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TIIE SUNDAY OltEG ONI AN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 25, 1021
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BIBLICAL DOCTRINE OF INCARNATION OF SUPREME BEING EXALTED
Startling and Beautiful Truths, Enshrined in Poetry and Song, Afford Consolation to Many Hearts Despite Bitter Opposition by Certain Scientists and Philosophers of Scoffing Schools.
BY REV. GEORGE H. BENNETT.
astor of Patton Methodist Church.
THE biblical doctrine of the incar
nation of God In human form Is,
in Iff rnnnnrlnn n Mfartlinir AS
m is ueauwiui. n naa ueen en
ihnned In poetry and son:;, and has
fforded consolation to many hearts;
nd It has also encountered bitter
pposltlon. on the ground it Is un
elentlfic and unphllosophlcal. It is
ur hope to portray the Incarnation
3 a consistent (actor In the sublime
rama of redemption, and true also
- science and philosophy.
Cosmogony n Allegory.
The story of the fall of Adam In
Genesis presents an Interesting eltu
tion, with some knotty problems for
ylution in which God, man and the
uvi j o uecjuy invuiveu. we suouia
ear In mind the cosmogony of Moses
i an allegory In the form of an epic
ocm. Its purpose was to teach the
mancipatod Israelites the Father
ood of God, to arouse In them the
ride of ancestry and a national spirit
ased on their descent from Adam,
nd that Adam and Israel were to be
rogenitors of the promised Redeem-
r. Genesis takes up the history of
anklnd, not with the Neanderthal
Uce. but with Adam a member of
omo sapiens, the modern race. Adam
y art the first man to receive from
od a revelation of the import of
Irtue and sin, of their merit and de-
erlt before the moral law. Paul
Lid, "Through one man sin entered
tie world for until the law sin was
i the world, but Bin Is not imputed
here there Is no law. Adam was
lat man. He was, therefore, the
irst man to receive suca Knowledge
-mental and moral Illumination, by
t T1UV UI1L1 IHO 111 DL l( 1 O
idlve the promise of a Redeemer.
The divine revelation to Adam
pened the doors of a new and better
'vlllzatlon among men. Having thus
eceived mental and moral lllumlna- j
CHURCHES GENERALLY ARE SHARING IN
! ft HIS year, Christmas falling on
'1 Sunday, practically all religious
f denominations share In its ob-
rvance. in late years, wnen Uhrist-
as fell on week days, it was ob-
rved only in Catholic and Episcopal
lurches, while people In other
lurches had Christmas services on
e nearest Sunday,
For several weeks past, church
loirs, musical directors and organ
ts of the different churches of this
ty havo been busily rehearsing
usic to be rendered today, and so
ithful has been their work that
ft nelectionja will hj wall vruth
l aring. There will be morning and
, en'.ng services to suit all.
oday's programmes of Christmas
,iisic at churches la this city follow:
Baptist. (
East, East Twentieth and Salmon
reets, A. M. Chorus, "Arise, Shine"
evin); quartet, "All My Heart This
ay Rejoices" (Coombs; ; duet for
prano and alto, "The Dawn of
ope"; quartet, "Cradle Song" (Barn-..-).
with violin obligato by Carl
rlssen; chorus, "Angela From the
ealms of Glory" (Shelley). P. M.
.orus, "Sing O Heavens" (Marzo);
mrtet, "O Quiet Night" (Neid-
nger); chorus of women's voices.
rhere Were Shephords" (Foster).
embers of the quartet are: Mrs.
lies D. Warren, soprano; Virginia S.
utchlnson, contralto and director;
tuls Schunke, tenor, and Reuben R.
Jams, bass.
Arleta, A. M. Cantata, "The Man
r Throne" (Manney), by a chorus
r 40 volce-S, directed by Joseph A.
:nley.
First. Twelfth and Taylor, 11 A
!., organ prelude, "The Pilgrims
ng of Hope" (Batiste); carols,
deste Fldells" (Portogallo); "O
ttle Town of Bethlehem"- (Rldner);
lark, the Herald Angels Sing"
lendelssohn) ; "It Came Upon the
Idnight Clear" (Willis); anthem,
rlory to God" (Strelebe); anthem,
'aim on the Listening Ear of Night"
farzo); two solos from the "Mes
ah" (Handel), "He Shall Feed His
:ock," Miss Miller, and "Come Unto
Ira, Miss Wolfe; organ prelude,
"anfare" (Dubois). 7:45 P. M., or
m prelude, "The Christmas Hymn"
Vely); cantata In four parts, "The
UN THE PORTLAND CHURCHES
(Continued From Page 2.)
the subject of the pastor's morn
g sermon In Bethlehem church.
ie Sunday school will take a prom-
tent part In these services, and a
Ik will be given to the children on
e "Divine Gift as the Basis for
htrlstmas Joy." Inspiring singing Is
sured at all services.
"Not Jesus, But Jesus tho Christ."
Ill be the theme lor the evening
rvlce. While Christmas is a day
' Joy to all, and especially to chil-
en. this fact is not to be lorgot
n. as tomorrow evening will again
nd members and friends or Bethle-
Vim uniting with the Sunday school
r their Christmas tree festivities.
ry, peace and good will will radiate
all. A full and varied programme
is been arranged for this occasion.
Grace Lutheran. East Broadway
d Twenty-fourth street, will have
.ecial Christmas services today at
A. M. The pastor will speak on
e subject, "The Mystery of Jesus'
rth." Holy communion will be eel
rated. At the confessional service
10:30 the pastor will address the
mmunlcants on the theme. "Is
iristmas a Fit Time to Celebrate
Lord's Supper?" Special music
.3 been arranged. The choir sings
hout the Glad Tidings and Mrs.
orge List sings "O, Little Town of
thlehem."
There will be no Sunday night
rvices.
The society for spreading the
.owledge of true prayer, as organ-
d bv F. L. Rawson, has quarters at
5 Flledner building. The office and
ading room are open daily from 12
4. The class in "Life Understood"
ets Monday evening at 8 o'clock.
1 interested persons are invited.
The Greatest Miracle of All Time:
e Incarnation of the Son of God."
U be Rev. Mr. Beyer's sermon-sub-
t for the special Christmas service
the deaf Sunday afternoon at 2:30,
rner Rodney avenue and Ivy street.
1 who are deaf are most cordially
vlted to attend. The service will be
autified by the rendering of sev
al hymns in the sign language:
wset Fields of Bethlehem"
Misses Palmer and Olhua
Vhile Shepherds Watched Their ,
blocks by NlKht". . .Miss liulda Isaacson
et Us All Witn liladeome voice ...
Misses Zelpp and Alseth
ilent Night, Holy Nlnht"
Miss Alice Campbell
The Church of the Truth will hold
rvices at 201 Central building, Tenth
, Alder streets, at 11 A. M. today.
ittl Taylor Kioh will speak: at 3
tion, and being now prepared to un
dertake dominion over nature and its
resources; having thus been "made
In the Image of God" a splendid ca
reer awaited mankind In the march
of progress.
Tragedy in Kdrn.
But now the startling episode ot
the fall of Adam occurs, and the un
folding, of an amazing drama begins.
We perceive at once the character,
and motive, and moral law of God
have been Impugned by the devlL
They have been slandered by the
slanderer, for devil signifies slan
derer. Adam and JCve. the founders
of the higher type of civilization,
have abused their mor&i freedom and
Incurred the penalty of the law. The
dream of human perfection and do
minion has been shattered, and the
divine executioner stands at the door.
Several interesting questions force
themselves upon us here: Would God
stand Impeached in motive, charac
ter, and law before the universe by
the slanders of the devil? Would he
inflict the penalty of the law upon
the guilty, thus satisfy the demand of
justice, vand so maintain he honor
and power of moral government? In
this situation God must do something.
Could he In his wisdom devise some
method of absolving the guilty from
the doom of the law? Could God of
fer any adequate warrant and jus
tification for an offer of purdon to
sinners doomed to death?
We readily understand God could
easily vindicate his character, motive
and law in the estimation of the ra
tional universe by Inflicting the pen
alty according to the law. But If he
would vindicate moral government.
and at the same time proffer forgive
ness to the guilty, he must provide a
sufficient warrant for the annulment
of penalty, otherwise God would
stand Impeached before the universe.
Vast beyond computation were the
Interests at stake In that day of
Adam's fall, and unfathomable was
the depth of the father's love which
Choirs, Directors and Organists for Weeks Have Been Preparing and Rehearsing Music to Be
Manger Throne" (Manney); "The An
nunciation," "The Vision of the Shep
herds." "The Wise Men" and "Beth
lehem"; organ postlude, "March e llo
maln" (Gounod); quartet, Phyllis
Wolfe, soprano and director; Reatha
Fowler Miller, contralto; Granville.
Morgan, tenor; Axel Osterholm, basso;
Margret Motz, organist.
Third, Knott street and Vancouver
avenue. Morning, "Adeste Fldells";
"O Holy Night" (Adams); "Sing, O
Heavens" (Simper): "The Angelic
Message" (Stults); "It Came Upon the
Midnight Clear" (Willis); "Hark, the
Herald Angels Sing" (Mendelssohn).
Miss Gertrude Sharpe, Miss Mabel
Downs, Rodney X. Meyers, soloists;
Lauren Sykes, pianist, and Paul T.
Stucks, organist and director.
Catholic.
St. Lawrences, Third and Sherman
streets 6 A. M. mass. In charge of
the children's choir; 11 A. M., solemn
high mass: "Adeste Fldeles" (Wer
ner), "Kyrle," "Gloria," "Credo"
(Marzo); "Noel" (Adam); "Sanctus"
(Marzo); "Bendictus" (Gounod);
"Agnus Del" (Marzo); "Silent Night"
(Oruber); "Benediction," "Salutarls,"
"Tantum Ergo," Christmas anthem
(Cranmer). Soloists, Misses Irene
Martell, soprano and Eva Remilard,
contralto; Robert Barrett, tenor, and
August Fleming, bass. Chorus, Misses
L. Konchetto, Sylvia Chehak. Rose
Wank, Esther Gardner, Mary CCon
nelL Frances White, Margaret
Schoppe, Winifred Cowan, Katherine
Lusich and Itryes Gardner and Mrs
Pullcella. F. Hana, Ed Breldenhagen,
F. De Blase, Dante Mosca, Fred Mc
Kuwan. Violinist, Irene Martell; or
ganist, Elsie Wank; director. Bertha
Gardner.
St. Francis, East Twelfth and Pine
streets 5:30 A. M. mass: "Adeste
Fldeles" (Novello); "Kyrle," "Gloria"
and "Credo" (Loesch); "Noel"
(Adams); Sanctus "St. Cecelia"
(Gounod): "Benedlctus" (Monestei);
"Agnus Del" (Gounod) ; "Holy Night,"
carol (Haydn); "Glory to God" (Gal
bralth). 11 o'clock A. M. mass
"Adeste Fldeles" (Novello); "Kyrle."
"Gloria" and "Credo," first mass in F
(Monestei) ; "Noel" (Adams) ; "San
ctus," "Benedlctus" and "Agnus Del,"
first mass In F (Monestel); "Holy
Night," carol (Haydn); benediction of
the most blessed sacrament; "Glory to
P. M. John Dew will epeak on
"Biblical Law."
The women's organizations will is
sue half a million seals early In the
new year. These will bear the date
and place of the general convention
with a cross. It is planned to have
these on sale throughout the entire
province of the Pacific. These little
purple messengers will go far and
wide to herald the great historic event
In tho Episcopal church of the great
northwest.
The Christmas service at the Mlzpah
Presbyterian church will be at the
hour of morning worship, 11 A, M. At
the night service, 7:45 o'clock, the
high school chorus will sing and Miss
Helen Harper will render a violin
solo.
The theme for the morning address
is "The First Peace Conference," or
"Bethlehem's Demand for Interna
tional Good Will." The night theme
is "Christmas With Christ Left Out."
The Sunday school sermon precedes
the Junior Christian Endeavor serv
ice. The topic for the sermon is
"The Angel's Song."
The intermediate society of Chris
tian Endeavor will meet at 6:45. The
topic Is "Following the Star, What Do
Men Find?" The leader is Miss Ber
nice Henderson. Six well-filled bas
kets were sent out by this society,
with the help of the Sunday school,
into needy homes. The distribution
was made by the society en masse,
and Christmas carols were sung.
Food, clothing and toys filled the
baskets.
The Christmas exercises for the
sabbath school will be held in the
auditorium Wednesday at 8 P. M. The
children of the school have prepared
an interesting programme.
Next Sabbath, the first day of the
New Year, will be observed as com
munion Sunday at Mizpah. Members
will be received into membership of
the church both by letter and on pro
fession of faith.
Rev. Henry White of the Millard
avenue Presbyterian church. Seventy
third street and Fifty-fifth avenue
Southeast, will give an address to the
children of the Sunday school during
the Sunday school period on "The
Meaning and Message of Christmas."
Dr. White will have for his 11 o'clock
service the subject "The Angel's Mes
sage to the Bethlehem Shepherds."
The subject of the night discourse
will be "Glad Tidings to All the
World." Special muslo will be fur
nished at all services of the day.
The Christmas exercises of the Sun
prompted the gift of such a ransom.
Great was the suspense of the guilty
souls in hiding from God that day,
pursued by an accusing conscience.
But what wag the scene in heaven?
Hero of Redemption.
Here the imagination may paint
Its most marvelous picture. The
trumpets have sounded on the eter
nal battlements, wakening the echoes
of infinitude. Swift-winged couriers
Uiave been dispatched to all the fron
tiers of creation. Soon will the uni
verse assemble in mighty conclave
before the throne of the creator.
Then come angels and archangels,
and all the kindreds of the skies
trooping with banners and songs be
fore the great white throne. Then
Orion and Pleiades and the noble
constellations o,f the firmament draw
near. The assembled universe awaits
in silent expectation; for the anthems
died away and the brilliant stars
grew dim when Jehovah in solemn
words announced the degradation of
mankind. Silence and awe fell upon
the stupendous conclave when, in
trumpet tones Jehovah cried: "Where
shall be found a ransom for the
guilty?"
We behold mercy, tender-eyed and
with outstretched hands, standing
beside the throne, with pleading mien;
and on the other side grim-faced
Justice stands with drawn sword and
with bandaged eyes, holding aloft
tne trembling balance which weighs
the destiny of the soui. Darkness
veils the earth and then the morn
ing seems to dawn and hope brightens
for Arcturus leads his glorious
galaxy before the bar of God. They
tome as a ransom for the .trans
gressors. Justice beani aloft her
trembling balance bu' no. the bal
ance does not turn. The sacrifice of
worlds could not atone for sin.
Ransom for Transgressors.
Where shall be founi a ransom for
the transgressors? Hope kindles
3 new Its flame In human hearts, and
God" (Galbralth). Catherine Covach
Fredrlch Is musical director. Miss
Elsie Mayer and Charles Hames, vio
linists. Soloists, Miss Julia Blanc,
Miss Catherine Garvin. Mrs. George
Jackson, Miss Gertrude Kunz, Cath
erine Covach Fredrlch, Secondo De
stefanis, Frank Thomlinson and E.
Louis Fredrlch.
Holy Rosary, East Third and Clack
amas, 6 A. M., high mass; "Adeste
Fldeies"; Christmas carol; pastoral
solo (McKlnney), Elolse Hall Cook;
high mass, "St. Cecilia"; 11 A. M ,
benediction; "O Salutaris Astri," and
"Santum Ergo," sopranos, Eloise Hall
Cook, Mrs. Coles. Mrs. Tlbbett, Miss
Mayfleld, Mrs. Hobson and Miss Darn
ley; mezzo sopranos. Misses Albers,
Parker, Zanders and Glbbs; tenors,
A. Bell, Arthur Cook, B. Cales and M.
Novak; bassos, A. King, E. Moskofsky,
A. Weyd, and Roberto Corrucclnl,
baritone and musical director. Solo,
violin, Mrs. M. Larking; cello. Miss
Pozzl, and organist, Miss Josephine
Hoben.
St. Stephen's, East Forty-second and
Taylor, A. M. A setting of Weber's
"Mass in G," revised and rubricated
unden supervision of Cardinal O'Con
nell, with solo parts by Herbert Smith,
Leonard Brady, Al Beauchamp, tenors,
and Theodore Schommer, bass; offer
tory, "O Mira Nox" (Noel), tenor solo
by Herbert Smith and chorus by the
male choir; La Hache's "Venl Cre
ator," from the "Mlssa pro Pace."
Benediction of the blessed sacrament
will follow high mass and the singing
of "Adeste Fldeles" will be the finale.
A distinctive feature of the services
Is" the singing of the responses in
four-part male voices, without organ
accompaniment, and the choir takes
the musical key from the chant of the
priest.
Christian.
First, Park and Columbia, 11 A. M.
"O Come, Let Us Adore Him" (Cal
ver); "Te Deum in B Minor" (Buck);
"The Lord Is King" (Marston) ; tenor
solo, "O Little Town of Bethlehem"
(Scott); contralto solo, "The Virgin's
Lullaby" (Buck); baritone solo, "Calm
on the Llst'ning Ear of Night" (Har-
ker); violin obligato, Mrs. WaldoJ
7:45 P. M. "Arise, Shine, O Jeru-
salem" (Dicks); "Shout the Glad
Tidings" (Wooler); a pageant entitled
'The Bethlehem Story," by members
of the church and Sunday school and
day school, the Christmas tree and the
White gifts were held Thursday night.
The church was filled to capacity.
The Kenllworth Presbyterian
church plans a "Go to Church" year
beginning with January 1, 1922. Every
member is expected to be present on
the first and register for the year
the service or services they will at
tend regularly. Any who are not
present will be visited and given a
chance to pledge themselves. Not
only does this apply to church mem
bers, but to all in the community who
owe allegiance to this church.
Dr. Harold L. Bowman, pastor of
First Presbyterian church, will be the
speaker at the Men's Resort meeting
today at 4 P. M. Dr. Bowman will
give a Christmas talk. Ray McAuley,
the men's baritone, will sing, and an
orchestra will give Christmas music.
Singing will be led by R. Desmond,
with Alice Johnson as pianist. At
7:30 there will be another, meeting
with Rev. Levi Johnson as speaker
and Lillian Datesman as pianist.
At St. Patrick's Catholic church
Christmas morning masses will be at
5. 6, 8, 9:30 and 11 o'clock; the 6 and 11
o'clock are high masses, at which the
choir, assisted by the boys' vested
choir, will furnish the music. Christ
mas carols at the other services. In
cluding those on Christmas night at
7:46 o'clock.
Rev. F. A. Scarvie will preach both
morning and evening today at the
First Norwegian-Danish Methodist
Episcopal church, corner Eighteenth
and Hoyt streets. Morning subject,
'Joy and Song at the Birth of Christ"
Evening, "A Visit to Bethlehem's
Manger." Rev. Ellas Gjerding will
preach tomorrow evening.
The young people's society will have
a Christmas social with Christmas
tree, Wednesday evening. Special mu
sic at all services.
.
The Epworth Methodist church, at
Twenty-sixth and Savier streets, will
have its Christmas programme this
evening. Some dramatlo presentations
will be given by the Sunday school.
The choir of the church will assist.
Sunnyside Methodist church will
feature music and singing today.
Wednesday night the men's forum
will have a dinner. During the even
ing a fourfold programme for the
church, from now to Easter, will be
presented, in which the men will have
a large part. -
The Christmas message at the Van
couver Avenue Norwegian Danish
Methodist church. Vancouver avenue
angels strike their golden harps with
Khouts of praise for from the brlght
lobed throng come forth Gabriel, the
prime minister of God. and Raphael,
the poet laureate, and Michael, the
captain of the host. They prostrate
themselves before the bar of God,
They offer themselves a willing
atonement for a lost race. Justice
lilts again her trembling balance
but the balance does not turn. Even
the death of archangels' could not
atone for the sins of man.
How profound was the silence in
the heavens and how ceep the dark
ness upon the human soul. The star
if hope was veiled In clouds. But in
that hour when there was no eye
to pity and no arm to save, then
the eternal word who cestled in the
bosom of the father, stepped down
from the throne and knelt as the bar
rf the infinite. He laid aside "the
plory be had with the father before
the world was." Solemn-faced Jus
t'ce .again lifted the balance which
weighs the soul and lo! the trem
cling balance quickly turned!
Then beamed again the stars in all'
their ancient splendor. Consolation
filled despairing hearts like the light
at dawning. The thrilling promise
r.ad gone forth: "The seed of the
wdman shall bruise the .serpent's
head." And from the tongues of an
pello hosts burst anthems of Joy,
which echoed so sweutly over the
'elds of Bethlehem, when Christ was
born.
Philosophy of Atonement
The dignity of justice and the power
of moral government could not be
maintained by issuing to the sinner
an arbitrary and unconditional par
don. Moreover God could not destroy
a world and thus pay a fine and atone
for sin, because a fine to be efficient
must be a real sacrifice and impov
erishment but God cannot be so im
poverished. A holy angel could not
atone for human sin, because justice
choir. Members of the choir: Ethel
Wilbur Freeman, soprano and direc
tor; WInnlfred Skulason, contralto;
Paul Gelvin, tenor; W. G. Mannan,
bass, and Margaret Holden, organist.
Episcopal.
Trinity, Nineteenth and Everett, 11
A. M. Processional, "O Come All Ye
Faithful." "Holy Night," "Kyrle,"
"Gloria Tibi," "Creed," "Sursum Cor
da," "Sanctus," Agnus Del," "Gloria
Excelsis" (J. B. Calkins); anthems,
"Sing, O Heavens" (Tours) and "King
All Glorious" (Barnby); recessional,
"Hark, the Herald Angels Sing." So
loists are: Soprano, Mrs. G. Pullln;
contralto, Mrs. R. Corrucclnl; tenor,
Harvey Hudson; Fred Bra'.nard, or
ganist, and Dr. A. A. Morrison, choral
director.
St. David's, East Twelfth and Bel
mont, 7 A. M. Low celebration of the
holy communion. 9:30 A. M. Chil
dren's Eucharist and singing of car
ols, when the children's vested choir
will sing. 11 A. M. Full choral Eu
charist, when the vested choir of the
parish will be present. Communion
(Hice, Adams In D major), and offer
tory anthem, "O Come, Redeemer of
Mankind" (West). 7:30 P. M. Choral
evensong and singing of Christmas
carols by choir and congregation. The
anthem, "Arise, Shine" (Elvey). Tom
G. Taylor is organist and choirmaster.
St. Stephen's pro-cathedral. Thir
teenth and Clay streets, 11 A. M.
Prelude: processional, "O Come All
Ye Faithful"; communion service In C,
Intriit. "O Little Town of Bethlehem"
(Tours); anthem, "There Were Shep
herds" (Foster); recessional, "Hark,
the Herald Angels Sing"; postlude.
Carl Denton, organist and choir
master. Church of Christ.
First, Rodney avenue and Knott
street. Morning, anthems, "There
Were In the Same Country" (Lan
sirig), and "Unfold Te Portals" from
"The Redemption" (Gounod). 7:30 P.
M., "Hark, Hark, My Soul" (Shelley),
with soprano obligato, "The Heavens
Are Telling" from. "Creation" (Haydn)
and "Gloria" from "Twelfth Mass"
(Mozart). Maude Springer Bowen,
musical director.
Methodist Episcopal.
Sunnyside. 180 East Thirty-fifth
and Skldmore street, will be given at1
11 o'clock this morning by the pastor
of the church, Gustav A. Storaker
The text will be "Let Us Go to Bethle
hem." The Sunday school festival
will be tomorrow evening at 7:30. A
good programme will be given by the
Sunday school classes.
Friday evening a Christmas fesl
will he given in the church parlor at
7 o'clock; a supper will be served by
the central ladies' aid and at 8:15 the
Christmas festival will begin. Satur
day evening at 9 o'clock there will ba
"watch night" service.
Churches Well Represented
m Congress.
Only 24 Representatives nnd Four
Senators Are ion-Menibers.
CHICAGO, Dec. 24. That the
churches are well represented In
both houses of congress Is evidenced
by a statement issued by the board
of temperance, prohibition and public
morals of the Hethodist Episcopal
church, which recently made a survey
and Issued the following statement
today:
Out of a total of 435 members of
congress 24 are non-members, and
church affiliation of 98 could not be
ascertained. The following are the
church affiliations:
United Brethren, Mormon, Indepen
dent, Mennonlte, Dutch Reformed,
Evangelical have one member each.
There" are 2 Universali3ts, 3 members
of the Quaker church and 3 of the
Jewish church; t Unitarians. 10 Disci
ples, 10 Lutherans, 11 Christians, 18
Catholics, 23 Congregatlonalists, 35
Episcopalians, 29 Baptists, 66 Presby
terians and 99 Methodists.
In the senate the survey showed
that out of a total of 96 senators the
church affiliations of 23 were unknown
and only 4 were non-members. There
was 1 Protestant Episcopalian, 1
Christian, the Lutherans, Dutch Re
formed. Unitarians and Mormons all
have 2 members each. Thereare 6
Catholics and 6 Baptists, 7 Congrega
tlonalists, 11 Presbyterians, 12 Epis
copalians and 17 Methodists.
Pilgrim Congregational church,
corner Shaver street and Missouri
avenue, announces that as part of the
Sunday morning service the pastor
will baptize a number of children
whose parents will present them In
the church for that sacrament. The
pastor, James W. Price, will preach a
sermon appropriate to the occasion.
"Our Children's Birthright" will be
ths theme. The evening service will.
could not permit a disinterested third
party to Intervene. This was a mat
ter which lay between the lawmaker
and the lawbreaker. Moreover the
devil could not atone for human
wrongs and serve as ransom for man.
The devil could1 no more than atone
for bis own sins
It Is apparent therefore, . if God
would preserve the majesty and
power of moral government, and at
the same time offer pardon to law
breakers doomed to death by the law
God himself must suffer as an
atonement for sin. We exalt Jesus
Christ therefore, as the God-man who
atoned for the sins of man. But if
Jesus is not God. then God has not
atoned for our sins. We, must then
atone for our own sins by suffering
the doom of the law, ourselves. The
incarnation of God therefore, as a
basis for human redemption, was a
measure of the profoundeat necessity.
Unman Incarnation Indispensable.
The only manner In which we can
conceive of God. who Is pure spirit,
suffering as an atonement would be
in the actual and vital union of God
with one of his creatures, in a real
Incarnation In the life of that crea
ture. We may Imagine God might
have Incarnated himself In the form
of an. angel, or a tree, or a lion, or an
eagle. But it would have lacked the
highest efficiency. While it might
have been a sacrifice, and humiliation
of God, serving as an atonement;
while it might have satisfied the legal
demands of justice and moral govern
ment still other interests were In
volved. The moral interests of man
were involved. Man by sin had fallen
In degradation. He now needed such
an expression, of God in an atonement
as would restore his soul, awaken his
love, quicken his faith, and arouse
his energies for the work of right
eous dominion in the world
The devil also must receive atten
street 11 A. M organ prelude, "Ven
ite Adorerhas" (Buck); "It Came Upon
the Midnight "Clear" (McPherson-Da-vis),
Miss W'llkins, Mrs. Kepcha, Miss
Beard, Mrs. McPhcrson and Mrs. Wal
ter R. Anderson; violin solo, "Prize
Song" (Wagner), Robert' Louis Bar
ron; solo, "The Cnrlst Child" (Coombs),
Miss Genevieve GilDert, with violin
obligato by Mr. Barron; cantata,
''Hope of the World" (Schneckr).
chorus: "Hallelujah Chorus" (Han
del; "March In G" (Smith). P. A. Ten'
Haft is choirmaster and Mrs. S. F.
Grover organist.. 7:45 P. M., a 15
mlnute pipe organ recital by Mrs. S.
F. Grover and singing of Christmas
carols by the audience under direction
of P. A. Ten Haaf, presentor.
First, Twelfth and Taylor streets
A. M., special music by quartet and
choir; 7:30 P. M., choir of 40 voices
will give, a- cantata, "The Christ
Child" (C. B. Hawley) and the solo
ists will be: Soprano, Mrs. Vernon H.
Wessler; contralto, Mrs. Esther Col
lins Chatten'; tenor and director, E.
Trevoe Jones; baritone, B. L. Mar
kee. The organist is Mrs. Gladys
Morgan Farmer.
Centenary-Wilbur, East Ninth and
Pine, A. M. Selections from Handel's
Messiah"; recitative, "Comfort Ye
My People," and aria, "Every Valley,"
J. MacMillan Mulr; chorus, "And the
Glory of the Lord "; recitative. "Thus
Saith the Lord"; aria. "But Who May
Abide," Maldwyn E. Evans; recitative,
"Behold a Virgin Shall Conceive";
aria and chorus, "O Thou That Tellest
Good Tidings"; recitative. "For Be
hold! Darkness"; aria, "The People
That Walked in Darkness." Maldwyn
E. Evans; recitative, "Thewe Were
Shepherds." "And Lo! the Angel of the
lord, "And the Angel Said Unto
Them." "And Suddenly," Mrs. Mac
Millan Muir; chorus, "Glory to God";
recitative, "Then Shall the Eyes of
the ii'.lnd": aria. "He Shall Feed His
Flock," and "Come Unto Me." Mrs.
Perrin and Mrs. Mulr; chorus, "Be
hold the Lamb of God."
Mount Tabor, East Sixty-first and
Stark streets, 7:30 P. M Organ vol
untary, "The March of the Magi
Kings" (Dubois), Miss Helga Hansen;
"Star of Bethlehem" (Stephen Ad
ams), Mrs. A. R. Miller; "Our Lord
Emmanuel" and "O'er Judah's Hills"
(Meyer) and "Christmas Times" (Rob
be omitted in order to give a chance
for reunion of families.
Christmas observance began In the
Waverly Heights Congregational
church on Friday night with a service
of song and recitations by the Sunday
school. The custom of several years
past w-as followed in the offering of
"The White Gift." Supplies were
brought for the babies in the Wav
erly home near the church and fruit
and money for the needy. These gifts
were placed in a manger provided for
the occasion in memory of the Christ
child. Christmas services will be
held In the church both morning and
evening by the pastor. Rev. Oliver
Perry Avery. The morning theme
will be "The Lost Chord Is Found."
The toplo of the evening will be "The
Real Things of Christmas" and a spe
cial song service will be had from the
screen.
This morning at 11 o'clock in the
First Divine Science church, 816 East
Clay street, near- East Twenty-fifth
street (take Hawtnorne-avenue car),
the service will be conducted by the
pastor, Kev. T. M. Minard. The topic
for the discussion will be "The Birth
of the Christ Conscieousness." John
Dew. ex-professor of Biblical philoso
phy at Oxford, will lead in the read
ing of the psalms. Under the direc
tion of Francis Richter, the organist,
there will be a special Christmas mu
sical programme. The church will
not be opened this everting nor the
evening of January 1, owing tothe
holidays falling on these two Sundays.
Wednesday, from 10 to 11, the Bible
study class Is held In the downtown
offices, 310-11 Tilford building. Thurs
day at 8 o'clock the regular midweek
meeting is held. In the church build
ing. The public Is invited to all these
meetings.
There will be an early Christmas
service today at 6 o'clock at the Swed
ish tabernacle, Glisan and North Sev
enteenth streets. Topic for the sermon
will be "The Welcome of the Prince
of Heaven." There will be a special
Christmas song by the choir. At 7
o'clock P. M. the Sunday schools will
give their Christmas programme at
the tabernacle. An offering will be
taken this morning for the famine
stricken in other lands.
Rev. H. Edward Mills will address
the realization league, 148 Thirteenth
street, at 1 o'clock, using as a basis
for his remarks the oration of Will
iam Jennings Bryan, "The Prince of
Peace." At 8 P. M. a lecture-lesson
will be given by G. Wesley Safford
on "Things, Things, Things." Christ
mas music at both meetings.
"The Unfoldment of Christ Con
sciousness" will bs tho lecture theme ,
tion in this atonement for human
degradation. The devil had slandered
the law, and motive, and veracity of
the Creator to Adam and Eve In Eden.
The atoning God must therefore re
fute those slanders and vindicate him
self. It Is apparent, then, the most
efficient form In which God could
Incarnate himself for the redemption
of mankind, would be In the form of a
man. He then could be to man a
teacher, an example of piety and
righteousness, a sympathetic brother,
and a felIow-uf ferer. So we are
told, "It behooved him in all things
to be made like unto his brethren."
Incarnation la Mystery.
How was the incarnation of God In
human form effected, that the unique
creature might be a true God-man?
It could not be accomplished by the
creation of Christ a full-fledged man
by an at of God. Such a special
creation would be distinct from man,
and not a member of the sinful race.
As a fellow-sufferer, a sympathizer,
and personal example in the trials and
triumphs of daily life, such a creature
would be of little value to us. No.
It becomes certain this unique crea
ture to be an efficient redeemer, must
be both God and man, and must be
born of woman. He must be born of
woman to hold a vital relation to
mankind; and he must be born of
God to hold a vital relation to Deity.
Professor Conn, the eminent biologist
of Wesleyan university, declares that
man Is born of the union of the male
and female elements of generation.
The incarnation of God in human
form therefore would require the
union of such elements of generation
the one., however, being derived
from God by a distinct act of crea
tion. Incarnation Miraculous.
This would be a miracle pure and
simple. But our contention is that
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
Rendered in Portland Churches Today.
ertson), choir. 'The Song of Age3,"
vioHn obligato by Miss Helga Hansen
and sung by U. S. Yerex; "Hark, the
Herald Angels Sing" (Towner), and
"Proclaim Him Ye Heavens" (Jud
son), choir.
Presbyterian.
First, Twelfth ana Alder streets,
10:30 A.M. Organ prelude. "Andante"
(Goldner). The Christmas story in
scripture and carols: Bethlehem,
Matthew ii:3-6; "O Little Town of
Bethlehem" (old melody); the Christ
child. Luke 11:1-7; "What Child Is
This?" (old melody); the wise men,
Matthew 11:1-2, 9-12; "We Three
Kings of Orient Are" (old melody);
the shepherds, Luke 11:15-20; "Holy
Night" (old melody): offertory, bari
tone solo, "Nazareth" (Gounod); or
gan postlude, ".March" (Valenti).
7:30 P. M. Organ recital: (a)
"Marcia Fantastlca" (Bargiel) and
(b) "Christmas Offertory" (Grison)
7:45 P. M. "Christmas Oratorio"
(Salnt-Saens), quartet and chorus;
organ offertory, "March of the Magi"
(Dubois) and organ postlude, "March"
(Clark). The quartet is: Blanche
Williams Segersten, soprano; Mary
Wylie, contralto; Halfred Young,
tenor; Otto Wedemeyer, baritone and
director; E. E. Coursen, organist. The
chorus: Sopranos. Misses Evelyn
Drewery, Margurlte Russel, Delia
Hinchman and Mrs. E. A. Densmore
and Mrs. L. W. Zimmerman; con
traitors, Misses Enid Kimball and
Frances Fenimore and Mrs. L. H.
Hansen; lienors, O H. Charters,
George E. Cochrane and Gordon On
stad; bassos, W. A. Stebbins, F. T.
Richards, T. W. Zimmerman and L. H.
Hansen.
Westminster. East Seventeenth and
Schuyler streets. 10:30 A. M. Carol
anthem, "Noel, Noel! The Hallowed
Day Hath Shined Upon Us" (Sftlby);
anthem, "When Christ Was Born to
Earth" (Davies); "Three Offertory
Sentences" (Martin); baritone solo,
"Nazareth" (Gounod); anthem, "Sing,
O Sing This Blessed Morn" -(Leslie).
There will be no evening service.
Quartet, Mrs. Jane Burns Albert, so
prano; Mrs. Palmer L. Fales, con
tralto; Joseph P. Mulder, tenor; Don
J. Zan, baritone. The organist and
director is J. R. Hutchison. I
Mizpah, East Nineteenth and Pivl- I
for 3 o'clock today with the Indepen
dent Bible Spiritualistic society and
church at 691 Commercial'street. near
Stanton. A weekly circle and dem
onstration meeting is held at 8 o'clock
P. M. Thursday by Rev. Ida M. Schorl
and co-workers.
The School of Prayer, John W. Par
sons, director, 215 Tilford building,
holds class meetings every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday evenings at 8
o'clock. Bible lessons In healing every
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and
children's classes Saturday at 4 P. M.
Free to the public.
The Christmas service of the Port
land Society of the New Christian
church (Swedenborgian) will be held
this morning In the assembly room of
the Portland hotel at 11 o'clock. The
service Includes an unusual musical
programme of two quartets, mixed
and male, and vocal solo- by Mrs. H.
Hagedorn, accompanied by piano and
violin. The pastor. Rev. William R.
Reece. will speak on the subject "The
Inner or Spiritual Meaning of the
Christmas Story." The boys and girls
of the Sunday school will read the
Christmas lesson from the gospel of
Luke. At the conclusion of the serv
ice the Lord's suoper will be observed.
At the Mystic Church of Bethesda
at. 409. Aider street, near Eleventh,
special Christmas services will be
held tonight at 8 o'clock, when Rev.
W. W. Aber will have for the topic
of his lecture "The Birth, of Christ."
Special music and vocal solos will be
a feature of the evening. A mystio
circle will be formed between IP. M.
to 7:30, where mediums will be in at
tendance, prior to services. A healing
circle also will be formed at the resi
dence of Rev. Mr. Aber, 870 Belmont
street, at 10:30 A. M.
The birthday of the Christ child
will be celebrated throughout the day
at Central .Methodist church. The
"Message of Christmas" will be the
topic for the morning sermon by the
pastor, Rev. Alexander R. Maclean,
and the chorus choir will sing sev
eral of the great Christmas anthems.
No Epworth League service will be
held, as the Sunday school Christmas
programme will open at 7 o'clock.
This is to be a "White Christmas" on
the part of the Sunday .school, and
gifts for the suffering children of the
world will be given. The evening
programme will include a pageant,
"Bringing Christ to Every Child." by
the juniors and intermediates, and the
beginners and primary departments
will have their ever attractive songs
and exercises. Potted plants were
distributed to the shut-ins yesterday
and the young people of the Epworth
the conception of Christ, the incarna
tion of God in human form, was a
miracle. The biologist can find no
fault with this conclusion unless he
would deny God a place In the uni
verse. Scientists usually deny God
as the creator, more on account of
their opposition to religion, than be
cause theism is unscientific. In the
last analysis, the original parent stock
of organic life came Into existence in
one or many comprehensve types,
either by the act of Gor, or by f hance.
It is more logical to believe In the
infinite God than In chance as the ex
planation of organic life In the world.
We conceive that the Infinite God
originated by his direct action the
parent forms of organic life In this
world. He is the antecedent life from
which all organic life in all worlds
had Its rise. The processes of evolu
tion in operation since the original
acts of creation, moreover, are God's
They are not the work of chance.
Atonement Through Suffering.
The atonement for human sin by
the incarnate God was effected
through suffering. The God-man took
the sinner's place before the broken
law although himself without sin.
He endured the woes included in the
penalty of the law yet not as a
penalty. The God-man endured phy
sical death. The cruel murder of
Jesus, and the barbarities attending
his death formed no part of the de
mands of the broken law. They were
simply inflicted upon him by tho In
humanity of man. His natural death
would havo fulfilled the legal de
mands of the law. The God-man. more,
over, experienced the spiritual woes
of the damned, as a lout soul would
experince them though for a brief
period. So it was in suffering and
humiliation the God-man met tho de
mands of the broken law, and vindi
cated God and moral government, He
sion streets, 11 A. M. : "Joy to the
World" (Watts); 'Shepherd Abiding
In the Fields" (Lansing); "Adeste
Fldeles" (Oakley): "The Birth of the
King" (NeUilinger) ; "Gesu Bambino"
(Pletro Yon), baritone solo, Mr. Hol
lrasterl: "Hark, the Herald Angels"
(MendleSKohn-Wesley).
Central, East Thirteenth and Tine,
A. M.: Anthem. "Unfold. Ye Portals"
(Gounod), and "Hark. Hark My Soul"
(Shelley). J. William Belcher, musi
cal director.
Piedmont. Jarrett and Cleveland
avenue, A. M.: Quartet.' "Unto Us a
Child Is Born," "Oh. Little Town of
Bethlehem" and "Glory to God In tho
Hichest." Lola Kernan. soprano;
Alice A. Aldrlch, contralto; Allan H.
John, tenor, and Walter J. Hopkins,
basso. A soprano solo, "Bethlehem
Town." will be sung by Lola Kernan.
George C. Baker Is organist.
Rose City Park, East Forty-fourth
and llancock, 1 M. : Prelude, "Para
phrase on a Christmas Hymn"
(Faulkes); "Hark, the Herald Angels
Sing"; cantata. "The Star of Bethle
hem" (Harker): instrumental intro
duction: "Darkness and Light";
reading, "The Angel and the Shep
herds." from "Ben Hur," Miss Evad
Ine Harrison; benediction, "Nunc
Dimittls"; postlude, "Fraternal March"
(Lindsay). ,
Mount Tabor. East Fifty-fifth and
Belmont streets, A. M. : Christmas
carols, special music and a short
Christmas talk by the Pastor. Ward
W. Macllenry. 7:30 P. M.: Otrrlctmas
cantata, "The Morn of Glory" (Peace),
under the direction of Chester A.
Mulr; Miss Emma (, Ewart. organ
ist. The soloists wlllibe: Miss Kath
erin Ensey, soprano: Mrs. E. M.
Ringer and Mrs. M. Churchill, con
traltos; W. F. Downing, tenor, and
Harold L. Graham, baritone.
Congregational.
First. Park and .Madison. 11 A. M.:
Organ preludes. "Christmas Pastorale"
(Leflbure-Wlly) and "Elegie" (Ernst);
hymn response, "Joy to the World"
(Watts); Christmas carol, "We Three
Klng-s of Orient Are," soloists. Masters
John ' Ycaeh, Edward Robinson and
Ralph Richards; Christmas carol, "The
First Noel" (traditional), quartet and
church school chorus, with Miss lires
sel soloist ; quartet, "Sing O. Heavens"
League, carried about In autos, sang
Christmas carols Cnristmas eve.
Next Wednesday the two mission
ary societies will unite at the church
for an all-day holiday gathering. Mrs
G. C. Oakes will preside at the Wom-
ens' Foreign Missionary society in
the morning at 10:30 and Mrs. Will
iam Drennan at the Women's Home
Missionary society at the afternoon
session. Lunch will be served at the
church.
The young people will make merry
In a holiday social next Friday
evening.
The Sunday school of the Rodney
Avenue German Methodist Episcopal
church, corner Rodney venue and
Stanton street, will give its annual
Christmas programme this evening at
7 o'clock.
At the Kern Park Christian church.
Forty-sixth avenue and Sixty-ninth
street, at 11 A. M. Dr. J. F. Ghormley
will speak, taking for his thome
"Conditions Necessary to Interna
tional Good Will."
At 7:30 P. M. the Christmas pro
gramme will be given by the Bible
school in the Interest of "white gifts
for the King." Special musical pro
grammes will be presented at both
services under the direction of Mrs
May Vail Billlngsley.
EDUCATION COST SOUGHT
American Council Appoints Com
mission to Conduct Investigation.
WASHINGTON. Appointment of a
commission t" conduct an investiga
'ion of the c of education In the
United States . ; been announced by
the American council on education.
Appropriations totaling 170.0i0
have been made for the investigation
by the commonwealth fund, the Car
negie corporation, the general edu
cation board and the Mllbank Me
morial. The personnel of the com
mission to be entrusted with the In
quiry follows:
Samuel P. Capen. director of the
American council on education, of
Washington, D. C. ex officio; Edward
C. Elliott, chancellor of the Univer
sity of Montana; Elwood P. Cubber
ley, dean of the school of education,
Stanford university; Thomas E. Flne
gan. state superintendent of publio
instruction of Pennsylvania; Robert
M. Halg. associate professor of busi
ness organization of Columbia uni
versity; Victor Morawetz, attorney,
New York city; Henry C. Morrison,
professor of education. University of
Chicago; George D. Strayer, teachers'
college, Columbia university; and
Herbert S. Weet, superintendent of
city schools of Rochester, N. T.
thereby made the offer ot pardon pos
sible to the sinner.
Was It the suffering f the human
nature or the divine nature of the
God-man, that made the atonement
efficient? It was the divine factor
in his personality that suffered, and
so gave efficiency to his atonement.
No atonement was possible as a war
rant for the offer of pardon to the
sinner, except the suffering of God
himself. The suffering of his human
nature alone could not suffice as an
atonement; and the humiliation of
God. a purely spiritual being of in
finite attributes, was possible only
through his vital union with the
finite human nature. It was the suf
fering God who atoned for Fin.
The incarnate God came into the
world through the doors of human
birth. He came bearing both heavenly
and earthly credentials. He was a
child of prophecy. His career was not
commonplace for he was a worker of
miracles.. Sometimes he worked ami
spoke as God sometimes as man. We
would expect this. Kut the rational
ist ooouts the miraculous and yet he
would reject Christ absolutely hud In
been merely commonplace. So would
we. In this our contention Is: No
miracles no God-man!
Christ the eternal word, became
Christ the Son of God when he whh
born of Mary. He came into the
world a heavenly king disguised by
human poverty, that by vital contact
with humanity God miuht know the
burdens of the poor, and speak the
beatitudes. He cam a, heavenly
philosopher disguised by rustic sim
plicity, that he might preach :noil
tidings to the meek. Ho came to live
among men a brother, to demon
strate brotherly love in a slfisli
world. He lived among men a suf
fering man, to prove God's sustain
ing grace. He walked the earth a
suffering God, to atone for human
follies and open h raven's doors to
all returning prodigals.
(Tours); Martin Luther's 'Christmas
Hyniii," soloist, Bobby Riddle; offer
tory solo. Tlie Birthday of a Klna"
(Nelcilinger), W. E. Robinson; Christ
mas carol, "O, Littlo Town of Bethle
hem"; organ postlude, "Hosaiiiia"
(Wachs). 7:30 P. M. Krlef organ re
cital, "Christinas Offertory" (Grlfon),
"Aiulunte Cantablle'' (Tours), "March
of the Wise Men" (Merkel); Christ
mas cantata, "The Manger Throne"
(Manney): Organ. "Tho Annuncia
tion." lI r. Newton; baritone, "The
AiiKel Gabriel Was Sent," Mr. Robin
son; tenor, "Hall Thou," Mr. Crosby:
"And the Ransomed of the Lord,"
quartet and chorus; 'The Vision of
the Shepherds," Miss Dressel and Mr.
Koblnson: "There Were Shepherds,"
chorus; "And Lo. the Angel," Mr.
Robinson, with obligato; "Glory to
r;oc:," iiuart.t and churns; "The Wise
Men," Mr. Robinson; "Where Is He?"
male quartet; "And Lo, the Star," Mrs.
Fisher; "As With Gladness." choral
verse, quartet and chorus; "Bethle
hem," Mr. Robinson ; "No Poinp of
Earthly Kingdom," quartet and chorus.
Sunnyside, East Thirty-second and
Taylor. 7:45 P.M. Organ, "Christmas
Pastorale" (Dlnnelll); anthem. "Sing.
Heavens" (Tours); solo. "Star of
Bethlehem" ( Weatherley). Jacob For
guson; anthem, "o. Holy Night"
(Ad.inuO: solo. ''Blest Ho Thou. O
Christ Eternal" (Gaines), Mrs. Slgrld
Curl; solo, "Hail, Holy Light" (Mills).
Henry Lettow; anthem, "Hark, Hark
My Stiul" (Shelley); solo, "Peace on
Earth." J. Scott Milne; offertory,
"Gesu Bambino" (Yon); solo, "Birth
day of a King" (Neidllnger). Marian
Bennett Duva; chorus, "Silent Night"
Gruber); postlude, "Gloria" (Mozart).
J. A. Hollingwortli Is musical director
and Miss Martha 1). Reynolds organist.
Atkinson Memorial, East Twenty
ninth and Everett, 11 A.M.: Children's
carols: "Prelude l-4J Flat" (George
Gear). Miss Jeanne Harper: "Offer
tory" ( ijchunian n ) ;"l'ostlude" ( A rcher ) ;
numbers by the choir: "o, Little
Town of Bethlehem" (John Prlndlo
Scott), quartet; solo, "Star of Bethle
hem" (Stephen Adams), Miss Audrey
Logan; violin solo, '"Ave Marie" (Schu
bert), Miss Helen Harper. In the eve
ning, Christmas music by the quartet
and Christmas enrols by Che congre
gation, and n picture on Christmns
Dr. Strayqer has been Rolected as
chairman of the commission.
"The primary aims of tho educa
tional finance inquiry." an announce
ment by the American council on edu
cation said, "will be to study in typ
ical states and communities the exist
ing programme of public education,
the extent to which tills programme
is carried out and tho present and
prospective costs Involved. It Is pro
posed to Investigate the relation of
educational expenditures to other
necessary governmental expenditures,
the methods of raising revenue for
the support of education and the
possibility of effecting econvinlts."
WORKING WOMEN IN UNION
Xew International J'eliTalloii An
nounces Plunks in Pint form.
GENEVA. There are three planks
in the platform of the new Interna
tional Federation of Working Women,
the organization evolved out of the
second Congress of Working Women
lately held here. The three objects
of the women are given us follows:
To promote trade union organiza
tion among women.
To develop an international pollc
giving special consideration to the
needs of women and children and to
examine all projects for legislation
proposed by the International labor
conference of the league of nations.
To promote the appointment of
working women on organizations af
fecting the welfare of the workers.
Only trade unions affiliated with
the Ainsierdam International federa
tion or those with like objects are el
igible to membership. The heaMcitiar-
tern will tie in London for the nnxl
two years. The officers who consti
tute an executive board, include Mrs
Raymond Robins of Chicago, presi
dent, and Mrs. Maud Swartz, secretary
of the New York State Women's Trade
Union league, as one of the vice-prea-dents.
Christians Leaving Ciiicla.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Distrustful of
the minority guarantee, provided for
in the Franco-Turkish agreement,
tens of thousands of Christians arc
leavlng Cillcla, as. after the depar
ture of the French, Turks began re
cruiting troops In the area evacuated
by the French. Hundreds of wealthy
families are already emigrating
Cyprus and Egypt, while poore
classes are awaiting transport facili
ties at Mersina. The Armenian p:
triarch has officially requested the
British high commissioner to advise
his government to permit the etnlrri
tlon of Clliclan Armenians to Mesopotamia.