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HE OREGON DAILY JOURNAk PORTLAND. MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 18, 1905.
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PORTLAND PREACHERS 1.0ULD KEEP
HYPOCRITES OUT OE CHURCH
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Severat Second Opinions of Rev.
A. L. Black Expressed in
. Sermon Last (Jight.
BROUGHER WOULD OUST-
' ONE HUNDRED MEMBERS
"Hurrah for Brother Black,".: Says
Rer. H. C' Shaffer Rev. E. S
Mucklcy Saya Barring .Cranks Im
practicable, for All Are Cranka.
RT. A. I Black'a rmon laat nlaht
at Calvary Baptist church on "People
TT"JWho Are Not Wanted In the Church"
baa aroused oplulnnsfrom othar minis
v- tara aa to tha advisability of extreme
measures in removing; delinquents from
.tha church roll. Mr. Black held that
- people were admitted . Into tha church
too easily and not always removed when
--"they should be. The preacher rn hla
pulpit last night declared that whan It
Is found that a man has entered tha
'. ' church for. selfish purposes he should
be ejected and the sooner tha better
for the church, for . though Christ
wanted to save every man, ha wanted
- him saved before ha entered the church.
- When asked thla morning what ahould
, be the status of Judgment Mr. Black
. , said: ........ .
"Evidence of regeneration should da-
. old a man's fitness to Join the church
- and until ha shows that he ahould not
- - be admitted. Of course this cannot sl
t , ways be decided by man, for ws can
Judge the tree only by lta fruits, but
the matter must be considered aa eare-
iuUi aa. possible v. ,, ,.' .
; ; ' - Bapttste Flea. Good, j' '
"Tha plan the Baptist church now has,
' and I don't, know how many others, is
, a practicable one that of a proposed
. member appearing before and being ap-
proved by aa edvlsory committee) on
' whose recommendation he. may be re
. celved. To be sure, a person who Is
' coming In for-selfish purposes Is hard
, ",. to keep out anyway, for he may lie, but
.- aa soon aa he Is found out he should
; ' be got rid of. Olva hlra first a chance
.change his life and then give him
the chenoe to withdraw voluntarily.
Aft.r that If ha ajtlll persists ha has
brought action upon himself, i
"I do not think there are aa many bad
people In the church as is usually sup
posed by outsiders. Those outside the
church are Inclined .to be careless of
their criticisms and Judge ell church
members by one hypocrite, while If they
were Inside they woulg quickly change
-their opinion. But there are undoubt
edly soma who come In for commercial
purposes to make friends In business;
for social purposes to tone up their
stand In the community; for political
purposes and other selfish ends. These
are the -onea wa muat get rid of and I
think the. plan of expulsion .Is prac
ticable." , . -
" Black Sheep Should Be Bemoved.
Dr. J. Whltcomb Brougher of the
' 'White Temple auma up hla opinion of
Mr. Black'a remarks in the words:
"There Is no comment necessary,, for
every preacher will admit that there
- are such black sheep In his 'audience
- aiNTthat They should ba removed. After
; r"n"" rm'"m i Intra . are alTfgyal take
some memoers on me roil wno are use-
, less If not harmful. Soma drop out of
their own accord and ahould ba given
- that chance. However, I do not believe
that members get Into tha church too
easily. What precautions are possible
are taken and beyond that we cannot
go. In my church here : prospective
' members coma to ma first for a personal
interview and confess their faith la
Christ and their Intention to lead , a
Christian Ufa. I five them k copy of
: tha church covenant, statement of
church dutlea and a pledge card. - Than
they, appear before the deacona - for a
further examination, and finally before
the church, where they repeat their con-
, fesslon of faith and their desire to lead
; the Christian Ufa. That la aa much aa
we can do, and, of course, ws can take
them on their own word only. If that
la not true it rests with Ood and we
have nothing more to go 'on. It could
hardly be made harder, for if a man is
false in such statements he will be false
In any other thing required of him. I
have been pastor of churches tbst were
very conservative and, took in members
slowly, and of churches that took them
In rapidly and about the same propor
tion heeded to be drooped,
' : Would Drop Oae Hundred.
""After all we muat remember that
there waa a Judaa among the 12 apos
tles. Personally I am going to reoora-
mend at prayer meeting next Thursday
about 100 names to be dropped from
the church rolls. I think a church roll
should be cleared up every year, strik
ing off the delinquents or letting them
renew their covenants if they wish. I
am glad to aay I have noted that , no
more have had - to be dropped from
churches which take in hundreds at a
time from revival meetings than from
those which adopt . the conservative
methods." - r, -r - - -
. Rev. H. C. Bchaffer. who stirred up a
warm discussion some time ago by ask
ing hia prospective members If -they, ad
vocated the total prohibition of the bev
erage liquor trafflo and then held to It
that thia ahould be a requirement for
church membership, la ready to advo
cate the atrongeat measures. Hs haa
before v expressed his view on people,
baing admitted Into the church too eas
ily and now he seconda Mr. Black with
vehemence. "
Ximk for Brother Blaok."
."I aay "hurrah for Brother Black V "
were hla words. "He le a man after my
own heart Of course, "the big churches
couldn't put such a plan Into practice,
because they would lose too much
finance; and then, you know. It wouldn't
be popular. . But after all, the 'hope of
thla city and that or this country. - re
ligiously. Is In the small-churches which
are true to the apostollo faith and prac
tice a." . : .
- Dr. R. 3. Muckley of the Flret Chris
tian church agrees that bad men ahould
be kept out of the church If possible, but
holds that It Is a bard question to de
cide, for one cannot alwaya alt In fair
Judgment upon another. He takes ex
ception, however, to Mr. Black s enum
eration of peculiar people, cranks and
faultfinders, who ahould be excluded
from the church. "
. with Rev. A. L. Black." he said.
"believe It Is wrong to let baa people
Into the church If you know It The
preacher who consciously lets the uncon
verted Into- the membership of the
church to which he ministers Is himself
no better than tha man he lets, In. I
cannot believe' many preachers - would
do that. The hypocrite Is hard to catch.
He is harder to detect than the coun
terfeit dollar. ' He is simply a counter
felt Christian. I suppose I have passed
unconsciously some counterfeit money.
But I put all counterfeit money I detect
out of commission. So I would do with
hypocrites. 'But when -I 'consider that
hypocrites are adepts at deception, I
would have to be thoroughly convinced
before pronouncing Judgment.
But I am aura that If hypocrites do
get on church records they don't gat into
heaven. I do not worry over-the fact
that hypocrites get Into the church, for
that la 'one of the beat evidences of the
value of Christianity., A tbJnc that- la
pot worth counterfeiting; la not worth
having." But we need to be guarded lest
mere inconsistency as sn evi
dence of hypocrisy;
slstency Is my slstency and inconsist
ency Is your slstency. I would not put
peculiar people and cranka and fault
finders out of the church, for If you did
you wouldn't have any church left, for
every one la peculiar or a crank In the
Judgment of someone, I fear. Let us
keep weak peopla.PUWor the master
did not do it. If sincere, help them
become strong." -
ATTEND TO IT NOW
THE TUNING OP A PIANO RE
QUIRES GREAT SKILL AND
" EXPERIENCE.
Let Ellen Piano House Put Your
- Piano in Firat-Claaa Condition for
the Holidays Prices $2.50 or $3.00
' Special Rates by the Year.
No person, unless ba be thoroughly
competent, should be allowed to tune,
or even attempt to tune or regulate a
good piano.
Many piano-owners are unaware of
the great Importance of having their
pianos tuned regularly and kept in order
by a capable tuner. - ' "
It Is of the utmost Importance and
really Imperative to. have a piano regu
larly examined In order to Insure durability,-
sweetness of tone and eaae of
action. -
Beware of the many "self-styled" tun
ers floating about the country, posing
ss skilled and experienced tuners, , who
are, as a rule, absolutely Incompetent to
tune or regulate an instrument.
We employ only tuners of mature ex
perience, men whose work we guarantee
to you to be the best that can be done,
men who know piano construction from
top to bottom, and are dependable In
every way.
Wa also repslr, polish, store and rent
all makes of pianos.
Phone Ellers Pluno House, tSl Wash
ington, corner Park street, and your
order will receive immediate attention.
PROSPERITY AGAIN
III THE VALLEY
With Praotically Prohibitive Tar-
iff on Lumber Removed,
f-"; Mills Resume.;
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RATE
MADE THEM ALL CLOSE
While High Tariff Prevailed Booth
Kelly Lumber. Company Sold Controlling-
Interest Held in San Fran
cisco to Michigan Men. .
The situation of the lumber mills of
ths Willamette valley la said to have
Improved Immensely since the- Beuth-
ern Pacific company revised Its tariff
a year ago, and again permitted valley
mlllmen to ahlp to bay point a...
More than a year ago the railroad
company published a tariff that waa
virtually prohibitive agalnat valley
mills shipping to Ban Francisco and
common points. Mlllmen registered a
vigorous protest. One by one they
closed, until there waa only one ofjtny
consequence running a mill belonging
to the. Booth-Kelly Lumber company.
FlnaHjr even that big concern waa com-
3)end,.to ehut down. ; .. . ,':;;..., "
Borne . ox the mill companies passed
Into bankruptcy, others struggled along.
taaitlt e.al 1 v t Ha mIImaA .Anmnenv
ur 'uu. 1 vised Its mutt and Uie mills started
om Varies in
(Josrosl Special Senile.)
Lorain. 0.. Dec Is. The Verbeck
theatre waa destroyed by fire last night
Four persons occupying apartments on
the third floor over the tbatr lost their
Uvea. The fire started Jn the basement.
MONDAY, DECEMBER "18.
Let Him Choose His
Own Present
It's this way: Any time between
now and New Year's, Handsome
Prepaid 'Presentation Certificates
can be obtained at this store. en
titling .the holder to any one of our
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OPEN EVENINGS
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BETWEEN FOURTH AND, FIFTH
r
Xmas Offering of Superb
House Coats, Bath Robes
and Lounging Robes
'' " Our House Coats and Robes were selected V
with the same care that is exercised in the
v buying of our fine clothing nothing but ,.
' the fittest and the best being accepted." The
newness and beauty of designs and effects
will be sure to please. Prices always right.
House Coats - $3.50 to $12.50
Lovngins Robes $8.50 to $20.00
Bath Dobcs $4.00 to $12.50
r - Store open evenings.' Extra salesmen in :
all departments. Special attention to de-
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The Greatest Clothing House in the Northwest
EQUAL SUFFRAGE PETITION
i HAS MANY SIGNERS
State Association Deplores Sen
." ator Mitchell's Death in
. Resolutions.
an.
a few montha as"o. Now thev are busy
and the valley towns are prospering-.
It waa while the prohibitive tariff
prevailed that the Booth-Kelly com
pany, ' presumed to be backed by mil
lions, transferred the control prevlo
oualy held in San Francisco to Michigan
ivlhtoao oapltallXs.,Jphn WBlod
sett. Con Danmtner, and btheraTWntn tor itislntsla ourjrlnclpla: J"d
have been for yeara big operators In
Michigan forests, acquired a control
Una Interest and hold It today.
State Senator R. A. Booth, John W.
Kelly and the other Oregon men who
formerly owned shares of stock, retain
aa Interest, but th. bulk of th. stock
la held by th. m.n mentioned, who. It
la understood,, have pooled their hold
ings. ' - -
The entire valley, according to weltr
informed business men from the south.
who were In town Sunday, le now en
livened with the revival of the lumber
Industry. and every one la prosperous.
Business msn there, look for wonderful
activity during the Coming summer.
From January 1, they aay, -the improve
ment will date, and by March 1 condl
tlona will be unprecedented.
Exposition Rink.
Roller-skating revival and opening of
rink tonight at the' Exposition build
Ing, Nineteenth and Waahlngton'streets.
At 7:10 o'clock thla evening the much-
talked-of Exposition roller-skating rink
will open lta doors to the public. The
opening occurs under most ausplclou
circumstances, - for neither time nor
money hss been spared In the effort to
prepare the great concert hall of the
Exposition building for a thoroughly up-
to-date roller-skating rink.-- Two well
known clubmen of th. city are behind
the enterprise, and they report that
everything la In readlneas for th. open
ing tonight A larg. corps of carpen
ters haa been at work for two weeks
on -the--hardwood ..floor that has been
laid, and the great white floor now
standa ready without a blemish. .The
ends have been Inlaid In' V-ahsped sec
tions, so that the skstere move with
the grain of the wood at all tlmea, and
surrounding all la a splendid racing
track upon which races will . be held
from time to time between th. speedy
skaters of this city and those from San
Francisco and Seattle.
The rink haa been equipped with a
fine assortment of the celebrated Rich
ardson steel bsll-besrlng skates, and
competent Instructors have been em
ployed for the aid of beginners.
SAYS THINGS ARE BADLY '
MIXED IN FIRST DISTRICT
fne congressional situation in the
first district Is In a chaotic condition,"
said Charlea A. Hardy of. Eugene to
day. Mr. Hardy, who la a lawyer. Is In
town to attend to business before the
federal court. H. la well Informed on
the political situation In the first dis
trict.
"There la a wealth of candldatea. but
so far aa Lane eounty la concerned
there eeeme to be no Immediate prospect
ef clarifying the atmosphere and none
of ths leaders wilt say what la likely to
be the outcome."'
Mr. Hardy waa one of the. delegation
of 19 appointed at the Instance of the
Willamette Valley - Development: league
to go to Waahlngton thla winter to ad
vocate federal recognition of Coos and
Taqulna .harbors. When ssked If he.
wss going to perform the mission Mr.
XlmrA mm IA - - . '.- : . .. .
"Congress la .too busy and I am too
busy." . -
Obstacle la often "only another w
t spelling opportunity mZ V
Portland, .Dec. 18. To the Editor of
Th. Journal The Oregon State Equal
Suffrage association congratulates Itself
on th. great number of signatures se
cured for the, petition asking for the
submission of an equal suffrage amend
ment to the state constitution next
June. Th. petition was filed lest week
and beara about 1.B00 signaturea In ex
cess of the required number. Every
county In the state sends names of
sympathisers. . though returns from
three countltes were received too late
for filing with the petition, but are In
the headquarters of the campaign Com
mittee. , .
During the past year the state asso
ciation haa nearly trebled lta member
ship,, with .very expectation of more
acceaalons In a few days. . At the regu
lar meeting on Saturday resolutions on
the death- of Senator John H. Mitchell
were adoDted aa follows: '
"Whereaa.i'Tha, late fjnlted Btatea
aenator, John H. Mitchell, during hla
nubile career- a. state and United States
..Ph.i th- mniremcnt for the
enfranchisement of women, aiding it
publicly and privately In every way la
Christmas presents, and you run no risk of offending
hla nower: and r-
"Whereas, For, many 'years, and at the
time of hla death, he waa a member of
2: rromtlraT.. of a friend if you select your gifts here
SI 2esill Kb viio hos.i iubs w . - 0
"Whereaa. Th. reaolutlon pending" Til
th. present congress-foe an amendment
to the ' federal constitution prohibiting
the statea from disfranchising cittsens
on account of aex waa Introduced by
Senator. Mitchell: therefore be It
"Resolved. That the Oregon State
Equal Suffrage association deplores the
loss of a faltnrul ooworaer ana aoie ao
vlser to whom the women of the nation
owe a lasting debt of gratitude, and
whoae memory will be cherished In the
annals of the woman suffrage move
ment; and be It further -
"Resolved. That th. Oregon State
Rnuai Suffrage association extends its
sympathy to the relatives and friends
of the late senator.
' "ABIOAIl. 8COTT DUNIWAX,
MART A THOMPSON. M. D. --CLARA
BEWICK COLBT, '
"Committee."
The Indications of a victory for the
equal suffrage amendment next June
are of the moat assuring, it win oe a
distinct snd progressive achievement for
Oregon women when they are permitted
to enjoy full cltlsenshtp. Classification
with Idiots, criminal ana . otner dis
franchised cltlzena la v stigma on
women that reflects on their fathers,
husbands and sons. .
IDA PORTER BOTER.
f
AT THE THEATRES.
"The Sho-Qun" Tonight.
Hiw W, aT. will offer as. the attrac-
tloa at the Marqaani Grand theatre far-oae
week, beginning tonight at S:15. with the onlj
mtinM aaturdar. the aratvinlnt work ef
limnrrm Ada and OuataT Ledera. "The 8no-(Jaa.
a Korean comic opera, which wa last staann
reerlred with great aeelalnUir th theatre-going
poulle and the prea.. It w hailed i. th.
roust beautiful of all the Henry W. Sara
opm and this seaana and It with s new
complement of eoetome. scenery and aeees
orles, bat with s east practically Identical
with th one offered laat ceaaoa. Oontlnnlng
la their original rolea are Jons a. neoenaw.
Asm aln Brows, William C. WVedon. May
Tan Broeck, T. O. Leery. Oenenee vmtm, .
P Paraona. laabelle uaraooo, Lnumaa n.
Pnnpln. Lawrence Coerer and others, and th.
original e bora a, which waa one or in. pro
souacd soeeeaet. of the y.ar. Heats are aow
tailing for the entire engagaswat. .
X
"Butter Brown" Cdmtojl -
km a.- whlrh en me. ' to . the
MaronamiOrand theatre all next week, begin
ning with' the Cbrhnmas matinee, la a aow a to
b. the beat of the lateat-day cartoon eoaiedlea.
based noon the farcical creations In th eomle
newapaper atipplement. Bufore to earBn.ter
Brown. witn a anpiwwi m -i""'".
fornlah a aaot eellghtrni enteriamoMni.
VAUDEVILLE AND STOCK. '
a.
Liberty'e Biggest BilL
van'deellle bill la offered thla Week
'
CASTOR I A
lor Jnfaats and CMldren. ' C
tha Kin J You Win Atwajs Bought p
Seara the
Bl&ture of
"PIFTEEN to twenty-five per cent taken off our already
T low-priced' furniture makes brisk selling in this de-Trtmn-ifTiUirf
pfs rnpkff suitable and enduring
fritingDsks
Book Cases
Library Tables
Parlor Tables
Tabourettes .
Music Cabinets '
Parlor Cabinets .:
Jardiniere Stands
Morris Chairs
Morris ftockef S
Mission Arm Chairs
Rockers
Arm Chairs
Dining Chairs
Dining Tables
Sideboards
Buffets
Carpets
Ruga
Davenport
Dressers
Chiffonieres
Toilet Tables
Hall Furniture
Mirrors
Table Silver
Table Linens
Dinner Sets
Cut Glass
Water Sets
Wine Sets
WINDOW DISPLAY WILL GIVE YOU A GOOD IDEA OF THESE REDUCTIONS
SO CHWS A WEEK
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$3.25
Easel, Book and Musical Albums in many choice and beautiful designs all new and up-to-date-make
nice Holiday gifts to sister, mother or sweetheart. Tonight from 8 to 9 o'clock all albums
which sell regularly up to $6 will be on sale at.... $3.25
Tomorrow Biffs
set-ween the hoars
of T and erery
rramed picture la
thla hooae wlU be
ea sal. at eae
half the taaralar
' prtoa.
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Stops tho COUGH: and Heals the LUNGS SSVJITtu
" WOODARD. CLARKE ft CO. AND S. O. SKID MO RE ft CO.
br the Ubertr. - ranlt Wtleos. the erl
wtaard, ' bead, the ltat. The four Oeorge ar
the aneqnaled .ntartalnera. There ar six
othar rattling fretarea of thla work's hill. Th.
PaatagM rrglme he brsan and th win.
ones know that thla ow.ua that the hast ealjr
U good .songs. " -j.-'.. .
Top-Liners at Grand.
Thar it s bill ef top-liners st the Grand
thla weak. It Is baM br the rullar. Boas'
ecmpanr. which eonw to . th Orand direct
from tha leading .aedaTllle tbeatrM ot tb.
eat. Th nan ot th farrwlat whlrh th.
mmpanr prewnia I "Slk-k Dick." Ulhrr ot
thla notable program are Jama, ffrannar, th
haahful jnmli; th nurreloea Rona.ll: MaatM
Harold ftoff. th boy lingers -Klhrl Whltrstdea.
with bar ehorn of little darky bora; rynne
Dandy, enmedy acrobata. and the Orandl
p., (With e Blsi that is one long ungh.
"Ar the Star.
Brerr art at thSSUT "thla weak I good.
Thaltna DaTarn. the faniong-ffrtiaVMrTf.m. I Tn'n
haa s voles that should be heard by aivalcal
; . - - -
Portland; Zalne Is s jaldget etagtrlas who
dors all the trlrka of Harrmana and etha;
Earl and Wltaon are romady sinalrtans and
the Tork.-Herbcrt trio Introdun eeoiady aero
batle fata and mnm and dance. 1. Frank
Ely haa a nonolngoe. There la a new Hinafratrd
ng atnger snd one of the baat saurtng pletnre.
tb. Staroacop baa Baahrd.
INTOXICATED PAINTER
CAUSES COMMOTION
(Special Dispatch te Th Journal.)
Corvallla, Of.. Deo. . 1 . At t o'clock
Sunday mornlnff Clarence Hrland, a
painter, while Intoxicate!, began flour
lahlng a pistol In th." Occidental hotl
lobby. By firing- sevem,l shots an(
otherwise showing fight he succeeded la
chaslnk all' tha Inmates who war. about
to th. third story. The Modern Wood-
t .IH. mmA Vhlla
math, who held a his meeting here last
- ...mmxm!--rn
night, wsre lust reaching; the hotel ti
retire when Hyland openea up with his
gun. The Woodmen were forced to flee
upstairs with th. rest, snd after gain
ing possession of tha lower story Hy
land waa captured by Nlghtwatchman
Oaburn and Chief of Police Lane and
lodged In the county, jail. .
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