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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (July 9, 1911)
9 I SUNDAY OREGONTA, PORTLAyP, JULY 0. 1911. L POOR'S BESTFRIEND B. C. Abbott, of St. Louis, De clares Lawmakers Aid Strong, Not Weak. SUNDAY SCHOOL IS BASE rlr Entlr Congrejratfnn ( Whli Tmple Rl In Voting Parish riaOT Rrllgloas Frjandation Lone 6pck. At til" n!ht session f th Interna tional Christian Church Convention, which was heard at th White Tampl. 19 a4dr wr heard anil a mu sical proajrainma waa rarrlad out. Tha prlnclpaj speaker waa B. A Abbott. of 8t- Loula. who apoka on tha National Banavalant Asaorlatlnn. II comallraanted tha people of Portland ever thsir baautltful city and thanked taa l bahalf of Iba convention for tha great racaptlon which haa baan ac corded tha rlsltlng delegate Taklnr P tha aubj-t of th bna last work of tha ehurch. Mr. Abbott aid that tha church organisation la necessary In protecting tha poor and tha acad and atsdy. Ha aald tha great aat err of the day- la that for dully bread and that tha majority of paople In tha entlra world are living on tha verge of want and countless number are starring. To Aid Toor la Duty. -Tha church la tha only Institution that caa aolva thla problem of poverty," ha aald. "In Washington you'll find that tha lawmakera are for the strong and Del tha weak. They ara planning en how to keep thla railroad from going to tha wall and tha stock of thla or that company from a-ettlns; below par. They ay thla helpa the work ing man. "A man la not doing hla duty who la not helplnir Uttla orphans and tha poor and aired. Hi muil have hoa pltal for tha cara of the nick and the poor not only In one city but In all cltle and I believe our greatest Step In advance Is the raising of the money for the proposed new hospital for the poor to be built In Kanaaa City ." Sunday fechool Is Bx. . W. C. Pearce. who haa been heard In a number of addresses during the con vention, spoke last night on "The Sun day School." He declared that the Sun day school Is the basis of all rella;loua work and to prove hla assertion called for a standing vote In which nearly tha entire congregation arose to testify to the Influence of the Sunday achool. Ha said that In religious work, as in everything else. It la necessary to find the merits and tha possibilities of per sons. In the Sunday school class, ha said, this I possible and In thla way the best that Is fouaid In the boy and tha girl la brought out not only for tha benefit of tha boy and girl but also for tha world. The Adult Bible Workers' Associa tion held a convention at 5:30 o'clo t at the W. O. W. halL at which s ve-rl addresaea were delivered. W. C. he- gave a historical review la which . I ahowad aomo of the accomplishments 1 of the past and the possibilities of tha future. W. JL Long spoke on tha "Loyal Sons." and Will 1L Brown, of Oakland. Cal., responded. R. A. I-ong poke on "Brotherhood and Peter Alnslie.- Thrcater Itentleivous Today. Arrangements have been made for a Dumber of religious gatherings today at which prominent speskers from various parts of tha country will take part. Besides the meetings sat the Grace Methodist Church and the White Tem ple a good programme will be held at tha Baker Theater with Kev. Joseph U. Garvin, of Seattle, as the speaker. Rev. Mr. Garvin la psvtor of tha First Christian Church of Seattle and presi dent of the Seattle Ministers' Federa tion. Ha has Issued a special Invl'r tlon for working men. Dr. C. C. Cllne. of Pine Bluff. Ark., editor of tha Twentieth Century Church, haa arranged a meeting at 10:30 o'clock at tha Advent Christian Church. Hla theme will be "Is Jesus Coming Again?" Lord's Sapper Observed Today. One of the featurea of the convention today mill be the observance of the Lord's supper. There will be four great eervicee at S P. M. M. M. Goode will have charge of the exercises at the White Temple. J. H. McCullough will preside at the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, while W. F. Cowden will con duct the service at the Central Christian Church at K&st Twentieth and Salmon streets. At the close of the communion service .at the White Temple a brief memorial service wart 11 be held In honor of F. D. i Poer. Herbert Monlnger. F. M. Green. Maria Jameson and Addison Clark. 'prominent workers in the church who ' died recently. J. H. Garrison. Peter Alnslle. I. N. Mo Cash. John E. Pounds. Finis Idleman. , C. C. Bmlth. H. H. Guy. T. W. Grafton mill act aa leaders of the service. TARIFF CHANGE OPPOSED Australian Shcepinen Iar Loss of American Wool Trade. "The people of Australia are taking up Irrigation with considerable enthusiasm." said F. M. Helpman. a business man of Victoria. Australia, who with A. G. La 1(1 liar, a prosperous sheepbreeder of the same colony, are spending a few days In thla city. They are registered at the Portland. "Irrigation was Introduced In our coun try by El wood Meade, an America, for merly living on the Pacific Cpaat." con tinued Mr. Helpman. "Through one proj ect In Northern Victoria Mr. Meade has placed under water several thousand acres of land at an expense of between t li.m '0. and 0.iX?.aoo. The results so far have proved highly successful." As a sheepman. Mr. Laldlaw Is more directly Interested In the treatment the tariff receives at the present session of Congress. "Being a producer." said he yesterday, "of course. I do not want the present tariff altered. I am entirely sat isfied with the tariff aa It exists, and nnder the present wool schedule am en abled to do business with manufacturers In the United States at a reasonable profit. Any Increase In the tariff on wool would be disastrous to my business." From Portland Mr. Helpman and Mr. Laldlaw will go to San Francisco, spend ing the next threa or four months In a general tour of the principal cities of the t'nlted 8tatea. wsniaaes of (iermsn artrsses and mem bers of the Oerraaa aristocracy ar becoming common, and there sr. six Instances of mm brs of rinln famlil's taking wlv.s from ,1. mtmrm. Th new th.arer list shows about . jls aobiea ataosa' the bsttar-ksewa actors. CHURCH AUDED AS BOY EVANGELISTS, ONE PREACHER AND ONE SINGER, ARE CHTOCH CONVENTION FEATURE. . awn The younite't evangelistic team working amonir Christian churches In the t'nlted States Is composed of Jesse K. Kelleme. a student at the I'nlverslty of Oregon, son of Professor Kellems, of Eugene. Or, and Harold T. Humbert, son of G. S. C. Humbert, field secretary of the same inxtltiition. who began work In Christian evangelization when 15 years old. Mr. Kellems now Is 18 and Mr. Humbert 17. The have con ducted revivals at Fellda. Wash- Cottage Grove, Or.. Elkton and Sher idan, Or. Mr. Kellems Is the preacher of the lam and Mr. Humbert the Inger. The bov evangelists attract great attention In the National Convention of the Christian Church now In session in Portland. LABOR WILL ATTEND Workingmen to Hear Talk on Religion at Baker. TWO MEETINGS ARE LIKELY Iter. Joseph L. Garvin Will Speak on "How Gospel of Christ Fita La ' boring Men" Bungalow May Accommodate Overflow. Laboring; men. their wives and chil dren, are especially Invited to a re ligious service that will be conducted In the Baker Theater at 11 o'clock this morning by Rev. Joseph L. Garvin, paator of the First Christian Church, of Seattle. The subject of Rev. Mr. Garvin's sermon will be. "How the Gos pel of Christ Fits the Laboring Han." There will be special muic by some of the best singers attending the Na tional convention o.f the Christian Church. The use of the Baker Theater for the service has been donated by Mor ris Gumber. the lessee. If the attend ance exceeds the capacity of this play house, an overflow meeting will be held in the Bungalow. Geerre L. Ba ker having promised to throw psn Its doors if another theater l -eded to accommodate the audience. Labor Council Favors. laboring men and members of their families are urged to reach the theater by lu:4& o'clock thla morning in order Rev. Jexeah 1 Cinll, Who la ta Addreaa Labarlag Mea at Baker Theater. to be Sure and secure seats. The serv ices will begin promptly at 11 o'clock. Rev. Mr. Garvin went before the Cen tral 1-abor Council Friday night and that organisation Indorsed the plan. "I am always glad of an opportunity to address the laboring men snd their families." said Rev. Mr. Garvin, who Is also president of the Seattle Ministers' Federation. "It will be my purpose to Impress upon them a knowledge that they have a religious side to their lives and should take a greater inter est In the church and religious serv. tees. Labor Is Represented. "In Seattle, our Ministerial Federa tion Is divided Into 17 departments, one of which Is the labor department. We ara regularly represented on the floor yo.........ss.e.ss.T v t r iisiiisisawssspwew- si imisinw ii la ta ftfv-f --' " . ;e- - ? Hi y .- 1 j A f V V - J - i - I " ; : -: . i :; J I - ... n E If I'MIl L-IIT of the Central Labor Council by fra ternal delegates. The relations be tween the ministers and the working people of Seattle are most pleasant. Annually our federation holds an open meeting to which are invited the labor ing people of our city. At thla time the workingmen present to the federa tion a statement of what they are striving for In an effort to better their conditions. In this way we manage to keen In close touch with the people In all walks of life. As a result of this co-operation, the ministers and tha working people are enabled to work to the mutual advantage of each other." CITY. COMMITTEES BUSY Heavy Grind Planned by Council for Coming Week. Regular sessions of the waya and means, license, liquor license and Ju diciary committees of the City Coun cil will be held tomorrow afternoon. These are the first meetings of these committees since the organization of the new Council. Tuesday morning at 10:S0 o'clock the special committee of the Council on oil tank legislation, consisting of Coun cllmen Baker, Burgard and Watkins. will go to Portsmouth to Inspect the plant of the Standard Oil Company, and Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock they will meet at the City Hall to hear what the engineer of the Union Oil Company has to say about plans for a new building for his company on the East Side. ' Wednesday morning the first regular meeting of the new City Council will be held. Thursday afternoon the first meeting of the new fire committee of the Ex ecutive Board will be held at 4 o'clock. Also the first meeting of the new streetrdeanlng committee will be held at 3 o'clock Friday morning at o'clock, mem bers of the street committee of the City Council will inspect streets re garding which there have been com plaints. At i in the afternoon Friday the first regular meeting of the new Executive Board will be held. TABERNACLE SITE CHOSEN Permit to Erect Structure for Glpof Smith Meeting Sought. When Gypsy Smith, the evangelist, comes to Portland to lesd the services to be held by the united churches of the city from November 11 to 27, he will have a tabernacle In which to ad dress the crowds. The Jacob Kamm property near the new Multnomah Club has been aelected as the site for the structure. The sum of J8000 haa been pledged by the enureses of Portland for the erection of the tabernacle. Dr. Benjamin Young, chairman of the Gypsy Smith Committee, haa sent out a call for $2500 of this amount. At- a meeting held this week a commit tee composed of William M. Ladd, G. F. Johnson and Walter Gill was ap pointed to secure a special permit from the city for the erection of the tem porary tabernacle within the fire lrmlta, and also to arrange the terms of the lease of the property from Mr. Kamm. The tabernacle is to occupy a space 200 by 200 feet and with capacity for from 600 to 10.000 people. Some dif ficulty has been found in procuring, a site. The plan of utilizing one of the buildings at the Lewis and Clark fair grounds was first dlscusred but later abandoned. Administrator's Removal Asked. Charging that Charles H. Ehrllnger, administrator of the estate of John Gundel. who died November 1". 1808. has failed, refused and neglected to give an accounting of his atewardshlp. Attorney R. A. Sullivan, representing the heirs, all residents of Wisconsin, has petitioned the County Court for the removal of Ehrllnger. Those repre sented by Sullivan are Rachel Ehrlln ger. Dora Iettner. Clara Gundel Be ti ling. Paul M. Ehrllnger. G. F. Ehrlln ger and Grace Mlnlck. The estate, which waa appraised at $9094.6. In cluded the Pioneer Soda Works. Harris Truck Go. Removal sale now on. OfJE VAST. CHURCH DEEMED FEASIBLE Union of Spirit Rather. Than- Doctrine Is Big Aim of Christian Workers. $1,000,000 OFFER MADE K. A. Long Announces Contribution of Fortune for Non-Sectarian. Hospital at Kansas City. Christian, Convention Cheer. (Continued From First Pa.) the presentation to the Bible schools of the State of Oregon of a alljt pen nant for having the greatest number of new front-rank Sunday schools In tha United States. Tha pennant was ao cepted by Mrs. Clara Evans, state su perintendent of the Oregon Bible Schools of the church. That the greatest fault of the Chris tian people of the present is their lack of gratitude for the work of the Sun day schools and churches was the statement of C. S. Nichols, of Okla homa, who spoke on "The Bible School and the Home." He said church peo ple must co-operate with and lend en couragement to the pastor, the Sunday school superintendent and the Sunday school' teacher if the worthy cause, which they' promote, la to be carried out as It should be. Ministers' Methods Blamed. Dean H. H. Guy. of California, spoke on "Higher Educational Ideals." He attributed the ignorance of people of the subject to the lack of interest in Christianity and advocated the un faltering giving of Information In every way possible. He says ministers take too much for granted in religion and think the people should know more of it than they do. He aald a ohlld from the age of ( to 10 years is in Its receptive period and religiously is In a period of un- conscious Christ life. He said the teacher who takes charge of that child should fully appreciate the responsi bility placed in his hands. He styled the period of life from 12 to 25 years as the most Important of all. He said at 12 years comes the period of Im pressionability and at 16 the psycho logical crisis, especially for boys. ' West Ripe for Gospel. F. W. Emerson, of California, spoke on the "Winning of the West." He men tioned the great resources of the West and particularly the Pacific Coast, de claring that It Is the proper field for good evangelistic work. He denounced the Idea of quantity of members being needed in the churches and the disregard for the quality. He said it was a case of good people being needed and not merely the making of a large showing by a denomination. - At the morning session the big con vention was raised to a" high pitch of enthusiasm when R. A. Long, of Kansas City, announced in the course of an address that he was willing to appro priate $1,000,000 within the next 10 years for the construction of the great Na tional hospital which has been planned for Kansas City, provided the church would raise a similar amount for the same cause. The offer of the big sum brought a great outburst, men and women standing in their seats and cheer ing Mr. Long. $400,000 for Hospital In. Mr. Long has been working for some time on the big hospital enterprise, which had been' planned as an 0,O0Q institution, and the members of the church had been much lnterestad in the progress of the plans. J. H. Mohorter, of the National Benev olent Society, at yesterday's session made a report for the secretary of that society in which he announced that the society had raised the $400,000 required for the presentation of a like sum by Mr. Long as promised when the idea of a National hospital was originated. When Mr. Mohorter finished with his an nouncement he was loudly applauded. Mr. Long then arose and announced that he was willing to comply with his part, and then announced his million-dollar proposal. Free Beds Provided. The terms of his big gift were given In detail in his talk. He says that 3J1-3 per cent of the beda In the hospital must be free and that the hospital be non sectarian. He said It must be broad and charitable and an Institution for the benefit of the poor and worthy. The idea of a National hospital of the kind was originated by J. W. Perry, of Kansas City. Mo., a. prominent banker, and he has signified his Intention of con tributing heavily to the fund which he has already worked hard to help accu mulate. The morning session of the convention was well attended and several addresses were heard. Rev. Perry Rice, of El Paso, made a plea for a tuberculosis sanitarium for members of the Chris tian denomination who flock to Texas. New Mexico. Arizona and Colorado in search of relief from disease. John H. Pounds, of Ohio, gave the clos ing address on "A Square Deal for the Preacher." Day's Programme Told. The Sunday programme has been an nounced'as follows: Morning. Convention Bible school session, J V. Balrd, musical director; Charles A. Pnlppa, gensral secretary Oregon 8unday School Association, superintending. in Worshiping and preaching. White Temple Sermon by Clayton S. Brooks. Pennsylvania. First Presbyterian Church Sermon by J. K. Garrison. Mis souri. Grace Methodist Church Sermon by F. W. Burnham. Illinois. All proffered pul pits will be niled by visiting preachere. Afternoon. S Communion services. White Temple, led by J. B. Brlney, Kentucky: First Pres byterian Church, led by J. C. Mason. Texas: Grace Methodist Church, will be held In reserve to be used If necessary. Central Christian Church (If convenient to East Side), led by J. H. McCullough. California. Evening. White Temple Christian Endeavor con vention. Austin Hunter, president of Na tional Christian Endeavor board, presiding-. :0 Christian Endeavor prayer meeting; music, led by Charles McVay: meeting led br D. T. Short, president of Portland Chrls. tien Endeavor I'nlon. 7 SO Devotional service conducted By A. L. Chapman. Boise. Idaho. ..,. SRport of National Board of Chiistlaa Endeavor. Austin Hunter. Chicago; solo, lAddre "hrSil.n Endeavor and ,he Cq.eVt ot th. world." Dr. Royal J. rv Bolanc. Africa. . , , - iTiaAddrew, "Tb Christian CU , r For Immediate Sale The Tull Gibbs Store Offers the Following Fixtures and Other Equipment at Very Attractive Prices: "Singer" Electric Carpet Machine.' Serger and Miter Ma chines for Carpets. "Tart" Carpet Sewing Machine. Drapery Machines. Stove Machinery Rod Cutter, Pipe Crimper, Drill, Grinder, etc. "Best's" 100-Arm Rug Racks for 9x12 Rugs. 60-Arm Rug Racks for 9x12 Rugs. 60-Ann Rug Racks for 8 ft. 3 in. by 10 ft. 6 in. Rugs. 80-Arm Rug Racks for 3x6 ft. Rugs. Shelving, Counters, Cabinets, Curtain Display Rods. Electric Motors, Tungsten Lamps and Holophane Shades. " "Burroughs" Adding Machine, Comptometer, "Egry" Cash Ticket Machines. "Dey" Time Register. "Fairbanks'-' Platform Scales and Small Scales. Teams, Wagons and Harness. Office Partitions with Art Glass Railings, Show Window Partitions, Pillars, Window Dis play Fixtures and Many Other Articles Used in the Operation o the Store. Warehouse for Rent On Thirteenth and Kearney Sts., on Track; Three Story Brick, lOOxlOO, with Electric Elevator, Etc. Announcement Until Further Notice, Accounts Will Be Payable at the Regular Office as Heretofore. Tull & Gibbs, Inc. Morrison at Seventh the Pepubllc." United States Senator Wil liam E. Borab, Idaho. HOSPITAL PLAX KLABORATK Millionaire Long Would Make Insti tution Largest In I'nlon. KANSAS CITY. July 8. The tract of land upon which it is proposed to build a big non-sectaren hospital, planned by R. A. Long, a millionaire philanthro pist of this city, is situated in the east ern suburbs, three miles from the heart of Kansas City. The site covers 3S acres, is high and easy of. access. It was recently purchased by the Chris tlon Church, of which Long is a mum- beLong has said that he plans to make of the hospital the largest and most comprehensive institution of Its kind in Good Used Pianos at Extraordinary Reductions During our sale of exhibition Pianos and Player Pianos from the opening stock of our new store, many used pianos of well-known makes have been taken in exchange as part Davment on Baby Grands, Eilers De Luxe Player Pianos and Autopianos Hardly hereSore has such an excellent array of piano bargains been offered. Among IV list are many of the best makes. Good, serviceable instruments that have been ie laced in some of the finest Portland homes, where the more lavish surroundings cquire the more modern and elaborate ease designs. Thus special sale for the next fn e davs only places a piano within the reach of every family, even those of most moderate drumstLces T In addition to the very small prices, the terms of payment are ex tremdy low? A very small outlay of cash will place one of these excellent bargains m you? home at once. The following are but a few of the numerous real snaps. Better call first thing Monday morning. Bring this list: Vose, elegant mahogany, $215; smaller size, $135; Kohler & Campbell, $160, anothei $135- Fisher, $90, another $135; Gibson, $110; Baldwin, $170; Decker, $180, anothei $120-' Bradbury, $155; Gabler, $135; Behr Bros., nearly new, $170; Howard, $90; Brink- erhoff, $98; Harrington, $145; Etc., Etc. ''t r$ pa ife W&n M--M rj nii w'fe " fciwfc-? fif ' . ,';? , 53j52v r . The Nation's Largest Dealers the United States. It is to be built on the general plan of the Johns Hopkins Hospital In Baltimore so that additions may be made to It from time to time. It Is estimated that Long's gifts' to churches and colleges over the country, exclusive of that of today, total about one million dollars. GIRL'S HUSBAND PUNISHED Marriage Called Subterfuge, Man Must Serve 90 Days. "Marriage In this case Is only a sub terfuge to cover the worst kind of practices," said Judge Tazwell yester day, in passing sentence on Harry Gust, alleged to be a white slaver. Gust was arrested by Detectives Snow and Price. Now at Seventh and Aldf- while in company with a girl of Amer ican birth. 17 years old. He showed a marriage certificate, the ceremony hav ing been performed four months ago by Judge Gatens. The police testified that Gust was an idle and dissolute person, and other witnesses told of the condition of his victim, who is in a precarious condition at a hospital. She is the daughter of a Portland family. Imprisonment for 90 days and a fine of J100 was ordered In the case of Gust. . ATTRACTIVE ROUTE. The Canadian Pacific offers the at tractive route across the continent. No dust, no heat the comfortable way to travel. Office, 142 Third street. Germany has the boxing craze. Talking Machine Headquarters