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10 THJ MO-RNINO OREGONIAN,' FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1900. GEOLOGY IN ITS RELATION TO COMMERCE (Copyright, 1900, by Seymour Eaton.) THEOREGONI-vN'S HOME STUDY CIRCLE: DIRECTED BY PROF. SEYMOUR EATON COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF TWO CENTURIES. BT PROFESSOR JAMES F. KEMP. I. Geology is more clo.ely related to the Intelligent development of the material resources of a country than Is any other branch of natural science. Upon the raw materials furnished by mining: and agri culture all forms of manufacturing and commercial industry are primarily bised, and with both these fundamentals geol ogy is inextricably Involved. The science has therefore both Its applied and its purely scientific aspects, and It is neces sary to appreciate its dual character in order to establish a correct perspective Jn comparing its condition In the year 1SO0 with that in the year 1900. The im portance of this appreciation lies in the fact that In its application to Industrial needs geology has claims to governmental support, and it is by the aid of National and state geological surveys that the re cent great advances In the science have been made possible. By the close of the 18th century the larger facts in the structure of the globe were .familiar to all men of science who nad given them attention. Mines had been in operation for 2000 years and more, and had been conducted with much Intelli gence for several centuries. It was evi dent to all observers that disturbances of the earth's cruvt had taken place, that folds, faults and Joints had resulted, and that the cracks had in many cares been filled with later minerals. Rocks were known to be of both sedimentary and of igneous origin. It was well appreciated tha,tilspme were older than others, but he .classifications into time series were very Incomplete, especially for the paleo zoic strata. In the related department of mineralogy the commoner species had leen identified and named and consider able Information was current regarding their chemical composition. Fosnils had beKtiorifkn6wn- arid .had been correctly "Jnterpre'ted &aiher remains of the former organisms. In the Paris basin several observers had shown that the fossils fol lowed one another in sequence, and were, within limits, characteristic of particular strata and useful for their identification, but this . knowledge was restricted to a very few savants. In the opening years of the present century it was made gen erally available In France by Cuvier and Brognlart and was developed' quite Inde pendently by "William Smith In England. In the closing years of the 18th century, however, most men Interested in this branch were apparently not aware of the importance, or, in fact, of the existence, of these relations. In the ISth century only a email part of the world had been geologically described, and that with a very imperfect scientific vocabulary. France. Germany. Italy, Russia and England had received consid erable attention, but the rest of the world remained for the future. The terra incognita is Indeed by no means exhaust ed even today, but 100 years ago the two Americas, Asia, Africa and Australia can hardly be said to have existed, so far as geological knowledge is concerned. Gov ernmental surveys had scarcely begun. The science advanced by Individual ef fort, which often taxed the mean of the Investigator to the breaking point. Scientists were also largely influenced by the metaphysical tendencies of their own and previous centuries. They had not al together outgrown earlier habits of thought. Induced by older methods of ed ucation. All this being true, it was nitural that writers on geology during this period de veloped in their scientific work tendencies to speculative systems, to th creation of hypotheses, to srand generalizations and to the formulation of theoretical views with which they sought to make Nature conform. They exhibit all the character istics of half-informed mind. The noil was fertile and seeds had been sown, but much of the resulting vegetation proved to be weeds and of necessity had to be cut down and deftroyed. Of this charac ter were the extreme views of the Nep ?unists, of the Plutonlsts and in the years Foon after 1800 of the searchers after a so-called world-hypothesis. Of thorn all the Neptunlsts were the most Important and in some respects the most unfortu nate Jn their Influence. It required many yoarainhd -a hard rtruFtle with an Insid ious TjjJTto rid "geological thought of theit mistaken conceptions and dortrines. Early in the present century a reaction setTiln. Hypotheses were abandonpd for observation and record. Geological soci eties and geological sections in scientific societies of a more general nature were estab'Uhed and archives of record were provided. Governmental geological sur veys found favor and by the end of th fifth decade were or had been in operation in almost all the more advanced states and countries. Their systematic work and their report from trained observers directed by a single responsible head soon placed at command a vast amount of In formation of which the fathers In the science had no conception. Theoretical vlewa more and more grew to be based on sound evidence, and to be worthy of Rcjreptarice. by conservative students. Be slcpjlh. printed reports the surveys have provided grolcglsts at large with maps, both topographical arid geological, and before the admiring and almost bewildered gaze of the onlooker have unrolled the geological panorama with a richness and fullness not dreamed of at the close of th" last century. Under a few topics it is possible to ;um "up the chief subjects In which 1900 shows the greatest advance over ISO). The mot ancient rocks are recognized now to be igneous in their nature and when they possess a foliation whirh sug gests sedimentary bedding, it Is thought to be due to mechanical crushing and shearing. The foliated structure had for merly led rrny to believe In their sedi mentary origin. On the other hand, the development of reliable methods of ob lervatlon of phenomena m the Held and the interpretation of the mlneraloglcal and chemical composition of crystall ne rocks in the laboratory have made possi ble a vast advance In our knowledge of those elusive members of the earth's crust which are usually described as "metamor phlc" Xot alone in appreciating the Ig neous nature of some but in demonstrat ing the sedimentary nature of others and in working out the structure of many complex areas, such as the Alps, the Scottish highlands, and the Lake Supe rior region, have we gained outposts far in advance of those held In the year l'OJ. Today we regard these problems as among the most attractive of the science, al though their difficulty i not belittled. "When the strata of the older fo?sillfer oua periods, that is. those constituting the paleozoic era. are considered, the ndvnnce in knowledge is simply astonish ing. The geologists of the last century knew little of these beds; their experience so far as any stratigraphy worthy of the name was concerned was limited to the meozolc and cenozolc formations. Today we arc well nwar that foslU oc cur as far back as the base of the Cam brian. If not still lower. Faunas have bfen collected, studied and classified from strata that our forefathers would have given up as hopeless. The next century will probably push the limits still fur ther back, and already in the closing years of the present one several keen observers have found encouragement for this expectation. Indeed, geology present. no more attractive field for Investigation. In the study of faunas, floras and the general life of the past, the biological in vestigator has been irresistibly led up to the conceptions of evolution, and con versely the thought of the later students has been most strongly influenced by these views. Their appreciation and adoption were inevitable with the growth of knowl edge, and they have in turn cast a flood of light upon the development of life In the past. Tet no one believes that the last word has been said, and many curious facts and relations remain to bo explained. The forces back of organic growth, as applied to the genus or group as well as the specks and individual, give subjects for meditation to the well-Informed mind, especially if It possess a philosophical tendency. Most important of all in this respect is ths origin and fu ture of man himself. Another of the problems that are entire ly the product of the century now closing is that of the glatxal period. It was suggested in the earlier decades, but It has had ita chief development In the later ones. Ita phenomena are ao widespread and familiar in our northern latitudes that it haa elements of great popularity, as well A3 of profound, scientific character. That the great ice sheet existed no one longer questions, but as to what caused. It there is srll wide difference of opinion. As tronomical variations, continental eleva tion, and changes in the percentage of carbonic acid in the atmosphere have oil been cited. There may be others of which we Irevve no present anticipation, but the last two certainly seem to have been of serious moment. The phenomena, produced by the ice sheet are now recorded and described in great detail and for their interpretation much study has been given to Greenland and to other polar regions, which still preserve the conditions now long past in southern latitudes. The study of the moraines and other deposits of the continental glacier as well as tnvestigatjns of the earth's eurface in ungloclated regions have brought Into prominence too Ipportance of a proper understanding of land forms and land sculpture. This fascinating department of geology has developed almost into a sep arate school of scientific work. Its gen eral importance lies in its influence on the proper study of geography in the schools, and therein its effect is far reaohing. Realizing as a fundamental con ception that all land forms are the re sults of the action of geological forces, the mountains, vallejs, coasts and Interior plains are explained upon this basis even to the very young. Rivers and lakes reveal life histories . and a mountain range be comes not merely a series of lines on a map, but a great topographical 'barrier, that may have had a powerful influence, as in the case of our Appalachians, upon the development of the country. True con ceptions may thus be established at the very outset which will afterward bear upon historical study in a most important manner. History, political economy and all the subjects connected with the evolu tion, of states are Involved In It. And Anally, in modern mining and quarrying, in agriculture and works of an engineering nature tho Influence of broader and more correct views Is mani fested on every band. Greater certainty of operation, less and less of wild and unreasonable expectation, and more and more of intelligent development are mani fested, so that in many ways not always realized -by the general public the dvlllza tHon of tine closing year of the 19th cen tury owes a great debt to geology. 0 - Cc-c-- Columbia University. DRILLING FOR PRIZES. Clontnfr Exercises at the Blnliop Scott Academy. The closing exercises of the Bishop Scott Academy were -held yesterday. The exercises opened with a short service In the chapel. Blshoo Morris, rector of the school; Dr. Judd, Rev. J. E. "Weatherdon and Rev. C. M. Lake were Inside trie chancel. Dr. Hill read his 22d annual report, which follows: Rlgftt Reverend Sir, Ladles and Gen tlemenIt Is with more than usual grati fication that I submit to you my 22d an nual report on the work done by the Bishop Scott Academy during the school year Just ended. The gratification arises from the sense of satisfaction of s;elng a year's work completed which in the more essential features has been a success. The prediction made las year at this time and place concerning the expected Tegs tratkm have been, I am happy to say, fully realized. The registration for the past year shown a total of 110, of whCch 6D have been boarders, and 41 day pupils. Now, of this number the following states and territories are represented: Portland. 53; Oregon, 31; Washington, 12; California, 2; Idaho, 1; Montana. 2; Hawaiian Islands, 1; -British Columbia, 1; and Alaska. 5. By comparison with our attendance of last year I And that we have had practically the same number of day pupils, but that our attendance in the boarding department has increased Just exactly 40 per cent. "We clO?e school with an actual attendance of 53 boarding pu pils. In the various special departments of music, modern languages, manual traln ng. mechanical drawing and military discipline,- good work has been done, and visible results have been attained. There Is nothing In the work of either the primary or preparatory departments that needs special mention, except that proper recognition should be made of faithful work in both cases. A good cIpss In mechanical drawing has jdone satisfactory work, which has consisted of geometrical figures, element ary projections, development of surfaces, sections of, solids, elevations of buildings and nH of these drawn to sca!e. In mathematics classes have completed plane and solid geometry, with solutions of numerical problems and many original theorems. Also, the advanced algebra class has completed progressions, bino mial theorem, lcgarlthms. permutations, combinations and continued fractions. A class In physics has completed the elementary text-book. In classics, regular and thorough work has been done In Greek and Latin, of which no special mention is necessary. In the English department special at tention has been paid to spelling and reading, and in the more advanced classes critical reading: of English classics witb, the history of English literature. In modern languages about 50 pupils have taken the work in German. The first grade or primary room is taught solely by the deductive and conversa tional method. The pupils here have at tained the abll'ty to understand readily questions asked in German and to frame the answer in their own words in Ger man. The object of this method s to com pel the pupil to think in German rather than tirst to form the idea In English and then translate. In this manner a solid basis is being laid for the teach ng of German grammar in the second grade. After a few terms spent in this method without the study of text-book or gram mar it is found that a pupil absorbs the principles naturally in the same way in which he would learn his own native language By the time that he reaches the actual study of the text-books he is . well founded in the elements of the grammar that the complete mastery of the language becomes comparatively easy. Instruction in military tactics and science and In the practice drill has this year comprised about the usual work. We have not been able to give a battery drill because of the continued rains in the early Spring, which kept us back so much in our infantry drill. The Inspection of the battalion of cadets by Lieutenant Colonel M. T. Maus, Inspector-General of the Department of the Pacific, brought the military-drill to a fitting climax. The work done here gained the school some very hearty praise from the lips of this efficient and thorough officer. The exact ness with which each movement and each evolution was executed proved to the In-. spector-Gentral that the Instruction and the drilling in the school of the soldier oi tne company ana oi tne battalion bad been thorough and careful. The manner of execution of these movements reflect ed credit upon the cadets engaged. It is to be hoped that during the ensuing year several new features will be added In the military department. Among- these I will mention signaling with wands, flags and heliographs, saber drill, target prac tice or indoor gallery practice, with per haps a week of instruction in camp in or near Vancouver barracks. The work in the manual training de partment has been continued throughout the year in a systematic manner. Wo have noticed in the press a considerable talk the last few months in regard to ths subject of manual training. I desire to place myself on record as being desirous of .seeing manual -training in its highest and best sense introduced into every school, public or private, in our country. The religious work In the school has re ceived that careful attention that its im portance demands, and I wish here toc em phasize the fact that in every way possi ble the officers of the school have encour aged in a quiet way this branch of the work. We haf e enjoyed the faithful work of our chaplain, Rev. W. R. Powell, throughout the most of the year. Since Mr. Powell found It necessary to leave tho diocese we have carried on the services of the chapel to the best of our ability, with the assistance of such help as wa could get from time to time. More pupils have taken both Instru mental and vocal music this year than usual, and the results havo baen highly satisfactory. A forward step has been made this year in the matter of choral and glee singing, a sample of which you will hear today. The work of our present year is now almost a matter of history, and we will soon turn our attention and energies toward another season. Most extensive repairs and Improvements to the build ings on the premises are assured, and will be undertaken right away In order to be fully finished by tho opening of school. Tho most extensive and noticeable im provements will be the painting of tho buildings 'outside and In, and necessary repairs and renewing of the plumbing. Tho faculty for next season will be in creased by the addition of two men Mr. Hopkln Jenkins, a former graduate of this school, and an assistant teacher in the same, who has Just completed and gradu ated with creditable honors a four years' course in the academic department at Tale will have a position with us for next year. A new department of science. In cliarge of a trained teacher of chemistry and physics, will be added next season. Part of the necessary apparatus for fitting up the working laboratory has already been secured, and.lt Is expected that tho rest will be forthcoming as it is needed. It is not our intention to pmh the work In physics and chemistry much beyond the point required for admission to our leading colleges and schools. I am led to make these additions to the faculty, feeing sure their services will be needed by the In crease In our attendance that seems as sured from the number of pupils already engaged for next season. Not for a number of years have I had so many pos itive engagements for rooms so early In the season, and it Is no exaggeration to say that I hava In my office four times as much correspondence concerning new pu pils as I had last year. Presenting Diploma. Following Dr. Hill's address the bishop presented the diplomas to the following graduates: Horace Carpenter Brodie, Portland William Hammond, Oregon City; Rockey Earhart Mason, Albany. A rector's prize for good conduct during the year was cwarded to Victor MoFar land. with favorable mention of Ernest Closset and William Burton. The principal's prize for highest standing In the year was "awarded to Horace Car penter Brodie, with favorable mention of Percy Cupper, of Monmouth. la the Varloas Claasea. The principal then read the names of the following pupils, distinguished for high standing 'during tho quarter in the pri mary department; Carl Williams, Fred Powell, Fred Dut ton, Wilson Miller, In the preparatory department: William Burton. Bow Wing, Hugh Peoples, Peter Harreschon. Malcolm MacEwan. Max lMtchell. In the acade mic department: Horace C. Brodie, Port land: Percy Cupper, Monmouth; Wllmer D. McCully. Joseph; William Hammond. Oregon City; Clinton Guanthel. Unalaska; Rockey Mason. Albany; William Saunders, Claude Chapman. George Coe, Portland. Perfect In conduct for the last quarter William Burton, Max Mitchell, .Horace Brodie, Portland; Harland Olmstead, Baker City; William Saunders, VHctor McFarland. Claude Harreschon, Ernest Cloiset, Portland. Dr. Judd Talks. Then followed the address of Dr. Judd, who was introduced as a man who had been a teacher for 50 years. He gave the class a sound and wholesome talk replete with good advice, urging the young men to begin to learn the right. His remarks were well taken. He was followed by Frank S. Grant, a former pupil, who. from hla standpoint of a young man well started on his career, gave the class a good, sensible address, advising them to begin on one thing to stick to one thing. In short, to become specialists. After the service was concluded the cadets sang the new Academy song with a vim and correctness that pleased and surprised those present. The song: Is called "A Song of the B. S. A." Its words are appropriate and- patriotic, and1 Its mu sic catchy. It la likely to become popular as a local production. Competitive Drills. An interesting feature of the exercises was a drill on the campus by Companies A and B, for a banner. Captain Nelkwn and Lieutenant Baker, of the O. X. G., were the Judges. At S o'clock In the evening the exhibi tion drill by .Company C was held. Cap tain Malcolm MacEwan commanding. The Captain is 10 years old, and none of his company more than 12. The Individual competitive drill was hard to decide. There were 40 In line, and one after another was drilled down, as in a spelling match. Harold Bain was awarded the gold medal and the sliver medal went to Claude Chapman. This drill showed careful practice, and the audience manifested great Interest as one after another of the cadets went down on points. Horsethleves- Fined. Blanl Den and Gordon Miller, Indians of the Klamath reservation, were ar raigned In the United States Court yester day, each charged with stealing a horse, saddle and bridle from the reservation. They pleaded guilty and were each fined $200. They asserted that they only bor rowed the horses, etc.. to ride over the line into Northern California, and that one of the horses wac an estray, or a horse which had been sold and had come back to its original owner. One of the horses was recovered, and the other had been sold, but the price was refunded o the owner. The prisoners had, moreover, been he'd in the cha n-gang by the reserva tion police for five weeks, and they wens of the opinion that they had been punished enough for their escapade. The court was of a different opinion, and fined them $20) each, and as they are imprcunioua they will probably. fter serving SO days longer in Jail, take the pauper-convict oath and go on their way rejoicings Sold fChlafcy to Indiana. John Phillips, charged with selling whlsy to Indians, was arraigned in Judge Bellinger's Court yesterday, and entered a plea, of guilty. He was sentenced to pay a fine of $100 and to be imprisoned GO days. SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS SECOND DAY OF THE ' OREGON STATE ASSOCIATION. Several Stirring; Addresses Had Committees Appofated aad Of ficers Report. President Morse's address was one of the features of the morning session of the State Sunday School Association yester day. After conrtratulaJng f.e ass-vclaMtir on tho large gatherings which had assem bled, and predicting greater things in tbe year to come, he told them of the early days of the association. "In looking over the old record. said he, "I And no account of our nrst con vention, but In 1S72 a convention was held In tho Presbyterian Church at Portland, and at which Dr. J. H. Vincent and Philip Phillips were present. This was called the 'Second Slate Sunday School Conven tion of Oregon, and 76 Sunday schools were represented. There Is no record of the third and fourth, but the fifth was held In the Congregational Churca, at Portland. In 1874 .and was called the 'Fifth Annual Sunday School Convention of Ore gon and Washington Territory The num ber of schools represented was the same as In IS71 76, and the total enrollment 7234. "After this, nothing was done, lor at least no record Is to be found of any con vention for the years iS75, 1S76 and 1VH. Tho convention of 1874 provided com mittee to look up a convention for 173, to be held at Oregon City, and as no rec ords can be found of that convention, it Is presumed" the commltiee died soon after the convention adjourned. At the con vention of 1878, J. K. Gill, in an address reviewing the Sunday school work of the past, and outlining that of the future. Fold that up to that time, Oregon had held five state conventions and two Joint Oregon and Washington Territory conventions had been held. At .this convention of 1S7S Oregon reported 102 Sunday schools, with a total enrollment of 12,416, and Washington Territory 49 schools, with an enrollment of 4448. Joint conventions were held In 1S79, 16S0, 1SS1 and 1SS3, but no records can be found of 18S2. 1884, or 18S5. "In 1SS6 a convention was called at Port land, and the Oregon State Sunday School Association was reorganized, and since that time regular conventions have been held each year. B. F. Jacobs, who has done so much for the Sunday schools of the world, was present at this convention. In 1SS0 William Reynolds was with us, and again In 1S94 and 1897 we had as our guest Professor H. M. Hamlll. General O. O. Howard was also In attendance at one of the conventions In the '80s, but I cannot say which one. In looking over this record our heart grows warm as we recall the name of .Vincent, Phillips,- Howard, Rey nolds and Hamlll. Of these two, Phillips and Reynolds, have been called to their reward. "We have seen what the past has done for us, but are still far from being satis fled. It la true that when we compare the enrollment" of 7000of 1874, which was about 8 per cent of the population, with that of today, 75,000, which is about 20 per cent of the population, we see a large Increase, but the question is forced upon us: 'Where are the other 350,000 of the people In our state, and why are they not in our Sunday schools? We want every one of them and our work will not be done until we get them. Executive Committee. Tho report of thij executive committee was full and complete, going over the work of the year In detail. After telling of the efforts alonjr certain lines, and the plann outlined and work accomplished, the committee says: "An in previous years, wo have been hampered in all of our work by the lack of funds. Our treatiurcr has labored hard to bring tho various counties Into line, but with indifferent success. We cannot speak with too much emphasis on this seeming Indifference. The estimate of ex penses for the year was placed at the low est possible figure, and on this basis were the organized counties asked to do. their share In supporting, the work. This report will show how far below they havo fallen. If our work :s worth doing at all It Is worth doing well, and if it Is well done money must be forthcoming from all or ganized counties. "We hope and pray that such action will be taken by this convene tlon as will Insure a man for tho field the coming year, and that all other ex penses of the association will be provided for. "Another matter we would speak of is the indifference of -.superintendents in fur nishing statistical reports. Our faithful secretary has asked for these reports over and over again, and only by this urging has he been able to make up his report. He, too, was elected to th:s position on a salary of only $100 a year, but volun tarily cut It In two In. the middle, and we venture to say that no member of this convention wou'.d do all the necessary work required for this paltry sum. We ask careful attention to the reports of the superintendents of our various depart ments of work, and urge upon you the Importance of these departments. "At our last convention we reported 18 of our 33 counties organized, and are glad to welcome back to our fold Joseph ine County, which was reorganized last month and Is already doing effective work. We again urge upen our pastors and su perintendents the necessity of the home department, and haye no hesitancy In say ing that no other branch of our Sunday school work will do so much toward keeping our schools up to the standard that should be maintained." Secretary's Report. A part of the secretary's report fol lows: "The amount of money raised for the support of the schools of the state sSnce October last eight monthsyls $11,132, or an increase over last year of $1072. This Item, above all othere, shows that the Individual schools are alive to the needs of the times and the necessity of using money enough to supply the very best helps to their pupils. The largest school In the state Is -the FirSt Presbyter'an, in Portland, with an enrollment of 572; and closely following this the First Method'st, with an enrollment of but a few less. "The TOUVO MFN troubled wttu aUJht rulness. aversion to society, which deprive you or your mannoco. u.sina iut FOR BUSINESS OR MARRIAGE. ,...,. MIDDLE-AGED MEN who irum exctssea and strains have lost their ilANLT POWER. BLOOD AND SKIN DISEASES. Srphins. Gonorrhoea. Pfinful bloody urins. Gleet. Stricture, enlarged prostate. Sexual Debility. Varicocele, Hydrocele, Kidney and Liver troubles, cured VlTHOUT MKKCUKl AND OiHEH POIdONoUJ DRUCS. Catarrh and Rheumatlim CURED. Dr. Walker'n methods are regular and scientific. He uses no patent nostrums or ready-made preparations, but cures the disease by thorough medical treatment. His New Pamphlet on Private Disease sent Free to all men who describe their trouble. PATIENTS cured nt home. Terms reasonable. All letters answered hi plain ecveloTv rv-iinitlnn fre and sacredly confidential, fall on or addrrss Doctor Walker, 132 First It.. Corner Alder. Portland. Or. 'CLEANLINESS IS NAE PRIDE, DIRT'S NAE HONESTY." COMMON SENSE . DICTATES THE USE OF SAPOLIO next in size is the First Methodist, at Sa lem, with an enrollment of 470. The aver age attendance of the latter however, Is small for its large enrollment. "There has been but one change since last report In the number of organls'd counties. Josephine County recently re organized, after having been dead for. about two years. The total number of organized counties in the state is now 19. Total number of counties, 33. Mention ehould be made of the very small number of schools that reported a home depart ment organized in connection with their schools. The reports show but 19 in the entire state. This, however, will hardly cover the number, as some two or three schoots of this cKy, having home depart ments, have failed to report. Twenty five, however, would easily cover the number in tho state. The iratistimi mr j for the year will be completed by this time tomorrow, and will be distributed to the members of the convention at that Ume." The financial secretary's report showed that there was a balance of $207 75 in the treasury. County Reports. The different counties were called to report, and the fol'nwlntr mnniii.- ti ! ker. by Mrs. Kyle; Clackamas, by" Rev. I O. W. Allen: Clat.eon hr t. r. Wnrr.n- Columbia, by J. E. Hall; Douglas, by Mark Munson; Jackson, by G. F. Billing.; Josephine, by G. F. Bellinger; Lane, by D. M. Allen; Linn, by Rev. Mr. Morss; Marion, by Robert Rled; Polk, by Mrs. W. A. Wash; Sherman, by the presiding elder; Tillamook, by Rev. M. Howell. The following counties were called, but no one responded: Coos, Crook. Curry. Gilliam, Grant. Harney, Klamath, Lake, Lane, Linn, Malheur. The remaining counties were held over to repoft at a later hour. Committees Appointed. The president appointed the following committee?: Nominations A. M. Smith, Multnomah, chairman: Mm Cora A. White. Wallowa; E. Peoples, Sherman; Robert Reld, Ma rion; Mrs. S. A. Lowell, Umatilla, "Ways aad Means. G. F. Billings, chairman, Jackson County; Tassey Stewart, Umatilla; Rev. S. B. Morss, Linn; Mrs. Mary Gllkey, Yamhill; Earl A. Bronaugh, Multnomah. Resolutions Committee. Rev. H. A. Ketchum. D. D.. Marlon County: Mr. Mark A. Munson, Douglas; Rev. O. W. Allen, Clackamasr M. D. Allen, Lane; Mra. R. K. Montgomery, Joseph. "Gospel of Go." Rev. Alexander Henry, of Philadelphia, delivered an address on the "Gospel of Go." The keynote of this address was: "Go ye Into the highways and hedges and compel them to come in." "Go from house to house and find them, for many who are not In Sunday school may be brought in. This will also be a benefit to the workers themselves. "Go not as individuals and for individual churches, but with a united effort of all denominations Jews, Protestants and Roman Catholics. "This -was recently done in Philadelphia with marked success; there were 35 dif ferent denominations and nine other or ganized RrxMpMpc M In all unltlno- n tVio work; one representative from each, mak ing a committe-e of 44 to make plans. "So much Interest was awakened that the Ieaditg city dally papers were eager to advertise the work, and at the close of the undertaking applauded the work as well done, and It was pronounced both Christian and business. The religious sta tistics thus gathered were very valuable. Some minsters received as many as 150 records of people of whom they knew nothing, and yet who attended or pre ferred their church." Strength of Organization. Following this address was one by Rev. E. S. Lewis, D. D.. of Ohio, on "What Organization Means." "It means," he said, "making the most of what is useful. It means that which work3. It Is more than tying togetheiv-It Is bringing together that which is harmo nious and congruous; the elements of power possessed by Individuals who can and will work together." These points were well and beautifully illustrated by the great steamship com pany In contract to the Individual In a canoe, and the great railroad companies, formed of men who combine Intelligence and power to subdue the powerful forma- tlons of Nature. "Organization is loyalty to the Lord Je sus Christ. He said to go. As we go we are to adjust circumstances and elements of power. It is, therefore, also a test of loyalty. 'Organization means fellowship, the ground of hope. We thus learn to know others and each other. Being thus joined in fellowship banishes prejudice and fear of each other. -, "Organization Is Sunday school efficien cy. It gathers statistics and makes pos sible the publication of Sunday school lit erature that never could be published for the individual, for there are today prob ably 22,000,000 people In the world study ing the same weekly Sunday school les son. "It also multiplies the publication of Bibles. Take five of the most popular novels of the day, and the number of those published, and that multiplied by four, will not equal the publication of Bibles for a single year, which Is 10,000,000 copies. Organization Is the right hand of power. The question in heaven will be not to which church you belonged, but how much in earnest were you. "What soever thy hand flndeth to do, do It with thy might A free rendering of one text Pears' What 2 luxury Pears' soap is! It is the cheapest and best toilet soap in all the world. All sorts of people use It, all sorts cf stores ell it, especially drorgists. TWENTY YEARS OF SUCCESS In the treatment of chronic diseases, such as liver, kldnty and stomach disorders, constipation, diarrhoea, dropsical swellings, i '.right's disease, etc KIDNEY AMD URINARY Complaints, painful. ii.cw.t, loo xrcquent. mllxy or bloody urine, unnatural discharges speedily cured. DISEASES OF THE RECTUM Such as piles, nsima. nssure. Ulceration, mucous and bloody discharges, cured without the knife, pain or confinement. DISEASES OF ME Blood poison, fcn-cv. .rtciur, un,. mural losses, lnv potcucy. thurougno cuteo. ro laiiures. Cures uar- emissions, dreams, exhnuatlng drains, osh- In the Bible Is: 'Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord negligently "Victory will come when Christian zeal and Christian organization shall hav clasped hands." Afternoon Session. The first address of the afternoon was by Rev. J. E. Snyder, of the Third-Street Mission, on "Gathering From the Hlsfe ways and Hedges." Ths was a very graphic presentation of the teirlble condi tions existing in h's part of Portland. A chart of this section, colortd, to repre sent the character of different p.aoes. added to the interest. In the absence of R. A. Rawiey, Rev. Mr. Morritt, state secretary and fied worker, of Washington, gave an interest ing talk on "InoLdents In Sunday School Work in Washington." After a brief address by Rev. Alex Henry, of Philadelphia, on "Sunday School Progress," much time was spent tn an swering: questions on different phases of ttie work, after which the financial prob lem occupied the balance of tho afternoon. The Evening Session. la the evening. Dr. H. W. Kellogg- gave a valuable, scholarly and Interesting ad dress on "The Church Member and Bible Study." This was followed by a solo by Mrs. A. M. Smith, of this city. The closing address of the evening was by General Secretary Marlon Lawrence, of Ohio, on "Our International Field." He closed his address by asking- for $1300 wi;h which to put a field worker in the State of Oregon. The full amount was pledged and the vast audience Joined in singing: "Praise God From Whom .All Blessings Flow." The Lesson Today. Tho leason for Sunday, June 17, which was crowded off the programme at the Sunday School Convention yesterday afternoon, wl.i be given this morning, com mencing ai 10:35, by Mr. Bonsall. Women from their sedentary habits, are often subject to headache and conat'pa tlon. These are quickly removed by Car ter's Little Liver Pills. BLUES IN THE BLOOD Happiness and Good Feeling Killed by Lazy Liver. Constipation Breeds Intestinal Mi crobes That Poison the Blood Depressing: Effect on the Sen sitive Brain Tlasne. Don't let your liver get out of order. 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