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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM. OREGON SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 17, 1921 l)e BttQon Statesman r c,L8fned Da,17 Except 'Monday by PUBLISHIXO tXIMPAXY 01. j, s- Commercial St.. Salem. Oregon (Portland Office; 704 Spalding Building. Phone Main 1116) . MEMBER OF THK ASSOCIATED PRKSH The .58ociated Pr. i. .in.i.aiv . ,k , u icaiion ol an news disD&tchefi prKiitri in it n this paper and also the local news published herein. U.' J. Hendricki Manager Sk" 8t0De Managing Editor ranfc.Jagkogkl Manager Job Dept. DAILY STATESMAN", nerved by carrier in Salem and suburbs, 15 L venia a ween, 6j cents a month. PALLY STATESMAN' by mail, in advance. $6 a year. $3 for six monins, si.&o for three months. 50 cents a month, in Marion and Polk counties; outside of these counties, 7 a year. $3.50 for tlx months, $1.7 5- for three months, 0 cents a month. When not Dald in idrinc. SO ran I vfeor a A An Un o 1 THE PACIFIC HOMESTEAD, the great western weekly fa rm paper. win B sent a year to anyone paying a year in advance to the Daily Statesman. SUNDAY STATESMAN. $1.50 a year; 75 cents for six month: 40 cents for three months; 25 cents for 2 months; 15 cents for one montb. WEEKLY STATESMAN, Issued in two six-page sections. Tuesdays ana rriaays. si a year (If not paid in advance, $1.25); 50 . cents for, six months; 25 cents for' three months. TELEPHONES: Business Office. 23. Circulation Department. Job Department, 583 Society Editor, 106 Entered at the Postoffice in Salem. Oregon, as second cl ass matter. HAT IS OFF TO MISSON ABIES FOR KEEPS "The missonaries are everywhere, and considering the various kinds of work they do one wonders how the interior xpulations ever got along without them. They may have heir peculiarities, but it has to be admitted that these pe culiarities are such as to create prejudice against them in he jninds of none but the godlessj I have been out among . hem recently in far-removed, isolated, sometimes rather ter ible places, where so many of them choose to spend their ives in service; and so far as they are concerned my hat is Iff to them, for keeps. MI am not very enthusiastic about evangelization among he heathen, but I am strong for sanitation and health, and anitation and health are what the missionaries are teaching fhe heathen these days. Not that they have grown lax in vangelization or have ceased to preach the gospel this ould . be impossible. The gospel is "their own anchor and without it they would have nothing to sustain them in their tonotonous, long-drawn-out and nearly always repulsive la rs. If it. were not for the missionaries there would be mighty little famine relief available for the interior multi tudes of China today. They all speak the language of the tribes they work for, and in recent years they have gained tthe esteem and confidence not only of the people but of the officials as well, so that they are now able to go anywhere 4nd form contacts no other foreigners could possibly hope to attain. The mission stations, schools and colleges are sup plying practically the entire working force in the outfields famine relief, and have at the same time converted their own establishments, great and smart, into relief centers which are qverrun constantly by beseeching throngs of people, who re- rd the women Christian missionaries as kind. Heaven-sent others whose plain duty it is to look after them. I spent a couple of days last: week at the American oard mission in Techou. and there I saw a demonstration oji a large scale of the Chinese tendency to lean, on Christian c iarity in times of dire distress. .". . . ."There is no use of my trying to describe the stream? or humanity that flow in and out the always open gates of this compound. They are almost terrifying in their abject niiseryv And I want it understood that this abject misery not normal. I know China fairly well. During" the past seventeen years I have spent more time in the East than at home, and I know that the' average person among the peo ple who now stand in dignified appeal at the gates of charity iii China would almost rather die than beg .... The sight of them is, I'thfnk, the saddest thing 1 have even seen Tfie hospital had in every kind of case, from tuberculosis, typhus and typhoid, to starvation dropsy and frozen feet, ard I wondered &t the nerve and self-sacrifice of the Ameri can women who were conducting it. I can think of any num ber of things I would rather do than nurse a Chinese coolie, even after I got him cleaned up." w The Statesman belieyes the Saturday Evening Post buld be glad to waive its copyright in the reprinting of .the above short excerpts of an article in that great paper of Aj)ril 9th by Eleanor Franklin Egan; one of the outstanding wf-iters of the Post, and of the world, under the heading, "fighting the Chinese Famine." I The article in full ought to be read by every American ; evsry one in the world who can read: j Lincoln Wirt told the Salem Rotary club members last Wednesday that when E. B. riper, editor of the Oregonian, rcitd the article, he wired to a friend at Medford, telling him to! read it. . I It is the strongest appeal yet made-for famine relief in China; and it is surely one of the strongest endorsements ever written ot tne work or American missionaries. IS HUMAN LIFE CONTINUOUS? (Copyrighted by the San Jose Mercury) At the next general convention, of the Protestant Epis- WHY YOU SHOULD HAVE A BANK ACCOUNTGOOD CITIZENSHIP; SOCIAL unrest and Bolshevism do not flourish among Americans who by saving and investing have growing bank accounts, own their homes, ahd are pros perous. ! j The good citizens of Salem and vicinity. hose who admire thrift anjd financial independence, compose the depositors of the United States "National Bank. We invite you to become one of them. V7 VlMtedStotesMutidBanIi7 I copal Church, to be held in Detroit, Michigan, next October, it is proposed to take up the revision ot tne hook oi torn mon Prayer" with a view of making it "more modernly hu man," as the proponents of this revision express their pur poses. The proposed new prayers for the dead, according to a circular recently issued by the Episcopal General Conven tion Press Bureau at Detroit, "are attracting the attention of theologians the country over because of their distinct ac ceptance of the doctrine of the evolutionary character of life and death. The tenor of the prayers all tend to strengthen the doctrine that evolution in life goes on beyond the grave; that death is but an incident in life that possesses no power to arrest the onward sweep of human progress." This adds another piece of evidence to many others fur nished of late that this great church is making every effort to keep pace with the best scientific and religious thought, a thing which all churches must do if thev are to maintain their hold upon the minds and hearts of the American peo ple. To demand unquestioning acceptance of the dogmatic statements and standards of the theologians of the distant rwst. especially wbrn thosp Pre in direct opoosition to the facts of modern science and the truths which the evolution of modern life is disclosing, is to drive the educated and those who think for themselves from the church doors. The truths of the New Testament all the eternal truths of God must remain the same, "yesterday, today and for ever," but man's understanding and interpretation of them must constantly change with his education and development and the onward march of human research and achievement. Any religious organization of this day, Christian or other wise, which persistently shuts its eyes to new truth and in sists upon the acceptance by its members of hoary supersti ions, creeds and dogmas not in harmony with the new truth will as certainly be swept away by "the onward sweep of human progress" as were the sun worshippers of Egypt. All such must ultimately yield to other religious organizations that will recognize that the Creator is constantly revealing Himself and His truth more and more clearly and perfectly just as surely as He has revealed Himself in Holy Writ, though in a different way. The Bible, of course, must not be changed, but new and more enlightened interpretations of it must be sought in order that the revelations of the Scrip tures shall be understood in the light of today. It probably cannot be claimed that it has been scientif ically demonstrated, in a way to satisfy all reasonable per sons, what the conditions of life are in that immortal state to which all men are bound. But aside from such demonstra tion, the study and discovery of the laws and purposes of the Creator as to this present life have satisfied very many af the most intelligent men and women that the old ideas concerning the heavenly state must be wrong. To create a tate of society in which the sole occupation of all his sub jects is to sing praise and adulation of himself would make any earthly ruler the subject of ridicule instead of reverence and worship. To suppose that God is a being so finite and vain that He would permit countless men and women to spend eternity singing His praises, in order to satisfy His vanity, or for any other purpose, is the grossest insult to the Creator. To calim and teach that God would create, maintain or permit a social state, a heaven, in which pre vailed complete idleness or where there was nothing except purposeless effort on the part of its inmates, resulting in nothing more useful than adulation, even of God, is to deny that God possesses even enlightened human intelligence. Our "sons of rest," who hold down the benches in the parks of svery city, would create a social state little worse than this if the world were turned over to them to govern. One with inymbition, energy or life would about as soon be given an indefinite sentence to a modern sanitary jail as to be sent to such a heaven, especially if the disciples of the modern sentimental philosophy of uplift would come frequently to the jail and somewhat vary the purposeless monotony of its life. , While it must be admitted that the Scriptures have lit tle to say about the future state of men, and what they do say is indefinite enough to have been for centuries the sub ject of sharp controversy, they certainly reveal no heaven of eternal idleness. Indeed, Jesus says, "He that would be greatest among you, let him be your servant." In short, the study of the Scriptures and the laws established by the Creator for the government of this life seems to make it plain that He has made men for service and their own individual development. In fact, only real service brings this develop ment. Happiness, instead of being the purpose of life, like death, is only an incident of life. True happiness results from work well done or from real service; and the higher the work and the more noble, unselfish and efficient the service, the greater the resulting happiness. If the purpose of God in giving man life be to give him an opportunity for individual development and service, is it not reasonable to conclude that His purpose in giving man immortality is to continue this opportunity for such develop ment and service in the next state of existence? It would seem, therefore, that these leaders of the Episcopal Church are in harmony with reason and common sense, as well as with the Scriptures, in declaring that "evolution in life goes on beyond the grave, and that death is but an incident in life that possesses no power to arrest the onward sweep of hu man progress. And should the convention next fall ratify the proposed revision of the prayers for the dead, the communi cant of this church will be praying at least in harmony with God's purposes when in the proposed language of this prayer for the dead, he asks, "O Ird, grant that increasing in knowledge and love of Thee, he may go from strength to strength in the life of perfect service in Thy heavenly king dom." SA1XM OftCOOM This is thf day w cHebrate. WofHom Hay will bwom an iinnual 'vent: bigger fvcry y-ar. piii-fd to hf-ar Waies rwriark. first cou.'dn " WVIshman in my Help th visitors see th soms today. Mom As-paragus, slogan subject this wpfk. Our district should grow more of if. The report thai tho rioviM kov iTmiipnt ha? fxTiit'd 1 of th 'ipIs" doport'd rrom thin coun try raises the rUry, 'V'i thy too red or not red "nnut'h?" Looks likf broccoit is starting rfr a $ 10. 000 industry If all ko well: and if this happens, it will surely be a million dollar industry nxt year in the Salem district. A fw norp lost battles and (Jreer- will want a new klnt. or Vpnfzlos, or st IfMst a rest. Po I master (W-neral Hays is stirroi up by tho rrf-nt hig; ma'l roliheric)', and ofic-ra a Mandins rrward of fT.ooo for thp arrest of a robber. "The went," he con fidently decUres. "knows how to Kandl" these criminal just as they usd to in the old Wells I'argo days."' Paris feels a little more cheer ful over the corrected census re turns which indicate a growth of 4 0.000 sine? 1911, In i-j'ite of th war. Many will remember the sit to this country in 1 1t 11 of Krnest Nathan. who h is ju t died In Home at the a Re (t 76. Me pchieved distinction a' the only Jew who was ever mayor of Rome but his public K-rvice did not stop fhere, and his de,a!h is ascribed to T. P. O'Connor, in an article ! his excessive exertion during the In the lxndon Tinieg on rhe new J war. administration at Washin Eton. ; . takes pleasure In noting that Sec I if President Hardin? realizes rctary Hughes is Irish on the ma-1 hi? pur pone to vigit Alaska he Iternai Bide. He was also eur- will be the first president lo hare journeyed to that territory. He may make the trip on board a warship and remain technically on the soil of the United States, but he wouldn't have to break a prec edent to go overland. We are having a reign of ban ditry because the peopTfe who ought to back up the church are, in part, selfish and sordid and cynical and at least Indifferent. If the world should revert to pa ganism it will be the fauft of the people who failed to stand by the church When it was trying to stand by civilization. Los Ange les Times. Back east some of the- church es have inaugurated the plan of tithing, or giving a tenth of one's income for the support of the or ganization. This does away with the pink teas, oyster suppers, apron gales, linen showers and other well known but not always pleasant means of replenishing the church exchequer. BIFOCAL LENSES ' Any one who has been compelled to use two differ ent pairs of glasses, one for reading and another for dis tant vision, will appreciate the advantage of using this style of lense. By using the bifocal the necessity of. using two pairs of glasses is done away with and the annoyance of chang ing from one to another is avoided. Our bifocals, whether the Invisible or cemented style, are as near perfect as hum an ingenuity can make them. It is by knowing the op tical business thoroughly and attending to it properly that we have built up our enviable reputation. MORRIS OPTICAL CO. Eyesight Specialists 204-211 Salem Bank ot Commerce Building SALEM, OREGON Oregon' Largest, Mont Mod em, Best iquipped Ex clusive' Optical Establishment. New Porch Furh iture fl "-111 V'r'1'1 "" -ii" 11 4 Musi. 1 m For that cool, shady veranda. Remember those warm sul try days last summer when you sat on the porch in the twi light and rested. These chairs are those wide deep comfy ones that always spell ease. The set is in wicker work and will enhance greatly the beauty of a porch. X srm h m "m m m m. u m m m i m m More for your money at Moore's ADVERTISE IN THE STATESMAN FOR RESULTS GREAT UNION MEETING At The Armory Tonight 7:30 The Churches of Salem Joining in a United Service In the Interests of the China Famine Near East Relief Fund i - V - ' l . - - j l i DR. LINCOLN WIRT Who Has licrcnlly Returned From Asia Will l!e the Speaker Special Music Miss Ada Miller, Soloist EVERYBODY COME ft l