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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 6, 1941)
Thm OIGCIT CTA1TSMAH, Calara. Orison. Thursday Laming. llcrcli 6, 1S11 3 - 'First of Sahm to Celebrate emmrv PAGS az Tf : 77 A i O is t i - Pastor Plans Observance 7ith Four-Day Program Honoring Past Congregations ; First Pastor in Summer of 1841 Suggested Naming Capital City alemr Church now Standing f or 71; Years , (Editor' note: The First Methodist church ot Salem will celebrate its 100th anniversary on March SO, 21, 22 and 23. The following story ot this early day congregation and of Its plans today to honor Its mem bers of the past was written by the pastor, largely from a study of the old records of the church.) ' v By DR. JABEZ C. HARRISON Pastor, First Methodist Church On! the 50th anniversary of the First Methodist church at Salem, Dr. IL K. Ilines said: "Pre-eminently this is' the historic i m A. V et ' M a . lift . . a. aW church ox uregon. tjregon uiy naa ut iirsi eauice dui oaiem had the first church! organization," On October 5, 1834, Rev. Jason Lee, who had been appointed by the missionary board of the Methodist church as a missionary to the Indians, landed a few miles below where the city of Salem cow stands On Sunday the 18th of October, 1834, he preached the 'first sermon ever preached in the Willamette valley. From that time until now, services have been held in this mission and j church by ministers of the Methodist church. For six years the work was carried on at this point and then moved to the present site of Salem. First Services in 1810 In 1840 the first building was erected in what is now Salem and the families of Rev. Gustavus Hines and Rev. Hamilton Camp bell moved into it. Shortly after wards the "Indian Manual Labor School'' was erected, which after wards bore the name of the "Ore gon Institute" and later TVillam ette university . Religious aerv Ices were; held regularly in this school building so that in reality it was a church as truly as a school though no formal church organ! tation had been worked out. The formal organisation of a church occurred in Jane or July, 1S1L David Leslie was its first pastor, j It is he who is accredit ed with suggesting the name of Oregon's capital city in honor1 of his eld home in Massachusetts. We are celebrating the 100th an "nlversary now because Willamette university will not be in session this summer and because Dr. ;Bruce R. Baxter is the only Wil lamette university president and preacher of Salem , to have been .. elected a bishop of the Methodist ; church and his residence is still in Salem and the family members Ol this church. 1 0riginal Member 1 "The original: members of the ; church were Jason Lee, L. H. Jud Cson, H.j Campbell, James Olley, 'C. Hines and their wives, and Mr. -and airs. Joseph Holman and W, -Kauxnurst, who was the first j white man converted to Christ through the labors of the mission paries." (This is a direct quotation "from our old records land shows their evangelistic zeal.) Our old records go on to say -in me beginning Mr. Lee and his assistants preached) to a mot ley congregation of Indians with a few whites including his imme diate assistants and various strag glers who from time to; time gath ered in from the Rocky moun tains, from California! and from vessels which at long intervals entered ;the Columbi-r.F' The old records say too "An addition had been built ' to the: house erected for the' mission families which was ed for both school and church Purposes. It was the first Meth- ' edist meeting house on the Pa cific coast and the first Chris tian organization in the Oregon .territory and the first Protes tant church west or the Rocky mountains." In the same con nection our records jsay, "The bulldlnr of the university was begun in 1841 and jwas first occupied .in the summer of 1842. Last summer Salem had Its centennial First church this InspiringSpire Over Saleni-Z. year and the university next, ' The chapel of the university was occupied for church purposes until 1850. In 1831 the first church building was erected at a cost of $8000, with Rev. A. F. Waller as pastor, and served the people for 25 years. Begun in 1178 The present fine Gothic church; was begun in 1870 and finished some years later at a cost of around $45,000. Today it could.' not be built for twice this amount.; The auditorium seats 850 and on special occasions, with the addi tion of chairs 1000 people are cared for comfortably. Five years ago the fine modem educational; temple was erected at a cost of $50,000. The parsonage Is one of! the very best in all Oregon. The! location of this property is at the! very heart of Salem and the white spire can be seen for miles, re-1 minding the capital city and all! who pass by that the foundation! of Oregon and of true democracy is the church of the living GodJ First church has had 42 pastors in the hundred years, and has entertained the Oregon confer- ence 16 times. Large numbers oi governors, high state officials and judges of the court have wor-4 shipped here. First church has been a cen ter of great musle- for a cen tury. The late J. K. Gill was once In its choir and scores of other citizens who have gone out from this Methodist uni versity center. The present or igan was dedicated on October l. 1905, and Professor T. S. Roberts, the great blind organ ist of . Oregon, has played It consecutively for these 25 years and Is better now than ever. In the early 80's the head of Willamette university's mucif Ami partment was employed to direct the choir and for nearly 60 yea this plan has been held to. De Melvin Geist of the university i I daughters now directing one of the Pacific neers. coast's greatest choirs. Made Missionaries This church has also been a laboratory for the making of preachers and missionaries bei- cause of its very close relationt ship with Willamette university. The church records show that slxl teen young men and women have gone to other lands as missionf aries and that seven have become deaconesses. A number have gone into YMCA, YWCA and Christian educational full time work. This records show that from 1868 to 1911 the official board and Quar terly conference of this churcji granted licenses to preach to 51 young men. And nearly every year since one or more young men have been granted this sacred officej The church records show now membership of 1300 with 200 non-residents. Its finances are lb excellent condition. Its morning congregation is one of the largest m wregon uuing even roe gallery of the auditorium, with fully one The old and the new: The towering spire and Gothic arch windows at i right mark the Salem First Methodist church building as it has stood through the last 71 years: the unit at the right is the edaca tional temple, completed m 1935. The city, will Join in celebrating the 100th anniversary of this pioneer church on March St, XI, 22 and 25, ; Mi . : t 'x I third of It young people under thirty. . j 'I The staff consists of the pas tor. Dr. Jabes C. Harrison: di rector of religious education Miss Ruth Cremer; secretary. Miss Hllma Breuser, Dean Mel vin H. Geist, director of; the .choir; Prof. T. S. Roberts,! or ganist and a foil time caretaker. The ambition of ! the founders- religious devotion,1 evangelistic fervor, Christian education, nis slonary conquest and a common wealth of free, intelligent, godly men has actuated the life of this old church for 100 years and is as strong today as ever. I The anniversary i is to be on March 20-23rcL On the 20th! the church will celebrate with art old fashioned no-host i (dinner for its members and those who have been members. During the dinner Miss Beryl Holt, secretary of the Offi cial board and state president of the AAUW will, mbdel the wed ding dresses " worn! I by brides in First church weddings over a pe riod of 75 years. She will be: as sisted on the committee by Mrs Winifred Herrick, Mrs. Thomas Holman . and Mrs. ! Brown SIsson of First church "pio- US Gas Masks for Civilians t -V- ie wsr department disclosed recently that it had ordered a "limited rs-t:fy" of lew cost gas masks for nen-cesabatants in the United Llxzt tor cae in the event of war. Officials said the masks were dc ' -- r .1 ts meet the requirements of a military commander in pro-j t; r protection Against gas for civilians remaining in areas undvr r' .:ry - Jurisdiction and control. Above, women - workers in M : rrrcic J 11 plant .rush work on the arm? contract. They are i... Li:u.r:eces an the maiks. . . ' ;,r Antiques Exhibition i Another feature of the evening's entertainment will be a large ex hibit of antiques and hobble in the new Educational building open from 6 to 12 with Dr. Frank Voigt, Mrs. J. A. Mills, Mrs. El T. B. HilL Gordon Carl, Dean Daniel Schulze, Dr. Verne Bain, Miss Mildred Yetter an$ Mrs. George Kelley on the committee. The program of the evening will be at 8 o'clock in the church auditorium with Hon. Willis tlC Hawleyi Li - member for over 00 years, pre siding and former pastors as guests ana speaxers. They are Dr. R. N. Avlson, Portland; Dr. Fred C. Taylor, Vancouver, Wash.; Dr. B. Earl Parker, Eugene; and Dr. J. E. Mllllgan, Belllncham, Wash. Dr. Blaine E. Klrkpatrlck is the only other former pastor still living. He will not be presenti . - The anniversary j ; worship . ser vice will be held on the morning of the 23rd with Gov. Charles I A. Sprague expressing appreciation on behalf of - Oregon, Bishop Bruce R. Barter preaching pie sermon and with the pastor and the Oregon conference cabinet Ipf district superintendents having, a part in the service!. The closing program of the anniversary will be on the evening' of the 23rd with the church's choir of 50 voices singing "Olivet to Calvary" by Maunder directed by Dean Melvin Geist with Prof. T. S. Rob erts at the organ. Salary Hike Voted Fop Labor Chief ; r 1 't The senate Wednesday approv ed a bm by Sen. Rex Ellis (R- Umatilla) -increasing the salary of the state labor commissioner Jrom $3600 to $4000 a year, ill I. The office Is now held by C. H. Gram. Sen. Ellis said Gram was one of the lowest paid elective of fleers in the state. Tazwell Case Delayed 1 The state supreme 'court Wed nesday: postponed its hearing I of me quo warranio proceeoing, or iginally scheduled for next Tues day, that was brought recentlyby Newton Smith, Portland attorney. challenging the right of Probate Judge George .Tarwell of Multno mah -count to continue in office. It was indicated the hearing prob ably would be held later this month.'' 815,000 Trail Fund Okehd Ways and Meana Passes Centennial Celebration Commission. Measure The joint ways and means com mittee of the legislature Wednes day reported out favorably a bill by Senator W. 'H. Strayer, Baker, and others, providing for the cre ation of an Old Oregon Trail cen tennial commission and appropri a ting $15,000. The commission would be com' posed of five members to be ap pointed by Gov. Charles A. Sprague. They, would .'represent different sections of the state and operate in an advisory capacity to the state highway commission. Members of the centennial com mission would not receive any compensation but would be Yelm- bursed for their actual expenses. The centennial observance will be publicized through the tour ist and travel bureau of the state highway department. 1 Each community along the his toric highway will be ! asked to arrange its own celebration dur ing the year 1943. ! Gravel Fees Are Opposed Eliminate Royalties, Aid Reclamation and Get Industries, Plea Reclaiming lands along , the Willamette river and other Oregon streams iis essential to bringing of national j defense and other indus tries to 1 the state,' representatives of the Port of Portland, the Port land ' dock commission and other organizations testified at a "pub lic hearing- before the house of representatives committee on commerce and navigation Wed nesday night. . - p. ' - The committee was considering a bill eliminating royalties on sand and gravel taken from navigable streams In the state exclusively for diking and filling purposes. The measurer has been passed by the senate. J' Henry Corbett, chairman of the Port of Portland commission, de clared that 'the Dili would not change the present act materially for the reason that ports are not liable for royalties on sand and gravel taken from the streams In an effort to improve navigation at the present ' time,, y PlP It was Corbett'a contention that in establishing industries on these reclaimed lands mora Jxmmej would accrue to the common school fund than is derived under the existing setup. Royalties col lected for sand and ' gravel now go I Into the ata t a irreducible school :fund.-rir'-l V:.i;i ::-p "It you persist in charging royal ties for sand and gravel used for filling purposes along the streams you will drive industry out of the state, Corbett continued. Lewis Griffith, clerk of the state land board, said it was the duty and purpose of the state to collect as much royalty as possible with out hindering industrial develop ment. The land board administers the! irreducible school fund. Among others who spoke for the bill were Ed ward F. Doyle, mem ber! of the Fort of Portland com mission; George I LaRoche, at torney for the dock commission. and ex-mayor Joe Carson. May Darling representing the Affiliated Teachers Council of Portland; J. W. Kennedy, Salem, and Ray GUI, master of the Oregon state grange, spoke against the measure. '.. House Passes Appropriations . , (Continued, from page 1) wa) objected to the practice of the hospitals in crediting amounts received lis" "board payments by reiauves ox pauenis v-om. nos pltal general funds' Instead of to the individual patients House Committee Okehs 8enater From Klamath - j ' A; bill by Rep. Henry Semon (D-Klamath) which would ' give Klamath county state senator of its own was approved by the house reapportionment committee 7 to 4.-The dissenting members will not put in a minority report The bill wouldeliminate ' the Joint Morrow-Umatilla-Union senatorial district putting Mor- iw In i district with Gilliam, Sherman and Wheeler. v The Klamath-Crook-Deschutes- Jefferson-Lake district would be split to- give Klamath1 a senator with one for the other four coun ties. - :y -v:.;v-;:w-v..-a-' It also would : put Columbia county in With Clatsop, taking it frora the Multnomah.-C?ackamas-Columbia district. Protection for the bronze repli ca of the state seal on the 'floor of the capltol " rotunda was voted by the house in approving a measure by Rep. Warren Erwin (D-Multnomah) to appropriate $250 for erecting a barrier around the seal. V - , - ' A resolution calling for an in terim committee to study housing and care of patients at public Institutions- was .introduced in the "house by the-house publie institutions and the senate public buildings committees. I 1 To Elect Officers flection of officers will be held at the regular meeting of the Townsend Youth! association Thursday night March 8, at 8 o'clock in the Moose halL 12th and Leslie streets. All members haw been urged to attend, (dM66 uaaatwuq.auys.sosi mom New Wine BiD Expected out Rep. H R. "Farmer Jones (R Marion), who withdrew! his wine bill when Gov. Sprague expressed opposition to It last .week, ex pects the house legislation and rules to pass out a new version, cut down to the provision he most wanted, some time today, he said Wednesday afternoon, i The new bill would legalize sale of cane and tree fruit wines not exceeding 14 per cent alcohol 'by volume for "on premise" con sumption. It will be reported out by the house alcoholic committee without recommendation, rather than with an adverse report as was the case with the original MIL . l "I'm leaving the fortified wine question to be taken care of in the Burke bill," Jones explained 0 d d 1 1 1 o o ... In thm fiiet LEXINGTON, Ky.-i-Advan- ced education notes: i Co-eds of the University of Kentucky were offered a five w0ek course in billiards, starting this month. j : Student fishermen of either sex also were offered a course in Iy-csusting and baiting." Neither"- course carries acade mic credit DES MOINES, Ia.-VAmid a scattering of no's," the predom inantly republican Iowa senate passed and sent to the; house a resolution to order the purchase of an old arithmetic book used by Vice President Henry A. Wallace. Sponsors said the book was. for sale at $5 in a book store here. , DENVER-(aVA taxpayer paid Colorado $0,008 but he owed only $0.0052. Trevor P. 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