TIIE SUNDAY OltEGOXIAN, . PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 27, 1921
CHURCHES TO INAUGURATE STATE-WIDE RELIEF CAMPAIGN TODAY
Sunday Schools and Christian Endeavor Societies to Participate in Raising of Funds for China and Near East Fifty Speakers Will Make Addresses to Bible Students.
STATE -WIDE Campaign In i Sunday, a meeting at S P. M. at First
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A which all Oregon Sunday schools
and Christian Endeavor societies
will participate, to enlist sacrificial
offering's between now and Easter,
thereby raising funds with which to
end food to the starving millions of
north China and the near east, will
bs launched today. More than 50
speakers will address Portland Sun
day schools today, telling the story of
the famine sufferers in north China,
and that of the destitute war victims
In the near cast.
Because practically all the Eunday
schools in the state have already re
sponded liberally toward the near
east fund, the appeal of the pre
Easter sacrificial campaign will be
centered upon the great need of the
Chinese famine sufferers. The per
manent organization of the near east
relief organization is being utilized Oregon school of social work
for the China famine tuna tnrougnout
Methodist Episcopal church. Twelfth
and Taylor streets, marking the clos
ing of this Institute. Bishop W. O.
Sbepard of t'he Portland area will be
present to give the address on this
occasion. A large attendance is ex
pected at the afternoon meeting, as
a silver loving cop is to be presented
by Dr. Youngson to the league having
had the largest per cent of attendance
out to the institute during the six
weeks. Certificates will-also be given
out for the class work completed.
Much of the success of the institutt
is to be attributed to the excellent
work of the district president, Mrs.
Delia MiHlgan Miller, and to Miss
Frances Johnson, registrar.
the state, and Sunday school and
Christian endeavor workers will also
be active in procuring and assembling
wheat and other Oregon foodstuffs
suitable for shipment to China.
Campaign Is Indorsed.
At the recent annual convention of
the western division of the State
Christian Endeavor asaooiation at
Corvallia, this body gave its cordial
Indorsement to the combined cam
paign and pledged Itself to energetic
efforts In the raising of funds. Vari
ous activities are now under way in
Christian Endeavor circles. with
bright prospects for liberal contribu
tions toward the joint fund.
There are 45,000,000 people menaced
by starvation in tho five famine
stricken provinces of north China, and
10,000.000 of these are children. As
2 cents will provide enough rice or
other food to keep one of these alive
tnr ana dav. the personal sacrifices of
Oregon's Sunday school pupils are oe
lng visualized to them in terms of hu
man lives.
The China famine fund management
plans to not only obtain donations of
wheat, salmon, dried fruit and other
surplus Oregon foodstuffs suitable for
shipment to China, but to use me
money raised for this fund for the
purchase of Oregon foods to be
shipped to the famine districts im
mediately. J. J. Handsaker. 0S Stock Exchange
building. Tortland, is in charge of
the executive work of the state-wide
campaign, and money sent to him will
be used for the purchase of Oregon
foods for shipment at the earliest
possible dae, direct to the famine
sufferers. Through previous appeals, a con
siderable part of the near east quota
already baa been raised, and as soon
as its quota nas oeen compie.icu
ntri)iiit tn the loint iuna m
Public Koran Held at Library.
The public forum to be held In
room A of the public library Sunday
night at 8 o'clock will be addressed
by Dr. Philip S. Parsons of New York
city, recently elected head of the
The
subject of the address will be "The
Growing Tower of Public Opinion In
Settling Industrial Disputes." Follow
ing the address the audience will be
free to ask any questions It may de
sire to ask. Those who are interested
in the solution of the industrial prob
lems of today In the light of the
teachings of Jesus will be welcome.
Calgary Pastor to Preach
at White Temple. .
Sunday School Will Celebrate Kate
Fielding Anniversary.
be given over to the China fami
funrL
That munitions in north China ar
d- the urgency of
M from the United States the utmos
M a attested bv Thomas W.
T.amont. national chairman of th
China famine fund. In recent mes
sages to K. B. Piper and A. L. Mills,
snnnlnfed bv President Wilson to iaa
charge of the China fund In Oregon,
Mr Lament says that cable advlcei
heinsr received regularly confirm th
most extreme press reports from th
t-mna districts, where 15,000 are
itvinr dailv of starvation.
"There are uncounted millions of
men, women and children subsisting
nnnn mixiure of cround-up leaves.
rxnti unrl ftass." the national chair
man writes, "and the suffering is be
yond description. Suicide is common.
and desperate parents are drowning
their little children in- the wells and
rlv.ra because they cannot endure
Inntrnr to witness their pitiable suf
fering, killing themselves when they
have endsd the agonies of their chil
dren. The soup kitchens and relief
stations established by the Chinese
benevolent societies, the American
Red Cross and the missions of various
denominations are making a brave
fight against appalling odds and doing
their best to save those that can be
reached with the limited supplies. The
country is now being opened up and
erganizat'on is being perfected for
vBtrmatLe handling of the situation
but the great crying need is for food
supplies. In tremenaous quauimts
Tn usnni of drought in this dense
ly populated section of north China
has brought about a tragedy the hor
nr nnr extent of which can hardly
be grasped by comfortable, well-fed.
warmly-clad Americans, ins uimosi
that we can do In the way of sending
tnnnev and foodstuffs is needed, and
what we send is the only hope the
famine sufferers have against aeats
b stsrvation."
Diocesan Missionaries Here.
Ttev. A. W. Doran and Rev. E. J.
McGulnness.t diocesan missionaries
from Philadelphia, will open a Lenten
mission at St. Lawrence'! church.
Third and Sherman streets this morn
ing at 10:30 o'clock. The missionaries.
rho at present are engaged in the
chapel car work in the northwest,
are eloquent speakers and have made
a notable record in church extension
activities. Lectures will be held
very evening at 7:45 o'clock.
Revival Meetings Attract Crowds.
Revival meetings under auspices of
the united Xazarene churches of Port
land, which have been in progress
for one week in the municipal audi
torium, have been attracting unusu
ally large crowds, nearly 2000 people
having, been in attendance at the
nlebt meetings from the beginning
lost Monday. The afternoon services
have also been well attended.
Beginning at 7:15 tonight with a
song service, there will be meetings
si the auditorium at 2:30 and 7:30
every day this week, with the excep
tion of Friday, when the two regular
services of the day will be held in
the White Temple. Twelfth and Tay
lor streets. There will be no Satur
day afternoon meeting.
At J o'clock this afternoon Rev.
Eona Fleming of the preaching staff
will preach in the White Temple, his
subject being "The Baptism of the
Holy Spirit." Professor and Mrs. R.
A. Shank, members of the singing
staff, will render a duet, "There's No
Kame Like Jesus."
At J o'clock this afternoon Rev. U.
E. Harding, also of the' preaching
staff, will preach at the Y. M. C. A. to
men only on "Why I Am a Christian."
E. M. Cornelius, O. B. Myers and
James Campbell, singing evangelists,
will rendr selestions.
The meeting tonight at 7:15 o'clock
will be In A he auditorium, with Rev.
Mr. Harding as the preacher, his sub
ject being "Our Hand on God's Clock,"
or "When Will Jesus Come?" The
trained choir of 159 voices will give
one special selection, accompanied by
the pipe organ, played by Dr.- C. L.
Haynes. Profesor and Mrs. Shank and
Messrs. Cornelius, Myers and Camp
bell will also sing. There is no ad
mission charge. Meetings close at
9:30 sharp.
Kpworth League Holds Institute.
The Portland District Epworth
league has just completed a success
ful new adventure In Epworth league
work by holing its first mid-winter
institute.
The sessions were held on six con
secutive Friday evenings at the First
Mclhoiist church, beginning January
21. and wers well attended by the
leaguers of the city. 150 to 200 being
present each evening.
Today is to be observed as institute
fV R. H. H. BINGHAM, pastor of ths
XJ First Baptist church of Calgary,
Alta., preaches at the First Baptist
church (White Temple) today. The
Temple quartet will give music at
both services and a cordial invitation
Is extended to the general public to
attend.
The Sunday school session at 9:45
o'clock this morning promises to be
an interesting occasion. It will be
known as the "Kate Failing anniver
sary," being the second anniversary
of Miss Falling's departure for her
missionary field In Ongole, South In
dia. A special programme has been
prepared, during which a number of
missionaries will appear In the cos
tume of the country in which they
have labored, and will speak of their
work there. Members of the primary
department will dramatize "The Three
Hebrews in the Fiery Furnace," the
Filipino young men's class will give
special music, and the Sunday school
orchestra will render selections. All
members of the church and friends
are cordially invited to be present.
The Sunday school of the First Bap
tist church of Seattle has challenged
the White Temple Sunday school in
an attendance contest running until
Easter, and the award, a silver cup
about 20 inches high, valued at $50
is now in Portland awaiting the win
ner of the contest. It is presented by
the Seattle church.
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Rev. Bruce Evans of Long Beach
Cal., will occupy the pulpit of Arleta
Baptist church at the evening serv
ices next Sunday. He is planning to
preach a series of sermons during his
stay here. The Arleta men's club
held a special programme appropri
ate for Washington's birthday, last
Tuesday evening in the church parlors.
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will be observed by the congregation.
The pastor will preach a sermon on
the significance of the ordinance in
the life of the Christian.
A "father and sons" banquetwas
given in this ohurch Friday evening.
The boys and young men . of the
church entertained the fathers and
furnished the entire programme for
the evening, including toasts anil
special features.
The cradle roll mothers have
equipped a room in the church build
ing for a nursery. The room is pret
tily decorated and supplied with con
veniences and toys for children.
Competent mothers of the congrega
tion will have charge of the nursery
during the hours of church service.
Sermon to Treat of Doubts
and Perplexities of Today.
Dlscoarae- to Be Delivered This
Morning at the Chorea of Our
Father, I nltarian, by William
G. Eliot Jr.
Photo by Davies.
Faculty of th mld-wl titer Institute of Portland district, Epworth leagae, which closes a successful aeries
of sessions today! Left to rlgfct (I pper row) V. J. Koenlg, recreation and culture) Dr. Joshua
Stansfield, Old Testament stodlesj Dr. George B. Pratt evangelism. (Center) Dr. 8. Darlotv Johnson,
Ken Testament studies) Dr. William Wallace Youngson, dean of the Institute) Lawrence Snyder, junior
league work. (Lower) Miss Mildrd Bartholomew, social sen lie ( Mrs. Delia Mllligaa Miller, preslinVnt
of the league, and Miss Frances Johnson, registrar. Dr. Edward Laird Stills, Kev. K. R. Sibley and Mrs.
C. M. Williamson, who are mem brrs of the faculty, do not appear la the photograph.
Special Musical Service at
First Presbyterian
Organ Rroltal and Song Numbers
Will Feature Programme.
"Respectable Sin" Is the theme
from which Rev. R. E. Close will
speak this evening at the Third Bap
tist church. The ordinance of bap
tism will be administered at this
service. Mrs. Lou Gray, assisted by
the choir and orchestra, will lead the
congregation in a gospel song serv
ice. "Uod s Insistence on Sincerity"
will be the theme of the morning
sermon.
Friday evening, March A, "the lit
tle ladies from the land of the cherry
blossoms" will entertain in the church
parlors. Miss Mabel Hines, who was
one of the Portland delegates to the
international Sunday school conven
tion, held In Tokio, Japan, will be
present and speak of her experiences
in Japan. An interesting programme
will be given and all are invited to
attend.
At Glencos Baptist church. East
Forty-fifth and Main streets. Rev.
Myron W. Haynes of McMlnnville col
lege will speak both morning and
evening. His sermons will be on
fundamentals of Christian education.
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In the East Side Baptist church
this morning Dr. S. J. Reid, superin
tendent of evangelism for the Bap-
t:sts or Oregon, will psach at 11
o'clock, taking for his subject "A Dead
K.ing and a Living King," and in the
evening Dr. Reid's theme will be "Do
We Give God a Chancer This will
be the last Sunday for Dr. Reid. who
has been supplying the pulpit of this
church during the month of February
on account or the Illness of the pas
tor, Dr. W. B. Hinson. It is expected
hat Dr. Hinson will again occupy his
pulpit the first Sunday of March,
ine loung people s society of this
church will hold a religious service
ac the Mann home this afternoon at
3 o'clock. On Thursday, March 3. the
women's society will hold Its regular
all-day meeting In the church, com
mencing at 10 o'clock in the morning.
Sewing for the needy and white cross
work will be the work of the day.
Luncheon will be served at the noon
hour by the west side circle.
Rev. D. A. Thompson, pastor of the
Mizpah Presbyterian church, corner
East Nineteenth and Division streets,
will speak at both services today. His
morning theme at 11 o clock, will be
The Great Task of a Great Church"
his evening theme at 7:45, "Unde
eloped Power."
The Intermediate Christian En-
eavor, composed of high school stu
dents, meets at 6:4a P. M. in the lec
ure room of the church.
The topic for the Thursday evening
niDie stuay is ine fnarisee and the
Publican Humility in Prayer."
The Scotch concert, given Friday
evening, under the auspices of the
pastors' high school Bible class, was
delightful occasion. The concert
was given for the benefit of near east
relief. The talent was all Scotch and
the best in the city. At the close of
he programme the Scotch women of
the church served refreshments in the
parlors of the church. The refresh
ments consisted of scones, Short
bread, oat cake and . tea. The pro
ceeds were gratifying. The talent
was given free and all proceeds went
for the cause of relief.
Tuesday evening. Washington's
birthday, the men s club of the church
met at a father-and-son dinner. There
was a large attendance of boys and
men. Conrad P. Olson and J. W:
Palmer of the Young Men's -Christian
association, were the speakers of the
evening.
The- regular Sunday night meeting
of the Independent Bible Spiritualistio
sr.ciety and church will be held at 441
East Twelfth street, corner of Sher
man, at 8 o'clock. The lecture topic
will be "The Road That Loads on to
Peace and Light." Success and Health
ciub week Tuesday night at S and a
public demonstration is held Thurs
day, J P. SI.
T3E First Presbyterian church, cor
ner of Twelfth and Alder streets,
will have a special musical service
this evening beginning at 7:30 o'clock.
As a prelude to this service, from 7:15
to 7:30 o'clock, E. E. Courscn will
give an organ recital with following
programme: ."Offertory in G" (Wely);
"Communion" (Devred).
At the beginning of the regular
service there will be a brfcf song
service led by Walter Jenkins. The
special musical number of the evening
will be Stainer's sacred cantata, "The
Daughter of Jairus." This will be
given by the quartet, assisted by a
chorus of mixed voices. The quartet
consists of Mrs. Blanche Williams Se
gersten, 'soprano; Mrs. Virginia Spen
cer Hutchinson, contralto; John D.
Treharne, tenor, and Otto Wedemeyer,
bass and conductor. The chorus
which will assist consists t of: So
pranos, Evelyn Drewery, Agnes Torg
ler, Olga Johnson. Marguerite Rus
sell; altos. Glenda Sumerlin, Enid
Kimball, Mrs. B. U. Skulason; tenors,
G. H. Charters, Walter Rose, E. C
Jackson; bassos, F. T. Richards, W. A.
Stebbins, H. S. Saunders. There win
be a brief sermon by the pastor. Dr.
Harold Leonard Bowman, on the sub
ject, "The Dawn of Joy." .
At the morning service Dr. Bowman
will preach on "Beauty and the
Beast" The quartet will give two
anthems.
This church is making plans for the
annual Easter in-gathering of new
members. The pastor will begin this
week a communicants' class for the
young folk In the Sunday school who
have this step in mind.
The arren vesper service will Be
gin promptly rUday at 4:15 P. M. Clin
ton O. Bay will conduct a song service
leading more than 100 members. The
subject of the address to be given by
George A. Morgan will be "F.arly
Bible Characters." Katherine Kiem
will sing twice and the orchestra, di
rected by Bettle Wells, will render
two overtures. All young folk are
cordially invited to attend this serv
ice. Friendship circles wiil be open
to receive all strangers. Entrance
at 434 Alder street, room E.
Rev. Walter M. Irwin, New Era sec
retarv of the Presbyterian church for
the states of Oregon, Washington and
Idaho, has returned to his office in
the Central bluildlng from extended
trips in Willamette valley, to Seattle
and the Grays Harbor sections. He
reports a very hopeful spirit manifest
ed by the) pastors and .the churches
and definite activities carried on to
make Easfer a Sunday of large in
gathering of members Into the
church. He reports that the foreign
board has prepared a very effective
programme for the use of the Sunday
schools Easter Sunday. March 27.
The pastors are emphasizing stew
ardship today. The effort will be to
get an enrollment In the "Fellowship
of Stewardship" by all of those who
recognize the principles of steward
ship in the terms of setting, apart a
certain proportion of their income for
the development of religious and phi
lanthropic efforts.
Definite plans are being made also
by all of the.churches in preparation
nf the every member, canvass on
March . The executive commission
has recommended this date tor ail or
the churches of the denomination, it
has also set 112.000,000 as the budget
to be sought from the churches by
the boards and agencies for the year
beginning April 1, 1921. this total
hudsret has been distributed to the
synods, presbyteries and churches by
the New Era committees. The total
quota to te Portland presbytery is
I65.785. The presbyterial part of this
Is 115.136. Part of this money will oe
spent for the support of the student
pastors at Eugens ana uorvains.
There is also an item in it for the San
Francisco Theological seminary, and
122,000 is the amount to be used by
the church extension "board of Port
land presbytery, which serves the
churches in and near Portland.
Canvass material has been distrib
uted to all the churches and the New
Era. committees of the presbyteries
are expecting that the churches will
fully raise their quotas ior ine com
ing year on March 6.
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At Central Presbyterian church,
East Thirteenth and Pine streets. Dr.
W. H. Nugent will preach this morn
ing from the topic, "The Controlling
Motive Selfishness or Unselfishness";
tn the evening. "The Anger of Jonah."
ftrhe chorus choir will sing two num
bers in the morning, "Hold Thou My
Hand" by Gounod, and "O. Be Joyful
in the Lord" by Housley. Mr. Belcher,
the director, will conduct a song serv
ice in the evening and there will be
a selection by the chorus.
The woman s society held its month-
tea last Wednesday at the home
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of Jtre R.! D. Hewitt. There was a
large . attendance, and a good pro
gramme. Refreshments were served.
,The Sunday school held a "fun
night". Friday night. Games were en
Joyed by all. The officers of the
school plan to hold these frolics each'
month if possible.
The men of Central who will con
duce ths financial canvass Sunday.
March 6, will meet tomorrow evening
for a dinner in the club rooms of the
church. An outline of the work ex
pected of each man wiil be presented
at this meeting.
The women's missionary society of
Central will hold ' its -monthly mis
sionary meeting Wednesday afternoon
In the church parlors.
The monthly business meeting of
the Christian society of Central will
be held next Friday evening. Elec
tion of officers will be held.
Westminster Presbyterian church
will hear Dr. Pence this morning on
the theme: "A Faith Worth Contend
ing for Earnestly." He will also
give a sermonette to Ine children:
"The Coming of the Birds." In the
evening he will continue his evan
gelistic talks with the theme: "Is
Jesus, God's Last Word About Human
Nature?"
The music for the day will be un
der the direction of Mr. J. Hutchison
assisted by the quartet: Mrs. J. E.
Ettinger, Mrs. F. Beagles, J. P. Mul-
der and Com Zan.
In the morning:
Anthem, "Blest Are They That Mourn"
(Johannes Brahms); offertory, "Traum
erei" (Robert Schumann); contralto and
baritone duet, "He Uiveth His Beloved
Sleep" (Franz Abt).
The morning music is af fectlonate
lv dedicated to the memory of Albert
Brix.
In the evening:
Quartet, "O Bavtnr Victim" (O. Rossini);
offertory, "Lenta ta D Flat" (Cyril Scott) ;
baritone eolo, "One Sweetly Solemn
Thought" (Bruno Huhn).
Dr. Estelle Ford Warner will speak
to the Young people at 6:30 on
"Russia." She has a thrilling mes
sage to give, following her war ex
periences in Siberia.
The Men's club is happy to again
greet their president, C. E. Cochran,
who has been ill for some time. He
will give his lecture entitled: "George
Washington.'.'
At the annual meeting of the
Woman's association the regular re
ports were most gratifying. The past
year has been one of the most Suc
cessful along every line. Mission
study, industrial work, money col
lected for foreign, home missions and j
social service. The following offi
cers 'and committee chairmen werer
selected:
President. Mm. Charles T. Chamberlain;
vice-president. Mrs. A. F. Bittner; secre
tary. Mrs. Hugh Henry; treasurer, Mrs.
J. H. Carrlco; financial secretary, Mrs. J.
C. Mann: secretary of mission study, Mra.
George Flchtncr: secretary of young wo
men and girls' work, Mra. Neal Crounse I
secretary of social service, Mra -A. G.
Lewis; secretary of Hospitality, Mrs. F. O.
Felter; secretary of literature, Mrs. Ralph
H Burnside; secretary or missionaries,
Mrs. V. W. Paris; secretary .of publicity,
Mrs. J. P. Mulder; chairman of pro
gramme committee, Mrs. Sidney Smyth;
chairman of membership committee, Mrs.
A F. Bittner; chairman of calling com
mittee. Mrs. C. H. Chenoweth; chairman
of music committee. Mrs J. L. Bowman;
chairman of decorations committee. Mra
W H. Cullers; chairman of sewing com
mittee. Mrs. George Black; chairman of
social service calling committee, Mrs. E. G.
Titus.
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Services this evening In the Fourth
Presbyterian church will be of spe
cial interest. Mrs. nowaro n.
will give an illustrated lecture on
Persia, followed by a dialogue, "Start
ing Right," to be given by Mr. and
Mrs Floyd" Hallock. Mrs. Clark had
Just finished leading a study class
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throiin tne dook j.u
the Cross Roads of the-World."
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' Dr. Norman F. Coleman was the
speaker at the men's supper at the
Fourth Presbyterian church last
Tuesday evening. The men of this
en mm tin Itv have organized a club
which is oPen to all men who are in
terested in the discussion of religious,
political, social, economic. Industrial
and other questions of general inter
est. The officers are: President, A.
H. McGowan; vice-president, P. B.
Mcduire; secretary, Thomas Chris
tiansen; treasurer, A. E. Koessell.
The meetings are held the last Tues
day evening In each month.
Dr. Harold L. Bowman, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church, will be
the speaker at the Men's Resort meet
ing at 4 P. M. today.. Ray McAuley
and Miss Gidrap will be soloists. Then
orchestra and men will Join in mass
singing.
Wednesday night at S o'clock the
San Grael society of First Presbyter
ian church will hold its monthly
meeting.
"Is Tour Child a 'Dew-Drier'?" Is
the topic of Rev. Donald MacCluer's
sermon at Rose City Park Presbyter
ian church this morning. In the eve
ning he will discuss the subject of
divorce.
Christian Science Lesson
Topic Is Christ Jesus.
Three Lectures Will Be Given Dur
ing Current Week.
"1 HRTST JESUS" is the subject
J of the lesson sermon in the
Churches of Christ, Scientist, today.
Regular services are held in all
Christian Science churches this morn
ing at 11 o'clock and In all churches
this evening at 8 o'clock, except Fifth
and Seventh.
Sunday school is maintained for
children up to the age of 20 years.
and the sessions in all churches, ex
cept Third and Fifth churches, are
held at 9:45 and 11; in the other twro
at 9:30 and 11.
Wednesday evening meetings are
held in all churches at 8 o'clock,
these meetings include testimonies
of Christian Science healing. The
churches are located as follows:
First, Nineteenth and Everett streets.
Second, blast Sixth and Holladay avenue.
Third, East Twelfth and Salmon streets.
Fourth, Vanoouvsr avenue and Emerson
street.
Fifth, Sixty-Second avenue and Forty
second street Southeast.
Sixth, Pythian Temple, 383 Yamhill
street.
Seventh, 403 Smith avenue.
Sixth Church of Christ, Scientist,
of this city announces a free public
lecture on Christian Science by Mary
G. Ewing, C. S. B., of Chicago, mem
ber of the board of lectureship of
the mother church, the First Church
ol Christ. Scientist, in Boston, Mass.,
Friday, March 4, in the municipal
auditorium at 8 o'clock; doors open
at 7:30.
Fifth church also announces that
Professor Hermann S. Herlng, C. S.J3.,
of Concord, N. H., will lecture for
them In their church ed'fice Tues
day evening. March 1, and Judge i
Samuel W. Greene, C. S., of Louisville.
Ky., will lecture for First church in
their edifice Sunday afternoon, March
6, and Monday and Tuesday evenings,
March 7 and 8.
The public is welcome to these lec
tures. The spiritual development set-Vices
will be held at 1:45 P. M. in the Chris
tian Spiritualist church at Alisky
hall, Morrison street, between Third
ard Fourth streets. These services
will be conducted by Rev. Charles K.
Miller. Twenty minutes of this serv
ice will be. devoted to healing the
sick. At 3 P. M. the scriptural lesson
will be delivered by Rev. Jack Wilson.
At 5 P. M. "Mother" Sherwood and
other message-bearers will hold test
circles for the benefit of the church.
Mrs. Maria Jensen will hold her usual
question circle. The evening services
will be held at 8 P. M., at which Rev.
P. M. Singleton will deliver a sermon
on "The Soul and Spirit." Spirit mes
sages will be delivered by the message-bearers
at ach service. Visit
ing spiritualist mediums are cordially
invited to attend aad participate in
our services.
THE sermon at the Church of Our
Father, Unitarian, Broadway at
Yamhill street, this morning at 10:30
o'clock, by the pastor, William G.
Eliot Jr., will treat of present-day
doubts and perplexities concerning
the fundamental realities of religion
with the text "We Piped Unto You
and Ye Did Not Dance."
The church school will meet at
r.oon in accordance with the recently
announced change of time.
At 6:30 P. M. Mr. Eliot will give an
irformal lecture on "The Glories and
Failures of tho Thirteenth Century,
in the church parlor In connection
with the regular Sunday evening wor-
rhip and study hour of the Young
Feoole's fraternitv. This course of
informal Sunday evening talks will
follow in outline the history of west
ern Christianity. The treatment of
the subject is concrete and much
photographic and biographical illus
tration is used.
Tomorrow evening will be held the
regular monthly meeting of the pas
toral council. The Women's" alliance
will hold its regular monthly social
and literary meeting on Wednesday,
March 2, at 3 P. M. following the
business meeting at 2 P. M. The
literary feature of the programme
will be an address by A. G. Clark,
representing the Associated Indus
tries of Oregon.
The regular meeting of the Chris
ten union will be held Thursday in
the reading room at 3 P. M. Th
choir is preparing a fine programme
to be given at the regular monthly
Sunday afternoon social musicals to
be held on the first Sunday in March,
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The vesper services at the Y. W. C
A. today will be addressed by Mrs.
Aionzo M. Petty. Her subject will be
"Burning Hearts and Heartburn."
Miss Adele Malshaw of Spokane will
be soloist The following Sundays
"forward step" meetings will be held
looking toward Easter services.
A business women's Bible class will
h, nranl7fl Wednesday at 6:30 P. M.
This class" will have one hour of
study on the Book of Mark for six
consecutive Wednesday rights. Miss
M A. Rockwell will be the leader.
W. W. Aber, pastor of the First
Church of Psychic Science. Eleventh
and Alder streets, will deliver a lec
ture tonight at 8 o'clock on the sub
ject "The Laws Governning Independ
ent Manifestations." After the lecture
there will be messages delivered.
Service of Questions
Answers Planned.
ant
Current Event Topics to Be Taken
In at First Congregational
Church Tonight.
the Senior Endeavor society and
meets every Tuesday at 7:45 P. M. in
the church parlors.
The interdenominational Bible
class will study the fourth chapter of
Daniel next Wednesday evening. The
keenest interest is displayed in these
prophetic studies.
The regular meeting of the Ladies'
Aid society will be held in the churoh
parlors Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
A mother and daughter banquet is
anticipated in the near future.
.Rev. E. E. Flint, pastor of Atkinson
Memorial Congregational church, is
giving a series of pre-Easter ser
mons Sunday mornings on the gen
eral theme, "Looking Chlstward.
The topics are as follows:
Today "Christ at Prayer, or "Th
Call to the Knees."
March 6 "The Empty Tomb," or "A
Christless World."
March 13 "Christ in the Hands of
Friends," or "Winning by Love."
March 207-'Spiritual Identifica
tion," or "The Cure for Doubts."'
March 27 "Christ Enthroned," ol
"The Conquest of Two Worlds." A
plea for world disarmament.
Tonight the sermon on "The Child
hood Scenes of Jesus" will be illus
trated by lantern slides and moving
pictures. t
"Angels at the Crossroads of Life"
is to be the subject of tho sermon of
Rev. Edward Constant at the High
land Congregational church this
morning. At the evening service he
is to give an address based on the
recently-written drama entitled "The
Light of the World," which set forth
the character of Christ in a unique
form.
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An inspirational springtime sermon
will be given at the morning service
in the Waverly Heights church this
morning by the pastor. Rev. Oliver
Perry Avery. The subject will be
"The Language of the Soul." At the
evening service the newly organized
churus choir will slnj. In engaging
Professor Day as director the pur
pose of -the church has been to offer
tne community a orivileee In train
ing for chorus singing. The subjecf.
oi ine evening discourse by the pas
tor will be "Using Our Greatest
Spiritual Forces."
Plans are being formulated in both
the senior and intermediate Chris
tian Endeavor societies for summer
outing activities.
Whitney Boys' chorus will give a
sacred concert at the church.
"Conflict Between Two Kingdoms"
will be the subject of ths sermon by
Rev. William E. Brinkman at the St.
Jrfmes English Lutheran church at 11
A. M. today. "Let Him That Is Athlrst
Come Unto Me" will be the evening
sermon a. 7:45.
The Sunday school holds its ses
sion each Sunday in the church chap4
at 9:50; Miss Celeste Albin, superin
tendent. An Illustrated mission study
will bs conducted by the pastor for
the Sunday school with the use of the
lantern for a half-hour period on the
last Sunday of each month.
The Young People's Luther league
will hold Its devotional meeting Sun
day evening at :45 in ths church
c?.apel. "A Study in Missions: The
Mission Study of the New Testament."
A special series of Lenten sermons
and addresses is being given by ths
pastor each Thursday evening at 7:45
o'clock In the church chapel. These
addresses are given on the sacrificiat
lifo and sufferings of Christ for ths
deepening of the believer's faith and
dovotion in the Savior of the world.
Next Thursday Rev. Brinkman will
speak on the Lenten subject, "Ths
Broken and Contrite Heart."
Discourses Leading Up to
Revival in March.
"The Beat Securities" Morula
Topic at First Lulled Bmhrea
Church Today by Dr. II. J. Clark.
Lenten Services at Trinity
Episcopal Announced.
Dr. Morrison to Preach Today on
Secret of Beauty.
A T 1
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T Trinity Episcopal church, cor-
Sermon Sleeping, (Topic of
Rev. Harold Griffis.
Youths of Today Fallins; From
Third Story of Opportunity to
He Described at First Christian
Church. .
,,QJ LEEPIXG THROUGH THE SER
O MON will be the theme oi
Rev. Harold H. Griffis at the First
Christian church today at 11 o'clock.
The discussion will be based on the
ncldent of the young man who slept
ANOTHER '"question and answer
service" ts planned for the First
Congregational church this evening.
The questions to be answered are:
Did the "movie interests" deliberate
ly lie in giving to the .press the
untruth that the Lord's day alliance
united the reformers to bring back
the "blue laws" of the Puritan bun-
day? Has Judge Landis the right to
receiv two salaries, one or siduu as
a Judge and one of 142.500 as a base
ball arbiter? How about the ethics
of Judge Landis excusing the thiev
ing bank clerk because men higher
up have stolen more and remained
unpunished? and if God suffers con
scious loss when men are "lost" is
God unhappy?
This question and answer service ft
preceded by a brief organ recital by
Miss Ethel Lynn Ross- and a song
service led by Joseph A. Finley. The
chorus choir of 35 selected voices
has within its membership a male
quartet and a women's quartet, as
well as a mixed quartet, and gives a
programme of music in connection
with the service.
Floyd McKalsom will be the leader
of the Senior Endeavor society and
Louise Green is the leader of the In
termediate Endeavor society at their
meetings this evening at 6:30 o'clock.
The seniors have organized a "round
table" with Mrs. H. A. Roberts as
leader for the discussion of mission
ary problems. The church school has
voted unanimously to adopt a theo
logical student at the Mindanao
training school for ministers.
The Alumni Christian Endeavor
council is planning a banquet. Mrs.
Harold G. Rice and Miss Mattie Cle
land will have charge of the dinner
and W. D. Scott and Walter Hunting
ton will direct the entertainment.
The Young People's associations
plan to hold an Informal social meet
ing every Sunday afternoon at E
o'clock with light refreshments
served at 6:15 o'clock. Miss Oril
Elsie Henthorne, the new director of
religious education, will give a brief
address introducing some timely topic
that will be followed by discussion.
On Wednesday the Women's asso-
streets, the services for Lent are as
follows: Wednesdays and Fridays, at
4:30 o'clock P. M., evening prayer
and a short talk by the rector. Sun
days the services are as follows:
Early communion at 8'clock: morn
ing' prayer and sermon by the rector
a: 11, and evening prayer at 8 o'clock.
Dr. Morrisons subject today will
be "The Secret of Personal Beauty
An Analysis of the Creative Genius
of the Soul."
Trinity Mission guild meets at 1
o'clock every Monday in the parish
house and sews for the different
charitable organizations in the city.
The Women's guild meets every
Wednesday In an all-day session and
sews for the Good Samaritan hospital.
Women Interested In work of this
kind are cordially invited to attend
these meetings.
Last Monday W. H. C. Bowen,
colonel, U. S. A., gave an Interesting
Illustrated lecture on "Indians of the
Frontier Days" to a large group of
young folk. Colonel Bowen spent
many years on the Indian frontier, so
his talk was replete with his own I
personal experiences. On March 18
at 7:30 P. M. Colonel Bowen will lec
ture for the benefit of Trinity Sun
day school on 'XJuster's Massacre."
Colonel Bowen's Information is first
hand on this subject, as he was sta
tioned in the vicinity and visited the
battlefield shortly after the massacre.
Visitors and strangers are always
cordially Invited to Trinity and any
of Trinity's doings.
f.-TIHB BEST SECURITIES" Is the
J- theme for discussion by Dr.
B. J. Clark at the First United
Brethren church, East Fifteenth and
Morrison streets this morning. "To
VVhom Shall We Go?" u the evening
tcplc. These are discourses leading
up to the revival which will begin
Aiarcn 6. Preparation, is now under
way by both pastor and people. Ths
services will be featured by ipoclal
music.
Rev. Ira Hawlev. niatnr th.
-...,LEU -urciuren cnuron,
1 wenty-seventh and Sumner streets,
will speak this morning on "Gods
Showers Shall Come Down." The
evening service will be conducted by
Rev. E. O. Shepherd, who Is assisting
the pastor In a series of evangellstin
cervices. The public is invited. Local
talent furnishes special music every
evening.
Regular Services will be held both
morning and evening In the Third
United Brethren church. Sixty
seventh and Thirty-second avenue
Southeast. The pastor, Itev. E. O.
Shepherd, will conduct the morning
service, and in the evening the pulpit
will be supplied.
At Fourth United Brethren church.
Treinont station, the pantor, l!ev.
Leila Luckey, will speak In the morn
ing on "Progressive Christians" and
in the evening on "The Word ths
Tower of God Unto Salvation." The
choir will assist by giving special
music.
"The Symbolic Meaning of Moes"
Vision In the Mount," by Itev. Wm,
R.eece, will be the subject tor this
evening's lecture at Theoophlcal
hall, 301 Central building. The lec
ture will be a continuation of a series
explaining the meaning of the sym
bols used In the Christian Bible. Be
ginning Sunday evening, March 6,
Mr. L. W. Rodgers of Chicago, noted
lecturer and author, president of th
American section of the Theosophlcal
society, will give three lectures to
the Portland public in the assembly
room of the Multnomah hotel.
The Young Peoples ' society of St.
Stephen's (Episcopal) pro-cathedral
will hold Its regular meeting today at
6:30 P. M. in the parish house at the
corner of Thirteenth and Clay streets.
The address, "South America, the
Land of Golden Opportunity," fully
illustrated by 75 slides, will be given
by W. A. Moore, assisted by Stephen
D. Claghorn.
Dr. Slansfield to Preach on
Virtuous Anger.
Men of First Methodist KpltH-npal
Church to Organise Wednesday,
T THE First Methodist Episcopal
Trinity Lutheran Church Is
Holding Lenten Services.
Morning Sermon In German and
livening In English. With For
mer at 10:30 A. .11. aad Latter at
7i30 P. M.
will be baptized. The tonic for the
during the preaching of the apostle. ' elation will hold a mother's and sermon Is 'Two Things Necessary
Paul and fell finally from the third- ! children's day from 10 until 4 olclock. Unto a Walk in the Light." Sunday
story window, the scene being held A proiessionai Kinaerganner will school with all classes meets at 9:30
typical of certain modern youths who e.ery neuues- a. m. lienien service is neia Tnurs-
are falling from the third story of I day from 11 o'clock until the conclu- day at 8 P.M., and the choirs rehearse
opportunity. sion oi ine meeting. mere will be I Wednesday and Friday at 8 P. M.
TF.INITY LUTHERAN CHURCH is
holding Lenten services every
Sunday morning-and evening at its
church parlors on Rodney avenue and
Ivy street. The morning service be
gins at iu:ij o clock and is con
conducted in German. The evening
service, which begins at 7:30 o clock,
is conducted in English. Topic of
the evening sermon Is "Woman, Be
hold Thy Son Behold Ty Mother."
All the usual servces will be held
ir. St. Paul's Lutheran church. East
Twelfth and Clinton streets, and the
pastor. Rev. A. Krause, will be in
his pulpit morning and evening. At
10:30 A. M. he will preach a sermon
on the gospel of the day, his subject
being "Every Man Is Either a Citizen
of Christ's or a Subject of Satan's
Kingdom." Bible study and devo
tional services are at 5 P. M. At the
evening service, 7:30 o'clock, an adult
In the evening at 7:45 the pastor aewing ior cnaruy at ootn tne morn-
will sneak on the Christian' ttit,irt ing ana aiternoon sessions, with the
propaganda repre- i
toward current
sented by the book, "The Interna
tional Jew," the sermon subject being
"The World's Indebtedness to the Jew
A Reply to Henry Ford."
Carefully prepared music will bo
provided at both of these services by
the church quartet, the musical re
sponses Including the baritone solo,
"Stilling the Tempest" (Watson) by
W. G. Mannan and the contralto se
lection, "Resignation" (Roma) by
Miss Beatrice Palmer.
regular monthly business meeting at
2 o'clock. The association plans a
reception to the group of new mem
bers who are to join the church on
the first Sunday in March, on Friday
evening, March 11. Mrs. C. H. Johns
is the chairman of this reception
committee. ,
The chorus choir is to give Bal
lard's arrangement of the 91st Psalm
at a musical service planned for Sun
! day night, March 6. On that same
I evening the new electric sign that is
Rev. Thure Moberg of Idaho Falls,
Idaho, will preach In the Swedish
Tabernacle, Glisan and North Sev
enteenth streets, at 11 o'clock' A. M.
The revival meetings of the last three
weeks will close next Sunday night.
Rev. Frank Lindblad will preach in
English In the afternoon at 3:30
o'clock on "Separation From the
World," and In the evening at 7:30
o'clock the subject will be "The Blind
Beggar by the Wayside."
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The Sunday school of the Clay
Street Evangelical church. Tenth and
Clay streets, west side, will com-'
mence at 9:30 and will be in charge'
of the superintendent, E. J. Keller.
At 10:45 the pastor, Jacob Stocker,
will continue his series of sermons
on the letter of Paul to the Ephesians
and will speak on "The Inheritance
of the Believer." In the afternoon
at 8 8'clock he will preach in thu
Evangelloal church at Carson Heights.
The Young People's alliance will meet
at 6:30 and will be in charge of Harry
service will center around -the com-j is being made of the cardinal doc-1 Bischof f, who wiil leave for eastern
munlon service. The Lord's supper trine. This class is carried on by Oregon until winter. At 7:30 the
being installed is tq. be dedicated by
a special service.
As a special feature of the drive
being made in the Sunday school of
interests of China relief an address The serIes, of pre-Easter Sunday
will be given this morning at 10:30 evening services opened a week ago
n'clnck hv R F TrvlneHitr. i at bunnyside Congregational church
Oregon Journal. This school has ob- Promises to surpass all expectations,
ligated itself for $500 by Easter in j Dr- J- J' staUD Preaches a short ser-
behalf of the starving Chinese, and t
mon at every service on some out-
the message oT Mr. Irvine will bear stanaing event or cnrist s life.
on the worthiness of this cause. lne new'y organized class on fun
damentals is growing in numbers and
At Church of Christ the morning interest. . A thorough scriptural study
will speak on "Fundamentals of Pros
perity," as set forth by Roger W.
Babson. Mr. Babson Is perhaps the
ablest statistician of America today,
but he gives something far moro vital
than statistics ai the fundamentals of
prosperity, declaring they are honesty
and faith and Industry and co-operation
and such.
In the morning at the 10:30 serv
ice Dr. Stansfleld will preach on
"Virtuous Anger." and will seek to
dispel super-pious notions of some
extreme religionists. The finest pss
sions of the soul may be expressed
anJ should be against the wonst
things of life, he holds.
The outstanding event of the week
I for the First church this week will
be the men s organization dinner on
Wednesday night at 6:30. One hun
drei men are expected to be present
at this dinner, and a permanent or
ganization of the men of First church
is to be perfected. All brothers-in-law
to the church are also urged to
be on hand for this event.
The community night will be on
Friday at 7 o'clock. The programme
will Include motion pictures and Edna
Ferber's splendid story, "The Gay Old
Dog."
Dr. Clarence True Wilson of Wash
ington. D. C, secretary of the board
of temperance of the Methodist Epis
copal church. Is paying a brief visit
to Portland and will preach at Centenary-Wilbur
church this morning.
A "one win one" movement Is un
der way at Centenary-Wilbur church.
The object of the movement Is to
enlist a large number of persons in
the winning of others to the Chris
tian standard during the- lentri
period. A group of some 25 young
persons who during recent months
have dedicated themselves to life
service, are leading the movement on
behalf of the young people of th
congregation. It is expected that
many enlistments to the covenant will
be received today, when special em
phasis will be placed upon persona)
evangelism.
Last Wednesday night the voile
ball team of this church met a similar
team from Central Methodist church
and carried off th. laurels. A lum'
number of enthusiastic supporters of
the contestants were present to glvf
support to their respective teams.
Dr. Frank Llewellyn Wemett, the
pastor, has been delivering a series
of evangelistic messages on Sunday
night. At nearly every service there
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