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SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS
On the Sunday School Lesson by
Rev. Dr. Linscott For the In
ternational Newspaper Bible
Study Club.
May 30th, 1909.
(Copyright, 1909, by Kev. T. S. Linscott, D.D.)
Believing and Doing James iJ: 14-26.
Golden Text Faith without works
is dead. James ii:20.
Verse 14 What does James mean
here by "faith?"
Can a man have true faith, if he Is
not filled with love for his fellows
and doing all he can to help them?
If a man "say he hath faith," what
Is the test of whether he is telling the
truth?
Are there those to-day, who say, and
probably think, they have faith, but
lacking loving hearts, and the fruits
of love, are deceiving themselves?
What is a Christian's proof to him
self that he Is not a 4 veived man In
claiming to be In the favor of God?
Verses 15-16 How do you olasa
those who see people in need of food,
and clothing, and do not do all they
can to supply the need?
Which person more nearly resem
bles Jesus, the one who talks very
piously, and prays with the needy, but
giving them no help, or the one who
generously supplies the need without
any religious pretensions?
If a man helps the needy to supply
their own needs, is that as well or
better, than supplying the needs di
rect? Is It possible for a church to be do
ing full Christian service which is not
helping the needy, either in its own
or some other community?
Verses 17-18 Is it possible to show
faith without works?
Have all those who, with loving
hearts, are engaged In good works,
also got saving faith, whether they
profess to have it or not, and whether
they are members of the church or
not. and whether or not they are even
orthodox in their views?
Have any, who attend church regu
larly and profess to be religious, but
are harsh, with the poor, giving noth
ing to charity, and care nothing for
the needy, got saving faith?
Have those got saving faith who
pray for the poor and needy, and for
the sick -and suffering, and yet do
nothing to feed the poor or comfort
the sick?
Verses 19-20 Is there any moral
merit in mere orthodoxy, or Is there
any essential moral blame In mere
heterodoxy?
Granted a man with the spirit of
Jesus, encaged In good works, what
does he lose by being heterodox, and
what does he gain by being orthodox?
Verses 21-2G When God told Abra
ham to leave his own country and to
start for another that God would show
him, was there any other way that
he could have faith In God. but by
actually starting on the journey?
What Is the meaning of, "and Abra
ham believed God and It was imputed
unto him for righteousness?"
Love Is an essential part of faith,
and love Implies action, or good works,
hence is It at an possible for a person
to have faith who Is not engaged in
good works? (This Question must be
answered In writing by member of
the dub.)
Lesson for Sunday, June 6th, 1909.
The Power of the Tongue. James
111:1-12.
What will the Future Be?
This question asked at this
time can not be answered. When
our sturdy forefathers landed on
the windswept shore of Massa
chusetts, not one of them could
have answered such a question.
Had Washington, w-ith all his
faith in God's love, been asked it,
he could not have known; had the
great, awkward, kind hearted,
noble Lincoln been asked it, he
could not have answered and
known. Who can answer now?
Not one of us.
The oldest pioneer can recollect
the early day, the rough and
ready way, and can recall change
after change in this thing and that
thing, and now when he reads,
when he hears, when he travels,
he realizes that no man of us can
say, ' 'I know what the future will
be."
j But a few years ago two thou
sand miles east, was a land wholly
t "i 1 l3? i. j j 1 mi i
utuereni irom uns. i nere, mign
ty cities, great institutions and
large factories were. Here im
mense tracts of country, a few
scattered bands of red men, and
occasionally a pioneer cabin.
Eastern states, Eastern people,
Eastern enterprise, Eastern cus
toms and Eastern life altogether
was one thing, while Western,
was distinctly another.
Time did not seem to enter in
as a factor in the great difference.
One could as truly say that the
Western life was a thousand years
behind the Eastern, as to say it
was a hundred.
But today, how is it? Has the
West made good? Has it dimin
ished this difference? New York
city was to the westerner a few
years ago a great city. 'Twas
the great experience of one's life
to go to New York and see the
wonders there. Time, money,
travelling experience and perhaps
a certain amount of courage were
necessaay to make a trip East a
few, a very few years ago. Now
four days of time, a few dollars,
and no more courage than it re
quires to see one's rich uncle over
the farm, need be exercised.
Yes the wonders of the East
are no longer wonders to us; the
primitive methods and hardships
of the west are no longer here;
The difference is not the differ
ence that it was. All the comforts
all the refinement, all the plea
sures, all that can enter into, and
make life worth the living are
here and here in abundance.
Cities ? yes we ha ve them. Our
Portland has more than doubled
its size and wealth in only three
years! Did any eastern city ever
do so much? To one who spent
his boyhood in the Portland of
thirty years ago, as did the writ
er, it is today a wonder; and what
will its future be? To one who
lived on an Oregon farm thirty
years ago, the farm of today is a
wonder; and what will its future
be ? To the sturdy pion eer of the
Willamette Valley it is a wonder
j today; and what will its future
! be? To the western man of the
, days of '49 the Pacific coast is an
t UriNt lirt fcM !
Coffee Talk
Dear Ladies; I have faith in hu
manity. That's why I believe you
are willing to let your friends and
neighbors know about a really good
thing that has come under our own
personal observation.
And again, that is why I feel you
are willing to "push a good thing
glong" by telling others just what you
think of our favorite brand of coffee.
Of course, I do not expect you to
proclaim the quality of this coffee
from the house tops, but when you
have an opportunity to drop a word
for it, won't you do it? "Give in your
testimony that others may be blessed
by your experience."
What do those say about it who
have tried it? Simply that Chase &
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a delicacy of aroma, and "filling qual
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If you have not already obtained a
package of this exquisite blend, do so
without delay, and you will thank me
for telling you of it.
Thanking you in advance for this
kind favor, I am.
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enterprising, wonderful oppor
tunity. What will its future be?
Ve who are here need waste no
more time in wondering, but by
making use of brain, brawn and
muscle, those of us with a few
years of life, with ambition and
a love of progress are assured of
enjoying the brightest of futures
in this western land, the land of
promise, the land of realities, the
land of sunshine, health and of
real prosperity.
May all w-ho are honorable,
home loving, enterprising, fear
less and free, settle with us feel
ing secure in their homes. May
that time soon appear when the
greatest curse humanity has to
battle with, the curse of drink,
shall be forever banished from
us. Yes, the future of Oregon is
assured. Our Willamette Valley
will blossom as a rose, but with
valuable fruit blooms. When
train loads of walnuts, apples,
and other train loads of products
of factories are leaving each day
for the markets of the world,
when the thousands of homeseek
ers from the Eastern states have
helped to bring this about, when
the ever present kicker and
knocker has gone to that o'her
land, then some one may be able
to tell what our future has for us.
G. A. Peterson.
Memorial Day Service.
Next Sunday, May 30th, being
Decoration Day, the occasion will
be observed by a union service
in the Auditorium at Indepen
dence, all the churches in the
vicinity being invited to partici
pate in the service. The address
will be delivered by Rev. H. Chas.
Dunsmore, D. D., pastor of Cal
vary Presbyterian church in In
dependence, and other pastors
will assist in the service. Music
will be rendered by members of
the various church choirs with
other volunteer singers. The
service will commence at 11
o'clock. A universal invitation
is extended to all to attend this
service and show their apprecia
tion of the noble men and women
who suffe'red and sacrificed so
much for our country.
Monmouth Heights.
Charlie Shepard is helping Will
Herren haul wood.
Dave Olin is working for Ruf us
Smith, of Monmouth.
Thomas Strain, of Monmouth,
was in this vicinity Monday.
Clarence Bruce moved Mr. and
Mrs. Tuck to Independence Sat
urday. F. Y. Mulkey and T. A. Riggs,
of Monmouth, were in these parts
Monday.
P. L. Fishback made a business
trip to Independence the last of
the week.
Elda Clarke is visiting with her
sister, Mrs. Belle Sullivan, of
Monmouth.
Grandpa Foster, of Monmouth,
and son George, of Dayton, spent
Sunday with Mr. J. L. Fishback
and family.
Allie Griffith, wife and small
daughter Nettie, visited with
Mrs. Sliger and family, of Rick
reall, Sunday.
Bessie May Sullivan, of Mon
mouth, who has been visiting with
her aunt Bessie Clarke, returned
home Sunday.