THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, MARCH 13, 1921
DAUNTLESS MONK OF MIDDLE AGES HONORED IN 20TH CENTURY
Eighty Million Lutherans Throughout World Will Celebrate 400th Anniversary of Martin Luther's Arraignment Before the Diet at Worms April 17.
NEW YORK. March 12. Eighty
million of Lutheran and in
numerable other Protestants, it
lias been announced by the National
Lutheran council, will participate In
a world-wide celebration April 17 of
the 400th anniversary of the arraign
ment of Martin Luther before the
diet at Worms.
"When Luther nailed his 95 theses
tipen the door of the University of
Wittenberg and refused to recant his
alleged heresies despite the threat oi
excommunication," says the state
ment of the council, "he helped to
usher in modern religious and civil
liberty. Denouncing as tyranny the
enslavement of Christian conscience.
the dauntless monk declared the
Bible to be the only infallible rule
of faith and practice and closed his
defense with the words: There 1
stand. I can do naught otherwise.
6o help me God. Amen."
The main purpose of the celebra
tion. It is stated. Is to obtain a clearer
understanding of how Lutherans and
Christians of other denominations
throughout the world may become
more effective In bringing God's will
to bear powerfully upon present un
happy world conditions." To this
end special congregational services
will be held on Sunday, April 17. and
at 4. P. M. on that day, the hour
xvhen Luther was summoned to con
front his judges, all Christians are
Invited to read the scriptures, medi
tate and pray for "purity and unity
of the Christian faith, effectiveness
In all rood work and the advance
ment of true Christian liberty.
brotherhood and universal good
wilL" A message from the council,
addressed to the Lutherans of every
land, recommended the quairicenten
arv as "a fitting time to review the
benefits inherited from Luther's un
shakable utterance. The tribunal
before which Luther appeared was
the most imposing assemblage of
church and state potentates that
could have been gathered anywhere
In the world at that time." It con
tinued: "A century earlier John Huss
appeared before such a body under
very similar charges and was burned
at the stake. Luther knew, that, but
he went fearlessly forward to the
test. He knew that his writing pave
expression to the deepest yearnings
of multitudes of pious souls among
his countrymen. He had arrived at
a new principle of religious author
ity. He definitely rejected an au
thority except the word of God in
matters of religion. With the dra
matic scene at Worms. Luther burned
all bridges behind him.
The incident contributed another
principle that is vital to the modern
world: The principle of separate
functions for church and state; the
only principle that guarantees free
dom of conscience, right of private
judtrment and religious toleration.
Times not yet born were listening.
Thus the spirit of modern liberty
was conceived in the first quarter of
the lGth century In the rugged soul
of a mediaeval monk. It was born
in the last quarter of the 18th cen
tury on the Atlantic seaboard of the
North American continent. And now,
in this first quarter of the 20th cen
tury by the grace of God it is coming
to full maturity all over the world."
The programme for the celebration
will Include, beside special gather
ings in churches and halls by congre
gations, women's organizations,
young peoples' societies and mens'
brotherhoods, other features such as
Sunday school exercises, music of the
reformation period and street pag
eants. Large art posters and a quad
ricentenary handbook symbolizing
Luther's work will be distributed.
Messages from Lutherans in every
walk of life throughout the world
will be read at most of the meetings.
They will be received by the council
here and after being compiled will
be sent broadcast to all churches.
The messages will be confined to
these topics: "The influence of
Luther's stand at Worms on subse
quent individual, church and civil
life. An estimate of the successes
and failures of Protestantism and the
reasons. The successes and failures
of the Lutheran church and the rea-j
cons and the means by which Christ-1
lanity may be made more effectual
in its work for mankind." )
O DEAVOKERS WANT MEETING
International Convention of 1923 j
Prize Sought for Portland.
Oregon has again "gone over the
top" by securing her quota of dele
gates to the 1921 International Chris
tian Endeavor convention to be held
In New York City during July. In
fact her quota of 25 has been over
subscribed by one. and this gives
Oregon the privilege of placing her
delegates tenth in the grand torch
light parade down Fifth avenue next
July.
These delegates are going to New
York with the firaj intention of
bringing the 1923 international con
vention back to Portland. Des
Moines and St. Louis also want the
convention, but Portland is going a
long way after it in more ways than
one and expects to be successful.
The business men of this city want it
and are willing to do the:r best to
help secure It; community service is
willing to back the Endeavorers; the
Endeavorers have made much noise
and shown great enthusiasm at such
a possibility and so t would seem
that the Rose City stands a good
chance of winning the prize.
church under the direction of Rev.
R. M. Singleton, the pastor. At 8
P. M. the sermon will be delivered by
Mr. Singleton. Spirit messages will
be delivered by the message bearers
at'each service.
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The lecture topic for tonight at S
o'clock at the Independent Bible Spir
itualistic society and church. 441 East
Twelfth street, corner Sherman, will
be The Continuation of the Aynarian
I Ages." The success and health class
meets Tuesday at 8 o clock. The pub
lic message circle meets Thursday at
8 P. M. Women's meeting Is Friday,
2:30 P.M. Revs. J. C and Ida M.
Schorl are the pastors.
XV. W. Aber. pastor of the First
Church of Psychic Science, which Is
located at Eleventh and Alder streets,
will give a lecture -today at 8 P. M.
on the subject ?"Where Is Heaven?"
followed by messages. Mrs. Goudie
will assist In giving an Inspirational
lecture. Everybody Is welcome.
This will be the closing" day of the
revival convention being conducted
by the First Nazarene church in the
Methodist Church South, corner Mult
nomah street and Union avenue.
Three services will be held, at 11
A. M., 3 and 7 P. M. The coast-to-coast
evangelistic party, consisting of
Bud Robinson of Pasadena, known as
the walking Bible; Rev. C. W. Ruth
of Indianapolis, preacher and author;
Professor Kenneth Wells, trombonist
and chorus director; Mrs. Eunice
Wells, pianist, will have charge of
the services In co-operation with the
pastor. Rev. Alpln M. Bowes. The
singing will be made a special feature
and the song book used for the audi
torium revival will be used. I
At the New Christian (Swedenborg
lan) assembly room. Hotel Portland.
Rev. William R. Reeoe will speak on
True Science the Evidence of God
In Man." A class formed for the study
of the Bible as a psychological sym
bol of man's Inner life will hold its
first meeting following the morning
service.
The First Spiritual Science church
will hold service today at 3 P. M. and
g P. M. in Manchester hall. S5 Fifth
street. Lectures will be given by
Rev. Max Hoffman and L. E. Philips,
assisted by Mr. Richter of Walla
Walla, Wash.
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Taree prominent fbrarea la the cbnrek aewa of te wek: Left to rlgbt 1 W. Roger of Chicago, national
president of the Theosophlcal aocicty, who made a series of addresses before the Portland branch of the soci
ety during his visit beret Fsther Francis P. LelpslK, called from Sheri dan. Or, o the Cathedral parish of
Portland) Binhop F. W. Keator of OlyTnpIs, Wash, who will speak at the noon Lenten services startlns
tomorrow under the Brotherhood of St. Andrew and of the Episcopal church.
Congregationalists to Hold
Outdoor RevivaK
Dr.
BIcEIreen of First Chnrck An
nounces Special Service.
Life's Topics Discussed by
Dr. Hinson.
Sermons Todsy Deal Wllk Impor
tant Things of This World.
SERIES of outdoor evangelistic
Xl services will be conducted by
the young people of the First Congre
gational church Sunday evenings.
Such a large crowd attended the dedi
catory eervlce of the new electric
sign last Sunday evening and the
arcade of the church so splendidly
lends itself to an outdoor service
that Dr. McElveen has planned to hold
a 15-zninute outdoor service every
Sunday evening from 7:20 to 7:35.
Mrs. Dudley Steele, the possessor of a
remarkable soprano voice. Is the other
new feature at the Congregational
church. Mrs. Steele comes from Se
attle, where she was well known In
musical circles. She will sing for the
first time this morning.
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ALTER BENWELL HINSON. pas-
church, will preach this morning at
11 o'clock from the subject, "Is the
Average Life of Men Worth Living?"
and this evening Dr. Hinson will take
for his theme "When the Lack of One
Thing Means the Loss of All Things."
The young people meet at 6:30 and
the Sunday school at 9:30 in the morn
ing. The Sunday school had an at
tendance of 457 last Sunday and are
hoping to make the 500 mark by
Easter.
The missionary circles of the Wom
en's society will meet on Thursday
for mission study. This will be the
last circle meeting of the year be
fore the annual meeting.
Miss Helen Crissman. national field
secretary for the World Wide guild,
will speak at the Third Eaptist church
this morning. Miss Crissman possesses
exceptional ability as a speaker and
leader in the religious educational
work for the young ladies and girls of
the Baptist denomination.
This evening Rev. R. E. Close will
preach the second of the series of
sermons, "The Gardens of God." The
subject will be "A Business Man's
Garden." The ordinance of baptism
will be administered before the eve
ning sermon. ,
Professor Shoemaker of McMInn
ville college will fill the pulpit at
Grace Baptist church both morning
and evening. This church is at East
Seventy-sixth and Ash streets.
LIFE-SAVING STAMPS SOLD
Sunday Schools Active in China
Near East Kelief Work.
A new activity in the Sunday schools
and various church organizations of
the state Is the stamp and sticker
cales campaign for the China-near
east relief funds. The China "life
saving" stamps, being sold by the
juvenile organizations principally,
are sold for 3 cents each, and the sale
of each stamp provided food for one
starving Chinese for one day. The
near east "stickers" are sold for
each, and there are 60 stickers in a
booklet. The sale of a booklet pro
vides food, clothes, shelter and school
ing for one near east child for one
year.
In connection with the pre-Easter
sacrificial campaign inaugurated In
the Sunday schools and church or
ganizations of the state, a stirring
appeal has been sent out by Leroy
Robinson, president of the Oregon
Christian Endeavor union.
At 11 A. M. today, the Realization
league will be addressed at 148 Thir
teenth street, by H. Edward Mills on
"How to Learn the Great Principle of
New Thought."
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Spiritual development services will
be held at 1:45 P. M. today In the
Christian Spiritualist church in Allsky
ha'.l on Morrison between Third and
Fourth streets. These services wlil
be conducted by Rev. Charles R. Mil
ler for the purpose of teaching spir
itual development. Twenty minutes
of this service will be devoted to heal
ing the sick. At 3 P. M. the sermon
will be delivered by a member of the
Lenten Services Held at the
Trinity Lutheran Church.
"Three Last Words From the
CroKs," Topic of Kvenlnt Ser-
LENTEN services are being held
every Sunday at Trinity Lu
theran church, Rodney and Ivy
streets, in German at 10:15, English
at 7:30. Topic of this evening's ser
mon "Three Last Words From the
Cross." A business meeting will be
held at 2:30 P. M.
Rev. A, Krause, pastor of the St.
Paul's Lutheran church. East Twelfth
and Clinton streets, will be in his
pulpit both morning and evening. At
10:30 A. M. his subject will be The
Majesty of Jesus in the Midst of His
Enemies." The evening service be
gins at 7:30 and the topic will be
"The Malefactor on the Cross a
Truly Penitent Sinner." The Sunday
school meets at 9:30 A. M. and Bible
study and young people's meeting
takes place at 5 P. M. The choirs
rehearse Wednesday and Friday at
S P. M. Thursday at 8 P. M. Lenten
service will be held.
At Grace Lutheran church, East
Broadway and Twenty-fourth streets,
C. H. Beruhard, pastor, the morning
service is at 11 o'clock; theme, "How
the Lord Equips Himself for Suffer
ing." At 7:S0 the theme will be
"Justice or Injustice on Sabbath."
The Sunday school meets at 9:45
A, M.
The Sunday school of the Clay
Street Evangelical church opens at
9:30 A. M. with E. J. Keller, superin
tendent, in the chair. In the morning
service the pastor. Rev. Jacob
Stocker will continue his series of
sermons on the letter of Paul to the
Ep'.iesians, his subject this morning
being "Paul's Prayer for Knowledge
and Power."
In the afternoon at 3 o'clock the
pastor will conduct a service at the
Carson Heights Evangelical church.
The theme of the discourse will be
The Blessedness of, the Believer."
The Young People's Alliance will
hold its session at 6:30 P. M., when
Mr. C. Davis, president of the Mult
nomah Christian Endeavor Union will
address the meeting.
The subject of the evening dis
course will be "The Life of the Spirit,
or the Sanctified Life." This will be
the 16th sermon on Faul's letter to
the Romans.
Tho annual convention of the
Christian and Missionary alliance will
be held in the gospel tabernacle. East
Ninth and Clay streets, March 14 to
20. The opening service will be Mon
day at 7:45 P. M.; Tuesday to Friday,
meetings at 2:45 and 7:45 P. M.; to
day at 11 A. M., 2:30 and 7:30 P. M.
Rev! F. IL Rossiter will give Bible
expositions and Miss S. Botham from
Africa will give addresses on missions.
Judge Rossman, the president of
the Men's Brotherhood of the First
Congregational church, announces an
attractive programme for the March
banquet of the club. Dan J. Malarky,
who haa Just returned from a tour of
observation in Japan and China, is to
give his already well-commended lec
ture on those two countries. Harold
Fong, a distinguished Chinest soloist.
will 6ing. Several well-known Chi
nese citizens of Portland will be in
attendance at the banquet and a num
ber of them will contribute to the
entertainment. A moving-picture
film of China will be shown. It is
going to be distinctively a Chinese
night at the dinner. The table deco
rations and the decorations of the
spacious parlors will be in keeping
with the occasion.
Last Sunday Dr. McElveen wel
comed 21 new members to the church,
and the men who were welcomed will
be the guests of the club to dinner.
The women who were welcomed into
church membership were the guests
of the women's association at lunch
ton at the meeting of that society
last Wednesday.
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The First Congregational Sunday
school is growing in attendance. To
celebrate this increase in member
ship a party will be held next Friday
evening. Messrs. Demmery and Patton
have been challenged either to dis
cover or to invent some new games
and contests. Members of Mrs. Rob
erts' business young women's class
have charge of the refreshments. The
officers are to provide a brief enter
tainment. Tiis party Is to be the kickoff for
a membership contest. Mrs. Royal's
young men's class has challenged
Mrs. Roberts' young women's class;
Mrs. MacNaughton's high school class
for girls has challenged Mr. Parks
high school class for boys. This con
test is to be an inter-class contest.
The school Is deeply interested in
the Chinese' relief fund. It has sent
a gift, but plans a much larger gift
for Easter Sunday. The device used
to inspire giving is a huge loaf of
bread. There will be a hundred s.ices
to this loaf and each slice will cost
a dollar. Each class will seek to buy
more slices than any other class. Mrs.
C. II. Farrington and Miss Helen
Bliven are preparing a pageant that
will further Incite to giving to the
fund. Several Chinese boys and girls
are going to take part in this pag
eant.
The Senior Endeavor society is con
ducting twice a week rehearsals for
an old folk'a concert under the direc
tlon of Mrs. Allyn Adams, a noted
musical composer. This concert will
be given in the very near future for
the befiefit of the Chinese relief fund.
The women of the church plan a
thank offering meeting for Wednes
day, March 23, at which Mrs. Blanche
Williams Segersten, soprano, and Miss
Helen Harper, violinist, will give a
musical programme, and Dr. McEl
veen will give an inspirational ad
dress. Tuesday. April 5. the alumni Chris
tian Endeavor council of the church
will give a dinner. Mrs. Harold G.
Rice and Miss Mattie E. Cleland will
have charge of the dinnerd XV. D.
Scott and Walter Huntinlfton will
have charge of the speeches and en
tertainment. "Remedying the Defects of One's
excellencies" is Dr. McElveen's topic
for today at the morning eervlce. At
the evening service he will answer the
folowing questions:
First What may we expect from
President Harding's administration?
Second How did the United States
treasury recently lose $59,000,000?
Third Are the reparation de
mands on Germany just?
Fourth Is Portland semi-pagan?
splendid and the spirit in keeping
with the Lenten season, leading up to
Eastertide.
Special preparations are under way
for a delightful Easter programme
to be given by the Sunday school and
choir. Palm Sunday will be decision
day in the Sunday school.
The class on fundamentals will meet
as usual next Tuesday evening, and
the interdenominational Bible class.
studying Daniel, will be held Wednes
day evening, taking the sixth chap
ter. Dr. Staub will lead both classe
All are invited.
How to have a community with
church end a Christless community
will be part of Rev. E. E. Flint's er
mon this morning at the Atkinson
Memorial Center Congregational
church. This sermon is the third i
a Sunday morning" pre-Easter eerie;
and the theme Is The Empty Tom
A Christless World." The illustrated
services Sunday evenings are provln
a great community attraction. Th
finest pictures on the "Life of Christ
are used in the study of his life In
"World Redemption." Special movin
pictures on "The Wonders of th
Divine" are shown. The singing from
illustrated hymns is a feature of thes
services. Rev. Mr. Flint has equipped
his church with an exceptionally fin
outfit for Sunday night illustrated
services.
The Girl Scout troop organized som
months ago is growing and proving
very popular and useful in the work
for young girls from 12 to 16 years
old. They recently organized a glee
club as a part of their work. The
Junior Endeavor society meets this
afternoon at 4:30 o clock.
Circle No. 1 of the women's asso
ciation will meet with Mrs. W. S.
Searles, 763 East Burnside, tomorrow
at 2 P. M. All women west of Twenty-
ninth street belonging are invited.
The women's association will hold
a pre-Easter sale next Wednesday at
the church. Hand-embroidered hand
kerchiefs, lunch cloths aid napkins,
fancy and plain aprons, home cooking,
candy, ready-to-wear garments for
children and a booth of old china are
all of an unusually attractive nature.
A lunch will be served from 11:30 to
1:30 o clock. Everyone is invited.
'Squared Circle of Religion'
Is Topic of Sermon.
Rev. Harold Bowman. Pastor at
First Presbyterian, to Preach.
club will be held in the basement of
the church Monday evening, March
14. This is to be the annual "father
and son" meeting. Following the din
ner at 6:30, there will be an illustrated
lecture on "The Forests of Oregon"
by Mr. Weisendinger of the U. S. for
estry service. Sam Friedman, high
est ranking scout in the northwest.
will also speak. Every father in the ! P. M.; Robert E. Millard, leader,
community is invited to come with his
son or some other lad.
On Easter night the choir will ren
der Monestel's "Seven Last Words of
Christ." .
are interested. Wednesday evenings
at 6:30; study, book of Mark; Miss
Marie A. Rockwell, leader. Sunday
evenings at 6:15; study, the Parables;
Mrs. J. B. Murphy, leader. Jefferson
High school students, Mondays, 2:80
P. M. ; Mrs. Robert E. Millard, leader.
Washington High school students'
class at Y XV. C. A.. Tuesdays at 3:30
The women's association pf the
First Congregational church will hold
an all'day meeting next Wednesday.
Mrs. Roberts conducts her missionary
study class at 11 o'clock, and Dr.
McElveen lectures on Dante's "Pur
gatorio" at 2:15 o'clock. At 12:30 a
luncheon will be served. The women
have done an immense amount of
work in sewing for the Waverley
home and In gathering second-hand
materia for the public welfare bu
reau. Dr. J. J. Staub has kept In mind
that this Is "go-to-church" Sunday
at Sunnyslde Congregational church
for the Sunday school scholars in
choosing his subject for the morning
service, as well as iu the selection
of the music. The Sunday school is
expected to attend en masse.
Sunday evening will be the fourth
in the series of films entitled "From
the Manger to the Cross." These
meetings are evangelistic in charac
ter, with a short sermon by Dr. Staub
and the singing of the old familiar
hymns, followed by the pictures, con
cluding with a eolo by Miss Marian
Bennett. The attendance has been
This morning at the Highland Con
gregational church the pastor. Rev.
Edward Constant, preaches on "The
Importance of Decision." At the eve
ning service he gives the second ad
dress on "Three Great Little Books
speaking on The Upper Room," by
John Watson (Ian Maclaren).
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Thj Young People's association of
the First oCngregational church holds
a service Sunday afternoons, which
they call a "Give and Take of Minds
That Think." Each week a group of
artists entertain. Today the artists
are from the Valalr school of music
and art. They are: ."tiss Genevieve
Young, soprano; Mi;s Isa Botten, pian
ist, and Miss Hazel Vaughn, reader.
Miss Oril E. Henthorne, the director of
religious Instruction, will conduct a
"conversatione" on "What Constitutes
Value to a Community Man." Every
body is invited.
This association plans to hold an
Aprils Fool party Friday evening
April 1. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Spencer
are arranging a series of games, frol
les and contests for the occasion.
Christian Churches Preach
to Sick Today.
Special Effort Will Be Made to
Reach Invalid Persons.
A
UNITED effort will be made, to
reach the aged, Invalid and sick
by Portland Christian churches today.
Those persons who can te brought to
the church services will be called for
by members of the churches. Com
mittees from the Bible schools have
been appointed, and owners of cars
have volunteered for this service. The
themes by the pastors In several of
the churches will be for the he.nefit
of these persona In particular.
inose sick people who cannot be
brought to the morning church serv
ice will be visited during the after
noon. The elders of the church will
observe the Lord's supper In the
homes of those who desire such wor
ship. The Christian Endeavor so
cieties will send delegations to the
hospitals and to Patton home.
The city missionary, Joseph Boyd.
will conduct the second evangelistic
meeting in a series at Tabernacle
Christian church during the week of
March 13.
THE First Presbyterian church,
corner of 12th and Alder streets,
will have all of its regular services
with the regular pastor. Rev. Harold
Leonard Bowman. D. D.. In the pulpit
both morning and evening. The sub
ject In the morning will be "The
Squared Circle of Religion." In, the
evening Dr. Bowman will use as His
text part of the incident concerning
Balaam and his ass when they meet
the angel of Jehovah, with the title,
"The Man Who Said He Was Not for
Sale."
This church is making Its plans
now for a series of meetings during
the week preceding Easter as the cli
max of the year's work. The com
munion service will be held on the
afternoon of Easter Sunday with re
ception of new members. Dr. Bow
man is already conducting weekly
communicants' classes for the young
people who are planning to join the
church at that time. i
The special music at today's serv
ices will be a contralto solo at the
evening service, "The Day Is Ended,"
Bartlett, sung by Mrs. Virginia Spen
cer Hutchinson. Also there will be
organ recital given by Edgar E.
Coursen as a prelude to the evening
service.
The Warren Bible class will unite
with the vesper class at the First
Presbyterian church at 4 o'clock to
day and for two weeks in holding
evangelistic services leading up to
Easter. Miss Katheryn Kelm and
Gordon Onstad will give the message
in song, while Dr. Angela Ford War
ren will explain The Healing Touch."
Clinton O. Bay will lead in a song
service beginning at 4:15. Miss Helen
Harper, violinist; Miss Elsie Wolden,
cellist, and Miss Jean Harper, pianist.
will render the trio "At Dawning," by
Cadman. The service will be held in
room E, entrance 454 Alder street, and
the doors will be open to the public.
Dr. E. H. Pence, pastor of Westmin
ster Presbyterian church, will give a
pre-Easter sermon Sunday morning
on "SpTkenard Very Costly," and in
the evening will speak on "Applied
Christianity. In these evening ser
mons he attempts to bring out the
simplicity, yet practicability, of Chris
tian living a heart-to-heart talk
with such as are trying to work out
the question of living right.
His morning address will be pre
ceded by a sermonette to the children
on "Dandelions."
The music for Sunday will be under
the direction of J. Hutchinson, as
sisted by Mrs J. B. Ettinger, Mrs. F.
Beagles, J. P. Mulder and Dom Zau.
Music programmes are:
Morning Anthem, "O Bountiful
Jesus" (John Stainer); offertory, Ada
gio Melto (Ch. Gounod); contralto
solo, "The Cross" (H. Ware).
Evening Quartet, "Incline Thine
Ear to Me" (J. Himmel); offertory
Andantino in B flat (Robert Schu
mann); soprano solo, "Come Unto
Him" (G. F. Handel).
At the Men's club at 12:10 Norman
F. Coleman will discuss "Future Plans
for the Club." He has had very large
experience with men and men's work,
nd the men of Westminster are vert
anxious to have their organization
live and worth while. Every man
f the community is most welcome.
The Easter drive Is progressing en
couragingly. A large communicants'
class meets every Thursday at 4 P.
M.r made up of boys and girls from
the Bible school. Dr. Pence is giving
them Instruction in Christian funda
mentals. At the coming session he
will discuss with them "Why Join a
Church? When Is the Best Time? Why
Not Walt Until I Am Past 20?"
The sermon to the children is prov
ing very popular Indeed, for last Sun-
ay there were over 60 occupying the
front pews to hear it. As soon as
the talk is over they retire to the
ursery room or the chapel room.
where entertainment is furnished
them. Today the older ones will be
hown slides on incidents in the life
f Christ..
"A Pathfinder in the Kingdom of
God" will be the sermon subject of
the Rev. Harold H. Griffis this morn
ing at 11 o'clock at the First Christian
church. In recognition of "book
week" to be observed this coming
week in Portland this Sunday morn
ing discourse of the Rev. Griffis will
be in the nature of a review of a
notable volume on Christian missions.
In the evening at 7:45 o'clock the
pastor will give an historical discus
sion of the development of the great
universal church, dealing mainly with
the place In history of Roman Catho
licism and having for his specific
topic, The World's Debt to the. Ro
man Catholic Church."
In connection with the musical of
ferings presented by the church quar
tette under the direction of Mrs. Fred
B. Newton there will be the contralto
selection, "Entreat Me Not to Leave
Thee" (Gounod), by Miss Beatrice
Palmer, also the soprano and baritone
duet, "Eventide" (Nevln), by Mrs. O.
B. Riddle and W. G. Mannan.
The First Spiritualist church today.
East Seventh and Hassalo streets,
will hold regular services today at 3
and 8 P. M. C. W. Shaw is pastor.
Solos by Mrs. Snyder and Mr. Curtis.
A special dinner and dance will be
given next Saturday evening.
At the Mizpah Presbyterian church,
E. 19th and Division streets, the pas
tor. Rev. D. A. Thompson, will preach
both morning and evening. His theme
at the morning service at 11 will be
"Not Far From the Kingdom." His
evening theme at 7:45 o'clock will be
"Things That Will Not Save." The
Intermediate Christian Endeavor so
clety will meet at 6:45. Alexande
Hiland will lead the meeting. Th
Thursday evening Bible study will be
held at 8 o clock. The topic 1 "Th
Sheep and. the Goats, or Service a Test
of Love."
The high school Bible classes held
a very pleasant social in the parlors
or the church on Friday evening. Each
member came dressed to represent
popular song; then, after the repre
sentation was guessed, the eong was
sung.
A largely attended meeting of the
ladles' aid society was held at th
home of Mrs. Vesta Ham. on Division
street, on Tuesday afternoon, at which
time officers for the ensuing yea
were elected as follows: President.
Mrs. William Eastman; vice-president,
Mrs. A. M. Howell; secretary, Mrs. C.
B. Gllbraith; treasurer, Mrs. Lesli
Martin....-
Services will be held in the Millard
Avenue Presbyterian church at 11 A,
M. and 7:30 P. M. today. The subject
Tor the morning service is "Behold th
Man." The theme for the evening 1
"What Christ Did for One Busines
Man," by Rev. Henry White, pastor.
The Knights of the Tower, bette
known as the K. O. T.s, will have
charge of the evening services at the
Alt. Tabor Presbyterian church. The
programme will be most interesting.
It consists of a dialogue given by four
of the fellows that are supposed to
have met 20 years from now and
reviewing the good time that they
had when together in the class. They
will also give an exhibition of the
regular Sunday morning class meet
ing, besides a couple of talks given
by fhe members. The K. O. T. or
chestra will accompany the song
service.
so
The regular monthly neighborhood
social will be given at the Kenilworth
Presbyterian church by the women at
7:30 P. M. Wednesday March 16. It
will be known as a St. Patrick's party
and the women will try to outdo the
previous efforts put over by the men
and by the young people. Good music
and refreshments are assured.
Rev. C. XV. Hays will be the speaker
at the Men's Resort meeting today at
4 P. M. Mrs. Jennie E. Jones will be
soloist and there will also be a song
service and music by the Men's Resort
orchestra. Meetings will be held every
night next week except Thursday.
Dr. J. F. Ghormley, pastor of Kern
Park Christian church. Forty-sixth
avenue and Sixty-ninth street, has re
turned from Butte, Mont., where he
has been conduotlng evangelistic
meetings, and will occupy his pulpit
at both services. At 11 A. M. he will
speak on The Abiding Christ," and
at 7:45 P. M, his theme will be "Why
I Am .What I Am." Special music at
both services by the large chorus sup
ported by the orchestra.
Evangelistic Meetings to
Close Tonight.
Sermon Series at Second Unites
Brethren Church to End.
THE special series of meetings are
in progress at the First United
Brethren church. East Fifteenth and
East Morrison streets, with the pas
tor, Dr. J. Byron Clark, in charge.
J. B. Long and Ray McAuley are con
ducting the song services. Dr. Clark's
subject for this morning is "The Dom
inant Note in Religion," and for to
night "A Big Responsibility."
At Second United Brethren church.
East Twenty-seventh and Sumner
streets, evangelistic meetings that
have been in progress for the past
five weeks will close tonight. Rev.
E. O. Shepherd, who has been the spe
cial messenger of God, will preach.
The pastor. Rev. Ira Hawley, will hold
the morning service, using as his sub
ject Transferring His Riches to Us."
Special music will be a feature.
The services for today at Third
United Brethren church, Sixty-seventh
street and Thirty-second avenue,
Southeast, will be held as usual. The
rastor. Rev. E. O. Shepherd, will hold
the morning service, and tonight the
service will be in charge of John Da
vidson.
Rev. Leila Luckey, pastor of the
Fourth United Brethren church, Tre
mont station, announces the following
subjects for the Sunday services:
Morning, Thirst for Righteousness
Satisfied"; and night, "If the Lord Be
God, Follow Him."
At Central Presbyterian church,
East 13th and Pine, Dr. Nugent will
preach Sunday morning from the
topic, "Christ's Missicm and Ours,"
nd In the evening "The Reasonable
ess of Christianity" will be the sub
ject of the discourse.
At the morning service the chorus
will eing "The Lord Relgneth," by
rowbridge, and Out of the Depths,"
by Marston, will be sung by a quartet.
In the evening there will be a selec
tion by the chorus and" a solo by
George M. Carey, "Hand in Hand," by
Johnson.
Last Sunday afternoon 28 teams
made an every member canvas for
the financial budget for the year.
Each team was well received and a
large number of pledges were listed,
a number of. which were increases.
The woman's society will make its
canvas for benevolences for the
women's work this afteAoon.
The Sunday school of Central has
had four-minute speakers each Sun
day morning for the past two months,
leading up to Decision day, which Is
today; at this time cards are to be
handed each member of the school. It
Is hoped by tfie euperintendent and
pastor that a large number of these
cards will be signed, as It is planned
to receive thoSe who sign at the
Easter eervlce the last Sunday of the
month.
At Rose City Park Presbyterian
church, corner E. 45th and Hancock,
the pastor. Rev. Donald W. M. Mac-
Cluer, will preach in the morning on
"The Serpent In the Wilderness"; in
the evening "The Cost of Shoes." The i
next regular meeting of the men's
'Substance," Topic Today
at Scientist Churches.
Mornlna- Services Are Set at 11
o'clock Public Invited. -
"Sin, Hell and Judgment"
to Be Sermon Subject.
Dr. Stansfleld Promises to TeU the
Vital Truths of Life.
P1 LV, Hell and Judgment" will be
O- the sermon subject at the First
Methodist church tonight. This com
plex question will be discussed by Dr.
Joshua Stansfield. the pastor. What
is real and what is bogey in these
great vital questions of human life
and destiny sin, hell and Judgment
will be frankly set forth.
In the morning at 10:30 o'clock
service Dr. Stansfield ' to preach a
Lenten sermon on "The Wise and
Otherwise of Lent." To the Sunday
school, which mets at 12:15 o'clock,
and to the Epworth league at 6:30.
strangers in the city are cordlall)
invited. O. E. Wheeler will have
charge of the meeting tonight, and
the special musical number will be a
violin solo by Victor de Pinto. "Medi
tations." from "Thais."
A feature of First church meetings
next week will be the women's jubi
lee luncheon in the Oxford parlors on
Wednesday at 12:30 o'clock to cele
brate the advent of the new range
and the completion of the kitchen.
This luncheon wiU precede the Wom
an's association meeting, and every
woman is welcome. The charge will
be 25 cents. Reservations must be
made with the officers of the asso
ciation. The before Easter special servicei
will begin Thursday night -and con
tinue every night during passion
week March 20 to 25.
Dr. C. W. Hyatt, pastor at the Rose
City Park Methodrst Episcopal
church, will preach this morning on
"God's Workers." No narrow or sec
tarian view will be expounded, but
the absolute necessity of putting
ones self into intimate touch with
God and following his leadings will
be explained. Tonight the third of the
series of popular stereopticon lec
tures will be given. The Philippine
islands will furnish the theme. A
large number of beautifully hand
colored slides will be used, and those
privileged to see them will be both
pleased and profited.
Dr. Edward Laird Mills, editor oi
the Pacific Christian Advocate, will
be the speaker at Central Methodist
church this morning. The night serv
ice will be especially interesting, as
the "Gideons" will dedicate more than
100 Bibles to be placed In the Aldei
hotel. The speakers will be Frank W.
Henderson, William B. Wells, B. F.
Chadbourne, J. T. Ogden and A. li.
Maclean.
At the Woodlawn Methodist church
this morning Rev. J. H. Irvine will
preach on "The Relation of Clear
Thinking to Right Living."
Lentennue revival service will be
held tonight. "Putting All Our Pos
sessions at God's Service" Is the
night sermon subject. Plans and re
sources for church enlargement art
progressing.
that this may prove a season of large
ingathering. Fred Canaday, who is In
great demand as a gospel soloist, has
made arrangements by which it will
be possible to be present and assist
during these services.
An Important feature of the pro
gramme of community service 'upon
whicji this downtown church Is en
tering will be the establishment of
general clinic. This Is In response to
an imperative demand, it having been
found through recent survey that a
large per cent of the children of the
community, many of them from th
poorer homes, are in urgent need of
medical attention. Few churches art
more favorabl- situated for a servics
of this character than is this church,
surrounded as it is by a thickly popu
lated downtown area. The clinic will
be opened as soon as temporary quar
ters are found available.
The Right to Believe" will be the
sermon subject this morning at
10:30 o'clock at the Church of
Our Father (Unitarian), Broadway
and Tamhill street, William G. Eliot,
pastor. The aermon follows on "The
Right to Doubt." and will treat of
religious belief in relation to author,
ity, reason, conscience and faith.
The Portland chapter of the Uni
tarian Laymen's league, Ralph N.
Wilbur president, will meet at 8 P. M.
Monday, March 14, in the church par
lor, 846 Yamhill street. They will
have up for consideration the recent
parish questionnaire and report from
the publication committee.
The Women's alliance will meet
Wednesday, March 16. at 10 A. M.. at
the church, for an all-day meeting
and announce a rummage sale for
Thursday and Friday of this week.
The Young People's fraternity will
compare and contrast St. Thomas
Aquinas and Dr. James Martineau at
the regular Sunday evening worship
and study hour, 6:30 o'clock, in the
church parlor.
Noon-Day Lenten Services
at Heilig Announced.
Meetings to Be Hrlit Under theH
Aiiopices of SI. Andrew Brother
hood.
K
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OON-DAY Lenten services, under
i t pi UBSTANCE" will be the subject
O of the lesson eermon in
churches of Christ, scientist, today.
Christian Science churches hold serv
ices this morning at 11 o'clock, and
all except Fifth and Seventh churches
this evening at 8 o'clock, to which the
public is invited. A cordial invitation
is also extended to our Wednesday
-evening meetings, which are held at 8
o'clock. Testimonies of Christian Sci
ence healing are a part of the
Wednesday meetings.
Sunday school is held for pupils to
the age of 20 in all churches except
Third and Fifth at 9:45 and 11, In the
latter two at 9:30 and 11.
Reading rooms are maintained at
1133 Northwestern Bank building and
33 North Third .street. The public is
welcome.
Churches are located as follows:
First, Nineteenth and Everett streets.
Second, East Sixth and HoIIaday avenue.
Third, East Twelfth and Salmon streets
Fourth, Vancouver avenue and Emerson
streets.
Fifth, Sixty-second avenue and Forty
seeond street Southeast.
Sixth. Pythian temple.
Seventh, 4U3 Smith avenue.
The Psychical Research center will
meet in Hotel Portland assembly hall'
tonight at 7:45. There will be a lec
ture and demonstration and also a
demonstration of Inspirational piano
playing.
In the Y.'W. C. A. social hall special
pre-Easter services will be held today
and next Sunday at the . sual vesper
hour, 4 o'clock. These meetings will
be conducted by Dr. S. J. Reid, evan
gelist. The first subject will be "De
taining Christ," the second "Easter
Sunrise." Mrs. W. E. Wright, former
musical director 1 of Billy Sunday
meetings, is the song leader. Two
Rev. XV. S. Gordon, pastor of th
Sellwood Methodist Episcopal church.
will speak Sunday at 11 o'clock on
The Gospel and (he Flag In the
Philippines." and at 7:30 P. M. Luther
D. Mahone wilr make the address.
Special music will be given at each
service under the direction of Pro
fessor F. C. Streyfeller. The Sunday
school will meet at 9:45. D. S. Armour
Is superintendent. The Junior league
will meet at 3 and the Epworth
league at 6:30 P. M. The young peo
ple will finish their studies of mis
sion fields at this service, and Mr.
Mahone will speak. The mid-week
service Is gaining attendance. The
hour is 7:30 Wednesday night. Th
church is at East Fifteenth and Ta
oma avenue.
Epworth Memorial church commu
ity Is Interested In the plan of hav
ng a night forum, where questions
previously sent in are discussed,
ither by the pastor or by the people.
this way the life and thinking of
the people are manifested, and their
problems practically reached.
At the First Danish Methodist
Episcopal church. Eighteenth and
Hoyt streets, Rev. C. August Peter
son, the pastor, will preach at 11
A. M. on the subject "Life Saved and
Glorified by Investment." At 7:45
P. M. the subject will be "Is Religion
Dope?"
.
- SALEM. Or.. March 12. (Special.)
Rev. Alfred Bates, pastor of the Tual
atin and Wilsonvllle Methodist Epis
copal churches, haa arranged to get
Rev. H. P. Blake to preach at the
morning service at Tualatin April 3.
Brother Blake formerly was postmas
ter under President Lincoln's admin
istration, and had the pleasure of
hearing him speak on many occa
sions. The Tualatin church will ar
range so that the elderly people of
the community will bs brought to
church in autos for this service.
At the Clinton Kelly Memorial
Methodist Episcopal church. Powell
and East Sixtieth streets. Rev. E.
Sutton Mace will take for his subject
"Are Contrary Winds Contrary?'
John B. Kelly will preach at 7:30
P. M.
The Epworth league at 6:45 will
discuss the subject. "Thy Kingdom
Come in My Home, with Miss Lois
Van Landingham as leader. The
Clinton Kelly Bible school is doing
worth-while things in Bible study
and services for others. The pastor
will preach at the Westmoreland
chapel, on Milwaukle street and South
avenue, at 7:30 P. M.
Dr. Frank L. Wemett, pastor of Cen
tenary-Wllbur Methodist church, is
preaching a series of Sunday night
sermons which are provoking consid
erable comment. These sermons deal
with subjects which, while they are
generally recognized as constituting
fundamental truths of the Christian
alth, are not treated by the pulpit
today with the same frequency nor
emphasis accorded them m former
times. ' The pastor has selected for
his subject tonight The Judgment."
Messrs. Henney and Davidson will be
heard in a duet. Harold Graham will
be the soloist at the morning service.
Special services will be held by Centenary-Wilbur
church during the
week prior to Easter and all organl-j
of the Episcopal church In the United
States, will begin in the Heilig the
ater at noon tomorrow and continue
until March 25, Inclusive, omitting
Saturdays. These services last 25
minutes each day from 12:05 to 12:30
P. M. and It is hoped that both men
and women will attend.
On March 14, 15 and 16 the speaker
will be Bishop Frederic W. Keator
of Olympia, . Wash.; March 17. Rev.
Oswald W. Taylor, and March 18.
Rev. Thomas Jenkins. Holy week Is
Mao-ch 21 to 25. The speaker will be
Bishop Walter Taylor Sumner, who
will discuss what religion offers to
those In professions, to those in busi
ness, to those In industry, to the fam
ily and to all men.
The Young People's society of St.
Stephen's (Episcopal) Pro-cathedral
will hold their regular weekly Meet
ing at 6:30 P. M. in the parish house
at the corner of Thirteenth and Clay
streets. Earl J. Smith will lead. The
executive board of the Young Peo
ple's society will meet In the parish
house at 8 P. M. on Monday next,
March 14.
Kl'GEXE. Or.. March 12. (Special )
Walter Taylor Sumner, Episcopal
bishop of Oregon, who will be in
Eugene Thursday. March 17, has been
itivited by the chamber of commerce
to address the directors. If the
bishop accepts the invitation the
regular luncheon of the directors,
held every Wednesday at noon, will
be postponed until Thursday.
VULGATE BEING REVISED
rope Congratulates Benedictine
Commission Cpoji Work Done.
ROME. March 12. The Benedictine
commission, headed by Cardinal Gas-
qui'l and Including lathers John
Chapman. Henri Quentln and Abbot
nmelli, which has been entrusted with
the revision of the Vulgate (the old
Latin version of the Bible), have pre
sented to the pope a specimen page of
the forthcoming publication of tte
books of the Pentateuch. This Is the
result of the collation of 40 ancient
manuscript, as well as some prefaces.
cuinments, etc., taken from old man
uscripts of the Bible.
The pope warmly congratulated the
commission and expressed his ap
proval of the scfentiflc methods followed.
Canion Discourages Gambling.
PEK IN. Gambling Is being se
verely discouraged in Canton, accord
ing to consular dispatches from there.
General Chen Ch'iung-mlng, acting
civil governor of Kwangtung, has is
sued regulations making It an offense
punishable by death or 20 to 25 years
imprisonment to engage In gambling
as a profession, to maintain a gam
bling house or to protect the mainten
ance of such a place.
Good Judgment
After Eating
Giving the Stomach the Alkaline
Effect by a' Stuart's DyRpepwia
Tablet Is Worth Remembering.
Tou cannot, as a rule, say in d
that this, that or the other food wlil
cause indigestion. Experience has
taught most people that even mince
new Bible classes are open to all who j zations are co-operating to the end e
pie fits snugly at times while at
others a glass of milk raises hobs
with the stomach.
One good rule to follow Is the pre
ventative measure of taking one or
two Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets after
meals, tou tnus avoid gasslness. pour
stomach, heartburn and such dis
tresses due to indigestion or dyspep
sia. Tnese latueis also neip to aigert
the food by giving the stomach tho
alkaline effect to offset acidity; they v
relievo iuc uiotica ucn it.c iiuiiic
pie or milk should be. more than a
match for your digestive powers. Get
60-cent box ot Muart s 1 spepsiA
Tablets at any drug sturc and note
how nicely they seem to calm the
tomach hen it tecis au upscl. Adv.
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