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8 A Methodists To Dedicate Four Stained Glass Windows Sunday Four stained glass windows will be dedicated at 'First Methodist church Sunday dur . ing the 11 a.m. worship serv ice.' One of the windows "Mary and Martha" will be in honor of Mrs. Cora Redden Carder, the only living char ter member of the church, and in memory of Franklin E. and Sara Law Redden. ' The three memorial win dows will be "Sermon on the Mount" in memory of Mrs. Mary DeNure Smith; "The Boy Jesus in the Temple" in memory of Mrs. Blrdcen (O. V.) Myers, and "Window of i ' LEO A. MAHAN , To Speak Her ': Men Here To Work With Group ' Leo A. Mahan, graduate of At niLt. 1 1 -Ml 1 South Lansing, N. Y., is work ing with the Medford congre gation of Jehovah's Witnesses this week. '. He is currently serving as a traveling representative of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society serving 17 congrega tions in southern Oregon and northern California. Mr. Ma han will have general over sight of the semi-annual cir cuit assembly to be held by Jehovah's Witnesses May 19 to 21 at the Siskiyou County Valnrrminita In VrAlra .- t If- ll.k.. ...ill -n-l, .Su ing' an open meeting at the . 1 Vt.MJ k.ll 6.4...J.- at 8 p.m. on "Keeping a Bal anced Ministry." Again Sun day at 4 p.m. he will speak . on the subject "Materialism or Spirituallty-Whlch Do We ' Need?" i In addition to Mr. Mahan, JS. C. Kennedy, from world headquarters in Brooklyn, N. Y., is also working with his visit to Yreka next week where he will serve as chair man of the "Walk in the Name of Jehovah Forever" as sembly. Baptists Announce Sunday Subjects . v "Mother in Her God Ap pointed Place" will be the aermon subject by the Rev. Edward Stauffer, First Bap tist church, Fifth st. and Cen tral ave. The chapel choir will sing "The Lord's Prayer" and Mrs. Don Piatt will sing the solo "Gentle Savior Walk Beside." Ronald Gangstee will aing "Prayer Perfect." At 7:30 p.m. the minister will speak on "Go In and Possess Your Inheritance, Mothers will be honored In the church parlors following the service. - ri Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Mr, Stauffer will speak on "God's Flans for Renovating the Earth." - Chapter in John Is Sermon Subject ' The tenth chapter of St. John, the tenth verse will be the subject of the Rev. H. C. Coovert's sermon Sunday at . Zion Lutheran church, Fourth at. and Oakdale ave. The ser mon is titled "You Can Have That Life." ' Holy baptism will be ad ministered during the 11 a.m. service. The choir will sing "O Father, God of Love," EVANGELIST SPEAKER ' Applcgate Valley-The Rev. Jerry,, Z w a 1 1, Carmlchael, Calif.)' evangelist and artist, 1 speaking at the Ruch Com munity church each night this week. Mr. Zwall illustrates his sermons with a chalk 'pic ture and plays a musical saw. The meetings are at 7:45 p.m. CFIrtl ftsrch of Christ, Scientist 100 Windsor Ave., 1 Hock South of East Main Sermom "Mortals and Immortals" Church and Sunday School Services at 1 1 :00 a.m. Wednesday Evening Service, 8 p.m. : Yon Are Always Welcome Listen to "How Christian Science Heals" I StetlonK-BOY FRIDAY. MAY 12. 1M1 the Cross" In memory of Olaf Severson and Alva Brockway. Dr. George G. Roseberry will preside during the serv ice and Y. S. Chrlstlanson, San Francisco, son-in-law of O. V. Myers, will sing "The Lord's Prayer" and "Songs My Mother Taught Me." Mrs. D. G. MacDougall will sing "Lead Mother Love" for the 0:30 a.m.. service. The words of this solo were writ ten by the Rev. L. G. Weaver. The youth choir will present the anthem "Give Me This Day" for the 9:30 a.m. serv ice while the chancel choir will sing "With A Voice of Singing" during the 11 a.m. service. Dr. Roseberry will preach on the theme "A Mother's Family" for both worship services, The Senior High Methodist Cradle Roll Department To Honor Mothers ' At 9:45 a.m. Sunday a pro gram honoring mothers will be presented by the Cradle Roll department or the First Church of the Nazarene, S20 North Holly st. Supervisor of the department is Mrs. A. F. Stewart. "Mother of the Day" will be chosen. All mothers pres ent will be given remem brances of the day, During the 11 a.m. worship service the pastor, the Rev. Harold M. sanner, will dedi cate a number of babies. At this hour he continues a series of messages on the Book of Romans under - the ' major theme, "According to My Gos pel." His specific subject for Sunday morning is "Two Kings for Your Life." Music for the 11 a.m. service will be furnished by the sanctuary choir singing "When Mother Prayed" and a male duet by Melvin Johnson and Dean von Stein. , , . , .. Evening Speaker In the 7 p.m. service the Rev. Wesley Unterseher, rep resentative from the Oregon Council on Alcohol Problems, whose headquarters are In Portland, will give the mes sage. "--. , Perry Christiansen, new minister ' of education and music,, will be in charge of the music m these services. Music for the evening service will be provided by the young men's quartet and a ladies trio. Members of the ladles trio are Mrs. Milton Korn- stad, Mrs.' Roger Kornstad and Mrs. Don Shearin. The Men's Fellowship of the First Church of the Nazarene of which John Bodenstab is president, plan a fellowship with their wives and families Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Mr. Christiansen, who re cently retired from the Coast Guard, will be the speaker of the evening. Reports To Be Given Sunday Gregory Applen and Dennis Melum will report Sunday during the 11 a.m. worship service at Ascension Lutheran church, 2301 Barnett rd on the recent Luther League con' vention held at Eugene. The Rev. Elvln S. Tollefson, pastor, will speak on "The Last Instruction." Infant bap tism will be Included in the service. The oldest and young est mothers will be honored. Family night will be held at 3:30 p.m. with potluck and a program. Hymns will be sung and movies will be in cluded in the program, St. Peter's Lutheran Announces Subject . "The Attributes of a Good Mother" is the sermon theme chosen for Sunday's Mother's Day sermon by the Rev. John E. Simon, pastor of St. Peter s Lutheran church, 1020 East Main st., at 11 a.m. The newly-elected officers of the Walthcr League, the church's youth organization, will be installed during the meeting Sunday at 7 p.m.. The week-day Bible class, which studies the basic teach ings of the Bible, meets Fri day at 10 a.m. SUNDAYS 9:45 A.M. Youth Fellowship will have Miss Jean Banks continuing her discussion on the Christian family and present a film "I'm Not A Child Any Longer" at the 6:30 p.m. meeting . The board of trustees will meet at the Hotel Medford at 7 a.m. Tuesday with the of ficial board meeting Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. at the church, Dr. Frank Roberts and Omar Bacon will speak on Senior Citizen's month during Thursday noon for the Metho dist Men s luncheon. Lt. Com. ALBERT CHESHAM To Spaak Here Salvation Army To Host Speaker Lt. Commissioner Albert Chesham, Richmond, Va., for mer territorial commander for several areas, will be featured at all services Saturday eve ning and Sunday at the Salva tion Army church, Fourth and Bartlett sti. Commissioner Chesham will speak Saturday at a 7 p.m. open air service and a 7:30 p.m. Salvation rally. Sun day's services when he will speak Include Sunday school, a holiness meeting, praise and open air services and a Sal vation meeting. Since his retirement, Com missioner Chesham serves as a member of the ' advisory board in the lay role as a retired officer. During his 55 years with the Corps, he has served In Minnesota, Mis souri, Illinois, Georgia, Vir ginia, Washington, Idaho and Montana. . . All of the meetings Saturday and Sunday are open to the public except a soldiers meet ing Saturday. , Mother Is Topic For Sunday Sermon "An Old Fashioned Mother" will be the title of the sermon which the Rev. Fredrick Ross Evans will preach at both services Sunday morning at the First Christian church. "Mother's Prayers Have Followed Me" will be sung by the youth choir at the first service. At the second service the chancel choir will sing "He Shall Come Down Like Rain" and Mrs. William G. Preston will sing "Spirit of God." Mrs. Vance Russell and Mrs. Paul Andrews will be hostesses for the coffee hour. Diane Pickens and Marjory North will be leaders for the Chi Rho Fellowship meeting at 6:13 p.m. Nancy Simmons will be in charge of the'Chris tian Youth Fellowship study at 6:30 p.m. on the subject "Into All the World To gether." All church school officers and teachers will meet-for a Worker's conference Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. In Fellowship hall. Assistant Pastor To Speak Sunday ,In the absence of Pastor Clynton Crlsman, assistant pastor Dan Nolta will give the morning message. The message of the morning will have "Mothers Day" as an un derlying theme. The combin ed adult and young peoples choir will sing, "Come Chris tians Join to Sing." May 19 at 7:30 p.m. John Webb, basso-profundo will present a concert at the Friends church, Mr. Webb is nationally known. His con cert will Include classical and secular numbers, Negro spir ituals and gospel tongs. . V J First Presbyterian Church Eighth and Holly Phone SP 2-2830 Dr. D. Kfrkland West, Pastor Sermom "A Godly Heritage" 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. 1957 Award of Merit Winner May Devotions Set for Thursday Traditional May devotions will take place in Sacred Heart Catholic church Thurs day, May 18, when St. Mary's High school Sodality will sponsor the annual May Pro cession and Living Rosary in tribute to the mother of Christ. Students of both grade and high school will enter the church in procession at 7:30 p.m., carrying flowers and singing hymns in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. So dality members, assisted by other high school students, will circle the nave of the church as the "beads" of a rosary, each one reciting the prayer he represents. Coro- T Presbyterians Tell Subjects Dr. D. K. West will speak on the Mother's Day message, "A Godly Heritage" at the First Presbyterian church Sun day. The youth choir will sing "The Heavens Are Telling" at the 9:30 a.m. service and the chancel choir will sing "Open Our Eyes" at the second serv ice. Junior High Fellowship will meet Sunday at 5 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson The Rev. John O. Rey nolds, pastor of Westmin ster Presbyterian church, will attend the 173rd Gen eneral Assembly of The United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. in Buffalo. N.Y., May 17 to 24. He will be a voting delegate from the Southwest Oregon Presbytery. SlaterJ 3405 Jacksonville highway, for a singspiration. Worship will be provided by the ninth grade. ! The College - Career, group will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Wolf, 1517 South Ivy st. to hear a pro gram presented by Dr. Arthur Kreisman, philosophy and literature professor at South ern Oregon college. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. and all young people in this age group are invited to at tend. . Westminster The third sermon of a Series on the Ten commanamenis will be given Sunday at the 11 a.m. service of the West minster Presbyterian church. The Rev. John O. Reynodls will speak on the subject "What's In a Name?" During the service the church choir will sing the anthem "Oh, That I Had a Thousand Voices" and there will also be a brief Children's sermon. The sacrament of baptism will be administered to two children. The Senior High Fellow ship will elect officers for the 1961-62 school year. MarK McQueen will lead a meeting telling about the Senior High Summer conference at Lake of the Woods June 11-17. Westminster Presbyter 1 a n church is located on Oakwood dr. between Barneburg and Groveland aves. St. Luke's Lists Sunday Subjects "The Gospel . of Mother hood" depicted by St. Paul in his first letter to Timothy will be the subject of the Mother's Day sermon to be preached by the Rev. Melvin Dixon, minister of St. Luke's Methodist church, 2040 Siski you blvd., at 11 a.m. A corsage will be presented to the youngest and the eldest mother present. The board of Christian edu cation will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the church. SPEAKER Rogue River - Miss Mabel Tyrrell, a native of Rogue River, will speak on her ex periences as a miss lonary teacher In Nigeria, Africa, at a meeting Wednesday, May 17, at the Hope Presbyterian church In Rogue River. It will be held In Barnett hall at 7:30 p.m. MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEOFORD, OREGON CHURCH NEWS National Religious Publicity Council nation of the Blessed Virgin will climax the ceremonies and will be followed by benediction of the blessed sacrament. The services will be open to all who wish to attend. Mass Tuesday Earlier in the week, on Tuesday, May 16 Sodality members will attend the a.m. mass together and imme diately afterward will hold in duction ceremonies for new members. Following this, the newly-enrolled Sodalists will be honored at a breakfast to be served In the school. The students to be enrolled in the Sodality, mostly fresh men, have been serving a pro bationary period since the be- ginning of the school year performing various charitable works. Prefect 'of the Sodality this year is Dolores (jooper, a senior at St. Mary's. She will be succeeded by Jennifer Espy. The office of prefect is considered second highest on the student council, next only to that of student body presi dent. Work Day Set by Congregational "Where the Heart Is" will be the sermon topic of the Rev. Edward Wulfekuehler, interim minister for the Con gregational church, at the 9:30 a.m. service Sunday. Pilgrim Fellowship will meet Sunday at 7 p.m. The first in a series of slides on the World's Great Religions, prepared by the staff of Life magazine, will be the pro grarrf. Delegates attending the area rally at Corvallis last week end report that Marilyn Harwood was elected head of the action commission of the East Willamette district, and Tom Metz was elected grape vine reporter. Weather permitting, a work day will be held Saturday to put a new roof on the church building. Women attending the work day are asked to take household cleaning sup plies. Several charcoal grills will be available for those who take hamburgers or hot dogs for lunch. Eastwood Baptists Lists Activities The Rev. Clifford Young, minister of Eastwood Baptist church, will speak Sundaylon "The Mother Parallel." Dur ing the service corsages will be given to the eldest and youngest mothers and the one with the most children pres ent. At 7:30 p.m. he will speak on "Waiting on God." Sunday at 9:45 a.m. Mel Rennick will continue his course "Prophets and the Problems of Life" for ninth and tenth graders. The church school teachers will meet for a work night Monday at 7:30 p.m. Wednes day the advisory , council meets. Loyalty Campaign Nears End at Church Jacksonville - There are two Sundays remaining in the loyalty campaign at Assem bly of God Church, Jackson ville. Those who have not missed a Sunday will be hon ored. "Loyal to the Home" will be emphasized Sunday. Mother's Day will be recog nized in music by the youth choir in the Sunday school session and the worship ser vice. Pastor W. E. Irby will speak on "A Mother's Prayer." . ST. LUKE'S METHODIST CHURCH Welcomes You To Its Services Sunday School 9:45 a.m. 3-Year-Olds Through Mature Yirs . Worship Strvlct 1 1:00 a.m. Youth 5:00 nd 7:00 p.m. 2940 IjiI Siskiyou Boulevard Across Ik Street from Hoover School Melvin Dixon Minister UNITY Corner Holly and Haven Streets Affiliated with Unity School of Christianity, Lee's Summit, Mo. REV. KATHERINE BOSWORTH, Minister "The Healing Power of Christ" Sunday School, Youth of Unity, adult Bible Class 9:30 a.m. Office open daily, Mon. thru Fri., 10 .m. 4 p.m. 9VJ S. Oakdale Ave. Phone SP 2-4902 EVERYONE IS WELCOME If hj "nr-n M I THE REV. W. MILLER Director of Convention Three Churches List Activities , Central Point - "The Eter nal Influence" will be. the sermon to be. preached by the Rev. Robert W. Olmsted dur ing the 11 a.m. worship serv ice Sunday at the First Pres byterfan church. Central Point. The adult choir under the direction of Mrs. Lorna Meyer will sing an anthem entitled "A Mother's Day Prayer." Nursery care is pro vided during the worship serv ice. - . The Westminster Fellowship will meet at 7 p.m. Sunday at the home of Mr, and' Mrs. Franklin Gebhard, S098 Geb hard rd., Central Point. Miss June Hopkins will present the program for the evening. Jacksonville - "The Privi lege of Christian Fellowship," the second of two sermons on Christian Fellowship will be preached by the pastor the Rev. King K. Jones during the worship service Sunday at First Presbyterian church, Jacksonville. The choir will sing the an them "O Precious Thought" during which a duet will be sung by Mrs. Furman Evern- ham and Mrs. Otto Nieder meyer. In observance of Mother s Day, Miss Sue White and Mr. Rafe Anders will give a read ing "A Little Parable For Mpthers." Phoenix - The sermon topic for the Sunday services at 11 a.m. will be "Sanctification," the Rev. William Saladin has announced for the Phoenix First Presbyterian church. Sunday the session has authorized an offering for ministers' widows. Two dol lars will be added from wel fare funds for every dollar received. Central Point Group Lists Activities Central Point-Mr. Jean M. Shelley, minister of Church of Christ, Third and Oak sts., Central Point, will speak Sun day at the 10:45 a.m.' service on "Mothers of the Bible." The mother present who has been a member of the church the longest will be honored as well as the oldest grand mother with children present, the youngest mother present and the mother with the most invited guests. Mr. Shelley will conclude the services on the home at the 7:30 p.m. service. Ques tions have pertained to love, courtship and marriage. Aubrey Stith will search for the lost coin Sunday at 9:45' a.m. Someone who was ab sent from Bible school this past Sunday will have it and only the one who Invites them back during the week will be able to claim that they have found it. Mothers will be honored with flowers presented them by the high school class. JACKSONVILLE TOPIC Jacksonville - "M o t h e r's Day" will be the sermon top ic Sunday at the 11 a.m. serv ice at the Community Bible church, Jacksonville, by the Rev. James R, Hendricks, pas tor. The open forum at 7 p.m. will Include the discussion of three questions. Sunday School Meeting Planned in Central Point Central Point - Three spe cialists in the field of Sunday school teaching and adminis tration will appear at a Sun day school convention next week at the Community Bible church. Fourth and Alder sts., Central Point. The convention will be held May 18 and 19 sponsored by Scripture Press Foundation under the auspices of the Southern Oregon Community Churches' Fellowship. The speakers will be the Rev. Winston R. Miller, Port land, western director of the Christian Education Extension department for the founda tion; Mrs. Lorraine G. Miller, Portland, specialist in the children's areas of Christian Education;. and the Rev. Al Wollen, pastor of the Cedar Mill Bible church, Portland. Mr. Wollen will speak Thursday at 7:30 p.m. on "The Outreach qf the Church." In terest groups will be held at 8:30 p.m. which will be fol lowed by an exhibit time. Friday's pogram will start with registration at 9:30 a.m. and the inspirational message by Mr. Miller at 10 a.m. In terest group sessions will be at 11 a.m. and 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. The convention will close with1 a talk by Mrs. Miller Friday at 8:30 p.m. on "Build ing Better Sunday Schools Through an Enlarged Vision." A fee is charged to attend the interest groups, but no registration is required for the inspirational messages Central Church To Honor Mothers Central Church of Christ will honor mothers at the Bible school opening Sunday at 9:45 a.m. Bible School su perintendent Carl Bennett will recognize several out standing mothers at that time, The final filmstrip in the series "Now That I'm a Chris tian" will be shown to the combined youth and adult classes. This study is entitled "Fishers of Men". At the 11 a.m. worship hour a' Mother's Day message, in song, "My Mother's Bible", will be sung by Mrs. Jane Johnson and Mrs. Elsie Hen ney. Minister John V. Heber ling will preach the third in a series of messages "Great Truths From Romans". Sun day's sermon will be on the theme "Through Our Lord Jesus Christ." At 7:30 p.m. Mr. Heberling will give his Mother's Day message "It Runsm the Fam ily." " Sunday services are held at the Knights of Pythias hall, Fifth and Grape sts. Midweek service will be Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Davis. Honors To Be Given Mothers Sunday Gold Hill-Mothers will be honored during the Bible school hour Sunday at 9:45 a.m. at Gold Hill Christian Church. Special recognition for the oldest mother present, the youngest mother present, and the mother with the most children will be given, ac cording to Miss Jean Cun ningham, minister of the church. The sermon in the worship service to follow, will also carry out the Mother's Day theme, by Miss Cunningham. It is entitled, "The Hope Of A Mother." , SUNDAY TOPIC Ashland - Hannah. Mother of Samuel, an Example to Parents," will be the sermon topic Sunday at Grace Lu theran church. Frances lane. Ashland, by the Bev. Albert R. Nickodemus, pastor. i Salvation Army 236 NORTH BARTLETT Invites You To Hear . . . LT. COMMISSIONER ALBERT CHESHAM SATURDAY, MAY 13th 7:30 P.M.-Salvation Rally Sunday, May 14th 9:45 A.M. Sunday School 11:00 A.M. Morning Service ' 2:30 P.M. Praise Service 7:30 P.M. Salvation Meeting r MRS. L. G. MILLER Works With Young People THE REV. AL WOLLEN Sunday School Consultant Unity Schedules Flower Service "Mothers Are Wonderful" will be the Unity devotional topic Sunday at the Unity church, Haven and Holly sts., by the Rev. Katharine Bos- worth, minister. The 11 a.m. event will be a- flower ser vice. ' The Unity Center of Med ford, 995 South Oakdale ave., is open Monday through Fri day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 5 FAITH ONLY 5 IS MENTIONED IN THE BIBLE BUT ONCE!. ., m , You ARE saved by faith . . . this is true because the Bible says so: ' J .' . 5 m "For God so loved the world,' that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believ- - i vfl. i ' 'n Him -V f. x ' sins" Acts 10:43 "But without faith tf ' " 's impossible to please Him: for he J I )kC I"" that cometn t0 Go must believe that aj I "'MsV He ' and He is a rewarder o ! 1 W l them that diligently seek Him." (He- J it brews 11:6) Dennis Most Minister CAUSE THE BIBLE SAYS SO: "Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only." (James 2:24). , READ THE BIBLE FOR fOURSELF! A WELCOME AND THE GOSPEL IN SERMON AND SONG AWAITS YOU AT THE WEST MAIN CHURCH OF CHRIST 1701 West Main P.O. Box 1453 - Dennis L Moss, minister SERVICES EACH LORD'S DAY iible Classes . 9:45 a.m. Worship 1 0:45 a.m. t 7:30 p.m. Mid-week Service Wednesday 7:30 p.m. , VISIT THIS FRIENDLY CHURCH OF CHRIST YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME! Ashland Church 7 Tells Sermon Topic Ashland-'Till Death Us Do Part" will be the sermon topic Sunday at First Method ist church, North Main and Laurel sts., Ashland, by Dr. P.' Malcolm Hammond, min ister. The junior serjnon topic will be "Daughter of Beau tiful Skies." The choir wlil sing "Rejoice in the Lord, O Ye Righteous." irienn layiui WUI fid? uia violin solo "Songs My Mother Taught Me" and Colleen Lewis and Zo Peters will sing a duet. A coffee hour will follow the service. .. NOTICE or, TIME CHANGE For the Month of May 9:30 A.M. Sunday School & Church June & July 1 1 A.M. Sunday School & Church Congregational Church (UniM.Church of Christ) 2100 Oakwood Drive I Block So. of East Main on Groveland Edward Wulfekuehler Intorim Minister MAY 14, 1961 9:45 a.m. Graded Church School 1 1 :00 a.m. Morning Worship "The Mother Parallel." 6:30 p.m. Baptist Youth Fellow ship 7:30 p.m. Evening Service "Waiting On God." USSeWXifflil eth in Him should not perish, but have I everlasting life." (John 3:16) "To Him give all the prophets witness, that ej n ,.U u:R Hnm. ...l u 1 : iu snaH receive remission of m pj BUT YOU ARE NOT SAVED BY FAITH ONLY . . . THIS IS TRUE BE-
