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THURSDAY. JUNE 28. 1962 MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON -4-1- Religion in Americo Laymen in State of Confusion About Their Part in Church ; 1 mi nr - COLLEGE QUEEN-Cecllia M. Harrison, 19, of Ccnterville, Utah, smiles broadly after she was named 1962 National College Queen in New York. She is a sophomore at Ulah State University, Logan, Utah. (UPI) Castro Shadow To Cloud Meeting of Kennedy, Mateos Mexico City-(UPI-The sha dow of Cuba's Fidel Castro will be hanging over the meeting between the Presi dents of the United States and Mexico here Friday. Observers of all persuasions agree that Cuba will be one of the topics of the 48-hour talks between Presidents John F. Kennedy and Adolfo Lopez Mateos. The Castro revolution's shift to the Soviet bloc has caused more misunderstand ing between Mexico and the U.S. than the two govern ments have had in the pitst 100 years. But there is divergence of opinion about the importance of Cuba as a topic. Some rank it as No.l, the indispensable question which must be settled in order to permit agreement on other matters within a framework of exceptionally good U.S. Mexico official relations at this time. No Formal Aganda However, since the program makers have repeatedly stressed that there will be no agenda in the two or three private talks between the Chief Executives, it is felt by some that Lopez Mateos will give preference to a range of other matters including gov ernment participation in in dustry, imports and exports, foreign investments, common defense, tourism, business cli mate, land tenure, Alliance for Progress, etc. Not an improbable topic, either, in view of recent Washington discussion of a new inter-oceanic canal route, is the often-mentioned Tehu antepec Isthmus project to a canal, and a recent liberal attitude abroad on develop ment loans has led to con lecture that the U.S. might help Mexico finance such a waterway, if this country so desires. May Taka Iniliativt The initiative on the Cuban question is expected to be taken by Kennedy in the talks, with an effort to move the Mexican "hands-off posi tion" on Cuba closer to the U. S. point of view, shared by a majority of American re publics. Mexico took a long stride along the Washington ap proach to Castro at Punta Del Este when Foreign Minister Manuel Tcllo expressed "in compatibility" of the Marxist Leninist doctrine with the inter-American system. Since then, without any formal change in relations, observers have noted a "cool ing" of feeling between Ha vana and Mexico City. Stal wart Caslroltes have assailed the Lopez Mateos government for the "incompatability" stand, and for a clamp-down on entry and distribution of Castro publications. Nevertheless, Mexico clings firmly to the doctrine of "non intervention," and "self-determination," (economic as well as political) in the face of all the subtle arguments called up to present these as out moded by a Communist threat to Ihe hemisphere. Vandenberg Fires Secret Satellite Vandenberg AFB, Calif By LOUIS CASSELS UPI Correipondent Christian laymen have pro- . a grossed - if that is the right word - from apathy to con- ) fusion about their role in the church. In recent years, they have been told time and again, by the highest ecclesiastic a I authori ties. J that they are L'Bftirli supposca 10 De leaders rather than lackeys. They have been exhorted to bestir themselves and become full working partners of the clergy in the advancement of Christ s kingdom. But when they try to re spond to these appeals, they find that many clergymen are unwilling to move over and make room for them. Frus trated in their attempts to play an important role in the church, some laymen have concluded that what the clergy actually want is more active lackeys, not real lay leaders. Breeds Resentment Frustration breeds resent ment. A noted Roman Cath olic scholar, Msgr. John Tracy Ellis, warned recently that the "virus of anti-clericalism" is beginning to appear in America. He said it is like ly to spread unless the clergy can be "persuaded that pres ent conditions call for relax ing some of the power and authority that they have been accustomed to exercise." The Protestant magazine Christian Century reported last week that "Protestantism also shows tendencies" toward anti-clericalism. It said "the patience of the Protestant laity is being strained" by "clerical manipulation" of the reins of power, which gives laymen the illusion but not the reality of leadership in church affairs. The Christian Century sug gested that much of the cur rent criticism of the National Council of Churches comes from embittered laymen who make the council "The scape goat for a generalized bias" against the clergy. Another Side Without detracting from the grnvity of these warnings, it is only fair to point out that the strain in lay-clerical rela tions cannot he blamed i tirely on the clergy. There is another side to the story. Clergymen complain pri vately that some laymen are trying to lake over their pas tors' jobs, while ignoring the tremendous task which is the laity's rightful responsibility in the total mission of the church. That task was clearly de fined by a report from the New Delhi assembly of the World Council of Churches last fall: I'lf the Christian witness is to penetrate into all those areas where the work of the world is carried on, it must be carried there by laymen. They alone can bring Chris tian judgment to bean upon all the issues of life in the spheres of industry and com merce, scientific research and social organization, and all the other activities which make up the workaday world." Much of the friction noted Unemployment Claims Decrease Salem IWI) State Employ ment Commissioner David H. Cameron said Wednesday un- i employment insurance claims lolaled 14.093 last week com ' pared to 18,956 Oregon claims a year ago. Last week's figure also was' down from the 14.HR9 of a : month ago. link the Gulf of Mexico and I """I1 The third secret satellite The stale rate of insured un-' the Pacific along a relatively i launched at this Pacific mis- employment last week was 3 fi easily protected route. Thisisile base in the past II days per rent, versus 4 2 per cent' country has made a detailed I was fired toward polar orbit 1 a year ago, and .1.7 last month study in recent years of such Wednesday by the Air Force. mmmK The booster combination was the same as that used in rUIPP" li' Discoverer program, hut Duncan Favors Medicare Plan Albany - 0JPH- House Speak-1 er Robert B. Duncan (D-Med-i ford) said Wednesday that pri vate insurance programs have failed to provide adequate medical care for older people, and therefore "it is entirely proper and necessary for the ! government to Initiate a pro- j gram that will do it." ! Duncan, Democratic nomi nee for Congress in the Fourth district, said such a program is President Kennedy's medi care plan. "The King - Anderson bill, 1 which provides a pre-paid pro-1 gram of hospital insurance, through Social Security, for those over 65 does provide a solution," Duncan said. Duncan said the American Medical association's a r g u -! ment is that ','we ought to do j nothing because we can't do! everything'' and this falls far short of meeting needs of the aged. "Of course the King-Anderson bill does nol solve thp en tire problem of medical care." Duncan said. "However, il is something that can be done now . . ." jari Lowest cost Sickle Bit Mown you can buy anywhete! MSI1 met Mftl the Air Force declined to identify the satellite or con firm that it attained orbit As in all recent laiuuhings maximum securitv was en- Corvallis hud the lowest rule of insured unemployment lust week, 1 tl percent. Hi'h-; esl was at Ontario', 7.7. Olhcr rates last week, com-' Dined to a year ago: Eugene ;1.2 per cent, down 1.1; Klam-! alh Falls .1 K, down 1: Medford It ti. down 2 3; Portland 3.1 f Try New Crescent Original Dili Salt forced and the bru t Air Fort e ( flown h nI Pr cvnV- "ndlo-; .annouiuvnirm Mid only that I ,on anrt MiUon-Frcowatrr 2.7. ! even with 1101 year, and halem i For Easiest Cutting of High Grass, Weeds, Brufh $166.00 At Our New Location: 4th and Fir PhpM 773-8444 a satellite "employ, ns a Thor- Agcna IV booster comhma- ; tion was fired at this nasr : north of Angeles. Two imilnr shuts, t-mploy-inn identical boosters, were reported June 17 and June 22. U.S. iMvn 8 of a per cent. As of Monday, there was $43.2 million in the Oreiion employment insurance trust fund compared to $35 R mil lion a year ao. DILL ; - O MANUAL ON COMMUNISM STEEPLEJACK KILLED Washington UTII - A joint Turkerton 1 I PI- committee of the American S5-ycar-(ild steeplejack wn.L, a" ,1,1 National Edit fatallv injured in a plunge cation association has ap from a church roof Wcdm-s- pr overt ir puwicanon a man day when a discarded eiga-'iuil f guide lines for teach rette burned through a rope ing about communism in Jun holding his bosun's chair l'o. inr and senior high schools, lice said Joseph Seiferl of Tentatively titled "Teaching Brooklyn, N.Y., died of a frac- .About Communism," the man lured skull received in the fiill u. f scheduled for distribu tion! the First MeinoniM Uun this summer. It Is de church in Tuckcrton. , Jiuned for use by teachers i A new, exclusive Crescent creation inspires many tie lijhttul flavor ideas; Mix it I. with mSted butter ?o make V f sauce for green vece V tables. Sprinkle on Iresh sliced cucumbers or toma Ines lrv it in role slaw nr i " ' potato salad. Adds wen " i rtrin flavor to seafoods ' meats, and egRS. loo' CRESCENT ,. ij by Msgr. Ellis and the Chris- in the world tian Century might be elimi nated f layment understood that their primary calling is nol to operate inside the in stitutional church - as leaders OR lackeys - but to serve as Christ's representatives in "the workaday world." Through their daily asso ciations, laymen can commu nicate the Christian message to millions of people who are beyond the reach of the clergy. It is true, that many laymen feel unprepared for this kind of ministry. But churches are now opening up many opportunities for lay men to overcome their Bibli cal and theological illiteracy, and to become articulate am bassadors of the Christian faith. The layman who fails to take advantage of these training opportunities cannot be very serious about wanting to pull his full weight in the mission of the church. Love One Another But personal evangelism, however important, is not the only dimension of the lay man's responsibility. By the express teaching and example of Christ, the church is con cerned with the physical as well as the spiritual welfare of human beings. The one test of disciplcship that Jesus laid down was that "ye love one another." And He made clear that loving your neigh bor involves such highly prac tical matters as caring wheth er he has enough food to cat, a decent home to live in, and adequate medical treatment. The Good Samaritan didn't preach a sermon to the man he found by the wayside. He bound up his wounds, took him to t.n inn, and fed him. Christians are sometimes able to minister directly to human needs. But in the com plex modern world, they more often find it necessary to pro mote their neighbors' welfare indirectly by exerting a Christian influence "in the spheres of industry and com merce, scientific research and social organization." I Can Do More It is no exaggeration to say that one competent layman, occupying a strategic position in the power structure of mod ern society, can do more to "bring Christian judgment to bear" on real - life problems than the institutional church can accomplish through a hundred well-meaning resolu tions and pronouncements. "The laity are the church says the Very Rev. Francis B. Sayre Jr., dean of Washington Cathe dral. "If Christ's work is to be done, they'll have to do it. We clergy are their chaplains. It's our job to help them recognize Christ's work, and to see how their everyday jobs relate to it. If that division of labor can be accepted by both clergy and laity, perhaps they can quit bickering and get on with Christ's work. Estes Trial Site Moved To Tyler; Motions Slated Pecos, Tex. -OJPD Disl. Judge J. H. Starley has order ed the postponed felony theft trial of Billie Sol Estes moved 600 miles away to Tyler and the next move will be up to the defense on July 23. That is the date Judge Star ley will hear any motions by either side on why the change of venue should "ot be made definite. John Cofer, Estes' No. 1 defense attorney may oppose the move. Motion Approved Starley approved a defense motion for a continuance Wednesday, then recessed court to study where to move the case. Dist. Judge Otis T. Dunagan of Tyler said he would hear the eight cases in volved in the Pecos action. Estes was on trial on charg es he stole $162,144 from farmer Thomas Bell through a fraudulent fertilizer storage tank-mortgage deal. He is un der indictment on seven more similar state charges totalling $827,577. Attorneys for both sides ar gued 35 minutes Wednesday on where to move the case. Neither suggested Tyler, which was chosen upon sug gestion of Judge Starley. Area Eliminated Judge Starley said he elim inated all of west Texas and the Texas Panhandle as terri tory in which to move the trial. Most of the farm ty coon's operation were in the west Texas-Panhandle area. He said he thought it would be better to try the case in a large metropolitan area where potential jurors might not have subconscious feelings in the case. Estes is also under a federal indictment for fraud and con spiracy in connection with similar mortgage deals. No trial date has been set for the federal charges. New York - iVPD - The Tax foundation notes that the in come tax, which produced $28 million in 1913, is counted upon to produce about $50 bil lion for the government this year. J DON'T Miss Page 3-A Save S MEDFORD'S FINEST MEATS SINCE 1940 FANCY TENDER "CHOICE" T-BO E STEAKS AGED FOR PERFECT EATING Shi 18 Lb. 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