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o mfawfyte! SUM Ill Missionary Returns Via Ox Cart, Motors And Jet HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Falls. Ore. Friday, October 20, 1961 PAGE 7 Teachers Gather At lion Sunday By, HELEN L. MERSHOV After three days ot jostling in a straw filled ox cart along Mon soon soaked trails, a slenuci. Klamath Falls woman completed the first leg of her journey home from Chiengkam on the Thailand Plateau. Dorothy Uhlig, medical mission ary to the plateau farmers and their tribal neighbors in surround ing mountains, paid $5.50 for the three-day charter trip. And when the driver became lost while de- touring around the water-logged main road, he cooked up a messl of catfish and hot peppers and rice for his passenger and the kindly farm family who gave them lodging for the night. It was travel in contrasts as she made her way out of the fa bled land of Siam, where even today only four or five years of schooling are compulsory. The fourth day she traveled by truck. The fifth day she went by bus since the railway system had suc cumbed to the rainy season. In short hours she was whisked I by jet from Bangkok to San Fran cisco where she was greeted by her brother, Harold. Now spending a year's 1 e av e with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Uhlig, and another broth er. Charles, the missionary left her heart behind with the friend ly, generous people who speak North Thai, a dialect all their own. First Christian Church, where ', Miss Uhlig grew up, will welcome her home Friday, Oct. 20, with a fellowship potluck supper at 6:30 p.m. in the church. First Christian provides for her salary and trans portation. Miss Uhlig, slightly bronzed from her open air ox cart ride, plans to work on her Northern Thai-Thai-English dictionary and take writing courses. . After years of trying to force the Northern Thais to speak the regular language (they don't ex cept in the classroom), the Thai government has relented and granted permission to print publi cations in the Northern dialect. Miss Uhlig hopes to help publish Christian literature in her chosen people's language. Only a woman with Miss Uh- lig's sense of dedication and eye for humor could describe the life she leads as the village "khun iruw or "doctor as she is af fectionately called. This is the only word the North Thais have lor a woman who gives shots and dispenses pills. They know just enough about modern medicine to think that one inoculation is a miracle cure. And they know enough about mod ern civilization to eat highly milled rice (commercial) instead of the previous crudely-milled variety which retained enough vitamins to prevent beri beri. After an early breakfast with her roommate, who is a mission ary to the nearby lepers' colony, Miss Uhlig is on duty in the clin ic downstairs by 8 a.m. Her pa tient load varies from 40 to 100 persons daily. The ailments vary from the very prevalent beri beri to malaria, common colds and tuberculosis. Skin diseases run rampant, particularly during the rice season, when people stand all day in the paddies. tveryone wanted penicillin shots when I first arrived," she related of her 1950 introduction to the villagers. "Unfortunately, they expect the shot to do all the work. We can only prescribe and hope they'll cooperate with the medicine." On a normal day, Miss Uhlig closes the clinic at noon for a typ ical Thai lunch prepared by her maid, "Mai," who also bakes bread and pastries. After lunch the Klamath Falls woman studies language, writes, works on the ever-present diction ary and makes house calls. Some times she is called to assist with a birth, but unfortunately it is often only after the native mid wife has given up the case as hopeless. A couple of times she has been called a half-a-day's journey away to the mountain vil lages, but usually her cases are nearby. , For these and the trips she! takes to villages to teach Bible classes on Sundays, she relies on a bicycle or her motor bike. But in rainy weather or on steep terrain, she has no alternative but to don her tennis shoes and set out on foot. When she works in the clinic, which is the first floor of a one-l time mansion, she goes barefoot in the local custom and wears a sim ple skirt and blouse. When she goes visiting she always wears a native "pacm, "a large straight sack which is folded over the front and worn as a skirt." ' After a hurried, light supper, the missionary women visit with their fellow missionaries, an evan gelist, nis wife and seven chil dren, down the road. Sometimes they receive visitors in their home. On Saturday afternoons Miss Uh lig has I he village children in for Bible classes. She relies heavily on visual teaching helps, such as object lessons, pictures, slides and flannel - graphs. Sometimes the teaching is extremely difficult, she said, quickly explaining why. Thai mothers make older broth ers and sisters take along t h e younger children wherever they go. Hence, the age variance is sometimes wide. In fact, the people's attitude to ward children comprises one of the most interesting aspects of the area. . There are very few orphans as such in Thailand," Miss Uhlig explained. Relatives or others take them in. It is not at all un usual for a mother to give her newborn child to some childless couple or to the grandparents if they are living alone. "Since the mountain village peo ple do not have as many children, they sometimes purchase babies from the plateau families." she continued. "But love and kind treatment of children is an ac cepted tradition with all the Thais. "Some families have even of fered me some of their babies," laughed Miss Uhlig in explaining the "generous gift giving" of the Thais. Being accepted by the Thai peo ple is a long process, she said in summing up the mission work in the area which is just 12 years old. Men. because they travel more, seem to be more receptive to new people and new ideas. But ence you win the confidence of a woman, perhaps deliver her child, she is your friend. The general overall problem inl working with Thais relates to their "yes, yes" attitude which has kept their culture intact even: through foreign invasions. "They politely say, 'yes, yes,' nodding their heads," she said. "But you never know what they're thinking." Nevertheless, Miss Uhlig is I home only for a physical and spir itual renewal. "My job is not done yet," she said. "We hope for full fledged, self-supporting churches in t h e area, dependent upon their own leadership." tM:) Zion Lutheran Church in Klam ath Falls will be host to the South ern Oregon - Northern California Sunday School Teachers' Institute Sunday, according to Rev. Nor bert E. Dey, pastor. Teachers and officers are ex pected from Dunsmuir, Lakeview. Klamath Falls, Ashland, Medford, Grants Pass and Roseburg. "Bet ter Teaching For Better Christian Education" will be theme of the institute which runs from 3 to 8 p.m. Rev. John Simon, St. Peter Lutheran Church, Medford. will speak on "Improving Our Teach ing" at the afternoon session. Rev. Hugo Gumey, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Grants Pass, will speak on "Improving Our Reaching" at the evening session. Oct. 28 Festival Plans Laid At Peace Memorial SERVICE IN SIAM Dorothy Uhlig, missionary to Thai land for past 1 1 years, shows doll dressed in Siamese costume and wears Siamese silver and enamel brooch. She will be honored at 6:30 p.m. dinner Friday at First Christian Church. World Clothing Drive Continues "The clothing they need is in your closet," theme of the annual Church World Service drive now in process in Klamath Falls was emphasized this week. Ross Ragland, Klamath Falls chairman, placed posters in down town business houses and banks as well as distributing hundreds of explanatory pamphlets to serv ice organizations. Church World Service, which is receiving the cooperation of Cath olics and Protestants throughout! the Basin, aims at supplying clothes for the victims of war areas, flood and famine. Persons are asked to contact the church of their choice to ask how their particular group is han-l dling the donations. Some church es are having sorting parties, but many are asking that donors bring the items wrapped neatly in paper. Church World Service trucks will pick up the collections from churches Oct. 28-29. Free trans portation is being provided to CWS's processing center at Mo desto, Calif., by the Oregon-Nevada-California Truck Line. Since transportation beyond Mo desto is not provided Ragland is asking that all persons donating give an offering of eight cents a pound if possible. This is the most economical amount for shipping, and is possible only by sending large amounts, Ragland stated. While CWS is anxious for per sons of all faiths to search their closets for useable item's, Ragland pointed out that the serv ice cannot use hat, neckties, bath ing suits, formal garments, pil lows and mattresses. Men's and boy's shoes are par ticularly needed as are children's shoes. Women's shoes in 'size five on up are needed. Shoes should be secured together in pairs. Since CWS helps people in warm climes as well as colder areas. housewives are reminded to sort out faded and outmoded cottons for the drive. Actually, the service can use all items of children's and adult's coats, outer garments and under clothing. Layettes are also needed. BLY PRIEST LEAVES BLY Rev. Robert Simard, who has served as parish priest for the Bly and Chiloquin areas fori the past 20 months, is being transferred to John Day. St. James Mission Altar Society hon ored him at a coffee Oct. 15 in the home of Mrs. Reva O'Ncil. Mrs. Martin Melsness, president presented him with a gift. Lutherans Set Nov. 7-2 Buffet Feed Klamath Lutheran Church, 1175 Crescent, will renew its one time tradition of the smorgasbord at special family dinners Nov. 1-2, according to the Church Council Wives. There will be no pre-sale of tick ets for the 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. din ner featuring Norwegian delica cies. The smorgasbord, which is the first staged at the congrega tion since 1956, will benefit the building fund. Coordinators for the event are Mrs. Cliff Ongman, Mrs. Ray Tay lor and Mrs. Del Scholer. FtPV HpnrV Wnnf First I.lllhAr.lrhnr0tt nf th ennnat In Ua eAnuu4 an Church, Lakeview, will open the between sessions. Greeting and registration will be handled by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rutter. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Ho mer will be in charge of the cof fee hour. afternoon session, while Rev. Mar tin Schabacher, First Lutheran Church, Dunsmuir, will close the evening session. qualifications and requirements Sunday School teachers. Discussion groups will be held i "Qualifications and Require ments for Sunday School Teach ers," "Teachers' Meetings and Teacher Improvement," and "Ad ministration for Better Teaching. Seminar leaders will be Alvin An derson, Grants Pass; Roland Rob erts, Ashland; and Bob Johnson, Medford. Robert Dunlap of the host Klam ath FallsChurch is chairman of the local committee on arrange ments. Mrs. Jesse Anderson is in Chairmen have been named for Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church's fall festival Oct. 28. The day-long event will run from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. with a turney dinner served from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Pearle Harsey and Erma Ral ston are general co-chairmen. while Laverne Smith is chairman- nine the dinner. Mrs. Harsey, in cooperation with the Forsythe Circle, is handling arrangements for the snack bar which will sell sandwiches, pie, coffee and milk throughout the dav. Mrs. Frances Wandell and Ihe Travaille Circle will be charge of the apron booth. The children'3 booth, featuring children's clothes, toys and other articles is being arranged by Bet ty Herrin and the Beattie Circle. Fancy work booth, featuring handworked pillow cases, tea tow els and plastic purses and other items will be sold by Erma Ral ston and the Emerson Circle. Plants and dried (winter) bou quets will be featured at a booth run by Jeanne Gooding and the! Moser Circle. Darlene Lilly will handle arrangements for the chil dren s fish pond. REV. HUGO GURNEY SERVICE IN PUBLIC LIFE Messengers from 204 churches in the Bap tist General Convention of Oregon-Washington attended their 14th annual meeting at Calvary and First Baptist churches in Klamath Falls this week. Rev. Herman Wooten, Richland, Wash., president, far left,, opened the conclave; Rev. Roland B. Hood, Portland, acting as secretary-treasurer, gave financial report. In third picture, Rev. Mack Jones, First Baptist pastor, left, chats with Dr. Harold K. Graves, pres ident of Golden Gate Baptist Seminary in Bay Area, while Dr. R. E. Millam, Portland, secretary of capital needs, left, checks program schedule with Rev. Ferris Winn, Calvary Baptist pastor. Greater par ticipation of Christians in public life was emphasized. , . Priest Transferred LAKEVIEW Rev. Peter Duie- nan, pastor of St. Patrick's Catho lic Church for the past two years, left this week for Dufur, Oregon, where he will serve the St. Al- phonsus Church- , The pastor, who left Lakeview's high altitude because of health reasons, was honored by parish ioners with a farewell potluck sup per and party. Replacing him is Rev. John Phclan, Milton-Freewater, former ly an assistant pastor in Lake view. He also worked in Klam ath Falls and Merrill. J. PHILLIP JACKSON British Youth Set For Temple Rev. J. Philip Jackson, youthful British evangelist, will preach a series of revival sermons at Klam ath Temple starting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24. Services will be held nightly except Monday and Saturday. A native of Stoke-on-Trent, Eng land, the guest evangelist has been a conference speaker since he was 13 years old, appearing In England, Wales and the United States. The son of Rev. M. R. Jack son, pastor of the Assembly ol God Church in Ball Green, Eng land, young Jackson was graduat ed from Lynton Bible College in Devonshire and studied at Ken- ley Bible College In London. Congregational Plans Carnival Plans have been announced for a Halloween Carnival from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Oct. 31 at First Congre gational-' Church, 2154 Garden Avenue, according to Mrs. Jean Westphal, Women's Organization. Jerald Argetsinger, youthful ma gician, will perform at 8:30 D.m.. climaxing the family-slanted eve ning of fun and refreshment booths. A prize will be awarded the best disguised person. CDA's Plan Mass, Meal, Initiation Catholic Daughters of America, Court Klamath No. 1295. and can didates for membership will meet at 7:45 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Par ish Hall to receive communion in a body. After the 8 a.m. mass the wom en will adjourn to the Winema Hotel for a breakfast, according to Doris Adams, grand regent. Those attending should make breakfast reservations with Mrs. Adams or Carmel Raffetto. Formal initiation services will be conducted nt the CDA meet ing at 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23, in Sacred Heart Parish Hall. Klamath Lutheran Church SMORGASBORD NOV. 1 and 2 Family Rates Baptists Challenged To Service, New Insights "Too often the world sees a Christian as one who would love to have a fling at the world if he were not too busy going to church." a Seattle minister told the 14th annual Baptist General Convention of Oregon-Washington last week in Klamath Falls. Rev. Kelly Johnson, Seattle, keynoted the convention in Cal vary Baptist and First Baptist churches. He continued the em phasis of "Christian laymen in the public world," theme of the Broth erhood and Pastors' Conference, which met simultaneously with the Women's Missionary Union Monday and Tuesday. More than 500 registered for the sessions. Dr. Harold K. Graves, president Witnesses Gather In Medford At least 75 persons from thei Klamath Basin will attend the Je hovah's Witnesses Circuit Assem bly Oct. 27-29, according to George Hricziscse, presiding minister of the Klamath congregation. Hricziscse, along with Chester Truax and Orville Hall, as sociate ministers, are serving on planning committees for the three- dav conclave which will attract 1.000 delegates. Truax. a Weyerhaeuser em ploye, is in charge of housing for the delegates. Hricziscse, a paint er by profession, will be acting chairman of the Sunday morning session. Hall. Southern Pacific Rail road Co., who handled public rela tions for the local congregation, will take part in the Bible instruc tion course. All of the men will be accom panied by their families. of Golden Gate Baptist Seminary, told the messengers or delegates that "the truth of the Bible is the same, but its expression needs to be re-studied today." "Seminary teachers are always throwing new insights against old truths seeking to find a proper application for today's needs," ne said. "The seminary remains at the center of denominational life In the annual budget report Rev. Roland P. Hood, Portland, acting secretary-treasurer for the 204 churches represented, said the convention gave $140,000 to the Southern Baptist Cooperative pro gram during 1961. Official mes sengers voted to give $164,000 in 1962 to the fund which disperses monies to state, home and for eign missions. Dr. R. E. Millam, secretary of capital needs and former execu Victory Temple . WELCOMES YOU! Sunday Strvfctl 10:00 a.m. Radio 11:00 a.m. KFLW 7:30 p.m. O 8:30 1909 Homedole flood Bttnta Shaita Way t S. t PASTOR SILAS JONES FRIENDLY HELPFULNESS To Every Creed orvd Purse WARD'S KlamapS Funeral o. Home Morguerite Word ond Sons 925 Hiah Ph. 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