THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 10y 1920
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE IS HELD CAPABLE OF TRANSFORMING LIVES
Bicknell Young Delivers Stirring Message, Telling Aims and Works of Church and Evolution of Practice as Judged by Standards and Instances of Many Practitioners of Their Faith.
Christian Science "The Science of True
Living-," a lecture by Bicknell Young,
C s. B., member of the board of lecture
ship of the Mother Church, the First
Church of Christ, Scientist, In Boston,
Masa., delivered at municipal auditorium,
Friday evening. October 8. 1U-0.
1COME here tonight to speak to you
on a science which rests upon the
fundamental facts of being and
which ir the measure that it is under
stood is capable of improving, and
even of transforming:, the life of
every man, woman and child. Because
it can do this it follows that it can
also reform the world, and I am pre
pared to show that it will do so. Just
as fast as you and the rest of man
kind understand and adopt It. In
saying this I do not mean to imply
that Chrisian Science is a kind of
magic, or that it is a system which
will work for the benefit of the race
without any effort on their part to
conform their lives to- its principle
and rule. But I do say that it prom
ises and provides health and peace to
those who earnestly study and abide
by its teaching. ,
Christian Scientists do not fail to
take cognizance of the difficulties
which beset the race as well as the
Individual. "We are not engaged in any
superficial, altruistic theory. "We
claim to have common sense, and the
history of this movement shows clear
ly that, as a class. Christian Scientists
are eminently practical. The advan
tage which they have over other peo
ple is to be found solely in what they
have gained of the true science of
life and living, through the study of
The Women Who Came In the Mayflower,
by Annie Russell Marble. The Pilgrim
Press. Boston.
An American wit once said at' a
banquet in a big eastern city: "It is
ime to appreciate the Pilgrim
fathers for what they did to make
this a nation. But what about the
Pilgrim mothers just think how
much they must have stood from the
Pilgrim fathers."
This timely and finely written book
comes at a period when America is
about to celebrate the 300th anniver
sary of the arrival of the Pilgrims
at Plymouth, Mass., in the year 1620.
It is interesting to recall that the
Pilgrims at Plymouth started upon
an administration of affaire on a
commercial basis, "in which all the
men and grown boys were expected
to plant and harvest, fish and hunt
for the common use of all the house
holds. "The women also did their tasks
In common. The results had been
unsatisfactory, and in 1623 a new
division of land was made, allotting
to each householder an acre for each
member of his family. This arrange
ment, which was called 'every man
for his owne particuler" was told by
Bradford, with a comment which
shows that the women were human
beings not saints nor martyrs. He
wrote: 'The women now went will
ingly into ye field, and tooke their
little ones with them to eet corne,
which before would aledge weakness
and inabilitle; whom, to have com
pelled would tiave bene thought great
tiranie and oppression." " This ex
tract shows that human nature of
1620 and 1920 was and is much the
same.
It is related that about the year
1621 a duel was fought between two
Puritan youths named Edward Lister
and Edward Dotey over the attractive
elder daughter of their master. Mies
Constance Hopkins. The duel was
fought with swords and daggers,
both youths were wounded, were sen
tenced as punishment to have their
hands and feet tied together and to
fast 24 hours. It is added, however,
that the duelists were in such pain
and on their promise to keep better
behavior they were within an hour
released.
The bravepart women played in the
May-flower colony, the privations
they endured, the examples of thrift
and industry they practiced and the
moral standards in which they be
lieved are attractively mirrored.
Notable chapters are "Commercial
and family life In Plymouth. 1621
1623"; "Matrons and maidens who
came In 'the Mayflower'": Com
panions who arrived in 'the Fortune'
and 'the Anne.' "
Snorting Rifled and Rifle" Shooting, by
John Caswell. Illustrated. 1. Appleton
tc Co., New Tork City. -Our
author is a late major, ordi
nance department. United States re
serve American expeditionary force,
and also formerly chief ordinance of
ficer. Massachusetts national guard.
le has hunted Dig game in vanuuo
practical manual of the subject dis
cussed, told in a common sense way.
Discussing first the characeristics
of the various types of rifles with
reference to their use on game or on
the range. Major Caswell takes up In
eeperate chapters the elements of
stocks actions, sights, bullets, and
cartridges. The chapters on shoot
ing cover elevations, windage, and
position, aiming and trigger squeeze,
atmosphere, judgment of distance,
the cleaning and care of the rifle
end the lubrication of bullets. The
final chapters on stalking and cover
and holding for vital points on game
contain the result of the author's
varied experience as a hunter.
The book offers the rifleman the
thoroughly tested conclusions of a
master of the art of rifle shooting for
sport.
A special feature of the many il
lustrations is a series of photographs
showing the vital aims on important
game animals.
A Mlsee-lla-nr of American Poetry. 1920.
Harcourt. Brace & Howe. New York city.
The name of the compiler of this
collection of poems modestly is not
given. He has done his work well.
The work of eleven- American poets
is shown in these 1S7 pages. It is
stated that none of the poems has
appeared In book fcrm, and only
seven in print. There are 94 new
poems by Conrad Aiken, John Gould
Fletcher, Robert Frost, Vachel Lind
say, Amy Lowell. .James Oppenheim,
E. A. Robinson. Carl Sandburg, Sara
Teasdale. Jean Untermeyer and Louis
L'ntermeyer.
It is regretted that the work of cer
tain western poets has not been In
eluded in this collection.
The American Red Cross In the Great
War, by Henry P. Davison. Illustrated,
The MacMUl&n Co., New York city.
Written in modest, graphic fash
ion, this book sets forth the scope,
character and effect of the work of
the American Red Cross during the
recent great war.
It Is related that when that war
risen more i iixn du.uuu.vuu Amen
cans were enrolled in the nea
Cross organization some in the for
eign fields, but most of them at
borne in the United Stales. It is a
"Science and Health with Key to the
Scriptures." and other works written
by Jfctry Baker Eddy, the discoverer
and founder of Christian Science.
What is this science? Do the
theories of prevailing educational sys
tems indicate or reveal it? All theo
riesof general education of life and its
possibilities are predicated upon the
certainty and necessity of sin. disease
and death. Such theories are self
contradictory. They 'have been ac
cepted and 'tried for centuries utterly
in vain. With circumstances all in
their favor, and supported by the
overwhelming consensus of human
faith and education, they have utterly
failed. Under such beliefs, and un
instructed by Christian Science, living
is tantamount to mere physical en
durance and final chaos. Christian
Science takes issue with all such
theories and conclusions. It appeals
to the higher nature, to reason and
logic, and educates us in the science
of life, the greatest need of the race.
We are living and thinking, and
we have got to go on living' and
thinking in order to accomplish any
thing whatsoever. The evidence of
our senses gives us no hint of what
life really is, and when from this
standpoint we think anything about
life we indulge in mere speculation,
unless Christian Science comes to our
resi-ue and gives us the right idea.
The science of true living and true
thinking is thus drawn from a higher
source than mere ordinary human ex
periences. To investigate it requires
research, of the most unselfish, pains
taking and persistent nature. Such
was the research that Mary Baker
Eddy entered upon and carried on for
years. It culminated in the discovery
of that science which she named .
Christian Science. She saw the vasfrl
wonderful record and must make all
Americans thrill with pride. All of
them working together made up the
American Red Cross. The mention of
names in this record tactfully has
been omitted.
It is stated that all this author's
royalties made on this book go to
wards the fund3 of the Red Cro$s so
let us hope that the sale of this mes
sage will be large.
America's Aims and Asia's Aspirations, by
Patrick Gallagher. Illustrated. The
Century Co., Nw Tork city.
In the immediate present and in
days to come, it will be considered a
decided acquisition, an Informing fac
tor,, to possess such a sanely written
book as this with its kindly sym
pathies, wisdom and review of his
torical events at the recent peace
conference in Paris.
Mr. Gallagher was correspondent
of the New York Herald newspaper
at that historic conference in Paris,
in 1919. He writes with kindness and
appreciation for President Wilson and
the difficult part our president had to
play against the wiles of astute and
often tricky European diplomats and
statesmen.
Mr. Gallagher thinks that President
Wilson trusted too much to blunder
ing subordinates who after all are
human, and therefore liable to err.
"President Wilson was so lonely in
Paris; and he is lonely now. Success
always seemed so near; how cruel it
must have been to awaken at last to
the truth of the fact of death. Had
it not been for that headache, that
moment of physical weakness, that
blundering subordinate, that wrong
move, that foolish pretense of
strength, and stubbornness in folly.
Ho much better it would have been
to have taken counsel of Lodge, of
Knox, of Roosevelt. They, at least
were Americans. They might have
understood."
In being in Paris at the time of the
peace conference, Mr. Gallagher had
the advantage of an intimate knowl
edge of diplomacy as practiced in the
far east, in the orient. At Paris and
Versailles, our author knew person
ally most of the oriental representa-
feV
' Copyright, Underwood, N. Y.
Henry P. Davison, author of '
"The American Red Cross in
the Great War."
tives, and enjoyed a particularly for
tunate position by reason of his 'ac
quaintance. The New 1 ork paper he
represented published the bhantung
articles before the official American
and Chinese delegates had read them.
He was one of the few men not more
than a half dozen who mentally saw
the conference from inside.
In-his treatment of oriental affairs.
Mr. Gallagher maintains a neutrality
that is rare among far eastern cor
respondents, who are usually violent
ly pro-Chinese, pro-Japanese, or pro
American or the opposite.
"Personal residence in the orient
has taught me the danger of playing
fayorites among the Asiatic peoples."
he proceeds. "All are our friends.
We are committed in friendship to
all. Their interest and our interest
require. that they get along well to
gether. Imbued with this spirit, since
my first hour in the United States. I
have tried to help our own people to
understand these Asiatic people and
to make American influence a peace
ful one in Asia."
Mr. Gallagher was born in Ireland,
of an English mother and an Irish
father. He was educated at home by
tutors, and early went into Irish
journalism. He went to England, and
was Manchester editor of the Pearson
string of newspapers -during the pa
per war between Harmsworth and
Pearson. In 1902, he went to the far
east for the London Central News. He
remained there a number of years,
and since the recent peace conference
has returned to the far east, repre
senting an American qewspaper syn
dicate with headquarters at Shanghai.
In his ultimate summing up, Mr.
Gajlagher is free from personal bias
or prejudice.. He thinks that America
yet waits the arrival of a great guide.
importance of distinguishing between
the true and the false, between the
real and the unreal. She observed the
permanent nature of divine facts and
this led her to" the conclusion that
such facts constitute immortality.
All the prejudices of sectarianism
were Instinctively arrayed against
such a proposition, and yet it prom
ised nothing less than complete re
demption for the human race. Even
now, after all of Mrs. Eddy's great
work. Christian Science is not uni
versally accepted; but the signs of
the times are portentous and hopeful.
Why should they be otherwise for
Christian Science fulfills the hopes of
the Christian world.
Does not its declaration that God
is infinite cause, intelligence, spirit,
mind, life, love, immutable, immortal
principle, the source and substance
of all being, tally with our Ideals of
what constitutes the cmniponent, om
nipresent and omniscient God of the
Bible and of all Christendom? If it
does, then your Ideals may, through
Christian Science, take on a practical
value; they may be brought out of
the realm of speculation into that of
actual experiment and demonstration.
These definitions of God, virtually
accepted by the whole Christian
world, constitute the fundamental
facts of the science of true living as
revealed In Christian Science. But
they must be more and more clearly
apprehended by the students of this
science, and consequently Christian
Scientists are involved in the same
research which Mrs. Eddy carried on.
She says that she found the ideas of
true science In the spiritual teach
ings contained In the Bible. They
may be found by anybody who. In the
light of Christian Science, looks for
them in that same place. The science
of life must be the science of living
who Is sure to come and point out a
safe path to tread (p 429). The big
lesson of the book is that all men
are as clay, and that only God Is
great.
Johnnie Kelly, by "Wilbur S. Boyer. Il
lustrated. Houghton. Mifflin company,
Boston.
It Is a delightful experience jind
also an inspiration to read this book,
which is a revelation of the Amer
ian boy, at school. ' Sentiment and
laughter and plenty of the latter
are reflected in its magic pages.
The story Is so admirably done, so
real, so human, that if deserves a
place in the literature of American
boydom. as permanent as Huckle
berry Finn.
Readers of poplar magazines know
Mr. Boyer as one of the most enter
taining of contemporary writers,
"Johnnie Kelly," his first book, should
establish him as a leading . Ameri
can humorist.
Johnnie Kelly, the son of a New
York policeman, goes to a New York
school, which, by the accident of ge
ography, is mainly frequented by the
children of the so-called upper class
es. Johnnie's rise to be the leader,
not only of the "gang" but' of the
whole school, affords the theme for
a richly humorous, human tale. The
author is a school-master himself and
writes from a full knowledge of the
comedies and small tragedies of pub-Iis-school
life. He has an unique
gift for creating boy character.
Sarprlsea of Ufe, by Georges Clemeneeau.
roubleday. Page & Co., Garden City.
N. Y.
It will surprise- some readers to
be told that Georges Clemeneeau, for
mer premier of France, is the author
of certain short stories in which he
sno.ws J" citable literary talent.
Granted that some of these tales I
deal with the grotesque, the savage, 1
tne cynical, the sneering elements
of French life. Yet, these in a mea
sure have marked emotions that dis
turbed and fashioned the life of this
celebrated Frenchman and uncon
sciously he has given them expres
sion in type. It is stated that these
stories are reminiscent of boyhood
vacations passed by Clemeneeau in the
rench provinces.
These sketches and stories really
are glimpses of French peasants,
slow of wit, still clinging to . old
concepts and retaining the imprints
of old beliefs. Swift portraits of the
Improvised Solomon, "Flower of the
Wheat," Chaudit the lock maker. Aunt
Rosalie and her imaginary riches
illuminate the psychology of this race
sprung from the soil, fierce In their
desires and needs, their demands of
I ; . . . , . . . ...
- toucnea witn a deepaV
iiiioin-iom projected iiKe a shadow
from the past.
The Valley of Silent Men. by James Oliver
Curwood. The Cosmopolitan Book Cor
poration. New York city.
James Oliver Curwood has written
several healthy, sane stories of the
far Canadian north stories full of
red-blooded action that stirs the
imagination and entertains as well.
"The Valley of Silent Men" is the
newest of the Curwood series, and so
much in demand Is the work of this
popular author that it is stated more
than 100,000 copies of this novel were
sold before the publica-tion reached
the book stores.
To obtain proper color for the novel
and before he wrote it. Mr. Curwood
went down the Athabasca, the Slave
and the Mackenzie rivers.
The two principal characters de
picted are Sergeant Jim Kent, of the
Royal Mounted Police, who lied un
selfishly as he thought he was dying,
to save a friend; and pretty Marette,
the girl with a mystery. The love in
terest is attractively worked out.
Labor In Politic, or Class Yersnn Countrr,
by Charles Norman Fay, Cambridge.
Mass.
It is stated that this book, con
sisting of present-day considerations
for American voters, was privately
printed at the University Press no
location being given.
The message which Mr. Fay writes
is frankly a defense of capital in
business, as he sees it, and the doc
trines he promulgates are certain to
cause plenty of discussion and min
gled approval and fierce antagonism.
Mr. Fay was formerly a public serv
ice corporation executive in Chicago
and was afterward actively Interested
in various other businesses. He now
write as a "retired looker-on."
Success Fundamental
Marden. Thomas V,
York city.
by. Orison Swett
Crowell Co.. New
It would be good fortune If all
young men and young women espe
cially were shown the helpful, lessons
relating to life and conduct found in
this kindly volume of 307 pages.
Dr. Marden is generally recognized
as the foremost lay-preacher on suc
cess todsva and the influence of good
health and right thinking in making
that success in life possible. Along
these lines this book Is one of the
most helpful in the Marden series.
The Green Even of Bart, by Sax Rohnier.
Robert M. McBride &. Co.. New Tork city.
An English story of deep plot and
puzzling interest, with a mystery
worthy of this accomplished author
of the "Lu Maucher" series.
Famous Psychic Stories, edited by J.
Walker McSpadden. Thomas Y. Crowell
Co.. New York city.
The elements of th emysterious and
supernatural are drawn upon as a
foundation in the presentation of
which the whole world has sought
and sought In vain. Tet here it is,
obtainable by any person who de
sires to have it, and costing nothing
beyond the preliminary steps of
equipping -one's self with the books
which teach it. These books are the
Bible and "Science and Health With
Key to Scriptures," by Mary Baker
Eddy. Like other books, they are
made up of ideas, and this science,
like other sciences, consists of ideas.
The difference between this science
and other sciences Is, however, that
in other sciences, Ideas, by way of
instruction, pertain to material
things, or actions, or the employment
or use of material things and reme
dies, whereas in Christian Science
ideas themselves constitute both the
means and the object of education,
are the sole phenomena of this sci
ence and they are the only remedies
used to restore health and prevent
disease. If the ordinary human be
ing is expressed in his character,
that is, in his thoughts and education,
should it be considered incredible that
the divine mind could reveal itself
through its own ideas, and if these
ideas come from God, who is mind,
is it extravagant or unreasonable to
expect enlightenment, and even im
proved health, through their pres
ence and law? An afflictive experi
ence 'giving way to health and peace,
or a crude invention, giving way to
an intelligent discovery, need not be
inquired into. Its day is past, and
as it had no permanent value, it had
no real being. The best and only
explanation of error is to show its
unreality, and I ask. you to consider
this sufficient and final explanation.
Permanent value must be the crite
rion by which we judge. With this
criterion in view, greater improve
ments than are yet dreamed of will
these 12 American and English short
stories.
The purpose of the stories is evi
dently not to horrify, but to enter
tain, with the presence of that psychic
thread connecting the natural and
spiritual worlds and the stories have
an interesting succession of thrills.
Authors selected range from Nath
anial Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe
E. F. Benson, to such American mod
erns as Mary E. Wilkins Freeman.
Top O the Mornin. by Seumas MacManuw.
Fred A. Stokes Co., New York city.
Delicious humor arid human nature
live again in these modern Irish tales
of the home folk in the glens of
Donegal, with a few about the lads
and lasses who came adventuring as
far as New York.
Good Father Pat, the Widow Mee
han. Kitty Kildea, Barney Brian and
other irrepressible characters peep
out delightfully from these pages.
These agreeable-to-read stories show
Mr. MacManus in his most entertain
ing moods.
NEW BOOKS RECEIVED.
The Trumpeter Swan, by Temple Bailey,
the sterling romance of a soldier home
from France, set against Virginia hills and
in New England (Penn. Pub. Co., Phila.).
The door of the Unreal, by Gerald
Bliss, an astonishing thriller of an Eng
lish novel, dealing with the. uncanny, the
supernatura.1 and appearance of "were
wolves"; Returned Empty, by Florence I
Barclay, a satisfying English novel, dra
matic and daring, and describing rein
carnation; and The Dragon, by Lady
Gregory, a wonder play, in 3 acts, ably
written and full of fun (Putnam's Sons,
n. y.). -
Principles of Accounting, by Albert C.
Hodge and J. O. McKtnsey, &S9 pages,
writuea by acknowledged business experts
on the uso of accounting as an aid to the
business executive (University of Chicago
Press, Chicago, 111.).
The "BRte Pearl, by Samuel Scovflle Jr.,
a ensiblv-written. entertaining- novel, vis-
ioning Boy Scouts In the northwest, and
about a blue pearl worth $50, 000; . Samuel
L.yle, criminologist, by Arthur Crabb, a
fascinating mystery story of the Sherlock
Holmes kind, based partly on law court
procedure and technical material; and
Boys' Book of Model Boats, by Raymond
F. Yates, INUBt-rated, a capital book to
entertatn youngsters, 25 pages (Century
Co., N. Y.). v ,
A Thousand Faces, by Florence Seyler
Thompson and George W. Galvin, M. D..
308 pages, a sensational story-book with a
mission, exposing abuses in asylutms for
the insane and private sanitariums, and
calling for a national investigation into
such alleged abuse (Tbe Four Seas Co.,
Boston).
Hatrar's Hoard, bv Georee Klbbe Turner.
a thrilling novel about the Mississippi val
ley, a miser and a fever epidermic: Advice
and other poems, by Maxwel'l Bodenheim.
41 daring yet able poems on life; and
The Long Dim Trail, by Forrestine Hooker,
a western novel of galloping interest, de
scribing principally life on the Diamond
H ranch, love, tragedy and comedy (Kopf,
N. ..
The Dark Mother, by Waldo Frank, a
lurid, realistic novel of New YoJ-k city
business life (Bonl & Liveright. N. Y.).
The Meaning of Socialism, by J. Bruce
Gl&sier, chairman of the independent labor
party of England and member of the In
ternational Socialist bureau, an up-to-date,
well-written explanation of socialism, from
an English viewpoint (Thomas Seltzer,
N. Y..
The foolish Matrons, by Donn Byrne, an
able novel of social life in New York city,
with thi text: "What makes- a successful
wife?"; L.ucky Bowman, by Homer Croy,
a realistic novel about the west and cow
boys; Paying Mother the Tribute Beauti
ful, by Margaret Hill McCarter, a charm
ing novel of peace that comes with a
kind message like a benediction, and fea
turing mother-love; and The Boys' Life
of Lafayette, by Helen NIcolay, illustrated,
a simply-told, attractive study of the life
of the Marquis Lafayente, ' who long ago
helped the republican form of government
In this country and France (Harper &
Brothers. N. Y.).
Girl Heroines in Fiction, by Inez N.
McFee, six selections from noted novels of
sta-ndard authors, picturing girl heroines;
and Boy Heroes in Fiction, by. Inei N.
McL.ee. seven chapters of studies from fa
mous novels, depicting boy heroes, such
as Oliver Twist, John Halifax, Jim Haw
kins, etc., two fine gift books (Crowell
Co.. N. Y.).
" Poor Man's Rock, by Bwrtrand W. Sin
clair, a powerfully constructed, entertain
ing novel, describing a returned soldier's
vengeance over wrong, and salmon fishing
in the Gulf of Georgia, B. C; Trails to
Two Moons, by Robert Welles Ritchie, a
pulsing, dramatic western novel, based on
efforts of the cattle barons of Wyoming to
cyst sheep-herders; and A World to Mend,
by Margaret Sherwood, an artistic pre
sentation in the way of a novel, describ
ing in the recent war time a symbolic
"cobbler" and his work In attempting a
new environment an Important, psycho
logical stury in nation-making (Little
Brown. Boston).
Night and Day. by Virginia Woolf. an
English novel of exhilarating moments,
with quite a power of searching observa
tion in the lives of the men and women
whom It pictures; She Who Was Helen
Casfl, by. Lawrence Rising, an exciting and
well-told novel, telling of a mysterious
disappearance In a secluded Inn among the
mountains of Spain: and. Also. Ran, by
Mrs. Baillie Reynolds, a smart English
novel, depicting an unexplained crime and
also touching on a pathetic love story
(Uoran Co.. N. Y.).
Jimmy Bunn Stories, by Henrv C.
Walker, a little book of real pleasure for
little folk, telling of the wonderful ad
ventures of Jimmy Bunn, rabbit; and. In
the House of Another, by Beatrice Mantle
a puzzling and now-you-must-read-me
novel, telling how a heroine came to her
senses after an auto accident and found
that the face in the mirror was not her
own. and that a strange man called her
wife the queer circumstances being-, she
naa never married anyone (Century Co.,
XX. Z.J.
Barber Shop Designed for Children.
SALT LAKE CITY. The tears with
which, very small boys sometimes meet
their first haircut generally are ob
viated in a Salt Lake City department
Store's special barbershop for chil
dren. There the yo .igsters are seat
ed, not in chairs, but on hobby
horses of special design. The novelty
of this experience usually compen
sates for the somewhat terrifying
process of having1 their hair cut.
come to light, and by the same token
things that are now accepted as nat
ural will vanish under the revelation
of the true naturalness of an exist
ence that has its being, function and
law in the God or creator who is
wholly good.
When we perceive that divine mind
is the sole cause of all things, we be
gin to perceive what life really is, and
how life and its science may be more
clearly understood. We have already
been taught In the ordinary curricu
lum of school or college to value great
and beautiful thoughts. Christian
science takes us a step further. It
shows us that- really great thoughts
and pure ideals in themselves consti
tute the actfvity of true Bcience. Thus
itiis that the thoughts which reveal
God in Christian Science possess In
terest and power beyond any thoughts
that can be entertained by mankind.
The power of God which character
ized Christ Jesus came to him not in
the realm of matter, but of under
standing. That Is where all true
power comes to man. That Is where
all true education fits us for life and
equips us with courage and wisdom
to meet the difficulties of human ex
istence, including disease. How nec
essary it is -for us to awake to the
full value of true thoughts and pure
education, which constitute real be
ing! What would man be without the
power to think? Salvation is the main
object, it is even the object of all
education, although that object is not
mentioned in the curricula of schools
and colleges. We are all seeking
salvation, consciously or unconscious
ly, for we are all striving for satis
faction. Everybody wants heaven,
though many appear to be searching
for it in ctrange ways, for heaven is
nothing more nor less than real per
manent happiness, satisfaction.
On page 291 of Science and Health.
THE LITERARY PBRISCOPr)
BY ETHEL R. SAWYER.
Director of Training Class. Library Asso
ciation of Portland.
THE OLDEST book in the world
is now supposed to be the "Papy
rus Prlsse" whose title In Eng
lish reads: "Percepts of the Prefect
Ptabhotep. unded the King of the
South and North, Assa." This book
was found In a tomb containing a
mummy of one of the Entaws of the
11th, or the first Theban dynasty
and was presented to the jBibili
theque Nationale in Paris, by- a
Frenchman named Prisse.
It is said to have been written not
later than 2500 B. C. The work is
in H parts or chapters. Is written in
the Egyptian in hieratic characters,
13 rythmic if not poetic, is addressed
to the educated classes and expresses
throughout 4iigh and noble principles
for the regulation of individiual life
and conduct and for the mainten
ance of good government.
Blasco Ibanez's novel "Blood and
Sand" has been dramatized and will
be put on probably in December.
Lionel Barrymore will appear as the
famous toreador. Practically all of
the many characters in the novel
will be brought upon the stage.
Fl-ank Swlnnerton the English nov
elist who gave us such a splendid
piece of artistry in "Nocturne" and
such an interesting study of small
town life In "Shops and "Windows"
has Just married Helen Dircks. Mrs.
Swlnnerton is a poet, author of "Pas
senger" a volume shortly to be pub
lished 'in this country.
And here goes "William McFee Into
the ranks of the Benediks. His pub
lishers give us the following facts:
"William McFee, author, seaman,
and chief engineer of the United
States steamer, Turrialba, will upon
his return consummate a romance
as full of the flavor of the high seas
as any of his own stories. Recently
Mr. McFee's fiancee. Mile. Pauline
Kondoff, arrived in New oYrk after a
Journey half way across the world
and is waiting the author's return at
the New Jersey home of his friend
the artist Arthur Elder.
Mile. Kondoff is a Bulgarian but
looks very much like a Parisian, for
sne is small and slight, with red
gold hair, olive skin and deep brown
eyes, bhe speaks seven languages
English is not one of them but as
Mr. McFee speaks French fluently,
this language has been her medium
of conversation with her fiancee.
During the "World war Mile. Kon
doff was in Smyrna with her sister,
and it was there she met William
McFee. The course of true love In
their case seems to have been a rap
id current, for on the first dav of
their meeting Mile. Kondoff promised
to marry nim and go to America. But
this arrangement was not easily car
ried out during war time, for Bul
garia and England were enemy coun
tries and Mr. McFee was engaged in
transport service under tha flag of
Great Britain. So there had to be an
enforced period of waiting.
The obstacles were not all over
come, however, with the close of the
war. for it is almost impossible for
a Bulgarian to get a Dassoort tn
this country. Mile. Kondoff went
from consulate to consulate without
success and finally after four
months she secured a passport from
the Greek government. It was a
long journey, 24 days In crossing, but
she is happy to be in America await
ing the return of Chief Engineer Mc
Fee, who Is impatiently hurrying
through southern seas on the- Tur
rialba." Anzia Yezierska was cited by Ed
ward J. O'Brien as the author of the
best piece of imaginative literature in
the fornr of the short story which the
last year produced. That story. "The
Fat of the Land." is Included in her
announced volume of short stories.
"Hungry Hearts." The title is sug
gestive of the eager yearning of the
immigrant for the realities of civili
zation which she hopes to find in
America after centuries of denial in
Europe. It should be good thought
stimulating Americanization material,
especially for the American born, who
wish to undertake this work intelli
gently and not emotionally. Miss
Yezlerska'B own dramatic story of her
you want to know what happens in the heart of
a woman, read
KATHLEEN NORMS'
HARRIET AND
THE PIPER
"He who calls the tune must pay the Piper."
Net, $1.90 at all book stores
or from the publishers.
Mrs. Eddy writes: "Heaven Is not a '
locality, but a divine state of mind
in which all the manifestations of
mind are harmonious and immortal,
because sin is not there and man is
found having no righteousness of his
own, but in possession of 'the mind of
the Lord,' as the-, scripture says." It
follows that the way to heaven is a
way of education, in the highest sense
of that word. "We must think our
way into heaven, and nothing can de
prive U9 of or excuse us from that
exalting and redemptive necessity.
This is being saved through the blood
of Christ, the life of Christ. Heaven
is natural and constant to God and
must be - the same to man in his
image.
We have learned to recognize life
eternal, and we insist upon maintain
ing the fact in spite of all evidence
to the contrary. We would not be
worthy of the name either of Chris
tians in the ordinary sense, much less
of Christian Scientists, if we failed to
do so, for any theory of life contrary
to externality involves death, which is
the exact opposite of life.
If you desire to go to a given point
you will follow the direction in which
that point lies. You will not turn your
back to that direction and go in an
opposite one. . All the ways that
human education have devised or
theorized about in reference to health
and life are headed in the wrong
direction and lead away from .either
or both. A healing system is intended
to produce health, which in its turn
tends toward life.
This science of living, this science
of life, was illustrated by Christ
Jesus, but as a science it could not be
given to the world in his time. It has
come in ours. Think of that. Think of
what it means to have the privilege
of studying and demonstrating the
science of life, a science for which
rise from a sweat-shop worker to her
present distinguished position should
be Included. But perhaps we may look
for a later "Promised land" from her
angle of vision. Various of these stor
ies have been appearing In the better
magazines during the past few years.
m m m
All comment from 'England on the
Opal Whitely "Diary" is not unfavor
able, evidently. Clement Shorter
thinks that her diary is such as Sam
uel Pepys would have written "if as a
child he had come in contact with ani
mals." The book seems to him "a hu
man miracle." It evidently seems .so
to some reviewers on this side of the
water how it is humanly possible
for such a pile of manuscrips to exist,
as would be necessary to hold on
coarse wrapping paper printed in
large child's hand, all those .pages
that the . Atlantic is publishing! A
miracle surely. Where did the family
live meanwhile?
We are to become acquainted with
another Norwegian author in trans
lation. Knut Hamsun is a very popu
lar writer in his own country, but al
though he has 27 novels to his credit,
the first English translation has just
been made. "The Growth of the Soul"
is to furnish our introduction to Mr.
Hamsun.
IN PORTLAND'S CHURCHES
(Continued From Page 2.)
and on October 2i on the subject,
"How Are You Going to Vote?"
Because of the importance of the
topics covered, the opening meeting
attracted much Interest. While the
sessions are held primarily for young
men, all men have been invited by
the association to attend.
James W. Palmer of the social and
religious activities department is in
charge.
"Walter Henry Nugent, D. D.. pas
tor of Central Presbyterian church.
East Thirteenth and Pine, will preach
this morning from the topic, "The
Value of an Ideal." The chorus un
der the direction of Mr. Belcher will
sing, "Unfold Ye Portals," by Gounod,
and "Saviour, Like a Shepherd," by
Neidlinger. In the evening, Mr. Bel
cher will lead a song service and the
chorus will sing "Jerusalem," by
Gounod.
The picture lectures in the evenings
are proving a great success. The
lectures are the very best that can be
obtained on the live subjects; the
house was filled last Sunday evening.
This evening the topic is, "Sanctity
of Property as the Logical Inference
from the Sanctity of Life."
An Intermediate Christian En
deavor society was started last Sun
day evening with a membership of
over 30 under the leadership of Miss
Olive Hallingby.
Many new faces are seen in the
Sunday school, and those in charge
of this department of the work are
greatly encouraged.
At the communion services last
Sunday, 12 new members were re
ceived. Dr. Nugent has the names
of at least that many more who have
promised to join us as soon as their
letters are received from their former
church homes.
Piedmont Community Presbyterian
church, Cleveland avenue at Jarrett
street. John Francis Morgan, pastor,
invites you to worship with us and
hear the following subjects discussed:
At 11 o'clock, "The Debt I Owe"; at
7:30. "The Master of Our Own Fate."
A live Sunday school, superintended
by Rev. P. O. Bonebrake, meets at
9:45, and the Endeavor meeting is
held at 6:30. Thursday evenings are
given to the study of Exodus. The
next subject is "Israel in the Wilder
ness." m
Rev. Monroe G. Everett will be the
speaker at the men's resort at 4 P. M.
today. A. J. Kofton, Uie violinist,
has returned and will again be with
the orchestra, which will play sev
eral numbers. At 8 P. M. the Rev.
Levi Johnson will continue his Bible
lecture In pictures, and Wednesday
night the Sunnyside Congregational
young people will visit the Resort.
The First Spiritual Science church
will hold services Sunday at 5 and 8
P. M.. in its hall, 129 Fourth street.
The evening lecture will be given by
Mrs. I,. K. Philips on the subject.
Doubleday, P a e e & Co.
tfeT'l 3 Garden City, New York,
the world had to wait thousands of
years before its mentality could lose
enough darkness to even perceive
such a science. Think what it means
that a person could have been awake
enough, free enough, clear enough
mentally, spiritually, to discover such
a science as this, the science of all
sciences. This is exactly what Mary
Baker Eddy did. and she did some
thing more than that; her discern
ment extended to the facts of being
and reve.aled them, but it also de
scended to the present needs of man
kind and met them. She saw that
the omni-presence of God would have
to be affirmed before it could be
realized and she also knew and taught
that the rejection of all other seem
ing power would have to be persisted
in before full proof that good Is all
powerful and life is immortal could
be obtained.
Mrs. Eddy's teachings constantly
admonish us not to claim for our
selves or for our understanding any
thing beyond what we can substanti
ate by actual proof. Therefore we.
your friends, who have invited you
here to a lecture, and who welcome
you upon all occasions when Christian
Science is being correctly set forth,
make no claim to have attained the
fullness of this Science. We are try
ing to be worthy of this gift of God
to men. We would be unworthy of it
if we did not here and upon all other
proper occasions express our grati
tude, love and reverence for the dis
coverer and founder of Christian
Science, Mary Baker Eddy. She es
tablished the cause of Christian Sci
ence on the enduring foundation of
Christ healing, where it stands and
will continue to stand, a living and
ever rising monument to a character
and to a career of achievement abso
lutely unique in history
God is life, and perpetuates his
"A. B. C. of Spiritualism," followed
by demonstrations by Mr. Dawson
and Mrs. Lister.
Services, will be held in the First
Spiritualist church, at East Seventh
and Hassalo streets, at 3 P. M., a
conference meeting. followed with
messages by C. W. Shaw. Evening
services are at 7:45, with Mrs. Anna
Snyder and C. W. Shaw, followed
with messages by Mr. Shaw. Solos
will be sung by Stanley Hicks. C. "W.
Auliss. Mrs. Anna Snyder and Fred
Schumaker.
Communion service will be held at
Westminster Presbyterian church
this morning. Besides the communion
there will be reception of new mem
bers, and special music in honor of
the late Professor Nash.
Dr. Pence's communion sermon will
be on: "When We Glorify the Com
monplace." while in the" evening he
speaks on "Have You Had the Experi
ence?" To hear Dr. Pence at his
best hear him this Sunday evening.
The Men's club meeting at 12:10
will again discuss the problem of
labor in connection with the lumber
Industry of the northwest. Professor
Norman Coleman's address of last
Sunday will be followed up by Ralph
Purnside. ,
The school of missions meets this
coming Thursday at 7:45 P. M. for
organization. There will be three
study groups and following the mis
sion study there will be an assembly
given over to devotions.
Dr. J. J. Staub will be In his pulpit
at both services today. At 11 o'clock
he will speak on "The Real Hope of
the Church." His subject for the
Hit the Trail
James Oliver Curwood
"The rope had cut the
gone into the rapidi. Kent shot after her.'
Read the latest and best Curwood novel
TheValley oSilent Men
AD VENTURE with him into the wild places and
meet the manhood and womanhood of the Far
North. You will not only read you will live the
story of Sergeant Kent, the best man-trapper in the
Royal Mounted, who lied gloriously to save a friend
the story too, of Marette, that wonderful little
goddess of
7f?Valley oSilent Men
By James Oliver Curwood
who wrote "The River's End"
James Oliver Curwood portrays great souls and
strong who wage their battles of life and love in
open spaces.
Before he wrote "The Valley of Silent Men,"
he himself travelled down those fabled streams,
flowing north with the wild "river brigades" of
God's Country.
No wonder that he has such a large and loyal following.
No wonder that more than 105,000 copies of The Valley
of Silent Men were sold before publication day.
Hit the trail 10 Gad's Cauntry with Jamei Oliver Curwitd, in
"The Valley tf Silent Men'" illustrated by Dean Cornwell.
Get your copy today, wher
ever books are sold $2.00
(Kridpditan Book (orporafion, -
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Hi
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own creation. Jesus said, "The words
that I speak unto you. they are spirit,
and they are life." Mrs. Eddy says
in Science and Health, "God's
thoughts are perfect and eternal, are
substance and life." We have been
considering those thoughts here. They
are easy to understand when sought
in sincerity, because they are morer
natural to us than other thoughts,
nearer to our real being than any
other thoughts could be.
The Bible is the original revelation
of the immortal relationship of God
and man. Christian Science makes
this relationship understood, and in
doing this Jt removes condemnation,
and establishes redemption in its
stead. It shows beyond all doubt
that the only final or possible se
quence to a mistake is loving and
complete correction. Sometimes our
own shortcomings may have retarded
the fruition of the desire to have this
science universally understood, and
we can only say to you that we hourly
repent of them in sackcloth and ashes.
But the science itself, the science of
Christianity, discovered by Mary
Baker Eddy, Has no shortcomings. Its
possibilities for good are immeasur
able as its divine principle. God. is
and we ourselves, though offering no
excuses for our failure to be fully
worthy, beg you to consider that we
are moving in the right direction, that
is, onward and upward. With arms
extended to encompass mankind, in
reverence and adoration to the God
who is love, and in devotion to his
Christ, we give you this message of
life, of health, of peace, and we aim
to express and make daily more prac
tical in behalf of ourselves and for all
mankind the compassion of him who
said, "I am come that they might
have life, and that they might have it
more abundantly.
evening service will be "Our Age in
the Light of Past History." Tho
chorus choir will render sonio choice
selections.
Rev. J. B. Harris of St. Louis. Mo.
has been called to the pastorate of
the First Methodist church. South,
Union avenue and Multnomah street.
Mr. Harris arrived yesterday with hi3
family and will preach at the morn
ing and evening services today.
The Portland lodge. Theopophical
society, has procured Dr. W. G. Shep
ard, divisional lecturer and author,
for a course of occult lectures. Dr.
Shepard will give three lectures only
in Portland, beginning today with
"Annie Besant Super-Woman"; Mon
day, "Two Worlds Two Lives";
Tuesday. "Where the New Horizons
Wait." Dr. Shepard is not a stranger
to Portland students of the occult.
having lectured here before. All lec
tures will be at Theosophical hall. 301
Central building. Tenth and Alder
streets. The lectures begin promptly
at 8 P. M.
John O. Lake, overseer, conducts a
divine healing institute at the church,
283 Stark street, corner of Fourth.
Entrance on Stark. Public services
with divine healing ministrations ev
ery day at 3 and 8 P. M. Come and be
healed. Come and give your heart to
God. Private ministration through
prayer and laying on of hands every
week day from 10 till 1,2:43. The
blind and the lame and the deaf and,
in fact, every form of disease is'be
ing healed continuously. Special evan
gelistic services Sunday at 3 P. M.
and 8 P. M-, conducted' by Dr. John
(i. Lake and Dr. D. N. Mclnturff.
to God's Country M
with
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