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INDIVIDUAL SACRIFICE FOR
NATIONS GLORY ADVOCATED
Dr. A. A. Morrison Speaks on "The Soul of the Nation," at First of Inter
denominational Series of Addresses at Unitarian Church.
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND, MAT 6. 1917.
W
BT BEN HUB, LAMPMAN.
'B HAVE! met tog-ether In thU
age of the world's greatest
calamity to think of the soul
of the Nation!"
So prefaced was the sermon deliv
ered Friday noon at the Unitarian
Church of Our Father, when Dr. A- A.
Morrison, rector of Trinity Episcopal
Church, stood before the first Interde
nominational congregation to assemble
for the weekly message of wartime.
Sacrifice, thorough and unselfish In
Its alms, he charged, should be the
Nation's gift to the cause of human
liberty such sacrifice as takes no heed
of gain or personal ambition, but Is
willing to unify the giver with the
Nation.
"It is necessary et all times for
thoughtful people to consider the Na
tion's soul," said Dr Morrison, "for at
all times It represents the moral her
itage and Integrity of the state. No
nation ever stood for higher Ideals
than does ours.
"In times of stress a great strain Is
put upon the moral capacity of Indi
viduals and the state. In the present
we are called upon to strive for the
attainment of a lofty ideal of patriot
ism which would Involve personal
sacrifice."
Intensity is Noted.
8ava for the voice of earnestness,
the Church of Our Father was hushed
to that silent tension of many listen
ers. Faint and unheeded filtered the
noises of the street, for here were some
hundreds, of several varying creeds,
met to take counsel In the Nation's
hour of trial by faith and fire,
"We must preserve the integrity and
life of the state," the gravely-toned
voice continued. "We must preserve
Inviolate all that has been committed
to us In the provldenoe of Ood as oltl
sens of this great land. The sentient
soul of the Nation, If we are to fill a
worthy place In history, must respond
to this lofty appeal of sacrifice 1"
Traffickers in their country's trial
are those who seek greedily to profit
ty speculation In necessities at such a
time, contended the clergyman.
"Such are they," he gave judgment,
"who I conceive to be traitors in char
acter and citizenship to our country!
Excessive profit demanded at this
time, when the cause of human liberty
is at stake, indicates such greed and
disloyalty, a type of humanity and
citizenship so unlovely that it Is dif
ficult to' find words of moderation In
which. to speak of persons of that sort."
America must awaken, he urged, to a
fullest sense of loyal, loving, patriotic
duty to the cause in its widest signifi
cance. Each must become a participant
In the task.
"So that we may 'not fs.ll." he flashed.
"So that we may not' earn a type of
disgrace, lasting disgrace, earned and
merited by the expression of greed la
commercial life."
His plea was mads for the willing
ness and effort of all "to be used as
instruments of Ood for the extension of
truth and Justice among the peoples
of the world."
Prayer apart from the common effort
is of faint avail, warned Dr. Morrison,
but by unity' of purpose and unison of
effort Is the end of victory to be
achieved. The mission of America Is
divinely bestowed, he declared.
"I believe that the Almighty has
chosen our Nation In this hour to under
take to bring to the world at large an
Ideal that Is worth while fighting for,"
said Dr. Morrison. "I am hopeful that
the Nation will respond to the mission
which has been divinely appointed
to it.
Sacrifice Is Advocated.
"So I ask you to give heed to the
sentiments of this hour to think of
your soul as Involved In the soul of
the state to contribute such whole
some Ideals, such sacrificial effort as
shall glorify the reputation of the
state."
The worth-while lives of history, re
ferred Dr. Morrison, have all been sig
nalized by sacrifice. "I bid you learn
oVer again." he urged, "the beauty and
power of sacrifice as taught by the
whole array of those who have con
tributed to whatever of benefit we now
hold." .
And so, by unselfish ways and com
mon cause, should America, the be
loved, play well her part In the at
tainment of happy democracy, and
that lasting peace
"Which you know, and X know, the
Infinite Ood In his wisdom will ulti
mately bring to our troubled earth."
This Is the schedule of Interdenomi
national services to be held at the
Church of Our Father: May 11, Rev.
Luther R. Dyott; May iS, Rev. Jonah
B. Wise; May 25, Rev. Edwin V.
O'Hara; June 1, Rev. John H. Boyd;
June 8, Rev. Joshua Stansfleld; June
15. Rev. Calvin B. Waller; June 22,
Rev. Harold H. Griffis; June 29. Rev.
William O. Elliott, Jr.
OFFICERS' FAMILIES MOVE TO
PROXIMITY OF SOLDIERS' CAMP
Chat About Members of Third Oregon's Doings Reported and Some French
War Philosophy Is Quoted forvAmericans.
THE families of Lieutenant-Colonel
Carl A. Abrams, Major Marlus B.
Marcellus, Lieutenant Compton,
adjutant of the Second Battalion, Lieu
tenant Oscar L Chenowlch, Company L,
have moved into quarters near their
husbands. But for the uncertainty as
to when the regiment will be under
canvass, more officers' wives would
make their homes nearer the troops.
Sergeant M. F. Hathaway, Company
K, made a flying trip to headquarters
Friday morning for the purpose of
having'a member of the company who
Is on detached service sign the muster
roll. Sergeant Hathaway's company
In the field "somehere" and he reports
the health of the organization to be In
fine shape.
Sergeant T. Hathaway, who was a
Colonel of Cadets at Corvallis in 1916,
Is another of the Third Oregon soldiers
who has taken the examination for the
Officers' Reserve Corps. In private
life Sergeant Hathaway Is a bond
buyer, employed by the Lumbermen's
Trust Company.
Company L can boast of having
father and son serving in the same
company. They are W. T. Miller, father
and. Harold C. the son. Pater Miller,
when the call came, was entry clerk at
the Dallas postoffice and his son was
a law student at Willamette. It Is
Father Miller that cooks the good eats
the Dallas company enjoys.
Colonel May Talks to Men.
Friday was lecture day In the
Third Oregon. Colonel May gavethe
men a heart to heart talk on patriotism
and urged upon them there were other
things necessary to the making of a
Brood soldier besides that of shooting
straight. A soldier's conduct and per7
eonal habits, he said, either reflected
credit or discredit upon the entire or
ganization. After Colonel May had
finished his talk. Major Marcellus gave
the men a brief atlk upon personal
hygienics. The lectures are a part of
the set weekly schedule every Friday
between 10 and 11 o'clock.
Hush! Since the organization of the
Duck Sing Tong by the members of
the headquarters staff, more than 100
applications for membership have been
ictoivuu. various commanders in the
regiment have recommended the big
kickers of their organizations. Just
the same the Duck Sing Tong is to
have a troublesome rival. Sergeant
Major Robins, who is barred from
membershln in th "irlir v. .
cause he is optlmistio Is organising
an optimistic tong and he declares he
nan bo many applications for member-
shin that Via hnun't . -
- liillD JCl LV
look up the Chinese word for optimism.
French Philosophy .Quoted.
Now that Oregon soldiers are sure to
go in. this bit of French soldier
philosophy, whether they are In the
trenches or out, will help a lot towards
cheerfulness:
"Of two things one Is certain: Either
you're mobilized or you're not mobo
lized. "If you're not mobollzed there Is no
need to worry; If you're on the front,
of two things one Is certain: Either
you're behind the lines or you're on
the front.
"It you're behind the lines there Ts
no need to worry; If yqu're on the
front, of two things one is certain:
Etlher you're resting in a safe place
or you're exposed to danger.
"If you're resting in a safe' place
there is no need to worry; if you're ex
posed to danger, of two things one is
certain: Either you're wounded or
you're not wounded.
"If you're not wounded there is no
need to worry; If you're wounded, of
two things one is certain: Either you're
wounded seriously or you're wounded
slightly.
"If you're wounded slightly there Is
no need to worry; If you're wounded
seriously, of two things one is certain:
Either you recover or you die.
"If you recover there is no need to
worry; if you die you can't worry"
Mrs. W. B. Hall, matron for the
Washington School for the Blind, will
have charge of the three pupils that
will give an exhibition of their talent
this afternoon. The children, whose
ages range from 6 years to 10, though
deprived of hearing or sight, will be
seen and hearrt fniinwin. v, t . i
-. xieiu re-
1 liglous services.-
Y. M. RADIO WORK SPEEDS
GRADUATES WILL BE ASSIGNED
WITH LICENSED OPERATORS.
Government Instructs School of New
System of Equipping Ships
With . WlreleM Men.
To meet the demand for radio opera
tors in commercial and naval service
the Department of Commerce has de
cided to waive much of the technical
training required for licenses and will
issue "emergency certificates" after
three months in a high-grade wireless
telegraphy school.
The Y. at. C. A. school was yesterday
instructed by Lieutenant Benjamin
Wolfe, U. S. N., inspector for this dis
trict, that one holder of an emergency
certificate would be assigned to duty
with each regularly licensed operator,
instead of requiring each ship to have
two licensed operators.
Lieutenant Wolfe's letter to I. G.
Is'ichols, director of education of the
Y. M. C. A., says:
Tji appreciation of existing abnormal con
ditions and the serious shortage of com
mercial radio operators, the bufeal has au
thorized this office to waive the technical
requirements and issue "emergency" first
prade commercial operator licenses for a
period of one year to operators capable of
receiving and sending- 20 words per minute,
and commercial second-grade licenses to
those capable of sending and receiving 12
words per minute. All such licenses so Is
sued will be marked "Emergency" In red
across t he fac .e
Ships requiring two operators are required
to carry at least one fully qualified and
regularly licensed operator. The Junior man
may hold an "Emergency" license.
It is suggested before employing emerg
ency operators that alt regularly licensed
first-grade operators now employed on vol
untarily euipped vessels be transferred to
vessels requiring two operators as rapidly
as voluntarily equipped vessels enter port.
-Superintendent C. E. Berkey, of the
f'UMer Dciiooi. nag accepted the posi
tion of superintendent of the Deer
Park Schools. He will be succeeded
fcy A. Wright, of Lynden. Wash.
MRS. H. J. SHINN BURIED
Cottage Grove Woman Member of
Rebekahs 25 Years.
COTTAGE GROVE. Or.. May 5. fKpe
cial.) The funeral ot Mrs. H. J. Shinn.
who died at a Portland hospital April
27, following- an operation, was held
here Monday afternoon from the family
residence. Rev. D. A. MacLeod officiating-.
The i.ebekshs, of which lodge
Mrs. Shinn had been a member for
more than a quarter of a centurv and
in which she had filled all the chairs,
had charge of the services at the grave.
Mrs. Shinn was bom In Indiana, Jan
uary 16. 1858, and was married to Mr.
Shinn in Iowa, October 29, 1876. Sur
viving: children are C. M. Shinn and
Mrs. lima Beager, of this city; Mrs. H.
A. Watts, of Berkeley. Cal.. and Mrs.
J. K. Herman, of El Centro. Cal.
v Kelso Students Elect.
KELSO. Wash.. May 5. (Special.)
At a spirited election Thursday the
students of the Kelso High School elec
ted officers for the student associa
tion for next year as follows: Presi
dent, Gordon Marsh; vice-president.
Kenneth Phillips: secretary. Rex Wat
son: treasurer. Urma Marsh; student
representative on Board of Control,
Dorothy Strain; yell leader. Kenneth
Phillips.
Prosser Superintendent Eleeted.-
Sayton Has Teachers Institute.
STAYTON, Or., May 5. (Special.)
A teachers' institute was held here
Saturday with a good attendance of
school instructors from outlying- points
and people of Ktayton. County School
Superintendent Walter M. Smith. Mrs.
M. t. Fulkerson. of Salem, and Thomas
Gentle, of Monmouth, were the In
structors for the various divisions of
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