.THE SUNDAY ' ORKfiOXl A V TnitTT.. vn -i a- in iqoa '
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3 NEW BISHOPS
Rev. C. E, Locke, ex-Portland
Leader, Is Chosen.
FRATERNAL VISITORS TALK
Presbyterian Delegate Says lays or
Denominational. Debate and
Ttancor Are Over.
'Continued From Kirat. Pagg.)
Punnyside, Wash ; J. A. Martin. Great
Falls, Mont.; Edward Smith, Billings,
Mont., and Messrs. C. H. White, Boise.
Idaho; C. A. Pollock, Fargo, N. D. ;
f A. Hai.ltine, South Bend. Wash.,
and the writer.
Sentiment for Inlon Strong.
Metftinscs have been held every eve
ning and will be held until such time
as they will have o. report leady for
the general conference. What the
outcome will bo is difficult to predict
at this early stasi of the rroccedlngs.
That there is strong sentiment for
union there can be not the slightest
question, but the method for bringing
that greatly-to-he-deslred result into
l.-t-ing is a matte.- upon which very
strong mon nave conscientious opin
ions that are as far apart as the east
is from the west. The overwhelming
sentiment . Is To-. what is popularly
termed "genuine" union.' That is, a
union where there will be no divisible
lines eitner in .olor or in penpraphy.
The plan which is under consideration
has what .ire known as "regional con
ferences." whioh divide the United
States up into oix "white regions" and
tine "colored region"; theu there is
provision for oiher regional confer
ences in the foreign field. There are
Jiumerous memorials, all of which are
opposed to the proposed plan. These
memorials come from conferences,
schools, district meetings and individ
ual societies in the section of our
church which will be most affected
the south and the border conferences.
"What the sentiment is for is a union
that will bring the two present
churches into the relation which ex
isted before separation in 1844
non-raial, non-sectional, world-wide
Methodism.
Property Status Ruined.
One of the important questions, that
have been raised is tha legal status
of the property in the new organiza
tion. Some eminent lawyers are of
ihe opinion that conferences, socie
ties and even boards of trustees of
iccal churches can refuse to transfer
the property to the reorganized
church. And u.lso there is legal ad
vice that would support the idea that
there is n-ithing that can prevent any
regional conference from withdraw
ing at any tinis and "setting up
housekeeping" for itself. All these
matters will havo to be threshed out
before a report can be brought in. .
Thero seem to be two things that
the church south is contending for
and they are not without sympathetic
response in the hearts of practically
every delegate and- member of the
northern branch of Methodism. .The
first is that they are a minority
church and fscl that their rights fcs a
minority should be protected. .. This
everyone sympathises with and therej
is no aisp jjition to infringe upon
thepe rights, buL-the difficulty is in
finding a way to protect them and at
ihe sme time keep from erecting a
vrovincializcd or sectional chureh.
There must be a very large exercise
of confidence if real unification is to
be effected and unless both tides are
ready to repose such trust it is better
that the churches remain separated
for a while.
Dellrnte Problem rnccd.
The south, is desperately afraid of
the negro coming into the reorgan
ized church on an equality with the
white membership. That is a delicate
j-ioblem. The north does not know
the negro as the south does. They
have lived with the problem and have
inherited traditions which are very
hard to put aside. Then the north is
none too iranguinc a3 to the best
method to deal with this matter.
There is a principle to which the
church north adheres and from which
it feels it cannot retract. To ask the
colored man to surrender his rights
as a man is too high a price to pay
for unification, and that is what
n.any feel is done in the plan tWat is
submitted. The church south is grad
ually coming to a different attitude
toward the negro, as is the whole of
the south. Then they are coming, to
the point where they will have"ne
groes in their own general confer
ence, for some of their missions in
Africa are coming to the point where
they will be sending delegates. This
some of the southern leaders are real
izing. Then there Is something more than
the black man to be considered in
this colored problem. The proposed
rlan has no disposition of the brown
n.an, or the yellow man. or the south
ern Kuropean, or the Indian, or the
Kilipino or any other color. Is the
negro to be the only color to be dis
criminated against? Many of ttiese
other nationalities are just as .-b-jectlonal,
not to say offensive, to the
white man as is the black man, but
we are asked to make no distinction
excepting in the one casj.
Race Problem Bis; One.
If Methodism is to be a world
church she will have to be as broad
as the human family, for God loves
every race, and as the Episcopal ad
dress reads: - "T he world is not a
white man's world: the church of
Jebus Christ is rot a white mans
church. And farther on the address
iads: "The ordination of the church
13 not racial, but human end univer
sal. . . . We must have the courage
of Christ clear through the race prob
lem. His courage toward r&ces car
ried him the whole length of the way
of suffering and sacrifice. . . . -phe
Methodist Episcopal church must this
month think straight about races
clear around the world."
That. I verily believe, is what gen
eral conference is disposed to do
The action of Tuesday, when it was
determined to elect two bishops of the
negro race, is only the start. The
unanimity for this action was remark
able, only very few hands were lifted
in opposition, and not a single address
was made against the report. From
where 1 sat 1 could see only six dele
gates whu sat down when the en
thusiastic audience, amdist cheering
and shouting, stood and sang: "Mine
Kyes Have Seen the Glory of the Com
ing or the Lord." It was a momen
tous moment and is sure to have a
wholesome effect upon the attitude of
those who are not favorable to a
genuine" union of the two churches.
One Office Done Away With.
I do not want to take too much
space in the discussion of one subject.
Many interesting things are taking
place. The conference this morning
reversed its time-honored attitude on
the missionary Episcopacy and de
cided to make thcthree men who
are now missionary bishops as "gen-"
eral superintendents" and do away
with this "office altogether. Among
the mcn-who will be thus effected is
the father of an Oregon pastor, the
Rev. Uaiiow Johnson of "Clatskanie.
METHODISTS IHM
The father is expecting bis son here
to see the election and consecration.
"With these three men made general
superintendents and the election of
two negro bishooa it will leave prob-
abiy six or eight additional bishops
to be elected. Four of these will be
for the work In the home field; three
to fill vacancies caused by deaths
and one by retirement, then there is
one new residence to be created, prob
ably at Indianapolis. The other new
bishops will be for Europe, Asia,
China and Manila.
"Fire Works' Committee Best.. ,'
The committee on the state of the
church is called the "fire .works" and
they have some of the real thing
there. Here the amusement question
is handled and the resolutions dealing
with social and labor problems also.
There have been several attempts
made to make the Methodist book con
cern,, the only institution of the
church that is a large-employer of la
bor, there being upwards of 1000 em
ployes, a closed shop. Four years
ago the general conference directed
that th"e principle of collective .bar
gaining be adopted. The house in the
east took the labor, union interpreta
tion of that term- and - adopted the
closed shop rule, but in the west they
have taken another interpretation of
the term and while they have "col
lective bargaining," pay the union
scale, have the same hours and give
the employes many recognitions which
the unions do not require, still there
is a contention and this-is being con
tested. The outcome cannot be pre
dicted this early. There is consider-'
able sentiment' for the Kansas indus?
trial court idea. The report on the
amusement question will not before
me tunitrente ior several aays in ail
probability. ,
Innovation Whs Shock, . '.i '
. An innovation that was a kind. of a
shock to the bishops came on Mon
day when Dr. Charles M. Stuart of
Uerrett Biblical institute, Chicago,
read a resolution which would tend
to abrogate the accepted tradition of
the bishops that the session of the
conference be presided over by them
in the order of their seniority. The
resolution proposes that, "in view.-of
the acoustic properties of the house
and the natural restlessness of the
body under pressure of accumulated
business, to select from their number,
without regard to seniority, those who
have special aptitudes for the direc
tion and dispatch of business" to pre
side. In supporting the resolution Dr.
Stuart, with that remarkable felicity
of his said: "You will notice that the
resolution recognizes the constitu
tional right of the bishops to de
termine the order in which they shall
preside. But It has been suggested
that perhaps it might be better ad
vised if the scriptural principle of di
versity of gifts inspiredsby the same
spirit and diversity of administration
under the same Lord; be recognized.
It might relieve some bisnops who,
having no special gift or liking for
administration upon parliamentary
perplexities, would not feel free to
excuse themselves except upon the in
itiative of the general conference."
The vote was very close, a count .be
ing necessary to determine the result.
It was adopted however, but the next
day an attempt to reconsider ' was
made, but that also failed.
Men from the northwest are still ar
riving. I have seen some of them, but
not all in all probability. Rev. A. L.
Howarth, area secretary eft Portland,
arrived today. Dr. E. - C. Hickman,
pastor of Wilbur church, Portland, is
expected almost any day; .Rev. N. M.
Jones of Walla Wa,IIa, G. A. Landen
of Seattle, C. A. Hollins, formerly of
Centenary church, Portland;-Rev. J.
W. Miller of Gooding. Ida., and Ira R.
Aldrich of La Grande are among the
visitors.
Our northwest delegates are still
securing recognition. Miss E'. A. Ariss
Is on the hospitals and homes com
mittee; I A. Hazeltine is on the com
mittee dealing with the European sit
uation; the committee on federation
has Major L. S. Hopfield of McMinn
ville on it, and Dr. J. Stansfield is on
the committee on revision.
12 ENGINEERS GRADUATED
CERTIFICATES ARE ISSUED BV
EXTEXSIOX SCHOOL.
Address on Value or Education to
Professional Man Is Given
by President Kerr.
"Twenty-one Portland men, students
in- the heat engineering extension
school here, received their certificates
last night at the graduation exercises
at Lincoln high school. Otto Hart
wig, president of the State Federation
of I-abor. acted as chairman and spoke
a few words of appreciation of the
work of the school. Colonel Crossley
was called on to tell of the impor
tance of engineering .overseas and
Professor Teeter described the prac
tical methods of teaching ii? the ex
tension school.
President Kerr of the Oregon Agri
cultural college delivered the prin
cipal address, touching on the value
to -the professional man of continuing
his education.
Other speakers 'were George Orton
of the school board, W. H. Peterson,
president of the engineering union,
and William Mackenzie, international
vice-president of the union. Profes
sor Goldman and L. R. Depperman,
one of the laboratory men at the col
lege, also .spoke. Michael ' Brennan
and Mrs. N. B. White furnished vocal
selections and Dorothea King danced.
All but two of the men who re
ceived certificates last night are mem
bers of the local union. The list in
cludes F. H. Miller, George W. Stitt,
Elmer G. Quine, John W. Quine.
Charles E. King, O. G. Gilstrap, John
Lee. F. T. McCanse. Bernard O. Op-itz,
L. R. pepperman, E. C. Parker, Mil
lard Smith, A. O. Sisson, G. E. Sandy,
R. T. Hendy. William St. George, Stan
ley St. George, Henry H. -Gerlach, A
L. Parke, J. W. Gosnell and R. S.
Kerr. ,
MAYOR TO EXTEND TRIP
Solution of Portland Problems to
Be Sought in California.
Mayor Baker, who has been In at
tendance at the seventh annual for
eign trade council in San Francisco
as a delegate from Portland, will not
return directly to Portland, it was
announced yesterday- by his secre
tary. Hal M. White.
Instead, Mayor Baker will visit
several of the California cities, mak
ing an investigation into numerous
municipal problems which are now
confronting Portland.
During his absence City Commis
sioner Bigelow. president of the city
council, is acting as mayor.
DRIVER JAILED RELEASED
ii. E. Baugliman Held for Investi
gation of" Accident.
After being kept in jail all night
pending an investigation- of an acci
dent in which his automobile struck
and Injured Oscar P. Foxley. 14 East
Thirtieth street, Friday night, G. E.
RauE-hman 98 1-" . t . .. . ..
- - - - iii iii
street North. . was released by the
Liaiui: Durcau.
The i n vast i sra t inn rt u- -. : .
c - . v. ii s atiiueiii
showed that Foxley stepped from the
ClirK In fnlll t aF ,i rr n. - . i :
t . - -- - jn"iiioii iii&v-'illlie.
Foxley s collarbone was fractured.
E
YET FACTOR IN IDAHO
Democrats Fear Invasion of
:Ranks in Convention.
OPEN CLASH EXPECTED
Organization Weil-Oiled and Evi
dence of Activity Seen In Pur- "
. chase. of Twin Falls Times.
- BOISE, Idaho, May 15. (Special.)
The Non-partisan' league has not dis
closed its hand,' insofar as its action
is concerned' with regard" to the po
litical ' campaign in this' state, but
.that it . will endeavor to be en impor
tant factor is now quite apparent
from- activities of its representatives
in "various parts of Idaho. There
seems to be a well-grounded suspicion
that the league will again endeavor
to invade the ranks of the democratic
party next fall just' as it did two
years previously.- That' means that an
open clash must come, for many of
the democratic leader are determined
that there shall be ho absorption of
the league by their partjv
The state committee is said to have
takeji that stand when it met at
Moscow, through common understand
ing among those ' present. But the
league has a well oiled organization
and that organization was able two
years ago to capture the party at the
primary. , It js still in workTing con
dition, but to become effective this
year it must lollow some other cam
paign course, for the direct primary
has been eliminated.. . - .
Conventions Battleground.
" In-order to get its nominees before
the people, the league will have to
participate., in- either the republican
or democratic conventions. The last
legislature did away with" the state
wide primary so that candidates will
be nominated in state 'conventions.
The purpose of this was to prevent
the very thing that "the leaguers ac
complished two years ago. ,But the
legislature did not repeal the primary
law. insofar as it relates to the nomi
nation of legislative and county can
didates and delegates to the county
conventions ; which will-select deler
gates to the state nominating conven
tions. ,- .-
If the league Intends to participate
in the state conventions it will neces
sarily have to elect delegates to the
county conventions and control them,
for by doing so they have a chance of
controlling . the political complexion
of the delegates sent to the state con
ventions. This is not going to be easily
done for the legislature so amended
the law that all voters at. the county
primaries may be challenged .and if
challenged they must show they had
prior affiliation with one of the two
dominent political- -parties. and . are
either republicans or democrats. '
McKalg Active fn the Meld.
Ray McKaig, who figured so promi
nently in the Gooding libel suit which
he lost, in his . attempt to secure a
$50,000 judgment for damages against
Frank Ii. Gooding, republican candi
date for United States, senator, has
been very active in the field and rs
speaking in many parts of the state:
Considerable interest was aroused in
a meeting held at SU Maries, where
the officials refused to permit him
to speak in a hall rented for that
purpose, or In the limits of that town,
so he went outside - the limits and
addressed a 'crowd- of people.
He had a comewhat similar experi
ence at St. Anthony, in the southeast
ern part'of the state, where, he was
also refused the right to speak in a
hall and he spoke outdoors- from the
courthouse steps;
Apparently these refusals . do . not
ruffle McKaig. He spoke anyway "and
took occasion to attack those who
had declined to permit him to appear
in a licensed hall. The incidents are
taken by political leaders aa illustra
tive that there is still some' litte re
sentment in many parts of the state
against the league. ' ,
Twin Kalis-Times Bought.
Additional evidence of the activity
of the league is apparent from the
fact that it is still extending its cam
paign to carry on its propaganda
through the press, for it has come
into the possession'' of another news
paper, -the T'mes at Twin Falls.
Th.e stock in the Twin Falls Pub
lishing company, formerly owned by
D. M.-denton, has been purchased and
will he distributed among the farm
ers of southern Idaho, it is announced.
r. F. Detweilder,' a rancher of Twin
Falls county, has been elected presi
dent to succeed Denton, and will- hold
office until June, when the annual
meeting . of the stockholders', takes
place.
Louis Gi Hilf remains as vice-president;-
and I. E. Finney as secretary
treasurer. Tr, V Wiegard. general
manager of the Co-operative Publish
ing company' of Jiampa, will also be
general manager of the Times and
will have as his personal representa
tive with that paper, H. V. Tower.
The editorial department will be un
der the supervision of Ross Parker,
who has been associated with Wie
gard for some time. The Co-operative
Publishing company publishes the
Free Press, the league's daily paptr
at Kampa. .
BLACK DUCK DIVER'S PET
Miss The ma Payne Adopts "Bas-
tus" as Official Mascot.
"Rastus." the black duckling adopt
ed by Miss Thelma Payne, champion
amateur woman fancy diver of "the
United States, to 'serve as her mascot
was yesterday removed from the bac
teriological bureau of -(he city hall to
Miss Payne's home, j-
Lnder the direction of City Bac
teriologist Benson. Miss Crystal Cor
ner, assistant in his office, placed a
number of duck eggs in an incubator.
Rastus was the only evidence of suc
cess in the venture, and, because he
was the sole product, he immediately
became the pet of the city hall. It
wis when Rastus took his plunge into
water headlong that Miss Payne
decided that he was an adept worth
adopting.
Should Miss Payne be successful in
being selected as the representative
of the United States in the faney div
ing contests in connection with the
Olympic games and Rastus continues
to be a healthy duck. Miss Payne
promises to take him abroad.
PARTISAN LEAGU
MRS. ELLA COHEN IS DEAD
Widow of Late Benjamin ,1. Cohen
Invalid, for Past Ten "Years.
Ella Harper Cohen, widow of, the
late Benjamin I. Cohen, one of' the
founders and formerly president of
the Portland Trust company, died last
night at her home, 70S Clifton street.
The funeral will be hell from the
tJi . v : : ;
u
on the money iwt Fahey-BiockmaBs
,
Alterations
Up-stairs ClotHiers
house Monday at 2:30 P. M The re
mains will be cremated and sent back
to Shepherdstown, W. Va., where they
will be interred in the family lot
Mrs. Cohen had .been an invalid for
ten years, ever since the death of
Mr. Cohen.
Candidate Speaks at Salem.
SALEM. Or., May 15. (Special.)
Vernon Parsons, candidate for secre
tary of state at the republican pri
mary election on May 21, delivered an
address here tonight- Mr. Parsons has
traveled quite extensively over the
state and will pass most of next week
in southern Oregon. He resides at Eu
gene. Election of Wood ifrged.
ALBANY, Or., May 15. Special.)
Montaville Flowers, Chautauqua lec
turer, delivered a strong address in
the Albany armory last evening in
favor of the candidacy of General
Leonard "Wood. He portrayed the
work of General Wood as a soldier,
business man and statesman and
urged his qualifications for the presi
dency from many angles. The ad
dress received much applause. The
SCXD.VY, MAY 16.
FIRST CHIRCH OP MODERN
SPIRITUALISM,
409 Alder St- Paetfle Stateaj Klre
lunrucc Bnildlns;.
3 P- M. Experience services and
messages. 7:45 P. M. Messages
by the well-known blind medium.
Mrs. Anna Shyder and C. W. Shaw.
Special music, soloists R. w. Cur
tis ana Mr. Stanley Hicks; pianist.
Mrs. Crocker. All welcome.
Jot' the weei.c -
OUNSHINE and air, and the scent of theopen fields! A Week-end's
freedom from the turmoil and grind and the confinement of the city.
Snow-capped peaks, winding trails and mountain streams-all these made
available for thousands by shrewd men who saved that $10 extra every
time they purchased a suit or an overcoat at any of Fahey-Brockman's
three great Upstairs Stores. ' ,
- Once a Customer Always a Customer .
Free
RALEIGH BUILDING rj,, 0 ;
Sixth and Washington (Three Stores)
speaker was introduced by L. Ml Curl,
Mayor of Albany. '
Degree of Honor Session Held.
EUGENE, Or., May 15. (Special. )
A district convention of the Degree
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have seen advertised in the Saturday Evening Post and
other leading magazines. .. '-.' k '
This machine is installed for your inspection at
THE ELECTRIC MAID SHOP
133 Tenth St, Near Alder . N
Mcintosh Ice Machine Co.
Distributors
Dealers wanted for all parts of the state.
' 'Pfi
Satisfaction or your money back
Buy
of Honor was held i Eugene yester
day and last night with over 200
members of the order from' different
parts of the upper valley in attend
ance.
Richelieu pearls at Friedlander's,
310 Washington. Adv.'
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