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i ; "V - ; ..... .,.., . .... 1 i : i ; J 4 : - . .r ' the OREGON STATESMAN. SAUK OREGON rr- v SUNDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 19. 1922 - - 1 1 - . Statesman 1 Issued Dally Except Monday by THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING YMPAN'Y 21$ S. Commercial St., Salem, Oregon (Portland Office,! 627 Board of Trade Building. Phone Automatic ' 611-93 MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED I'KESS The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use for publi cation of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited In this paper and; also the local sews published herein. II. J. Hendricks j Manager Stephen A. Stone Managing Editor Ralph OloTer ...I Cashier Frank Jaskoikl . ; Manager Job Dept. TELEPHONES: ! Business Office. 23 ! , I Circulation Department. 583 . j ! Job Department, 683 . i Society. Editor, 108 Entered at the Postoffice in Salem, Oregon, as second class matter PREPARING FOR DEATH , (Copyrighted by the San Jose Mercury) Many of the old-time theologians painted the life after death a3 full of terrors. A vast burning, seething, sulphurous lake was surrounded by innumerable devils who met the trembling sinners as they left this vorld and gleefully plunged them into this lake, gloating over their cries of pain as the burning sulphur seared but did not destroy their quivering flesh. To such an end for the countless ages of eternity these old expounders of religion consigned the vast majority of the human race. As against this they pictured heaven, above this hell but hot so far away that the fortunate and select few deni zens of it did not have a good View of hell beneath, so that with the devils they might enjoy the anguish of the impeni tent sinners below and constantly congratulate themselves that by accepting the leadership of these word painters of the future life they had escaped the fate of those who did hot accept it; These pictures of course constituted a background or basis for the appeal which they made to the sinner to induce him to, accent the brand of salvation which thev offered and which they guaranteed would save him from the terrors of hell and secure for. him the joys of this pictured heaven. This salvation did not come as a result of the individual over coming the propensities and impulses of the physical, carnal nature,-either with or without the help of Christ, j On the contrary he was taught that mortal man could not overcome them. By a merely" intellectual belief in the Savior, by mak ing a public confession of his faith and uniting himself with trie cnurch organization of the particular theological leader the blood of Jesus would miraculously wash away the effect of his base and sinful life, no matter how dark it was, apd make him a white winged angel fit for the companionship of the saints. This without the overcoming of the physical life which Jesus commanded, without the good and unselfish works with which his life wa3 Tilled, without any pronounc ed manifestation of the presence of the Holy Spirit such as accompanied the early conversions wrought by the disciples and apostles. The only preparation for the future life and the only insurance against the fires of hell that one needs was declared to be that he should believe that the Lord Jesus Christ lived and died for him and ally himself with' ihe're ligious organization of the theologians who were the ex ponents of these doctrines. . . , ; These old ideas still dominate the religious thought of many; people. Could anything be more terrible, even to the ordinary normal, human being, to say nothing of one who is spiritual, who has 'overcome himself, who is regenerated so that he has really become a Christian according to the Bible, the Christ standard? Could anything be more repugnant to all ideas of justice, more destructive of all religious or moral effort? ; If this were the Christianity preached and lived by Jesus then the intelligence of this age of any age would be compelled to reject it and to class it with all those relig ions of the past and present based upon superstitions which " have enslaved the minds and souls of men. Fortunately, if we are to believe the record, Jesus never taught any such horrible,, unreasonable," brutalizing, souVenslaving, growth destroying doctrines. His teachings as they have come to us In His words and the acts' and conduct of His life are entirely contrary to practically all of these old dogmas. TWq Ma tint toarh that it is what one does and lives and is not what he professes or thinks he is or is to be, that de termines his real status here and hereafter? Does He not riulora that it ia fViav that nhv HU and the Father's com- UVVlUi V, kllUk W J kllVJ - - - . v m 1 A mandments, who do good ior evil, wno nave overcome me flesh even as He overcame it, and who constantly manifest His spirit who are accepted by Him, who are His brethren, heirs with Him of the heavenly kingdom wiinm us; ine pure in heart are to see God, not those who call the loude3t fnr Til mtmv He who ministers nntn the least of the weak and needy and sinful, the little ones of the earth, ministers unto Him. Not those who keep the outside clean, but those who keep the inner life clean, pure, spotless are commended by Him. Unselfish helpfulness and service, forgiveness, gentle nogg lnvo even of our enemies, righteousness, moral and 11VW IV X Vl W w -0 r on'ritnoi ctfonorth and nnwer .these are the outstanding" ele ments of His character, and He has made it perfectly clear ... f; 1 il. . J - that except as we approacn tnese in our lives ana m vne ue velopment of our own characters we are none of His and He will have no fellowship with us either here or hereafter. m w m w Aonrdinr to the teach in cs of Jesus, then, the best ire- naration f or death and the life hereafter, is with His help to live and do and be the best we can here. The treasures which He urges us to lay up in heaven are nothing less than pure and holy thoughts and upright and righteous lives; deed3 of helpfulness and love; the growth and development of the spiritual, the heavenly elements within us bringing us into harmony and fellowship here with uod, witn Him. ne manes it very clear that those who are not striving to Dnng ineir life and ronduct ud to their nrofessions are hypocrites and apostates, no matter how loudly they call upon Him. It is, therefore, useless to be constantly looking iorwaros tn death and nrenarincr for that srreat event. It tends to call us away from the duties, demands and tasks which are to be met and performed, not in some luture me, out nere in this mundane state of existence. To faithfully and loy oiiv diahnrore oiirAJuties here, tfl obev in heart and life the commands of God, of Christ, to constantly seek to develop the kingdom of heaven withm us by bringing our own nves into harmony with His, to give ourselves to unseuisn service to humanity these are the things to keep us on the road that leads to heaven here as well a3 hereafter. And if wa are not able fully to live up to our ideals, every effort we make to realize them will bear its fruit for us, both here and in eternity. . COMMUNITY PLANKS There Is a movement In Eng land for the use of mnnicipal planes. Each community would have a flok of airships o its own to be owned by the city ani used for passenger, police and other needs. There would be oc casional tournaments In which flyers of the different towns would appear and contest foir the honor of their respective" com munities. England and France are making more general use of aerial service In Its various forma than this country is indicating. realization of a world of profound peace will be delayed. This Is safl but certain. Eut we assured ly cannot make much progress in the desired program while per sisting in lemainine aloof from any official contact with other peoples. IXGALLS OS IMMORTALITY Every man is the center of a circle whose fatal circumference he cannot pass. Within its nar row confines he is potential, be yond it he perishes; and if immor tality is a splendid but delusive dream. If the incompleteness of every career, even the longest and most fortunate, be not supple mented and perfected afte Its termination here, then he who dreads to die should fear to live, for life is a tragedy more deso late and inexplicable than death John J. Ingalls. THE TIUH'BLE COLUMN ' Now the Filipinos want a navy of their own.. And just at a time when the world was eager to taftc disarmament. Evidently the islanders expect that Uncle Sam will not only give them full free dom, but turn over a bunch of warships to boot. A trouble, is that when the Filipinos are ac corded a navy they will want one as vast and impressive as that of Japan in fact, they could well say that they needed it for de fensive purposes. Says an ex change: "Under the circumstan ces we vote thumbs down for an independent Filipino navy. What: the Filipinos really want is some navy beans." TO ALL USERS OF It has been computed by a herd of mathematicians equipped with pedometers that the average housewife who takes care of her own home and also ministers to the needs of two children walks an average of 11 miles a day. That's nothing. A man can walk that many miles a day around a pool table and never sweat a hair. If you know something in fa vor of the apples Industry in the Salem district, please tell the Slo gan editor. Clemenceaa says he is resolved "to defend America against any body. That will help to get him a sympathetic hearing, though he was assured of that before. His record entitles him to that. It was "the old fight" in the football game at Corvallis yesterday. accepted Protestant version" and therefore its purchase by schools is a direct violation of the state law which prohibits the acqui rition of sectarian books .by the public schools. The decision re versed a ruling by the Kings county court which gave a high school permission to purchase two copies of the King James version for its library. The eunuchs and the wives of the sultan of Turkey, numbering about 300, are weeping bitterly over the flight of their lord and master. The youngest wife, aged 22, the daughter of the gardener, married only nine weeks ago, be came hysterical, in her grief. Harems as well as autocratic rul ers are becoming de trop and ausgespielt and out of date tn the world. The supreme court of Califor nia has ruled that the King James translation of the Bible "is the FUTURE DATES .Xorember 21, Taedr Bir. Cen tral Oongregktioiial church. Korembcr 37, 20 and 29 Marion coun ty tMtcheri' institate, Salem. 5Tambar 80, Than day ThankuiTiaf lembr 2, Saturday Baiaar. Bt. Panl'i Church. SAO Chemeketa. December 12, Toei day School budget Meeting at bih achool. December 25. Monday Chriatmas. Jannary 8, Monday LeirisUture meetf. Addressing the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity at Washington, former Vice President Marshall commended the small denomina tional colleges for their excellent work in character building among the students. Criticizing colleges in general he expressed regret tor the present day drifting away from the classics. The two thing?. said Mr. Marshall, which had tho greatest influence in bis life were his faith In God and his college fraternity. Dr. Stepnen S. Wise, noted New York rabbi, well known in Oregon, speaking before a congre gation of Jews at Chicago, critl cized the Oberammergau passion play as an agency of religious and racial hatred against th.4 Jews. Dr. Wise saw the play this year and says it reflects the hatred against his race which was common in the period when it was-first acted nearly 300 years ago. I CTTOOg " STUDY 4 ?sroxfl lip BTJMO PLAT vou Copyright, 1922, AMOCUted Edit on The Blggeat little Paper la the "WorW Edited by iohn H. Millar Lessons in Trick Cartooning r - I ine ininese ,up 0rni)lete the big drawing by adding, one by one. the vari- iiuw, mwwii m ma series 01 small key pictures below.) THE SHORT STORY. JR. j ; - Fimi PINK CIIEKK8 ; , cheeks?' Flo sighed enviously. , "Y--,' admitted Edith, "they do look real natural,. ; . "Do yfn rftean that he nses rouge?" demanded Flo in surprise. "Of course, silly, can't you tell?" Flo admitted that she could not. Oh, dear," she, thought, "I wish mother would let me get some rouge. I'm so dreadfully pasty looking. I know I would be lots better looking if I only had pink cheeks like Mabel. But of course mother would xever hear to It. What if I shouldn't tell her? I never knew the dif ference. Maybe she wouldn't either. I'll save my money and get some and never tell her." Several days later Flo started oft to school, slipping out the side door when her mother' wasn't looking. Any one would have thought that she had done some thing . she shouldn't and was blushing. But the blush was stationary. "Lo, Flo,' Jack called, falling into step with her. "I say, what's the matter? You look queer. somehow. Don't you feel well?" 'Look queer! The idea!" That Just showed how dumb boys were. Flo laughed and said that she had never felt better in her life. School had taken up and Flo ! was industriously bending over a book trying not to notice the curi ous glances cast in her direction. The teacher came back and leaned over her desk. "Arent you feel ing well, Flo?" she asked. "You look , flushed and a trifle fever ish." Flo blushed hotly as Miss Potts put her cool hand on her forehead. "I hate to send you home, Flo, but I'm afraid you're going to be sick, and if yon have a fever you will give it to .the other boys and girls, Blushing redder than the rouge, -Flo slowly gathered her books to- ( gether and started home. By the time she reached home her pink cheeks had mysteriously disap peared, but Mrs. Fisher wondered what made the pink spots on Flo's good handkerchief when she dropped it in the laundry basket that evening. THE DAY'S WORK v THE HANDICAPS A bishop says that America Is to blame for the massacres In Smyrna. He says that if we had joined with other Christian na tions in announcing our protec tion of the Christians in Asia Minor the Turks Vould have kept their hands off. Possibly he is right, but it is not to be nroven by the experience of the past. When jsi Turk permits his fancy to wander in the direction' of murder or massacre he doesn't care much who it is as long as it Is a Christian, and he , is dread fully color bllnd when It comei to flags. He can't tell one from another. They are ail rod -.- - " v-ii iu mill. U the American army la to back ap all the missionaries and as sure the safety and stability nt all converts it is feared that the GRUNERT AUTO TOPS 256 State St ELECTRIC LIGHTS Hare .You Empty Sockets Around the House? One of Our Youthful salesmen will call on you oaati fn on van RTTF.TR.Y MAZDA LAMPS. See kVS V M mm.mmmw j what your. needs are and give the boy your order. The lamps will be delivered to you. ; Help the Boys Earn Some Spending Money and Win a Prize. Good Lighting Co3ts No More Than Poor ? Lighting. Buy the Right Kind of Lighting Serv- ' ice y buying - ! SHELBY MAZDA LAMPS - , ! .. .j "-, ; A aiirriToatmn fnr trip snmA USA WHITE MAZT1A ,. ! Lamps they're right. -. '. 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