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THE MOTTNING OBEGONIAHT. MONDAY, APRlIi 22, 1901. KEEP THE SABBATH HOLY REV. W. S. GILBERT PREACHED OK SDKDJOT OBSERVANCE. "The Day," Said He, "I Jfot Onlr a Religions Institution, Tint a. Civic nad. Industrial JTeeessity." Rev. W, S. Gilbert preached yesterday rooming at Calvary Presbyterian. Church on the text, Exodus xx:S: ""Remember the Sabbath day to keep It holy." He made a strong plea for a careful observ tnce of the day, saying in part: "God's every gift Is a blessing. All that God has done for man has been for man's good. God's laws or commands are never arbitrary, but are always for some great, good purpose. A good law Is always sim ply a statement of the best thing to do. None of God's laws are unimportant, but all have in them God's Infinite purpose and will and wisdom. Each law has in it the embodiment of the principles of all. He that breaks the last commandment end covets his neighbor's goods will break also the first. He that offends In one is guilty of all. "The fourth commandment is one that God has held very dear. 'Remember the Babbath day to keep it holy.' The Sabbath day Is one of God's best gifts to men. And it is all-Important for man's welfare that the day be remembered and be kept holy. Among all the laws of God for man's good, this one. stands, a sign and covenant to all generations "It Is a truth many times expressed In the sacred word, in history and in our own experience, that the Sabbath is es sential to the religious character of man. As the Sabbath is neglected, religion loses Its purity and power. Disregard of the Sabbath shows a low state of religious life and becomes a swift means to the soul's complete secularization. The Sabbath Is like a great anchor that holds us to God. "The Sabbath is not only a religious Institution -It Is also a civic and an in dustrial necessity. Even aside from Te llgious consideration, the Sabbath is a boon we can ill afford to lose. From sheer utility, it pays to keep the Sabbath. In the long run, a man can actually accom plish more in -six days than in seven. And as much In eight-hour days as In days of 10 Jioure. The man that works seven days every week becomes a drudge. He grinds his soul out and makes his incentive dull. A slave does not, can not, do as much work as a freeman. A man will be a better engineer, or doctor, or farmer, who faithfully takes off one day in the week. Besides its utility, the Sabbath is man's only hope of saving his life from the re lentless bondage of an endless grind, and of having In his life a little part kept sa cred for the better things. In Prussia, 57 per cent of manufacturers and 77 per cent of those engaged in trade and in trans portation regularly work on the day of rest. The Sabbath Union In the United States has computed that over 4,000,000 of our people do unnecessary work on the Sabbath day. "Very few of these have any other day for rest, and with all this un necessary work, the American Sabbath is becoming noticeably secularized. By the loss of the Sabbath, men come to lose the sense of Sabbath, and become Indifferent and dead to the better things and become slaves of toiL God has plainly spoken for our good. "We ought not to disregard 3iis voice. The Sabbath is made for man's uplifting; we ought not to lose this God ivjen treasure. Remember the Sabbath day! "Keep it for the holier things. Six days are enough for toil. Keep it for the sa cred things; let not the miser's greed of gain, nor the prodigal's greed of pleasure, steal It away. Keep it for the uplifting things. Keep it a day apart, a day that belongs to thee. Keep it for the home, for rest and meditation. Keep it for clean, liness and lay aside the work clothes. Keep it for a glimpse of the opensky. Keep it for worship. That day is kept holy which has in it all these holier things. The man who says Sunday Is a day for a frolic and physical dissipation, and noth ing more, loses a good part of the bless ings of the day. The Sabbath was made for all there is of man; let the mind be refreshed, and let the soul be lifted up. He who spends each Lord's day In a way as to minister to his own higher nature and to the highest Interests of his fellow men will keep the day holy- Let all the many questions about the Sabbath be answered by God's standard. Keep the day for the holy things. Making rules for other people is not any one's business. Each one must make rules for hlmsclt, and all together must make rules for the common good of the community. But in all our rule-making we ought to remember the standard keep it holy." THE CITY CELESTIAL,. Dr. La tli r op Speaks on Aspirations for a Future Life. Rev. J. R. T. Lathrop, of Grace Meth odist Episcopal Church, spoke yestcrday m'orning to a large congregation, from Heb. xi:10: "He looked for a city whose builder and maker Is God." He ,said his subjfcct, "The City Celestial," was sug gested from an account of two aged Methodist laymen who on the occasion of their last meeting, about 10 days before death, had a friendly argument about wnich one would get to heaven first "it chanced that these brethren died within four hours of each other' he said, "and the funeral services were held for both at the same hour at old Bedford-street Church. The Kew York Sun, which gives this incident, asks two questions: Wbether this sort of faith survives in this Intensely materialistic age? And whether anything can be substituted which will give the same comfort as does such faith? Fur the reporter was moved by the fact that to these aged Christians heaven was eo jeal. "Dr. John Watson in his 'Mind of the blaster,' s,ays: "Heaven is the noblest Imagination of the human heart, and any one who robs this imagination of Its august dignity and splendor has commit ted a crime.' He points out that under lying the whole gospel story is the im plication of the future state of the good, and he further sets forth the criterion by which a healthful view of that state can be tested. This criterion is: 'Does your view of the future state strengthen, gladden, inspire you for service in this present life? If so, it Is wholesome and just what you need.' This declaration is one well worth attention, for there may be a view of heaven which gives ecstacy but does not inspire the service. Such a view is unwholesome. Sensible men have just ly criticised a hope which meant noth ing more than ecstacy. One indication that Christianity has evolved Into ro bustness Which the early church pos sessed but which the medieval church lost is that it now mingles its songs of heaven with rescue and all other kinds of work for the ,Master. "Dr. Drummon'd, In his 'Natural Law in the Spiritual World,' devotes a chapter to Biogenesis. It is interesting to read of the beginning of life; but when you come to the chapter on 'Growth, immediately your interest quickens. Why? Because while you are concerned in the question how life begun, nevertheless you know you are possessed of life, and are more Interested in its development Evolution has contributed very considerably to the thought of life and the laws which govern it and occasionally it turns prophet and declares what the consummation of life shall be. Whence? That Is a great word. Whither? That is a greater. We are done with whence, but whither, we are In the midst of. "In the olden time there were many who beld heaven as a reality. They be longed then, as they belong now. to one of two alasses. Either the mystical, or to the practically meditative. We all are aware that that about which we fre quently think becomes to us real. As to whether anything can be substituted which will give to the soul as great vigor and help and joy as does this blessed hope, to that there can be given a prompt answer, "ICo, :not anything. Heaven as a reality is assuring to the point of Joy and comfort. To know one's self bound straight for heaven, and here and now doing the work heaven wants done. Is the highest and sweetest of all heart con dltlo'ns." Dr. Lathrop then laid down four propo sitions which he said stood as prophets In every man's nature pointing to a future life. The first was, consciousness of en larging life and anxious desire for the same. Every one, he said, had experi enced what might be called an afflatus of souL Like a caged bird, it seemed to beat against fhe body. Oliver Wendell Holmes in "Chambered NautlluB" bints at this. The second "was consciousness of the meagerness of this world to satisfy. Man is the most restless of all creatures. From childhood, through maturity, pass ing to all professions and all classes there is dissatisfaction. It is something other than that which we bave which we seek, or more of what we have. It is not that our ambitions are too many or too high, but the world Is too small and too poor. The third is outlook. The microscope gives to man the downward look; geog raphy the outward, and astronomy the upward. But still the soul seeks a larger outlook. Robert Browning In the "Gram marian's Funeral," one of the choicest poems in all literature, expresses this well, when he pictures the pupils of the old teacher seeking a place where to lay his body, and none can be found save the highest peak on the highest mountain. The fourth is, outlet The Intellect cries for outlet, so does the Imagination. Mind as an energy pleads for a better chance than it has here. It hopes for a clime in which encumbrances will no longer fetter its activities. The celestial city for which Abraham longed, every normal soul has longed. To hold that among the realities and struggle to be worthy of citizenship there is the privilege of every thinking, struggling soul. "When William Blake ,the painter-poet, lay dying, he said: "I am. going to that country I have all my life wished to see." And Just before he died "he burst into singing of the things he saw." Church of the Future. A. mixed service was held at the Third Presbyterian Church, East Side, yester day morning. After the opening devotion als and a sermon to the children, Dr. Mc Lean called the roll of membership, and many responded by reading passages of scripture. This was followed by reports from Judge R. F. Ayres, from, the con gregation; and Elden Spence and W. H. Markell, from the session, on business af fairs. Mr. Spence. who had been a mem ber for the past 18 years, reviewed work and progress. After these reports Dr. Mc Lean delivered a short address on "The Future of the Church," bearing largely on the proposed new church building to be erected within the next few months. He said he had no patience with people who are constantly demanding that all creeds and doctrines be swept away, for creed means belief and doctrine the ex planation of the attributes of God. Thi3 demand has Its foundation In poverty of mind and heart Emotionalism, he said, has passed away, having had its day and purpase In the past, and in its place has come a steady consecration and fixed ness of purpose. Dr. McLean spoke of the social features of church life as most important, and pointed out where there had been neglect along this line. Frater nal organizations are based on the social feature, and no church could neglect It without paying the penalty. Every mem ber, he remarked, should have a .part In church life, and all should be optimists. AT THE HOTELS. THE PORTLAND, L L Moore. Seattle W Bates, Cleveland R V RIthet, San Frn S T Hills. Minneaplls. D D "Walker. Chicago Geo O Smith and wf. Seattle H Hesse, New York W T Can. San Fran J P Ramsey and wife, Chicago H F Miller and wife. W C Calder. Sumpter G A Stoors, Utah W V Lyons and wife, New York H V Gelder. San Fran G E Whelan. St Louis Chicago IE J Knapp, Boston I Blsslnger, San Fran F H Calcott, N Y L Jones. New York E E Reed, New York J V Pike, New York E H Gregory. Calcutta D McKay, Phlladel G Buckman, do T H Devereaux, Chgo B Thompson, Toronto A Bollak, S F C A Garelon, Chicago J P Meehan and wife, San Francisco Miss M M Rumsey, Chicago Mrs J Llppltt, maid u u jacoDs, ur ;uy B H Cooper, Chicago G H Hayes, Victoria Mrs G H Hayes, do A Gutsch. San Fran Mr and Mrs Percy H Blyth. city A L Gude, The Dalles J S Klest San Fran C W Grant, Tacoma Thos Cooper, Tacoma Miss Cooper, Tacoma Miss Seymour, Tacoma W B Browne, city Mrs A H Sprague, Baker City Mrs R L Oxer, city and children. Coif axl Miss H Oxer, city P Jacobovles, S F FT Barlow. N Y E B Braden and wife Mr and Mrs J T Cass Spokane Miss XV Braden. do J A Young, S F , J G "Wbodworth, Se attle C K Garey, Troy and 2 chldn, Iowa E E Frederick, Iowa Fred S Davis, S. F C C Dlllman. Seattle T H Curtis, Astoria N V James, Astoria THE PERKINS. C Gilchrist Centralla JO M Johnson. S F C C Weslin, Salt Lak J C Mattlson, Goble M Alcedo, "The Stroll er" company Mrs M Alcedo, do Miss P Hickman, do Sid Baxter, do O Lunali, do Geo Evans, do M A Ross, Shanlko F C Barnett Monroe F C Kllborne. N Y D Nayberger, McMinn Charles Hale, do O Hater. Dallas E W Foster, San Fran Z M Brown, PrinevllllMrs E W Foster, do D A Ekins. Dallas C J Anderson. San Frn I Swensen, Astoria J P Johnson. Astoria W Christie, r.ondon J A Sersbie, Marlon E A Walkden, Seattle S B Huston, Hlllsboro Mrs S B Huston, do v tVaKeneld. Elma Mrs L A Wakefield, do B Blssinger, Elma E J Davis. San Fran Mrs E J Davis, do F B Broadbent. Boise F C Banners, Boise E T Anderson, Astoriu F Anderson, Astoria H R Jackson. San Frn B Under, San Fran H Carpenter, Ashland Mrs H Carpenter, ao Alfred Ivey. Eugene Claude Brlggs, North Yakima. Wash W S Lysons, Kelso W Miller. La Grande J Finn. Berkeley Mrs J Finn, do A Chrlstensen, Lew- iston, Idaho Rev E "Waldmand. D D. Pc Ell, Wash L J Hartman. S F F H Brown, Colfax J B Luothwait, Ore H L McWlllIams, Ashland, Or A Tulley, "Widow Be- dott" company Mrs A Tulley. do gon City G A Ferguson, Dalles Mrs G A Ferguson, do H Kollmorgen. Chgo M P Sailer, San Fran THE IMPERIAL. C. W. Knowles, Manager. H Nickcrson. Astoria Julius Hccht Chicago, F J Carney, Astoria Mrs Carney, Astoria Miss Eva Goodman, do W H Bentley, Astoria Mrs Bentley, Astoria Mrs M Bath, Rainier T Webster, San Fran A Gatsch. San Fran Miss Roberts, San Frn A R Byrkeltt Butte P S Davidson, Hood River E E Young. Baker Oty G H Crandall, Qulnn T JlcEwen. bumpter E M Rands. Vancouvr P S Winchester, Se attle. Wash Mrs Winchester, do A R Kelly, San Fran B C Sargent San Frn E C Cowell. do E W Foster. San Frn Mrs Foster, do C H Dunn, an Fran H Gross, Waco, Tex Mrs Gross. do H Ewing, N Y Hanfa John. Detroit Julius L Hass, S F H. Goshlde. Toklo C E Harmon, Grant's Pass W H Hampton, Placer O w Pierce, aieaioru J F Crosby, "Stroller" company Inez Forman, do C E Hill. San Fran E H Watklns, Cath- lamct E P Helson, San Fran F L Kent Corvallis A L Llnsley, do j D M Miller. Correy F M Raymond, do G R Miller. do J L Calvert, do W H Richardson, do W C Anderson, San Jose. Cal A W Gans, San Fran John Sabln, Coeur a'Aiene. Idaho D Fryer, Seattle C A Doty, Doty, Wash E Rice. Olympla D W Stewart, San Frn P B Brown. San Fran W G Howell, Astoria J H Hood, Aberdeen 1 E Kreft Spokane THE ST. CHARLES. O C Hansel, "Warren- T L Holier, Long Bel J Conover, Astoria J Hlncham, Rainier G Gllstrap and family Rainier A Ross, Spokane T Wright, Spokane R Crawford, Nehalem ' N A Salsbury. Los Angeles T Stoner. Brownsville ton I L Smith. Springfield F Lousigmont Vesper W H Dlnsmore, Sher idan C Bush. Ladu C C Bush, do H Eyster, Chicago A C Blxby, Stevenson W M Woolsey, Ante lope I Mrs A J Knapp, On H M Shaw. Aumsvllle tario T P Taylor, Dalles C O Anderson, city Fred Day, Astoria A'Vryant Astoria Mrs Johnson, Seaside E P McClure, Forest Grove W Relmer, Dallas W H Pool, Heppner F Sanders, Or City F Coffer. Astoria J Thorn. Prlnevllle Mrs Green, SkamokwalB Rlcin. city M Addison, Dayton Chas Fowlet. city Wm Smith, North IS Alexander, Goble Yamhill J C Brown. Or City F W Hemsworth, Astoria A J Black. Riddles lfc A Altron. Drain Mrs F W Hemsworth, W McArthur, Scap poose R C Plars. Elgin J P Cooper, Marshall town, la J A Dillon. do Astoria Mrs Duffy, Astoria G W Taylor, Castle Rock T R Johnson, city S E Harris, city C A Johnson, city Fred Glglre, Wisconsn . Hotel Brnnstvlck, Seattle. European; first-class. Rates, 75c and up One block from depot Restaurant next door. Tacoma Hotel, Tacoma. American plan. Rates. $3 and up. Donnelly Hotel, Tacoma. European plan. Kates, ouc and up. HEALING MIND AND BODY JfATURAIi PHENOMENON OI CHRIS TIANITT, SAYS DR. SULCER, When the Followers of Christ Un derstand His Work, They Become Able to Cure Disease. The Marquam, Grand Theater was crowded, yesterday afternoon, with an audience that listened with attention to the exposition of the doctrines of Chris tian Science by Dr. A. A. Sulcer, M. D., C. S. B., of Riverside, Cal. Dr. Sulcer was for years a practicing practitioner under materia medica, and is now a mem ber of the international board of lecture ship established by the First Church of Christ (Scientist), of Boston. Mayor H. S. Rowe Introduced the speaker in a neat speech, saying, In part: "A belief in a superior power, a desire to worship God or some object to be en dowed with Godlike attributes, a belief by the civilized man In the Immortal life, are among the most elemental conceptions . o :: smimmm :: PUBLIC SCHOOLHOrSE AT DALLAS. DALLAS, Or., Aphil 21. The Dallas Public Schoolhouse waa built last season at a cost of ?7500. It contains eight fine, commodious rooms, which are provided with all modern Improvements. In the basement is the woodshed and two playrooms for the students in stormy weather. The building has rear and front entrances and two 12-foot stairways, reaching spacious halls and cloakrooms on the first floor. A similar arrangement prevails on the second floor. For its cost, the structure is generally pronounced second to none in Oregon. " of life, and far antedate all human history. Everywhere we find evidence of the struggle of the mind to search out the knowledge of God. Nothing arrests the mind so quickly or shows the evolution of men so powerfully. It is, therefore, with a serious and attentive mood that we give ear to each new doctrine. If we do not believe, we at least aprpoach a new shrine with a simple reverence. Men are ever on the alert for messages from the Great Unknown, and, therefore, he who claims to have received an Inspired word, or a fuller Interpretation of the divine law is certain of attention. Chris tianity is the religion of progress; it has gone more deeply in the religion of life and supplied more bountifully the needs of-the heart. Every form of religion has been closely Identified with the healing of the sick. In this connection, as well as with the truth of religious teaching, our Christian Science friends have gone fur ther than all others. This doctrine, then, is not new, but it contains truths not yet fully expanded. To hear these doctrines more fully explained we have gathered here today." Dr. Sulcer was heard with Interest. In part, he said: "Christian Scientists declare that 'heal ing the sick is a natural phenomenon of Scientific Christianity, of the understand ing of Jesus' teachings, this declaration being confirmed by the fact that as his followers perceive and understand the real significance of his work, they are able to manifest that knowledge by healing disease.' They teach that 'Christian Sci ence shows us how to take God's word and apply it in overcoming sickness as well as sin.' We are practicing Christian Science only as we are growing less en vious, less greedy, less selfish, in all their expressions, by striving to love our neigh bor as ourself and keeping God's com mandments, 'choosing rather to suffer af fliction with the people of God than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season.' They teach that when Jesus 6ald: 'These signs shall follow them that believe; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing it shall not hurt them. They shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover,' the promise was perpetual. That 'the purpose of this great lifework extends through time and touches univer sal humanity; Its principle is infinite, ex tending beyond the pale of a single period or a-limited following.' "We assert everywhere, on all occa sions, and teach without ceasing, not only that God Is all-power, but that he Is all good. We everywhere. teach that all cures are effected simply by welcoming with perfect trust and belief the present and power and beneficence of the Divine, and by casting out and utterly ignoring all e,lse. It was through that holy and per fect and all-embracing influence that Je sus healed both mind and body, and it Is through that same Spirit that perfect healing still does and always must pro duce the only complete and lasting cures. "Instead of drugs in any amount, in any strength or weakness," make mind the basis of operation, give liberal doses of Joyous aspiration; urge unlimited Indul gence in purity of thought and action; draw measureless draughts, as a free gift, upon the Father's healing spirit. God's entire universe Is one vast reservoir of love and health and happiness which we may have for the taking. We have only to do away with all harmful thoughts and fears, surrender our belief In any power opposed to God and believe only in the perfect, and drink joy and vigor without stint from this reservoir divine. "That Is the Christian Science method we believe It is the Christ method the only method whereby suffering humanity can be radically saved from sickness, sor row and sin. "And the cures wrought by this divine principle are not confined to ailments re sulting from weak nerves and hysterical Imaginations, as so many suppose. The Ills mastered by It are named by nearly every noun In the vocabulary of human suffering. Every Christian Scientist will thoroughly Indorse the statement of Mrs. Eddy, who says: 'To reduce Inflammation, dissolve a tumor or cure organic disease, I have found mind more potent than all lower remedies.' "For years I had been convinced that no physician, no matter how great, could be certain of the result of any particular line of treatment In any particular case, but the thought was brought home to me with terrible Intensity when I saw material remedies fall in the hands of one of our most learned and exper ienced physicians during the illness of my own beloved son, who, at the age of 17 years, yielded up his young life a vic tim of typhoid fever. Although I had previously derided Christian Science I had heard of excellent results indisput- ably due" to It I had intelligent friends who 'were ardent in their praise of It, and -without the least expectation of being , convinced myself, I determined to meet it fairly and squarely with as serious study as I could possibly give to anything else, and the result was a thorough conversion to its teachings and the adoption of Its practice. Strange ly enough, among the first cases I was called to attend was one similar to that of my son a youth of about his age, at tacked with the same disease as that which had prevailed against all the re sources of medicine, and which came while all its dreadful recollections were still fresh In' my mind. To all human appearances this case, In Its complica tions and malignancy, warranted a much more unfavorable prognosis than the former; yet it was treated by Chris tian Science, wholly without the inter- 'ventlon of material remedies of any kind whatsoever, and the treatment resulted In complete recovery. I had before reached a point at which I did not doubt I now positively knew, the truth. "The discovery and exposition of the truths of Christian Science and the resultant spiritual elevation and physi cal betterment of mankind, have been due to a wisdom and Insight which we believe could not have been attained except through divine inspiration and guidance. Their recognition and es- 0o99ttt.9 --- 4.-.Q tablishment, their astonishing develop ment in the faoe of wide-spread oppo sition, the perfect harmony existing between all organized branches, and again, between them and their loved founder, have been achieved through sagacity, patience, and administrative genius so great as to be marvelous. In the colossal work so smoothly, so quietly, so rapidly accomplished, our leader has displayed not only those gifts which place her unon the hl?h- est spiritual pedestal of her time, but wiuuu marx ner as the greatest reli gious general the world has ever seen. No sword hns been unsheathed, no mailed hand invoked; no living crea ture has been mangled or crushed or made sore In body or bitter in soul; not so much as one drop of blood has been s,hed, but love, and love only, the balm of healing and the gentle spirit of white-winged peace have won the hearts and souls of those who have come under the calm, strong, sweet influence of her whom we de light to call our mother. "As to whether her teachings are based upon the eternal truths of God there Is perhaps no better test than that given by the Master himself when he said, 'By their fruits ye shall know thom wot. doctrines are being demonstrated in hun dreds of thousands of cases and in every quarter of the globe. 'Do men gather grapes of thorns or figs of thistles?' has Its answer everywhere, and its application extends to the very trend of the mind Look to the right place and you will get what you look for. Look to God and you will And Him. And God and Good are the same. Many a man thinks he looks to or for a thing merely because he wishes for It; but the mere wish, even the most earnest 'desire, does not win what Is longed for. "It is not taught that as a man wishes in his heart, so Is he; it is ta"ught that 'as a man thinketh in his heart, so Is he.' A man may be 111 and wish? for health, and worry night and day because he hasn't It, and spend thousands of dol lars and years, of time searching for It and never find It He is not thinking in his heart that he has it he Is wandering amongst the thorns and thistles of erro neous beliefs and how could he expect to gather sweet, juicy grapes and rich; nutritious figs? He is not looking in. the place where he might find them. He is not looking where they grow. Let him look to God, all Good; let him look to divine Truth and Light and Love which God's own infinite and perfect tres- ence sheds about him everywhere, sur rounding him, filling, him, permeating everything, really and truly in finite and unstinted, and abso lutely free. Believe in it with perfect faith, take it in joyous thankfulness without questioning, and health and strength and peace and love and happi ness are yours beyond a doubt. Many a poor suffering soul' has had faith In its God, whom it Ignorantly worshiped, has said, 'Not my will but thine be done,' has borne pain unflinchingly, and re joiced in the hope of heaven and an eter nity free from suffering and full of joy. Yet It has not been freed from that suffering, and many would say, 'Here is one. If there ever was one, who Is im mersed, In the very spirit of God. Why, If you are right, was he not made well?' 'As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.' Such souls ask support. They get it They believe that the heavenly Father is to free them from pain when the body Is gone; and they realize in proportion to their belief. But they lack that under standing of the divine principle of heal ing, which enables one to realize, through demonstration, that God's promises are not merely for the future, but they are for now as well. "Christian Science demonstrates that 'God in very deed dwells with men on the earth;' that the Infinite Father has given us all that is comprised In health and strength; that it is all about us every where; that in his perfect goodness we may draw upon it as freely as upon the free air of heaven; that it is ours not merely In the eternal future, but that It Is ours now. "This Is the secret of Christian Science, It is the secret of the Christ cure. All is good. Throw aside cankering mortal thought. Live in the Christ thought in the thought and the knowledge that all is Good; that "the best that Is Is freely yours; and It Is yours now; that you do not have to wait for death to begin your perfect eternity . . . and you will find that 'As a man thinketh in his heart, so Is he.'" .Banana flour has lately begun to be used in making cakes, bread and biscuits. It is also used as a children's food and for dyspeptics. In the making of beer It Is claimed that it can be advantareoualv uacd in place of barley. SET FOR FINAL HEARING CASE OF MIDDLE "WEST JOBBERS v VS. PACIFIC COAST. Business Men Pat Oat by the Indif ference of Atlantlo Seaboard Interests. The case of the Business Men's League of St. Louis against a number of Western railroads has been set for final hearing before the Interstate Commerce Commis sion 'atj. Washington May 6. This is the case instigated by Middle West jobbers who allege that the rates of the roads to the Pacific Coast discriminate against them In the short hauls to Intermediate points. It Is believed In Portland that the session of May 6 will he for the ac commodation of railroad officials. No more testimony Is expected from the busi ness men of the Middle West or the Pa cific Coast. Their cases are in. The decision of the commission' will be announced as soon as the mass of testimony taken at San Francisco, Port land, Seattle and in the Middle West can be weighed and considered. The decision will be the most Important and far reach ing in Its effects that the commission has ever rendered. If the commission fol lows Its rulings In the cases of the Board of Trade of Chattanooga against the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia and 16 other .transportation companies, and George, J. Kindel and the Denver Cham ber of Commerce against the Atchison. Topeka,& Santa Fe and other roads, it may be expected to make some conces sion to the Middle West jobbers, probably on the point of how far inland from the Atlantic and Pacific seaboards railroad rates are affected by water competition. In the Chattanooga case, decided in 1892, the allegation of the petitioners was that rates on traffic from New York and other Atlantic seaboard cities to Chat tanooga were unreasonable and greater for the shorter distance to Chattanooga than for the longer distance over the same line in the same direction to Mem phis and Nashville. The commission held: "Defendants are justified by the. existence of water competition of con trolling force In charging less on such traffic for the short distance to Memphis, but j that no such competition exists for such traffic to Nashville, and any greater change for the transportation of like kind of property from said seaboard points for the shorter distance to Chattanooga than for the longer distance through Chattanooga to Nashville Is in violation of the, fourth section of the act to reg ulate commerce." This decision was sus tained by the Circuit Court of Appeals. but was reversed by the Supreme Court of the United States In the early part of this month. In the Kindel case, decided last De cember, the complaint was that the rates both on raw material to Denver and the manufactured article from Denver were too high and discriminated against Kin del as a manufacturer of mattresses and spring beds and Denver as a manufactur ing city. The railroads answered that the rates were reasonable, and that the circumstances and conditions under which freight is moved between San Francisco and tRe. Missouri River were different from those obtaining in the case of traffic to and from Denver, the main factor re lied upon as creating such dissimilarity of circumstances and conditions being water competition around South Ameri ca or across the Isthmus. The case in volved the legality of greater freight charges to Denver than to San Fran cisco from the Missouri River and points East; greater rates from Denver than from the Missouri River and points East to San Francisco; greater rates to Den ver than to the Missouri. River and points East from San Francisco; and greater rates from Denver than from San Fran cisco to the Missouri River and points East The commission held that the rates complained of were in violation of the long and short haul clause of the inter state commerce act and that as a matter of general' application, rates at Denver to or from the East, or to or from the Pa cific Coast, ought not to bo higher than those .between San Francisco or other Pacific Coast terminals and the Missouri River or points East. The commission took into consideration in the Denver case, the relation of trans continental railroad rates to water com petition, which is the main point in the contention between the Middle West and the Pacific Coast in the suit of the St. Louis Business Men's League against the Western railroads. It treated New York 'and San Francisco as representative sea board terminals, and held that there can be no question that water competition does fix the rate between those points. "Neither can it be questioned," the de cision continued, "that the effect of this competition would extend for a certain distance from the seaboard to the interior on both coasts." In this Denver case the Atlantic seaboard has a fine opportuni ty to urge the Issue of water competition and transcontinental rates, but failed to take advantage of It Likewise the Atlan tic seaboard is supremely indifferent to the outcome of the case now pending be fore the Interstate Commerce Commis sion and, seems willing to let the Pacific Coast jobbers fight for the Atlantic sea board as well as for themselves In the battle against the Middle West jobbers. The chance that was open to New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore Is thus expressed in the decision of the commission In the Kindel case: We express no opinion as to what might be proper if the transcontinental rail lines simply met the water rate between New York and San Francisco. In meeting that rate such carriers might with great propri ety urge that they were not voluntary agents, that they simply met a rate made by carriers not subject to the act to regulate commerce, that the City of New York was merely ob taining a rate which Its location upon the 'seaboard gave It. Such Is not the question hero. The carriers have, In pursuance of their awn interests, of course, recognized tho de sire of Chlcaso to transact business on the Pacific Coast For that reason they have given to Chicago the same rate, or a better rate, than obtains at New York. Now, hav ing recognized the desire of Chicago, can they refuse to recognize that of Denver? Having moved this line 1400 miles west to the Missouri Rlyer, can they stop there and re fuse to move It further? We thing not . . . It (Denver) asks the right to do business with the rest of the world on the same terms as are accorded Chicago, St Louis and Kansas City, and we think Its request must be re garded. New "York's innotlori In the contention 'with the Middle West has made Pacific Coast business men very "sore." The At lantic seaboard does an enormous busi ness with the Baciflc Coast, but is doing nothing to protect its interests. "If the Pacific Coast snbuld lose this fight with the Middle West." said Henry Hahn, president of the Chamber of Commerce, yesterday, "The blame will be on the Atlantic seaboard. New York has laid back and let us do the fighting. It has hot helped us in the slightest degree, al though its Interests are identical with ours. One of these days New York will wake up to find the Middle West In con trol of the railroad situation and itself with a home territory and nothing more." Rate for Epworth. Ledgne Conven tion. The O. R & N. Co. has made a round trip' rate by steamer of $20 from Portland for the Epworth League convention soon to be held at San Francisco. The Unrivaled Johnsons. Brooklyn Eagle. 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