TAYLOR-STREET METHODIST CHURCH CELEBRATES 60th ANNIVERSARY TODAY
THE STORE WITH THE LIBERAL MONEY-BACK POLICY
SIXTIETH YEAR
Taylor-Street Congregation to
Hold Big Celebration
This Week.
CORNER FIFTH AND ALDER STREETS
SAM E. WERTHEIMER, President and General Manager
HONOR TO THE PIONEERS
CHURCH
REACHES
Jiistoric Organization of Methodists
Will Hold Series or Meetings at
Which Events of Early
Days Will Be Recalled.
For 611 years Taylor-Street Methodist
Kpiscopal Church hus stood at Third and
Taylor streets, and this week the con
gregation is in the midst of a great
celebration. which includes historical
s-orvlces Thursday night and morning,
afternoon and night next Sunday. The
programme la virtually complete for the
big occasion, in which pioneer Methodism
will tigure conspicuously.
Next Sunday will be a day such as
Methodism in the Northwest has seldom
known. Services of the most Impressive
kind, with the historic element running
through each one. have been arranged
for in such a manner as to cover every
branch of the church, from the children
to the gray-haired patriarchs, who have
literally gTown old in the work at
Taylor street. Among the more con
spicuous personages who will participate
are Charles W. Smith, resident bishop
for Oregon; and Rev. 'Father" John
ninn. who preached one of the first
sermons ever delivered in tlie first church
edifice erected on the lot at Third and
Taylor streets. Bishop Smith will preach
his first sermon in the Northwest, at
30:30 A. M.. while "Father" Flinn will
-have charge of the Thursday evening
services.
"Kallior" Flinn a Pioneer.
'Father" Flinn is one of the very few
of the remaining original pioneers of
Methodism in Oregon, and while he is
bent with age. he is neverthelesa quite
spry and appears at all of the Metho
dist Episcopal services of note, such as
I lie annual conferences, and special
events, and he is full of the fire of the
gospel, wliich he has done as much as
any man to spread throughout the North
west. When he came to this country,
it was In a wild state, and real danger
and hardships were frequently en
countercd. White men were not liked
by the Indians, and it was perilous to
move about as he did 1n the long ago.
It is a marvelous growth of American
qlvilization and development that has
sprung up Blnce that time, and "Father"
Flinn has witnessed all this change. It
will therefore be most interesting to hear
him tell Thursday night of things his
torical, in relation to the church he has
s'rveii so long and faithfully.
Next Sunday morning at 9:3" o'clock,
the first service of the day will occur,
lr will b- a class meeting, led by K.
X. Barney. All of the class leaders of
Tavlor-Strewt Church, from the time of
its" establishment in IMS, who have sur
vived the years, and who can reach the
city In time, will participate.' Reminis
cences will be In order at this meeting.
At 10-ai A. M. Bishop Smith will preach
his tirst'sermun to a Northwest congre
gation, and the occasion will he notable.
The onlv regret is that the church
building"will not hold ull who wish to
hear the new resident general superin
tendent. He is scheduled to reach the
citv tomorrow night, and his coming Is
attracting wide attention throughout the
Northwest, and especially in Portland
and Oregon. Dr. Benjamin Young, the
present pastor or Taylor-fftreet Church,
will preside at this meeting.
Sunday School Workers Meet.
Immediately following the preachins
s.-rvice. the Sunday school will hold its
session and will be in charge of A. King
"Wilson, the superintendent, assisted by
C W Jones. This will also be reminis
cent, and all the old superintendents of
the Sundav school will attend. Mr. Wil
son has secured a large number of me
dallions, with the picture of the church
on one side and historical dates on the
other. He will give one of these souvenirs
to each person present at the meeting
that day.
The Epworth League services at 6:39
clock will be in charge of C. E- Wagner,
president of the local chapter. All of the
former presidents are to be on hand.
This is the young people's service, al
though it is .certain that there will be
many "old people with young hearts"
present, as many of them have grown old
In the service of the church since the
league was organized.
At 7:30 P. M. W. D. Fenton and T. S.
Mi-Daniel will speak on historical sub
jects. It was the original intention of
the committee to have Harvey W. Scott,
editor of The Oregonlan. deliver an ad
dress at this service, but he was unable
to be present. The speakers will cover
the progress of Methodism in the North
west and particularly in Portland and
Oregon, and therefore their speeches will
be full of deep interest.
A novel arrangement as to music has
been made. l"rpfessor W. H. Boyer' will
have charge, and there will be a chorus
of SO voices one voice to represent each
year of the history of Taylor-street
Church. The chorus -will be In attend
ance at the morning preaching aervice
and at the evening meeting.
Church Has Vauable Site.
Taylor-street Methodist Episcopal
Church stands on one bf the most valu
able pieces of property in Portland. The
site was selected in 1S4S by Rev. J. K.
Wilbur, the first pastor. At that time
there was nothing whatever to indicate
that Portland would ever become a
mighty city, a metropolis such as it has
grewn to be. but by rare tact and judg
ment Rev. Mr. Wilbur selected the lot
at Third and Taylor1 streets, and began
the construction of the plainest kind of
a frame structure. It was abotit 30 by
50 feet, and unimposing. but it served tho
purpose and from its pulpit was preached
the gispel by men like Wilbur himself.
II. K. Hlnes, "Father" Flinn. T. F.
Royal. Jason Lee and a host of others.
Methodists whose lives have largely
shaped the destiny of Oregon, and whoe
names stand for the best the church has
stood for through all Its history.
As the years passed, the city grew and
it became necessary to build another and
more commodious structure. It was put
up on the same lot. and stands to this
day. No church in the West is more
widely known. Its membership has al
ways been representative, and lta paston
have been of the highest type. Its in
fluence on the life of the city and state
has been wonderful, too vast for any
one to estimate. Every walk of life is
represented on Its membership rolls, and
its members are to be found In every
part of Portland.
Problem Before Church.
The growth of Taylor-Street C-iurch
has been so rapid In the past few yea-
that its members are again confronted
wltb the proposition of another and
larger building. It is a grave question
as tg what Is best to be done. There
fcave been several suggestions, but they
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are no more than suggestions, it may be
said." Nothing definite has as yet been
determined upon. Some favor the con
solidation of this church a:id Grace
Methodist Episcopal Church: others favor
the building of a great auditorium with
provisions for an Institutional church,
while there are those who hold to the
view that it would be the part of wisdom
to erect on the lot a modern office build
ing, retaining sufficient room for an in
stitutional church. No one knows what
will be the outcome. Bishop Smith may
take up the question with the officers of
the church, in an effort to solve the
problem, but as yet jt is all unsettled.
Preliminary to thg celebration, a ban
quet was given in the church parlors
Friday night by the One Hundred Club.
It was a highly successful affair, at
which 100 men were present. The fol
lowing programme was carried out:
"The Stranger Within Our Gates" . .
J. W. Bell
'The Duty of a New Member
W. H. Burnett
"Tlie Big Boy and the Sunday School"..
A. King Wilson
"Every Man In His Place, and a Place for
Every Man" t. F. Johnson
"Our Opportunity". .. .Dr. Benjamin Toung
"The Trials of the Church Treasurer"
B. Lee Paget
"The Soliloquy of a Collector"
W. H. Beharrell
"The Problem of the Finance Committee"
Samuel Connell
General discussion. "The Tomorrow of Our
Church" Led by Hon. W. D. Fenton
SHOW IS IN PREPARATION
Spanish War Veterans Will rut On
Minstrel Performance at Heilig.
The Spanish War Veterans will pre
sent their big minstrel show at the
Heilig Theater, two nights, December
18 and 19. for the benefit of the sick
and relief fund of Scout Young Camp.
The ex-soldler boys have been prepar
ing the entertainment for the past
month, under the direction of Lincoln
Hart, and with the abundance of tal
ent In the performance, the show is
expected to surpass any like perform
ance ever given in the city.
The programme will include a big
first part ensemble of 60 voices, while
the second part contains an "olio" con
sisting of seven excellent features: all
these acts being local, excepting three
numbers contributed by the manage
ment o.f the Orphcum. Grand and
Pantagea theaters.
A strong feature of the show will
be the music, which is novel and spe
cially arranged for the occasion; an
orchestra of 12 pieces will be used
under the direction of D. C. Uose
brook. Among local lights who will appear
In ' the big ensemble are: M. Marks.
Jr., Fred Jones. Charles Ringlcr. Leo
Shapirer. Gus Fleming. J. H. Calahan.
Warren Camp. W. G. Sweeny. Jay Up
ton. George Evans, A. J. "Salisbury.
Claude Hicks. I- K. Sook, Gonlan Peel,
j w. Larrlmore. Lincoln Hart, Seneca
Fouts. Frank Batter. Arthur W. Or
ton. II. Wells. A. Woelin. K. E. Evans.
George 1C McCord. J. C. Welsh. A. V.
Davidson. Lieutenant Alden, Walter
Lynch. W. T. Philips. J. IL Hulford,
j. H. Thomas, C. A. Decker. K. Lurz,
K. B- Wright. J. G. Montgomery. E.
W. Moore. Frank Beatty, G. Beldin,
Andv Vaughn, J. L. Hilton. O. U.
Jensen, C. 11 Francis, George Auter
son. F. W. Hanna. Z. Redman, John
Erickson. It Edwards, E. L. Parker, E.
Graven. A. King. George Carr. Ed R.
Heilig. A. V. Wella. H. P. Hunter. Ern
est R. Taylor. August Kohl, L. F. Dunn,
Lee Cooper.
'Gift Spirit" Discussed.
The Mount Tabor Home Training Circle
met in the West-avenue schoolhouse. on
Friday afternoon. President R. H. Tate
prcfiding. Children were cared for In the
kindergarten department. Mrs. C. A.
Ronald read a paper entitled "The Gift
Spirit." which carried tlie hearers from
the earliest memories of Christmas time
when little fingers toiled laboroitsly over
a tiny pincushion or a pen-wiper to the
Christmas of today, and the commercial
ism of much of the so-called spirit of
tiie present. She condemned mere giving
for show and pointed out tho beauty of
sacrificing a comfort to make the dear
ones at home happy. Mrs. Ronald urged
mothers "to gM into the real spirit of
Christmas giving; of making gifts for
love's sake; giving,! expecting nothing In
return; giving also in accordance with
means." Discussion followed on Christ
mas methods, and the sentiment of Mrs.
Ronald's address was generally approved.
PIANO FOR RENT.
Every Home May Have Music for
the Holidays.
During the next two weeks we are of
fering for rent for short or long terras
a large assortment of very fine, brand
new, highest grade pianos, as well as less
expensive kinds. A piano can now be
secured at Eilers Piano House at a
monthly rental of !. W. T, J6 and 17.50 a
month. Instruments delivered and re
turned free to parties renting for a period
of six months or longer. All rent paid
less reasonable interest for amount in
vested) is allowed in the event of event
ual purchase. Telephone or call at Filers
Piano House. :.":! Washington street,
Portland's largest and leading dealers.
Phone Exchange 23. or A 2:S0. . '
ST. THERESASSANATORIUM
For Consumptives and Incurables, re
opened for patients. Oak Grove. Take
Oregon City car arid get off at Oak
Grove station. Also home for poor
children. Phone Oak Grove 33.
CARD OF THANKS.
We sincerely thank our many Triends
for their sympathy and kindness ten
dered us in our lute bereavement in the
death of our beloved husband and
father. We also extend our thanks for
tlie beautiful floral offerings at the
funeral. MRS. H. SCHNEIDER
AND DAUGHTER.
Take your wife and sweethearts to
the Perkins Grill for Sunday dinner.
NEW CLUB HOME OPENED
Portland Ileiphls Club Completes Its
New Building on Hill.
The Portland Heights Club opened
its new home. Twenty-first and Spring
streets, last night, and scores of per
sons visited the new quarters for in
spection. With the exception of the
installation of the bowling alleys, the
building is completed.
The opening ceremonies yesterday
were entirely Informal. Mrs. A. ' C.
Panton. Mrs. A. D. Charlton and Mrs.
J. D. Hart were hostesses. Plans on
which the club was organized are said
to be different from any other club on
the 'Coast. If a head of a family Is a
member, his membership entitles ' all
the members of the family to all the
privileges of the club.
The erection of the clubhouse Is the
result of the substantial and rapid de
velopment of the Heights as a resi
dence section. It is practically four
stories high, being built on a hillside.
From Spring street the building pre
sents the appearance of a seini-bunga-low.
On the west side, it Js four
stories high, and it is along this side
that one of the prettiest features of
tlie club will be installed in the
Spring. It is a deep ravine, through
which a small stream passes. This
stream will be dammed and made to
run over a series of cascades and tlie
large grove of maple, alder and fir
trees will be made Into a Japanese
park. The club has sont to Japan for
photographs of some of the leading
parks anad gardens in that country.
The main entrance to the club leads
direct to the large living or assembly
room, with its 1500 and more square
feet of beautiful dancing floor. This
room Is lighted with large windows
from all sides and in the front of the
room is a -bay window 0 feet wide,
with an exceptionally fine view of the
snow-covered mountains and the lower
harbor. This view looks directly down
the Jefferson Canyon, over City Park
and down the gorge of the Columbia
River. .
Annual Meeting Held.
At the annual meeting of the Oak
Grove Improvement Association. Thurs
day night, -the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President,
F. II. Harris; vice-president, Mrs. B. Lee
THESE
COND WEEK
OF OUR FIRST GREAT
CE SALE
CLEARAN
1 OFF ON ALL CLOAKJ5 1
3 AND TAILORED SUITS 3
12 OFF ON ALL MILLINERY V2
14 OFF ON ALL FURS lU
1OFF ON ALL CUT GLASS
4 JEWELRY, LEATHER GOODS A
SPECIAL SALE OF WOMEN'S SHOES
All of our $5.00 and $6.00 grades for : 3-50
All of our $4.00 and $4.50 grades for $J.uu
Ola -ir lilecx
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raceiets at
We procured the entire sample line of J. S. Cohen &
Co., 61 Maiden Lane, New York, and will place
the same on sale for Monday.
14-karat gold-filled -Bracelets, guaranteed for 25 years; regular $7.00, (JO "7C
$10 and $12 values, Monday - 'J' 9
300 Children's and Misses' Bracelets, 14-karat gold filled and sterling CI OQ
silver. Values to $3.00, $4.00 and $5.00. Monday P
100 cut-glass Bowls, regular $4.00, at. . . . . - -. . . . .
250 cut-glass Nappies, 5 and 6-inch; regular $2.o0, at J
75 leather Shopping Bags, regular $2.00, at
100 leather Shopping Bags, regular $2.o0, at
300 elastic and ribbon Belts, gold-filled buckles, regularly $1.00 Jg
O00 elastic and ribbon Belts, gold-filled buckles, regularly $2.50 i
Rogers' A 1 15-piece Tea Sets, regular $4.00 values -.4o
3-piece Toilet Sets, ebony, sterling mounted, comb, brush and mir- tf? O REJ
ror; regular $6.00 value
500 Net Waists, $3.95
Regular values to $10.00. Come in plain Brus
sels nets, white and colored polka dots and all
over net waists. Made over silk linings. Some
with lace revers, some tailored and others in the
Directoire models. Regularly sold at CQ Qtt
$8.00 and $10.00; special at
$10
Guaranteed
SILK
Petticoats $495
180 guaranteed silk Petticoats, plain taffetas. Dres
den, Roman stripe silk, heavy rustling; quality; 18-in.
deep flounce; sumo accordion-pleated,, others with
shirrings; all evening shades, also black, red, navy,
white. Sold under our own puarantee not to split
or crack under 90 davs of sale. Our CtA QC
regular $10.00 values pt.i7J
We are selling Children's Fur Sets in all the very latest noy- OA f. q
elties at prices 25 per cent lower than any other house in city LU P7 J
pg.t; secretary, C. A. Lewie; treasurer,
W H. Moore; members advisory commit
tee, for IS months, J. F. Broetje. W.
Blttle Wells, of Portland, was the prin
cipal speaker of the evening. There was
a large attendance.
Death, of Jacob Schmld.
Jacob Schmid"dled at the family resi
dence, near Sycamore Station - on the
Gresham railway, December 4, at 49 years
of aKe. He was well-known in Portland,
where he was a member of the Portland
Gmotli Verein. The funeral will be held
today at 10 A. II , from St. Joseph.
Church, on the Powell Valley road. Mem-
bers of this organization wm anena me j
set vii-ca
THAT WAIST SALE.
Monday at Le Palais Royal net and
silk waists, worth 6.i0, your choice,
J2.95. 375 Washington St.
Something doing- New Tear's eye.
Twentv-two artists for the entertain
ment of our Ruests at the Perkins Ho
tel Grill. Tables now being reserved.
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HSniBESCUHE
P CB IfflEOMATISM
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1 ne conuiuons ana causes wmui puuu ucuiuauum -&o .
healthful vegetable remedy as the surest and safest cure. The disease is
brought about by the accumulation of uric acid, an irritating, pain-producing
property la the blood. This causes a weakening and souring of the circula
tion wliich then becomes unfit for nourishing the body, while the deposits
of uric acid in the nerves, muscles, joints and bones produce tire pain ana
agony of Rheumatism. To treat the trouble with medicines containing pot
ash or other strong minerals, is simplv adding another poison to the already
weak, diseased blood, sapping it of its remaining vitality, and pernaps in
the end making a physical wreck of the sufferer. The one safe and only cure
for Rheumatism is & S. S. It i3 nature's remedy for this disease, made
entirely from healthful vegetable ingredients extracted from the roots, her b
and barks of the forest and fields. S. S. S. goes down into the blood and
removes every trace of the cause of Rheumatism, cleanses and pun ties tne
circulation, and restores health and comfort to those who are suffering from
this painful disease. There is but one way to be sure you are not dosing
your system with mineral medicines, and that is to take S. S. 5. Eooi. on
Rheumatism and any medical iadviceftee. ,TT..T1 ri
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