THE aiORXIKO OREGOXIAN, MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1906.
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Society of Christian Endeavor.
Shows Remarkable Growth.
Bishop Scadding Delivers His
First Sermon in Diocese
of Oregon.
HAS 4,000,000 MEMBERS'
William Shaw, Treasurer of World
Organization, Tells Portland
Audience That the Society
Was Born, Not Made.
MAKES A STRONG ADDRESS
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TRINITY CHURCH
IS C0P4SEGRRTED
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Impressive Services Before Large
Audience Mark Opening of New ,
Church Bfshop Is Welcomed
by Dr. Morrison, Hector.
Trinity Church was consecrated and
Right Reverend Charles Scadding,
Bishop of the Diocese of Oregon, made
his first appearance In Portland yester
day morning. The consecration of
Trinity Church was the first official
act of Bishop Scadding since he as
sumed charge of the Oregon diocese.
The dedication of the church to the
work of God and tho first appearance
of the new bishop combined to make
the services one of the most notable
in the history of the parish.
Every pew was filled and many per
sons were standing when the services
began with an inspiring organ recital
at 11 o'clock. The instrument of do
nation was read by Colonel John Mc
Craken. senior warden, and presented
to Bishop Scadding, who then offered
special appropriate prayer for divine
blessing upon the church and its work.
Dr. A. A. Morrison, rector of the parish,
then read the sentence of consecration.
Besides Colonel McCraken, the mem
bers of the vestry who took part in
the consecration were: James Laidlaw,
Junior warden; Rodney Gllsan, Fran
cis Sealy, George H. "Williams. W. J.
Burns, A. Tucker, J. Frank Watson and
J. N. Teal.
"Words are inadequate to express
our gratitude and pleasure over the
presence of our bishop here this morn
ing," said Dr. Morrison in introducing
Bishop Scadding to the congregation.
"We want) him to know that this con
gregation has but one purpose in its
readiness to stand by him In the new
work which, he has so auspiciously un
, dertaken."
Bishop Scadding Speaks.
Following the few simple words of
Introduction by the rector,- Bishop
Scadding walked to the pulpit and de
livered one of the most earnest ser
jnons ever heard from a Portland pul
pit. "On the day of my consecration, the
Diocese of Oregon and I took each
other into a life-long relationship, for
better or for worse," he said. "I belong
to you, brethren, and you to me. Let
us work together. I glory with you in
tho achievements of the great Bishop
Scott and the consecrated Bishop Mor
ris, but I cannot be a Bishop Scott nor
a Bishop Morris. I can be but myself.
"I come to you with great good will
and affection, thankful for the confi
dence which, through the operation of
the Holy Ghost, caused you to choose
me. I hope in time to win your affec
tlon. I have no policy, nor precon
ceived opinions or prejudices. 1 desire
to see things for myself, with my own
eyes, and to take time to form my
Judgments."
It was in these words that he an
nounced himself. But his manner ex
pressed as much, if not more, than the
words he uttered. He spoke with the
earnestness of a man who has the de
termination to make those with whom
he will work love him through consci
entious and noble effort. Bishop Scad
ding is a gifted speaker, but this at
tainment is eclipsed by his great sin
cerity of manner. He speaks clearly
and his powerful voice gives emphasis
to everything ho says. Yesterday
morning he took as his text, "Then was
given ' me a reed like unto a rod
and the angel stood, saying. Arise and
measure the temple of God, and the
altar and them that worship therein."
He said, in part:
Message a Spiritual One.
"My message to you is a deeply spir
Itual one. Let this consecration serv
ice mean to each of us a deeper conse
cration of ourselves to God and his
service. , Rise and measure. What is
the measure of our spiritual lives,
what is the measure of our worship,
what is the measure of our devotion to
God? Let us one and all try more and
more to widen the consecrated en
closure of our lives, until we are able
to realize something on earth of what
wo know to be true in heaven. So let
us try as individuals, and members of
this beautiful church, and members of
this great diocese, to make our lives
one grand consecrated enclosure for
the Master's use.
"Looking at Oregon from the dis
tance of Chicago, one gets perspective
and the vision of the church in Oregon
is magnificent, if we can be large
spirited enough to sink all local and
Tarty points of view and measure up
to the standard of a great body, united
in an its members and harmoniously.
vigorously and liberally proclaiming
ine ivingaom or uou.
Holds Future of Church.
" "You, rector and parishioners, are to
make tho measurement, and you can
make -this church what you will a
mere narrow Sunday club, a private
cnapel or- the temple Indeed of
Almighty God. Your past record as a
parish leads mo to believe that your
large measurement will continue to be
such that all in tins diocese, and In the
church at largo, will know of the high
Ideals you measure out at Trinity
t nurch 111 the largest way to God's own
temple, where high and low, rich and
poor, kneel on the same level and call
on the same Father; a temple that
stands for good citizenship, and for
everything that makes for social right
eousness, which reaches out a helping
nana to poor and friendless, which em
bodies a zeal for missions, and a large
hearted, wide-visionfd conception of
its work for tho Master.
Dr. Morrison made the announcemen
that a general reception will be given
at tho parish Tuesday night from 8
to 10 o'clock, in honor of Bishop an'd
Mrs. Scadding. Saturday night during
the same hours there will he a public
reception given in their honor at the
Hotel Portland.
Trinity Church was without debt, lien
or mortgage when it was consecrated
yesterday morning. But half of th
amount charged for the new organ
$5000, remains to be paid. The offer
Ings yesterday morning amounted t
F,00, which will go to liquidate the
debt.
PEOPLE ARE LIKE CHICKENS
Dr. Brougher Makes Exception, That
Chicks Have More Sense.
Feorle were compared to chicken
jt the White Temple last niaiit when
Dr. J. Whltcomb Brougher preached toH
a large congregation up A Hen ana
Her Chickens." He brought out the
point that if people would follow some
of the characteristics of chickens much
suffering and improvidence woald be
averted. He raid one of the reasons
why there are so many failures in
the world Is that some persons have
not enough sense to "scratch for it,"
meaning that they do not get in ana
dig for a living as they should.
The services last night were openea
mpressively with baptism. At tne
close of the sermon there was a most
effective musical rendition by soloist
and quartette, of the Torrey and Alex
ander arrangement of "Where Is Mj
Wandering Boy Tonight,' and lell
Mother I'll Be There." Dr. Brougher
said, in part:
'The hen provides for the chickens.
She understands what many persons
are slow to learn: that Is she is going
to be Independent and take care of
herself and her young, she must get
out and scratch for a living. The
reason that society and the world are
so full of failures is because people
are not wise enough to learn from
the hen, that if they would find any
thing worth while for themselves, and
those dependent upon them, they must
'scratch for it.
The hen understands the desires
of the little chickens and provides for
them. Jesus Christ has made pro
vision for the little children, and for
young people. It is a simple matter
of statistics that more people come to
Jesus Christ and join the church dur
ing the days of their youth than In the
days of. maturity. The great need for
the home is Christ for the little chil
dren. He alone can meet the desires
of child life and lead the young Into
an Ideal manhood and womanhood.
"The hen furnishing shelter for the
chickens. Did you ever see a storm
suddenly come up and watch the ac
tions of an old hen and her chickens?
The cattle will come to the bars and
low for them to be let down, that they
may get under the shed. The chick
ens rush to shelter, while the old hen
with her 'cluck cluck, cluck,' ca'lls the
little ones beneath her wings within
the coop. She shelters them from rain,
snow and hall.
"In this respect we are all like chick
ens. We all need shelter in the time
of storm. When the storm of sin
comes over our souls, Jesus alone can
give us shelter from the guilt of an
accusing conscience and the wrath of
the judgment day.
One night en old ben was caught In a
snowstorm. The next morning found the
old hen frozen to deatn, but the little
chickens came out from her feathers
alive. She took the storm from the
chickens. Jesus Christ Is our shelter
front the storm of sin, and He also died
that we might live.
The hen has a mothers love for
lier chickens. Did you ever see a hen
come off her nest with her chicks the
first day? A mother could not be more
thoughtful and attentive and anxious
for her little ones. Tom Moore has
told U3 that there is nothing so sweet
on earth as "Love's young dream,' but
I think he is mistaken. The sweetest
thing on earth Is mother's love. Jesus
Christ brings to the weak and foolish
world the love of God in its motherly
aspact. He loves the sinner as the
mother loves the child, only more so.
When all the world has deserted you,
and the storm of criticism and persecu
tion breaks upon you, then Jesus says
to the lonely and forsaken, 'Come unto
me, and I will give you rest.' "
MINE EARNED $1,000,000
AV. G. Tanner, AYho Opened Marble
Bay Propery, Visits Portland.
O. S. Williams and W. G. Tanner, of
Seattle, who are heavily interested in
the copper mines of British Columbia
and California, were in Portland a few
hours yesterday on their, way to Inyo
County, California, where they have
important mining Interests.
Mr. Tanner is a copper expert of wide
reputation in the Northwest, and was
interested with F. Augustus Heinze.
of Butte, Mont., in the Britannia mine
on Texeda Island, British Columbia. He
negotiated the sale of the Marble Bay
mine, the best-paying copper mine in
British Columbia, three years ago,
when it was soldby John Palmer, of
Toronto, tOj Henry Hewitt, the Tacoma
lumber king. As a result of Tanner's
operations, the mine has been paying
splendid dividends ever since, yielding
n clear profit of $1000 a day for the
past three years.
"Since we took hold of the property,"
said -Mr. Tanner, "It has made more
than $1,000,000 for the stockholders. My
contract with the owners required that
25 men bo kept at work underground,
and that 25 per cent of the product be
used to ray the purchase price. As a
result not one cent was sunk in the
mine by its present owners. I am not
very familiar with our properties in
California, but we are going to take
a look at them on our present trip
South. I doubt much, though. If they
will ever make such, a showing as our
British Columbia mines have."
Mr. Williams has been heavily inter
ested in the gold mines of Alaska, hav
ing been among tho first of the argo
nauts to visit Nome, and he also Joined
the rush to the Tanana country. Aside
from his mines, his real estate hold
ings ' in Seattle have made him
indeoendent;
PROCESSKVNAI,,
PREACHES ON DEBT
Dr. Short Says Every Honest
Man Tries to Pay His Debts.
MAN OWES FELLOW-MAN
Obligation Can Best Be Paid In
Currency of Christian Service.
Gospel Should Be Car
ried to Others.
Dr. F. Burgette Short, of the Taylor
Street Methodist Church, last night spoke
upon a subject that struck honie to many
persons that of debtsv He declared that
every honest man makes an effort to pay
nis nonest aeDts, and that this means
dollar for dollar and penny for penny. His
subject was, "The Man You Owe." He
said in part;
"Most men dread debts: and some men
shun them even as they do the clevil. Hor
ace Greeley said: 'Debt is infinitely worse
than hunger, cold, rags, hard work, con
tempt, suspicion or unjust reproach.'
They haunt men during the night and
are continuously meeting them on the
streets. The besetting sin of some people
is running Into debt."
"In order to prevent the extravagance
and luxury Into which his people were
drifting, Peter I forbaote his subjects to
either buy1 or sell goods without Imme
diate payment. The second breach of the
edict meant death to the disobedient.
"The word 'lord' in the text means the
man in whe-se Interest you are to toil. He
is your lord. How much do you owe him?
We are so related to the entire race that
our toil, at least indirectly1, touches all
men. 'No man liveth unto himself.' Per
haps the Apostle Paul has given the most
comprehensive statement relative to our
duty to those we owe. Hear him: 'I am
debtor both to the Greeks and to the
Barbarians: both to the wise and the
unwise." Marvelous admission! Colossal
debt! But from then till now with voice
and pen, in joys and sorrows, on land and
sea, in life and in death he has been
paying the debt he owed.
"Th man you owe Is man. The debt
you owe Is service, and for service
nothing else can be substituted. You
cannot give enough money to free you
from the service you must personally
render. You cannot send someone to do
your work. Your work is specifically,
entirely your work. None other can do it.
"How much, therefore, dost thou owe
man? How much owest thou the world?
The answer is brief All thou hast and
all thou canst do Is thy debt. And this
is particularly what Christian men owe
tne woria. ir I'aui could say he was
debtor to Greeks and Barbarians, we
cannot afford to say less. If Christ gave
his life for all, we cannot afford to do
less. See how Paul and Christ were per
secuted, condemned and put to death:
yet also see how richly they served man
kind, even the men who had so cruelly
slain them. The debts we owe our friends
are easily paid. Tho debts we owe our
enemies must also 'be paid paid not in
the currency of vengeance, that belongs
to God, but paid in the currency of
service Christian service.
"How may you pay this debt? By
giving the rich experience of your heart
life to others. Have you been saved?
Somebody wants to know about it. Have
you been comforted in sorrow? Yonder is
one whom you may help. Give, give,
and continue to give out of thy rich ex
perience, and in so doing thine own rich
ness shall greatly increase. They that
distribute of their Christian gifts that
pay their debts shall increase and abound
In the rich things of God. This is a
debt paying which is Indeed delightful
and Inspiring.
Carrying the gospel to others is our ex
alted privilege. What this has meant to
India since Bishop Thoburn went there!
what it has meant to Africa since Bishop
Taylor went there! What the gospel has
been to China, Japan and the Isles of
the Sea. This is glorious: but what the
gospel has been to you Is the unexpress-
able Joy of your life. Somebody told you
You must tell somebody else."
CUSTOMS OP EARLY CHURCH.
Father O'Hara Discusses Former
Observance of Sabbath.
Father O'Hara at the Cathedral last
night continued his series of sermons
about the Christians of the early days.
He spoke upon "How the Early Chris
tians Observed the Lord's Day." There
is a marked increase in the attendance
at the Sunday evening services at the
Cathedral. . Father O'Hara said, in
part:
"Christ's resurrection marked tho
brightest day in the memory of the
primitive Christians. That event dis
pelled the gloom in which Calvary was
shrouded and consecrated the first day
of the week to the services of the
Christian religion as being in an espe-
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AT CONSECRATION OF TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
clal manner "Lord's Day.' It became
the distinctive day on which the Chris
tians assembled in their various com
munities to offer up tho Eucharistlc
Sacrifice, now commonly known as the
'mass' the central act of divine wor
ship In the Catholic Church.
"The Eucharistlc rite was a perpet
uation of the act of Christ at the Last
Supper, in obedience to Christ's own
injunction on that occasion. For the
primitive Christians this was no mere
memorial ceremony. They identified
the Eucharlstic offering with the
'clean oblation,' which the prophet,
Malachi, foretold would be offered
among the Gentiles, and they under
stood the words of Christ concerning
the real presence of His body and blood
In their primary sense, as the Catholic
Church continues to do to this day.
This is clear from an important docu
ment of the First century, known as
the Teaching of the Apostles." This,
precious work, which had been lost
for many centuries, was fortunately
discovered by a distinguished scholar
in 1875.
"The Eucharistlc sacrifice was the
unique act of divine worship in the
Catholic Church of the First century,
as it Is today. Such Is the testimony
of St. Ignatius, a disciple of the Apos
tles, who had personal . acquaintance
with the chain of Christian communi
ties from Antioch to Rome.
"In the Catacombs at Rome, when
the Eucharistlc sacrifice was offered
up, the tombs of the martyrs were used
as altars. It is to this custom that
we trace the present usage of having
relics of some saint imbedded in every
altar on which the sacrifice of the mass
Is celebrated. The name 'mass,' which
has come to be applied to the Euchar
istlc sacrifice, is derived from the
words by which the faithful were dis
missed at the end of the service.
There is a secondary devotion also
to be found In the primitive church
the veneration of the saints of God.
The early Christians esteemed the rel
ics of the venerable martyrs as 'more
valuable than precious stones and
finer than refined gold,' and they cele
brated the anniversary of the martyr's
aeatn.
i "The Catholic Church recognizes an
infinite difference between the venera
tion or tne Saints and the worship of
God. 'We adore God. we cherish the
saints as His friends,' says a writer
in the first ago of the church. Those
who censure the Catholic Church for
her veneration of saints have simply
failed to inform themselves concerning
this elementary distinction with which
the public worship of the church
is intimately connected the ad
ministration of the sacrament of
baptism. In this regard it is suf
ficient to observe that the ancient and
invaluable record already mentioned,
namely, the 'Teaching of the Apostles,'
provides for the administration of bap
tism by pouring water on the head
thrice in the name of the Father and
of the Son and the Holy Ghost.
"We have studied the organization,
the creed and the public worship of the
Catholic Church 1800 years ago as mir
rored in the writings of that age. In
every essential feature it is continuous
with the Catholic Church today, not by
a lifeless procrustean uniformity, but
by an organic and dynamic Identity."
ESSENCE OF TRUE RELIGION.
Its1 Foundation Is Iiove and Not
Theology.
At St. James' English Lutheran Church,
J. Allen Leas yesterday spoke on the sub
ject, "The Power of a Supreme Idea." He
chose for his text Matthew xxll:37-39. He
said, in part:
"The translation of the spirit of this
idea Into our lives enables us to say with
Paul 'For me to live Is Christ." Paul had
learned to live and have his being In
Christ, and as a result he learned to
love mankind. Selfishness had died In his
heart. He spoke of his scars as 'the
marks of the Lord Jesus."
"In this sentiment we have the essence
of true religion. This is not theology, it
is religion; the religion of an all-pervading
idea. the foundation of which is love,
love to God and man.
"The Nazarene started life with a
mighty faith in the redeemableness of
mankind. He had no friends to aid him,
no newspapers to elucidate and dissem
inate his views. He was alone, and yet
he undertook what was considered the
impossible, and who can question the re
sults? Saint Paul, standing on the shore
of the straits which separated the eastern
world from the western, and hearing the
call, dared to go because he had learned
to live for a single purpose namely the
emancipation of the new world. When
iNansen, the Arctic explorer, was endur
' ing the hardships of an Arctic Winter
and the uncertainties of his destination,
he never had a fear, for he lived In the
sentiment of an all-consuming thought,
that of the describee! glacial drift, which
should carry him for a while toward the
pole and then again away from it.
"A religion which does not so engross
our thoughts and captivate our affections
as to give us a larger confidence in rtt&n
is not the religion that we need. Undej
the power of a consuming love, we have
courage to undertake great things for
Christ and strength to bring great things
to completion."
At the close of the sermon many new
members were added to the congregation
and the Lord's Supper was administered.
You can rely on Hood's Sarsaparilla for
every form of scrofula. It purifies the
blood.
DEFENSE OF WITCH
Spiritualist Says Woman of
Endor Was Fine Character.
A MUCH MALIGNED WOMAN
She Was Kind to Her Enemies, Says
Harry J. Moore, and Whole
Bible Has No More Ad
mirable Personality.
"I am going to prove tonight that
the Woman of Endor was everything
that a lady should be," announced
Harry J. Moore to an overflowing au
dience of Spiritualists in the Artisans'
Hall last night. Whereupon he quoted
extensively from the Scriptures, select
ing pussages here and there that give
basis for the belief of views of the
present day Spiritualists.
His text was taken from 1 Cor. xiv:32,
"And the spirits of the prophets are
subject to the prophets," but the ar
gument that the Woman of Endor was
not a witch, but a charitable, peace
able citizen who practiced the golden
rule thousands of years ago was based
chiefly on the story of Saul's visit to
her in the twenty-eighth chapter of
1 Sam. Mr. Moore said that the
woman' gave a sitting to Saul, and
when she learned that he was her
enemy she fed him and his servants
the fatted calf, beseeching him to eat
and be comforted. -,
He said the Woman " of Endo was
endowed with clairvoyant powers, stat
ing that even today only the clairvoy
ant diognostician can practice medicine
scientifically. He related the incident
of Joseph and the divining cup and
assured his audience that it is natural
to be human.
"And let us be human!" he admon
ished. "I only want; to be a natural
human being. To be absolutely and
perfectly good would be mighty lone
some. Just try it a couple of years and
see!"
In the course of his some
what disconnected address, Mr.
Moore sought to prove that
the Woman of Endor was the greatest
character in the Bible, and he demand
ed that his opponents In this view pro
duce an act of any Biblical character
that will compare with her act of kill
ing the fatted calf for her enemy,
Saul. He proclaimed her as merciful,
as a peacemaker, and of the many
qualities which Jesus asked of his fol
lowers. "T admit that this woman practiced
necromancy, which was against the
laws of that day," he said, "but If It
was sinful for her to do so. then Jesus
was a sinner, for he also communicated
with the spirits of the so-called dead,
Moses and Elijah."
And Mr. Moore went even further In
his warm defense of the maligned wom
an who has been referred to for ages
as a witch. He grew dramatic and his
D'Urbano-like hair became entangled
with his enthusiasm as he loudly pro
claimed, much to the discomfort of tho
Rev. Mr. Snyder, if he were present:
"There can be less aspersion reflected
upon the Woman of Endor than there
can upon Mary, the mother of Jesus!"
"And there is no Justification,"
he continued, "for the charge that fa
miliar spirits are wicked!"
Incidentally, Mr. Brown gave a few in
sights to Spiritualism which were novel
to the outsiders who were present. He
gave it as his opinion that one should not
ask a spirit to do a great service, or even
a small one. such as locating ore or find
ing lost articles, until one had exhausted
every effort and resource to perform the
service for himself.
He also remarked that there are some
spirits that he would no sooner trust
than some humans he knew, and vice
versa. And he has a poor opinion of
those ignorant unbelievers who foolishly
demand spirit manifestations at any time
and without waiting for "conditions." He
Is not an admirer of Jehovah in any sense
of the word. In fact, he coolly made the
assertion that "the devil compared with
Jehovah Is by far the more humane gen
tleman of the two." He is going to
preach on this subject next Suday night.
ELDER SNYDER REITERATES.
Says Spiritualists Admit Communi
cations Come From Devil.
In speaking before a good-sized audi
ence at the Auditorium last evening. Eld
er George A. Snyder, of the Seventh-Day
Adventist Church, said:
"At the services In our church last Sun
day night, speaking on the subject of
Spiritism. I made the statement that the
Bible attributes all communications with
the dead to the devil, and this was print
ed In The Oregonian. This seems to have
stirred up some antagonism. In the last
piece I put In the paper I said I would
say a few words tonight if it seemed
necessary.
"In all that my opponents have said
they have not said anything to disprove
my statement. Nothing has been said
to disprove the fact that the Bible does
attribute all communications with the
dead to Satan. These writers, too, have
practically admittad my statement by try
ing to defend such characters as the
nitch of Endor.' After Saul was reject
ed of God, as we find in the twenty
eighth chapter of First Samuel, the spirit
that purported to be Samuel himself said,
'Seeing the Lord is departed from thee
and become thine enemy."
"Now I wish to read a little of what
these writers themselves say In regard
to the origin of these spirit communica
tions. On November 4. ISttlj, there ap
peared in the Banner of -Light, the Spir
itualist organ, the following communica
tion given by a controlling spirit through
a medium named Mrs. Condon:
" 'Q. Do yeu know of any such spirit
as the person we call the devil?"
" 'A. We certainly do, and yet this
same devil Is our god and our father.'
"As to what was stated In The Orego
nian, one of the spirit champions said
that If the devil were a reality they would
be glad to have him bn their side.
Now I want to ask why they try to dis
prove my quoting of the Bible, which
says the devil is on their side. They
ought warmly to congratulate me when
I give them this fact. They are willing
to have htm on their side if he really ex
ists; the only question with them Is as
to whether or not he is a reality.
"'J. hey have said, too, that the devil Is
a winner, and thus have half admitted
that the devil really does exist."
Elder Snyder took as his text the
twelfth chapter of Revelation. He stated
that all Protestant commentators agree
that the woman referred to In this text
is the pure church of Christ, and that
the days spoken of are so manv years as
is brought out In a number of places In
tne uid Testament. The 1260 years are
generally taken as covering the time of
tne Dark Ages, and other Scriptures bear
out this view. During the Dark Ages the
cnurcn or Christ fled from her persecutors
to tne mountain fastnesses of the Alns
where she had a place prepared for her
by God. When the great armies of Eu
rope were sent to swallow up the church.
me eartn neiped her, and Just at this
time tne great New World was dlscov
erea oy unrlstopher Columbus. The
armies oi Europe were swallowed up by
mo conquests in tne jsew World.
EXHORTS TO CLEAN LIFE.
Robert Speer Says a Fearless Past Is
a Great Asset.
In speaking to men at the White Tem
pie yesterday afternoon on "The Value of
a Clean Record." Robert EX Speer took
as the basis of his remarks the text found
m Mark, x:17-22:
"And when he was gone forth Into the
way, there came one running, and
kneeled to him. and asked him, Good
Master, what shall I do that I mav In
herlt eternal life? And Jesus said unto
him. Why callest thou me good? There
Is none good but one, that is God. Thou
knowest the commandments. Do not com
mit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, rfo
not bear false witness, defraud not, honor
my iatner ana mother. And he answered
and said unto hinr. Master, all these have
l ooservea trom my youth. Then Jesus,
oenoiaing mm, loved him, and said unto
mm, une thing thou lackest; go tjiy way
sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to
ine poor, ana tnou shalt have treasure In
Heaven; ana come, take fip thy cross,
anti iouow me. And he was sad at that
saying, ana went away grieved; for he
naa great possessions."
Mr. bpeer said in part: "I quote this
passage Decause It seems to be one in
stance In the life of the Christ having a
distinctly modern flavor to it. It is ex
actly the. rame thing one would Imagine
wouiu nappen tocuy lr ne were here now.
"When the young man said that he had
kept an the commandments from his
youth up. some people might suppose that
ne was a liar, that he had not keDt
these commandments that he said he had
and that he knew very well he had not
done so. and was merely endeavoring to
fihift the conversation from a true to a
false issue. Some might say that in the
light of the Master's interpretation of the
commandments in his Sermon on the
Mount the young man had certainly not
kept the commandments. But I believe the
young man did not willfully tell a false
hood. It was perhaps a word spoken with
out due thought, the Master having taken
Dim on his guard, as It were.
mere are tnousanas of men every
where who are in the same condition as
the young man here mentioned. The rea
son they do not wish to accept Christ is
not because they have not enough Intel
lectual ability, but because they do not
wish to clean up their lives. There are
many men who do not earnestly and sin
cerely got to the bottom of the problems
of their lives. They do not stop to pon
der over life, but drift along, never going
below the surface.
"A clean record cannot be overesti
mated. Fearlessness in a man's life with
reference to the past Is a great asset. It
Is not to he outweighed.
"But even though a man's record be
marred in the past, let him stand out
with a firm determination that the future
shall be clean."
Mr. Speer is the author of the well
known work entitled "Remember Jesus
Ctolet."
Only 25 years ago it was predicted by
the pessimists and even some of those
who try to look on the sunny side of life
that the Christian Endeavor had no
possibilities. Then when it began to grow
and develop Into a united and powerful
organization they declared that It was
nothing more than a fad and that It
would die a natural death. But now It
circles the globe, with nearly 68.000 con
necting links, binding together nearly
4,000,000 young people.
The remarkable growth of the- "young
giant" society was fully described yes
terday morning at the First Congrega
tional Church by William Shaw, treas
urer of the World s Christian r;nieavor
Union, who spoke upon "Christian En
deavor Possibilities." He declared that
Christian Endeavor was born, not made.
He said in part:
Christian Endeavor Is not liko some
families of whom John B. GouKh said, they
were like a hill of potatoes, the best part
of them being under the ground. The best
days of Christian Endeavor are Inythe future.
It is amone the Christian En
deavor possibilities that every church
will some day appreciate the sup
reme importance of trainlnK tne cnii
dren In religious life and service. Chris
tian Endeavor make3 possible this training
along; scientific and common sens lines. All
through the centuries the churches have
been facing- the problem of how to do the
work committeed to them, with an un
trained membership. The testimony ot
pastors has been practically unanimous that
the work of the church is done by about 10
per cent of the membership. The only way
to correct this condition Is to begin wtta
the children. Without a primary and gram
mar school, there can be no high school.
college, or university; without the appren
tice, there can be no master-workman; with
out the training school. In the church, there
can be no workmen "that needeth not to be
ashamed."
It is among the Christian Endeavor pos
sibilities that every pastor who is, or ought
to be, the acknowledged leader of the
church shall be as thoroughly trained in
the modern methods of Christian nurture as
In the ancient history of the church," that
he shall feci as much at home, and "be as
familiar with the little children of his con
gregation, as with the records of the faoiers
of the church on his library shelves.
Possibilities! Why, do you know, there Is
possibility that some time every paator
and Christian worker will so understand
the bedrock principle of Christian Endeavor,
that it is the place where young people
can begin to serve God by making blunders
and mistakes for him. that they will be.
patient with us, and all the time they will
be rolling burdens upon our shouMers, and
will be developing stalwart Chnstlan man
hood and womanhood for tr-e church of the
future. , Yes, It Is a possibility that soma
day In the history of Christian Endeavor,
every pastor in every church will be leading
his young people and developing them along
the lines of Christian service and testimony.
SPEAKS ON BROTHERHOOD.
Dr. McGlade Urges Closer Fellow
ship Between All Men.
The services yesterday morning at tho
Mizpah Presbyterian Church were con
ducted under the auspices of the Men's
League of the church, It being the day of
prayer for the Presbyterian Brotherhood
throughout the United States.
Dr. McGlade, in the prelude to the ser
mon, set forth the distinctive principles
of tho new organization effected at the
last general assemblage, explaining that
the object of the Presbyterian Brother
hood is to secure the organization of men
in the'ehurches, having in mind spiritual
development, fraternal relations, denom
inational fealty, the strengthening of fel
lowship and engagement in works of use
fulness. It was also shown that effort is
being made to bring all existing organ
izations of men into close relationship,
without, however, imposing upon them
any particular form of organization save
that the local society shall be governed
by certain principles, named in the form
of government of the Presbyterian
Church, and under the control and au
thority of tho church.
The pastor took for his sermon tho
text. Gen. 4:9, "Where is thy brother?"
setting forth the truth of the beautiful
spirit of Christian brotherhood. He said
in part:
This spirit of brotherhood runs through
and through tho Word of God. Sometimes
It Is sadly marred, being beaten to earth
and trampled upon by envy. Jealousy, hatred
and selfishness, as In the case of Cain, who
slew his brother: of Ahab who killed Na
both and appropriated "his vineyard; and In
that fiendish Inhumanity that crucified him
whose supreme purpose was to lift up
fallen humanity and save It. But the spirit
of brotherhood has not been banished from
the world. It Is gaining in power and
Influence every year.
The teaching of the founder of ti Chris
tian religion is full of earnest entreaty for
the manifestation of this spirit. He taught
men that love of God came first, and then
lovo to neighbor. He counseled reconcilia
tion where there was estrangement, the
forgiveness of those who caused injury,
helpfulness, sympathy, ..good Samaritan ser
vice for those In need, urging men to sus
tain the spirit of the Golden Rule In all
relationships in life. He himuelf became
our elder brother; "For both he that sanc
titleth and they who are sanctified are all
of one; for which cause he is not ashamed
to call them brethren, saying I will de
clare thy name unto my brethren."
Today In the world there Is large room
for the Increased cultivation of this beau
tiful spirit, and the church may well foster
any organization that shall lessen "man's
Inhumanity to man," and bring men every
where Into the blessed relationship of sons
of the living God. It Is timely for the
church to ask. "Where are our brothers?"
There are hosts of men- In any city like
ours, strangers from home, at least strang
ers to the love of God. and wanderers from
the Father's house, whose spirits wlU re
spond to the sincere manifestation of the
Spirit of Christian Brotherhood.
Ashland Has New Light System.
ASHLAND, Or., Oct.. 14. (Speci.l.)
Ashland now has a fine new system of
electric street lights, which were lighted
for thA first- limO Ihis IVPPlr Thou nra.
known as the series system of street in-
candescents, ana are of SO-candlepower
capacity. One hundred and thirty of
them have been installed and are now
in operation, giving the city . better
lighting system than It has ever had he
fore and giving it a splendid apriearance
alter night. The A. E. P. & L. Company
has rebuilt tho entire wiring system of
the city at heavy expense.
Tonr Druggist Win Tell 'lou
that Murine Bye Hemedy Cures Eves. Makes
Weak Eyes Strong. Doesn't &ma.rt. Boothest
By Pain, and bells lor 60 cents.