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CONCERNING
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, Many" Christian ' denominations - perhaps all of them .i-
belieye that before one jean become a Christian he must turn
lb God; he must be changed from the sinner he heretofore had
,Teert into 'V follower "of Christ.' i There may not be full agree-
inent as to just what this change or" conversion is, as to just how
lar one must go m the overcoming of himself and his natural
propensities; but all will probably agree that if there has been
'no radical change in one who professes Christ: if he be in
thought; motives, life and conduct the same as before he made
lus profession, in his case there has really been no conversion.
There is certainly the Very highest authority for this view.
: Jesus' own words recorded in "the gospels are, "Except ye be
converted, and, become as little children, ye shall not enter into
the kingdom of heaven." These might be supplemented; by
;'mariy other passages in both the Old! and the New Testament
f which make it clear that the" biblical view is that before one
Can be a servant of God or Christ there must be a decided
change in his life. ! . ,
Many seem to think that regret for the wrongs of one's
I past life, what they are pleased to call repentance, is the only
conversion required. But Peter, so it is recorded in the Acts,
; evidently did not think so. Here are;hia i words," "Repent ye,
l therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out."
To repent i of one's sins may be a very good beginning, of a
Christian-life, if such beginning be followed by effort, but it
js only a beginning. According to the biblical standard it seems
also that it is not enough to depend upon Christ to do all
the work of conversion and to secure for us the resulting sal
'vation. Otherwise why did Paul think it necessary to say to
ithe Philippians; "Work out your ownsalvation with fear and
trembling."
r ' If a divine revelation has come to one V heart and the truth
:as it is in God and Christ has been borne in upon him; if in
addition it has been made clear to him what. his relation and
; duty to this revelation arer this is nothing less than a great
poch in his life. Its importance cannot be overestimated., But
if this i to bear ray fruit here or hereafter he must also1 hear
and heed the call for constant, determined, continued effort on
his part to make this truth living, to give it reality, by incor
porating it in his own life. Otherwise this revelation will bring
no more than any other truth bf which practical or useful appli
, cation ia made, .
i ; When the excitement of the occasion which may have been
I the means of bringing to him this revelation has passed ; when he
hears no more prayers offered vup for him; and when the con
gratulations of his new-found friends over the great step he has
taken have become but. a memory, the new convert to Christ
ianity is pretty sure ltd Uirid;somee; hard and persistent
'work ahead of him. If he is to?bemest with himself and
with his Creator in' lis pledge to Walk thenceforth with God
rand be a real Christian, he must engage in some hard labor
'with himself and his natural, sinful, primitive, animal nature
The Satan of his .flesh; seeing . his 'kingdom threatened, will
n.AiA f.tiv than" ever! and Tthe spiritual novice will
f irvwuiv aw v ' - f , m p
I Beem to have more, and" harderi; temptations than ever before
o-hl'v test hia spiritual mettle.
i: Too many new Tcoiivertsare tike; the poor; soldier who,
when the flags arc. flying,: the bands are playing and the eager
, . . a. i v.A ; Vn o i-oli ac in th front
Shouts Ot nis comraues are iuuugure r --
yank and hurrahs .with the. loudest ; but who later, when all
this has ceased and the real struggle of the battle begins, forgets
the cause to which, he has1 sworn allegiance, seeks the easy and
cowardly and traitorous way and leaves ; the battlefield to the
: enemy. Being a real Christian is a serious busies; and the
manlwho thinks that all there is to it is to call upon Christ
and throw all of his troubles and burdens upon Ilim will never
eet fa in the spinlual life, atn order to be" a Chnstianone has
a fight on his hands. : AndLlet it not beforgotten that his prin
ciple warfare is against no Other enemy than his own selfish,
carnal, sinful self. This enemy defiant and unconquered, and
ibis Christianity is only a feinta bluff, a hollow mockery.
! The world was never more in need of real Christians, men
and women with changed, transformed, regenerated lives of
those carrying about with them and manifesting daily, the
"?5 t th!; Master. We would dislike to be considered unkind
. Leaving Your Property in
Bulk
The greatest proportion of men who die leave
to members 1 of their families. How will things
.to members ot tue:r families. How will thins
work out In your case? ,
You dia not acquire your property at one stroke.
You gained wisdom as you, acquired It, meeting
setbacks anon. -r. t ; : " .
Are members of your family better equipped
with worldly wisdom than yon- were in - earlier
years? Are they so money-wise that you can
be confident they will retain - their Inheritance
or take full charge at once of what it required
years for you to accumulate? ' v
It Is a serious matter. Why not let our experi
enced Trust Officer suggest ways In which you
can leave your - property with Its conservation
in view?
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CONVERSION
San Jose Mercurv
or nncharitable, but there are so many weak, insincere, namby
pamby, vacillating, lukewarm, spineless Christians; so many
who are trying to serve both God and Mammon ami are suc-j
feeding ia serving only, Mammon, that many otherwise intel-i
ligent people have about concluded that then are no genuine!
Christians, that there is no real religion, m the world. And
many so-called Christians are going on day after day as though
they, too, thought there was not.
If the world is to be saved from its sins we must have more
men and wemen whose lives, as well as their lips, preach Christ ;;
who have sacrificed' the old life by living the great principles!
of love and truth that Christ is said to have lived; who havej
overcome the carnal, beastly nature and have in its plae? the:
pure principles of eternal life, the bread of heaven that comes j
to those who have taken on the new man that is the power!
from heaven, the Holy Ghost. j
Let the new convert remember that mere intellectual theo-j
logy has hardly any influence upon life or conduct. In the
language of a great English author, "Creeds posted upon the
memory -will not eradicate vicious propensities." If he really
wants to be a Christian let him strive mightily aid constantly
to make himself 44 a fit tabernacle for the indwelling of God's
holy spirit," and, no matter what his creed, God will find him
and bless him with His own love, wisdom and power.
As the situation is now gfener-:
ally understood, the Slnu Fein I
can either take it or let it alone.
Now that Lenine has restored
property rights, have the Bolshs
vikl left any property? ;
We have always thought that
the Recording Angel forgot to
charge it when a man lied about
his salary. Exchange.
Mesopotamia is now being ex
ploited for oil. Grandpa Noah
made the mistake of his lite In
finding water.
It has been figured out that
the cost of living In the east has
lately decreased seven-tenths of
1 per cent. That is getting per
centages down to. a gnat's heel.
.The fim train load ot raisins
has been sent east from the Fres
no district, California. The prices
are good, and the growers, at
leasts will get a kick out of them.
If China Is able to maintain an
open aoor alter me meeting oi
the ' disarmament conference it
will be because Uncle Sam inserts
his foot therein. That much Js
plain to a man up a tree.
THE ARBUCKLE INCIDENT
(Los Angeles Timei.) .
Roscoe Arbuckle will have am
ple opportunity to repent at leis
ure in the cell ot a San Francisco
prison his attempt, to play' the role
of Lucullus off the screen. They
do such, things in literature and
In the cinema; but he la now
learning at a tragic price that
there is a wide distinction be
tween the silent drama and real
life.
Whether he is culpably respon
sible for the sinister death of Vir
ginia Rappe is. a question that a
San Francisco jury must decide.
If the charges made by certain
of those who attended the "party"
from which she was carried In an
unconscious condition to die two
days later can be proven he richly
deserves the penalty; but it is
possible that the fumes of alco
hol may have caused their imagi
nations to register things that
did not occur. The Times accords
to Arbuckle his full right to be
regarded as Innocent of Intent to
commit a crime until he has been
actually proven guilty. ;
Hut The Times is not blind to
the fact that two carousals in
which he played a prominent part
have caused charges of the com
mission of a felony to j be filed
against him. And The Times is
fully aware that a single indi
vidual, however hilarious, doesn't
constitute a party. The: wild na
ture ot his entertainments was an
open secret in the screen world,
and it is not on record that any
one attended except of his or her
own free will.
We do not refer to these things
in extenuation of his alleged of
fense, but to point the moral that
he is simply the product of ths
unhealthy atmosphere of certain
movie studios. Public opinion
will not tolerate one standard of
morals for film folk and anothe"
for ther rest of the community.
While there may be no necessity
for an official censor to pass upon
the productions of the j different
studios there does seem to be a!
need for some kind of censor on
the performances of a number of
the actors when off the stage.
Too risque a scene can be cut from
the film, but Arbuckle is now
learning to his sorrow (that such
editing Is not possible in real
life, ;
Public opinion Is a regulator of
morals, from whose decree there
Is no appeal. In the past we have
probably looked with too much
tolerance upon the frivolity and
the license so prevalent In the
film world. The stars appeared
.. FUTURE OATES
I, September 19, Monday Ch-tn it Coirt
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ffeptraber 21, Wednday. Sell. Floto
1. 1 revs. .
September 22. 23 and 24, Fndletoa
Roand-ap. i
- September 28 to Oetober 1 Orero
State fair. . t : .
Sooumbr 2S. Wednei!aY State aoT
VTL. Hi romn,'" f pea bids oa
5,000.000 bond.
e"?b 2, 8 4 23 Marion teca
t -Teachers IutitaU. '
as a class apart. They did eucJi
unconventional things in staging
their productions that we came
to expect them to kick a bit
higher than other folk. In fact,
those who take part in the slap
stick comedies give one more the
impression of trained monkeys
than human beings.
Arbuckle was famous for hi3
roaring farces. One no more ex
pected to see him do a logical
thing than to see a pig painting
a masterpiece. But the public
enjoyed such hilarious diversion.
It was a respite for many from
the tragedy of the daily exist
ence. But Arbuckle in tragedy,
either In the films or in a Sa:i
Francisco hotel, is not amusing
to the public eye. As far as ths
theater-going public is concerned;
whatever the result of the trial,
bis star has passed into perma
nent eclipse.
For three or Tour years the
smart set In the movies has been
traveling at a furious pace. Their
marital infidelities have clogged
the pages of the divorce records.
They have taken supreme delight
in flinging their money from the
Windows. However moderate
might be the pictures they pro
duced, in real life the machine
was always running in the high.
Now one of the fastest of ths
J furious set has driven his machine
into the ditch. His pictures are
being withdrawn by houses on
the coast running them under
contract; he is locked up on a
charge of commission of a felony
for which the extreme penalty Is
death. The Times trusts that the
example will prove a salutary
warning to others who have been
going at a similar pace; for Ar
buckle is not the only cinema sta"
who has given mixed parties at
which the host received hi3 guests
clad only in bath robe and pa
Jamas. Film characters Become, in u
degree, public characters, Th?
Los Angeles colony has been set
ting the style in raiment for the
rest of the country. Its leaders
are also looked to by the frivol
ously inclined of the younger set
for a standard of morals. Keen
ing up with Mary is as strenuous
as "Keeping up with Lizzie."
Customs are conventions carry
ing the authority of centuries.
They form an unwritten law that
cannot be violated with impunity.
The motion picture industry is
something that sprang up but yes
terday and has not yet been prop
erly classified. But it is an in
dustry in which the whole com
munity, the whole nation is deep
ly concerned. For the cinema Is
a powerful agent for education,
whether for good or evil. In or
der to be profitable its produc
tions must amuse the public; and
few of the producing companies
are concerned whether the amuse
ment is healthy or erotic pro-
Irregularities
of the Eye
There are about sixty thousand
known irregularities of the eye
that require glasaes for their
correction.
Examining eyea for refractive
errors and fitting glaasea ' re-'
quires special training and
years of experience are neces
sary to correctly diagnose and
relieve the many reflex troubles
arising therefrom.
Remember, onr eyes produce the
major percentage of nerve trou
ble when properly fitted glas
ses are not used.
It ia aot necessary to be-talf
blind to auffer from eyestrain.
Many persnna who apparently
aee perfectly are the greatest
sufferers.
-An examination will reveal the
condition of your eyes.
MORRIS
OPTlCAIi CO.
204-211 Salem Bank of
Commerce Building
Oregon's Largest Optical
. Intimation
vided it fills the houses and gets
past the authorities.
Some directc-3 have said that
girlish innocence has no place in
the moving picture world; that
the public demands portrayals of
passion; that it likes to be vainp-t-d
and that no actress can regis
ur faithfully on the screen the
passion of love who has not bee:,
a wife or a mistress. They inti
mate that the code of morals ob
served in the common life of th?
people cannot be applied to th?
film world. Fortunately ther
are others who take a higher
view both of the taste of the pub
lic and of the essentials for a suc
cessful heroine. The Times trusts
that the force of public: opinion
will be cast on the side of the
higher and nobler view. For pub
lic opinion, once sufficiently
aroused, can drive the whole fast
set out of the movies. A moral
boycott is a weapon against which
the smart gangsters have no de
fense. We repeat that there is little
need of a censor for the motion
picture films and a serious need
'or a stricter censorship of the
lives led by cinema stars when off
the stage.
BKXIG1ITKI) ritOUURMii
It is not rnnnifloroil rnn! form
for widows to marry in China and j
every business man must pay his
debts. There is a lot of mission
ary work to be done in China be
fore that country can be brought
to our present state of enlighten
ment. SECOND CHILDHOOD.
A man 108 years old 13 occu
pying himself digging for buried
gold and pirate treasure along the
Gulf of Mexico in Texas. He is
having the time of his young life
and is making nlans of what tm
will do with his loot whe-t he
finds it. Altogether he is behav
ing as ir a solid century of his
life was carried as excess bag
gage.
.v.Theresa Do you Relieve that
this was a war of conquest?
Thelma Well, I know a lot of
girls who got husbands by it.
The New
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A Regal Norwegian grain calf, light-heavy shoe,
blucher cut, medium toe.
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EDITORIALS
OFTHE
PEOPLE
Ittlk? Uniforms
Editor Statesman I hava al
ways read with a great deal of
pride your Thursday Issue, show
ing what a great county Marion Is
and it wonderful resources; also
your slogan "Patronize home ad
vertisers." But I was very much
surprised to learn this a. m. that
our polierj department gave their
orders for the new uniforms they
are soon to parade in.
I would like to ask why a Sa
lem merchant was not given tnts
order. We have a number of
merchants who could furnisn
these uniforms for tha same mon
ey. How are we to build up Sa
lem industries it we send our
money away from home?
Who is to blame for this slight
on our merchants?
Tha writer is not the only one
who would like to hear from the
police department the reason.
A Salem First Taxpayer.
IBITS FOR BREAKFAST
Salem was busy yesterday.
V
But the crowds will be greater
on fnturo Saturdays.
The rain of last night was more
or less welcome; if it will only
snap out ot it quickly, all will be
forgotten.
V S "a
Gardner will be In several
places at once, till he is killed or
caught.
'm
The Bits for Breakfast man is
not permitted to name names;
but some more world records are
being broken by Salem district
cows; or in the process of beini;
broken. Our great cows are so
tar ahead now that the rest of the
world will never catch up; and
the competition will in the future
be between Salem district cows.
More dwellings are being built
in Salem than at any time in the
city's history; in both Salem and
its suburbs. But we seem to be
still about 1000 houses short.
This was the estimate made by a
Salem man who ought to know
last spring and with all the
building the demand keeps just
about that many laps ahead of the
supply. A house was advertised in
'At The Electric Sign "SHOES"
EVERY MAN WANTS
Prize
with perforated toe cap
fitter.
At The Electric SignZSHQES"
The Statesman for rent, one day
laU week. There j were over 10
calls, and they are still coming.
This experience j shows that the
people who want ito rent houses
are somewhat particular. They
want good house; with base
ments; wlth built-in features;
with garages; on! good streets;
close in and new.! Here is what
i happening: Several men are
buiiding house in various parts of
the city. When they are finished,
they rent' them j Later they pell
them. The renters are notified to
leave. Then they go house hunt
ing. They want as good houses as
they are giving up. At least 10 of
the 100 applicants, were of this
kind. With the opening up of the
schools and the constant influx ot
new people, the house hunting
forces will from now on increase,
and some of them will have to be
less particular, or double nj, or
live in tents, or ; get rooms in the
hotels and rooming houses And
private homes. So &alem. still has
its demand for 1000 more houses
than there are available, and this
condition is likely to persist in
definitely; for Salem Is growing
and becoming a
real city, and go-
ing to keep on
coming more of
growing and be
la real city.
An international aca'emy or
beauty is proposed for the world
wide promotiojn of feminine
charms. It is the opinion of most
men in Oregon that they need no
such thing as an academy to ex
ploit their personal pulchritude.
ELECTRICAL
FIXTURES
We make a specialty of installing electric
lighting fixtures and can give you a little ex
tra along this line. Give us a chance to show
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what we have. The prices are; right.
Electric Fixture & Supply Co.
222 N. Liberty
Hoot
Here are
at very
Thai well groomed look that
comes from wearing perfect fit
ting footwear
"Bodtery" Shoes are famous for
their fit
The
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toes and seams.
$6.75
The Sterling
Broad,
Common sense toe.. Dark brown calf leath-
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$5.65
It Strops ItseK
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removing
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r you.
A oiler ot this kind !aa wur
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raaor aaJ is noire coavutciaf proof
the merit el the AutaStrofi Rose
thas any argument we cooU pre scat
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or
write at oaoa.
TYLER'S DRUG STORE
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The Orarfge Front Drug Store
157 S. Com'l iSt. Phone 33
Phone 1931
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