ITIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTtAJfD, MAY 23, 1020
FEAST OF WEEKS TO; BE OBSERVED BY JEWISH WORSHIPERSk
Historical Features Stressed in Reform Synagogue as Anniversary of Dedication of Ancient Israel Confirmation Service Ingathering of First Fruits of Spirit Young People Carefully Instructed.
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THE Feast of Weeks, or Shabuoth
in Hebrew, falls this year on
Sunday, May 23. when it -will be
ohnrved In reform congregations; also
on the same day and on May 24 in
orthodox congregations. Special serv
ices will be held in all Jewish houses
of worship, and in many of them the
festival will be celebrated as con
firmation day. These exercises have
the two-fold purpose of signalizing
the pledge of loyalty on the parf of
the Jewish children to the faith of
their fathers and of re-establishing
the covenant of consecration to the
one God and to the belief in his Jus
tice and truth as manifested in his
tory. It also marks the graduation of the
conf irmants from the religious school
where the children, boys and girls,
have been taught the tenets of their
Taith, including a knowledge of the
Bible and Jewish history, and also a
reading acquaintance with Hebrew.
The feast of Weeks was an agri
cultural festival in its origin, which
celebrated the gathering of the wheat
harvest. A later tradition commemo
rates it as the anniversary of the
giving of the Ten Commandments and
the law on Mount Sinai. Thus in the
modern synagogue this ancient har
vest festival assumes an historical
character which gives it its greatest
significance in the ritual.
The reform synagogue stresses this
historical feature of the Feast of
Weeks as the anniversary of the dedi
cation of ancient Israel to the faith
in one God, and only in a symbolic
manner refers to the agricultural as
pect of the festival. The confirmation
service is thus the symbol of the in
gathering of the first fruits of the
spirit. The young people have been
carefully instructed in their history
and faith, and express before the con
gregation their understanding of and
loyalty to the religion of their fath
ers. Services celebrating the Feast of
Weeks, or Shebuoth. will be held at
Temple Beth Israel this morning at
10 o'clock. Confirmation exercises
will be held at this time also. A
class of -5 boys and girls is to be
confirmed.
HOOD RIVER, Or., May 22. (Spe
cial.) The Little church is what the
.people of Hood River have come to
term the chapel of the Christian and
Missionary alliance, located in the
heights residence section here over
looking the Columbia river gorge.
But the term is not applied with
any idea of ridicule. When one thinks
or speaks of "the little church" it is
with a st-nse of utmost respect. In
deed, pastors of larger churches have
been heard to say they cOnsiderejd ad
monishing their congregations to
more concerted effort by pointing to
the example of the Christian and Mis
sionary alliance.
Rev. I. M. Carpenter, formerly a
pastor in California, is now at the
head of the local Christian and Mis
stonar yalliance church. He has been
a minister for 42 years.
"But in all my years as a pastor,"
declares Mr. Carpenter. "I have never
seen the beat of my little handful
here. They have made a record that
is astonishing, considering that not
a member of our congregation is
wealthy. They are mostly working
people."
During 1919 the Christian and Mis
aionary alliance, although its mem
bers contributed liberally to every
patriotic drive, raised $1509 for for
eign missions. In December J245 was
subscribed for relief of the famine
stricken of tho near east. Fifty dol
lars was pledged for the aid of the
Jews in Palestine. On February 6
Mr. Carpenter sent $381 to foreign
.mission headquarters of his organiza
tion. Following the annual conven
tion of the church the members of
the- congregation, who number 45, in
eluding children, pledged J1520 for
foreign missions during the coming
year. Those who witnessed the sacri
fices of "the little church" in the past
have no doubt about the amount be
ing raised.
Today, Whitsunday, observed in
lt.ll Kpiscopal churches, is the ISlwth
anniversary of the Holy Catholic,
church. The following services will
be held in St. David's church. East
Twelfth and Belmont:
7 A. M. The first communion.
A. M. The second communion.
:30 A. M. Holy baptism and school.
11 A. M.- Soni? cuchnrit and sermon;
Kev. It. S. tilll, priest: Rev. Thomas Jen
kin?, preacher. Appropriate festal music.
4 P. Al. All-schuola service tPro-Cathe-drt.
There will be no night service.
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In the afternoon the Episcopal Sun
day schools of Portland will hold a
mass meeting at the Pro-Cathedral.
The Kaster offering of the Sunday
schools of the diocese will be pre
sented and banners awarded to the
schools having the largest per capita
and the largest offering.
The procession of vested choirs and
clergy will form on the campus of
St. Helen's hall at 3:40 P. M. promptly.
With banners and crosses the proces
sion will set out for the Pro-Cathedral,
where the Lenten offering will
be presented and Bishop Walter Tay
lor Sumner will give the special ad
dress. The total offering attained
this year is far in 'excess of any
figure previously reported.
Archdeacon Chambers, Dean Hicks
nd some of the other clergy will take
part in the international clericus to
DO nela in Victoria. B. C. May 25 to
28. Among the papers to be discussed
will be one contributed by Chaplain
F. K. Howard of the Good Samaritan
hospital. This will treat on the vital
topic of Christian social se "vice.
Bishop Sumner is conducting a con
firmation at tho Church of Our Sa
vior. Woodstock, this morning, and
In tho evening will visit St. Barnabas,
In McMinnville.
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Dean Hicks will preach at the 11
e clock service at the Pro-Cathedral.
Because of the mass meetinir in th
afternoon, there will be no evening
service.
The Toung People's society will
meet as usual In the parish house at
6:30 P. M. J. Diddiebrandt will be
the lia.der. Subject for the evening
The Ordination of St. Paul and Bar
nabas."' Pentacost Sunday Observed
by Congregationalists.
Thirty Denominations Ura-rd to
Celebrate Anniversary of Birth
day of Christian Chnrch.
TODAT Is Pentacost Sunday, the
anniversary of the birthday of
the Christian church. On the original
Pentacost Sunday, Peter preached a
sermon that brought Into the Just
organized church 3000 new members.
Never was Pentacost Sunday so gen
erally observed as this year. That is
enpecially true among the non
Iiturgical churches. At the First
Congregational church, music, scrip
ture reading and sermon all revolve
around the commemoration. Pro
fessor Lucien E. Becker s quartet will
sing the "Festival Te Deum," by
Dudley Buck, and the anthem "God
Js Spirit," by Bennett. Dr. Mc
Elveen's theme Is "Have Tou Re
reived the Holy Spirit Since Tou Be
lieved?" Tue, interchurch
world
movement
has sent out requests to all the
churches In the 30 denominations
urging the observance of Pentacost
day.
Thin evening Dr. McElveen con
tinues his series of sermons on "Ap
plying Christ's Ideas to Make a New
Civilization." These sermons are at
tracting a good deal of attention. To
night the Congregational minister
will show how the ideal of democracy
would operate to make a new social
order if that ideal could be increased
in quantity and improved In quality.
He will show how Jesus was the first
real democrat and how far we have
advanced from the ancient Greek's
understanding of that thought.
The. Congregational church folk are
going a-Maytag next, wepk. Wednes
day afternn the executive board
of the women's association are going
to give a May day fete to the mem
bers of that association as a reward
for a splendid year's work. On
Wednesday, the women are not to
sew: they are to play. Mrs. W. K.
Royal, the president, has worked out
a programme which includes a talk
fest, stories, games, short musical
programme and delicious refresh
ments. The frolic begins at 2 o'clock
and continues to 4:30.
. Wednesday night the Toung Peo
ple's association is to have a May Bee
to which they invite all the young
people of the church and congrega
tion. The visitors are promised a
humming time. Even would-bee
young people may come. There is to
be a. spelling-bee and a honey-bee
and a bee-hive and assurance is given
that those that come will not bee
stung. Phillip Jillson will lead the En
deavor meeting this evening. The
spirit of hilarity will continue for
he is to preach a .sermon on the
text "You will never get an honest
horse race until you get an honest
human race."
The ex-Christian Endeavorers of the
First church are organizing an
alumni Christian Endeavor council.
A banquet is to be given on Tues
day evening, June 1. Miss Faye
Steinmetz. president of the Oregon
Christian Endeavor union; Mr. Roland
Davis, state superintendent of Ore
gon Endeavor work; Mr. G. Everett
Baker. a well-known Endeavor
speaker, and Dr. McElveen are to
give toasts. Mr. Walter Huntington
will be toastmaster.
The Thursday night lecturettes on
"The Pilgrims: Who They Were and
What They Did," are proving popular.
Last Thursday evening Dr. McElveen
told about the ' pilgrims of Scrooby
and on the coming Thursday evening
he is to talk about the pilgrims of
Austerfield.
Rev. Elbert E. ' Flint, pastor of
Atkinson Memorial Congregational
church, announces a series of Sunday
night sermons entitled, "Great Events
in the Bible In World Building." To
night the sermon is to be on "God
and World Building: God of Creation
and God of 1920: Is God in the World,
or Is It a Myth?" . This wiU be a
study of the first chapter of Genesis
and the world of today. These ser
mons will be finely illustrated by
still and moving pictures. Tonight
the pictures will be "God's Handi
work." The next number in the
series will be on "God Building a
Social Order." The pastor will speak
this morning on "The Soul's Rest."
The fate of interchurch movements
will be discussed from the pulpit of
Pilgrim Congregational church this
morning by the pastor. Rev. Robert
Murray Pratt. The topic of the ser
mon will be, "Do We Take Jesus, the
Christ. Seriously?" Eugene Green
will preside at the 7 o'clock service
for young people when "Stop, Thief,"
will be the topic.
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Rev. Edward Constant, pastor " of
the Highland Congregational church,
Frescott and East Sixth street, an
nounces services today in observance
of Whitsunday or the festival of the
Holy Spirit. At the morning worship
he preaches on "The Ministry of the
Holy Spirit." Tn the evening his
topic will be, "The Founding of the
Republic of Jesus."
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Dr. J. J. Staub of the Sunnyside
Congregational church will be in his
nuloit both morning and evening. He
has chosen two subjects for discus
sion which are of vital interest in
modern relisious thought. At 11
o'clock he will speak on "Multiplica
tion by Division." The topic of the
evening sermon is to be "A Dangerous
Brand of Modern Righteousness." An
excellent chorus choir under Pro
fessor J. A. Hollingworth will fur
nish inspiring music. The public is
cordially invited.
Rev. F. B. Culver to Take
Pulpit at Lents.
Presiding Elder of Evangelical
Church Retnrns.
EV. F. B. CULVER, presiding
elder of the Evangelical associa
tion of the state of Oregon, will
preach at the Lents church of the
Evangelical association at 11 A. M.
today, on the subject "Untiring Effort
in the Affairs of the Kingdom." He
also will preach in the evening at
8 o'clock. .
Rev. Mr. Culver, who was pastor
at Bcllinsham. Wash., is the settled
minister of the Lents congregation
and at the same time the presiding
elder of the Portland district. He is
a former Portland pastor, having
lived in this city from 1908 to 1913,
and in this period having been the
pastor of the Market-Street Evan
gelical church at East Sixth and Mar-'
ket streets. That edifice was erected
under his administration.
The Sunday school of Clay-Street
Evangelical church. Tenth and Clay
streets, west side, will meet at 9:30
and will be in charge of the superin
tendent, E. J. Keller. At 10:45 the
pastor, Jacob Stocker, will preach on
."Stewardship." This service will be
conducted in the German language.
In the evening at 7 o'clock the Young
People's alliance will meet, and at
8 o'clock the pastor will preach on
"The Claims of Our Educational In
stitutions." This discourse will be
in English.
At the Waverly Heights Congrega
tional church, comer of East Thirty
third and Woodward avenue, this
morning the pastor. Rev. Oliver Perry
Avery, will speak on the subject of
"Making Goodness Hurry." The world
is impatient with the snail's pace of
goodness in Its progress. The Chris
tian's business is to co-operate with
God and hurry forward His kingdom.
The evening service will be illus
trated with another etereopticon
"Travelogue" on Chins.
At Tremont Station Fourth TJnlted
Brethren church, Rev. C. P. Bianch
ard. pastor, will preach both morning
and evening. His morning theme will
be "Our Problems; or. The Church's
Summer Vacation." and in the eve
ning, "Ten Essential Things of Life."
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Heed River ennxen five" sue of, endearment by entire community. The Little Church em the rTfl!" la the
Christian and Missionary alliance chapel at Hoed River. Insert Rev. D. 3L. Carpenter, pastor of Hood River's
"Little Cnnren."
Mortgage to Be Burned on
Day of Pentacost. .
First Norwegian-Danish Methodist
Episcopal Chnrch Plans Bia- Pro
gmane. THE pastor a'nd members of the
First Norwegian-Danish Metho
dist Episcopal church, on Hoyt and
Eighteenth streets, have planned a
big programme the day of Pentecost.
This morning at 11 o'clock Rev. F. A.
Scaryje. editor of the Testimony, will
preach the sermon, after which the
members and friends will gather at
the church parlor for a basket din
ner.
At 3 P. M. there will be a service
of praise and thanksgiving with a
good programme of music and song.
Several pastors will participate in the
service. The burning of the mort
gage will be held.
Rev. W. S. Gordon of the Sellwood
Methodist church will speak this
morning on "Naaman the Syrian" and
tonight .t 8 o'clock there will a
printed programme on . "The New
Emancipation." There will be songs,
readings and short addresses, featur
ing the development of the negro race
under the influence of the gospel. The
Epworth League will meet at 7
o'clock and the Junior League at 2:30.
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At Mount Tabor Methodist Episco
pal church the morning subject will
be "Pentecost" and the evening one
"Look Up Lift Up."
Rev. F. A. Ginn, pastor of Lincoln
Methodist church, will preach at 11
A. M. on "God's Care of His Chil
dren." The subject for 8 P. M. will
be "Witnesses." The Ladies' Aid so
ciety will hold a sociable at the
church Friday evening. May 28.
At Clinton Kelly Memorial Methodist
Episcopal church. Fortieth and Powell
streets, the pastor. E. Sutton Mace,
will preach on "There Were Six Steps
to the Throne." Service at 11 A. M.
Rev. H. T. Atkinson will preach at
P. M.' Mrs. Jasper will sing "The Holf
City."
Woodlawn Methodist church will
celebrate the anniversary of "The 1
Day of Pentecost" with a stirring
message on "A Succession of Pente
costs," in the morning, and in the
evening "Seeing Ourselves, and Qur
Neighbors by Seeing God." At 7
P. M. the Epworth league has for Its
subject "Keeping the Body Fit for
the Mind and Spirit of Pentecost."
At the First Methodist Episcopal
church south, W. J. Fenton, presiding
elder, will speak both morning and
evening.
R. T. Jacob will sing at the morn
ing service and Miss Mabelle Holme
will sing at the evening service.
Mr. Fenton's subject this morning
will be "How to Overcome Evil;" to
night, "That Which Endures."
Rev. Alfred Bates, pastor of the
Tualatin and Wilsonville Methodist
Episcopal churches, will preach at
Tualatin this morning at 11 o'clock,
and at Wilsonville at 8 P. M. The
pastor will be the soloist at both
services.
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Mrs. Minnie M. Bates, Mrs. S. W.
Hall, Revs. C. Murray Keefer, Syney
W. Hall, Alfred P. Bates and P. M.
Blenkinsop gave an evening pro
gramme consisting of songs, read
ings, etc., at the Shedd, Or., Methodist
Episcopal church last Friday to a
crowded house.
The ladies of the Luella Kimball
club, school of theology, Salem, Or.,
will give, a luncheon to the student
pastors of the school on Friday even
ing, 5:30 o'clock, at Dr. Edwin Sher
wood's home. Following the lunch
eon short after-dinner speeches will
be gien. Solos will be rendered and
a general good time is promised.
Rev. J. H. Boyd to Preach
at First Presbyterian.
Millard A Trnne Chnrch Arraaa-es
for Special Vacation Bible School
for Three Weeks.
A T the First Presbyterian church.
corner of Twelfth and Alder
streets, the former pastor, Rev. John
H. Boyd, D. D will preach both morn
ing and evening. The morning sub
ject is "Christ's Strange Way of
Thinking." The evening subject Is
"The Nation That Failed; a Message
for the Hour." During the year since
he left Portland Dr. Boyd has been
teaching homiletics in the McCormick
theological seminary in Chicago. It
is noticeable that he has acquired a
new point of view as to the church
and its ministry and this gives
greater interest than usual to his
sermons.
There will be special music morning
and evening. In the morning Mrs.
Blanche Williams Segerston will sine
Come Unto Me All Ye that Labor."
from Handel's "Messiah." and In the
evening J. Macmillan Muir will sing
"If With All Your Hearts Ye Truly
Seek Him," from Mendelssohn's
"Elijah."
Next Tuesday at 7:45 P. M. the aux
iliary of the woman's missionary so
ciety will have their monthly meet
ing in room A. Mrs. F. G. Cheney will
speak on Mexico and Mrs. F. H.
Groshong on the Spanish speaking
peoples in the United States. Mrs.
Emma Blandford will lead the devo
tionals and Miss Jessie Hammond will
sing. Mrs. A. O. Sisson will give a re
port of the recent biennial meeting of
the Iorth Pacific board in Seattle.
Those who are employed during the
day are especially invited to this
meeting.
At the Westminster Presbyterian
church. East Seventeenth and Schuy- I
ler streets. Dr. E. H. Pence will i
preach Sunday morning at 10:30 on
"Some Finished Products Which Char
acter Produces." In the evening at
7:45 he will have for his theme "A
Gallery of Obscure Faces."
The industrial . branch of the
woman's association of the West
minster Presbyterian church is hav
ing a drive for old clothes, shoes and
hats this week. This is a very worthy
cause and. needs the help of many.
Walter Henry Nugent, D. TX, pastor
of Central Presbyterian church. East
Thirteenth and Pine streets, will
preach this morning on the topic,
"The Jealousy of God and Man." and
in the evening, "A Fishing Enter
prise." The chorus will sing in the morn
ing. "Unfold Te Portals." by Gounod,
and J. William Belcher and Lee A.
Dillon will sing, "Turn Us O God," by
Marston. In the evening the chorus
will sing, "Even Me," by Warren. The
music at Central has been kept up to
a very high standard and Mr. Belcher
is to be commended. The evening
song service is drawing numbers and
in fact the chorus is rated by music
critics as among the best in the Pa
cific northwest.
The men's club dinner and social
evening was postponed until Tuesday
evening of this week. The dinner will
be served at 6:30 and an unusual pro
gramme will follow. Among the
spakers will be W. H. Warren, for
merly connected with the Y. M. C A,
in France.
At the Millard Avenue Presbyterian
church the theme at 11 A. M. will be.
"Changing His Business." and at 8
P. M., "A Firm Man." Rev. W. Lee
Gray is pastor.
During the we'ek following the
close of the public schools a vacation
Bible school will be started at the
Millard Avenue Presbyterian church
under the auspices of district number
9 of the Multnomah County Sunday
School association. Classes will be
held every school-day morning for
three weeks under the prlncipalship
of Miss Georgie Parker, associate sec
retary of the Oregon State Sunday
school association. The classes will
be held, without any tuition fee. for
boys and girls of primary. Junior, in
termediate and high school ages.
Under Miss Parkers direction, as
sisted by a corps of efficient teach
ers, attention will be given to the
recreational as well as the educa
tional needs of the pupils. In the in
terests of this school, next Tuesday
evening. May 25, a rally will be held
at the Millard Avenue Presbyterian
church at 8 o'clock, at which Harold
Humbert, general secretary of the
Oregon State Sunday-school associa
tion, will lead a community sing and
will boost for the acation school.
Mr. Humbert will be assisted by Mrs.
E. M. Keyscr at the piano.
The Woman's Missionary society of
Forbes Presbyterian church will give
a three-act play entitled "Playing at
Missions," on Thursday evening. May
27, at 7:30 o'clock. There will be spe
cial music. Everybody is invited.'
Dr. Francis Morgan of Piedmont
Presbyterian church will speak this
morning on The Christian .Power
house." In the evening at 8 o'clock
his subject will be "Winning and Los
ing Battles. Sabbath school will be
held at 9:45 A. M. and Christian En
deavor at 7 P. M.
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Tonight In Mt. Tabor Presbyterian
church a special feature will be mov
ing pictures, giving the story of "The
Vicar of Wakefield," by Oliver Gold
smith and a sermonette, "Christianity
and Literature." The topic of the
morning sermon will be, "What Do
You See?"
At Fourth Presbyterian church, cor
ner First and Gibbs streets, the pas
tor. Rev. Monroe G. Everett, will
preach at 10:30 A. M. on "The Birth
day of the Christian Church." and at
7:30 P. M. Rev. Ward Willis Long
will speak on "The Weary Soul's An
tidote.
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Sermon themes at Kenilworth Pres
byterian church, corner Thirty-fourth
and Gladstone streets, today are: -11
A. M.. "The Highest Eulogy"; at 8
P. M., "The Greatest Swimmer."
At Mizpsh Presbyterian church, cor
ner East Nineteenth street and Di
vision streets. Rev. D. A. Thompson,
pastor, will preach at 11 A. M. on the
theme, "Adoption.".' At the evening
service at 7:45 P. M.. Rev. Paul Doltx,
student pastor of Silllman institute at
Dumgette, P. I., will occupy the pul
pit. He will tell of the work at the
Institute and throughout the islands,
using very beautiful stereoptlcon
slides to illustrate the sermons.
Rev. J. A. McCullugh will be the
speaker at the Men's Resort meeting
at 4 P. M. today. The song feature,
"The Church in the Wild wood." will
be sung by all the men, led by R. Des
mond. A. J. Kofton. violinist.- will
lead the orchestra in special music
and men will be on hand to take care
of all strangers.
Pentecost services will be held at
St, Paul's Lutheran church. East
Twelfth and Clinton streets, A.
Krause, pastor. Confession begins at
10 A. M, and festival service with
holy communion 10:30. Subject, "The
Miraculous Outpouring of the Holy
Spirit on the Disciples." Devotional
service and Luther League at 5 P. M,
Sacred concert with Pentecostal lit
urgy and address by the pastor at 8
P. M. The Sunday school meets at
9:30 A. M. and the choirs rehearse
Wednesday and Friday at 8 P. M.
At Kern Park Christian church,
Forty-sixth avenue and Sixty-ninth
street southeast, 'at 11 A. M-, Rev.
J. F. Ghormley will take for his theme
"The Supreme Name." At 7:45 he will
spealk on "Our Inheritance." There
! will be special music at both services.
Sermons at White Temple
Tell About Prodigals.
Members of Glencoe Baptist Chnrch
Hold Reception to Pastor's Wife
on Retnrn From Attendance at
Moody Institute. .
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R. WILLIAM A. WALDO, pastor
of White Temple, In the morning
will preach on the subject "The Art
of Encouragement" and in. the even
ing "The Prodigal and His Sins," or
"In the Far Country."
Dr. Waldo in the evening is preach
ing a series of sermons on modern
and ancient prodigals. This discourse
will be the second in his series which
are creating quite an interest. The
sins of modern life, personal, public
and civic, will be brought to the at
tention of the people.
The Temple quartet will render
special music at both of these serv
ices. The general public are heartily
invited to attend.
At Highland Baptist church, Sixth
and Alberta streets. Dr. W. T. Milli
ken, pastor, will preach at 11 A, M., on
"What Did Christ Teach About
Angels?" and at 7:30 P. M., on "God,
Our Dwelling Place."
The morning theme will be first of
a series upon the teachings of Christ,
During the next few weeks the fol
lowing will be the Sunday morning
topics: "What Did Christ Teach
About Childhood?": "Wat Was
Christ's Idea About Compassion?":
"What Christ Taught Regarding
Covetousnesa."
At the Glencoe Baptist church, cor
ner East Forty-sixth and Main, streets.
Rev. F. C. Laslette will preach the
memorial sermon to the G. A. R. Ben
Butler Post No. 57 and Women's
Relief Corps No. 51, which will meet
at the church at 11 o'clock Sunday
morning. The male quartet will sing.
In the evening at 7:30 Mr. Laslette
will preach on "The Cry From Hell
and the Answer From Heaven."
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A reception was given Mr. and Mrs.
F. C. Laslette by the members of the
Glencoe Baptist church last Tuesday
evening in the church. Following
was the programme: Cello and piano
duet, Mr. and Mrs. Claud Hurd: read
ing, Mrs. E. F. Patterson; vocal solo.
Miss Loraine Gingrich; reading, Mrs.
Emma Walton; presentation. Otto
Neubauer; prayer, A. D. Borsernian.
At the close of the programme Mr.
Mcintosh presented Mr. and Mrs.
Laslette with a little gift envelope
containing more than 860 and wel
comed the pastor's wife to Portland
and Glencoe church. Mrs. Laslette
has just returned from Chicago, where
she has been taking a two-year course
of Bible study in the Moody inst'tute.
Mr. and Mrs. Laslette both responded
in a few well-chosen words, after
which light refreshments were served.
The church was decorated with dog
wood. At the East Side Baptist church.
East Twentieth and Salmon streets.
Dr. W. B. Hinson will preach bith
morning and evening. At 11 o'clock
his subject will be "The True Gospel
and at 7:45 he will preach .on "Christ's
Great Question," Last week Dr. Hin
son spoke at McMinnville college and
at Salem. He goes to Vancouver.
B..C, next week for a two-day confer
ence. This church has raised nearly
$48,000 towards the Baptist new world
movement for the coming four years.
A daily vacation Bible school will be
conducted In connection with the
Italian mission for six week's this
summer. The Baptist young people's
rally takes place on Friday, May 28
at the White Temple. Services will be
held at the olcffolks. home on Sandy
oouievarct this afternoon.
Fiftieth Day After Easter
Marks Birth of Church.
Rv. Harold FT. Griffin Will Discus
BearlHc of Penteeostnl Kvents on
Problems of Modern Religions
Unity.
PEI
af
fter Easter an,d the birthday of
Christ's church, will be observed to
day at the First Christian church,
corner of Park and Columbia streets.
In the morning at llo'clock the pas
tor, the Rev. Harold H. Griffis, will
discuss the bearing of the Pentecostal
events on modern church unity, hav
ing for his specific topic "Opening
the Doors of the Kingdom." Follow
ing a baptismal service and a care
fully arranged programme of music
bv the church quartet, the pastor win
speak in the evening at 7:45 on "The
Lamentations of Christ, or Four Un
fortunates."
On Tuesday evening In the church
parlors the officers and teachers of
the Sunday .school will meet lor
monthly conference-dinner served by
the women of the young matrons'
Bible class, of which Mrs. C. A. Pen
era is teacher. On Wednesday at 11
o'clock the ladles of the Transylvania
circle will be entertained at the home
of Mrs. John B. McKernan, 924 East
Flanders street,' the meeting being
especially important - for the annual
election of circle officers.
Dr. Byron J. Clark, at the First
United Brethren church, East Fif
teenth and Morrison streets, will
preach this morning on "The Divine
Motive." The subject for his eve
nlng discourse is "The Two Ifs." Pro
fessor W H. Moore will direct the
chorus choir in special music.
Rev. Ira Hawley, pastor of the Sec
ond United Brethren church. Twenty-
seventh and Sumner streets, will
speak to his people Sunday morning
on "His Greatness Subdues - the
Thoughtful," and in the evening on
"Revealing Himself."
"The Worth-While Life" ia the
theme for the morning service by,
Rev. E. O. Shepherd, pastor, of the
a tin u unuea nreenren cnurcn, .ignty
seventh street and Thirty-second ave
nue southeast. In the evening he will
tell of "The Greatest of All Cam
paigns. Kenilworth congregations continue
to grow. Greater interest is being
taken In the idea of community serv
ice, with this church as the center.
The series of sermons which Dr.
Grimes is preaching on "Vital Themes
in Every-Day Life" are attracting
good congregations. The subject to
day is "The Highest Eulogy ." from a
6tory Illustrating the growtJi of char
acter in a inrisiian Dome. V
'Soul and Body" Christian
Science Topic Today.
Testimonial Sfpetlnaa to Be Held
Wednesday Kveslnc.
"S
OUL and Body" Is the subject
Christian Science churches in Port
land today.
The Christian Science churches in
Portland will hold regular services
this morning at 11 o'clock and all ex
cept Fifth and Seventh churches will
also hold evening services at 8 o'clock
Testimonial meetings will be held
In all the churches Wednesday eve
ning at 8 o'clock, when testimonies
of Christian Science healing will be
given.
Sunday schools are held in all the
churches for children under 20 years
of age. In all the churches except
Third and Fifth the sessions for the
older classes assemble at 9:45 and
for the younger classes at 11 o'clock
In Third apd Fifth churches sessions
are at 9:30 and 11A.M.
Free public reading-rooms are maln-
JASON LEE'S MISSIONARY LABORS BOUND
UP WITH EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF OREGON
Career la Example of Heroic Faith and Splendid Devotion Twice Crossed Mountains to Arouse Interest
and Secure Aid Agriculture Fostered and Manual Training of Indian Youth Encouraged.
BY REV. JOHN PARSONS, D. D.
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LD OREGON was cradled in
romance. As a life picture one
ry is pathetic and heroic.
The Indians knocking at our western
gates, begging for the white man's
book and the white man's God, and
the four men leaving their country.
their kindred, and their father's
house, is a sight once seen never to
be forgotten. To the church it was
an inspiration, and to mankind a
blessing.
It was a weird and pathetic tale.
which seixed the Imagination and
fired the heart of the church. St,
Paul's vision at Troas, on the west
coast of Asia, seemed paralleled in
the quest of the Flathead Indians;
or. it was a new expression oi ine
ancient saying that men should seek
the Lord if haply they might feel
after him and find him. Disappoint
ment and death overtook the poor
Indians, part of them at least, but
their cry was not in vain. For the
papers printed it, and from pulpit
and platform it was sounded out, un
til the quickened sentiment of Amer
ica crystallized In. the mission oi
the Methodist Episcopal church and,
two years later, that of the Amer
ican board.
Overland Trip Formidable.
The overland trip to Oregon in
those days was a formidable under
taking, almost, if not quite, equal
to that of Stanley across the dark
continent. But Christian heroism
was equal to the task, and, obedient
to the heavenly vision, Jason Lee and
Daniel Lee. Cyrus Shepard and P. L.
Edwards, two ministers and two
laymen, . mounted their horses and
followed "the Oregon trail." They
left New York in the spring of 1834,
anl they arrived in Oregon in Sep
tember of the same year.
Their arrival in Oregon created an.
epoch in the history of the west.
One writer called it the Oregon sun
rise, and in truth it was; the coming
of these missionaries was like the
dawn of day.
Take a look at the picture. Be
hind -the Cascade mountains a light
wrestles with the darkness; but
gradually the clouds are broken up
and chased away, and the dark
streaks along the edge of the horizon
are transformed into violet and
crimson and gold. The sun appears,
like a ball of fire, and between Hood
and Jefferson the eky is a blaze of
glory. The radiance is reflected in
the water and glitters on the walls,
while a host of flowers smile In the
sunshine, and the grateful birds sing
songs of praise. It is a beautiful pic
ture, passing the power of fancy to
conceiveor the hand of man to paint.
But for the social, civil. Intellectual,
political and religious life of Ore
gon the advent of the missionaries
was similar. It was the Oregon sun
rise, the dawn of a new day.
Jason Lee Romantic Figare.
One of the most romantic and in
teresting figures in old. Oregon is
that of Jason Lee. He came of sin
cere and sturdy ancestry, mis par
ents were natives of Connecticut, and
his father was a soldier in the army
of the revolution. In school he won
the admiration of his classmates and
the confidence of his instructors,
and when his church needed a man
to plant the Oregon mission Wilbur
Fisk said: "I know but one man
Jason Lee."
He was intended seemingly Tor
great things. Nature gave him a
constitution like iron. His person
was tall, being six feet three inches
high. 'and well developed; his com
plexion was almost blond, with light
hair and grayish-blue eyes': his man
ner was grave without dullness, gen
tle without weakness: his spirit was
brave, tireless, indomitable; and his
character was sincere and exemplary,
benevolent and all-embracing.
For heroic faith and 'splendid de
votion his career is worthy of com
parison with that of his great name
sake, Jesse Lee. who pioneered Metho
dism in New England and challenged
Calvinism on Boston Common; and
his desire to win souls for Christ was
like that of him who carried the
Gospel into Macedonia and planted
the cross on Mars uu
Jason Lee was what Emerson calls
a sufficient man. a man equal to his
office. With the Indian in his wig
wam and with the representatives
of the Hudson's Bay company he was
equally at home; for both admired his
spirit . and approved his work, the
latter giving him donations of cattle
and money.
Twice he crossed the Rocky moun
tains: his first visit to the United
States kindled such enthusiasm that
the Missionary society granted more
than he asked, and the government
gave him financial aid.
To him it was given to plant a
mission, to establish a church, to
found a college, to bring the largest
mission party to Oregon, which, per
haps, ever left an American port,
thus establishing the preponderance
of American sentiment in tba difi-
tained In the Northwestern Bank
building, at 266 Burnside street. 148
Killingsworth avenue and at East
Sixth street and Holladay avenue. At
these reading-rooms the Bible, to
gether with authorized Christian Sci
ence literature, may be read, pur
chased or borrowed.
Christian Science churches are lo
cated as follows:
First church. Nineteenth and Ever
ett streets.
Second church. East Sixth and Hol
laday avenue.
Third church. East Twelfth and
Salmon streets.
Fourth church. Emerson street and
Vancouver avenue.
Fifth church. Sixty-second street
and Forty-second avenue southeast.
Sixth church. Pythian building, 3S8
Yamhill street.
Seventh church, corner Smith ave
nue and New York street. St. Johns.
Evangelist L. K. Dickson will speak
in Christensen'a hall tonight at 7:45
o'clock on the subject "On the Thresh
old of Judgment," in which he will
interpret from the Bible the meaning
of some great events before us w.
This, it is said, will be one of "the
most startling lectures of the series
which Mr. Dickson has been givinng.
A special musical programme will be
rendered. Including a big congrega
tional sing, mixed quartet, eoprano
solo, saxophone solo and male quar
tet. - The Comforter Center holds Its Sun
day service In the Portland hotel assembly-room
at 11 A. M. : subject.
"Obeying the Call A Five Years'
Touch With a Leper Colony in Cali
fornia." The speaker will be Florence
McFarlane.
At the First Spiritualist church.
East Seventh and Halsalo streets.
services will be held at 3 P. M. : lec
piited area; and, in effect, to lay the
foundations of a great state.
What a hero he was! He climbed
mountains, he forded streams, he
swam rivers, he trailed woods, he
battled with forest growths and
human savagery, and he counted no
sacrifice too great in order to pub
lish the glad tidings of the grace
of God.
Indeed, like the great Hebrew
pioneer, he was a man of firm faith,
dauntless courage, sustained and
persevering action.
He died in CanaJa while on a visit
to his native hills, but his monument
is the Oregon church, and his epi
taph the reverence of the people.
Solomon ascended on steps of ivory
to a throne-of gold, but by faith and
consecration Jason Lee ascended to
his coronation. He was a great and
good man, and he lives in the world's
life because he renounced his own.
Nature His First School.
The source of his life was the hill
of the Lord; indeed, like every great
life, his was a jet from the heart of
things. Nature was his first school
and things his teachers the great
forest, the mighty prairies of the
north, the hills and the vast over
hanging sky mirrored God to his soul
and made him devout. But though
nature was the anchor of his purest
thought, the nurse, the guide, the
guardian of his heart and the soul
of all his moral being, as Words
worth would say, still his life was
without purpose or aim.
In his tm-enty-third year, however,
an event occurred which uplifted his
life and rolled it in another sphere.
It was a revival .of religion, before
which the hearts of the people trem
bled like their own pines fretted by
the gusts of heaven. Jason Lee did
not yield to the Holy Spirit at once;
indeed, he listened to the two voices
faith and doubt wrestled for the
mastery. But when the contest was
over earth was "crowned with
heaven" and every common bush was
"afire with God." He could not tell
what he saw no one can but the
source and the direction of his life
were changed and the vision re
mained with him to his Cying day.
Almost from that moment his mind
was made up and had he spoken his
mind he would have said: 1 thank
God that I have now found my call
ing, wherein, v.-ith or witholit ' per
ceptible results, 1 am minded dill
gently to persevere."
Straightway he became a student
at Wilbraham, where he fell under
the influence of Wibur Fisk. And
on the other hand, Jason Lee won the
heart of the great instructor, who
looked upon the young man as a top-
notcher in the student body.
His life was a demonstrated
dream; all great lives arb. To his
sense-governed brethren Joseph wa
a dreamer, a master of dreams, and
they flung him into a pit, then sold
him into slavery. .But he kept on
dreaming dreams, and when his hour
came his dreams became shining re
amies. i lie Kngiish Johnson say
that Milton's "Paradise Lost" was4a
vision long before it was a fact; and
Lincoln confessed that he was driven
by the hand of God to emancipate the
slaves. Some call this belief in des
tiny, but the Bible finds the source
of these impressions in the Spirit of
God. It says that Jesus was driven
by the Spirit into the wilderness and
that St. Paul heard the voice of God
saying, "Depart, for I will send thee
far hence unto the Gentiles." Simi
larly, God told Jason Lee that his
calling was to preach the Gospel, and
that his work would be among the
red men of the west. He wrote Os
mon C. Baker, his college friend,
afterward a bishop of the Methodist
Episcopal church, "I have not forgot
ten the red men of the west, though
I am not yet among them;" and he
offered himself for work among the
Indians of Canada. But God hat, an
other place for him and when the
.door opened he entered in, doubting
nothing, and saying:
"My time be in Thy hand!
Perfect the cup as planned!
Let age approve of youth.
And death complete the same!"
Death did complete it: he died at
the age of 41. with his heart in Ore
gon and bis face toward heaven.
Leader Amonar Young Men.
Carlyle would call Jason Lee a
genuine hero-priest, a spiritual cap
tain of the people. In college he was
a leader among young men and he led
them to Christ. On the trail he was
a great favorite with the men and
his Influence was uplifting. He
preached the word at Vancouver and
is persons were baptized, one being
- ' Lady McLoughlin. Dr. John Mc-
Loughlin. chief factor of the Hud
son's Bay company, paid a fine trib
ute to his work when he said to
Jason Lee: "Before you came into
the country we could not send a boat
past The Dalles without an armed
guard of 60 men. Now we go up
singly and no one is robbed." It was
a tribute, in fact, to the restraining
and civilizing power of the Gospel,
and Jason Lec thought of that fay -inc.
"They tkali not hurt nor destroy
turn by Mrs. M. J. Downs and mes
sages. Evening services will be at
7:45 o'clock, with lecture by Mrs. Lil
lian Smith of Cleveland. O.. and a
message by Mrs. Downs.
The Church of Truth holds services
in room 413 Central building every
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock.
The young people of the Realization
league will commence a course in
Bible study this evening at the league
assembly room, 148 Thirteenth street. ,
At the morning meeting Rev. H. Ed
ward Mills will speak on "Overcom
ing."
At the First Spiritual Science
church, 123 Fourth street. Rev. Max
Hoffman, pastor, and Rev. R, M. Sin
gleton will lecture at 3 P. M. -and 8
P. M.
a
In keeping with the spirit of Whit
sunday, the morning sermon at the
Church of Our Father (Unitarian),
Broadway and Yamhill street, will bs
"The Revival of Religion: Upon What
Terms?" Rev. William G. Eliot Jr.
will preach. At 12 o'clock the com
munUm service will be observed. A
christening service . will be held at
10:15. The music for the morning- la
"Send Out the Light." by Gounod, and
"Seek Te the Lord," by Roberts. Mrs.
Walter Hardwick substitutes as or
ganist while Mr. Hoyt is on vacation.
If those who desire to have
notices of church services In
these columns cannot take the
ttme to write them out as they
should be written, they should
not complain If they Bo not find
them here.
in all My holy mountain." At his
first camp-meeting, held for the bene
fit of the white people, 19 uncon-
verted persons were present, but be
fore the meeting closed 16 of thebo
had been converted. It was in thi4
meeting that Joseph Meek, a wild'
mountaineer, and notable man in old
Oregon, turned to the preachers and
said: "Tell everybody you see that
Joseph Meek, tnat old Rock mountain
sinner, has turned to the Lord."
The effect of Jason Lee's preach-'
ing cannot be better expressed than
by the Indian who remarked, after
listening to one of his sermons: "The
truth never appeared to cheer me be
fore; always when I attended worship
ly mind has been on those about
me. but now it has been of what was
said."
Jason Lee was a voice crying in the
wilderness ,a voice from the unseen
heavens, and an -interpreter of God to
men.
I will give him the morning star.
This is Jason Lee's decoration, his
badge of distinction and honor, which
no man can take from him.
On the western slope of the Rocky
mountains ne preacnea tne rirst ser
mon delivered in the west. The time
was July 27, 1834. the place was a.
grove of trees, and the congregation'
consisted of about 30 Indians and as
many white folks.
Daniel Lee opened the service by
reading the Psalm beginning. "Who
shall abide in thy tabernacle? who
shall dwell In thy holy hill?" They
sang the hymn, "The Lord of Sabbath
Let Us Praise," and Jason Lee led in
prayer.
Then Jason Lee preached the ser
mon, using as his text the words of
St, Paul, "Whether therefore ye eat"
or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all
to the glory of God."
In his sketch of the service. Cyrus '
Shepard said, the congregation gave
the most profound and solemn at
tention, and for himself it was a
means of grace. In the words of
Nathaniel Hawthorne. "It was as if
an angel, in his passage to the skies.
had shaken his bright wings over
the people for an instant, at onco a
shadow and a splendor, and had shed
down a shower of golden truths upon
tnem.
After the service two Indians vis
ited Jason l.ee in his tent. He showed
them the Bible, and explained as best
he could that it was given by the
Great Spirit to m; the trail leading
to the beautiful country behind the
hills of death. Cyrus Shepard said
they gave the utmost attention and
went away satisfied.
Likewise, in the valley of the Co
lumbia, Jason Lee rendered a similar
service. The date was September 8,
1834. and the place was Vancouver.
In the morning he preached on the
"Salvation of Jonah." and in the eve
ning on "Zachariah's Branch," who,
it was said, shall build the temple
of tho Ixrd. Cyrus Shepard wrote
of this day's work, "The season was
one of great comfort to my soul."
Hlary Ia Hnman Document.
The diary of Jason Lee, though
fragmentary, is a human document,
mirror of a sincere human soul. At
times he is like the hot springs, which
they passed on the trail, whose water
is warmed in unknown depths and
forced up by the inner forces of na
ture. In one of those intense and
burning moments, Jason Lee wrote:
"Thank God. I have peace through
believing, and joy in the Holy Ghost,
My ardent soul longs to be sounding
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