The Sunday Oregonian., March 21, 1920, SECTION FIVE, Page 2, Image 74

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CHURCH FEDERATION TO HOLD PREEASTER EVANGELICAL SERVICES
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' Personal Visit of "Miracle Man" Hickson Followed Up by Letter From Oswald W. Taylor, Declaring Clergy Will Make Healing of Sick Real Part of Regular Parish Life.
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THE Tortland' .federation of
Churches will celebrate the ap
proach of the Easter teain by
the holding of Bpecial pre-Kaster
evangelistic services In the Pantages
theater, beginning Monday, March 22,
and closing on Good Friday, April 2.
Twelve denominations are co-operating
in these meetings, which will b
addressed by preachers from nine
denominations. The meetings will be
gin promptly at 12:30 o'clock and will
close promptly at 1 P, -U The fol
lowing will speak:
Monday. March 22 Bii-hoD Walter T.
Bumner, subject, 'Watchman, What of
the Night V -
Tuesdav. Mareh 23 l.ftvmen's day. Nel
on G. pike, nubject, "The Moet Favor-
ahie Securltlea."
Wednesday. March 24 Rev. . TVilhelm
retterson, aubject, "Christ, tha Only
Foundation."
Thursday, March 23 Rev. William E.
Brtnkman, subject, "The Surrendered
Li If."
Friday. Mar-h if Rev. TV. B
subject. "Is the Bible Inspired?"
Monday. March 'JM. Rev. Harold
GrifTi. subject. "Secret LMscipieship."
Tuesday. March 3U Rev. J. J. Staub,
"Boundless Love."
Wednesday, March 81 Rev. w. F. Ine-
SUbJCCt,
Hinson,
H.
"Christ and the Human
Inn
Value.
Tliursdav. April 1 Bishop William H.
Wahlnger. subject, "The All-Sufficient
Christ."
Friday, April 2 Rev. Howard Asnew
Johnston, subject, "The Fewer of tha
Cross."
Each day a business man of Tort
land will also speak.
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As a method .of following up the
personal visit of Dr. James Moore
Hickson, who as "The Miracle Man"
recently was at the Grace Memorial
church, the following letter signed by
Ocwald W. Taylor, rector of Grace
Memorial, has been mailed to the 2500
persons lie interviewed:
"The healing mission held in Grace
Memorial. March 5-6, has prompted a
number of voluntary testimonies of
benefits and blessings received by
many who attended,
k "Inspired by these, we are writing
to all who registered, that this work
is to be continued and our clergy and
church members will continue in
prayer for the sick and afflicted if
you so desire.
"We realize there was not sufficient
time or opportunity given you for
preparation or for the awakening of
a real faith in Jesus Christ's power
to heal, nor a real acknowledgment of
God's desire to. have His children
healed. Consciously or sub-consciously
the thought in the vast majority
of minds was centered upon what
Mr. Hickson was going to do, or say,
or bestow.
"We believe that two things are
necessary a real awakening of faith
on the part of the spiritual teachers
and the awakening of a like faith on
I the part of the person to be cured.
"I am writing to let you know that
the clergy of the Episcopal church in
Oregon have seriously determined to
make the healing of the sick a real
part of their regular parish life.
"Pray for us as we pray for you.
'. "Kindly answer as fully as you can
and return the following question
naire. "Meantime if you have a doctor do
not dismiss him."
The questionnaire sent out by Mr
Taylor askes the following informa
tion: Name
Address
Phone
Religious affiliation
Your impressions of Mr. Hickson's
mission:
Hid you receive any blessing? If
o. of what nature?
Ho you desire to have the prayers
of the church and will you .report
your condition from time to time?
Remarks:
Passion week services, under the
auspices of th Brotherhood of St.
Andrew of the Episcopal church, arc
to be held in the Baker theater from
l-:05 to 12:29 noon. Among the
speakers are Kev. H. R. White and
Rev. Jay C. Black, both of whom
served as chaplains at the front
Brief, pointed addresses will be given, I
and hearty community singing of old
time hymns. The following is the
full list: Monday, March 22, Rev. K.
T. Simpson of Corvallis; Tuesday,
March 23, Rev. J. C. Black f Marsh
field; Wednesday, March 24, Rev. F.
C. Taylor of Astoria; Thursday, March
23. Rev. H. It. White of Roseburg;
Friday, March 26, Rev. William B.
Hamilton of Medford.
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' Four colleges and universities in
this state, members of a group which
have beea furnishing nearly 90 per
cent of the trained religious leaders
in home and mission fields, are an
nounced as having been designated to
participate in the interchurch world
movement in the training of 100,000
additional recruits for life service
during the next five years. These col
leges and universities are Albany col
lege, Presbyterian church North. Al
bany; McMinnville college. Baptist,
McMinnville; Pacific college. Friends,
N'ewberg; Philomath college. United
Brethren, Philomath.
In addition to the Institutions of
higher education which will co-operate
in and share the benefits of the
interchurch world movement numer
ous denominational institutions desig
nated as Junior colleges and secondary
schools are listed.
In dollars and cents the various
churches co-operating in the Inter
church world movement seek to add
tens of millions to the educational in
vestments before 1925, according to
Dr. Robert L. Kelly, director of the
American education department of
the interchurch.
The vitalltv of Protestant churches
in many rural sections of Benton
county is dangerously low, according
to surveys made by the interchurch
world movement. "In some places
membership has fallen off from 20 to
.10 per cent in the last ten years," says
Rev. John D. Rice, state survey di
rector for Oregon. "Automobiles are
responsible for a part of this drop.
Some people use their cars to go to
town for church services, but not -a
few who used' to be regular attend
ants at church now are making trips
to the fishing streams on Sundays."
Dr. Stansfield's Topic to Be
"Christian Resources."
Subject of Erealic smaoa "Voice
of tbe Rabble."
Baptist Occupies Pulpit of
Anglican Church.
Vicar ProteatN Aaalnat Innovation?
bat Is Forcibly F.jrelrd.
LONDON, March 20. Despite strenu
ous opposition by several prominent
Episcopal church leaders. Rev. John
Henry Jowett, D. L.. who formerly
was minister of the Frfth-Avenue
Presbyterian church, New York, has
delivered a sermon in Durham cathe
dral to a crowded congregation of
7000 people.
Ir. Jowett preached by invitation
of Bishop Welldon. the Anglican dean
of Durham, who believes that inter
communion between the reformed
churches will promote a greater dif
fusion of Christian influence in the
world as the war has left it.
Hord Phiilimore, president of the
English church union, had raised a
protest against this innovation, as
being contrary to the national church
assembly act and an Anglican vicar
protested in the cathedral itself when
Dr. Jowett ascended the pulpit. . The
interruptor was forcibly ejected.
Bishop Welldon said afterward: "I
have long felt that the Church of
England must come into some sort of
formal association with the non-conformist
churches. I think all the
churches are losing ground because
they do not speak with one voice. In
fact, they have expended a good deal
of energy In opposing one another
and the world at large does not listen
to them for that reason."
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At the Highland Baptist church,
f-ixth and Alberta streets. Dr. W. T.
Milliken, pastor. Dr. George H. Young
of Albany will fill the pulpit morniim
and evening today. Dr.- Young is en
tering -upon his work as newly ap-
pointed director of religious education
tor the Baptist denomination in the
states of Oregon. Idaho and Utah.
I T First Methodist Episcopal church
this morning at 10:30 o'clock Dr.
Stansfield will preach on "Christian
Resources." The sermon will set forth
the mighty resources of the Christian
for the body, the'mlr.d and the soul of
the believer. It will deal with the
body on the subject of healing, health
and vigor, a question which has been
the subject of inquiry in the city
within the past few weeks, and one
about which the hiind of many is" not
at all settled. For the mind the ser
mon will show the fine perception and
vision given to the Christian and for
the soul the purification, inspiration
and empowerment that comes to the
Christian. Also, this sermon will
touch incidentally on the financial,
material and moral resources for the
coming of the kingdom of God in the
earth as found in the earnings, riches
and influence and the fine personality
of the Christian of this generation.
In the evening the service will be
directed toward a church rally evan
gelistic service when Dr. Stansfield
will preach on "The Voice of the Rab
ble." The Sunday school-attendance Is on
the 400-mark and additions to the
membersnip or tne courcn are maae
almost every Sunday.
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The Epworth League of the Central
Methodist church will debate at 6:25
this evening the question: "Resolved
That the principal cause for America's
present wave of anarchy lies in un
just labor conditions in thjs country.
Warren Day and Jessie MacDonald
will support the affirmative and Ralph
Walters and Onieta W irtz the nega
tive. The Judges will be Rev. A. R.
McLean, L. D. Mahone, Vincent M.
Howard. There will be special music
at the preaching service at 7:3fJ, after
which the young people will hold
reception for visitors in the church
parlors. Refreshments will be served
song service, followed by preaching
by Miss Laura Jones of the ChicagoJ
deaconess' training school. Miss Jones
will preach each night during the
week.
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The Mount Tabor Methodist church
will begin a series of special meetings
today. There will be both lay and
ministerial speakers, special music
and community singing each night ex
cept Saturday.
The services will begin at 8 o'clock
P. M. The speakers for the first week
will be: Sunday, 11 A. M. and 7:30
P. M., the pastor.' E. G. Decker; Dr.
A. R. Maclean, Moncay; Tuesday, Dr.
George Pratt: "Wednesday, Dr. E. G.
Decker; Thursday, Dr. W. Gordon and
minute men, and Friday, Mr. Wells
and minute men.
Sunday morning subject, "Measur
ing the Immeasurable"; evening sub'
Ject, "The Highest Price." ,
"His Own Received Him
Not," Dr Johnston's Text.
Reliability of Gospel Record to
Be Disensoed In . Evening- Ser-
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The stringed orchestra of the Wil
bur memorial church will play in the
Clinton Kelly Memorial Methodist
church on Powell and East Fortieth
streets. Sunday evening at 7:30. Rev.
W. W. Younger, D. D., will preach.
The service will be in charge of the
Methodist minute men. The pastor,
E. Sutton Mace, will preach his second
Lenten sermon at 11 A. M., subject,
"He Is Rejected of Men."
Rose City Park Methodist church.
Fifty-eighth and Sandy boulevard,
will hold services at 11 A. M. and 7:30
P. M., conducted by the pastor, D.
Lester Fields. Sunday echool at 9:45
A. M. and Epworth League at 6:30
V. M. Friday at 7:45 P. M, motion
pictures, "Seeing Columbus and the
Wayfarer." will be, shown. These are
the pictures taken at our great Co
lumbus centenary celebration. This is
put on in the week so all can have
the opportunity of seeing it.
At the Woodlawn Methodist church
the morning subject will be. "Has the
Offense of the Cross Ceased? Dr.
E. C. Hickman of Wilbur church will
be the evening speaker. Special
musical programme.
W. S. Gordon, pastor of the Sell
wood Methodist church, will speak at
11 o'clock on "The Heart and the Is
sues of Life," and at 7:30 a "father
and son" service will be held, the
topic being "King David's Charge to
His Son Solomon." Men are to make
a special effort to see how many
fathers and sons can be present.
Special musical numbers will be
furnished by the choir, in charge of
Professor F. C. Streyfeller. Tbe Junior
choir recently organized will also sing
in the evening.
The Sunday school meets at 9:45.
Trie superintendents are D. S. Manny,
whose chalk talks are exceedingly
nopular. and Mrs. H. M. Huff, a spe
cialist in primary work. I
The Junior League meets at 2:30 and
the young people at 6:30.
The church is located at East
Fifteenth street and Tacoma avenue,
one block east of the Sellwood car
line. Follow the big index hand from
Tacoma avenue.
Revival meetings will begin at Lin
coln church this morning. Rev. F. A.
Ginn, the pastor, will preach at 11 on
"Hiding From God." At 6:30 Epworth
League devotional meeting and at 7:30
Congregational Young Folk
Elect Officers.
Dr. McEIvern's Evealng Servlcee
to Be Followed by Social Half
iioor.
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VER 150 young people of the First
Wednesday evening and organized
the young people's association of the
First Congregational church. They
declared their aims to be mutual ac
quaintance, altruistic service and
church extension. They will hold a
monthly sociable, a monthly religious
meeting and support two large Bible
classes. They elected the following
officers: Guy Spencer, president;
Miss Kalherine Gi'rswoid, lice-presi
dent; Major Berry, secretary, and Miss
Marian Reed, treasurer. The follow
ing constitute the social committee:
Jay Walker, chairman; Mr. and Mrs.
D. G. Hyree, Mlsa Merle Wilson, Miss
Madeline Cherry, Walter Huntington
and George E. Murphy.
A delightful feature has been add
ed to Dr. McElvetn's pleasant Sunday
evening church service. This is a
balf-hour sociable, which will include
opportunity for sociability, a brief
sing and simple refreshments. Each
Sunday evening one of the families
of the church will play host. Xext
Sunday Dr. and Mrs. H. D. Haskins
of the Rosefriend apartments will
play that role. .
The English-French cuarrel for
ascendency in western Asia and ite
effect on the Turks and the Armen
ians is Dr. W. T. McElveen's topic at
his popular current event class Sun
day noon at the First Congregational
church. He will show why the parti
tion of Asia Miner has been delayed.
and how the financial Interests that
are interested in Turkish bonds and
concessions have prevented the Turk
from getting his just desserts. Ho will
discuss section 22 of the covenant
and hazard a guess why England has
not kept the pledges made by-General
Allenby.
Dr. McElveen's sermon topics ere:
11 A. M., "Care the Cure of Care";
7:30 T. M., "Being Saved What
Is it?"
IS Own Received Him Not"
will be the text upon which
Dr.. Howard Agnew Johnston will
preach at the morning service in the
First Presbyterian church today. The
subject to be discussed, in the Bible
class, which meets in the auditorium
of the church at 12:15. immediatoiy
after the morning service, will be
The Message of the Seven Churches."
Rev. Levi Johnson, the assistant pas
tor, will lead the class.
In view of the fact that it has
proved almost Impossible for many of
the young people to attend Sunday
school and return for the pastor's
class at 4 P. M., it has been arranged
to have the class meet in the chapel
of the church at 12:15 P. M.
Tonight Dr. Johnston will continue
his Sunday evening sermons in which
he is discussing the reliability of, 'he
gospel records. Last Sunday evening
he discussed the position of FredencK
Strauss, who denied the fact of the
supernatural in the life of Chrisv ln.
that no man could have lived
the life portrayed in. the gospels, and
that hence the followers or cnrist nao.
Idealized his life, and given us these
pictures of their own Imaginat ions.
Dr. Johnston announced that he would
consider this position from two points
of view regarding the gospels; first,
the external evidence found in history
outside of the Bible to prove the fact
that the gospels existed. This ho d:d
last Sunday night. Tonight he will
show from internal evidence that it
was impossible for Christ's disciples
to have Imagined his character, and
will present other evidence to pr-ivo
the reliability of the records in proof
that Christ was all the gospels elaHn
for him.
There will be special music. Mrs.
Blanche Williams Segersten will sing
"Sheep and Lambs," by Sidney Homer,
and the choir will sing "Have .Mercy,
O Father." by Galbraith; "The Heav
enly Voice," by George Xevins, and
"Jesus, the Very Thought of The2," by
Gilchrist.
The Woman's association will have
an all-dav meeting Tuesday. March
23. Officers will be elected. There;
will be a birthday luncheon, at whi-h
former nr-jsldents will be the guei-.S.
The us-jkI all-day meeting will be
held Friday. .
Mrs. Helen Miller Senn is conduct
ing a class in public speaking Mon
day, Wednesday and t rioay evenings
and W.. H. Boyer a class in music
Tuesday evening in the First Presby
terian church house. 1 liese classes
meet at 7:15 for the first and 8:15 for
the second class. The public la invited.
The Warren vesper class had a
large and appreciative audience last
Sunday. The tender message in song
by Clinton O. Bay proved an excellent
prelude to the Easter preparatory lec
ture. The orchestra renuereu several
selections two numbers being classi
cal, and received merited applause.
Miss Hoeber has prepared an excel
lent programme for today, and Mr.
Bay has consented to sing again. The
public is cordially invited to this 4
o'clock meeting in the First Presby
terian church house; entrance, 454
Alder street.
of the two classes, presided as hostess,
while the officers gave a Bplendld op
portunity to the talent represented by
calling for speeches, sdtigs and music
which received a response most grati
fying, and the merry time was pro
ductive in creating a warm-hearted
class spirif and advancing the work
of giving. to the young people of Port
land a homelike atmosphere where
Christian fellowship will prepare each
for a larger and better view of real
life and service.
At Grace Baptist church. East Sev-ent3'-sixth
and Ash streets, the pas
tor, F. W. Starring, will preach this
morning at 11 o'clock on the subject,
"The1 World's Plague and Cure." To
night at 7:45 he will take for his
topic "A True Man by the Grace of
God." This is to be one of a num
ber of Sunday evening sermons on
prominent Bible characters whose
lives have a message for our times.
RevT A. Christensen, pastor .pf Van
couver - Avenue Methodist church
(Norwegian-Danish), Vancouver ave
nue and Skidmore street, has returned
from Aberdeen, Wash., where he at
tended the Pacific distrjet conference
of the church, and will preach morn
ing and evening. The choir will glng
in the morning. Special music ln4the
evening. '
Dr. . H. Pence Continues
Lenten Sermons.
Special Evrnlag Sons Service. Lea
by Ueorae llotrkklaa Street.
'A Call to Service," Is Dr.
Waldo's Topic.
"Heaven, or the Beatific Life,"
Snbjeet of Evening; Sermon.
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The international council of Con-
gationalists that will celebrate the
30nh anniversary of the landing of
the rilgrims at Plymouth ltotk will
meet in Mechanics' hall. Boston, June
29 to July 6. Delegates will come
from England. Holland, Australia,
South Africa and Canadj. At that
council tha United States will have
150 delegates. Mrs. Frederick Eggert
and Dr. W. T McElveen. both of the
First Congregational churfh of Port
land, are the two nationally chosen
delegates from Oregon.
The Warren Bible) class for young
women and the Wrrn vesper class
ffor young men and young women
united their forces in giving a oan
quet Friday evening for the purpose
of reviewing the work for the past
year and making plans for the ad
vanced methods of work In the com
ing months. To the strains of music
played by the yesper orchestra. HO
young pe.ople marched to the banquet
hall, where all were seated at tables
beautifully decorated in the golden
class colors.
Dr. Angela L. Ford Warren, teacher
R. WILLIAM A. WALDO, pastor of
the White Temple, affirms that
the programme of the New World
movement cannot be surpassed and
calls upon his congregation to enter
heartily In the programme for the
month of March of personal service
for others in reaching meu and
women with the gospel, one -by one.
Personal evangelism is the effort. He
will preach this morning on the sub
ject, 'A Call to Service." "...
In the evening Dr. Waldo will
preach on the subject, ."Heaven, or
the Beatific Life,"- the seventh in his
series of seven great doctrines of
grace. This will be a revival service.
Harold Hurlbut, who is the musical
director of the White Temple, will
begin the meeting by leading the con
gregation in a song service. The tem
ple quartet will furnish special music
at both morning and evening services.
The general public is cordially invited
to be presefit. i
Dr. W. B. Hinson will preach at the
East Side Baptist church, corner of
East Twentieth and Salmon streets,
both morning and evening. At 11
o'clock he will speak on "The Coming
King," and at 7:30 his theme will be
"Who Is Christ?" Pre-Easter services
will begin this coming Wednesday,
March 21, at 7:45 and continue each
night. Dr. Hinson will speak Wednesday-,
Thursday and Friday. The fol
lowing week Dr. S. J. Iteid, the state
evangelist, will speak each night up
to and Including Good Friday. The
the largest
g in its nistery on fast
er morning. More than 200 people
were in attendance at the prayer
meeting last Wednesday.
church is preparing for tli
thank offering in its histery
At the Waverly Heights Congre
gational church, corner East Thirty
third and Wnodward avenue, 'Dis
appointments and Surprises of the
Gospel" will be the subject of the
sermon In the morning by the pastor.
Rev. Oliver - Perry Avery. In the
evening w'll be given the eecond of
a pre-Easlcr series of services in
which some of the great Tissot Bible
pictures will be used on the screen.
The subject of this discourse will be,
"Who Is Jesus?"
Friday night of this week .will be
a great ' ccaslon in tlie social life
of -the church, as a "housc-warnilng"
will be held at which the church wJII
be at home to the community and
friends to enjoy the sewly finished
rooms of the church.
R, E. H. TENCE, pastor of West
minster Presbyterian church. East
Seventeenth and Schuyler street,
continues hia Lenten series thia morn
ing with the subject of "God." His
sermon last week on "Man" waa high
ly Instructive and interesting and he
will no doubt give an able discourse
on today's theme. For the next two
Sunday evenings he talks on "outdoor
Religion and Indoor Religion," re
spectively. Westminster church has secured the
services of George Hotchkiss Street
to lead its special song service Sunday
evenings.
The plan of the evening service has
been changed so as to begin with a
15 or 20-minute rousing church sing,
to add life and enthusiasm, as well as
to develop the spirit of strong con
gregational singing.
As a song leader, Mr. Street had re
markable success in his work among
the Italian soldiers during the recent
war, and also here in the city. There
fore Westminster Is very fortunate to
be able to secure his services. This
is only one of the manifestations that
this church is exceedingly anxious to
grow and become a greater help to
Its community.
A novel and very effective system
of lighting is being used to bhighlen
up the exterior of the -front of West
minster Presbyterian church. Through
the J. C. English company a series of
lights have been Installed in a tree
near the front of the church, from
which a flood of light is focused on
the front of the building and the
whole effect is striking and exceed
ingly artistic. Fr,- some distance
away the building is thus .clearly
seen, and upon approaching It the
beautiful architecture of it is brought
out in a remarkable way. Everybody
who passed last Sunday evening
stopped and remarked about the
beauty.
The Woman's association of West
minster has planned a tea for Friday
afternoon, 3 to 5 o'clock, at the home
om Mrs. S. P. Lockwood, 5:i:t East
Broadway.' Alfred Keller, a Russian
violinist, will play.
Rev. Wallace Howe Lee, D. D., dean
of Albany college, will preach at Pied
mont Presbyterian church, morning
and evening today. His themes are:
Morning, "Memorials of Christianity":
evening, "The Ciyss Foreshadowed
by the Altar."
The Ladles' Aid of the Rose City
Park Presbyterian church, at the sug
gestion of the pastor. Dr. MilllKan.
have created a new office, that of
social secretary, and hive elected Dr.
Anna Crayne to the new office. So
many changes have taken place in the
population of the community, so many
strangers have moved In, that neigh -borliness
has become a duty of first
Importance as well as a necessary
service to the church. Dr. Crayne
will superintend the entire work of
social calling on the part of the ladles
of the' church, using for this purpose
the New Era organization by which
the whole membership of the church
is divided Into Is neighborhood
groups.
Dr. illlgau is preaching a erbs
of prc-Easter evening H-rniniiH on
"The Trial and Death of Jeans." The
sub.ioc t for this Sunday evening will
be "The Centurion at the t'roNa." Tin
subject of the sermon in the morning
will be "Twice Born."
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At the Atkinson Memorial Congre
gational church liev. Elbert E. Flint,
pastor, will preach this morning upon
"Making the World Safe for Re
ligion." Tho war is over but trou
bles liko the poor are always with us.
Questions and answers of life will
be discussed In his sermon. Three
study groups will meet at 6:30 P. M.
for the study of missions. One group
of young people is studying mdl-al
missions. The group of Juniors la." '
taking a course of atudy upon China .
for children, and tha ad ulta are fol-
lowing "Life Currents In China." To- ,
night the sermon will lie nnon "Ti,
Making of Men." This will be II- ''
lustraled by moving picture In thn- ,
"Ambition series." The reels era en- ..
tltlrd "Heads Win." The arriiuin and '
pictures are arranged to supplement '
each oaher. Miss Irene Reynold! hits,
been engaged by tha rliunh to tnk '
charge of the music and will furnish .
pedal numbers with the quartet for .
services today. Tha church baa found .
It necreaary to throw open the alii
rooms to accommodate the evening
congregation. , . ,
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Rev. O. W. Nelson will occupy the." ,
pulpit of the Highland 1'onnrt Ru. '
tlonal cl -rch I ml a v. nnurl In at il-.
o'clock nd 7:30 P. Sf. The pimtr'
of thu church 111 be yreartitlng 1 1
caUKo of the PllarmiOleinorlnl fund '
in some ...her nulnlta. The llnrliiamt
church did its ahare anlenaidly la ' '
helping to rai.e the ts.ooo.fluo wblrH"
the CnnsrrcationHllst are milnr l,i , -
provide nuillea for ministers, which
n il! be a lasting memorial to the Pil
grim.
Dr. W. H. Nugent Pleases
Central Presbyterians.
"I'eraonnl Arqualntaare With
t.ort," Morning lllapoiirae.
THE Central Preabyierlan chunh ".
at East Thirteenth and rin.'
street and Dr. W. JL Nugent, tl"'
pastor, nre beroming acquainted, and
every member I satisfied that tha
right man was selected to lead .
Central.
Dr. Nugent has added to M morn
ing service a short sermon story fur""
the children. This morning the pas-
tor's topic will he "Personal Ac-. :
quaintance With Curt," and In the,
evening "Truth and Error." The cho
rus choir will sing In the morning -
"l-t I Return," by Galbraith. mull
M. L. Peters a solo, 'So 1 t'ais Wail." f. "
by Hi'Ikk. and in the evening f be j .
chorus- III sing "Crosnlng tha liar.H'
by Wheeler. "
Sunday evening, Palm SihiiIhv. ' '
Slarch 1, Professor Hi It her will dl- '
reel the choir In the oratorio, "The' .
Seven Lat Words of I'lirlat." by i"-'
KuKols. The chorus baa had thia tinder -preparation,
for weeks past and w ill '
prove a musical treat. Almost every!
member of the chorus Is a soloist and
the members of Central are looking
forward to the very best the choru ;
has ever rendered. ' I
The Men's cluli of Central la plan-
nltig a dinner In honor of Dr. Nugent (
ana lamily. to which all member and
friends of Central are. Invited. This
will be held March 31 at the East Side
Business Men'H clubroonis. The pas
tors of the chiircheH In the vicinity of
Central will be guest and a pro
crRmme of music and speaking I
being arranged. Tickets may bo se
cured from members of the club.
Today in Mount Tahor Presbyterian
church the pna'or, Ward W, Mac
Henry, will preach at the morning
service on the theme "The fall of the.
Holy biylru " Jn the evening the or
chestra or tbe Sunday school will
play; there will be a song servlco and
sermon. "The Power of Love."
a
At the Wlllnrd-a venue Presbyterian
church. In the morning hour. Kev. W.
I.ee Gray, pastor, will spenk on "Har
vesters Want'-d." At Ihw evening:
service be will uo for his thrnit "The "
Exile." ... .
At Mir.pah Preshx torian hurt h.
corner East NineleenMi and I'nl-lon
streets, Kev. 1'. A. Thompson, pastor,
the them nf the morning srtvn e at 1 1
o'clock ja "l!eli'in,t Ion." Kvi'tiini:
worship ar 7:45; tlieiur, "Lessons of
Two World."
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English service at tho First Norae
cian - Du.ilsli Methodist Enisi-opo 1
chur;ih, corner Hojt and INnhlenih
Minis, ni 0 -. al. nry. i . .IJ.'I. i
,,-m v- r
, naii i n . t OOJI1IO RllOig
thla Sunday. ,
GROWTH OF ST. DAVID'S PARISH IN 50 YEARS IS RECOUNTED
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Site Where Episcopal Edifice Now Stands Is Recalled as Wild Field Covered by Underbrush East Side Is Remembered as Insignificant Village
Otiftorlr-a! eketrh of St. Pavid's Kpls
cnpal pari.-h, Portland, hich recently
crvhratvd ila oOlh auuiverbary.)
BY S. K. JOSEPH'.
Senior Warden.
FIFTV years ago where this church
now stands was a wild field cov
ered by underbrush, the growth
following what a, few years before
was the primeval forest, remains of
which were to be found in the many
Slant fir stumps scattered among the
newer growth.
The lots and blocks about us, now
occupied by residences, were then a
large field, afterward cleared of brush
and trees and cultivated as a clover
field for use of the then Oregon hos
pital for the insane, which stood on
the extensive tract of land between
what is now Hawthorne avenue tthen
Asylum street) and Belmont street.
There were 1:9 streets where now are
Belmont and East Morrison; East
Twelfth street was a rough country
road and a narrpw lane led from it
eastward for a short distance.
When the first services of our
church were held on this side of the
river (the territory that was after
ward made the municipality of East
Portland and later united to and made
part of the present city of Portland)
the east side was an insignificant vil
lage of magnificent distances, con
taining a few dwellings, one or two
small stores and probably about 250
people.
.Xo record lias been found of any
Episcopal service on the east aide of
the riv;r prior to the year 1865, about
which time Rev. P. K. Hyland, then
rector of Trinity church, Portland,
held what was probably the first serv.
ice in a private dwelling on the east
bank of the river near what was then
tha residence of Janies B. Stephens
and now at or near the plant of. the
Inman-Poulsen mill.
After one or two such services no
raor were held until 1657, when Rev.
J. R. W. Sellwood of Milwaukie held
hit first service November 24. This
service was held In the then Method
let church (standing where the pres
ent Centenary Methodist church is
now located). Mr. Sellwood wa"ac
customed to ride horseback from bis
home to East Portland on Saturdays,
put up hia horce in the barn of Mrs.
Mary A Stone and remain at her
house as her guest until the follow- i
lng Monday. He came In all weathers
and at times when the roads were
well-nigh impassable. Nothing daunt
ed his faithful zeal to be about his
master's business. He held services
in the Methodist church once month
until March 22, 1868, when he changed
the place of services to the little one
room scboolhouse on what was J
treet (now East Oak street), which
represented at that time the sole pub
lic school facilities of this part of the
county. Here he ministered after
I noon and evening twice a month until
may ill, inns, wnen we procurea tne
use of the lower room in Oddfellows'
Olive and Lola Baily and Clara Sulli
hall building, on what is now East
Oak and East First streets. In March,
1869. we procured a room over Dr.
Mack's drug store on East Oak
and East Third streets, where serv
ices were kept up weekly until the
first St. David's church building was
occupied, in 1870. It was in Mack's
hall in the. fall of 1889 that St. David's
Sunday school was commenced by di
rection of Bishop Morris, and under
the superintendency of H. C. Eastman
(a member at that time of the bishop's
household).
Sum of S10OW Donated.
When Bishop - Morris was conse
crated an old friend of his, Orlando
Crease, a churchman of Philadelphia
and a communicant of St. David's par
ish, Manayunk. Pa., gave him tbe sum
of IIOUO with which to build or help
build a church in some part of the
new bishop's jurisdiction. Bishop
Morris chose what is now this parish
for the expenditure of this gift pro
viding our people would raise a suffi
cient additional amount to provide a
ile aud pay for what might be lack
ing to pay for the new building. Also
that the church here should be called
St. David's, after tho mother church
in. Pennsylvania.
During 1869 and "70 money was
raised by subscription for this pur
pose, a half block on what is now
East Morrison, between Grand avenue
and East Sixth street, was purchased
from Mrs. Beriah Brown for 1951.48,
title being conveyed to the bishop,
who In 1881 deeded the property to
this parish. To make this purchase
Drs. Hawthorne and Loryea gave foOU,
James B. Stephens (100 and Bishop
Morris gave his note in trust for the
church for $300 balance of the pur
chase having been raised by private
subscription. The note given by the
bishop for $300 was paid within a
year by the Women's Guild. Erectioh
of the church building was com
menced at once and carried to a suc
cessful conclusion at a cost, exclusive
of the lots, of between $2270 and
$2200, of which all but $298 was raised
(including the Crease gift of $1000).
The stiortage due the contractors was
provided for by a loan.
The cornerstone was laid by Bishop
Morris, asissted by Rev. J. R. W. Sell
wood and others, August 17, 1870, and
the first service was held November
27, 1870. v
At the time of this first service the
communicants were Mrs. Mary A.
Stone. Captain F. H. West and wife.
Beriah Brown and wife. Miss Hannah
M. Stone, J. R. W. Sellwood and 8. E.
Josephi. A Women's Guild was first
organized in 1870, with Mrs. Mary A.
Stone as president.. Though reorgan
ised by Rev. Jolyi W. Sellwood, the
Woman's Guild has been in continuous
operation since 1870. Tbe first bap
tisms were administered on January
1, 1871, those baptized on that occa
sion being Louise Hawthorne (now
Mrs. Boise), William W. Tilghman,
van. The first confirmations were
held March 12, 1871, when Mrs. Susan
Tilghman and Mrs. Fitch were con
firmed. The first marriage was that
of Hannah M. Stone and S. E. Josephi,
April 27, 1874.
The first funeral service was that
of John Lane, April 3. 1872.
Font Presented by Women.
The stone baptismal font, now in
this building, was presented to the
old urch by Mrs. J. C. Hawthorne,
Christinas, 1870. The cost was $80.
The bell, weighing 384 pounds and
costing $148.18, still in the belfry o(
the-old church building (now the ad
joining parish house), was presented
by Dr. A. M. Loryea in 1871.
Rev. J. R. w. Sellwood continued
his ministration with regularity un
til April 21. 1872 At that time he
reported 10 families, 40 Sunday school
pupils and sis teachers. On May 31,
1872, there were reported 39 com
municants.
Following Mr. Sellwood the mission
was -supplied by different clergymen
in the vicinity until July 1, 1872, when
Kev. Charles R, Bonnell, formerly of
Salem, waa placed in charge. In the
bishop's annual address to the convo
cation of that year he said: "In sup
plying St. David's, East Portland, with
the services of a resident clergyman
(Rev. C. R. Bonnell) I look for much
more growth than could be expected
where the constant week day minis
trations of the pastor from bouse to
house are wanting.
During Mr. Bor.nell's fncumbenev.
January 1, 1873, the little church was
consecrated. by Bishop Morris, assist
ed by Dr. Nevlus. Rev. John Rosen
burg, Rev. J. R. W. Sellwood and Rev.
C. R. Bonnell. It is noteworthy that
the women were, as usual, doing ser
vice, for the record reads: 'The wom
en of the congregation entertained the
bishop, clergy and other guests with
a lunch in the minister's study after
service."
The minister's study was a small
frame building erected through Rev.
Mr. Bonnell for a library and study.
Shortly after Easter, 1873, Rev. Mr.
Bonnell resigned to go to Tacoma.
Again Rev. J. R. W. Sellwood Included
St. David's in hia missionary work
for a short time.
In February, 1874, Rev. .Arthur
Wrixon took charge of the mission,
residing for a time at the Bishop
Scott grammar school on the west
side, where he spent a considerable
portion of his time in teaching, but
about 1870 he moved to tha east side
and devoted his entire time to SL
David's. At his first coming there
were reported 12 communicants. He
resigned in 1880, tearing a communi
cant list of 27. .
Both Mr. Bonnell and Mr. Wrixon
afterward , went to Pennsylvania,
where Mr. Bonnell died In Allentown
and Mr. Wrixon in Philadelphia. Rev.
J. R. W. Sellwood died in 'East Port
land March ,22, 1894, aged 85 years
and 9 months.
I pause here In the chronology of
ministerial succession to briefly con
sider a question the answer to which
has long been a matter of doubt. I
refer to the query, when did St. Da
vid's become a parish?
Diligent examination of convocation
and parochial records fails to reveal
any definite statement on the subject.
The writer's personal recollection is
that there was a missionary commit
tee appointed by Bishop Morris long
prior to the formation of a vestry, but
the evidence-appears to prove that Wa?
became a parish some time before a
vestry was elected.
Forming at m Vestry Recalled.
The records show that under date
of September '8, 1880, a written re
quest for permission to form a vestry
was addressed to Bishop Morris,
signed, by J. C. Hawthorne. C. E. Xot
tage, 8. K. Josephi, William Dent,
William J. Beatty, Reuben Smith,
Wilbur J. Kearns, J. R. N. Sellwood,
James O. Cooper and William Half
penny; The bishop having consent
ed, the first veatry was elected on
April 27, 1881, consisting of W. W.
Royal. S. K. Joseph!, O. E. Nottage,
William Halfpenny, William Dent.
Wilbur Kerns and J. R. N. Sellwood.
But I have found recorded certain
events which, to my mind, justify tbe
inference that St. David's became a
parish not later than the year 1876.
Prior to that year, during the Incum
bency of Rer. Arthur N. Wrixon, his
reports to convocation are signed
"Missionary," but in the convocation j
journal for 1878, the report covering
parts of 1875 and '76, he signs him
self as "Hector." Again while in the
immediate preceding years St. Da
vid's is credited with one delegate, in
1877 It is credited with three (J. O.
Hawthorne, J. R. N. Sellwood and
John Moore) and thereafter three del
egates were accorded St. David's. Also
in the list of assessments on "par
ishes" St. David's is Included.
The Rev. John W. Sellwood, who
was called to St- David's in 1880 as
rctor, to succeed Rev. A. N. Wrixon,
reported to the convocation that he
took charge of the parish' on the
first Sunday of August, 1880. This was
nearly a year prior to the election of
the first vestry, as related above.-
Remembering tht the proceedings
for changing missions to parishes
were not, at that time, so systematized
as after the formation of the diocese,
I think we are quite justified in the
conclusion that St. David's was a
parish In the year 187$. V
During Rev. John W. Sellwoftd's
rectorship he continued services at
the asylum (commenced by hia pre
decessor. Rev. A. N. Wrixon) and also
held services at Bishop Scott acad
emy 4 then operated la East Port
land), as well as occasional services
at Albina and Sellwood.
His ministry was marked by much
progress in the affairs of. the parish.
In 1883 and '84 the recess chancel was
built and the inside walls lined with
diagonal work of spruce and cedar,
while strengthening buttresses were
added to the outer walls.
After nearly ten years of loyal and
devoted service. Rev. John W. Sell
wood died in the then rectory of St.
David's, March 12, 1890, beloved and
deeply mourned by all his people.
In the bishop's address of 1890 I
find this tribute to this good Christian
man:
"He was a man In whom the quality
of goodness, generally overlooked by
the man of the world, was very
marked. 'First pure and then peace
able, was an Israelite indeed, in whom
there was no guile." He endeared
himself to his people by the goodness
of his heart, which showed itself in
his gentleness and kindness."
In the minutes of the vestry of
March 21, 1890, may be found resolu
tions embodying a tribute to his work
in this parish. ,
Following the death of Mr. Sell
wood the parish offices were con
ducted by two elergymen as locum
tenens In the following order: Rev.
J. C. Fair for a short time and Dr.'
C. Graham Adams for several montns.
Thereafter until the arrival of Rev.
George B. VanWaters the' services
were conducted by a lay reader.
Rev. George B. VanWaters, then of
Grensburg, Pa., was called to the
rectorate in March, 1891, and arrived
and took charge of the parish as rec
tor in May of that year. Prior to the
Incumbency of Dr. VanWaters the
quarter block on what Is now Grand
avenue and East Morrison street was
offered or sale and was arterward
purchased by parties representing the
local Masonic lodge for $24,000, nearly
all of which was on a credit basis.
Half Block la Purchased.
In June, 1891. the half block on
East Twelfth street (the present par
ish property) was purchased for
$11,300, $4300 of which was borrowed
to make a cash payment and a note
for $7000 was executed to the owner
of the property for tbe balance due
on the purchase.- At that time It was
considered that the sum doe from the
purchasers of the old church quarter
block would easly take care of the
new purchase, but alas, complications
arose concerning the payments due
from the Masonic purchasers and
therefrom arose a most serious finan
cial state of affairs, more especially
as the enterprise of building a new!
church building was entered upon in
1892, counting upon the money still
due from the sale already made ana
the hope of selling the remaining
quarter block of the old church prop
erty on East Sixth and East Morrison
streets. During that year, uuder the
rectorate' of Dr. VanWaters. plans for
the new building were invited and the
one submitted by F. W. Lester, archi
tect, accepted. May 9. 1892. In June.
1892, a contract was made with Frank
Wood for the stone work of the new
building for $16,675, the wood work td
be done by day work. Work com
menced at once, the cornerstone being
laid by Bishop Morris, assisted by the
rector, Rev. George B. VanWaters,
Rev. J. IL Sellwood, Rev. T. L. Cole
and others; August 17. 1892. Just 22
years after that tot tbe old church
was laid and during its contlnuanse
In August, 1892, the new rectory was
started by days' work under the su
perintendency of E. J. Sprague. The
rectory was completed during that
year at a cost of $4523.
In June, 1892, contract was made to
move the old church building (now
the parish house on East Morrison
street). This work waa completed
that year, the total cost of removal
and final setting up being $1300.
The parish had now undertaken
work which, with the price of the
half block recently purchased, amount
ed to obligations totaling over $35.
000, to meet which there was the
amount of $24,000 due on sale of the
quarter block of the old church prop--erty,
besides the sums subscribed by
members of the parish and the value
of tbe remaining quarter block.
Unfortunately the original pur
purchasers of the quarter block sold
found themselves unable to meet the
payments and although arrangements,
wereafterward made for a new syn
dicate to take up and liquidate the
obligations under this purchase, long
delay in the final disposition of this
matter added to tbe financial embar
rassment. The dull times following
rendered it Impracticable to sell the
remaining quarter block at a reason
able figure and to make the situation
still worse, the contractor, Frank
Wood, notified the vestry in Decem
ber, 1892, that he would be compelled
to abandon his contract unless a con
siderable advance were given btm.
This the vestry refused to accede to
and having no means to continue tbe
work the unfinished building, with
walls only partially erected not suf
ficiently forward to permit of being
roofed or otherwise protected, stood
as a ruin for nine years, exposed t
the elements, a blot upon the land
scape. Then ensued a dark .and. dis
couraging peYiod for St- David's.
"Borrowing from Peter to pay
Paul" it struggled to keep Its head
above the engulfing waters.
To meet the demands ujyn the
parish was a terrible struggle. The
item Of interest, alone ate like a
canker worm Into Its very vitals.
But the essential work of the
parish went on, notwithstanding dis
couragements. On June 8. 1901, the rector. Rev. Dr.
VanWaters addressed a letter to the
vestry in which be stated he had in
bank the cum of $2750 (riven tbroach
him to complete tbe ihurch building
on a reduced and modified plan.
Tb this about $ ui0 was added by
subscriptions and the work refumed
under a modified plan submitted by
Otto" Kleeman, architect. Contracts
were made with W. F. Ryan for
$1575 for completion of the storm
work to a certain height but with In
creased thickness of from IS to 24
inches, and with Dill & Ruffin'on
for $2793 for the wood work. In ths
contract for stone work, however. It
was stipulated that the stone should
be delivered by the parish on tha
ground. This made it necessary to
reopen the quarry near Albany,
which the vestry proceeded to do.
Pending the completion of the work
thus undertaken. In November, 102.
the new renting policy was adopted
and continued until Junuary 1. 1!MI9.
when It was abandoned for- the pres
ent envelope system.
The first s'ervlce In the new church
building was held January 4,
1903, and the first baptism therein
was at that service, the child being
Edward J. Durham.
The organ placed In the church was
purchased from Trinity parish, this
city for $1000 plus $200 for installa
tion. It did long service in Trinity,
when on Sixth and Oak streets, and
is the organ now in thlw church.
The parish records Btate that at the
time of the first service the cont of
the church building was $28,205
(page 51 of minute book exclusive of
the $1200 for the organ and of certain
work and material donated In the
course of the building. Since that
time much expense has been added In
gifts, memorials, etc. such as the
reredos, lectern, pulpit, additional
seats, altar rails, columns, chancel
chairs, gallery, fonts, etc
In 1903 the memorial art windows
were removed from the old church
building, reconstructed and placed in
the new building. They mainly oc
cupy the west wall, one on each side
of the entrance. The two small win
dows in the gables are also parts of
the original windows.
Dr. VanWaters resigned in Octo
ber, 1908, after a rectorate of more
than 17 years.
He was succeeded by Rev. Henry
Russell Talbot, formerly dean of the
cathedral at Albany. N. T., who be
came rector of St. David's December,
1908. taking active charge February.
1909, and who resigned in May, luli.
after an active and successful service
of nearly seven years. During Rev.
Talbot's incumbency, lit 1911 a move
ment was undertaken to build ajiew
and modern parish house to replace
the oid one on East Morrison street;
$2659.20 was raised by general sub
scription for this purpose, but when
plans and estimates were made It waa
found that permission by the city au
thorities to build such a structure aa
would be within reasonable cost would
not be granted. As the cost of a
structure such as would be permitted (
. 0
oiild be far beyond our nieana or!'.
reasonable proaperts and ua wern
heavily In debt, the plan wua iihan- -duned,
at ienst for the time.. )lo ever. f. '
consent waa obtained from the d -norx ' :
to the fund for tiae of fame fnr u'-h
portion aa niliilit be reuulred lor r-
palra to the preaent paii.-h boua.i and '
fur the adding of more accoinniodii- '
tlons for Sunday school work,
t I'and la Places' la Cuatitdr.
iiie 1 una placed in 1 lie) cus
tody of J. W. Gaining, Junior warden. 1
A balance car dlf of about $120, In-'jt'
eluding Interest due, remains In the '
parish houaa fund, being due from
the pariah to I he fund.
This amount waa Included In thn r- ,
'lll..r f i.. r....,i '
In duo course, be appropriated f 1 0111 V. ',
balance of liberation pledges ua paid '- . V
ill. V. , J
In Novtmber. 191Ti. having been If.
called by the veMry In Oetob.-r, IMS, '',.
to the reotorale of this parlrh, lli-v.
Thomas Jenkins arrived from bis for- ' '
mer parthh In Fremont, Ohio, and I111- '-'.'' '
mediately took up the office of rector, p
in which he ollll cortUnuea. "7".
During 1918 effort v.na maile In !
rait-e a liberation fund with which to
liquidate the fundi d debt of the. parj ' ' .'
lull., amount ing to $7ciuo, Including M.V
mortgage balance of $.'..rntl. it h l f-
mnnev reullaeil from mi lotr rlnt to mm ' - .
the mortgage has been paid In full
and canceled, leaving no lien or In
cumbrance on the church property.
It Is fitting there should be hern
recorded that during the progreaa of
the recent great war 78 men connect-l
ed with St. David's entered the aer
vico to fluht fur rlaht and truth and
Justice. Of these four made the su
preme sacrifice. They were:
William Jane, major In tbe British
army, entered aervlre 114, twice
wounded, killed in battle Anrll, 1918.
D. Vernon Stevens, aergeunt In 1 lie
Canadian army, entered service 1914.
killed In battle 1915.
Albert Clonterman. lieutenant In the
American army, entered service His.
killed in battle 1918. . .
James Harold Vaaon, aerg-ant In
the American army, entered aarvrve
t 1 7. died of pneumonia 1918. ;'
No historical sketch of this parish
would be complete without special t
mention of the very efficient anil
helpful service of the women, both aa
Individuals and throiiKh their various
organisation, and especially of tho
Women's Guild. '
A review of the parish records from
an early period reveals repeated occa
sions when the women were called
upon for financial aid and that they
always responded most cheerfully and
substantially. Through the stress of k '
stormy waters In which the parlslf, ;
rounu irseu pningen ouring many
years our women have given their
help to rescue and bring ua Into a fair
hurbor.
Ail honor to the women if St. Da
vid's.
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