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DEVOTED TO PUliE- CI ì ETSTIANÌ t Y, STEM PEE ANCE, EDUCATION AND (¡ENEE AL NEWS
VOL. XII.
PORTLAND AND MONMOUTH, OREGON; FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1882.
NO. 30
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CHRISTIAN II EHALD.
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. wjl JL uüx committed ^ ilui. Waslring ton. It ( L .was laid
July 2, 1882, at six o’clock r. \t
About 5,OO0 people wore present,
and some distinguished persons,
among whom was President Ar-
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A. llinsila.le, President of Hiram
Fortunately there are some who College, Hon. A. H. Pettibone, of
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..v,—~ • to not think it necessary to wait
Tennessee, Holl. A. S. Willis, »»f
Prices will be given on application.
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till they die. before they use their Kentucky, and Bro. F. 1). Power,
| Entered at the I’ost-oflico at Monmouth, a*- money to do good
The'following, the resident minister, who li^s
second claw mail matter. | "J
is an example.:
charge of the congregation.”
Please Nolire.
“ Mr. John P. H oward lilis- given
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We are not responsible f< r the opinions anU to. the university nt Burlington
One treasure, there is, which ev­
sentiment« expretuieil by. ortr contributor«, but
X for
$50,000
in
cash,
arid
a
statue
of
onr own writing alone. Hence out readers
ery person should strive to possess.
niiHt jndge for themselves. We intend to give Lafayette, worth $25,(MIO ami is re­
«puce for the free"expression of opinion, within
It is Worth rubies. A good con-
the limits of «Omid »fiscredon, anil the gi««l of building tie* main edifice." lie has
tlw » Xiwo | bu t no t lie’ be ll i an indo rt ing wh e l •giventijs iipui'a-hiiuse ($12.>,000J to -se+e+tee—
_. ■ others may write.
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the Home for Destitute Children; nnd appreciate its real worth.
All niatt.-r intended for pnlllcation in this h stone chapel ($10,000) to- St.
paper should be written :
",-Wake thou that steepest and
Paul's Episcopal Church; $5,00(1to
1. O.'i one side of the sheet only. . -
2. In a plain legible l>nn<l.
the
Episcopal
fund
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1,800
acres
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of
arise
from th»« »lead, ami Christ"
3. Let there lie plenty* of space lietween the I.
lines.
Western land to home missions; shall give the light. T wq com­
4. Write with a )« n instead of a pencil, so I three fountains to the city parks,
that it maj not be ilefaixs) in transit.
mands, one promise. How glorious
Write brief articles.
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ami a stately entrance to Lake
Whew Von »e-kl money for the i>ap<r, please
th»* promise ! Obey an»I receive.
View Cemetery.
fatal qrror again. A subscriber sent
D, T. STANLEY,
us a long article on Chinese immi­
publisher and Proprietor, Monmouth, Or. gration, ami because we faileil to
find a place for it in our columns',
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l>e «urq and state whether the name for whi»4i
it is sent.is now on our list or not.
Expect no attention to articles, notice«, or
»pierie« not accompanied by your name.
If any 8ulmcril»er fails to get tlie H ekai . d in
dne>tin\e, or fails to gev it legnlarlv, we will
take it as a gwat favor if he will n»>tify ns at
once. We are very anxious that the pajiei
should reac|). every sulmcriber Tcgularly.
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s It is very gratifying to seethe
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cause of Christ prospering so well
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in Eastern Washington.- There is a
great future for that country and
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- • the brethren should Jeave nothing
. \ Tim continuation oi the “ Synop­ undone that is in tludr power to
sis of the Debate” di»l not reach firmly establish the cause now Ìli
us this week. Hence its non-ap­ the infancy of their institutions.
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pearance.
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The ingathering to the fold of
—- Bro. F. B. Young writes us from Christ is unusually large this y. ear
Petaluma, Cal, that there are as on this coast It is a cause for joy
many as 20 brethren near there, j to every disciple of our Master.
but no pltlce where they can meet |
for worship nearer than Santa i The JR C. A'lro<‘iitri our pleasant
Rosa, 16 miles distant.. If Bro. neighbor, propounds its problem
Young or any one else can get them and answers it.in a way highly sat­
to' read their Bibles and our re­ isfactory to us, as follows :
ligious papers, they will soon la*
The problem before the church
is
a plain and simple one. It is
meeting together to encourage one
-another ami celebrate the Lord’s how to bring the Gospel straight to
the. hearts of men. Only then is it
death.
“ the power of God unto salvation.”
Preaching about the Gospel is one
Tlie brethren of Western - Wash­ thing; preaching the Gospel quite
ington have »lone a good work. another. Religious, orations that
At the cooperation at Montesano till men with «voiidJr at the orator’s
recently, they selected Bro. Espy as genius ami learning and eloquence,
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evangelist, an»!**{?»‘attic and are quite separate from the direct
preaching of a saving Christ. (Inly
Tacoma as mission points. Bro. E. when the aim is straight at the
preaches at Seattle on the first heart and conscience of men does
Lord’s day and at Tacoma on the or can the pulpit vindicate its claim
fourth. We hope they will not as. a saving_jnstrumentality.
cease their efforts till the cause is
“ The corner-stone of the Chris
permanently establish»«»! iu Loth
tian Church, Vermopt' Avenue,
these towns.
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divisions among you, but that ye *
be perfectly joined together in the
same mimland the same jmlgmentf”
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“ For me to live is ('hri,<t, ami
to die is gain.”— Paid.
Set over against this expression,
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the sentiment of many. For me to
livi • is wealth, is «fortune, is earthly
renown, is pleasui-e. Then one
sees the poverty of that soul (com­
pared with Paul)-the conclusion of
whose premises is “To.die is loss.”
For he who lives for tilrie, when
time with him shall close, finds
divine logic—the logic of the
itual. “ For me to live is Christ.'’
" The life I live.” Paul would say,
“ 1 live in Christ, for Christ, with
Christ, that in death the wealth of
life may be multiplied by the full­
ness of life lieyond.”
Youths of great promise'should
A lady from Iowa writing to a
ripen into men of great fulfillment, friend in San Francisco, says;
as blossoms bring the fruitage.
‘¿'To-morrow is the great day for
Jacob has found out that Christ the Iowa election for or against the *
<li<l not say “Suffer the. little chil- Constitutional amendment. At 9
dren to come unto me' and forbid A. M., the ladies have a union pray­
them not,” when he was preaching er meeting at the Presbyterian
his “ sermon on the mount.’’ He church, to pray for grace at the
thinks that if there had even been polls, for strength for the weak-
a dozen in the audience, we should knetd, for the downfall of the li­
never have had the beatitudes, those quor traffic, ami the triumph of
beautiful opening sentences of this truth ami righteousness.” “ Tpr-
memorable discourse. Bravo, Ja- rents of rain have fallen lately,
even so recently as since supper. ’
col».
Has commence»! again while I-have •
How fallacious is that reasoning been pausing a few minutes,
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of some who still hold to “ Unity the roads must be in a fearful con­
in diversity,” and conclude there- dition. I fear that sume of tllQ
from the necessity and wist loin of half lieaited among jjie fanners
all the various divisions among will find in th»* state, of the weather
professed Christians. Would that a pretext for absence from the polls
they eould__see tlie fallacy an»I and that the ^tine cause will lcave
treachery in such a plea. < ’hrisf idle the R. R.. lalmrers, who will- •
prayed for unity as “ Father art in vote largely the liquor ticket. We
me ami I in thee.” W^l'e is the may not sncceed this rime, God
unity in diversity f Is it to lx* knows, but there is a mighty vol­
realized in history where flic dis- ume of prayer going up all over
ci pies on the »lay of Pentecost, the land for success in .this elec­
*’ were all of one heart amT one tion.”
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.suul’i” It is fourni in th»* teaching
A Brahmin graduate of Madras
of the Spirit through Paul when University says:- “I would nctfer
lie says, “ Now 1 beseech VOtG arglu* if I wore a missienriry; I
brethren by the name of our Loyd would simply give the Bible an<l
JerilM Christ’that ye . speak th» say.
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