WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN." FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, i960.
REV. B. FAY MILLS
lie lias a New Brand of Religion
Now for the Public.
HI CALLS IT A HIGHER KIND.
II Is FnaUa( la Baa Francisco, nnd II
May B tallad to j Church of HU
Own There.
Rev. 15. Fay Mills is well known to
msnv cA the nffin! of S.-ilem' HV ti1i
great revival services here a few years
ago, in the Methodist church, which he
yoni&tant'y filled with eager- crowius.
Pnmors have come hither of a new
form of religion "or i religious belief
which he has embraced; but .there ha
heretofore . been! nothing very definite.
Now Mr- Mills is in Sfti FrarWtsco, and
the Chronicle, of that city, liad on Mon
day the following concerning h'.m:
Rev. Benjamin Fay Mills began: the
first of a series' ofjaeetings for liberal
thinkers in Meropolitan Hall yesterday
aitcrnoon, and certain words from the
lips' of the clergyman,' as well as the
attitude of his I listeners, suggests a
movement that may result in the found
ing of a new ppular church in San
Francisco, with Mil!;? at its head. At
the same time it should be said that the
First Unitarian church of Oakland,
whose pulpit he has been supplying for
the last three months, will Make an ef
fort to retain Mills.
Yesterday afternoon Mills took for
his subject, "The Claims of Liberal Re
ligion Upon the Modern World." He
said in part: .,-'!';
All that I mean by the word 'liberal"
is one who is farther along in thought
today tlian he was yesterday. During
the past few weeks representatives or
very religion have on successive Sun
day nights .stood in a Common pulpit
in Oakland ami expounded the prin
ciples of their faith. We have had Fa
ther Wyman f the Paulist fathers,,. Dr.
tjiodox and we shall have representa
tives of spiritualism, paganiswn. iheoso--phy
and Christian. Science. Some have
been entirely satisfied with one of these
men. Sofne of u I- among them
have Wen satisfied with all of them.
Any rriigion is -good for those whom
it satisfies, iand there is something Ire-yond.-
4'or; people who da not like any
of thtsc religions. ,. .
There -re people who have cast aside
ail religious profession and arc con
tent to gijr about believing. nothing. But
there are others who have rejected ex
isting faiths, but who ate crying out.
"They., have taken away my Lord, and
I do not know where they have laid
him." r - '" ! : - '
Liberal religion imposes no dogmas,
it is not matle of negatives of "Thou
slialt irut's." One who tries to under
stand it from without will be in the po
sition of the iman who stands on the
rf ! a house and looks down a chim
ney to determine the advantages and
virtues of a fire, getting his eyes full of
.smoke, 'flame and soot. ,
There i j a common, impression
througoiit the world that Unitarians
deity' the divinity of Christ. I have
never in my hie known a Unitarian
who did not believe in Christ's divinity.
The Unitarian affirms the divinity of all
men, ,nd merely insists that Christ was
not made of '. different essence from
other men. The highest conception of
Jesus to which I have ever listened
came from the lips of liberal thinkers,
who believe him to have been divine,
as all men are divine, out exceeding all
others by his j recognition 1 of the sgod
hood in hhnt f '
Tin" new orthodox is merely " the
"old liberality.! The world is constant
ly moving on It is better to be adrift
at -sea than to be tied upin the harbor.
Better that a man should spread all his
sails to catch the best breath in the
universe than 'never to get anywhere.
Liberal religion -means to me such a
confidence in j God, in the divine soul,
and in the manifestation of God in
humanity, as to justify a man in cast
ing himse.! on his divinest impulses in
fi.; 1 ti l. !,.. 'u.o
imi intin.l.ivc llldt Will VI
him full knowledge, inspiration for pro
gress and into true relations with his
fellow men. As good old Dr. Bellows
of New York once said, if a man has
found a ladder by which i he can climb
wp to God I would not knock it from
under him: but in the name of all that
is good and reasonable, when Protest
ant orthodoxy gets old and feeble,
ought not some one to protest against
that? Liberality- is but a modern form
of orthodoxy and is a part of the evo
lution, of religion which ha come down
in the worlds history, each new form
answering the demands of an age.
Where shall j progress stop? Human
nature is too progressive and too great
for any expression of authority, to bind
men's mind4 I Relieve in the evolu
tion of the soul. I believe , we - can
grow to higher and higher conceptions.
I.et us look "upon love as the cure of
all ills. "Give yourself to lead a loving
lite. Look up, not down, forward and
not back. 'Lend a hand." If you want
to be free, ff you want to 1e happy, if
)t want to go on, stretch out both
hands and wc will welcome you into
this great and growing fraternity erf
those who lay greatest emphasis upon
truth, freedom, progress and love. ,'..."
Orthodox people believe in many,
forms of conversion, but they call theoi
by different (names conviction, - con
version, justification, sanctification, glo
rification. I wil tell you what I think
about conversion and I have had con
siderable experience. I have been con
. verted tnanyf times, and I feel as if I
bavc another conversion coming on.
Conversion means spiritual growth,, and
these great floods of light rush in upon
us at certain stages, for the reason that
a man's standard of righteousness
grow s faster than his own character
can develop.' so there are times when
he rises to new strength and stature
and resolves to be the best that is in
111. In Imni.L r T
that we have written out our religious
exoenertces and iA : .
, - - .v. in in A i tun.
board for, preservation, like one; good
"u,,d7- omy we naven t even thought
to look and ier- . i .
an them up as they ate her a. .
. .i. -finu - as. iiy soul is
tree, to go on. If, in your souL there
" - nuirger ana tmrst; u yoa
believe m God enough to believe in.
uod tn yourself and in human society,
let us join hands and together; make
trueall that is noblest and highest and
best in human hourht nA h
piution and establish God's kingdom.
1 pieaa to you ail to go on. On, on
from strengib to strength, from knowl
edge to knowledge, from -glory to gio
ry until you come to the end erf lite.
Let us go cn. i . -
, The Walter L. Main show was soSd
at auction at Geneva, O.; a few days
asro- All- the. wbite ietvt nonlc in th
country were bidders. Main, has made
. -
awnunc in ine snow business and re
tires on account of ill health, i ,
The Sam T. Shaw Company have
only a few more dates to fill in Wash
jngton. Alter playing the principal
towns in Oregon they .will return to
CaHfornia where ; a warm welcome
awaits them. ,!
What is difficult? To conceal se
crets, to dispose of leisure rationally,
and to bear injuries patiently. Chilton.
THE BEGISTIiY LAW
opixiox r distbict' attOkkei
SEWELL ON VOTERS RIOIITH.
The Aet Wm Kot Iatcndea tm Work
Hnrdahipa on Cltlrena Klectlona
To B Fa.tr. -
Di&tr'gct; Attorney R. . E, iSewall, of
the fourth district ('Multnomah county)
has prepared an op In km cm the ques
tion of .registration of voters, at the
reque-st of the clerk- ol .Multnomah,
couiuty. The opinion ti a verytpm
prehensiive document, covering all the
ground .ami win be vatuatble- t all
registration officers and voters in the
state. The' opinion, discusses 'tbe act
of 1890. providing for jegi'stration, arid
is given. bekw:
Up.on an examination rf the acf .of
tle legislature, referred to, I anr of the
opirwen that it was the intent of the
leg-islature to admit to registry all citi
zens iVf.thc -stsle of Oregon who are
qualifuVl to vote at the coming elec
tion. M
It was not Intended 1y this act to
w.ork a hardslvlp uior any citizen, but'
surely calls into operation a method
f apctaining whether 'the necessary
constituiimnal qualuication's ot electors
are po-sejsed by our citizens, in order
tn.at elections may ie fair and tree trom
illegal voting, atid t3t t-he quaTfi:a
t;on.s oi person entitled t-o vote mby
be reduced to writing", tinder the oath
of the applicant for registry to tell the
truth concerning live necessaj-y facts'
which qualay each to register, and the
sr.me to be filed. for pufrilie mspection,
sio that the tacts therein stated may be
examined, and it be ascenta-ined wheth
er" or not the person recis'tercd pos-
scs(ies the requisite qualifications, for
VItc r"eason- that sh,ou4 any illegally
rWTSter. the fact could be ersily uscer-
i.wned. their -vote duly challenged arrd
rhe ofTendcr apprehended and punish
ed, according to the provisoms of the
l:w. The Jaw sinply pTtrribes the
marraer of regulating and conducting"
election. f
The first question for consideration
is whether .it is ttecessa-ry (dr persons
born oitrsule . of the United State-s.
W-hose fathers at the time of their bir&li
cc before they becyne of age. were
naturalized citizens of .the United
S'ta,tes. to produce (before the reg'is-
tcring officer any pfrocf of their citizen
ship or right to regis'ter iurther tlfrn
their own Dath." ,
The cotts'titiftion of Oregon, ar't'icllr
2. section 2, provides : "In nil electiprns
not otherwi.se provided by this coai
stitu'tion, every male citizen of
thq United "States, of the age of 2t
years eihd upwards, wno shall have re-
suied in the slate during the six
months immediately preceding .such'
election shatl be entitled to vote;
at pwl electiors authorized by law.
The revised statutes qf the United"
States, section 2172, ,oi the jnatunaaza
tior laws, provides:
"The children. Of persons who have
been duly naturalized un'de!ianv of the
lajw-s of the United States being
under the age of 21 years, at hhe time
ol rptnralization ot tneir parents,
-hall, if dwelKng it the United Spates.
ibe comidercd as citizens thereof; ami
she cliildren iof persotts who now are.
or have been' citizens of the United1
'States, shall, though born .out of the
limits (and jurisdiction of the Unated1
Mates, be considered a cituen there
of " . t-
Sertion toot of revised ta rates of
the United States provides: Child
ren heretoore borfru or hexc after 4oni
out tf the init and jufi.diction o
the United States, whqse lathers were,
or may be at the time of Their birth.
citizens thereof, are declaroi to be cif
izens of the United States: but the
right of citizenship shall nrvt descend1
!o iHjnsons whitse Varthers never resided
n 'the "United 5ttes." s t
By -vSrtne of the .above (s'taiutes of
the United "Sh-ate. -such fpersons as are
reierred to. m the above-question ire
cftizens jof the Unfte4 States, and be
ing such fttme within 'the prtovUions
oi the section s of the corafitution
rl!ve referrdd so. This section of the
constitution preserve , .the qualifia-
tions ci "the ie Lectors, and it was -naf
the intemrkmfOf the legislature tq add1
thors. 1 1n the exeTci se of its powers
jo. make laws for rfhe regulation of
elections, St has required ciri2ens of
the United States o register as a rea
sorsable. regulation of the codetf exer
cising the right to rote anJd the ordi
nary Mth .required -of any citizen, of
the Unted States showing hrs .qualifi
cations crs a. citizr and voter 5-5 all
that could. or shouki be feqtrtrcd of a
t erson who is made a citizen of the'
United Strtes by virtue of the ore-
going sect-ions of the revised "Statutes
pf the United States, on the 'subject oi
naturalization. ?
The .next. quest ion submitted fortn
opinion is whether in registering for-
ejgrMjor-n citizens toote. who haye
been naturalized under the la-ws of the.
Unhed States or have dorlared h4t
tonafide intention to beciome crtizens
v-a "the Unit d States tone year prior to
tne fjnr at ejection, what kirt-i 01 proof
is reouired hv law to be exhibited fcv
the elector to quaJ if y him to reg?ster
ine constitution. axtioJe 2.. section 1
2, provides:, "In all elections not oth
erwise provWed by . this constitution
7 every! male of foreien bih
at -.he ajre of 21 years and rewards.
Iwho shartl have resided n the State
dc-rinr .the six "months immediately
preceding such election, arutcfaaK have
declared ff.& intention tooecome a t-
izen of the United States one year :
preceVlin'fl: such election, oofrformablv
St the laws, of the Uniied States on
the ubject of naturalization. shalt be
entitled to vote at aH elections aju
thjorized by Jaw." J
T he Jarws 0 the UnTted States on the
stibject of naturalization are fanfiliar
!to you, and you are informed that an
alien must fit upon oath declare his
aircntton to become a citizen of t,he
United States and then receives what
are commonly called his "first papers"
and upon his admission to ftill cJtizeu
hrp. recci'v,es his "final papers."
The regiscry Jaw, 1899, section 7,
specifies the facts to be enumerated by
tbe registering officer, upon the swpri .
statement of the applicant concerning
his fight to rergtster. The eicrfrth 01
'these specifications reads as follows:
"Eighth If naturalized, the time,
place and court of naturalization, as
evidenced by legal proof thereof, ex
hJb'ited by the elector."
It i-as the irftertt of the legislature
fchait the naturalized voter or the alien
w1k has declared his .intention to be
come a citizen of the Un'ited States,
should exhibit the best evidence ob
tainable of Lhst fact to the regiaterirrg
officer, . to qualify him to. reg'ister,
which evidenoe would - be either the
"fiist i papers" or the "final papers"
themselves, both being the original
documents, or if they cannot be pro
duce! before , the officer, then -a. certiA
tied copy of the same from the court
of record where the papers were 'is-.
.-fit ext.
The production of such protjf wou8d,
oi course, be the best evidence, an'd is
conclusive proof of either the declara
tion of intention or of naturalization
of the elector and of Jt?s right to regis
ter. However, I am informed that in, a
rmtrber of instances electors have ap
peared before the registering officer.
Iwho claim ita bt naturalized citizerts of
the Lkiited States or have declared
their intention o become such, an J
demanHed the right to register, but
iwho are unable to exhrbit either their
"final" or "first papers," or ehrly certi
fied cop'ies of the same for (many rea
sons. :
It is not strange that .many1 persons
hcve failed to preserve tihee papers.
In many instances I am mformed such
is the. case of our oklcst ami most re
spected citizens, t Many years have
elapsed since the time of taWing out
their citizenship papers, and never fisr"
f rug any special use for a.ny such docu
Srscnts, they have not preserved them;,
or tliey hane been lost in moving fro in
place to place, or they have been de
stroyed by fire or accident of some
kind. In some case the electors are
imable to remember the t5me. place
ami court where they were naturalized
or declared their intention to become
cituzens. having had no occasion to
think of such fact, or they may remem
ber tjhe approximate time and p!ace.
but cannot .remember the particular
court, there be'ing in darge cities many
courts of record where -such papers
might be issued, and in -some -instances
the record themselves are inaccessible
for many reasons, such as carelessness
in keepirg the records, improper in
dexing or filed away in long-forgotten
places or lost and destroyed by other
means. For these and many other
reasons I am informed by you tha
electors clatim that it is practicably irr
Ipossible to exhibit before you either1,
t.he'ir first or final papers, or duly cer
tified copies of the same. .
In 'strch cases the law ma-work'
"""ic .ur res iiiconvenicnce upon, tne
elector, but I am of opinion that the
original paper's ot certified copies of
the same should be exhibited to you
as proof of citizenship and right to
register, or jatistactory proof should
be produced before yoa to show that
it is impossible to exhibit the same,
'before any other kind of proof would
be adm is sable as evidence. ,
' The law should be reasonably con
strued and an effort made 'to allow
every citizen who has the right to vote
at ine forthcoming election, the privi
lege of registering, ami this, with as'
jiftle inconvenience and1 expense ae is.,
'possible, while observing a faithful
compliance with the law. i
The. law is N made for the benefit of
:he general public, and will afford a
sure safeguard against illegal voting
and repeating at the elections, and pro
tects and upholds the purity of the
banok It should therefore be sud-
I ported by all good citizens and they
snoutti te wUi'.mr to submit to anr
'-jnall rnconenience in registering for-
the. reason that when their ballot is
Vrast they may know its effect will not
be cdumeracted by any illegal or spur
ious vote.
DIAMOND CUT DIA'MOND.
i Downtown Here comes Jackson.
He's ftc a new baby, and be'lf talk us
to deatli. . '.' t
Uptown Well, here -comes a neigh
bor of mine who has a new setter dog
Let's intrckkace them to each other and
leave them to their fate.
- A plaster pans design for an Unde
Sam" hat probably the ? largest in
die world containing wirbin its crown
practical models for upward of 200 dis
tinct styles of hats worn by 2.1 nation
alities, will be sent from Philadelphia
to the Paris exposition. , s
There is a man almost eight feet tall
in New York, and he is to be exhibited
in a museum in a few days. He calls
himself Hassan AH, and says he is aa
Egyptian. He arrived in this country
from London.
LIST. MI -fitTES
I ' 'J! -! - ' ' ' .
KANT PAT TRIBCTE TO MEHORT OF
" '-, KIO U. HIBBARU.
I,
Fmncml Scrrtcw War Ueld In ThU CJty
j WedaMda; Artcrwoa-Brlal U
- VU Hills Caaaetcry Tbnraday.
(From Daily, Feb. 22 d.)
I Very impressive funeral services were
conducted over the remains, of the late
King L, Hibbard at the First, Congre
gational church tn this city at 3:30
O'clock yesterday afternoon. The ser-
. ii' ' t. t if
ytoes were conuunea uy jvct. .
Kamner, pastor of the First Congrega-
tioaal dmrch. assisted by Rev. T. II.
Hendersvjoi :of the Central Conjgrega
rional church. i
) A. large concourse of the friends and
neighbors of the deceased had assem
bled to offer a last i tribute of respect
to the memory of a man, who was lov
ed and respected by all. A friend yes
terday ad of the deceased: "He was
a good man and had no enemies. Al
though a. man ol positive conclusions,
of conscientious corwictious and of un
questioned honesty, be entertained ma
lice towards no one and emoyed .be re
spect and confidence of all. As a
neighbor he was ever honorable and
upright in his dealings; as a citizen he
was benevolent and charitable? and as
a husband and father he was dutiful and
affectionate."
The services at the church were of a
very impressive nature. A quartet,
ronsfsting of Mrs. -H. B. Holland and
Mrs- II. S. Gile. Waher Jenks and H.
S. Gile led the congregational singing
ar.d at the conclusion of Dr. Kantner's
address, sang "Abide With Me" very
expressively. Miss 'Lillian RobHn also
sang a solo very sweetly. The pall
heaters weTe: . L. II. McMahan. II. G.
Guild. Dr. J. C Gri firth, and Dr. L
F. Griffith.
i After reading a number of appro
priate scriptural passages, Rev. Kant
w r said.: ' i , .
; "When William Blake,, the poet
painter, was asked if he saw the rising
sun, he answered. 'No! No! I see a
heavenly hast, and I hear them chant
ing. Holy! Holy! Holy! Lord God
Aknightv. Heaven and earth are full
of, the naajesty of thy glory.'
"Such is the vision resplerrdent and
upKfting that has dawned upon King L.
1 1 ibhard. who but yesterday assed from
?he sufferings and conflicts of earth to
rhe joys and -indescribable grorv ot the
redeemed, and in memory of whom we
'm-eet at this hour in this sanctCary
;serA-ice. It is fitting that we should
oause in the midst of our business ca-es.
xr.d many other interests and, think of
him wlvo has passed away. anvT tnink
of the life to which he has passed. ,
"Crosflntr the r1ins at an cxceed:ng-
ly early day in the history of the Pa-
chic coast migration, he has spent ovr
a lialf century , in thes state. He has
witnessed the spread of civilization, the
growth of settlement, the incoming
lides of advancing - prosperity tmti'
mw this Commonwealth holds a proud
place in the siteThood of states, lie
has seen the felling of the forests, the
cultivation of the prairie expanses, tlie
btlJinsr of our towns. and
cities, and the development of this
Northwest territory to its present geat
ncSs. He has not been a silent, in
active, spectator merely. Mr. Hibbard
has been one of the state builders, a
man who haa always led an active life,
energetic, earnest, purposeful. Con
cerned 'for he material prosperity o'
Oregonhe was also always interesteU
in the civil and social welfare of the
country and state. He was not to be
numbered with those who are glad tc
accept and profit by the services other.'
may lender, And then go their way for-"
trrtful of their duty to the state and na
tion, lie was not satisfied to e a
mere cipher 'n the body politic. At the
cost of personal sacrifice Mr. Hjbbarc'
coft of personal sacrific Mr. Hibbard
manifested his interest in the highest
welfare of ou: country and his own
state. : '
"He was a man of . convictions, and
.hose convictions lie followed wherever
they led him. Ridicule, persecution, so
cial .ostracism and nothing else would
be able to swcive a man of' bis strong
feelings from strictest fidelity to bis con
scientious ; convictions of what he t be
lieved to be right, politically, socially
and .tinrally. Sometimes his convic
tions led hrm away from hose 'of hit
best friends and most intimate ass "iate
but such was the integrity of the man,
that those who differed , with him.
nevertheless honored and respected hi
unqustioned bonesty and nobleness f
purpose and character. Mr. Hibbard
was everywh.rre and at all times a man,
and as a man he endeavored to be an
expression of bis convictions. f Men
could tfways know and that quite
readily, where be stood. And he stood
As a public official he rendered accept
able service, and honored the office he
filled.
"Mr. Hibbard for many years, has
been a Christian. When the W'illard
Congregational church was organized
about ten years ago be with his wife
and some other members of the family
identified himself . with that organiza
tion. : He was the first .member of Ibe
Willard church with whom 1 became
acquainted. It was during the session
of the Armaal State Association of
Congregation ll Church which was held
in thii'chtmch in the fall of 1894 that I
met him. Stirling jtrst outside of yon
der entrance our state superintendent
introduced me to Deacon Hibbard. anJ
while standing there, arrangements wee
effected in harmony with which I was
expected, to supply the Willard chirrch,
occasionally crrtrf a pastor was secur
ed. ":' ':-..','. :,. i
"That was not the beginning of his
Christian life when he unhed with the
Congregational church at Willard. It
was however an illustration of his gen
uine Christian character and broad
rranded idea of religion when h. a
Cum berhtnd lresbyterian, conclude J to
associate himself with repneserrtati e
of different denominations in the eilort
to provide religious privileges for rhe
people of thit community, and thus the
Wiad Congreeational church can:e in
to existence. The confidence the mem
bership of that church had in him as
a Christian led them to choose him as
one of the deacons of that church anl
here, as everywhere, he was Ja-rlnJ
and true.-':-'? l.-:.;- '' '-; :;- -.'"
"Those who knew ttun best kne hts
character elements and Christian lite
and of all that knew him probably n--
one wiU doubt the genueneness ot that
Christian profession. The church at
Willard has recently J lost wo f..
mairtitays. Warren Cranston and Ktng
Hibbard. but the church - triumphau:
before the throne has .admitted tliem to
its membershia. and the church .there
is the richer, w bile the church on earth
mourns their death. : ;
"Mr. Hibbard has beeri an intense
sufferer at times during the past two
years and the jwessure of failin- hetlth
necessnateu nis rairnunvi
homestead, wnere he lived so long, and
which was therefore so rich in pleasant
memories of the past. And. so the old
home with its precious memories must
be forsaken and our dear brother c ies
out to God as did another, saying
'His will be one.wb(ose darkest ways
to Kght and life are leading. .The
quest ior health is begun with only tem
porary relief and encouragement.. At
last, at lastw the hour nas strucx. tnc
time Iras come, and our brother finds
healing and fulness cf i recovery in the
father s house "wiere there snait oe no
more death; neither sorrow, nor crying
neither shaSl there be any more pam
for the former things are passed away;
"As some of his own dear ones pass
ed on,: and especially the dear boy who
died in the distant islands during fhese
days en Mr. Hibbard was himself
already a suffei er he niay have said will
Louise Chandler Moulton : .
MY FATHER'S HOUSE.
'When shall I join the blessed coipty
Of tho5 this barren world to me
, denies? j
Wiien shall I wake to the new
day's surprise.
Beyond the murmuri
of death's moan-
mg sea,
In that "gEad iome wl
lere my best loved
I ha-e found mj
ones le:
And know that
Paradis
Finding aga'yi the Kve that never
die . I
The heart's dear welcome, biding there
for me?- .1 ..-.'
I wait akme tipon life's wind-swept
beach ' . 1 '
The waves are high the sea 1
wild and wide - .
Vet Death, bold pilot, all thejr
wrath shall dare.. '
And guide me to the shore I fain would
." reach: i '
Even now- I bear the swift. inccm-J
ing tide. 1 i .
Whose slow, eteenal ebb my bnrk
shall bear.
"He has joined that blessed company
now and in the company doubtless long
we this has descpvered Walter and Hal
ind the Christ who! gave himself for his
redemption and besides these a legion
of those who, 4ike him. have come up
through grea: suffering and. washed
fieir robes and made them white in the
blood of the lamb; ,
"There are men j who never discover
their spiritual natures, who rive only for
rfiis present life and never give a vnvle
thought to the life beyond in the dir
ection of which all our faces are turned.
God is not in theirthoughts. They
have thoughts of business and thotig.ts
of pleasure, and thoughts of ease, but
no tlioughts of God or of preparation
for the great hereafter. They go into
eternity bankrupt. , They "have, laid up
no treasures in heaven, and there are
none for them there.for we each large-
I ly make our own eternityfor us. King,
j Hibbard. through a prosperous man.
was not satniied to live lor the preseta
only. He made provision for the im
mortal life, and so wlfen -it dawned it
found him ready and waiting with faith
Ti God, and infplicit trust , in Jesus
Christ, and for such a soul eternity can
bring no disappointment. It brings
mrji rises, but not disappointment. The
surprises will . be the , arlorious ' revela
tion's of God's goodness, and grace, and
oower which shall far reeed the imag
inations of men. -Mr. Hibbard has en
tered into that glorious life.
"To loved ones he sends back his
message of good cheer and earnest ap
peal. It is well, with him. It shall be
eH 'with you dear ones, wife, children
xnd all. if you too are.jtrue to- the
Christ to the end." .
In conclusion. Dr. Kantner addiess
d a few remarks of consolation to the
bereaved family and the exercises were
inded.
Floral pieces were numerous, includ
ing many beautiful designs.
A PIONEER. The St. Helena (Cal
fornia) Sentinel, of February 15th, says:
'Robert B. Cannon died suddenly yes
terday morning of rheumatism of the
beart. 'Mr. Cannon was born in Wayne
rounty. 111., October 9, 1828, and came
'o California in 1840. He settled in
Solano countyj where he lived for
wenty-six years. He leaves a wi Jow
ind four children, one son in Texas,
)n in Salt Lake Chy, and a son and
daughter who live at home. One broth
t in Iake coiunty, and a brother and
sister in Illinois survive him. v The fu--teral
will be held in Suisun next Satur
lay, February ;J7th, at It a. m." .
VISITING IN S A LEM. Claude
Taylor, who served on the cruiser
Olympia. of Admiral Dewey's squad
ron, during the Spanish-American war,
ume up from Portland yesterday morn
ng and is visiting old acquaintances in
he Capital City. This is Claude's first
visit to Salem since he concluded his
naval career. jHe is now employed as
fireman by the Southern Pacific Com
any, his run being between Ashland
md Dunsmuiit, California.
: : . I .
A COLORED MEMBER Gov. T.
T. Geer yestefday appointed Rev.' Ab
raham Ander4m, a colored minister, of
Portland,, a , member of the Charles
Summer Monument Convention, which
organization will look after the matter
of erecting a suitable monument to the
late Charles Sumner. 'Rev. Anderson
was recommended by the Afro-American
League, ef Portland., . ;
In
al . a
battle or
business, whatever the
game.
In law or in love, it is ever the same;
In the struggle for power, or the
; scramble for elf.
Let this be your motto: Rely on your-r-'
self!'. :.
For whether the prize be a ribbon or
throne, j
The victor isjhe who can go it alone!
i. j. John G. Saxe
n r if t t- t " T m Ann Et
: i . . , . .
THE SUlTll BROTHERS VTIUI. 11E HE-
. TB.1EO IX JOK.
aary.'ArtfrBolnKOat AU Klr,ht, lUporUd
. a OlMgrvenaent An Action ,
CenaioulMd. .. -. -
" .(From Daily, Feb. 22J.)
The iurr in the case of the state of
Oregon against the Smith brothers,
who were tried Jon Tuesday on the
charge of committing an assault with a
dangerous weapon upon their father,
several months ago. after being out all
aight deliberating upon a verdict, came
into' court at 10:30 yesterday morning,
feporting a disagreement.; judge Bur
nett promptly dismissed the jurors,
tnd the case was continued to the June
term of the circuit court. ( .
i J. D. Newman, against whom art in
iormation was" filed by District Attor
ney S. L. 'Hayden, on Tuesday, charg
ing him with larceny-from a! dwelling,
was brought into court to plead yester
day .- He pleaded guilty to the charge,
tnd, in view of the nearness of the end
A the term. Judge Burnett! fixed the
time for pronouncing judgment, for
Saturday, February 24th, at 9 a. m.
Newman is an ex-convict, who has
lerved three or four penitentiary sen
tences for larceny, JburglaryJ etc. He
was discharged, about a month ago, and
last week broke into Richard Carlsen's
house in this city, removed some fur
niture and nousenoid ettects, and soi
:hem to a second hand dealer, for which
rrime.he was arrested, tried before City
Recorder N. J. Judah. and bound m er
on Saturday last, with the result as
ttatcd above. He will pro?ably wcupy
his old cell at the penitentiary by next
Saturday evenintr. 1 -
The case of B. B. Smith, plaintiff, vs.
VV R. Smith, defendant? an action for
the recovery of a horse which was al
leged to have been forcibly detained,
was called at 90 'clock yesterday morn
'ng and went to trial beforejlhe follow
ng named eight jurors, both parties
having waived the right to ia full jury:
G. Steiner, W. A. iaylor, R. H. Ken
ady." C. L. Parmenter. Fred Bents. T.
S.; Golden. Pctrr Curtwright, A. Saur
.t'aine. At the conclusion if the testi
mony Judge Burnett directed the jury
to find a verdict for . the defendant,
there being no good showing made by
the plaintiff, a verdict .being thus given
or the defendant without cpst.
At l o'clock when the court recon
vened, the case of B. 11. Smith, plain
tiff, vs. W. 1 R, Sniith, defendant, an
aipeal from the justice courts was called
for hearing and a jury empanelled. The
case was shnilar to the first one. and
as the entire matter appeared to be a
family difficulty, the defendant in the
last two cases beine the nroseeutinir
witness in the above case. Judge Bur
nett advised the settlement of the ac
tion without submitting the same to a
jfO't granting 25 minutes time for the
same, and the attorneys in the cue,
Tilmon Ford for the plaintiff, and W.
H. Holmes for the defense, retired from
the court room, accompanied by their
clients. At the end of a half hour the
attorneys returned, reporting that the
case had been amicably settled," and
Judge Burnett reiitarked to the jurors
in the box that he was happy to dismiss
them from further service in the case,
the action having been dismissej.
Judge Burnett also complimented Jhe
attorneys in the case on the happy re-
suns anenuing tneir enorts to secure a
compromise in the case at bar.
Tlie court distfTissed all the jurors for
the. term With "fllo vrM(inn J! Wm
- ...... . - . .... I'....,. . ,,111.
Staiger, and that -wemlenian was ex
cused until sent, fdr bv ithe court. ,
Adjournment was thehad to Friday
morning at 9 o'clock, j
$700,000- FOR HER TROUSSEAU.
, - - .. ; :
s. a . 1
io sucn costly trousseau was ever
dreamed of in the Western world as is'
now being purchased for a fifteen-year-old
Japanese girl front a sum set apart
for the purpose of $1,250,000. Imperial
etiquette demands, however, that this
young person be.garbed on no less lav-"
ish scale, for she will one day be the
c . : r
iiiwi ijujt in 111c Japanese entire.
She is the Princess Sada; u3licly be
trothed on November 3d last, on the
occasion of a long series of gorteeous
fetes, to his Imperial Highness Yoshi
ti:n a1u . t. . . ...
imu, uic vrwun rrince. xosni Ilito is
only 20 years" bid, and in rather frail
health. Nevertheless he will probably
be "Mikado some. day. Therefore his
bride had to be chosen with great care.
The little princess who met the re
quirements is the daughter of Prince
Kujo.r and a member of the noble fam
ily of Fujiwara, which has already sup
plied the Japanese ' throne . with more
than a few empresses.
She is having not only a profusion of
magnificent Japanese costumes fash
ioned from the costliest stuffs by the
cleverest hands that the country af
fords; but must also be equipped with
toilets of Parisian statu o. ,'Marfv ni tVi
finest jewels in the world are being
gathered to set up her highness' deli
cate kin and dusky hair.
- As Prince Kujo, the Crown Princess
elect's father is. far from rich, the
question came up as to who should
settle the bills for this extraordinary
bridal array. Prince Kujo contributed
$100,000, and said that was all he could
give. The royal house tame to the
rescue with $400,000 more; But that was
not enough. . .
1 So the emperor decided that $700,000
Wt by the late Dowager Empress Yei
sho, Princess Sada's aunt, should be de
voted to this excellent purpose. New
1 one lournai.
COLONEL "BOB" vND It IS
T j MEN'S PETS,
j When neat a barracks in India one
ay Lord Robert was annoyed by sev
eral terriers belonging to the soldiers.
The owners. rushed forward, kicked the
quadrupeds and humbly apologized
for their peti' misdeeds. The colonel
listened, and then said: .
'They undoubtedly make good en
tries, but I don't likejhe way they sa
lute their superior officer." Saturday
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The only man who can take life
without destroying, if is the phologra
Pher. s