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RELIGION AND CARDS Local card shop sales show that Klamath Falls residents
bought mors Christmas cards of a religious nature this season than in previous years.
This fact lends authority to a report issued by several greeting card manufacturers
statinq that the national trend toward religious cards reached an all-time high this
Christmas, and a record number of subjects was offered.
Gifts Given
For Orphan
The young people of St. Paul's
Episcopal Church adopted the
.spirit of gracious giving this holi
day season. In lieu of Christmas
presents from the church to them,
the Church School students de
cided to give a gift to someone
less fortunate, according to Rev.
Rohcrt L. Greene.
A total of $80 was collected
from their offerings to be sent to
an Episcopal Church orphanage
in Pakistan. The money will cov
er the cost of caring for an or
phan for one year.
MafionaS Religious Christmas Card
Trend Extends To Local Consumers
Christmas Is officially over,
and now there is time to morn
carefully observe the designs and
sentiments o cards which were
so quickly ripped open and cast
aside after noting the name n
the sender. Creeling cards have
become almost as much a part
of the Christmas celebration as
the traditional tree, and they have
also developed as an cllective
menns of emphasizing the re
gious aspects of the season.
licports from major greeting
card companies state that the
trend toward more religious
Christmas rank, which started in
the late l40's, has gained even
more momentum. These compan
ies offered a record number of re
ligious subjects Ifiis yo.li' to keep
up with the public demand. Ap
proximately 35 per cent of the
more than three billion cards sent
this Christmas contained religious
designs. In contrast, less than five
per cent of the Christmas cards
produced 15 years ago could he
classified as religious in charac
ter, according to records of larg
er firms.
A check with several of the
leading raid shops in Klamath
Falls proves the rexirtfd trend
accurate to a point, but the num
ber of religious card buyers here
is evidently not as high as in
other sections of the country.
Klamathiles seem to prefer eith
er ft religious cover design, ac
companied by a conventional
ver.e, or fl conventional design
and verse, with the religious em
phasis supplied hy a llihli quota
tion printed on an inside corner.
Most of the store employes han
dling the Christmas greetings
agreed that cards with both Uie
religious design and verse were
not opiilar sellers, unless they
were directed to a particular de
nomination. The majority of the stores polled
stocked more religious cards this
season and sold more contain
ing ficriplures than in previous
years. Duly a few reirlcd they
could n"t determine a definite in
crease or trend by their sates.
However, of the religious cards
sold by these shops, the more ex
pensive one, were the best sellers
It(ligKi cards without gold, sil
ver, glitter, or striking designs,
nnd the economy boxes of mixed
cards weir not in demand.
Among the most popular do
signs selected by local residents
wero scenes depicting the throe
wise men, the madonna and child,
and the nativity. Other religious
motifs favored ran the gamut Irom
drawings of cherubs to choirs,
and from open Ribles to the tra
ditional snow covered New Eng
land church.
Besides (lie religions Christinas
cards for general use. greeting
card publishers also made avail
able a wide variety of cards es
pecially designed to be sent toji
tile clergy, In Klamath Falls suihj!
cards have reportedly always been J
popular, although the selection I
was much greater this year.
Special titles available at the
local shops included "To Our Pas-
"To the Minister and His
Wile," "To Sunday School Teach-
and numerous variations of
"Chrislmas Greetings to Our Min
ister." For those who wished to
send a card to a music director or
a church worker in a non-pastoral
iiacity, there was a general card
carried by several stores directed
'To You in the third's Service
Heliglous (hnslmas greetings
have come a long way since they
were first puhlished In Belfast,
Ireland, in 1H75, the same year
that I.OUIS Prang, a prominent
Boston lithographer, became the
lust American to produce Christ
mas cards on a commercial scale.
Fifteen years passed before re
gions designs started appearing
n American Chrislmas cards
The majority of the early Christ
mas motifs in the IBM's had little
or no relation to Christmas or
even to the winter season. They
pictured summer iiowcrs, sea
scapes, fairies, kittens, children
playing, and even fish and rep
tiles.
But these designs have not
completely vanished from the
scene even though the religious
theme has leen incor)orated. One
Klamath Falls shop in particular
carried a w ide selection of cards
picturing iioinsettias, groves
evergreens, winter landscapes, and
floral arrangements, with a con
volitional message of Christmas
wishes hut tile newly favored Bi
ble quotation appeared on each of
those cards, denoting the reli
gious ti end
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Clergymen See Religious Interest Revival
Although Church Membership Gains Decline
By LOUIS CASSELS
United Press International
For America's churches, 1962
marked the end of an era.
It was an era in which "re
ligion" achieved unprecedented
popularity, and church member
ship rose at a spectacular rate.
Since 1946, when the postwar
'religious revival" got under
way, American entireties Jiave
gained about 42 million new mem
bers.
For 15 consecutive years,
the annual growth in church
membership substantially exceed
ed population growth. During this
period, the proportion ot Ameri
cans affiliated with religious bod
ies increased from less than one
half to nearly two-thirds.
To make room for the influx of
new members, cnurches em
barked on the biggest building
boom in their history. Expendi
tures for church construction,
which had totalled less than $200
million in 1946, rose to a level of
$1 billion annually in the late
1950's.
Begins To Kill)
The Yearbook of American
Churches, the most authoritative
compilation of religious statistics,
gave clear warning last year that
the tide was beginning to ebb.
Its figures showed that church
membership gains were only
slightly greater than population
growth.
The new Yearbook of American
Churches is out this week. It re
ports that church membership
gains, for the first time since
World War II, have fallen below
the rate of population growth. To
be precise, church membership
Church Youths
Hail New Year
Rev. Robert L. John, minister
of the First Christian Church, has
announced that the Youth Com
mittee will sponsor a Watch Night
Party, Monday, Dec. 31. The ac
tivities will begin at 8 p.m. and
continue until midnight. All mem
bers and friends are invited to attend.
rose 1.4 per cent, while th? nation
al population was increasing by
1.6 per cent.
This means that the proportion
of church members in the U. S.
population actually has declined
only a fraction of one percentage
point to be sure but enough to
mark the end of the era of rapid
and easy growth.
Just Beginning
Those who saw a "religious re
vival" in the rosy statistics of the
1950s may mourn its passing.
But there are others who
believe that American churches
are only now beginning to experi
ence a genuine revival.
"The flocking of people to the
churches following World War II
was a type of crisis religion, a
shallow demonstration of popular
piety without any real depth of
concern, says the Rev. Dr. Ar
thur Vincent, a Missouri Sy
nod Lutheran leader.
"Today we find that religion is
not quite so popular among the
masses. But instead, we are dis
covering a tremendous growth of
interest in Bible study among our
people."
Clergymen of other denomi
nations can offer similar testi
mony. Throughout America, there
are signs not easily measured
by statistics, but unmistakable to
any close observer of church life
of deepening faith and com
mitment. Become More Serious
It can be seen in such tilings
as the Spontaneous development
of small groups of concerned lay
men who meet in private homes
to wrestle seriously with the im
plications of Christian doctrine;
in the active interest displayed by
adults in religion courses which
require them to do real study; in
the growing acceptance of tithing
as a minimum standard for ste
wardship of money; in the steady
demand registered at church li
braries and book stores for good
religious books (as opposed to the
tripe which often hit the best-sell
er lists in the days when religion
was being peddled to the public
as an easy out for life's problems).
It is also reflected in growing
attendance at weekend retreats;
in the number of teen-agers who
remain active in church life aft
er they are too old to be "made"
to go to Sunday School; in the
searching curiosity of college stu
dents about authentic Christian
ity; in the readiness of young
churchmen to risk imprisonment
or injury to bear witness for the
Christian convictions on such so
cial issues as race relations.
These manifestations of real
Christian commitment still are
confined to a creative minority in
the church. They do not refute the
observation that a great many
church members remain luke
warm, ill-informed ind apathetic.
But they do provide better evi
dence of real religious revival
than could ever be found in the
soaring membership statistics of
the postwar era.
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HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Falls, Ore.
Friday, December 28, 1962
Association
Holds Party
And Meeting
MAUN The Women's Associa
tion of Malin Presbyterian Church
recently met al the home of Mrs.
Ioyal Lovencss for their Christ
mas meeting. The hostesses were
Mrs. George Smalley, Mrs. Eve
Ivn Uagerty, Mrs. Bill Hays, and
Mrs. Ethen Whitman.
The Christmas theme was car
ried out in the holiday decora-
ions, and members provided spe
cial entertainment. Mrs. Ernest
Gray and Mrs. James Bunnell
performed several medlevs of car
ols at the piano and organ. Vocal
numbers presented included "Gods
Kittle Candles" by Mrs. Gerry
Brown, accompanied at the organ
hy Mrs. Gray, and "No Candles
Were There and No Fire" by Mrs.
Grav.
All members and guests joined
in the Christmas carol singing and
pip'ual fellowship. Devotions
were given ny Mrs. u. r. neio.
At the business meeting, the
nominating committee gave their
eport on the new officers for the
coming year, nicy are sirs, nai
bert Wilson, president: Mrs. lad
die Rajnus, vice president; Mrs
Gorrv Brown, secretary, and
Mrs. Is I'nruh. treasurer.
The next meeting of the Wom
en's Association will be held Jan
.1 in the church social room.
HEAVEN'S BELLS Blihop Stephen Btyne, right, an
American liason officer between tha Angiican Com
munions of Britain and tha United States, oxamine! sev
eral of tha first bells of a new 10-bell ring for tha Epis
copal Cathedral in Washington, D.C., after they wen
cait at fh ancient Whitechapel Boll Foundry in London.
Largest of fh balls, made of pure copper and tin, is 4
feet 7 inches in diameter, weiqhs 3,415 pounds. Smallest
is 1 feet 4 Inches across and weiqhs 560 pounds. With
Bishop Bayne is the Rev. Ernest Southcott, who is pro
vost of Southward.
SARDINE noi,!.
Remove the crusts from thin
slices :'f buttered bread. Sprin
kle each with salt, piper and
giated cheese, l,ay a whole s,ir j
dine on one end; add a dab of;
mustard, .;nd roll firmly, jcllyrolll
style. Sink with toothpicks and
dot with butler. Set close together i
on h.ikina sheet; bake In hot oven
unlil bchlly browned. Serve
p'pmg hoi
Oldest god in Greek mythology
is l raniis, wlwim tiiev Mieved
to give heat, light and rain to
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Teeners Open
Christ Rally
WASHINGTON ll'PD More
than 12.000 teen-agers tinm all
parts of America converged on
the capital today for a three-day
religious rally sponsored by
Youth for Christ International
Along with the American young
people were delegates lrom .
loreign countries.
Youth lor Christ Internal ional
is an interdenominational organi
zation ol Evangelical Protestants
Evangelist Bill v Graham, one
of tlie founders a.xl still a chief
sponsor of the orginuation. will
be the principal speaker at the
closing session ol the convention
Saturday afternoon.
Thanks For All Advocated
By RALPH W. LOEW, D.I).
Written for
Newspaper Enterprise Assn.
The late Peter Marshall used to
loll of the table prayers of his son.
The lad would fold his hands
bow his head, hut with half-o(iencd
eyes scanning the table, would
thank God only for the food he
enjoyed. He skipped the spinach
Any of us can understand this
in a boy. As a matter of fact
we have trouble thanking God for
everything. Who of us could look
hack upon 1902 and he grateful
Club Votes
Donation
To Chanties
G It E E N V I E W The Cecile Har
s Friendship Club held its an
nual potluck Christmas party at
the Greenview Metnodist Church
Dec. 20, with Mrs. Helen Lewis
and Mrs. Myrtle Brown as host
esses. Secret pals were revealed
and gifts exchanged, and new
names were drawn lor the coming
year.
The group voted to donate 110
to the church in Callahan for
their building fund; s In the
Pinev Woods Home: and $.5 to
Ihe Henderson Settlement. Re
cently, the Friendship Club pur
chased a wood heater for the
Greenview church.
Those attending the partv and
business meeting were Mrs. Lot
tie Ball. Mrs. Kale Berthelsen.
Mrs. Dorothy Grune. Mrs. Mary
Uirabee, Mrs. Florence Kopf,
Mrs. Helen l,ewn. Mrs. Callie
Gordon. Mrs. Bvrtle Brown. Mrs.
Ellie Younc. Mrs. Mane McFall.
Mrs. Bei-yl Sheffield. Mrs. Maude
Slwt, Mrs. Maud Buker, and Mrs.
Tholma Owen.
The next meeting will be held
Jan 17 at the home of Mrs. Kate
Berthelsen. French Creek
for it all? How, then, can we
look forward expectantly and
gratefully for I'JtU?
1963 -AjtMJARY 196$
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There is a story of a headstone
in Norway which reads simply.
Tak For Alt." "Thanks for Ev
erything." In remembering an en-
ire liieaTo. there must be some
things which that good soul would
ather have missed. Or forgot
ten. Yet al the end of her years.
it was simply "Thanks for Ev
erything." Tile important (act is
that this could be said with in
tegrity, expressing an understand
ing of life's vicissitudes and the
power to overcome them.
There's something of this In
Saint Paul, who said, I thank
God upon every remembrance of
you " At the very moment m
which be mentioned his thanks.
Church Slates
Watch Service
Miracle Temple will hold a
Watch Meeting Service, beginning
at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 31,
at the church. 3124 Delaware. The
servile, conducted by Rev. and
Mrs. Ben Peters, will include foot
washing and the breaking of
bread. The public is invited to
attend.
he also knew of the problems. In
the same letter he could speak
of the irritations, the problems
these people had imposed upon
him, and the many disappointments.
Reading these letters of Saint
Paul in the light of the outburst
of disgust from a young minister
who resigned his ordination ear
lier this year, one is astonished.
The young parson in 1962 met
a few disillusionment, faced a
few discouragements, bumped
into some of the sins of humanity
and threw up his hands in horror.
Now he is running into some kind
of a New Year to a new profes
sion. But into what year or pro
fession will he run that is free
from discouragements?
All the more amazement that
this ancient Saint Paul could say.
"I thank God upon every remem
brance of you." And he was hon
est. He was able to thank God.
even for the people who upset his
world.
Looking around, with at least
one eye oien. we can find enough
in 1962 to wish that we had
skipped those dishes on our table.
Who of us would not have avoid
ed some of the food we've been
forced to cat, the experiences
we ve been torced to enoure. or
die burdens we've been compelled
to bear"
Yet. in the end of this year.
Ihe virtue of gratitude is not in
pretending that everything is all
right. It is in the honesty to see it
all and still to say. "1 thank God
upon every remembrance." It's a
fitting wav to confront 1963.
Baptists Present Program
NEW PINE CREEK A large
attendance was recorded at the
Christmas program at New Pine
Creek Baptist Church last Sun
day evening. Presented by all the
Sunday School children, the adults
were m charge of benind the
scenes details.
The story of the birth, life,
and death of Christ was written
by the Sunday School teachers
and portrayed in synchroniied
pantomime to the words of an
unseen reader, interspersed with
background music and appropri
ate songs sung by the choir and
several soloists. The singers were
cbscured from the audience by a
drawn curtain.
Following the performance,
Christmas treats were passed out
to all the young people.
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TO OLD and
NEW FRIENDS
By far the greatest reward
for being part of this commun
ity is the host of friends we
hove here. For more than half
a century the Crater Lake
Dairy story has been part of
the fabric of this healthy
and progressive Klamcth
country where people can
move ahead without losing the
warm friendliness that forged
our present society out of
the raw materials of a rough
ond challenging frontier.
THANKS! for being our
friends; and we of the Crater
Lake Dairy will continue to do
everything we con to cause
you to be glad we're here.
WE HOPE YOU HAVE A
WONDERFULLY HAPPY
AND PROSPEROUS 1963!
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