V mm I idlifettDoinis . do. New (Beginiara)l ReircDnainKEilus V ,,, . 1 1 , Weekly obeqoi? statesman, tuesbat octobes 33; it-.!. .' m 2l New Styles in Ladies' SFts v And Coats They arc all new, clever styles, f.sh-, ioned after raodels approved by leading faith ion experts. The assortment of jt-H rover'-a wide fan; and Includes Ktn. hip an'l three quarter length mat-suits. ' All the lead in; plain shaken and many combinations; of colors arp lejtn'stfntetl; Materials are. si:itod.-for year around wear. CHALLENGE SALE Reduced ONE-THIRD Look: For Yellow IN GOD'S SERVICE WHAT WAS SAID FOR THE EET TEEMENT OF THE WORLD ON SUNDAY III SALEM. ktcrc:;tlns and Lesson Giving Ex cerpts from Sermons of Various of Salem's Pastors in Some of the Leading Churches of This City. li"V. I. is. Knight soke at the Cn' ti:i (.'on) egatioiial chnrch on the sub J"t "Author find Finisher. " 1'salin 1ZS.H. "The Lord will pcr frt that whicli cont-ertu-th me. ". The juitKt delicate si ml sensitive of all tic "sense!, " 'if one may -jypeRlC, tn tho ije-iise of imierlrct ion. At least, 's is so of the man v.ho looks, him "if sqn.inlv in the face, who studies kis own heart ;'as an opeu book, and "twilily compares his possible Ideal ith the poor reality. .Such a one wilt I m.ived to drop ono letter when lie "utiles Loriiffellovv "s lines: "Of all . sad Words of tongue or pen, The snddest are these Iiight have hr.-:,.' 9 An.l if, in addition-. to being sober thoughtful.' such person id endow 'f with a ipiick conscience, it will not I in rtarrl to matters external, to W i'portunities of fame or fortune, "iat he will cherish these nifditations. '! is our mora shortcomings -and iru lrfeiti.,n sadden us most. All, ar unrest .is founded finally on moral 'aswx As rftere animals wo could be "tent with little. lint we are not ""re animals. Trv as we will, We ean- ' nake oarwlvea such. The human fMtnre-who falls below tho standard I f man does not leeome an animal, 1 , ""i something .worse. There is no evi knen that this sense of . imperfetion Rubles ..tlmse humbler creatures . that M their .;uf9 nd no their -ways, un. n;lfuT of the "Mighty maelstrom of livin,. nnrest" in which humanity is "nsrgling. - " l niin. then, in a ease to be pitied pn Compared with these bun? bier rmarest F think not. This sense ot '"r-crfeetion js a gjgtt 0f higher ' pos- wht ics, a pnphei'y of a perfection .at may lie" What'seema our desnair n reality our hoi. The bcishts to hich we may soar are suggested . Dy wpths in-which we languish or, J2"I more properly, the depths in 6irh w languish in,iicate the heights which we have fallen. V : aa s conscionsncss- of his own lit- H is the, first sign of his great r' is ivut great because he is thA ?l hwU8e he knows he is small ia his smallness suffers. J is natural, then, that man shoubl sW.nle L5n hltnl ' plan; that e efn . l"8tins as to the origin aat plan; that he should discov WirDe! OT Jater that a . Power, and r.an8n'-inR his own most b U.w " lua pian; that ,he should " ' rW f k v n t. . " v n iiow and secure tho, Bfe.'f that Power.and - ViWmv - mwingTCTrriCTLfm:gM u ..j j wBftaffiaxtu wfftrarT"' m t t t.'a xiMiTrn-T . n,in . ' M ERE will be an enormous outpouring: of eager patrons tomorrow when we open our great 11 ; : CHALLENGE salecisjthat we are overstocked in many departments -and we need room. Over Fifty Cases of c Holicf display-this necessitates the removal of a vast amount of goods. THislsale affords money saving opportunities not to be overlooked.' It involves every-day neces isjtiey4ry thing: from trifles in the notion department to the highest class gowns and wraps. verylrtiele in Children's Coasts. Wc have arrange! a rack full of Children's Coats in a wide range, of mz&, stales anil colors.. An oppor to'nity'you annot afford to. miss. Fit CHALLENGE SALE $2.00 values are reduced to ....... $-..0 values during $1.33 $1.67 $3.00 values are sTII"! $5.00 values daring T fiJ . Our Challenge Hale 4.lt3 Ladies' Jackets 1 Ladies' All-wool Kersey Cloth Jackets n. a jreat variety of wanted dors. The greatest money saving opportunity placod before you. Val ues range up a 'high as $15.00 - CHALLENGE SALE $3.50 in, his Iwst efforts to work out the plan. Tin. is Iojic, T' is 13 history. This is religion. Kvery temple in the world, anil every altar of worship, Iwars wit- 'lie-is in yome degree to the power of this thought. The Psalmist s argument is sound: ' 1 ' Tlie. Lord . wilt perfect that which C'Miecrjictah tne.' What lie begins will be -must be "-finished. , We may rein ! .thus far a priori. The infal lible rftnnot; fail., "llis-'part of. the work w ill lie finished, will be finished rigl-i. He wft only jdans for me, hvit He wnrks . out that plan works, with the" worker works in the" worker. This does not imply the foolish doe trine that .as " what is to be will Ik " there if no place or occasion for ef fort on my part. It is not said that He wii'i "rfect me, but that "lie will perfect ! thTtt; which concerns me," making it, so that T shall have the chance to grow into wiiat 1 was plan ned to be and what I should be. It is not written thaf He shall wiil and work for -me.. liu it is written-that Miod worketh in you promjd.ing you) both to will and to work according to his good pleHsnre. " ' AVe- are eo-workers with Ood, then, not alonr in. an outward sense but in an inward seuse. He not only works for us and with us, but als within us. He works as, originator and director; that is his sovereignty; We work by voluntary acceptance of the plan and tne direct ions;-r-f hat is our free agency. My will is not overridden by the sov ereign will, "bnt rather by the sov ereign reason that is common to both trills, tiod'a will is as much ruled by wjiat ?9 right . and best as is man's will. The sovereignty consists in the infinite, peffeetion of the other. " The imperfect rises to the plane of the, perfect when it leeomes obedient to the higher reason.;1 Man becomes one with God si child of God when he . .. ..- : il l, Ik. Tli. suiters mc uivine win, nnoun vin reason, t to guide his human will into the perfect way in harmony with alt this, and with thevtext, is the saying that He is 'The author and perfeetor of faith." He plan the whole; He completes it. Wc are his workmanship. There is no conflict, 'there isywie building. The architect flans it nd directs every detail of the work. The, under-work-man is pimply,1 and very properly, aub leet lo the l,an- There can le no conflict unless my mistaken create, it. There ran'W no mistake if I master myself, the implements of my oeeupa tiort. and the details and specifications of that noble plan of which t arn a part. ' 1 muf t keep" steadily at - Hi3 work. I mast watch constantly -for the indications of His will. Wherever 1 am and whatever I do J musV loo-t fof the marvelous tracings of His maater hand; and bo sure that every stroke counts for ""t-he-beautiful struc ture that He has "planned for me-to rear fiwrf theliiouoe of His nme and the eternal housing of my soul. And be -this my comfort and my inspira tion::;:.." :i . "-' , ..." '. ' ' : For totliv amp tomorrow for time ana ielernity---,,TlierL9rdfwill perfect that, which coneerneth me. Rev. W .II. SVlleek at the-First si. " l'rhaih - 'eddfTiis audience Pun- The TTZ. II JCtcS. MeiemonA Tickets, 7 TJU SSJMBmMmm, ?W-lf r1 SALE and we . expect to surpass all previous records. House, Except Contract Goods, Radically - Fur Ties A choice assortment of the newest styles ia Tur Ties. A very popular garment ' ' ' CHALLENGE SALE S1.85S2.25 Worth 125 per cent more. McGee Petticoats Mercerized Black Sateen Petti coats -with the celebrated lleGec patent yoke which fits perfectly over the' hips. No bunching of the gar ment . i VOAilUiil VTXa OAllU $1.50 values , during this sale. r75 cis $li"5 vales during this Challenge Salo f 2.00 values during our Challenge Hale $2.50 values during our Challenge Hale 88 cts $1.00 $1.25 day evening on IThe l'rogrt&sive Power of Sin. '. , And Itaxael. said, IJut 'What, is thy servant, a dog. that he shoulddo this ifreat thing. II Kings, 8 13. These words indicate the honor in tiio soul of the officer of the king of .Syria when the prophet revealed to him his blood v deeds, and a business 'M reserjti inconceivable. ' Tho ' j.rriphe. s eyes were opened to heholii the career of Hazael; saw him murder; his king; ascend the throne; at the head of devastating ar mies, overrun Israel and give the land up to pillage and the women and chil dren to a frightful liarbarity. Such flagrant crimes he l.iouj-ht , himself quite incapable of cominiting. Not yef was the .ambition that aspireu to the throne of Syria or the treachery that issued in the assassination of his master fully ripe. Hut it all proved true, nevertheless. And Hazael's ex perience has been repeated in the lives of men from his day to this. io one knows what he may do until he has the chance. hvery man is a stranger to his own possibilities of good or evil. The characters and des tinies "of men are surprises, even to themselves. . Consider the ignorance men have of their own hearts. Hazael did not believe-he was bad enough to do any ot the things here anticipated. How commonly we hear men say of some evil doer, "nut he has a good heart." Wc apologize for our infirmities and excuse, rather than accuse, our own hejirts. God's word chargethe heart as lieing eorrifpt and human nature tainted -by iniquity. Kvery man is at times staggered by himself by the revelation of the possible depravity of which he mijht sink in yielding to the -egest ions ind promptings of his own evil nature. For every; Dr. 'Jeekll has his Mr. Hyde and .both' are-possible in the same person. '' Consider., the progresive nature of cveil. Sin is the most 8p-elons thing in the world. ; Trace it in a young man. Tried with minor sins, finds eon science ki-enly sensitive; "v tempted again, finds less reluctance is pre pared to go .a step-farther. ! In the next stage he is confirmed in the habit. Now be begins to lose his sense of shame, throws away his mask, j becomes a, bold transgressor. Conscience ..-.' is seared, ils accusing voice is';sUenced. The next step, he glories in his shame. Having aecbttip the ruin of his own honor and lost his. self ; respect, he seeks and delights in; the :jruin of others. I .appeal to the - drunkard wuether he did not once abhor tbe. in toxicating V np: ' to'i the dishonest tradesman with what timidity and op-' braiding, of conscience he commenced, his fraudulent practices, i Eyen the mnrderer oiue, shrank ! from, the very thought of tlee-la of blood. "Vero, who murdere-1 his wife and mother, was once a tender-hearted ; youth;anI Ju das a. gentle bo. : , r ; . i; ; ' 1 "Men who. pursue a course of evil never stop where they purpose, buUare carried far beyond, his is explained bv the, power of habit. When one act follows another it is aa whefi foot fol lows foot and . a path 13 beaten. A single 'drop does not make a river, but ONE HUNDRED PIECE GENUINE, FRENCH HAVILAND CHINA DINNER SET Another' fortunate purchase, our own importation, three designs, (only six sets). The first six customers pre ; senting duplicate cash sales checks aggregating purchases to the amount of 100.00 within six months rommen4Vg with November 1, 190.-will be entitled to oue of these magnificent Dinner Sets upon payment of flB-Bo. Portland stores are : advertising these sets as srecial at $3.SO. . LoLdies Skirts Late styles in Ladies ' Wool and. Mohair Skirts in all wanted colors. A most opportune time in which to. make your selection. By far the largest showing ia fhe city and -the values at egular prices are the best to be foun-" , CHALLENGE SALE $5.00 values during $3.35 our Challenge Sale $8.50 values daring fl? C i L Cl our Challenge ale m9JJJ , 10.00 values during (f A . our Challenge Hale HUU Free Sponging To introduce our 'new DUPLEX SPONGER we will sponge all dress goods purchased here during CHALLENGE SALE Oct j-owr order in early as there will 1 e a rush. PHENOMENAL,' OFFER drop on drop 1 he strekm gathers vol ume arid force until it cuts the moun- tains, the hollows, the. valley, a dea lt roying Hood. So one sin begets an other, to hide" its'-baseness or accom plish its purpose it gathers' force un til, like a fire a child might extinguish, it licks up cities ajnd --jnelta iron and ustonc into lava and dyst, Learn two or three brief lessons. ; Beware of the leginnfngs of iniquity. No man kuows to what . height, an Ri-nr- will grow if planted, nor what chyrm is in the siren voice o- an evil indulgence. Avoid the. very appcar. nnee of evil. Fear to sin. A man must inevitably reap what he sown in time and - in eternity.. Klernal destinies are only J the" ripened fruits of time. - licware of self confiilence.- "So ma-i is in greater danger-than ,the man who 1 Ixiasts his strength. Take lessons of j Sampson and Peter and show a lofty j spirit. ' Seek the possession of" the fear of (Jod. The religion .0. Jesus Cbris.t will i save and slrengthen the moral nature j of rnen. His-blood wiUcJeanse trom ( all sin. He will plant the' fear of Gimi and a healthy abhorrence of sin in the heart will arflrst the develop- -'nient of evil and save from unknwon -Kissibilities of sin and guilt. . . Rev. Frank A. Powell at Jie Uni tarian church Sunday morning, spoae on "The Inequalities in.'thc Ixit of Life," taking as his text, "Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance, and of 'my cup: thou maintainest my lot. The line an? fallen unto me in jileaaant places. Yea I have a goodly heritage. Jehovah is good to all; and h is. tender mercies are over a his .works. Ps., 10:5, ; 115:0. ' I lielieve that it is wfell to Ihj alive. The lot of lite, in the great majority of cases at least, is a happy and fortunate one. - : Hut the psalmist maintain;; that Je hovah is good to all. Providence not only is kind, but its kindness extends to every human being. ? In any gen eral view of life, however, there is nothing, perhaps with wbieh the niind.4 of men are more strongly impressed than witn the apparent inequalities in the human lot. .t; '' "These inequalities are? so obvious that they cannot escape attention. One man i poor, another rich; one; is well, another ill; one is a genins, another has small capacity; one is honored and admired, another -is nnnoticel and un known. It ia.well, then, to face the facts ami see what we" can make of these differences in the fortunes. of Wn v; ' ; -'"'." ..-' -";;:'': 1 - la the first -place t will snggest that these inequalities in the lott ot life are not so great or ao numerous aa they are commonly supposed, t be.', A few illnsf rations will make this clear. The general impartialite of Providence will appear in the nice adjustment and .balance' of 'the inequalities, cansed: by nature; in the allotments of . climate, temperature, soil ami scenery, . a the north men complain of the rigors ofHhe climate; but in -the south they puffer from the plague. If a man comes west he gains something and losea some thing; if be goes east he gains some EeLgle Pins Superior to English Pins CHALLENGE SALE - 4c Colored Hooks & Eyes To match Dress Gools CHALLENGE SALE 3c dor. Needle books Regular 25e Needle Book Cases CHALLENGE SALE 15c Safety Pins Regular 5e qualities CHALLENGE SALE . 3c x" Cube Pins Large and small. 100 count, regular 5 cent values CHALLENGE SALE 3c thing but loses somet-ing. No one lo ojen and free to alt. In the light of this general impar tiality the inequalit.es of life are les-, sened and almost lost, as the elevations of Alps aint . ndes are lost in the curve of the sphere. Hut further, the barriers and bounda ries between different stations of life are not so fixed, so obdurate, so inex orable or s impassable as they may at first appear to lie. All the condi tions of life are plactie. Life is prac tically what we make it and" in the light of this great fact what shall we say of inequalities? The soul grows rich and great and capable i)f happincs in proHrtion to the extent and scope and variety of its experience. There is compensation in this thought for every trial of life. In resjiect to the inequalities which actually do exist, we have a doty to perform. It may be stated in the words of Pant: "Ye then taat are strong ought to -ear the infirmities of the tpea-. ' ReV. Henry T. Habcoek preached Sunday evening from the 21st chapter of Job, l.tth to 17th verses. "iSo, when they had broken tneir fast, caity can monopolize all the advan tages Another illustration of this general impartiality in the distribution of bless ings fnay be seen in the condition of human life. Life, like nature, is a system of checks and balances. For example, you cannot at the same time enjoy the plessuTes of the country and the advantages of the city.- No man in ny one condition of life can so monopolize good things but that he will pine for ame ot the good which ofher men enjoy and of which he is deprived: This is so in the nature of things. . Again, th greatest and most numer ous of the blessings 01 life are .bestow ed upon all without discrimination. Life itself, the first and greatest blessing, is the lot of all alike. The cardinal and essential facta ot human experience, the fact that fire warms us, that the air vitilizes us, that water quenches our thirst,, that the earth produces food tn nourish our bodies, theae facts are the same to all. These re the essential conditions without which life could not subsist; and theae eonditinns are the same .or all. : Again, character, the only, intrinsic, infinite and eternal good, is attainable by all and tne only real and abiding distinction between men are in the end distinctions of character. i Also the "gifts and bb-ssings of re ligion, communion with, the Infinite Spirit, and all the consolations- and comforts which come from a sense of our vital rvltion tn Infinite Life, are Jesus saith uoto Simon Peter. Simon, son of John, lovest thou me more than theaef He; saith unto - Him, Year Ixu-d, thon knowest -1 hat I love thee. He saith niifo bint. Peed my'lanibs. He saith to him again a second nme, Simon,, sou of John, lovest thou me I He saith unto Him, 1 ea LonL ' thou knowest that I love thee, lie saith unto "him. Tend my sheep. He aaith unto him the third time, Simon, son of John, lovest thou met Peter . was grieved becam-e He said unto him the third time, Lovest thou met And he Our reason for this Reduced in Price A full line of Misses New Coats in a full range of sizes and colorings a fine opportunity to get a school coat at less price. A Regular $1.00 value during our CHALLENGE SALE : 52.65 ""125c Fea.therbone ' CHALLENGE SALE 10c uyij-LrLT-T.T.'L-ir in 1 " - binding ribbon Pure Silk binding ribbon, excellent quality CHALLENGE SALE 8c MEN'S C IL OTHI NO Our entire stock of men's high grade suits ami overcoats are included in this great sale. You know the worth prices you are making a big saving. foremost makers and the assortment this city. , Challenge Look Yellow Tickets. said unto Him. Lord, thou knowst all things; thoaknowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto hint, Feed my sheep... The theme wish to take from tahis passage is love and its commission. To appreciate the scene of our text we must recall two other scenes between Jesus nd Peter. ' After Christ told His disciples of His coming passion, Peter said ',Lordt where goest thou?.. Jesus answered, "Whither"' I-go,' thou canst not follow me now: but thou shalt -follow me af terwards... Peter saith unto Him, "Lord, why cannot I follow thee even now?.. "1 will lay down my life for thee. Wilt taou lay down thy life for me? Vcrilj', verily I say unto thee, the cock shall not crow till thou hast denied me thrice... The next morning Jesus is taken be fore Caraphaa, and IVteralip in among those outside the crowd. At the ques tion is he a disciple of the Christ, ask ed by a maid, gome soliders and a ser vant, Peter thrice denied his Lord, and the cock crew. Jesus, eyes met Pet er, s, and weeping bitterly, Peter ruch ed out into the open. And now the scene of our text, Pet er from the lost s told by John that the man on the siore who commended them-to east their net on the other side is the Lord. His impulsive love is again manifested. He casts himself into the sea and rusoes to his Lord. Jesus in our text tests his love apd commisions him to serrjee. The three fold question reminding Peter of bis three fold denial makes this test the more severe. ''. . - To make. this passage practical, I wish, first, to dfine the love here de manded; second, to explain the com mission; and, third, to consider the re lationship of these two love and -service. , . ."' .,'.-,'..'",' .. . The love here demanded. In the Greek there are two words for love, tne one '"indication or reasoning, dis criminating attachment, founded in the condition that its object is worthy of esteem, er entitled to it on account of benefits .bestowed..'. The second, "represents a warmer, more instinctive sentiment more allied to feeling, and implying more passion... The first em phasizes the intelligent element in love.! the secorr-K the attectional. , This distinction eleam up many . of, our difficulties as Christian's. Christ nee demands of, us affectionate love. The first and second, great command ments both use the word standing -qr an intelligent love." ,Vv ben commanded to love our enemies this wor'l is again used. . . Many young Christians when aske if they love their Savior, hesitate and are troubled because they feel not an affectionate love for Christi This love ia not given at will and is not demand ed by Christ. Now in our passage both of " these Greek words for love are used. Jeans asks Peter in bis first two questions if he lovea;,'J lira intelligently. Peter replies affectionately. The third time Jesus a-ks, Do you really love me af fectionately, aad if se.feed my sheep. 2. Turn now to the commission: M (a) Feed my little Iambs. fb) VTend ray little sheep. (c) Feed my sheep. ' s silkolines Regular 124e ami 15c- value CHALLENGE SALE 9c curtain scrim Plain and fancy stripe curtain scrim, 15a ami 20e values CHALLENGE SALE . 12c Free Rubbers Rublers given free, this week, with every pair of Ladies' Pingree CHALLENGE SALE of these garments, and at the sale' These garments are from Amorica s comprises the finest grade shown in Sale Prices For The v. The American Revised Bible brings out the true distinction in he threa commissions. "Tend.. include "feed., and much more guide, guard and fold. The little lambs stand for the weak in our churches (children of Cain among them) and is the commis sion of the strong to feed spiritually the weak. it includes also weak churches, and is the commission wnieh warrants home missionary work. Again it includes weak Christian eopIe, and is also the commission which warrants foreign missionary work. ' f The sheep are the more" modern Christians, amkthe commission to tend them is significant. It is not sufficient to win a man to Christ. He must be cared for after lierommg Christian. Aman is not saved by lieeoming a church member, but by the spiritual blessings he receives" as a church mem ber. ' ' Hot I mnst hurry on to my last oint, the relationship of love ami ser vice. Service without . love. Is worthless. Read the 13th chapter of 1st Cor. There is today a tendency to replace human labor by machinery. That cn never te done in soul winning. Char ity without love creates greater pau perism. However efficient our great charitable, organizations may be, the higher end is lost if the personal lov-.. ing contact docs not unite the one who gives with the one who receives. Hut oar text says, "Lovest thou me?.. We cannot love tho unlovely unless we love Jesus Christ. Our love to Him teaches us the real value of ev ery man, no matter how unlovely ha appears. Christ so loved them that Ho gave his life for their salvation. In Uiobi we see Jcsug Christ. "Inasmuch as ye did it unto the least of these my brethren, ye did it unto me." - , ;, ,., And as love tests our service, oar service tests our love. No love is true if'it be not expended- in service,. This is th heart of Christianity. ""Go so, loved that Hef-tve. " "Who roved 11s and gave Himself for u. ."Great er love hath no man than Jthis.'that , man lay down his life for his friemL" Would we be successful unless for Christ? Then we must love Him; "How may we love Him?, How q'uickly we become interested in those who are in- terested ia us. We love Him beeausi He first love,! us. Study His life, see" His loye which brought Him from His" home in heaven to live among "-simple men and finally die for them, lie- E now risen and . watting, to ttm your friend. Receive Him into your. Iif and His spirit will create ia you the love that will make you a ftuecessfnl t'hristian worker. Lovest thou me? Feed my little lambs, Tend my Iittl sheep, Feed my, sheep., .t , , , ; , Ban the la Yga Han) Km Eost fift-attars , fZ3 ' . Mrs. I. W. Srartj'.'is in Pbrtland at present where her mother '' underwent ' an operation yesterday. "Mr., ( C. P,' Lirhop sjient.Sanday with'his ami Mrslt. .. StarT's mother returning Huuday even- -ing. -; .-... . - 4 t f 'tl( - . . '.. ,- ! ' I. ,- I i .-. 1 ,, 4 vy.i w j !