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NEW MINISTER - Perry
Christiansen, new minister ol
education and music at First
Church of the Nazarene, ar-
' rived in the valley this month
following his retirement from
the U. S. Coast Guard. Mr.
Christiansen will speak at the
Tuesday evening meeting of
the Men's Fellowship.
Services Listed
For Nazarenes;
Conventions Set
Sunday on the Christian
... calendar is the day of Pente-
i cost. This is one of the an.
dent festivals of the Jews
, which, in the New Testament,
was the day on which the
. Holy Spirit came upon
Christ's belie vlng disciples
and the Christian church was
".. begun. ,.'
This event and day is being
remembered in each of the
services at the First Church
of the Nazarene, 520 North
.. Holly st., Sunday. The pastor,
the Rev. Harold M. Sanner,
will speak at the 11 a.m.
' service on a series of messages
from the Book of Romans,
day will be "Dead But Liv
da ywill be "Dead But Llv-
'. ing." His message for the- 7
p.m. hour follows the theme
- of Pentecost, "Why This Bap
tism?" Music for the morning serv
ice will be provided by the
sanctuary choir singing "Pen-
tecostal Fire," and a mixed
. quartet. The Sunday evening
service will include music by
the Men's Chorus, a brass
. auartet, the Melodeers, an In-
; strumental solo by Doris
Young, and a. duet by Mr.
" and Mrs. Perry Christiansen.
Margery Shafer and L a n a
Stiles will play the prelude
,j music. -' 1
- The Church schools . and
Nazarene Young Peoples So
ciety conventions for the Ore
gon Pacific District of the
Church will be held In Tilla
mook Monday, i n
The local Sunday school has
elected 13 delegates who will
attend the convention. Also
attending will be the minister
i of education, Perry Christian
sen, and the pastor. Rev. San
ner is the district church
schools chairman in charge
of the Church Schools conven
tion held Monday and Tues
day." '
Mrs. Lowell Shepard is the
district Christian service train-
1 lng director and will also
attend the convention. She
will lead an open forum on
. the training program of. the
church.
The theme of the church
schools convention is "Evan
gelism First Through Teach
ing," and of the young peo
ple's convention is "His."
Congregational
Meeting Sunday
The Rev. Edward Wulfe-
kuehler, interim minister, will
speak at the 0:30 a.m. service
Sunday at the Congregational
. church.
There will be a congrega
tional meeting immediately
after the service to determine
the date the Rev. Robert W.
Tull will begin his pastorate
, at the local church.
Work will continue tomor
row on the project of re-roofing
the church building and
all men of the church are in
vited to participate. ,,-i i
Monday at 8 p.m. the church
council will meet at Pilgrim
house. : -. .
Guest Speaker To
Appear at Eastwood
The Rev. Wesley Unterse-
her of the Oregon Council on
Alcohol Problems will be the
guest speaker Sunday at East
wood Baptist church, during
the 11 a.m. worship service.
The chancel choir will sing
"The Heavenly Light." -V-
At 7:30 p.m. the Rev. Clif
ford Young, minister, will
speak on "On Being Responsi
ble." It will be the first In a
series on the developing of
Christian personality,
Mr. Young will attend the
American Baptist convention
in Portland June 14 to 18 as
n official delegate.
FRIDAY. MAY 19. 1961
Missionary Question
Reviewed by Cassels
By LOUIS CASSELB .
UniUd Prtii International
Why do Christians send mis
sionaries to people who ai
ready have a religion of their
own?
That question troubles
many church members. It
comes up in nearly every dis
cussion of foreign missions,
In answering it, a Christian
necessarily makes a choice
among three different atti
tudes toward non - Christian
religions. And each of these
attitudes has theological im
plications which go far be
yond the immediate question
of missionary effort. ,
One viewpoint is sometimes
called "exclusivlsm." It was
widely held in the 19th Cen
tury, and is still the official
doctrine of many evangelical
or fundamentalist Protestant
bodies. Its adherents believe
that no man can be saved ex
cept through conscious faith
in Jesus Christ. They recog
nize no real values in other
religions, and they are con
vtnced that all non-Christians
are going to hell, however
hard they try to live uprightly
by their own lights..
Sense Of Urgency -':"'
People who hold this view
are likely to have a tremen
dous sense of urgency about
proclaiming the Christian'
gospel to those who have not
heard it. It Is no accident that
fundamentalist denominations
Two Churches Tell
Coming Activities
Central Point-"The Marks
of the Spirit" is the title of
the sermon to be preached by
the Rev. Robert W. Olmsted
at the 11 a.m. worship serv
ice Sunday morning at the
First Presbyterian church in
Central Point. Mrs. Mary Jo
Saxbury will sing a solo dur
ing the service.
The Westminster Fellow
ship group will not meet Sun
day . evening as . originally
scheduled. However, they will
meet next Sunday evening.
Jacksonville "And Then
There Were 3000" will be the
title of the sermon preached
by the Rev. King K. Jones
during the worship service in
the First Presbyterian church,
Jacksonville, ' Sunday. - The
choir will sing "O That Men
Would Praise the Lord."
The Jacksonville Westmln
ster Fellowship (high school
students) will meet t 7 p.m.
In the church for a program
on Antarctica. Herb Grey.
Medford, will show films and
speak of his trip to that con
tinent. . v :'
The Session will meet In
the church. Tuesday at 8 p.m.
Association Elects
Officers at Meet
The Rev. Edward ' Bush,
minister of . Free Methodist
church, was elected president
of the Medford Ministerial as
sociation at the May meeting
of the group. , i , ;v
Others elected were the
Rev. Melvln Dixon, minister
of St. Luke's Methodist, vice
president; and the Rev. Fred
O. Sapp Jr., Advent Christian
church, secretary-treasurer. :
The meeting was held at St,
Luke's Methodist church. Fol
lowing the business meeting,
the last until September, a
luncheon was held at Ping's
Garden attended by the minis
ters and their wives.
It was voted to change the
meeting time to the first Tues
day Instead of - the second
Tuesday each month.
Devotional Subject
Listed for Sunday
"The Law of Love" will be
the devotional subject Sun
day at the 11 a.m. service at
Unity church, Haven and
Holly sts. The Rev. Katharine
Bosworth, minister, will
speak.
Tonight at 6:30 o'clock a
fellowship dinner will be held
at the church. AH Unity
members and their friends are
Invited to attend the potluck
event. Following the dinner a
talk and discussion on Unity
teachings and truth principles
will be held.
The Unity Center of Med
ford, 805 South Oakdale ave.,
Is open Monday through Fri
day, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church
Eighth and Holly Phone SP 2-2830
Or. D. Kirklond Wast, Potior
Sermom "I Believe In God" " 1
A cordial welcome awaits you Sunday morning.
Services 9.30 and 11.00 A.M.
Church School daises lor all ages,
- , 9.30 and 11.00 A.M.
pour far more money and
manpower into foreign mis
sions, in proportion to their
size, then other Christian
groups. ,
' Recoiling from , exclusiv
lsm, some American church
members have gone to the op
posite extreme. They have
adopted what they regard as
a broad-minded and tolerant
view which has the effect of
putting all religions on an
equal footing.. A popular ex
pression of this attitude is that
"it doesn't matter what a man
believes because all religions
are merely different pathways
to the same goal."
People who hold this view-
whlch theologians call "syn
cretism" - are likely to feel
that it is arrogant and pre
sumptuous for Christians to
send missionaries abroad. If
they support mission pro
grams at all, they want the
emphasis placed on providing
scnoois, nospltais and other
humanitarian services, rather
than trying to win converts. :
Recognise Spiritual Values
The third view lacks the all-
or-nothing ' simplicity of the
other two. It has never ac
quired a convenient label, and
it cannot be adequately de
fined in a few words, But it
is held today by a large body
of Christians, including such
noted theologians as Karl
Barth, Paul Tlllich and Rein-
hold Niebuhr.
These Christians believe,
with St. Paul, that God has
never "left himself without
witness" at any time or in any
part of the world. They recog
nize genuine spiritual insights
and high moral values In all
of the great religions through
which men have sought to
know God. They acknowledge
that many non-Christians live
by Christian precepts more
truly than some professing
Christians. And they remem
ber that, Jesus himself said
that "not every one who says
to me 'Lord, Lord' shall enter
the kingdom of heaven, but he
who does the will of My Father."-
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Not Private Property '
But they emphatically do
not go along with the syn
cretlst idea that "one religion
is as good as another." They
are convinced that in Christ
God has revealed himself to
man fully , and finally, in a
unique and incomparable way.
They believe that the word
which God spoke to man in
Christ is not the private prop
erty of those who happen to
find themselves within a re
ligion called Christianity, but
that it is a universal message,
valid for all cultures, rele
vant to all men, the fulfill
ment of all that is good and
fine in other religions.
Thus, they say, Christians
are Impelled to missionary
effort, not in an arrogant
spirit of moral superiority.
but in the humble role of
message bearers. They are
proclaiming, not that they
have found God, but that God
has found them. -
Gold Hill Church
Plans Services
Gold Hill The Rev. Char
les Pearson, pastor of the Gold
Hill Assembly of God church.
announced that evangelistic
services will be held at the
church beginning, Sunday at
11 a.m.
Miss Cora Shaw, Assembly
of God minister from Los An
geles, Calif, will conduct the
services, which will continue
through May 28. - .
"Inspirational Truths From
The Bible In A Deeper Christ.
ian Walk" will be the main
subject of her teaching. Testi
mony of her true healing as
a paralytic will be a featured
part of Miss Shaw's messages,
Services will be held from
7:30 o'clock, with the except
ion of Saturday.
Prayer meetings will be
held at 10 a. m, beginning,
Monday, May 22 through Sat
urday, May 27.
Mrs. Ruth McCoy will have
charge of the music.
Ashland Methodists ;
Announce Activities
Ashland - "Spoiling Their
Fun" will be the sermon
topic Sunday at the 11 a.m.
worship at First Methodist
church, North Main and
Laurel sts., Ashland. Dr. P.
Malcolm Hammond, minister,
will speak.
Monday at 8:30 p.m. the
Methodist men will hold a
dinner meeting. The Rev.
Earnest Bell, Talent First
Methodist church, will speak
on the Wesley Foundation
program.
1957 Award of Mrit Winner
Associate Minister To
Speak at First Christian
The Rev. Glenn McKerrow,
associate minister, will preach
at both services Sunday morn
ing at the First Christian
church on the subject "Pow
er From On High."
At the first service the
youth choir will sing "Stand
Up, Stand Up for Jesus." The
chancel choir will sing "How
Lovely Are Thy Dwellings"
and Stephen Parrish will sing
"My Father Watches Over
Me" at the second service
Dr. I. G. Roddy, church re
lations director of the Ore
gon Council on Alcohol Prob
lems, will be guest speaker at
Youth Scheduled
For Sunday
Sunday evening will be
youth night at Central Church
of Christ, meeting in the Pyth
ian hall, Fifth and Grape sts,
Teen-agers of the church will
present a Bible "I've Got A
Secret program, .-
The younger youth groups
will participate in the song
leading and a youth choir
number. Minister John V. He
berllng will close the evening
with a devotional entitled "It
Is No Secret."
Mr. Heberling's message at
the 11 a.m. worship hour will
be from the sixth chapter of
the book of Romans on the
theme "Dead To Sin; Alive
To God." This is continuing
his series on "Great Truths
From Romans." . Mrs. Ruth
Hover will sing "A Clean
Heart."
The Bible School hour at
9:45 a.m. will feature a panel
of the elders of the church dis
cussing some of the materials
studied recently in filmstrips
shown at Bible school.
Central Church will partici
pate in a Bible School clinic
to be held Sunday afternoon
at Gold Hill Christian church.
'Fight The Summer Slump"
will be the theme of the work
shop meetings designed to
help the smaller churches. :
Communion Set
For St. Peter's
. Holy communion will be ob
served at St. Peter's Lutheran
church Sunday, the anniver
sary of the first great Pente
cost.. , . . , ,
"Pentecost Facts" is the ser
mon topic chosen by the Rev.
John E. Simon, pastor of the
church located at 1020 East
Main st.
Sunday ' at 5 p.m. the Wal
ther League of St. Peter's,
along with the young people
of Grace Luthern, Ashland,
and St. Paul's Lutheran,
Grants Pass, plan to celebrate
tne mrinaay oi weir interna
tional organization. The pro
gram will begin with a ball-
game and close with a candle
light vesper service. A 1 1
youths of the church and their
friends are invited.
Early Service Added
At Ashland Church
Ashland - Grace Lutheran
church, Ashland, will add an
8:30 a.m. service on Sundays
beginning Sunday, according
to the congregation's pastor,
the Rev. Albert Ntckodemus.
He said that the purpose of
the early service is to make
it easier for more persons to
attend the Sunday morning
services during the summer
months.
The services at Grace
Lutheran church Sunday are
to center around the festival
of Pentecost, one of the major
church festivals.
Confirmation Yow
To Be Made by Eight
A class of seven boys and
one girl will make their con
firmation vow Sunday at the
11 a.m. worship service at
Ascension Lutheran church,
2501 Barnett rd. The Rev. El
vin S. Tollefson, pastor, will
speak on "I Will Not Leave
You."
During the service the eight
will receive their first commu
nion. The senior choir will
sing "Immortal Love, Forever
Full."
UNITY
Corner Holly and Haven Streets
Affiliated with Unity School of Christianity,
Lee's Summit, Mo.
REV. KATHERINE BOSWORTH, Minister
"The Law of Love"
John 15:12
Sunday School, Youth of Unity, adult Bible Class 9:30
a.m. Offlct open daily, Moo. thru Frl., 10 a.m. 4 p.m.
9V5 S. Oakdale Av. Phone SP 2-6902
EVERYONE IS WELCOME
MEDFORD MAIL
CHURCH NEWS
National Religious Publicity Council
the church shool opening ex
ercises at BAS a.m.
Mrs. Virgil Wilkes and Mrs.
Vernon Monia will be host
esses for the coffee hour,
Preparation is underway
for the Every Member Can
vass to undergird the budget
for the coming year.. Keith
Templeman is the director
and B. B. King p the chair
man of the visitation teams,
Sunday J. F. Evans, repre
senting the, laymen of the
church, will talk at both wor
ship services about the can
vass. Tuesday all division
leaders, captains and commit
tee heads will meet at 7:30
p. m. at the church for a train
ing session.
The Chi Rho Fellowship
will meet Sunday at 6:15 p.m.
Bob Harrison will lead . the
study on "Something for
Nothing." Carolyn Bailey will
be the worship leader.
Nancy Simmons will lead
the Christian Youth Fellow
ship study on "I Don't Under
stand About Sin." The Fire
side will be at the Herbert
Osborn home.
A baby dedication service
will be held on Children's
Day, June 4.
Catholics To
Mark Pentecost
The feast of Pentecost,
commemorating the descent
of the Holy Spirit upon the
aspostles and sometimes re
ferred to as the "birthday of
the church," will be observed
in all Roman Catholic
churches , Sunday. It marks
the beginning of a new sea
son on the Catholic liturgical
calendar.
While the Pentecostal ob
servance marks the end of the
Paschal season, all Catholics
in the United States have one
more week, until Trinity
Sunday, to fulfill their obliga
tion of receiving Holy Com
munion at least once during
the Easter-time," it has been
pointed out by the Very Rev.
Carl Mai, pastor of Sacred
Heart church.
The Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday following Pentecost
will be observed as the sum
mer Ember Days, days" of
last and partial abstinence for
Catholic church members.
Special prayers will be said
on these days to dedicate the
new season to God, to peti
tion for a good harvest, to
do penance, and to ask for
God's blessing on new priests.'
Diplomas To Be
Presented Sunday
Jacksonville - During the
Sunday school hour a feature
will be presented honoring
those who have kept their
loyalty pledge the last seven
Sundays. A guest will be pres
ent to participate.
Superintendent H. B e 1 a u
will present the loyalty di
plomas at this service.
Pastor W. E. Irby will speak
on the theme "A Faulty Foun
dation" in the morning wor
ship service. Music will be
presented by Mrs. D. Hayes
and Mrs. L. Severson.
The Rev. Alfred T. Hanson.
director of public relations of
the Oregon Council on Alco
hol Problems, will be guest
speaker in the Evangelistic
service. .
Sunday from 3 to 4 pjn.
an open house at the parson
age will be held to honor
those who received their loy
alty diplomas.
Dinner, Workshop
Arranged Sunday
Gold Hill - Gold Hill Chris
tian church will be host for a
Bible school workshop Sun
day, May 21, following a pot
luck dinner at 1:30 p.m. at
the church.
Workers from the following
churches will participate:
Phoenix Church of Christ,
Central Avenue Church of
Christ, Medford; Sams Valley
Community church; Prospect
Christian church; and Gold
Hill Christian church.
The subject for the Sunday
sermon topic at 11 a.m. will
be entitled, "Launch Out," by
Miss Jean Cunningham, minis
ter of the church.
TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON
Medford Presbyterians
Announce Coming Events
Sunday at 4 p.m. 40 persons
will meet with the session in
the sanctuary of the First
Presbyterian church. This
class has been attending meet
ings on church membership
for the past four weeks and
will be welcomed by the
church at both morning serv
ices next week.
Dr. D. Kirkland West will
preach the first of a series of
sermons on "This I Believe
at both the 8:30 and 11 a.m.
services Sunday. His topic
Sunday will be, "I Believe in
the Church." The youth choir
will be heard singing "The
Heavens Are Telling" at the
9:30 a.m. service and the chan
cel choir will sing for. the
second service.- Miss Carolyn
Bell will sing, "Give Thanks
and Sing" at both services,
Youth Fellowship will hear
talks by the cabinet members
at 7 p.m. and hold election of
officers. Fireside" follows at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Les
ter Harris, 707 Oakdale ave.
Youth night: Wednesday,
begins with a potluck supper
Secretary To Talk
At Local Church
The Sev. J. Howard Shaw,
Aurora, 111., executive secre
tary of the Advent Christian
General conference, will
speak at the First Advent
Christian church; West Jack
son and Welch sts., Wednes
day at 7:30 p.m.
Mr. Shaw is visiting the Ad
vent Christian churches -on
the West coast, explaining the
proposed united budget pro
gram which will be voted on
by the denomination at it gen
eral conference in 1962. Mr.
Shaw is the former pastor of
the church of which the Rev.
Fred Sapp Jr., local pastor,
was a member.
At 11:20 a.m. Sunday the
children will go to their Jun
ior Church chapel where they
will have their own service
under the leadership of the
new Junior Church Superin
tendent, Miss Carol Clark.
At 7:30 p.m. the young ad
ults and the Youth Fellow
ship will met to continue plans
for the new Youth Fellowship
Program which will begin in
June.
Speaker Announced
For Youth Rally
Jack Hamilton of Los An
geles Youth for Christ will be
the speaker at this month's
Youth for Christ rally. The
rally will be held Thursday,
May 25, at 7:30 p.m., in the
McLoughlin Junior High gym
nasium. ' Mr. Hamilton is one of the
originators of YFC high
school clubs and was national
club director for several years.
He is now pioneering a new
area of work, in the Greater
Los Angeles Youth for Christ.
Mr. Hamilton will be on
his way to the regional quiz
team play-offs to be held In
Seattle the last week end of
May. Quiz team winners will
compete in the national play
offs at the Seventeenth Annu
al Youth for Christ Interna
tional Convention at Winoma
Lake, Ind. Rogue Valley YFC
will have a demonstration
quiz with Jack as quizmaster
at this rally.
Stewardship Day
Set at St. Luke's
Sunday is stewardship day
at St. Luke's Methodist
church, and the Rev. Paul
Peterson, minister of Coos
Bay Methodist church, will be
the guest preacher. His topic
will be "When It's Time to
Say Goodbye!" The choir will
sing "Come, Spirit, Come."
Coffee time will be held
immediately after the morn
ing service. The church is at
2940 Siskiyou blvd.
Saturday the men of the
congregation will meet at 8
a.m. at the parsonage site on
Llndero ave. to work on the
building.
ST. LUKE'S
METHODIST CHURCH
Welcomes You To Its Services
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
3-Year-Olds Through Mature Years
Worship Service II :00 a.m.
Youth 5:00 and 7:00 p.m.
2940 tail Siskiyou Boulevard
Across the Street from Hoover School
Melvin Dixon Minister
First Church of Christ, Scientist
100 Windsor Ave., 1 Block South of East Main
Sermon. "Soul and Body"
Church and Sunday School Services at 1 1 :00 a.m.
Wednesday Evening Service, 8 p.m.
You Are Always Welcome
LUfen tft "Hnw Chrictian -iinra Hok"
I Station K-BOY . ft
at 5:45 p.m. followed by study
in "Mere Christianity," Book
III, Chapter 8.
A recent luncheon meeting
of the Presbyterian Men's
Club which was televised by
Coy Watson will be shown
over KBES-TV at 10:15 p.m.
Sunday.' This includes an in
spirational talk by Dr. West.
Westminster
The guest minister at West
minster Presbyterian church
will be the Rev. G. Robert
Jacks, assistant pastor at First
Presbyterian church. Mr.
Jacks, who is filling the pulpit
in the absence of the pastor,
the Rev John Reynolds, will
preach oh the theme "Con
sider 'the Lilies."
During the 11 a.m. service
the church choir will sing the
anthem "My Eternal King"
and there will also be a brief
Children's sermon.:
Mr. Reynolds is attending
the 173rd General Assembly
of the United Presbyterian
Church in Buffalo, N.Y., as a
voting delegate from the
Southwest Oregon Presbytery.
He will preach at the First
Methodist church, Elma, N.Y.,
Sunday.
The Junior High Fellowship
will meet Sunday at 5 p.m. at
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Pedley, 1612 East
Jackson st. for a meeting on
Junior High camp and Senior
High conference. . Mark Mc
Queen will, be the discussion
leader.
The Senior High Fellowship
will meet Sunday at 7 p.m. at
the church for, a meeting on
alcoholism entitled "Putting
Ethel in Her Place." Fireside
will be held after the meeting.
At last Sunday's meeting of
ficers for' the 1960-61 school
year were elected. They in
clude Jim Henson, moderator;
Barbara Whalin, vice moder
ator; stated clerk,; Katie Lea
vitt; and Mark McQueen,
treasurer.
Westminster Presbyterian
church is located on Oakwood
drive between Barneburg and
Groveland aves.
Sunday Sermon
Topics Announced
Central Point - "The Com
panionship of Christ" and the
"Three Parables" will be the
sermon topics for the 10:45
a.m. and 7:30 p.m. services,
respectively, Sunday at Cen
tral Point Churcn oi tnnsi,
Third and,.Oak sts. Mr. Jean
M. Shelley, minister, . will
speak.
Last Sunday Aubrey Stith,
Sunday school superinten
dent, presented Mrs.- Hurbert
Daniken with a gift for being
the first one to find the lost
coin. Someone who was ab
sent Sunday will receive this
coin again this week, he an
nounced, and the first one to
contact them will receive
recognition.
JACKSONVILLE SERVICE
Jacksonville - The Rev.
James R. Hendricks, pastor of
Jacksonville Community Bible
church, will speak Sunday at
11 a.m. on the topic "The
Christian's Civic Responsibil
ity." That evening a prayer
meeting will be held at 6:40
p.m. in preparation for serv
ices at the Medford Gospel
Mission. Lee Harter will
speak at the Mission service
at 7:30 p.m.
NOTICE OF
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
(United Church of Chriit)
2100 Oakwood Drive
1 Block So. of last Main
on Grovaland
Edward Wulfekuehler
Interim Minister
SUNDAYS 9:45 A.M.
SPEAKER - The Rev. James
Tucker, Conservative Baptist
Home Missionary to Mexico,
will speak Sunday at the 7:30
p.m. service at First" Baptist
church, Fifth st.' and Central
ave. He will also speak for
the all youth vesper hour
at 6:30 p.m. At the 11 a.m.
service the. Rev. Edward
Stauffer, minister, will speak
on "God's Spiritual Power
Bestowed."
Loyalty Campaign
To End Sunday
Sunday will conclude a sev
en-weeks loyalty campaign at
Bethel Assembly of God, 1225
East McAndrews road. The
first Sunday of the campaign
was set for the week follow
ing Easter and continuing
through Pentecost Sunday.
The purpose of the cam
paign was to teach the sig
nificance of loyalty in rela
tion to God, youth, children,
country, leaders, and home.
This Sunday's theme will be
"Loyalty to Church."
Those having perfect Sun
day school attendance during
the entire campaign will re
ceive loyalty certificates from
Sunday School Superinten
dent Mrs. Juanita M. Hage-
man. Sunday school workers
who have completed training
courses will also be given
Worker's Training certifi
cates. New members will be re
ceived into the church's mem
bership during the 11 a.m.
worship service. The pastor,
the Rev. L. D. Krause, will
deliver the morning message
entitled "Pentecost is for To
day." The guest speaker at
the 7:30 p. m. evangelistic ral
ly will be the Rev. Andrew
Slack.
FAITH
WILL NOT SAVE!
The question is not, whether faith is necessary to
salvation, but whether FAITH ALONE is sufficient.
The plain and simple Bible answer is "NO." The Bible
, teaches that
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cause of the Pharisees they did not
confess him, lest they should be put out of the syna
gogue. For they loved the praise of men more than the
praise of God" (John 12:42-43). Let us remember, in this
connection, that Jesus said: "Whosoever shall deny me
before men, him will I deny before my father which is
in heaven" (Matt. 10:331.
THE JEWS ON THE DAY OF PENTECOST
- When Peter preached the first gospel sermon on the
day of Pentecost, thousands of Jews became believers
as the Word of God was spoken. But they were yet un
saved believers for they ask, "What shall we do?" Peter
answered those believers, "Repent and be baptized
every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for 'the
remission of sins" (Acts 2:38).
SAUL OF TARSUS . . '
Saul of Tarsus became a believer in Christ when the
light from heaven blinded him on the Damascus Road,
but he was unsaved. This believer asked Jesus, "What
wilt thou have me to do?" (Acts 9:6). The Lord an
swered, "Arise and go into the city and it shall be told
what thou must do" (Acts 9:6). The Lord then sent Ana
nias to tell Saul what to do to be saved, and he said
'arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling
on the name of the Lord" (Acts 22:16). Thus he could
not have been saved on the Damascus Road, even
though he was a believer, for the scriptures teach he
was yet in his sins.
THE DEVILS ..........
- Even the devils believe, according to the Bible, but
they are not saved. "Thou believest that there is one
God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and trem
ble (James 2:19).
These Bible examples enable us to see and to under
stand that some people who were believers were still
not saved. These examples prove conclusively that a
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ONLY because "Jesus Christ became the author of
eternal salvation unto all them that OBEY Him" (He
brews 5:9).
(Tnh'"".1 ' w uble lthes Qley ,hat fai,h will save
(Eph. 2:8). but it must be an OBEDIENT FAITH (Ro
mans 16:25); also a faith that WORKETH BY LOVF
(Galatians 5:6).
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A WELCOME AND THE GOSPEL IN SERMON
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Dennis L Moss, minister
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MYF Rally Set
Here on Sunday
The Senior High Methodists
Youth Fellowship rally of the
sub-district will be held Sun
day at the First Methodist
church at 3.30 p.m. The event
will include fellowship, fun
and inspiration and will be
presided over by district offi
cers. At both the 9:30 and 11 a.m.
worship services Sunday Dr.
George G. Roseberry will
speak on "The Standard- of
Christian Living." At the first
service the youth choir will
sing "Bless the Lord." Gary
Lovre will be soloist. At the
11 a.m. service the altar choir
will sing "I Sing the Mighty
Power of God." and the chan
cel choir will sing "With a
Voice of Singing."
At 5:30 p.m. the Junior
High MYF will have a pro
gram lesson "I Do Make a
Difference" with Kay Kent,
Dorothy Minshall, Susan Tur
ner, Marlene James and Jim
Myers in charge. Miss Ethel
Shumway will be in charge
of the joint meeting of tha
Senior High and Older Youth
Fellowships at 6:30 p.m. The
discussion will be on family
counseling and the Christian
family. ' .
GUEST SPEAKER
The Rev. Alfred T. Hanson,
public relations director for
central and southern Oregon
for the Oregon Council on
Alcohol Problems, will be tha
guest speaker Sunday at tha
Mt. Pitt Avenue Church of tha
Nazarene. The service will
be at 10:55 a.m.
MAY 21, 1961 ;
9:45 a.m. Graded Church School
1 1 :00 a.m. Morning Worship. Rev.
Wesley Unterseher
O.C.A.P.
6:30 p.m. Baptist Youth
Fellowship
Roger Williams
Fellowship
7:30 p.m. Popular Evening
Service. "On Being
' - Responsible."
May 26th Men's Fellowship
May 30th Association Picnic ,
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4 an ACTIVE. OBEDIENT FAITH. ". . .
for as the body without the spirit is
dead, so faith without works is dead
also." (James 2:26).
The New Testament contains a num.
, ber of examples of people who be-
lieved, who had faith, who even be
lieved in the divinity of Christ but
who were not saved. Look at the record
of unsaved believers.
THE CHIEF RULERS
"Nevertheless among the chief rul
ers also many believed on him; but be