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HE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, POETLA-ND," -JANUARY 21, 19Q0.
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"TIM" LAING'S BAD LUCK
SIS PECULIAR ADVENTURE ON THE
MIDMGHT FREIGHT.
Bovi&er Er-Scoop "Writer Buns Up
Against a Great Story and Great.
cr Chance, but Misses Both.
A long:, serpentine line of freight cars
was stretched out along the South Scat
he yards. The night -was heavy. Signal
lights glimmered and blinked faintly
through the mist 'Way down near the
shore line of the tide flats, the engine
of the freight was blowing off steam.
The trainmen Impatiently awaited the
Portland express to precede them.
Presently, as "passenger No. 29" rolled
across the network of switches, 6he
paused at a crossing. In that moment
an altercation took place on the blind end
of the baggage car. It was of brief dura
lion, for a man dropped off the platform
an a. heap, just forward of the foot of an
engry "brakle."
"Get off and walk, you scrub," angrily
yelled brakle. '"Remember me to the staff
when you git back."
Eighteen hundred miles from what he
called his home, and with less than the
33rlce of a lottery ticket In his clothes,
"'Tim" Lalng, ex-scoop writer, old re
porter, traveling printer-journalist, and
-who had once been patted on the back
"by James Gordon Bennett and a few oth
er things of note laughed like a philosopher.
A. uoia, wet Aigrnx.
It was a cold, wet night, and a bone
penetrating mist blew in from the Sound.
As Derelict Lalng sighted the sidetracked
freight and gingerly picked his way over
the tracks, he reflected:
"I'll have to travel by a slower train.
Of, course, I'm not in a hurry, but it
would have been just as well If that con
founded wife-beating brakeman had not
identified me. He is reproaching me for
the bitter roast he got in Spokane."
Tim clambered into an empty car. He
buttoned his coat tightly around his shiv
ering body and retired to a corner to
coax a doze in that comfortless place.
As Tim lay there, he reflected upon
the ups and downs in his career of the
past three months. Never before in his
luxury-loving career had he been reduced
to freight-car traveling. He had been
Jiungry while riding in first-class style,
but never this.
It was his first experience in the greater
"West. Only a short time before he had
held a desk on a Chicago journal. Before
that, he was in New York. Because of
his restless, discontented nature, Lalng
had brought himself to a condition of ac
tual want. While the great West had
given him experience, he found situations
ecarce, metropolitan newspapers few and
far between, and transportation more
difficult to et than he had ever experi
enced before.
Denver, Omaha, Kansas City, the Black
Hills, Helena, Salt Lake and Spokane had
each known Tim. In Mormondom the
i over had been offered a "good thing"
in the autocracy of a flourishing country
weekly. Tim scorned it, notwithstanding
his tenure in Salt Lake was already in
Eight. He didn't like their custom of
holding out two days' salary on report
ers every week. So he just "eased" along,
and one morning he appeared in a Spo
kane newspaper office and was put to
work.
To Remember Him By.
The erratic Tim had given each paper
along the line a touch of "yellowness"
that left a wake of events to remember
him by. One day in Spokane a big, burly
brakeman came "up in the police court
on a charge of wifebeatlng. The "story"
was in the nature of a roast, and it not
on.y caused the judge, but the defendant,
to protest, each in turn. Finally Tim
and his chief disagreed, and he moved
on his penniless, happy-go-lucky way.
Derelict Laing felt himself equal to
the task of rustling up a meal in any
. city m the land. But in Seattle his luck
turned dead against him. All the offices
1 were full, and a sub-editor assured Tim
I that Steve Crane couldn't get an as
signment on that paper, at that time. He
ran across a man whom he had worked
w.lh in the Missouri valley. But Frank
was 'broke," and was himself out and
(injured. Frank knew Seattle, and they
KLned once in three days on hot wieners
iond a quantity of rye bread, sneaked from
a saioon lunch counter, on the strength
of spending a nickel over the bar. They
fvind tossed up to see who should drink
the only 5-cent piece between them,
ank won, and Tim visited the W. C
V fountain, and waited for Frank
(to bring him his dry meal,
And as the derelict thought of these
(things, he smiled at the recollection of a
JJoO lull -n hich he had last .seen, as it flashed
upon a silver plate at Kingsley's, Chicago,
I just after he and a few boon companions
had wined and dined.
I One of his guests on that happy occa
sion was "Sam" Wheeler. And Sam
(Wheucr in the past three months had
Uuien in with a great corporation, and
his light in Tim's special car. Once,
twice, his head bobbed in and disappeared,
and then Tim heard him say:
"I think there's a hobo in there."
Then the brakle clambered Into the car
and kicked Tom on the foot
"Hey, get out of this!" he yelled.
"You've got a gall, haven't you?"
"I haven't anything else," replied Tim.
"Skip, or put up."
"How much?"
"How much have you got?"
"Twenty cents," said Tim.
"Ought to have enough for two good
cigars."
"See here," said Tim, "can't you forget
I am here until we reach Tacoma?"
"Git, or I'll call the copper at the sta
tion." Tim shook his stiffened joints and got
out into the cold world again. A chilling
drizzle was falling. He was shaking with
the cold, and his body was racked with
pains.
He wandered up toward the station
and discovered the queer name of Puyal
lup on the signboard. Then, as the freight
began to move, he ran around to the
other side and climbed into a car but one
ahead of the caboose.
And There "Were Others.
The door yielded stubbornly, as Tim
struggled to slip in. As he groped In the
darkness to find a place of repose, he be
came conscious of the presence of other
persons in the car.
The proper thing to do, under such cir
cumstances, appealed to Tim's sense of
humor.
"Gentlemen," said he, politely, in the
direction of the presences of two people
attempt at cheer. "Can you show me the
way to the first tavern of the town?
I've lost my way."
The two old cronies of many nights' hard
labor laughed and shook hands and bab
bled like schoolboys, trying, within a mo
ment, to recall six years of history since
their separation. That was when the rov
ing Tim, night telegraph editor, sent a
verbal message to the city editor that he
wanted a man to take a midnight train
for Southern Indiana, on the track of a
great story. This was 15 minutes before
the train Jeft, and Holllwell, of San An
tonio, Tex., and South America, was" elect
ed to take the Important detail. And now
"Mac" was reading proof on a sheet In a
town of ancient booms, and Tim was bum
ming. Such are the exigencies of the
rapid life of newspaper men.
Hie Them to a Chophouse.
The friends- repaired to a chophouse,
where Mac concluded his nightly vigil
a vigil of care and fuss and contention
with a steak as big as a baseball catch
er's breastpad.
Briefly each told his story. So absorbed
was Mac in the recital that he forgot to no
tice that Tim failed to eat. The odor of
the many viands and the steaming coffee
sickened the doughty Tim, and a queer
pain flashed across his eyes at Intervals.
The exposure and hunger of days told on
him.
As they came out the door Tim -fell In a
dead faint on the walk. Hastily Mac
summoned a physician and a hack. He
realized, in a moment, what was the mat
ter. . World-wide experience taught Mac
to not ask, but act
The doctor felt the burning head of
UNINTERESTING AND DILL
"AGATHA" DECLARES HER AVER
SION TO HANDSOME fllS
Says They Are Least Attractive of
Hale Human Bipeds CItc'stCor-
roborative Opinion.
ERSTWHILE AN EMPEROR'S FAVORITE.
COUNTESS CASTIGLIOJVE, CHER AMI OF NAPOLEON THE LITTLE.
There died In Paris, the other day, the Countess of CastisHone, who once battled with
Empress Eupenle for the heart or Napoleon, the second emperor of the French, and who, In
the prime of her wonderful beauty, played da prominent a part In politics that she Influenced
the affairs of Continental Europe. With the fall of the empire she retired into obscurity. She
died a mad, ehrlveled old! woman, who, for 20 jears, never left the apartments In the Bue de
la Palx, where she lived. She died unattended. Always during her long seclusion ehe was
wrapped In magnificent furs, and spent her das In reading the newspapers and magazines,
which were brought every morning In big bundles and left at her door. Her food was eent
her by "Vbissin, the famous Parisian restaurateur, who had formerly served as chef at the
Tuillerles during her days of splendor. She eaw only a few friends relics of the Napoleon
regime. The aocompanyinc picture of the countesa is .from a painting ofjier as ehe appeared
at the court of Napoleon.
in the darkness, "I trust you will excuse
this intrusion. Had I known you were
here, I would not have entered this car."
"All right, partner, but lay down and
close your trap, for we heard the brakle
fire you awhile ago. How far?"
"I don't know," honestly replied Tim.
"As far as I can get."
Tim found his unknown friend a very
agreeable individual, but he was shocked,
upon moving closer to him, to find that
his silent companion was a woman. A
slim, girlish form was stretched at length
on the dirty hay on the floor of the car.
Her face was turned from the newspaper
man, and all Tim could see was that her
head was pillowed in the man's lap.
"Pardner," said the stranger, who wore
a queer-looking beard for a man whose
voico would indicate he was still young,
"it ought to be nothing to you, but per
haps you want to know what this means."
"Don't tell him," whispered a feminine
voice.
"It is all the same to me," said the won
dering Laing, huddling up against the
rough walls of the car. "It Is unusual,
but I suppose there are reasons why you
are not in a Pullman, same as myself."
They laughed at the good-humored ob
servation. Mum's the "Word.
"Mum's the word, now, Cully' (Tim si
lently took umbrage at this unwarranted
was press agent for a transcontinental famlUarlty); "but It Is an elopement in
ranroad. He was in Seattle, but he did
not know Derelict Timothy Laing. The
Slattcr called at his hotel.
' "Tim" and "Sam."
( "Hello, Sam," said Lalng. "I'm trav
eling out here for my health." He smiled
tnmly at his attempt at humor.
"Owing to unforeseen accidents," he con
Inued, ""I have not received any remit
inces from home, and"
'M heeler was lolling languidly in easy
Jiairs and pillows, smoking perfectos. He
vas dressed in clothes the like of which
h- had never known before. As Laing
ttuscd in his remarks, he took in every
qtil of Wheeler's appearance of indlf
frtnee, and he was sorry he had spoken.
'Really, Lalng," remarked Wheeler,
""in surprised at your condition."
&e had not asked Tim to sit down,
dd he had not noticed Tim's half-ex-thded
hand.
In case you should need assistance,"
hgan Wheeler.
No." said Tim, suddenly. "I did not
epect assistance from you."
do smarted to go.
DId you want to borrow a dollar?" In
sttmgly asked Wheeler.
(There is one think you can oblige me
W doing," said Tim, as he opened the
dir.
What is it?"
Go to h-lL"
he sudden good fortune of Wheeler
hi made him forget Tim Laing's loans,
tl times he had helped out the then
ciuggllng fledgling, given him a job and
reed him on his feet, in the gone-by
d; 'S.
wt it was a trait of character which
Xing prided himself upon, that he could
so, lightly pass over such incidents as
thi.
And He Snoozed.
Jie rumble of the long freight, as it
prfceeded on its way south, dissipated
Til's reflections, and he snoozed. Blasts
of fcggy air came in at the car door, and
thtjcold finally awakened him. Presently
he heard a long whistle, and felt the
trai coming to a stop.
viile it was at a standstill. Tim was
aroped by the voices of a conductor and
brapman, as they came long, looking
for Certain car, numbered ten thousand
andjne and "some other d d thing or an-
otht ' as the conductor growled, peering
on k way-bills, with the aid of a lan
tern:
. Fflfiomo reason, tha hrakemnn flncho
high rural life, and you are not to say a
wora aoout us being here; or, If you do,
when I find you again, I'll fix you plenty."
"Oh, that is not necessary," said Tim,
forgetting hunger and thinking of what a
cracking story "An Elopement in a Freight
Car" would make. He chuckled and then
decided to draw the loquacious Individual
out, if he could.
"Case of dad with a gun?" he asked.
"Well, yes, in a way. He did pretty
nearly wing me the other day. We have
been trying to escape for some time. Had
birdie penned up and all that. I meant
to sneak her out and make a run for an
Alaska steamer. He headed us off on that
lay-out, and so we made a try for the
train, and he had a detective after girlie,
who slipped out. of her aunt's house by the
cellar. Papa chased her to South Seat
tle, where I was waiting. Slickest game
I ever played, but I boarded this Pullman
at the meatyards, and here we are."
"That Is Interesting. Didn't the brake
man see you?"
".No, I went up to him and bet him $5
that he couldn't see mo get in the car. I
lost, and there you are. See? Are you
cold, dearie?"
As the train rumbled across the long
tide flats and up the hill to the City of
Destiny, Lalng got a better look at his
companions. The girl was a fair-skinned
blonde, with curly hair, and her lover's
features were more or less obscured by
the heavy slouch hat which he wore. It
was pulled well down over his face. He
wore a long overcoat, and the collar was
turned up".
Parting1 Company.
"You're going to leave us here?" asked
the man, as Tim prepared to jump off as j
the train slowly dragged Its way over
Commencement bay bridge. "If you are
going, remember what I said."
Tim jumped off and, after stumbling
around the yards for half an hour, mak
ing a detour to avoid the depot policeman,
he made his way up the streets of the de
serted town. Benumbed and hungry, he
presented a rather hard spectacle, In the
searching light of dawn. Re was regret
ting having Quitted his company, for Ta
coma looked utterly desolate, and he did
not see even an humble chophouse open.
As he rounded a corner and came onto
Pacific avenue, he received from a hurry
ing pedestrian a resuondlng thwack on the
shoulder.
"By the warts on the face of the
Sphinx," creld the hearty voice "of Mac
Holllwell, "if here isn't Tim Lalng, in flesh
and spirit"
" 'Tls I, Mac," said Lalng, with a bravo
Lalng. "His lung is congester," said ho.
"I'll give him seven days to live."
"Great God, doc!" exclaimed Holllwell;
"do you mean it? This is one of the best
hearted fellows in the world. He saved my
life, and you and I must save his."
It was a few days after New Year's, a
month later. Holllwell and his betrothed
sat alongside a white cot In a Tacoma
hospital and consoled the convalescent
Tim, who had bravely fought a stubborn
case of fever which had run Its course.
Tim was blubbering like a child with a
broken doll over a big bunch of flowers
that had been brought vo him. After all,
It Is very nice to think there are some
good friends In the world one may have.
"Funny case, that," said Holllwell, to his
soon-to-be bride, over Tim's head. "Tim,
you'll have to tell us the whole romance.
'Fess up your recollections. How cam
you to travel with a runaway girl in a
freight train?"
That Freight Car Elopement.
"What's that?"
"Don't get excited. In your deliilum
you have been talking about traveling
A handsome man is rarely'' interesting
beyond a certain point. If you will stop
to consider my statement calmly and dis
passionately you will, I think, admit, that
I am right. It is usually the men who ao
not, at first sight, Impress you as being
more than ordinarily well-favored, who
wear to advantage; who, in other woras,
develop attractive traits and who win
your lasting respect and affection.
Now I know a man that is, I think I
know him, for it may be only a delusion
it is possible that he Is so deep and un
fathomable that I do not know him at
all but, as I said, I think I know him,
and he is exceedingly good to look at. I
remarked It the first time I ever set eyes
upon him, and have had no reason to
change my opinion since.
A handsome man! That is what every
body says of him. So you see It Is not
merely a matter of taste. Even men ad
mit the fact of his more than ordinary
manly beauty. They are very generous
about admitting It They can afford to be,
for the plainest man In town can probably
outclass him when it comes to ,a point ot
lasting attraction. I heard two young
women discussing him the other day. Said
one:
Such Magnetic Eyes.
"He has such magnetic eyes so deep
and blue an and earnest, and he looks at
one so so "
"Yes," interrupted the other, "and he
stops at looking; he never says any
thing." "True, but that may be for lack of op
portunity." "Nonsense! He simply can't doesn't
know how."
"But his eyes are eloquent though lus
lips are dumb. His eyes suggest unutter
able things."
"Very likely, but have you ever reflected
that his eyes say the same thing to every
woman he chances to look at? Those eloquent-seeming
glances mean absolutely
nothing. I have not the slightest doum
that he looks in exactly the same fashion
at his washerwoman, when he pays her
for polishing his shirt fronts and collars
and cuffs."
"I perhaps you are right," admitted the
younger woman, with a sigh. "But." and
she brightened visibly, "he tried to squeeze
my hand the other day; he did, really."
"Tried?"
"Yes. You see he he was rather awk
ward about It, and only got hold of my
gloves, which I happened to have In my
hand at the time, but the intent was there.
I speak of It merely to prove to you that
his Intentions are all right only he is
well, not experienced, you know. You feel
that he is not in the habit of doing such
things, and it's somewhat flattering to
one's vanity to have a man like that,
-handsome and good and virtuous, try to
pay-one a delicate attention."
Prefers More Experience.
"It may strike you that way, but I must
confess that I prefer a man, when he at
tempts to show me a 'delicate attention,'
as you call it, be experienced enough to
get hold of my hand instead of my gloves,
and, anyway, Where's the comfort of hav
ing your hand squeezed by an oyster or a
clam? One gallant speech, one tiny bit
of flattery goes farther than oceans of
demonstration."
"But I've heard you say yourself that
when a man paid you compliments, he
rarely ever meant what he said."
"w,en,i and what of that? You don't ex
pect him to. So long as he says nice
things, why should you trouble as to
whether he means them or not? Who
wouldn't rather hear a pleasant He any
day than a disagreeable truth?"
"I believe you are right" admitted tha
pretty girl, reluctantly; then, with a sud
den outburst of frankness: "I do like to
have people say nice things to me, and
say them nicely, even when I am perfectly
certain they mean nothing."
"That is just the point I wish to make,"
cried the woman of experience. "Your
handsome man Is either too stupid or too
good to say anything he does not mean,
like he of the blue eyes and earnest
glances; or he is a conceited prig who
poses ana expects you to do the flattering.
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At Grace Methodist Episcopal church the
services will be as usual. In the morning,
at 10:30 o'clock, the pastor, Rev. Hugh D.
Atchison, will preach on the heme, "Elijah
and the Seven Thousand." In the evening,
at 7:30, his topic will be "Causes ot Scep
ticism." The Sunday school meets at 12:15,
and the young people's meeting at 6:3a
The choir, under the direction of Mrs.
Max M. Shillock, with Mrs. E. H. Bergen
at the organ, will render the following
programme:
occupy his own pulpit and preach on "A
Passing World and an Abiding Soul."
Special meetings will continue all the
week; preaching by Dr. Blackburn.
At the Taylor-street Methodist Episco
pal church preparations are making for
a special revival meeting to be held dur
ing the month of February. Special pre
paratory meetings will be held this week
on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. To
day Dr. Kellogg will preach at the morn- !
Ing service. In the evening another of the
illustrated talks on "The Great Reform-
ATnrnTn rwo ,m,n "nft-f -.. er3" "u De given. This will consider
Morning Organ voluntary. "Offertorle" ,.,. tt Tar,ot1 , -EMto, nr,
(Weley); anthem, "Trust In the Lord"
(soprano and tenor duet); offertory, "Medi
tation" (Brewster); tenor solo, "There Is
a Land Mine Eye Hath Seen" (Crownln
shield), W. J. Clemens; postlude, "Wed
ding March" (Valentl).
Evening Organ voluntary (Batiste); an
them, "There Is a Wideness In God's
Mercy" (Rose); offertory, by soprano and
tenor duet; anthem, "Gently Lead TJs"
(Adams); postlude, "Marche Aux Flam
beaux" (Clarke).
First Congrregationnl.
The Reformation of the Eighteenth Cen
l tury." The special character considered
is "John Wesley." This will treat of the
beginning of Methodlstlc work in America.
I Today, at the First Christian church,
the chief interest will be the visit of Rev.
Dr. George F. Hall, of Decatur, 111., the
lecturer and author, and who has a na
tional reputation on the platform. Rev.
J. F. Ghormley will speak at the morn
ing service, taking for his theme "The
i Testimony of Enemies." Dr. Hall will
Services. 10:-lo and 7.40; Y. P. S. C. R.
6:30; Sunday school, 12:15.
Rodney-avenue Rev. A. D. Skaggs, pas
tor. Services. 11 and 7:30; Sunday school.
9:45; Junior Y. P. S. C. E., 3; Y. P. S. C.
E.. 6:30; prayer, Thursday, 7:30.
Woodlawn (Madrona) Rev. A. D.
Skaggs, pastor. Services, 3 P. M.
ConprreKittlomil.
First Rev. Arthur W. Ackerman. pas
tor. Services, 10.30 and 7:30; Sunday
school. 12:13; Y. P. S. C. E.. 6:30.
Geirman Rev. John Koch, pastor. Serv-.
Ices, 10.30 and 7:30; Sunday school, 3:30;
Y. P. S. C. E., Tuesday, 7:30; prayer.
Wednesday, 7:30.
Hassalo-street Rev. R. W. Farquhar,
pastor. Services. 10:30 and 7:30; Sunday
school. 12; Y. P. S. C. E 6:30; prayer.
Thursday, 7:30.
Mississippi-avenue Rev. George A. Tag
gart, pastor. Services, 11 and 7:30; Sun
day school. 10; juniors, 3; Y. P. S. C. E.,
6:30; prayer, Thursday, 7:30.
Sunnyslde Rev. J. J. Staub, pastor.
Services. 11 and 7:30; Sunday school. 10;
young people's meeting and boys' brigade
prayer meeting. 6:30; prayer, Thursday,
7:30.
Episcopal.
St. Stephen's chapel Rev. Thomas Nell
Wilson, clergyman In charge. Morning
prayer and sermon. 11; evening sarvtes,
7:30; Sunday school, 9:45;holy communion,
after morning service on first Sunday in
the month.
Church of the Good Shepherd Servlea
at 11 by Mr. NIckelsrn.
Trinity Rev. Dr. A. A. Morrison, rec-
speak In the evening on "The Advantages , ""'. uumu.uui. . buuu .,
V -ntr,o. o ricf. tvtow ,wn Zm ! 9:-: morning prayer and sermon. 11; evn-
of Being a Christian." New members will
At the First Con®atlonal church, the be received Into the fellowship of the
I'll take the homely villain every time.'
AGATHA.
CROUCHING FOR A SPRING.
Natives of India Dangerously Awake
to South African Eventa.
Private correspondence from India, says
LVUU1K 11 -XT - 4 . n
and having a high old time with a blonde "" 1New xorK &un aescnbes the people
girl and her friend in a co'ld freight car. oi a11 cl&sses as following the progress of
Was It one of your pipe dreams, .all same tn war in South Africa with the keenest
Journal? The nurse was telling me about interest. One letter graphically says that
your feverish yarn. There's a coincidence
here."
"Don't say anything more about it,"
begged Tim, flushing.
"While you were sick," Mac continued,
"there was a big robbery of an Alaska says
King, oy a confidence woman, known aa "You do not
fakagway Belle," In Seattle. She and
her paramour were located In a certain
house, but they escaped very mysteriously,
while the entire police force was hot on
their trail. Their descriptions were good, educated Hindoo and Moslem a very
and it was almost Impossible for them to small percentage, say 2 per cent, of our
incua is watching events like a tiger
crouching for a spring." Another from
the northwest provinces, commenting on
the effect of the war on the native mind,
realize what this war
means to us. We get but scrapings and
belated wires . . . The true effect of
the war Is to be seen around us. The
AT THE ZOO.
4 J fc. gW
Cholly Yes; the aim of my life Is to rise high- "Oh! bring a ladder, quick!" St. Paul's.
havo escaped, but escape they did. They
made an enormous haul. I thought thev
must have boarded an outgoing steamer,
but, according to a story told a Seattle
reporter by a brakeman, about a couple
from the country stea::ng a ride in a
freight car, to bo married, I think Skag
way Belle's' friend knew his huslness."
It was all Tim could do to stay lnjils
bed at the unfolding of the talc. The
Instinct of the business aroused his dor
mant faculties.
"How long ago was this?"
"Too late now for a special, old fellow;
so stay where you are. When you are
well there's a place for you. This was
five weeks ago. There was $5000 reward
for a clew to the pair. I'd like to have
had a chance to earn it"
There was a curious twinkle In Mac's
eyes.
"What a great story It would have
made," muttered Lalng. D. C. F.
population of 2S7.000.000 read of the disas
ter at Ladysmlth. They call all the Hin
doos to the temples and the Moslems to
the mosques, and they are led to pray for
'the British arms recently defeated in
a far-off land.'
"Now, the illiterate Hindoos, the poor
'fellahs,' the 'coolies,' the 'Iownders,'
know nothing but what they are r told.
They hear the prayers and say 'The Be
lattee Sahibs (British) are defeated. Is
there a nation greater than Britain? And
If some people can defeat them, cannot we
also strive to Tegaln our land?' To coun
tenanco this sentiment you need 'onlyre-
fer to the papers. Murders and raids
are getting far more common. Our
troops are hurried from station to 'statpn,
just to demonstrate that we are still
here, and nightly I sleep with 60G rounds of
ammunition under my bed the.' Eafest
place I can find. You at home do not
realize all these details,"
pastor, Rev. Arthur W. Ackerman, will
preach, In the morning on "Seeing Jesus."
In the evening, the second midwinter lec
ture will be given on: "The Alien King,"
In a series on "Herod, the Great." Music:
Morning Organ prelude, "Allegro"
(Weley); anthem, "Venite A" (Buck); re
sponse, "The Lord's Prayer"; offertory
(duet for soprano and baritone), "Emman
uel" (Coombs); postlude, "March" (Clark).
Evening Organ prelude, "Offertolre In
G" (Huss); anthem, "Love Divine, All
Love Excelling" (Stalner); soprano solo,
"Abide With Me" (Hoffman); pcstlude,
"March" (Handel).
Forbes Presbyterian.
At the Forbes Presbyterian church, Up
per Albina, the following musical pro
gramme will be rendered today by the
quartet choir, Miss Susan Gambell direct
Ing:
Evening Anthem, "Jesus, and Shall It
Ever Be" (Nelson); duet, "Oh, Let Him
Whose Sorrow" (A. Rubenstein), by Miss
Susan Gambell and Mrs. Harry Miller; of
fertory, soprano solo, "O Lord, Be Merci
ful" (Homer Bartlett), Miss Gambell;
morning anthems, "Let Us Sing Unto the
Lord (Noyes), and "God Be Merciful"
(Lewis).
First Unitarian.
At the Unitarian church, Yamhill and
Seventh streets, the minister, Rev. Will
iam R, Lord, will conduct the morning
worship, and will speak upon "The Way
Out of Religious Skepticism." Music by
quartet choir:
Anthem, "Oh, Come, Let Us Worship"
(Morrison); gloria, (Tlmm); response (Schil
ling); offertory, "Unto Thee Have I Cried,
O Lord!" (Glffe); "Nunc DImltIs" (Sulli
van Centenary Methodist.
At the Centenary Methodist church, the
pastor, Rev. L. E. Rockwell, will preach
In the morning on the subject, "Exposi
tion of a Portion of the Thirteenth Chap
ter of First Corinthians," and In the even
ing he will speak on "The Unused Talent."
A children's meeting will be held at 5
o'clock. The day of prayer for colleges
will be observed on Thursday evening
next. Following is the musical programme:
Morning Anthem, "Bless the Lord"
(Tenney); hymn-anthem. "Calmly Lean
ing on My Savior" (Kirkpatrlck).
Evening Anthem, "Wait on the Lord"
(Gabriel); duet and chorus, "Ashamed of
Jesus" (Ogden).
At St. Francis' (R. C).
At St Francis' church, East Side, today,
Archbishop Christie will pay his first offi
cial visit. The pastor and members havo
made elaborate preparations for the affair.
The church has lately been renovated and
the bishop will perform the ceremony of
blessing It, after which he will deliver an
appropriate sermon. Masses will be of
fered up at 8 and 10 A. M. The music
will be of especial Interest. Among the
soloists will be Professor Valliant de la
Croix, who was at one time connected with
the Boston conservatory of music.
i . Dedication of Manse.
Today the handsome new parsonage of
the St. Paul German Lutheran church,
corner of East Twelfth and Clinton
streets, will be dedicated, according to the
rites of the Lutheran church. In the
morning, at 11 o'clock, there will be the
regular service. In the afternoon, at 3
o'clock, will take place the Interesting
dedicatory ..ceremony. The door will be
opened with ceremony, and there will be
a short service. Following this there will
be services In the church, when there will
be an address, In German, by Rev. Mr.
Beuchler, and an English address by Rev.
J. J. Weie. Rev- August Krause and fam
ily will occupy the parsonage the first of
the week.
church at both services. Special music;
W. F. Worschkul, music director; Mrs.
Ella Jones, organist
In the Third Presbyterian church the
pastor. Rev. Robert McLean, will preach
morning and evening. The morning topic
will be "The Ark in the House." In the
evening "Our Little Things and God's
Great Things" will be the topic. The
children's talk will be on "Holding the
Pa3s." The River-Front and the Twenty
eighth and Ankeny-street mission schools
will meet at 3 P. M.
Sunnyslde Methodist church will hold
gospel meetings today at both the morn
ing and evening services. These meetings
will continue every night throughout the
coming week. Instead of special music
there "will be gcopel songs and revival
music. The service of tho Epworth League,
at 6:S0 P. M., will be preparatory to the
regular service, at 7:30 o'clock. The sub
ject will be "Send Me." The subject of
the morning sermon will be "One Thing
ThouLackest," and In the evening the text
will be "Prepare to Meet Thy God." Pro
fessor C. A. Walker will have charge of
the music, and Mr. H. D. Crockett will
preside at the organ.
At the First United Evangelical church
the pastor, Rev. C. T. Hurd, villi preach
In the morning on "The Burning Bush."
The evening's theme will be "Our Best
Friend." K. L. C. E. will be led by Miss
Maggie Miller.
At St. David's Episcopal church Rev.
George B. Van Water's subject, at tho
11 o'clock service, vlll be "Confessing
Christ." At 7:30 P. M. his theme will be
"Your Conscience."
Rev. G. A. Blair, pastor of the First
Cumberland church, who has been confined
to his home for the past two weeks, as
the result of a fall, has recovered, and
will occupy his pulpit today, as usual.
Services will be held at the Shiloh mis
sion at 10:30 A. M. and 7:30 P. M. The
subject in tho morning is "Redemption, as
It pertains to the Spirit, Soul and Body.
"The Election of Race and the Election of
Grace" will be discussed at night by the
superintendent. Rev. J. H. Allen.
The topic that will be discussed at the
Bible Institute, at 3 P. M., will be "The
Theocratic Kingdom." "The King of the
Jews" will be the subject at 7:20 P. M.
service. Public lectures will be held every
evening during the week except Monday
and Friday.
This afternoon, at 3:30 o'clock, George F.
Hall, of Illinois, will give a special ad
dress to men only In the gymnasium of
the Young Men's Christian Association.
First Church of Christ (Scientist), 311
Dekum building Services at 11 A. M. and
8 P. M. Subject of sermon, "Love." Chil
dren's Sunday school, hi; Wednesday meet
ing, 8 P. M.
Portland Church of Christ (Scientist),
Auditorium building Services at 11 A. M.
Subject, "Love." Sunday school, 12; Sun
day and Wednesday meetings, 8 P. M.
Universal Brotherhood, Marquam build
ing, room 410 Subject of lecture at 8 P.
M., "Tho Spirit of Criticism." Lotus Group,
10:30 A. M.; regular weekly study class,
Tuesday evening, 8.
Home of Truth, 369 Thirteenth street
Services, 11 A. M. and 8 P. M.; demon
stration meeting, Tuesday, 8 P. M.
Ing prayer and sermon. 7:30.
St Mark's Rev. John E. Simpson, rec
tor. Holy communion. 7:30: Sunday school.
10; morning prayer and sermon, 11; even
ing prayer and sermon. 7:30.
St David's Rev. George B. Van Wat
ers, rector. Holy communion, 7; Sunday
school. 9:45; morning prayer and sermon,
7:20; Friday evening service, 7:30.
St. Matthew's Rev. J. W. Woathrdon.
clergyman In charge. Services, 11 ami
7.30; holy communion, 8; Sunday school.
9:45.
St Andrew's Sermon. 3:15 by Dr. Judd.
Evonselical.
Emanuel (German) Rev. E. D. Horn
schuch, pastor. Services, 11 and 7:38;
Sunday school, 10;. prayer. Wednesday,
7:30; Y. P. A., Friday, 7:30.
First Rev. F. T. Harder, pastor. Serv
ices, 10:45 and 8; Sunday school. M; Y. P.
A.. 7; Junior Y. P. A, 3; prayer, Wednes
day, 7:20.
Memorial Rev. R. D. Streyfeller. pas
tor. Sunday services. 11 and 7:30; Sunday
school, 10; Y. P. A.. 6:30; Junior Y. P. A..
3; prayer meeting. Wednesday, 7:30; young
people's prayer, Thursday. 7:30.
DvnnceUcnl (United).
East Yamhill mission Rev. Peter Bltt
ner, pastor. Services, 11 and 7:30; Sunday
school, 10; K. L. C. E.. 6:30; prayer,
Thursday, 7:30; Junior League, Saturday,
2:30.
First United Rev. C. T. Hurd, pastor.
Services, 11 and 7:30; Sunday school. 18;
K. L. C. E.. 6:30; prayer. Thursday, 7:30.
Second Rev. H. A. Deck, pastor. Serv
ices, H and 7:30; Sunday school. 10; Key
stone League, 6:30; prayer, Wednesday,
7:30.
Friends (Quakers).
Friends Rev. A. M. Bray, pastor. Serv
ices. 10:45 and 7:30; Sunday school, 12; Y.
P. S. C. E., 6:30; prayer. Wednesday, 7:30.
Lutheran.
CHUR.CH DIRECTORY.
Other Services.
The special meetings at the Second Bap
tist church have continued during the
past week, with increasing interest. Rev.
Alexander Blackburn. D. D has been
preaching earnest sermons. Three per
sons were converted during the week. Dr.
Blackburn will this morning occupy the
pulpit of the church, and Rev. Ray Pal
mer, thfl -hastnr. will Breach at tho TVTilto
I Temple. This evening Pastor Palmer will
Information for the Religiously In
clined of All Denominations.
Baptist.'
Second Baptist Rev. Ray Palmer, pas
tor. Preaching at 10:30 A. M. and 7:30 P.
M.; Sunday school, 12; Junior Union, 3:30;
young people, 6:30 P. M.; revival meet
ings will continue all next week.
Calvary Rev. Even M. Bliss, pastor.
Services, 10:30 and 7:30; Sunday school,
11:45; B. Y. P. U., 6:30; prayer, Thursday,
7:20.
Grace (Montavllla) Rev. N. S. Holl
croft, pastor. Services, 7:20 P. M.; Sun
day school, 10; prayer, Thursday, 8.
Park Place (University Park) Rev. N.
S. Hollcroft, pastor. Services, 11; Sunday
school, 10; junior meeting, 3.
Christian.
First Rev. J. F. Ghormley, pastor.
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German Trinity, Albina Rev. Theodore
Fleckenstein, pastor. Preaching, 20:34 and
7:30; Sunday school, 9:30.
Immanuel (Swedish) Rev. John W.
Skans, pastor. Preaching at 10:30 and S.
St Paul's Evangelical (German) Rev.
August Krause. pastor. Preaching. 10:30
and 7:30; Sunday school, 9:30; Bible study,
Thursday. 7:30.
Zlon's (German) Services, 10 and 7:30;
Sunday school. 9:30; Christian day school,
Monday to Friday.
St. James' Evangelical (English) Rev.
Charles S. Rahn. pastor. Services, 11;
Sunday school, 12:15.
Methodist Episcopal.
Centenary Rev. L. E. Rockwell, pastor.
Services. 10:30 and 7:30; Sunday school, 12;
Epworth League, 6:30; prayer, Thursday.
7:30.
Central Rev. W. T. Kerr, pastor. Serv
ices, 10:45 and X:30; Sunday school. 12:15;
Epworth League, 6:30; prayer, Thursday,
7:30.
Mount Tabor Rev. A. S. Mulligan, paa
tor. Services, 11 and 7:30; Tpworth League.
6:30; Junior Epworth League, 3; prayer,
Thursday, 7:30.
Second German Rev. Charles Prefstng,
pastor. Services. 10:45 and 7:30; Sunday
school, 9:20; prayer. Thursday. 7:30.
Sunnyslde Rev. S. A. Starr, pastor.
Services, H and 7:30; Sunday school. 19;
general class. 12:15; Epworth League, 6:3;
prayer, Thursday, 7:30.
Trinity Rev. A. L. Hawley, pastor.
Services, 10:40 and 7:30; Sunday school,
9:40; Epworth League, 6:30; prayer, Thurs
day, 7:20.
Roman Catholic.
St. Mary's cathedral Most Rev. Arch
bishop Christie. Services, mass and ser
mon, 6, 8 and 10:30; mass for children. 9;
Sunday school, 9:30; vespers and sermon,
7:30; week-day mass, 6:20 and 8.
Presbyterian.
Mizpah Rev. -W. T. Wardle, pastor.
Services, 11 and 8; Sunday school, 9:4f;
Y. P. SI C. E., 7; Junior Y. P. S. C. B.,
3:30; prayer, Thursday, 8.
Third Rev. Robert McLean, pastor.
Services, 10:30 and 7:30; Sunday school,
12; boys brigade, 5:30; young people's
meeting, 6:30; prayer, Thursday, 7:45.
Cumberland Rev. G. A. Blair, pastor.
Services, 10:30 and 7:30; Sunday school1,
12; Junior Y. P. S. C. E., 3:36; Y. P. S.
C. E 6:30; prayer. Thursday. 7:30.
Grand-avenue (United) Rev. John Hon-
Conciuded on Twenty-third Pass.
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