THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, rORTXAJ "31 AY 30. 1020
500 CHURCH LEADERS ARE TO CONSIDER COMMUNITY PROBLEMS
Portland Will Be Represented at Approaching Conference in Cleveland Protestant Congregations of City Report Gain of About 4500 Members as Result of Recent Evangelistic Campaign.
OF THE several religious gather
ings since the war's close, none
has been assembled with a more
definitely practical aim than the
church . and community convention
Humbert is to do graduate work in
Boston university. ;
Tour young- people from Oregon are
to be iu training conferences at Lake
Geneva with Mr. Humbert and Mies
Georgia Parker, the associate secre-
which will meet at Cleveland, O., June tary ot the State Sunday School as
1-3. under the ausnlcps of the com-. soclation. George Porter and Duane
mission on interchurch federations of
the Federal Council of the Churches
of Christ In America' and the Council
of Church Federation Executive Sec
retaries. For three days 500 picked leaders
of American Protestantism, both
laymen and ministers, will consider
the detailed recommendations of nine
commissions, composed of the out
standing experts in their respective
fit'lds, for making more effective the
projection of religious life and lnflu-
row of Monmouth are to be at the
Camp of the Foue-Fold Life for older
boys and Miss Faith Jones of Port
land is to be at the Camp of a Hun
dred Fires for older girls.
A new secretary for the Oregon as
sociation has not yet been elected.
The committee having charge of rec
ommendations for that position are
Bllton Shaw, A. A. Morse and S. Earl
Du Bois, all of Portland. They are
awaiting the advice of the Chicago
office of the International ' Sunday
School association, with which the
state association is affiliated. Until
ence into the problems of the Amer- the new man is secured Miss Parker,
lean community. These commissions, the associate secretary, will have
with a total of 200 members, have harf e f the Portland office and of
... ... ,the field work.
ocen biuujiiib xne buujcci mailer ui . tr !!. ia.it,.te for teachers in
their reports for three months. The
text of these carefully revised recom
mendations will be sent to all the
delegates ten days before the Cleve
land fathering, so that they may have
time for thought before passing upon
the reports.
Ralph E. Dif fenaorf er, head of the
American survey department of the
interchurch world movement, is chair
man of the commission that is to pre
sent "An Adequate Programme and
Method for a Council or Federation
of Churches." "Kvangelism" will be
presented by Bishop Theodore S. Hen
derson of the .Detroit area of the
Methodist Episcopal church. "Church
Comity" will be considered by a com
mission headed by Rev. W. E.
W'ishart, pastor of the largest United
Presbyterian church in Pittsburg
and president of the Pittsburg Fed
eration of Churches. Other great
church leaders will present reports
from commissions that have been long
at work.
Portland will be represented by
A. F. Bittner, director of religious
education, Westminster Presbyterian
church; Dr. William Wallace Young
eon, district superintendent of the
Methodist Episcopal church, and
Ralph C. McAfee, executive secretary
of the Portland Federation of
Churches.
Churches Gain 450O Members.
Baptists lead in the year's gain,
with Methodists 'second. Approxi
mately 4300 persons have been added
to the Protestant churches in Port
land from Easter, 1919, up to and!
including Easter, 1920, according to
information received by the Portland
Federation of Churches which -fathered
the information in order that the
churches might know the results of
the year's work, especially as it re
lated to the evangelistic campaign,
which culminated at Easter time.
The estimate was made on incom
plete returns of the ingathering,
which showed a gain of 3535 from
107 churches. Members received by
the 5g churches whose reports have
not yet been sent in will more than
make up the 4500, it is estimated by
the officers of the federation of
churches.
The Baptists led with a total gain
of 727. Twenty-one Methodist churches
report a gain of 672. Nineteen Pres
byterian chirrches report additions of
654, six Lutheran 383, four United
Evangelical 176, and six Disciples 220.
Among the churches that showed
large increase, the following net gains
are reported: East Side Baptist 250,
Highland ' Baptist 58, Mount Olivet
(colored) 99, St. Michael's Episcopal
43, lmmanuel Lutheran 247, Mount
Tabor Methodist Episcopal 75, Cen
tral Methodist Episcopal 4S, Unity
Presbyterian 67, Mount Tabor Presby
terian 6ti, Fourth Presbyterian 40.
Forbes Presbyterian 46,- First United
Brethren 44, First Church of the
Isazarcne 4 0. .
Lutheran .Campaign Succeed-.
The campaign to raise f, $00,000 for
the relief of distressed Lutherans of
I-.urope, under the direction of the
Isatioiial Lutheran council of the
United States, is meeting with ex
traordinary success in receiving large
and liberal contributions.
Many congregations throughout the
country are exceeding their quotas,
as appointed by the council. Large
contributions have been made by in
dividuals and the total amount to date
is most gratifying and augurs for the
speedy full subscription and probable
oversubscription of the total sum
asked for.
Rev. William E. Brinkman, state
chairman of the campaign for Oregon,
reports large sums raised for the re
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daily vacation Bible schools is to be
held in the St. James fcinsrlisn i,utn
eran church, on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings of the--coining
week. The classes are under the di
rection of the Oregon Sunday School
association.
Vacation Bible schools are to be
held in the Grace Baptist -iurch, the
Fourth Presbyterian church and the
Millard avenue Presbyterian church.
beginning in June. Training in wor
ship, Bible instruction, expressional
work, clay modeling, notebook-making,
hymn illustration, dramatization
of Bible stories, supervised play and
choral singing will be included in the
curriculum.
i In the trainine institute the teach
ers of beginners (kindergarten pupip
will be taught by Miss violet w.
Johnson, the teachers of primaries
(pupils 6 to 8 years of -age) by
Miss Georgia Parker, the teachers of
junior and intermediate girls ( to
14) by Miss Bernice Adams, and the
teachers of junior and Intermediate
boys by Harold F. Humbert.
According to the announcement of
the Sunday school office, any who
are interested may visit the institute
sessions, which begin at 7:46 each
evening.
Arleta Church Rejoices.
The Arleta Baptist church is rejoic
ing in the completion of its drive for
the Baptist new world movement and
its own building fund. More than ?80.-
000 has been subscribed and subscrip
tions are still being received.
The pastor. Owen T. Day. who was
in Colfax. Wash., last Sunday assist-
irter his lather. J. F. Day. in the dedi
cation of the new Baptist church
there, will be in the pulpit today and I
speak in the morning at 11 A. M. on
"Christ, the Christian's Defense." In
the evening at 8, his subject will be
"The Renewal of Life." The ordinance
of baptism will be administered at the
close of the evening service.
The young people of the Arleta
church are publishing a weekly paper.
"The Peptimist" is an innovation in
church work which promises to be a
most helpful asset to pastor and peo
ple. It takes the place of the church
calendar and has the added advantage
of offering to the pastor and workers
of the church a vehicle of expression
which supplements the short periods
of public worship. The editor is Miss
Gladys L. Turner, assistant-editor.
George T. Jennings. fc.ach department
of the church is represented by a re
porter on the staff.
The pastor of the 4rieia enurcn win
give a series of four Sunday evening
addresses in June on "Four Fools and
Their Fate." The four subjects are
"The Egotistical Fool," "The Ignorant
Fool," "The Prosperous Fool," "The
Fickle Fool."
Two Memorial Service for
CongregationalUU Today.
At tint t'hnrrh Posts af War
Veterans Will Attend and Hear
Addraas by Dr. W. T. McKlTcea.
Musical Program me Arraased.
Prominent Portland eh arch officials now la attendance at the annaal Methodist conference belaa; held at Dcs Moines., Ia.t 1 Dr. A. I.. Rsiarth,
area secretary for northwest Methodism, now at Dcs Moines. 3 Dr. Joshua staasrield, who will he absent this Sunday from the First Mcth
- odist pulpit because ot the annual conference.. 8 Dr. Charles A. Bowra. secretary of the centenary conservation committee, also at Dca
Moines. 4 IU H. Hushes, formerly editor of the Pacific Christian Advocate, elected representative of the Methodist Publication society while
. at the Dcs Moines conference. , "
"Blight of Partyism"WiU
Be Topic of Sermon.
W. C. Hair of Juvenile Court to
Address Ladies' Aid Society of
Lincoln Methodist Cbunelu
JVT
EMORIAL Sunday will be magni
fied at the Woodlawn Methodist
church by a sermon In the morning
on "The Blight of Partyism" and in
the evening "The Grand Army of the
Republic of God." Rev. J. H; Irvine
is pastor.
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Rev. F. A. Ginir, pastor of Lincoln
Methodist Church, will preaah this
morning at 11 o'clock -on "Giving
Honor to Whom Honor Is Due" and
at 8 o'clock this evening on "Living
Epistles." There will be special mu
sic. The Epworth league devotional
meeting- will be led by Marjorie Haley.
The subject for the meeting is "Sharp
ening Friendship." The ladies' aid
society meets at. the church Wednes
day at 2 P. M. Besides the regular
work of the society, W. S. Hale of the
juvenile court will give an :.ddress on
matters; of special interest.
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Mount Tabor Methodist Episcopal
church this morning will hold a spe
cial Memorial day service, with ser
mon by the pastor. The evening sub
ject will be "Ye Did Not Choose Me,
but I Chose You."
The Dead Talking" will be the sub
ject of Rev. E. Sutton Mace's sermon
this morning at Clinton Kelly Me
morial Methodist Episcopal church,
corner Powell and East Fortieth
streets. Rev-. Stanford Moore of Ep
worth Methodist church will preach
at 8 P. M.
Flags and Flowers Will
- Decorate Church.
Pastor of St. Jemrs Kncllsb Lu
theran Conerreation V III Speak
on "The Greater SlRliif li-nnce of
Our National Memorial Day."
topic is "Enduring Memorials." Sun
day school wilt be held at 9:45 A. M.
The Christian Endeavor meeting and
usual evening service are omitted.
The mulc will be of a high order.
The general public is invited.
Special Memorial day services will
be held at the Fourth , Presbyterian
church Sunday morning at 10:30. Mr.
Everett will speak on "The Price of
Our Liberties." In the evening the
Boy Scouts have charge and Mr.
Brockway, chief scout executive for
Oregon, will speak. i
Appropriate services will bo held
today in Mount. Tabor Presbyterian
church. The pastor. Ward W. Mac-
Henry, will preach in the morning on
"The Value of Great Memories." and
in the evening on "They Have rtot
Died in Vain." Patriotic song serv
ice and moving pictures "The Vicar
of Wakefield," will also be given.
A large number of young people
of the Vernon Christian Endeavor of
the Vernon Presbyterian church.
Nineteenth and Wygait streets. en
Joyed a marshmallow roast Tuesday
night. They were chaperoned by Mr.
and Mrj. E. Sink, Mrs. William Chris
tie anri Mrs. C. Hamilton.
1 The music and sermon of the morn
ing at Rose City Park Presbyterian
church will be especially appropriate
to Memorial day. The subject of
Dr. Milligan's sermon will be "Amer
ica Today Has She Lost Her Moral
Leadership?" In the evening Dr.
Mllligan will discuss Tolstoi, Bernard
Shaw, and the message of Jesus.
' The morning t-ervice at Anabel
Presbyterian church will be com
memorative of Memorial . day and
special music and the sermon will
honor the soldiers of all our wars.
'Great American Ideals,"
Topic of Sermon.
Lydle Circle of First Christian
Church to Entertain General Sta
tcrhood of Conajrcsratloa at
Luncheoa.
THE observance of Memorial day at
the Flat Christian church, corner
of. Park and Columbia, will include a
morning message at 11 o'clock on
Great American Ideals." by t4ie
pastor. Rev. Harold H. Griffis. In
keeping with the theme the church
quartet will present the anthem "And
God Shall Wipe Away All Tears"
(Combs), with the tenor selection.
Recessional" (KipUnar-Nevin), by
George Mallett.
On Sunday the new church buildlna;
committee will make its final report
on beginning actual construction ot
the new building and at the morning
service there will be an announce
ment of unusual interest to every
member.
On Thursday at the noon hour in
the church parlors the ladles of the
Lydie circle, of which Mrs. A. 'S.
Hawk is president, will enterta'n at
luncheon the general sisterhood of the
congregation. Following the luncheon
the sisterhood will hold its annual
election of officers.
lief work by the Lutheran pastors
snd congregations throughout the
state. The drive is still in progress
and is to be continued until the full
quota for the state has been reached.
. Orra-on Methodists 'Reap Honors.
Prominent Portland Methodists representing-
both the clergy and the lay
men of the larger east and west side
churches have been in attendance dur
ing the last week at the denomina
tional annual conference being held in
Xes Moines, la. The sessions end dur
ing the middle of this week, but not
in time to enable the Portland visi
tors to return home for next Sunday
services. Honors have been coming to
the Oregon delegation in the way of
appointments on important commit
tess and the' election to responsible
cf flees.
It. H. Hughes, a member of Wilbur
church, Portland, editor of the Pacific
Christian Advocate, published in this
city, which position he has filled with
marked ability for nine years, was a
member of the general conference of
1516. He was elected a few days ago
one of the publishing agents of the
Methodist Book concern, which is
among the highest and most respon
sible positions of the Methodist Epis
copal church. A branch of the book
concern is located in Portland and it
publishes the Pacific Christian Ad
vooate. one of the oldest papers on the
Pacific coast, the first issue having
appeared September 1. - 18S5. Mr.
Hughes will be closely related to the
church publishing interests in this
city, but his office will be in Chicago.
Dr. R. N. Avison is pastor of First
Church, Salem, now in his 10th year of
service, longest pa&toVate in the an
nals of this historic church. He came
to iSalcm from SU Paul. Minn., where
he was pastor of a prominent church.
Rev. D. H. Leech has been a mem-
. rmr of Oregon conference 21 years and
pastor of several important churches.
including Woodburn, Corvallis. Grants
Pass. Albany and Eugene, the latter
being the charge he is now serving.
( He is chairman of the board - of
stewards of the Oregon conference.
L. S. Hopfield is a business man of
McMinnville. Or, member of the
Methodist church there and superin
tendent of the Sunday school.
Sunday School Secretary Resigns.
The general secretary of the Ore
sron Sunday School association. Har
old F. Humbert, has resigned his po
sition and Is to leave for the east on
Saturday. He has been with the as
sociation for the past two years, hav
ing formerly been instructor in Po
mona college. His schedule for the
sflmmer includes speaking dates at
state Sunday school conventions in
North Dakota and Iowa and work as
- instructor in the training schools con
iiicted by the International Sunday
tyhool association at Lake Geneva,
Wisconsin, and Lake Winnepesaukee
rTMiE Greatest Significance of Our
X National Memorial Day" will be
the subject of the sermon by Rev.
William E. Brinkman at the St. James
English Lutheran church at 11 A. M.
today. The vested choir will sing and
the chancel and altar will be deco
rated with the American flag and
with flowers.
'The Doctrine of the Holy Irinity
will be discussed by the pastor at
the evening service at 7:45. The ad
dress will bo given In a fitting ob
servance of the festival of Trinity
Sunday. The Sunday school will hold
Its session in the chapel at 9:50 A. M.
The Luther league will hold a devo
tional meeting in the evening at 6:45.
The topic for study and discussion is
The Witnesses of Our Faith."
The ladies of the pastor s aid so
ciety of St. James church will give an
outing at Peninsular park Ihursday,
June 3. from 3 to 8 P. M. A basket
unch will be served.
Memorial day services will be- held
at the Tualatin and Wilsonville Meth
odist Episcopal churches today, with
good programmes of patriotic music.
Rev. . H. P. Blake and Rev. Alfred
Bates will be the speakers at the Tu-
itiaiin enurcn at 11 A. 31., ana rtev.
Alfred Bates will have charge of the
service at Wilsonville this evening at
8 o'clock.
On Friday next, at 8 P. M., the Kim
ball School of Theology quartet
Keefer, Hall. Blenklnsop and Bates
assisted by Miss Lucile Barton, Mrs.
S. W. Hall, Mrs. Minnie M. Bates and
Dr. Ernest E. Gilbert, will give an
evening programme at Wilsonville
church.
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At Our Savior's Lutheran church.
Rev. jr. A. Christensen will preach
and administer holy communion in
Norwegian. A reunion of those con
firmed in the church will be held
June 6.
Taft Addresses Aberdeen
Baptist Convention.
Former President In Talk to the
Churchmen Expresses Hearty
Sympathy With the Interchurch
World Movement.
Does the Bible Say of the Outcome?
I Will They Prova Profitable?" A spe
cial musical programme will be ren
dered under, the direction of Profes
sor I. a. Colcord, including a big
congregational sing, male quartet,
baritone aolo, instrumental solo, and
double mixed quartet. Seats tree and
the public Is invited.
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At -the First Snlrltualist church.
East Seventh and Hassalo streets,
services are at 3 P. M. and 7;45 M.
There will be a lecture by Mrs. Lillian
Smith of Cleveland Ohio, followed
with messages by Mrs. M. J. Downs
and. James Metcalf. Solos will be ren
dered by Lester Davis and Miss P.
Fishburn. The public is cordially Invited.
The Church of Modern Spiritualism,
Pacific States building. Eleventh and
Alder streets, will hold services at 3
P. M., when experiences and messages
will be given at 7:45 P. M. Mrs. Anna
Snyder. C. W. Shaw and R. W. Curtis
will render special music.
The Realization league w'ill be ad
dressed by Rev. H. Edward Mills at
11 A. M. on "Charging Purpose w ltn
Power." 148 Thirteenth street.
"What Must I Do to Enter Into
the Kingdom of God?" is the theme of
Dr. Beyer's sermon for the deaf in
Trinity Lutheran church, Graham and
Williams avenues, this afternoon at
2:30. All deaf are, cordially invited.
Rev. A. .Krause, pastor of the St.
Paul's Lutheran church. East Twelfth
and Clinton streets, will preach an
other catechetical - sermon at 10:30
A. M. This time his subject will be
"What Is the Confirmation?" The
topic for the evening sermon at 7:30
is "There Is a Trinity." The choir
has prepared special music for both
services. Bible 6tudy and devotional
services will be Ueld at 5 P. M. Sun
day school meets at 9:30 A. M. and
the choirs rehearse Wednesday and
Friday at 8 P. M.
Superintendent C. "X. Dubs and wife
will speak at the United Evangelical
church, Willamette boulevard and Gay
street at 3 P. M. Mr. and Mrs. C. N.
Dubs Are on their way back to China
where they nave been Tor years
earnest, faithful workers In the mis
sionary cause. They expect to sail
on the steamer Russia, June 3.
The regular services will be held at
It A. M. and 7:30 P. M. Rev. H. H
Farnham will preach. Junior en
dcavor will not meet at 3 P. M. as
usual. Senior endeavor will meet a
I 6:30. Th topic will be "Being a Good
Companion.
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The Sunday school of the Clay
Street Evangelical church. Tenth and
Clay street, west side, will open at
9:30 and will be in charge of E. J.
Keller, superintendent. The morn
irg service will begin at 10:45. The
pastor. Jacob Stocker, will present the
subject of "Christian stewardship."
The young people's alliance will meet
at 7 o'clock. At 8 the pastor will
speak on "Life Service, or Recruiting
for the Master." -
KALAMA, Wash., May 29. (Spe
cial.) D,r. Brooks of the Methodist
church of this city will hold special
Memorial day services tomorrow
morning in Jionor of the Grand Army
of the Republic, the Ss-anish war vet
erans and the veterans of the late
war. . Though the membership of the
Grand Army is gradually decreasing.
there are still several veterans in the
Dr. John H. Boyd Warmly
Welcomed on Visit.
Boy Scouts to Participate In Senr
lees of Worship at Westminster
and Other Churches.
tiew Hampshire. In the fall Mr. 1 city and immediate neighborhood.
HE First Presbyterian jchurch,
corner Twelfth and Alder streets.
will have . its former pastor. Rev.
John II. Boyd, D. D., in the pulpit
today at both cervices. 10:30 A. M.
7:45 P. M. Dr. Boyd has been
preaching in his old pulpit since May
and has been greeted by large
audiences.
The special music" at the morning
service will be a recitative, and aria
from Handel's "Jeptha." "Deeper and
IJeeper still." a tenor solo by J.
Macmillan Muir. In the evening
there will be an organ recital by
Edgar E. Coursen from 7:30 to 7:45
and a baritone solo,, "The Blind
Ploughman," by Robert Coningsby
Clarke, given by otto W edemeyer.
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At Westminster Presbyterian
church. East Seventeenth and Schuy
ler streets. Dr. E. H. Pence will
preach in the morning on "Christ and
Human Liberty. The evening serv
ice will bei a service of worship for
tha Boy Scouts of Westminster.' the
boys participating, and an- address
by Dr. Pence.
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Walter Henry Nugent, pastor of
Central Presbyterian church. East
Thirteenth and Pine streets, will
preach a sermon Sunday morning, ap
propriate for Memorial day, the sub
ject being "Wasting the Spoils." The
chorus will sing "The Radiant Morn
Hath Passed' Away" (Woodward), and
a quartet will rencrer "Savior, When
Xight Involves the Skies" (Sheeley).
In the evening the sermon topic will
be "John Mark, the Quitter and
Others." Mrs. J, P. Xocl will sing
"My Redeemer and My Lord" (Buck).
Next Sunday morning a number of
new members will be received. The
session will meet on Thursday even
ing at 7:30 to confer .with any who
contemplate uniting at this time.
The Men's club last Tuesday even
ing was a great success. The boys
who were formerlyin the army, pre
pared the dinner and served it, and
a very enjoyable evening was spent.
On Wednesday the ladies of the
church and their friends gathered at
the home of Mrs. E. Zimmerman and
spent a very pleasant afternoon.
A great forward move for com
munity betterment is' to be stressed
in the Kenilworth Presbyterian
church. Dr. Grimes, the pastor, will
lecture Tuesday evening on "When
the Earthquake Laughed.", A silver
offering will be taken to send dele
gates to the Toung People's etate
convention. The lecture is instructive
and Humorous.
At Piedmont Community Presby
terian church. Cleveland avenue and
Jarrett street, the pastor. Rev. J
Francis Morgan, speaks at "11 A. M.
on "National Ideals." The Boy Scouts
will participate in the service. At 5
P. M. there will be a vesper service
when representatives of various pat
riotic societies will be present. The
ABERDEEN', Wash., May 29. (Spe
cial.) The western Washington
Baptists, in convention here since Mon
day afternoon, were addressed Tues
day night by former President Taft.
In his address to the churchmen Mr.
Taft expressed his hearty sympathy
with the interchurch world movement
and with the progresslveness which
has characterized the work of the
Protestant churches in America dur
ing the last decade.
The attendance at the convention
is- the largest the Baptists of this
district have had at a convention in
a number of years, and keen interest
a being manifested by the delegates
in the addresses made.
The talks on yesterday's programme
were made by Rev. F. W. Wightman
of Tacoma. on "The Pastor in His
Pulpit"; by Rev. W. E. Henary of
Everett, on "The Pastor in His
Prayer," and by Rev. Frank B. Mat
thews of Seattle, on "The Pastor In
His Parish." In the evening session
Rev. F. H. Hicks of Seattle delivered
his annual sermon, discussing the in
terchurch world movement from va
rious viewpoints.
The report of J. F. Watson, secre
tary, of Seattle, showed that contribu
tions to the church work have been
larger this year than ever before.
Many prominent laymen are at
tending the convention, among them
are H. C. Compton. president of the
Compton Lumber company of Seattle,
and C. J. Erickson of the Erlckson
Shipbuilding company of Seattle.
Memorial exercises will be conduct
ed in the four United Brethren
churches of the city Sunday.
Dr. Byron J. Clark, pastor of the
First United . Brethren church. Fif
teenth and East Morrison streets, an
nounces for his subjects the follow
ing: Morning, "The Patriotism ot
Peace"; evening, "Lights and Shad
ows." Both services will be featured
with special music.
Rev. Ira Hawley, pastor of the Sec
ond United Brethren church. Twenty
seventh and Sumner streets, will
speak in the morning on "In Distress,
I the Holy One of Israel, Will. Hear."
In the evening his subject will be "I
Will Satisfy."
Rev. E. O. Shepherd, pastor of the
Third United Brethren church. Sixty
seventh street and Thirty-second ave
nue. Southeast, will preach in the
morning on "Our Sunday." n the
evening he will give an address ap
propriate to Memorial day, entitled,
"You and Peace." Mrs. Ada P. How
ett will -render a special piece of ! Prodigal Bon
T'.ie Comforter center will hold its
regular Sunday meetings in the Port
land hotel assembly room at 11 A. M
The subject will be "What God Is."
and the speaker, N. D. Norris. In the
evening at 8 o'clock Arden M. Rock
wood will speak on "The Great Dis
covery." . The topic for the Thursday
evening healing meeting is "Realisa
tion." The public will be welcomed.
Short talks are invited.
THE First Congregational church
holds two memorial services to
day. At the morning service begin
ning at 11 o'clock the Lincoln-Gar
field and the Gordon-Granger posts
of the Grand Army of the Republic
accompannod by the Women's Relief
Corps will be the guests ot the church.
Processor Lucien E. Becker has pre
pared an. appropriate musical service.
Dr. W. T. McElveen will give an ad
dress on the topic, "The War in Which
There is No Discharge." Dr. Mc
Elveen is to give the address at the
memorial service on Monday after-
nooi- in the auditorium.
Beginning at 7:45 P. M.. a union
memorial services will be held. For a
number of years the Congregational
churches cf Portland have held a
union service in which they memori
alized the members of the local Con
crcgational churches who have passed
to be members of the church trium
phant. W. E. Mcllhenny, W. H. Morse
and M. Walton are the committee of
arrangements for this service. Rev.
R. M. Pratt of the Pilgrim church
Is to conduct a meditation on Immor
tality and Dr. McElveen is to give
the address on "Memory and Antici
pation. - !
The Alumni Christian Endeavor so
ciety of the First Congregational
church is to hold a banquet in the
church parlors Tuesday evening, June
1. vv alter Huntington Is to be toast
master. G. Everett Baker is to re
spond to the toast, "The Christian
Endeavor of the Past." Miss Fa ye
Steinmetz, the president of the Ore
gon State Christian Endeavor union
will respond to the toast. "The Chris
tian Endeavor of Today." Roland Davis
will speak on the toast. "The Chris
tian Endeavor of the Future." Dr. Me
Elveen will speak on what the Chris
tian Endeavor alumni could do for the
church and Dr. Estella Ford Warner
will speak on "Our Multnomah Chris
tian Endeavor Fellowship."
Professor Lucien E. Becker, who for
the last two years has been the or
ganist of the First Congregational
church, concludes his service as or
ganist and choir director with the
service this evening. Professor Becker
has resigned to go to New York City.
He will be greatly missed by every
member of the congregation. Mrs.
Dudley Clarke also concludes her
services with the church. Miss Mar
garet Koss, recently of Sprinfffield
111., is to be the organist of the
church, and Mrs. R. M. Lansworth
will succeed Mrs. Clarke as the
scprano-soloist for the month of June.
Sumner, Dr. Wilson Johnston nd
some of the boys themselves.
At Waverly Heights Congregational
church, corner East Thirty-third street
and Woodward 'avenue, Rev. Oliver
Perry Avery, minister. Memorial day
win De observed at both the morn
ing and evening services. In memory
of our dead ths pastor will speak at
11 A. M on "Our Debt to Our Heroes.
As a sequel to the thought of the
morning the evening sermon will be
on "Peace-Time Patriotism." At the
morning service Fred J. S. Toose of
Oregon City, will sing.
Three Great Questions of Life"
will furnish the topic of the sermon
this morning at Pilgrim Congrega
tional church by Rev. Robert Murray
Pratt, pastor. At T P. M. the, young
people will have a special service,
Thomas Jones presiding.
The first Divine Science church,
Rev. T. H. Mlnard, pastor, holds serv
ices in the blue room, Portland hotel,
at 11 A. M. "Proving Our Son-ship"
is the topic. A mid-week, meeting
Thursday will be held at S P. M. at
300 Tilford building.
Dr. Waldo Continues Lec
tures on "Prodigal."
W hite Temple Series on Old Par
able Olvcn Modem Tarn.
music at the evening service.
Rev. C. P. Blanchard, pastor of the
Fourth United Brethren church, Tre
mont station, announces services as
follows: Morning. "One Hundred Years
Ago; A Little Child Shall Lead Them." I
In the evening a memorial service
led by E. B. Tlmms of the Grand Army
of the Republic post.
Memorial day will be observed at
the Church of Our Father (Unitarian),
Broadway and Yamhill street, with
appropriate morning service. The
sermon, "in Memoriam," will be given
by Rev. W. G. Eliot Jr. Services be- I Pastor. F- w Starring, will speak this
gin at II o clock.
The quartet choir will sinsr music
fitting to the occasion. Members of
the choir are: Mitylene Fraker-Stites.
contralto and director: Mrs. Mischa
Fein, soprano: J. Ross Farero. tenor;
Walter Hardwick, bass; Ralph W.
Hoyt, organist.
ALBANY, Or.. May 29. (Special.)
Dr. George H. Young, for the past few
years pastor of the First Baptist
church of Albany and a leader in
many of the city's activities, particu
larly in work durins- the war, is re
moving his family to Portland, where
he has established headquarters in
connection with his new work as
religious educational director for the
Baptist denomination in the Pacific
northw-est. He. resigned the pastorate
of the local church a few months ago
to take up this work, but retained his
residence here until permanent head
quarters were established in Port
land.
Pasco, Wash., Methodists
Purchase Building.
Present Pance Hall to Be Con
verted Into yntnasinm.
PASCO, Wash, May 29 (Special.)
a xne .Knights of Pythias busl
ness building, part of which is now
used as a dancehall, has been bought
by the Methodists of Pasco and will
be converted into an institutional
church. Possession will be bad in 90
days. The cost of the building and
lot was 133,000 and 120,000 will be
spent in remodeling it.
According to present plans, the room
now used as a dancehall will become
a gymnasium, with a swimming pool
and bowling alley and other athletic
equipment will be installed in the
basement- The rooms now used for
business purposes will become the
church auditorium and the front will
be remodeled along the general line
of a theater entrance. A pipe organ
wilt be installed in the auditorium.
The second floor, now used for of
fices and lodge rooms will be left with
few minor changes.
The lease on the dancehall will ex
pire January 1 and no effort will be
made to cancel It.
The new church, which will be in
stitutional in character, will have
classes in physical culture and will
afford a number, of recreationa-1 fea
tures and a "tcven-day-a-weesi"
church will be maintained. '
WALDO of the "White Temple
.ill continue his series on "The
modern and ancient,
this evening: taking the theme, "The
Prodigal Himself," or "Among the
Swine." The addresses are delivered
extemporaneously and strong moral
appeals ere being made to young men
and young women of the present age.
This morning at 11 o'clock his sub
ject will bo "The Place of Safety."
The Temple quartet will render spe
cial music at both cf these services.
At the Grace Baptist church. East
Seventy-sixth and Ash streets, the
At Kern Park Christian church
Forty-Bixth avenue and Slxtv-ninth
street, at 11 A. M., Dr. J. F. Ghormley
win taite tor tils theme, "God s Word
in Human Experience." At 7:45
P. M. memorial services will be held.
A well prepared musical - programme
will Do given. Lincoln s Gettveburg
speech will be read and Dr. Ghorm
ley will speak on "The Debt We Owe
to Our Heroes."
Christian Scientists Hold
Regular Services.
Subject of Lesson Kernel Will Bo
"Ancient and Modern Neero
maney. Alias Mesmerism and
Hypnotism, Denounced. .
"A
NCIENT and Modern Necro
mancy. Alias Mesmerism and
Hypnotism, Denounced." will be the
subject of the lesson sermon in the
Christian Science churches in Port
land today.
Regular services will be held in all
the Christian Science churches this
morning at 11 and in all except the
Firth and Seventh churches again at
tnis evening.
Wednesday evening meetings at
which testimonials of Christian Sci
ence healing are given will be held In
all the churches at 8 P. M.
Christian Science Sunday schools
are conducted for children under
years of age in all the churches. The
sessions in all except Third and Fifth
churches for the older classes becin
at 9:45 and for the younger classes
at 11. In Third and Fifth churches
the sessions are at 9:30 and 11..
Free public reading rooms are main
tained In the Northwestern Bank
building. 266 Burnsido street, 148
Killlngtrworth avenue and East Sixth
and Holladay avenue. At these read
ing rooms tha Bible and all other
authorised Christian Science, litera
ture may be read, borrowed or pur-
Chased.
Christian Science churches are lo
cated as follows: First church, N'ine
eenth and Everett streets: Second
church. East Sixth and Holladay;
Third church. East Twelfth and Sal
mon: Fourth church, Emerson street
and Vancouver avenue; Fifth church.
Sixty-second street and Forty-second
avenue Southeast; Sixth church,
Pythian building. 388 Yamhill street;
Seventh cburch, corner Smith avenue
and New York street, St. Johns.
A cordial invitation to attend the
church services and make use of read
ing rooms Is extended to all.
- .
Evangelist L. K. Dickson will speak
in Christensen's hall Sunday night
at 7:45 o'clock on the subject. "An
Epidemic of Federations-Political.
Financial. Industrial, Religious Are
They What the Prophets Saw? What
morning at 1 1 o'clock on "The Test
of Faith." Tonight at 7:45 his sub
ject will be, "Looking, Leaning and
Living.
Two of the members of Grace
church choir,. Mr. and Mrs. Aleck
Schwaubauer, are leaving IJie city.
The chorister, Charles Hageman, ex
pects soon to have the vacancies
filled. There will be special music at
services today. The adult bible class,
conducted by the pastor at the Sunday
school hour, 9:45 this morning, will
have for special discussion "The Pray
ers God Hears and Answers. - All are
welcome to these services, especially
those In the Montavilla district of the
city., '
o.
God in the Nation's Life" will be
the theme of the Memorial day sermon
which Rev. R. E. Close will deliver
Sunday morning tt the Third Baptist
church. In this sermon Rev. Close will
deal with the significance and future
of our national Memorial day. The
subject of the -evening sermon will
be "TI13 Consciousness of the Divine
Presence." All aro invited to '"the
church of the cordial welcome
m
At Highland Baptist church. Sixth
and Alberta streets, W.' T.- filliken,
D. D-, pastor, will preach this morn
ing at 11 yclock on "What Did Christ
Teach About Childhood?" and at 8
P. M. on "Unconscious Loss."
The Pilgrims in Amsterdam and
L,eyden" Is the topic of the third
lecture In the series on the Pilgrims,
who they were and what they did.
thwt Dr. W. T. McElveen will give
Thursday night ia the church parlors.
At the Gsencoe Baptist church.
Forty-fifth and East Main streets.
Rev. 1 F. C. Lalette will t.reach next
Sunday at 11 o'clock on th topic "In
the Beginning Geo Why We Believe
In the- Christian God." At 7:30 his
subject will be "Satisfied in an Un
satisfied World How?"
,
At the regular monthly meeting of
the Arleta Men's club, held in the
Arleta Baptist church. Forty-eighth
avenue and Sixty-fourth street, Tues
day eveninqr. Miy 25, S-?rjreant lrvin
of the traffic division of the Portland
police department gave a Jccture on
the safety first programme of the
police department, explaining in de
tail the efforts being made by the de-r-.artment
for tho prevention of acci
dents on the streets of the city. Also
asked for the co-operation of evry
one in helping to make traffic safe.
O. V. Badlsy. reader and imper
sonator, also Eave a. number of read
ings and character impersonations.
The next regular meeting will- be
held at the same place on June ??. at
which time a programme will be pre
sented, following a dinner at 6:41
P.M. -
Dr. W. B. Hinsnn will preach both
morning and evening at the East Side
Baptist enurcn, bast lwentietn ana
Salmon streets, today at 11 o'clock.
He will speak 3n "Christ's Estimate
of Himself." and at 7:15 bis subject
will bs "The Blue and tho Gray.'
There will bo baptism at both serv
ices. Dr. Hinson leaves at the close
of the evening service for Vancouver,
B. C, to take part in a five-day con
ference in thai city. On June 9 he
eroes ecst to enak at conferences in
Chicairo and Buffalo. Twenty-five
people have united with tin church
during the month of May.
Two special services at Atkinson
Memorial Congregational church are
arranged as a recognition of the
double significance of the day. This
morning Rev. Elbert E. Flint, the
pastor, will speak on "The True Me
morials of Life." This will be in
recognition of the nation-wide me
morial Sunday. Tonight the service
will be adapted to the Boy acout
movement. The national council of
the Boy Scouts of America has desig
natrd the week from May 30 to June
6 as Boy Scout week. The Scouts will
participate in the service with the
following parts: Flag salute. Lin
coln's Gettysburg address, recitation,
'In Flanders' Fields." and response
and repetition of Scouts' oath.
The address of the evening will be
on "Americans of 61 and 20. - On
Wednesday evening the men of the
church and community will have an
annual frolic
The regular meeting of the worn
en's association of the church will be
held Wednesday afternoon at the
church. This will be the' last meet
ing of the association until after
vacation and all members of the
different circles are urged to lay all
other plans aside and attend this
last meeting. An Interesting, instruct
ing and entertaining programme will
be given by the missionary com
mittee. The regular evening service at the
Sunnyside Congregational church will
give way to a memorial service under
the auspices of the men's league. The
Sumner post. Grand Army of the Re
public, and the William Dickinson
post. Grand Army of the Republic, and
the Women's Relief corps have signi
fied their Intentions of attending and
an inspiring service is anticipated.
The Grand Army of the Republic
quartet as well as the chorus choir
will sing appropriate selections. The
choir's evening anthem will be "The
Nation's Prayer, and at the morn
ing service they will sing "The
Last March." Dr. J. J. Staub will
speak at 11 A. M. on "The Secret of
Perennial Youth."
A service? will be held tonight at
the Highland Congregational church.
Prescott and East Sixth streets, which
will be of a memorial character. Rev.
Edward Constant will speak on "Flor
ence Nightingale and the Heroic
Nurses." During the service Miss
Gertrude Ost will sing "Christ in
Flanders." by Stevens, and Mrs. Mur
ray and Miss Ost will sing the duet
"God Is Love. by Marks. Longfel
low's poem, "The Lady of the Lamp,"
also will be read. The morning sub
ject will be "Lest We Forget."
BIBLE UNIVERSITY CLOSES
17 TOVXG ME.Y AXD TOjrEX
EXTEItyM I X ISTR V.
31 Graduates deceive Blplom-ws at
Commencement Exercises in,.
I'lrst Christian. Churclx,
EUGEXE, Or.. May 29. f5nec.al.V-
The fcraduatinft; exercises of th Eu-
Irene Bible university- were held Mon
day night at the First Christian
church. President P. I. Campbell of
the University of Oregon delivering
the address. Thirty-one graduates of
the school received their diplomat. At
5:0 the annuil alumni banquet was
held, plates being: reserved for 1 25.
ntany of whom were former Graduates.
On Sunday 17 younp- men and -women
were ordained into the ministry.
Tr. E. V. Stivers, pastor of the First
Christian church, performing the or
dination ceremony, assisted by 16,
other ministers. Those ordained txo
as follows:
A. Ted Goodwin. Oscar A. Cooper.
Florence Kirk. Ruth Williams. Grant
Lattin. Kmil Helseth, I-ucy Pointer,
Jessie Carlson. Mrs. lavid A. Byerlce.
Kalph W. Isaacson. William C. J'iper.
Kldon L. WoodEthel Fay Dana, Ruth
La, Benny, Martha W. Baird. Irene
Dodd and Louis F. Kcllems.
The graduates of the Bible college
this year are:
Classical ministerial court - Joseph
David Boyd. Clinton Clyd J ThuriUon,
Henry A. Van Winkle.
Classical Biblica' course. DIkson Patn
Hurriinan, Ktoren Kirk, Iena Kathcr
Npwton, Frank C Purnell. Ramon Advl
phine Stover. Carroll Curtis Roberts, Will
iam Phene Sutton, Ruth Ellen Williams,
v imam hood tfatrn, zona Vernon iod,
Edna Lawrence Burke. David Ailen Byrr-
ee, Milton Ward Bower. Rex Ruleth Lml-
!, Lcn Bryan Fish back, Effie Gladya Gib
son.
English ministerial course. Marauerito
Gebhart Dalian. Laura I. Drill, Edna Cor
nelius Harriman.
Normal Bible course. Etta. Althea Prall.
School of oratory. Martha Watson
Baird, William Rtbb Baird. Guy L. Drill.
School of music Mary Ethel Ashuret.
Ethel Fay Dana, Dickson Pain Harriman,
Ruth Ellen Williams, Hattio Foley Mitch
ell, Charles Harold. Richards, Lucile Eliza
beth Shea for.
Corn Farmers Get ew Land '
REGIXA, Sask. A large number of
wealthy farmers from the Un ited
States, mainly from the corn belt in
Illinois and Iowa, have. bought 43,000
acres of land west of here for $1,750,
000 and have 'commenced to . arrive
with their effects. They expect to
have a eood acreage under croD this
summer.
HEARTBURN
or heaviness after
meals are most an
noying manifestations
of acid-dyspepsia.
KM301B5 .
pleasant to take,
neutralize acidity
and help restore
normal digestion.
BADE BT SCOTT ft B0WNE
MAKERS OF SC0TTS EMULSION
MOTHER!
Special Memorial Services
at Trinity Today.
Mnslral Kratan Be Prominent.
This afternoon Choir Will Mnc
nt PortU.no Onen-Air sanitn-riim.
"California Syrup of Figs'1
Child's Best Laxative
ASI'.CiAli Aicmoriai aay service
has been arranged at Trinity for
11 A. M. The musical feature will be
prominent. This afternoon the mem
bers of the choir will go to the Port
land Open-Air sanatorium to sing; for
the patients. Dr. Morrison will make
a short address. A parish picnic is to
be held early in June, in which the
Sunday school and all the church or
ganizations as well as the congrega
tion will participate. The exact date
will be announced later. There will
be no more evening services until
September 1.
The Young People's society of St.
Stephen's Pro-Cathedral will meet
this evening at 6:30 o'clock in the
parish house adjoining tbe church, at
the corner ot Thirteenth and Clay
streets.
There will be a special subject for
this meeting, and C. A. Jacobson, wjio
is to have charge, will give a dis
course on "The Spirit of Missions."
Saturday. June 12. there will be a
supper and conference for boys at
the Pro-Cathedral. The special sub
ject to be handled will be "Vocation."
Among the speakers will be Bishop
Accept "California" Syrup of Figs
only look for the name California on
the package, then you are sure your
child is having tho best and most
harmless physic for the little stomach,
liver and bowels. Children love its
fruity taste. Full directions on each
bottle. You must say "California.",
Adv.
CATARRH
Is now easily overcome by UBing
an antiseptic oil spray, which ab
sorbs and dislodges the bard web
like mucous membrane of throat
and nose. Quick relief Is always
obtained by using the McKenzie
Catarrh Spray. The price com
plete, with special atomizer, is only
J2.50. We pay the postage on thla
and all oluer drug orders-
LAUE-DAYIS DRUG CO.
Trow K.rpertn. Dit, 3.
l'ortland, Orrgoa.