THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 25, 1021
COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION WILL OPEN ON TUESDAY
Leaders in Work From All Sections Are on Programme Which Will Be Held in Auditorium of first Presbyterian Church Banquet Will Be Served.
OUTSTANDING Sunday school
workers In Portland have been
obtained for the. annual conven
tion of the Multnomah County Hunday
School association, which will be held
aU day Tuesday In the Sunday school
auditorium of the First Presbyterian
church.
The entire programme has been ar
ranged with the central Idea of bring-
In lectures to Sunday school teachers
that will help them in their winter
work. Potluck luncheon will b
served at noon and at night the an-nu-al
banquet will be given. No regis
tration fee will be charged, every
thing at the convention being free
ejtcept the banquet.
Twenty-five of the best singers In
the Whitney boys' chorus will fur
nish the special music at the evening
session under the direction of Profes
sor 11. E. K. Whitney.
The convention programme follows
Morning- session.
10 Sont and devotional services. In
cJiarre of the nresldent.
in IV-"With Uod'i Word." br the Rev.
S. Karl DuBols, putor ot the Church at
the stranrer.
10:45 "The Pnrpon of This Co even
fdnn " hv the Breeldrmt.
11 ympolum: "The Teacher"; "The
Ufa ot the IweStr." y Vn. M. a.
Mmcham ot the First Chrtstl&a ehureh;
-The Mission ot the Teacher," by Mr
Clan B. uon. superintendent of Sonde
school work In Oregon for the Disciple
ot Christ chnrches: "The reparation 01
the Teacher." by A. P. Blttner, director
of religious ' education at Westminster
Presbyterian church; "Metnooe ot eacu
Inir," by Mrs. C. O. Stevens of the East
Hid Haottitt church.
12.15 Potluck luncheon In the church
dining- room. Vlxttors and delnaatee are
invited to brine their own lunch and loin
In the Informal programme. Coffee will
be served by the county association. Dur
ing the luncheon hour Miss Bessie Kirk
wood will have charge of a programme In
which dally vaoatlon Bible school work
will be presented. Mini Klrjtwood Is di
rector of religious education at the Cen
tral Presbyterian church.
Afternoon Session.
1:45 ong and favorite verses) from
Ood's word.
2 "The Teacher's Responsibility." by
Dr. George H. Toung. state director of
Baptist Young People's work.
3:iv Open parliament, led by Dr.
George H. Toung. "Where I Have Failed
How I Can Improve As a Teacher." All
present participating.
2:30 Address by Mlas Marguerite Hew
eon, social service deaconea at Cenlen
nary. Wilbur Methodist Episcopal church.
ft flpecial music.
1:10 "What I Haw at Toklo." by Miss
Mabel Hinea, delegate from the First Bap
tist church to the World's Sunday school
convention st Toklo, Japan. -
a ;0 "Oregon's Part In the Near East."
by J. J. Handeaker. state dlreetor of the
near eaat relief work.
Special mualo.
4:10 Business session.
Annual Banquet.
Hjl.t Informal dinner will be served at
the church for HI cents per plate, pur
lag the dinner hour the following sym
posium will be given:
"How to Secure" "Home Co-operation."
by I'rofeswor Charles A. Rice of the First
Methodist church; "Sunday School At
tendance." by Ellton tihaw of the Mount
Tabor Presbyterian church; "Church At
tendance." by Mlas E. J. HeiXka of the
Arleta Baptixt church; "SyMematlo Giv
ing," bv he Rev. Ralph C. McAfee, execu
tive secretary of the Portland Federation
of Church: "Lcwnn Study," by Harley ri.
Hallgren. county vice-president and teach.
't In the Hwedlrh llaptlnt Hunday school;.
bv Mrs. B. Karl Dubois of the United
Presbyterian Church of the Stranger.
Evening Session.
T:4!T (Progrsmme of musle by 25 picked
s4ogers from the Whitney Boys chorus.
The Rev. H. E. K. Whitney directing
Prayer.
5 Announcements and offering foreonn
ty and state Hunday school work; music;
"Absolute Attention, the Teacher's Right."
by Mrs. W. K. Wright of the East Side
RaptlM church. For five years Mrs. Wright
was a member of "Hilly" Sunday's evan
gelistic team; Inilallatlnn of new offi
cers: special rnuMtc: "God's Method of
Teaching His Bible." by the Rev. Norman
Kendall Tully, associate minister of the
Flret Prehytetiaa church. Closing prayer
and sdjournment.
"Where Christian Lives" to
Be Pastor's Topic.
AT THE Flrat Baptist church
(White Temple) Dr. B. B.
Sutcllffe of the Moody Bible Insti
tute will' have charge of both serv
ices. In the morning at 11 o'clock
his subject will be "Where the Chris
tian Lives," and In the evening at
7:46, "The Story of Herod." Sunday
school will meet at 9:45 A. M.. with
classes and competent teachers for
all ages. A meeting for the young
people will bo held at S:30 P. M.
Chorus choir rehearsal will be at
1:30 P. M.
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Mlig Edna Shoemaker, recently re
turned Baptist missionary from
China, rave an Interesting address at
the misalonery meeting at the Third
Baptist church held at the home of
Mrs. S. L. Tobey, 846 I'atton avenue.
Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Frank
Bean assisted the hostess. Miss Shoe
maker had a number of eurios and
explained them.
Miss Zclda Waters demonstrated
her Chinese mission kindergarten
with 16 little Chinese boys and girls.
They played games and sang sonifs.
and Miss Mabel Leo sang, accom
panied by Miss Buelah Tong.
Chinese cakea and tea were served
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The Union Bible classes being held
each week throughout the city are
meeting with much encouragement.
Dr. B. B. Sutcliffe. the leader, has
expressed himself as being greatly
pleased with the Interest and the
splendid way the work Is opening up.
Tuesday evening classes are held
In the First Baptist church at -7:15
and 8:15. The earlier hour is for
the discussion of the Sunday school
lesson for the following Sunday and
the last hour la given to a study of
the Epistle to the tyalatlans.
Wednesday afternoon at i o'clock
the class meets In the Westminster
Presbyterian church. At i o'clock
there Is another class meeting In
the Sunnyslde Congregational church.
Dr. Sutcllffe has a large class at
McMinnvllle Monday evenings. All
of these classes are open to the
public.
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Dr. Charles L. Trawln, pastor of
the First Baptist church of McMlnn
wille, has announced a series of sermon-conferences
based on a recent
hook by Richard L. Swain on "What
and Where Is God?"
fcSome of the questions to be dls
enssed are: "When the world asks
for bread does the church gl? A
a stone?" "The tragedy of the soul
that has lost God " "Was your mother
a monkey?" "Does man have a soul?
and If so, what is Its relation to Clod?''
"Does God have a body?" "Did Go
become a man?" "Can God die?"
"Is the world losing Its sense of
Immortality?" "Is materialism mentsl
madness?" "Is eternity a graveyard
everyone dead hut God?" "What
difference does It make what we be
lieve about Immortality If we live
as we should here?" "What about
heaven?" "Is there really a holy
eltyr" "Shall we meet our loved
ones?" "Shall we see God?"
Revival meetings have been con
ducted at Gresham every evening of
the past week and there have been
a number ef add-ltions to the ehureh.
The meetings will continue all dur-
Story of Herod to Be Dlecoaaeel at
Mght Mervleea.
Ins; the next week with services con
ducted by Rev. Earle D. Sims- at 7:33
o'clock,. Sunday at 11 A. M. Mr. Sims
will speak on "Heaven" and a big
baptismal service la planned (or Sun
day, October 2.
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Rev. Karle IX Sims wtll preach at
Gillis Sunday at t P. M.. and also
organize a Sunday school at this
point The services are held In the
Seventh-Day Advent church building.
Rev. Karle D. Sims will preach at
the Pleasant Home Baptist church
today at 3 P. M., and at the close of
the service the 11 new members will
receive the hand of fellowship, and
the Lord's supper will be adminis
tered. e e e
In the East Side Baptist church.
Dr. W. B. Hlnson. the pastor, will
preach at 11 o'clock from the subject
"A Sunrise at the Midnight Hour."
In the evening at 7:30 o'clock Dr.
Hlnson will take as his theme "Paul's
Stenographer." The time ot the even
ing services of this church hag been
changed from 7:45 to T:30 P. M.
The young people will meet at 1:36
P. M. Group No. 1 will have charge
of the service. South America, will be
the subject. There will be special
muslo and Mr. Louis Schunke will
sing.
All young people ef this church and
congregation are Invited to the young
people's social which will be held oa
Tuesday evening at t o'clock under
the direction of group No. 1.
At the midweek service Wednesday
night Dr. HinBon will speak from the
question "Has Christ Failed?"
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The Rev. R. E. Close, pastor of the
Third Baptist church, will preach
from the theme, "Lowly Service and
Lofty Estimates." The subject of the
evening sermon will be "The Pathway
to One's True Self."
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The Church of Our Father (Unita
rian), Broadway and Yamhill, will ob
serve "Home-coming Sunday." Rev.
Mr. Eliot will preach upon "New Pre
destination for Old." The "Hnme
comlng Sunday" Is put one week for
ward because of Rev. Mr. Eliot's ex
pected absence from the city In at
tendance upon the general conference
to be held in Detroit. Mich., October
4 to 7. He expects to return to the
city by October 12.
Episcopalians to Celebrate
Holy Communion Today.
Ysssg People's Society to Hold
Song Service at Hospital.
FIRST service at St. Stephen's pro
cathedral today, which is the 18th
Sunday after Trinity, will be hely
communion at 7:45 A. M. The Very
Rev. R. T. T. Hicks will be the cele
brant. Church school will be at :45
A. M. ; morning prayer and sermon at
11 o'clock. Rev. Benjamin Kemerer
of St. Louis, Mo, will preach at this
service. There will be evensong and
address by the dean at 7:45 o'clock.
The Young Peoples society will
meet at the main entrance of the Good
Samaritan hospital on Twenty-third
tind Marshall streets at I P. M. sharp,
where it will hold Its usuaj song serv
ice In the wards of that institution.
It will meet again In regular session
at 6:30 P. M. In the parish house.
Mrs. Kohler will lead. Special speak
ers will make short addresses,
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"Ministering Angels" is the subject
cf Dr.. A. A. Morrison's sermon this
morning in Trinity church at 11
o'clock. Plans are under way for the
organization of a chapter ot the
Daughters of the King, a society of
young women who engage In varloua
departments of church work.
A reunion and reception of all per
sons who have been confirmed during
the ministration of Dr. Morr'son will
be held In the rectory Friday evening,
October 28, from 8 to 10 o'clock,
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St, David's church. East Twelfth
tnd Belmont. Rev. Thomas Jenkins,
rector, will hold services at 7:30, :30,
1 and 7:30 o'clock.
The annual school rally will be held
on Sunday at 9:30 o'clock. The new
courses of study will be taken up.
Some new teachers will be introduced.
All old pupils are expected back and
httw ones added. Anyone beginning
this week will be able to make the
attendance requisite for the bishop's
cross at the end of the year.
St James' chapel will hive Its first
anniversary on Monday, the 26th.
St. Peter's chapel has been moved
from East Stark street to East
Eighty-second and Burnslda streets.
The rector will preach at ll A. M.
and the Rev. B. T. Kemerer at 7:30
P. M.
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The Personal Message church will
hold regular services in the assembly
hall. Hotel Portland, at 7:45 P. M. to
day, led by E. W. Shaw, pastor.
Children's Mission Festival
to Be Observed.
Special Programme Arraaged for
I. others Church.
THE children's mission festival
will be observed In St. Paul's,
Lutheran church. East Twelfth and
Clinton streets. Rev. A. Krause,
pastor. The missionary programme
will he given. "To the Highways
and By-Ways" will be rendered. The
service begins at 10:30 A. M. The
subject for the evening at 7:30
o'clock will be "How to Enlist and
Interest Children and Toung People
in the Work of Missions at Home and
Abroad." Special muBic has been
prepared by the choir. Bible study
and young people's meeting takes
place at t P. M. The Sunday school
meets at :30 A. M., and the choir
rehearses Friday at S P. M.
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At Trinity Lutheran church, Rod
ney avenue and Ivy street, services
will be conducted as follows: Ger
man at 10:15 A. M, English at T:30
P. M., Sunday school at t:15 A. M.
Holy communion will be celebrated
In the evening service.
"A Harvest Home" service will he
held at St. James English Lutheran
church today at 11 A. M. Rev. Will
iam. E. Brlnkman will speak on the
subject. "God's Harvest Bounties."
The vested choir will render special
music.
The Sundsy school will meet in the
chapel at :60 A. M. At 7:45 P. M.
the pastor will preach a sermon on
"The Most Profitable Investment."
The Young People's Lutheran league
will meet for a devotional service at
6:45 P. M.
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At Grace Lutheran church there
will be services at 11 o'clock. The
pastor's theme Is "Eternal Life, an
Inheritance or an Acquirement?" At
7:30 the pastor speaks on "Proving
Discipleship." The Sunday school
meets at 9:45. An Important feature
of church Work has been begun in the
form of a Saturday school for chil
dren. The class meets at 10 o'clock.
At the Y. P. S. Tuesday night Oregon
league matters will be considered.
Grace church Is located at East Broad
way and Twenty-fourth street.
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Klrat MsilsesTlsl KpiJSFopjil caareh e( Fereert Grow, where sessions of the aaanal Oregom comfexeneo of the Meth-
etlat Egtlaewpal eksies will be held, atartlmsr October B.
Congregationalists to Have
Rally Day Programme.
Dlscnssloa of Labor and Tipping
Will Feature Forum.
riDAY is Rally day at the First
Congregational church. At the re
union church service in the morning
Dr. W. T. McElveen will give his fifth
sermon-lecture on "The Psychology of
Healing." His specific topic is "The
Education of the Emotions for Health
and Character." The organist and
quartet have prepared a special musi
cal programme. At the popular "ques
tion and answer forum" the Congre
gational minister will anewer the fol
lowing four timely questions:
1. Where does the American Labor
Federation programme fail?
2. What Is your opinion of tipping?
3. What are the possibilities of the
disarmament conference November 11?
4. Explain the ldsa of the trinity.
Mrs. J. Robert Mansfield, the organ
ist, will prelude the evening service
with a short organ recital. She will
play the following numbers:
"Andantlno" (Qullmant), "Festival
March" (Brooks). "Postluds" (Ashford).
The church sohool will hold au
tumnal rplly at 9:45 A. M. Mrs. Car
rie Adams, the head ef department, of
music of the school, has prepared a
special musical programme. Miss
Dorothy Rice and Mrs. H. A. Roberts,
who were the school's delegates to the
Seabeck conference in August, will
give two talks upon two aspects of
that conference; Dr. McElveen will
tell an original story, and a group of
young women headed by Miss Gladys
Alexander will give a playlet entitled
"Hanging Out One' Shingle- W. K.
Royal, the new associate superintend
ent, will be introduced, and A. E.
Larimer, the. superintendent will out
line the plans for the coming year's
study. The First church school uses
the best educational methods and the
best text books.'
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Josephine Woolery is the leader of
the Senior Endeavor aoclety meeting,
and Louise Greene Is the leader of
the Intermediate Endeavor meeting.
Both groups will study ."Mleieions in
South America." and meet in different
rooms at 6:30 P. M. The Women's
association holds its first all-day
meeting on Wednesday. October 6, at
12:30 o'clock. That day a special
birthday luncheon will be served to
all whose birthdays occurred during
June, July, August, and September.
Mrs. E. C. Nothnagle has this func
tion In charge. Judge Rossman. the
president of the Men's Brotherhood,
announces a series of most excellent
dinner meetings for the coming sea
son. John J. Hanaaker, wbe has just
returned from an extended tour in
Asia Minor, wHll be the October
speaker, and Colonel A. E. Clark, who
served In France and England during
the war, will address the November
banquet
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On last Tuesday morning, at the T.
M. C. A. auto school. Dr. McElveen of
the First church began a series of ad
dresses on "Short Talks on Vital
Thlnga." He will speak again next
Tuesday morning at 9:45 o'clock.'
The Portland ministers' meeting
appointed five ef its members on a
"Justice to Armenia" committee. The
committee la composed of Drs Pence,
Stansfield, McElveen, Clark and Grlf
fis. The committee meet in the Con
gregational udy on Tuesday after
noon and elected Dr. McElveen as
chairman and Dr. Clark as secretary,
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The sermon topic or Rev. Edward
Constant this rooming at Hignland
Congregational church will be "Mod
ern Idolatry." In the evening ht 7:30
there will be a musical service, the
Items of which will include prelude
and offertolre by Mrs. W. K. Caldwell,
violin aelections by Mr. John Oliver,
soprano solo by Mrs. Walter Lofquist,
contralto solo by Mrs. D. Dotson,
baritone solo with violin obligato by
J. Gn- Kllpack, and a brief address on
"The Blessing of a Singing Heart."
The Ladles Aid held its birthday
party on Wednesday at the church,
when a large company enjoyed a de
lightful programme and afternoon tea
was served- The men of the church
and locality have formed a Good Fel
lowship club for the purpose of help
ing in Sunday night meetings, pro
moting social intercourse and com
munity spirit.
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The Atkinson Memorial Congrega
tional church had an encouraging
opening last Sunday. The pews had
been rebuilt and everyone pronounced
them comfortable and the reflnlshing
made them attractive as well. With
the walls retinted and the carpet re
newed, the auditorium Is one of the
prettiest of the younger, smaller
churches in the city. Commissioner
Pier furnished armfuls of flowers
from the greenhouse and Mrs, Charles
Inderbitzen supplemented it with
wonderful autumnal foliages. This,
together with her arrangement of
them, made the church very beautiful.
The new quartet consists of Miss
Leona, Mourton, director and con
tralto; Miss Audry Logan, soprano;
Curtis Beach, bass; Walter Lund,
tenor, and Roan Faith, organist.
The pastor. Rev. Elbert E. Flint
will preach this morning upon "The
New Discovery The Noiseless Pow
er." Tonight his theme will be "Fools
of the Bible, and Other Fools."
Among the activities beginning In
the church was a "Birthday Party"
for all women having birthdays in
the month of July. August and Sep
tember, held In the ladies' parlor
Wednesday afternoon- Twenty-two
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were honor guests. The room was
crowded o Its capacity.
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.The morning service at Sunnyslde
Congregational church will be given
over to Rally day by the Sunday
school. An interesting nrosTamme
j will be furnished, including gradua
tion of seven classes.
John Young will lead the Junior
Endeavor at I o'clock. on "Mission
ary Stories."
Intermediate at 6:30 will discuss the
topic, "Missionary Results in South
America." Holden LeRoy will be
leader.
The work of the Pilgrim Legion
will be presented at the Senior Chris
tian Endeavor society at 6:30. The
young people of eight Congregational
churchea of the city will participate,
as follow: Park Rose. Pilgrim,
Waverlelgh Heights. Laurelwood.
Highland, Atkinson .Memorial. Ger
man Zlon and First German.
Superintendent Sullens will speak
an "How the Pilgrim Legion Makes
Young People Effective In Religious
Work." Professor Tuttle of Paciflo
university will speak on "What Shall
We Do About It?"
At the Tegular evening services
Rev. J. J. Hansaker will speak on his
observations and experiences In Ar
menia, on his recent trip.
Wednesday evening Dr. Sutcliffe's
olass will meet, and Thursday eve
ning the Bible class will study Reve
lations, 21st chapter, Dr. Staub lead
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At Waverly Heights Congregational
church. East 13d street and Wood
ward avenue. Rev. Oliver Perry
Avery, minister, will preach.
A practioal sermon of comfort and
inspiration will be given at the morn
ing service on the subject, "The Mis
sion of the Inconspicuous." The most
of the world's work is done by people
whose names are unknown or are
seldom thought of as eminently suc
cessful. At the evening service the
theme will be, "The Life of Maxi
mums." The Waverly-Rlchmond Men's
Brotherhood, which was fostered by
the men of the church last spring,
will resume Its meetings by a social
and "salmon bake" in the social
rooms of the ohurch.
Christian Church Budget Is
Up Today.
Rev. Harold II. Griffin to Speak
at Morula Service.
HE Victory of Our. Faith" will
be the sermon subject of Rev.
Harold H. GrWfia at the First Chris
tian church this morning at 11 o'clock.
The congregation's bud set for the
new fiscal year, beginning October t
will be sum-bitted to the menvbershlp
at the morning worship. The total
budget for current expenses and for
missions and benevolences will be ap
proximately 10,0M, to provide for
which the men of the congregation
will begin today their annual every
member canvass.
Tonight at 7:45 the pastor will dls
cusa the teachings of Chist concern
ing the duty of personal preparedness
and the need of reserve lorce in nu
man life, the specifio topic being "In
the Midnight of Life's Emergency."
The muslo for these Sunday serv
ices -will include the quartet "When
Morning Dawns" (Botun), also the
baritone selection, "Not a Sparrow
Falleth" (Gilbert), by W. G. Mannan.
The nerw church quartet la made up
of the following: Mrs. Eloise Hall
Cook, soprano; Mrs Hary Adele Vann.
contralto; W. G. Mannan, baritone,
and Walter Echart, tenor, with Miss
Kvalyn Cheeley in charge of the pipe
organ.
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At the Kern Park Christian church.
Fortv-aixth avenue and Sixty-ninth
street Southeast. FWble school will
meet at 9:45 A. M-, under direction of
Isaac Purvianee, superintendent. At
11 A. M. Dr. J.' F. Ghormley will speak,
taklrwr for his theme "Border Lands."
Dr. C F. Swander, who has Just re
turned from the International conven
tion at Winona Lake. Ind., will speak
at 7:45 P. M. He will bring an In
spirational message from that great
gathering. Mrs. May and Vale BIU
lngsley will have charge of the music
with Mi-av H. E. Hall accompanist.
Union of Five Churches at
Oakland Is Success.
Programme Preseuted by Fede
rated Congregation. Appeals to
Commas-try.
OAKLAND, Or, Sept. 24. (Special.)
During the war period when
many communities in Oregon and else
where considered the possibility of
solving the over-churched problem
Oakland, Or., was one of the few
towns to .make the venture. The
Baptist Christian, Episcopal. Metho
dist and Presbyterian chnrches have
been working and worshiping to
gether since. The new institution Is
preparing to celebrate Its third -birthday
October 7. The question of re
turning to the eld competitive sys
tem has been presented at each an
nual meeting, but always enthusias
tically and unanimously negatived.
There is no Indication of any of the
communions withdrawing from the
federated relationship. The programme
made possible by the union strongly
appeals to the entire community.
Plans are now being perfected for
the remodeling of the church edifice
and the erection of a social center
and gymnasium. R. A. Hutchinson
will continue to direct the religious
and se-sial astlvitles ef the church.
Methodist Officials to Make
Reports Today.
Closing; of Church Year Is to Be
Harked by lie-views ef Work.
THE closing Sunday services for
the church year will be held at
the First Methodist church today.
The fourth quarterly conference will
be on Monday night at 7:45, when
full reports from all departments will
be read. The Indications are that
these reports will be the best by far
in the history of the church. Dr.
Stansfield will preach on . "The One
Chutch" this morning. In the eve
ning the sermon subject will be "A
Bad Bargain," and will show the
danger of foolish exchange in many
ef the realms of life. The evening
service begins now at 7:30 sharp,
and Dr. Roy A. Prudden will lead the
congregation in a "congregational
sing" of familiar hymns and songs.
Epworth and Intermediate league de
votional services begin at 6:15 P. M.
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Dr. W. B. Holllngshead, field secre
tary of the committee on conserva
tion and advance, of the Methodist
Episcopal church, will be the speak
er at the Rose City Park Methodist
Episcopal church this morning. He
is the best posted man in Methodism
concerning the great needs of the
church, both at home and abroad, and
has at his absolute command the best
knowledge of her resources and abili
ties of any man in the ranks of the
Methodist Itinerancy. He has just
returned from a trip abroad to the
great mission fields of the church in
Japan, Korea, China and India, and
added to his actual knowledge of
what has been, what Is and what
ought to be; has a wonderfully vivid
picture in mind of the simply unsur
passed opportunities of today - in
pagan lands and what must be done
if humanity is to be saved from an
other horrible scourge of war.
In the evening the Sunday school
will have charge of the service, ex
cept the brief sermon by the pastor,
Ind a programme of unusual Inter
est has been prepared. Those priv
ileged to be preeent will hear some
thing of real moment having to do
with our life of today. Rose City
Park MethodlBt Episcopal church has
one of the best organised and
equipped Sunday schools In the city of
Portland.
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At the fourth quarterly conference
of the Sunnyslde Methodist church,
held last week. It wss decided to erect
a modern community house on the
property adjoining the present
church. A committee was appointed
to Investigate plans and make recom
mendations to the board. That there
is great need for such a building
was shown by the reports of the vari.
ous departments covering the past
year. With an attendance of 500 in
the Sunday school the present church
is Inadequate and cannot house those
deelrtng to attend. With an Epworth
league of more than 100 Its room Is
too small. From the report of the
pastor nearly 8M were received into
the church the paat year and all de
partments are very active. Dr.
Thomas H. Gallagher was unanimous
ly Invited to return for another year
at an advanced salary of 8700 from
82800 to $3500 and parsonage.
At the Sellwood Methodist church
Rev. W. S. Gordon's subject this
morning at 11 o'clock will be "The
Ancient Tabernacle and the Temple
for the Times." and the topic at 7:30
o'clock will be "The Tragedy of
Looking Backward." The music Is
under the direction of Prof. F. C.
Streyffeler. and special numbers are
rendered at each service.
The Sunday school meets at 9:45,
the Junior league at 2:30, and the
Epworth league at 6:30. At 4 P. M.
the anniversary service of the Queen
Esthers of the Portland district will
be held In this church, snd a large
number of delegates will be pres
ent with an interesting programme
on mission work under the American
flag. .
The work on the new annex to the
church is progressing rapidly, and
will be ready for the reopening Octo
ber S.
The church is on Tacoma avenue
and East Fifteenth street one block
east of the Sellwood car line.
"The Millennial Story Interpreted"
will be the morning theme of Rev.
J. H. Irvine, pastor of Woodlawn
Methodist Episcopal church, and In
the evening, "How to Read the Bible"
will be disoussed.
"The Song of the Climber" will be
the subject of Mr. Mace's sermon in
the morning worship at the Clinton
Kelly Memorial Methodist Episcopal
church on JJowell and East Fortieth
streets.
The Bible Study hour begins at
9:45 A. M., and the Epworth league
devotional hour at 7 P. M. Mr. Ray
mond Thompson will lead the meet
ing. The Rev. E. Sutton Mace will
preach In the Westmoreland chapel
at 7:30 P. M., Mllwaukle and South
avenue.
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Dr. J. T. Abbett will preach this
morning at 11 o'clock at the Tuala
tin Methodist Episcopal church. Mu
sic will be furnished by the Wilson
ville trio, the Tualatin quartette and
the combined choirs of the Wilson
villa and Tualatin churches. The sac
ramental service will also be held in
connection with the morning service.
At noon a basket lunch will be served
and Dr. Abbett will preside at the
fourth quarterly conference, follow
ing the luncheon.
It Is expected that this will be the
largest attendance during the con
ference year.
Dr. R. N. Avlsea who is supplying
the pulpit at Centenary-Wilbur Meth
odist church until the session of the
Oregon conference delivered excellent
sermons to Iprge and appreciative
congregation's last Sunday. Dr. Avi
son's message Is scholarly and
thoughtful, combined with an evan
gelistic fervor that grips Ms hearers.
On Sunday morning at 11 o'clock
service he will preach on "Life A
Problem or a Faith?" and in the even
ing his subject will be "Keep Step
or Pay the Price." The chous choir
is giving great satisfaction in the
numbers it is rendering during She
evening services. The director, J. Mac
Millan Muir, has plans for an Inter
esting series of musical occasions.
Mrs. A. C. Perrin will sing a solo at
the morning service.
The various departments of the
church are making plans and entering
upon the work of the winter. The
boys' club, under the leadership of
Floyd M. Reeves, reports rapid prog
ress. The boys have the use of the
Washington high gymnasium for two
evenings each week and will play
basket ball, volleyball and other In
door gamea. The Wesley league Is
about to begin a special course of
study, "The Life and Teachings of
Jesus," and each department has very
definite plans and a definite aim to
be reached in its work.
A unique missionary service Is
planned for Sunday evening at 41:16,
when certain mission fields will be
represented by the young women and
others by the young men and at the
close a vote will be taken to determine
what field shall receive the contribu
tions of these local young people.
The Thoburn league Is preparing for
a social evening to be given soon for
all young people of high school age.
This Is rally day at Pilgrim Con
gregational church. Professor Harold
S. Tuttle of Forest Grove will preach
at 11 A. M. and at 7:30 P. M.
At 9:45 A. M. the Sunday school
will see and enjoy for the first time
the new cork floor that has just been
put in on the basement floor which
will be paid for by the school at a
cost of more than 8300. The public Is
cordially invited.
Young people's meeting at 6:30.
The First Spiritualist church, cor
ner of East Seventh and Hassalo
streets, is holding meetings every
Sunday at 3 and 8 P. M. A conference
meeting will be held in the afternoon.
Ira Taylor, pastor, is giving lectures
cn the "Philosophy of Spiritualism"
in the evening. The Busy Bee Social
club of the church will give a card
party in the parlors of the church
next Tuesday at 8:30 P. M.
Greek Church's Members
of Many Nationalities.
Buses to Re Sent Out to Gather fa
Children for Class Work.
ONE of the most cosmopolitan or
ganisations which has come to
the attention of the Portland federa
tion of churches Is the Greek Ortho
dox church at Bast Seventeenth and
Clinton streets. The minister of, this
church speaks five different lan
guages in conducting and carrying
on services of the. church. The Greek
Orthodox church ministers to a torn-
plex.and little known clement of Port
land's population. It Is the church
home of 1000 Greeks. 300 Russians.
200 Bulgarians. 150 Syrians. 60 Ar
menians, 60 Egyptians, 100 Rouman
ians, 300 Serbians and 100 Arabians.
The Greek Orthodox church holds
Sunday school on Sunday from 9 to
10 o'clock and" morning worship from
10 to 11. The church recently voted
to provide week-day religious instruc
tion for Its children, after school
hours If necessary, and has provided
for automobile buses to gather up
those children who are on the out
skirts of their community.
The minister ot this interesting
communion is Rev. Bartholomew A.
Karahales. D. D. Dr. Karahales is a
graduate of the University of Athens,
wheere he took his course in theol
ogy. He has recently been appointed
as the .representative of the bishop
of the Greek Orthodox church In
America, who resides in New York
city, to represent him as acting bishop
In the states of Oregon. Washington,
Idaho. Wyoming and Vancouver, B. C.
Mr. Karahales Is a firm believer in
American Ideals and preaches to his
congregations faith In Christ and loy
alty to America. Three hundred of the
Greeks have recently takan out their
first citizenship papers; many others
have received their final papers. They
are attending night schools and tech
nical schools In Portland to become
proficient in the American language.
Secret of Mental Power to
Be Discussed.
H. Edward Mills to Tell of Methods
of Mind Development.
H EDWARD MILLS will speak
Sunday evening before the Re
alisation league at 148 Thirteenth
street on "Constructive Psychology,"
showing how Edison, Hoover, Lloyd
George and Mary Roberts Rinehart
have developed their minds to the
place of enormous accomplishment.
At 11 A. M. at the Ann place Mr
Mills speaks on "Realise and Possesa."
. Services will be held at the Mystic
Church of Bethseda, located at 4n Al
der street, near Eleventh, at 8 o'clock
tonight when Dr. W. W. Aber will
give a discourse upon the subject "A
Vision of the Future" and followed by
messages. A special musical selection
will also be rendered during services
and a solo and duet given by request.
A message circle will be formed be
tween IP.li. and 7:30 P. M. prior to
services.
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The Volunteers of America 'at Mis
sion hall. 252 Oak street, hold serv
ices every evenirfg at 8 o'clock. All
are invited.
After Sunday night Louis K. Dick
son, evangelist will continue'his ser
mons in a hall which will be an
nounced at the tent Sunday night
His subject for tonight Is "The Star
tling Elijah Message, Sent to the
World Before the Coming of the Great
and Dreadful Day of the Lord." These
services are for the public and the
seats are free. Special musical pro
grammes have been arranged ty Prof.
L C. Colcord. who is directing the
music in the Dickson meetings.
The Society for Spreading the
Knowledge of True Prayer, as organ
ized by Mr. Rawson, meets In its new
rooms at 333 Chamber of Commerce
Monday evening at 8 o'clock. All in
terested persons invited.
"God's Loving Revelations Through
the Angel World" will be the lecture
topic at 441 East Twelfth street cor
ner Sherman, at the Independent Bi
ble Spiritualistic society and church
tonight at 8 o'clock. On Tuesday
night at 8 o'clock the mystto success
class meets for the divine healing
aemonstrattons and on Thursday
night at 8 o'clock a meeting Is held
for messages of comfort through in
spirational medlumship by the Rev.
Mrs. J. C. Schorl and Mrs. Lena Rey
nolds of Beloit Wis.
Sarvioes for the deaf will be held
this afternoon at 2:30 In Trinity Lu
theran church, corner Ivy street and
Rodney avenue. Rev. Mr. Beyer will
preach on "The Three Characteristics
of Faith." All who are deaf are most
cordially invited to attend.
The First Spiritual Science church,
of which Rev. Max Hoffman Is pas
tor, will hold services today at 5 and
8 P. M. In Allsky hall, Third and Mor
rison streets. Mrs. L. E. Philips and
Emma Lister will give lectures. The
evening subject will be "The Frulta of
the Spirit."
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The Sunday school of the Clay
Street Evangelical church will com
mence at 9:30 with K. J. Keller, su
perintendent. In the chair. At 10:45
the pastor, Jacob Stocker, will preach
a sermon on "The Purpose of the
Atonement" In connection with the
services of the day the congregation
will commemorate the Lord's supper.
The Young People's Alliance meets at
7 o'clock, followed by the evening
service, when the pastor will address
the congregation on the subject "Is
Your Faith the Kind to Control Your
Conduct?"
'Marching Orders" Will Be
Dr. Bowman's Subject
Missionary Snclery Hear Talk
on Work In Africa.
AT the First Presbyterian church,
corner Twelfth and Alder streets,
the pastor. Rev. Harold Leonard Cow
man, D.D., will preach at both serv
ices today. "Marching Orders" will be
the theme for his morning sermon and
"The Battle of the Stars" of the eve
ning. The choir will sing "Come Unto Me"
(Chaffin) and "My Mouth Shall Speak
the Praise of the Lord" (Demarest) in
the morning and "He Leadeth Us On"
(Hosmer) In the evening. The solo
"Sing Ye a Joyful Song" (Dvorak)
will be sung by Otto Wedemeyer at
the evening service.
Mr. Coursen will give the following
musical numbers preceding the eve
ning service: "March" rrom "Die Folk,
ungen" (Kretschmer) ; "First Andan
tlno in D Flat" (Lemare) and "Marche
"Marche Nuptlale" (Kerval).
The evening auxiliary of the Wo
man's Missionary society will meet on
Tuesday evening at 7:45 P. M.. in room
A of the church house. Miss Sarah
Case will give an Illustrated talk on
"Our Work In Africa." Miss Agnes
Symington will conduct the devotional
service. Miss Mary Wylie will sing,
accompanied by Miss Alice Johnson.
Miss Marie Rockwell will give a talk.
A cordial Invitation Is extended to all
the women of the congregation.
The Woman's association will have
an all-day meeting, on Tuesday, Sep
tember 27. There will be the usual
pot-luck luncheon at noon followed
by a business meeting and a program
In the afternoon. This Is the first
meeting after vacation and it Is hoped
that there will be a good attendance.
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The Warren vesper class of the
First Presbyterian church will assem
ble again In room E, October 2, to re
organize for the winter's work. This
class was called into existence four
years ago for the purpose of meeting
the requirements of young; men and
young women away from the family
circle. The method of work Is for
physical, social and spiritual advance
ment along all llneJl of achieving suc
cess in any chosen field of labor. This
class will meet at 4 o'clock for a song
service, followed by a musical pro
gramme rendered by an orchestra of
ten members. Visitors will be wel
come. Entrance 454 Alder street. The
class room is on the second floor.
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The Warren Bible class for young
women at the First Presbyterian
church will meet next Sunday to be
gin the class work after a three
months' vacation. The members are
for the most part engaged in the
business and professional activities.
Young women away from home will
find a committee ready to Introduce
them into a "Friendship Circle." Em
ployment is secured for those In need
of a position and the social life Is a
big feature of this work. Visitors will
be welcome at the opening day, Oc
tober 2. at 12 o'clock In room E of
the church house, entrance 454 Alder
street.
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Dr. Harold L. Bowman, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church, will bo
the speaker at the men's resort meet
ing at 4 P. M. today. John Ininir will
lead the singing and there will be spe
cial music by the men's resort orches
tra. Rally day will be observed today
In the Central Presbyterian church
Dr. Nugent will occupy his pulpit at
both services, preaching In the morn
ing on "Such a Time as This" and In
thi evening on "Prayers That Compel
Answer." a sequel to the sermon of
last Sunday evening.
At a Joint session of all departments
of the Sunday school in the auditor
ium at 9:45 A. M. a playlet, "A Rally
Day That Came Back." written by
Mrs. Nugent, will be enacted by two
adults and six children. The orches
tra and singing Is under the direction
of Mr. Robert Louis Barron.
The first social tea of the season
of the Woman's society will be held
on Wednesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. K. D. Rood. 615 East Main
street. Mrs. Rood will he assisted In
entertaining by Mrs. Elinor Davis.
Mrs. J. W. Deifell, Mrs. G. W. Dixon,
Mrs. J. J. Doyle. Mrs. E. F. Duffy,
Mrs. George P. Edwards. Mrs. A. I
Enos, Mrs. E. M. Everard. Mrs. K. !.
Forrester. Mrs. J. R. Foster, Mrs.
Mary M. Fuller. Mrs. S. P. Garrlgues.
Mrs. O. F.' Gulllckson and Mrs. Charles
A. Gibson.
At the close of the mid-week service
on Thursday evening there will be
an Important meeting of the session
to adopt plans for the fall work.
The semi-annual business meeting
and election of officers of the senior
Christian Endea-vor society will be
held at the church on Friday evening.
Fun night for the Sunday school
was observed on Friday evening, with
moving pictures and other numbers
that made the occasion very delight
ful. These monthly gatherings were
very happy occasions last year and
will be continued this year also.
The Rev. Henry White of the MI1-lard-avenue
Presbyterian church
preaches on the subject, "Christian
Fellowship as Expressed In the Lord's
Supper." at 11 o'clock. The sacra
ment of the Lord's supper will be ob
served at this service. The Chris
tian Endeavor society meets at 6:30.
The theme of the evening discourse
is "Prayer; Its Necessity and Power."
Mr. White is giving a course of
study In the life of Christ at the
Wednesday evening prayer service.
Kenllworth Presbyterian church is
putting on an intensive "get ac
quainted" campaign of visitation and
community gatherings. Plans are
not yet completed, but a competent
leader has begun the organization
for the work and the Ladies' league
Is planning the meetings. This com
munity is showing new Interest in
its home church.
The puplt of the Mizpah Presby
terian church, corner East Nineteenth
and Division streets, will be occupied
by the pastor. Rev. D. A. Thompson,
at both morning and evening servioes.
His theme for the morning hour at
11 Is "Enduring Foundations." This
Is the closing sermon in a series of 15
sermons Rev. Mr. Thompson has been
preaching on the "Sermon on the
Mount The Christian's Magna
Charta." The themo for the evening
service at 7:45 will be "Far or Near."
The high school chorus will sing at
the evening service.
The Christian Endeavor meeting at
6:45 will be led by Miss Jean Graham.
The topic is "Missionary Results In
South America."
The- weekly prayer meeting will
be held at 8 o'clock, Thursday eve
ning. The Christian Endeavor society met
at the homo of II. U. Welch for the
election of officers' and the Initial
social of the year.
The autumn communion service
will be observed on next Sabbath,
October 2. Members will be received
Into the communion ot the church at
that time.
Westminster rresbyteran church
will give over Its evening service ta
ttle Whitney Boys' chorus. As they
are to sing at the state fair the fol.
lowing week they have been making
special preparation. The entire serv
ice, Including the dovotionals, will
be conducted by members of the
chorus.
Dr. E. II. Pence will preach In the
morning on the theme "Just Grati
tude." Just preceding the regular
ermon will be a talk to the children
on "The Ox and Its Yoke."
Professor J. Hutchison announces
the music for the morning ss follows:
Anthem, "Thou, Lord, In the Begin
ning Hast Laid the Foundation of the
Earth." Psalm ell. Revelation 21
(John Stalner); offertory. "Andante
In A" (Henry Smart); quartet, "To
Him That Overcometh." from "The
Rose of Sharon (A. C. Mackenzie).
The Women's association hnd Its
first regular meeting or the fall last
Monday and many wero present to
enjoy the luncheon, which was In
charge of Mrs. Andrew Porter. AH
the activities of the orgalzallon are
now at work, hoping for a good sea
son. Already five classes for mission
study have been organized by Mrs.
George Flohtner.
The Bible school in now completely
orKaniited anil graded In Its various
departments. Sessions open at 12:10.
Rev. J. Francis Morgan of ried
mont Trenbyterlan church plans for
his Sunday morning sermon "Profit
and Loss" and for the evening ,
"Amaslng Faith."
Thursday evening prayer service
will meet at 8 o'clock and will dls
cum the theme "Loyalty to the
Church."
Tuesday nluht the executive com
mittee of tho Christian Endeavor met
and planned an aggressive campaign
for the wlntor. Among their goals
are new hymn books and a piano for
the church parlors.
The Johanna circle has already
pledged J'iti toward tho purchase of
this piano and will give an occasional
candy sale to raise tho money. One
of these sales was held yesterday st
the Grocctarla on Killlngsworlh and
Alblna avenues.
The Gleaners will meet for their
first fall meeting Friday evening st
the manse.
Mrs. A. Gavin and Miss Clara
Blanch have been added to tho teach
ing corps of tho primary department.
Christian Scientists to Dis
cuss Reality.
Public Invited to Inspect needing
Itooms.
KALITY" is the subject of lee-
t'hrlht. Scientist, today. Morning serv
ices an hi-ld In all Christian Science
churriica u4 11 o'clock. Sunday eve
ning service la held ! all'ehurches at
I o'ciocl; except Flh and Seventh
churches. Wednesday evening meet
Inad will he held at 8 o'clock In all
cliurchK. testimonies of Christian Sci
ence healings comprising a part of
these mcutiiigs.
Sunday school for pupils up to the
see or 20 will be held at 9:45 and 11
o'clock In all churches exrept Third
and Seventh, which hold their sessions
at S::iO anil 11 o'clock.
Reading rooms are ma-ln'talned In
the down-town districts at 1133 North
western Hank building Hnd 33 North
Third street, where the Bihlo and all
authorized Christian Science litera
ture may hn read or purchased. The
public 's cordially Invited to attend
the church services and ne the read
ing rooms.
The churches are located as follows:
Klrat Ninetoentn snd Kvertt streets,
second Keal Sixth struct and ltolladar
sv,niie.
Thiid Kant Twelflh snd Salmon etreetn.
Fourth Vancouver avenue and Kninreon
street.
Fifth Sluy-second street and Forty
second avenue SnutheaM.
Huth Pythian temple.
Seventh 4l3 Smith avenue.
United Brethren Pastors to
Stay in Portland.
Philomath Conference Make No
Changes) Tuples Announced.
ALL four United Brethren pastors
of Portland were returned to
their respective chari;-M ly their con
ferences which met t Philomath,, Or,
last week.
Dr. Clark, who Is beginning his
fourth year at First church. Fifteenth
and East Morrison streets, will speak
Sunday morning on the theme "Hin
drances In the Work of the Lord." His
evening topic will be "The Fruitless
Quest."
At Second church, Twenty-sovonth
and Sumner streets. Rev. Ira llawley.
who also begins his fourth year, will
speak on "What They Heard Pricked
Their Hearts." In the evening lie will
speak on "Simon Thought He Could
Buy It."
Kev. K. O. Shepherd, who Is the
eldest in service of a Portland I'nueil
Brethren charge, will occupy Iiih pul
pit both morning and evening at
Third United Brethren church. Sixty
seventh street and Thirty-second ave
nue Southeast.
Rev. Leila Luckey begins her second
year at Fourth church, Tremont sta
tion, and will preach both morning
and evening, Sunday.
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CONSCIENCE MONEY S.EIMT
Mother Travels Willi Child for
Whom She Paid Xo Fare.
NEW YORK. A conscience-strick-,
en mother who, In 1916, traveled from
New York to Chicago with a child beJ
tween 5 and 12 years old for whoni)
she paid no fare, has Just sent
money order for 99.55 to J. F. Shinnf
general passenger agent of the Sri4
rauroaa nere.
Desiring to clear her mind of "th.
wrongful act." the woman told he!
pastor, the Ktv. W. S. Hichcock oj
Negaunee. Mich.,' and asked him t
ascertain the amount due the railroad
w.th interest. This was done and th4
amount was forwarded and acknowl
edged by W. J. Moody, treasurer 03
the company.