- THE SUNDAY OREGONTATT, PORTAXTJ. AUGUST 15, 1920
ANGLICAN BISHOPS URGE REUNION OF ALL ORTHODOX CHURCHES
Vision Embodied in Appeal to All Christian People Acknowledged to Be New, Even Revolutionary, but "Highly Desirable.
LONDON, Aug. 14. Reunion of
churches is urged in an appeal
to "all Christian people" framed
by bishops of the Anglican church
who attended the recent conference
at Lambeth, which was made public
Wednesday In connection with a
statement by the Archbishop of Can
terbury. The appeal Is "directed to the or
thodox churches of the east and to
the great Roman communion of the
west, no less than to the free
churches which have grown to matur
ity among- the Anglo-Saxon races. Its
scope is so wide that there can be no
doubt large numbers of the bishops
who issued it had in mind those of
our kith and kin in the great Pres
byterian, Methodist, Baptist and Con
gregational communions with whom,
although they are separated from tho
church, the Anglican communion has
so much in common."
Plan of Union Described
Describing the plan of union, the
statement says: '"The visipn embodied
here Is new, even revolutionary. The
plans of reunion whereby the Angli
can church might hope to absorb
other communions are frankly aban
doned. What is needed is a new struc
ture, simple enough to begin at once,
but large enough to Include all."
The bishops summon all the Chris
tians to look, not for an extended
Anglican church, but for a truly cath
olio church of the future, to which
every church should bring its own
contribution of life and organization.
No loose federation of independent
churches is contemplated, but rather
a real organic unity based on funda
mentals, in which there should be am
ple room for groups with their own
outlook and for methods such as John
iWesley originally contemplated.
Division Are Deplored.
The appeal points out "universal
ministry" as the chief need, and
claims that an episcopate is the one
means for providing such a ministry.
Divisions among Christian peoples
are deplored in the appeal. They are
attributed to self will, ambition and
lack of charity, the bishops confessing
frankly "our own share in the guilt."
The bishops voice their belief that
visible unity of the church will be
found to Involve acceptance of the
Bible and of the Nicene and Apostles'
Creed, the sacraments of baptism and
communion, and "ministry acknowl
edged by every church as possessing
not only the inward call of spirit, but
also the commission of Christ and
the authority of the whole body,"
All Asked to Unite.
An episcopate, the statement con
tinues, is the best instrument for
maintaining the unity and continuity
of the church. It concludes: "We do
not ask that any one communion give
Its consent to be absorbed in another,
but we do ask that all should unite in
a new and great endeavor to recover
and to manifest to the world the
unity of the body of Christ for which
lie prayed."
The Archbishop of Canterbury ap
proved of the message, saying that
the idea of it was to make the minis
try of each church acceptable to alL
Other matters taken up by the Lam
beth conference included the admis
sion to the ministry of women and
discussions on marriage laws, the"
league of nations and relations be
tween capital and labor. The results
of these discussions will be an
nounced later.
i eminent Uaptlst Pastor Here.
Rev. Johnston Myers, paotor of Im-
manuel Baptist church of Chicago, ac
companied by his wife and daughter,
Is in Portland for a stay of several
days. He Is one of the foremost min
isters of the Baptist church and has
been for many years at the head of
the big down town institution of
Chicago. During the years following
the panic of 1893 the institutional
work was extended to providing cof
fee and rolls for the unemployed and
In various ways it has been closely
Identified with the civic life of the
city. Financial support has come to
it freely from Jew and Gentile alike.
His brother. Rev. Johnston Myers, i
pastor of the Fremont Temple Baptist
church of Boston, and the brothers are
among the pioneer ministers of the
raith.
Dr. Myers last visited Portland five
years ago. Thursday he was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. F E. Hilton, at
whose wedding he officiated in Cin
clnnatl 34 years ago, and with his
wife and daughter were taken for a
trip over the Columbia rlvei hi schwa, v.
The party is registered at the Nor-
tonla hotel.
At Wo-odlawn Methodist Episcopal
ehurch, corner East Tenth and High
land Btreets, Sunday school will be at
8:45 o'clock. The sermon at 11 o'clock
will be by Rev. J. A. McNees. Junior
league meeting is at 7 P. M. The 8
P. M. service will be under the aus
pices of the Epworth league. 'Orra
.u. ADDett is the leader.
.
The lecture on advanced thought in
the noonday series at the assembly
room, Portland hotel, will be given
tomorrow by Rev. Robert Murray
Pratt, former pastor of Pilgrim Con
gregational church. The topic will be
The Divine Ability." Song service at
.noon, lecture at 12:20 P. M.
DR. C E. CLINE TALKS ON "IDEALISM, WISE AND OTHERWISE"
Graphic Comparison Between Two Families in Illinois, One in Which Peace and Harmony Prevail; the Other in Which Uneasine ss, Restlessness and Unhappiness Predominate.
DR. C. E. CLINK, pioneer Metho
dist minister, now retired, a
resident of Portland and mem-'
ter of the Portland Ministerial asso
ciation, delivered the following ser
mon, taking as his subject "Idealism
Wise and Otherwise." and as his text,
Colossians 11:10, "Ye are complete In
klm."
Idealism Is something set up for
Imitation or realisation, a standard
we wish to leach.
It is the one element of progress
that distinguishes man's nature from
that of the brute. While animals go
on from generation to generation
learning nothing, practicing their
same little round of habits, or in
stincts, man is impelled by idealty to
invention, experiment, alteration and
progress 'in the arts and sciences.
Ideality induces discontent with
present conditions, possessions or per
formances. So in morals, ideality In
cites to higher thinking and better
living.
There is such a thing as a mag.
nittcent discontent. And yet this
ideality may be easily overdone. It
must be modified by good sense, pa
tience and conscience or it breeds a
troublesome discord.
Aa a Methodist preacher I once
traveled a big circuit in Illinois, on
which were two families, illustrating
what I have in mind.
The first of these families may be
called Smith, though that was not
" their real same, and the other Jones.
Dr. W. T. McElveen Returns
to First Congregational.
"Mental Jonrneyinga" 'Win
Sunday Sermon Series.
AUDIENCES have greatly Increased
at the First Congregational
church since Rev. W. T. McElveen has
returned from his vacation. On Sun
day mornings Dr. McElveen Is preach
ing a series of sermons on "Mental
Journeyings." He Is showing how
the great ideas of Christianity grow
and change. He is indicating how
the church Is slowly Christianizing
its creeds.
On Sunday morning he will tell
how In the last 300 years the church
has come to have a larger and clearer
knowledge of the truth of the atone
ment. On subsequent Sunday morn
ings he will tel. of the changes that
have come to other Imperial ideas of
tne gospel.
Mrs. F. H. Murphy gives an In
structive and entertaining stereop
ticon lecture on "Esther" at the Con
gregational Sunday school service at
9:4a o'clock, and Miss May Llttrell
will discuss "Poem Sermons" at the
Christian Endeavor society, which
begins at 6:30 o'clock.-
On Thursday evenings Dr. McElveen
has resumed his series of informal
lectures on "Who Our Pilgrim An
cestors Were and What They Thought
ana Did." several of the organiza
tions of the First Congregational
church will begin their season's work
within the next two weeks.
Dr. McElveen will resume his popu
lar lectures on "Pilgrim History" at
the Thursday evening social meet
ings. Prior to going on his vaca
tion he told the story of the pilgrim
movement as that movement worked
Itself out in England and Holland.
On Thursday night he lectures on the
"Pilgrims at Plymouth." While in
Boston this summer he took a train
load of more than 300 Englishmen and
Australians to Plymouth and acted as
their guide in seeing the sights of
that historic own.
On Sunday evening Dr. McElveen
will try something new. He is to
conduct what he calls a book, "Sun
day Evening." Miss Marie Conway
Oemler's "Slippy McGee" is by all
odds the most popular novel of the
season. It is a delightful love story
involving a burglar, a priest, some
butterflies, two villains, and Mary
Virginia, by a new writer with a
fresh touch.
Dr. J. J. Staub of the Sunnyside
Congregational church, having re
turned from his vacation trip, will
cccupy his pulpit next Sunday morn
ing as usual and will speak on
'Christ s Great Perennial Promise."
In the evening he will address a
union meeting of the Sunnyside
churches at the First Friends' church,
on the subject "The Secret and Power
of Divine Fellowship."'
"Jonah and the Whale" Is
Pastor's Topic.
"Menace of Modern Education" to
Be Theme of Morning Sermon by
Rev. J. G. Inkster.
THE First Presbyterian church, cor
ner Twelfth and Alder streets, will
have a Canadian visitor In its pulpit
during the vacation of Its pastor, Rev.
Harold Leonard Bowman, D. D. This
i Rev. John G. Inkster. pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, Victoria,
B. C.
At the morning service Mr. Inkster
will give the second of a series which
he began last Sunday on 'The Life
and Times of Jonah." The special
subject of this sermon will be "Jonah
and the Whale."
At the evening service Mr. Inkster
will give an address on "The Menace
of Modern Education." This is
treatment of one phase of the general
question of reconstruction and the
church, a timely1 subject dealing with
the religious conditions following the
war.
ThA auartet of the First Presbv
terian church Is on its vaca'tion this
month, and the music is in charge of
J. Macmillan Muir, who presides at
the organ, and E. Maldwyn Evans,
who gives a baritone solo at each
service and leads the congregational
singing.
The Sunday school Is meeting In
two sessions during the summer
months, one for beginners and pri
mary departments, and one for the
juniors, intermediates, seniors and
adults.
In the primary room the talk will
be given by Miss Ruth Slauson, and
in the senior room by James F
Ewing. The pictures today will show
scenes connected with the last week
of Christ's life.
At Ockley Green United Evangeli
cal church, corner Willamette boule
vard and Gay street. Rev. V. L. Farn
ham of Oakland. Ia., will preach at
11 o'clock and Bishop W. M. Stan
ford, D. D of Harrisburg, Pa., will
address a union service in the evening
at 8 o'clock.
The Smiths were
lng, good-natured.
a large, easy-go-1
hospitable family, I
kind and friendly. I
Nothing about their house was
above mediocrity. The house was
tolerably kept, the table was toler
ably fair, the whole family character
and attainment about on that level.
The mother was not stocky nor
bad looking, a decent housekeeper;
her bread was not heavy, nor her but
ter sour; the food was always plenti
ful, the table cloth and dishes clean;
but Mrs. Smith did not trouble her
self about the little niceties over
which many women worry in setting
their table, especially when guests
are present-
She accepted her children as they
came and a goodly number of them
did come.
She accepted them as from the
hand of nature, simply opening her
eyes to discern what they were, never
raising the Inquiry why she had them.
and forming no very nign expecta
tions concerning their destiny, con
tent with whatever might develop.
Defects Easily Seen.
A visitor in the family could easily
see defects In the conduct of affai
in the management of ths children
and other parts of the- household ar
rangements. ,
But hs could see and feel also i
perfect comfortableness In the do
mestlc atmosphere that atoned for
any domestic defects. He could see
that in many respects things might
be better done, if the family were not
content to have them so; that each
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THREfc BIIXISTERS TO TAKE PART
CRIFFIS, REV.
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HE fourth of the open-air services
I under the auspices of the city
federation of churches will be
held In the city park this afternoon at
3:30 for one hour. The meetings are
held near the bandstand and there
are seats for 700.
Dr. H. H. Griffls, pastor of the
"Soul" Is Subject of Science
Bible Lesson Today.
Mornlnr Service Held In All
Cbnrcaes at 11 o'clock and Even
ing; Service in Sixth Only.
CjOUL" is the subject of the Chris
lO tian Science Bible lesson read in
all the Christian Science churches for
today.
The morning service Is held In all
the churches at 11 o'clock and the eve
ning service, which is held In Sixth
church only, during August, is at 8
o'clock.
The Wednesday evening meetings
are held at 8 o'clock In all churches.
A part of these meetings is given
to testimonies of Christian Science
healings.
The public is cordially Invited to
attend the Sunday services and the
Wednesday evening meetings.
Sunday school is held for pupils to
the age of 20 years. In all churches
except Third and Fifth the sessions
are at 9:45 o'clock and 11. In the
other two churches at 9:30 o'clock
and 11.
Christian Science reading rooms are
located in the Northwestern Bank
building, 266 Burnside street and 148
Killingsworth avenue. A cordial in
vitation IS extended to the public to
visit these rooms for the purpose of
reading, borrowing or buying the
Bible and all authorized Christian
Science literature.
The churches are located as fol
lows:
First church. Nineteenth and Everett
streets: Second church. East Sixth and
Holladay avenue: Third church. East
Twelfth and Salmon streets: Fourth
church, Emerson street and Vancouver
avenue: Filth church. Sixty-second street
and Forty-second avenue boutheast: btxth
church. Pythian buildinr 3SS Yamhill
street : Seventh church, 403 Smith avenue,
St, Johns.
The Church of Truth has services
in room 412 Central building every
Sunday at 11 A. M., conducted by
Nettie Taylor Kloh. Address Sunday
by H. S. Hobbs. The subject is "The
Real and the Unreal."
Methodist Church at Ocean
Park Celebrates.
Sixth Anniversary of Dedication
Made Special Occasion, With
Blahop W. O. Shepard in Attend-
-iCEAN PARK. Wash., Aug. 14.
J (Special.) The sixth anniversary
of the dedication of the local Meth
odlst church was the occasion that
brought Bishop W. O. Shepard, resi
dent bishop of Portland, to the
peninsula and Ocean Park, where he
was the honor guest at the reception
held at the church parlors on Satur
day evening. The pastor. Rev. J.
Thomas Cowley, presided, extending
the welcome of the church, while
Rev. Everett M. Hill, disxrict super
intendent of Vancouver district, wel
corned Bishop Shepard in behalf of
the district.
Bishop Shepard, In his reply to the
addresses of welcome, assured all of
his pleasure of being able to visit
these parts, and represented himself
as anxious to serve.
A musical programme Included vo
cai and instrumental numbers by
Misses Gill and Clair of Portland; also
Mrs. Ringer and the Misses Marjorie
Spiague and Anna Hood of Ocean
Park. A social hour followed during
which refreshments were served. The
Individual might be Improved in varl-1
ous directions, were there not such I
entire satisfaction to have them- what
they were. Trying each other by
very moderate standards, as they un
consciously did, there was an all
round mutual complacency.
They had an Estey cottage organ, on
which the daughters played church
tunes, the whole family listening and
approving.
All united In singing in a somewhat
uncultured way, but they took com
fort in doing so more than many
amateurs in their well-drilled tech-
nich performances.
So went the world with the Smiths.
When you visited them you felt that
you could suggest some Improve
ments, and yet you could not help
enjoying the quiet satisfaction that
breathed around you.
Now, In the same neighborhood, a
mile or so away, lived the Jones fam
ily, the very opposite of the Smiths.
Everything about the Jones home
was brought to the highest point of
cultuce. Within doors the housekeep
ing was faultless all moving seem
ingly in time and rhythm. At the
table things were more than good;
every article was, in its way, a model
Nothing was left to accident, nor
without laborious consideration as to
the best manner of doing it.
Nevertheless they were not a happy
family. All their perfections did not
begin to afford them ths satisfaction
the Smiths derived from what you
might call their scrambling perform
ances. There were two gTown daughters
in the Jones family, both with natur
IW TODAY'S SERVICES IN WASHINGTON . PARK REV. HAROLD H.
BYRON J. CLARK AND DEAN R. T. T. HICKS.
First Christian church, will preside.
the Rev. R. T. T. Hicks, pastor of St.
Stephen's Episcopal church, will
preach the sermon, and Dr. Byron J.
Clark, pastor of the First United
Brethren church, will take part in
the services.
There will be a solo by John M. Lee,
special service was on Sunday morn
ing. Special muslo was given by the
choir, an offertory in the form of a
piano and violin duet by the Misses
Gill and Clair of Portland and a vocal
duet entitled "Jesus, Lover of My
Soul," by Misses Marjorie Sorague and
Anna Hood. Mrs. G Weir was the
accompanist.
Among the vlsitinar ministers were
Revs. Dr. Marcotte of Kansas City,
Mo., formerly of Westminister Pres
byterian church, Portland: Dr. Boudi
not Seeley of Portland, J. J. Hand
saker, Mrs. Handsaker. Rev. Dr. Hill,
E. S. Reese of Ilwaco and Claude H.
Cowdy of Chinook, a former pastor
of the local church, during whose pas
torate the church was built and dedi
cated. '
Pilgrim Congregational church, cor
ner of Missouri avenue and Shaver
street, Sunday school at 9:45. Sermon
by Rev. A. F. Myers of the Y. M. C. A
at 11 A. M. No evening services dur
ing August.
Churchmen of Several Na
tions Fraternize.
"Forty Clnfc" Meetings Result In
International Association.
AT THE recent Boston celebration
of the 300th anniversary of the
landing of the pilgrims at Plymouth
a large group of the younger Con
gregational ministers of England,
Canada, South Africa, Australia and
the United States got together. For
15 years a number of Congregational
ministers of this country have en-
Joyed membership In what they call
the "Forty Club." Forty Congrega
tional ministers from as many cities
have exchanged letters, calendars,
books and suggestions.
Dr. W. T. McElveen of the First
Congregational church was one of
the officers of this "Forty Club." He
proposed that every member of the
club entertain a non-American dele
gate at dinner. Three of these din
ners were held. At the last one there
was organized the International Con
gregational fraternity. Groups of
Congregational ministers in all parts
of the world will correspond with
and exchange church literature with
other groups of Congregational min
isters.
Arrangements now are being made
for a wholesale exchange of pulpits
next summer. Forty Englishmen are
to come here and care for 40 Con
gregational churches two months.
and 40 American Congregational mln
latere are to go to England and
Scotland and render similar service
there.
The Comforter center holds Sun
day services In the assembly room of
the Portland hotel at 11 A. M. and 8
P. M. Ethelind Lord Campion is the
speaker. Topic for morning: "The
Way of Escape"; for evening, "Watch,
Therefore."
At Portland Divine Healing Insti
tute, Eleventh and Yamhill streets,
Rev. John G. Lake, overseer, Friday
evening's subject is "Does the Mod
ern Gtaurch Teach the Gospel Taught
in the Primitive Church?" The serv
ice is at 8 P. M.
At Trinity Lutheran church. Will,
lams and Graham avenues, a' com
munion service will be held at 10
o'clock, while the preparatory service
will begin at 9:30. Both services will
be conducted In English. . Sunday
acnooi win do neia at sua.
ally sweet voices, but having been I
given lessons by the best masters in '
Boston, (I forgot to say this family
came from Massachusetts, and pur
chased a farm in Illinois, on which
they were living).
These girls having heard the first
artists play and sing, could not be in
duced to sing or play; the piano was
shut, and their voices dumb. - When
a song was requested they said, "We
never sing now, papa has such an
exquisite taste, he takes no Interest
In any common music"
In short they had heard some of
the finest vocalists and performers
on the piano in the Boston Conserva
tory of Music, conducted by Albion
Tourlll, and this family had concluded
to abide in silence.
As to any music they could make
It was not to be thought of. They
had also taken lessons in drawing of
a celebrated teacher, but for the same
reason, as in the case of their music
they had thrown aside their pencils
In disgust. "If," they said, "we could
have hoped to become artists, we
would have persevered," but they had
taken lessons enough to learn that
drawing is the labor of a life-time,
and not having a life-time to give to
it. they resolved to do nothing.
Mother Was Worried.
Mrs. Jones, their mother, was de
voured by care. In her well-regulated
house she sat with clouded
brow. When you talked to her, you
were surprised to learn that every
thing about her was in the moet
dreadful disorder from one end to the
other.
But. ths disorder had relation to
and Professor J. A. Holllngs Worth
will lead the congregational singing
accompanied by Mrs. Holliigsworth
on the organ and Thomas Quick Jr. on
the cornet. This will be the last
meeting in the city park, as meet
ings the last two Sundays in August
will be held In Peninsula park.
Seaside Church People
Have Celebration. .
New Bulldtaas for Episcopal Or
aranlaation Nearly Finlnhed.
X AST Sunday Calvary church at Sea.
JLi side had a great celebration. The
congregation filled the new building
to overflowing. Archdeacon Cham
bers preached and read ar telegram
of congratulation from Bishop Sum
ner on the fine work accomplished.
The rectory Is almost ready and when
complete the group of buildings will
be a credit to Seaside and a center
for church and community work. To
George Shaver is due praise for his
leadership. The offerings marked a
record, and Seaside stands high in the
nation-wide campaign.
By means of blotters and nersonal
work, a large number of visitors to
the city have been informed of the
different services in the Episcopal
church. A system of guides is be
ing worked out in each parish so-that
by ringing up the diocesan offices.
Main 4368, some church member will
be provided to call and direct any
visitors to the nearest parish church
or mission. A rest room is available
for out-of-town visitors at the of
fices, Ainsworth building. Third and
Oak streets. Letters can be written,
appointments made and general con
ferences held. The church is Indebted
to J. C. Ainsworth for his help and
Interest.
Rev. A. D. Stowe and Rev. IT L.
Russell, both of Minneapolis, have
been visiting In Portland this week.
Dr. Stowe Is editor of "The Clerical
Directory" and stands high in his
state. He was greatly impressed with
our auditorium and declared that na
ture had combined with art to make
Portland the city beautiful. The vis
itors took away many pictures of Ore
gon beauty spots, churches and other
buildings, which will be used In mak
ing Oregon known.
"Vitality of Christ" Will Be
Dr. Reid's Sermon.
Women's Society of East Baptist
Church Meets in Laarelhnrst
Thursday.
D1
R. S. J. RE ID will preach In the
East Side Baptist church this morn
ing at 11 o'clock on ."The Vitality of
Christ." This evening Dr. Reid will
take for his theme "The Vitality of
the Christian." The mid-week service
on Wednesday night will be conduct
ed by Dr. Reid.
On Thursday. August 19, the circles
of the Women's Society of this church
will meet in Laurelhurst park with
basket lunch at noon, tho pro
gramme for the day being in charge
of the leaders of the circles
Dr. Hinson's sermons are being pub.
llshed weekly as usual during ths va
cation period.
Rev. R. E. Close, pastor of the
Third Baptist church, is taking a va
cation in Montana and Rev. E. R.
Martin, district superintendent of
American Sunday School union, will
supply today. "The Challenge of the
Farm" will be hisemorning topic and
"The Man of Nazareth" (an illus
trated lecture on the life of Christ)
will be the evening topic.
At the Glencoe Baptist church,
corner East Forty-fifth and Main
streets, Rev. Charles J. Waehlte will
preach at 11 A. M. and 7:45 P. M.
her exquisite standards of the ways
of doing things.
When a guest with my wife at her
table, Mrs. Cline complimented her on
her cooking; to which she responded:
"Oh, I can do a few things decently,
but I'm nothing of a cook.
My wife, a fine bread-maker her
self, referred with enthusiasm to
the bread on the table, to her coffee
and the hot rolls, to which Mra Jones
listened with a sigh: "Yes," she ad
mitted, "theEe are eatable not bad
but you should have seen the rolls
they had on their table when we vis
ited our friends in Springfield, Mass.,
Just before we came west."
When she thought of those things
everything, in her house in compari
son was cokrse and common. Not a
thing in her establishment was ever
done well enough to elicit anything
more than a sigh.
"I suppose it will have to do." Bhe
faintly breathed when poor human
nature having tried, and tried again,
she sighed:
"Well It will have to go, for I
never expect to be suited." And there
was the rub.
The poor woman In possession of
attainments and surroundings, the
envy of her neighbors, was utterly
restless and wretched, feeling herself
always baffled, always unsuccessful.
Her exacting nature made her dis
satisfied with herself and everything
she undertook. The whole family
pitch was of a tons so exqulsit ively
high as to exclude that pleasure
which- comes of reasonable modera
tion. They could not sing together
Dr. Stansfield to Preach
Two Special Sermons.
Bnbjeet la the Mora In a In Tw
Worlda." Showing That One Who
Lives a Whole Life la Selected.
T THE First Methodist church on
. Sunday Dr. Stansfield, the pas
tor, who Is not taking the regular
summer vacation, will preach two spe
cial summer sermons. Subject in the
morning, "Two Worlds," showing that
one who Is living a whole life Is
selected and lives In "two worlds"
now; but too many live but a "half
life and thus miss the best of being.
At the evening service, sharp from 8
to 9, the subject will be "As Ye Go,
Preach." Mrs. Arthur C. Perrln, the
soloist for August. Is giving some fine
renditions of choicest songs and mu
sic
Campmeeting services ar In the
Clinton-Kelly Memorial church grove.
Powell and East Fortieth streets.
Bishop Shepherd will preach at 11
o'clock Sunday morning and Dr. Hick
man of the Wilbur Memorial church
at 8 P. M. Rev. F. M. Jasper will
preach Monday evening and other
prominent preachers on each of the
other nights during the week.
At the Norwegian-Danish Methodist
church, corner of Eighteenth and Hoyt
streets, there will be no service in the
morning. Rev. C -J. Larsen, district
superintendent, will preach In the
evening.
Tualatin Methodist Episcopal
church services are this morning at
11 o'clock. Rev.. . Alfred Bates, the
pastor, will preach. Mrs. R. Helm
bach will be the accompanist at the
piano and there will be special
music.
The Wllsonville choir will meet for
practice this afternoon at 3:30
o'clock and this evening at 8 o'clock.
The pastor will preach and the chorus
will sing. Mrs. Frank Brobst is the
organist.
Dr. Ernest E. Gilbert will preside
at the fourth quarterly conference of
the Tualatin and Wllsonville churches
to be held at Tualatin on Wednesday
afternoon. September 1, at 2 o'clock,
when reports of the year's work
will be presented.
At St. Stephen's pro-cathedral, Thlr
teenth and Clay streets, the hours of
service today will be as follows:
7:45 A. M., holy communion; 11 A. M.,
holy communion and sermon; 6:30 P.
HEAVEN CLOSE TO PORTLAND
DECLARES LOVER OF COUNTRY
Brook With Trout and Rough Pole Bridge and Little Children Found by
Traveler Within Few Miles of City.
BY ADDISON BENNETT.
H
EAVEN is very near Portland,
and. not difficult to find, for it
can be reached In a few miles
on any road and In any direction. I
found it a few days ago up a moun
tain road less than two hours' run
In my litis car. And that is Just .
what that little car Is for just to
search out these "iittle bits . of
heaven."
Leaving ths main highway some
SO miles from the city, I went up a
sort of mountain road, and when I
had gone but a couple of miles I came
to a little brook. I suppose it is called
a creek here, but I prefer to call it
a brook. A tiny little stream it is,
and I think the New England name
of brook suits It best. It does to me.
for it reminded me of the little brook
that came meandering down from the
bills and across the meadow near my
birthplace,- where I spent my golden
days of boyhood. It was in that
stream, or along that stream, where
I first fished for trout, and almost
to this day, almost three score years
and ten later, I fancy fishing best in
such tiny little streams.
Rough Bridge Over Creek.
There was a rough pole bridge over
the little brook I found here, and I
know the little stream that passed
under it came down from heaven. I
stopped my car on the bridge, for I
heard a child's voice that came from
behind a clump of willows just above
ths bridge, and, peering through the
branches, I beheld a little girl, per
haps 8 or 9 years old.
Getting out of ths car and passing
around the willows, I glimpsed
sight that warmed ths cockles of my
heart. For beside that little girl there
was a baby boy, perhaps 2 years old.
slttinr In a little wheelbarrow.
homemade affair, the wheel being
sawed from the end of a log, perhaps
10 or 11 Inches in diameter.
There was a pillow inthe barrow.
and upon it sat the little chap, lean
lng back against the front of his ve
hide, and twined around him were
many branches of fir and willows and
wild flowers, while upon or around
his head was a wreath of flowers.
for fear of discord. They were
afraid of each other everywhere.
I forgot to say these Joneses had a
son John: and John on the sly slipped
over to Smith's occasionally to spend
the evening, where he Joined with
the Smiths in singing church and
Sunday school hymns around the lit
tle organ, having a jolly time of it
greatly in contrast with the silent
stiff hours at home.
Now Kate Smith, not outrageously
cultivated, had a perfectly infectious
gayety of good nature, and when she
sat at the little organ playing and
joining like a lark in Joyous singing.
John somehow felt that there was
something In It all better than a cul
tivated Iceberg such as he had it at
home.
John Was Langhed At,
John's sisters laughed at him for
his partiality for the Smiths, but that
didn't worry John. And now follows
another manifestation of human na
ture. Will Smith, a joyous, honest
hearted fellow, had met casually the
Jones girls, one of whom thought
none the worse of Will for being a
plain, unexacting fellow, and as she
could see with a girl's discernment.
Will regarded her as a wonder on ac
count of her accomplishments.
Will, like many other country boys,
was not in any way distinguished, ex
cept for a kind heart, good native
sense and a manly energy, that car
ried hira straight to the heart of
Helen Jones.
It was a case of practical common
sense coming in contact with Ideality
j ana leading it captive.
I And, as the reader has already an
M., Young People's sooiety. The pres
ident. Miss Myla Chambers, will be
the leader. There will be no evening
service. The regular evening services
will be resumed the first Sunday in
September. .Dean R. T. T. Hicks will
officiate at the above services.
The Sunday school of the Clay
Street Evangelical church will com
mence at 9:30 and will be In charge
of the superintendent, E. J. Keller.
Rev. J. P. Ltch. a retired pastor of
ths Washington conference, will
preach the morning sermon at 10:45
o'clock. There will be no services in
the evening tonight or next Sunday.
A. M. Bowes, pastor of the First
Nasarene church, corner East Tenth
and Weidler streets, will preach spe
cial evangelistic sermons today. The
choir will sing a special revival song
in each service. The song service in
the Sunday school will be led by an
accomplished cornetist. The pastor
h.rn . .ri.. intr..tinr
brief addresses in the mid-week serv
ice Wednesday evening.
Christian Certainties to Be
Discussed.
Special Musical Pron-ranun Ar
ranged With Miss Rath Collier
as Contralto.
B SOLUTE Christian Certain
ties" will be the sermon theme
of the Rev. Harold H. Griffls this
morning at 11 o'clock at the First
Christian church. Notwithstanding
that the realm of religion is more or
less a realm of mystery and dispute,
the pastor is convinced that there are
certain religious propositions of
which we may be absolutely sure,
and that these absolute ' verities are
revolutionary for personal faith.
The special musical programme for
the summer provides for a new solo
ist each Sunday. At both services
today Miss Ruth Collier, contralto,
will sing, accompanied by Miss Gen
eva Coppin at the organ and by Miss
Margaret Owings with the violin.
In the evening at 7:45 the Rev. Mr.
Griffis will discuss the up-to-dateness
of a religion 2000 years old,
having for his specific topic "Chris
tion and the Privileged Classes."
At Kern Park Christian church
Forty-sixth avenue and Sixty-ninth
street, today is surprise Sunday in
the Bible school at 9:45 A. M. Dr.
J. F. Ghormley will speak at 11 A. M.,
taking for his theme: "Hidden
Forces." At the close of the morning
services the congregation will go to
Laurelhurst park, where they will
lunch together. Evangelistic services
In the evening.
Upon his foe were homemade sandals,
and the little coveralls he wore were
also homemade, and showed many
patches. But clean! Very clean,
showing the loving care of a dutiful
mother.
Taking all. of this in within a mo
h ?. .1. f1L"l.Ki i
pleasantly. She, too. was dressed
very humbly, showing that in the
household where she lived money was
not plentiful and clothing was a mat
ter of great moment. But her little
dress was clean and neat, though
many times patched.
I spoke to her. I said: "Good
morning." Smiling and certainly un
afraid, she replied pleasantly: "I am
dressing up baby on his throne so
that he will be happy and maybe go
to sleep. It is not a really real throne.
Only kings have thrones, mother
says, but I pretend it is and baby
thinks it ia"
I noticed then lying beside the lit
tle mother a tiny branch, perhaps
four feet long, and upon It was tied
a string, and on the end of the string
a pin bent in the shape of a hook.
"Are you going to catch some
flshr I asked.
"Oh, yes," she replied. "There are
lots of trout in this creek. I caught
Six or seven yesterday."
"Where do you live?" I asked, for
no house was in sight.
"Just over that little hill." she re
plied, pointing up the road. "It is
very near," she continued, "and I can
hear mother when she calls,"
"I think." I said. "I will walk up
and see your mother, for she might
be uneasy to see a strange old man
talking to you."
"Oh, no." she replied, "mother
would know you will not hurt us."
Pole Cnt In Thicket.
I went back to the ear, delved in
among my fishing tackle, got out a
short piece of line and a hook, opened
a can of salmon eggs and baited the
hook; went into the thicket and cut
a longer pole, for, of course. I would
not show this simple child that I was
a man of great wealth, great enough
to have a jointed rod and reels and
all manner of flies. No: I would not
ticipated In these times with young
Jones and Kate Smith, and Will Smith
and Helen Jones, the minister and
wedding presents properly completed
the drama, showing that contrasts,
sometimes, over wide reaches, come
together with happy results.
Now for the sermon part of it. It
would be an Incalculable gain If we
began the concert of life with only
a mediocre pitch, for they who achieve
the most gratifying success and re
ceive the most happiness are gener
ally those who demand and expect
the least.
"Hitch your carriage to a star" Is
mostly sophomore nonsense. (
Ideality, with more persons than
we suppose, becomes an insidious
mental and moral disease, subtly
forming an alliance with what is
highest and noblest within us.
"Shall we not always aspire to be
perfect?" "Shall we be content with
low standards in anything?"
To these inquiries there can be but
one answer, and yet the individual
driven forward in blind, unreasoning
aspiration becomes sooner or later
wearied, bewildered, discontented,
restless, fretful and miserable.
Unhappy persons rarely succeed.
They who are themselves inharmoni
ous and restless cannot make har
mony anywhere.
This is the secret reason why many,
a pure, conscientious man or woman
Is only a source of ureasiness in fam
ily life, in the school as teacher or
among other members where he be
longs In the church.
?hs e-e discontented, exacting, un
Dr. Eliot's Younger Son to
Talk on Serbia.
Experiences In Reconstruction
Work to Be Told at Unitarian
Chnrch Thin Msralng.
SMUEL E. ELIOT will relate his
"Experiences In Serbia" at 11
A. M. today at the Church of Our
Father, corner Broadway and Yam
hill street.
Mr. Eliot has Just returned from a
year of reconstruction work la Ser
bia, headquarters Leekovatx, with
the American Friends' unit. He is a
younger son of Rev. Thomas L. Eliot,
whom he is vlBiting at Neahkanie.
Evening service is intermitted.
Evangelist Louis K. Dickson will
continue his special series of Bible
lectures every nigm ne&i weea in me
large tent pavilion on the corner of
Thirteenth and Morrison streets. The
subject for this evening is announced
as, "Why I Keep the Seventh Day."
Special music is the order of every
service and a big congregational sing
precedes each sermon. A large num
ber of people have been taking ad
vantage of these unusual services
the past week and the omens are for
still larger attendance next week.
The public is invited to attend each
service, as the sermons are being
given in a serial form.
At the First United Brethren, East
Fifteenth and Morrison streets. Rev.
Byron J. Clark, the pastor, will take
for his morning theme "The World's
Recognition of God." Evening
theme, "Are We Selfish In Our Re
ligion?" The pastor has Just returned from
his five weeks' vacation at his old
home in Iowa, and already active
plans are on foot for the vigorous
work to be put on by this church la
its rallying calls for September.
At the Second United Brethren
church. Alberta. East Twenty-first
street N., Ira V. Hawley. pastor, will
preach morning and evening. He ia
taking advantage of the Bible con
ference at Gladstone park this week.
At the Third United Brethren
church, East Thirty -second avenue
and Sixty-ninth street. Rev. E. O.
Shepherd's morning theme will be
a temperance theme, "The Last of the
Fruits of the Spirit." Evening, .evan
gelistic services.
At the Fourth United Brethren
Church, W. P. Blanchard, pastor. Tre-
mont place. Sixty-ninth street and
Sixty-second avenue S. E. Rev. Miss
Lucky of New Mexico will speak both
morning and evening. The pastor,
who has been sick, is slowly Improv
ing. do that. I would do nothing to show
myself superior to her. When I got
the new pole trimmed off I tied the
line to it fastened the hook, showed
her how to put the bait on. and then
said: "Now If you will catch some
fish we will have a real dinner when
I get back. But first I must go and
tell your mother about our plans so
she will not be worried."
The little house was not more than
250 yards awa;-. It was but little
more than a cabin, built among the
stumps In a little slashing and clear
ing. But there was a fine garden
growing, in which a emiling-faced
mother was working with a hoe. In
the distance was a cow, and In a large
enclosure were many chickens.
until I was within a few rods of her.
The mother did not see or hear me
and not then until I called out
cheery "good morning." She looked
around smilingly and gave me a wel
coming "How do you dor" We were
Instant friends. When you meet such
people close to heaven friendship Is
spontaneous. It does not take long
years, cr days or hours, for it to ripen
into full fruition. Smile meets smile,
heart meets heart Instantly, when you
are so close to heaven.
Four little trout had the dancing
little miss when I returned. Four
trout! Small, but of legal size and
large enough. "One for you, on- for
brother, one for mother, one for me
Oh. I must run and catch one for
father."
Then I built a little campfire, for
I would not show my wealth by get
ting out my campstove and the patent
fuel. I delved into the hidden recesses
of the little car and got a can of
pork and beans, three eggs, coffee,
sugar and by ths t'me I had the fire
burning the little ml was back with
another trout. "See," she shouted, as
she came running back, "I have one
for father!
"Fatter," "Mother." Not mamma and
papa. Not dad and mom. Not popsy
and mummy Just the dear, blessed
names that I used when a boy. Ths
finest names In the English language.
The trout were cleaned, the frying
pan was found, the bread and butter
and ginger snaps appeared and - all.
time the "King on his throne" was
shouting and laughing in wild-eyed
ecstasy. "The coffee Is boiling over,"
shouted the HtUe miss. A little cold
water was poured in, a few slices of
bacon came upon the scene, and were
fried, followed by the trout, from hid
den depths came white granite cups,
saucers and plates; then spoons,
knives and forks, sugar, condensed
milk and soon we were seated one
on each side of "the throne" enjoying
a feast beyond words to describe!
happy and spread their discontent
about them.
They are, to begin with, on poor
terms with themselves; they do not
because of their high Idealism like
themselves, detecting only errors and
failures in themselves by a process of
introverted chronic scrutiny, till they
become weighted down with a miser
able self-toleration.
Errors Only Are Fonnd.
A person in a chronic cuarrel with
himself is apt to pick a quarrel with
othera An Idealism that makes no
allowance for oneself or anybody else
is liable to be out of joint with both.
And what I have said applies par
ticularly to those finely-strung na
tures most liable to be smitten with
an impossible ideality.
And what is specially noticeable, re
ligion only intensifies the difficulty
in such persons by adding stringency
to exacting consoriousnss; turning
themselveB and others, like a turkey
roasting on a spit before the fire, over
and over, to see that all the spots are
browned to the queen's taste.
It should be understood that the
Christian religion, rightly received
and used, is the only cure for diseased
ideality the only thing that can give
to the wide range of peculiarities of
all humanity the great underlying
gift. rest.
The problem Jesus proposes to hu
man nature is endless aspiration; but
an aspiration steadied by reason, mod
eration, fidelity and common sense.
These exercised in right proportions
give a sound ideality and endless
peace.