Morning Oregonian., July 22, 1907, Page 13, Image 13

THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAN, MONDAY, JULY 22. 1907.
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PASTOR GENSUHES
S WOOD TRUST
Declares He Would Rather Be
Robbed by Highwayman
Than the Combine.
SERMON BY REV. E. M. HILL
Happiness Not Gained by Trickery,
Is Purport of Discourse on
"The Young Man and the
Square Deal."
In his sermon last night at the Taylor
Ptreet Methodist Church on "The Young
Man and the Square Deal," Rev. Everett
M. Hill referred to the conditions existing
at the present time in the fuel, market in
the city, and said that a combination to
force up prices or a contract between
millownera and fuel-dealers for exclu
sive: privileges of purchasing is neither
Just nor right. He took for his text
Matt. vii:12, and said In part:
Christian Solence may attempt to reason
away pain or want, or to frighten It away
by mental power, but that It remain, wltn
us is a fact patent to all. "We have hearo.
much In these days about the square deal.
One of the great men of this generation has
demanded that every man shall have It,
and under his fearless leadership many oth
ers have .come out as advocates of fairness
In politics, society and national life. Every
man has a right to expect and demand this,
but he who obtains it for himself and does
not grant it to hi. neighbor Is the basest
kind of a hypocrite.
There was Lord Chesterfield. In manner,
his life was a most perfect example of cour
tesy and kindness. His sweetness of dispo
sition was the charm of the age, and he
was thought by many to be the very in
carnation of the square deal. Yet this was
all external. At heart he was the most
consummate scoundrel. His life was as
sounding brats. His house was built upon
the sand, and when the Btorm came It fell.
Worship of Gold Heathenish.
A perfect rule of right was laid down
by the greatest Teacher that ever walked
the earth. There Is a vast difference, how
ever, between the golden rule and the rule
of gold. The latter is a rule of specie
favors and breeds the Itching palm of which
Brutus spoke. The worship of gold Is as
truly heathenish as the worship of sticks
and stones by our heathen progenitors.
The golden rule does not mean what
David Harum said it meant: "Do unto
others what they would do unto you, and do
It first." While that seemed somewhat
humorous when I first read It, and the
book serves as a splendid antidote to the
kind of religion that can pray on Sunday
and cheat at a horse trade on Monday, yet
the saying conveys a wealth of pathos.
If this life Is to be one of competition,
let us fight out In the open. When they
have their big rabbit drives In California
and the country for miles is surrounded,
when the pdor brutes are driven Into an
ever narrowing circle until they are so thick
that men get down among them and slay
them right and left with clubs, there Is
nothing beautiful In the scene for me.
There Is some poetry in the chase when the
game has his swift lege against the swift
bullet of the huntsman, but not in tnu
wholesale slaughter of the helpless 'without
any chance of life.
So combination for the purpose of getting
a corner on the market are exceedingly
hateful to all fair minds. If it Is true that
there is a slabwood trust In Portland, and
that the mlllmen have been forced to sign
contracts with these people that they will
rot sell a load of slabwood to any indi
vidual, then it Is a base thing, and I de
spise it and the men who have brought It
about.
Defends the Poor Man.
When a man who has only a small
amount of this world's goods can ordinarily
buy slabwood at the mill for 50 cents a
cord, and then get it hauled for a small
amount. It makes It possible for him to
save something that he may purchase com
forts for his wife and babies. Otherwise he
will have to invest this in fuel to give
warmth to his body this Winter. When
men, by a simple combination of forces,
make it impossible for this man to do this,
when there Is Just as much slabwood on
hand, and the mlllmen sell it at the same
old price of SO cents a cord, and (there Is
no more demand for It than before, the
artificial price being caused by a corner on
the market, then I say that the poor man
nd every other man Is being defrauded,,
and by a slelght-of-hand trick there has
toeen extracted from his pocket that which
!was his own. f
I would rather have a man point a gun
in my face and force me to give up my
pocket-book than to be thus despoiled of
my good money by such 'a slippery trick of
trade. It Is not ,a. square deal. It Is a
low-down trick that belongs to the Jungle
where the wild beasts dwell, and has no
place among men made to Image forth a
good God. It Is a base slander on the race.
Young men, there are many such tricks
Of trade going the rounds of business now-a
days, but as you value your soul and you
own personal happiness, as you value every
thing that Is of real value In this world, do
riot stoop to any such means of earning a
livelihood. There is a living for every
mortal man along with a noble life. Suc
cess Is that state of mind which sees life
as a beautiful thing and self as harmo
nious part of It. Success means the living
In perfect good-will toward all men. and
finding that good-will returned to you,
Success means a soul that is rich, having
gathered the blessings of life as a be.
gathers honey. After all, a man cannot be
rich unless his Inner nature has felt a
change. He must begin the successful life
In a regenerate nature.
"THE MEANING OP PRATER"
Bey. C. P. Gates Says Churchmen
Can Answer Majority of Petitions.
Rev. Chester P. Gates, pastor of the
St. John's United Evangelical Church,
breached yesterday morning on the
topic, ",The Meaning of Prayer." Ttev.
Sates made the assertion in his sermon
that four-fifths of the prayers of the
thurches can be answered by the mem
bers themselves. Among other things
Rev. Gates sald:-
"Prayer Is a fact. There Is no mere
untried and' Inexperienced theory In
:hla fact. From the first man, until
now we have example after example
f this act of Intercourse with God.
tt Is that medium of communing with
the highest personality of Heaven, by
which the Christian i lead In the
straight and narrow way, and beside
the still waters. In the dally round
f life, and In the stern battle for self
sontrol, prayer Is the rock of our sal
ration. The martyr at the stake with
Ihe writhing, burning sinews of his
rianly vigor lashed in flame, and Qulr
ring In agony, could even then In the
torture of that awful hour lift his
loul, untouched by the i tormentor's
Jendtsh malace, to the Christ for whom
le suffered.
"In the light of these pungent and
indenlable facts prayer stands out as
he last means of conquering hope.
Even- in your own life If you are in
louch with the Spring of your eternal
Ife. you have In hours of sadness and
f Joy, in times of affliction and bur
lening cares been able to ehlft Its
irushlng weight to Him who cares for
foil. . .
"It is my fervent belief, that at leas.t
bur-nfths of the prayers offered by
he- Church today can be answered by
tie people themselves if by some phys
Cal condition, God can put Into the
Dind or throw out a suggestion by at
tendant circumstances that may take
tangible form in the mind and be acted
upon. By this I do not Infer that we
should cease praying; and wait for God
to move first. No, but rather, we, after
asking the devine guidance in any
duty, should follow up that prayer with
an alert mind and open heart to see a
way when the way Is opened to us."
DISCUSSES CHOICE OF 5IOSES
Sermon of nev. J. W. Bradahaw at
first Congregational. -
"One Young Man's Choice" was the
subject taken by Rev. J. W. Bradshaw
for his sermon last night at the First
Congregational Church. He said that like
Moses, who "chose affliction with the
people of God rather than enjoy the
pleasures of sin for a season," every
one should have a purpose In life. '
Moses, he said, might have shaped
largely the course of Egypt had he
remained In Pharaoh's castle. He
might have built a pyramid and had
his deeds recorded In hieroglyphics.
When he died he might have been em
balmed, and now be lying in the Brit
ish Museum beside Rameses II. He
chose rather to be Identified with a
race of slaves, and became the great
est Jeader the world has ever known,
the greatest orator of his day and the
greatest law-giver of history. Three
great nations of the past have made'
permanent contributions to present
day civilization, he said. One of these
Is that nation of slaves of - which
Moaes was the leader.
Rev. Mr. Bradehaw compared the
choice of Moses to that of Esau, and
dwelt briefly upon the lives of Peter,
Luther, Bunyan and D. I Moody.
HE LOOKS LIKE ROOSEVELT
Rev. Ira V. Landrlth Also Strenu
ous in Pulpit.
Rev. Ira W. LandrltlL of Nashville,
Tenn.. spoke at the morning and iiight
services at the First Presbyterian
Church yesterday, taking for hlssub
Ject In the morning, "Public Righteous
ness," and at night, "Where Is Thy
Brother." In the morning he took
for his text the words of Christ, "I
am come that they might have life,
and that they might have It more
abundantly."
Dr. Landrtth looks and acta decidedly
like President Roosevelt. He Is a
large man, a deep thinker, and has the
"blacksmith style" of clinching his
argument with a downward swing of
his clenched fist.
"We see all about us many moral and
civic improvement," said Dr. Land
rith, "but there Is much still to be
done. It i the business of the Church
to regenerate society. It Is the Church
that has created the demand for honest,
upright living, and it is the duty of
the Church to now meet that demand
In all the walks of life."
He then spoke with approval of the
public school system, and said that
while the education of the public
BChools will never be eecretarlan, it
should be made thoroughly moral. He
said -the fatherhood of God, the broth
erhood of man, and the moral order
of the universe should be brought be
fore the young and developing minds
of the children of this country. Schools
that do not teach these principles are
not fit places 'for our children, he
added.
"The coming generation need to be
taught in morals as well as In mind,"
He concluded, "give us one generation
of men who will recognize these things
and shape their lives In accord with
them and we shall solve the great
problems 'of society."
KILLING OF WILD ANIMALS
Mr. Know les Advises Referendum to
Protect Eastern Oregon Deer.
LAGRANDBj Or., July 19. (To the
Editor.) Homer Davenport's cartoons
Illustrative of man's inhumanity to the
wild birds and beasts of the forest, the
mountains and the plains, which have
been appearing In recent issues of the
Sunday Oregonian, fill one with both ad
miration and pity. Admiration for the
genius of the famous Sllverton cartoonist
and pity for the victims of the heartless
hunter.
Hard Indeed must be the heart of the
man or woman that does not respond In
sympathy for the little birds and other
animals rendered motherless by "the
weapons of the cruel huntsman. In ex
tending our sympathy, however, to these
innocent orphan birds and other animals,
should we not also reserve some sympathy
for the little chicken, the little calf and
other domestic animals that are also ren
dered motherless by the act of the cruel
butcher? In the one case, the hunter is
pictured to the world as a cruel and heart
less brute, and in the other the butcher
Is held up to the world as a great bene
factor of mankind. The fact that the
hunter derives pleasure In the killing of
the deer does not make his act any more
cruel and Inhuman than that of the
butcher who kills the lamb or the calf to
satisfy the appetites of man. If It is
cruel to kill the wild animal. Is it not
likewise cruel to kill the domestic animal?
Let us then cease the destruction of both
and all become vegetarians.
While the readers of The Oregonian
may disagree as to the cruelty of the
hunter In pursuing and killing wild birds
and other animals, yet all will agree that
the wild game should be protected, some
no doubt through feeling of pity and sym
pathy and others to prevent the extinc
tion of the species- The last Legislative
assembly of this state amended section
2010 of the code relating to the protection
of deer so as to read as follows:
"It Bhall be unlawful at any time be
tween the first day in November of each
year and the 16th day of July of the
following year, to hunt, pursue, take, kill.
Injure, destroy or have in possession any
buck deer. It shall be unlawful at any
time betwen the first day of November
of each year and the first day of Septem
ber of the following year to hunt, pursue,
take, kill, injure, destroy or have In
possession any female deer, provided,
that the foregoing part of this Section
shall not apply to. the counties of Coos,
Curry, Grant, Harney, Malheur, Baker,
Umatilla, Union and Wallowa, etc."
As no provision Is made in the act for
the excepted counties above mentioned,
with the exception of Coos and Curry, It
does not take a Philadelphia lawyer to
discern that as the law now stands there
Is no law preventing the killing of deer
any time of tne year in the counties of
Grant, Harney, Malheur, Baker, Uma
tilla, Union and -Wallowa. Evidently the
Legislature Intended to make a different
provision for these counties, as it did
for Coos and Curry but neglected to do so.
I should suggest that Mr. Davenport
confer with Mr. Uren and have the refer
endum Invoked upon this law recently
passed by the Legislature, and bv an
doing he may be able to do more for the
preservation of the deer of Eastern Or
gon than by his sympathetic cartoons.
J. W. KNOWLES.
TO CLATSOP. BEACH.
100-mMe ride paralleling the fnajestlo
Columbia, viewing the salmon fisheries
and a dtp In the Grand Old Paclflo ocean,
this delightful trip can be made In one
day via the Astoria & Columbia River
Railroad, special rates on Saturdays re
turning Mondays. For Information and
time card, phone Main 244 or call at City
Ticket Olfice, 3d and Morrison street.
Four-in-hand ties on special sale today,
Tuesday and Wednesday. Robinson & Co.
STRONGLY FAVOR
ORGANIC UNION
Evangelical Churches of City
Discuss Proposal at
Mass Meetings.
FEW DISSENTING VOICES
Rev. A. A. Winter, President of Pas.
tors' Organization, Acts as Chair
man and Warmly Espouses
the Cause of Fusion.
Under the auspices of the Portland
Evangelical Ministerial Union mass
meetings were held yesterday after
noon and last night In the First Ger
man Evangelical Church. Tenth and
Clay streets, to inaugurate a move
movement .for the organic union of
the United Evangelical and Association
churches. The first meeting was held
at 2:30 o'clock and was attended by
congregations of the First Engllsi,
Memorial, Lents, Mllwaukle, Second,
First United Evangelical, St. Johns
United Evangelical, and all other Evan
gelical churches of Portland and vicin
ity. At both meetings the sentiment for
the union of these two branches of the
Evangelical denomination was mani
festly very strong. On the platform
were Rev. A. A. Winter, pastor of the
'irst united Evangelical Church and
president of the Ministerial Union; Rev.
S. A. Nlewert, secretary of the union:
Revs. Theodore Schauer, J. A. Goode,
H. O. Henderson. A. Bittner. J. Bower-
sox, F M. Fisher, Cheater N. Gates and
Rev. N. Gates. President Winter pre
sided. After short devotional exer
cises conducted by H. Albright, Rev.
Mr. Winter spoke words of welcome
and explained the object of the mass
meeting. Mr. Winter said:
President Winter'.s Address. .
"It gives me profound satisfaction
and great pleasure to be here today,
and I appreciate the high honor of pre
siding as head of the Portland Minis
terial Union, which represents these
two branches of the Evangelical
churches of the Oregon conferences,
which were organized to further the
movement or organio union. It is a
pleasure to look Into the faces of this
audience and extend the hand of fel
lowship, not to strangers, but to mem
bers of one family.
"We are not strangers. Our early
history Is one. All here share in the
responsibility of building sentiment for
union. Let it be heralded from the Pa
cific to the Atlantic that we s,tand for
organic union of these branches of the
Uvangelical Union Jn love and govern
ment. It seems to me that we are not
far separated. Our Interests are com
mon. We are not antagonistic in any
sense. (We have a common doctrine,
we are one In the missionary spirit and
one in a desire for the salvation of
men. The. only difference Is in the ad
ministration of church government, but
that sitould not. and will not, stand In
the way of union. So we are here this
afternoon for a common cause and a
common purpose, and I ask you to
Join In the true spirit of the meeting.
Let us show where the Portland
churches stand on this most important
question."
Secretary Slewert, pastor of the
First English Church, spoke for "Chris
tian Fellowship, which he declared
was the outcome of the movement for
organio union. Mr.' Slewert made a
strong plea for organie union.
Eloquent Plea for Union.
Rev. H. O. Henderson, who was the
first fraternal delegate from the Evan
gelical Association Conference to the
Conference of the United Evangelical
Church, delivered an eloquent plea for
union. Mr. Henderson said that the
first steps toward this union had been
taken In the Oregon conferences, and
had spread to other places, until the
trend of both branches was toward or
ganic union. He spoke of the recent
gathering of young people in Chicago,
where stirring resolutions had been
adopted for union.
Mr. Henderson then pointed out the
Portland Ministerial Union as one of
the union movements, and finally the
mass meetings held yesterday, he said,
showed that union was coming, and
none too rapidly for the speaker.
J. C. Luckel pointed out the economic
gains of union. He said that on the
East Side there were three Evangelical
churches within a short distance of
each other which would be united in
one strong church at far less cost than
three are now maintained. He said
there would be fewer bishops and
fewer presiding elders to support, and
the strength of the Evangelical
churches would be promoted by union.
Rev. J. Bowersox, a pioneer minis
ter, and who Is still In the harness,
spoke for union In a strong address.
C. A. Staver showed that the spiritual
growth of the two branches would be
promoted' by union.
Massmeetlng at Night.
At night another well-attended mass
meeting was held. Rev. Chester P.
Gates, of the United Evangelical
Church, of St. Johns, spoke on "Why
Should the Young People Be Especially
Interested in This Union?" Rev. H. E.
Hornschuch spoke -on the subject,
"Union the Spirit of the Times."
Resolutions were read and adopted ex
pressive of the sentiment of Portland
Evangelical churches for organio
union. Rev. Theodore Schauer dis
missed the congregation with the bene
diction. It Is expected that as a result of the
meetings yesterday both Oregon con
ferences will take steps toward or
ganio union. Delegates to the next
general conferences of . the two
branches of the Evangelical family
throughout the country will likely be
Instructed to bring up the union ques
tion before those bodies. The real
difference between the United Evan
gelical and the mother Evangelical As
sociation of the United States is only
in the administration of church gov
ernment, and not on doctrine. 1
The United Evangelical branch left
the association about 18 years ago. The
younger element of both branches are
demanding organic union. It will mean
the union of church schools and the
elimination of weak churches.
New Books For Library
FOLLOWING is a list of books added to
. the Public Library:
PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION AND SOCI
OLOGY. Funk Psychio Riddle, 1907.
Morgan The Simple Things of the Chris
tian Life. 1907.
Patten New Basis of Civilization, 100T.
SCIENCE AND USEFUL ARTS.
Bashore Outlines of Practical Sanitation,
for Students, Physicians and Sanitarians,
1906.
Le Chateller 6 Boudouard High Temps-
rature Measurements, ' ed. 3. rev. and enl.,
1804. ,
Wood Walschaert Locomotive Valve
Gear, 1907.
BIOGRAPHIES OF ARTISTS.
F. F. Chopin Frederic Chopin, His Life
and Letters; by M. Karasowski, 2 vol.. 1906.
A. A. da Correglo Correglo; by T. Sturge
Moore, 1B06
DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL.
Hamilton Afghanistan, 1&08.
Williams Sojourning, Shopping and
Studying in Paris. 1907.
FICTION.
De la Pasture Lonely Lady of Grosvenor
Square.
Long Billy-Boy; a 6tudy In Responsi
bilities. '
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
Chlsholm Old Testament stories Selected
for the Little Children.
Cook Story of Captain Cook; by John
Lang.
v-'ornish and others Living Animals ot
the World. 2 v.
Doub History of the United States.
Eliot Boys and Girls from George EUoU
ed. by K. D. Sweetser.
Hall Men of Old Greece.
International Postage Stamp Album. Ed.
20th-century.
Joan of Arc Story of Joan of Aro; by
Andrew Lang.
Lewis JLrtkWlng-Room Amusements and
Evening Party Entertainments; by Profes
sor Hoffmann.
Livingstone Story of David Livingstone;
by Vautler Goldmg.
Raleigh Story of Sir Walter Raleigh; by
M O. Kelly.
Bteedman In God's Garden; Stories of
the Saints for Little Children,
Shakespeare Story of As You Like It;
retold by A. S. Hoffman.
Shakespeare Story of Hamlet; retold by
A. S. Hoffman.
Shakespeare Story of King Richard II.;
retold by A. 8. Hoffman.
Shakespeare Story of Macbeth; . retold
by A. S. Hoffman. '
Whitney Verses for Jock and Joan.
0. 1 G.
WRITER FINDS TOO MANY
STUDIES IX CORVALLIS.
Says College Should Cut out Engl
. neerinp, Music, Literary-Commerce
and Pharmacy.
PORTLAND. July 21. (To the Editor.)
I wish to make a few criticisms of the
work of our State Agricultural College at
Corvaills, but do not desire to appear as an
enemy of that Institution
To start out with, I call attention to the
fact that entrance to the Agricultural Col
lege is obtained after students finish the
work of the common schools, ninth grade,
and that this Institution Is to a certain ex
tent duplicating the work .of all the high
schools of the state. In other words, tax
payers are called upon to support a local
high school besides the-high school work
that Is being carried on at Corvaills. It lb
a singular fact that Corvaills is the only
town of any considerable size in Oregon
that does not support a four-year high
school. The town of Corvaills sends her
students of hlch school rank to the Agri
cultural College, and the remainder of the
state foots the bills. Other surrounding
towns also profit by the low standard ot
entrance requirements, and Instead of jnain
taining high schools of their own send their
students to the college. Not only this, but
the college conducts a preparatory or com
mon school grade, where Instruction Is
given In the common branches.
The .catalogue says that the preparatory
course is conducted for the benefit of stu
dents who live in remote parts of the state,
and who do not have access to high schools.
There were 132 of these students In 1900
1907. An examination of the catalogue,
however, discloses the fact that most of
these preparatory students live In such
towns as Pendeleton, Portland, La Grande,
Hood River, and some ot them are even
registered from Corvaills. Is this the
character of the work we expected when
our last Legislature raised the appropriation
from $25,000 to 150.000 and added 13O,00O
for buildings and Improvements?
The State Agrloultural College was es
tablished to teach "agriculture and me
chanic arts." The catalogue shows that it
teaches "engineering, pharmacy, llterar
commerce, music" and several other side
studies. It seems to me that the school Is
getting out of its sphere. What this state
needs is an agricultural college that will
teach agriculture and not side Issues. There
are plenty of places where students can get
better engineering courses for Just as little
money, and even In this state courses can
be had at the State University In civil and
mechanical and mining engineering. I don't
believe that Corvaills or any other insti
tution Is prepared to teach an engineering
course to a student who only has to have a
ninth-grade education on which to begin.
A four-year high school course Is an abso
lute necessity, and the best technical col
leges in the country demand more than most
students get in tour years' high school
work.
Pullman requires three years of high
school work, and does not allow students In
Its preparatory department who come from
towns where they could have attended high
schools. This should be done by Corvaills.
It would result in a smaller enrollment for
the present, but in later years the results
would Justify the change, for the gradu
ates would be better prepared to do the
work ahead of them. This change would
also encourage the growth of high school
In ,all part of the state, and the Agricul
tural College would not have to play sec
ond fiddle to the University of Oregon in
the matter of scholarship, for It Is a well
known fact that students who transfer from
Corvaills to Eugene receive a lower class
rating at the latter college than they held
at the former.
The experiment station at Corvaills, has
shown hpw valuable work can be done, and
has recently called forth the praise of the
director of the experiment stations. . Dr.
True. This Is as it should be, and now If
the Agricultural College were turning out
agirculturists instead of engineers and
pharmacists we should be better off. I am
Interested in the state and want to se- It
developed properly, especially along agricul
tural lines. I want to see the Agricultural
.College demand a high school diploma from
every student who enters her doors. Other
state agricultural colleges do It at Califor
nia, Iowa, Cornell, etc. and why shouldn't
we?
The Ideal condition would be to have the
State University and the Agricultural Col
lege combined In one university, but this
probably cannot be done. The next best
plan would be to have but one board of
regents for both Institutions, as Is done In
the state of Minnesota, where there Is a
very excellent agricultural college. Our
cowardly politicians and demagogues nave
been afraid to call attention to the condi
tions at Corvaills, because they are afraid
of the farmer vote. The farmers themselves
are being fooled and their interests, are
being sidetracked when the school spreads
out overyimng unaer tne sun. AS long as
we appropriate such large sums for this
school we should expect the highest train
ing, especially along agricultural lines, and
all other studies should be subservient to
agriculture.
The recently appointed Normal School
Board has ' started In the good work ot
cleaning up the affairs of the normal
schools and has ent out high school work.
The Stats University did the same thing
some years ago, when It abolished Its high
school preparatory courses. An opportunity
now awaits the Agricultural College to do
away with the preparatory department and
devote Its energies to the education of men
who will Improve the farms of Oregon.
H. L. TICHERT.
BUSINESS BLOCKS NEEDED
Not Enough Buildings ijn. Jackson
ville to Accommodate Trade.
JACKSONVILLE, Or.. July 21. (Spe
cial.) There are not enough business
blocks in Jacksonville to meet the
demand of the local trade. Scholz &
Company, grocers, are unable to find
a location and may be forced to go out
of business unless some one erects for
them a new building. They have been
occupying the Kahler block which was
recently purchased by the Oregon
Trust Company to be used as a bank.
A balf-dozen more business blocks
here could be rented If some one
would build them. An ordinance of the
town, prohibiting the building of any
but brick buildings on any business
street, no doubt has held back construction.
HELP FOR PORTLAND
Universalist Pastor Tells What
His Church Attempts.
SOUNDS KEYNOTE OF JOY
Rev. J. B. Corby Takes Position That
Religion of Optimism, One
That Will "Make Good," '
Is Needed.
'Rev. James B. Corby, who was sent to
the ' First Universalist Church, East
Eighth and Couch streets, a few months
ago, to enlarge the work, yesterday
morning spoke on the topic, "Some Help
for Portland from the Universalist
Church." Along this line Dr. Corby said
in part:
"An Increasing number are asking ques
tions regarding our faith. The men and
women who worship with us are fed and
refreshed; they go forth declaring It Is
medicine and food. Many who stand out
side the churches are neither Iconoclasts
nor scoffers. Among them are many of
the brightest and most sincere people of
the West. At heart they art truth-lovers,
ready for a religious belief that gives
promise of enlightenment through ration
al Interpretation. In the midst of the
freest and most liberal life In the world.
old-line dogmas remain Illiberal. Some
ask If the Universalist Church, having
leavened many of the old doctrines, has
not completed its work. That was only a
side issue. As well Imagine the Panama
Canal engineers had as their chief end
the building of boarding-houses and dig
ging of sewers; their main businesss is
to dig the canal, the other work is merely
Incidental.
"Thank God, the day for religious con
troversy Is past; the real business before
the Universalist Church Is to save men
from sin. The demand of the hour Is for
a religion that will make good. The
world wants a religion that will drive its
devotees to the task of winning the sin
ful to right living, and create the healthy
public sentiment In which injustice will
shrivel and expire. The criticism of reli
gion is a hopeful sign. Nobody whips a
dead horse for not pulling the cart out
of the mud. The fact that they denounce
the wide chasm between profession and
practice Is the best proof that they be
lieve the religion Is here or Is to come
that will make men perfect after Christ's
pattern. The Universalist Church Is here
to bring this city under the sway of such
a religion.
Changing Life's Keynote.
"It helps the city by changing the key
note of life to the major key. Folks
who work .hard want a note of Joy and
optimism. This Is rightly called the
Church of Good Tidings. Our message
the glad tidings of great Joy. God knows
there is sadness enough without souls be
ing harrowed up with the Idea that a
fiend Is In charge of the universe; or feel
ing that God's world has run away from
him and that he does not know how to
oontrol It. Our God turns out no fail
ures. Jesus taught us t6 call him Father
and said that he fathers men because he
loves them. These parent hearts of ours
are the revelation of God. The good news
proclaims salvation from sin as the
blessed purpose of God. This message
lifts a burden from the heart of man,
nils life with hope and good cheer.
Universallsm spreads the doctrine and
practice of brotherhood. Since God is the
Father of all. all men are brothers. The
greatest discovery of the age Is "the sol
idarity of-the race." We are members one
of another. If one member suffer, all
the members suffer with It. Under all
the ferment and upheaval In the world is
the effort to apply the doctrine of the
universal brotherhood of man.
"In our city, where there Is such an ad
mixture of races, there Is urgent need
of teaching this great truth. Aliens come
here ami more and more of our people go
round the world where we are foreign
ers: our only safety in travel and trade
rests on the recognition of this holy re
lationship. We insist on Justice and fair
play for the negro under Belgian rule and
the Filipino under Spanish rule, because
they are God's children and our brothers.
Teache9 Stronger Faith.
"Our church teaches a stronger faith In
the future of the race. The most hope
less atheism today Is the disbelief In the
progress and moral betterment of hu
manity. Abraham Lincoln, when a lad,
wrote -In a Bchoolbook these words: 'I
will be good some time, but God knows
when.' Bo we Universallsts believe every
man must become good some time, here
or hereafter. Salvation is not getting
somewhere but being what God would
have us. The motive back of all laws
Is that men are capable of doing better
and therefore must be made to do better.
God's purpose in attaching punishment
to sin is to make plain to us that he
cares which way we go and will not let
us go our own way unless that way leads
to him. " .
"Universallsm helps the city by chang
ing the motive from fear to love. The
old theology governed men through ter
ror, through fear of Dante's Inferno.
Xenophon tells us of the Persian troops
who went Into battle followed by officers
who drove them with whips. They
fought, not through love of a noble cause
but through fear of the descending lash.
The best citizens are) true and honorable
not , because there are laws against
wicked combinations to lift prices, but
because there Is something inside them
that makes them deal fairly with ail ac
cording to the Golden Rule.
"Our teaching of God as the all-loving
Father has changed the world for many.
God loves good men for their goodness,
but he loves bad men because they need to
be good. The more helpless the child Is,
the more the mother loves It. because the
babe ' needs more love. The faith that
God will be victorious and evil be over
come by good Is the dynamic of all . the
best progress ot humanity. Every reform
and uplift has. the faith that good Is
stronger than, evil as its driving power.
The best life of this city depends on
these Inspiring principles being Incarnated
in the lives of its men and women.
"We talk of the larger faith, let us
fill It with ' larger life. God is working
with us. Have no fear for the vlotory.
Give yourself to the happy, helpful task
of building a fitting temple for this faith,"
Rebuild Sanderson's Bridge.
ALBANY. Or., July 21. (Special.)
Work will begin this week on tho replao
lng of the span of Sanderson's bridge,
which was washed away last November.
The" work will probably require about one
month. It was necessary to wait until
the water was as low as possible before
beginning the task. The span which was
washed away was 117 feet In- length, but
the new span will be longer in order
to give a better approach. The two other
spans of the bridge are yet standing un
injured. Sanderson's bridge. Is the long
est wagon bridge in Linn County and
because -of Its situation is one -of the
most Important. It spans the South San
tiam River nine miles east of Albany.
Watch our windows I Robinson &. Co.
OUT NUMBER THREE
Home Phone Directory
Containing SOOO Subscribers
To Be Delivered In a Few Days
The Home Telephone Plant is now on a substantial
paying basis. No better time than now to buy Home
, r Telephone Securities.
Portland Home Stock Around $45
Portland Home Bonds Around $85
A Plolc-I V The man who buys on any reaction will pocket
x i large returns. Many large blocks of -these
Home Bonds have been purchased In the last 30 days by insiders.
. The prudent and successful investor Invariably buys when condi
tions are such to cause a weak market and timid investors sell out.
LOUIS J.
S LaFayette Building
JOWH IS F
SPRIXGFIELD IN MIDST OF
BUILDING BOOM.
During Past Two Years Population
Has Increased From 500 to
More Than 1C00.
SPRINGFIELD, Or.. July 21. (Spe
cial.) Among the many Oregon towns
that are enjoying a steady and sub
stantial growth la Springfield, the larg-i
est .sawmill town In Lane County
During the past two years It has grown
from a population of less than 500 to
more than 1200. Within the past two
months arrangements have been com
pleted for the erection of several large
business houses of which part are al
ready under construction.
The plans of the Springfield Bank
ing Company and the Hampton Bros."
Company, for which bids are now be
ing asked, assure another large build
ing. It will have a frontage of 63
feet on Main street with a depth of
120 feet. It will be built of cement
blocks and will have two fronts of
glass and cement, one on each street.
The Springfield Banking Company will
occupy the corner, with a room 23
feet In width and about half the depth
of the entire building. The main room
will extend back 90 feet, in the rear
of which will be two large store rooms.
There will also be a basement under
the entire building.
B. B. McKinney has recently pur
chased 63x120 feet of Main street prop
erty, and within a few days will com
mence the erection of a fine'two-story
building. Simon Cloverdahl, who owns
a corner" lot on Second and Main
streets. Is asking for bids on a two
story building to be made of cement
blocks. This structure will be 50x60
feet and will have both an east and
north frontage. Another building for
the first bank of Springfield will be
erected by E. E. Kepner. This will also
be made of pressed brick with a stone
front and will be two stories, 30x90.
The ground has been cleared for the
large store building of the Oddfellows'
Lodge, and part of the material Is al
ready on the ground. This structure
will be 66x100 feet and will cost when
completed nearly $15,000. The lower
floor will be used for general mer
cantile purposes while the upper floor
will be for offices and lodge purposes.
Springfield la without doubt one of
the coming towns In the Willamette
Valley. With the new electric car
line that Is now under construction
and the extension of the Natron branch
of the Southern Pacific to Klamath
Falls, business here will be greatly In
creased. .
Four-in-hand ties on special sale today,
Tuesdav and Wednesday. Robinson & Co.
Understood
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dealers that
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VICTOR MANGANESE STEEL
BANK SAFE.
NEVER BURGLARIZED
GLASS & PRUDH0MME CO.,
AGTS., PORTLAND, ORE.
TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
Colombia River Through Line
Steamers of the "OPEN RIVER" line leave
OAK-8TREET DOCK every Monday, Wed
nesday and Friday at FIVE O'CLOCK A. M.,
for all points between-Portland, the Dalles
and Umatilla. Leave early and see all the
river. Arrive early Low rates. Prompt
service.
Telephone Main 8201. Home, A 8B2T.
STR. CMS. R. SPENCER
WaablnrtoB-8fVeet Dock.
Dally, except Sunday, for The Dalles ac d
way landings, at 1 A- M.. returning 10 P.
M. Fast time, best service.
Phones: Mala 31S4j Home. A. 11, 84.
AHEAD -
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WILDE
Portland, Oregon
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NOME ROUTE.
6. S. Senator, Sept. 6: Oct. T. President.
Sept., 2S. ,
S. E. ALASKA ROUTE.
Sailing from Seattle for
Ekagway, Sitka, Juneau and nay ports.
Sailing 9 P. M.
Cottage City, via Sitka. .July SS. Aug. 1S-29
City of Seattle July 20. Aug. 3-13-23
H. S. S. Co.'s Humboldt. July 22, Aug. 1-12-2U
SAX FRANCISCO ROUTE.
EalUng 9 A. M. From Seattle.
President July 20
Sonoma July
8anta Rosa July 2a
City Office, 249 Washington St.
Jamestown Exposition
Low Rates
August 8, 9, 10; September 11, 12, 13.
Chicago ana return, $71.50.
St. Louis and return, $67.50.
St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, Su
perior, Winnipeg and Pt. Arthur and
return, $60.
3 TRAINS DAILY 3
For tickets, sleeping-car reserva
tions and additional information, call
on or address H. Dickson, C. P. and
T. A., 122 Third St., Portland, Or.
Telephones Main 680, Home A 2286.
rORTLAND AND PCGET SOUND KOCTB
S.S."Redondo"
Balling from Couch-street dock, Portland,
for Seattle, Tacoma. Everett and Belling
ham. July 15 at 6 P. M.
FREIGHT
Connecting at Seattle for Nome. Golofnlnln.
St. Michael, Chena and Fairbanks wltn
steamers Pleiades, Hyades. Lyra, Mackinaw,
Ohio.
Schubach tt Hamilton. General Agents,
Seattle, Wash.
F. P. BaumBartner. Agent, Portland.
Couch-Street Dock.
Phones'. Main S61: Home A 4161.
Ho! For Astoria
FAST STEAMER
TELEGRAPH
Round trips daily (except Thursdays)
7 A. M. Landing, Alder-Street
Dock. Phone Main 565. x
North Pacific S. S. Co's. Steamsship
Roanoke and Geo. W. Elder
Sail for Eureka, San Francisco and "
Los Angeles direct every Thursday at
8 P. M. Ticket office 132 Third St,
near Alder. Both phones, M. 1314.
H. "Young, Agent.
ANCHOR LINE STEAMSHIPS.
KEW YORK. LONDONDERRY. GLASGOW.
NEW YORK. GIBRALTAR AND NAPLES.
Superior Accommodation. Inccellent Cuisine.
The Comfort of Paasengere earefuliy Consid
ered. Slngie or Round Trip Tickets laasued be
tween New York and Scotch. T.ngilah. Irish
and all principal Continental points at attrac
tive rates. Send for Book of Tours. For lick,
etc or general Information apply to any local
agent of the Anchor Line or to
HENDERSON BROS., Gen'l Agent Chicago.
SAN FRANCISCO PORTLAND 8. B. CO.
Only ocean steamers affording daylight .
trip down Columbia River.
From Ainsworth Dock, Portland, 0 A. M.
8. 8. Columbia, July 25, Aug. 4, 14, etc.
. S. S. Costa Rica, July SO, Aug. 9, 19, etc
From Spear-street wharf. San Francisco.
11 A. M.
8. 8. Co5ta Rica, July Z5, Aug. 4, 14. etc.
S. S. Columbia, July 30, Aug. fl, 19, etc
JAS. H. DEWSQN, Agent,
248 Washington St. Phone Main 208.
Columbia River; Scenery
REGULATOR LINE STEAMERS.
Dally service between Portland and The
Dalles, except Sunday, leaving Portland at
7 A. M., arriving about & P. M., carrying
freight and pasBQfi&ers. Splendid accommo
dations for outfits and livestock.
Dock foot ot Alder St., Portland; foot ot
Court St., The Dalles. Phone Main 61.
Portland.
WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE.
Steamer Pomona and Oregons for
6aiem and Way Landings. 6:46 A. M.
Dally (ex. Sun.). For Oregon City
Leaves daily 7:30. 11:30 A. M.. 8:30 P. M.
Leaves Oregon City, 9:30 A. M., V:30,
6:30 P. M.
OREGOX CITY TRANS. CO,
Foot Taylor St.
Phones 40, A 228.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
LMPRE8K LINE OF THE ATLANTIC
QUEBEC TO LIVERPOOL.
Lees Than Four Days at Sea.
Empresses sail July '2B, August 9, 23,
September ft, 20. First cabin, up; seconj
cabin, $45 up; third-class, S28.76. -Write
for particulars.
1. R. JOHNSON, Paee. Agt,
142 Third feu, Portland, Or,