THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND. FEBRUARY 26. 1022
ST. DAVIDS EPISCOPAL PARISH CELEBRATES 52D ANNIVERSARY
Important Place in Religious life and Activities of City Held for More Than Half Centum
ST. DAA"IDS Episcopal parish of -and waitresses, watchmen, wrapper
Portland today celebrates its 52d land window washers,
anniversary. For' half a century j Many of the students do house
and two years it has held an impor- n;ork cooking- the meals, sweeping
tant place in the religious life and
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activities of this city, and its growth
and. expansion Is typical of the
growth of Portland itself.
There will be three celebrations' of
holy communion in this church to
day, andi special music will be fea
tured at 9:30 and 11 o'clock this fore
noon, and' 7:20 this evening. This
morning at 11 o'clock, the rector, the
Rev. Thomas Jenkins, -will preach on
"The Mission of a Free Catholic
Church," and. will give & resume ol
the history of St. David's church. ' Dr.
C. H. Powell, rector of St. Luke's
parish, Vancouver. Wash, will preach
at the evening service.
First Service Held Iji 1805.
The first Episcopal services in, tht
tarriiojry b th east side of the Will
amette river were held by Rev. P. E.
Hyland in a private dwelling where
the plant of the lnman-Poulsen mill
is now located. This was in 1865. In
1S67 Kev. J. K. W. Sell-wood held! his
first services in East Portland in the
Methodist church then, standing whert
Centenary-Wilbur church is now lo
cated, andl later in. a one-room school
fcbuse on what is now Bast Oak
street, and in halls until the first St
David's church was occupied! in. 1870.
He was the first missionary priest
for St. David's church, his tenure ex
tending from 1874 to 1872.
When Bishop Morris was conse-1
crated, an old! friendt Orlando Creese ot
Philadelphia, and a communicant of
St. DavidCs parish, Manayunk, Pa,
gave him J1000 with which to help
ballot a church In some part of the
new bishop's jurisdiction. He chose
East Portland, on condition that the
people would: purchase a suitable site j
and that the church should! be named
St. David's,
Money was raised by sub'scrlption '
end a naif block on what is now East
Morrison street, between Grand ave
nue and East Sixth streets, was pur
chased for $951. The church building
cost about $2800.
Present Site Bought In 1891.
In June of 1891 the present church
property, a half . block of East
Twelfth and Belmont streets, was
purchased for $11,800 and in June of
the following year work was begun
on the present church edifice, and
the same year the new rectory was
started. The first service in the new
church was held January 4, 1903. The
parish records state that at the time
of the first service the church, build
ing had cost $28,205, exclusive of
$1200 for the organ and work and
materials donated. Since that time
much expense has beenaddedi in gifts,
memorials, etc., such as the reredos,
lectern, pulpit, additional sesits, altar
rails, etc.
The chronology of the parish shows
the clergy as follows: Rev. J. R. TV.
Sellwood, missionary priest, 1877
1872; Rev. Charles R. Bonnel, mis
sionary priest, 1872-1873; Rev. Arthur
N. Wrixon, 1873-1880; Rev. John W.
Sellwood, 1880-.1890; Rev. George B.
Van Waters, 1891-1908; Rev. Henry
Russell Talbot, 1908-191S; Rev.
Thomas Jenkins, 1915 to date.
Two of Original Members Living.
- Of the original members of St.
Davidfs parish, it is probable that Dr.
and Mrs. S. E. Josephl are the only
ones still living.
Under the care of Rev. Thomas
Jenkins the church work has made
large expansion. Three outside, chap
els have been established. Transfig
uration, East Fiftieth and Division
streets; St. James, East Seventy-second
street and Thirty-seventh ave
nue, and St. Peter's in Montavilla. A
movement is now in progress- under
direction of Rector Jenkins to secure
the erection of chapel buildings fot
two of these, while a church building
has been purchased from another
church. organization for the third of
thtse chapels.
Seventy-five Catholic priests of the
archdiocese of Oregon City were en
tertained at a dinner Tuesday noon at
the new residence of the most Rev.
Alexander Christie, archbishop, 524
Myrtle street, Portland Heights.
The archbishop recently moved into
l is new .home, after some alterations
had been- made. Prominent among
the changes he made in the house
was the construction of a private
chapel. Up to this time Archbishop
Christie had made his home at the
cathedral residence, 62 North Six
teenth, street.
The archbishop will receive the
laity informally at his new residence
today from 4 to 6 o'clock.
Under the auspices of the newly
organized women's department of the
Portland Council of Churches, Port
land women are to enjoy a rare op
portunity. Tomorrow afternoon Mrs.
W. T. Elmore, formerly a missionary
in India, will speak in the interest of
the Women's Union Christian colleges
in Asia at the White Temple, Twelfth
and Taylor streets, at 2 P. M.
Mrs. Elmore has had wide experi
ence as a lecturer in religious circles.
8he has traveled extensively in
Europe, visiting all important cen.
lers. also Syria, the holy land and
Egypt Her yearg of service as a
missionary in India, together with her
activities in women's clubs and mis
sionary societies, should be indorse
ment enough to insure a large audi
ence to near her. .
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TJie Congregation&lists of Portland '
plan to hold a series of revival meet
ings in the First Congregational
fiiurch. Park and Madison streets,
tiuring the Lenten season. The
l.reacher at these meetings will be
Rev. Richard La Rue Swain, Ph. D.
Last year Dr. Swain published what
is considered, the most notable re
ligious book of the year, "What and
Where la God?" This book has gone
through nine editions and has been
translated into French and German.
This year Dr. Swain has published
"The Real Key to Christian Science,"
which to proving popular also. The
author is essentially a preacher. In
the east he Is regarded as one of the
foremost preachers of this generation.
He is the pastor of the big Congre
gational church at Bridgeport, Conn.
He is a lecturer at several theological
seminaries. His popular lecture, "The
Honest Atheist," he has given over a
thousand times. He is not the ordi
nary type of evangelist. First, he is
a high-grade scholar. He has gained
considerable fame as a philosopher.
After every address he holds a ques
, tionnaire. His answers are direct and
satisfactory.
The employment bureau of the
Moody Bible institute reports that
during the fall term ended in Decem
ber the students of the dayt classes,
working part time to help pay their
way, earned a total of $76,920.48.
Of 625 students out of a total of
900 in attendance, 194 women earned
$19,403.52, and 331 men earned $56,
516.96. Their work represented a great
variety of occupations. They were
employed as barbers, book agents,
bookkeepers, carpenters, cleaners,
child nurses, newspaper distributors,
elevator men, elevated railway guards,
Janitors, stenographers, seamstresses,
shipping clerks, typists, telephone and
telegraph operators, tailors, waiters
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ocar-ceiy a day goes by witnout a can
. received for some one to scrub floors
and the students respond willing!
and wholeheartedly.
The First Spiritualist church, East
Seventh and Hassalo streets, holds
services every Sunday at 3 and 8 P.
M.; short conference meeting in the
afternoon, followed by messages; eve
ning lecture at 8 P. M. given by Mr.
J. Wiliard Hills on the subject of
"Why Spirits Return." Excellent
music will be furnished. Messages will
be given by Mr. and Mrs. Hills and
others. Every Wednesday night at
8 P. M. there will be grand circle
night'. .
"A Harvest of Stars," to Be
Dr. Phelps' Subject. ,
Evening Discourse Will Tell of
"America's (sWrewned Queen."
AT THE First Baptist church
(White Temple), Dr. Arthur &
Phelps will speak this morning at 11
o'clock on the subject, "A Harvest of
Stars." Tonight at 7:45 his subject
will be "America's Uncrowned
Queen." At the evening service there
will he music both by the temple
quartet and the young people's chorus.
Sunday school is In the morning at
:s with classes and teachers for all
ages. A splendid meeting for the
young people will toe at 6:30 P. M.
This morning Rev. W. B. Stewart,
of the Glencoe Baptist church. East
Forty-fifth and Main streets, will
speak oln "The Church and Our Rela
tione to It." In the evening at 7:80
there will be a -musical programme by
the church choir, male quartet, in
cluding solos, duets and Instrumental
selections.
"The Real Lord's Prayer" has been
the theme of Dr. Hinson's morning
sermons for several months, and the
series has produced a profound Im
pression. Tonight completes the
scries of joint discussions on the re
lation of the political signs of the
times to the near coming of the Lord
which Dr. Hinson and Mr. Bryant
have engaged in during February.
The subjects are as follows: Mr.
Bryant, "In the Twinkling of an
Eye"; Dr.' Hinson, "A World Without
a Church."
As usual, the orchestra and choir
will lead the congregation in singing
the world's most famous hymns which
have made these Sunday night serv
ices so popular since they started in
January. Dr. Hinson and his as
sociate pastor have prepared a series
of eight joint addresses for the Sun
day evening services during March.
The young people will have a spe
cial feature added to their -6:15 o'clock
meeting, it being an address by Rev.
Eugene Fandetti of the Italian mis
sion.
Rev. E. R. Martin, superintendent
of the American Sunday School union
for the northwest district, will speak
at both morning and -evening services
at the Third Baptist church today.
Mr. Martin's theme for the morning
will be "America Pagan or Chris
tian?" arid in the evening he will
preach on 'The Influence of Perspn
ality." Christian Science Churches
to Hear of Christ.
Morning Services In All Churches
Held at 11 'Clock.
ttry HRIST JESUS" will be the
V subject of the lesson-sermon
in Christian Science churches today.
Sunday morning services are held
in all churches of Christ, Scientist, at
11 o'clock and Sund.y evening at 8
o'clock. Fifth and Seventh churches
omit the Sunday evening- service.
Meetings which include testimonies
of Christian Science healing are held
Wednesdtay night at 8 o'clock.
Sunday school is maintained for
pupils up to the age of 20 and the ses
sions are held at 9:45 and 11 o'clock
iu all churches except Third and
Fifth, where the sessions convene at
9:30 and 11.
Free public reading rooms are
maintained at 1133 Northwestern
Bank building, 33 North Thirdi street,
133 North Sixth street (near the
Union station), and 148 Killings
worth avenue, where the Bible and
all authorized Christian Science lit
erature may be read' or purchased.
Christian Science churches are lo
cated as follows::
First Nineteenth and Everett streets.
Second East Sixth and Holladay avenue.
Third East Twelfth and Salmon streets.
Fourth Vancouver avenue and Emerson
street.
Fifth Sixty-second street and Forty
second avenue Southeast.
Sixth Pythian temple (formerly Ma
sonic temple). SS8 Yamhill street.
Seventh 403 Smith avenue 8t. Johns).
The public Is invited to attend the
church services and use the reading
rooms.
Rosicrucian Fellowship meets in the
public library at 7 P. M. Sunday.
Studies in the "Cosmo-Conception"
until 8 P. M. "ABtrology," 8 to S
P. M. All are welcome.
Services will be held for those who
are deaf Sunday at 2:30 P. M., cprner
Rodney avenue and Ivy streets. The
Rev. Mr. Beyer will preach on the
question; "Why Are You Not a Church
Member and a Christian?" The Bible
class will study the creation of man,
with special reference to the evolu
tion theory. All who are deaf are
most cordially invited to attend.
"Royal Partnership" Topic
of Dr. Clark's Discourse.'
Eastern Evangelistic Workers to
Conduct Special meetings.
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R. BYRON J. CLARK will be in
his pulpit at First United Breth
ren church today both 'morning and
evening, and will preach on the fol
lowing subjects: Morning, "A Royal
Partnership"; evening, "Short-Circuit-
Ine- ha finunel "
Champion and . Wilson, eastern
evangelistic workers, will for the
next -few weeks conduct special meet
ings at the Second United Brethren
church. Twenty-seventh and Sumner
streets. These men come highly rec
ommended and the public is invited to
hear them in messages of gospel and
song.
Meetings will -be conducted at Third
United Brethren church morning and
evening. Special music will be ren
dered by the church quartet.
Rev. B. Ross Evans, pastor of the
Fourth United Brethren church, Tre-
mont station, will preach in the morn
ing on "Gods Masterpiece." Ia the
evening he will conduct an evangel-
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Modern Healing Cults to Be
Discussed by Rev. Griff is.
Bast Side Christian Chorea Wei-
New Pastor.
IN HIS sermon this morning at 11
'c3eck at the First Christian
church the Rev. Harold H. Grif fis will
speak en the essential elements of a
successful Christian experience, bas
ing his remarks on -what homiletie
statistics show is the most popular
of Christ's statements and having for
his definite theme "The Soke."- In
the evening -worship at 7:45 the pas
tor will discuss the health message of
the Bible, exposinr the folly and fal
lacy of certain modern healing cults
and Indicating what the Kew Testa
ment teaches on the subject, "The
Gospel of Good Health."
A special feature of the church's
Bible school, which meets Sunday
morning at 9:45, is the direction of
the closing exercise of the school
by seme particular class or depart
ment which makes extra preparation
for that purpose. This morning the
young men's class, known as the
"loyal sons." will close the school
with a earefully prepared programme,
the chief number of which will be a
joint debate en a live religious issue
by Edgar Pengra and Russell Hen
dricks. The music for these Sunday services
by the church quartet will include the
communion response, "Jesus, the Shep
herd of the Sheep" iBrlggs); the vio
lin solo, "Romanze in A" (Lieurance),
by Mrs. Waldorf; also the soprano
selection, "Come Unto Me" Coenen),
by Mrs. Ethel W. Freiman, with violin
obbligato iy Mrs. Waldorf.
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The East Side Christian church.
after months of search, has obtained
a pastor. The ehoice fell upon Rev.
W. S. Crockett, who has been doing
excellent work as pastor and presi
dent of the ministerial association t
Moscow, Idaho. His reputation as a
power among the students of the uni
versity in Moscow and in his former
pastorates at Bellingham, Wash, and
Los Angeles, Cal., as well as many
other important points, gives an as
surance to the East Side Christian
church that they have chosen a man
who will make the most of the oppor
tunities for that church. , He will
occupy the pulpit today.
At the New Christian church (Swed
enborgian) today Rev. Wiliiara R.
Reece will speak on "Meeting the
Enemy: One Step on the Path to the
Presence of God," in the assembly
room of the Portland hotel at 11
o'clock.
"Follow Me," Morning Sub
ject of Dr. Brinkman.
"Facing Lent," Evening Tople at
St. James! Lutheran.
IfJTlOLLOW Me!" will be the 8ub
L? ject of the morning sermon to
day at 11 o'clock by Rev. William E.
Brinkman at the St. James English
Lutheran church, corner West Park
and Jefferson streets. The vested
choir will sing at the service.
"Facing Lent" will be the subject of
the pastor's sermon at 7:45 P. M.
The Sunday school wjU hold its
regular session in the assembly room
at 9:50 A. M. Every one is invited
most cordially to visit the Sunday
school. Classes have been organized
for both young and old. The pastor's
Bible class meets each Sunday at
10:30 in the church auditorium.
The Senior Luther League will meet
for devotional services in the assem
bly hall at 6:45 P. M. "A Cobbler
Missionary" will be the topic of dis
cussion.
The intermediate league will meet
Jr. the chapel at 6:45 P. M. "The Good
Shepherd" will be the topic of study.
There will be good music and sing
ing. All young "people are especially
invited to attend. A Lenten service
will be held Ash Wednesday evening,
March 1, at 7:45. The pastor will
preach a sermon on "The Significance
of the Lenten Season." The mission
ary society will hold a short business
meeting and study following the
Lenten services Wednesday night.
The St. James Ladies Aid society will
hold its regular meeting for March
at the home of Mrs. L. J. Bader, 1328
Alameda drive, Thursday, March 2, at
2 o'clock P. M. " Mrs. George M.,
Bracher will assist as hostess.
A sock social will be held at the
home of Mrs. H. M. Car lock, 318 Eat
Sixteenth street, Friday night, March
8. by the Ladies of the Esther circle
of the St- James Ladies' Aid society.
Everyone is cordially invited to at
tend. .
The Sunday school of the Clay-
Street Evangelical church commences
at 9:30 and will be in charge of the
superintendent, E. J. . Keller. The
automobile race contest is in the
hands of Miss Esther Krupke. At
10:45 the pastor, Jacob Stocker, will
preach an expository ' sermon on
Ephesians iv:12, "The Perfecting of
the Saints." The Young People's
alliance meets at 6:3fl. At 7:30 the
pastor will speak on the theme, "Is
the Darwinian Evolution Biblical? Is
William Jennings Bryan Justified in
His Attack on DarwinT"
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St. David's ISniseopa.1 church celebrates
The present church. Below (Lrft)
ary priest tor this church, and (rlht)
of St. David's.
First Congregational Church
to Hear Missionary.
Ir.
Edwin Kellogg Here From
China With Message.
ALMOST every service this week at
the First Congregational church
revolves around Dr. Edwin Kellogg,
who for the past dozen years has been
the foreign missionary of the First
church. Dr. Kellogg is located at
Shaowu, China. He is not only a mis
sionary, he is an educator, road
builder, charity administrator and
government adviser. He arrived in
Portland yesterday and will be the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gil
bert, 560 Elm street. He will preach
in the First church this morning on
"The Latest Word From China," Sun
day afternoon he will go to Forest
Grove. He will preach tonight at th
Congregational church there, and ad
dress the students of Pacific univer
sity Monday morning. Tuesday night
a young people's rally will, be held in
his honor at the Sunnyside Congrega
tional church. The Pilgrim legion and
the Portland. Christian Endeavor union
will combine in holding this service.
Dr. Kellogg will give a superbly illus
trated lecture on "Chinese- Young
People."
Thursday noon the men's brother
hood of the First Congregational
church will give a luncheon in honor
of Dr. -Kellogg. H. G. Colton, Harold
Gilbert and Robert Reid constitute
the committee having this f unotion in
charge. Thursday night the Women's
association and the Women's Mis
sionary society of the. First church
will tender in behalf of the ehucch a
reception in the church parlors, to
which everybody is invited.
Dr. W. T. Mc-Elveea at his Sunday
night question forum will answer the
following questions: "Why Does
President Harding Hesitate About the
Genoa Economic Conference?" "Is the
American Farmer, in His Attempt to
Get a Square Deal, Demanding Class
Legislation ?" '"From Where Did the
Idea of Lent Comer' "Can You Locate
the Soul in Any One Part of the
Body?" At the golden rule open forum,
which is held in the parlors of the
church from 12:30 to 1:15 Sunday noon,
the leader, Herbert Powell Lee, will
discuss "Why Attend Church?" He
will champion the cause of ths- un
employed and the underpaid.
This morning at the Pilgrim Con
gregational church the pastor, James
W. Price, will give another of his
sermons on "types of discipleehip."
"The Self-Effacing Disciple" will he
the topic There will be Christian en.
deavor group service in the evening.
led by competent leaders. Topic to
be discussed, "The Four-Square Chris
tian Endeavor."
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Dr. J. N. McFarlane, recently from
California, will preach this morning
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Its 62d anniversary today. Above
Rev. J. R. W. Sellwood, first mission
Kev. Tneanas JenfcJns, nreaent rector
at the Sunnyside Congregational
church. Miss Jean Melvin will give
"Convention Echoes," at the senior
Endeavor meeting at 6:30. Dr. Staub
will occupy his pulpit at night, speak-
ing on a uoou man in a fiai way.
The missionary circle, of which Mrs.
A. 3. Andrews is leader, will meet tat
her residence, 1145 East Alder, Tues
day at 2 P. M. At the same hour the
circle of which Mrs. iSarah Knodell is
leader will meet at the residence of
Mrs. Hale Bliss, 9&a East Market.
The Thursday night prayer meeting
will study the eighth chapter of Ro
mans, Dr. Staub leading.
The .girls' reserves from various
schools of the city win have a mas;
meeting in this church Sunday, March
5, at 11 A. M. Dr. Staub will preach
a special sermon for their benefit, and
they will also participate in the eerv
ices.
Next Sunday afternoon- at 3 o'clock
Professor Lucien E. Becker will give
his regular pipe organ recital, and
the public is cordially invited.
Rjev. E. E. Flint of the Atkinson
center. Congregational church. East
Everett and Twenty-ninth streets,
will speak this morning at 11 o'clock,
on "The Invisible God in the Visible
Devil." '
" Tonight at f:30 the message will b.e
on Light and Darkness: Our Human
Problems." This will , be illustrated
by a musical moving-picture enter
tainment, with Miss Jean Harper at
the organ.
Sunday school with opportunity for
all classes opens at 9:45 A. M. A
great auto aontest is on among tue
classes.
Bible study and prayer service
Thursday night at 7:45 will be led by
the pastor.
The Women's association will meet
Wednesday afternoon at t o'clock at
the home of Mrs. E. E. Flint, 987 East
Flanders.
College Professor Teaches
in Sunday School.
Dr. V. G. Da bach Has Average At
tendance of .108.
CORVALLIS, Or, Feb. 25. (Spe
cial.) The college men's class of
the First Methodist Episcopal Sunday
school of Corvallis has issued a chal
lenge to any similar class In the state
to produce a record for attendance
that equals theirs. An average at
tendance of 108 each Sunday is the
record for January and February.
"One might think that is a 'mush
room growth,' but such is not the
case," said one of the class officers
for it is an organized class, "The
class has grown gradually through
many years and we intend to keep it
growing, too. Last year we averaged
about 5; this year we are around
the hundred mark, and next year we
hope to bat an average, of 150."
The leader of the class is Dr. U. B.
Dubach, professor of political science
at the college and known to all fol
lowers of intercollegiate athletics as
president of the Pacific coast con
ference. Officers of the class have
no new or novel method to point to
as the reason for its success. Instead
they praise the ability f "Doc" Du
bach to apply the ordinary lessons of
the Bible to every-day college con
ditions, and his way of "putting them
across" in an interesting manner.
Some of the busiest men in campus
activities find time to spend this
hour each Sunday morning in Bible
discussion. The editor of the . Beaver
Annual and the business manager of
the Barometer, the college news
paper, are regular attendants. Rep
resentative athletes are on the roll
and men from nearly every house
fraternity and not a few members
of honor fraternities are included in
the class.
The Church of the Truth will hold
services at 201 Central building.
Tenth and Alder streets,, today.. At
U A. M. Nettie Taylor Kloh will
speak; at 3 p. ui. Ann G. Smith, and
8 P. M. Henri Napier Carmer.
Dr. Harold L. Bowman, pastor of
First Presbyterian church, will be the
speaker at the Men's Resort meeting
this afternoon at 4 P. M. Mrs. Jane
Burns Albert will be soloist.- There
will also be a Bible lecture at 7:30
by the Rev. Levi Johnson and
Wednesday night at 8 P. M. the San
Grael society will hold their monthly
meet at the resort
The society for Spreading the
Knowledge of True Prayer, as organ
ized by F. L. Rawson, has offices at
405 Fliedner building. The office and
reading room are open daily from. 12
to 4 o'clock. The class in ''Life
Understood" meets Mondays at 8
o'clock. All interested persons are
invited.
Four young people will address the
Realisation league, 148 Thirteenth
street, at 8 o'clock on "How Princi
ple Affects Practice." Anna Borge
son. Fern Safford, Sheldon Mills and
Eunice Warniek will speak. At 11 j
A. M. "Prosperity" is the subject, and
H. Edward Mills, speaker.
Dri Parker's Morning Topic
"The Immeasurables."
"Lessens Prom mm Aneient Altar
Builder," Krraing Subject.
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R. B. EARLE PARKER, the pas
tor, will occupy the pulpit of the
First Methodist church, morning and
night. In the morning he will preach
on "The Immeasurables," and in the
evening on "Lessons From an Ancient
Altar Builder." The quartet and choir
will furnish special music at both
services to which the general public is
cordially invited.
Since the coming of Dr. Parker, the
first of the year, there has been a
marked forward movement in every
department of the church. Sixty new
members have been received into the
church either by certificate or upon
confession of faith, and plans have
been laid for the building up of a
large constituency roll. Every organ
ization in the church and Sunday
school is being o unified nd co
related as to be a direct contributing
factor In the upbuilding of the church
and the kingdom of God. Young peo
ples department is being organized to
get and hold the boys and girls at
just the age when they are so often
lost to the church. -The woman's as
sociation has been so reorganized that
it will be of great assistance to the
pastor and his staff ia reaching many
throughout the city who are not al
ready affiliated with any church.
Last Monday night the Ergathea
Bible class for young women, held
their annual business meeting and
dinner at the Deaconess home, 815
East Flanders street. About 50 "were
present, including the pastor and his
wife. Following the annual reports
which showed the excellent work
these young women are doing, a fine
literary programme was given by
members' of the class and a good time
enjoyed by al4..
Wednesday this week at 2 o'clock
the Woman's Foreign Missionary so
ciety will hold its annual thank of
fering meeting in the Sunday school
temple. Mrs. Matt S. Hughes will
have charge of the programme and
Mrs. Fred Gram will sing. Thursday
is church night. Dinner is served at
6 o'clock followed by the prayer serv
ice at 6:30 and classes at 7:30. Strang-
ers are cordially invited to attend.
At the morning service in Centen
nary Wilbur today Dr. MacCaughey
will speak on "The Divine Dynamite,"
and in the evening Dr. Henry Collins,
physician and psychologist, will begin
his series of lectures which will ex
tend throughout the week. Dr. Col
lins has spent a lifetime in the study
and relief of that series of ailments
having a nervous origin, and he comes
to Portland with the highest . recom
mendation of civic clubs and churches
of other cities, with which he has
worked. He will speak Sunday night
on "The Christian Gospel of Health."
At the Rose City Park Methodist
Episcopal church, corner East Fifty
eighth street north and Sandy boule
vard, the pastor, Dr. Huett, will speak
this morning on "The Better Part."
The evening service will be in charge
of the Hustlers' club and will be a pa
triotic one. J. A. Wafnaar and the
hustlers' chorus will have charge of
the music and several addresses, short
and to the ijoint, will be made.
Rev. W. G. MacLaren, superinten
dent of the Pacific Coast Rescue and
Protective society, will preach today
at 11 A M. at Central Free Methodist
church. East Fifty-fifth and Flanders
streets.
Services at the Lincoln Methodist
church at East Fifty-second and Lin
coln streets, will be at 11 A. M., Miss
Davis will speak in the interests of
the women s home missionary so
ciety. and at 7:30 P. M. "Those Who
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l.6 Forever' by W' N' Byars'
Children and adults will gather at
the First Norwegian-Danish Metho
dist Episcopal church, corner Eight
eenth and Hoyt streets, Sunday at 10
A M. for the purpose of organizing
a Sunday school and Bible class. The
Sunday school will be conducted in
English. At 11 A. M. the pastor will
preach on "Lessons From the Life of
George Washington." Young peoples
meeting at 7:45 and sermon at 8 P. M.,
subject, "The Gospel, God's Message
to Men." The young people society
meets in the church parlors Wednes
day evening and the ladies' xaid so
ciety will be entertained by F. Bock
man at 474 East Broadway Thursday
at 2 P. M. A plain gospel and a
brotherly welcome awaits you at this
chnrch.
The Sunnyside Methodist member
ship is warming up enthusiastically
to the city-wide Methodist campaign.
The church has set for itself a defi
nite goal in the number of new mem
bers to be received on Easter. Dr
Gallagher's series of Sunday night
messages throughout February have
drawn large crowds. The subject for
tonight will be "Why I'm a Protest
ant." Invitations to Attend are ex
tended to Free Masons, Orangemen,
A. P. As, Ku Klux Klan and other
Protestant organizations.
'Human Nature," Dr. Eliot's
Sermon Topic.
Basis of Discourse ff Book by
Polish Kobleman.
M
R. ELIOT, at the Church of Our
and Yamhill street, will preach this
morning at 10:30 on "A New Defini
tion of Human Nature." This will be
a sermon based on an article in the
current Hibbert Journal by. Cassius
J. Keyser, professor of mathematics
in Columbia university. The article
treats of a book recently published,
entitled "The Manhood of Humanity:
The Science and Art of Human En
gineering," by a Polish nobleman.
Count Alfred Korzybski.
The young people's fraternity,
meeting at 6:34 P. M., will conclude a
stndy of the Book of Ecclesiastes. At
the next meeting in March they will
take up the Epistle to the Galatians.
The women's alliance, including all
the federated alliance clubs, will have
a general meeting on Wednesday,
March 1, from 11 A. M. to 4 P. M. The
day's work will be in preparation for
the rummage sale.
The young members of the, Church
of God. Union avenue and Failing
street, visiited Mr. and; Mrs. Wilson
White at their homeat Multnomah
station, Sunday afternoon. The young
people, under the leadership of their
pastor. Rev. H. A Schlatter, make it
their duty to visit and carry words
'of good cheer and encouragement to
"shut-ins" and to the old folks who
cannot get around and visit.
Nothing, perhaps, could have given
this old couple more enjoyment than
the singling of fam-'liar songs by the
young people. They responded by re
lating experiences of years gone by.
On the return trip a visit was made
at the home of Mrs. J. A. Maybury,
841 Front street. She needed the as
sistance of a cane to steady herself
w.hen Rh walked. It turned out to
be a surprise party, and the smile on
her face doubly repaid those wno
walked up the flight of stairs to her
room. '
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j At the First United Evangelical
j church. Ladd tract. Dr. J. A. Goode.
i the former pastor, will speak at 11
jo clock this morning. The evening
I service will be conducted by the pas
tor, Rev. H. H. Farnham.
Rev. Mrs. Ida M. Schori, pastor of
the Independent Bible Spiritualistic
society and church, of 91 Commer
cial street, near Stanton street, will
have for a lecture topic at 7:30 to
night "Modern Prophets," concluding
with messages. Thursday night at
7:30 a weekly meeting is held for
spiritual demonstrations.
In the First Divine Science church,
816 East Clay street, near corner ot
East Twenty-fifth. Rev. T. M. Minard
will speak at 11 o'clock on the topic
"What Is Meant by the Words. 'King
dom of Heaven,'" and at 7:30 P, M.
on By Love We Are Saved, r rancis
Richter will supply appropriate music
for both services. Next Thursday at
8 P. M Rev. Mr. Minard will give
the third lecture of the course in di
vine science.
At the Mystic church of Bethesda,
409 Alder street, near' 11th, services
will be held tonight at S P. M. The
Rev. W. W. Aber is pastor. Circles
will be formed commencing at 6 P.
M. to 7:30 P. M. A healing circle will
also be formed at Rev. W. W. Abers
residence, 870 Belmont street, at 10:30
and a circle Wednesday night at
8 P. M.
Sacred Cantata at the First
Presbyterian Church.
"The Daughter of Jairus," Feature
of Evening Service.
A SPECIAL musical service will be
given at the First Presbyterian
chuch tonight. The regular quartet
will be assisted, by a chorus in the
rendition of Sir John Stainer's sa
cred cantata, "The Daughter of Jat
rus," beginning at 7:80 o'clock with
an organ prelude by E. E. Coursen.
The theme of Dr. H. L. Bowman's ser
mon Is "Reveille," taken from the
text, "Awake, thou that sleepest, and
arise from the dead, and: Christ shall
shine upon thee." (Eph. v:xiv.) The
morning service begins promptly at
10:30. and Dr. Bowman will preach
on "A Question of Ownership." Hal
fred Young will sing the offertory
solo, "How Many Hired! Servants"
tSullivan).
The young women's Bible class will
hold a service in the tubercular ward
of the Multnomah county farm in the
afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
Tuesday there will be an all-day
meeting of the woman's association
in room A of the church house. A
luncheon will be served at 12:30, which
will be followed by a business meet
ing and1 programme. All the women
of the congregation are invited.
Tuesday night the annual meeting
of the evening auxiliary to the Wom
an's Missionary society will be held
in room A Special music has been
provided for this meeting. Miss Esther
Davidson will give a piano solo; Miss
Myrtle Anderson will sing, and- there
is to be a cornet solo by Mrs. M. F.
Moore. A social hour and refresh
ments follow. A cordial invitation is
extended to all women of the congre
gation. The men's club will meet in room
H Tueeay at 8 o'clock. "Using Ore
gon's National Forests" is the title
of an Illustrated, address to be given
by A G. Jackson- of the fores-try serv
ice. All men are invited, to- this meet
ing. Wednesday night from 8 to 11 Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Fowler will give a
reception at their home on Willam
"T-'TT Y.T1
(for circle E and other friends of the
church. Mrs. A. F. Kerry will sing
a group of songs of her own compo
sition. One hundred and sixty-nine young
people were active in the Warren
Bible and. vesper classes last Sunday
at the First Presbyterian churcn.'New
names are being enrolled rapidly and
preparations are under way for a
class banquet to be given the night
of March 10. Several hundred names
are already entered' to honor the new
members of this friendly recruiting
members' contest. College young men
and women are urged to Join this
class, which presents many features
of the college life in the social activ
ities, which are following in rapid
succession. Come today, hear a fine
musical programme and. after a brief
lecture, there will be an "introduc
tion social" to aid In getting acquaint
ed; Entrance H54 Alder street, second
floor of church house. Alder and Thir
teenth streets.
Westminster's activities tlfe past
week centered around its woman's
association, which held Its annual
meeting Monday. The following offi
cers were elected; for the coming year:
President, Mrs. Charles T. Chamber
lain; vice-president, Mrs. A F. Bltt
ner; secretary, Mrs. Hugh Henry;
treasurer, Mrs. N. B. Thomas, and
financial secretary, Mrs. J. C. Mann.
The various committee chairmen
made their annual reports, which
showed decided) growth and increased
activityt
A large increase in membership, an
increase in the study of missions, the
paying of a large budget, eight classes
of mission study and hand work
among file young people, many calls
in the-name of the society and church
and a wonderful amount of sewing
done for the welfare bureau. Red
Cross, Visiting Nurses' association
and the Boys' and Girls' Aid society
all this made the women see how
much worth while their organization
is. During the year monthly blrthday
luncheons have been held and the
funds raised are used to help maintain
a girls' home conducted under the
direction of the council of churches.
Besides these activities, the associa
tion has done much to aid the social
life of this church and' community.
The morning sermon. by the .pastor,
Dr. E. H. Pence, will be on the theme
"The Immense Popularity of Theo
retical Religaon."
This will be preceded1 by a talk to
the children on "The Snow on Mount
Hood.
At night the topic will be "Being
Sure of Effects by Choosing the
Cause.1'
Professor Hutchison has chosen as
the special music for the day: Morn
ing Anthem, "How Lovely Is Thy
Dwelling Place, O Lord of Hosts"
(Johannes Brahms); soprano solo,
"Great Peace Have They Which Love
Thy Law" J. H. Rogers). Evening
Anthem, "Glorious Is Thy Name, Al
mighty Lord'' W. A. Mozart); bari
tone solo and quartet, "Tarry With
Me, O My Savior" & A. Baldwin).
Thursday nights for some weeks
the pastor will give a series of talks
on the first part of Genesis, especially
on the thought ot creation in the light
of scientific research. He has given
much thought to this subject and
many snould' come to enjoy these
studies.
CfWSUev Hnry Ngent of the
Prsbyterian church will oc
V? ? pulpit at both services- today.
tion of J. WilHara Belcher will sing.
The morning chorus number is "O.
m 1 emer'" by Gounod. The .
quartet will also render "Earth and
Heaven,", by Mercadant Dr. Nu
f!tu tssermon topic is "An Imasri
f;JU"ty" Bath societies of
Christian - Endeavor will meet as
i1 .'Kthe lntfermediate at 6 o'clock
and the senior at 6:30. The council
It r oT? edu:aUon will also meet
at 6.30 o clock.
J?L N'UK6nl vin eive.a special ad
f 689 ton'Sht on "The Prodigal
Daughter." The men's club is spe
cwdly supporting the evening service,
and usually there are more men than
womem in attendance.
Monday night at 8 o'clock the
monthly meeting of the teachers and
officers will be held in the church.
The Sunday school, under the ddrec-
, , rst "ent who is director
of religious education, is already re
hearsing for the Easter pageant, "The
Dawning," which will be presented
on two consecutive Sunday nights.
The choir of Central church is also
reheansiing the cantata, "The Holy
City, which widl be presented about
Easter time.
The newly organized Central guild
of young married women will meet
at the home of Mrs. Roland W. Jolly,
6 East Stark street, on Tuesday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
At the conclusion of the. mid-week
service Thursday night, Dr. Nugent
has called a joint meeting of the
boards of the church, to consider
very important matters, concerning
the church's future.
Central church is preparing for Its
every member canvass .which will oc
cur mis year, Sunday, March 12, In
common with ail other Presbyterian
churches.
The Renr. Henry' White of the Mil
lard Avenue Preebytenian church.
Seventy-third and Fifty-fifth ave
nue Southeast, will have for his
morning service the theme, "Readi
ness; Behold. Thy Servants Are Ready
to Do Whatsoever My Lord, the King,
Shall Appoint."
The theme of the evening discourse
Is 'Hindrances That Hinder and Hin
drances That Help'."
The women of the Millard Avenue
church met and organized a ladiea
aid society last week with the follow
ing officers: President, Mrs. R. E.
Merritt, Sixty-sixth avearae and Sixty
sixth street; vice-president, Mrs. J.
H. Hill, S100 Sixty-eighth avenue:
secretary, Mrs. Fred Reece, 7125
Fifty-fourth avenue; treasurer, Mrs.
W. J. Jefferies, 6S48 Fifty-seventh
avenue. The meeting was held- in the
home of Mrs. Guy A Kimball, 6501
Seventy-second 6hreet, and a delight
ful time reported.
- The woman's missionary society of
the Millard Avenue church met Wash
ington's birthday at the home of Mrs.
J. H. Zehrung, 7105 Forty-eighth ave
nue. ' A good programme was given
and the following officers for the
year eleoted: Miss Alma Hollings
worth, 5627 Seventy-second street,
president; Mrs. W. W. Dillon, 7811
Fifty-ninth avenue, vice-president;
secretary of literature, W. L. Or
mandy, 5426 Forty-second avenue, and
secretary-treasurer. Mrs. Glen San
ders, 7123 Fifty-fifth avenue. The
women have their missionary budget
raised.
' Rev. J. Frances Morgan of Pied
mont Presbyterian church will take
as his morning topic, "The Strength
of Ten," and in the evening, "Do I
Care?"
Christian Endeavor meeting will be
held at the usual hour, discussing the
lesson, "Books That Make 'Life Bet
ter." The entertainment and play,
"The Girl and the Undergraduate."
given by this society was a huge suc
cess and was a decided factor In the
new spirit of the young people of the
church.
Monday night the session and trus
tees will meet to form definite plans
on the canvass beginning March 12.
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 the
Women's Missionary society wfll
meet.
Thursday night at 8 the regular
prayer service will be held, continu
ing the study of Ephesians.
Verne Robb, president of the Chris
tian Endeavor, attended the conven
tion at Salem last week and returned
with a full measure of enthusiasm.
Rev. Donald- W. M. MacCluer'ts topic
for this morning's sermon at Roe
Cdty Park Presbyterian church will
be, "Immature Discipleshlp." At
night "The Society Woman," w411 be
the second in a series of special ser
mons by the pastor, on "The Women
of the Bible."
Sunday night at the meeting of the
intermediate Christian Endeavor so
ciety a. report of the Y. P. S. C E.
convention at Salem will be beard.
At the Thursday night meeting,
under the general topic, "The Life of
Christ." the study of the public life
of Christ will be begun.
The Pulpit of the Mizpah Presby
terian church will be occupied at both
morning and evening services by the
pastor, Rev. D. A. Thompson. Hlis
morning theme at 11 A. H. will be.
"How Can a Righteous God Justify
Sinful Men?" His evening theme, at
7:45, will be, "Companionship an In
dex of Character." The Sunday school
sermon will Just precede the morning
sSrmon, and is Immediately followed
by the junior society of the Christian
Endeavor, which is in charge of Miss
Katherine Walker and Mrs. Ray Shue.
The tatermediate society of Chris
tian Endeavor meets at 6:45 P. M., in
the church parlors. There will be re
ports from the delegates who at
tended the convention at Salem last
week. The meeting will be in charge
of the president of the society, Mr
Alexander Hilands.
The- prayer meeting is held Thurs
day night at 8 P. M. The topic Is
"Some Results of the New Birth."
A large and appreciative audience
enjoyed the fourth Scotch concert
Friday night, under the auspices ot
the senior high school Bible chi-ss.
Refreshments, consisting of scone.
short bread, oat cake and tea wer
served in the parlors of the ehurct
at the conclusion of the programme
A neat 6um was netted for the sup
port of a child in the near east, which
was fche object of the concert.
Congregation Beth Israel
Twelfth and Main Sts.
Rabbi Jor.ab B. VVise
Services Friday eveninir at S. Sat
urday mornln? at 10:30. Sunday
morning at 11. P.eligious school
Sunday morning at 10.