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-THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 8, 1918.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH STARTS CENTENARY DRIVE
Conference of Ministers and Laymen of Portland Area to Mark Opening of Great Movement.
MINISTERS and laymen of the
Portland area of the Mehtodist
Epl!conaI Church will meet at
the First Methodist t-nurcu - -
ference on Tuesday. The purpose of
the conference Is to lay plans for the
ri centenary movement, by which
the church expect, to" raise $85,000,000
within tne coming year for the runner
f church work in the United
Krataa an, in. foreign missions.
rk Piffitand area com prises' the
Puxet Sound. Columbia River and Ore
aron conferences. Headquarters have
been established at 403 Piatt building;.
Rev. A. L. Haworth is In charge, as
sisted by Kev. Charles A. Bowen. Mark
Freeman. H. C Burkholder and W. C.
Wasser. centenary staff for the terri
tory. More than S0O ministers and a
like number of laymen comprise the
Portland area and the majority of these
men will be In attendance at the con
ference on Tuesday.
The programme included addresses
by Bishop Hughes, prominent clergy
men and laymen as follows:
Mom In KMloi. o'clock W. "W. Touns
eon. chairman Ara Council, presiding. Gen
eral subject. "Area Plan for the Centenary";
deration. T. B. Ford: meeaase from Blabop
Huxhea; reneral statement. Charlee A.
Bowen. executive secretary; Tfte District
Superintendent" H. O. Perry; "The Bun
day School and the Centenary." W. C.
Wasser; allotments and financial drive;
Boon luncheon at Firvt Church.
Afternoon session. 1:30 o'clock J. C. Har
rison, presiding. General subject. "The Four
vru.it' Pninmni": devotions. J. N. Vt al
ters: Stewardship." James K. Crowther:
Preparation: "Local Church Org-anlxatlon";
Literature." J. M. Canse: "Pastor's Liter
ature and How to Uae If (bulletin, surveys,
study books, etc!). Robert Brumblay: "How
to tiet People to Tithe." Robert Warner:
tereoptlcon and slides. Mark Freeman. Din
ner First Church. o'clock. Columbia River
Conference. M. O. Perry, chairman: Oregon
Conference. R. N. Avlson. chairman; Puaet
Sound Conference. J. E. Crowther. chair
man: -Life Service and Our Collerea," E.
H'Eenins; aerrfce. 7:30 o'clock A. F. Flesel.
prealdtns. General subject. "Laymen and
the Centenary": devotions. D. H. Cox; "The
Laymen's Relation to the Centenary." R. N.
.Avlson: "Methodist Minute Men." J. W.
Iay "The Layman In the Local Church."
J XV. Efaw; "Publicity Our Advocates and
the Centenary." R. H. Hushes: eloalns mea-
y mi t h ana me -r i.iu, v.. wu..
Reconstruction Programme
in Church to Be Outlined.
Eev. Bytes J. Clark, f First t ailed
It rethrew, rharen. te Preaea em
After-War Subject. '
m HE REV. BYRON J. CLARK, of
J. First United Brethren Church, an
nouncea for h!a morning theme. "The
Church's Place In the Reconstruction
Programme. and In the evening he will
address the congregation on the sub
ject "Absolute Essentials." Since Rev.
Clark came to this church just two
months ago there has been. a. aplirtual
awakening la the adjacent community.
Last Sunday morning about so were at
the communion table and 22 were given
the right hand of fellowship by pastor
and congregation.
At the 11 o'clock service la the Sec
ond United Brethren Church. Twenty,
seventh and Sumner streets, the pastor.
Rev. Ira Hawley, will address his con
gregation on the theme, "Going On a
Journey;" at 7:30 In the evening his
theme will be. "Returning From a
Journey."
Rev. E. O. Shepherd, of the Third
United Brethren Church, Sixty-seventh
street and Thirty-second avenue. South
east, will use for a theme at the Sun
day morning service. "Faith's Power;"
and at the evening service his theme
will be. "The Great Message of Our
Master."
The Rev. C. P. Blanchard, of the
Fourth United Brethren Church, located
at Tremont Station, will preach In the
morning service Sunday, on the theme.
"Personal Responsibility," using as a
text JamesIILS "Behold what a great
matter a little fire klndleth." The even
ing service will be nnder the direction
of Rev. R. G. Suraerlin.
"Quest of Adventure" Is
Sermon Subject.
Blahs Saaier te Sneak This Mora
lag at Pro-Cathedral St. Stephen
the Martyr.
SERVICES at the Pro-Cathedral, St.
Stephen the Martyr, have been an
nounced as follows: For today, holy
communion at 7:45 A. M. ; morning
prayer and sermon by Bishop Sumner
at 11 o'clock. "The Quest of Adventure."
in the evening there will be evening
prayer at 7:45 with an address by Chap
lain Howard, of the Good Samaritan
Hospital, so well known In social work.
Bishop Sumner leaves for Chicago
the first of the week to give the ad
dress at the memorial mass meeting tor
Ella Flagg Young, the other speakers
being Secretary McAdoo. of Washing
ton and Dr. John Dewey, of Columbia
University. New York. While East the
bishop will be the special preacher at
the cathedral and will give several
other addresses In Chicago.
The choir of the Pro-Cathedral was
riven Its annnal reception last week
by Bishop and Mrs. Sumner at the Par
ish House, over 60 being present. Re
freshments were served and singing
and orchestra muslo filled the evening.
PASTOR
Preaches' at the Church ef Our Father, Ne
vember 17, 1918, by William O. Eliot. Jr.
IN THE never-to-be-forgotten day
of August. 1914. on a Sunday just
before Germany struck into Bel
gium. I said from this pulpit that the
greatest war in all our human history
was about to begin, and I solemnly
summoned myself and my listeners to
the duties of the hour.
On November 1L 1918. after more
than four years of struggle, the end
has come, and a dazed world finds it
hard to realise at this moment that
Jess than a week has passed since
silence fell on shot-torn trench and all
the battle front was stilled.
What awful years they have been!
yes, awful days day after day. night
after night, hour by hour, continu
ously, the struggle has gone on. Can
we ever forget those dark days when
the forward fortresses of Belgium were
annihilated and the Germans swept
Irresistibly toward Parts? Is It not
hard to bring back to our Imagination
that day .when the French government
was transferred to Bordeaux? Did I
say "Irresistibly?" Najr remember the
Marne. Remember how Joffre and the
British "contemptibles" met tb4 awful
Issue.
Feha Meaaasa Ree-alle.
, Call to memory bow Foch. at the cru
cial hour, "like a man Inspired." sent
flashing oa the wire, "My left wing
Is defeated, my right la crumbling;
I am ordering an attack on all fronts."
That was the beginning of the end: it
was the beginning of the last battle of
the Marne. And somehow ws always
knew that! Tet. how tragedy upon trag
edy Is wrapped up in the fact that It
was only the beginning onlv the be-
The bishop and Mrs. Sumner were as
sisted In receiving- by the president of
the Womana Guild. Mrs. Rober War
rack, and by Mrs. W. T. Muir and Mrs.
Carl Denton, of the Altar Guild. Bishop
Thomas, of Wyoming, who has been the
house guest of Bishop and Mrs. Sum
ner, was the distinguished guest of the
evening.
Elaborate preparations are being;
made at the Pro-Cathedral for Inspiring
Christmas service and festivities. The
church will be unusually lavishly deco
rated with evergreens and a rood
screen will be erected in the chancel.
There will be a special festival for the
Sunday school, at which time a man
ger, provided through the generosity
of several or the parlsnioners, win do
opened In the transept of the rro
Cathedral.
Christian Scientist.' War
Work Reviewed.
More Tkarn S1.000.000 Diahoraed to
Date for Aid of War-Strtcken.
A RECENT issue ol The ennsuan
Science Monitor gives an account of
the work of the mother church which
has been made possible by the generous
support contributed by Christian Scien
tists throughout the world.
The Christian Science war relief fund
to date, the report says, has disbursed
11.275.560. Most of this sum has been
-disbursed-by committees of Christian
Scientists in Great Britain and Ireland.
France, Switzerland, Holland, Italy Bel
glum, Armen la, Syria. Poland, Rumania
and Serbia.
The Christian Science war work has
been carried on under three heads,
namely: Camp welfare, comforts for
warding, and war relief. In addition
active religious work has been made
possible, in both the military and naval
establishments of the United States,
through the efforts of Christian Science
chaplains, nine of whom have been com
missioned in the Army and one In the
Navy.
Camp welfare workers were placed In
many of the camps and cantonments in
the United States. Their mission was
to help the men In uniform wherever
possible. In carrying out this work
Christian fcience welfare houses and
similar facilities have been provided.
Welfare rooms are maintained in Port
land In the Morgan building.
The activities of the comforts for
warding committee save been carried
on through 975 branches which are in
operation in all states of the American
Union, also in Alaska, Hawaii, and the
Canal Zone. A total of more than 500,-
000 articles of clothing and knitted
goods has been distributed by this com
mittee, among men in the war service
and among refugees.
The local branch of the comforts for
warding committee In Portland has Its
headquarters in the Journal building.
This local committee reports the dis
bursement of $3248.85 during the last
nine months. It has forwarded during
this same period 6303 articles of cloth
ing and knitted goods.
"Source of Spiritual Power,"
Rev. Boyd's Subject,
Series of Sermons Dealing With Re
construction Problems Start Tonight.
REV. JOHN H. BOYD, D. D, pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church,
corner Twelfth and Aider streets, will
preach both morning and evening to
day. In the morning at 10:30 the sub
ject will be "The Source of Spiritual
Power."
In the evening at 7:S0 Dr. Boyd will
begin a new aeries of sermons dealing
with reconstruction problems under the
general beading "What Next"? These
addresses will recognize the fact that
a new world has come with the close
of the war and that great problems
are coming up for settlement. The
subject for this evening will be "Is
Germany Incorrigible?" This is a most
timely topic in view of the imminent
meeting of the peace congress to deal
with this question of Germany's future.
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Dr. Eliza E. Leonard has been a
medical missionary In China for 23
years. At present she holds two Im
portant offices: that of dean in the
Women's Union Medical College, of
Pekin, snd superintendent .of Douw
Memorial Hospital, of the same city.
Dr. Leonard is in this country on fur
lough and is to speak for the first
time on Tuesday afternoon in the
chapel of the First Presbyterian
Church, under the auspices of- the Wo
man's Missionary Society of that
church, which organisation supports
Dr. Leonard on the foreign field. The
meeting begins promptly at 2:30 and
closes at 4. after which an informal re
ception to Dr. Leonard will be held.
All women interested are invited to at
tend. see
Rot. Joshua Stansfield will begin a
new series of sermons at the First
Methodist Church this evening on
Some Stirring Bible Stories." showing
fact and reality of God in human af
fairs. This morning the church will
observe "Britain's day" and Dr. Stans
field will preach a sermon on "The
Greatest of the Allies." .
URGES HIGHER IDEALS AS PAYMENT OF WAR DEBT
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"Shall We Who Survive Live as if Soldiers Had Not Died?" Asks William G. Eliot, Jr. Personal Sacrifices Lead to "Perfect Day."
ginning of that end which, because
never lost sight of. finally gave us
the second battle of the Marne and Tie
tory.
It has been said that the British
always lose every battle except the
last one. Does it not seem as If this
had been true of the entente allies
In this war? Recall the pitiful Galli
pot! failure: the first defeats In the
Tigris region: the swift crushing of
Rouraanla; the Russian breakdown; the
first triumphs of the submarine, and
within recent weeks the deadly pushing
back of the British and other forces
until, with little room In which to
maneuver, their backs were against the
waU!
America Witnesses Horrars.
As we think of these terrible events
there throng to mind the facts and In
fluences that moved and finally uni
fied the people of America and brought
us. with Illumined minds, to see the
real issues and led us with Jubilant
hearts to the altars of sacrifice!
We witnessed with anguish the cal
culated horrifying of Belgium; we felt
with unutterable depth of pity and re
sentment the cold military murder of
Edith CavelL Stunned beyond capacity
for adequate appraisal ot what it really
meant, we received news time after
time of the sinking of neutral ships on
the free, high seas without warning.
and without even a fighting chance for
women and children, at sea on honest
and harmless errands, who were
thrown, some to live and some to per
ish, to the mercy of the black waves.
The sinister horror ot these events
was interpreted and magnified by the
mendacious campaign of enemy propa
ganda calculated to divide this, coun
try; by the systematic and well-fi
nanced work of destruction in factories.
NATIONAL OFFICERS OF CHRISTIAN CHURCH WHO MET HERE
LAITY OF OREGON.
Upper, Reading From Left to Right
Piedrai Negras, Mexico) F. E. Smith, of ladlanapolla. Secretary of the Board of Ministerial Relief and Pensions.
Lower, Reading From Left to Right J. H. Mahorter, Secretary of National Benevolence Association W. K. Macklln,
Representative From China Mlsa Esther T. Johnson and Mrs. J. M. Stearns, Secretaries of the Women's Bosrd of
Missions.
Christian Science Churches
to Hold Services.
"God the Only Cause and Creator
Lesson-Sermon for Week.
THE Christian Science Churches of
Portland hold services at their re
spective places of worship at 11 o'clock
on Sunday morning, and all except
Fifth and Seventh Churches repeat the
aervice Sunday evening at 8 o'clock.
The same service is held in all the
churches, the subject for the lesson
sermon this week being "God. the Only
Cause and Creator." At the Wednesday
evening meeting, held at 8 o'clock, tes
timonies of Christian Science' healing
are given.
The sessions of the Sunday School
are held by First, Second, Fourth and
Seventh Churches, at 9:45 and 11 A. M.,
respectively. Third Church also con
ducts two sessions, the first at 11 A. M.
and the second at 12:10 P. M., and Fifth
Church at 9:30 and 11 A. M.
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The Sellwood Spiritualist Church of
the Soul will hold services tomorrow In
Strahlman Hall, as follows:
At 3 P. M-, Dr. Angus will lecture on
the subject "Salvation," followed with
messages. At 8 P. M., Mrs. Lyon will
lecture and give psychometric read
ings. -,
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The Spiritualist Clfurch of the Soul
will hold services today as follows: 11
A. M-, lecture and messages by the
pastor on the subject, "Is Spirit Return
a Fact?"; 3 P. M., symposium, addresses
by Rev. S. B. Seip, Judge Piggott ana
Mr. Lawrence, followed with messages
bv Mrs. Barber, Mrs. Lyons, Mrs.
Elkenton and H. Partlow. At 5 P. M.,
circles will be held in the church by
Mrs. Selp. Mrs. Lyon, Mrs. Barber, Mrs.
Elkenton and Mrs. Masters. At 8 f. M.,
Dr. Angus will lecture on the subject.
"FormlnK a Habit." following with a
seance.
av-
Services will be held at 11 o'clock
this morning and at 8 o'clock this even
Ing at Universal Messianic Church. The
subject for the morning service will be
"The Unfolding Consciousness." Study
classes are held Wednesday. All serv
ices are at room 318, Abington build
ing. .
so
"Answers. False and' True, to the
Question, 'What Is Lifer " will be the
subject of a sermon by Rev. William
G. Eliot. Jr., this morning at 11 at the
Church of Our Father (Unitarian),
Broadway and YamhilL Mr. Eliot will
also speak at the Open Forum at 7:45
P. M. on the question "Why the Peace
Conference Is Not a Constituent As
sembly." Mr. and Mrs. Eliot have in
vited the congregation and their
friends to a general parish reception in
the church parlors Tuesday evening
December 10. w-
The women of Rose City Park Com
munity Church, East Forty-fifth and
Hancock streets, have undertaken the
task (Of a complete church census of
Rose City Park, in order that the
church may have definite knowledge of
Its proper constituency and direct its
activities more efficiently. A special
effort is being made to have every
member of the church present at the
communion service next Sunday morn
ing. Dr. Mllllgan's subject for the
evening sermon will be "The Reason
ableness of Prayer." This Is the fourth
In the series of Sunday evening ser
mons on 'The war ana prayer." 'i ne i
and by the attempt to bribe Mexico into
a pro-German alliance, and Japan into
unthinkable and impossible treachery,
by the offer of vast areas In the west
ern part of the United States.
Menace of Autocracy Gone.
The very thought of this last Item
makes every Inch of this western region
seem like doubly sacred ground to
every one of us! Mountains and sea
coast, hills and valleys, streams and
fertile fields Shasta, Hood, Rainier
and the Olympics; North Head, Tilla
mook, Mendocino and the Golden Gate;
the Sacramento, the Willamette, the
Columbia; every flower that blooms,
from the scarlet cactus and the golden
poppy to the wood-lily and the red cur
rant; every bird that sings and flies,
the western meadow lark, the darling
song sparrow all, all are mine and
yours: and I thank God that the day
Is gone forever when any foreign auto
cratic military power can think of them
as coins In the Judas-bag of interna
tional betrayal, or as counters In the
deadly game of International brigand
age and world treason!
Paclfllsm Is Overborne.
We beheld these things through four
awful years. We realized moro and
more what they meant The issue be
came clearer and clearer. If the day of
our coming was hindered by extreme
pacifists', it was yet more hindered by
Jingoes and patro-maniacs, because of
the Inevitable adverse suspicion and
reaction which swashbuckling and pa
trloteerlng always beget. Such paci
fism had to be overborne, and such mil
itarism endured; both tendencies
transcended in the overwhelming force
of human feeling, of right thinking, of
sacrificial chivalry, which could see
with true vision what the defeat of the
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D. O. Cunningham. India) Royal J. Dye,
attendance at these meetings is stead
ily Increasing. '
At the meeting of the- Portland Bap.
tlst Ministers' Association, Monday af
ternoon at 2:30, at the White Temple,
Bill Stinger will give an address on
"Why I Hit the Sawdust Trail."
, a a
R. H. Mouser, better known as Bill
Stinger, will address a special meeting
for men, to be held at 3 o'clock this
afternoon in the Y. M. C. A. auditorium.
Mr. Mouser has been In Seattle, where
be filled several engagements prior to
the influenza ban.
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Special addresses will be given at the
services of University Park Church to
day. This morning the pastor, Rev. C.
H. Johnston, will preach on "Black
Stars Turned Into Gold" and this
evening his subject will be "Our
Flag; "Vhat Does It Stand Forr
At the evening service a large banner
of the Stars and Stripes will be dedi
cated to the service of church and
country.
The theme at the Rose City Park
Methodist Church at 11 o'clock this
morning will be "The Lost Christ." Ep
worth League meets at 6:30 P. M. and
the subject will be "Our Visible Bond
of Fellowship." At 7:30 this evening the
pastor will preach on "The Tears of Je
sus." Mrs. Schmidt will precede the
service with a 15-minute organ recital.
Episcopalians Prepare for
Post-War Work:
Progran
imes of Spiritual Endeavor
Being Carried Oat.
TNITIAL efforts in dealing with post-
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war conditions are being put forth
by the Episcopal Church in the diocese
of Oregon during the Advent season.
Several definite proramraes of spiritual
endeavor are being carried out.
The women of the diocese are taking
a leading part. Rallying to the Advent
call, the woman's auxiliary have or
ganized a campaign of prayer, and sev
erl hundred of the members are en
gaged in carrying it out. Dffring the
present week four hours a day have
been spent in prayer by special Inter
cessors In the parish churches. Pledge
cards also have been circulated and
signed. Many more women have pledged
themselves to offer prayers at home
and to attend oertain church services.
The subjects of these prayers are a
righteous prayer, guidance for the del
egates at the peace conference, church
unity, the establishment of a Christian
civilisation and a true democracy at
home, as well as thanksgiving for peace
and victory. At a special service at
the Pro-Cathedral of St. Stephen the
Martyr, Bishop Sumner recently com
missioned a hundred messengers to car
ry the Advent call into the homes and
secure pledges for service and prayer.
Bishop Sumner Is also helping in the
reorganization of the Portland chapter
of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, that
it may be Instrumental Tn welcoming
back to the church, the soldiers return
ing from overseas and from the camps
in the country.
The clergy Is doing Its part in the
present campaign by preaching on gen
eral missions on the four Advent Sun
days, stressing their vital relation to
the achievement of. Christian democ
racy the world over.
The Thanksgiving offerings and gifts
for the . Good Samaritan Hospital ex
ceeded S2000. A large amount of pre
serves and produce was also received.
entente allies would mean for America
and the world, and what the triumph
of Prussia and Prussianism would
really ipell for the future history of
mankind.
America Makes Decision.
And so, none too soon, and not too
late, America resolved t" resist The
rest also is a familiar story how we
avoided the harrowing, undemocratic
and discredited method of raising an
Army by the so-called volunteer sys
tem; how every able-bodied man in the
republic, of proper age, was called to
meet the hazards of camp and field for
his country's security end that the
world might be. made safe for democ
racy; how we were able to help finance
and feed our allies; how we rallied to
the Red Cross and all other measures
of relief; how we followed and are still
following the physical, moral and spir
itual welfare of our soldiers at home
and abroad, a work more needed now
than ever; how United States troops
were poured into France at the rate of
20,000 daily until nearly 2,000,000 were
there. .at and behind the front lines;
how 2.000,000' more were ready to fol
low soon; and how, suddenly, under
the combined effect of wise diplomacy
and heroic force of arms, the tide
turned and the last battle was won!
Greatness of Victory Unmeasured.
Can we ever measure the greatness
of this victory! We can shout about it;
we can exhaust our rhetoric; we can
celebrate forever; but can we ever
measure it? I answer, and surely the
Instincts of all hearts will respond with
one accord: Never, until we have
measured the real cost of this war and
dedicated our lives and fortunes to the
liquidation of the endless debt!
I am not thinking now of the finan
LAST WEEK WITH" CLERGY AND
Vi!xL. f '"'ST"-. - '
Hf.'i -If 'if.
M. D, Bolena-e. Africa; E. T. Cornelius,
Bill Stinger to Preach at the
- White Temple Tonight.
"Slumgulllon" Will Be Subject of
Sermon by People's Poet, Humor
ist and Lecturer.
BILL STINGER, the people's poet,
humorist, lecturer, entertainer, "The
Big Apostle of Good Cheer," will preach
at the White Temple tonight at 7:30
o'clock. Dr. William A. Waldo, the
pastor, has invited this celebrated
speaker to address his audience at this
time.
Bill Stinger, at one time the editor
of the humorous publication called
"Stung by B. Stinger," is a convert of
Billy Sunday, the famous evangelist,
during his last campaign in Los An
geles in the fall of 1917, and like his
famous townsman, the late lamented
"Bob Burdette," he has consecrated his
rare gifts of'music, poetry, humor and
good cheer to the service of Christ who
saved him and to the uplift of hu
manity. He has recently spoken at Los An
geles, and Dr. J. Whitcomb Brougher,
well known In this city, says of him:
"Poets are born, not made; so are
humorists. Bill Stinger is both. He
was born a poet and humorist- He has
cultivated his gifts and dedicated them
to the service of mankind. Better than
all, he is a Christian gentleman. He
knows human nature and understands
how to meet its problems. He recites
his own poems and they always con
tain a message of cheer and inspira
tion, as well as entertainment. Hear
him and you will laugh and be a better
man or woman afterwards."
Bill Stinger is not only to preach for
Dr. Waldo Sunday night, but on Mon
day evening at 8 o'clock, in the White
Temple, he will deliver a lecture to all
people who are fortunate enough to be
present to hear him. His subject will
be "Slumgullion." A gentleman who
has recently heard him says that "Bill
Stinger is a big man with a big heart
and a big brain, in which is located a
big bump of fun pure, wholesome, in
structive, entertaining. His addresses
are full of wit and poetry combined.
He delights old and young alike. If
you hear him once you will want to
hear him again." Another has said: "His
stuff is good and remarkably clever.
It reaches down Into the hidden cham
bers of the heart and with his sympa
thetic, tender force, he brings a mes
sage of hope and help."
All citizens of Portland are invited
to hear this talented speaker both on
Sunday evening at the White Temple,
as likewise on Monday evening. On
Monday evening all seats will be free
and a free-will silver offering will be
taken. Courteous ushers will conduct
all who come to comfortable seats. Dr.
Waldo will speak Sunday morning at 11
o'clock on the subject, "Whose I Am."
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Rev. Harold Griffis, pastor of the
First Christian Church, will expose the
mistakes of the dogmatist, the senti
mentalist, and the ritualist In religion
at the 11 o'clock services of the First
Christian Church this morning. His
subject will be "The Liberty That
Comes From Loyalty." The evening ad
dress at 7:45 will be for the benefit of
the young men and young women of
the congregations the subject being.
'A Companion of v Fools." Final ar-
rangements have been completed for 'Mount Tabor Methodist Church, will
the music of the coming year and after preach this morning at 11 o'clock on
listening to the musical programmes "The Ultimate Authority." At 7:30 this
of recent Sundays the congregation has evening his subject will be "The Drlv
become enthusiastic over the follow- ing Power of Faith." Sunday school
cial war debt That is comparatively
easy to measure. It is down in black
and white in the Nation's ledger, and
in the end it will be paid. I am. not
thinking of the immeasurable destruc
tion of property and every form of tan
gible wealth. I am not thinking of the
irrevocable loss of works of art and
structures of historic accosiation and
hallowed memory.
I am thinking rather of the pollu
whose little orphaned son's photograph
stands on my mantelpiece. I am think
ing of the lonely grave "that will be
forever England." I am thinking of
those "who sleep in Flanders' fields."
I am thinking of anguished mothers.
fathers, brothers, sisters, friends, of
bereft widows and brides, and of the
betrothed. I am thinking of those near
and far whom I know and whose sor
row touches me personally and Inti
mately. All these give me my unite of
measurement
Casualties Are Appraised.
I am thinking of the wounded. I am
thinking of the more than four-score
homes that stand back of the wonder
ful service flag that hangs above me
and of the anxiety In these homes for
boys in field or hospital, in battle or
In sickness. When I recall the suffer
ing thus In personal terms, I am
equipped, I repeat with units of meas
urement with which to appraise 200,
000 casualties in our own army, and the
millions of casualties In the forces of
our brothers in arms overseas.
Oh, my friends, you within the hear
ing of my voice, and you. fellow citi
zens and fellow countrymen, I adjure
you, not in my- own powerless name,
but in the name of Christ, whose serv
ant I would be, in the name of God and
humanity, I adjure you, bow can we
inr selections for the church quartet:
Miss Gertrude Hoeber. soprano; Miss
Nina TJressel, contralto, Mr. George
Mallet. tenorr-Mr. W G. Mannan, bari
tone. The orga-nist and director of the
quartette, is Mrs. Frederick Newton.
The Bible school of this church is mak
ing special preparations for a "giving"
Christmas, a celebration that shall be
held In the interest of the distressed
Armenians and Syrians. Last Christmas
this school remembered the Armenians
with an offering of $500. Mrs. C. M.
Kiggins is now training the young peo
ple for a Christmas allegory entitled,
"The Magi of Today."
"Wisdom of God's Fools" at
' Congregational.
"Faithful Failure" Will be Subject
of Sermon to Be Given This Evening.'
MAJOR ,?MILLS, subject for the
morning 'is "The Wisdom of God's
Fools," and in the evening, "Faltlftul
Failures," a chapter from the life phi
losophy of Robert. Louis Stevenson.
These addresses," which are sure to be
worth hearing, will be at the First
Congregational Ctuirch, Park and Madi
son streets, at 10:30 A. M. and 7:46
P. M. Bible school session at 12 M.,
with classes for all ages. Intermediate.
Christian Endeavor at 6:30 P. M. Prayer
meeting each Thursday evening at 7:45
o'clock. To these meetings the' public is
cordially invited. The women sew all day
on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for the
Red Cross, and they invite -all ladles to
join in this important work, as there is
work enough for many more helpers.
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A service In recognition of the part
played by Great Britain in making the
world safe for democracy will be held
at the Highland Congregational Church
tonight, when a better understanding
will be urged between the different
sections of English-speaking peoples.
Corporal Gibson, who saw several years
of active service in the Canadian army,
will give an address on "A Close View
of the British Tommies," and the pas
tor. Rev. Edward Constant, will speak
on "Cementing (the Ties of Friendship."
There will be suitable music and read
ings from the poems of Kipling and
Rupert Brooke. The morning sermon
will have for its topic "The Value of
Prayer Tested by the War."
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This morning at the East Side Bap
tist Church Dr. Hinson continues his
series of sermons on "Prayer." In this
sermon he will discuss "The Prayer
List of God" and show how we do our
selves and others a great wrong when
we fail to pray the prayer of inter
cession. Tonight Dr. Hinson will preach his
third sermon of the "Second Coming of
Christ" series. The theme tonight will
be "Christ Coming Soon."
Last Sunday 15 received the hand of
fellowship, thus becoming members of
the church, and at night three others
were baptized and 10 more came for
ward confessing their Savior and Lord.
Services begin as follows: Sunday
school, 9:45, preaching at 11 and 7:30,
Young People's Societies, 6:15, mid
week prayer service Wednesday at 7:30.
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Rev. J. C. Rollins, pastor of Centenary
Methodist Church, will preach this
morning on "Keeping the Feast." This
evening his subject will be "Right
Handed People."
"Did Christ Appear on Bat
tle Fields?" Topic.
Sermon Subject of Rev. K. II. Sawyer
Today Announced.
ID Christ appear on the Battle
fields of France?" is the subject
announced for the morning sermon by
Rev. R. H. Sawyer at the East Side
Christian Church, East Twelfth and
Taylor streets. The question has occa
sioned much discussion in religious cir
cles, and has been commented upon in
many of the leading newspapers and
magazines of the country.
The sermon will deal with the pro
phetic significance of the purported ap
pearance of Christ on the battle fields.
"The Responsibility of the Presldem
as the Messenger of the Nation" will
be the theme for the evening discourse.
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Services "will be held at Sunnyside
Congregational ChunSh this morning at
11 o'clock and this evening at 7:45.
Rev. J. J. Staub will preach in the
morning on "The Responsibilities of
Christian Stewardship" and in the even
ing on "Prophets of Our Own Genera
tion." Sunday school meets at :45,
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junior LnriBliaa r.iiucavui u.1 o r. i.
and intermediate and senior Christian
Endeavors at 6:15 P. M.
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Rev. Benjamin Ivins, rector of St
Luke's Church of Kalamazoo, Mich.,
will preach at the 11 o'clock aervice at
St. Mark's Church this morning. Holy
Eucharist will be observed at 7:30 A. M
and again at the morning services;
evensong is announced for 7:45 P. M.
see
Rev. E. Olin Eldrldge, pastor of the
ever pay that ' debt! How can we
ever devise or do enough to liquidate
the obligations placed upon us by the
countless host of those who gave the
last drop of their devotion!
' Higher Ideal's Imperative.
If we think of them, as we forever
will, with solemn pride and gratitude,
so must we also, with humility and
searching of conscience, turn to our
own imperfect lives and our far from
perfect institutions. We must cut out
the pus pockets in our eouls and the
pus pockets in our civilization. The
spirit at the profiteer must give way
to the spirit of mutual service. As a
terrible military necessity we have
taught 4,000,000 men how they can be
licensed without physical danger to
themselves. We must continue also the
greater task of teaching the con
structive motives for self-control. We
have been compelled by sternest duty
to teach 4,000,000 men. how best to de
stroy. Now, unless we abjectly sup
pose that we have not really won the
war and have not after all triumphed j
over despotism, we must ourselves, by
our example, set forth high Ideals and
pray that these same 4.000,000 men may
be touched with a sovereign passion for
reconstructive helpfulness.
i False Patriotism Denounced.
We have gone through an awful war.
That war, like every war, and more
than any other war, leaves unextirpated
roots that will give us world-war once
more unless killed forever. But nothing
so radlcar will come without a change
of mind for all the world. I am tired
of that patriotism which has always
been "the last resort of scoundrels,"
and eager for that patriotism which
dreams that our beloved country may
be in reality what it is in tho hearts
opens at 9:45 and Epworth League
meets at 6:30 P. M.
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Dr. S. J. Reid will preach another
enlistment week sermon at the Monta
villa Baptist Church this morning. The
message today will be entitled "Uncon
ditional Surrender." This evening ha
will preach on "The Power of the Se
cret Service."
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In the Bethlehem Norwegian Luther
an Church the service this morning
will be- in Norwegian, and the pastor.
Rev. Wilhelm Pettersen, will preach
on "The Kingdom of God Within You
or Among You." This evening thjs
service will be in English and the sub
ject will ha "The New Shoot."
Tuesday evening at the young peo
ple's meeting in the church parlors the
pastor will deliver a lecture on Ibsen
great world drama, "Emperor and Gali
leean." This lecture will -be in Norwegian.
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The regular Sunday evening eervloea
or the New Civilization Church will be
held at 7:45 o'clock, in Apollo Club HaU,
rourth tloor Tilford building. The sub
Ject to be discussed will be "The Most
Important Discovery of the Present
Humanity." Dr. Beth Northlngton will
speak. Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock
tne suDect will be Shakespeare's "ller
chant of Venice." The meetings are
open to ail.
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Plans forOregon'sTwIn "Sfecondlmlle"
State Christian Endeavor Convention.
are well under way. Miss Edna Whip
ple, state president, is Issuing a call
for 1000 Endeavorers to "go over tho
top" during the second and third weeks
In February, 1919. Eastern Oregon will
mobilize at Milton February 13 to H,
wnne western Oregon will be at Al.
Dany February 20 to 23.
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A Sunday school rally will be held at
Lincoln Methodist Church this morning
at iu o clock. At 11 o clock the Dastor.
Rev. F. A. GInn, will preach on "What
uoa wants Me to Do." The Epworth
League meets at 4 o'clock under the
leaaersnip of Miss Joyce Savage,
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Rev. A. L. Hutchison, pastor of the
Piedmont Presbyterian Church, will
speak this morning at 11 o'clock on "A
Great Shaking Up." This evening at
7:30'he will give the fifth of the series
of talks on the Book of Daniel, with an.
added topic, "A Vision of Horrors; Is
the Kaiser in It?" Bible school meets
at 9:45. The Thursday evening topic
is a continuance of the studies of the
me oi Joseph.
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Rev. R. W. Rogers, pastor of the Cal
vary Presbyterian Church, will preach
mis morning at 1U:30 on "The Cham
pions of Justice." His subject at 7:30
this evening will be "The Sailing of the
American feafifi snip."
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Rev. O. T. Avery, of Los Angeles, will
preach at the morning and evening
services of the Atkinson Memorial
(jnurcn today.
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The pastor of the Pilgrim Congrega
tional Church, Rev. Robert Murray
Pratt, announces the first of a special
series of sermons. The general subject
is: ine Gospel of Science." The topic
announced tnis evening will Tie "Gas.
I lie morning sermon will be a study of
relative personality entitled "A Feast
or r aces.
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The Realization League will hold two
services on Sunday under the direction
of Rev. H. Edward Mills, leader of the
eague. At 11 A. M. Mr. Mills will
preach on "Souls Who Dared." and at
8 P. M., on "Feeling the Thoughts We
Think." A "children's church" la con
ducted during the time of the morning
service.
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Rev. W. Lee Grav. Dastor of the Mil
lard-avenue Presbyterian Church, will
preach this morning at 11 o'clock on
"A Lover's Question." At 7:30 this
evening bis subject will be "Coat-work
ers." Christian Endeavor meets at 6:45.
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Rev. A. Krause, pastor of the St,
Paul s Lutheran Church, will preach
this morning at 10:30 and this evening
at 7:30. Sunday school begins at 9:30
A M. and Bible study end young peo
ple s meetings are held Thursday even
ings at 8 o'clock.
mm
The Second Spiritual Church will hold
services at the Alisky building today at
3 o'clock. Rev. Mr. Lucas will preach. At
5 o clock there will be a lecture and
demonstrations by Rev. Max Hoffman
and others. Mrs. Margaret Marks will
sing a solo.
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Rev. William E. Brlnkman will
speak at the St. James Lutheran Church
this morning at 11 o'clock on the sub
ject "The Second Coming of Christ In
terpreted tn the Light of Prophecy and
Revelation." This evening at 8 o'clock
the subject will be "Hope versus Faith."
The Sunday school session will be held
at 10:60 A. M. The young people's Lu
ther League, of St. James Church, will
meet at 7 P. M.
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Rev. Standford Moore has been ap
pointed pastor of the Epworth Metho
dist Church, and began his work iaft
Sunday, preaching both morning and
evening. Regular services will be held
In the church today, as follows: Sun
day school at 9:45, preaching at 11 A. M.
and 7:30 P."M. Prayer meeting Thursday
at 7:30 P. M. Until the appointment of
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of prophets the strong servant of
Jehovah to lead and serve the world
But such dreams come true only for
that country which will set its own
house In order.
They died that we might live. Pa
rents gave tneir only beloved sons.
knowing full well what that giving
might mean. Women gave their hus
bands and lovers to the sacred cause.
Shali we who survive, shall we, dare
we live as if they had not died? as If
there were no Immeasurable debt?
Personal Sacrifices Juatlfled.
' If all the worshiping congregations
in the world should, from now on
cease their manifold beneficent activi
ties, cancel all other appointments,
however helpful, and just assemble
once a week for no other purpose than
in the presence or Christ s table to
meditate deeply and passionately on
what the war and tne victory and the
debt really mean for now and for all
time, for each one of us and for our
common country and for our common
humanity those congregations would
abundantly Justify every personal sac
rifice that supports and every struc
ture mat houses their devotions. How
much more shall our inconsiderable sac
rifices be multiplied for good If every
congregation could rise, as from a new
baptism and conversion, to a ".arger,
freer, nobler sense of what the ac
ceptance and practice of Christ means,
and will forever mean for our own
country and all nations "stumbling and
falling in disastrous night, yet hoping
ever for the perfect day!"
"Tas, thou art still tha Life; thou art the
Way,
"The holiest know Light, Life and Way
of heaven;
"And those who dearest hope, and deepest
pray.
"Toll by the llKht, life, way which tho
halt given,"