TnE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND. DECEMBER 19, 1920
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CHURCHES HEAR APPEALS FOR - RELIEF FOR STARVING CHILDREN
Sunday Schools in Portland Active in Raising Funds for Relief of Destitute, Both in Europe and in Near East
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IN all Portland churches today and
in . all churches throughout the
United States, io response to the
earnest appeal of Herbert Hoover,
services will be given over . to educa
' tlonal sermons in regard to the ap
palling conditions and wholesale star
vation of children In' the war-swept
areas of central and southeastern Eu
rope. ' Mr. Hoover has undertaken the
task of raising a national fund of
$33,000,000 with which to keep open
through the winter the 17,000 feeding
stations and orphanages maintained
by the American Red Cross and seven
other great American relief organiza
tions and upon which S,500,000 help
lees little children, human wreckage
cast up by the red tide of war, are
aolelv denendent.
fin drarierate is the emergency, with
the treasuries and warehouses of all
the relief organizations almost empty
In the heart of a bitter winter s.nd
Inevitable starvation confronting tne
maciated. under-nourished little war
waifs in uncounted numbers in mou
sands of ruined Tillages, that the
eight great American relief organiza
tion which have nereioioro u"
ki. mnt anDeala and carry
lag on the work individually have
banded together In a great concerted
drive. Through this co-oruinaiwu
these organizations hope to save time
and wasted energy in collecting the
seeded fund and to secure the maxi
mum of results In purchasing and
distribution of supplies. Through
their united efforts they hope to avert
the tragedy of wholesale starvation
and carry the greater number of the
pitiable little war victims through
- until spring. These eight organiza
tions which have enlisted the aid of
an nhurchea of all creeds and denora
intini r- The American Red
Cross. American Relief Admlnlstra
tion. Jewleh Joint Distribution Com
mittee, Knights of Columbus, Y. M.
G Ai Y. W. C. A, Federal Council of
Churches and American jrrienaa oerv
Ice committee (Quakers).
In additions ta the sermons deliV'
ered and appeals made from the pul
pits of all churches today, many 01
the churches have been carrying on or
will inaugurate various activities
through which funds will be raised
for the starving European cniiaren.
Oregon's quota has been placed at
(250.000 and must be raised by Janu
ary 1.
Cablegram From Beyrentk Received,
This cablegram has Just been re
ceived from Bayard Dodge, manag
ing director of the Near East Keller
hi Northern Syria and son of Cleve
land H. Dodge, national treasurer. It
Is dated at Beyrejth, Decemben 4,
1920:
"Fourteen Americans protecting
4000 orphans suffering wartime con
ditions , within Turkish nationalist
territory. Continuation appropria-
. tlons to- keep children .-alive impera
tive. Acute, refugee problem. Alep
po enforces reopening industrial
work. Winter weather, exorbitant
prices necessitate giving emergency
aid many places throughout Syria.
Orphanages overcrowded. Limited
. appropriations prevent adopting more
children. Administration practicing
extreme economy."
Near East Relief Is being called
upon every day by Sunday school su
perintendents and members to distin
guish between the two appeals now
before the Sunday schools of Amer
ica for the relief of starving children
In foreign lands. The following ex
planatory paragraphs are quoted from
" the announcement made by the mana
gers of the two funds in Oregon:
-There is no duplication in the
work of the two committees; one Is
In Europe and the other is in Asia
Minor. There will be no conflict or
overlapping of fields of endeavor.
When two children are hungry it is
not necessary to ask which is the
hungrier so long as we have enough
for both, and America certainly has
enough wealth to supply every need
of suffering childhood in Europe or
Armenia.
."Because we believe that Oregon,
once it understands the gravity of
the situation, will fully subscribe the
. quotas of both funds, we unite in
; urging that what is being contributed
-for one fund shall not be diverted to
or divided with the other. Money
. given for the Near East Relief should
be sent to the Near East Relief, 606
Stock Exchange building. Portland,
and money given for the European
Relief Council should be sent to S22
Selling building, Portland."
Sunday Schools Raining Funds.
Near east relief activities are oc
cupying the attention of Oregon Sun
day schools this month.
The choir of the First United Pres
byterian will give a cantata on the
evening of December 19. An offer
ing will be taken for N. E. R. An
other offering tor the lame cause
will be given at the children's enter
tainment on Wednesday evening, De
cember 22.
'Monday evening, December 27, the
. Christian Chinese mission will present
- an original play and the pupils will
-bring the offering they have been
'. saving for near east relief and the
famine sufferers of China. ,
An unusually beautiful and Inter
esting programme will be given by
the First Christian Sunday school un.
der the direction of Mrs. C M. Kig
gins Sunday evening, December 26.
It will feature the pageant. "White
Gifts for the King," by Mrs. Jessie
Brown Pounds and Include special
music and a series of tableaux. '
First Congregational Sunday school
gave a most unique evening's enter
tainment Friday. December 17. Fol
lowing an Interesting programme of
pantomime, music, readings and mo
' tion pictures, Mrs. E. B. McXaugh
ton's class served free punch. A fish
- pond, palmistry and fortune telling
booths, and a kissing booth at
tracted many of the adventuresome;
while very few could resist the so
licitations of the dapper spieler who
shouted through a megaphone the
. wonders of the side show arranged
by Mrs. E. M. Howe's class. Mrs.
McXaughton's class has a fund of
over $14 from the sale of candy.
, . "Rose City Park Presbyterian, spe-
ejal offering once a month; $251.00
up to last Sunday. About $1.00 per
. member for year.
Rose City Park Methodist, has-superintendent
of Armenian fund whose
duty it is to visit classes every Sun
day and present the appeal.
Grace Baptist, three lives already;
$1.00 per member or more for year.
Westminster Presbyterian, $1S2.00
cash Tuesday. Newberg Presbyterian,
check for $79.00, offering every
month. First Baptist, Eugene, $40.25,
offering every month. Newport
Presbyterian, $40.00. Mayger Metho
dist. $14.65. Alrlie Union, $8.00. Hill
side Congregational, Forest Grove.
$11.00. Umpqua Union, $10.00. May
vllle. $5.00. Ministerial association of
Newberg, check for $68.63 by their
treasurer. Rev. W. N. Coffee.
; Pilgrim Tereeseaary Observed.
In tens of thousands of pulpits to
day in England, Australia, New Zea
land and South Africa, as well as
Canada and America, the confident
courage of the Pilgrims who 300
years-ago left Plymouth, England,
for Plymouth, New England, will be
eulogized. They were men and wom
en who made a great adventure.' They
were a bit over-stern and solemn.
but they were reliable, rock-like men
who were full of the spirit of dare.
of the Mayflower took the sea
damped clothes of the 102 passengers
to a little island in Plymouth bay
that they called Clark's island and
made a great fire wherewith to dry
those mustv clothes. Toward the end
of that Saturday, which was the first
day for many weary weeks that they
had stood on dry land they hurried
back to the Mayflower and prepared
to keep the Sabbath. They were tired
of the ship but they would do nougnt
but praise God on the Sabbath. They
had the courage of their convictions.
They had grit as well as grace. They
had backbones, not wishbones.
December 11, old style, or Decem
ber 21, new style, the Mayflower's
passengers - came on shore perma
nently. At once they began to lay
foundations. Here are a few of their
achievements:
1. They organized the first college
in this country.
2. They started tne public school
system.
3. They established the town meet
ing which is the basis of our demo
cratic government.
4. They started the first temper"
ance society.
6. They established the first re
ligious newspaper.
6. They started the first theological
seminary.
7. They started the first city mis
sionary society.
8. Tbey started the first Christian
Endeavor society.
9. They started the first foreign
missionary society.
10. They gave to America Jonathan
Edwards, perhaps the greatest think
er America ever had.
lL They gave to America Henry
Ward Beecher, the most eloquent
preacher America ever had.
12. They gave to America its three
greatest evangelists: Whitfield,
Finney and Moody.
Dr. W. T. McElveen of the First
Congregational church in his address
on "The Pilgrims" before thw Busi
ness Women's club In the T. M. C. A.
Thursday, said: "If you think the
Pilgrims were a gloomy lot .of acet
lcs, you are mistaken. Their women
were exceedingly good-looking, wore
very good clothes, and enjoyed their
social parties, suzzana White when
she married Edward Winslow, one of
the leaders of the Plymouth planta
tion. wore a lace caD worth over
$100.00. And Prlscilla Mullins wore
some silk petticoats that were ad
mired not only by the women but by
the men in the colony. And if you
think that the Pilgrims were a lot
of dour drudges, again you are mis
taken. They played games and they
taught their Indian friends to play
games. Many of the leaders in the
Plymouth plantation were college
men. uney were graduates of Cam
bridge. Don't get the Pilgrims mixed
up witn tne Puritans in your think'
ing. The Pilgrims were much sweet
er in spirit and broader in mind and
more tolerant in attitude than the
Puritans. The Pilgrims were pio
neers, they were progressive. The
Pilgrim spirit was the spirit of dar
ing neroism. -
TV'as the Mayflower launched by
cowards? Steered by men behind
their timer asked Lowell In his
The Present Crisis." And he an
swers his own question:
New occasions teach new duties; Time
makes ancient good uncnnth:
Tney must upward stIH. and onward.
Who would keen abreast nf Truth-
uo. oeiore us Kieam her camp-fires; we
ourselves must Plls-rim ha
Launch our Mayflower, and steer boldly
mrougn tne aesperets winter sea."
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Heaven," a Christmas meditation.
Evening service, moving pictures,
dramatisation of O. Henry's story.
The Church of the Overshot Wheel."
The Sundav school will give an
elaborate Christmas programme next
Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock.
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Rev. J. C. Mera-ler. pastor of Ver-
1 non Presbyterian church. East Nlne-
I teenth and Wygant streets, will
preach both morning and evening.
There will be Christmas muslo by the
choir and chorus for the morning
service. The evening topic will be
"The Love of God."
Left to right Dr. E. C Hickman, associate paster of Onrenary-WIlbnr Methodist ehnreh, who will become
rraldrnt of the Kimball school of theology at Salem Jaaaary 1) Dr. C. W. Haya who resigned last weebi,as
Presbyterian Sunday school missionary to raise funds for Albany eoUea-er Ralph C. McAfee, executive sec
retary of the Portland Federation of Churches, who wilt serre am the) Oregon committee for European chil
dren's relief.
Faith of Our Fathers" Is
. Sermon Subject.
Rev. Mr. Eliot to Conduct Services
at Unitarian Church. -
AT THE Church of Our Father,
Broadway and Tamhill street,
the pastor, William G. Eliot Jr.. will
preach this morning at 11 o'clock on
"The Faith of Our Fathers." At this
service there will be read a letter
from Ernest G. Adams, -reporting on
the recent intensive campaign, and
also a report of the successful com
pletion of the local campaign, tinder
the leadership of Lloyd R. Smith.
At the last meeting of the board of
trustees preparations were begun for
the annual meeting to be held on
January 11. The local chapter of the
Laymen's league will take up imme
diately some important development
work, beginning with a survey of
the parish by means of a question
naire. A group of carol singers Is train
ing for the street singing Christmas
eve. The origin and usages associ
ated with the ancient carol singing
will be described by Miss Alice
Plympton at the regular meeting of
the Young People's fraternity today
at 6:30 P. M.
Mrs. Charles H. Thompson Jr., the
Pacific coast field secretary for the
Young People's Religious union, will
visit Portland again on January 2
on her way back to Berkeley.
The kitchen garden and kinder
garten for the children in the neigh
borhood of the church gave a Christ
mas party yesterday afternoon.
At the First Norwegian Danish
Methodist Episcopal church. EIs;h
teenth and Hoyt streets, Rev. C. Au
gust Peterson, the pastor, will preach
at 11 A. M. The subject will be
"Peter in the School of ChriBt." At
the night service, 7:45 P. M., the sub
ject will be "To Have, to Do, to Be."
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JThe Sunday school of the Clay
street evangelical church will open
at s:ju ana win De in change of Suver
lntendent Keller. At 10:45, Rev. Jacob
Stocker will preach a Christmas ser
mon on "The Song of Zacharias." In
the afternoon at 3 o'clock, he will
conduct a unristmas service at the Al
tenheim at Division street. The Young
People's alliance meeting will be in
charge of President Geiger. In the
evening Rev. F. B. Culver will preach.
The night service begins at 7:30.
Boston Pastor to Speak at
- White Temple.
Former Oregon Minister to Spread
Doctrine of Anti-Saloon League.
THE First Baptist church. White
Temple, announces Its services for
today as follows: In the morning at
11 o'clock. Dr. Lewis Albert Banks of
Boston, will speak in the Interests of
the Anti-Saloon league, with which he
has been for many years connected.
He was formerly a minister in Oregon
and prominent as an evangelist in the
Methodist church. In the evening at
7:45 the pulpit of the church will be
occupied by Rev. S. J. Reid, state
evangelist of Oregon in the Baptist
denomination. '
Dr. Reid is well known in Portland,
having held a series of meetings in
many of the Baptist churches here
His subject this evening will be "What
Think Ye of Christ?" I
The Temple quartet will furnish
musio at both services. All are cor
dially invited to this down-town
church.
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This morning in the East Side Bap
tist church, the pastor. Dr. W. B. Kin
son, will preach at 11 o'clock, taking
for his subject "Chariots of Fire." In
the evening at 7:30 Dr. Hinson will
have for his theme A Soul to Let."
Ait the mid-week service which is
held Wednesday evening at 7:45, Dr.
Hinson will take up the study of the
book of Exodus. The Sunday school
of this church is planning a Christmas
entertainment which will be given
Thursday evening at 7:30.
Retr. W. Norton. Ferris, pastor, will
conduct regular services today at Sell-
wood Baptist church at 11 A. M. and
7:30 P. M. - -
m to a
of the special nights. This service
will appeal especially to young men.
Mr. Day will discuss The Modern
Absalom." The chorus choir will sing,
and Mr. MacFall will lead the con
gregation in a praise service preced
ing the sermon.
The Baptists Young Peoples onion,
at 6:15, will be unique. A programme
specially arranged by one of the mem
bers will be given. Mr. Day will sing.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Dec IS. (Spe
cial.) To secure funds for erection
of a new church at the corner of
H and Market streets, the trustees of
the Swedish mission church and their
pastor. Rev. J, J. Huleen, will make
a canvass for subscriptions during
the next few months. The trustees,
through sale of the parsonage, and
from a building fund, have enough
money on hand to start the church.
Yule Sermons Announced
for Presbyterians.
Christmas Sermons and Music Will
Feature Regular Services.
Dr. Stansfield , to Preach
on World Democracy.
Pastor of First Methodist Church
Plans Special Sermon.
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T THE First Methodist Episcopal
Pro-Cathedral Will Hold
Christmas Services.
Young People's Society to Hold
Regular Meet Thin Evening.
riER VICES will be conducted at the
O Pro-Cathedral - (Episcopal) today
at usual hours. The dean will preach
at both services. Christmas day spe
cial services will be held at 7:30 A. M.
and 10:30 A. M. At the 10:30 service
the Bishop will preach and special
music will be rendered by the choir
under the direction of Carl Denton,
organlBt, consisting of a special set
ting for the communion services,
Christmas anthems and carols.
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The Toung People's society of St.
Stephen's Pro-Cathedral (Episcopal)
will hold Its regular meeting today
at 6:30 P. M. in the parish house at
the corner of Thirteenth and Clay
streets. The'meeing will be In charge
of Theo E. Dittebrandt, president,
with W. E. Robertson as the principal
speaker, who will talk on the subject
of "Light." The dramatic committee
will report at this meeting.
Next Thursday evening at 8 o'clock,
at the Millard Avenue Presbyterian
church, there will be the time-hon
ored, gold-and-tinsel and Santa Claus
Saturday, December 6. 1620, the men ' entertainment for the Bible school.
The Baotist Ministers' conference
will meet Monday at 2:30 P. M. in the
White Temple in the last session until
after New Year's day.
Rev. W. Norton Ferris will epeaK,
his theme being "When God Came to
Earth."
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The Christmas theme will predomi
nate in all the services of the Third
Baptist church 343 Fargo street,
throughout the week. This morning
Rev. R. E. Close will deliver the first
of two Christmas sermons, speaking
from the text, "His Aame snau se
Called Wonderful
At 7:30 the ordinance of Baptism
will be administered and the choir will
deliver a Christmas cantata under
leadershiD -of Mrs. Lou Gray.
Thursday evening at 8 o cioca ine
Sunday school will give a Christmas
entertainment at the church, and Fri
day evening the choir and young
people of the congregation will par
ticipate in community carol singing.
Sunday morning, December z, tev.
Close will deliver the second in the
series or Christmas sermons. the
congregation of the Third Baptist
church extends a cordial invitation to
all who have no church home and to
strangers to enjoy these Christmas
services.
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The programme of Christmas exer
cises at the Third Baptist Sunday
school, Thursday 8 P. M., follow: Song,
"Hark, the Herald Angeis sing, -
school: "The First Christmas," as told
by Luke and Matthew, juniors; tableau
and chorus, "We Three . Kings ot
Orient Are," men and boys of senior
and intermediate departments; solos
by Messrs. Cochran, Keller and Spall;
Invocation, Rev. R. E. Close; song.
Joy of the World," congregation.
Primary department, central thought.
Lisrht." Welcome address, uiatnys
Wright, Nlllu Smith; "Christmas
Tide": "Light the Christmas Candles,".
second year girls; "Twinkle, Twinkle
Little Star, beginners; "The Birthday
6f a 'King," first year boys; "The
Christmas Spirit Is . Everywhere,
Marguerite Tuttle and Eula Daniels;
"I Can Tell You Why, beginners;
"Just a Little Baby," Alice Nelson;
"I Love You," song, primary depart
ment; "Errands of Love," "Don't You
Wish That You Were Me," "Solving
the Problem," Kenneth Southard
"Wouldn't You?" "A Little Girl's
Gift," "Love Gifts," third year boys.
Song, "The Birthday of the King,"
juniors; playlet, "The Christmas
Sprites," by representatives of four
intermediate classes; song, . "Silent
Night," school; reading, "The Other
Wise Man," Cecile Daniel; anthem, "O
Holy Night," by A. Adam, choir. Santa
arrives. Gift distribution, east room.
"Facing Christmas," Dr. Stansfield
has begun a series of three advent
sermons : (1) "A Covenant to the
People"; (2.) "Christ and World De
mocracy"; (3) -The Christmas Truth."
This morning he will deliver the sec
ond on "Christ and Democracy," and
will 6how that Jesus Christ is the
best ground and assurance of world
democracy. At night the sermon will
be von Isaac Watt's greatest hymn,
"Joy to the World." Special musio
will be furnished by the choir.
The Sunday school will meet sharp
at 12:15 P. M. and take first steps by
classes for its big Christmas offering
for the suffering children of Europe
and the near east.- The Epworth
league will meet at 6:30 P. M. and
Invites all young people who can
come to the biggest Epworth league
meeting of the city. On Sunday night,
December 26, the big choral choir will
render Handel's "Messiah."
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The Sellwood Methodist Episcopal
church will observe today as Christ
mas Sunday. "The pastor,. Rev. W. S.
Gordon, will speak at 11 o'clock on
'Christ, the Sunrise of the Nations,"
HE First Preshyteran church, cor-
1 net; of Twelfth and Alder streets,
will use both today and next Sunday
for its Christmas celebration. The
pastor. Rev. Harold Leonard Bowman,
will use Christmas themes for his
sermons today, and next Sunday
the quartet, assisted by a chorus of
mixed voices, at the evening service
will give "The Coming of the King,"
by Dudley Buck
At the morning service today Dr.
Bowman will preach on A Spontane
ous Christmas." The choir will sing
Christmas carols. At the evening
service the subject will be "The
Groups About the Manger.'
The Sunday school will use next
Sunday for Its Christmas programmes.
Each department will have Its own
Christmas exercises, with appropri
ate music and scripture and a Christ
mas story.
The week-day parties for the Sun
day school were held for the inter
mediates and seniors last Friday
night and for the younger grades the
party was yesterday afternoon.
Both of these parties were held In the
Sunday school auditorium, which was
appropriately decorated with a large
Christmas tree and other Christmas
reminders. Atthase parties the chil
dren and young people were enter
tained with moving pictures of "Re
becca of Sunnybrook Farm."
. Rev. E. H. Pence, pastor of West
minster Presbyterian church, after
an absence of two months will
return to his pulpit today. His short
stay in southern California has
brought back his former vigor and
he feels perfectly fit again to under
take his work. He has ohosen to
bring his people two sermons that
deal with the spirit of Christmas.
Special muslo will be given by the
quartet, composed of Mrs. J. B. Ettin
ger, Mrs. V. E. Moore, J. P. Mulder
and Dom Zan. '
Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
the Woman's association will hold its
last session of the year, with a pro
gramme consisting of cards, reports.
exhibits of work done by the circles
Lutheran Church Services
for Day Announced
Rev. A. Kranse Will Officiate at St.
. Paul's at Kast Twelfth and Clln-
ton Streets.
SERVICES will be held In Trinity
Lutheran church, corner Rodney
and Ivy streets, as follows: German,
10:15; English, 7:30; Sunday school.
9:15. A hearty welcome has been
extended to all.
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AtSt. Paul's Lutheran church.
East Twelfth and Clinton streets, the
pastor, -Rev. A. Krause, will officiate,
morning and evening. The subject
for the 10:30 A. M. service will be
"The Confession of the Advent Her
ald," and the topic for the evening,
at T:S0 o'clock. Is, "The Manifestation
of the Christ by John the Baptist."
Special musio hi rendered by the choir
both morning and evening. Devo
tional service and Bible etudy at 5
P. M. Sunday school, with classes for
all ages, 0:30 A. M. The choirs re
hearse Wednesday and Friday at 8
P. M.
The Whitney boys' chorus of Port
land will give a concert in the First
Evana-ellcal church. East Sixth and
Market streets, tonight, at 7:30
o'clock. The following programme
will be rendered.'
Chairman, Master GorAon Orput: chorus,
"Crown Him Kinr of Kings": violin solo.
elected, Master Clark Walsh, a small boy
with a big talent; scripture, selected, Mas
ter David Richards (from memory); so
prano solo, selected. Master Rlonard Av
ert 1, one of the most phenomenal boy
voices in the nortliwest; prayer; chorus,
"We Shall see the Kin Some Day"; bass
solo, "Rocked In ths Cradle of the Deep."
Eugene Vedder, an exceptional soloist:
quintet, "Shins On," several Whitney boys,
obllirato by Master Frank Smith; remarks
by P. C. Bennett, superintendent of or
ganization department; tenor solo, select
ed. Paul Geld-In," formerly of the Spokane
1000 boy chorus; brief address by H. E.
K. Whitney: offertory, piano solo, selected,
Woodson Smith, efficient chorus pianist;
chorus, the W. B. C. motto sons: benedic
tion, the pastor.
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Dr. Walter H. Nugent, .pastor of
Central Presbyterian church. East
Thirteenth and Pine streets, will
preach this morning from the topic
"Ignorance Answered by Love." The
large chorus, red by Mr. Belcher, will
give two selections, "Fear Not, O
Israel," by Splcker, and "When Power
Divine," by Faure.
At Rose City Park Presbyterian
clearings where the new rice fields
are located. So acute has the short
age become that the mission colony Is
forced to plant rice on rubber land,
which is worth ten times as much In
para trees as in rice.
The Sunday school of the Rose City
Park Methodist Episcopal church con
tinues to grow in numbers and in
fluence. This year the Christmas en
tertainment will take place next Sun
day evening and will be a series ot
tableaux representing various scenes
In the life of Christ, different classes
in the Sunday school assuming respon
sibility for different parts Of this pro
gramme. In connection- with the entertain
ment an offering will be taken for
Armenian relief, for which prepara
tions have been made for some time
in tne eunaay scnook memoirs ui
olasses having received barrels and i
boxes for pennies and other offerings i
for this purpose.
This morning the pastor, Rev. E. W.
Huett, D. C, will preach on the
theme, "la the Lord Among UsT" and
In the evening taking as his subject
"The Heavenly Ladder."
Professor Anderson, who has charge
of the choir, had a flee male quartet
last Sunday and the musical end of
the service is moving smoothly and
nicely.
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Rev. C W. Hays will be the speaker
at the Men's Resort today at 4 P. M.
Mary Ellen Mullan and Ray MeAuley
will sing solos and the orchestra will
play special music. At 7:10 P. M
The Christmas activities of the con
gregation will Include a Christmas
tree and party for the primary end
Juniors Friday afternoon and a carol
service and Christmas treat for the
seniors Friday evening. An offering
of money, food, clothing and toys
for Portland's unfortunate will be a
feature of both servlcra
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This morning at 11 o'clock Ilev.
William R. Reece of the New Chris
tian church (Swedenborglant, will
speak on "The Trinity of Ood In
Man," In the assembly room of the
Hotel Portland. There will he a
vocal eolo by Dr. George Wardner,
Mrs. Wardesr accompanying.
Rer. Levi Johnson will continue his
Bible lectures.
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Rev. William Reese will deliver a
lecture on "The Worfd of Nature
the Symbol of the World ot Mind,"
at Theosophlcal hall. Tenth and Alder,
at 8 o'clock P. M., today.
-Holy Spirit" Topic of Dr.
Byron J. Clark Today.
Chorus to Clve Special Musle at
Morning and Evening services.
Day Busy One at First Con
gregational Church.
Prograsaaie Inrlndee "ervaon, 4
cert and other fester.
J theme for the morning service
today at the First United Brethren
church. East Fifteenth and East Mor
rison streets, by the pastor Dr. Byron
J. Clark. The evening theme will be
"The Bible 'If.' " The chorus will ren
der special music in song at both
services.
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This morning, under the direction
of G. Arthur Peake, the choir of Sec
ond United Brethren church. East
Twenty-seventh and Sumner streets,
will givosita Christmas musicals. The
choir has been in training for this
for some time and special care has
been taken to make it a success. In
the evening the pastor, Rev. Ira Haw
ley, will speak on "Remember, the
Wrath of the Lamb."
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At Third United Brethren church.
Sixty-seventh street and Thirty-sec
ond avenue Southeast, Rev. E. O.
Shepherd, pastor, services will be held
both morning and evening. There will
church this morning Rev. Donald W. . be Bpeclal mugio by tho chorus choir
M. Ma&Cluer will preach on "The In
visible Brotherhood." At night he will
close his series of Sunday evening
sermons on "The Wives of the Proph
ets" with "The Wife Who Lost Her
Patience." Next Wednesday evening
the Sundav school will give a Christ
mas entertainment, to wmcn tne com
munlty is cordially invited.
and at 7:30 on "Some Inspiring Re- ani bands, and a playlet, "Alice
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Dr. Louis Albert Banks of Boston,
is to deliver an address at the First
Christian church at 7:45 P. M., under
the auspices of the Anti-Saloon league
of Oregon.
Dr. Banks is favorably known In the
northwest as a great preacher, hav
ing occupied sgme of the largest pul
pits In the country. Dr. Banks is
making a tour of the entire country
in behalf of the great world prohibi
tion movement. ..
...--The
Bible Study league held In the
church parlors ' at White Temple
Tuesday evenings at 7:45 is growing
In numbers and Interest.
Already this shows indications of
being a live organization and prom
ises to add materially to the religious
life of the city.
Several requests have come to it for
workers along evangelistic lines.
Two teams are now being formed to
assist anywhere at any time, and Dr.
F. W. Thompson the executive sec
retary, says that he hopes soon to be
able to supply all demands. Every
member of this organisation is an ac-1
tive one and brim full ot enthusiasm.
Sunday morning the subject of Rev.
Owen T. Day's address at the Arleta
Baptist church. Forty-eighth avenue
and Sixty-fourth street, will be "The
Fullness of Time." Mr. Day - Will
speak of the historical, and spiritual
preparation of the world for Christ's
coming. ' .
Sunday evening will he the fourth.
Bults of the Centenary." In this ad
dress he will answer the oft-repeated
question as to where our missionary
money is going, but no appeal will be
made for funds. The choir will fur
nish Christmas music for each serv
ice. The Sunday school will meet at
9:45, the Junior league at 2:30 and
the Epworth league at 6:30. Five
Sellwood churches will unite in a
union prayer meeting at 7 P. M., Wed
nesday. The special object will be
intercession for the success of the
union revival meetings to be held in
this church beginning with a watch
night service. -
The Christmas programme of the
Sunday school will be given Thurs
day evening at 7:30 P. M. Some
unique features will be added to the
exercises and an offering will be
taken to meet the pledge of this Sun
day school for the mission fund.
At Clinton Kelly Memorial Metho
dist Episcopal church, Powell and
East Tenth streets, "The Homeless
Christ In a World of Homes" will be
the pastor's subject Sunday morning
at 11 o clock. Mrs. J. H. Meurs, state
secretary of the Woman's Christian
Temperance union, will speak on
"Four-square Character" at 7:30 P. M.
Westmoreland Sunday school will be
held at 10 A. M. and children's church
at 11 A. M. The pastor will preach
the Christmas sermon at 7:30 P. M.
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At Epworth Methodist Episcopal
church. Twenty-sixth and Savier
streets. Rev. Frank L. Moore, pastor.
will speaK at 11 A. M. on "The Incar
nation. Then and Now," and at 7:30
P. M. on "Christ and His Place Among
Men.
Through the Post Card," given by the
Bible school class taught by Mrs. C
T. Chamberlain, and an address by
Dr. Gertrude Mlmthorn, a missionary
from India.
Wednesday afternoon from 3 to 4:30
the beginners and "primary depart
ments will have their annual Christ
mas party In the primary room.
The Bible school annual programme
will be given next Sunday during the
regular session period. All depart
ments are to take part.
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Mrs: F. A. Sherman has been teach
ing a class of young women for sev
eral weeks at Westminster Presby
terian church, and is said to be build
ing up great interest and enthusiasm
among the pupils. Mrs. Sherman was
at one time head of the department
Christian Science Subject
for Today Announced.
"Is the Universe, Including Man,
Evolved by Atomic Forcer Is
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S THE Universe, Including Man,
Evolved by Atomic Forcer Will
be the subject of the lesson sermon
In Christian Science churches today.
Regular services are held in Chris
tian Science churches this morning at
11 and In all the churche but Fifth
and Seventh this evening at 8 o'clock.
Regular Wednesday evening meet
ings are held In all churches at 8
o'clock and at these meetings testi
monials of Christian Science healings
are given.
Free public reading rooms -are
maintained by the churches on the
of education in the Philippines, and , Hth floor of .the Northwestern Bank
has a record of long and successful
teaching in public schools of various
cities. She is assisted in her work
of instruction by her daughter, Phil
ippa Norton Sherman, t
Student-Pastor Is Boasted'
by University of Idaho
Work of New' Church Official to
Be Strictly Non-Sectarian.
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, Moscow,
Dec 18. (Special.) With the
arrival here of Rev. J. Orange Gould,
the University of Idaho becomes one
of the few western schools that can
boast of a "Student Pastor." He was
brought to the Idaho campus through
the efforts of a group of Moscow
churches and, in addition to his other
work, will hold the office of Y. M.
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As the university is a state Insti
tution where students of some 30
faiths v are educated, the churches
have agreed with the administration
that the work of the student pastor
will be strictly non-sectarian. His
duties as yet have not been w,ell de
fined but in general will be to aid as
he may the Individual student and to
co-operate with the various religipua
ciuds on mo campus.
Although a young man. Rev. Gould
has had wide experience in ministerial
work, including five years at the
college town of Manhattan,. Kan., and
later, state organization work in
Nebraska. In speaking of his work
he said he hoped first of all to form
friendships with the students so that
he could be of aid td them if they
become homesick, down-hearted, or
feel despondent for any reason.
According to President A. H. Up
ham, at many schools individual
churches each provide a pastor for
the students of their belief, but the
plan of one minister for those Of any
faith is an innovation In American
schools. He said further that al
though new, if the boundary lines
were wisely drawn, and non-sectarianism
strictly adhered to, much
(oed should be accomplish sdt
Methodist Benevolences
Show Falling Off.
Total Receipts for Year Ending
November 1, 1IK20, Less Than
'Amount Pledged.
CHICAGO, ". Dec. 18. Dr. Morris
J W. Ehnes, treasurer of the Coun
cil of Boards of Benevolence of the
Methodist Episcopal chierch, an
nounced today that total receipts for
the year ended November 1 were
1S,4S9,762, or about 72 per cent of
the amount pledged. May was the
smallest month $628,652 being re
ceived, while 82,889,334 was paid dur
ing the month of September. The dis
bursements to the several boards of
the church and other centenary In
terests were:
American Bible society, $150,000;
General DeaconnesS board, 146,000;
Board of Education, $760,000; Board
of Foreign Missions, 8. 612, 123. 05;
Board of Home Miss'ons and Church
Extension, $6,613,945 04 ; Board of Sun
day schools, 8300,000; Board of Tem
perance, Prohibition and Public Mor
als, 8150,000; Freedman's Aid society.
$35D,340.34; Board of Education (ad
ditional), $100,000; Freedman's Aid
society (additional), $237,623.62; Kan
sas Wesleyan university. $2206.50;
Syracuse university, $14,887.66: Troy
Conference academy, $7586.24; Wyo
ming seminary, $3574.27; Albion col
lege, $6666; and Wesley Foundation
of Illinois, $147,771.74.
Dr. Ehnes said revised f ierurea of
the amounts subscribed, payable In
five years, was $108,080,905. Deduct
ing the estate notes valued at $1,31-1,-170,
as being at present uncollectable,
the balance subscribed for the Cen
tenary fund is $106,769,635. payable
in five years, Which is $21,353,927 an
nually.
Dr. Ehnes in his report recommend
ed a far-reaching campaign of edu
cation through the religious and sec
ular press, the Institute and confer
ence, the reading circle and study
class, the use of pageants, lantern
slides, charts, maps, and groups, hu
manised by the personal message of
the missionary, the pastor and the
laymen, and the-centenary campaign
must be spiritualized.
He also says: "We cannot go back
to our former standard of giving
that would be disastrous. We must
advance our standard of giving be
yond the present plane if we are to
meet our obligations at home and
abroad with an adequate Christmas
programme."
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" Ward W. MacHenry, pastor, preaches
today In Mount Tabor Presbyterian
church. Horaing subject. "The Opened i
building and 266 Burnslde street.
Sunday school is held for pupils
to the age of 20 In all churches ex
cept Third and Fifth. The sessions
are held at 9:45 and 11; in the latter
two churches at 9:30 and 11.
In the absence of the pastor. Rev.
F. B. Culver, the services at Lents
Evangelical today will be In charge
of Rev. N. Shupp at 11 o'clock and
Rev. Jacob Stocker at 7:30.
The annual Christmas programme
will be given Sunday night, December
28, and will be under the auspices of
the Sunday school.
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Independent Bible Spiritualistic
church and society will hold Its reg
ular meeting today at 441 East
Twelfth street at 7:46 P. M. Weekly
meetings are held on Tuesday and
Thursday nights at 8 o'clock.
The Church of Modern Spiritualism,
Eleventh and Alder streets, will hold
regular services today at 3 P. M. and
8 P. M.
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BL Marks.- Twenty-first and Mar
shall, Rev. John G. Hatton, rector,
will hold services Christmas morning
at 7:80, 8:80 and 11 o'clock.
Portland Methodist Episcopal wo
men will tender an informal reception
to three of the missionaries of Its
woman's board on Tuesday from 1 to
5 at the First Methodist Episcopal
church. Miss Laura F. Austin of the
Oregon conference has but recently
returned on furlough from the prln
cipalshlp of the Godhra, xIndia, nor
mal training school. ' Miss Julia E.
Morrow of 'Puget sound conference is
returning to her evangelistic field In
south India, Miss Ethel Butts, for
merly superintendent of the Spokane
Deaconess hospital, will sail for Pyig-i
wang, Corea, December 29.
recently organized. A special pro
gramme is under way, to be given by
the Sunday school Christmas eve, De
cember 34,
Rev. Leila Luckey, pastor of the
Fourth United Brethren church, Tre
mont station, will speak,both morning
ana evening. Tne cnoir win nave
charge of the music
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An educational rally will be held
Sunday afternoon at the First Friends
church. East Thirty-fifth and Main
streets, at which time the Interests
of Pacific college, Newberg, will be
considered.
Dr. H. Edwin McGrew of Oskaloosa,
Iowa; Dr. Coffin of Whlttler, Cel.,
and Rev. Charles Whitely, superin
tendent of the Iowa yearling meeting,
will give short addresses. All Inter
ested in the future of Paclflo college
are' invited.
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Dr. H. Edwin McGrew, prominent
friends preacher and educntor, will
occupy the pulpit at the First Friends
church. East Thirty-fifth and Main
streets, Sunday morning.
Dr. McGrew was for many years
president of Pacific college at New
berg and has a large circle of friends
and old students who will be glad to
hear him. After leaving Oregon he
became pastor of the Whlttler Friends
church, where he built what Is said
to be the finest house of worship in
the Friends denomination. He is now
president of Penn college, OskalooBa,
Iowa, and Is one of the team here
assisting In the Paclflo college en
dowment campaign.
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c'al.) Although one of the city's -
smallest churches. Rev. D. M. Carpen
ter, the pastor, announces that the
Christian and Missionary Alliance will
contribute more than $2100 to foreign
missions for the year. Contributions
up to December 1, he says, have
reached $2094. The 40 members of
the church at the beginning of the
year pledged $1525.
THIS WILL be a big, busy day at
the First Congregational church.
At the morning service. Dr. W. T. Mo
Elveen will oreach his special Pil
grim anniversary sermon. He titles)
the sermon, "a ricture Album of
J Some Old and New Pilgrims." He will
now now tne spirit tnat actuates
Elder Brewster, Governor Uradford
and Miles Standlsh to cross the At
lantic In the Mayflower has embodied
Itself In some present-day reformers
and leadera
Dr. McElveen hat given about 21
addresses on the Pilgrims, and each I v
time has sought to say something ,
new. juuge w inn mc(. amam master,
ly oration In the First church par
lors last Monday night, at the Men's
Brotherhood Forefathers' celebration,
will serve as fine background for this
new presentation of the reasons why
we should commemorate the tercent
enary of the coining of the Pilgrims
to these shores.
In the afternoon at 8:20 the Port
land boys' chorus and the Portland
boys' orchestra will give a sacred and
patriotic; concert In the church au-
unonum ior ma nenent or ini Neaa i r
Kast relief fund. The orchestra wlllVL.
rj puvq aiTinciiuns as ins i
grim Chorus" from Wagner's Tann-
hauser, while the boys' chorus will
sing such familiar things as "The
Church In the Wlldwood." There are
eight splendid numbers la this pro
gramme. Af:30, three of the four Christian
Endeavor societies of the First church
will hold a union Christmas service.
Miss Dorothy Rice will give a piano
solo; Miss Emma Rrhwalt will pre
sent a reading from Van Dyke's
"Other Wise Man." The male quartet
under the leadership of Mr. W. E.
Robinson will sing a number of selec
tions, and Dr. McElveen will tell an
origlnil Christmas story. Everybody
Is invited to this Sunday evening
Christmas party. ,
At 7:90 will begin the series of
Christmas services that the First
church has planned. Miss Ethel Lynn
itose will give a brief orgun recital.
It will Include the following numbers
from "The Holy Virgin." by Mailing
"The Annunciation," "Mary Seeks
Elisabeth and Praises God" and "The
Holy Mght"
Dr. McElveen will preach on "Get
ting Ready for Christmas." He will
show how to come Into possession of
the Christmas spirit, and Indicate
how many features In the modern
observance of Christmas, which are
not In the New Testament narrative
came to be part ot our present Christ
mas oelebratlon.
In his sermon prelude be will
answer the question, "Shall We Shut
Our Doors Against All Immigrants?"
Last monk congres voted to do so.
In his current events lecture Thurs
day evening. December 23. he will
comment on the report Just Isaui-d by
the Commission ot One Hundred on
conditions In Ireland.
The Bunday sohool of the First
church wll have Its Christmas enter
tainment Wednesday evening, Decem
ber 22. This entertainment will con
sist of tnmn, music Christmas tree,
Santa Claus and distribution of gifts.
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The morning sermon at Central
Methodist Episcopal church will be
preached by the pastor. He v. Alexan
der R. Maclean, on "The Church at
Laodlcea." This will conclude the
sorlea on the "Seven Churches ot
Asia."
The young people will bold their
Epworth league service at 6:30. MIM
Edna Larson will be In charge. This
will be a "Christmas candleliuht serv
ice" and many. Christmas carols will
be sung, The Sunday school Christ
mas programme will be given on -Thursday
at 7:30 P. M. As Is (he
custom In Central church Kundiif
school, the offering will be given ta
the starving children of the near
Methodists Send Farm Ma
chinery to Borneo.
Board of Foreign Missions Acta to
Combat Famine. .
Lecturer Will Discuss Pro
hibition's Spread.
Special Mnsle Is Featured for First
Christian Chnreh.
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"Sfivlng Our Face and Losing Our
Soul" will be the morning subject to
dav at the Woodlawn Methodist Kills.
enpa! church and the nlsht topic will
(fpne'ui-d en Tit- T
A LARGE quantity of modern farm
machinery, Including plows, cul
tivators and a tractor, for use In the
cultivation of new rice fields in the
jungles of Borneo to relieve the rice
famine there has been shipped by the
board-of foreign missions of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, according to
an announcement of Dr. F. M. North,
secretary of the board of foreign mis
sions of the Methodist Episcopal
church. ,
The) shipment was aboard the Pa
cific mail steamship Venezuela, which
sailed from San Francisco, Saturday,
December 11, for Singapore. Rev.
J. M. Hoover, Methodist missionary
to Borneo, purchased the machinery
In this country and is returning with
U te direct Us use la ths Jungle
DR. LOUIS ALBERT BANKS, famous
author and lecturer of Boston,
will speak at the First Christian
church this evening at 7:45 o'clock.
His subject will be "World-wide Pro
hibition Coming and 'America Leads
the Way."
Christmas will be the dominant
theme at the worship this morning
at 11 o'clock. The pastor. Rev. Har
old H, Grlffis, will have for his spe
cific topic, "Decorating the World's
Christmas Tree."
The muslo by the church quartet,
under the direction of Mrs. F. G,
Newton, will be particularly appro
priate to the season and will Include
the following Christmas numbers:
Quartet, "Arise, Shine" (Marks): male
quartet with contralto obllgato by
Beatrice Palmer. "Glory to God"
(Ilostetter): baritone solo. "Nlcht of
1 Nights" (Van de Water), by W. G.
Mannan; quartet, "While Shepherds
Watched Their Flocks" (Ashford);
soprano and baritone duet, "There
Was Joy In Heaven" (Smart), by
Mrs. O. B. Riddle and Mr. Mannan;
contralto solo; ."Ave Maria" (Raff),
by Miss Palmer.
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"A Near Christian" will be the sub
ject discussed by Rev. R. H. Sawyer
In the morning sermon today at the
East Side Christian church, East
Twelfth and Taylor streets. A busy
programme for the closing days of
the year will be inaugurated at this I
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Following the sermon a luncheon
will be served to a committee of 60,
who will devote the afternoon to the
observance of the annual visitation
day. Automobiles will convey the
visitors to the homes of the member
ship, returning In the evening to the
church for dinner. After the eve
ning sermon by the pastor on 'The
Second Coming ot Jesus," the ordi
nance of Christian baptism will be
administered to waiting candidates.
"What About Enforced
Sunday Rest"
Hat Christ delegate-d such au
thority to men? Shall the lib
erty bought by the blood of our
forefathers be restricted T
Special Lecture by
Louis K. Dickson
Sunday Night, Dec 19
Women of Woodcraft
Hall
Corner Tenth snd Taylor
Prepare Now to Attend.
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