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of these pleasure grounds until’’’we
S an F rancls T’ o , Aug. 1; 1882. remember that they are open and I Reported bv our correspondents and gleaned
free to all, and that the poor may I from our exchange«.
Bro. D. Stump:
D ear S ir ,—Westward from the come here and enjoy “ without
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citv. a di§tan£g„ftf pipe miles across
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extensive
and
varied
luxuries
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last Lord’s day, 1 by profession and 1 by
the isthmus, is the Cliff House,
flowers
than
can
be
found/iii
the
recomendation of the elders.
situated on an eminence of one
Bro. R. H. Mose is preaching for the
hundred feet, overlooking the ocean. gardens of the rich.
Umatilla
county co operation this year.
We dined with Bro. McCullough
Immediately west of the house, and
There were 26 additions during my
at a distance of five hundred feet, and his Christian wife,’after which, year's-labors with the Umatilla county
are several islands, called Seal with them, .we spent the ■' evening co operation. Your Bro. in Christ,-^1.
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WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
when we reached the gallery in weinet also Èro. and Sister David '
P leasant F lat , July -24.— Editor
rear of the house commanding a son. Bros. Sturgis amT'Davidson
Christian
Herald: Again much good
view of them, by several hundred are deacons in the church and has been done in our midst, by a series
sea lions, spine of »which,- seen teachers in the city schools.
of meetings held at this place, by Bro.
After an hour of social converse,, C. J. Wright. He came here and began
through, field glasses, were huge
animals, weighing, probably, five or we enjoyed the vocal music—some preaching on Thursday, the 13th inat.,
six hundred pounds. After an of the Moody & Sänke}' hymns— and on Lord’s day evening made the
confession and were baptized there
hour engaged in looking at these by the company,-* with accompani good
that evening, and 3 the next day. 1 was
monsters of the fleep^ and ¿an ment oil the piano by Sister Stur- reclaimed. On account of Bro. Wright’s
other in strolling along the beach, glST - —
health failing, tile meeting. Was discon
Sunday
we
attended
church
in
tinued
on Monday evening, but was-re-
listening to the roar , of the serf,
and looking out on the mighty ex the city, and enjoyed a good ser ueweiT again on Thursday and continued
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panse of waters, we returned mon on the subject of “ Life,” de over Lord’s day with 7 more additions—
3 by confession aud baptism, 2 by letter
through the sand-hills to the Park. livered by Bro. Meloan, whose name and 1 from the Baptists and 1 reclaimed,
Here is the most extensive dune 1 I sent you the other day as Sloan, making in all11 additions, to lirechurch
have ever steen. There was, a few please correct. The serifion^was re at this place. Tjie church herd* now
years ago, a moving sand Iyar im- markable chiefly for good sense and numbers 52 active members.—T. P.
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KENTUCKY.
At three o’clock I preached in .C orinth , July 24.—Two additions to
ington Territory, the- dimensions of
which, as I now remember then, Oakland with one confession at the the congregation at Corinth by baptism
were a thousand feet long, eighty close. A partial organization of first Lord’s day in July. 5 additions to
wide and thirty high. Here we the congregation, which had been the congregation at Mt. Plersaut, Grant
county, fourth Lord's day in July—4 by
have several "miles of coast lying badly demoralized for several years, letter and 1 by baptism.—V. M. Gaines.
. south of the Cliff Hofi.sc, upon was effected, with better prospects
L evingood , July 17" - We baptized 4
which the ocean piles up sand than they ever had of making the confessors Lord's day evening, 3 of
which the wind drives inland to church a success. After the or whom confessed during a meeting we
ward the city in vast beds, in many ganization they engaged the set- just closed at Turner's school house.
places apparently twenty or thirty vices of Bro. Meloan to preach for The other confessed before but being
ill at the time defered the baptism.—G.
feet deep. These- sands have a<l- them;
W. Neul.
In the evening I delivered a lec C rittenden , July 20.—Bro. W. J.
vanced al>out five miles, and are
beginning to intrude upon the ex ture in the city to an attentive Howe, of Georgetown, closed a meet
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ing iu this place last night. Meeting
treme western border of the city audierice.
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Moiiday evening I preached had lasted sixteen nights, resulting in
It buries everything in its way,
5 baptisms, all young ladies. Bro.
and no effectual method has yet again in Oakland, resulting in an I Howe, while with us, delivered a series
Wen discovered of staying its other confession. This was closing j of clear logical discourses, in which he
up a meeting which Bro. Meloan set forth Christ as the Savior.—W. S.
course.
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The Golden Gate Park consists hail been conducting some eighteen Keeue.
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rankfort
, July 20.—We. had Bro.
of a thousand acres of land nearly days, with about a dozen baptisms
Oldham
with
us last Lord's day at
in the shape of the letter V, with and a reorganization as the im
Grassy Spriug, who delivered an inter
its broad eml on the shore and the mediate results.
esting, discourse. In the evening he
This (Tuesday) has been, with filled my appointment at Millville,
angle in the city. It must be five
or six miles in length. Several me, a day of sadness, for I spent it1 where one
girl confessed the
- hundred acres of these grounds with the orphan children of Bro. i Savior, and was.baptized Monday morn-
have been laid out and improved in and Sister Vinzent,. mingling my ing.—M. C..K'iirfees.
elegant drives, bordered with lovely sympathies and offering my con L exington , July 25.—I am just home
from my meeting at Little Hickman,
flowers and shaded by majestic dolence for the loss not only of which resulted, iu ten additions to the
trees. The conservatory—a large their mother, March 6th, and their church—live confessions and live re
glass building, is well filled with a father July 19th, but of their oldest stored. Wo had 6 additions the last
great variety of flowering plants of brother,also,whose melancholy death day of the meeting, but had to close to
tropical growth. A lover of the they heard of only yesterday. He meet another engagement.—James G.
Perkins. ■
beautiful and __
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admireruf
nature was drowned in the surf nt Mazat-
G lencoe , July Xi. - Bro. C. H. Trout
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-y -Tfrfght enjoy a week in this lovely land, Mexico, and buried the same and I closed a meeting al Short Branch,
place. We noticed several flocks of day his father was. . This is a sad Greenup connty, on the 18th. There
wore 26 added to the church during our
native quails, aggregating more affliction. I pray God to be merci meeting : By baptism, 20 ; reclaimed,
6 ; from the M. E. Church, 2 ; by let
than a hundred, running about in ful to th,em.-
ter.' 1. We also orgatized a Bible
Yours truly,
the Park, quite tame.
Reading Society (iiul a Sunday-school.
—Geo. B. Peak.
T. F. C ampbell .
We can not appreciate the value
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Letter from Bro. Campbell.
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Du P ree , Hays^Co., July 28.—On 3d
Lord’s day in .July 4 ■ were baptized at
this place by W. H. D. Carrington—1 a
lady from Ohio, from the M. E. Churoh.
-W. E. Nelson.
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'B attle C reek , JutyTL—Bro. Scafbo-
rough has been laboring for us for some
time. At his last visit there were 4 ad
ded, 1 from the Baptists, 3 by confes
sion and baptism.—8. L. Barker.
VIRGINIA.
M atthews C. H., July 24.—Since the
first el t bio- mon th I -ha ve made the cir
cuit of our Tidewater District, in the
interest of evangelistic work. I visited
17 places, preached 24 times, held 15*
business meetings, organized 8 junior
missionary societies, raised about $140 *
for our District treasury, and added 3
persons to the ranks of the Disciples by
baptism. I will return to my work in
Richmond in a few days.—J. Z Tyler.
OHIO.
M alta , July 22 —Since last report
ing^ you from Salt Run, there have
been 4 additions-—2 reclaimed, 1 by let
ter and 2 by confession and baptism.—
A. B. Griffetb.
M unson , Geauga Co.—We have had
6 additions since my last report -2 by
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INDIANA.
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K okomo , July 28.—Have had 6 addi
tions to the church thia month. Al
though the weather has been hotu we
are having very fine attendance.—Geo.
Edward Walk.
I ndianapolis , July 31.-v-At my regu
lar appointment, at Buck Creek, the
second Lord’s day in July, 4 confessions
and baptisms.—J. M. Canfield.
ILLINOIS.
A tlanta , July 27.—2 immersions last
Lord’s day, making 6 additions since
last report.—B. O. Aylesworth.
W hat C heer , July 24.—Please report
4 additions for ns the present week—2
by baptism on Friday night. Bro.
Simpson Ely preaching for us Thursday
and Friday night 1 by confession, and
1 by commendation on yesterday, at our
regular services.—Wm. M. Semones.
MINNESOTA.
C oncord , July 24 —3 valuable seces
sions to our congregation yesterday.
Peace and harmony prevail in the
church and Sunday-school.—A. P.
Frost.
WISCONSIN.
M t . T abor , July 17.—3 men, whose
wives are members of the church here,
came forward at out meeting yesterday
—2 of them were baptized, the other
bad been a member of the “ Old Chris
tian ’* church. I go from this place to
West Lima.—G. L. Brokaw.
Married.
At the residence of the bride, Aug.
14, by Bruce Wolverton, pastor of
Christian churoh. Miss Allie L. Hughes
t0 Mr’ J;
of Portland.
We wish for brother and sister Malone
cloudless skies and smooth sailing over,
the seas of wedded bliss, till landed
safely in the haven of eternal rest.
N. B.—Senior Ed. will remember it is
too far to send cake and the cake is too
good to part with.
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