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PORTLAND ANIL MONMOUTH,OREGON; FRIDAY, JUNE 3U, IS82.
C hristian herald .
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The brethren of--Walla Walla
county, W. T., are making an ellmt
to raise funds for the .support of an
evangelist in the county, and we
trust'they will succeed They, are
in earnest and deserve success.
Jaeob >;iy> “ we have so many
floating preachers, because they are
so light.”"
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As we never see the rainbow
■ while looking towards the sun, sb
while looking towards the Son of
righteousness, the Ixiw of promise
is exchanged for the bliss of fulfill-
' nient.”
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The senior editor, is this week
attending the County meetings in
Linn and Mariorr*counties and the
junior editor is attending the An
nual meeting at Waitsburg, W,»T.
We should'not be disheartened
at the adverse surroundings in our
efforts to do good. That which is
sown in tears may be reaped with
rejoicing.
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It is u dangerous thing to preach
and hear the Gospel without at
tempting, to live out its truths, It
hardens ami debases the heart.
- Theroare said to be one hundred
and tw^pty-three Christian preach
ers in Illinois who give their entire
time fo'preaching the Gospel.
Mice in a while we still hear the
obl-croak that religion has lost its
hold on the generaFpublic ; that the
__ The time, we nope, is near at church and its pulpit are no longer
hand when all the members of the a. ]>ov.er in the world ;1 and . that
Christian ehurch will feel that all religious reading has given.place to
gatherings of the church liave a the daily- newspaper.
To this
first place in their hearts, and when venerable fiction there is no better
alll will feel willing to sacrifice, “ if answer. than that given by the
needs .be,” time And money», to annij^L statistics of tlie number of_
make all a success. Consecration books, in the' several classes of
of all our redeemed powers,” should literature, publislnjd' in America -
l»e the motto of the hour.
and England. From the figures of
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the English book-trade for last
The Corner-stone of Garfield Me- year, it appears that, “as usual,
morial Chttrrh at Washington-wilL -theology heads the list with nine
be laid July 2rxd.
bunded and forty Jive .works ; ed
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ucational ami classical publications'
People who are ready toyiarF — are second, witli six Tnindred" and
with their hearts while -keeping
eighty-two,” etc. Publishers issue
their money*,, are not the sort that
books to sell, and they are not ac
Jesus wants. The riel? ruler was
customed to put forth, year by
anxious to become a disciple on
year, that which noliody buys; so
such terms, but our Lord would
that the regular publication ami
not accept the offer.— Ex.
sale of religious l»ooks is a perfectly
When formality enters the church fair test of the general demand?
attired in all its worljlly pomp and That little coterie of readers which
show, piety and godliness go out. .no longer cares for religious books,
When this tendency is first observ makes The ostrich’s mistake of
er L how great is. the need of a hold measuring the "capacities of other
and fearless ministry, who will not headsliy the situation of its own.—
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surrender the “ weapons of our .war
fare ” for the carnal -desire, for sen-..
There are no troubles that wear
sational gush, ami. theatrical non-
upon the temper and sap the foun
sense I— Er.
dations of all peace anti comfort as
How CD grand and brilliant the TlFe do borrowed troubles; Itecause
of one who lives to benefit his fel there is no provision made in the
low man, and at its close reflects a Divine economy for help to hear
halo that cannot In? dimmed by them. We have no promise that
time or darkened by slander. Such strength will be given to sustain us
has been the Fife of many a noble under the weight of imaginary bur
spirit .who laliored in the kingdom dens. Real* trials,, bravely and pa
and patience of Jesus while on tiently l»ornev are moral tonics,
earth, whose soul is now ffleed from strengthening ami ..purifying in
earth’s toils, but whose life is yet their_ influence, lifting the soul to
reflecting that light enkindled in higher levels ami broader outlooks.
the hearts of thousands while ■ a But it is only by receiving them as
pilgrim in this desert of woe.-A-Aic. they come, one day at a time, and
taking no thought for those of the
'Flic sisters of Mt. Sterling church' morrow, that they will yield us the
Ky.; support two exangeljsts- in the full measure of good with which
iey are fraught.— Faith Harper,
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It is with pleasure, we note the
growing
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. the word
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Gml'pxgached jn its’ simplicity and
purity.... Not .with “ great swelling
words,” but-by the “ foolishness of
preaching” it pleased the Lord to
save them that believe. • This is an
indication of faith ami sincerity.
It is a confession that the principles
of the.Christian religion are pleas
ing to tlie heart ami need not be
made to “ tickle the itching Cars'
that Christ lie honored?’
Jacob asked a man the other day
Opportunities to do good are al
ways open to those who look for how the church thermometer stood
them. If wb do nothing it is not and was told. “It averages 40° hi
the shade, and sometimes in the
because there is nothing to do.
summer a little higher, ” “Forty.
The Linn county brethren have degrees^s^ys Jacob, “ Well, that
decided to abandon their annual is a cold church, Forty degrees and
camp meeting and spend the effort in the shade I” An<l Jacob went
_ in some other direction. We think away muttering something al»out
lukewarm churches.
the decision a wise one.
The Marion county meeting is in
progress this week at Turners
Station.
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We are pleased to note that the
interest
“H'' in the H erald is
— increas-
ing rapidly in California. We
should have at last one thousand
subscribers in that State.
T1 >e Dallas meeting is oxer; its
lessons are—we want next year
more “ campers,” who will go there6
to work . for the cause;
Whose
hearts are all'interested in the ad-
vancemynt of the. interests of the
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