THE SUNDAY OTtEGOXIAtf. PORTLAND, DECEMBER 31, 1923
OREGON CONGREGATIONAL MINISTERS TO MEET HERE NEXT WEEK
Problems and Plans of Church Will Be Discussed in Portland January 9 and 10 Eugene Sunday Set Aside, When Pastors Will Speak on Ministering to Students of University of Oregon Interest Keen
CONGREGATIONAL, ministers
from all over the state will
gather in Portland at the First
Congregational church Tuesday and
"Wednesday, January 9 and 10, for
a meeting of the Congregational
clan. Problems and plans of the
church will be discussed at the ses
sions. Tuesday's topics will be "The Dei
votlonal Life of the Minister," "The
Devotional Life of the Congrega-
tion," "Personal Work," "Social
Programme," "Educational Stand
ards," "Young People's Work" and
"The Vision of the People." Each
topic will be presented by a min
ister who has been working on the
subject for a month. On Wednes
day plans for 1923 will be discussed.
Preparations will be made for
Eugene church Sunday on January,
28 when every Congregational pul-j
pit in Oregon will preach on "The j
Duty of the Church to Spiritually
Minister to the Students of Ouri
State University." This sermon
will be preparatory to raising the
$5fl,000 for the new University
church at Eugene.
To insure the presence of all Con
gregational ministers of the state
at this session, transportation will
be paid -for those who come from
small churches or from great dis
tances. The Portland union Bible classes
nave announced the programme for
their annual Bible conference, to
take place in Calvary Presbyterian
, church beginning January 7 and
continuing through January 17,
with sessions every day except
Saturday, at 3 P. M. and 7:45 P.M.
The principal speaker is to be H. A.
Ironside of Oakland, Cal., who needs
no introduction to Bible students
in Portland, as he has conducted
classes here before with marked
success. Other "speakers will be
Dr. W. B. Hinson of the East Side
Baptist church, and Dr. J. j' Staub
of the Sunnyside Congregational
church, both of whom are well
known in Portland as Bible teach
ers of scholarship and ability. Rev.
B. B. Sutcliffe has charge of
arrangements for the conference.
The Portland Ministerial associa
tion will hold its first meeting of
the new year Tuesday morning at
10:45 in the Y. M. C. A. auditorium.
Rev. W. J. Herwig, superintendent
of the Oregon Anti-Saloon league,
will deliver the address, taking for
his subject "The Present Status of
Prohibition and Legislation Pro
posed to Strengthen the Enforce
ment of Prohibition.". Every min
ister is urged to be present promptly.
"Some of the Notable Dead of the
Tear 1922" will ba Mr. Eliot's sub
ject thia morning at . 10:30 at the
Church of Our Father (Unitarian),
Broadway and Yamhill. Among
those of whom Mr. Eliot will speak
are Viscount Bryce, Pope Benedict
XV, Dr. Lyman Abbott, Dr. Walter
Rathejiau and Alexander Graham
Bell. 'The men's class at 12 today
will discuss "Human Engineering."
The Young People's fraternity will
meet at 7:30 P. M.
Legion Makes Appeal to
All Churches
Broad-mindedness and Prepared"
sen to Serve Asserted.
ANEW YEAR'S message to the
ministers and members of all
churches of the .state has been is
sued by the American Legion, de
partment of Oregon, through its
chaplain. Rev. Frank James of Dal
las, Or. The message is made in an
endeavor to place before religious
organizations of the state the
broadmindedness of the legion or
Conization, its strict Impartiality
and indiscrimination on religious
Issues and that its only concern is
its preparedness to serve. The mes
sage in full follows:
"To the Ministers and Members
of All the Churches in the State of
Oregon Greetings:
"As we stand once more upon the
threshold of another year I bring
to you the heartiest greetings of the
American Legion that this will be
the best and most successful year
in all your history. And we speak
this greeting from the slncerest
depths of our hearts. We have much
for which to thank you and every
reason to wish you well. We are
not unmindful of the heroically un
selfish service which you rendered
us by your most hearty co-operation
in all projects instituted for our
comfort while engaged in the great
world struggle of a few years ago.
"Yes, we are the same men, al
though organized under another
name; we have the same high ideals
and patriotic purposes, although we
are fighting for them upon the more
prosaic battlefield of peace. Yes,
we are men from every walk and
profession of life; our membership
is composed of men from every re
ligious denomination and those of
no denomination; but now, as then,
we stand shoulder to shoulder, as
man to man. Now as then, we know
no race or creed or color; here we
know neither Protestant nor Catho
lic, Gentile nor Jew; but one is for
all. all for one, and altogether we
stand for service to the glorious
Star-Spangled Banner and the de
fense of the constitution which, up
holds it. We believe ourselves to be
an organization of 100 tier cent
- Americans ready to serve our coun
try and our flag with the same
measure of devotion in times of
peace as characterized our service
in the times of war.
"And now as we are about to
take our stand in another sector on
the battlefields of peace and strive
to obtain our objectives and bring
to reality the ideals for which we
strive, we bespeak a like measure
of your hearty support and co-operation
as characterized your activi
ties during the world war.
"With heartiest personal greet
ings and best wishes, I have the
honor to be yours for service,
"FRANK JAMES. 1
"Chaplain, the American Legion, De
partment of Oregon, Dallas, Or."
Announcement has been made by
Rev. H. A. Schlatter, pastor of the
Church of God, Union avenue and
Failing street, of a young people's
convention to be held January 6
and 7. Edward Lippert is chair
man of the convention. X number
of young people from surrounding
towns are expected to attend.
The night service January 7 will
be the opening one of a series of
revive! meetings which will con
tinue until January 29. Rev. S. H.
Eddings, evangelist of Yakima,
Wash., will conduct these meetings.
.
The People's Progressive Spirit
ualist church, at the labor temple.
Fourth and Jefferson streets, has
arranged to have Julian A. Fox give
a special lecture on "The Urim
and Thummim," which will be fol
lowed by spiritual messages by
Addle M. Fox at 'the evening service.
There will also be a conference
meeting at 3 P. M., followed by a
message meeting at 5 P. M.
Today the Sellwood Nazarene
church will open a revival campaign
lasting until February 1. liav. Fred
St. Clair of Georgia, a nationally
known evangelist, will be the
speaker. There will be a meeting
every evening except Saturday and
two meetings each Sunday. The
church is located on the corner of
Sixteenth street and Spokane avenue.
The First Spiritualist church,
East Seventh and Hassalo streets,
holds services every Sunday at 3
and 7:45 P. M. Short addresses by
different speakers In the afternoon,
followed by messages by J. Willard
Hills, pastor, and Mrs. Irene
Marrche, also public demonstrations
of healing given by Dr. ay. A
light ..lunch will be served by the
ladies of the Psychic club for those
wishing to remain for the evening
service, which will begin promptly
at 7:45 o'clock. Mr. Hills will speak
on the subject of "Prophets and
Prophecies," and will give a few
prophecies of coming events for the
year 1923. Solos will be sung by
Mr. Lester Davis and others. New
Year's night Mr. Hills will give a
reception for all members of the
church in his apartments in the
church building.
At the Mystic Church of Bethesda,
409 Alder street,- near Eleventh,
services will be conducted tonight
at 8 o'clock by Rev. W. W. Aber,
who will have for his subject, "The
Dawning of the New Year." At
the conclusion of services a watch
party will be held at Dr. Aber's
residence, 870 Belmont street.
'Unending Years," Sermon
Topic of Dr. Viller.
Watch Mcht Service Tonight
Will Usher In Hew Year.
AT THE First Baptist church
(White Temple) this, morning,
Dr. Thomas J. Vlllers will preach
on "Unending Years." Special music
will ba a quartet, "Dear Refuge of
My Weary Soul," by Baumann, and a
contralto solo, "Jesus Is Calling You
Now," by William Mansell Wilder.
The ordinance of baptism will be
administered.
Beginning at the regular evening
hours a "watch-night Bervice" will
be held. At 7:30 Dr. Villera preaches
on "Earthly Days Like a Shadow."
The male quartet will sing "Memo
ries of Galilee," by Stebbins. .Spe
cial music will include barltono and
alto duet, "The Master's Call," by
Rubenstein; an arrangement of
Verdi's "Anvil Chorus" for the con
gregation; "The Shepherd's Call";
solo and chorus, "Room for Jesus"
(tune "Silver Threads Among the
Gold," by Danks) ; southern melody,
"I Love Him," by Foster; quartet,
"Art Thou Weary?" by Broome.
At 9:15 there will be addresses by
judge Kossman and Representative
elect Elton Watkins. The music
will be in charge of William Man
sell Wilder.
From 10:15 to 11 o'clock will be
"fellowship hour" in the lower tem
ple. Dr. Villera will conduct the clos
ing hour till the old year is rung
out and the new rung in by a "Dea
gan tubular chime."
A new year meeting will be oon-
ducted by the senior Baptist Young
People's union at 6:30. Walter Sod
erwall will have the meeting in
charge, taking for his subject "My
New Year's Resolution."
The regular monthly meeting of
the women's missionary society will
be held at the home of Mrs. C. E.
Brodie, 955 Shaver street, Wednesday
next This will be an all-day meet
ing, beginning at 10 o'clock A. M.,
and the women will take up the
study of the home mission book.
The ChrlBtmas entertainment of
our Chinese mission was held in the
small auditorium last Friday eve
ning and was greatly enjoyed by all
present. A splendid programme was
given by the members of the Chinese
school.
.
New Year's messages will be
preached today in the Third Bap
tist church by the pastor. Rev. W.
Arnold Bennett. In the morning he
will speak on "Prayer: On the
Ground of the Cross." He will em
phasize the great need for this min
istry in the face of world-wide die
tress and unrest, and as the only
remedy for the spiritual darkjoBS
caused by man-made modermsm,
new theology and bolshevism. At
the night service his topic will deal
with the insanity of men who grasp
at the shadow and miss the sub
stance of life.
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The Highland Baptist church will
observe the passing of the old year
with a watch-night service. The
Near East Relief will exhibit its
east and the relief work being done.
pictures of the atrocities in the viear
H. H. Dirksen, at a later hour, will
speak, and the closing moments of
the old year will be given to testi
mony and praise.
In the EaBt Side Baptist church,
n,ast Twentieth and Salmon streets,
the pastor, Dr. W. B. Hinson, will
preach this morning at 11 o'clock
from the subject, "The Swan Song
or i2:i." The ordinance of believers'
baptism will be administered today
and also next Sunday. I
Tonight Dr. Hinson's theme will
be "A Good Start for 1923." Mrs.
Milly Perryn Canfield will render
two numbers on the organ at 7:15
just preceding the evening.' service,
when "Sonata No. 4" (Guilmant) and
heard. At. the close of tnnlfrht'a
service a special "watch-night"
meeting will be held, to which all
are welcome.
The young people will meet at
6:15 in the lower hall. The subject
will be "A Happy New Year," lead
by Dr. G. H. Young.
At the mid-week service Wednes
day night Dr. Hinson will take for
the topic "One More Year." This
will be the first prayer meeting of
1923, and you are invited to attend.
The missionary circles of the
women's society will meet Thursday
in the various sections of the city.
At the Tabernacle Mission there
will be a Bible school at 9:45 this
morning, which will be followed by
the regular Sunday morning preach
ing service at 11 o clock. . W. P.
Hansen will speak from the topic
"Life's Ebenezer." Special music
will be rendered by the choir, and
C. H, Hart will be the soloist.
Editor to Address Young
Men at Y. M. C. A.
Dr. Edward Laird Mills to Speak
on Citizen's Responsibility.
DR. EDWARD LAIRD MILLS,
editor of the Pacific Christian
Advocate, will speak to young men
at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon in the
auditorium of the Portland Young
Men's Christian Association on the
subject, "The Citizens' Responsibil
ity in 1923."
The Sunday afternoon meetings,
held under the auspices of the so
cial and religious work department,
are enjoying a series of unusually
good addresses. Special music also
is attractive. The attendance
throughout the season, has been
large. ,
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Both Rnsebnrg and Brownsville possess creditable church buildings and cialm a recent marked advance In church Interest and building activity.
1 Roue burg, Presbyterian church, 2 Brownsville Presbyterian churcn. 8 Roseburg Southern Methodist church. 4 Brownsville Methodist
church. '
Episcopalians Unite With
jCzecho-Slovak Church.
Affiliation Result of Conference
of Presiding Bishops.
CHICAGO, Dec. SO. Another step
toward church unity is seen in
the affiliation of the Protestant
Episcopal church with th more
than one ' million members of the
Czecho-Slovak orthodox churcn In
the United States, the result cf con
ferences between Bishop Gorazd
Favlik of the Czecho-Slovak church
find Bishop Thomas F. Gailor, presi
d'ent of the Episcopal national coun
cil and the foreign-born division of
the Bepartmenf of missions.
The council adopted a resolution
in which assurance was given that
"we will, communicate with our
bishops in districts where communi
cants of the Czecho-Slovak orthodox
church live and urge them to pro
vide the sacraments and pastoral
cars for them in such places where t
it may be difficult or imposs.ble to i
obtain a priest of ttfe Czechoslovak I
church." Desire also was expressed j
that the Czecho-SIoyak church min
ister in like manner to communi- j
cants of the Episcopal church visit- I
ing or residing in Czecno-Slovakta, j
Following a memorial from Bish
op Pavlik urging "mutual fellow
ship of our respective churches," the
agreement provided that the Episco
pal department of missions 6hall
"keep in vital and intimate touch
with the situation, need and de
velopment of the Czecho-Slovak
orthodox church in Europe and
America."
The rapprochement was brought
about through declarations pf the
t'zecho-Slovakian church at ecclesl-rs-iical
mass meetings held in
Prague, that its dogmatic standards
had the same foundation as those
of the Anglican communion, and the
fact that Bishop Pavlik was regu
larly consecrated by the Serbian
orthodox church, whose orders are
recognized by the Anglican' churches
as apostolic.
"What Is Your Life?" Topic
of Dr. Griffis' Sermon.
Special Music to Be Featured at
First Christian Church.
"TT7HAT IS YOUR LIFE?" will bl
W the subject of the New Year's
sermon by Rev. Harold H. Griffis
this morning at 11 o'clock before
the congregation of the First
Christian church, all Sunday ap
pointments of the church being held
in the Lincoln high school. The
music for the day's worship will
continue the Christmas theme, the
musical programme including the
anthem, "Above the Sleeping World"
(Wilson), the women's chorus,
"There Were Shepherds" (Lynes),
and the duet, "Consider and Hear
Me" (Pflueger), by Mrs. Lola Wil
son and L. Carroll Day.
Tonight at 6:30 the young people
of the senior Endeavor society will
have a New Year's service, directed,
by Miss Beulah Williams and con
sisting chiefly of special musical
numbers. At 7:45 the chorus choir
will give a praise service, which
will be followed by ;the pastor's
evening message on "Upsetting
Sins." For the historic hymn study
which he has been conducting for
the past few months the pastor will
relate tonight the story of George
Matheson's famous hymn, "O Love
That Wilt Not Let Me Go," the se
lection to be given by a quartet.
The Christmas offering of the
Sunday school taken at the close of
the Christmas cantata last Sunday
night exceeded the goal of $850, the
total amount received being $1150,
the largest part of which was desig
nated for Tiear east relief. The
junior department of tbe school,
under the leadership of Miss Adah
Nelson, won the honors for the
largest contribution, the amount for
this department alone being more
than $200.
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At the East Side Christian church.
Rev. W. S. Crockett will preach this
morning on the text, "Behold Your
God." Tonight his text will be ap-
propriate to the new year, "Be Ye
(Steadfast, UnmovaMa." The Sunday
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school will begin at 9:45 with or
chestra music. The Thursday night
prayer meetings are in charge of
the elders. ,-The Christian Endeavor
and the intermediates will " hold
their Tegular Sunday night meeting
tonight and will follow with a
watch service. During tbe preach
ing hour a nursery is conducted in
the church.
At the Kern Park Christian
church, Forty-sixth ' avenue and
Sixty-ninth street, Bible sehool at
9:45 A. M. At 11. A. M. Dr. J. F.
Ghormley will speak, taking for his
theme, ."The Old Gospel and ths
New Age." The Christian Endeavor
societies will meet at 6:30 P. M. and
at 7:30 P. M. Clyde Beckelhymer
will bring a message. Special music
for the day has been prepared by
the large chorus choir under the di
rection of Mrs. May Vail Billings
ley. The old year will be watched
out, with programmes given by the
Christian Endeavor eocieties.
Philomath College Leader
Will Occupy Pulpit.
Dr. Bonithter to Preach Today at
First United Brethren.
DR. H. DIXON BOUGHTER, pres
ident of Philomath college, will
occupy the pulpit of the First United
Brethren church. Fifteenth and East
Morrison streets, this morning and
tonight, speaking on the following
subjects: Morning, "The Heart the
Thermometer of Character"; eve
ning, "The Longing of the Human
Heart."
"What the Past May Teach" Is the
theme for the morning service by
Rev. G. K. Hartman at the Second
United Brethren church, Twenty-
seventh and Sumner streets. At
night he will speak on "The True
Ideal."
At the Third United Brethren
church. Sixty-seventh street and
Thirty-second avenue. Southeast, the
pastor. Rev. E. O. Shepherd, will
speak In the morning on "New Year
Uses of Time." At night he will
speak on "The Philosophy of Re
vivals." The choir will render spe
cial music. Sunday, .January 12, will
mark the beginning of a revival in
this church, the pastor being assist
ed by Rev. W. N. Blodgett.
"A New Year's Resolution" is the
theme for discussion by Rev. B. Ross
Evans at the morning service in the
Tremont United Brethren church,
Tremont station. A watch-night
meeting will be held In the evening,
watching the old year out and the
new in. Two special speakers will
address the meeting.
Pro-Cathedral to Observe
Holy Communion.
Celebration WIU Be Held at Ti30
Tomorrow Morning.
D1
EAN H. M. RAMSEY of St. Ste
phen's Episcopal pro-cathedral
announced that tomorrow, New
Year's dayr which Is the feast of the
circumcision, there will be a cele
bration of the holy communion at
7:30 A. M. in the pro-cathedraL at
Thirteenth and Clay streets.
At the earnest appeal of Bishop
Walter Taylor Sumner and the As
toria relief committee, the American
church building fund has made an
immediate loan of $3000 to Grace
church, Astoria, in order to com
plete the rectory. The church plant,
which is intact, is valued at $40,000.
St. Andrew's, Portsmouth, reports
its full quota of $796.65 raised. This
averages over $14 per capita, St.
Mark's, Medford, advises: "Medforfl
has never failed; we shall raise our
quota in full." St. David's and the
other parishes are working hard to
complete the annual every member
canvass, and final results should
be available soon.
Tha Young People's society, for
merly of St. Stephen's pro cathedral,
will meet at 6:30 P. M. in room A of
the central library. Miss Anna Nagel
will lead. E. O. Andrews will be
the speaker of the evening. All
young people, regardless of church
affiliation, are invited.
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Dr. Tully to Preach Last
Portland Sermons.
Associate Pastor to Speafe at the
Morning and livening; Services.
REV. NORMAN KENDALL TULLY,
associate pastor oT the First
Presbyterian church, will preach at
both services to,day. The theme in
the morning is "The Unknown To
morrow" and at night "What Think
Ye of the Cross?" This will be Dr.
Tully's last Sunday in the First
Presbyterian church, as he 13 leav
ing for Racine, Wis.
The pastor of the church, Rev.
Harold Leonard Bowman, D. D., is
in .ttuiuriim una wees, giving iDree
addresses at the Y. M. C. A. student
conference at Asllomar, Cal , and one
-.v w.o o.ii iucuiugicai
seminary at Ban Anseimo. a win
return to the pulpit next Sunday
morning.
After the church service a pro
gramme of motion pictures will be
given in the Sunday school audi
torium. A social hour will follow
with refreshments, and a devotional
hour will usher in the new year.
Everybody is invited.
. The congregational dinners will
be resumed Thursday evening, for
which reservations must be made
before Wednesday night. Circle L
ladies will have charge of the serv
ing. The Woman's association will meet
again Friday at 10 o'clock In room
A of the church house for all-day
sewing.
Mrs. A. E. Butterfteld, leader of
Circle C, will entertain the members
pf the circle at her home, 815 Kear
ney street, at 2:30 P. M. Tuesday.
Mrs. Hattie J. Ralston, leader of
Circle D, has arranged for a meet
ing with Mrs. Leroy Green, 748
Hoyt street, at 2:30 P. M. on Tues
day. Mrs. Jennie Tilton will entertain
Circle F on Tuesday at 2:30 P. M. at
her home, 108 North Eighteenth1
street. !
Mrs. F. C. Savage, assisted by her
daughter, Miss Elizabeth, will enter
tain Circles G and H on Tuesday at
2:30 P. M. at her residence. 374 Tay
lor street.
Mrs. David Mulf will entertain
Circls J on Tuesday at 2:30 P. M. at
her residence, 85 East Twenty-seventh
street.
Circle M will be entertained at the
home ofMrs, W. P. Jones, 382 East
Fifty-seventh street, Tuesday at 2
P. M. She will be assisted by Mrs,
H. J. Sears.
At Westmins'er Presbyterian
church Dr. Edward H. Pence's morn
ing discourse is based upon the re
cently released and amazing report
of a commission composed of Henry
Churchill King and Charles R.
Crane, appointed In September, 1919,
to investigate the near east situation
In the light of American methods.
"Christ and Diplomacy Turkey and
a Righteous World Peace:"
A vesper service at 4 P. M., will
substitute the evening service. This
is in recognition of the wish to
spend the evening at the altar of
the hearthstone. The sermon will
be "Rooting New Year's Resolu
tions Back in Christmas,"
The music for the day will be:
10:30 Anthem, "Come Hither. Ye
Fsithful" (W. Berwald): offertory. "The
Little Shepherd" ; (Claude Debussy): an
them, "Come and Worship .the Lord"
(Thomas Adams): carol, "A Chr'--t Is
Born in Bethlehem" (G. W. Chadwick).
4:00 Anthem, "Our Master Kath a
Garden" (H. E. Crimp); offertory. "Ber
ceuse in E" (Camille Saint-Saenjr two
carols, "Come, Ye Lofty" (H. Bl.Iott
Eutton); "Silent Night" (Michael Hay
den); baritone solo, "Ring Out. "Wild
Bells to the Wild Sky" (Ch. Clounod).
Mrsv Pence's study class Is to meet
at Mrs. J. G. Bowers', 545 Tillamook
street, at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon.
Dr. Walter Henry Nugent, pastor
of Central Presbyterian church,
East Sixteenth and Pine, will preach
"Old Year day sermons at both
services today. At 11 o'clock -the
sermon topic, will be "The Sin of
Meroz" and at 7:30 "A Good Resolu
tion." The choir will repeat the Christ
mas music today. -
The central chapter, Westminster
guild, will meet with Mrs. D. C.
Cowan, 449 Eas Forty-fourth street.
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The monthly meeting of the ses-
ston will be held Thursday night at
the close of the midweek service.
Dr. Nugent will give a talk this
afternoon at the Masonio home, near
Forest Grove. The choir of Central
Church will furnish the music.
The cradle roll party given last
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. M. M. Binford was a grand
success. The party was given by
Mrs. Waldo F. Stewart, superintend
ent of the cradle roll, assisted by
a number of the ladles. The babies,
their mothers and grandmothers all
had a good time around the Christ
mas tree. A present was given each
baby and light refreshments were
served. -
The Mizpah Presbyterian church's
pastor, Dr. W. A. Stevenson, an
nounces an innovation in the way of
a pastor's cabinet in which all of
the different departments of the
nVlI1.h m i. ,v. on
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charles Krebs. LadieB. Aid goolety,
j Mrs. Phil Sprague; Missionary sot
; cietv. Mrs. J. P. Bartow: Sunday
school, A. M. Howell; Christian En
deavor society, Martha HilandB; mu
sic committee, Mrs. L. C. Kran
holdt; church, Mrs. D. A. Thompson
and Mrs. Ida Pettlnger; congrega
tion, Dallas J. Sidwelland and J. P,
McMillan, while Miss Helen Harper
is representative-at-large.
The Mizpah church will hold a
watch-night service beginning at 8
P. M, with a sacred service led by
the Christian Endeavor: After this
the Kenilworth Presbyterian choir
will give a sacred concert of an
hour, followed by the showing of
the new pictures of the near east
relief. The climax of the evening
will be in the closing service of a
devotial character running into the
new year.
Dr. Stevenson will preach this
morning on "How tha Christian Can
Grow During 1923."
At the Hope Presbyterian church
this morning the pastor will speak
on "Travel Stains'? and in the eve
ning on "Jesus' Call at the Dawn of
the New Year." The Christian En
deavor society will give a watch-i
night entertainment, following the,
service tonight. There, will be a
sing, a programme, lunch toasts and
an address by the State Christian
Endeavor president, Miss Elaine
Cooper, and an address by the pas
tor. The programme will be so va
ried that there will not be a dull
moment during the entire evening.
Services will be held in the Mil-lard-avenue
Presbyterian church,
Seventy - third street and Fifty
fifth avenue Southeast, at 11 A- M.
and 7:30 P. M. The pastor, Rev.
Henry White, will speak at both
services. The subject for the morn
ing is "Loyalty to God." fcased on an
expesition of the 116th Psalm. The
theme of the evening discourse is
"The Remedial Effect of Judicious
Publicity."
The musio for the. day is as fol
lows: Morning quartet, "O Sing Unto
the Lord" (Chandler) ; offertory solo,
"A Voice From the Wilderness"
(Wilder), Miss Lola Kernan. Eve
ning, offertory solo, "Sweeter as the
Years Go By" (Morris), Allan B.
John.
The Christian Endeavor society
meets at 6:30 P. M. Miss Latona
Kimball is the leader. .
: The adult Bible classes meet in
the church on Wednesday evening
as usual. The men's division will
study Mark, sixth chapter. All men
in the community are welcomed
The Ladies' Aid society meets
Thursday afternoon in the church
for their monthly business pro
gramme.' "The Alchemy of Love," a New
Year's meditation, is the subject of
Ward W. MacHenry in Mount Tabor
Presbyterian church this morning.
A watch-night service will be. held
tonight with church service at 8
o'clock. The subject will be "The
Year of Our Lord 1922." Christian
Endeavor is held at 9:15 P. M., fol
lowed by a social hour and the
"watch-night" service, 11:30 o'clock,
led by the pastor.
Rev. Levi Johnson will speak at
the Men's Resort this afternoon at
4 o'clock and tonight at 7:30. Miss
Savilli Dennison will sing and the
men will sing gospel songs. On
Wednesday night at 8 o'clock the
San Grael society of the First Pres
byterian church will -hold its
monthly meeting at the resort.
"The Pilgrim" is the topic chosen
for this morning's, sermon by Rev.
Donald MacCluer of the Rose City
Park community church. Tonight
he begins a series of sermons on the
great modern heresies. The first
sermon is on the "Intolerance of
Tolerance," which will be given to
night. The other three sermons will
follow in order. They are "Grand
fatherhood of God," "Putting Man
First," "Abolition of Hell."
After tonight's service the senior
Endeavor society, assisted by the
Women's society, will give a watch
night service. There will be a social
hour, followed by light . refresh
ments, then there will be a number
of stereopticon pictures shown, in
cluding a number of pictures of the
members who were active in the
church when Rev. Boudinot Seeley
was pastor. This will be followed
by a prayer and praise service. The
meeting will last until after mid
night and the Christians of the conn
munity will welcome the new year
with song and prayer.
The Thursday night prayer meet
ing topic will be "Herod's Persecu
tion and His Death."
"Begin New Year Right,
Church Slogan.
Rev. M.
Enter
torate.
Chrintensen Soon to
Sixth Year of Pan-
"B1
EGIN the' New Year Right"
will be the slogan in Our Sa
vior's Lutheran church at East
Tenth and Grant streets. The con
gregation will assemble New Year's
morning at 11 o'clock for worship,
after which reports will be given
of the activities of the chucrh, new
officers 'nstalled and plans discussed
for the new year. The Sunday school
and Ladies' Aid society have had a
very successful year and are en
couraged for better and larger serv
ice. Rev. M. A. Christensen, the
pastor in charge, enters upon his
sixth yer as local pastor on Febru
ary 1.
"The Turning Point in the Life of
Abraham" will be the theme of the
sermon preached n German at 10:80
A. M. by Rev. A. Krause, pastor of
the St. Paul Lutheran church. .East i
i Twelfth and Clinton streets. 'Rnr-
llsh servica is held at 7:30 P. M. and
the pastor's topic will be "The Ob
ject of the Incarnation of the Son of
God." After this a German Sylvester
service is held, followed by a New
Year's watch In the basement, where
11 the guests will be entertained
and refreshments served. Music for
both services has been prepared by
the choir. Bible study begins at
8:30 P. M and the Luther league
meeting at 6:30. The Sunday school
meets at 9:30 A. M. On New Year's
day German service will be held at
10:30 A. M-; no evening service. The
Sunday school teachers meet Friday
at 7:16 P. M. and the choir rehearses
at 8 the same evening. The annual
meeting of the church council will
be held Saturday at 8 P. M. in the
parsonage.
At the Portsmouth Trinity Luther
an church there will be held a
communion service on New Year's
day at 7:45 P. M. Portsmouth Trin
ity Lutheran church will hold its
Sunday morning service at 11
o'clock, when Rev. Sigurd C. B.
Knutsen, pastor, will preach in Nor
wegian on "A Sign Which Shall Be
Spoken Against."
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Aid society will be held Wednesday
at 2 P. M. at the church. The an
nual meeting of the Trinity congre
gation will be held January 4 at 8
P. M. in the church. ,
Trinity Lutheran church, Rodney
and Ivy streets, will worship today
as follows: Sunday, 10:15 A. M.,
German; 7:30 P. M., English; New
Year's day, 10:15 A, M., German. The
Sunday evening service will be a
New Year's eve and New Year's
service combined. Rev. Mr. Hilgen
dorf will occupy tha pulpit on New
Year's day. Special music will be
rendered by the choir.
The Sunday school of the Clay
street Evangelical church w'll com
mence at 9:30 with the superintend
ent, E. J. Keller, In the chair. At
10:45 the pastor will preach on the
subject, "JeBus: Tbe Best Motto for
the New Year." At 6:30 Edward
Guthrie Crawford will speak on the
subject, "White Guides." At 7:30 the
regular evening service will take
place, when the pastor will speak on
"The Apostolic Blessing, the Best
Wish for the New Year." During
the evening the annual Sunday
school election will take place.
Dr. McElveen Will Discuss
New Plans for 1923.
Healthy Growth Shown by First
Congregational Church. .
"TEW PLANS FOR THE NEW
IN YEAR" is Dr. W. T. Mc-
Elveen's topic at the First Congre
gational church this morning. To
night he will answer four questions:
(1), What is the Epworth league's
list of the 12 greatest men in the
world worth? (2), Does psychology
place any confidence in dreams? (3),
What were the outstanding events
of 1S22 (4), What big changes may
we expect in 1923?. Mrs. F. B. New
ton will preface both services by
brief organ recitals. At the morn
ing service, while no communion
service will be held, a number of
new members will be welcomed into
the fellowship of the church. About
110 new members have been added
to the church this year. The year
has been one of growth. The church
school was never so large, efficient
and popular. The Woman's asso
ciation, during the year, increased
its activities, its membership, its
income and its gifts. The trustees
of the church have added to the
budget for the year 1923. That bud
get will amount to $19,780. Several
new plans are to be put into opera
tion. Herbert Sackett is the leader ol
the senior Christian Endeavor meet
ing at 6:30 o'clock. The topic for
discussion is "What Have You Ac
complished This Year." Harlan Potts
is the leader of the intermediate En
deavorers in' a study of "Lessons
FTom a New Year's Psalm."
Tomorrow afternoon Mrs. J. J.
Hansaker, assisted by her class oi
young women will receive at her
home, E630 Forty-fourth avenue,
Southeast. Tuesday evening the ex
ecutive council of the church meets.
Thursday night Dr. McElveen will
give his fourth lecture on Emile
Coue's method of conscious auto
suggestion. His special topic is
"Some Experiences in the Sub-Con
scious Mind." Friday night the sen
ior Endeavorers will have a t
ket social in the church parlors
Tuesday and Wednesday, January
9 and 10, the Congregational min
isters of Oregon will hold a fellow
ship conference at the First
church. The annual meeting for
the presentation of reports from
the 15 organizations- of the church
will be held January 12.
. -Elbert
E. Flint, pastor of the At
kinson Memorial Congregational
church, will speak this morning on
"A New Year's Motto A World for
1923."
"Out of the Ashes of the Past" will
be the theme for a New Tear's eve
service. The six-reel picture. "Quo
Vadis,' will be shown. This great
picture has a special message to the
Christian world today.
The pastor will lead the Thursday
night meeting of Bible study and
devotion.
The church Is on East Everett at
East Twenty-ninth street. Monta-
villa car line. Morning services are'
at 11 o'clock and night services at
j:la o clock.
The Women's association w'll
meet Wednesday afternoon ' at 2
o'clock at the home of Mrs. Al-
brecht, 870 East Everett street. Miss
Marthine Grimsby, the new state
president of the Women's Home Mis
sionary union, will be the speaker.
Circle No. 8 will be hostess. .
Services appropriate to the close
of the year will be held today at
the Highland Congregational
church, at Prescott and East Sixth
street, of which Rev. Edward Con
stant is pastor. The subject of the
morning sermon will be "The Lights
and Shades of Yesterdays." At
night there will be an end-of-the-year
service, with a special musical
programme including contributions
from Mrs. W. K. Caldwell. Mrs.
W. Van Gross, Miss Gertrude Law
rence and Miss Dennison. The sub
ject of the address will be "The End '
of the Way."
Wednesday the Ladies' aid society
will hold its monthly business meet
ing and noon lunch at the church.
At night the boys' club and chorus
will begin work.
In following its programme of en
larged community service the Wav
erley Heights Congregational church
made a large Christmas donation of
supplies to the Waverley baby home
Christmas day. Fruit, toys and
clothing constituted the gifts.
The Sunday school has purchased
a moving picture, outfor community
and church work and it is now be
ing installed for early use.
The Pilgrim boys' chorus of the
Waverley Heights church will give
its initial concert programme of
hymns and songs, assisted by the
Pilgrim boys of Pilgrim Congrega
tional church, at 7:30 tonight
The Ladies' Aid and Missionary
societies will hold their monthly
meeting Wednesday at the church.
with a luncheon at noon and social
and business throughout the after
noon.
This morning at 11 o'clock the
pastor, Rev. Oliver Perry Avery, will
rive a sermon on "Christ, the Source
of Light and Life."
Take the Richmond car to East
Thirty-third street and go south
one block to Woodward avenue.
Dr. J. J. Staub of Sunnyside Con
gregational church will occupy his
puipit both morning and evening..
The sermon for the evening will be
the first two addresses on "The
World's Greatest Riddle and Its
Wonderful Answer." Special music
by the choir will accompany this
service and Gladys Morgan Farmer
will include one of her pre-service
organ recitals, giving the following
numbers: "Assembly March." from
Tannhauser, (Wagner); "Canzone
Delia Sera," (D'Every); "A Sunset
Melody," (Vincent).
There will be a watch nieht serv
ice this evening under the auspices
of the senior Endeavor society.
Everett Baker will lead the meet
ing.
The church will hold its annual
business meeting next Thursday eve
ning, jt'uu reports from all depart
ments will be read and election of A
officers for the ensuing year will
take place.
The close of the year will be fit
tingly observed today at the Ala
meda Park Community church. Tha
church school will be held at 10
o'clock; sermon and worship at
11:15, sermon theme, "Reflections
and Projections." Mrs. Cook will
sing.
At night the young people will
meet at the church at 6:45. At 7:43
James Brockway. scout executive for
Portland, will speak on the "Boy
Scouts of America."
The first annual business meet
ing and banquet of the church will
be held "Wednesday night at 6:30.
Reports for the past year, election
of officers and a period of social
fellowship will be the order of the
session.
The pastor of the Parkrose Con
gregational church will preach on
the subject "The Untrodden Path"
this morning and on "The Voice
From the Wilderness" tonight, the
former being a New Year's theme,
and the latter being a St. John's
day theme.
The annual meeting for the elec
tion of officers of the Ladles' Aid
society will be held January 11. At
that time the aid likely will plan
for the annual dinner of the church.
A watch night meeting will be
held "in the church at the close of
the night service.
The Sunday ' school meets at 10
A. M. and the Endeavor at 6:30 P. M.
The Missionary society met at the
home of Mrs. Ray Marshall last
Wednesday afternoon and decided
to hold its next meeting at the
home of Mrs. .Denlsmore.
'Christian Science," Topic
of Lesson-Sermon.
All Scientist Churches Hold Serv
ices at 11 This Morning.
"CHRISTIAN SCIENCE" Is the
VJ subject of the lesson-sermon
in Christian Science churches today.
All Churches of Christ, Scientist,
hold Sunday morning services at H
o'clock. The service is repeated in
the evening at 8 o'clock in all
churches at 9:45 and 11 except Third
and Fifth, where the sessions con
vene at 9:30 and 11.
Wednesday evening meetings ara
held in all churches at 8. Thesa
meetings 'nclude testimonies of
Christian Science healing.
Christian Science reading rooms
are maintained at 1133 Northwest
ern Bank building, 33 North Third
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APOSTOLIC
FAITH
MISSION
6th and Burnside Streets
Services:
Sunday, 10:30 A. Mn
2:30,7:30 P.M.
, Every Evening 7:45
Good Testimonies
Old-fashioned Preaching
30-PIECE ORCHESTRA
Male and Mixed Quartets
"A Real Live Mission"