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8 B Religion In Awrica ' THURSDAY. JUNE 7. 19S2 - MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON Church Must Do All Possible To Help Meet Needs of Humans By LOUIS CASSELS UPI Correspondent There are millions of lay men in America today who eel strongly that the church Kn should stick to x I t nirl lull 1 , 1 k n i tting and y I not get in- voivca in con t r o v e r s ial public issues. They raise vigorous pro tests whenev er a religious ciueis body takes a stand on capital punishment, .segregation, slum housing, or some other social problem. By L what right, they ask, .does the church "meddle" in such affairs? ; They got an answer from 'the white-haired, Soft-voiced : presiding bishop of the Epis- f t . w . copal Church, the Rt. Rev Arthur Lichtenberger. Speaking at a church lunch eon in New York, Bishop Lichtenberger recalled one of his teachers in' theological school who used to say that Robinson Crusoe could not be a Christian until he had found his man Friday. Mtans Involvement "What he meant," said the bishop, "is that when one is a Christian, one is thereby in volved with other people. The world for the Christian is not God and himself, but God, his neighbor and himself. And his neighbor is anyone any where in need. Bishop Lichtenberger said he has received dozens of let ters in recent months from people who seem to feel that the Christian faith has to do with purely spiritual matters ; l ' , - J ACTOR ACCUSED - Actor Audle Murphy displays an honor ary sheriff's badge he carries and which he displayed to two youths in' Hollywood as he tried to question them about in decent writings which had been received by photographer's model Judy. Pope, a friend of the actor. One of the youths, Edward Mayer, filed a charge of felonious assault against Murphy, accusing the actor of striking him during the ques tioning. Mayer also charged Murphy threatened him with a gun. (UPI) : ' . But, he noted, Jesus was "quite definite" in saying that the way we show our love for God U to love our neigh bors." And Jesus also made clear that love for neighbor is to be expressed in every day, physical acts of mercy - such as providing bread for the hungry, a roof 'for the homeless, justice for the dis possessed, fellowship for the lonely, freedom for the en slaved "But see where -that leads us," the bishop said. "If the church is to serve her Lord she must do what she can to help meet human needs. This means, I am convinced, that the church in her concern for the welfare of people will necessarily be engaged in so cial education and social action. "This also means that the church will be engaged on many fronts, since problems such as racial discrimination, poverty and homclessness are interdependent. Can't Turn Back The church's primary mis sion, he said, is to bear wit ness to the fact that "God so loved the world that He gave Himself for us in Christ." It can hardly demonstrate God's love for the world by turning its back on the world, and refusing to dirty its hands with the mundane problems of human society. The Bishop quoted some words written by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the heroic young German theologian who was executed by the Nazis: If the hungry, man does not attain to faith, then the guilt falls on those who re fused him bread. To provide the hungry man with bread is to prepare the way for the coming of grace." : 'We cannot prepare the way for the coming of grace simply by doing what we can to change the minds and hearts of Individuals, and then hope for the best," Bishop Lichtenberger concluded. "Some of the obstacles and I hindrances to the coming of grace in our day are found in the political and social and economic structures of the na tion. It ii the responsibility of the church, of Christian people, to help remove those barriers. This is the biblical and theological basis for the church's concern with the wel fare of all people." 1 ) i NOMINATED - Mrs. Sonja Egenes, 31, Story City, Iowa, mother of one, has been nomi nated for Congress on the Re publican ticket. She easily defeated three male oppo nents. (UPI) FEDERAL JOBS RISE Washington - IUPD - Civilian employ ment in executive agencies of the federal govern ment increased by 12,152 in April, the third monthly jump this year, the Joint Congres sional Economy committee re ported today. The group, head ed by Sen. Harry F. Byrd (D-Va.), said total civilian em ployment in the executive branch reached 2.453,952 in April. Total Expenses of Oregon Candidates Close to $140,000 nil By DOUGLAS GRIPP Salem-OIPD - Candidates for statewide and congressional offices in last month's Oregon primary elec tion spent close to $140, 000 in their campaigns, a tally of re ports in the State Elec tions Division showed today. Stanley E. noiidai nrlnn n a r l ni a n, Portland druggist, spent only $119 in securing the Repub lican nomination for Congress in the third district. On the other hand, Edwin R. Durno, fourth district con gressman from Medford, spent $16,844 but lost the Repub lican nomination for U.S. Sen ator to Sig Unander, Portland. The three most costly cam paigns, in order, were Unan der's, at $29,321; the renom ination of Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) $18,844, and the Dur no effort. The least expensive cam paign for major office was that of Chief Justice William McAllister, who ran unop posed for another term on the high court. He spent only $19. The only campaign expense report not yet received here from a major candidate is that of Rep. Al Ullman (El- Ore.) Here is a list of all the campaign expenses for major office in the primary, with D signifying Democrat and R for Republican: U. S. Senate U. S. Senate D-Charles E. Gilbert, Port land, $2,169; Wayne Morse, Eugene, $18,843; R-Sig Unan der, $29,321 and Jim Baca loff, $1,429, both of Port land; Edwin R. Durno, Med ford, $16,844; Harold M. Liv ingston, $2,383 and Glenn E Brixey $573, both of Corval- lis, and R. F. Cook, Scotts Mills, $290. . Congress 1st District D-Willis A. West, Tigard, $612; R. Blaine Whipple, Bea- verton, $1,520. R-Walter Nor- blad, Stayton, none. Congress 2nd District D-Al Ullman, Baker, no re port yet. R-Robert W. Chand ler, Bend, $96;'; Everett J.' Thoren, Elgin, $171. Congress 3rd District D-Edith Green, $310. Aud rey Henry, $863 and Howard T. Stenbfich, $48, all of Port land. R - Wi n t Blarkwell. $1,430 and Stanley E. Hart man, $119, both of Portland. Congress 4th Disrict D-Robert B. Duncan, Med ford, $3,989; Patrick M. Flynn, $1,121; Charles O. Por ter, $5,517 and Robert W. Straub, $3,625, all of Eugene. R-Carl Fisher, Eugene, $6,609. Governor D-Dan N. Cox, Springfield, $672; Walter J. Pearson, Port land, $10,824; Robert Y. Thornton, Salem, $5,507; M. A. "Cap" Yegge, Eugene, $22. R-George Altvater, Portland, $130;' Mark Hatfield, Salem, $10,577. Labor Commissioner D-Vic Davis $341 and Nor man O. Nilsen, $191, both Portland. R - Alfred "Pat" Blair, Salem, $643. . Supreme Court Position 1 ' Nonpartisen - William M. McAllister, Salem, $19. Supreme Court Position 8 Nonpartison-Arno H. Dene cke, Portland, $8,123; Lyle Wolff, Baker, $204. State Tax Judge Nonpartisan-Peter Gunnar, Salem, $3,474; Raymond L. Jones,- Portland, $1,499. MANY IDENTIFIED Mrs. Julia Brown, a former FBI undercover agent, is shown at a hearing of the House Un American Activities Committee which is investigating the Communist Party structure and activities in the .Cleveland, Ohio, area. She idenified a large number of persons as having attended "closed" Communist Party meetings some time between 1947 and 1960. 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