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MedfordJ1SWTribune SECTION B MEOFORD. OREGON. FRIDAY, APRIL 20. 1962 PAGES 1 to 16 Cross Former Execution Instrument Said Most Beloved Symbol on Earth By LOUIS CASSELS A visitor from another planet would soon discern that the most widely beloved symbol on earth is a T-shaped cross. He would see it thrust sky ward from the spires of churches, carried reverently in solemn processions, worn proudly in coat lapels. He would find it carved in stone to mark graves, displayed in neon lights to guide derelicts to a slum mission. He would conclude that mankind's highest hopes are somehow tied up with this symbol. And he would be right. Horrible Ancestor But he would never guess that the cross was an instru ment of execution - an early and particularly horrible an cestor of the gallows, the guillotine and the electric chair. It is surely one of the strangest paradoxes of history that a gibbet has been cher ished for 2,000 years as the supreme proof of God's love for man. This paradox is worth pon dering for a few moments at Easter time. It is a fresh re minder that something very extraordinary must have hap pened in and near the city of Jerusalem in the spring of the year A.D. 30. A New Community Men may argue about the precise nature of this Event. But it is a matter of objective historical fact that it pro- Gay Charmer Ml 9054 jYY try IflVVifcliTatfi duced a new community of men and women known as the Christian Church, which quickly spread all over the Roman Empire. This community was char acterized from the outset by a radically different outlook to ward life and death than that which prevailed in the world around them. Among other things, they were about to look upon a cross as a symbol of victory rather than defeat. Why? The answer stands forth unmistakably from the earl iest records of the Christian community which have been handed down to us as the New Testament. These men and women had become followers of Jesus of Nazareth because they believed he was sent by God. Then they had seen him arrested, tried and put to death on a Roman cross. They had fled from the scene of the crucifixion in panic and despair, their hopes crushed, their own lives in peril. If the story had ended there, the cross would certain ly have been the last thing on earth they wished to be re minded of. Jesus Returns But the story didn't end there. Within three days, Jesus had returned to them. They were as startled to see him alive as you would be if you met on the street today a friend whose funeral you attended a few days ago. No person hearing the story of the Resurrection today can possibly be any more skepti cal of it than were the Apostles when they first heard about it. The record shows that Jesus had to go to great lengths to overcome their in credulity. Once he ate an im promptu meal of cold fish and honeycomb - the only food at hand - to demonstrate to one diehard doubter that he wasn't a ghost. No Example Once the disciples got over their surprise, they were totally convinced. There is in all history no example of a group of human beings who were more absolutely, un flinchingly certain of a fact than the early church was of the reality of the Resurrec tion. Any suggestion that their conviction was feigned found- Gay rick-rack and a pussy cat pocket are fun touches a little girl adores! Attach simple, scooped bodice to gathered skirt sew-casy! Printed Pattern' 9054: Chil dren's Sizes 2. 4. 6, 8- Size 6 takes 2s yards 39-inch. Pocket directions included. Thirty-five cents in coins for this pattern add 10 cents for each pattern for first class mail. Send to Marian Martin, Medord Mail Tribune, Pattern Dept., 232 West 18th St., New York 11. N Y. Print plainlv NAME. ADDRESS with SIZE and STYLE NUM BER. Extra Big Summer Pattern Catalog over 106 styles for all sizes, occasions. Send 35c. Three Medford Men Receive Trophies Three Medford men, driv ers for Greyhound lines, were awarded trophies by company officers during a meeting last week in the Medford hotel. The drivers are Tom Work, Don Tackley and E. B. Van Horn. They were given the awards for a 16 per cent im provement in their safety rec ords. Making the awards were Stan Ossman. San Francisco, director of safety, and R. N. Dick. Seattle, assistant region al manager. ers quickly on the crosses of the Christian martyrs which soon sprang up from Jeru salem to Rome. Men do not die joyously to perpetuate a hoax. Divine Sign It is also clear from the community's earliest records that the Resurrection did not impress the disciples merely as an awesome miracle. These devout Jews had never doubt ed that God could resuscitate a dead man if he chose to do so. The good news was that God did choose to do so, in the case of Jesus. Thus the Resurrection was above all else a Divine sign and seal on the work of Jesus. It was the ultimate confirmation that He had indeed been sent by God, and that He had told men the truth. Unexpected Fact Christian theology did not begin with belief that Jesus was Uie son of God, and work forward to the Resurrection as a logical sequel. It began with the startling, unexpect ed fact of the Resurrection, and worked back to figure out what manner of person this was that had walked among men. It was in the light of the Resurrection that the disciples learned to understand the cross as an acted parable of God's love - a love that ex tends to paying the full price of reconciliation with men who do not even know that they need to be forgiven. Crusade Plans for Prospect Noted Prospect - The American Cancer Society volunteers in the prospect area have organ ized their residential Crusade under the chairmanship of Mrs. V. L. Chapman, who has been education and crusade chairman for the past four years. She will be assisted by Mrs. Jim Flack, Mrs. Delcne Den ney, Mrs. Sidney Morse, Mrs. Harold Hixon, Mrs. Jack De Rosier, and Mrs. Roger Sny der. May 1 through 5 will be "C" days in the Prospect area when volunteers will call on neighbors to distribute pam phlets pointing out facts about cancer and to acquaint fam ilies with the services avail able for cancer patients in Jackson county. At this time contributions will be accepted to help carry on the Ameri can Cancer Society's program of research, education, and service. Unveiling at Luncheon Saints and Sinners Club Provides Unusual Entertainment for Hodges There are about 300 va rieties of sharks which range in length from two to 60 feet. About one dozen are consider ed dangerous and may attack human beings. By DICK WEST Washington -HPI1- When a member of the President's cabinet is being honored at a luncheon, you expect to see some kind of But the un veiling that took place t AX; 1 1 I sivcn in non" Li'X-kH or of Com" Weil incice offic iary Luther H. Hodges was, for me at least, a new experi ence. It was the first time I ever saw a striptease at high noon. Lest this give you the wrong idea, let me hasten to add that Hodges had nothing to do with the performance. He was merely the innocent victim of a group of local in tellectuals who are members of the Saints & Sinners Club. Members Pan Hodges Club members meet period ically to break bread together and roast some government official. Wednesday, it was Hodges' turn to be panned. In addition to bump and grind artists, the cultural part of the program included the life history of the guest of honor, as related by Walter Kiernan. Hodges, said Kiernan, was born in a log house which was built by his father The build ing no longer is standing. In fact, it never did. It leaned. The elder Hodges, explain ed Kiernan, "was a nice guy but a lousy carpenter." The Hodges family, he con tinued, was underprivileged. I "but there was no one in Washington to tell them so, so they never knew it." From that humble begin ning, Hodges rose to become governor of North Carolina and later head of the com merce department. Cile Improvements According to the Saints & Sinners, the department has undergone many improve ments under his stewardship. For one thing, the old slogan "You never had it so good" has been changed to "You never had it done to you so good." Kiernan said that Hodges extended the olive branch to business - and the steel com panies climbed out on it. But perhaps the major im provement has been in the Weather Bureau, one of the branches of the Commerce Department. Thanks to the new weather satellites, the guests were told, it now is pos sible for the forecast to be wrong two weeks in advance I don't know how Hodges felt about the strippers, but he seemed to enjoy the ribbing he was getting. In fact, he managed to jest a bit about the recent clash between the President and steel executive Roeer Blough. When he told his secretary he was going to lunch with the Saints & Sinners, he said, she though he was referring to the Kennedys and the Bloughs. Physical Exams Set For Jewell Pupils Central Point-Physical ex aminations for children who will enter the first grade next fall will be given by the Jack son county health department at Jcwctt Elementary school April 25 and 26. School officials have asked that each child entering school present evidence of having had a physical examination. Immunizations should be brought up to dale at this time, they said. This may be obtained from the family phy sician, or by attending the clinic at Jewctl school. Youngsters arc examined without charge by Dr. A Erin Merkel, county health ! officer. Parents of Central Point children may call NOrmandy 4-2740 between noon and I p.m. week days for an appointment. Princess Grace Has -Wedding Anniversary Monte Carlo -UiPD- Prince) Rainier and P incess Grace) observed their sixth wedding anniversary inursday at a quiet lunch with a small group of intimate friends irf the royal palace. Among those attending wa$ Grace's mother, Mrs. John Bj Kelly Sr. of Philadelphia, who came to Monaco with the) princess Wednesday after i two-day stay in Paris. ' Madison, Wis. - IUPII - The Philadelphia orchestra plans to do a little swinging when it plays a May 10 concert here. 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