THE SUNDAY OltEGOXIAX. PORTLAND. MARCH 3L UttSL
PROGRESS OF CHRISTIANITY TO BE TOLD IN LOCAL CHURCHES
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A MONO th Christian church of
America th first Sunday la
March baa btcon a red-Utter
day for tb (om of International
Christianity. On that day special in
traction la given oa world evangel
ism aad many vital and interesting
facta ar presented with regard to tb
progress of Christianity In all part of
lb world.
At th First Christian Church this
tnnrnlnc th pastor. Harold II.
firiffis. wtll carry out h cuntom of
hi communion by speaking oa Ton
oti of tb Cross." In th evening
at T:S th public worship wtll center
around a discumton of "Modern Substi
tutes for th Gospel." at th close of
which diKunion th ordinance of
Christian bapttsra will b administered.
Tbla congregation Is plannlna to co
operate with other Ftrst churches of
the city la holdinc a series of special
war assembltea at th t'nttarlan Church
each Friday at tb soon hour during
March.
This morning at II o'clock Tr. A. L.
ITatrblson. of Piedmont Preebyterlmn
Church. wtU dcllrrr the last of a scries
of sermon on "Th Challenges of th
Chrl.t." His topic will be "Th Present-Day
Challenge to Service; Snm
Things the Church Ought to - Ieam
From IeTeopments In the World
War." At T.J o'clock th service will
b In chars of the Woman's Mission
ary (Society, and they will present a
procramm of special Interest with op-to-dat
Information on present-day
world work of the churches. Mrs. Mc
Michael, president of th Portland
I'resbytertal Jjoclety. will be th prin
cipal speaker of tb evening.
on Thursday nlicht at o'clock
"Japan" will be th subject of study
In the Ila-ht of the possibilities of her
entering actively Into tb great world
war.
This morning at 11 o'clock at th
Mount Tabor Methodist Episcopal
Church th pastor. R. E. Olen Eld
rtdge. wt:i speak on "Tb Vision That
Satisfied." At tonlcbt's service he will
peak oa "Tb Great Attainment."
mltte baa been appointed to arrange a
tpoclal abater programm lor Jdarcu .
Rev. TG. IX Hornachnch. pastor of
First Evangelical Church. East Sixth
and Market streets. Is preaching a se
ries of sermons on tb Bm or It
Istlons. which Is attracting Lars and
appreciative audience.
Today's discourse at 11 A. ML will be
an exposition of tbe ninth chapter.
"The Second Mile," Topic of
Sunday Sermon. .
Carl fld Basilar Chare Deable
Measherahlf) Drls Yean
Tbt morning Pr. J. J. Btanb. of th
Pnaaysld Congregational Church, will
preach th first of a sertea of special
1 .en ten sermons leading op to Easter.
Th choir la planning to co-operat
with mualo of an appropriate character,
aad services of unusual Interest and In
sotratlon ar anticipated. Th pas
tor's subject ar as follows: March J.
"Tb Cross th Central Fact of tb
Ecrlptare: March 1. "Lessons Learned
at tb Foot of th Cms; March 17.
-Th World as ben From Calvary":
March St. "Th Triumphal Entry";
March 1L "Th Resurrection and tb
Lite." Th Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union baa cbarg of th evening
ervic and has arranged a programme
of special attraction. Tbelr state lec
turer. Mrs. Lottie Hanon, of Kawberg.
will deliver tb address.
T th Eaat Sid Eaptlst Church thla
AA. morning Dr. W. B. Illnson. th
pastor, will commence th second year
of his ministry with th church by
preaching on "The Second Mile." In
thla sermon h will show bow tb
church, which mor than doubled It
membership during the first year of hi
ministry, can do even greater things
during the second year, with a bettered
environment anil Increased facilities
for doing work on a larger aoale.
At night the sermon will deal with
Th Second Coming of Christ." Tb
booklet of Sballer Mathews, of Chicago
University, will receive soma attention,
and three of Its affirmations will be
proven untrue. "A continuation of the
refutal of Mr. Mathews treatment of
thla doctrine of the Bible will occupy
another sermon, to which the sermon of
the evening will be Introductory," said
Dr. Hinson yeaterday.
Th ordinance of believers" baptism
will be administered at thta church, and
th ordinance of the Lord' Supper will
be observed, when new members will
receive the hand of fellowship at the
communion.
The Sunday services commence with
th Sunday school at :. followed by
th preaching at 11 o clock. In th eve
nlng th Toung People commence taeir
meeting at :in. and at Dr. Illnson
will preach.
MEN WHO FIGURE IN CHURCH EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
Thla mm-nlng at 11 o'clock the
sector cf tit- lv1da will preach on
the subject of "Ardor and Order." It
1 tot only mtenaea is oricg out m
lesson for the Lenten days, by for
th who! of I'f-K In th Individual and
th Nation. That I th lesson tb
conditions of present day Is pressing
upon us. Tner can b no dlsctplesbip
Without discipline. Ask th Soldier.
Th night, sermon will b a con tin
tlon of th addressee on "Som Ad
venturers for God." Th rector will
speak on "An Island Saint, Scholar, and
Martyr."
At th - ser-rtr th sacrament of
.baptism will b administered to In'
fanta.
Every Thnrsdy St. David's Red
Cross unit meets for work at 1 o'clock
la th parish hous. On next Thors
lay the monthly meetuig cf th Wo
man's Auililary will be held at 2
'clock.
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Rev. T. FT- Fkogsbergh wftl address
Scandinavian, family mas meeting
thla afternoon at :10 In th Jeffer
son High School auditorium. There
will be special music by th Swedish
Tabrnacl chorus and Mrs. Olsen
fekaaa will b th soloist.
Tonight Rev. Mr. Skogsbergh will
speak at th Swedish Tabernacl on
seventeenth and Ullsan streets, espe
cially tor young people. Evcryon la
Invtted to b present at tbla meeting.
Ib subject wilt be for young people,
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At Roe City Park Prbvterlan
Church Sunday morning Dr. Mllltgan
will preach from the subject. "History
and tb Present War." Tb nation ar
not making "scrambled" history, for
Uod la In history and God Is In th
present war. In the evening "Did Mr.
Brlttltnc Se It Through a review
of th most widely read of all th war
books, namely, "Mr. Britain tie It
"through."
Th meeting plac of th First Spir
itual Selene Church ha been changed
from tb Manchester Hall to 10 Second
street, between Washington and Stark
streets. Regular Sunday service ar
held at 1 P. M. and P. M.; circle at t
P. M. with lectur and demonstration
by Pastor Max Hoffman, who will be
assisted Sunday evening by Mrs.
almer. from San Francisco. A special
class Is rond'irted by Stat President
Mrs. Nettle Kloa at 1:14 P. M. A com- i
Miss Ella Welch, of this elty. win
give as a solo at the Lincoln Methodist
Episcopal Church this evening, corner
of Fifty-second and Lincoln streets.
"Nearer Home." by LudebuehL as one
of the features of th service. Mr. Lock
hart, tbe minister, will discuss aa his
sermon toplo -The uioi ana n ny
Believe In It." Th publlo Is Invited.
In th morning at th Clinton Kelly
Methodist Episcopal Church Mr. Lock
hart speaks oa Th Source of Spiritual
power."
The Sunday Fvnlnr pn Forom
(Church of Our Father, Broadway and
Yamhill) will discuss "Th Portland
Public Welfare Bureau" this evening
at 7:S. Tb speaker wtll be A. It
Gephart- th executive head of that
organisation. At the regular morning
service at 11 th pastor. Rev. W illiam
G. EI lot. Jr, will apeak on "The Amu-
Ing Stupidity of tb WeU-to-Do la th
Present Crisis."
"Mor Spiritual Dynamlt and Power
la Preaching the Oospel" will be the
subject of a sermon to b delivered by
Rev. Alexander Beers. In tbe First Free
Methodist Church, corner East Ninth
and M.ll streets, at 11 o clock thla morn
Inc.
Th pastor has mad a careful study
of present-day conditions and especially
In the light of the underlying principles
from which this world war has sprung.
Hs haa satisfied himself that there has
been a tremendous failure In preach
ing the glorious gospel of Christ with
Pentacostal power. Thla sermon will
deal with what Key. Mr. Bee re believe
to be the greatest need of the church
aad the world In thla moat critical hour.
ess
Jucg Wilson R. Gay, prominent Se
attle attorney, will speak at the Divine
Selene Center. IK Fifth street, today
at 11 on "Christ la th Ship" aad to
night at t oa "Th Law of Supply."
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Th congregations of th Sellwood
Methodist and Baptist churches will
unite this evening to listen to Dr. W.J.
Hsrevtg, the distinguished Anil-Saloon
League orator. In his famous address.
A Booxeless Democracy." Dr. Uerevig
I at present the superintendent of the
Antl-Saloon League of Kansas and la
the man who helped make Idaho dry,
both by statutory prohibition and by
constitutional amendment. This will
b a community gathering.
A "most Interesting servic was held
at th Arleta Baptist Church recently.
In honor of th servic flag dedication
for th boys of tb Sunday school and
church. Mrs. N. E. Chambles pre
sented th flag, which contains 14
names. Th dedicatory address was
given by Rev. Mr. Handly, pastor. On
of th impressive feat urea of th serv
ic was th singing of National airs by
a choir of children.
At Pilgrim Congregational Church
today Rev. A. J. Sullen, superintendent
of Congresational home missions, will
speak at the morning servic and Rev.
W. w. Toungson. superintendent of th
local district of th Methodist Episco
pal Church, in th evening.
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Centenary Church will begin a series
of revival meetings tonight at 7:30 un
der the leadership of Rev. H. L. Ste
phens, Tonight he will preach on "Be
fore the War in Great Britain and In
Canada Since the War Bef-an." Rev.
Mr. Stephens has just closed a series
of meeting's in Spokane. He Is said to
be an interesting speaker and comes
hero with good recommendations.
Highland Church Choir Gives
Concert Tonight.
Pastor Promises Short Address on
"Music In the Soul."
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Baptist Laymen's Campaign
Gathers Momentum.
Daaets t Be Held la Portland
Churches I) aria; Meat 10 JJaja.
THE Baptist laymen's million dollar
campaign, which was Inaugurated
by a group of laymen, of which F. W.
Ayer, the great advertising man of
Philadelphia, Is chairman, la steadily
gathering momentum.
Banquets are to be held in a nam
ber of the Portland churches In the
cours of th next 10 days. The earll
est of these will be held In the High
land Baptist Church, of which Rev. C
F. Mietr la pastor, next Wednesday
night, March S. It Is anticipated that
nearly 100 men will be present on tha
occasion.
hr. u. C Wright, D. !.. superintend
ent of Baptist work In Oregon, spent a
number of days last week In visiting
Southern Oregon towns, end partici
pated In conferences at Medford. Grants
Pass and Roaeburg, and local organiza
tions were perfected In Josephine
County and Jackson County for the
churches of these counties, and a group
of men have orgaThlzed themselves into
an effective committee for reaching
every church In tbe county and carry
ing the programme to every Individual
man In tbes counties. Good reports
till continue to -come In from local
churches In various parts of Oregon
and large results. It Is anticipated, will
b reported by the early days of March.
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The Oregon State Spiritualists' Asso
elation will hold anniversary services
at the Spiritual Temple, corner Sixth
and Montgomery streets, on Friday and
Saturday evenings, March IS and IS,
and Sunday morning, March 17. Ex
cellent programmes of music, song and
speeches have been arranged by the
committee. Representatives from all
spiritual societies organized under the
state association and affiliated with
the National association, will b pres
ent at the meeting.
There will b Scandinavian service
In th Methodist Church In Vancouver
at t o'clock today. Th Rev. John Ovall
will preach the sermon. Good songs and
musio will be rendered. All are most
cordially Invited to attend.
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Rev. Ellas GJerdlng. pastor of the
Norwegian Danish Methodist Episcopal
Churches in Portland, will speak at the
church on Vancouver avenue and Skid
mor street this morning on the sub
ject. TThs Heavenly Vision of the Son
of Man as It Appeared to John on the
Island of Patmoa."
In the evening the pastor will have
charge of the adult Bible class of the
First Church on Hoyt and Eighteenth
streets. West Side., the subject for dis
cussion being "Tha Power of Christ in
the World Today." At S o'clock the
pastor will preach at the First Church.
Time for the prayer meeting at the
East Side Church has been changed
from Thursday to Wednesday night,
and in connection with these meetings
the paator will give a series of short
talka on "The Spirit's Ueasag to the
Church ea."
"Constructive Thinking" Is
Speaker's Theme.
Miss Helena Martin to Lecture at
Central Building Today.
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A bright future looms before tha
Baptist Toung People's Union of Port
land. The ranks of leadership have
been depleted by the call to serve our
country, but new recruits are brought
to the front. Prominent among them
Is the efficient new first vice-president.
u. ztosserman. who is acting presl-
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dent In the absence of the president.
W. E. Pearson.
A rally is to be held March 15 at the
Highland Baptist Church, which Is cer
tain to be the most Inspiring and help
ful ever held by that association.
Dr. Waldo, of White Temple, will de
liver the address. Problems confront
in H. T. P. V. work will be discussed.
Sunrise prayer meetings are to be
held Easter morning In the different
sections of the city in co-operation
with the Christian Endeavor and Ep-
worth League.
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This morning at 10:39 Tr. B. H.
Pence, of th Westminster Presbyterian
Church, on East Seventeenth and
Schuyler streets, will speak on "The
Query of the Stricken Man." The
evening service will be at 7:30 and will
be the second of a series of sermons
on "Life's Metaphors." lh topio will be
"The Athlete."
Presbyterian Church Opens
Easter Campaign.
Dr. Boyd's Sermons Dnrlag Meatk
f March Constitute Series Coa
ceralag Jeatu Christ,
fTIHE First Presbyterian Church,
A. Twelfth and Alder streets, is busy
now with its Easter campaign for new
members. For a number of years it
haa been the custom of this church to
make a drive among Us constituency
for new members. The sermons from
now to Easter will be directed to this
end and the services both morning and
evening will have an evangelistic tone.
Sunday evenings the pastor. Rev.
John H. Boyd, D. D., will have as his
ubject during the month of March
Four Great Questions Concerning
Jesus Christ."
The first one tonight will be "Was
He Manly?" This will deal with the
lementa of heroism in the character
of Jesus and a comparison of these
elements with the young met of today.
At 10:30 this morning Dr. Boyd will
reach on "Healthf ulness of Spiritual
Climate." This Is the first In a series
called "Some Large Values of Re
ligion." These morning sermons also
will constitute a pre-Easter series. I
ISS HELENA MARTIN, of the Call
fornia Truth Center of San Fran
Cisco, will lecture this evening at 8
o'clock in "the Metaphysical Library,
40 Central building. Tenth and Alder
streets, upon the topic, "A Life Made
New Through Constructive Thinking.'
Her lectures will continue In the Ll
brary throughout the month, the gen
eral theme being "Demonstration
Through Truth."
Miss Martin is associated In the work
of the California Truth Center with
Mrs. May Wlggin, who for years co
operated with Mrs. Annie Rix Milltz In
the home-of-truth movement in San
Francisco. Miss Martin has just com
pleted a series of lectures In Seattle,
where she has been speaking three
times daily. These lectures are open to
the public.
Dr. Hugh Pedley Accepts
Portland Pastorate.
Former Montreal Pastor to Preach
Initial Sermon Hero Today.
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R. HUGH PEDLEY, for 17 years
pastor of the Emmanuel Congrega
tional Church, of Montreal, the largest
Congregational Church in Canada, will
be temporary pastor of the First Con
gregational Church, of Portland, for
three months beginning today. Dr.
Pedley has for years been recognized
throughout Canada as a leader in re
ligious work; but on account of his
health he was obliged to resign his
pastorate at Montreal in October, 1917.
He has Just completed giving a course
of theological lectures at McGill Uni
versity, Montreal. His subject for this
morning will be. "Christ, the Morning
Star," and in the evening, "Caleb, the
Indomitable."
The regular monthly meeting of the
First Congregational Church Brother
hood Monday evening, at 6:30, will be
in the form of a reception to Dr. Pedley,
who will address the men at that time.
The. church has designated Sunday,
March 17, as "Fellowship Sunday," on
wtich date an every member visitation
will h conducted under the leader
ship and direction of Dr. Pedley.
At the Rodney-Avenue Christian
Church Dr. J. F. Ghormley will speak
at the morning service on "Finishing
the Work of the Fathers," and in the
evening on "The World's Expectancy,"
the first sermon In a series on "The
Christ In Prophecy." There will be spe
cial music by the chorus under th di
rectlon of C H. Dougherty.
"The Test of the Present Hour" will
be discussed by Dr. William A. Waldo,
pastor of the White .Temple, this morn
ing. Recent developments have brought
a decided change in the attitude or peo
ple toward the church, and faith,
prayer and sacrifice are put to their ut
most test- The church will yet lend a
secret of victory and peace to the situ
ation.
In the evening Dr. Waldo will deliver
an address on "The Power of the Cross,"
the second in his series on The Won-
rous Cross," and the present-day con
flict. This seriea is discussed in the
light of Easter.
The Temple quartet will elng special
music at both of these services and
X tional Church, corner Prescott and
Sixth streets, a sacred concert will be
given by the choir under direction of
Miss Orrel Rose. The programme will
include anthems, a quartet and solos
by Miss Grace Danger-field, S. E. Jarvls
and Roy HilL A short address will be
given by the pastor. Rev. E. Constant,
on . Music In the Soul. The sermon
In the morning will have for its topic
an answer to the question, "Where Is
Thy God? and will be a practical ap
plication to present-day affairs. .
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This morning at Trinity Church, Dr.
A. A. Morrison will speak on A Warn
ing to Democracy." He will undertake
to show the grave dangers to de
mocracies having an unstable moral
foundation and that vicious enemies of
real freedom without a just regard for
common rights are to be found clamor
Ing for liberty, which is simply liberty
to loot.
The patriotic, feature of these Sun
day morning services Is appreciated by
the large congregation which attends.
and will be continued.
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Rev. W. E. Brinkman announces a
special series of Lenten services and
addresses to be given at St. James'
English Lutheran Church. He will give
a series of sermons on "The ven
Words of Christ on the Cross."
The following course of addresses
wtll be given at St. James' Lutheran
Church at the Sunday and Thursday
evening services at 8 o'clock:
Sunday. March 3 A. M.. "The Authority
of Christ"; P. M., "Real Life.
Thursday, March 7 "The Blessings of
Sacrifice."
Sunday, March 10 A. M "The Power of
the Cross"; P. M., "The Title on the Cross."
Thursday. March 14 "Father, Forgive
Them, tor They Know Not What They Do."
Sunday, March IT A. M.. "Verily. I Say
Unto Thee, Today Shalt Thou Be With Me in
Paradise"; P. M "Woman, Behold Thy
Son! Son, Behold Thy Mother."
Thursday, March 21 "My God! My God!
Why Hast Thou Forsaken lie?"
Holy week
Palm Sunday, March 24 A, M., '"The
King of Kings": confirmation, reception of
new members and baptism of children. P.
M, sacred cantata, "The Crucifixion"
(J. Stalner), St. James Choir.
Wednesday. March 27 "X Thirst."
Holy Thursday, March 28 "It is Fin
ished."
Good Friday, March 29 "Father, Into Thy
Hands I Commend My Spirit." Preparatory
service and holy communion; communion of-
ferine.
Easter Sunday, March SI A. M.. "The
Hope of Easter"; holy communion with com
munion offering". P. M., Easter programme
by the Sunday school; offering for church
extension.
vember surrounded by various barbario
symbols of Hawaiian royalty. Th
tomb of King Lunalilo, last of the Ka
mehamas, is In Kawaiahae churchyard.
Kawaiahae Church was the first es
tablished in the Hawaiian Islands by
the original group of missionaries that
landed here in 1S21. The present build
ing, of coral, was constructed In th
'40s. Mr. Parker, who is the third pas
tor of the church, has never served any
where else. His pastorate began with
his ordination' at Kawaiahae in 1863.
He was a son of one of the original
group of missionaries and la now
nearly 90 years of age.
Mr. Parker's resignation, after more
than half a century of service, was
brought about by differences in the
church. One faction contended that he
was too old and that a younger and
more progressive and up-to-date man
should head the church.
Finally Mr. Parker announced that
he would resign, to take effect Decem
ber 31, last. He was persuaded to re
main for another month while the
church looked for a successor to him.
The month ended today And his resig
nation went into effect.
Rev. Mr. Parker preached his fare
well sermon from the same pulpit
where he was ordained 65 years ago.
PALESTINE WEEDS CLOTHES
Hadassah Begins' Campaign to Send
Keeded Supplies to Jew.
NEW TORK, Feb. 25. Hadassas, the
woman's society associated with th
Zionist organization, is co-operatins
with the Palestine Restoration Fund
Commission to send several tons of
clothing to the natives of Palestine,
great numbers of whom now have lit
tle but tattered rags. Several hundred
women volunteers will canvass the de
partment stores and manufacturing
houses to secure contributions of shelf
worn garments and materials.
Already the women have gathered
nearly 10,000 garments to be sent to
Palestine. Sewing circles have been
formed In 60 cities. Baltimore has
sent a ton of clothing to the New York
office of Hadassas for shipment and
another ton from San Francisco la In
transit. In addition to the clothing
the women are planning to send sev
eral nurses.
"The Jewish inhabitants of Palestine
have been unable to get clothing since
the war began," said Mrs. A. H. Fro-
menson, of the central committee." One
of our correspondents, a man in good
circumstances, writes that he has had
to walk the streets of Jerusalem In a
full-dress coat and pajama trousers.
The great mass of the people have
nothing but rags. Even bed clothing
is becoming rare."
Communications should be sent to
Hadassas, 44 East Twenty-third street.
Convention Is to Be Repro
duced at Church.
Delegates to Eugene Meeting Will
TeU of Happenings.
I HE recent state Christian Endeavor
convention at Eugene will be repro
duced In miniature at the Atkinson
Church (East Everett and Twenty-
ninth streets) on Sunday evening by
the delegates, Miss Mollie Fetting, Imo-
gene Jewell, Lucy Morse and Curtis
Beach, aided by the other members of
the society. Convention songs, meet
ings, speakers, banquet, outings, spirit
and enthusiasm will be finely put De-
fore the audience. The meeting prom
lses to be rarely interesting, and will
begin promptly at 7:46.
At the morning service the com
munion of the Lord's supper will be
observed, and a number of new mem
bers will be received into the fellow
ship of the church.
55-YEAR PASTORATE ENDED
Rev. H. H. Parker's Services Con
fined to Single Hawaiian Churcn.
HONOLULU, T. H.. Feb. 25. (By
Mail.) One of the longest pastorates
oa. record in the United States came to
an end here today when Rev. Henry
H. Parker, by resignation, terminated
his active services as pastor of Ka
waiahae Church after serving contin
uously for 65 years.
Kawaiahae Church has. ever since
Its erection, been the church of Ha
waii's royalty. All of the kings since
and Including Kamehameha IV have
attended the church and have lain in
state in it upon their deaths. Queen
Liliuokalant lay In state there last No- I
CONFISCATION HELD CURE
"Billy" Sunday Suggests Way ot
Raising Liberty Bonds.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25. Billy Sunday
believes the American people need
spurring to win the war as much aa
they need spurring from time to time
to save their souls from hell. He Is to
depart from religious issues tonight In
Carnegie Hall, and give - a straight-from-the-shoulder
talk on patriotism.
He outlined his talk at the home of
the Rev. Alfred Duane Pell, where he
is visiting. He also lunched with John
D. Rockefeller, Jr., one of the active
workers in his campaign here.
" "The American public is waking up
but not quite fast enough. They must
support this next Liberty bond cam
paign. Uncle Sam has got to have a
lot of money to win this war," 6aid
Sunday.
"He's going to get It, too. If th
people do not respond to the loan, con
fiscation of property will be the next
step. But they 11 come across. I ve
been from coast to coast within a few
months and the spirit is fine."
Cardinal Snubs Germans.
AMSTERDAM. Feb. 25. Cardinal
Mercer still is maintaining his struggle
against the measures of the German
invaders of Belgium. The Cardinal for
some time past has refused to cor
respond with the minister of publio
worship. All letters from the latter
to the Cardinal have been left unan
swered and the authorities are now
threatening to stop the salaries of th
clergy in consequence.
Wemyss Khymes With Seems.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 25. In an at
tempt to teach its German readers the
proper pronunciation of the name of
the new English First Sea Lord, the
Cologne Gazette published the follow-
ng impromptu limerick in English:
An Englishman whose name was Wemyss
Went crazy at last, so It seemyss.
Because people would not
Understand that they ought
To call him. not Wem-Iss, but Weems,
Clubs Will Replace Huts.
LONDON, Feb. 25. The Toung Men's
Christian Association Is planning to use
the present soldiers' recreation huit as
workingmen's clubs after the war.
CHARGE THAT CffURCH IS LOSING HER GRIP IS REFUTED
Rev. A. L. Hutchison, D. Calls Attention to the Four Great Anchors Which Hold Christian Religion From Rocks.
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msgailn writers th church Is
rapidly going upon th rocks. Appear
ance sometmlmea. I grant, seem to war
rant such a conclu
sion. (Speaking of
tb bestnaina ot
tb great world
war, th eminent
Tr. Stalker says
"How little Prot
otsntfam. at tbe
critical moment, ef
fected tb deci
sion r Again be
ays: "Th thre
arat Protestant
nations, who vo
cation It Is to tearb
th rest of man-,
kind to lova on
another, ar at on t. A.
another throats la ".
th sight of ta heathen.' Thla sounds
ss though tb church bad failed In ber
snlMtoa and Is sl'ppinc ber moorings
A good many peopl consider th
church a neallctbt quantity In th
srreat problems of th day which ar so
clamorous for solution. But President
ai:wa aad Mr. Hoover seem to think
that tb church I still a fore to b
coonted oa la tb great National crisis
la which w ar now Involved
s Valts stcalls-!.
Re:iiln th suprem value of tb
e-Mritual fores In th .world. President
Wilson appeals to th church to
strengthen and to conserv this ele
ment la our National lif. No other
(erf can do this.
Undoubtedly th church has shifted
ber cours on th vast ocean of human
thour.1t and It Is a serious question aa
to whether she haa Improved ber rela
tions to bar CoU aad to humanity
thereby.
Lon fellow said: " TIs curious to
( Aiimtn
t hour be" But In th case of th
church It may b not only curious, but
vary alarming. Th thought basis of
th church U wholly different from
I that of any other Institution. Her
thought basis I essentially divine;
while human thought bases ar pre
dominantly human. Th human con
stantly r ban tees because of lmperfec
Hons. Tb Uvln Is stable, unvarying
and perfect becaus safeguarded by
revelation.
Thar comes from som quarters an
Insistent clamor for th "restatement
of reJlgloua truth." But thus far every
attempt at a restatement of fundamen
tal religious truth haa only deepened
in mysteries and weakened th au
thortty of senuln religion. Thus have
th "sea-margins" of religious thought
changed, only to shift tb cours of th
old ship towards new shoals and
scarcely hidden breaker But still tb
church sails on. Great tempests sweep
th vast ocean of human thought and
only th ataunchast vessels may
weather their fury. Th Christian
church haa don this for nearly It
centuries: whilst tb shore of tlm are
strewn with tb wreckage of other
system aad Institutions, she ha out
ridden th storms of persecution, th
monsoons or revolution and th whirl
winds ot perlpatetto doubt.
Today sb labors amid th billows of
secularism, and a hundred other Isms
which asitat tb saas of thought.
Many belief ah has slipped her an
chors and la drifting toward th reefs
of destruction; some bav ven sung
ber requiem and pronounced her obse
quies. But all such observers have
overlooked th remarkable words of
the Lord of th church which declare,
"th gates of hades shall not prevail
against her."
Her Is aa unconditional promise
which guarantees th perpetuity and
success of th true church. Just aa th
great covenants of th old Testament
are pledged upon th Integrity ot th
mighty Ood of th covenants. No; th
cburch is not dead nor will she die.
&hs Is aaiilBg It ju Mncrlala Soil. Htkt,
Ils moving forward to ber coronation,
whose preliminaries have already been
I completed by the King of the Universe.
She la to be a victorious body, though
all th political powers go down to de
feat.
Professor Brown, of the Tale Dlvln
Ity School, baa written an article In a
recent magazine under the title. "Will
the Church Stand the Strain?" I have
read It carefully, but aomehow I fail
to find th point of his theme. Jf he
means to ask will the church anchors
hold, we are In the same line of in
qulry. and I want to remind you that
four great ancbora have held and are
now holding th church securely amid
th wildest tempests that have threat
ened or may threaten to anap her oa.
blea.
Th first anchor la "Th faith once
for all delivered to the saints."
In th true church this anchor still
holds. When Constantino consum
mated th unholy wedlock of church
and state, externals were greatly modi
fled, but th essentials remained. When
th dark ages settled down upon the
world Ilk a pall, "tha faith once de
livered" seemed about to be lost.
But It waa only submerged beneath
tha Incoming billows of formalism.
When Savonarola and Huns and Lu
ther began to break through the crust
or that dead formalism they found the
anchor of faith gripping the rock of
truth. Tbe Luther reformation was
simply a return to fundamentals. Since
then the church has outridden many a
stormy crista
The Integrity of the old Bible has
been furiously assailed: the necessity
of atonement has been denied: the per
son of Christ has been under the keen
scalpel of criticism; the future' life has
been In doubt. But conscientious
criticism haa made its contribution;
reverent science has added its quota,
and th pick and the spade have
brought In their testimony. And the
anchor of faith is holding more firmly
today than it haa seemed t6 hold for a
generation.
AUa, ax XlBdlng that UltA 1 ti.,
mystlo chain that links us to th in
finite. It bridges the chasm between
the known and the unknown; It sees
a ray of light through the darkest
cloud of earth's night; It finds a path
through life's trackless desert; it sails
reef-girt seas In safety, bringing the
mariner to his long-desired haven in
peace. Th faith of the true church
still holds, though individuals may
drift away, making shipwreck of their
souls. This old faith is gripping the
men In the trenches, and eouls that
have been drifting hopelessly hereto
fore ar finding a satisfying anchorage
today.
Hope th Second Anchor. '
The second anchorage Is hope. Paul
says "we are saved by hope." Faith
In a project strengthens hope In ' its
ultimate realization. When hope dies
life's sun has set and the day Is done.
Man's greatness may well be measured
by his aspirations, and these are
wakened by hope. Hope casts her beams
into the dawn of tomorrow and whis
pers of possibilities beyond today. It
compensates for losses past and
beckons to new conquests Just ahead.
Hope Is the dynamo that energizes the
world. It stimulates courage, fires
zeal and ta the last spark to die In the
human breast.
What holds the modern Huns to their
barbarous task today? The thrill of
hope, no matter though the motive be
born of hell.
What holds the Bolshevik! to their
erratic course In Russia? It Is hope,
even though It be of Illegitimate birth.
When Ill-born hope dies among the
armies of the Kaiser, or folds Its wings
in the palace In Berlin, the end of the
horrible alaughter in Europe will be at
band.
In the best things of life the church
is charged with a message of hope as
an anchor to the soul laying hold of
the eternities.
Gad' Promises Third Anchor.
The third anchor of the church Is
built out of the promises of God.
Just, ouuad Edea' i l th first,
promise fell upon the ears of our race.
Implanting faith and awakening hope
in their affrighted hearts.
That promise runs like a silver
streamlet through all the channels of
history down to Bethlehem, where It
broadens out Into great depths; then
It breaks forth Into a stronger stream
till It reaches Calvary, where It drops
Into the great ocean of divine fulfill
ment But that streamlet mingled Its
silvery spray with the traditions of
nearly every race. It was the Inspira
tion of the Magi and strongly stirred
the souls of Plato and of Virgil. Just
a little beyond the Calvary tragedy
three special promises were given to
the church In her swaddling bands.
The first of these promises was: "Lo
I am with you all the days." This is
the confidence of the Christian Church
today and holds ber steadfast in the
purpose of evangelism.
The second promise is: Te shall re
ceive power." This Is the chief iy-
namic of the Christian Church and
nerves her heart to a multiform task.
The third promise is: "This Jesus
shall so come in like manner as ye have
seen him go." This Is the pufifying
hope of the church and helps her irom
stnklntr Into the slough of pessimism.
These three promises are fundamental
In the true church s life today. True,
many are wholly Indifferent to these
promises, but the heart of the true
church rests confidently upon them.
These anchors hold.
Fourth Anchor Prayer.
The fourth anchor of the church Is
prayer. This Is the strong point or
contact between God and tbe believer.
It is the transmission wire which con
nects believers with the supreme dy
namo of efficiency. The book of Acts
is a record of the conquests .of prayer.
Any church united In prayer as that
church was will have power and effi
ciency. Prayer la energy released for
application. You release the energy
and God will apply it, for It is the holy
spirit that Indites every effective
pryax. PauI says; "Xii spiiii turn-,
self helpeth our Infirmities making
intercession for us with groanings that
cannot be uttered."
The modern book of Acts In world
missions is a record of the conquest of
prayer. Modern missions . began with
a haystack prayer-meeting with only
three present- The border line of Thibet
was crossed only after a night spent
in prayer.
One of the most remarkable mission
enterprises in the world is that of Her
mannsberg, Hanover. It was launched
in 1S49 in a rural parish of only a few
and very poor people. By 1S90 the
church had 1000 members; it supported
60 mission stations in three countries,
and maintained 300 missionaries. That
mission built the first mission ship,
operates a large printing establishment
and maintains its own seminary for the
training of its missionaries. And all
this has been done by no other appeal
than prayer.
Prayer Anchor Slipping.
If the church today Is slipping any
of her anchors, I think it is the prayer
anchor. The prayer-meeting in the
average church is bugbear of many
pastors. Ninety to 95 per cent of the
members never attend; and no wonder
that the few who do attend get tired
of the monotony of their own voices.
A wide-awake participating prayer-
meeting never grows tedious or tire
some, and It is a mighty power plant
In any church.
The weakness of the present-day
church is her prayer habit, and if she
has lost her crip, she will never re
cover lt'till she gets back on her knees
before God as In the beginning. The
business, social and amusement worlds
are robbing the home of the prayer
habit which is the Christian s strongest
safeguard. Very truly did Montgomery
sing:
Prayer Is the Christian's vital breath.
The Christian's native air,
His watchword at the gate of death.
He enters heaven with prayer."
But thousands lack this "vital
bxe&Ui." because ihox, not llv in
their "native air," and what they will
do at the "gate of death" I'm sur X
cannot imagine.
Is Church Losing Grlpf
Is the church losing her grip? If yod
are thinking of the social and business
worlds alone, I would answer yes; for
these are drifting away from the
church and her Lord, like the old
Roman world of which Paul wrote,
"Because that, knowing God, they glo
rified him na as God; neither gave
thanks, but became vain in their rea
sonings, and their senseless heart waa
darkened."
If you are thinking of the church's
grip on fundamental truth we must dis
tinguish between the physical and th
spiritual bodies. The former may in
dicate a drift away, but it Is consti
tuted of the foolish virgin type.
The latter alone constitutes the true
church, and this body ia gripping th
great fundamentals now as it has not
done for a generation past, and it will
continue to "hold fast that which It
has until he comes."
"Built upon prophets and apostles,
Jesus Christ being the chief corner
stone," this church moves on to victory.
Her different divisions and brigades
may have too often asserted Indepen
dence of action in the past years. But
In more recent years, partition walls
have been crumbling. Forces have been
consolidating.
Fundamental thought will come out
of the mighty crucible of a world war,
with dross and alloy smelted out; it
will become the inspiration of a new
church life with vision clarified and ob
jectives unified, whereby the great
head of the church, the "White Com
rade" of the trenches and of "No Man's
land," shall come to be truly glorified.
Her light may be dimmed by the smoke
of battle; and her voice drowned in the
roar of the world conflict, but onward
she moves amid the wreck of nations,
until she shall stand beside her Lord
in the consummation of the celestial
nuptials attended by the ecstatic luU
lelujan, of Angelic fcosta.