Medford mail tribune., April 29, 1960, Image 6

Loyalty Dinners Planned
At First Methodist Church
.May 2 and 3;
The First Methodist church
(official board is initiating
(new method of church flnanc-
Jes by means of Loyalty Din
ners on May 2 and 3, accord-
ting to general chairman Dick
JFanger.
f The plan is to invite the
congregation by means of co
t captains, to a complimentary
dinner in the church fellow
ship hall. Each co-captain is
; this week inviting some ten
; families to be his guests and
I to sit at his particular table.
f Following the 6:30 p.m. free
dinner each evening, the budg
jet for the 1980-61 fiscal year
;will be explained by means of
;a "Budget Parade,'.' where in
dividuals will give pertinent
; facts about the various budget
Items. Speaker for the eve
J ning will be the Rev. James S.
; Thompson of the First Mctho
; dist church, Bend,
j The annual budget totals
J $38,439.00, which calls for $1,
f 140 per week. It is anticipated
J that the budget will be undcr
J written at the two dinners by
I individual subscriptions. The
i new parsonage has been paid
Minister's
Checked in Survey
By LOUIS CASSELS
United Press International
' It should not be news to
anyone that preachers are un
: derpaid.
But some church members
may be surprised - even
' shocked - to learn just how
poorly the average minister
. is reimbursed for his 60 to 80
, hour work week.
Some rnllghtenlng figures
are it hand from a survey
conducted recently by The
' Methodist Church, the na
; tion's largest Protestant body,
Questionnaires were sent
i to 900 Methodist ministers se
J lected on a "sampling" basil
v to represent all parts of the
'f country and all types and
j sizes of local churches.
I Average Salary f 5,288
The average cash salary of
I the ministers covered by the
urvey Is $5,288. By clergy
I standards, this is high. Other
surveys covering many de-
1 nominations have indicated
1 that the average salary for all
i U. S. Protestant pastors is
! around $4,500.
So the first thing to bear In
S mind about this survey is that
I It deals with a group of mln
1 lsters who are a little bit bet-
f tt , I. . iUt
I let un winil uiuai. ii men ww-
leagues.
Even so, the questionnaires
t tell bleak story.
! Three-Fourths in Debi
Three-fourths of the Mellio-
Cdlst parsons said they are cur
' rently In debt. In each case,
some financial crisis - big
f medical bills, a child entering
college, or something of that
sort - has pushed the precari
t ously-balanced family budget
5 Into the red. The average in
debtedness is $1,871, which Is
enough for even a man of
faith to worry about.
: What about all those
fringe benefits" that minis-
iters are supposed to get?
! Four out of five said they
thave the privilege of living
. rent-tree In parsonage. But
; many reported that their pnr
; aonages are the kind of homes
that no family would choose
i If It had a choice 1 1 the mat-Jter-large,
old-fashioned struc-
S tures with no modern con
veniences and very high utll
rity bills.
; Utility Bills Important
'. The utility bll'i are Impor
1 tint, because In most cases
! the minister has to pay them
J out of his own pocket. Only
one In five gets an allowance
for this purpose.
Sixty per cent get an "auto-
; mobile allowance." But the
; questionnaires showed that
: this allowance typically cov-
.'era less than half of the actual
Revival Meetings
Planned in Phoenix
Phoenix - The Phoenix
1 Church of Christ will hold
, "Gospel Train" Revival meet
ing May 1 to 13.
There will be a different
speaker each evening with
messages on such subjects as
"The Great Engineer", "The
Price of The Ticket", and
. "Side-Tracked". Services will
be held nightly, except Sat
urday, at 7:30 p.m.
The meeting will get un'
derway Sunday evening with
i the first message "All
j Aboard" brought by the min
ister, John L. Blgham.
i Monday night Lee Shafer,
. former minister of the
J Phoenix church and now min
istering in Klamath Falls, will
'Dresent the message "The
.Glory Hound Train".
' Thursday evening has been
designated as Youth Night.
Ed Spencer, youth minister
at Cottage Grove Church of
Christ, will be the suenkor.
(a vouth frllowshln and re
freshment time will follow the SPring 3-6902, for in appoint
Jservice. mens.
Topics Set
for and mortgage burning
ceremony will be held each
evening as part of the dinner
program at the Loyalty uin
ners.
Sunday Sermon
"Christ's Question To The
Church" will be Dr. George
Roseberry's sermon topic for
Sunday as the opening empha.
sis for the church Loyalty Din
ners. An address by Bishop Paul
Martin, Texas, will be given
over radio station KBOY tell
ing of the General Conference
of the Methodist Church that
started in Denver April 27 and
closes May 4
The youth choir will sing
"O Light, Whose Beams Illu
mine All" and Mrs. Howard
Bush will sing "Thanks Be To
God" for the 9:30 a.m. service.
The chancel choir will sing
"Carol of The Trees" and Mrs.
Bush will repeat her solo for
the 11 a.m. service.
The Methodist Men's lunch
eon will be Thursday noon at
the church with the Rev. Mel-
vln Dixon the speaker. The
men of the church are invited
to attend.
Salary
expenses which a minister In
curs In driving an average of
1,000 miles a month on parish
calls and other church busi
ness. In the light of these figures,
it seems truly remarkable
that not one of the ministers
In the survey plans to give up
his vocation in order to seek
a living wage in an easier
job.
All said they came Into the
ministry because they felt
God had called them to that
service, and they Intend to
stick It out regardless of the
sacrifices Involved for them
selves and their families.
This finding should be com
forting to laymen. It means
that churches can safely go on
exploiting the men of God
who occupy their pulpits.
ELDER A. T. TUTTLE
Stake Conference Speaker
Klamath Stake Sets
Week End Sessions
Elder A. Theodore Tuttlc,
member of the First Council
of Seventy, who represents
the Church of Jesus Christ of
Lattor-dny Saints, headquar
ters In Salt Lake Clly, will
address a two-day conference
of the Klamath Stake Satur
day and Sunday In Klamath
Falls.
Snturday evening meetings
will be for leaders of the local
congregations. Sunday's gen
eral sessions, open to the pub
lic, will be held at 10 a.m.
and a p.m. In Mills school.
Due to (lie conference no
evening services will be held
Sunday at the church In Med
ford. Carroll W. Smith, Ashland,
stake president, will conduct
the meetings.
All conferences held In 1960
will focus emphasis on youth
development its part of a spe
cial church-wide parcnls and
youlh program. A parents'
session on youth problems is
scneduied tomorrow night.
Afternoon Service
Planned by Unity
Devotional subjects for May
at the Sunday Unity services
at Pythian hall, Fifth and
Grape sts., have been an
nounced. Sunday Ihe topic will be
"Small Beginnings"! followed
by "The Holy Mother." Mav
8; "Indispensable Assurance."
May 15; "The Staff ol Life."
May 22; and "Things to be
Remembered," May 29.
Sunday's service will he
held at 4:30 p.m. and will In
clude baptism of Infants. Oili
er Sundays the service is held
at li .m. A
n,L. , - . . . . - .
me wnuy v-cnier o wed-
ford, 995 South Oakdale ave..
Is open daily Monday through
Friday from 10 l.m, to 4 p.m.
For private consultation with
the minister, the Rev. Kath
arine Bosworth, telephone
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MAIL TRIBUNI, Medford, Or.
A Friday, April 2. 1960
Presbyterians
Announce Topics;
Coming Events
The Rev. Robert Jacks, as
sistant pastor at the First
Presbyterian church and di
rector of youth work, will
give the message on, "The
Sleeping Giant" at both the
9:30 and 11 a.m. services Sun
day. He will be assisted by
Jim Lacy, one of the senior
high students.
The music, under the direc
tion of Frank Kenncy for
the youth choir, will be,
"Make a Joyful Noise Unto
God" while the chancel choir
will sing, "O Sing Ye to the
Lord" and, "Thou Wilt Keep
Him in Perfect Peace at the
second service.
Junior High Fellowship
will meet Sunday at 5 p.m.
at the church for a program
entitled "Dollars at Work" to
be led by John Lampkin. The
eighth grade is responsible
for worship and refreshments.
Youlh Fellowship for senior
highs will meet at the church
at 7 p.m. Sunday evening for
a meeting, "The Disadvan
tages of Being a Christian,"
led by Joyce Pearson. Fire
side will be announced.
Youth Night Wednesday
night, will begin at 5:15 p.m.
with choir practice, potluck
supper at 6 p.m. 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
Church school classes for
children and adults will be
held at 9:45 a.m. Sunday at
the Westminster Presbyterian
church. Parents who take
their c h 11 d r e n to church
school are invited to attend
the adult class which meets
at the front of the sanctuary.
The regular Sunday wor
ship will be at 11 a.m. The
church choir will sing the
anthem "Cast Thy Burden
Upon The Lord" and the Rev.
John O. Reynolds will preach
on the subject "Why Be a
Christian?" Chlldrens' church
will be held at the 11 a.m.
hour for children from five
to ten years of age. Nursery
care is also provided during
tlie worship service.
The second class In a cur
rent membership course will
be held Sunday at 5 p.m. in
the Christian Education of
fice. The topic of this week's
discussion will be "The Chris
tian Lire." Interested friends,
as well as prospective mem
bers of the church, are in
vited to attend the course
which will meet for six con
secutive weeks.
Two Churches Tell
Sunday Subjects
Phoenix-The Rev. William
Saladin will speak on "Be Ye
Thankful" as his sermon topic
for the 11 a.m. services Sun
day in the Phoenix First Pres
byterian church.
Jacksonville -Sunday the
Rev. King K. Jones, pastor of
First Presbyterian church,
Jacksonville, will speak on
"The Christian and Capital
Punishment." Music will be a
duct by Mrs. Rafe Anders and
Mrs. W. A. Wordcn entitled
I Know I Shall Not Pass
Again This Way."
The Jacksonville Westmin
ster Fellowship will hold its
monthly fireside meeting in
the home of Lctha Davis at
7 p.m. The pastor will pre
sent a devotional talk. The
evening will conclude with
games and refreshments.
Monday at 7 p.m. the Jun
ior High Fellowship will meet
In the home of Alice Peterson.
Cathy Mitchell and Alice Pet
erson will take charge of the
program.
Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. the
Cub Scouts of Pack 35 will
meet. Among other features
of the evening will be an In
dian dance. All Interested
members of the community
are invited to attend.
Tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. the
monthly church night fellow
ship potluck dinner will be
held in the fellowship hall of
the church. Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Clay will show slides and tell
of their work among the In
dians of Bolivia.
St. Peter's Topic
Told for Sunday
"Misplaced Anxiety" Is the
sermon topic chosen for Sun
day's 11 a.m. communion serv
ice at St. Peter's Lutheran
church by the Rev. John E.
Simon, pastor of the church.
The church choir will sing,
"The Lord is My Shepherd."
Church school begins at 9:30
a.m.
St. Peter's kindergarten will
present I program Thursday
May 5, at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Emil
Tarns, teacher, will be in
charge nf tha event, Tha pub
lic li invited.
6
1957 Award -. Merit Winner
Neelys Honored At
Dinner Wednesday
A large group of members
and friends of First Baptist
church met Wednesday, April
27, at the church for a dinner
and fellowship honoring Pas
tor and Mrs. James Neely,
whose active ministry at the
local church will close April
30.
Oliver Smith served as mas
ter of ceremonies for the din
ner program. Lorraine and
THE REV. J. W. NEELY
Ministry Here Ends April 30
Pamela Hampton, Jean
Hobbs, Mrs. Donald Mainwar
ing, Diane Franklin, and
Joyce Roelfs participated in
musical numbers.
The Rev. Mainwaring,
Grants Pass, spoke of the
blessings of Pastor Neely's
ministry, and Don Minear,
chairman of the board of dea
cons, presented the Neelys
Family To Be
Emphasized In
Sunday's
ermons
Family Week will be empha
sized this week at the First
Christian church. The family
is the basic unit of society.
The sermon which the Rev.
Fredrick Ross Evans will
preach at both services will be
concerned with helping peo
ple to understand how to build
their family into a solidary
unit. By bettering the envi
ronmental condition, the fam
ily is building for a more
peaceful existence.
Mr. Evans' sermon title will
be "Jezebel." In the sermon
he will defend the actions of
Jezebel.
At the first service the
youth choir will sing " 'Twas
On a Sunday Morning." The
chancel choir will sing the an
them "but the Lord Is Mindful
of His Own" at the 10:55 a.m.
service.
Mrs. O. S. Waldron and Mrs.
Walter Weber will be hostess
es for the coffee hour follow
ing the second service.
The Chi Rho fellowship will
meet at 6 p.m. The Christian
Youth fellowship will con
clude their study of religions
of the world when they meet
at 8:30 p.m. Howard Shafer
will be the study leader. The
youth fireside will be held at
the Price Shafer home.
Tuesday evening all depart
ments of the church will meet
at 7 p.m. followed by the offi
cial board meeting at 8 p.m.
Film Subject Told
For Sunday School
Gold Hill "Vocations for
Young People" will be the
title of a 15-minute film that
will be shown during the
church school hour, Sunday,
at 9:45 a.m. at the Gold Hill
Community Methodist church.
"Vital Christians" will be
the sermon x subject by the
Rev. O. L. Kendal, pastor of
the church it 11 a.m. worship
service.
The choir directed by Mrs.
C. Norman Gail will sing
"God Hath Not Promised."
Mrs. John Bruce will be org
anist. Mrs. Blanche Merrlman will
lead tha lesson on the fifth
chapter of Timothy, for the
adult Bible study group at
6:30 p.m. at the church.
The Intermediate Methodist
Youth Fellowship group will
meet at the church at 5:30
p.m. supervised by Mrs. Ker
mlt Bickle, and the Senior
Methodist Youth Fellowship
will meet at 8:30 p.m. directed
by Mrs. George T. Allen.
LUTHERAN TOPIC
"A Better Tomorrow
Equals You Plus God" will
be the sermon topic Sunday
at Zlon Lutheran church by
the Rev. H. C. Coovert, pas
tor. The senior choir will sing.
Immediately after the service
t U i.m. the Intermediate
and Senior Luther leagues
will travel to Klamath Falls
to hive a meeting with the
Hope Luther leagues there.
CHURCH NEWS
National Religious Publicity Council
with a love gift on behalf of
the church
At the missionary service
which followed the dinner
program, a missionary film
was shown, and Mrs. Donn
Piatt and Mrs. Mainwaring
were soloists.
Arrivtd in 1955
The Rev. James Neely be
gan his ministry in the Med
ford pastorate In March of
1955. He has been active In
the work of the Medford Min
isterial assoclalon, having
served as vice president and
president of the organization.
The Rev. Mr. Neely also
served on the Jackson county
family counseling committee.
The local pastor served In
a number of capacities in
agencies of the Conservative
Baptist work. At present he
is corresponding secretary of
the board of the Conservative
Baptist Home Mission Society,
trustee on the board of the
Conservative Baptist Theolog
ical Seminary, Denver, and
chairman of the board of man
agers of the Union Rogue Bap
tist camp. Mr. Neely was the
Oregon chairman of the New
Church program of the C. B.
A. of American in 1958 and
served as trustee from the
Shasta-Cascade Association to
the Conservative Baptist As
sociation of Oregon.
Indefinite Plans
The Neelys plan to spend
the next few months at the
Union Rogue Baptist camp
near Prospect. Future plans
are indefinite.
The Rev. Ed Stauffcr will
be filling the pulpit at First
Baptist church Sunday for
both the 11 a.m. and 7:45
p.m. services. The Rev. Mr.
Stauffer, who has held Bap
tist pastorates in Bend and
Milwaukie, Ore., recently en
tered the field of the evan
gelistic ministry. The Rev. Mr.
Mainwaring will speak at the
mid-week prayer and Bible
study meeting on Wednesday,
May 4.
Diocesan Development
To Be Explained at Dinner
A parish-wide Loyalty Din
ner is planned at St. Mark's
Episcopal church Sunday at
6:30 p.m. at which will be ex
plained the nature and pur
pose of the Diocesan Develop
ment program of the church.
Mrs. C. Weldon Kline, par
ish lay woman, has appointed
a committee composed of Mes
dames Orrin Brown, Thomas
Bolton, arid Ann Wlrkkula to
handle the arrangements of
the dinner, a planned potluck.
All members and friends of
the parish are Invited to at
tend the dinner. A telephone
committee has attempted to
contact all members to ar
range for the food. Anyone
wishing to attend the dinner
who has not been contacted
regarding food is asked to
take a salad or a cake.
Brief addresses will be giv
en by Mrs. Kline; Shelby Tut
tle, key layman of the par
ish; Robert Elliott, parish
campaign chairman;, and the
Rev. George R. V. Bolster,
rector of the parish.
Baby-sitters will be avail
able at the church during the
dinner, and movies are plan
ned for the children. There
will be no solicitation of
funds at this affair, the pur
pose of which is purely in
formative and social.
Furthtr Work of Church
The Diocesan Development
program is a financial drive
of the Episcopal church in
western Oregon to further the
work of the church there. A
goal of $817,712 has been set
by the diocese. The objectives
are a revolving loan fund to
meet present and future needs
of parishes and missions and
the purchase of land for fu
ture church and mission sites;
a church centered program
for the aged; expansion of
college centers to administer
to Episcopal young people
away from home; improve-
ASHLAND TOPIC
Ashland-" Jesus, the Good
Shepherd" will be the sermon
topic Sunday at 8:30 and 11
a.m. worship services at Grace
Lutheran church, Frances
Lane, Ashland, by the Rev.
Albert R. Nlckodemus, pastor.
First Presbyterian Church
Eighth & Holly Phone 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 1 1:00 a.m.
LEO A. MAHAN
Conducted Program
Week of Events
At Kingdom Hall
To End Sunday
A week of ministerial ac
tivity in Medford will climax
this week with meetings be
ing conducted in Kingdom
hall of Jehovah's Witnesses,
2402 Jacksonville highway.
by Leo A. Mahan, circuit min
ister from New York City.
He has conducted s train
ing program for the associat
ed ministers of the Medford
congregation with emphasis
on the field ministery. A
model ministry preparation
class and theocratic ministry
school were conducted at the
Kingdom hall Tuesday night
with Mahan acting as observ
er and counsellor.
Saturday at 8 p.m. he will
discuss the subject "Shepherd
Teachers and The Sheep",
followed by a Bible discus
sion, "New Things Learned."
Sunday at 3 p.m. he will
give a public Bible lecture on
"What Does It Mean To Be
A Christian?" Following the
lecture will be the weekly
congregational Bible study of
the Watchtower magazine,
considering the subject,
"Wholeheartedness Tow ard
New World Interests" con
ducted by Harlan Nixon, pre
siding minister.
Bible training will be con
ducted by Mahan discussing
the subject, "Succeeding In
The Ministry."
ment of church conference
centers at Gearhart, Black
Oaks, and the Bishop's Close.
The Diocese of Oregon is co
operating with other Dioceses
and Missionary Districts in
the West to add needed ex
pansion and improvement to
the Churcn Divinity School
of the Pacific at Berkeley,
Calif.
St. Mark's parish has been
challenged with a parish ob
jective of $47,949.61, to be
underwritten over a period
of three years.
'Mother of Year'
To Be Selected
Central Point-"God Gift"
will be the sermon Sunday
at 10:45 a.m. by Mr. Jean M.
Shelley, minister of Church
of Christ, Third and Oak sts.,
Central Point.
At 7:30 p.m. he will speak
on "His Name Was Sunny."
Each year in preparation
for Mother's Day, the Bible
school is asked to choose the
"mother of the year." Sunday
the classes will be asked to
vote on the mother they feel
is the most outstanding. Al
though any mother is eligible,
it was pointed out, considered
is her service to the school
and interest and activity of
her children in church work.
The winner will be crown
ed on Mother's Day.
Family Day Set
Sunday at Church
Jacksonville - In keeping
with the 1960 Loyalty Cam
paign in Sunday school at the
Assembly of God church,
Jacksonville, next Sunday is
Family Day. Each family will
be encouraged to sit together
In the "family pew."
Pastor W. E. Irby will
speak on the subject "Tha
Family and Its Relation to the
Church" at the 11 a.m. serv
ice. Children's church will be
available for the pre-schoolers,
during the morning service.
Pastor Honored During
Reception; 80th Birthday
Gold Hill-The Rev. O. L
Kendal, pastor of the Gold
Hill Community Methodist
church, was honored earlier
this month by the congrega
tion at a surprise reception,
following his morning ser
mon. The event held in the fel
lowship room of the church,
was arranged by the Womans
Society of the church, in ob
servance of Mr. Kendal's 80th
birthday anniversary and in
recognition for the work that
he is doing as pastor,
A decorated cake was pre
sented to the pastor by Mrs.
Paul Molloy. Mis. Roy Eskew
presided at the punch bowl,
and Mrs. E. C. Hoffman, presi
dent of the Womana Society
poured coffee.
An arrangement of spring
flowers centered the lace cov
ered table, and baskets of
orchid lilacs completed the
decor. Mrs. George Smith and
Mrs. Hoffman were in charge
of decorations for the affair.
Later Mr. Kendal reviewed
some of the highlights of his
life relative to education, re
ligion and Boy Scouting. Of
ficially he is a retired mem
ber of the Oregon Methodist
conference. He retired as a
full time minister five years
ago.
Served in Clarks
Prior to coming to this
community to make his home,
he served as pastor at Clarks
Adventisfs Tell
Saturday Events
The morning worship hour
Saturday at the Medford Seventh-day
Adventist church
will be conducted by Bill Rea
and students of the Rogue
River Junior Academy.
They will present their pro
gram of vocal and Instrument
al music and readings that
has been given in other Ad
ventist churches in the area.
The speaker at the Valley
View church morning wor
ship hour will be the pastor,
A. F. Wellman.
In the afternoon a joint
meeting of the Adyentist
churches will be held. Pastor
Wellman will give the sermon
and Pastor Trude will conduct
a baptism at which time eight
candidates will join the
church by baptism.
At 8 p.m. Saturday a pro
gram will be given in the Lin
coln school gymnasium by the
Missionary Volunteer Society
of the Valley View Seventh
day Adventist church. It is to
be a variety talent program.
Mrs. Elmer Fjarli Is the so
ciety leader and program
sponsor.
Communion To Be
Observed Sunday
Holy communion will be
observed during the 10:45
a.m. worship service at East
wood Baptist church Sunday.
The Rev. Clifford J. Young,
pastor, will speak on "The
Sermon in the Supper." The
chancel choir will sing "God,
My King."
At 9:30 a.m. Bill Robertson
will continue the class for
senior highs on "I Believe."
The Baptist Youth Fellow
ship will meet at 6 p.m. with
Wayne Fields in charge of the
program.
At the 7:30 p.m. service,
the pastor will speak on "The
Making of a Disciple."
At the Wednesday midweek
service at 7:30 p.m. the study
of the life of Christ according
to the Gospel of Luke will
continue.
The chancel choir will re
hearse at 8:30 p.m.
Friday, May 6, the entire
church membership is invited
to a cook-out at the Talent
Youth club. The American
Baptist Camping program will
be presented.
This evening Baptist Youth
Fellowship plans to swim at
Twin Plunges.
REVIVAL UNDER WAY
Central Point - A revival is
in progress at the Pentecostal
Church of God, Fifth and Pine
sts., Central Point. Speaking at
the nightly services at 7:30
p.m. are Evangelists Mabel
Carter and Bonnie Thomas,
Salinas, Calif. Services In
clude singing, it was announc
ed. UNITY CENTER
OF MEDFORD
93 South Oikdilt
Aftill.t.J
Unity fhnl Christianity.
Lm'i Summit, Me,
Midweek Devotional and Heal.
ins Service every Wedneidav
7:30 p.m Study claaa every Frl.
day 11:00 a m. at BBS So
Oakdal
Regular Sunday
Devotional Servtcee 110 ajn
Sunday School
YOU
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PYTHIAN HALL
5Ui and Grape eta.
Center Open Dally
10 oo a m to 4:0o p m
Prayer Ministry anC Counseling
by appointment
Rev Kathrrlne Bosworth.
Minister
Office SP 3-S903
nmmunitv Methodist church
Clarks. Ore. A few weeks
after his arrival here in Au
gust, he was called upon again
to fill the pulpit of a church
In need of a minister. This
time It was the Gold Hill
THE REV. O. L. KENDAL
Gold Hill Minister
Community Methodist church.
And he has served as pastor
since that time.
Mr. and Mrs. Kendal and
their grandson, Thomas Hunt
ington, a senior at Crater
High school, reside on Fifth
ave., in Gold Hill. They have
two daughters, Miss Twila
Kendal, who Is a teacher in
the school system at Salem,
and Mrs. Herschel Robertson,
South Pacific highway, Gold
Hill, and one son, Thomas
Kendal, who is chief engineer
for the Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph company, San
Diego, Calif.
Central Church
Tell Activities
The Central Church of
Christ, meeting at Central ave.
and Jackson St., will begin its
Lord's Day activities at 9:45
a.m. with Bible school opening
exercises. "The Pure In Heart
is this week's theme for adult
and youth classes with mate
rial from Matthew, chapter 5.
Activities will continue at
11 a.m. with worship services
in the church auditorium. A
nursery Is provided during
this hour for pre-school chil
dren. The morning sermon
will be given by John V. Heb
erling, minister of the church,
on the subject "The Good
Part" the text being Luke
10:38-42.
Discussion groups for all
school age children and young
people meet at 6:30 p.m. Sun
day. Charles Henney will lead
the discussion for the teen
age group.
The congregation will again
gather for worship at 7:30 p.m.
Gospel singing and offering of
the Lord's Supper to those
who desire it will precede the
evening message, "Where Does
God Live?" by Mr. Heberling.
Activities for the coming
week include elders and dea
cons meeting on Tuesday eve
ning and midweek study and
prayer service on Wednesday
at 7:30 p.m. at the church.
Local Man Among
Delegates Elected
The Rev. George R. V. Bol
ster, rector og St. Mark's Epis
copal church, and Selby Tut
tle, Medford, laymen of St.
Mark's church, were elected
alternates tn tho ripnnminn.
tion's triennial general con
vention during the 72nd con
vention of the Diocese of Ore
gon at St. Paul's church, Sa
lem, this week.
The two men were among
eight delegates and eight al
ternates elected during the
meeting.
Also elected were delegates
to the synod meeting of repre
sentatives from 13 Pacific.
coast dioceses which will meet
in Los Angeles next week.
Among those elected was
Tuttle.
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9:30 a.m. Graded Church
School
10:45 i.m. Mornino Worship
"The Sermon in -the
Supper"
The Lord's SuDper
6.00 p.m. Baptist Youth
Fellowship
7:30 p.m. Popular Evening
Service
"The Making of
a Disciple."
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Artifacts To Be
Display Sunday
At Congregational
There will be an exhibit of
artifacts from ancient Pales,
tine at the Congregational
church Sunday. This will be in
connection with a sermon by
the Rev. Thomas McCamsnt
on "Archaeology and the Bi.
ble."
The artifacts are on loan
from the Palestine Institute of
Archaeology of the Pacific
School of Religion in Berke-'
ley. The sermon will deal with
the Importance to our under
standing of the Bible of many '
diggings In the Palestine area
including the much-discussed
"Dead Sea Scrolls."
The schedule of two serv
ices, at 9:45 and 11 a.m. con
tinues Sunday and the next.
Church school meets at 9:45
a.m. Visitors are welcome.
Other Groups
The Women's Bible study
group will meet Tuesday at
1:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs.
Charles Furnas. The Laymen's
breakfast will be held Wed
nesday at 6:30 a.m. with Ted
Birdseye as the discussion
leader. The topic will be "The
Holy Spirit." The study group
for younger women will meet
at the home of Mrs. Daryl
Farnham, Wednesday at 8 p.m.
The Fun and Fellowship
club meets Saturday evnlng
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Duane Richardson, 1019 Mt.
Pitt ave. The Gatewood
Smiths are co-hosts. The Pil
grim Fellowship meets Sun
day at 7 p.m. with Vance
Wclty as leader. The topic is
"Can You Test Your Christian
ity?" Stewardship Theme
Set for Sunday
The theme of the steward
ship message Sunday by the
Rev. Melvin Dixon, minister
at St. Luke's Methodist
church, for the 11 a.m. wor
ship service will be "The Hap
py Donors!"
The choir ensemble will
sing, and supervised nursery
is provided for pre-school chil
dren during the service. Sun
day school begins at 9:45 a.m.
and there are classes for ages
from three year olds through
the mature years. Youth study
class meets at 3 p.m. The
Methodist Youth fellowship
will meet at 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. the
annual loyalty supper will be
held for members of the
church. The Rev. James
Thompson, minister at the
Bend Methodist church, will
be the guest speaker for the
occasion. The financial budg
et for the coming fiscal year,
beginning June 1, will be pre
sented to the church, and
pledges will be made for the
underwriting of the budget.
St. Luke's church is located
at 2940 Siskiyou blvd.
MISSIONARY
The Rev. Ray Morken, Nes
tor, Calif., a missionary for a
group of small churches In
Mexico south of Nestor, is
conducting nightly services at
Philadelphia church, 1851
Grandvlew ave., at 7:30 p.m.
The public is Invited to at
tend the services which will
continue through Sunday
night.
The Bible
The Bible Is God's complete
revelation to man. Here are
some ot the things which it has
to say about itself: "All Scrip
ture is given by inspiration of
God, and is for instruction in
righteousness, that the man of
God may be perfect, thorough
ly furnished unto all good
works." (2 Tim. 3:16-17). "The
law of the Lord is perfect con
verting the soul" (Ps 19:7). And
In Jas. 1:26 we read, "But who
so looketh into the perfect lav.
of liberty, and continueth there
in, he being not a forgetful
hearer, but a doer of the work,
this man shall be blessed in his
deeds."
The above passages lead us
to conclude that the Bible is all
sufficient as the comolete reve
lation of the will of God to man
and should be accepted as our
sole authority and guide In spir
itual matters.
Another thing to bear In
mind Is that Christ Is our law
giver In this age. We read in
Hebr. 1:1-2 that In these last
days God has spoken unto us
by his Son. We are told to look
unto Jesus, "who Is the author
and finisher of our faith" (Hehr.
12:2).
Surely since the Bible Is
God's inspired word, and ncf
it Is his comolete and final
revelation of His will to man
Ihe only right and safe attitudr
to take toward it is that of
study, reverence, faith, and obe
dience. If you are Interested In learn
ing more of the perfect will of
Christ send your address to
THE CHURCH of CHRIST
1056 Court Street
Medford, Oregon
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