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THE 3EORNIXG OREGONIAX, MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1907,. 13 LOVE FOR AHIUALS THEME OF PASTOR Or. Brougher Declares Belief That Dumb Brutes Have Souls. SHOWS KINSHIP WITH MAN AfU-r Pointing Out Common Charac teristics With Human Kind, Minister Says Animals Must, Like Man, Have Future Life. In behalf of the work being done by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Dr. J. Whltcomb Brougher preached at the White Temple last night upon the ubject, "Does God Care For Animals; Do Dogs Go to Heaven?" The dlscoursg was a stirring: one against the laws laid down by fashion, for the pastor declared that - the taste which decrees' feathers for women's hats is the same as that which inspires the Indian to line his wigwam with skulls. Dr. Brougher said that if man is Im mortal, the animals must also be. The aermon, in part, follows: AU life is a mystery. No man has yet been able to define that subtle potent thins vanuely called "the principle of life." This principle we find In that part of the animal creation which Is outside of man. In this respect, at least, there Is a kinship which Joins man and animal. According to scrip tures, there seem to be three facts In re- fard to man. At one extreme we have the ofly formed of the dust of the earth. At fth other extreme we have the spirit In iteathed by the Creator and making- him n the Image of God. Connecting body and Jpirlt there Is a principle of life common to oth man and animal. In my own study I have came to feel that men and other jnlmals have two things In common a forty and a soul. Man would have been a living soul Just as any other animal Is If e had not been Inspired with higher splrlt al powers from his Creator. This special nsplration differentiates him from other Inlmals and gives to him a divine spirit sith the power to make moral decisions In Hew of moral motives that the ordinary knlm&l creation does not have. . Man Alone Is Inspired. On man's body side. Jie sprang from dust. On the soul side he has the same principle 5f life as other animals. On hie spirit tide he Is divinely and specially Inspired from God. Thus the animal creation has a soul that 1. common to man also. I era not speaking 'dog"-inat!cally on this point, hut there Is nothing In the Bible so far as I -can see. when rightly understood, to discountenance the belief cherished by the great eclentlst. Agassis, who said "Most of the arguments of philosophy In favor of the immortality of man apply equally to the permanency of the immaterial principle in other living beings." He also declared his belief In a future life for animals. Of course I believe transformations 'will take place In the nature of the animal When he enters upon that future existence Just as there will be changes In the nature of man. The teachings of the Old and the New Testament both go to show that God Is mindful of both animal and fowl; that he has a thought for the oxen and that not even a sparrow shall-fall without his knowl edge. Let us notice then, first of all: That animals realise pain and pleasure. .. Hlgoer Animals Almost Human. How human-like are some of the actions of the higher forms of animals.- It has been a question of some debate as to which Is the .more inelllgont animal, but it Is also a noteworthy fact that nearly every one of the higher forms of animals can he more or less trained. They respond to kind treatment and they also manlfost a reverse spirit to harsh treatment. One of the most terrino arraignments of human nature Is the tnhumnnlty of man. Man reveals his fallen condition In the fact that he is willing to Inflict suffering and pain upon the lower animals and upon his fellow-men. Some of the cruelties prac ticed upon animals could hardly be con trived as possible If we did not have the evidence right before our eyes. Some of the cases that have come before the So ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani mals In this' and other cities prove the great necessity for the existence of that organisation. Fashion hna decreed that women must wear kid gloves. The skins used for mak ing these gloves come from kids that have been sewed up In covers to keep their skins In a condition of perfect softness. In France this cruelty is absolutely revolting. The kid grows but the tight bandages are not changed. The little animals, we are told, flmply writhe In torture In their unyield ing Jackets. Cruelty of Fashion. Birds are slaughtered to furnish feathers tor ladles' hats. It Is really astonishing low cruel men and women can be. Just So gratify the desires of that old hag.' called Fashion. This Is Identically the same tasto that leads the Indian to adorn his girdle with scalps and ornament his wigwam with tkulla. It takeB millions of birds to satisfy the demands of society in all the world. Then there Is the practice of vivisection. Medical students and scientists have been guilty of this outrageous cruelty. It may be that vivisection has contributed a little knowledge to our physiological and psycho f logical science, but I do not believe the knowledge Is worth the suffering unless It has been conducted by conscientious, hu mane scientists. One writer says: "l havs witnessed vivisection so cruel and unneces sary that I am ashamed to remember that 1 was present." Sir William Ferguson, a celebrated sur geon, aeciares: in surgery I am not aware of any of these experiments on the lower animals having led to the mitigation of pain or tne improvement as regards surgi cal details." But all these forms of unnecessary frtiettv must be given up. Men and women are beginning to realise that It is a sign of barbarity to practice such things. Every one recognises the fpet that cruelty to animals Injures the one inflicting the suffering. It naraens tne neart ana Dlunts the sensi bilities and makes It easier for those who are guilty of such things to be harsh and fmpl end rarnlctN. of lh llf n , i i low-men. A man oifght not to hurt a lower creature than himself simply because It does hurt that creature, but the reflex action upon his own soul tends to harden his nature and lead him In the direction of a cruel, criminal life. It la a well-knownfact that men who are accustomed to the slaughter house become less and less thoughtful about human life unless they guard carefully their sensibilities. Parents cannot begin too early In life to train their children not to be cruel. Mothers should not allow their children to destroy a fly merely in sport. The boy that finds pleasure In pulling the wings off a fly or a butterfly, or treating a dumb animal harshly will, unless trained to be hind and tender, develop Into a Nero of cruelty. BIG CLASS IS CONFIRMED Archbishop Christie Directs Services at St. Lawrence. Impres3lve confirmation services were held at St. Lawrence's Church yesterday afternoon, when the Most Rev. Arch bishop Christie confirmed a class of up wards of 150 adults and children. Beauti ful music, ta.stj- decorations and the long: procession of candidates -wending , their way to the altar made an inspiring scene. Prior to the administration of the sac rament the venerable archbishop delivered an address, dwelling at length upon the Importance of the occasion and giving i..e candidates practical advice. The assist ants to the archbishop were: Rev. J. C. Hughes. Rev. Dougal McDonald, Rev. H. J. McDevitt and Rev. T. P. Klernan. The sponsors were Harry McCullough and Kiss Josephine Heltkemper. . Those who were ' confirmed follow: John William Blecklnger. Eugene Matthew Moell, Charles Daniel Christeusen. Augustus Luke Block, Joseph Aloysiue Piendl, Ralph Francis . Hoffman, Charles Luke Freellnger, Edmond Charles Schneider. John Lawrence Stanton. Austin Thomas Kennedy. Edmond Patrick Blecklnger. Henry Jame9 Wagner, Joseph Aloysius Finn, Loring James Whittaker, John Jo seph Quigley, Frank Joseph Gaynor, Al bert Augustine Carmody, Forrest "Alex ander Sauvain, Peter Lawrence Barbara, Nicholas James Schneider, Arthur Andrew Leigntoh, Daniel Ignatius Wilson, George Sylvester Blotzer, Louis Aloys.us L Leighton, Daniel Ignatius Wilson. George John Underwood, James Lawrence Camp bell, James" Joseph McGregor, Adolph Francis Kasper, Theron Charles Cowan, Christian Bernard Wolsiffer. William Syl vester Mascott, William Aloysius Copp, John Ambrose Underwood, Raymond John Gaynor, Neeson Matthew Murphy. Charles Joseph Bleeg, Emil James xvrat tlger, Paul Ambrose Carey, John Patrick Finn, Walter Joseph Le Doux, James Francis Finn, Bernard Patrick Lenz. William George Wolsiffer. Robert Henry Finn. Willlafh Edward Thompson, Orvel Michael Brunner, Charles Thomas Duffy," Edward Matthew Blust, Ulrtc Valentine Dorals, George Edward Maleavey, Mary Elizabeth Blade, Rose Margaret Krattl ger, Elizabeth Agnes Gross, Agnes Teresa Redmond. Lilian Beatrice Bullen, Helen Emelda Bullen, Mary Helen Gray, Adelia Agnes Barnlckel, Mary Camlllla Master son, Edna Teresa Venator, Margaret Ag nes Cosgrove, Barbara Teresa Twitchell, Mary Cecelia Dwyer,' Helen Maria Gay nor, Margaret Mary Rohes, Ida Ruth Lenz, Carmel Cecelia Sullivan, Ruth Ce celia Klernan, Anna Bridget Carmody, Leona Cecelia Dorals, Catherine Cecelia Borsch, Lucy Rose Le Doux, Patience Petronllla Whittaker, Mary Cammillus Cardiff, Myrtha Catherine Widerholdt, Mary Beatrice Thompson, Rose Helen Lenz, Blanche Genevieve Lahaie. Clara Agnes La Flamme, Ruth Ida Tenello, Catherine Teresa ' Maleavey, Charlotte Cecelia Laidlaw, Genevieve Magdalene George. Helen Clara Hollabaugh, Agnes Mary Le Doux, Francis Josephine Hohon lutner. Mary Catherine McClane, Cather ine Elizabeth Ullrich. Anna Barbara Weber, Elizabeth Josephine Tanzer, Cath erine Loretta Kronebach, Anna Monica Yezerski, Agnes Teresa Finn, Mary Cam millus Stanton, Agnes Elizabeta Senn, Catherine Dolores Barrett, Edna Berna dette Schanen. Frances Mary Meajrher, Crystal Margaret Aube, Elizabeth Cath erine Borsch, Catherine. Agnes Wagner, Mary Teresa Wagner. Mary Cecelia Gross, Edna Mary Carmody. Norah Margaret Conway, Mary Veronica Finn, Elizabeth Catherine Borsch, Catherine Agnes Laid law, Anna Teresa Engerstburger. PREACHES TO DEAF AND DCMB Dr. AVilson Makes Jnnovation at Centenary Church. -Dr. Clarence True Wilson wes greeted by the largest congregation yesterday morning at Centenary . Methodist Church that has asembled there for years, the occasion being the inauguration of serv ices for deaf mutes and other features of Interest. Professor Wenta, who has had large experience In interpreting for deaf mutes, was present,' and at the opening of the services gave the Lord's' Prayer in the sign language. This was followed by the sermon by Dr. Wilson, which was based on Proverbs xxx:24, "There be four things which are little upon the earth, but thev are exceedingly wise." The sermon was both to the children" and to the adults, and was communicated to the deaf mutes, who occupied seats In the gallery, by Professor Wentz. The lessons of the sermon were drawn from little creatures, beginning with the ant, which was pointed out as a model In the way of an example of industry, thrift and foresight. The locust was used to Illustrate the lesson of unity. The lo custs flock together and move as one, yet haver no leader. Dr. Wllaon used the illustration to emphasize the need of harmony In the church, where all should work together, and he pointed out the futility of that one who found nothing he liked in the church. There are the Presbyterians, Baptists, Congregatlonal- lsts and Methodists, he said, all working together in the same direction and for the same harmonious purpose, to spread the gospel. The final illustration was from the life and habit of the spider, which spins its web high and above danger. There was a quite numerous congrega tion of mutes gathered in the gallery, and more probably will come when it becomes known that services are to be conducted every Sunday morning in Centenary Church for their benefit. At the Sunday school hour Dr. Wilson organized the pastor's bible class. This class is to be made an important' feature of Centenary Church during the coming conference year. The members of this class will be organized next Friday night at the home of Dr. Wilson, 608 East Oak street, when a name will be selected and officers elected. IMPOSSIBLE TO UNDO WRONG Man Lives But Once and Has No "Second Opportunity. Taking for his text the words of David's song, "Teach, us that we apply our hearts unto wisdom," found In Ps. 90:12, Dr. Benjamin Young spoke at the Taylor-Btreet Methodist Church last night on ' "This Way But Once." He said in part: I think that the words, which I have quoted come home to the most of us. I am sure that there are times when in some contemplative mood or reverie they startle tis. I do not know of anything more tragic In life than the spectacle of one who has been Indifferent and listless to life's greater things, and who carries In hie memory never a bright wholesome picture from the past, crying out for a second opportunity or for another chance to redeem former mistakes. Life's law is unchanging and irrevocable. At first ws perhaps thought to trifle with It. but in stern tones the solemn warning cam to us. I have seen men wrestle with which hath hedged them about." I have heard them cry out against the "dlvlnltv which hath hedged the mabout." I have observed, too, the wrlthings of remorse which have been stamped upon countenances which long since lost their beauty, because of the gates which had been ffound locked and barred behind them. How much would old Kln Lear have given to have been able to recall Cordelia from the realms of death? How much it had meant to Othello to have had similar ability! The dagger in his own breast was the logical outcome of the sword which pierced her heart. "This way but once!" are solemn words. Tou cannot go over the Journey to. check up mistakes. Any havoc you may have wrought must stand. If we could but go once more over the Journey there would come some joy to most of us on this account. At some critical moment we were not as true as we should haVe been, and that experience is marked with dlBmal failure. We would give a good deal if we could expunge the ugly thing from the book of personal history. We uttered a harsh word when we should have been careful and kindly In expression. A wounded soul came to tie. and instead of acting like the good physician and pouring In oil and wine, we were lumsy and opened up the sore and sent one away from us in agony. Every man is a pioneer. Every man Is traveling Into a new country. He has never been this way before. Enemies Infest the country through which his path lies. The great and immortal allegory of Eunyan Is true to life. Vnlcss I am alert and of good courage, and moved upon by great hopes. I shall fall an unpltied offering to some ma lignant demon of the desert. Reception to New Pastor. "A reception to Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin Young will be given by the members of the Taylor-Street Methodist Church to morrow night in the Sunday school room of the church. The Rev. William Hiram Foulkes. pastor nf the First Presbyterian Church, will extend the welcome of the churches of the city to the new pastor One of the leading officials of the church will welcome the pastor to his charge. Elgin watches. Goodman's, ill Morrison. CDOS IN THE RAGE Coast County Thinks Its Ap- pies Second to None. VIE WITH HOOD RIVER Exhibit of Choicest Fruit to Be Made In This City by the Marshfleld Chamber of Commerce. , Confident that their apples are not sec ond, even to the far famed Hood River product, the people of Cbos County, through the Marshfleld Chamber of Com merce, have arranged to ship to Port- land this week a carload of their choicest apples which will be displayed in the show-windows of a down-town depart ment store. "Interest in fruit raising; . in Coos County has been revived and this exhibit will be an eye-opener to the public" said Walter Lyon, secretary of the Marshfield Chamber of Commerce who arrived In Portland yesterday and will be In charge of the display. "It is not the purpose of the Coos Bay people to humiliate Hood River or any other portion of the state that has been putting forth commend able efforts to promote the apple industry, but it will be shown, that apples grown in the deep rich soil and balmy, climate of Coos County cannot be beaten. A 4. lonlav ninmrttfl ViV the Marshfleld Chamber of Commerce a few weeks ago was exhibited the famous Coos Bay Gravenstein apple, from the different sections of the county. That exhibit was reviewed by people from Hood River, from the Willamette Valley, from the Wenatchee country of Washington and. people who had Just visited the California display of apples at the Irrigation Con gress in Sacramento. All united In de claring the Coos County Gravenstein superior to them all. "As a result of the renewed 'interest In applegrowing in Coos County many of the arriving immigrants are seeking out or chard land and old orchardists are In clined to give more attention to their trees so that Coos County will have to be reckoned with as entitled to a place close to the head of the list if not at the head In the production of apples. "Though It belongs to the vast area of territory long neglected by the rail road builders, the Coos Bay country is experiencing unprecedented prosperity. Never in its history has there been so much building, never as heavy immigra tion, never as big payrolls, never as much real development as now. North Bend with its mills and factories is maintaining a payroll of $60,000 a month, while the amount of monthly distribution at Marsh field Is limited only by the number of men It is possible to get. "Though the Coos Bay' country offers an Inviting field for Investments, especlal i i- . i 1 1 wnn manufacturing. coal mining and building, the real need at the present time is for more laborers. In the town of Marshfield alone four large business blocks are being erected and ground Is being broken for a 75,000 hotel in addition to 100 new residences which are in course of construction. The city government, endeavoring to keep pace with this expanding ' growth, has Inaugurated a campaign of street building and improvement and the Council finds that the work is greatly retarded through the lack of teams and laborers. "Activity in, the Coos Bay country is not confined to the towns, to the mills and to the mines. Coos is third among all of the 'counties of the Pacific Coast in dairying and this important industry is receiving a new Impetus by the pur chase of dairy lands and dairy herds by newcomers from other states. The re cent appointment by State Dairy Com missioner Bailey of Mrs. Yoakum, of Coos River, as State Deputy, has also had the effect of lniectlng more scientific and cleanly methods In the dairy business and has placed it on a higher plane. "Development seems to have a per manent hold In the Coos Bay country and the plaint of the pessimist is no longer heard. An Irrefutable statement of the progress of this section is found in the Government report of the commerce or Coos Bay which will soon be published. That report will show in round numbers that the traffic of Coos Bay increased from f3.noo,000 in 1903 to $3,000,000 In 1906, or a gain of $2,000,000 In one year." C0NVENTI0NT0 RAISE FUND Presbyterians Start New Plan for Support of Home Missions. Under the plan adopted by the Port land presbytery, under which it sep arates itself from the aid of the Home Mission Board, the committee appoint ed by the presbytery to put Into active operation the new plan, has called a convention of all officers of all Pres byterian churches in the presbytery for tomorrow nght in the First Church. This committee is made up of the fol lowing: Ministers Rev. William Hi ram Foulkes, president; Rev. Andrew J. Montgomery, secretary; John M. Lewis, treasurer: Reva. Henry Mar cotte, Edward M. Sharp, Charles W. Hayes, Ben Ezra S. Ely. Elders Robert Livingstone, William M.' Ladd, John Bain, O. M. Scott, W.' H. Markell. Samuel P. Lockwood. The call issued for this convention says: "We are going to pay our own bills. We are going to have home rule In home missions. Portland Presbytery, In eesslon October 12, ' 107, unani mously adopted the plan. We were not hasty, but came to it after months of prayer and consultation. We were not 'goaded to It by the Home Mission Board, but did it because we believed that we could and ought. We expect this movement to succeed. We are. con fident that it will appeal to the busi ness Instincts of our laymen.- We are already assured of the approval of the leading laymen-in the presbytery. We have already on the committee such laymen as those whose names appear, and whose personal Interest, wise counsel and active participation in the' work of the committee will. In the opinion f the ministerial members, go far to commend the movement to our business men. We are certain that the laymen of our churches in general, particularly those In official position, when they come to understand the movement, will lend the hearty co operation' which is SO essential to suc cess," ' There will ba, In this convention 142 L elders, 38 deacons and 30 trustees. It is to be neid under tne auspices of the Preabyterlan home mission committee, to whom has been intrusted the task of bringing about Aelf-support and home rule throughout the presbytery. It means that $6000 must be raised to maintain all churches now receiving aid from the Home Mission Board, and also to provide ftor extensions. The purpose of the convention is tp lay before the officials who are 'called there the problem of raising this money. It will be a convention of the officials, and the ministers will not participate, - only na occasion may re auire. and then onlv. members of the Presbyterian 'committee wllf take part. Rev. A. J. Montgomery, secretary of the home mission committee, said that the convention will be one of th means of educating: the church up to the decision of the presbytery to be come self-supporting. The presbytery has decided to assume -all financial re sponsibility for the work of home mis sions within Its bounds, together withi las control and direction. MAX IS THE FINEST AXIMAIi Rev. D. Jj. Rader Shows Danger of Uncontrolled Passions. Rev. D. L. Rader, 'editor of the Pa cific. Christian Advocate, spoke at the Y. M. C. A. yesterday afternoon on "The Evolution of Man." He prefaced his address with a brief statement of the progress of the Y. M. C. A. work: in Japan, from which country he returned a short time ago. He said that the Japanese are taking more interest In the at- M. C. A. than they are in any of the Christian churches. They look upon the denominations as factions, ha said, while they regard the Y. M. C. A. as genuinely Christian. Dr. Rader said, in part: I am not so careful about where I came from as I am about where I am to go. The past Is gone beyond recall; the future I may influence yes. I may make it what I will. There Is nothing In the world but man. Money, land, houses and all the appliances of civilization are for the purpose of pro ducing men. Man Is born an animal the finest animal In the world. His powers are wonderful. But man has all the passions of the animal, and these run riot with his beings physically, mentally , and morally. The animal Is the basis of the man. but It Is not the man. Tou see .two deer upon the mountainside. They have lived together, roamed together, mated together, and together in the dell they are happy. But the peaceful life Is bfbken up when a stronger deer, with tower ing antlers, appears upon the scene and 'be comes the boss of the herd. This same pic ture I haver seen painted over and over again In human life, and in every profession, from the highest to the lowest. I have seen the man, who Is not a man, but an animal, come Into a happy home and pollute It, not with hoof and horn, but with skill and flattery. Your brother appeals to you for help. He Is worthy, but helpless. You have the means to help him, .but you will let him starve first. .Look out upon this glorious civilisa tion. We often let our brothers die of anguish of spirit before we will go to their help. The animal never stops to ask what Is right, but every man comes to that point some time In his life when he asks that question. Many men never answer It. but If we are to live at all. the Question must be answered, and the answer given will de cide whether or not the man js to be a man or an animal. Many men make up their minds to do what they want to do. That Is the spirit of the anarchist. It is the spirit of the animal. It Is the spirit of ruin. We can not have a 'civilization worthy the name as long as that spirit Is in the majority. Many a man has said with Jacob in his wrestling, "Give me Thy strength," and has then gone out and defrauded his brother. I have never seen a man who did not have some good In him. and I have yet to see the man who. if he yielded to his desires, was not a very bad man. Men, no desire has been placed in man's heart but what Is good If under his domin ion, but when fire and fuel are without con trol there la no limit to the destruction which may follow. The only hope of this world is for a majority of the people to say: "I will be what God wants me to be." V'RGES SPREAD OF THE GOSPEJj New Pastor of Piedmont Preaches Evangelistic Sermon. Rev. C. N. Reeves, '. of Devils Lake, North Dakota, who has been called as pastor of the Piedmont Presbyterian Church, entered on his work there yester day, and preached morning and even ing. The text was from Matthew xxvill, 18-28, but mainly. "All power Is given unto me In heaven and in earth." It was art evangelistic sermon, and a lesson was drawn from the three verses to Illustrate that no man can depend upon his own strength, but must draw from the higher power. Rev. Reeves said It required high moral power to obey the injunction set forth in the command of Jesus to his disciples, when he imparted to them his final command, "Go. ye, therefore, and teach all nations." The sermon was a plain, practical exposition of the command Jesus had laid upon his disciples. At the conclusion of the sermon, Rev. Reeves received a warm welcome to his new field. He, comes to the Piedmont Church well recommended. He Is a graduate of Princeton college and semln iary, graduating from the literary depart ment In 1899 and from the theological 'de partment in 1902. His first pastorate was at Mount Pleasant. New Jersey. From there he went to Devils Lake, North Da kota, where he remained four years, when he accepted the call to Piedmont Church. He succeeds Rev. L. M. Boozer as pastor. The Piedmont Presbyterian Church is one of the most progressive and prosperous churches on the East Side. A NEW DEPARTURE, The cost of interments has been greatly reduced by the Holman Undertaking Company. Heretofore It has been the custom of funeral directors to make charges for all Incidentals connected with a .funeral. The Edward Holman Undertaking Company, the leading funeral directors of Portland have departed from that custom. When casket is furnished., by us we make no extra charges for embalming, hearse to cemetery, outside box or any services that may be required of us, except clothing, cemetery and carriages, thus effecting a saving of $25 to ITS on each funeral. THE EDWARD HOLMN UNDEJRTAK- ING CO.. 220 Third St.. cor. Salmon. r FY IV Tie is. Consult your doctor freely. about medi cal matters. He knows. Trust him. Do as he says. Follow his advice. A 9 4T riyerso ars NON-ALCOHOLIC Talk with your doctor about Ayer's non-alcoholic Sarsaparilla. Ask him if he prescribes.it for, pale, delicate children. Ask' him if he recommends it when the blood is thin and impure, and when the nerves are weak" and unsteady. Ask him if it aids nature in building up the general health. We hate no secrets I We publish the formulas of all our medicines. J. C. AVER CO., Manufacturing Chemists, Lowell, Mass. CLUES TO THE ESSENTIALS "CHIRCHIAXITT" IX KELIGIOX DEPLORED BY REV. DYOTT. Pretense of Christianity of Little Value Good People 3Iust Be of Servl&e. Rev. Luther R. Dyott, pastor of the First Congregational Church, took for his subject last night, "The Christian." He endeavored to show that there Is a difference between "Churchianity" and Christianity, and that "good, peo ple are good for something." He took for his text the words of Peter regard ing Christ,, found In Acts x:38: "He went about doing good." He said. In part: Jesus Christ was a philanthropist in the best sense of that word. His was the be nevolence of life, flowing forth in love to all mankind. His life was love. His deeds translated, illustrated and commended his creed. Men have been inclined to magnify the non-essentials of religious belief at the expense of the essentials of religious life, and churchianity has sometimes been con founded with Christianity. But the man outside knows the difference and Is not will ing to substitute churchianity for Chris tianity. For the man who merely pretends to be a Christian, whether he is in the church or outside It. we have little or no" use. For the man who is like Christ, and who follows Christ, all persons, in the church and outside the church, ought to have the profoundest regard, whether that man can pass some of the tests of some of the treeds or not. Religion Is a life. It Is - an In tensely practical thing. It Is filled with that benevolence which actuated Christ to go about doing good. Some one has called attention to the fact that Christ spent much time In the way side ministries of life, in doing many things that were not on the programme of uni versal redemption; but he did them because he loved to do them, because he could not help doing them. We should follow him. If we are- really religious, we must be practical in our re ligion If we are at all religious, we are always religious. If we are good, we are good for something. A man whose re ligion ends on Sunday must Indeed have a very weak and poor thing. We have never known the real 'Joy of "being In the world until we begin to live the life of sapreme and constant benevolence. We find our In spiration for religious constancy In these tflfngs by having the life of Christ within us. This is the right kind of life. For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight. His can't be wrong whose life is right. Mice Have No Terrors for Her. Japanese Maiden Calmly Slays Tiny Rodent. "White Ladles Very Queer, Her Laconic Comment. THERE was a scream as if murder were being tdone In the Portland hotel yesterday afternoon, and the woman in the Japanese curio shop rushed out of the room as if the burg lars of a few nights before had Just called to take what they overlooked at that time. "Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh ! gasped the fair American attendant In charge of the shop, and shuddered. "What-a-mattah?" asked the little Japanese assistant. "M-m-m-m-mouse! In the waste pa per basket Oh " Miss Nippon calmly picked up the basket, killed the mouse and attended to the sad rites in connection with the disposal of the remains without a sign of fear or horror. "Don't Japanese girls fear mice?" she was asked. ' , "No; no;' fraid? Why?" she replied Indifferently. "But American women are." "White ladles very queer," comment ed little Miss Butterfly, whereupon several men sagely agreed and the In cident was closed. DR. MILLER EXONERATED Xew York Court Acquits Portland Man of Theft. Dr. Solomon Miller, formerly In the em ploy of the First Street Pharmacy, who was arrested and taken to New York, last May, charged with the theft of J600 and a gold watch an chain, on .complaint of N. Llebllch, returned to Portland on Wednesday, having been acquitted of the crime on July 12. Miller says the charge was brought by Llebllch for the purpose of ruining his reputation. Miller has resided In Portland for the past 18 months, and for a time was em ployed by Dr. T. C. Chamberlain. Gov ernor Chamberlain and others furnished his bail at the time of his arrest, pending the arrival of the officers from - New York. Miller has obtained a position with the Grand Pharmacy on First street, and in tends to complete his course at the North Pacific Dental College. The Meanest Nature-Fakers. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Agents of the food trusts who seeksto explain the rise In fruit staples on the score of bad yields are the meanest nature-fakers yet discovered. Progress on New Courthouse. LAKEVIEW, Or., Oct. 20. (Special.) All Summer men have been employed preparing and bringing to Lakeview sup plies for building the new Courthouse nows apdriUd H MISS JUUE FLORENCE WALSH these symptoms is Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound made from native roots and herbs. No other medicine in the country has received such widespread and unqualified endorsement. Ko other medi cine has such a record of cures of female ills. Miss J. F. Walsh, of 328 W. 86th St., New York City, writes: "Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been of inestimable value in b restoring my health. I suffered from female illness which caused H dreadful headaches, dizziness, srnd dull pains in my back, but your g medicine soon brought about a change in my general condition, built B me'up and made me perfectly well," g Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cures Female Complaints, 1 sueh as Backache, Falling and Displacements, Inflammation and Ulcera 9 tion, and organic diseases. It is invaluable in preparing for child-birth 3 and during the Change of Life. It g General Debility, and Invigorates I Mrs. Pinkham's Standing Invitation to Women a Women suffering from any form of female weakness are Invited to write Mrs. Finkbam. at Lynn, Mass. nii'iiiiwiffliiiffliiiiinwin'M which Lake County is to erect next Sum mer, and now the block on which the old building stands presents a business-like appearance. Temporary structures for housinsr the supplies have been erected, and are being rapidly filled with lime, plaster, etc.. to he used in eonstructins; LIVES MY FEE IS ONLY llP'w'k SI ft In Any Uncomplicated CONTRACTED DISEASES - Profrress in the study of contracted disor ders in the past few years has resulted in my advanced methods of securing permanent results. In my practice I use special methods of irrigation, and a method of my own de vising for installations that cure gonorrhoea PERMANENTLY in f ram 3 to 10 days. I make frequent inspections of the canal by means of a small electric light, which enables me to see and to treat each inflamed part separately, and I am also enabled to show the patient himself the conditions that actually exist. Following ,my treatment there are no evil after-results. There is no stricture to fear nor the slightest chance of a chronic condi tion (sometimes called gleet), but there is COMPLETE healing of the inflamed and poi- soned tissue. Never use harsh uiBsuu iiiLeriiHi remeuies iu stop iue ui9cuarge, for if you do it is certain that in the future vou will find vour state worse than ever. I guarantee you a PERFECT AND A PROMPT CURE, and as well as that, - You Can Pay When Cured If this announcement does not have particular reference to YOUR trouble, drop in and tell me what bothers you. I shall be glad to give you advice as to your condition that is sure to be of benefit to you. That will cost you nothing. It will save yon an amount of ner vous suffering and MAY greatly PROLONG YOUR LIFE. Be wise; don 't delay. As I have stated f requentjy, to delay and neglect all the very serious and 83-called "incurable cases are due. I Treat and Cure All Diseases Common to Men Write if you cannot call. e the DR. TAYLOR co 234y2'Morrison Street, Cor. Second. . . Portland, Oregon. M ake No Mistake -Consult a live, wide-awake specialist about youf case one who has ex perience, skill and ability, one who can s;ive you the best treatment to be had on the Pacific Coast, regardless of price. We cure men, and have cured more cases of weakness and special ailments of men than any other specialists In Portland. If you do not know what the trouble Is, consult us free of charge and find out. Seek Help Where It Is Certain to Be Found This institution has built up Its splendid practice more by the free xdvertUlng- given it by Its PERFECTLY SATISFIED PATIENTS, who have received the benefit of its modern, scientific and legitimate meth ods than in any other way. If you are not a perfect man come to us. Isn't it worth the little time it will tako when you are CERTAIN that you will have the bf nefit of HONEST, SINCERE physicians who never attempt to deceive you in any way? A consultation costs you nothing EXCEPT rour own time. 27 Years' Experience. We cure safely and promptly WEAKNESS. LOST MANHOOD. BPERMATORRHOEA, SPECIFIC BLOOD POISON IN ALL STAGES VARICOCELE, HYDROCELE, GONORRHOEA. GLEET, OR ANY OF THE DISEASES COMMON TO MEN. Personal attention given all patients. In selecting a physician or specialist, when in need of one. some consideration and thought should be given to the qualifications experi ence and lengrth of time an institute or medical man has been' located in the city. It stands to reason that an institution that has stood the test of time and numbers its cures by the thousands is far superior to mushroom institutions that spring up in a night, last a few months and ore gone. We have been curing men 27 years and are the oldest special ists curing men In Portland. We invite tho who have- deep-seated and chronic disorders to call and be examined. Consultation and examination is free, nnd carries Tilth It no obllKatioa to engage oar services. Our offices are equipped with the most modern and scientific me chanical devices for the treatment of chronic diseases. Our charges are reasonable and in reach of any workingman. Write if you cannot call. Our system of home treatment is alwavs CERTAIN and, most successful. All correspondence sacredly confidential HOURS 9 A.-M. to 5 P. M.; Evenings. 7 to 8:30; Sundays, A. M. to 12 noon. . ST. LOUIS MEDICAL AND SURGICAL - CORXER SECOND AND YAMHILL sjPMP-romirTiffininmim WOMEN SUFFER ' Many women suffer in silence and drift along from bad to worse, know ing well that they ought to have Immediate assistance. How many women do you know who are perfectly well and strong? The cause may be easily traced to some feminine derangement' which manifests itself in depression of spirits, reluctance to go anywhere or do anything, backache, dragging sensations, flatulency, nervousness, and sleeplessness These symptoms are but warnings that there is danger ahead, and un less heeded, a life of suffering or a serious operation .is the inevitable result. The best remedy for all cures JNervous rrostrauon, ueaaacne, tne wnole system. Her ao vice is iree. the new building;. A large kiln of brick has been fired, and will be ready soon to be placed on the ground. The actual work of constructing: the, new courthousa will be commenced about April 1. next year, and the structure will be completed in time for the October term of Court. OF MANY MEN v RUINED Case BY DR. TAYLOR injections or The LeadlnK specialist OUR FEE fSlO.OO Established 27 Yean la Portland. Consultation Free We Will Treat Any Single Uncompli cated Aliment for S1O.0O. Absolute Guarantee No Pay Unless Cured DISPENSARY STREETS, PORTtAKD, OREGON.