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CHURCH NEWS
National Religious Publicity Council
Former Missionary To
Speak at First Baptist
The Rev. Kenneth Cum
ings, former missionary to
Portugal, will speak at the
First Baptist church on
Wednesday, Jan. 11, at 7:30
p.m. He is now representative
for the Conservative Baptist
Foreign Mission Society in
the northwest area of the
United States.
During the five years that
he served in Portugal, turn
ings conducted a widespread
evangelistic ministry. He also
served as business manager of
a theological seminary at
Leira, Portugal, and directed
a farm program which help
ed support the seminary and
a girl's training school.
"Security in an Insecure
World" will be the sermon
subject of the Rev. Edward
C. Slauffer, pastor, at the 11
a.m. worship hour on Sunday.
Miss Carol Gresham will pre
sent a vocal solo and the
chancel choir, directed by
Maynard Hadley, will sing an
arrangement by R. J. Hughes
of "Lead On, O King Eternal.'
The young people of the
church will have charge of
the afternoon worship serv
ice at the Jackson County
Farm Home. Those partici
pating in the program have
been asked to meet at the
church by 2 p.m. Baptist
Youth Leagues for those of
junior through college age
will meet at 6:30 p.m.
Pastor Stauffer will speak
at the 7:45 p.m. gospel hour
on the subject, "All Things
Made New." Mrs. Charles
Church will sing, and Curtis
Vanbebber will present an
electric guitar number.
The First Baptist church is
located in downtown Medford
at the corner of North Cen
tral ave. and Fifth st.
THE REV. K. CUMINGS
Wedneiday Speaker
Zone Training
School Scheduled
By Nazal en es
Activities Set
By 1st Christian
' "Surprised With Joy" Is the
title of the sermon which the
Kev. Fredrick Ross Evans will
give at both services Sunday
morning at the First Christian
Church. 11 is based on the
twenty-fifth chapter of Matthew.
The youth choir will sing
"Speak To Thy Child, O God'
at 'the first service. At the
10:55 a.m. service the chan
cel choir will sing "Thanks Be
To God" and Mrs. A. H.
Schmechel will sing "The
Lord's Prayer."
Mrs. J. C. Bradberry and
Mrs. Floyd Cary will be host
esses at the coffee hour which
Will follow the second service.
The annual School of Mis
sions will begin Sunday eve
ning and continue for six Sun
days. The study this year will
be on the different religions
of the world. Classes for all
age groups will begin at 6
p.m. Mrs. Robert Randies will
be the study leader for the
adult group on Hinduism. The
Christian Youth Fellowship
will have a panel on "The
World About Us." Jim Os
born will be moderator and
the panelists will be Julie La
tham, Julie Parrish, Bill Ed
wards, and Howard Slmfcr.
From 6:45 to 7:30 p.m.
classes will meet together for
devotions and a short pro
gram. Miss Marjory Collier
will be the guest speaker for
the first session.
Tomorrow morning the
Christian Men's Fellowship
will have a breakfast meeting
at 7 o'clock. There will be
a panel discussion on the out
look for the coming year.
Mr. Evans will act as moder
ator and members of the pan
el will be Wayne Wakefield,
J. F. Evans and the Rev.
Glenn McKerrow.
Lutherans To Install
Officers Sunday
Ashland - During Sunday's
service al Grace Lutheran
church, Frances lane, Ash
land, newly elected officers
of the congregation, are to be
installed as announced by Ihe
congregation's pastor, the
Rev. Albert Nickodemus
i The officers to be installed
are: Jackson Amnions, presi
dent: Roland Roberts, vice
president; Ray Harder, secre
tary; Merrill Schilling, treas
urer; Harry Daudt, financial
secretary; Theodore Guctzlaff,
three year term as elder
George runups, three year
term as trustee; Roland Rob
erts, Sunday school superin
tendent; Ovc Blrkland, Evan
gelism chairman, William
Cody, stewardship chairman;
Delmar Bohn chairman of
board of young people's work;
Vern Bnckens, member of
board of education, and Harry
Dn-.idt and Walbcrt Fln;kus,
head ushers. i
The Churches of the Naza-
rcne in the immediate area of
Medford are planning a com
bined Christian Service Train
ing school to take place Mon
day through Wednesday at
7:30 p.m.
The meetings will be held
in the First Church of the
Nazarene, 520 North Holly st.
The Rev. E. E. Crawford, pas
tor of the Ashland church, is
the chairman of the school and
Mrs. Lowell Shepard will
serve as dean.
Two one-hour class sessions
will be held each evening with
a 10-minulo opening devotion
al period led by the several
pastors, and a 20-minute gen
eral session between the class
periods. Pertinent information
regarding Sunday school
work, films and "swap shop"
will take place in the general
sessions. The classes for each
evening which are being pre
sented are "Teaching in the
Sunday School" and "The Mis
sion of the Church of the
Nazarene." The two classes on
teaching In the Sunday school
will be taught by the Rev.
James Gordon, Mt. Pitt Ave
nue church, and Mrs. Shepard.
Mrs. Shepard will instruct
those who are Interested in
the kindergarten through
junior age group, and Mr.
Gordon those who are inter
ested in the Intermediate to
senior adult group. The class
on the mission of the church
will be taught by Mrs. Walter
C. Morris, Phoenix.
The pastor of the local
church, the Rev. Harold M.
Sanncr, will speak Sunday at
11 a.m. on "Living in the
Faith Realm."
In the 7 p.m. song and
evangelism service, "The Basis
for Good Living will be the
subject. Music in the morning
service will be provided by
the sanctuary choir singing
"Rock of Ages" with Bob An
derson as soloist.
Church Starts
'Book of Month'
Jacksonville - "The Gospel
of Deliverance" is the title of
the sermon which the Rev. W.
Elwood Irby will preach at
the Assembly of God church,
Jacksonville, Sunday at Ihe
II a.m. service.
Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Pastor
Irby will speak on the subject
"Abraham's Request."
The junior choir will sing
during the morning worship
service.
'Read and Heed the Word"
Is the theme for the newly
formed "Book of the Month
Club." Membership is not
limited to any age or church
affiliation. To be a member
In good standing of this club
one must first sign the club
pledge and then read the as
signed book of the Bible,
memorize the minimum of one
verse from that book and
answer an oral or written
test.
Genesis is the book to be
read for January, Exodus for
February, Isaiah for March,
the Gospel of St. John for
April, Acts for May, and I
Corinthians for June.
Three Churches
Announce Sunday
Topics, Events
Central Polnt-"Response to
the Gospel" will be the ser
mon title which the Rev. Rob
ert Olmsted will deliver Sun
day morning at the Fir3t Pres
byterian church, Central Point
A coffee hour will follow the
morning worship service,
The Adult Bible class will
resume both Sunday morning
and Monday evening sessions,
Both groups will meet in the
pastor's home at 20 Crater
lane. The Sunday class meets
at 9:49 a.m. and the Monday
group at 7 p.m.
The Westminster Fellow
ship will meet at 7 p.m. Sun
day in the church. A Bible
study will be led by Mr. Olms
ted. All high school students
are invited to attend.
Wednesday, Jan. 11, at 6:30
p.m. a family night potluck
dinner will be held at the
church. The men of the church
will be in charge of the ar
rangements under the direc
tion of Dr. Bruce Turner. Fol
lowing the dinner a steward
ship program will be present-
ed and explained by Dr. Max
Flowers, financial committee
chairman.
Beginning Sunday, Jan. 15,
a communicants class will be
held for those who are inter
ested in joining the church
There will be a series of three
two-hour classes from 3 to 5
p.m. These people will be re
ceived into the church on Feb
5. All who are interested are
asked to contact the pastor
Jacksonville-'The Slate of
Ihe Church Message" is the
title of the sermon to be
preached Sunday by the Rev.
King K. Jones at 11 a.m. at
r irsl Presbyterian church.
Jacksonville. The choir will
sing the anthem "God Is Our
Refuge."
Following Ihe mornine serv
ice a potluck dinner will be
held in the fellowship hall.
The dinner will be followed
by the annual meeting of the
church congregation and cor
poration. The purpose of the
meeting will be to elect church
officers, determine a budget
for 1061, and consider any
other business which might
come before the church.
At 7 p.m. the Jacksonville
Westminster Fellowship will
meet in the church. Lynn
Sjolund, Medford High school
music instructor, will discuss
tne place of music In Christian
worship and the influence of
Christian faith upon music,
Phoenix-The annual congre
gational meeting and potluck
dinner of First Presbyterian
church, Phoenix, will be held
Sunday. Sermon topic to be
presented by the Rev. William
Salndin at the 11 a.m. service
will be "Looking Toward
Lent."
Snday at 6:30 p.m. Miss
Jeannie Thorp will sponsor
the first junior high school
group in conjunction with the
high school youth group.
The church is sponsoring an
adult basketball team to play
In the YMCA league. All In
terested men should contact
Raymond Swingle or Rod
Fowler.
The new carpeting has ar
rived, It was announced.
Gold Hill Subject
Given For Sunday
Gold Hill - "Wholeness and
Health" will be Ihe sermon
subject by the Rev. Lochlcn
L. Gregory, pastor of the Gold
Hill Community Methodist
church, Sunday at 11 a.m.
This will be the first in a
series of five sermons on the
topic "Because Christ Came."
"Whispering Hope" will be
Ihe title of a selection to be
sung by the choir Sunday.
Mrs. C. Norman Gail, choir
director will direct and Mrs.
John Bruce will be organist.
The minister listed the titles
and dates when each sermon
will be given during the
series. "Freedom From Fear"
will be given Jan. 15, "Judg
ment and Forgiveness," Jan.
22, "An Open Door," Jan. 29
and "The Hope of Heaven" on
Feb. 5.
Feast of Lights
Scheduled Sunday
The traditional Epiphany
Pageant, the Feast of Lights,
will be presented at St.
Mark's Episcopal church Sun
day at 7:30 p.m.
The production will be di
rected by Mrs. Scott Hamil
ton, assisted by Mrs. Margaret
Philips, Mrs. A. Douglas
Roach, Mrs. Robert D. Dames,
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford M. Cros
by, Mr. and Mrs. Walter D.
Jensen, Mrs. J. A. McDougall,
Scott Hamilton, Jerome Mc
Dougall, and Elwood B. Hed
berg. Children of the church
school will provide the cast
for the pageant, which will
be narrated by Fjed Lorish
with Royce Payne playing the
role of the Messiah, and Sar
ah Matthews and David Elm
gren as Mary and Joseph. Ac
companying music will be
provided by St. Mark's Chor-
Ann
Julie
Isters, directed by Mrs,
Wirkkula with Miss
Yoakley at the console.
The pageant will relate the
chain of prophecy which fore
told the advent of the Messiah
of God, unfolding the story
of the Nativity and the visit
of the Magi, and concluding
with the founding of the
Church, and the spread of the
Gospel of Him, who came to
be "The Light of the World."
The finale will be the dis
tribution of candles, lighted
from the altar, to the congre
gation as they leave the
church, symbolzing the obliga
tion of Christians to spread
the "light" to the uttermost
ends of the earth. Approxi
mately 70 children of the
church school will be involv
ed in the presentation.
The presentation is open to
the public.
Medford Presbyterians To
Observe Holy Communion
How a Christian Ought to
Live will be the subject of a
communion meditation by Dr,
D. Kirkland West Sunday at
the t irst Presbyterian church
At both morning services, the
sacrament of holy communion
will be observed.
At the 9:30 a.m. service the
youth choir, under the direc
tion of the Rev. Robert Jacks,
will sing "The Beatitudes'
and the chancel choir will
sing " O Bread of Life" at the
11 a.m. service, directed by
Lynn Sjolund. Mrs. Charles
Champlin will sing "Psalm
84" at both services.
Junior Highs will entertain
their parents at a fellowship
meeting at 5 p.m. Sunday with
a program and worship serv
ice in the new Youth chapel,
followed by a reception. Miss
Marjorie Collie will be guest
ASHLAND (SPEAKER
Ashland-Dr. Edward J.
Aschenbienner, district super
intendent, will be guest speak
er Sunday at the 1 1
e at First Methodist church,
North Main and Laurel sis.
The Junior sermon Sunday by
Dr. P. Malcolm Hammond,
minister, will hp "Tim Mir.
Ruch Church To
Hear Victor Fedosky
Applcgate Valley - Victor
Fedosky, with World Missions
to Children, will conduct the
service at Ruch Community
church Sunday at 11 a.m.
Mr. Fedosky, who will
leave soon for the mission
field in Austria, also will
speak at Ihe Young People's
meeting at 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
A banquet at Ruch Com
munity church at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday highlighted the New
Year's eve watch party, which
was attended by about 3S per
sons. The Eighty-fivers' class
(young married people) was
honored at the banquet, which
was given by the young peo
ple. Devotions were led by Fred
DeVos, on vacation from
Prairie Bible Institute, Three
Hills, .Iberia, Canada, and
singing and games occupied
tlir remainder of the lime
until midnight.
Central Church
Topics Listed
Services at Central Church
of Christ, North Central ave.
and Jackson st., will begin
Sunday with the Bible school
hour at 8:45 a.m. Children's
and adult classes will follow
departmental opening exer
cises. "The Beginning of Mir
acles" is the theme of the les
son which the adult and youth
classes will study from the
second chapter of John.
The minister, John V. Hcb
erling, will speak at the 11
a.m. service on the question
"Who Is the Boss?" Mr. Heber
ling will also give the message
In song entitled "My Saviour's
Face."
At 6 p.m. the senior youth
group meets for games. Sen
ior, intermediate and junior
youth discussion groups con
vene at 6:30 p.m.
"Help Wanted" will be the
title of the sermon by Mr.
Heberling at the 7:30 p.m.
worship hour.
Immediately following
morning worship on,-'Jan. 15
complete building program re
ports will be made at a dinner
to be held at the church. The
afternoon program will con
clude with a brief ground
breaking ceremony at the new
building site, South Oakdale
ave. and Holmes st.
Juniors To Conduct
Opening Exercises
The Junior High Sunday
school class will conduct the
preliminary exercises for the
Sunday school Jan. 8 at 9:45
a.m. at St. Luke's Methodist
church, 2940 Siskiyou blvd.
The worship service begins
at 11 a.m. The pastor, the
Rev. Melvin W. Dixon, will
speak on the subject "The
Onvtted I n g r e dient." Mrs.
Richard Sehuchard will sing,
"The Stranger of Galilee."
Supervised nursery is pro
vided for pre-school children
during the service.
The Junior and Senior
Methodist Youth Fellowships
will meet al the respective
times of 5 and 7 p.m. Sunday.
Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. the
commission on missions will
meet and the Official 'Board
will meet at 8:15 p.m.
The choir rehearses al 7:30
p.m. Wednesday and Inquir
er's class meets at 8 p.m. the
same evening.
speaker for the evening.
Richard Lichti, moderator
of the senior high Youth Fel
lowship, will lead the Fellow
ship in an informal discussion
session entitled "Ideas Unlim
ited" at 7 p.m. at the church
This will be a time for evalu
ating, suggesting, planning for
the future and improving the
senior high program. Fireside
will be announced.
A four week training course
for those who work with
nursery-age children will be
gin Sunday at both the 9:30
and 11 a.m. sessions taught by
Mrs. Gary Boshears and Mrs.
Dale Coverstone. Parents and
others interested in this
course may enroll Sunday.
Westminster
The sacrament of holy com
munion will be observed Sun
day at the Westminster Pres
byterian church during the 11
a.m. worship service. "The
Great Shepherd of the SheeD
will be the theme of the com
munion meditation by the
Rev. John O. Reynolds.
Children s church will re
sume this week for children
from 5 to 10 years of age.
This program is held in con
junction with the adult wor
ship service. Separate nurse
ries for infant children and
those from three to four years
of age are also maintained.
The church school meets al
8:45 a.m. with classes for all
ages of youth and adults. Par
ents of church school children
are invited to attend a class
studying the Gospel of John
under the leadership of the
pastor.
The Junior High Fellowship
will meet Sunday at 5 p.m. at
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Cunningham, 24 North
Groveland ave. The Senior
High Fellowship will meet at
7 p.m. at the church to hear
Joel Gregory tell of the Ore
gon Synod meeting. Fireside
will be at the home of Katie
Leavitt, 416 Windsor dr
Communion To
Be Served By
Holy communion services
will be held at First Metho
dist churth Sunday at the
9:30 and 11 a.m. services. The
sermon title, "A Psalm of
Praise," will be the message
given by Dr. George Rose-
berry.
The-music for the services
will be a solo, "Save Me, O
God," sung by Otis Swisher
and the anthem by the adult
choir, "The Sacrament Divine."
The third annual School of
Missions will begin at 5:30
p.m. Sunday. There will be
interest groups for all ages.
"The Heritage and Horizons
in Home Missions" will be the
topic for the entire school
The topic, "Our Changing
American Culture" will be the
subject for the first session of
the six week study for Sun
day night under the chairman
ship of Mrs. Eudora Pierce
There will be a snack supper
at 6:30 p.m. The evening will
close with a devotion brought
by Dr. Roseberry.
The Junior High Methodist
Youth Fellowship will meet at
5:30 p.m. The Senior-Hi will
attend the School of Missions
and have the devotional meet
ing at 7 p.m. Janice Taylor
will lead the meeting on the
subject "One Nation Under
God." OYF will meet at the
church at 6:30 p.m. for their
meeting and. go to the Verne
Wilson home for a social hour
at the close of the meeting,
'Longsuffering'
To Be Sunday Topic
Gold Hill - "Longsuffering"
will be the sermon subject
by the Rev. Charles Pearson,
pastor of the Gold Hill As
sembly of God church, Sunday
at 1 1 a.m.
The young people's group,
Christ Ambassadors will re
sume meetings Sunday at 6:30
p.m. as will the evangelistic
meetings at 7:30 p.m. led by
the pastor. Both will be held
at the church.
The prayer and Bible study
group will meet Thursday,
Jan. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the
church. Mis. Charles Pearson
will be in charge of the les-
Joanne Hilkey To
Be Honored Sunday
Gold Hill - Miss Joanne
Hilkey, member of the junior
class of the Gold Hill Chris
tian church Sunday school,
has been named the "most
willing worker." Mrs. Rex
Allison, superintendent of the
Sunday school, plans to honor
one person each month in
recognition of various activi
ties. Miss Hilkey was the first
to be honored.
The Bible reading contest
was won by the junior class of
which Mrs. Leonard Andrews
is teacher. The primary class
taught by Mrs. Clarence Free
man placed a close second.
Miss Jean Cunningham, minis
ter of the church, said Mrs.
Freeman's class will have the
award, a picture, for awhile
before the winners receive it,
due to the efforts of the young
er children.
"The Motif of the Gospel -The
Passion" will be the first
in a series of sermons on the
topic "The Master's Mandate"
by Miss Jean Cunningham,
Sunday at 11 a.m.
Bible study and prayer serv
ice will be held at the church
Thursday, Jan. 12 at 8 p.m.
Jubilee Services
Planned by Church
Jubilee services will be
held at Ascension Lutheran
church, 2501 Bamett rd., Sun
day at the 11 a.m. worship
hour. New members will be
received and the service will
include adult, child and In
fant baptism and confirma
tion. On Jan. 1 a new Synod was
formed to be known as The
American Lutheran church. It
is composed of the American
Lutheran church, Evangelical
Lutheran church of which
Ascension Lutheran was a j
member, and the United Evan-i
gelical Lutheran church.
Headquarters for the new
Synod is Minneapolis, Minn.,
d will include 5HH) congro-j
gallons in United States and
Canada. Membership is ap
proximately 2.00,000.
Missionary
Emphasis Set
For Gold Hill
Gold Hill - "Into All the
World Together" will be the
theme of the missionary em
phasis throughout the Gold
Hill Community Methodist
church and church school be
ginning Sunday. Mrs. Roy
Eskew, chairman of commis
sion on missions for the
church, announced the pro
gram that has been outlined.
"Matter of Fact," in keeping
with the missionary emphasis,
will be the title of a film to
be shown during church
school at 9:45 a.m.
Commencing at 7:30 p.m.
the Rev. Lochlen L. Gregory,
pastor of the church, will con
duct a series of lessons from
the study book entitled "One
World, One Mission." These
meetings will be held each
Sunday evening at the church
through Jan. 22. "The World
In a Word" will be the title of
the film shown during the first
session Sunday.
Mrs. Eskew listed the titles
of film strips, and one movie
that will be shown in addition
to those already mentioned.
Sunday, Jan. 15, during
church school, a film "About
People" will be shown. During
the evening meeting on that
date "Brother's All" will be
the film.
At 9:45 a.m. Sunday, Jan.
22, "Village Reborn" will be
the film shown to members of
the church school.
Missionary emphasis will
conclude with a family night,
Jan. 22 when a potluck supper
will be held prior to the eve
ning lesson and movie en
titled "People Without Fear"
shown.
fate of Sunday Closing
Laws To Be Decided by
U.S. Supreme Court Soon
ernmentatbody in the United
By LOUIS CASSELS
United Press International
Sometime during the next
few months, the U.S. Supreme
Court will hand down a de
cision that could change your
way of lite
It will decide whether Sun
day is constitutional.
Not Sunday as a day of the
week, but Sunday as a day of
rest and worship, recognized
and protected by law.
Pending before the court
are four cases challenging
Sunday closing laws in Massa
chusetts, Maryland and Penn
sylvania. But the basic issue
is much broader than the
specific statutes of these
states. It is whether any gov-
Observance Set
For Holy Family
Feast Sunday
Sunday, the feast of the
Holy Family, will be ob
served in a special manner by
members of the Knights of
Columbus and their families.
The men, accompanied by
their wives and children, will
attend the 8:30 a.m. mass in
Sacred Heart church and will
receive holy communion to
gether. Following this, the
families will have breakfast
at the Jackson hotel.
The family communion and
breakfast is an annual Janu
ary function of the fraternal
organization.
Tomorrow the regular first
Saturday Fatima devotions
will follow the 8 a.m. mass in
the church. The prayers, con
sisting of rosary and litany of
the Blessed Virgin, are of
fered particularly for the con
version of sinners in compli
ance with the requests made
at the apparitions of Fatima
according to the Very Rev
Carl Mai, pastor of the parish.
Sunday, Jan. 15, a day of
recollection has been sched
uled for the women of Sacred
Heart parish. Women, includ
ing non-Catholics, are invited
to attend all, or at least a
part, of the spiritual exercises
which will take place that
day. '
Details of the recollection
day program will be an-
nounced later.
Annual Meeting
Set for Jan. 15
The annual congregational
meeting of St. Mark's parish
will be held on Sunday, Jan.
15, following a potluck dinner
at the Guild hall at 6:30 pm.
The Rev. George R. V. Bol
ster, rector, will preside. Re
ports will be heard from all
departments of the parish
work, and will elect four men
to the Church Vestry to re
place those retiring in the or
dinary course of rotation.
Those retiring this year are
Robert C. Beatty, Robert D.
Dames, Mark Taylor, and Dr.
Thomas C. Bolton. Delegates
will also be nominated to rep
resent the parish at the 1961
Diocesan Convention. Follow
ing the general meeting, the
new Vestry will meet briefly
for organization.
On the lighter side will be
the presentation during the
dinner period of musical selec
tions by the "Margollimar
anns," a quartette which in
cludes Mrs. William F. Her
man, Mrs. Jake Walch, Mrs.
W. H. Fischer, and Mrs. Ann
Wirkkula.
Eastwood To Hear
Guest Speaker
Sunday at the 7:30 p.m. ser
vice at Eastwood Baptist
church, the Rev. John Rey
nolds, pastor of Westminster
Presbyterian church, will be
guest speaker. His topic will
be "In Him Was Life."
This is a part of the service
of Sunday services in which
Eastwood is becoming better
acquainted with its neighbor
ing churches.
At the 11 a.m. worship ser
vice, the pastor, Rev. Clifford
Young, will speak on the
theme "But We See Jesus,"
using Hebrews 2:1-10 as his
scriptural background. The
chancel choir will sing a num
ber for the New Year, under
the direction of Carroll Gra
ber. During the Sunday School
hour at 9:45 a.m. Sunday, Wil
lie Mauck will teach the les
son, "Jesus Brings Joy."
The Baptist Youth Fellow
ship group will meet Sunday
night.
Eastwood Baptist Men, or
ganized this past week, have
selected Carl Jones as tem
porary chairman; Dr. Paul
Walker, associate, and Mr.
Young, publicity chairman.
The annual business meet
ing of Eastwood Baptist
church will be held Wednes
day at 7:30 p.m. Officers for
the year will be elected, the
church budget will be voted
on, and a ""constitutional
change will be considered.
States has a constitutional
right to accord a special legal
status to a day which is con
sidered holy by many but by
no means all Americans.
Constitutional Violation
Jewish groups and some
small Christian bodies like
the Seventh Day Adventists,
who observe Saturday as the
Sabbath day, have long con
tended that Sunday observ
ance laws violate the First
Amendment's guarantee of
governmental neutrality in
matters of religion.
In the past, with a single
exception, lower courts have
upheld the constitutionality
of Sunday closing laws. They
have ruled that states have a
right to enforce a shutdown
of general business activity
one day a week, not for re
ligious reasons, but to protect
the health and welfare of
workers. The choice of Sunday
for this day of rest may have
been prompted originally by
the tenets of the Christian
faith, the courts have said,
but it can now be justified
on the grounds of social cus
tom and long-standing tradi
tion. The single exception was a
ruling in 1959 by a federal
court in Boston. It held Massa
chusetts' Sunday law uncon
stitutional on the grounds that
it furnishes special protec
tion to the dominant Christian
sects" and discriminates
against those who observe a
different Sabbath.
Some Washington observers
believe there is a betler-than-
fair chance that a majority
of the Supreme Court justices
win take the same view as
the Massachusetts court.
Rude Alteration Possible
If that happens, the rela
tively small minority of Amer
icans who observe a Saturday
Sabbath will feel that a great
injustice has been corrected.
But the vast majority of
Americans-not only the prac
ticing Christians who go to
church on Sunday, but also
the millions who regard Sun.
day as sacred to other pur
poses such as golf, late-sleeping
or family outings-may
find their way uf life rudely
altered.
The trend toward "business-
as-usual" on Sunday -which
has been very conspicuous in
recent years-would doubtless
be tremendously accelerated
Dy tne total removal of pres
ent legal restrictions, however
riddled with exceptions and
loopholes they are.
Without Sundav rlndno
laws, it is hard to see now
downtown department stores,
chain groceries and other re
tail and service businesses
could long resist the competi-
uve pressure to keep open
seven days a week. And if
Sunday becomes just another
shopping day for customers,
it will perforce be iust an.
other work day for millions
of employees.
There may he a wav n,,i
of the dilemma-a solution that
nenner destroys Suilday as an
institution nor denies the
rights of minorities. Twelve
states have adoDted awe
which exempt from compul
sory Sunday closing rules
those who observe another
day as their holy day of rest.
wnen a law of this kind
was challenged in Ohio in
1959, the U.S. Supreme Court
refused to review the case on
tne ground that no "substan.
tial federal question"-i.e., no
major constitutional issue -
was involved.
Congregation
Attends Eureka
Circuit Assembly
Virtually the entire congre
gation of Jehovah's Witnesses
in Medford will be in attend
ance at the "Be Taught by
Jehovah" Circuit Assembly at
the Municipal auditorium, Eu
reka, Calif., Jan. 6 to 8.
Harlan S. Nixon, presiding
minister of the local group,
pointed out that it has been
necessary to cancel all meet
ings this week end at the
Kingdom Hall. Regularly
scheduled meetings will re
sume Tuesday, Jan. 10.
The convention program if
an advanced ministerial train
ing service rather than a re
vival or crusade. The keynota
address, "Be Taught by Je
hovah," will be heard this
evening, and the baptism and
ordination of new ministers
will take place Saturday af
ternoon. The climax of the
three-day Bible conference
will be on Sunday at 3 p.m.,
when Lester M. Dugan, New
York minister, gives the pub
lic discourse, "Is God Inter
ested in the Affairs of Men?"
Minister To
Begin Series
The Rev. Thomas McCam-
ant begins a series of sermons
on "The Sermon on the
Mount" Sunday at the Con
gregational church.
The first sermon is on "The
Character of the Blessed,"
based on Matthew 5:1-16.
Members of the congregation
have been encouraged to read
and study the Sermon on the
Mount in connection with the
series of sermons.
The service is a 10 a.m.
with the church school meet
ing at the same hour.
The annual meeting of the
congregation will be held
Monday at 7:30 p.m., starting
with a dessert. Brief reports
will be given concerning var
ious departments of the church
life and new officers elected.
This year for some positions
the nominating committee is
presenting more names than
there are positions to be filled.
Members of the nominating
committee are Mark Smith,
Mrs. Clarence" Miller and
Duane Richardson.
At the Pilgrim Fellowship
meeting at 7 p.m. Sunday
Stan Hobbs will lead a dis
cussion on "The Pros and
Cons of Social Drinking."
JANUARY 8, 1961
9:45 a.m. Graded Church School
11 :00 a.m. Morning Worship
Theme: "But We Se
Jesus."
6:30 p.m. B.Y.F.
7:30 p.m. Popular Eveninq Serv
ice. Theme: "In Hint
Was Life." Guest
Speaker: Rev. John
Reynolds, Westminster
Church
WEDNESDAY
7:30 p.m. ANNUAL BUSINESS
MEETING
CHAPEL OF STAR
The Rev. Marie Headlee,
pastor of Chapel of the Star.
89 Janney lane, will speak
Sunday at the 3:30 p.m. serv
ice on "Church or Cult." At
the New Year s service at the
chapel Elmer Whipple of
Santa Rosa, Calif., was guest
organist. His son, S. M. Whip
ple, lives in Medford.
First Presbyterian Church
Eighth & Holly Phone SP 2-2830
Dr. D. Kirkland West, Pastor
Sacrament of Holy Communion
Sermon: "How a Christian Ought to Live"
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.
GUEST SPEAKER
Central Point - The Rev.
Charles Keith will be the
guest speaker Sunday at the
7:30 p.m. service at Pilgrim
Holiness church, corner Pine
and Sixth sts., Central Point.
First Church of God
W. E. Martin, Pastor - Phone SP 3-5449
Temporarily Worshiping
wilson School g
Grand and Corona
Until New Building H ComplelfK at
Crater Lake Avenue and Robert! Road
CHARLES E. FULLER
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EVERY SUNDAY
For over 36 years, minister
ing to a world-wide congre
gation. A richly rewarding
spiritual experience of music
and Bible inspired messages
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UNITY
(New Location)
Corner Holly and Haven Sti.
Affiliated with Unity School of Christianity,
Lee's Summit, Mo.
REV. (CATHERINE BOSWORTH, Minister
SUNDAY 11:00 A.M.
"In the Beginning jd" Genisis 1:1-14
Sundav School, Youth of Unltv, adult Bible Class 9:30
a m. Office open daily, Mon. thru Fri., 10 a.m. . 4 p.m.
995 S. Oakdale Ave. Phone SP 2-6902
EVERYONE IS WELCOME
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