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How public schools should
deal with religion is ona ol
the thorniest dilemmas of
U.S. education.
Although some Americans
hold strong opinions on this
subject, there are many oth
ers, probably a majority, who
are deeply perplexed and who
see no simple, satisfactory sol
ution. They recognize, on one
hand, that enormous practical
difficulties are involved In
any public school approach to
religion.
One of the difficulties Is that
the public schools serve chil
dren of many different faiths
-and of no faith. So great is
the religious diversity In
some communities that even
the reading of a Psalm at
opening exercises may bring
sharp protests from some par
ents. Interpretation Strict
Moreover, the courts have
shown a marked tendency in
recent years to place a strict
interpretation on the freedom
of religious guarantees of the
Constitution. A three -Judge
federal court ruled recently,
for example, that it is uncon
stitutional for the State of
Pennsylvania to require the
daily reading of 10 verses of
the Bible in public schools.
Other courts have banned the
use of the Lord's Prayer, or
grace before meals In school
cafeterias.
Public schools have tended
to react to these difficulties
by retreating from any men
tion of religion. But there is
widespread public dissatisfac
tion with this policy.
Many Americans feel that
if the public schools are total
ly silent about God, they will
inevitably create in children
the Impression that He doesn't
exist-or isn't Important. Thus,
instead of being neutral to
ward religion, the schools ac
tually will be upholding a
religious viewpoint which is
held by only a tiny minority
of Americans.
In this connection, It is of
ten pointed out that the Su
preme Court Itself has recog
nized that "we are a religious
people whose institutions pre
suppose a supreme being."
Why, it is asked, should pub
lic schools be forbidden to ac-
knowledge the existence of
' God, when Congress does so
by opening all of Its sessions
with prayer, when the armco
forces provide chaplains ana
chapels, and tne courts tnem
selves use an oath that in
vokes the name of God?
Decline Apparent
Another consideration was
heavily underscored by dele
gates to the recent White
House Conference on Chil
dren and Youth. Throughout
America, there are disturbing
signs of a precipitate decline
in the moral and spiritual val
ues of young people.
It is easy to say that this
Is a problem for the home and
the church to solve. But the
practical fact Is that the young
people who are most conspicu
ously in need of moral and
spiritual guidance are precise
ly those who get no religious
training at home, and who
never set foot Inside a church.
The one community institu
tion that docs reach them is
the public school.
When the argument arrives
at this point, educators and
others often suggest that the
answer is for the public
schools to teach moral and
ethical values without refer
ence to a religious context.
But many wonder if this real
ly can be done cftcctively.
How are you going to con
vince a child that it is wrong
to lie, cheat, steal or hate,
without bringing in, somehow,
basically religious concepts of
man's nature and destiny?
Even the Declaration of In
dependence relies ultimately
on the will of God In asserting
that all men are created equal.
One possible way out of the
dilemma is suggested by a
"study document" Issued re
cently by the National Coun
cil of Churches' Committee on
Religion and Public Educa
tion. This document, which is
being circulated among major
Protestant and Orthodox de
nominations for study and
comment, does not yet reflect
the official position of any
church body.
Public schools should make
sura that children are aware
"that the majority of our peo
ple have believed In God and
that our greatest men were of
ten men of deep faith." They
Cantata Highlights
Sunday's Service
Applegate Valley - An Eas
ter cantata by the choir high
lighted the Easter observance
at Ruch community church.
The cantata was given during;
the morning worship period,
and was directed by Mrs. Let
ter Stevens. The Resurrection
was the subject of the sermon
by the Rev, Earl Best.
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Religious
should point out that "our
governments - local, state and
national - have professed be
lief in God and acted upon it."
The schools should teach the
moral and ethical values com
mon to all the great religions
-and should make clear that
for most Americans these val
ues are derived from and
sanctioned by religious faith.
Series of Inquiry Classes
To Start Monday Evening
For Adult Non-Catholics
Adult non-Catholics of the
Medford area are invited to
attend a new series of inquiry
classes which will begin Mon
day at 8 p.m. at St. Mary's
school.
According to the Rev. John
A. Ilg who will conduct the
classes, the meetings will be
held every Monday for about
five months and are for the
purpose of presenting the
teachings of the Roman Catho
lic church to those who are
interested. Inquirers' quel-
Hons are encouraged, Father
Ilg said.
"A Catechism for Inquirers"
by the Rev. Joseph I. Malloy,
CSP, will be used as a text
for the course. Among topics
which will be discussed are
the Bible, Christ and His di
vinity, sin, the sacraments.
mass, the commandments, vir
tues and precepts, sacramen
tals, prayer and the future
life.
Registration will be taken
Cancer Sabbath
Scheduled (or
April 23, 24
Sunday, April 24, has been
set aside by the American
Cancer Society as Cancer
Sunday. For churches who
keep a Saturday Sabbath the
date Is April 23.
Clergymen In the commun
ity have been asked to make
the announcement from the
pulpit and to call attention to
the folders, available through
the Society.
In commenting on Cancer
Sunday, Dr. L. Paul Walker,
crusade chairman of the Jack
son county unit of the Amer
ican Cancer Society, said that
we may or may not believe
that faith of itself can move
a mountain. But who does not
believe that faith can supply
the will and perseverance to
move the mountain? And so
we must believe that our
children's children will grow
up in a world free of cancer.
And who knows, perhaps even
our own children?
In a prayer, written for the
observance by the Rev. Escil
Hiscr, president of the Med
ford Ministerial association,
he says, "We are mindful of
the fact that our Saviour
looked with compassion upon
the sick. We recall that the
Apostle James requested that
the brethren should pray over
the sick, and then said, 'The
effectual, fervent prayer of a
righteous man a v a 1 1 e t h
much'."
Double Service
Continues Sunday
The double service sched
ule continues at the Congre
gational church for three
more Sundays. The hours are
9:45 and 11 a.m. The church
school meets only at 9:45
a.m. Care for younger chil
dren is provided at 11 a.m.
The sermon by the Rev.
Thomas McCamant at both
hours will be on "The Mys
tery of Life". The choir will
sing "Come, Christians, Join
to SinR" at 9:45 a.m. Mrs.
R. A. Schuchard will sing a
solo at 11 a.m. There will be
dedication of the "Woman's
Gift" at both services. This
Is an offering given annually
by Congressional women all
over the country. It may be
given either In the special
boxes that have been pro
vided or In a plain envelope
so marked.
The adult class continues
lo meet at 9:45 a.m. at the
home of Mrs. Judd Green
man, 2120 East Main street.
The Pilgrim Fellowship meets
Sunday at 7 p.m.
A new membership class is
holding its first meeting this
evening at 8 o'clock at the
parsonage, and will probably
continue to meet on Friday
evenings for lis four sessions.
EARLY SERVICE
Ashland - An early service
l 8 30 a m. will begin Sunday
at Grace Lutheran church,
Ashland. It will be continued
during the summer for the
convenience of worshlnnpr
who prefer an earlier service.
The pastor of the congrega
tion, the Rev. Albert R. Nicko-
demui, stated that he will use
the same sermon text and
theme at both services.
Attitudes
Finally, the school should
make clear that it does not
consider religion unimportant
or irrelevant, but that it leaves
religious training to the home
and church because that is
where it "properly belongs"
and where the varied religious
heritage of our nation "can
be transmitted and interpre
ted most effectively."
at the first meeting and any
materials needed may be ob
tained there. It is not neces
sary to attend all of the class
es, Father Ilg pointed out.
And. he said, persons who
would like to learn about Ro
man Catholicism but cannot
attend the Monday night class
es may be able to make other
arrangements by contacting
him at the Sacred Heart parish
house.
All of the inquiry class
meetings will be held in the
high school on the second
floor of St. Mary's at 11th and
South Ivy sts. Classes are dis
missed at about 9:30 p.m.
THE REV. ROBERT HALL
Baptists to Hear Guest
Missionary to
Speak Sunday
M first Baptist
The Rev. Robert Hall, mis
sionary from Argentina with
the Conservative Baptist For
eign Mission society, will be
guest speaker at First Baptist
church, North Central ave. at
Fifth St., Sunday at 7:45 p.m.
The missionary has spent
four years working in the city
of Tucuman, which is the capi
tol of the province of Tucu
man in northwestern Argen
tina. He has made extensive
use of correspondence courses
and radio broadcasts in his
ministry in the South Ameri
can country. The Rev. Mr.
Hall attended Westmont col
lege, Santa Barbara, Calif.,
and Gordon Divinity school,
Beverly Farms, Mass. Follow-
ng a year s furlough in the
United States Mr. Hall and
his family plan to return to
Argentina.
"The Bible's Last Invita
tion" will be the subject of
the message given at the 11
a.m. worship service by the
Rev. James Neeiy, pastor. This
will be the last worship serv.
ice conducted by the Rev. Mr
Ncely as pastor of the Med-
ford church. His resignation
as pastor will be effective on
April 30.
Pastor To Be Honored
An all-church missionary
fellowship will be held Wed
nesday, April 27, beginning
with a covered-dish dinner at
6:30 p.m. at the church. Com
bined with the missionary
program will be a time of fel
lowship honoring Pastor and
Mrs. Necly.
Monday, April 25, the Men's
Fellowship of the church will
have a potluck supper at 7
p.m. The Rev. John Grcsham
will be guest speaker and a
sports' film is scheduled. John
Morris is president of the
men's group.
Evangelist to Speak
Sunday at Bethel
Evangelist Denny Davis
will speak at the Bethel As
sembly of God Sunday at 11
a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
The 9:45 a.m. Sunday
school hour will begin a loy
a'v campaign with the
theme "I Belong". The cam
paign will continue for seven
consecutive Sundays and will
emphasize the value and Im
portance of belonging to Sun
day school. Those who have
a record of perfect attendance
during the seven-week cam
paign will receive special
recognition.
The church address is 1225
East McAndrews road. All
services are open to the public.
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MAIL TRIBUNE, M.dford, Or.
' A Friday, April 22, 1960
Subjects Told
For Presbyterian
Services Sunday
Dr. D. Kirkland West will
preach on "Where Docs Chris
tianity Begin and End?" at
the 9:30 and 11 a.m. services
in First Presbyterian church
Sunday.
Infant baptism will be ad
ministered at the 11 a.m. serv
ice. The youth choir will sing,
"A Canticle of Peace" at the
early service and the chancel
choir will be heard in two
anthems, "The Celestial City"
and "Magnificat" at the 11
a.m. service.
Junior High Fellowship
will meet Sunday at 5 p.m.
The meeting will begin with
Bible study and a program,
"The Bible in Many Tongues,"
led by A. J. Beardslee. Sev
enth grade is responsible for
worship and refreshments.
Senior High Fellowship
will meet at 7 p.m. for a pro
gram, "Christian Vocations,"
to be led by the witness com
mission. Fireside following
will be held at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Peterson,
1440 Whitman ave. Youth
Night is held each Wednes
day at 5:15 p.m. at the church,
beginning with choir practice
with potluck supper and Bible
study following. Geneva Fel
lowship meets at the Wesley
House on the S.O.C. campus
every Friday at 7 a.m. for
breakfast and Bible study.
Westminster
A course designed to ac
quaint non-members with the
basic beliefs of the Christian
faith and of the United Pres
byterian church will begin
Sunday afternoon at the West
minster Presbyterian church.
The course will lead to
membership for those who de
sire to join the church, how
ever, there is no obligation
ttached to attendance. The
Rev. John Reynolds, pastor,
will teach the class which will
meet at 5 p.m. for the next six
consecutive Sundays. This
week's topic will be "The
Revelation of God in Jesus
Christ." Interested persons
are invited to attend.
At the worship service at
11 a.m. Sunday, Mr. Reynolds
will preach on the subject.
How Christ Transforms Or
dinary Life". There will be
children s church during the
service and the choir will sing
the anthem "All on an April
livening .
Church school classes will
meet at 9:45 a.m. There are
departments for all ages
through aduit. Parents of
young people are invited to
attend the adult class which
is studying the contemporary
Christian church.
The Westminster Junior
High Fellowship will meet
from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday
at the home of Mike Gordon,
2525 Lyman ave. The discus
sion will be on "The Ten
Commandments". Mr. and
Mrs. Duke McQueen are the
advisors to the followship.
Lay Speaker Told
For Gold Hill
Gold Hill-Miss Jennie Lou
Thompson will be lay speaker
during the worship hour at
the Gold Hill Community
church, Sunday at 11 a.m.
"A Spiritual Crisis" will be
the sermon subject by the
Rev. O. L. Kendal, pastor of
the church. The church trio,
consisting of Mrs. C. Norman
Gail, Mrs. Roy Eskew and
Mrs. Paul Molloy, will sing
a number. Mrs. John Bruce
will be organist, during the
worship service.
Mrs. Blanche Merriman will
lead the discussion on the
fourth chapter of First Timo
thy for the adult Bible study
group, Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at
the church.
"Plants and Animals in the
Spring" will be the title of
a 15-minute film that will be
shown during the church
school hour at 9:45 a.m. Sun
day, Mrs. Paul Molloy, church
school superintendent, said.
The Intermediate Methodist
Youth Fellowship will meet
at the church Sunday at 5:30
p.m. directed by Mrs. Kermit
Bickle and Mrs. George T.
Allen will supervise the sen
ior Methodist Youth Fellow
ship at 8:30 p.m. at the church.
Congregation Back
From Conference
The Medford Congregation
of Jehovah's Witnesses re
turned Sunday after attend
ing the circuit convention in
Klamath Falls.
Lesler M. Dugan, Brooklyn, I
N.Y., was keynote speaker. I
About 1,500 attended. '
The Bible discussion!
brought to a climax the three-
day "Seek Peace and Pursue I
It" assembly of Jehovah's
Witnesses.
A baptism-ordination serv
ice was held Saturday after
noon with 30 new ministers
baptized.
1957 Award Merit Winnr
Christian Workers' School
Scheduled by Methodists
Another Christian Workers'
school will be held May 1,
8, and 15 at Medford First
Methodist church.
Age group classes will be
offered for parents and teach
ers of nearly every age group
in the cnurch school. Leaders
for each of these classes are
accredited throuhg the Nash
ville office of the Methodist
Board of Education and
course cards of recognition
will be given to all who meet
the requirements for each
course.
Parents, teachers, and advi
sors of high school youth and
young adults will attend the
course, "Guiding Seniors and
Older Youth," led by the Rev.
Robert F. Dowrey.
"G u 1 d 1 ng Intermediates"
will be led by Mrs. Verne Wil
son, assisted by Mrs. James
Baumer.
"Working with Primary
Children will be led by Mrs,
A. O. Walker. Mrs. Walker
is planning this year's course
ELDER
RICHARD SCHWARTZ
Saturday Speaker
Loyalty Campaign
Starts Sunday
The Sunday school of First
Assembly of God, 1108 West
Main St., starts its annual loy
alty campaign Sunday morn
ing lo encourage continuous
attendance of present mem
bers and to add new students
to all classes, superintendent
Myron O. Hanson announced
today.
Organized classes for all
age groups are under the di
rection of experienced Bible
teachers from 9:45 to 10:45
a.m. each Sunday. The cam
paign will continue for seven
weeks and each Sunday prior
to class study events are plan
ned to promote perfect attend
ance. Guest speaker for the next
three Sundays will be the
Rev. Leslie Martin, Ashland,
who will have charge of wor
ship and evangelistic services
while Pastor and Mrs. R. E.
Cull are vacationing in Cali
fornia. A youth delegation from
First Assembly will attend the
monthly rally of Christ Am
bassadors to be held at Ash
land on Monday evening,
April 25.
Miss Mildred Ginn, mission
ary to India, will speak at the
midweek service scheduled
for Wednesday, April 27, at
7:45 p.m. The public is In
vited to all services.
CANTATA MONDAY
Eagle Point - The Central
Point Community Bible
church will present their
Easter cantata "No Greater
Love" in the Eagle Point
Community Bible church
Monday, April 25, at 7:45
p.m. The puiblic is Invited to
attend, according to the pas
tor, the Rev. Joseph J. Mun-
shaw.
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Foursquare Gospel Church
Holds Dedication Service
Approximately 5 0 people
attended the dedication and
ground breaking service of
the Foursquare Gospel church
Sunday. April 17.
The Rev. R. H. Mathew-
son, pastor of the church, an
nounced that they had recent
ly purchased the property at
the corner of Roberts rd. and
Gary ave. for the new build
ing.
The church auditorium will
First Presbyterian Church
Eighth & Holly Phone SP 2-2830
Dr. D. Kirkland Weit, Pastor
A cordiol welcome awaits you Sunday morning.
Services 9:33 and 11:00 a.m.
Church School classes for all ages
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
CHURCH NEWS
National Religious Publicity Councl
with parents of first, second,
and third grade children in
mind.
The Sunday classes will be
from 5 to 7:30 p.m. with half
an hour "break" for sack
lunches and coffee. Child
care will be available In the
nursery.
"Working With Kindergar
ten Children," will be led by
one of two women from the
northern part of Oregon.
This year the teachers of
adult classes will have a
course. This is the first such
opportunity In the Rogue Sub-
district for several years. The
former district superintend
ent, the Rev. Meredith A.
Groves, will be the leader for
"Helping Adults Learn."
Central Church
Tells Activities
Central Church of Christ,
North Central ave. at Jack
son st. will have Clifford Lind
sey, a student at Northwest
Christian college, Eugene, as
guest speaker at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday. This is in observance
of the annual promotion Sun
day which the college spon
sors among interested church
es. N.C.C. is an undergraduate
college giving instruction in
the Bible and related subjects
in preparation for the minis
try and Christian vocations, as
well as a foundation in the
Christian faith, in conjunction
with secular studies at the
University of Oregon.
At the 11 a.m. worship ser
vice Sunday, the message will
be on "Portrait by Paul."
John V. Heberling, minister of
the church, will speak.
The Bible school will con
vene with departmental open-
ings at 9:45 a.m. followed by
classes for all ages. Youth
and adult classes will study
"Hunger for Righteousness"
with text from Matthew 5:6-7.
Mrs. Ralph Aubrey will teach
the "Gleaners Class" in the
absence of the regular teacher,
Carl Hover.
Youth groups will meet at
6:30 p.m. at the church.
Officers to be
Installed Sunday
Newly elected officers for
the church boards and all de
partments will be installed
Sunday at. First Church of the
Nazarene, 520 North Holly st.
Sunday school teachers and
officers will take their cove
nant of service in the 9:45
a.m. meeting. At 11 a.m. the
pastor, the Rev. Harold M.
Sanner, will present for ded
ication, newly elected mem
bers of the board of trustees,
board of stewards, church
school board and heads of de
partments. At the 7 p.m. services, the
new officers for the foreign
missionary society will be in
stalled. The Rev. R. E. Griffith,
founder of the work for the
Church of the Nazarene in
New Zealand, will show pic
tures and speak in the 7 p.m.
service Sunday at First
Church of the Nazarene.
Some years ago Mr. Griffith
went to New Zealand where
no Nazarene churches were In
existance, and now several
have been organized.
LUTHERAN TOPIC
"Progress-Old and New"
will be the sermon topic Sun
day of the Rev. H. C. Coovert,
pastor of Zion Lutheran
church, Fourth st. and Oak-
dale ave. The senior choir
will sing.
have a seating capacity of
200, Mr. Mathewson said. The
new building will include .12
classrooms and a nursery. It
will cost an estimated $40,000.
This is the first unit of the
church and is planned so that
It may be added to at a later
date. The present location of
the church is at the corner of
Jackson st. and Blddle rd, and
is in the right of way of the
Highway 99 freeway.
First Communion
To Be Received
By 86 Children
First Holy Communion will
be received by about 86 St.
Mary school children at the
8:30 a.m. mass in Sacred Heart
church on White Sunday.
The children have been pre.
paring all school year by study
of catechism and prayer for
this occasion which is regard
ed by Roman Catholics as one
of the most important in their
spiritual life.
Until last year First Com
munion in the local parish was
held on Mothers Day. How
ever, according to the Very
Rev. Carl Mai, the White Sun
day date now observed is more
in keeping with the spirit of
church liturgy which suggests
that the sacrament should be
received within the time of the
Easter ceremonies.
Father Mai has requested
that all parishioners who can
attend a mass other than the
8:30 a.m. on this Sunday so
that there will be room in the
church for the parents and
relatives of the First Commu
nicants. Many of the children
will have out-of-town guests
for the occasion.
The First Communion
hymns will be sung by the
fifth grade choir of St. Mary's
school.
Three Churches
Tell Services
Central P o I n 1-The Rev.
Robert Olmstead, San Jose,
Calif., will be guest speaker
Sunday at the 11 a.m. wor
ship service at First Presby
terian church, Central Point.
Following the service a con
gregational meeting will be
held. The event will be pot
luck and served in the church
basement.
Saturday, April 23, a coffee
hour will be held for Mr. and
Mrs. Olmstead from 7 to 9
p.m. at the church. All in
terested persons are invited
to attend.
At 7:30 p.m. Sunday the
Westminster Fellowship will
conduct their second evening
church worship service. Three
of their members will speak
on topics pertaining to youth
and parents.
Several women of the
church attended the Presby-
terial in Klamath Falls April
19 and 20.
Jacksonville At First Pres
byterian church, Jacksonville,
a guest trio, composed of Mrs.
Lee Harter, Mrs. John Mc-
Cormack and Mrs. Lester
Merriman, will provide the
music for the morning wor
ship service Sunday. The ser
mon title is "One Week Late,
But. . ." The Rev. King K.
Jones, pastor, will speak.
The Jacksonville Westmin
ster Fellowship will meet in
the church at 7 p.m. The pro
gram, directed by Dale Math
eny, will be "Exciting-So
What? 7"
Thursday at 8 p.m. Imme
diately following the choir re
hearsal there will be a Sun
day School Teachers' meeting
for those who are now teach
ing and substituting, plus
those who might be interested
in teachng or substituting.
Phoenix - "Has a Man a
Soul?" will be the sermon
topic of the Rev. William
Saladin of the Phoenix First
Presbyterian church at the 11
a.m. services Sunday.
The Kings' Men meeting has
been postponed until Tuesday,
April 26. Tonight at 6:30
o'clock the church will hold
a potluck supper for family
night in the church parlor.
All interested Phoenix resi
dents are invited to take a
potluck dish and their table
service and attend. Potluck
includes a hot dish, salad or
dessert.
Wednesday, office hours
for the church are 3 to 5 p.m.,
choir practice from 7 p.m. to
8 p.m. with a nursery pro
vided. Bible study will fol
low from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.
SERMON SUBJECT
"Probation After Death"
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.
UNITY CENTER
OF MEDFORD
993 South Oakdak
Affiliated
Unity School of Christianity,
Lot'i Summit, Mo.
Midweek Dtvotlonal and Heal
Inn Service every Wednesday
7 30 p.m. Study data everv Fri
day 1100 a.m. at 995 So
Oakdale
Regular Stindav
Devotional Service 1 1 :00 am
Sunday School
YOU
at
PYTHIAN HALL
5th and Grap ata.
Center Open Daily
10 oo a m to 4:00 p m
Prayer Minutry ant: Counseling
by appointment
Rev Katherint Boaworth,
Minuter
Offlca SP a-6903
Annual Investiture
Service Set Saturday
The annual Pathfinder In-
vestiture service will be held
Saturday at 3:30 p.m. in the
Medford Seventh-day Advent
ist church.
At this time Pathfinders
and pre-Pathfinders in the
Rogue valley will receive
their insignia for the Progres
sive classes they have com
pleted during the past year.
All the children in grades
one to four will be invested
as Busy Bees, Sunbeams,
Builders, and Helpers, respec
tively. There will be thirteen
Pathfinders Invested as
Friends, Companions, Explor
ers, Guides and Master
Guides. Honors will be given
to those who have completed
special requirements.
Two Good-Conduct awards
will be given to outstanding
Pathfinders who have been
observed for three months
without their knowledge.
THE REV. LEE ENSEY
To Conduct Services
Free Methodists
Announce Revival
The Free Methodist church
will conduct a second series
of meetings April 27 to May
8. The Rev. Lee Ensey, San
Bernardino, Calif., will be the
speaker.
Mr. Ensey is returning to
Medford after having held sev
eral meetings here in recent
years.
There will be featured mu
sic and congregational singing
each evening. The services
will begin at 7:30 p.m. except
Saturday.
Sunday evening, the Rev.
M. C. Miller, conference su
perintendent, will be present
and preach. Also in an honor
council, the Roberts and Fair
bairn awards will be given to
two of the Christian Youth
Crusaders. These are the high
est awards given to children
by the denomination. Confer
ence CYC director, Clarice
Bartlett, Salem, will also be
present for the occasion.
Sermon Topic Told
For St. Luke's
The sermon Sunday by the
Rev. Melvin Dixon, minister
at St. Luke's Methodist
church at 11 a.m. will be
"How Does Our Churrh
Measure Up?"
Supervised nursery is rnn.
ducted for pre-school children
during the service. The choral
ensemble .will present the
music.
The church service i nro.
ceded by Sunday school at
9:45 a.m. with classes for all
ages. The youth study class
will meet at 3 p.m. Sunday
and the Methodist Youth
Fellowship will meet at 8:30
p.m.
Wednesday the choir mt
for rehearsal at 7:15 p.m. and
the Bible study class at 8
p.m.
Family night will be heir!
at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the
church.
St. Luke's church is locat-
ed at 2940 Siskiyou blvd.,
across the street from the
Hoover Elementarv school.
The public is invited to Its
services.
April 24, I960
9:30 a.m. Graded Sunday Church
School.
10:45 .m. Morning Worship "The
Unmerciful Servant."
5:30 p.m. Youth Mexico Trip
Rally Blair't
7:30 p.m. Popular Evening Serv
ice "The Red Thread
ol the Bible."
Vr t
ruui tuuuseiurs win re
ceive silver stars for at least
two years' work with the
Pathfinders and 40 hours of
training.
Pastor Richard Schwartz
Oregon conference mission
ary volunteer secretary from
Portland, will present the in
signia and awards. Mrs. Ber
nard Thompson, a deputy di
rector in the Medford club
will preside at the meeting in
the absence of Oral Tucker
club director. '
Eagle Point-Elder Schwartz
will be guest speaker Satnr.
day at the Eagle Point Sev-enth-day
Adventist church
held in the Grange hall.
As an effective means of
combating juvenile de
linquency, Elder Schwartz
will emphasize the need for
a program of worthwhile ac
tivities for youth.
College Day
Planned Sunday
Sunday will be observed as
Northwest Christian College
Day, at the First Christian
church. This college, located
in Eugene, is sponsored by the
brotherhood of Christian
churches. Its educational pro
gram is primarily in the prep,
aration for religious work.
Miss Gloria Haggard who
is a senior at Northwest Chris
tian colleee will he tho a,,..!
speaker for both services.
tier suDject will be "God's
Plan for a Needy World."
Miss Haggard's home ! in
Medford; her parents are Mr.
and Mrs. Claude Haggard. The
Rev. Frederick Ross Evans
will preside at the services.
At the 8:30 am wmW
the youth choir will sing the
anthem. "All Ronufv . 1.
Thee". The chancel choir will
present the anthem "Nearer
the Cross" at the second
service.
Mrs. H. A. Sims, Mrs. J. H.
Hopkins and Miss Shirley
nopKins win De nostesses for
the coffee hour followine th
second service.
The Chi Rho Fellowship
will meet at A n m. nnri th
Christian Youth Fellowship
v.-iu meet at 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. an
all-church dinner wilt hp hoM
in Fellowship hall. Walter
weber will show pictures of
activities of Boy Scout Troop
9 which is sponsored by the
church.
Guest Speaker at
Advent Christian
The Advent Christian
church, 24 West Jackson St.,
will have Dr. Moses Crouse
as its guest speaker Sunday.
Dr. Crouse is the head of the
theology department of Au
rora college, Aurora, III.
Pastor Fred O. Sapp had
Dr. Crouse as an Instructor
when he attended the college.
Dr. Crouse is out on the
west coast for the Advent
Christian Ministers confer
ence which will be from April
25 to 27 in Portland. After
visiting here over the week
end, Dr. Crouse will be ac
companied by Pastor Sapp
and the Rev. George Walston
on the trip to Portland for
the conference.
Living for the
Record
A young man sat befora an
executive to be interviewed
about his past. An item of the
past was mentioned which the
young man 'was not very proud
of. He said to his examiner,
"Well, I'll admit that I do not
have a very good record behind
me." To this the man behind
the desk replied, "Unfortunate
ly, young man, your record ts
not behind you. It is right here
before you."
That is a sobering thought.
All through our lives, and even
when life is over, our records,
which we may consider to be
in the past, will be coming up
before us.
The most important record
with which we are concerned
is God's record of our lives.
Some day we will face that rec
ord, it will be right there be
fore us not behind us. Fortu
nately, God has promised under
certain conditions, to blot those
thinqs from our records which
would condemn us for eternity.
This he does throuoh the
cleansing power of the blood of
Jesus Christ. That is why Peter
could Qive this invitation; "Re
pent, ye therefore, and be con
verted, that your sins may be
blotted out ." Acts 3:19
That will not mean that any
person saved by the blood of
Christ has never sinned, but
simply that God will not allow
the sm to stand as i matter of
record when we come to the
day of accounts. What mercy
and boundless lovt God has
shown men!
THE CHURCH of CHRIST
1056 Court Street
Medford, Oregon