THE MOUSING- OEEGCmiA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1900.
SCIENCE AND RELIGION
Ievextxg discouhse by rev. dr.
E. P. HILL.
Her. B. J. Hoadley's Tlieme at Clarke
Methodist Chnrch Other Snn
dny Sermons.
Rev. B. 9. HOT. pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church, occupied his pulpit
I last evening, speaking irom me iea.i,
John xvl.12-13. "I have yet many things
!to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them
now."
As a sort of preface to the sermon last
evening Dr. Hill spoke as follows on the
Irelatlons of religion to progress:
"The gospel encourages freedom or
thought. Its finger-posts are always
toward freedom and light and truth.
never toward slavery or darkness or error.
It is sometimes taken for granted by a
certain class of thinkers that religion
has always stood in the way of Intel
lectual progress. The statement is often
urced with such commence as to im
press the unknowing that science and re
ligion have always been arrayea against
each other; science always on the side
of truth and liberty, while religion, ig
norant and bigoted, has ever been on
the defensive. President white's volu
minous work on the conflict between sci
ence and religion has given encourage
ment to such a view. One who has nevor
approached the subject irom another angle
lays down the book with the conviction
science has always had a desperate fight
to overcome the error of religion. A.
more untruthful, harmful representation
could hardly be made. The crass igno
rance or maliciousness of men who urge
such Insinuations may be easily seen
when one keeps in mind the vast differ
ence between, men who believe in re
ligion, and religion itself. Without at
tempting to deny the facts stated by
President "White, the inference is wholly
wrong. Some men who believed In re
ligion upheld slavery, but that is no proof
that religion sympathizes with the curse.
Preachers may be found who iavor all
the social follies of the day, but who Is
so foolish as to believe that religion up
holds such vagaries? Religious leaders
clamored for the blood of the Son of
i God, but the dreadful deed cannot be laid
at the door of religion. That would be
a contradiction in terms.
"I now propose that a new book oe
written to supplement that of President
"White. Iet it contain four chapters.
Liet the heading of chapter I be, "The
Opposition of Scientists to the Advance
ment of Science.' The fiercest opponents
of the man who has announced some new
scientific theory have always been "the
scientists themselves. Some people seem
to imagine that the only ones who as
sailed the appearance of Darwin's books
were bigoted preachers. The fact is that
no less an authority than Louis Agassiz,
the greatest scientist America has known,
told his students at Harvard that he
would be ashamed of any sophomore who
would write such a book as 'The Origin
of Species.' "When Sir William Simpson
published his great work on anesthottcs,
were the Ignorant preachers the only
ones who looked askance? One of Slmp
sons own colleagues, Professor Slme,
took the hook before his class, ridiculed
it, flung It on the floor, trampled on it
and said It was a disgrace to Edinburga.
The man whose championship turned the
battle was Dr. Chalmers, a clergyman.
A most interesting chapter could be writ
ten on this topic
"Let chapter n bear the heading, 'The
Blunders of -the Scientists.' This would
furnish most entertaining reading, for the
mistakes of scientists have been monu
mental, ludicrous and legion. Did you
Lever hear of an element called 'phlogis
ton' 7 Professor Stahl, of Halle, Ger
many, said there was such an element
In the air, which had to enter into combi
nation with a substance before there
could be combustion. For almost 100
j-ears every loading scientist in the world
talked about phlogiston. Professors In
the great universities looked over their
spectacles at their scholars and impressed
on them the Importance of this all-pervasive
element. Then Lavoisier began
his experiments. Ho proved that there
was not, and never had been, such an
element, of which the scientists had
talked so much. For a time, probably,
not much was said concerning the blun
ders of religion. In this chapter should
be given the account of the scientist John
Flske tells about, who In ISIS issued a
circular announcing that the earth Is a
hollow sphere, and calling for 100 volun
teers to start from Siberia. Together
they would skim over the surface of the
frozen seas with their reindeer and sleighs
until they came to the north pole, where
an opening would be found Into the
earth's interior. He pledged himself to
lead them to a rich land, flowing with
milk and honey. Surely scientists have
not always been Infallible. Then, it might
he well to rehearse the story of the-Neanderthal
skull Just to remind our friends
that they really have limitations. The
now famous skull was found near Dus
eeldorf in 1S57. At once the scientific
world was amazed. . Word was spread
abroad that the missing link had been
found. Professor Schaafhausen declared
that It was the most ancient memorial
of the early Inhabitants of Europe.
"Another distinguished scientist. Pro
fessor Fuhrbrott. wrote a book in which
ho proved to his own satisfaction that
the owner of that skull lived at least
300,000 years agoi-wAnd I suppose when
the learned scientist heard that theolo
gians were disinclined to accept his con
clusions, he became violently angry and
said: Those stupid bigots always "stand
to the way of science.' , Then Dr. Slayer,
of Bonn, came along and critically ex
amined the skull: 'Two hundred thousand
years old,' he exclaimed, 'this is the skull
of a Cossack killed in 1S14.' And now
it is a rash scientist who can be in
duced to say much in regard to that
skull. I am Inclined to think the honors
are about even when it comes to the
matter of blunders. Let the third chap
ter of this new book bear the title 'The
Debt of Science to Men of Religion.'
What a strange perversion of the facts
is made when irreligious scientists are
represented as the heralds of truth while
Christian scholars are arrayed against
it. For how many centuries did the
world's astronomers teach that the earth
is the center of the universe? It was not
until the Christian scholar Copernicus,
canon of Frauenburg, appeared that they
discovered their mistake.
"Sir Isaac Newton stands at the head
of the world's natural philosophers.
Hume, the historian, said of him: 'He
is the greatest and rarest genius that ever
rose for the ornament and instruction
of the human species.' And Newton, is
the man who said: 'We account the
scriptures of God to be the most sub
lime philosophy; I find more sure marks
of authenticity in the Bible than in any
profane history whatever.' Scientists
never tire of praising the greatness of
Francis Bacon, whose system of philoso
phy produced a complete revolution in
the. world of science. One of the ency
clopedias speaks of him as having an
Intellect at once one of the most capa
cious and profound that ever appeared
among men. And who was Sir Francis
Bacon? He was a Christian who re
peatedly affirmed his belief in the gospel
of the Son of God. Scientists have made
a 6orry mess of things until such re
ligious men as Copernicus and Newton
and Bacon have happened along. The
fourth chapter of this new book should
hae as the heading: 'The Intolerance
of Scepticism.' It is sometimes assumed
that organized Christianity has largely
monopolized such despised terms as nar
rowness, bigotry, intolerance. Enemies
of Christianity delight to call themselves
free thinkers, broad-minded and libera
irea. They never grow tired of talking
about the inquisition and the burning of
Servetas. But what is the record of the
unbelieving -world? Let the investigator
continue his journey beyond inquisitorial
Spain and Calvin's Geneva until he stands
within the ruins of the Coliseum in Rome.
It was there that the unbelieving world
showed how It loved freedom of thought.
When men dared announce their convic
tions the cry was heard, 'The Christians
to the lions.' And then let the Investi
gator pause for a day In free-thinking
Paris and recall the story of the revolu
tion When the free thinkers suddenly
came into power it was announced that
to utter the word 'Providence was a
crime and that whoever published a book
in which was expressed a belief In God
was deserving of punishment, Then let
the Investigator sail off to the Orient and
on the bloody shores of China Investigate
the attitude of the unbelieving world
toward freedom of thought. And when
he finds that all over Europe and Amer
ica the men who are forever complaining
of the Intolerance of religion are nuick
to insist that Christians who persist In
expressing their honest convictions with
in the hearing of a Mongolian ought to
be massacred, then he will understand
how hollow, how Insincere, how mean
ingless is much of the hue and cry against
religion because of Its Intolerance. Do
not misunderstand. I am not speaking
against science. It has a glorious record;
nor do I refer indiscriminately to sci
entists. It Is a privilege to be coveted
to eit at the feet of an earnest, reverent
student of nature. But when in the name
of science men attempt to array science
against religion to the disparagement of
religion, it becomes necessary to point
out that science has its well-denned limitation."
THE BIBLE.
Rev. B. J. Hoadley Pronounces It a
Book Divine nnd Human.
The Rev. B. J. Hoadlejv D. D., pastor
of Clarke Methodist Episcopal Church,
preached Sunday morning from the text,
II Timothy 111:16. "All Scripture is given
by inspiration of God."
It was said in the sermon "that the
book the most human man reads is di
vine is evident from the remarkable
unity running through It. There are C5
different books in the Bible, written by 5
different persons, during a period of 1500
years of time. These men, at different
times and places, tell the same story ol
sin, recovery and Immortality.
"Also in Its freedom from false science,
philosophy and history, of which the
world was full when the books were writ
ten. It is true, however, that the Bible
speaks sometimes inexactly upon phys
ical subjects by using terms current
among men. The record of creation In
Genesis is not of the method, but of the
fact of creation, and many see In It a
grander panoramic poem than prosaic his
tory. The missing links have not yet
been discovered, yet modern evolution
ary science accepts aB good as proven
that man comes from prehistoric ances
tors. There is nothing in Genesis to con
tradict this, for the body of man might
be made during the flight of the ages.
However, the endowment of man with
spirit may be regarded as an instantane
ous gift from God.
"If the records of the earth show, as
many scientists claim, a prehistoric man,
then relief In Interpreting Genesis comes
either from the view that the prehistoric
man became jtxtlnct, or that the record
in Genesis is simply that of the Adamic
center of creation.
"Notice also the failure of the Bible to
speak of actors, places and occurrences
that man would have noticed and em
phasized. Egypt and Babylon appear in
the Old Testament, and Rome in the New
Testament, because they are connected
with the subjects of revelation. Abra
ham, Moses, Daniel and Paul rise before
us.
"The Bible has no room to record the
careers of Persia, Greece and Rome, Al
exander and Caesar.
"See the ability of the Bible to live.
It has survived the corruption of the
church, and has not been overthrown by
the infirmities of its own custodians, and
the fiercest attacks and the most crit
ical inquiries have but made the book
stronger in its hold upon the world.
"All Scripture is given by inspiration
of God. The Bible as a whole may be
called a revelation, and evidently parts
of it contain pure revelation from God.
God inspired minds to receive these reve
lations, thousands believe. The conclu
sion is reached inferentially that the writ
ers who made the record of inspiring and
uninspiring thought taken apart from
the general purpose of revelation were
Inspired to write the book with Its thrill
ing contents. If holy men spake as they"
were moved by the Holy Spirit, surely
when men came to write authoritatively
a record for all time to come, they would
be Inspired. We do not opine that God
moved the very hand of the sacred wrlt
jer, for then the writer would have been
an automaton, and there could have been
no room for variety of style such as
adorns the Bible. In making a Bible,
God and man work, and the more God
works the more man works, and the
more man works the more God.
"The book contains doctrine. Even a
snake has a backbone. Thus Bible Tend
ers may be strong as athletes instead of
limping cripples. It rebukes error, ex
poses the sins of its own David and
Peter, it corrects and Instructs In right
eousness. "What shall we do with the Bible?
Read it. The demand of the hour Is for
Bible-readers rather than Bible-makers.
Read It where? In our schools? Let us
begin In our homes. May not the mate
rialistic age about us become our Bible?
The Bible Is more orthodox than creeds,
more learned than schools, more full of
news than papers, and older than an
cients. THE STRENUOUS LIFE.
Sermon by Rev. II. S. Terapleton at
"Westminster Chnrcli.
Rev. IL L. Templeton, pastor of tho
Westminster Presbyterian Church, East
Tenth and Weidlor streets, preached yes
terday morning from the text found in
Galatians vi:9: "Let us not be weary in
well doing." He said, in part:
"As the words of the text Imply, no
happiness is greater than when a mnn
has physically exhausted himself In well
doing, in service for others. Such exer
tion brings the sweetest peace and rest
on earth. There are. as you all know,
many different versions of the Scriptures,
and in one old translation I And the text
In these words, 'Let us not be weary of
well doing.' However, the sense is just
the same. We must remember that our
Bibles are merely translations of the orig
inal, and that our English words cannot
exactly convey the full meaning. It is
an English dress of a Greek phrase. The
different translations need be no hin
drance to us in our biblical study, as the
meaning is sufficiently clear. In the text
we are clearly reminded that Christian
life consists entirely of strict attention
to duty, an adherence to the example set
for man by Christ of constant effort,
that is, constant service for others. The
Christian life, thus denned. Is eminently
an unselfish one.
"The weariness referred to does not
mean that of the body alone, but of the
heart anil mind as well. Man Is admon
ished not to grow faint-hearted and
weary, for in due season he shall reap
the fruits of his toll. When once we
start on the path to eternal life there
must not be any cessation of our labors
for constant effort is the only royal road
to success.
"All. doubtless, have studied the rose
as it dally develops from the bud Into
the exquisite blossom. Sometimes we no
tice that when the rose Is half-blown
some accident occurs which prevents the
bud from bursting Into bloom. In this
case, it becomes what florists term a
green rose. Many similar Instances might
also be mentioned of other fruits and
flowers failing to mature as the Creator
decreed they should. And these cases
are all traceable to the same cause, blight
or weariness in well doing.
Not every bud becomes a blossom, and
there are fewer blossoms than buds.
There is a long time between the seed
time and the harvest, and many things
Joccur during that period which make orjver3ltj
mar the flower So it Is with the human
life. How many lives there are which fall
far short of their early promise! As the
seed of good Is Implanted in the pure
heart of the child it takes root, and the
development towards perfect maturity
begins. But as the child grows It is oft
en led astray; it becomes weary of the
trials of a Christian life, and the result
is a soul lost to God.
"Christ many times became exhausted
in his service for men, but never weary.
His life was one of unceasing love and
ministering unto his fellow men. There
comes a time in our lives when discour
agements creep in and threaten to over
whelm us, and it is then, more than at
any other time, that we need the encour
aging and warning words of Paul, 'Weary
not In well doing. Well begun. It is oft
en said, Is half done, but well done
through the whole course of ;llfe Is suc
cess. There is no time when we can
cease and rest upon our labors. Perse
verance to the end through every trial
and sorrow is the only way to reach the
Christian goal Christ still remains
among us In spirit, doing good, and his
life Is one unending song of usefulness
and unceasing effort."
MINISTER IN DISTRESS.
Portland Presbyterian to Relieve
Coqulllc Missionary.
A practical manner in which to help
an Oregon missionary whose home has
been burned out was explained yesterday
at the First Presbyterian Church, by the
visiting minister. Rev. Robert McLean.
He read a letter from Rev. Robert En
nls, a missionary at Coquille, Or., writ
ten on Thanksgiving day, stating that
on November 29 a Are of presumably In
cendiary origin destroyed his home, and
ho and his family have since been cared
for by neighbors.
"Only a few articles of furniture were
saved," wrote Mr. Ennls. "Thousands of
hard-wrought sermons were lost; also my
pulpit suit, our clothing, sundry diplomas,
books, etc. Do you suppose the ladies of
the missionary societies of the Presby
terian churches in Portland would send
us books, clothing for the children, dresses
for my wife- and children to enable them
to go to church, and a few books such as
you think a preacher would need, who
has been bereft of all books but his
Bible? I am glad to say that three
Bibles were saved. Anything to reach us
quickly should be sent by steamer via
Coos Bay."
It was announced that Mr. Ennls has
two girls, 17 and 6 years old, and two
boys, 15 and 7 years old, respectively.
Gifts of clothing, etc.. can be sent to
the First Presbyterian Church, care of
the Janitor, and a committee will super
intend the making up of the parcels at
the church rooms on Wednesday after
noon at 2 o'clock.
Mr. McLean preached a scholarly ser
mon on the thought that the minister
Is God's ambassador, to preach his mes
sage to men. In the old days, an am
bassador was sent from Rome to present
an ultimatum to a King who was about
to begin war. The King made excuses in
giving his answer, until the ambassador
drew a circle, with his sword, around
the King, and said: "Answer to Rome
before you step out of that circle." Not
so with God's ambassadors to men.
"There is no demand tb accept Christ,"
said the speaker, "It is an entreaty. One
comfort is that the trend of life today
Is Chrlstward. The newest novel, the
newest play 'Is In this direction. The
minister must not be intellectual only,
he must be a man with a message, a man
intellectual enough to appeal to the con
science and touch the heart."
Church of the Imniacnlntc llenrt.
At the 10:30 mass yesterday In the
Church of the Immaculate Heart, Mme.
Lucelle D'Albertl, of St. Louis, sang
Millard's "Ave Maria" at the offertory.
This famous composition has never been
rendered here In a more pleasing man
ner. Mme. D'Albertl ha3 a soprano voice
of singular sweetness and thrilling power.
Her voice rang out clearly through the
church, and the large congregation pres
ent, after the service expressed the ut
most delight at the pleasure they had
experienced in listening to her perfect
vocalization. The regular choir of the
church rendered Marzo's "Mass" in excel
lent style.
Mill Employes "Will Not Go to Work.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass.. Dec ,9. To
morrow morning nearly 1000 operatives
will remain away from the Acushnet &
Hathaway mills, owing to a dispute with
their employers on the subject of stop
page of pay.
AT THE HOTELS.
THE PORTLAND.
Herrmann & -wife
Eda Thurman
Jean Lillian Walker,
N Y
Chas E Hays. Keokuk
Mr and Mrs B B
Sirs ill S Conklln,
Cleveland. O
Mr and Mrs E B Col
well, city
J O Blncbam, city
Harry Beck, city
Clement Geo Smith,
B S A
XI Wax. B S A
Sam Kohlbersr. Helena
W L Nlcol, N Y
M T Ross. S F
Mr and Mrs D S
Kinney. Roslyn
E H McClung, St Luis
F T McHenry. S F
Mr and Mrs E M
Brarounck, city
R G Whltlock. Louis
ville. Ky
C TV Fulton. Astoria
J S Power. S F
Albert Dunbar, Astoria
Bryan. Chicago
A Kuhn. Colfax
V F Hayes, Seattle
R D H Vroom. K V
J E Kelty. X Y
U II uarch. Seattle
W Mackle. S F
Will S Parry and srt,
Seattle
J H Van Warner, La
cross e, wis
F C Innl. Spokane
H C Davidson. N Y
W G Epps, X Y
T R Sheridan, Rosebrg
Josh L "Wilson. Kans C
Wm D Mackay. S F
T B Garrison. Spokane
S Jacobson. X Y
V S Hardy, Salt Lake
P H Hlbb. Tacoma
W H Aldrlch. Chicago
S B Folger, Seattle
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Bessie Crabb. Goble
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F E Osborne. St Loult
Earl Waterson. Dalles
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Leonard Epwood.
"That Man" Co
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Miss E Burnett. N Y
Mark A Gould. N Y
L J Plumer. Boston
Mrs L J Plumer, do
Myra Kuchan. do
Josephine Sutherland,
Boston
Run Cash. St Paul
C L Gardiner. Astoria
P Gorllnr. Sydney, Oi
Dr E N Crockett, do
M T Campbell. Halsey
G Hople. Goble
Sin Hople. Goble
J TV Matlock. Heppner
C C Fiuter. oicago
W L Taylor. Jpokane
Walter Walker. "That
F L Greenourh, Astora
Man" Co
M K Boatman. Lostlne
Mrs Walter Walker, do
Henry Tillford. do
Mrs Tillford. do
J R Williams, do
C E Lytle. Sbanlko
Mrs C E Lytle. do
Geo Sererns. Boston
Miss Nlllls Ash. Pen
J H Sommers, Butte
G H Hall. Eckler
H H Wells, Mlnneapls
dleton
Anna Ash. do
L M Acksr. Tacoma
C F Sparks. Montesano
S P Kerr. Everett
W H Van Shaw. Daytn
Wm Smith. Elma
W E Reynolds, oak
land. Or
Ducal Cree. Mlnneapls
F L Taylor. Welser
C S West. Bridal Veil
G w Turner, unicago
W J Cushen. Srlem
G H Richardson, S F
Mrs Richardson. S F
E E Whlllnr. Denver
W E Wauklee. S F
J D McGuwaa. Cos-
mopoiis
H W B Herron. SouthB
A F Athens. St Paul
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C W. Knowles, Manager.
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Mrs Yerrington. do
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Mrs Brldres & ch, do
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Rev Q H Burkhead.Tex
H B Valiant. Alabama.
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Anna Peters. Walla W
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C L Smith. Minn
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D W Campbell. TeKoa
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A F McClalne. Tacoma
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Tacoma
W J Morrlon. Duluth
Leopold Schmidt.
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F Smith. Astoria
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D.H.STEARNS AT CHICAGO
THE "WINDY CITY GAVE THE IRRI
GATIONISTS A FROST.
Oregron'a Delegate Was Lonesome,
lint Hopes for More Company
Next Year at Buffalo.
CHICAGO, 111., Nov. 24. Special corre
spondence.) Again In the country where
the coal offlce Is more prominent than
the bank, where you have to fight with
double doors, or make a run to get
through the machine entrance to your
hotel.
The Irrigation Congress adjourned on
time tonight. As to the bright things
said and the good work done, it was a
success. As to the good its work and
the work Its followers are likely to do for
Portland, the people of that city have
really little conception. There Is wheat
land enough tributary to Portland to put
It at the very top as a wheat-shipping
city in the United States If such work
can ever get the land Irrigated and cul
tivated. For the City of Chicago as an enter
tainer, the least said the better. Mayor
Harrison was to open the programme by
welcoming us; but. Instead, sent a Bryan
or "Pop" lawyer, who could not possibly
do tho honors without ringing In the
campaign echoes. The sentiment was
"pop"-ular, too, and for a day it seemed
as though I had got Into the wrong
campmeetlng. After that the little pro
portion of Republicans, under the lead
of Frank Goudy, of Denver, gave them
to understand that it would be better to
let well enough alone and have less to
say about the Philippines, Porto Rico
and Cuba, and more about Irrigation.
Your humble servant had tried with little
effect to persuade them that two years'
events in Asia had been a great light set
over beyond our wonderful West to Il
lumine the pathway of progress and make
National aid more easy to obtain; but
the plain argument that McKlnley was
President and the Congress Republican,
and If they expected to get anything It
might be as well to give the late elec
tion and its results a rest, served to
give us peace.
If there should happen to be a con
vention of bats and owls In Portland, and
the business people had paid JJSO0O or $10,
000 of expenses for the show, there
would have been a score or two of the
citizens out once in a while to see what
had been done with their money. In this
the convention must have been a disap
pointment to every promoter of the lot.
Some very nice letters were read from
Vice-President-elect Roosevelt, General
Miles, Secretary Wilson and other promi
nent people, who were personally con
spicuous by their absence. The papers
prepared by officers of the Weather Bu
reau, Department of Agriculture, Foresty,
the Coast and Geodetic Survey, were won
derfully complete and instructive, show
ing long, careful and painstaking prepar
ation Mr. Pague was not there, for
some unaccountable reason, but Senator
Dubois was,- and made the best talk of
the session for the Pacific Northwest.
Oregon was awfully lonesome, with Just
one delegate, who had to appoint him
self on four or five committees at once.
When it came to coming home, as vice
president and member of the executive
committee for Oregon, I could not stand
both and chose the latter, with a view
to filling the vacancy later. There are to
be two meetings of the congress next
year, first at Colorado Springs, and later
at Buffalo. It Is to be hoped that the
three states that grow more wheat each
than all the rest on so-callod arid lands
will have a larger delegation in the Buf
falo congress than either had In this
one. For one, I got very tired of cactus,
tarantulas; snakes and other Southern
conveniences. Not once was there a word
said " about the country schoolnoue as
we see It In Southeastern Oregon, with
plenty of American boys and girls and
the picketed ponies which denote that
the 'children have come miles Instead of
rods to school.
Nevertheless, Oregon needs storage
reservoirs all along the eastern slope of
the Cascades to furnish water In Mid
summer fo- both irrigation and mining;
and it Is to be hoped that the "Oregon
delegation" will help boll the pot and get
some of the stew.
"Store the floods" Is a part of the
motto of the congress, and the beauties
of taking the Spring rise out of the rivers
as explained by some of -the members
from the Gila was well, amusing, in
view of the rolling Columbia, when It
gets up 23 or 30 feet and travels a six
mile current two miles wide for months
to get the surplus water from our arid
region" Into the sea. But, after all. stor
age reservoirs of sufficient capacity on
the headwaters of the Snake River would
be a great thing for Portland about the
time of the "June rise" and would
otherwise vastly Increase the business of
the city through the Increased produc
tions of Idaho. D. H. STEARNS.
AS THINGS REALLY ARE.
Dlscnnslon of Question of Political
.Moment.
The following able discussion of the
issues of the campaign just closed and
which are yet of great moment to the
American people formed the basis of a
personal letter by Mr. G. E. Caukln, of
this cityj to a friend in the East. The
article is worthy of grave consideration
by any of our citizens who entertain the
Idea that our Government has adopted a
policy which is not American in the
broadest sense. Annexed is Mr. Caukln's
communication :
"Your iavor of September IS being writ
ten in the heat of a political campaign, I
thought It best to lay It aside for answer
after the election, when the verdict of the
people should be made known on all the
'isms contained In the platform you
maintain. Such a medley of 'isms' and
misfit Issues make a very poor article of
politics, and It is a matter Tor regret that
in a great National contest matters
should bo dragged Into politics that be
long rightly to the realm of economics,
or Involve principles of government,
neither of which should be bandied, about
in the political arena. I owe you one for
your blast on free silver coinage four
years ago, and another for this later one
on new Issues, and most sincerely hope
you will get out of tho woods before an
other four years comes around.
"My friend, I fear you are too pessi
mistic in your expectations and prognos
tications of the disastrous condition of
our country and people In event of the
present Administration of affairs being
Indorsed and continued for another four
years. Remember that during the cam
paign of 1S9S you almost crushed me with
a seven-page letter of the most awful
rant about the 'crime of 1S73,' the 'dollar
of our dads,' the dreaded 'gold standard,'
and prophesied the utter ruin of the coun
try unless we returned to the policy of
free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16
to L Free silver failed and the gold
standard was made the legal basis by
enactment, and prosperity resulted In
stead of your predicted ruin.
"This year you come at me with a new
hook of lamentations and prophecies,
and. Ignoring the free silver issue entire
ly, it Is Imperialism, militarism and the
trusts that are going to smash the Con
stitution, destroy our liberties and de
liver us bound hand and foot to the ten
der mercies of syndicates and military
dictators. But as your prophecies of four
years ago proved so completely wide of
the mark, you will forgive me if I fall to
take stock In your latest ones, and will
wait with equanimity the outcome of the
next four years.
VNo'w, a few-words to these, three sub
jects that cause you so much solicitude,
I Gold
1 Silver
We are showing the largest stock of
Ladles and Gents' Watches of endless
variety
We selected only those which will be
satisfactory to tha wearer. Good time
keepers and best Equality cases, which
will wear and be satisfactory. The cheap
er kinds you won't find in our stock.
We have Ladles' Watches from $15.00 to 520.00 that are match
less in style and quality, and our Gentlemen's Watches at teas
prices are not to be found at any other placo in the city.
THE G.
H We will show you
some extra fine ones,
tX too. from $25 to 5100.
and I will take them in the inverse order
that you name them.
First, the trusts. By trusts I suppose
is meant great aggregations of capital
for business purposes. If such aggrega
tion result in cheaper production and
lower prices to consumers, it would seem
to be a good thing to the community at
large and not a subject for condemna
tion. If it results in monopoly and en
hancing prices, then It should be con
demned unsparingly. It Is difficult, to
reach the evil by legislation, but it seems
likely that In the present plethora of capi
tal no monopoly can long prevail before
equally well organized competition will
knock It down. In any event, the sub
ject Is not a party Issue, for the plat
forms of both parties declared against
trusts and prominent men of both p'artles
own stock In and manage them; there
fore, honors are easy.
"Second Militarism. One occurrence
alone In our history ought to set at rest
forever on this score the mind of any
one, however timid. At the close of our
Civil War there were nearly 1,000.000
Union soldiers In arms, and In addition
the whole Confederate Army. European
statesmen warned us that the greatest
danger awaited our institutions when
those armies should be disbanded, and
many of our own people thought of the
situation with great uneasiness. And yet
the Confederates went Immediately home
and began to rebuild their shattered for
tunes, and within three months after the
grand review at Washington, every Un
ion soldier was at home, with his coat
off, engaged in his old or some new avo
cation, only too glad to be a citizen again.
Remembering this, does It not seem quite
absurd to apprehend danger from a
standing army with one soldier only to
each lOuO inhabitants?
"Imperialism seems the greatest
bugbear of all, but how many of those
using the term so freely can really tell
clearly what they mean by it? If they
mean raising the flag but not extending
the Constitution over our new posses
sions, that is Just what was done with
the Louisiana purchase, the Florida pur
chase, the acquisitions from Mexico, and
the Alaska purchase. Each of these ac
quisitions was placed under military rule
until Congress provided a territorial gov
ernment, and It Is a mooted question If
the Constitution really covers until the
territory Is admitted to statehood.
"Alaska, purchased In 1S67, has not
yet been provided with a full territorial
government. At the close of the Civil
War all of the Confederate States were
placed under military control until such
time as Congress and Andy Johnson could
reconstruct them and give them state
hood again. Since the close of the War
with Spain the Executive has kept Cuba
and Porto Rico strictly under military
control until Congress sees fit to give
them such a degree of autonomy as they
prove themselves capable of. And In
none of theee cases, from the Louisiana
purchase to the present day, has the
'consent of the governed' ever been for
a moment considered. It Is only In the
case of the Philippines that the moral
sensibilities of good Americans has been
outraged by the Administration, and It
seems a little singular that none has
had his feelings badly outraged In this
case except those violently opposed to the
Administration on other grounds. Their
solicitude about the 'consent of the gov
erned' is open to the suspicion at least
of being hardly sincere.
"Imperialism is no new cry with us.
As I read the history of our country.
Washington was called an Imperialist by
his opponents; Madison was a bloody im
perialist on account of the War or 1S12-15;
Jackson was an imperialist, and I remem
ber seeing cartoons representing him In
royal robes, a crown op his head, and
labeled 'Andrew, the First.' Lincoln was
called Imperialist and military dictator;
Grant was the 'Man on Horseback.' the
'Man of Destiny,' and many good peo
ple were fearful he would declare him
self a "military dictator." And yet the
danger all the time was only In the
Imagination or prejudices of the fearful
ones, and no one has ever made an at
tempt to be Emperor or military dictator
In this country, and should any man ever
make the attempt he would be turned
ovor to a squad of women with request
for thom to beat his brains out with their
slippers.
"My dear friend, you seem to be well
loaded with such stock phrases as the
'sacred Declaration of Independence,' the
'Constitution of our fathers, the 'consent
of the governed.' a 'government of the
people by the people, and for the peo
ple,' but all these sayings have been so
freely used of late by the veriest dema
gogues In support of their vagaries as to
lose much of their old-time force, and
leave a bad taste In. the mouth.
"The Declaration of Independence wa3
a magnificent production for that time
and under then existing conditions, but
notwithstanding the statement that 'It Is
held self-evident that all men are born
equal,' many of the signers of that In
strument were at that time the owners
of human beings and holding them In per
petual bondage. Did not those signers
strain their consciences a little?
"The Constitution of our fathers was
also a wonderful Instrument, the result
of the best wisdom of that time, but
as evidence that It was far from per
fect Is the fact that amendments became
necessary almost from the first, and have
been since found necessary from time to
time until 16 amendments have -been add
ed to that sacred Instrument, and more
are imperatively called for by many con
servative people. Some wisdom has evi
dently cropped out to meet changing con
ditions. "The consent of the governed has never
been even thought of for negro slaves,
CUT OUT
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With Ten Dollars
and I will furnhh you my highest
power belt, all complete, by mail,
without any farther payment t bz
made. I positively guarantei it to
be superior to any other b:lt offend
you by others and for which they
ask $40.
DR. SANDEN'S
BELT.
has ho equal for the cure of Nervous
and Physical Debility.
DR. A. T. SANDEN
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HEITKEMPER CO.
286 MORRISON ST. H
native Indians, or people of our acquired
territory, and has lately been taken away
from a class of American citizens in
three states of the Union, and is likely
to be taken away from the same class
by your political associates In several
other states, and again the sincerity of
campaign orators is open to suspicion.
"Did It ever occur to you how singular
It Is that an entire- political party Is sud
denly struck with conviction as to a
certain line of National policy, especially
the party that Is 'out' when the party
that Is 'In and responsible for Govern
mental action has taken the affirmative?
Does not this support the old saying that
necessity Is the mother of Invention'?
that Is, the invention of an Issue. The
high moral tone assumed In such, a case
would be laughable If it were not piti
ful. "But I will not follow this subject fur
ther at this time, for the people have by
their ballots endorsed the general policy
of the present Administration and Indi
cated their desire for its continuance,
and If our President secures during his
next term as able Constitutional advis
ers as compose his present Cabinet, I
feel confident that our domestic affairs
will go on smoothly and prosperously, the
difficult problems arising on account of
our new possessions will be solved with
a fair degree of wisdom, our prestige and
influence among the nations greatly in
creased, and every one but the most con
firmed kicker will be more proud than
ever that he Is an American citizen.
"Of one thing you may feel assured be
yond the shadow of a doubt, and that is
that no foot of territory where 'Old
Glory has been raised by orders of our
Government, will It ever be hauled down
by American hands. Ours will be the
old motto: 'Our country, may she always
be right, but right or -wrong, our coun
try!' "
HOTEL MEN IN TROUBLE.
An Enrly-Mornlnj? Robbery Frus
trated by the Police.
A daring robbery of goods at the Port
land Hotel was frustrated early this
morning by Captain Holman and Po
liceman Coleman. Frank Groves, one of
the hotel employes, was seen to pass
goods from the storeroom to Frank Tuck
er, and Policeman Coleman arrested
Tucker. In the meantime Groves had
gone to his home on Park street, and
when Policemen Crake and Shane started
to arrest him, he attempted to slide down
the fireescape, but was caught.
The Horae-Mnde Gift Mania.
Leslie's Weekly.
There Is one contributor to the house
hold pages of newspapers who must be
suppressed In the Interests of humanity.
He is a hardy annual and blooms in
print at this time of the year. This is,
therefore, the best time to destroy the
creature who fills columns with lying
yarns to the effect that the best and
most welcome Christmas gifts for a man
may be made at home at trifling expense
by any woman. "The daintiest tobacco
jar in the world." writes this person,
"may be made by neatly removing the
top of a tomato-can. Wash off the label.
Enamel the outside In the true tint of
baby blue. Cut out the skull-and-cross-bones
design printed on this page, trace
upon the enamel, and lay In in oil colors.
The Inside of the can should be enam
eled In the daintiest tint of cerise." Im
atrlne the feellnes of the man who re-
I celves this gift from a woman he had
hitherto respected and admired!
And all the while that the young woman
Is eagerly absorbing' these suggestions,
and locking herself mysteriously In her
room to manufacture these home-made
presents, the man who Is to be surprised
on Christmas morning Is getting along
on two meals a day, smoking a pipe be
cause cigars are too expensive, and walk-
ing home nights to save nickels toward
I the purchase of the gift that he knows
i will oe aitogetner miaequaie to express
his feelings toward the young woman.
Flushed and happy, he calls on Christ
mas morning and is handed a nail-brush
mado out of an old tooth-brush the
i handle of which Is hand-painted and tied
with pink ribbon.
Ten, lie Did.
PORTLAND, Dec. 7. (To the Editor.)
Kindly answer the following question:
Did McKlnley secure a larger percentage
of the popular vote in 1900 than he did
In 1S96? BRUCE BRIER.
Electric time service was first Intro
duced more than 40 years ago. In 1S57, in
Brussels, Belgium what was then known
as the Nolet system of electric clockc was
put in service, about 100 clocks being in
stalled at various places in the city and
electrically connected . with a master
clock at a central point.
NEW TODAT.
DIAMONDS. PEARLS. PRECIOUS STONES,
Jewelry made to order, old gold taken In ex
change. TinRry. the Jeweler, cor. Morrison
and Second, over the Famous.
Mortgage Loans
On Improved city and farm property.
R. LIVINGSTONE. 224 Stark st.
Bonds, Mortgages, Warrants
1V1U purchase approved bonds, warrants, and
make loans at lowest rates. "W. H. Fear.
Chamber of Commerce.
MORTGAGE LOANS
On Improved city and farm property, at lowest
current rates. Bulldlns loans. Installment
loans MacMaster & Btrrell. 311 Worcester blk.
THIS ADV.
Today
because this offer
will be held open
only for a limited time, as 1 want
to favor the many sufferers who
can not afford to pay more for a
first-class electrical appliance such
as the Sanden is.
Corner Fourth and Morrison
Streets, Portland, Oreou
WrTs4Mk.K
sfficsr
DAILY 3IETEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND, Or.t Dec 0, 8 P. M. Maximum
temperature. GO deg.; minimum 'temperature.
35; river reading at 11 A. M.. 5.7 feet; chacgo
In the rast 24 hours, 0.1 foot; total precipita
tion, 5 P. M. to 5 P. M., 0:00; total precipita
tion since Scat. 1. 1900. 10.84 Inches; normal
precipitation since Sept. 1. 190O, 13.70 Inches;
deficiency. 2.S8 Inches; total sunshine, Dec. S,
0:00; possible suiwhlne, Dec. fn S:43.
I'ncIUc Const Weather.
2 53 Wind, f 55
" r;2. 5?.
STATIONS. !? eg 5" 3 "
3 B- 2. 2. J?
? : 5 I
Astoria Wo 00 61XE Clear
Baker City 44)0.00 1 t Cloudy
Boise 42(0.00 NE Cloudy
Eureka S2J0.00 SW Clear
Helena 32'0.00 t t Cloudy
Kamloops. B. C ....3SO.00 W Cloudy
Neah Bay 45 0.00 8 SB Clear
Pocatello 360.00 14 S Cloudy
Portland 50 0.00 8 XE Clear
Red Bluff 460.00 SE Cloudr
Rosehurg 420.00 N Cloudy
Sacramento 42 0.00 NE Cloudy
Salt Lake 360.00 E Cloudy
San Francisco 50 0.00 NE Cloudy
Spokane 3S T N Cloudy
Seattle 12000 N Cloudy
Walla "Walla 44 0.001 MNW Cloudy
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Llsht. tCalm.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The foirgy conditions In the Pacific North
west have mostly disappeared, but over th
greater portion of the district it is cloudy and
unsettled, hut as yet no rain or snow has.
fallen. The changes in temperatute have beea
small and unimportant.
The indications are that pcnerally fair weath
er will prevail In this district Monday.
WEATHER FORECASTS.
Forecasts made at Portland for the 23 hours
ending at midnight Monday, December 0:
Portland and vicinity Fair; winds mostly
northerly.
Oregon GeneraUy fair; winds mostly north
erly. Washington Fair in Western, cloudy and
threatening in Eastern portion; northeast
winds.
Idaho Cloudy and threatening; winds mostly
northerly.
EDWARD A. BEALS. Forcast Official.
AMUSEMENTS.
MARQUAM "GRAND THEATER
CALVIN HEILIG. Manager.
Monday and Tuesday. Dec 10 and 11, th
World-Renowned Prestidigitator,
HERRMANN THE GREAT.
HERRMANN THE GREAT.
HERRMANN THE GREAT.
Accompanied by America's Favorite Musical
Family 6 NOSSES 5
Prices Lower floor. 51. except the last 0
rows, last 6. 75c; balcony, first 6 rows, 73c;
last 0. C0c; gallery. 23c.
CORDRAT'S THEATER
JOHN F. CORDRAT. Manager.
One week, commencinr SUNDAY. DEC 9,
Matinee Saturday. W. E. Nankevllla
presents the Big Dramatic Success,
"HUMAN HEARTS,"
"HUMAN HEARTS."
"HUMAN HEARTS."
Tho Idyl of the Arkansaw Hills. Production
In detail.. Original Company of Superior Play
ers. Scenic Display of Great Splendor. As pre
sented 300 consecutive nights In New York
City at the Fifth-Avenue Theater.
METROPOLITAN
Portland's down-town theater. Third and
Yamhll sts. Clarence H. Jones, Manager.
Phone Grant 741. All this week, with Satur
day matinee, we offer another good one the
first time here MR. WALTER WALKER, In
the New York success,
THAT MAN.
Mr. Harry LUlford presents original cast,
scenery and trappings direct from Herald
Square Theater, New York. Next attraction,
"Under Sealed Orders."
PRICES ALWAYS THE SAME.
FREDERICKSBURG
SEVENTH AND ALDER STS.
ALL NEW PEOPLE.
ALL NEW PEOPLE.
ALL NEW PEOPLE.
EPPS AND EPPS. TRUSTY AND TRUSTY.
Colored Quartet.
THE THREE VALARES. Acrobats. Gymnasts.
BERLIN SISTERS. "Swell" Singers.
ADMISSION FREE.
ADMISSION FREE.
AUCTION" SAIiE TODAY. y ,
At residence. No. 4S5 West Park St., 10 A.
M. S. L. X. GILMAN, Auctioneer.
3IEETEVG NOTICES.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE RIVERVrEW
CEMETERY ASSOCIATION The annual meet
ing of the members of the Rlverview Cemetery
Association will be held at the First National
Bank on Monday, the 14th of January, 1901, at
3:30 P". M. A general attendance ls desired.
All owners of family lots In the cemetery are
members of the association and entitled to
participate.
WILLIAM R. MACKENZIE. Clerk.
EXEMPT FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION. Reg
ular meeting this (Monday) evening at 7:30
o'clock. In their rooms. City Hall. By order of
President. R. M. DONOVAN. Sec.
HARMONY LODGE, NO. 12, A. F.
& A. M. Stated communication this
(Monday) evening a. 7:30 o'clock.
Payment of dues and election of offi
cers. By- order W. M.
A. J. MARSHALL, Sec.
MARTHA WASHINGTON CHAP
TER, NO. 14. O. E. S. Regular meet
ing this (Monday) eveninff at 8
o'clock. Election of officers. By or
der of W. M.
M. HOWATSON. Sec
PORTLAND LODGE. NO. 118, I. O. O. F.
Regular meetlnc this (Monday) evening at S
o'clock. Ablngton building. First degree work.
Vlsltlns brothers Invited.
E. R. BUSH. Sec.
PORTLAND LODGE, NO. 6S. IC OF P.
Regular conventidh this (Monday) evening, 7.30
o'clock. Elks' Hall, Marauam building. Work
In Esquire Rank. Visiting brothers cordially
Invited. L. A. McNARY. C. C.
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DIED.
WALKER At the residence of his daughter.
In this city. 208 Mill St.. S. H. Walker, .agfed
76 years. Funeral services at the grave at
Lewis cemetery. Washington County, Oregon,
at 12 o'clock Tuesday, Dec 11.
BFFINGER In this city. Sunday. Dec. 0.
1900. Mrs. W. H. Efllnger. aged 57 years 0
months. Funeral Tuesday at 10:30 A. M.
from St- Mark's Episcopal Church.
HENRY In this city, Dec, 9. 1900. Nora E.,
wife of Orrln J. Henry, aged 25 years. No
tice of funeral hereafter.
FUNERAL NOTICE.
BALLARD At the family residence, at MU
waukle. Or., Dec 8. 1900, Mary L. Ballard,
aged 70 years. The funeral will take place
from the house at Mllwaukle.at 11 A. M. to
day. Interment at Lono Fir cemetery at 2:30
o'clock.
EDWARD HOLMAN, Undertaker, 4th
and Yamhill ats. Rena Stlnson, lady
assistant. Both phones No. GOT.
Flnley, Kimball &. Co.. Undertaker.
Lady asnlxtant. 275ThIrd at. Tel. O.
FOR SALE REAL ESTATE.
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WE HAVE PROPERTi OF ALL KINDS
and In all parts of the city and suburbs, for
sale at lowest prices, and can make better
terms than others, as we handle property
owned principally by mortgage companies.
Call and see our list, as we have some special
bargains on hand, and will drive you out to
see the property. It will cost you nothing to
look It over. Grlndstaff & Blaln. 240 Stark
street.
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ADMIRABLE FACILITY FOR DISPOSING
of farms and timber lands. Large list of
property In all parts of city and suburbs.
Money to loan at the lowest rate of interest.
Place your property with me and It will bo
sold. Arthur D. Marshall, farms and timber
lands, real estate and loans, room 1 Ham
ilton bldg., Portland. Or. Phone Main 623.
62 ACRES ON BASE LINE ROAD. 6 MILES"
east of Willamette River; will sell In 5-acra
tracts. $50 an acre and up. We are instruct
ed to sell only a few acres at this price.
GrlndstafC Jc Blaine, 210 Stark.
A LARGE LIST OF FARM AND CITY PROP
erty. business chances, etc See us before)
buying. Canadian Employment and Real Es
tate Offlce. 220 Morrison, room 18.
12500 MODERN SEVEN-ROOM HOUSE;
well-located; will give Immediate posses
sion, or take one or two years lease at $23
per month. R 30, care Oregonlan.
5350-FINE FULL LOT ON EAST BURN
slde st. The last. S. B. Rlggen. 30-31 Mc
Kay building.
A SMALL STOCK RANCH, WITH GOOD
out-range, for sale or trade Room 4, 271
Morrison st.
72 LOTS IN HOWES ADDITION FOR SALH
cheap, oa installments. Room 5. 132?& 3d it.
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