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1 4 A 71 EGON ENTERPRISE OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY. JULY 23, 1897. ESTABLISHED 1806 VOI;: 31. NO; 39 Or J J" A.HTTUUJKR. , . , , HKAL IWTATUl. INHtJItANCK, NOTARY ru IH.O. , - , . A fins Ht "f Hty and farm property HI bedrock prices Farm proimriy aud small tra;U nnar town to traila for city jrimrly. tlava Willi a-lra kimxI ItMrtfitliiN. Property handlml on ainnll commlMlon. Writ or call ml tea in. I'oaUIIIr liullillnit, - - Oregon CUy' QUCKAMAH AIIHTKACT A THUttT CO. riirnUh, Atnt'Ai'U. (halm of Tlt'e, I"rrlp-lion-, Imiii, liiiuraiii'n. Fur Thim I'nrlout Tlllee. tto., . oilic ui f Imiik ul , . Own Cliy. J. K. I.AJiK, lr.,iiJ Mgr. oaaooaeiTV, oaauoK. W. KINjlAIHB ' CIVIL KNUINJCKH AND BUKVKYOK. Hallway lMtlon ' wnlruetlu, lirldgM. iLriaiid Hmlo fur Wnlrr auly ' ' , - . Drainage and tlfwrt Improvement of diwni siiecUl uiitl4(l"n Inarenglillni and blue , . printing, . IT'S LIKE THIS? If youVe been able to save up it little money out of your earning It 1 very di coniaulnu to tie compelled to use that little for thu purpose of furnishing your huiise you'd almost ptefor going without the furni ture, but you needn't do tbal. You can buy the furniture, carets, stoves, crockery, etc. of uk on credit. We won't charge you ' .1 .k ...... M I .. ... c a iHtiiny mora ior inmn uian you no i i ...I. --I V.. ....... Iliil.. ..IU ..I .n..ai utav ritfllt wIlPN. It III. pay cami in sny oiucr morn, iijirimwin"iiiraiyi - - - - ili't everything you need of us-pay for It a little at a time weekly or monthly. No security asked. 1 ' . . . w BGLLOMY Sd BUSCH ' Thq lloUMjurnifihero. ' ftp JUBILEE! SERVICE. Seml-rcntcnnlal of the liapliht Church. Flint 'T W. WELCH. ' ": r di:;tist- WilUme'ttO Rid,., opposite 1'onloflke. Oll.ce' uuitra from 8 a. in I , 6:) p. m. to 12 1 r to . attorney At law,- AaraiTora.rasTV ri'asiMai. Offlee nasi W Orgn Cltr batik onlh !. I O. T. WIU-IAMH. A food Hut ol bu.lnM. rltnr awl mhiirbau rutrty. ' . . ' farm Proptrtf In tracM W tult on T Urma. Corr-pii'tic pronipttr aniwrl. omca, al dw'r loCu(l.ll a lluiiller i lru iK.ra. c.1 D.A D.C LAToUKKTTa. a ' . ATTOHNEYH AND COUNHEIjOHS AT LAW an a i" main araaat oaaoow citt, oaioow. r'urnl.h Ah.lr.cu ol Tula, toao U'J- 'or TT E.'CKOHB. t ATTORN KY AT LAW. ' Wiu. Palcrtca in Au. CocaT or taa Itat , ' Koal fatal and Inmranca. OBIna'aa'Xaln it ttBlitb and Tnth. , udoii oiT. ua. . . fee . . . jJ-rT.M Leading Agency Clackamas County, :iICPIKHICNTINUi- KOY AL OK 1.1 VEIU'OOh, diwt larit buahieaa in the wojld. NOIU U Hltl l'IHII A M., Urgciil anxetf In the world. , HUN OK U)NI)ON,oldeiit purely lira Innuraure company In the world. JI-:TN A OR II AKTKOKI), larxcutand best American Company. I'ON'flNKNTAl. OK NEW YOltK. one of the bent American compaiilea. ' ,AD OTHEIl KIKST-CLA88 C0MPANIK8., ',. CnllTon mm for llnllnua. amd alao for Utottartt anrl Calendar ' 'JJ. E. DONALDSON, At Commercial Bank. OIUUXIZEIJ OX JULY 4TII, 1HI7 Commemoration McrrlcM Held IJitt Kalorilay mid KUndaj Old Time Keeuea and Kreuta Kecalled. flrat niM'tlnx hoUHc, hlno the firat erect-' nant, ua flrt auWrlbid to, coulalued ell Dy lni)IIMI Wl?ll til llie flllniFij a niiij" i a..-c ... "I river, wna erected in lm.' Ot the a body, belonged to a temperauce or erectlon of tbla bulldlujf there I po j?aulzutlon called "The VV'aMhinKton ijote In the church wluutcH, . i Ian Society." llio ao.iety rcc-orda ahow The nrnt delegatea to the Brut Bap- Kldera JoIiiihoii and Flalier to bave tiKt aHuociatioii in uregon, ine nu- uem wuw ac jiuuiiucm u.- lanmtle, tneetlnif with the Went Union church, were Klder II. JobDHon and 1-M..r V.y.m FlHlier. In June. 1848. The llrxt death of a uicmber was of , lirotber John W. Jackaon, in me aum mer of 1819. Throughout the year of 1849, the church suffered on account of the abxence of many of It mem ber In the gold (nines of California. lu.rtj Uurlnjf the whole of Jhe first period of Ita history the church waa under tbe sole '-bari,'e of the'ploneep mlKslon arlea, Eldera Johnson, Klsher, Chan dler and Ktearna. ' , Second Terlod. The first nortlon of the second period of .uc hUtory of tbe church waa cbar- October, J K. MAUKS, . ATTOHNKY AT LAW. Will m-ntlcaln all tha courla of the a att. Olllca opiKwila court houiw In Uuneld btilliliiiK. Q II. UVB, AnouNNrx)R at uw ' lW bll-l"". OBIp flrl ll.'or .djc.lnlni lk ol 0 nn Cliy. oaiaoa err. taa ta o. bkowhi.i. CAMraaw. IROWNELb CAMPHKU, ATTORN KYS AT LAW, OaianN City. - 0aoon. Will rretlc In all the ""rl of lh ilte. Ol flea. uil dcK.no Canflold HunUeya dru tore. 222SZJ 2SSI BINDER TWINE UJ Z UJ Q z S Binder Toiine I'ricea Don't my your filmier twine onlil you aee int. lower than tha lowest. " . Ilead.jtiartera fur hardware, Iryn.ateei, blacksmith's aup piles, pipe, plumbing and air kind of Jobbing neatly and promptly done. AirenUfor the celebrated. Canton plowa, harrow a and culilvatora. ' , ''' -::Pope & Co., Corner 4thr and Min Streets. .- ' Oregon City. 2 D JD rt z in BIN PER" TWINE' ,.;l,lFlrJ.J,Jir'l,V7.'.'-'.MrJr'-J-Jf''JrJ''J-'r,rJ;r supply the pulpit half of the time and Brother Johnson tne oilier iiair, wnicn was airreed to. , In October, 1853, Brother Johnson was chosen pastor of the church. in February, 1854, Elder Johnson resinned bis pastoral charge of the church and Elder Fisher waa unani mously chosen. . T. flrut .hnrfh nrtranlxt. CflTT ! Johnson, waa appointed at tula time: me musical lunnuuiriu uru . llploua aenlce waa a melodeon, the first so used by Baptists on the Pa cltle const. . The- first revival movement In the rhiir. h ocr tirriwl In the snrlnir of 1854. i US nrsi euon luwaru (uivuamug Sunday school library waa made in April. 1854.. In Itoromilicr. TK.i4 llniUKT JfllOUT- ette rcslpned his ofllce of clerk and Y OU ARE WANTED TO EXAMINE THE 1896-97 STYLES OF SHOES 71 KR'IUgSE BROS. Finest line of Shoes in Oregon City at Portland prices. Brother V. C. Johnson waa appointed intervals to preach to the church ... . . a I w i a . tvtet rl .li.tlr In hla Ktpnil. In February, 18C5. the chnrch Totea ti ronuour tha rvli'p of Elder II. Johnson in preachinR baif of the time the coming year " anu mai V.hler J. I). Post b ' reauested to fill the pulpit half of the time . , II. DOBYNH, CASIIY, Will ATTORNEY AT LAW, NO I All Y I'VIIMV OKKUON. ....ilna In all nnllrta l( V' llalO, IiiMirxnea written In all leading com- piUtll'H. Al IWOl'OI ni"tuv. Co looiionn i.-iliilty. jyil. J. II. MILLER, DKNTIST Seventh street, near Southern Foeitlc depot, Oregon City, Oregon. c II. ISOM. CIVIL ENOINEF.R and DEPUTY COUNTY SURVEYOR. Will be at court house on each Saturday and on regular session days of county court. II T. BLADEN, NOTARY PlinUO. Iniurance written In tha Harlford.of Hartford. Palatlua. Hamburg of Breroan T niK COMMERCIAL BANK, OF OREGON CITY. tiaplul, . $100,000 TBASSACTSA OKHEaAI. BASKIKO Bl'tH. Loriii msde. Hllla dUcounUd. Miikei col teotum. BiiiidiolliiexchaiiKaon allooliila In the Unllud SUtM, Riiriina aud Mnng Kong. Dopoiilta ronelved mbjeoi to cheer. Bnuk opvu from a. m. to 4 r. a. '"l 1 1' n D. C. fciTis Spring, Gentle Aiuiic A nico new dross from the Many Beautiful Patterns of stylish and seasonable selections In Spring Dress Goods will make you appear to be the fairy creature, all men think you aro. Thos. Charman & Son havo one of the finest selections of spring goods and novelties ever brought to Oregon City. Call and seo them at the The Pioneer Store. .i ... s y. XI- ' . V : I i'll'l .. . - - -I - ... - .... I DO YOU NEED ANY B ANK OF OUEQCN CITY, Oldest Bauklu Hods. Id tie City. Paid tip Capital, IM.OOO. Burplun, 2U,M6U. raamnssT, - CHAai.aa h. CAUFiaLD. TICS rHKHlOaNT, 0. A. HARDINO. OAIHIKH. 1.8 CAUriBI.0, A general hanking bnatueaa tranaaoted, bepoDlti received nb)eot to check. Approved Mill and notei dlnooiinled. Count; and city warranta bought. . Loan mvle on available ieourlty. Kxchanne bought and old. Oollefltlom mada promptly. Drain loin vnu" " e ' r , " Telegraphlo exchange! aold on Portland, Ban Tranomoo. i ntareit pal J yraiiolnoo.nhloagoand New York Doors, Windows, Moulding, ' Window Glass, OR OTHER BUILDING MATERIAL? :GO TO: C. H. BESTOW 1 CO. Low Prices. First-class Goods. Corner Uth and Main Streets, Oregon City, Oregon. I no run i)Hiuni viiiuu wi vii-jvh u, ...... --- ('iiv nnMnilon Jnlv4 1M7 and place of Brother Johnson, for one City was oigan.l on July , 1M7, of tbe n.,)ruarT( 185i. services In commemoration ol tbe semi- fl , resalon 0f a minister centennial were held at tbe auditorium i wna 0f Elder Jobnjn, In on the Chautauqua grounds Saturday 1 1851. I a a afternoon and at the liaptist church in this city Sunday, During the Saturday neeting-Chaplain C. C. Liateman of the United r-talcs Army,. read a paiier on i Baptist patriotism ami Mra. W. C I Jobuaon gave the history of the organixa j tion ol tbe church and (he leading events j that have transpired aiuce. Key. C. C. ButemAii read an excellent paer on "liaptist patriotism," but on ! account of limited space we are permitted to glean but a few extracta tbert-irom In dicaling the high cbartu:ter of tlie paper: 'iu the kirugkile for liberty, civil and religUms, liapiiHta have borne a,n lienor ! able and at limoa a noble part. It may !be heartily itrnud.' I think, that in beroic davotiuu to principle no people bave displayed higher qualities. . ' The American revoluiiou, as a fact in political progress, waa the natural and locical fruition of tbe pregnant idea for which Baptist had burned and bled. Roger Williams carried tbe doctriae ot tout-liberty to its logical conclusion in alialTaira of government and Baptist in every wrl of the world from that day to the present moment have accepted that conclusion and ill abide by iilo tle ead. But Williams is in no sense the founder ol Ui'e Baptist! denomination and the service remiurea w me cause of liberty was by no means' confined to him. The holiest thimra in the world are ideas on tire. 4 ' , ' Tbe divine right of kings was an error that ' waa cuhsumed in the furnace of the revolution. Tue principle' which made that revolution possible and suc cessful Laakniteil a flame under thrones 111 the Western hemisphere iu our own' day. The blood of men who died for principle has 'consecrated tlie Western half of the glole to human rights. The very air vtejbreathti makes brave our sons t J tesist opprtsbiuii. Hie' 'lult of the empire of Brazil aud the collapse of the kingdom oi Hawaii, are but recent chapters in the romance of a truth which may serve to puncutale a period in the murch of enlightenment. Our simple scriptural taith allorda a ganial soil lor development of patriotic American cili gtfiiship. The liberty with which Christ has made us free is the kxy to our whole position." Mrs. Johnxou's sketch of the fifty years' history of the church is given in full below : Introduction. The history of Baptists In Oregon iH'glus w.ih the settlement of Elder Vincent Suelllng and several Baptist families In the Tualatin neighborhood in 1843 and 1844; of the denomination with the organization of the "West Union" church In 1844; of Baptist min istry In Oregon City, with the advent of the first two pioneer missionaries, Klder llezeklah Johuson and Elder Kura Fisher, sent to Oregon with the Immigration, of 1845, by the Baptist Home Mission board, or lew iorK, and of the denomination In Oregon City with the organization of the First Baptist church In 1847. The history of the Baptist church In Oregon City, during the first 60 years, naturally divides Itself Into four peri ods, via.: the first, ending with the hlsinrv of the state lu 1859; the second period with the cessation of the ministrations of the pioneer elders in 1872; the third, In 1890, when niinnur nil of the old order of things except true religion and Baptist polity had passed away in tue cuurcu. ine fourth extends to the present. First l'erlofl.. The First Baptist church of Oregon laed hv Elder Vlueeut Snelllng and Brother bavld Lenox, of the Tualatin church, July 4th, i4, in tbe house of Deacon Payson II. Hatch, of the First Congregational church. The constituting members were seven, viz.: "Elder llezeklah Johnson and Eliza Johnson, his wife; James McXary and Nancy MeNary, his wife; Rachel Emellne MeNary; John W. Jacksou; Elizabeth Howland. The visiting brethren subscribed themselves." . . , . For some "time subsequently the church had no regular pastoral care but was supplied on one Sabbath of each month by the missionaries. A business meeting was nem uiwu the Saturday preceding the first Lord's dav In each montii. The first accessions to the member ship were of Brother and Sister Gar rett, January 1, 1848. The first bap tisms were of Mary, Martha. Esther E. Johnson, February 6, 1848. The first deacon was Brother James Me Nary. chosen In May, 1848. The first clerk waa Brother F. A. Oollard, chosen at the same time. The first trustees were James McXary, Nineveh Ford and James W. Jackson, appoint ed on the same occasion, to let the contract for a meeting house. The IB IU I in: ft"". ... i ... n . . . . ' . ... j - n.t i it .n...t...i i... i.a ' m.,.t.Um, l. ri-l vn t Inn firwl wpnknpsa. Jilt' IJrHl t-llll CJIHTIIijni if J iu. m.n;, uj ...... - church was to Brother llezeklah John- H'fie church was without pastoral care ....... -.1 . m- f....u..ritnt t.tf StflMiflth ...... . it-,, i...r i,-iu).,.r mM.nk tlia'on.l nlwillr rcurcHcntcd hv & Sabbath ... . i . i i . ..... ... I ...r r.., ti . 1 Mil ncuooi nun jirujer mmiuD ivnuun by Brother W. U. jonnson. Tim firaf HfiTiMp to nreach. era u ted by the church, was to Brother Frank lin Johnson. In March. 18G0. At this time the chnrch chose Broth- The business meetings from.Jnnu- er Latourette, clerk. It also voted toary to July, 1861, were not held, be fall Brother G. C. Chandler to the j cause of the damage to the meeting., pustorate. . bouse by the flood, and tb lubse- The first pledge or money lowara aquent rreeze uunng me wmirc. nastor's yearly salury was of 100, In During more than two years follow- . July, 1852. ' Ing the tlojd1 there was no preaching In February, low, uiuer unanoier, onnauiain, in coiiHeiniem e vi uc- . lie JmVing uetiuieu iu ni.T.riii u. ncviiiii ; imiiuic v. ... call to the pastorate, was requested to j and since Elder Jobuaon commenced - .... I. Ix ft..l . .1.. , I ... a an,1 . Aun-1icit'a Tha YlOuInhwa . to labor elsewhere. , The business meetings were continued "for ; gome -time and tbe Sabbath school survived. In June, 1863, the holding of 'busi ness meetings was resumed. The ' church was. without any regular pas toral care, but held Intermittent Sab bath services when ministers were providentially with It. ; In August, 1864, fciuer w. ., Stearns was Invited to take the watch care of the church and accepted; ijoo yearly salary was pledged and the Home Mission SoclPty was petitioned for $600. (which was refused.) The first death of a former pastor, that of Elder II. Johnson, occurred In June, 1866. , In June, 1867, Elder M. N. Stearns resigned the pastorate, of this church. in isr.a F.hier fJeorce C. Chandler . ; became pastor but came only at stated , In the early Dart of 1870, the church experienced a revival continuing for several weeks and resulting in- the, first considerable accession ' to the timmtiprali ln. nn Jiiir 2. 1870. a committee, com posed of W. C. Johnson. Henry Wai ren and F. O. sietJown, was appoi to' ascertain what sum of money be pledged toward the purchasei)f a lot. aud the erection of a siytable meeting house. In August, th same committee was empowered to aftdl the church property, purchase aV nevr building site and proceed wlthjbulld Inir. Lu DC. Latourette was artLled to the eomuiUtee- In Novemler tjfle com mittee reported the purchase At a lot for $1,000 and a bid for the eiM'tlon of a meeting house 54x32 feet, JTor $4,000. and was ordered to accent irtie bid and nnuiwil In preet the buili In 1871 Elder tzra riiuer aiea. j The first loan . contracted by the 1. church was for sutflclenjt money to ,. , complete tno new cuurcu puuuiug iu . May. 1871. . 1 ' On SfeDteniwr 3, 18 at the new house was dedicated. Tile conereea tlonal and Methodist societies had no I services, but Joined. Kev.f E. Fisher, the oldest Baptist mlnlsterjlu Oregon, j and former pastor of tlje church, 'nreached an Interesting! dedication PRK8KNT HOl'SK OF WORSHIP The first sexton, a. ai. corneiius, irmon The cierk read brief hls was appointed at a yearly salary of ,torpal statement. The det of about $5.00, at this time. $2,000 was provided for Uy pledges In July. 1855, Elder Usher was 're-j d cUection, amouutiiTg to about quested to fill the pulpit when we may I ' 057 j". be without preaching aud he can con- flrst protracted meeting In the slsicntly." second meeting house wast conducted In December, 1855, Elder Geo. C. I for R fpw dny8 ln January liy Ei(ier E. Chandler was unanimously requested , c rtlj, Beneral missionary land agent to take the pastoral care of the church. , f (he Holne Misslon socly, The first church treasurer, Deacon EWtr thpn Poctor charier not Newell, was chosen In June, 1856. Mng nMe to give, his whofe time to The first sister appointed on a . U)e churi,h or to reslde ln Otxon clty, church committee was feister Johnson, m eff(rt8 were mnde by tif- church iu January, 1857. through the Home Mission board to In April. 1857, It was agreed that u Elder Chandler supply the pulpit Angust, in view of pendW ar three Sabbaths In each mouth and L I ement8 of the church, Dr.chan der Johuson the remaining one-fourth nnllnrt h.s resicnatlou.-. He of the time. The sum of $250, raised enpaped himself for a tinie st by the church for ministerial support , aast t0oth cnnrch. At the same time it was ordered that the church covenant and the ar ticles of faith be read at each com munion service, quarterly. The first delegates to the general nsBociatlon. Elder Chandler and Bro. Alalia ai 1872. Brethren F. O. Mo Cown, James Eaton, Henry WarreA, L. D. C. Latourette and AV. C. John sou were elected trustees, and they were empowered to take the steps nnnncStM tfw imvp the church lncor- 111:1.1 .... ... j . porated. They were also Instructed to association, Elder Chandler and Bro. j i - Cr08g U)e old cnurca rost, were appointed September 1857. JI0for the gum of j500. In May, lsis, tne cnurcu mn ji- der Johnson to take me pasiorui charge "and preach as often as he can." After supplying the church for some time, Elder Johnson transferred his labors to other localities. With the close of his pastorate, was finished the regular ministrations of the first two uloneer missionaries, and the first " - A.1 T.llnA nlilianK pprlod or History oi tue iwipusi in Oregon uity, a penou mi throughout the arduous lnbor, relig ious seal, and church and personal hardships now Inconceivable. The church minutes of this forma tive portion of history are a meager 1 nM. a-nnln and inadequate recoru. Am-j "" no account of the church work In edu cation and temperance. Elders Johnson and Fisher were, from the flrst, promoters of education. In Oct., 1851. they were especially commended by church resolutions for their interest and labors ln this dl ..,.! Th minutes of the Willam ette Baptist Association show them to have been untiring in enons i tablish a Baptist school of learning. Such a school was organized ln the house of Elder Johnson and taught by Elders Fisher, Chandler and Tost suc cessively, first In the meeting house and afterwards In the building erect ed in Oregon City for this purpose and known as the Baptist college, and fi nally merged into McMlnnville college. The church, tlurlug us nrai years, took a prominent part ln the temper ance movement, temperance then be ing a political Issue. The church cove- ' . . . I . 1 I 11.. anA. With Octooer, isia. cioseu mc ocv ond period of the history of the Ore gon City Baptist church. During the whole of this time tne worn wu unr ried on by the lay members with only tue monthly supervision during the last few years of Dr. Chandler, who was the last of the pioneer elders to serve the church. Atthe close of the year of 1872 of the earliest members of the church there ouly remained In active service Broth ers W. C. Johnson, the organist and Sabbath school superintendent, and L. D. C. Latourette. the senior dea con. There survived nm one ol me constituents, Sister Eliza Johnson, the widow of the flrst pastor. Third Period. The third period of the history of the Baptist church In Oregon City be gins in the last days of the year 1872. with the settlement of the flrst pas tor who devoted his whole time to the pastoral work and preached reguiariy every Sabbath. On November 30, inn, .iuer o. a. Wirth became pastor. In January, 1873, the church agreed to raise the pastor a salary of $1,000 if the Home Mission Society -would aid to the extent of $500. Later the Home Mission board appropriated $250. Tlie flrst observance by the church of the week of prayer was ln January, 1873. Meetings, with much religious interest, were continued during tha remainder of the month. (Continued on Page Seven.) i