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8 CHRISTIAN LIFE IS EXALTED IN SERMON BY REV. H. N. ALDRIGH Not Question of Saving From Hell, But Rather Saving V From Self Man May be Machine or Operator, a Son or a Servant i Living the Christian life la not a mere question of saving oneVelf trom tell, but rather' a question of savins oneself from himself, a task which calls Into 'use all the - energies of . Heaven and required the death of th Savior. Thn was a thought put forth in the Sunday morning sermon of Rev. Horace N, Aldricb, pastor of Leslie Methodist church. God's purpose la wan himself, the minister asserted, and He has not devised a scheme to make a gain of man's labors. Will man choose to be a machine or an operator was one of the questions implied In the ser mon. Will man, make his relation t( God that of a son who Is anxious to help work out the will! of God, or will ho make himself mert.-y a bond servant who acts under com pulsion. ? ! The text or the sermon was uaia ' tlans 4:7, Wherefore, thou are moro a bond servant, but a ron; and Is a son, then an heir of God througu Christ." " The minister said in part: "A true 'estimate of an object or n condition Is obtained only by view ing it In its' highest relations. Merfa appearance, or the comparisons made In the immediate surroundings, are most deceptive and cannot be used as accurate measures-of value. A pearl in its local setting, simply in dicates tho injury to the oyster, and an efrort on its part to reduce the consequent Irritation, but the value of the pearl is measured not by what it. means to the oyster, but by. its commercial quality In the eyes of men. j. "Thus Christina eQdeavcr j cannot be accurately measured by any simp le relation of life. : Two Opinion Held By World. The world holds .two general opinions of the Christian. ? Hist that he is -self deluded ftirnpleton, I. -a. nnnwtn hlmttrlf thai fpr. vuv iia j it i w ' - . . ... - - - tain Impossible things are true, mere ly because he wishes to believe them. Second, his life is an effort to pro tect himself from tho calamities ol the Judgment and to provide a refuge from the storms. Even the Christ ian himself , falls to grasp, the full significance of the life that Is In him. He sees bimself by self de nials here winning comforts hereaf ter working land suffering for tho hopes of reward, and an escape from condemnation. All of which Is u false impression and should be speed ily corrected. ' i :'.- J i ; The True Idea Given.! ''God's estimate of life Is the true one. The needs of the world appeal to him: and. trying to supply these needs, everything ha3 value accord ingly as it aids in accomplishing that jurposc-: The present and future ar. evenly balanced wltft Hl:n: for lie knows that thel.ttle forces of to day Is passed away tomorrow.! The yellow gold of the mines, ' and tht. rattle jupon te thousand hlllq have no intrinsic worth to Hfm; thesj He can create at will; they are measa.M as they operate upon the character of him who uses them. The achiev ments of the hutuarr brain, the ski'l of our fingers, take their place in the scalo, as they minister to our good. God's purpose Is man hlmeslf, , t He has not devised a scheme to make a gain of our labors; all that wo can do He can do far better. He Is seek ing to make us to be something. "It is not just a question of sav ing a man from hell; that would be easy, but to save us from our selves, to enable us to be men In the real sense, is a task that call into use all the energies of heaven, and required the death of our Lord. To save us from sin and death is to put us In a position wherq we can begin to be something. Sonshlp Etidnce of Iove. "Sin, from the human side. Is the directing of our energies for self .and the present, while a perfect man dis regards .self and the ages, and-considers all men at all time. The choice we must make is not much between heaven or hell while it results In that; we must choose between being a machine or an operator. It Is to t h ' th TrtP Be puwui vii lilt; iiirsj uuiu, un willing means by which the will of God shall be accomplished, or His intelligent friends and helpers to re deem the world; we mugf either be servants or sons. A bond servant does his work under the force of authority, beaten, it may. be, but driven, in any event, to do his mast er's will. The son holds the, same point of view tho father,, and as far as his understanding may go, is as much Interested in the work. God would have us to be sons.) with Intel ligent ' co-operation in the work of redemption. This, is one of the great est differences between tho present dispensation and the ; pre-Christian. To them, God was a .rtaster to be served. To us Ho is a Father' to be honored and obeyedr -That God bas made us sons is one of the grandest evidences of His love. " ) "Behold what manner of love thi Father hath bestowed Upon us, that we should be called the sons of God; therefore the world knoweth us not. because It knew Him not. Beloved, now aro we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear that we shall be; but we know that, when He shall appear, wc shall be like .Him; (or we shall see Him as He Is. And every man that hath , this hope In him purifieth blmeslf, even as he is pure. I John, 3:1, 2, 3. ?"ThIs is not a relation that has Its existence In, word and theory only, but is as real as the being born of a woman makes us to be her job. And it carries with ft all the privln lenges of sonsblp. Imagine what It would mean to be born of a million aire father who has great wisdom and boundless love, and it will enable you to catch the first glimpse c'. what sonsbip to God means. A I way m in Training. "You may thing that j ou are be ins treated as a servant, that ser vice and self denial are being de manded ef you without a full expla nation or why. Keep in mind that you are in a course of training. God is fitting you for the place that you must occupy when the training of earth is ended and you go home. A father sends bis son to school to fit him for a partnership In his bus!-' ness; at the school be ts required to bo obedient,' and to study books and subjects which seem to have no bearing on the father's business:, The tamer must sometimes use. force to cause the boy to study; but It is all for a purpose; and in the meantime he U not less a son. Would you question such a father's wisdom? i '"Ir son, despise not thou the chastening of! the Lord, nor faint when thou are rebuked of him: " 'For whom the Lord loveth he rhasteneth and scourgeth every son whfm he recelveth. "fflf ye endure chastening, God dealth with you as with sons; for wb4t son is he whom the father cbasteneth not? "'But If ye be without chastise ment, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. " 'Furthermore we have had fath ers of, our flesh whle ocrrected us, and we gave them reverence; shall we not much rather be in hubjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? . "'For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleas-" ure; but be for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. Now no chastening for the pres ent seemeth to be joyous, but griev ous; nevertheless, afterward it yleld- eth the peaceable fruit or righteous ness unto; them which, aro exercised thereby, --t " 'Wherefore lift up the hand which bang down, arid the liable knees; . " 'And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned put or me way; rut lex it rather be -healed. "'Follow peace with' all men, and holiness, without - which no man DR. CONWELL, Who Speaks at the Armory Tonight on the Local Lyceum Coarse -7" 'Looking dlgiligcntly lest an man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you. and thereby many be deflled.-s-Hebrews 12:5. "To be a son means to bo an heir. Whatever be the trials and burdens of the son. they lead to pos session at least. Heir of all things, as fully as they are now Christ's they shall be ours at ; last. The training we have received will then play its part in enablin-r as to do .What shall then be our duties. IVenaration For Eternity. "This makes plain what was fhU about measuring things be their highest relations. ( Here we ate weak, fUll of faults, stumbling oft and f rim of fear, but houlding a place In) the universe that cannot be taken away. I VWherefore thou are no more a bond servant but a son; and If a sonj then an heir of God through Christ. . f "My Father Is rich in house and ; lands. He holdeth the wealth of the worki In His hands! Of rubies and diamonds, of silver and gold. His coffer are full He has riches untold. " 'My Father's own Son. the Savior of men. Once wander'd oer earth as the poor est of men; . But -now He Is reigning forever on nign. And will -give me a home in Heav'n oy ana oy. I; once was an outcast stranger on earth, A lnner by choice, and an alien bv "inn. ...,. . S wui ye Deen adopted, my name's wnuen aown An heir to a mansion, a robe, and ; crown; . l 'x, -Ay Ml r I ; , OR. RU8SELL H. CONWELL. ' i RUSSELL H. WHEN n man rounds out more thtm Half n century of active lecturing, with n reetird of having delivered a single lcture more than 5,000 times, be ntMvl. no press commendation of hi ability to Instruct and please his audiences. Such Is. 'the cttraordini!r.v.Wojrd of ihe dean of American r'hti formists. Ir. ICn.ll II. t'onwell of Temple University, Philadelphia, whose lecture AcVcs of Diamonds" has bi-coine n t-lnnslc. Ir. Omwell cande-ote but 11 brief period of time to lecturing, and this community Is fortunate In feruring one t the few lecture ensagoment made for the present lyceuin season. Tlie np-arance of this eminent divine, the oldest lecturer In point pf service on the American platform, but with n mesnnge very young, will be a real event In this coiamtmUy.' . HOFF WILL NOT BE CANDIDATE ANOTHER TIME i Wf Contents 15 Tiuid Prac! 71 r 1 --a . SUM v 'a t r r, t 6 e. ; r t B a : s c ? ; i Mil fe filing mm ran cfrcparatjoa I similatimtmfcfood uy Kcg U t;m5thcStonw(!landBoBL : Thereby ProrooUntDi" i Chcrrfutncss and IkslCactat I neither Cpiam.MorphiflC .Mm! tffcWyww fit? Constlpnh'on and Diaitnoci and rcvcrisnnc fCSfllUn fhwtfrcw inj'rtancy j Tor Infants and Children, Wothsrs Know -That Genuine Castoria, Always Bears the Signature of Exact Copy of Wrapper. $ . Use 1 t rv 0 u rnr vfir 8 Thirty Years S M - .. tut zwtmum rr.i f-Li a fa. X: rtTHMrtTlrf 1 fBLUE BONNETS"- New Fabric wllh Nttt Futva Cite Bom BnXi Mdi l A wmm U m a UlM. JtmMm kk). B rwr iirW Snmm'l tiny "TSw Bomm tnd m 4m mi int LUHCR WHITMAN 4k CO. S1 BrMJ.NwYark WatoMnetrWaa. af oWaraa.1 "A tent or a cottage, why should I PI f a They're building a palace for me over there! - Tho cjclled from- home, yet still I may All rlory to Cod. I'm the child of a King. . ' ".Tm the child of a King! The child of a King! With Jesus my Savior. I'm the child of a, King." FAniJ. OF A WICKKU I"OMf T.;3t 4EscaplHg from a dark alleyway with Ebon fders bent beneath a load of plunder a burglar comes up be hind a bluecoated policeman. Cling Ing to his swag with one hand, he makes a vicious swing at the pollce !an8 hed with hia blackjack. Th officer staCErers nnrfr . Li ; " ,. a feloULlUK .blow, draws his uithtstick . -nH tnrns to defend Jilmself. stunned as he is. at firjf ik hitu against him. Ills kicking, biting gouging oppodent appeara certain 01 victory. Slowly, however, the re- serve s strength and training of the officer begins to tell. The nolice-1 man holds off bis assailant, and fin ally Is able to fight back on some thing approaching eve terms. Meanwhile, across, the street three . pious gentlemen who have watched the whole encounter from the beginning are sitting on the chest of a very angry cltiien who is trying to break away and go to the help of the bluecoat. 1 - , Says Tious Centleman- N umber One: 5 "Havea't you ever beard that Just before the policeman gradnate-1 from a primary srhool be stole an apple i I om a neighbor's orchard? He is just as bad as the burglar." Says Pious Gentleman Number Two: "Can't you tliat the police man Is trying to hit the burglar Juat as hard as the burglar is hitting himT f How can you countenance or encourage tve rork enconrage such, a brutal use of force?" Says Pious Gentleman Number Three: ''Dear friend, .why disturb youreelf? Perhaps the policeman will win. anyhow; righteousness generally triumphs in the long run. Why are yon foolish enough to want j t dirty your hands In such an un seemly fight?" Is this a picture of an absurd and impossible 1st nation? Not at all As the. explosively dogmatic hero of Shaw's "Misalliance" would say: "Read La FoIIette! Read Hilliuit! Read Hearst! Read John Haynes Holmes! "-Outlook. A COOn FOItfiBTTERV. f Tomwy," snid hl mother reprov lngly f'what did I say I'd do to von If I ver I caught you stealing Jar.i again?' ! r . Tommy scratched his head with his stick fingers. "Why, that's funny, ma. that ron should forget. It., too. Haneed If I can remember it." Exchange. Labor Commissioner Makes Announcement at Astoria Convention ADVANCE IS DESCRIBED Finds More Friendly Attitude Toward Organized Labor 1 Than Formerly STORIA, Or., Jan. H. fSpeclal to The Statesman.) O. r.'llorr, la bor commissioner for Oregon for fif teen ' years, will -not be candidate to succeed himself in the -election of ihis year. Commissioner Hoff made this announcement at the opening of his address before tho State Fed eration of Labor convention today. Mr. Hoff spoke as follow: "This is tho 'fifteenth annual con vention f the State Federation of LAST 1)AY BILLIE B' URKE . Ju IIer Biggest Shcccss "THE LAND OF PROMISE 99 WEEKLY COMEDY STAItTINO TOMOHUOW ( Wd. M w r ' t k. . 8 Sessue Hayakawd Lasky-Par amount Star. SESStfE HAYAKAW ' ' .In ' . - ' "TIIE SECEET GAME" It's Full of Mystery Moments aiid the K"l YouTI Like GO! t S6e OREGON Labor that it has been my, privilege to attend. As Commissioner or La bor I come in close touch with your work. To have. a better under-, standing of your Ideas, aims and In tentions it is necessafy that the com missioner should attend your meet ings. I am, therefor, to scmeextent present in an official capacity, -ihls. however, will be the last time I shall appear before you as such, aa I shall not be a candidate to succeed my self. - , ' AsHOcUtion Held Pleasant. "The thought that in the future, after this year is finished, I snail be less" prominent In your affairs stirs in me the feeJing that presses hard on the human heart when separating even in a small degree from an as sociation that has grown to be a part of one's life. I shall always recall many pleasant memories of helpful aid given me m the performance of my duties. ; , "As I took 1 charge of the bureau of labor whenxTtJ,was first establish cd and organized the same, building it urv to what It is, I may be pardon ed for feeling proud of its work and thankful to you who have so ably assisted me The difficulties met, tho opposition to be overcome can bard ly e "understood except by those di rectly in the work; I am happy to say, howeveri that today business men, broad-minded men and men of big affairs have come to look- upon the' work .in a very different light frbm what they did fifteen years ago. "Wo have advanced; tho progres sive spirit has grown. Still there is much, to be done and always will be. and to you falls the duty to see that everybody's right is protected. "The workingmen have rights that must be guarded by laws, the cm ployers also have rights that, an honest, workmen and as. Loyal em ployees, you must also protect. Pro tection to every men, justice to all, is a Rood watchword. . . -' "There have been instances when I differed from some of you; possi bly a few instances when I differed from all of you. There have bee a timeti home of you thought I did no' act hasty enough or with sufficient force, but, my friends, there never has been a time when' I did not act r.ceording to my holiest conviction and the dictates of my sense of honor. Ilenef trial Iawn KnacteiL "I havo always remembered that. as labor commissioner. It was my duty to' see Justice done to the work ers as far as lay in my power; that laws for his benefit were enacted and enforced, and, at tho same time, keeping In mjnd that the employer also entitled to a just' and square deal. Failing in the work, at times, falls to every man's lot as it ha- to mine. Wo are, after all. only hu man, and it Is human to err. "It Is your duty, and it is my duty, while we are standing up for our own rights, to b careful that wo do not stejp oq the rights of others. "Your principle is justice to all, and It shotild be guarded in the mo:;t sacred manner. Tbe. fact that others do wrong does not justify you or mo in doing the same. And let us not forget that, as between employer and employe, one cannot live without 4hfi other. "In the tremendous conflict at arms In which we, as a nation, are engaged to perpetuate the glorious .principle of denrtcracy, our , great duty lies along tho line of production.. Cuns. t-hlps, munitions, clothing, and great est of all. food, arc the prime nceea tiliea of this war. Men for the bear ing of arms, the maning of our battle and merchant ships and ot directing the fir of the ponderous suns of war on the battle front, we will have a plenty. "It is. then, up to all of. us to see that the machinery ot production is ?ot Idte for a single moment, and, as food constitutes the greatest ele ment of necessity, both at home and abroad, we .must not only conserve but bend our every effort to see that not a crumb of bread or kernel of I grain is wasted by reason of a short- age oi iaoor in tue iactory, rield or orchard.' "While I shall not'after th e- 'GALE SfEGM S1 Ladies5 ' andt SERG DRES V' -' ' ' -' For Street Wear or Party Dresses $11,90 Each Our Prices Always tho Lowest Commercial and Court Streets, formerly Chicago Ctcr: . -:::- -A - Pone -1072 - ' : GO pi ration of . my present term, this year, officially represent what I do today, you may be certalathat my heart will "always be with you and, whether in private business; retired, or in any public capacity,!; you can count on me as a friend i ready to assist with counsel or work. Ready a. any time to help in improving the condition of the workingmen - and working women! and giving what lit tle t can to elevating the standard of the common people our people. "Your influence, for good, your power for advancing the standard and welfare oL society-is great. Guard well your actions that no undue ad vantage is taken-of opportunities that may-come through the necessity or misfortune of others. - "You organlrt-d workers, while not In large numbers, as compared to the wholv, are leaders of labor, the builders of American standards ' of workingmen's homes. It is to yoi that the people look for the rule of manhood Utat may bo expected from the toilers. - - ; Vlt is for you to set a lofty tanid- ardof loyalty to your Cod. to your homes and to your country, and my belief in all of you to fulfill this sacred mission Is unbounded." ;" MEIiIBERS HEAR MRS. CARLISLE Experiences '- in Russia Are Told at Recent Meeting ; , of Salem Women o People who have actually been In the war stricken countries across the seas are few and far between In Salem,- and those who arrive here and tell of their experiences are eagerly sought. Mrs'. 'Mabel C. Carlisle, who left PetrograVl, Russia, last August, after a seven years residence there, has come to Salem to live and Sat urday gave a stirring address before the members tf the Salem Woman's club at the Commercial club rooms. Her husband. Dr. William Carlisle, .was a dentist, at the Russian court, and came intimately in touch with conditions in Russia. Saturday, Mrs. Carlisle told Salem women of -her impressions and experiences of Rus sia and In Russia. Mrs. Carlisle said In part: - " : "On my arrival In Petrograd on December 22. 1910; I was charmed with the white landscape. Nothing but , snow as far as the . eye conld travel, and how different to anything I. had ever seen or Imagined before.1 Like mOst people who have never lived there, I had always though! of j the Russians as a people quite dif ferent from ourselves, not quits so civilized la fact, and certainly not so weir Instructed. Rut after living there some time I rcallxed they are on a whole more well informed on many subjects than tho average .Eu ropean 'or American. They read the classics In more languages than their own and are also a most musical people, high and low alike. "Most Russians aro vvery kind- hearted and extremely" Impulsive. They like and admire the. English and endeavor to copy us in dress and manners; that Is why they like their children to .have English instructors. "Their favorite beverage Is tea; not the Indian brand that "we drink, but the China tea. They ' make It very weak, put in lemon instead of cream, and' ijinw of the men will drink as' many as ten glasses In an evening., i .'.-. "The religion In 'Russia Is mostly Greek . Orthodox. . That being ,the state religion, it is advisable for all Russians who wish to get on to cling to that faith. Missionaries are not encouraged, and until tw'o "years sgo. the Salvation army .was not allowed In the country. Their greatest church feast Is Kater. During Lent they fast furiously, but after mid-, nicht on the day after God Friday they eat copiously of all .things.- -' .:'! "The" climate In Petrograd 1st cold but milder than Moscow or. beria.'" However, the bouses are well heated and every one dm warmly for out of doors, so' that c very soon gets used to the cold, h Winter the Neva Is frozen over f about six, months and electric c: are ron over the ice, poles and hi, ers being frozen In the Ice. . , i . i jr . . r I' laiim is veryi Ray, copri i&iij . 11 p. m., most social affairs irar: St that time , and lasting genrt; till th early hoars of the morn! Conseauentlv. most; dcodIo are i early rUerM. ' . ' f- 1nAA n war It rnl IV trl IcK f lories around Petrograd and Mosro Coates. the rrel! known cotton firr have five mills. Labor being o chr in .Russia Is the cause of this. 1 "Stores all ,specialixe In one line " goods. Most small shops have en; painted signs of'the wares they ha for sale, such as loaves of bread ' ' cakes on bakery signs; butcher, th of ox,, rolls of sausaKe; creamer! k'nUlUr nf rm an liar OS ftf htltt . - o a " t . - lit. . lUil iB 1J cuauiic iimtiic .--- pie to know the kind of shop It is- 'Since the war, prices have soar sky high, in fact rood was worth i weight In gold almost when I I ' Petrograd last August. during, the revolution In- March When the people understood that t Cossacks (the fearand dread of c Russia) were on their side the wo: mn a-laaol thir hanrlft ' The first sir' . . . a i . n . 1. . ' me revolution wncn a ludbbih. r-dier-shot and killed a policeman w! shot Into a crowd outside one of t' bigcest railway stations. I HO IMJ.KJ JIB U IIAIIX'TII lumni guns on -every seventh house in J -rrcrad, ready for the revolt that w. expected, and they were being " by4he old regime at the rate of J9 a dav while the revolt lasted, and a pension to their family in case death. . ' 'Many thousand of Innocent f pie were killed in the streets durl: those days, 'but the soldiers canr" most of the police killing many ai . . . a . . 1 , wards sent to the front. "We had so njch difficulty In get ting; 'sufficient, fond during our la 4 year Jn Petrorrad that we. In roin mon with most foreigners, thong1.! It better to leave Russia till thlnrs straifthtened oufa bit. We bougU our tickets in April for the 7th r,t August and wer very lucky to f t out when we did. "There was'ouite a little disorder on the trains crossing Siberia. Sol diers on thlr way home or just joy riding, all, deserter?, as they, In com mon with the bulk of the Russian work people, mistook freedom for li cense. They are under the Irnpn 5! sion they need never work again, hd may Just loot an4 'take '..all tb'T can ret. "Of course aRthls will be straleU ened" out In t'trte,' as p?ople wllho much sense as they have, c annot b' l? but come to a right understanding ? their new freedom. Then Russia wi-J be one of 'tho .most'- powerful an I 1 nrnanermis nations In the worM." , HOW TO CJKT II K LIEF CAT.1KUII TT.O 0 ! II you nsre catnirii, i n . . i u .. m wr n - - nr drtiK:lt nnti B-l 1 f T Parmiivt (dnuhlo atrrictli). tk I Ihia home to It W Pnt.0i I h.. water and 4 o. uf Kraiiulale-t I f auKMr. Take 1 tableaimonrul t - tifri.-a m. ilav. I Tlila w.ll often brj.nsr qnlcU rc- I Met irom tin ditrvlng h""'j X noiat. CloKed noatrila shoula. I ipf-n. hrfslhlrnc b-orn eay anil I ha mucus atop dropping into th tnroat. It In eay t mik. tuaff pl-nMnt Dd coats little. Kvry on who has catarrh ahould giv thin tmtment a trial. You will probably Un4 It ia juKt what u ned- Capital Drutr btore. Jtesidence Ilion, 232. , I1one"ll. Itepublic Trucks. Goodrich Tires, Overland Service. All Accessories Mt. Angel Garage CROWE SCIIVEIDKK Irotrietofs. 3IL Angel, Or. " 1 Storageyand Repairs. m : A-