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8 THE MORNING OBEGONIAN, MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1901. INE -EASTER WEATHER IAItGE COXGREGA-TION'S Ji.TTEXDEI THE CHURCH SERVICES. 1 3r , v . Dr. Ackermnn Answers the -Charge Tnat'Chrlstlanlty Is Losing: -Its Strength. -' Beautiful weather ushered in Easter Sunday and. drew large congregations to the churches. TEaster -sermons -were preached from all the pulpits. The sig nificance of resurrection day to the Christian relfgfau -vfas" 'pointed out and lwelt upon by .pastors of many creeds and denominations. The services at the Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches were most elaborate. Holy communion was administered at many of the places of worship. Baptismal ceremonies were also performed at several of the churches,. and many new members were received in this and other ways. -All of the churches were brightened in appearance by the abundance of Easter and calla lilies aJid other flowers used in the dec orations. At the First Unitarian Church Dr. Ixrd preached an Easter sermon. Children, were christened and new members re ceived. The church choir rendered a bright musical programme, assisted by the tenor soloist, "W. G. Hodson. At Calvary Presbyterian Church Rev. W. S. Gilbert preached sermons on the resurrection. The solo by Mrs. Mann, the -violin solo by Mrs. Sherman D. Brown, and a carol, "He Is Risen," by the quar tet, consisting of Mrs. Mann, Miss Lam berson, Mr. Streyfeller and Mr. Dun lam, made the day's music notable. At the First Christian Church Rev. J. F. Ghormley preached an Easter ser mon -on "From the Tomb to the Throne." and the choir rendered a musical pro gramme in keeping with the day. Appropriate sen-Ices were held at Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, opening with a sunrise prayer meeting. Dr. Xathrop preached a sermon on Christ, the World's Magnet." The choir ren dered "an excellent programme. Mrs. Fleming singing a beautiful contralto solo, "The Holy City." MESSAGE OF EASTER. Dr. Aekerman Answers Charges That Christianity Is Decadent. At the First Congregational Church yesterday morning, the Pafr; v.": thur W Ackerman, preached upon The Decadence of Christianity and Its Easter." His text Tvas Mark xvl:3. Who shall roll us away tne stone from the door of the sepulcher?" He said in part. "For 1900 years the Christian world has cherished a faith in Jesus as the divine Son of God. the Messiah of blessing, whose kingdom is the reign of the Holy Spirit, of joy, peace and Profress But today there is dissatisfaction. The Gospel is said to be tame, men's hopes are not realized, the lives of Christians are not -what -we could wish, the doctrines of the church are stereotyped: and In the minds of many all that remains to be done for Christianity is to roll away the stone that the last sad rites may be performed upon the church and the religion of the Saviour, which has succumbed to world liness done to death by the betrayal of its friends and the hate of Its enemies. But the- glad Easter day reminds us that God is above all and in all and the true Chris't will burst the bonds of. this, as of all deaths, because the power of God is in him. and He shall come forth In a glorified humanity. To the charge that Christianity is decaying, we bring the Easter message and declare that although the depressing Influences are and have been very great yet we have reason to iope for a great and blessed revival. "One of these influences is our peculiar genius for self-made men. The history of our nation has been enriched by brilliant examples of thrift, industry, and applica tion. The danger Is that we shall go from self-interest to self-esteem and from self esteem to conceit, and that the rising generation shall get a high estimate of human effort and a iovr valuation of dl vine help. It -Is plain that such a spirit is not helpful to the religious life, which consists in humility, reverence, depend ence, and the recognition of weakness and unworthlness in the presence of the great and worthy. Another Influence is the introduction of machinery into our Industrial life. It las been the chief cause of the destruction of family life, which ,has been robbed of its old sim plicity and companionship. Because of it there is less time for reflection, a lack of leisure, a loss of domestic tastes, and a. laxity of parental control. It is the, chief cause of the factory town and the increase of the city, and has given us the greatest problem of the age. Every one "knows that It is more difficult to ilyie. a. religious life in a tenement house than in a. home of one's own, that a boarding "house Is vastly worse, that to live In a hotel is to dwarf and smother religious labits. It is the cause of the unsettled condition of society. Wealth travels .for fun! society for novelty; capi tal for investment; labor for better wages. Tlie whole movement is possible because of ihe perfection of our machinery. But it is the death of the Sabbath; ruinous to sacred covenants and disastrous to the sense of responsibility. An investigation of 15 -factory towns in the East has shown that among laboring men who handle machines the church and religion is be ing Increasingly ignored, while an ex amination of many cities has revealed that 55 per cent of the communcants and 77 per cent of the regular attend ants of the churches are from the busi ness -classes. Another Influence Is Immi gration. Those countries of Europe that have s furnished a large quota of immi grants are predominatingly Roman Cath olicr' By high" authorities of that church we are told that 50 per cent of the Ro man Catholic immigration Is lost to the church. In. a' memorial to the Pope In 1S91 it -was stated that instead of hav ing 26.000,000 adherents, which they should have had If the church had kept them all, only about .10,000,000 could be counted. For one, I regard that as deplorable. These have not come into the Protestant churches and there Is no hope that they will. They-form a vast body, one-quarter of our total population, whose influence is against the religious life. "But in the face of all 'this we bring the Easter message. On that flrst Good Friday 1000 years ago, no human wisdom or foresight would have dared to predict that on the first Sunday in April of the "twentieth century, time being reckoned from the birth of Jesus, a company of disciples of Him who was crucified would gather on the shores of the Pacific near the mouth of the Columbia to praise His name, provided they had known of such a place. Three hundred years after the resurrection, the Roman Emperor, after long consultation which lasted through the winter, decreed that the progress of Christianity must be checked, and he indicated the 23d day of February as the date. Thirty years after, it was the nominal religion of the empire. One hundred and fifty years ago the learned men of France and England were saying that no discerning person would deny that Christianity was no longer a subject of inquiry, that nothing was left now but to set. it up as the principal subject of mirth and ridicule. But the tombs will not stay closed. There is an Easter power in this religion of Christianity. The re vival comes In ways that men thought not of, but it always comes." The church was beautifully decorated with calla lilies and Oregon grape. An attractive Easter musical programme was rendered by the choir, consisting of Mr. Montgomery, bass; Mr. Pease, tenor, and Mrs. Raley, alto, and Mrs. Rose Bloch Bauer, soprano. Mrs. Pease gave a pleasing tenor solo, Shelley's "The Resurrection," and Mrs. Bauer's soprano olos Shackley's. "The Resurrection and the Life." jid Handel's "I Know That. My Redeemer Llveth' were beautifully rendered. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Dr. Hill Preached on the "Message of the Day. ; Special Easter services were held at First Presbyterian Church last night. The choir Mrs. Albert C. Sheldon, soprano; Mrs. Amedee M. Smith, contralto; Harry W. Hogue, tenor; Dom Zan, bass, and Edgar E. Coursen, organ! fit was assisted by Reginald L. Hidden, violinist. Several appropriate anthems were rendered with very beautiful effect. Tlie violin obllgato in such numbers as Dressler's "O Light That Breaks From Yonder Tomb" and Dulcken's "Christ the .Lord Is Risen To day" introduced a pleasant variety. Trios and solos for the different singers brought out the contrasts In timbre and "clang tint" In the four voices. Mr. Hidden gave a highly enjoyable violin solo for offer torythe andante from. Mendessohn's vio lin concerto. Mr. 'Coursen enriched the programme by two fine organ numbers Costa's "March of. the Israelites," from the oratorio "EH,." and Gounod's "Ro man March." Dr. Hill's sermon, dealt -with the thought that the message of the day Is one of hope, rather than knowledge "We are saved by hope." A slip is bound for port. One of the passengers on board is long ing for a sight of the familiar shore, eager to reach the home fireside, and take the friends of lis youth once more by the hand in the hearty grasp of af fection. But another on board the boat thinks with repugnance of the arrival In harbor. The thought of it tortures him, for he is in chains, and is being carried to a prison-houBe, where retribution for his crimes awaits him. So It is with us In this world, said Dr. Hill. There are some who honesdy hope there is no world beyond the present, since it, apparently, holds no happiness for them. But the great majority look to It yearningly, con fident that it will bring them happy re union with those whom their hearts hold dear. Dr. Hill continued: "What Is one to say when asked, 'How do you know there is another world?' Ingersoll, when he stood over his brother's body in the co En. said, 'No sound comes from the voiceless dead.' And this Is true. Therefore the only reply one can make Is to say, I don't know. But, on the! other hand, how do you know there Is not? It Is foully as logical one way as it Is the other. "We do not taiow. We simply believe. If we knew, there would be no opportu nity for faith. ,But the probabilities are In favor of it. ' Is it reasonable, as Pro fessor FIske says, that Hamlet (who Is merely the creation of a man's brain) should live, century after century, en dowed with immortality, while the brain of Shakespeare, -who created Hamlet, ut terly perishes? "Rather let us remember that Jesus said, 'Because I go, ye shall go also.' " AT ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL. Easter Services "Were Celebrated. "With Pomp and Solemnity. The Easter services at 6t. Mary's Ca thedral, at the high mass, were of a very grand and Impressive order. Upon the entrance of Archbishop Christie, attended by a procession of priests and acolytes, the "Ecce Sercados" was sung by a large chorus. During the ceremony of the putting on of the pontifical vestments J. Adrian Epplng sang the aria from Ss. Paul, "Lord, God, Have Mercy." Haydn's "First Mass" was rendered, the difficult fugue movements being given with a pre cision and certainty that spoke of diligent rehearsals. Mr. Epptag, the director, kept control ' of his choir In a masterly manner, as every passage was perfectly given. Mrs. Agatha Kelly, at the or gan, rendered that necessary assistance which a difficult work requires. Miss Kathleen Lawler sang Lamblllot's "Re gina Coell," her sweet voice and thorough musical Interpretation combining to give one of the most delightful numbers of the service. Rev. Father Smith preached on the proofs of the resurrection of Christ. After the congregation had received the papal benediction from Archbishop Chris tie, the choir ended the cervices by sing ing Gounod's "Unfold, Ye Portals." The vesper service was sung by the Cathedral quartet. Miss Kathleen Lawler, soprano; Mrs. Walter Reed, contralto; J. W. Belcher, tenor; J. Adrian Epplng, bar itone. Marzo's vespers was rendered. The Juravit, by Mr. Epplng. was especial ly fine. The sermon by Father McDevitt was an appeal for belief in the resurrec tion of Christ. After the sermon Mr. Belcher sang "The Heavenly Song," by Hamilton Gray. Mr. Belcher's voice has gained greatly in tone quality of late, and his upper notes were strong in the refrain, "Glory to God." Mrs. Walter Reed's rendition of Gelbl's "O Salutarls" was smooth and sweet, her voice being full to. the lowest note. The trio, "O Jesus, Del Vivi," tenor, soprano and baritone, was a brilliant piece of work, the voices blending perfectly. The Tantum Ergo quartet was well balanced. After the benediction, Gounod's "O Praise Ye the Father," was sung, with full chorus. St. LaYrrenee'a Church. The Interior of St. Lawrence's Church presented a pretty appearance yesterday. The floral decorations within the sanctu ary were simple, but exquisite, azaleas, lilacs and tall-stemmed Easter lilies pre dominating. Large congregations filled the church at all the services. That the resurrection of Christ was the final test of his divinity and the proof of his mis sion on earth to establish a church by which man might be delivered from the consequences of Adam'-s fall was Father Hughes' Easter theme. The music was In keeping with the service, Gounod's grand "Messe Solemnelle" was admirably rendered. The several solos were sung by Mme. Ferrari and Miss Lizzie Har was, Messrs. Montag, Hennessy and Fleming. Miss Mattle Kelly was organ ist. The choir was under the direction of Slgnor G. Ferrari. AT ST. DAVID'S CHURCH. Rev. George B. Van Waters Spoke of the Resurrection. Easter at St. David's Episcopal Church, East Twelfth and Morrison streets, yes terday morning was observed with fitting solemnity, the seating capacity of the church being inadequate to the large number in attendance. Exquisite calla and Easter lilies were used In the decorations. Following tie song service by the vested choir, the rector. Rev. George B. Van Waters, preached on "The Resurrection." He said: " I am the resurrection and the life. He that belleveth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. Very clearly this doctrine of the resurrection Is the foundation of Christianity. It Is the key stone In the arch of Christian life which, If removed, would cause the entire struc ture to fall, a ruin. The resurrection Is the purpose for which Jesus Christ lived and suffered, and In a most signifi cant way we are saved because he lived. "Again, the resurrection is a convinc ing evidence of Christianity. It Is easy to accept everything else, all the won drous miracles wrought by Jesus, If we believe He was raised from the dead. If we do not believe In the resurrection, then all the great revelations of God which we esteem and hold sacred will become superstitious legends". The resur rection Is a compelling fact. It Is Jesus Christ's credential of divinity, for He says 'I am the resurrection and the life.' If God, In Christ Jesus, promises forgive ness for sins, then we are saved, for his word is true and glorified. "Yet some people And it difficult to believe this foundation of the Christian fabric. But It is necessary to believe it. The resurrection was not an expedient to startle men's souls Into faith, but the natural result of the divine life of Jesus. He was divine, so death could not hold him. and by his resurrection we are saved. Do you want to be without hope? Would you stand over the bier of some beloved child or friend and, while your bitter tears fell, say, "There is no hope beyond?' Oh! the bitter, unavail ing anguish of such a state! In the quiet contemplation and sad hour when we all must mourn, when we face the unknown 'and try, but try In vain, to pierce the veil that hangs between that( world and this, it Is peace divine to know that God lives. "Only the man who has no hope in Jesus Christ will ask the question, 'Is life worth living?' No, not for such as have no belief. It Is not worth while to endure the trials, the discouragements, If we live not in a Arm belief In the here after. By His resurrection, Christ has shown that there is a life beyond. The death that we dread is the gateway to a higher state. It is no longer death, but the portal to life. No hope of Immor tality can be given you unless you live in Christ here. This Is the preparatory state for the passage Into God's haven of peace, and unless ye embrace the oppor tunity here given you, what can you ex pect when you are called? Theh strew your flowers over the graves of your friends in the knowledge of the resurrection." TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH. An Attractive Musical Programme Dr. Morrison's Sermon. A solemn and beautiful Faster service was held at Trinity. The church was decorated with choice blossoms. The al tar was In white, the color of the day. Calla lilies were the only flowers used. On either side of the altar, stretching in stately ranks against the eastern wall, were St. Joseph Hlles.xl Over the altar the reredoes was festooned with white and pink carnations against a delicate tracery of green leaves. The font to the left of the choir was Ailed with a huge bunch of callas, while over the choir stalls were swinging baskets of loosely clustered garden flowers. At the head of the nave was the litany desk, almost hidden under a mass of pansies, showing a thousand beautiful tints from tenderest lavender touched with yellow to velvet purple. These -were bordered with delicate sprays of starry white blos soms. The music was In keeping with the day. The vested choir, comprising about thirty five men and boys, rendered the chants and anthems assigned for the great feast day of the church with hearty vigor and spirit The basses did particularly ef fective work. The high soprano voice of 10-year-old Thomas Dobson, which is of unusual power and range, was heard soaring above every voice in the choir. This boy is a recent addition to the Trin ity choir. He received his training at St. Luke's, San Francisco. All the leading solos were sung by him yesterday, and he met the difficulties bravely. His most important work was done in the Easter anthem by Schilling, "Christ Our Pass over," In which Gus Cramer also had an alto solo, the offertory by Barnaby and In the "Sanctus" (Guonod), In which he took the well-known tenor solo. The "Sanctus" was particularly well done by the choir as a whole, the climax in tri umphant sweep and power being the most effective of the entire service. Dr. Mor rison's singing of the bass solo in the ef fertory, "King all Glorious,'" was, of course, both from a purely musical and a popular standpoint, the most delight ful feature of the morning, as it called forth some of his richest and most beau tiful tones. Among the other important numbers were "the Te Deum, by Henry Smart, the "Jubilate," by Field, and an anthem (introit). by Stainer. When It ts remembered that a change of choir mas ters has been made within the past two weeks, one is surprised that there was not more roughness in the choral work. The voices were not always true, nor perfectly pitched but the tempos were admirably kept up, and the spirit and life to the work as a whole could not fall to im part enthusiasm to the congregation. Carl Dtnton filled the place lately va cated by Mr. Lough at the organ. The flrst chant showed that he has had the best sort of English cathedral training, and, as everyone knows, this stands for dignity, vigor and most of the other Im portant qualities needed for the work of organist and choir master. Dr. Morrison preached a short but pithy Easter sermon, overturning many of the old-fashioned, erroneous notions regarding the nature of the new body after the resurrection. RESURRECTION OF CHRIST. Dr. Blackbnrn Holds it to he Sure Proof of Divinity. In the First Baptist Church the Easter service opened with the baptism of seven believers, the oldest being a war veteran of 70 years. Twenty new members were received Into the church. There was a large congregation, and the largest num ber at communion in the history of the churoh. Dr. Blackburn's sermon was on the theme, "The Resurrection of the Christ the Sure Proof of His Divinity." He took as his text John 20:28, "Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God." "Thomas belonged to a large class of men," said the speaker, "who are slow to believe. Nothing short of absolute and certain proof would satisfy him. This the Savior granted In the presentation of his pierced hand and wounded side. The doubter was convinced. But there was more proved, than the simple fact that Christ was alive. He saw that ly his resurrection Christ received the seal of his divinity. By falling at his feet and worshipping him Thomas declared In the most positive way his faith in the Deity of his Master. I say Deity, because there Is a use for the word divinity In some quarters that takes from It any real sig nificance. Thomas did not fall at the feet of one whom he believed to be a little more divine than other men, but he acknowledged him as God himself. In the language of the old creeds, 'Very God of very God.' "I do not say that the fact that one was raised from the dead proves him to have been divine. The son of Shuem Ite woman was raised, but that did not prove him divine. Lazarus came forth from the grave, but that did not prove his divinity. In both these cases, and all others recorded In Scripture, there was an Instrument or agent -who raised tie dead. In tie resurrection of our Lord there was no human or angelic Instrument. He came of himself. 'He laid down his life that he might take It again.' As God he asserted his power over death. His resurrection Is unique among all others. The accusation for which the laws cru cified him was that he 'made himself the Son of God.' With this charge over him he went to death, and now with no human help he comes forth. What, he said was true before his death was proved true by his resurrection. "Now all doubt of his divinity was dis sipated. They no longer hesitate to at tribute to him full deity. They go out to meet the claims of other so-called incar nations, but not one has this mark of divinity. Not one of them even claims to have conquered death. Here is the secret of the boldness of the early preachers. They had seen the risen Christ, and were confident that in declaring him they de clared the Son of the Blessed God. These disciples were to write concerning their master. It was after seeing and hearing and touching the risen Christ that John wrpte, 'In the beginning was the word) and the word was wltl God and the word was God.' The revelation given to John on the island of Patmos was to one who had seen the risen Lord, and he could well believe that the voice of him who liveth and was dead was the voice of God. "These men were to be bitterly perse cuted, many of them to seal their faith with their blood. This could not have been done but for their sure belief that he whom they served was God and would care for thiem, even If they died for him. They could not understand, but they, did believe, and trusted him for the final jout come. "They "were to die. Some by the hand of the executioner, some In the quiet of their homes. In that hour they remem bered, as we may also remember, that their Lord had fought the battle with death and had conquered. He was the first-fruits of tlem that slept.' No wonder Paul could say, 'If Christ be not raised your faith is vain. But now is Christ risen from the deau. for he must reign till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed Is death.' This Easter, morning we fall at his feet, as did Thomas, and cry In an overcoming .faith, 'My Lord and my God.' " At St. Vincent's Hospital. Easter Sunday brought its season of Joy to the patients at St. Vincent's Hos pital yesterday. During the afternoon W. M. Wilder' s string orchestra de voted several hours to the entertainment of the patients. Archbishop Christie was present during the afternoon, and at the chapel service delivered a short and In structive address. He also officiated at the benediction, and was assisted by Monsignore Blanche and Fathers Mc Nally and Stravers. The chapel altar was decorated with a wreath of lilies and other flowers, the work of the Mother Superior, Sister Theresa, and a number of the Sisters stationed at St. Vincent's. Taylor-Street Methodist. Easter services were held at Taylor Street Methodist Church yesterday. The pulpit platform was a mass of evergreen and Easter lilies. The musical programme was rendered by the large chorus choir, and was very creditable to W. H. Boyer, the musical director. One distinctly pleas ing Easter chorus was one for women's voices Marchell's "O Holy Father." The service by the Sunday schodl children fol lowed, and the songs and recitations were well rendered. EAST SIDE CHURCHES, Services "Were Appropriate to the Day'nnd Largely Attended. At every East Side church yesterday the day was taken up with Easter ser vices'. At the Second Baptist Church the altar was decorated with flowers and evergreen, and Di;. Palmer preached morning and evening. The auditorium of Sunnyside Congregational Church was covered with lilies, plants and other flowers. At morning service 10 new mem bers were received. New members and the newly elected elders, G. W. Frank, M. Godfry, G. E. McRey, Geeorge W. Theable and J. Barr. were Installed at the Forbes Presbyterian Church by the pastor. Rev. W. O. Forbes. In the evening a special Easter programme was rendered by the Sunday School. An at tractive musical programme was given at Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and the congregation heard some of the best singers in the city. At the Catholic Churches. A continuous service, beginning at 6 o'clock in the morning, was held In St. Francis' Church. At the 10:30 o'clock mass a large congregation was present. Rev. J. H. Black wa the celebrant; Rev. P. F. Gibney was deacon, and Rev. L. Servals had charge of the service. Rev. T. Mc Devitt delivered the sermon. The music was high class. The services at the Holy Rosary and Church of the Immaculate Heart were at tended by large congregations. At Centenary Church. An all-day Easter service was held at Centenary Methodist Church, beginning at the morning hour for public worship. The decorati6ns of the church auditorium and Sunday School were attractive. In the center of the. platform was a cross covered with lilies and evergreens, and at the ends were baskets filled with lilies. The stands, -the railing of the choir loft and the grand organ were fringed with white bloom, so that Dr. Gue spoke from a bower of Eas,ter blosspms. Oregon grape was placed, in the windows and mingled with the lilies. The Sunday school room was tastefully decorated. Dr. Gue preached on "The Risen Christ." He spoke hopefully of the progress of the Christian religion and declared that the world has opened wide its portals to the march of the great army of Chris tian workers. At the conclusion of the sermon Dr. Gue asked for a large collection for missions, and about $200 was raised. Then followed an interesting service of song in the Sunday School room. The evening was taken up with a service of song by the choir, with comments by Dr. Gue on the various songs. ANTI-IMPERIALISM DIAGNOSED Unhappy Men, Who Are Against Their Own Country Every Time. New York Commercial Advertiser. Anti-imperialism is not a theory. It is a habit. In most of us political opinions have pretty long" roots, and a good party mind does all Its political thinking behind closed doors. Hence controversy in this field usually lacks Interest, the intellect ual casualties being so slight. One can not be-revising an opinion every day, and the comfortable plan is to divide facts promptly Into friends and foes and fire at the latter on sight. You have only to know the uniform. Fortunately there is more to us than ever goes into print, much being kept back lest Tern, Dick oi Harry should misunderstand, for it Is a long-established fiction that a .sham political certainty is the sign of a stanch political heart. One-sidedncss Is partly due to laziness and partly to the rules of the game. Even Lincoln himself was a conformist, though he had a mind of his own. As Goldwin Smith points out, he "played the game." Hence It has come about In one way or another that there Is nothing In the actual world that corre sponds to our paper politics, nature hav ing left room everywhere for little doubts. It Is the romance of unearthly self-assurance, the literature of the fixed Idea, true to the standard of a Bourbon orthodoxy, that learns nothing and noth ing forgets. On the streets and in their private relations men are much more hu man than that. Otherwise there would be no place for curiosity In this sadly prearranged world. Now here is a group of men who have pushed the common falling to its farth est extreme. It is well known that If an opinion were removed from an antl lmperlallst the man would bleed to death at once. Never before has a party shown quite that temper In the presence of fact. The Abolitionists in their wild est days took some notice of the world. If It had been known that there was no slavery their opposition to slavery might have ceased. The Anti-Federalists, doctrinaire enough in all conscience, with splinters of the French revolution stick ing in their heads, seem tame beside them. We are so used to them that their present attitude is not surprising, yet it is novel even In party history. Their own friends, after Investigating their charges, report. a total collapse of their case, shifting the responsibility for the war on the Filipinos and proving that what they wanted is what the Taft Com mission Is giving, them now. The league has nothing to say about It, and there Is not one chance In a hundred that it ever will have anything to say. Long ago, when It had made up Its mind, it died to the world. Certainly Its work will go on, finding new grounds for opposi tion whenever the old ones give .out. It has as much reason for continuing as It had for beginning to be. The latest suggestion that comes from this lnexpungeable group of men Is that Agulnaldo be selected to set things to rights In the Philippines. Not because he is In the least degree fit for It, but because he is the last man the Admin istration would select. Hence a fresh ground of opposition that the work of the league may go on. Habitual dis agreement can always find a way. The one thing to aim at is to be against your own countrymen all the time; never to commend what an American may do, bt he civilian or soldier, but ajjvays thrill with admiration over what the enemy of your country did In the same emergency. Of the 6673 students at the University of Berlin, 4679 came from Prussia, 991 from other German states, and 714 from foreign countries. KE IT A GREAT FAIR PORTLAND CEXTEXKIAL AND' THE ORIENTAL TRADE. Exposition Must ShOTT the Needs and Opportunities of Pacific Transportation. In all matters pertaining to the devel opment of the Valley of the Columbia, Portland has a strong friend in the State of Idaho. Much of that state, particu larly the region of which Lewlston is the chief city, would be vastly benefited by the opening of the Columbia to naviga tion. Lewlston recognizes Portland as the chief market of the Columbia Basin and its chipping port to the world's mar kets, and is Interested in making the 1905 centennial a fair of large scope. E. H. LIbby, president of the Lewlston Commercial Club, writes as follows to The Oregonian regarding the fair: "Does America want the over-Pacific commerce? Can the Lewis and Clark Ex position at Portand in 1905 be an im portant factor in capturing the trade? Let us see what it Is worth. In the last years of which Uncle Sam's statisticians have given us the records, varying from 1S98 to 1900 for the several countries, the principal Asiatic and oceanic lands In or bordering upon the Pacific Ocean imported 1,000,000,000 dollars' worth of goods and exported another $1,000,000,000 In products, a grand total approximating $2,000,000,000 In gold value. "American's share of that commerce in 1E90 was $40,000,000 in exports from the United States, Increasing to $100,000,000 In 1200; and $92,000,000 of Imports into the United States In 1S9S, Increasing to $145, 000,000 in 1S00: a splendid growth of 150 per cent In exports, 58 per cent In im ports, and 87 per cent In the total com merce for the decade. But even then America in 1900 had only 12 per cent of that magnificent trade. Yet our ports are only 5000 to 7000 miles distant, while those of Europe are 10.000 to 12,000 miles away from Asiatic ports by water routes. ''In 4the past 10 years of phenomenal foreign trade, our ' European commerce increased 63 per cent in exports, decreased 8 per cent In Imports, and the total In creased by 34 per cent. Compare these percentages with the figures of the trans pacific traffic given above, and we see good reason for Frederic Emory's declar ation that 'the Pacific Slope Is rapidly being converted from a mere outpost of trade Into a great beehive of commerce.' Of the greatest commerce of the greatest decade in American history, the greatest Increase has been In the department of Asiatic trade from our Pacific ports. In fact, it doubled In the last half of the decade. "Europe is trying to organize a pre ventive control of American competition In her own home markets. Asia and Oceania are nearest to our doors. They want our products. Our goods are wel come to the Orientals. In this trade is the least of competition. There is the logical field for American commercial ex pansion. Our present 12 per cent of this commerce Is only a beginning. We must continue to educate the peoples of the far East in the quality and uses of our wares and produce. We must educate Americans In the demands of this trade, and In the merits and uses of Oriental products, for It is a poor trade that does not benefit both traders. To capture this commerce we have more to do "than merely to sell. We must also buy. Asia must sell In order to buy. We must ex change our cottons, woolens, flour and other cereal foods, manufactures of Iron and steel, tools and machinery. wagon3 and locomotives, oils, coals and lumber, fruits and canned goods, in return for their tea, coffee, sugar, spices, rice, to bacco, silk, matting, chlnaware, fireworks, paper, hemp, art work, wood and fancy articles. By selling their products they can buy ours. Only by help of return freights can the ships take out our goods at rates that will enable us to sell in com petition with Europe. "How shall we undertake to educate Americans on the one hand, and Asiatics Chinese, Japanese. Russians, Coreans. Siamese, Filipinos, Malays and Indians and Australians on the other hand, in the knowledge of each other and the needs and resources of America. Asia and Oceania? How can we so well and so broadly Instruct them and ourselves as by means of 'a great international expo sition of the products, wares, resources, Ideas, methods, habits, lives, demands of the many and various peoples con cerned? Shall the Lewis and Ciark Ex position be equal to the opportunity? The occasion is appropriate. Those bold explorers were the flrst path-finders from the New East to the -old East, the far East, the Eldorado of the visions that started Columbus on his way to the Indies. The location Is appropriately at Portland, the entrepot of the Inland Em pirean empire combining the riches of Pennsylvania, Michigan. Vermont, Cali fornia, the Dakotas and Montana In wheat, gold, copper, lead, coal, timber, granite, marble, cattle, sheep and wool unquestionably the richest in resource of any portion of mighty America, not to mention almost limitless water powers, surrounded by ample raw materials for manufacturing; a territory whose chief markets will one day be Asia and Oceania, via Its pott of Portland. "The opportunity Is a great one, and the exposition must be International and truly great in order to fulfill the oppor tunity. Being held at the only large town of the Coast situated on the only great waterway to the interior beyond the mountain barriers, this Oriental-American Fair must show this waterway of the richest portion of America open In fact to the world's commerce. It must show the ways and means, needs and oppor tunities of Pacific Ocean transportation. It may well Illustrate the advantages of an Isthmian canal to Pacific trade In general and to this Coast In particular. It -must be great enough to attract Intel ligent Orientals by thousands to exhibit their own wares and educate Americans in the use of them, and thousands more to study and learn of our wares and re sources; great enough to attract Ameri cans from every state to exhibit their products, of every class and variety suit ed to. the requirements of the dozen dif ferent nations with which we seek to trade. "Are Portland and the Pacific North west equal to the occasion? Are we equal to the task of convincing America that here is the opportunity for a decisive effort to capture the richest commerce In the world now open to the manufac turing, trading nations? It offers more to America than the Pan-American show possibly can accomplish. It' will require as many millions and as great labor a3 the Buffalo Exposition. "The Eastern States are interested to show their steel, Iron and other manu factures to the Orientals. The South is especially Interested, for today cottons form 25 per cent -to 40 per cent of the total Imports of China and Japan. The Pacific slope is Interested because of the growing Asiatic demand for Its flour and fruits. "Success depends upon Portland's abil ity to convince the states, the sections and the nations of the facts of a great case thus briefly outlined, and to raise the $10,000,000 necessary to pay the cost "a cost which is infinitesimal In compari son with the results sought to bo accom plished." The Sunset Fair. THE DALLES, April 6. (To the Editor.) Permit me to suggest a much shorter, and, to me, more pleasing name than any I have seen for the coming exposition. THE SUNSET FAIR. This would relieve the users from the necessity of giving a compendium of his tory every time they refer to the enter prise, save the historical incidents from being utterly worn out by use, and leave them fresh for the address of welcome and ; response, which will, surely, be required. It would be a great saving of breath and printers' ink. It Is appropriate and eupho nlus. ' ELIABETH M. WILSON. Colnmbla Centennial Exposition. ROSEBURG, Or.. April 6. (To the Ed itor.) I beg to put In COLUMBIA CENTENNIAL EXPOSI TION. ON THE WORLD'S HIGHWAY TO THE ORIENT. Portland, Or.. 1S05. Columbia would Indicate a special local ity on the Pacific Ocean, and the high way of the world would mean much in a National sense, and much to Portland and the mouth of the Columbia River. W. C. CASSELL. Nantes Suggested by Correspondent1. By Fred West. Seattle LEWIS-CLARK NATIONAL COMMERCIAL EXPOSITION. By O. F. Botkin. Portland COLUMBIA INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE. BOTH COS MOPOLITAN AND ORIENTAL. PORTLAND. OR. 1005. By C. R. A., Portland THE UNITED STATES" PACIFIC COAST CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION, PORTLAND, OR., 1005. By S., Salem, Or. MOUNT HOOD EXPOSITION. ASTOR. WHERE ROLLS THE OREGON. WESTWARD. HO. SUNSET. "WESTERNMOST. GRAND PACIFIC. THE GOLDEN WEST. WEBFOOT. WESTERN "WONDERS. '54-OR-FIGHT EXPOSITION. By John B. Frost, Portland LEWIS AND CLARK CENTENNIAL. AMER ICAN AND ORIENTAL EXPOSITION. LEWIS AND CLARK CENTENNIAL- WEST AMERICAN AND ORIENTAL EX POSITION. LEWIS AND .CLARK CENTENNIAL AND WORLD'S FAIR. Lewis and Clark is the leading thought and the principal object to be kept before the peoDlo. By Austin K., Portland. Should I go abroad and the question was asked me, "What have you seen won derful In the United States?" I would an swer candidly: Brooklyn Bridge, Niagara Falls, Mount Hood perpetually covered with snow, gigantic Columbia River scen ery, and Celestial parade in Portland, Or. Therefore, I suggest an up-to-date, comprehensive and attractive name: TWENTIETH CENTURY PACIFIC COAST AND ORIENTAL EXPOSITION. PORTLAND. OR.. 1005. S. Anne D'Aurny. Saturday Review. In Brittany, ever pious, ever poetical, nothing has changed since the Middle Ages, very little since the days of the Druids. 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