THE SUNDAY OREGO-STAX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY . 10, 1913.
LENT THIS YEAR WILL BE SEASON OF REAL DENIAI
Tcriod Will Be Observed More Strictly and Witn More Zeal Than Ever Before by Christians of Practically All Faiths.
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a EH 'WEUN'lU-'PAr falla on Krbm
A nry II. Kaster will ba on Marc
a. ;i. r.'lnnin on WvUtieaday and
throughout I-ent th Catholic and Epia-
copal churches will obrv th period
tnctljr and will emptaaisa th need
for greater aplrttual demotion and
greater amount of work for church and
humanity. Slf-dcnlal will ba tb
watchword of church folic In a tare
umber of th churches, not only
the two. but of "practically all faiths.
Patriotic work will to on with r
tfoubl-d seal.
Arrhbishop Christie's letter to nil
people will b fad In all Catholic
church today. An extract follow
"Th observance of th fast and ab
etlnence Drescribed by th church l
tak-n by the world as a pitt- and
f-arica prm-ssion r t athoiic raitn.
lis who. without sulnclent or obvloua
reasons. ata meat or take hia uaua
meal when absunenr or fast I en
.ir1. la not accepted aa a practical
Catholic.
-l-l Catholics have the courage of
y -tf rt-nisl for th sake of Christ and
of their own souls, and bon their
a?iar-i lest by their acta scandal ba
given and tha fair name of their reli
tnn bo dishonored.
-ly papal Indult United ol
M-r and sailor are dispensed from
th abstinence throuchnnt th yenr. ex
cept on Ash W dnmia. Holy cUtur
d-ay ninrnlni. and th vigils of the Aa
Imnriton and Chrl-tmaa.
Vr virtu of special faculties grant
d be ! holy a, th lAborlng mm
of thla tMoces and their families have
hereby dispensed from the law of ab
stinenc throuchout th war. except on
Friday. Ah Wednesday. Holy Satur
day morning and th vigil of Christ
Bias.
"Th lck and convalescent ar die
pn-d from both fast an1 abttnnc.
"When doubt exista about one'e ex
mpfton from fast or ab;mcnce. coun
sel should be asked from corifeesora or
pastors, who ar th authoritative In
trprtr of th law. and who are evvn
topowvrd In special caaea, for itood
and surTVient resna Indicated In
Catholic theology, to commute the Mi
gallon of fat and abstinence- to other
penitential works.
"la enjoining- upon th faithful faat
and abstinence. Holy Church makre a
practical application of the evangelical
law of self -denial, of which the hatiur
and hi apoatles were, by example and
br word. such eminent teachers.
Without elf-lenial there la no t'hrts
tianlty. Indeed, without elf-aenlal
thre te no natural morality. The man
Hi haa not acquired by habit the
pwrr of sI.'-r-atraln t will not be Vic
torious over ln amid the storms and
temptations of tile which all mut en
counter. I'lshop Sumner haa asked all Kplsco
paliana to b loval and erlf.sarrif IciaL
to work diitcently for church and bu
ananttr in lenl.
fi-hop rtumner will b- present for
eonnrmation at th i'Uunh of th Uil
bnpherd thiji mornlna and at M. I'aul'a.
Vocdm-re. In the evenlnc.
lt. J. P. Rlc-. ceneral mleelorarr.
wtil conduct ervi.-e at rt. John'n. jlil
wauki. al It oKM-k Sunilay morninc.
and at St. Andrew a, i'ortaraoutb. in th
venlnc;.
Al a meln-r of the Board of Churrh
fljitalin VedneIay eventnit. th
wrddinc cift of . for Ktuhop Sum
nr for mieaton in hi diocejta was
formally presented. Th prntaiton
pch waa mad by W. J. I. urns, chair
man of lb commute that raised this
fund.
l iana ar binr mad for th third
session of th ortron Hummer School
for Clerary to be held at ft. Hel-n's
Hall June to 2s. The Very Kev.
fectl i. iuainton. dean of th Victoria
Cathedral, and Ur. H. 1C Uowen. of
brattle, have already been nstl aa
lecturers.
fourth of bl aeries of "Studies of th
"hrtt." Th topic at 11 o'rlock will
he "The Christ aa ?en in Service." Al
1:19 the lat of tbe special evenln
serlea will be cirrt on the topic. "Will
the Pres-nt World War Knd In Per
manent Pcarer The Led Cross work
circle haa chanced the time of meet
ins; from Wednesday to Friday In the
cbiirrh parlors at 10 o'clock.
The Altar Guild of this church Is
also doins; Ited Cross work monthly.
Endeavorers Campaign Is
Great Success.
Yawaar rl ef lint Ckrlstlaa
tksrrs Add SM ftaasea tm Hall.
PR0MlEiT CHURCH FOLKS TO PARTICIPATE IX STATE ENDEAVOR CONVENTION.
FOR th paat four weeka tha young
people of tha C. E. Society of the
r'lrst Christian Church have conducted
successful membership cam pal ko
which haa added in members to the
roll. Next Wednesday evening these
a-crresalve younr people will present
muatcal and literary prornmme
tha Men's I'esort. Th society is pliin-
nins: to send a laraje deleiratlon to th
stite C. 11 convention at KuKen.
This momim at 1 1 o'clock the pastor,
Rev. Hnrold H. Griffs, will apeak on
"Some Principles of llalleutlcs." The
service In the evnins at T.4S will in
clude special musical numbers by
ildo Iavla with his triple-toned or
an chimca. aaalsted by th church
quartet.
ilr. Davis will render many favorite
aacred and patriotic selections, which
will b followed by a apecial dt scours
by th paator on "A Blbi letctlv
blory.
Tonisrht lh East Slda Baptist Church
will display Its s-rvice flac in the po
sition It will henceforth permanently
occupy in th building;. A srmon ap
propriate to th occasion will be de
livered by Dr. Hinsnn. who will take
as his topic "Abraham Lincoln. Amer-
i Man of Sorrows." The natural
qualifications for leadership possessed
ny in first and greatest of our
martvred Presidents will b reviewed.
f- evreptlonal eervlc -riven the Ni.
Ion will also be considered, and tha
'hrlstiaa character of the man Dor
trayrd.
Never before waa tb need o Insl-
ent that tru patriotism should b
mptanted and raicn in our thinklm?;
and nver before waa tha need so great
make evld-nt th fact that th sua-
entation of th virtues demanded by
h hlshest patriot la to be found In
h Cliristian faith as nowhere else.
Twenty additional member war r-
eived Into this church last Sunday, and
Is now certain that the membership
f th Kast Sid Baptist Church will
mor than double durnf th first year
f lr. Ifinson'a pastorate, the anniver
sary of which will be flttincly observed
n toe first Sunday of next March.
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on "The Real Measurement of Lif'
Holding On," will be such as to make
one think of the British phrase. "Carry
on." wherein is epitomized the British
tenacity of sticking to a task at all
costs until it is completed. The things
which will hinder a man and the things
which will sustain a man in this vital
purpose will be vividly contrasted. Fl
nally the glory of steady accomplish
ment In such living will be empha
sized.
Mr. Sullens is also to speak to the
young people at a Special session of the
Sunday school to be held at the regular
hour, 9:45 o clock Sunday morning.
The Junior Endeavor Society, organ
ized last Sunday with 24 members,
meets again on Sunday at 4 P. M.
Piedmont Presbyterian Church haa
arransred with the Woman's Auxiliary
to observe 'Father and "Sons" dinner
plan on Tuesday rlr''l In th larsre
symnaetnro. rooms of ttie church, tine
ef the room will b arranged for the
men and boys to be bv themselves,
while the larger room will be used at
th earn time by tbe church and com
munity diners. 1'inner will b.c at :r..
ome special stunts will be featured
during ttie evenmc
on Sunday mormns; Pr. Hutchison.
Tas'or of th rhiirch. will deliver th
At th rirst Prbytrlan Churrh.
corner Twelfth and Alder streets, liev.
onn ti novir. i. pastor, th serv
ices both niornlns; and evnlns; will be
conducted by Kev. John Vac Kay. presi
dent of Westminster Hall. Vancouver.
H. t . This is th Canadian dlvin who
prenched last Sunday, with whom the
cony r cat Ion waa so pleased that he
has been secured for thia Sunday also.
It. MarKay will preach In the morn
lusr at ltf -4 o'clock on The Enlarging
Life -
The special feature of this morning's
service will h a short sermon to the
children on "The Life of Abraham Lin
coln." There will be a good deal of
Interest to bear what Is Canada's opin
ion of our Civil War President.
In the evening Dr. MarKay will give
a war sermon on "The Glory of Sac
rifice." There will b the usual short
organ recital beginning at 7:1 and con-
eluding at 7:li. Mr. Coursen la offer
ing an exceptionally fine programme
for Ibis recital, as follows:
"Velodv and lnlermeaio (Parker). "The
nIUn Wed'itns" tilabriel-Msrlel, "FweU
.h Wetlntos; March" loder-ua, Trau
tuerel" iSiHualpn .
The morning service of the Iaturel-w-ood
Congregntionsl Church will par
take of a combined Lincoln and mis
sionary programme, the Sundav school
classca taking part in the opening ex
ercises, after which the pastor. Mrs.
ILtndsaker. will give an appropriate j
talk. Charles K. la-nnon" will be the
speaker at th & oclock vesper serv
ice and give an address on Lincoln.
Church Workers Plan for
Study of Methods.
Resresrslsthre. f Fight Ckristlaa
Charebea C'aafer oa Preicress.
FIFTY workers, representing the
eight Christian churches of the city.
gathered In tha lecture-room of the
Kirst Christian Church last Tuesday
evening for a conference, and to report
progress made wltn reference to plans
for the school of methods for Bible
school workers of Oregon, which is
to be held In Portland February 25 to
March 1. The meeting was presided
over by Rev. Harold H. Griffin, general
chairman, and those present were mem
bers of committees previously appointed.
Mrs. Clara G. Ksson, of Forest Grove,
Bible school superintendent for the
Christian churches of Oregon, was
present, and complimented the commit
tees on the thoroughness of their pre
liminary preparations, mentioning in
piarticular the good work of the pub
licity committee, which is composed of
J. F. Faust, of the First Church: A. A.
Parker, of the W oodlawn Church, and
Ralph Harris, of the East Side congre
gation.
The instructors sent out by the Amer
ican Christian Missionary Society Bible
school department are Miss Hazel A.
I.ewis and Miss Cynthia 1'earl Maus, of
Cincinnati. O. Both are workers o(
prominence, not only in tbe Christian
churches of the ITnited States, but
among th great religious bodies. Miss
I-ewls being recognized by all Prot
estant churches as a great elementary j
authority In America. Miss Lewis nasi
also worked nut some things of benefit
to Christian Kndeavorers, and the period
from 7 to 7:40 each dsy will be de
voted to this phase of Christian work.
There will be 45 lectures at the school
and International School of Methods cer
tificates will be granted to all who reg
ister in this school and submit a nole
book to the faculty with at least 23
lectures, and promise to read and briefly
review a recommended book within 90
days.
In addition to Miss Lewis and Miss
Maus other noted workers will Jp Hoy
K. Koadruck, of Spokane, North west Bi
ble School superintendent: Rev. Cleve
land Kleihauer, minister University
Christian Church, Seattle, and Rev. R.
H. Sawyer, minister East Side Chris
tian Church, Portland. Mr. Sawyer will
deliver a series of lectures on "Proph
ecy," In which line of Bible study he is
recognised as an authority. ,
Special invitations to church workers
in all the city churches to attend this
school are being personally delivered at
their missionary and Bible school meet
ings by representatives of the school of
methods.
In harmony with the observance of
'Father and Son" week, February 10
17. the morning service at the Sunny
side Congregational Church has been
set aside for that celebratron. The
pastor. Dr. J. J. Staub, will speak on
The Ideal Relations Between Father
and Son," emphasizing the characteris
tics of paternal' and filial relations
which make for the best ideals In
home, society and Nation. To follow
Ten-Day Special Meetings
Are Near Close.
Increasing Interest mboww In Serv
ice at Atkinson Cboreh.
A STEADILY increasing interest and
attendance is noticeable as the ten
days' special meetings at Atkinson Me
morial Church draw toward the close
of the series. The solos from the ora
torios by Miss Beatrice Palmer and
Miss Hallene Pierce and other olos by
Mrs. Myrl Allen Boughton, Miss Ruth
Pfaender and J. G. Kilpack have added
Impressively to the influence of the
services. The new maje quartet, organ
ized for the occasion, consisting of
Messrs. W. B. Bethune, F. W. Beach, K.
D. Allen and Curtis L. Beach, has ren
dered most acceptable service. The
women's meeting on Wednesday after
noon and the two Saturday afternoon
meetings for the children were largely
attended and of genuine value.
The more recent of the vital life
questions discussed by the preacher.
Rev. Arthur J. Sullens. were "The Heart
of Life Love, the Great Dynamic,"
wherein it was shown how in the de
veloping of the universe the light every
now and then breaks through a rift in
the clouds and shows that love is prov
ing to be the heart of the universe and
that nothing but love will solve the
troubles of the nations ultimately.
Poems and stories in illustration kept
the audience on the alert so as ifot to
out this line of thought, he will take I ose any scrap of the discourse. "Life's
for his theme In the evening a topic Limitless Range the Soul's Freedom,"
of special interest to young people, was another of the big subjects.
'On the Battlefield of Temptation. i The closing evening address tonight
Rev. Vernon W. Cooke to
Preach at Congregational.
Graduate of Portland Academy and
Tale Now About to Enter Y. M.
C. A. War Service.
fTlHE Portland friends of Rev. Vernon
JL w. uooke win De nappy to learn
that he is to occupy the pulpit of the
First Congregational Church Sunday
morning and evening. Dr. Cooke was
at one time a member of this church.
Graduating from Portland Academy, he
attended Whitman College, and later
graduated from Yale. , Since that time
he has been serving as pastor of the
First Congregational Church of W ilia
mantic. Conn., and is now about to
enter the Y. M. C. A. war service.
Following the morning service, Bible
school will be held in the Bible school
parlors. A special programme has been
prepared for this hour, the speaker be
ing Judge Rossman, who will talk on
Abraham Lincoln.
The Woman's League will hold a runr
mage sale at 70 Third street on Febru
ary 14, li and 16.
Tuesday and Wednesday of each week
the ladies of the church meet with the
League and Ladies' Aid Red Cross Unit
to spend the day in sewing for the Red
Cross. On Tuesday evening the Busi
ness Girls' Club and other members of
the church meet in the parlors to sew
for the Red Cross.
Various organizations of this church
are also working fttr and contributing
to the Armenian relief work.
"Grumbling Patriots" will be Dr. A.
A. Morrison's topic at Trinity this
morning.
Five new names have been added to
the honor roll. They are Joseph A
Minott, Malcom MacKwan. R. B. Stin-
son. Mason Bingham and George Batch-
elder.
"Dr: Wallace H. Lee, president of Al
bany College, will preach at both morn
ing and evening service at Central
Presbyterian Church today. In the
morning Dr. Lee will use for his text
Delight of the Church Home" and in
the evening "In the Beginning God Cre
ated."
On Tuesday evening at 6:30 the Men's
Club of Central Church will be host to
the boys at their monthly dinner, to be
served by the ladies of the church.
Every man is expected to bring a boy.
A patriotic programme is being ar
ranged. The dinner is in honor of
Father and Son" week.
At the Church of Our Father, A F.
Flegel will speak at the open forum at
7:45 P. M. on 'The Story of the Oregon
Social Hygiene Society and Its Aims."
At 11 A. M. the pastor. Rev. William
G. Eliot. Jr., will preach on 'Turning
Points in the Great War."
Convocation of Diocese of
Oregon February 20-21.
Object Is to Create Stronger .Mls
. alonary Sentiment-
papers will be presented by Mrs. .1
Muckle and Mrs. Julia S. Whit
The afternoon session will be fea
by an address by Dr. John Bovd
service will be held in the evenirj
8 o clock, when addresses will be
by Rev. W. R. B. Turrill, rect
Grace Church, Astoria; Rev. Joh
Rice, general missionary, and R(
Walter T. Sumner, Bishop of Oregc
Dr. William A Waldo, the new p
or the First Baptist Church, will
charge of the entire services t.
This morning's subject. "The Openi
the Day, ' doubtless avill refer t
thought of the Christian life. Th
timistic aspects of Christianity wi
presented and notes of encourage
will be sounded for all true wor
ers of Jehovahi The evening su
is suggestive in itself: "First Tl
First." Dr. Waldo will pay mucl
tention in his discourse as to v
the emphasis of life should be p
and will make a powerful appeal t
people in the present crisis o
world's conflict to receive the spii
Christianity that is sure of sue
whether in human lifo or on the baJ
field.
Rev. Edward Constant, pastorl
Highland Congregational Church,
ner Rrescott and Sixth streets, on
day morning preaches on "The St
of Authority in Religion. In the
ing at 7:30 o'clock he will deliv
30-minute lecture on "Lincoln
America's Dark Hour.". This le
will contain a vivid description o
way in which President Lincoln p.
through the great crisis in our Nat
history and also will convey a me
well suited to the present day. '1
will be special music.
"Was Jesus a Pacifist?" will be
theme of Dr. Mllligan's morning sei
at Rose City Park Presbyterian CI:
today. In the evening the doctor
conclude his series of addressee
Africa. These Sunday evening addn
have been largely narrative of
Mllligan's experiences in the GeH
and French Congo, and are of
most fascinating and instructive
acter, as evidenced by the largel
creasing congregations attending
services.
Northern Baptists Need O
Million Dollars.
Larnen'i Conference and Maee Me
ing at White Temple Feb. IS.
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T")AINSTAKING preparations are being
17 made for a meeting of the northern
convocation of the diocese of Oregon at
Trinjty Church February 20 and 21.
Missions will be the sole topic of dis
cussion, the object being to create a
stronger missionary sentiment through
out the diocese. The opening service
will be held at 8 o clock the evening of
the 20th and a sermon will be preached
by Rev. Charles W. Holmes, rector of
St. Luke's Church, Vancouver, Wash.
At the morning session on the 21st
ARTI11B expenses have mac.
necessary that an additi1
11,000,000 be raised to carry on
missionary work of Northern Rap
The definite amounts have been
signed to the different states v
comprise the constituency or.
Northern Baptist convention, an
keeping with the desire of Oregon
tists to do their share in this $1.00
drive the laymen's executive com
tee, which met last Tuesday, plan:
great laymen s conference and :
meeting at the White Temple for
ruary 12.
H. E. Cross, of Oregon City, the -
known promoter of the Gladstone C
tauqua, is - the chairman of the
men's executive committee. D. C.
tourette is assistant to Mr.
James F. Failing is treasurer. The
Stephenson is state director of the
men's drive. Secretary O. C. Wrig
promotion secretary. This comni
has gathered around it a groui
leading laymen of Portland and
rounding cities, and the state wil
organized according to counties
associations, with ,au executive
mittee in each association, who
have at their disposal a paid secre
giving his full time to the drive. 1
associational executive commit
plans to have a large number of
men's teams, who will visit chun
and interview prominent laymen of
state.
The first conference will be heli
3 o'clock in the parlors of the W
Temple, at which place all the meel
are to be held, Mr. H. E. Cross, cl
man, presiding. At 6:30 there will :
banquet in the lower temple, at w
Baptist men of Portland and vici
are expected. Those purposing to
tend should phone Secretary O.
Wright, at Main 7262, not later t
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CHARACTER-BUILDING DECLARED GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT
Life, in All Its Aspects, Depends Upon Efficiency of Moral Motive Effect of Moral Education Pointed Out
BT KEV. JOHN H. HOT D, D. D.
Psstor of First Presbytsrlsa Chore h.
r!m Isxslvra B. eased la lb maa who
frvnfia I la thee.
It Cartathiaaa 111:3 Our sufficiency la af
CeJ.
Il.srew Which h"t we have ss aa
aachr of the soul, both sure aal s;racllaat.
THE Almighty Maker of our be in,
he who appointed the laws and
th condition cf our life, has
been true to Ms holy nature In mak-
Ine the T--at pnie of life, th blessed
ness of life, th mchest work and hap
plne.s of life, dependent npon slmpl
goodness. Whatever may be tha nat
ural endowment, whatever may ba the
birthright of talent and personal force,
whatever may be the acblevementa of
wealth and position ail may count for
nothina; In winning the prlz of bla
onara. apart from what a man la
within himself. In bis character.
Character lies at th center of our
seine. It Is th end and the supreme
significance of our exi.-t-nce. Tha
m-n who feiTs In manhood, whatever
may be outwardly associated wltri him.
r whatever pws.r may be required
at th riooe of h s life, he la but an
Inanity and a futility, at bottom Is an
abortion, be Is not at all. Yet. It is
Jnt here, in this realm of Intrlslc be
Incr. !a the realm of moral worth, in
tie realm of character, where th most
a'cnal and di-t-trou faiiuree are be
Inc moid. There ar no failure in
tbe world of business comparable to
th fitlure that ar gonr on Inside
of men an.f women. There is no
wrnka: it ing along tha coast of our
w-iid. stormv. winter seas comparable
to the wrerkaca lying along tha shores
ef life. hcu- men have driven upon
te sands, bav struck the sunken rock,
and hare (ods down In moral disaatcr
and ruin.
rs Innately Ar CaV
Wiv s this Why Is It so difficult
to take a brief life Ilk ours, with its
well-known elements and conditions
of living, and cr.i the littl span of
or I years which w rail tb span
of lif-? Kv I It so difficult to liv
cleanly, honorably, nobly?
I want to mak three negative decla
rations before J com to th positive
aepocta of tb answer. Men ar not
failing In th realm of character for
the want of an original worth and
righteousness. Now. mark you. I am
an orthodox, Calvmiat. I behev in
ortzlnal aia. I believe In th rorrupt
res of nam nature, and If 1 bad not
Iramed It form th catechism and from
th bible 1 would come to tha saan
conclusion from what 1 know and learw
oi humanity and from reading lh i
morning papers. And yet. In spite of
all that Is dark. In spite of all the
evil that Is In msn's nature, we know
that there Is an original worth and
beauty, and traces of It still linger
on through all man's career and add a
glew. a enlendor and a divinity to his
nature. Just as in yonder atorm elbud
there are fringes of gold and masse
o purple and a divine beauty linger
ing about th fa;- of the west, even
after the King of Day has gone so
in man's nature there Is a divine
beauty and worth still lingering. W
came Into life as pure as the tin-
sunned snow on Himalaya. e know
know that we started in Innocencv
with aspirations and lda!a. with up
lifted faces, with holy purposes.
We start as pure, strong, sweet men
and women. If we couid have pro
tected our Innocency and our holiness;
If tha truth within ua bad been main,
talned; If our tdals could hava been
wrought Into realisation: If we could
hove grown out of the beauty of boy
hood and atrlhood Into th maturity of
Ufa onsoiled. unbroken, th world to
day would be peopled by a new rac
of men and women. Hut w have been
defeated. We have lost tha beauty
I' has been marred. Strength has been
weakened. We hav not maintained
our oriEinal possession of glory -but
wt atartrd with It.
Iissraaee Partly Blasac
Let me remark. In tb second place,
that men and women ar not falling
In this great task of living for the
want of knowledge, tho knowledge of
right and wrong. They ar not failing
because the eye of tha soul la not
discriminating as to tbe true and the
false. Much of th evil of the world
Is due to human Ignorance. Men are
ui.mg tha wrong thing simply because
tliey do not know th richt. and for
them tbe prayer must ever be. "Father,
forgive them; they know not what
they do!"
But thla does not explain all. or
even much, of the evil of tha world.
Men know the rlkht, tha true, the Just,
the ure. and yet. In spit of that
knowledca they turn aside Into the
dark, miry way. 1 venture thia morn
ing, that there Is not within th sound
of my voice, a man, a woman, or a
child, whose knowleds of good and
right Is not far In ezcess of conduct.
Men and women sea tha thing that
oucbt to be done with exasperating
clearness, and yet. In spit of what
they see. they turn aaid to tha thing
that Is evil.
In his -Chrlatmaa Eve." Browning
has thes words:
"Whom do you count tha worst man
upon earth.
Fa sure he knows, lh his conscience, j
more
Of what right la thaa arrives at birth
In the best man's acts that we bow
before."
And the Apostle Paul writes these
words: "That which I allow, the good,
that I do not; and that which I allow
not. even the aviL that I do." There
la not a person of mature yeare who
does not understand this struggle and
this vision and this failure and this
difference between knowledge and at
tainment. No, men and women are not
failing for want of knowledge, or a
discriminating sense of the iifference
between the good end the evil.
l,et me make another statement. Men
and women are not failing In charac
ter for the want of right desire, for
the want of yearning and struggle after
tha better and higher. I do not be
lieve that w prrachera and you good
people give half credit enough to bad
people for the desire In their hearts
after virtue, and for th struggle that
they are making.
StTwggle la Cantfnnowa.
A lawyer once, on tha criminal bench
of the city of Chicago, told me that his
intimate knowledge of the criminal
claaaea of that great city had made
him an optimist: that he had come off
of the bench believing mora and more
In the possibilities of human nature,
because he never saw a criminal in
whom there waa not aomething good
and some striving, some yearning, aome
struggle to escape from the lower Into
the higher. Just aa th endungeoned
prisoner yearn for the glint of light
to steal through the barred grating,
and dreama of tbe ample air and the
liberty that he haa lost, as the tear
dropa trickle down his check, so this
great world of vie and criminality
and failure and human defeat, strug
gles and desires and resolves and yet
in spite of all. falls back into the
mire. No, It la not for the want of
yearning, of desire and of struggle.
That la not what la the matter. Then
what Is the matter? For we are fail
ing, and if th difficulty ta not In the
quality of our life when we arrive at
birth and begin the task of living
if it be not In our Ignorance or want
of knowledge -if It be not for the
want of nostra and struKgle then what
ta tbe need of bumanlty. that- it may
complete thla awful task of right Irv
ing? I am going to tell you a story and
then make a quotation. In the heart
of the atory and the quotation lies
the secret for which w are searching.
On Sunday morning, aa Henry Ward
Beecher waa entering the door or his
vestry, a young man excitably thrust
note Into his hand and asked him
to read It. He entered the quietude of
his study and a-ead something like
this: "Mr. Beecher. I am a young man
under the stress of a great temptation.
I hava coma to church this morning.
for assistance. Preach about sin. Make
me to see its evil, its terrors, its dan
ger. Open hell before me and let me
feel its nether fires!"
Now, listen! Mr. Huxley says In one
of his lay sermons: "If some great
power could always make my mind
think the truth and my will perform
the right, upon condition that I should
be converted into a kind of clock to be
wound up every morning, I would im
mediately close with the offer."
Secret la Fownd.
Look at the anecdote. By the very
terms of the narrative the young man
was a man of virtue. He was not
wanting in manliness. He saw with
absolute clearness the moral value of
the act to which he was tempted. The
very fact that he approached the great
divine manifested the desire and Strug-
gle of his heart, but he wanted some
thing more than manliness, something
more than knowledge, something more
than the struggle of desire within him.
What did he want. He wanted Mr.
Beecher to discover and apply a new
motive to the moral centers of his be
ing.
Look at Huxley's quotation. He
would be willing to be converted Into
a kind of clock, if his mind would
always strike true and his will always
point to the good. At the center of
the clock there is a spring. The spring
is the motive power. Mr. Huxley was
asking for a moral motive power!
We have found the secret -or ail suc
cessful character building the need of
a motive, the need of- some great, cen
tral, compelling, triumphant motive, at
our moral centers which will control
our manhood and our womanhood.
which will take possession of our orig
inal virtue, which will talee the truth
that we possess and the desire that is
Within and make them triumphant in
the hour of stress and trial. All life
depends upon the efficiency of the
moral motive. All moral education
should aim at tha impartation of a
moral motive.
I want to show you that In reality
life on every aide, in all its aspects.
in order to accomplish the good, in
order to achieve character, must be
impulsed by moral motive. This Is done
in many waya
Society Has Ita Penalty.
First, there is the method of penalty. ;
You slip upon the edge of a precipice
and go over; the penalty Is inevitable.
You gormandize, and the dyspeptic suf
fers inevitably. Nature has hedged us
in and the pathways of life are beset
with thorns, and if you dare to step
outside of the pathway of the normal
ly harmonious, physical or moral, you
step upon the thorns, you wound your
self. Nature makes fthe agony of pain
to follow such transgressions.
It Is the method of organized society.
Organised society has laws, with pen
alties attached to them. I must not en
courage the habit o'f gossiping, but my
sincere belief is that this world could
ill afford to be without gossip. It is
very valuable. Jean Paul, In one of
his charming moments of irony, eays,
that the tongues of women subserve
the same function In society that the
trembling -of leaves do in nature. By
the constant fluttering of the leaves
upon the trees, the atmosphere is. kept
sweet.
The old couplet runs thus:
How much there is that self-will would do,
were it not for the dire dismay.
That bids us shrink, as we suddenly think:
"What will my neighbor say?"
If you want to know how much good
ness depends upon one's neighbor and
his opinion of you, mark the difference
between your conduct in Portland and
your conduct in New York or Chicago.
Society penalizes its members, and Its
members restrain themselves and are
obedient.
It is the method of the state. Your
Judiciary systems, your police courts,
your men of the blue coats and brass
buttons, yonder grim-walled peniten
tiary are nothing but moral motives
put on the outside of men and women
who have nothing on the inside to give
them the impulse to honor and sobriety
and justice. The state creates the
severe, frowning, forceful moral motive
on the outside of them. It is the method
of penalty.
Religion Motive Best Way Out.
Now, there is another way, and that
is by the application of the religious
motive. The profoundest feeling in our
natures, the deepest and most compel
ling principles which belongs to us and
to our common humanity, lie within
the realm of religion. This has been
recognized from the very beginning.
No one can scan the fields of history,
nor understand the great wars, the
great movements, the great achieve
ments, the great heroisms of the past,
without seeipg that above all the prin
ciples and all the feelings of our com
mon nature, the religious are the pro
foundest and the most compelling and
the most triumphant.
You look across the fields of history.
and yonder all Europe is astir! Along
the highawys stream the chivalry of
the medieval age. The Mediterranean is
flecked with the fleets of the Crusaders,
going toward the Holy Land. All Eu
rope has started into activity and pours
Its soldiery into the Holy Land to res
cue the Holy Sepulchre from the hands
of the Saracen. It Is one of tbe
strangest periods of religious emotion
that the world has ever seen. How
did It begin? It began with Urban,
standing in the little village of Clare
mont and declaring that it was the
duty of Christian Europe to possess
the Holy Sepulchre. Every sentence
that he spoke ended with the words,
"Deus vult!" 'Jod wills it! God wills.
it!" He spoke It again and again, and
other voices took it up, until all Eu
rope thrilled with an intense, compel
ling emotionalism that drove them
across the sea, and the impulse con
tinued through all the dire warfare of
the Crusading period. "God wills it!
God wills it!" Men felt it and acted,
because the religious feelings- are
deepest.
It was my privilege a few years ago to
Ftand upon the Italian Alps, above the
little village of Bobbio, in the Walden
sian valleys. Beside- me stood a shaft
of consecrated stone. The spot marked
the place where 900 Waldens-ians,
returning from exile in Switzerland and
Germany and Holland, took an oath
that they would defeat their enemies
and oppressors and drive them from
the sacred valleys of their forefathers.
For 500 years this devoted people re
fused to accept the faith of the Pope
of Rome and stood resistant to all the
machinations and force of the Duke of
Savoy. Through 33 successive perse
cutions they endured the destruction
and ruin which swept across their de
voted valley. Every stream had run
with blood. Upon every precipice there
had been slaughterings. Every deft
had its tragic story. For BOO years the
Pope of Rome and the Duke of Savoy
had tried to sweep them from their
faith or eradicate them from the earth.
On the hill above the village of Bobbio
they bowed and re-dedicated themselves
to the defense of their valleys, to the
truth and to the eervice of Almighty
God. It was religious motive, the tri
umphant impulse of religious prin
ciples.
Man Needs God.
It has ever been so. See the saints
of old, as they pass in solemn review
along the pages of history. Noble spir
its they are, vast, heroic,. as they stand
against the horizons of the past. Abra
ham, Joseph, Daniel, Moses, Luther,
Paul, Athanasius, Cromwell epoch
making men, who were impelled by the
inward sense of a linking with the di
vine. Not only are these conspicuous
heroes so strengthened, but today the
world is a sacred place, because In a
thousand obscure places, hidden in the
quietude of unobservation, there are
multitudes of men that are bearing
crushing burdens, and women who feel
the heated breath of soliciting evil upon
heir cheeks, and yet they stand un-'
daunted and unmoved, because their i
souls are linked with the eternities.
There is a sense of the divine resting i ened?
upon them. Men and women, our hu
man nature grows strong, becomes tri
umphant and glorious in its conflict,
when it allies itself with the unseen
spirit of God!
Here is man's supreme need. He
needs God! This task of living is an
awful thing. It Is hard to come through
yonder gates of birth and pass along
pathways slimy with deceit and lust
and beset with temptation and
oneself strong and unspotted, and
to pass out into the silences with 1
unbroken, uncorrupted, kept true
God's best. This is the task of
ing, and it is a hard task. For It
need every constraint and every m
ing solicitation, every impulse, e
help possible all the penalties of
ture, all the help of organized soc
all the restrictions of government
the goadings of conscience, all
feelings of honor, but above ail
need to feel that somehow there
divine linking of our natures with
eternal goodness, with the inf:
righteousness and love.
The life you are living todaj';
strength, the beauty, the success
you have brought to the task of
ing, your power to resist, have all c
from the tender whisperings of
sweet voice that has died away into
eternal silences and left the win-s
echoes of a memory diviner to you t
all ' else, and when I stimulate :
memories by these suggestions,
travel back across forgotten years.
hear the sound of that voice and
the touch of consecrated hands,
cause your father and your mother
parted the faith which is yours to
and opened your eyes to the hori:
which give infinite meaning to
sacred mystery which we call hui
life.
Duties Are Eraphaalzed.
What are we doing for the grow
generation? You parents, are you
ucating your children, are you stren;
ening your little ones, are you brin
them to the altars of Jehovah?
you fixing within their conscience
intelligence the supreme truths,
glorious faith, the triumphant vi
which belong to the religion of J
Christ? As you see the tragedvl
youth falling into the blacknest
evu, as the police records, as the j
nile court bring us the tragic stor
beautiful youth going the dark
losing itself in unmanliness and
womanliness, know with certainty '
it is because the church and society
the state are not stimulating and n
ing triumphant the moral pov
through the impulses of religion. '
indifference of BOciety is going to bi
upon our land a deeper, darker trad
or youthful failure, such as no gen.
tion of history has yet known or '
nessed. J
How shall our youth be strenf
Blessed is the man wl
strength is in Jehovah." "Our si,
ciency is of God," "Which hope we li
as an anchor of the soul, both sure
steadfast."
God grant that you and your chilli
may be anchored to that which is w
in the veil, and may your lives
strong, triumphant over all the tes!
and the stress which, ahall come t;
in life.