TIIE SUJfDAT OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, MAY 1, 1921
METHODIST BOARD OF BISHOPS WILL MEET HERE MAY ll TO 17
Prelates Will Make Headquarters at Benson Hotel and Will Hold Business Sessions in First Church Visitors Wil Deliver Sermons in Out-oMown Stations on Sunday.
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' mHE semi-annual session of the
I board of bishops of the Method-
1st Episcopal church will be held
in Portland May 11 to 17. The last
session of the board was held in At
lantic City. N. J. last October. At
that time invitations were received
from six cities throughout the United
States asking for the privilege of en
tertaining the board this spring. On
the first ballot Portland won by a
fine margin. This will be the first
time that the board of bishops has
held a regular seslion on the Pacific
coast.
The following will oe in attend-
ance:
t:-i l.h. TV TTgmtltnn.
American
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Universitv, Washington, JJ. t-.; ""u
Berry. Fhlludelphia. Pa.: William F. Mc-
Powell. Washington, D. c; wmiiuu
v...r.: V v l.nther B. WiUson, ew
uther B. city, the governor of the state, the
ScSSl!'" oC the Chamber of
Vnrlr aHV' ThnmU B. N
William A. Quayle, St. Louis. ;! EJ'n
H. Hughes. Maiden. Mass.; Frank M. Bris
tol. Chattanooga. Tenn.; Homer C. Stunt
Omaha, Neb.; Theodore 8. Hndeion De
troit. .Mich.; Francis J. McConnell. PUts
' burs. Pa.; Frederick D. leete. Indianap
olis, iDd.; Wilbur P. Thirkield. New York
City; Thomas Nicholson. Chicago. I".;
Adna W. 1-eonard. San Francisco. Cal..
Charles B Mitchell. 8t. Paul, Minn.; Ern
est L. Waldorf. Wichita, Kan.: Ernest C.
Ulchaxdson, Atlanta, Ga; Charles W.
Burns, Helena, Mont.; Charles L. Mead,
Ienver. Colo.; Robert E. Jone New Or
leans La.; Joseph C. Harwell, Cincin
nati, O., and William O. 6hepara, roruanu.
Visitors Expected Wednesday.
The, visitors expect to arrive
w.rino.riav nle-ht. May 11. The Ben
hntei will hit headauarter. The
....mno nf th meeting, which will
be executive, will be held in the First
Methodist Episcopal churcn, iweuio
arid Taylor streets. The opening sea
:inn will take place Thursday morn
Ing, May 12. at 10 o'clock. At noon
luncheon will be served in the Oxford
parlor of the church by the women of
the First church, at which time the
district superintendents of the Port
land area will lunch with the bishops.
Friday noon the Methodist pastors
. v.. itv nfl area in attendance
will lunch with the bishops, while Sat
urday noon the laymen wm iumu
with the bishops.
Ceremonies Are Planned.
tv.aw tiiirht the. formal welcome
will take place in the auditorium of
the First church, rouowea oy a
certion in the Sunday school temple.
t.- William Wallace Youngson, chair
man of the general committee of ar
rangements, will preside. The prayer
will be offered by Dr. Edward Laird
Mills, editor of the Pacine jnnsuau
Advocate. Special music will be ren
dered by Miss Goldie Peterson, with
Mrs. Gladys Farmer Morgan et the
"uj'rmiM of welcome will he de
livered by Governor Olcott, Mayor
Baker, Dr. Joshua Stansfield for the
Methodist ministers and Robert A
Booth of Eugene for the laymen. The
i e Kiuhnna will name one of
their number to respond to these ad
dresses of welcome and aenver a ior
The reception In the Sunday school
temple will be in charge of a com
mittee of which Doctor Stansfield is
the chairman, with Miss Carrie A.
Hoibrook as chairman of the com
mittee on decorations.
League President to Speak.
Vririav nie-ht Mav 13. in the Cen
tenary Wilbur church. East Ninth and
Pine streets, will occur the anniver
sary of the organization of the Ep
worth league, which was founded
May 15, 1889. by the union of five
voung people's organizations of the
ATothndist EDlscoDal church. The
sneaker will be Bishop Leonard.
world nresident of the organization.
f hi. mooting will be presided over by
Rev. Blaine E. Kirkpatrick, pastor of
the First church, Salem, ur., ana
president of the board of control of
the Epworth league for the Oregon
conference. The young people of the
various churches will attend in i
hn.iv Th church will be approprl
ately decorated with bunting and
banners, the young people will come
with their yells and stunts, and al
together it promises to be the out-
Etanding feature of the work oi me
Epworthians for the year, and a fit
ting climax to the remarkably fine
, work which has been accompusueu.
Party to See City.
Saturday afternoon the bishops will
he taken, under the direction of O. C.
Bortzmcyer, chairman of the commit
tee on automobiles, for a drive around
the crest of Portland heights and the
various parks and boulevards of the
city.
Sunday the bishops will preach in
the various Methodist churches of the
city, white some of them will go to
Eugene, Corvallis, Salem, Gresham,
Forest Grove, Hillsboro, Rainier, St.
Helens. The Dalles. Hood River. Van
couver. Spokane. Tacoma and Seattle.
Monday morning. May 18, instead of
the Methodist ministers' weekly meet
ing in the Sunday school temple of
the First church, under the auspices
of the Portland federation of
churches and the Ministerial associa
tion, all ministers and social work
ers have been invited to hear Bishop
McConnell epeak in the chapel of the
Y. M. C. A.
Monday afternoon the bishops will
be taken for a drive on Columbia
highway as far as Mitchell point, be
ing entertained at dinner at Mrs. Hen
derson's, at Vista point, on the return
journey.
Session Ends Tuesday.
The formal business session of the
board will close Tuesday, May 7. That
nigiht in the municipal auditorium
Bishop Quayle will lecture to city
wide Methodism and their friends
throughout the area on "Napoleon
Bonaparte, Democrat." Admission
will be free, but by ticket The tick
ets will be distributed the Sunday pre
ceding in the various Methodist
churches of the city and at the Meth
odist book concern, room 302 Artisans
building. The meeting wild begin at
7:45 and at 8 o'clock the general pub
lic will be admitted. All ticket-holders
are requested to be present before
8 o'clock.
Wednesday morning the bishops
who can remain over will go to Salem
for the formal exercises incident to
the installation of Dr. E. C. Hickman
as president of the Kimball School of
Theology. Bishop W. O. Shepard will
preside.
Bishop Barns to Speak,
Bishop Burns of Helena will de
liver the charge, and Bishop Nichol
son of Chicago will deliver the ad
dress. This meeting will begin at
10:30 o'clock in the auditorium of the
First church, Salem. Luncheon for
the visitors will be served in Lau
sanne hall, after which a pilgrimage
will be made to the Jason Lee mission
cemetery and the hall of representa
tives in the stats capitol to view the
life-size portrait of Jason Lee, recent
ly presented to the state. That night,
in First church. Salem, Bishop Stunts
will give his great address on "World
Evangelism." It is also confidently
expected that he will speak some time
Thursday. May 19, to the students of
the University of Oregon, and Thurs
day night in the Methodist Episcopal
church at Corvallis. On his way to
San Francisco he will stop in Ashland,
in southern Oregon, for an address.
During the week that the bishops
are in Portland Invitations from all
the clubs have been received, asking
that they be privileged to hear some j
one of the bishops at their luncheon
hour, and the local committee is mak
ing plans to that effect. Also speak
ers will be assigned for the chapel
hours at Reed college, Thursday, May
12, and Monday. May 16. The com
plete details of these assignments, to
gether with the Sunday assignments
to the various pulpits in the city, will
be made next week.
At present it is expected that Mrs.
Mead, of Denver, Colo., Mrs. Waldorf
of Wichita, Kan., and Mrs. Burns and
her two little girls, from Helena, will
accompany their husbands. A com
mittee of women of the city, with
Miss Carrie A. Hoibrook. as chairman,
is planning for various functions and
outings for them.
Committee la Named.
The invitation to the board of blsh
ops was presented in the name of the
Methodist preachers' meeting of the
tommerce, me Vlty (nurcn .CAieiisiuu
society, and the Laymens' association
of the Oregon conference. The plans
for the entertainment of the board
will be worked out under the direc
tion of .Bishop Shepard, the resident
bishop, as honorary chairman. Dr.
William Wallace Youngson, general
chairman; O. C. Bortzmeyer, secre
tary; J. W. Day, treasurer; Dr.
Joshua Stansfield, chairman of the
committee on reception end lunch
eons; Dr. William Wallace Youngson,
on Sunday assignments; J. R. Ellison,
on the lecture by Bishop Quayle, and
the various club luncheons; O. C.
Bortzmeyer, chairman of the commit
tee on automobiles; Miss Carrie A.
Hoibrook, chairman of the committee
on entertainment for the wives of the
bishops and decorations. Representa
tive laymen and women of the various
churches of the city, and all the offi
cials of the organizations and agencies
of Methodism throughout the area
have been included in the general
committee of arrangements.
Twenty-six new members were re
ceived into the East Side Baptist
church during April, and there will
be baptism at both services today.
This morning the pastor. Dr. W. B.
Hinson. will nreach from the subject.
"Can One Know Who Is Saved?" At
the close of this morning's service,
the ordinance of the Lord's Supper
will be observed, end all new mem
bers will receive the band of wel
come.
This evening Dr. Hinson will take
for his theme "Could Christ Have
Saved Himself?" At the mid-week
service on Wednesday evening at
7:30. Dr. Hinson will continue the
study of the First Epistle of John.
The Sunday school meets at 9:30
with classes for all ages. The B. Y.
P. U. at 6:30 P. M. Topic: "Thy
Kingdom Come in My Country."
"The Church on the Witness Stand"
will be Rev. W. S. Gordon's topic at
11 o'clock at the Sellwood Methodist
church. At 7:30 the last of the series
of picture lectures on the "Centenary
Advance" will be given by Rev. F. M.
Jasper and a group of visiting lay
men. "The Home Field and the Peo
ple Among Whom We Work" will be
depicted by colored elides and one reel
of moving pictures. There will be a
musical number by the choir and also
solo by one of the visiting team.
The Sunday school will meet at 9:45
and credit will be given for bringing
in new pupils. The Junor league will
meet at 3 o'clock with Cora Darr as
superintendent. The Epworth league
meets at 6:30. A special address will
be given by L. D. Mahone The church
is located on a paved street at Ta
coma avenue and East Fifteenth
street
Baptists to Continue Drive
for Funds.
Half of Churches Canvassed In
Northern Convention Territory.
A YEAR ago the Northern Baptist
convention, in connection with
other religious bodies. Dut on a
drive" for 1100,000, about half of
which has been pledged. A canvass
was made of 50 per cent of the
churches in the territory and about
half the members of these churches
made a contribution to the benevolent
work for home or foreign missions.
At that canvass 152,000,000 was sub
scribed to be paid in four years, 1473.
000 of which was pledged by the Bap
tists In Oregon, or about half of their
goal, $1,045,000.
The advancement In Baptist work
has been so marked at home and
abroad that this season of special
jubilation is designated to observe the
advance, to collect moneys now due on
pledges and to secure additional sub
scriptions. on a three-year basis.
There are 15,331 Baptists in Oregon
in 125 churches. Their state head
quarters are in Portland. The de
nomination is ministering to Swedish.
negroes, Germans, Italians, Scandi
navians, Russians, Chinese and Fili
pinos, all in Oregon. There have
been over 2000 additions to the Bap
tist churches in Oregon during the
past year, while their contributions
in this state alone have increased
266 per cent over that of last year.
During Anniversary week, ending
May 1..1921, an effort will be made to
canvass more churches.
Much Interest is being shown in the
Optomlsts" and "Peptomists' " con
test at the First Baptist church
(White Temple). On Tuesday evening
basement picnic was given by the
"Optomlsts."
In the First Baptist church (White
Temple), Dr. B. B. Sutcliffe of the
Moody Bible Institute will preach at
11 o'clock this morning on the sub
ject "Pre-eminence of Christ." and
in the evening his theme will be "The
Cross of ChriSL." Dr. Sutcliffe will
supply the pulpit of this church dur
ing May. The temple quartet will
furnish music.
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Sunday morning Rev. R. E. Close
will speak of "The Christian's Joy
and Peace." The Lord's Supper will
be observed following the morning
sermon. "The Only Blockade to
Eternal Life" will be the subject of
the evening sermon.
Dr. Myron K. Hanes, field secretary
of McMinnville college, will speak
this morning at the Arleta Baptist
church. In the evening Owen T. Day,
pastor, will speak on "Racing Though
Life." Baptism will be administered.
Mr. Day will go tomorrow to eastern
Washington to direct a two weeks'
revival. The mid-week meeting of
the church will be in charge of
deacons. The Junior chorus will sing
thtf morning. Tne congregational
sing will precede the evening meet
ing. Woodlawn Methodist church will
make May day, the closing day of
children's week, a special event of
welcome. A short address by the pas
tor will be given, followed, by bap
tism and the Lord's supper.
At the - First Norwegian Danish
Methodist Episcopal church, at
Eighteenth and Hoyt streets. C. Aug.
Peterson, the pastor, will preach at 11
A. M. and 8 P. M. A young peoples
meeting will be held at 6:45,
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Six ot the S4 hlshope who will visit Portland for the spring; meeting? of tne board of bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal church Upper rove, left to right Bishop William Burt, Bnffalo, IV. Y. Bishop William V. McDowell,
Washington, D. C; BlMhop Francis J. McConnell, plttsburs, Pa. Lower row, left to right Bishop Homer C.
Stunts, Omaha, Aeb. Bishop Joseph F. Berry, Philadelphia, Pa. Bishop William A. (tuayle, St. Lonls. Mo. -
Evangelical Sunday School
to Graduate Class.
Fire Students to Receive Diplomas
at Bxercises Today.
THE Sunday school of the Clay
street Evangelical church will
meet at 9:30 o'clock and will be in
charge of the superintendent, E. J.
Keller.
At 10:45 o'clock the graduating ex
ercises of the catechetical class will
take place. Five students, who have
finished the prescribed course of the
Evangelical catechism and who have
had religious training in catechetical
instruction will publicly pass the re
quired examination in that study, and
will receive their diplomas. The five
students are: Evelyn Keller, Esther
Scheer, Jerome Gunther, Irvin Scheer
and Otto Baumann.
The pastor will give a short ad
dress and there will be special music.
In the afternoon there will be a spe
cial service at the Altenheim, at Di
vision street. The young people's al
liance will meet at 6:30 o'clock and
will be in charge of William Neu
mann. At 7:30 o'clock the pastor,
Jacob Stocker, will continue his se
ries of sernlons on the holy spirit,
,nd will preach on the suDjeci,
Quench Not the Spirit."
The Evangelistic services et the
Evangelical church at Lents are at
tracting large crowds. There will be
four services Sunday. Rev. Dave Hill
will speak to the Sunday school at
9:30 A. M. and at 2:30 o'clock will con
duct a meeting for men only at which
time he will give the story of his own
life. Rev. F. L. Stevens win speasc
at the 10:45 A. M. and 7:iU r. m.
services.
At the Swedish tabernacle. Gllsan
and North Seventeenth streets, Rev.
C. J. Lodin will deliver a series of
lectures on the "Holy spirit" ounuay
i.ninir at 7:30 o'clock. The follow
Inir suhiects will be aiscussea in tne
light of the Bible: "The Holy Spirit
in the Old Testament"; "The Holy
Spirit in the New Testament"; "The
Baptism and the Filling With the
Holy Spirit"; "The Fruits of the
Spirit"; "The Gilts or. tne spirit ; x
the Speaking With Tongues a Sign of
the Filling With the Spirit or Can a
Christian Be Filled With the Spirit
Without Speaking With Tongues?"
and "The Penticost in Prophetic
T.ltrht "
m at 10-A. M. the subject will
be, "The Power and Significance of
Praver." at 7:30 P. AL. "the aoiy
Spirit in the Old Testament."
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Mrs. S. Earl DuBois, superintendent
of children's work for the Multnomah
County Sunday School association, has
been appointed chairman oi ine com
mittee to promote daily vacation
ochools throughout the city dur
ing the coming summer. Mrs. DuBois
will represent officially the county
association at meetings in communi
ties and churches where assistance is
desired in organizing scnoois.
"A Withered Hand," Topic
of Dr. Brinkman's Sermon.
Luther League Societies to Hold
Meetings In Evening.
"A1
WITHERED
HAND"
vlll be
the subject of the morning
sermon by Rev. William E. Brink
man at the St. James English Lu
theran church. Sunday at 11 A. M.
The regular evening service will be
held at 7:45. The pastor will speak.
The Sunday school session is held
each Sunday morning at 9:50 in the
church chapeL Classes for all ages.
Miss Celeste Albin, superintendent.
The Young People's Senior Luther
League society will hold its devo
tional meeting Sunday evening in the
chapel at 6:45. "The Vehicles of
Worship" will be the subject to be
discussed by the members. The Young
People's Intermediate Luther league
will hold their meeting Sunday even
ing at 6:45. The church council will
hold its regular monthly meeting at
the parsonage Monday evening, May 2.
In the St. Paul's Lutheran church.
East Twelfth and Clinton streets, the
pastor, 'Rev. A. Krause, will occupy
his pulpit both morning and evening.
This morning at 10:30 o'clock he will
preach, on the gospel of the day and
his subject will be "The Christian
Prayer." and at 7:30 P. M. he will
speak on the topic "Continuing in
Prayer." Special music by the choir
both morning and evening. Devo-
tional service and Bible study begins
at 5 P. M. and is followed by young
.people's meeting and social gathering
at 6 P. M. The Sunday school meets
at 9:30 A. M. and the choirs re
hearse Wednesday at S P. M. Thurs
day at 8 P. M, Ascension day service.
All are cordially invited.
.
The annual confirmation service
will be held at 11 A. M. Sunday in
Our Savior's Lutheran church, when
eight young catechumens will be con
firmed. The class was enrolled last
year and has met regularly for in
struction by the pastor, Rev. M. A.
Christensen. The entire service will
be in English and the choir will fur
nish special music. The evening serv
ice will be conducted by the Luther
league at 7 o'clock.
"Obstacles on " the Heavenward
Path" will be the subject of Rev. Mr.
Beyer's sermon fof" the deaf at 2:30
P. M. in Trinity Lutheran church,
corner of Rodney avenue and Ivy
street. A hearty invitation is ex
tended to all who are deaf.
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At Trinity Lutheran church, Rodney
avenue and Ivy street. Rev. J. A.
Rimbach, pastor, the usual services
w'ill be held, as follows: At 10:15
A. M. in German, at 7:30 P. M. in
English. A cordial invitation is ex
tended. Orientals in Portland to Be
Preacher's Topic.
Ministerial Association to Meet in
Y. 31. C A. Tomorrow.
riE Portland Ministerial associa
tion will meet tomorrow at 10:30
A. M. in the auditorium of the Y. M.
C..A. The subject for discussion will
be "The Oriental in Portland." At
the suggestion of the Japanese con
sul, I. Oyama. secretary of the Japa
nese Association of Oregon, will speak
on the "Social, Educational, Business
and Industrial Problems of the Japa
nese in Portland, and the State at
Large."
The Chinese consul will be repre
sented by Seid Back, merchant and
attorney. Ur. Back is a graduate of
the University of Oregon school of
law. He will present a statement
showing the social, industrial, busi
ness and educational relationships of
the Chinese to the Americans.
The Filipino and his problems will
be presented by Leslie C. Cranbourne,
whose knowledge of Spanish, whose
travel In the Philippine islands, and
whose intimate relationship with
many Filipinos in the city of Portland
give him special insight into this
subject.
Ralph C. McAfee, executive oecre
tary of the federation of churches,
will close the programme with the
statement of the churches of Port
land and the orientals in our midst,
and the findings of a survey of con
ditions in our city.
The Bible study classes being held
in various sections of Portland by
the Moody Bible institute are increas
ing in attendance and interest each
week. Rev. B. B. Sutcliffe, the teacher,
has expressed himself as being much
pleased with the enthusiasm shown in
the churches of Portland for Bible
study. The classes are open to any
who wish to attend.
The appointments for next week in
clude night classes at 8 o'clock in the
East Side Baptist church Monday,
Calvary Presbyterian church Tuesday,
Rose City Park Presbyterian church
Wednesday and Evangelical church at
Milwaukie Friday. A class for women
will be held in the Westminster
Presbyterian church Wednesday after
noon at 2 o'clock. Questions are being
asked in tnese classes which show a
vital interest and careful reading in
the scriptures.
The Realization league meets at 148
Thirteenth street at 11 A. , M. Ad
dress by the leader, H. Edward Mills.
Subject, "Transmuting Evil . Into
Good."
The Scientific Christian Spiritualist
church will hold services at Alisky
hall, on Morrison street, between
Third and Fourth streets, at 3 P. M.
and 8 P. M.
At 3 P. M. the pastor, Rev. R.
M. Singleton, will deliver the
main address and will call on
members of the church for short ad
dresses. At 5 P. M. test circles for
spirit messages will be held by
"Mother" Sherwood. Mrs. Alice Hoi-
man, Mrs. Marie Jensen and Mr. Camp
bell. The evening services will be at
8 o'clock. The sermon will be deliv
ered by the pastor. Messages will be
delivered at each service.
First Methodist Church to
Hold Communion Today.
Dr. Stansfield to Preach Special
Sermon on Fidelity.
AT THE First Methodist church
this morning there will be the
bi-monthly communion service and
Dr. Stansfield will preach a special
communion day sermon on "Fidelity"
as fundamental to good life in the
home, in society and in the church.
At the evening service at 7:45, the
subject wm be "While Ye Have the
Light."
Otto T. Wedemeyer of the First
Presbyterian church quae-tet will sing
"The Living God" (O'Hara), at the
Epworth league devotianal hour at
6:30. The Men's club Bible class
started last Sunday and meets in the
balcony of the church auditorium at
12:15 noon. Today the preliminary
discussion will be- on "Jesus' Atti
tude Toward Money" and this will
be followed by the main Bible study.
In the eight weeks Sunday school
contest, now in progress between
First church and Sunnyside Method
ist church, the score last Sunday was:
First church attendance, 449; new
members, 38; repeats, 26; collection,
$21.44; total, 246.2 points. Sunnyside,
attendance, 521; new members, 34;
repeats, 26; collection, 822.98; total,
244.4 points. The special features of
the Thursday night church hour will
be the question drawer, vocal solo
by Miss Olla Grace Davis and the
sermon.
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George H. Parkinson, pastor of the
First Methodist church, Corvallis,
left last Monday for his new pas
torate at Manhattan, Kan. Dr. and
Mrs. Parkinson , came to the north
west from Boston, Mass., at the call
of the First Methodist church of Eu
gene, leaving there when Dr. Parkin
son entered the army as a chaplain.
After his discharge from the service,
Mr. Parkinson was assigned to the
church at Corvallis. He has been
dean of the State Epworth league in
stitute. He is state chaplain of the
American Legion and has held re
sponsible positions in the work of the j
Oregon conference of the Methodist
church. Mrs. Parkinson is the north
west student secretary of the Meth
odist Church Women's Missionary so
ciety. A graduate of Northwestern
university, Chicago, and of Harvard,
Mr. Parkinson has the academic fit
ness for college pastorates and will
continue his work in that field. Man
hattan Is the seat of the Kansas State
Agricultural college. His successor
at Corvallis will be announced later
by Bishop William O. Shepard.
A service of particular Interest is
to be held at Centenary-Wilbur
Methodist church on Sunday evening,
at 7:30, when the Whitney boys'
chorus, 200 voices, under the personal
direction of Professor H. E. K. Whit
ney, will give the entire evening's
programme, consisting of choruses,
sextets, instrumental and vocal solos.
The Sunday school board of this
church at a recent meeting adopted
resolutions of appreciation of the
service rendered by the Sunday school
orchestra. This musical organization
of 15 pieces, under the- direction of
G. G. Israelson, is providing an at
traction quite out of the ordinary in
Sunday school work, and its pro
grammes from week to week are
looked forward to with interest by
the large Sunday school constituency.
The orchestra recently gave an en
tire evening's programme at one of
the local churches and is booked for
other engagements.
On Sunday morning Dr. Wemett
will call attention to the unique sit
uation occupied by the Christian be
liever with regard to human liberty
in its relation to the authority of
Christ.
An attractive programme of music
will again be presented by. Profes
sor J. MacMillan Mulr, organist, and
the male quartet. E. Arnold Morgan
will sing O'Hara's '"There Is No
Death," and Miss Gladys Johnson
will render on her violin "The Ros
ary," by Nevin, as an offertory.
At the morning service at Rose City
Park Methodist Episcopal church,
Mrs.' B. M. Faranangian will speak
and the Lord's Supper will be ad
mnistered. In the evening the choir
will render a sacred concert, at which
a number, of old folk songs and
patriotic pieces will be sung, and also
a number of rousing choruses from
the new song books lately purchased
for the use of Sunday school and
other special meetings.
This will be "Church-at-Home
week" at the Rose City Park Meth
odist Episcopal church. Fifty-eighth
end Sandy boulevard. Monday eve-1
ning the official board will meet at
the parsonage. 1520 Thompson street.
In the afternoon the Women's For
eign Missionary society will meet
with Mrs. E. R. Martin for their
monthly meeting.
Tuesday evening at 6:80 the "Father
and Son" banquet will be held. Every
father must have at least one son.
and may. have more, but no son can
have more than one father. This
banquet will be cooked and served
by the ladies of the church at a nom
inal price. The idea is to promote
fellowship.
Thursday at noon the friendship
class will serve a luncheon to the
cradle doll department, and following
this the beginners' department will
give a reception in the church parlor.
Thursday evening the usual meeting
for prayer and Bible study.
Friday evening will be given the
"Mother and Daughter" banquet. This
will be cooked and served by the men.
and there is not a little rivalry to
see which will have the best ban
quet. EUGfJNE, Or.. April 30. (Special.)
Dr. William Wallace Youngson. dis
trict superintendent of the Methodist
church of the Portland district, has
been selected as the speaker before
the graduating class of the Eugene
high school this year, and Rev. A. M.
Spangler. pastor of the First Congre
gational church of Eugene, will de
liver the baccalaureate sermon.-
The graduating exercises will be
held at the First Christian church
the night of May 27, and the bacca
laureate sermon will be delivered at
the First Methodist church Sunday
night, May 22.
Brotherhood of St Andrew
to- Communicate Today.
Dean'BIcks Will Be Speaker at St.
Stephen's Church.
SERVICES at St. Stephens' Pro
Cathedral will commence with
holy communion at 7:45 A. M. at
which service the Brotherhood of St.
Andrew will make their monthly cor
porate communion. The church school
is tet 9:45 A. M. Holy Eucharist and
the sermon by the Very Rev. R. T.
Hicks, dean, will be at 11 A. M. The
evensong and address will be at 7:45
o'clock.
The Young People's society will
hold its regular weekly meeting in
the parish house at 6:30 P. M. Stephen
D. Claghorn will lead. Friday, May
5, at 8 Bi M., the Young People's 30
ciety will hold its monthly social in
the parish house.
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"Is Religion a Necessity?" will be
the topic discussed bx Dr. Morrison
this morning in Trinity church at the
11 o'clock service. Since so many peo
ple appear to be indifferent to re
ligion, this question is pertinent to
modern conditions. Dr. Morrison
stated. i
Musio has a prominent place In the
morning service. The large vested
choir of men, women and boys has an
enviable - reputation and under the
personal direction of Dr. Morrison a
high state of efficiency has been at
tained. , ,
The night service at Trinity will be
exceedingly simple; Just a couple of
hymns, a few prayers, a .short scrip
ture lesson, and a talk by the rector,
which he makes upon the floor in the
middle aisle so-as to get close to the
people.
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The entertainment and dance to be
given by the Girls' Friendly society of
St. David's church, having been post
noned one week, will be held Wednes
day night. May 11, in the parish house.
The reports of the committees in
charge indicate that arrangements are
nearing completion.
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Central Methodfst Episcopal church
will begin its day of worship with
the Sunday school hour at 9:45. w.
L. Mallory is superintendent and Miss
Martha Buck director of rejlglous ed
ucation. The pastor. Rev. Alexander
R. Maclean, will preach both morning
and evening. His morning theme is
The Gort of Salvation." In the even
ing he will speak on "Magnifying
the Name."
Frank Robinson Is the newly elect
ed president of the Epworth league.
Annual reports of the young people's
organization were riven Friday even
insr at a fellowship dinner. All
showed much work accomplished and
a snirit of co-operation.
The adult Bible class will be enter
tained by Rev. and Mrs. Maclean oa
Saturday evening at the parsonage.
217 Morris street
United Brethren Churches
Will Hold Services.
Sermons and Exercises Cover Many
Special Features.
tfCJUNDAT AND THE SABBATH"
lO is the theme for discussion by
Dr. B. J. Clark this morning at
the First United Brethren church,
Fifteenth and East Morrison streets.
In the evening he will speak' on "Mar
riage and Money."
Rev. Ira Hawley, pastor of the Sec
ond United Brethren church, Twenty
seventh and Sumner streets, will
epeak this morning on "Jesus Seta
Them to Work." The Bible confer
ence, -which has been conducted in the
Alberta district by Dr. W. P. White,
regional director of the Moody Bible
Institute, during the week, will con
tinue Sunday afternoon at the Second
United Brethren church and end this
evening with a grand union service
at the Vernon Presbyterian church.
At Third United Brethren church,
Sixty-seventh street and Thirty-second
avenue Southeast, there will be
special services in the morning as a
climax to children's week. There will
be special speakers, using the follow
ing subjects: "Religious Education
in the Community," "Religious Edu
cation in the Church" and "Religious
Education in the Home." In the eve
ning the pastor. Rev. E. O. Shepherd,
will speak on "His Spirit Was Stirred
in Him."
At the Fourth United Brethren
church, Tremont station, Mrs. Tate,
religious director of the Young Wom-
eti's Christian association, wui spea
on "Religious Education" in the
morning. In the evening there will
be a special programme by the Chris
tian Endeavor, followed by an ad
dress on "Christian isnaeavor worr'
by the pastor. Rev. Leila Luckey
The brotherhood will meet in the
afternoon at 3 o'clock. This meeting
will be addressed by Kev. is. o. bnep
herd. pastor of ths Third United
Brethren church.
The Clinton Kelly Memorial Meth
odist Episcopal church folk are ar
ranging: for helpful and interesting
services for the next few Sundays. To
day the pastor. E. Sutton Mace, will
speak on "The Worth-While Ma, or
the Man Who Went Out for a Call."
There will be special music by the
voune people's choir. Mrs. F. M. Jas
per will sing. The young people at
T P. M. will discuss "God s Kingdom
in the Community." Miss Aletha Beck
will be leader. The church will ob
serve Mothers' day on May 8. On
Sunday. May 15, Fathers' day will be
observed. The church Is situated on
Powell and East Fortieth streets.
The Whitney boys will give a con
cert in the church Friday evening.
The Society for " Spreading the
Knowledge of Icee Prayer meets In
the blue room of the Portland hotel
Monday evening at 8 o'clock.
The lecture subject for the regular
Sunday night mectlngi at 8 o'clock
with the Independent Bible Spiritual
istic society and church at 441 East
Twelfth street, corner Sherman, will
be "The Philosophy of Unlimited
Life." Tuesday night at 8 o'clock a
class meets for those interested in
getting spiritual and divine help for
health and success. Thursday night
a demonstration of a prophetic gift
takes place by Rev. Mrs. Julia M
Schoer, pastor.
Services at the First Friends church
this evening will be different. The
pastor, Rev. H. L. Cox. assisted by ths
choir, will preach a song sermon on
the theme, "The Divine Presence."
Responses by the choir will be given
to emphasize points in the sermon. In
the morning the pastor will preach 4
miselonary sermon on "A Prophet to
the Nations."
W. W. Aber, pastor of the First
Church of Psychic Science, at 409 Al
der street, near Eleventh, will lecture
tonight at 8 o'clock upon the subject
"Obsession," after which he will give
a demonstration of blindfold mes
sages. The members of the Warren Bible
class for young women of the First
Presbyterian church have requested
Dr. Angela L. Ford Warren to give a
series of lectures on "Correct Person
ality." The first lecture will be given
today at 12 o'clock; subject, "Being
at One's Best." Yountg women desir
ing individual advancement will find
these instructions most helpful. Room
E, entrance '454 Alder street. Visit,
ors are invited.
The Warren vesper class of the
First Presbyterian church will hold
the usual service at 4 o'clock today.
Granville D. Morgan will be the solo
ist and the orchestra will render two
overtures. Dr. Angela L. Ford War
ren will begin a series of lectures.
The subject today will be "Correct
Personality." Young men and young
women are cordially Invited to attend
all of this eerie a Room E. entrance
454 Alder street
Dr. McElveen to Answer
Topical Questions.
Women of First ' Consreaatlosal
Church OutUne Activities.
rpHE questions which Dr. W. T. Mc-
j. i-iveen will answer at the "ques
tion service" at the First Conrrega
tional church tonight are:
1. Are President Harding's sign
posts of success in newspaperdom ap
plicable to everybody s JobT
.2. Has communication with those
on the other side of death been
proved?
3. Is not the slogan of the United
States chamber of commerce, "More
business in government and less gov
ernment in business," somewhat
hypocritical?
4. Is giving a tenth of your In
come Christian? ,
The women of the First Congrega
tional church have outlined a pro
gramme for the next month and a
half. Next Wednesday, at the all
day meeting of the women's associa
tion, a birthday luncheon will be
served. All the women members of
the association and the church who
have birthdays during April, May or
June will sit at specially decorated
tables to enjoy this luncheon.
Mrs. W. K. Royal has written
playlet. "Madam Malaprop Versus
Missions," which a group of the worn
en -are preparing to present at the
missionary meeting of May 18.
; May 25 the "dollar romance party'
is to be held. Three prizes are to be
given. The first prize will be given
to ths woman who earns her dollar in
the roost unique fashion. The second
prize will be given to the woman who
tells the most graphic story as to how
she earned her dollar, and the third
prize will be given to the woman who
has earned the most dollars.
During May a series of missionary
teas will be given in the homes of
several of the members for the three
fold purpose of promoting good fel
lowship, getting better acquainted
with the many-sided missionary work
of the church, and helping to raise
the budget of 812.000.
The women's association has voted
to serve luncheon during the Rose
Festival and most attractive menu
folders are now being prepared.
Considerable rivalry exists between
the association and the men's brother
hood as to which organization can
decorate the church pulpit most at
tractively. Last Sunday Messrs. Os
borne, Colron, Rossman and Mangold
were the decorators. This week Mrs.
H. G. Davidson is the decorator. The
men are making elaborate prepara
tions to entertain the women of the
church at the May meeting of the
men's brotherhood. Frank Mangold
Is chef, Messrs. Colton and Johnston
have charge of the waiters. E. N.
Howe has charge of the decorations
and John Martin has charge of the
music.
The parade of last Sunday at the
First Congregational church, inaugu
rating the national children's week,
was a success and suggestions have
been made for all the Sunday schools
of the city of Portland to have a mon
ster May day parade.
The Senior Christian Endeavor so
ciety gave an old-fashioned concert
and earned 150 for the St. Helens
church building fund. Mrs. Mac
Naughton's class plans a party for
next Friday evening.
Miss Henthorne. director of re
ligious instruction, will conduct a
communicants' class for children of
11 years and older, to prepare them
for church membership on children's
day. Dr. McElveen will conduct a
similar class for adults.
Kaon a Mulkey is the leader of the
Intermediate Christian Endeavor so
ciety meeting this evening and Dale
Brouse will guide the thought of the
senior meeting at :ao ociock. notn
groups will discuss "Thy Kingdom
Come In Our Country."
The regular meeting of the Ladles'
Aid of Sunnyside Congregational
church will be held next Tuesday
afternoon.
The interdenominational Bible class
will study the 12th chapter of Dan
iel Wednesday evening. Dr. Staub
leading.
Thursday evening the Sunday school
lurheri and workers will meet at 6
o'clock for supper, followed by their
regular monthly conference.
At Highland congregational church
this morning Rev. Edward Constant
will preach on "The Relation of the
Home and Church to the Child." The
hour of evening service changes to t
o'clock and the pastor will epeak on
"God's Answer to Man's Question."
The Ladles' Aid will meet at the
church roomsnext Wednesday at 10
o'clock for sewing and for a picnic
lunch.
Thursday evening the workers In
the Sunday school will hold their
monthly dinner at :J0 o'clock, after
which an address will be given by
Miss Jordan of New York.
.
Two questions of value to men and
women, young and old. will be dl--cussed
by Rev. E. E. Flint, paslor of
Atkinson Memorial ConKregatlonal
church today. This morning he will
speak on 'The Pleasure of God" and
tonight on "Men as Supreme Values."
The evening service will be Illus
trated, continuing the series. "Across
Canada With the Camerla" and "Our
Daily Bread."
The men's forum offers a very at
tractive entertainment for Wednesday
evening. The entertainment consists
of Instrumental end vocal numbers,
and readings. This Is the weeks
coming event. Some of the best tal
ent in the city will be heard.
The women's association will meet
next Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Charles Indcrbitsen,
931 East Davis street. A missionary
programme will be opened with Bible
study, conducted by the pastor at
2:30 o'clock. A paper on "The High
landers" by Miss Martlnee Grimsby
and a playette illustrating the work
among these people, with a social
hour, will complete the afternoon.
Rev. Mr. Eliot to Preach
Sermons on Mystery.
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Last Sunday Afternoon Moalcale
Will Be Held Today.
TYSTERY AND HUMANITY
IVX will be the general subject
of three sermons by William G. Eliot
Jr.. pastor of the Church of Our
Father (Unitarian), Broadway at
Yamhill, at 10:30 A. M., beginning
today, as follows: May 1, "The Mys
tery of Life"; May 8, "The Mystery of
Evil"; May 15. "The Fellowship of the
Mystery." For the first sermon, May
1, Mr. Eliot has printed this syllabus
in the Monthly Bulletin: "We need
guidance regarding the mystery of
life. Ought we to bother our minds
about mysteries. The harmfulness of
morbid curiosity, credulity, supersti
tion, hard-headedness and facing
facta The honest and reasonable
attitude toward mystery and Its I. kI
timate place in the condnrt of life."
This afternoon at 4:30 o'clock In
the chapel, entrance in Broad wily,
will be held the last in the present
series of Sunday afternoon musicals.
The Public Is invited. The sinners
are Mrs. Herman J. Hucke, soprano;
Mttylene Fraker Stiles, contralto: J.
Ross Fargo, tenor: Walter Hardwlrk,
bass; Ralph W. Hoyt and May Van
Dyke Hardwick at the piano. The
programme is as follow:
"Now Bleeps ths Crimson Petsl". . .Qulltrr
'Vale" I(u,.ll
Rcompnc" Hammond
sir. Fargo.
"Mornln Hymn" Hrnnrhrl'
"An Kvenlns Hons" llll.crin
"A Rondel of Bpnnc" Prank Uil.b
sirs. Stiles.
"Snmber Romanes" Gounod
"Thy Beamlns Kres" MaoIni
"The Living God" o liars
VI r. Hardwick.
"A Cycle o?" Llrs" Ttnnald
"Thers Is No Death" O'Hara
"A iday Mornlnr" Lm
alra. Hucks.
"How Lorsiy i, Tny ,c,iiln Pises"
(from the "Requiem") Brahass
Quartette.
One of the members of the Tort
land chapter of the Unitarian Lay
men's league will preside and tea will
be served by the Women's Alliance.
Wednesday at 1 P. M. Mrs. Robert
L. Sabln will give an informal talk
on "Old Chinese Lacquer," and show
some fine examples, under the aus
pices of the Women's Alliance. The
meeting will be held In the chapel
and the public Is Invited.
At the recently held annual meet
ing of the Laymen's league (Portland
chapter), the following officers were
elected: Dr. N. W. Jones, president;
Lloyd J. Wentworth, vice-president;
Lloyd R. Smith, secretary; Oscar
Isakson. treasurer.
Dr. Griffis Will Speak on
"Four Great Delusions."
Baptism to Be Administered at
First Christian Church.
fsTTUIS morning at 11 o'clock at the
J. first Christian church the Rev.
Harold H. Grlffls will speak on
certain phases of personal and prac
tical religion, having for his speclfla
topic, "Four Great Delusions." The
morning preaching service will be pre
ceded by the Vlble school, of which
John F. Faust is superintendent. The
school's clues of loyal daughter
taught by Mrs. F. A. Douty, is now In
an attendance contest with the cor
responding class of the Sunday school
at the First Congregational churcn.
two blocks away.
On Sunday night at 7:45 the ordt
nance of Christian baptism will be
administered, followed by a sermon
by the pastor on "Alexander Camp,
bell and the Disciples of Christ." the
final discourse In the series of Sun
day night sermons on heroes of the
faith.
Three of the four circles in the
church sisterhood will meet the com-
n g week in the following homes;
Naomi circle, with Mrs. N. E. Tate,
1391 Wilbur street; Lydla circle, with
Mra Myrtle Sail, 1615 Virginia street,
and Eccleala circle, with Mrs. A. H.
Averill. 853 East Tenth street North.
Plana are, being effected by these
several groups for the annual con
gregational May dinner and festival,
which will be riven this yeer May 11
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. A.
Douty. 1441 Belmont street.
"Gospel for the Burdened"
to Be Sermon Topic.
Dr. Bowman Will Occupy Pulpit
at First I'reabjterlss.
THE First Prerbyterlan church, cor
ner of Twelfth and Alder streets,
will have its rrgular pastor. Rev.
Harold Leonard Bowman. D.D.. In the
pulpit both morning and evening. The
subject at the morning service will be
"The Gospel for the uuroenea. wna
texts from Paul's letter to the Gala
tlans In which he stated a contradic
tion, saying "Bear ye one another's
burde'ns" and also "Each must bear
his own burden." The time of begin
ning the evening service wlll he
changed to 7:45 o'clock, for the sum
mer months. There will be an organ
rtltal as a prelude to the evening
service from 7:S0 to 7:45, by Edgar
E. Coursen with the following pro
gramme: "Gsvotte" Roeder
"Allero" Orlsoo
The subject of Dr. Bowman's ser
mon at the evening service will t
"Explorin,g the Uttermost." The Bible
school meets at 12 o'clock noon and
a cordial welcome Is given to any
(Concluded ea Pass I.)