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EASTERN CLACKAMAS NEWS,THURSDAY, MARCH 2Z, 1923. Eastern Clackamas News 50 Entered at the postoffice in Estacada, Oregon, aa second-class mail. Published every Thursday at Estacada. Oregon UPTON H. GIBBS Editor and Manager. S u b sc r iptio n R a tes One year Six months - - - - * • $1.M .76 Thursday. M arch 22, 1923. B IB L E Q U E S T IO N S - QUESTIONS I and Bible Answers Ilf Parents will encourage children to look np land memorize the Bible A m w tri, it will prove I a priceless heritage to them in after yearar What things are better than gold and silver? —Pro\. 16:16 What is the Hebrew benediction? —Numbers 6:21,26 What is said of one who is slow to an- —Prov. 10:32 ger? TH E ETHICS OF ATONEM ENT may not fce to the latter’s ad- vantage. Big Newspaper Meet SEED S The fifth annual Oregon News GOOD paper Conference meets this week at the l). of Oregon, at C I G A R E T T E S Eugene, beginning tomorrow and lasting two days. On Sat urday the new home of the School of Journalism will be dedi cated. This building takes the G E N U I N E place of the one burned down last summer, and is up to date “BULL” in every particular, A very in teresting program has been pre DURHAM TOBACCO pared, and the attendance prom ises to be a large one. Unfortu of an individual, but of the whole hu nately we are unable to attend, man race. The atonem ent which bul expect to reap benefit from Christ made, was not only for ray sins it later on, from the reports and but for the sins of the whole world. The magnitude of the offenses is per the papers which will appear in ceived, when this fact Is recognized the Oregon Exchanges, the pub Aa the gigantic dimensions of the mammoth redwood are contained in lication of the School of Journal embryo in its tiny seed, so in the apparently trivial act of disobedience ism. SEE our seeds before you buy. We sure have the quality, and we think that is the most important. IP' you have a garden the next thing is something to make it grow quick.— WE HAVE IT. ioc of the progenitors of the human race were involved ail the subsequent acts of disobedience of their descendants. The offense for which the atonement is required, is beyond the power of any Individual to make, for it is a uni versal atonem ent or restitution that is necessary. victims were: E. J. Kennedy, Port land, laborer; R. G. Campbell, chaser, South Beach and Percy Thomas, car penter, Brookings. A total of 577 acci dents were reported durlag the week. On motion of Assistant Attorney- (Continued from fiirst page) General Liljcqvist, Judge Thomas at Medford dismissed the case against J. Astoria’s extensive building pro Alexander Morris, ex-county jailor, and gram, which promises to assum e big Thomas E. Goodie, his son-in-law, al proportions within the coming few leged nightriders charged with riot months, Is already well under way and in connection with the “hanging” of will gain headway rapidly as the pleas Henry Johnson last April. The assist ant weather of spring approaches. The ant attorney-general declared, in mak erection of tem porary wooden struc ing his motion, that the state did not tures to house business during the re have sufficient evidence to convict. construction period has come to an Eight candidates are known to be in end and attention is now being given the field for appointm ent to the Ore to the construction of perm anent build gon collector of customs vacancy. ings. Others, it is understood, will be heard C. E. Spence of Oregon City, m aster from soon. The list so far includes of the Oregon State Grange, was ap W alter L. Tooze Sr. of Salem; Dr. J. pointed state m arket agent under a C. Smith. Grants Pass; F. D. McCuily, law created at the recent session of Joseph; Bruce Dennis, La Grande, pub the legislature, by Governor Pierce lisher; Frank O. Northrup, of the Port Mr. Spence will assume the duties of land land office; Edward N. Wheeler, the office April 1, and will receive a appraiser of the port of Portland; John salary of $250 a month. L. Day, Portland, and A. J. Johnson, Investigation by the Marion county Corvallis. grand jury of alleged "planting” of A new record in the shipm ent of liquor in the state penitentiary wood lumber was established during the camp by persons who would discredit ! week ending March 10, when cargoes tho present adm inistration has boon moved out from the 138 reporting mills demanded by Johnson Smith, warden of the W est Coast Lumbermen's asso of the Institution, in a letter sent to j ciation were 25 per cent in excess of District Attorney Carson. new business received from all sources. Development of w ater power on the Production for the period was 14 per W alla'W alla river In Oregon to supply cent above normal and new business energy to the cities of Walla Walla. was 7 per cent below production. The Milton, Freew ater and eastern Oregon mills manufactured 107,807,674 feet of cities, Is proposed by K. G. Harlan, lumber, sold 99,860,138 feet and ship whose application was approved by ped 125,076,612 feet. the stato engineer. It Is proposed to The state highway commission will develop 3375 horsepower. rebuild the Pacific highway pavement Because of the unsatisfactory fi between Eugene and Junction City nancial condition of the Oregon Elec tric and the possibility of the corpora tion being placed in the hands of a receiver, action may be started by Salem m erchants to boycott the auto mobile truck lines running out of the city in favor of the railroad. Tho Curry county court has adopted a resolution pledging $32,500 from the county funds to be used in co-operation with the state highway commission in building roads in the county. The state Intends to spend $150,000 this year, and this, with the sum voted by the court, gives a total of $182.500 to be spent on Curry county roads. With the arrest in Portland of Frank Cole, alias Hosslcau, secret service of ficials announce that they have caught the last rem aining member of the gang of counterfeiters who have been flood ing the Pacific coast with spurious $20 hills. Paul Pimm, Portlander, now un der arrest at Seattle, is said to have been the m aker of the bogus cur rency. A check for $25, the amount o f ! money overpaid to Mrs. Erma M. Bent-j ley, stenographer for Representative L. M. Blowers of Hood River during] the recent session of the legislature has been returned to the state treas urer. The am ount of money paid to Mrs. Bentley at the close of the ses sion had the sanction of the per diem committee of the house. It was said. There were three fatalities In Ore gon due to industrial accidents during tho week ending March 16, according j to a report prepared by the state in- (iu&t{ia! accident commission. Tho THE ESTACADA MEAT CO. H. C. GOHRING Proa I BARTHOLOMEW and LAWRENCE Subscribe for your home paper the E astern C lackamas N ews . THE SANITARY BARBER SHOP On Broadway, opposite Gem Theatre, Estacada. Agtiit for Crystal Laundry JACK NORTON, Prop. CITY LA U N D R Y UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT ROUGH-DRY—141b $1.00 Work finished at Portland prices—Special attention to all family trade. DRY CLEANING-PRESSING- DYEING Lace Cartai!» a Specialty-PHONE OREGON NEWS NOIES GENERAL INTEREST Good Friday, which comes this year Atonement Representative. on March 30th, commemorates an But the one who delivers the human event which constitutes the heart of race m ust at the same time he one the gospel, namely that "Christ died witli it and in such relationship that for our sins.” Now this is either a he can act representatively for the profound truth or else a great ab whole of it. Now he who alone can surdity. Those who believe in and thus act, is the universal head of the trust to it as the hope of their salva race if such there be. He can make tion, should consider whether they an atonem ent, render a suitable sat ore being deluded or n*t. This vicari isfaction by a perfect repentance, ous atonem ent Is scouted by some as which involves dying to the old life irrational, and denounced as immoral of wrong, acknowledgement and obed by others. Let it be put to the test ience, which would have universal of hum an experience. If the princi effect. In order to do this, he must ples are examined which govern the be tem pted to the utm ost and success condonation ami pardon of offenses fully resist all along the line. And in ordinary life, It will he seen that as lie is acting for a race under con the vicarious atonem ent of Jesus demnation of death, he m ust act under Christ follows strictly in accordance that condition, his obedience being therew ith: tested under suffering and death, not To get some understanding of this merely to the scaffold, hut on the scaf- deep mystery, let us begin with of fold. Only thus as the old philoso fenses within our comprehension. I pher, 1’lato, perceived, could lx- prov use the word offense to cover a wide ed his absolute righteousness. range, beginning with the mere Idea Who fa n Make It f of Injury done to another, without in Who then is sufficient for tills? The volving any moral guilt or shame. Gospel answ ers Jesus C hrist the Son of God, who for us men and our salva Simple Atonement. was made mail, the new head of For Instance, I am on very intim ate tion the human race, and was tempted in term s with my neighbor, but one day. all points like as we are, yet without In his home I accidently break a most being obedient unto death. Tims valuable vase. The damage causes sin, the act of reparation was ren him an Injury. No doubt, he may dered initial when C hrist gave up make light of it, but it is a source ol His life completed on the cross. "It is finished," em barrassm ent and sorrow to me. I He cried, the atonem ent hn3 been shall not feel right, until I have made adequate and sufficient for all good tho damage as far as possible. made, sins of the whole world, past, This I may be able to do, and tints the present and future, for those who will make atonem ent for tire Injury. So accept and qualify them selves so that the m atter is speedily and easily set its benefits rightly and justly be tled, by an act of satisfaction, in extended to may them. volving apology and restitution. If moreover, the breaknge was due to gross carelessness on my part, the Mrs. Poindexter is continuing atonem ent wlH not lie complete w ith out a sort of repentance and conver her revelations of political Wash sion, i. e., a determ ination to bo more ington (D, C.) society. The pic careful in the future so as not to re ture is far from edifying. If peat the offense. what she says is true, the Na Moral Atonement. Hut if it should involve a moral tional Capital is the paradise of aspect, the offense is more serious, bootleggers, “the red” bringing and the atonem ent must correspond in character, if I should become in $8.00 a quart and the demand censed at my neighbor and wilfully unlimited. But we prefer the and maliciously dutnage him, my atonem ent m ust include moral as well letters of a senator’s wife which sh m aterial restitution. I must not are running in the Good House only repair the m aterial damage, hut confess amt abandon tuy evil disposi keeping magazine as to the real tion tow ards him, otherw ise he will condition in oflicial society. We feel It is useless to forgive. In these two Instances, no one will are reminded of the retort made queetion the necessity or reasonabili by Lady Nancy Astor to an un ty of such atonem ent in order to re store tile broken friendly relationship mannerly Englishman who had It ia Justly due from the offender to the one offended. Hut how about vi just returned to England from a carious atonem ent, how can one do visit to this country, where he this for another? Let us see: had been handsomely entertain Vicarious Atonement. ed. The man was at a luncheon If your child broke a window in at which Lady Astor was pres your neighbor’s house, you would pay the bill. You would say, ”1 am re ent, and bepan casting slurs and sponsible for the act of my child.” so you vicariously atone for liis offense, making fun of American man if he Is old enough to understand, you ners and customs. Lady Astor may demand that lie should apologize calmly looked him in the eye for and acknowledge his action to your neighbor. If he is too young and remarked. “What extraor then you apologize for hint. W hat you do for him. Is what lie Is not aide to do dinary letters of introduction you for himself. Hut when the offense In must have had!" The same voives a moral feature, what then? might be said of Mrs. Poindex A young man defrauds his employ er. amt cannot make good hts short ter. age. lie stands not only to lose his position, but Is threatened with prose cution. Ills father comes to hts res Attorney-General Daugherty cue. pays the shortage, Intercedes for is evidently laying the lines for him. and promises to be surety for him. If bo he forgiven. For Ills fath the renomination of President er's sake and restitution tho case t: Harding in 1924. In view of the not pressed, but whatever confidence extreme criticism that the attor he hereafter may enjoy until he has thoroughly proved his repentance, will ney-general has encountered be due to the suretyship of his father both within and without the re It will be his father's honesty which will be accepted for his former dls I publican party, his choice as honesty. Nor is the propriety of such Harding's campaign manager a vicarious atonem ent on the part of a father, questioned, unless another I question arises, whether such atouc tnent can rightly be accepted without injury to higher Interests such as th safety of society. Atonement According to Offense» Thus we see. In daily experience, atonem ent or satisfaction ts required for offenses before they can be justly forgiven or Condoned. Involving these elements, restitution to the one In jured, with confession, repentance and conversion on the part of the offender. This atonem ent will be In accordance with the scope ami nature of the of fense, and tf the offender Is unable to do It himself. It must he done for him. by one who can properly act for him Now let ns see In regard to sins, I. e.. Beef, Mutton, Veal and Hogs Fought acts of disobedience against God. Here we enter the universal sphere. Offenses against Him are of ever so much greater magnitude than against | one another. Here we walk by faith. I Ope 1 from 7 a. m. to 6 p. m. Saturday», open to 8 p. m." hut the same principles hold good. I only they must be universally extend ed to cover the case. For we are deal-1 Estacada $ : Oregon lug now, not simply with the offense* ■r A LL KINDS OF FEEDS si the four places where portions of it were waahed out during the recent flood at the same time the pavem ent between Eugene and Goshen ia repair ed and widened. Bids for the work between Eugene and Goshen will be opened March 27. Bids will also be opened on that date for the paving of the two approaches to the overhead crossing at McVeigh point, three miles south of Eugene. The state highway departm ent an nounces that an agreem ent has been reached with relation to the construc tion of an undergrade crossing under the tracks of the Southern Pacific company on the route of the new Pacific highway in Oregon City. Under the term s of the agreem ent the cross ing will be constructed by the rail road company and will cost approxi mately $135,000. 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