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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 30, 1918)
30, 1918. 9 LOVE FEAST HELD 3000 Members of Methodist Churches of Portland As semble in Conference. THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER IN CITY AUuiTOH SONG SERVICE A FEATURE Dr. George B. Dean, of Philadelphia, Representative of tfae Board of Missions and Chnrch Extension, Delivers Principal Address. A congregation cf 1000 members of 11 Methodist church cf the city, held i as old-fashioned love feast at the City Auditorium yesterday morning- at 9 (o'clock in celebration of the annual 'Methodist Conference of Oregon. K. Walton Skipworth, of Hills. boro. presided. Following the love feast a song aervice was held, at which 'Dr. W. W. Toungson, superintendent of 1 the Portland district, presided. Junior land adult choirs of city Methodist choirs marched In procession and filled It he stage. Jasper P. McFall directed 'the singing, assisted by Mrs. Glydys Morgan Farmer, organist. Dr. H. J. Van Fossen. of Klamath Falls read the lesson from the scrip ture and the prayer was offered by Rev. C. N. Avlson, of Salem, who pre sided at the conference after the de parture of Bishop W. O. Shepard. Eloquent Appeal Made. The' principal address of the morn ing was made by Dr. George B. Dean, of Philadelphia, representative of the board of home missions and church ex tension. Dr. Dean, an orator of Na , tlonal note, made an eloquent appeal for the (80,000.000 Centenary fund fro.n l the standpoint of its patriotic and spiritual significance. Rev. J. J. Kingham. who has spent i the past II years as a foreign mission- ary. spoke on the timeliness of the I Centenary movement. I Yesterday evening at 6:45 a meeting 1 of the Epworth League waa held at I the First Methodist Church, led by the A-oldiers from Vancouver Barracks. At KJP.IQ a song service was given under I the direction of Rev. J. C. Spencer, of I Jtoseburg. At I o'clock the final ses- I aion of the conference waa held, at wuicn ur. aviton presiaeo. rasters! Charges Are 45. 4 The final session Included a report vi vvAm oi stewards was made Dy jtev. u. h. Leach, pastor of the First f Church of Eugene, and president of the Board. Dr. Leach reported 45 claimants on the annual conference i fund. Including retired ministers, i wldowa of ministers and orphans un- l er is years or age. The funds col 1 lected for the support of these pastoral Vcharges amounted to (7831. Thia money 1 nciuaea me dividends or the Metho- r ; j. r i- ... . . n a permanent endowment fund and ha collection taken at the lova feast at the Auditorium yesterday morning. mis jaat item amounted to J 4 56. Lat Year Shows Financial Gain. . itev. c. o. UcCoIlocb. treasurer of the Oregon Conference, read the annual report, showing a substantial gain In the receipts of all departments over the totala of last year despite the great demands made by the war drives in the past 12 months. The sum of (1518 was raised in Portland for church extension within the city. A total of (46.027 waa raised by the four districts of the state to be turned over to the boards of the general conference for disciplinary be nevolent collections. This Item rep resents a gain of (8841 over the total or this department for last year.' For benevolences ordered by the 1918 conference or Oregon a sum or C6.129 has been raised. Th! mnn.v win --- main within the state and the total for tnis year represents a 50 per cent gain over last year. r The grand total was announced by Rev. McColloch as (91.862, a gain of .'4.7ts over last year. This sum rep resents all collections made within the bounds of the Oregon Conference - ....... . .... JAl 1 V, I L I. J LH- 'nevolences of the general conference ana tee Oregon conference. Prohllbtlon Facta Given. Rev. Clarence True Wilson, general secretary oi me board or Temperance. Prohibition and Public Morals of the Methodist Church lor the United States. delivered the address made before the enate committee on war prohibitions June 19. The address contained state ments bnilt upon statistics showing that within the last year 52.000.000 bushels of barley and 42,000,000 bushels of corn and 12,000,000 bushels of rice were required In making alcoholic drinks: that it requires J. 000. 000 acres or land to grow these cereals and 166. (00 cars to haul the cereals an idntoxi cating liquors when made. "They do not. however, put In the gross tonnage of coal that was burned In running breweries while churches were required to close and schools took enforced vacations." said Dr. Wilson. Dr. Wilson prefaced his remark with a short history of the bone-dry move ment which originated In Oregon, was copied in Arisona and within two months waa adopted by 18 other states. Six week later this same movement waa adopted by the National Congress. ncatloa of Teuton Responsible for Start of Crumbling of Empire. Major T. A. Mills, chaplain of the sprue division, spoke yesterday morn ing at the First Congregational Church, using as his subject. "The Damnation of the Kaiser." "The German people have been edu cated to regard their army first in th v . vuv v.4. mu juajor mine. This attitude, which has existed for Vtrenerattona. has been the beginning of I-he downfall of the German Empire. The Ideas that have been Inculcated In fhn people are showing their fruit In I'-he present conflict." f Major Mills closed his address with a comparison or me addresses of the Kai ser made to his soldiers before leaving for the battlefront and the one made by General Pershing before th men of the American Army, illustrating the wide difference In Ideals presented to th Major Mills spoke at the Cnnrr,n. tlonal Church again last evening using for his subject. "Fiddles and Fortunes." Major Mills s address was Dart of a big "Liberty Get-Together" meeting planned In the Interests of the fourth liberty loan. Special patriotic music as given and a Sunday School rally as held at noon. 1L O The Drive Will Continue JUST as our gallant troops and their steadfast allies are pushing onward "over there" so will Portland drive forward in the Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign until we have fulfilled our duty until you have fulfilled YOUR duty, Mr. Fellow Citizen. To fall short of our BEST to say nothing of the "BIT" assigned us would be rank ingratitude city, state and National suicide. Beginning this morning our 5000 unpaid volunteer workers will throw a dragnet over the city. Every nook and corner likely to harbor a potential Libety Bond subscriber will be delved into. Neither home nor place of business can long withstand the onslaught. Those who are.financially able to buy Liberty Bonds and practically EyERYBODY is will be reached. When they are reached only one of two answers will be accepted "I WILL" or "I WONT." If it is the reply of Patriotism such subscriptions will be gratefully received on behalf of the Government and Our Boys. If it is the answer of a NATIONAL INGRATE A SLACKER then regrets will be expressed for him and maybe some day BY HIM. Every one of the more than sixty thousand Portland people and businesses that have already subscribed to the Fourth Liberty Loan are asking WHY NOT? of the many other thousands who have NOT SUBSCRIBED. Hourly the demand becomes more insistent from these subscribers that a "Yellow List" be compiled and published containing the names of non-subscnbers-in order that the one class may be recognized from the other. Why You CAN Subscribe for 4th Liberty Bonds because only 10 of the subscription price is required to be paid down. because the balance of the payments are conveniently arranged as follows: 20 Nov. 21st; 20 Dec 19th; 20 Jan. 16th; 30 Jan. SCth. because anyone who has an earning power CAN meet the payments which a $100 Bond requires, that is: $10 down; then,$20, then another $20, then $20 more, and lastly $30. because YOU spend that much en LUXURIES which are absolutely UNNECESSARY. We hope this step can be avertedrand will do everything in our power to prevent it until all other means fail. It is becoming an outspoken opinion that further appeal request invitation and solicitation be discontinued; that, in this. hour the man or woman who does not heed the Call - does not Care and that more drastic action be taken to get those who have not subscribed to discharge the duty which they are well aware IS THEIR'S. Why You SHOULD Sub scribe for 4th Liberty Bonds because your Government asks you. because our Boys' very lives depend upon you. because Humanity implores you. because it is the best Investment in the world. because it is the most profitable In vestment in the world, considering ALL standpoints. because it is the most easily acquired Investment in the world. because YOUR MONEY, YOUR PROPERTY and YOUR LIFE are at stake. IMPORTANT. We insist that all who have subscribed for Fourth Liberty Bands wear their Buttons of Honor continuously from now on. The Liberty Temple and all Banks are prepared to accept subscriptions. , We hope those of you who have not subscribed can get to one of these places before the solicitation squad reaches you. Until Tuesday night all subscriptions so placed will be considered of the "VOLUNTEER" class. NOTE In addition to the man or woman who has subscribed NOTHING the one who has subscribed TOO LITTLE may expect such consideration as is implied. i Portland Fourth Liberty Loan Executive Committee This space contributed through the patriotic co-operation of BRIDAL VEIL LUMBER COMPANY CHAS. R. McCORMICK ALGER LUMBER COMPANY BROUGHTON & WIGGINS NICOLL, THE TAILOR JdTCRCH MORTGAGE CIIE3I.4.TED Mount Tabor Methodist Celebrates Cancellation of Indebtedness. A celebration signalizing the cancel lation of ail church Indebtednesa waa held laat evening at the Mount Tabor Methodist Church at which time the mortgage of 1,100 waa burned. Th cele bration alio marked the opening of the fifth year of the pastorate of Rev. C Olln Eldrldge. Rev. Eldridge presided at the services, assisted by members of the board of trustees. The mortgage waa burned before the congregation in a brass vessel, following a group of ad dresses by prominent laymen. F. Brubaker, pioneer resident of Mount Tabor gave a short history of the church, and reports of Us present financial condition, which Is the best the parish has ever enjoyed, were made by a L. Sawtelle, Charles E. Miller, Ed gar Wood and E. M. Wheeler. .Several out-of-town clergymen who attended the annual conference, a num ber of whom had supplied the pastorate in past years, attended the celebration and gave brief talks. The Mount Tabor Methodist Church was erected eight years ago. Money for the edifice was advanced by the church extension society with whom tb Mount Tabor church has recently cancelled its debt. Emerson Duncan la Honored. Impressive memorial services were held yesterday morning at the First Presbyterian Church, honoring Sraer son Duncan, who recently fell In action with the American troops In France. Rev. J. II. Boyd, pastor of the church, presented the Sunday School with a handsome picture of the young aoldier, who enlisted a year ago at the age o( 18. E. E. Schwarztrauber, a teacher in the Lincoln High School, spoke on "Em erson Duncan as a High School Stu dent"; B. A. Thaxter used as his sub ject "Emerson Duncan aa a member of my Sunday School class," and James F. Ewlng spoke on "Emerson Duncan as a Patriot." Mr Bessie Duncan, mother, and Mrs. Pantall, grandmother of the soldier, were present at the services. A year ago yesterday, shortly before hla enlistment, Emerson Duncan took part In a pageant called "The Stainless Flag," given by the Sunday School of the First Presbyterian Church, in which he represented the soldier who took from the flag the stain of dis loyalty and left it spotless. The services were held in the church auditorium and were attended by mem bers of the church and Sunday School. RED CROSS DRIVE SUCCESS Week of Activity at Grants Pass Proves Triumph. GRANTS PASS, Or., Sept. 29. (Spe cial.) Josephine Chapter of the Red Cross closed a successful-two-days' ba zar and carnival last night, in which approximately 11200 was raised. The bazar and carnival included sales of articles, two dinners, sideshows, vaude ville and dances in the marble ball In Josephine County's new Courthouse. Saturday night closed an active week, with the successful termination of the bazar, liberty loan campaign and drive for S000 pounds of clothing for Belgian relief. Woman Is Sanitary Inspector. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Sept. 29. (Special.) The new city sanitary in spector, Mrs. Paul Bogardus, is right on the Job, according to Mayor C. B. Crlsler, who has been working with this official during the past few days in an effort to obviate unsanitary conditions. RATE FIGHT STILL GOES ON Chairman Miller Will Protest in Washington. October 8. SALEM, Or., Sept. 29. Chairman Frank J. Miller, of the Oregon Public Service Commission, and the chairman of the Washington and Idaho Commis sion, together with representatives of fruit growers and shippers,' will appear before the Interstate Commerce Com mission in Washington, D. C, Octobers to protest against the general freight rate increase of 2 per cent applying to fruits and vegetables and against fur ther express rate increases asked by the Director-General, through which it is proposed to Increase revenues $25, 000,000 annually. In the fifth zone, in which Oregon, Washington and Idaho are located, it is estimated that this would amount to (1,000,000 a year. The Oregon com mission has refused to approve the re cent increase of 10 per cent in express commodity rates for state business. Superintendent Asked to Lecture. WALLA WALLA. Wash., Sept. 29.- (Special.) City School Superintendent Kern has been asked by President S. B. L. Penrose to become an associate member of the faculty of Whitman College to lerture on pedagogic sub Jects. The Board of Education has instructed Mr. Kern .to meet President Penrose and see if a satisfactory schedule can be worked out which would not interfere with his duties. It was also asked that students in normal AS1 TTor Infants and Children En Use ForOyerSO Yeara Always bears. .hit 9 work at the college be permitted to serve as. supply teachers in the city schools when needed. TRAVELING SALESMAN Tells How He Regained Strength, Am bition and Vim. Atlantic, Iowa. 1 am a traveling salesman and wasVun-riown, worn Ottt, no appetite and no ambition. My dr prist told me Vlnol was what I needed and within a few days after taking It I commenced to gain and it built up my health and strength so every Spring and Fall I take it to build me up and it keeps me in splepdld condition." W. E. Brockelsby. 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