THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, APRIL 14, 1918.
SPLENDID PROGRAMME IS ARRANGED BY PRESBYTERIANS
Portland and Out-of-Town Church Folk to Gather for Annual Presbyterial Society Meeting Central and Mizpah Women Hostesses.
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f-ntTB anrual meeting of the Tort'
I UbI Presbyterian Society la Cea
tral Presbyterian Church. Eul
Fifteenth mad East Pin streets, will be
a cf the moat Important areata of
the coming- week. It will take place
Wednesday and will be attended by all
the prominent Presbyterian women of
the Portland district, which Includes
this and several other towns. Central
nd Mlxpah Presbyterian church women
will bo hostesses and the guests from
at of town will ! entertained
luncheon at a table specially arranged
ay the Westminster women.
Following la the complete programme
Maniac lilaa.
IS rwratleaa. Mrs. J. W. McXlchael
Lens's Pravar m aniaoa.
Id :i AppinlmiiK ef commlttaea
IS I 1 r: r a f u - - r" fta-
oarillng eaeratary. Mm fablaa Bvertay;
Carlstlaa adaavor. M na. Ltttaar T. Nelsoa
Wmmliiitir Guild. Miss Jells I. Palmar:
JMleaioa stedr. Mrm. T. J. Knaa: a c;e ary
mt l.tarelara. Mn William Tee; corraepeaa
Inff SMnurr. Mrm H. H. A I boa; bead icr.
tarr. ML Paul at. Franc h: treasurer (for
etaat. aire, HtrttT St Smith; treasurer
1heaaft. Me. Oeoree m. Heed: sreecn
frea Hell Chinese JTaeertertaa Chares. Mrs,
Jen r "T.
It "OapertenlM-s. Mrm. W. O. Ashbv.
11.11 Maaaage (rem the board. Mrs. r. L
Pail.r.
II ;3 Meaea-e frem beta field. Jlee. A.
at. Jfwateomery.
ll.JJ ole. Mra Ptalehsr Una.
ll:a iMaetteaal, Kv. Robert H. IfllH-
"The Xaw A merles' itene. Teratoma):
Oh? b-aufirai for harses proved
la liberalise atrtla.
.Who raere than mm'.t. thf eeaatry lava 4.
Aas marry, aior than Ufa!
Amarlei! Amancal
May Oad thy sold r-dne.
fTlul sit svrceee be neb:enaae
And every aatn dlvlna!
Prayer. Mra Edward II. Peaee.
10 Roll rail cf e-arrhaa.
S 20 e-oio. Mra Lain Iahl Millar: Mies
Marjorte Httiata, Westminster GttKd mis
sionary t Coras.
Addraaa. "Trie WeHd's ChsIIenee to
Amaftcaa Christianity." Mev. John H. Boyd.
X. D : effarlnc: ra ports mt commlttaea: la
etsHatloa prayar. Mra A. J. Montgomery;
readlaa ef mlnataa; preatdeat's aaeasaga;
ad nurnm.nt
"Worth of Prayer," Topic of
Methodist Sermon.
Cmsrr 1 lawal a la a
Pllcade Evwaua- enlee
W1U
I P. W. The Ep worth League will meet 1
it 7 P. M.
Rer. Alfred Batea baa reoelred soma
Interesting letters from his brother.
Stanley, who la with the British forces I
fighting the Turks In the Judean hills I
of Palestine,
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By resolution the Catted Evangelical I
conference baa Indorsed the liberty I
loan and all patriotic movements.
They also resolved not to counte
nance the employment of any pulpit
supply who accepts the doctrine ef evo
lution or other doctrine that "masks
any point of Bible Interpretation."
"Are Sin, Disease and Death
Real?" Sermon Topic.
Clurtstlaai Set race Readies; -Galea
la Pepalarity.
fT HE Christian Science churches and!
-a. society of Portland bold services at I
their respective places of worship at
11 o'clock on Sunday morning and all I
except Fifth Church and the eoclety
repeat the service Sunday evening at
o'clock. The same service Is held
In all the churchea and the society, the I
subject for the lesson sermon this I
week belnr "Are -Sin. Disease and
Death Ileal r
At the Wednesday ovenlnr meeting.
to be held at S o'clock, testimonies of I
Christian Science healings are riven.
The churchea are located as follows:
First Church. Everett and Nineteenth
streets; Second Church. Eaat Sixth
street and Holladay avenue: Third
Church. East Twelfth and Salmon
treeta: Fourth Church. Vinrannr ave
nue and Emerson street; Fifth Church, I -THE ministers of the Salem district
Sixty-second street and Forty-second I A last week honored their district au-
avenue; Sixth Church. Masonic Temple, Derintendenr. Dr. T. Ti B-,rl ww t.
It - - .r ' 4 - . u v
L-'.t . tr ' S: --11'-, v
I- . . . . r ' -- ? ; J "i-'i.- v-X. - , . . , . :hV1 S
i-V aC 'U C ' . V
Rev. T. B. Ford, D. D., Hon
ored by Salem Ministers.
Dlatrtet Soperiateadeat la LeavlBg
far Tlalt te Old Home la' Sooth.
- .t.. auwfc. bvuiu. nuiurwa 1 t -
block hl ink.. on a vacation to tne southland,
Two sessions of tha Sundav school home. In a few daya, with a
are held by First Second. Fourth and special reception, and presented him
Sixth churchea and Society at :4S and with a valuable golden fountain pen
1 A. ML. respectively. Third Church a token of appreciation and respect.
Lao conducts two sessions, the first I .- .... , . .
rjeUB WORTH OF PRATER- wlU
X bo the subject of Dr. Joshua
Etansflald'a sermon at First Methodist
Church. Sunday morning. Tha sermon
will be a candid discussion of the phil
osophy and power of prayer In the ao
tualltlea of human experience. There
are more things wrought by prayer
than our poor philosophy dreams of.
In the evening the sermon will be
a tha subject, "The Value of a High
Purpose, for the Individual, the Family,
the Nation." Thla will be preceded by
the popular consregatlonal atng be
ginning promptly at 7:10 and continu
ing for I minutes, featuring the quar
tet, vested chorus choir and congre
gation of patriotic and religious songs
and hymns.
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Tr. Robert MIIMran win preach on
The Use of Force- thla morning at
Rosa City Park Presbyterian Church.
The doctor hopea thla discussion will
te helpful to those who find it diffi
cult to reconcile their Instincts of pa
triotism and tha reverences of their
(aith.
In tha evening Dr. Mllllgan will
preach on The Joy of Jesua. This is
eeond In a series of sermons en "Tha
aMaahood of the Master.
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Rev. Clinton CI Bell, pastor of Al
Vert United Brethren Church. Twenty
aeveath and umner streets, will con
clude today at 11 A. M. hia ten aer
xnons on "Our Lord's Return.
These sermons have awakened a
considerable Interest and. at the re-
quest of tha congregations Mr. Bell la
considering their publication.
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Charlee X. Bpellman. Jewish evange-
list, of -Seattle. Wash., will speak at
r-t Johns Baptist Church today at S
. 3L His subject will be The Jewish
Clueatton In Relation to Messlanto
JTophecy." Tha Evangelical. Method
ist and, Christian churchea are uniting,
a a a
laAFA I fl-l'E. Or, April 11 (Spe
eJaL Professor Alpheus Gillette will
Kava chare-e of the t-unday school at
tha Methodist Episcopal Church t-un-tlay
at IS A. M. and Uev. Alfred Bates,
the pastor, will preach at 11 A. IX. and
t 11 A. M. and tha second at 12:10
M and Fifth Church at t:S0 and
11 A. M.
reading-room, maintained hr the
churches, where all Christian Science
literature may bo found. Is located on I Oregon Cltv fir
k. 11th i .a . - x- . 1 . I 0 J ' '
The presentation speech was mads by
tha Rev. Mr. Joslyn In behalf of the
district.
The Salem district conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, held at
from. April 3-7. ln-
Bank bldg.
elusive, was In all respects very suc
cessful. Thla illilrii.1 I.M.J., I.
J. H. Coata was elected chairman of hi. .v. c... ..f...
the board of deacona of Central Pres- wlth 6J ministerial appointments, and
byterlan Church at their meeting on It,., an nrn.in. m.,1,..,
Tuesday evening. Other offlcera se- ln.id its botmrlsrv.
lected were: M. M. BInford. vice- Tk. r. t n v.a t t. .v.
,t C Whittlesey, secretary; I trlct auperlntendent. Is worthy of a
J. G. Bennett, treasurer; M. U Beach, deal of edit for the success of
financial secretary. Messra. Whittle- ,h. ti,. .
On Tuesday at 7:45 P. M., Rev. Floyd
E. Dorris will be Installed at Hope
Presbyterian Church. Rev. Ward W.
MacHenry will have charge of the serv
ice. Assisting will be Dr. E. H. Pence,
Dr. A. J. Montgomery and Rev. Barclay
Acheson. A reception will be given Dr.
and Mra. Dorris and family.
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Trinity Lutheran Church will wor
ship at 10:15 A. M. In German, and at
7:30 P. M. in English. Subject of the
English sermon will be The Lord Our
Righteousness." Everybody welcome.
The church is located at Williams and
Graham avenues.
ssy, Bennstt and Beach were re-elected.
'An enjoyable evening was spent by
the congregation of Central Church
last Thursday. Everybody, furnished
their own refreshments. .
What God Expects of Man,'
Dr. Boyd's Subject.
First la Series ef Seraaa
Given This Moral;
to Bo
one of the most elaborate presented at
any district conference, and the papers
read and speeches made were of high
order.
This district conference has given a
new Impetus to Methodism In this part
of tho country, snd all expect that this
year will be one of the best for the
Methodist Church In Oregon.
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"Meeting the World's Supreme Need1
will be the subject of a patriotlo ser
mon by Rev. J. F. Ghormley. D. D.. at
Rodney-avenue Church this morning at
11 o'clock. At 8 P. M. Dr. George N.
Taylor will speak on "The Outlook of
National Prohibition."
A T THE First Presbyterian Church.
AX Twelfth and Alder streets, the
pastor. Rev. John H. Boyd, will preach
ootn morning and evening. In the A war-time challenge to the Sunday
morning at 10:3t Dr. Boyd will giva the schools of Oregon will be the" leading
first of a series of two sermons on the theme at the twin conventions of the
general subject of "Man's Search for Oregon Sunday School Association to
God." and will deal with the condition be beli ln Grand8 April 22 to 24
of the minda of roan It. thi. -,1.1. .h -nd ln Salem April 25 to 27. "What
their desire for God. I CaJl Tou 1,0 to Help?" will be put up
The first sermon will be on "What to Sunday acnooi.
God expects of Man." It will ha . I
message for the hour. The second, on I TnB second sermon in a series, "New
April 21. will be on "Tha Ethical In- Kings for Old," will be preached this
terpretatlon of Religion." morning at tho Church of Our Father
Thla evening ar 7:30 Dr. Boyd will br tha Pastor, W. G. Eliot, Jr. The
eontlnue his sermons on war subjects, special theme for the day will be "So-
hls topic being Tha Egotism of Ger- ciallam Is Dead, Lone; Live Socialism."
many." Tha evening aervlce will be a Dr. Harold C Bean, recently returned
Patriotlo one, with National hymns and from France, will speak on "Expert
son its. I ences at the Front" at the open forum
"Wishing for the Day" will be the I at 7:4S p- M- meeting ln the Unitarian
theme of Dr. K. H. Pence's sermon at I chapel. Broadway, between Tamhlll
Westminster Church. East Seventeenth I and Taylor streets.
isorth and Schuyler 11 treats, thla morn
lng at 10:30. He will give a e-reet lea- An interestlnr series ef meetlne-s Is
son for the hour, a lasaon of courage being held at the First United Brethren I phases of the fact of Judgment will be
and MfiflH.ti.. an . . . . I .-. . . t . . ' . . . .
night Tha Kight Cometh" will be the
Baptists to Hold Annual Ses-
sions at Astoria.
Speakers of Statewide Prominence
Included ln Programme,
JJ-. y. ?. J0j-c JVJzorn TAsy Jfonoj-fcZ ' -
ner of Prescott and Sixth streets, tak
ing for her theme, "Christian Oppor
tunity ln America."
The evening service at S o'clock will
be patriotic and will be of the nature
of a neighborhood rally. The pastor.
Rev. Edward Constant, will conduct the
meeting and three short addresses will
be given by Interesting speakers, one
of them being Captain Jacob Kanxler,
from Camp Lewis. There will be spe
cial patriotlo muslo and all the exer
cises of the evening will be arranged
to center about the Idea of The Na
tion's Call."
"Christhrfft Sympathy, Port
land'sUreatest Need."
Dr. Waldo's Sermon Topics at White
Temple Today Announced.
AT THE First Baptist Church (Wnlte
Temple) today the pastor. Rev.
William A. Waldo, will speak In the
morning on "Christian Sympathy
Portland's Greatest Need." In the even
ing his topic will be "Christ at the
Door."
This week will be a busy one at
White Temple. On Monday evening a
reception will be tendered by the
church to Dr. Waldo and his family,
ths latter having" Just arrived in- Port
land. On Tuesday and Wednesday the
Columbia River district of the Women's
Baptist Foreign Mission Society will
convene, with all day and evening ses
sions. On Thursday will be held the
regular praise and prayer service of the
church, and on Friday evening Dr. J.
Whltcomb Brougher will give his lec
ture, "Simon Says Wigwag." Full an
nouncement of these meetings will be
made.
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This morning In the East Side Bap
tist Church, Dr. W. B. Hlnson's subject
will be "The Ideal Church of a Fool."
The pastor will have something to say
about the vagary of the president of
the Northern Baptist convention, and it
will be shown that his statement re
garding the present drive of the Huns
and the ideal church are alike to be
discredited.
At night Dr. Hlnson will discuss
'The Four Judgments." The varied
theme.
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Tontt-ht at the Highland Baptist
Church, Alberta and East Sixth streets
orth. Rev. Charles F. Mlelr, pastor,
there will bo a patriotlo aervlce and
unveiling of a service flag of 42 stars.
Church by Rev. J. H. Patterson, of emphasized and according to Scripture
Ohio. Hia themes for today will be: placed ln their rightful relation to each
At 11 o'clock. "The Militant Church,'
and ln the evening "Soul Values." All
are welcome to come and hear him.
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Miss Miriam Woodberry, of New
York, will speak this morning at the
Highland Congregational Church, cor-
other.
The Sunday school oonrmences at
9:50, with classes for all. and to which
all will be made welcome.
The young people hold their meeting
at 6:30 and Invite all young people to
attend.
THE seventeenth annual session of
the Willamette Baptist Association,
which embraces the Portland Baptist
churches and the upper and lower
Columbia districts, will be held ln the
Astoria Baptist Church, Rev. R. F,
Jameson, pastor, April 22-24.
Delegates may go to Astoria either
by North Bank Railroad, leaving at
8:10 A. M. or 6:15 P. M., or by boat
from the Alder-street wharf at 7 A. M.
Fare by boat, one way, $1.25.
In orden to secure entertainment
from the church, delegates should at
once write Pastor Jameson of their
Intention to attend the meetinprB.
Following are some of the speakers:
Rev. R. F. Jameson, Rev. A. B.
Waltz, Rev. A. L. Black, Mrs. Jameson
Dr. H. P. Bloxham. Professor C. P.
Coe, Rev. T. Stephenson, Rev. J. E.
Thomas, Rev. A. J. Ware, Mrs. O. C
Wright. Miss E. M. McDowell, Rev.
C. F. Mlelr, Rev. W. T. Milliken, Rev.
E. A. Smith, Mra George Campbell,
Rev. W. B. Hlnson, Rev. J. B. Murphy.
Rev. W. A Waldo, Ph. IX, Miss Nina
Bunch, Dr. C. A. Woody and others.
The 25th anniversary of Grace Bap
tist Church will be observed with spe
cial services, April 18 to 21. Dr. W. B.
Hinson will preach Thursday night.
April 18. On Friday night. April 19,
war dinner and fellowship meeting will
be held, with an address by Harry
Stone, general secretary of the T. M.
C. A., on "The Church and the Future."
Services all day Sunday, April 21.
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Rev. H. T. Cash, pastor of Grace Mon
tavllla, will preach at today's 11 A. M.
service on "God's Use of Broken
Things." In the evening at 8 o'clock,
Rev. D. C. Graham, returned mission
ary from Siufu, China, will preach.
Sunday school at 0:45, and Baptist
Young People's Union at 7 o'clock.
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The Women's Home Auxiliary will
meet at the Deaconess Home, 815 East
Flanders street. Friday, the 19th. Sew
ing for Red Cross and charity in the
morning. Lunch at 12:15. served by the
wives of the board of trustees. Address
by Chief of Police Johnson at 2:30.
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Rev. N. Shupp, of the Evangelloal
Church of Lents, will give his second
patriotic sermon today, ln the series
he is preaching.
Dr. Carradine will preach at 11 A. M.
today at - Central Free Methodist
Church.
-
Rev. E. D. Hornschuch, of the First
Evangelical Church, East Sixth and
Market streets, is preaching an excel
lent series of sermons. Tonight a mis
sionary programme will be presented
by Winifred Peterson,' Florence Drusch
tel. Luella Harris, Vera Tuffor, Edna
Koecher. Sylvia De Temple, Alice Saun
ders, Mrs. O. Yates and others.
will address both meetings. Morning
subject. The Master's Call"; evening
subject, "How the Call Is Answered.'
Classes ln applied truth are conducted
by Mr. Mills at the same place on
Wednesday at 1:15 and on Friday at 8
P. M.
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Mra. Florence Crawford will speak
both morning and evening today ln
the assembly room of the Portland
Hotel. The topic at 11 A. M. will be
The Gate That Opened Itself," and at
8 P. M. Mrs. Crawford will speak on
"Meeting the World's Demand." Mrs.
Pearce will sing at the morning serv
ice, and a piano number by Miss Sel
ma Calder and piano duet by Miss
Fowler and Miss Hardiston have Deen
arranged. The lectures are open to alL
Knights of Columbus Plan
for Busy Sunday.
Annual Communion and Breakfast
Will Feature Occasion.
TODAY will be a day of events for
the Knights of Columbus. The an
nual communion of the members ln
a body will take place at the 8:30
o'clock mass at the cathedral. Fifteenth
and Davis streets. A large delegation
of soldiers from Vancouver Barracks
are expected to be present for the
services.
At 10 o'clock a breakfast "banauef
will be served at the Cathedral Hall.
complimentary to the soldiers. The
tables will be in charere of Mra J. P.
O'Brien and prominent matrons of the
cathedral parish. A unique programme
has been arranged. Beclnnlne at 1
o'clock the first degree of the order
will be exemplified to a class of 50
candidates, many of whom are spldlers
at the Barracks. Work in tho second
and third sections will follow.
Frank J. Lonergan will have charge
of the major degree, assisted by an out-
of-town team. Owing to the limited
space and the demand for seats at the
breakfast, members are requested to
make reservations through tho secret
tary, Frank J. Whalen, at the club-
rooms, 364 Taylor street, before Satur
day night.
limitless possibilities has been the
cynosure of the European nations and
the challenge for numberless dauntless
missionaries who are making Africa the
laboratory of Christianity.
At the morning service Rev. War
ren Morse will speak on The Menace
to the World's Freedom."
"Lincoln and Lloyd George"
Is Dr. Pedley's Topic
First Congregational Church to Ob
serve Anniversary of Martyrdom.
Methodists Seek Return of
Rev. Alexander Beers.
Popular Preacher Completes Second
Year's Pastorate Here.
nEV. ALEXANDER BEERS, pastor
Xi of the First Free Methodist Church,
East Ninth and Mill streets, will to
morrow complete his second year as
pastor of this church.
At a meeting of the eoclety held
Wednesday night, many expressions of
appreciation were shown, and there Is
an urgent demand that Rev. Mr. Beers
be returned. The appointments for the
Oregon ' Conference will be made by
Bishop Walter A. Sellew, who presides
at the Oregon Conference, to be held in
Portland this coming week.
The church has had a substantial
gain ln membership, and the financial
reports show a gain of more than 32
per cent In the various departments of
the church's work. Rev. Mr. Beers will
preach tomorrow morning, taking for
his subject, "Speed Up Protestantism."
This subject will deal with the re
sponsibilities the church must meet in
these trying times.
A special rally will be held at the
church Sunday night, when the pastor
will preach the final sermon for the
year.
ttT IXCOLN and Lloyd George" will
Ji be the subject of Dr. Hugh Ped
ley's sermon tonight In the First Con
gregational Church. As this is the an
niversary of the martyrdom of Lincoln,
a large attendance is expected.
The subject at the Sunnyslde Con
gregational Church this evening. Dr.
J. J. Staub, pastor, will be "The
Church's Share ln tho Great World
Struggle."
The evening service will nut special
emphasis on this phase of the work;
patriotic music will warm the heart to
new devotion, while the best motion
pictures available will portray ln vivid
manner the progress of the work done
by our Nation in the enormous con
flict.
Episcopal Sunday Schools
Arrange Big Rally.
Rev. Barr G. Lee Leaves Oregon For
Sacramento Charge.
Missionary - Author to Be
Speaker Tonight.
Atkinson Church Congregation to
Hear Author of "Lure of Africa."
DR. CORNELIUS H. FATTON, or
Boston, will speak at the Atkinson
Church at the 7:45 P. M. service today.
Dr. Patton recently made extensive
travels ln Africa and on the request
of the missionary education movement
has written a book. The Lure of Af
rica," to cover the entire continent as
touched by missionary enterprise. This
book has been studied by hundreds of
classes in many denominations ine
The Realization League, of which
Rev. H. Edward Mills is founder and
UNION service of the Episcopal
il Sunday schools of the city Is
planned for tho afternoon of Sunday,
April 21. The children, with their
teachers and the clergy, will meet at
the Portland Academy at S P. M. and
march to St- Stephen's Pro-Cathedral,
Thirteenth and Clay streets, where the
service will be held at 4 o'clock.
The procession will include vested
choirs of children from the various
schools, and processional crosses, flags
and banners will be carried. At the
service the Easter offerings will be
presented. The child making the largest
offering in each school will make the
presentation for his school. This Mast
er's united offering includes the money
raised by the children during Lent,
which involved much self-denial. It
will be devoted to general missionary
work at home and abroad.
Bishop Sumner Is urging organiza
tions for the sale of thrift stamps in
every parish in the diocese.
The Rev. Barr Lee, after years of
work in Oregon, ln which he held many
important positions, is leaving Rose-
burg for the diocese of Sacramento.
With the general canvass of the par
ish still to be made, $3650 has been
raised for the new St. Michael and All
AnKels' Church, in Rose City Park.
The dates for the annui1 diocesan
convention have been changed to Tues
day and Wednesday, May 28 and 29. The
annual meeting of the diocesan branch
of the Woman's Auxiliary will be held
at St. David's Church, Monday, May 2 7.
Bishops Nichols, of California, will ad
dress a missionary mass meeting the
evening of the first day of the conven
tion.
The Portland Chapter of the Brother
hood of St. Andrew has perfected
plan for keeping boys ln the camps ln
touch with their home churches
through the good offices of laymen.
In each parish a committee will be or
ganized, each member of which will
take an equal share of the names rep
resented on the service flag and write
a letter to each of these once a month.
The president of the brotherhood, A.
B. Newill. is promoting the plan, and
it Is meelng with cordial approval.
Bishop Sumner will confirm a class
of candidates at Grace Church. Astoria,
Sunday morning, and at Calvary, Sea
side, in the evening.
Services at Trinity will begin this
morning with the celebration of the
holy communion ln the chapel. Nine
teenth and Everett streets, at 8 o'clock. ,
Morning prayer and sermon by the reo--
tor. Dr. A. A. Morrison, at 11 o'clock
Subject of the sermon is, "Who Are
God's Chosen People?"
The text is from the words of St.
Peter, Acts x:S4: "Of a truth I perceive
that God is no respecter of persons."'
The subject is particularly significant;
at this time, as our enemies have an-
country over during the present sea-
8Th.s mieht-r continent of about the nounced! I through their u represent tlve.
street.' at 11AM. and 8 P. M. Mr. Mills ' bined with its vast resources, and Its
(Concluded on Page 11.)
PASTOR POINTS TO BIBLICAL PORTRAYAL OF WORLD WAR
Dr. Hugh Pedley Sees in St. John's Revelation the Unfolding of Human History.
Aad 1 sew. and feabold a white herse: aad
he that aat en him bad a dav: and a
cream was sivaa ente bim: aad be want
Carta ennquartrit. a r-l to coiujuk.
GEOKOE FREDERICK WATTS was
one of the greatest of modern
painters. He strikes the same
note In art that Tennyson and Lowell
do la poetry. Every picture la a lifting
of the Ideal, a thrust at the Ignoble or
measare of sympathy to the sorrow
ing. Such canvases as "Love Trium
phant." "Eve Repentant." The Court
of Death" and "Hope" have won a se
cure place la the gallerlra of the world.
The picture I have before me this even
log Is entitled The lUder on the White
Horse" and Is really a visible sermon
on the text Just read. Tonight we shall
look at the text Itself and Its setung
and than at the picture.
The setting of the text deserves ear
douce. The position of the writer of
this book of Revelation la that of one
who has seen a door open In heaven
and beholds the heavenward side of
thlnrs. Within that celestial entrance
be sees a throne, a sa of glass. 24 el
ders, the symbol ef the perfected
church, aad the four living creatures,
the emblem of flawless service. In the
hand cf him who sits upon the throne
te a book or roll fastened with seven
eala. The eeer Is troubled even to
tsars by the fact that no man la found
that can open the book: but Is com
forted when told that the lion of the
trtbe of Judah had power to open the
book. But when the time for the un
sealing of the book has come the lion
appears In the guise of a lamb and of a
lamb that bears upon him the marks
X devotion to death.
Vinery la SymWIIseaTu
There are various opinions as to what
the mysterious closed book stands for.
The most reasonable perhapa la that
which looks upon It as representing
the nnfoldinr of human history and
the laws under which that unfolding
takes place. That It Is the lamb that
liaa power to break the seal Indicates
that It Is la Christ and Christ crucified
that we have the kev that unlocks the
mystery of human life.
F-aeh of the seven seals as It Is
r-roken by the Christ Is the announcing
of some sreat event. The first seal is
broken and a white horse with a mar
tial rider, bow la hand, rushes forth,
"conquering and to conquer." Thla Is
the symbol of victory.
The socond seal Is broken and a red
Trtorae appears. The rider bears a great
word and power is given to hint to kill. .
This la the symbol or battle. We have
had It with ua these algb four years.
The third seal Is broken and a black
horse gallops Into view. The rider car
ries neither bow nor sword, but a pair
of scales, and with tnese he measures
w. 10 m people. 1 nis is tne
-j - . ,., aao, .WUKIIT U L I WU. mil
rider has not come to us as yet. but In
Belgium. In Poland, and. if reports be
uv. an uvrnwnr l(SiE mesa Dai
ancea have been called Into use.
Pnle florae Represents Death.
The fourth seal Is broken and a pale
or livid horse appears. The rider Is
called Death and he has a following
satellite whose name la Hell or the
grave. He la a symbol of death la all
Its forma The word translated pale
really means green. The Greek word
Is chloroe, the word which gives na our
chlorine, the basio element In the
asphyxiating gaa which the Germans
let loose upon their foes. The pale
horse stands for sword and fire and
wild beast and pestilence, death ln
every hideous and terrible shape.
The fifth seal Is broken and now we
have a vision of souls under the altar,
the souls of martyrs, those who have
been alain for the word of God and for
the teatlmony they held. From these
goes up a great cry for judgment upon
the wrongdoers, such a cry as might
go up now from the souls of the dead
Belglana the victims of the Lusitanla
and the slaughtered Armenians.
"How long. O Lord holy and true,
dost thou not Judge and avenge oar
blood on them that dwell on the
earth?"
And thla la the answer:
"And white robea were given unto
eveery one of them; and It wan said
unto them that they should rest yet
for a little season nntll their fellow
servants also and their brethren, that
should be killed as they were, should
be fulfilled." j
Altars Vtcttsae Many.
Thla truly la a bold picture. Those
who have suffered wrong and have en
tered the unseen world are not uncon
ecloue of the Iniquity of those who are
stlM upon the earth and of the sorrows
they are Inflicting upon their fellow
believer. Colerldae In his "Religious
Muslnss" has embodied the Idea:
awhile
Children ef wretchedness; mere croaaa must
rtoa.
Mere blood meet stream or ere year wrongs
ee rail.
Tat la tha day ef rvtrltottoa lh.
The Lamb ef Ued luu yud Uis Ufth seal;
And upward ruah en wlnss of swiftest fire
The Innumereable multitude of wronss
Br man on man Inflicted.
There is a vast altar In the world to
day. Its sacrificial Area burn under
many skies. The victims are countless
In their numbers. The souls under this
altar are in themselves an army of
many regiments. Surely from them
must go up the cry. "How long. O Lord,
how long?" Surely some whisper of
that must come In the night watches to
the Kaiser and his myrmidons.
The sixth seal Is broken and the
earth is shaken by an earthquake. This
slgnines the disturbing of the whole
fabrlo of society. All kings and rulers.
all Institutions and customs are thrown
Into convulsion.
The seventh and last seal la broken
and its breaking is the Introduction of
a new series of events set forth In
seven angels with seven trumpets.
It Is with the breaking of the first
seal that we are concerned this even
ing, or rather with that which it Intro
duces the rider on the white horse.
This has been used by Watts aa a sub
ject for his painting. Aa we look at the
picture the chief objects are of course
the horse and the rider.
Horse Jfekly Portrayed.
When we look at the first we are at
once Impressed. Never perhaps has
this noble animal been more nobly por
trayed. Job's description has Its coun
terpart In Watts painting. There are
certain points that at once arrest your
attention. The milky whiteness, the
arched and powerful neck, the vast
muscular chest, the delicate quivering
nostril, the forelock and mane flung
like banners to the wind, and, most
beautiful of all. the eye so bright, so
Intelligent, so fearless, so kindly. The
horse has had his place In history from
the Bucephalus of Alexander the Great
to the Marcugo of Napoleon and the
Copenhagen of Wellington. He has
had hia place, too, in art. The chisel
and the brush have both done their
part. Watts was able to use both and
he did nse both to set forth the highest
equine glorlea In his statue, "En
ergy," be has made the horse the sym
bol of natural power carried to Its
highest point. Here he has made It
the emblem of spiritual force.
But of course It Is the rider that has
the chief place. The figure Is that of a
young man. It Is one of Watts' finest
delineations of a splendid young man
hood. There are others, of course.
The Standard-Bearer." "Aspiration."
The Happy Warrior," "Sir Galahad,"
"Hyperion"; but there la none more ex-
cellent than this one. The attitude Is
one of supreme vigor. This rider sits
on his horse as a king on his throne.
The chest is well rounded: the shoul
ders are squared; the muscular arm
and gripping hand control the bow; the
head bears a crown; the face is gentle
yet strong; the eyes nave ln them a
great reverence and a far-seeing vision.
Teaching la Explained.
These are the main elements In the
picture. There are subordinate figures
and auggestive touches. There are at
tendants thronging about the rider,
there is a vulture, telling of the roes
that this conqueror will vanquish, and
there is a radiant light in the sky; but
it is the rider on the white horse that
Oils the eye as yon look upon the paint
ing. Now what la the teaching? It seems
to me that it Is twofold. The main
lesson Is that riven by the symbol In
Revelation; the subordinate lesson Is
that contained In the picture of young
manhood that Watts has given us.
First of all we have here a symbol
of the victory of righteousness. In the
series of seven it Is first. The Idea is
that when we are called upon to look
on the succeeding pictures of war, fam
ine, pestilence, supplicating souls,
earthquake and trumpeting angels we
shall have that first picture dominating
our thought, the rider on the white
horse going forth conquering and to
conquer.
Now it seems to me that here yon
have history ln a nutshell. If you
look down the centuries I say look
down because I believe, that we are
ascending from age to age you will
see wars, sufferings, disasters, but alsoyj
discern a forward movement or the
cause of truth and righteousness. That
which took place ln the first three cen
turies of our Christian era has takenJ
place over and over again, f or Just
what was it that took place thenT
Chorea. Weak at First.
The Church of Christ came Into be
ing. It. was not perfect, but it repre
sented a conception of life and char
acter that shone like a star above the
sins and Injustices and cruelties of that
pagan time. But how weak It seemed.
It was poverty arrayed against wealth.
weakness against power, obscurity
against military pomp and political
splendor. Everything seemed to be
against it. And not only was there ln
Its path the dead weight of ancient
custom and tradition, but also the ac
tive hatred and opposition of the world.
The forces of, persecution, were let
loose. The names of the Roman em
perors, Nero. Caligula, Diocletian are
all synonymous with the fiercest cruel
ties practiced upon Christian believers.
But the Christian heart never lost Its
vision of the white horse of victory.
It Is marvelous when you think of It
how persistent was the faith of Chris
tlan believers that their causa was es
sentlally a victorious cause. And then
faith was Justified. That cause sur
vived. It saw victories. If not absolute
and final victory. It saw its ideals
spreading over the Roman Empire and
even Into great dark lands which the
Roman civilization had barely toucnea.
Thus was it in those first centuries,
and thus has It been from age to age.
This is a time when there Is great
need of the vision of the rider on the
white horse.
Right's Triumph Desired.
We have need of It in the days ef
peace. There are times when the
heart grows heavy at the sordidness,
the falsehood, the selfishness we see ln
the world about us. We take up our
newspaper and we read there stories
of the greed of men, the corruption of
political life, the follies and extrava.
gances of our social life. We meet
with these things in our own expert
ence. They come directly under our
eyes. We are tempted to follow the
example of the Psalmist and say in our
haste. "All men are liars." But some
thing happens to change our point of
view. We get a glimpse of a good
man's face, we hear of some brave, un
selfish deed; we are made to feel the
touch of some high soul upon our own;
and in this way we get sight of the
rider on the white horse.
We have need of it in the time of
war. "What the true Christian man de
sires Is the triumph of the right. He
prays for the victory for his own side
only so far as he believes that side to
be the champion of a Just cause. That.
I feel sure, is our mood Just now.
Never have Britain and America been
ln a war with a clearer vision of the
moral Issues at stake. There are thou
sands of men who wear the uniform
and take their places in the trenches
solely because they believe that they
are on God's side in this matter. It is
for their consolation and for ours that
we should get a glimpse of the white
horse and its royal rider. Well for us
If above the smoke from the giant
cannon, above the poisonous fumes let
loose by a diabolical Ingenuity, above
the tubes that fling forth their streams
of liquid fire, above the clash, of close
and deadly combat ln the trenches and
the shell crater, we should have Bight
of that snow-white steed and his in
vincible rider.
Painter's Ideal Shown.
In the second place you have the
painter's ideal of young manhood.
What Impresses you Is tho symmetry,
the full-orbedness of the conception.
Let us take another glance at the
naintlnsr and what do we see?
First of all there Is the acme of
physical vigor. I know that it is not
within the reach of every man. We can
not all be a combination of the strength
of a Hercules and the beauty of an
Adonis. But most young men can be
stronger and more beautiful ln body
than they are. If they would exercise
self-control, if they would rise above
the soft seduction of a self-indulgent
life, if they would let no unclean thing,
whether narcotic or stimulant into the
temple of the body. If they would give
their body due and wholesome exercise,
what a cleanness of flesh, what a
straiehtening and strengthening of
muscles, what suppleness and age-defying
vigor there would be found. They
say that General Petaln, the hero of
the French army at Verdun, is 60 years
by the clock and 40 by every other
measurement. We are certain that he
has known how to conserve and disci
pline the powers of his body.
In the second place as you look at
this rider on the white horse you can
not but mark the intelligence that
shines in his countenance. The light of
thought beams clear. The face is that
of a young man whose mind dwells
upon great themes. It Is a face that
preaches obedience to the text, "What
soever things are pure." It Is a living
record of noble thoughts. Is hot some
approach to that possible to every
young man? We cannot all bear the
mark of genius. It does not lie within
the reach of us all to spend mucn or
our time with great books. We cannot
all be scholars, or poets, or oratorB.
But we can all be hospitable to lofty
ideas, we can all have some contact
with the greatest souls.
Eternal Is Manifest.
In the third place we see in this
face the touch of the eternal. The body
is most stalwart, the marks of Intelli
gence are indefeasible,- but there is
something beyond these. There is a
glow of moral grandeur. There is a
lisht that seems to be heaven-kindled, j
You feel that this is the kind of man,
who, when alone, would think of God.
As you look into those eyes of his there
comes to you a feeling not unlike that
you have when you gaze upon a moun
tain summit or a lovely star. Now it
seems to me that we are in danger of
lacking this. We find men who make
their bodies beautiful and strong, who
attain to no small degree of knowledge
and intellectual power, but there seems
to be no window open to ths eastern
sky. There are no suggestions in their
nature of the infinite, the eternal. Time
is set In their heart and not eternity.
How much power is lost! How tho
glory of the life is diminished! There
are many of this kind that we are rais
ing in our own land, men with vigorous
bodies, alert minds, but without lofty
ldeajs, without any sense of eternal
values. And It is Just this side that wo
need to cultivate, if, as a Nation, we
are going to be stable, strong and
great.
I am sorry that I cannot place before
you the picture itself or even an ade
quate copy, but let me recall it ln
swift outline a background of dawn,
the sun struggling up into a cloud
invaded sky, a vulture with the rim of.
Its wing Just indenting the edge of
the sunrise, the forward part of the
white horse with Its massive chest, its
proud neck, its tossing mane, its lam
bent eye, the attendants eager and de
voted, and the rider himself so erect,
so strong, so luminous with the light
of courage. Intelligence and piety.
If the young manhood of America
were prevailingly of that type they
would be the winners of victory on
every field. As soldiers under their
flag they would endure with serenity
the terrors of the battlefield. As citi
zens of their country they would cre
ate a force of national aspiration and
moral indignation that would drive our
ax-grinders, our grafters, our lucre-
loving traitors into contempt and ob
livion as the evil things of the night
are banished by the rising of the sun.
We have men of an elect company to
whom might well be addressed the
words of Matthew Arnold:
Languor is not ln your heart!
Weakness Is not In your word!
Ye move through tha ranks, recall
The stragglers, refresh the outworn
Praise, Inspire the brave,
Strengthen the wai-erlng line,
'Stabllah, continue our march
On to the bound of tha waste,
On to the City of God.
But we would that their number
were increased until there was of them
a great and noble company, fair as the
moon, clear as the sun and terrible aa
an army with Banners.