THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, MONDAY, SEPTE3IBER 9, 1S07.
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LOVE, NOT MONEY,
TO BE CONSIDERED
High Prices Should Not Influ
ence Young People Who
Contemplate Marriage.
REV. E. M. HILL'S ADVICE
Mercilessly Flays Trusts for Forcing
Men to Place Most Sacred
Relation on Basis of
Dollars and Cents.
Discussing the question. "Ought a Young
Man to Marry Under Present Economic
Conditions?" at the Taylor-Street Metho
dist Church, last night, Rev. Everett M.
Hill said that to ask that question Is to
Insult every man and woman with a soul.
The reason men are forced to place the
most sacred relation In the world on a
basis of dollars and cents, he said, is
because the Nation has sold out for a
song to a multitude of trusts.
"But there Is a king among them," said
he, "a trust that robs the poor, de
bauches the weak, creates criminals, fills
the insane asylums, bribes judges on the
bench and preachers in the pulpit, dis
rupts homes, makes . children orphans,
wives widows, and men brutes. It is the
trust in alcoholic liquors. I say that it
is an Insult for any man to have to ask
himself if a man ought to marry under
present economic conditions, when he
knows that this trust has taken into Its
coffers over a billion dollars within the
last 12 months, in exchange for mat
which has not only been of no use to
those who purchased it, but rather a
curse.
"The economic problem is not the only
problem in the land, and It has been
given a place utterly out of proportion
to its Importance. There are some prac
tical things that are not to be measured
by the financial yardstick. A man may
be practical and live down near the
earth, and yet not run his conscience ac
cording to either the multiplicity or scarc
ity of cash. What our Nation needs
more than a new Constitution is a new
conscience, especially when the founda
tion of the home is assailed at both ends
by an Institution which It authorizes,
robbing men so that they do not have
the money to maintain a home and there
fore do not make one, or robbing the
home after It Is formed.
Other Trusts Unimportant.
"We may shout for Joy at the down
fall of the oil trust, we may be glad the
beef trust is throttled, though most of ys
would live longer and happier If we ate
less meat; we may sing the Doxology at
the dethronement of the copper trust or
the steel trust, yet It profits us nothing.
If all these trusts were reduced to the sub
serviency of the common people, and the
liquor trust still held sway, the founda
tion of snhappiness would still be ours.
It strikes us at the point of deepest in
terest, entering Into the holy of holies,
the home.
"Men want to know now whether Jthey
dare take upon themselves the responsi
bility of the married state when food and
clothing are so high, and the salaries of
the average man are not commensurate
"with the price of staples. The knowledge
Df the fact that the Nation has done
wrong, that the majority stands for that
which Is not right, that the Government
Is in league with evil-doers, does not
change the fact that the salary of one
man will not keep two mouths in bread,
not to speak of half a dozen.
"You will notice that the answer of
Christ to the question of the Pharisees,
Is It lawful for a man to put away his
wife for every cause?" as given in our
text tonight, completely silenced the doc
tors, but that the disciples wished fur
ther enlightenment on the subject, upon
which the Master .told them there were
three classes who ought not to marry,
those who were imperfect physically,
those who had been mutilated by the cru
elty of mankind and those who felt they
were called to do a work which preclud
ed their being' entangled with the '.iless
Ings of the home life. These three classes
were to decide for themselves that they
were not fit to enter the marriage rela
tion. Celibacy Xot More Holy.
"Notice carefully that the Lord does
not say that this condition of celibacy
more holy than that of the marriage re
lation, a thing which a great church has
declared, and for which it has (suffered
unspeakable things throughout the world,
but especially In such lands as Mexico
and the Philippines. On the contrary,
Christ said that the marriage relation Is
so holy that only those who are fit should
enter into it.
"The Master teaches us that mar
riage is not merely a chance affair, a
thing of a moment's impulse, a mere
passing fancy; but a relationship
which takes hold of the whole person
ality. The union must be brought
about in the spiritual sense, if at all.
Many a marriage contract isv entered
into which is no more a marriage thap
Is the mating of the red deer upon
the mountain side. It is a mere in
fatuation for the moment which wILl
wear away -with the changing season.
It may be recorded upon the books of
the county, but it is not recorded In
the book of God in herfven. It is a
mere external thing, and an insult to
the word marriage.
"The Master said that this relation
ship had been fundamental In the race
since the beginning, and a fundamental
thing in the constitution of the human
species cannot be considered as capable
of being laid aside for any reason ex
cept that which obtains in the in
dividual alone. So long as man re
mains on this planet the sex relations
will obtain, and if to they will ever
continue to demand their place in the
economy of the race, and in the fulfill
ment of its happiness and prosperity.
"There must be careful administra
tion of this institution by man himself.
Man cannot unite the food to his body
so that it will give him health and
happiness, nor the air to his blood by
his own power, for these are chemical
unions. ,It is the same with that
union which makes for the peace and
prosperity of the human race.
Money Does Not Talk.
"Finance has but little to say with
respect to this question. It is not
right to deny that two hearts that
are one in truth shall not be one in
reality simply because of the wolf who
howls that they cannot afford to wed.
No particular stress in any generation
can annul the fundamental need of the
home. The general statement holds
good that where there is a will there
must be a way, and that where there
is love there Is a chance for love to
get a living though ' butter is 40
cents a pound and going up, and bacon
at 25 cents and not coming down.
"Do not think, my young friend,
that you must build up a competency
before you are married. Do not think
you must give your wife the finest
house in town, with servants to do
her work. Shun the young woman
who demands that as you would the
plague. If she has looked on the wife
of the banker who takes her out in
his $10,000 auto, and says that her
husband must do that for her, you
take your departure and stand not on
the order of your going.
"The marriages that have proved
the happiest are those founded upon
the love of a man and woman for each
other. There was no bartering of a
hand for a fortune. Each felt that
life's battle was to be fought valiantly
by both. Surely the young husband
would be a brute who did not try
to shield his bride, but the wife would
be a poor helpmeet if she did not try
on her part to help and shield her
husband. Too often young women
have been so petted and shielded that
they think that they are to ride
through life with many comforts and
no hardships. They are the ones who
make their husbands sorry they were
ever married.
Let Wife Handle Purse.
"The best thing a young married
man can do is to turn his purse over to
his wife. Women, as a rule, like to
spend money, and if they know nothing
of the resources they will spend it
recklessly. By placing the cash in
your wife's hands you will save' the
embarrassment of having to tell her to
spend less, and you will find that she
will watch the pocketbook with the
ferocity of a watchdog. You will al
most have to get down on your knees
and beg her to take an ice cream
once a month. When women realize
the value of money they are' almost
stingy. ,
"Young people, do not deceive each
other, either before you marry or
afterward. Secrets sap the love of the
home. The wife should know about
her husband's business affairs. They
should have secrets, together, from the
world. Of course it is possible for a
lawyer, doctor or minister to have
professional secrets, but the wife who
has confidence In her husband will
never worry about these.
"The golden rule obtains in the home
as well as elsewhere. Young men, let
us take the brunt of the thing and
say manfully we are going to make
our wives love us forever. We can do
It, for love Is a matter of the will
put to work with the heart as a per
fect ally. LastW, take Christ into the
home, and you will be happy."
On account of Mr. Hill's appointment
to speak for the Y. W. C. A. at the
Independence hop fields yesterday
morning Rev. A. D. Wagner, of the
Sellwood Methodist Church, filled the
pulpit, speaking from I Cor. 13, on
"The Love of God."
Home-Comlng Celebration.
The "Home Coming celebration,"
which was to have been held at Har
mony August 24, was postponed until
September 28, on account of rain on
the first date. It will be underthe
auspices of the Harmony Improvement
Association for the benefit of the
building fund. The programme ar
ranged for August 24 will be used
September 2S.
IF SATAN WEBE ill EDITOR
i
REV. H. C. SHAFFER GIVES HIS
IMAGINATION REIN.
Says the Modern Paily Newspaper
Would Be Little Changed Under
Diabolical Management.
"In His Steps, or What Would Satan
Do If He Were an Editor?" was the
topic discussed by Rev. H. C. Shaffer
last night at the First United Brethren
Church, East Fifteenth and Morrison
streets. Mr. ShafTer sweepingrly con
demned practically all the methods of
all newspapers. If he were conducting
the newspapers of the country Dr.
Shaffer would reverse their manage
ment and "give the people what they
need, not what they want." Whether
or not he would run his paper as
charities Mr. Shaffer did not say. In
part Mr. Shaffer said:
Both experience and Revelation teach
that there is an evil power In tne world,
and Revelation Informs us that this power
la a personality. His self-chosen task Is
to deceive the intellect and enslave the will.
He uses human instruments to accompli h
his purpose. It is generally acknoweldged
that the press wields a great influence. It
Is not strange if Satan seeks to capture
the press, for it would greatly aid his
work.
What would Satan do, if he were an
editor? What would he his policy if he
controlled the editor of some Journal?
First. The general policy would be to
give the people what they want, rather
than what they need. The aim would be
to place a paper before the people that
would sell. And in order to sell a paper,
we are told, that it is necessary to print
a large amount of the records of' criminal
proceedings of our courts, a full report of
all the vlclousness of the world, and ex
tended accounts of the weaknesses of men
and women, especially the latter. The
devil would doubtless continue the present
plans in -this respect, giving all the fright
ful details of crime and vice In large head
lines on the first page, sometimes in red ,
Ink, in order, of course, to appeal to that
large class of persons who are naturally ,
too cluggish to think without the aid of the
crude coloring of crude peoples.
Second. If Satan were an editor he would j
sell his editorial columns as many Texas j
editors did a few years ago to the saloon
element, or any other criminal, who , would i
pay the price. My Judgment Is that much
of the matter for the re-establishment of i
the canteen, which appears on the same page
as the editorials of many of our papers.
Is paid for by the liquor element. I was
told by a candidate for office during our
last state election that neariy all the pa
pers of this state charged for notice of a
candidate's candidacy, and that for a price
one would h permitted to write editorials
concerning himself. If this la true, our
primary law takes the power out of one
set of bosses and makes the editors the po
litical bosaes, and furthermore makes It
practically impossible for a poor man to
seek office.
Third. The devil would have a comto
supplement. It would be prized by the chil
dren. Some Issues would be immoral, all
would be distorted, and unworthy of the
name of art. I hereby announce that no '
more Issues with comic supplement shall
enter my home. '
Fourth. The devil would have a Sunday
edition. Many editions would be larger
than the whole of the New Testament. He
would get ministers and churchmen to
write for it. Missions would be a favorite
topic. Canada has no Sunday newspapers.
They are unnecessary.
Fifth. The advertisements would be di
versified. The Christian man would de
mand that his magazines be free from pat
ent medicine and liquor ads, but he would
swallow them whole in his daily.
Sixth. The editorials would favor ma
chine politics, oppose all efforts at reform,
speak approvingly of Jesus as a good man,
but in the next paragraph, make him out
a liar because he claimed to be God's son.
Satan's method would be not to openly op
pose Christ and the church, but to gradually
undermine the system of Christianity by
destroying the faith of the readers in the
teachings, persons, life, vicarious death,
resurrection and ascension or Jesus Christ.
In my humble judgment the devil will not
assume the editorial chair in this country
for he is too well represented there to care
for any change, so far as reform measues
and religious teachings are concerned.
The question which I am debating Is,
"Shall I dispense with the dally altogether,
and depend upon the weekly, or shall I wait
a little longer for a change in the papers
of today ?" In fact, there are many per
sons who are seriously considering the bad
results of the papers of the day, without
their being absolutely controlled by His
Satanic Majesty. It would be unfair to say
that all papers are equally guilty, but of
a dally that meets the ethical requirements
of a Christian home, the speaker has no
knowledge.
i Mr. Shaffer will answer the question
! next Sunday evening, "What Would
Satan Do If He Were a Preacher?"
GARBAGE AND VICE
Rev. J.' D. Corby Preaches on
Problems of Modern City.
WIDE FIELD FOR ECONOMY
Much Now Regarded as Worthless
on Refuse Heaps and In Slums
Can Be Made Valuable,
Pastor Says.'
In the Universalis! Church of the Good
Tidings, yesterday morning, Rev. James
D. Corby preached on the subject "Can
Evil Be Destroyed?" His text was "Over
come evil with good," Romans xii:20.
"My real text this morning." said he in
the course of his sermon, "is a bottle
filled with refuse from the street. Its
contents are unpleasant to the eye,, un
clean to the touch, and offensive to taste
and smell. So vile is it that man cannot
abide its presence, he tries to get rid of
it because it is not,only offensive but dan
gerous. If left in the street, it breeds
disease. Many cities have simply carted
it from one place to another, they have
dumped It into riveYs where It has pol
luted the drinking water and caused ty
phoid. '
"Only lately we have discovered the
true nature and value of a city's waste.
What is the sources of diseases and death
In one place, is the cause of health and
life In another. This vlleness "so danger
ous on the street, will when spread upon
the field give new greenness to the grass
and make the roses that grace our pulpit
mere prolific and beautiful. Portland is
facing the problem of how to dispose of
the refuse of a great city in a sanitary
and economical way. Our present meth
ods are primitive and extravagantly
wasteful A great pile of stable refuse,
20 feet high is rotting on the dump, a
menace to health and an eyesore, while
farms all around the city are poor and
half productive for need of this enrich
ment spread upon the fields.
"For days, while fuel is extravagantly
high, men have been feeding a great fire
with good lumber that was used in the
erection of a concrete building. Lumber
mills are burning material that has enor
mous value in chemicals. The waste and
refuse of today should be a source of
profit tomorrow. The profits of industry
depend upon the working up of the waste
into by-produeta. The chemist is one of
the most Important men to a modern fac
tory. He gathers up the fragments and
experiments with them until he learns
how to utilize them.
Cites Glasgow as Example.
"In foreign cities street refuse is collect
ed and used on farms, while ammonia and
other marketable products of the refuse
are sold. Glasgow recefved $150,000 a year
for its garbage. Stable sweepings are
worth J2 a ton. Sawdust is pressed into
artificial wood and molded Into any
shape. In Norway vood-naptha. tar and
acetic acid are taken from sawdust. Two
hundred and twenty pounds of sawdust
yield eight quarts of alcohol and from
the smoke of a hundred cords of wood
they save 12.000 pounds of acetate of lime,
iX) gallons of alcohol and 25 pounds of tar.
Every fleece of wool that is washed is
rich in potash and after woolen rags have
been worked up in every conceivable way,
they are transformed into the beautiful
Prussian blue.
".Refuse piles snd heaps of waste are a
sign of crude methods. Our city officials
will find that while it costs much to care
properly for the refuse of our growing
city. Progressive citizens will approve an
expenditure that will convert that which
is filthy and dangerous Into that which
is good and useful.
"Our city has not only house and stable
refuse to dispose of; far more important
Is the problem what it shall do with the
moral "wreckage, the boys and girls, the
men and women who are outcasts fom
home and society: the victims of drink,
drugs and debauchery. Behind its tem
ples and courts the city hides numerous
festering ills. Its saloons and dives are
the nursery of hateful vices and the
spawning grounds of new diseases. This
human wreckage, sedden with drink, foul
and Ignorant iu the stuff out of which
saints and heroes may te made. A pile
of stable refuse fend blocks in the North
End, given up to lce, are alike evidence
of a failurq to appreciate values. As
well put a chalk murk around a cancer as
shut the vicious in prison or fence in
evil resorts. What they need is not
boundaries but a cure.
We cannot suppress nor destroy these
great primal passions, but we tan convert
them. We can sow the seed of the higher
life and that seed will lay hold of these
base elements and form them into life,
health and beauty. Christ did this, he
became the friend of publicans and sin
ners. He went where the sinners were, he
loved them because he knew their possi
bilities. Every successful method for the
betterment of the world has followed this
method of Jesus.
Weakness of Some Churches.
"The weakness of much that passes for
religion Is that it avoids the soil rich with
rottenness. Many churches exert no
more moral foro4 than an afternoon tea.
Their people are afraid to soil themselves
with the world's vllaness. We have vast
ly Improved our methods but we have not
developed long distance telephone salva
tion. The personal touch will always be
necessary In religion. The moral wreck
age will accumulate so long as goodness
Is afraid of soiling its hands and virtue Is
afraid of gett-.ng Its feet wet. A church
that Is converting no sinners is growing
no saints.
"Jesus' good news teaches us to esti
mate the true value In human wreckage.
This Is the lesson that police and courts
need to learn. To order a prisoner out of
the city or send him to jail for 30 days,
doesn't cure anything; It only removes it
to another place. Modern penology has
adopted the Indeterminate sentence be
cause it recognizes that the function of
civilized society Is to transform bad beings
Into good beings. Public officials have
the rlgi. to demand the hearty co-operation
of every church to this end. Friend
ship, love and sympathy has transformed
thousands, and under God has more
power than ever.
"As a Universallst church we should
obey Christ's command. Gather up the
fragments that nothing be lost. There
are no hopeless cases to our faith; every
sinner has in him or her the possibility of
becoming a saint. That is why the
church should be maintained in an earnest
and generous manner. All are of one
blood and it Is God's blood and not the
devil's blood. We are all brothers and
sisters. We cannot resign nor emigrate
from all that this Involves. The strong
must help the weak, the wise must help
the foolish, and the good must help the
bad until all are strong and wise and
good. Unlversalism teaches us to expect
and work for more life and to be satisfied
with nothing less than transformation
into the perfect sonship of God the All
Father. "I like Thomas Arnold's definition of
the church: 'A society for making men
like Christ, earth like heaven, and the
kingdoms of this world the kingdoms of
our God.' "
"THE GOSPEL- OF HARD WORK"
Rev. Horace C. Blood Preaches on
Topic to Young People.
"The Gospel of Hard Work" was the
subject of an address to young people,
delivered last night in Calvary Baptist
Church, East Eighth and Grant streets,
by Rev. Horace C-Blood, it being one of
a series he is addressing to young peop.e.
Mr. Blood opened his address with the
declaration, that it was an obligation for
every one to make life tell for the most,
and that one who does not do this sins
against his fellows.
"The higher we mount, the heart being
true to God and our fellow man," said
the speaker, "the greater will Our In
fluence be for good in the world both In
our business relations and in the social
contact with the home, church and com
munity life. If we do not attain to the
best In our chosen avocation, let it not
be because we have. not striven with all
our mlghi No difficulty should be per
mitted to hinder' which, in an honorable
way, we may dig under, go through, climb
over, or go around. We are all compelled
to face difficulties. Tet, after all, the
greatest difficulty is that spirit within
which says when we meet difficulties,
'Oh, I can't.'
"There is no obstacle In the line of
duty that cannot be overcome if we will
work persistently to the best of our
ability in humble dependence upon the
eternal arm. There are three things with
respect to this gospel of hard work which
we should consider.
"First That we may accomplish the
best hard work of itself is not sufficient.
The devil Is a hard worker and it is not
to his good nor the good of the world
that he Is. There is a need to live for
the right ends and to live the most help
ful lives while we are working. We are
learning that a man may be a millionaire
and- yet be a rogue. To get on Is not the
first consideration, but to be true men
and women standing for the best in all
things. Honor is of the first import, arfd
is an asset of high commercial value,
and no true success in business can be
gained without it. We need to choose the
best standard of honor, of manhood."
After discussing what the highest
standard of living is and quoting sudh
men as Edison and James A. Garfield as
examples of success that comes from
well-directed hard work, Mr. Blood closed
by saying:
"Let us be satisfied with nothing less
than the highest attainment. Choose the
one trye standard of life and' conduct.
Let the life and teachings of Jesus Christ
be a light by which we determine all our
activities. This will insure a true man
hood, a true womanhood."
WOULD Ei DRUG TRAFFIC
WORK OF REFORM BUREAU IS
WORLD WIDE.
Superintendent Crafts Strives for
International Treaty to Curb
' Vice Among Savages.
Dr. Wilbur F. Crafts, superintendent of
the International Reform Bureau, with
headquarters at Washington. D. C, will
arrive in Portland at 4 P. M., Saturday,
September 14, in company with Rev. G.
L. Tufts, superintendent of the Pacific
Coast branch. Mrs. Crafts will arrive
at 8:15 P. M. on Friday night, Septem
ber 13.
Dr. Crafts has just returned with his
wife from a trip to Japan, China, Aus
tralia and the Philippines in the interest
of a universal treaty to suppress the traf
fic In opium and intoxicants' in uncivil
ized countries. This practically completes
a flying tour made through the British
Empire. He is to work eastward from
Oregon, speaking upon the opium treaty,
and advocating a law to exclude opium"
from American imports, except for care
fully guarded medical uses. He expects
to reach Washington, D. C, in time for
the opening of Congress in December.
Dr. Crafts will tpealo next Sunday
morning at the regular service at the
First Presbyterian Church, and at tne
evening service of the Taylor-street
Methodist Church. Sunday afternoon, at
3:30. he will address the men, at their
meeting in the Y. M. C. A. auditorium.
Mrs. Crafts, who is the Sunday school
superintendent of jthe World's W. C. T.
U., will be entertained on Saturday and
Sunday afternoon by the W. C. T. U.
women and Sunday school workers of
the city. She will speak at the White
(TempIe Sunday afternoon at 3:30.
The party was at Seattle yesterday,
where a meeting was held in the after
noon. The members of the party then
went to Tacoma, where a meeting was
held at the T. M. C. A. building.
Today Drs. Crafts and Tufts will meet
with the Seattle ministers, going thence
to Olympia. where they will conduct
services. On Wednesday afternoon and
night they will be again at Tacoma, at
tending a conference at "Seattle on Thurs
day, and conducting a meeting af the
First Presbyterian Church of Seattle on
Thursday night. Friday afternoon and
night they will be at Centralia, Wash.
Mrs. Crafts is to speak at The Dalles
Monday night, at Spokane Tuesday, and
at Helena, Mont., on Wednesday night.
From Portland Dr. and Mrs. Crafts will
start on aJecturlng tour across the con
tinent, Mrs. Crafts going by way of
Manitoba, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michi
gan and New York.
Feast of the Virgin Celebrated.
The feast of the birth of the Virgin
Mary was celebrated yesterday at St.
Michael's Church with great solemnity,
high mass being said at 10 o'clock in the
morning. A cornet solo was played by
Angelo De Dominlcls, the great soloist of
Chiaffarelli'a band. Mr. Ceceotti, the
popular tenor soloist, rendered a sacred
song. Solemn benediction followed the
mass.
Celebrate Jewish New Vear.
The Hebrew people throughout the
world are celebrating the beginning of the
Jewish New Year, 5687.' dating from the
creation. Special services were held last
night at the Temple Beth Israel and by
the Congregation Ahaval Sholom. and
these will be continued this morning at
7:30 o'clock. At the Temple Beth Israel
last night. Rabbi Jonah B. Wise of
ficiated. The special music was a feature
of the serivces.
IDEAL. FRCIT LAND IN SNAKJS RIVER
TALLEY.
Irrigated farms and orchards in South
ern Idaho produce better and larger
crops than elsewhere. One hundred and
fifty thousand acres on the warm south
slope of the Snake River Valley will be
open to entry October 1, la07. Low
price and long time payments. Write
for particulars. Twin Fails North Side
Land & Water Company, Milner, Idaho.
Detailed for Map Duty.
j. VANCOUVER, Wash.,. Spt. 8. (Spe
cial.) Second Lieutenant James W. Ever
ington has received orders from Depart
ment Headquarters to proceed at once
to Spokane, Lockwood, Spokane Bridge,
Mead, Milan and Clayton, and to return
to Spokane on duty in connection with
the new progressive 'map of the United
States for the use of the Army.
If Baby Is Cuttlnr Teetn
Be sure and uee mat old well-tried remedy.
Mrs. Window's Soothing Syrup, for children
teething-. It soothes the child, softens the
uio allays pln ooilo ud diarrhoea.
HONORS A PIONEER
Rev. E. V. O'Hara Speaks on
"Dr. McLoughlin."
ROBBED BY DONATION ACT
Priest Refers to That Piece of Old
Time Federal Legislation as
" The- Original. Oregon
Land Fraud."
Rev. B. V. O'Hara spoke at the Cathe
dral yesterday morning on Dr. John Mc
Loughlin. the Catholic Layman. In his
addreaj Father O'Hara told of the cal
umny and duplicity brought about in 1850
by the- passage of the Oregon Donation
Land Bill,-saying that its effect. was to
taks froin McLouglln his property. He
said in part:
"An intelligent and devoted body of lay
men has ever been one of the chief
glories of the Catholic Church. The type
demands a private life without blemish,
clean and uprieht. It demands honesty
and integrity in buRine&s affairs. it is
characterized bv cenerosity without prodi
gality, strength without harshness, kind
ness without softness. Above all and
transfusing all with its influence must be
an invincible loyalty to conscience as to
the aboriginal Vicar of Christ.
"Such was the character of Sir Thomas
More. Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII. who
resigned his high position and laid his
head on the block rather than dteobey the
promptings of conscience. Such was
Ozanam, the founder of the Vincent de
Paul Charities, whose purity of life and
nobleness of purpase make him the model
of young men the world over. Such, too,
was the great Pasteur, the example of
whose combined love of science and love
of Christ may well serve as a lamp to
the feet of those who tread the paths of
knowledge in these days or blatant agnos
ticism. Nearer home, we shall find the
tyne realized in the most commanding
l-ersonallty that nas ever left it3 impress
on the history of the West Dr. John Mc
Loughlin. Dr. McLorghlin has been hon
ored by the church with the dignity and
title of Knight of frt. Gregory, the Great.
Came Here 83 Years Ago.
"In 1S21 Dr. McLoughlin came to the
Oregon country as chief factor of a great
trading company. For more than 20
years he was autocrat of the entire terri
tory. Father Francis Norbert Blanchet,
afterwards erchbishop of Oregon, arrived
in and placed in McLoughlin's hands
a work, calk-d, 'The End of Controversy."
a calm and scholarly defense of the Cath
olic Church. Three years later Dr. Mc
Loughlin made his profession of Catholic
faith and received his first communion
from the hand of Father Blanchet.
"The succeeding years were big with the
destiny of Oregon. Each year brought an
Increasing number of immigrants from the
Eastern states to brave the hardships of
frontier life The settlers encountered a
twofold danger and fortunately for them
thfty found a guardian angel in Dr. Mc
Loughlin. But for his intervention with
the Indians, the record of the early pio
neers would te read In whitening bones
that would have strewn the Indian trail
from The Dalles to Oregon City. That
such calamity did not befall them is due
to the prudence and energy of Dr. Mc
Lougr lln and to him alone.
"Scarcely less fatal to the early settlers
would have been the lack of provisions
but for McLoughlin's foresight and un
bounded generosity. He gave food and
shelter and the use of farm implements
and seed. He cared for the unfortunate
and saw that tho sick were nursed back
to health. His action In assisting the
earlier immigrants was in dlroc-t opposi
tion to the spirit of his company. They
censured his acts as disloyalty to their
Interests. When they forbade him to ex
tend further assistance to the American
pioneers, his noble soul rose in righteous
indignation and he wrote back to them.
'Gentlemen, if su?h Is your order, I will
serve you no longer." Self-respect and
fidelity to conscience determined him to
resign his position with the $12,0(0 a year
whl.'h the position carried with It.
Retired to His Land Claim.
"On resigning his office he retired to
his Oregon City claim which he had taken
possession of as early as 1829. Some of
those whom McLoughlin had given assist
ance had already shown their Ingratitude
by trying to deprive him of his claim. In
order to prevent trouhle he bought lip
their pretentions but failed to allay their
hostility. In 1850 the opposition secured
the passage of a section in the Oregon
Donation Land Bill confiscating McLough
lin's claim. The plot was carried out
with the most outrageous duplicity .yid
calumny. Its effect was to impoverish
McLoughlin.
"This was the original Oregon Land
fraud. In vain did McLoughlin plead the
rank injuLtlce and bitter mockery of the
situation. In vain did those early settlers
who had a spark of nunianlty glowing In
their breasts petition for redress. 'I have
lov-id justice and hated iniquity, therefore
I die in exile." said Gregory VII. 'I have
loved humanity and have been loyal to
my conscience, therefore I die in poverty."
might well have been McLoughlin's dying
sentiment."
CONVENTION' GREAT SUCCESS
Spiritualists of State Close Annual
Session of Association.
The fifteenth convention of the Oregon
State Spiritualists' Association, which
ended yesterday, is said by those who
took part In It to have been the most pro
gressive ever held by the organization.
The closing all-day meeting yesterday
was a success from start to finish. Ar
tisans' hall. In the Ablngton building,
was beautifully decorated, the sunflower
(the Spiritualists' official ilower) being
everywhere in evidence; besides, a profu-
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slon of the flowers In season loaded down
tables and stands.
The subject of the morning conference,
at 11 o'clock, was the "Good and Pro
gress of Spiritualism." It called out a
great deal of suggestive thought. It was
the consensus of opinion of all the speak
ers that goodness and progress were the
very essence of the cult of the spirit.
One of the speakers said: "God Is the
Saxon word for good, and as 'the king
dom of heaven is within you," the spirit
of God or Good Spirit is the best of one's
life cultivated from day to day. And, like
a gem in the mine. It had to be brought
Into our surface or physical life and made
to shine. 'Let your light so shine that
it may be seen of men." Don't let it lie
latent in the being."
Luncheon was served at 1 1". M. The
music and exercises later were of an ele
vated character, and stimulating to spir
itual growth. The audience claimed to
sense a great uplifting power In the hall
never before experienced.
At 7:45 P. M. a symposium on "Spirit
Communication Throughout the Ages"
was held.
"Spiritualism," said the opening
speaker, "never had a beginning, and
never will have an end. It was the spirit
or God manifesting In all and through all
life. True Spiritualists were merely con
scious of a fraction of, this almighty
power; others, who Ignored their spiritual
natures, were unconscious of It. The same
power that shakes tables has shaken
down cities and was now on the eve of
shaking the world. Yet so many say
what of It?' "
" "Nearer is he than breathing.
Nearer than hands and feet." "
At the close of the day's exercises the
newly-elected officers were installed
with appropriate ceremonies.
The officers of the Oregon State Spirit
ualists' Association for the ensuing year
are: Mrs. Sophia B. Selp, president; Mrs.
V. Rowe, vice-president; Mr.- Yankowitz.
secretary; Mr. Trigg, treasurer; trustees:
E. King, Ludwlg Larsen, Miss J. Wer
ner, F. Coulter. Mr. De Grote.
PREACHES ON JOY OF LIVING
Dr. J. Whltcomb Brougher Takes
Text From Book of Job.
The subject of the sermon at the White
Temple last night, by Rev. J. Whitcomb
Brougher. was "Why Live." He took for
his text Job 2:4. "Skin for skin, yea all
that a man hath will he give for his
life." In part he said:
The Book"of Job deals with the greatest
problem of human life. Who wrote U ? No
one knows. It wii written for everybody In
every age. It was written as the expression
of the human heart, and meets the needs
of universal rftanklnd. The first scene pre
sents that of an Ideal Eastern home a God
ly man with a macnlficent home and a beau
tiful family. By his honesty and industry
he has amassed a great fortune In property
and cattle. But in the midst of these daya
of piety and prosperity. Job was suddenly
stricken by a storm of adversity. Hia prop
erty is swept away. His children are killed.
His health is taken and his wife scolds him
and urges him to curse God and die. Job,
however, refuses to do this. Utterly be
wildered and perplexed, amid suffering and
Borrow, he declare! that he still trust God
and wants to live. There are hundreds of
people in the midst of Just such calamity
that are asking the question, "What ia the
use of living.'" In answer to that ques
tion, let us notice two or three things.
If you have made the object of life
simply self-g-ratiflcatloo. if the great prin
cipal regulating your life la simply selrtsh
ness, then you have set your affections on
an object that" will never be fully gratified.
Life was never Intended merely to be one
long pleasure trip. "Life la realllfe la
earnest." and the great object of living is
the building up of a character that will be
all that God intended you to be when He
gave you your life. Jesus Christ set the
ideal for life. He lived not to please him
self. Himself he did not seek to save. He
sought to save and give pleasure to others.
If suffering is necessary to work out a
character of power and usefulness, then a
life of suffering may be worth loving and
living. He who is seeking to make his life
all that God would have It be will welcome
both pain and pleasure if they make for him
the Christ-like character.
We do not live our lives alone. We are
influencing those about us. I am making
life easier or harder for my neighbor. By
sympathy I may give unto him new hope
and encouragement In the hour of sorrow
or adversity. By forgiveness I may make
it possible for him to start anew a life
that seem to have been ruined by actual,
practical helpfulness. I may give him a lift
In the Journey of life that will bring suc
cess out of failure. The greatest Joy of liv
ing comes from making other people glad
they are living.
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W eekly Freight and Paasengrer
Service of the Fine Steamship
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Leaves PORTLAND every Monday, 8:00
P. H., from Oak-street Dock, for
EMPIRE, NORTH BEND
AND MARSHFIELD
Freight Received Till 4 P. M. on Day
of Sailing.
FARE From Portland, 1st - claw,
1 1 0.00; 2d-claaa, $7.00, Including berth
and meals.
Inquire City Ticket Office, Third and
Washington sts.. or Oak-steet Dock.
Jamestown Exposition
Low Rates
September 11, 12, 13.
Chicago and 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
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on or address H. Dickson, C. P. and
T. A., 122 Third St., Portland, Or.
Telephones Main 680, Home A 2286.
PORTLAND AST) PCGET SOUND ROUTE
S.S.Redondo"
Balling from Couch-street dock, Portland,
for Seattle, Tacoma, Everett and Belllng
bam, September 13 at 6 P. M.
FREIGHT
Connecting at Seattle for Nome. Golof
nlnln, St. Michael, Chena and Fairbanks
with steamers Pleiades. Hyadea, Lyra,
Mackinaw, Ohio.
Schubach A Hamilton, General Agents,
Seattle. Wash.
F. P. Baumgartner, Agent, Portland,
Couch-Street Dock.
Phones: Main 8S1; Home A 4181.
Ho! For Astoria
Past steamer
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Round trips daily (except Thursdays)
7 A. M. Landing-, Alder-street
Dock. Phone Main 665.
- Leaves Sunday at 8 A. M. Round
trip 11.
North Pacific S. S. Co's. Steamship
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. IL Young, Agent.
BAN FRANCISCO PORTLAND 8. S. CO.
ONLY direct steamers to San Francisco.
ONLY - steamers affording daylight rlda
dowh the Columbia.
From Alnsworth Dock, Portland, 9 A. M.
8. S. Costa Rica... Sept. 9, 21, Oct. 8, Ftc.
S. 8. Panama Sept. 15, 27. Oct. 9, Etc
From Spear St., San Francisco, 11 A. M.
S. S. Panama. Sept. 8, 21, Oc t. 3, F.te.
S. S. Costa Rica. ..Sept. IS, 27, Oct. 8. Etc.
JAS. H. DEWSON. Agent.
248 Washington St..
Phones: Main 268. A 2R81.
Columbia River Scenery
REGULATOR LINE STEAMERS.
Datly service between Portland and The
Da Ilea, except Sunday, leaving Portland at
T A. M.. arriving about a P. M., carrying
freight and passengers. Splendid accommo
dation! for outfits and livestock.
Dock foot of Alder at., Portland; foot of
Court t.. The DatUea. Ffeone Mala 9X4.
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Ql'F.BISC TO LIVERPOOL
LfM Than Four Days at Sea.
Empress sails September 20. First cabin.
$80 up; second cabin, (43 up; third-class,
28.TB.
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142 Third street, Portland. Oregon.
Columbia River Through Line
Steamers of the "OPEN RIVER" line leave
OAK-STREET DOCK every Monday, Wed
nesday and Friday at FIVE O'CLOCK A. M..
for all polnta between Portland, the Dalles
and Umatilla. Leave early and see all the
river. Arrive early Low rates. Prompt
service.
Telephone Main 8201". Borne. A 362T.
FAST TIME.
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Columbia River scenery. The only ateam
er making dally round trips. Cascade Locks.
Stevenson. Carson's. Collins, White Salmon.
Hood River. Leaves "Washington-street dock
7 A. M. dally except Sunday; returns arriv
ing Portland 9 P. M.
WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE
Steamer Pomona and Oregona for Salem
and way landings leave Taylor-street Iock
6:43 A. M. daily (except Sunday).
Oregon City Transportation Company
Phone Main 40. A 231.