MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or.
A Friday, Jan. 22, 1960
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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.
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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
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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