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14 THE MORNING OREGOXIAX MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1916. DR. BOYD SAYS WEST SIDE GHURGHES FAIL First Presbyterian Is Killing Others, and Is Only 40 Per Cent Efficient, Charge. "I AM FAILURE," HE SAYS Pastoral Tasks Too Great 60 Per Cent of Congregation Not Work ers Hospitality Needed, Are I Points In Sermon. "I am a failure and I realize It far mora than you. my beloved, this morn ing." emphatically declared Rev. John II. Boyd, pastor of the First Presby terian Church, as he took without text, his theme subject. "A Heart Talk from a Pastor to His People." "There are no great preachers," he continued. "There are no great min isters, no great pastors, but there are great congregations. A congregation makes a minister, a preacher. "The "West Side of Portland Is In 6orry straits. There Is only one Bap tist church left on this side; there is only one Methodist church left, and this church, the First Presbyterian of Port land, is rapidly killing three other Presbyterian churches on this side. The Baptist church is a failure; the Method ist church in a failure, and we are fail ing. "I'm a failure because I haven t had the time or the physical strength to call in person in your homes, on each one of you. My failure started when I became the pastor of the large Cen tral and Western churches, which have called me. When I was pastor of smaller churches I was a conscientious minister. I tried hard as I try now to cover all pastoral relations. Task la Too Great. "The task is too great for me now. It Is a physical Impossibility to do what has to be done here. We must have help. If we are gping to overshadow those other Presbyterian churches on this side we must do something quick ly: we must send help out from this center to those churches which are suf fering on account of us. "The loss of Dr. Henry Marcotte has placed added responsibilities In the Home Mission field on my shoulders. I've had a call to Atlantic City to ad dress one of our church boards. I can't go. My work here is so great and exacting that I can't get away. "I have a telegram on my study desk calling me to make an address to 2000 students at Pullman in January. It would take three days away from my work here. "Shall I go?" I asked myself. Can I let the work here go for three days ' I said I would. And so it goes. When I fail, I want, you, my people, to see why I fail. Only 40 Per Cent Worker. "Do you know that only 40 per cent of the membership of this great con gregation can be counted on for labor when the call comes? That's true, whe ther you know it or not. That means that 60 per cent are inefficient. That means that only 40 per cent can be mobilized, to use a phrase common to day. "I want to see a spiritual atmosphere here. Get the going-to-church habit. Tou can't get the spiritual atmosphere in the morning paper or in your morn ing mall. We must have what I deem to call the perfume of hospitality here in this church. Not long ago I saw an usher ask a couple who had been seated 14 I i 4 In a certain pew to remove to another pew. It hurt me. I had an interview later; and that will never occur again in this church, I am sure. - "My people, you are facing a griev ous responsibility here. It must be faced and it must be met." MEETINGS ARE SCHEDULED Republicans to Gather at Numerous Places This Week. Republican meetings in various parts of Portland are scheduled for the com ing week as follows: October 4 Sunnyside Republican Club, at the Sunnyside School, W. H. H. Dufur, president. Addresses to be made by S. B. Huston, J. W. Beveridge and A. A. Muck. Montavilla Republican Club, at Mon tavilla School. Addresses to be made by Burdette Thayer, C. N. McArthur, E. V. Littlefleld. U. S. Grant Republican Club, at Brooklyn School, addresses to be made by Judge John C. Kavanaugh, Frank S. Grant and George Tazwell. October 5 Albina Republican Club, at the Albina Branch Library. Ad dresses to be made by C. N. McArthur and E. V. Littlef ield. October 6 Hughes Alliance State wide conference at Central Library, and in the evening at the Armory an ad dress by Charles W. Fairbanks, Repub lican candidate for Vice-President. October 7 HugheS-McArthur Repub lican Club, at North Portland Branch Library. Addresses to be made by C. N. McArthur and E. V. Littlefleld, NEW PASTOR TAKES HOLb Rev. Bruce J.' Glffen Joins McMlnn vllle Presbyterian Church. M'MINNVILLE, Or., Oct. 1. (Spe cial.) Rev. Bruce J. Giffen. newly elected pastor of the Presbyterian Church in this city began his pastorate today. He comes from the Parma, Ida ho. Presbyterian Church, where he has been pastor for more than six years. Previous to that he did work in Wy oming, where he settled for two years after a term of service as .a foreign missionary in Egypt. Mr. Griffin was born in Egypt, his father having served more than 40 years in that land. He was educated In the United States, graduating from Erskine College. S. C, after which he took a post-graduate course at Prince ton University. He then completed a two-year course at Xenia Theological Seminary, and two years more at Princeton, receiving from the latter the degree of Bachelor of Divinity. Traffic Ijrws Enforced. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Oct. 1. (Spe cial.) Rigid enforcement of the traffio ordinance has prevailed in Vancouver during the past week. In consequence, 29 arrests have been made, 18 of them on one night. Most of the violations have been for improper or no lights. Small fines so far have been assessed by W. S. T. Derr, Justice of the Peace, but the rate increases $1 daily. Sev eral Portland persons have been num bered -among those arrested. i School Has Jitney Service. GRESHAM, Or.. Oct- 1. (Special.) The contract for transporting pupils of Union High School No. 2, who live at too great a distance from the school house to walk, was awarded to the Ford Quick Service Company, and four Jitneys are devoted to hauling the stu dents to and from school each morn ing and evening. This service Is free to residents of the Union district, but outsiders have to pay for their trans portation. Halsey lias Hughes Club. HALSET. Or.. Oct. 1. (Special.) D. H. Bodine. Sheriff, and J. .S. Van Winkle, ex-Postmaster of Albany, were here Friday night and helped to or ganize a Hughes club. W. L Wells and J. W. Miller were elected delegates to the stat convention in Portland. on lb shows 4 NEW DEAH PREACHES Co-operation of St. Stephens' Congregation Asked. ' FORM WON'T BE CHANGED Emphasis Laid on Attendance at Early Services, but Worshipers Told That Willingness to Serve Must Be Manifest. "If we can co-operate, God, helping, us, the parish will advance. I want you to come to me and tell me your opinions. I believe God has sent me here and I shall -try to do my duty." This was a part of the message with which the Rev. E. H. McCollister, the new dean of St. Stephen's Pro-Cathedral, prefaced his sermon yesterday morning. He urged his parishioners to attend the early morning services as. he declared.- he regards that con gregation as the spiritual backbone of the church. "Personal character and the willing ness to serve," said Dean McCollister, "are the two' things that make a man in the eyes of the world and will surely make him in the eyes of God. We can fool some of the people some of the time; we can fool ourselves, maybe, some of the time, but we can't fo61 God. He knows how sincere we are. "But you may have ever such a good character, reputation, ability, strength and great respectability and yet if you have not the willingness to serve, you are a failure. "There is one thing in the last analy sis of things that is the source of all goodness and that Is the Lord Jesus Christ. Life is too short for new olo gies and isms. The old faith, the love of God. has stood the test for ages. Cling to it. - Good personal character and the willingness to serve you will find will be based on love of God and the faith in the kingdom of heaven." Dean McCollister - came a few days ago from Santa Cruz to succeed the Very Rev. H. M. Ramsey, who resigned to take a chair in the theological col lege at Faribault. Dean McCollister told his congregation yesterday that he would continue to hold the services in practically the same form that has been used there, "because it is sight," he added. He announced that he would be in the church every Saturday from 4 to 5 to consult with any who wished to see him. The choir, under the direction of Carl Denton, rendered an elaborate and beautiful musical setting for the serv ices. A reception will be given soon to welcome Dean and Mrs. McCollister. Sermon Thoughts irpWO Stages and Two Types" was jL the interesting topic discussed yesterday morning by Rev. A C. Moses, pastor of the Waverley Heights Con gregational Church. Rev. Mr. Moses said that there were two classes of Christians, the carnal and spiritual, and said that the former were far more numerous than the latter. "Why is it that there is feebleness in Christianity at present?" he asked. "How do we account for It? It is the worldly type of Christians, tho many Christians who are living in a pro tracted state of infancy. They cannot help themselves, nor others. "Eery man is expected to contribute something to society. He can do this best when he develops normally, that is, with a development of spiritual fac ulties also. "There are two marks that distin at mmauniy former tlfo CSLUlSe he If $rvi im fits p u imae s guish the spiritual man humility and the power and love to help and restore fallen mankind." - Christianity is a strenuous religion, according to Rev. F. J. Meyer, pastor of the University Park " Congregational Church, who spoke yesterday morning to "Go Forward." Rev. Mr. Meyer said that restlessness was the sign of prog ress and that ever the incentive had been to go forward. He rebuked the sluggish church member and said that more energy is necessary to make an ideal worker of him. "Just as we rally about the. flag as the symbol of our Nation In a crisis, so should we always rally about the cross, the symbol of Christianity," said Rev. Mr. Meyer. "Nations and men have been lost by stagnation. Equally true is It that we must go forward if we would be pure. Nettling better shows this than the command of God to 'Go forward to the promised land.' The life of the real Christian is neces sarily one of action and labor for good." That exclusiveness in the church was merely an expression of the old saying. "We are God'a chosen few, all others must be damned." was pointed out In Rev. H. T. Cash's sermpn yesterday morning at the Grace-Montavilla Bap tist church on the theme. "The Church on It's Mission of Love." Rev. Mr. Cash declared that the church must undergo a radical change if it would appeal to the world. "There is only one out of every 1000 laboring men crossing the door of the church. To get these men the church must do away with the old idea of exclusiveness. "The church that Is struggling for the lives of others will never have to struggle for Its own. "Business and pleasure are put be fore the work of Christ and his king dom. We have made It more our busi ness to get people baptized, get them on our records and In our reports than we have to get them to follow Jesus Christ, in serving men and cleaning up corruption." JEWS EXPRESS THANKS 45 IMMIGRANTS FROM RUSSIA ARE QUALIFYING FOR CITIZEN SHI I. Jewish New Year Is Begun With Letter of Appreciation to Benefactors In Portland. In the occasion of the recent Jewish New Year celebration in Portland, an association of 45 Jewish Immigrants, who came from Russia, issued through a committee of three of its members an interesting letter, expressing thanks to the Jewish Aid Societies of Portland for assistance in establishing them selves in the new land. M. Shapiro, p. Polon and A. Polon were on the com mittee. "We numbered - 45 helpless Immi grants last December," said the latter, "and, although several of us had stud ied English in Europe, we found It nigh impossible to make practical use of our trades and professions when we could not express, ourselves correctly. Through the efforts of Ben Selling, Mr. Nemerovsky and the officers of the Jewish Aid Society we were all placed where we could earn honest livelihoods. "After we secured our various posi tions we were again ably supported by Dr. N. Mosessohn. who taught us the English language, with the assistance of his two able sons, Dave and. Moe Mosessohn. "Each one of us 1s striving to become a worthy American citizen. The ma jority of us already have our first citizen's papers issued and shall be come citizens as soon as we may, and we sincerely hope we will be most de sirable citizens. "As the Jewish New Year dawns we all feel the desire to begin aright and prove ourselves worthy of the wonder ful opportunities this country offers." Polish women are renowned for the beauty of their handfl. They place grace fulnean of the hands above all other charm . eir improved IhealtR cha moe siiaspectt coffee Suprtts IMS Hsic ADULT GLASSES DUE Medical School Opens Today: Night Schools Tonight. LATTER AVAILABLE TO ALL Americanization Study by Foreigners Is Most Striking Course In Edu cation Extension Medical Clinics to Begin. "vVith the Medical School of the Uni versity of Oregon opening today and night courses in 11 of the public schools about the city beginning their terms at 7:15 tonight, this date marks an Im portant place in the year's educational history in Portland. The night schools last year had an attendance of more than 6000 and the registration this year is expected to be much larger. . They are to be open to students more than 16 years old. those under 18 requiring special permission. The schools are open to the general public. Three evenings a week will be de voted to classes in all of the schools. Monday. Wednesday and Thursday evenings will be used for classes in Lincoln, Jefferson. James John. Com mercial and the polytechnic schools. . Monday, Wednesday and Friday will be the nights for classes .at Ladd. Ar leta, Albina. Sellwood and the Ameri canization School. Aliens to Be Tauatat. Probably the most striking institu tion among all the night schools is the Americanization School, held In the Shattuck Schoolhouse. which is for the purpose of training aliens in the ele ments of American citizenship. David Mosessohn will be principal of the school again and will have under him nine other teachers. Registration will begin at 7 o'clock and the actual class work will be commenced at the regular evening meeting Wednesday.' Tha opening of the Medical College of the University of Oregon Is an occa sion of especial Interest inasmuch as this year marks a point of Important change In the development of the school. The two years' college pre requisite training goes Into force this year and the result will be a much smaller freshman class, but a markedly higher standard of scholarship It is be lieved.' This year also inaugurates the three year . degree course system, whereby students working in the University at Eugene can. after three years' work there, come to the Medical College and at the end of their freshman year here secure their degree of bachelor of sci ence from the other school. Clinic Bcglna Today. About $5000 In new equipment has been Installed by the school, besides a clinical laboratory Installed at St. Vln cent's Hospital. A clinic In medicine and surgery will begin there today. Two new full-time professors begin their duties today. Dr. F. R. Menne, ot Chicago, as associate professor In pathology, and Dr. W. F. Allen, of Min nesota, as professor of anatomy. 'Dr. Menne received his A. B. at Wis consin and his M. D. degree at Rush Medical College, after which he became instructor In pathology at the Univer sity of Chicago. He was also surgical assistant to Dr. Dean Lewis, one of the most eminent surgeons In Chicago. Dr. Allen is a graduate of Stanford and has been assistant professor ot anatomy In the University of Minne sota for some time. As a member ot the American Association of Anato mists, he has achieved eminence In re search work. Several other fujl-time professors are fims helped them TANT fon 4ira tiimm!!TnnnnnnMtmTTTTTTrf?Ty!M;;TnHHTMt???TmmTTnTf!tMT'TMnTi??nnnM o Lfi INSPECTION of your Battery at any time TO get the best results from your storage bat tery have it inspected and tested frequently. We will gladly do this for you free of charge. Motor car owners should have a copy of our complete battery text book "The Black Mystery Box Explained" price 50c, but free to you if you are a car owner. Liberal allowances on old batteries if yon want a new one. Protect yourself with our IS Months Guaranteed Adjustment Plan. We solicit your battery repair business, charging and renewal. 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Patriotic music played by several bands, flaming torches, banners with the pictures of Hughes and Fairbanks and Republican slogans, speeches by the state's most prominent Republican leaders and a parade of voters down Main street and back these will form the features of the affair, as outlined by Secretary Slevers. GRESHAM POSTMASTER IN 1. M. Roberts Succeeds Mrs. I. MeColl After 18 Years' Service. GRESHAM. Or.. Oct. 1. (Special.) D. M. Roberts has received his com mission as postmaster of the local of fice and began his duties this morning succeeding - Mrs. I. McColI, who has been postmaster here for 18 years. Miss Margaret Creeey will be retained as assistant. Walter Brown, who for two years has been mall messenger, carrying the mall to and from the depot, resigned, and Glen Rusher has succeeded him. He is In the employment of the railroad and not the postoffice department. coffee TPOSTDM Post UM 99 1 3 3 3 a at Conch St. Phone Broadway 45 GIRLS DRSETHAN BOYS 57 PER CEXT BEFORE COURT ARB MORALITY CASES. Moat of Delinquencies Are Traced to Turpitude or Poverty of Parents, bat Few Are Sentenced. Of girls appearing before the Juvenile) Court of Multnomah County, 57 per cent are there because of Immorality. In startling contrast. Immorality brings only 15 per cent of the boys there. This information is revealed In the report of the 11th year of the work of the Juvenile Court, which has been Is sued by Judge T. J. Cleeton. In the first year of Its existence the Juvenile Court dealt with about 1000 children. During the past year the Juvenile Court handled 2783 children, of which but 334 were made court wards, the remaining 1449 being dis posed of informally. The aim or the Juvenile Court Is that of a preventive rather than a prose cuting agency. Of the 34 court cases. 1H3 were those of dependent children, while 141 were of children who had been delinquent. Of the delinquent. 61 were girls and 80 were boys. Of the dependent cases, it was found that 9 -per cent were due to the Immor ality of the mothers, 9 per cent were due to Intemperance of parents. 11 per cent were abandoned by parents. In 12 per cent the father had deserted his family, 13 per cent were of illegitimate children and 26 per cent were canes where the wages earned in the family were too low to keep the family to gether. Kentucky lat year registered S3.S7S blrthe and rienthn. : A
