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Issued Daily Except Monday by THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY t - , SIS 8. Commercial St., Salem, Oregon (Portland Office, 27 Board of Trade Building. Phone Automatic MEMBER OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS V The Aasoclated Preaa la exclusively entitled to the use for publi cation, of. all newt dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited In this paper, and also the local news published herein. R. J. Hendricks .................................. . .Manager Ctephen A. Stone ....................... . . . , . , Managing Editor Ralph Glover , . . . , , .Cashier Prank Jaskoakl ..Manager Job Dept. TELEPHONES: - Business Office, IS . Circulation Department, Sit Job Department. SSS Society Editor, lot entered at the Poslofflce la Salem, Oregon, as second class matter l - -WILL RELIGION STAND THE TEST? (Copyrighted by the San Jose Mercury.) This is a critical and an analytical age. No statement bearing upon any understanding of fact or belief, Jiowever long accepted and relied upon, is free from the application of the analytical process of the modern scientist and thinker. Fifty years ago the chemist told us there were a Certain num ber' of indissoluble elements, and for years this statement was accepted as. an established fact. .: But in these later years chemists have been experimenting with these elements, with the' result that a large part of these have been discovered to be two or more elements in combination. And now the num ber of indissoluble elements has been greatly increased. The modern scintist has carried his research into the air to discover its secrets and has penetrated the depths of the earth to find out. not only what is hidden there, but as well niu iiicaiio Ljr niuvu,it liao uccu xuiiucu lie lino lam uuc mow m wm w warn.. r wmmm , wm. mm mm y W. . BWVa V SMWltff VV form divine," that he may know better how to preserve its health; and prolong the years of , its activity. He is now studying the relations of one people or nation to another with a view to finding the causes that lead to war, with its terrible effects. He is also studying the relations existing between groups of people in a single naion, with the view of promot ing a. better understanding between them, to the end that class suffering and industrial strife may be avoided. The scientist has gone even further than this and has entered upon a far-reaching investigation of the origin of man ana nis aesiiny axter aeam. imo aeciarauon 01 noiy tlf A , - a ' . vvm nor accepted religious Deuei aeters mm in nis investiga tion. .He is seeking demonstrable truth,. and anything that will not stand the test of critical analysis is discarded as . worthless;. The process may seem irreverent and shocking to many. .It will destroy many cherished beliefs and make it necessary to change our mode of life and of thinking in many ways. But he asks, "Who wishes to live in a fool's paradise? Who would cling to the stage coach in these days of the high speed locomotive and the modern automobile?" -' - J ' . The analytical examination that has for some years been applied to things material has lately begun to be turned on things' ethical and religious, and it is to be expected that hu man -sentiments and religious beliefs and practices- will be subjected to the same critical examination and analysis that has for some years been employed in the study of material things. - Many will protest ' violently at any such study of religion and its teachings,' basing their objection upon the ground that religion is founded upon the Bible, that the Bible is the word of God, and to question or deny it is sacrilege r.and blasphemy, ... ;---;':V;'-v.-:--; : -- The modern investigator meets this attitude with the as- ... sertion that it' might be very enlightening and profitable to find out how much of the Bible is the word of God and what of it Is the interpolation of ancient writers and the doctrine of religious teachers of an age long past. He asserts that if God is the Creator and Ruler of all things He must have ac curate knowledge concerning all things, and if He has made a revelation to man touching man's creation and his relation to God, his Creator, this revelation must be true, and capable of withstanding the most critical and far-reaching analysis and investigation. He further asserts that if such research and analysis re veals the fact that the assertions believed to be the word of God are in any respect not in accordance with demonstrable truth, it is fair to assume that these assertions are not the word of God, and that man has been deceived in accepting them as such. Again he asks, "Who would wish to live in a fool's paradise?" i The religious analysis is not yet far advanced, but in harmony with the tendency in other lines of thought it is to be expected that in the not distant future it will be carried to lengths that cannot now be dreamed of. Already men are beginning to ask what is religious sentiment and what is its effect upon human life? What is the mental attitude of the religious devotees who kneel in adoration before the image of the crucified Jesus, or who listen with absorbed attention to the eloquent description of His acts of loving ministration and His subsequent suffering on the cross that His followers might be relieved from sickness and saved from the terrible consequences of sin? Are they thinking only of the adora tion and worship due from them to this sanctified Savior because or what He has done for them? vf.'Dotheycfeel no responsibility, resting upon themselves further than that of accepting His sacrifice for them with gratitude and love? Or do they see the unfoldment of the Divine Spirit in the child born in the manger, with increasing manifestations of wisdom and power as He advances in years, up to the experience of cleansing the leper by the touch of His holy spirit and that of turning the wicked from their sins by the power of His word? As they sit in contemplation of this sanctified life do they feel the moving of His spirit within them that prompts them to emulate Him in life and deeds? Do they see in His life and power the possibilities that lie dormant within them selves and are they moved to ask His aid in unfolding these latent possibilities within them? Are they so impressed with the glory and power of His life as to be fired with a desire all consuming to model their lives after His and to seek to make their spirits likened unto His? Does worship to them mean a season of thanksgiving for the blessings bestowed or expected from a risen Lord, or is it a period in which their own souls are exalted and purified by the touch of the in spiration that reaches them from the all pervading spirit of God? These are some of the questions already being asked by the modern religious analysis. It is now proposed to film the Ten Commandments. Dr. Conan Doyle is drawing big audiences in his lectures on com munication with the unseen. If Dr Doyle can see as far as next November he might help out the political situation.. Sermons by radio are the lat est. It is a chance to miss tbe collection box, and If the able ef fort tires, one can turn off the switch. There are great possibili ties in the use of the wonderful machine. The Millerltcg are predicting the end of the world in Novem ber. And tbey are lust as likely to be right as they have been on numerous other occasions when they made the same guess. spoon and make love in the rear pews of his church. The deacons and the old-timers of the flock are requested to sit forward and not disturb or distract the young folks by turning around and straining their necks to Watch the love-making. The preacher says that he will do whatever spying is necessary from the pulpit. The minister avers that young people make love wherever they go, They do it in . the movies and on the streets. They do it in the parks and in the home, and there should be no objection to the right soit of spooning in the church. ' .. THK FIXER A L SKItMOX OF RKV. JOHN PARSONS OVER GENERAL ODELL LOVE IN CHURCH A Kansas City preacher an nounces that, young folks, may (At the First Methodist church in Salem, yesterday afternoon Rev. John Parsons, old friend and i r intimate and former pastor, spoke substantially the following words mrvvr aroaxs HUMOR PLAT woaK Copyright 1023, Associated ' Editor The Biggest Little Paper la the World Edited by John H. Millar WHEN PTRATTXQ STOPPED .but It seems that the Englishmen The other night when ' all . we had got In the habit of robbing seem., to break away from the old fellows had got together; Sqnee Mather stood up and asked every body to be qnlet for a minute or two, and we did. 'cause Squee. is our chief.,. ,.!,..; r , j"Last night. 8quee began, 1 was reading a book about pirates, and . I ; learned a i lot; of things ' I never knew . before.. We're all talked . about different pirates. Ilka TCMrf and Mnmn and. Black ' beard, a . lof before, but nobody ever. told us how pirating really started, and It told all about it ." In this book. If you want me to. r I'll tell yon what the book said." Of course we were all as Inter ested as the dickens, and every body asked Squee to go ahead, -no .'. he did:;;.. ; t.t,.V When Pirating Regan ' , - "Well, yon know a long, long ' time ago Spain and England used to be fighting all the time, only then Spain was a Jot , stronger tnan England, and used to bsat her nearly all the time. .That Is. j the did until Drake popped up. 'Course yon all know about prake. who Is the English fellow who started England towards being the rreataest power on; the sea. , and who licked the SpanUh Ar ' tnada. , " -. i. i. t "Hut the' rest of lU at "least, 1 nerer knew. Yon see. la those day when Drake , first' sot start ed. War wasn't run according to rules so that Drake got a lot of Euglieh seamen to" taks " their boata nnd go out and hunt up Spanish boats and rob' em Xf course, that was really against the law, but nobody rared about that. Tli Pirates Keep On "A. rll .this kep-, op for n long ' ' f!"-4"v forn was r"Hl habits. "And then, about that : time there was a lot of fuss about re ligions in Europe, and it got to be fashionable for people of dif ferent sects to go out and rob the others on the high seas. So that brought the old custom of pirat ing back Into fashion. "But after & while the religions wars burnt out, and even then the pirates kept pirating, but it got so that the people began to en force the laws, so all the pirates up and left the Europeans flat and came over to the West Indies, and settled there. There wern't so very many at first, but as time went on great gangs of them grew together. ''Then the officers of the law got to bs stronger than the pi rates, and they, nearly chased them out of existence, and now a lot of v people really think that there weren't any pirates after the days of the latter seventeenth century r '. : - The New Pirates "In a way that's right, and In a way It's wrong, though It's more wrong than right. You see. after the pirates were chased ut of the West Indies, their strong hold was broken, but they were habit of taking, say tbe captain Of the last ship they robbed and leaving him, on an island far from the regular trade routes, and giv ing him a bottle of water, a gun, a little powder, and some bullets, and then left him there. End of Maroonera "Well, these marooners had a gay old time, robbing around, but the center of their operations was mostly in the . East. Indies, and around there. . They weren't as much of a success as the original pirates, though, and there isn't very' much written about them. There weren't as many of them, for one thing, and for another the' whole world ' was against them. So In about 50 or 60 years they were all gone, 'and when they went the last days of the real pi rate had gone." ; AL STUBBS, Scribe of the Pirate Six. se, (If!) still pirates at heart.., whether they were In Asia,' Europe iot America. So It wasn't very long before a new bunch of pirates hove Into view. They dldu't go by the name 'pirate. though.. They had a new one: they were called 'marooners. and that's where . the English word 'maroon' tomes from.; ! ONE REEL YARNS I 4 THE FLOUR BASKET ."I'm going- home to fix May baskets," Frances announced. ; "I bet I can' guess whore' you're hanging most of them," said Wil da. . .. . ' - . i "Oh, I don't . know," , Frances said, mysteriously. "I'm going to hang more flower baskets than ever before." - "Well. I don't see how." said Wllda, "unless you're buying the flowers. I never knew flowers to come so late as they have this year. We were out in the woods yesterday and all w? got was about a handful of violets and a few wild cherry blossoms. ..They won't fill more than about three baskets. - ' ; , .. ; Frances laughed. "You come over and help me hang mine," she invited.; "I'm sure I am goins to need all the help I can set." .; "All right." : said Wllda. 1 guess I can take all my May bas kets around In half an hour with out hurrying any." ? "Father's going to take ns In the car," said Frances. "He'll be glad to take yon round. .. , . So the 'nishl befors. May Day. house, taking her May baskets. "Now. let's see, your wonderful May baskets," she said, as soon as she was in the house. "Come out into'th kitchen." said Frances, j "We're put them there until father's ready to start." She opened the door and then giggled. "Why why what's the joke? gaped Wilda. "Thuse are all big market baskets." ."They're four baskets." laugh "They are flour baskets," laughed Frances. "It was really father's idea; I was fussing be cause I couldn't find any flowers. So he offered to bring me some flour from his store. That's how the idea grew .We're taking one to leave on- i the porch of Mrs. Helnrich, who washes for us. an other for that family on Cherry Alley, one for the Hughes', and I don't remember ' just now where the other tour baskets go. Now wait until I get my wraps and we'll go a-Maying.S in his funeral sermon over the late General Odell:) William H. Odell was bora in Carroll county, Indiana, Decem ber 2 S. 1830, and died in Port land, Oregon. April 26. 1922, at the ripe age of 91 years and four months , His father's name was John Cdell, and his mother's maiden name was Sarah Holman. The former was a native of South Carolina and the latter of Kentucky. The Odell family crossed the plains to Oregon in 1851. John Odell became interested in the Oregon country through the let ters of Jason Lee published In the Western Christian Advocate, and the final Impact that started him on the long journey was the di vision In the Methodist church tover the slavery question. Of the trip to Oregon William H. Odell said: "I drove a prairie schooner whose motor power was four yoke of oxen. There were 16 wagons in our train and we never lost a steer coming across the plains." Tbe family settled on a dona tion land claim in Yamhill coun ty, about five miles south of Day ton. Two years later William H. Odell became a student in Wil lamette university, where he fell under the gracious influence of Dr. F. S. Hoyt. the president. whom he held in reverence to the day of his death. In 1853 he married Mrs. Sam- eel R. Thurston, an accomplished woman, and the widow of one of Oregon's lirst delegates to con gress. For several years they lived on his farm in Yamhill coun ty,' then tbey moved to Lebanon and took charge of Santiam acad emy. This move .was the begin ning of a new career, and one of marked distinction, as the fol lowing facts will Indicate. From Lebanon tney moved tsfT Albany, where they taught in she public schools. In 1884 Eugene was their home, where Mrs. Odell opened a private school, and Mr. Odell took up the practice of sur veying. He held the office of deputy United States surveyor of public land3 from 1864 to 1871, when he became surveyor general of Oregon. In 1876 he was one of the Republican nom inees for presidential elector, and was appointed messenger to take Oregon's vote to the national cap ital.' He was editor and publish er of the Salem Statesman from 1877 to August 18, 1884, and dur ing the last two years of that period, he served also as state printer. About this time he was appointed postmaster at Salem, serving under President Arthur, and continuing in that Office dur ing the administration of Presi dent Cleveland. Later he was assigned to the work of alloting lands to the Indians on the Siletz Indian reservation, and in 1895 Governor Lord appointed him clerk of the state land board at Salem, which position he filled for four years. Mrs. Odell died March 31, 1890, and was buried from this church. Four yearsand two months later. May 23. 1894, General Odell was married to Mrs. Carrie Taylor of Kentucky. She died In Salem July 4, 1919, the funeral being al?o in this room. Both of these good women served in eome de partment of Willamette univers ity, and both are honored with memorial rooms in Lausanne Hall, useful tokens of Mr. Odell'3 affection and esteem. As a churchman William II. Odell was an outstanding figure for almost seventy years. His home environment was favorable for the creation of such a char acter. John Odell, the founder of the family in Oregon,, was alive to the awful need of God, and did wihat he could to supply it. TODAY'S PUZZLE A word. diamond is formed of: (Da letter found In month; (21 a kind ofv deer; (3 a cycle"., of days: (4 ) a commonly used abre vlatiou; (6)' another letter found in month.' ''. - i, ' Answer? 16 yesterday'sr Swamp samp: fair-fir; cast-cat; Hshad sad' The deleted, letters' form "was h s ? -i . - X- - :z : Answer to to-day's: M.!,tae FUTURE DATES My 1. Monday W. W. ENawortk. noted editor and literary ma a, tm a4drai Willamette atUnta- Mar 3. W-dnf.dr Walter Hampden ia "Hamlet," GTand theatre. May 4, S and S. Oherrtaa Cfcerrtag. May S, Friday Junior play. "It Pays to Adertle." Willamette iversity. ' May S and 6, Friday aad Saturday Jno'or week-end festival at Willamette. May . Saturday Al O Barnea rireoa. May 6, Saturday Founder' Pay cel ebration at ChampoeT- May 7. 8unday. Blossom Day. May 12. Friday Concert by Mary Schaltx. etoliniat, Orand theatre. May 13, Saturday Hospital banquet at Mario betel, evening. Mar IS. Saturday Junior veek-ead entertainment at O. A OL May 14, Sunday Mothers day. May It. Sunday Hospital Sunday; kiek-off of hospital fund campaign. May 15 to 21 Elki' Prosperity week, ia 'Portland. Mar IS. Friday Prlmarr aleettom. May 19. Friday Open house, acmaee Cpartmeat of high school. . , May SO. Saturday Marina Oouaty school athletes meet. Mar S aad ST. Friday sad SataHayw Hoy Fosttrai. oratorio uroauoa rriday ia armory: liviag pletaros Saturday aighi. Juno S, Saturday Automobile races at stats fair groundt. Juno 5. Monday Track meet, Wlllam otto aad Pactfi VairersUy at Forest tireve. Juno 14. WadunaJar ! Tta Jaao IS. Friday High School graduation. Juno SS-tft, July 1 TToatia of oregoa Win Chiefs' aMoeiatioa at Marsh- Julr S aad WMadaT aaJ Tnuin 8to eoawatioa of artioaaa Woodhota. . beptember 2. 3 oad . 4 iakeview Ronnd-ap. Lakeriew. ftr. - September 13. Wedaeaday Oregoa MetbodJut eaaferear meeta ta Saloaa fWteoiW SI. tt aai tU. PsadMm rsaad-aa. . -. . September IS'lm SO iaelasirs Oregoa State Fair. t - eamb T,- TadTGeaeral '1'T He bailt a church near his home in IndUna. He called it Kebo Chapel. after the Mount of Via-, ion. Ha also .built ; ihe fjjlrst church in the vicinity of Dayton in Yamhill county, about 185T, which he called "Ebenexer Chap el." William H. Odell was plant el in the house of the Lord, as the Scriptures phrase it, and ir, later life, he flourished in the courts of our God. His Christian activities began at Dayton. Bishop Ames came to Oregon in 1853 to organize the Oregon Conference of tbe Metho dist Episcopal Church. Salem was the seat of the conference, and the bishop came to Dayton, on the Yamhill rtveT, by boat. whre he was met by John Odell, who entertained him over . night, and sent him to Salem the next day mounted on a gentle horse. The bishop's guide on the journey was the son of his host, William Odell, then a young roan of 22. When the first Sunday school was organized in Dayton In 1859 he was elected superintendent, and he served in the same capac ity at Ebeneser Chapel. Steps were taken to build a church in Dayton in 1839 when a building Committee was appointed. The committee consisted of D. M. Jesse, L. T, Woodward and W. H Odell. Three years later the church was dedicated by Bishop Simpson. I am dwelling on these things because they were the be ginnings of a great and useful life. Much of the life cf W. H. Odell belongs to the htstory of Wlllam ette university. He was the fourth president of the board of trustees, his predecessors being Jason Lee, David Leslie and Jo siah L. Parrish. In his day the university sailed a stormy sea and was compelled to labor with stress of weather. The story of those years may never be told. nor the value of his service fully understood; but the university was saved from disaster by the faith and genius of William II. Odell. Oune dark day, when suit was pending that might eas ily have involved all the holdings of the university, he made it pos sible to prevent forced liquida Hon. It was one of the best ex amples of the fine lines of a great song: ' Where duty cans, or aan ger, be never wanting there." For many years he was chair man of the board of trustees of First church, Salem; and he rep resented the laymen of she Ore-! gon Conference in the General Confer en nee of 1900. The last days of Brother Odell were full of dignity and beauty. Though overtaken by .physical in firmities, his mind .was clear, and his soul grew brighter day by day. In a written statement found among his papers, after his death, he said: "With an un faltering trust I hope my soul will be given a blissful entrance into the paradise of God, in commun ion with loved ones and the re deemed of the Lord forever." Then he added: "May there be no sadness 61 farewell when I depart." v "I have .lived my full measure of life," he went on to say; "there is no work that I can do or service that I can render for good.. Under the blessings of a kind Providence I have been spared thus far, and this is my daily prayer: "Dear Father in heaven in Thine own good time take me to Thyself in peace. This blessing: I ask In the Name of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, in whom I believe. Be it so. Amen!" He wrote these things not be cause life was a burden, or be cause he was unappreciative. On the other hand, he wrote: "Life )3 pleasant, and the loved ones are cheerfully kind and helpful. all of which . I accept with grati tude and thanksgiving for the past, and trustingly for the future say, 'Dear Lord, Thy will be done.'" His prayer was. not unanswered Wednesday afternoon be returned from 0afem, sick and weak, and before midnight he was giten that blissful entrance into the para dise of God," for which he prayed. To Professor Baker he said. In substance: "I am very sick think this sickness is un4 death." And then he recalled the blessings of a kind Providence., and words of praise dropped from his lips. It was the music of .heaven begun on earth. An Old Man's Confession of Faith A few months ago William H. Odell wrote an article entitled. 'Longing After Immortality.' which Is really, "An Old Man's Confession of Faith." In his last days Milton used to say, "I am thinking of Immortality. 1 am pluming -my wings for flight. That Is what Brother Odell did. He wrote: ' - - "Something draws . me upward there, " . , . ' An rnorntinr'rfravs' the Isfkl -When the Lord ' God formed man He breathed into his sosrtila th breath of lire, and man be came living sonl. The living soul of man. emitted by the Fath er of all. ia therefore co-existent with eternity.' While there may be speculations as to man's des tiny, relative to form, conditions and location, there can be none as to duration. "Time that malms and mars ns here on earth, toucnes . not me soul. Eternal life Is fixed. WhUe the goal may be problematical. yet there Is a monitor within that will safely gnide It strictly obeyed and carefully observed. Given by an inborn knowledge of right and wrong. Proof hereof Is not con fined to the pages of revelation. Poor Lo. whose untutored mind never scanned the pages of reve lation, intuitively forecasts an ex istence in the lnd of the here after, among the Islands or we blessed, and the heathens bow down to wood and stone. "In. all the agea. In every land. by alf classes of people, nigh or lew. enlightened or degraded there is, and has been, an lntul- tire desire ud hope. In anticipa tion of a future life of peace and perpetual enjoyment. This Intuitive, or Instinctive de sire and hope. Is not the out growth of education. It Is Inborn, it is an intuitive aspiration, ln ducive to upright living, aad coupled with the Inbred belief that only the good will enjoy eternal bliss. Well did Addison write: . " lt must be so Plato! Thou reasonest well. Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire. This longing after immortality? Or whence this secret dread, and inward horror. Of falling into nought? Why rhrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction? 'Tls the Divinity that stirs with in us, Tls heaven Itself that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man.' " adding ;to his Information T every Iay. Heaven seems to be al nice place, according to his : under standing, bat It he comes to Ore gon he" will have a hard time In convincing the average ordinary garden variety of citizen in this state that he should make an Im mediate change. Out herv peo ple put1 oft going to heaven as long as they can. BITS FOR BREAKF AST Farewell. AprlL I Dehydration's the thing. ,( , . s It Is now successfully applied to whole milk, and it will set airound to meat nd fish and all c her foodstuffs containing water. : j Worked out to Us logical ends, dehydration will put off Indefi nitely the operation of the .Mat thuslan theory; It will banish the possibility of starvation from the world. . , . . i ' Some one forecasts: President (a few', years hence) "Where's the army Secretary of", war: "He's ; gone' out ; , rowing in the navy." . , , , , . ' ,; J ", - a . a. a. " .' . .... i , With the proper radio outfits you can keep In touch with the gossip of tbe world; but some cynic remarks that it will be a iong time before science replaces the sewing societies In giving 100 per cent efficiency. I - b b -Tvv Richard Croker Is dead. He did at least one kind act to the world. file left it. lie croaked. 1 ' - m S . .r-:;-: Faith Is the quality that makes the parent believe the child wilt Understand the educational part tot the film and not catch the haughty part. - j , V' V . vjhr-i;: We In America are too far away from the cemeteries In France to' appreciate the tear felt In that country of Germany. Distance robs the scene, of much of Its ef fectiveness, f '. THE BETTER LAND In his lecture In this country Dr. Conan Doyle is telling a lot about heaven. He says he has had considerable communication with the New Jerusalem, and Is CAPITAL BARGAIN HOUSE Tor ale One S-herso dtas aad tracks, reaaonable ; also' aoms ? lambing sappHoa. A o4 raller at a bargain. tit Center St, Fkoaa 39 t Garden u oois -1 As usual this store is grarden headquarters. We are prepared to take care of your needs in Garden Tools Lawn ; Mowers Garden Hose , Also Garden Seeds 1' Salem Hardware Co. 120 North Commercial Street Royal Anrie Cherries Wanted Highest Market Price plus $5.00 per ton for haul- - ... ' " ....... big within a radios of 8 to 12 miles -. We want your cherries and we have such an attractive proposition to make you that we know we will get them if you come to see us. ; - Mangis Brothers ; S12 State Street, Phone' 117, Salem Representing LYONS CALIFORNIA G LACED : FRUIT CO., San Francisco, California' 1 I