinner fellowship. Guest speaker will be Car los Morris, local funeral di rector and weather broadcast announcer on KBES-TV. He will speak concerning his daily meteorological studies and presentation. A devotion al will be given by one of the group and music also pro vided. Ticket costs for the meal may be secured at the church office. The Rev. Harold M. San ner, pastor of the church will continue the series of mes sages Sunday at 7 p.m. on "Acts of' the Spirit Filled." His message for the 11 a.m. service which is broadcast over KDOV will be "Living the Life." Sunday school begins at 9:45 a.m. with departments being held for all persons, nursery age through adult age. Youth groups meet at 6 p.m. and the young adult de partment will give the pro gram Sunday night for the combined youth groups, in cluding the Hi-N-Y or the teen-age department. Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. the pastor will begin a series of studies on Christian Service Training, the subject being stewardship and the text be ing used, "My Gold and God" written by Dr. Earl C. Wolf of Kansas City, Mo. This serv ice is open to the public and the texts can be secured at the church. 'God's Will' To Be Sermon Subjects Dr. George G. Roseberry, minister of First Methodist church, will preach a two ser mon series Jan. 24 and 31. Topics will be "Learning God's Will Through Coopera tion" and "Learning God's Will Through Prayer." "Africans on the Move" is the subject for discussion Sun day evening with Mrs. Bernice Kunzman as the master of ceremonies. Walter Higgins is the chair man of the School of Missions session that begins at 5:30 p.m. The panel members are Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jewett, Al Minshall and Ed Hass. The snack supper will feature the kinds of food served in Africa. "New Faces of Africa" will be the film shown during Jthe Inspiration hour. The chil dren's sessions will see the "Tumba of Africa" in colored slide, pictures during their study session. The public is invited to attend. Methodist Men will meet with a dinner meeting at noon Jan. 28 when the Rev. Robert Dowrey will speak. Sunday in Talent Starts Youth Week Talent - Members of the Senior Methodist Youth Fel lowship will conduct the 11 a.m. worship service Sunday at Talent Methodist church, First and Wagner sts., in recognition of youth week. The Rev. Earnest R. Bell, minister, will give the sermon and participating in the serv ice will be Terry .Hanson, scripture reading; Diane Car ter and April Burnette, music; Michael Olson, David Conner and Ernest McCasland, offer ing; James Bench, Terry Reichstein, and John Morri son, ushers; and Susann Hay dock, prayer. Other members of the group are Starlene Wilkins and Glen McCasland. Budget Adopted By Presbyterians At Annual Meet At the conkretfatlnnnl mtof. ing Wednesday evening at the rirsi Jfresbytenan church, the congregation adopted for the fourth year in a row the goal of 50 per cent for bene volences and 50 per cent for current expenses. This means that in addition to the S56,000 voted for cur rent expenses, an identical sum will be spent in various benevolent projects of the church throughout the world. The Medford church is one of the few of the 8,500 Pres byterian churches which gives more to benevolences than it spends on itself. In this year $56,000 was spent for local expenses and $63,000 for benevolences. At the meeting th congre gation elected the following as elder-trustees: Mrs. Grover Coram, George Flanagan, Oli ver Gustafson, Mrs. D. W. Husband, James Johnston, Ward Lampkin, Mrs. Carl Lichti, Max Priebe, and Lynn Sjolund. Deacons elected were Jack Dumas, Floyd East wood, Murray Gardiner, Jack Lynch, Mrs. O. A. Martolin, Mrs. George Osier and Robert Stokes. George Witter presented the annual report and Otto Frohnmayer presided at the time of the adoption of the budget for the ensuing year. Robert Brewer was the stated clerk of the meeting. A quartet composed of Lynn Sjolund, the Rev. Bob Jacks, Ray Konopesek, and John Frohnmayer participat ed in the service. The service was closed with the showing of the movie, "For God's Glory". Second in Series Sunday at Eastwood "The Mystery of Fading In fluence," the second sermon in a series on "Stewards of the Mysteries" will be given Sunday at 10:45 a.m. by the Rev. Clifford J. Young, pastor of Eastwood Baptist church. At 9:30 a.m. Sunday Mr Young will continue his class on "The New Life." The sub ject will be "Grow in the New Life." The Baptist Youth Fellow ship will be at 6 p.m. with Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Bucher as guest sponsors. At the 7:30 p.m. service. the pastor's message will be "The Marriage Feast." Mon day, Jan. 25, at 7:30 p.m.. the advisory board will meet, Tuesday, Jan. 26, is church visitation night. Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Mr Young will begin a study of the Life of Christ according to the Gospel of Luke. At 8:30 p.m. the chancel choir will rehearse. Thursday night has been designated as Youth -Parent night when young people and their parents will meet for an evening together. Saturday, Jan. 30, the Build ers class is sponsoring an All-Church Mexican, dinner. Proceeds will go to the Youth Mexico trip fund. Potluck Dinner Planned in Gold Hill Gold Hill - A pot luck sup per will be held at the Gold Hill Community Methodist church, Sunday, at 6 p.m. Mrs. Donald Meister is chair man for the affair, to which everyone is invited. Follow ing the meal a film, "End to Darkness," will be shown. Instead of the regular Bible study at 7:30 p.m. that day the last two chapters of the book "The Way in Africa" will be discussed With Mrs. E. C. Hoffman in charge. The church wide study of Africa during January was sponsor ed by the commission on mis sions of the church of which Mrs. Roy Eskew is chairman. The Intermediate Methodist Youth Fellowship which meets each Sunday at 5:30 p.m. under the leadership of Mrs. Kermit Bickle will be in charge of decorations for the family potluck supper Sunday. "One Thing Missing" will be the title for the sermon Sunday, at ll a.m. by the Rev. O. L. Kendal, pastor of the church. Mrs. C. Norman Gail, choir director, announced that there will be a music selec tion during the worship service. First Presbyterian Church Eighth & Holly Phone SP 2-2830 Dr. D. Kirkland West, Pastor . A cordial welcome awaits you Sunday morning. Services 9:30 and 1 1 :00 a.m Church School classes for all ages $:30 and 11:00 a.m. Mennonites Listed by World's Standards as "Impractical" By LOUIS CASSELS United Press International By the world's standards, Mennonites are "impractical" people. For more than four centur ies, they have been trying to obey literally the teachings of Jesus. They have persisted in this difficult task in 'spite of bloody persecutions that came close to exterminating them and in spite of the many prac tical reasons that others have found for honing off the sharp edges of the Sermon on the Mount. Mennonites contend that Christ meant exactly what He said when He told His disci ples to love their enemies . . . to turn the other cheek . . . to offer no resistance to those who would do them evil. They Ministers Hear Discussion on YMCA, Scouting A group of more than 20 county ministers attended a complimentary breakfast Jan. 12 at the YMCA in Med ford given by members of the Y board of directors. The event was the monthlv meet ing of the Medford Minister ial association. Following breakfast Bob Jones, Y secretary, and Bruce Burns, staff member, re viewed the YMCA program here and asked for suggestions from the ministers as to addi tions and changes in the schedule. Also reviewed were fees charged for use of the pool by church organizations. During the business meek ing the association approved the distribution of an illus trated booklet "The Cautious Twins" to elementary school children. The colored booklet, prepared by the sheriff's de partment of Los Angeles county, Calif., tells the child to respect adults yet, avoid other adults who may harm them. Three officials of the Crater Lake Council, Boy Scouts of America, spoke to the. group on the Scouting program They dicsussed the organizing of Scout troops within the churches and showed a film "Scouting Program in Prot estant Churches." Scouting representatives in cluded J. A. McDougall, coun cil ' commissioner; Darl S Gleed, district executive; and George Brennen, assistant scout executive. Gospel Mission Elects Officers C. E. Wilson was elected president of the Medford Gos pel Mission at their annual meeting of the board of direct ors held Jan. 18 at the First Church of the Nazarene. Others elected were Fred Robinson, vice president; Vin cent N. Smith, treasurer; Wil liam McKinley, secretary; and Mrs. Bea Corum, K. C. Laur ance, Al Larson, Glenn Mc- Cullough and Paul Hanlin, board members. William Howard, Mission superintendent, reported that 291 religious services had been held at the Mission since it opened in March, 1959, at tended by 5,400 men; 13,000 meals have been served; 4,200 beds occupied by the men; and 230 radio broadcasts given by the mission. The mission also distributed nu merous articles of clothing in addition to giving shaves, haircuts and showers. The treasurer's report show ed that all bills were paid and small balance was in the bank. The Rev. Cecil Goins of the First Baptist church, Ashland, spoke on the Christian's re sponsibility td others as well as ourselves. lion Lutheran Church Tells Sermon Subject "God Cares For Me" will be the sermon subject Sunday at the Ziort Lutheran church, Fourth st. and Oakdale ave., by the Rev. H. C. Coovert, minister. Senior Lutheran League will meet Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at the church and senior choir practice will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27. The junior choir practice, which will also be held at the church, will be Friday, Jan. 29, at p.m. believe that any use of force- and particularly the waging of war-is totally incompatible with this commandment. So they are uncompromising pacifists, refusing not only to bear arms, but also to hold office as magistrates or po licemen. If you tell a Mennonite that this is unrealistic, and that it opens the way for the strong to exploit the weak, and the wicked to enslave the good, he will not try to argue with you. He will simply tell you that "Mennonites are deter mined to take the Lord's words at their face value, re gardless of what it may cost." And he will remind you that Jesus told His disciples they should expect to suffer for His sake. Christian love, in Mennon ite teaching, involves far more than avoiding any hurt to your neighbor. It is a posi tive obligation to serve all men, to seek the good of oth ers even at the sacrifice of your own legitimate interests. All members of the church are called upon to "practice lives of self-denial and fru gality, to live simply rather than in luxury" so that they will have the means as well as the will to feed the hungry and clothe the naked. 'Left Wing' Reformalionists History has give Mennon ites abundant opportunity to demonstrate their readiness for suffering and self-denial. The movement originated in z,uricn, Switzerland, in 1535, and quickly spread to The Netherlands. Historians have called it "the left wing of the Protestant reformation" be cause its adherents went far beyond the followers of Lu ther and Calvin in repudiat ing Catholic traditions and seeking to return to the "orig inal" practices of the earliest Christians described in the New Testament. The first members were called "Anabaptists" because they rejected infant baptism and insisted that only adult believers properly could be baptized. The later term "Mennonite" came from Men no Simons, a former Catholic priest who became leader of the Dutch Anabaptists in 1536. Almost Extinguished The Anabaptist-Mennonites have paid a heavy price for their radicalism. More than 5,000 of them were burned, drowned, beheaded or other wise put to death during the first 10 years. The ruthless persecutions which they en countered in both Protestant and Catholic countries very nearly extinguished the move ment. Many of the survivors migrated to north Germany and Prussia, where they set tled on wastelands that no one else wanted-and brought them into fertile production through their patient skill as farmers. In 1683, a group of Men nonites from central Europe found a haven of tolerance in Quaker Pennsylvania. Others soon followed. Within a few years there was a steady flow of Mennonite immigrants to free America. Today, nearly half of the world's 500,000 Mennonites live in the United States. Pennsylvania remains the main center of strength, but there also are large groups in Indiana, Ohio, Kansas, Michi gan and the Dakotas, and smaller bodies in nearly every state. St. Luke's Church Tells Sunday Topics The Rev. Melvin Dixon, minister of St. Luke's Metho dist church, will preach on the topic "Time is Running Out!" during the 11 a.m. wor ship service Sunday. Mrs. D. G. MacDougal will sing a vocal solo. Supervised nursery is conducted for pre school children. Church school begins at 9:45 a.m. with Superinten dent Leon Myers, in charge. Classes are held for all ages. The Methodist Youth Fellow ship meets at the church at 6:30 p.m. The chapel choir will meet for rehearsal at the church Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. St. Luke's is located at 2940 Siskiyou blvd. The public is invited to its services. UNITY CENTER OF MEDFORD 995 South Oakdale Affiliated Unity School of Christianity, Lee's Summit, Mo. Midweek Devotional and Heal ing Service every Wednesday 730 p.m. Study class every Fri day 110 aJii. at 995 So Oakdale Regular Sunday Devotional Services 11:00 asn Sunday School Y.O.U. -at PYTHIAN HALL 5th and Grape sts. Center Open Dailv 10:00 a.m to 4:00 p.ra Prayer Ministry an Counseling by appointment. Rev Catherine Bosworth. Minister Office SP 2-6902
