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F . THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON SUNDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 24, 1922 Stye WtjtQon 0totesmtm Iasoed Dally Except Monday by THE STATESMAN PITBLISHLVO COMPANY 216 8. Commercial St., Salem, Oregon (Portland Office, 27 Board of Trade Building. Phone Automatic - 6il-93 MEMBER OF THK ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use for publi cation of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited la this paper and also the local news published herein. R. J. Hendricks Stephen A. Stone Ralph Glover ... Frank Jaskoskl . . Manager Managing Editor Cashier Manager Job Dept. TELEPHONES: Business Office, SS Circulation Department, SSI Job Department, 58S Society Editor, io Entered at the Posto'fflce in 8alem, Oregon, as second class nutter V ' THE LESION OF A MINISTRY ; (Copyright by the San Jose Mercury) i A short time ago there was celebrated at the University of J Santa,rClara, California, what was called a Jubilee commemor- ative of the sixtieth anniversary of the ordination of a Priest ' : .long; connected with that institution. It is probable that the length of service in the ministry of this Priest was not so much the reason for the Jubilee as was the character of his ministry. For many years his work has been among the inmat es of "a state, institution caring for those mentally infirm. Without doubt this class of unfortunates furnishes the most unpromising i v 'field for spiritual minitration of any class of people. And yet -.ithis -Priest carried on his work with, an enthusiasm and in a simple, unassuming' manner that not only won the admiration t i?' al knew of it, but-.-at the same time resulted in an 7.aton's'1'n araoujlt of good to those to whom he ministered, s Y,. Because those affected by mental disorders have not the ! r;2iormal mental strength and understanding, it is impossible for i jthem to grasp the higher sense and meaning of religious in jStructioa and ministration. with the -emotions and ambitions jthese are hoped to produce in normal minds. The Priest in ! question long ago sensed this; fact, and in part devoted himself j Uo such service as would appeal to and touch these weakened minds. On his regular visits-he carried to one a simple present ?: jto remind-the unfortunate that" some one was having loving . thodghts of her or him. v To another he spoke words of en J ; ' courageraent and hope. To those of foreign birth he spoke in . , - their own tongue, that he might help them to feel that they were , luot isolated and alone in this great institution. To others he gave religious ministration. He studied the mood and attitude i C- jof e$ch one he visited, and sought, by present or word or deed t lo reaeh each one in the most effective way. In short, he did i :i i;ot seek to make these unfortunates accept his standard of what . v was necessary for their souls' welfare, but rather he descended : . to evel of their understanding and attitude, and with the ? - . jknowledge thus gained he endeavored to give such ministration 88 aeemed to him likely to touch and keep alive the best senti- jueuis ana emotions in these lives. I 'v The result of the labors of this modest but sincere and Ivmit iS-ji? na naturally,, been two-fold. It has produced in this I Priest a soul of surpassing purity and beauty ; a life of unselfish J devotion, of unassuming but unusual understanding of the-3e-5 "1 Jcretg of the lives of other, and a resourcefulness in ministering i to those suffering misfortune that has brought a throb of happi i -ness and a gleam of light" into unnumbered lives, ft has also , served to keep alive, though possibly only in a modest way, , v iiiuse nigner aunoutes in .numan lite that ultimately make for fine growth in the human soul of the kingdom of heaven ; Is not this humble but faithfui and devoted Priest giving v,,to all those interested in human uplift and betterment a far ; reaching and profound lesson! After all, is not the true way to reach the souls of men and to strengthen and build up in them t rj the higher things to.be found by entering into their lives and reaching them as they really are, not as we would! have them , to be V Every so-called normal Ufe is affected by conditions ; that.the individual does not understand, that limit or prevent I the unfoldment of those qualities within, th? growth of which - 'would make broader, higher, nobler lives. Where can be found the ministrant who can enter into the inner places of human ii .. . . . i Who can develop fhe power to know the hearts of men aud uncover the secrets hidden there? In the medical profession of this enlijrhtened ape the great end to which the brightest and most profound minds are devot ing their effort is that of discoverintr the causes that produce disease and death. When these are known the problem then is to learn how to prevent disease or to counteract its effects, if this is possible. This profession has learned that there is no one remedy ethat will meet the needs oS every case. Hy means of the X-ray and other aids they seek to discover the true.con ditkm of the diseased body they are called tos treat, and until they have discovered this cause they do not feel able to admin ister the remedy necessary to effect the desired change. Has not the time come when the spiritual physician who is called to minister to the imperfect and diseased souls of men must change the form and method of his ministration? Will the fear of hell or the hope of salvation through the forgiveness of God obtained by acceptance of the promises of His son reach and correct in every human life the conditions that make for sin and suffering? Must there not come to the religious teacher the ability to look into the lives and hearts of those to whom he ministers and see the true condition there, even as the "lowly Nazarene" was able to do when, as recounted in the Scriptures, one reported that He "told me all things that I ever did," and as the Priest here referred to is seeking in his modest way to do, before the true reformation of the world can be effected? Can moral and spiritual imprfection and disease be corrected and removed by treatment of the trouble in mass, as it might be termed, any more than physical disease and defects could be treated in this way? To be effective, must not spiritual ministration be applied to each individual after the one who is to minister has come to know the true condition o the one to be ministered unto? Must not the efficient spiritual physician develop the power to see and understand with unerring cer tainty the hearts and lives, the motives and impulses, the am bitions and disappointments that affect the particular human life with which he must deal before he can apply the corrective remedy cr the necessary stimulant to work the desired change? To be able to thus deal with the lives and souls of men, the spiritual ministrant must possess an understanding and. diccern ment that can only come through the unfoldment within him self of those qualities through which he is possessed of the wis dom of the Divine Spirit, and possessing this, he will have the power to administer the true and effective remedy in every instance, for this power is a certain accompaniment of this Divine Spirit. er generation tolerated. Catf eishop ftrike situation as follows: of morphine for a quarter, wth raising is a very different affair! -If your cook leaves you at 10 no questions asked, there were : few drug addicts in the country. Now that the dope Is almost price- less, and the prisons yawn for "And you hire to do the work i thq.se wbu deal in it. the use of ! narcotics has become a national menace. The I.easue of Nations is called upon to take command Ot in these days and good beef is a. m. between breakfast and the achieved by a tenderer consldera-j noon meal, leaving the dishes tion than that allotted them by j dirty and the kitchen a mesi. the eld, hard-riding, hard-wear ing, hard-living cowboys of the ' another cook, who qualifies and seventies and the eighties. j serves in spite of the brickbats The Texas cattle' fancb of to-j hurled by her predecessor picket day Is a hrghly organized center j ing your front gate, of modern efficiency. The cattle 1 "And after six weeks' inability are not exactly housed in a Hotel Marion or Bligh but their lives are immeasurably more "civilized." to rhut off your meals the cook who left wants you to take her back and discharge the other who Science and commerce, model j came to help you. saying that she j a world crusade. Our country jtannot cope with the situation sln j le hanued. WHKX Dl TV CALLS ranches, modern efficiency have all conspired to make both the cattle and the cowboys of today "tender." A man in a Ford is far more prevalent thaii a hard-riding cowboy on a Texas ranch In these times. had not quit your ervtice, but had merely suspended work, and is still in your employ with her rights unimpaired "That explains the issue of to day between the railroad shop men. The women can understand The French ministry rules that eight hours of work and not mere ly eight hours of time constitute a day. Mere punching of the clock does not earn the money. The fact that an employe is pres- ., a nni comDlete his rernoa- Kibllitr. He must not only be rMr for work, but he must br rfnrmnsr his assigned task, la the railway ana iunu .-. ther were lots of men who thought that they bad earned their pay when they reported for duty, but the government holds that there is no pay unless tba duty Is performed. The men ars kicking, but the ministry seems to have the best of the argument. At any rate, they are In position to enforce It. although, several strikes against the order hava been undertaken. Death seems the only sure re lief from the miny troubles man stirs up for himself. State fair tomorrow. Appropriately, the first day of thte fair will be children's day. Blease and Vardaman have been retired. It Is the turn of ex-Governor Cox next. Scientists have perfected a ma chine to test the truth and they call it the sphygmomanometer. Why a machine to discover when one Is telling the truth? What is the matter with the conscience? And it might be interesting to know where the liquor sold aboard American ships comes from. Chairman Lasker m'tght be called to the stand to tell what he knows. Exchange. Friends of Sam'Gompers bewail the fact that on account of his foreign birth Sam can never be president of the United States. Put he came mighty near it dur inf the Wilson administration. Los Angeles Times. .. M LUI QI lnin fhP nt bmin j: u. ii a. , . , . .. . uic ouu uirouvcr me causes tnai matte-men wnat ttiey are! who was trimmed in 1920 by the Advocates of the "light-wine" theory say it is a necessity. But many years ago someone said that wine is a mocker, and the state ment has never been challenged. Los Angeles Times. largest vote in history, says the tarifr will be the paramount' issue in 1924. He may or may not be a good guesser; his record as such is not good. The tariff Is- likely to be out of politics by that time, or rapidly going out. THK PASSING OF BOY THE COW He was an heroic, romantic fig ure in his day but his day has gone. The old-time cowboy of 4 0 years ago is almost an exclu sive motion picture figure now. When 25 old towboys In thertr seventies gathered together. In Canyon, Texas, for' a rennion last week it was to reminisce of an era that has parsed away. The picturesque cow,boy- -has besi abolished ,ny wire, fences and eni cxirean tastes. No longer Ao' tB cattle wander the wide? unfenceffl ranges; no longer are they the lean, tough animals that a hard- FUTURE DATES September 36 to 10 laclusiv Oregvn SUt fair. September 21, S3 and 28 Peadleton roond-np. September 24. Sunday Annml T.M C.A. "Setting up" conference, Wallace i arm. September 23. Monday State Federa tion of Labor meet In Salem. Ccpteraber 27, Wedneaday Oregon Ptfrehred Lireatock aasoriation to meet 8eptembet 30, .Saturday Football, V illamette university vg. Alumni October 6. e and 7 Polk County fair. Dallas ' October 7, Saturday Football. Salem bich school vs. Woodbura high cbol November 7. Taaada '.i - " WBWtM W.W 1PH00L BTTTDT POSTS RTJMOB PLAY WOfiK Copyright, 1922, Associated Editors The Biggest Little Paper la the World E COT- OP POP 1 ' SSSRSBSBBSSffSBHSsi sal ssl BsassBsassMaSS mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ' M 1 r i I THE SHORT STORY, JR. THK SUOKK GHOSTS i ) "See those- white cloudlike things over there arin the monn- ? ; aTns?'nfn7irpiTrypolnted with kT-' smarted finger".' iivuucu vuu, inats 'he smoke from bonfires curling up." "No il ain't." declared old Un ;le Billy stoutly. "Some folks may think it is, but I know bet 'er. Watch that whits mist. now. Don't It look sort of human to you?" ... John strained hi eyes. ".Sort oC he adoileofrbks'anmio 111 i -like dancing figures if you watch long enough." Uncle Billy took a long pull at his pipe. Then he lowered his voice and said mysteriously. "Them's the smoke ghosts of Ce dar Mountain. Only sometimes in the fall you can see them plain like this. They're very retiring people. Don't like strangers. It's best to keep clear of them." "What do they do over there?"' asked John. "They dance on the side of the mountain at night. The dewdrops, when their dancing feet touch them, turn to shining diamonds, and in the morning the smoke ghosts pick them up and run off with them, nobody knows where. "Once there was a fellow in this town "Who had heard all about the smoke ghosts who thought he'd go out and get some of thoe dia monds he'd heard about. He fig ured a bunch of folks with no more weiKht than a smoke wreath couldn't do much to stop his get ting the jewels. "So he set off to the mountains toward that particular spot wherg the smoke ghosts dance. The mountains were just turning to purple and the little cool breezes were sneaking in. He walked along and pretty foon he'd crept right up to them. He watched them for a while from behind a bush. Ho saw the diamonds spark ling like the sun, and his eyes got big and round with greed. "Finally he steps boldly rrght out into them. The funniest thing happened. He begun to dance just couldn't help himself. He was a 'big. fat fellow and it must have looked funny to see him hop ping up and down and cutting pigeon wings. He gives a yell of fear and starts beating it home. But he had to dance all the way. "He went hopping up and down in the thorns and got h-'-s clothes lora-but TieTiTdnt 'sto-tfaifc:- EdJted by Joha H. Millar ing. He danced down the street; and the constable thought he was crazy and locked him up. He kept dancing around in his cell till the cock crew. Then h"? stopped. He'd lost ten pounds. "That's the last person ever tried to get near the smoke ghosts. Like to walk up the road a ways and see them better?" "No-o thanks," answered John. "I gotta go to bed early." y PICTURE PUZZLE 1 What ten A-ord beQinmr. with the same letter are pictured hzrc ?, .-nw to jertexdayiCbeslOBV. Kk. ory Bgt. fcuiternut. And so the cowboy has arrived ! u the men, particularly the poli at the place where he forms anitieians, cannot." Wall Street organization of veterans aad journal. meets annually to reminisce on a vanished past and. scornfully perhaps, goes to see his modern counterpart in the ;movies. He is passing into history like so many other glamourful charac THE RUSSIANS LAUGH Si..?ns for the regeneration of Russia begin to seep through.. ters. Filmly rpeaWng. he woll Notwithstanding the increasing soon reach the historic Interest of a "costume play." At a masque rade ball he is "farifcy dress." And those who survive hire a wagon, cowhide, cook mealy beans a!M sour-dough biscuits, hold a barbe cue and tell tales and become a "news item." Under the present primary method the candidate must make a prodigious noise and effort, and at no little expense, to get him self considered at all. Prelimin ary campaigning becomes more and more the exclusive privilege of the individual with the longest purse, the most leisure time and the most resonant Ivoice. The old time convention J dominated by pract'cal and experienced states men, of both parties may have had its defects, but it was more in telligent than the primary. L03 Angeles Times. SIMPMS TO THE WOMEN A commuter, writing to the president of an important eastern railroad, gives in homely lan guage his understanding of the fatuity of the soviet government. Dispatches from Moscow state that vaudeville actors there are con tinuously poking fun at the soviet government. Audiences chuckle heartily over references to their worthless money and other dgs at the government. When people can laugh at their misfortune and shortcomings they are well on the road to correcting them. THE DRUG MENACE 111 the general convention of the Episcopal church the house of deputies has adopted resolu tions asking that The- Hague pro tocol of 1914 be made effective rnd that the nations of the earth unite n the fight against narro tks. It is represented that there are now nearly 2.000,000 druv? addicts in this country and that they are in avery walk of life. The startling declaration is made that the drug evil has become a greater menace to the nation than the saloon ever was. Comment is made by a layman that in the days when any child could go to a dru? store and buy an ounce LOW FARES - SALEM And Rstnrn Oregon Electric Spokane, Portland & Seattle OREGON TRUNK RAILWAYS For the Great STATE FAIR Albany - $1.81 Astoria 5.71 Clatskanie 4.60 Corvallis 1.82 Eugene 3.42 Forest drove 3.02 Harrislmrg 2.55 Hillsboro - $ 2.72 Junction City 2.78 Portland 2.00 Prineville, Junct. r 13.04 Rainier - 3.84 Redmond 13.J9 St. Helens 3.11 Woodburn 83 Proportional fares from other points. Tickets on sale Sept. 25 to 'M inclusive. Return limit October 2. Write to your friends of tbis opportunity to visit the State Fair at very low fares on the lines named above. OREGON ELECTRIC RAILWAY J. W. Ritchie, Agent, Salem Meet-- WALTER M. PIERCE Democratic Candidate For GOVERNOR At the STATE FAIR GROUNDS Salem, Or. Monday September 25 an Tuesday September 26 Paid Adv. 'I r