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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND, OCTOBER 8, 1923 OREGON SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS WILL CONVENE HERE One Convention to Replace Sectional Meetings J. Shreve Durham of Chicago, Home Visitation Superintendent for International Association, Principal Speaker All Parts of State Will Be Represented 3 STINDAT school workers from every county in Oregon are expected In Portland Wednes day, Thursday and Friday to attend the 37th annual convention of the Oregon Sunday School association. to be held at the First Methodist church. Twelfth and Taylor streets . r Only one convention will he held in Oregon this year, instead of three sectional conventions, as was the nlnn last vear plan jast year. Prominent among the speakers on the programme are W. C. Pearce of New Tork city, associate general secretary of the World's bunaay School association, and J. Shreve Durham of Chicago, home visitation superintendent for the International Sunday School association. "Mr. Durham will be in attendance . - th. the two opening days and give the principal aaareasea tv cu utouaj Thursday nignts in aaamon i mirva he will give at the morning and afternoon conferences. Mr. Pearce is now on the Pacific ocean, return ing from a Sunday school inspection tour of the world, and is scheduled to arrive In Seattle In time to get here for Friday night's meeting. ' Few men in America are better known in the organized Sunday fihnol work than Mr. Pearce. For IS veara he was a leader in the In ternational' association, being acting ireneral secretary at the time h was called to become associate gen .,! uRcretarv of the World's asso elation. Mr. Pearce sailed from KTork last February 18. -ind his oinenrv Included Italy, Greece, r.nl Innnlp Ecvot. India, Bur- mah, Singapore, Australia, New Zea land. China. Corea. Japan and thi Philippine islands. This is his fifth trip to Europe In the Interest Cmriav school work. -A score or more of local Sunday school workers. Including several n,nmlninl nastors. hT also been cured to take charge of the serie of study classes which will feature the first two days of the convention. The programme is being arranged by Miss Georgia Parker, acting gen eral secretary, assisted, by several of the local denominational ounuay mfhnn directors. O. F. Carson of Ashland, state president, will pre side. Special banquets have been ar iinnd for each evening. The open lng day each denomination will ar- rlnn Its own banquet. inuiauu nio-ht three banauets will be held for beginners, youhg people's and adult class workers. On Friday a hanauet will be held. 'The basement of the convention church will be turned into an ex for ths handiwork of Sunday schools and daily vacation Bible schools. Th- rnmmittees at work on con vnt inn arrangements Include the following persons: TnH4n ! r V. Carson. C. A. Rice, I,. R. Ma-rvln; entertainment and reeis- niinn Mrs. w. Peterson: reception, A. A. Morse: sight seeing, H. C. Colton; cadle roll, Mrs. D. L. McCuIloch. Mrs. r a TATiAa Mrji. TCrilth C!aslow: primary. mVh W. O. Duvall. Mrs. Filer, Mrs. L. C. -phiillriNT intermediate. Mrs. Carl Smith, Mrs. Zona Boyd, Miss Vera. Albln; mis sionary and temperance, Esther Maurer, Wahol Wines. Mrs. H. J. Zehruns; cradle roil. Mra. A. K. Helltwell. Mrs. E. R, White. Mrs. E. O. Shepherd; primary. Miss Violet Johnson, Mrs. Tobey, Mrs. r,. t, Ttooth: intermediate. Mra. Cora B. Rums. Miss Ruth Clements. Miss Vlda fichols, Miss Stella Hiegins; youns peo ple. Mrs. O P. Yatea Jr., Harley Hall rren. F. A. Douty; publicity. B. W. Peterson: ushera, J. L. Bowlby; pages. R. N. Pfki; Information, I. T. Short; beginners. Miss Miriam Ewlnir, Mrs. Ralph Mitchell. Mra. Ida Kaxnopp; Juniors, Mrs. Ruth Adams, Mrs. A. J. Raich, Mrs. Hadtey; administrative, Ell- ton ahaw, Dr. Else. w. F. Iaut; vaca tion schools, Mrs. Handsaker, Mr. Bltt ner. Rev. Mr. JasDer: boeinners. Mrs. I... R Marvin, Mra. M. G. Everett, Mra H. H. Griffin; juniors. Miss Jacobs, Mrs. Spind ler C. A. Staver ; senior, M rs. W. A. Pratten. Mrs- L. K. O rimes, Rev. M. G. Kverett; adult and home. Rev. A. J. Ware. Mrs. W. R. Martin, Mrs. 8. A. Brown; administrative. EUton Shaw, L.. R. Marvin, B. Earl Fleke; pastors' con ference. Dr. J. Earl Else; banquets, Mrs. 8. Earl du Bo la, Miss Roth Clement. Outline programme for the con tention follows: Wednesday 10:30, morning medi tation; 11, s;reetfns;s, announcements, president's message; noon recess; itxAGutlvA meeting! 1:30 to ft. first insti tute session; 8:15, address; 8:45, address; 15. visit denominational headquarters of fices ; 6, denominational banq uets ; 7 :30 to 8, institute session : 8, orchestra ; 9. address by J. S. Durham. Thursday 8:30, morning: meditation; t to 11, Insti tute sessions; 11. address; noon recess, 3:30. song; service; 2, address; 2:30, ad dress; 3, "Community Agencies for Christian Education" ; 4 to 5. meeting for men and women; 6. divisional ban duet; 7:80 to 8, orchestra; S, address by J.- S. Durham. Friday 8:30. morning meditation; 9 to 11, Institute session, ministers' hour; 11, International con vention reports; noon recess; executive committee meeting; 1:30, song eervic. association hour; 4 to 6, sight-seeing; . general banquet ; 7 : 30, orchestra. Pil grim Chorus, address by W. C. Pearce. All Methodist churches in Port land will adjourn their evening Ep worth leag-ue and preaching: serv ices for union meetings at the mu nicipal auditorium, Third and Clay streets. The young: people will meet at 6 P. M. for a union service over which the Rev. E. T. Randall, as sistant pastor at the First Methodist church, will preside. The music is in' charge of F. N. Harouh of Sun- yside Methodist church. At 7:30 o'clock Bishop Homer C. Stunts will address a united Meth odist massmeetingr on "The World Vision and the World Progress." Dr. "W. W. Youngaon, district superin tendent, will preside at this service. A union Epworth leag-ue meeting will be held at the auditorium to night, preceding- the service at which Bishpp Homer C. Stuntz will speak. The Epworth leag-ue service, which will take up at 6:30. will be in charge of Rev. E. T. Randall, as sociate pastor of First Methodist church. All young- people of the city are invited to attend. . Miss Marie Rockwell of 131 East Nineteenth street is chairman of the church division of Music week ac tivities, to be held November S to 12, Her committee will include a repre sentative of each denomination in the city. She has asked the follow ing: persons to work with her: Mrs. B. F. Sheppard, Mrs. Carrie B. Adams. Mrs. IX B. Mackie. Mrs. Fletcher L.inn, Miss Nellie M. Curlis. Rev. Joseph D. Boyd, Rev. Jacob Stocker, Dr. A. E- Georg-e. Rev. J. B. Harris, Rev. B. A. Karahales. Mrs. F. M. Paireler. Rev. J. G. Brinjr dale. Rev. Charles S. Dunn, Mr. r-ke, Stuart McGuire. Rev. W. G. Eliot, Mrs. J. M. Riley, Mrs. Isaac Swett. Corvallis is the destination of the Congregational clans this week. Large delegations from the 6& and more Congregational churches -of this state will attend this confer ence. The meetings will begin Tues day afternoon. Dr. J. S. Bishop of Forest Grove is the moderator of the conference. The outstanding address of the afternoon will be bin ttneech in which he will review the work of the year and prophesy , . . i. v.,i, r t v. a onmimr vpnr The women, too. will have a part in ; this opening session. "Mrs. W. H-Jheld before the holiday season. J Philips of the First church, Port land, will preside at the Women's Foreign Missionary board, and the Rev. Mrs. J. J. Handsaker, also of the First church, Portland, will pre side at the Women's Home Mission ary board meeting. A feature of the conference will . h'as ' been reanied by James Henry Price of Portland. ( Judge George Rossman is the j speaker on Tuesday night. An ad- I dres which it is anticipated will j fce given much attention, is that by the Rev Georjra ZoeheT, pastor ot tne German Congregational cnurch or Portland. Ir. zocfter will speak on "The Attitude and Influ ence of the Church in the New Ger many." Many of the Independent German churches of this country i have Joined the Congregatlonalists this past year. There are how four German Congregational churches In i roriiana. itev. cawara (ouge 01 naneg wln preach the confer- nee sermon Wednesday morning'. ivev. J2j u w m ix mnsian i, nev. xx. o. Wiley and Rev. J. W. Price , will conduct the conference communion service. A number of speakers from out side of Oregon will speak. Among these are Rev. Fred Grey of Seattle, Rev. George Hinman of San Fran cisco, Rev. C. A. Edwards of Spo kane and Rev. Helen Street Ranney ofOakland, CaL Rev. J. K. Browne, D.D., of Turkey, will conduct the) devotional services of every session of the conference. The following detailed programme will be held Wednesday, October 11: 2:15 P. M. Address. "The W. B. M. P. In Action," Rev. Helen Street Rranney. 2:45 "P. M. Symposium by laymen, "What We Expect From the Pulpit' Messrs. Lloyd Adams. Oregon CUy j .f . H. Rankin. Sunnyside; K. Newton Bates, Alameda Park. Discussion. 4:10 P. M. Address, "Our Confer ence, What It Is, and - What It May Become," Superintendent Harrison. 4:35 P. M. Address, "The W. H. 4f. Federation Interest in Schauffler School." 7:30 P. M. Devotion Dr. Browne. 7:45 P. M. "The Church, the Young People and the University." Professor Harold S. Tuttle. 8:25 P. M. Address, "Introducing Christ to Industry." Rev. W. T. Mc- Elveen, PL. D. Thursday morning' a spirited dis cussion is expected on "Rural Ore gon and the Larger Parish Plan." This plan means that several ex perts will have collective charge of a large number of the smaller churches. One man will be an ex pert on religious education, another man will be an expert on muslo and recreation. The aim will be to, de velop the entire life of the com munity in which these smaller churches are located. The big event of the conference will be the pres ence of the Rev. C. H. Harrison, who has recently come from Colorado to be the superintendent of the Oregon conference. Because Rodney and Woodlawn Christian churches have merged and services are held at Rodney church. at Rodney avenue and Knott street, a specially chartered street car each Sunday carries Sunday school stu dents from outlying- districts to and from the services. Last Sunday at rally day the. attendance numbered 250 children and 115 were carried by the car at one trip. Rev. Joseph Boyd, city missionary for all Christian churches, is pas tor or tne toaney cnurch, ana is working- out details of the merger. He is also making plans for the new 56o,000 building, to be erected at Mallory avenue and Alberta street to house both congregations. D. T. Short is - superintendent of - the merged Sunday school. Expense of the street car service Is borne by the church. The plan of the car was evolved to bring to the Sunday school those children from some distance who were left without a convenient school when the Woodlawn property was sold. - Ground was broken last Sunday afternoon with appropriate services for the new Arleta Baptist church building, to be erected at Forty- eighth, avenue and Sixty-fourth street Southeast. The contract for the construction of the gymnasium and main auditorium unit was let during the past week. The service ast Sunday was largely attended. Prayer was offered by Rev. W. B. Stewart of Glencoe church and Rev. K. A. Leonard, one of the pioneer Baptist ministers of Oregon, gave a short history of Baptist work U the state. Rev. E. A. Smith, of Lents church, the first pastor of the church, spoke on the history and progress of Arleta church, which recently passed Its ISth anniver sary. Rev. Owen T. Day, pres- nt pastor, sang "Thine Is the Great ness" (Galbraith). Rev. J. B. Huckleberry, pastor of Grace church: J. E. Thomas, pastor Calvary church, and Rev. A. J- vvare of Oregon City, were also present and assisted in breaking the ground. On Monday the work of excavation began in earnest. The first unit of the building will In- ude a gymnasium 35x67 feet in- ide. a kitchen, serving pantry and boiler room in the basement eleva tion and the moving of the old huildlne over these units, and the erection of the brick auditorium unit where the present building stands facing Forty-eighth avenue and Sixty-fourth street. The main audi torium will seat 650. people com fortably while the platform will ac commodate a large chorus choir which' can be extended to 100 voices. Dr. Morrison to Begin Series on Spiritual Healing. Special Prayera Will Bo Offered for the Siek and Afflicted. EV. A. A. MORRISON will offi ciate as usual at tbe services In Trinity Episcopal church today. In the evening he will begin a series of addresses on spiritual healing. Special prayers will be offered for the sick and afflicted, whose names will be presented during the service. The Young People's Society of Trinity church will hold their first meeting of the season at 6:30 P. M. Plans for the winter's work will be considered. A dinner was given to the Sunday school teachers Thursday at P. M. Important matters affecting the school were discussed. ' The Young People's society for merly of St. Stephen's pro-cathedral will hold their regular weekly meet ing at 6:30 P. M. in room "A" of the public library. Miss Edna D. Moore will lead, and - William F. Robert son will speak on "Music: Ancient. Medieval and Modern." The public is cordially invited. The service of evening prayer will be resumed at St. Andrew s Episcopal church. Portsmouth, to night, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. Tbe Young peoples f ellowship is also making arrangements to resume meetings, which were suspended over the summer period. With the Christian Nurture series as the instruction, tbe church I basis of school is m&Ktnr Brooa prosrress. IDA guild is planning a baxaar, to be I fea. J - ,-s" --i-rrT, ' -i - - t , . i .::-'S''-'5;..'i-.:- " -y---, ' .: .1... . , ' . r 7 -"y. . . .-'.-x. " . i ' H W . I . , 1 J I ' t ' . ; , , . . , A. apeelally enartereel afreet ear earrtea gonday aehaol nils af the versed Warilm and Reaaey Avrne Cferlstlaa rtarrlr. haek aad fartk eaek .. Sunday morning. The alcture ik.ni a lead af a beat 115 baya aad gtirla alightlns e attend Rally-day aeryleea held laat Saaaay at the Rodney AyeiHie ehareh. 'The Real Lord's Priyer," Dr. Hinson's Topic. . Series KTovr Concluded to Be Pas llsbed la Book: Korra. A" T THE First Baptist Church (White Temple)1 tonight there will be an "old home service." Dr. Villers will apeak on "Breaking Home Ties." "Memories of the Old Home" will be the theme ofthe 20 minute praise service, led by Wil liam Mansell Wilder and the male quartet. Special features will be "Mother's Hymn" (tor everybody), "Hush, My Babe, Lie Still ir.nd Slum ber"! male quartet, "The Old House at Home"; baritone solo, "My De liverer"; duet, "Full Well I Know"; mixed quartit, "A Dream of Paradise." At the morning service the noted Scotch preacher. Dr. Samuel G. Neil of Philadelphia, will speak on "The Church's Primary Task." The spe cial music will be: Anthem, "Thy Hallowed Name," by Carter, and a baritone solo (Mark Daniels), "The Ninety and Nino." At 9:46 A. M. rally day Will be ob served in the Bible school with ex ercises by departments and an ad dress sn "Goals," by Dr. Villers. This morning in the East Side Baptist church, -East Twentieth and Salmon streets, 'the pastor. Dr. W. B. Hinson, will preach the J6th sermon on "The Real Lord's Prayer," which concludes a series that he has been preaching from the 17th chap ter of John. This series will be pub lished in book form before Christ mas. This evening Dr. Hinson will take as his theme, "A Picture of God." All evening services in this church begin at 7:30. "The Christian's Will Power" will be the subject of the Young Peo ple's service this evening at 6:15, which will be led by Paul Shepherd, and Elmon G. Miller, tenor, will sing "The Vesper Hour." by C. Whitney Coombs; Miss Jane Carson accom panist. Wednesday at 7:30 P. M. Dr. Hinson will speak from, the topic "Pentecost." All services of this church are open to the public and a welcome extended to all. Rev. W. Arnold Bennett will con tinue his series of sermons on the person and work of the holy spirit in the Third Baptist church this morning. His topic will be "The Symbols of the Personal Activity of the Holy Spirit." Tonight the theme of the gospel sermon will be "A Sinner Up a Tree and What He Saw," and will be preceded by bright, uplifting song service. The young people will meet at 6:30 P. M., the topic being "The Folly of Pro crastination." The enlistment meetings at the Arleta Baptist church under the leadership of H. August Hunderup, evangelist, are gaining in interest and influence every night. The stmg services are filled with tbe Joy of Christianity. The droll melodies of the south are especially pleasing. The music Is augmented by delega tions from the other churches of the city, which adds interest to the meetings. The attendance has been increasing from night to night. Ca pacity audiences, are expected this week. Rev. Mr. Hunderup preaches EVANGELIST CONDUCTS SERVICES AT EAST SIDE 113 II 1 - E - it - III 1 ' : Right to left Floyd A. floss, evangelist, violinist and musical director itsbubi worst! ' a living message for wide-awake men and ' women. Sin is frankly condemned, but the optimism of the speaker is always apparent. The meetings will continue every night this, week at 7:30 o'clock. Sermon topics for the week are: Sunday merning "Seeing a ' VUlon, Hearing- a Votee." Sund&y night "Nobody Heme." Wohday Rest night, no service. Tuesday "A Pious Liar." Wednesday "An Important Question." (Evangelist will have somothlng to say about the proposed school bill.) . Thursday "Twnty-two-carat Relig ion." Friaay "Hair-raising Detective Story." Saturday ""They Looked." m , m At the Calvary Baptist church Rev. J. E. Thomas Will preach to night on the, subject. "Choose Life; How Sand Becomes Rock." Rally day services will be held in the Sun day school this morn,lng.' Dr. Parker to Address Y. M.CA.MenToday. , Meetlnft-ip at Iecal Association Draw )Lar;e Audiences. 4 Tv IVIDENDS OF ENCOURAGE-' i XJ MKNT" will be tne subject oi an address by Dr. Earl B. Parker, pastor of the First Methodist church, to young men in the auditorium of the Y. M. C- A. at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon. The talk will be the second of a series which will run throughout the year. Special music will be furnished. All men of Port land and visitors In the city are invited. The first address, delivered last Sunday afternoon by Dr. Carl G. Doney, president ef Willamette uni versity, Salem, drew a crowded house. ' James W. Palmer, secretary of the aoci&l and religious work depart ment, will preside. . ' Arthur L. Crookham addressed the meeting of the Dormitory club Wednesday night. The luncheon will be a weekly event. The dormitory Bible club meetings will start soon. Dr. Norman K. Tul ly, associate pastor of the First Presbyterian church, will be in charge. It is planned to hold the first meeting tomorrow night. The social and religious work de partment of the T. M. G. A. an nounces a recital by the pupils of Robert Louis Barron, violinist, to be given this month. e a ',' At the Rose City Park Methodist Episcopal church Dr. C. W. Huett. the pastor, will speak at 11 o'clock on family religion. The aim of the discourse will be to show that the family, constituted after God's plan, b the foundation 'for both church and state and together with them constitute the three divine institu tions in this world. The family In cludes more than Just the home. There are religious families and na tional families no less than a father and mother 'With their children. When properly constituted and righteously oarried on they are God's heritage in this world. Rer. H. Edward Mills will speak at 11 A. M. at the Realization league, 14 Thirteenth street, on "Don't Wait Till the Thing Happens." At g P. M. there will be. a question meeting. 1 fc fci'1' H Hao!'- ' V . ' : S -: n j Jjoroimy arooeusi as fissui, uiansm ssa ssiwwi. Sermon Will Deal With Race Prejudice. Rev. Mr. Grlffla to Speak "The s Empire of Christ." THE Rev. Harold H. Grlffla will speak today, both morning and evening, to his congregation of the First Christian church, which is now meeting Sundays in the audi torium of the Lincol high school. In the worship this morning at 11 o'clock the sermon will deal with stirring up race prejudice and class hatred, the speaker's specific topic being "The Empire of Christ." The Sunday evening worship at 7:45 will open with a praise service by the chorus choir, directed by I Carroll' Day, the musical programme including the anthem, "Like aa the Hart" (Spence), also a soprano solo by Mrs. Lolo Wilson. A special fea ture of the evening service is a brief discussion by the pastor of the life and work of .some noted author of some Christian hymns, together with the story of the author's most famous production. - The sermon for this evening will have for its sub ject "A Twentieth Century Hell." On Tuesday afternoon at X o'clock the women's" missionary society will hold its October meeting in the Central Library building, room H. on the third floor. At this meeting Mrs. Clara G. Esson, an Oregon delegate to the national convention of Christian churches held recently at Winona, Ind., will make a report of the various sessions of the na tional assembly. Thursday the women of the Ec clesia circle, of which Mrs. Carl M. rLlttle is president, will hold an all day meeting at the home ot M.ra. Glen Husted. 589 East Twenty-sev' enth street North. . At the Kern Park Christian church, Forty-Bixth avenue and Sixtv-ninth street, services will begin at :45 A. M. with the Bible school, followed by tne puduc wr- shiD. Rev. J. F. Cfhormley, D. D., will take for his theme "The Resur rection." Following the meeting of the Christian Endeavor society at 6:30 P. M., he will speak on the tnnie. "The Cross and the World's Conouest." Mrs. Vail Billlnesley, supported by a large chorus, will direct the music. , With an attendance of more than 300 in the Bible school last Sunday the lareest in the history of the cona-retration, and a capacity audi ence tor the preaching service, the East ide Christian church, East Twelfth and Taylor streets, launched an evangelistic campaign which is to eontinue through the entire month of October. The evangelistic team is composed of Rev. Floyd A. Ross, evangelist and music director Mrs. Minnie Sanasac Ross, director of women's work and 'cellist, and Miss Dorothy Ross, pianist and trombonist. The past week h been Jnarked with unusual attend ance. ' An orchestral concert is given each evening, preceding the preach ing service, and is proving a draw ing card. Rev. Mr. Ross preaches a straight gospel message. He is noted for his lack of sensationalism, believing that the power of the CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minnie Sanasae Rosa, cellist, director - sld -' 1 message Is vital enough to-attract the public. A reeeption and banquet In honor of the evangelists waa held In to church last Monday night ander dl rection of the Sisterhood. e e . e Friday night the young people of the Loyal Bereans Bible school class and the senior Christian En deavor society gave a party at the home of their pastor. Rev. W. S. Crockett, 694 East Alder street, for the purpose of welcoming the Misses Joy and Lora Crockett, who recently Joined their parents here. The party also was in the nature of a farewell to Charles Protsman, an active worker in the young people's socle ties, who is leaving to accept a posi tion in Los Angeles. Tbe missionary society met with Mrs. C- E. Ferguson on Friday aft ernoon, with Mrs. T. F. Haley as leader. The evangelist baa announced his trubjects1 for the coming week aa fol lows: Today. 31 A. M. "Portlsnd's Grestest Asset"; 7:80, "Sis Kingdoms." or "Wieri Lo Too Live?" Monday "A Sick Man Who Qnarrelsd With HIS Medicine." Tuoedsy "Bicycles and Baptism." Wednesday "The School ef Christ " Thursday "Hoar Tom aad Sallis West to He 1 From Portland." Friday "iiidins Behind Our Iterate ef Ues." The public Is Invited to attend all these services. xne Advent Christian church, on Second street between Hall and Lincoln atreeta, has laid plans for an interesting rally day homecom ing service for this morning, begin nlng at 1 o'clock. The community for several blocks In the vicinity of the church has been canvassed and special effort has been made to give a personal invitation to at tend the service to every family not definitely in touch with some other church or Sunday school. Vis itora will see the Sunday school In action from 10 to 11, after which the committee in charge will a;iva a programme of readinga and music. The Loyal Workers' service will be held at 6: 3D and the closing service at 7:10. Our Savior's Lutheran to Have Special Music. New Members Will Be Received at Morulas; Service. CCEPTANCE of new members. a. special music and a gospel ser mon will be offered in Our Savior's Lutheran church this morning. The entire aervlce will be in English. The church officers have issued an appeal for more teachers In the Sunday school, the attendance de manding several new classes. The ladles of the church are planning their annual bazaar for tbe latter part of November. Mrs. M. A. Cbristensen, who recently returned from Minneapolis. Minn, will report from the Lutheran Women's Mis sionary Federation. At Grace Lutheran church. East Broadway and Twenty-fourth street. Ker. c a. Bern hard, pastor, the morning service will be held at 11. The pastor's subject will be "The Labor Question in the light of the GospeL" There will be a general congregational meeting Tuesday night. Rev. Mr. Bernhard will give an address on the compulsory edu cation bill. Special religious In structions are held for children Sat urdays 10 to 11 o'clock. On Wednesday night tbe pastor will begin his course . of lectures to adults. At St. Paul's Lutheran church. East Twelfth and Clinton streets, the pastor. Rev. A Krause, will preach in German at 10:30 A. M. on the epistle of the Sunday, and his subject will be "Keep the Unity of the Spirit in the Bond of Peace." English service is held at 7:10 P. M. and the theme for the sermon will be ""Observe the Lord's Day in a Truly Christian Way." The music ill be In charge of G. Harklen. Bible study and younj people's meeting begins at i P. M. Tbe Sunday school, with classes for all ages, begins at :30 A. M. The choir rehearses Friday at S P. M. Pa rochial school is held Saturday from t to 13 A. M. The Sunday school of the Clay- Street Evangelical enure!, wl'.l com mence ltii i m waion at 9:30 with Pro fessor Gegenheimer of Napervllle. III., presiding. At 10 :4s the pastor. Rev. Jacob Stocker, will preach a sermon on 'he Church and the Social Question." In the Young People's alliance at 7:00 Rally day will be observed and a special pro gramme has been provided for the occasion. At t o'clock the pastor j will speak on the subject. "Chris- t'anity, the Religion of Adventure." e e e The quarterly business meeting of the congregation will be held in St. John's Lutheran church, corner Pe ninsular avenue and Kilpatrick street. Immediately after the morn-I ln- service. "T Rest That Re-1 malnrth for the People of God" 111 be Htr. Mr. Ludwii', xrmon u Ject la this eervle. Tbe I,uthrn league will resume lt wlc!y Sun day nlsht mrelinni at :0. Re. V. G. Oirren will iddr.ru the league. The regular evening eertce follow at 7:80. e The topic of the nlirht ,rmon at I Trinity Lutheran church. Ivy etreft and Rodney avenue, will be. u. Earth, Earth. Earth. Hrar the Word of the Lord." The aervlce. held In EnVUnh. will begin at 7 30. The morning service at 19:li will be German. Science Lesson-Sermon Is Announced. Are Sin. IHaeaso aad Deatk Real f a Sak)ert. "A1 RE Sin. Disease and Ieath Real?" will be the subject of the lesson-aermoa In Christian Sci ence churches today. Christian Science churcl.ee hold Sunday morning service at 11 o'clock. The aervlce Is repeated Sunday evening at t o'clock in all churches except the Fifth and the Sevent b. Pupils up to the age of tv are ad mitted Into the Sunday school, which Is held In all churches at 45 and 11 who hold and 11. except Third aad I'lfth. their sessions at 9:19 Wednesday evening meetings are held in all the churches at I o'clock. These meetings Include testimonies of Christian rtcience healing. Christian Science reading rooms are maintained, for the public at Hit Northwestern Bank building. SJ North Third street. Ill North Sixth street and I4f Kllllngsworth avenne, where the Bible and all authorized Christian Science litera ture may bo read or pur. based. Churches are located as follows: Finn chnreh. Nineteenth a twrelt Stroots: Second Church. Kast Kisth street and Holladay aveous; Third rhsres. r.nat Twelfth and Halinon streets, s'ourtta ehuroh, Vanceiver avanns and Fmerson street: Fifth church, msty-serotia streot Bouthssst: alxt.li church Pythtsn temple) fcsveath eaurea, sua emits avsBue. Tit public Is cordially Invited to attend the church services and use the reading rooms. a e The Portland Society of the New Christian Church (Swedenborrlan), will meet la the Labor Temple ladles' parlor today at 11 o'clock Instead of In the Portland hotel as sembly room as heretofore. TM change of meeting place Is an nounced with regret, but la maoe eompulsory on account of the de-. termination of the hotel manage ment to discontinue the use of the assembly room for public meetings. The society is planning to begin erection of a home of lis own lo cated on the east aide. It is hoped to have this completed before spring. Tea thousand dollars will probably be invested in this plant, which will Include a well-equipped Sunday school room In addition to the auditorium. Arcnueois are now t work oa the plana. Rev. Mr. Kee- will speak on the fourth command ment, interpreting it in Its larger sense of "Honoring our Universal Father and Mother." The sermon- ette) for the boys and girls will be on "What About Kats?" Mission Worker to Preach for Rev. Mr. Elliott. Rev. Mr. Kray. from Chlaa. Mill Occupy lnlplt at Roth Servlcea. X THE absence of the pastor. Rev. E. A. Elliott, who haa gone eaat for a short sojourn. Rev. k.. B. Ward, 20 years a missionary in China, will conduct the services at First United Brethren church. Fif teenth and East Morrison streets. His subjects are: Morning. "Son- hip"; evening, "Trust." The choir will furnish special music. see At the Second United Brethren church. Twenty-seventh and Sum ner streets, the pastor. Rev. G. K. Hartman. will preach in the morn ing on "A Safe Rule," and In the evening he will speak on the theme "A Question for Everybody." Christ Our Passover" Is the heme for discussion by Rev. K. O. Shepherd. pastor of the Third United Brethren church. Slxty-aev-enth street and Thirty-second ave nue Southeast. In the evening he wll' speak on the theme "The Kally- ntr of the Faithful." Special music will be rendered by the choir. s e Rev. B. Ross Evans, pastor of the Fourth United Brethren church. Tre.mont station, will speak mora- ng and evening on the following themes: Morning, "Jesus Only": vening, "Camouflage Condemned." Rev. Agnes J. Galer of "eattle will speak on "The Open Door" at 11 o'clock In the First Divine Science church, 814 East Clay atreet, near coraec Jut Eaat Twenty-fifth (take Hawthorne-avenue cars). At I o'clock Rev. Agnes J. Ualrr's ad- ress will be on "Broken Cisterns." Rev. T. M. Mlnard, tbe pastor, will read the scripture lesson at both of the services. Francis Klchter wlil be at the organ. Rev. Agnes J. Galer wilt give a course of sevea lessons In the church building on the basic princlpiea of divine healing." a fundamental ba ils to bring good practical results. When Search Grows Eager, Dr. Bowman's Subject. Presbyterian Mlaalon Stndleo A re Betas Renamed by Claaaea. EAGER." is the theme ot Dr. Bowman's sermon this morning at the First Presbyterian church, snd in the evening he will preach the second number of the series of ; sermons on "Modern Business Men of the Bible The Two Stockmen j Who Dissolved Their Partnership." i The music is aa follows: Morning I service prelude, "Song Without Words" (Hoelsel); anthem, "Ma jestic Sweetness Sits Enthroned" ( Rubenstein - Hchnecker) : offertory solo. "Open the Gates of the Tem ple'' (Mrs. J. F. Knappl, by Hal Young. Evening aervlce prelude, (a) "Impromptu" (Leschetltky); b) "Triumphal March" (Oullmant): c "Nocturne" from "A hlidsummer Night's Dresm" (Mendelssohn), a e The fourth annual meeting of the Woman s Synodlcal Home and For eign Missionary aoclety of the synod of Oregon will meet in the Sunday school auditorium of the First Pres byterian church Tuesday and Wednesday. October 10 and 11. The various mission study claases of the church are thla month re suming their activities. The classes will begin with the foreicn hook. "Building With India." by Dr. Flem- lng. Th Portland heights class. Mrs. I. A. Pattullo. leader, meets with circles A and R the first To day of each month. Mrs. MfCamaat'a class meets at bar home tomorrow at 2 10. The Irvlnglon class, lad by Mrs. Bowman, meets at hr horna tomorrow at f 11. Mrs. Vanduyn s cIhss, led by Mrs. Tuily. mssta to morrow at f lu with Miee Ignore klostermaa. A west tide evenlne elaaa for men and women ts bslnc formed, and the Initial meeting will be held at the home of Mr. and Mra A. R. Pattullo tomorrow nlaht at f o'clock. An eaat aide evening claaa for men and women, led by Kates ttnsderor. will meet for or ganization Monday, October I, at the home or Mrs. K. C. Ewlng. There will be aa afternoon class for women to cover districts which hav no local class, which will ran for six consecutive weeks, and which will meet at the ohurra house, beclanlng November . The evening auxll...iy will hsve a r!aa conducted by hv. K. Tully. I. I. The til Orac-t also will have a class In connection with their msettnsre. A class for children conducted by Miss Viola Charleaon will ba held Sunday mornings durtns the church service. e e e The Warren Bible rlase of the First Preabyterlan church, lor ycuna women, meets Immediately after the morning service In room 11. l.at Sunday was the opening day and nearly a hundred were present l hear the plana for the year and to welcome In the new officers, who are itnnie Heater tiardner. Mabel Zimmerman. Mophi Tindula, tirare burton. Kdlth I'llnhlewisrh and Stella Phelps, llarh officer enter tained for her section some eve nfhg durlag the meek to formulate unit plans of work, and these plana she will present today. This class is primarily for Christian develop ment and fellowship, and It Is the earnest desire of members that any lonely or strange young wo tie n In tins city come to this rlase and find the friendship circle which la open to them. Announcement also wilt bo made of a largo social aatberlna to bo held aoon. The Warren vesper elaae bad sn exceptionally enthuslastlo openlaa day last Sunday. The new officers. Winifred Latrd. Vivian Cloilfelter. Helen llaughman. Walter Thorn. Richard Horn and Judson Monroe Coata, were Introduced at this meet ing. Two mid-week dinners were held by iho social committee of the two sectlono. one for the men and one for the wrmen. arid more def inite plana were formed. prepara tiona and announcements for the large opening party (or thla ymr will be made thla - afternoon's meeting. Thli claas Is for ail young people regardless of creed, aa It I" non-sectarian. The spirit ot rood will and comradehlp which perme ates these meetings Is very at tractive to young people, especially to those who are strangers In the city, and a cordial Invitation I' at tended to alt such to attend, llenm K of Hje church bouse. 4& Alder atreet. at 4 o'clock. e e e All eervlres of the Central Pres byterian church, whose building wee destroyed by fire, are now being held In the new Burkmen school at Kast Sixteenth and I'lne streets. l:esldes the large assembly room the church haa been granted the use of a sufficient number of class rooms to provide amply for all de part rnents of the Hunday or-hool. The church has also been graoted the exclusive use n( the two large playrooms every Thursday evening I and haa art apart that time as "church night" The formal serv ice begins at 7:10 and lasts three quartera of an hour, after which come committee meetings, social activities. basketball and other games. Amo.ng those to hold meet ings next Thursday evening are the deacons anil the. memhere of the Christian Endeavor eocteov. The pastor. lr. Walter Hry Nugent, will preach at both aervlcee today. His morning topic la Tte Power of a Great Hope." and his evening topic, "If I were Twenty one." The large rhorua. under the direction of J. William listener, will sing "The l-oat Sheep" (Foster): "I Am KneelMg at the Threshold" ( Hertford : and "Ha Shall Come Down Like Main" lAllenl. ftevsral new voices have been added to tbe cl-.orus this fall. e e e The Rose City Park Men's Com munity club will hold Its first meet ing of the year at the Hose City Park Community church tomorrow at 10 o'clock. innner will bo served promptly at the abov hour, after which a lecture on "Where Are the Nine'" will be given by Rev. N. K. Tully of the First Pres byterian church. Special mote haa been provided and a general good time has been arranged. Every man In the community la Invited to come regardless of w' ether or not he haa a religious affiliation with any church. This Is atrlctly a com munity club for the benefit of all men In the Itoae City Park district, e e o Rev. Henry White of the Millers Avenue Presbyterian church will occupy hia pulpit at both aervlooe today. The subject of the morn ing service Is "The Joy and In spiration of Antlcliailon." The theme for the evening discourse at 7:10 Is "In Hchool With Christ, tha Great Teacher." Clarence alelsenhelmer Is the Christian Endeavor leader at the evening ser'lce at JO. Tbe book of ialattans Is being studied In the Wednesday-evening prayer meeting. The attendanoe is encouraging. Millard-Ave:iue church baa out grown present quarters and the on absorbing topic of Interest these days Is "Our new church." ess At the Rose City Park CmtniiB.tr church. Rev. Donald W. M Mart'luer. minister, will preach thla morning at 11 o'clock on the suhlert "Tha City Without a Wall." Ilia sermon tonight will be on tbe subject, "Fighting Against tind." The mess club will hsve Ite first meeting In the church basement tomorrow nlirht. The work for the winter el l New Apostolic Faith Mission . Cor. Sixth mnd Burnaidc St a. Services: Sunday. 10:30 A. M, 2:30 snd 7:30 P. M. For the past sixteen years Port land has had a real live, soul saving station. Come, hear personal testimonies from men and women of a'l wa'.lti in life. SO-pirce orchestra, male quartet, ladies' quartet. "A Vila! Message for You" No collections. Conn and .