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THE SUTTDAT OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 21. 1019.
COLD SPELL SPURS CONTRIBUTORS TO AID ARMENIAN RELIEF FUND
Prevalence of Zero Weather in Oregon Causes Checks to Flow for Foreign Sufferers Churches Are Appealed to for More Money to Relieve Distress.
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WIIIL.K the recent storm mat
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struck Portland and the entire
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HILE the recent storm that
struck Portland and the entire
northwest diverted the atten
tion of many from the call of tle
far-away land of Armenia, it did not
destroy the interest in the special
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offering that will be made today forwomen teacher, on tne ,aue,t of Oct.
the relief of the near east. In fact, ernor Gaines of thi state. He started In
after the residents of this 6tate Apr11' 1852' and returned in about a year
realized what real cold is they were
All the more ready to- make their
contribution to the suffering, starv
ing Armenians and Syrians.
Several checks were sent In to the
local office in the Stock Exchange
building. One ot the churches at
Hood River that'had pledged $50 sent
a. check for $151. Excellent response
came from the Firs. Methodist chucrh,
where J. J. Handsaker spoke last
Sunday. St. Helens and Clatskanie
and several other towns sent in
Chocks. Ralph C. McAfee, the exeru- !
live sc-crctarj' of the Portland Keel era-
Hon of churches, has sent to 175
Churches the following: message which
le signed by himself and by the presi
dent. Dr. Joshua Stansfleld:
In view of the fact that the suffering
In the near east is credibly reported as
being more serious this winter than at
ny time during the past five years, your
executive committee Is convinced that we
must put forth vigorous efforts to save
the lives of these starving peoples. We.
therefore urge you and your church to
respond heartily to the appeal soon to
reach you from the office of the Oregon
committee of relief In the near east, to
Adopt an adequate denominational and
congregational budget to cover this ap
pealing need. We believe every Christian
Will generously do his best to meet this
undeniable Christian obligation.
The Sunday schools throughout the
entire country will take up a thank of
fering or make a contribution to the fund
for relief of the Armenians and Syrians.
This will be their Christmas gift to a
Croat fause, one that has in It the cry
of the orphan and the pleadings of tliu
Oppressed and the suffering.
J. J. Handsaker is state director of the
relief work and Rev. Warren Morse, for
merly of the Atkinson memorial church,
la field worker. Ben Selling is state
chairman for Oregon.
Many of the Sunday schools have al
ready made their pledges. Some of these,
even in small churches and communities,
have been most generous.
Methodist ministers of this district
met last week to adopt the following
resolutions of appreciation of Dr. B.
ford, superintendent of the Salem
district, who died recently:
Nearly 20 years ago Dr. Ford became
a member of the Portland Preachers'
meeting, contributing from time to time
Interesting papers and sharing in the de
liberations and discussions of the body.
It Is not extravagant speech to say Thomas
Burgess Ford was an outstanding charac
ter. Though denied, when young, a col
legiate education, he was nevertheless a
scholar. He demonstrated that education
not a matter of the university, but of
desire and persistent industry. He was a
student wherever he was. AH was grist
that came to his mill.
Completing the four years' disciplinary
course for alt members of conference with
credit, he continued to familiarize him
self, while In the saddle on big circuits
and on the district, with the standard
writers of Methodist theology, and the
numerous great authors who have con
tributed to the extensive body of Metho
dist literature; he himself being the
author of a valuable work entitled "The
Presiding Kldership Constructive in the
Methodist Episcopal Church," published by
the Methodist book concern. For scholar
hip and efficiency as a preacher, he re
ceived the degree of "doctor of divinity."
His early ministry was spent In a re
gion devasted by secession In the Civil
war. Thers he was a leader in recon
structing our church, scattered and peeled
by the foes of the union, so that for years
he encountered in that field bitter oppo
sition, suffering with his family no small
amount of hardship. There he showed
the hero that he was.
He was ardently loyal to his country
and his country's flag. When the Civil
war came on in 1861 the family lived in
Arkansas, where his father was hunted
like a fox, on account of his outspoken
loyalty, being compelled to flee, making
his way to the Union army, which he
promptly Joined. Thomas, then J 4 yearn
Old. was taken in charge by the rehrls
and punished because he would not enter
their ranks. Escaping with his mother
and the rest of the family who had suf
fered cruel Indignities, they made their
way through secession lines to the north,
where they lived In safety and peace. One
number of your committee saw this fam
ily that had been stripped of all they had.
when they first arrived at the camp of
the Union soldiers. In southwest Missouri,
where the mother and children wept for
Joy.
At the late session of the Oregon con
ference he completed his 51st year In
the effective ministry. He was a sensible,
conscientious and successful preacher, six
times elected to general conference, be
ing rhalrman of our delegation at the time
of his death
Few men were better versed In the econ
omy of our church, not a little of which
the last 40 years he nelped In the general
conference to construct. He was pre-eminently
an administrator a fine judge of
men. For this reason the bishops kept
him. most of his ministerial life. In the
presiding eldership and district superin
tend ency, a place he held at the time of
hie death.
To her who came when a young, sweet
sjirl Into his life, bringing love with her,
and who buckled on his armor for every
Cray, and h had many of them, the
mother of his children, he often said: "To
her I owe what steadfastness of charac
ter I may have and any good I have tried
to accomplish." There was a happy meet
ing of him and her in heaven when that
hurry-up call came last Sunday afternoon.
No one could meet Dr. Ford even, in the
most casual way without being Impressed
with the fact that he was in the presence
of a strong character and a good man. His
lonp-cherlshed wish to fall Id the line of
batUe was gratified.
C. E. CLTNTC.
c. o. Mcculloch,
JOHN PARSONS,
Committee.
The dioceses of Pennsylvania, Mary
land, Virginia, West Virginia, North
Carolina. South Carolina, Alabama,
Tennessee, Missouri, West Texas, East
Carolina and Oklahoma have raised
fh1r quotas to the nation-wide cam
paign of the Episcopal church.
All other reports are full of en
couragement. Enthusiasm and vim
pervade all the news items. In Ore
sron 50 per cent Is in view. Twenty
five per cent of the parishes and mis
sions have attained honor rank with
l'"M per cent or more. The mission
of St. John's. Toledo, Is 208 per cent
a record for the diocese and a beacon
for the whole church.
In view of the recent anniversary
nelebratlons held In honor of the 100th
birthday by Dr. 3. H. Atkinson, Con
gregational pioneer. Edward Atkin
son, his son, has wri.tten the follow
ing snm history of his father:
"The late Harvey Scott said:
"I wrote my heart into the four lines"
of sn editorial notice of the death of Dr.
G. H. Atkinson, February 23. 1880.
Dr. Atkinson left Boston, Mawa, In Oc
tober, 1847, on the bark Amoset, en route
to the Sandwich Islands, where he and his
wife. Mrs. N. B. Atkinson, waited three
months for a vessel on which to sail for
the Columbia river, and probably Van
couver. Dr. McLoughlln. chief factor of
the Hudson's Bay company, entertained
them, as he did all pioneers, and gae
them a batteaux, a square-ended bot,
manned by Indians, on which to get to
Oregon City, the only seat of government
for white people on the Pacific Tnust.
He reached Oregon City In June, 1848,
and within two weeks went by Indian
trails to Tuaiattn plains, on which Is now
Forest Grove, where Mrs. Tabitha Brown
kept a school In a small log cabin for
care and teaching of children whose par
ents died on the plains coming west. Here
he met Rev. Harvey Clark, father-in-law
of the well-known attorney. George H.
Durham, formerly of this city, now of
Grants Pass. Mr. Clark gave the campus
to Tualatin academy . and many lots in the
settlement which J. Qulnn Thornton named
"Forest Grove" were donated for church
and school purpose.
The first site of the Lnlted States In
dian training school at Chemawa was on
mis college land, wnicn c-apiain vniiKin-
son r General Howard's staff) used
for instructlon an1 residence of the west
and narthWMt Inill.n. Mr Hlar'rf hnk
had no recognition by the university for
the generosity that gave a livelihood to
teachers and residents of the place.
Kev. G. H. Atkinson made eight trips to
"'uj ici one or ine leatners i.ks ni.
mule to ride across thw isthmus of Panama.
his trip on foot brought on yellow fever,
from which he nearly died. From Port
land, where he removed In 1R83. Dr.
Atkinson left early in 1R68 with his
family for New York, via San Francisco,
sailing from there the day Lee surrendered,
and reaching New York May 10, after
being on a ship with scant provisions for
a double company of passengers, and
evaded Confederate privateers in the West
Indies. All were astounded at the city
draped in black because of the assassi
nation. Ir was hla Intention, to get Into
service as a member of the United States
Christian commission.
That summer wae me last time he saw
Dartmouth. 147, when he had the degree
of t. I. conferred on him. Chief Justice
Salmon P. Chae was a speaker at com
mencement. With his eon. the late Dr.
a. H. Atkinson of Brooklyn. N. V . and
a brother living- at Mollne, 111., he saw
the grand review at Washington. D. C
In the sunjmer occurred the first con
gregational council at Plymouth. Mass..
and his picture is prominent in the group,
which contained that of Henry Ward
Beecher. standing near Plymouth rock.
Oregon was reached in November. 1806.
In 1868 he visited the east when his son
entered the class at Dartmouth. 1871.
That year he had the great opportunity
of addressing the board of trade of Bos
ton, and the chamber of commerce of
New York. The latter speech is probably
in print. The resources of the Pacific
northwest was his constant theme in
lectures and in articles In The Oregonlan.
and later gathered into a pamphlet- In
May. 1871, he was at Des Moines con
gregational council. In 1876 he went to
the centennial at Philadelphia, with menas
given by his brother, and that afforded
another opportunity to advertise this
country. In 1880 hla physician's son
sent for his father and mother, and it
was on this trip that the first money
was subscribed for Whitman college a
name he chose.
In 1884 he was first assistant modera
tor of the national Congregational coun
cil. After his arrival home, and within
a few months, news reached him of the
death at Brooklyn of Dr. G. H. Atkin
Bon. whom he left In apparently good
health. In 1887 he was again a delegate
to the council at St. Louis. His next
and final trip to great gatherings was to
the National Educational association,
meeting in California,
On one of his trips he visited the sec
retary of the Interior to hasten the deed
ing to Indians of land in sewralty.
His were the first continuous reliable,
meteorologlcat records of this northwest
ever furnished the Smithsonian Institution.
This was In 1852. but he began them ear
lier than thla. The New England elms here
were started from slips he brousjht tti his
trunk. Like all pioneers, he had many
planB to hasten development of rebourcea.
and to him a vacation meant only another
kind of work. He, like many, was on
all tickets at early elections.
Belief in the Virgin Birth,
Topic of Sermon.
Rev. Howard A Knew Johnston to
Talk of Facta Not Usually Em
phasised. THE San Grael Christian Endeavor
society of the First Presbyterian
church will have a Christmas meeting
tonight. The topic will be ' The Joy
of the Christmas SDlrlt Service." The
leader will be Cllve M. Saiz. who has
been vice-president of the Multnomah
county Christian Endeavor union for
the past six months but recently re
signed and will spend the next sev
eral months in California. All former
San Graelites are invited to attend,
as Mr. Salz will leave the city shortly
after Christmas.
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The service at the Men's Resort this
afternoon will be conducted by Mrs.
Ella Hoberg Tripp. The Mlgnon cho
rus, Christmas songs, carols and solos
will feature the service, which will
start at 3 P. M. Monday nlgnt tne
United Brethren young people will
visit the resort, and Tuesday night
the young people from the East Side
Baptist church will give their monthly
meeting. Tonight at 8 o'clock Rev.
Lev! Johnson will give the Bible les
son. Rev. H. Edward Mills, leader of
the Realization league, will speak at
11 A. M. and 8 P. M. at 148 Thirteenth
street (Modern Conservatory of Mu
sic), subjects, "Concentric Lives," and
"What True Prayer Is." Class In ap
plied truth, Friday. 3 P. M.
The meetings conducted by Fred
erick L. Rawson of London for the
Society for True Prayer resulted in
a demand for more Instruction along
the line of his teachings. Monday
evening a meeting will be held at 8
o'clock in rooms 407 and 408 Central
building, corner Tenth and Alder
streets, to consider the formation of
branch of the London Society for
Spreading the Knowledge of True
Prayer. -
Dr. George D. WHcoxon of Portland
has Joined the Rawson party and will
act as advance agent. He left with
Mr. Rawson for California. Miss Leota
Blackman of Portland also Joined the
same party. Their next stop Is in
San Francisco.
This morning at 11 o'clock at the
Willard Avenue Presbyterian church
the Rev. W. Lee Gray will use for his
theme "God Like a Mother." In the
evening at 7:30 he will discuss
"Wanted A Change of Prescription."
48 Members Obtained by
East Side Baptist.
Steady Prosjreaa and Splendid
Growth .Are Recorded by Church.
THE East Side Baptist church has
X recorded steady progress and a
splendid growth during the past
month. Forty-eight new members
have been added. Baptism will be held
today. During the inclement weather
the attendance has been remarkable.
Dr. Hinson will preach today at 11
o'clock on "God Reconciled to Man
and Man Reconciled to God." and at
7:30 P. M. on "The Character of God's
Thoughts Concerning Man."
The Sunday-school attendance aver
ages 330. Mr. Cash, the associate min
ister, has organized the church for an
aggressive part In the great forward
movement among Baptists. The
Christmas entertainment takes place
Tuesday night.
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At the White Temple this morning
Dr. William A. "Waldo will speak on
God Clothed In Human Flesh," and
tonight on "A Light In a Dark Place."
There will be special Christmas music.
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This morning at Arleta Baptist
church the pastor. Rev. Owen T. Day,
will take for his topic "The Import
ance of Soul-wlnnlng." Tonight at
7:30 he will speak on the subject "The
Most Powerful Thing In the World."
Special choral music at both service
will be rendered.
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At Mount Olivet Baptist church,
Broadway, near Everett street. Rev.
.1. W. Anderson, the pastor, will preach
at 11 A. M. and 8 P. M. The morning
subject will be "What Happened One
Night," and tonight a sermon will be
delivered to the Masonic lodge. Sunday-school
will be at 12:30 P. M., and
Baptist Young People's Union at 7
, o'clock.
CONGREGATIONALISTS CELEBRATE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF BIRTH OF GEORGE HENRY ATKINSON. PIONEER PASTOR WHO WAS
STATESMAN, EDUCATOR, AGRICULTURIST AND LEADER IN EARLY OREGON HISTORY.
1 Dr. Grorsp IT e n ry Atkinson, wao
Atkinson, wife of the pioneer paator.
celebration for Conflrregatlonalleta of
East Side Christian to Have
Dinner Today.
Rev. and Mrs. R. H. Sawyer to Pre
side at Fellowship tiatherlna;.
THE fifth of a aeries of dinners and
receptions to members of the
East Side Christian church will be
given In the church parlors at the
close of the Sunday morning service.
More than BOO persons have been
entertained at these "fellowship din
ners" by Rev. and Mrs. R. H. Sawyer
within the past few weeks. It has
been necessary to divide the congre
gation into groups because the church
has grown beyond the capacity of its
present quarters.
New members are being received
at almost every service, and the pas
tor and hla wife conceived of this
unique method in Increasing the
good-will and fellowship of the mem
bers. The dtnners are planned and man
aged by Mrs. Sawyer while the pas
tor presides and directs the interest
ing programme, which is made an es
sential part of each dinner.
The elders and deacons with their
wives are present at each dinner to
assist in receiving the guests, who
are invited in alphabetical order.
Preceding: the dinner, the pastor
will deliver the eleventh sermon of a
series on the book of Acts. The
Christmas carol service will occur at
the evening hour. The senior and
junior choirs, under the direction of
Mrs. S. J. Eddy, will be heard in con
junction with the Franklin High Glee
club.
The East Side Business Men's club
rooms have been secured for the re
ception and watch meeting on New
Year's eve. j
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At Kern Park Christian church.
Forty-sixth avenue and Sixty-ninth
street. Rev. J. F. Ghormley, the pas
tor, will speak today at 11 aA. M. on
"The Birth of the Christ" and tonight
at 7:30 on "The Birth of His Church."
This church is growing in member
ship rapidly. 18 having recently been
added. Christian baptism will be ad
ministered at the services tonight.
The Bible school is making elaborate
preparations for the "White Christ
mas," In honor of the veteran minis
ters. a a
"The Inner Meaning of the Christ
Child Story" will be the Christmas
sermon topic at the New Christian
church (Swedenborglanl today. There
will be a special musical programme
In charge of Dr. and Mrs. Wardner
and at the conclusion of the service
the Lord's Supper will be observed.
Some new members will also be re
ceived Into the society.
On Saturday afternoon. December
27. a Christmas party for the Sunday
school will be held at the church
home, 331 Jefferson street. A tree
and refreshments with programme
for young and old Is being prepared
today. The pastor. Rev. William H.
Recce, will conduct the evening
Christmas service at Ballston.
Christian Science Subject
for Today Announced.
"Is the Unlverae. Including Man,
Evolved by Atomic force f" to Be
Dlacusaed in Sermons.
THE subject of Sunday lesson -sermon
In Christian Science churches
today is "Is the Universe, Including
Man, Evolved by Atomic Force?"
The Christian Science churches In
Portland will hold services at ll
o'clock this morning and all except
Fifth and Seventh churches will hold
services at 8 tonight
Sunday schools are maintained in
each of the churches for children un
der 20 years of age. In all the
churches except Third and Fifth the
Sunday school sessions are held for
the older pupils at 9:45 and for the
younger pupils at 11. In Third and
Fifth churches the Sunday schools
assemble at 9:30 and 11.
Testimonial meetings, at which tes
timonials of Christian Science healing
are given, assemble at 8 o'clock every
Wednesday night.
Free Christian Science reading
rooms are maintained on the eleventh
floor of the Northwestern Bank build
ing, 266 Burnslde street and 148 Kill
lngsworth avenue, where the Bible
and all authorized Christian Science
literature may be read, borrowed or
purchased
A cordial invitation to visit read
ing rooms and attend the church serv
ices is extended to all.
Christian Endeavor Society
to Obsere Christmas.
Meeting Will Be Held Tonight at
First Presbyterian Church C. M.
Sals Will Act as Leader.
THE First Presbyterian church
J Twelfth and Alder streets, will
observe Christmas today. At the
morning services Dr. Johnson will
preach a sermon on "The Word Made
Flesh," In which he will show the
necessity for the Incarnation, Indi
cating that it was not an exceptional
event in human history, but the su
preme illustration of an eternal law
In evidence in all life. At the even
ing service Ic Johnson will have for
his subject. Why I Believe in th
Virgin Birth," considering certain
facts which are not usually empha
came to Oregon In 184" and eartablisned
S Atkinson Memorial church, dedicated to Dr. Atkinson's memory and In
Portland and Oregon city waa held.
sized In the discussion of thla Import
ant theme.
Otto Wedemeyer, director of the
choir, hae arranged special Christmas
music for both morning and evening
services as follows: Morning, "Song
of the Christ Child"' (Osgood); eve
ning, "And the Shepherds" (Paulsen).
"Glory to God in the Highest"
(Kriens). and "The Sleep of the Child
Jesus" (Gervaert), will be sung both
morning and evening. The regular
choir, Mrs. Blanche Williams Seger
sten, soprano; Mrs. Virginia Spencer
Hutchinson, contralto; Otto Wede
meyer, base, and J. Macmlllan Muir.
tenor, will be assisted at both serv
ices by the following singers: Miss
Clara Mysen, Mrs. J. L. Freeman. Mrs.
Donald Lamonte, Miss Vllma MacMas
ter, W. L. Paul, E. C. Dans, Robert
Crane and C. H. Savage.
The regular evening service, which
begins at 7:30, will be preceded by an
organ recital of old French Christmas
hymns by Edgar E. Coursen, begin
ning promptly at 7:15.
During the absence of Mrs. Helen
E. Starrett from the city for a few
weeks. Dr. Johnston will teach both
the classes of men and women. The
subject today will be "The Prince of
Peace."
There will be appropriate Christ
man services in all departments of
the Sunday school, consisting of
Christmas music and Christmas
stories.
Tomorrow evening at the First
Presbyterian church at 7:30 o'clock
Dr. Howard Agnew Johnston will dis
cuss the Shantung question, indicat
ing that the solution of this question
involves far more than the relations
of Japan and China, and "that the fu
ture place that Great Britain and
France are to have In China is quite
as surely involved. Dr. Johnston will
also complete the lecture on China
which he was compelled to curtail
two weeks ago. This remaining part
of the China lecture will bear Imme
diately upon the problems Involved in
the Shantung question.
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The Warren Bible class of young
women of the First Presbyterian
church will unite with the vesper
class composed of young men and
young women In giving a Christmas
concert in room E of the church house
this arternoon at 4 o'clock.
Miss Gertrude Hoeber and full or
chestra of 16 Instruments will present
a most attractive programme. Several
overtures will be rendered, while Miss
Hoeber will be the soloist playing her
own violin obllgato. Miss Margaret
Notz haa accepted the position of ac
companist and her interpretation of
classical music has quickened a deep
interest In presenting masterpieces.
The public Is invited to attend this
concert, entrance 454 Alder street.
Sellwood Methodist Church
Announces Topic.
Rev. W. s. Gordon to Sneak an "A
Little Child Shall Lead Them."
REV. W. 8. GORDON of the Sell
wood Methodist church will speak
this morning on "The Mysterious
Power of the Christ Child," using as
a text, "A little child shall lead them."
At 7:30 the topic will be "Welcom
ing the Savior." The minute men
will also make short addresses. Some
excellent Christmas music has been
prepared by Professor Streyfeller and
the choir. The Junior league will meet
as usual at 2:30, and the Epworth
league at 6:30. The Christmas pro
gramme by the Sunday school will be
given Tuesday night.
The church is located at East Fif
teenth and Tacoma avenue, one block
east of the car line.
The "WTiatsoever Sundav school
class." taught by Mrs. F. B. Short in
the Wilbur Methodist church Sunday
school. Is greatly assisting the home
missionary work In South Portland
In supplying Christmas dinners for
worthy families. Professor William
Mansell Wilder Is preparing to give
a splendid Christmas programme on
the last Sunday night of the month
In the church. The pastor has an
nounced for his topic today, "The
Glory of Enoch." The morning offer
tory win be sung by A. E. Davidson.
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The Mount Tabor Methodist Episco
pal church will hold Christmas serv
ices both morning and evening. There
will be special Christmas music and
Christmas sermon In the morning, and
in the evening an illustrated lecture
of special Interest to boys and girls.
showing the children of many lands
at worK, at play and at worship. The
Sunday school will hold Its Chrlstmaa
exercises Tuesday. December 23. at
7:30 P. M. A special collection will be
taken to help the Armenian sufferers.
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At Lincoln Methodist chureh. Rev.
J. H. Secor of he Centenary lay activ
ities win preacn tnis morning, with a
Christmas message. The pastor. Rev.
r. A. Ulnn. will preach on "Two
Kinds of Builders."
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Rose City Park Methodist chureh
win nave a stereoptlcon lecture at
7:30 P. M. by the pastor, D. Lester
Fields, entitled "The Other Wise
Man," by Van Dyke. The slides are
beautifully colored and entertainlne
as well as instructive. The morning
suoject win De unrlstmas."
At the First Norwegian Danish
Methodist Episcopal church, corner of
Hoyt and Eighteenth streets, at the
morning - service at 11 o'clock, the
pastor, Ellas Gjerdlng. will speak on
"The Mainspring of Human Prog
ress." At the evening service the
subject will be "What God Requires
of Man." On Thursday at 11 A M.,
Christmas day, there will also be
services tat the church. The subject
of the sermon will be "Christ En
throned In Our Home Life." There
will also be music and song.
at Oi egon City tne first Congregational eknjrch In tne state. 3 Mi
The Comforter Center Will
Hold Christmas Services.
Florence Crawford to Give Spirit
ual Interpretation of Old Nnrnery
Rhyme.
SPECIAL Christmas services will be
held In the Comforter Center, as
sembly room. Portland hotel, this
evening at 8 o'clock. Florence Craw
ford will give the spiritual Interpre
tation of Clement C. Moore's old nur
sery rhyme " 'Twas the Night Before
Christmas." Miss Ruth Collier will
sing and violin selections will be
given by Louis Shurtllff. accompanied
by Miss Sonneman. Mrs. Crawford
will use a Christmas tree in connec
tion with this lecture, explaining the
meaning of many of the symbols used
in its decoration. The lecture is open
to all.
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ftvangellst L. K. Dickson will apeak
tonight In Christensen's hall. Elev
enth street between Morrison ahd
Yamhill, on the question, "The Deca
logue Is It Anti-Gospel?" A special
"big sing" will be held by Professor
I. C. Colcord, well known on the
coast as an evangelistic song leader.
Special selections will Include a con
tralto solo by Mrs. Richard W. AIs
berge entitled "The Homeland," by
Elderkln: a mezzo-soprano and bari
tone duet, "Lead. Kindly Light." ren
dered by Evangelist and Mrs. Dickson,
and a special piano number by Mrs.
Dickson entitled "Mclodie d'Amour,"
intermezzo, by Jan Hunt. The public
is cordially invited.
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The lecture subject at the Inde
pendent Bible Spiritualist church for
8 o'clock tonight will be "How to Re
ceive Help From a Divine Lesson
God the Right Way." All will be
welcome at the meeting at 15 East
Fifteenth street North, corner East
Burnslde. Messages by the pastor.
Rev. Mrs. J. C. Schorl. A piano solo
will be given. Mid-week meetings
are held on Tuesday and Thursday
nights.
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Rev. T. H. Mlnard, pastor of Divine
Science, will hold services in the blue
room, Portland hotel. Broadway en
trance, at 11 A M. on the subject
"The Christ Child." Francis Richter
will be In charge of the music. Miss
Nellie Wehoffer and Miss Marguerite
Carney will sing selections from "The
Messiah."
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The First Spiritual Science church
will hold special services today at 3
P. M. and 8 P. M. In Foresters' hall,
129 Fourth street. Sermon and dem
onstrations will be given by the pas
tor. Max Hoffman. The subject to
night will be "Why We Celebrate
Christmas." Special music has been
arranged. The public is invited to
attend all services.
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The Church of the Spiritualist Cen
ter, 412 Holladay avenue, will hold
services today as follows: Afternoon
meeting, 2:30; evening services, lec
ture and messages, 8:15: Thursday
evening class, 8:16; Rev. Persia Will
son Moore, pastor.
At the First Spiritualist church.
East Seventh and Hassalo streets, a
lecture will be given at 3 P. M. today
by L. D. Norrls, subject "What Shall
I Do to Be Saved From an Occult
Standpoint?" followed with messages.
The evening lecture at 7:45 will be by
Mrs. Etta S. Bledsoe, subject "Christ
mas," followed wtrh messages. Mid
week services every Wednesday at
7:45.
Bible Character, Subject of
Dr. Edward H. Pence.
"The Man Who Tried to Abolish
Christmas1 Morning Topic.
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Man Who Tried to Abolish
Unas" will be the subject
of a sermon to be preached by Dr. Ed
ward H. Pence, pastor of Westminster
Presbyterian church. East Seven
teenth and Schuyler streets, tonight
at 7:30 o'clock. This Is one of his
sermons on Bible characters. The sub
ject for 10:80 A M. will be "Christ,
the Modernest of Moderns."
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The subject of the morning sermon
at Rose City Park Presbyterian
church will be "The Christmas Con
ception of God." The pastor. Dr. Milli
gan, will preach morning and evening.
At each service there wUl be a special
musical programme.
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The topic for the moratng aervtce at
the Calvary Presbyterian church will
be "The Incarnation." The night meet
ing at 7:30 will be In the form of a
carol service.
The Sunday-school will hold Its
Christmas exercises on Tuesday night,
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The services at Anabel Community
Presbyterian church will be of a spe
cial nature In observance of the
Chriatmastide. At this morning's
service the pastor. Rev. F. H. Mlxsell,
will take as a theme "Anticipations
of the Christ," and tonight the Sunday-school
will give "White Gifts
for the King." Special offerings will
be made for the near-east fund with
a fine musical programme at all serv
ices. Tuesday afternoon the children
will have a Christmas party at the
church, to which the parents have
been Invited The young people will
do community singing of carols for all
who show a candle In the window,
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At Vernon" Presbyterian church.
Nineteenth and Wygant streets, Bruce
J Glffen, pastor, will apeak at 11 A
M. on "Chrlstmaa, the Apotheosis of
Childhood." and again at 7:30 P. M. on
"The Goal of a World-Renowned Pil
grimage." There will be Christmas music at
both services, but a special pro-
which the recent lOOth analvrraarj
gramma of eight musical numbers
will featured the evening service,
under the leadershp of Miss Huldah
Renholds.
A 'Christmas tree and programme
will be given Tuesday night for the
Sunday-school.
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This morning Ward W. MacHenry
will preach In Mount Tabor Presby
terian church on the subject "Peace
Among Men Who Please Him." This
evening the quartet will sing a Christ
mas cantata, assisted by the chorus
choir. The Sunday-school will give
their WhJte Christmas programme
Tuesday night.
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At Mlzpah Presbyterian church. East
Nineteenth and Division streets. Rev.
D. A. Thompson, pastor, will speak at
this morning's service at 11 o'clock on
"Bethlehem's Message for the World
of Today." and again tonight at 7:46
o'clock on "The Place of Jesus in
Modern Life."
There will be special Christmas
music at both morning and night
services. The Sabbath-school will hold
Its Christmas festival on Tuesday
night.
At the Hope Presbyterian church,
East Seventy-eighth and Everett I Intended for the Sunday school, Bible
streets, the pastor. Rev. Henry E. I class and members who prefer Bug
Giles, will preach In the morning on i I'sh. The Norwegian service for the
cnrlstmas Spirit. In the evening
his topic will be "Deep-Sea Fishing."
w ednesday cveniner. December 1
the Rev. Mr. Giles was installed as
pastor at the Hope church by a com
mittee of the Portland Presbytery.
The Rev. Boudin6t Seeley. synodlcal
superintendent of home missions.
Preached the sermon. The charge to
the pastor was made by the Rev. Ward
W. McHenry of Mount Tabor church.
The Rev. David A. Thompson, moder
ator of the Portland Presbytery, gave
the installation service. The Rev W
S.lSeemann, D. D., gave the charge to
the people.
'Glad Tidings," Subject at
Trinity Church.
Stability- Will Be Theme tor
Practical Talk by Dr. Morrison
Tonurht.
..piLAD TIDINGS." a Christmas
VJ message, will be this morning's
topic of Dr. Morrison at Trinity.
"Stability" will be the theme for a
practical talk at the night service.
Christmas eve midnight service, a
time honored custom of Trinity
church, will begin at 11 o'clock. The
large vested choir will sing. On
Christmas day at 11 A. M. there will
be a festival communion service and
a short address by the rector. Special
music has been prepared for both of
these services.
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At Waverly Heights Congrega
tional church. East Thirty-third and
Woodward avenue. Christmas will be
observed by special services today and
on Christmas eve. This morning the
pastor. Rev. Oliver Perry Avery will
speak on "The Prince of Peace" and
in the evening the topic will be "On
the Trail of the W'se Men." The
young people of the Intermediate En
deavor are training for carol singing
in the community on Christmas eve
and will sing at the Sunday night
service. The Sunday school will have
a Christmas gathering at the church
on Tuesday night with appropriate
exercises and remembrances and will
observe the beautiful custom of the
"White Gift" and tn the name of the
Master will bring gifts for needy
children.
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Sunday being the anniversary of
the landing qf the Pilgrim fathers, a
set of stereoptlcon pictures Is to be
shown tonight at the Highland Con
gregational church, exhibiting srenes
and Incidents connected with the his
tory of the -Pilgrim fathers. The pic
tures will be accompanied by a de
scriptive talk by the pastor. Rev. Ed
ward Constant, who is well versed In
the history of the Pilgrims and is
familiar with the Pilgrim country. In
the morning he preaches on "The
Christmas Angel." The Sunday school
holds Its Christmas entertainment on
Tuesday evening.
Church of Our Father Is to
Observe Christmas.
Rev. W. a. Eliot Jr. This Morning
WUl Preach Tea-Minute Sermon.
AT the Church of Our Father, Uni
tarian, corner Broadway and
Yamhill, the service at 11 A. M. te
day will be chiefly musical and ap
propriate to Christmas. The pastor.
Rev. W. G. Eliot Jr., will preach a
10-mlnute aermon on 'The People
Who Sat in Darkness Saw a Great
Light." Vocal numbers on the pro
gramme will Include: Anthem, "Hark
the Loud Celestial Hymn" (Ward),
quartet; anthem, "Jerusalem, O Turn
Thee" (Gounod), quartet, assisted by
Mrs. Warren: anthem,-' "Bethlehem"
(Bartlett). quartet, and a trio, "Christ
mas Carol." The regular quartet
choir will be assisted by Mrs. Miles
Delwin Warren, soprano, and the
Chamtnade trio, consisting of Mrs.
Warren, Mrs. Edgaf Allen Densmore
and Mltylene Fraker Stites. The
members of the regular choir are Mrs
Densmore. Mrs Stltea, J. Ross Fargo
Walter Hardwlck and Ralph W. Hoyt
organist.
The open forum will meet as usual
at 7:45 P. M. with Ralph C. McAfee
as the speaker, on "Good Will Among
the Churches, the last in the good
will and optimism series.
The church school will hold a
service at. 9:45 A. M. today. Frank
C. Flint, who has been the pastor's
assistant, will leave this week for
Oxford, where he expects to reside
for the next three years as a Rhodes
scholar.
Clay Street Evangelical Sun
day School to Meet.
"Christmas, a Time of Joy for All
People." Will Be Sermon Subject
Thla Moraine.
THE Sunday school of the Clay
Street Evangelical church. Tenth
and Clay streets, will meet at 9:30
and will be In charge of Superintend
ent E. J. Keller. Miss Esther Kruppke
will have charge of the singing for
the Christmas exercises and for the
training of the children for the carol
singing Christmas eve, assisted by
Miss Esther Schuknecht.
The Sunday school session will be
followed by the preaching service at
10:45 on the subject "Christmas, a
Time of Joy for All People." This
service will be held in the German
language. In the afternoon the pas
tor will speak at the Altenheim. The
Christian Endeavor will meet at 6:30
to discuss the Christmas topic, fol
lowed by the sermon on "The King
dom of God."
Christmas exercises will be held on
Thursday. Christmas day, at 7:S0
o'clock.
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At St. Paul's Lutheran church. East
Twelfth and Clinton streets, the pas
tor. Rev. A. Krause, will hold services
at 10:30 A M. with the subject "The
Prayer in the Name of Jesus." At
7:80 P. M. the topic will be "Startling
Calls." The choir will sing morning
and evening. The Sunday school, with
classes for all ages, will meet at 9:30
A. M. Choir rehearsal is held on
Wednesdays and Thursdays at S P. M.
Confirmation classes meet Tuesdays
and Fridays at 4 and 5 P. M. Bible
study and devotional services for
young people are held Fridays at 8
JP. M.
Our Savior's Lutheran church, cor
ner East Grant and Tenth streets,
will hold Its last advent service to
day at 11 A. M. Rev. M. A. Christen
sen will speak in English and has
chosen as his theme "Make Straight
the Way of the Lord."
On Christmas day there will be a
special service and a children's serv
ice will be held at 10 A. M. In the
church auditorium. This service is
day win begin at II o clock, special
music has been provided -for both
services.
"Manifest Evidences of the King
dom of Christ" win be the sermon
subject today by Rev. W. E. Brink
man at the St. James English Lu
theran church at 1 1 A M., West Park
and Jeffersqn streets. The St. James
choir, assisted by a large chorus, will
render as a special musical feature of
the services a Christmas antiphonal
service of songs directed by Mrs. J.
Harvey Johnson, organist. "Spiritual
Stewardship" will be the subject of
the sermon tonight at 7:45.
The Sundav school session will be
held at 9:50 A M. The Luther League
holds Its devotional service at 6:45
P. M. The confirmation class meets
In the chapel each Saturday at 10
A M.
Special Christmas services will be
held at St. James church at 7 o'clock
A M. The programme to be given by
the Sunday school will be Thursday
at 7 P. M.
'Redemption," Is Theme at
First United Brethren.
Dr. Byron J. Clark Tonlarbt Will
Speak on "False Weights and
Balances."
( t J3 EDEMPTION will be the theme
Xv at thla morning's services to
day by Dr. Byron J. Clark, pastor of
the First United Brethren church.
Fifteenth and East Morrison streets.
"False Weights and Balances" will
be discussed tonight The choir is pre
paring special music.
Rev. Ira Hawley, pastor of the Sec
ond United Brethren church, Twenty
eeventh and Stomner streets, will use
for his Sunday morning subject,
"Moses Before Christ." The subject
tonight will be. "Power to Lay Down;
Power to Take Up."
At Third United Brethren church.
Sixty-seventh and Thirty-second ave
nue southeast, where Rev. E. O. Shep
herd is the pastor, a special pro
gramme will be rendered by the Sun
day school, after which the pastor
will apeak briefly on "The Gift of
God." Tonight the pastor will speak
on the subject, "The Straight and the
Wide Gate."
At Fourth United Brethren church,
Tremont station, 'the pastor. Rev. C.
P. Blanchard. will conduct services
both morning and evening.
At the First United Brethren church
a programme of Christmas music will
be given morning and evening and
the Sunday school and choir will give
a Christmas programme next Tuesday
night. Dr. Clark will give a dramatic
reading from "Ben Hur." Admission
will be free and all are Invited The
offering will be taken for the Otter
bein orphans' home, which the church
Is supporting.
NATIONS WILL CELEBHflTE
PLANS MADE FOR SOOTH ANM
VERSARY OF PILGRIMS.
England. Holland and United
States Will Participate Period
Is May to December, 1920.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20. The 300th
anniversary of the Pilgrim Fathers,
tentative plans of which have Just
been announced here, will Include
celebration! In England. Holland and
the United States and will continue
fiom May to December. 1920.
A four-day programme tn Leyden.
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Amsterdam and Rotterdam, whence
Liia rugnms sanea tnree centuries
ago to the American wilderness where
they might find "freedom to worship
God," will start on August 30, when
committees from the United States
and England will be received at the
University of Leyden. Addresses
commemorative of the occasion will
be delivered by scholars from the
three countries, including the rector
of the university. Dr. Rendel Harris
of Manchester, England, Viscount
Bryce and a famous American who
has not yet been designated.
The next day, August SI. the birth
day of the Queen of the Netherlands,
will include, besides a congress In
the town hall, a religious memorial
service in the Pletersklrk In which
the Rev. John Robinson, who led the
separationlsts from the Church ef
England (the Pilgrims) to Holland
in 1609, was burled.
One of the features of the holiday
st Amsterdam on September 1 will
be a meeting in the Rljksmuseum, the
unveiling of a memorial window In
the Bagljnekerk and a reception. The
next day there will be an aquatic
pageant in Rotterdam, the visitors
traveling In the morning from Ley
den to Delftshaven, If possible, by
boat along the way the Pilgrims went.
Then there will be trips to the relig
ious havens of Rotterdam, a memorial
service In the church at Delftshaven
and at 7 P. M. the English and Amer
ican contingents wUl depart for
Southhampton.
The celebration In England wUlV
start in May, 1920, with meetings la V
Scrooby, the home of Robinson.
Austerfield, Boston and Sheffield.
From August 4 to September 20 there
will be ceremonies In Cambridge,
London, Southampton and other
places, culminating in the sailing of
the new Mayflower, which will carry
the returning American committee
and British and Dutch delegations
who are to participate In the pro
gramme on this side of the Atlantic.
Main events of the American cele
bration will be in Plymouth. Mays,
and Boston, where historical page
ants will be held, followed by. a big
reception In New icrk. Vice-President
Marshall is honorary chairman
of the committee, having the local
programme In charge. The foreign
visitors will then be taken on a tour
of the United States. On September
24, 1920, there will be a universal
observance of Thanksgiving day In
England, Holland and the United
States.
GERMAN FOOD YET SHORT
Government Alarmed at Decline in
Production.
BERLIN, Dec. 20. Production of
food in Germany has decreased to
such an extent as to alarm the na
tional commission of Gertnan agricul
ture, which now demands that gov
ernment control of farm products be
abolished except in the case of wheat.
The commission refutes a statement
by the national economic ministry
that the German people are in no
danger of shortage of food, and de
clares that Germany "will suffer an
unlimited collapse" unless the prob
lem is attacked with open eyes.
"Tho power of production has sunk
so much and the beef supply is so
low that only speedy reconstruction
can come anywhere near safeguard
ing Germany'a food supplies." asserts
the national commission. It states
that the wheat shortage in the com
ing year will amount to 2,500.000 tons.
The potato bread rations cannot be
maintained during the coming win
ter, it says, for the potato crop also
has bean falsely estimated."
The commission demands that con
trol of meat, sugar and barley be
abolished and a premium be offered
for production of potatoes.
Norway Police Unions Barred.
CHRISTIANTA The department of
Justice sere has forbidden the police
to Join trades unions or any national
organization which may order them
to be guilty of disloyal conduct.
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