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Volume 11, Number 10. PORTLAND, OREGON October, 1932.
IS $100.00 WORTH SAVING? change of address, it costs us two t h e s o f t d r i n k s a n d d a i r y p r o d u c t s i n cents. If you notify us before we dustries because of decreased consump You are surprised to see tbis issue of send the paper to the old address, we tion due to increased consumption of The Friendly Endeavor, perhaps, or save that two cents. Send all changes liquor. maybe you think that we have been to Randall Dicus, 1082 East Salmon St., How could liquor bring prosperity sending out the "Wolf, wolf" cry. Portland, Oregon. when the industry pays so little out in When the last issue of The Friendly If you know of anyone who is not proportion to what it receives? A tab Endeavor reached you there was just getting the paper and should be getting ulation made by economists in pre-pro- 76 cents in the bank and half of the it, please send the name and address to hibition days shows that while such pro printing bill was unpaid. But for the Randall Dicus. ducts as boots and shoes, clothing, wool loyalty of First Friends, Portland, this en goods, leather, slaughtering, flour, issue would not have been printed. T H E " W E T * D E C E P T I O N etc., pay for materials and wages from First Friends raised its entire quota 72 to 92 per cent of the value of the during the past month to save the paper The pages of history tell of the many product, liquor pays for materials and from going on the rocks. times that men have been called upon wages only 41.17 per cent of the value If you get The Friendly Endeavor in to defend their countries against their of the product. November, some other society or group enemies. Today the United States is Then we are told that repeal of the of societies will have to rally to the threatened by an enemy as terrible as 18th amendment would give the farmer cause and send some money very soon. any that ever trod the battlefields; an an opportunity to sell his surplus prod We do not have enough money to print e n e m y w h i c h i s i n s i d u o u s i n t h a t i t ucts. This hardly looks reasonable in a n o t h e r i s s u e . strives to poison the minds of people view of the fact that in 1917. before Someone may say, why not discontin instead of fighting in mortal combat. I prohibition, the per capita consumption ue the paper for a time and take it up refer to the agitation for repeal of the of dairy products was 754.8 pounds, later. Now listen and we will explain 18th amendment. It is high time that while in 1929 the per capita consump that. After months of effort The we arose to defend our country as loy t i o n o f d a i r y p r o d u c t s w a s 9 9 7 . 5 F r i e n d l y E n d e a v o r fi n a l l y o b t a i n e d a l l y a s d o o u r s o l d i e r s . N o w i s t h e pounds. This shows a gain of _ 242.7 second-class mailing rates from the gov time for men to show their patriotism. pounds per capita in the consumption of ernment. Before this, the cost of mail I am well aware of the fact that those dairy products since national prohibi ing was over .$10.00 per month. With who read this article are heartily in tion. "The grain required to produce second-class mailing rates the cost of agreement with me and that any at the increased quantities of these dairy mailing is about $2.50 per month. If tempt to enlist your sympathies is un products amounts to 10,067,196,000 we fail to print just one issue we lose necessary. The excuse I give for writ pounds. This is approximately three our second-class mailing rates. When ing this article is simply to furnish times as much grain as was used all we obtained the rates from the govern ment they cost us nothing. If we lose you with some facts which can be used told in the manufacture of fermented for ammunition. You cannot convert liquors in 1917." This statement comes our rates now and have to apply for the liquor interests to the right side of rates again they would cost $100.00. from Herman Feldman, Dartmouth Col this question, but you can, and it is lege economist. In other words, our second-class mailing- your duty to give the correct facts to Furthermore we find that 34 pounds rates are worth $100.00 to us. We the many around you who have been of barley will produce 386 half-pint must not lose that. misinformed by the liquor interests. I drinks of beer, while 34 pounds of gram Of course, we could change the paper go further-, they have been lied to by and 86 pounds of roughage are required to a quarterly publication, but every the liquor interests. to feed a cow so she will produce 192 time we change the time of mailing The writer acknowledges the use of the government will charge us $10.00. half-pints of milk. In other wcn'ds, On the basis of 50 cents per copy facts compiled from authoritative statis the value of the farm products _ which tics by such men as Richard L. Stout, are necessary to produce a drink of received, the amounts due from the experienced newspaper man and inves milk is about four times that n^essary various churches are as follows: tigator of Washington, D. C.; Richard to produce a drink of beer. On this , F o r 1 9 3 1 F o r 1 9 3 2 H. Scott, President of Reo Motor Car basis does the farmer want to substitute Highland ,$5.00 $21.00 Co.; Joy Elmer Morgan, for the past b e e r f o r m i l k . S o u t h S a l e m 1 2 . 0 0 12 years editor of the Journal of the C h e h a l e m C e n t e r 1 . 5 0 Again we are led to believe that a National Education Association; Fran repeal of the prohibition amendment Shenvood 4*00 cis D. Nichol, of Washington, D. C., because of the tax on liquor would re Greenleaf 10.50 slso author of the book "Wet or Dry;" move our national deficit. Let us see. Middleton 3.00 2.50 Louis J. Tabor, Master of the National In 1919, the peak year in liquor tax re Rosedale 3.50 Grange; Thomas Nixon Carver, Pro turns to the government, the tax on S c o t t s M i l l s 9 0 0 fessor of Political Economy in Harvard Marion S^SO liquor amounted to $483,050,000. 'Uie Boise 18.00 University; Stanley High, noted news expected deficit this year is $1,500,000,- p a p e r m a n . 000. Does this look like covering the S t a r 1 6 . 5 0 The wets say that the repeal of the deficit? Then do not forget the loss Melba g.gg 18th amendment will bring back pros to the government in taxes on dairy V a l l e y M o u n d 5 i 5 0 perity. _ They insinuate that the de products, soft drinks and candy, the Newberg 28.50 pression is due to prohibition. We ask consumption of which must necessarily Second Friends, Portland 10.00 why we had thirteen other depressions decrease if liquor returns. S p r i n g b r o o k 9 . 6 0 since 1800, all before we had prohibi The wets tell us that there is niore B e t h a n y 3 . O O tion? Could not liquor have spared drinking today than before prohibition. Tacoma 8.00 u s t h e n ? All facts point to the contrary. In an Kelso 4.50 We are told that a repeal of the 18th official report rendered January 21st, Piedmont 20.00 amendment would give work to a large 1932 the National Prohibition Admin number of men in manufacturing li istrator, Col. Amos W. Woodcock, said: HAVE YOU .CHANGED YOUR quor. Some think that employment "The government measured the amount ADDRESS? would be furnished to more than one of hops, corn, sugar, rye, barley, etc., million men. Let us see. In pre-prohi- raised and imported, subtracted the Have you changed your address re bition days approximately only 287,500 amounts used in known legal enter cently? Did you know that you could men were employed in the manufacture, prises, and reported the amount of raw help cut down the expense of the paper distribution and sale of liquor. That material left would make less than a by letting us know your change of ad would not go far in giving employment third of the former liquor consumption." dress before you notify the Post Office? to 10,000,000 men. What about the The department of vital statistics of If the Post Office notifies us of your number of men who lose their jobs in the U. S. bureau of census says that the October, 1932. THE FRIENDLY ENDEAVOR Page S. Page 2. THE FRIENDLY ENDEAVOR October, 1932.
Irenee du Pont, a memberr of the associ with their substance as recorded in Cbe Trltnaiy €ndea»or ation, says that if beer can be restored such passages as Proverbs 3:9-10 and Editor in Chief Mildred D. Hadley and taxed, one of his companies will 11. Corinthians, the ninth chapter. save more than $10,000,000 yearly in There is a JOY in tithing which the 1133 East Main Street, Portland, Oregon CHESTER A. HADLEY Associate Editor J. Emel Swanson corporation tax. So that is their game! "hit and miss" giver will never experi 327 East 52nd Street, Portland, Oregon. They would make the poor man pay ence until he adopts this divinely insti their taxes while they collect the rest S o c i e t y N e w s E d i t o r F l o r e n c e E i t t e r tuted method which is both absolutely See me Tearly riceling mrough me CHurcn Wlnaov 540 East Thirty-Second Street, Portland, Oregon of the money of the United States. systematic and accurately proijortionate, Whited sepulchers! and therefore just and equitable no mat Tithing Eep't Milo Ross The liquor forces are strongly organ t e r w h a t o u r s t a t i o n i n l i f e m a y b e . 1335 North Fourth Street, Salem, Oregon SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF The students go out two and two, on neighbors with whom they had formerly ized, and there are indications that they Love and gratitude towards God will B u s i n e s s M a n a g e r F r a n k C o l e The Field Superintendent of the Board week-end evangelization trips. In Ob- fought and whom they now had threat 984 East Salmon Street, Portland, Oregon may be successful unless something prompt us to give tithes and offerings of Foreign Missions of Oregon Yearly rages they were threatened with stoning ened, when they saw that they could Circulation Manager Randall Dicus stops them. But the arm of God is and really feel blessed in doing so. for distributing tracts. Nothing daunt not provoke them nor frighten them. 1082 East Salmon Street, Portland, Ore. stronger than the arm of flesh. It is T r y i t ! Meting of Friends Church, of La Paz, Bolivia. ed, they continued their work. In So the work goes forward. As soon as high time that the Christian people of H. 0. Voget, Achocalla they were taken up by the the dry season sets in the believers Published Monthly at 1082 East Salmon Street, t h i s c o u n t r y f e l l o n t h e i r k n e e s a n d Sunnyside. Fourth day, fourth month. government official and detained for there expect to begin the construction Portland, Oregon, by The Christian Endeavor cried to God that He defeat the forces several hours on the .suspicion of being of their chapel, school and parsonage. of Evil. We battle in vain without Nineteen hundred and thirty-two. Union of Oregon Yearly Meeting of Friends. E N D E A V O R E R S S E E H E L E N O F F communists. Most of their tracts and the help of the great ICing of Kings. La Paz, Bolivia. They are already taking over in large Subscription Price, per year 75c The course of the past year has a hymnbook were confiscated and they measure the support of the pastor so WALTER P. LEE. It was one of those perfect mornings were sentenced to hear Roman Catholic that we hope to be able to use this made of azure sky, fleecy clouds, air brought blessings, rich and various. Entered as Second Class Matter. February 8, 1928, These blessings were properly and am Mass. For some reason the priest did support, given by the congregation here at the Post Office at Portland. Oregon, under SENIOR TOPICS FOR OCTOBER of ozone and streaming sunlight; one not appear at the appointed hour, and in La paz, for the establishing of anoth of those mornings when dawn comes ply climaxed in the sessions of the the Act of March 3. 1879. Yearly Meeting held in La Paz, Bolivia, after some delay and an admonition er pastor in another village. October 2—How does the teaching of lightly, when new desires are kindled not to preach any more in His name or To Kalata, in August, 1981, went and when faith reaches out to a great third month, twenty-fourth to twenty- Jesus change business? Luke 19: nineteen hundred thirty-two. distribute any more tracts, they were Maximo Koza to preach the gospel. d e a t h s f r o m a l c o h o l i s m h a v e b e e n r e 1-8. Consecration Meeting. Heavenly Father who could create such This yearly meeting was not as large released. Taking their few remaining He remained there for two or three duced nearly 50 per cent since prohibi October 9—I. How does the liquor a morning. tracts from their pockets, they began months and then he asked to be permit Chester Hadley (the only bishop we ly attended as the sessions of last year tion went into effect; that Cirrhosis problem affect young people today? owing to the fact that the rains have at the next door and continued evangel ted to return to La Paz to continue his of the liver (an ailment closely allied Matt. 7:17-18; John 8:32. hpe) gathered his little flock around izing. They returned home rejoicing Bible School work. He is now with us with the use of alcoholic liquor) has October 16—II. What does alcohol do him, much as the early Friends must s e v e r e ; r i v e r s w e r e that they had been able to suffer a here in the mission with his wife, been reduced about 40 per cent. The to people and society? Matt. 18: have done when one of their number in ^™P^®sable, and the roads are little for Jesus. Another went to Dionisia and new little baby boy, Phil 4-6. was to go to prison or to a preaching life insurance companies say that the noimailynormnu <^oiidition,run in from so 4 thatto 6 ahours, istance in Yungas. There he was attacked, with emon. He helps in the grade school, death rate has been reduced from October 23—^III. What attempts have place far away. And there in the intent to kill, by a man who professed preaches and does many things to re been made to solve the liquor prob quiet of an autumn morning, and in thelp^r two days. Never- to be a believer, simply because he had l i e v e o u r b u r d e n s . H e i s o u r m o s t 8,800 per hundred thousand before pro the peace of the Holy Ghost, he prayed hibition to 2,000 per hundred thousand lem and with what results? Matt. and ^ ^0°':' attendance, preached that one may be saved from promising Aymara material. _ He is in the present saloonless days. 7:16-20. as only a loving pastor and faithful i-en-ion twenty Indians from the lake sin in this life. The supposed believer being partially cared for by missionary Evangeline Booth, Commander of the October 30—IV. What shall our group overseer of the work can pray. Like ^egmn endured the hardships of the was so enraged that he told our boy he offerings from the Melba Friends Sun Salvation Army, stated recently that in do about prohibition? I. Cor. George Fox of old, we knew, everyone was preaching devil's doctrine and that day School. New York City, in the days of the 10:31-33; Luke 12:6-7. of us there knew, that here was One, ous ®denn!if ™ of the vari- he was going to kill him, which he bur work in Obrajes has had to be J u n i o r To p i c s even Jesus Christ, who could speak to would have accomplished if another practically abandoned owing to the fact saloon, from 1,200 to 1,300 drunks were our condition— and He did speak the miLiom "le work of the brought into the Army's homes every October 2—How does liquor destroy Indian had not intervened. And so that the man in whose house we held night. Today, with prohibition, the men, women and children? Prov. words of comfort needed for that hour. Tho Medical Dispensary. the services moved away and there has Soon the train whistled its way they are suffering to preach the gospel, number does not average more than 25:29-32. b u t t h e y g o o n . been no further opening. around the turn and thundered into with us °°Vb1 we have always seven. October 9—China in days of old. Acts In August, 1931, we rented a nail in the station. Scores of shoes crunched during "the Sourae of fl; Among the Outstations College students are accused of drink 28:1-6. insignificant w t the year is not the Sopocachi district, La Paz. _ This ing more than ever before. Not long October 16—How missionaries helped over the station gravel as we trailed as to resources heen limited, In April, last year, we sent a pastor rent was cared for by the missionary to change China. Acts 28:8-10; down its long- length trying to find car to Tiquina to care for the work in the tithes. One day Bernardo Paredes, ago a letter of inquiry on this subject missionaries 1. Thess. 2:7-8. H. Bunched up together by car H, villages of Kalata, Amakira, Guayllani, the Aymara worker in charge, came to was sent to 300 College presidents. the friends sang, "God Will Take Care able to oonV,-u i have been Replies were received from 262. One October 23—What does China need? health anrSort ^=7®''^^^^hle to the Chicarro and Camacachi. His monthly the mission, saying, "How long shall hundred forty-seven replied that there A c t s 4 : 1 2 . of You," last kisses, a disappeanng Since JuIy^igSf ^®hevers. reports show a steady increase in mem we not give? How long shall we look is less drinking now than before pro October 30—What can we do for Chin form, and then "God Be With You Ud bership and attendance. He has now to the missionaries to help us? Me hibition. Ninety-seven replied that ese children? John 21:15. We Meet Again." A grinding of coup V^riet'^/^ for medicines $11.00 been furnished with a book to register shall pay our own rent and lights from t h e r e i s e i t h e r n o d r i n k i n g w h a t e v e r o r lings and car wheels and the sinuous Numbei u m h e ofv treatments o f ^ 1 80 3 births, marriages and deaths in that now on so that you can use this money so little that it is unknown to the facul- length of the cars crept away from us region. The gospel has progressed to to help in some other place." And so TITHING TESTIMONIALS VI. a brave hand waved to us from tne The Grade Schools such extent in Amakari that they now the love of souls and the gospel moves dusky interior of the car—■ a dozen i n f o r m u s t h a t p r a c t i c a l l y t h e e n t i r e ^isText, prohibition has been assailed as I remember the first time that I them to take up the burden of the work being the cause of racketeering and earned a dollar mother told me to give quick hands answered in a last, long theschoo7s®o7thp°fir«f'' midst of ^ ' importance, .®°''®'her the still, grade in village is "evangelista." The pastor, and release funds for other needy dis bootlegging. A survey of the news farewell wave to our Helen. Faster Cipriano Mamani, when giving his re tricts. a tenth of it as a tithe. I was rather moved the train until only an izati^n , Ignorance, our organ- port in the Yearly Meeting, said, "Be papers of 1890 and succeeding years surprised because I had never realized Evangelization shows that there were speak-easies, sky and singing rails were left. , viT out YhTs'"^. ^voefully' incomplete fore we went there with the gospel the that children could tithe the same as final the distance and how veiled tne TtiSn m
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Ellis Beals and family, of Wachita, ENTIAT A L I T T L E S A V I N G S Kansas, have been visiting at the home OUir L ACCOUNT IN A TWENTY of Mr. Beals' sister, Louella Brovm. The Tacoma Quarterly Meeting was Ellis is a graduate of Pacific College held at Entiat August 26-27-28. There PAYMENT OR AN ENDOWMENT and Friends University, and is now were several delegates from Tacoma POLICY IN THE teaching in the Wichita High School. and Seattle present. Friday evening Our Intermediate Society won the the Superintendent of Education, Mrs. Aetna Life Insurance Co. Anti-Summer-Slunip Contest of Capital Brown, had charge of the meeting. In District Christian Endeavor Union. teresting talks were given by Clara For further information, inquire of A series of baseball games reached a Berg, Lloyd Osburn and Marjorie Votaw F. F. ANDERSON, District Mgr., climax Labor Day when our young- peo telling of various schools and school ple and their friends spent the after experiences. Then Dr. Perisho, of 439 S. Baker St., McMinnville, Oregon noon at Elm Grove Park. Hot supper Newberg, talked about education and f o r t h i r t y w a s s e r v e d a t 6 : 3 0 , f o l l o w e d i t s a i m s . b y t h e r e g u l a r b u s i n e s s m e e t i n g . Mr. and Mrs. Mills and children re $9.76 was cleared by our society when turned from Portland September 1st. a lawn social was given. Home-made It seems very nice to have a pastor and ice cream, pie and cake were served. wife once more. Heacock Sash & Door Co. The proceeds were used for the public Lloyd Osburn left for Pacific College ity contest and our $5.00 pledge to Mr. September 14th. The Christian En H a d l e y w a s p a i d . deavor will miss him very much. The executive committee of our Quar Robert Morrill retumed from Glen- terly meeting met during Quaker Hill wood, Idaho, where he has been preach Summer Conference and decided to give ing, September 14th. He will remain the job of advertising next year's con here during the apple harvest, and then he plans to attend Portland Bible In ference to one society. To determine 215 SECOND STREET which society should have tMs honor, stitute. they planned to feature a Publicity Con C o r n e r S a l m o n test at the August Quarterly Meeting. HIGHLAND PORTLAND, OREGON Our society immediately got ambitious We give the best prices and service on and captured the honors. We are not On Sunday, August 28th, our church Doors, Windows, Mill Work, Builders' had a farewell dinner in honor of our boasting when we say that we have Hardware, Paint, Roofing, etc. We be more ideas on advertising than you all pastor, Edgar P. Sims, and wife. About lieve in Quaker honesty and fair dealing. have heard about. Greenleaf, Star, seventy gathered to bid them God-speed. Riverside and Melba will all have a May they continue to be the blessing 100% representation at Quaker Hill and help to others they have been to us. next year if they keep up with all our On Friday, September 9th, we gath suggestions throughout the year. ered again to welcome our new pastor, Dr. Geo. B. Pratt Glenn Rinard and wife. A kitchen TACOMA shower was given them at this time, and many useful articles were received. Optometrist Grief stricken and yet confident of We are looking forward to a blessed his soul's well being were the loved and fruitful year under their leadership. MOVED TO ones and many friends of Moses Votaw, The Intermediate Christian Endeavor 201 ALDERWAY BUILDING upon hearing of his sudden death. After enjoyed a lawn social at the Lindstrom a day's illness, our friend, who has home Friday, September 2nd. At this Cor. Broadway and Alder lived a life of 80 years in His service, time they elected their new officers as passed to his reward on August 28th. follows: President, Eleanor Johnson; Glasses Right — Prices Right Labor Day called together twenty-one Vice-President, Sybil Beckett; Secre Make "The Optical Shop" your Endeavorers to a picnic at Dash Point. tary and Treasurer, Elizabeth Steed; The weather was ideal, permitting Organist. Geneva Lacy. "Optical Shop" swimming and walks on the beach. The Senior Christian Endeavor held At the September Christian Endeavor their business meeting Friday, Septem business meeting, duties of committees ber 9th. The new officers elected at Builders' Supplies Electric Supplies were discussed in connection with the that time are as follows: President, chart, and plans were made for an Lillian Frazier; Vice-President, Carol Paints, Glass, Roofing active year. A joint social with the Rickard; Secretary, Helen Frazier; North east Tacoma group were made. Assistant Secretary and Treasurer, Paul Lawrence Berg was accepted as a new Edmundson; Organist, Hazel Rickard; Hawthorne member of the society. Friendly Endeavor Reporter, Mary Another has been added to our ranks Turner; Committee Chairmen: Prayer in the person of the newly arrived Baby Meeting, Milo Ross; Social, Harriet Hardware Perry, who was born to Mr. and Mrs. Rinard; Mis.sionary, Hazel Rickard; C l i f f o r d P e n - y S e p t e m b e r 1 7 t h . Lookout, Glenn Rinard. Eunice Simpson, a student at Portland A farewell service in honor of Helen K. L. MENDENHALL Bible Institute, who has been employed and Laura Cammack was held at our a t t h e A l b e r t i n a K e r r N u r s e r y f o r t h e church during Salem Quarterly Meeting. T A b o r 0 4 3 5 past summer, retui-ned home for a few We all join in praying God's richest 1078 Hawthorne Ave., Portland, Ore. weeks before school opens. b l e s s i n g s o n t h e m i n t h e i r f u t u r e w o r k .