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THE SUNDAY OKKOOyTATf. PORTLAND. JANUARY 3, 191a.
DENOMINATIONAL LINES To"vANISH IN REVIVAL SERVICES
. . ,,.,, will fcv rm. h Ride for Pour Weeks in Meetings Conducted by Rev. E. J. Bulgin, Evangelist, and Beginning Tonight in Tabernacle on East Side.
I xu.en ami nuuicu ui uiuiu vumvuvu . . - - -
I . . I recitations by Bernice Masters, Ewart i
ROM all indications it appears that i leaden messenger of deadlier power.! - .
nne, ar? fast be- or " . ..r a.m. I I ySSA I.J ft A I 71
denominational lines are fast be
ii effaced and the great get-io
gether spirit is being Wit among
churches of many denominations. As
.j .wi- '-..lino- thorn will
iHnM nf this reeling, lucre wn
be held In Portland beginning tonight
and continuing- for rour ween, revival
services in which men and women ol
various creeds will work side by side
and it will matter not whether they be
Baptist. Methodists. Presbyterians, or
affiliated with the United Brethren.
United Kvangellcal or - almost any
rhurch. they will all assemble at the
big tabernacle at East Eleventh and
Kast Morrison streets, where the serv
ices will be conducted by the evangel
lit, the Itev. E. J. Bulgin, who has
come to Portland to preside at their
meetings under the auspices of a dozen
Kast tide churches. The Rev. Mr. Bul
gin has a National reputation as an or
ator and the general interest that is
shown in his presence here gives prom
ise of a largo attendance at all the
meetings. The singinu will be a spe
cial feature.
A number of pastors of different de
nominations are planning to exchange
pulpits at times during the year. Some
of the watch tervices were community
affairs. The community church is be
coming a great factor. In outlying dis
tricts and small towns instead of one
poor struggling Baptist church, anoth
er equally poor and struggling Metho
dist, yet another poverty-stricken Pres
oyterian and starving Christian. Unit
ed Brethren, Lutheran and several oth
ers, there Is frequently found now one
community or union church. Ecclesi
astical students are asking If this is
not an Indication of good sense, a
breaking down of denominationalism, a
setting back to the foundation of
things.
An Interesting feature of the com
munity watch on New Tear's eve In the
llose City Park Presbyterian Church,
was the old Covenant service of John
Wesley. Although prepared for Meth
odists, it was found suitable for com
munity use. The watch-night prayer
-aa taken by Richard Allelne from "An
Alarm to the Unconverted" by Joseph
Alleine, an Oxford man and non-conformist
preacher, who lived 1623-1668.
The prayer in full follows:
..-. m.n.ir,il ond! I have
fallen from thee by mine Iniquity, but of
thine inxinuo irrace utu
u hast promiBcu I
morrr to me in Chrnt. If 1 will but tarn to I
the with all my heart; therefore, upon . These simple men knew not wnai re
ih rail of thy gospel. 1 come In, and ub-1 spon3jbUities lay in their hands. To
luit myself to thy mrcjr. L,v .he men who profess to believe in
And because thou : requirett . as in. cooa -
tlon of my peace with thee that , .nou.apu
way mine luois. anu no ai cnu, -
. . , .... i t ham
hlna enemies, which I acknowledge l nave
il,-ket!ly sWed with against thee. I here,
. . . v. v. . . , t m nf mv heart renounce them
all: rirmlv covenanting nn io uvu
And T do
allow myself in any known sin.
dolre gruce from thee, that I may practice
. 1, .11 thmt tm
liiis my resoiutioti " ' .
rtear unto me In this world, rather than
turn from thee to the ways of sin; and to
watch against all Its temptations, whether
of prosperity or adversity, lest they should
mith'lrmw my heart from thee.
And forasmuch as thou hast offered
most graciously to be my God through
Christ. If I would accept of thee. I call
Teaven and earth to record this day. thai I
d here solemnly confess thee for the Lord
my. Cod; and vrlth all possible veneration
I ilo here take thee, the lord Jehovah.
Father. Son and Holy Ghost, for my por
tion; and do give up myself, body and soul,
to be thy servant; promising and vowing
to serve thee. In holiness and righteousness,
s l the days of my life.
O blessed Jesus. I come to thee hungry,
blind, unworthy to wash the feet of my
rd. much more to be solemnly Joined to
the King of Olory; but since such is thine
tin paralleled loe, 1 do here acrept thee, and
take thee for my Head and Lord; for all
times and conditions; to love, honor and
obev thee before all others; and this to the
death. I renounce mine own wisdom, and
do here take thee for my only guide: 1 re
nounce mine own will, and take thy will
tor the rule of my words, thoughts and
actions; promlslnr that 1 will endeavor to
order my whole life according to thy direc
tion, and will not allow myself In the
neglect of anything that I know to be my
duty.
And now. glory be to thee, O God the
Father, whom I shall behold to look upon
as my Cod and Father. Glory be to thee,
o Ood the Bon. who hast loved me. and
washed me from my sins In thine own
blood. Olory be to thee. O God the Holy
GhDst. wlit has turned my heart from sin
tO tiod.
O glorious Jehovah, the Lord Omnipotent,
leather, bon. and Holy Ghost, thou art now
Toecoroe my covenant Kriend; and I.
through thine Infinite grace, am become thy
covenant servant. Amen,
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in the celebration of the centennial
ft Dr. E. H. Chapin, the orator and
T'niversalist preacher. Dr. Corby spoke
last Sunday of one address which Dr.
Oliapln gave before the publishers and
booksellers at the old Crystal Palace
In New York. Dr. Chapin had for his
toast. "The Power of the Press." It
was in the time of the Crimean war,
and he drew inspiration from that war.
-I love to hear," said he, "the rumbling
of the steam power press better than
the rattle and roar of artillery. It Is
silently attacking and vanquishing the
SHalakoffs of vice nd the Redans of
evil, and Its approaches cannot be re
sisted. I like the click of the type in
the composing stick of the compositor
better than me ciick or ine muenci iu
is hand of the-soldier: It bea a ' "NeareTmy Cod to thee, nearer to thee.-hold its first meeting or the new year-tne atM .i.-- :
MOST PEOPLE ARE BUSY DOING WRONG THING, SAYS
.v.. hanrl of the sold er. It Dears
BY IlEV. TV. B. HINSON.
The year Is dead: long live the year.
While thy servant was busy here and
there be was gone. I Kings. xx:40.
THE man who said that was a man
under orders. For he was a sol
dier, to whom had been commit
ted the custody of another man. But
instead of attending to his duty he did
other things, and therefore had to ac
knowledge In the text. -While I was
busy here and there I lost my man.'
Ho was gone! "The first duty of a sol
dier is obedience to orders," said Well
ington, the "Iron Duke." And a great
poet has told us how of soldiers it Is
true, that it Is
Thelra not to make reply.
Theirs not to reason why.
Theirs but to do, and die.
Ar.d we. too, are under orders. In
our lecture-room there is a banner
upon which letK-rs may be found that
vou would do well to understand. "O.
II. M. si" "On His Majesty's Service."
That is what every man and woman
who has named the name of Jesus
ou-ht to realiie. "I am on His Majesty's
service." For the Christian life is
nothing if it is not a surrendered life.
Do not for one moment think the Chris
tlan life means singing a hymn, or
passln through the baptismal waters,
or being received into a church, and
then lrrlng according to one's own in
clination or will.
Life Mast Be SarreBderreL
The Christian llf Is the life that is
literally and absolutely surrendered to
another And this is only our reason
able service: for we belong to Uod.
There is not a member of the body, but
God gave it: not a faculty of the mind
but Ood bestowed It: not a power of
the soul but it came to us as the gift
t.f God- Our very life belongs to him
And to serve him we were created. For
you were not created that you might
make money: and you were not cre
ated that you might build up a busi
ticm: and you were not created to live
lor self: but you were created to do the
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Will (' UUU. jv
that will of God you are recreant to the
very fact CI your own crwuvu.
wuh many str0kes of thought am
rnetoric equally pertinent and over
nwrlni. ha moved throuKh his half
powering he moved through his half-
hour or eloquence amia ine uka ij ap
plause and enthusiasm of his auditors.
Those words of Chapin have a new
significance amid the wreck and car
nage of the present war. At the funeral
of Dr. Chapin Henry Ward Beecher
said. In the course of his address: "I
have now been for more than 40 years
a speaker and conversant with speak
ers, and I have never met or heard a
man who. In his height and glow of
eloquence, surpassed or equalled him."
The Church of the Soul, Auditorium
Hall, will hold the annual election ot
officers this afternoon at .3 o'clock. All
members and those interested in the
welfare of this society are requested
urgently to be present at this meeting.
. nt imnortance are to be
acted upon.
Selfish Church Will Die,
Says Bishop Cooke. '
Rrllxioan Body That Lives for Itself
Has ' Excuse for Its Eilntemee,
Ueclaratloa Before Ministers.
jjfp HE church that lives for itself
1 will die. It ought to die. It has no
excuse for its existence. The day is com
ing when not one institution on earth
shall stand unless it can give a reason
for its existence, rue cnurcn oi je
Christ must be in earnest: it must feet
.ri An thfne-a worth while. Why
can"t you work as hard for Jesus Christ
as you did for the temperance cause;
These thoughts and many more were
launched upon the audlfnce that lis
tened to Bishop R. J. Cooke as he spoke
last night before the ministers and a
large number of members of all the
Methodist churches of Portland in the
First Methodist Episcopal Church at
Twelfth and Taylor streets, where a
jQ .i vuar-onri meetings commenced
last night and will continue all this
WIiishop Cook took for his theme and
inspiration the parable of the fishes.
He said: "All night the fishermen naa
, . i.j thinz The
nsnea ana nm -
Lord bade them cast out tneir nets.
- ' - , t their nets. They
"1 dleo where the fish
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... Th. mint learn their own possi-
r,ci
are. They must learn ineir own possi
bilities. The sin o this age is not its
t! ui.. not if iimorance. not its
cruelties.' not its oppression, but it is
its spiritual trifling."
Here are a few thoughts given by
Bishop Cooke in one of his sermons
during the week:
"Men that are down may rise again.
It is men who have walked through hell
who, are able to keep other men from
going that way."
"The gospel of Christ is the gosbel
of hope."
"What mighty hope is held out to all
of us to come back Into the. strength
of the holy spirit."
"Sin always takes a man a notch
lower. Christ raises him higher." t
"Men that know God are filled with
power. When men line up with things
that take them from God. they lose
their power." .
Dr Perry Joseph Green will lecture
this "morning and evening at Temple
of Truth. Kilers building, upon the sub
ject, "Take Up Thy Bed and Walk" or
"Heal Thyself Through Realization and
Knowledue of the Fact That You Are a
Perfect Child In uoo.
erfect Child in God." ..
t- ut...ff.l, will frincr a solo at
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the evening services, accompanied d i
Mrs. Clifford at the piano and Harry
Parsons, violin.
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The Toung Peoeple s Society of ts;
Immcnuel Lutheran Church conducted
a watcn service Thursday night in the
church at Nirfeteenth and Irving streets.
This was followed by a social hour in
the church parlors.
In the Immanuel Church today there
will be a communion service at 11
o'clock and a reception to new mem
bers. A song service will be held at 8
o'clock tonight. Sunday school will be
held at 9:45 o'clock this morning. The
annual business meeting of the church
will be held next Wednesday evening.
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Rev. W. B. Hlnson. pastor of the
White Temple, is gtfted as a writer of
poetry. Two examples of his talents
are "Nearer to Thee" and "The Pansy."
"Nearer to Thee." inspired by the theme
in "Nearer My God to Thee." follows:
"Nearer my God to thee, nearer to thee";
O wondroue prayer so rich In truest worth,
O fitting prayer for all upon the earthly
"K'en though it be a cross that ralseth me";
A woman faltered, as the words she eald,
A mother bending low above her dead:
. , n,amrfnllv on henrled lenee. I
tiii an mj uuk l"
e-ne muiuuiiu v. ....... , -- I
w .i.in.n - irV, .nrav of sorrow's lev I
She murmured prayennuy, on uenueu
XeareTmy Cod to thee, nearer to thee." '
Reason Many
certainly you have been created anew
In Christ Jesus that you may do the
will of God. For Christ has a great
purpose In your life and he sends you
out to do his will; and your duty Is not
to be industrious here and there, but
to do the specific thing he tells you to
do. And to this life of obedience every
thing in the universe calls you. For
obediently the stars ' move athwart
space: and obediently the tides lift
themselves and fall: and obediently the
parsing seasons come in orderly pro
cession; and everything God ever made
renders obedience to him.
But this man disobeyed his orders,
and he disobeyed them in a very sug
gestive way. For he did not sit down
in idleness and do nothing. He did not
close his eyes In slumber. There was
no Inactivity characterizing him. He
was busy here and there. But he dis
obeyed his order.
"Text Applies to American-"
Now, If I had to pick a text out of
the Bible applicable to an American
audience, I should certainly take this.
For we are not a sluggish, laiy people,
nor is our characteristic heaviness or
slowness of movement." We are walk
ing dynamos, charged wtth- electricity;
fussy, nervous people; always Jumping
about here and there, by reason of
which we fall Into our graves about
2S years before we need to, and the
average American can truthfully say.
"I was busy;" and he can also say, "I
was busy here and there." For in these
days of advanced civilization our Inter
ests are manifold, and we can be In the
East and still have concerns In the
West: and we can be in the North and
yet be busy about things in the South.
An, my people. God may have waited
till the last Sunday morning of the
year to describe you, but he has got
you now. What a lot you did last year!
What words you said! They poured
out of your mouths so continuously you
had to say some of them while the
choir was singing: and some of them
when the scripture was being read: and,
unless my ears have played me wrong,
soma ef them while I was praying for
you. What multitudinous words you
have aaid! But were) you about hta
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Rev. Tv-arifc W. Gorsn&sil.
Men of "The Resort" to
Take Part in Services.
Rev. Levi Johnson to Tell at First
I'resbyterlan Church of Work
Among Homeless."
AT the First Presbyterian Church,
corner Twelfth and Alder streets.
Rev. Levi Johnson will fill the pulpit
both morning and night. Mr. John
son is well known in Portland as as
sistant pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church. In charge of the Men's Resort
at Fourth and Burnslde streets, which
is a mission station of the First Church
and generously supported through
their benevolent budget.
No Dlea will be made for additional
funds, but Mr. Johnson win give
simple story of his experiences with
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tne Homeless anu unempiujcu v".
anJ show now 'they are met and
cared tor at tne res0rt. Mr. Johnson
will speak on "The Man on tne jericno
Road" at 7:30 P. M. An Interesting ta-
,. on wln be introduced at the even-
novation will be introduced at the even
ing service, wnen a large company ui
men who make the resort their liead-
,-...- i 1 1 .om. In n hrwiv t n the
First Presbyterian Church to take a
part in this service.
Front seats will be reserved for the
1 1.. h lnri.nhln of S N
Steele, they will sing for the audience
some ot their iavome gospel sons
The usual service at the resort will be
omitted to' allow as many as will to
appear in this public way. The serv
ices both morning and evening are ojien
to all who may be Interested in this
absorbing question of - the hour, the
homeless man.. '
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The yearly conference and Mis
sionary ' society meeting of the Kern
Park Christian Church will hold an
all-day meeting with luncheon, Jan
uary 10. Rollcall, reports of all de
partments of the work and election of
fticers lor tne year win oo me pio-
gramme for the afternoon. Keguiar
services
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Charge OI ine pastor, XV. liuua acj.
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hold its first meeting of the new year
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Do Not Talk Religion Is That They Have Little Religion
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DUMIieCB tt Jl'U ox,u .uk.m . ......
could see piled up here the deeds your
hands have wrought, how mountainous
would the accumulation be! But sup
pose the Judgment flame fell now; how
much of all that you have piled there
would remain as gold, silver and pre
cious stone? Busy here and there! No
cessation of energy, but wrongly di
rected energy. Your hands are full,
but are full of .chaff and not of the
golden grain which you might have
gathered. wnne x wua uuj
there, he was gone." Tes. he was gone!
Things Ysu Might Have Done Told.
Tou might have sent some, man or
woman happier into God's heaven, but
you were too busy. Tou might have
written the letter to some friend for
his cheer in some exigency, but you
were too busy. You might have told
your boy the thing that would have
kept him from steering his life bark
on the rock, but you were too busy.
You might have so won the affection
of that child that she would have
poured out her suffering into your ear,
but you were too busy. O. you fussy
little fool, you were busy here and
there, and you let the great concerns
that are embedded in the command
ments of God pass from you. I have
baptized parents with the tears In my
eyes, because I knew they were being
baptized after they had raised a fam
ily and had sent all their children out
Into the world without a Christian
training in a Christian home. O, could
we only bring ourselves to rightly es
timate values, there might be some
hope for us yet! But we go on read
ing the story with -its idle twaddle and
its lie that has got to be contradicted
in the next issue; and wej. pore over
magazine after magazine; and we read
book after book that baa the same com
mencement, and continuation and con
clusion; and the great book God him
self has written we know almost noth
ing about.
Wo build tho house and wo furnish
It. and we decorate it: while wo let
the lifo of tho inmates go by default.
And if somebody told you there was a
smudgo on your face. It would concern
you far more than If God told you there
MEN PROMINBJfT IN CHURCH
AFFAIRS.
Rev Abraham Vereide is pas
tor of the Vancouver-avenue Norwegian-Danish
Church.
Rev. A. J. Montgomery, in
charge of the Presbyterian home
missions of this district, has been
making a survey of the entire
Frank W. Gorman, pastor
of Atchison Memorial Congrega
tional Church, will preside at the
annual meeting of the church, to
be held January 7.
J. F. Ewing is superintendent
of the Sunday school of the First
Presbyterian Church.
Rev. Levi Johnson, assistant
pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, will deliver a sermon to
day. Rev. Charles T. Hurd, assist
ant pastor of the First Presby
terian Church, is in full charge
of the work of the church dur
ing the absence of the pastor.
Rev. John H. Boyd, D. D., who is
in California for three weeks,
speaking before a number of
student bodies.
with Mrs. Ward Swope, Wednesday.
January 6 at 2 P. M. The Central
Christian Church Missionary Society
will be visitors. Mrs. R. Tibbs ' Haxey,
Mrs Nettie Fishburn, Mrs. Brook L,
Wilcox and Mrs. S. A. Crow will speak
on, "Some Modern Revelations." Mrs.
Olive Howlett and Mrs. Bertha Douglas
will sing. Miss Lenora Glover, presi
dent, will preside.
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A new series of morning sermons has
been announced by Rev. W. G. Eliot,
Jr The general topic will be "Finali
ties of Faith." The subjects and dates
are: January 3. "Liberty," or "Every
Man's Moral Prpblem"; January 10.
"Righteousness," or "Every Man's So
cial Problem"; January 17. "Love." or
"Problems of the Affections"; January
24, "Worship," or "Every Man's Theo
logical Problem"; January 31, "Chris
tianity," or "Every Man's Religious
Problem." .
The evening series on "Timely Civic
Themes" include: January 3, "Neutral
ity"; January 10, "Anti-Saloon League,"
by Superintendent R. P. Hutton; Janu
ary 17 "Hebrew, Greek and Gothic Con
tributions to Christianity": January
24. "Tangible Results of Three . Years'
Wrti, fnp ln1 Moralitv in Oregon";
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t... 11 "SnmA Pros and
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esons ol
'the Mexican Problem
was a stain on your character. "Learn
to rightly estimate values. For the
business, of that soldier was to guard
his prisoner. But, Instead of doing
that, he did other.men's duty here and
there, and neglected his own; and
thereby lost his life.
Wrong; Thing Done, Is Assertion.
An, how we are warned and shown
today! Wo have been so busy during
this year. How. we have plowed the
field, and harrowed it, and sowed the
seed; but the trouble, is we have la
bored for products that have no market
in eternity. We have not grown even
flowers; we have only grown poisonous
weeds. But we have been busy! O, had
we done the commanded thing with
half the diligence that we iiave done
the uncommanded thing, the angels
would be -in an ecstacy of Joy as they
look upon us. Our fault has not been
that we have builded no edifice at all.
We have diligently. energetically,
strenuously, continuously piled the
hay wood and stubblo on the founda
tion, until it is sky high! But what is
tho good of a mountain of hay, wood
and stubble, when the fiery-breath of
God's indignation sets the world aflame?
We were under orders, but wo dis
obeyed orders.
And he gave an excuse thatis pe
culiarly our excuse: he said; "I was
busy." But do you not see how that
condemned him? If he had been able
to say, "This captiVe that you placed
in my custody suddenly rallied all his
force that appeared to have been spent
and his fingers gripped my throat, and
wo wrestled here hour after hour, and
I thought I had him a hundred times,
but at last he got me down and ho
broke away, leaving me wounded, and
unable to pursue, and so he escaped,"
why, there would have been an excuse
indeed. But no. ho ssfys. "I had the
energy, and I had the power: but I
was busy here and there, and ho ran
away." Is not that our excuse today?
Listen. Has God ever asked you to
do a thing yet that you were unable
to do? You know he has not.
I by no means Insist that it is every
Chinese Mission Children
Give Programme.
Guests at Entertainment Include
Many Americans nnd Distribution
of Presents Is Feature.
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OF interest on Monday night was the
programme given by the talented
pupils of the United Brethren Chinese
Mission of which Rev. Moy Ling is su-
rerlntnrlAnr- The mission at 206 Sec
ond street was crowded with Chinese
and American guests. Presents were
distributed after tne programme. The
numbers given were:
U...nD nf tha Wifrliest" fWiltonl
chorus; prayer; "Let Your Feet Tramp,
Twamn" rtrimnrv class: "A Secret."
Jessie Lum; "Out on the Deep," solo
(Lohr), Paul Wong; "Tne Dawn 01
Hope," solo (Shelley), Grace Moy Ling;
welcome, Kdward Moy; "Menuet," piano
(Paderewski), Bertha Moy Ling; "When
Song Is Sweet," solo (Souci), Taki Soo:
"When He Comes," Stephen Leong:
"All the Night," chorus, intermediates;
"The Holv City." solo (Adams), Frank
oto lAoamsi, rra.nn.
" Fred Goon; sextet
aphone (Donizetti).
Wong; "Christmas,
Frank Ding; (a) "To Have, To Hold.
solo (retrle), (DJ "Asteep in me ucw
(Ball), Harry Ding; "A Visit From St
vini,nin." u.nrv f'.nnn nlertinn nuar.
tet, Frank Ding, Takl Soo, Frank Wong
and Frank aioy i-,ing; uomoso
w. IT Sam. W. Quong, Frank Yee;
sketch. Taki Soo, Frank Ding. Frank
Wong. Frank Moy Ling, Y. Long and
Edward Ding.
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The pleasant rooms of the Second
niversalist Society in Alameda Park
TTn1,T...allcl Knpl.tV in
,1 . ,i Titosrinv evening with
.v. nnvan,e anH friends of the Chil
dren of the Sunday school. In the ab
sence of the superintendent. Dr. J.
Lavalley. Rev. J. D. Corby pre
sided. Beautiful decorations trans
formed the rooms into a bower of beau
ty, garlands of cedar and a profusion
of poinsettia blossoms shared with the
beautiful Christmas tree the attention
of the visitors. Mrs. J. Zaradink. the
musical director, presided at the organ
and the singing of the carols was spir
ited and inspiring. There were read
ings and recitations by Leslie Lavalley,
Kenneth Meisner, Samuel Masters and
Winf red Cowle. A pretty carol was
i ih,.o p-lrl Thelma Mulhol-
land, Mildred Reynolds and Lucy Woel
fert; cornet solos by Harry Meisner and
to Talk Abont, Avers Dr. Hinson in Sermon.
body's duty to speak in a prayer meet
ing, but it is a funny thing to me al
ways that a man is noiseless in a re
ligious meeting, and a noisy demagogue
in a political meeting. Ho cannot rec
ommend tho Saviour, but he can rec
ommend hardware in the store. Breth
ren. I have got to say it; somebody had
to say it in this church, and I may Just
as well get the crown of martyrdom as
any one else; the reason a whole lot
of us do not talk about our religion is
that we have but little religion to talk
about. You know very well when your
children gather around your knees they
talk of the things that are on top. And
if wo had- the religion of the Lord
Jesus Christ on top, we should bo talk
ing it; but the trouble is wo have got
business, and money, and pleasure, on
top; and we have got to dig down deep
in order to get to our religion; and by
that time the prayer meeting is out!
His excuse was his condemnation; and
it is ours. ' :..
I was diligently doing the uncom
manded thing, and therefore I missed
doing the commanded thing. That is
my bane. Nobody ever accused mo of
laziness during my entire recollection.
My mother used to tell me there was
no peace where I was, and my father
used to say he thought he would have
to go outside the house to read his
newspaper, and I am garrulous as a
woman, and always wanting to b
talking, and while I was born in Eng
land, I was born such a bundle of nerves
I had to come to America, where-everybody
is a good deal like me. Yet 1
know my activities have been wrongly
directed so often. It is not that I have
been slothful, but I have been foolish
in these endeavors and these activi
ties. Too often I have been very care
fully preparing a meal, and even Indus
triously preparing the meal; but all I
had there was water and chaff, and It
was not worth the effort. And you
know very well that almost every night
of your life, if you could confine your
self during tho day to things thathad
to be done in accord with the law of
God. your feet would 'not ache half so
much, and your .heart would not either.
I repeat, his excuse was his condemna
recitations by Bernice Masters, Ewart
Cowle. Thelma Mulholland, Mildred
Reynolds, Burton Splndier ana .i,ucj
Woelfert.
After remarks by Dr. Corby, during
which he announced there would be
preaching services the first Sunday
evening or every moniu ior iud i"
the women's committee served refresh
ments. Candy was distributed 10 me
children. .
see ,
r, V.v Yon , Wish for You" 18 the
sublect of the vesper service at 4: JO
at the Y. W. C. A., to be led by Miss
Lin a Balis James, the general secre
tary. Mrs. f . r.. um IS me ooivfiow
ah -nt ii-nm on a ret invited to be
present at the service and social hour.
The young people of Grace Memorial
Church at East Seventeenth street
North and Weidler gave one 01 ine
most interesting holiday entertain
ments of the week. On Wednesday
they presented a programme that in
cluded tableaux representing famous
Biblical personages; recitations that
were well delivered, songs and other
features, besides enjoying an excellent
moving picture show. The rector,
Rev. O. W. Taylor, presided. anere
. . in flhiindnnrs for evervone:
nnnipi were distributed, as well as
nuts and apples. St. Pauls (Wood-
mere) children were suesis ui me
evening and assisted In the programme.
The young people received praise for
the clever way in which they planned
the tableaux, malting ine
themselves and arranging all the de
tails. Dr. Hinson to Speak Today
on "Taking Stock."
Theme Toalght Will Be Thrtsilam
Science Versus the Bible Mrs.
Eddy Her Lobster and Her Ide."
THIS, tho first Sunday of the new
year, will be a full day at the
White Temnle. In the morning Dr.
Hinson will take as his theme. "Taking
Stock." The sublect is the out
growth of a talk with a business man
on stock-taking.
At the close of the morning service
the communion service will be held,
when all the new members will re
ceive the right hand of fellowship from
the pastor.
The two young people's services will
be held at 6:15 in the lower temple and
in the church parlor. All young people
are invited.
Mr. Becker gives his organ recital at
7-15 and at 7:30 the preaching service
commences. At this time Dr. Hinson
will preach his ninth sermon on "Chris
tian Science Versus the Bible Mrs.
Eddy. Her Lobster and Her Lie."
At the close of the service the ordi
nance of. believers' baptism will be ad
ministered. The Rev. C. V. Poling has been a vis
itor in Portland during the holiday
season and has been welcomed by his
many friends. He lias Dcen a menioer
of the Flying Squadron for several
months and has met with marked suc
cess. The months of February and
March will be passed by the squadron
in the Southern states. They will go
as far South as Tampa, Fla. Later work
will be carried on in the Rocky Moun
tain states.
William Lowell Patton. formerly an
organist In onet of the Portland
churches, is pianist for the squadron, of
which Rev. Mr. Poling is musical di
rector. Mr. Patton was recently of
fered the position as organist in a
large church In Pennsylvania. He will
remain in the EaBt to study when the
squadron's campaign is over.
The Epworth League or centenary
setht Episcopal Church provided a
Christmas gift for each of the
80 children at the Boys' and Girls Aid
Society, besides aiding in supporting
tho work of the deaconess, through
whose hands there has flowed a steady
stream of helpfulness. Fifteen families
and 66 individuals were remembered at
-.i. i Kir 4Via rleaconess. and a
, sum of money used in relieving
distreas. Tnis church is one of the
distress. This church is one or tne
East Side churches whose union serv
ices at East Eleventh and East Morrl-
ices at rjasi jiievem.11 .
streets begin today,
h h , ,
Centenary Church, at East Ninth and
East Pine streets, was a lively work
ing place last month.
The new pastor. Dr. T. W. Lane, is
one of the strong speakers of the Pa
cific Coast, and he has drawn audi
ences at ail the regular services. A
large percentage of his hearers are
young people and he is in full sympa
thy with both their work and play.
e
During the Christmas season many
donations were made to the various
Catholic homes and institutions and for
these gifts the Sisters are deeply grate
ful. They have announced that they
wish to acknowledge the kindness of
the Cathedral Ladles' Aid Society, to
several women and others who sent
articles of clothing to St. Agnes' nany
tion. He said ho was busy hero and
there, and neglected his duty.
Will you observe the last word? He
was gone! He was gone! Ho was
gone! There stood the soldier empty
handed when he should have had .his
prisoner. You see as we go along in
life, we get in sets of circumstances:
in environments; and while there we
have the opportunity to do something;
but that particular circumstance and
environment passes from us. to return
no more. It is gone. Somebody ap
proached where you were standing or
sitting, and hoped you would say a
good word about Jesus Christ, and you
did not say it, and now you will never
meet that soul any more till the Judg
ment. He was gone! And tho year
has gone. Never another Sunday morn
ing can come this year. O men, what
have you done this year? You have
strength, and courage, but have you
displayed that strength and that cour
age in the doing of the will of God?
How many times have you been tired
because of the strenuous way you have
obeyed Christ? How much weariness
in the service of God is laid up to your
credit in tho eternal books? How
many times have you smothered your
own pain, and gone out to alleviate the
distress of another? How often have
you put your hand over your own
wound, and gone out In tho service of
the world?
The year has gone, and life Is nearly
gone for some of us. What have we
got to show that we have rightly
lived? Oh, I catch myself thinking so
often of that poor thief on tho cross,
who was saved at tho last moment of
his life.. For I think that next to be-
. i. .1 1. , Vi - tenn-edV Ot
ing idhl ckii-ue-1' - -
a death-bed repentance! To go up into
1 ,v, .1 kv
heaven a poor naaea auui, on... "j
tho finger of God out of the fire!
people, how have you lived this year?
What treasure have you laid up in
heaven? What good deeds have you
done that will await you in the eternal
habitation?. What charities have you
expended that will welcome you into
glory? He was gone. Can you say.
"God knows I have given 1914 to, the
earnest effort of doing tho will of
Home at Tark Place. Thanks are ex
pressed to the Sisters of the Holy Child
Jesus, of the academy In Ross City
Park, who sent clothing, made by tho
children in their own private school
and the school children of St. ltose'g
and St Philip Ncri's Parishes, to the '
little orphans.
The Sisters of tho Immaculate Heart
of Mary, of St. Lawrence's Parish, did
not forget the little tots. They, too.
sent clothing made by their school
children.
SL, Ann's Society paid a visit to the
Heme fqr the Aged Christmas eve,
adding to the happiness of the old men
and women, and the Sisters of Mercy,
under whose care the home la con
ducted. Mrs. J. P. Flynn. their worthy
president; Mrs. J. P. O'Brien. Mrs
Francis Shea and daughter. Miss Wiley.
Mrs. Zimmerman, Mrs. J. C. Costelloand
niece. Miss McGinn. Mrs. Myer and other
members of the society were presonu
e e e
The Current Events class of ths First
Presbyterian Church hag secured Pro
fessor George Rebec, of the extension
course of the State University, to spealt
at Us regular meeting today, immedi
ately following the morning-services at
tho First Presbyterian Church. Ills
subject, is of immediate Interest to all.
In its relation to conditions In Europe:
"The Soul and the Dream of Islam." and
will deal Intimately with the Moham
medan as affected by the European
war.
e
The regular all-day meeting of tha
Deaconess' Aid Society and Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society, of Mount
Tabor Methodist Episcopal Church, will
be held at the home of Mrs. C, B. Nel
son. 1547 Belmont street. Wednesday.
All women interested are Invited, and
strangers are especially welcome.
The young people of lh community
are invited to attend tho regular busi
ness and social meeting of the Epworth
League, which will be held t tho honisj
of Cora Hosford. 64 East Slxty-socond
street. Monday evening at 8 o'clock.
Tho books of Judges and Ruth will
be considered at the meeting of Mr.
Miller's Bible class st 7:30 1'. M. mon
day. at Mount Tabor Methodist Epis
copal Church. Sunday school teach
ers and others find the lessons helpful.
All are Invited.
The) Goodfellowshlp Brothers will
hold their monthly business and social
meeting in the church parlors ot Mount
Tabor Methodist Episcopal Church
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. Members
are expected to bring ladles. Visitors,
especially strangers, are welcome.
At Mount Tabor Methodist Episcopal
Church, East Sixty-first street st Hiark
street, the pastor. Rev. E. Olln Eldridgs.
will preach on the following- topics:
Morning. "A New Year's Message";
evening, "The Whole Man."
SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES
(Continued From V.f
rlson streets .1. lecture l.y M. H. c'ongdva;
8, lecture bv Althea wlesemtsnger.
spiritual Church of the Houl. A iHllmrlum
Hall, iiUSH Third slreet Hev. .1. H. I.u.
pastor. Conference, 11; mediums test inert.
Ing, S: sermon, S, by the t'sstor. followed
bv messages.
First Christian HplrltnallM. W. o. W. Hall,
Eleventh, at Al'lr street Message. S.au
P. M.; lecture, 8 I". SI.
VMTED I'KEHBiTr.Kl.W
First, Plxth and Monlgnmerj - Ilev. Frank
DeWItt Flndley. minister. Morning worship,
10:30- sermun topic, "Our t;m,l Iteanlu
tlons"; Bible school, 12: Christian Emlesvor.
6:30: evening services, 7:1; sermon topic,
"Look L'f.". ,
VMTAR1AS.
Church of Our Father, Broadway and
Vamhtll afreet Hev. T. I. E1MI. l. V.. min
ister emeritus; Rev. W. a. Kllol, Jr.. minis
ter Services, 11 and 7:45: morning sub
ject. "Liberty: or Every Man's Moral prob
lem"; evening. "Neutrality"; Sunday school,
:; Y. P. F.. 6:o0.
VKIVERMAUbT.
Church of flood Tidings, Broads ay and
East Twentv-fourth street Rev. James O.
Corby, minister. Worship, with sermon.
10:30 A. M.. subject. "A New llesrt for tha
New Year": communion service and re
ceiving of members; sunshlno hour Sunday
school at noon.
Alameda Church Dr. J. Lavalley. superin
tendent: Sunday school at II o'clock; serv
ice at 7:30 1". M. All welcome.
MISCEI.I.ANEOIS.
ChrlstadelphlHna West Portland Kcolesis.
S.14 Montgomery, services 10::: Bible study
at 6"1 F.ast Washington, Thursday. l:4i.
New-Church Society tSwedeuborglanl
Knights of Hythias Hall, Kleventh and Al
der. Service and sermon, 11, conductod by
Mr. Jamleson.
Chrlstadolphlane Woodmen Hall. East
Sixtieth. Mount Tabor. Morning service. II:
lecture. 7:30, "loes It Mattor What We
Believe?" . .
Associated Bible Students. meetings In
Oddfellows' Hall. Bast Slslh and Alder
streets 1:43 I'. M.. Berean Hlbln es..n.
"The Time Is at Hand"; 3 P. M.. Puhllo
lecture by Norman M. Lewton. topic
"Earthquakes In Hlble Symbol. aV : 1:30 I.
M. praise and testimony meeting; 7 P. .
praver meeting: 7:30 P. M.. discourse by
Flniay McKercher.
Theosophlcal Society, 726 Morgan build
ing Subject at 8 I". M.. "Practical I'sr-
CChristlan Toga. Ablngton building Morn
ing, 11. Blblo study; 8 r. M.. topic. "A
Measure of Truth." by Hev. K.. O. ;srrlson.
PASTOR
Jesus"? Can you? What hava you
done? . . .
Oh. I could recite you poetry about
tha close of the year, and I could toll
you what Shakespeare said about It.
and what Tennyson said sbout It; but
my dear, dear friends. I will tell you
this, as I close my sermon. Let mo
take your hand, and then you and 1.
two worthless ones, will go up to tho
great Christ, and wo will put our two
worthless hands In his hand. Vo shall
know It Is his hand, whether wo soo
his face or not, because If you feel
around with your finger tip you will
lind a scar In tho palm. And then when
we have got our hands In his dear
pierced hand we will say as wo close
the last Sunday morning scrvlco of th
year:
rt,wlr of arcs, elfl for me.
Let me hide myself In Thee;
I-ot the water and the blood.
from Thy riven side which Iloed,
Jto of sin the double curt.
Have me from Its guilt and poaer.
Not the labor of my panda
Can fulfill Thy law's n-inanrts;
could my seal no respite know.
Could my tears foreer flow.
All for sin could not atone:
Thou mual save, and Thou alone.
While I draw this fleeting breath
When mine eyee shall close In death.
When I soar to worlds unknown.
See Thee on Thy Judgment throne;
Kock of Ages, cleft for me.
T.et me M'1" mvself In T'i
Visit
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