THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, POETLAXD, APRIL, 31, 1918.
OREGON CHURCHES PLAY PART IN FIGHTING WORLD WAR
Blount Tabor Congregation Will Today Unfurl Service Flag in Honor of Thirty-Nine Members Called Into Military Service.
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THE churches of Portland have
awakened to practical service and
hare gotten on a "war basis"
There waa a time when the flat wu
not seen In man? churches not that
they lacked patriot lam but they had
not realized the Importance of showing
the colors. Now tha church that
doesn't hare the Stara and Stripes snd
a serrles flat; is not to be found. The
church women who aren't dolor Red
Cross work are not In evidence. Every
church is a beehive of busy workers.
The past week aaw tha meetings of
several missionary organizations, but
in all theas meetings tha patriotic duty
of tha church was the dominsnt mes
sage. . And all thla oneness of Interest
is . welding the churches together
closer. Denominational lines ara be
in a forgotten, while tha one thing tha
churches ara trying to do la to giva
their best efforta la helping win the
war. The splendid work of the
Knlghta of Columbua In tha trenches
and In tha cantonments, tha good work
of tha T. M. C. A. at home and abroad
brings a thrill of prida to ail patriots
alike.
Tha world expects much of America
now and tha churchea know It and ara
reallztna they must do a big part. They
ara hearing the call and are answering
it nobly. Oregon churches are deter
mined they will be In the lead, main
taining Oregon's record of "first."
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Here Is a good report from Mount Ta
bor Presbyterian Church. East fiftieth
and Belmont atreets:
Thia Sunday morning at 11 o'clock
we will formally dedicate our new
aervtca flag with 39 stars. We have
kept our 'honor roll and have aent
boxes and greetings to our soldiers and
sailors, at Chriatmaa and on other oc
casions." Mpeclal festures of this dedication
will be the presence of familiea of the
oldiera and Bailors, as honor guesta;
unveiling of the flag: special muatc by
the choir, and the sermon by the min
ister. "Carry On." At the evening serv
! e at 1 o'clock, the sermon thema la.
"J-ovalty to Chrlst."
The 3 stars sre distributed ss fol
lows: I nlted States Army. 24: British
srmy. 3; United Males Nary, t; Army
Y. M. C. A- S; Red Cross nurse. 1.
will be "Tha Ethical Interpretation
of Religion."
The evening service will be of pa
triotic nature, with popular songs snd
hymns and a patriotic address on "The
Moral and Spiritual Values Involved
in tha War." At o'clock there will
be a reception held for the aoldiera
who attend the evening service.
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"Moral Responsibility to tha State
In tha World's Crisis" will ba discussed
by Dr. Morrison la Trinity Church this
morning.
At o'clock in tha evening there
will be a short address, following
evening prayer. Proceeding the even
ing service tha Good-Fellowshlp So
ciety meets at 7 o'clock in tha parish
house, across the lawn from the church.
Sunday achool is held every Sunday
morning at t:4S. Children of the
neighborhood, whether of tha parish
or not. are urged to attend.
LEBANON CATHOLIC CHURCH, WHERE SERVICES TYPICAL OF THE PATRIOTISM OF OREGON'S
CHURCHES WERE HELD AND SERVICE FLAG DEDICATED BY COMMUNITY.
War Sermons Will Feature
White Temple Services.
Yeni People ase Seldlera Es se
rially invited by Paatar.
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"Hot Headlines and a Cool
Head," Sermon Topic
Dr. Edward r.
altaaal
e Tell Seeds of
itoldlera.
R WILLIAM A. WALDO, of the
White Temple, announces hia sub
Jects for today. In the morning ha
will dlacusa "Tha Nation's Opportunity
in Time of War" and In the evening.
"On the Verge of Better Things Per
sonal and National." These timely
subjects have been prepared with care
for tha general public.
The Temple quartet will render ap
propriate and special music Toung
people and aoldiera ara especially in
vited.
The Rev. Edward Constant will
preach today at the Highland Congre
gational Church, corner Preacott and
Sixth atreets, dealing with two phases
of a topic of present-day Interest,
namely. "Challenging Voices." In the
morning at 11 ha will apeak on "The
World'a Challenge to Christianity." and
In the evening at S o'clock he la to talk
on "The Challenge of Cbriatlantty to
the World." Theae two subjects will
ba handled fearlessly and frankly and
the treatment will be found both lucid
and suggestive.
fTlODAT will be a dsy of special
JL meanlnz to Westminster Presby
terian Church, for the pastor. Dr. Ed
ward II. Pence, has been called for
arvice In the Armv T. M. C. A.
Camp Lewia and will present a propo
sition to his people, morning and night,
In such form that they ma v share wll
him in the commission. The Army Y
M. C. A- authorities at Camp I-ewi ara
seizing upon every available talent to
aurment the force on duty.
Tha military authorities view with
d"p concern and Interest every con
trthiitlon to the Army a morale. TO
T. M. A. Is looked to with Increasing
confidence a a mlghtr factor In thl
upreme need, and thia arm of th
great service of morale Is cherished
more and more. At Westminster Pre.
byterian Church. Kast Seventeenth
street North and Schuyler. Ir. Tenca
will speak to thla great subject at both
service, touching upon the Imperative
need of stout-beart'd morale and tour
ace for these and future days both In
the Armr and among civilians at home.
The mornlnr subject will be: "Chris.
t'anitv and Democracy"; evening, "Hot
Headlines and a Cool IIad.
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The lh annual meeting of the Port
lend Association of Congregational
Churches and Ministers began it first
session Mondav at 2:30 P. M. In the
auditorium of the First Congregational
Church, at Madison and Park streeta.
The association waa called to order
bv Kef. Hugh Pedley. P. IX. acting
rastor of the First Church, and Rev.
Cephas F. Clapp. pastor of the Con-
greaational Church at Washougal.
Wash., called upon to lead in a devo
tional service.
Organization waa effected by tha
election of Rev. A- J. Sullen, super
intendent of home missions of Oregon.
as moderator: Rev. W. H. Myers, paatnr
of the Tark Rose Congregational
Church, scribe, and Rev. J. J. Hand
aaker. of the Laurelwood Congrega
tlonal Church, assistant acribe.
The rollcall Indicated that 15 out of
the 17 churches in the Portland asso
ciation were represented by 14 minis
ters and 60 delegates.
Report from the churches were gen
rally given, nearly all indicating a
healthy growth during the year. While
there had been some changes In the
pastorates, only one death occurred
among the ministers of the association,
that of Rev. Luther It. Dyott. pastor
of the First Church.
At :3 P. M. the -fellowship sup
per." prepared by the ladles Aid So
ciety of the First Church, was served,
during which time an opportunity waa
given for the renewal of former ac
quaintance. One of the Interesting features of
this hour was the opportunity of be
coming acquainted with Rev. Henry
K. Wlngate. a classmate of Rev. A. C
Moses. Mr. Wlngate waa a missionary
in Turkey, and waa able to get away
from that country only alx months ago.
The evening aession waa devoted to
a praise service, led by the moderator,
an addres on "The War and tha New
Era," by Rev. Corneliua H. Patton. Boa
ton. Mass.. secretary of the American
Itoard for Foreign Missions, and an ad
dress on "The War and the New Wom
an." by Misa Miriam Wood berry. New
York City, secretary of the Woman'a
Home Missionary Society. The sessions
Tuesday were equally interesting and
well attended.
The Missionary Society of Westmin
ster Presbyterian Church waa ad
dressed last Monday by Mrs. Clarence
"Steele, who is home on a furlough
from Bangkok. Siam. where ahe and
lier husband are engaged In Y. M. C.
A. and allied mission work. Mrs.
t-leele appeared In native costume and
s:ave her audience many vivid pictures
ef life smong the distressed women of
thst country.
Last Thursday the annual meeting of
W'estmlneter was preceded by a din
tier, with aeveral hundred persons in
attendance. The church membership
recently passed the 0 mark, and
r.ealthy, normal growth la evidenced.
"The pas'or. Dr. E. H. Fence, Is spend
nose 'of esrh week at American
sk doing pastoral and 1". M. C A.
Vers: among the troops.
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Pr. A. L. Hutchison, of Piedmont
'Presbyterian Church, announces that
tie sermon scheduled for this Sunday
evening "Waa Jesus a Pacifists
w ill ba postponed one week on account
r-f an engagement of th pastor at
orest Urove. The lecture will be
fiven Sunday evening. April 23.
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Pr. J. H. F-oyd. pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church, corner of Twelfth
and Alder street, will preach both
morning and evening of today. The
morning service Is at 1;2 o'clock and
the evening service is at T.ii. pre
ceded by as) organ recital beginning at
1 .
At the mornlnr service the pastor
e III glee rhe se. und of a series which
aa iea last bud. Th attjijetli
have been held at the First United
Brethren Church, the last week, with
the Kev. J. H. Patterson as preacher.
He will continue these evangelistic ser
mors another week, preaching thia
morning and evening and every even
ing during the week at a O'clcok
h."'Sla,naTr PowfrdTh...'!!.11 Wh'Ch " htM l S 0'cl- 'st""
be .Mgna of Power, and In the even- of christian Science healing are gl
Ing "Get Into the Kingdom." He s The ,hurche8 re iocatedBas fono
HE Christian Science Churches and
Society of Portland will hold serv-
icea at their respective places of wor
ship .at 11 o'clock on Sunday morning.
and all excepting Fifth Church and the
Impressive and interesting services society will repeat the service Sunday
evening at 8 o'clock. The same service
Is held in all the churches and the so
ciety, the subject for the lesson sermon
thla week being. "Doctrine of Atone
ment.1
At tha Wednesday evening; meeting.
onies
ven.
assisted by a large choir under tha dl- Fir.t Church EvtreU nd NinetePnt
r- "" v. -. streets; Second Church. East Sixth
.... '"" " I street and Holladav avenue- Third
u I Church. Kast Twelfth -r-H ci.
rounn inurcn. Vancouver avr
At Trinity Lutheran Church a class inue and Emerson street: Fifth Church
of 13 will ba confirmed today at 10:15 I Sixty-second street and Forty-second
A. M. Thia service win do conauciea avenue: Mxtn Church, Masonic Temple
In German. The evening service will 1 18s lamhijl street; society, Holbrook
do conauciea in t-ngnsn. topic or tne i diock. jonns.
sermon. "Christ Jesus Our Sanctifies-1 Two sessions of the Sunday school
tlon. bervice begins at 7:JU r. L I are nem oy f irst. Second. Fourth and
J. A. Himbach Is pastor. I Sixth Churchea and the society at 9:45
ana Jl a. ai., respectively: Third Church
Dr. Hugh Pedley. acting pastor of conducts two sessions, the first at
lh. Vtr.l -nnveevi:nnsl Chiirrh will " l. tnil the SCCOhd at 12:10 P. M
take for his morning theme, at 10:30. -"urcn at 3:30 and 11 A. M.
"The Modern Job and Hia Comforters.
ilia evening thema at 7:45 will be
Thinking White." Lucien E. Becker.
the organiat and choir director, baa ar
ranged for splendid music, both instru
mental and vocal, which will add much
to make the service one of great in
spiration. Bible achool at 12 M. Junior
C. K.. 3:30; Intermediate C. . :30.
and Y. P. 8. C. E.. : j. M.
Lucien E. Becker, organist and choir
director of the First Congregational
Church, announcea a aong service and
organ recital for Sunday evening, April
28. at 7:5 F. M-. to which the public
la invited.
I -V. righted by an early and sudden
Dr. W. B. Hlnson. of tha East Side -destruction of the present world, or is
Raptlst Church. Kast Ankeny and I permanent relief to be secured only by
Twentieth, win speak this morning at a gradual process of strenuous en-
ii o ciock on ne ooiaen uuie or uiv- deavor covering
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Christian Science Services v5?r-' . . .S
Are Announced. ? "xV
Sabject far Week la Aaaeaaeed aa " ' '
"1'he Doctrine of AtosroKiL" I If ''''"""- '
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churches, where all authorized Chris- J . . - I ' ' 4 Lit.J V- . g : '1 EE? f If
tian Science literature mar be found j ' " I z z - ' I " Uj-J tT f "8
is located on the 11th fioor of the " '- l V- f : r t'-'f J zzzrrr. i t 1 i .... i
Northwestern Bank building. ' -'' J " -McmtM. ;Jf 1$ - J, M
Rose City Park Church Ser- ZI "ZZ l-;y.i .:
mons Popular. f etV" miwww----''
Rev. A. A. Heist Preaching L- ' ' v' 3 JLZSZrJl
"Prophecy and the Ureat War." t - ' ' '.."&'
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today In the Comforter Truth Center,
the services being held In the assembly-room
of the Hotel Portland. The
topic for the morning address at 11
o'clock is "Reclaiming Your Own," and
at 8 o'clock this evening "The Magic
of Play." There will be special music
at both services.
On Tuesday afternoons at 3 o'clock,
in the blue room of the hotel, Mrs.
Crawford will conduct a class in the
study of "Parables Made Plain." and
on Thursday evenings In the assembly
room a healing meeting will be held.
the general topic of "Faith" being un
der consideration. These meetings
are open to the public.
programme to offer at the first meeting
in the Fall.
Rev. H. H. Griffis to Begin
Sermon Series Today. '
Christian Church Pastor to Lecture
on "Evolution of Church,"
Dean McCoIIister Will Con
duct Services.
All Parish Sunday Schools to Hold
Colon Service at Pro-Cathedral.
D1
lEAN McCOLLISTER will have
charge of the services at St.
Stephen's today and will speak both
morning and evening.
At 4 o clock this afternoon all the
I parish Sunday schools of the city will
hold a union service at the Pro-Cathedral.
The various schools are to as-
semble by the Portland Academy and
march to the church, weather permit
ting. At this service the children will
present their Lenten offering. The
bishop will deliver an address.
The closing meeting of the year's
work of the teachers' Institute, held
under the leadership of the diocesan
board of religious education, was held
it SC Stephen s last Monday evening.
I It was voted that the board prepare a
THIS evening at the First Christian
Church the Pastor, Rev. Harold H.
Griffis, will begin a series of Sunday
evening sermons on "The Evolution of
the Church or Helps From Our Re
ligious Neighbors." The series will in
clude nine historical discourses, set
ting forth the origin of each of the
great religious bodies of the Christian
wnrM inH its distinctive contribution to
religious thought and life
The dates and topics of these sermons
are as follows: Today, "Christ's Defi
nition of the Church"; April 28, "The
World's Debt to the Roman Catholic
Church"; May 5, "Martin Luther and
the Protestant Reformation"; May li,
"The Rise of the Episcopal Church";
May 19, "John Calvin and the Presby
terians"; May 26, "Contributions From
the Congregationalists"; June 2, "What
the Baptists Have Done"; June 9, "Helps
From Methodism": June 16, "The Church
for the Twentieth Century."
This morning Rev. Mr. Griffis will
speak on "The Vocabulary of Faith, or
the Efficiency of Believing Prayer." The
important events in the church's cal
endar for the coming week are the
workers' conference on Tuesday even
ing, the general sisterhood meeting on
Wednesday afternoon, and the meeting;
of the Deaconesses on Friday evening.
YANKEES ARE GIVEN WELCOME
BY MAYOR OF BRITISH TOWN
Edith Lanyon Says Iood Is Scarce in Parts of England, and People There
Are Trying to Make Something Substantial Out of Nothing!
It A It" the ills of society to be
JTX r
WAA a
a held at 7:45. Dr. Hlnson will preach . " t" i"o
ak Ma.. m. I w i l OVI Ul CUI1U4Y C V f II I II
In th World Today." The subject for CHv Park VnfhoT'd " t,"R0''?
the midweek meeting on Wednesday " der th eei .i-'80." ChJrUh
... in wrk. i " j-. c under the general title of 'Trophecy
ii 'i me oreai war.
Thus far the pastor, the Rev. A. A.
neist. has given a sketch of the his
torical development of the millennia
hope from Hebrew times up through
the earlier and later Christian neriods.
and by a comparative study of earlier
uenuie nopes has outlined the funda
mental psychological states which give
rise to such hopes, individual, national
or woria-wiae.
One numbpr of th. n.n -
Church the pastor. Or. J. J. totauo, voted to a consideration of the abuse
will take for his theme this morning, of prophecy due to a disregard of its
"The Folltary Dynamic of the Christian historical setting and to a failure to
Church." In which he purposes to point ,"V, B-ii.iP " Ppnecy irora apoca
out and emnhaslze that crucial eiulo- "? wJit!nss- Tonight's topic will
ment without which tha church la ml?? An "tlmata of Current Millennia
sad and dismal failure.
The evening service continues to be
popular and helpful with its note of
patriotio fervor. I he paator win
speak on "The strangest name r.ver
Fought." showing In a pronounced
manner the divine support In the cause
of right.
The music and highly Instructive mo
tion pictures greatly enhance the In
spiration of these services.
Thli
long period
Is the central questlo
ST. EDWARD'S CHIRCH AND THE PATRIOTIC
ALTAR.
DECORATIONS AT ITS
night will be "The Lord's Prayer."
Church Held Greatest Power
for Cause of Right.
Metlew Plctarea Add laierest t
Congregational Services.
AT the Sunnyslde Congregational
Church the pastor. Dr. J. J. Stauh,
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Hopes and the Types of People Holding
i uem. cervices oegin at s.
Sunday School Ready for
Twin Conventions.
Speaker of National Promlneaeo
Will Participate la Programme.
THE twin convention of the Oregon
State Sunday School Association
The Rev. W. E. Cooper, rector of St.
rs ura rhurrh. San Francisco, haa ac
epted a call to become vicar of the win oe held at La Grande. April 23-24
Coos Bay missions and aasumes charge land at Salem April 25-27.
ext week, with headquarters at to- At La Grande tomorrow amour those.
to participate will be W. F. Landru
ullle.
Rer. J. D. Rice, general missionary. "1 1. U ""urunl'
111 .nJ..e .i-iea at Kl Andrew's. " "le cnorus OI
Portsmouth, thl morning, and at Hills- " -resDyienan t-nurcn, Mrs. R. J.
born in the evening. I Kitchen. Kev. E. w. Halnennv. Dr. J.
Mri Julia S. Whlteford. field secre-1 l. tpringston. Ellton Shaw. Charles A.
tary of the general board of missions I Phipps, Mrs. M. A. Danenhower, Dr. H.
in the diocese of Oregon, isrspendtng a I .cmey. airs. j. u. jicuonaid, wal
month In Eugene and Marshfieid In
furthering woman'a auxiliary and Sun-
ay school work.
"To Hell With Preachers,'
Subject of Sermon.
East Side Christian Ckarrw Plana
Special Services Today.
AT the East Sid Christian Church
the Rev. R. H. Sawyer, pastor, will
preach at both services. At 11:31 the
topic will be: "What th World Needs
Most." At 7:30 Rev. Sswyer will take
for his subject. "To Hell With the
Preachers."
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At Calvary Presbyterian Church, cor
ner Clay and Eleventh streets. Rev. K.
W. Roger will begin a series of ser
mon on "Th Growing Interest In Real
Religion. Incidental to the World Con
flict." The flrt sermon of the erles
will be delivered at 11:30 A. M. today
on "The increasing isemsna lor
Christianising of the Denominations."
Re. C. J. Larsen. superintendent of
the Pacific Coast district of the Nor
wegian Danish Methodist Episcopal
Church, la organizing a patriotic drive
for th district, which includes the
statea of Oregon. Waahington, Idaho
and Montana. Meetlnss will be held in
all of the churches and a canvasa for
ax XujmU iU 'allow the ait Uni. ,
Iowa, and Dr. Halpenny, Chicago.
On Tuesday a programme are: Presi
dent Levi T. Pennington. Pacific Col
lege: Metbodiat Church sextet. Rev. J.
H. Matthews, of Seattle; Rev. E. C.
Knapp, Spokane, and Rev. P. E. Gornall.
Pendleton.
Rev. Howard McConnell. of Dallas.
nd several other celebrities will as.
sist on Wednesday.
On Thursday in Salem. C. A. Rice will
preside. A long list of splendid fea
tures and attractions is in store.
Thursday
2:0 Call to order; song service. led by
Carroll Roberts: Scripture and prayer. Rev.
G. F. Holt. Salem: special music. Willam
ette t'ntveralty Colles of Music, Dr. Wil
bur Chace. director.
3:30 Reports of stat officers; director,
sirs. M. A. Danenhower; secretary, J. V.
Guthrie; treasurer, G. C. Blohm; secondary,
Charles A. Phipps. adult and home. Ellton
Shaw; educational and girls" work, Mrs.
Uanenhower.
S:S0 special music, direction of Miss Mln
aetta Mssera, Music Studio. Salem; conven
tion storing; announcements.
:4S Address. "Our Boys." Rev. Charles
A. Phipps. La Grande; a surprise.
4 Address. "The Obligation and Op
portunity of the Sunday school." Rev. .
W. Halpenny, I nicao.
1:00 -Assignment of delegates.
Thursday erantng
7:20 Call to service by burle: procession
of flass; salute to the United States flac:
America," led by Dr. H. C. Kpley, Salem:
slute to the Christian flac: "Stand Up.
Stand Up for Jesus"; convocation prayer.
Rev. R. N. Avlson. Salem: special music
ladle quartet. First Christian Church. Salem.
fi Address of welcome. Governor, Wlthy-
coobCj Uitf ga sccfuiuaa sW A. ii.otte.1
Portland; "Sunday School Pioneering In Ore
son." Rev. Joseph Hoberg. McMinnville; mu-
sir. direction of Miss Minnetta Masers; ad
dress. "The Sunday School and Good Citi
xenshlp," Rev. E. W. Halpenny.
Friday morning
8:30 School of methods. -10:10
Singing, led by Carroll Roberts;
prayer. Rev. Charles A. Phipps.
10:20 "Co-ordination of All Schools, Su
perintendent J. A. Churchill. Oregon.
10:45 "An Unrecognised Force," Mrs
Harwood Hall, Chemaws; singing.
PASTOR OF GRACFJ BAPTIST
CHI RCH. MOXTAVILLA, TO
PRESIDE AT ANNIVER
SARY SERVICE.
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Rev. H. T. Cash.
The 25th anniversary of Grace
Baptist Church, Montavllla, will
be celebrated today. ' .
The church was organized In
1893, with 14 charter members, of
whom only four are living. The
present membership numbers 250.
All departments of the church are
prospering and a steady growth
is maintained. Between 600 and
600 people have been connected
with the church during the 25
years.
The anniversary services began
last Thursday night, when Dr. W.
B. Hlnson preached on "The Em
phasis of Christ." On' Friday
night there waa a war dinner and
a time of good fellowship. The
address of the evening was deliv
ered by Harry Stone, secretary
of the T. M. C. A.. Music was
furnished by Mr. Kilpack, Mrs.
Alise Matlock and others.
Today there will be services
beginning with a sunrise praise
and prayer service at 7 o'clock,
led by Miss Annls Hageman.
Preaching at 11 o'clock by Rev.
O. C. Wright, D. D., state secre
tary of the Baptist denomination.
At 3 o'clock Evangelists Reid and
Troy will have charge of the
service.
At 8 o'clock G. H. Runyon, who
has charge of the Y. M. C. A.
work in the Northwest Steel ship
yards, will speak on the subject,
"Christ's Message to the Work
ing Man."
Friday afternoon
1 :30 Singing, led by Carroll Roberts
prayer.
1 :40 Rollcall of counties and awards.
2:11 Address, "The Kncircling Move
ment," Rev. E. W. Halpenny; "Sour Oppr
portunlty."
3:80 to 5:30 School of methods.
6:00 Annual banquet.
Friday evening
7:80 Call to service: song service, led by
Dr. H. C. Epley: special music, Willamette
University College of Music, Dr. -Wilbur
Chace, director; prayer, Rev. C. H. Elliott,
Salem.
8:00 Address, "Seven Sunday School
Wonders," Rev. E. W. Halpenny; special mu
sic, male quartet. First Methodist cnurcn,
Salem.
8:45 Address, H. W. Stone, general sec
retary Y. M. C. A., Portland.
Saturday morning
8:80 School of methods.
10:00 General assembly.
10:10 Singing, led by Carroll Roberta;
prayer. Rev. H. N. Aldrlcn, haiero.
111:211 ine Piasters tommanu, xvev. xi.
TT. Kelser. San Francisco.
10:60 "The Call of Christ ana tne worm
Crisis," Mrs. Ella Humbert, Eugene; singing.
11:20 "Why the Boy went Away,- pres
ident Levi T. Pennington. Pacific College.
11:45 "The Place of the Christian College
In Training Teachers of Religious Educa
tion." Dean Alden, Willamette University.
Saturday afternoon
1:30 Singing, led by. Carroll Roberts:
prayer. Rev. F. T. sorter, aiem; special
music. ladies' quartet. First Christian
Church, Salem.
2:00 Teen age time on tlmeiy topics:
"Mother as Chum," Martha Ferguson, Hood
River, a girl of 14: "The-Kind of Sunday
School I like," Jack Burleson, McMlnnville,
a boy of 13; singing.
2:80 "The Teen Age Teacher's opportu
nity," Rev. E. W. Halpenny; the surprise.
8:80 to 5:30 school or metnoas.
Saturday evening. Christian Church
7:80 Patriotic music, led by Dr. H. C.
TTnl.v nraver. Rev. II. C. Stover. Salem;
special music, male quartet. First Christian
Church; report of resolutions committee.
a. in Patriotic nageant. "Tne clean iag.
arranged and directed by Rev. Howard Mc
Connell. Dallas, given by the young people
r the Christian Church. Dallas: assistants.
Sunday school pupils, Salem; address, by
Somebody" from the Army camp,
o-an Pantomime sone. ."The Star-Span-
rled Banner." Lorene Porter. Salem. 10 years
old: benediction : aa.iournmem.
BY EDITH E. LANYON.
SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND, March
19. Americans are getting pretty
plentiful over here now and we ex
pect great things of them In the war
zone. Thank goodness that we have an
ally at last who can pay its own bills
and provide for itself.
The Mayor of a town not far away
gave the United States soldiers a civic
welcome a few evenings ago. Every
one beams on them. I heard flatter
ing remarks this morning on the fit
of their tunics.
Sammies and Tommies Mix.
At first the American soldiers seemed
to "keep themselves to themselves," as
the local saying has it, but now the
Sammies and the Tommies have fra.
in
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Swedish Church to Unfurl
Large Service Flag.
"The Heavenly Maanloa Christ Has
Prepared," Morning Theme.
j...t t ijam.tM.' f tuAtw
AT the Swedish Tabernacle, Glisan
and North Seventeenth streets.
Rev. C. J. Ledin will preach today on
the following subjects: At 11 o'clock
A. M., "The Heavenly Mansions Christ
Has Prepared"; at 7:30 P. ,M., "Our
Birthright." At the Young People's
meeting, 5:30, he will submit a report
of the semi-annual conference of the
Young People's Covenant, which he at
tended last week at Seattle, Wash.
Next Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock
a patriotic service will be held In the
Tabernacle, when a service flag of the
church will be dedicated. An inter
esting and impressive programme will
be rendered In tne fjngnsn language.
An enlisted soldier from the church
will have charge.
In Atkinson Memorial Congrega
tional Church today the pastor. Rev.
Wsrren Morse, will speak on "Na
tional War Service."
f lorence. Crawiord will sjjak twicei
ternized and go about together
groups. All are khaki men togethe
Occasionally an American man and
"W. A. A. C." go by. Apparently the
members of the Woman s Army Auxil
iary Corps have taken to the United
States Army.
On a tram I saw a Sammy and
Tommy sharing an evening paper, one
holding each corner and both eagerly
devouring the war news.
I made up my mind to speak to th
next American soldier 1 saw in spite
of Mrs. Grundy.
He looked a bit surprised, but I was
well chaperoned by years and my Red
Cross uniform and I think he was really
quite pleased. He came from New
York City the first American I have
spoken to for nearly three years. His
convoy, he told me, neatly evaded the
enemy submarines.
Yankee Sleeps Through. Raid.
When I asked him what he thought
of air raids he laughed and said he had
slept all through the only one he had
been in, a Zeppelin fiasco of a few
nights ago.
We heard a few bombs drop and our
guns firing. Our windows shook as
they would in a mild and distant earth
quake. It was rather pleasantly rem
niscent of San Francisco. Air raids,
like plenty of other things, are not so
bad when you get used to them
An old lady in town remarked in a
nonchalant way that she had seen
her front door go past her up the
front staircase." She was 84 years old.
Another old lady of 80 was buried in
the debris of her house for 10 hours
and only kept alive by the pumping in
of oxygen. When she was finally dug
out and carried past the crowd on
stretcher, she managed to wave her
hand gaily and call out: "Don't worry
about me, I am all right." No doubt
their grandsons are excellent fighting
men.
We are still busy trying to make
something substantial in the way of
food out of nothing much. A sense of
humor is almost as vaiuaDie a posses
sion as lots of food, though. Perhaps
not quite so filling.
Nothing Wasted Over There.
We had a pot of jam sent us the other
day. We ate the jam and then econom
ically used the mutton fat off the top
of the jar to fry some herring in.
Rations keep us hungry but amused.
A gift of food-camouflage Is true gen
ius. Necessity is the same old mother
of Invention. I have Just been helping
to make a delusive marmalade out of
mashed parsnips and lemons. The glory
of it lies In the fact that It only takes
half a pound of sugar to make three
pounds of the marmalade. A little oi
this spread on a slice of war bread
without butter, together with a sense
of humor, will doubtless make an ex
cellent breakfast.
Advertisements Stimulate Hnmor.
To stimulate my sense of humor, I
nr.ployed a few idle moments the other
day in writing some imaginary adver
tisements. One ran:
"Will any charitably disposed ladies
or gentlemen subscribe small amounts
of sugar, margarine or butter weekly
to help a professional lady to hold her
position Urgent. No offers too small
to be gratefully accepted. Half ounces
welcomed. Apply The Fat Lady, B n's
Circus." i
The other day I "imagined" in the
columns of a well-known matrimonial
journal:
"A widow of ample means and appe
tite desires to correspond with an eli
gible vegetarian gentleman with a
view to matrimony and the use of two
meat ration cards. Has a loving dis
position and a flourishing kitchen-gar
den. Knowledge of weeding essential.
Small vegetarian family not objected
to. Apply Mrs. Bullock, The Villas."
. ...
I will not bore Portland with any
more of them, but they seemed to amuse
my not overcritical circle of acquain
tances. .
Laugh and grow fat.
Even on war rations.
Our young orderly at the hospital is
still an active helper.
"Shall I put your little pincers In the
boiler, nurse?" he asks me eagerly,
and I hand him my forceps to drop in
the sterilizer. His mother came down
the other morning and nobly offered us j
the services of her son, free of charge.
In fact, she said:
"indeed, I'm slad to know he's out oXl Physical Culture.
Privacy or Publicity, 'Which?
A question in Physical Culture's mar
rlage symposium called for an expres
sion of approval qr disapproval of tha
present laws permitting the privacies;
of domestic life as revealed in divorce
roceedings to be aired in the courts '
and newspapers. Eighty per cent, of
the men and 84 per cent of the women.
re opposed to this present custom.
Even 71 per cent of the lawyers op
posed it.
Publicity of divorce proceedings per
mits the most revolting revelations of
private life to be headlined in the
yellow journals a survival of the
otion that the dignity of courts can
make indecent things decent. The
whole school of modern thought is to
day fighting the existing prudery laws
which forbid the serious discussion of
matters of sexual health, birth control.
tc. These discussions can be justified
on the grounds of the right of man to
nowledge. This knowledge is the es
sence of the spirit of science which haa
uilt our modern civilization, though
bitterly opposed at every step of the
forward march by dogmatism and
prudery. But the airing of the private
affairs of a man and his wife cannot
be justified on the ground of the spread
of knowledge, and appeals only to ttie
appetite for prurient gossip. The rignt
and decency of individual privacy must
not be confounded with the plea for
general scientific knowledge; no one
can justify the journalistic mongering
of divorce scandals.
As the present situation stands it
may not be without its ultimate bene
fits, for the continued publication of
the private miseries of divorce court
proceedings is a constant reminder of
the Indecency of the whole system of
divorce that renders such proceedings
necessary and may ultimately lead to
divorce laws that may make it possiblo
to dissolve an unhappy marriage in
some more decent fashion. From "Will
Easier Divorce Make Better Mar
riasres?" , liy Gordon Reeves In April
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mischief, if he doesn't bother you,
nurse."
Another small boy was In mischief,
this week, because he cut off his little
sister's finger with a chopper. Of
course, it was an accident, but hard on
poor sister just the same. She was aa
good as gold whilst it was being
dressed.
One very young patient whispered,
proudly in my ear:
"Nurse, I've got my Sunday bootses
on." As it was a Monday, I looked
duly impressed.
That same day a larger sized patient
said:
"I see you o' Sunday, nurse, eh, but
you did look smart and alL"
As I was out of uniform when he
saw me, I expect he thought I looked,
"quite the lady."
A dear little girl kept crying for her
daddy, so I said:
"Who is your daddy, dear?"
She said, quite indignantly: "Why
everybody knows my daddy. He's the
big policeman at the crossing in
town'
I felt snubbed.
The spajseness of the bacon ration
saved one baby's life this week. Baby
was in her nightie sitting by the
kitchen fire, and her mother was cook
ing some bacon. Suddenly the hot pan
tipped right over on top of the child.
She was badly burned on one side, but
would have been much worse had there
been more bacon in the pan.
Her mother picked her up and rushed
straight over to the hospital.
We are very much excited at the
hospital because there are rumors that
we are to .have a lady house suraeon.
Let us hope she will be kind and nice.
As a humble V. A. D. I am immensely
flattered at being invited to the in
firmary nurses' party at the picture
hcuse this week. It is given by the
senior departing nurses as a sort of
farewell to the others.
So often V. A. D. nurses complain of
being .snubbed by their professional
colleagues. I must say I have always
found them most kind and willing to
teach me anything. Perhaps I have
developed a desirably weak and humble
spirit. I certainly have discovered that
a V. A. D. nurse is not in hospital to
teach, but to learn. The sooner one
finds this out the better.
I am afraid my uniform coat looks
very disreputable to wear to a party.
It did look worn out and thread--
bare beside the spick and span uniform
of that American soldier I spoke to so
boldly.
I have Just received a parcel of 36
knitted wash cloths for the wounded,
soldiers. They have been made and
sent by the children of a school In Oak
land, Cal., and are a most acceptable ,
gift. I shall take them up to the mili
tary hospital tomorrow.
My only soldier patient this week;
was a man on leave who fell off hia
bicycle and barked his knuckles. Ho
went back to France the next morn-
ing".
My big soldier seems to have reached
the sun at last and has been able to
nipart his address. He is rather In
articulate by letter. Deeds rather than
words are his specialty. I shall never
forget how he toiled to help me In the
early mornings when he was in hospi
tal and I was his nurse. His letters
are rather of the "I-hope-you-are-welN
as-it-leaves-me-at-preRent" variety.