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Methodist Service To Community
To Be Commemorated With Plaque
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YOUNG CHORISTERS A concert of sacred music featurlnq the Bel Canto Sing
ers is scheduled at the local Church of Christ on the evening of Aug. 7. Rep
resenting a church-sponsored children's home in Quinlan, Tex., the singers are current
ly on their 14th annual summer tour, which includes appearances in 21 states and
Canada.
Touring Texas Singers
Schedule Local Concert
Hie nationally known Bel Canto
Singers of the Boles Home in
Quinlan, Tex., will present a con
cert at the Klamath Falls Church
of Christ, 2205 Wantland Ave.,
on Wednesday evening, Aug. 7.
The Bel Canto Singers, an a
cappella group specializing in in
spirational hymns, spirituals, and
other familiar church songs, is
currently on its 14th annual sum
mer tour. Seven concerts are pre
sented each week under the di
rection of Dan Parkcrson.
The first half of the current
three-month tour included appear
ances in Louisiana, Mississippi,
Alabama, Georgia, South Caro
lina, Norlh Carolina, Virginia,
Tennessee, Arkansas, and Wash
ington, D.C. Now in the second
half of its tour, the group has
performed in Oklahoma, Colora
do, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Wash
ington and Canada, winding up
with Oregon, California, Arizona,
New Mexico and Texas engage
ments.
The program, beginning at 7:30
p.m., will be given free of charge
as a service of the local Church
of Christ. The public is invited
to attend.
The Bel Canto Singers is com
posed entirely of residents of the
Boles Home, a home tor children
which is supported by members
of the Churches of Christ. It is
composed of two units; the ori
ginal one located at Quinlan
where 255 children live and the
Foster Home at Stephenville, Tex.,
where 32 children live.
Boles Home is a community
within itself, with 12 grades of
public school conducted on the
campus. Services are rendered to
boys and girls from pre-school
ages through college or vocational
training.
ALC's Goo
For Mission
Field Named
A $75,000 worship offering for
world missions is the goal of!
some 3,000 women of The Amer
ican Lutheran Church when they
meet lor their first triennial con
vention in St. Louis, Mo., Aug.
15-18.
The ALC official women's aux
iliary set the offering goal to help
meet needs on each of the 12
world mission fields of the denom
ination. The total offering has
been earmarked to meet special
needs in education, health, and
missionary housing on the foreign
lields.
Convention business will be
transacted by 324 official dele
gates elected on the basis of two
from each of the ALC's 162 con
feronce units.
The five Oregon delegates are
Miss Margaretha Sass, Baker;
Mrs. George Olsen, Pendleton;
Mrs. Walter H. Brunner, Glad
stone; Mrs. Philip Berg, Eugene;
and Miss Hannah M. Olson, Sil-
verton.
Leading Clergymen Question
Internal Discipline Of Churches
By LOUIS CASSELS
United Press International
Should churches purge their
membership rolls of people whose,
lives flagrantly contradict the
teachings of Christ?
That question is under serious
debate in church circles for the
first lime in more than a gen
eration. One of the church leaders who
raised the question is Prof. Frank
lin H. Littcll of Chicago Theolog
ical Seminary. He told a recent
church conference that m a jor
Protestant denominations have
virtually abandoned membership
standards and are "incapable of
maintaining the most elementary
internal discipline."
He said that lack of discipline
makes it impossible for churches
to play an effective role in the
struggle for racial justice. Near
ly every denomination has con
demned racial discrimination as
un-Christian, ho pointed out. But,
he asked, how often do you hear
of a Protestant church expelling
a member for preaching or prac
ticing bigotry?
Excommunication Rare
" Even in the Roman Catholic
Church, which theoretically has
stricter standards of internal dis
cipline, excommunication for dis
obedience of moral teachings is
comparatively rare nowadays.
Witness the nationwide sensation
which resulted last year when the
archbishop of New Orleans denied
the sacraments to three people!
who had openly challenged the
church's stand on integration of
parochial schools.
But the breakdown of church
discipline is not confined to such
fields as race relations, where
there are strongly held differenc
es of opinion.
. Prof. Glenn Hinson of the South
ern Baptist Seminary at Louis
ville, Ky., observed recently that
churches are not even cracking
down on such blatant acts of im
morality as adultery and drunkenness.
Hinson said many Christians to
day seem to feel Uiat there is
something "distasteful, almost un
civilized" about telling people they
must live up to the church's mo
ral standards or get out.
Writing in the Texas Baptist
Standard, Hinson noted that the
same tendency to look the other
way existed in the early Christian
church at Corinth.
Writes Blistering Letter
St. Paul found out about it, and
wrote a blistering letter to the
Corinthians about the maintenance
of church discipline.
'I actually hear reports of sex
ual immorality among you," said
the shocked apostle.
Ho proceeded to lay down stern
rules for "rooting out evil-doers
from your community."
Have you never heard the
saying, A little leaven leavens
all the dough'? The old leaven of
corruption is working among you.
Purge it out. . .
You must have nothing to do
with any so-called Christian who
leads a loose life, or is grasping,
or idolatrous, a slanderer, a drun
kard, or a swindler."
St. Paul made clear that he
was not anvicating that the
church turn its back on sinners
outside its fold. To do that would
be to abandon its whole mission,
for Christ said repeatedly that it
was precisely for sinners that he
came and died.
Not Vindictive Act
It was nominal Christians-
hypocrites who claim the name
ot Christ while making a mock-
cry of his teachings that St. Paul
said were to be "rooted out" of
the church. And even in their
case, the withdrawal of fellow
ship was not to be a vindictive
act, It was the same kind of pun
ishmont that a loving parent ad
ministers to an erring child, to
bring him to his senses. St. Paul
specified that any church mem
bcr who was expelled for wrong
doing should be welcomed back
with open arms if he sincerely
repented and sought forgiveness.
The reluctance of modern
churches to follow St. Paul's stern
advice is not motivated solely hy
a desire to hang onto every pos
sible member. Many church lead
ers fear that any attempt to re
store "discipline" would open
Ihe door to sclf-rightcousncss,
Pharisaism and heresy hunts.
On the other hand, they recog
nize that churches are being hob
bled in their efforts to bear wit
ness to Christ because their ranks
are riddled with people who are
not even trying to be Christians.
We know that discipline is
needed," said Prof. Hinson. "The
question is: Dare we take the
risk?"
Guild Meets
BONANZA - The Guild of St.
Barnabas Episcopal Church. Lan-
getl Valley, held its rccular
monthly meeting on July 25 at
tne Home ol Dorothy Peterson of
Bonanza. Fourteen members were
present.
During the brief business ses
sion conducted by tlie president,
Lois Monroe, it was voted to give
the reception for a September
wedding and to sponsor a card
party on Aug. 1. Proceeds from
the party will be used to install
the bell donated to the church by
the Clements Ranch of Bonanza.
Members decided to hold the
next meeting on the fifth Thurs
day of the month instead of the
fourth Thursday because of a con-
llict with the 4-H fair. The Aug
2!l meeting is slated at the home
of Donna Gift of Upper Lancell
Valley, and each member is re
quested to bring a white elephant.
To commemorate 92 years of
service to tlie community by the
Methodist Church, a plaque will
be dedicated and placed near
the cornerstone of the First Meth
odist Church in memory of the
late David A. and Ruby Kenyon,
who were instrumental in the
growth and development of the
church.
The ceremony will take place
on the church grounds at Tenth
and High streets on Sunday, Aug
4, at 10:45 a.m., between the
morning worship services. A 1 1
friends of the Kenyons and mem
bers of the church are invited to
attend the dedication.
No members have been recog
nized as more devoted workers
for the Methodist Church than
Mr. and Mrs. Kenyon, since 1871,
In that year the Methodist Con
ference appointed its first Cir
cuit Rider to conduct services
in the Klamath and Goose Lake
basins, while at the same time
filling the positions of Indian
agent and missionary to the
Klamaths and Modocs. '
Wiht the groundwork laid,
Methodism in 92 years has pro
gressed from a membership of
13 in 1893 to the present roster
of 780 names, and from meeting
a small frame show house'
on tlie corner of Main and Third
to the present modern structure.
Much of the church's progress
can be attributed to the finan
cial aid and sustained service
of the Kenyons.
The present church, dedicated
in December, 1929, was financed
under favorable circumstances,
hut during the depression in 1932,
u was oinicuit to make pay
ments on the mortgaged indebted
ness. Individual members were
asked to become responsible for
the necessary money, and Mr
and Mrs. Kenyon are listed as
two of the 19 signers of the note
uer ncr nusDana s flcath in
1942, Mrs. Kenyon continued to
serve the church in various capa
cities. She died on Jan. 31 of
this year at the age of 70.
J lie bronze plaque, the first
memorial plaque to be affixed to
the church building, was present
ed by the children and grand
children of Mr. and Mrs. Ken
yon. It bears the following inscription:
fo the glory of God and the
service of man, this plaque, com
memorating 92 years of Chris-
Man service to tlie Klamath Bas
in by the Methodist Church, is
placed in loving memory of Da
vid Ames and Ruby Lee Kenyon
by their family. A.D. 1871-A.D.
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Past Pastor
Sets Return
A former pastor of the First
Baptist Church for nine and a
half years will return Sunday.
Aug. 4, to conduct the 11 a.m.
and 7:45 p.m. worship services.
Dr. b. M. Causey, who was
associated with the local church
from 1951 to 1901, has been
minister of the First Baptist
Church, White Center, in Seattle
for tlie past two years. He now
plans to leave for Mississippi
where lie will serve as a mis
sionary with the Southern Bap
tist Convention.
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Meet Held
For Laymen
Area delegates to tlie Pacific
Northwest Laymen's Congress of
the Seventh-day Adventist Church
were Mrs. Lottie Budden, Klam
ath Falls, and Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Standley and Mr. and
Mrs. George Standley, all of Lake
view. The three-day workshop was
held July 24-27 at Gladstone, the
church-owned campground near
Portland, to instruct laymen in
avenues of Christian service. Stu
dy emphasis was placed on
health and welfare activities, in
cluding civil defense programs
and Bible evangelism.
The workshop was attended by
800 delegates representing 40,000
Seventh-day Advcntists and 310
churches in the North Pacific Un
ion. The theme of the congress.
"This Is The Time," was explored
by the two keynote speakers, R. S.
Watts, vice president of the
church's world conference, and J.
Ernest Edwards, director of the
denomination's laymen activities
at the Washington, D.C, head
quarters.
COMMEMORATION OF SERVICE The first memorial
plaque of the First Methodist Church will be placed near
the cornerstone following a dedication service on Sun
day. It commemorates 92 years of community service by
the Methodist Church and was presented in memory of
the late Mr. and Mrs. David A. Kenyon. The bronze me
morial is displayed by Mrs. Ralph Ovgard, chairman of
the Wills, Legacies and Memorials Committee.
Couple Serves In Taiwan
On Volunteer CWS Staff
Volunteering for a two-year
Church World Service assignment
early this year, Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Berry are now serving on
the staff of the Taiwan Christian
Service. Mrs. Berry, the former
Sandra Spear, is the daughter of
Mrs. Terrell O. Chase of Klam
ath Falls.
Tlie Berrys, both Graduates of
La Verne College. La Verne.
Calif., are working with CWS
through the Brethren Service Co
mittee.
Following his graduation. Bcrrv
took the Brethren Volunteer Serv
ice training at New Windsor, .Id.
Further preparations for the as
signment included language stud
ies at Columbia University in New
York.
Church World Service is the inter-denominational
agency through
which major Protestant and East
ern Orthodox communions carry
on cooMiralive world-wide pro
grams of service to the hungry,
homeless, and disaster-stricken.
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BATTERIES
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reduced 15. Zenith qual
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cost. Wo have batteries for
ANY brand hearing aid.
Also
ZENITH
20th anniversary tale. Three
different hearing aids re
duced by $5 to $25.
At
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Private Practice of
Dr. J. L. Lawson Optometrist
& Hearing Aid Consultant
(Only full time local hearing
aid consultant. Always
available.)
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Sunday School 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday Evening Testimony Meeting (:00 O'clock
Leiion-Sermon Subject Aigut 4, 1963
"LOVE"
Golden Teiti Piolma 36:7. Haw eicellenl Is thy loving kind
liest, O Godl Therefor Hit children of men put their trust
under the thedow at thy aingt.
Nursery focilitlet avolloble during church ttnrlcei.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Worihip muit bt meditation, the calming of saint, the
doting out of distroctiont, icitemtnti, appttitot, and
arguments. God cannot be pleated with confusion.
"For God is not m God of confusion, but of peace."
(I Cor. 14:33)
The development of the loul and spiritual enrichment is
regulated by regular appointments for intimate commun
ion with God. In oil worship there must be decency and
order. Each of us can help to improve the hour ot con
g ret to no I worship. The wandering eye, the empty gate,
the worried countenance, the pre-occupied look, the erti.
tude of disguit, the hypocritical store and frequent levity
must nevtr become part of our worship. Let us resolve
to help keep such contusion and disturbances out of pub
lic service to God.
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