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THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAX, PO RTLAND, 3IARCII 2, 1919. CHRISTIANITY LOOKED TWO FORCEFUL FIGURES WHO TOOK PART IN METHODIST WORLD PROGRAMME CONFERENCE IN PORTLAND. T 0 STEM ANARCHY Methodist Centenary Cam paign Aimed at Bolshevism. ORGANIZATION MADE READY Dr. Christian I. Iteisner, Executive Chairman of Minute-Men, Out lines Plans for Action. Bolshevism is the greatest after-the-war menace which faces the nations of the world today, and In order to stamp it out. stringent methods must be adopted. A world-wide campaign of Christianity must bo prosecuted. The man power and money power of the American nation must be mobilized. A hard fight Is ahead, but success will crown the efforts of those leaders of the Methodist church If during the next five years the world-wide programme of Christianizing the world ia carried out as it has been started. These are the orimal thoughs of Dr. Christian F. Relsner, executive chair man of the Methodist minute-men, who is one Methodist clergyman bearing the message of the Methodist centenary to the people of the Pacific northwest. "A sign displayed on the Union League club, New York, soon after the armistice was signed read, 'Democracy 'is safe in the world,'" eaid Dr. Rels ner. . "That is not true. Americans are entirely too smug In their satisfied se cuBity In these critical days. Most Americans conclude that since the Ger mans have been whipped no danger threatens the world. They forget that every government in Europe has either, been upset or rendered unstable or in secure. Amu Not Sufficient. Bolshevism is not the wild effort of a freeble group. It is the blind groping of great masses for an ideal brother hood. True, they are deluded, wild and poorly led. It is therefore full of threatening danger. ' It cannot be de 'feated alone by force of arms. It must be met by a more practical ideal and a more feasible form of government. Most European countries are absolutely un fit for an immediate setting up of a government like ours in America. "No ruler, statesman or leader in his tory has faced such a task as President Wilson. If we are sincere in declaring that democracy is to be established in the world, then we must be sane enough and full enough of sacrifice to bring that about. Otherwise we are not wor thy of the boys who gave their lives to upset tyranny. '"The Methodist centenary was or ganized during the war for the purpose of proclaiming the doctrine of Chris tianity through the medium of hospi tals, colleges, industrial plants and churches in every country in the world. The leader. Dr. S. Warl Taylor, having refused $50,000 a. year from a bank, went to the Holy land to meditate, thought out the centenary" plan and came back to retain his old position at one-tenth the salary. He first gath ered the representatives of all Protes tant denominations and proposed that they all unite for an educational and financial campaign; but they refused. Dr. Taylor then announced his determi nation to work out the plan for the Methodists, if necessary, alone. He gathered a group of laymen at Niagara .Vails. Among them were many leaders in business and professional life. They . approved the plam He then secured ; successively the approval of the board of foreign missions and board of home missions. He then appealed to the South Methodist church, and they joined the movement and set their goal at $35, 000,000. The Canadian Methodist church was then invited to co-operate and gladly joined forces, adding $10,000,000. The three branches of Methodism have a. constituency of 20,000.000 members, and will raise a. total fund of $150, 000,000. ' Many Persona Employed. "Twenty centenary offices were opened up in various parts of the United States and the whole country divided so that each office was the headquarters for a section. Each section is divided into districts and groups and the local church into units of 30. Nearly 1000 1 persons are employed in the various offices in the United States In working out effectively the plans for the move ment "Four million members of the Meth odist church will be fully drilled and informed in preparation for the finan cial drive, which will come some time the latter part of April. The leaders are insisting that the subscription side of the campaign is secondary. They be lieve that the effort to awaken the church, which will lead' to subscrip tions, will create a religious army that will help set up the kingdom of broth erhood in all the world. "The centenary proposes to go, to every community and enable the church to put on a community service pro gramme. They will give money where needed to aid in erecting social service houses. They are already looking for 1000 social service directors and will pay part of the salary for many churches that will arrange to employ such workers. Specialists are already being trained by the centenary organ ization, who will work with various foreign groups, using skilled methods to reach them, until the Americanizing gospel works transformation among them in scores of places in the United States. In short, the Methodist cente nary proposes to make the church of America, modern as a community eerv-ant" I ! c ; A ' J ' r l At V. " yf v y ' -; y. V- i - t fUV ' ' A - ; - - - A , -J yr At f : . . - . xj ? ' a ''y "w? f' -7 iJLP-' ft "Ai'A " V c . u & t J i - - w - 1f t A V v- y L - :'y- r-rr: Upper Sr. William A. Brown. Who Is Campaigning? for 1,OOOKM Timbers Among American Methodlftta. Lowe r K. c. Exccll, iioaK Leader Who ay Personality Kaniti Hl Audlencea m t Eveyy Song Service. WORLD CONQUEST IS AIM Contfrmed From Firgt Page. lined by survey now being made by a commission in France, Belgium, Italy. Bulgaria,' Russia and other devastated countries where the Methodist churches have worked," said Dr. Doughty. "No one knows just what the budget of this work will amount to, but at. present $2,500,000 is being set aside for that purpose. "This reconstruction programme will furnish an inspiring opportunity to win and hold men who have won the war. and will provide for Methodism's part in rebuilding the world. ; Therefore it is essential that we start at once in this great financial drive. It is essential fchat we all pull together for the sue cess of the entire centenary movement to make Methodism felt throughout the world." The crowded church auditorium last evening showed an intense interest in the stereopticon address of Dr. Sumner "Vinton, head of the foreign survey work. . He gave an intimate description of the work which for years past has faced the missionaries in foreign lands and his colored slides gave his audi ence an opportunity to see at first hand much of the work being accomplished by these church workers. Intelligence Most Needed. "Democracy is impossible without in. telligence," said Dr. Vinton. "Metho. dist missionaries are making every ef fort to overcome illiteracy and ignor , ance throughout the world. In China the government has abandoned the an cient ey&tem of examinations and, ia trying to establish a system of public schools for which 1.000,000 teachers are needed. The mission schools have rendered great help in furnishing them. "Missionary education is always adapted to the needs of the people of each country. In Africa, where civili zation must be built from the founda tion up, it takes the form of indus trial and agricultural trailing. The work of the missionary in the field throughout the world is the greatest foundation for world democracy that has ever taken place. The work of the medical missionary is one of the greatest parts of the world programme work for the conservation of human life." Young People Available. That many of the young people of the Portland area will be enlisted in the life service work of the world-conference programme is the belief of Dr. G. C. Franklin (Ream, who is leading this feature. of the centenary move ment. "We are calling for 53.000 young people to dedicate their lives to ail forms of Christian service," he said. "We must find 1850 young men to enter the ministry. At the present time there is an annual mortality of 5 per cent. To provide for this and to take, care of expansion we must recruit 10 per cent, but the actual recruiting at the present time is only 3 13 per cent. Our work in the foreign missionary fields demands 1250 workers. One fourth of them must be found within the next three months. Vast Army Ia Aeceaaary. "The work of our cities, rural sec tions and the American rrontler must have 1400 workers. Special types of work promoted by women must have another 1000. Special forms of Chris tian work such as directorships of re ligious educationthurch secretaryship, and others, demand 1700. XJesides all this we must raise up an army of local church experts to the number of 40,000. "There are plenty of Methodist young people in the country. We have more than 500.000 who are between the ages of 17 and 23 years. Fifty thousand of them are in Methodist educational in stitutions. We must put on an ade quate programme. In the local church it calls for the creation of a favorable atmosphere in which parents will be willing to dedicate their children. "The task which the centenary places before the church is stupendous. The church must rise to the supreme de mand made upon its spiritual resources. Not only is money needed to go on with the work of the centenary, but we must have trained assistants in every line to accomplish the purpose of the centenary." "Prayer Too Lightly Estimated." The value of prayer cannot be lightly estimated," declared Dr. W. E. Doughty, one of the closing epeakers at the Port land conference. "Prayer is the decisive human factor in the battle for the mastery of the world." he challenged. "Many illus trations might be given of how prayer was the turning point in many a great battle. The old and new testaments are full of illustrations of this fact. Tha centenary is a challenge to the whole church to inaugurate a new era of spiritual vision and power This will be impossible unless the church is sum moned to prayer and with lrenh conse cration and vision undertakes its task." Just what the centenary movement means to the young people In the Sun day school was explained vividly by Dr. M. J. Trenery, representative of the Sunday school wcrk of the Methodist church. "One objective of the centenary movement is the training of our young people in the service and to the con ception of life as a trust to be held in keeping for the larger service in the uplift of the world, he said. "Every young life is a veritable storehouse of dynamic force itself. The business of the church is to develop that and release it for its programme of service. In other words, it is to utilize all of the power of the soul anC the heary. The centenary is call ing for 53,000 consecrated men and women to put over its world pro gramme. If 20 years from now we sha.ll be prepared to meet the In creased demand that shall be made upon us for men and women to carry out the world programme, we must in this day of our opportunity furnish resources' for the training of these young people along the lines of serv ice." At the close of the night meeting last evening many of the visiting ministers left Portland for various points in the northwest, where they will make individual appeals on be half of the centenary movement at church services tomorrow. On Mon day they will meet again vt Seattle, where another two-day conference will be held similar to the one which was brought to a close last night in Port land. M antral Programme Pleases. Those who attended the various meetings yesterday and Friday were You Can Apply This Severe Test to Every Hot Water Bottle "The Owl" Stock Standard Preparations for the Hair Carter Hair Coloring 50 Red Feather Hair Tonic 7. Louden's Rum and Quinine 7. Sheffler'a Hair Coloring 79 Barker's Hirsutas 80t Parker's Hair Balsam Liq. Arvon 9C Hay's Hair Health (large) OSi Goldman's Hair Restorer S1.20 Imperial nair Dye S1.40 La Goutte Goutte $1.35 Colo Hair Restorer $l.oO Wanous Shampoo Bags 10 FlufFs Moquet (Shampoo)... 10t Three for 25c. The larger size 45c. 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Excell's personality ia such that he compels his audience to give the best that is In them, and local ministers declared with emphasis that never be fore had they heard such volumes of music as arose in the church during the Excell aonfr services. "War needs greatly Increased the de mand for many chemicals in this coun try, but of all the so-called heavy chem icals, caustic soda has, perhaps, been the mot in demand. SHE DARKENED HER GRAY HAIR Well-Known I.idT Telia Bow Dariceneil Her Gray Hair by Simple Home Made Remedy. She Mrs. E. L Boots, "a. well-known resi dent of Buchanan County, Ia., who darkened her gray hair by a simple home-made remedy made the follow ing statement: ; -Any lady or gentleman can darken their gray or faded hair, and make it soft and glossy with thla simple rem edy, which they can mix at home. To half a pint of water add 1 ounce of bay rum, one small box of .Barbo Com pound and M ounce of glycerine. 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