THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 8, 1918.
DIOCESAN HOLY NAME UNION IN SESSION IN CATHEDRAL
The Most Rev. Archbishop Christie and Prominent Members of the Laity Will Be Speakers.
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rnHB parish branches of the Diocesan
I Holy Name Union will meet
regular quarterly session this
afternoon in the new Cathedral Hall at
2 o'clock. ' His Grace Most Rev. Arch
bishop Christie and prominent mem
bers of the llty will be the speakers.
Reports will be read by the parish sec
retaries on the" status of their respec
tive branches and the assembled dele'
- gates will deliberate on proposed meat
tires pertaining to the extension of
Holy Names activities.
At the last quarterly session, reports
were filed which showed a membership
' of 1100 Holy Name men in the diocese
-and it is expected that the reports this
afternoon will show a great increase
In membership.
At the close of the business session
the men will assemble in the Cathedral
' at 4 o'clock, when a procession of th
blessed sacrament will 'be held an
benediction. Rev. W. A- Watts will
preach. The laity of the parish are
Invited to attend the exercises.
The Northwest annual conference of
the Woman's Missionary Society of the
Methodist Church. South, closed Mon
day at Milton, Or. The conference in
' eluded consideration of the work which
' is being carried on In Washington,
' Oregon, Idaho and Montana. - The off!
cers elected for the year are as fol
lows: President. Mrs. H. S. Shangle, o
Milton. Or.; vice-president, Mrs. A. G.
Avery, Spokane; recording secretary,
Mrs. W. M. Avery, Spokane; treasurer.
Mrs. IX M. Johns, of Corvallis; superin
tendent of social service, Mrs. Thella
B. Scruggs, of Portland; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. P. IX Hartznan, Butte
president of Junior mission, Mrs. Elsie
B. McLaughlin; missionary appointed to
the Nes Perce Indian mission la Idaho,
Mrs. F. N. Canfield.
Trip East I Powerful Source
of Information.
Washington Donbled Im Population
Since War Began. Says Bishop
Si
UT WISH every dtixen of Portland
icouia visit Washington now, aaia
the Rev. Walter T. Sumner, bishop of
the Episcopal diocese for Oregon, on his
return from the Capital last week. "A
trip to the seat of Government at this
time is a powerful source of Insplra-
- tion. Washington has doubled in pop
ulation since the war began, and is
veritable whirlpool of activity. I was
amazed at the magnitude of our efforts."
Only the responsibility he feels for
the diocese Is keeping Bishop Sumner
himself out of war service. He was
urged to accept an appointment
senior chaplain of the Great Lakes
Naval Station near Chicago, but as the
position called for enlistment for the
duration of the war, ha was compelled
to decline It.
"I am proud that wo have clergymen
In active service," stated the bishop.
"Rev. Henry Talbot, former rector of
St. David s, and Mrs. Talbot have dis
tinguished themselves, and Rev. Jay
Black, former rector at Marshfleld, is
doing good work in France. Tre Very
Rev. Dean McColllster, of the Pro
Cathedral, expects to leave soon, while
Rev. Robert Gill, rector at Salem, has
also received a chaplain's appointment.
In addition. Rev. C IL Chandler, of
Oregon City, and Rev. J. C Rice, secre
tary of the diocese, have been serving
all Summer as volunteer chaplains in
the Spruce camps.
"While in Washington, JT heard many
good things of Oregon. Men of prom
inence told me we should be more than
proud of our large enlistment, eur
splendid shipbuilding achievements and
our enviable record In all the war
drives.
"President Campbell, of the Univer
sity of Oregon, has been doing good
work in the Capital this Summer. To
him perhaps more than to anyone else
Is due the acceptance by the Presi
dent of the plan to retain college men
at their studies unttt they are actually
needed for oftrfcers training camps,
Harvey Moore, for many years secre
tary. of the Oregon Social Hygiene So
ciety, is active in connection with the
War Department's efforts to suppress
vice among the men in khaki, and keep
them In fighting trim for the great
struggle."
Dr. Griffis to Discus Non
Observance of Sabbath. '
Services at First Christian Church
Open With Patriotic Devotions.
8 o'clock the pastor will deliver the
second of his mid-week lectures on
ths Book of Revelation.
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Rev. R. H. Sawyer has returned from
his vacation, spent on a farm near Cor
vallis, and will occupy the pulpit of the
East Side Christian Church, East
Twelfth and Taylor, today. His morn
ing subject will be "What Think Ye
of Christ?" while In the evening he will
speak on "The Harvest of the World."
The ordinance of baptism will bo ad
ministered at the evening service,
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At the Woodlawn Christian Church
the pastor. Joseph D. Boyd, will speak
at 11 o'clock on the subject of "The
Church and the Preacher." At 8 o'clock
he will speak on "Jesus Christ, and
Him Crucified."
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At the Atkinson Memorial Church
Thursday- nights the meetings will be I
devoted to a discussion or the second
coming of Christ. The various views o
the day will be discussed. The regular
morning and evening Sunday sessions
of the "cnurch will be resumed today.
The Realization League, Rev. H. Ed
ward Mills, leader, will conduct serv
ices morning and evening at the Real
lzatlon rooms, over the Woman's Ex
-change, 186 Fifth street. Subject at
11 o'clock: "States of Mind." At
o'clock the first service of "Rally
week" will be held. Subject: "What
All the World Is Seeking." The entire
week has been set aside for rally pur
poses, and nightly services will be
held.
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Rev. J. H. Allen, well-known evan
srellst. expositor and writer, will Dreach
at the Sunnyside Congregational Cnurch
this evening. Mr. Allen Is a student of
prophecy and as such will be remem
bered for his courses of Bible study
conducted In our city In former years.
His address at this time is anticipated
with keen interest.
Two prominent speakers will occupy
ths pulpit today at the Montavllla
Methodist Church. Rev. C. It Hamilton,
pastor. Dr. Harry Farmer, who has
spent 11 years In the Philippines, and
who established the Union Theological
Seminary on the islands, will deliver
the morning address. In the evening'
Dr. Frances Bnrgette Short, pastor of
Wilbur Church, will speak. Dr. Will
iam Wallace Toungson will be present
at both services. At 7:80 P. M. there
will be a community sing.
PORTLAND RELIGIOUS LEADERS WHO FIGURE IN WEEK'S CHURCH NEWS.
Are the young people of today friv
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This question Is to be ths subject of
debate by the young people of the
East Side Baptist Church this evening.
the debate is the outcome of a recent
mock trial charging the Baptist Toung
People's Union with Inefficiency. Those
who will argue on the affirmative are
Misses Helen Mickle, Alice Shogren and
Cornelia Hubbard, and on the negative,
Messrs. Wilbur Hood. Paul Emmett and
Newton Mathews. .
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Ths State Splrltualtstlo Association
Is In convention today at the First
Church, at Sixth and Montgomery
streets. Mrs. Lot Prior Elmore, lately
returned from South Africa, will lec-
ure at 3 P. M. on ' Universal Spiritual
ism" and at 8 P. M. on "Within the
Shadow of the Cross." At the evening
ervice there will be messages from
Mrs. Elmore. Max Hoffman, Mrs. Downs
and Mrs. Partridge StllwelL Circles at
:30 by all the different workers.
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The Rev. Robert Murray Pratt win
supply the pulpit of the Pilgrim Con
gregational Church, corner Missouri
and Shaver, this morning and evening.
The sermon topics will be "The Spice
of Life" and "Three Great Questions.
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"Every Soul Responsive to Love" is
the subject this evening at the Univer
sal Messianic Church, 414 East Everett
treet. Sunday school will be at 11 A.
M.. while the evening service will be at
o clock. There will be a study class
session Wednesday evening.
The Montavllla Christian Church
East Seventy-sixth and Hoyt streets, J.
Jenkins, pastor, will hold services
today as follows: Bible school, .10 A. M.
preaching. 11 A. M. subject. "Why Sit
e here Until We die?"; Christian En-
eavor. 7 P. M.: preaching, 8 P. M-, sub-
ect, " The Door Closed and Christ
Without." The usual prayer meeting
service will be held vv ednesday evening.
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THIS morning at 11 o'clock at the
First Christian Church. Park and
Columbia streets, the pastor. Rev. Har
old H. Griffis. will speak on "Why We
Do Not Observe the Sabbath." Each
period of public worship at this church
is opened with brief patriotic devotions,
including the singing of one of the Na
tional songs by the congregation and
a prayer led by the pastor for the
victory of the allies and the Buccess
of the Republic
Miss Nina Dressel this morning will
repeat by request the solo, "Keep the
Home Fires Burning." ' Ths evening
worship at T:45 will have for its cen
tral theme "The Claims of a Social
Christianity." On Thursday night at
First Congregational Church, Park
and Madison streets, services at 10:30
M. and 7:45 P. i , with sermons by
Dr. John Tallmadgs Bergen. His morn
ing subject will be "Our Immortality"
and the evening subject, "Elijah Trans
lated." He will also speak at io Bible
School at 13 M., giving some stories
from the Christian Sioux Indians. The
Intermediate Christian Endeavor So
ciety will meet at 6:30 P. M.
Dr. Bergen, pastor of the First Pres
byterian Church of Minneapolis, is
chaplain of the Fourth Minnesota Na
tional Guard Infantry. He has served
in the staCe troops sines the beginning
of the war, has been Dcpnty Sheriff,
private, corporal, sergeant, in the Min
nesota Home Guard, and First Lieuten
ant on the brigade staff of the Adjutant-General,
Minnesota. His principal
work was holding loyalty meetings, re
cruitl g men for all branches of the
service, and speaking for the Red 'Cross
and liberty loans. Dr. Bergen Is now
to be attached to the Spruce- Division,
under Major Mills, as chaplain, and
will be stationed at Vancouver Bar- ,
racks.
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Community Service Flag to
Be Dedicated.
Appropriate - Exercises Planned at
Trinity Presbyterian Church.
APPROPRIATE exercises to dedicate
the community service flag of
Fulton district will mark ths evening
services at Trinity Presbyterian church,
at the corner of Virginia and Nebraska
streets. Remarks will be made by Dr.
A. J. Montgomery and Rev. Theodore
P. Smith, pastor. - A good programme
of music is promised. Ths flag repre
sents SO men in the service as follows:
Georse W. Barker. Ralph E. Barrlck.
Maldin B. Barrlck. Percy Bales. Douclas
O. Becker, Charles Bowe, Harry Bokowskr,
Albert Bukowsky. Homer J. Brown. Lewis
Crane, Charles J. Cnrlstensen, Karl Culver,
Edgar Devennla, Albert Dempka. Earl P.
Downing. Charles Dornsfa, Claud Bros,
Harry Erta, Alrl Ervln, Albert B. Forbes
Daniel E. Fltmm. r. George G. Gaunt.
Jamas G. Glsley, Leonard E. Gray, Ivan
Hart. Glenn Hart. Felix H. Haas. Leon L.
Jones, Jess Judy, Fred Judy, Charles Kling
lnamlth. Homer Krauihaar, Frank D.
Luckey, Basil Meeklns, Fred H. Miller, Dor
rell McGe M. HcCarL Nela P. Neleen. Nor
man Nelsen, Robert Nivlson, fYances Nicison,
Joseph M. Pyeatt. Ernest A.Shepard, Ernest
bneasgreen, rrances C Speaks. Vivian
Sprague. Ecbagla C. Sibley, George Turner,
Slant Turner, William X Wrledt.
At Ross City Park Presbyterian
Church this morning. Dr. Robert H.
Milligan, the pastor, will preach on the
ubject "The Greatest of the Apostles."
Evening services will be resumed this
Sunday, the hour being 8 o'clock. Dr.
Milligan s subject for the evening Is
Knowing Ourselves."
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Rev. T. Brouilletts will occupy the
pulpit this morning at the Fourth
Presbyterian Church, First and Gibbs
streets. Rev. Henry G. Hanson, pastor.
Ths morning service Is at 10:30, fol
lowed at 12 by Sunday school. At 7:30
M. Rev. Mr. Bets will deliver the
sermon.
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Many of Rev. Mr. Landsborough's
congregation have not learned of his
return from his vacation, but they will
be glad to again hear him today at the
1 Vernon Presbyterian Church. His morn
ng sermon will be entitled "A Per
fect Law and How to Observe Its Re
quirements. ' This will be a study of
laws and lawmaking of especial In
terest to lawyers, although anyone
should enjoy such a sermon. In the
evening he will speak on "Our Lord's
Coming Objectified.
The evening meeting at the First
Presbyterian Church, Twelfth and
Alder streets, will take the form of a
memorial service for Thomas Emerson
Duncan, the first of its members to
give up his life in the service of his
country. Toung Duncan was very
prominent in church activities, being
president of the Toflng People's Clr-
le at the time of. his departure for
France.
The pastor, Rey, John H. Boyd. D. D..
has returned from his vacation spent
ut of doors, autolng, camping out
and at his Summer place near Mount
Hood. In his morning sermon he will
ssemble some vacation thoughts under
the title "The Way to Quietude of
Mind." In the evening Dr. Boyd will
preach on "The Costliness of Human
Safety," with special reference to the
death of young Duncan. At 7:45 P. M.,
preceding the regular service, Edgar
Coursen will give a recital on the
pipe organ.
The Fourth Presbyterian Church will
hold its annual congregational meeting
Thursday evening, September 12, at 8
clock. Reports will be heard from
the Various departments of the church.
plans will be outlined for the future.
and elders and trustees- will be elected
to succeed those whose terms expire at
this time. This meeting Is of unusual
Importance, as the pastor. Rev. Henry
G. Hanson, has requested the congrega
tion to unite with him in petitioning
the Presbytery of Portland to dissolve
the pastoral relation existing between
himself and the church.
Mr. Hanson has been Invited to take
up the work in. the First Presbyterian
Church of Astoria during the absence
of Chaplain Gilbert, now in France.
He expects to close his work here on
September IS.
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Rev. William Loren , Fisher, D. D
for five years pastor of the First Chris
tian Church of Seattle, and now on the
T. M. C A. staff at Camp Lewis, will
occupy the pulpit of the Westminster
Presbyterian Church Sunday morning.
On June 25 last the Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
in an editorial headed "A Manly
Son of God," referred to Dr. Fisher in
connection with his leaving that city to
take up' his new work at Camp Lewis,
and paid him a glowing tribute. It is
said that a rare treat is 1- store ior
the people of Westminster and Irving
ton community in the address of Dr.
Fisher.
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Led by ths pastor. Rev. Ward Mac-
Henry, 19 members of ths congregation
of the Mount Tabor Presbyterian
Church motored out to Happy Valley,
where they cut ths Winter's supply of
wood. The women of the congregation
served a hot picnio dinner. This morn
ing the subject at the church will be
A Debt We Never can pay. -mere
will be a patriotic song service tonight
at 8 o'clock. The pastor will give a
short talk on "Lafayette and the His
torical Marne."
County Sunday Schools Plan
Series of Rallies.
Fall Work OntUned at District Con
- ventlon Held In Kenton.
Celebrations Mark Opening
of Jewish New Year.
Special Services Being Held in the
. Various Synagognes of City.
THE Fall work of the Multnomah
County Sunday School Association
was formally launched at a district
rally held in Kenton United Presbyter
ian Church Tuesday evening, Septem
ber 8. A song service preceded the
regular programme. Addresses were de
livered by Harold F. Humbert, state
field secretary, and Dr. Ward W. Mo
Henry, recording secretary of the state
association. Officers of the county
association spoke briefly regarding
their work.
The gathering at Kenton Is the be
ginning of a series of single session
rallies to bs held throughout the city
and county, the following dates having
already been announced: Sellwood,
September 13, Methodist Episcopal
Church. ; Kenilworth and Mt. Scott.
September 15, Kenilworth Presbyterian
Church; St. Johns, September 16, Meth
odist Episcopal Church; East Side
North, September 17, Church of Strang
ers; Sunnyside and Mt. Tabor, Septem
ber 18, Sunnyside Friends Church; West
Side, September 20, Methodist Episco
pal Church; Montavllla, September 23,
(to be announced); Highland, Wood-,
lawn and Piedmont, September 24,
Highland Congregational; Central East
Side, September 25, Central Presbyter
ian. These rallies will be followed by an
all-day convention of workers from
ths entire county, November 5.
"Jim" Palmer, T. M. C A. secretary
who has just returned from France,
will be the attraction Friday evening,
September 20, at the Centenary Metho
dist Church. He is scheduled to furnish
entertainment for three-quarters of an
hour. Soldiers from Vancouver will
furnish much of the music both instru
mental and vocaL The entertainment
is under the direction of the Epworth
Leaguers of the Portland district. The
proceeds will be used for the benefit of
the Albina Mission, which is reopening
in a new location as a community cen
ter. '
RID AT evenlne marked the begin
J? ning of the Jewish holidays, ' the
cycle of holy days observed by the
Hebrew race for many centuries. Im
pressive ceremonies are being held at
the various synagogues of the city In
celebration of the holidays, which
started with the New Year feast Fri
day night.
Rabbi Jonah B. Wiso officiated Fri
day evening and yesterday morning at
services in Temple Beth Israel and he
will also preach this morning at 11
o'clock at Temple Novah Zedek, Sixth
and Hall streets, where Rev. A. Rosen-
cranz has been officiating. Rabbi
Arthur Montaz and Rev. R. Abraham
son have been conducting services at
Temple Ahavai Sholom, Park and Clay
streets, and the latter will speak there
this morning. -
Beth Israel religious school opens
this morning at 10 o'clock. All chil
dren of school and high school age are
urged to register. A choir of 15 will
be a feature of the exercises at Temple
Novah Zedek. .
Sunday morning services In observ
ance of the Jewish holidays are to be
held at Temple Ahavai Sholom, Park and
Clay streets, beginning at 8 o clock.
The sermon hour is 10 o'clock. Rev. Mr.
Abrahamson officiating. Men in unP
form invited to attend the services and
all visitors are welcome,
The Shepardlc Jews of Portlarat will
observe the Jewish holidays with serv
ices in the B'flal B'rith building. The
entire Jewish community is invited, and
a special welcome is extended to men
In uniform. Services will be read by
Jacob Arogette Hazan.
The regular services of the Atkinson
Memorial Congregational Church. East
Everett and Twenty-ninth streets, will
be resumed today. At the 11 o clock
service the pastor, r.ev. Wai :n Morse,
will preach on the theme "Sold Into
Slavery." The basis o? the subject is
one of the most fascinating of the Old
Testament stories. At? tile evening
service, at 7:45, Chaplain Clifford Nott
Hand will speak on "Things That Re
main." ' Chaplain I'and- is pastor - at
Lemon Grove, where he has so won the
u&rts of .his people that they decline
to accept his resignation, but. grant
him leave of absence during the war.
The male quartet -vill lead in the sing
ing. This is the quartet which sang in
the special meetings last Winter. The
Sunday school, which has been carried
on by the superintendent, Frank W.
Beach, and faithful workers during the
vacation, will lesume regular class
work this Sunday at the usual hour,
9:45 Mi
A new service flag, representing
more than 300 men in the service, will
be dedicated Thursday evening by St.
Patrick's Church. A parish reunion,
with appropriate exercises, will be held
at the same time in the grounds and in
the hall at North Nineteenth and Sav
ier streets.
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Mrs. Waldo and family, who spent
part of their vacation with Dr. Waldo,
have returned and are all much bene
fited by the rest of the Summer. Mrs.
Waldo, who has a large class of young
women in the Sunday school, will take
charge of the class Sunday.
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Services today at the Highland Con
gregational Church will be of decidedly
patriotic character. In the morning the
pastor. Rev. Edward Constant, will
preach on "The Nation's Call to Serv
ice, " when stress will be laid upon the
Ing their full share of work for the
Nation. At the evening service the
subject will be "A Minstrel In France."
the interesting story told in his book
by Harry Lauder. The soloist for the
morning will be Miss M. Specht and in
the evening Mrs. M- A. Baker.
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"Ths Victorious Christ" is the topic
of the second of a series of sermons
that Rev. Alexander Beers, pastor of
the First Free Methodist Church, East
Ninth and Mill streets, will deliver this
morning. The general theme will be
"What Think Te of Christ?" In the
series of sermons the - pastor is en
deavoring to remove mlsapprehttnsions
concerning Christ and his work and
show that Christ and not creed is the
demand of the human heart. Mr.
Beers will also be in his pulpit Sunday
evening. -
Rev. J. D. Springston. chairman; Rev.
Clara G. Essen, secretary, and Rev.
Harold Humbert comprise a committee
appointed to have charge of a drive for
the training of Sunday school teachers
in Oregon. The campaign, which Is
Nation-wide in scope, has been set for
the month from September 15 to Octo
ber 15 and will be carried on under the
general supervision of the Sunday
School Council of Evangelical Denom
inations, which is representative of the
International Sunday School Associa
tion.
The teacher-training drive, which is
conceded to be much seeded at this
time, has the following aims:
X. One teacher training class, at least.
in every Sunday school in America, meet
ing at the Sunday school hour.
2. A monthly workers' conference in
every Sunday school, meeting at least 10
months of the year.
8. A mid-week training class for the
present Sunday school teachers in every
school where such is needed.
4. A co-operative community training
school of religions education for every com
munity where desired and practical. Thia
school to have three functions: To do grad
uate and specilfzation work; to train lead-
era for classes in local churches and to pro
vide central training claaa facilities for
those churches unable to maintain their own
Classes
5. A definite steB to ba mads toward
helping every Sunday school in America to
right selection and us of current litera
ture and books on religious psychology, ped
agogy and Sunday school organization and
management. .
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Ths Central Free Methodist Church.
Rev. w. N. Coffee, pastor, extends a
cordial invitation to the public to hear
Rev. J. B. Freeland, of. Pasadena, at
the morning service. Rev. E. L; Silva,
of Everett, Wash-, will speak in the
evening.
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At University Park Methodist Epis
copal Church, corner Lombard and
Flske streets. Rev. J. T. Abbett, pastor.
Sunday school will open at 9:46 and
regular services at 11 A. M. The ser
mon theme will be "Spiritual Discern
ment Impossible to Unspirltual men."
At the evening service at 8 o'clock Dr.
Farmer's celebrated lecture, "Around
the World," will be given. One hun
dred stereopticon pictures will be
thrown on the screen, giving a world
review of missions. Dr. Farmer is
working in the interest of the centen
ary drive the one hundredth anniver
sary of the organization of the mission
ary society of the church. An invita
tion to all the services is cordially ex
tended. The congregation of the East Side
Baptist Church Is looking forward to
the completion of its new home at
East Twentieth and Salmon streets,
which is to be ready for occupancy by
the first Sunday in October. Under the
pastorate of Dr. .Hinson, the church
has doubled in membership and is
erecting the new edifice, which will be
dedicated practically free of debt. This
morning the pastor will speak on "The
Race and the Witnesses," while his
evening topio will be "Two True
Things in the Bible and in Our Present
Day Life." Sunday school will open at
9:60 A. M. and ths Toung People's
Union at 6:30 P. M.
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With the approaching selective serv
ice registration In mind, Rev. William
G. Eliot, Jr., will preach this morning
at 11 on "Ths Beginning and Ending
of the Great War," at the Church of
Our Father, Broadway and Yamhill.
This sermon will attempt to interpret
the selective service in the light of
history. The reguTar sessions of the
Sunday school will be resumed this
morning at 9:45 o'clock.
the evening programme the women of
the First Church will tender a banquet
to the visiting pastors and their wives.
Ons afternoon will be given over to a
trip on the Columbia Highway. A spe
cial feature will be a reception by Mrs.
Hughes to the members of the confer
ence and their wives. Bishop Hughes
will be absent, holding conferences
elsewhere.
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Today's services at St Mark's Epls
copal Church. Twentyfirst and Mar
shall streets, are as follows: At 7:30
A. M., holy eucharist: 9:45. Sunday
school; 11, holy eucharist and sermon
by Bishop Sumner, inaugurating the
rectorship of Rev. J. G. Hat ton, recently
elected. '
United Brethren Church An
nouncements Made.
Bishop Washlnarer Will Preach In
The Dalles Today.
The Oregon annual conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church Is to be
held in Portland, September 25 to 80.
Bishop Shepherd, of Chlcagd, will pre
side. The sessions will be held in the
First Methodist Church, with perhaps
one or more of the more, important
meetings in the Public Auditorium.
The housing shortage in Astoria pre
vents holding this year's conference In
that city, as was originally planned.
The conference la to be entertained by
committee made up of the Methodist
Men's Social Union and the City Church
Extension Society of Portland, together
with the district superintendent and
the president and secretary of the City
Methodist Ministers' Association.
The programme for the conference Is
being arranged by this committee.
Among the features planned will be one
afternoon and evening devoted to the
great Methodist centenary drive, at
which special speakers will be present.
The evening addresses will be suddIo-
ldea of all enthusiastically contrlbut- mented by moving pictures. Preceding
BISHOP W. H. WASHINGER, A. M,
D. D of Paciflo Coast District
United Brethren Churches, will preach
In The Dalles, Oregon, this morning.
Superintendent G. E. McDonald, D. Dv.
is on an itinerary of the Coos Bay
District In the Interests of the work
there.
First United Brethren Church, at
East Fifteenth and Morrison streets,
will be favored this morning by the
presence of Miss Elizabeth Reed, who
Is on furlough of her missionary work
In Porto Rico. She will address the
congregation on "Missions in Porto
Rico." Miss Reed has been In ths
work there for about 16 years, going
from and being supported by the First
United Brethren Church of Cham
bersburg, Pennsylvania. of which
Bishop Washinger was formerly the
pastor for eight years.
Tonight Rev. E. O. Shepherd will
address the congregation of this church
on the subject, "Going Farther." The
choir, under the direction of Prof.
W. H. Moore, will give special muslo
both morning and evening.
Rev. R. G. Sumerlin will preach at Sec
ond United Brethren Church, Seventh
and Summer streets, both morning and
evening.
At the Third Church Rev. E. O.
Shepherd will be In his pulpit Sunday
morning and deliver the sixth of his
series on the Seven Churches of Asia;
subject, "A Church With a Large Op
portunity." In the evening the Wom
an's Missionary Association will have
full charge of the services, and will
be addressed by Miss Elizabeth Reed,
returned missionary from Porto Rico,
on the subject, "Missions in Porto
Rico." Special music will be rendered
at this service.
Rev. C. P. Blanchard will address
the Fourth Church congregation at
Tremont station Sunday morning on
the subject, "Women in the New World
Which the War is Bringing In." In
the evening Rev L. A. Northrup will
conduct an evangelistic service.
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Those who attended 'the rally week
services given by the Rose City Park
Church School last year will be inter
ested to learn that a similar programme
Is being arranged for the coming week.
A special stereopticon lecture Tuesday
evening by Dr. J. Earle Else will open
the series of meetings. An address on
Church and Community" will be given
Wednesday evening, while Thursday
night will be a patriotic occasion, with
community sing and a stereopticon
lecture on "Our Boys in France" by the
pastor. A. A. Heist.
A community supper at 6:30 Friday
evening will be followed by an address
by E. C. Knapp along Sunday school
lines. The week will close with a rally
day programme next Sunday.
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At the First Methodist Episcopal
Church, Twelfth and Taylor streets, Dr.
Joshua Stansfield, the pastor, will
preach this .morning on "Our Lord and
Savior. Jesus Christ." In the evening
Dr. Stansfield will deliver another of his
patriotic sermons, "The American Ad
vance." A congregational sing will
precede the evening sermon, with an
organ recital by Mrs. Gladys Morgan
Farmer.
The Bethlehem Norwegian Lutheran
Church anticipates a very successful
Fall season, with a largely increased
membership. This morning at 11 the
pastor. Rev. Wilhelm Pettersen. will
speak on "The One Thing Needful," the
sermon being In Norwegian. An ad
dress in English will be given at 8 P.
M. by Rev. Isaao George, a missionary
from Western Persia, while the pastor
will speak on "If God Be for Us, Who
Can Be Against Us?" Sunday school at
10 A. M.
The chnrch choir held a social meet
ing Friday evening at the pastor's
home, 329 Prescott street, and organ
ized for the Fall work.
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Rev. Herbert T. Cash, paster of ths
Grace Baptist Church of Montavllla for
six years, preaches his farewell sermon
to the congregation this morning. Mr.
Cash has accepted war work under the
T. M. C. A., and is at present stationed
at Benson Polytechnic Portland. He Is
one of the best known of Portland pas
tors, and has served with remarkable
success during ths six years of his pas
torate here.
Rev. G. A. MarteH, Ph. D.. of Berke-
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PASTOR SAYS TEXT IS MOST MAGNIFICENT VERSE IN BIBLE
"God and His Love" Subject of Sermon Delivered by Rev. W. B. Hinson Defining Salvation.
BT REV. W. B. HINSON,
Pastor East Side Baptist Church,
Text: John 3:16.
I CONSIDER this the most magnifi
cent verse in the whole Bible. If
other verses are stars, then this is
like the morning star, shining with a
splendor second only to that of the
great sun. It Is the largest verse I know
of in revealed truth. The largest, not
In phraseology, not In mere words and
clauses; but in deep suggestiveness,
nobleness of conception, and range of
vision.
It speaks of God the father: of Christ
the son; of the soul's salvation. Of
the father; with his omnipotence, om-
r.iscience. and omnipresence, the crea
tor, preserver and sovereign of all
mortals. Of Christ also, the son of
David, the son of Mary, the son of
man, the son of God; the incarnate
word who washed the feet of Peter,
and who swung the milky way. Of
e-alvatioa too: of deliverance from sin
the cause of hell, and of hell the result
of sin: of the escaping the destruction
from God, and attaining to everlasting
lelicity.
It is the gospel In epitome. The
"faithful saying" of the Apostle Paul
fails to define salvation; it simply
says. "Christ came to save sinners."
Even that illustrative text which as
serts that Moses lifted the brazen ser
pent for the benefit of Israel, so Christ
thould be crucified for the world's life.
makes no mention of the father's grace
and love. But this sublime passage
defines salvation as It speaks of eter-
rat life: while it Declares God the
father gave his son to save the lost.
The text reveals God as the author
of salvation. God is the great com
mencement. Go sufficiently far In any
direction, east or west, north or south,
up or down; and you find God. He is
as the center of the universe, and he is
about its circumference.
God Is Everywhere.
In gravltaMon, controlling the fiery
comet and the bubble on the breaker;
in astronomy with all its stars and
suns; in history, telling how the na
tions rose and declined; behind all
science and the high water mark of
man's wisdom; back of all protolasm
and evolution; beyond where angel fr
patriarch left their Impress on the
world's life; long ere rock flung back
sea wave or morning star sang o'er
animated nature, you can find God.
And the world, the universe, the heav
ens, are but effects of which he is
the great cause: for he is about all
things, as is space the earth, or water
an island. For in the beginning, "God
created the heavens and the earth."
"In the beginning was the word, and
the word was with God, and the word
was God; all things were made by
him, and without him was not any
thing made that was made." He is
the great Alpha and Omega, the be
ginning and the ending, the first and
the last, the everlasting God.
To progressive revelation we owe
our present conception of God. In the
commencement of human record he was
known as the great "creator" whose
massive might was evidenced by 8kies,
and seas, and storms; whose kingship
all creation acknowledged. Later on
be declares himself to be the myster
ious "I am," dwelling in the thick
darkness no man could approach unto.
David standing near the sunrise sang
of God who pitied "with more than a
father's pity." Isaiah told of a deity
who would reason with man; who
would pardon crimson stains of guilt;
who would comfort with more than a
"mother's comfort." And thus all down
the prophetic period the vision of proph
hecy grew increasingly clear; but to
the great Christ was reserved the glory
of revealing to the world the father
hood of God. Thou art a God "fearful
in praises"; thus spoke Moses, central
figure of a bygone dispensation. "Our
father who art in heaven" is the
brighter and most blessed revelation of
the divine Lord,
Fatherhood of God Affirmed.
The fatherhood of God was a doc
trine for the reception of which the
world was long in training.
That he -is mighty, just, holy, mys
terious, yea, even merciful, I can learn
from Genesis: but the grand manifes
tation of his love Is fully revealed by
the New Testament only. That God
loved mankind might be inferred from
the sacred songs and the prophetic mus
ings of the Old Testament; gut it was
a comparatively modern writer one
learned in the school of which Christ
is the Master who soared sufficiently
Llgh to assert that God is love. Not
merely loving, or -loveable, or lovely;
but God is love. Nor can I wonder it
took ages of schooling to fit men to
receive a truth so vast and. wonderful.
That love is at the heart of all, is a
mighty fact; is as the blazing of a
bright sun that nearly blinds by its
brilliancy. For the tiny stream to feel
that the great ocean loves it and lives
for its benefit; for the firefly to be
told of relationship to the day sun. Is
no more wonderful than for the mor
tals to be assured of immortal affec
tion, to be convinced that love is be
hind might, and in mystery's heart.
For snark- you, a loving God say,
rather aGod of love is a revelation
peculiar to Christianity. The revela
tion of God and human life which
Jesus gave o'ertops man's grandest
guess, as does hill the plain, or sky
the sod.
God loves us. But God Is immutable,
and knows no alteration. If bs loves
me today, he loved me yesterday; If
yesterday, at birth; if at birth, ere he
built the universe; if he .loves me now,
he loved me ever. Aye, did he? Ere
he flung gold dust . as stars athwart
the heavens; ere his finger hollowed
out wild Atlantic's bed; ere wing of
angel cut the ether; God loved thee, O
Christian soul! Ere thou didst sea the
lieht or breathe the air he loved thee
and with the shepherd king thou canst
say, "In Thy book all my members are
written, which in continuance were
fashioned when as yet there were none
of them."
Proof Is Given.
Did God love the world when he
wounded it? Tea, for rightly viewed,
the wounding Is a strong, sure proof
of his affection. The gardener prunes
the vine because of his great care for
it; so every branch in the great vine,
God, "the husbandman," pruneth.
Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth,"
and the rightful chastening of the par
ent is a proof of the parent s love.
When the kind father operates upon
his own child, the strange doctor might
lightly touch the cancer, but the father.
because of his great love, WHl cut deep
into- the flesh, seeking for the outer
most root of the accursed ' thing that
has threatened the child's life.
Understand, my friend, God hates
your sin, as that kind father hates his
child's disease; but .understand also, he
loves your soul He nates the. miasma I
that hurts you eo; and because of his
love to you he makes you climb the
steep ascent, where the swamp mist of
worldliness cannot reach you. He
hates the blight, the evil, the sin, that
spoils your soul's beauty, and saps, your
manhoods vigor, and mars you in
every way. And if he loved you less,
he might perchance permit your stay
within Its reach; but that the serpent's
tooth shall not instil its poison, God
has made the serpent sound the aferra
lng rattle which disturbs thy sleep of
carnal security; and sad to say, some
times causes thee to murmur and
repine.
Greatness of Love Shown,
What but love could watch the world
with pitying forbearance during all
these long centuries of wrongdoing?
How God has borne with us and tender-
ly pitied us; how in mercy he has re
fused to answer the mad appeals of our
sin delirium. As the mother watching
the sick child sees no loathsomeness
albeit the scales of disease cover the
features; feels no resentment though
the hand of the sufferer be dashed
rudely In the patient watcher's face;
yea, who welcomes the returning
strength of the dear one, although that
strength is the occasion of her own
pain; even' so has God watched the
world. And at times during ths long
dark night of evil, he has been heard
plaintively saying: "How shall I give
thee up; Ephraim, why will ye die!."
O brothers, what but infinite and ever
lasting love could train the world so
long; and not lose heart and cease T
God loves you; hear the bible assert
it. To the house of Israel God says:
'Oh that thou hadst harkened to my
commandments, then had thy peace
been as a river, and thy righteousness
as the waves of thesea." "Come now,"
he said to rebellious Judah, "and let
us reason together; though your sins
be as scarlet they shall be as white
as snow; though they be red like
crimson they shall be as wool." In New
Testament times the same tenderness
is apparent, for as Christ beheld sin
ners hurrying to perdition, he lament
ed them while saying, "O Jerusalem,
Jerusalem, how often would I have
gathered thy children together,, even
as a hen gathered her chickens under
her wing and ye would not."
O world, God loves you; hear It, ye
islands, washed by the ever murmur
ing sea, ye spreading plains and
mighty continents, with your surging
populations and your multitudinous
life, God loves you. O India, banish
Juggernaut, for God is love! O Budd
hist, leave your blank of annihilation
and believe in God the loving. And
ye dwellers in more favored climes,
but whose souls are Icebound in a love
less creed, see the massive gates of
this text unlock to reveal a God of
love. t
Humanity Called to Remember,
Aye, God love us; let us say it over
and over, lest by a sad fatality we
forget it. Here in a world where hate
dwells, and where discord spoils our
music; let us say to each other, and
to our own hearts: we are beloved of
God.
And thou frail friend who thoughtest
the Deity unmindful of such feebleness
as thou art. understand for thine en
couragement God loves thee. 'Tis bold
to reason that thy lamented frailty
ut endears thee to thy God, yet It may
be even so. Thy lamented frailty we ,
say, the weakness thou canst not avoid;
not that of thine own seeking. For the
Christ said: "If ye being evil give good
gifts unto your children, much more
shall the good God bless his own." He
reasoned concerning human kindness.
and then lifted that kindness to ths
God 6'erruling all. And well we know
In earthly households feebleness Is not
scorned, nor incapacity ill-treated. At
night the mother is surrounded by her
prattling children, and with kind words
and soft kisses she puts them away
to rest; but one, the dumb boy who
never yet uttered a word, is there. Is
he despised? Assuredly not. for while
sweet murmurs of the mother may not
penetrate his dull ear, yet it is true
that in demonstrated affection he re
ceives the lion's share. Do frowns
and rebuffs fall to his unhappy lot?
Nay, list to the mother's words:
My silent boy, I hold thee to my breast.
Just as I did when you were newly bornt t
It may be sinful, but I love thee best.
And kiss thy lips the loosest night and
morn!
Oh, thon art dear to me beyond all others.
And when I breathe my trust, and bend
my knee
For blessing- on thy sisters and thy brothers,
God seems the nlghest when I pray for
thee.
God so loved the world. Would God
we could rightly emphasize that small
word, "so"! Small word, said we
rather say that broad, large word,
whose height we never looked over,
and whose depth Is all unfathomable;
for let plummet fall swift as the forked
lightning and It would take eternity
to sound that great depth of love. O
sound it on the winds and write it
on the stars; tell it to all ths wild
waves and bid all nature sing of ths)
miehty lovs of God. ,-