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i fiV ll1iifiiil(riHli TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1913 ' T PAGE FOUR ; " . nnni) CD be the exemplification of the highest THE OBSERVER form of creative existence. Many j ; ft looked upon such existence as an ine- BRUCE DENNIS, Editor and Owner vitab,e nece8aity, the product of . "TT" natural law, and the consummation Entered at the poetoffice at La awg of evolution. The theory Grande, Oregon, as second class divinit.y of man seemed to grip matter. I many, one expressing tne oeue , 5e 15c 65c SUBSCRIPTION BATES, Daily, single copy . . . . Daily, per week . .... ...- v.lw nop month ".......' JSl I"" . Daily, per six months in ad- . . Tance " ' Daily, per year In advance ..... 7.0i Daily, by mail per year in ad- vonrA ... f T Weekly Observer, per year in advance . . . . i it nil : ii thA acorn " the possibilities of the oak tree from which it came so man has in him all the possibilities of God who begat him.' A thoughtful Michigan manu facturer, owner of a large institution later worked toward a solution of the human problem by the definition: 'Man is a germ of divinity operating . nf . limitation.' Some 1 ko 'thought man exists here in prepara SIAU ( 1 . . onri one asked. i tion for a luiure mo, " ' T -..! j u v tw. man was created by Advertising rates on application. All j of pBternai affec- . j:1,..t advertising must I . . , .; Copy iwr uiopj " 7 , i reach the office the day before the ad appears, Address all communications to THE OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth St., .' La Grande, Oregon. WIIAT DO BUSINESS LI EVE. MEN BE- Ko other ministry save thBt which "grapples with men's actual prob lems" can today expect to find a generous hearing." With this con Tictioa. in mind a Toledo minister tent out a list of questions to 120 f the "most prominent business wen! of his city and requested per mission "tl enter the citadel of mind and soul, and take therefrom the deepest and most honest thoughts concerning religious subject" -The inquirer, Rev. George R. Wallace, . tells in The Advance (Chicago) the results of his Investigation, and first of all mentions -uw the men addressed to discuss their beliefs." The "promptness, frank ness, and earnestness of the replies; he says, "were pleasantly surpns tag." But besides this, he declares that'll! marked evidence were nhe pathetic, yearning for a faith, the diversity of beliefs, the startling denials of doctrines com- i.. -i.n!,J hv the church, with a.. -.- nArloiiB thoutrht evldent- W1C UCCM - - -- '.l-'-tam tM subject." The replies mior several heads: are cui" - n "Regarding the existence of Ooa there seemed unanimity that God exists. Regarding His nature most ... i ...i ; rvorannnlltV! God oenevea not r- to them, is a supernatural first cauf.e, the uncaused cause oi an ex istence), a force which manifest it self in everything and most highly In man. Some believed in God not .... rA preserver. iHlt al- so as 'Our Father-,' those holding this v.i!. .., nmnnrativelv few. The ueur. wiiiw vv.-'i replies indicated urn '"""' struction regarding the nature of God and the relation of diety to hu manity is greatly needed. "The question 'For What do you Re lieve man is in existence?' elicited a variety of opinions. Some declare they had never heard or read a sat isfactory answer to the question; others thought for some divine pur pose which, with our present mental equipment, none could explain. To live, beget, and die, the same as a horse or bird, expressed the limited ! .nmu u'nilff others con- conccpiiu" i f - sidered the purpose of human life to finn nre-existing in him?' "The changed' belief regarding moral obligation , from the clear cut - DiiHi itn ATI- and definite laiin oi um cestors was startingly and over whelmingly in evidence. To the ques- it. mnrnllv resDonsible to I God, and will God punish evasion of .... jL,Hontlv aa'm this responsibility was xr.-v serted. Opinions were - hereditary tendencies nullified such obligations. The nearest approach to orthodox teaching was that any penalty would result in proportion as . . anil snir- man is physicany, -;---itually responsible to laws that can . .j.iiji 'at evaded without not OB YW incurring inevitable and ... n t.Vie obligation allies, oo io . ."'"" -and responsibility- for humaa failure upon God, one intimating that God would not)Ohdemn human faOure "more than a builder would attempt to blame his building for falling down, because of inherent wetness caused probably by faulty design. Immorality eeemea a pery.-- u i. ,.., and one concerning which they were In grave doubt He we read: , . --. y- ' . ' . . Mrnived coniamea . n reuim -. - . i j .nnintic views, such as, . . ..i.... when we die There is no ium. . . ..t ! the end: our pm.y comes in the lives oi i iv .nii!iritv and contm ants i" "" . , uance of the race; the good exists after physicial death, the evil perish, this life is only a stage in human de velopment; the next is a P"K" life; in the next world lives are "Regarding providential interest in and interposition for humanity, the prevailing attitudes revealed in the replies indicated pathetic desire and profound doubt. Asked 'Is God in vested in, and does he care about man's every day life and experien ces 7 'some wrote, 'I wish I knew; so ,any in the past trusted fa b. godB that were nothing ai an; tell?' 'There is too much suffering U believe that; I do not believe so, but such a faith would make one very . i:o Borrows could ne nappy; men i"- laid on the shoulder of God, or at least shared with him.' me p.uu. v..i. nA :i a nerson or imper- wneuier - :. sonal law robbed some of comforting faith in providential oversigni. ...j i nnnoila nre8onal BUp- saiu, i vn i'wv : ;niivii)iiiil affairs to my ..oniinn of law: while another finA in not a person, so can not be personally interested. Tii nnrmp mirariBQ OI Uio i- 1UC - - J plies, says this minister, lay in the attitude of these prominent business men toward wie cuuiu.. "So much has appeared in the regarding the press - decadence of the church that at least qualified endorsement oi -- M . i. t. s.l in renlV to the question, 'What good is the ' .. ...u,l XTrt nna lin- cnurcn 10 ----kind criticism or weak endorsement of the church was received, Appre i4inn of the church, was compre- . tjirtlnerlv expressed nensiveijr - - , Witness the following: The church stands first in the world's institu tions for the good of mankind m nt life: the church is every iovv , . of rivilization. ana uie iuuiiuo"v does great good; the world would be lost without churches; without the moral teachings of the church the world's degeneration woum mevn. .ui., iinur. it is the keystone of so- cial order, society would be chaos . !iv.,4- if. i nnlifts the world and WftbllVUb IV, v "I-' does away with vice; it teaches that, regardless of futre rewara, mumni-j' .nt in mnnAV or trlorv. but in" all that makes a man satisfied with himself; it creates ana Keeps hih iHanln! emnhasizes the spiritual against the material; it elevates .iftiM Bonthes. and comiorts nu- mnnifv it IrAnns US close to God. 1 WW lllljli moivihi " - 1 the propounder of the questions. One is that men are invorcovcu, o i"v in h histnrv cf the world. CM ' t " 1 in the great religious questions re- garding uie ana atwun. i Wot nam- Kan there been ereater need, nor greater opportunity, for ... . - -1 llnlliantNr ministers to pnen 1uwu1150.1v.j1 ..inall anil narnestlv the fuilda- i-l ha nit OiriatianitT. Men mwuii vtuviw ...... : 1J are hungrily seeking ior true guiu- .. . . . . nn.!. Jn tki anc in things spinuai. mm for miniaters-with.-divinely fcv maaamire: the world turns iirjiiAitiyi from bji otnein. UKm.u.n Kn attiutint is here made to dis- cuefl the subjects presented. - This ar- i a! a m umTTun in reauuiinc w quests from several ministers, that iu. .nH. nf thn investieration re- UIO 1QOUIW K' garding the beliefs of business men be publishel in abbreviated iorm., 1IIO pujnvm - - r The Test of Time Time determines whether the policies under which a bank Is oper ated are safe This bank has been In business twenty-six years. It has grown steadily until It has become one of the strongest and most prosperous financial luntttutlons in the West. The soundness of its policies is attested by the long list of conserv ative buslnes. men who transact their business here; also by an earned surplus of $130,000.00. the work of time and the result of conservative management. This bank has "facilities for taking care of more high grade bul BM and offers tia service, to thoee who appreciate the best In banking. La Grande National Bank La Grande, Oregon Capital. I10e.a00.00 Surplus. $150,000.00 Resources, MH.W0.M DES1051TI DEPOSITORY OF TMTED STATES 60YERMIIHT. rnriTED 8TATES POSTAL 8AT1X6S DEPOSITOR!. Our Dry Goods DepajniJhowEi ANY COLOR, SO ITS BED. xrA. fViA crnvernment has is- W TV MIUV 0 all mail boxes U UvU lJVIWia aw..- a bright red, there is an exceeding fine promise that some innocent iu,. will result. All uimnlv because the fire alarm boxes are of a bright red coior. T.o-na a Hiimitiea citizen inmi IMIOfe.... O ! a iottr- in a fire alarm box or nig - ... - - an excited resident trying to turn in a f irt alarm on a malJ box. m,ib- nf thn thousands of wives llitnn w. v..- who will fret and grow truculent as they receive no answer to the letter that is calmly reposing ana quieuy mildewing on the summit of a fire alarm box, where it was placed by il. v.j a vind nnrl lovincr hus- me iicijiu vi " band who allowed color to influence the disposition. Or the thousands 01 aonars wuim of property that will be lost because some effervescent manuum f""" v bK n a mail box and waited Ui rvn w vi. patiently for the fire department to respond, while the members of the hook and ladder truck company No. 1 sat quietly in a circle in um .v of the engine house and played game after game. Try to conceive me piciuro .-j tnnahitjint. who.' on discover ing that his chimney is afire, madly pursues a street car for blocks 1 1 1 1 I nn.in. a rrowaea aisvritw, h"b". ii iL that tha little red mg, mo i""i . , mail boxes at the rear of an itinerant fire alarm. Or picture the man, who mails a parcel post package of farsh eggs on a fire alarm box, and discovers thro weeks later. Before the confusion can be over come, either the government will have to assuage its passion ir bombast and repaint the mail boxes green, or Fire Chief Benham will be forced to daub his alarm boxes with Nell blue of Abbyssinia black, and issue a bulletin that the hours of collection nave changed. Badger Women Foiled Again. Madison, Wis., May 2T.-C.overnor McGovern has vetoed the Glenn bill providing for a referendum on the woman suffrage question in Wis consin next year, ine Br referendum on the propositionshrd .,aa that instead the refer- A V Vlllllivuuvn endum on the proposition be taken in 1916. . I ;1 ManyJ forSii Almost simultaneously with their ap pearance in the eastern cities you'will fiud the newest novelties displayed at this store. A VERY COMPLETE LINE OF NOVELTY WASH FABRICS White Cotton Ratines, White and Colored Silk Ratines, Fancy White Piques, Fancy Striped Voiles, New Windsor Crepes. Balkan Trimmings The moat popular of the new creations in , seasonable bandings . and edgings. ; 20c to 50c yard. Wide Flouncings In the new Momie Crepes many beau tiful patterns to select from. $1.60 yard. Ratine Edges Very popular for trimming the ratine and linen fabrics, all shades. 16c to 20c yard. ; "Sole Agents for the ; . Famous" ; Fownes. Gloves Short styles $1.50 to $2.50. Long lengths $3.00 to $3.75. Gloversilk Gloves In all widths and shades 50c to $1.50. See Our NEW PATTERNS in Chief Joseph Indian Blankets C "MANUFACTURED EXPRESSLY FOR THIS STORE." VERY POPU 8 LAR FOR AUTO USE, PORCH SWINGS, OR OUTING USE. THE BEST BLANKET ON THE MAK-. KET AT THE LOWEST PRICE. " $4.50, $5.00 and $7.50. NEW STYLES IN BUL GARIAN DRESSES IN OUR READY TO WEAR DEPARTMENT. T m IILJ.I. ULJ.l.U -mm- -l-n I SPECIAL SALE PRICES ON ALL PATTERN HATS SINNOT VOICES OBJECTION Files Protest With Navy Deparl " ment Over Oregon's Future Fate. ! Washington, . C, May 26. (Spec ial) Congressman Sinnot in. re sponse to many protests received from his home state against, tne threatend use of the battleship Ore iron as a target ship recently sent the following letter to Secretary Daniels: To the Secretary of the Navy, Wash ington D. D. C, ' Sir: In protesting to you with all il. of mv command acainst UlC "' " the reported proposal to use the bat-, tleship Oregon as a target fn naval practice I believe myself to be voic ing the wishes of every man, woman and child in my home state. Ever since the famous ship made her memorable voyage around the Horn the people of Oregon have looked upon her as peculiarly their own and have regarded her with a .;.! onrl offwtion irrealer, I think, than that cherished by the people of any state in our country for any particular ship in our navy. She is ensnrinea in vne n. . the school children of Oregon along- side the Uberty Ken ana jiu sides" and it would seem to them most unfitting that her fine service for her at the hands of her country as kindly an old age. To see instead their venerated Ore gon destroyed by American gunners would outrage their patriotism. . ... L : -V . l - The seriousness wun wim-n mc people of my state are taking this matter is reflected in the strong terms used in the protests which are being sent to me such as "wanton destruction," "outrage public senti ment," "un-American," "utterly un defensible," etc. ' I ' trust that you will be able to assure me that the press reports of the contemplated destruction of the Oregon are incorrect. If our battle ship has outlived her usefulness for active service would it not me possi ble to place her at the disposal of the people of Oregon for a naval train ing ship. Such a step on your part would win the warm gratitude of the' people of the Pacific coast. Yours respectfully, NICHOLAS J. SINNOT. Bird and Imects and Vegetation. A well known French scientist has asserted that without birds to check the rnvnpes of insects upon vegetation human life would vanish from this planet in the space of nine years. Rut for the vegetation the Inserts would perish: but for the Insect the birds would perish, and hut for the birds vegetation would le destroyed. Na ture, has therefore formed n delicate balance of power which cannot he dis turbed without brlnKing great loss and unhnpplncss to the world. London Tit-BltB. For the Sake of Others. I T"t .. .J . - I M uutv jini tr-r uune uuyming ior the sake of promoting the happiness of Others without selfish reward?" asked the Idealist I should Orowcher. tlty of stock that After a small boy . has had his: first fight and defeats his opponent he loses all interest in little girls. say so," replied Mr. ; I 'I have bought any qunn- J b thnt ..rn. ....It .1 1 ..I ! dends." Washington Star. j J 1 1 Plenty of Room. j ! She A woman has a greater capacity ' I for lenrntncr thnn n mnn Tlo Ta.. ' I woman Is never so full of gossip that she can't hold more. Philadelphia Record. Good Reaeon. "nello. Spraddles ? "Hello, Borotn. I haven't seen you for a week." "No: I've been seeing you Brst Birmingham Age-Herald. "WTien Dealing With J.H. PEARE&S0N La Grande's Leading Jewelers and manufacturing Opticians. You are trusting yourself to a store of twenty-two years' standing which should satisfy you that you will be treated right. Call when you desire anything in the jewelry line or are In need of glasses. THE BEST FITTED OPTI CAL PARLORS IN EAST ERN OREGON. We Grind Our Lenses Own J. H. PEARE &SON
