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.
Come In and let us help you
plan your organ fund drive.
We have a new booklet of fund
raising ideas available. A detailed
explanation is given on hew you
can apply any of these fund rais
ing ideas to your church organ
fund drive. Come in phone for a
copy of this booklet. If more con
venient you may send in the
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Music House
111 North Central
Phone SP 3-7538
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