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Methodists Honor Scouts On Fiftieth Anniversary Members of Scout Troop 7 will attend First Methodist church Sunday with their par ents for the 11 a.m.' service. MISS DOROTHY WISEMAN Medical Missionary Missionary to Speak Sunday 1 At Eastwood ? Miss Dorothy Wiseman, RN, ' American Baptist Missionary to the Belgian Congo, will speak at Eastwood Baptist church Sunday at both the 9:30 a.m. Sunday school hour, and the 10:45 a.m. worship service. Miss Wiseman has been a missionary to the Congo since 1944. During her last term on the field. Miss Wiseman was in charge of a 100 bed hospital at Moanza. Miss Wiseman will share some of her experiences and during the morning service will speak on "The Signifi cance of the Current Changes in the Congo." At the 4:30 p.m. Baptist Youth Fellowship hour, the young people will meet at the church and participate in the United Christian Youth move ment program at the First Methodist church and the YMCA. At the Sunday evening service the pastor, the Rev. Clifford J. Young, will speak on "Moses and the Plagues." Church school teachers will meet Monday, Feb. 8. Wed nesday at the midweek serv ice, the pastor will continue the study of the Life of Christ according to Luke. This night will be followed by the chancel choir rehearsal. Tuesday night the board of trustees meets. Open House Set At St. Luke's The church school depart ment of St. Luke's Methodist church will hold open house Sunday between the hours of 3:30 and 5 p.m. Parents and visitors are welcome. Refresh ments will be served. Church school meets at 9:45 a.m. with classes for all ages. The Rev. Melvin Dixon, the minister of St. Luke's will preach the sermon during the worship service at 11 a.m. The ' chapel choir will sing, "Day - by-Day." Supervised nursery is conducted for pre-school "' children during the worship hour. The Methodist Youth ' Fellowship meets at 6:30 p.m. The chapel choir rehearses Z at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday un- Z der the directorship of Rich- ard Gannaway. - Mr. Dixon will attend the Oregon Conference commis- sions meeting in Portland at Methodist headquarters next week during Tuesday through Thursday. Z - St. Luke's is located at 2940 r Siskiyou blvd. across the street from the Hoover Ele- mentary school. The public is " invited to the services. Final Sermon in iSeries Set Sunday At the 10 a.m. services at t h e Congregational church "Sunday the Rev. Thomas Mc- t: Camant will preach the final. Tsermon in the series on - "Words of the Prophets that Have Changed the World." It -will be on "II Isaiah: The "Word of Hope." Especially recommended for reading by the congregation before the service are chapters 40, 53 and 55 of the book of Isaiah. r If there is snow in the Sis L'Jciyous the children of the r church school and their par Z. ents will meet at the church at 1 p.m. to go on an outing Z in that area. If any parents - are not able to provide trans " portation for their own chil dren it is suggested that they get together with other par ents or call Mrs. Clarence . Miller, SPring 3-5189, who is acting as co-ordinator. Men of the congregation are - invited to go to Pilgrim House at 6:30 ajn. Wednesday for breakfast. The organization of some type of study or discus sion group will bt effected. They will present the colors and give the Scout laws and oath at each service. The 50th anniversary of Scouting will be honored. Dr. George Roseberry, min ister, will preach on "The Hand of Destiny." The youth choir will sing "Ours Is The World" for the 9:30 a.m. serv ice. The anthem for the 11 a.m. service will be "The Beatitudes" with Howard Buckner the baritone soloist. Mrs. Howard Bush will sing "The Lord is My Light" at each service. The commission on mem bership and evangelism meets Tuesday at 7:45 pjn. at the church. The Father-Son Ban quet will be held Thursday at 6:30 p.m. There will be a showing by Archie Pierce of "The Crossing of the Antarc tica" filmed by an English explorer, Dr. Vivian Fuchs. Reservations are to be turned in by Tuesday noon. The commission on missions meets Friday at 7:45 p.m. The Shipmates will hold their monthly potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the church. The School of Missions meets Sunday at 5:30 p.m. This session is on the medical missions of Africa. Mrs. L. G. Weaver is the leader and Dr. Milton Snow is the chairman for the evening. On the panel with him are Dr. Eugene Ray, Dr. Vern Wilson and Miss Marjorie Sanford, laboratory technologist. At the Inspira tion time the high school MYF will put on a play "The Edge of the Village" under the di rection of Mrs. Vern Wilson. Youth, Scouts To Be Honored Youth and Scout Sunday will be observed at the First Christian church Sunday morning. Members ox trie Christian Youth Fellowship will assist the Rev. Glenn Mc- Kerrow at both morning wor ship services. Miss Donna Demmer will give the can to worsnip; Gary Myers will give the in vocation; Miss Penny Linn will lead the responsive read ing and Carl Washburn will give the offertory prayer. The sermon "We Build the Church on Earth" will be presented by John Alansky, . Harold Bailey and John Caster. At the first service the youth choir will sing "Lead Me All the Way'r and at the second service the chancel choir will give the anthem "With a Voice of Singing." Mrs. O. S. Walden and Mrs. Glen Allen will be hostesses at the coffee hour following the second service. Scout Troop 9 sponsored by the First Christian church and Troop 2 will attend the sec ond service in a body and re ceive special recognition. An African Festival will be the feature of the closing ses sion of the School of Missions at 6 p.m. There will be no study classes. All the chil dren's departments will have displays of the work they have done. "Wembi" will again tell folklore tales of the African tribes. Refreshments will be served at the close of the fes tival. The elders will meet Tues day, Feb. 9, at the church at 7 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. McKerrow, Mrs. Ralph Cook and C. M. Hon will attend the Oregon Christian Assembly in Port land Thursday and Friday. Zion Lutheran Tells Topic for Sunday "Christ the Head of the Church" will be the sermon subject Sunday at the Zion Lutheran church, Fourth st. and Oakdale ave., by the Rev. H. C. Coovert. There will be a coffee hour immediately after the service. Sunday the Senior Luther league will meet at the First Methodist church at 5 p.m. for an interdenominational meet ing. The council meeting will be held Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the fireplace room at the church. The Couple's club will hold a potluck supper Feb. 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the church. Theme is Valentine's Day. Those at tending are asked to take a hot dish, salad, or dessert. The meat, rolls and coffee will be furnished. All couples of the church are invited to come. Boys and Girls Have Snow Party Talent Sixteen boys and girls of the junior group of the Talent Methodist church held a snow party Saturday, Jan. 29, on the Siskiyou sum mit. Toboggan, sled riding and a wiener roast were the day's main activities. They were accompanied on their trip by counselors. Miss Phyllis Floyd, Fred Bayer, Paul Conner and Bob Messen ger. Also parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Olson and Mrs. A. W. Graham. I6 MAIL TRIBUNE, Mtdford, Or. Friday, February 5 1960 W. L. JESSUP College President Central Church Schedules Guest Speaker Sunday W. L. Jessup, president of San Jose Bible college, San Jose, Calif., will be the speaker at the 11 a.m. wor ship service of the Central Church of Christ, North Cen tral ave. at Jackson st., Sun day. Mr. Jessup will be in the valley with students from the college for a basketball game with Puget Sound Col lege of the Bible of Seattle, Wash. The game is being played Saturday evening at the Central Point Junior High school gymnasium. Stu dents from both colleges will participate in the service at Central Church Sunday. Shinpei Nishikawa of Kobe, Japan, will sing a gos pel solo during the morning church service. Mr. Nishika wa has been in this country for three years. Students from Puget Sound College will teach the adult and high school classes at the 9:40 a.m. Bible School session. The lesson theme for these classes will be "Perseverence in Christian Work" from Acts 18:1 to 22 and First Corin thians 1:26 to 2:5. When the young people meet at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Mike Johnston and Ron Pyle will lead the program for the senior group and Mrs. Hallie Saunders will meet with the younger group. The message at the 7:30 p.m. service will be brought by. the minister, John V. Heberling. His topic will be "Now I See" with text from the ninth chapter of John. Speakers Told For Youth Rally Speakers have been an nounced for the annual youth rally Sunday spon sored by the Interdenom inational Youth Council. Principal speakers in clude Carolyn Mencke, Mike Phillips. Larry Smith. John Lacy, Shirley Salter field, Gary Brew, Linda Slessler, Theresa Elzea, Di ane Franklin, and Marilyn Conners. The theme of this year's youth week is "Thy King dom . . . On Earth." The service, to begin at 5 p.m., will be held at First Methodist church, 607 West Main st. Music for the event will be provided by the Medford High school choir. Following the service the group will go to the YMCA for refreshments, recrea tion, and fellowship. All high school youth of the Medford area are in vited to attend. A 25 cent registration fee will be charged. St. Peter's Topic Told for Sunday "Who's on the Lord's Side?" the question of Moses, will be the sermon topic of the Rev. John E. Simon, pastor of St. Peter's Lutheran church, East Main st. and Vancouver ave., Sunday at 11 a.m. Holy Communion will be observed, and a class of adults confirmed and received into membership. The church choir, under the direction of Al Huntemann will sing, "Let Me be Thine Forever." A new adult membership class will be organized early in March and a Sunday morn ing membership class for young people will start Feb. 14. Bible classes will continue on Sunday and Tuesday morn ings and Wednesday evenings. The Sunday school's opening service begins at 9:30 a.m. The public is invited to at tend the services and classes at St. Peter's. 1957 Award Merit Winner Presbyterians in Medford Tell Sunday Sermons "Is Our Church a Monu ment or a Movement?" will be the sermon given by Dr, D. Kirkland West at the First Presbyterian church at both services Sunday. The Westminster choir will sing at the 9:30 a.m. service and the chancel choir will be heard in the anthem, "Go Not Far From Me" at the second service. Mattewillis and Gary Beard will sing a duet for boih services. Junior High Fellowship will meet at the church Sun day at 5 p.m. for a meeting entitled, "School Problems" to be led by Scott Carpenter. Westminster Fellowship will meet at the First Methodist church at 5 p.m. for the In terdenominational Christian Youth Rally. Worship will be followed . by recreation and refreshments at the YMCA. WF Youth Night will be held at the church Wednesday at 5:15 p.m. followed by the family night supper at 6:30 p.m. The program for fam ily night supper will be a panel discussion featuring the young people of the -church: "Let the Church Be the Church." Dr. West has been invited to be the devotional speaker at the Moderator's conference to be held in San Francisco prior to the Men's meeting in Sacramento. Dr. West has spoken before because of the giving record of this church. The Presbyterian Men's con ference in Sacramento will be held Feb. 19 to 21 and about 20 men from Medford are planning to attend. Westminster Youth Sunday will be ob served at the Westminster Presbyterian church Sunday at the 11 a.m. worship ser vice. Several young people will lead the worship and Carolyn Mencke and David Irving Jr. will speak on the theme "Thy Kingdom ... on Earth." The Westminster Choir of First Presbyterian church will be present and will sing the anthem "Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven." The Fifth Grade Boys' chorus of Hoover school under the di rection of Mrs. Frank Blaar will sing 'This Is My Father's World." After the service the Wo men's Association will spon sor a coffee hour at which time the members and vis itors may greet one another. A communicants' class for junior high young people is being held each Sunday at 4 p.m. Children who want to join the church are invited. A church membership course for adults is being taught Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. for prospective church members. At a meeting of the con gregation last week the Rev. John Reynolds, who has been serving as organizing pastor of the church, was called to be its full-time pastor. He will be installed in this po sition at a service conducted by the Presbytery of South west Oregon at a later date. The Westminster Presbyte rian church is located on Oak wood dr. between Barneburg and Groveland aves. and is a member of the United Pres byterian Church in the U. S. A. Nazarene Youth to Conduct Service Winding up a week of ac tivities during National Youth Week emphasis, the young people's society of the First Church of the Nazarene, 520 North Holly st., will again participate in the major serv ices Sunday. The Sunday school hour at 9:45 a.m. and the youth services at 6 p.m. will again carry the youth week emphasis. The theme of the 11 a.m. service broadcast over sta tion KDOV will be "Follow ing the Christian Way - The Calling," presented by the pastor the Rev. Harold M. Sanner. In the 7 p.m. service the pastor will speak on the subject, "Following the Chris tian Way Consecration." Fol lowing the sermon a candle light service presentation will be made by the teen-agers of the church challenging the people to Christian service and the missionary call. BIBLE CLASSES Hornbrook - Mrs. Norman Martin is conducting Bible study classes, each Thursday at 7:30 pjn. At present, the classes are meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Law rece Breceda. Mrs. Martin is first and second grade teach er at the local grammar school. Anyone interested is welcome to attend. CHURCH NEWS National Religious Publicity Council DR. MILO ROSS Quaker Hour Speaker Friends to Hear Dr. Milo Ross Dr. Milo Ross, president of George Fox college and "the voice of the 'Quaker Hour'," broadcast locally each Sunday over KDOV, will speak at the Friends church Sunday for the worship services at 9:45 and 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Dr. Ross founded the Med ford and Talent Friends churches and was pastor here for six years, so is well-known to many in this area. The youth choir will sing at 9:45 and the adult choir at 11 a.m. Mrs. Kenneth Boshears will be soloist for the 7:30 p.m. service. The Howard district Cub Scout Pack and P-ack 101 will attend the morning services in a group in observance of Boy Scout Sunday. Sunday school meets at 9:45 and 11 a.m. An offering will be taken for a home missions project: to help with the ex pense of remodeling the an nex of the Ashland Friends church into a usable Sunday school unit. Senior Christian Endeavor- ers will cooperate in the inter- church youth rally to be held at First Methodist church at 5 p.m. No senior C.E. will be held, but juniors and inter mediates will meet as usual at 6:30 p.m. 'Spiritual Reality' Is Sermon Topic Gold Hill - "Spiritual Real ity" will be the sermon sub ject by the Rev. O. L. Kendal pastor of the Gold Hill Com munity Methodist church, Sunday, at 11 a.m. The church trio, including Mrs. C. Norman Gail, Mrs. Roy Eskew and Mrs. Paul Molloy, will sing "I've Found A Friend." Mrs. John Bruce will be organist. The evening worship serv ice will be held at 6:30 p.m. Sunday instead of 7:30, the minister said. Mrs. Lawrence Smith will be in charge of the lesson on Hebrews 7th chapter. The Rev. E. J. Aschenbren- ner, superintendent of the Eu gene district of the Methodist church told officials of the local church at a recent board meeting, that Mr. Kendal will continue his duties as pastor here at least until conference time in June. The Intermediate Methodist Youth Fellowship will meet at 5:30 p.m. Sunday directed by Mrs. Kermit Bickle. The Senior Methodist Youth Fellowship supervised by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Griggs will meet at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. A board meeting is slated for 7:30 p.m. Sunday instead of 8 p.m., a spokesman of the church said. Young People to Give Skit Sunday Jacksonville - As a feature during the Sunday school hour Sunday, the young peo ple of First Assembly of God church will present a skit en titled "The Case of Samuel Q. Fence-sitter." Pastor W. E. Irby' will speak on the subject "Perilous Days" at the 11 a.m. service and Sunday evening Mrs. Har ry Belau will be guest speak er. Pastor and Mrs. Irby have accepted an invitation to speak in Clatskanie, Ore., a former pastorate, when the church celebrates its thir teenth year Feb. 7. The annu al district council of the church will be held Feb. 9-11 in Portland. Mrs. Irby will be the church delegate. Evangelist Elvin Swanson will conduct a series of meet ings here Feb. 16 to 28. The public is invited to attend. A STRANGE YARN Watford, England -(DPD Leonard Shave, 13, won the local school knitting contest Thursday. His competitors in cluded 67 girls and 71 boys. Four Churches Announce Events; Sermon Subjects Ashland - "God Keeps His Word" will be the sermon top ic at both the 9:45 and 11 a.m. worship services at First Pres byterian church, North Main and Helman sts., Sunday. The Rev. B. J. Holland will speak. The second service will be broadcast over radio station KWIN. The annual beef feed spon sored by the Presbyterian Men's group of the church will be held Wednesday, Feb. 10, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Bellview Grange. The entire family is invited to attend. Central Point - Church of ficers will be installed Sun day during the 11 a.m. wor ship service of First Presby terian church. Conducting the service will be the Rev. Rob ert Bridge. Sunday at 7 p.m. Westmin ster Fellowship will meet at the church to hear Dr. John Flowers. The following Sun day Mr. Bridge will lead the group in Bible study at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Foote. Feb. 21 they will have their regular meeting and the last Sunday in the month they will have their first eve ning church service conduct ed by members. Nursery care is furnished for pre-school children during the morning worship service. Jackson ville-The Rev. King K. Jones, minister, will speak Sunday on the subject "Give Me Men to Watch My Moun tains." The choir will intro duce our new hymn-of-the-month, "Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart." The church will hon or the Scouts of the commu nity, having the Cubs, Boys and Explorer Scouts as guests. Sunday at 7 p.m. the Jack sonville Westminster Fellow ship will hold its monthly fireside meeting in the home of Bruce Niedermeyer. The minister will speak on the sub ject: Dig me, man, if you can." Phoenix -The Rev. William Saladin will speak at First Presbyterian church on "For Christ and the Church" Sun day at 11 a.m. Sunday is also Boy Scout Sunday which will be observ ed in the church. Sunday school will start at 9:45 a.m. Sunday instead of 10 a.m., it has been announc ed. All Phoenix Presbyterian young people are invited to attend the youth Sunday meet- ings at the Medford First Methodist church at 5 p.m. Woman's Fellowship will be held at the Manse at 10 a.m Friday. All women are invit ed to participate in a study of James 3. Mr. Saladin holds office hours at the church from 3 to 5 p.m. each Wednesday. Choir practice is held from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. every Wednesday, and child care is provided. Following each choir practice a Bible study is held at the Manse from 8 to 9 p.m. Men's Fellowship Schedules Meeting Saturday at 7:30 p.m. the Men's Fellowship of First As sembly of God will hold its monthly meeting in the church annex at 1108 West Main st. Election of officers to serve for the coming year will be held and the Rev. R. E. Cull, pastor, will speak. At the close of the meeting re freshments will be served. Sunday at the 11 a.m. wor ship service the pastor will speak on the subject, "Bar riers to Revival." His subject for the 7:30 p.m. evangelistic service is entitled, "Dying to Self." Mr. and Mrs. Cull accompa nied by Mrs. Wylie H. Baker will leave for Portland Mon day to represent the local church at the annual District Council and mid-winter con vention of 'Assembly of God churches in Oregon. The con vention is scheduled for three days, Feb. 9 to 11, at First Assembly. Guest speaker for the convention will be the Rev. R. M. Riggs, former na tional general superintendent of Assembly of God churches. Delegates to the convention will elect district officers, transact general business, and participate in' ordination serv ices for new ministers. Sermon Title Told For Gold Hill Church Gold Hill-"Two Ways To Say It" will be the title of the sermon by Miss Jean Cunning ham, minister of the Gold Hill Christian church, Sun day at 11 a.m. Miss Cunningham is now doing practice teaching in mu sic and English at McLough lin Junior High school in Medford. She is scheduled to graduate from Southern Ore gon college, Ashland, at the end of the summer term. Steve Whaley was awarded recognition for the "Lucky Seat" in Sunday school on Jan. 31. 'Day With God' Activities Set The Salvation Army will hold services in connection with the Day with God Activi ties which are planned by the Army here. Participating will be Capt. and Mrs. Oscar Youngquist, Portland, who will be in the valley through the week end. Saturday afternoon the Ar my plans a luncheon for the Junior Soldiers of the Corps and a dinner meeting for the Corps Cadets at 5:30 p.m. At 7 p.m. there will be a local officers and Sunday school teachers meeting with Cap tain Youngquist. The visitors are in charge of the young people's activities through Oregon and southern Idaho. Sunday's activities will in clude Sunday school at 9:45 a.m., holiness meeting and Junior Legion at 11 a.m.; a potluck luncheon at 12:15 p.m., and a praise meeting at 2:30 p.m. Young People's Legion will be held at 6 p.m. and the Sal vation meeting at 7:30 p.m. Captain and Mrs. Youngquist will take an active part in the services throughout the day. Captain Youngquist will be the speaker in the morning service and Mrs. Youngquist will be the speaker in the evening service. College President To Speak Sunday Central Point James Earl Ladd, president of Puget Sound College of the Bible, Seattle, will speak Sunday at 10:45 a.m. at the Church of Christ, Third and Oak sts. The girls trio from the col lege will sing during the serv ice. Mr. Ladd's home was in Grants Pass. The college young people will be in the valley as the Seattle college and the San Jose Bible college, San Jose Calif., will hold a basketball game Saturday, Feb. 6, at 7:30 p.m. at the Central Point Jun ior High school gymnasium, Following the game a recep tion for the college young Deonle will be held at the Church of Christ social hall The young people of valley churches are invited to attend The leaders of both schools and some of thl students will speak Sunday morning in area churches. Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Mr Jean M. Shelley, minister, will speak on "The First Open Step." Pastor to Attend R; 1 Services The Rev. Loyce C. Carver, pastor of the Apostolic Faith church. Third st. at Central ave., plans to leave Monday, Feb. 8, with Mrs. Carver ana their daughter, Becky Sue, to attend revival services at the Apostolic Faith church head quarters in Portland, during the week Feb. 7 to 14. The Rev. Allen L. Crabtree, evangelist of Seattle, Wash., will be the main speaker. Pastors of the ten branches of the Apostolic Faith, located along the coast from Los An geles to Vancouver, B.C., will be in attendance. They will meet with the Rev. R. Robert Crawford, General Overseer of this world-wide organiza tion, to plan missionary and evangelistic efforts for the coming year. Mrs. Carver is a member of the committee which will meet to draft Sunday school quarterly lessons for the years 1960-61. The Rev. Clifford Friesen, assistant pastor, will be in charge of services here in the Mecuord cnurcn dur ing Mr. Carver's absence. Ruch Church Elects Officers at Meeting Applegate Valley - Rex Da vis was re-elected for a five year period to the board of deacons of the Ruch Commu nity Bible church at their an nual business meeting Sun day. Davis also is secretary treasurer of the board. Other board members in clude Glenn Hunter, chair man; William Green, Don Main, and Buck Reed. The Rev. Earl Best was re-installed as pastor, and several com mittee appointments will be made later in the month. The board also expects to start work soon on completion of the church building with addi tion of a chapel. Sunday school classes are taught by a staff of 11 teach ers. Don Rasor is superinten dent of the Sunday school. NEW AGE CHURCH "The Science of Becoming" will be the subject of a lec ture at 2:30 pjn. Sunday by Dr. Dell E. Millard at the New Age church, north of Eagle Point, on Hammel rd. Preceding the lecture there will be a fellowship dinner at 1 p.m. and a musical half hour at 2 p.m. The public is invited. Reaction Noted to Article Proposing To Tax Churches Washington - Protestant ministers show qualified en thusiasm over proposals to tax churches, according to the magazine Christianity Today. Reaction to an article in Christianity Today by Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, stated clerk of the United Presby terian Church in the U.S.A., the magazine says, includes "deep anxieties over propsals that taxes be levied on church properties." "Most correspondence to date supports the proposal," Christianity Today reported in an editorial in a January issue, "but pointed objections give some evidence of a stif fening opposition." The editorial also reported that Protestant leaders al most unanimously support a proposal to tax "unrelated" church business. "Elimination of exemptions on income from business or trade unrelated to the essen tial mission of the Church will have the support of a virile Protestant conscience," the magazine said. Blake's article, which ap peared in the Aug. ,3 1959, is sue of Christianity Today, stirred wide discussion. Unrelated Business In calling for taxes on "un related" church businesses (e.g. commercial radio and television stations, printing establishments, property spec ulation) Blake had also pro posed voluntary contributions by the churches graduated annually from one per cent to 10 per cent of the estimat ed real estate tax on their properties. . According to the magazine, opposition to taxing church property rests on considera tions such as these: 1. That taxation could bring further government regulation. 2. That there is already too much taxation. New Study Class to Start Here Sunday "What Time Is It?" will be subject of the morning mes sage given by Pastor James Neely at the First Baptist church Sunday at 11 a.m. Spe cial music for the service will be provided by the adult choir, under the direction of Kenneth Raymond. Miss Di ane Franklin is organist. A selection of elective Bible courses continue to be offered to adults during the 9:40 a.m hour each Sunday at the church. Sunday School Super intendent Ted Graham, an nounces a study class for the next few weeks on the sub ject, "The Significance of Russia in the Closing Days of the Age." This class meets in the main auditorium of the church. A class in Bible doc trine, taught by Kenneth Ray mond, is also offered each Sunday at 6:30 p.m. for all interested persons. Devotional Subjects Told for February Devotional subjects for Feb ruary have been announced by the Rev. Katharine Bos- worth, minister of the Unity Center of Medford. Sunday at the 11 a.m. serv ice at Pythian hall, Fifth and Grape sts., Mrs. Bosworth will speak on "The Great Com mandment." The following Sundays her topic will be "Su preme Gift," "Casting Out Fear," and "Victory in Love." The Center, 995 South Oak dale ave., is open daily, Mon day through Friday, from "10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For private con sultation with the minister by appointment telephone SPring 2-6902. OFFICERS ELECTED Sams Valley - New officers for the year were elected Friday evening at a business meeting of the Sams Valley Gospel church held at the home of the pastor, the Rev. Gordon Peterson. Eighteen members attended the meet ing and potluck supper which preceded it. MINISTER'S MEETING The Medford Ministerial as sociation will meet Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 9:30 a.m. at West minster Presbyterian church, 2000 Oakwood dr. A fellow ship hour will precede the 10 a.m. speaker and business meeting. First Presbyterian Church Eighth & Holly Phont SP 2-2830 Dr. D. Kirkland West. Pastor A cordial welcome awaits you Sunday morning. Services 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. Church School classes for all ages 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. 3. That religious exemp tions are based on the limits of the federal government's power to tax. 4. That church property taxes would open the door to levies on other charitable institutions such as schools and hospitals. 5. That taxation would eliminate many struggling churches. In his Christianity Today article, Blake had warned churches that exploitation of tax exemption may lead ul timately to "revolutionary expropriation of church prop erties." Aniiclericalism Christianty Today noted that "anticlericalism in Amer ica, while not extensive, is due in part to this situation." '"Lay leaders are distrust ful of the ambitions of church hierarchies," the magazine said. "The church gains a wrong kind of power through vast property holdings, some complain; ownership of ex tensive properties cannot be isolated from social and polit ical consequences." Ascension Lutheran Jells Sermon Topic "Rise and Progress of the Church" will be the worship topic Sunday at Ascension Lu theran church at 11 a.m. Speaker will be the Rev. El vin S. Tollefson, pastor. The church's male quartet, including Richard Melum, first tenor; Dr. Justin Dyrud, second tenor; Mr. Tollefson, first bass, and Archie Olson, second bass, will sing "Praise Ye the Father." UNITY CENTER OF MEDFORD 995 South Oakdale Affiliated Unity School of Christianity, Lee's Summit, Mo. Midweek Devotional and Heal ing Service every Wednesday 7:30 pjn. Study class every day 11 SO a-m. at 995 So Oakdale Regular Sunday Devotional Prvtces 11:00 a m Sunday School Y.O.U. at PYTHIAN HALL 5th and Grape sts. Center Open Daily 10:00 a.m to 4:00 pjn Prayer Ministry and Counseling by appointment. Rev Katherine Bosworth, Minister Office SP 2-6902 Now Your Church Can Have a New Organ Does your church need a new organ, but is having: trouble raising funds? We have a special free service te help you with assistance or an' organ raising; campaign. This in-: eludes how to start and organize an effective fund drive as well as fund raising visual aida and other materials. 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