THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, APRIL 10, 1921
CHURCH FEDERATION IS REJOICING OVER ENTRANCE OF BAPTISTS
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Amedee M. Smith Assumes New Duties as President of Organization Teaching of Religious Instruction in Public Schools Thought Important Advance in Welfare Work of City.
THE Portland Federation of
Churches la entering upon an
era of enlarged influence
through the recent decision of the
Baptist churches to enter the feder-,
atlon. Daring the first year of the
life of the federation three of the
Baptist churches lent a conservative :
degree of co-operation to It. Tne
federation officers feel a great de
gree of satisfaction over the recent
significant action of the Baptist min
isters, who by formal vote have
urged upon all their churches active
membership In the federation. This
action was taken only after careful
consideration, and after a favorable
rote by all but two of the Engllsh
epeaking Baptist churches In the city.
Eighty of the most Influential
churches of the 11 large denomina
tions of Portland are now allied to
gether through the federation to
bring a united Christian Influence to
bear upon all the Ills of our city.
At the April meeting of the execu
tive council of the federation at the
T. M. C A. last week. Amedee M.
Emltb, the new president, formally
assumed the leadership of the work
of the federation. Mr. Smith Is
well-known business man of Port
land and is a member of the First
Methodist church.
One of the most important oppor
trinities before the churches of oui
ir v todiT rrawi out of the recent
xnanlmoua vote of the city school
board to co-operate with the cnurcnes
In a well-devised plan of religious
Instruction for the city's children.
"rh federation, through Its depart
nnt of relleious education, of which
James F. Ewing. director of religious
education at the First Presbyterian
church, is chairman. Is now working
on plans to open week-day schools
of religious Instruction maae possioic
by the action of tne scnooi Doaro.
The plan, as tentatively ouuineu, con
templates that children whose par
ents make formal request or ine
school authorities may be excused
from regular school work to attend
the schools of religion in some ad
jacent churches or other buildings,
finch bnlldlnrs and instructors are
tn fe nrovlded bv the churches.
William F. Woodward, "representing
the Hchool board, has accepted an In
vitation of the federation to offer his
counsel and advice in working out
h programme. Portland will be
the largest city In America where
such Instruction Is offered when the
plan is perfected.
night, eight new members were re
ceived into the church. Last month
52 were received into the church, and
in April that -number may be .ex
ceeded. At the beginning of this year
of Dr. Hinson's ministry the church
is found in good condition and looks
forward to a very successful year.
The First Spiritualist church. East
I Seventh and Hassalo streets, will hold
services at 11 A. M.. 3 and 8 P. M.
Evening address by Mrs. Lillian
Smith. Solos by Mrs. Anna Snyder
and Lester Davis. Messages will be
given by Mrs. Snyder and Mrs.
Downes. Special dinner and business
meeting for members Tuesday eve
ning. April 12, at 6 o'clock.
Dr. McEIveen to Answer
Queries Tonight.
Topics of Timely Iaterest to Be
Discussed by Pastor.
At the request of hundreds of peo
nla from Portland churches and vl
cinity. Dr. W. P. White, regional di
rector of the Moody Bible Institute
of the northwest, recently came to
Portland for the nurpose of establish
ing Bible study classes under the
leadership of Dr. B. a. sutciuie, as
aistant director.
A permanent organlxatlon has been
effected and three Bible study classes
will begin the week of April 18 one
In the Irvington district, one on the
east side and one on the west side.
dates and places to be announced
later. Other classes will be formed
from time to time in the outlying dis
tricts.
A reception will be tendered Dr.
and Mrs. Sutcliffe Friday night. April
IS. at the T. M. C A. auditorium.
Light refreshments will be served.
All of every denomination who 'are
Interested in this work are cordially
invited to attend. Dr. Sutcliffe has
been on the facultv of the Moody
Bible Institute for about 12 years, and
Is an outstanding Bible teacher.
The officers of the new organiza
tion are: Harley K. Hallgren. presi
dent; Miss Edith Brande, secretary.
and Mrs. Ethel Baker, treasurer.
A central committee has been ap
pointed, consisting of representatives
of various churcnea in rortiana anu
rlcinity. The Portland Bible league,
Including some 35 pastors of the city,
tiaa heartily indorsed this movement,
and its officers. Dr. J. J. Staub, pres
ident. Dr. W. B. Hlnson. vice-president,
and Dr. W. S. Seem an. treasurer,
kave been chosen ex-officio members
of the new organization.
A Lutheran Bible conference, under
the anspices of 10 Lutheran churches
of Portland, to be held In the Bethle
hem Lutheran church. Fourteenth and
Davis streets. Rev. H. J. Thorpe, pastor.
April IT to 22, special sessions in
Bible study will be held afternoon and
evening during the time the institute
is in progress. It is believed the
sessions will be largely attended by
all Lutherans of Portland and from
many other places.
A trio of able Lutheran Bible
scholars and instructors will be pre
sent from eastern Bible Institutes to
direct the work of the local confer
ence. Their names are: Rev. Samuel
Martin Miller. D. D, dean of the
Lutheran Bible institute at St. Paul.
Minn.; Rev. Walter E. Schuette. D. D
author and lecturer of Wheeling.
W. V.; Rev. Orlando Ingvoldstad, dean
of the Lutheran Bible institute, Chi
cago, IU.
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Carl B. Wetherell of Boston will
peak at 10:30 this morning at the
Church of Our Father (Unitarian),
Broadway and Yamhill. Mr. Wetherell
represents the national Unitarian
laymen's league, now numbering
over 10,000 men. He leaves Portland
Monday for the triennial conference
of Unitarian and other Christian
churches, to be held In San Francisco.
April 11-14. Thursday, April 14 will
be laymen's league night in San Fran
cisco with addresses by J. Randolph
Coolldge Jr. of Boston and other dis
tinguished laymen.
Mr. and Mrs. Eliot will leave for
Fan Francisco Sunday night to attend
the San Francisco conference, ex
pecting to return In time for services
on Sunday, April 17.
Rev. Charles Lewis Trawin
White Temple Speaker.
BIcMlaavtlle Pastor Will Tell of
Satan's Wiles,
AT THE First Baptist church
(White Temple) the pulpit will
be occupied tjday by Charles Lewis
Trawin. D. D.. of McMinnville. At the
morning service at 11 o'clock, he will
speak on "Satan's Origin and Ambition."
At 7:45 P. M. his theme will be "The
Deep Things of Satan in Deadly Con
flict With the Deep Things of Goal
Culminating in the Great Apostasy."
The Temple quartet will furnish mu-
sio at both servicea
"A Robust and Prosperous Soul"
will be the theme of the morning ser
mon which Rev. R. E. Close will de
liver today at the Third Baptist
church. The night sermon will be the
last in a series of discourses on the
gardens of God. The subject will be
"The Vital Force In the Garden of
God."
In the East 6ide Baptist church this
morning Dr. W. B. Hinson will preach
at 11 o'clock on "The Only Church."
Tonight his theme will be "The Re
turn of the Lord." The ordinance of
believers baptism will be adminis
tered st both servicea there having
been baptism each Sunday since
Easter.
At the mid-week service, Wednesday
T ARGE audiences are attending Dr.
JLi McElveen's question and answer
services Sunday evenings. This eve
ning he will answer .the following
questions:
1. What la Vivian! of France doing la
our national capital 7
2. Do ministers' children turn out veil?
S. Is the survey of national conditions
advertised last week by the Fidelity De
posit company of Maryland propaganda?
4. What booisa documents and refer.
encea made In the first century outside
the New Testament prove that Jesus really
lived!
Prior to the question service Mrs.
Edward Drake, the new organist, will
give the following organ programme
"Twilight Reverie" (Rockwell), "Offer
to Ire in G" (Spinney) and "Triumphal
March" (Costa).
Tuesday evening the alnmnl Chris
tian Endeavor council of the church
held a largely attended banquet. W.
D. Scott was toastmaster and there
were visitors from Oregon City, The
Dalles, Hood River and Corvallis
About 13 brief toasts were responded
to. The following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year: Miss Mattle
Cleland, president; W. D. Scott, vice
president; Mrs. H. G. Rice, secretary.
arnd Misa Emma Cristman, treasurer.
The members of the executive com
mlttee are: Walter Huntington. Har
old Gilbert, Miss Emma Rehwalt and
Miss Alice Hutchinson.
The Toung People's association has
voted to concentrate its efforts on
the Thursday evening meeting and to
make it a church study and fellow
ship night. A substantial supper will
be served from 6 to 7 o'clock Miss
Henthorne, director of religious in
struction, will conduct a Bible study.
Next Thursday her topic will be
'Jesus Meeting With Opposition." A
little before 8 Dr. McEIveen will be
gin his lecture on "The Teachings of
Jesus on Economics."
On Tuesday evening, April 12, the
officers and teachers of the Sunday
school are to meet to consider a num
ber of forward steps, namely, the es
tablishment of a home department.
the creation of a class for young
married people while their little folks
are in the beginners' department, the
church membership class for chil
dren's day and the picnic in June. The ,
lnter-class contests for new mem
bers are adding to" the membership of
the school. Already the victors are
beginning to indicate to the van
quished classes what kind of a treat
they would like. The senior Endeav
orers on Sunday evening will conduct
a symposium on "How Christ Wishes
Sunday to Be Spent." A group of
members are to bring in a detailed
account of how they think an ideal
Sunday should be spent. The inter
mediates will consider the same topic
with William Klein as the leader.
On Monday evening the mens
brotherhood of the first church will
hold its monthly banquet and meet
ing. Judge Rossman, the president.
will preside. Dr. Samuel C Kohs
psychologist of the court of domestic
relations, will interpret a remarkable
set of stereopticon pictures brought
from New York for this occasion.
These pictures reveal the beauties of
Jerusalem and Palestine. D. Solis
Cohen will deliver a lecture on the
Zionist movement. An unusually good
musical programme will also be
given.
Dc McEIveen Is giving a series of
lectures Thursday night on "Chris
tian Economics." He insists that
Christ's teachings are applicable not
only to the individual but to society
and that there is a good body of
teachings in the gospels which are
definitely economic. In a lecture
given last week on this topic he said
that the churches are discovering for
almost the first time this economic
teaching. On Thursday evening he
spoke on "The Christian as a Pro
ducer and Consumer."
Thirty-five of the young people of
the First Congregational church gave
an old-fashioned singing school Fri
day night. For a number of weeks
they have been rehearsing under the
direction of Mrs Carrie B Adams.
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VENERABLE THOMAS JENKINS AND DR. S. E. JOSEPHL
It is now Ven. Thomas Jenkins, archdeacon of the Episcopal church in Alaska, whose appointment to that po
sition came last week, after he had resigned- as rector of St. David's Episcopal church. East Twelfth and Belmont
streets., Archdeacon Jenkins, Mrs. Jenkins and family plan to leave for Alaska about July 1.
No Driest as yet has been mentioned as the possible new rector of St. Davids. The appointment is made oy
Bishop Sumner, and his recommendation, is submitted to the 12 vestrymen of the church, and. they, with Dr. S. E.
Josephl as chairman, formally elect the new rector, whoever he may be.
Archdeacon Jenkins is known as a "missionary" priest, from his highly successful work In starting new missions
and churches and putting new life into "sick" or practically neglected parishes. He was born in England, but has
passed most of his time in this country. He is a naturalized American citiren, Mrs. Jenkins is a native of Ohio
and all the Jenkins children have been born in this country. The archdeacon was educated at Otterbein univer
sity, Westervllle, Ohio, and also at Kenyon college, Gambler, Ohio, of which latter Institution of learning he Is
an alumnus. First engaging In missionary work among the hills of Ohio, the future archdeacon was ordained
as deacon In 1900 and as priest in 1S01 by the bishop of southern Ohio. For two years the archdeacon engaged
in missionary work in Cincinnati, Ohio, and after building St. Peter's Episcopal church in that city the first call
came'to be an Episcopal missionary in Alaska, and that work up north was heartily entered upon. He served eight
years in the Alaska station and also in what is called the field. The archdeacon built SL Johns church, Sun
day school and hospital at Ketchikan, Alaska.
Next, the archdeacon became rector of St. Paul's church, Ohio, where he remained more than five years. Then
at the same time curiously enough the archdeacon was elected to the rectorships of St- John's church, Cleveland,
Ohio, and St. David's church, this city, in the year 1916. Archdeacon Jenkins complimented Portland by choosing
It as his future home. When he tooK charge as St. David's rector, church work in that direction had suffered
by the world war, but the parish soon prospered under the archdeacon's vigorous leadership. Today church work
In the parish Is in excellent condition and there are three mission chapel schools In connection with St. David
one being at Mount Tabor, the second at Montavilla and the third east from that suburb.
department, under the management of
Mrs. J. E. Marcy. The programme by
the children will begin at 10:30, and
will include the presentation of the
babies in the front of the church.
The pastor will follow with a short
talk to parents
The hours of service will be: bun
day school, 9:45, a combination serv
ice at 10:30, class meeting at 12 M..
junior league 3, Epworth league 6:30,
and church service 7:30.
This morning at the Rose City Park
Methodist Episcopal church. Rev.
Oscar Huddleston, for 15 years a mis
sionary of the Methodist Episcopal
church in the Philippine 'slands, will
speak. Dr. Huddleston for a long
time was associated with Dr. M. A.
Rader, brother of the late Dr. D. L.
Rader, for many years editor of the
Pacifio Christian Advocate, knows
that field almost from the very be
ginning, and has a message well worth
hearing. In the Philippines the great
est experiment in democracy is now
going on the world has ever seen.
Those hearing Dr. Huddleston will
be entertained. Instructed and really
helped.
- In the evening the pastor will lec
ture on Java, using a stereoptlcan
and a large number of colored slides.
In Java there is a population denser
than any in China, India or Europe,
one of the richest lands in natural
resources on earth and one of the
greatest mixtures of races to be
found under the sun. This lecture
will be worth while from every point
of view. Christianity has not been
there long, but has made fine pro
gress and has a future full of promise.
Strangers cordially welcomed.
At the First Norwegian Danish
Episcopal church. Eighteenth and
Hoyt streets, C. August Peterson, the
pastor, will preach at 11 A. M. The
evening service will be in the interest
of the woman's foreign missionary
society. The pastor and one or more
missionaries from the foreign field
win speak.
a chapel service and a business meet
ing. e .
The Toung People's society of St
Stephen's (Episcopal) Pro-Cathedral
will hold their regular weekly meet
ing Sunday at 6:30 P. iL, In the par
ish house at the corner of Thirteenth
and Clay streets. Miss Muriel Thom
as will lead.
The Psychical Research Center will
meet tn Portland hotel assembly hall
at 7:45 tonight. There will be a lec
ture,' demonstrations and special
music.
WILLAM1NA, Or.. April .(Spe
cial.) The evangelistic services being
held in the Methodist church here
made good progress under the leader
ship of Rev. P. M. Blinkensop. Visi
tors from Butler, Sheridan and Salem
have attended. The publlo school is
behind the movement to build up bet
ter citUenship and aid in the great
drive of . character building. The
services closed tonight.
"Victim or Master; Is Dr.
Bowman's Subject.
Paul's Letter to Romans Will Be
Basis of Sermon.
Lents Evangelical Church
Will Open Revival.
Rev. Dave Hill and Rev. Frank
Stevens to Conduct Series.
The largest social gathering of the
month, the men's league, to which all
the church congregation is cordially
lnvrted, will be held Tuesday evening
at Sunnyside Congregational church.
The choir, under the directorship of
Professor Hollingworth. is in charge
of the programme and a splendid time
is promised.
The interdenominational Bible class
will meet as usual Wednesday eve
ning and the 10th chapter of Daniel
will be studied. Dr. Staub leading.
All Interested are extended a cordial
invitation.
The fundamentals class will meet
Thursday evening.
"The Home Base in Religion" will
be the subject of Rev. E. E. Flint's
sermon this morning at Atkinson
Memorial Community church. What
we most need as against what we
have most will be the central thought,
based upon scripture in Genisis: "And
Abram moved his tent . . . and
built an altar unto Jehovah."
Tonight the community service will
consist of a brief gospel message by
the pastor. Special music will be in
charge of Mrs. Sims and there will
be illustrations with moving pictures
and stereoptlcons.
The Sunday school is now at high
tide, the largest in the history of the
church. The boys, under Dr. Dodge,
with their Pierce-Arrow car, are lead
ing the race.
Of special interest in the Waverly
Heights church will be the pastor's
discussion of the "Destiny of the
Dead" at the evening service begin
ning at 7:30. This will be an honest
and sympathetic consideration of the
thought of the departed as being face
to face with God. The chorus choir
will sing. The mornng service is at
11 o'clock and will be addressed by
the pastor. The church is becoming
overcrowded for Sunday school ac
commodations. Re-arrangements have
been made in the interior for the ac
commodation of the intermediate
Chirstian Endeavor society, which
meets in the church auditorium, while
the senior Christian Endeavor holds
its meetings in the social room of the
church.
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The Society for Spreading the
Knowledge of True Prayer, as or
ganized by Mr. Rawson, meets in the
blue room of the Portland hotel, Mon
day evenings at 8 o'clock. The public
Is invited. i
Christian Churches to Ob
serve Stewardship Day.
Literature on Consecrated Use of
Money Will Be Distributed.
SUNDAY will be observed as "stew
ardship day" in Portland Christian
churches. The themes of the pastors
will deal with various phases of the
subject of stewardship. Literature
on stewardship of life and posses
sions, tithing and the consecrated
use of money will be for distribution
in the vestibules of the Christian
churches in the city.
There have been over 150 additions
to the church in the "go-to-church'
campaign now In progress. The city
missionary will preach during the
second week of an evangelistic meet
ing at Sellwood, beginning April 10
The East Side Christian church will
begin its two weeks' meeting on this
date also. Pastors of other Christian
churches will speak during the first
week.
At 11 o'clock this morning at the
First Christian church, the Rev. Har
old H. Grlffis will speak on the place
of prayer in the Christian life, having
for his Bpecifio topic "Trie Dynamic
o Efficiency." .At the evening wor
ship at 7:45 the pastor will deliver
another of his Sunday evening dis
courses on "Heroes of the Faith," the
subject for this evening being "John
Calvin and the Presbyterians." The
musical numbers for these services
will include the baritone solo "Out
of the Depths" (Rogers), by W. G.
Hannan; also the contralto-tenor duet
"Consider and Hear Mo" (Pflueger),
by Miss Beatrice Palmer and Walter
Scott Klein.
On Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
In the church parlors the women's
missionary auxiliary will present an
outline study of social and religious
conditions in Latin America, with
Mrs. Margaret V. Faust in charge of
the programme.
All women of the congregation will
be urged to attend the special quar
terly luncheon served at the noon
hour on Thursday in the dining room
of the church by the ladies of the
Naomi circle. At this luncheon Mrs.
A H. Averjll, president of the church
sisterhood, will present plans for the
women's work as related to the new
church building enterprise.
The Portland society of the New
Christian church (Swedenborglan)
ill hold its quarterly meeting on
Wednesday evening, April 13, at the
T. M. C. A. cafeteria, beginning with
a supper at e P. M.
Sunday morning, at the Portland
hotel assembly room, the pastor. Rev.
William R. Reece. will give the tenth
and final sermon in a series on "The
Religion of God in Man," all of which
are to be published in book form. A
preceding series on "The Presence
and Power of God in Man" is now In
book form, having been printed by
the pastor and his wife.
'Sin, Sickness and Death,"
Christian Science Topic.
Usual Services Will Be Held la
All Portland Canrehes,
"A:
RE SIN, DISEASE AND DEATH
REAL?" will be the subject of
lesson-sermons In churches of Christ,
Scientist, today.
Sunday morning services are held in
all Christian Science churches at 11
o'clock, and Sunday evening services
in all except Fifth and Seventh at 8
o'clock.
Wednesday evening meetings are
held In all churches at 8 o'clock.
These meetings include testimonies of
Christian Science healing.
Sunday school for pupils up to the
age of 20 is held in all churches at
9:45- and 11 o'clock except Third and
Fifth who hold their sessions at 1:30
and 11 o'clock.
Reading rooms in the down town
districts are maintained at 1133
Northwestern Bank building and 33
cordially invited to attend church
services and use the reading rooms.
The churches are Ideated as follows:
First Nineteenth and Everett jtreeta
Second Bast Sixth and Holladay ave
nue. Third East Twelfth and Salmon streets.
Fourth Vancouver avenue and Emerson
street. '
Fifth Sixty-second avenue and Forty
second street southeast.
Sixth Pythian temple. S8S Yamhill
street
Seventh 403 Smith avenue.
In her lecture on the fourth dimen
sional world, at Theosophical hall,
301 Central building, this evening at
.8 o'clock, Miss Elaine Scribner will
demonstrate by means of an electric
appliance the ease with which an
object can be made Invisible by in'
creasing its rate of vibrations.
She will also give a clear explana
tlon of the fourth dimension as it has
been discovered by Charles Hinton
and will give a summary of the facts
.learned of this world, showing the
dangers attending medlumship spirit
ualism and the operating of the
oulja boards and planchettes.
The pastor of Highland Congrega
tional church. Rev. Edward Constant,
will preach this morning on "The
Sociality of Jesus." In the evening
the pulpit will be occupied by Rev.
Mrs. M. R. Stuart
Dr. Stansfield to Preach
Sermon on Heaven.
Right Services at First Methodist
Church Will Be Unusual.
Brethren Church to Hold
Special Services.
Rev. Dr. Clark to Talk Today on
"Religion and Politics."
rwiHERE will be six weeks of Bpeclal
X effort at the First United Broth
ren church. East Fifteenth and East
Morrison streets, beginning next Sun
day morning. The services will be
held Sunday morning and Sunday and
Thursday nights. Today Dr. Clark's
subjects win be: Morning, "Religion
and Politics"; night, "Style and
Dress." Thursday night he will speak
on "Can and Will God Heal?'
Rev. Ira Hawley. pastor of the Sec
ond United Brethren church. East
Twenty-seventh and Sumner streets,
will speak this morning on the
theme. "Woe Is Come." Tonight he
will speak on "What Happened in the
First Woe."
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Rev. EL O. Shepherd, pastor of the
Third United Brethren church. Sixty'
seventh street and Thirty-second ave
nue Southeast, announces regular
services today and tonight. Com
mur.lon will be observed at the morn
ing hour.
Regular services will be conducted
at Fourth United Brethren church,
Tremont station, this morning and to
night, with the pastor. Rev. Leila
Luckey, In charge.
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The First Spiritual Science church
will hold services today at 3 P. M.
and 8 P. M., in Manchester hall, 85 Vi
Fifth street. Lectures by Rev. Max
Hoffman and L. E. Philips. Subject,
'Spiritual Warnings"
H. Edward Mills will address the
realization league at the league as
sembly rooms, 138 Thirteenth street,
at 11 A M., on the subject "The
Search After Reality."
The regular Sunday 3 P. M. serv
ices of the Scientific Christian
Spiritualist church will be held in
Allsky hall on Morrison street, be
tween Third and Fourth streets. The
sermon will be delivered by Rev. R.
M. Singleton, the pastor, who has
returned from his vacation and again
taken charge of the church. The eve
ning services will be held at 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Stevens will speak. Messages
will be delivered at each service by
the message bearers.
The Church of Divine Troth has
moved from 412 to room 201 Centra!
building, where services will be held
every Sunday at l1 A M. and IP. E,
by Nettle Taylor Kloh.
At Woodlawn Methodist church the
morning subject is the "Drawing Card
of the Ages." and in the evening, "A
A T the First Methodist church this
evening, following the large con
gregatlon of last week, when the
Whitney boys' chorus gave the con'
cert, Dr. Stansfield will preach on
"Heaven." There will be read some
25-word statements from members of
the congregation on "My View of
Heaven." Music for the service will
be old hymns and music on heaven
The sermon at the morning service
at 10:30 will be on "The Wonderous
Works of God.'
The woman's missionary society
meeting Wednesday of this week will
be held at the Settlement center, at
First and Caruthers streets. A large
attendance will be there for the
women's missionary societies of First
church are growing so large that they
cannot be accommodated In the homes
of the members, but must be in the
church parlors or some public place.
The first meeting last Wednesday In
the church parlors was the largest
of all, when W. H. Chatten presented
motion pictures of some peoples and
customs of the foreign field,
The speclar feature of the prayer
service next Thursday night, will be
"the getting acquainted hour" for all
new members of the church.
One of the most enthusiastic
gatherings ever held in the Sellwood
Methodist church convened the last
evening in March. Plates were laid
for 218 persons, and the dinner was
all that the most fastidious could
desire. W. A Campbell presided, and
the pastor, W. S. Gordon, led in
nraver. The soloists. Professor F,
C. Streyfeller and Mrs. Bessie Caine
Carson, were at their best, with Miss
Helen Gordon as accompanist.
Felicitous remarks were made by
the district superintendent, W. W,
Toungson, who in turn introduced J,
R. Ellison. I. C. Cunningham and E.
A. Baker. This "team" represented
the city church extension society, and
were greatly appreciated.
Bishop Shepard was the chief
speaker of the evening, making an
address in which he urged the church
to "build not alone for the present,
but for their children and grand chil
dren.
H. Xj. German was the last speaker,
and represented the official board of
the local church. He reported that
the lot adjoining the parsonage had
been bought to give room for future
expansion. The church building will
be painted and re-roofed, and the
street paving must be provided for.
Changes recently made in the plumb
ing, and other incidentals would make
a total outlay of about 32200. In a
few minutes he had the amount, and
iou more man asicea lor.
At the First Methodist Episcopal
cnurcn, soutn. tne pastor. Rev. Joseph
B. Harris, will take for his morn in
tnem today, -The Church Home," and
for his evening theme, "A Reces
sional.
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At the communion of the Lord's
supper this morning in the Clinton
Kelly Memorial Methodist Episcopal
cnurcn. foweii and East Fortieth
streets, E. Sutton Mace will take for
his subject "The Glory and the More
Glory the Transformation Which
Comes Through Studying and Know
ing Jesus."
The young people in their evening
league service will talk over how
Christ wants his day to be spent.
Mr. Mace will preach and administer
the Lord's supper in the Westmore
land chapel, Milwaukle and South
avenue, at 7:30 P. M.
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Rev. W. S. Gordon, pastor of the
Sellwood Methodist church, will con
clude his series of sermons on Im
mortality this evening, the topic
being: "Immortality Brought to
Light Through the Gospel." He will
attempt to show that the theory of
evolution demands a life beyond as
Mighty Man of Valor" will be theia climax to this. Special musical
North Third street. The public, is 'Peoples Home.
theme. At 3 P. M., the pastor. Rev.
J.- H. Irvine, with the choir, will
conduct a service at Patton Old
numbers will be furnished by the
choir.
This will be cradle roll day In the
church. There are over 100 in this
TTIOR THE past three months the
X Lents Evangelical church has been
making arrangements for and looking
forward to an evangelistic campaign
which is to begin on April 17 and con
tlnue over the first Sunday in May.
There will be services every evening
at 7:45 o'clock, except Saturdays, and
afternoon services Tuesdays, Wednes
days, Thursdays and Fridays, and
three services each Sunday.
Dave Hill and Frank Stevens, evan
gellsts, will be in charge. Rev. Mr
Stevens' home is in- Los Angeles, CaL
He has been a successful evangelist
for several years and was one of the
speakers at the state holiness asso
ciation last summer. Rev. Mr. Wll is
a member of the Ohio conference of
the Evangelical association and is a
speaker of national reputation.
At St Paul's Lutheran church.
East Twelfth and Clinton streets, Rev.
A Kraus, the pastor, will be in his
pulpit both morning and evening. At
10:30 he will preach a sermon on the
gospel of the day and the subject will
be the Lord's promise, "One Fold and
One Shepherd." The topic for the eve
ning sermon is "The Right Use of the
Doctrine of Election." i Special music
for both services Is rendered by the
choirs. Bible study and young peo
pie's meeting begins at 6 P. M. The
Sunday school meets at 9:30 A M.
The choirs rehearse Wednesday at 8
P. M.
Rev. M- A Christensen will preach
at 11 A. M. in Our Savior's Lutheran
church. The church Is bl-lingual and
this service will be in Norwegian. The
congregation will take up the work
of the Lutheran Bible conference, to
be held in Bethlehem Lutheran church
beginning this evening and continu
ing .one week.
"The Good Shepherd and the One
Fold" will be the subject of the ser
mon by Rev. William E. Brinkman at
the St. James English Lutheran
church this morning at 11 o'clock. In
this sermon he will dwell upon the
subject of church oneness and unifica
tion, which is a timely one before the
churches of the present day.
This evening Rev. Mr. Brinkman
will give the second atrmon of the
series on "Some Outstanding Char
acters of Church History." The sub
ject this evening will be "John Wic
lif." The St. James Sunday school will
meet in the chapel at 11 A M.
The Young People's Luther league
will hold Its devotional meeting in the
chapel at 6:45. The topic to be taken
up for discussion is "Reasons for
Regularity in Attending Church."
"The Sorrow and Joy of a Christan
will be the theme of Rev. Mr. Beyer'
sermon for the deaf Sunday afternoon
at 2:30 in Trinity Lutheran church,
corner Rodney avenue and Ivy street.
All who are deaf are most cordially
invited to attend.
At the Swedish tabernacle, Glisan
nd North Seventeenth streets. Rev,
C. J. Ledin will preach today on the
following topics: At 11 A. M., "The
Master Is Here and Calleth Thee"; at
7:30 P. M., "Take Te Away the Stone.
The Sunday school of the Clay-
Street Evangelical church at Tenth
and Clay streets, west side, begins at
9:30 and will be In charge of the
superintendent, E. J. Keller. At 10:45
the pastor, Jacob Stocker, v-ill con
tinue the exposition of the letter of
Paul to the Ephesians and will speak
on the theme "The Christian a New
Creation." In the afternoon he will
conduct a service at Carson heights
The Toung People's Alliance will
meet at 6:30 and at 7:30 the pastor
will continue a seres of sermons on
the Holy Spirit from the letter of
Paul to the Romans. The theme for
the evening discourse will be "The
Filling of the Sprit."
THE First Presbyterian church, cor
ner Twelfth and Alder streets,
will have its regular pastor. Rev.
Harold Leonard B'Jwman, D. D., in the
pulpit both morning and evening. At
the morning service Dr. Bowman will
take for his subject, "Victim or Mas
ter," with a text from Paul's letter to
the Romans. "Be not overcome of
Girls' Friendly Society Will
Meet Tonight.
Second Admission Service Will Be
Held at St. David's.
XHE GIRLS' Friendly society of St.
X David's church will have its sec-
nd admission service tonight at the
:30 service. Several new members and
associates will be received. The
branch will attend In a body. In the
morning the sacrament of Holy bap-
ism will be administered at the 11:00
service. Plans are under way for a
second presentation of Tissot's "Wom
en of the Bible," perhaps the begin-
ing of May.
Quite extensive repairs on the
church building are under way. The
bell which has hung on the old church
uilding for half a century is to be
removed and placed on the tower of
the church. The chapel at Montavilla
(St. Peter's) has had to move into
ew quarters.
The regular monthly dinner will
e served next Wednesday evening at
o clock, after which here will be
evil. but overcome evil with good." In
the evening Dr. Bowman will preach
on "The righteousness that keeps us
away from God." The quartet will
sing at both services and the special
musical feature of the evening service
will be a baritone solo by Otto Wede
meyer, "The Living God," by Geoffrey
O'Hara. the words of the solo are by
Gordon- Johnstone. The Sunday
school meets at 12 o'clock noon with
a cordial welcome for all who desire
to follow well-defined courses in
Bible study. At 6:15 there are two
young people's societies the San
Grael society, which meets in the
chapel, and the Young People's circle,
for the young people between the
ages of 14 and 20, which meets in
room H.
The Warren vesper class of the
First Presbyterian church will change
the order of service today, introduc
ing a musical concert. Mr. Otto
Wedemeyer, assisted by the members
of the quartet choir, will present the
vocal numbers, and Victor DePinto
director of the vesper orchestra, will
render several classical numbers. The
full programme will be found among
the musical notes on another page.
Dr. Harold Leonard Bowman will ad
dress the young people and the doors
will be thrown open to tne puniic.
The meeting will be held in room E
of the church house, entrance 454
Alder street, at 4 o'clock.
Westminster Presbyterian church
will have two Interesting sermons by
Dr. E. H. Pence Sunday. In the morn
ing he asks the question: "What of
the other Man?' and In the evening
he speaks on: "The God of Moses is
Our God.'
The children's sermon in the morn
ing will be: "Our Lord's Prayer Our
Father Who Art in Heaven.
He will give a series of talks to the
little church on the Lords prayer.
The subjects follow: "Our Father's
Kingdom;" "Our Father and Our Dally
Bread." "Our Father and Our DeDt-
orsr "Our Father and Our Temp
tations."
At 6:30 the Young People a society
will give a special musical programme
in the church auditorium. Vocal solos
will be by the Misses Williams, Klrby
and Pence; piano solo by Mrs. A. F.
Bittner, cello solo by Mr. Hamilton,
solo by J. P. Mulder, and organ solo
by Mr. Hutchison.
The special music for the regular
services will be:
Morning. 10:S0 Anthem, "O, How Am
iable Are Thy Dwellings" (J. E. West);
Psalm, LXXXIV, 1-3; offertory, invoca
tion, Alex Guilmany; soprano solo, "With
Verdure Clad," from the "Creation,"
(Hsydn).
Evening. 7:30 Hymn-anthem, "Gentle,
Holy Savior" (Gounod) ; offertory, "Adagio
in F" (Ducoudray); contralto solo, "O,
Lord of Life," (Mary Turner Salter).
The choir will consist of Mrs. R. M.
Lansworth, Mrs. Fred Beagles, J. P.
Mulder, Dom Zan, under the direction
of J. Hutchison.
The annual meeting and dinner
take place Thursday, April 14, at 6:30.
Besides the regular business of re
ports and election of officers there
will be musical numbers and special
features.
The reports will show marked prog
ress along many lines of church ac
tivities. The finances are in good
condition; the Bible school is at least
100 stronger than last year; the Young
Peoples society has nearly doubled;
the Woman's association has accom
plished much in study classes, indus
trial work, social betterment, and in
giving; the church membership will
show a net increase of nearly 100; the
church benevolences have been in
creased nearly 50 per cent. Plans for
the coming year indicate progress.
The annual meeting of the Women's
Presbyterlal will be held Tuesday,
April 12, at the First Presbyterian
church. On Monday evening there
will be a Young People's rally and
conference. Portland Presbyterlal has
a membership of 1368 women besides
the' young people's auxiliaries, and
the annual meeting is one of the fea
tures of the year.
be furnished by other churches. After
the children's part in the programme
they will be taken to the primary
room for a story hour, while the re
mainder of the programme is In prog
ress. This will be a very Inspira
tional meeting and all parents wlfl
benefit by attending.
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Eight persons united with the
church on April 3 and five more are
to unite today.
The annual meeting of the church '
held March 2 showed the church to
be in excellent condition, progress and
growth being shown in all directions.
Subscriptions toward the budget for
next year are nearly twice those of
last year.
At Central Presbyterian church.
East Thirteenth and Pine streets, the
pastor wll preach both morning and
evening, the morning topic being "Op
portunty and How Men Meet It," and
in the evening at 7:45. "The Land of
Beginning Again."
8r,v,.c"' th Mllard Avenue
Presbyterian church. Seventy-third
street and Fifty-fifth avenue South
east, will be at 11 A M. and 7:30 P.M.
Rev. Henry White, pastor, speaks at
the morning service on the theme
"The Gospel of Jesus Christ the J'ara
mount Agency for the Regeneration
and Preservation of Sooiety " The
!UbJeLfo th8 "nln service Is "A
Man Who Made Good in Spite of Seri
ous Handicaps."
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An attractive programme Is being
prepared for Sundays 4 o'clock ves
pers at the Y. W. C. A by the D. K.
girls of the Mt. Tabor Presbyterian
church. The Sunday school orchestra
of 18 pieces, under the direction of
C. A. Mulr, will furnish the musical
numbers. A talk on blazing the trail
to Joy Goal" will be given by Rev
Ward W. MacHenry. 7
vLs,.unda5, th yonnB" People from
the White Temple had a programme
which was listened to by a large audi,
ence.
The Bible discussion hour, begin
ning at 6:15 o'clock, continues In In
terest. The Business Women's Bible studj
class meets every Wednesday evening
6:30 o'clock in the social h.n Th.
subject this week is "The Book of
Mark."
The Whitney Boys chorus of 100
will give a grand concert in Mt. Tabor
P,rebyterlan eourch tonight led by It
E. K. Whitney. The programme will
Include vocal and Instrumental mu.slc
in solos, double quartets, great
choruses, sextette and eight Chinese
boys singing "America" in their own
language. This morning the minis
ter. Ward W. MacHenry. preaches on
the question "Has the Body Outarown
the Soul?"
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At the Mizpah Presbyterian church
the Rev. D. A. Thompson, pastor, will
preach at both morning and evening
services. His theme for the morning
sermon at 11 o'clock will he "The
Christian's Responsibility." His eve
ning theme at 7:45 o'clock will be "A
Christian Philosophy of Life."
The Society of Intermediate Chris
tian Endeavor will meet at 6:4!
o'clock. In the lecture room of th
church. This society Is composed ol
high school students and good work
Is being done in all line of endeavor
work.
The Sabbath school meets regularly
at 10 o'clock on Sunday morning, with
beginners, junior. Intermediate, sen
ior and adult departments fully or
ganized and under competent leaders
A cordial Invitation Is given to all t
attend and participate In the work.
The Thursday evening Bible study
hour will be held at 8 o'clock in the
lecture room of the church. The
topic for study is "The Miracle of the
Feeding of the Five Thousand."
The annual congregational meeting
was held on Wednesday evening at
which time officers for the ensuing
yei.r were elected and reports ' heard
from all departments of the work.
The reports were most encouraging
snd showed every department of the
church active and prosperous. The
accession to the church during the
year have been very gratifying,
bringing the present membership con
siderably over 200. A largely at
tended fellowship dinner was served
In the dining room of the church and
the business session held about the
tables.
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At Rose City Tark Presbyterian
church Sunday morning. Rev. Donald
W. M. MacCluer will preach on "The
Walls of Jericho"; at night, "The Un
reported Christ."
It Is desired that every member ol
the church and Its constituency, ss
far as possible, be present Sunday
morning as the financial budget for
the coming year will be explained and
final arrangements made for tbl
every member canvass.
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Rev. Byron J. Clark, pastor of Flrsi
United Brethren church, will be the
speaker at the Men's resort meeting
Sunday at 4 P. M. Musical numbers
wt:i be given by Mr. and Mrs. George
Hotchklss Street, Alice Johncon,
pianist, and a song service by tb
men. On Wednesday night at I
o'clock the young people from Runny
side Congregational church will glvs
a programme.
Church to Hold Conference
at Forest Grove.
Methodlut Meetings to Last From
April 23 to 24, Inclusive.
By special request the sermon de
llvered by Dr. L. K. Grimes three
weeks ago will be repeated this eve
ning at Kenllworth Presbyterian
church. This sermon shows that Ger
many would have won the war on five
different occasions except for the di
rect intervention of God.
This morning Rev. J. Francis Mor
gan of Piedmont Presbyterian church
will preach on the subject, "The Force
of Prayer. In the evening he will
elaborate on "Sold Out."
On Monday evening before time for
the Christian Endeavor muslcale the
teachers and some of their pupils met
for a pot-luck luncheon and a fine
business meeting. There was a splen
did turnout and many reports were
read and discussed with much in
terest. New officers for the year
were given by the nominating com
mittee and voted on by the council.
Tuesday evening the Christian En-
deavorers met for a business session.
Installing their new officers and nom
inating Miss Grace Trestrail a dele
gate to the New York convention.
The newly elected officers of the
church will have a meeting shortly to
plan a definite campaign for the
year's work. The financial report is
very encouraging as also are the re
ports of the Every Member canvass.
This afternoon at 8:30 a district
parent-teacher meetisg will be held
in the church auditorium to discuss
plans for children's week and to give
the parents an opportunity to meet
their children's teachers. A pro
gramme Is planned In which the Pied
mont cradle roll department, under
the guidance of Mrs. A Helllwell, and
also one primary department will
have a part. The beginners and
junior parts of the programme .Willi
COTTAGE GROVE. Or., April 9.
(Special.) The first annual con
vention of the southern district of
the Oregon conference of the Metho
dist Episcopal church will be held
here April 22 to 24 Inclusive. The
district officers are: Wayne Wills,
president; Leonora Hubbeil, vice
president; Isabel Zimmerman, secre
tary, and Carl Meyers, treasurer.
The programme of the convention
follows:
April 22. Arrival of the deli-eat's ano
assignment to homes for enteriainment.
T:S0-7:43 P. M. Songfest, led by Mrs
Leon Drs Larz'S.
7:43-8:00 P. M. Address of w.lcome bj
Elbert Beds, editor of Cottage Grove K.n
tlnel: H. Omer Bennett, superintend. nt o(
city schools: J. 1. Jones, superintendent ol
Sunday school.
8:00 P. M. Opening address, by Blshoi
William O. Sheperd.
9:00 P. M. Social hour, led by the Cot
tage Grove chapter.
April 23, 8:00-0:00 A. M. Devotional
meeting, led by Rev. Mr. Dmke. of Drain.
9:00-9:19 A. M. rBniziion.
9:15-9:30 A. M. Short business session:
ppolntment of committees.
9:80-10:15 A. M. lnttt"'e rallies. Rev.
Ernest Smith and Kev. C. A. til wards,
managers of Institute.
10:15-11:00 A. M. Departmental forum,
led by Bev. J. C Bpencer, of Albany.
11:00-12:00 Business session; enspter
reports.
1:00-1:15 P. M. Devotional service, led
by Boy V. Leonard.
1:15-2:10 r. m. onunuaiion ox repona
2:15-8:30 P. M. Auto trip.
6:00-8:00 P. M. Banquet; tree te all
visitors. Rev. Joseph Knotls of Grsnts
Pass, toastmaster.
8:00-8:80 F. M. Address, ey ur. Hick
man of Kimble college.
8:80 P. M. Consecration service, led by
Rev. Our Fitch Phelps, of Roseburg.
April 24. 9:45 A. M. Sunday school.
11:00 A. Convention sermon, by Bev
J. R. Bassnett or Medford: Installation ol
officers, by Dr. S. A. Danford, district su
perintendent 8:80 P. M. Fellowship meeting, led by
Ir. Leech of Bugene.
(Concluded a i'afi ZJl