THE SUNDAY OREOOXIAX, PORTLAND,
JANUARY IS. . 1020
PORTLAND CHURCHES ADVOCATE "WEEK OF THRIFT" WHICH STARTED YESTERDAY
Economic Subjects to Form Base for Many Sermons in City T oday in Furtherance of Movement Now on Throughout Country
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MANY Portland ministers will to
day touch upon economic sub
jects as a feature of their par
ticipation in the week of thrift, which
began yesterday and which is pro
moted here and throughout the coun
try by the Y. M. C. A.
This is known as "Share with others
Say," and is for the purpose of em
phasizing the relation of money to
character. Sermons on the financial
creed of the churches and talks at
Sunday schools and in young people's
meetings are to be featured, accord
ing to announcement by Raymond
Van Valin, secretary In charge of the
Portland Y. M. C. A. department of
employment and occupational read
justment, who is directing the week's
programme here.
The week of thrift has been formal
ly indorsed by the executive commit
tee of the Portland Federation of
Churches, of which Dr. Joshua Stans
field, pastor of the First Methodist
Episcopal church, is president. The
ministers affiliated with this organi
zation have been asked by the com
mittee to give some portion of their
time In the pulpit or in Borne appro
priate feature to a thought on thrift
and many have announced their sub
jects on this line.
Convention Plans Made.
E. C. Knapp of Spokane, secretary
f the Inland Empire Sunday School
association, will be the principal
speaker at the Multnomah county
Sunday school convention on January
30. The meet will be in the White
Temple, Twelfth and Taylor streets.
Mr. Knapp will speak three times. In
the morning he will conduct a prob
lem shop for the benefit of Sunday
school workers, where he will attempt
to answer questions for teachers and
officers. Sunday school workers are
Invited to present their problems to
Mr. Knapp at this conference. In the
afternoon Mr. Knapp will conduct an
administrative conference on "How to
Make a Sunday School Grow." In the
evening he will give a blackboard
demonstration on "World Facts."
The music of the convention will be
directed by Walter Jenkins. One of
the important events will be the re
port of the policy committee, who will
citline and recommend a policy for
the coming year.
This committee was appointed by
Charles V. Staver, county president.
Its members are: Ellton Shaw, Rev.
George N. Taylor, Miss Mabel Hinea
Dr. N. Morrison, Mrs. Clara G. Esson,
Miss Ellen Stone, Miss Bernice Adams,
Mies Violet Johnson and H. R,
l?cheuerman.
The following have been appointed
a nominating committee to recom
mend officers for the coming year:
A. A. Morse, Harley Hallgre-n, E. W.
Miller, Carl Brown and Mrs. J. J.
Handsaker.
' Albany Man Honored.
Rev. W P. White, D. D., pastor of
the United Presbyterian church of Al
bany, has accepted the position of re
gional director for the Pacific coast
of the Moody Bible institute of Chi
cago. Ha will have charge of this
wotk from British Columbia to the
Mexican line, his territory including
the states of Washington, Oregon,
California, Idaho, Utah and Arizona
and the province of British Columbia.
His headquarters will be at Albany.
Dr. White will resign his Albany
pastorate but will continue his church
work until a new pastor is secured.
He will then devote all of his time
to hi3 new position, which will require
not only his time but that of one or
two secretaries as well. He will or
ganize and conduct bible conferences,
bible classes and bible summer
schools.
The offer of this position came to
rr. White because of his success as
n. bible lecturer and teacher. He has
conducted bible conferences at vari
ous places in the Pacific northwest
ntid middle west, including one at
the Moody Bible institute, with which
he will now be associated. A few
weeks ago he assisted Dr. James M.
Gray, dean of the Moody Bible Insti
tute, in a series of conferences on the
Pacific ooast..
Dr. White has been pastor of the
United Presbyterian church In Albany
.for the past 18V years and besides
handling the work of his pastorate
has been very prominent in religious
work in various phases throughout
the northwest.
Campaign Busy.
"Wanted, a man," cried Robert
Louis Stevenson, "to go to the head
of the march." The need often pro
duces the man, and John L. Etheridge
has led the Episcopal church in
Oregon on the greatest forward
movement it has ever experienced.
With his previous fine record in
liberty loan campaigns, Mr. Etheridge
and his lieutenants first of all organ
ized such machinery as would best
cover the whole diocese. Then with
enthusiasm, vim and real hard spade
work, every mission and parish was
systematically gone over. The results
have been splendid. In one parish the
rumber of contributors has doubled,
the amount trebled. The mission of
St. John's, Toledo, raised 214 per cent
of their quota. St. Philip's mission,
Portland, was first over uhe top with
119 per cent. E. N. Strong, chair
man at Grace Memorial, has been a
tower of strength in raising not only
tlieir quota of $8673.24, but also $24,
STl.fiO for their local needs.
During the.past year they have also
Accumulated $30,000 for the building
fund. Plans are all in shape for the
erection of a handsome church which
will be an architectural addition to
he district. The Rev. Oswald W.
Tavlnr. during his years of faithful
niiliistrv. has attracted a band of
most loyal workers.
r,it in the Rose City district, St.
Michael's and All Angels have raised
$18,050 towards the nation-wide
campaign, and also have sufficient in
Jiand to get to 'work on the comple
m of their e-raceful church. Rev
T v T!owen is rector, with Walter
Acfmf ak chairman.
Aside from such outward signs of
nrncrpu. all parishes and missions
tell of unique advance in number of
communicants, in offers or personal
service, in the church schools, and in
vfrv department of religious activ
ity. The hour has sounded for the
V.ntsconal church, end she has risen
to the appeal. New schools and larger
Vinsnitals. community work . In the
smaller towns, Americanization . of
foreigners, provision of social centers
f universities and colleges sucn are
onlv a few of the phases of the stud
led plan of the Episcopal church. The
Oreeon diocese has as a goal the
r.um of $238,000, most of which will
B spent locally. In addition, the
- Central church fund has been asked
' for $449,000 which it is designed to
tif.e In definite new enterprises in this
diocese. William Fellowes Morgan
president of the New York Merchants
' association, declares: "This is the
biggest Job the Episcopal church has
rver undertaken. It is worthy of the
bicrerest men, of the church." Back of
the magnificent plan stand such men
s H. P. Davison, General Leonard
Wood. Frank M. Vanderlip and Gan
cial Pershing. Under such notable
captains, victory is assured.
Northern Baptists Announce Plan
Within this new world movement
there is the task of raising $100,000
' POO within five years. The southern
Baptists have raised approximately
' JS5.000.000 within the last few months,
and when the negro baptists and the
foreign speaking, baptists will add
United States will have raised within
five years approximately $250,000,000
for their missionary extension work.
The northern Baptists operate
through the northern Baptist conven
tion which comprises 36 of the north
ern states. Desirous of contributing
to the world advancement, the north
ern Baptists have proceeded to a re
organization of their forces and
methods of work. This organization
gathers around three words which are
essential to the-genius of the Baptist
denomination. These words are:
Democracy, unity and efficiency. The
highest authority within the Baptist
denomination is the local independent
Baptist church.
The northern Baptist convention is
composed of delegates elected to rep
resent in national assembly the local
Baptist churches of the' 36 states of
the north. Last year in Denver, the
delegates so elected proceeded to pro
vide for a general board of promotion
which consists of 140 elected repre
sentatives from all parts of the north
ern Baptist territory. A director
general presides over this general
board of promotion. With him are
associated five executive secretaries
who are officials leading as many de
partments. These, together with the
director-general constitute a cabinet.
Associated with - this smaller, group
is an executive council which acta for
the entire ge"heral board of promo
tion In the interim of its annual or
semi-annual meetings. From this
board emanates in largest part the
direction of campaigns, the literature
designed to inform the constituency,
the promotion work through speak
ers and the gathering of finances
-from the entire territory. Also the
adjustment of the amount of finan
cial aid that shall be appropriated by
the various operating home and for
eign societies and educational boards
and various other boards and socie
ties of the northern Baptist conven
tion. This general board of promotion
has its headquarters In New York
city and J. Y. Aichison, D. D., Is the
director-general. With this national
board there - are associated 36 state
promotion boards'in the various states
of the northern Baptist convention
territory, and the general board of
promotion operates In the respective
states through ' the state promotion
boards. Each state board of promo
tion has its executive secretary, and
its board.
The executive secretary for Ore
gon state is Rev. O. C. Wright, D. D.,
with headquarters in the Tllford
building. Dr. Wright has served ap
proximately eight years as superin
tendent of missions for Oregon Bap
tists. In the reorganization, his work
was enlarged to include that of pro
motion in addition to the administra
tive functions which he has hitherto
discharged. Associated with Dr.
Wright is a promotion committee se
lected from the board of the Oregon
Baptist state convention. This com
mittee represents the national board
of promotion in the state of Oregon.
In addition to the nine members
who are especially charged with pro
motion work, there are. 16 others, all
of whom are chosen as representative
Baptists from the various stations
and sections of the state. A commit
tee of nine members constitutes an
executive committee, who are su
preme in authority during the Interim
of the meetings of the larger board
of 25. The work of the state is de
partmentalized. There will be elected
at an early date a field promotion
secretary. Rev. S. J. Reed, D. D., Is
occupying the position at present of
superintendent of evangelism-
There is to be elected presently a
director of religious education. These
departments are under the superin-
tendency of Dr. Wright, the execu
tive secretary of the board. The Bap
tist headquarters at Tenth and Mor
rison streets have become the official
headquarters of the Baptists of Ore
gon. There are eight Baptist asso
ciations into which are grouped the
churches of the state. Each of these
groups has a promotion committee,
charged especially with the respon
sibility of promoting the denomi
national interests within the bounds
of its respective association. But
there is also a local promotion com
mittee within each of the more than
0 churches of the state.
A new world survey was recently
completed, under the auspices of a
committee appointed by the northern
Baptist convention. This book of 150
pages will be placed in the possession
of every Baptist family of the 36
northern states. Its contents bring
Into review a world estimate of the
work and equipment as well as their
needs, and it is hoped will present
the appeal upon which the success of
the $100,000,000 campaign shall be
successful.
This sum when taken Into con
sideration with the $125,000,000 of
other Baptist groups within the
United States constitutes in terms of
dollars a reasonable part of Baptists
in doing their work of reconstruc
tion in the United States and coun
tries abroad. As executive secretary,
Dr. Wright will be charged with the
responsibility of assisting the Ore
gon Baptists to contribute generously
toward this fund, and also the board
he serves will be intrusted with the
expenditure of a generous amount
eventually wjthin the state of Oregon.
As an outcome of the new world
movement it is expected that the Bap
tist work of Oregon will be advanced
very materially.
Two eminent speakers, both serv
ing in the cause of Armenian and
near east relief, will appear in local
pulpits today. One of these speakers
is General Mesrop N. Azgapetian, who
has a long and brilliant record as a
diplomat, statesman and military
leader in the near east, and who is
now in the United States to enlist the
support of Americans in the re
construction plans through which it
is hoped the Armenians, Syrians and
other famine-stricken and destitute
peoples of the ancient Bible lands
may be lifted to their feet and put
upon a self-supporting and self-gov
erning basis.
General Azgapetian will arrive this
morning and will make his first ap
pearance at the First Baptist church.
East Twentieth and Salmon, at 11
A. M. He will address. a young people's
rally at 3:30 this afternoon at the
First Methodist church, Twelfth and
Taylor streets, and this evening at
7:30 will speak at the White temple,
On Monday he will address the Port'
land Chamber of Commerce and will
also speak at the conference of state
campaign forces for the approaching
Armenian relief drive at the Hotel
Benson.
The other speaker referred to will
be Mrs. E. T. Allen of Walla Walla,
who recently returned from several
years' service as a relief station
worker in Armenia, Persia and other
sections of the near east. She is
former Portland woman and left this
city several years ago with her hus
band, who was assistant pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, when he
resigned that position to take up mis
sionary and relief work in the near
east. Mrs. Allen will speak at 11
A. M. today at the First Christian
church. Eleventh and Clay streets,
and this evening at 7:30 at the First
Congregational church. Park and
Madison streets.
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1 E. Bf. Strong, chairman, of the Grace Memorial cbnrca committee for the Episcopal "nation-wide campaign" now keiac naird in the majority of
parishes. Grace Memorial's quota was Si73.S4. TkU amount waa raised Bad also :l0,OOO for local church funds for a period of three years. Last year
30,000 for a new church building- was pledged. 3 John 1 Etheridge. dlocesnn chairman for the Episcopal 'nation-wide campaign." Personal letters to
all rectors and members of the diocese were recently sent out by Mr. Etheridge enlisting help. "There Is no discharge In this war," the letters aaid.
4 Dr. O. C. Wright, executive secretary of the Oregon northern Baptists promotion board. He was recently made Oregon superintendent of northern
Baptist missions. 8 Miss Enu Ewart, who wan recently made "princess of the tower" nt a banquet aiven by the "Knights of the Tower" Sunday school
class of the Monat Tabor Presbyterian church. The class operates nnder the direction of Elton Shaw. Miss Emit is the pipe organist at the Mount
Tabor Presbyterian church.
Woman Will Tell of Her
Persian Experiences.
Mrs. E. T. Allen, Formerly of This
City, to Occupy Pulpit at First
Christian Church.
THE pulpit at the First Christian
church, corner of Park and Co
lumbia, will be occupied this morn
ing at 11 o'clock by Mrs. E. T. Allen
of Urumia, Persia, who will uae the
preaching period to tell of post-war
conditions in the near east. Mrs. Allen
is a Portland woman, her husband. Dr.
Allen, having been a few years ago
assistant pastor at the First Presby
terian church. Both have spent a
number of yeara In the Presbyterian
mission in Persia and when war came
they proved to be two of the most
trusted and efficient relief agents In
that section. They endured the hor
rors of the siege of Urumia, when
for months they saved the lives of
thousands of Christians.
The radical change in the evening
schedule at this church Inaugurated
last Sunday by giving over the regu
lar preaching service to a school of
missions will be continued for six
weeks. The school with its five sep
arate claeses surpassed expectations
in interest and attendance. To meet
the needs of the younger children it
has been necessary to organize a
sixth class, which will be taught by
Mrs. J. T. Wiley. The school begins
promptly at 6:15 In a etudy period of
one hour, followed by a general as
sembly with music by the church
quartet and brief sermon by the
pastor, the Rev. H. H. Griffis. The
privileges of the school are open with
out any charges to all friends as well
as members.
At Kern Park Christian church.
Forty-sixth avenue and Sixty-ninth
street, in recognition of the presence
in our city of our distinguished guest.
General Pershing, and the mighty
work of national reconstruction, in
which he ie a great leader, the pas
tor. J. F. Ghormley, will speak at 11
A. M. on, "The Ministry of Reconcilia
tion." His evening theme will be "The
Soldier." Patriotic hymns will be
sung.
The Sunday school of Clay street
EvangelicsTl church. Tenth and Clav
streets, west side, will convene at
9:30 o'clock and will be in charge of
the superintendent, J. E. Keller. Rev.
Mr. Lich will preach in the morning.
This service will be in the German
language.. At 3 o'clock in the after
noon the pastor. Rev. Jacob Stocker.
will hold services at the Altenheim.
The Christian Endeavor will meet at
6:30 o'clock and a live meeting is
promised. At 7:30 the pastor will
preach on the subject "The Old-Time
Revival, the Cure for Our Modern
Ills."
Special evangelistic meetings have
bean held in this church during the
entire last week and were well at
tended. These special revival meetings
will continue during the coming week.
The pastor acts as evangelist during
the series of meetings. This church
co-operates with the Portland federa
tion of churches in community serv
ice and helps to boost Portland.
Pastor of First Congrega
tional Called East.
Rev. Edward Constant of Hlahland
Church to Conduct Services This
Morning.
D'
R. W. T. McELVEEN, pastor of
the First Congregational church.
is a director of several of the national
missionary and education societies of
the denomination. These societies
have what they call a "mid-winter
conference" in Chicago every Janu
ary. The executive officers, direc
tors and workers get together for
exchange of thought. This annual
meeting with the task of working
with a commission of 12 on getting
all the . Protestant churches of the
world together In a sort of congress
led Dr. McElveen to make a trip to
Chicago this week.
The pulpit will be supplied this
morning by Rev. Edward Constant,
an old friend, and pastor of the
Highland Congregational church of
Portland. His topic will be "The Wit
ness Eternal." At the evening ser
vice Mrs. E. T. Allen, recently from
Urumia, Persia, will give an address.
Mrs. Allen is a Portland woman. She
and her husband, Dr. Allen, have been
missionaries of the First Presby
terian church in northern Persia.
During and after the war they were
trusted and efficient relief workers
for the Red Cross and Armenian re
lief commission. They distributed
thousands of dollars' worth of food
and clothing and ministered to thou
sands of sick and Injured. They were
besieged in the 'city for several
months until the siege was stopped
by General Allenby's British army.
Mrs. Allen is a captivating and in
forming speaker. She recently ad
dressed large audiences, and has been
exceedingly popular at Seabeck and
other summer conferences. Rev. F. J.
Meyer will preside.
Dr. McElveen will return to Port
land the latter part of this week to
complete arrangements for the 25th
anniversary of the first service held
in the present and then new church
edifice. This celebration will be held
next Sunday morning, January 2fi.
The first Congregational services held
in Portland were in a log shingle
shop. Ten names appeared on the
church roll. For almost two years
the Congregationalisms were content
with their meager, trtit comfortable.
quarters. Many were the allusions
to the followers of the Kazarene
RECEIVING LOCAL AND STATE
carpenter worshiping in a. carpenter
shop.
In 1850 ground was cleared for the
first church building on the corner
of Second and Jefferson streets. This
building was dedicated in June, 1851.
and for 20 years was the spiritual
fireside of the Congregationalists.
In 1869 this building wa,s removed to
the corner of First and Jefferson
streets and used while a more com
modious building was erected on the
old site. The cornerston was laid
on August 30, 1870. Dr. G. H. Atkin
son, the pastor, officiated and
preached the dedication sermon in
August, 1871. That building cost
$20,000. In 1884 an organ costing
$4500 was installed. In 1890 it was
apparent that a more spacious church
must be built soon. Frank M. War
ren and James Steele, two members,
bought the present site at Park and
Madison streets. Through the untir
ing efforts of the Rev. T. E. Clapp.
the pastor, funds were gathered and
in January, 1895, the present edifice
was used for the first time as a
house of worship. All who attended
that first service are requested to at
tend and to wear a white flower.
Ralph McAfee, executive secretary
of the Church Federation of Port
land and vicinity, will address the
current events class at 12:25 today
noon. His topic will be "All the
Churches Co-operating."
Atkinson Memorial Congregational
church Invites friends and people of
the parish to enjoy the programme
of religious worship which has been
prepared for today. The quartet di
rected by Miss Ida May Cook, has
special music for this morning. The
pastor. Rev. Elbert E. Flint, an
nounces a message with "Silver Lin
ings for Dark Skies," or "A New Era
Gospel." The Sunday school has
equipment and an organized staff of
workers to take care of all ages and
grades In a modern school. The eve
ning service will continue the great
film picture "Son of Democracy,"
"The Call to Arms." This story of
Lincoln Is among the greatest forces
counting for Americanizing Amer
ica, among the youth and foreigners
in the land and many of both saw
the first two reels last Sunday
night. The sermon will be "What to
do With Jesus." Rev. Flint will
preach at the service to be held at
the Mann home at 3 o'clock this
-afternoon.
A well-organized
Scouts is the latest
troop of Boy
movement for
work among boys.
Dr. J. J. Staub, pastor of the
will give a series of Sunday evening
addresses on special Bible themes,
which in recent years have uncon
sciously or purposely become neg
lected and ignored. The question
is arising constantly in the minds of
a large number of Christian people
as to what their attitude toward those
topics should be. Dr. Staub proposes
to let the Bible speak its full mes
sage on these questions, whatever
private conclusions may be. Sunday
evening his address will be on "Satan
Voted Out of Existence." At the
morning service he will speak on "A
Reliable Compass for Life's Voyage."
The Rev. George W. Nelson will
preach at the Highland Congrega
tional church this morning and in the
evening the pastor. Rev. Edward
Constant, will conduct a song service
and give an address on "The Waiting
Christ.
The senior young people's round
table will entertain the Bible class
of the Sunday school at its regular
meeting at 6 P. M., at Waverly
Heights Congregational church. This
post-graduate Christian Endeavor so
ciety has been very active in various
ways since it was organized, about
nine months ago.
At the morning service the pastor.
Rev. Oliver Perry Avery, will speak
on The Divinity of Jesus Christ" and
in the evening on "Personal Power."
Evangelist Promises Some
Real Revelations.
Change In Subnath Day to Be Dis
cussed by Adventlst Pastor.
EVANGELIST L. K. DICKSOV. pas
tor of the Central Seventh-day
Adventlst church, will speak In Chris-
tensen's hall. Eleventh street between
Morrison and Yamhill, Sunday night
at 7:33 o'clock, on the subject, "Did
Christ, the apostles or anti-Christ
change the sabbath from the seventh
day to the first day of the week?"
Some startling revelations will be
produced bv Mr. Dickson upon this
vital question. A special musical pro
gramme has ben arranged under the
direction of Prof. I. C. Colcord. includ
ing a big congregational sing preced
ing the lecture. Seats are free and
the public are invited.
At the annual business meeting of
tne central seventh-day Adventiot
church held last Wednesday nieht. the
reports of the several departments of
this growing body of people showed
a very healthy Increase over any
year's work in its history, as may be
seen by the following statement:
Tithe $14,Bf7.73
Foreign misnlona 5,805.40
Educational work 2.919.97
Horn mlvalon and church work. 3,981.45
Armenian relief, etc.... (4ft.l3
Needy poor 200.71
Total $28,093.48
Membership of the church, 367.
Average tithe per member. $40 91;
average gifts to foreiarn missions per
member per week. 30.6 cents; aver
age per member for the year, all
funds, $78.60. The total funds of this
church for the years 1916 and 1917
were $21,977.55; gain of 1919 over to
tal of past two years combined,
$6085.03; gain over 1918, $7110.66.
HONORS FROM THEIR FELLOW
Christian Endeavor Rally
Attracts Attention.
I're-Conventlon liatherlna; Date Set
for Kebruury 3 In This County.
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NE of the biggest events in the
Christian Endeavor work of
Multnomah county in the near future
will be the big convention rally and
banquet which will be held at the
First Presbyterian church, corner of
Twelfth and Alder streets, Tuesday
evening, February 3. The banquet
will begin at 6:30 P. M. and will be
followed by "convention pep" (short
after-dinner talks). There also will
be several short addresses by well
known persons who are active in
Oregon Christian Endeavor life.
Special music will be furnished by
the orchestra of the Sunnyside Con
gregational Christian Endeavor so
ciety. Added importance is laid on this
event, as it will be here that definite
plans will be made for the twin con
ventions which are to be held in
Pendleton February J3, 14 and 15 and
in Albany February 20, 21 and 22, re
spectively. Surely the thoughts of all Oregon's
Endeavorers will revolve about these
places and dates for the next three
months. These will be the great
"loyalty conventions" with the theme
"Unto the Uttermost."
Officers in charge of the conven
tions are: David Martin, Albany,
chairman; Herman DeHart, Pendle
ton, chairman.
The convention promoter and booster
for Multnomah county is Herman W.
Guy, 194 East Twelfth street, Port
land. v"Conquering Adverse Circumstan
ces" and "Answers to Doubts About
the Origin. Nature and Destiny of the
Human Soul" will be the sermon sub
jects of William G. Eliot Jr. at the
morning and evening services at 11
and 7:45 o'clock, respectively, at the
Church of Our Father, Broadway at
Yamhill street. Mr. Eliot will con
duct several study classes during the
six weeks preceding Easter, open to
all. Applications are now being, re
ceived and the hours of meeting will
be announced later.
The subject of the lesson sermon in
all Christian Science churches in Port
land today is "Life." The Christian
Science churches hold services today
at the- regular hour. 11 o'clock In the
morning and all except Fifth and
Seventh churches at 8 In the evening.
The regular testimonial meetings will
be held in all the churches Wednes
day evening at 8.
Sunday school for pupils to the age
of 20 years will assemble In all the
churches except Third and Fifth at
9:45 for the older classes and at 11
o'clock for younger classes. In Third
and Fifth the Sunday school assem
bles at 9:30 and 11.
First Methodist to Hold
Prohibition Jubilation.
Baccalaureate Sermon Will Be
Preached to Washington High
School Class This Morning. .
BACCALAUREATE sermon
morning and prohibition
tion and platform meeting
in the
the
evening will be the order at the First
Methodist church. Twelfth and Tay
lor streets, today. Dr. Stansfield will
preach the baccalaureate sermon for
the graduating class of the Washing
ton high school In the morning at
10:30, the class attending in a body.
At the prohibition jubilation mass
meeting at 7:45 in the evening the
speakers will be Mrs. Mattie M. Sleeth,
president W. C. T. U.; Edwin Rawdon.
superintendent Anti-Saloon league; J.
P. Newell, chairman of the prohibition
party; E. A. Baker, president .Antl
Saloon league; Rev. Joshua Stansfield,
the pastor, chairman presiding; E. T.
Johnson.
The holy sacrament will be admin
istered this morning at the Wilbur
Methodist Episcopal church by Dr.
Francis Burgette Short, the pastor. It
is his desire that the membership be
well represented, although denomi
national lines are never regarded at
the church.
Dr. Short will leave for Tacoma
Immediately following the morning
service, where he will preach In the
evening at the First Methodist church.
At Central Methodist Episcopal
church, the morning sermon will be
preached by the pastor, Alexander R.
Maclean, and the choir will render
"Christian, the Morn Breaks Sweetly
O'er Thee," by Shelley, and "Forever
With the Lord," by Gounod, a duet
by Messrs. Anderson and Abbett. In
the evening the service will be given
to the Gideons. The choir will render
"Evening and Morning." by Oakley,
and a solo will be sung by Ferris
Abbett. Miss Irene Johnson will be In
charge of the league at 6:30.
Special services will be held at
Centenary Methodist church. East
Ninth and Pine streets, tonight at
7:30 o'clock, in celebration of the,na
tional prohibition victory. The speak
ers will be: Rev. J. R. Hoadley, D. D.
Rev. C. E. Cline, D. D., and Dr. George
B. Pratt. Centenary chorus choir will
render a specially prepared pro
gramme of music, including a male
quartet and solos.
Dr. Frank L. Memett. the pastor,
will preside.
Rev. W. S. Gordon, pastor of tne
Sell wood Methodist chuch. will speak
at 11 o'clock on "The Life Abundant,'
in which he will emphasize the satis
faction of a complete life. At 7:30 the
topic will be "Th Power Of the Un
CHURCH MEN AND WOMEN.
seen," and some strange psychical phe
nomena will be discussed.
Good music will be furnished bv the
choir and orchestra under the direc
tion of. Professor F. C. Streyfeller.
The Sunday school meets at 9:45.
the Junior league at 2:30 and the
young people's meeting at 6:30.
The church is one 'block east of the
Sellwood car line on East Fifteenth
street. The church is organizing for
an evangelistic campaign in February.
At the Mount Tabor Methodist Epis
copal church. Rev. E. T. Decker will
speak at the morning service on "The
Prohibition Victory" and again in the
evening on "He Forgave Them Both."
The Junior Epworth league will en
tertain next Wednesday at the .church
with an illustrated lecture on the
Grand Canyon or the Colorado in
Arizona, the Petrified Forest and oth
er wonders of Arizona.
Rev. Mr. Decker will be the lecturer
and is showing his fine collection of
slides. He was a resident of Arizona
as citizen and pastor for 20 years,
and the lecture is based on his per
sonal experience and observations in
that most interesting 'state during
these years. He knew the frontier of
25 years ago. with its interesting
characters and wild days.
The league has Mrs. E. G. Decker as
superintendent. ,
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At Patton M. E. church. Michigan
and Alberta streets. Rev. George 11.
Bennett, pastor, will speak this morn
ing on "Master Builders In Nature and
Morals." and again at 7:30 on "Faint
Heart and Fair Lady."
The pastor. Rev. F. A. Ginn. will
preach this morning at Lincoln church
Fifty-second and Lincoln streets, on
"Christian Magnetism." At 7:30 the
subject will be "The Victories of
Peace."
Next Friday night the Ladies' Aid
society will give a measuring socia
ble. Rev. J. H. Irvine's text at the morn
ing service of the Woodlawn church
will be "It Is Too Much for You to
JCio Up to Jerusalem." In the even
ing the theme will be The Religion
of a Warm Heart, a Clear. Cool Brain
and a Stiff Backbone."
This church is taking on new life
In all its departments and outgrow
ing all its space. A renovated and
enlarged church house is being
planned.
The special union revival services
conducted by the Norwegian and Dan
ish Methodist churches of the city
have been well attended and marked
by a real revival.
The meetings will continue next
week.
Rev. C. August Petersen, from Se
attle, will assist. He will speak to
day In the Vancouver-avenue church.
Vancouver avenue and Skidmore
streets.
A special prohibition victory eer
mon will be given this morning.
There will be a special, young
people's rally at the First Methodist
church. Twelfth and Taylor, this
afternoon, at 3:30 o'clock, with an
address. General Aesrop Newton
Azgapetian, noted statesman and
military leader of the near east, is
the leading feature of the pro
gramme, which is as follows:
Organ Voluntary, Mrs. Gladys Morgan
Farmer; hymn, led by Walter J. Stevenson;
scripture leiuion, by Warren Morse; prayer.
by E. T. Oruwell: soln. by boy soloist: ad
dress, by General AxKapetian: address, by
Mrs. K. T. Allen of Walla Walla: hymn;
benediction, by Dr. Joshua Stansfield.
At the First Norwegian-Danish
Methodist Episcopal church, corner of
Hoyt and Eighteenth streets North,
the Kev. c August Peterson will
preach the sermon at 11 A. M. Part
of th.e morning service will be devoted
to the subject. "Law and Order, or
the geatest of all evils. 'The Liquor
Trafic Outlawed." There will be
special meetings Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday nights at 8 o'clock.
Rev. C. August Petersen speaking.
"Sanctification" Is Topic of
Dr. Clark This Morning.
HAT .About Sanctification?"
discussed by Dr. Byron J. Clark this
morning In the First United Brethren
church. Fifteenth and East Morrison
streets. Special music will be a fea
ture of the service. The evening serv
ice will Include a series of Armenian
pictures by J. J. Handsaker In the
interest of Armenian relief.
Rev. Ira Hawley will speak of the
"Big Three" at his morning service
in the Second United Brethren ehurch.
Twenty-seventh and Sumner streets.
In the evening his pulpit will be occu
pied by another.
Third United Brethren church Is In
the midst of an interesting revival
series. This morning the pastor. Rev.
E. O. Shepherd, will discuss the
theme, "The Two Sides." The evening
service will be in charge of Rev. Ira
Hawley, a special evangelist. This
church is located at Sixty-seventh
and Thirty-second avenue Southeast,
Communion will be observed at the
Fourth United Brethren church, Tre
mont station, this morning, when the
pastor. Rev. C. P. Blanchard, will
speak on "Share With Others." The
evening service will be in charge of
the Ladies' Aid society, which has
secured as special speaker Miss Lutie
Stearns national speaker for wom
en's organizations.
Rev. M. Christeen, "After the Order
of Melchezedek," lectures Wednesday
at 8 P. M., gray parlor, Multnomah
hotel. Healing currents. Seats free.
Armenlnn Pictures to He Shown nt
Evening; Church Service.
St. James'Xutheran Church
to Hold Communion.
Year's Work Subject of Report
That Shows Banner Record for
Local Parish.
THE holy communion will be ad
ministered Sunday at 11 A. M. at
the St.. James English Lutheran
church. West Park and Jefferson
streets. Rev. William E. Brinkman.
pastor, will make a short address.
New members will also be received
into the church at this service and
the councilmen elected at the annual
congregational meeting will be in
stalled into office. Evening services
7:45 o'clock. The Sunday school will
hold its session at 9:50 A. M. The
SL James Young People's Luther
league will meet for devotional serv
ices at 6:45 P. M. Topic, "The Apos
tles' Work Foreshadowed."
The annual congregational meeting
of the St. James English Lutheran
church was held, following the regu
lar services of worship, on Sunday,
January 1L The pastor. Rev. W. E.
Brinkman, gave a report on the work
of the church during the year 1919.
which indicated that the congrega
tion has had a banner year in each
department of its work. A goodly
number of accessions were made to
the membership roll of the church
during the year. Each department of
the church has experienced marked
growth and progress In the year just
ended. The church as a whole has
prospered, while the spiritual life of
membership has been deepened and
strengthened. Financially the church
has experienced a large and generous
support on the part of the member
ship. The total income of the con
gregation during 1919 was larger
than In any previous year. The
church treasurer's report showed that
during the year large sums were
contributed to the work of benefi
cence, in support of missions and for
the work of the church abroad. The
following members were regularly
elected to serve on the church coun
cil: A. V. Crumley, Henry Werner.
B. E. Frazer and Ernest Hohberger.
The Rev. A. Krause. pastor of St.
Paul s Lutheran church. East Twelfth
and Clinton streets, will preach two
sermons of particular interest. In
the morning at 10:30 it is a catechet
ical sermon on ,"Tby Kingdom Come."
and at 7:30 P. M. his topic will be
"What Must We Do to Save a Lost
World?" At 5 P. M. devotional serv
ice, Bible study- and young people's
meeting. Special music by the choirs
for all services. Sunday school, with
classes for all ages, at 9:30 A, M.
The choirs rehearse Wednesday and
Thursday at 8 P. M. Confirmation
classes meet Tuesday and Friday. 4
and 5 P. M.
"When Christ Enters the Home" is
the sermon theme at Our Savior's Lu
theran church Sunday morning. The
pastor. Rev. M. A. Christenscn. will
show the important bearing of the
Christian home upon state and church.
A plea will be made for erecting the
family altar and worship in our Amer
ican homes. Special music has been
provided and all friends of the
church are welcome.
'Problems of Future Life'
to Be Discussed.
Dr. Howard Agnew Johnston Con
tinues Sermon Series at First
Presbyterian Church.
At the First Presbyterian church.
Twelfth and Alder streets. Dr. How
ard Agnew Johnston, D. D.. of Chica
go, will occupy the pulpit at both
services. In the morning at 10:30
o'clock the subject will be "A Wit
nessing Church." In the evening Dr.
Johnston will preach the second of
the series of sermons on "Problems
of the Future Life." the subject be
ing "Psychic Search for Immortality."
Dr. Johnston will discuss an entirely
different sphere of investigation.
The Society of Psychical Research
was founded by several leading psy
chologists who believed it to be their
duty to make an unbiased investiga
tion into the psychic phenomena that
had been known to exist for many
centuries. Such men as Professors J.
H. Hyslop of Columbia university,
William James of Harvard. Richard
Hodgson of Cambridge. W. H. H.
Myers of England, Sir Oliver Lodge,
Theodore Flournoy, professor of psy
chology in the University of Geneva,
Switzerland, have done this. It is im
portant. Dr. Johnston believes, that
the Christian pulpit shall deflnS what
their findings may mean for the
Christian faith. He will attempt to
do this tonight.
At the morning service Mrs.
Blanche Williams Segersten will sing
"Lamb of God," by Bizet, and in the
evening Otto Wedemeyer. director
n(' bass, will sing "Turn Thee to
Me," by Dvorak.
The Presbyterial society will meet
Tuesday, January 20. at the First
Presbyterian church house, lira. E. T.
Allen, returned missionary from Per
sia, will give the address of the aft
ernoon. .Mrs. Fletcher Linn will sings
The members of the Piedmont Mis
sionary society will give a playlet.
A reception will be given by the
Woman's Missionary society and the
Woman's association in honor of Mrs.
Howard Agnew Johnston. January 21.
from 3 to 5 o'clock.
A supper will be given for all the 1
men of the church, January 20. at 6:30
P. M.
Mrs. Helen Miller Senn will con
duct a class in public speaking Mon
day and Wednesday evening at 7:15
o'clock, and W. H. Boyer will conduct
a class in music Tuesday evening at
7:15 o'clock.
There Is a wideawake movement
started through the union of forces
in the Warren Bible class, end the
Warren Vesper class composed of
young men and women to present a
series of helpful meetings every Sun
day afternoon at 4 o'clock In room E
of the church house at the First Pres
byterian church. A musical pro
gramme under the management of
Miss Gertrude Hoeber and Granville
D. Morgan will be presented, assisted
by an orchestra of 10 instruments,
followed by a lecture, subject, "Mak
ing a Success of Your Life." by Dr.
Angela Ford Warren. The soloist will
be Ira D. Morgan. Visitors are wel
come. Entrance 454 Alder street, lec
ture on second floor.
Westminster Presbyterian church.
East Seventeenth and Schuyler
streets. Is agalrr-in the midst of a
campaign to complete the pledging of
funds sufficient to enable the execu
tion of its programme of expansion
in Irvincrton and vicinity.
O. W. Davidson, -chairman of a spe
cial committee which recently ob
tained more than $26,000 toward a
total of $50,000, announced last week
that the committee is again actively
In the field, soliciting funds to com
plete the amount for which it set out
before the recent snowstorm. It was
obliged temporarily to abandon the
work because of ihe unusual weather.
"We are meeting with much en
couragement," said Mr. Davidson,
"and there it. every reason to believe
Westminster's efforts to enlarge its
work to meet the increasing needs of
the community which it serves Is ap
preciated by the people."
A. F. Bittner. who has been chosen
to be institutional director of West
minster and wno l.ill have supervi
sion of all the work among the youns
people of the church, will take charge
of the department created for him in
the near future. He is finishing Ills
work as head of the department cf
mathematics in Jjtferson high schixil
ai.d ct the end of the present term
will take over his duties at the
church.
Westminster is to be improved by
enlargement of the Sunday school de
partment, the installation of a new
pipe organ, additional lighting facili
ties and interior decorations.
Major William S. Gilbert of Astoria
will occupy the pulpit of the Central
Presbyterian church Sunday morning.
Major Gilbert is In Portland to pre
sent General Pershing to the Portland
people at the auditorium tonight,
hence there will be no preaching ia
the evening at Central. The musical
numbers will be two chorus numbers
under the direction of Professor T.
William Belcher and a vocal solo by
Miss Hazel Hardie, who will eing.
"Out of the Depth:!" The chorus will
sing, "The Heavenly Message" and
"Unfold Ye Portals." The Men's club
will give a basket dinner, a whole
family ai'fair, on January 23 at 6:"C
P. M. Members and their friend3'arn
invited. Rev. Ralph McAfee will
preach January 25, morning and even
ing. "The Christian laea of God" will be
the morning subject at the Unity
Presbyterian church today. In the
evening Rev. S. W. Seemann, pastor,
will preach on "The Healing of a
Man."
'
Rev. Bruce J. Giffen's sermon
themes for today ere: 11 A. M.. "Christ
Lives in Me"; 7:30 P. M.. "A Saloon
less Nation and the Promise of a Sa-
loonless World."
On Frldav evenintr. January 23. Rev.
Waid W. MacHenry and other leaders S
of the church will meet the members
w me cnurra in a CTniricnue un Ku.n
and methods lor the ernon cnurcn
in 1920. It is expected the meeting
will be at 6:30 and that a covered
luncheon will be served. This will
be also a:i opportunity for members
to welcome those received into the
church last Sunday.
At the Mizpah Presbyterian church,
corner East Nineteenth and Division
streets, today. Rev. D. A. Thompson,
pastor, will preach at the morning
service at 11 A. M. on the theme. "A
Churchman's Duty." The nuhjcc-t for
the evening worship at 7:45 P. M
will be "Playing the Fool."
.
Last Sunday Mount Tabor Presby
terian church welcomed 21 new mem
bers into itj fellowship. Both church
and Sunday school are growing rap
idly. Today the pastor. Rev. Ward W.
MacHenrv. will preach in the morn
ing on. the subject. "The Psychology
of Prayer." The evening sermon will
be "The New Evangelism." A fea
ture of the evening will be a 20-min-ute
community sing.
Next Thursday night a New Era
dinner will be served in this church
followed by a conference.
The subject of the morning sermon
at Hope Presbyterian church. East
Seventy-eighth and Everett streets,
will be "Family Religion." In the
evening the pastor. Rev. Henry E.
Giles, will epeak on "Presumptuous
Sin."
The new plan of church night on
Thursday for members and friends is
proving a success.
At the Millard Avenue Presbyterian
church this evening at 7:30 o'clock
Mrs. Fred Neal, a returned mission
ary from Africa, will exhibit and ex
plain curios and Mrs. H. T. Blakeslce
will sing "The Ninety and Nine"
(Campion).
At 11 A. M., the sermon will be on
the sub.iect "Before and After the
War.'.' in the evening at 7:30 P. M.
a missionary service will be con
ducted. -
Rev. D. A. Thompson, pastor of
Mizpah Presbyterian church, will be
the speaker at the Men's Resort serv
ice, Sunday at 4 P. M. A special
musical programme has been ar
ranged by the Laughton family or
chestra for this service. Alice John
son will be pianist. Wednesday night
at 8 o'clock the young people from
Sunnyside Congregational church hold
their monthly meeting.
Rev. Levi Johnson, assistant pastor
of the First Presbyterian church, will
speak at the morning service at
Kenilworth Presbyterian church.
Gladstone avenue and Thirty-fourth
street. In the evening. Rev. Ralph C.
McAfee will speak. The Kenilworth
young people are going to try some
new Ideas in Christian endeavor work
which promise to be very successful;
6:45 Is the time they meet.
Rev. Thornton A. Mills, son of the
noted evangelist, B. Fay Mills, and
formerly of the First Presbyterian
church of Minneapolis, will occupy the
pulpit of the Piedmont Presbyterian
church, both services, next Sunday.
Mr. Mills will be well remembered by
Portland for his noted sermons, some
of which were delivered in this city
in 1918 at the First Congregational
church. He will, on Sunday next,
repeat two of these, namely "The
Prodigal Son." in the morning, and in
the evening his subject will be "The
Second Mile." Special music by the
quartet will be a feature of both
services.
Services at the Fourth Presby
terian church. First and Gibbs streets.
today will be held as follows: Morn
ing worship. 10:30. "Bearing One
Another's Burdens. Evening. 7:30.
"Spiritual Analysis."
General Pershing to Speak
at White Temple.
Syrian Relief Will Be Presented
at Overflow Meetlna; to Be Held
Tonight.
General Pershing and General As
gaptian at the White Temple Sunday
night.
To assist the Armenian and Syrian
relief committee, arrangements are
made for an overflow meeting at the
White Temple Sunday night. General
Pershing has been asked to deliver
a short address there and General Az
gaptian also will deliver an address.
The question upon the Syrian relief
will be presented by these generals.
The service will begin at 7:30 o'clock.
The Temple quartet will furnish spe
cial selections of music for the occa
sion. In the morning. Dr. Waldo will be
in the pulpit and will speak on the
theme: "Man's Way of Approach to
God." The general public is invited
to these services.
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New series of sermons at the Glcn
coe Baptist church, corner East For-
iy-inin anu main streets, are attract
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