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RECOVERY OF JOSEPH EMERY, PIONEER COLLEGE
PROFESSOR, RECALLS WORK AT CORVALLIS
John B. Horner Recounts Accomplishments of Early Day Educator and Gives List of Students Who Studied Under.
Professor Emery, Who Are Now Active in Business World.
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BT JOHN B. HORNER.
OREGON pioneers will be Interested
in learning that Professor Joseph
Emery, for many years connected
with Corvallls College, but now of
Salinas, Cal., has regained his health
after a very complicated surgical oper
ation through which he recently
passed at the advanced age of 85 years.
The cure is so remarkable that it has
become the subject of much discussion
among the medical profession, who at
tribute Professor Emery's recovery to
a certain fine physical condition due
to careful hygienic living in early life.
Because of the importance of the case
and the prominence of Professor Emery,
the writer is prompted to speak briefly
concerning this pioneer educator to
those who were not in Oregon during
the professor's activities in our state.
Dr. Emery was professor of mathe
matics in Corvallis College for a period
of 18 years, beginning with 18C7.
Largely through his labors was the
money raised that bought the Roberts
farm, which now composes the Oregon
Agricultural College Campus. Also
under an appointment made by Gov
ernor Grover, Professor Emery aided in
selecting the agricultural lands, and he
made the first sale of 10,000 acres of
white pine in the Port Orford region
at the maximum Government price of
$2.50 per acre.
Upon the resignation of Dr. William
Finley in 1871, Professor Emery was
offered the. presidency of the college, a
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position which he declined. However,
he consented to serve as acting presi
dent until a new executive could be
chosen. During his Incumbency as act
ing president, he wrote the bienniel
report of the college, in which he asked
the Legislature to increase the college
appropriation to $10,000. In this con
nection it will be borne in mind that
the Legislature had in 1868 designated
Corvallis College as the Agricultural
College of Oregon, which the law as
interpreted presumed was available
only to male students. Hence, in the
same report. Professor Emery asked
the Legislature to open the doors of
the Oregon Agricultural College to the
young ladles of Oregon. Both requests
were granted.
In the Autumn of 1885 Professor
Emery severed his connection with the
college to accept the position of agent
at the United States Indian Agency at
Klamath. In the new position he ren
dered special service to the Indians by
grading their schools. He introduced
graduating exircises with diplomas and
banquet, which became popular with
the Indians. Also he assisted in ad
vancing Industrial training and home
life, in which the Klamath Indians excel
many Northwestern tribes, a condition
which the natives realize Is mainly due
to the efforts of faithful officials, such
as Joseph Emery. Therefore, it was
but natural upon Professor Emery's
departure from Klamath for a young
Indian, whose training had been di
rected by the kind-hearted but firm
agent, to express the sentiment of his
people in these words: "Emery good
man; heap soft hand; hi-yu skoo-kum
backbone."
Among Professor Emery's former
students in Corvallis College are: W.
F. Herrin, chief counsel and first vice
president of the Harriman system of
railroads; J. K. Weatherford, prominent
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attorney, also president of the Board
of Regents of the Oregon Agricultural
College; William E. Tates. W. T. Mas
ters, George P. Lent, attorneys of Port
land; Robert Veatch and J. C. Currin,
of Cottage Grove; J. Fred Tates, Cor
vallis; Dr. Robert J. Wilson. New Tork;
S. T. Jeffreys, attorney, Sacramento;
George Hovendon and Isadore Jacobs,
merchants, Portland; Judge James
Hamilton, "Roseburg; Frank Cauthorn,
M. D., Mexico; Hugh Finley and Oliver
Robbins. farmers; Miss Nettie Spencer,
teacher, India; Mrs. Ida Burnett Calla
han, assistant professor in English in
the Oregon Agricultural College; Mrs.
Clara Thayer-Harding, San Diego, Cal.,
and hundreds of others to whom the
mention of Professor Joseph Emery's
valuable influence as an educator "is
like the mention of precious ointment
that is poured forth.
FORD ANGEL IS IN WANT
Mme. Schwlmmer Is III In Sweden,
According; to Reports.
W A S H I N.Q TON, Oct. 11, Mme.
Rosika Schwlmmer, who persuaded
Henry Ford to organize his peace
party and charter the peace ship
Oscar II. is 111 and in want in Sweden.
Word to this effect has reached
Washington and was made known by
one of Mme. Schwlmmer" s former co
workers. Although Mme. Schwlmmer persuad
ed the Detroit man to get up the
peace party and take It to Europe at
a great outlay of money her friends
insist she never received a cent from
Ford and was almost an object of
charity on the trip over.
Her clothes, it is said, were fur
nished by other women members of
the party, and only her actual ex
penses were met by Ford.
Mme. Schwlmmer was a well known
writer on International reform topics
before the war started. She came to
the United States and was exploited
by several women's organizations.
Then when the war began she be
came actively engaged in the effort
to end it Immediately. It was said
she urged Ford to attempt his trip to
call a conference of neutrals, and to
try to "get the boys out of the
trenches by Christmas."
On the way over, however, there was
an estrangement between Ford and
Mme. Schwlmmer, and she was prac
tically driven out of the peace party.
FEAST TO OIL MEN COSTLY
Banquet at Chicago Hotel Runs XTp
to $10,000 In Expense.
CHICAGO. Oct. 22. Eight hundred
officials and representatives of the four
largest independent oil associations in
the world were given a $10,000 banquet
at tne Hotel LaSalle the other night.
The affair was given in honor of the
Independent Oil Men s Association, in
session at the Hotel LaSalle this week
the National Petroleum Association, the
Western Petroleum Association and the
Western Oil Jobbers' Association by the
Fred G. Clark Company in observance
of its SSth anniversary in business.
George B. Slddall, of Cleveland, was
toastmaster, and the speakers were
Lieutenant-Governor Barratt O'Hara,
Everett Jennings, of the Public Utili
ties Commission of Illinois; William R.
Moss, representing the Chicago Asso
elation of Commerce, and James R. Gar
field.
The banquet was under the charge
of the following officers of the Fred
G. Clark Company:- W. E. Wall, J. W.
McArdle, Thomas E. McArdle, F. L
Harding and Fred G. Clark,. Jr.
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PASTOR TELLS WHY HE BELIEVES IN
THE CREED OF HIS DENOMINATION
Disciple of Christ Offers Definite Programme for Christian Unity, Says Rev. II. H. Griffis, of First Church, in
Sermon Dealing With Basic Principles of All Religious Organizations.
BY REV. H. II. GRIFFIS.
(Pastor First Christian Church.)
AS a scriptural basis for our dis
cussion I would invita your at
tention to the 1 h versa of tha
third chapter of First Peter, where wc
read: "Sanctify in your heart Christ ai
Lord, being ready always to give an
swer to everyone that asketh you a
reason for the hope that is in you, yet
with meekness and fear."
The world today. DerhaDS as never
before, submits all claims upon its
support to the test
of reason. A sys
tem or Institution
is right these das
not because ances
tral habits or pecu
liar feelings say so.
or because it re
ceives the indorse
ment of a large
number of people,
but because it sat
isfies the dictum
of sound JudgVnenC
So universal is this
modern test of rea
son that it has Rev. U. ii. btiflla,
been applied to
Christianity in general. The result
here, I am glad to say, has simply
served to strengthen our laitn.
Christianity is a reasonable religion.
Furthermore, reason summons oeiore
ltd bar not only Christianity as a wnoie.
but also each particular form of Chris
tianity that is propagated Dy a reii
claui bodv of DeoDle. And it is in re
sponse to this summons that I am to
speak to vou this rooming.
I propose in this discussion 10 iiaio
why I am identified with that religious
communion whose- members can mem
selves Disciples of .Christ or simply
Christians. I shall try to give answer
to everyone who may ask me lor
reason concerning my hope of being
consistent on the subject of Church
affiliation.
Rivalry Cbecka ProjrtiB.
In the first place, I am a Disciple be
cause I am in favor of Christian unity,
a thine- which this religious movement
has urged from the very beginning of
its existence. I believe tbat our sec
tarian divisions and rivalries have con
stituted one of the supreme obstacles
to the progress of the kingdom of God
on earth. This plea for unity is posi
tively indorsed by our Savior. On the
night before his crucinxlon be prayed
that his followers might all be one.
Christian unity was the Savior's con
suming thought at this critical moment
of his life. This plea for unity is in
dorsed also by the teachings of the
apostles. Paul writes: "I beseech you.
therefore, brethren, that ye all speak
the same thing and that there be no
divisions among you." This plea for
unity is indorsed also by the wisdom
of the age in which we are living. In
the midst of all the modern trend to
union and co-operation in the realms
of science, business, education and pol
itics, a divided church Is an anachron
ism. In the second place, I am a Disciple
not only g because I favor Christian
unity, but also because the Disciples of
Christ offer the most sensible pro
gramme that I have ever known for
bringing about Christian unity. Their
programme consists in restoring in its
essential features the New Testament
church and making that church the
basis upon which all Christians may
unite. In the days of the apostles
there was one church and it seems al
most axiomatic that the platform of
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the united church of the first century
will be a proper and sufficient plat
form for the reunited church of the
20th century.
And so the Disciples of Christ plead
for the restoration of the apostolic
church. And what are the main fea
tures of that church? Notice first its
creed. This creed is indicated in the
conversation which Jesus held with
Simon Peter at Caesarea PhillppL In
reply to Peter's confession, "Thou art
the Christ, the Son of the Living God,"
Jesus said, "Upon this rock I will
build my church." Much is said these
days about the Apostles' Creed, but
here in the confession of the apostle
Peter is the only Apostles Creed, that
we know anything about in the New
Testament. "Thou art the Christ, the
Son of the Living God." This is the
divine New Testament creed. It is a
person and not a system upon which
our faith centers: it is a divine person
and not a body of human speculations
upon which the church is founded. Con
sequently the Disciples of Christ exact
no further subscription to a creed than
the acceptance of the Lordship of
Jesus. It is simple, it Is significant,
it is comprehensive and it thoroughly
commits one to the Christian life.
Early Customs Followed.
Notice next the ordinances of the
New Testament church. Of these there
are two: the Lord's Supper and bap
tism. Protestant Christiana are practi
cally unanimous in accepting tnese two
ordinances, but they differ widely in
the manner of observing the ordi
nances. All are agreed that the in
stitution of the Lord's Supper was ob
served weekly in the first assemblies
of the Lord's people. Many now. how
ever, observe it monthly or quarterly.
Not so with the Disciples of Christ. In
their 12,000 churches the Lord s table
is spread on eevry Lord's day. In like
manner the Disciples practice Immer
sion, because it is the baptism spoken
of in thti New Testament. Scholar of
revry denomination recognize it as the
original, normal form.
Notice next the names used In the
New Testament church the name ap
plied to the individual members and
the name applied to the congregations.
In Acts of Apostles we read that , the
disciples were called Christians first
at Antloch. Peter says: "If any man
suffer as a Christian, let him not be
ashamed, but let him srlorifv God in
i this name. As to the name of the con
gregatlons in New Testament times we
learn that Paul addressesd tnem
churches of Christ. Consequently the
Disciples today would be known simply
as Christians or Disciples of Christ
and their congregations would bo
known simply as Christian Churches or
Churches of Christ. We as a people
believe that the church, being the bride
of Christ, should wear the Bridegroom's
name, not the name of the Bridegroom's
friend. John the Baptist, nor the names
of the Bridegroom's servants. Luther.
Calvin or Wesley. Party names per
petuate party strife. It is enough to be
a Christian.
In the third and last place, I am a
Disciple because with this plea for the
simplicities of New Testament religion
the Disciples of Christ afford a truer
Intellectual freedom than that fur
nished by any other religious body. In
accepting their position I find a
scope for continuous progress in Chris
tian knowledge without being ham
pered by any ecclesiastical authority
claiming the right to say "Thus far
Shalt thou go and no farther."
By exalting Jesus Christ above hu
man leaders in religion we as a people
feel that we are prepared to receive
the truth wherever It presents itself.
We rejoice not so much in what we
exclude as In what we Include. We
recognize the good in other religious
communions and seek to take advan
tage of that good. But we could not be
satisfied by being Lutherans or Pres
byterians or Methodists or even by be
ing Christian Scientists; we can be sat
isfied by trying to be nothing mora
or less than Christians. Our liberty la
circumscribed by our loyalty, but it la
a loyalty to Christ.
All truth is summed up In Christ and
is for every one of Christ's followers.
There is no such thing as denomina
tional truth. Truth is truth and it is
for us all. Therefore let us all bear
witness to the truth and to all the
trutn.
SANDY HIRES GERMAN BAND
Strains of "God Save the Klne"
Played After Ejection From Place.
CHICAGO. Oct. 20. Strains of "God
Save the King." played by a German
band In a German saloon, the other
night, gave pleasure to Sandy Mc
Tavih, a Scotchman from Canada, if to
no one else in the crowd. He had hired
the band in revenge- for having pre
viously been ejected from the saloon.
When McTavish first dropped into
the saloon, which is on South Clark
street, some .Germans were toasting
Captain Hans Rose, of the submarine
U-6S. The Scotchman refused to drink
the toast.
"My name's McTavish Sandy Mc
Tavish 'Wee Sandy." they call me. and
I'll give ye a toast," he shouted, "here's
to King George."
It took five Germans and the porter
to put Sandy out.
Two hours later he was back with,
the little German street band and led
it Into the saloon. The musicians played
the British national air four times be
fore the Germans recognized it. After
that it was the street for Sandy and
his band.
SINGER RAISES POULTRY
Alma Gluck Is Now Adept In Chicken
Industry.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 20. Alma Gluck.
world-famous opera singer, has turned
poultry raiser. At the Radlsson she
declared herself ready to give infor
mation to farmers on that -subject.
"I learned to raise chickens as well
as babies this Summer," said Mme.
Gluck.
"My husband, I and my little 13-months-old
Maria Virginia all went
out to the backyard and procured
cheese boxes, which we turned into
tiny chicken coops. We ' lined the
floor with absorbent cotton and in
went the chicks. Two weeks later our
pets began to droop and die. Our cook
cut open one of the chickens and held
a post-mortem on lt Imagine our sur
prise to discover the chick was stuffed
with cotton and had died of Indiges
tion. So we took out the cotton and
put a feather duster in the boxes and
the chicks cuddled up to it as though
it was a mother hen and turned into
strong, husky youngsters."