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THE MORXIXG OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1917.
BECKETT RUSHES
TO ASSIST BEZDEK
Oregon Being Put Through
Strenuous Work Prepara
tory to California Clash.
ARMY AGGREGATION LAUDED
inety-First Division Squad Proves
Real Obstacle to Mare Island
Boys McKay, at Quarter,
Divides Honors With Brown.
BY JAMES J. RICHARDSOX.
Captain Johnny Beckett; of the Ma
rines football eleven, which took the
Ninety-first Division team into camp
before 25.000 fans at the Tacoma Stadi
um last -Saturday, was a Portland vis
itor yesterday en route to Eugene,
where he will assist Coach Hugo Bez
dek In preparing the Oregon warriors
for their scheduled clash with the Uni
versity of California next Saturday on
Kincaid Field, Eugene.
Beckett said that the Ninety-f irst Di
vision team is the greatest football ag
gregation against which he ever played.
"They were up and coming at us every
second during the game," is the way
the former Oregon gridiron star ex
plained Saturday's football game.
"The Marines never fought harder or
resorted to more strategic football tac
tics in any game they have yet played
than they did against the Ninety-first
Divisioners at Tacoma," said Beckett.
"When we arrived at Tacoma they told
us that the Army team expected us to
walk over them in easy manner, but
wo were not in the game five minutes
When we saw what we were up against.
Iloldrn Holds Ein.
"They had a wonderful line and we
had to plunge hard to make any head
way through it. Bill 1-Iolden. who
played at Oregon for a number of
years, was a regular stone wall for
our attempted bucks through the line.
He played the best game I ever caw
him play. Sam Cook, Ken Bartlett,
ynyder and 'Monty' Monteith, all played
brilliantly during the battle.
"It seemed remarkably strange that
10 men of the great 1916 Oregon eleven
should be in that game. The Marines
had five and the Army a like number.
It made no difference during the four
quarters who they were or whence
they hailed. The Army came at us for
all they were worth and we retaliated
in a like manner.
"If you could have seen the Army's
quarterback play you would have voted
him a wonder. His name is McKay and
he hails from North Dakota. He was the
quickest man I ever saw at calling sig
nals and he was a bear at running back
punts. Both McKay and our quarter
back. Brown, were in the limelight dur
ing the entire game and the 25,000 fans
present saw the two greatest field gen
erals that have played on Western
gridiron fields for some time.
"Romney, right half for the Army,
was a thorn in our offense and defenee.
When he came tearing through our
line it took the entire Marine sec
ondary defense to back up our line to
hold that chap. He was a tower of
strength "by himself. Gardner played
brilliantly for the Marines and it
would be hard to mention any partic
ular star on our eleven because the
boys played just like a machine. It
was the toughest game we have had
and the Marines had to use everything
they had stored in their football vo
cabulary in. order to get by.
"I would suggest that the Multno
mah Club take up a Reserve Hospital
Corps and the entire Multnomah Club
membership for substitutes next Satur
day when they play the Ninety-first
Division team at Tacoma."
...
The Marines will remain in Tacoma
until Wednesday, when they leave di
rect for Mare Island. While the Ma
rines have two games scheduled in the
south, one at Los Angeles and the
other at San Diego, it is probable that
they will try to cancel both games,
provided they are selected by the Pasa
dena people to represent the West
against the best team that can be found
on the Atlantic Coast.
Nothing definite has been done by
the football committee of the Tourna
ment of Roses at Pasadena, but the
chances are the Mare Island Marines
will have first call at the big football
plum, provided service teams are to be
featured In the annual New Year's
day football classic.
Eastern newspapers are boosting the
United States Ambulance Corps eleven
from Allentown, Pa. This is the aggre
gation which has been mowing down
Eastern service and college teams and
includes in its personnel none other
than "Tuffy" Conn, the former Ore
gon Aggie star. A game between the
Mare island Marines and the Ambu
lance Corps would prove a wonderful
attraction.
BEARS PREPARE FOR OREGOX
California Determined to Profit by
Defeat by St. Mary's.
BERKELEY. Cal., Nov. 12. (Spe
cial.) The University of California
football team, chafing under a 14-to-13
defeat by St. Mary's College last Sat
urday, which cost the state champion
ship, is straining every effort to whip
its machine into fighting trim for the
Oregon contest. Too much 'elation over
the Washington conquest and a stale
ness by the team as a whole is ascribed
as the cause of California's defeat. A
week of celebration also did not help
California's preparation for the game
with the little Catholic college at Oak
land. This was California's first col
legiate defeat and a different result is
expected when the squad journeys to
Kugene this week.
The team which will face the Uni
versity of Oregon eleven Saturday will
be slightly changed from that which
administered the 21-to-0 defeat to
Washington. The inroads of the draft
board have weakened the bear offen
sive, causing the loss of "Truck Lane,
the efficient goal and place kicker,
and "Jock" Hayes, the halfback who
proved such an enigma to Washington.
The Bruins, however, are notmourn
ing their loss, for the gaps will be
filled by substitutes who are almost as
strong as those whose places they will
take. The men are Farmer, weighing
ISO pounds. 'who will strengthen the
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guard, and Alford. who will replace
Hayes. In the event of Alford's fail
ure to make good, there is Hooper,
utility man of the backfield.
Strenuous workout every day this
week is the edict of Head Coach Smith.
He will concentrate on the Bear offen
sive, as it was in that department that
the team fell down against St. Mary's.
ST. MARY'S IS FIGHTING CREW
Eleven Which Humbled Bears Com
posed of Foreigners.
When Lieutenant Best, United States
Marine Corps, recently said that St.
Mary's College would defeat the Uni
versity of California eleven last Sat
urday, he gave as his reason that the
St. - Mary's agregation consisted of a
winning and fighting combination
Irish, Italians. Swedes, Portuguese and
many other nationalities.
Here is the lineup of the crew which
humbled the California Bears: Silva.
167; Perrcvich, 180; Muldoon. 172; Fre
dell. 197; Brown, 19S; Shendling, 174;
Graff, 155; Oeschger, 168; Brandon. 170;
Olson, 180, and Correa, 153.
VIRGIL EARL BACK AT WORK
Washington High School Coach Now
Recovered From Illness.
After an absence of two weeks Virgil
Earl, Washington High School football
coach, yesterday resumed his tjtoring
duties. A special meeting of the foot
ball squad was held and Coach Earl
explained a number of new plays he
has worked out to use in the game
with Franklin High.
During the absence of Coach Earl the
Washington High squad has been han
dled by Dr. Fenstermacher.
Beaver Owner Hears Nothing
From Sacramento Magnates.
Oreat Silence Reigns Itegarding the
I'archase of Portland franchise.
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Yes, this is William Wallace
McCredie."
What have you heard from Sacra
mento regarding the purchase of the
Portland franchise?"
"Not a thing."
"When do you think you will receive
something definite?"
Don't know."
What about that invitation you re
ceived from Johnny Powers, of th: Los
Angeles baseball club, inviting you
and Walter to spend two months on
Powers' ranch and "
What's that?"
I say, what have you heard from
President -Baum regarding the prob
ability that Sacramento may renege on
its proposition to purchase the Port
land franchise and players?"
?ot a word.
"According to the San Francisco pa
pers you and Walter are still angling
for Hen Berry's ball team, is that
right?"
"Nothing to it."
"Is there any truth in the statement
that Portland will not be ousted fro
the Pacific Coast League and that the
circuit will remain the same?" -
"Couldn't tell you."
"What else do you know. Judge?"
"My hot springs down at Mackdale
is the greatest (zip, bing, bang).
"Goodbye, Judge, I'll call you later.
Being president of a baseball club in
the Pacific Coast League is no sinecure.
At least that is the way Frank Murphy,
of Salt Lake, views the task. Mr.
Murphy's large business Interests are
said to demand all of his time, and.
while the Salt Lake magnate is a great
ball fan, he has asked the board of
directors to elect a new president when
it holds its annual meeting next Thurs
day. Mr. Murphy has been at -the helm
of the Salt Lake club's affairs since
the club entered the Pacific Coast
League, in 1915. and has devoted most
of his time to taking care of the club's
affairs.
If President Murphy leaves the Salt
Lake club he will bequeath a fine or
ganization to his successor. Under
Murphy's leadership the club has pros
pered greatly and owes not a cent to
anyone, owns Its ballplayers, a modern
baseball park and has the high esteem
of every other city in the league.
If Bill Guthrie decides to remain out
of the Pacific Coast League next season
rumor has it that Dad Meek will be
one of President Baum's new umpires.
National Morse Show Opens.
NEW YORK, Nov. 12. The 3 2d an
nual National horse show opened at
Madison Square Garden today, and will
continue for the rest of the week. The
proceeds will be given to the American
Red Cross.
CHAMPION,. WHO WILL. BOX
THE NEWSBOYS' SMOKER.
FOUR GUIS SLATED
Contests Here This Week Have
No Bearing on Title.
JEFERS0N TO PLAY TODAY
Technical School Boys May Put I'p
Wonderful Display of Football
Ability Walloping HUlsboro
19 to 0 Shows Strength.
Four football games are on the In
terscholastic schedule for this week.
Benson and Jefferson clash on Mult
nomah Field at 3 P. M. today, Lincoln
and James John play tomorrow. Hill
and Commerce on Thursday, while
Franklin and Washington play the
final game of the series on Friday.
No game this week has any bearing
on the championship, although ail
promise to be fairly good matches.
Washington, of course, could eliminate
Franklin from the pennant race on
Friday, but it is highly improbable
that the green though hard-fighting
Washington team will be able to
throw a monkey-wrench in the cogs of
George Dewey's wonderful Franklin
machine.
The opening battle this afternoon1 is
between a" league leader and a tail-
ender, and should naturally go to Jef-
rerson. The Jeffersoniann have the
material and the weight and the ex
perience, while the Technical School
boys are playing their'first season of
football and must pay the newcomer's
tee of tagging along at the tail end
for a season. Be it remembered to
Benson's credit, however, that on Fri
day they walloped Hillsboro. 19-0, in
an "outside" game,, and were out
weighed nearly 15 pounds to the man
at that.
The Lincoln-James John affair to
morrow will be a real honest-to-good-ress
football game. If the field is dry
J&mes John will walk all over Lincoln
with their continuous-pass system. If
the field is wet James John will have
the fight of their lives on their hands.
A wet field means a slippery ball, and
a slippery ball means that the for
ward pass will be made conspicuous
by its absence. Robbed of their over
head play, James John would still have
their wonderfully fleet backfield to
fall back on, and the outcome of the
game would depend on whether Bob
Earl's Railsplitters could handle the
East Siders' end runs.
The last lap of the select series be
ing played out by the "cellar trio" will
be staged Thursday. Commerce and
Hill have defeated Benson, and now
they will play to see which is the bet
ter team. It will be Commerce's brains
against Hill's beef, and "some game"
is the only prediction that can be of
fered. Reports that the Financiers'
team will be weakened by the loss of
Rogoway, their star quarter, are un
true, as the Commerce captain is back
in shape again and will be in the lineup
for the game. Hill showed a wonder
ful improvement in the recent game
with James John, so the coming fight
will not be of "subway" caliber by any
means.
Two strong teams clash Friday,
w hen Washington locks horns with
Franklin. Franklin figures to win. as
Dewey's boys are on their way to their
first championship, and nothing in the
league has been able to stop them
or even score against them so far this
year. Franklin deserves to win.
CLUB OWNERS DO SOT SECEDE
American Association Magnates So
Far Take Xo Action.
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 12. There was no
secession of disappointed club owners of
the American Association nor was an
attempt made' to form a new league
at the meeting of thej association here
today. After a stormy half hour's ses
sion, during which James, C. McGill,
president of the Indianapolis club, made
the suggestion of a new league, the
meeting adjourned until Wednesday to
await action on redisricting of certain
minor league territory expected to be
taken by the National Association of
Baseball Leagues which meets tomor
row. President Hickey, of the American
Association, predicted that the associa
tion would open the 1918 season intact.
BIG BOXING CARD
SLATED TOIIIGHT
Anderson Ready for Benjamin
Who Has Real Contest on
Against Champion.
STAR AGGREGATION BILLED
Billy Mascott to Meet Joe Gorman
in Xewsboys' Club Events at
Eleventh-Street Playhouse With
Madden Ready for Wagner.
TOJilGHT'S BOXING CARD.
Harry Anderson versus Joe Benjamin.
Billy Mascott versus Joe Gorman.
Jack Wagner versus Lloyd Madden.
Abe Gordon versus Danny Edwards.
Sammy Gordon versus Ray Leonard.
The above all-star boxing card will
be presented to the fistic fans, by the
Newsboys' Club tonight at the Elev
enth-street Playhouse. On paper the
bouts look like five of the best all-
aiound matches dished up to the fans
In some time. Eight of the boys are
well known main eventers here and
are used to appearing in the windup
bout. Every bout looks to be an evenly
matched one and Joe Simmonds, match
maker of the Newsboys' Club, is look
ing for one of the largest crowds of
the season to be on hand.
Harry Anderson, lightweight cham
pion of Canada, who has the reputation
of being one of the fastest lightweights
in the game, will make his debut to
the Portland fight followers, meeting
Joo Benjamin, the clever Portland
lightweight, in the main event of six
three-minute rounds. Benjamin and
Anderson are in the pink of condition
for the battle and both are confident
of winning.
Benjamin Has Hand Knll.
When one thinks of Anderson's vic
tories over such boys as Eddie Pink
man. Lloyd Madden, Eddie Campi, Chet
Neff. Joe Bailey, Clonie Tait and
Johnny O'Leary, it looks as though
Benjamin has a real battle on hand
and will have to show the best that is
in him to win from or hold the Cana
dian champion to a draw. A number
of the fight fans who have been watch
ing Joe train say that there Is a de
cided improvement in his mixing and
that Anderson is due for a surprise.
The semi-windup between Billy Mas
cott and Joe Gorman, featherweight
champion of the Northwest, is attract
ing almost as much interest as the
main event. Gorman put up two sen
sational bouts here last month, hold
ing Charley Moy to a draw and win
ning the Northwest featherweight title
from Weldon Wing.
Last week Gorman met Frankie Sul
livan and Bert Forbes. He won from
Sullivan Monday night in Seattle and
boxed Bert Forbes a draw on Wednes
day night in Tacoma. He has had sev
eral days' rest and Is feeling great for
his bout with Billy Mascott, who will
attempt to wrest his title from him.
Bobby Evans, who is managing Mas
cott, says that Billy's right hand is as
strong as ever and that Gorman stands
a good chance of going back to Se
attle without his crown. Joe Gorman
and Lloyd Madden arrived here yester
day, accompanied by Dan Salt, the
well-known Seattle boxing promoter
and manager, who has a number of
the "best boys in the Northwest under
his wing..
Madden Ready Airain.
Lloyd Madden, "the pride of Seattle,"
i.i in fine fettle for his return match
with Jack Wagner, the rugged Port
land lightweight. Madden has been
training hard for the bout, as he did
not want to take any chances with
Wagner, who jolted him up several
times In their last bout here. Wag
ner has been working with Harry An
derson and Pete Mitchie, and Lloyd
will not have anything on him when it
comes to condition.
The fans that like the fast, clever
bouts between the little fellows will
see a bout of that kind when Abe Gor
don climbs through the ropes to take
on Danny Edwards, the Oakland col
ored flash. Gordon and Edwards are
two of the best boys at their weight
on the Pacific Coast and can be de
pended upon to put- up a hurricane
bout. Danny will outweigh Abe sev
eral pounds.
It has been announced that Tommy
Tracey will referee the main event,
while Denver Ed Martin will handle
the preliminaries of tonight's ihow.
Summy Gordon will meet Ray Leonard
in the curtain raiser.
Lefts and Rights.
Benny Leonard, lightweight cham
pion of the world, will defend his title
against .Frankie Callahan, of Brook
lyn, in a 10-round bout in New York
tomorrow night. This probably will be
Leonard's last bout in New York for
seme time, as the curtain will descend
on the boxing game in - that state
Thursday. Callihan is a dangerous
opponent and will be the only real con
tender whom Benny has met since he
has held the championship. Frankie
has fought all the best of them and
has earned the right to meet Leonard.
Portland fans will remember Callahan
as the lightweight who stopped Ralph
Gruman in three rounds In Salt Lake
several years ago.
Jim Coffey, the Dublin Giant, fought
a 10-round draw with Bill Brennan In
New Y'ork last Friday night. They
fought for the Irish heavyweight
championship, and the title is still in
dispute.
Soldier Bartfield, the New York welter-middleweight
boxer, is rapidly
coming to the fore In the fighting
ranks. Bartfield took part in his fourth
fight in 10 days the other night, win
ning an easy decision over "Silent"
Martin In New York. His other three
bouts were with "Tex" Kelly, "Italian"
Joe Gans and the highly-touted Harry
Greb. The ex-soldier won all four of
the matches. -
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Val Sontag will meet Joe Coughlin
in the main event of a boxing show to
be staged by the Moose Club in Seattle
tomorrow night. Lloyd Madden will
meet Battling Rudy, of Camp Lewis, In
the semi-windup. Joe Harrahan will
tockle Frankie Sullivan, of Los An
geles, and Tommy Clark will meet
Nick Sugar.
The Elks' Club of Seattle will stage
a boxing card November 21. George
Adams, matchmaker of the Elks' Club,
has signed Willie Hunefleld. Los An
geles featherweight, to box Joe Har
rahan in the main event. There will
be four other bouts on the card.
.
Jack Hartford, a Tacoma lightweight
who has been boxing around San Fran
cisco for the last six months, is in
Portland on his way home and would
like to get on with some of the local
lightweights. Jack has met a number
of good boxers and should give Jlny
oi the boys here a strong battle.
Edward J. O'Connell says that he is
going to go the boys one better at his
show November 23, under the auspices
of the Northwest Athletic Clui. Eddie
usually keeps his word and the fistic
fans expect some boxing show. .
...
Jack Wagner, the fast-coming Port-
lard lightweight battler, has received
an offer to box Fred Gilbert 10 rounds
in Bend, Or., November 19. If Gilbert
will consent to make any kind of rea
sonable weight Wagner will accept the
matcn.
GriSTO IX NATIONAL- ARMY
Ex-Cleveland and Beaver First Base
man Tries for Eleven.
Louis Guisto, of the Cleveland Amer
ican League club, and former Portland
first sacker, is now in the National
Army at Camp Lewis and the latest in
formation from the cantonment is that
Guisto has turned out for a backfield
position on the 91st Division football
team and may get a chance In tha
Multnomah Club-91st Division game
next Saturday at Tacoma..
Guisto weighs 195 pounds and in his
college days played halfback for St.
Mary's College.
DISPUTE IS NOT GRAVE
ORECOX-OREGOV AGGIE GAME TO
TAKE PLACE IS BELIEF.
Eueene Athletic Official. Expect Con
tract MiHunderktnndins; Will
Soon Be Settled.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene,
Or., Nov. 12. (Special.) There is little
chance, according to athletic officials
of the University, that the misunder
standing over the terms of the contract
governing the University of Oregon
Oregon Agricultural College football
game, scheduled to be played on Mult
nomah Field in' Portland Thanksgiv
ing day, will result in cancellation of
the game by either of the institutions.
That there is a misunderstanding,
growing out of the contract signed last
December, which provided that the an
nual gridiron classic should be staged
in Portland, is admitted, but that it is
sufficiently - serious to endanger the
playing of the game is denied.
Until but a few days ago it was sup
posed by university authorities that all
preliminary arrangements for the game
were settled in the agreement drawn
up last year by A. R. Tiffany, graduate
manager of the University, Everett
May, representing the Aggies, and Dow
V. Walker, of Multnomah Club.
So far the University has taken no
official action in regard to the matter
and is awaiting further word from ihe
Agricultural Colltge authorities. The
whole matter has been presented to the
athletic council or the University and
the board of control of the College,
and a complete statement of its case
was expected from the Agricultural
College today.
DREADXAUGHTS WIX CONTEST
Submarines Lose Water Polo Game
by Score or 3 to 2.
The Dreadnoughts defeated the -Submarines,
3 to 2, in the opening game
of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic
Clubhouse Water Polo League in the
club tank last night. A large crowd
of spectators watched the exciting
aquatic struggle. Those scoring goals
were McHale two and Grandy one for
the Dreadnoughts, and Leslie and
Clarke one each for the Submarines.
The playing of Smith for the Dread
noughts received much applause. The
lineup:
Dreadnoughts Hosford (captain),
McHale. Kuehn, Oliver, Grandy, Potter
and Smith.
Submarines H. Humphries. Leslie,
Harbke, Crowe, Shea, Clark and
Urquarhard t.
Substitutions Submarines, Thomp
son for Clarke.
Officials Referee, Jack Cody: timer,
Harry Fischer; goal umpires, R. Hut
ton and L. Cook.
The Torpedoes and Destroyers will
play Friday night.
COLUMBIA TO PLAY IX EUGEXE
Portland Eleven Is Cliosen to Meet
Vniversily Freshmen.
UNIVERSITY OF 'OREGON, Eugene,
Nov. 12. (Special.) The Columbia
University football team today was se
lected as the Portland interscholastic
team to meet the university frjshman
eleven . on Kincaid Field next Friday.
The game will be the opening event of
Oregon's third annual homecoming.
This is the first time that a Portland
high school team has been brought to
the campus for a game with the fresh
men, but it Is now planned to make the
contest an annual one.
The Columbia eleven Is coached by
"Tick" Malarky.
Coach Jamieson Gets New "Rooter."
A new rooter Joined the ranks of
the Jefferson High School football fans
last Saturday, when little Miss Mary
Katherine Jamieson put in her appear
ance. She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Homer E. Jamieson, of 1280 Com
mercial street. Her dad is the coach
of the Jefferson High football team.
Mary Katherine always will have the
pleasure of knowing that she was born
under a good omen, as her dad's team
is at the top of the league and fighting
hard for the championship.
Dallas High Defeats Amity, 2 7-0.
DALLAS, Or., Nov. 12. (Special.)
For the second time this season the
Amity football team went down to de
feat before the Dallas High School
team Saturday by a score of 27 to 0.
This was the first game of the year
played on the home grounds. The two
teams met the week before at Amity,
and the Amity boys were defeated by
a 7-to-0 score.
Club Directors Fall to Meet.
The annual meeting of the board of
directors of the Portland Rowing Club
which was schsjiluled for last night was
postponed until Monday night, Novem
ber 26. Lack of a quorum was respon
sible for the postponement.
Britton Outboxes Tillman.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 12. Jack
Britton, former welterweight champion,
outboxed Johnny Tillman, of Minneapo
lis, in a fast six-round bout here to
night.
Wills Outpoints Langford.
TOLEDO. O., Nov. 12. Harry Wills,
of New Orleans, outpointed Sam Lang
ford, of Boston, in their 12-round bout
here tonight.
Rainier Hopes to Doable Quota.
RAINIER, Or., Nov. 12. (Special.)
"Three-Fingrered" Jack Godwin, gam
bler who turned evangelist, spoke to a
packed house here tonight in the in
terest of the Y. M. C. A. drive. The
result was that W. C. Trembley. chair
man of the local committee, announced
that he has hopes of doubling Rainier's
quota. $500.
An orchestra of disabled soldiers,
some of them with only a stump of a
leg", a conductor who has to wave his
baton with his left hand, is the pride of
one of the greatest military hospitals
near London.
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CHURCH IS ACCUSED
Dr. John H. Boyd Declares
Awakening Is Needed.
'REAL RELIGION FORSAKEN'
Presbyterian Condemns "Willy-Nil-
ly, So-Called IleliRioir' ut Mect
liiK of Methodists Minister..
Ir. Stansfield to Defense.
In unequivocal lancuiiirc. Ir. John
H. Boyd, pastor of tfce Kirnt Presby
terian Church of Portland. yefterd;iv
morning told the Methodist Kpiscopul
ministers of this city, in session at the
First Methodist Church, thut the mod
ern church needs an awakening. Among
oiner tnings he decfcired that the de
nominational organizations, among them
his own, have wandered from the real
religion of the fathers and are wor
shiping in a cold, formal manner, with
out any spiritual finality.
Dr. Boyd's declarations were heard
by practically every minister of the
denomination in Portland. After he
had finished, several of them congratu
lated him; others questioned his state
ments in certain respects, while still
others, among them Dr. C. C. Karick.
pastor of Central Church, asked him to
name a remedy for the present condi
tions as described.
Dr. Boyd Answer.
Replying to Dr. Rarick's query, Dr.
Boyd said that it must be- made known
to all men and women that thev cannot
live without tJod in their hearts; that
they must have personal conscientious
ness of the Holy Spirit within them
and must confess to a personal Savior.
This, he declared, is not being done to
any great extent any more, people hav
ing been permitted to grow into in
difference concerning these old spirit
ual truths until such a situation has
developed throughout the church (mean
ing all denominations) that it is so
cold and ineffectual that It is alarm
ing.
Dr. Boyd, when he took the floor
to deliver his address yesterday morn
ing, said that he intended to say just
what was in his heart concerning the
church and that he hoped hia words
would be taken in the spirit in which
he would give them. He said that he
felt the time has come when preachers
must break all fetters and dare to tell
the truth under all circumstances, just
as they feel in it in their hearts, other
wise the church is doomed to inef
fectuality and to lose what power It
has left.
He condemned in unmeasured terms
the present-day "willy-nilly so-called
religion," which, he said, is meaning
less, and declared for an out-and-out
spiritually powerful one to take its
place. Because the churches of va
rious denominations have from time
to time either eliminated from their
rituals or disciplines certain funda
mental points upon which the faith of
the fathers were grounded, he declared
tfie power of the church has become
nominal, and of all the supposedly-
great agencies for good throughout the
world the church has become the least
efficient.
Minister Said Bound.
Dr. Boyd also declared that, to be
effective, a preacher must be not only
spiritually in close communion with
his God, but must also be absolutely
fearless. He said that too often mm
isters of his own denomination, as well
as others, including Methodists, are
bound by custom or through fear of
this or that person or this or that
thing not to tell the whole gospel
truth. He had known, he stated, of
cases where Methodist preachers had
labored in a given field for years, doing
a fine work, only to be snirtea by
some bishop and another placed in their
stead who undid their entire work.
Dr. Boyd's words created a profound
impression. Dr. Joshua Stansfield
pastor of the church in which the ad
dress was made, thanked Dr. Boyd for
his remarks, but took occasion to say
that he believed that the church of
today is indirectly doing just what Dr.
Boyd feels it should do.
"For example," said Dr. Stansfield,
"take Dr. Boyd himself: he is carrying
forward a wonderful work here and is
undoubtedly having a direct influence
upon, we shall say, not less than 100
men of this city, who in turn, are
using their good offices in such ex
cellent things as the Red Cross work.
Y. M. C. A. drives, etc., who. were it
not for him. would perhaps not be so
doing. In many other ways, it seems to
me, the church is busily engaged, build
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ing up for mankind, assisting here and
there in all good works, and its mem
bership is among the most potent
agencies for good."
Among those who congratulated Ir.
Boyd were: Rev. C. O. McCulloch,
pastor of Epworth Church; Kev. C '..
Hamilton, of Montavilla: Rev. H. P.
Blake, a superannuate, and Dr. D. A.
Watters, a superannuate. Many warm
ly shook him by the hand. Dr. M. H.
Marvin, associated with the Pacific
Christian Advocate and who preaches
for the old Taylor-Street members each
Sunday, took the position that social
ism would solve many of the church
problems, but he made no impression
upon Dr. Boyd, apparently, neither did
any of the other ministers take th;s
stand. "
NEGRO LIEUTENANT CUT
MISSISSIPPI AN IX NATIOl. AllMV
FLEKS ix mst.i ISI-;.
Policemen In IckMhurg Order oni-
miMHloned Mnn to et Out of
I ii i form nnd Leave Town.
ST. LOUIS. Mo.. Nov. 12. Joseph B.
Sanders, a negro of this city, who was
commissioned a Second Lieutenant in
the National Army. after taking a.
training course at Des Moines, has
complained to the AVar Department
that he was compelled by white citi
zens of Vicksburg, Miss., to remove
his uniform and that he fled the city
in disguise.
Lieutenant Sanders now is stationed
at Camp Dodge, la., and sent a letter
to the War Department from that post.
In a letter to the editor of a negro
paper here, he said:
"Arrived in Vicksburg on October 18.
and was mot by a platoon of white
soldiers stationed in and around the
station. They did not make any at
tempt to render any military courtesy
whatever, but that was all right and I
did not say anything to any of them.
"I was met on the streets by the
same soldiers and they called me all
kinds of names and said I need not
look to them for a salute for I would
not get it. And I was knocked off
the sidewalks on several occasions and
then cursed anil ordered to get out of
my uniform and leave town and not
show up on the streets.
"I left in disguise and my mother
brought my clothes up to me at Green
ville, Miss. On the following day I
left for St. Louis."
To friends here Lieutenant Sanders
said, according to reports, that two
policemen of Vicksburg told him to
take off his uniform and that he did
so when he saw a crowd organizing.
Marshfield Hili liaises $226.10.
MARSH FIELD. Or., Nov. 12. (Spe
cial.) Marshfield high school boys this
morning raised $226.10 in four minutes
in their campaign for the Y. M. C. A.
fund. The committees had been ap
pointed and the drive was centered
at the high school. The high srhool
quota is tS3 and the sum raised ia
therefore almost 170 per cent more
than required.
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