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TONIGHT'S SPEAKER The
Rev. Tatsumasa Shirakawa,
minister of Kyoto, Japan, Goko
machi Church, will speak to
night at St. Luke's Methodist
Church following a family pot-
luck dinner. The dinner will be
at 6:30 o'clock. While here he
will be a guest of the Rev. and
Mrs. Charles R. McDonald, 365
Lindero Ave.
College Day To Be
Observed by RLDS
Sunday is Graceland College
Day throughout the world
branches of the Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of Lat
ter Day Saints. The church col
lege was established in Lamoni,
Iowa, on Sept. 17, 1895.
At the Medford branch, Pastor
Harley Davidson will speak at
the 11 a.m. hour. His topic, in
keeping with the general
churches theme, will be: "By
Study and Also By Faith That
We May Be Edified." Scriptures
will be from Ephesians 4:11-16.
The selected music for the hour
will be, "0 Thou Whose Feet
Have Climbed Life's Hill."
A College Day offering will
be taken at the close of the
service allowing members to
contribute to the higher educa
tional needs of the church.
The annual church Halloween
party will be held Saturday,
Oct. 26, at 7 p.m. in the church
annex. The event will be a cos
tume affair.
First Methodist
Subject Announced
"God's Great Purpose" will be
the subject of Dr. George Rose
berry's sermon Sunday at First
Methodist Church.
Michael Johnson will sing
"Blow Ye the Trumpet" at both
morning worship services. At
9:30 a.m. the youth choir will
sing "Give Me This Day" and
the chancel choir will sing "All
Beautiful the March of Days" at
11 a.m.
Sunday will be Membership
Sunday for anyone wishing to
unite with the church. All those
joining will be honored at the
coffee hour following the 11 a.m.
service.
The School of Christian Living
at 5 p.m. will have as its guest
speaker the Rev. Robert Tull of
the Congregational Church and
chairman of the Human Rights
Council Mrs. C. R. Adamson is
In charge on "Our Church Faces
the Racial Issue". A snnck sup
per will be furnished by the
Ruth Esther Guild.
The Junior High Methodist
Youth Fellowship will meet at
5 p.m. with Janet Kent and Ali
son Higgins in charge of devo
tions. They will stay for the
snnck supper. The Senior High
MYF will meet at 6:30 p.m. with
the Outreach Area in charge of
the program on the UMY Fund.
'Martin Luther'
Film Scheduled
The historical film, "Martin
Luther," will be shown at the
7:45 p.m. service Sunday of
Trinity Baptist Church. This is
a full length motion picture de
picting the life and ministry of
this Augustinian monk who be
came one of the great leaders
in the Reformation.
Pastor Bruce Rogers will
speak at the 11 a.m. worship
service on "The Black, The
White, The Grey." This is a
continuation of his series of
messages from the Book of
Joshua. Mrs. Richard Nordquist
will be vocal soloist.
TALENT SERMON
TALENT Mrs. Violet Bol
ligor of Talent Methodist Church
will speak on the subject, "Our
Mission Today" Sunday morn
ing. This will be an introductory
message, beginning the nation
wide study of the subject in the
Methodist churches.
Music for the Sunday service
will be a duet sung by Faye
and Steve Chapman, "How
Great Thou Art", by lline.
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Congregational Meeting
Scheduled Sunday Noon
The members and friends of
the Congregational Church will
meet for worship and study at
11 a.m. Sunday at Hoover Grade
School on Siskiyou Blvd. The
school is the temporary meeting
place of the church while plans
are made for the construction
of a new sanctuary and educa
tional unit at the corner of East
Jackson St. and Berkeley Way.
The Sunday service will mark
the observance of Reformation
Sunday, and the Rev. Robert W.
Tull will preach a sermon for
the occasion entitled ine Re
newal of an Aging New Life."
The choir will sing for the serv
ice under the direction of
Charles F. Martin and Mrs.
Raymond Powers will be at the
organ.
During the worship hour, the
church school will offer child
care for children under three
years of age and classes for all
children from three years old
through eighth grade. The class
es are also held at Hoover Grade
School.
Immediately following t h e
morning service there will be a
congregational meeting. They
will consider the church budget
for 1964 and the progress of the
church's building program.
Sunday at 6 p.m. the United
Church Youth the church's ninth
through twelfth grade group,
will meet at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Gatewood G. Smith,
705 W. 10th St. for a meeting
which will include a Halloween
party.
Southern Baptist
Pastor to Return
The Rev. G. O. Skaar will re
turn from the Oregon-Washington
State Baptist Convention,
which is being held in Vancou
ver, B. C, this week, in time
to conduct the services at First
Southern Baptist church Sun
day. At the worship hour, which
will begin at 10:45 a.m., Mr.
Skaar will have for his sermon
topic "The Birth of Mankind's
Hope." Scripture reference will
be from Matthew I.
Robert Klusman will lead the
congregational singing. A Siski
you Baptist Association Admin
istration Clinic will be held
Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 7:30 p. m.
at the First Baptist Church,
Grants Pass. Conferences for
deacons, church clerks, and
council members will be held.
The Rev. Noel Mills, pastor of
Phoenix Baptist Church, will be
in charge.
Sunday Subjects
Given for Church
"The Two Altars of the Christ
ian Life," will be the subject of
the Sunday 11 a.m. worship
service at First Assembly of
God, 1108 W. Main St., and ser
mon topic for the 7:30 p.m.
evangelistic service has been
announced as, "Asleep or
Dead." The Rev. R. E. Cull,
pastor, will speak at both serv
ices. The adult choir, under the di
rection of Robert E. Cull Jr.,
will present an anthem Sunday
morning and Mr. and Mrs. Ger
ald Smith will appear in a vocal
duct entitled, "Is Your Ml On
The Altar."
Sunday evening the teen
chorus under the direction of
Mrs. Cull will sing a selection
entitled, "The King Is Coming."
Also singing at this service will
be a mixed quartet composed of
Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Mr.
and Mrs. Cull Jr.
The Christ Ambassador youth
group will meet in the church
annex on Thursday, Oct. 31, at
7:30 p.m. for a social evening.
John llartrick, president of the
group, assisted by Don Kahl,
program chairman, have ar
ranged an interesting program.
Refreshments will be served.
Laymen's Sunday
To Be Observed
Each fall Ascension Lutheran
sets aside one Sunday as Lay
men's Sunday. At this' time sev
eral laymen of the congregation
lend the worship service.
Mindny Mark Phillips will con-
duct the liturgy, Bob Lane will The Lutheran church Missouri
present a stewardship talk, and Synod will also serve as the ser
a solo "The Ninety and Nine" : mon topic (or Sunday's sermon
will be sung by Dick Melum. ' hy the Rev. John E. Simon at
The sermon will be preached
by John Hall. He has chosen
as his topic, "I.ove Thy Neigh
bor as Thyself."
This week end Pastor Vernon
Hanson is planning a trip to
Pacific Lutheran university in
Tacomn, Wash. Janet Paulsen
and Sharon Olson will accom
pany him so they can see the
campus and get information
about the curriculum.
The
MEDFORD ALLIANCE CHURCH
Welcomes You
Hedfick Junior High Auditorium
1505 E. Jackson
SERVICES;
Sunday School 9:4S A.M.
Morning Worship 1 i nn a m
Youth Service 6:00 P.M.
Evening Service 7:00 P.M.
Midweek Service 7:30 P M. Wednesday
IPIace announced each Meek)
"There It real and ajositive help for your every problem".,.
Saturday the members and
friends of the church will join
in a church fellowship retreat
at the Black Oaks Retreat Cen
ter on the Rogue River, four
miles north of the Bybee Bridge
and TouVelle State Park. The
retreat will run from 9:30 a.m.
to 9:30 p.m.
The main speaker for the
gathering will be Dr. Wesley
G. Nicholson, senior minister of
the First Congregational Church,
Eugene. The day long retreat
will include Bible study, discus
sion, the viewing of a film, and
relaxed fellowship.
Three Churches
List Week End
Activities, Topics
CENTRAL POINT "Conse
quences of Christian Dis-Unity"
is the subject of the Reforma
tion Sunday sermon by the Rev.
Donald Krug, pastor, at the
First Presbyterian Church, Cen
trail Point. The choir will sing
"For All the Saints", an ar
rangement of "Sine Nomine" by
Vaughn Williams.
The service begins at 11 a.m.,
and a coffee hour afterwards
provides an opportunity to greet
friends and newcomers.
JACKSONVILLE - Dr. Earl
Benbow returns to Jacksonville
First Presbyterian Church as
pulpit guest for the second week
at the morning worship service
Sunday in the absence of a min
ister. He will speak on "Christ
ian Hope, the Anchor of the
Soul."
Saturday, Oct. 26, church
night fellowship beginning with
a potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m.
will be held in the social hall of
the church. The program will
include an auction of baked
foods and miscellaneous items
and will feature Rafe Anders as
auctioneer.
Monday, Oct. 28, an all church
Halloween skating party will
take place from 7 to 9 p.m. at
the Medford Rollercna. Mem
bers and friends of the congre
gation are invited. Those plan
ning to attend are to meet at
the church at 6:40 p.m.
PHOENIX "How to Glorify
God and Enjoy Him Forever,"
will be the sermon topic given
by the Rev. William Saladin,
First Presbyterian Church,
Phoenix, Sunday with the serv
ice beginning at 11 a.m.
Mrs. Mary Thompson will be
at the organ and the choir will
sing.
A nursery will be provided for
pre-school children and coffee
and punch will be served in the
fireside room following the
service.
Senior High Youth group will
meet Sunday at 7 p.m. in the
fireside room with Dick San
ders giving devotions.
Fellowship To Hear
Speaker Sunday
Clyde Richardson, rehabilita
tion center counselor, will ad
dress the members and friends
of Rogue Valley Unitarian Fel
lowship Sunday on the subject:
"Linking The Old With the
New." The talk will consider
some of the effective ways in
which we enn weld modern
knowledge and ancient wisdom.
The church school, under the
leadership of Mrs. Hank Barnes,
religious director, has started
full time schedules for the var
ious age groups. The kindergar
ten children, aged 3 to 5, are
taught by Mrs. Carl George. Be
sides the routine work with clay,
paints, games and songs, this
group has been interested in dis
cussing "Work (or Big and Lit
tle." On the first Sunday in Novem
ber, the Fellowship will hear Dr.
Harry Danielson, psychiatrist on
the book, "The Feminine Mys
tique." The Fellowship meets nt 11
a.m on Sundays at the Red
Cross Chapter House, 60 Haw
thorne Ave.
Theme To Be
Sermon Subject
The theme of the month in
St- Peters Lutheran (.hurch,
1020 E. Main St.
It is "The Church God's
Spirit Filled People". Two
identical services will be con
ducted at 8:15 and 11 a.m.
A number of Rible study
groups are now under way and
several others are being organ
ized by the member of the
church. The public is welcome
I to attend.
Pallor I
ZWEIGART I
Ph. 779-1047 I
1957 Award of Merit Winner
School of Missions To
End Tonight
The Northwest School of Mis
sions of Churches of Christ and
Christian Churches will close
this evening with a 7:30 o'clock
service at the Second and B
St. church in Ashland.
The speaker will be Robert
West of Okayama, Japan. Mr.
and Mrs. West have done ex
tensive evangelistic and teach
ing work in Japan, including
both university and Christian
college teaching.
The Northwest School of Mis
sions is a cooperative effort in
missionary education on the part
of Churches of Christ and Chris
tian Churches in Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho. Six mission
aries are presently traveling
among 30 host church centers
where they speak to people of
approximately 15 0 congrega
tions. The local center has in
cluded members of nine con
gregations in Ashland, Phoenix,
Medford, Central Point, Gold
Hiill and Grants Pass. The pro
gram will close with a confer
ence at the Central Christian
Church in Portland Nov. 6
through 8.
Services at Central Church of
Christ, 1440 South Oakdale Ave.,
will begin at 9:45 a.m. Sunday
with Bible School. Worship serv
Training Classes Under
Way at Nazarene Church
The Churches of the Nazarene
in the Rogue Valley area are to
hold training classes at the Med
ford First Church, 520 North
Holly St. The sessions begin to
night and will also be held on
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
evenings next week. Classes are
to be held from 7 to 10 p.m.
The major course offered will
be a class on psychology, with
courses for Sunday School teach
ers and supervisors, as well as
several of general interest, also
available. Mrs. Lowell Shepard,
director of Christian service
training, will be in charge of
the school.
"Making God Real" is the
subject currently being consid
ered in the 11 a.m. services
Sundays by the Rev. Harold M.
Amateur Hour and Film
Scheduled by Adventists
"Security" will be the topic
for the 11 a.m. worship service
in the Medford Seventh-day Ad
ventist church Saturday, by
Pastor A. P. Hitz. Scripture
used to point out that true se
curity is found only in Christ
will be I Samuel 25:29 and Job
11:18.
An amateur hour will be
presented by Milo Academy stu
dents Saturday at 7:30 p. m.
at the school located on the
Umpqua river between Tiller
and Milo. A number of young
people from the Medford area
are attending the academy and
will take part.
Roundtable Topic
Is Announced
"The Ministers Roundtable,"
seen at 10 a.m. Saturday on
KMED-TV and heard at 8:05
a m. Sunday on KMED Radio,
will feature this week a ques
tion concerning the Reforma
tion. Participants will include the
Rev. Roland Stewart, Free
Methodist Church, the Rev.
William Snlndin, Phoenix Pres
byterian church, and the Rev.
Clifford Young. Eastwood Bap
tist church. Moderating the dis
cussion will be John V. Heber
ling, Central Church of Christ.
Specific questions will be
"What was the reason for the
Reformation? Is the Roman
Catholic Church reforming? Do
Protestant churches need re
form? Is there a chance for re
union? If so, on what basis?
Who would have to forfeit
what?"
SERMON TOPICS
"The Necessity of a Growing
; Faith" will be the sermon sub -
I ject of Sunday's 11 a.m. service
at Bethel Assembly of God,
1225 E. McAndrews Road. The
! subject for the 7:30 p.m. evan-
1 gelistic service will be, "The
I Transforming Power of the Gos-
I pel." The Rev. Lawrence D.
Krause, pastor of the church,
will speak at both services.
First Presbyterian Church
Eighth and Holly Phone 779-1711
Worship Services 9:30- 11:00 a.m.
Sermon:
"Christian Unity, What Is It?"
Dr. D. Kirkland West
Church School: 9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD,
CHURCH NEWS
National Religious Publicity Council
in Ashland
ices will be held at 11 a.m. and
7 p.m. with minister John V.
Heberling speaking at both
times.
Mr. Heberling's message will
be "Cross Purposes" and "Was
The New Testament Church
Practical?"
ROBERT WEST
From Japan
Sanner, pastor of First Church
of the Nazarene.
Music for the morning wor
ship service Sunday will be the
sanctuary choir singing "Sweet
er Than All," and a tenor solo
by Jack Delmonte. Perry Chris
tiansen is the minister of mu
sic for the church.
Music in the 7 p.m. service
will include a number by the
Fishermen male quartet, a so
prano solo by Mrs. Bill Brew
ster, and a vocal duet by George
McUne and Robert Hansen.
John Finkbeiner will present
the story sermon in the Junior's
worship service Sunday. A vo
cal solo will be presented by
Clyde Goble, and Walter Vail,
Jr. will play piano prelude
music.
At 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Med
ford Pathfinders will meet at
their clubhouse on the Rogue
River Academy grounds.
Friday, Nov." 1, at 7:30 p. m.,
a film entitled "Becky" will be
shown at the Valley View
church located on South Siage
Road.
The film, produced by the
editors of "Listen" magazine
and narrated by Ron Cochran,
is the documentary story of a
girl whose life was lost in
a Christmas accident involving
a drinking driver. The color
picture was filmed in Brooks
ville, Fla., the actual setting of
the tragedy, and an ambulance
driver and nurse who partici
pated in Becky's care will play
their own parts in the film.
The story was released by
Mrs. Ed Crawford, Becky's mo
ther in the hope that "just one
other mother can have her little
girl as the result of someone
having seen this film."
"Becky" will be released for
national television viewing in
December, but has been made
available for Adventist churches
before that time.
Eastwood Baptist
Youth Set Parties
Tonight the Senior High Youth
of Eastwood Baptist Church arc
having a bowling party. They
plan to meet at the church at
6:30 p.m. The Junior Baptist
Youth Fellowship plans to have
a Halloween party at the
church the same evening.
Sunday at the morning
service, the pastor, the Rev.
Clifford J. Young, will speak on
"The Supreme Law," using
Mark 12:28-34 as scriptural back-
' ground. The chancel choir will
1 sing, "With a Voice of Singing."
by Martin Shaw.
At the 7:30 p.m. service the
! pastor's message will be: "The
j Widow's Gift." with Mark 12:
j 41-44 as scripture.
At the Wednesday midweek
service the Bible study group
I will consider the third division
if the Book of Galations.
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Medford Presbyterians
List Coming
Dr. D. Kirkland West will use
as his sermon topic, "Christian
Unity, What Is It?" at the First
Presbyterian Church Sunday
morning. Mrs. Ralph Matlack
will sing, "Think On These
Things" and the chancel choir
will present, "Go Not Far From
Me, O Lord."
Some 79 adults and youth are
participating in a retreat at
Dead Indian Soda Springs this
week end. This first annual fall
retreat has been planned around
the theme, "Youth and Adults
Together."
The conference is a study and
discussion program primarily
concerned with the meaning of
the church and the practice of
Christianity today. The program
has been planned jointly by the
Youth Counciil and the Youth
Work Committee of the church.
Features are the dramatic pres
entation, "For Heavens Sake,"
a workshop on worship, discus
sion groups, role playing, the
film strip, "Members One of
Another." Speakers for the re
treat will be Dr. West, the Rev.
Robert T. Bridge and the Rev.
David Brown.
Free Methodists
Enlarge Library
Plans are being made at the
Free Methodist Sunday School
to enlarge and bring up to date
the records of the library.
A 50-50 club, promoted by
Hazel Nelson, with 50 members
giving 50 cents every two
months for new books, has been
raising funds since March. The
committee will be deciding on
which books to purchase and
what type of cataloging system
best suited for the needs of the
library.
In the morning worship ser
vice Mr. and Mrs. Lester March
will present a vocal duet. Pas
tor Roland Stewart will give a
message on the subject "Is Holi
ness A Requirement for Hea
ven?" The work of the National
Association of Evangelicals will
be presented as the observance
of Reformation Sunday.
During the family hour at 6
p.m. Jack Smeltz will present
the FMY program. The adult
group will again meet for
prayer. The monthly singspira
tion will be conducted by Mary
Janes following the message by
the pastor in the 7 p.m. service.
Tuesday the youth group will
meet at the Ralph Harger home
for a planning session.
On Wednesday the Rev. and
Mrs. Elmore Clyde, missionar
ies on furlough from Southern
Rhodesia, Africa, will visit the
church. Mr. Clyde was a class
mate of the pastor at Seattle
Pacific College and Asbury The
ological Seminary. Mrs. Clyde
will address the Christian Youth
Crusaders and Mr. Clyde will
speak to the Bible Study group,
in the 7 p.m. service.
Witnesses to
Attend Assembly
Eleven hundred persons are
expected to attend the week end
Bible convention of Jehovah's
Witnesses scheduled for Nov. 1
3 at Winston. Delegates from
many Southern Oregon congre
gations will attend the semi-annual
circuit assembly, which has
for many years been a feature
of the ministerial training given
to Jehovah's Witnesses.
Harlan S. Nixon, presiding
minister of the Medford con
gregation, spoke to members of
the group about assembly plans,
reminding them of the assem
bleges of the ancient nation of
Israel.
Just recently Christian assem
blers from the Central Point
Medford area joined 118,000 fel
low worshipers from many parts
of the world in Pasadena,
Calif., for the conclusion of a
series of "Around the World"
conventions.
Evangelist To
Speak at Dinner
The Rev. Ray Boatright evan
gelist in the Latin American
countries for a number of years,
will speak Monday, Oct. 28. at
a meeting of the Rogue Valley
Chapter. Full Gospel Business
Men's Fellowship International.
The dinner will begin at 7
p.m. at the banquet room in
Cubby's at the intersection of
South Riverside Ave. and Stew
art Ave. in Medford.
Reservations may be made by
telephoning Thomas Hicks 772
7767; Alfred Saunders 772-5392;
Rav Gliriewell, 482-2250; G. S.
Elder, Shady Cove. 878-2016 or
Grants Pass 476-2122.
First Church of Christ, Scientist
100 Windsor Ave., 1 Block South of East Main
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m Subject: "Probation After Death"
i Church and Sunday School Services at 1 1:00 a.m.
J Wednesday Evening Service, 8 p.m.
You Are Always Welcome
J listen to: "The Bible Speaks To You"
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Activities
A class in the meaning of
church membership is being
taught by Dr. West each Sun
day at 5 p.m. This class will
meet with the session on Nov.
3 and be publicly welcomed by
tne congregation on Nov. 10.
A confirmation class for youth
is being taught by Mr. Brown
each Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. All
young people wishing to unite
with the church are invited to
attend.
Westminster
"Servants and Stewards" will
be the title of the sermon to be
preached by the Rev. John O.
Reynolds at the Westminster
Presbyterian Church Sunday at
11 a.m.
The church choir will sing the
anthem "Open Our Eyes" and
will be robed in new gowns
which have been recently given
to the choir. Kenneth Raymond,
who is organist, will play and
Mrs. Harvey Field will direct
the choir.
A children's sermon will be
given to boys and girls between
5 and 10 years of age before they
recess to attend Chiildren's
Church.
At 9:45 a.m. the church
gathers for Christian education
in departments from nursery
through adult. Parents who take
their children are invited to at
tend the adult study-discussion
group which wiill discuss the
subject "Jesus and the Poor".
The Junior High Fellowship
will meet at the church at 2 p.m.
Sunday in order to go to the
Rogue River cabin of Dr. and
Mrs. Jack Ingram for its meet
ing. Recreation, supper, and a
devotional service will highlight
the afternoon. The Senior High
Fellowship will meet at the
church at 7 p.m. Sunday to clean
and polish the shoes which have
been given to the Church World
Service Clothing Drive. Fireside
will be held afterward.
Westminster Church is located
one block south of East Main
St. on Oakwood Drive.
Berean Baptists
Announce Events
Sunday at 11 a.m. at Berean
Baptist church the pastor, the
Rev. R. A. Hadeen, will speak
on "The Will Of God and Getting
It Done". The Scripture portion
is Colossians 4:12. Music will
be by soloist Dallas Redding ac
companied by Mrs. Hadeen.
A completely departmental
ized Sunday School begins at
9:45 a.m. under the leadership
of Kenneth Fisher.
"Bibleless Tribes" is the topic
for the youth group, which meets
at 6:30 p.m. with director Doug
Fisher.
Pastor Hadeen will again
speak at the 7:30 p.m. service
and his subject will be "Tactics
of the Devil in Temptation."
The Scripture portion will be
Matthew 4:2-4. Other features
include singspiration and mis
sionary moments with the Rev.
and Mrs. Thomas Heinze of
Italy.
The Bible study and prayer
meeting on Wednesday at 7:30
p.m. will be given by the dea
cons in the absence of the pastor
who will attend the Western Re
gional Conference of the Con
servative Baptist Association of
America at Salem.
Berean Baptist Church is lo
cated at the corner of Crater
Lake Highway and Avenue A
in Ythite city.
Members of Ashland
Church to Portland
ASHLAND Sixteen mem
bers of Trinity Episcopal
Church, Ashland, represented
the church this week in Port
land at the 75th annual conven
tion of the Episcopal Diocese of
Oregon and the meeting of the
Episcopal Church Women.
From Ashland were Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Wright, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Van Vleet, Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Revnen, Mr. and Mrs.
M. P. Dunn, Mr. and Mrs. Clif
ford Craft, Mrs. Harry Kinney,
Miss Kathleen Silver, Mrs. Leon
Sharyon, Mrs. John Daugherty,
and the Rev. and Mrs. Duanc
Alvord.
'How Do We Pray?'
To Be Chapel Topic
GOLD HILL - "How Do We
Pray?" will be the topic of the
address by the Rev. Elvina Col
burn, pastor at Concord Spir
itualist Chapel, Sunday at 7:30
p.m.
Mrs. Colburn will be assisted
during the service by Robert
Routh, Mrs. Helen Bush, Mrs.
Sidney Miller, and Sidney Jones.
Mrs. Colburn and Mrs. Bianca
Corona will play piano-organ and
solovix-piano duets. Miss Carol
McCall will play the clarinet.
Pacific Standard
Time in Effect
Sunday Morning
Oregon will revert to Pacific
Standard Time Sunday, Oct.
27, at 2 a.m. and residents
are reminded ( set their
clocks back one hour before
going to bed Saturday eve
ning. The first meetings that
many persons will attend after
the time change will be Sun
day morning worship services.
Reformation
Sunday To Be
Observed Oct. 27
Sunday will be observed as
Reformation Sunday at the First
Christian Church. In keeping
with this theme the Rev. Fred
rick Ross Evans will preach on
"Our Heritage" at the morning
services.
The carillon choir will sing
"Dakota Hymn" at the first
service and the chancel choir
will sing Mozart's "Jesu, Word
of God Incarnate" at the 11 a.m.
service.
John Evans will speak at the
first service and Merrill Hag
gard at the second service on
the current building fund pro
gram. They represent the Chris
tian Youth Fellowship group of
the church.
Sunday is the beginning of
Christian Literature Week. Mrs.
Harold Ottosen, church librar
ian, will set up a display of some
of the newer books in the li
brary. Mrs. C. C. Haggard, Miss Glo
riia Haggard, and Mrs. Wilbur
Arnold will be hostesses at the
coffee hour.
The Campaign Council of the
Buiilding Fund program will
meet at 2 p.m. to set up the cal
ling phase of the program.
The Chi Rho Fellowship meets
at 6 p.m. to study "Personal
Commitment" led by Charles
Meyer. David Leeson will give
the devotions. Mrs. C. Reese
Braley will show a film on the
work of UNICEF to the group.
Dan Osborn will be the study
leader at the Middlers Fellow
ship meeting at 6 p.m. The
Christian Youth Fellowship will
study "Dimensional Depths of
Faith" with Mary Bannister as
leader. Sarah Matthews will
have charge of the worship per
iod. There will be a 7:30 p.m. serv
ice Sunday. A representative of
the Gideons will be the guest
speaker and tell of the work of
that organization. They will also
have a display of Bibles.
The elders of the church will
entertain the elders of the Cen
tral Church of Christ at a dinner
meeting Tuesday at 6:45 p.m.
in the fireside room.
The teachers of the seventh
through twelfth grades of the
church school will have a work
shop at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at
the church.
All the youth fellowships will
have Halloween parties tomor
row night. The Middlers and
CYF will have a box social at
the church at 6 p.m. and then
go for a hay ride. The Chi Rho's
will meet at the church at 7 p.m.
and go to Eagle Point for their
party. ,
GH Sunday School
Has Goal of 70
GOLD HILL Seventy has
been set as a goal for the at
tendance booster contest now
under way at the Gold Hill As
sembly of God Church Sunday
School.
Mrs. Charles Pearson, wife of
the pastor and Sunday School
superintendent, is directing the
contest. The large thermometer
will burst when the goal is
reached, Mrs. Pearson said.
Last Sunday's attendance was
68.
Mrs. Jerry Martin has charge
of the junior church activities
each Sunday at 6:30 p.m.
Mr. Pearson will give the 11
a.m. and evening worship mes
sages. Gideons lo Speak
At CP Church
CENTRAL POINT - The
Rogue Valley Camp of Gideons
will be in charge of the morn
ing service at the Community
Bible Church, Fourth and Alder
Sts., Central Point, Sunday at
11 a.m.
Music for the morning serv
ice will be supplied by the
Young People's Choir. Also fea
tured will be a brass trio made
up of two cornets and one trum
pet. The players are: Beth
Kroon, Bob Sousa, and Jay
Lusky.
UNITY
Corner Holly and Haven Streets
Affiliated with Unity School of Christianity, Lee's Summit, Mo.
REV. KATHARINE BOSWORTH. Minister
Worship Hour 11:15 a.m.
"Jesus Christ"
John 3:16
Sunday School, Youth ot Unity. Adult Biole Class 9:45 a m.
O'fice ooen daily. Mrnday thru Friday, 10 a m. .4 p m.
3777 Jacksonville Hwy. Ph. 772-6902 Everyone Welcome
THE REV. JAMES HALBERT
From Ivory Coast
Missionary to
Speak Sunday
The Rev. James Halbert, for
15 years a missionary to tha
Ivory Coast of Africa, will speak
Sunday morning at the First
Baptist Church, 649 Crater Lake
Ave. Mr. Halbert serves under
the Conservative Baptist For
eign Missionary Society with
headquarters in Wheaton, 111. He
and his family have done pio
neer work among the tribes of
French West Africa.
A girls trio consisting of Beth
Wilcox, Virginia Gandt, and
Linda Scott will sing for the 11
a.m. service.
A Sunday School contest is
continuing between the First
Baptist Church here and tho
Bethel Baptist Church, Phoenix,
Ariz. The local church is ahead
by a small margin. Saturday,
November 2, the First Baptist
Church will conduct a massive
visitation day known as the
"Medford 500". The goal on that
day will be to make 500 calls
in behalf of the Sunday School.
Sunday at 6 p.m. the youth
groups of the church will have
their respective programs and
the adults will continue a study
of a course, "Sunday School
Evangelism."
The 7 p.m. service will fea
ture a message by Glen Ken
worthy representing the work of
the Gideons. .
Mr. Halbert wiill also speak
at this service and tell of his
work in Africa. Music will be
provided by a French Horn trio
made up of Jon Andrews, Jerry
Goddard, and Doug Bartholo
mew. Christian Science
Church to Host
Past President
A Bible lesson on the subject
of "Probation After Death" will
be read Sunday at 11 a.m. at
First Church of Christ, Scien
tist. 100 Windsor Ave.
The text will include Isaiah
9:2 and related readings from
"Science and Health With Key
to the Scriptures."
Friday, Nov. 1, Paul Stark
Seeley, Portland, past president
of The Mother Church, The First
Church of Christ, Scientist, in
Boston, Mass., will speak here.
The public lecture subject will
be "The Origin and Power of
Thought."
Young people up to the age of
20 are invited to attend Sunday
School. All are invited to the
services.
TALENT PROGRAM
TALENT The Rev. Robert
Cull, minister of Medford First
Assembly of God Church, will
show slides of Jerusalem at a
meeting Friday, Nov. 1, at the
Talent Assembly of God Church.
The showing will be at 7:30 p.m.
First Baptist
Church
Conservative
Fundamental On The
Air
K-BOY
11:00
12:00
B. E. Andrews, Pastor
Byron Evans, Youth Dir.
NOW Meeting In The
Beautiful New Church,
649 Crater Lake Avenue
SUNDAY, OCT. 27
9:40 A.M.
Sunday School tor Alt
I I 1:00 A M.
Rev. James Halbert,
3 Missionary to Ivory Coast,
li Africa
7:00 P.M.
Gideon Presentation
Rev. James Halbert
Wednesday Bibla Study
Hour