The guardian., 1952-12-27
WEST MEDFORD

Shiloh has observed Christmas
Sunday, December 21st, with 4
capacity congregation present
for the morning sermon and
choir music. The Shiloh Sunday
School presented the annual
Christmas Pageant at S PM.
followed by gifts TO the students,
At z PM. the Shiloh Christian
Endeavor presented a Christmas
Candle Light Service to round
out a day Of impressive exer-
ciSes, some portion OF which
pleased everyone. From II AM,
to after s PM. the doors of
Shiloh opened to welcome AL
those in and outside the COM
nlunity who wished to observe
religious Christmas programs.
What Difference Does ChrisC
Make?" was the sermon subject
answered by faithful worker
and last weeks guest minister,
Rev. William ConnorS last week.
Rev. Connors, like Rev. Wynn
continues to return occasionally
to the Little Church they both
love and which few ministers, If
any, can Iorget. This is equally
true of Rev. Roger Williams who
seems right at home here. And
1t was true of Rev. Smith of
Winchester and the late Rev.
Elmer e. Thompson of South
Medford. Mrs. Eva Guy has
joined the Shiloh watch care
membership and more and more
people are deciding to become
members or affiliate with the
church as we enter into a New
Year. 1t is a good decision. We
who live in the community will
be served by the church in many
ways. Therefore we should try
to build the church bigger and
stronger that 1t may serve US
all better, the way we would
try to better a community hos
pital or public school. The serv-
ices last week featured the sing
ing of the new Shiloh Inter
mediate Choir of boys and girls
9-12, and I believe the youngest
choir in our church history.
This means that Shiloh will
enter the New Year, and for
the first time in any year, with
three choirs. We nope for this
effort every success. BY proper
rotation 1t will allow each choir
added time to adopt new music
and techniques, something a
single choir could not always do,
because of the lack of time and
other duties during the week.
The New Year will see an effort
to bolster the Senior Choir with
more strong bass and baritone
voices, also tenors, to team
along with the hoped for in
crease in women singers. There
certainly must be many men
and women with good voices in
this growing community. All
those interested should contact
Mr.. Fred Wright. And this in
vitation gees to every adult per-
son regardless of age who can
sing and who love to sing church
music. BY next Easter the Sem
ior Choir should be big. More
good news. The Shiloh Mems
Bowling Team has entered its
fourth season of play in the
strong Medford Protestant
Church Bowling League wit h
prospects Of its best season, win
ming the opening game. And the
Shiloh Boys Senior and Junior
basketball teams nave entered
their third season in the Med
ford Protestant Church Basket
ball League, both defending
their division titles won last
year. The two teams won their
first two games last week against
w. Medford Baptist and Trinity
Methodist. No matter which way
you look at 1t, folks, Shiloh is
showing progress to be proud Of.
We are not making up the news,
we just report what is really hap
pening.
The Charles snowdon Christ
mas Tree exhibit, trees, wreaths
and corsages are better than
ever. And we hope to be able to
list some of the best 1852 Christ
mas displays in the community
with a future awarding of prizes
for the best three in years to
come. Actually some club COM
nlittee should take the job in
every community. Remember TO
write or phone all news before
Mondays. Don't forgt Art Tack
er December 26th next Friday
night at the Community Center.
EDITORS NOTE-Last weeks
Medford news having been de-
layed by the mails last week is
repeated here. The Xmas pro-
grams were carried out with fine
enthusiasm and with Shiloh Civ
ing gifts to shut-ins as well as
the youngsters. The community
was saddened by the tragic fire
at whispering willows in which