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. ;T 10 THE MOK3IING OBEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1900. GOLDEN AGES OF LITERATURE (Copyright, 1000. by Seymour Eaton.) THE OREGONIAN'S HOME STUDY CIRCLE: DIRECTED BY PROF. SEYMOUR EATON UL GOLDEX AGE OP ENGLISH POETRY. (Continued.) BY THOMAS MARC PARROTT. PH. D. The Second Spring of Rerolatlon. In Shelley and Bjton we find once more a full and fierce outpouring of that spirit of revolution opposed by Scott and Ignored by Keats. This Is intimately ccmncited with the progress of the great movement of the revolution. The military despotism of Napoleon had been overthrown, not by any combination of Kings or statesmen, but by a general uprising of the nations of Europe against the imposition of a for eign yoke. This spirit of national free om was akin to, yet different from, the 'y .opirit of the French Revolution. It ga, less visionary and theoretical; it first the downfall of a foreign gousfa. and th-n the establishment of un lyranny d regulated freedom under the orderly ai. Monal and constitutional mon aegln of na, this spirit of loyal liberty archs. But rayed by the rulers whom was basely bei he Huly Alliance sought it had saved, 'x. "ock of history and es to turn back tho c ibsolut&m. The spirit tabllsh 17th-century . raged by a remak- of nationality v. an ou. rope without the ing of the map of Bu shes of the peo slightest regard for tho w tne vilest of pies involved. In Englfttu. ibeclle fath the Georges succeeded hU h- iplcable of en Gastlereagh, the most Oe, , analrs ministers, conducted the forei cry or ot the country- At home every ,d as a much'needed reform was treaty eac treason by the all-powerful spirit of ,h tlon. Such was the atmosphere wn. y surrounded Byron and Shelley, and fUC. were the powers of darkness agaww. whom these sons of the morning' lifted I up voices of prophetic denunciation, Byron and Shelley have often been con trasted, and seldom has a critic done Jus tice to both. In fact, the two wers "" ly dissimilar in character and genius, nam ed only by their common love ot lltaiy. TViov nr Ilk.. thr two steeds Of J4VH allegory the one "cleanly made W white, a lover of honor, medesty and tto- J.f perance"; the other "of a dark color, wli i gray and bloodshot eyes, the mate of In- Eolence and pride." But both arew on the chariot of the soul. It Is vnwlse and un critical .to glorify one by assailing the other. It Is better to Join the noblest words oX those who have spoken best of each in a symphony of praise. It has been well said that Shelley lived and worked in two worlas "one the world of mankind and Its hopes, the other of his own heart." Both these worlds as reflect ed In his verse are ideal. He Is the least tangible and concrete of our poets. Wheth er he sings of the golden age to come or of his own love and sorrow, there is some thing In his verse almost too high and ethereal for human nature's daily food. The coursers of his verse are fed with the lightning, and they drink of the whirlwind. And this gives to his work the aloofness which all critics recognize and for which the sterner sort condemn him as a beautiful ineffectual angel. In early youth he found his Intellectual food in the philosophers that preceded the French Revolution and In Godwin, their English representative. Later on he be came a devoted Platonlst From the first he drew his conception of the perfecti bility of mankind; from the second. h.s conception of Nature as a partial and fragmentary revelation of archetypal beauty. Glorious dreams, both, dream? which have inspired his verse, but with an unearthly loveliness. "When Shelley descends to what we call practical poli tics, as in "Swellfoot the Tyrant" or "Peter Bell," he Is at his worst and weak- est. He Is At his best wnen ne nymns the victor' of ideal humanity over inso lent oppression ot- rises to the contempla tion of the one Spirit) Which wleMs the -norld wilh net er-wearlcd loVe Suialn it fftfin beneath anil kindles it abate. The1 samfe ideal quality perades all Shelley's personal poems, We have in them a wonderful record of his emotions, but there is riothlrig in them of the strong humanity bt Burns, tit tile sensuous de light of Keats, or dt the stormy agony of ByronC Shelley IS .i lover Of Ideal beauty, a worshiper o Venus Uran'.a. Like the hero of "Alastor," hfs life was spent In a vain quest for a human real ization of this beauty and this love. His conception of the passion of love has in it something supra-natural. It Is The desire ot the moth for the star, Ot the night for the morrow. The devotion to something afar rrom the sphere of our sorrow. And n, he is the poet of ideal passion, so he Is the poet of Ideal regret. Shelley is the saddest of our poets, an Infinite sorrow thrills through his lyrics, a long ing for the unattainable, a lamentation for the transltonness of things Out of the dav and night A Joy has taken flight. Tct it would be a false conception of Shelley which pictured him as the poet of philosophical abstraction and unattainable ideals. If he were that alone he would never have obtained the power he has over the hearts of men. As In his lifetime men of such different natures as Hogg and Hunt and Trelawney and Byron path, ered round him and loved him, so slnc his death such widely varying characters as Browning and Symonds and Swinburne have delighted to bear testimony to his hold upon their hcar.s. And this power of Shelley Is 'due to his passion. He penc trates and kindles the abstractions of phi losophy with his own perfcrvid spirit; he realizes and Incarnates the ideal he loves to dwell upon. No finer example of this power exists In all lltera.ure than the "Adonals." where the Dreams, the De sires, the Adorations. Urania and Spring and Echo are to the full as real and life like as the brother poets that gather round the dead singer. It Is this passion which gives to the lyric poetry of Shelley its peculiar power. It is unwise, per haps, to assert that he Is the greatest of our English poets; It is quite safe to say that there is none like him. There is a graver joy in Wordsworth, a richer music in Keats," but neither In them nor else where do we hear so plainly the "lyrical cry." the spontaneous and overpowerlnc utterance of overpowering emotion. Finally, the greatness of Shelley Is due to the permanence of his Ideals. In his finest work he conceived the world, sub specie eternltatls. rent asunder by the mighty conflict between good and cvlL We catch the echoes of this war In the "Revolt of Islam." In the "Ccncl." above all in "Prometheus Unbound." And throughout, Shelley Is on the side of the angels: he stands for love against hatred. for truth against hypocrisy, for liberty against oppression. And the noblest mor al quality in Shelley Is his undying faith In the final victors of good. Good is one and eternal; evil a thing of many shapes and names, and The One remains, the many chance and pass; Heaven's light forever shines, earth's shad ows fly When Shelley died, his work was al most unknown outside the little circle of hli friends. Byron at his death was prob ably the most famous man In Europe. Yet since that time the latter's fame has been overcast, while Shelley's glory burns with an ever-clearer luster. This decline of Byron's fame Is due in part to a reac tion against the extravagant praise he received from his contemporaries. As tho generation after his death learned gradu ally to rank at their true worth the nobler poets of his day. Byron was neglected and even derided. Nor was the age over which dominated the idyllic art of Tenny son and the dramatic subtlety of Brown ing likelier to do him justice. The very traits that endeared him to the age of the dandles, his rank, his pergonal beauty, his daring ecorn of the conventions, low ered him In the soberer and more demo cratic days that followed. And there was a. weightier reason. This generation per haps more than any other in our history demanded of a poet an intellectual power ' and moral earnestness which are abso lutely wanting in Byron. "When he be gins to think, he is a child," said Goethe; and the most noticeable, though not the truest, characteristic of Byron's master piece is its immoral levity. Only in the ast few years has the pendulum begun to swing back. There is a B3ron revival In the air. and it is not Impossible that j we may have before long a critical ttl mate of the man and his work that will definitely settle his place in English lit erature. 'To acquire a right feeling for Byron ' and his poetry." says Dowdcn, "is a dis cipline in equity." Strength and weak ness, sincerity and affectation, are not merely mingled in his work; they are Inextricably intertwined. It is impossible to sift the chaff from the wheat. Arnold'3 volume of selections from Byron 13 as I abolishing capitalism and adop lag co glaring a failure as the companion vol- I operation tho people would produc things ume from Wordsworth is a noble success. ', for use. and not for prosit, wli'ch. la tho The reason for this lies in the fact that j flTst consideration nowadays. It. wouie Byron was of all great poets the poorest 1 thus give, an opportunity to .every one M f fir WmpiSsel m y inn rE CY BYSSHE artist His ear for meter was o v ",u "uu 1 jnsimn some useiui laoor ana to en est. his critical Judgment absun. Ws Pa" 'Joy the benefits of his or her toil, as tlence foi planning and correct! tS nn- I veil as ..he advantages of a high civiliza- I the dull- exlstent. And Just because the "" " f wanting in Byron, his work, mot than another poet's, represents the man "im" self. It Is the man himself, that sti nge compound of good and evil, that L nprennlallv interesting, and a book of gant extracts from his poems no im. represents him than wouia a lire in wnic " mention was made only of his good deediv. . We want the whole. Note This study will be concluded to morrow. THE CLAIMS OF SOCIALISM. All TliJt I Worth CoraplainiH AtlriHt Will Be emedicd. PORTLAND, May20. tTo the Editor.) In the issue of your valuable paper o the lath Inst, there appears an editorial entitled "Man Wants Much Here Below." wherein It is referred to the so:Iallst3 as giving "a plcturceque panorama of the unsatisfied and unappeased appetites of the submerged tenth," and it then goes nr r cmr fhfii they want a great aeau v .w j-j ....- . ... .. . here below,- afld they want it tor noin- lntr " It cannot be gainsaid that to any criti cal observer the present industrial, polit ical and social state of society reveals a nnnorama full of anomalies, contrasts. contradictions, conflict and strife which b nnvthinir nut nlcturciwue. And since there Is a cause tor every effect, so is there also a reason why at this era of enlightenment and civilisation tne grea ninritv of the neonl. of this, as well as of every other countrr, are, through the force of Industrial evJutlon. constantly j being reduced to lower -economic strata. until the finally reach Uie level of the "submerged tenth." It is not, nowever. the socialist who gives "i- picturesque panorama of the unsatisfied, and unap peased appetites of the subim ed tenth." as stated in the editorial. Thlix panorama has been brought about throuj,h the de velopment of modern Industry. The so cialist, as a student of political e .onomy, and other scientific phenomena. Is merely recognizing the tendency of mode.11 n dustrlal evolution, and calls the attt itlon of his fellow-men to adjust their aL " In harmony with the new conditions a ad circumstances. , These cravings of the "submerged tenth" are not at all distinctly peculiar to the prcecnt time, but were heard in all times and generations of the past, as every studnt of history well know?. It always has been and still Is the outcry of the oppressed against oppression and op pressors; the protest of s'aves against slavery and masers. Slavery has only changed Its form, but has not. as yet, been abolished. In the pnt It was the chattel slave who protested against that form of slavery. Chattel slavery was abolished, but the germ of all forms of slaverythe private ownership of land and capital by a comparatively small number of private Individuals as a means of extracting profits from their fellow men has not been eliminated. And this is. In the opinion of the socialists, the main cause of our modern social problem which leads to military wars between na tions, commercial warfare between com peting Individuals, financial panics, indus trial stagnation, overproduction, armies of unemployed, poverty of the wageworkers. and many other sad features of our mod ern civilization. Socialists point to the fact that as long as such a state of affairs is allowed to exist. Just so Jong will the human family -5SH Vv-lvW Lord Byron. be divided into eCOtRJarfc cli-sses the property-owning and ??ropertyWss class. And the struggle of thfe property ess class to emancipate and free Kself lis silly cul minates into what Is x&serallj termed "the fight between capital and labor." All the various issues, so-called, such as the gold standard, the silver atari dard, bl meiallsm. imperialism, expansic i. high tariff, protection, free trade, reciprocity, open doors, spheres of influence , lower taxes, etc . do not touch the mat i issue, viz.. the abolition of wage stave ry. but are merely efforts to perpetuate ihe sec ond statement, that ' socialists rant a great deal here below, and they want it for nothing," is but half true. S iclallst, like many other people, und lubtediy "want a great deal here below," ut they are willing to work for It and gl e every body else an opportunity. Under present conditions It Is becoming hard rr evory day to get a day's work; and w iien one does get it. he seldom gets en mgh re muneration to satisfy many of h b wants. even if they be "but little here below." According to statistics, 30 per ce. it of the wageworkers of this country h ive onlj their daily wage to depend upon; tand the average ot the wages of this cc nnlry is" 97 cents per day. Socialism would make It posr (ble for every human belnr- to develop hlxnscll mentally, morally arid physically, .and by J SHELLEY'. """ w"e luuest possioie extent. B. HESSELBERG. FROM MR. DONNELLY. pilffia Encowlam Upon His Otto Char acter aniltogc for Ills Detractors. HTlKt;s Mlnn7aj. Ja.i the Ed Itor.r A friend residing in Portland has sent me a clipping from your paper, of May 1L in which ono "E D. Ward" says that I delivered a ap&cch years ago in -Minneapolis, which the ladles earns to bear, their faces covered with veils, and t hat my language was so co&rre and vul 8 w that I drove every one of the ladles ot t- of the theater by the rear exit. x. beg that you will give me space em ugh In your paper to say that this E. D. Ward is an unmitigated and outrage out Uax- If the theater was, as he says, "ram tfam full," he will havo no trouble, 11 his st ry Is true, In finding reputable citi zens o.'. Minneapolis who will sustain him I defy hhn to do so. If he does not he must co. ifess himself a villainous slander - .. er j nev ?r brought the blush of shame to the face of any woman who did me the j honor to ".tear me spenk. It is har.L to have to dofend one's self across the width of half a continent against sue h malgf nant, vicious and. Inslg nlficant ensatures. The fact that I was elected for four years Lieatenant-Gover-nor of Mini lesota by the Republican party, and served part of the time as Governor: that I was three times -Elected to con gress, also hy the Republicans; that I have been 15 years a member of the House and. Senate of Minnesota; that I have Just heen nominated by the Peoples JdlO 4-U. ViUU-JTiCOiUCiU, hUUi iU UUUN3 are known over the whole civilized world one o them having attained a sale of nearly l,OSitO(X) copies Is the best evidence of the falsity of the attack made upon me, by this Ignoramus, Ward. Again I call upon Ward to produce a single witness who was present at the meeting to which he refers, and who will corroborate his statement. IGNATIUS DONNELLY. DAILY CITY STATISTICS. Real Estate Transfers. Millie C. Forsythe to D. F. Riley, 20 .acres, section 24. T. 1 S R. 5 E. iiay 22 . 65 .Aella M. A. Banrcs. 6.51 acres. Pat- tou road; 2.54 acres, same, and SMOO acre same; also lots 1 and 2. block C- lc 3 and 10. block D, 8mlth's addition; also lots 4. 5 6, 11 and 12. block iA Johns ci's addition, and lots 5 anrt fi b'ocl: 019. Caruthers addi tion: Mih ' !. 5510 Law Guaranty & Trust Co. to Ger trude Ar.dt Vo, lols 7 and 8. block 233. PorilanoA -" ......... ....... 2300 Henry S. Gi'.o and wire to Theodora Thompson. N. .'A lot 2. block 127. Irvlngton: Ma)1- : j ." sm C. C Stanley to '? ?e?. ,Stre& ,ot 10. block 31. Cen Xrzl Alblna; May 9 S00 Security Savings & .ru.""- -- to jpnn M. Pittinrer. bio. . subdivision. Rlvervlew addition. Aiblna; May 21.. 575 May 20. girl to the ito Adolph W. Jette, S1 Fifth street. May 19. boy to Uie wlfto1 John Felncr, 757 Hood street. Deaths. May 21, Moy Nie Said. ."e 55 years. Good Samaritan Hospital; pi eumonia. May 19. IC Nyeno, age 27 .'ears. Gocd Samaritan Hospital; tuberculos. of lungs. May 21, Patrick Riley, age J years. St. Vincent's Hospital; general t Hiralysis. May 19. Mrs. Catherine 0'Flahe.ty. age 63 years, 441 E. Davis: abecess of 'iver. May 21, Joseph E. Shannon, age 10 .Y". Kfi Starr street; tuberculosis'. Suoald nave One Ofllcinl nme. There is one matter of more or less Im portance that should rerrtvo attention, and that to to give what Is called East Elev enth street and Mllwaukle read one .name, so t2at It will be officially known as Eait Eleventh street, or Mllwaukle avenue, all tho way from Hawthorne avenue south ward to tbe city limits. At some point probably Division ."treet. East Eleventh te supposed to come to an end. and the Mllwaukle road begins. This double name for the same thoroughfare causes confu sion, as the street is sometimes referred to as East Eleventh street, and at other tlro-os as Mllwaukle street. It Is consid ered that if the street be named Mllwaukle avenue from Hawthorne avenue to the city limit?, It would be a- eri tillPS. t3p . DEALING WITH TRUSTS COMPItEHEXSIVE ACTIOS DECIDED UrOX BY REPUBLICAN LEADERS. Constitutional Amendment and Also Bill Amending: Sherman Antl- Trnat Lair. WASHINGTON. May 17. (Special to New York Journal of Commerce) Com prehensive action In regard to regulation of trusts his been decided upon by the Republican managers in the House. It is proposed to bring in special orders from the committee on rules providing for the Immediate consideration of both the Constitutional amendment reported by Chairman Ray yesterday and the bill amending the Sherman law rcpsrted by Representative Overstreet this morning. About four days will be allowed for de bate, and the amendment and the bid will then be voted upon. The Republican managers are very well satisfied with the present political status of the matter. The Democrats on the Judiciary committee voted agaln3t the Constitutional amendment yesterday upon the ground that It took power from the states which belonged to them under the Constitution. They put themselves square ly on record by their declarations on this subject against the declared policy of Mr. Bryan for a Constitutional amend ment giving Congress the power to regu late trusts. The Republicans have care fully limited the amendment to the regu lation by Congress of trusts and monopo lies, and have not even gone so far as Mr. Bryan In providing for general Fed eral control of corporations. It la felt to be necessary to have power In Congrers to deal with monopolies if they are to be reached at all by Federal law. This was set forth In the report of Mr. Ray presented to the House yes terday. The report of Mr. Overstreet o:i the bill presented today refers briefly to the same point, and then says In explana tion of the purposes of the new bill: "In this legislation we are restricted to affecting the product when It becomes a part of Interstate commerce. We may de clare certain combinations Illegal for thj purpose of engaging in Interstate com merce, and we may prohibit their engag ing therein and with certain limitations prohibit their products being made a sub ject thereof, but here the power of Con gress ends. The act proposed to be amend ed hereby fob been tested In the courts and declared1 Constitutional. We do not deem it wisvi to change any of Its sub. stantlve provisions. The bill Increases the penalties Imposed for violation thereof. Sections 1, 2 and 3 of that act lmposo a fine not exceeding $5000, or Imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both, such fine and Imprisonment to be Imposed In tho discretion of the court. Section 7 pro vides that any pers"on injured by a viola tion of the provisions of the law may re cover three-fold th damages by him sus tained. These penalties are deemed insuf ficient. Tho illegal . combinations in that law mentioned are nt't deterred a moment by fear of a fine not exceeding the amount named and persons suffering damages to the amount of $25 or W will not punish themselves by entering t nto litigation with such powerful combinations to recover a mere pittance. But Impt lsonment. If cer tain to follow, will not be risked; any party Injured will bring si'its if the recov ery Is sure to pay the expanse of the liti gation. Your committee, therefore, rec ommends that the penalties be made more severe by fixing a minimum fine and by addlng Imprisonment in eMry case and by increasing the amount of recovery when suit Is Instituted .for a violation of the first six sections of the act. "Section S of the prestent .law did not Include In the definition of person' or persons, the agents, ofTkfers ,and attor neys of the corporations aiM associations referred to, 'and their action as such agents, officers and attornLy& did not subject them to any penalties- "under the law. Inasmuch as corporatlore can only act by agents, officers or atto.seys, who must of necessity have knowlcd e of their criminal conduct, no reason Is perceived why they should not be subjectt vi to like punishment as their principals. "For this reason tho definition is enlarged as to Include them. The evil effects of " trusts. monopolies and combinations are m ost ap parent and most disastrous where t mpe tltlon Is destroyed and the field of trade and commerce left to the control o.' the concerns which, by such Illegal com'uet. have made themselves masters of protec tion and price. To properly protect . e field of competition against the ravag es of monopolistic greed, without obstruc ing the growth Incident to honest energy, intelligence and economy as evidenced in the management of legitimate enterprises, the committee recommends an extension of the provisions of the act of July 2. 1SS9. "Section 9, for purposes of Interstate commerce, declares illegal all corpora tions, associations, joint stock companies and partnerships when organized, formed or managed for carrying on business for purposes declared Illegal by the common law; that they may be perpetually en joined and restrained from carrying on interstate commerce, they and their offi cers are forbidden the use of the malls In furtherance of their Illegal purposes and their products forbidden Interstate transportation. This section Is an exten sion of the provision of the Sherman act. It is Us logical sequence and exhausts, as we believe, the Constitutional power of Congress in controlling by penal provis ions, trusts or monoplies in the manufac ture and sale of articles of commerce. It seeks to deprive them of the facilities of Interstate commerce and the use of malls when their illegal status is ascer tained and judicially determined. Beyond this we cannot go. "Section 11 Is believed to be of great utility In aiding in effectively enforcing all of the provisions of thexact. It Is ex tremely difficult to establish the existence of combinations or conspiracies without the testimony of persons or the use of papers under their control, who are guilty parties thereto, and who can successfully plead their Constitutional protection against being compelled to be witnesses against themselves. It Is based upon a. similar provision In the Interstate com merce law, the constitutionality of which has been sustained by the Supreme Court, "Section 22 confers jurisdiction upon the ...i TT-i..j f... ,i ..i. 1M...1.1 several United States Circuit and District Courts for the trial and determination of causes and the recovery of penalties pro vided In said act. and enjoins upon the Attorney-General of the United States and the several United States District Attor neys, within their respective Jurisdictions Vt 1tv Af anfftrr!nt. tVi. TirtiHwfrtMw nf . j . A . ; IIS 1 ... 7 ' IdJT;,Cm?1:ilntaSbeer,nK1tht' the right to enforce the provisions of the . Sherman act was confined to the Depart ment of Justice. As the end desired i thorough and effective enforcement of the law. Irrespective of the source from which complaint comes, it has Deen tnougm. j hastily r.ccept or reject this statement: proper to authorize any person, firm. cx j The Bible is open and c tncordances are juration or association to begin and pro. plentiful. Let each see Mr himself. cute proceedings thereunder. To accon- On the o-ber hand, Luk) 11:10, I Corln Tllsh this, section, 13 Is Inserted In the- J thlan xv:2. I Timothy 11:4, Romans xlv:ll. bill. I Phlllpplans ltlO-U. and ma aj- others, show "Your committee has carefully coneld- -that predestnatlon. as taught In the ered the various suggestions relative to "Bible. Is not the murdero us fatalism it taxation and the bearing of tariff upon j I? commonly si.-pposed to be. In fact, thesi And regard them as entlrelv without mer vc i4uowi ui uuau aim luuuuyunra. lt "V'e have also considered the various si.'fSgd'tions that have been made relatlvo to pijiliclty, and while it is perhaps piob ab e That some advantages might result the reZ 'om, we are of opinion that the in-con-eilence and disturbance to legitimate induatry and business would be very much in eaoess of anj advantage that might reasonably be expected from such legisla tion, ojid therefore do not deem it wise to recommend any such legislation." FwrtlnraVn First "Fourth." PORTLAJfTX May 22. CTo the Editor.), It would seem eminently fitting that there should be a rousing Fourth of July cel ebration in this city this year. So far as known I think I am not mlat'fcken in the statement the first celebration f our country's natal day was In 150; hence this Is the 50th anniversary of that event. An Interesting feature might be made by giv ing the place of honor to those now Uv m who were present at the first celebraUti. together with their descendants and au the descendants of any deceased person.' who took part in the exercises In any way GO years ago. On July 4, ISO, the fol lowing was the programme: Prayer Rev. Horace Lyman. Music Reading of Declaration William S. CaMwelh Music Ora.Ion Hon. William M. King. Music Dinner at the house of Mr. Wimple. Chief marshal A. W. McKlnncy. Committee of arrangements i.tiam S. Caldwell, D. H. Lownsdale. A. W. McKln ney. Committee of arrangements William S. Caldwell. D. H. Lownsdale, A. W. Mc Klnncy. , All these gentlemen left an honorable J record behind them, except Mr. WImpW-. 1 He married a wife In Yamhill County, re- moved to Polk County and then murdered her. and r-uffcrcd the penalty of hanging therefor. GEORGE IL HIMES. ON CREED REVISION. Advice to Banc a Ncvr Creed Upon a Stady ot the "Whole Bible. PORTLAND. May 18. (To the Ed tor.) The controversy regarding the p.oposcd revision of the Westm noier CojfesrUn. which Is claiming so much of the publc attention, and of which the agitations by Dr. Parkhurst and Dr. Hlllis arc but the more brilliant and notab e flashes, pre sents at least one curious feature, a dis inclination oy dlspuiants on bo;h sides to subject the question to cool, ur.Vased research on the basis of mutua.ly ac cepted authority the Bible. The points Involved are argued along the line of rea son (which, of course, varies w.th InJi vlduals), of Justice, right, civilization, human progress, evolution and all sort? of personal theories, beliefs and prefer ence?, but never upon a basis of Bible teachings, the only authority recognized by either side. And It Is a fact easily perceived that nearly all existing creeds exhibit this same disinclination to study the whole Bible without prejudl-e. Tci3 weak method of handling so important a subject has led The Oregon an to inquire, "Is the Bible an infallible authority upon this subject or any other?" Many other are thinking along the same line, and are revolting, not from Christianity, bu; from crecdlsm. Into unbelief, and these, too, take the step without any sort of an In vestigation of Bible teachings. The point under discussion Is- the doc trine of election, or predestination, which holds that the Creator determined "before the foundation of the world" to create several billions of pooplo with a vlear to subjecting them to an eternity of Ticpe- less, endless torture by fire and br.mstone; all except a favored few, who, "by the exercise of his own free grace," he w'Jl transport to a paradise of endless blisr. Although In these enlightened days, when a man Is more liable to prosecution for. abusing a helpless animal than, perhaps, for any other petty offense, the "fire and brimstone" features have necessarily been dropped In favor of something indefinite which they represent, and which is equally as terrible, the spirit of the doctrine still remains. This Is a leading feature of Calvinism. Opposed to this Is the Armin ian doctrine of individual responsibility or "free grace," holding that man, hav ing sinned and fallen from his perfect condition, has come under condemnation to the same sort of a fire and brimstone fate, and that the Creator, having pro vided a means by which individuals may escape. Is himself laboring assiduously In an endeavor to Induce Individuals to ac cept the salvation offered, that thereby a small Tcmnant of the race may be saved from this awful doom. The holders. of "both of these doctrines, absolutely antagonistic as they are In principle, offer them with all sincerity as the "gospel of Christ." Each party quotes as much of the Bible as suits its beliefs, and studiously avoids all reference to con flicting portions, and now that the adher ents of one of these creeds are wrangling about the doctrine Itself, both factions carefully avoid anything like a calm survey of Bible evidence. For shame, that Intelligent men should quarrel like children about outlying points of doctrine, when the very root and prin ciple of any other question would be sub jected to a most critical study, based upon accepted authority. The Bible Is cither right or wrong. It Is either what it claims to he, a revelation by God to man of a plan of salvation for the world, a, salvation which has In all ages been recognized as necessary, or it Is an lmposltlaa and unworthy of any consid eration. It Is not the object of this letter .to discr-ss the authenticity of the Bible. .Sut It -nay be remarked that a careful, u nblasel investigation will probably con- vi ice at y one of Its truth. At any rate. It i oust be- assumed that the adherents or botH doctrines mentioned, and of all fac tions into which they are divided, believe the iMbij to "be a message from God, and the authority for, and foundation of. their creeds. What would be more In reason. then, t Jin for them to stop their child ish wrr ogling about details, which show that soi ebody is wrong, and applying the test of crlpture all Scripture, not merely favorite passages to the subject, ascer tain wh- the trouble lies, and take a new sta od upon undisputed authority. That a i toctrine of election is taught by the Scripti tres cannot be denied. Romans vlll:30, Ix:l V-22. and Ephesians 1:5-11 are plain on thl point, making It unnecessary to quote fu tuier. Let hellevers In "free grace" avoid x it as they will, predestina tion Is there, and might as well be ad mitted. But "free grace" Is there also Jeremiah xxx 1:23-30. Ezeklel xvlll. John 111:14-16. Acts xv35. Revelation xxvll:17 unmistakably t ac h Individual responsibil ity, and the mcie opportunity for all. Why should one be accepted and the other rejected? .By what sort of loelc can a church be 'built on each, the peo ple to take their choice? Why not look the matter in the .face? One conclusion Is unavoidable the B lble is wrong or else It has been lnterpi eted wrong by one or both creeds. Ltnt ?:are be exercised in "rightly dividing" tho word of truth" (II Timothy 11:16 "oncerning; these ap parently conflicting statements, Regarding "free- grace, while John j 111:14-16 and Acts xvi5. arti Ezeklel xvlll I mane no mention .j- me u me wnen tney I Trill tiA 'nnnltpnW( Jeremiah rrrl'W 1 takes up the same subjeci in nearly the same words as EzelUel, aiad the context ihows It will apply ifter the second ap learig of Christ. Iri Revelation xxll:17. It should be noticed Ihot the Invitation I .. to "whosoever will" .s 'ssued by th.2 I "" c t j j, o i .u.utt. students agreeing that ute "bride" will exist -only after the tbcond coming ot r, .. ,-..,- of -f-w nn -,.- relating to "free grace, when thorough- ly trailed down, will be found to apply to a period Immediately following the seCond coming of our ly rd. Let no one ' " '- ..w.. ....... ,.. - u...m...v.i. wiiich Includes Ul people, anc5 consults the w!1he3 of none, but which' p romlses hap pMnetJs Instead of misery salv.ttlon instead of tor.crc. And It Is not uuiversallsni. either. There Is much to bt. ald, but enougb sj,ace and time have al ;eady been used. If people who "want io know" will cut loose from creeds and denomina tional teaching, and turn their attention to a critical .urty of the only luthority they claim, tie Tlble, the result; will be found to be deHdet'ly surprising, : fcr viewed from a sbrndpolnt-of present pretymcelved notions. O. H IQY REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET Justice. of Supreme Court... Chas. E. Wolverton J Dairy and Food Commissioner. ..-t-J. W. Bailey, , First .Congressional District. Representative.- .Taos. H. Tonjus SKond ConsrresnJonal District. Tlcpiv: tentative. ,JIalcolm A Moody 2'onrth. Judicial Dtfatrlct. circuit J Use. Dent. No. 2. . Alfred F. Scars II. C fienrcro circuit J-JdEe. Dept. No. 4 aitttlet .jutamey ....." RuiwU E. Sewil Multnomah County,.. STATE SENATORS.. . Geo. W. Bates . Slvester Farrclt "" Donald Mackjy J. Thorburn Ross " JOIXT SENATOR, r " ' Ben P. Cornelius f rREPEESENTATTVES.. " C W. Gay Geo. T. Myers F. H. Alll-iton W. JE Thomas , z Geo. I. Story $- ' ' Geo. 11- Shaw John X- Kollock 'j. C Bayer . Fj ini: F. Frisian E. s MaHory L. B Seeley A. L. Mills JOINT RElESJDCTATIVE. A S. Drc-Ber. COUNTY OTiICERS. County Commissioner ..-. J. G. Mack County Commissioner .. . . . . .WHUam Showcr-j Sheriff v... WlDlam Frailer Clerk of Circuit Court. ...w J.'P. Kenndy Clerk of County Court ..Hanlry H. Holmes Recorder of Conveyances... v........ 5. C. Beach County Surveyor , John A Hurlburt County Treasurer Thos. Scott Brooko County Assessor Chas. E. McDoneli County School Superintendent. w.B, F. Koblnso.i Coroner iDr. D. II. ILuii Justice of Peace, West Side.... Otto J. Kraemcr Constable. West Side 4 Thos. McXamcs Justice of Peace, East Sldc.Thx d W. Vreelaud Constable. East Side Ct pt. A M. Cox Justice of Peace. Mult. Di3t F:Tpd 2. Harlow Constable, Multnomah District.... Jus. Menzie City of Portland. Mayor IX 3. Rowe Municipal Judge Geo. J.. Cameron City Attorney ..., J. ,M. Locs City Auditor T. C. Devlin City Treasurer Edward". Werlcin City Engineer V. B. Chcifc Councilman. 1st Ward O. J. Grocft 2d R. Ii. Ghsan 3d W. F. Burrcll 4th W. T. Brancb Cth F. W. ilulkey- Cth W. T. Masters' 7U A C. Lohmlre 8th J. R. Stoddard Oth Wra. Schmeer 10th AJ F. Nichols ilth F. Walkci Dr. McLaughKn's Beciric Belt Is a simple and powerful remedy. That Is why It's so successful. la all my prac tice I've found nothing equaS to electricity ao a curative. I have restoi-cid thousands of cases for which repose torlcs had been offered and fafled. Xeitner passivity nor drugs will cure your pain or weakness. You need electr.toal animation- My Belt fills you with tWs life force, and drives out your ailment. You should call itnd see my appliances, or send for my boot (free). Dr. M. A. 110 Columbia Si. IcLcsughlin, . Seattle. Wash. BLUMAUER'S DRUG STORE Cor. Third and Oak Sis., Poland, Or. JUIII!Ulllllllll!UI!l!l!l!llll!!IIIIIIIIIIItJ"M'l!llliniI19 iBEEGHAHf PILL S Cute r I CONSTIPATION I I STOMACH PAINS I 1 BILIOUSNESS I I SICK HEADACHE, Etc.f 10 cents and 25 cents Druggists. niiiiiiniiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinuiiiiiiiiiiiul NEW SCIENTIFIC PROCESS. A Preparation Dincovered That Will Dentroy the Dandruff Germ. For some time It has been known that dandruff Is caused by a germ that digs up the scalp Into little white flakes, and by sapping the vitality of the hair at the root, causes falling hair, and, of course, finally baldness. For years there have been all kinds of hair stimulants and scalp tonics on the market, but there ha3 been no permanent cure for dandruff un til the discovery of a preparation called Newbro's Herplclde, which destroys the dandruff germ. Destroy the cause the ef fect will cease to exist. Kill the dandruff germ and you'll have no dandurff, no itching scalp, no falling hair. SZblancard's' IODIDE OF IRON forANEMIA.POORrES5of theBLOOD, 1 CONbTITUTIUNAL WEAKNESS SCROFULA, Etc NonegenniaeualesssiKned"Bt,AUCARD" ALL 1JKUGGI5TS. E. F0UQERA&CO..N. Y. Asts. forU.S. . ""t- -A Blir O u i con-DOiionorj I rem sir for Gonorrhoea, I Glt, Sperm tor rh re a, Whites, nnttitnrnl dis- ch&rces, or any lnGimma- tioa of ma cons ment ViHEEYMSCHEHiCAlGn. brwes. Kon-astrincent icwa3sin.o.i aid by Brnrsi1. or sent la jlala wrrPr, vSwrfI ,-f0 nr 3 bottle, 12.75. f.. w.w" . - . w" .w- n? Xf'S or "jur -. -5h .lS47i. I Uatstirmrsti eeaudoo. Vffel v vtls"lyA r THE PALATIAL REG0N1I BUitoma Not a. dark nfllce in the bnlldlnet loInteIy fireproof; electric lights and artesian Trntcr; perfect salta tion and thoroash ventilation. Ele- . valors ran. day and night. Room. Xr.DRICH, S. TV.. General Contractor C10 ANDERSON. GUSTAV. 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