THE SLIM DAY OlllXjiOMAS, POIITL.AND, MAY 16. 1!)0
ADVOCATES OF SCHOOL TAX TO SPEAK IN ALL CHURCHES TODAY
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United Brethren Pleased With Results of Drive in Pacific District Addition of 280 Members Expected by Baptists Piedmont Presbyterian Congregation Installs New Pastor.
TODAT will be "elementary school
Sunday" In the churches of Port
land. At a recent meeting of the
pastors of the city with the citizens'
elementary education league,' plans
were made for presenting the merits
the tax measure at one service in
each church of the city Sunday.
In some churches the entire service
will be given over to a discussion of
the measure for the support and
maintalnance of . the elementary
schools of the state and in others
apeakers will be allowed a short time
to present the bill. In many instances
the addresses will be supplemented
with music and other exercises by
school children.
The schedule for the day Is In the
Slaking and, thus far the following
aslgnments .'of speakers have been
made:
Laurelhurst Congregation in the
morning. White Temple in the even
ing, Mrs. Alexander Thompson; Cen
tral Presbyterian, Major C. R. Peck:
Central Methodist Episcopal, Stanley
"Meyers; Park Rose Community church,
W. A. Kkwall; Lincoln Methodist, P.
X. Welles; St. David's, Rev. Thomas
Jenkins; United Brethren, T. W. Gil
lard; Atkinson Memorial, James R.
Eain; Anab'el Presbyterian, A. M.
Geary; Highland Congregational,
Judge T. J. Cleeton; United Evangeli
cal, I M. Lepper; Clinton Kelly
Methodist Episcopal. 7:45, W. C.
Campbell; Vernon Presbyterian, F. J.
Fitzgerald; Clinton Kelly Methodist
Episcopal, 7:45 P. M., E. R. Lundburg;
Waverlelgh Heights Congregational,
It. P. Avery; Bethany Danish Luth
eran, J. D. Lee; St. Phillip's Mission,
"Blain Coles; St. Andrew's, James W.
Crawford.
-Bishop William H. Washinger,
A. M.. D. D., general superintendent
of the Pacific district for the church
of the United Brethren in Christ, who
1 asides at 686 East Taylor street, of
this city, accompanied by Mrs.
Washinger and Dr. G. E. McDonald,
the superintendent of Oregon con
ference, have just left Portland for
Dayton, O., to attend the meeting of
the board of administration of the
church of their denomination, and re
port the results of the recent cam
paign throughout the denomination
Troin April 26 to May 2 to raise
54,000,000 for the.enlargemeut of the
work or the church.
The amount raised in the Pacific
district to date is JSO.OOC. or $13.07
per capita. This is not final. More
will follow, which will not only raise
the eum total, but will increase the
per capita giving. If the whole de.
nomination would reach the standard
per capita already secured from the
l'acific district the $4,000,000 goal
would be exceeded by $575,000.
This fine showing reflects great
credit upon the able administration of
Bishop Washinger and his fellow
workers.
Of the $80,000 raised. Oregon con
ference alone has raised $25,488, or
$13.12 per capita from 24 charges, an
average of more than $1000 per
charge. Notwithstanding the fact
that final reports have not yet been
received from all the charges, it is
deemed by the leaders of the church
that this on the whole has bepn a
signal victory, and especially so since
Oregon within the previous few
months secured $26,000 for the endow
ment of the denominational college at
Philomath, Or.
Virginia, $18.07; second, Atlanta. 13.30;
third, Oregon. $11.81. Mr. Franklin
says that these figures constitute a
challenge and an inspiration to the
whole church.
Rev. J. Francis Morgan was ln-i
stalled as pastor of the Piedmont
Presbyterian church last Friday
evening, services being heldv in the
church auditorium with Rev. D. A.
Thompson, moderator of the Portland
presbytery, presiding. Fev. Ward
Willis Long, Dr. Boudinot Seeley and
Rev. Walter H. Nugent assisted with
the ritual.
At the same' service Walter Hop
kins was ordained and G. H. Wyn
garden was installed as elder of the
church. Following the ceremonies a
public reception was held by the con
gregation of the Piedmont Presby
terian church for its new pastor.
"Mortals and Immortals,'
Lesson-Sermon Today.
Churches of Christ Will Hold Res;.
ular Services This . Morulas at
11 o'clock and Tonight at 8
o'clock. Except at Fifth, and
Seventh.
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Never before in the history of the
Baptist denomination was there so
much life and stir as at tho present
hour. The new wForld movement is
Put a name to designate a great re
ligious upheaval, breaking out and
reaching into all the complex pro
frrammes of modern church life,
.touching and inspiring home and for
eign, missions. Christian education and
evangelism, as well as lifting up a
vision of an improved social and eco
nomic future for the people of Amer
ica and the lands beyond the seas.
One of the needs of the present day
Is a more effective form of evangel
ism. Bringing men to Jesus Christ is 1
the noblest work that can occupy the
attention of Christian men and wom
en. A little thought will show that
fill civilization, ' alt science and all
human progress is based upon this
urlversal principle! of the sharing of
privilege and discovery, upon the in
troduction of men to new values of
life through personal discovery and
testimony. This was the method of
Christ, anl we need to return to the
Simplicity of the early disciples in
daily association with Christ, who
.spoke out of a full heart to olhcrs the
things they had seen and heard. Also
It is seen that they of old co-operated
and with singleness of heart sought
to help one another in the bringing
of men to Christ.
The Baptist ministers and churches
of Portland resolved to accept the in
vitation of Dr. S. J. Reid, the state
superintendent of evangelism, to un
dertake a progressive and co-operative
plan of evangelism.
Tho months of March and April
were set apart for this effort and the
results have more than repaid the ef
forts and iabors of the ministers and
churches.
Tho following pastors shared in the
programme: Rev. E. A. Smith. F. C
Laslette, W. B. Hinson. J. E. Thomas,
William A. Waldo. A. L. Black. W T.
Milliken. Owen T. Day. F. W. Starring
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Instead of a simultaneous campaign
each church held its two weeks' evan
gelistic scrvicoa in an interlocking
plan, so that the meetings began in
one church when they had reached
the closing week in another. In this
way the whole force of the denomina
tion could be cenlered on each church
consecutively and the campam
swung round the circle of Portland's
outlying districts and finished in the
center churches. The pastors of the
churches preached in turn for the
first weeks in each church and Dr.
K. J. Reid preached for the closina:
week. By this means tho feeling of
isolation and separation on the part
of e.ic'n congregation was dispelled
and the denominational unity of the
Baptist churches in Portland demon
strated. The pastors and churches have been
most cordial in their expression of ap
preciation of this plan of co-operation.
In several instances special
resolutions were passed by churches
and forwarded to Dr. Reid, thanking
him for his services.
The- Sunday schools In some
churches have greatly Increased, in
others congregations are growing.
ana in all a quickening of the en
thusiasm of the members Is most
noticeable. Every church partici
pating received additional members,
and when all the results are gathered
In at least 2S0 members will be added
to the Baptist church of Portland.
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Walter MacPherson of the Brother
hood of St. Andrew, from headquarters
In Philadelphia, spent three days
packed with activity in Portland but
contrived to see the beauties of the
highway under the guidance of Dr.
. H. C. Fixott. As a direct result of his
visit the following committee has
been appointed to plan and organize
a campaign for members in the talk
Dean R. T. T. Hicks, Rev. C H. L.
Chandler. A. C. Newill, Dr. H. C
fixott and John W. Lethaby. Twenty
new chapters will be established if all
plans go through.
Lewis B. Franklin, the treasurer of
the church in New Tork. reports the
following figures showing yearly
amount pledged per communicant to
tiie nation-wide campaign; First,
ORTAL3 AND IMMORTALS" Is
the lesson-sermon in Christian
Science churches in Portland today.
The Churches of Christ, scientist, will
hold regular services this morning at
11 o'clock and all except Fifth and
Seventh churches will hold services
again this evening at- 8 o'clock.
All tne churches will hold widweek
meetings on Wednesday evening at
which testimonials of Christian Sci
ence healing will be given. Sunday
schools for children up to the age of
20 years will be held In all the
churches except Third and Fifth for
the older classes.
Free public reading rooms are
maintained in the Northwestern Bank
building, 266 Burnside street, 14 8 Kill
ingsworth avenue, nd at East Sixth
and Holladay avenue. At these read
ing rooms the Bible,?, together with
authorized Christian Science litera
ture, may be read, borrowed or pur
chased. Christian Science churches are lo
cated as follows:
First church, Nineteenth and Everett
streets; Second church. East Sixth street
and Holladay avenue: Third church, East
Twelfth aud Salmon streets; Fourth
church, Vancouver avenue and Emerson
street; Fifth church. Forty-second street
and Sixty -second avenue Southeast; Sixth
church, Pythian building-, oSS amhtll
street; Seventh church. Smith avenue and
.New York street, St. Johns.
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Evangelist Dickson will speak Sun
day night -at 7:30 o'clock in Chria
tensen's hall on the subject. "The
Hostile Hand." This .special lecture
has never been given in Portland and
is a most startling revelation of pres
ent day conditions which has only
been gained by concentrated study of
world affairs in the light of the Bible.
A special programme of music has
been arranged for this service includ
ing a big congregational sing con
ducted by Professor I. C Colcord,
which will be followed by a mixed
quartet, mezzo-soprano solo and an
instrumental solo.
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At the Church of Truth, room 412,
Central building. Tenth and Alder
streets. Dr. George W. Carey will
speak at 11 A. M., at 3 P. M. and at
8 P. 31.
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Dr. Waldo to Begin Series
- of Evening Discourses.
Story of Biblical ProoMsral Son to
Bo Baals of Study With Illus
trations Drawn From Modern
Life First Address to Be tilven
Tonlsht.
dies for Siti." George A Simon will an excellent .preacher and an untir
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St. Mark's Episcopal ehoreh at Med ford, recently completed. The nastef la Rev. W. B. Hamilton. An Interesting;
fact connected -with Its bolldlaa; is that the nrnnbrr of contributors to the balldlnsx' fand was doablo the
membership. St. Mark's parish led In the nation-wide church campalsn recently conducted In Medford.
Lutheran Pastor to Speak
on Christ's Ascension.
Rev. A. Kanse to Preach Catechet
ical Sermon on Slsrnillcnnce of
Baptism With Water.
The Salvation Army, No. 4 corps.
128 ',4 First street, services at 11 A. M.
today and 8 P. M.. Sunday school will
be at 1:30 P. M. Leaders for next
Sunday are Ensign J. Millar and
Envoy Mrs. L. Upton. The subject at
the 11 A. M.- service is "Effectual Ac
The Realization league. Rev. H. Ed
ward Mills, leader, meets at 11 A. M.
today.
St. Stephen's Young; People
to Hear About Antioch.
Pulpit of Church of Our Father
Will Be Occupied by Ber. Chris
topher Kliot of Boston.
HE Question of Values" will be
the subject of the morning ser
mon at St. Stephens pro-catnedrai
this morning. The evening subject
will be "Living Epistles' Dean R. T.
T. Hicks will preach at both sen-ices.
Sunday afternoon. May 23, there will
be a mass meeting of the faunday
schools of Portland, in, the pro-cathe
dral. The Lenten offering of the chil
dren will be presented at this serv
ice, and the banners awarded for the
largest offering.
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"The Prophets and Teachers of the
Early Church at Antioch" will be the
chief topic at the regular meeting of
the Toung' People's society of St.
Stephen's pro-cathedral at 6:30 P. M.
today. : The meeting will take place
in the parish) house adjoining the
church at the corner of Thirteenth
and Clay streets. Miss Fsbrence
Etchells will preside. Special lantern
slides and pictures on the life of St.
Paul will be shown.
HE Command and Promise of
Our Lord at His Ascension"
will be the subject of the sermon by
Rev. William E. Brinkman at the
St. James English Lutheran church
this morning at 11 o'clock.
This evening at 7:45 the subject
will be "Doing All to the Glory of
God." The Sunday school will meet
Sunday morning at 9:50. The Young
People's Luther league will hold a
devotional meeting in the church
chapel at 6:45 p. in.
The Toung Ladies' guild of St.
James will hold its monthly business
and social meeting at the home of
Miss Lillian Biersdorf, 200 Stanton
street, on Monday evening. May 17.
All members are urged to be present.
At St. Paul's Lutheran church. East
Twelfth and Clinton streets, services
will be held morning and evening.
The pastor. Rev. A. Krause, will
preach a catechetical sermon at 10:30
o lock and ponder the question v nai
Does Baptizing With Water Signify?"
At 7:30 o'lock the pastor will speak on
"Christ Our Advocate With the
Father." The Sunday school meets
at 9:30 A. M. anKthe Luther league
for Bible study and devotional service
at 5 P. M. Special music will be ren
dered by the choir both morning and
evening. The choir rehearses weanes
day at 8 P. M.
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The Sunday school of Clay Street
Evangelical church. Tenth and Clay
streets. West Side, will begin at 9:30
o'clock, with the superintendent, E. J.
Keller, presiding. At the mornin
service at 10:45 o'clock the pastor,
Jacob Stocker, will preach on "The
Forward Movement of Our Church
and the Objectives of God" (German)
In the afternoon the pastor will speak
at the Altenheim on Division street.
The- Young People's alliance will meet
at 7 o'clock, and the theme of the
evening service al 8 o'clock T will be
"The Benevolent and Educational Ob
jectives of Our Church" (English).
EUGENE, Or., May 15. (Special.)
Rev. William J. Large, Sunday school
missionary of the Presbyterian
church, left Thursday for Philadel
phi a, where he will attend the meet
ing of the Presbyterian general as
sembly May 13 and 20. This is the
122d anfrtversary of the general as
sembly and the 50th anniversary of
the union of the old and new schools.
Dr. Byron J. Clark, pastor of the
First United Brethren church.
Fifteenth and East Morrison streets,
will speak Sunday morning, on "The
Divine Semaphore." His evening
topic is, "Christ and His Critics." The
choir will render special music at
both services. $ .
Rev. Ira Hawley announces for his
Sunday morning subject in the Sec
ond United Brethren church. Twenty
seventh atwi Sumner streets, "For
saken, the Fountain of Living
Waters. In the evening he will ad
dress his people on the theme.
Strange He Should be Put in Prison."
Special music by the young peoples
choir. - -
"Wayside Ministries" is the theme
for discussion by Rev. K. O. Shep
herd, pastor of the Third United
Brethren, church. Eighty - seventh
street and Thirty-second avenue
southeast. "Not Found Wanting"
will be his subject for the evening
service.
'Cesspools, Minds and Mouths
Spread Mental Typhoid" is the topic
on which Rev. C. P. Blanchard will
build a sermon for Sunday morning
at Fourth United Brethren church.
Tremont station. "Your Child and
Mine" will be the theme for the even
ing. so
The speaker at the Church of
Our Father today is Rev. Christopher
Eliot of Boston. His church. Ball
finch place chapel, is the center of
much practical service in one of Bos
ton's most congested districts. He
has been in Portland before, when
visiting his brother, Rev. T. L. Eliot,
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The offertory aolb will be sung by
Mrs.- Miseha Pelz, soprano. The
anthem will be "Give Unto the Lord,
O Ye Mighty." Harold Milligan.
At Woodlawn Methodist church the
morning subject will be "Putting
Woodlawn on the Map," and - in the
evening "Eyes That See for Us in the
Wilderness" will bo tho theme. At 7
P. M. the league of young people of
this cburcb will have for its topic,
"With Car iit at the End of the
Trail-
Principles of Jesus Held
Effective in Practice.
Dr. W? T. McEIveen Olves Series
of Addresses on - Six Points.
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B W. T. McELVEEN, pastor of
the First Congregational church,
is conducting two series of addresses.
one on Sunday evenings and the other
on Thursday evenings. On Sunday
evenings he is applying tho six fun
damental principles of Jesus to the
different departments of human life.
Christ s teachings, he Inrifits, are
practical and workable. They can be
operative in every realm of human
activity. Last Sunday night he ap
plied Christ's idea of service to in
dustry, capital, nationalism and diplo
macy. Tonight ho will show how
Christ's principle of tho worth of
every individual would operate
make this a better world if applied
to property, commerce and interna
tional life. His chief point' will be
that human rights are vastly mors j
important than property rights and
that institutions were made to serve
men and. not to compel the service
of men.
On Thursday nights he is giving a
series of four lectures on what the
Pilgrims who landed on these shores
300 years ago did in Scmoby, Eng
land; in Leyden, Holland; in Plymouth,
Mass.. and in the middle west of
America.
The women's association of the
First church will hold a dual meeting
on the coming Wednesday. In the
morning the women will sew for
charity and for the bazaar. Hot
luncheon will be served at 12:30
o'lock. A kindergartner wilt be in
tendance to care ior ana to instruct
the small children. Beginning at X
o'clock a missionary programme will
be given. Mrs. W. K. Royal will con
duct the devotional exercises. Miss
Marthina Grimsby will direct a map
survey andtkMrs. O E. Murphy wHl
read a paper on "What Is Going on in
the World of Missions." The wom
en's association plan a picnic May
party for Wednesday, May 26.
"What to Vote for on May 21" Is
Dr. McElveen's topic at his current
events class at the First church on
Sunday noon. He will indicate how
to vote on the capital punishment bill,
the two education bills, the school for
the blind bill, and the raiiway bill.
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Judge George Rossmanwas elected
president of the man's brotherhood at
the annual women's night'banqueton
Monday evening at the First Congre
gational church. O. H. Porter was
elected vice-president, and H. G. Col
ton was elected secretary and treas
urer. ilia. W. K. Royal. Mrs. David
Brace. Mrs. Harold Gilbert, Mrs. E. B.
MacNaughton and Miss Katherlne
Griswold were the speakers. Among
the many improvements in the church
suggested to the men by those women
peak er3 were a new gas range, a i
ew director of religious work, the
illumination of 'he tower, new hymn
books for the Sunday school and a
little niore pep in their work. Dr.
McEIveen made the concluding speech
f the evening.
The women's association of the
First Congregational church holds an
1-day meeting in the parlors of the
hurch on Wednesday. Luncheon will
be served at 12:30 o'clock. Mrs. W. K.
Royal is the president of this organ
ization and will give a brief outline
r the work contemplated for next
ear at this luncheon. At 2 o'clock
Dr. W. T. McEIveen will give his con-
ludlng lecture on "The Messages of
the Prophets." His particular topic
"Isaiah, the Prophet of Universal-
ism."
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An automobile contest has been iro-
ing on in the junior, intermediate anaJ
adult departments of the Sunday
school at Atkinson Memorial Congre
gational church. The cup is now held
by a class of girls taught by Mrs.
Samuel Coad The second contest for
the cup begins today. Three times in
succession the class must win before
the cup becomes the permanent prop
erty of the class.
Tonijf lit at 7:45- o'clock there will be
a forum meeting to discuss "The Chil
dren's Bill," or "The Elementary
School Millage Bill." The speakers
will be Walter H. Evans, district at
torney, and Mrs. Watson, principle of
Kerna school.
This . morning the pastor. Rev.
Elbert E. Flint, will take for his ser
mon topic "The Appeal to the High
est."
Rev. Mr. Flint -will speak at the
Mann home . this afternoon at 3
o'clock.
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Rev. Robert Murray Pratt will
speak from the pulpit of Pilgrim Con
gregational church this morning on
the theme, "Do We Take Jesus, the
Christ. Seriously?" It will be an
vesication of the difference of opin
ion and practice. The young people's
society will have full charge of the
evening service, which commences at
7 o'clock. Hjnry J. Dirkeen will
preside.
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J. F. Myers of the Portland School
for the Blind will make a brief ad
dress in the interests of the tax for
the blind at the evening service at
bunnysido Congregational church to
day. "An organ solo will be offered
ty a blind man. Frank Sanders, and
blind Miss Marguerite Carney will
render a solo. Dr. J. J. Staub will
preach at 11 A. M. cn the subject "The
Pre-eminence of Jesus Christ." His
topic for tne evening service will be
Followers of the Christ."
An educational programme has
been arranged for tonight at
the Highland Congregational church.
prescott and Bast Sixth streets, at
which there will be special musical
numbers consisting of solos and other
selections. Charles 11. Boyd, principal
of the Highland school, will speak on
The Value of the Public School." and
G. E. Ericksen cn "An Educated
Democracy." The subject of the morn
ing sermon by Rev. Edward Constant
will bo "Fidelity and Efficiency."
First Presbyterian Church
to Hear Rev. Van Nuys.
Superintendent of Religious Edu
cation for Synod of Orearoo to
Speak on "The Trallisx of the
Perfect Man."
fEN'TRAXi Presbyterian church. East
J Thirteenth and Pine streets, will
hear Rev. Walter L. Van Nuys, super
intendent of religious education for
the synod of Oregon, this morning on
the subject. "The Training of the Per
fect Man." The chorus will sine.
'Fear Jot Ye, O Israel" (Buck) and a
solo by Lee A. Dillon, "Repent it
(Sott). In the evening Dr. Nugent
will preach on "The Education of the
Hero."- "Praise Ye the Father" will
be the chorus number and Mrs. H. L.
Sumption wi'l sing "How Beautiful
Upon the Mountains," by Darker.
Thursday night the officers and
teachers of the Sunday school had
dinner together in the club rooms of
the church. The Sunday school is or
ganized on an educational plan now
and these monthly meetings will
prove a great help in formulating
plans for the future
The Men s club will hold its regular
monthly dinner Tuesday evening. May
18. A novel programme is being ar
ranged for the evening, after the din
ner, the dinner to be held at 6.30.
Over 80 men of the church enlisted in
the army in the recent war, and
number of them have charge of the
programme. A regular army dinner
will be served. Tickets may be ob
tained from the officers of the club.
Dr. Nugent will speak Sunday af
ternoon at 4 o'clock at the Men's Re
sort, Fourth and Burnside streets.
In the Sunday evening service, a
group of boys from the Buckman
school will sing.
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The regular monthly mcetirfg of
Portland Presbyterial society will be
held Tuesday, May 18, at the First
Presbyterian church, following an
open meeting of the North Pacific
Board of Foreign Missions. The so
ciety of Forbes church will present a
play: there will be a vocal selection
by Mrs. Ward Willis Long, and the
devotions will be conducted by Mrs
La. K. Grimes. There also will be
rapid-fire talks given by those who
attended the biennial meeting of the
North l'acific board at Seattle.
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Mrs. Angela L. FOrd Warren and
Miss Jennie Lee Simmons were host
esses Tuesday evening, entertaining a
large party of young people in the
parlors of the First Presbyterian
church. The occasion was'a welcome
to their former pastor, Dr. John H.
Boyd, and also to honor the winning
sections in the membership contest of
the Warren Bible class for young wo
men and. the vesper class, composed
of young men and women.
The leaders of the winning teams
were Miss Jessie McLaughlin, Miss
Kathryn Keim and Miss Margaret
Qnwf. Uluj IT.Un -Ri ucrhmnn .nr)
b'rttnlr A Hl.hf-r. Th Warren vesner I
orchestra of ten instruments, under
R. WILLIAM A. WALDO, pastor
of the White Temple, begins a
series of Sunday evening addresses
on modern prodigals. He will use the
story of tho Biblical prodigal son as
the basis of his study, drawing his
illustrations from modern life. The
subjects are as follows:
May 16 "The Prodigal and His
Home." or "Starting in Life."
May 23. "The Prodigal and His
Sins." or "In the Far Country."
May 30. "The' Prodigal and Him
self." or "Among the Swine."
June 6 "The Prodigal and His Re
turn," or "The Homeward Journey."
June 13. "The Prodigal and Hla
Reception." or "At Home."
These, extemporaneous discourses
will cover many of the sins and ten
dencies of the present age and the
presentation of a sweet, loving gospel
as a remedy for the ills of human
life.
The Temnle auartet will render
each evening special and appropriate
music
In the morning- Dr. Waldo will call
attention to the millage tax and our
civic obligations. The subject of his
discourse will be: "The Fullness of
God."
At the East Side Baptist chnrch
corner of East Twentieth and Salmon
streets. Dr. W. B. Hinson will preach
both morning and evening. At 11
o'clock his theme will be "If a Man
Be Overtaken in a Fault." At 7:45
P. M. he will preach on "The Second
Coming of Christ."
There will be baptism at the morn
ing service. In resDouse to many re
quests, the sermon entitled "If I
Were God" will be printed in cam
phlct form this week and can be ob
tained from the publicity com-mittee.
On Tuesday evening the monthly
conference of the -Baptist Sunday
school workers of the city will take
place in this church. Supper will be
served at 6:30 P. M.
The brotherhood of the church will
meet on Friday evening.
A social evening was enjoyed by
large number of friends last week, on
the occasion of Dr. Hinson s birthday.
Dr. Hinson is to speak at important
conferences in the east this summer.
have charge of the Sunday school at
9:45 o'clock, and at 10:70 D. S. Manny
will give a chalk talk. The junior
league meets at 2:30 P. M. and the
, Epworth league at 7 P. M. The choir
and orchestra will furnish special
music at each service, and H. I.
i Gorman will be the minute man for
the day. The church is located at
I East Fifteenth street and Tacoma
avenue, one block east of the Sell
wood car line.
Rev. F. A. Glnn, pastor of Lincoln
church, will preach this morning at
11 o'clock on "Christ's Constraining
Love" At 8 o'clock this evenl-
there will be a platform meeting for
atscussion of the millage tax bill. No.
314, and other measures. There will
be good music at all services.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet
with Mrs. Hall at 1366 Harrison
street Vt ednesday at 2 P. M.
Rev. Walter H. Nugent, castor of
Central Presbyterian church, will be
tne speaker at the Men s Resort meet
ing Sunday at 4 P. M. By request Mrs.
Etta Morse will sing strain with Alice
Johnson at the piano. The orchestra
ill accompany the slnginsr. led bv
R. Desmond.
PAY R.VCE $420 TO 94500
ing worker. He ekes but a living for
himself and family by making window
advertising cards.
AIRPLANES CROSS ANDES
Establishment of Aerial Koulo
From Pacific to Amazon.
LONDON. 'May 15. Establishment
of ifti aerial route from the Pacific
to; the Amazon as a means of sur
mounting difficulties of road travel
among the Andes, is advocated by
G. M. Dyott, until recently a squad
ron commander of the British royal
naval air service.
"There is no serious difficulty in
the way. so far as tho scheme's prac-s
ticability is concerned." Mr. Dyott
told the Royal Geographical society.
"-We have heard of the great height
of the Andes, but there are low alti
tudes at which they may be crossed.
One of the Andes ridges can be ne-
hcight of 7000 fceu
another rlsiaj to 15,600
Highest Paid Preacher Gets Par-
son age- Free; Lowest Pays Rent.
ALBUQUERQUE. N. Ml. Mar 15.
For ministers in New-Mexico, accord
ing to statistics made public after a
canvass of the state, the maximum
salary is 84500 a year and a parsonage
tree, wniie tne lowest Is S020 annu
ally, the recipient paying his own
bouse rent. The average salary of
all ministers is $994 annually
une man who receives 8420 a yearltance which would be negotiated by
Is reported to be a college graduate. 1 the airplane in 30 minutes.
gotiatcd at
but there is
feet.
"Peru." he continued, "to peculiarly
suitable tor aerial traffic. Aerial
highways will undoubtedly play a
large part in the future development
of that 'country. It is of importance
that rapid communication should be
established between the interior and
the coast, and in order to do this the
airplane must come to the rescue."
Discussing the difficulty of travel
ing by road. Mr. Dyott said that it
took him five days to travel from
one port in the Andes to another,
whereas the airplane would cover the
distance in 15 minutes, and in an
other stage of the journey it took.
him exactly a week to travel a dis-
MANY PROBLEMS DISCUSSED
BY METHODIST CONFERENCE
Proposal Made to Eliminate Amusement Paragraph From Discipline.
Negroes and Natives ot India Ask Change in Supervision Methods.
D'
At the Glencoe Baptist church, cor
ner of Fast Forty-fifth and Main
streets. Rev. F. C. Laslette will
preac'.i Sunday morning at 11 o'clock
on the theme. "Queen Esther the
Glorv of Intercession." At 7:30 P. M.
BY.R. H. HCHES.-,.
ES MOINES, la.. May 11. (Spe
cial correspondence.) The old
adage that all "large bodies
move slowly" is true of a Meth
odist general conference. It is
not an easy matter to get sau
delegates, of whom two-third3 have
never been to a general . confer-
eice before, started. The first
three or four days are always taken
up with routine. The delegates are
disappointed: matters that everybody
Knows roust be disposed of, out wnicn
his topic will be "The Question of the 1 are thought least about, are alwajs
Dav " Bantism will take place at I brought forward and it looks like a
this service and the male quartet will more or less waste of time, because
r fiimrinv morninir. May 23. I each member comes expecting that
Ben, Butler post G. A. R., No. 57, and his own personal "hobby" is the hobby
the Woman's Relief Corps No. 61, will of all his confreres and when these
.ath.r at the uiencoe cnurcn, uu i otner rninxs are Druugui m nu "j
will preach the
First Christian Church to
Have Sacred Concert.
Rev. Harold Grtffis. Absent at
Culver. Or, Where Baccalau
reate Sermon Will Be Delivered
Before Cradaatlnsr class of the
County High school, t
REV
of
EV. HAROLD H. GRIFFIS, pastor
Rev. Mr. Laslette
memorial sermon.
si
Kin-blond Bantist church sermon
tonics for today are "Justified by
Faith" and "A Great Detective."
Tv, - t.mnAraiure of the determina
tion and devotion of the members of
the Arleta church Is rapiaiy rising,
it tlm blsr indicator in the main au
ditorium is evidence of their prog
ress. The 880.000 new woria move
ment and building fund Is being sud
srribed this week. It is a tremen
dous task, but the pastor and people
are confident of victory. On the first
night that subscriptions were called
for nearlv half of the fund was sub
scribed. The campaign will close
Sunday evening.
The Arleta Sunday school growth,
both In enrollment and attendance.
is increasing every Sunday. It has
now entirely exceeded the capacity
of the rooms and equipment. Last
Sunday 115 boys and girls 10 to ,13
years old were housed in a room 26x
26. The new building fund will pro
vide adequately for this opportunity
to train the young people in Chris
tian living and faith. Learn the
truth; lend a band.
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This morning at 11 o'clock at Grace
Baptist church the pastor, F. W.
Starring, will speak on the subject,
"I Can and I Will." At 7:45 tonight
the theme of his gospel message will
be. "A Forgotten Command." Grace
church is at East Seventy-sixth and
East Ash streets, in Montavllla.
The report of Grace church to the
Willamette Baptist association May
11 contained the following interest
ing facts regarding the past year's
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! ceived during year, of these 34 by
the leadership of Miss Christine j baptism; total losses by death, re-
craKL piayea ecvcr-i iiuiuucis. j o- . muvai auu uinef v i-7, .o.,iie
Marg-uerite Moore Bourne sang two I net gain of 35. Although without
solos. Mrs. Bourne is a favorite of a pastor part of the year, the church
the two classes, having served over a I raised for all purposes 85049.28. of
year as chorister and soloist for the .' which $1710.85 was for benevolent
corner of Park and Columbia streets,
will spend today in Culver, Or., where
in the evening he will deliver the
baccalaureate sermon before the
graduating class of the county high
school. In the absence of Rev, Mr.
Griffis the pulpit at the First church
will be filled at the morning services
at 11 o'clock by the pastor emeritus.
Rev. Samuel M. Connor, who will have
for his theme "Distinctive Teachings
ox cnrisiian unurcnes.
In the evening at 7U5 o'clock the
church quartet under the direction of
Mrs. Fred B. Newton will give a sa
cred concert of six special numbers.
including a tenor selection "The Ran
somed of the Lord" (McDermid), by
John 'Deegan; a soprano and baritone
duet, "Come, Jesus Redeemer" (Ham
mond), by Mrs O. B- Riddle and Guy
Mannan. and a contralto solo, "Con
sider and near Me (Wooler), by Miss
Nina DresseL . .
Kern Park Christian church. Forty-
sixth avenue and Sixty-ninth street.
will observe educational day in sermon-
and song. Rev. J. F. Ghormley
will speak at 11 A. M7 taking for his
theme "The Gospel in Every Tongue."
At 7:45 P. M. "The Elementary Edu
cational Bill The Children's Bill,"
will be presented by prominent lay
men of the church.
The development of religious life
amor.V men on this planet will be
traced by William R. Reece of the
New Christian church. 331 Jefferson
street, who will speak this morning
on "The Five Dispensations." This
will be the first of a series of five
Sunday morning addresses on the
meaning of the great man-image.
seen by Nebuchadnezzar and- de
scribed in secnod chapter of Daniel.
vesper class.
Dr. Boyd delivered an address. He
expressed himself as proud of the two
large classes tbat now represent near
ly 700 young people. The closing fea
ture of the entertainment was a play
let written by Earl Shrader, a mem
ber of the Warren vesper class, en
titled, "A Happy Rural Life,"-in which
Clinton O. Bay did some clever act
ing and singing as the head of the
happy farm home-.
Earl Shrader and A. E. Irvin pre
sented a southern dialogue. The eve
ning closed with a farewell march in
honor of Mrs. Warren, the teacher,
who will leave early in June for a va
cation ot three months In southern
California.
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In response to the present crisis in
education in Oregon the pastor of
Mount Tabor Presbyterian church will
preach this morning on the subject.
Education. Religion and Good Citi
zenship."
m m m
At' Anabel Community Presbyterian
church speakers will be given the
right of way who will discuss the ed
ucational situation in Oregon and ex
plain the children s bill to be voted
on at the coming primaries, r-roiessor
Walsh and his large chorus choir will
render special music both morning
and evening and the pastor. Rev. F. H.
Mixsell. will speak on the theme, "Tne I
Reason for the Hope that Is in Us."
. . . .
Dr. J. Francis Morgan of Piedmont
Presbyterian church will speak this
morning at 11 o'clock on "Sonship
With God." In the evening at 8
o'clock his subject will be "The Mod
ern Witch of Endor." The members
and friends of the church will meet in
the church parUors next Friday eve
ning, May 21. and give a reception for
the new pastor and his family.
At the Millard Avenue Presbyterian
church this morning at 11 o'clock and
this evening at 8 o'clock the Rev.
George Gelvin will preach.
At the Fourth Presbyterian church.
First and Gibbs streets, the subjects
will be: 10:30. "The Fine Art of
Growing"; 7:30, "The Investment That
Pays."
At the Unity Presbyterian church.
Rev. S. W. Seemann. the pastor, will
have as his morning subject. "Chris
tian Faith." and in the evening, "Cer
tainties in. Religion."
work. The year closed with a cam
paign for new subscriptions to mis
sionary work, which produced pledges
for more than $16,000, payable in
the next four years. Church services
have been well attended, and the
Bible school during April, 1920, main
tained an average attendance per
Sunday of 236.
The Comforter Center holds open
services, assembly room, Portland ho
tel. Sunday. 11 o'clock; subject. "Obey
ing the Call, by Florence McFarlane
A special lecture will be given at 8
P. M. by Frances Corinne Henklng of
California on "The Power of Individ
ual Expression," preparatory to ber
classes on "True Expression," begin
ning Monday at 8. Dr. Smith-Long's
reception room. Bush & Lane building.
The subject for the Thursday, 8 P. M.
healing meeting will be "Expression,
held in the Portland hotel assembly
room.
Central Methodists to Hear
- Address on Bill.
Elementnry School Measure to Be
Topie at Evening Service.
AT Central Methodist church Rev.
Alexander B. Maclean will preach
at the 11 o'clock service, and at the 8
o'clock service in the evening the
officers of the Epworth league will
be installed and the "speaking" period
will be occupied by a representative
of the "Citizens Elementary Educa
tional League."
Today at the 11 o'clock service at
the First Methodist Episcopal church,
south. Dr. A. K. Higgs, who has just
returned from a year's work in
Siberia with the Red Cross, will tell
of his experiences there. ' The work
in which he was engaged took him
far into the interior and the nature
of the work gave him unusual op
portunities of observing the life and
customs of the people and the condi
tions under which they live.
.
Rev. W. S. Gordon of the Sellwoori
Methodist church will speak today at
11 o'clock on "The New Era and the
New Birth." and at 8 o'clock the
topic will be "Some Proposed Kerne-
pet resolution deferred from day to
day, he begins to think that a general
conference is a rather trifling body.
Sessions-are held during the morn
ings when resolutions and memorials
are reported to the body either fox
immediate action or to be referred to
standing committees, and it is here
that many a new man has "the wind
taken out of his sails," so to speak.
He gets ttie floor and expects to
startle the conference with something
he has pondered and which he foolish
ly supposes no one has ever thougnt
about before, only to find that some
old "war-horse" will quietly secure
the ear ot the chairman and proceed
to puncture the beautiful theory and
then have it referred to some com
mittee where It will have a quiet
burial. The evenings and afternoons
are devoted to hearing the reports of.
the bishops from the foreign fields,
to fraternal addresses, lectures and
addresses by distinguished talent of
which there is an. unlimited supply.
all of which are enjoyed by the public
while many of the delegates work in
committee sessions.
Delegates Attend Ball Game.
However, business did not preclude
the scores of delegates from seeing
the opening gall game of the Western
eague at Dcs Moines when the home
team defeated Wichita in an exciting
contest.
The first matter to create some real
enthusiasm came Wednesday morning
when a delegate brought forward a
resolution which was proposed as an
adroit method for eliminating from
the discipline the much controverted
paragraph pertaining to amusements.
Cleverly as the resolution was worded.
the conference was quick to discern
its scope and immediately 20 men
were on their feet shouting frantical
ly for recognition. After a sharp
debate it was referred to the com
mittee on state of the church.
Two rather significant resolutions
came to the conference in the form
of requests from the negroes of the
United States and the native dele
gates from India, each asking for i
change In method of supervision of
the work of the church among the
Methodists in the colored conferences
in this country and Africa and all
other mission fields. A negro. Dr.
W. W. Lucas of Mississippi, asked for
provision whereby a negro shall be
elected a bishop to supervise the work
among the colored people In this
country. Under the law of the church
It is now legal to elect a negro bishop
and several times a colored rn;yi has
received a vry gratifying vote, but
never has a negro had the required
two-thirds necessary to elect. This
failure of the Methodist Episcopal
church to accord the negro full rec
ognition has given Impetus to the
criticisms of unification of the Metho
dist churches north and south which
charge an attitude of insincerity of
the northern branch toward the
negro. It also neutralizes the influ
ence of those who plead for larger
authority for the negro in the plan
for union which is being considered
by this general conference.
Recognition for India Asked.
The resolution presented by N. K.
Mukerjee from India asked similar
recognition for India and the mission
fields. In supporting his resolution
Professor Mukerjee, among other
things said: "I am glad this morning
to have the privilege to speak to a
people who love democracy. Our "one
great hope in comjixg to America is
that we are coming to a democratic
people. . . . No appointment in
Methodism is made for life. We ap
point the pastor for one year at a
time. The district superintendent in
India is appointed for four years at
a time. We are getting something of
your democracy; it is not the old
India of 50 years ago. We ask you
now to give us a real Methodist demo
cracy. Mr. Roosevelt once said that
every young diplomat should be re
turned for service in this country
after four years abroad because any
man takes on the color in which he
resides. Any man who represents
America must have the color of.
America. We wiBh your leader not
to have the color of India, but of
American democracy."
Two men of national deputation
have been at Des Moinelf under the
auspices of the fcr-ral conference
and have stirred enormous audiences
w-ith their eloquence and plain pre
sentation of facts. Tho first was
William Jcr.nings Bryan. Probably
no leader who has been in political
and reform activities has been before
as many general conferences as has
Mr. Bryan and none Is more popular.
The Methodist church has the distinc- .
tion pf being exceedingly aggressive
in promoting temperance and a states
man who has the views which Mr.
Bryan entertains weuld naturally find
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Tribute Paid to Church.
Mr. Bryan paid his tribute to the
Christian church and to Christian-edu
cation in these words: Religion con
tributes more to the protection of life
arji property than all the Institutions
which the citizens pay taxes to sup
port, and yet more than one-half the
adult population does not attend
church. They all derive from its
benefits, though, and for every man
made honest by law 100 are made
honest by conscience. We enjoy the
privileges of education because our
forefathers provided the buildings and
foundations of great institutions of
learning by burdening themselves
with taxes. The graduates of such
institutions should help solve the
world's social problems, but too many
of them arc using their brains to aid
enemies of public welfare. We must
teach that education brings obliga
tion and that no one who gets an '
education does his dufy until he serves
society to the limit of his capacity."
Speaking of the league of nations
Mr. Bryan said: "I have been anxious
for the senate to ratify the league of
nations and I don t care whether it
has reservations or not if they will
ratify so we can get to work." and
in this he found the great audience in
enthusiastic accord.
Governor Allen of Kansas was the
speaker at the anniversary of the board
of Sunday schools last Friday night.
He addressed the large crowd which
filled the great coliseum on the
famous Kansas industrial court of
which be is the father and which he
claims is the solution of industrial
problems. "If ever civilization cried
out for a Christian remedy for in
dustrial welfare, it is In this day,"
said Governor Allen. The industrial
court is merely the substitution of a
court of human relations for the
strike" is the way he put it and "of
12 decisions made by the court thus
far 11 have been for labor and one
against it," he said and went on to
advise that the republican party
should make the question a leading
issue in the coming election.
This innovation In settling indus
trial disturbances came as the direct
result of the coal strike last winter
when Governor Allen called a special
session of the legislature which
passed, the bill- "The miners called it
involuntary servitude; capital called
it socialism: we called it justice," said
the governor. "Labor opposed it from
the start because it abridges its right
to strike. The operators said it is
'splendid, but should be changed here,
and here and here." They wanted to
prevent i,t from having teeth in the
upper or lower jaw. The bill passed
and it will work it's a habit our
laws have."
Oregon Delegate Arrives.
The Oregon delegation sat several
days with one vacant chair, but G. H.
Billings of Ashland arrived May 6 to
take tho nlace of Professor Buraress
Kord of Stay ton. The first man from
the Pacific northwest to address the
chair was L. S. Hopfield of McMinn-
vllle. Or., a recent comer to Oregon J
Dr. H. C. Jennings of Aurora bas
been repeatedly honored. The lapt.
time was when the conference votd
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a greeting. Dr. Jennings has been
one of the most distinguished leaders
of Methodism and for 24 years lias
been publishing agent, he retires this
year and Is now at his new home at
"Few Acres." Butteville, Or. He is
received by the church as are few
men. Rev. H. O. Perry of Moscow.
Idaho, was the first from our section
to make a speech.
Bishop W. A. Quayle Is the wag ot
the board of bishops and keeps the
conference in a delightful rrame of
mind while In the chair. When a
typical negro delegate by the name of
White came to the platforn to speak.
Bis.hop Quayle Introduced h-m in these
woras: oretnren. mis . rumer
White" to a speaker in he rear of
the room who could not be heard and
who was violating a rule by which
every speaker should address the con
ference from the platform, he said:
"It is des red that you reduce the
distance, brother."
One of the men to appear before tha
conference most frequently is Dr.
Edgar Blake. He endeavored to secure
the floor, but the matter had been
disposed of before, the bishop heard
hint, and when recognized Dr. Blake
said: "I am opposed to the resolution.
but it has been referred and 1 can t
say any thing." to which Bishop
Quayle replied quick as a flash: "This
is good." So he never loses a chance
to create a little mirth, which the
delegates greatly enjoy.