6 OREGON CITY COURIER-HERALD, FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1901 In his steps. "What Would Jesus Do?" . By CHAELES M. SHELDON. (Oopyrtfr' U nntl published In book form bj tile A nce tubliahiug Co. ol Chicago. "Yon already know something from reports of Raymond that have gone over the country what the results have been, but one needs to come here and learn Kjmething of the changes in individual lives, and especially the change in the :hnrcb life, to realize all that is meant oy this following of Jesus' steps so lit jrally To tell all that would be to write a long story or series of stories, i am not in a position to do that, but 1 :an give you some idea perhaps of what !s happened here from what has been Hold me by my friends and Honry Max well himself ' 'The result of the pledge upon the Firnt church has been twofold it has brought about a spirit of Christian fel lowship which Maxwell tells me never before existed and which now impresses him as being very nearly what the i.'hriHt'ian fellowship of the apostolic shnrches must have been, and it has iivided the church into two distinct groups of members Thone who have not taken the pledge regard the others us foolishly literal in their attempts to Imitate the example of JeKUs . , - "Some of them have drawn out of the church and no louger attend, or Ihey have removed their membership eutirely to other churches Some are n internal element of strife, and 1 beurd rumors of an attempt on their part to force Maxwell's resignation I do not know that this element is very strong in the church It has been held iu check by a wonderful continuance of ipiritual power, which dutos from the first Sunday the pledge was taken a year ago, and also by the fact that so many of the most prominent members have been identified with the imm inent. "The effect on Henry Maxwell If ?ery marked. I heard him preach at our state association four years ago. He impressed we at the time as having considerable power in dramatic deliv ery, of which he himself was somewhat eonscious. His sermon was well writ ten and abounded in what the semfnary students used to call 'fine passages.' The effect of it was what the average congregation would call pleasing. This morning I heard Maxwell preach again for the first time since then. I shall speak of that furthor on. He is not the same man. He gives me the impression of one who has passed through a crisis of revolution. He tells me this revolu tion is simply a new definition of Chris tian disciplcsliip. He certainly has changed many of his old views. His at titude on the saloon question is radical ly opposite to the one he entortained a year ago, and in his entire thought of his ministry, his pulpit and parish work I find he has made a complete change. So far as I can understand. the idea that is moving him on now is the idea that the Christianity of our times must represent a more literal im itation of Jesns, and especially in the element of suffering. He quoted to me iu the course of our conversation sev eral times tho verse from rotor, 'For hereunto were ye called,' because Christ also suffered for yon, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps, ' and ho sooms filled with tho con viction that what our churches noed" today more than nnj thing else is this factor of suffering for Jesus in some form "I do not know that 1 agroo with him altogether ; but, my dear Caxton, it is certainly astonishing to note the results of this idea as thev have im- pressed thoinselves upon this city and npon this church "Von ask how about tho results on the individuals who have nmdo tho pledge and honestly tried to bo true to it Those results are, as I have said, a part of individual history and cannot bo told iu detail. Some of them I can give yon, so that yon may see that this form of discipleship is not merely sen timent or fine posing for effect. "For instance, take the case of Alex ander Powers, who was superintendent of the machine shops of the L. and T. R. R hero. When lie acted upon the evidence that- incriminated tho road, he lout his position, and, more than that, I learn from my friends here his family and social relations have become so changed that tho family no longer ap pear in public They have dropped out of the social circle wliero once they were so prominent By the way, Cax ton, 1 understand in this connection that the commission, for one reason r.ud another, postponed action on this casei and it is now rumored that tho L. and T. R. R. will pass into a receiv er' hands very soon. The president of tho road, who, according to the evi dence submitted by Powers, was tho principal "offender, has resumed, and complications which have arisen siuco iaint to tho receivership Meanwhile the superintendent has gone back to his old work as a telegraph operator, I met hint at the church yesterday . lie im pressed me us a man who had. like Maxwell, gone through n ci'it is in char acter. I could not help thinking of him as being good material for tho church uX the first century, when tho disciples had all things iu common. "Or take the case of Mr. Norman, editor of The Daily News. lie risked his entire fortune in obedience to what he believed was Jesus' probable action and revolutionized his entire conduct of the paper at tho risk of a failure. . I neuu you a copy or yesterday s paper the United States. It is open to criti- cism. but what conld nuy mere man attempt in this line that would be free from criticism t Take it all in all, it is sio far above the ordinary conception of a daily. paper that I am amazed at the result. He tells me that- tho paper is beginning to be read more and more by the Christian peoplo c f the city. He is very confident of its final success. "Read his editorial on the money question ; also the one on the coming election in Raymond, when the question of license will again be an issue. Both articles are of the best from this point of view He says he never begins an editorial or, in fact, any part of his newspaper work without first . asking. 'What would Jesus dot' The result is certainly apparent Then there is Milton Wright, the merchant, tie tins. I am tola, so revo lutionized his business that no man is more beloved today in Raymond His own clerks and employees have affec tion for him that is very touching During the winter, while he was lying dangerously ill at his home, scores of clerks volunteered to watch or help in 1 any possible way, and his return to his i store was greeted with marked demon i strations All this has been brought I about by the element of personal love introduced into the business. This lovo 1 is not mere words, but tho business it self- is carried on under a system of co operation that is not a patronizing rec- igaition of inferiors, but a real sharing in the entire business. Other men on the street look npon Milton Wright as odd It is a fact, however, that while he has lost heuvily in some directions he has increased hi business and is to day respected and honored as one of the hest and most successful merchants in Raymond "And there is Miss Winslow She has chosen to give her great talent to the poor and wretched of the city Her plans include a musical institute where choruses and classes iu vocal inn sic shall be a feature She is enthusiastic over her life work dn connection with heT friend Miss Pae she hus planned a course in music which, if carried out will certainly do innl-h to lift up thp lives of the people down there 1 r.si not too old. my dear Caxton, to be iu Wrested iu the romantic side of r-i.l that has also been tragic here in Es mond and I mu tell you that it i well understood there that Miss Wins low expects to be married this spring to a brother of Miss Page, who was once a society leader and clubman and who was converted iu a tent where his wife that is to be took an active part in the service. I don't I.now all the details of this little romance, but I can imagine there is a little story wrapped up in it, and it would be interesting reading if we only knew it nil "These arooiiiy a few illustrations of rainlts in individual lives owinu to 1 obedience to the pledge. I meunt to have spoken of President Marsh of Lin I coin coll-'-o Ho is a graduate of my alma mater, and 1 knew him slightly 'when I was in the senior year lie has ! taken an active part in the recent m.ti ! nieip.'sl agitation, mid his influence in I the city is regarded as a very large factor in the comtag election. He im : pressed mo, as did ull the other disciples ' iu this movement, as having fought out some hard questions and as having ' taken up Home n al burdens that have i caused and still d- cause that suffering J of which Henry Maxwell speaks, a suf ; foring that does not eliminate but docs 1 appear to intensify a positive and prac- tlCiM ''OV ' ! "But 1 am prolonging tnis letter n.iK,iM)- iii yorr weariness, l am nn able to avoid the feeling of fascination which my entire stay here has increased I want to tell yon something of the meeting iu the First church today "As 1 s .id, I heard Maxwell preach At his earnest request I had preached for him the Sunday boforo, and this whs the first time I had heard him since the association four years ago. nis ser mon this morning was as different from liia sermon then as if it hud been thought out and preached by some one living on another planet. I was pro foundly touched. I believe I actually shed tears once. Others in the congre gation were moved like myself. His text was: 'To hut is that to thee? Fol low, thon me. And it was a most un usually impressive appeal to the Chris tians of Raymond to obey Jesns' teach ings and follow in his steps, regardless of what others might do. I cannot give you even the plan of the sermon. It would fake too long. At tho close of the service there was the usual after meet ing that has become a regular feature of tho First church. Into this meeting havo come all those who made the pledge to do as Jesus would do, and the timo is spent in mutual fellowship, con fession, questions as to what Jesus would do in special cases and prayer that the one great guide of every dis ciple's crndnct may be the Holy Spirit "M.ixwoll asked mo to come into.this meeting. Nothing in all my ministerial life, Caxton, has so moved me as that mooting. , I never felt the Spirit's pres ence so powerfully. It was a meeting of reminiscences and of the most loving fellowship. I was irresistibly driven in thought back to the first years of Chris tianity. There was something about all this that was apostolic in its simplicity and Christ imitation. "I asked questions. One that termed to arouse more interest than any other was in regard to the extent of the Christian disciples' sacrifice of personal yi'M'tmijr j.ciiij Maxwell tolls me that j property Henry Maxwell tolls me that suiiir im one uas interpreted the spirit ! of Jesus in sui'h a way as to abandon ' his earthly possessions, givo away all ' his wealth o "inanv literal wnv imltntA : mo t. hnstians of, the order, for exam ple, or St. I rancis of Assist It was the tiuaiiiuiotis consent, however, that if any disciple should feel that Jesus in his own particular case would do that there could Ik only one answer to the question. Maxwell frankly admitted that he was still, to a certain degree, uncertain ns to Jesus' probuble action when it came to the details of house hold living. th possession of wealth, the holding of certain luxuriea It is, , however, evident that very many of ' these disciples have repeatedly carried their obedience to Jesus to the extreme limit, regardless of financial'loss. There is no lack of courage or consistency at this point. It is also true that some of the biwinoKs men who took the pledge have loot great aums of money in this imitation of Jesus, and very many have, like Alexander Powers, lost valu able position owing to tho impossibility of doing what they had been accus tomed t ) fl j ::nd nt the same time doing w!.;if .t!i'-y f .U .Tvsum would do in the saint? p!;.c: In cbnnction with these cases it U i !inir.t to record the fact that lr.r.i.y -who li.ivo suffered in this way have a; vnotf beat helped financial ly by those who Rtill have means. In 1 this respect 1 thir't it is true that these rp.'cnw'B nave mi things in common. Certainly such rci ues as I witnessed at the Firit church at th.it after service this morning I never f:;w in my church or ally other I n.rr dreamed that such Christian fcllo , .-.hip could exist in this age of the world. I am almost in credulous as to the witness of ray own Benses I still seem to lie asking myself if this is the close of the nineteenth cen tury in America "But now dear frk-i;', I come to the real cause of : the letter, the real heart of the whole qn..vti,,n as the Fust church of Raymond has forced it upon tie Before tile ineetiiiji closed today steps were taken to secure the co-oper ation of all other Christian disciples in this country I think Henry Maxwell ! took this step after long deliberation I Ho said as much to me one day when I i called upon him and we were discuss I ing the effect of this movement npon i the church in general " 'Why. he said, 'suppose that the i chnrch membership generally in this country made this pledge and lived np to it. What a revo'lntion it would cause in Christendom 1 Bnt why not ? Is it any more than the disciple ought to do ? Has he followed Jesns nnleas he is will ing to do this? Is the test of disciple ship any lees today thap it was in Jesus' time?" "I do not know all that preceded or followed hit thought of what ought to be done outside of " Raymond, but the idea crystallized today In a plan to se cure the fellowship of all the Christians in America. The churches through their pastors will be asked to form, disciple gatherings like the one in the First chnrch. Volunteers will be called for in the great body of church members in the United States who will promise fd do as Jesus would do. Maxwell spoke particularly of the result of such gen eral action on the saloon question. He: is terribly in earnest over this. He told me that there was no question in hls mind that the saloon would be beaten in Raymond at the election now near r.t hand. If so, they could go on with rome courage to do the redemptive work begun by the evangelist and now taken np by the disciples in his own chnrch. If the saloon triumphs again, there will be a terrible and, as he thinks, unnec essary waste of Christian sacrifice. Bnt, however we differ on that point, he has convinced his church that the time has! come for a fellowship with other Chris tiana. Surely, if the First church could work such changes in society and its surroundings, the church in general, if combining such fellowship, not of creed, bnt of conduct, ought to stir the entire nation to a higher life and a new con ception of Christian following. To le ce ntime d. VHA VIA UQ UA ASSE MRLY. Manu Varied and Attractive Fed tares nr. GliilitQ ii P irjc: Only two more days yet remain of the 8th annusl session of the Willaiiiefe Valley Chautauqua Assembly, and they promise to be., memorable ones. There are new features . t this assembly and many new f c.es. The intellectual Chau tauqua bice hss become a fixture. While the imileslnrt waist is not, the shirt wait face was slightly in evidence. The man agement, and the public were disap pointed and distrusted with General loin Morgan, of New York, hs an ora tor. Ile'coines liinh and the lecture bu reau that mniinfac.tiirea newspaper puffs lo order, probably gets a tiood percen tage of the nate receipts It was differ ent," however, with Ir. Charles Bayard Milclieu. lie far surpassed expeca ,iow, and delighted large audiences All united in pronouncing him the krreiitest pliitfiir-n orator that lias been in the auditorium for tl e past two years. In spite of the uiiavoidubl disuppoint aieiits that ometini"S occur in securing certain talent, the Chautauqua at Glad stone paik has become a p rintiiieiil ben eliclaiy institution. The efforts of kicked do not make any impression against it. When a local newspaper man went into a barber shop, and called the Ctiiiuiauqna a baby show, or words to that effect, he didn't know that one of the chief guys of the management was ina chair gelling shaved. The round table conducted by .Mrs. William Gal loway was an especial feature. The Misses Calbreath, of Salem, sung a duet, and vV. S I! 'Ken made a socialistic speich. The instrumental selections by the Park sistets and the readings by Miss Nesl finny took the audiences by storm. Baseball will be between the Vancouver's for the remainder of the week. Fridav and Saturday will be the two gieatfst days ol the session, is the opin ion of Setreturv Wilcox, and the pro grams are elaborate in detail The greater features of Friday are Uhemawa Indian School morning, and the lecture n the evening by Polk Miller on "Old Times Ikiwii South Un Saturday will be Agricultural college morning, with a lecture by l'rotessor Jonn u. tiorner; Polk Miller again in the aflrnoon, and stockholders meeting, also fireworks and niwellai eoin program I Miss Dollie Cross managed the Chau tauoiia iiostnllice In a prompt and satis factory wliy, and also compiled a list of the tenten. Tins list, which la given hlnw does not invlude all the campers. but gives the na.ne ol the Head ot each camp or tent. John Dickleman is the Southern Pacific ticket agent, and hit plsce in the office here is being filled by William O'DonneH, of Caneuiah. The Chautauqm gate leeperi are: WeMon. Shank. Grant Olds, T. E. Gault and E.P.Carter. The marshals are: John- T. Page, Wi H. Smith, Joe Alldredge, Ren Beach, P. D. Hull, Matt Huenh, P. V. Powel, Anderson. Ches ter Muir. is ticket seller, and Rea Norris is platform policeman. Following are the camp tent numbers with the name head of the house : 1 Mrs William Green. 2 Mis Todd. 3 Mrs. E. C. Lnmme and Mary Brooks. 4 Gieei, McMurray, Damascus. 5 Mrs J P Wager, Portland. 6 Mrs TL Parks. 7 W. E. Her, Butteville. 8 J T. McOonnell. 0 Rev. Osburn. 10 N Brown. , 11 J D Lee and A B Mauley. 13DLDutton. 14 Mrs E. A. Niblin. 15 Mf. M. Webster. Clackamas. 16 M'S. B Shepherd and Miss Abranis. j 17 C. II. Council. 18 Miss Spooner. 19 MeBdsmes M. Anderson, M. Hem n e , vv,i y and B. Patterson. 2(1 W. R. Reddick and family. 21 Mrs M. Cone. ' 22 Mrs. S. F. Msher. . 23 Mrs. H. 0. W'oldberg. 24 Rev. Walls. I 25 Rev Oberu and family, '-HifUboro 26 Rev W. H. Latourette, McMinn viilH college headquarters. 27 D. L. Prettvman, Mount Tabor. 28 Mrs. A.M. OgleBby. 29 Mrs. L. Jenkins. 30 Mrs. T. Demi and Miss Ilell. 31 S Maiqnam. 32" Youn, of Woodburn. . 33 T Haiford.. 35 Mrs. Aro'ns. 36 Mrs. Wright. 37 Mrs. John-on. 38 U. Lank ins. 39 h. T. Soden, Portland. 40 TO Prevost. . 41 R C. Orimm. . ' 42 A D Yergen. 43 A. L. Cornwall. 44 A. Seely 45 M E Case aud family. 46 J L Swafford and family. 47 Richard Freytag and fimily. 48 John McGelchieand family. 49 T A Pope and family. 60 Franklin T Griffith and family. 61 Mary Tong, Damaecus. 62 A J Smith. 63 Henry L Bents. 64 M E Adams. 65 Bertha Brown. 66 Eva Martin. 67 W M Shank. 68 Thomas Miller. 69 Bert Nash. 60 t-ieorge T Howard. 61 TE Gaiili.. 62 A K Parker. 63 Anna Uantenbeiin. 64 H Hargreaves. 6.i G E Hargreaves. 67 President Hawley. 68 Sheriff Cooke. 69 A U Cooke. ' 70 Rev Bollinger. 71 Charles Albiiglit. 72 T E Due. . 73 A O Strange. 74 Kea Norris. 75 C D Latourette. " 76 H S Moody. 77 J L Meiratb. ' ' ' 78 Clyde Huntley. 79 W J Uroir. 80 J A Harrison. 81 N A Lowe. 81 Sol S Wnlker. 83 -FO Wilcox. 84 Mvrtle Taylor. 85 DS Rankin. . 86 VV L Slaley. 87 F A Roseiierans. 88 E H Cttillnn. . 89 F A SleiKht. 90 B A Bea. h. 91 Bertha Keichmn. 2 J P Emmett. 9;i A King Wilson, , 94 Mannie Barr and Mattie Leavilt 95 C v Casto. 96 .1 E Mark 97 Edna Fitdier. 98 Marjotie and Ethel Caufield, Neva and Coia GitKwold, Ethel Rigdon. 98 Martha Rapp. 99 J uh n Tommer, " 100 TO Malclm. Ml H S Scott. 102 R Reginald DePo , 103 Keuben Senders. 104 Ib-nry Hudson. 105 Walter Dyke. It 6 I) K. Brewer. . 107 H M Stmlemier. 108 Jessie Cook. 109 Restaurant. 110 K L Arthur. 111 T L Carver. 112 J D Hayes. 1 1 t Bessie Cap( s. 114 H M llaiemleii. lift Wi lie Marshall. llOGstol;. 117 Waller Bruce 118 James McFarland. 119 L A McFarland. 120 ElfzaCole. - 121 J W Noble, Woodmen headquar ttrs. 122 H D Wilcox, secretary. 123 W C T U headquarters. 124 F II Beach Grand Army and Re lief Corps and Grand Army headquar lets. 125 Hawley's history chss. 126 Rev. Latourette, E P Curran. 127 W C Pa we 1 1. ,128 Joe Alldredge. . 129 Baptist. 130 W R Wlian. Sunday echoo'. 132 Ladies GAR. 133 Rev Wallace Lee. 134 Professor Ivey. 135 O PCroio r. 136 O M 4sh. 140 Mrs Stephenson, Mrs Roberts, M Cook. A. J. Slinmwi'..', of Claokaaii.8 duct, was in town Tuesday. jre- ADMISISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Notice s hereby given that the under pinned has been duly appointed by the Hon. Thos. F. Ryan, County Judge of Clackamas County, as administrator with the will annexed, of the estate of David Mintun, deceased. 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