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: Volunteered to accompany the first I - - - j ' ' the 8eal of 0re0 anl the following
missionaries. : It V- V inscription bti' Its four sides:
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LBK MISaiON CEMETKRY, at Salem,
the enrliest cemetery in Oregon, and
named by the Methodists after their
llrst missionary to the Indians of the Ore
gon Country, Rev. Jason Lee, lies on a
gently rolling hill that faces the south.
Just on the brow of the hill in a chained
Inclosure of about 50 feet are the remains
of a score of the members of the Meth
odist mission and their families.
The pity of it is that the Identity of
many of the graves is lost. Owing to the
fact that the. original headstones were
made of wood, the inscriptions simply be
ing painted, the suns and rains of six
decades have completely destroyed the
names.
The two graves that appeal to one as of
the most interest are those of Cyrus
Shepard and Mrs. Jason Lee. Two white
marble headstones, standing side by side,
mark these graves.
Beneath this sod, the first ever
broken in Oregon for the recep
tion of white woman and child He
the remains of
ANNA MARIA TITTMAN
Wife of Rev. Jason Lee, and har
Infant son. Eh sailed from New
Tork, 18T; landed In Oregon
June. 1S37; was married July 18,
and died June 26, 1838. aged 35
years, in the full enjoyment of the
love which constrained her to leave
all for Christ and heathen souls.
"ho. we have left all. and fol
lowed thee. What should we have
therefore ?" Mat. xlx:27.
The courtship of Anna Maria Pittman
and Jason Lee, Cyrus Shepard and Susan
Downing and their marriage, which took
place on tne same Sunday, form one of
the romances of missionary Oregon. Ja
son Lee delivered "a sermon on the duties
and proprieties of marriage. When he
had finished, he said: "What I urge upon
you by precept I an prepared this day
to enforce by example." These marriages
Inaugurated the marriage ceremony in the
Willamette Valley.
Mrs. Lee was first buried under the
trees that formed the canopy of her wed-
The rest of the inscription has been so
obliterated by exposure to the elements
for 66 years that it is tindeclpherable:
also the slab is broken In two. Cyrus
Shepard was born in Fhilllpston. Mass.,
August 16, 1799, and died at the Methodist
Mission. January 1. 1840.
"Tie came as a layman with the first
missionaries in 1S!4, and was one of Its
most faithful and beloved members.
Just at present no tomb marks the
burial place of Jason Lee of precious
memory. His remains are lying in a vault
of the Chamber of Commerce building,
awaiting a certain day in June when, with
much ceremony, they will be interred in
Salem In tho Mission Cemetery.
Rev. J. Ii. Parrlsh.
In the center of the inclosure a brown
stone cross representing a section of a
Or tree with ivy and fern clinging to it is
set on carved boulders. A scroll on the
cross and marble plate on the pedestal
bear the following:
ELIZABETH WINN
Wife of Rev. J. L. Parrlsh.
Died in Salem, Oregon, August 8,
1869, aged 58 T'ra., 5 M's., ll,Ds.
One of tne reinforcements of the
Oregon Mission of the M. E.
Church of lSa6; was founder of the
Orphan Home in Salem.
A dutiful wife, an excellent
mother.
sincere Christian, she '
rests from her labors and her
works do follow her. - ,
Rev. Joshua L. Parish came with Jason
Lee'B reinforcement in 1840 as blacksmith;
afterwards he had charge of the Clatsop
Mission, was one of the first board of
trustees of the Oregon Institute, was also
a circuit preacher and special Indian
spent in territorial times.
There was no one of the original Meth
odist missionaries better known the length
and breadth of the stats than father
Parrlsh. as he wag called, as his years
spun Into the four-score.
A brown stone bears the following:
REV. J. U PARR1SH
1806. 1803.
Left New Tork 1839. coming with
" Jason Lee around Cape Horn in
the ship "Lausanne," arriving 1S40
Missionary to the Indians, called
by them "TheMan of Peace."
PARRISH.
A white, shaft records: .
.... . .....
: REV. GUSTAVUS HINES
Born in Winfield, Herkimer Co.,
:" New Tork, Sept. 18. 1809.
: Died in' Salem, Oregon, Dec. 9,
J 1873.
: He was a member of the Oregon
: Conference of the M. E. Church
: at the time of his death.
"Mark the perfect man, and be
: hold the upright for the end of
that man's peace." Ps. xxxiii:.".7.
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Mr. Hincs, wife and child, were also )
; with. the. Jason. Lee.part of 1849.. He. too,
was one of the trustees of the Oregon In
stitute. . Perhaps he is. better known as
the author of two volumes, relating to
early Oregon, describing her conditions
prospects and institutions.
By Ui ide another - shaft, surmounted
by a carved angel holding a scroll with:
: . Gone Home.
: Sacred to the memory .of
' : MRS. LYDIA HINES
" Died In Salem. Mar. 14, 1870.
i - Aged 59 Tears.
: Missionary and Friend of OrpHan.
: She Hath Done What She Could.
SARAH BRIGGS
Died Dec. 3. 4n tTIe- year 1855,
Aged 84 years.
Inside a tumbled-down hand-made, pick
et fenre, on a time-weathered board, is
the following: -
Samuel Tl. Thurston.
The Odd follows" cemetery at Salem,
established by thaj order, has the re-
THl'RSTO.N.
Krected by ' the
People of
Oregon.
HON. SAM L R. THURSTON,
Born in Maine,
Apr. 17. 181S.
Died
Off Acapuleo.
Apr. 9. 1801.
Here rests Oregon's first Delegate.
A man of genius and learning,
A lawyer and statesman.
His Christian virtues equaled
his wide philanthropy.
His public acts
Are hts best eulogiuro.
Let me go. for the day breaketh.
Samuel R. Thurston was a man" of
many parts, a graduate of Bowdotn
College in 1843, an editor in Iowa. He
crossed the plains in 1847. Politically
he was a Democrat, but as party lines
were not strictly adhered to at the
time of his advent into the country,
but rather it was a question of the
Methodist mission against the Hudson's
Bay Company, and e.k he strongly es
poused the Methodist mission side, he
was consequently elected Oregon's
first Delegate..
Thurston possessed eloquence' of a
high order, was a fine orator, a - man
of untiring Industry and earnestness
of purpose. ,
While returning to Oregon on the
steamer California he was taken ill
and died at sea between Panama and
Acapulco, at Which latter place he was
buried.
lr. V. H. Wlllson.:'
A little farther on still in the center
of the driveway and inclosed with
white posts and chains is. the tall
shaft to the memory of Dr. W. rt. Wilson.
Dr. Willson came out to reinforce
the Methodist mission in 1837. Ho
identified himself with this and many
other missions for years. He was one
of the secretaries of the famous Cham
poeg convention of May 2, 1843, and
also held many places of trust and
prominence. He left a lasting monu
ment In his donation to the City of
Salem of her beautiful Willson's ave
nue. -
DR. W. H. WILLSON.
Died
April 17. IS.'iS.
Aged 51 Tiw.
He lived and died a Christian.
Absent from the body and pres
ent with the Lord.
John P. Gaines.
To the right of this roadway a gray
and lichen-covered shaft, and at Its
base a myrtle-draped slab has been
erecteJ to one of our first Governors
and wife. The sides of the shaft bear
these inscriptions:
JOH.V POLLARD GAINES. . I
Borif in Virginia. Sept. 22, 1703. :
Served In the War 1812. j
Major of Kentucky Cavalry in the :
Mexican War 1848. :
Governor of Oregon from Novera- i
ber. 1849, until May, 18T.3. " :
Died Dec. 9. 1857, aged 83 years. :
An Ardent Patriot. :
A kind and indulgent husband :
and father: :
In everv relation and station In . :
life, an honest man. s
What more could be said "In every
relation and station in life an honest
man"? During his service in the Mex
ican war he was taken prisoner and
confined for several months in the City
of Mexico. After he had withdrawn
nis parole of honor he escaped, re-
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