SUMMONS.
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon for the County of Clacka
mas.
Ollie Matheson, Plaintiff,
vs.
William M. Matheson, Defendant.
To William M. Matheson, the above
named defendant:
In the name of the State of Oregon,
you are hereby required to appear
and answer the complaint filed again
st you in the above named suit, on or
before the 10th - day of May, 1913
said date being the expiration of six
full weeks from the first publication
of this summons, and if you fail to so
Appear or naswer said complaint, for
want thereof the plaintiff will apply
to the Court for the relief prayed for
In her complaint, to-wit:
For a decree dissolving the bonds
it matrimony and marriage contract
heretofore and now existing between
the plaintiff and defendant, and for
the care, custody and control of Mel
ville Matheson and Russell Matheson
minor children of plaintiff and de
fendant herein and for such other and
further relief as to the Court may
eem lust and equitable.
This summons is published by or
Jer of the Hon. E. B. Beatie, Judge
of the County Court, of the State of
Oregon, for the County of Clackamas,
which said order was made and enter
eded on March 20th, 1913. Date of
first publication of this summons is'
March 28th, 1913, and the date of the
last publication thereof is May 9th,
1913, which publication shall be made
once a week for six consecutive weeks
after the first publication of said
summons.
DIMICK & DIMICK.
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Notice of Sale
In the .County Court of the State of
Oregon, for Clackamas (Jounty.
In the Matter of the Guardian
ship of George B. Thomas and
Rhoda Thomas, his wife, (insane per
(insane persons.)
Notice is hereby given, that pur
suant to the order of the County
Court of the County of Clackamas,
State of Oregon, made on the 24th
day of February, 1913, in the matter
of the estates of George a. I nomas
and Rhoda Thomas, his wife, insane
persons, the undersigned will sell at
private sale, as a whole, to the high
est bidder, upon the terms and condit
ions hereinafter mentioned, and sub'
ject to confirmation by said County
Court, on or after the 5th day of May
1913, all the right, interest and es
tate of the said George B Thomas ana
Rhoda Thomas, insane persons in and
to that certain piece, lot or parcel of
land situate, lying and being in the
County of Clackamas, State of Ore
gon, particularly bounded and de
scribed as follows, to-wit:
Situate in Clackamas County, State
of Oregon, to-wit: The East half (E,
.) of the North East quarter (N. E.
Vi) of Section One (1) Tp. 2 S. R. 4
E. Willamette Meridian: except the
following: Being a part of the East
half of the North East quarter of Sec
tion One (1) in Township Two (2)
South of Range Four (4) East of the
Willamette Meridian, particularly de
scribed as follows, to-wit: Beginning
at a point 250 feet South of the N. E,
corner of the S. E. quarter of the N.
E. quarter of said Section One in T.
2 S. R. 4 E. of the W. M., thence
South 150 feet; thence North 80 deg.
West 1330 feet to the West line of
said South East quarter of the North
East quarter of said section one;
thence North 500 feet; thence South
80 deg. East 300 feet; thence South
200 feet; thence South 80 deg. East
730 feet; thence South 150 feet;
thence South 80 deg. East 300 feet to
the place of beginning, containing
9.40 acres, more or less.
Terms and conditions of sale: Two
Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) cash at
the time of sale, and the balance upon
confirmation of said sale by the court.
Bids or offers must be in writing and
may be left at the office of Gilbert L;
Hedges. Attorney, in the Weinhard
Bldg., 8th & Main Streets, Oregon
City, Oregon, or may be delivered to
said guardian personally.
Dated, April 5th, 1913.
W. W. MYERS.
Guardian of the persons and estates
of George B. Thomas and Rhoda
Thomas, his wife, (insane persons.)
SUMMONS.
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon, for the County of Clacka
mas. Elmer F. Butzer, Plaintiff, vs.
Maud L. Butzer,. Defendant.
To Maud L. Butzer; the above named
Defendant:
In the name of the State of Oregon
you are hereby 'required to appear
and answer the complaint in the
above entitled suit filed against you
on or before six weeks after the
wit: The 9th day of May, 1913, and
if you fail to so appear and answer,
the plaintiff for want thereof, will ap
ply to the court for the relief de
manded in said suit, to-wit:
For a judgment and decree against
you that the bonds of matrimony be
tween the plaintiff and the defend
ant be dissolved, and that the plain
tiff be awarded the care, custody and
control of Lawrence F. Butzer, the
minor child of plaintiff and defend
ant, and for such other and further
relief as to this Honorable court may
seem just nad equitable.
This summons is published pursu
ant to an order made on the 26th day
of March, 1913, by the Honorable J.
U. Campbell, judge of the Circuit
court of the State of Oregon for the
county of Clackamas.
The date of the first publication of
this summons is March 28, 1913, and
the date of the last publication is
May 9, 1913.
U'REN & SCHUEBEL,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
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Notice to Creditors
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has been duly appointed by
the County Court of the State of Ore
gon, for the Countv of Clackamas, ex
ecutor of the estate of Joseph Bruce,
deceased. All persons having claims
against said estate are hereby re
quired to present them to me at my
office in the Beaver Buildinc. Oreo-on
City, Oregon, properly verified as by
law required, within six months from
the date hereof.
Date of the first DUblication Anril
11, 1913.
WM. HAMMOND
Executrix of the estate of .Tnsenh
Bruce, deceased.
SUMMONS.
In the Circuit Court of t.h Rtnto nf
Oregon, for Clackamas county.
Elizabeth Harris, Plaintiff, vs. Ar
thur Harris, Defendant.
To Arthur Harris, the above named
defendant: .
In the name of the State of Oregon,
you are hereby required to appear and
answer the complaint in the above en
titled suit on or before the expiration
of six weeks after the first publication
of this summons, that being the time
prescribed in the order for publica
tion of the same, and if you fail to so
appear and answer, for want thereof,
the plaintiff will apply to the court
for the relief prayed for in her com
plaint in the said suit, to-wit: For a
decree dissolving the marriage con
tract and bonds of matrimony hereto
fore and now existing between the
plaintiff and yourself and giving to
plaintiff the care and custody of her
two minor children, Cecile May Har
ris and Arthur F. Harris.
This summons is published pursuant
to an order made by the Honorable J.
U. Campbell, Judge of said court, da
ted the 12th day of March, 1913, and
the date of the first publication of this
summons being the 14th day of March
1913, and the last, the 25th day of
April, 1913.
V. K. STRODE,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
SUMMONS.
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon for the County of Clacka
mas.
Amelia McCullough, Plaintiff,
vs.
S. A. McCullough, Defendant.
To S. A. McCullough, the above nam
ed defendant:
In the name of the State of Oregon
you are hereby required to appear and
answer the complaint filed against
you in the above entitled suit, within
six weeks from Saturday March 21st,
1913, which is the date of the first
publication hereof, and if you fail to
appear and answer, for want thereof,
plaintiff will take a default against
you and will apply to the Court for a
decree dissolving the bonds of matri
mony heretofore existing between
plaintiff and defendant, and devorcing
plaintiff irom defendant, and for such
other relief as may to the Court
seem just and proper. Service of this
Summons is made upon you by pub
lication by order of Hon. J. U. Camp
bell, Judge of the Circuit Court for
Clackamas County, State of Oregon,
made on the 21st day of February, 19
13, directing that said publication be
made in the Oregon City Courier, a
newspaper of general circulation pub
lished at Oregon City, Clackamas
County, Oregon, and that said pub
lication be made once a week f or six
consecutive weeks. .
STOTT COLLIER.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Date of 1st publication March 21st,
1913.
Date of last publication May 2, 19-
13.
SUMMONS.
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon for the County of Clacka
mas. M. Morehead, as guardian of the
person and estate of John L. Brown,
an insane person, Plaintiff, vs. Jos
eph A. Epler, Defendant.
To Joseph A. Epler, the above named
Defendant:
In the name of the State of Ore
gon: Xou rae nereDy required to ap
pear and answer the complaint filed
against you in the above entitled act
ion on or before six weeks after the
date of the first publication bf this
summons, to-wit: the 16th day o fMay
1913, and if you fail to so appear and
answer, the plaintiff for want thereof
will demand judgment against you
for the sum of $1094.04, and for the
further sum of $150 for plaintiff's
attorney's fees and for interest on
said sums at 6 per cent per annum
from the date of filing said complaint,
being the 14th day of March, 1913,
and for his costs and disbursements
in this action. You are further noti
fied that a Writ of Attachment has
been issued out of this Court and lev
ied upon your real property in said
County of Clackamas at the instance
of the plaintiff.
This summons is published pursu
ant to an order made in the above en
titled cause by the Honorable R. B.
Beatie, county judge of said County
of Clackamas, in the absence from
Clackamas county of the Honorable
U. Campbell, judge of the circuit
court of the State of Oregon for said
county of Clackamas on the 3rd day
of April, 1913.
The date of the first publication of
this summons being April 4, and the
date of the last publication being May
16th.
U'REN & SCHUEBEL.
DIMICK & DIMICK,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
PAUL. C. FISCHER
Lawyar
Deutscher Advokat
Administration and probate matter! a
Specialty.
LOANS, INSURANCE
Room 8 Beaver Building
Main St. Oregon City
OREGON,CITY
" SUMMONS.
In the Circuit Court of Clackamas
County, State of Oregon,
John W. Kinzel, Plaintiff,
vs.
Elizabeth Kinzel, Defendant.
To Elizabeth Kinzel, the above named
defendant:
In the name of the State of Oregon,
you are hereby required to appear and
answer the complaint filed against
you in the above entitled suit on or
before the 25th day of April, 1913,
to-wit: within six weeks from the
first day of publication of this sum
mons, and if you fall to answer or
otherwise appear in this suit, the
plaintiff will apply to this court for
the relief prayed for in the plaintiff's
complaint herein, to-wit: for a decree
dissolving the bonds of matrimony
now existing between you and the
plaintiff herein and for such other and
further relief as may seem equitable
and just. t '
This summons is published by or
der of the Hon. J. U. Campbell, Judge
of the above entitled court, which or
der is dated the 11th day of March
1913.
Date of first publication March 14,
1913.
Date of first publication April 25,
1913.
HOMER ST. GOEHLER,
Plaintiff's attorney.
SUMMONS.
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon for the County of Clacka
mas.
Lyda C. Bailey, Plaintiff,
- vs.
William J. Bailey, Defendant.
To William J. Bailey, Defendant
above named:
In the name of the State of Oregon,
you are hereby notified and required
to appear and answer the complaint
of the Plaintiff in the above entitled
Court and cause on or before the 26th
day of April, A. D. 1913, and if you
do not so appear niitf answer the
Plaintiff will apply to the Court for
the relief prayed for in the complaint
which is for a decree of the above en
titled Court forever dissolving the
marriage contract here-to-fore and
now existing between you and the
plaintiff, Lyda C. Bailey, and for
such other relief as the Court may
think proper. This summons is herved
upon you by publication by order of
the Honorable J. U. Campbell, duly
made and entered on the 11th day of
March A. D. directing that the same
be published in the Oregon City Cour
ier once a week fof six successnve
weeks and the date of the first pub
lication hereof is of date the 14th
day of March A. D. 1913, and the last
publication April 25, 1913.
JOHN H. STEVENSON,
Attorney for plaintiff, 421 Mohawk
Building, Portland, Oregon.
SUMMONS.
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon, for the County of Clackamas.
Victor B. Reed, Plaintiff, vs. Cath
arine C. Reed, Deiendant,
To Catharine C. Reed, the above nam
ed defendant: . .
In the name of the State of Oregon,
you are hereby required to appear and
answer the complaint filed against
you in the above entitled suit, on or
before the 25th day of April, 1913,
said date being after the expiration of
six weeks from the first publication of
this summons, and if you fail to ap
pear and answer said complaint for
want thereof, the plaintiff will apply
to the Court for the relief demanded
in said complaint, to-wit: For a de
cree dissolving the bonds of matri
mony now existing between yourself
and the plaintiff, and for such other
and further relief as to the Court
seems equitable.
This summons is published by order
of Honorable J. U. Campbell, Judge of
the Circuit court for the county of
Clackamas. State of Oregon, which or
der was made and entered on the 12th
day of March, 1913, and the time pre
scribed for publication is six weeks,
beginning with the issue of March 14,
1913, and continuing each week there
after to and including April 25th
1913.
Johnson and Stout,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
SUMMONS.
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon, for the County of Clackamas.
William Jethro Walters, Plaintiff,
vs. Anna Sheeler Walters, Defendant.
To Anna Sheeler Walters, the defend
ant, above named:
In the name of the State of Oregon,
you are hereby required to appear and
answer the complaint filed against
you in the above entitled Court and
cause within six weeks from the date
of the first publication of this sum
mons, namely, within six weeks from
the 14th day of March, 1913, that be
ing the time fixed by thee ourt for
you to appear and answer, and if you
fail to so appear, for want thereof
plaintiff will apply to the Court for
the relief prayed for in his complaint,
to-wit: For a decree against you for-
iver dissolving the bonds of matri
mony now existing between you and
tfie plaintiff herein on the grounds of
cruel and inhuman treatment, and lor
such other and further relief as to the
Court may seem just and equitable in
the premises.
This summons is served upon you
by publication once a week for six
consecutive weeks, by order of the
Hon. J. U. Campbell, Judge of the
above entitled Court, made and enter
ed in said suit on the 13th day of
March, 1913.
T. M. MORRIS,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Date of the first publication, March
14, 1913. Date of the last publication
April 25, 1913.
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SUMMONS.
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon, for the County of Clackamas,
R. Gouge, Plaintiff vs. Texie Gouge,
Defendant.
To Texie Gouge, above named De
fendant: In the name of the State of Oregon,
you are hereby required to appear and
answer the complaint in the above en
titled suit on or before six weeks after
the first publication of this' sum
mons, to-wit: On the 3rd day of May,
1913, and if you fail to so appear and
answer, for want thereof the plaintiff
will apply to the court for the relief
demanded in said complaint, as fol
lows, to-wit:
For a decree dissolving the bonds of
matrimony existing between you and
the plaintiff, and for such other and
further relief as to this Honorable
Court as may seem meet and equit
able. This summons is published pursu
ant to an roder made by the Honorable
J. U. Campbell, judge of the Circuit
court of the state of Oregon, for the
county of Clackamas on the 18th day
of March, 1913.
The date of the first publication of
this summons being March 21, 1913,
and the date of the last publication be
ing May 2, 1913. ... ..
U'REN & SCHUEBEL.
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Notice to Creditors.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has been duly appointed by
the county court of the State of Ore
gon for the County of Clackamas Ex
ecutrix of the estate of Mike Sporla
ky, deceased. All persons having
claims against said estate are hereby
required to present them to me at the
office of U'Ren and Schuebel, Oregon
City, Ore., properly verified as by law
required, within six months from the
date hereof.
Date of first publication March 28,
1913.
. WILHELMINA SPORALSKY
Executrix of the estate of Mike
Sporalsky, deceased.
U'Ren and Schuebel,
Attorneys for Executrix.
SUMMONS.
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon for the County of Clacka
mas.
Edward S. Backstrand and Sigrid
Backstrand rlaintlffs,
vs.
B. F. Hart and E. R. Hart, husband
and wife, Ethel A. Hart Lomman,
R. V. Lomman, husband and wife,
I. T. Hart and Clara Hart, husband
and wife, Emma Jonsrud, George
n. Koot, Defendants.
I. T. Hart and Clara Hart, and all
others unknown.
In the name of the State of Oregon
you and each of you are hereby re
quired to appear and answer the am
ended complaint filed against you in
the above entitled court on or before
the 28th day of April, 1913, which is
six weeks after the 14th day of March
1913, the day of the first publication
of this summons, and if you fail so
to appear and answer the plaintiffs
will apply to the Court for the relief
prayed for in their complaint, to-wit:
1st that the Court decree that the
mortgage made by B. F. Hart and
E. R. Hart to Edward S. Backstrand
and Sigrid Backstrand on the 23rd
day of February, 1911, mortgaging
and conveying the West half of the
Southwest quarter of the Northeast
quarter of Section Six, Township Two,
South of Range Five East of the Will
amette Meridian, situated in Clacka
mas County, Oregon, be reformed and
corrected and made to conform to the
agreements and intentions of the par
ties thereto and to properly describe
the real property intended to be mort
gaged and conveyed by said parties
and decreeing that it was not the in
tention of said parties or any of them
(do mortgage and convey in and by the
mortgage and conveyance said parcel
of land last above described, but that
it was the intention of all the said
parties to convey the West half of the
Southwest . quarter of the Northeast
quarter of Section Six Township three
South of Range Five, East of the
Willamette Meridian, situated in
Clackamas County State of Oregon.
And that the said description first
above named be reformed so as to
read as the second description last
above named in conformity with the
intentions of the parties hereto.
2d For a decree that the plaintiffs
recover of you and each of you the
sum of eight hundred dollars with in
terest thereon at the rate of 7 per
cent per annum from the 23rd day
of January 1911, and the further sum
of $150.00 attorneys' fees and for
their costs and disbursements herein,
and that plaintiffs' mortgage up
on the West half of the Southwest
quarter of the Northeast quarter of
Section Six, Township Three, South of
Range Five, East of the Willamette
Meridian, situated In Clackamas
County, State of Oregon, be decreed
a first lien on said property, and for
the usual decree of foreclosure of said
mortgage, and that the said mort
gaged premises be decreed to be sold
m the manner provided by taw and ac
cording to the rules of this Court, and
that the proceeds arising therefrom
be applied, first to the plaintiffs costs
and disbursements accrued herein
and plaintiffs, attorneys fees and the
amount due plaintiffs herein by virtue
of their said mortgage and the re
mainder, if any be applied as to the
Court may seem meet and equitable.
And you and each of you be forever
and foreclosed of all right, title and
interest , which jou or either of you
have in said property, save only the
statutory right of redemption.
This summons is published by or
der of Hon. J. U. Campbell, Judge of
the above entitled Court, duly made
and entered on the 10th day of March
1913, and the said order directs pub
lication of this summons once a week
for six weeks
The first date of publication of this
summons is the 14th day of March,
1913.
DAVID E. LOFGREN,
Attorney for plaintiffs.
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FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORI A
THE VERY FIRST
RESURRECTION
Distinction Between Jesus'
Raising Up 2nd Ail Others.
EASTER SUNDAY'S MEANING
Pastor Russell Shows Scripturally the
Difference Between Awakening of the
Dead and Resurrection of the Dead.
Several Were Awakened Before Je
sus, but He Was the First Resurrect
ed The Church's Resurrection The
Subsequent Resurrection of the World
St Louis, Mo.,
March 23.-Pastor
Russell spoke
twice here today.
We report his ad
dress on the Res
urrection, from the
text, "He should
be the first that
should rise from
the dead." Acts
20:23.
With startling
clearness the
mfOZ RUSSELL)
speaker pointed
out that bis text meant nothing less
than It said; namely, that the resurrec
tiou of Jesus was the very first resur
rection that no one had previously
beeu raised from the dead. He led his
hearers back to Eden and let them hear
the Divine words respectingthe pen
alty for sin-"Dylug, thou slialt die."
He gave them the further formula of
Jehovah's eurae, or sentence, In the
words addressed to Adam after he had
beeu cast out of Eden: "In the sweat
of thy face sualt thou eat bread, till
thou return unto the ground; for out of
It thou wast taken; for dust thou art;
and unto dust shalt thou return."
Genesis 3:17-19.
The Pastor showed that this dying
process operated In Father Adam for
nine hundred and thirty years before
Its action was completed; that Adam's
children, the human family, never
were In the suiue perfection as Adam
-in the Image of God that they were
born on a lower plane, and were fallen
at the time of birth. He quoted from
the Psalms: "Heboid, I was slinpen In
Iniquity, and In sin did my mother con:
celve me." (I'salm 51:5.) Tls, he
said, agreed exactly with the New
Testament statement, "Death passed
upon all men because nil are sinners";
and again, 'There is none righteous
perfect, no, uot one" all "come short
of the glory of God." Romans 5:12;
3:12, 23.
Next, the Pastor pointed out the
meaning of the word resurrection,
which In the Greek Is anastasis. It
means, he said, not merely an awaken
ing from the sleep of death, but a
raising up again. The word again sig
nifies a raising to a former standard
the one from which they fell the Im
age and likeness of God, which none
of Adam's children have fully possess
ed, because he lost It. While Jesus
was of Adamlc stock, through His
mother. His llfe nnd perfection came
to film from His prehuman state; and
hence He was perfect, a Son of God,
"holy, harmless,' undefiled, separate
from sinners."
Not Possible For Him to Be Holden."
St. Peter declares that it was not
possible for Jesus to be holden of death.
(Acts 2:24.) No cause of death was
found In Illin. He delighted to do
the Heavenly Father's will. It was
the Father's will that Jesus should
demonstrate His loyalty and obedience
unto death, "even the death of the
cross. But this did not interfere witn
the original promise of life everlasting
to the obedient. Hence It was not
possible for Jesus to remain under the
power of death, as It Is not possible
for God to change Ills great purpose
or to violate His agreement, uence
the Apostle says that God raised Jesus
from the dead on the third day.
Jesus was perfect on tho sphit plane,
before Ho humbled Himself to ex-
chtinge thy spirit nature for the hu
man, to become man's Redeemer. lie
never forfeited His right to life, ne
merely laid It down in loyalty to the
Father's will. Since ne was unfallen,
His resurrection would mean nis re
suscitation In perfection. But it wojb
not God's will that He should come
back to perfection in human nature.
He had already used that nature foi
the purpose intended, ne was brought
fully back from the power of death to
the very highest plane of spirit being,
namely, the Divine nature.
Contrast this resurrection, or bring
ing back to perfection from death,
with the experiences that occurred in
any awakenings of the sleepers preced
ing. Jalrus' daughter was n member
of the fallen race, Imperfect; and the
a wakening of ber and bringing hei
buck to what she was before did not
resurrect; or bring ber again to the con
dition of perfection in which Eve was
before sin- had deteriorated the race.
Consider from the same standpoint,
the widow of Nnln's son and his awak
ening, the awakening of Lazarus, the
brother of Martha and Mary, and the
awakening of the dead mentioned in
the Old Testament. "
To have resurrected any of these
sleeping ones would have meant much
more than was accomplished In them.
It would have meant to bring them up
to full perfection In the Image of God
as it was possessed by Father Adam.
As It was, the awakened ones merely
hod a few more years In the present
life, and then fell asleep in death
again, to await the glorious Day of
Messiah's Kingdom, In which Adam's
race will not only be awakened, but be
given every opportunity of gradually
rising to full perfection.
The First (Chief) Resurrection.
Further along In his discourse thp
Pastor demonstrated that the Church
of this Gospel Age In everywhere sepa
rate and distinct from all others of
mankind: they are neither Gentiles nor
Jews. He made clear, however, that he
did not refer to the 400,000.000 pro
fessed Christian or to any particu
lar sect or denomination, as the Church
of Christ lie gave ScrlDtures lu orW
or his contention thai 'the "ChufcB 'of
Christ Is composed of all saintly be
lievers In Jesus, seeking to walk In
His footsteps not after the flesh, but
after the Spirit. He called attention to
the fact that no denomination could
claim a monopoly of this saintly class,
and that none could claim to be free
from tares.
In the Pastor's opinion, apparently,
the vast majority of the 400,000,000
of professing Christians are merely
tares or worse. He cited numerous
Scriptures to the effect that the heirs
of God, joint-heirs with Jesus Christ,
are a "little flock," a "Royal Priest
hood," a "holy nation," a "peculiar
people," who "show forth the praises
of Him who hath called them out of
darkness Into His marvelous light"
The Pastor then declared that the
True Church Is to be found In all the
different denominations, and some of
them outside nil denominational fences.
He showed that the denominational
feuces are contrary to the Bible. After
making clear who constitute "the
Church of the Flrst-borus whose
names are written In Heaven," the
Pastor declared that these ore to have a
share with Jesus lu Ills Resurrection.
He quoted St. Paul's words, "That 1
might know Him and the power of nis
resurrection, being made conformable
unto His death." Philippinns 3:10.
The Pastor seemed to give the
thought that In the Divine Purpose a
foreordained number of the' Church
class must suffer with Christ before
the Millennium could begin. Their suf
ferings would not be vicarious, as were
Jesus' sufferings, nor necessary to the
redemption of the world, as were nis;
but the sufferings would be necessary
In order to demonstrate their loyalty to
God nud to righteousness to prove
them worthy of the high honor of
joint-heli'shlp with Jesus, and sharers
with Him lu nis Kingdom.
The Church's suffering with Jesus,
the Pastor said, Is their dying to earth
ly conditions and ambitions, as He did.
All who thus die with Jesus, willingly
sacrificing earthly hopes, alms, ambi
tions, are counted as sharing In "His
death." . Such are assured In the Scrip
tures that they will also In God's due
time share In "Ills Resurrection."
"His Resurrection" was not only the
First Resurrection, but also the chief,
the best, resurrection to the, very
highest plane of spirit perfection the
Divine nature. Hence the promise to
the Church to share In His Resurrec
tion means that nis faithful followers
will experience a similarly glorious
resurrectlou to a higher nature, the Di
vine with Its glory, honor and Immor
tality, . This Jesus also avers, saying,
"Blessed and holy Is he that hnth part
In the First Resurrectlou. They
shall be priests of God and of Christ
and shall reign with Him a thousand
years." Revelation 20:0.' '
Easter and the Passover.
The Pastor says thnt the word EAST
ER occurs once In our Common Ver
sion Bible and is a mistranslation It
should be Passover. Easter was a fes
tival honoring the heathen goddess of
Spring. Tho name was transferred to
the Passover celebration nf the early
Church In honor of the Lord's resur
rectlou. Doubtless the attempt was to
divert the heathen toward Christianity,
keeping the festival, but altering Its
significance. Whatever the word meant
then, It stands now to the Christian as
the synonym for the glorious resurrec
tion of tho world's Redeemer from
death and the human nature to glory,
honor, Immortality, the Divine nature.
So, snld the Pastor, the resurrection
of Jesus Is the guarantee of the resur
rection of "the Church, which Is His
Body." "It olso assures us of tho
world's resurrection that an opportu
nity through Messiah's Kingdom is to
come to all mankind, to be recovered
from the tomb and from all their im
perfections mental, moral and phys
ical. Only the willingly, Intelligently
disobedient will ultimately die the Sec
ond Death, which St. Peter describes
as perishing like natural brute beasts.
Resurrection of the Soul.
Many Bible students have fulled to
note that the Bible nowhere speaks of
the resurrection of the body. Their er
ror has given color to the arguments of
agnostics and others who point out the
unreasonableness of such a proposi
tion. Thus the Resurrection doctrine
Is made to appear absurd, whereas the
Bible presentation Is most logical..
According to Science, our bodies are
continually sloughing off matorlals and
through food replacing these; so that fl
complete change Is effected every sev
en years; and thus n person fifty years
old has had practically Bcven different
bodies: The argument Is that the mole
cules of matter constituting the body
are not the man; that any other atoms
would serve the purpose Just as well,
If his Identity were preserved.
Many are familiar with the story of
the apple tree whose rools penetrated
a cofun nr.d fed upon the corpse so
completely that the root, when dug up,
resembled the human shape. The ap
ples were shipped In various directions
and eaten by many people, Some ap
ples were eaten by hogs which were
killed, shipped and eaten. Thus the
substance of the corpso passed into
many bottle In many . places. This
started the query, How could those
atoms of matter be re-collected for the
resurrection of that Iwdyf
St. Paul answers the query, saying,
"Thou sowest not that body which
shall, be." (1 Corinthians 15:37.) He
declares that In the resurrection God
will give sonio a spirit body and others
a human body. We are not question
ing the Divine Power to do anything,
but merely calling attention to the fact
that what the Bible says on this sub
ject Is thoroughly In harmony with rea
son, and that our neglect of the Bible
testimony got us Into confusion charg
ing absurdities to the Word of God.
Christ's Soul Not Left In Sheof.
St. Paul's teaching Is that the resur
rection for the world in general con
sists of a re-awakenlng from the sleep
of death, in a body similar to the one
which died; and that when thus awak
ened, each member of the ruce shall
have a full opportunity of being rained
again to the Image of God, In which
our race was created, from which we
all fell through Adam, and a return to
which has been provided for us
through the death of Jesus. The time
set apart for this work Is a thousand
years Messiah's Millennial Reign.
St Taul speaks of a better resurrec
tion coming to the Ancient Worthies,
who proved their loyalty to God. (He
brews 11:35.) Their reward will, be
mat lnsteaa of "being I wakened Tri an
Imperfect condition, to rise gradually
with the rest of the world, they will
be awakened In a perfect condition.
Another class that will not share with
the world In the gradual resurrection
is the Church not the nominal church
of mere professors, but the real Chnrch
of Christ those who walk In the foot
steps of Jesus to the best of their
ability. This class had Its beginning
at Pentecost
There, through the merit of Christ's
sacrifice, God began the acceptance
of the Elect to be the Bride of Christ,
joint-heir In His Messianic Kingdom.
Their special blessing begins by their
being begotten of the Holy Spirit con
stituting their start as spirit beings.
Thenceforth their portion is to beome
dead to all earthly things and allvn to
all Heavenly hopes, ambitions, etc
As their change of nature bgan
when they received the Holy Spirit, It
will be completed in the First Resur
rection, when they will be given per
fect spirit bodies. St Paul says, speak
ing of this class, "We shall all be
changed; for "flesh and blood cannot
Inherit the Kingdom of God." (1 Cor
inthians 15:51, 50.) This Is the glori
ous hope set before us In the Gospel.
Opportunity to goln a part In this
First Resurrection is limited- to this
Gospel Age. , Only faithful followers
of Jesus have any promise of a share
In it. Revelation 20:4.'
Unbelief Staggers Some.
All familiar with their Bible know
well that the doctrlue of the Resurrec
tion of the Dead Is one of Its funda
mentals. But their faith staggers at
the thought of the Resurrection of the
Dead, ond this leads them to deny the
entire matter. Tbey do not tell us
that they do not believe In the Resur
rection of the Dead; but they teach
that nobody Is dead that when people
appear to die they are really more
alive than they were before. Unwilling
to admit that the really dead could be
brought back to life, they claim that
death is a transition from a lower form
of life to a higher one. ; :
After one takes this position, the
whole Bible becomes twisted. When
ever we deny the death penalty we
deny the Bible, whether we wish to do
so or not. The Bible does not say that
the soul that slnneth shall experience
transition, but "The soul that slnneth,
It shall die." (Ezekiel 18:4, 20.) The
Bible does not say that the wages of
Bin Is transition, but "The wages of sin
is death." (Romans, 6:23.) God did not
say to Father Adam and Mother Eve,
Because of your disobedience you shall
experience transition, but "Ye shall
surely DIE."" Whoever would be loyal
to the Bible must face this question.
If he repudiates the Bible position he
gets more and more Into darkness. ;
Those who say that death is not
death, must logically ask themselves,
Where do those go who seem to die,
but really become more alive? Then
come in human speculations; for the
Bible declares that the dead are dead.
Jesus said. "No man hnth ascended Into
Henven." (John 3:13.1 St Peter said
thnt Dnvld the Prophet had not as-
conded to Heaven. Acts 2:34.
The Scriptures declnre that the dead
are asleep waiting for the morning of
the resurrection. The preaching of the
Apostles in substance was that there is
no hope of future life except by a res
urrection of the dead; and thnt there
could be no resurrection had not
Christ's death made possible the resur
rection hope for mankind. 1 Corinth
iuiis 15:12-22.
God Able to Raise the Dead.
Whoever realizes God's Power as
manifested In the creation should have
no doubt whatever of His Power to
resurrect the dead being, or soul. God
Is so high and has Power so much
greater than ours that we cannot com
prehend Him, or understand the meth
ods of Ills operations. They are so
much beyond us thnt we call them
miracles, though surely they are In no
sense difficult for the Almighty One.
Each member of Adam's race has his
own personality, and so great Is our
God that He knows all these. We may
be sure tliut lie tins promised no more
than ne can perform the resurrection
of the dead, both of the Just and the
unjust-Acts 24:14, 15.
Jesus Is God's great Representative
and Agent in the bestowment of all the
blessings He has for mankind. The
Divine Power will operate through
Jesus, first for awakening the sleep
ers, nud afterwards for bringing to per
fection all the willing and obedient
Only the wilfully disobedient will suf
fer extinction In the Second Death.
Do You Want a Home?
See Clyde. He has some bargains in
small , or large tracts. If you want to
make money buy some good trades
for Portland property. H. S. Clyde,
Room 4, Weihard Bldg., Main St., Or
egon City.
FINAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned, administratrix of the es
tate of Albert F. Turner, deceased,
has filed her final account with the
County Court of Clackamas County,
State of Oregon, and that the Judge
of said court has set Monday, April
28th, 1913, at the hour of 10 o'clock
A. M. of said day, as the time for
hearing the said report, at which
time all persons interested are hereby
notified to be present and make ob
jections to said report if any there be.
Dated this 4th day of April, 1913.
KATE E. TURNER
Administratrix of the Estate of
Albert F. Turner, deceased.
Gilbert L. Hedges,
, Attorney.
Administrator's Notice
Notice is hereby given, that the un
dersigned, has been duly appointed
Executor of the last Will and Testa- !
ment of Peer Rediger, deceased, by
the County Court of Clackamas Coun- '
ty. Oregon, and all persons having
claims against the said estate must
present them to the undersigned Ex- f
ecutor, duly verified as required by
law, at his place of residence in Kill
in Precinct, Clackamas County, Ore
gon, within six months from the date .
of this notice. '
Dated this 17th day of April A. D. ,
1913. 1
.... ALBERT ERB,
w Executor. 1
Dimick&Dimick, Attorneys for Executor,