THE OKEUUN PAILV JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENINO,' AUGUST 10, 1008.
PERFECTION IN
HEAVEH GRADED
Uev. Luthor fl.vott IVaohes
on Various .Dcffi'ops of
"Perfectibility."
oV E PK R F KPT T HER E
. IN CERTAIN SENSE
Within
Lore
Man Is
Thnt
thf Seed
Awn Its
of God's
IUMning
Through Nourishment of Iroper
Wring With Follow Men.
Takinf for his nutijort ' Are Souls In
Heaven Altoiretlier Porffit?" .Rev.
Lutber R. Dyott preached in the First
Congregational church yesterday rnorn
, ing using for his text, "Tf, therefore
hall be perfect an your heavenly
Father ia perfect," Matthew v:48, and
"Now we aee In a mirror darkly: but
then face to face; now I know in part:
but then shall I know fully, even aa
In T in fnllv known. But now nbid-
eth faith, hope, lovo thse
the greatest of these ia love
XUl:ll-l8.
Rev. Dr. Dyott dwelt upon the om
nipotence of Gods love and the relation
of man to the Infinite. He also dwelt
upon the state of relative perfection of
men on earth, and their reward In
heaven. He said:
"Perfection is that degree of com
pleteness In which nothing essential or
desirable ts "lacking. Christ's Idea in
our first .teit ts almost overwhelming.
Here the -mind of man trembles amid
light unendurable to mortal flame. God
Is perfect. We are imperfect. We are
In tie hands. A perfeot being can never
be a.tisfled with an imperfect work.
That whJoh Christ means Is not the
commensorate degree or equivalent of
the human to the divine. The terms
and entitles are Incommensurable. He
means the approximate realisation be
tween the absolute and the relative.
ClaA'u character Is the guaranty. If we
were jto use either the word 'because' or
'lnaamucn.
three, and
First Cor.
instead of the word as' in
our first text we should find the deeper
truth. Thus: 'Te therefore shall he
perfect because (or Inasmuch as) your
heavenly Father Is perfect.' It Is as
though Christ lisd declared that religion
Is not to find Its ampins ansets and
finalities amid the everlasting degra
dation of a large portion of the liumsii
nice. omnipotent iov m n-i i"
forth at last and sny: 'I tried but
was unnhle. 1 undertook something Uiat
I could not complete.' God cannot fall
even amid - the dense Imperfections or
hnman life.
"'In this broad earth of ours.
AmM h mxmiiriilrai axcissnesa and
the slog,
Enclosed and safe within Its centra
heart,
Nestles the seed of perfection.
Belongs to Ood.
"That seed belongs to God 'Perfec
tion ' that doctrine that man. as the
fhlli of God, has not reached a state of
maturity which will not admit of ad
vancemenJ. but Is capable of going for-
waid in 'all the good tnings or lion,
when he depends upon God. is alto-
Botupr snap sure una woiumr. v
life's luminous center he enn stand and
... - " . a ...... , , . . I , . , ...
orror aninuy ou i or-.tv. . j yj vi
until h is 'f lied with ail tne rumens or
und" Hut even then, owing to the uml
tatlons of the finite, the most capacious
intellect and cultured faith, and radiant
hnne and Invincible loVe may find life
In its entirety, somewhat enigmatic.
Mnt Htlll this cannot defeat the pur
poses of the eternal while faith and
fiope nnd love abldn The mirror shall
somewhere give place to the 'face to
face' revelation and he who now knows
In part is to some day know fully. If
talth and hone and love have mastered
him. and he has put his Imperfect life
lulu Mm mean harmonv with Uod
"Heaven Is harmony with God har
mony with his will, his character, his
love. Heaven Is. therefore, not only
a nlace in the great beyond but It Is a
state or condition of life here and here
after. But Just as a pupil In music may
find harmony with n teacher who Is far
beyond him in attainments and knowl
edge and imperfection is between the
initial and the ideal, so a soul may be In
heaven without being perfect In the
sense and to the degree that Ood is per
fect When the thief on the cross har
monized his eoul with the soul or spirit
of Jesus he received the assurance
from Jesus that on that very day Jenils
would take that saved, life of the peni
tent man w.Uh him to faraaise. But
IT
there was a vast difference between the
quality of the penitent's life and the life
of Jesus.
"A little child dies with an innocent
soul. At the same time a Christian,
who has spent many years growing In
grace and the knowledge of God. They
were not equal at the time of death.
Heath does not change their nature.
Neither does It alter the degree of their
attainments and their capacities lor
God. A soul has been In the other
world, growing through all the cen
turies. A heathen dies. He has, let us
say, lived up to the beat light he had on
earth. If the soul of that heathen and
that developed saint meet, can we think
of them us being equal
"Wurely there are different degrees of
erfectlon in heaven and no one there
yet perfect tn the aense and to the
degree of perfection realised by our
heavenly Father. N
"According to our interpretation of
heaven, It Is not a place merely hold
In reservation as a reward for faithful
life on earth. It is a state, a condition
of life to be found and enjoyed while
we are on earth. No man Is right with
God, while he la wrong with bis brother
man. We should find heaven here and
now. We should make more of heaven
on earth for every soul on earth. Kven
when wo have done so we are not per
fect. Neither are those whom we are
the means of bringing into the kingdom
of heaven here. 'But both they and we
may continue to Improve. In this we
rina more or neaven. It is In the re
flex Influence of doing good that we are
to Increase heaven on earth. It is In
Improving the environments of life here
and now. It Is In lmDrovlnir life hern
and now. Do not alt fondly dreamlPK
a heaven that you are to enter aft
death, but with wide awake life live
love- and love to serve.
"Believe. O believe in the Improv
ableness of life! Find the sinful, th
poor and needy, do the practical things
of religion. Hold conceptions of life
as broad as those of Jesus. Ho th
tnings he would do. If he were here
earth. He ts here in you, to -lll and t
worg or Ills good pleasure. V are In
heaven now If we are In harmor.y with
Ood, but we are imperfect. 80 Is ou
brother man. Perfection among mo
tais Is only relative.
" "O brother man, fold to thy heart thy
orotner,
Where pity dwells, the peace of God 1
there.
10 worsnip rignuy is to love eac
other,
Each smile a hymn, each kindly deed
a prayer.
" Tollow with reverent step the great
example
Of him whose holy work was doin
good.
So shall tho wide earth see our Father'
temnh?.
Each loving life a psalm of gratitude.'
UPLIFT IN INDIA.
High
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Our sweet cakes are beyond compare
Just try them and enjoy a treat ;
Put up in packages, and where
They're sold they never have been beat.
STANDARD BISCUIT COMPANY
Solm Makn of Paradise Soda
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Pralsa of Bishop ThobWn
From a Native Woman.
The work of the Christian missionary
In India was AntArtnlninvlv ilArihAi
by Mrs. Phuldal Ward, herself a native
convert. In two addresses vesterdav. The
first was delivered in the morning at
the Centenary Methodist church and tlu
second ai . me Biinnyside Methodls
cnurch in the evening.
Mrs. Ward spoke enthusiastically of
the work of Bishon Thoburn. who has
neen a leader in Christian work In In
dla. She Is now working for funds for
a hospital named In his honor. She
said that India is belna- erariunllv ro
formed and many of the heathen prac
tices nave oeen aoanaonea.
The speaker upheld the value of the
work of the missionary, and declared
tnat rew or tne converts became back
sliders. Many of them suffer willingly
for their faith, and they gladly give one
tenth of what they earn for religious
worn.
WEIGHT IN SOME WORDS.
People Should Think Longer Before
Giving Opinions.
The old problem of labor and capital
was the theme of the discourse of Rev.
E. 8. Mulkey, pastor of the First Chris
tian church, last night. He took for his
specific subject. "Extremists in the La
bor and Capital Contention."
He took his text from Romans xii;
3: "For I say. through the grace given
unto me. to every man that is among
you. not to think of himself more highly
than he ought to think; but to think
soberly, according as God hath dealt to
every man the measure of faith."
The speaker was of the opinion that
If the majority of the people were to
follow out this Injunction, they would
thfnk awhile longer before placing their
thoughts before the public. He snfrt that
he had several times attended the meet-
JJL-J2 a a? & & q 8
500
PAIRS
OF MEN'S PANTS-
will be placed on
Every pair worth $2.50 to $3.00-
sale all this week
Sale Price $1.9
If you need pants buy them now It will pay you
WHEN YOU SEE IT IN OUR AD IT'S SO
MOV
R Third and Oak
1st and Yamhill
ings of the Federated Trades council,
and while he had heard radical state
ments and things said that were un-
arranted. It was invariably the case
hat sane, moderate spirit prevailed.
Employers should understand that labor
does not Intend to be an enemy of cap-
tai, but is so only when torced into
that position.
I have no patience, said the speaker.
with the anarchists, who are always
ready to impugn the motives of those
no ao not agree wun mem in doc
trine or method. They are the enemies
of organized labor.
I am nine tenths a socialist a Chris
tian Socialist. I believe the Socialist
propaganda has In It a great deal of
fundamental truth. It is only Democ
racy carried a little further
the Socialists go to some extremes with
which I cannot agree."
"It is the man who expresses himself
with calm, sane, moderate spirit who
makes his words count. We can accom
plish nothing by abusing; our fellows."
r
AT THE THEATEES
Cirrus and Show at the Oaks.
There is no lack of amusement fea
tures at the Oaks this week. Every
ftftArnnmi Rnnr 1"Wn fnrlni will mi.A
6f course, i his aboriginal circus go through its
many wonderful acts, while in the
evening the Allen Curtis Comedy com
pany will present "The Show Girl," with
a wealth of scenery, numbers of pretty
songs, new costumes and new dances..
Arabian Acrobats at Pantages.
The seven Zanslbar Arabian acrobats
were equal to the task of arousing the
attention and enthusiasm of the Pan
tages patrons at the matinee this after
noon. They are the best foreign acro
bats seen In this country for lightning
speed. Every one of the seven get Into
strenuous action to contribute their
part to one of tho most exciting exhi
bitions, of acrobatics
stage can offer.
the vaudeville)
New Vaudeville Today.
At the Grand today the headline act
Is composed of Manual Romain, the
tenor; the Foley boys, dancers, and the
Palmer sisters. The men are known
wherever there are lovers of minstrelsy.
Tom Gillen. "Ftnnegan's Friend," la a,
clever atorv teller. The Moznrts return
after a trip to Europe. Louise Auber,
singer, Hal Davis. "The Fall of 64,"
and others are on this new bill.
Some men seem to think that the
world owes them a debt of gratitude for
slmplv being alive.
'I I ' IIIIILI.WH T..-'..-7T.-T7-TCg-?y-"--r"-." -. - .
s Chair
ecial
$17.50 to $20 Values
A CO
tmssmm Morri
mSttSsWt I On Easy Terms -Pay
ill ISfSS Onlu a t1 nil nnun fa
' j
, Tabk II " $ 1 4
SPRINO COUCH FOR $4.25 i lieik
t"s with rtroag spiinr aphol- yp fsZ2;A 'SzJll .k$J
f,' v a inll'gy itertag-. Try useful for coxy I v fm f g VsftZZj' l tz " ' V.""S
17V "T ' Mi us" I eoraere. Worth S7.SO, but B14- I i 1 J eS "1 h V?T V 1 1 "tsS.
K.J-mmm-: jgjjga r.file Store Special price fVvbO1 wJvN.
i rs"" $4.25 j &ment! jgrfS
mm- Eastside S
).50
Tffis
These Morris Chairs have
fine quarter - sawed oak
frames, many of them
handsomely carved, with
adjustable reclining brass
rods, reversible cushions
covered with a high-grade
velour in many colors.
Take a handsome chair
now, while the price is low,
and pay only
$ 1 Down
Tl
Worth $6.00
Priced at Only
Several dozen of these handsome Rockers,
picked up at a great bargain by our eastern
buyer, will be on sale this week at the above
remarkably low price.
Note the beautiful quarter-sawed effect
the rich grain of the wood. They are hand
some and durable also.
Order this week in person phone orders
not acceptable.
Only
$290
I -Wilt' I ht 0
on I v-'.vSf I
yo i Y'?iwJL
rt if
All-Wool Ingrain Rugs $4.95
The size is 9x74 feet, and they are in many pat
terns. One of the greatest bargains offered this
week. In blues, tans, browns, etc Sold for cash
only at this low price.
$3.00 Floor Rugs Only 90c
These Rugs are 27x54 inches in size, in many
handsome patterns. Worth $3.00 regularly, but
we offer them for Tuesday's selling at aa
only 90C
Specials are for cash and will be delivered when
our wagons go your way.
tore
Note the Place!
E. Burnside
$6 Values $3.75
No 497 This Empire Bed, just
like the cut, made of heavy tub
tfig, nicely enamtled in blue. A
strong, durable bed that sells for
and Union Ave.
$fi.OO, bat pecially
$3.75
priced at only