Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-11-03
SERVICE or The WEEK.
Noted Men Address Corvallis
Public at M. e. Church.

Public at M. e. Church.
Services are still in progress nightly at
the First Methodist church in connec-
ton with the opening of the re-modeled
edifice last Sunday morning.
Tonight, the address is by DIR. John
Coleman, president of Willamette Uni
versity, and in honor of the occasion the
senting the Corvallis High School, Will
lamette University and OAC. At the |
conclusion of the services a general |
church reeep on is to be held.
The services during the week have
been conducted bv the following: Mon
day night, Rev. J. w. McDougall of Al
bany:: Tuesday night, DIR, T. B. Ford, of
Portland; Wednesday right, D. F..
Burgett Short. Portland, and last night
Rev. Harold Oberg, Portland.
The sermon by R-v cD,ugail was
one of the most powerful and practical
he ard i'll this city for a long time. His
| Cu JIab was, IedlSiuS IuO
first, the standard of union among the
vrIons cnmch denominations second,
the standard Of love, by which all per-
sons are more easily reached than
trough any other source of appes
t ,ird, the standard Of work, each one f
Gods followers aiming at the best of
'lch he is capable, an, not content un-
til the work OF the Master is placed on
the highest possible plane. all things
petty and trivial being thrust aside and
all obstacles overcome that might hinder
christian progress.
Rev. McDougali called attention to
some of the things that sap the strength
OF church. One of these evils was Sc
cret unbelief among professors of reli-
: gion; another was the "stumps' that are
found in every church-in other words,
the ''kickers'' whose voices are lifted in
: opposition to all undertakings, and
whose influence Is a poison that, diffused
= among the brethren, produces the worst
sort of dissatisfaction, friction and dis
cord.
This was Rev. McDougalPs first visit
to Corvallis, and he will be gladly vel
coined whenever he comes again.
s DIR. Ford, who spoke Tuesday evening
Z discussed the, subject, ''The Law o
a FL man and Divine partnership" HI
d contended that since beasts, birds ant
= fowls are not one whit wiser nor farthe
n advanced now than they were in the be
v ginning, and that since man, and MAJ
70 alone, is never satisfied with result
q achieved, thus showing a tendency to e
!. on aud on forever, it is reasonable to as
: sumo that just God will satisfy thi
nature by an eternal existance. Th
= sneakers points were we'll made. his cor
IL cluslons logical and the service as Who'll
"a impressive and interesting.
Special music Monday night was
vocal solo by R. N. White, accompsnie
by Frank White, and Tuesday night Mr.:
Peterson pleased all with well-re dere
solo, her accom- PIANIST being Mrs e f
Il Green.
PERHAPS the most gen raj praise at III
weeks service, was bestowed upon tf
sermon of Wednesday night. The .s'eal
Sc or was Rev Burgett short, of Portland
ut who WAS stranger here this being h
6rst visit to Corvallis. After congratula
ing the church on its improvement an
e's outlook, and also the city, Rev. Sho
L sDok O for oyor on hour an tho vif,1 or
.ro ject of prayer" He held that pray
IN was as necessary to the Christian ma
,g- or woman as is air, food and drink f
let the development of the physical bein,
ry he urged upon all the necessity of g
cret place of prayer and strack mar
listeners direct blow when he declare
w that few of them did an over-amount
praying anywhere. save possibly in su
I'M lie meetings, which is not really prayi1
,st at all.
rst Rev. Short has an origisal style and
ru- deep thinker, his sermon being deep
appreciated by large audience. By h
own offer, he may return to Corvall
20 later, and deliver a lecture, the funds
be given to the M E. chuoch improv
ment fund,
M feature of interest at this service W.
he vocal solo by DIR. Cathey, accompanie
by Miss Marie Cathey.
The sermo, last night was to he |
,ld Rev. Oberg, former pastor here, now
roe Portland.
IN Tne formal opening of the church vi
occur next Sunday morning, at whit
time Rev. RAIDER, OF Portland, and D
ids Rowland are to be present. The servic
tes begin at 10 80 preceded by love fsas
H.
Congressional church: Suuda