THE SUNDAY .OltEGQNIAN, PORTLAND, JANUARY 25, 1020
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS MEET FRIDAY IN ANNUAL CONVENTION
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... Conference Is to Plan Active Campaign Destined to Obtain Maximum Results During Ensuing Year and Try to Solve Important Problems.
SUNDAY school workers through
out Multnomah county will gath
er at the First Baptist church
(White Temple) all day Friday ol
this week in their annual convention,
which will take the form of a con
ference this year, and will not be the
old-lashioned, droll meeting filled
with reports of past achievements.
Instead. of reading reports of what
dent spirit of God to lead us to the
best results."
The exhibits of the conference, which
occupied the- entire first floor of the
great steel pier at Atlantic City,' af
forded a liberal education to those
in attendance.
Almost every country In the world
was shown up regarding its spirit
ual needs in the surveys presented at
the conference. The conference will
has been done during the past year, i e reproaucea in repiica at. wie v-
the officers of the association have 7 f ""'Vi''
invited experts to talk, who will en
deavor to help Sunday school work
ers solve their problems. During the
morning' session a "problem shop"
will be conducted-by E. C. Knapp of
Spokane, secretary of the Inland Em
pire. Sunday School association. Mr.
Knapp will be the main speaker at
the convention. C. A. Staver, county
president, will preside. The conven
tion music will be directed by "Walter
Jenkins.
The programme follows:
10:15 SotiK service. Walter Jenkins;
keynote message, Harold V. Humbert; spe
cial music; 'The Problem Shop," by E. C.
Knapp of Spokane. How to put enthusi
asm into a lifeless school; how to increase
attendance and hold members; how to se
cure teachers; how to maintain order; how
to secure hearty co-operation of parents,
etc.
11:45 Veterans' dedication service. Five
. subscriptions to the Oregon Sunday School
OuMook will be awarded for one year to
the school having present the largest num
ber of members who have been connected
with the Sunday school work for more
than 3o years. &peciai rauwu uj cl
trana." 12 Pot-luck luncheon, directed by the
Portland Sunday School Workers' union.
1:30 Pong service, Walter Jenkins. ,
1:30 The Sunday school future In Mult
nomah county.. Kcport of the policy com
mittee. Keport of the nominating com
mittee. y:U0 Demonstration: An adult class in
ession. Teacher. Dr. W. T. McKlveen;
president, K. L. Wells; secretary, Richard
C. Doty.
;;:13 Address. "Educational Evangel
ism," by Rev. Howard Agnew Johnston of
Chicago.
::4."i Announcement of committee on ex
hibit awards.
;:o0 Divisional conferences: (1) Chil
: dren's division, Mrs. S. Earl Du Bois,
leader. (S) Young people's division, A. F.
Btttnor, leader. (3 Administrative division,
E. C. Knapp. leader. Attendants at the
convention will now be given an oppor
tunity of visiting th exhibits of the
scholars.
5:;;o Luncheon with conference in charge
of Harold V. Humbert.
7:15 orchestra oT Mount Tabor Presby
terian Sunday school. Convention sing led
by Walter Jenkins. Rollcall of Sunday
sohools: Delegates stand. give number
present, average attendance for past
month, amount of combined pledge for
Multnomah count, international and
world's Sunday school worlfr1 Recognition
of school having largest enrollment at con
vention in proportion to average attendance
for past month. Recognition of school
paying in advance largest per capita
toward Sunday school association work for
the year. Special music. Blackboard
demonstration: "World Facts," by E. C.
Knapp.
The churches of Portland are look
ing forward with great anticipation
to the visit of four Protestant clergy
men from Northern Ireland, who will
be in Portland on Sunday, February
1. and Monday, February 2, 1920.
These visitors constitute the official
delegation from the Irish Protestant
churches to the sister churches of
America. Their mission to America
is to tell the people of the dangers
and evils of the Sinn Fein movement
in Ireland.
The Presbyterian representative is
the Rev. William Corkey, M. A., pas
tor of Townsend Street Presbyterian
church in Belfast. He is a graduate
in the British army and wears a dec
oration for his war work. A man
of wide experience in various forms
of social and religious activity. He
will speak Sunday morning in the
First Presbyterian church and Sun
day evening in the Westminster
church. Mrs. Corkey accompanies Mr.
Corkey.
The Episcopal representative is the
Rev. Louis Crooks, B. A., rector of
the historic Knockbreda Episcopal
church in Belfast. Hs is a graduate
of Trinity college and also of Dublin
,i Tl ti-iiru i t t A 1 1 ii ! 1.- i". i- .i F cr niinii
charm and popular with all creeds.
He will speak Sunday morning and
Sunday evening under the direction
of Bishop Walter Taylor Sumner.
There are two Methodist members
of the delegation. The Rev. Freder
ick Harte, M. A., is pastor of the 'great
Donegall Square church. A grad
uate in philosophy of Queen's uni
versity and author of "The Treatment
of Divine Personality From Spinoza
to Herman Lotze." He is a member
of an old Corkonian family and was
pastor of Stephen's Green church,
Dublin, during the "Kaster rebellion"
and was an eye witness of Sinn Fein
actrocities. He will speak Sunday
morning in the First Christian and
. Sunday night in the First Baptist
church.
The last member of the delegation
is the Rev. C. Wesley Maguire, who
is the son of a famous Irish divine,
who was also ' vice-president of the
Irish conference, which is the highest
honor in that body. A man of great
virility and force. He served as chap
lain in the British service and min
istered in the hospitals to American
boys. His name and accent indicate
true Irish stock. He will speak Sun
day morning in the First Methodist
church and Sunday night in the First
Congregational church.
On Monday morning, February 2,
these four divines will address the
Ministerial association in the Young
men s tjnristian Association buildine:
Mohday evening at 7:45 there will
be a mass meeting in the civic audi
torium, when addresses will be de
livered on the "Dangers and Evils
of the Sinn Fein Movement.'
will be held in the months of Feb
ruary and March. The Oregon pas
tors' conference will be held at the
J White temple, Portland. Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, March i to o,
and practically every pastor in the
state will be in attendance.
Sunday, February 29, is "Life En
listment" day, when the need of young
men and women entering definite
Christian work will be presented.
Classes for the second term for the
Portland church Sunday school work
ers' school opened last Wednesday
with a good attendance.
The education committee of the
Portland association of Congrega
tional churches planned a six weeks
institute, held in Sunnyside church
during February and March, 1919. An
invitation was extended to all de
nominations of the city and 169 peo
ple enrolled, representing 37 Sunday
schools and nine denominations.
With the organization of the Port
land federation of churches came the
opportunity for closer co-operation.
The education committee of the Mult
nomah county Sunday school associa
tion and federation in joint session as
sumed the responsibility for the es
tablishment .of a permanent interde
nominational training center to be
known as "The Portland Training
School for Church School Workers."
The plan calls for a three-year course,
leading to graduation with diploma.
The first semester of the 1919-20
session opened on October 1, 1919, in
the First Methodist Episcopal church
and continued for eight Wednesday
evenings. The registrations numbered
182, representing 39 churches from
nine denominations.
The schedule for this semester is
as follows:
COMMENCE FRIDAY IN THE PORTLAND WHITE TEMPLE OR FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
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MEMBERS OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION PREPARED FOR ANNUAL CONVENTION SCHEDULED TO i church, will preach this morning at
11 l 1 U L 11 1 1 1 1 He IVIUUUIU 111 VI H-
The subject for the evening service
at 7:30 will be "Hidden Treasure."
The service of song will be ltd by
Mr. Prichard. Special music will be
provided.
The Epworth league convenes at
6:30. Miss Ethel Hanson is leader.
The W. H. M. S. will meet with the
president, Mrs, J. H. Secor. 409 East
Fifty-second street, at 2 P. M.,
Wednesday, January 28.
The Ladies' Aid society of Lincoln
church has chosen sides and is hold
ing a very interesting contest.
The captains are: Mrs. O. K. Hark
ness for the Hustlers and Mrs. Eva
Glarum for the Busy Bees.
The Bees gave a splendid musical
and literary entertainment on Friday
evening, serving cake and coffee at
the close of the programme.
The rose tea given at Mrs. J. II.
Secor's, on Wednesday afternoon was
well attended and much enjoyed.
V
'The Prisoner's Question,'
Dr. Johnson's Topic
Doctrine of Reincarnation to Be
l)icuwd at First Presbyterian
Church In IJvenins Sermon.
1 Mrs. I.. C. Phillip, president of the Portland Sunday School Graded anion, itbo will have charire of the noon luncheon. 2
nks nil be the principal speaker at the convention. 3 Mrs. S. Earl DnBols, director of children's division conference,
president. "
-K. C. Knapp of Spokane,
A. Surer, county
Every Wednesday evening until March
10.
for the procession. At 11 A. or
ganization of the convention and
business session; 1 P. M., luncheon;
2:30 P. M., business session; 6:30
P. M., laymen's dinner to clergy and
delegates to convention, their wives
and friends. Chamber of Commerce,
Oregon building. Fifth and Oak
streets.
Thursday, January 29 9:30 A. M.,
holy communion, St. Stephen's Pro
Cathedral; 10:30 A. M., business ses
sion; 12 M. to 2 P. M., polls open for
voting; 1 P. M., luncheon; 2:30 P. M.,
closing business session.
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The Woodstock Parent-Teachers
will give a dance on Friday, January
30, from 8:15 to 11:45. at the Wood
stock school. All friends of the
school are invited.
Episcopal Sunday Schools
to Hold Mass Meeting.
Bishop Sumner Will Address Gath.
erlna- at Pro-Cathedral This Afternoon.
A
First Period, 7:30 to 8:20.
Section A "The Teaching of Values of
the Old Testament," Harold K. Hum
bert. A survey of Old Testament history
and literature, indicating the message of
the Old Testament for childhood, youth
and adult life.
Text: "The Teaching Values of the Old
Testament." Moore-Mack.
Section B "The New Testament Church
in Its Relation to Modern Life," Rev. Will
iam A. Waldo, Ph. D. An exposition of
the Acts of the Apostles, with its teaching
as applied to modern life. A study of the
New Testament church in its early organ
ization. Text: "The New Testament Church."
Conlcy.
Section C "Oraded. Mif-slonary Education
in the Church school," Rev. John H.
Matthews. - A study of the possibilities of
mission study In a well-balanced Sunday
school programme.
Section "The Principles of Teach
ing," Professor Charles A. Rice. A normal
course in lesson building and lesson pre
sentation. Text: "The Teacher.- Welgle.
Section E ''The Unfolding Life." Rev.
Robert Murray Pratt. A second course in
psychology, presenting the development of
the soul through Instinct, habit and will.
A study of the emotions in relation to
character.
Text: "The Pupil."' Weigie.
Reference: "The Foundations of Charac
ter." Shand.
(Students in this section who did not
take the course in the first Bemester will
receive special assignment at the opening
session.)
Second Period, 8:30 to 8:40.
Assembly The dean's announcements
will be followed by special features of
general interest.
Third Period. 8:40 to 9:30.
Section A "Missionary Education of
Little Children," Miss Violet W. Johnson.
A practical course In ways of developing
the spirit of friendship and helpfulness.
Text: "The Sunday School Teacher and
the Programme of Jesus." Trull-Stowell.
"Missions in the Sunday School" Brown.
Section B "The Teaching of Juniors,"
Mrs. S. Karl DuBois. A study of Junior
lessons, emphasizing methods of teaching.
tory-telling, memory work and Incentives.
Text: "International Gracjed Lessons for
Juniors." "Stories and Story-Telling." St.
John.
Section C "The Fourfold Development
of Young Manhood." Mr. Harold F. Hum
bert. A study of the fourfold life of ado
lescent boyhood physical, mental, social,
religious and how to lead boys into the
Jesus way of living, through organization.
instruction, worship and service.
. Text: f-vllabus: "The Fourfold Develop
ment of Young Manhood."1 Humbert.
Section D "The Adult Iivilon organ
ized for Service," Dr. J. Karl Else. Mrs.
Clara G. Es-son. A discussion of organiza
tion, courses of study, service activities or
the Bible class, as well as the work of
the homo department and the parent
train in IT.
Section E "Music Leadership," Walter
Jenkins. A practical course in methods
of song directorship and hymn interpretation-
Text: -The Hymnal for American
Youth." Smith.
Faculty Mrs. K. Earl Du Bois. Junior
superintendent. Church of the Strangers,
Portland Or.; Dr. J. Earl Else, superin
tendent Rose City Park M. E. Sunday
school: Mrs. Clara G. Ksson, state Bible su
perintendent. Christian churches: Harold
V. Humbert, general secretary Sunday
School association; Walter Jenkins, Port
land Community Service: Miss Violet
W. Johnson, education superintendent Ore
gon Sunday School-association: Rev. John
H. Matthews, district secretary Congrega
tional Education society; Rev. Robert Mur
ray Pratt, pastor of Pilgrim church. Port'
la nd. Or.; Prof. Charles A. Rice, chairman
education committee Oregon Sunday School
association-: Hev. William A. Waldo, Ph.
pastor White Temple, Portland, Or.
Educational committee of tho Multnomah
Couuty Sunday School association Roberl
Chapter A of 'the P. E. O. Sisterhood
will meet with Mrs. O. W. Mielke, 630
MASS meeting of the Sunday
schools of the Episcopal church
of Portland will be held this after
noon In the pro-cathedral at 3 o'clock.
two-minute papers will be read ty a
member of each school on the fol
lowing subjectx: "How to Increase
Our Lenten Offering," and on the
"Nation-Wide Campaign."
Brief addresses will also be made
by Bishop Sumner and the Rev. R.
H. White of Iloseburg.
Rev. William B. Hamilton of Med-
Knott street, Monday, January 26, at ford will be the preacher at-the Pro
2 o clock. I Cathedra.! thin moraine. Because of
the mass meeting in the afternoon.
The current literature department I and the naeeant to be riven at St.
of the Portland Woman's club will David's in the evening, the evening
have charge of the programme at the service of the Pro-Cathedral will be
club meeting February 13. Tea and omitted
cakes will be served. I The Young Paople's society will
serve a litrht luncheon this evening
xne executive Doard or the Council I at 6 o'clock to the new members.
of Jewish Women will meet Wednes- after which there will be a short
day at 1:30 P. M. in room G. library, business meeting.
au board members are asked to at-1 Miss Edna Moore will preside.
tend, xne Bible class of the Council
of Jewish V men will meet Tuesdav i A conference for clergy, church
at 2 P. M. In room H, public library. I men and church women, under the
Rabbi Wise will give the address and I auspices of the diocesan board of the
all who are interested in Bible his- woman's auxiliary, will be held to
tory are invited. I morrow at St. David's 'parish house.
East Twelfth and Morrison streets.
YAKIMA. "Wash.. Jan. 24- rSrvci.l I The programme will consist of
Yakima high school e-irls will hnld Lshort addresses on the Church Serv-
a vocational conference next month inic league, and certain organizations
this city. The gathering will tike composing it.
place under the auspices of the Yaki
ma x . W. C. A. Each high Bchool
in the county is to send one or more
delegates.
'The Church at a Crisis,
Dr. Waldo's Theme.
"Regeneration, or Changed Life,"
Will Be Subject at White" Temple
Tonigrht.
A social hour will follow. The
women of St, David's parish will
serve tea.
The annual meeting of the wom
an's auxiliary, diocese of Oregon, will
be held Tuesday at St. Mark's church.
Twenty-first and Marshall streets.
The programme will be as follows:
10 A. M. Holy communion, the bishop.
assisted by the Rev. J. G. Hatton and the
Rev. J. Black. Sermon, Rev. J. Black.
11 A. M. Business meeting.
P. M. Luncheon.
1:30 P. M. Afternoon session.
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WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY, Sa
lem, Jan. 24. (Special.) At the an
nual election of officers for the cam
pus Young Men's Christian associa
tion, tho following officials were
movement will be the special speaker. '
The men will also furnish special
music for this occasion. .
The Sunday school of the Clay-
street Evangelical church. Tenth and
Clay streets, west side, will convene
at 9:30 with J. E. Keller, superintend
ent, in charge. This Is decision day
for the school, when the children will
be urged definitely to decide as to
a Christian life. The church has held
two weeks of evangelistic meetings,
and considerable interest has been
shown. The special evangelistic
meetings will be continued another
week. There will be services every
night this week at 7:30, except Sat
urday. After the usual Sunday school les
son the pastor will preach to the
children. The morning service will
be in the German language, on "The
Relation Between Regeneration and
Sanctif ication." The young people's
meeting will be held at 6:30 and the
topic discussed will be "The World's
Need of Christ." In the evening the
pastor will speak on "The Will of
God in a Man's Life, and How to
Know It."
The big chorus at the First United
Brethren church, corner of East Fif
teenth and Morrison streets, will sing
Sunday morning the anthem, "I Heard
the Voice of Jesus Say," by Wilson.
J. B. Long will sing as a solo
"Only Today," by Adams. In the eve
ning the chorus will sing "The Lord
Is My Shepherd," by Billingsley. At
this service will occur the public in
stallation of the new officers of the
Christian Endeavor society. The pas
tor will give a short address on "The
Church's Training School."
Thursday evening of next week
will occur the annual banquet of the
organized Bible classes of the school
and the public installation of their
officers by Bisiliop W. H. Washinger,
A. M., D. D., Professor O. T. Wede-
myer will sing.
Methodist Churches An
nounce Week's Activities.
Rev. JonIiui Stansfleld to Preach
on "Sound Doetrloe at First
Church Thia Morning;.
Dr. McElveen to Discuss
"The Church Efficient."
Twenty-fifth Anniversary of Ooea
pntlon of Present Church Kdifiee
Will Be Celebrated at Service
Thin Homing.
TAR. WILLIAM A. WAiDO. pastor of
-J the White Temple, this morning
at li o clock will speak on .the sub
ject, "The Church at a Crisis."
In the evenine- at 7:30 bo win .nooV named for the ensuing year: Presl
on the subject, "Regeneration, or the I dent. Hubert Wilken, Salem: vice
Changed Life," the third in his series I president, Ralph Barnes, Salem; see-
on seven great doctrines of grace. I reiary, nneiaon oacKeti, snerman;
These evening sermons aro crcatino-1 Leon Jennison, Salem. The chairmen
a deep interest and the gtnir of various departments will be ap
these foundations of Christianity is I Pointed by the president, and the new
making a powerful aDDeal nnon th officers will assume their duties upon
audiences at the White Temnle Tho tno opening of the second semester.
temple quartet will render special
music at these services. The general
puduc is neartuy invited to attend.
The pastor of Grace Baptist church,
F. W. Starring, will preach this morn
ing at 11 o clock on "The Way to
Win." At 7:45 tonight his theme will
be, "Some Things We Do Not Need to
tjuess About." the sermon being an
exposition or. one ol the most im
portant chapters of the Bible. The
choir will provide special music for
both services.
Grace church is undertaking to pro
vide two Bible studs' hours for adults
ea.cn wee, one of which is the adult
class hour preceding the Sundav
The large and enthusiastic number
of members and friends of the Young
People's society of St. Stephen's Pro-.
Cathedral who were present last Sun
day evening were given, a literary
treat in the form of a paper entitled
"Why a young people's society in the
Episcopal Church?" by Miss Armanda
Wilson, who handled a rather difficult
subject in a very able manner to the
delight of all who heard it. These pa
pers will become a feature of succeed
ing meetings according to the pro
gramme mapped out last Sunday eve
ning. They are not to De limited to
religious subjects alone, but will em
brace topics of interest to the com
mornlns- nrMrhi "..- mi.. " I munity, state and nation, and we are
win i m.T.Lj , r? U1-ucr thereby assured that our future meet-
eacu xnursaay night as a
part or prayer meeting. Chart talks
and discussion of "The Person and
W ork of Jesus Christ" will be lec
tured. The church is at East Seven
ty-sixth and East Ash streets.
In the east side Baptist church,
ings will be full of interesting things.
Other educational features are being
arranged in the form of lectures and
addresses by prominent people; there
will also be an Open Forum at au
meetings and social evenings at fre
quent intervals.
tt . . . . . - i x lie eucieiy la kivwijik ij v ir.i iin .v 1 1 v i
TVT Lelr ".?r alm.on streets. bound3 in 8pite of the fact that it
take the following text: "Enoch
j Murray Pratt, chairman: Mrs. R. Earl Du
! Boif J. F. Faust. Miss M. A. Heinz. Harold
Forty-two denominations sent 1732
oVlegHtes to world survey conference
at Atlantic City, January 7-11, 19:20.
Nothing quite like it has ever before
taken place. Its scope, its vision, its
programme, its daring, its scientific
attitude, its thoroughness, its faith in
God and loyalty to Christ, were al
most overwhelming, according to Ber
ton A. Bronson, executive for Oregon,
who was in attendance.
lif f icilties incident to any move
ment of such gigantic proportions
were encountered and overcome. The
attitude assumed by the conference
was that anything that Christians
really desired to do they would find
a way of doing.
Dr. S. Earl Taylor, general secre
tary of the interchurch world move
ment, said: "The interchurch world
movement has passed its rubicon.
Now we have solid ground under
our feet for the first time. It has
heretofore been problematical whether
or not we were going to' be able to
get the churches together. Now we
are assured that we will not fight
among ourselves, but will work to
gether. We are within striking dis
tance of victory."
Denominational groups met in their
appointed places and passed resolu
tions' asking their constituencies to
back the interchurch world move
ment programme. Resolutions similar
to those passed by the Presbyterian
church of the t nited States were
passed by practically all denomina
tions represented by the conference:
"That we, the official delegates to the
world survey conference of the in
terchurch world movement being suf
ficiently advised of the general pro
posal of this movement, resolve that
it is the sonse of this meeting that
our church should enter whole-heartedly
into the Interchurch world move
ment, trusting in the wisdom of the
coming general assemblies and con
ventions aud the guidance of the resi-
F. Humbert, C. A. Slaver, R. R. Steele, rr.
Guy Woods.
Religious education committee of the
Portland Federation of churches James P.
Kwina, chairman: Miss Celeste Albln. J. L.
Bowloy, Harold F. Humbert, Rev. Thomas
Jenkins. Rev. w. T. Mllliken, Dr. Gnorse
B. Pratt, Robert Murray Pratt, acting
chairman.
Bishop Walter Taylor Sumner has
announced the convention of the dio
cese of Oregon from January 25 to
January 29.
A big event will be the laymen's
dinner at the Chamber of Commerce
dining room on Wednesday, January
28, at 6:30 P. M. . Reservations may
be made by calling the diocesan of
fice. Main 6707.
Two notes are expected to color and
mark this convention. A sp'irit of
thanks for great results obtained
under the every-name canvass and
courage to face the programme of the
future,
The convention programme will in
clude:
Sunday, January 25-3 P. M., dio
cesan Sunday school rally, St. Steph
en's Pro-Cathedral; 7:30 P. M., young
people's pageant of the church's mis
sion, St. David's church. Twelfth and
Belmont. Sunday morning the visit
ing energy in city pulpits.
Monday, January 26 All-day con
ference diocesan branch woman's
auxiliary, St. David's parish house.
Tuesday, January 27 9:30 A. M
to 4 P. M.. annual meeting, diocesan
branch woman's auxiliary, St. Mark's
church; 8 P. M., diocesan mass meet
ing, Pro-Cathedral of St. Stephen the
Martyr. At this service the bishop
will read his annual address to the
convention.
Wednesday. January 28 10 A. M.
holy communion. St. Stephen's Pro
Cathedral. The bishop urges all mem
bers of the convention and the laity
generally to be present. He desires
the clergy to meet in the parish-house
at 9:46 A. M. sharp and to be vested
Religion on Profit and Loss
Basis Is Topic.
Rev. II. II. Griffin to Deal With
Appeal to Men on Plane of
Kveryday Interests.
waiKea witn lioa: and he was not-
tor bod took him. Gen. v:24. The
sermon will deal with the best walk,
and the best companionship, and the
Dest destination.
Tonight Dr. Hinson's theme will ho
"Christ on Spiritism." There will be
oaptism.
That this church is in hearty sym
pathy with the Armenian and near
east relief campaign was shown last
Sunday when the collection increased
the gift to this cause to nearly S1300.
Preaching will be at 11 and 7:30
o'clock. Sunday school is held at 9:30
with Baptist Young People's union at
6:15. Wednesday night prayer serv
ice win be at 7:45.
Rev. J. E. Thomas at Calvarv Ban.
tist church. East Eighth and Grant
has only been organized two months,
and just as quickly as conditions will
permit literary and dramatic sections
will be added. A hearty welcome is
extended to all. Come and join us
next Sunday evening at 6:45 to 7:30
o'clock in the parish house of the
Pro-Cathedral at 13th and Clay
streets.
"United Reciprocity," First
United Brethren Theme.
Dr. Byron J. Clark Will Speak.
Christian Endeavor to Install Of
ficers at Meeting TenlBht.
IHE subject for discussion by Dr.
Byron J. Clark, pastor of the
streets, will speak this morning at 11 First United Brethren church, Flf
o'clock on ''Discoveries in the Life of I teenth and East Morrison streets, this
ine topirit. I morninir will be "Divine Reciprocity.
At 7:30 P. M. a stereopticon lecture Th. ,ninr .Arviu will he nnhllo
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At the Glencoe Baptist church. I on "The Church Training School.'
Forty-fifth and East Main streets. Dr. I Special music will be given at both
E. H. East will speak at 11 o'clock services.
this morning. At 7:30 Rev. Mr. Ijis.
lette will preach on the twelve apostle
series, "Andrew, the Bringer, or the 1
Hiding ,of Self." Music will be under
the direction of George W. Downs.
Next Thursday night a "get-together
supper ' will De given at 6:30 o'clock.
This will be followed by the burning
of the mortgage, leaving the church
entirely free of debt. A social even
ing will be enjoyed and Rev. Mr.
Laslette will contribute an original
poem to De reaa at this meeting.
The Realization league meets at 148
Thirteenth street. Rev. H. Edward
Mills speaks at 11 o'clock on "The
Positive Uses of Denial." At 8 o'clock
Mrs. Annie Sprague Smith of Spokane
will give a lesson in applied truth.
Rev. Ira Hawley, pastor of the
Second United Brethren church, Twenty-seventh
and Sumner streets, will
use for a subject at the Sunday
service "His Promise." In the eve
ning Professor P. W. Davis will give
a sacred concert on his triple golden
chimes.
"Accepting the Invitation" will be
the theme for discussion by Rev. E. O.
Shepherd, pastor of the Third United
Brethren church. Sixty-seventh street
and Thirty-second avenue southeast.
this morning. The revival services
are still being held and the evening
service will be in charge of Rev. Ira
Hawley. evangelist. bpecial music
will feature both services.
1HB Rev. H. H. Griffis will speak
today at 11 o'clock at the First
Christian church, corner of Park and
Columbia, on Christ's appeal to men
on the plane of "their common, every
day interests, taking for the subject
of his sermon, "Religion as a Ques
tion of Profit and Loss." The morn
ing musical offering by the 1 church
quartette will include the contralto
selection by Miss Nina Dressel, "By
the Waters of teabylon" (Howell).
The principal feature of the Sunday
evening school of missions will be the
illustrated Arctic-Alaskan lecture by
George Edward Lewis, pioneer Alas
kan entertainer and founder of the
first Arctic-Alaskan education exhibit.
In this lecture, which will begin
promptly at 7:30 o'clock, every im
portant phase of Arctic and Alaskan
life will be richly illustrated. Mr.
Lewis has lived in the northland for
36 years, is naturally gifted as a pub
lic speaker, and consequently delivers
a highly entertaining and instructive
message. There will be no charges of
admission to this evening programme
and the general public will have a
most cordial welcome.
At Park Christian Church, Forty
sixth avenue and Sixty-ninth street.
at 11 A. M., Rev. J. F. Ghormley will
speak, taking as his theme. "The
Christ Calling and Your Answer." At
7:30 there will be a song and praise
service followed by the sermon by the
pastor on "The Day of the Young
People." '
Two services will be held today in
the Comforter center, assembly room
of the Portland hotel. The morning
lecture, 11 o'clock, will be given by
Florence McFarlane. her topic being
"The Child Spirit." At 8 P. M.
Florence Crawford steaks upon "Mak
ing Truth Practical." MisR Collier
will sing, accompanied by Miss Son
neman. Thursday evening the heal
ing lesson will be given by Florence
Crawford, the topic being "Instan
taneous Healing." All meetings are
open to the public
The National Holiness association,
an interdenominational organization,
is conducting a series of conventions
from coast to coast.. The association
has put its very best men into the field,
hence they are meeting with marked
success all along the line. The com
pany of workers is made up of the
following named persons: Rev. C. W.
Ruth of Indianapolis, Rev. Will H.
Huff of Sioux City and Rev. Bud
Robinson of Pasadena as the preach
ing evangelists, with Rev. and Mrs.
Wells as song evangelists. The party
is now in Portland conducting a con
vention in the First Church of the
Nazarene, corner East Tenth and
Weidler streets.
The convention opened Tuesday
night with Rev. Will Huff in the pul
pit. He preached a great sermon to
a large and appreciative congregation.
Ten persons responded when the in
vitation was given to' seekers of
Christ. Wednesday night Rev. Bud
Robinson preached to a large audi
ence. The convention will close to
night, but evangelistic services will
continue in the Nazarene church with
Rev. B. C. Dewey as evangelist and
Rev. Frank Blackman as leader of
song.
CJOUND DOCTRINE" is to be the
O subject of Dr. Stansfield's morn
ing sermon at the First Methodist
church next Sunday. In view of the
religious vagaries of these days and
the tangent and extreme unessentials
of true religion so much advertised
and taught, the sermon will deal with
only elemental apd essential doctrines
of Christian faith.
Every truly essential Christian doc
trine has two unfailing marks, fcays
Dr. Stansfield. 1. It may be proven
in personal experience, and 2, the doc
trine always carries ethical impera
tives. This is true of all the essential
Christian doctrines, God. sin. salva
tion, holiness, immortality.
In any article of belief where these
two tests are not met there may be
the widest differences of opinion with
impunity.
In the evening Dr. Stansfield is to
preach on "The Mighty Acts of God,"
in history and in today, in individuals
and peoples and nations.
The greatest event of the First
Methodist church this week will be
the city-wide Methodist prohibition
jubilation meeting on Friday night.
January 30. Bishop Matt S. Hunhes
is to give the address and Miss Mar
garet Garrison, who won the national
medal, in the prohibition oratorical
contest at Des Moines recently, will
give her prize oration, the only time
given in Portland. Miss Garrison is
a graduate of Willamette university.
Two services will be conducted" in
the Wilbur Methodist church today
by the pastor, Francis Burgette Short.
The morning subject, "The Gospel of
the Unashamed" and the evening sub
ject, "The Cup of Life." The offertory
soioists tor the day are A. E. David
son and Miss Harriet Leach. Willian
Mansell Wilder has planned an extra
musical programme for the services.
At Mount Tabor Methodist Episcopal
cnurcn. Rev. E. G. Decker, pastor, will
preacn for his morning sermon "Will
ing to do His Will."
"ciiiiib suDjeci win te an
illustrated lecture, "The Mass Move
ment in India."
At Central Methodist, corner Fargo
ana Vancouver avenue. A. R. Maclean,
the pastor, will preach at 11 o'clock.
toung people from the student volun
teer movement just back from the
Des Moines convention will have the
nour witn the Epworth league at 6:30
o'clock.
The evening preaching hour begin
ning at 7:30 will be given to a sacred
concert by a choir of 30 voices. The
programme Is as follows:
"Prelude in C" (Hattmanl, offertory
Olimmel); anthem, "Arise, Shine, for Thy
Light Is Come" CEIveyl; soprano solo.
King of Eternity" (Jones). Mrs. Peter
son; duet, "Come, Holy iyplrit" (Jerome),
Messrs. Anderson and Abbett: anthem
"The Lord Is Exalted" (West), choir;
quartet. "The Blood-Bought Mercy Seat"
(Havens). Mr. Anderson, Mrs. Peterson.
Miss Oakes. Mr. Abbett: male voices, "The
Wayside Cross" (Palmer): anthem, "Seek
Ye the Lord" Roberts; piano solo, "Valse
Caprice" (Newland), Miss Sprague; bari
tone solo', "t'neonquered" (Habn). Mr.
Abbett: anthem. "Appear. Thou Light li
vine" (Morrison): postlude, "March of the
Priests" (Mendelssohn).
"What the Missionary Movement
Really Is" will be the subject to be
discussed at 6:30 by representatives
of the student volunteer movement
recently returned from the Des. Moines
conference.
( CPHE Church Efficient" will be
J Dr. W. T. McElveen's topic at
this morning's service at the First
Congregational church. Park and
Madison strets. The service will cele
brate the 25th anniversary of the oc
cupancy of the present church edifice.
Every person who attended the first
service is urged to be present today
and to wear a white flower. January
1. 1895, was a bright day, the church
was beautifully decorated with ferns,
a substantial offering was received
and the sermon by Dr. Wallace was
greatly appreciated. The celebration
of that day will be further carried
out in the meeting next Thursday
night at 7:45, when some of those
present at the first service will tell
of it in brief talks.
Dr. McElveen's evening topic will
be "Increasing Your Power" and will
deal with the power of will and of
magnetism as well as of the muscles
and mind.
"What Our Congregational Leaders
Think" will be Dr. McKlveen s topic
for the current events class this noon
at 12:25 o clock. What they think
about the league of nations, about
Mexico, about railroad ownership as
well as their thoughts along more
strictly religious lines will be dis
cussed.
L. U. Nichols' discussion class for
young men will assemble at iu:uo in
the pastor's study. The Amicitiae
Christian Endeavor will meet at 6:30
P. M. for young people of high school
AT THE First Presbyterian church.
Twelfth and Alder streets. Dr.
Howard Agnew Johnston, D. D., of
Chicago, will occupy the pulpit at
both services today. At the morning
service, 10:30 o'clock, the subject will
be "The Prisoner's Question." In tha
evening Dr. Johnston will continue to
discuss "Problems of the Future
Life," considering especially the sub
ject of reincarnation. Dr. Johnston
will make clear the vital distinc
tions between the religio-philosophy
of the oriental peoples who advocate
this theory and the very different
philosophy of the western peoples.
J he diflerence between the pantheism
of India and the theism of the west
lies ai me root of ail the different
elements that enter into the problem
of the continued conscious individ
uality of each human souL The claim
that Jesus Christ had more than one
incarnatiou will be considered. More
over, the practical working of two
theories will be compared in ths re
sults attained by the two classes of
peoples holding them. There will be
special music Mrs. Virginia Spencer
Hutchinson will sing "Abide With
Me," by Liddle. The regular choir
will be augmented by a double
quartet.
Dr. Johnston will lead the men's
Bible cliiss today, the subject being
"Standing for Truth and llonosty."
Mrs. Helen Ekin Starrett has returned
from California and will lead the
Bible class for women.
Monday noon Dr. Johnston will
speak at the Woman's Research club
at the Benson hotel, discussing, by
request. "The Shantung Question""
On Tuesday, the 27th, Dr. Johnston
will give the inaugural address at
Albany college, on the occasion of
the inauguration of the newly-elected
president. Rev. Alfred Melvsi
Williams. Dr. Johnston's subject wilK I
be "The Challenge of the Christian i
-"'"f c to ininKiiig Men." The
charge to the new president will be
given by the Rev Warren 1L Lan.
don of Kan Anselmo. Cal.. a former
Portland pastor. The chapel address
in the morning will be given by Rev.
S. W. Seeman of Portland. Tues
day January 27. at 2:30 P. M. Dr
Johnston will address all the women
of the church and congregation, pre
senting some plans for personal work.
The Woman's Association of the
First Presbyterian church will serve
a noonday luncheon for men aud
women Tuesday, January 27. at 1215
A general invitation is extended.
age. xne umen a usautiiniuii u011Ji r . ... - .T "
an all-dav meeting each Wednesday a h!ld th Jefterson high school
for sewing and fellowship. 1 he pru-
dential committee will meet Tuesday
night for important business.
A. F. Bittner, who finished his work
department of math cin:l.t ieti lMt n.-A.L
rfi.il"'-'
Rev. W. S. Gordon, pnstor of the
Sell wood Methodist church, will speak
at 11 o'clock on "Modern Canaans, and
How to Conquer Them." and at 7:30
on "Secret Sins, and Some Remark
able Exposures."
Professor F. C. Streyreller Is in
charge of the music, assisted by an
orchestra. The Sunday school meets"
at 9:45. The chalk talks by D. S.
Manny are proving to be of unusual
ntercst.
Earl Cowles will conduct the Junior
league at 2:30. and Mrs. H. B. Smith
will lead the young people's meeting
at 6:30.
At Methodist church. Rose City
Park, located at Fifty-eighth and
Sandy, the day begins with Sunday
school at 9:45 A. M. At 11 o'clock
Rev. D. Lester Fields' sermon subject
is "Joy Among the Angels." At 7:30
P. M. Lieutenant-Colonel J. J. Crossley
will speak on the event of the retiring
of our service flag. The boys have
served us well "over there." bo now
that they are either back or return
ing it is only right that we retire the
service flag with appropriate exer
cises. Special music at both services.
At the Church of the Spiritualist
center, 412 Holladay avenue, services
will be held at 2:30 P. M. and at 8
P. M. lecture and messages. Thurs-
The First Spiritualist church. East
Seventh and Hassalo streets, an
nounces a lecture to be given at 3
P. M., followed with a message serv-
The pastor of Fourth United Breth-I ice. today. Evening services at 7:45
ren church at Tremont station. Rev. j consist of a lecture followed with
C. P. Blancnard, will speak in the I messages by C. .W. Shaw. A noted
morning on jur .ncn anu me unurcn. I tenor. Stan ev Hicks. will sine-
aay evening Class meets at o'clock. I The evening service will be in charge "The Holy City." Mid-week meetings
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pastoB. I Harry Melby of the inter-church ! public is cordially invited.
The revival services conducted in
the Norwegian and Danish Methodist
church. Vancouver avenue and Skid
more street, closes this morning. Rev.
C. August Petersen of Seattle will
preach. Rev. E. Gerding of First
Church. Portland, will participate in
the service.
New members will be received into
the church.
In the evening the Fervice will be
held in First Church, Eighteenth and
Hoyt streets. .
"Have We Three Gods or One?" will
be the morning topic at the WooH
lawn Methodist Episcopal church,
when the pastor. Rev, J. H. Irvine,
will attempt to explain and rationalize
the old doctrine of the trinity.
In the evening the subject will be
"Who Are the Ungodly and What
Their Destiny?"
A real revival and growth in Sun
day school and Epworth league and
in the ministry of song and in all
departments of the life of this church
is noticeable.
i Rev. F. A. Ginn, pastor of Lincoln
"Does the Church Answer the Needs
of the Present Age?" will be
cussed at Atkinson Memorial Congre
gational church today. The Wall
Street Journal, financial experts like
Edward A. Filene and Roger W. Bab
son, and men in politics like Governor
Coolidge turn to the church to bring
forth a message of spirit and truth
and a programme of service which
will Rave the world, said Rev. Elbert
E. Flint, in announcing this as his
theme for this morning.
The evening service will aim at the
same end, by another method. Whole
families who never go to church are
now following the "Life of Lincoln
in "The Son of Democracy," shown in
moving pictures at this church Sun
day nights. "My Father" will be the
title of the reels tonight. The pastor
will speak on "The Evidence and De
feat of the Devil."
An interesting and instructive
course of Sunday night addresses is
in progress at the Sunnyside Congre
gational church, where the pastor. Dr.
J J. Staub, is preaching a special se
ries of sermons on neglected and ig
nored themes. Since this church has
declared Itself on the great funda
mentals of the Bible, there has grown
a steady demand for the entire coun
sel which God has revealed in his
word, and many important doctrines
seldom discussed in modern preach
ing are being revieweu wim gicai
profit and appreciation.
A hearty welcome has been ex
tended to all who desire to improve
their store of Biblical knowledge, nr.
Staub's topic tonight will be "A Bible
Which Is No More Inspired Than
Other Books." At the morning serv
ice he will speak on "A Clear Call to
the Church of Today."
At Waverly Heights Congregational
church. East Thirty-third street and
Woodward avenue. Rev. Oliver Perry
Avery will speak this morning on
"The Humanity of Christ." In the
evening a gospel sermon will be given.
Waverly Heights church held its elec
tion of officers recently. Although
very extensive Interior improvements
have been made, the year was closed
without debt.
Today (January 25) is remembered
by Scotch people throughout the
world as the birthday of Scotland's
great bard. Robert Burns, .a real
prophet of democracy. Rev. Edward
Constant will speak tonight at tho
Highland Consrcgatloiial church.
Prescott and East Sixth streets, on
"The Religious Teaching of tiie Cot
ter's Saturday."
This is one of the finest productions
of Burns, & poem full of religious sen
timents, which are decidedly applica
ble to the present day. The morning
subject by Rev. Mr. Constant will be
"Aspects of Personal Responsibility."
The Pilgrim Congregational church
has released its pastor. Rev. Robert
Murray Pratt, for an indefinite pe
riod, that he may respond to the call
of the denomination for field service
in the interest of the Pilgrim memo
rial fund, the crowning feature of the
Congregational tercentenary move
ment. Arrangements have been made
with Rev. F. J. Meyer for the supply
of the pulpit during the pastor's ab
sence. All departments of the work
are well organized and will "carry
on" with enthusiasm.
A motion picture machine will be
installed next month. Rev. Mr. Pratt
will preach today and will leave on
Tuesday night for his new work. The
morning sermon will be an answer to
the question. "Is Salvation a Matter
of Creed or Character?" The topic for
the evening service will be "Is Prayer
Able to Heal the Sick or Is It Only a
Cure for Worry?"
will assume his new dnriK n insti
tutional director of Westminster
Presbyterian church. East Seven
teenth and Schuyler streets, Febru-
Meanwhile he will take a va
cation and consider plans for the
expansion work to which he will de
vote his time in future.
Mr. Bittner will direct all of the
work of organization in Westminster,
assisting the pastor. Dr. Edward H.
I'ence. in many ways and relieving
him of much of the detail work which
has until now fallen to the pastor.
Mr. Bittner will be superintendent of
the Sunday school and will have di
rect charge of all work among the
young people in Westminster. Much
of his work will involve the expansion
programme which has been outlined
and for which a campaign is now In
progress to obtain $50,000. It is the
intention of the officers of tho church
to have additional room for the Sun
day school, which is necessary to ac
commodate the large increase in at
tendance. Rev. Ralph McAfee, secretary of the
new era movement, will oVcupy the
Central Presbyterian church pulpit
both morning and evening. The topic
in tho morning will be "The Bugle
Call in the Army and in Life"; eve
ning, "The 1120 Advance." Professor
Belcher, director of the chorus, prom
ises us the following: In tho morning
the chorus will sing "A Song of the
Night"; solo by Mrs. Fay Gillies.
"Just for Today": in the evening the
chorus, "Appear, Thou Light Divine,"
and a solo by Mrs. Arthur G. Har
baugh, "Jesus, and Shall It Ever Be."
The new pastor. Dr. Walter Henry
Nugent, will arrive about March 1.
...
Dr. Robert H. Milligan, of the Rose
City Community church. 45th . und
Hancock streets, has a surprise await
ing him when he returns from Netf
York City today. It is rather an un
usual tiling for the men of a church
I to take a forward step without the
direct leadership of the pastor, but
the men of the Rose City Community
church had an idea that a men's club
was needed. .They called a meeting
all their own last Wednesday evening.
and organized what they call the
"Men's Community Club." A. W.
Stypes was elected president; Rex I..
Morse, secretary, and C. R. Peake,
treasurer. The idea is to organize
the men of that community into a
strong body to encourage church at
tendance and community betterment.
Meetings will be held the first Mon
day evening in each month at 6:30 and
plenty of the frivolous as well as
more serious things are promised to
u-.nke these meetings interesting.
When Dr. Milligan returns he will be
presented with this thoroughly or
ganized men's organization all ready
tor the service of the community.
At Mizpali Presbyterian Church,
corner East Nineteenth and Division
streets, Kev. D. A. Thompson, pastor,
the morning service will be at 11
o'clock: theme: "The Extension of the
Kingdom." Evening worship at 7:4-"
o'clock; theme: "Thrift and the
World's Waste."
Rev. Bruce J. Giffen, pastor of Ver
non Presbyterian church, corner Nine
teenth and Wygant streets. will
preach at 11 o'clock on "The Value of
Praying for Others." and at 7:30 P.M.
on "A Book that Helped Cause the
Great War." The morning sermon
will be the last in a series preached
upon the general subject of prayer.
In the evening Mr. Giffen will review
Benjamin Kidd's last book. "The Sci
ence of Power." in which Mr. Kidd
makes the charge that Darwin's
"Origin of Species" is responsible for
the philosophy of Prus-snianism, and
its resultant, the great war.
Morning and evening themes at An
abel Community Presbyterian church
are: At 11 o'clock, "Who Is My Neigh
bor?" and at 7:30, -The Spirit of
Christ the Spirit of the Age."
A
Evangelist L. K. Dickson will give
one of his best lectures on Bible
prophecy Sunday night in Christen
sen's hall. Eleventh street, between
Morrison and Yamhill, entitled "666
the Number of a Man." This lecture
will be built upon the prophecy of
the Revelation, which speaks of the
"beast." Undeniable evidence will be
produced as to the identity of this
power. A big congregational sing
will precede the lecture and a special
musical programme, which is always
a feature of the Dickson meetings,
will be rendered. Seats are tree and
the public is invited.
At Unity Presbyterian Church, Seventy-first
street and Sandy. Rev. S.
W. Seemannl minister, Sunday school
will be at 9:45 o'clock; sermons will
be at 11 o'clock "The Fragrance of
Service" and 7:30 o'clock "Is Thy
God Abler'
At Kenilworth Presbyterian church,
Gladstone avenue and Thirty-fourth
street. Rev. G. W. Gelvin of Oroncil
tr., win speaa at onin services. .Morn
ing service at 11; evening at 7:30.
Christian Endeavor at 6:30. Alonqj
with the regular meeting the Endeav-
(Concluded on i'agc 0.