TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND. NOYEJITiER 20, 1921
CHURCHES WILL HOLD SPECIAL SERVICES ON THANKSGIVING DAY
Some Denominations Plan Union Meetings Hopes for Cessation of Wars, Renewed by Disarmament Conference, to Give Special Significance to Day Pastors to Discuss World Peace.
SPECIAL Thanksgiving services
will be held in many Portland
churches Thursday. Soma denom
ination! are planning union services.
It ia expected that all the churnhea
will be crowded, since Thankssrlvlng
has a significance this year U has (
not had since the world war enaea.
The hopes for the cessation of wars,
which the disarmament conference
has renewed, will make this Thanks
giving day noteworthy. Many pas- ,
tcra will use the general theme or
vorld peace as the subject of their
sermons. Prayers for permanent
peace throughout the world will be
offered in practically all of the
churches.
Organists and choir leaders nave
been practicing for some time in prep
aration for the special musical pro
grammes which they will present at
the Thanksgiving services. Many
elaborate programmes have been ar
ranged. .
Services at some of the churches
will be at 10:30 o'clock, with the
musical programmes preceding the
pedal services. Ohurcbes which do
not hold Thanksgiving services are
invited to meet with the congrega
tion which are observing the day.
Th United Brethren Mlnlsterlum
f Portland met Wednesday in the
parlors of First church, corner East
Fifteenth and Morrison streets.
Twelve ministers were present. The
annual election of officers was held,
resulting as follows: President, Rev.
Ira Hawley; vice-president. Rev. E. O.
Shepherd; secretary-treasurer, Rev.
F. W. Pontius.
Four new members were received.
Eishop William H. Washinger of Port
land spoke on "Notable Victories in
the Pacific District." Plans were laid
for a union Thanksgiving service of
the four United Brethren churches of
ihe city to be held in Portland First
church at 10:30 A. M. Thanksgiving
morning. Rev. L. Luckey will deliver
the sermon.
Committees which have been named
to make arrangements for the general
convention of the church have been
asked by Bishop Walter Taylor Sum
rer to be present Tuesday for a din
ner at the chamber of commerce at 6.
The guest of honor will be the Rt.
r.ev. Herman Page, bishop of Spo
kane. Dr. Page is the chief officer
of the province of the Paclf lo and one
of the church's leaders in the west.
Among the speakers expected are
Dean Vincent, general chairman, and
other outstanding churchmen. Spe
cial stress will be laid on the help
that will be given the 1825 fair by
this convention. The thoueands of vis
itors will go back to their home towns
to tell of the glories of Oregon and
bid their fellow citizens come west
in 1925.
' The Bible conference conducted by -the
Moody Bible institute in the First
Baptist church and the Sunnyslde
Congregational church has reached
the end of the second week. Dr. A. B.
Winchester and Dr. L. S. Chafer have
been speaking to keenly interested
audiences and many expressions of ap
preciation have been heard from the
people. Beginning Monday at 3 P. M.
and 7:45 P. M. Dr. Winchester will
be heard In the Sunnyside Congrega
tional and Dr. Chafer in the First
Baptist church. Sunday afternoon at
3 o'clock Dr. Winchester will speak
at the Sunnyslde Cangregatlonal
church and Dr. Chafer will be in the
First Baptist church at the same
time,
"Alice , in Hungeriand." the. motion
picture film showing the work of
the near east relief, will be shown
during the week as follows: Novem
ber 21, Beaverton public school; Tues
day, November 22, Y. M. C. A., at
j 2:15, at the Richmond school at 2:30
P. M., and the Kenilworth Presby
terian church at 7:45 P. M.; Wednes
day. November 23, at Central Free
Methodist church. East Fifty-fifth
and Flanders, 7:45 P. M.; Friday. No
vember 25, Arbor Lodge Presbyterian
church, 7:45 P. M.
J. J. Handsaker, state director, has
cent an appeal to all the churches
of the state asking them to Join in
the "Justice to Armenia" petitions
and at the same time to make Hum
eral Thanksgiving offerings for the
war sufferers in the near east.
Today is Laymen's league Sunday
throughout all the Unitarian churches
of the country. The day will be ap
propriately observed at the Church of
Our Father (Unitarian), comer
Broadway and Yamhill street. The
entire service will be in charge of the
local chapter of the league. The
Young People's Fraternity will meet
at 6:30 P. M., at which time Mr. Eliot
will lecture on "Bible Backgrounds."
On Thanksgiving day, November 24.
the congregation of the Church of
Our Father will unite for Thanks
giving service with the congregation
of Temple Beth Israel in Temple Beth
Israel. ,
Dr. A. B. Winchester to
Speak at White Temple.
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"Cod Glorified In a Holy Church"
Is Subject This Morning.
AT THE First Baptist church
(White'Temple) today Dr. A. B.
Winchester of Toronto, Canada, will
strain occupy the pulpit and It is
hoped that as many as possible will
try to attend all three of the ser
vices. The subjects are: morning, 11
o'clock, "God Glorified in a Holy
Church"; afternoon. 3 o'clock, "The
Resurrection and Transformation of
the Body"; and evening, 7:45 o'clock,
"Things Which Cannot Be Shaken."
Sunday school is at 9:45 A. M.
Meeting for young people is at 6:30
P. M. A fine Thanksgiving service
has been arranged. Everybody is
welcome to all of the services of the
church.
At the Glencoe Baptist church. East
Forty-fifth and Main streets. The
pastor. Rev. W. B. Stewart, will speak
this morning at 11 o'clock on "Hai
God Anything to Do With Men and
Nations?" The. pastor will speak
again in the evening at 7:30 o'clock.
The topic will be "What Is a Chris
tian?' At the evening services special
music will be rendered by the male
' quartet.
In the East Side Baptist church the
associate pastor. Rev. Daniel Bryant,
will preach both morning and eve
ning. This morning at 11 o'clock Rev.
Jlr. Bryant will preach from the sub
ject. "The Place of the Washington
Conference m 'This Gospel of the
Kingdom Shall Be Preached Unto All
Nations.' " This evening at 7:30 there
will be a special musical programme,
with choir and orchestra. Rev. Mr.
Bryant's theme tonight will be "Help
ing a Dying Man Find Jesus."
. The pastor. Dr. Hindoo, is In Cali
fornia, where he Is addressing several
conferences. He will return this
week and will occupy his pulpit next
Sunday.
In the Baptist Young People's union
meeting at 6:30 o'clock, Mrs. W. E
Wright will give the third in a series
of talks to the young people. The
subject tonight is "Am I Really a
Sinner?"
Friday evening there will be
Thanksgiving social in this church, to
which all the church and congrega
tion are invited.
The Sellwood Baptist church Is fast
outgrowing its building and appar
ently the addition which was talked
ot Borne weeks ago will have to be
come a reality before long in order
to accommodate the crowds which
have recently been attending the
various meetings of the church. At
the morning service last Sunday the
bouse was filled and a still larger
crowd In the evening made it difficult
to find seats for all. Three persons
came forward at each service and
were accepted' for baptism. Of these
six, four were grown and three of
these past middle life.
Every department of the church has
fchown signs of life since the coming
of Rev. Chester & Tunnell from Po
catello, Idaho, as pastor a few weeks
ago. The attendance at Sunday school
last Sunday broke all records for a
number of years and was one of the
largest In the history of the church.
A membership contest is in prog
ress in the Baptist Young People's
vnlon and is about half completed. Al
ready the. results have exceeded all
expectations and the attendance at
the young people's meetings has been
more than doubled. Sixty wers pres
ent at the meeting last Sunday.
A junior chorus choir which was
organized last week among the boys
and girls with about 25 members,
made its initial appearance Sunday
evening and was heartily applauded
by the audience. This chorus Is ex
pected to number 50 In the near fu
ture, and will render special music
each Sunday evening. Th-e senior
choir of trained voices also Is In
charge of the music at both services.
The subject ! of the sermon this
morning will be "Gratitude, the Queen
of Virtues." ana lr the evening, "God's
Message to the World."
John Due of New York will oc
cupy the pulpit of the First Divine
Science church, US East Clay street,
near East Twenty-fifth street, this
morning at 11 o'clock. The theme
will be "Spiritual Healing." Rev.
T. M. Minard, the pastor, will read
the scripture lesson. For this serv
ice Francis Rlchter will play for the
prelude "Overture to Tannhauser" by
Wagner.
This evening from 7:30 to 8:30 Rev.
William F. Reecs will give a dis
course on "How to Be Happy, Though
Miserable."
Tuesday evening In the church
building the women of the church
society will give their annual holiday
fair. This year it will be in the form
of a "harvest social." Suitable arti
cles for gifts, homemade jams, Jellies,
pies and cakes will be on sale.
Thanksgiving morning at 11 o'clock
there will be a union meeting of the
different centers. Mr. Richter, the
organist, has arranged special music
for this union service. The public is
cordially invited to all theee services.
Rev. Mr. Brinkman to Preach
at St. James' Lutheran.
Vested Choir Will Slag Sundsy
School Now in Its New Quarters.
THIS morning at 11 o'clock and at
7:45 P. M. Rev. William E. Brink
man will preach at the St. James
English Lutheran church. The vested
choir will sing. The Sunday school
has moved to Its new quarters in the
remodeled hall of the church: where
the sessions each Sunday ar6 held.
There are classes formed from both
young and old, t? w!irh every one
Is cordially Invited. The pastor will
welcome every one lnio the Sunday
Bible class for th6 adults.
The Lutheran League society will
hold its devotional meeting in the
church clubrooms urUtr the leader
ship of Olive Abrahamon. Follow
ing up the plan of the league in hav
ing each meeting of a different va
riety, this one will he known and
conducted as a "telephone meeting."
The topic will be "The Fullnt-ss of
Time." This subject is of an histori
cal nature and should be well adapted
for discussion.
The Luther league is taking an
active part In the work of the Hiurch
and the society is s'eadily growing.
Any visitors In th-j city are wel
come to the meeting, which begins
at 6:43 P. M., and all members are
urged to be present.
Special Thanksgiving day services
will be conducted In St. James Lu
theran church at 10:30 A. M.
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran
church, corner of Peninsular avenue
and Kllpatrick street, will celebrate
Its thirtieth anniversary today. The
congregation was organized Novem
ber 18, 1891, In a half-finished house
of the then densely wooded Peninsula
district. Rev. C. Buechler was the
pastor for 20 years. Tne festival ser
mon for the morning service at 10:45
o'clock will be preaehfd In German
by Rev. A. Kriuse. who Is acquainted
with the congregation since its be
ginning. An Interesting history will
be read. Letters have been sent to
all the old-timers inviting them to
attend. The evening service at 7:30
o'clock will be In the nature o a re
union of all those confirmed in St.
John's church. The pastor. Pev. L.
Ludwlg, will speak on the theme, "If
Ye Continue In My Word. Then Are
Ye My Disciples Indeed " The Luther
league Will meet at 6.30 o clock and
listen to speeches of some -of those
who were members 20 years ago. St.
John's congregation has Just acquired
a new building site, located on the
northeast corner of Lombard and
Burrage streets.
At St. Paul's Lutheran church. East
Twelfth and Clinton streets, Rev. C
Schreiner will officiate at 10:30 A. M.
for the pastor. Rev. A. Krause, who
will preach the 30th innlversary ser
mon in St. John's Lutheran ennrch.
Peninsular avenue and Kllpatrick
street, but will be bark for thj Bible
study and the devotional service at 5
P. M. The pastor's subject for the
English sermon at 7:20 P. M. will be
"The Assembly Bofore the Thrf.ne of
God," as to "who they are, how they
came there and what blessedness they
enjoy." Special mu'.n prepared by
the choir. The Sunday school meets
at 9:30 A. M. Tuesday and Friday at
4 and 5 P. M. The confirmation
classes meet !n th be.sement and the
choir rehearses Friday at 8 P M. in
the church.
A special pre-advent service will be
observed in Our Savior's Lutheran
church at the morning service. Fol
lowing the sermon the Lord's supper
will be celebrated. Tn entire serv
ice will be In English. "Chr'st and
the Passing Church Yf ar" wi!! be the
sermon theme chosen by Rev. M. A.
Chrlstensen.
Luther league meets at 7:30 o'clock.
John Bakke of North Pacific Dental
college will lead.
Rt. Rev. L. C. Foss, president of
the Pacific district of the Norwegian
Lutheran church, will preach the
Thanksgiving sermon :n Our Savior's
Lutheran church at 11 o'clock.
Roslcrucian Fellowship now meets
in the story-hour room of the public
library Sundays at 6:45 P. M. Studies
In the "Cosmoconception" are being
taken up at present. AH are welcome.
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The Spokane-avenue Preshytertnu'enureli will ercet n mtm building of the bsualew tyne soon,
church wlU he known as the Moreland Community church. Rev. W. S. McCullsgh Is the ssstor.
Dr. Bowman to Preach at
Both Services Today.
"Sincerity In Worship" Chosen for
Theme This Morning.
REV. HAROLD LEONARD BOW
MAN, pastor of the First Presby
terian church, will preach t both
services today. The theme of the
morning secmon Is "Sincerity in Wor
ship: the Second Commandment." This
sermon is the second In a seWes on
the ten commandments. The sermon
at night will be on '"Opportunists In
an Ethical World."
The music to be given is as fol
lows: Horning.
Preluse. "Song Without Words" Cover
leyl; anthems, "Ths Cros of Calvary;
(Joined): "1 Will Ltft
(Gslbraitb) ; postluda, "AndanUno" (Schu
mann). Evening.
Prelude. "Andante From Sonata, Op.
28" (Beethoven); "Funeral March ana
Brrsphlc Song" (Gullmant)i P,th
"Silently th Evenins Shadows' (Hoteb
kl: offertory solo, "Zlon Is Captive
(Parker), by Mr. Wedemeyer; poatlude,
"Alia Marcla" (Schumann).
Tuesday night the annual praise
service of the evening auxiliary to
the Woman's Missionary society will
be held in room A of the church
house, with Mrs. H. L. Bowman as
leader. An address will be given by
Mrs. Charles W. Williams, secretary
for the north Pacific district. Mrs.
Blanche Williams Segersten will sing.
Miss Oril Henthorne will lead n the
devotional service. A social hour win
follow. The women of the congrega
tion are cordially jnvneu m
. - i,.k mill hiva a. Scotch
programme at their regular meeting
Tuesday nigm. - jr
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Bowman, and the music will be ap
propriate Scotch songs.
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an all-day meeting Tuesday. There
will be a business meeuns
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cramme. Luncheon will be served) in
the dining room at
T . i ; .. !,,n,iav inH continuing
for the next four Sundays at 4 P. M.
Dr. Bowman win ieao a sruup
high school students of the January
1922 class who are planning to enter
college. This is to be a study in
Christian fundamentals.
Thursday morning at 10:30 o clock
a Thanksgiving service will be held
In the church auditorium. Dr. Bow
man will preach ,and there will be
special music by the choir.
The two large Bible classes known
as the Warren Bible class and the
Warren vesper class of the First
Presbyterian church are offering to
young men and young women advan
tages both physical and spiritual. A
movement to initiate some new social
features will be presented and acted
upon today. The vesper orchestra,
assisted by a newly-formed quai-tet.
will render a specially arranged mu
sical programme. -The personnel of
the orchestra is as follows: Miss Ger
trude Hoeber, director; violins. Miss
Edith Turner, Miss Agnes Zook, Miss
Frances Case and Miss Vivian Julian;
c'arinets, Paul Mahoney and Carl
Streed: flute, Donald Goetz; cornets.
Miss Harriet Baughroan and W. "L.
Kerr; cello, Roy Hurd; bass. Miss
Catherine Palmer; pianists. Miss Lucy
Case and Mrs. Beatrice Stollev.
The quartet members are: Miss
Winifred Laird, soprano; Miss Billie
Fenlmore, co'ntralto; Charles Guyer,
tenor, and T. W. Zimmerman, bari
tone. Visitors are cordially invited
to take part in the song service be
ginning at 4 o'clock in room E,
Mrs. C. W. Williams, new district
secretary of foreign missions for the
northwest, latelyof Minneapolis, will
address the annual thank offering and
praise meeting of the Mount Tabor
Presbyterian church tonight at 7:30
o'clock. Mrs. Williams is a fluent
cpeaker and has an Important mes
sage. Dr. Ralph McAfee, secretary of the
Portland council of churches, will
occupy the pulpit at 11 A. M. in the
absence of the regular pastor. Dr.
McHenry.
Westminster Presbyterian church
will continue to consider the thought
of peace. Dr. Pence preaches this
morning on "A Peace Which Sur
passes Our Dreams." Preceding this
will be the sermonette to the children
on "Be Careful What You Say." The
night theme will be "The One Un
disapp'olnting Thing in Life."
The special music will be:
10:80 A. M., anthem. "O Clap Your
Hands, All Ye People" (John Stalner) : of
fertory, "Andante Rellgloao" (Alex Scria-
blne); baritone oio, j muu w
tw- M.nrielnnhn). 7:30 P. M., quartet,
"God Is a Spirit" (Sterndale Bennett): of
fertory. "Nocturne" (Peter Tchalkowskl) ;
contralto solo, "Abide With Me" (Harry
Rower Shelley).
Thursday morning this congrega
tlon will assemble for Thanksgiving,
which will be most fitting following
the events of the past week. There
will be special music by the choir and
a sermon by the pastor.
A week from tonight the choir, un
der the direction of Professor Hutcn
ison. will give a special musical serv
ice, taking practically the entire wor
rhin hour. It is planned to have such
services center around some great
religious theme which has been in
terpreted in music by the great mas
tprs.
The Won an s association has sent
Its box of gifts to its foreign repre
sentative. Mrs. Neal of Efulen, West
Africa. The gifts consisted mostly of
drugs and gifts for the children of
the Neal family. It is difficult for
missionaries to obtain sufficient drugs
lor urgent needs.
The Bible school also has sent gifts
to each of the four missionaries they
help to support. They are: Rev. Jesee
S. Smith of Tattal, Chile; A. A. Bul
lock. Pekin, China; Rev. Henri Fer
ger, Dehra Dun, India, and Rev, J. G.
Holdcroft, Chosen, Corea.
Dr. Walter Henry Nugent of the
Central Presbyterian church will oc
cupy his pulpit this morning, preach
ing on the subject. "A God Who Is
Always Beforehand." Rev. J. Franklin
Babb of Haverhill, Mass., will give the
address. His subject is "The Soloist
and the Accompanist" Rev. Mr. Babb,
a friend of Dr. Nugent, is touring the
west rfor tne imson-vmiio b'
He addressed the Rotary club last
week.
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"Praise the Lord." by Randegger. and
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Tonight the anthem number 's "Praise
Ye the Father," by Gounod, and a solo
by Mrs. n. i. Bumpuon.
A . - u..i h ,tt,ni1il mn.tlnff of
the Men's club of the Central Pres
byterian churcn, following an auoreu
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L, J l-1 1 . D1BBUU UA i . m V. .w..bw,
voted unanimously to send letters of
appreciation to President Harding and
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and approving the American pro
gramme DUU111111CU LU 1 1 0
ence now in session at yunigi
and telling them that it is the opinion
of the club and that they have voiced
the sentiments of the American peo
ple.
The monthly fun night In connec
tion with the Sunday school will be
held Friday. These monthly occa
sions have proved of great interest
not only to the boys and girls, but
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On account ofthis being Thanks
giving week, there will be no circle
meetings. Dr. Nugent lectured before
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Congregational church at Hood River
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Central church will worship Thanks
giving morning at 10:30 o'clock with
the First Presbyterian church.
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"The Attainment of True Wealth
will be the theme of Rev. Donald
MacCluer's sermon at Rose City Park
Presbyterian church this morning.
The night service will consist mainly
c f,a special programme of Thanksgiv
ing music by the quartet. Thanksgiv
ing day this church will Join witn
Rose City Park Methodist Episcopal
church and Unity Presbyterian church
in a special Thanksgiving service to
be held at the Rose City Park Meth
odist Episcopal church at 10:30 A. M.
Rev. Mr. MacCluer will be the speak
er. Last Monday night the social
room of the church was filled to
capacity when fathers and sons ban
queted together and enjoyed a de
lightful programme and social hour.
The pulpit of the Mizpah Presby
terian church will be occupied this
morning at 11 o'clock by the pastor.
Rev. D. A. Thompson, who will preach
upon the theme, "Thankful for Light
Ahead." There will be special Thanks
giving music by the choir, led by
Miss Nina Walker. The Sunday school
sermon at the church hour is followed
by the Junior Society of Christian En
deavor in the intermediate room. The
subject' of the sermon is the third
clause in the Lord's prayer.
Tonight at 7:4o the speaker will be
Rev. A. H. Reinhard, for 17 years a
missionary in China. Rev. Mr. Rein
hard's father was at one time a well
known minister in this city. Rev. Mr.
Reinhard will also speak at the Chris
tian Endeavor meeting at 6:45. The
topic for the Endeavor service Is "The
Goodness of God." a Thanksgiving
theme. Virgil Praytor will lead the
meeting.
The Ladies' Aid society Is planning
the annual bazaar and dinner for the
afternoon and night of the first Fri
day of December. Fancy articles have
been made by the women of the
church during the summer and these
will be on sale.
Rev. Mr. Thompson's Bible class,
composed of high school students, met
at the home of Miss Helen Burbott,
674 East Sixteenth street, for a very
enjoyable social time Friday night.
Mrs. Thompson's class, composed of
young men and women In business
life, met at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ray L. Shue Tuesday night. .
The missionary pageant, "A Light
to Lighten the Gentiles." will be a
feature of the annual praise service of
the Women's Missionary society of
Hope Presbyterian church. East Seventy-eighth
and East Everett streets,
tonight at 7:30. The new pastor. Rev.
James A. Smith, will use for his
theme "Jesus, the Light of the World."
carrying on the lesson presented by
the pageant.
Assisting in the pageant are mem
bers of the Women's Missionary so
ciety of the Marshall-street Presby
terian church, where it will be given
next Sunday night, November 27.
Kenilworth Presbyterian church re
ceived eight new members the first
Sunday In the month.
At 11 o'clock this morning Rev. A.
H. Reinhard, a returned missionary
from China, will speak on conditions
n China. Rev. Mr. Grimes will de
liver the night sermon.
Rev. James Akin Smltn arrived in
the city this week to begin his work
as pastor of Hope Presbyterian
church. East Seventh and East Ever
ett streets. He will fill the pulpit
loth this morning and tonight. Rev.
Mr. Smith was called to the pastorate
cf this church about a month ago and
comes from La Grande, where he has
been pastor of the First Presbyterian
church for three years.
Milo G. Bentley, evangelist, will
.ead In song service and preach today
at 11 A. M. on "How to Make a Suc
cess of the Christian Life." Tonight
i.o will talk on "The Dance of Death,"
at Calvary Baptist church. East
Eighth and East Grant streets.
Tfca
President of Four-L Will
Deliver Sunday Address.
Professor Coleman to Oecupy First
Methodist Pulpit.
NORMAN F. COLEMAN, president
of the Loyal Legion of Loggers
and Lumbermen, will speak at the
First Methodist church this morning
at 10:30. Rev. E. T. Gruwell will
preach at the -7:30 evening service.
There will be special music at both
services, to which the general public
cordially is Invited.
The First Methodist church will
Join with the First Congregational
church In a union Thankegivlng serv
ice at ths First Congregational church
next Thursday morning at 11 o'clock.
The annual harvest festival and
county fair for the benefit of the
deaconess work, given by all the Ep
wortb leagues of the district, will be
held in the social rooms of First
church next Friday evening, from
7:30 to 11. Friends are invited.
At the Centenary-Wilbur Methodist
Episcopal church Dr. MacCaughey will
preach morning and evening. The
morning topic Is "The Prince," and
the evening, "Put Out That Fire."
The evening' service will be the
first of a series of four evangelistic
services put on under the auspices of
the Wesley and Thorburn Epworth
leagues In their "win my chum" cam
paign. The music will be especially
good and these cervices will be very
popular.
The forward movement programme
of Centenary-Wilbur Is under way.
The official board of the church has
decided to rebuild the organ and
decorate and remodel the Interior of
the church at once. The large build
ing adjoining the church, purchased
recently, will be converted Into a
community house and staff head
quarters, pending the erection ot the
social and educational unit, which is
on the building programme of the
church in the near future. The young
people of the church will hold open
house Sunday afternoons and week
day evenings in the community house
and a dental and medical clinic Is
under consideration.
The father-and-son dinner, which
was postponed on account of a full
calendar, will be held the night of
December 3. It Is going to be a big
affair. The sons will do the talking
and provide the programme.
At Woodlawn Methodist church the
subject of the morning will be "Is
the Fall of Man a Fact or Fiction?"
"Win-my-chum" week closes with a
message by the pastor, on "The
Prophet's Last Call to Harvesters."
A community Thanksgiving service
will be held the morning of that day,
from 10:30 to 11:30 o'clock.
Central Methodist Episcopal church
will have for its speaker at the morn
ing hour Mrs. May Caramineky Bliss,
national field worker of the Wom
an's Home ailssionary society. Mrs.
William Drennan is president of the
Woman's Home Missionary society
auxiliary, under whose auspices the
services will be held.
At 7:30 the pastor. Rev. Alexander
R. Maclean, will preach a gospel ser
mon. The large chorus choir, under
the direction of J. A. C. Oakes, will
give music at each of these hours
of worship. It also will furnish the
music for the union Thanksgiving
services.
Miss Marguerite E. Hewson, soon
to sail for the Philippine islands as
missionary, will speak at the Ep
worth league at 6:30.
Tuesday evening the Woman's For
eign Missionary society will be enter
tained at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
William Perkins, 217 Knott street. A
fine programme will be given. Mrs.
A. R. Maclean, who has just returned
from Wichita. Kan., from the annual
meeting of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary society, will speak. Mrs,
Maclean was one of the northwest
representatives on that programme.
At the Vancouver-Avenue Norwegian-Danish
Methodist church, Van
couver avenue and Skidmore street,
there will be service at 11 o'clock.
The text will be "All for Christ." The
girl quartet will sing. A special Eng
lish service will be in the evening.
The text will be "Gideon." Rev. Gustav
A. Straker will speak at'both cervices.
Thanksgiving day there will be
service at 11 o'clock. Baptism service
will be conducted before the speak
ing. The Sunnyslde Methodist choir,
under the leadership of P. A. Ten
Haaf, Is attracting the attention of
east side music lovers. Every Sun
day night the crowded church rings
with a stirring "song fest." which
lasts 20 minutes. Dr. Gallagher will
close his series of "Sermons on Dad."
and will speak tonight on "Dad's
God."
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Guy Fitch Phelps will speak at 11
o'clock at the Methodist church at
Sellwood, from "The Big Four." The
evening subject will be "The Greatest
Mother in the World." Mrs. H. A.
Goode, soloist, will sing at the eve
ning service, and Mr. Streyffler In the
morning.
Services at the Lincoln ' Methodiet
church, corner East Fifty-second and
Lincoln streets, will be at 11 A. M.,
communion; and at 7:30 P. M., "The
Broader Application of Applied Chris
tianity." Rev. W. N. Byars, the
pastor, officiates at both services.
At the Rose City Park Methodist
Episcopal church morning service Dr.
Thomas E. Elliott, vice-president of
Willamette university, will be the
speaker. Dr. Elliott has spent many
years in the Pacific northwest, is held
In high repute among Methodists as
a speaker and administrator, is a man
of balanced Judgment, keen Intellect
and warm sympathies and those priv
ileged to hear him are assured a
pleasant and profitable time.
In the evening the pastor.'Dr. C. W.J
Huett, will give the third in a series
of addresses on world problems and
conditions, the subject for the eve-1
ning being "China and Beyond."
A union Thanksgiving service will
be held in Central Methodist Episco
pal church. Fargo street and Van
couver avenue. Thursday morning at
10:30. Rev. R. Edwin Close, pastor
of the Third Baptist church, will de
liver the sermon. The congregations
of the Third Baptist, Forbes Presby
terian, Central Methodist Episcopal
and Second German Baptist churches
will participate In the meeting. A
cordial Invitation is extended to all
to attend the service.
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At SL Michael and All Angel's
(Episcopal), Rose City Park, during
the Advent season beginning Novem
ber 27. Rev. T. F. Bowen will preach
a series of sermons under the general
title "Sunday Mornings With the
Book of Revelation." The sermon
today will be introductory to the se
ries; topic "The Apocalyptlo Litera
ture of the Bible."
The women of the parish are mak
ing elaborate preparations for their
snnual bazaar which will be held on
December 6.
Thanksgiving day service will be
held at 10 o'clock.
The members of the Young People's
society, with a number of Invited
guests, enjoyed a party on Friday
evening at the home of Jack Foley,
president of the society.
Walter Macpherson, one of the field
secretaries of the brotherhood. Is
passing two weeks In Oregon. He
has been entertained at the Univer
sity club by Dr. H. C. Fixott and is
enchanted with the green distances
of Oregon. He hopes to return on
St. Andrew's eve for a great father-and-son
banquet at St. David's church.
At St. Michael and All Angels'
church tonight at 7 o'clock Miss Mul
heron will address the Young People's
society on the Influence of books. She
will tell of the way In which boys
and girls pass through the magle
doors of the library' and find treas
ure passing that of All Baba.
By special Invitation John W. Lrth,
aby, financial secretary, will conduct
two-day conferences at Emmanuel
church and give an Illustrated travel
talk on South America to the high
school. It also is planned to have
him address the Chamber of Com
merce on "Foreign Markets for Ore
gon Goods" and to boost for the Ore
gon fair of 1925.
United Brethren Churches
to Have Union Service.
Event of Four Congregations Will
Be Thursday Morning at 10i30
o'clock.
THE four United Brethren churches
of Portland will hold union
Thanksgiving services 'at First
church. East Fifteenth and Morrison
streets, Thursday morning at 10:30
o'clock. ; -' . "
The stately Thanksgiving and na
tional hymns will be sung . by' 'a
massed union choir led by Professor
W. H. Moore. The impreBelve ritual
istic service also will be used, and
there will be special music by a
quartet.
Kev. Miss Leila Luckey. pastor of
Fourth church, will preach the ser
mon. The services will be attended
by the congregations of all four
churches, their pastors, local preach
ers of the denomination. Including
the resident bishop and state super
intendent. From 1 to 3 P. M. the
Ladies' Industrial circle of First
church will serve Turkey dinner to
all who desire It in the dining room.
Many families are planning to unite
for their Thanksgiving dinner here.
Telephone reservations for turkey to
Mrs. G. E. McDonald. East 311.
At the First United Brethren
church, East Fifteenth and Morrison
streets. Dr. Byron J. Clark will speak
at 11 A. M. on "That Boy and His
Dad." Boys will be ushers at the
morning service. Everyone Is asked
to fcrrng his father for both Sunday
school and church, and the father Is
asked to bring or accompany his boy
and sit with him during the sermon.
At 7:45 P. M. Dr. Clark will speak
on "A Modern Prodigal." The music
in this church is furnished by a
chorus choir under the direction of
Professor Moore. The Instruction In
the chorus is free- and open to all
who apply and meet for rehearsal.
At Second United Brethren church.
East Twenty-seventh and Sumner
streets. Rev. I. V. Hawley. the pastor,
will speak at 11 A. M. on "God's
Lordship In the World." In the eve
ning the services will be in charge
of the Wlllard council of the W. C.
T. U.. and the address will be given
by Mrs. Mary L. Mallet, state presi
dent. There will be special music at
both services.
At Third United Brethren church.
Sixty-seventh street and Thirty-second
avenue Southeast. Rev. E. O.
Shepherd, the pastor, will speak at
11 A. M. on "God's Rich Bounties."
and in the evening on "God's Superior
Claim."
At Fourth United Brethren church,
Tremont station. Rev. Miss Leila
Luckey, the pastor, will vpeak both
morning and evening.
Rev. Mr. Griff is Will Preach
Sermon on Thanksgiving.
Services at First Christian Church
to Be Seasonal.
THE services today for both morn
ing and evening at the First
Christian church will be appropriate
to the Thanksgiving season. In the
morning worship at 11 o'clock the
pastor, Rev. Harold II. Griffls. will
speak on the theme, "Thanksgiving,
or the Duty of Optimism." The music
for the morning hour will include
the duet. "Jesus, the Very Thought
of Thee" (Brewer), by Mrs. Mary
Adel Vann and Mrs. Arah Rae, and
the baritone selection, "He Maketh
Wars to Cease" (Scott), by Mr. W. J.
Patterson. .
This evening at 7:45 the pastor will
discuss from a strictly biblical stand
point the essential elements of the
Christian profession, jndeavorlng to
answer the question, "How Do You
Know a Christian?"
Thursday morning at 10.30 the
Christian churches of Portland will
hold a union Thanksgiving service
at the First Christian church, corner
of Park and Columbia streets. For
1 . . .. V. d n nntiirrPl'lllidtH
1 1 V f 1 I I yt-io - -
have united at Thanksgiving, the ser.
j mon each time being delivered by
I one of the disciple preachers of the
city. This year Rev. Norman John
I son. pastor of the East Side Chris
tian church, will preach the sermoa
and the quartet choir of the First
church will furnish the music.
At the KernPark Christian church,
Forty-sixth avenue and Sixty-ninth
street, the services today will be In
recognition of the fiftieth anniver
sary of the public ministry of Dr. J.
F." Ghormley, who will speak at 11
A. M. on the theme. "Will the Old
Book Stand?" At 7:30 P. M. his topic
will be. "The Message of the Book."
At the evening hour Miss Helen
Woodward will give a piano solo, and
Miss Bessie will give a planolog with
Miss Helen -Woodward accompanist.
This also being Thanksgiving Sun
day, well prepared musical pro
grammes in keeping with the season
will be given at both services, under
the direction of Mrs. May Vail Bill
Ingsley, with Mrs. H. E. Hall accom
panist At the New Christian church
(Swedenborglan) Rev. William R.
Recce will speak today on "The Ideal
Commonwealth." This will be a
Thanksgiving day subject There will
be special vocal and instrumental
music 1
Dr. McEIveen to Speak on
Arms Conference.
"Race Prejudice and Disarmament'
Is to Bo Toplo This Horning.
AN IMPORTANT phase of the work
of the Washington disarmament
conference Is Dr. W, T, McEIveen's
toplo at the First Congregational
church this morning. His toplo Is
Race Prejudice and Disarmament"
A few weeks ago President Harding
said a timely word on this topic In the
south. The president referred to the
prejudice against the negro. The
Congregational minister will discuss
the larger prejudice against all col
ored peoples oriental as well as occi
dental. Tonight at the question for
um he will answer these questions:
1. What Is the irreat American atn?
X. 'What were the outstanding- queatloni
fltucusaed at the disarmament conference
thla past week ?
8. Give word pictures ot Senator Lodse.
Premier Uriand and Senator Vlvlanl.
4. Can men command Uod?
Mrs. F. B. Newton, organist, will
preface both the church services with
brief organ recitals. At the night
service she will play "The Three
Romances," by Shelley.
Thursday morning the First Meth
odist church will unite with the First
Congregational church in a union
Thanksgiving service. Dr. McCul
lough. Rev. C. J. Jaspar of the First
Methodist church and the Rev. T. F.
Murphy' and the Rev. Robert Alllng
ham of the First Congregational
church will take part In this union
service. Dr. McEIveen will preach
the sermon and the Congregational
quartet will sing.
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Monday, November tl, the woman's
association will tender the brother
hood a basket party. The programme
will consist of a series of surprise
stunts. The programme is a secret.
There Is to be a court scene; someone
Is to be tried and sentenced and the
woman's association quartet is to
slngat his burial. After the pro
gramme each woman present will In
vite a man to share a basket lunch.
Mrs. Bowlby and Mrs. Royal have
charge of this programme. Mrs.
Frederick Kribs. Mrs. Waldo Cos and
Mrs. O. W. Porter have charge of the
refreshments. The following will
serve on the reception committee:
Mrs. W. H. Philips, chairman; Miss
Steel and Mesdames George, Martin,
Haskins, Rossman, Huntington, Held,
Rice and Doane.
November 29 the association will
hold a bazaar. Tuesday night, Decem
ber 20, they will hold a pilgrim fore
fathers' dinner, to which ail the Con
gregational churches of Portland and
vicinity are iifvlted.
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Dr. Charles A. Payne of the Univer
sity of Wisconsin will give two free
Illustrated lectures In the First church
Tuesday and Wednesday nights of
next week. Tuesday he will lecture
on "Beautiful Hawaii" and Wednes
day on "Weird Damascus." Each lec
ture will be accompanied by 100
views.
Monday night. November 28. the
boys of the church school will tender
their fathers a complimentary ban
quet. Frank Mangold will preside.
The brotherhood quartet will sing
and each boys' class will present some
form of entertainment. Dr. McEIveen
will deliver a short address. The
Congregational school was represent
ed at the Salem Sunday school con
vention by Mrs. E. B. MacNaughton,
Mrs. F. H. Murphy. Mrs. H. A. Rob
erts. Mr. George and Mr. Larimer, the
superintendent. Several of the classes
of the school have announced new
courses of study to begin the first
Sunday In December. Friday night
the losers in the membership con
test in the senior Endeavor society
gave the winners a dinner In the
church parlors. Friday night. Decem
ber 3, the senior society will give a
"black and white minstrel show" for
the benefit of Its missionary fund.
December 9 the church school will
give a "famine vaudeville" for the
benefit of the near east relief,
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Dr. Frederick V. Fisher, pastor of
the First Congregational church,
Boise, Idaho, preaches today, morn
ing and night, at the Highland Con
gregational church. Dr. Fisher has
been actively engaged In Portland for
a month In directing the campaign
for the proposed exposition and his
pulpit is being supplied today by the
pastor of the Highland church, Rev.
Edward Constant.
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At the Atkinson Memorial Center
(Congregational church) Rev. Elbert
E. Flint, pastor, will speak this morn
ing on "A Nation's Boastfulness."
This is an answer to the question of
the things with which we want to
impress our distinguished visitors as
they return from the Washington con
ference. Tonight Rev. Mr. Flint will begin
a series of talks on "Home Indus
tries." The first three that will fol
low In order are: "The Three Its In
Bringing up John and Mary": "Re
vised Courtship, Ma's and Pa's Way,"
and "The Three 'H's' In Family Life."
The Thanksgiving service win oe
held Thursday morning at 10:30. This
Is a community service, and all are
invited to Join.
This morning in the Sunnyside Con
gregational church. Dr. Lewis Sperry
Chafer of New York will speak on
"Why Did Christ Die?" In the after
noon at 3 o'clock he will take for his
subject "The Believer's Blessing at
the Rapture." In the evening. Dr. B.
B Sutcllffe will speak on Naaman,
the Syrian." -
The Christian Endeavorers will
hold a sunrise prayer meeting at 7:30
Thursday morning. Thanksgiving day,
Hnd Dr. Chafer will be the speaker.
All young people of the city are in
vited. At 10:30 Thanksgiving morning
there will be union services in this
church at which time Dr. Pennington
of the Friends' college at Newberg.
will deliver the address.
Monday, at 3 o'clock, Dr. A. B. Win
chester of Toronto, Canada, will be
gin his series of meetings.
On Sunday afternoon, December 4,
the world's greatest organist. Joseph
aioAnet of Paris, France, will give a
pipe-organ recital on the new me
mortal organ at 3 o'clock.
In the series of sermons belli:
given at the Waverly Heights church
the pastor will speak this morning oi
"What and Where Is Heaven." At th.
evening service at 7:30 some ques
tlons about heaven will be discussed
"What Will We Be Doing There?
"Shall We Know Our Loved One
There?" "How Can There He Room fo
Many There?" The"e uestlnns wi;
te discussed from a practical stand
point.
The Society for Spreading tlv
Knowledge of Free Prayer meets a
301 Fliedner building. Meetings ar
held each day. beginning at noot;
when free treatments are given. Th-
evenlng meetings are Monday at 4
P. M. A cordial invitation Is extend,
to the public.
At the Mystic Church of Bethseda
409 Alder street, near Eleventh, serv
ices will be held tonight at 8, whei
Rev. W. W. Aber will occupy the plat
form and deliver a lecture. SDecIa
musio and solos will be furnished, i
circle will be formed, commencing a
6 to 7:30 P. M.. when mediums will h,
in attendance. A healing circle al
win De held at the residence of Re
Mr. Aber. 870 Belmont street, a
10:30 A. M.
The First Spiritualist church. Eas
Seventh and Hassalo streets, hold
meetings every Sunday at 3 and
P. M.; conference meeting- in tho ft
".I?0?'.. Mr' A1th'- V. Wlesendange
will deliver the lecture this ovenin.
. ;, . "UD3ct "Giving and Rocelv
a reMaKes will be given by Mr.-
...... unucr.
The Sunday school of the Clay-strer
Evangelical church will m... o ,
in the church parlors at Tenth an
Clay streets. E. J. Keller, the super
...icnuoni, win preside. At 10:45 th
pastor. Jacob Stockcr. will preach th
annual Thanksgiving service, th
theme being "Why the Individual an
the Nation ShnuM n. t,.-u..i ..
the afternoon at 3 o'clock the paste
will conduct a special service at th
Altenhelm at Division street Tl.
Young People's Alliance meets at 6:5
o clock. At 7:30 the pastor. Jaco
!.kr wln "I" on the topi
Are iou in no tA . u
World Better?" All the services c
w.io vuurcn win be conducted In th
language or tne country.
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T,,T,hr.new hom of the Indcpenden
oiu.o opiruuanstlc society and churr
Is at No. 591 Commercial street, nen
u"uui street. The lecture topi
u tiuin mis artrrnoon will 1
Visions of Blhle Times Demoi
tirmcu. tnursilay at 7:30 P. M
there will be a circle meeting. Th
subject will be "Messages From th
r.o-anea ueau,- by the Kev. Ida .
ocnori ana co-workers.
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Rev. I. A. Thompson, pastor
Mizpah Presbyterian church will b
tne speaker at the Men's Resort meet
Ine at 4 o'clock thlx afternoon. Mr
i'.iarle Clark and Ray McAuley wi
sing solos. A song service will pn
cede the speaker. At 7:30 the lie
Levi Johnson will continue his Bib:
lecture and on Thursday night at
1" M. the young people from Kast Si.:
Baptist church will hold their montl
ly meeting at tlx resort.
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The Hev. Hrnrv White of th Ml
lard-avenue Presbyterian church. So
iiiij-iniru ana rnty-nrtn avenu
Southeast, will speak this morning o
the opening sentences of the confer.
sion or faith, "I believe In God th
rather almighty, maker of heaven an
earth: and in Jesus Christ, his onl
son. our Lord." The Rev. W. S. Mr
Cullagii of the Spokane-avenue Pre-.
oyterlan church and Mr. White wi
exchange pulpits In the evening. M
While epeaks on Siam at the women
miKslonary praise service.
Tho father and son banquet he:
last ween in the Mlllard-avenn
church was one of the happiest fei.
lures of the year. More than 60 me
t-nd boys enjoyed a feast. The lndi
Kerved dlnnr. Five men and fon
boys responded to toasts. Rev. A. 1
Evans of the Arbor Lodge churr
kept the audience In good humor wit
Ms witticisms. Jokes and recitation
1. T. McMichael was song leader. Tl
Star-Spangled Banner was sung an
the benediction pronounced.
Soul and Body" Will Be
Science Subject Today.
Second Church Annonnres Public
Lecture Tomorrow Evening.
OUBJECT of the lesson sermon 1
O churches of Christ, Scientist toda
will be the "Soul and Body."
Sunday morning services are he
In all churches today at 11 o'clor
and this evening at (. Fifth ar.
Seventh churches omitting the Sir
day evening services. Wednesd..
evening meetings which Include te'
tlmonlals of Christian Science hea
lng are held In all churches at
o'clock. Sunday school for pupils i:;
to the age of 20 Is held In a
churches except Third and Fifth ;
9:45 and 11, the latter two havin
their sessions at 9:30 and 11.
Reading rooms are maintained l
the downtown districts at 1133 Nort'
western Bank building, 33 Nort
Third street; 133 North Sixth stre.
(near I'nion depot) and also at 1!
Killingsworth avenue. where, tl
Bible and all authorized Chrlstin
Science literature may be read .
purchased.
The churches are located as fr.
lows:
FIrMt Nineteenth and KveretJ ntreetn.
HJrflnd Kajit Sixth and llnltM.lay aveni
Third Kant Twelfth ami Salmou etrnN
Fourth Vancouver avenue anil Kinurx
atreetn. ;,
Kifth Slxty-arond street an.l Korty-e
onil avenue Southeast.
Hlxth PythlHn temple (formerly Mason
temple). SSH Vnmhlll Ktreet.
Seventh 103 Smith avenue.
Tho public Is Invited to attend t
church services and ue the readlr.
rooms.
Second Church of Christ. Sclent):
nf this cltv. announces a free nub:
J lecture on Christian Science, by I'r
feasor Hermann S. Herin. C S. H.
Concord. N. H a menvber of the boa
of lectureship of the .Mother t'hur.
the First Church of Christ. Sclent I. -In
Ronton. Mass., tomorrow evonin
In the municipal auditorium at
o'clock. Doors will be open at 7:1
The public Is Invited.
This morning Rev. J. Francis Mo
gan of Piedmont church will prea.
cn the topic "A Faithful Brother" ai
tonight on "Understanding ti
Times."
This week there will be no nlc'
meeting Thursday, but Thursdv
morning at 10:30 a' Thankcglvii
meeting of prayer and praise will 1
held.
Rabbi Jonah B. Wise.
Topic: "PROGRKB8 TOWAH.
PKAO'V A discussion of the re
sults to date of the Woshingtor
conference.