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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OIE.
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PRESENT BUILDING The
church building used today
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FIRST BUILDING Members of the congregation of First
Baptist church stand in front of the first building constructed
by the group in Medford in March, 1888. The church cele
brated its 75th anniversary Wednesday. It was the third
church organized in Medford. First Christian was started in
November, 1884, and First Presbyterian in March, 1885.
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Sermon Series Continue
At First and Westminster
Presbyterian
The second in a scrios of
four sermons on Life's Great
Questions will be delivered by
Dr. D. Kirkland West lit the
First Presbyterian church
Sunday morning. The theme
will be, "Who Is God?"
Miss Coleen Darr, soprano,
will sing. "My Redeemer and
My Lord" at botli the 9:30
and the 11 a.m. services and
tiie second service will in
clude the anthem, "Seek Ye
The Lord" sung by the chan
cel choir with incidental solo
Central Church
To Start School
Central Church of Christ,
North Central ave. at Jackson
St., will bfKin its Vacation
llible school Wednesday, June
15. The school will meet daily,
except Saturday and Sunday,
for two weeks. The time will
lie 1 to 3:30 p.m.
All children four years old
through junior high s. arv
li',,i'.t-. Cnildren need not be
members of. the Central
Church or Bible school to at
tend. There is no charge for
vacation school but a mission
ary offering will be received
daily.
The theme of the school Is
"Pioneering With Christ" and
decorations, crafts, games and
contests will feature items and
activities from America's cov
ered wacon period.
John V. lleberling, minister
ol Central church, will speak
.Sunday at the 11 a.m. wor
ship service of the church on
Iho theme "A Lad and A
Lunch." The message will
(i"iil with the ipiestions "What
can Jesus do for a child and
what can a child do for
J; -us""
The message in music for
the hour will be a duet "He'll
C'lderstand and Say Well
l)i ue." sunc by Mrs. Klsic
Ilennev and Mrs. lhith Hover.
A film. "Turn the Other
Cheek" will be shown at the
!M:i a ni. combined Bible
school opening. Classes for
all niit's will follow tin opni
inc. Youth of the church will
meet at fi:30 p.m. in discus
sion croups lor juniors, inter
mediates and teenagers. Mr.
lleberling's message at the
7:30 p.m. worship hour will
he "Invitation to the Wed
ding." 2ION TOPIC
Tiie Rev. H. C. Coovert,
minister, will speak Sunday
at II am. at Zion Lutheran
church. His topic will be "You
Have Need of Patience."
First Baptist have served the
on North Cen- est in Medford,
An annex was ized in 1885.
regular pastors
CHURCH NEWS
National Religious Publicity Councfl
Churches
sung by Mrs. Charles Champ-
lin.
The Senior Highs will meet
at the church Sunday at 7
p.m. for a quiz to be conduct
ed by Richard Llchti, "What
Do You Know About Jesus?"
Fireside will be announced.
Youth night Wednesday will
be held at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Otto Frohnmayer,
1658 Spring st. Swimming
will begin at 5 p.m. followed
by supper at 6 p.m. and Bible
study and choir practice.
Junior High fellowship will
meet at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Glenn Harrison, 1382
Kings highway, Sunday at
4:30 p.m. After a time of
swimming, there will be a
program in the form of a con
test, "What Do You Know
About Jesus?" to be led by
Valerie Knights.
Monday, June 13, will be
the first day of Daily Vaca
atinn Church school. The
theme of the Vacation Church
school this year Is "The
Church." Boys and girls will
be studying the early Chris
tian church and the Church
through the ages.
All children entering school
in t lie fal lniay attend both
weeks, June 13 to 24 from
9 to 11:30 a.m. Five year olds
may attend the first week and
four year olds are welcome
the second week.
Westmlnstor
The subject of the sermon
to be given by the Rev. John
Reynolds Sunday morning at
Westminister Presbyterian
church will be "Jesus Christ
Guide of Life's Roadway."
This is the fourth In a scries
of six messages on Jesus'
great words about himself.
During the worship service
Mrs. Bud Hoover will sing
a soprano solo entitled "As
the Hart Pantcth". Children's
church will not be held Sun
day and has been dlscontin
ucd during Ihe summer
months. Next fall it will start
again.
Nursery care for pre-school
j children will be available dur
' Ing the worship service.
Church school classes for all
gaes from nursery through
adult are held each Sunday
at 9 45 a.m. New students are
welcome and may enroll with
the secretary of their depart
ment.
Vacation Church school will
be held in cooperation with
the Congregational church
from June 20 to July 1. Pre
registrotions for the Vocation
school will be taken after
the morning service Sunday.
Westminster Presbyterian
church Is located on Oakwood
dr., between Rarncburg and
Grovegfid ave.
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congregation, the third old'
still the church was organ'
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Circuit Minister
Conducts Week
Of Activities
Central Point - A week of
ministerial activity in Central
Point will be climaxed this
week with meetings being
conducted in the Kingdom
Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses at
First and Alder sts., by Leo
A. Mahan, circuit minister
from the world headquarters
of Jehovah s Witnesses in
New York City, G. W. Smith,
presiding minister of the con
gregation announced today.
During the past week he
has conducted a training pro
gram for the associated minis
ters of the Central Point con
gregation with emphasis on
the field ministry. A model
ministry preparation class
and theocratic ministry school
were conducted at the King
dom hall Tuesday night with
Mahan acting as observer and
counsellor.
Saturday Topics
Saturday at 8 p.m. he will
discuss the subject "Shepherd
Teachers and The Sheep," fol
lowed by a lively Bible dis
cussion, "New Things Learn
ed" by the witnesses and their
friends.
Sunday at 6:30 p.m. he will
give a public Bible lecture on
What Does It Mean To Be A
Christian"? He will discuss
the Bible principles Christians
must live by if they are to
win Jehovah God's approval.
Following the lecture will
be the weekly congregational
Bible study of the watchtower
magazine, considering the sub
ject, "Living Now for a New
World," conducted by the
presiding minister.
The week of Bible training
will be conducted by Circuit
Minister Mahan discussing the
subject, "Succeeding In The
Ministry."
Bible School Set
In Central Point
Central Point Daily Vaca
tion Bible school will begin
Monday at 9 a.m. at Church
of Christ, Third and Oak sts
Central Point, according to
the minister, Mr. Jean M.
Shelley. The school will con
tinue for two weeks for young
people from the age of four
through eighth graders. Those
needing transportation may
contact the church office at
NOrmandy 4-1020 for ar
rangements.
Sunday Mr. Shelly will
pseak at the 10:45 a.m. service
on "Good Tidings and Desert
Places." At the 7:30 p.m. serv
ice his topic will be "What
Then Shall I Do Unto Jesus
Who Is Called the Christ."
Friends Church To
Start Bible School
Daily Vacation Bible school
at the Friends church will be
gin Monday at 9 a.m.. to con
tinue each week day for two
weeks. Classes will be held
from 9 to 11:30 a.m. for ehll.
dren four vparn old thrmmh
eighth grade graduates.
iwo buses will run dally;
for transportation schedules
parents should call the church.
A staff of 30 have prepared to
teach.
The theme for nil rienart.
ments Is, "Teaching of Jesus."
A tent is to be erected on the
church lawn for use of the
hand craft classes.
Summer Schedule
Starts Sunday
The summer schedule of
two worship services will be
gin Sunday at Ascension
Lutheran church. 2Sni Rnr.
nett rd. The Rev. Elvln S.
Tollefson. DBstor. wilt snenk
at both the 8:30 and 11 a.m.
services Sunday on "Chosen
and Appointed."
The annual father and son
banquet at the church will
be neid tonight at 8:30 o'clock.
Monday Vacation Bible
school wlllobeein with rinilv
classes held Monday throucji
Friday from 9 to 11:30 a.m.
The school will close June 24.
Theme for the school will be
"Tht Lord'a Prayer."
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First Baptist Church Holds
75th Anniversary Program
Ten people of Baptist per
suasion were the nucleus for
the formation of the First
Baptist church of Medford in
June, 1885.
It was only several months
after Elder Russell, of First
Baptist church of Ashland had
begun holding monthly serv
ice! In the Medford school
house. The church covenant
and declaration of faith then
adopted are still a part of the
church constitution.
In 1886 the property on
which the church now stands
was purchased from the
Southern Pacific Railroad
company for $125. By Sep
tember, 1887, the church had
been accepted into the Rogue
River association and consist
ed of 49 members. In March,
1888, the first church build
ing was dedicated and the
congregation called the first
pastor, the Rev. G. G. Thomas.
Church Growth
It was necessary to enlarge
the church building in 1904,
and by 1913 the Sunday
school had reached 350, neces
sitating renting a cottage
across the street and erecting
Couples to Be
Honored Sunday
The second annual Bride
and Bridegroom Sunday will
be observed at First Methodist
church with wedding music
and musical numbers. Dr.
George G. Roseberry, pastor,
will preach on the subject,
"We Two Make a High I.Q."
The longest wedded couple
and the most recent wedded
couple will be recognized. All
who have been married in
First Methodist church, or by
one of the ministers, are to
be the guests at the services.
The youth choir will sing,
The Lord's My Shepherd" at
the 9:30 a.m. worship service.
The anthem for the 11 a.m.
worship service by the chan
cel choir is, "Welcome, Dear
Redeemer." The solo for both
services will be, "The Lord's
Prayer." The soloist for the
9:30 a.m. service will be Miss
Karen Paschke, and the solo
ist for the 11 a.m. service will
be Mrs. D. G. MacDougall.
The Older Youth Fellow
ship will meet at the home of
Dr. and Mrs. James Luce on
the Rogue river. After dinner,
Dr. Luce will discuss the field
of medicine with the group
For transportation meet at the
church at 5 p.m.
Tuesday the commission on
stewardship and finance and
the commission on member
ship and evangelism will meet
at the church at 7:45 p.m.
Wednesday the commission on
education will meet at the
Charles Thompson home, 224
Renault dr. at 6 p.m. for pot
luck dinner and meeting.
Thursday the Methodist Men
will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the
church for potluck dinner.
Minister to Speak
At Two Services
The Rev. Fredrick Ross
Evans will preach on "Pente
costal Power" at both wor
ship services Sunday morn
ing at the First Christian
church.
At the 8:30 a.m. services
the youth choir will sing
"Walking With God." The
chancel choir will sing the
anthem "Open Our Eyes" at
the second service.
Mrs. Edward Conner Jr.
and Mrs. R. L. Bailey will
be hostesses at the coffee
hour following the second
service.
The Chi Roe Fellowship
will meet at 6 p.m. and the
Christian Youth Fellowship
at 6:30 p.m. The youth direc
tors, the Rev. and Mrs. Glenn
McKerrow will be back from
their vacation and have
charge of the meetings.
Faith Advent To
Start Bible School
"Pioneering With Christ"
Vacation Bible school starts
Monday, June 13 at Faith Ad
vent Christian church, 2400
Robert rd. It will continue
through June 24.
Classes will be held fur all
ages with hand craft, paint
ing, and other activities in
cluded each day.
Mrs. Wayne llorton will di
rect the school. Classes will
start at 9 a.m. and continue
until noon. Persons will reg
ister when they arrive, it was
announced.
JUNE SPEAKER
Ray Bosworth will fill the
pulpit at Unity Center of Med
ford during the absence of
the minister, the Rev. Kath
eflne Bosworth. who Is at
tending minister's conference
at Lee's Summit, Mo. Mr. Bos
worth wul speak Sunday at
11 a.m. at the Pythian hall.
Fifth and Grape sts., on
"Changing tht Mind."
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THE REV. W. A. DAWES
Former Minister -
a tent in back of the church
building to accommodate the
classes. Further growth made
the erecting of a new edifice
necessary in 1923, the build
ing in which the present con
gregation now meets, with the
addition of an annex portion.
Records reveal that the
church has had 15 regular
pastors. The Rev. Wolford A.
Dawes began his ministry in
Medford in 1935 and remain
ed in the pastorate until the
fall of 1954, serving longer
than any previous pastor. The
Rev. James W. Neely served
the church for five years, ter
minating his local ministry in
April, 1960. v.
New Work
From the membership of
First Baptist church, which
consists of 600 persons, some
25 families have recently
joined together to begin an
other work in the area. This
group, with the sanction of
First Baptist church, is now
incorporated under the name,
Trinity Baptist church. The
new church plans to work in
cooperation with other Con
servative Baptist groups in
the state.
The Rev. Ed Stauffer has
Congregation To
Attend Convention
The Medford congregation
of Jehovah's Witnesses is be
ginning plans to attend a
regional convention at Mult
nomah statdium in Portland,
July-28 to 31.
Forms were received to vol
unteer for work in the con
vention organization and to
apply for rooming accommo
dations. According to Harlan
S. Nixon, presiding minister
of the group, the district as
sembly of Jehovah's Witness
es will draw 14,000 to 18.-
000 persons from approxi
mately 200 congregations in
the Pacific Northwest.
Mr. Nixon said the Medford
congregation conducts five
weekly meetings to aid all
who associate with the group
to become effective Bible
teachers. He stated that al
most all of the local congre
gation will be present at the
Portland assembly all four
days.
Foursquare Church
Schedules Picnic
The Foursquare Gospel
church Sunday school is cli
maxing a six-week "Faithful
Emphasis Program" with a
picnic at Hawthorne park
Saturday, June 11.
During the afternoon a
variety of games will be
played with everyone getting
together for the picnic in the
evening.
Sunday Mrs. L o y d Ras
musscn, superintendent of the
Sunday school, has announced
that awards will be presented
to all those who have attended
Sunday school for the six
consecutive Sundays of the
contest.
A surpr'se birthday party
was given recently honoring
the Rev. R. H. Mathewson,
pastor of the Foursquare Gos
pel church, ai his heme, at
302 South Grape St., by the
church congrceation.
Those assisting Mrs. Math
ewson with refreshments were
Mrs. Dan Haas. Mrs. Rasmus
sen. Mrs. Jack Babb. and Miss
Maurinc Barlow.
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 11:00 a.m.
been secured to serve as in
terim pastor at First Baptist
church for the coming months
and Ned Landers, a student
from Western Conservative
Baptist Seminary, will be
working with the youth of the
church during the summer.
Anniversary Dinner
The anniversary dinner and
program commemorating the
75th anniversary of First Bap
tist church was held Wednes
day evening, June 8, with 250
in attendance.
The Rev. Ed Stauffer, in
terim pastor, was master of
ceremonies, and a history of
the church was read by Mrs.
Don Minear, which was inter
spersed with remarks by those
who recalled incidents in the
earlier days of the church.
Music and a scene depicting a
service of the charter mem
bers added to the program.
Guests honored at the din
ner were Dr. and Mrs. Dawes,
Redmond, and the Rev. and
Mrs. Neely, former pastors
and their wives; Mrs. W. H.
Eaton, whose husband pas
tored the church for 10 years:
Mrs. Frank Loder, Salem, a-."
Mrs. Hollie Swingle, daugh
ters of charter members, Mr.
and Mrs. S. L. Bennett; and
Mrs. George Gardner, daugh
ter of charter members, Mrs.
Cordelia Richardson. Greet
ings were received from Mrs.
S. W. Leach, Seattle, wife of
a former pastor,
i Mrs. E. E. Wilson, church
historian, had a display of
publicity items and other his
torical data concerning the
church. Dr. Dawes brought
the evening message, and the
invocation and benediction
were given by the Rev. Mr.
Neely.
Former Pastors
To Speak Sunday
Two former Medford pas
tors will be guest speakers
Sunday at First Church of
God, Haven and Holly sts., in
the absence of the Rev. W. E.
Martin, pastor, who left June
9 for Anderson, Ind. Mr. Mar
tin is attending the General
International Ministerial As
sembly which will be in ses
sion June 14 to 16.
The Rev. T. O. Satterfield
will speak at the 11 a.m. serv
ice and at 7:30 p.m. the Rev.
E. E. Hoover will deliver the
sermon, Mr. Sa'.terfield is a
former pastor of First Church
of God.
Children and parents are
reminded that Vacation Bible
school will start June 13 and
extend through June 23.
Wednesday, June 15, the
Rev. and Mrs. ,ohn Rather
will speak on the work of the
church in the field of world
missions. Mr. and Mrs. Rather
have done extensive mission
ary work in Jamaica, Trini
dad, Barbados and the Re-
.Ull. nf D,nnmr Thnir mP-
sage will be illustrated with
color slides taken oil their
travels.
Baptist Bible School
To Begin Monday
Vacation Bible school for
those who have completed
grades one through six will
begin Monday, June 13, at
First Baptist church and con
tinue through Friday, June 24.
Sessions will be held each
week day from 9 a.m. to
noon.
The primary grades will
be studying about "Bible
Boats" and the junior boys
and girls will have lessons cen
tering around the theme, "The
Christians Walk and Talk."
Mrs. Larry Adams Is general
superintendent of the school.
Any children in the com
munity are welcome to attend
the V.B.S. at First Baptist
church.
Sessions for pre-schoolers
were held during May, and
there will be no provision for
this age in the June school.
SOLO ANNOUNCED
Sams Valley - The Rev.
John W. Roelfs, pastor of the
Sams Valley Community
church, will sing a vocal solo
entitled "No One Ever Cared
For Me Like Jesus" during
the worship service, Sunday
at 11 a.m. Mrs. Roelfs will
play the piano. He will give
the sermon message. A Bible
quiz will be presented during
the Sunday school hour at 10
a.m. by Mrs. Roelfs.
LT. DAVID PETERSEN
Leaves for San Francisco
Assistant Corps
Officer Transferred
Farewell services will be
held Sunday for Lt. David
Peterson, assistant officer of
the Salvation Army Corps in
Medford.
Lt. Petersen has been assist
ing Sr. Captain William Rick
en here for the last 18 months.
He came here from Seattle,
Wash., where he was associ
ated with the Salvation Army
Harborlight center for a year.
Lt. Petersen leaves Med
ford for San Francisco, Calif.,
where he will serve as the
assistant officer of the Harbor
light center. The Harborlight
program of the Salvation
Army is a center of rehabili
tation for alcoholics.
St. Luke's Church
Announces Subject
The, Rev. Melvin Dixon,
minister of St. Luke's Meth
odist church, 2940 Siskiyou
blvd., will speak Sunday at
11 a.m. on "Some Statistics
are Vital."
Sunday school will be held
at 9:45 a.m. and nursery will
be provided for pre-school
children during the worship
hour. Junior church is con
ducted for the first four grad
ers during the service.
Methodist Youth Fellowship
will meet at 7 p.m.
The official board of the
church will meet at 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday for organization.
That same evening the evan
gelism commissions will meet
at 7:30 p.m. and the finance
commission at 8 p.m. The
choir will rehearse Wednes
day at 7:15 p.m.
Lay Speaker Sunday
At Gold Hill Church
Gold Hill - Ogden Kellogg
Jr. will be lay speaker during
the worship hour at the Gold
Hill Community Methodist
church, Sunday at 11 a.m.
Ogdcn was among eighth
grade students that received
promotion diplomas last week
at exercises held at Hanby
Elementary school of District
6C.
The Rev. O. L. Kendal, pas
tor of the church, will present
the sermon subject which is
entitled, "Is Life Worth Liv
ing?"
There will be music during
,the worship hour. The choir
will vacation until Septem
ber. "We the People" will be the
title of a film that will be
shown during the church
school hour at 9:45 a.m. Sun
day.
The senior Methodist Youth
Fellowship group will recess
during June. If there is
enough interest among the
young people, meetings will
be resumed with Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Griggs as advisors, it
was announced.
The intermediate Methodist
Youth Fellowship group will
meet at the church at 5:30
p.m. Sunday.
SERMON SUBJECT
"God The Preserver of
Man" will be the sermon sub
ject Sunday at the First
Church of Christ, Scientist, at
11 a.m. at the church, 100
Windsor ave. Everyone is
welcome to attend. Young
people up to the ageof 20
are invited to attend Sunday
school.
UNITY CENTER
OF MEDFORD
995 South Oikdalt
Affiliated
Unify School of Christianity,
Lot's Summit, Mo.
Midweek Devotional and HraU
In Service every Wednesday
7 30 p-m. Study clnsi every Frt.
day 1100 am. at 993 So.
Oakdale.
Regular Sunday
Devotional Service i 11:00 a.m.
Sunday School
YOU.
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PYTHIAN HA.LL
5th and Grape at.
Center Open Pally
10 oo a m. to 4:0o p-m.
Prayer Mini try and Counseling
by appointment.
Rev. Katherlne Botworth,
Minister
O Office SP 2-4901
Why Johnny Leaves
WIIHIVII III I WW 1 13
Puzzles Officials
By LOUIS CASSELS
United Press International
Johnny attended Sunday
school faithfully from the
time he was old enough to
toddle until he graduated
from high school. His parents
were pleased that he was get
ting such fine religous train
ing. The other day Johnny came
home from his freshman year
at college. He shocked his
mother and father by refusing
to go to church with them.
He said he just wasn't inter
ested in that stuff any more.
Johnny's story is not un
common. Thousands of boys
and girls leave the church
during their late teens and
early twenties. Many never
come back.
Why does it happen? What
Topics for Three
Presbyterian
Churches Told
Central Point The Rev.
Robert Olmstead, new minis
ter at the First Presbyterian
church, Central Point, will
speak Sunday on "Pride and
Prejudice." The service will
be at 11 a.m.
At 7:30 p.m. Sunday Mr.
Olmstead will be installed as
pastor of the church by the
Southwest Oregon Presby
tery. Ministers of the valley
will participate with Dr. D.
Kirkland West of the Medford
First Presbyterian church giv
ing the sermon. He will speak
on "Building Monuments."
At a recent meeting of the
session it was voted to hold
worship service during the
summer months at 9:30 a.m.
The new schedule will go into
effect June 19. The 11 a.m.
service will be reinstated
Sept. 11, it was announced.
Sunday school will follow the
morning worship service.
The Daily Vacation Bible
school will begin Monday,
June 13, and continue for two
weeks, Monday through Fri
day in the church basement.
Last Sunday members of
the Westminster Fellowship
went to Ashland where they
had a swim party at Twin
Plunges. They will conduct
the evening service at the
church June 26.
Jackionville-The Rev. King
K. Jones, pastor of First Pres
byterian church, Jacksonville,
will give the last in a series
of sermons Sunday entitled
"Small Talks from Big Texts"
which has dealt with many of
the favorite passages from the
New Testament.
This final sermon will be
on probably the best known
text of all, John 3:16, "Heav
enly Love Letters in the
Sands of Time," will be its
title.
The Jacksonville Westmin
ster Fellowship will meet at
7 p.m. Sunday for its final
meeting of the school year.
Parents have been invited as
guests. The program will con
sist of a debate between two
parents and two young people
on the question of authority
in the home. A film will be
shown. Refreshments will
conclude the evening.
Phoenix Daily Vacation
Church school started Mon
day at the Phoenix First Pres
byterian church; according to
the Rev. William Saladin
minister.
All those willing to donate
time, cash or materials for the
school are asked to contact
Mrs. J. C. Suit or one of the
other workers.
Next week the King's Men,
church men's group, will hold
a picnic at Hiatt lake, begin
ning at 3 p.m. The session will
meet, Monday, June 27, at
7:30 p.m. in the church par
lors instead of June 20 due
to Synod meeting on that
date.
Sunday's sermon topic will
be "Who Can Call God Fa
ther?" JUNE 12, 1960
9:45 -m. Graded Church
School.
1 1 :00 i.m. Morning Worship.
Rev. Robert Jacks,
Guest Speaker.
7:30 p.m. Monday, June 13.
Work Night.
NO EVENING SERVICE
DURING THE SUMMER
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'It
causes the great exodus of
church members In the 13
to 24 age bracket?
The EDiscoDalian. a mui.
zine published by the Episco
pal Church, soueht answer
from college chaDlains. headi
of secondary schools and oth
ers wno are closely associat
ted with young people.
On Comforting Explanatioa
iney onerea one comfort
ing explanation, and several
others that parents and pas
tors may find disturbing.
The comforting explanation
is that Johnny inevitably goes
through a period of adolescent
rebellion in which he asserts
his right to think for himself.
His rejection of religion may
therefore be a temporary ges
ture, intended to dramatize
his independence of adult au-
tnority.
In this connection, it was
pointed out that the positive
affirmations of faith may
seem to a robust young per
son, less important than the
restraints imposed by relig
ion. Young people are eager
to sample all of life's exDeri.
ences, and a moral code gets
in their way. When they are
older they will be able to see
why the moral code is news.
sary; right now it is just a
nuisance.
But there are other reaenn
why Johnny leaves the church
reasons which cannot be
written off as the by-products
of a developmental phase.
A majority of the chaplains
and educators sairl vnnncr nan.
pie are not getting a suffici
ently mature view of the
Christian faith, riorinc thai
years in Sunday school, to
ime mem through the period
of doubt and auestinnin? that
begins late in high school or
eariy in college.
Never Read Bible
"In snltp nf Knnrlnv enhn,1
said the Rev. Clarence Lam-
belet, chaplain at Rutgers uni
versity, "most young people
have never read the Bible,
nave no comprehension oi
basic doctrines on man, God,
the church, salavation, sin
and thp tanraniinli M Tkm,
have an "infantile concept of
the Christian religion" and
many of them put it away,
aiuiig wim omer "cnuaish
things," without ever inves
tigating it any further.
The real problem, said the
Rev. David B. Collins, chap
lain at Sewanee, does not lie
with the Johnnies who care
enough about religion to be
gin having doubts in adoles
cence. It lies with the great
number of young people who,
through indiffereneo
pancy, never get around to
asKing me lunaamental ques
tions about human existence
the kind of questions to which
the church has meaningful
answers.
Farewell Event For
Academy Principal
The members of the Seventh-day
Adventist churches
of Ashland, Medford, Valley
View and Eagle Point will
have a farewell social Satur
day at 8 p.m. In the school
park for Principal and Mrs.
Fred Wilbur an! family.
A purse will be presented
as a parting gift. Mr. Wilbur
has served as principal of
Rogue River Junior Academy
for the past five years. He is
going to be the principal of
the elementary school at Port
land Union academy.
I Look Not Back-
God knows the fruitless efforts.
The wasted hours, the sinning
and regrets;
I leave them all with Him thai
blots the record,
And graciously forgives and
then forgets.
I Look Not
sees all the future,
The road that short or long, will
lead me home;
And He will face with me its
every trial,
And bear for me the burden
that may come.
I Look Not Inward-
That would make me wretched,
For I have naught on which to
stay my trust;
Nothing I see but failures and
shortcomings.
And weak endeavors crumblinc
Into dust.
But I LookUp-Up-
Into tht face of JESUS!
For there my heart can rest, m
fears are stilted;
And there is joy and love, an
light for darkness.
And perfect peace, and every
hope fulfilled.
THE CHURCH of CHRIS'
1056 Court Street
Medford, Oregon
You can divide humanity Int:
three classes the Wishers, th.
Wobblers, and the Workers.
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