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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1960 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. ORE. 5 - .v , ,. ' " ' I " I. II- .11 .1 .1 vait1 .-v t v COMMENTS ON MERGER PROPOSAL Charles P. Taft, the press for a barrage of questions on the proposed merger a lawyer and layman Episcopalian, makes his comments are, from left, Taft; Methodist Bishop John Wesley Lord, on the proposal of merging four of the major protestant Washington, D.C.; Dr. Fred Hoskins and Dr. James Wag churches at a press conference in San Francisco. Facing ner, copresidents of the United Church of Christ. (UPI Telephoto) Too Many Church Members Said To Be Customers Rather Than Salesmen San Francisco -IUPII- Ameri ca's churches are "declining" In vitality and influence, a prominent Episcopal bishop said today, because most of their members "regard them selves as customers rather than as salesmen" for Chris tianity. A frankly pessimistic diag nosis of the nation's spiritual health was made by the Rt. Rev. James A. Pike, Episco pal Bishop of California, be fore the general assembly of yours to give. ..theirs'to store1 A gift to be treasured more than years can measure your portrait most affectionate of all ways to bring your Christmas wishes to those you love. Phono lor your appointment today! , PHONE SP 2-5238 CAMERAS PHOTOGRAPHS 120 EAST MAIN ST. Counsel With . . . Mr. Insurance Fred Brennan IC fm R- Breinun, C.I.A. MEDFORD INSURANCE Agency PHONE SP 3-7343 27 North Holly Street I the National Council of Churches. Although church member ship is at an all-time high, Bishop Pike said, the rolls in clude millions of people who are not committed followers of Jesus Christ, and who look upon the church as a social club "rather than a division in the army of the Lord." "The church is meant to be the 'leaven in the lump'," he said. But in America today, it is not transforming socie ty, it is being conformed to society." Bishop Pike said popular American religion has become 'man - centered rather than God-centered." Used as Tranquilizer "Deep in the heart of our religious boom" has been the idea that 'religion is good for you.' Instead of adhering to Christian principles of right eusness and moral responsi bility, we have often dealt with our religion in terms of a 'cheap tranquilizer.' A liv ing Christianity will disturb peace of mind as much as it will provide for it." He said the church's influ ence has also been damaged because "we have been dissi pating much of our energy in fighting among ourselves, un derlining and exaggerating our denominational aiuer- ences rather than learning to work around them." A more optimistic appraisal of current church life came from the Rev. Dr. Roy G. Ross, general secretary of the national council. He told the assembly that all "statistical indications" point to a con tinued "rising tide of reli gious interest in the United States." Says Churches Healthy "It is my firm belief that the churches in America have never been healthier or more vigorous in their witness than at the present moment in his tory," said Dr. Ross. "There are many evidences today of renewed faith, of broader vi sion, of deepened dedication, of enlarged conceptions of service and of more relevant types of witness which augur well for the future. "The very fact that the church can afford to look cri tically at her inner life and to assess her shortcomings is in itself a sign of strength." Mrs. Giroud B. Davidson, Office Manager for Med ford Insurance Agency, has earned the professional designation of Certified In surance Agent, being one of the six successful candi dates in a class of twenty seven. This is the only aaencv in Medforel staffed will two "Certified Insur- ance Agents.' The Rev. Dr. Truman B. Douglass, noted Congregation alist leacer of New York, said the role of the church in so ciety is to guide men "in the choice of objectives and goals" rather than to pre scribe pat solutions for com plex problems." Modern Problems Complex "I think it must be madden ing to responsible laymen when ministers tell them that the complex problems of our society can be solved by nar- West Coast Now Offers Series of Planned Tours Seattle - (UPD - West Coast Airlines, Inc., which serves 62 cities in six western states and Calgary, Alberta, Can ada, is initiating a series of planned tours to the Canadian Rockies, Banff and Lake Louise and Sun Valley. The tours have been sched uled because the airline serves the well - known vacation spots. Two current tours being of fered are "Skiing Holidays in the Canadian Rockies." Tours "Sun Valley Holidays." Tours for a varying number of days include all airport transfers, round-trip rail transportation in the case of Banff and Lake Louise, hotel accomodations and ski lifts. Meals and ski lessons are included in some of the tour packages. Since these areas are all year tourist attractions, the tours will vary seasonally to widen their appeal to as large a group of the traveling public as possible, the company said. Several Holidays Recent surveys show that many families are breaking up their vacation time into several holidays throughout the year rather than taking one long single yearly vaca tion. Tours are being made avail able through travel agents, and West Coast's sales office in 62 cities on the airline's routes in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, Montana, Utah and Calgary in Alberta, according to George Hatch, vice president of sales. West Coast, as a result of the route expansion, now con nects directly with a new total of 17 major and regional carriers. The tours will also be made available through these and other airlines, Hatch said. Princess Margaret Goes Collegiate Keele, England - (UPD - Prin cess Margaret and her hus band, commoner Antony Arm strong-Jones, went collegiate Monday night. They arrived here by plane and attended the annual stu dents ball at University Col lege of North Staffordshire. Margaret is honorary presi dent of the school. ECONOMIST DIES Beloit, Wis.-lUPll-Dr. Lewis Severson, 64, chief economist for the U.S. Treasury from 1944 to 1948, died Monday after an Illness of several weeks. UNION OFFICER DIES New York -(UPD- Joseph F Kehoe, 49, secretary-treasurer of the American Communica tions Association, and Inde pendent Union of Radio and Telegraph Workers, died Sun- row 'religious' methods-by a little more prayer, a little more Bible reading, a little more application of the teach ings of Christ," Dr. Douglass said. "Do not misunderstand me," he said. "I am in favor of all these activities. "But the Bible and the teachings of Christ have very little to tell us specifically about how to improve agri cultural productivity in a technically retarded area. From the Bible and the teach ings of Christ we may derive the principle of equal educa tional opportunity for all peo ple, but they tell us very little about how to improve instruc tional methods in our schools and universities." He said the church must learn to "listen" to its compe tent laymen to find truly Christian answers to the high ly technical questions facing modern society. Walla Walla Officials Get Prison Escapee Walla Walla - (UPD - Lloyd Barker, 32, was turned over to Walla Walla county author ities Monday after he was captured in Hermiston, Ore. Barker, an escapee from the Larch mountain prison campin in southwest Washing ton, was serving time on a burglary sentence from Walla Walla. Save with us regularly as clockwork... and you'll have the money to buy things you want when you want them. No nagging debts. 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The three vic time were pinned in the truck cab for several hours. Stetson was a truck driver for Vincent Erickson of Mu-lino. ILLUSTRATOR DIES New York-IUPll-Dean Corn well, 68, a leading illustra tor and mural painter, died Monday. Try and -By BENNETT CERF- ASKED TO EXPLAIN an unexpected defeat administered by an underrated foe, the coach of a big football squad pointed out testily. "The trouble was we used an unbal anced line for the first time and our backfield wasn't too smart, either." "Progress," explains New York'a Mayor Wagner wry ly, "Is like this. Once we had narrow dirt roads where two automobiles could barely pass. Today we have beautifully paved throughways where six cars can collide at the same time." Most exhausted mailman in the history of the Boston post office registered a strong complaint with his Immediate superior. "I been the length of Boylaton Street," he grumbled, "and I'm darned If I could find a fellow named Fragile." "I'll tell you how cold It was down South that winter," grum bled a Now Englander, back from a vacation under the sun. "I saw a bird I thought was a robin. It turned out to be a sparrow wLth a chapped chest!" 1960, by Bennett Cert. Distributed by King Futures Syndicate- Skelton in Hospital For Thorough Checkup Hollywood -(UPD- Red Skel ton's TV show tonight, orig inally scheduled to be a live broadcast, will be a taped show instead because the comedian is in Cedars of Lebanon Hospital for a checkup. A spokesman said Skelton had been "feeling kind of low lately" and entered the hosnital Saturday for a "thor ough going over." Complaintant Gefs 'Be Careful' Reply Berlin-IUPt-Christian Melzig wrote a letter to the Commu nist youth newspaper "Young World" recently to complain about a radio he purchased from the state-owned factory in Halle. He promptly received a let ter from the factory's service department which stated: "We urgently request you to be a little more careful with that type of press complaint. It could have very uncomfort able results for you." The letter closed with a greeting for "unity, peace and socialism." The story was revealed Monday by "the "Young World." SCIENCE JOBS RISE Washinetnn - (11PI) Tho Ms tional Science Foundation re ported Monday night that em ployment of scientists and en gineers in industry rose nearly 7 per cent between January, 1959, and January, 1960. This compares with a 5 per cent rise in 1958. FAIR DESIGNER DIES Flemington, N.J. -IUPII- Wal ter uorwin league, 76, an industrial designer who help ed design the 1939 World's Fair in New York, died Mon day. Stop Me This Month, AS LITTLE AS l ) Beautiful new 1961 Rambler American offers room for six, 50 more trunk space-2-doors, Striking New Styling will stay In style, not be outmoded by yearly model changes. Beit Gas Economy. 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