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HE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1903.
LARGE AUDIENCE
FOB DR.SHELDON
Adopts hesolution Indorsing
Attitude of Kansan on
Trail Question.
PREACHES GOSPEL OF LOVE
If Within His Power He Would
Withdraw From Circulation All
Books Except Biographies
of Good Deeds.
Congregation Approve Action.
"Resolved. That we. the audience of
2000 people at the First Congregational
Church, Portland. Sunday evening. Au
gust C. 1005. heartily express to the
Rev. a M. Sheldon. D. D.. our grate
ful appreciation of his prompt decis
ion in declining to speak In the Audi
torium of the Lewis and Clark Expo
sition, whereby he would have been
made a party to a flagrant violation of
the Lord's day and contrary to an ex
pressed agreement, whatever the pre
text, upon the part of the board of
managers of said Exposition."
This resolution was introduced last
night Just after the Rev. C. M. Sheldon,
of Topeka, Kan., had concluded his ser
mon. The Rev. Mr. Sheldon had been
Invited to Portland to deliver a sermon
at the Lewis and Clark Exposition. This
was before the courts had decided that
the Trail should be open on Sunday.
When Dr. Sheldon arrived here he found
the Trail open, and declined to preach at
the Exposition. He was offered his ex
penses by the Exposition officials, but
declined to accept the money, and In or
der to defray his expenses he preached
in the morning at the First Presbyterian
Church, and in the evening at the First
Congregational Church. The collections
taken at both sermons wore turned over
to the man who wrote "In His Steps."
The resolution, however, was not down
on the programme. Dr. Sheldon had just
finished one of his characteristic sermons,
takin- for his text Matthew xxill:23.
Rev. E. L. House was about to announce
the closing hymn, when Rev. C. E.
Cllne, stepped forward and stated that
he wished to present the resolution.
Rev. Mr. Cllne then read the resolution.
For an Instant Dr. House hesitated, and
then remarking that he had no objection
to the resolution being presented, he
called for a standing vote. The church
was crowded with people eager to hear
Dr. Sheldon, and when the motion was
put the entire congregation rose, passing
censure upon the officials of the Exposi
tion. Dr. House, in announcing the speaker
of the evening, stated that he would not
enter Into the cause of Dr. Sheldon's re
fusal to preach at the Auditorium, or his
relationship to the Fair officials. He an
nounced that the collection which would
be taken would be devoted to defraying
the expenses of the celebrated Kansan,
saying that $100 was needed, and hoped
that It would be a splendid collection. It
is not known whether the $100 was forth
coming, but the collection baskets when
the ushers were through passing them
through the great audience, held a gen
erous sum of money.
Holds Attention of Auditors.
Dr. Sheldon's sermon might have been
disappointing to many present who, per
haps, expected to hear a gushing and
flowery orator. He Is not of that kind.
Instead, he is a speaker of simple force,
who has the power of holding his auditors
to the closest attention throughout. The
heat was oppressive, and the atmosphere
extremely uncomfortable in the church,
but in spite of this Dr. Sheldon held the
closest attention to the end. His sermon
was a plea to the people to be real, and
he assured them that life was worth liv
ing, and that the love of God is, after all.
the biggest end of It all. He classed the
scribes, pharisees and hypocrites with
people of today who do not do the things
they ought to do.
"A passionate love of Christ." said Dr.
Sheldon, "Is the sweetest thing of life,
and those who have this find life worth
while. No man can be a Christian and
not believe that life is worth living. NHe
must not be like the scribes or the hypo
crites. They were shams, and people hate
shams. They are the kind that empha
size the least Important In life and min
imize the most Important. We must be
gin by loving something. "We live Just
as big as the love we have, and in order
to live big we must love big. There is
no use to love a little God. He must be
a great God, and you must love him with
a great love. The tramp, drunken and
sodden, should "not be passed by because
you think him so low that there is no
redemption for him. Remember that
with love he can be saved.
Would Tell of Good Deeds.
"Booker T. Washington once said, 'You
should not judge the Negro by the mean
est and lowest of the race; you should
judge us by the best of us.' This I be
lieve should be the case with us all. Do
not Judge a whole congregation by the
meanest among them. Once while I was
in New York I asked an editor why he did
not print for a week all the good things
that people did; the good things done
by the big men and I was told that it
was not news. I wish that the news
papers would print what the good moth
ers are doing, print what Is being done
by the missionaries and by the great good
men of the world. If I had my way I
would take, out of circulation for a time
all of the books In the libraries and leave
nothing but biographies. I would have
t..e children read of the good things that
these great people have done.
Dr. Sheldon made only one reference
to tne xrau, ana is was only to draw a
comparison. He drew the comparison and
tie also brought forth applause and laugh
ter. It was while he was taking people
to task who avoided the common burdens
of life. He stated emphatically that peo
ple who shun burdens are useless 'and
that people who are bearing responslbll
itles are the real people of the world and
those who are worth while. Dr. Sheldon
also has some caustic things to say about
the men and women who constantly talk
nbout money and he said they are the
useless ioik wno innamt tne worm.
When Dr. Sheldon touched upon the
liquor question and - spoke of the good
work that was done in Kansas he was
frequently applauded. He told of meet
ing a streetcar conductor who had moved
from Kansas to Portland and was going
to leave, because Portland is a "rum hole."
member of . Company K. Tenth United
States Infantry, which is detailed- at the
Exposition to watch Government prop
erty. He was made treasurer 01 tne
company by Captain Ingram, and In
trusted with the funds of he company,
with which provisions for the mess table
were to have been purchased. Lenera
downfall Ls said to be due to a woman
with whom he ls supposed to have left
the country.
TRUE STANDPOINT OF LIFE
Dr. Atkinson Teaches Icsson- From
Question of Nazarcne.
At the Epworth Methodist Episcopal
Church. Twenty-third and Irving
streets. Rev. Henry T. Atkinson deliv
ered an Interesting and Instructive
sermon yesterday evening on "The
True Standpoint oX Life." That verso
of scripture from the seventh chapter
of St. Matthew. "And why beholdest
thou the mote that Is in thy brothers
eye and considorest not the beam that
ls In thine own eye," was the text
from which this theme was taken, and
which is always productive of many
fine moral lessons. Dr. Atkinson said:
In the study of the picture of a landscape
It ls nece.tsarj that one rhoutd occupy a cer
tain definite standpoint In order Oiat 1U
beauty may be fully revealed, for only then
will the distances seem natural, and the com
parisons between the various objects deline
ated be true to nattfre.
When Jesus wed the words of this text It
was that he might illustrate the true stand
point of life. Mingling with the people as
ho did, acquainted as he was with their am
bitions, their disappointments, their prone
ness In many Instances to self-rlghteownesi,
he knew that In rfany cases their discontents
and their mliunderstandlngs were the result
of false views because their outlook was from
the plane of pure selfishness.
In this case the Lord may possibly. In ac
cordance with Oriental custom, have been
interrupted in his address by come man who.
with an exalted Idea of his own virtue, came
to Jesus tq complain of the, as ho thought,
wrong actions of someone else, but the only
answer he received from the eearcher of all
hearts was In toe form of a rebuke, "Why
beholdert thou the mote that ls In thy broth
er's eye, but consMerest not the beam that
is In thine own eye?"
A great deal of the trouble that exists In
the world ls like a great deal of sfrfcoess,
purely Imaginary. The man who Is never
disappointed Is the man who ls looking for
trouble. I have never yet been in. a town
since I have been a minister where I did not
a& some people who were ready to proclaim
that particular town t be the most corrupt
they were ever acquainted with. Some people
eeem to think It a virtue to be able to find
fault In everything, but the difficulty ls with
themselves; It la the beam in a man's own
eye which magnifies the mote that is In his
brother's.
Now. Christ's advice to him who suffers
because of the mete in bis brother's eye la
that he will have plenty to do" to cast the
beam out of his own, and when that happens
the question will be, not, why do not others
do as they ought to do? but why do not I
do as I ought to do? The Imperfection of
others Is no excuse for aln In one's self, and
the best way to purify the world Is for each
Individual to begin with himself, for there
is no mistaking the Scripture that "every man
ehall give account." not of another, but "of
himself, to God."
PROHIBITION LAWN PARTY
Multnomah Alliance Entertained by
Mr. nnd Mrs. Paget.
There will be a lawn party and re
ception at the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. B. Lee Paget Tuesday evening.
August E, in honor of the Multnomah
Prohibition Alliance. Professor 6. I.
Downs has prepared an Interesting
programme and a good attendance is
especially desired In order that the
September programme may be pre
sented to all members and friends of
the alliance, The stat chairman will
present an account of the Temperance
Congress" to be hold In connection with
the Lewis and Clark Fair, September
18 to 23, and there will be other mat
ters of Interest discussed. Mr. Pagct's
residence is at Minnesota avenue and
Jessup streets. Take St. Johns car and
get off at North Alblna station, then
go two blocks north.
UP THE GREAT COLUMBIA
Grandest of Scenery Observed
Advantage on the Undine.
to
The Columbia River scenery, that un
equaled panorama of the Cascades, ls
best viewed from the steamer Undine.
To Cascade Locks and return ls the
most memorable scenic trip on the
Const
From Taylor-street dock, 8:30 A. M.
Round trip, 51.50.
CHEAP RATES EAST.
The Canadian Pacific has announced
a special rate of JS7.50 to Buffalo and
return, account Foresters of America
convention. Tickets on sale August 14
and" 15. good tor stopovers with final
limit of 90 days. For full particulars
call on or address F. R. Johnson, F. &
P. A., Canadian Pacific 142 Third
street. Portland, Or.
Looking for Sergeant Ijefler.
Sergeant Josepn A. Lefler, an Exposi
tion guard, who absconded with $145 of
his company's money last Wednesday
.night. Is badly wanted by the postal au
thorities and by the police. Circular let
ters with a picture of Lefler have been
Exemption Clause Is in Force
PORTLAND, Aug. 5. (To the Edi
tor.) Please Inform the undersigned If
the exemption clause from taxes of 5330
on household goods Is still In force, or
was the same repealed at the last ses
sion of the Legislature?
A SUBSCRIBER.
The exemption $360 clause is in forca
Only a Few of TJs Left.
Philadelphia Ledger.
"When President Eliot laid down the
rule, "Always associate with your super
iors," he marked out a lone existence for
some of us.
Pare food laws are good. The absolute purity
of Burnett's Vanilla has never been questioned.
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WASHINGTON ST:
PORTLAND
OREGON.
MAKER
OF
MENS
CLOTHES
September Delin
eator on Sale To
day, 1 5c a Copy
The Meier Frank Store
Portland's Largest and Best Store
PrincipalPortland
Agents for But
terick Patterns
Outof-town visitors are Invited to make this store their headquarters. Parcels checked,
information bureau, phones, waiting rooms Artistic Picture Framing to order at lowest
prices Custom Shade and Drapery Work our specialty. Third Floor Sole agents for "Os
termoor" Patent Elastic Felt Mattresses," Vudor" Porch Shades," Peninsular" Steel Ranges
The 1 905 Felt Hats for Women
The new Felt Hats are receiving their first display Today Very
latest London, Paris and New York ideas The largest showing
Portland has ever seen so early in the season Cowboy Hats in
new leather shades, the Alice Roosevelt Felt Hat in blue and olive
shades, new, natty Walking Hats in all of the leading shades
trimmed with ribbon bows, " velvet and pompons, Polo Tur
bans in felt and silk, navy, black, champagne and white; also fancy
untrimmed shapes Let us show them to you On Second Floor.
Manufacturer's Stock Eton Wash Suits
300 of Them $14.00 Values at $5.45
Our fifth great sale of manufacturer's stocks of new Wash
Suits is announced for today The best bargain of
them all writes the cloak chief from New York City you'll
agree with him after seeing these handsome creations
Eton Jacket styles, strapped, embroidered and button
trimmed, collarless and elbow sleeves skirts kilt effect
materials are etamises. linens and crashes, tans, gray,
blue, brown, lavender, green, and fancy mixtures, all are
splendidiy made throughout perfect fitting, and the pret
tiest styles that have been offered at SI 2.50 and $14.00
each, all sizes, only 300 in ttfelot so better
plan to come early if you want best picking
No Mail or Phone Orders Filled
$22.50 Silk Suits at $9.85
Great special lot of 70 attractive Silk Shirtwaist Suits in
black, navy blue, mahogany, green and plum shades,
checks and polka dots plain and fancy silks, a pleasing
variety, all this season's styles skirts are full pleated
Silk Shirtwaist Suits worth from $ 1 8 to $22.50, your
choice today at the wonderfully low price of $9.85
each All our high-grade Silk Shirtwaist Suits and fine White Suits are being
sold out at August Clearance Sale Prices Take Elevator to Second Floor
$9.85
l
75c Veilings 39c
Fine Chiffon Drapes for auto
mobiling and driving, V2
yards long, striped borders;
regular 75c values, 'JQ
on sale for only) 3Z7&
Plain and dotted Tuxedo Mesh
Veiling, all colort; 25c value,
on sale at this low q
price, the yard, "only. ..-C
Toy Dept. Spec'ls
The Angelus Toy Airships,
please the children 25 C
Blue Hill Box Kites, ea. . .25
Keel Kites at, each 10p
"Water Wings for swimmers, the
best make, 25c and 3o
"Buster Brown" Cameras. $1
$1.50 Dressed Dolls, each. 98 C
"Buster Brown" and -"Foxy
Grandpa' Rubber Stamps,
the set, 50c and 25
Jap. Parasols, 25c and..,15
Victor Tennis Racquets. $1.98
Art Department
Linen Squares with hemstitched
border and drawnwork inser
tion in 18-inch, 20-inch, 2-i-inch
and 30-inch; great spe
cial values for this q
sale at, each. ......
Pilow Tops, for porch or ham
mocks; many designs and
colorings, great val., ea.9J
Colored Linen Centers with
tinted floral designs, f .
special price is...'.. . OC
Doilies, Centerpieces, Scarfs,
of cream Linen Canvas,
stamped for cross-stitch and
Berlin embroidery all finish
ed ; great values J
at
36 Off
Sheet Music 15c
Lewis and Clark Esposition'March,
"Just for Fun," "Teasing,"
"Blue Bells," "Where Rolls the
Oregon," "Forestry March,"
"Down the Trail," and many
others, today, at
A fV
each, copy
65c Belts 33c Ea
Silk and Satin Girdle Belts, in
black, navy and brown; reg
ular oOc and 6oc ''n
vnliiPK for. 33C
Silk and Leather Crush Belts,
black, navy, red, brown;
great special values at.23
Black, brown and tan Hand
Bags, fitted. with coin purse;
regular 85c and Aftr
$1.00 vames, for only. .OOC
40c Ribbons 23c
5-inch Satin Taffeta Ribbons,
fancy Dresdens, dotted ef
fects, two-toned Satin Taf
fetas; 5-inch MousSeline Silk
Ribbons in a wide 'range of
colorings p- regular 35c and
40c values, on sale 0
at low price of, yard.
Complete Stock of White Silk
Gloves, two-clasp and elbow
lengths, all sizes and grades.
$1.25 Brussels Carpets $1.08
The Annual August Carpet Sale commences today and a very
important event it is Housekeepers, hotel and hoardinghouse
keepers are alike interested The saving opportunities offered come
but once a year Orders will be filled in rotation, first come, first
served Look to your Carpet needs at once Third Floor
$1.25 quality Windsor Brussels Carpets, Oriental and two-toned effects ; the
best wearing Carpet on the market; guaranteed to wear as good as any
Body Brussels; regular $1.25 quality; sewed, laid and lined q ao
at the remarkably low price of, yard (Third Floor V "O
$1.15 quality Cordova Brussels, a splendid Carpet for parlors and dining
rooms; Oriental and two-toned effects with beautiful borders to
match; regular $1.15 grade; sewed, laid and lined at, yard
Large Rugs, Any Size
We are headquarters foriarge-size Rugs, Ax
minsters and Royal Wiltons; best patterns at the
very lowest prices. Third Floor
6 feet-by 9 feet Axminsters for, each. . .S16.50
8 ft. 3 in. by 10 ft. 6 in. Axminsters, ea. $26.55
9. feet by 12 feet Axminsters for, each. .$30.15
11 ft. 3 in. by 15 ft Axminsters for, ea.$45.00
Royal Wiltons at the lowest prices
6 ft by 9 ft. .22.50 10 ft. 6x12 ft.$51.50
8 f t.3xl0 f t6.S36.0O 11 f t.3xl3 f t.6 .862.50
9 ft by 12 ft.$40.00 11 ft 3x15 ft.$67.50
98c
$ ! Brussels Carpet 84c Yd,
$1.00 quality Brussels Carpets, with or without
borders; Oriental and floral designs; 20 pat
terns to choose from; excellent Carpet for all
round wear; $1.00 grade; sewed, laid 04
and lined for this low price, yard.. . . .H?C
60c MELROSE INGRAIN 49c
Melrose Ingrain Carpets, 60c quality, 12 beautiful
patterns; the best inexpensive Ingrain on the
market; sewed, laid and lined for AQn
this very low price, yard t-PC
Extraordinary Silk and Dress Goods Bargains
1500 yards of handsome India Silk, white ground with
colored dots; desirable for Waists and Suits; regular
75c quality, is now placed on sale At the very
low price of, the yard Xw
$1.00 Silk Suitings 59c
$1.00 Silk Shirtwaist Suitings in a big assortment of
patterns and colorings; the best Shirtwaist vQf
Suiting bargain ever offered at, yard
$1.00 Figured Foulard Silk, for Waists and Suits;
desirable patterns and colorings; yQ
19c
the yard
35c Silk-striped Challies in a great variety of
patterns; matchless value at yard
Jacquard Sicilians in cream; desirable for Qf
$2.00 Mohair $1.27 a Yard
Mixed Mohairs in a large variety of patterns and col
orings; splendid patterns for Skirts and Shirtwaist
Suits and Traveling Costumes; $1,75, 41 I
$2 values, reduced to low price of, yard P
Great lino of $1.00 and $L25 Mixed Mohairs in the
best patterns and colors; great special value 7Cfs
for all the week at this low price, the yard. . . V
$1.00 Dress Fabrics, Twine Cloths, Etamines and Voiles,
in all shades; great special value for this IQp
unusually low price, yard U-W
2500 yards of Mixed Dress Goods, Mohairs, Cheviots,
Panamas; regular 50c and 75c values, in
crond stvlos. for this twice, vard JJ
o j J - i 1 -
2000 New White Lawn and
Polka Dot Shirtwaists, Our
$1.50 Values at 79c Each
On the big special waist counters ,
Second Floor near elevators, we
place on sale today 2000 new
Lawn Waists in white and white
and black polka dots, all new desir
able waists that we have sold thous-
ands of at $ 1 .50 each Pointed or
round-tucked yokes, with lace and
embroidery or rows of insertion
down the front AH sizes up to 44,
Phenomenal value while 9 Q
they last at the low price C
$3.00 Waists 89c Ea.
Broken lines of French flannel Waists, tucked and button-
trimmed Red, navy and black, nearly all sizes,
regular $3 values, on sale at this low price, ea.
89c
A Great August Clearance Sale of
All Black Goods Rcmnanhs-on sale this week at ONE-FOURTH OFF REGULAR PHICES.
Wash Materials
Flowered Organdies, Etamines and Serpolets; handsome ma- J
terial for Summer gowns; regular 25c and 30c values, at..
White and Colored Lawns, Swisses and Dimities; very best 1 fSf
styles; regular 15c grade, on sale, per yard
200 White Embroidered Waist patterns; handsome styles; Cf
regular $1.50 qualities, each
5,000 yards of Japanese Kiraona Crepe; all colors; great 1 C
special value for this sale at, per yard wV
25c Fancy Voiles and Etamines for Shirtwaist Suits; best 1 Of
styles; great value at, per yard CtKt
Special lines of 40c and 45c White Waistings; all 1905 ma- 26c
terials, on sale this week at, per yard Wv
Grand Values in Fancy Flannels
2000 yards of fancy Waisting Flannels, all colors ; very best pat
terns in large assortment; unequaled value, yard 27c
32-inch fancy embroidered Alpaca Waistings, desirable patterns
and colorings for waists and suits; regular 50c value, yd.32c
Clean up of 65 pieces 12Mc Flannelettes, very best patterns and
colorings;' value extraordinary; only 65 pieces, remem- r
ber, so you bad better come early; now priced at, yard. ..Ot
Silverware, China Specials
4- piece Tea Sets, French gray
finish, regular j r on
$13.50 set, for. V U-O
5- piece silver-plated Tea Set,
French gray finish; regular
il!, S 1 1 .98
1 iui, iuc ati. ...
d-mece silver-mated lea ret.
S satin finish: regular $5.50
value, on sale for
the low price of.
Confection Stands, gold lined, each. .$2.39
Gold-lined Mugs, assorted styles, each. .9Sc
$3.75 Cake Baskets on sale for, eaeh.$2.9S
Bread Trays, burnished or satin finish, $3.00
values, now on sale for only S2.3S
Candlesticks, assorted styles, now.. $2.29
$3.25 Syrup Pitchers on sale for $2.69
$12.50 Cut Glass Flower Centerpiece, best
cut; a bargain at this price $10.49
$9.00 Nickel Chafing Dish for onlv..$7.19
$7.50 Nickel Chafing Dish for only. .$6.12
100-piece Semi-Vitreous Dinner
Set, light blue decoration,
gold edge; great special
value at only $10.45
100-piece White German China
Dinner Set, great value at
this low price $14.95
100-piece decorated German
China Dinner Sets. $19.35
$4.49
$1 Glazed Jacdiniers 77
$3.50 Louwelsa Weller Jardm
ier now on sale for. .$2.65
100-piece white Semi-Vitreous
Dinner Sets, great value at
the low price of $6.37
100-piece Semi-Vitreous Dinner
Sots, pink floral decoration,
gold edge; great value at
this low price $10.45
Monday Specials in Drugs, Jewelry
Allen's Footease, sure cure for aching, tired, swollen and
sweating feet: erreat special value at, package 1
Sleepers' ready-cut Lightning Fly-Paper, 3 packages for. .
'Boston Beauty Complexion Brush, best rubber brush, each,
Fancy Mounted Combs in large assortment, extra special.
Laundry Lists for a year; men's, women's and children
household linens; keep track of your laundry; each....
Alcohol Gas Stoves, makes its own gas; absolutely safe...
...oc
.23c
.26c
s and
.25c
-49c
Sale of Cgoss-Stripe Madras Ciirtains
Two, three and four-pair lots of high
grade cross-stripe Madras Curtains at
reduced prices Mostly tan and cream
grounds with colored stripes in blue,
green, red, . yellow These five lots:
$ 1 .25 val. $ .97 $1.75 val. $1.15
$2.25 vol. $1.48-$3.00 val. $1.97
$3.75 Cross-stripe Curtains $2.48
Few more of the $1.50 Oriental Striped
Couch Covers, 50 inches wider 3 yards
long, fringed all around; great Q&A
special value at this low price.
$2.50 Hope Portieres, good, heavy designs,
all colorings, for opening C
five feet wide, on sale for, ea. P
$4.50 Rope Portieres, made of heavy Che
nille cord; all colors; for 2 Q
full-size double-doors, at...
$6.50 Eope Portieres, made of heavy hard cord, draped at the top
with smaller cord; extra good s'tyle; special value at. .$5.20
sent out, in an effort to get information
as to ?ais wnereauouts. iener was a