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MAIL TRIBUNf, Madford, Or. A Friday, March 25. 1960 Two Gold Hill Churches Tell Sunday Activities Gold Hill-'Martin Luther" will be the title of a 15 minute film that will be shown dur ing church school classes at the Gold Hill Community Methodist church ' Sunday at 9:45 a.m., according to Mrs. Paul Molloy, superintendent of the church school. Members of the Interme diate Methodist Youth group and Senior Methodist Youth Fellowship will hold a clean up party at the church Sun day beginning at 3:30 p.m. Each young person attending is to take enough weiners for themselves. Buns and bever ages will be furnished. The Intermediate MYF sponsoring a film entitled "Christian Vocations" t h a will be shown at 5:30 p.m Sunday, regular meeting tim of the group. The Senior MYF will meet at 6:30 p.m. "What Christianity Means To Me will be the topic of a talk by lay speaker. Bill Stan ton, president of the Senior Methodist Youth Fellowship group during the worship service at 11 a.m. The Rev. O. L. Kendal plans to continue the policy of hav ing a young person present his own version on the sub ject each Sunday just prior to the regular sermon. Last Sunday. Miss Toni Morrow was lay speaker. "Christ's Big Three" will be the sermon subject by Mr, Kendal Sunday. ' The church choir, directed by Mrs. C. Norman Gail, will sing "Seek Ye The Lord Mrs. John Bruce will be or ganist. The minister said Ferd Jgnes will be in charge of the evening worship lesson, which will be on the last chapter of Hebrews. This group will meet at the church at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Gold Hill - "It's Spring' will be the theme for services of the Sunday school, classes at the Gold Hill Christian church Sunday at 9:45 a.m. Mrs. Rex Allison, acting superintendent, asked mem bers to be there to watch the leaves come out. A new Bible reading contest will be an nounced Sunday. Officials of. the Sunday school wished to remind pa trons of the attendance goal that is set for Easter, which is less than a month away. Cradle Roll Day Set by Nazarenes Cradle Roll day will be ob served in the First Church of the Nazarene, 520 North Holly st., Sunday. During the 9:45 ajn Sun day school hour a presentation showing the work of the Cradle Roll department will be given. A reserve section for all Cradle Roll parents with their children is being arranged.' At the close of the presentation, a group picture of the parents and their chil dren will be made. The special program is be ing directed by Mrs. A. F. Stewart, Cradle Roll super visor, with her assistants. In the 11 a.m. service, which is broadcast over KDOV, the Rev. Harold M. Sanner, pas tor, will preach on the sub ject, "The Vision of Glory." In the service at 7 p.m., the pastor will speak on the sub ject "Keeping Right With God." Tuesday evening the month ly Men's Fellowship of First Church of the Nazarene will hold its dinner meeting. War ren Cole, program chairman, announced that A. C. Pierce will present his pictures of his trip to the Antarctic. Reserva tions for the chicken dinner and fellowship are to be in by Sunday night. Baptismal Service Planned For Sunday There will be a baptismal service following the 11 a.m. services Sunday at the Cen tral Church of Christ, North Central ave. at Jackson st. The morning message by the minister, John V. Heber ling, will be entitled "The Beauty of Baptism." , The Bible school will count the second last score in the "Rodket Race to the Moon" contest at the 9:45 a.m. com bined opening. Captains Carl Bennett and Carl Hover will give final encouragement to their respective teams for the last week of competition. Youth groups will meet at the church at 6:30 p.m. with the evening services begin ning at 7:30 o'clock. Mr. Heberling's message at that hour will again deal with the life of an Old Testament per son; this week it will be "Job, Tried and True." The accom panying quiz will coysr Moses and King Saul. - v " ft . Bedford Have 75th Birthday March 29 Moses Williams Started Church With 9 Members "Sabbath. Mar. 29 1885. Up early & studied for lha duties of Iht day. Went to Madford with Mrs. Wil liams St left lh horses at the Livery Stable, but they did not charge me anything. Organised a Pxes.Ch. of the following m m b e rs. Dr. Geary & Wife, Walter Gore fc Wife. Mrs. Lissie John son, 8c Mr. Simon ft wife. Dr. Martin Vrooman tho tick in bed was admitted upon examination, as he wished to receive the com munion a number of chris tian friends of his, with Revs. Milligan 8c Bicken back went to his house St there in the present of Mrs. V. 8c three of her children by a previous marriage, I administered the Lord's sup per to him as he was braced up on the lounge with pil lows. Bro. Bickenback pray ed. Bio. Milligan pronounc ed the Benediction. Lord God of truth bless his soul richly for the glory of they grace. A number of us at' terwards dined at Waller S Gore's. Ret. home with Mrs. W. 8c helped Holly Clayton get his horses for they had gone over the creek 8c got out of the field also brought back Bro. Bickenback's ponies to have them ready for him to-morrow." With the above entry in his diary, the Rev. Moses Wil liams, Presbyterian mission ary in southern Oregon, marked the beginning of the First Presbyterian church in Medford. It was the second church in the small southern Oregon town which had been incor porated only the previous month. Mr. Williams arrived in the small mining town of Jackson ville in 1856, where he orga nized the First Presbyterian Church of Southern Oregon in 1857. The nine charter members for the Medford church were Mrs. Sarah Williams, the sec ond wife of Mr. Williams; Dr. and Mrs. E. P. Geary, Walter S. Gore, Mrs. Gore, the step daughter of Mr. Williams; Mr. and Mrs. Peter Simon, Mrs. Lizzie Johnson, and Dr. Mar tin Vrooman. The First Presbyterian church. Medford. will ob serve the 75th anniversary of its founding Tuesday. March 29. Sunday Dr. D. Kirkland West will give a message on Seventy-rive Years of Witness in Med ford." The Sunday services and the week's activities will all point toward the 75th an niversary theme. There will be an anniversary program and birthday parly Tues day at 7:30 p.m. to which the public is invited. At both services Sunday Harvey D. Field will sing. "I Walk With God." The youth choir will sing at the early service with the chan cel choir at the 11 a.m. service. Junior High Fellowship will meet at 5 p.m. Sunday. Youth Fellowship for Sen ior High young people will meet at 7 p.m. Sunday and at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday for choir rehearsal, potluck din ner and Bible study. Ge neva Fellowship meets each Friday morning on the Southern Oregon campus for breakfast and Bible study. Mr. Williams was .the church's first minister and conducted services in the schoolhouse on South Central ave. while plans were made for a church building. Land at the corner of West Main and South Holly sts. was donated by C. C. Beekman and following a "successful" subscription campaign, the church foundation was laid in November, 1886. Dedication Ceremony Dedication ceremonies were held Sept. 4, 1887. According to Mr. Williams' diary, "a large crowd attended the ded ication, Bro Milligan preached the sermon." The building faced Main st. with a flight of steps leading to the entrance hall, above which was the bell tower. Mr. Williams became seri ously ill in 1887 and the fol lowing year the Rev. Eneas McLean was chosen as pastor. When the congregation oversubscribed a bell fund drive, the extra money was used to pay the cost of heat ing the church: A problem which had been facing the First TO...,.T.rWwIHWWW.w, v f-r i- - "i fi"M i. , i , n wvinin aju nuLLi-iwo vices are Held each Sunday morning at held each First Presbyterian church, Eighth and Hol ly sts., to accommodate the congregation of nearly : 1,540 members. Above, part of the congregation at the 9:30 a.m. service 8CTCTIII I WMIIWIIWIMiM DR. D. KIRKLAND WEST Presbyterian Minister congregation since the church's completion, records showed. In 1894 a committee . was formed to Inaugurate a method of systematic giving to the church. Few members were found to be in favor of the plan and the report stated 'those few are in the habit of giving anyway." Church Burned The church building was used by the school for class rooms in 1895 after the school building was destroyed by fire. On Oct. 15, 1895, the Presbyterian church also burned. Until the new church was completed and dedicated in August, 1896, the Presbyter ians met in the Medford Meth odist Episcopal church, South, on the corner of West Main st. and Oakdale ave. where the Safeway store now stands. By 1898 the church had 80 members (36 were designated as contributors). To meet a de ficit that year a 25 per cent per capita tax was imposed, which, according to the rec ords, netted $13.75. Mrs. Rebecca Finney, wi dow of Dr. Charles G. Finney, president of Oberlm college, left Medford in 1900 after liv ing here for 13 years. She deeded her home and five blocks to the church for use as a manse. This property is where the present church now stands. The congregation continued to increase and by 1920 num bered 200. The church was also debt free. The lots at Main and Holly were sold in 1926 for $13,000 and the pres ent church was erected on the former manse property. It was dedicated on Palm Sun day, April 10, 1927. Church membership was then 459. Last of Charter Members Mr. Gore, the last of the charter members of the First Presbyterian church, died Nov. 25, 1942, at the age of 91. ' Pastors who served the church since Mr. Williams, 1885-1888, and Mr. McLean, 1888-1890, have included W: J. Edmunds, 1890-1892; A. S. Foster, 1893-1898; Adolph Haberly, 1898-1901; Thomas F. Day, 1902-1902; Weston F. Shields, 1903-1915, A. A. J. Hoag. 1915-1918: Myron Boozer, 1918-1920; E. P. Lawrence, 1921-1929; Claude Porter, 1930-1931; W. J. HowelL 1931-1934; R. S. Peterson, 1934-1936; S. L. Di vine, 1936-1942; and Harry W. Hansen, 1942-1950. By 1950 the church mem bership wis 780 with the average Sunday school at tendance 350. In 1952 a Sun day school unit was dedicated. Dr. D. Kirkland West ar rived in Medford to serve the local congregation as minister Presbyterian worsnip ser- starts to leave CHURCH FOUNDER-The Rev. Moses Williams, Presbyter ian missionary in southern Oregon, organized the First Pres byterian church in Medford, March 29, 1885. The church has grown from 9 members to iS4 Iliti! PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-The second building constructed in Medford by the First Presbyterian church was dedicated in 1896. Made of brick, the first lamps used were a gift from the King's Daughters, a church organization of teen age girls, and cost $28. The building faced on West Main st. and was at the intersection of South Holly st. In 1910 the lighting of the auditorium was improved by the installa tion of six tungsten light globes of 100 candlepower each and the half block of sticky gumbo in front of the manse (to the rear of the church) was paved for $105. in 1950. He had been a mis sionary in China. Dollar for Dollar It was about this time that thee hurch set a goal of ."dol lar for dollar" for each dol lar spent on the local church a dollar would be contributed to benevolences. This record which has been attained since 1956, has brought national recognition to the church. In 1958 First Presbyterian church was asked by the Southwest Oregon Presbytery to sponsor an additional Pres byterian church in Medford. The Westminster ' Presbyter ian . church . was organized with 122 members on Dec. 1, 1958. Membership inTirst Pres byterian church now totals 1,535 persons and the church's annual budget is $125,000. ' to ...e left is the Christian education building con structed in later year and enlarged in 1952. Ministers of the church are Dr. D. Kirkland West, the Rev. G. Robert Jacks, assistant; and the Rev. Harold Roberts, visitation. (Knackstedt photo) nearly 1,540 in 1960. Talent Youth Host Ashland MYF Group Talent The Talent Meth odist church Junior Methodist Youth Fellowship group were hosts to the Ashland Junior MYF for a St. Patrick's party Friday, 'March 18, in the church annex. , Twenty-five young people were present. The Ashland group was accompanied by Arthur Everett, Talent coun selors were Miss Phyllis Floyd, Bob Messenger ; and Fred Boyer. Games were . played .and the evening , concluded with a worship service and refreshments. s ' Pre-Easter Evangelistic Events Planned This Week The Rev. Glenn McKerrow will give the sixth sermon in his series on John's revela tions to the churches Sunday morning at First Christian church. He will speak at both services on the subject "Build the Church Through Expand ed Opportunity." At the 8:30 a.m. service the youth choir will sing "Only A Touch." Mrs. Steven J. Dodge will sing "The Old Rugged Cross" at the second service. The chancel choir will present the anthem "Father, O Hear Me" at the second service also. Mrs. W. I. House and Mrs. A. L. Paul will be hostesses at the coffee hour which fol lows the second service. The instruction class for those desiring to become members of the church will be conducted again by Mr. McKerrow at 4:45 p.m. ' 1957 Award w. Merit Winner 'TS- CHURCH NEWS SCllitfl National Religious Publicity Council Bishop To Speak Guest preacher at St. Mark's Episcopal church Sun day will be the Rt. Rev. Al bert Ervine Swift, Bishop of Puerto Rico and Bishop-in-charge of the .Virgin Islands. He will preach at both the 9:30 and the 11 a.m. services. Bishop Swith was a conse- William Walker to Speak Here Sunday "The Sons of God" is the sermon title Dr. George Rose berry of First Methodist church will use for the two worship services Sunday. This is the second of a series of three sermons on what the coming Easter meant to man. The sermon for April 3 will be "The New Grace." The Rev. William O. Walk er, Dillard, will preach at the 7:30 p.m. service on the sub ject "The Choice is Ours." The Methodist youth choir will sing Easter music at the serv ice. With Howard Buckner in charge of the youth choir they will sing "God Sa Loved The World" for the. 9:30 a.m. serv ice. Mrs. Keith Johnson will be soloist at both the services. The chancel choir will sing the anthem "God So Loved the World" for the 11 a.m. service. The nominations committee will meet Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. at the church. All choirs will rehearse Wednesday at the church. The commission on evangelism will meet at the parsonage Thursday evening. Sermon Topic Told For Sf. Peter's "The Gain in Godliness" is tne sermon topic cnosen for Sunday's 11 a.m. service at St. Peter's Lutheran church by the pastor, the Rev. John E. Simon. . ' The Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. The Wednesday evening Lenten services continue at St. Peter's with a sermon on Pilate's Wife" for the com ing service. This will be the fifith character study and Lenten application of some of the people mentioned in the history of the suffering and death of Christ. The public is invited to attend. St. Luke's Services Scheduled for Week Sunday services at St. Luke's Methodist church in clude church school at 9:45 a.m. and the worship service at 11 a.m. Clarence Holdridge of the Gideons will speak during the service. Mrs. Holdridge will be soloist. Supervised nurs ery is conducted for pre-school children during the worship hour. The Rev. Melyin Dixon, minister, will conduct the youth, membership class at 3 p.m. Sunday. The Methodist Youth Fellowship meets at 6:30 p.m. .with counselor, Al Cole. Wednesday at 7:15 and 8 p.m. will be choir practice and Inquirer's class conduct ed by the pastor, respectively. St. Luke's is located at 2940 Siskiyou blvd., across the street from the Hoover Elementary school. The pub lic is invited to the services. LUTHERAN TOPIC "Shouldering One's Own Responsibility" will, be the sermon topic Sunday at 11 ajn. by the Rev..H. C. Coo vert, pastor of Ascension Lu theran church. The senior choir will sing "Teach Me to Pray." Adult instruction class will meet Sunday at 4 p.m. in the fireplace room. The Chi Rho Fellowship will meet at 6 p.m. for study, worship and crafts. The Chris tian Youth Fellowship will meet at 6:30 p.m. Jim Os born will be the study leader on Confucianism. As a part of the pre-Easter evangelistic program there will be preaching services each night this week by Mr. McKerrow. A different phase or doctrine of the Christian church will be discussed at each service. The topics for the week are "God's Called Out Ones," "The Life Line to God," "God's Law for Spirit ual Birth," "The Koinonia of the Lords Supper," and "The Most Vital Membership." Palm Sunday, April 10, will be Decision Sunday. "The public is invited to at tend these services. Nursery care will be provided. At St. Mark's crated bishop of Puerto Rico in May, 1951, and has been in charge there since then. A graduate of the University of Oklahoma, Bishop Swift also holds the bachelor of di vinity degree from the Epico pal Theological seminary and an honorary doctorate in Sac red Theology from General Theological seminary. - During Bishop Swift's visit to the valley he will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred S. V. Carpenter, Topsides. The Bishop will also ivsit with the Ralph Matthews fam ily, 601 Dakota st. Mrs. Mat thews is a niece of the Bishop. Bishop Swift is also a cousin of the Rev. George Swifth, rector of St. Paul's church, Salem. Eastwood Baptist Announces Events The Rev. Clifford Young, pastor of Eastwood Baptist church, will speak Sunday at the 10:45 a.m. service on "God's Peculiar Preparation." The chancel choir will sing "Thy Loving Kindness." At the 7:30 p.m. service Sunday the pastor will speak on "What Kind of Person is the Devil?" At the 9:30 a.m. church school hour Mrs. Clara Harsh man will continue the adult class course on the life of Paul. The Baptist Youth Fellow ship will meet at 6 p.m. with Susan Flett, presiding. Stuart Young is in charge of the pro gram. Monday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m. the long range planning committee will meet. Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. Ms invitation night. Wednesday, March 30, at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Young will con tinue his study of the life of Christ according to Luke. The chancel choir meets at 8:30 p.m. Congregafionalists To Hear Junior Choir The junior choir will sing at the 11 a.m. service at the Congregational church Sun day. They have been rehears ing for several weeks under the direction of Carroll Gra ber. Their anthem is "God So Loved the World." The adult choir will sing at the 9:45 a.m. hour also under his direction. The sermon by the Rev. Thomas McCamant at both services will be on "What Is Conscience?" The annual One Great Hour of Sharing offer ing will be received. The Pilgrim Fellowship will meet Sunday at 7 p.m. This will be a planning session. A Junior High membership class is now being held, meet ing on Thursdays at 7 p.m. Youth Rally Set at 1st Assembly Here '"Passing and the Perman ent" isythe sermon topic chos en by the Rev. R. E. Cull, pastor of First Assembly of God, 1108 West Main st. for the 11 ajn. Sunday worship service. Monday at 7:30 pjn. Christ Ambassador youth groups from Assembly of Gor church es in the Rogue valley section will hold a rally at First Assembly with the Rev. Leroy Nidever as guest speaker. Mr. Nidever, who has filled the office of sectional representa tive for the Christ Ambassa dors ; during the past two years, is leaving soon to ac cept a pastorate at Wilhel mina. ' The public is invited to all services. Three Churches Announce Topics And Other Events Central Point - The Rev. Robert Bridge will speak Sun day at 11 a.m. at First Pres byterian church on "What We Owe to Jesus." It will be the second in a series of four ser mons on the questions asked about Jesus. It was announced that the organ is expected to be in stalled by Palm Sunday. The Westminster Fellow ship held a swim party in Ashland last Sunday evening. Jacksonville - The monthly church night fellowship group will meet Saturday at 6:30 p.m. for a potluck dinner at First Presbyterian church. An evening of games and enter tainment is planned. Sunday at 11 a.m- the Rev. King K. Jones, minister, will give the final sermon in a series on Galatians which will be entitled "A Scale for Chris tian Living." This sermon will be related to the One Great Hour of Sharing in which the church will be participating along with thousands of oth er Protestant churches of 35 different denominations. The trio composed of Mrs. Rafe Anders, Mrs. Melvin Hall and Mrs. W. A. Worden will sing "The Sheep and the Lambs." A program on segregation, planned by the young people of the Jacksonville Westmins ter Fellowship, will be the feature of the meeting of the high school students at 7 p.m. in the church. There will be no Junior High Fellowship this week. Phoenix - Mrs. Bert Stan cliffe will address the congre gation of the First Presby terian church Sunday during the 11 a.m. service on the subject of Christian Steward ship. All members are to take the small cardboard model churches or envelopes con taining money for the one Great Hour of, Sharing. A coffee hour will be held after the service at 12 noon. Today, from 5 to 7:30 o'clock a church dinner will be sponsored by the men and women's groups of the church. Tickets may be purchased from representatives of the men's and women's groups or purchased at the door. Wednesday office hours will be held at 'the church from 2 to 5 p.m. Choir prac tice will be held at 7 p.m. A nursery will be provided. Communion will be served April 3. Church of Christ to Have Guest Speaker Central Point - Charles Nahss will speak at both the 10:45 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. serv ices Sunday at ' Church of Christ, Third and Oak sts., while Mr. and Mrs. Jean M. Shelley attend the Cross Bearers Crusade in San Jose, Calif. Each year the Bible college located in San Jose holds a three day session for all jun ior and senior high school young people and those of col lege age who might be inter ested in attending a Bible col lege. Several of the young people from the Church of Christ will be' sponsored by the minister and his wife this year. i Five area cottage prayer meetings were held this week on Tuesday and Friday nights. The meetings are tohelp pre pare the congregation for the revival planned April 10 to 17. Persons interested in attend ing one of the prayer meet ings may telephone Mr. Shel ley at NOrmandy 4-1020 for the home nearest them. 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 am. at 995 So Oakdale Regular Sunday Devotional Services 11:00 ajn Sunday School Y.O.U .at PYTHIAN HALL 3th and Grape sts Center Open Daily 10. -00 ajn to 4:00 pjn Prayer Ministry and Counseling by appointment. - Rev. Katherine Botworth, 1 Minister Office SP 2-S902 First Presbyterian Church Eighth I 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 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. Ascension Lutheran ; Postpones Communion Oliver Erickson will speak Sunday at the 11 a.m. wor ship service at Ascension Lutheran church, 2501 Bar nett rd. Holy communion, which had been scheduled for Sun day, -will be held April 3 due to the absence of the pastor, the Rev. Elvin S. Tollefson. Mr. Tollefson will speak Sundav evening at an Evan- gelism conference in the Se attle area. He was asked to be the speaker by Dr. H. L. Foss, bishop of the Pacific Lutheran church. Mr. Tollefson will re turn to the valley Thursday. Richard Melvin will con duct the Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Lenten service. Jacksonville Topics Told for Sunday Jacksonville - "Eves That See Not" is the title of the message Pastor W. Elwood Irby will give at the Asspmhlv of God church, Jacksonville, Sunday at the 11 a.m. service. bunday 7:30 p.m. Pastor Irby will give the second in a series on the Transfiguration enutied "The Celestial Visi tors." The Sunday school will meet in a combined opening exercise at 9:45 a.m. Another clue will be given for the Sun day school contest entitled The Mystery Man." The Christ Ambassadors. youth group, will meet at 6:30 p.m. under the leadership of Robert Vaughn Jr. DEVOTIONAL TOPIC "Firm Family Foundations" will be the Sunday 11 a.m. devotional subject by the Rev. Katharine Bosworth, minis ter of the Unity Center of Medford. The service will be at the Pythian hall, Fifth and Grape sts. Membership Sun day will be observed. The Center at 995 South Grape st. is open daily Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For private consultation with Mrs. Bosworth call SPring 2-6902 for an appointment. March 27, 1960 9:30 A.M. Graded Sunday Church School. 10:45 A.M. Morning Worship. "God's Peculiar Prep aration." 6:00 P.M. Baptist Youth Fellow ship. 7:30 P.M. Popular Evening Ser vice. "What Kind of Person is the Devil?" The Christian Life Is A Life of Faith It is impossible to please God without faith. Hebr. I i; o. mso f;a S-A tplk us that faith which works by love, is re quired. So in becoming a Christian one must have enough faith to repent of all his sins, to confess Christ before men, and to be baptized for the re mission of sins. Acts 2;38 and Rom. 10; 9. The process by which one becomes a Christian is really an expression of obedient faith. After becoming a Christian, his life is built on the same principles of obedient faith which led him to accepr me Saviour. In writing to Chris tians Paul said: ror we waiic bv faith and not by sight." 2 Cor. 5;7. Again: "Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God." Rom. 10: 17. So to live bv faith is to live as God directs. It is to believe and do what he says witnout doubts or questionings and without adding or subtracting from His Word. In Hebr. I I manv neoDle of old who did things by faith, and : ;ncHnra their faith in cvciy ii(3iDin.i. ...w.. ....... was expressed in whole hearted and exact obedience. If the love of God does not master us, the love of the world will. To Be Continued. The Church of Christ 1056 Court St. Medford
