THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JUNE 9, 1918.
DOUBLE OBSERVANCE IS PLANNED IN PORTLAND CHURCHES
Children's Day Programme Will Be Typical of June-Time Events Bible Day Also Sunday Feature.
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TODAY will be Children's day In
many churches and Bible day in
practically all the Protestant
churches of the city that are affili
ated with the Portland Ministerial As
sociation. The Children's day programmes will
be the typical June-time events, with
ones and recitations by the little peo
ple and with roses and other flowers
adorning- the meeting places. To add a
note of timeliness there will be flags In
profusion and the programme will be
patriotic in nature.
Bible day means that the pastors will
present to their congregations this
question: "Do you think It desirable
that the Bible should be represented
In the public schools?"
Sermons on "The Bible" will be given.
'While all the pastors do not Insist that
the whole Bible be placed in the
schools, all of them at their meeting
last Monday declared that they favored
Its representation, at least by extracts.
In some form in the schools. After the
question has been put up to the con
gregations a final message expressing
the verdict will be presented to the
School Board.
Children's day will be celebrated at
10:30 A. M. today by an elaborate pro
gramme in Rose City Park Methodist
Church, Sandy boulevard and East
Fifty-eighth street North. Rev. A. A.
Heist is pastor. Miss Margaret Davles
Is deaconnesa, Mrs. Samuel C. Dixon
pianist, Mrs. Myron Carver In charge
of decorations, Mrs. Florence Ingalls
superintendent of the primary depart
ment, and Dr. J. Earl Else general su
perintendent. The teaching force Includes Miss
Anna J. Peebles, Mrs. George Bauman,
Mrs. Luther F. Steel, Miss Margaret
Boyer, Mrs. Myron Carver, Miss Ger
trude Kerr, Mrs. Richard Talbot, Mrs,
Asrr.es Finn and Miss Evelyn Collins.
Following is the programme:
Prelude, "Pilgrims' Sons of Hope". .Batiste
Children's Day Processional
Opening Sentence and Prayer
Pastor and Department
Bong. "I Am So Glad That Our Father
In Heaven"
Scripture
Birthday offering
Welcome song
Recitation, "Our Colors" Marion Talboy
Daisy exercise Rosebuds
Hymn No. 544 Congregation
Sacrament of baptism
Remarks Pastor
Bermonetto Arthur Cannon
Offering song Department
Bolo, "The Prayer Perfect" Philip Martin
"The Waking of the. Flowers" Sunbeams
. Recitation Darrell Cornell
Recitation Virginia Kelly
Patriotic drill 24 Girls and Boys
Bong, "Roclt-e-bye Land"
Allene L. Dixon and Chorus
"Tip-toe Long" Jean Danes
Doll drill Workers
Bolo, "Keep the Home Fires Burning"..
Philip Martin
"Our Army and Navy".. Jay Brown.
Donald Carver, Luclen Bollinger,
Billy Sword.
Polo
Dr. Francis Short Loved by
His Congregation.
Friends of Pastor Welcome
Return to Portland.
His
T-E return of Dr. Francis Burgette
Short to Portland is looked forward
to with much satisfaction and delight
by his large circle of friends in this
city.
While he was pastor of the old Taylor-Street
Church from 1904 to 1907
he and Mrs. short endeared themselves
to many persons who are mot Metho
dists and the members of the old
church look upon him as one of the
most loved pastors ever serving here.
After leaving Taylor-Street Church Dr,
Short went to Salt Lake City and was
the pastor of the Methodist Church
there for six years, going from there
to the First Methodist Episcopal
Church of Spokane.
Since going to the latter city he has
not only been prominent in religious
circles, but has been the most-sought
minister of the Inland Empire for ad
dresses and lectures on special occa
sions. He is also popular in civic and
fraternal councils. He is prominent in
the Rotary Club and other organiza
tions of Spokane. He is illustrious po
tentate of El Katif Temple, Ancient
Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic
Shrine, of Spokane. His church there
has more than 1200 members and the
congregations crowd the auditorium at
every service. Dr. Short is not only
an excellent preacher, but has a good
volceand is a gifted singer.
Coming to the new Wilbur Church,
which meets In the assembly room of
the Multnomah Hotel, will mean the
re-establishment of a church in the
downtown section of the city. Plans
are in progress for a great institu
tional church which will meet the
needs of the congested section. Since
going to Spokane Dr. Short has re
ceived more than 600 into the church
and has reduced the debt from $45,000
to (25,000.
The sermon today will be preached
by Dr. C. C. Rarlck, pastor of Central
Church. His subject is "The Cry of
the City." Dr. Rarick recently re.
turned from the East, where he vis
ited New York, Boston, Philadelphia,
Pittsburg and a number of other cities
where the downtown problem has
reached a much more aggravated state
than in Portland. He will tell of his
experiences and also something of the
PASTOR
BT WILHELM PETTERSEN,
Pastor Bethlehem Norwegian Church.
AMONG the millions of books in the
world there is only one book
which by common consent is
honored with the title of "The Book."
Why is this particular book so called?
There Is much m science and philoso
phy and experience and art and in life
n general that Is true, and every truth
discovered, every piece of knowledge
.added to the sum of previously ac
quired knowledge, is a valuable addi
tion for which we should be thankful.
We can never find too many truths.
Choir retrujate and guide and strength
en life. But in a veYy specific sense
there is only one truth, the truth, the
spoken work of God to man, "contained
in the book which we call the Bible. v
The Bible is God's book because it
reveals God as nothing else does. Na
ture in its beauty, its symmetry, its
splendid organization reveals to us the
fact that there is a God. But, splen
did aa this is. compared with the reve
lation of God in God's own book, na
ture's revelation of God is a mute reve
lation to the intelligent human being
of the things that he needs for his ma
terial welfare only.
Nature Reveals Itself.
In a strict sense, nature does not re
veal anything but itself, and God in
the way in which Paul expresses it in
Romans i-20, "For the Invisible things
of him from the creation of the world
are clearly seen, being understood by
the things that are made, even his
eternal power and Godhead."
Beyond this there is no revelation of
God in nature' nothing behind the facts
and the phenomena except the forces at
work and the laws in accordance with
which the forces of nature are operat
ing. Man oould study nature till the end
plans of the missionary societies for
reclaiming the city.
Rev. William G. Eliot, Jr., will de
liver the second sermon In the group
on "Deeper Phases of War Experience"
this morning at 11 at the Church of
Our Father, Broadway at Yamhill. The
subject will be "The Loyalty and Con
science of an American Elijah." The
Sunday evening open forum Is inter
mitted for the Summer months.
The Spiritualist Church of the Sou,
Inc., will hold services today as fol
lows: At 11 A. M., lecture and messages
by the pastor, subject, "The Will of
God; at 3 P. M., symposium, address
by the local and visiting mediums; at
5 P. M., circles will be conducted by
Mrs. S. B. Seip, Mrs. Lyons, Mrs. Bar
ber and Professor Murray; at 8 P. M.
Dr. Angus will lecture under control,
following with a seance; 20SH Third
street.
Children to Have Festival at
Highland Church.
Morning- and Evening Programme la
Arranged for Youngsters.
THE annual children's festival will be
observed today at the Highland
Congregation! Church. This morning
there will be exercises by the primary
department, also a talk by the super
intendent. H. N. Carter, to parents and
friends, and a short sermon addressed
to the young folk by the pastor. Rev.
Edward Constant, on "What Is Your
Name?"
At 8 o'clock this evening the Sunday
school concert and entertainment will
be given, consisting of songs by the
school, recitations, instrumental music,
dialogues and drills. The pastor will
briefly speak on "Our Boys and Girls
America's Hope." The church has been
decorated by the young people.
At Atkinson Memorial Congregational
Church today will be observed as Chil
dren's day. There will be a special
patriotic eervice with participation by
many of the children; also an interest
ing story by one of the older people,
and the pastor will preach a brief ob
ject lesson sermon on "The Buried
Bible." This latter will be in ob
servance of Bible Sunday as projected
by the Federation of Ministera of the
city. This service will be at 11 A- M.
At 8 P. M. the observance of Chil
dren's day will be continued, with pic
tures about "Children of Many Lands."
In Waverly Heights Congregational
today Children's day will be observed
at 10:30 A. M., the Sunday school and
church services being combined. At 8
P. M. the pastor. Rev. A. C. Moses, will
speak on "A Month's Ministry at Camp
Lewis." The church Is at East Thirty,
third and Woodward avenue. -
The Realization League, "188 Fifth
street, wUl he addressed at 11 A. M
by Rev. H. Edward Mills.
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Services of the New Civilization
Church will be held Sunday night at 8
o'clock in room 401 of the Central
building at Tenth and Alder streets.
The subject will be "The World's Su
preme Desire." On Wednesday night
the subject will be "The Race De
lusions." Dr. Beth Northington Is the
speaker.
At the First Divine Science Church.
131 Twelfth street, corner Alder, Rev.
T. M. Minard will epeak at It A. M. on
"Follow Me."
Rev. A, Krause will preach as usual
today at St. Paul's Lutheran Church,
East Twelfth and Clinton streets.
"The Most Popular Sin in the World"
will be Dr. R. W. Rogers' subject at
Calvary Presbyterian Church at 7:45
P. M.
Rev. R. H. Sawyer Interprets
Scriptural Prophecy.
Decidedly Modern Atmosphere Bar
reaias Popular Pastor' Methods. .
THE auditorium of the East Side
Christian Church is being packed by
those Interested In the interpretation of
prophecy by Rer. R. H. Sawyer, the
popular pastor. A decidedly modern at
mosphere surrounds Mr. Sawyer's
methods of teaching prophecy. He
claims to be able to point out the en
tire war programme of America, and
to indicate the results of the present
struggle of nations in the language of
the sacred writers. The subject an
nounced for Sunday evening is "The
Final Kingdom Is It at Hand?" Rev.
Mr. Sawyer has written several pam
phlets on prophecy which have been
well received in England and Scotland
as well as in America.
The Christian Science Churches and
Society of Portland hold services at
their respective places of worship at
11 o'clock this morning, and all ex
cepting Fifth Church and the Society
repeat the service this evening at 8
o'clock. The same service is held in
all the churches and the society, the
subject for the lesson-sermon this
week being, "God the Only Cause and
Creator."
SAYS BIBLE REVEALS GOD
of time without knowing anything
more spiritual that that God exists.
But whether God was immanent or
transcendant he would never be able
to decide.
Nature would be a perfect revelation
of God to man, provided man had no
higher destiny than to exist in this
world and return to earth to mingle his
dust with the dust of the earth. Man
would still be the highest animal, and
no more.
Sonl Seeks Revelation.
But out of the soul of man rises a
cry for a revelation of the maker, the
one being that transcends all created
beings.
Man says: "I see the beautiful flow
ers, but I want something more beau
tiful than the flowers, even him who
made the flowers; I bear the song of
birds, but I want a voice more beauti
ful, than that of the birds; I see and ad
mire the mighty mountains and the
great ocean, but I want someone great
er and mightier than the mountains
and the ocean; I observe the twinkling
stars, but I want someone higher than
the stars."
"Where shall I find him? I ask in
nature, and the question comes back to
me like an echo, which is only the repe
tition of the question. The knowledge
that nature gives me ts at best merely
so many consonants for which the vow
els are needed to make the consonants
articulate, to give them meaning. I
want a vocal God. one who speaks a
language I can understand."
The Egyptians believed that they ha'd
a vocal Memnon, a statue that sang
when the sun's rays played upon it in a
certain way. At other times the
statue was silent as the stone of which
it was made.
Man would have been voiceless like
PROMINENT MEN WHO ATTENDED RECENT CONVENTION OF WASHINGTON DISTRICT EVANGELICAL
, LUTHERAN JOINT SYNOD, OF OHIO. HELD IN THIS CITY.
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J. B. CHONEK 19 PRESIDENT, K. KI
Children's Day Programme
at First Presbyterian.
Diplomas to Be Given Pupils With
Perfect Attendance Record.
REV. JOHN H. BOYD, D. D., pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church, cor
ner Twelfth aid Alder streets, will be
In his pulpit today, both rooming and
evening. In the morning at 10:30 the
church will observe its annual Chil
dren's day and the programme will be
In the hands of the Sunday School with
a short sermon to the children by the
pastor.
Opportunity will be given for parents
to present children for baptism. This
will be a service of great interest with
graduation exercises of the different
departments and some patriotic exer
cises. There will also be a distribu
tion of medals to those who have had
perfect attendance for the last year.
There are 130 who have not missed a
single Sunday since the first of last
October, some of these have a record of
five years, some four, some three, some
two and some only one.
Following are the graduates to whom
diplomas will be given:
Graduates from beginners to primary
Helen Colcleugli Burns, Sara Elizabeth
Cannon, William Robert Carter. Edward
Hawley Conper, Charlotte Crystlo Crock
er. Isabella Louise Crowell, John Robert
Fisher. Jeanette Glandon. Elizabeth Hujmer,
Marion Julia Huse, Virginia Insley, Dorothy
Grace Insley, William Butler Jordan. Earl
Leo. Lyla Leo, Magdalene Luclnda Mann,
William Edward Mason, Roderick Alnsworth
Mays, Harold Hean Myers, William Lacker
Paul. Elizabeth Pennell, John William Stod
dart Piatt. Rudolph Reld Prael, Margaret
Branch Riley. Lois May Steele. Oraham
Everett Townsend. Vesta May Townsend,
Mary Elizabeth Walborn, Henry Wallea Jr.,
Ruth Hope Wong, Lois Elaine 'Wylle.
Oraduates from primary to Junior James
Albert Barbour. Jr., Klin Bergman. Charles
Edward Blackman. Ruth Bessie Brockboft.
Jean Elizabeth Budleman, Marshall Fish
Brownell, Nan Burckharflt. Dorothy Cannon,
Marvin Curtis, Grace KHzabeth Davenport,
Gordon Chatman Donald. Marian Grace
Dwinnell. Luciie Harriet Hunter, Helen
Dorothy Lager-quiet. George Francis Lawrle.
John Thomas Laverton. Virginia Marion
Look, Samuel Mlddleton Luders. Jr., JUlth
Hortense Menefee. Pauline KHzabeth Merrltt.
Mary Eleanor Ringer. Victor Clinton Ross.
Harriet Steele, Kenneth Hill Tillson. Marlon
Seward Walker. Catherine Ross Waller,
Henry Milton Wells. Otis Martin Wight.
Graduates from Junior to intermediate
Carl George Ashley, James Henry Ames.
Frank I. Ball. Jr., J. Merrill Blttner. Alice
Blackman. Elizabeth Estell Bradley. Ellse
Bristol, irook Brown, Demnter Hallett
Brownell. Alice Bruare. Allan Button, Doro
thy Chamberltn. Harry P. Coffin, Jr.. Bax
ter Conner. Violet Davis. Bernice Dickson.
Elizabeth Donald, Arthur Rezford Elliott,
Mary Ray Fraley. Jessie Eleanor Frazler,
James Louis Olandon. Humboldt James
Greig. Harriet Hay. Evelyn M. Jacobs. Helen
Hunt Jackson. Douglas Kirk. Anita Kellogg,
Anne Elizabeth Lawrence, Jack Letter. Lil
lian Luders. William H. Matthlson, Flora
Jana McBrlde, Frederick McCoy. Roderick
McLennan. L. B. Menefee, Jr.. Otto Charles
Mills Dorothy Pantall. Beulah Patterson,
Marian Peacock. Kdna M. Perkins, Margar
et Fleming Persell. I Nola Scott, Tyler W.
Heeley, Louise Shakespeare, Mary Elizabeth
Shields, Edna May Smith. Robert E. Smith,
Calvin Souther. Margaret Spencer. William
Swindells. Virginia Lee Richardson, John
Pierce Tillson. Ixrrn Earl Watson. Walter
E Whltcomb, Mary Louise Wight. Alma
Nina Wills. Virginia Wilson, Josephine
Tocum.
At 7:45 In the evening Dr. Boyd will
preach on "Democracy, Peace and Sac
rifice." This will be a continuation of
the talk of last Sunday night. In which
Dr. Boyd discussed the great war con
ference which he recently attended In
Philadelphla.
The address will deal with the sub
ject of what we can do In the direction
of sacrifice In order to secure the
democracy and the peace which are
worth while. From 7:30 to 7:45 there
will be an organ recital by Edgar .
Coursen.
.
Rev. K. Olln Eldrldge, pastor of
Mount Tabor Methodist Kpiecopa!
Church, will epeak tbls morning on
"Things That Abide'" and tonight his
Among Many Books "Word
everything else in nature, if the light
from on high had not set his mind vi
brating so as to produce that divine
music of his soul that responds to
God's revelation of himself and which
we call faith, and love and hope.
This is what we mean when we say
the Bible satisfies man's highest need,
and man's highest need is God. This
craving after God is a child's cry for a
father, the outgoing of whose heart Is
love. The first need of a child Is love.
No relirlon outside of Christianity
knows anything about a God that loves
man, all men. And the love of God for
man is the love revealed in Jesus
Christ. Whatever else other religions
and philosophies may or may not have
to satisfy its devotees, there is no
Christ; that is no person whose only
purpose in life was to reveal a loving
God to man, outside of the Bible.
Greatest Sentence Quoted.
The greatest sentence ever penned
is John iii:16. If one single sentence
from all the world's literature should
be chosen to represent the most beau
tiful, the greatest, the best, the most
universally needed truth, no other sen
tence could be found to compare with
that.
This one sentence contains the only
anchor to which the soul of man, ex
posed to trials and temptations, tossed
upon the wild waves of time, dares to
trust itself under all conditions and
circumstances for absolute safety.
It Is the father's strong hand hold
ing the little hand of the child to lead
it safely. It is not necessary to know
all about the Father no child does
nor to know whence or how or whither.
It is enough to trust the Father.
John 3, 16, is the eternal preamble to
the constitution and laws of the king
dom of love, and peace, and Joy, and
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GKOKGE GERBICH, OK SECTION 3.
subject will be "America After the
War."
Dr. William A. Waldo, pastor of the
White Temple, will preach this morning-
on "Home and Nation Building,"
and in the evening on "The Christ of
Tcday." The discourses will find their
setting in the present world crisis. The
speaker has been drawn to these sub
jects because of present world condi
tions and America's part in building
on sure foundations, and the unique
place that the unchanging Christ takes
in the present changing order, which
Is and will inevitably affect the entire
world.
The Temple quartet will render some
special selections.
The Divine Church of Spiritualism
will meet at Woodmen of the World
hall tonight, when Joseph Isherwood,
of London, will lecture.
The sermon topic for Hope Presby
terian at this morning's service will be
"Ye Are the Salt of the Earth." In
the evening the children of the Sunday
school will have charge of the service
and a programme of songs and class
drills has been arranged.
Evangelist H. A. Ironside to
Address Gathering.
Oregon Bible Conference Will Be
Held Here This Hosts.
AT THE end of the successful Bible
Conference held by Dr. A. C. Gae
beletn in - the First Congregational
Church, announcement was made of the
coming second annual Oregon Bible
Conference to be held at the end of
this month.
The conference vai held last year in
the Chautauqua Park at Gladstone. The
speakers were Dr. Mark Matthews,
Evangelist E. J. Bulgln and other great
teachers.
Teaching Evangelist H. A. Ironside, a
man of world-wide reputation as a
Bible teacher and author, is to be one
of the leading speakers this year.
Dr. A. L. Hutchison will make the
opening address of the conference on
Sunday afternoon, June 23, at 2 o'clock.
Dr. W. A. Waldo, of the White Tem
ple, and ministers of the different de
nominations will address the confer
ence on prophetic subjects dealing with
the present crisis.
The meetings will be patriotic and
will tend to the strengthening of the
morale of the people. Deputations will
be present from different parts of the
state.
The conference auditorium is at East
Fifteenth and Boise streets, on the
Sellwood carline. A special feature of
the conference will be the study of one
of the more difficult books of the
Bible each day. Subjects of Bible lec
tures will be announced later.
In Woodlawn Christian Church to
day the Rev. J. D. Boyd will preach at
11 A. M. on "The Highest Cause for
Confidence."
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Rev. W. T, Klotzbach. evangelist,
will close a series of meetings today in
Central Free Methodist Church.
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At the Rodney Avenue Christian
Church. Rodney avenue at Knott street,
today, 11 A. M.. the pastor. Dr. J. F.
Ghormley, will, by request, take for
his theme "The Bible the Foundation
of Our Liberty." Special music will be
rendered by the large chorus.
At 8 P. M., the programme for chil
dren's day will be given. Fifty chil
dren will take part in the exercises.
Choruses, recitations, solos, duets, a
short illustrated talk, are soma of the
special features of the programme.
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of God" Is Only One Honored by Title of 'The Book.'
life eternal, which is the Kingdom of
God. When the American Bible Soci
ety wanted a single scripture passage
to print in 269 different languages or
dialects, it was never for a moment in
doubt as to which passage to choose.
And this is the passage: "For God so
loved the world that be gave his only
begotten Eon that whosoever belleveth
in Him should not perish but have
everlasting life."
Many Translations Made.
The Bible translated Into more than
S00 languages and dialects is a testi
mony to its universality, symbolising
the application of Its truth to as many
variations of human needs. Like the
sun in the heavens, like the rain upon
the barren soil, like the asure sky
studded with numberless orbs of light,
like the breath of the sweetest flowers,
the strains of the sweetest music, the
beauty of color and the symmetry of
line, the strength of rock and the im
mensity of ocean, the Bible is for all
ages and races and climes and condi
tions. The question of origin is a
trifling question as compared with the
fact that the Bible is here as it is
today. The question of miracles in the
book Is a very small item as compared
with the stupendous miracle of the
book itself. Many people do not believe
in the Bible. Does that disprove of its
value? Some people are deaf. Does
that disprove the existence of music?
Some people are color-blind. Does any
one In his right mind give that as a
reason for disbelieving in color?
There are people who never see the
sun. Does that remove the sun from
Its place in the sky? The Irrefutable
fact that millions of men and women
since the world began have recognized
In the Scriptures a lodestar of life out
weighs all arguments as to Its validity
as divine revelation. The breath of a
higher and better and enduring life is
upon its pages. It satieties the hunger
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AM SCHOELER, SECTION 1, OTTO
"Bible in Portland Schools"
Is Sermon Topic
Eight Mere Persons Aeeept Christ
at East Side Baptist Chnrch.
DR. W. B. HLNSOTS theme this
morning at 11 o'clock in the East
Side Baptist Church will be "The Bible
in the Schools of Portland." A vote of
the congregation will be taken to see
whether or not it is desirable to have
the Bible in the city schools.
At night Dr. Hinson will preach on
"The Appearing of the King," at 7:45
o'clock. The Wednesday night topic
will be "The King and His Kingdom."
Eight more united with the church
last Sunday. Two others were bap
tized at the morning service.
Rev. J. B. Freeland. of Pasadena, CaL.
for many years presiding elder in New
York and South Dakota, is visiting his
daughter, Mra. Mary F. Coffee, wife of
the pastor of Central Free Methodist
Church of this city.
Mr. Freeland is one of the few sur
vivors of those who organized the first
conference of the Free Methodist
Church.
He is well known through his con
nection with the association for 50
years, serving in various stations from
circuit work up to the general coun
cils of the church.
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Trinity Lutheran Church, Williams
and Graham avenuues, will hold a mis
sionary rally today. Services will be
held at trie church at 10:15 and 3
o'clock. Rev. H. W. Gross, of Salem,
will conductc the morning service in
German and Professor L. Blanken-
buehler, of. this city, will preach in
English on "The Christian's Missionary
Duty in the afternoon.
A collection will be taken up both
morning and afternoon for the benefit
of home missions in the states of Ore
gon. Washington and Idaho.
Everybody is cordially Invited. J. A.
Rimbach is pastor.
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At Rose City Park Presbyterian
Church this morning annual Children's
day exercises will take the place of the
regular morning service at II o'clock
The topic for the evening service: "The
Master's Scale of Values.
The Interest with which the series of
sermons on the "Great Teachings of
the Savior" has been followed by mem
bers and friends of the Portland New
Church Society promises to become
even greater with Rev. William R.
Reece's announcement of the following
topics for the remaining six Sundays
of the church year.
Sunday morning at 11 the minister
will apeak on "The Savior's Statement
of Requirements Necessary for Admit
tance to the Kingdom of Heaven.'
Then will follow in order: "Privileges
of Christian Dlsclpleship." "The End of
the World and the Last Judgment,
"The Second Coming of the Savior,'
"Jesus' Teaching That He Was God,'
and "The Universality of Jesus."
Tuesday evening the 75th birthday
of Charles W. Cottel. 5S East Thirty
ninth street, president of the society
for nearly 30 years, was observed with
a surprise to the recipient and the pres
entation of an appropriate gift.
The Seeond Spiritualists' Church will
hold services today at 3 P. M. and 8
P. M. at 108 Second street. Circle at
g p. M. ; lecture and demonstrations
by Pastor Max Hoffmen: class at 1:30
p. M-. wild jars, xvettie xxioo as icauor.
The service this Sunday morning at
Vernon Presbyterian Church will be a
combination of the children's day ex
ercises and the regular service. Con
AS NOTHING ELSE DOES
and quenches the thirst of the human
oul as nothing else In the world can
do. Somewhere In its pages men have
found strength in weakness, courage
In danger, light in darkness, comfort
in sorrow, and power to fight life's
battles. And as the last wave of time
broke on the shore of eternity, and man
caught the faint outline of the better
land, he has, times innumberable, ex
claimed with exultation: "Glory be to
God whose word Is true! O death,
where Is thy sting? O death, where Is
thy victory? But thanks be to God
who glveth ua the victory through our
Lord Jesus Christ!" There Is no argu
ment .against an experience of that
kind.
Bible ! Gnlde.
In all ages since it came into man's
possession, in part or in its canonical
completeness, the Bible has been the
compass, the rudder, the motive power,
and the final anchor over life's tem
pestuous sea. Hundreds of millions
repeating the ten commandments, con
fessing the articles of faith, and saying
the Lord's- Prayer, form a living army
of God in a world of sin and sorrow
and pain and death, an army that
would rather give up life at any time
than give up that which is expressed
o beautifully in the simple words:
"Tell me the eld. eld story
Of unseen tblnss above.
Of Jesus and His (lory.
Of Jesus and Ills love.'
And more majestically in the glorious
hymn:
"How firm a foundation.
Ye saints of the Lord,
Is laid for your faith
la Hie excellent word."
Remove the Bible, and the world goes
back to chaos, even If there were ten
thousand natural forces at man's com
mand and as many laws to govern what
would then be a godless world.
For all practical human purposes the
Bible and God are synonymous terms.
sequently, the service will be a little
lor.srer than usual and will begin at
16:80. This is later than the usual
Sunday school time and earlier than
the church hour. After the exercises
Rev. Mr. Lands borough will give a chil
dren's sermon on "Children in the
Kingdom."
In the evening the sermon will be
"Will the Churches Unite?" In handling
tbls topic Dr. Landsborough refers to
the Evangelical churches only and will
explain the reasons for an organic
union. He will explain th Presby
terian attitude toward this subject as
shown in the vote cast at the general
assembly Just closed In Columbus.
This promises to be a very interest
ing sermon for all Presbyterians and
members of other churches as well.
Madame .Arabella Angelini
to Talk at Trinity.
"Part Italy Has Played la War,"
Subject ef Address.
SERVICES will begin today at Trini
ty Church. Nineteenth and Everett
streets, with a celebration of. the holy
communion at 8 o'clock in the morning.
At the 11 o'clock service Madam Ara
bella Angelini will give a stirring ad
dress on the war. Her subject will be
:"The Part Italy Has Taken in the War
Up to the Present Time." While Mad
am Angelini is of American birth, her
hustand is an officer in the Italian
Army, and there is no one better quali
fied than this talented woman to pre
sent the cause of the country of her
adoption. Those who have had the
good fortune to hear her testify to her
wonderful presentation of the subject.
Evening song, with address by the
Rector, f?ev. A. A. Morrison, at 8 P. M.
Sunday school at 9:45 In the morning.
to which all children of the parish are
earnestly invited.
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The First Spiritualist Church. Sixth
and Montgomery streets, will hold serv
ices today as follows. At 11 A. M..
Mrs. Mary A. Congdon; 3 P. M., A. Scott
Bledsoe will speak, assisted in the
service by Mrs. Etta S. Bledsoe. At
the 8 o'clock evening service, sermon
by the pastor, A. Scott Bledsoe: sub
ject, "The Lifting Up of Man." Message
service conducted by Mrs. Bledsoe. Any
part of the church building Is at the
service of committees for war work.
No charge of any kind will be made.
See the pastor.
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In the University Park Methodist
Episcopal Church, corner of Lombard
and Flake streets, J. T. Abbett, D. D.,
pastor, today at 11 A. M., the Sunday
School will render a Children's Day
programme, and Dr. Pratt will deliver
an object lesson address. An offering
will be taken up for the Student's Loan
Fund of the Board of Education.
At 7 P. M. the Epworth League will
hold .a devotional meeting, when the
topic, "Finding and Filling One's
Place In the World." will be discussed.
At 8 P. M. Dr. J. B. Hoadley will
preach.
Captain Hardy to Tell of
Experiences in Japan.
Children's Day Progrsmste to Mark
Mount Taber Services.
TODAY is Children's day in Mount
Tabor Presbyterian Church, and in
place of the regular mcrnlng sermon
the, young people of the Sunday school
will give a splendid programme, feat
ures of which will be a few stories by
Captain Hardy concerning his experi
ences in Japan, songs by the beginners
and other little tots, patriotic songs,
and a special exercise, "The Builders,"
in which more than 40 boys and girls
In songs, short explanations and ac
tions will picture the building of the
wall of character.
At 8 P. M. James W. Palmer, Toung
Men's Christian Association secretary.
who has recently returned from a tour
of the Toung Mtn's Christian Associa
tion work in France, will tell some of
bis Interesting experiences.
At the First Congregational Church
at 10:30 A. M. the Bible school will
have its Children's day programme in
stead of the regular preaching service.
There will be no seasion of the school
at 1- o'clock.
The programme follows: Organ pre
lude, "Festival March" (Verdi); song,
"The Children Jesus Blessed," by the
school: prayer, by Rev. A- J. Sullens:
"Pledge to the Flag," recitation by
June Reld; song "Baby Moses," by be
ginners' department; patriotic exercise,
by Gwilym Jones, Farrell Spencer, Joe
Tenerelli, John Farrington: bird exer
cise, by Martha Lewis, Evelyn Short
and Margaret Spencer; messages from
the Bible, by members of the primary
department; Children's day song, by
primary department; quartet, "The
Heavens Are Telling (Haydn), by
church choir; recitation. "The Girls Be
hind the Guns," by Helen Parrlsh: ex
ercise, "The Three Ramblers," by Mar
garet Farrington. Thelma Park and
Chrlstol Schmidt: address, "Sunday
School Extension Society," by Rev. A.
J. Sullens; offertory, song by Mrs.
The Bible is God's book. What does
Homer's Iliad, or the Hindu Veda, or
the Koran, or Spencer's Philosophy,
matter compared with the Bible?
Bible Is People's.
The Bible is mankind's book. To give
the Bible to a people is to adopt that
people into the family of civilized na
tions at once. Christian baptism is by
all odds the highest prerogative man
can enjoy. That is what Jesus meant
when he gave his great commission to
his disciples: "Go ye therefore and
make disciples of all the nations, bap
tising them into the name of the
Father, and of the Son. and of the Holy
Spirit." Nothing else is able to civilize
or unify the races and nations of the
world. If things are bad with the
Bible, what would they have been
without It?
- The Bible is not only for time. It
may not square the circle, but it
squares with infinity. No need so deep
but the Bible reaches down to it. No
person or Institution so high but the
Bible ennobles and blesses them. If
they serve the higher purposes of hu
man endeavor. On the other hand, no
person or institution, political or moral
or economical or ecclesiastical, so pow
erful for evil but the Bible and its be
liever dares stand forth and say: "Tour
ways are godless: you havo no right
to do that. In the name of the living
God, whose word I bring to you: 'Stay
thy hand or perish forever.' "
Bible Corrects Wrona-a.
Prophets and martyrs and saints
have endured all for his name'a sake
and have dared all in his name. No
wrong so great but the Bible is equal
to the task of correcting it. The Bible,
alone of all books, speaks the word of
forgiveness, the mightiest word that
can be spoken. Correctly, the Jews said
to Jesus: "Who can forgive aln ex
Harding's class; song, "Only a Flower."
by school: recitations, "Forget-Me-Not."
by Elizabeth Schmeer, and "The Men
in the Sen-ice," by Carlton Condit;
"God Save Our Noble Men." by Helen
ParrlKh and Howard Olsen; reading,
"Children's Day," by Harold McEwen:
presentation of diplomas and seals;
hymn. "America"; benediction and or
gan postlude.
This programme will be full of in
terest and patriotism. The public is
cordially Invited. Evening service at
7:45 o'clock, the sermon by Rev. A. J.
Sullens. Christian Endeavor meetings
at 3:30 and 6:30 P. M.
SCHOOLS BAR THEOLOGY
Billy Sunday In Talking to Youth
Avoids Sectarianism.
CHICAGO. June E. Billy Sunday
spirit of religion and patriotism is
sincerely welcomed in publio schools
of the city, and the many addresses he
made to boys and girls In the high
schools are appreciated by school board
officials. It was learned today, how
ever, that Superintendent Shoop Insists
that theology be omitted from all such
sermons, leaving that for the Taber
nacle meetings.
"I personally wish we had a hundred
Billy Sundays in Chicago to inspire and
stimulate our pupils to better llvintc
and finer patriotism." said Mr. Shoop.
"Naturally we aim to keep the publio
schools free from sectarian bias. This
complaint does not apply to anything
Mr. Sunday ever said in any of his
school addresses."
At high school meetings the evan
gelist confined himself to patriotic
talks, moral preachings and invectives
against modern loose tendencies. He
steers clear of hell-fire and brimstone.
and even forgets to paint the glories
of salvation. The bulletin issued for
all schools by Superintendent Shoop.
while in no way reflecting on Mr. Sun
day's school addresses, bars sectarian
appeal.
Mr. Sunday's sermon. "Is It Well
With Tour is an effort by the evan
gelist to reach every individual in the
audience with a personal touch, to
wake him up to self-analysis. Then he
stops to point out who is to blame
if all is not well with a person.
"If it Is not well with you. don't
blame the devil or your parents or
society. No! I'll tell you what to do.
Go home and look in your glass and
say: "That's the lobster who is to
blame!"
"God pity you if you go out into
eternity with the sin on your life that
Is there now as you sit and listen to
me! But God stands ready and willing
to forgive and remember your sins
against you no more forever."
Mr. Sunday then picked out the
French nation as an example of a
people with whom others thought all
was not well, and paid tribute to "La
Belle France," her wonderful courage
and devotion "she Is on her knees and
looking through her tears toward God
Almighty!" he said.
WOMEN DO WAR WORK
Call for Factory Hands Quickly An
swercil In New Haven.
PHILADELPHIA. June 5. Women of
the United States are responding to the
call for factory workers as quickly and
earnestly as the women of the allies,
according to H. E. Miles, chairman of
the section on Industrial training for
ttie war emergency of the Council of
National Defense. "In New Haven,"
Mr. Miles stated, "the Winchester Re
peating Arms Company needed 5000
more workers for war orders. The
housing situation was so grave that
the company was doubtful about im
porting labor. Other manufacturers In
the city also needed more labor, so they
decided to make the matter a commu
nity affair and seek the workers among
the women of New Haven.
"The women's clubs at once called a
meeting and told the audience of (he
urgent need for war workers. The re
sponse was so overwhelming that the
president of the Winchester Company
exclaimed. 'I was in trouble, hut noth
ing like the trouble I am in now. I
wanted 5000 women, but I didn't want
them all at owe"
"To see the women at work in school
and factory and note their earnestness,
their speed and accuracy is an inspira
tion. Manifestly, any war can be won
if only enough such workers are
trained. To illustrate the quickness
with which the women learn: Our Ohio
committee and others recently inspect
ed the training school of a recording
and computing machine company. There
they saw a stalwart woman operating
a turret lathe on difficult work. 'Here
is a particularly capable worker prob
ably a teacher.' said an expert from one
of the greatest war factories in Amer
ica. 'How long have you been here?
he Inquired. 1 came yesterday,' was
the reply."
War Photographers Take Risks.
LONDOM. June 6. Official photo
graphers at the front are exposed to
great risk. Recently one, a British of
ficer, lost his leg from an explosion
and the driver of another's automobile
was wounded in the knee by a shell
splinter.
cept God?" Human judges declare a
verdict of guilty or not guilty, and
may be merciful in the execution of
the punishment, but - leniency is not
forgiveness. No human word or act or
power can take away sin or destroy
guilt. That is what God does. That
is what the Bible does.
Every enduring civilisation Is a Bible
civilization. Nothing has fostered uni
versal education like the reading of
the Bible. The greatest revolution
wrought in the moral and intellectual
universe of man is the introduction of
the Bible as a book for everybody to
read. The Bible for the individual, the
Bible for the family, the Bible for the
church and the Bible school, the Biota
for the publio school, the Bible fos the
magistrate, for the President, for our
soldiers and sailors going into battle
for freedom and justice and democracy,
the Bible for the whole world is the
visible fountain of the invisible life
giving waters of the Almighty God.
Lincoln's VVorda Quoted.
Courts msy make such decisions as
to the uses of the Bible in public aa
they may find constitutional or ex
pedient, but some day there will be a
real Supreme Judge who shall ask
learned professors and magistrates,
ministers and teachers, parents and in
dividuals: "What did yoiTdo with the
Holy Scripture which I gave to man
kind and entrusted to your care?"
What shall we answer? Shall we sav,
with Abraham Lincoln: "I have only
to say that It's the best book which
God has given to man." Shall -re say,
with our beloved President. Wood row
Wilson: "There are a good many prob
lems before the America" peoplt to
day, and before me as President, but
I expect to find the solution of those
problems Just In proportion as I ara
faithful in the study of the word of
God."