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THE MQRK1KG OBEGONIAN, MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1904.
NEWS IN BRIEF
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AMUSKMEN'TS.
JRDRAT'S THEATER. "Washington St. To-
iat 8:15. Olvmnla Comic Opera company.
"Boccaccio."
BAKER, theater. Third and Yamhill
sta. Tonight at 8:15. the Nelll-Morosco Com
pany, in "The Cowboy ana ine iaay.
R.PATi'R THP.iTP.n ?h nnrt "Wftshlnirton
iConUnuoos vaudeville. 2 to 10:30 P. M.
lUMAJJK-HEINK CONCERT. FREE TO-
Iday from 2 to 5 P. M. Columbia Phono-
iph Co.. 128 7th at., and 345 Washington
street.
IMacleat Tbaii Open to Travel. The
lacleay Trail, running through the park
Jm the big bridge on Thurman street.
3ar the Lewis and Clark Fair grounds.
trough to the bear pit in the City Park,
is been cleared of rubbish, fallen trees
id. undergrowth, under the supervision
Colonel L. 1. Hawkins, and is now
good condition for Sunday strolls
tany trees had blown down across the
ul during the winter, and it was in a
id. condition, but since the recent work
ane on it a most pleasant walk can be
liken through the gulch. A new trail
is been blazed out to the top of the
idge between Balch Canyon, or Cornell
toad, and the Johnson Canyon. Colonel
atvklns has christened this "Skyline
trail." and the scenery at the top of this
Idge makes it well worth the climb. It
the intention of Mr. Hawkins to con-
led all the hills or rlflges in the suburbs
Portland by a system of trails, which
ill not only afford short cuts to town for
jeople residing in those sections, but
iake pleasant routes for pedestrians.
le woods are so beautiful at present
lat it is anticipated, great numbers of
ieoplo will be out tomorrow if the
reather remains pleasant.
Predict High "Water. A number of
British Columbia men who are familiar
with the headwaters of the Columbia have
recently visited Portland and all predict
exceptionally high water when the crest
of the June flood reaches the lower river.
The snowfall In the northern mountains
has been tho heaviest ever known, and
the Spring has been unusually backward.
At Rossland there is nine feet of snojv on
the level at the present time, and the
snow on the foothills has not 'yet begun
to move. As a rule the snow on the
foothills haa practically disappeared by
the middle of April, but this season it
has not besun to molt. The total fall
for the "Winter at Rossland is said to have
been 18 feet, far greater than that of the
"Winter of 1893-4. Only continuous rainy
and cloudy weather can prevent the snow
xwuMg off with a rush, which would bring
the creeks and rivers out of their banks
and result in a destructive flood by the
time their water reaches the portion of tho
river which touches Oregon.
Sunset ok the Lewis and Czjurk Fair.
Chief among the articles in the April
number of the Sunset Magazine, at least
of interest to Oregonlans, is one by Al
fred Dezendorf on "Oregon's Coming Ex
position." It is well and abundantly il
lustrated and tells in. brief the story of
Lewis and Clark's explorations, describes
the City of Portland in most compli
mentary terms and tells the importance
and scope of tSie Exposition. Tho other
articles are ud to the high standard aet
by this excellent publication, being mainly
descriptive of the beauties and resources
of tho Pacific Coast with a good admix
ture of Action, poetry and general read
ing. The half-tones are a triumph of the
photographer's and engraver's art. The
magazine lias built up a large paying cir
culation on its merits and is doing much
for the Pacific Coast.
Passino op Independence Hai. Mult
nomah Independence Hall on tho Section-Line
road, which has been sold to
Professor W. A Law, was built in 18S3
by the Multnomah Independence Hall As
sociation. The incorporators of the as
sociation were William Kern, Gustaf
Peterson, John B. Hurt, Lyman Gray and
William Larsen. According to the arti
cles of incorporation it was built for
"educational, political and social pur
poses," and it was so used until it was
purchased by Evening Star Grange in
1801. In addition to the above use, re
ligious meetings were held in the build
ing and the dead were burled there.
Its history is closely connected with the
social life of that prosperous community.
The corporation has Ave years to run
before it ceases to exist.
New Street-sweeper at "Work. The
street-cleaning department has put to a
practical test the hand street-sweeper
which the Executive Board has considered
adopting for some time. One of the
sweepers is in use on Third and adjoining
asphalt streets, and it works so well that
half a dozen similar machines will proba
bly be ordered. The sweeper is similar to
a carpet-sweeper, but is made on a much
larger scale. It Is a circular brush en
closed In a sheet-Iron box into which the
sweepings are thrown and has iron bars
running out from the center and meet
ting to form a handle by which it is
pnsfaed. It is particularly useful In keep
m2 the streets clean where traffic Is
heavy and where the quantity of horse
droppings is large, and Third street was
noticeably clean yesterday in consequence
of its use.
Contagious Diseases in Multnomah.
Dudley Evans, County Health Officer, has
prepared a report for the State Board of
Health concerning contagious diseases in
llultnomah County during the past year.
It shows that there were 2S cases of
measles, 3S of scarlot fever, 10 of diph
theria, 37 of smallpox and 1 case of
typhoid fover. There was one deatii from
smallpox and two from diphtheria. These
deaths would probably not have occurred
if the cases had been promptly reported.
The report covers only cases in Mult
nomah County outside of the city limits,
and Mr. Evans states that he also at
tended to 23 cases of smallpox In Clacka
mas County which were close to the
Multnomah County line. The epidemic at
that time extended from one county into
the other.
History op a Great Societt. The
congregation of St. Lawrence Catholic
Church and the members of the Society
of St Vincont de Paul were addressed
by Hon. Frank Davey lost evening in
the assembly hall adjoining the church.
Mr. Davey gave the history of this
charitable organization from its incep
tion in tho 17th century, when it was
founded by St. Vincent De Paul, up to
tho present time. This society is un
ostentatious and. while its membership
Is confined to Catholic circles, its work
extends to all denominations. Mr. Davey's
address was much enjoyed by those
present.
To Improve St. Johns Streets. The
St. Johns Council is providing for the
improvement of Burlington street from
Jersey street to the city dock at Cone
Bros.' sawmill. Burlington is the central
street of that place, and Intersects Jer
sey at the waiting place of the electric
railway, while Jersey is the main busi
ness street. Need of improved streets in
St. Johns is severely felt, as half a dozen
business houses are going up on Jersey
street and more are in prospect.
Establishment Max, 314 Dekum Bldg.
A great many people coming to my estab
lishment have told me of absurd reports
Tegardlng my prices. In Justice to my
establishm&it I publish for the benefit of
HRc.ll ladles interested In fine dressing my
prices, hoping once and for all time to
settle the reports regarding my charges:
Street and dinner dresses, $20 to $25. Ma
terials accepted.
Prisoner Breaks a Bone. Frank Mc
Nulty, a drug fiend confined in the
County Jail, fell out of his berth yester
day and broke his collarbone. He was
attended by Dr. Loeb.
Hoses 2 years old, 25c; carnations, 4c;
dahlias, 15c; pansles, 3c; verbena. 2c; lobe
lia, lc; asters, lc; salvia, 2c Burkhardt's.
A Choice business property for sale on
ilrd street- Particulars. 31 Ivortb Front."
Bird Dat Programme. On Friday aft
ernoon an .excellent bird-day programme
was rendered at the Failing School un
der the directions of Professor I. "W.
Pratt and Miss Porter. The large assem
bly hall of the school was handsomeley
decorated for the occasion with Oregon
grape, cedar and Spring flowers. Among
these were hung numerous cages contain
ing sweet-singing birds. One number
worthy of notice on the programme was
the entertaininr address delivered "by
Boss Nicholas, a member of John Bur
toughs Society. Another number that
elicited praise was a spirited debate by
Master Earl Jackson and Miss Leah
Richards, of Miss Porter's class. The
programme follows: mtroauciory re
marks, Lucile Brackett; Arbor Day song.
Miss Bailey's class; recitation, Bernice
Harry: crow song, boys of Miss Bird's
class; song, "Whip-poor-will,'" Miss Por
ter's class: debate. "Resolved, that An
drew Jackson was a greater man than
John Quincy Adams," affirmative. Earl
Jackson: negative, Leah Richards; Ar
bor Day recitation, Miss Rice's class.
Registration "Wili Beat All Records.
The registration this year should be at
least 25,000. This is the opinion ex
pressed by "Wilbur G. Kerns, who has
charge of registration under County Clerk
Frank S. Fields. The registration up
to date is a little over 19,500. and estimat
ing the total number of electors In the
county at 25,000, there are yet 5500 per
sons to register. The total registration
in 1902 was 20,890. The population has
Increased considerably since, numerous
young men have since become of age,
and considering all things a total regis
tration of 25,000 is a pretty safe predic
tion. The books will be kept open until
5 o'clock P. M. on May 15, and will not
be opened again for registration until the
Presidential election. Persons must reg
ister on or before May 15 or they cannot
vote at even the Presidential election ex
cept on an affidavit signed by six free
holders, which is troublesome to obtain.
This is a good time to register, because
the clerks are not rushed. Tho office
hours are from 8 o'clock until 5, and
the office is also open during the noon
hour.
Care for the Fire Horse. Joseph
Buchtel, ex-Fire Chief, has received many
compliments from horsemen on his stand
against selling tho old fire hors
"Colonel," but none pleased him more
than tho letter he received from his
friend, 'Fred "W. Bier, of Vancouver,
"Wash. Mr. Bior writes him: "You
have done many a graceful thing dur
ing your long life; but nothing that has
pleased me as much as your remarks on
the cold-blooded proposition to sell your
old fire-horse friend 'Colonel' to whomso
ever may buy. The city should, In my
humble opinion, place mc om ioiidw wa
some kind-hearted farmer who would be
glad to take him and car for him in re
turn for light work ho would be able
to do."
Two One-Sided a Proposition. Mayor
"William Schlndler, of Mllwaukle, received
a letter from a man in California, who
had heard that tho place was trying to
get a woolen mill, offering to put In a
plant on certain conditions. However,
these conditions practically mean that
the people of Mllwaukle should provide
two blocks, put up a building and take
UB.O00 in stock, while he would provide
Jhe remainder. This would mean an In
vestment of about $35,000 on the part of
Mllwaukle, but the people there will not
entertain the proposition. If they coma
raise that muoh capital they would run
the mill themselves.
Hauling Ties on Electric Cars. Dur
ing the week freight cars from the Union
Pacific Railway loaded with railway ties
were hauled out from beyond Gresham
over the track of the Oregon Water
Power & Railway Company. On one day
eight freight cars packed with ties were
pulled out by two electric cars. These
ties come from the mills in the interior,
which had been shipping by way of
Troutdale. For ten years Troutdale has
been the shipping point for millions of
ties every year, and this may mako a
change in the method of transporting
them.
Funeral or "William King. The fu
neral services of the late William King,
who died at the North Pacific Sanatorium
Friday night, were held from Holman's
undertaking parlors at 2 o'ciocK yester
day afternoon. Tho following personal
friends of Mr. King acted as pallbearers:
George P. Lent, Frank Schofield, J. C.
McGrew, J. H. Munk, "William Crear and
Mr. Stark. Many beautiful floral pieces
decorated tho grave of the old pioneer.
Interment was at Lone Fir.
Candidates for Minibtry. "Candi
dates for the Ministry" will be one of
the important questions discussed at the
Portland District Presbytery, which will
convene at the Marshall-Street Church
tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock. A com
mittee, consisting of Revs. J. R. Wilson,
Henry Marcotte, J. A Montgomery and
E. M. Sharp, has been looking up the
statistics and will show why tho num
ber of young men entering tho ministry
as a profession Is decreasing.
Switch to New Factory Sites. The
grade stakes have been set for a switch
from the East Eighth-street spur of the
Oregon Water Power & Railway Com
pany's line on Hawthorne avenue through
the tier of blocks on the south side of
Hawthorne avenue, between East Eighth
and East Sixth streets. This switch will
pass through the north ends of the blocks,
and is part of the programme to make
lumber-yards and factory sites out of
these vacant blocks.
To Put Elevator in Old Folks' Home.
Cathedral Court No. 957 has selected the
following committee to make arrange
ments for memorial services to bo held in
the Columbia University May 29: John
K. Stanton. M. J. Malley. J. P. Doyle,
John F. Kelly and Charles Dowell. The
proceeds will be used to help defray tho
expenses of installing the elevator in the
Old Folk's Home at Sunnysldc.
Presbyterian Women's Missions. The
annual meeting of the Women's North Pa
cific Presbyterian Board of Missions will
be held In Uie First Presbyterian Church
on Wednesday and Thursday. April 20
and 21, beginning at 9:30 A- M., not 10
A M., as previously stated. All Pres
byterian women are urged to be present,
and women of other denominations are
cordially invited.
Traveling Men Work for Word.
Two hundred and fifty traveling men
met at 69 Front street yesterday morning
at 10 o'clock and effected tho temporary
organization of a club to carry on the
campaign for T. M. Word for Sheriff of
Multnomah County, Speeches were de
livered and resolutions adopted. An
other meeting will be held April 30. and
permanent organization will be effected
and the reports of various committees
appointed yesterday received.
Hebrew Benevolent Association
Rt-ccTioN. The First Hebrew Benevolent
Association held its annual meeting at
the Concordia Clubrooms yesterday aft
ernoon and the annual election of officers
resulted as follows: President, L. H.
Lewis; vice-president. Ben Selling: secre
tary. Sol Blumauer; treasurer. M. FJeisch
ner; trustees for three-year terms, I. N.
Flelschner and H. Metzger. The annual
reports showed the association to be in
excellent financial condition as well as
to have done much good during the past
year.
A O. U. W. Members are requested to
attend SupremeLecturerTate meetings at
Solllng-Hlrsch building, Monday evening,
lfith; at Hill Hall, Alblna, Tuesday even
ing. 19th; at Logus Hall, East Side.
Wednesday evening, 20th.
Libel Suit Aganlst Recorder.
OLYMPIA Wash., April 17. (Special.)
Tho second suit for libel against the
Recorder Publishing Company, growing
out of the recent ante-primary election
campaign, was filed in the Superior Court
yesterday. John Berkshire, present man
ager of the Mitchell Hotel, seeks 0,000
damages for defamation of character.
"Visitors toVortlaaa
euooia sot miss the delightful trips u?
and down the Columbia Klver. Particu
lars at O. R St N. city Uckc: ofllce,
Third .ind Washington
AT THE THEATERS
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"The Cowboy and the Lady."
Teddy North Howard Gould
Bill Ransom .Wilfred Roger
"Weston Robert Morrld
Qulckfoot Jim Thomas Oberlo
Joe Frank MacVlcars
Pete , Harry Mestaycr
Dave H. J. Glnn
Dick Rod ....Harold Rutledgra
Jim .William H. HarkneM
Judse George Woodward
District Attorney H. S. Dufflcld
Sheriff Ernest Van Pelt
Foreman of Jury..y Frank Jones
Mra. Weston Amelia Gardner
jlldge Elsie Esmond
Molly Larklns .Teresa Maxwell
Miss Prtealms Phosa McAllister
Miss Cartoa Fay Delane
Miss Larrabee Florence Favier
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The free, dashing life of the plains,
mingled with the charm of ranch life,
are seen in Clyde Fitch's plaj) la three
acts, "The Cowboy and tho Lady," pre
sented for this week's bill at the Baker
Theater by the Nelll-Morosco Company.
At yesterday's double performances a
splendid, virile presentation was given.
Tragedy, fun and pathos are all skill
fully shaded, and the crisp dialogue and
stirring action were liberally applauded.
The book makes some of the characters
on the stage clothe their speeches in
strong language now and then, and it
was noticed that the people "out front"
recognized these bon-mots with laughing
good humor.
"The Cowboy and the Lady" has been
previously interpreted by the companies
of Nat C. Goodwin and S. Miller Kent,
and performances of better merit are now
given by the Nelll-Morosco Company.
While Thomas Oberle was a member of
Mr. Goodwin's company, he created tho
role of Qulckfoot Jim, tho Indian, both in
London .and New York, and better char
acter work than his has not been seen
here for years. Mr. Oberle makes a
wonderfully realistic Indian and his
make-up and physiognomy help him In his
clever portrayal. It is a star part. Phosa
McAllister is a shining success as Miss
Prisslms, planlste at a dancehall, and
so are Frank MacVlcars and Harry
Mcstayer as Joe and Pete, ranch hands.
Howard Gould and Amelia Gardner are
seen to advantage in the two principal
roles, and Elsie Esmond as Midge, and
Teresa Maxwill as Molly, deserve special
mention for fine, convincing work. Rob
ert Morris makes good as Watson. Three
pistol shots and a cakewalk punctuate
the play.
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
"The Ameer" Advance Tickets.
Advance tickets for any ono of the four
performances of "The Ameer," to be glv
fcn by the Multnomah Club at tho Mar
quam April 23, 29 and 30, can be secured
at the club, from the members, or at any
of the following stores: B. B. Rich's
cigar stores, Schiller's cigar store, Ore
gon News Company (Holmes' cigar store),
Nau's Pharmacy, the Aldrich Pharmacy.
These tickets were put on sale Saturday
night, and the way they were taken
shows that tho supply Is likely to fall
short of the demand. A great many have
already been sold. Ask for red tickets
for the first night, white tickets for the
second night, blue tickets for tho third
night, brown tickets for the Saturday
matinee.
New BUI at the Arcade.
Two one-act skotches of rare brilliancy
will entertain the Arcade patrons this
week, opening this afternoon with tho
new bill. Lawrence and. Lawrenco will
present "Brown and L" both merry per
sonages; Keene and Keeno have a nov
elty act brimful of amusement entitled
"The Cowboy and the Cartoonist." Leslie
Mills will do his llghtning-chango im
personations. Hyland and Grant will
revel in eccentric comedy. Jessie More
will sing a new Illustrated song, the
American Bioscope will flash new moving
pictures, and the Vltegraph will make tho
waits in the lobby during tho shows in
teresting and entertaining.
The Oregonian Dur
ing the Civil War.
April 18, 1865.
JOHNSON'S INAUGURATION An of
ficial dispatch was sent to Andrew John
son, Vice-President, tho morning of the
15th, stating, in consequence of the sud
den and unexpected death of the Presi
dent, his inauguration should take place
as soon as possible. Johnson replied that
It would be agreeable to him to have pro
ceedings take place at his rooms in the
Kirkwood House . . . The oath of of
fice was administered at 11 o'clock.
Among those who accompanied the Chief
Justice was Senator Stowart, of Nevada.
Andrew Johnson, like Mr. Lincoln,
came from the people, and has been much
lovftf and trusted by them . . - From
the first the rebellion has found in An
drew Johnson its bitterest opponent, and
today with him as the head of tho Na
tion It has no tender mercy to expect
and no conciliation to look for. Those
who have been exiled by secession, wio
have fought it at homo and been ren
dered homeless by It, are not the men to
woo it back to its allegiance by soft
words of promise or to cater to the
tender feelings of vanquished chivalry by
offers of free amnesty and forgetfulness.
No, the stern hand of the ruler and the
Judge are most likely to be felt as a
consequence of the succession of Andrew
Johnson to tlie Presidency. The death of
Lincoln Is one of the consequences of tho
rebellion and bitterly the rebellion may
have to expiate that act. We had hoped
that the era of peaco and good will had
dawned upon us that throwing aside
,the cannon, the bayonet and tno sword,
the people of these United States were
about to embrace in fraternal unity and
in humility for past errors, commence a
new career, more pledged to harmony,
and therefore more certain of suc
cess . . . The majesty of our Republican
Government stands vindicated today be
fore tho world, and wo need not fear for
It; but the thought of peace is tempered
by the cry for vengeance and the future
Is clouded as a consequence.
If stern Justice Is meted out to Southern
treason by a Southern President, It will
be because the genial heart of Lincoln
has ceased to beat; because In the reck
lessness of Its hate rebellion has called
down a heavier doom upon Itself. An
drew Johnson Is a man of noble heart,
calm Judgment and Inflexible purposes.
As an honest man he is Lincoln's equal
. . . He represents that class of South
ern people from whom we hope the most
tho industrial classes, which have been
kept down by the wealthy class slavery
raised up. We can leave the future in his
hands.
To Elect Delegates From Cowlitz.
KALAMA, Wash., April 17. (Special.)
A call has been Issued for Democratic
mass meetings to be held in all the pre
cincts of Cowlitz County on Saturday.
April 23, to elect delegates to the Demo
cratic County Convention, April SO, at
Kolso, Wash.
This convention will nominate candi
dates for State Senator and Representa
tive and county officers, and elect eight
delegates to the Democratic State Con
vention to be held at Olympla May 5.
GRANULATED EYELIDS.
Murine Eye Remedy cures this and other
j Eye troubles, makes weak eyes strong.
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"Boccaccio.1
Boccaccio ... Lottie Kendall
Leonetto Carrick Major
Prince Pietro Carl Haydn
Lotterlnghl Robert G. Pitkin
Lambertucco John B. Young
Seal ta. , Joseph Alexander
Flamatta, Eleanor Jenkins
Beatrice .Dolores Dale
Isabella Therese Barker
Fresco ..., Frank Schade
Lo Casclo....'. Leo Adde
Florentine students, beggars, etc.
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Many pretty, really enjoyable comic
operas have been sung by the Olmpia
Opera Company since its arrival at Cord
ray's Theater, but the best of them all Is
Von Suppe's "Boccaccio," twice given
there yesterday. Tho company presented
the attraction with that swing and dash
that come with long stage practice, and
the result is that a show more than worth
the money charged Is given. It Is a mat
ter of regret that so few thcater-coers
have patronized the Olympla Opera Com
pany in this its first visit here. Apparent
ly comic opera at popular prices is not
wanted in Portland, and the Olympla peo
ple have almost decided to take their or
ganization out of town next Monday, and
accept dates either In Texas or Colorado.
There is nothing objectionable in the
comic opera "Boccaccio." as one might
guess from the title. It la a pretty love
story, where Boccaccio, the Italian novel
ist and poet. Is enamoured of Fiametta,
and ao Is Pietro, tho Prince of Palermo,
played by Carl Haydn. The latter sings
In Italian a star solo In tho third act, an
axis, from "II PagliaccI," with fine fervor
and style. It Is a treat for musical peo
ple. Miss Kendall pleases as Boccacclb,
and the three comedians, Toung, Pitkin
and Alexander, are so comical liiat It is
with difficulty they are allowed to go off
the stage. Eleanor Jenkins makes a hit
wjth her flno vocallsm, and soars easily
up to high B natural.
"Boccaccio" will be sung up to and In
cluding Wednesday night, and "Fra Dlav
olo" will be tho attraction Thursday
evening up to and including Sunday after
noon and evening.
LIBERAL CHRISTIANITY.
Trusts In the Supernatural but Not
Irt the Miraculous.
PORTLAND. April 13. To the Editor.)
Will you kindly extend to me the cour
tesy of "your columns for brief comment
on two ideas expressed in tho editorial
of Monday, tho 11th, entitled "The Dan
gers of Liberal Religion."
The writer says, "The most elementary
trust In God and immortality rests upon
faith, not sight, as truly as doe3 the most
questionable miracle of the conquest of
Canaan." A vital and conclusive distinc
tion seems here to have been overlooked,
viz., the distinction between the belief
which contradicts experience and the be
lief which simply transcends experience.
The miraculous In the ecclesiastical
sense of the term contravenes tho J
common experience of the senses in
everyday life. Beliefs In God or
Immortality or, indeed. In the dy
namic atom or t&e Imponderable, non
atomic ether of physical science do not
lie in the realm of actual experience, and
therefore do not contradict It; they are
inferences from experience concerning
that which lies beyond It. Whether in
the speculations of physical sclenco or in
the sphere of religion, such hypotheses
are accepted because they seem best to
explain the experience of humanity In Its
broadest sense. How cogently these infer
ences are drawn is not here the question.
The essential method is the same, whether
In scientific or religious thought, and thoy
differ "in toto" from belief in specific
miraculous occurrences in the history
of the world which contravene uni
form experience. To express the dis
tinction In another form, the verdict of
experience that the course of Nature is
uniform Is overwhelming; a miracle in the
technical sense runs athwart this experi
ence; but, on the other hand, theories or
beliefs based on the facts of Nature and
humanity, spiritual as well as material,
concerning that which lies above and be
yond the sphere of phenomena, do not
necessarily involve tho miraculous; they
are supernatural only In that they are
beyond the everyday experience of the
senses. Belief in God is no more super
natural or miraculous from a logical point
of view than belief in "the will to live,"
or "points of force" or "infinite blind en
ergy." Faith, it is true, undorlles in a
certain sense all the larger mental pro
cesses, faith In the power of the mind to
know, in the truth-revealing nature of tho
universe; but liberal religion and theol
oby, like all other branches of human
thought, rest upon facts; Its beliefs and
hopes are conclusions and Inferences
based upon these facts.
Again I note in the editorial the sen
tence, "The nearer a church gets to ra
tionalism, thel ess Its religious zeal." If
by religious zeal be meant desire to rescuo
the so-called heathen and others from
"wrath to come,"to force a creed upon
men by which alone they can be "saved,"
or even primary and unceasing effort to
establish church organizations, It is in a
measure true. Fanatical and narrow sec
tarian effort Is happily not the fruit of a
broad, catholic religious spirit. If religi
ous zeal, however, be properly defined as
a strong desire to help humanity, to res
cue it from thhe moral evils of life, to
bring It to a realization of Its true spirit
ual attitude and relations to the Eter
nal, then there is not only no evidence
that reasonableness in religion stifles re
ligious emotion or deadens the ethical im
pulse, but, on the contrary, testimony of
fact is afforded that it tends to give re
ligion Its true place In human economy, to
develop Its natural Inspiration, and to
bring forth fruit in the fields of the world's
activity where it Is most needed, not only
for tho life of society, but for the life of
the individual soul and tho glory of God
Says a recent writer, "We contend tnat a
church which has made it possible to put
the poems of Longfellow and the essays
of Emerson into the sod house In Kansas
has done as true and noble 'missionary
work as ever done by circuit rider."
Liberal Christianity which has given to
America nearly all Its great poets and
historians, and the most resplendent
names in its deathless roll of philanthropy
and of moral and political reform, can
not be said to be Indifferent to the duties
and obligations which Its religious belief
enjoins upon it through reason and con
science. Unitarian organizations, it was
estimated a few years ago, represented not
more than one 200th part ot the population
of the United States (though the number of
'those actually holding Unitarian views Is
greatly In excess o this figure), but their
achievements of a moral ana spiritual na
ture have vastly exceeded this proportion
of numbers. I say this in no boastful
spirit, but simply in the Interest of truth,
realizing that we have doubtless done less
In many ways than wo should have done.
Through reactive Influences we have prob
ably laid too little stress in the oast on
church extension.
There is no ground for assuming that
rational religion does not appeal to the
masses of men in so far as thoy begin to
think for themselves. Two forces stand
In the way of a rapid accomplishment of
CASTOR I A
Jor Infants and Children.
Tbi Kind Yiu Havs Always Baujiii
Bears th
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this result; first, the "dead hand of tra
dition" restrains and renders It more easy
and convenient to be liberal under the
aegis of creeds which are no longer be
lieved: second, very many class all
churches together, and are unaware that
there exists a church or form of Chris
tianity whose sole basis Is the fellowship
of the spirit, which holds that character
is salvation, and, while actuated by a sur
prising unanimity of essintlal belief,
makes this belief in no wise a test ot
church membership or of righteousness.
Religion, as a police force, depends upon
superstition, dogma and external author
ity. Religion, as an insplrer of true eth
ical feeling, effort and achievement, is
most effective through the reason and the
conscience.
GEORGE CROSWELL CRESSET.
The "view3 here expressed are substan
tially such as have often found utterance
In The Oregonlan, and even in the edi
torial criticized. We think, however, that
Dr. Cressey underestimates the extent to
which the miraculous Is identified with
Christianity in the popular mind. A curi
ous confirmation of our statement con
cerning the supernatural character of ten
ets concerning God and immortality is af
forded in the distinction the letter makes
between "contradicting experience" and
"transcending experience." This Is the
uniform support of miracles in orthodox
theology.
Goneral Joseph Dickinson III.
"WASHINGTON, April 17. General Jo
seph Dickinson, tho only survivor of the
Adjutant-Generals of the various armies
of the Civil War, is hopelessly 111 in this
city. - He is 73 years old and is suffering
from general debility. General Dickin
son served under General Hooker.
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