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. - ~~laiaIL- . G U A·R DI A N J. G RES HAM MAC HEN • E D. ITO R 1 9 3 6 • 1 9 3 7 Crisis for Liberty in Oregon Lawrence R. Eyres (Page 51) • The Fruitful Life Edward L. Kellogg (Page 52) "There is no argument against a • defence of Christianity which The Preshyterian Chw,reh in the U. S. Hugh E. Bradshaw would not be equally good against (Page 53) • preaching the Gospel." TIle InfalUhle Word John P. Clelland -Francis Landey Patton (Page 57) • The OpeD Air Meeting Committee on Local . Evangelism (Page 59) Fehruary 25, 1946 VOLUME ttl. NO.4 so THE PBESBYT.ERIAN GUARDIAN Fehruary 2S "Rememher DOW thy thy youth." 0 'Y .are the poets coming along? Machen" Leagues' Clinic "He Maketh a God" J H This IS the last opportunity I shall , i ASE 2. SYMPTOMS: Everything is SAIAH 44 gives a very striking descrip ",. have to encourage and inspire you to put "";'"" on paper those ideas you have been mull C done by two or three people, with I tion of a man who cuts down a tree: ~ ing over during the last few weeks. By the others taking no active part and as with part he builds a fire to warm himself; j way of encouragement to those who might suming no responsibility. with part he builds a fire to roast meat lack confidence in themselves, Edna St. TREATMENT: This is a common ailment and bake bread; with part he "maketh a Vincent Millay wrote "Renascence" before in all kinds of organizations. It is probably god"! Then he falls down before the god she was twenty, and William Cullen true that the two or three who are doing which he has made and says, "Deliver me, ) Bryant wrote "Thanatopsis" before he was the whole job themselves are fairly capable for thou art my god." twenty! Also by way of inspiration, these people and quite reliable, or else they When we read this very striking con are the prizes that will be awarded: First would not be taking the lead. One of them demnation of the heathen, we may say, '1 Prize-Schilder's Christ Crucified; Sec is probably the president. If this is so, "How ridiculous! I don't see how anyone ond and Third Prizes--Abraham Kuyper's the problem is not so difficult to solve. could be so stupid as to do a thing like -j The president with a very small committee that!" But let us be sure we are not doing His Decease at Jerusalem.•1 had hoped to J be able to find books that would combine should sit down and make a list of all the the same thing ourselves. It is so easy for the interests of poetry and religion, but jobs that are done or that might be done a girl to make a god of Popularity. It is books of that description which are satis in connection with the society. This list so easy for a young man to make a god of factory in all respects are just not available should include jobs that require no par his Career. It. is so easy for a mother to at the present time. However, these prizes ticular skill as well as those that require make a god of her Family. You can think do fit in well with the season of the year definite talents. Here are a few that come of dozens of things of which young people, and the winners will find them helpful to mind: speaking, leading the meeting, and older ones too, make gods which they and valuable additions to their personal leading singing, reading the Scripture, serve with all that is within them. libraries. They are really something worth playing the piano or other instruments, The first commandment is this: "Thou working for! singing special numbers, taking up the shalt have no other gods before me." Our Remember, your poems must be post offering, sending cards to the sick, greeting God is the eternal, almighty Creator of marked not later than March 25, 1946, strangers, typing and mimeographing, dec all things. He alone is self-existent, de and the theme is "The Resurrection of orating tables, directing games, preparing pending on no one and no thing. We are Christ." Be sure to check with the De refreshments, soliciting GUARDIAN club required by Him to recognize that He is cember 25th issue of the GUARDIAN for subscriptions, distributing Home Evangels, the one true God. Weare required by the rest of the rules of the contest. publicizing the society. These are just a Him to have no other gods before Him. Still no pictures have arrived, so I am few suggestions; no doubt you can think This includes not only idols or gods of concluding that you would be just as con of many others. the heathen; it also includes anything tent with Machen Leagues' Clinics as the After the president gives a sincere and which occupies in our lives that place Intimate Glimpses. How about it? The forceful message, perhaps on the parable that He alone should occupy. No thing, only way I can know is by your letters. of the talents, he and the committee no person, no matter how fine or worthy By the way, do any of you suffer from should speak to each member of the so that thing or person may be, should oc ciety and together they should find out in cupy the place of God in our lives. the maladies described as Case 1 or Case 2 which of these jobs each would care to in the clinical records? If you try the THINK ON THESE THINGS suggested treatments I'd be pleased to serve. Knowing this, the president should know whether you notice any perceptible be able to work out a long-time program I. How would you answer the person improvement in your condition! And if for the society in which each member will who says that all men are striving for the your society is suffering from any peculiar have an opportunity to take part in the same thing but there are different roads- illness, be sure to tell me all about the way in which he is most at ease and best the road of the Mohammedan, the road symptoms. I'll do my best to prescribe a equipped. A society functioning like this of the Buddhist, the road of the Chris cure. will be a society in which all are members tian? of one body, each with his own job, no 2. How was it that Paul, brought up to one jealous of another, each contributing believe so strongly that God alone should cn~tR~ what he is best able to contribute, and be worshiped, could worship Christ? Director, the GUARDIAN each recognizing the value of the contribu 3. Can anyone but a Christian worship Youth Center tion of the others. Study I Corinthians 12. God? THE PRESBYTERIAN GUARDIAN 51 ~risis for Liberty in Oregon By the REV. LAWRENCE R. EYRES Pastor of the First Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Portland, Oregon HE First Orthodox Presbyterian On October i st we filed applica ing blow. Consequently we turned to T Church of Portland, Oregon, has tion with the city for permission to other evangelical churches and pastors .been in existence for about eighteen build our church. The City Planning for counsel and advice-particularly to months. Before its organization it ex Commission approved. The Portland Dr. Albert G. Jolfnson, pastor of isted for about ten months as a mis Council of Churches, whose advice is Portland's huge, conservative Hinson sions project of the Committee on customarily asked by the Planning Memorial Baptist Church. To the Home Missions. Beginning in Sep Commission, advanced a negative many conservative pastors and to Dr. tember, 1943, with a pledged constit opinion. In a letter from the City Johnson in particular, we owe thanks uency of four people, organized in Auditor's office, informing adjacent for moral backing and wise counsel. July, 1944, with eleven communicant property owners of the public hearing Through Dr. Johnson we were able to members, it now has twenty com before the City Council, the follow get the best legal advice available. municant members and eighteen cove ing opinion was advanced: "There are This was, in effect, to do our best to nant children. The prospects for already enough churches of all de win our case before the Council before greater immediate growth are excel nominations to serve the needs of that ever .thinking of appealing to the lent. There is a promising Sunday community, and it is therefore eco courts. In accordance with Mayor Earl school with an active enrollment of nomical1y unsound to place additional Riley's recommendation, a meeting of seventy-five. churches there." This notice served to representative committees of the two l The home of this .enterprise was a prejudice property. owners against us factions was arranged. The day of this strategically located store building at at the outset. One woman was even meeting I interviewed Public Works N. E. Bznd Avenue and Sandy Boule referred to the Portland Council of Commissioner William Bowes and vard. This building made an adequate Churches by a city employe, and was discovered that we were not likely to chapel for our earlier months but has given to understand that ours is an get council approval of our plan for long been too small for our rapidly "uncooperative" church. a prefabricated chapel. Dr. Johnson expanding Sunday school.