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Show lif Uftf Hiitf iyi fjtfr'tfar 4 Saturday, October DESERET NEWS, 1968 12, Churchmen Differ On Minister's Hole IN THE NEWS By BKYAN GRAY mniiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiinniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit Deseret News Staff Writer Lutheran Sub-Conferen- Aie some ministers spending too much time championing social causes? Is the trend of young ministers toward more activism? ce By ROGER PUSEY Deseret News Church Wrher SANDY The annual Utah meeting of the American Lutheran Church will be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, East, according to Rev. Some local clergj men sampled disagree as to the effectiveness and the reasonableness of social protests voiced by ministers. They concede that joung graduates from leligion seminaries might even be mote vocal in issues of peace and civil rights than the present members of the ministerial ranks. 8375-13t- h Berton Hushagen, host pastor. Representatives from the four ALC congregations in Utah. Ascension, Ogden; Atonement, Granger; Mt. Tabor, Salt Lake City, and Good Shepherd, will attend. The main speaker will be Roy Berntsen, Los Angeles, Calif., assistant to the president of the South Pacific District of ALC. In connection with this meeting, Denny Bird, president of the Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church Council, will leave Tuesday to attend the biennial convention of the ALC Wednesday through Oct. 22 in Omaha, Neb. Mr. Bird is the only lay delegate from Utah ever to attend the convention. r: ji? m SHOW DISAPPOINTMENT Louis B. Gerhaidt, of First Congregational pastor 2150 Foothill Church, Dr., commented that many parishioners are disappointed with Rev. their clergymen. The church is not another social service organization, he said. I believe in open housing and the abolition of capital punishment, but I cannot find time to do my other duties call on the elderly, visit hospital patients cr help guide a bewildered teenager if Im out in a civil rights march. SEEK CONSOLATION Too many churches aie disappointing their troubled congregations. A family who has suffered a deatn in the family, for instance, comes to church to receive faith and consolation, not to hear a minister preach about the Vietnam war. He lamented the fact that. Missionary Speaker An official of the United Methodist Church who visited mission stations in South and Latin America last summer will speak at two United Methodist Churches Sunday. Rev. Virgil W. Sexton, assistant general secretary, Section of Cultivation, Board of Missions, will preach at 9:30 a.m. at Grace United Methodist Church, 870 W. 4th South, ad Centenary United Methodist Church, 1740-5t- h East at 11 a.m. Rev. Allan L. Nesbitt, pastor of both churches, said the visitor will show slides of his trip Sunday at 6:30 p.m. during a family night dinner at Centenary. Political Program Five churches are combining to sponsor an town meeting Monday at 8 p.m. at Holladay Community Church, 2631 E. 4800 South, and the speakers will be several political candidates. The speakers will be Sen. Wallace F. Bennett, and his Democrat opponent, Milton L. Weilen-m2.Peace and Freedom party candidate Bruce Philand lips also will speak. Rep. Sherman loyd, his Democrat opponent, Galen Ross, are other speakers. ed Rev. Louis B. Gerhardt . no time to march" Congo Missionary MIDVALE Rev. Billy Starnes, Los Angeles Calif., a former missionary in the Congo, will speak at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Midvale United Methodist Church, 44 E. Center St., according to Rev. Burl Krtps, pastor. The Rev. Mr. Starnes, currently director of advance for the United Methodist Churchs Board of Missions, will speak on the subject A Meaningful seminal y giaduatcs display an intei cst in activist roles as seminary teachers or social workers instead of entering the pastoral ministry. A minister who takes the same approach is Rev. G. Neil Chtistopherson, pastor of Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church, East. Although I believe our young ministers are interested in avid social activism, it is my opinion that pastors have a job to do in their own church. A minister may nc lect his other responsibilities if be takes an active participation in social causes, he said. tier Repoit dealing with nois and Rev. Stanford R. Hull, Lutheran minister at the University of Utah, has spoken on the Vietnam war. Very Rev. Wesley Irens-dorff- . dean of St. Maiks Episcopal Cathedral, 231 E. 1st South, who is in Nicaiagua for a year, believes a minister has time fnr both social activand ism church regular duties. If you believe that the Vietnam war is wrung, its one thing to hold hands for Hie parents of the wounded, but you must also do something more to try and end it, lie said. The church beais the responsibility to be a creative agent. The prophets were activists. Jesus Christ certainly was an activist. 173-7t- h The Rev. Mr. Christoplior-so- n said social issues have been presented to his congregation. A Negro leader addressed members on the Kcr- - ministers from start working and planning different religous the event. The crusade puts denominations met this week new life into the church, he and formed the Intermountain said. Billy Graham Crusade ExThe ministers weie told It ploratory Committee that will would take about four years attempt to have the famous of hard work to have a Billy evangelist crusade in Utah. Graham Crusade in the InterThe action came during a mountain area. meeting at the Salt Lae AirBilly Graham Is gracious port called by the Utah Chrishumble and he and tian Committee which was must sincerely widest the get suppoif foTmed more than two years possible before consenting to ago with the sole purpose of hold a crusade, the Rev. Dr. planning a Bi'ly Graham cruHarnish said. sade in Utah. ALL GROUPS Rev. Dr. J. Lester Harnish, Eastern the of Bappresident The clergymen w ei e tist Theologcal Seminary and warned to include all religious Eastern Bagroups in the undertaking ptist College, that must be interdenomina1 P h i a delphia tional and interracial with a was who Pa., clear-cu- t objective. He said of chairman 800 ministers supported the the Pacific Portland crusade. Northwest Bil-- 1 The need to form a nonGraham y profit corporation with an atlast Crusade torney to draft a constitution May in Port--1 was stressed by and a n d, O re., Also the important is speaker. was the speakDr. llarnish appointment of an executive er committee and an honorary He outlined the steps necesChosen was Oregon sary in planning a crusade of chairman. Gov. Mark Hatfield. this magnitude and suggested Serving as general chairways the clergymen could man, the Rev. Dr. Harnish said he had three vice chairmen, each with several com Evangelical Free Chuch About 50 many Mission. Scout Award Ceremony Four members of Cottonwood Presby'erian Church, 1580 Vine St., will receive God and Country Awards Sunday at 10 a.m., and not last Sunday as previously reported, Rev. Frank R. Marshall said today. They are John and Jim Hodge, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hodge, 313 Hillside Dr., Murray; Steven Pickard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pickard, 407 W. 5720 South, Murray, and Marty West, son of Mr. and Mrs. Einar West, 2857 Bonnie Brae. Annual UCC Meeting VERNAL The Utah Association of the United Church of Christ will meet at Kingsbury Community Church in Vernal Sunday at 4 p.m. for its annual meeting. by-la- In Church News CHURCH OF CHRIST Aoitvities of The Church of Jesus Chirst of Latter-da- y Saints may be found hi the BOUNTIFUL 100 N 400 Sax. list, IK. 10 HOLLADAY 2631 1 4000 So . of CHURCH FIRST Sun im 10 in enclosed Deseret News. News Church todays NEW HOPE RELIGIOUS BAPTIST CHURCH SCIENCE United Church of Member Rehqious Science Crnst Holme Founder H. Ernest Brandt, Minister m. Sun. Service 1100 THE LAMPLIGHTER CHAPEL of Foothill Drive "Everyone Welcomt"flMHM 1615 lit Split. lit Hi E. W.tf Pk. 357214 DmIii roi. Futar H. Wiihiftf'.ii. Aii'l . . futir Rev. John Wade ". He said tiie suuul aetisist movement among ministers is n Many of our college students fall away from the church because they cannot see its relevance to uur society, lie said. There will be a substantial number of church - goois who will be turned off by the activist minister, but many concerned BtTHiibA Wiltiar I. Cubo, Poif9e Keynoter Keynote speaker for a regionmittees. Crusade officials will of United Methodprovide a large volume, out- al conference in the field of leaders ist Church in lining procedures preparing missions Monday through for the crusade. at the Hotel Utah will About a year before the cru- Thursday be Bishop Paul A. Washburn of sade was held, a member of Minneapolis, Minn. the team moved into town and The continence will being toestablished residence. Soon 12 memgether about 179 United Methodthere wore ists from 32 western states bers of the crusade team. full-tim- e including Utah, Colorado, The speaker said the cruIdaho. Montana, Wyoming, while sade com $218,500 California, Nevada, Arizona, $221,000 was taken in. There Hawaii Oregon, Washington, were about 6,000 persons who and Alaska. voir od a commitment to It is one of five such conferChrist, signed cards and then local ministers followed up ences being held in the U.S. in September and October with visits. under sponsorship of the United DEN VER TRIP Methodist Board of Missions. The purpose is to provide an Rev. Dr. Earl L. Rilev, pasfor the leaders to opportunity tor of First Baptist Church, for who presided at the meeting, consider the motivation conin a missions Christian went five said he and others temporary world. to Denver, Colo., two Sunday School Marntnf Worship Youth Orewgi IvMiRf Nrvli Wad Frtyw 941 a,.M.11 Oi1l.m. mm OOa.m. -MH4t4444i44.7i00 p.m ..70 pa "A Bi hie Believing Bible Teaching Church VIIW Proy.r-Bi- 7:30 p.m. Study 2150 Foothill Drlvo 9:30 A.M. 9:30 a a "Standing Whcro God StanJs." CHRIST louil 6671 Rev. GENE YELKIH. 466 7793 2375 East 33id South-4- 84 Sunday Worship and Church School 9 and 11 a.a FIRST 8726 2nd So at 2nd East-3- 28 Rev George L Davis 486 0203 a Sunday School 9 30 a Worship Sorvico 8.42 ill a Mmistor-Cha- FULL GOSPEL ASSEMBLY THE WAVES Of Worship TRUTH Wednesday KSOf-7- .13 Sun. School 9 43e Morn. Worship 11 p 85 8th West, 4th Rev A L NESBITT. Church School 10.45 9:30 a.a a.a Sunday School Worship Service 11:00 a.a 9:45 a.m. .. ll:OOa.m. a.a - Power Hour-W- Wm Chr.itopulot - 277 5057 Patter H. - 952 East 9th South Austin Meekins, Pastor : Faith Baptist Granger. Meeting temporarily at 3536 Market. Pat Combes, Pastor, 1 Grace Baptist Bountiful. Meeting tempoiarily at r Amer. Leg. Bldg. 43 W. 300 S. Marvin Cowan, Pastor, 277-448- Miller ... ...KING (j& J of GOD Pastor Peter Pilot II Again, with I P.M. ! Illh Abboc. Deaa Outyaa - far Iwfanwottaa CeM Town Matting Tune NI.91J1 or 444.9402 KSOP-8:- a.m. Sunday 30 v. H a laXI Sunday services 11 Wednesdays 8pm. First Church 352 East Third South Second Church 1165 Foothill Drive Millcreek Church 2605 East 33rd South Sanctuary 7:00 P.M.-Bap- Youth Fellowship Meetings tist Dr. Erik Ruden, Executive Minister, P.M LUTHERAN Baptist Union of Sweden 777 So. 13th - E. 10 a m. jfci anger 2uj W 3500 Scum WcrfhiO I Sunday school S.u.Ca A Pastor Lulhro, Jos. 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TABOR m, and Kenneth C 9no West Chw ch School Wotship 9 4! and 9 45 a 9 .MURRAY COMMUNITY Sunday Sihool 1! - Church School Wh.pn00o 9 LAYTON COMMUNITY Churh Rov. 9 30 HOLY TRINITY Hum Worship Sorvtte 3vmw Surnfoy School 9 30 a.m. W..I Til. N.rtK 11 TO Drive m. Rubai, 9aiur Womhtji 10 30 144 Suuth 75 Eos! (lountifvl-- U School, 9 45 am 5-7677 MO S. AMERICAN BAPTIST CHURCHES 1st 4615 South 3300 West The Rev Churtes Preble trvnot First ASSEMBLY "5Pealing" am ST. STEPHEN'S TRINITY 6891 5415 South-2- 98 Rev. Howard V Hutl Sunday School 9 30 a m. loti 13th 5 e HI - Church Church School, Youth Group! d ST. PAUL'S Be 98:3 Sermon: $ - Enjoy Our 6:0C South The Very Rev. We.lty fren.dvril h Rvv. O. IdwerO H. wl.lt ' 1700 p.m 7: JO p.m. 10 Youth Progruml 10 and 1 1 30 a m. -Morning Service! : 7 Telephene for lorvlct Time Seuth fth lust Carl I. Irloen, o.m. ,...6iS0 CHURCH CHURCH 9:45 A.M. Sunday School for all Ages 11:00 A.M.1 by Revivcl" ed., SD EPISCOPAL East 44S o.m. I0t COMMUNITY tht Whoto 6'bl Wo Prooch DR. EARL L. RILEY, PASTOR 7:30 p.m. Pastor Thomas Minister Sandy FIRST UNITARIAN 7pm Bethel Baptist The Rev. W All ChvrpbOi - Study FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ALL SAINTS' a libit A I ii, nd ( him h U'r All li imm 569 So. 1 3th Eat Sorvico 7 p.m. The Rey Rev BURL G. KREPS. 255 8581 Worship Service 11 a . I, m ivcmgolutic 7p m. -WfD froyr A 6iblt Study Sunday School 9 45 a m. Worship Services 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Youth Meetings 6 p.m (Bethel only) Wed. 7.30 p m. Prayer and Bible Study "Llto'i Ort.lnt Dlicovory" 31 PARK CITY 1 MUIIIII (..I Pmmggrovidod C.tp.l Jo. p.m. 7:15 p.m. 7:00 p.m llfi.tod Community Church SERVICES "Dltcovorlng Froblom'i Root" 231 MIDVALE 4290 Sorvico Duwurd I Study Sunday Worship Sunday Worship Sunday Bibla Study Wod. Bihlo 490 - CHRIST 63 IAST 14th SOUTH 9 4S a.m. 11 o.m. ST. MARK'S a.a 44 East Center Rev BURL G. KREPS, 235 8581 Worship Service 9.00 faa-l7l- to Sunday I'M Study Mommy Worship Youth Hour 840 So. 8th East of CHURCH A. Cron 1880 East 5600 So. BIBLI SCHOOL Warship Sarvic 0rh.rdt, Mini.t.r Fiank M. Blih,Minl.tr Imaritu. Nur.ry (.rut. rvldd durln w.raMp h N07I; MO lu. Rout lit S., 13th far II a.m. Pivin Warship Sorvico CHURCH 292-123- 6' An independent, friendly Bdile centered chun h 9831 South-4- CHRISTIAN 4976 South Hlfhlond Drlvo a GRACE Family Worship Church School for All Ages Divine Worship & 11 A.M. B. - BAPTIST CHURCH Pioneer Protestant Chun h" "IUdi 9831 1740 So. 5th East-4- 35 Rev. A. L NESBITT. 4B4 1980 Church School 9:45 a Worship Sorvico 11 a ANCHOR- FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH CENTENARY full-tim- Hugh W Gilldan. Mmnttr bl UNITED' CHURCH was called to the pastorate last June. sign painter, an erdained 1300 South, Becoming 221 W. Jorgensen, minister will be a real pleas-'w ill orbe urc for me, he said. I have dained to the been teaching adult Bible Southern Bapclasses for several years, but ministi tist y the ministry will be a better Sunday at 3:30 ot expressing the Bible. way First at p.m. Homer Wickes, pastor Rev. Southern Baot Holladay Baptist Church, Church, ptist w ill deliver tlie ordination ser210 15C0 W. mon at the service presided South. over by Rev. Charles Ray, As a I area superintendent of mis-- ' minisMr. Jorgensen sions for the Southern Baptist JorMr. ter, Convention. gensen has been helping out Mr. Jorgensen said he was at the church for 18 months a member of Evangalical because the congregation has Free Church for a few years e been without a minand then helped organize Cenister for nearly two years. He tral Baptist Church, 61 E St. A Ike ITIII1 Communion ...9:30 a.m. Sunday School and 1 1 a.m. family Bibla hour 7 p.m. Ivaning Sarvic Tu. - BOUNTIFUI Jth and 14th latt) 1 Tuiptist Convention which has "done more than any other single denomination in pacing civil rights reform. Southern Baptists To Ordain Minister BIBLE CHAPEL too (lutwuan been eliminated. He said he cannot see any decrease in ministerial mili-- 1 tanev. The black churchman, esjiecially, will become more aggro sive and moie demanding. His patience is running out. In the future, ministers of all races will take a more prominent role m die peace and civil rights movement," He piaised the American PEOA NATIVE Name 1 . . utilized the ehunli and its social message; it has only tolerated them, lie said. If the community had needed the message of the minister in regard (o such issues as equal rights for all persons, much of our present trouble could have 777-i3t- h Methodists years ago for a Billy Graham Crusade and talked with the evangelists assistants about a crusade in Utah. He said they didnt say yes or no, but indicated a crusade was a possibility if a formal request from an organized group was submitted. Formation of the exploratory committee is the first move toward the formal request. respo.isibilty" a nothing new, Bishop Paul Jones, who sened as head of the Episcopal Missionary Diswas trict in Utah from 1914-1a declared pacifist, he noted. Rev. John Wade, Piesbyte-riaminister at the Campus Christian Center, 232 University St., said ministers have a responsibility to voice their opinions on such issues as war and prate, migrant workers, poverty and civil rights. Rev. Earl L. Riley activism overdue" ". al.-he Individuals may ih awn back into the church if they can see Its relevance. 3 he Rev. M, . Wade said he expects the activist ministerial group to grow with the addition of young and concerned seminary graduates. He said the social cause - minded minister may contribute to tl e increasing tension within church and its congregation instead of the past pattern of tension between churches. Rev. I)r. Earl L. Riley p.Mor of First Baptist Church, East, said the reeont social activism among some segments of the ministry is In the past there overdue. has been an unrclatedness 1o the preaching ot a minister and the application of the sermon in the community. The commun iy lias nut 299-434- METHODIST . . sights 1919 East 3900 SoutH 1 Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening 7:00 p.m. Wed. Prayer Meeting 7:00 p.m. Piv M. pastors have a job" ". Utah Group Seeks Crusade By Graham h, UNITED Rev. Wesley Frensdoiff . . Christ was activist" Rev. Neil Christopherscn ". . 2500 last 39th South, togor Proscoit, 1412 -- Sunday LC A 00 a m Rov I9SS East Stretford (20th Fast, 2 SIS South) Hamm.ll Early Mvrn.n, W.r.hip m O m - Le, M.fnnf Wanh.p II 00 p II.- - Pa.,or '0 45 100 Holh,. Worsh p8 S S.n a.m, am. Clayton W Sihv.1, - MO 5. 6 , L E Mointen, Pastor Worship 8 38 nb Ham Nca,. b. and 11 A M 9 45 School - SunCav Sc.iool MO S. - Sunday School 30 A M --L, |