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fHB OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. MONDAY EVENING. MAY 24. 1909.
TRIAL OF CHURCH
!'S TEXT
PASTOR
Bev. Dr. Dvott Says No
. Church Nor Person Has
Yet Been Perfect.
but
of bis
Th Trial of the Church" was dis
cussed by Kev. Luther R. Dyott. pastor
of tha First Congregational church, last
night. Dr. Dyott took a his text the
Dusun from Revelations ll:, "I know
thy tribulation and thy poverty
thou art rich." In the course
urmon Dr. Dyott said:
"Amid the misunderstandings, the lm
rfwiinnii. the conflicts and antaaon
lams of life, the church haa endured
trtalH tribulations, tests, persecutions,
criticisms and all manner of difficulties
from those outside of this divine insti
tution, as, also, from those among Its
own ranks.
"No church on earth has ever been
perfect Neither has any person. In any
cliurch on earth, at any time Deen per
tact. A church, is a society of be
lierers capable of improvement, and
living somewhat under the power of an
infinite ideal. Among mortals there Is
always a distance oetween the Ideal and
the realised content on the part of
hna , who. see .. the Ideal from afar,
Hence the Ideal of belief and the actual
of conduct may be altogether incom
mensurable. Men notice the difference.
They observe the ctontrast. They criti
cise. But, as a rule, it Is the conduct,
. the meager approximation of the Ideal,
rather than tae ideal itseii. mai mc;
eritlclse.
"Sometimes the criticism Is fair.
Rnmetlmes it Is lenorant. cruel, mall
clous. Sometimes the trial of the church
is like that of Christ before Pilate, then
it Is like Christ before the Sanhedrin;
and. again. It is like the withered
branches described by Christ, which
men gather and cast 'Into the fire and
they are burned." They are burned, not
by Christ, but by the critics. Good,
say one, 'let them burn. They deserve
it' Too bad.' says another, 'they were
created, not for fuel, but for fruit'
"In some respects the church of to
day Is on trial, and one of the places
. where It Is on trial Is In the court of
labor. The wage earners, as such, havo
little use for the twentieth century
church. Bo It Is claimed. It Is claimed
that the churches of today are exclu
sive. They are composed, in the main,
of the well to do, the prosperous and
the rich. It is too xpenslve for the
poor man to belong" to ctiurch. The
sentiment and the practice of the church
are not In keeping . with each other,
fientlmentaally, the church believes in
'. the fatherhood of God and the brother
hood of man and the application of the
Golden Rule. But we are told that
practically the fatherhood of God Is, by
the church, applied to the 'regime of
status,' the brotherhood of man Is
thoug-ht of, with a mental reservation,
and, all too often, the rule of gold Is
substituted for the Golden Rule. The
church Is aristocratic, not democratic
"Tf has been said that 'In America,
where the churches are free, there is a
strong suspicion of an insidious com
mercial control of the pulpit, evidenced
by its failure to rebuke wickedness In
high places, and by its protection of the
criminal, aid the social brigand who
accumulates a fortune by the legul
evasion of the law. The church Is felt
to be a corporate support of financial
sinners.'
"Moreover, It Is charged that the
church tolerates a double standard of
' morality, "private" and Tnisdness.'
Xcki Efficiency
"And, again, the churah lacks effi
ciency and consistency. In the sociolog
ical age of the world, it neglects social
teachings, and preaches sectarian the
ology. It is claimed that the ministers
are either Ignorant of social condition)
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difference to them. Then, they are do
ing1 iiiti or noiamar aDout la lacor
problems. There are other minor
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lna- to local renditions.
"In the trial of the modern church in
the court of labor, let us hear the other
that changes are not of ne
cessity proofs. The witnesses should
tell the truth, the whole trutn, ana
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that the church Is composed of men and
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in me. jaxen in us euiii.i?, uiv moti.
There are more poor persons than rich
ueiuuiiiK ill. i ii u 1 1 1 1. wt.iv v . .. .
ao accumulate, ana in umo i envw
church helps them by teaching; them to
be sober. Industrious and provident
There are thousands of churches whose
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ITIUIIIUVIBUip 'o mauo ni" , - --
than the rich, and even In the church,
where mere are some rn;n mo, m
man can, If he wishes, find lust as cor-
Qiai WCIl uiur as " 7 . - - -
Sunday the rich man hears truth that
is Just as plain as inn ui'"b yr
himself wouin premn u "
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tempt to close the lips of ministers
who denounce tne wnran. ' in"
may be the persons committing that
mi. . nr 1 nai 1 1 III inn in I Iin
w 1 1 1 ii it i tins is ii" --- :
-T-ii4 an nf-nrlv armroximatinfir tne
ideals or the ratnernooa ui uuu ."
brotherhood of man a the church.
. 1 ib BinMpn rule
1 nere in m ium. " 1,1 , r.- , .
Is so faithfully taught as in the churchy
ana nere ana wiere uuuin.- J "" v
found teaching tne oocu v
ism In the Sunday school. The best books
on social questions nre
written bv ministers and other adner-
. , . . niini.ir. a va .tnrtv-
ents OI religion. j V -
lng social questions more than dogmatic
theology. Trney are iCl
In ministering to the poor than the
Sh ti,. nhurrh has in it all manner
or mnciMo. rj"'i.- .h. hack of
ine cnur.n - -
all enterprises which contemplate the
?! ..-rr,.r,t nf the conditions of hu
man society.
namAlutmaut of Conditions.
. i . v. i . t . .huroh there
Is taking place the readjustment to mod
"The church has the right message
. 11.1. arxA elm Ik hccnni iri tz more
1 1 'I wim " ' m . "
efficient ror tne aeuvery ui mo
"While the church and her ministry
. nnrl th.V Vl Q V A TT1 H 1 1
are nui priiu"i " ;
many mistakes, and they will make
many more, iev are w uu inn.
best work In behalf of all the people.
OTT 1.1 Han n..i1 O hdttAP 1 1 ,1 1! 1 T-
n ui&iub 1 1 1 1 ' . j . . " - -
standing of the Inherent nature and the
ipecirio mission 01 me cuurcu. mrj
l.A.,1 Irnnnr what t1A fhlirch will dO
when It has the better chance.
"Thev should cease 'knocking' the
church. In the darkness of Ignorance,
on this question, at least, they strike
at their best friend when they strike
at the church. The church Is not for
the rich alone, nor for the poor alone,
DUl lur ail lilts peilJlt3, niiu wiioii an
give her the deserved chance she will
ao ner amy to an. ineroiore, my
i 1 - K.M.., nn.l.p.tan.l.
iiu evi pjnift .9 vr n. . . i .........
lng of 'the whole situation on the part
of all who are concerned. In. the court
Ol lH-LMJr, me lllieiitHViil. wuiaiiik limn
will yet pronounce the verdict with ref
erence to the trial of the church, 'not
guilty.' "
Kniffhta Templar Conclave.
Philadelphia. Pa.. May 24. Delega
tions of Knlehts Templar from all parts
of Pennsylvania and from New York,
New Jersey and' Maryland as well,
poured Into the city today for the 65th
annual conclave of the Grand Command
ery of Pennsylvania, which will continue
for three days. Five thousand uniformed
Templars are expected to he In the
grand pairade tomorrow. Wednesday will
be devoted to the business session and
the annual election of officers, the con
clave closing in the evening with the
installation ceremonies In the Academy
of Music. Kntertainment on an elabor
ate scale has been prepared for the thou
sands of visitors.
Official figures nines the oonntrv'n
production of salt last year at 4,036,
089 tons, a defcroase from 11)07 or 128,
489 tons.
BEN GREET'S PLAYERS APPEAR ,
TO ADVANTAGE IN "THE TEMPEST"
By J. F. 8.
'The Temrjest" wu wall rlvd hv
Ben Greet's players last evening and
better Dlaved bv the Russian 8 vmnhonv
orahestra. The simplicity and absence
of detracting features of bad scenery
and useless characters were the most
attractive parts of the performance,
dramatically, and the eauallv tiuiDle
and Interpretative musio as given by
tne Kussian orcnestra aia much to
make the evening's entertainment a
pleasure.
There are three or four lyrics in "The
Tempest" that are of almost unap
proachable beauty and that stand un
rivalled even in Shakespeare. Unfortu
nately tnese were partially tost now-
ever, in the possibly unavoidable forms
of recitation adopted by the members of
the company. The strong point of the
gerform&nee must be admitted to have
een Its grace and the absence of posing.
Mr. Greet himself played the beast
Caliban, following the seventeenth cen
tury ideal of what personified beastliness
la It was entertaining, but scarcely
terrifying, and Mr. Greet's every ap
pearance was greeted with applause
rom aevotea. rrienas. ueorgre v man
was remarkably good as Ariel. He
didn't make nlm all spirit, nor all good
fairy, which every woman who has
piayea tne row invariably has, but he
managed to maintain with considerable
cleverness the idea of the pleaaure-lov
ins spirit
Tnncula and Stephano, the drunks.
were very drunk indeed, but called forth
enough laughter to show that from
Shakespeare's time to ours there are
moso wno consider drunkenness.
Whether real or simulated, verv nmirl
' The arrangement of tapestries oo the
siage was excellent and counted a good
deal in making the performance effect
ive from the standpoint of visual beau
ty. The dances and appearances of the
elves and SDlrita were not offenatv H.
mey were made subordinate. It
Is cause for loud and mocking laughter
when a whole company draws up at at-
ioiiuuu iq wiicn tne eives perform.
These spirits are allowable In a play
when they slip in as the shadows, giv
ing ma impression or oniv nair re&utv
and It was this effect that was left
iiittinga of
by the momentary
sprues last evening-,
the
The army is testing- a thres inch shell
whJoh has the properties of both solid
shot and shrapnel. Behind a steel head
is a casing; containing 120 bullets and
a charge of high explosive.
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