THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND,
JULY 11, 1920
DOCTOR OF LAWS DEGREE GIVEN TO SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKER
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. Frank L. Brown of World Association Is Honored by Albany College of Oregon Importance of Work Is Recognized.
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FRANK L. BROWN of the World s
Sunday School association has
Just received the honorary de
cree of doctor of laws from Albany
college, Albany. Or. The conferring
of this degree is a special recognition
of the all-important place that the
Sunday-school holds In the work of
the Christian church. President Will
iams in announcing the degree said:
"Albany college conferred the de
gree of doctor of laws on Frank L.
Brown in recognition of his states
manship in affairs ot the kingdom of
Ood and his leadership in interna
tional friendship between the United
States and Japan."
Dr. Brown is Joint general secre
tary of the World's Sunday School
association. In the interest of Sun
day school work he has been to the
orient three times, has traveled
round the world on Sunday 6chool
missions both by way of India and
through Russia. He was the leader
of tbe Sunday school party that visit
ed South America in 1915. On one of
his trips to Japan he was instrumen
tal In organizing the National Sun
day School association of Japan. He
also organized the Corean and Philip
pine islands Sunday school associ
ations. On July 29 Dr. Brown will sail on
the Empress of Russia from Vancou
ver to prepare for and participate in
the eighth convention of the world's
association, which will convene in
Tokio October 5. While in Japan pre
ceding the convention he will com
plete the plans for the one and two
day conventions which will be con
ducted by the Sunday school delegates
in at least 30 cities of the far and
near east. In November Dr. Brown
will, with 40 others, sail from Shang
ha', China, on another around-the-world
tour solely in the interest of
Sunday-school work. The party will
spend a month in India, holding
meetings in many cities, and then
continue to Egypt. Palestine and Eu
rope. Ky telegrams, letters and in per
son, applications for reservations are
being made at the office of the
World's Sunday School association,
216 Metropolitan Tower, New York,
by those who are eager to go to the
Tokio convention. Special interest Is
shown in the around-the-world tours.
Flans have been completed for a de
tour of four weeks in India. The
visits to the, mission stations of the
different denominations will be ex
periences never to be forgotten. In
spirational and educational meetings
will be conducted at each stopping
place. Berths can still be had on most
of the tours. Immediate application
for reservations is of great impor
tance. Each registered delegate, in
talking over the plans for the trip,
makes others want to go. The first
steamer sails July 30 and the last -one
on September 23. Those who take a
later tour can see Japan. Corea and
China after the convention concludes
on October 14.
Each of the ten outward-bound tour
parties will hold meetings in the
orient and it is interesting to note
the combined talent in each group.
Trained workers and speakers of
marked ability will be ready to con
duct profitable Sunday school gather
ings whenever the opportunity offers.
Leaders in the different centers
abroad are now arranging locally for
the coming of the Sunday school pil
grims. A number of the delegates have al
ready announced that they will write
books on their experiences while in
the orient. One writer will have his
photographer along, that suitable il
lustrations may be obtained. Many
others will become personal corre
spondents for various papers in the
home land. The World's association
will mail its "World-Wide Sunday
School News" for November from To
kio at the conclusion of the conven
tion. It will be a brief report of the
great meetings in Japan and mailed
to-about 600 papers in many parts of
the world. Arrangements are being
made with the Associated Press to
flash convention news daily around
the world.
The exhibit of Sunday-school books
and material used by up-to-date Sun
day-school workers will be a feature
of the Tokyo convention. Under the
direction of Allan Sutherland of Phil
adelphia, chairman of the exhibit
committee, assisted by Miss Alice B.
Hamlin, the best in books, maps,
charts, pictures, and so forth, has
been assembled and are now on their
way to Japan. One thousand books
in 20 boxes were sent in May. Other
boxes left in June. Many Sunday
schools have sent special demonstra
tions of their hand work, while photo
graphs of large organized classes
have been sought. Any Sunday school
that has a photograph of a class or
of any special activities in connec
tion with the work of the Sunday
school is requested to forward the
same by mall to Horace E. Coleman,
care of T. M. C. A., 3 Sanchome, Mlto-
shlro-cho. Kanda-Nu. Tokio. Mr.
Coleman is the educational secretary
for Japan of the World's Sunday
School association. Following the
convention in Tokio this exhibit wili
remain intact in that city. Efforts
are being made to raise a fund for
the erection of a permanent Sunday-
school building in, Tokio. This edi
fice, in addition to . meeting many
needs, would become the home of
the exhibit.
The China Sunday School union,
with headquarters at Shanghai, has
asked permission to print a special
edition of each book written by Miss
Margaret Slattery and which has been
translated into Chinese. Both Miss
Slattery and her publisher granted
this request. These books will have
an extensive circulation among the
thousands of teachers in China and
special interest attaches to the fact
that Miss Slattery will sail on July
29, on the Empress of Russia, that
she may take part in the Tokio con
vention. First she will-attend some
of the late summer conferences in
Chin,a. Following the convention Miss
Slattery will be one of the Sunday-
echool -specialists who will make the
return tour through Corea, China.
Singapore, India, Egypt and Pales
tine. The Sunday School, a publication by
the National Sunday School associa
tion of Japan, dated May 25. has just
reached the office of the World's Sun
day School association in New York.
The English page tells of the exten
sive preparations on the part of the
Japanese who are looking for the ar
rival of their Christian brethren from
overseas. The ninth conference of the
Federation of the Japanese Churches
passed the following resolution: "The
church federation expresses its hearty
approval of the world's Sunday school
convention to be held in Tokio next
October and prays God's blessing upon
it and also expresses the desire to help
as much as they can to make it a
great success."
Receptions are being planned not
only In Tokio at the residence of Mar
quis Okuma and in the imperial gar
dens, but in Yokohama, Kyoto, Osaka
and Kobe. Japan as a whole will have
Intimate knowledge of the work and
worth of the Sunday school. ' Two
groups are now touring west -and
north Japan to promote Sunday school
work and to create added interest in
the coming convention. Horace E.
Coleman, educational secretary for Ja
pan, has Just returned from a trip as
far as Sapporo in Hokkaido and re
ports that interest is keen even that
far north.
Morning services at Arbor Lodge
Presbyterian church. The sacraments
of Baptism and the Lords supper will
be observed after which all who wksh
to identify themselves with the
church will be received. The even
ing theme is "Finding Ourselves.
Service hours, 11 A. M. and 8 P. M.
A. R. Evans, pastor.
Reception of new members, baptism
of infants and the Lord's supper will
be observed at the morning service
at the ! orbes Presbyterian c'.uirch
Rev. H. H. Pratt, a former pastor of
the church, will be received a3 pastor
emeritus by the congregation in the
morning service. He will assist
the celebration of the Lord's sunner,
Evening topic S P. M., "The Passing
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"Pussyfoot" Johnson Speaks
at Central Church Today.
Prohibitionist Will Tell, What He
Sees Through Hia Glass Eye.
AT the Central Presbyterian church,
East Thirteenth and Pine, Dr.
Nugent, the pastor, will preach In
the morning on "A Spiritual Para
dox." J. William Belcher will sing
"Gloria" Peccia) and a quartet will
sing "Earth and Heaven" (Merca-dantle).
"Pussy foot" Johnson will speak in
the evening. His topic will be "What
I See Through My Glass Eye." Mr.
Johnson has gained international
fame in the fight he has waged
against the liquor traffic and Is
recognized as one of the leading
lecturers of the day. There will be
special music for this service.
Fourth Presbyterian church. First
and Gibba streets. At 10. Bible school;
11 A. M., worship, the Gideons will
speak; 7:30 P. M.. graduation exercises-
of the daily vacation Bible
echool. Next Sunday morning the
Gideons will have charge of the serv
ice at the Fourth Presbyterian church.
Two members of the organization
will speak. In the evening the
graduation exercises of the daily
vacation Bible school will be held.
Recognition will be given for the
splendid work done, prizes will be
awarded and the hand work of the
pupils will be on display. There will
be no evening service after next Sun
day until the first Sunday in Septem
ber.
Dr. Edward H. pence, paistor of
the Westminster. Presbyterian church.
and A. F. Bittner, educational direc
tor, will attend the meeting of the
synod of Oregon at Eugene this week,
July 33 to 21.
The Bible school 'at Westminster
Presbyterian church will study with
the aid of lantern slides for several
Sundays, Instead of studying in
classes. This Sunday they will
study, with the aid of pictures, the
life of Moses, next Sunday the live
of Daniel and Esther.
The church service today will be
a communion service and new mem
bers will be received at this time.
Dr. E. H. Pence will preach on "When
God Becomes Visible."
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The First Presbyterian church
corner Twelfth and Alder streets, will
have in ite pulpit today, both morn
ing and evening, the new pastor. Rev.
Harold L. Bowman of Chicago. Dr
Bowman comes from the Woodlawn
Park Presbyterian church in Chicago
where he has been pastor for many
years. Before that time he was as
sistant pastor with Dr. John Timothy
Mone at the fourth Presbyterian
church in Chicago. Dr. Bowman is
I a graduate of Coe college. Cedar
Prominent clergymen of north and middle writ receive Portland appoint
ments! I Rev. Donald W. M. McCluer, nho haa been called to the pas
torate of the Rom City Presbyterian church. He cornea from St. Loula,
l o to here he assistant pastor of the Central Presbyterian church,
Delmar and Clara avenues. Rev. Mr. McClurr will preach in his new
pulpit today. 3 Dr. Harold W. Bowman, who today will occupy the
pulpit of the First Presbyterian church, which has been without a pastor
for more than a year. He comes to Portland from a Chicago chareb.
3 Dr. O. C. Wright, who la In the east attending tbe national convention
of the Northern Baptists. He will visit his father In Orleans, Ind., before
returulilg t Portland some time during this week. Dr. Wright haa been
reappointed director of the Northern Baptist board 'of promotion in
Oregon, a position he haa held since the board was put into effect la 1012.
Griff is to Preach
'Dynamite of God."
Women of Missionary Society e-f
First Christian Church to Hold
Social Session Tuesday.
Rapids, la., and spent some time after
his graduation from college in
Beirut. Syria,1, as a member of the
faculty of the Syrian Protestant col
lege there. The congregation of the
1' irst Presbyterian church have been
eagerly rooking forward to the ar
rival of their new pastor and doubt
less the phurch will be crowded
both morning and evening. Dr. and
Mrs. Bowman arrived on Friday and
are living at the hotel Portland until
they can find a permanent residence.
Kenll worth Presbyterian -Neighbor
hood church. Thirty-fourth and Glad
stone. At 11. "Jesus and Common
Folk.s"; 8 P. M.. "The Company You
Keep": 9:45. Sunday school; 7. Chris
tian Endeavor. Good music, short
services. Welcome. L. K. Grimes,
pastor. The sermon-lecture this
evening will be for young people
though all are urged to attend. The
subject will be "The Company You
Keep." Some who have settled the
question of knowledge for them
selves and decided they know it all
might yet learn a little by attending
these services. Neighborliness is our
aim.
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Rev. A. R.. Evans, new pastor at
the Arbor Lodge Presbyterian church,
was born in Renfreneshire. Scotland,
took a four-year course at Queen's
university. Kingston, Ontario. Canada,
taught school three years, then
entered theological seminary at
Louisville. Ky.
He preached in the mission fields
of Canada and Indiana during his
school course and on graduating was
called to Linton. Ind.. a city in the
center of the coal fields.
Then he was called to Westminster
church in the heart of Fort Wayne,
Ind., where he spent three years.
Thence he went to Ellendale, N. D.,
where he labored in coaching stu
dents who were behind in their
grades. He persuaded hts church to
buy the county courthouse and used
It u community building to house
students and soldiers. When war was
declared he became religious work
director for the Y. M. C A.
The people of Dickey county. North
Dakota, requested the war board to
permit him to go to France with their
troops and furnished the money.
AfteT the armistice he was appointed
troop train secretary traveling to all
camps.
Now he comes to take charge of
Arbor Lodge Presbyterian church at
the invitation of the board of church
extension.
At the Piedmont Community Pres
byterian church, Cleveland avenue at
Jarrett street, morning worship will
be at 11 o'clock; evening. 8 o'clock.
The morning topic is "The Great
Companion:" evening. "Christian He
roism." Sunday school at 9:45. After
today the evening service will be
omitted until September.
Dr. A. O. Alexander of Denver.
Colo., will spesk this morning at 11
O'clock at the Pilgrim Congregational
church on "The Mission of Healing
In the Church." Astrid Roal will
sing. There will be no evening serv
ices. Sunday school will be at 9:45
o'clock.
Pilgrim Congregational church li
located on the corner of Missouri ave
nue and Shaver street.
Rev. Frank L- Moore will preach tit
the Tualatin Methodist Episcopal
church this morning at 11 o'clock, and
at the Wllsonville cnurch at 8 P. M.
Rev. Alfred Bates, pastor of Loth
churches, and Mrs. Bates are spending
a few days at Warrenton and Clatsop
Plains, Or., and Seaview. Wash., where
Mr. Bates whs formerly pastor.
THE Rev. Harold H. Griffia will
occupy his pulpit today at the.
First Christian church, corner of Park
and Columbia, in the morning at 11
and in the evening at 7:45. The theme
of the morning worship will be based
on religion aa a form of power, the
speaker taking for his topic "Ths
Dynamite of God." Full musical pro
grammes will be provided at both
services by the church quartet. The
pastor's subject at the evening hour
will be "The Supremacy of Man Under
the Reign of Law.
Tuesday afternoon the women of
the Missionary society will gather in
social session at the home of the
president. Mrs. A. E. Meserve, 1014
East Stark street. Wednesday after
noon and evening the young matrons'
Bible class, of which Mrs. C. A. Pen
gra is teacher and leader, will meet
Ith their husbands in a picnic at
Laurelhurst park.
The four United Brethren churches
of the city will hold services as fol
lows today:
First church. Fifteenth and East
Morrison streets Dr. B. J. Clark, the
pastor, is away and the Rev. Charles
T. McPherson will. hold the services
both morning and evening.
Second church. Twenty-seventh and
Sumner streets Rev. Ira Hawley, the
pastor, will conduct the services.
Third church. Sixty-seventh street
and Thirty-eecortd avenue Southeast
Rev. E. O. Shepherd, the pastor, will
preach in the morning on ",The Life
That Suffereth Long." .the fourth of
the series on the "Fruits of the
"Spirit." The evening service will be
evangelistic.
Fourth church, Tremont station
Rev. C. P. Blanchard, the pastor. Is
sick In the hospital, and Miss Lela
M. Luckey, a returned missionary
from Mexico, will conduct the serv
ices both morning and evening.
The Sunday school of the Clay-
street Evangelical church. Tenth and
Clay streets, west side, will meet at
9:30 and will be in charge of Super
intendent K. J. Keller.
Morning ervlce will begin at 10:45
At the close of the service the holy
communion will be celebrated. The
Young People's alliance meets at
o'clock, followed by the evening serv
ice at 8 o'clock. The pastor. Rev.
Jacob Stocker, will preach at both
services, morning and evening.
Rev. T. M. Minard. pastor of the
First Divine Science church, will hoH
service In the Portland hotel, blue
room, at 11 A. M. Subject, "There
Are Always Stones in the Road
Study class Thursday,
301 Tilford building.
Our Savior's, Lutheran. East Grant
and Tenth streets Rev. M. A. Chris
tensen. pastor. The morning sermon.
11 o'clock, will be In English, on "The
Disciple and tha Master."
Church of Modern Spiritualism. Pa
cific States building. 409 Alder street,
will conduct open forum today at 3
P. M. At the evening service at 7:45
Dr. C. F. Clefton. president, will in
troduce Rev. W. W. Aber, who will
lecture and give individual spirit mes
sages to the public Stanley Hicks,
tenor, will be the soloist.
The Church of the Truth has serv
ices in room 412, Central building.
every Sunday at 11 A. M.
Members of the Portland Theosoph-
Ical society will hold their devotional
meeting this evening at 8 o'clock at
the Theosophlcal ball, located in the
Central building. Tenth and Alder
streets.
The Comforter" center holds its
Sunday services in the assembly room
of the Portland hotel at 11 A. M. and
S P. M. Speaker, Ethelind Lord Cam
pion.
Today at Grace Baptist church.
East Seventy-sixth and Ash streets.
the pulpit will be occupied by Rev
F. W. Starring. The sermon subject
at 11 o'clock this morning will be,
"The Challenger." Tonight's service
at 8 o'clock will be made especially
interesting by the singing of a chil
dren's "Sunshine Chorus."
The workers of Grace Bible echool
will conduct a daily vacation Bible
school for one month, beginning to
morrow. From Monday to Friday of
each week there will be a daily pro
gramme of music, drills, calisthenics.
hand work, Bible stories, and so forth
from 9 to 12 A. M. Everything will
be furnished free to the boys and
glrla who attend. Children from all
Montavllla homes are welcome, re
gardless of church or Sunday school
connection. Those in charge will be
Miss Lillian Wright and Louise
Hunderup, graduates of Los Anireles
Bible Institute, and Miss Lillian Tren
grove. student at McMinnville college
this morning at 11 o'clock on "The
Problem of Getting People Saved."
Tonight at S o'clock the Orangemen
of the city will hold their annual
memorial service in the church. The
pastor has been invied to deliver the
address. Several lodces will attend.
The Sunday .school will meet at
9:45 and the Kpworth le.-igue at T.
The church is at East Fifteenth and
Tacoma avenue.
At the first Methodist church the
Scotch evangelist. Wallace Scott, will
sing and speak. Mr. Scott is a pic
turesque evangelist. His sonis are
fine and his message is wholesome
and helpful.
Dr. Stanstield at the morning serv
ice will speak on "According to God."
There will be good music.
Christian Science Subject
Today Is "Sacrament."
All Churches to Hold Services T!lx
Morning, but Only Mtth Tonight.
"Children of Royalty," Dr.
Flint's Subject.
"Paasyfoot Johnson Will Speak
at First Congregational Church.
TKINSON Memorial Congrega
L tional church will hold services
today as usual at East Everett
and Twenty-ninth street North. Rev.
Elbert E. Flint will preach this morn
ing on "The Children of Royalty." The
Sunday school meets at 9:45 A. M. The
evening servica will be at 7:45 and
the pastor will speak on "The Temp
tation of the Great." The music will
be in charge of Miss Kathryn Keim.
Dr. J. J. Staub of the Sunr.yside
Congregational church, , will speak
this morning on The Living Stones
of God's Eternal Temple." His topic
tonight will be "Spectators of a Mar
velous Race." Mr. Ntel Gulovson will
render an appropriate solo selection.
Miss Amy Warren will sing at the
morning service.
"Pussyfoot" Johnson will speak this
morning at the First Congregational
church.
"Pussyfoot Johnson declares the
less of-an eye has made him all the
more determined to gain world prohibition.
Robert Murray Pratt, formerly of
the Pilgrim Memorial church of this
city will occupy the pulpit of the
First Congregational church tonight.
Hia topic will be "All Men Are Ghosts."
Dr. McElveen, pastor of the First
Congregational church, writes that
he- is enjoying the hospitality of
friends, and parishioners in Boston.
Mass., where he is attending the in
ternational council.
Rev. W. S. Gordon, pastor of the
Sellwood Methodist church, will speak
THE subject of the lesson tcrraoa
in the Christian Science churches
today will be "Sacrament."
Services will be held- as usual In all
the Christian Science churches this
morning at 11 o'clock. Night cervices
will be held in Sixth church only dur
ing July and August.
Mid-week meetings will be held in
all the churches on Wednesday nisrht
at S o'clock. Testimonials of Chris
tian Science healing arc given at
these meetings.
Sunday schools for children undrr
the ase of 20 are maintained in all
the churches. The session for the
older children In all the churches ex
cept Third and Fifth assembles at
9:43 nd for the younger classes at
11. In Third and Fifth churches the
tessions are at 9:30 and 11.
Free public readinsr rooms are
maintained in the Northwestern Bank
buildintr. 2fi Furnside street, and t
14S Killincsworth avenue. At these
reading rooms the Bible and author
ized Christian Science literature mai
oe reaa. oorrowea or purcnasea.
Christian Science churches are
cated as follows:
First church, l!th and Everett.
Second church. East 6th and Holla
day avenue.
Third church. East 12th and Sal
mon streets.
Fourth church. Emerson street and
Vancouver avenue.
Fifth church. 2d street and 42d
avenue southeast.
Sixth church, Fythian building. 3SS
Yamhill street.
Seventh church, 4"3 Smith avenue.
St. Johns.
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Dean Hicks Preaches Today
at St. Stephen's.
3Iuic n Pro-'aliedrnl to Re
Charae of ( nrl Denton.
DEAN HI
mornin
1CKS will preach at both
St. Stephen's Pro-Cathedral. Carl
Denton will have charge of the music.
The Young People's society will meet
at 6:30 P. M. in the parish house and
will present an interesting pro
gramme. All are welcbme.
There will be an Inter-Parnchial
picnic Wednesday, July 14. at Penin
sula park. Take the special car at
Second and Washinsrton streets at
9:30 A. M., or take Mississippi avenue
car on Broadway any time. There
will be a number of games for the
youngsters.
"God's Friends" is the subject F.ev.
Levi Johnson will have at the. Men'";
Resort meeting today at 4 P. M. Uev.
Air. Jonnson will also lead in sinping
some of the old familiar songs, with
Miss Alice Johnson at the piano.
The male quartet and evangelist of
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DR. HINSON SEES GOD COMING ON CLOUDS THAT ARE SHAPING NOW
Mosses in Sky Are Creator's Footstool and They Form in Great Rolling Banks Above State of Oregon, Says Pastor of East Side Baptist Church.
BY DR. W. B. HINSON.
Text: "The God. for me." Acts 1:11.
This ?am JestiR whom we have seen go
ing up into henven shall so come in like
manner from heaven.
THIS same Jesus! The Jesus who
said to Nicodemus, "God so loved
the world, that he gave his only
begotten son that whosoever believeth
in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life." The same Jesus who,
to a poor publican in ill repute, and
up in a tree, said, "Zaccheus, make
baste and come down, for today I
must abide at thy house." The same
Jesus who said to Simon Peter after
the man had made his great confes
sion. "Blessed art thou Simon; for
flesh and blood hath not revealed this
unto thee, but my father who is
heaven." The same Jesus who said
10 the dying thief, penitent, yet with
the death rattle in his throat. "Today
thou shalt be with me in paradise."
The same Jesus who said to Thomas,
"Reach hither thy finger and put it
into the print of the nail and be not
faithless, but believing." The same
Jesus who said to Saul on the Damas
cus road, "Saul, Saul, why persecutest
thou me?" This same Jesus is the
Jesus I want!
The- same Jesus who said to the
Samaritan woman, "If thou knowest
the gift of God and who it is that
speakeTh unto thee, thou would'st
have saked of him and he would have
given thee living water." The same
Jesus who said to the cowering wom
an taken in sin, "Woman where are
thine accusers?": and she said, "They
are gone. Lord": and he said, "I do
not condemn thee. Go and sir no
more." The same Jesus who said to
another trembling woman who crept
tip and touched the hem of his long
flowing garment. "Daughter, thy faith
bath made thee whole." The same
Jesus who said. "Why should I not
heal this woman of her infirmity by
which eatan has bound her for 18
years?" The same Jesus who said
"Weep for yourselves, daughters of
Jerusalem; rather than for me. The
same Jesus who, out Of his dying
eyes looked at Mary and said, "Behold
in John your son." This same Jesus
is me jesus x want:
LlUea Are God's Work
The Jesus who looked at the little
lilies on the hillside and said nothing
about natural law. but declared the
finger of Almighty God painted them
in their regal beauty. The Jesus who
looked out and said, "Cirds of the air
have nests, but I have nowhere to
lay my head." The Jesus who went
through the market place and said,
"Two sparrows are sold for one farth
ing and to make a better bargain five
tparrows can be bought ror two farth
incs and not one sparrow falls with
out your father's notice." The Jesus
who said to the boisterous wind. "Go
back whence you came": who said to
at a tree that represented hypocrisy f pies, when they knew by the old
as well as it could and said, "No more beautiful mannerism that it was Jesus
irun on you rorever ; wno laid him- I sitting there; the hands that still
self down at last on a tree that bears
wonderful fruit for the world's heal
ing. This same Jesus is the Jesus I
want.
I want the Jesus who said. "Blessed
are the poor in spirit, for theirs is
the kingdom of- heaven: blessed are
the meek for they shall inherit the
rth: blessed are -they that mourn.
for they shall he comforted; blessed
are they that hunger after righteous
ness, for they shall be filled; blessed
are the merciful, for they shall obtain
mercy: blessed are the pure in heart.
for they shall see God; blessed are
the peacemakers, for they shall be
called the children of God: blessed are
the persecuted for my sake, for theirs
is the kingdom of heaven: blessed are
ye when men shall revile you and
say all manner of evil against you
for my sake, for great is your reward
in heaven." This same Jesus Is the
Jesus I want!
Hla House Founded on Rock.
And good would it be to have the
same Jesus who one day said and
sometimes I think I would give all I
have got to hear him say just that
one little parable "Whosoever, hear-
etn these sayings of mine and doeth
them. I will liken him unto a wise
man who built his house upon the
rock: and the rains descended, and the
beat upon that house, and it fell not.
lor it was founded on the rock."
The Jesus who said to the bronzed,
bearded disciples. "Do not send the
children away, but let their mothers
bring them right up to me, for of such
is the kingdom of heaven," and the
Jesus who one day said. "No man can
ever find God without me. but no
man need fail of finding God through
me." because, "Come unto me all ye
that labor and are heavy laden, and
floods came, and the winds blew and
I will give you rest"; who saw a poor
sinner trembling on the verge of the
crowd and said, "Him that Cometh
unto me I will in no wise cast out";
who said. "In my father's house are
many mansions; if it were not so I
would have told you: I go to prepare
a place for you. and I will come again
and receive you unto -myself, that
where I am there ye may be also."
Ah, I would not like to go to hell, and
so miss hearing the musical voice of
that same Jesus. This same Jesus is
the Jesus I want.
Lepers Are Cleansed.
The same Jesus whose hand was
stretched out to touch the befouled
leprous man as he said, "Be clean";
whose hand lifted up Peter when un
belief made the water capable of
drowning the disciple: whose fingers
touched the fevered brow of Peter's
wife's mother, and her fever left her;
whose hands were placed on the
brows of the children, the children
whe never forgot in after life that the
fingers of Christ touched them: the
coming back. Why bless you, when I Mark. Luke and John and Paul un
this Jesus walked this earth, little
children went up to him. for thev
were not afraid. And lost women
knelt at his feet and bathed them
with their hair; they were not afraid.
And the publicans and harlots gath
ered about him because they knew
they did well to fear Pharisee. Sad
ducee, Herodius. and Scribe, but they
need not be afraid of Jesus Christ.
Oh.- woman, if you are here, throw
your fearfulness away when you
think about the return of the lord,
because jt is the same Jesus who Is
coming back.
He Cornea on Clouds.
And he is coming as he went away,
on the clouds. Oh, I want to preach
to you people some time on the min
istry of the cloud. He is always on
the clouds to me. One reason why
I love to live in Oregon is that it is
state of the clouds. . My. those
the uplifted wave. "Lie down and be I fingers that broke the bread in the
itin as a marble floor, who looked 1 presence - of. the. two Emrnaus disci-.
bear the mark of the nails. This same
Jesus is the Jesus I want.
For. you see or if you do not. I do
I am Bartimeus, and 1 cannot see.
And I look where they tell me God
is, and fail to find him because I am
blind: so I want Jesus, who said to
Bartimeus. "You can see now." Yes. I
want him to say just that to me. And
I am the man at the pool of Bethesda;
I see the right path, but I cannot
tread it. for I am lame; and I have
Li-iea umer neaiers ana they were no
good, so J. too, want the Jesus who
said to that man, "You are all right,
and can walk home." I want the
Jesus who pictured a young fellow
who went into the far-off country
and played the fool, and at last turned
to his father because there was not
any other corner in God's world where
he could go, and his father ran to
meet the boy, and laughed over him.
and joyed over him. and put shoes bulking air navies of the upper seas
on his poor, blistered feet, and uood how erand thev nret v l ... . '
"uiins uver nis snouiuers tnat were,
sagging with misery, and gave him a
good meal, and then actually orna
mented him with a ring on his finger.
O. I would like to say to all those
people who are not very well satisfied
with Jesus Christ that this same Jesus
Is the Jesus I want.
Peter Escapes Hell.
I want the one who looked across the
judgment hail one morning and, as
he looked into the eyes of a man who
had actually taken an oath that he
did not know Jesus Christ, he won
Simon Peter out of the hands of the
devil when Simon was so near to hell
his very hair scorched. O, I want that
Jesus. I want the Jesus of Bethlehem,
who laid aside all the glory of heaven
and eternity that he might save me;
the Jesus of Nazareth who stood
among the curled fragrant shavings in
his carpenter shop; the Jesus of Jor
dan who so associated himself with
the people that he said. "Thus it be
cometh us to fulfill all righteous
ness"; the Jesus walking on the sea
to the frightened disciples in the
storm-driven boat; the Jesus who
prayed in Gethsemane garden when
the pale moonlight revealed the
bloody sweat on his brow; the Jesus
who marched into the judgment hall;
the Jesus who hung on Calvary's
cross; the Jesus who went up to heav
en in his own right from the Mount
of Olivet. And I am glad every time
I read Acts 1:11 and find it is this
Jesus, and not another, this same
Jesus who went up. who will come
down, who went away, who will re
turn: the same Jesus.
Now I did not intend to say this
thing, but it comes to my mind, how
there was a woman in this church
once, and she remarked how dreadful
a thing it would be to be alive if the
Lord came back. Ah. you have mis
understood the thing. You thought
it was another kind of Jesus who was
times I look at them all sun-kissed
and light begirdled. and I half expect enemy of God has been slain. And I
Christian Jews, and say they did not
know what they were writing about.
And they cannot see in Jesus Christ
anything more than "a mild-eyed
Galileean peasant" speaking in old
Judea. The clouds are bulking now!
And if he is coming on the clouds, I
think I may dare to humbly say it,
there are clouds enough now to war
rant this same Jesus coming back.
But I like it for another reason. Ho
is coming seated on the clouds. The
clouds are frightful things to the un
informed. And there are millions on
the earth when they see these clouds,
go scurrying to the storm cellar the
way they do in Oklahoma when the
sky gets black. And sometimes when
these clouds are getting about us, we
put out the hand and try to steady the
ark of God. for fear it will tip over.
And a while back a cloud arose when
they told us that Christ had fallen
down in Flanderb. But some day he
Is coming seated on the clouds, mak-
ing tne ciouas ine oust 01 nis leet as
he moves on in his regal way con
quering and to conquer, until the last
to see Jesus seated on those great and
glorious clouds of Oregon. But not
alone on those clouds does he come.
I have known cloudy weather. I told
you once 1 had had every trouble I
know anything about in all my read
ing, "except one. And sometimes in
these later years when poor little
pigmies have made their threats. I
have laughed exultingly and tumult
ously as I realized I have weathered
worse hurricanes than those little
gnats can ever produce, and I tell
you at such times I see him on the
clouds. I saw them dig the grave and
throw the dirt over it; but I heard
him say. "I am the reseurrection and
the life," and I listen to him rathei
than to anyone else. I have gone
into the darkness, and felt the pres
sure of his hand when he said. "Child,
you are not afraid, of the dark -when
you are with me:" and my wild heart
has exultingly said. "Not a bit; the
darkness can last forever, I do not
care, so long as I am sure of thy
presence." I am glad he is coming
in the clouds.
Clouds Are Gathering.
And by the way the clouds are
gathering in the sky now", I think he
must be coming pretty soon. I read
only this morning that in a certain
pulpit a preacher said, "I do not be
lieve I am saved by the blood of any
body. I do not want any butcher shop
salvation." A big cloud that! And
another preacher said he had given
up preaching hell and heaven and the
Bible, for it was not worth while
preaching such things longer. A big
cloud that! And they cannot stand
Jonah, and some day they will find
Jonah cannot stand them either! And
they are unsure of David, but they
are no more unsure of David than
they will find David is unsure of
them! And they call Peter, Matthew,
am trying to so associate his coming
with the clouds in your thinking that
this afternoon if you chance to look
up at the clouds you will think about
the Christ who is coming seated on
the clouds; and when you are riding
along the road and see the clouds you
will think of the Christ who will
make those same clouds as the dust
rising up behind his chariot wheels.
"Lo! He comes with clouds descend
ing. Once for favored sinners slain!
Thousand thousand saints attending.
Swell the triumph of his train!
Hallelujah!
Jeeus Christ will come to reign."
Sleeping Bodies Will Rear.
But not only so. When he stood
before Caiphus, and Caiphus put Jesus
on his oath and said. "Are you the
Son of God?" Jesus said, "I am; and
henceforth you shall see me seated on
the right hand of power, coming in
the clouds." He is coming in power.
Some one asked me a while ago how
those sleeping bodies were ever going
to hear the voice of Jesus Christ. I
have no difficulty there. There was
nothing but haos in the place of the
universe. once: and he stood and with
the same voice that will startle the
sleeping dead, said, "Let "here be
light." and the light shone; and he
said, "Lef there be . sun. moon, and
stars." and -they appeared; and he
said. "Let the dry land appear In the
water." and the earth appeared; and
he said. "Let the wild waters gather
themselves into seas, and be confined
by sand grains; and let everything
that is. come forth;" so I am unafraid
that the ears of my old father will be
unable to hear the voice of the one
who created all things.
' And look at the power In the provi
dential realm. You know I like to
hold the Bible in my hand and think
how much it has eurvived. Poor old
Bible! It has been burned, and
drowned, and imprisoned, and de
stroyed, I do not know how many
times. But here It is. And the amus
ing as well as gratifying thing is this.
If they issued an edition of the Bible
tomorrow, and from the shortest verse
of the Bible, "Jesus wept," the one
word "wept" were left out. they
would suppress that whole edition of
the Bible and call it in. Why? Be
cause they had omitted one word.
Christ IVe-ver Perlshea.
Sennacherib thought he could with
stand this God, and said, "I will Bound
the bugle blast and call the army;"
but vainly he sounded the bugle in a
graveyard, for his army had died in
the night. And Herod said. "I will
fix this King of the Jews business."
Se he sent out and bad all the male
children killed, and said. "I guess that
disposes of Jesus," but the Christ was
not there, and he never is when you
seek to destroy him. An Emperor of
Rome said. "I will build a coffin for
Christ," Anyone could! That is no
trick. But who will get Christ Into
the coffin after it is made? There is
the rub. if you please! But anyone
can make a coffin for him. He is
coming in power. I am surprised at
these preaching men who cannot un
derstand .how God could keep a man
alive under the sea three days. Why
you know my problem would be a God
who could not do that. What a poor
little God he would be If he could not
keep a man alive under the sea three
days. For a German submarine could
do that! And these poor little trick
ster playing their fantastic tricks in
the pulpit say "It could not be done."
and they say he haa made natural
laws, and those natural laws move. on
and he cannot affect them. My. I
should think the maker would be big
ger than the thing he has made; and
the creator bigger than the creation.
Have they not read "With God all
things are possible?" , He is coming
with power.
And he is going to demonstrate
his power on the dead and living.
There shall be the trumpet of God
sounding, and then this brown and
green earth shall be split, and as up
from the ground he arose, so up
from the grave they will arise. And
I will see my father and you will
see your mother, and the little child.
and the strong brother, and the sis
ter you have mourned so long. It
cannot be! But It will be, because
he is coming in hia power.
He Will Lift Deaa Bodies.
And then he Is going to work lust
as big a miracle on you and me if
we happen to be alive. As big a
miracle as lifting up dead bodies?
Yes. sir! He is going to change us
so that we shall be no whit behind
those who have been for hundreds
of years with Christ in the unseen,
and have had performed on their
bodies the marvelous miracle of
the resurrection. For we shall be
changed. Well, it will take a long
time for him to do it. "In a mo
ment?" Oh, no! "In the twinkling oi
an eye." He Is coming in power.
"Yes." you say. "that h? magnifi
cent, that revelation of the Bible,
yet there is a little cowering in my
heart about it." Ah, I found a word
one day, and you do not know how
glad I was to find it. Do you know
who wrote the Acts of the Apostles?
Luke. Well, he wrote the third gos
pel. And Cuk said. "He led them
out as far as Bethany, and he blessed
them. And while he was blessing
them, ha ascended." I went years
without knowing that it Is written
In the Bible. "While he was blessing
them, he ascended." Now listen to
the angels. "This same Jesus shall
so come in like manner." "While he
was blessing them." "In like man
ner." And he shall come blessing his
people. Cannot you say now, "Come.
Lord Jesus, come quickly?" He shall
come blessing his people.
- Laat Enemy la Death.
I do wish he would come. Some
of you have shed lots of tears, but
there is a day coming when you will
be glad you have got a tear left, for
God will wipe away all tears. Ah.
he will never do that to me! "From
11 tys." A minister In this city
preached a - sermon on "Beautiful
Death." But the Apostle Paul, who
knew as much as any Presbyterian
preacher, said. "The last enemy is
death," and you will get rid of it
when Jesus comes. No death then!
And I have not come to the best
yet. There will he no sin! And it
shall be the usherintr in of a day.
and sometime during tnat day which
is lOOy years with God there shall
come a moment, and I am glad I am
going to see that moment, and I am
going to have my little humble part
in it: there shall come a moment n-hpn
the majestic Jesus Christ will hand
over tne kincdom of the redeemeHj
universe to od. and in that who!
kingdom there shall not be an allei
eye, or an alien tongue, or an alien
neart. But God shall he all in all.
I want to be there. 1 want to have
part in the first resurrection. I want
to be aiTiong those who. are received
by Jesus when he comes in the air.
"This same Jesus shall so come bless
ing his people."
Take this thought home with you.
It will help you if your business is
poor; and it will help you if your
health is poor; and it will help you
when vour mood is bad: and it will
help you if you are a stranger hero
and feel so lonely you wish you were
dead; and it will help you when your
sins rise up; and it will help you all
the time, everywhere, anywhere; that
you have the same Jesus with you
ever, and at the last you will ever
he with the Lord.
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