THE SUNDAY OREGOXTAN, PORTLAND, APR1X 9, 1923
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR UNION TO CONDUCT LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
'United Gospel Crusade in Portland Attracts Large Audiences; Evangelist Gets Calls for Meetings Outside Tabernacle; Crusader to Conduct Mass Meeting at 3 o'Clock Today.
MUCH Interest Is shown by young
people of the city In the Leader
ship Training Institute, which
Is being- arranged by the Christian
Endeavor union of Multnomah coun-
ty. The institute, which is deslgnea successful ministry in McCormick
Cor training Christian Endeavor lead- and Camas, Wash. Mr. Everett's as
rs, will be held Monday nights from!sistant for girls' work in the South
Aorll 17 to May 22 at the First Pres- Portland community is Miss Bessie
April li to aiay " Kirk wood, who had her preparation
Cyterian cnurcn, iw.ulfl aim
streets.
Experts will speak at all the meet
ings. There will be a lecture course
on, social service by trained workers
and, among the other subjects dis
cussed, will bo Bible study, society
administration, mission study, Junior
work and Christian Endeavor union
work.
Russel Hendricks Is chairman of
the committee on arrangements. G.
Everett Baker will be the dean, andproved attractive to a great many
experienced leaders will be in cnargs
of the classes. Donald G. Nelson i
president of the Multnomah county
union. The meetingBwmstari prompt,
w n r 7!4S P. M.
Examinations will be given at the
conclusion of the course and credit
-..in . i r t rr iA p.hriwian. En
deavor college.
The sublects are as follows
First neriod. 7:45 to 8:15 P. M.
General assembly, Bible study, led by
Mrs. McFarlane, using the Bible and
The Manhood of the Master," by
SVredlck. as textbooks.
Second neriod Expert endeavor,
wis Viola Oe-den. leader: society ad
ministration, Donald Nelson, teacher
social service, lecture course Dy so
ti Mrvlm workers: mission study
Junior work. Miss Dulcina Brown,
huir.her textbook. "New Junior Work-
mrm Manual": Christian Endeavor
riTinT. -work. a. Evert Baker, teach
. v. fn(Amtiiig.tA Rncietv. Mrs.
Bess Duncan, teacher, textbook, "The
intermediate Manual," by Anaowun.
' The .popularity of the United srospel
Crusade in Portland oas oeen proveu
(during the past week by the large
vudienoes which, have attended the
' (Various services. Dr. George Wood
Undersoil, the leader, continues to
Brow in favor with the church people
xyt the city, many or wnom we
. for a revival campaign but do not
favor the sensational type or meeuns.
tThe crusader's type of service and
Organization appears to lhave struck
lEhe popular note.
ThA Avene-elist's popularity Is shown
ty the number of calls he has during
Itfcie coming week for meetings outside
th tabernacle. He Has aureaay oeen
angaged for 16 meetings.
All the Methodist churches of the
jdty will conduct regular services
Ithis morning, but the remainder of
the day's activities will be suspended
Sn favor of the taoernacie mMuoga.
iAt 8 P. M. the crusader will conduct
av popular mass meeting and at 7:30
M l union church service. The
-enrai nublic Is invited to each ser-
vice. At all the meetings of the week
special music will be furnished by
Walter R. Jenkins, popular song lead
er, accompanied at the piano by Ben
ton D. Ackley, celebrated gospel song
(Briter.
No services are held on Monday,
iat bain it rest day for the party.
(Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday evenings at tne :so o cwcit
service members of the various Sun
day schools of the Methodist churches
iof the city will be guests. J. J. John
eon of Centenary-Wilbur Methodist
church Is chairman of the Sunday
School committee.
On the opening night, Tuesday, the
erusader will- deliver his famous and
arraDhieallv illustrated sermon, "The
Empty Chair." On that night the
following Sunday schools have been
especially invited: Central. Wood-
lawn. Patton. University Park, St.
Johns, African Methodist Episcopal
and First German.
Wednesday night the following
Sunday schools will be guests: Cen
tenary-Wilbur, Rose City Park, Mount
Tabor, Lincoln, South Methodist Epis
copal, African Zion and First Norwe
gian Danish.
The Bible schools asked to attend
Thursday night are: Sunnyside, Lau
relwood, Lents, MontavMa, Brentwood
and Carson Heights. The nday
night list will be the largest, the fol
lowing being Invited: First, Epworth,
Caruthers-street, Sellwood, Clinton
Kelly Memorial, Westmoreland, Wood
stock, Linnton and Vancouver-avenue
Norwegian Danish.
Saturday night the evangelist will
close the week with a great pre
Easter rally, to which out-of-town
Methodist churches have been Invited.
Samuel Connell, chairman of the ex
tension committee, has written let
ters to all Methodist churches between
Portland and Forest Grove, Estacada,
Vancouver and Oregon City, Inviting
them to come to Portland and occupy
ja reserved section at the tabernacle.
Dr. Anderson has decided since this
iweek is passion week that he will
bold three afternoon services, instead
of two, at the tabernacle. These
meetings will be held at 2:30 o'clock
fm. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
In addition to the tabernacle meet
tugs Dr. Anderson will speak each
boon from Tuesday to Friday at the
Lenten services being conducted In
the Pantages theater by the Portland
Council of Churches. He will also
address two high school assemblies
wn Wednesday morning Washington
tUgh school at 8:30 o'clock and Benson
JPoiy technic school at 10:15 o'clock.
Lieutenant-Colonel George. H. Da
fvis, territorial evangelist of the Sal
ivation Army from San Francisco, will
Speak at the Salvation Army ball, 243
Ash street, tomorrow at 11 A. M., 3
!P. M. and 8 P. M. The colonel has
been actively engaged in evangelistic
fwork throughout his 30 years' con
nection with the Salvation Army. His
ksompalgn in Portland will last six
weeks. He will be supported by the
Kjity's entire force of Salvationists
and music will be furnished by the
local army band and songster brigade.
Meetings for young people will be
beld at 3 and 6 P. M. under the direc
tion of Captain Lloyd Doctor, the
poionel's assistant.
Open seven days "week Instead of
tone stands the door of the Community
ohurch, at the corner of First and
Gibbs street, in South Portland.
The invasion of foreign-born people
Hn that neighborhood has changed the
character of activities from the con
ventional type of Sunday school,
prayer meeting and preaching to a
variety of enterprises which help in
making good citizens as well as good
Christians. Classes in American citi
zenship principles, English for the
foreign born, gymnasium, sewing,
millinery, moving pictures, dramatic
productions, choral club, group
parties. Boy Scouts, campfire girls
and girl reserves have been added to
the usual religious programme.
A daily vacation Bible school is to
be maintained for three weeks im
mediately after the close of the pub
lic schools, with general story telling,
Bible stories, hand crafts and drama
tization. No effort is made to proselytize the
members of the week-day classes
from whatever religious faith they
may nave.
Former members of the Community
church who have removed from South
Portland to newer residence sections
of the city have Instituted an annual
vent in "Home-Coming Day," held on
faim sunaay, ana xoaay are gainer
tovgr for renewal of friendships and for
teoyrta- might, of toed- odd
church's home ministry among the
newly arrived foreign-born citizens.
Most of these institutional fea
tures have been initiated by Rev.
Monroe G. Everett during his three
years' pastorate here, following his
,n San Angeim0 seminary and in San
Francisco missionary work.
... ,
Chief of Police Jenkins Will address
the Baptist ministers in the church
parlors, White Temple, tomorrow at
11 A. M. on the narcotic evil. Mr. Lee
presents prospectus of Golden Rule
at 10:30.
The noon-day pre-Easter services
which have been in progress daring
the past week at Pantages theater
people. The song service, which be
gins promptly at 12:10 under the lead
ership of Walter R. Jenkins, assisted
by Bentley D. Ackley and aided by the
use of the stereopticon, has no small
part in bringing the people into a re
ceptlve mood for the message,
The Rev. George Wood Anderson,
D. D., is delivering interesting, inspir
lng, logical and convincing addresses
which deal with the individual life
and character. The attendance is in
creasing daily and it it believed that
next week, the auditorium of the thea.
ter will be filled. The Rev. Ray E.
Close, executive secretary of the
council of churches, requests all pas
tors to announce that noon-day meet
ings will continue Tuesday, Wednes
day, Thursday and Friday of this
week, and to urge the business men
and women to "come In when they
can, slip out when they must," keep
ing in mind that the song service
continues until 12:30 'and that Dr.
Anderson's message is delivered from
12:30 to 12 ."60, closing promptly.
The following pastors have re
ported to the council of churches that
they are holding pre-Easter services
in the evenings at their local houses
of worship: The Rev. Joseph D. Boyd
will have services each evening ex
cept Saturday at 7:45 o'clock at the
Christian church at Rodney avenue
and Knott street, with a special
speaker, the Rev. O. J. Law from
Grants Pass. The Rev. E. O. Shep
herd will hold services every night
except Saturday at 8 o'clock at the
Third United Brethren church, and
Friday there will be an all-afternoon
meeting of the Women's Missionary
association. The Rev. Harold Leon
ard Bowman has published "Studies
for Three Weeks Preceding Easter,
which were sent to each member of
the church and meetings will be held
each evening except Saturday at the
First Presbyterian church, at 7:45
o'clock.
The Lutheran Bible conference will
be held in Portland April 23 to 28 at
the Emmanuel Lutheran church,
Fourth and Pine streets. Rev. R. E.
Golladay of Columbus, O., author and
lecturer, and Rev. George N. Ander
son, president of the Lutheran Bible
institute of St. Paul, Minn., will give
addresses daily. The public is invited
to all the meetings.
The East Side Baptist church Is re
joicing over the safe return of its
missionaries. Rev. and Mrs. E. fct
Burket, from China. Rev. and Mrs.
Burket have been in China for five
and a half years. They will take a
year's rest at their home, McMinn
ville, speaking from time to time at
the East Side church and at the do
nominational conventions throughout
the north.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Burket are grad
uates of MeMinnville (now Linfield)
college. They received their ap
pointment under the American Bap
tist Foreign Missionary society in
916, and began their work at Kaying,
China. After a yearat Kaying they
went to their permanent field at
Chingning, China.
Although still a young man and
with but five years of experience on
the field, Mr. Burket is a recognized
authority in denominational circles on
missionary policies. His opinions are
sought and he writes frequently for
the leading denominational period
icals. He Is consulted when advances
or changes are contemplated in the
great China field.
Rev. and Mrs. Burket have three
children Elizabeth, Stanley and
Dorothy. Mrs. Burket Is a daughter
of Rev. and Mrs. George Campbell of
MeMinnville, formerly missionaries in
outn umna. Mrs. Burket's sister.
Louise, is a missionary at Kaying.
China, under the auspices of the Co
lumbia river district.
Evangelist John T. Stivers, who has
been conducting a revival meeting In
the East Side Christian church dur
ing the past week, devotes his ser
mons to the fundamentals of religion.
This morning he will speak at 11
clock on "The Unfolding of a Life."
At 7:45 P. M. his topic will be "New
Testament Baptism."
During the remainder of the week
is sermons will be as follows: Mon
day, "Amusing Excuses." Tuesday,
What Is Faith. How to Get It and
What to Do With It" Wednesday.
Repent or Perish." Thursday, "Can
Man Be Saved Outside the Church?"
Friday, "A Service in Honor of
Mother." The evening services will
egin at 7:45. -"
Interested audiences have listened
to the message of Evangelist Stivers.
The chorus choir, directed by Rev.
O. P. Burris, attracts a large number
of young people nightly, and his solos
each night are a drawing card. Noon
day meetings in several industrial
plants on the east side were held last
week, and others will be held the
coming week, stated Rev. W. S.
Crockett, pastor of the church. Each
vemng an informal reception is held
in the church for the evangelists.
The Bible class taught by Rev. Mr.
Crockett numbered 80 members last
Sunday, and the pastor anticipates
that it'will reach more than one hun
dred on Easter Sunday.
Visiting pastors last week included
Rev. J. C. McCallum, formerly pastor
of the First Christian church at
Eugene, now connected with the
Americanization movement, and Rev.
J. F. Ghormley, a pioneer Christian
preacher of Portland. The church is
located on East Twelfth and Taylor
streets, and may be reached by all
cars on Hawthorne and Sunnyside
lines.
"The Reality of Eternal Life" will
be Mr. Eliot's subject this morning
at 10:30 at the Church of Our Father
(Unitarian), corner Broadway and
Yamhill. At 12 M., Dr. Edward O.
Sisson will lead the men's class. The
question of parochial schools will be
considered. The church school meets
at 12 M. The Young People's frater
nity will meet at 6:30. preceded by a
rally-supper at 6 P. M. Good Friday
will be observed by a service in the
church school room at 8 P. M.,
April 14.
The Sunday school of the Clay
Street Evangelical church will meet
at 9:30 with E. J. Keller, superinten
dent, presiding. At 10:45 the pastor,
Jacob Stocker. will preach a sermon
appropriate for Palm Sunday. "Jesus
or Barrabas." The Young People's
alliance meets at 6:30 P. M., and Is
fellowed fcy a, sons; eervioe.
The BfoItnomsJi County Christian Endeavor union baa planned a leadership training institute, which opens April 17
Prominent in this work will bei From left to right Donald O. Nrlson, president of Multnomah County union
G. Evert linker, dean of the Christian Endeavor Training school, and Russell Hendricks, chairman of the
educational department.
"The Christ of the Palms"
Is Dr. Villers' Topic.
East Side Baptists to Observe Pre
Easter Period.
AT the First Baptist church (White
Temple), Dr. Thomas J. Villers
will preach at 11 o'clock on "The
Christ of the Palms." Miss Phyllis
Wolfe will sing "The Palms," by
Faure, and the quartet "Prepare Ye
the Way," by Garrett.
At 7:46 Dr. Villers will speak on
'Christ's Estimate of a Lawyer." The
quartet number will be God so
Loved the World," by Gaul. Miss
Phyllis Wolfe and Mrs. Reathe Miller
will sing "Consider the Lilies," by
Topliff. The temple gospel choru
will sing "Look to the Cross," by
Seymore.
The Bible school, which will meet
in the main auditorium at 9:45 A. M.
will be favored with the presence o
the Royal Rosarian male quartet.
This Is the last Sunday of the school
contest with Seattle and Tacoma.
Come and help Portland keep the
cup.
Thursday evening the church will
observe the Lord's supper at the close
of the Braver service.
In the Bible school last Sunday 125
mothers and fathers, young men and
women, boys and girls, took an open
stand for the Christian life, and ten
additional persons made a similar pro
fession at the services during the
day.
A week of pre-Easter services hai
been planned at the East Side Baptist
church, to begin tomorrow night
The pastor, Walter Benwell Hinson,
will speak each night on "This Day
as Christ Spent It.' Friday afternoon
waiting service for prayer and
meditation, from 2 to 4, will be con
ducted by the associate pastor, Daniel
Bryant. Persons will be at liberty
to come and go at will.
Dr. Hinson will speak this morning
at 11, delivering the 14th discourse
on "Tha Real Lord's Prayer." At 6:15
the young people will hold a round
robin on the gospel of Mark. The
theme on "What Most Interested You
in This Gospel" will be passed from
one to another without breaking the
chain.
Both Dr. Hinson and Mr. Bryant
will speak at 7:30. Mr. Bryant's sub
Ject will be "First Words to Young
Christians," and Dr. Hinson's subject
"Your Mother."
After an absence of five and a half
rears as missionaries in Changning,
China, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Burkel! and
their children Elizabeth, Stanley and
Dorothy returned to their home at
MeMinnville for a year's rest. Mr.
and Mrs. Burket are supported on
the field by the East Side Baptist
church, where they will speak from
time to time during their furlough.
Friday night, led by Curtis Beach,
25 of the young folk took a hike to
Council Crest, starting at First and
Alder streets. They stopped on the
way at Beaumont, where they par
took of the characteristic campfire
lunch. From Council Crest they took
the car home.
The Bible school, now running be
tween 500 and 600, has completed the
gospels of Matthew and Mark since
January 1, and Is studying Luke,
which will be covered in eight les
sons. Eighty have been aaaea to tne
church since January.
At the quarterly business meeting
of the Sellwood Baptist church, held
during the last week, plans were pre
sented for moving and remodeling the
church, in order to secure more room
for the various activities which have
outgrown the present building during
the last few months. About $3500
will be spent this spring in the con
struction of a full basement upon
which the present building will be
moved and an addition made, the to
tal improvements giving three times
the present room available for cnurcn
and Sunday school purposes.
During the week special evangells
tic services will be held every night
at the church, being the culmination
of a six weeks' campaign of personal
work, cottage prayer meetings, etc.
The growth of the church has been
steady during the last few months,
new members being received nearly
every Sunday. It is hoped that the
.remodeled building will be ready for
use within the next 60 days.
Rev. Daniel Bryant, associate
pastor of the East Side Baptist
church, will be the speaker at the
Men's resort meeting this alternoon
at 4 o'clock. Savilla Denntson will
be soloist. A new song has been se
lected to be sung by the men, "Dally,
Dally Sing His Praises," led by R.
Desmond. The men living in the ho
tels will please note the song serv
ice begins at 4 P. M., sharp.
Dr. S. J. Reid, superintendent of
evangelism for the Baptist churches
In Oregon, will Bpeak at the Glencoe
Baptist church this morning. Tonight
the pastor. will speak on "The Most
Important Business in Life." Spe
cial music by the choir and men's
quartet.
Dr. Clark Speaks Today on
"The Passover."
First United Brethren Chnrch to
Have Special Music
AT the First United Brethern
church. East Fifteentih ana Mor
rison streets. Dr. Byron J. Clark, the
pastor, will speak at 11 A. M. on "The
Passover" and in the evening on
"What Is Faith " There will be
special music by the choir, directed
by W. i-. Moore.
On Tuesday evening- the famous
DeMosjs family of concert entertain
er ,wUa five clajwLq and popular
programme of music, readings and'
novelty stunts. -
The Ladies' Industrial circle Is be
ginning its popular Saturday evening
dinners again. From 5:30 to 7 P. M.
the public wildi get chicken dinners,
cafeteria style.
At the Second United Brethern
church (Alberta), Rev. I. V. Hawiey,
the pastor, will eipeak at 11 A. M.
today on "A Soul Clothed." In the
evening he wild speak on "Salvation
the Best Gift."
Rev. E. O. Shepherd of the Third
United Brethern church. Thirty-sec
ond and SLx-ty-eeventth streets South
east, will speak this morning on
Darkmess, 1 a Hindrance to Safe
Walking'." In the evening he will
speak on "Cleansing by Blood con
ditions."
He will preach every night during
the week, and on Thursday night he
will observe the sacrament of the
Lord's supper.
Rev. B. Rose Evans will preach this
morning, at Fourth United Brethren
church (Tremont station) on "The
Great Teacher," and in the evening
on "Three Important Questions You
Must Answer."
"From Palms to Thorns,"
Lutheran Subject.
St. James' Church to Receive Class
of Young Folk Today.
"P1
ROM PALMS TO THORNS" will
be the Palm Sunday sermon at
the St. James English .Lutheran
church by Rev. William E. Brinkman
at the morning service. The service
will be conducted beginning at 10:45.
The vested choir will sing "The
Palms."
A class of young folk will be re
ceived into membership with the
church by the ordinance of confirma
tion, according to the usage and cus
torn of the Evangelical Lutheran
church. A class of adults will also be
confirmed in the faith of the church
at this service. Following the serv
l.n nf confirmation a large number
of new members will unite witn tne
church by letter and transfer.
Palm Sunday evening regular serv
ices will be conducted by the pastor
at 7:45. "Ye Are My Disciples" will
ho the subiact of the sermon.
The Sunday school will hold its
reeular session this morning at :au
Classes for all have been organized
and a special welcome Is extenaea to
all voune folks and adults. The pas
tor's Bible class welcome all who
wish, to attend as regular members or
as visitors.
The Young People's Luther league
will hold its Sunday evening,, devo
tional meeting in the assembly room
of the church at 6:45. "The Master's
Invitation" will be the subject of
discussion. All young people are In
vited to attend the Sunday evening
devotional meetings.
Special Lenten services will be
conducted In Holy week on Thursday
and on Good Friday evening at 7:45.
Let This Cup Pass" will be the sub
ject of the Lenten servictf Thursday
evening.
Members of Bethlehem Lutheran
church will observe Palm Sunday
with the customary confirmation
services. The class will then be re
ceived into full membership. "Find
ing Our Lives by Losing Them" will
be the theme of the morning sermon
by the pastor, H. J. Thorpe. Miss
Tillie Knutson will sing. Holy com
munion will be celebrated Thursday
evening.
"The Day of Confirmation" will be
observed and will also be the subject
for the sermon at 10:30 A. M., when
11 children will be confirmed In the
St. Paul's Lutheran church. East
Twelfth and Clinton streets, by the
pastor. Rev. A. Krause. This service
held in German. English service
and confirmation of nine young
Christians will take place at 7:30
P. M.. The topic of the sermon will
be, " "My Son, My Daughter, Give Me
Thy Heart." Special music for both
services has been prepared by the
choir. The church will be decorated
with flowers and palms. Bible study
and reunion of the young people be
gins at 5 P. M. The Sunday school,
with classes for all ages, meets at
9:30 A. M. Lenten service Is held
Wednesday at 8 P. M. Good Friday
services take place at 10:30 A. M.
and confession and holy communion
at 7:30 P. M. Sunday school members
meet Thursday at 7:15 P. M. and the
choir rehearses Thursday at 8 P. M.
Rev. L. Ludwig of St. John's
Lutheran church, Peninsula avenue
and Kllpatrlck street, will speak on
the theme, "Running the Race Set
Before the Christian at the morning
service (German). "It Pleased the
Lord to Bruise Him" will be the topic
for the service at 7 :30. The Luther
league meets at 6:30 and will be ad-
ressed by Gunther Krause. During
Holy week special services will be
conducted Wednesday, 8 P. M., and
Good Friday at 10 A. M. and 8 P. M.
At the Swedish tabernacle, Glisan
and North Seventeenth streets, today,
Rev. C. J. Lodln will preach on the
following topics: At 11 A. M., "Israel
in the Present Dispensation"; at 7:30
M.. -At the Threshold of Geth-
semane." The week of Passover
lenten services will be held1 at 7:45
P. M. Tuesday and Thursday at the
Elim chapel, Skidimore and Michigan
venue, and Wednesday and Good
Friday at the tabernacle, Glisan and
North Seventeenth streets. The pas-
or will preach on the following
topics: "The Man of Sorrow," "Via
Dolorosa," "Behold the Lamb of
Gofc "The Expiatory Saorlfioe,"
Dr. Parker Talks Today at
First Methodist Church.
"The Master of Men" to Be Topic
of Pastor's Sermon.
DR. PARKER will preach this
morning on the theme, "The
Master of Men." This being Palm
Sunday, a special feature of the serv
ices will be the baptism of infants
and the reception o-f members from
the Sunday school. As First church
is one of the co-operating churches
in the Anderson evangelistic cam
paign, there will be no Sunday night
preaching services during the six
weeks' campaign.
The Woman's Home Missionary so
clety will meet in the Sunday school
temple at 2 o'clock Thursday, Instead
of Wednesday, so as not to conflict
with the afternoon meetings at the
tabernacle.
The mornihig service at Centenary
Wilbur will -be heldi In the basement
of the church because of the renova
tions in progress In the auditorium.
The basement is a large room and will
comfortably contain a large audience.
Dr. MacCaughey will speak on "Main
taining the Highway," and the musio
will 'be of a very high order.
The night service will unite with
the other Methodist churches of the
city at the tabernacle. East Third and
East Irving streets.
The Epworth leagues will meet as
usual at the church and; adjourn in
ample time to permit those present to
get to the tabernacle in time for the
service.
"If I Have Audi Have Not" will be
the topic on which E. Sutton Mace
will preach this morning at 11 o'clock
in the Clinton Kelly Memorial Meth
odist Episcopal church, on Powell and
East Fortieth streets.
There will be orchestra music and
other special features. Mrs. F. M.
Jasper and Mrs. Robert Allen will
be soloists.
At the Vancouver-avenue Norwe
gian-Danish Methodist Episcopal
church, Vancouver avenue and) Skid
more street, the Rev. Gustav A. Sto
raker will give a Palm Sunday mes
sage at 11 A. M. There will be spe
cial music and singing.
The night service will be united
with the tabernacle crusade. The
Ladies' Aid held a sale in the church
parlors last night.
At thev Sellwood Methodist church
Rev. Guy Fitch Phelps will speak this
morning at 11 from "Tragedy." This
church i3 growing. The Sunday school
has increased more than 100, and peo
pie are uniting. The women have
iust conducted a very successful eco
comic school of instruction, and plans
are being formed for active work
along all lines. This church s
planning for a splendid Easter serv
ice and general ingathering. There
will be a special programme before
and at the Easter Sunday services.
Services at the Lincoln Methodist
church, corner of East Fifty-second
and East Lincoln streets, will be at
11 A. M. "Jesus Triumphant" will be
the sermon topic. There will be no
night service at 7:30, as the congrega
tion unites in the tabernacle meet
ings. At the Woodlawn Methodist church
the morning Eubject will be "Sowing
in Tears and Reaping in Joy." Ep
worth league and night services will
be with union gospel crusade at the
tabnernacle. Large preparations for
Easter are in progress in the form of
Sunday school exercises, baptism of
children and adults and reception to
membership.
At Sunnyside Methodist church1. Dr.
Gallagher will speak this morning on
"Behold Your King," a Palm Sunday
message. All organizations of this
church are uniting their energies to
make this morning's service attrac
tive and inspiring. Excellent work
is being done to secure 100 new mem
bers for Easter Sunday, There will
be no evening service. The entire
congregation and friends will Join in
the big crusade union meeting In the
tabernacle.
First Christian Church to
Hear Dr. Griffis.
Pastor to Discuss Individualistic
Aspect of Christianity.
IN his sermon this morning at the
First Christian church Rev. Harold
H. Griffis will discuss the individual
istic aspect of Christianity, having
for his specific subject, "Does the
Moral Man Need Conversion?" The
musical setting for this 11 o'clock
worship will be provided by the
church quartet and consist of the an
them, "Blessed Jesus. Fount of
Mercy" (Dvorak), the communion re
sponse. "Have Mercy, O, Father"
(Galibraith)r and the offertory solo,
"I Will Extol Thee, O, Lord" (Costl),
by Mrs. Ethel Wllibur Frelman.
In the further promotion of the
new church building enterprise upon
which this congregation has been en
gaged for the past two years and
Which now promises to be brought
to a speedy and successful close, the
building committee will have ready
for distribution this morning copies
of the complete financial report of
aUl subscriptions so that the whole
church may be fully acquainted, with
what the individual members have
already done.
At the ehurch of ' Christ, Rodney
avenue and Knott street, a series of
evangelistic services are being held
by Rev. O. J. Law of Grants Pass, as
sisted by ths pastor, Rev. Joseph D.
Boy Easter, at- th evening err-
lee, the choir, under the direction of
Maud Springer Bowen will render the
sacred cantata, "The Seven Last
Words of Christ" (Dubois). Miss
lGladys Welch 's the pianist. There
will also be violin and cello accom
paniments. At the Kern Park Christian church,
Forty-sixth avenue and Sixty-ninth
street Southeast, the pre-Easter
evangelistic meetings will begin to
day. Bible school Is at 9:45 A. M.
Following the Bible school period.
Dr. J F. Ghormley will speak, tak
ing for his theme. "Risen With Him,"
Evangelist Swander will speak to
night and each night through the
week. " The music will be under the
direction of Mrs. May Vail Billings
ley, with Mrs. H. E. Hall at the piano.
Special Easter music will be given
by the large chorus.
Cortgregationalists to Hold
Palm Sunday Services.
First and Other Churches Plan
Elaborate Programme.
(nKH PALM Sunday Prophecy
1 Fulfilled." will be Dr. Mc
Elveen'e topic at the First Congrega
tional church this morning. The floral
committee and the choir have ar
ranged a beautiful setting for the
sermon. The quintet will sing Dud
ley. Buck's "Darkly Rose the Guilty
Morning." Mr. Robinson, the bari
tone, will sing Faure's arrangement
of "The Palms." At the evening serv
ice the big chorus of 35 voices will
sing and Dr. McElveen will answer
the four following question: 1. Why
does not President Harding stop the
coal strike? 2. Will Gandhi's arrest
create a revolution or peace In India?
3. Is Dr. Charles Sheldon's proposal
of a confessional In a Protestant
church worth, considering? 4. Who
or what is the' holy spirit?
The week will be a busy one at
the First church. Tomorrow night
W. L. Kuser, superintendent of the
state training school for boys, and
Judge Walter Evans, who is an ex
pert on the reform of criminals, will
address the men's brotherhood at its
monthly dinner. A special musical
programme will precede the speeches.
Dinner will be served at 6:30 o'clock.
The women friends of the members
of the club are invited to come at
7:16 o'clock.
Tuesday night. Dr. McElveen's
Christian philosophy class will meet
to discuss the following questions:
Where is heaven? What will we do
there? How will we recognize our
friends?
Wednesday morning the women's
association will meet to sew for the
visiting nurse. At 12:30 o'clock lunoh
will be served. At 2 o'clock the pre-
Easter thank offering meeting of the
women's missionary society will be
held. An exceptionally fine pro
gramme has been prepared. Mrs. W.
K. Royal will preside. Rev. Dr. B.
Earle Parker of the First Methodist
church, will give an address on "The
New World for a New America." Rev.
Robert Alllngham will conduct a de
votional service, and Mrs. Virginia
Hutchinson will give the following
programme:
() "Glorl." Buzzl-Pecela; (b) "Th
Cross," Ware; (c) "Allah," Chadwlck; (d)
"Sheep and Lambs," Homer; (e) "Ths
Lord Is Risen," Sullivan.
Thursday night the Congregational
churches of Portland and vicinity will
hold a union communion service at
the First Congregational church. Dr.
McElveen will preach a brief sermon,
Rev, Edward Constant will conduct
the devotional exercises and Rev. E.
E. Flint and Rev. Robert Allingham
will conduct the communion service.
Friday afternoon Dr. McElveen will
lead his church membership class.
A large company of new members
will join the church Easter Sunday
morning. The women's association
has made an Easter gift of a half
dozen pendent electric bowled lamps
for the vestibules and stairways.
Easter Sunday night the big
chorus, augmented by additional
voices, will sing Dr. Wilson's ora
torio, "The Resurrection and the
Life." William Kline will be the
leader of the intermediates and Jo
sephine Woolery is the leader of the
seniors at the Endeavor meetings
this evening.
Friday evenhig Mrs. C. H. Farring
ton entertained the parents of her
large class at her home. Miss Esther
Harris is the church school's delegate
to the girls' conference at Corvallis
yesterday and today. The church
school executive board will meet
next Thursday evening in the pas
tor's study.
Palm Sunday will be appropriately
observed at the Sunnyside Congrega
tional church both morning and eve
ning. Monday evening the Sunday school
teachers and officers will hold their
regular monthly meeting. Tuesday
evening the men's league will give
Its regular monthly programme, and
besides the musical numbers there
will be an address by J. D. Mickle of
the Oregon dairy council on the sub
ject: "The value of dairy products In
the human diet."
Thursday evening the Bible study
class at the prayer meeting hour will
take the fourteenth chapter of Ro
mans, Dr. Staub leading.
A full chorus choir Is preparing to
give the sacred cantata, "The Holy
City," by Gaul, Easter Sunday morn
ing. Gladys Morgan Farmer, the new
organist, expects to introduce each
Sunday evening service with a short
organ recital.
This morning at the Highland Con
gregational church. Rev. Edward
Constant will preach his last sermon
in the series on "A Triple Aspect of
the Jesus Life," the theme of morn
ing being . "The People's Christ." At
the evening service he gives the final
address on "Bunyan and Pilgrim 8 1
Pro er ess.
The woman's missionary meeting
will be held at the home of Mrs. Hal
verson, 390 Going street, Wednesday
afternoon.
The women's aid society will hold
an Easter sale Thursday on the
church premises, entrance on Sixth
street. The things for sale will con
slst of useful articles, such as aprons
and other domestic articles, also food.
The sale will open at 11. A noon
lunch will be served from 11:45.
A Good Friday service will be held
Friday evening at 7:45. Preparations
are being made for a Joyful celebra
tion of the Easter festival.
e
The programme of the Alameda
Park community church for today Is
as follows: Church school, at 10;
worship and sermon, at 11:15; theme,
"Palm Branches and Praise"; special
music by Mrs. Elolss Hall Cook; eve
ning with the young people, at 7:30.
Dr. A. 3. Sullivan will lead the sing
ing and speak. All the young people
of the community are welcome.
The daily kindergarten has doub
led the past week. Principal North
of the Alameda school Is the scout
master for the young people of that
district and future meetings of the
scouts will be held in the community
church Friday evenings.
-
The Atkinson Memorial center
(Congregational church), fast Ever-
ett and Twenty-ninth streets, will ob
serve Palm Sunday today with spe
cial services. At 11 o'clock. Rev. E.
E. Flint will take for his theme
"There Came a Voice Out of Heaven."
Tonight the pastor will give an
other address of the question, "When
I Am a Member of a Church, What
Should I Do?" The film, "The Blue
Bird," will be shown at this service.
Thursday night the community mid
week meeting will be conducted by
the pastor.
Wednesday the women's association
of the church will serve a cafeteria
lunch in the dining room of the
church from 12 o'clock. All are In
vited. Today will be observed with Palm
Sunday services in the Waverly
Heights Congregational church, cor
ner East Thirty-third street and
Woodward avenue. There will be
a sermon by the pastor. Rev. Olivery
Perry Avery, at 11 A. M. Night serv
ice is at 7:30 at which the Passion
Play will be shown by stereoptlcon
with beautiful colored pictures. Mrs.
E. H. Barendrlck, who took training
in musio at Paclfio university, and
was graduated in musio from the
state university has been engaged to
train and lead a young people's
chorus for the Sunday night serv
ices. The large Sunday school at
tendance is crowding the Sunday
school rooms and the church audi
torium nearly to capacity.
At the Pilgrim Congregational
church, corner Shaver street and
Missouri avenue. Rev. James W.
Price, pastor, this morr.lng will de
liver a message suitable to Palm
Sunday, taking for his subject, "The
Anticipated Victory," from the text
"He steadfastly set his face to go to
Jerusalem."
The Pilgrim boys' chorus of 60
voices will be on hand to lead the
singing at 7:30.
Bishop Sumner Preaches at
St. Mark's Today.
Prelate to Bless and Distribute
Palms for Congregation.
A'
T St. Mark's, Twenty-first and
Marshall streets, this morning at
11 o'clock, there will be the blessing
and distribution of palms by Bishop
Sumner, who will also preach
Charles W. Martin will elng the so
lo, "There is a Green Hill Far Away,"
by Gounoud.
The Young People's society meets
at 6:30, followed by a night service
at 7:45.
Good Friday services will be held in
Trinity church from 12vto 8 o'clock,
with addresses by Dr. Morrison.
At 8 P. M. Stalner's Crucifixion will
be eung by the large choir under the
direction of Dr. Morrison.
The soloist parts will be rendered
by Harvey Hudson, tenor, and J. Er
win Mutch, baritone.
The Young People's society of St.
Michael's church will meet at 6:30.
Katharine " Asher will be leader and
Roberta Wells the speaker. Other
parts will be taken by Marie Taylor
and Charles Cantlne.
The new officers Just elected ars
Lewis Rueppell, president; Marie Tay
lor, vice-president; Edna Van Horn,
secretary; Dorothy Taylor, treasurer,
and Martha Baucom, recorder.
The Young People's society of St.
Stephen's Pro-Cathedrar and their
thler friends will attend the 11
o'clock service at Grace Memorial
(Episcopal) church at East Seven
teenth and Weidler streets. Take
Broadway car at Broadway and Mor
rison, get off at East Seventeenth
street. The young people will hold
their regular weekly meeting at 6:30
P. M. in room "A" at the (central)
public library. Miss Helen Burke
will lead and a special speaker has
been arranged for.
Maundv Thursday, April 13. the
archbishop will celebrate the holy
communion at 7:30 A. M. in St. Rtepn
en's Pro-Cathedral, Thirteenth and
Clay streets. At 10 o'clock Bishop
Sumner will hold a later communion
service. Good Friday the three-hour
service will be held from 12:00 to
3:00 with a chain of hymns and ad
dresses by Archdeacon Jay Claud
Black. At 8 P. M. the bishop w
give a meditation and read night
prayer.
The brotherhood of St. Andrew will
continue Lenten meetings. From
12:05 to 12:30 every day In holy week,
except Saturday, Bishop Walter Tay
lor Sumner will give an address at
the auditorium of the hotel Port
land. These messages for holy week
are short and appealing, designed .to
meet the needs of business people.
Sunday at 7:30 P. M. Bishop Sum
ner will confirm a class of candidates
at St. David's church. East Twelfth
and Belmont etreets. and will give a
special address on the meaning of the
rite.
Archdeacon Black will preach spe
cial sermons st the Pro-Cathedral.
Services will be as follows: Holy
communion, 7:45 A. M.; church
school, with special address, 9:45
A. M.; holy communion and sermon,
11 A M: evening prayer and address,-
7:45 P. M.
At the latter service Archdeacon
Black Is preaching a special series
of social service sermons. All those
without church affiliations are In
vited to attend these gatherings.
Science Readers to Dwell
on Sin, Disease, Death.
Services to Be Held In All Churches
in City This Horning.
s re Bin. Disease, and Death
Real?" is the subject of the
lesson-sermon In Christian Science
churches for today.
Sunday morning service la held In
all churches of Christ. Scientist st 11
o'clock and night service at 8. Fifth
and Seventh churches omit the night
service. Wednesday testimonial meet
ings are held in all churches at
8 P. M.
Sunday school is maintained for
pupils up to the age of 20, the classes
convenlnig at 9:45 and 11 in all
churches except Third and Fifth,
where the sessions are held at 9:30
and 11.
Free public reading rooms are
maintained at 1133 Northwestern
Ba,nk building, 33 North Third street;
133 North Sixth street, near the
Union station, and 148 KilHngsworth
avenue, where the Bible and all au
thorized Christian Science literature
may be read or purchased.
Christian Science churches are lo
cated as follows:
First Nineteenth and Everett streets.
, Second East Sixth street and Holladay
avenue.
Third East Twelfth and Salmon streeta
Fourth Vancouver avenue and Emer- ,
son street.
Fifth Sixty-second street and Forty-
second avenue Southeast.
Sixth Pythian temple (formerly Ma-
sonto temple), Sft8 Tamhill street.
Seventh i03 Smith avenue, fit. Johns.
The ipujbllo im io,vUe4 to attend, Che
church services and use the reading
rooms.
see
Trinity Lutheran church will ob
serve Palm Sunday as follow: Jn
the mom In, servtrn M 10:1 S. A
class of 11 children will be confirmed.
This service will be conducted In
English. In the evening at 7:30 len
ten Servian will be conducted In tier
man. The confirmation class will
take Its first communion Maundy
Thursday at 7:45 P. M.. this ervl.'e
also being conducted in EnKlli-h On
Good Friday Lenten servli-! will be
held In German at 10:15. The church
Is located at Rodney and Ivy strpets
"The Humiliation and Exaltation of
Christ," will be the sermon eubjoct
for the deaf mutes' Palm Sunday af
ternoon at 2:30 in Trinity Lutheran
church, corner Rodney avenu and
Ivy street Directly after this . r
vlne the Bible claa m t s to studv
"The Expulsion from Paradise " All
who are deaf ace cordially Invited.
The First Spiritualist church, V.:in
Seventh and llassalo streets, heM
services every Sunday at 1 and T:4".
P. M. A short conference meetlnit In
the afternoon is followed by mes
sages. The night address will be
given by J. Willard Hills on tha sub
ject of "When Men Think." Mes
sages will be given by Mr. and Mrs
Hills and others. Grand circle nlpht
la held every Wednesday at I P. M..
and Is devoted entirely to message
work.
ee
At the Mystlo Church of Bethseda,
409 Alder street, near Eleventh, serv
ices will be conducted tonight by Rev.
w. W. Aber, who will have for his
discourse. "The Immortality, of the
SouL" Circles will be formed be
tween C P. M. to 7:30 P. M. A heal
ing clrole will also be formed at the
residence of Rev. Aber, 870 Belmont
street, near Twenty-ninth, at 10:10
A. M.
The Personal Messnge church, C W.
Shaw, pastor, will hold services In the
assembly hall of the Portland hotel
today at 7:45 P. M. There will be
a lecture and messages.
mm
The Church of the Truth will hold
services at 201 Central building.
Tenth and Alder streets today. t
11 A. M. Nettle Taylor Kloh win
peak on "The Imperishable Religion."
At 8 P. M. Henri Napier Carmer will
be the speaker.
e
Rev. H. Edward Mills will address
the Realization league, 148 Thirteenth
street, at 11 A. M., on "Transcen dins
Limitation." At 8 P. M, "The Law of
Vibration" will be explained by M.
M. Reed.
e
In the First Divine Science' church.
816 East Clay street, near the corner
of East Twenty-fifth, at 8 o'clock,
"The New Influence Upon Architec
ture." will be the subject of an Il
lustrated talk by George Latimer.
This talk will contain scenes Inci
dent to a trip to the Holy Land, and
will ahow the effect of the spiritual
evolution upon the great temples and
cathedrals of the world, culminating
with views of the Maaheq Ul Azkar,
the universal Bahal temple, which la
now under construction In Chicago.
Mrs. Charles Campbell will slno- at
this service. Francis Rlchter will be
the accompanist.
Rev. T. M. Minard will conduct the
morning service at 11 o'clock, and
has taken for his theme, "God's Will."
Mr. Rlchter commences hl morning
organ recital at 10:65.
Thursday at 8 P. M. Rev. Minard
will give the ninth lecture of tha
series in divine science.
Presbyterians to Observe
Palm Sunday Today.
Pre-ICastcr Rrrvlrea to Be Held In
First Churrh.
PALM SUNDAY will be otsnrved at
the FirstyJ'resbytcrlan church to
day. Dr. Ilowman will preach at both
services. His theme In the nuirninx
will be "Undying Echoes." The choir
director, Otto Wedemeyer. will slnt;
"The Palms" (Faure) and the choir
will slifg "Glorious Things of Thee
Are Spoken" (Burdett).
The night service .will begin with
an organ rec ital at 7:30 liy E. , K
Cotirsen: (a) "Gavotte" (Thomas), (hi
"Offertory In A" (Batiste), and in
"Song Without Words" (Gounod i.
The theme of the sermon will be "A
Pagan In Passion Week."
I're-Eaater services mill he held at
7:45 P. M. in the church dally exiept
ing Saturday, as follows: Monday
"The Purging Flame"; Tuesday, "The
Unanswerable Argument"; Wednes
day, "The Eloquent Silence"; Thurs
day, "The Undralned Cup," and Fri
day, "The Uplifted Cross." The quar
tet and chorus will sing the sacred
cantata "Olivet to Calvary" (Maun
der) at the Friday night service.
The Woman's Missionary society
will meet n the chapel Tuesday st
2:30 P. M. Mrs. Grover C. Hlrtchel.
who Is a missionary In Bogota, "o
lombia. South America, home on fur
lough, will be the speaker, and there
will be a solo by Mrs. Fletcher Linn.
The women of Circle O will be host
esses for the social hour.
Westminster PreslJ terlan church
keyed up with the spirit of Easter.
Ir. Pence will close his preparatory
sermons on "The Value of the Human
Soul" by discussing the theme, "How
Precious," and for the nlifht his toplo
will be "The Woman Upon Whose
Soul Grew the Blot." an old Testa
ment character study.
The preparatory service for Easter
afternoon's communion will he oh-
served the coming Thursday. Many
are expected to appear before the ses
sion at that time as candidates for
-membership. Large classes from both
the senior and Intermediate divisions
of the Bible school mot with Ir.
Pence last Sunday to discuss the
meaning of being a Christian and s
church member. At the Easter after
noon service these will be received.
Good Friday will be observed by a
special service of mus'c at 7:45, ar
ranged by Professor Hutchison and
the quartet, consisting of Mrs - Jane
Burns Albert, Mrs. Palmer L. Kales,
Dom J, Zan and J. 1'. Mulder.
This annual prolamine is a most
beautiful, devotional and inspirational
service. The public Is Invited.
The special music for today will he:
10:30 Anthem: "The Palms." J. M.
Faure; offertory, "The Little fherherrt."
Clsude Debussy; recitation snt sns fr
tenor, "Come, ye children end liesrUn
unto me" tfrom the Prodigal Hon), Arthur
Sullivan.
7:3 Anthem : "Uejolce ni.-mly, O
Paujjhter of Xlor" Hury flausb. ,..'fe
tory. Berceuse. . s.nnt r'nn": oiutit.-t.
"Come, sll ye weary." I'bsrir t;ounn-i.
see
At the Central i'reshj terl.-m rhurcc
tonight a cas.1 of shout 6u persons
40 adults snd ten children, will pre
sent "The Dawning." a pageant of
the resurrection, under the direction
of Mrs. Walter Henry Nugent, direc
tor of religious education.
This morning's service will be ap
propriate to Palm Sunday. Ir. Nii
gent's subject Is "The Triumph of
Jesus."
At the close of the morning worshi.
the session will meet to re e ve mem
hers on confession of faith. It i
expected that a great many will un'ta
with the church and be publicly re
4Uoiua4. e ihtsm