Morning Oregonian., December 25, 1916, Page 13, Image 13

CHRIST CHILD IS
TOPIC FOR PULPIT
Various Lessons Drawn by
Pastors rFom Celebratoin
of Birth of Christiantiy.
SPECIAL SERVICES HELD
TTigli and Tjow Masses Will Be Given
In AH Roman Catholic Churches
This Morning and Episcopal
ians Also Will Observe Day.
CHRISTMAS MESSAGES IN SER
MONS BY PORTLAND
PASTORS.
The birth of Jesus Christ was
the advent of saner, better condi
tions; a revivifying force in the
world. Dr. J. H. Boyd, First
Presbyterian.
No creeds are emphasized on
this day of days. The chimes In
the million-dollar tower are In
perfect unison with the drum
beat of the Salvation Army. Rev.
Ft. II. Sawyer, Kast Side Chris
tian. The solution of the world's
greatest wrongs can be found in
the words, "Peace on earth, good
will to men." Rev. Joshua Stans
field. First Methodist Church.
Christmas should inspire co-operation
between laity and clergy.
Both should give of their best, in
faith, love and service. Dean E.
H. McCollister. St. Stephen's Pro
Cathedral. Host of the things that you
hold dear, the government, home
life and moral measures, arc the
result of the teachings that
sprang from the child born in
that 'humble manger in Bethle
hem. Father W. B. Cronin, St.
Mary's Pro-Cathedral.
Special Christmas services held In a
majority of the churches of Portland
yesterday, paid 'tribute to the Babe of
Bethlehem. In sermon, anthems, can
tata and in story, the pastors, soloists
and faunday school teachers told the
message of the birth of the Christ
child. They gave the old, old story,
ever new, with its Interpretations Into
the lives of the men and women of
today.
The Episcopalians and Roman Cath
olics will hold their Christmas serv
ices this morning. Lutherans also will
have appropriate sermons and music
today.
As a closing observance of Christmas
eve. there was held at midnight last
night, a beautiful service in Trinity
Episcopal Church, where Dr. A. A. Mor
rison presided, and a full vested choir
sang music especially selected for the
occasion. The principal numbers were
"When Jesus Was Born in Bethlehem"
CCruikshank). and the music setting
for the communion service. The church
was adorned with stately fir trees
which were banked in the chancel anfl
afforded an ideal background for the
singers.
Service Held at Rivera.
In the afternoon Dr. Morrison held a
special Christmas service in the little
schoolhouse at Rivera for the children
of the neighborhood. He "took the
church to those too little to go to it."
This morning, beginning in early
hours, the Roman Catholic churches
will hold masses and at 11 o'clock
Archbishop Christie will preside at the
solemn pontif iua.1 mass at St. Mary's
Pro-Cathedral. v
High mass will be held at the Ca
thedral at 6 o'clock and 9:45 this morn
ing, and low masses said at 7:15 and
8:30 o'clock in the morning.
St. Francis Church will have two
high masses, on at 5:30 this morning
and the other at 10:30. Low masses
will be held at 6:30. 8 and 9 o'clock.
The Sisters of the Precious Blood
were among the few of the diocese who
held mldnlarht mass last night. The
solemn service was private and attend
ed by only those of the convent.
Bishop Sumner to Officiate.
Bishop W. T. Sumner will hold early
service at 6:30 o'clock this morning at
St. Stephen's Pro-Cathedral and at
10:30 o'clock he will preach the sermon.
Dean McCollister presiding at the com
munion service. There will also be
services at 7:30 and 10 A. M.
Early services In all the Episcopal
churches will mar If the Christmas
morn.
In the First Presbyterian Church Dr.
J. H. Boyd preached a message of hope
fulness and love yesterday; in the First
Congregational Church, Dr. Luther R.
Dyott gave to his congregation in the
morning one of the most inspiring of
the Christmas messages, and in the
hite Temple Dr. Calvin Waller of
Asheville, X. C. told of the Joy of doing
deeds that inspire to a better life In
the East Side Christian Church. Rev.
R. H. Sawyer told, the story of the
birth of Jesus and termed Its celebra
tion as the "Day of Days."
COMIXG OF CHRIST FORECAST
AVar Is Factor In Fulfilling Scrip
tures' Prophecy, Says Pastor.
,,',"rht Chrif,t m"st come again to ful
fill the prophecies of the scriptures "
was the trend of the morning sermon
yesterday by Rev. A. L. Hutchinson at
Piedmont Presbyterian Church It is
told in Luke that the Christ child shall
be born and that his name shall be
Jesus, and that his greatness shall be
above kings and his spirit everlasting
The first we know is true. The sec
ond religion concedes.
"It is also foretold that he shall be
the sole king of the throne of David.
After the destruction of Jerusalem by
Titus all Hebrew genealogy was lost
except the genealogy of Jesus by Luke
and Matthew. Therefore he is the only
person who can show that he sprung
from David. And he is the only one
who can claim the throne of David.
"To prove the validity of God's oath
the perpetuity of David's throne Is ex
pected. This prophecy is so far not
carried out, but awaits the return of
Christ when a kingdom with Jerusalem
as its center will be made.
"The war and strained conditions of
nffairs, all the present day circum
stances point to such a consummation
of God's will, and the world war is one
of the factors to bring It about."
SEASON HAS RESPONSIBILITY
Duty to Parents Ranks First Says
Fathf-r William B. Cronin.
The deep responsibility of Christinas
was made known in sermon high mass
at the Cathedral yesterday morning,
when Father William B. Cronin pleaded
for a forgiving spirit at Christmas and
thought! ulness of aged parents. High
mass In honor of Christmas will be said
this morning at 9:45, and the other
masses will be held at 6 A M., 7:15 and
8:30 o'clock.
"The feast of Christ Is the most
beautiful of all, but let us not get so
accustomed to going through services
that we may not realize that the fun-
THE CHRISTMAS REVELATION
By Dr. Joshua Stansfield, Pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church.
Text "God manifest In the flesh.- I Timothy 13il6.
The feet of the humblest may walk in the
field
Where the feet of the "Holiest" have
trod ;
This, this is the marvel to mortals revealed.
Where the silvery trumpets of ChrtBtmM
have pealed
That mankind are the children of God.
Phillips Brooks.
AMAIN proposition of this sermon
is that the Bible, and especially
the Christian Revelation, teaches
the native dignity, capacity and kin-
snip or man to God.
We say the Chris
tian Revelation
which is more than
the Scriptures
merely for It in
cludes the life of
the God-man,
Jesus.
The Revelation Is
more than writings,
or precepts or
teachings; it Is "a
life." In Him was
life, and the life
was the light of
men.
Man is more than
lev, Stansticld.
"highly organized matter" for subse
quent upon material formation "God
breathed into his nostrils the breath of
life, and man became a living soul."
Man is an offspring of deity; as St.
Paul affirms, "We are his offsprings."
God is the father of our spirits.
By sin man fell: that is, dropped be
low himself. But, sin did not unmake
man. It marred and shamed and
spoiled: and, as we sometimes say.
ruined him. but it never made him to
be other than Heaven's offspring
God's child.
e
The Bible is a record, not so much of
the sins of the race but of the persistent
struggles of man under the drawings
of God, or the divine spirit in man
to get back to himself to his best
and to God. The book is pre-eminently
a history of human redemption; it is
a record of human life In which God
is at work to bring back; it is a his
tory and record of moral and spiritual
restoration, recovery and redemption
and salvation.
Man is not a child of the devil. In
time or eternity, in earth or In hell,
he is a child of God. The relation of
man to God is vital, not official, and
being such It Is eternal.
The prodigal may degrade himself,
so as to mix, even with the swine, but
when the Father sees him He says,
"This, my son. was dead and Is alive
again." The story of the prodigal son
is the highest and most specific teach
ing of Jesus as to the native relation
ship of man to God. It is not an In
cidental, but a specific declaration of
man's relation to God.
It Is the fact of this vital relation
ship to God which makes the awful
ness of sin. and when fully realized
makes the sense and guilt of sin most
deep. The consciousness of sin under
the Christian teaching is deeper and
keener than In all other religions. If
man were not so good and great he
could not be so slnfuL
Further, it is to the native and in
herent good in man that the appeal of
the Bible Is always made. It Is also the
good In man that ls penitent, and that
suffers and shames.
Now in the Christian doctrine of the
incarnation and in the person of our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, this
great Bible truth is at full. The doc
trine of the Incarnation we usuallv
and rightly Rpcak of as the climax doc
trine of Christianity, the fullest in
dwelling of the divine in man. In
damental fact about Christianity ls the
love or our neighbors. At this holy
time let there be no malice nor dis
sension with anyone. If you have
wronged anyone, rectify the wrong.
loung men. you who are awav from
home, don't dare to come to the altar
tomorrow before you have communi
cated with your parents. You owe
thetn a serious responsibility. That
faithful mother waiting for you de
serves to hear from you. Do not for
get that If you have neglected her or
your father you will have to answer
for that to God. The sight of an un
grateful daughter or son ls unpleaslng
in the sight of God.
'lou spend money so foollshlv. You
lavish gifts on mere friends. It may
make them happy. If so, do It. But
in so doing do not forget that greater
debt the debt of love to your parents.
If your parents are in need. It is your
sacred obligation to help provide for
them."
Rev. Father Cronin told of the com
ing of Christ and of the great facts
that surrounded his life. "It Is strange
that out of that humble maniror in
Bethlehem should come a saviour of the
world, . whose doctrine of Christianitv
and whose nativity should be honored
every clime and under every flat- of
the world.
"This Government which we hold so
dear, our moral measures and many of
the things that you hold so dear are
the outcome of Christian teachings."
GIVING MEETS WISHES OF GOD
Dr. C. B. Waller, of Asheville, Talks
on Christmas at White Temple.
'Not merely giving because it is a dntv
but because God wants us to, makes
Christmas and all the Jtear what it
should be," declared Dr. Calvin B. Wal
ler, who occupied the nulnlt nf thn
White Temple yesterday.
Dr. Waller ls pastor of the Rnntlnt
Church, of Asheville. N. C. and. al
though he said, during his visit here,
that he did not care to be considered a
candidate for the pulnit. he made a
decidedly favorable impression. and
mere is a strong possibility that the
-ommittee from the church will recom
mend calling him. Dr. Waller's sermon
yesterday was a stirring message to all
to do the things that are more Impor
tant than duty the things that are
so orten left undone, kind acts nn
thoughtful, unselfish deeds.
The church was filled and an Impres
sive musical programme. appropriate
to the Chrlstmastide. was given in the
evening by the White Temple quartet.
uaroia Murlbut. Miss Emma Kllppel,
Harry Scougall and Mrs. Virginia S."
Hutchinson. Miss Nellie Kennedv
sided at the organ.
PRESIDENT'S NOTE DISCUSSED
Rev. W. G. Eliot, Jr., Says Message
Is Christian, Not Diplomatic.
In switching from the topic an
nounced in the morning paper to the
subject of President Wilson's peace
letter to the belligerent nations, Rev
W. G. EllOt, Jr.. of the Unitarian
Church, declared that he wa not ac
tuated by a desire to seize upon a
timely topic, nor merely one of mo
mentous importance. He declared that
it was imperative that the people of
this country be able to bring about a
quick "mobilization of opinions and
Judgments in great and sudden crises."
I have studied the text of the Presi
dent's note very carefully and have
likewise studied the reactions to it in
all the nations directly affected. No
where do I find the President's mo
tives questioned, but in Europe the Idea
seems to be that although the Presi
dent meant well he had blundered.
"Yet my conclusions are that the
Secretary of State's interpretation and
his evident retraction have contributed
to raise such a cloud of dust that the
real road has been obscured. When
this dustcloud clears the world will
see that the President has put up an
epoch-making alternative proposition
to the nations at war. Re has cot
Jesus Christ, the word, which is God,
became flesh. As Christians we believe
that this fullest incarnation In Jesus
was for the redeeming and salvation
of the race. We cherish the feeling and
hold the belief that God, in Christ, gave
a validity and worth to the life and
death of our Lord, which redeemed
mankind.
VVW have this belief, we say. that
somehow this was so. but how or why
none of us can wholly set forth. No
theory on this matter ls. or ever has
oeen. ror long satisfactory. To many
thoughtful, sincere, godly Christian
people none is satisfactory today. No
theory of the atonement as a divine
sacrifice can be stated which la Intel
lectually and morally satisfactory to
the entire ministry and membership
of the church, yet the reality of Christ
as Savior continues a most blessed fact
of experience and life. On the other
hand, persons who are most exact and
precise and literal and positive and
sure as to the how and the what of the
divine side of the world's redemption,
are usually the most intolerant talkers
the church has to endure. The how
and the why of the divine in a sacri
fice for human redemption are ainong
the hidden things which belong unto
God.
The divine bIIc of redemption is. we
repeat, among the "hidden things of
God." but the Incarnation, that ls. God
in human life, "godliness," ls not a
hidden thing, but revealed "God mani
fest in the flesh." The incarnation lj
not an anomaly, but higher normality.
Jesus Christ ls set forth as the fullness
of the measure of the stature of man
ye are complete "in him." When Christ
came into the flesh he came to his own.
We are of God and to God. Chris
tianity Is pre-eminently this:
The kinship of man with God.
The fellowship of God with man.
The experience of God In man.
The glory of Christianity ls not that
it distances God from man, but that it
brings him nearer. . . . God Is our
father in Jesus Christ, . . . He is
an Indwelling reality the divine hu
manly experienced. Thus we have as
an experience. God over us, God with
us. God in us. That Is the great doc
trine of the Trinity. BOcalled. It Is
more than dogma, it is experience. As
a religious metaphyslc the doctrine is
often an offense and a rock of stum
bling. But the Trinity, as God In hu
man experience, ls Intrinsically and
forever true.
Now, this Christian doctrine of kin
ship to God. if fully believed and fully
preached, will give tremendous results:
1. A deeper sense of sin.
2. A deeper and surer basis of moral
appeal.
3. It will give a truer sense of dig
nity and worth In human life every
where. 4. It will give a large basis for
Christian hope and character.
5. The recognition of the true nature
of man will g've a purer conscious
ground for the ethical and spiritual
Imperatives of Christianity.
This message of Christmas and the
Christian doctrine that God ls In human
life "God manifest in the flesh" ls
the greatest and grandest of all Chris
tian truth. Know it; believe it; re
joice in it;, live It. Christmas as a his
toric fact may be celebrated. Christ
mas as a living truth may be experi
enced. Celebrate the fact, then. Joy
ously, and live the truth nobly.
Christmas brought heaven's best for
eartn s deepest need. Let Christmas
again, through Christians, bring the
best gifts and life, for the help of the
needy and the good of many.
spoken in terms of diplomacy but In
terms of humanity and Christianity."
Mr. Eliot defined what he considers
the President has actually done under
three heads "(1) he has put before the
belligerent nations the fact that the
neutral nations are suffering from the
war as well as the nations doing the
fighting; (2) he has warned the nations
at war that when peace terms are fi
nally arranged the rights of the neu
trals must be taken into considera
tion, and (S) he has standardized the
principles upon which peace must be
brought about."
JESCS DISCUSSED AS MAN
Dr. Hlnson Finds Idea of Gossip
About Christ Is Shock.
Jesus, of Nazareth, as the neighbors
and frienda of his day knew him, was
depicted yesterday morning at the East
Side Baptist Church, In the sermon of
Rev. W. B. Hlnson. who ls occupying
the pulpit temporarily. He took his
text from Matthew xvi:13. where
in Jesus asks hla disciples: "Whom do
men say that I. the Son of Man. am?"
"It comes to us almost as a shock
that once Jesus was talked about In a
casual, matter-of-ract way," observed
Dr. Hlnson, "that, as he walked the
streets, people would say, 'There he
goes!' "
Yet the Savior was discussed in this
very manner. declared the minister
until he questioned his disciples to dis
cover what men said of him. They re
piled that he was compared to Elijah
and Jeremiah, and to others of the
great prophet, and to John, the Bap
tist, and that it was variously held that
h- was the reincarnation or these. The
wide difference in character between
these men, who were supposed to have
returned in the person of Christ, ap
pears confusing. Dr. Hlnson admitted,
until we consider that "Jesus had no
special excellency at all he was per
fect all around, with the tenderness
of Jeremiah, the firmness of Elijah and
the courage of John, the Baptist." Thus
it was that men perceived the great
qualities of all in the Christ.
But. the minister presented, there
was no doubt in the minds of his
disciples. The impetuous Simon Peter
spoke for them when he answered
"Thou art the Christ, the Son of the
living God."
CHRISTMAS VIEW IS GIVI.N
Rev. R. H. Suwyer Emphasizes Lea
vonlng Influence or Day.
The vital power or Christmas Is its
leavening lnfluenre, .declared Rev R
H. Sawyer, pastor or the East Side
Christian Church, who yesterday morn
ing spoke on "The Spirit or Christ
mas." The wise men or old who saw
the star in the East wore not wiser
than the modern wise men. who pause
in their 20th century rush to realize
that. In the words or Mr. Sawver "The
tranpformlnp power or Christmas love
is working Its miracles in the great
world or religion. The somber priest,
the dignified clergyman and humble
preacher -ave forgotten their credal
controversies and stand before their
people with faces transfigured by the
holy memories of Htm whose advent
was on the nfsrht or the world's first
Christmas. No creeds are emphasized
on this day of days. The musical
chimes In the tall tower of the million
dollar temple are ringing today in
perfect unison with the resonant thump
of the Salvation Army drum, ror each
Is telling out the old sweet story of
Bethlehem's manger cradle and the
hearts or all who listen are thrilled
with the spirit of fellowship and good
will toward all men."
Mr. Sawyer recalled to his congrega
tion that history records no battles
fought on Christmas day. no executions
In payment of criminal transgression,
and that the spirit of Christmas love
was felt in every highway and byway
of lire.
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OR. BOYD PREACHES
Advent of Christ Needed,
Before, He Says.
as
FORMER AGE COMPARED
"Christmas, the Day That Changed
the World," la Theme Music
and Decorations In Keeping
With Festive Occasion.
In hymns, sermon, church choir mu
sic and handsome decorations of Win
ter greenery, the Christmas spirit was
much in evidence yesterday at the
First Presbyterian Church. Large con
gregations attended both services.
"Christmas the Day That Changed
the World" was the subject of the ser
mon of the pastor. Dr. John H. Boyd, at
yesterday morning's service. Dr.
Boyd took as his central thought that
the world was steeped literally in de
bauchery and sensuality, so far as
Rome and Greece were concerned, when
Jesus Christ was born, and that at his
advent better, saner Ideals came Into
being. So today this old battle-scarred,
commercial, material world. needs
Christ as a revivifying force and Sa
vior. Lowest Depths Reached.
"When Jesus Christ was born at
Bethlehem," said Dr. Boyd, "Rome and
treece wallowed in cruelty, and In
the lowest depths of voluptuous cor
ruption. W read of one Roman woman
who wore a dress so costly, so weighed
down with beautiful pearls, that It was
valued'at $1,160,000. Caesar ordered at
one time 500 lions to tear each other
in the blood-soaked arena. Five hun
dred gladiators rought in the coliseum
to please the Roman populace. Masses
of the people lived for lust. It ls a
matter of history that one 'noble'
Roman woman petitioned the law that
she could be ' called a strumpet, so
that fhe could sing lewd songs to the
b'ods. Greece loved ease.
Jesus Christ Brings Love.
"Amid such conditions in Rome and
Greece. Jesus Christ was born, but with
His advent there did not come any
marching armies bent on conquest, or
anything explosive. His was the
gentle life of a little child. He brought
with him a new sense of God, of love.
Rome cried out in Its loneliness and
misery, and found Jesus Christ. He
gave a new Jdenl or lire.
"The Germans have a beautirul lit
tle poem entitled, "The Dream or a
Peasant." In which a poor man, whoso
wire and children have died, goes to
sleep and has a dream. The root of
his humble cottage comes ofr, and the
walls take the shape or arched win
dows. The place becomes a cathedral,
with a singing choir. The man. In his
vision, sees the angels, and around
about them are his wire and children.
So Jesus gives us dreams and visions,
dreams or the other better life.
Military Fame Eclipsed.
"We read or the marching armies
or Alexander, Caesar and Napoleon, but
what or these military leaders today.
In estimation of lasting value, com
pared with the lives or Conruclus. Bud
dha and Jesus Christ? The soldiers
gave the world armies and ideas, but
Jesus gave It hope. We need the spirit
or Jesus more and more amid this Mot
or war. this condemned day or cruelty?
The music programme rendered by
the quartet, consisting ot Mrs. Leah
Slusser Hathaway, soprano, Mrs. Lu
lu Dahl Miller, contralto. Warren A
Irwin, tenor, and John Claire Monteith,
baritone, with Edgar E. Coursen as or
ganist, was rinely rendered. A. note-
able feature of the service was the harp
playing of Mrs. Robert J. Power. The
anthems included. "Awnke, Put on Thy
Strength. O Zlon" (Schnecker): "Star
of the Orient' (Shelley), and "Hall to
the Lord's Anointed" (Shackley.)
LESSON OF PEACE EMPHASIZED
Rev. Luther R. Dyott Drnws Paral
lel In America.
"God's recognition of the value of
humanity ls expressed in the birth of
Christ, which we are observing In this
service," said the Rev. Luther R. Dyott,
pastor of the First Congregational
Church, at the Christmas services yes
terday morning.
'Through Christianity humanity ls
being brought to a recognition of its
own value, which it would receive in
no other way.
"While the programme to Increase
the Japanese navy to surpass that of
the United States Is causing concern In
some places, here in America there are
Japanese and American children grow
ing up together in the mutual recog
nition of their human brotherhood, and
time will see the force or distrust off
set perhaps by those other rorces which
represent the heart-life and which rep
resent what Christ brought to us on
this day."
The church was especially decorated
ror Christmas and beroro the sermon
the choir gave a 15-mlnute recital or
Christmas anthems and carols. The
evening service was devoted chiefly to
musical offerings In observance of
Christmas.
Christmas exercises were held in the
Sunday school classes also in the morn
ing. BARK OLYMPIC SAILS
STEAM KR NORWOOD AND TANKER
LA PRIHEKA GET IN.
Grace Dollar Resumes Journey to Van-
couver
Tender Manannita on
For Tillamook Light.
Outstanding activity on the water
front yesterday was the departure of
the American bark Olympity which
sailed for Melbourne with 1.000,000 feet
of Oregon fir aboard. The Olympic
completed her cargo yesterday at Pres
cott and dropped down the river en
route for Astoria and the sea.
Arter having completed a deckload
or lumber on the river, the steamer
Grace Dollar resumed her Journey to
Vancouver, B. C, yesterday morning
at 8:30. The lumber, consisting of 450.
000 feet, will be reshipped at Vancouver
and sent to Shanghai.
Arrivals yesterday Included the
tanker La Prlmera. which got into thef
river rrom California with products of
the Standard OH Company. She left
up late yesterday from Astoria and
will discharge at the North Bank dock
and Municipal dock No. 1.
The oil tanker W. 8. Porter com
pleted discharging yesterday and got
away again for California.
The steamer Norwood, which ls to
take out. a cargo of wheat ror the
Globe Grain Company, reached Port
land harbor yesterday. 8he brought
general cargo for Parr McCormlck,
which was discharged at the Oak-street
dock. She will load at the Globe Mills
and will be dispatched to San Fran
cisco. The lighthouse tender Manzanlta.
which was compelled to turn back rrom
ithe Tillamook liihthouse Saturday
owing to atoimy weather, got away
from Astoria yesterday again on a
trip to that beaeon.
ADELINE BOAT DISTINGUISHED
Coos Bay Vessel Is Greatest Lum
ber Carrier in World.
MARSHFIELD, Or., Dec. 4. Spe
clal.) The greatest lumber carrier In
the world ls the distinction of the
steamer Adeline Smith. The Adeline
Smith plies between Coos Bay and Bay
Point, Cal.. and on each trip carrleu
between 1.650.000 and 1,750.000 feet of
lumber. The Adeline Smith carried more
lumber in 1915 than any vessel, having
a record of 100.000.000 feet. This year
Captain B. W. Olson says she will ex
ceed her previous record by 16,000 000
feet.
The secret of the vessel's abllitv to
transport so great an amount of lum
ber is In the loading and unloading
apparatus at each end of the route.
The vessel Is loaded and discharged bv
electrlc cranes. The lumber is mada up
in packages and 1,600,000 feet of lum
ber has been put on board in 14 hours.
The Adeline never spends more than
one day In port, unless delayed by bar
conditions.
Jetty to Be Finished May 1.
EUGENK Of rtmn A rm , i -
- - - . ' k' 'ill I -
Construction work on the south Jetty
i uio lauum or me siuslaw will be
completed about May 1. according to
Leland Hurd. employed on the work.
Who is unending fSn f I, .-. ..
' - - o . i . , t. kJ . ., .. null-
days In Eugene. The Jetty will be 4305
lung, nocx is Deing put Into place
at the rate or about 700 tons a day. Mr.
Hurd reports IK ft f . . - - .w-
bar. according to measurements rrom
the schooner Ahwaneda. which crossed
a few days ago.
Vessel Will Change Hands.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec Z4 The Alas
ka Steamship Company will send offl
cers from here Monday to San Fran
cisco to take over the steamer Stanlcv
collar, purchased two months ago by
the company from the Dollar line. The
Stanley Dollar will be brought here
and placed In the Alaska trade.
Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.
COOS BAT. Or.. Dec. 24. (Special. )
The steam schooner Inqua sailed for San
l-ranclsco with lumber from the North Bend
Mill it Lumber Company plant at 11
Sailing at 11:3. the ateam schooner Ean
Cubrlel carried a cargo ot lumber from the
Bay Park mill at North Bend.
The ateam schooner Yellowstone is due
from San Francisco and Eureka.
The steamship F. A. Ktlburn Is barbound
at Eureka.
The highest tide of the year occurred to
day. No damage was reported. The bell
buoy In the lower bay was under water for
several hours during the abb.
TACOMA. Wash.. Dee. 4. (Special )
Recently chartered at a record rate to load
lumbar on the Sound for South Africa the
schooner William Nottingham, now flying
the Norwegian flag, arrived In port this
morning and will take her cargo at the
Dunaher mill.
The Nottingham receives a rate of 200
shillings for the vovare. Sh. oh.,-
tered hut week by the Ocean Lumber Com
pany, ana will load for Durban. While
her lay days do not begin until January 1
it la likely that she will begin loading
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SEATTLE. Wash.. Dee, 24
Two big cargo vessels, the Yokohama Maru.
of the N. Y. K.. and the Hokkal Maru of
the Mitsui fleet, arrived today from the
Orient with full cargoes, the former get
ting In at 1:30 P. M with 4000 tons of
eiirBo, i rirst en bin and 100 steerage pas
sengers. Including 53 Russian refugees, and
the second arriving at 1 p. M., with full
cargo for Mltuul & Company.
Other arrivals today sera the steamer
' uraeao, with rrdgnt from San Francisco
at u:45' A. M. : the steamer Lyman Stewart.
from Port San Luis, at 8 P. M.; steamer
wueen, irom s-an j- ranclsco. at 4 A M.. t 1th
freight and passengers, and the schooner
Harold Blekum. from Seward, In tow of
tug .Manila, at noon.
The Harold Blekum comes to this port
for repairs, having lost all her sails and
most of her rigging In a series of gales
.ii:e in Aiasaa waters.
The Oil tanker Col. E. T Drake aajlerl
for San Francisco, via Point Wells, at
- - v x . . i
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 24 (Special.)
Three Japanese freighters left port todav.
two for the Orient and one for New York.
The latter was the Kanagawa Maru. which
put In here from the Orient for fuel Sat
urday. Those for the Orient were the tank
er Biivo Maru and the freighter Kolau Maru
the former bound for Osaka, and the latter
ior Kobe.
One of the highest charters made this sea
son 11 that of the Norwegian steamer Cap
to. which was launched at Moore & Scott's
yard a few weeks ago. The v. ssel has been
taken by Comyn Makall & Co.. for lumber
to uombay or Calcutta at 20O shillings.
Coastwise fixtures reported are the steam
ers Daisy. Columbia Klvrr to San Francisco,
at 6: Daisy Uadsby. Grays Harbor to San
Pedro, $7; Daisy Putnam. Columbia River
to han Pedro, Si. and Daisy Mathews, Co
lumn: River to San Pedro. $7.
Leaving San Francisco for her new home
in New York, the Red Stack tug Dauntless
left port for the Eaat Coast via Panama
early today. -
The Dauntless has been sold to the Luck-
enbaeh Steamship Company and will be
us !d by It In New York harbor to handle the
freighters of the line.
Making her last sailing from here, the
Java Pacific steamer Karfmoen steamed
for Iquique this morning. The vaasel has
been In the trade between Java ports and
San Francisco for a long time and now
goes to tho West Coast to load nitrate for
Ifiurope. Her achedule on the Java-Pacific
service has been taken over by the new
steamer Blntang, sailing from hero Wednes
day. ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 24. (Special.) Car
rying a deckload of lumber from Portland
and general freight from San Francisco, the
eteara schooner Grace Dollar sailed today
for Vancouver.
Tha steamer Rose City sailed early this
morning for San Francisco and San Pedro
with freight and passengers from Portland
and Astoria.
Bringing fuel and refined oil for Portland,
the tank steamer Oleum arrived this morn
ing from California.
Tha steam schooner La Prlmera arrived
today with a cargo of asphaltum for Port
land. With a cargo of lumber for Melbourne
the bark Olympic was brought down from
Prescott today. She will not sail for sev
eral days.
After discharging fuel oil at Portland
the tank steamer W. S. Porter sailed today
for California.
Marconi Wireless Reports.
(All position reported nt 8 P. M.. Decem
ber 24, unle-ut otherwise denlcnated.)
China. Orient for San Francisco, 313 miles
from .-'an Francisco, December 28.
Wllhelmlna, left Hilo, 15 P. M., for Hono
lulu. December ?3.
Standard Arrow, China for Ean Francisco,
1075 miles from Swatow, December 23.
Acme, San Franclro for China. 3270 mile
from San Francisco, December 23.
Pleldes. QrUnt for San Francisco. 8C3S
miles from San Francisco, December 23.
Venezuela, Orient fur San Francisco. 4515
miles from San Francisco, December 23.
Manna, Han Francisco for Honolulu. 1219
miles from Kan Francisco. December 23.
Hyades. Honolulu for San Francisco, 984
miles lrom San Francisco. December 23.
I.urllne, Honolulu for San Francltica 967
miles from San Francisco, December 28.
Celllo, San Francisco for Seattle, 40 miles
north of Reyes.
Richmond. Honolulu for 8an Pedro, 897
miles from San Pedro.
El SeRundo, Astoria for El Seeundo, 332
miles north of El Segundo.
Breakwater, Coos Day for San Francisco,
00 miles north of San Francisco.
Coronado, Aberdeen for San Francisco, 64
miles north of San Francisco.
Oretcoi, Grays Harbor for San Pedro, 510
miles south of Gray Harbor.
Klsmath. St. Helens for Sa.:i Francisco, off
Arena.
hlnterprlss, Honolulu for San Francisco,
424 mil- from San Francisco.
President. Ran Francisco for Seattle, 130
mites north of Blanco.
Tosemtts, Port Gamble for San Francisco,
off Columbia River.
Asuncion. San Pedro for Powell River,
07o miles from San ( Pedro;
Wapama. San Francisco for St. Helens,
80 miles north of Vsqulna.
Grace Dollar, Portland for Vancouver,
ISO miles from Vancouver.
Lewis Luokenbach, Chilean ports for.
Vancouver, isu mi.es south or cape Flattery.
Lucas, barge 95 In tow, Richmond for
Vancouver, 115 miles from Vancouver.
Ravalli. San Francisco for Seattle. 27
miles east of Flattery.
Iau.ua. Coos Bay for San Francisco 30
miles south of Blanco.
Rose City. Portland for San Francisco, 30
mlUs south of Blanco.
Transport Igan, San Francisco fcr Ma-
We offer the unsold portion of
$350,000
Port of Seattle, WasK.
(King County)
4 COUPON GOLD BONDS .
Dated April 1, 1916
Assessed Valuation 1916 . .
Total Debt
Population. 335.000
These bonds, having a Nation-wide market, are exceptionally
desirable for private investment.
Price to Net, 425c. Income Tax Exempt
Lumbermen Trust Company
Capital and
Lumbermen BldftT
Portland, Or.
The Bank
National
Capital paid in Gold Coin......
Surplus and Undivided Profits.
TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS
Issue Commercial Letters of Credit covering importation of mer
chandise, as well as Letters of Credit for use of travelers through
out the United States and Foreign Countries.
Interest Paid on Time and Savings Deposits
Head Office San Francisco
PORTLAND BRANCH-Third and Stark Sts.
Win. A. Macllae,
Manager
nlla, BSSO mtlra from San Francisco, De
cember ;3
Despatch. Portland for San Francisco, off
Mendocino.
Movements of Veosels.
PORTLAND. Deo. 24. Arrived Schooner
Monterey and tua; Navigator; ateamer Nor
wood, from San Francisco; steamer Oleum,
from San Francisco. Sailed Bark Olympic
lrom Prcscott. for Meltourne.
ASTORIA. Dec. 24. Soiled at midnight
Steamer Hose city, for San Francisco and
San Pedro. Arrived at 4 and left up at
5 A. M. Steamer Oleum, from San Fran
cisco. Sailed at s :.' A. M. Steamer Grace
Dollar, for Vancouver. B. C. Sailed at 8:40
A. M. Lighthouse tender Manxanlta. Ar
rived at 3:3 and left up at 0:30 P. M.
Steamer L Prlmera, from San Francisco,
sailed at 3:1; p. M. Steamer W. S. Porter,
for San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Doc. ' J4. Arrived at
3:30 P. M. Steamer Northern Pacific, from
Klavel. Arrived Steamer Beaver, from San
Pedro. .
SAN FRANCISCO. Deo. 14. Arrived
Steamers Adeline Smith, from Coos Bay;
Northern Pacific, from Flavel: Governor,
from Victoria; Senator, from Seattle. Sailed
Steamers J. A. Chanslor. for Portland;
celllo, for Seattle.
SEATTLE. Dec. 24. Arrived Steamer
Yokohama Maru, from Honakonit; Hokkal
Maru. from Vladivostok: Curacao. Queen,
and Colonel E L. Drake, from San Fran
cisco: Lyman Stewart, from Port San Luis;
Prince George, from Anyoz, B. C. : achooner
Harold Blekum, from Seward. Sailed
Steamers Colonel E. L. Drake, for San Fran
cisco: Prince George, for Anyox, B. C
United Stales Naval Radio Reports.
PORT ARUI'El.LO, Cal., Deo. 24. Steam
er Admiral Schley, L.os Angeles for San
Francisco, 43 miles from Los Angetea.
POINT ARGUELX.O, Cl., Dec 24. IT. S.
S. Nanshan, for 8mn Francisco, passed Point
Arguelio at S P.iM.
NORTH HEAD. Wash.. Deo. 24. Mari
posa, from Latouche tor Vatdea, off Seal
island at noon. December 23.
The
COMPLIMENTS
of the
SEASON
are
extended
TO YOU
by the
NATIONAL
BANK
Capital and Snrplnn 82.000.000.
Tblrd and Oak. Streeta.
Portland. Oregoa,
Due Serially 1932 to 1957
$262,556,998
6,100,000
Surplus 9SOO.OOO.
First Natl Bank Hide-,
San Francisco.
of California
Association.
.8.500,000.00
.$8,316,419.66
J. T. Burtchaell.
Asst. Manager
TRAVELERS' O t' I DR.
San Francisco
Los Angeles
(Without Chance En Koute)
The Dir.
(lean.
Comfort able.
Elegantly Appointed.
.NORTHWESTERN
Sails Iom Aln. worth Dork
P. M. WEDNESDAY. DEC. Z7.
8. S. BEAVER
-ail. Dec. 30.
lftd Golden Mile, on
Columbia Kiter
All Kale Inilude
I".' it.,- and Meals
Table and Service
t'nexcelled.
Itr J"n -raorlco Portland S. B. Co..
I bird and tlatblngton street (with
!-) :.K N- to-- Tel. Broadway 450'.).
gjTWIN RaLACES
GREAT rMHLRN-NOfMRN MCffK
Ewi-'".'r?-,fy!n Fi-anclsco 8. 8. NORTH
ERN PACIFIC, express train time. Sail
ings Dec. 14. 19. -H. 28. Cal. Str. Exprr-sa
ei7v-o. JiGV. M- F,rM s- 12-50- 15-
8. 8. 1. HI. AT NORTHERN. San Francisco
and Los Anjie'cs to Honolulu, December
15; Jan. 4, 23; Feb. 12; March 6 23
April u. 20. i3o round trip, and up. .
I North Hank, ftlht Hurt
TICKET I y"- IClh and I.y
UM'ICM i d Mor.. N. I Ky.
I 10O 3d. liurllbstun Br.
San Francisco $10.00
Coos Bay $7.00
Eureka $15.00
Ffrat-Claaa Meal and Bertfe
Included.
SS. KILJBURN
6 P. M. TUESDAY, DEC 26
lata Third Street.
Phones Main 1314 A 1314.
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A D. CUAKLTU.N, 2SA Morrlsca St.
E. JC OAKR1SO.N. CM. St. Paul Re. .
UORSEY B SMITH. 116 Third St.
C P HAIKU I0O Third SL
H. DICKSON, 348 Washington St
NORTH BANK ROAD, Fltth and Star 91a.
UNION PAC, R R, id 4k Wa.hlnton Si
K B. DUFF. 124 Third St.. Porllaid.
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CALIFORNIA
yla Eeait.e ir ban Tmcsto to Las
Angeies and San Dlero. i-ara.st shlas.
unequaled service, lutr rates, includ.na
meals and berth
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RTKAMNUIr CO.V-ANT
Tleket Otrire. S4 Washlnztud C
" Main Sta. Home A lis.
American - Hawaiian Steamship Co.
AIJ sailings between
U. S. Atlantic and
U. S. Pacific ports
are canceled until
further notice.
C. D. Kennedy. Act-. X! stark St.. Portland
AUSTRALIA
NEW ZEALAND AND SOL'TH SEAS
Via Tanltl ana Rarotonsa. Sailings from,
San Francisco Jan. 3. Jan. 31. Feb. JS. Mar.
-e and every 28 days Send for pamphieta.
IMO.N S. S CO. 3aT NEW ZEALAND.
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