THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5, 1910.
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Pastor of First Congregational
Church 'Preaches Strong
Sermon on -The Worth of
"an" at Sunday Services.
0 "The Worth Of a Man" was the sub
Joct of: the sermon delivered yesterday
morning at" the ; First Congregational
church by Rev. Luther Dyot, . D. D,
the pastor. Dr. Dyott took as bis text:,
"I will make a man more rare than
fine gold, even a man than s the pure
gold -of Ophlr.'f lie said In part:-1 '
i. "When the prophet uttered these
Words men of nierlt were very scarce
In Babylon. It was easier, to find gold
n " metal In Ophlr , than golden char
"aeter In that famous city which had be
' come- Intoxicated of Iniquity. ' ' , -
"Men. .. formerly so : numerous, 15 so
prevalent, so cheap- In ..Babylon, were
becoming Increasingly rare because sin
.was ruining men. Bin always does
that : Things go down with men,
Babylon : was about " to, fall because
her men coold not stand up. The Irony,
or satire, found' In the ' comparison
made la our text Is occasioned by the
over-estimate of gold and the under
estimate of men. But we are not to
. make a rigid application of our text
to modern life, because men -real men
are more numerous today than they
were when Isaiah said, as the voice of
the Lord, 1 will make a man more rare
than fine- gold, even a man- than the
pure gold of Ophlr.'
. ' Times . Demand ' '."Higher ' Order. '
. 'The ' converse of the proposition is
sustained . by modern . manhood, and,
hence, our. note of optimism, with ref
erence to modern manhood in. the malt
ing,; Oar time demand a higher order
, of . manhood, and, despite the fact that
today many who call, themselves men,
libel the very word manhood, " our con
tention is that we are making a high
er type of manhood for "business, for
the state and for : all modern ; needs.
Some men are liars, ,but more men are
truthful; some men are dishonest, but
more won are honest; some men have
their price, but more men are toot for
'.. tale. : V,:v. v.-
' "Everything Is Increasing, the evil
as certainly as the good, but : good' Is
Increasing more permanently and pow
erfully than ,evll, and even the awful
exposures of modern conditions cannot
blind optimism to the fact that we' are
-good enough to expose evfl, and, let us
, believe that we have enough goodness
, to eventually correct the very evils we
exposal - (,
1 Manhood-Today.,
; "Our manhood today struggling to
match the new occasions which call for
new duties, and the hope of the world,
on the .human side, lies In the worth
of the average man. Much, of this
.worth la hidden, and, possibly, more of
It Is mixed with dross, bat God Is at
work In this world, He Is trying to
get the gold of. character out -of the
mine of 'manhood. - ,
'i "He is refining this gold,' and deliv
ering it from the recrement or deepoma
tion. These things constitute the chief
effort of God In the life of the men of
. today. God cannot fall' Hence tits
enterprise Is not hopeless. " Real man
hood gives worth to material things
because worth in the man Is more than
worth In the things of life. Jt is true
that a man's, life does not consist in
the abundance of things which he pos
sesses. , It is not true that air that a
man has .will he give for his life.
t ; More national BeUgloiL . ' V i
V "In regard to material possessions, a
more rational religion is coming to take
a new position. Honey is not the root
of all evtL It Is the means of incompar
able good, if the Deonla who hav it am
good. Therefore it. Is not the part of
religion to ; renounce tne ' winning of
wealth in material things, but so to help
those who win UCh wealth fcnnnntlv
that they shall wisely ana beneficently
use xne same. .. k . . 1
'It is not to decrease the worth of the
material, but to increase the worth of
the moral, so that the spiritual shall
spiritualize the . material, . Virtue , Is
found neither in novertv nor In wmllh
but in the man back of these things.
Vice is found neither in poverty nor in
wealthy but In the man back of these
thlncs. Avarice, nr'de. ambition, nplflnh.
new, love and religion all hold some at-
v titoM toward wealth, ;.vy: ?
' "The only true attitude is that of re
ligion, and it is this: I am desirous of
honestly possessing wealth for the good
I can do with It Anything is safe In
the hands of a man whose life Is in the
hands of God. It la God who gives a
man his worth, and that worth is found
In those virtues and graces which 'make
him worth more than fine gold. A man
of worth may be called, upon to endure
many trials In llf, hut these trials will
hot rain him. ! .
, "They will deliver the golden faith
SECRETARY OF NAVY MEYER
SAYS COAST FLEET MUST
AWAIT OPENING OF CANAL
after a ' uniform policy for the exten
sion of navy yard facilities in such a
way that the new adjuncts to a navy
yard will be located near by, .with the
Idea of preventing the growth of separ
ate naval establishments.
"Washington, Dec. 5. Secretary of the I
Navy -George von !. Meyer tn his an
nual report to the president and con-
gross1 makes the following recommenda
tions: . ' . ;. ,
In my. last annual report yonr atten
tion was not. invited to the fact that
the navy department organization, which
you approved and which was put Into
effect on the 1st of Pecember last, was,
to a certain extent, the outcome of the
final report of the commission on naval
reorganization headed by Mr. Justice
Metfdy, which report was submitted to
the president on, February 26, 1909. It
Is true that there are differences be
tween the report of this commission and
the organization which was adopted,
but : the general plan of navy depart
ment Organization, and the provision for
the duties ;of tne' assistant secretary
and the divisions of naval operations,
personnel, inspection, and material are
the same., It is proper that this fact
should be generally recognized, as well
as the fact that tue report of this com
mission has formed the basis of tue
changes' made." k r,",; V-, v ',.:
' Besults of JPresent Orgnlsatlon.,'
The present organization of the navy
department (or so , roach . as -concerns
the aids), which aimed to place at tne
disposition of- the secretary expert
knowledge and Information , la order
that he might: keep In touch with what
was going on, , has now been , ta opera
tion practically a year. In consequence,
the business of the department, aas ueen
expedited and the secretary Is, without
question, itter Informed on the work
ings of the department than has been
possible under an previous system.
It may be recalled that my last an
nual report explained tne grouping of
the different bureaus of the navy de
partment into divisions and the appoint?
ment of four- alda, ; who were to keep
Informed as to the workings of each
division and supply the secretary with
the necessary expert advice, on the du
ties coming under , those divisions,
The : aids have not had during t the
past year any executive anthefrtty and
have not signed orders to the fleet nor
to the bureaus of the navy department
No statutory change iln the organization
of the department ,ias been made, ex
cept the provision in ,the last appropria
tion bill' for temporarily abolishing ve
bureau of equipment j.or'One year and
the) consolidation of store, accounts for
two years in the deficiency bill, both
taking effect July 1, 110..;
'The work accomplished and the- im
provements resulting from the advice of
the aids has been exceedingly gratifying
. THe aid for operations. Rear Admiral
Wainwrlght, has worked out a reorgan
ization of the battleship fleet and the
torpedo vessels which has brought about
markedly . greater efficiency, J It has
also produced a more even amount of
repair work at navy yards. This is of
Importance as a greater economy ensues
and it keeps a more uniform number of
good workmen employed. The work Of
the general' board, war college and Of
fice of naval Intelligence has been bet
ter .coordinated, so that our War plans
and strateglo studies are -. up '' to date.
On account of tha aid for? operations
being a member Of the general board,
the military advice and recommenda
tions from the general board and the
fleet ) have been reconciled with the
necessary limitations made by the tech
nics uunwuf, , . - ,a
,;; location -of Bsttle Fleet.
There has been a constant desire on J
the part of the peopl of the Pacific
coast for the maintenance of the' bat
tle fleet on that coast . During my recent
visit of inspection on the Padfio coast
these views' werea frequently expressed,
and I endeavored to make it clear, In con
versation, and in speeches , at - public
gatherings, that it was not considered
advisable to maintain the battle fleet
In the Paclfio ocean, at least not until
the Panama canal is opened. . Gener
ally speaking, these views were- ac
cepted and acquiesced In. ' . . ; ,,
,:i With the difference in the cost of
coal when it is supplied py our' own
colliers (supposing that sufficient col
liers were available) it would ' cost
nearly $4,000,000 a1 year more to main
tain the- fleet In the Paclfio . than it
does to ' maintain At In the Atlantic
ocean. No suitable coal mined on the
Pacific coast is yet available, so that
the permanent transfer of the fleet to
the Pacific ocean would call for an
Increased expenditure of at least the
and bope and love from their dross. The
tests of character In everyday affairs,
the , trials and tamptatlons we endure,
even the sorrows and troubles which
otherwise would overwhelm us work to
gether for our good when we love God.
The worth of a man is revealed through
those thinga k. And furthermore, It is
evidenced through service, sacrifice and
lovo which never fails m practical al
truism, rj, v -.. : .. ,l .:: : ' ' :: 'J M' .
, "We should cooperate with God in his
effont to bring out 'our worth, and do
what we can to appeal to the worth
In others and help God bring out that
worth also. A' man's worth, in life
should be tevidenced In his work .for
life. . Our Immortality In the world to
come should be matched by an Immortal
influence we leave In the world which
now la," ' '
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sum mentioned. Should the Coal be
transported entirely in American bot
toms,, this cost would be Increased at
least 25 per cent In addition to this
matter of coal, the cost of navy yard
repairs and of all supplies on the west
coast is somewhat greater than on the
Atlantic. : ', ' . .,"
, The faclUties existing on the Pacfflo
coast particularly as . regards ' docks,
are not yef sufficient to maintain a
large fleet comprising 16 or more bat
tle ships and the other component parts
of a fleet and will not be for" some
time - to , coma. On account of these
reasons, largely economical, it would
appear inadvisable to transfer the' fleet
to the Paclfio, even if there were no
other reasons; but It is considered that
the place for the fleet,: at least -until
the Panama canal is completed, la In
the Atlantic. Our respon6iblltles In re
gard to the Panama canal will probably
properly call for the presence of, the
fleet in or near the Caribbean sea, un
less, somo emergency, should arise call
ing for Its presence elsewhere. '
When the Panama canal Is opened
the fleet can pass from one ocean to
the other, and it would then, probably,
with the increased facilities of the two
navy yards on the Pacific coast which
are advisable, spend different periods of
uiiib in eacn ocean. it would also seem
to be practicable for the flet to make
cruises at different times, somewhat
after , the principle of the battleship
cruise around the world, and the Pa
cific ocean is wen adapted for exercise
of that character. ,
The navy is dependent in the Pacific
on coal shipped from the Atlantic coast
owing to the fact that no satisfactory
steaming coal has yet been found In the
Pacific oast states.' Erforts are now
being made, ;; however, to find such a
coal, and the departmeiit has begun .
series of testa of the most promising
Pacific coast coals, which tests will be
carried out by an armored cruiser in
competition with another vessel burning
the standard east coast coal. Jt Is the
intention of the department to- make
these , tests : exhaustive and ta Scarry
them out under such' conditions & will
definitely aettle the question as to the
suitability of Paciftu coast coal for
naval vessels and as to the relative
value of this coal as compared with
th east coast coals.
Briefly stated, the disadvantages of
Using west coast coals have, in the
past, - been found to - he their inferior
keeping quality in storage their Imsult
ablllty; for forced draft Jhelr injurious
effect on -marine boiler? necessitating
undue cost for upkeep and repairs,' and
their comparatively poor calorific value
compared with standard navy coal By
using .west coast coal the ; steaming
radius of ships would be decreased about
tO''per'cenA'''-i:''v'Hv:'. jr.i f
(; During the last three' years the aver
ago freight rate for coal shipped in
American vessels, to the Pacific eoast
was about $7 per ton. The rate in for
eign' steamers, averaged about $3.80.
The American bids have ranged from V
t $13.68 per ton for shipments' in Amer
ican steamers; bat even at such rates,
very few 'tenders bf American tottbms
are made.?; In fact there are not enough
American steameravaUabIe"'tO supply
our fleet In the Pacific, even at ex
cessive freight rates. .At present a dif
ferential of 50 pe? 1 cent is allowed la
favor of American ships, and shipments
are made In 'American bottoms when
ever they can be obtained at a figure
not greater than JO per cent in excess
of rates in foreign bottoms.. .
'.' Aviation. vt'"j4 .;.;:.
November 14 Eugene Ely made an ex
periment at .Hampton Roads in flying in
a Curtisa biplane from the deck of the
U. . 8. Birmingham, which had been
furnished by the department- The, ob
ject was to demonstrate the possibility
of !an aeroplane of the existing type
leaving " a ship for scout purposes. A
temporary platform was placed forward
on the Birmingham for the purpose" of
assisting the aviator with the ship's
speed by steaming ahead to wind. ' Mr.
Bay .did not however, need this help,
and '-easily ; succeeded in making the
flight while the ; ship was at anchor,
thereby increasing the value of the ex
periment' V .'.- .- 4- . ' ; '.. i.
This experiment . . demonstrated - the
conditions governing the location of fix
ture platforms on shipboard for this
purpose;-, and showed : that they ' could
be Installed without Interfering serious
ly wun tne otner reatures 01 tne snip.
' Landing on or near a ship on return
ing with Information after a . scouting
trip appears to be practicable. .:
This experiment and ; the advances
which have been made in aviation seem
to demonstrate that it Is destined to
perform some part in the naval warfare
of the future. It appears likely that
this will be limited to scouting. A scout
which la not strong enough to pierce the
enemy's line can get as near aa possl
ble and then send an aeroplane 30 or
40 , miles, obtain- valuable information
and then return to the scout -Even if
the aviator did hot land on the scout
he could -be .brought on board and de
liver his information, The loss of an
aeroplane would be of no monient as the
ship may easily carry others. The dis
tinct value of service of this kind is
easily, seen. ? - t
The department oontenrplatea further
experiments along these lines, "wtta the
belief that it will be necessary tn the
near future to equip all scouts with one
or more aeroplanes to Increase the dis
tance at which information can be se
cured, ''t-'s'.v'': vi 'W t i-'Slt Jt , ,
For the purpose of carrying on an eh
experiments the department recommends
that 136,009 pe- uthoried. r- ?
After a study of this question and a
person at Inspection of Mare Island and
the... available sites on ' San Francisco
Bay, I conclude that It will be necessary
to establish a docking and repalf sta
tion for battleships on San Francisco
Bay in some locality yet to be selected.
I have . examined several locations,
which are now being considered, v 8uch
a repair station should include one or
more docks of the largest size, with
ample depth of water for taking- our
largest existing and contemplated bat
tleships, v and ' such additional n repair
facilities - as maybe necessary for the
repair ...of the damaged hulls of battle
ships. ; The docks would always be used
for taking the v largest vessels , Qf r I he
navy and the facilities, for repair should
be limited to -what is absolutely neces
sary, for th repair or damaged 'battle
ship.. This matter will be taken up
and further recommendation made when
the best course is decided on.
Unless the deep water battleship re
pair station Is established at San Fran
cisco the fleet muBt inevitably depend
upon the. Pugct Sound navy yard for
its docking and repair. While this fact
seems beyond question, It must be point
ed Out that it will not do to depend
upon one navy yard alone for. docking
and repair facilities for the battleship
fleet .'
' I find, particularly ia the vicinity of
San Francisco, and also at other naval
tationsr-tltat there- hes-been-a "tendency
in the past to scatter the different ad- j
J u nets . of the navy yard, and to : place j
thorn at distances somewhat removed 1
from the navy yard Itself, , This Is- an
uneconomical and unbusinesslike , metlw
od, and I: propose to correct it wherever
possible and to have establishedNjiere-
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Death of Dayton rioneer,
v Dayton, Or, Dec: 5. Tne death' of
William Cain occurred Friday evening.
after a brief .illness. Mr. Cain w;
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born in the Isfe of Man, August 12,
isao, and was married to Elizabeth
Moore in 1857, coming i to Illinois thel
same year, ana removing to iayion in
1877. Besides his wife he Is survived
by five children, Mrs. Ada Wills of
McMinnviUo, Mrs. Emily J. Nichols of
Dayton,' Mrs. Mona E. Coffin Of Spring
field, Mrs. Anna K McNish and Wil
liam H. Cain of Dayton, -. , , 1
The funeral was held yesterday from
the Methodist .church.
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