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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, MAY 5, 1918.
PORTLAND METHODIST CHURCHES WILL GO ON WAR BASIS
Great Patriotic Service Will Be Held in Public Auditorium Next Sunday.
f-r-a. HE Methodist churches or tne i captains, too orcuiuuon tuna ap-
I United States are getting en a war I pointed Is aa follows:
- but. I ihtUIos jr, i.
To tell the people of Portland what I Lieutenant Cmndr, Rar. Joanna Staaa- I
. - . w - i tiwiw. rim v ii ti , wmtmium aameueej a. I
I oeing oom ua 10 umi I Smith and Ellaha A. Baker.
Workers out with all the enthusiasm I 8unnyid Church Colonel. R. T.. Smith;
. . . I captain, o. V. Baaiey and J. R. Ellison.
M"" rw ","Bi- " I u.ut Tahor Church Colon.L E O. .
patrlotio cltr-wlde Methodist serrlc
will be held In the Auditorium next
Sanday. Mar 12. at 4 o'clock.
drlds e; captains. K. 8. Brubaker and C C. I
Jiliier.
Hellwood Church Colonel. A. R. Maeleaa;
captains. H. L. German and L. H. Alex-1
All ivininr iorv(rl far that daT are I aader.
. ' I uaniwvoa v. narru gion.i. ja. zraK-
H. Gillla. I
Wooriatork Chnrch Colonel. L. C. Peer;
eaDtalna. B. A. Linn and J. A. Blahop.
Cllaloa Kelly Church Colonel. K. B. Lock-I
hart; captain. W. R. Hawkaler. and R. JC. I
Allen, of Lincoln Church.
alonfavlll Colonel C. L- Ramlltoa: eaV-I
I crest chorus. The junior alone will be I tatna. L C. Cunningham and W. H. Hamilton. I
la surplice. Jasper D. Mac Fa 11. of the
Eannyald Church, will be the musical
director of that serrlc. Mrs. Gladys
Morgan Farmer will bo at the Audi
torlum organ. Miss Qoldte Peterson
will sine "There's a Long. Lone TralL
Miss Harriet Leach will sins; The Star
Spangled Banner." "Onward. Christian
Soldiers.'
Sot the) combined choir.
tot-vie Fins Be) Shawm.
Under the direction of Scott Boaorth.
who will be In chars; of ushering, ser
rlc flags from all the Methodist
churches la the district will be sua
pended from the gallery. All churches
la dlrislon 1 will be on the south side
( the main alal on the ground floor
and the church members of the second
division will be seated north of th
canter alal. All th Methodist sol
to b eliminated. James
lias been placed In charge of th mu
sical programme for th serrlc. Under
hi direction all th Junior and adult
choirs of th Methodist churches of the
city will b marshalled together In a
Lenta Church Colonel. F. If. Jasper; cap
tain, o. E. Ohafeldt and B. F. Volt.
Llnnton Church Colonel, a. H. L.wrt ;
captain. Charles Wilson and J. B. Bchafer.
St. Helens Church Colonel. A. a. Hlely: I
eaDtalna. Pr. L a. Roea and Martin Whit.
Kainier Church Colonel. J. J. ttaeey; cap- i
tain. F. L. tiedsea and 11 Davis.
IMTlaUei Si, t.
Lieutenant Commander. T. W. Lane. Cen
tenary Church: eaDtalna. O. C Bortameyarl
will the. nriviialonal DVmB I mud fr J I . HearltL.
Fn.nnn i nurrn i oinnti. w. atvui-
epeaimaa ana b. xx. i
loch: captain. R. M.
fBtntnv.
Central Church colonel, c. v. nanca;
r.nt.lna J w. HIT ana VT. J. a, nan.
Kom city cnurcn colonel, a, . nun.
eatxaina J. A. Bamford and w. L. Cornell.
lnlv.raltT Park Colonel. J. T. wk.
eantaln. J. F. Haarorth and E. K. Everta.
wondlawa Church .Olonei. . r.. ivioeier.
eaotalna A. F. Fleael and fe.mll Janln.
Pattoa Church colonel, r. w. iveaar; cap-
t. In. r II Lanab and T. A. Haye.
Kf Jann L'hUKD COlOnei. IU irrini,
nialaa. W. K. Ualleabeck and W. J. Oal-1
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Wilbur Church colonel, w. t. ".err; cir
Rev. Rarick Returns From
Extended Tour.
Central Mrthadlat Church to Hold a
Patriot! Profranua e.
dler bora from Vancouver and members I .,. i-ono.ii and J. C. Roberta
f thai nrMd irnvM tha Raoublle are 1 Aatona charrh Colonel W. 8. Gordon
Inrlted as special guests to be seated captain, r. j onn ana v.. V I
. . ... . . - . t. ..I Warranto Church Colonel. S. J. Heater. I
immediately in iron. o " -'--- I -.,,. r M Wilson and W. C. Wlckllne. I Inc.
hoped that Blahop Matt S. Hughes may e0. Vhh-Cfon.U V C. Blackw.il; ,n;
T Central M. E. Church, corner
Vancouver and Fargo, tha pastor.
Rev. C C Rarick, has returned from
an extended trip to Chicago and New
York and will fill his pulpit this morn
the evening at t o'clock, th fol
Claiakaaia Colonel. . D. Johnson. I lowing missionary ana patriotic pro-
Br unanimous rot, th mlnlstera nm. wm o. presentea:
Jr. William Wallac Toungson. district
uperlntendent. as regimental com
dander, will preside. Th meeting Is I , , hin - .rtlt clty-wlde Meth- I "The Prayer," a tru story of Franco,
in d given oy wiiDur L,ucas, reader;
Reo Ma Martin, mother: Mable Hud
4 o'clock.
open to th public and all clttxena andlj patrlotlo rrlc In th Audlto- wl
friends and th public In general are I rium B 8undaT afternoon. May 11. at R
moat cordially Invited.
Th National War Council of th
Methodist Episcopal Church, appointed
by th board of bishops, has opened
headquarters In th Metropolitan Meth
odist Episcopal Church. Washington
I. C-. In order to serve th Methodist
Church In everythlac that pertains to
Methodism's responsible part In Chris
tian war activities. Th office Is to be
a clearing-house for th correlation of
all war activities of the denomination.
Kvery benevolent board In Methodism
having special war responsibilities Is
represented In the war council and Is
heartily co-operating In all Its plana
Careraaieat Be Aided.
Th council Is to work In clos o
operation with th Government of the
"Silent Condemnation," Ser
mon Topic at Trinity.
Evening errle Will B birc
Over t Patriot! l-TograsaBao.
AT TRIXITT CHUsCH (episcopal).
Nineteenth and Errtt streets.
son, Edna Wants, Emily Rudeen, Anna
Zimmerman, Mildred Knudson, chil
dren, and two soldiers from Vancouver.
Reading, "Passed By, by lira. Wil
bur Ludha
"The Cross. Its Appeal, the Nation's
Response, written by Mra Charles T.
McPherson, will be given by the fol
lowing: Reader. Elolse McPherson;
organist. Eileen Sprague; soloists. Mra
Mse WiighL Mra Helga Peterson,
Misses Effle Tyrell and Myrtle Morten-son.
Other parts will be taken by Grace
Soule, Clara Soule, Dorothy Rarick, I
Edith Rarick. Margaret Alexander, I
Mary Barnard. Elsie Morris, Evelyn
Sorenson. Helen Psrker, Onlta W lrts.
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Dr. Julia Seton will be In Portland
I May IS and will lecture In the Lincoln
High School that evening and SRain on
Dr. A. X Morrison's subject this morn
ing will be "Silent Condemnation."
from Acts VIIIil "Saul was consent
ing unto his death.
In the evening at I o'clock there will XIb.rt carev and Herbert Carev.
United States and as far as possible to I be a service or song, patriotic ana re- i This programme will close with a
mobilise the denomination and place It I Uglous airs, solos, etc, with a rested I short missionary address by Mrs.
at th disposal of th GovernmenL I ui i. p...lr.r .i. I Reran, president of th Portland
Th council will be th agents of . .., B..i, woman a t orelgn Missionary Society.
ariic inn c.iu. ..hi. wv...
meets at 7 o'clock In th parish house.
adjoining the church, to which all
young people are Invited.
The mornlnr services, preceding the May 19, speaking In the same place at
11 o'clock service, are holy communion 1 11 A. M. and 3 and 8 P. M. Dr. Seton
at S o'clock In the chapel, and Sunday I Is the organiser of the New Civilisation
rhnnl at S In tha narlsh house, at I Church at New York. Chicago and Los
dtst family ana sympatnixer in every I wnlch all children of the neighborhood I Angeiea.
Parian in unnoamm to neip gei ei.vvu.-i h null welcome. I
ur. niinam A. waido. or the W hite
The morning and erenlng services of Temple, enters this Sunday upon the
the Comforter Truth Center will '""""i mopm ot nis pastorate in fort-
held In the assembly room of the Port
land Hotel at 11 A. M. and S P. M. The
morning topic will be "The Light In the
Pitcher." the evening. "Self-Healing.
Miss Arllne Scanlon will sing at the
evening service and Mrs. Psarc at the
morning. Mra Crawford will continue
her classes during the week at th
Portland Hotel, on Tuesday afternoon
r-jLirrjrf fmiv,
'Fight to a Finish," Topic of
Sunday Sermon.
Mea
of First Methodist Church
Plan Patriotic Dinner.
Methodism In Washington In the inter
est of a militant patriotism. Th month
of May will be a patriotic demonstra
tion month. In which every church In I
Methodism shall have a patriotic I
demonstration meeting, to climax on
Sunday. May 1. May 11-1 Is set apart
for a thorough canvass of every Meth-
00.
Her Is th total estimate:
for 100 chaplalna at
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Wn of tha W. H. M. 8
Work ol the W. F. H. M. 8.
French orphana
Itoapltal work In Italy
Work la Ruaata
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2fo.on
ni1.rm
17.1. IH0
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100.OOU
land. Dr. Waldo has shown his skill
as an administrator In effecting sev
eral Important organizations In the
church, such as church messengers,
personal workers, etc During the
past three months nearly 60 members
have been brought Into the church.
One of the noticeable features of help
fulness in the White Temple is the
Rodney-Avenue. Church to
Observe Anniversary.
Special Services Arranged to Com
memorial Dedication. -
Total tl.OO0.0O0
Methodism Is asking that every in
come-producing Methodist giv to this
war work fund aa a minimum an
amount equal to th incom of Friday,
May 17. 1SU. This means an average
day's work. It meana th total Incom
of th preceding year divided by Sll I Thursday erenlng. "Instantaneous Heal- I Supper will b celebrated and the hand
ing." All meetings are open to the
public
at ofclock and Thursday erenlng at large and-enthusiastic prayer services
S o'clock. The subject for Tuesday aft-1 mat are Deing neia eacn Thursday
ernoon Is "Parables Made Plain." andlnighL At 11 A. M. Sunday the Lord's
working days.
Work I Dlicmfl.
- Th weekly meeting of th Ministers'
Association last Monday was glren up
wholly to the discussion of the work
of the National War CouncIL The dis
trict superintendent. Dr. William Wal
lace Toungson. has been appointed reg
imental commander for th Portland
of fellowship given to the new mem
bers. Dr. Waldo will preach Sunday
morning on the subject "Christian
Unity" and in the evening on "The
Golden Opportunity." The Temple
quartet will render special music
Mrs. E. it. Spreng, of Cleveland, O.,
general president of the Woman's Mfa
Sermons of special interest to the re
spective churches will be preached at
the Clinton Kelly and Lincoln Metho
dist Episcopal churches today by the
district superintendent, Rer. W. W.
Toungson. D. D. Miss Ella Jane Walch
distrlcL He In turn has organised th will sing "The Prayer Perfect" In thelslonary Society of the Evangelical As
sociation, will speak at the 11 o clock
service at the First Erangelical Church,
East Sixth and Market streets, today.
Young people's meeting at :30 P. M.
will be followed by a aermon by the
pastor, Rer. E. D. Hornschuch at 7:30.
district Into two divisions, with Robert I evening at Lincoln, and Mra C E.
IL Hughes, editor of the Pacific Chris- Carleton has arranged to sing a spe
ttan Advocate, aa adjutant, and Scott clal number at the morning service.
Bosorth as quartermaster-general. Each Rer. E. B. Lockhart expects large audl
paator In the city will be a colonel and ences at both service, as his congrega
te o laymen from each church will b tlons highly regard Dr. Toungson.
rTfHERE will be appropriate services
L today in recognition of the 24th
anniversary'' of the dedication of the
Rodney-Avenue Christian Church and
the beginning of the 25th year since
the pastor. Rev. J. F. Ghormley, began
his work in Portland. Dr. Ghormley
was called to dedicate this church from
Montana, where he was doing special
evangelistic work under the National
society of the Christian women's board
of missions.
"Looking Forward" will be the dom
inating thought at all the services. At
the 11 A. M. worship, J. A. Melton will
speak five minutes on "Local Obliga
tions of the Church; C. H. Hendricks,
five minutes on "The Church and the
Five Thousand-DollRr Drive." The pas
tor will speak on "Will It Pay?" At 8
P. M. Dr. Ghormley's topic will be "The
City of the Great King."
Special music will be as follows: Solo,
Leroy Robinson, "Consider and Hear
Me"; solo, Mrs. E. S. Rosenberg;, "A
Morning Prayer"; at the evening serr
lce, duet, -Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mullen,
"Sweeter as the Tears Go By"; olo,
"The Holy City," Mra C H. Dougherty;
anthem, chorua choir.
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ifrs. J. J. Handsaker will preach at
11 A. M. today in Laurelwood Congre
gational Church, Forty-fifth avenue
East Sixty-fifth street Southeast.
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At 11 o'clock this morning at Rose
City Park Presbyterian Church Dr.
Robert H. MUUgan will preach on "Th
Challenge of the Present Crisis." In
the evening at 8 o'clock Dr. MUUgan
will preach on "The Courage of Jesus." j
This Is one of a series of sermons on
"The Manhood of the Master."
A T the First Methodist Church, thi
XjL evening. Dr. Joshua Stansfleld will
speak on "A Fight to a Finish." ' He
will take for his text the last words of
Jesus, "Be thou faithful unto death
and I will give thee a crown of life.'
"Life comes to its crowning glory in
conquest over evil and wrong. This
Is true of Individuals, and of nations,'
Dr. Stansfleld said yesterday In an
nounclng his topic "America will come
to its highest and best character and
life in finishing the war we are now
In, and ending forever the tyranny of
the German autocracy and militarism.
This morning the sermon will be on
the "Symbolism of Sacrifice." This
will be followed by the communion
service.
Wednesday evening. May 8, the din
ner by the men of First Church will be
given. Recent members will be espe
cially Invited. Men will prepare and
serve the dinner, after which a patrl
otic programme will be given. It is
hoped to have one of the boys from the
church who recently returned irom the
front lines. In Flanders speak.
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May 12 will be Mothers' day.
This year, because of the war and
all that it means to mothers, the day
will have special significance. - All
I churches should have special and ap
propriate programmes.
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At Calvary Baptist Church, Rer. J. M.
Thomas will speak tonight on "The
Great God and the Great War."
Mra Ella Hoberg Tripp's chorus of
young women will give a musical even
Ing on Wednesday.
Ireland's Draft Registers Are
Termed Traitors.
Dr. Stanfleld Say America Mast
Deal Bluntly With Question.
RESISTANCE to the draft in Ireland
Xv must be branded as traitorous as
Is opposition to the selective service
procedure in America, and the Lord
Mayor of Dublin, in the event he comes
to this country seeking support for his
propaganda against the draft, ehould
be bluntly given to understand this
world-vital truth.
Such was the stand taken by Dr.
Joshua Stansfleld, preaching last Sun
day night before his congregation of
the First Methodist Church on "Mili
tant Christianity."
Summarized in brief, this is what
Dr. Stansfleld said:
"If the Lord Mayor of Dublin, should
come to America and appeal to Presi
dent Wilson for American support for
some of the Irish people in resisting
conscription into the allied armies in
this hour of greatest need and severest
challenge it is to be hoped that Presi
dent Wilson may voice the. deepest
sentiment of Americsn democracy and j
Britain is the selective draft in Amer
ica and that any person or faction
that should refuse to honor it by
prompt response would" be promptly
dealt with as a slacker, enemy alien
or traitor.
To haggle for home rule now or any
other reform at the expense of war
loyalty and fullest service is the same
low level of disloyal conduct as strikes
In munitions plants, shipyards and
other Industries who seek to use the
National emergency" for their own ends,
"The Sinn Feiners of Ireland are the
I. W. W. of the British Isles and there
Is only one attitude that America can
take to such, and President Wilson
knows what it is andi will be able to
state it clearly.
"Ireland's attitude In the present
move is utterly anti-American. Any
person, people or faction that will not
take a place with the allies in this
present war for world freedom and de
mocracy true Americans must hold in
contempt, and no subterfuges for their
disloyalty will pass with true men,
At the First Congregational Church
Monday at 3 P. M., amid a beautiful
floral display and a large concourse of
friends, the last tribute of honor and
respect was paid to the memory of the
late Frederick EggerL Dr. Hugh Ped-
ley, the acting pastor of the church,
and Rev. C. F. Clapp, of Washougal,
Wash., officiated. Dr. Pedley, in his
impressive manner, paid a glowing
tribute to Mr. Eggert, whom he charac
terized as "the man of integrity, the
man who tried to follow the teachings
of the Man of Galilee, one who was
ever brave during the days and years
of physical weakness and one who,
though having laid life aside, has gone
Into life."
The services were beautiful and lm
pressive, and the voices of the choir,
Miss Bouchong, Mrs. Polltz. W. A. Mont
gomery and W. J. Gill, In ' Lead,
Kindly Light." "As a Mother Comfort
eth Her Chifd" and "Peace, Perfect
Peace," added much to the Bolemn
sweetness of the service.
The honorary pallbearers were:
Judge C. E. Wolverton, Frank M. War
ren, J. K. Gill, Russell Sewall, P. A.
Young, of Albany; R, P. Ballard, of
Seattle; J. Purvine. W. Brazelton, Dr.
H. C. Jefferds, C. W. King. P. S. David
son, of Hood River, and E. L. Thomp
son. The' active pallbearers were: H.
S. Lewis. Carl Wrilhelm, C. C. Byers,
A. C Anderson, Alfred Dysle and Louis
Suetzer.
France and the Faith," the story of
a young French soldier who fell on
the field of honor at the age of 19,
will be told at the Atkinson Memorial
Church this evening at 8 o'clock. The
story, gathered from his letters, de
picts the daily life and surroundings
of the soldiers of France.
In connection with the story will be
shown by Rev. Warren Morse a set of
French lantern slides loaned by Presi
dent Foster, of Reed College, and being
part of ( those gathered by him while
in France recently.
These pictures cover a wide range.
giving a realistic Idea of the devastated
regions, the life of the soldiers in the
trenches, at the guns, in the observa
tion posts and in the dugouts. They
also show the process of fitting ar
tificial limbs and the teaching of
trades to the mutilated men. The
splendid work for the blind is well
treated.
Many other features of army life are
pictured more eloquently than words
can tell. At the morning service there
will be the sacrament of the Lord's
supper.
"Holding Fast" will be Dr. W. E.
Brinkman's sermon topic at St. James
English Lutheran Church, West Park
and Jefferson streets, this Sunday at
11 A. M. The sacrament of infant bap
tism will be administered at the same
hour. The Sunday school Is at 9:50
A. M. and the Luther League at 7 P.
M. "The Menace of Mormonlsm" will
be the subject At 8 P. M. "What Is
True Religion?" will be the subject
St. James Brotherhood will meet Tues
day night in the church parlors and
all members are asked to attend.
Disciples of Christ Pass
$1,000,000 Mark.
Christian Churches Plan Serlea of
Rallies In County.
R1
E PORTS of the war emergency
drive among the Disciples of Christ
of America indicate that the churches
already have passed the $1,000,000 mark.
The goal Is $2,500,000 by July 4.
The main public appeal for subscrip
tions in the Christian churches of Port
land and vicinity will be made on the
second Sunday In May. Active prepara
tions are being made In each congrega
tion, and the outlook for the drive is
encouraging. Rev. Harold H. Griffis
and his team of six speakers will hold
rallies on Thursday-evening at Sellwood
and Friday evening at Corbett. One
small congregation has already re
sponded with a pledge of $500.
At the First Christian Church, corner
Park and Columbia, the pastor. Rev.
Mr. Griffis, will have for his theme this
morning "Decay of Faculty Through
Disuse of Function," and In the evening
he will speak on "Martin "Luther and
the Protestant Reformation," the third
in the series of Sunday evening ad
dresses on "The Evolution of th
Church."
Dean McCollister to Be in St.
Stephen's Pulpit.
Annual Meeting of Pro-Cathedral to
Be Held Tomorrow Evening.
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SDecial church and Sunday school re
lated eervices will be held today in
Mount Tabor Presbyterian Church.
Regular Sunday school, 9:45 A. M. and
at 11 A. M. Installation of officers and
teachers of the school. Sermon, "A
Teacher Sent From God," 8 P. M. Spe
cial music by the Sunday school pupils;
male quartet, "Guide, O Thou Great
Jehovah"; girls chorus,- "I Look Be
yond"; "Some Day," by Sunday school
chorus; "Echoes From the State Con-
EAN McCOLLISTER expects to be
sufficiently recovered from his re
cent throat operation to take charge of
the services today at St. Stephen's.
Tomorrow evening. May' 6, the an-
nual meeting of the Pro-Cathedral will
be held in the church at 8 o'clock.
Business of importance will be trans
acted and a new chapter elected for the
year.
On Friday afternoon. May 10, the
diocesan branch of the Woman's
Auxiliary will meet in the hall at the
Pro-Cathedral.
The annual convention of the dtorese
will be held at the Pro-Cathedral, May
28 and 29. The Woman's Auxiliary will
meet May 27 at St. David's Church.
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Rer. J. D. Boyd will preach on "Tha
Roman Letter" at Woodlawn Christian
Church this morning.
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- Rev. H. Edward Mills, of the Realiza
tion League, will speak today at 11
A. M. In Women of Woodcraft Hall and
at 8 P. M. at 186 Fifth street.
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Dr. E. H. Pence will return from
Camp Lewis to preach in Westminster
pulpit this morning and evening. The
morning subject will pursue some re
markable disclosures in the Scriptures
of the inner self. In the evening Con
ningsby Dawson's great book, "The
Glory of the Trenches." will be re
viewed. For sheer humanly practical
qualities or for high vision this book
must rank as one of the great classics.
Dr. Pence believes.
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Rev. R. H. Sawyer, pastor of the
East Side Chirlstlan Church, attended
the conference of Yamhill County
Christian churches which was held at
McMlnnville the latter part of the
week. Rev. Mr. Sawyer delivered an
address before the conference on Fri
day night.
"Witnesses, False and True." will be
the theme of the morning sermon at
the East Side Christian Church, and in
the evening the subject will be "Law
and Life." The minister. Rev. R. H.
Sawyer, will preach at both services.
There will be special music by th
chorus choir under the direction of
Claire Dougherty.
The First Congregational Church will
observe communion service today at
10:30 o'clock, which will be a special
rally of all the resident members, and
also reception of new members. "There
is need of a thorough spiritual awak
ening during these strenuous days, and
the church needs to keep the spiritual
fires burning brighter than ever be
fore," said Dr. Pedley. The subject this
morning will be "The Church of the
Flaming Heart." Evening service will
be held at 7:45 and Dr. Pedley will take
for his theme "The Reasonableness of
pastor. Rev. E. D. Hornschuch at 7:30. "The Manhood of the Master."
".NATION'S OPPORTUNITY IN TIME OF WAR DECLARED GREAT
Dr. W. A. Waldo, Pastor of White Temple, Draws Contrast Between Immensity of God and Insignificance of Man in Sunday Morning Sermon.
BT DR. W. A. WALDO.
Pastor of Whit Temple,
IT HAS been aald that "th heart of
Europe Is Britain, and th heart of
Britain Is London, and th heart of
London I Westminster Abbey." May
It not also b truly aald that th heart
of th world I America, and th heart
f America Is th church, and th heart
of th church Is Christ himself.
Dr. C. M. Pat ton. of th American
board of missions. In discussing- cer
tain element of an effective speech.
a-ar th following outline:
H aald. "Effect! v speech must be
mad up of
"Facta
"Big facta.
"Hunan facta.
"Related facta"
The a suggestions apply not only to
apcba, but to arguments which ar
to mak an effective appeal to men.
There is no aubject whr thes la
ments can b better applied than to
th evangelization of th world for
ChrlaL
.. Th missionary enterprise has facta,
big facta, human facts, related facta.
- Our Is a mlaaionary opportunity be
cause of cerain elements that w pos
sess over every other nation of th
world.
Ours Is a missionary opportunity
' L Bacaus of th ver-lncrealng de
mand for world liberty.
If ther Is anything that baa distin
guished th history of th United
States In Ita past abor another It Is
liberty.
Llfcerty th Keyt
Liberty Is th keynot of. this great
Nation, and every citizen of th United
State can proudly re-echo In his heart
th words of America :
My eoaatry. 'tis ef the.,
i Sweet land of Liberty.
If you will not carefully th vents
, la history and particularly of th wars
' of th United States. In which of course
In every conflict w har been con
querors, you will discover that freedom
of th people has been th tobjectlre.
Th United State ha waged sereral
great warfares, and In each cas has
won a notable victory.
Th War of th Revolution was for
the freedom of th coloniea
Th War of 1S12 was for th freedom
of th seaa. in which my own great
grandfather surrendered his life; and
4 this moment Germany u ruthlessly
and perversely trying to tak this
rightful heritage from th world.
Th war with th Indiana was for the
freedom of civilization.
Th war with Mexico was for th
freedom of th borders.
Th Civil War (war with th South)
waa for th freedom of man.
Th war with Spain wa for the free
dom of Cuba and th Philippines.
Th war of today Is for th freedom
or th world.
On th way to New Orleans, Abraham
Lincoln, when quit a young man. look
ing over on to th cotton fields and
beholding th slaves In th hot sun.
said to his companions: "If I ever get
a chance, aom day I will hit that thing
a fearful blow," and we verily know
that h put into practice what was In
his hearL
Aaaerlca"B Part lsasortaat.
Th entry of th United States Into
th war Is a tremendous fact, a big
fact, which will undoubtedly bar its
ffect upon all subsequent history.
Be for th war th United States had
become potentially th greatest coun
try in th world.
Th full strength of th United States
Is not yet mobilised for war. That will
be done as the war advancea
Th United States did not tak this
decision until Germany's action in th
war mad It Imperative, but then they
took It with a clearness and emphasis
and a declaration of principle that will
b on of th landmarks In all subse
quent history. Th decision of th
United States waa alow and deliberate.
President Wilson said recently that
this Is a conflict for human liberty."
This Is th purpose of th forces of th
allies to give liberty not simply to
any on section, but. Including- Ger
many, to th entire world.
This Is so closely allied with Chris
tian liberty and born out of Christian
liberty, that It opens th way for
evangelistic and missionary effort In
our own country, which la an Index
of th larger benefita that will be de
rived In religious liberty throughout
th ntlr world.
DesBtwraer Aaserieaa Gene.
Democracy is aa American germ. This
Is th only soil on earth where democ
racy has had free aceeaa. Here alon
the air has never been tainted by des
potism. Democracy Is beginning to pre
vail everywhere in the modern world.
Today th rery element of our Amer
ican Ideals ar Jeopardised because of
the despotism that Is being foisted
upon the nations of the earth.
North America haa shown an Inter
national boundary without a parallel
anywhere else in the world. Four thou
sand miles pi mountain, prairie, lake
and rlrer unfortified save by the
strongholds of international public
opinion and loyalty. At that boundary
lln th world's greatest empire and
the world's greatest Republic have
rubbed shoulders for over one hundred
years without any menace of arms or
hostility.
Just before Mr. Gladstone passed into
th eternal world he said, "I am in
clined to think that the future of Amer
ica Is of greater importance to Chris
tendom than that of any other coun
try."
Theodore Roosevelt, on his return
from his European trip a few years
ago. told us how the world was watch
ing our experiment la self-govern
ment.
Freedom I Fostered.
Freedom of thought and freedom of
speech and freedom of action and soul
liberty wa have fostered and guarded
most arduously. The commendation of
thes Is realised the world over, and Is
an Inroad for the gospel of our democ
racy and th gospel of our religious
liberty, and which Is bound to make Its
way to every nation of the world. Out
of the Christian Colonies of America
was this great Nation brought forth:
The Puritan of Near England.
Tha Quaker ef Pennsylvania.
Th Presbyterians of North and South
Carolina.
Tha Hurunot of th south Atlantic sea
board.
The Eplseopallana ef Virginia.
The Baptist ot Rhode Island.
From these, with others, was America
born, born in the blazing light of the
Ten Commandment and the Sermon on
the Mount, as likewise In the shadow
of the cross of the world s Redeemer;
as someone haa said, "A Nation with a
church In every valley and a school on
every hilltop."
A foreigner In visiting the united
States reported back to hia country
six things that made America great:
L The Protestant rellsloa.
Z. Rellaloua and civil liberty.
8. Tha open Blbl and tha open church.
4. General education.
B. Universal franchise. ,
. The Christian Sabbath.
These are the things that have made
ua great and I want to say that these
are the things that will keep us great.
But I pass to note again that ours
Is a missionary opportunity.
2. Because of the ever-Increasing
growth of our American population.
Population Iaereaae Big.
Joslah 8trong points out that our
population has increased 1300 per cent
in one hundred years. There has never
been an immigration known in any
part of the world compared to ours in
tha last 60 years, Eighty-five per cent
of the population of Cleveland are for
eigners, either born in foreign coun
tries or born from foreign parents. In
the city of Peterson, N. J.. of 10 people
that you meet on the street, eight of
them are foreigners. A few months
ago my friend. Dr. Parker, of the Uni
versity of Chicago, and I, at the noon
hour purposely, walked down Fifth
avenue from Twenty-third street to
Forty-eighth street, in New York City,
and we judged that we passed 25,000
men coming forth from their shops and
places of business; and not one out
of 100 were Americans.
The ever-lncresslng growth of our
American population of peoples from
every country of the world is th great
est problem that the United States ha
today. Because of this tremendous
foreign population the secret of the
salvation of the entire world rest with
America.
Great Meat Quoted.
Two great men have said two great
things:
Austin Phelps says. "As goes Amer
lea. so goes th world."
Joslah Strong says, "Save America
and you save the world.
The Methodist bishops, under their
combined signatures, have said to the
Methodists of America. "America for
Christ meana the world for Christ1
Joslah Strong has aptly said, "The
foreign population will either heathen
lze us or we will Christianize the for
eign population.
These foreigners get their Idea of
civil and religious liberty from us.
They are constantly returning to their
fatherland, either with the note tr
condemnation upon our democracy or
with a commendation of democracy as
a civilizing and Christianizing force.
Vast Population Next Door.
We have these vast populations with
us at our next door, and this ever-In
creasing multitude lsa missionary op
portunity for us today.
The words of Joshua to Israel is tne
word of God to us today, "Go ye In and
possess the. land."
Hut I want to proceea runner ana
say that oura is a missionary oppor
tunity
3. Because or our ever-increasing
National resources.
During the last 60 yeara the wealth
of the United States has increased 1300
per cenL
Our territory is vast in its material
resources. If all the people or tne
United States were packed into the
state of Texas it would then be no
more thickly settled than England Is
today.
A scientific agriculturist bss recently
were scientifically worked this coun
try would be capable of supplying the
entire world with food for the next 10
yeara.
America World' Banker.
By our great wealth we are fast be
coming the bankers of the world, and
we are now the Inventors of the world;
we ar the manufacturers of the world;
we are the traders of the world; and
with the vast sums of money that we
have Invested In educational lnstltu
tlons we shall soon become the scholars
of the world; and while we have not
been tested as severely as some na
tlons. we will prove ourselves to be the
soldiers of the world; and yet we are
now in our Infancy.
As the material world looks upon us
It points to us and-says, "Do you see
those Americans? As goes America, so
goes tne wona.
with our vast resources America will
either prove to be the world's greatest
curse or th world a greatest blessing.
Consecrated money Is the crying need
of the world today.
America with its vast material re
sources is capable of giving the gospel
to the entire world and bringing to
pass that wonderful day when the world
will recognize Jesus as Savior and
Lord.
Joslah Strong has aptly said, "Amer
ica holds the future.
American Opportunity Great.
The greatest missionary opportunity
ever given to a nation is now in the
hands of the American people.
This Nation is beginning to find Its
way to God, ana manifold instances
of tenderness are seen everywhere
throughout our American life.
When Columbus discovered America
in 1492 It was said that America was
th new world.
God, through this war, is bringing na
tions as well as Individuals to repent
ance, and we are now going through
the crucible of affliction, and . "when
he hath tried ua we shall come forth
as gold. we are just approaching
what may be said to be another new
world. .
The delay of victory may be God's
way of trying ua and bringing us to
real repentance.
God moves In a mysterious way,
Hia wonders to perform.
And it seems to me that not until
England has given up her strong
drink, and France her lascivlousness.
and America her greed for money, will
this purifying process be complete.
TennyBon has said,
For so the whole round earth is every way
! Bound by sold chains about the feet of God.
in these times the American people
said that it the rich lands of America are beginning to' realize that this is
true and to recognize the God of our
fathers as the center of all, and we
are offering that prayer day by day,
so dear to, the heart of our martyred
President. McKinley,
Nearer, my God, ( to thee.
Nearer to Thee.
and we are studiously and devotedly
learning eome of the great lessons of
our religion.
Great Lessons Learned.
I want to mention two of these in
this consideration:
First, a new aspect of the true mean
Ing of prayer.
The people of America are beginning
to call upon God for the help that we
require at this time.
Our honorable Mayor of this city, Mr.
Baker, in an address at the First
Baptist Church at the reception of the
new pastor last Monday night, said
"Thls'Nation needs one thing more than
anything else and that is God, and the
American people require one element
above everything else and that is the
gospel of Jesus our Lord.
We are glad to hear this Christian
note from a man at the head of af
fairs In our city. What may be said
of the Mayor may be said of our hon
ored and much esteemed President of
the United States, Woodrow Wilson,
who has called upon the people of this
Nation to look to God in this time of
greatest need.
A minister of the Gospel has recent
ly said, "I would like to see great and
small gatherings for prayer in all our
cities and towns." If we are fighting
in a righteous war, and I believe we
are, we ought to take it up to God for
his blessing and guidance.
The meeting for prayer should ' be
today a reservoir of tremendous power.
Multiply meetings of this kind through
out our land and call upon people to
be every day not only in public, but in
private in prayer, and we will realize
that the old saying is correct, "More
things are wrought by prayer than
this world dreams of."
God Can Manifest Himself.
God can manifest himself in and
through this war. He can change the
mind of the German people; he can
purify the motives of every nation and
xalt the interests of world democracy.
He can even make the wrath of man
to praise him. He can stay the slaugh
ter of the Armenians and he can bring
good out of seeming disaster. This
Nation Is learning this element of our
religion more perfectly than ever be
fore and the people of this great re
public are now waiting upon God and
calling upon him to assist us in this
righteous and holy objective of giving
the gospel of democracy to the world,
which is an opening to the grander
gospel of religious liberty to all man
kind. Well has Christ said, "If tha
son shay make you free, ye shall ba
free indeed.'
Second, a new aspect of the true
meaning of sacrifice.
Tremendous have been the sacrifices
that have been made since the com
mencement of this war with all our
allied nations England has shown that
In a magnificent way. She has kept
up her every missionary enterprise, has
given more money to the evangeliza
tion of the world during this time of
the war than in any part of her his
tory; Canada has exceeded her previous
record in the sacrifices that have been
made; America has done the same. Tha
Red Cross movement, the drives by dif
ferent denominations for the benefit of
the soldiers and the missionary enter
prises have exceeded anything that
the world has ever known. Heretofore
we did not know the meaning of sacri
fice as we know it now.
Soldier's Heroism Related.
Captain Cameron, pastor of the Bloor
Street Baptist Church of Toronto, one
of our Baptist ministers who is em
gaged ly associational work in France,
upon his recent visit to Canada meet-,
ing soldiers, related this Incident that
he met a soldier returning from tha
firing line with his hand blown off.
The captain extended his sympathy:
then the soldier replied, "O, that's all
right. Captain; I offered my life to
Canada and she has only taken my
hand .I'm lucky."
When I think of sacrifice, two
objects come before me; the one is tha
soldier boy, multiplied a million timea
and more in our own country, leaving
the "home fires," bidding father and
mother, and sisters and brothers fare
well, and stepping out into the life
of a soldier, with the determination of
serving his country and if necessary to
give his life in order for world liberty.
I think of this as one of the greatest
sacrifices conceivable to humanity.
There is only one greater that I have
known and that is the sacrifice that
the great brother of humanity, Jesus
Christ our Lord, made upon Calvary
in order to bring religious liberty to
the entire world.
It seems to me with these things In
mind, no Christian can follow him with
lukewarm devotion, but with the tre
mendous opportunities that are now pre
sented to the church of Jesus, will
give our best and our all to him who
said, "Go ye into all the world and
preach the gospel to every creature,!