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THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, MONDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 1903.
CANNON- PREPARES
TO GI REWARDS
Sure of Re-election, He
Planning Reorganization
of Committees.
Is
MANN IS COMING LEADER
Will Be Chairman of Rivers and
Harbors or Interstate Fowler
to Be Punished Other Jobs
to Go by Seniority.
OREGOXIAN' NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Feb. 6. When the 61st Con
gress assembles In extra session about
the middle of next month, Joseph G.
Cannon, of Illinois, will be re-elected
Speaker of the House virtually with
out opposition. A few Republicans of
the pledged type may vote against
him, but their number will' be insig
nificant. And yet during the heat of
the campaign last Kail there, was all
manner of talk of overthrowing "Uncle
Joe" and electing some progressive"
as Speaker of the House.
His re-election to the Speakership
means that Cannon will select all com
mittee chairmen, and make all Re
publican committee assignments. And
already the wily Mr. Cannon has giv
en this matter much thought. Mem
bers of the present House who will bo
members of the next have made many
pilgrimages to Speaker's room, making
plain their preference Some have re
ceived assurances; others have been
left In doubt, but to all his callers Mr.
Cannon, with solemn countenance, has
Bald that "not having been elected
Speaker of the next House, he cannot
promise, let alone consider committee
matters at this early day."
But If It shall be decided to organ
ize fully the House at- the opening
of the special session. Cannon will an
nounce his list of committees in a re
markably abort timo after the session
opens.
Mann May . Succeed Burton.
An unusually large number of big
committee chairmanships in the House
will become vacant on March 4. due to
the defeat of some of the most, promi
nent Republicans, if the Speaker, in
filling these vacancies, should adhere
strictly to the rule of seniority, ho
would be obliged to place Important
committees in the bands of men of
very limited ability. Because of this
fact. It Is generally presumed that, in
some Instances at least, the Speaker
will select his chairmen on merit,
rather than according to seniority.
The most conspicuous case where
the seniority rule would work havoc
la In the committee on rivers and har
bors. Representative Burton, of Ohio,
present chairman of that committee,
goes to the Senate. Under the senior
ity rule. Representative Alexander, the
next ranking Republican member,
would become chairman. But Alexander
Is not big enough, broad enough or suf
ficiently capable to handle that com
mittee aa it should be run; in fact,
' there Is no member on it who can fill
the chairmanship as ably as Burton.
Only one member Is really eligible for
the chairmanship. Representative Dav
ldson. of 'Wisconsin, but If he were
promoted, he would have to jump over
two senior members, and that would
cause trouble. It is quite likely that
a man not now on that committee may
'be chosen to succeed Burton, and in that
event. Representative Mann, of 1111-
: no Is, Is a very probable selection. He
Is equal to the task.
Mann la one of the very able mem
bers of the House, and If he is not chosen
chairman of the river and harbor com
mittee, is likely to succet-d Hepburn as
chairman of Interstate commerce. He ia
not ranking member of that commute;
Wanger of Pennsylvania is in line, with
! Mann next. But it is admitted that
' Interstate commerce legislation Is to as
sume unusual importance during the next
' Congress, and for that reason the Speaker
may make Mann chairman in view of his
comprehensive knowledge of railroad
; affairs. There Is a remote possibility
that this chairmanship might bo left
open. In case Hepburn should -win the
; contest against the Democrat who de
feated him, but this Is not probable.
Cannon to Punish Fowler.
It seems to be the belief around the
House that the Speaker will punish
Fowler, of New Jersey, by depriving
' him of the chairmanship of the banking
and currency committee. Fowler Is the
member who addressed a personal let
ter to every Republican member of the
j House, soliciting his support for the
Speakership against Cannon, and Fow
ler has been most offensive with his
j fight on Cannon. If the Speaker de
cides to punish Fowler, he will have to
go outside the present committee for a
chairman, for there Is not a member
on the list equipped to preside over It.
Considering Its Importance, It has as
t poor membership as any committee in
I the House due. no doubt, to tlsti fact
that It was a dead committee until the
. panic of 11W7 camo upon the country.
i'lt ts now a live one, and promises to
become important. Therefore, It may
be completely reorganised; It ought to
I be.
Four Other Important Jobs.
There are four other Important chair
manships to be filled foreign affairs,
Indian affairs, judiciary and Postoffices.
In each of these eases the rule of
seniority will probably govern, for
good men are In line, and there is no
apparent reason why the ranking mem
bers should not be promoted. Cousins,
of Iowa, will be succeeded by Perkins,
of New York, as chairman of foreign
affairs: Sherman, who becomes Vice
President, will be succeeded by Knapp,
of New York, as chairman of Indian
affairs; Jenkins, of Wisconsin, will give
way to Parser, of New Jersey, at the
had of the Judiciary committee, and
Gartner, of New Jersey, will succeed
Overstreet as chairman of Postoffices. If
the rule Is followed. Others would like
to land these good chairmanships, and
" they all have reasons to advance, but
It look now fl. if the ml wmiM nortiy.
"The Burgomaster" at the Hakcr.
Ruth White. Harry Hermsen and the
strongest company that has ever appeared
here in the famous musical comedy ere at
the Baker all this week In "The Burgomas
ter." Everything has been done to make
this the greatest revival of tne famous Plx
ley I.udcrs musical sucri.
An Instantaneous Success.
The Jap," Howard Russell's new play,
which first saw the light of day at the
Bungalow Theater yesterday afternoon, car
ried Its audience away like a whirlwind, and
Its success Is assured. The subject It deals
Wlth ta relations between the people of
Amusements
vFbat the Free agents Say.
American and Jaran i J"t now upper
most of the people's mind.
AT THE YAUlKvn.UJ THEATERS.
Another gtronir Bill at Orpheum.
' Frank Nelson' and company, in a charrn
Ing sketch entitled "Thirty Dollars"; Jwan
Schernoira unique circus, with Hans, the
musical pony; May Boley. late of the Prin
cess Theater Company: the Royal Italian
quartet: Goldsmith and Hoppe, and other
first-class acts are on the bill opening today
at Orpheura.
Lukrn's IJons at the Grand.
The bin hit on the Grand bill this week
Is I-uken'a seven performing Hons. This
positively Is the greatest animal act that
has ever played this circuit and la one of
the best In the world. The lions are put
through a number of very Interesting tricks
and are under perfect control at all times.
They perform In a steel cage 20 feet high.
Piccolo Midgets at Pantagea.
Pantages Theater has got the habit of
ofTerlnst a distinctive novelty on every bill,
and then keeping the whole bill up to tne
mark. Last week the feature waa the
greatest trained animal act ever seen hsre.
This week, opening today. It will be the four
Piccolo Midgets. Don't miss them.
Bill of Hits at the Star.
The new bill at the Star this week will
be the strongest that has been ottered at
this popular little playhouse since It has
entered the ranks of vaudeville. The bill
Is headed by the Fowlers, world's greatest
equilibrists. These people were the feature
of one of the larcest circuses.
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
Corlnne Next Thursday.
The attraction at the Helllg Theater.
Fourteenth and Washington streets, for three
nights, beginning next Thursday. Febru
ary 11. with a special matinee Saturday
afternoon, will bo the charming singing
comedienne. Corlnne. ard her sylendid sup
porting company, in the brilliant musical
play, "Lola From Berlin."
PEOPLE DEMAHD PROOFS
DR. RIDDELL, LECTURES OX
"SCIENCE AND RELIGION."
Says That Age Is One' or Investiga
tion and New and Stronger
Faith Results.
Dr. Newton N. Rlddell held the atten
tion of the audience yesterday after
noon at the White Temple, delivering
the first of his two-weeks' series of
lectures. His subject was "Science and
Religion." He said, in part:-
"We are living Inan age of reason,
an age of investigation, an age of
transition. Men have enjoyed the lib
erty of thinking a liberty which,
when once enjoyed, can seldom be de
nied. Those trained In the scientific
method of study could not if they
would, and would not if they could, be
lieve what is unreasonable or out of
harmony with known facts. This does
not mean a decline in faith, or less in
terest in spiritual matters; far from
it. It means tather a new faith; the
faith of the scientist wrought into re
ligion; a faith based on a knowledge
of law. demonstratable truth or. repeat
able experience.
"I once had a bachelor friend hale,
hearty, well-to-do and 40. I said to
him: "Why don't you get married?'
"Because,' said he, I do not believe
In love."
' Why notr
" 'I do not believe in anything that
cannot be scientifically demonstrated.'
" 'But love can be scientifically dem
onstrated. Its realities can be brought
to the plane of consciousness, and con
sciousness Is the test of knowledge.'
" 'No, it can't be done. ' You can't
prove to me that the explosion of the
nerve-cells in the cortical structure, or
gray matter of the inferior posterior
lobe of one person's brain can establish
a series of vibrations producing an
emotion which can be transmitted to
another's brain, resulting In a similar
disturbance of the nerve fluid, termin
ating in a corresponding emotion. I
have the finest galvanometer ever con
structed, and you can't love hard
enough to deflect the pointer one one
hundredth of an inch."
" 'But your galvanometer won't regis
ter love waves. Next Summer shut up
your laboratory. Go down to old Chau
tauqua. Na.w York, for your vacation.
You will find there 1000 or more of the
fairest lilies that ever bloomed In the
sun-kissed Southland, and at least 2500
queens of the schoolroom. Some even
ing, after the day's entertainment la
over, and the sun Is gilding the West
ern horizon, secure a rowboat and in
vite one of these fair lilies to go for a
row on the lake. Place her in the
stern and pull away. When the sun
has set, don't pull so hard. A little
later, when the moon creeps up, don't
pull at all. Just fold your, arms and
listen to the sweet voice of a sweet
souled woman, and the first thing you
know, brother, brother, you'll have it.'
" 'Have what?'
" 'The consciousness that you are In
love.'
" 'Will I know ltr
"'Know it, man? You won't know
anything else. Love is natural to
youth, but when postponed to the age
of 40. It is serious. It's a little like
measles seldom hurts children, but is
dangerous to old folks.' "
LAITY IN BIG CONFERENCE
Important Meeting of Presbyterian
Organizations in Pittsburg.
PITTSBURG, Feb. 7. The most impor
tant conference of the Presbyterian
Church laity ever held In this country will
take place here February 26, when execu
tive oificere of the men'e organisation,
totaling nearly 1,000.000 members, will
meet. National co-operation and the pos
sibilities of a united federation will be
discussed.
The following organizations will be rep
resented: Brotherhood of 3t. Andrew,
Interdenominational Brotherhood of An
drew and Philip. Buptist Brotherhood,
United' Presbyterian Men's League Con
gregational Brotherhood. Methodist Broth
erhood, Men's Movement of United
Brethren Church, Southern Presbyterian
Brotherhood, Leasue of Universalist Lay
men. Canadian Presbyterian Brotherhood,
Members' Movement In the Christian
Church. Presbyterian Brotherhood of
America.
A NEW IIEPAHTPRR
The cost of Interments has been
greatly reduced by the Holman Under
taking Company.
Heretofore it has been the custom
of funeral directors to make charges
for all incidentals connected with a
funeral. The Edward Holman Under
taking Company, the leading funeral
oireclors of Portland, have departed:
from that custom. When casket is fur-
i niched by us we make no extra charges
for emoaimir.g, nearse to cemetery,
outside box or any services that may
be required of us, except clothing,
cemetery and carriages, thus effecting
a saving of J25 to $75 on each funeral.
THE EDWARD HOLMAN UNDERTAK
ING CO.. 23 Third sL, cor. Salmon.
New Eastern Star Lodge.
ALBANY, Or., Feb. 7. (Special.)
A new lodge of the Order of the East
ern j?lar will be instituted at Browns
ville next Wednesday evening. A num
ber of the state officers of the order
are expected to be present and the
Initiatory work will be done by the
officers of the Albany lodge.
PASTOR TAKES UP
WOK OF
Dr. Morrison Expresses His
Faith in Success of the
Emmanuel Movement.
RETURN TO OLD DOCTRINE
Episcopal Rector Believes That
Thousands of Ills May Be Cured
by Mind, and "Will Test
the .New System.
Trinity Episcopal Church members
listened last night to Dr. A. A. Morri
son, D. D.. unfold the plan for the new
Emmanuel movement. Dr. Morrison
began by alluding to the "large per
centage of cures brought about by the
projectors of the movement In Boston,
exceeding," as he said, "that of any
other course of treatment, medical or
otherwise." The movement is spread
ing rapidly, has covered nearly all of
the Eastern states, is entering the
West and has found lodgment all
through the Middle West, said the
speaker. Continuing he said:
The method of treatment Is comparatively
new, and founded on the science of psy
chology, now recognized by scientific men
generally as deserving to be classed as a
science. Psychology Is the science of the
soul, and the new departure called the
Emmanuel movement I a return to the
Gospel of Christ In a healing mission.
Without healing it Is almost Impossible
to have any vital Influence In modern times.
The suggestive method of treatment is being
used in Boston, and the Influence of mind
over mind and mind over the body are
illustrative phases of suggestiveness In act
ing on human ailments. It was apparent
that according to the universal application
of laws to govern everything. If Christ ever
healed any one. he used a method In so
doing.
Now what was this method? The first
requisite of Christ was that the sufferer
should believe in him. Not that he must
believe In his past nor necessarily in ex
traneous matters, but he must have faith
In the Savior to heal him.
Some ailments are not within the sphere
of suggestiveness. But that does not pre
vent tens of thousands of Ills, being cured
which do come within the suggestive scope.
If the myriad mental and physical suffer
ing which could be healed by a course of
suggestive aid that could be given by the
Emmanuel treatment were healed, the
world would be so different that no one
would know it in Its emancipation. We
may not criticise the Emmanuel movement,
where so much good has been done and so
much good is being accomplished.
Dr. Morrison denied the right of
sectarian criticism against such a
movement, so based on Christ's meth
ods. "Should the Church undertake
this movement in connection with its
regular work?" The doctor's answer
to this self-put question was "Yes."
The speaker declared "It was the will
of God." Ho added that he would be
"in his chapel from 10 to 12 each day
to aid all who would come to him, men
or women, to gain relief from their
woes."
TELLS OF HIS GREATNESS
H. DYOTT PAVS TRIBUTES TO
ABRAHAM LINCOLN. ,
Say a Secret of His Fame Is Found
In the Congrnity of His
Character.
Speaking at the First Congregational
Church last night on "The Secret of Lin
coln's Greatness," Dr. Luther R. Dyott,
the pastor, said that it lies largely in
the congrulty of his character. Before
proceeding with the address Dr. Dyott
read Isaiah xxxil:2 "And a man shall
be as a hiding-place from the wind, and
a covert from the tempest, as streams of
water in a dry place, and as the shade
of a great rock in a weary land." He
spoke in part as follows:
Men are not great tn segregated virtues
and graces, but la the symmetry of charac
ter. Men are not great through the absence
of faults, but In spite of their faults, if
they are great at all. Men are not great be
cause they are elevated to conspicuous
places, but because they can alike fill the
small place and rise to the occasion, and
meet external emergencies with inherent ex
cellence. Occasions do not make men. They reveal
what is in them, or, rather, compel men
to show what Is In them, or what is not in
them. In attempting to study the secret of
Lincoln's greatness we shall flni that it is.
primarily. In the congrulty of his character
that we discover the first part of this secret.
Whatever virtues and graces other great
men possessed, and possessing, made them
beacon lights of history, Lincoln had to a
marked degree. In the formative periods
of his life, a fine balance precluded mal
formations. There were no exaggerated vir
tues to make him eccentric, but there was a
marked Individuality which made him, from
the beginning. Independent of those exact
ing conventionalities of which souls of
smaller proportions are sometimes cramped
Into diminutive stature, where they are al
most fuultily faultless, but amaxingly null.
Lincoln was not great because he had no
faults. Great men are like m&JesUo moun
tains. From the distance w-e see not the
crevasses. We see the magnificent outlines,
the whiteness, the grandeur, the height. Near
them we might see some other things, but,
till. If we are Just, even then and there,
we are constrained to acknowledge their
superiority. Lincoln was the greatest man
that America has ever produced. To speak
more accurately, we should say that he
was the greatest man that God has pro
duced In this country.
Lincoln arose from the lowest level of
the common people. The base of his moun
tainous life was where the lowly multitudes
walked In plain, every-day life. He was not
great because he was a common man. There
were thousands of other common people
about him in his day, and they remained
on the dead level while he rose to the living
heights and suffered the loneliness of all
truly great men. He had a great mind and
soul in a rugged body. God gave him a
homely body that, all the more conspicu
ously, heaven and earth might see the
beauty and strength of his mind, as the
oak and the violet are all the mors Impres
sive because of that Into which they fasten
their roots. His soul was capacity for the
Infinite, and the soul of his life was the
life of his soul.
He was born as a savior of men. He
could not have been so great as king, be
cause any man-made throne would have
been too low for him to sit upon. He was
greater than Alexander, who could subdue
nations, because it is greater to save a
nation than to subdue cations. He was
greater than Hannibal, who filled three
bushels with gold rings taken from the
slaughtered knights, because greatness that
Is immortal through life surpasses that
which is terrible through death He was
greater than Caesar, who conquered 800
cities and stained his garments In the blood
of a million foes, because he who gives his
life for friends and fos Is greater than he
who takes the life of nU foes. He was
greater than Napoleon, who became the
scourge of Europe and the desolation of his
country, because he who can create .in spite
of destruction is greater than he who can
destroy In spite of creation.
Another secret of his greatness was born
of the wedlock of sincerity and honesty. All
truly great men are forever sincere. There
are no chinks in their souls to be filled
with wax. Johnson says, "The first step to
greatness la to be honest." Lincoln was
unvaryingly sincere and unfalteringly hon
HEALING
est, and If an. honest man Is the noblest
work of God. then God never made a nobler
man than Lincoln. Intensely humanitarian,
he loved humanity with a fire taken from
the altar of God. Tremendously sympa
thetic, the pity and tenderness in his heart
were deeper than the deepest ocean. Hon
saw the waves In the clouds of human sor
row, filtered with the light of God's love,
but all the needs of men did not exhaust
the depths of his unfathomable nature.
Some precise and exacting churchmen may
sav he was not a religious man, but we
should say that he was religious lit the best
sense of the word. He was great because
of the service he rendered his God, his
brother man. his country and the world,
without thinking of blame, or praise, or cen
sure, or pelf.
Here a century away from his birth, we
behold his greatness. The coming centuries
will not dim his greatness, but there, amid
the galaxv of the world's great men. will
forever shine one star of ever-lncreaslns
glory, and In this light, generations, yet
unborn, will read with increasing apprecia
tion the name of Abraham Lincoln, the
greatest man in the greatest country on
earth.
6TJNNYSIDE TO BUILD CHTJRCH
Congregation Votes to Erect New
Structure at Once.
The Sunnyside Methodist Episcopal
Church will erect a modern edifice. At
the morning services yesterday. Rev.
E. W. Euster, the pastor, delivered a
vigorous address on "Ten Reasons Why
Sunnyside Should Have a Stone
Church." After he. had concluded his
sermon he called for a vote of the
congregation and it was unanimously
voted that Immediate steps be taken
for the erection of a modern building.
At a former meeting of the official
board it was voted, to erect a church,
but the board wanted the support of
the congregation, and hence the vote
taken yesterday was In response to
their request.
The character of the building is yet
to be decided. Dr. Euster, the pastor,
has always Insisted on building for
the future, as well as for the present,
and he has always been able to carry
his congregation with him. As the
church owns ample ground it will only
be necessary to raise the funds and
have plans of a building drawn.
OHTCOHEBY WILL HOT 60
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PORTLAND PASTOR DECLINES
CALL TO CHICAGO.
Announcement of Decision Greatly
Pleases Congregation of, Third
Presbyterian Church.
Rev. AndTew J. Montgomery, pastor
of the Third Presbyterian Church, East
Thirteenth and East Pine streets, has
declined to accept the call to the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church, of Oak Park,
Chicago, and will remain in Portland.
Announcement of his decision was made
by Rev. Mr. Montgomery at the serv
ices yesterday morning, and was re
ceived with great satisfaction by the
large congregation. But for the fact
that the announcement was made from
the pulpit, there would have been
hearty applause, so gratified was the
congregation.
Rev. Mr. Montgomery said:
"There is a matter I want to speak
of at this time. As you are all aware,
a call came to me from the Second
Presbyterian Church of Oak' Park, Chi
cago. It came in such a,n unanimous
manner that, of course, I was compelled
to give it serious consideration. The
church from which this call came is
a new church, being four years old, and
in a growing portion of Chicago. I
am glad to say that I have been per
mitted to consider this call without out
side influence from the members, and
I have decided that I will not accept the
invitation."
Rev. Mr. Montgomery did not set out
his reasons for declining the call, but
from the general expressions 'among
members of his own church and from
Presbyterians throughout the state, It
was felt that his removal to another
field would have been a distinct loss
to Presbyterlanlsm in Oregon. At the
conclusion of the services yesterday
morning the pastor received the thanks
of practically every memoer or tne con
gregation for his decision to remain.
ALL AID IN NEW MOVErENT
"Live-Like-Jesus" Plan o Be JIade
Interdenominational.
' The movement to "live like Jesus" is to
be made Interdenominational in Portland,
according to Dr. J. Whitcomb Brougher,
of the First- Baptist Church, who has
Inaugurated It here. He spoke on the
sublect at the White Temple last night.
delivering the second in his series of ser
mons on the subject. "Is Christ Our Ex
ample?" was the question which he en
deavored to answer In the morning ser
mon. He took for his text Phil. 1:21, and
said in part:
Jesus taught distinctly that we were to
"follow" him. On three different occasions
God spoke from the heavens saying. "This
is my beloved Son in whom I am well
pleased, hear ye him." If we study these
texts in connection, we will discover that
Jesus was God's ideal of life and character
for all men.
As our Ideal Christ gives us an example
of real love. Jesus Is also' our Ideal of
purity, of obedience, or pTayenuiness ana
of greatness.
Our pleasures should revolve around his
life and character We would indulge m
only such amusements as we believed Jesus
would enjoy.
Our business would be centered around
his life and character. Every method and
scheme for conducting our business suc
cessfully would have to stand the test of his
honesty and uprightness. He would be ex
alted in the home. Jesus Christ would be
there to share the joys as well as to help
bear the burdens. Every home where Christ
was the confer would be another uetnany,
where love would reign supreme.
To ask what Jesus Christ would do as
a member of the church would make his
wbole life mission the guiding principle of
the church's aotlvltles. It would make his
mind and spirit the mind and spirit of the
church. I believe this question would help
every Christian more nearly to realize his
Ideal, and enable tne church more fully to
accomplish its mission In the world.
Mrs. Stevens Wants Jury Trial.
Arguments were heard Saturday in
the Circuit Court on the application for
a jury trial in tlfe suit of Mrs. Georgia
F. Stevens to break the will of her
father, George T. Myers, who left her
only $20,000 out of a $300,000 estate, the
balance going to her brother, George
T. Myers, Jr. The case was heard In
the County Court where Judge Webster
decided that the will was void and that
Myers was not entirely sane when he
made the will. Appeal was taken from
that finding by young Myers.
To Bring Goliah North.
ASTORIA. Or., Feb. 7. (Special.)
Captain Charles T. Bailey received or
ders laBt evening from the Puget
Sound Towboat Company to proceed to
San Francisco and take the ocean-go-lnig
tug Goliah, which the company hae
purchased, to Seattle. Later Captain
Bailey will return to Astoria and re
sume command of the tug Tatoosh.
Prison, for Russian Soldiers.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 7. Sixteen
soldiers charged with attempting to or
ganize a revolt in St. Petersburg garri
son. In 1907, have been sentenced to penal
servitude for terms of from three to eight
years.
Double-sole shoes keep your feet dry.
Special sale prices at Rosenthal's.
PASTORATE AT END
Rev. S. C. Lapham Retires
After Six Years in Pulpit.
CONDEMNS MODERN LIVING
In Final Sermon at Second Baptist
Chnrch, Pastor Declares Prop
erty Is Placed Above
Life in America.
Rev. Stanton C. Lapham, D. D., con
ducted tils last services yesterday at the
Second Baptist Church, Bast Seventh and
Ankeny streets, as he now retires from
the pastorate of that church after having
served for six years. He has been in
Portland for nine years, and while he
retires for the present he may re-enter
the work. For some timo he will eng-asre
in literary work on his far at White
Salmon preparatory for a series of
lectures.
Dr. Lapham spoke last night on the
topic, "Life and Property," his text being
Matthew vi:25, "Is not the life mora than
food and the body more than raiment?"
The sermon was an arraignment of con
ditions, and the intimation was that un
less there be a Change for the better, Na
tional collapse and disorganization of so
ciety may result. He refered to the
slight regard there is for human life
in the industrial world by corporations.
The development of a National taste
for crime and Inhumanity, he said, is
being brought about by the demand of
the President for a great Xatlonal Army
and Navy and the exploiting of crime
in the press. The only remedy for these
conditions, he said, is the return to the
teachings of Jesus Christ. Dr. Lapham
said:
i Sermon of Dr. Lapham. ,
At every turn of the road we are Con
fronted by this question, "Life or Property?"
By what standard am I ordering my life,
by the value of property, or by my appre
ciation of the superior worth, well-being;
and happiness of human life? What Is my
standard of manhood in conduct, thought
and conscience: property or humanity 7
Mr.nev or itien ?.
Injected into every bargain, every deed to
land, every political Issue, every law, occu
nation and business, the services of the em
oloye and wage paid by the employer, all
transactions of men, literature, amusements
and social relations, is this question, "iite
or Pronerty?"
Christ's appeal was always to the worth
of human life as above all property and
possessions. He discovered man as the
priceless gem of time and eternity, fixing
his value above all comparison witn prop
erty, and ever demanding that the well
being of our fellow-man must be the stand
ard of Individual conduct and that the first
and purest expression of his religion of love
to God is In the love of our brother.
Deny It 'as we may, property as against
humanity is today the Ideal. Mammon,
into whose flaming maw we cast men and
women and little children, honor, virtue.
love and country, a monstrous, merciless
Moloch, whose devotees and slaves are to
be numbered by the millions.
Speaks of Modern Slavery.
In horror we think of the. old traffic In
slaves and then go right on In the trafrlo
of human lives for gala and property alone;
selling and enslaving our brothers for a
price. In the year of our Lord 3 i)8. 3704
persons were Killed and M.woa injured on
the railways of the United Status. A Kew
York committee Investigating the condition
of school children reports 12,000.000 school
children In the United States suffering from
physical defects, and 1.240.000 from mal
nutrition. Behind these figures what a rec
ord of life barter. By recent Investigations
conducted by United States District Attor
new Edward W. Sims, we are informed the
syndicate in the white slave traffic did not
make less than $200,000 for Its operations
last year. Behind and beneath this un
speakable traffic in bodies and souls Is the
desperate struggle for existence, the story
of the victims or poverty and tne inhuman
lty of men who trado on human lives for
gain alone.
Greed devouring our children; 3.000,000 in
the united states have displaced aauit
workers and two-thirds of the workers In
New England factories are women. We are
exchanging life for property.
The peace, prosperity and happiness of
human life; the supreme value of life above
ail property; the- saving of life the first
consideration in all human conduct, is the
mission of the one who will follow the ex
ample and commands of the Christ who
placed a divine premium upon all life when
he Bald, "As ye have done it unto one of
the least of these my brethren ye have done
it unto me.
COMPLETES HIS SECOXD TEAR
Rev. James Corby Plans New
Church Home on East Side.
Testerday was the second anniver
sary of the pastorate of Rev. James D.
Corby, of the First Universalist Church
of Good Tidings, East Side, and his ser
mon in the morning was appropriate to
that event. He sooke from the text,
"The Glory of the Second Mile." With
the opening of the third year. It has
been decided to erect a modern church
building in keeping with the progress
this church has made. Provisions have
been made for starting the work early
this year. At the close of his sermon
yesterday morning. Rev. Corby said:
In February, 1907, I first came to this
pariah as Its minister; working together we
have sought to learn Christ's way and walk
In it. Our reaching forth to serve and help
humanity has put our church and faith, on
the map. These two years have brought
friends of Influence and business experience,
such success as we have had has come un
der God, through you and I working, not
eight hours, not Sundays but tolling as
much and as long as was necessary to se
cure the victory. How often I have thanked
God for those of you who have done more
than was expected of you; who have sung,
taught, played, called or been useful In
unexpected ways. God has blessed us in
that the Universalist General Convention
has riven us $5000, and the business men
have already given me over $1000 toward
our new site, with as much more In sight.
That la more than we expected two years
ago; but God Is good and hard' questions
settle themselves when we are on the road
as the lantern we carry at night lengthens
its light forward with each advancing step.
In the stirring and inspiring year that opens
before us we are to broaden and enlarge our
work in every way. We are to have an
every day church touching all the varied
Interests of life.
SPEAKS OX MODERN LIVING
Dr. Heppe Says Men Cannot Live as
Jesus Would.
Speaking upon the question, "Can
Men in Different Professions Live To
day as Jesus Would?" Dr. William H.
Heppe, of Grace Methodist Church, said
in his sermon last night that the ques
tion is not "How would Christ live
were he in the world today?" but "How
would he have me live?" His text was
John xxi:21. He said, in part:
The true glory and strength of a man
lies in his individuality. Imitation is weak
ness. Mimicry advertises the want of cre
ative power. A man shculd be himself,
live his own life. In his own way, upon his
own plane.
The tendency today Is that "the individual
withers and the age Is more and more."
The principle of organization is the live wire
of the times Thousands are saying. "I
cannot live my own life. I must live the
other fellow's life" The creative power,
the principle of Initiative and originality,
are in danger of being crushed. This very
tendency toward social organization and
mass-movements cries loudly for the best
outtiowlng of the Individual life.
Jesus had no such problems to deal with
as confront the laboring classes of America.
There were no labor unions, no boycotts or
strikes or lockouts; the open -and closed
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OFFICERS
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shop policy was unknown. How wcmld
Jesus live if he were a twentieth century
carpenter? Would he be a member of the
labor unions, or would he be a scab .
Would he be in sympathy with strikers for
higher wages and shorter hours? Would
he believe in the open or the closed shop?
Would Jesus be a Socialist, or a um
munlst? Would he favor profit-sharing?
Would he declare himself in favor of arbi
tration as the final solution of all Industrial
differences?
What would the Savior-Carpenter do In
all these relations? Who can tail with any
degree of certainty? Hut if the carpenter
is to live as Jesus would ho must know
lust how he would do and how he would
deal and line up In relation to these modern
conditions and problems of our industrial
world. , .
What gives me deep concern is not. how
would Jesus live If he were a carpenter to
day, but how would he have me live as a
carpenter? ' There would be some lines or
conduct that would be common to all men
in that profession. These wc may be cer
tain Jesus would have us strictly observe
in our dealings with men and In the J-ur-suit
of. our work. But there a;e others
that grow out of our family relatione, out
of our training, our ideals, our ambitions,
out of the fact whether we are In business
for ourselves, or In the employ of others. In
these each one must Judge for himBelt
as to what his duty is. Jesus might or
might not do as we choose to do his Judg
ment and light would be perfect under all
circumstances. All Jesus expects of the
carpenter Is that he live In harmony with
his ideals, that he walk In the lltrht of
his truth, be obedient to his will, and re
veal his salvation by the character of his
work. .,
Can a clerk or a business man live as
Jesus would? Diagnose the Industrial world
today and what do we lind ? We have
placed before 'us a great array of false
weights and measures, false labels, ex
aggerated advertisements, pure food In
fringements, watered stocks, unjust con
tracts, dishonest incomes, hot air invest
ments, and unfair wages.
The pure food law la a fearful Indictment
against existing conditions In our country,
bringing into the limelight the great army
of cheats, liars, swindlers and thieves that
prey upon the pockets of our citizens.
How to be able to live as Jesus would
and be one of the many thousands who
are in the employ of the concerns who
manufacture these adulterated products, or
a clerk In one of the stores that sell these
goods, and at the Same time hold your
Job, is a question too complicated for me
to answer.
NEW CHARTER APPROVED
Writer Also Says That Women Tax
payers Should Have Votes.
PORTLAND, Feb. 6. (To the FdJtor.)
The unwillingness and Indifference of our
leading- business men, both merchants and
manufacturers, to take proper Interest In
city affairs Is responsible for the weak and
unbusinesslike methods In the conduct of
the people's public affairs. Increased taxa
tion and inefficient and Inadequate service
rendered Is general cause for complaint.
The 15 citizens who have qualified as our
city charter revision committee have as
sumed a grave responsibility, the city char
ter being the index to our civic progress.
The future success of our city affairs is
greatly dependent upon the wisdom dis
played by this committee. At a meeting of
the same body, held in to Council cham
ber January 29, the writer was Impressed
by the dignified and considerate manner
evidenced In the deliberations and discus
elons of matters presented.
The proposed plan to eliminate ward
Councilman and politics and to elect a
Mayor and five Counrilmen at larpe to con
duct the affairs of the city should be ap
proved. V ruler this plan, a Councilman will
be elected on his merits and will be as
signed to and have absolute charge of a
particular department, will receive a com
mensurate salary and will be hld strictly
accountable for the proper conduct of the
office. Civil service, as exercised, would
be a barrier and impair the efficiency and
conduct of this proposed plan. The head
of a department should use his discretion
in the selection or retention of ail employes.
"What business firm or corporation could
succeed under the farcical civil service
governing our municipality? Tho operative
features of this law are inconsistent and
adverse to the practical and economic ad
ministration of our civic affairs. The com
petent and honest city employe should not
fear the repeal of this objectionable fea
ture, and reward for merit should control.
"Wise and just laws for the protection of
domestic, commercial and other interests
are essential. Are the good people of Port
land satisfied with the way tho city's busi
ness Is blng managed? Are tho taxpayers
netting value received for every dollar of
their money expended? That there Is some
thing wrong, .and radically wrong, is con
ceded on every hand.
Under the initiative experiment, the ex
travagant and indiscriminate voting of the
people's money is astounding. The Initia
tive Is a venture aud should be v!ewd with
doubt and alarm. Modification or complete
nullification must necessarily be its ultimate
Xate.
Tn appeal of Mrs. Abigail Scott Dunlway
the Pacific Coast.
- - $1,000,000.00
profits $ 500,000.00
R. S. Howard, Jr., Asst. Cashier.
J. W. Ladd, Assistant Cashier.
Walter M. Cook, Asst. Cashier.
to the charter committee for equal rights
for women, raises an Interesting and
weighty question. The general enfranchise
ment of women Is not approved, but the
rights of surf rage for taxpaylng women in
municipal affairs is just, and the necessary
legislation should be enacted giving repre
sentation to this class of our taxpaylng
citizens.
The inconsistencies of the ballot are ap
parent. Taxpaylng women are debarred
from participating In municipal affairs,
while men. often non-restdents and Irre
sponsible, are permitted to vote on meas
ures carrying milliom of dollars, which be
came virtual mortguges on every foot of
property in the city. Compare any number
of good, responsible, taxpaylng women with
a similar number of vicious, irresponsible
and shiftless men, and the latter must nec
essarily lose. The former are permanent,
resident, responsible cltlsens taxpayers,
and bear thoir full share of the burdens Im
posed on the community. Hence, they
should "have equal rights with their brethren
In voicing what disposition should be
honestly made of the money paid out of
their pockets into the city treasury.
E. VKRjSTBEO.
Bonds
Stocks
Securities
For Sale by
T. S. McGrath
Lumber Exchange
PORTLAND, OR,
SAN FRANCISCO PORTLAND S S. CO.
Only direct steamer, and daylight sailing.
From Ainsworth dock. Portland. P. M.i
SS. Senalor, Feb. 5, 19, etc.
b-j. Kose t ily, Feb. IS, 26. etc.
From I,ombard-st., San Francisco, 11 A. M.I
SH. How City, Feb. 6, 20, etc.
SSS. Senalor, Feb. 13, 27, etc.
J. V Ransom. Dock Ajrent.
Main 26S Ainsworth Dock.
M J. ROCHE, City Ticket Agent. 142 Sd St.
Phone Main, 40i, A 1402.
horthPaclflc 3.5. cri. Staainihlj
koauoia and Ceo. W. Elder
Sail lor Lureka, Saa Francisco and
Los Angeles direct every Thursday
at 8 P. M. Ticket office 132 Third
St., near Alder. Both phone, M,
.n-l. H. Young, Agent
COOS BAY LINE
The steamer BREAKWATER leaves Port
land Wednesday, 8. P. M., February 10, from
Ainsworth dock, tor North Bend, Marsh-lli-ld
and Coos Bay point. Freight received
till 4 P. M on day ot sailing. Passengsr
tare, flrst-class. $lu; second-class. $7. in
cluding be-th and meals. Inquire city tlck.t
oftlco. Third and Washington streets, ot
Ainsworth dock. Phone Main 268.
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Portland, Or.
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