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ehovah'sWifnesse Presiding Minister Transferred to Ufa Ted Thompson, who has been the presiding minister of the Medford congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses since 1955, announced today that he has been appointed as the presiding minister of the American Fork, Utah, congre gation. - Mr. Thompson, his wife, Shirley, and son, Fred, who until recently have been liv ing at 1846 Woodlawn dr., will leave Saturday by car to take up their new assign ment. Mr. Thompson moved to Medford from Idaho in 1939. He owned the Rose Grocery until 1944. In 1945 he was employed by a local lumber and logging firm as book TED THOMPSON To Leave Valley - - HARLAN NIXON Receives Appointment (Fred Pearce photos) Spiritual Thrust Program Planned The Spring "Spiritual Thrust" program of the First Church of the Nazarene Sun day school, 520 North Holly st., is in progress and the Sunday school will try to reach a new attendance "or bit" during these next few Sundays until Easter. Sunday school at First Naz arene begins at 9:45 a.m. with classes for all age groups from nursery through adult. Sun day School Superintendent Bill Brewster announced that all departments will meet to gether Sunday for a closing exercise with a feature called "7 Fabulous Minutes" in which a report from the seven department supervisors will be given. During the 11 a.m. worship service, the Rev. Harold San ner will speak on '"Living the Christian Life" which will be broadcast over station KDOV. At the 7 p.m. service the pastor's message will be titled, "Baptism" and several per sons will be baptised during the service. Junior Soldiers Rally Tomorrow The Salvation Army will hold their annual Junior Sol diers rally, Saturday. An esti mated 75 young people, rang ing in age from 6-13, will at tend. The young people will be from Coos Bay, Roseburg, Klamath Falls, and Medford. The day will include two sessions and a luncheon. The sessions will include singing and story telling. The entire program will be held at the Salvation Army building, 236 North Bartlett St., except the luncheon, which will be held in the Girls Community club. SERMON SUBJECT "Matter" will be the sermon subject Sunday at First Church of Christ. Scientist, 100 Windsor ave. The service is held at 11 a.m. and all are welcome to attend. Young people up to the age of 20 are invited to attend Sunday school. er Z& 1 t ... .. h m pi A s keeper. Subsequently he be came office and sales man ager. He is resigning from this position in order to de vote more time to the min istry. Mr. Thompson first began studying the Bible with Jeho vah's Witnesses in 1939. In 1941 he was baptized and has been active in the - ministry since that time. Congregation ' Growth The growth of the loaal con gregation corresponds with the world-wide increase, Mr. Thompson reported. In 1940 there were about 25 associ ated in the local congregation ! and meetings were held in a small home on North Central ave. In 1954 the congrega tion had grown sufficiently to make it necessary to es tablish another congregation in Central Point. There are now more than 200 active in the ministry in the two congregations. In 1956 the Medford congrega tion coompleted its modern Kingdom Hall located at 2402 Jacksonville highway. Harlan Nixon has been ap pointed by the Watchtower Society as the presiding min ister of the Medford congre gation. Since 1956 he has been the assistant presiding minister. Mr. Nixon, his wife and three children, are all active in the ministry of Jehovah's witnesses. The family moved here from Michigan in 1948. Mr. Nixon was baptized in 1950. Collage Prayer leefinqs Set Central Point - Beginning Tuesday, March 22, the con gregation of Church of Christ, Third and Oak sts., will enter into a program of cottage prayer meetings. Five areas are planned and a home in each area will host all members located near them each meeting time. The meet ings will be each Tuesday and Friday nights for the next three weeks. Ralph Holcomb, San Jose, will be evangelist for meet ings to start at the church April 10 and continue through April 17. The services will fea ture music from the local church and guests. This week the church mem bers will start calling on friends of the church in the area. Sunday at 10:45 a.m. Mr. Jean M. Shelley, minister, will speak on "Why Our Church Should Have A Revival This Year" as a preparatory mes sage to the week of evangel ism. Sunday at 7:30 p.m. he will speak on "Ebenezer." Heelings to Last Through Sunday The revival meetings will continue at the Apostolic Faith church at Third st. and Cen tral ave., Medford, over Sun day. The Rev. Allen Crabtree, Seattle, has been preaching nightly, except Saturday, and will speak tonight and at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday. The mixed chorus and selected so loists will be features of the Sunday morning service. At night the prelude will include the 36-piece orchestra playing "Bells Across the Meadows," and the mixed chorus singing, "The Lord Is Coming Back." A water baptismal service will be held in the main audi torium at 3 p.m. Sunday. This will take the place of the young people's meeting that is usually held at that hour. All new converts will be baptized, as well as those who have not yet been baptized by immer sion. Mr. Crabtree will bring the baptismal message and the Rev. Loyce Carver and the Rev. Clifford Friesen will baptize the converts. Sf. Peter's Church Announces Events "Give Your Life to Christ!" is the sermon topic chosen for Sunday's service at 11 a.m. by Pastor John E. Simon of St. Peter's Lutheran church, 1020 East Main st. Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday Lenten services continue at St. Peter's at 7:30 p.m. A series of sermons on the characters from the Len ten scene is in progress. Wed nesday's topic is "Pilate, the Unjust, Cowardly Judge." The fourth installment of the Lenten history from the four Evangelists will be read. The adult membership class continues to meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the church office. The public is welcome at St. Peter's services and classes. MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. A Friday, March 18, 1960 Leadership Event Planned in Valley By Association An area- wide leadership evangelism -conference under the direction of the Rev. Bob Harlow, president of Global Aids, Inc., Portland, and spon sored by the Rogue Valley Sunday School association, will begin with a "kick-off" rally in the First Assembly of God church, 1108 West Main st., Sunday at 3 p.m. . The Rev. Paul Kroon, chair man of the R.V.S.S.A., has an nounced the schedule for the week night meetings of the conference. Monday, Wednes day, and Friday, March 21, 23, and 25, the meetings will be held in the Medford First As sembly of God church, and Tuesday and Thursday, March 22 and 24, repeats of the same programs will be given at the Community Bible church, Fourth and Alder sts., in Cen tral Point. The services begin at 7:30 p.m. Subjects Subjects to be pursued at the training meetings during the first week will include the challenge of teaching, aims in teaching, laws of teaching, and three distinct presentations on visitation and its value in Sun day school and church work. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, March 28 and 30, and April 1, the services will be held at 7:30 p.m., in the Cen tral Point church, and on al ternating evenings at the As sembly of God, in Medford. Subjects that week will per tain to planning your lesson, teaching for results, and soul winning visitation. It is em phasized that ' the same, pro gram will be presented in the two communities, thus en abling a greater number of people to profit by the train ing offered. These sessions are planned to be of benefit to Sunday school and youth workers, but will also be of help to all workers in the church. A small registration fee will be charged for those who take the entire course, and a free will offering for the speaker will also be received during the course of the meetings. Central Church Tells Activities "Recipe For Happiness" is the title of the message which John V. Heberling, minister, will give at the Central Church of Christ, North Cen tral ave. at Jackson st., Sun day at 11 a.m. Mr. Heberling's message at the 7:30 p.m. service will be "Moses, Man of Decision and Destiny." This is a continua tion of his current series on Old Testament personalities. A quiz on the lives of Joseph and Job will be included in the service. The Bible school will meet in a combined opening at 9:45 a.m. Points in the "Rocket Race to the Moon' contest will be scored and there will be a feature by the Primary girls (class under the direc tion of teacher Dorothy Meth eny. Following the opening the congregation will separate into age group classes. Youth and adult classes will study "Paul's Voyage to Rome" from Acts 27 and 28. Junior, Intermediate and High school youth groups will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the church. Midweek study and prayer services are at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Junior High Choir To Sing at Service McLoughlin Junior High school choir will sing Sunday evening for the Lenten serv ice at First Methodist church. They will sing "Praise Ye The Lord," "A Heart of Pray er" and "God So Loved the World." The choir is directed by Ray Lewis. The Rev. Earnest Bell, Tal ent, will preach at the 7:30 p.m. service on the subject "Knowing What's Good For You." Dr. George G. Roseberry will preach on "Jesus Minis tering to Crowds" for both the 9:30 and the 11 a.m. services. Sunday the youth choir at 9:30 a.m. and the adult choir at 11 a.m. will sing the same an them, "Cast Thy Burden Upon The Lord." Mrs. Milton Snow will sing "Come Unto Me" at each service. The nominations committee will meet at the church Tues day at 7:45 p.m. The Metho dist Men will meet at the church Thursday noon when Dr. Roseberry will be the speaker. LUTHERAN TOPIC Ashland - The Rev. Albert R. Nickodemus, pastor of Grace Lutheran church, Fran ces lane, will speak Sunday at 11. a.m. on "Man's Natural Wretched State and God's Help to Overcome It." 6 1957 Award r Merit Winner 4 . MR. AND MRS. LESTER C. PLACE Plan Song and Worship Services Musical Evangelists To it Mr. and Mrs. Lester C. Place, musical evangelists .of Spring City, Penn., shall con duct a series of services in message and music at The Berean" Baptist Church, White City Tuesday through Sun day. The services wiil be held at 7:45 p.m. Pastor of the church is the Historic Puipit Being, Refinished By Local Sty dents Butte Falls - The Youth Round-Up at Cannon Beach has attracted a delegation of eight young people from the Butte Falls Community Bible church this week. Mrs. How ard Simmonds and Harold An nold accompanied the group. Young Christians from the world of sports and college achievement addressed this spring vacation conference which ends today. The historic pulpit from the church is being refinished in the high school shop under the direction of Michael Estes. Senior students are doing most of the work. During the course of taking the pulpit apart, it was discovered that square, hand-made nails had been used in its construction. One of the dates inside was 1896. Long ago it was a gift from the Medford Presbyterian church but the 'exact date of the gift is not known. The design is in keeping with the new auditorium and there is much sentimental attachment to the old pulpit. A new addition has been built onto the west side of the church which will make room for three Sunday school class es. Within the area there will be a small kitchen and large dining room. Plywood tables will be used as room parti tions when they are stored. The carpentry work is not yet finished. Another work day is planned for Saturday starting at 9 a.m. Ccngregaflonalisfs Announce Activities The request sermon by the Rev. Thomas McCamant at the two services at the Congrega tional church Sunday will be on "Worship in Spirit and Truth." The services are. at 9:45 and 11 a.m. The church school meets at the earlier hour with care pro vided for younger children at 11 a.m. Carroll Graber will sing "The Voice in the Wilder ness" at both hours. The choir under his direction will sing an anthem at the first hour. The Pilgrim Fellowship will meet at 6 p.m. starting their meeting with a bonfire. There will be a Laymen's Breakfast at 6:30 a.m. Wed nesday. The Rev. Ed Wulf kuhler of Ashland will be the discussion leader. asior Continues With Sermon Series The Rev. James W. Neely, pastor of First Baptist church, North Central ave. at Fifth st., will continue in a series of messages from the book of Ecclesiastes Sunday at the 11 a.m. worship hour of the church. Music for the service will be provided by the choir under the direction of Ken neth Raymond. During the Sunday gospel hour of the church at 7:45 p.m., the pastor will show col ored slides of his recent -missionary trip to Central Ameri ca, and give a report of mis sionary activity in that area. He will speak particularly of the work of the Conservative Baptist Home Mission Society in that section. While on the tour, the local pastor attend ed board meetings of the C.B.H.M.S. of which he is a member. '.CHURCH NEWS National Religious Publicity Coundt " """" ; 'AiiinrfiiaiiiiiiiMiMiaw ij erect n Baptist Rev. Ray E. Nelson Services will begin with an inspirational song service led by Mr. Place with Mrs. Place at the piano. This will be followed by hymns pre sented on the marimba, musi cal bells, piano, saxophone, and antique triple octave chimes. The service will close with a message by Evangel ist Place. The couple will use flan nelgraphs, and colored, sound films to supplement the ser vices. Sunday, March 27 at 3 p.m. they will present a sacred concert. The public is invited to at tend. Education Class Series Planned A Leadership Education class will be held at Eastwood Baptist church March 21 to 23 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. The purpose of the class is to train church leaders to do their jobs more effectively. The teacher of the class will be the Rev. Ray Schaefer, American Baptist Director of Christian Education for Ore gon. The accredited course of fered will be, "Leadership in classes and groups." A nom inal registration fee will be charged for the course, which includes the purchase of the text. At the 9:30 a.m. Sunday school hour, at Eastwood Bap tist Superintendent L y d i a Harris will continue to stress the importanct of leadership. At 10:45 a.m. the Rev. Clifford Young, pastor, will speak on "The Great Shadow Mystery of the Bible." Baptist Youth Fellowship will meet at 6 p.m. with Wes Duggan leading the program. At the service at 7:30 p. m. Mr. Young will speak on "Understanding the Enemy." Saturday, March 26, the BYF mee,ts at the church for a skating party. Tonight and Saturday a number of church delegates plan to attend the Rogue River Baptist association meeting at Roseburg. Episcopal Women Set Thank Offering Sunday at the 11 a.m. serv ice the women of St. Mark's church will join Episcopal churchwomen from the entire United States and other coun tries in presenting their Spring United Thank offering. This year marks the 71st year in which pennies, nickels, dimes and dollars have been dropped, day byday into lit tle blue boxes as a tangible expression of the thankful ness of women everywhere for blessings and the good things of life. - ; The several million dollars which are given triennially in the United offering are used to -'train young women for church work; to provide spec ialized training in social serv ice, medicine, and in rural work; sends young, women to mission fields as evangelists, doctors, nurses and teachers; helps repair old church build ings and pay for new ones and provides retirement pen sions for "women workers in the church. Gold Hill Christian Tells Sunday Events .Gold Hill - "Believing The Word" will be the theme for the services at the Gold Hill Christian church, Sunday school beginning at J:45 a.m. March 20. Mrs. Rex Allison, acting superintendent of the Sunday-school classes, said that everyone is asked to take their Bible. " "Outside the Camp" will be the title of the sermon by Miss Jean Cunningham, minister of the Gold Hill Christian church at 11 a.rrt. Sunday. Presbyterians Slate Seminary Teacher To Speak Dr. Neil Hamilton, San Francisco Theological semi nary, San Anselmo, will give the message at the First Pres byterian church Sunday morn ing at both services. Dr. Hamilton is one of the new teachers at the seminary having recently finished his work in Switzerland where he received his doctorate in theology. Dr. Hamilton will also speak at 7:30 p.m. Sunday and Monday through Wednesday at 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Kathy Koegel will be the soloist Sunday and the chancel choir will present, "E'en So, Lord Jesus, Quick ly Come" at the 11 a.m. serv ice. Saturday the Geneva Fel lowship will hold a bowling party at the Roxy Ann Lanes. They will meet at 1:30 p.m. for hamburgers followed by bowling at 1 p.m. After bowl ing the group will go to the home of the Rev. and Mrs. Robert Jacks, 649 J st., for refreshments and fellowship. Sunday the Junior High Fellowship will meet at the church at 7:30 p.m. to hear Dr. Hamilton. Youth Fellow ship for senior high young people will meet in the Fire place room at 7 p.m. and later go to the sanctuary to hear Dr. Hamilton. Fireside will be announced. Youth Night on Wednesday will begin at 5:15 p.m. with choir practice, potluck sup per at 6 p.m. and Bible study following. Westminster At the morning worship service of the Westminster Presbyterian church the Rev. John O. Reynolds will preach on the subject "What Jesus Says About Prayer." Mrs. Charles Champlin will sing the solo "Hear Our Prayer" and a children's se,r mon will be given for children between the ages of five and ten. Church school classes for all ages convene at 9:45 a.m. Westminster Presbyterian church is located on Oakwood dr. between Barneburg and Groveland aves. Sunday Topics Told For First Christian "Build the Church Through Spiritual Vitality" is the title of the sermon which the Rev. Glenn McKerrow will preach at both services Sunday morn ing at the First Christian church. This is the fifth in his series of sermons on the reve lations which John gave to the churches. At the 8:30 a.m. service the youth choir will sing "The Cross Was His Own" and at the second service the chancel choir will sing the anthem "O Worship The King." Mrs. Clarence Hershiser and Mrs. Orpha Wendell will be hostesses for the coffee hour which follows the second serv ice. The instruction class for people desiring to join the church will be continued by Mr. McKerrow at 4:45 p.m. The Chi R h o Fellowship will meet at 6 p.m. for crafts, study and worship. The Chris tian Youth Fellowship will meet at 6:30 p.m. for their study on religions of the world. Miss Nancy Simmons will be the leader on Hindu ism. Monday at 7 p.m. will be the last session for the pres ent class in leadership train ing conducted by Mrs. Mc Kerrow. A demonstration on using the visual aid equip ment will be given. Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. is the regular all church fellowship dinner. Film on Berlin to Be Shown Tuesday The Rev. Paul Peterson, Los Angeles, will show a sound film Tuesday, March 22, at the Village church, Jacksonville, on "Berlin -Island of Hope." The film was produced by the Senate of West Berlin. It shows East German refugees arriving in Berlin. Mr. Peterson spent three months in Europe last sum mer supervising the work of the Eastern European Mission in 14 countries. In Germany the work is mainly with the refugees in the different camps. Th public is invited to at- First Presbyterian Church Eighth & Holly Phone SP 2-2830 Dr. D. Kirkland West, Pastor A cordial welcome await you Sunday morning. Services 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. Church School classes for al 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. Three Churches Announce Topics Central Point - "What Do You Think of Jesus?" will be the topic of the sermon Sun day at First Presbyterian church by the "Rev. Robert Bridge. The sermon will be the first of a series on ques tions asked about Jesus. Jacksonville Sunday the Rev. King K. Jones Jr. at First Presbyterian church will preach the next-to-last sermon in a series of "Great Themes from Galatians." ' It is entitled "If you are led by the Spirit . .. ." The choir wil Ising "A Song and a Prayer." . Sunday at 7 p.m. the Jack sonville Westminster Fellow ship will meet in the church. Monday at 7 p.m. the Junior High Fellowship will meet. Tuesday evening the Session will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the church and Thursday there will be a meeting at 8 p.m. of the Sunday school teach ers, substitutes and any who are interested in teaching at the church. Phoenix - The Rev. William Saladin, First Presbyterian church, will speak on "Val ley of the Shadow" as his sermon topic at 11 a.m. ser vices Sunday. The Rev. Verne :Newhouse was guest minister bunday while Mr. Saladin spoke at the Ashland First Presbyter ian church. On March 25 the men and women of the church are sponsoring a joint dinner. The women will cook and the men will serve and clean up. Some of the women have been considering refinishing the floors with the proceeds and part will go to pay for resist ant fire material in the base ment. Wednesday office hours at the church will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Choir practice is held that same day at 7 p.m. and Bible study at 8 p.m. Thursday the Cub Scout pack will meet. Pastor Announces St. Luke's Schedule The Sunday services at St. Luke's Methodist church in elude Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. with classes for three year olds through the mature years. The Rev. Melvin Dixon, minister, will preach the Lett ten sermon during the wor ship service at 11 a.m. The chapel choir will sing, "Open Now Thy Gates. A super vised nursery is conducted for pre-school children during the service. A youth membership train ing class is ,held Sunday at 3 p.m. at the church. The Methodist Youth Fellowship will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednes day, the choir rehearsal and Inquirer's class are held at 7:15 and 8 p.m. respectively. Today the MYF leaves for the Dead Indian Soda Springs Methodist camp for a week end retreat. Al Cole, coun selor, is in charge, and the group will return after par ticipating in - their church service at the camp. St. Luke's church is lo cated at 2940 Siskiyou blvd. A Cappella Choir to Sing Wednesday A 40-voice a cappella -choir j of Friends Bible college, Havi land, Kan., now on a 17-day tour of the west coast, will present a sacred concert at the Friends church Wednes day, March 23, at 7:30 p.m. Director Roy P. Clark, for merly music coordinator for the Quaker Hour broadcast heard locally each Sunday, serves as narrator and master of ceremonies for the choir's program. Composed of college students from the midwest Quaker school, the choir pre sents a distinctive styling of hymns and spirituals. Selec tions for the intermission will be provided by both male and treble quartets. There is no . admission charge; a free will offering will be taken. UNITY TOPIC "Technique for Effectual Prayer" will be the Sunday 11 a.m. Unity devotional serv ice subject by the Rev. Katha rine Bosworth, minister, at Pythian hall, Fifth and Grape sts. The Unity Center of Med ford, 995 South Oakdale ave., is open daily Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For private consultation with the minister by appointment, call SPring 2-6902. ages Former Priest Here Dies in Portland The Very Rev. Carl Mai, pastor of Sacred Heart Cath olic church, will return this evening from Portland where he was called to attend fu neral services for the Rev. Henry A. Orth. Father Orth is a former pastor of the Medford parish. having served here from July, 1944 to July, 1946. For the last 14 years he. was pas tor of Blessed Sacrament church in Portland. He was also a diocesan consultor as well as a parish priest con sultor. Father Orth was 73 years old and had been a priest in the archdiocese of Portland in Oregon since 1922. His death followed a stroke which he suffered last week while preparing for a mass. Pontifical requiem high mass was celebrated this morning by Archbishop Ed ward D. Howard in Blessed Sacrament church. The office of the dead was recited there last evening. Film Scheduled at Sunday School Hour Gold Hill -"John Wesley's Foundation of Methodism" will be the title of a 15 min ute film that will be shown during the church school hour at the Gold Hill Com munity Methodist church Sunda y at 9:45 a.m., Mrs. Paul Molloy, superintendent of the church school said. The church trio consisting of Mrs; C. Norman Gail. Mrs. Molloy and Mrs. Roy Eskew will sing during t he worship service. Mrs. John Bruce will be organist. "A Successful Cripple" will be the sermon subject by the Rev. O. L. Kendal, pastor of the church, Sunday at 11 a.m. The worship study group will meet at the home "of Mr. and Mrs. Kendal Sunday at 6:30 p.m. instead of at the church. The Senior Methodist Youth Fellowship directed by Mrs. George T. Alen will meet at the church at 6:30 p. m. And the Intermediate M. Y. F. will meet at 5:30 p.m. under the leadership of Mrs. Kermit Bickle. Catholics To Join Refugee Appeal Catholics of Jackson county churches will join in the 1960 World Refugee Ap peal by contributing to the Catholic Bishop's Relief Fund on Laetare Sunday, March 27. Envelopes for this purpose will be distributed Sunday in all the Catholic churches in the U. S. A pastoral letter from Archbishop Edward D. Howard, urging contribution to this cause, will be read Sunday in all the churches of the Portland archdiocese. Funds collected from this appeal are distributed by the Catholic Relief Services, a program of the National Catholic Welfare Conference, with an accent this year on the relocation of the world's refugees. 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 p.m Study class every Fri day 11:00 a.m. at 995 So Oakdale Regular Sunday Devotional Services 11:00 a.m Sunday School Y.O.U at PYTHIAN HALL Stb and Grape .sts. Center Open Dailv 10:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m Prayer Ministry and Counseling by appointment. Kev Catherine Bosworth. Minister Office P 2-6902 REVIVAL Continues Evangelist ALLEN L. CRABTREE TONIGHT 8. P.M. Sunday 1 1 A.M. and 8 P.M. Radio Broadcast, KMED 9:05 Sunday School 9:30 Rev. Crabtree 11:00 Water Baptismal Service . 3:00 Rev. Crabtree 8:00 APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH N. Central at 3rd, Medford Loyce C. Carver, Pastor Phone SP 2-2757 . Medford Pastor fo Speak at Meeting "Know the Truth" will be the sermon subject Sunday at the 11 a.m. worship service of Ascension Lutheran church, 2501 Barnett rd.. bv ie Rev. Elvin S. Tollefson. pastoR Wednesday at the r.30 p.m. Lenten service Richard Mel um will speak. Sunday Mr. Tollefson will be the evangelism speaker for the Willamette circuit at Grace Lutheran church, Sa lem. Services will be held each evening through Wednes day. The local pastor will return to Medford Thursday. Attending the meeting will be pastors of the merging con gregations with their dele gates. The American Luther an, Evangelical Lutheran and United Evangelical Lutheran churches will hold the merg er convention this summer. ZION LUTHERAN The Rev. H. C. Coovert, pas tor of Zion Lutheran church, will speak Sunday at 11 a.m. on "The Peril of Worshiping Jesus." The senior choir will sing "Sabbath Morn." "Were you there when he was ac cused?" will be Mr. CoiVert's topic Wednesday at the 7:30 p.m. Lenten service. A ques tion and answer period will be a part of the service. J..WJHIW1I. 3r March 20, 1960 9:30 a.m. Graded Sunday Church School. 10:45 a.m. Morning Worship. "The Great Shadow Mystery." 6:00 p.m. Baptist Youth Fellowship. 7:30 p.m. Popular Evening Service: "Understanding the Enemy." WHICH ARE YOU I watched them tearing a build down. A gang of men in a busy town; With a ho - heave - ho and lusty yell Thev swuna a beam, and a sidewall fell. I asked the foreman these men skilled. "Are And the men you'd hire if you had to build? He gave a laugh and said "NO indeed! Just common labor is all I need. I can easily wreck in a day or two What builders have taken a year to do!" And I thought of myself as I went my way. Which of these roles have I tried to play? Am I a builder who works with care, Measuring life by the rule and square? Am I shaping my deeds to a well-made plan. Patiently doing the best I can? Or am I a wrecker who walks the town, Content with the labor of tear ing down! The Gospel Services at The Church of Christ at 1 056 Court St. continue for three more evenings. Christ's message to the seven churches of Asia as applied to each individual Christian, as II as to the Churoti, gics every Christian a valuable les son in living the Christian life. You are always welcame. a.m. a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. Special Music ' Every Meeting, Vocal and Instrumental i mmmmmm I I
