<4 DEVOTED TO PURE CHRISTIANITY, TEMPERANCE, EDUCATION AND GENERAL NEWS 'v; PORTLAND ANIL MONMOUTH,OREGON; FRIDAY, JUNE 3U, IS82. C hristian herald . "fe J S tanley , Published and Proprietor, M on mon th, O regon. .. I. . * ----- t ■ SuWiipt ion Price: Cne Copy-,'ona year . .. $2 00 Ono Copy, «lx mouths.,............ 1 00 AIT lepers are stopp'd when the time pan! for expires. — ADVERTISEMENTS. . Prices will he given <»n abdication. ---------------—l----- . . ..——— I Entered ftt the Pont-oiiico at Monmonth, as aecoM «¡a«« mail matter, j I’lease Nolico, We are not responsible fcr the opinions ami sentiments expressed by oiir cpntriuirtora, but for our own writing alone. Hence oui reader« „ 'jinst judge for thcmselveH. ’ We intend to give tipta-e for the free expression of opinion, within the limits of sound discretion, and the gm*1 of the cause ; brft' nbt be hnidrwr indorsing what others may write. All matter intended, for pullteation in this pai>er should l>e written : 1. On one side of tlie sheet only. . 2. In a plain legible hand. 3. Let there be plenty of space between the lines. - » -4. Write with a. pen iu«te*d of a pencil, so tlnuit may Jv>f T>e defaced in transit. 5, Writerbriof article«. When yon Bend money for the paper, please l»e sure and state whether the name for which it is xent is now on nur list or not. Expect no attention to article«, notices, or queries pot accompanied by your name. If any subscriber fails to get the H erald in due time, or fails to get. it regularly, _we will take it as a great favor if ho will notify ua at once. We are very anxious that the paper ’ should reach every subscriber regularly. ■ Send orders to H erald office, for “ Revised HyiRnal.” They will be out this -month; Ninety cents apiece or $9.00 per dozen. Green’s Life of Garfield .is now ready at prices from $1.50 to SJ.00 per copy Aii excellent work. —- < /__ .. ' ------ ^4» 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.”" # v 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.” O 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. * 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 T 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 .___ • 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.— 6'. »S'. Tinier.- * 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, field,—• I V It is with pleasure, we note the growing have o _ . o dewrre tn ___ . the word ---- — of 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. ‘■V * - . 2 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 Savior. -— NO. 26. _________ ■ < • . - f " ■ ~ * ,