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About Christian herald. (Portland ;) 1882-18?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1882)
DEVOTED TO PURE CHRISTIANITY, TEMPERANCE, EDUCATION AND GENERAL NEWS VOL. XII. PORTLAND AND MONMOUTH, OREGON C hristian herald . We wish all to remember that the II erald is in no way connected D. T. STANLEY, with the Messenger, its predecessor, Publisher ami Proprietor, Monmouth, Or. in matters of business. If there are mistakes about the subscrip Swharrlption Price» tions or amounts paid before this Cne Copy, one year........ ;............ $2 00 One Copy, »ix nionth«......................... 1 00 year, or if bills are sent for amounts ADVERTISEMENTS. due on past volumes, they do not the | Entered at tliu Post-office at Monmonth, an aeoond clam mail matter. ] Please Notice. We are not responRible for the opinions and sentiment« exprexHed by onr contributors, but for onr own writing alone. Hence om rentiers mist judge for themselves. We intend to give space for the free expression of opinion, within the limit« of sound discretion, and the good of the cause; but not lw hold as indorsing what others may write. persons who hold the accounts. Correspondence concerning these past volumes should not l»e ad dressed to the H erald office but tp R. Foulkes, who has the accounts. The Oregonian of last Saturday reports an insurrection in Mon All matter intended for publication in* this mouth College, the students and p*per sli.sild lie written : faculty being at war. We are glad i. On one aide of the sheet only. i, In » pfatB tegible hand. _ __ to say thatthe Monmouth it refers 3. Let there be plenty of space between the" " line*. to is a long ways from here. The 4. Write with a )»en inKteml of a pencil, ro utmost harmony prevails in the that it maj not I* itefaced in transit. 5 Write brief article«. When you rend money for the paper, jikiaxe Work here and the different depart be auro and state whether the name for which* ments continue to fill up, there it u aant ia now on our lint or not. Expect no «Mention to artiaten, noticM, or being an even dozen new’ students qnariec notacanoapaaried by yonr name. If any «ubscriber fail» to get the H erald in entering the beginning of this week, Hue time, or failx to ge‘. it regularly, we will take it ax a great favor if he will notify na at mostly from distant parts of the once. We are very anxious that the paj>ei country. should reach every milMcriber regularly. .... ~— s —, A long pleasant letter from Bro. The church at Salem has been J. Durham, College City, Cal., ar using the weekly contribution for rived just to late to go in. the past few months as their system of raising money, and report that The proceedings and addresses of it is much more successful than any the Oregon Christian Missionary system heretofore adopted. Convention, held at Eugene last week with ail the addresses in full, The Christian <. Commonwealth will be published in the H erald says: ** We are clearly of opinion next week, filling the entire paper. that it is not enough for a man to Extra copies will be furnished at sincerely believe anything, but he 10 cents each. Send in your orders must believe the thing which is O ft early if you want extras. right anil true. Many |>eople now- FRIDAY, OÎT"27, W. Brethren, attention ! Some churches of the valley were not represented at Eugene last week. It is very desirable to know w i’TicW'Frymt.wistrtn.. wwsH». the- support and to receive of the labors of the evangelists who will be em- ployed the present year. If so, let not to be it be, known You are ________ compelled to do this. This isof a willing mind with you. Then state how mnch assistance you will pledge. If individuals, where no churches are, or where the church is unwilling, are desirous of doing so, write. Address Bruce Wolver ton, Corresponding Secretary of Board at Corvallis. ♦ The union meeting, at Eugene last Sunday nTgTit was pronounced by those present a real love feast The house was packet! and crammed to overflowing, many being com pelled to go away. Several of the ministers of the city, among them Bros. Me Lafferty and Clark Hen derson, gave witness t > the pleasure it afforded them to see the mani festation of such a Christian spirit. It seems to have lieen a matter of surprise to many who visited the sessions of our convention that in none of the essays or addresses was there a reference to “ our church,” “ what v)e teach,” &c. Many vaguely anticipated harangues upon the “ distinctive features,” abuse of sectarianism, sermons on baptism, and such like. But true to the spirit of the Master denoinination- alisin was not mentioned. We had other things of more importance We trust the denominations will, some day, learn that the true Chris tian glories more in the name of Christ than all other names of earth. colors just back of his shins, ah, and above his heels, ah ! Boo-hoo- ah ! ! s he don’t see why there is so much demand for Doc tors of Divinity unless it be that there are so many sick religions. ... --j y Soniepeople say, " Oh, we know we are saved, because we are so happy.” It is by no means a sure evidence, for joy may be carnal, un founded, unspiritual. . Certain Christians are afraid tl at they can not l»e in a saved state liecause they are not joyous, but we are saved by faith and not by joy. I was struck with the remark of Ebei ezer Erskine when he was dy ing, anil some one said to him, “ I hope you have now and then a blink to hear up your spirit under affliction,” he promptly replied, “ I know more of words than of blinks;” _ that is to say, he had rather trust a promise of God than his owrn glimp ses of heaven; ami so would I. The w’ord of God is a more sure testimo ny to the soul than all the raptures a man can feel. I would sooner walk in the dark, and hold hard to a promise of my God, than trust in the light of the brightest day that t zer dawned. Precious as the fruit is, do not put the fruit where the root should be. Please* to recollect that. Joy is not the root of grace in the sou); it is the fruit, and must not be put out of its proper position.— Spurgeon. “Give us, O give us the man that sings at his work ! Be his occupa tion what it may, he is equal to any of those who follow the same pur suit in silent sullenness. He will do more in the same time, he will do it better, be will persevere lon ger. One is scarcely sensible of fatigue whilst he marches to music. The very stars are said to make harmony as they revolve in their spheres. Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness altogether past cal culation its powers of endurance. Efforts, to lie permanently useful, must lie uniformly joyous—a spirit all sunshine—graceful from very ’ gladness, beautiful because bright. a-days think they can l>e very good Christians without undoing the clasps of their Bibles, and_ when anybody begins to quote texts they waive all further discussion, as they do not bother themselves about doctrines. And as a rule a pretty boneless sort of a religion theirs is, a sort of confused hotch-potch of pious ideas and scraps of what other poor people have said. What saith The church at Eugene are put the Lord ? that Is the question, and ting a new belfry and spire on until this is answered our spiritual their house, and a new h>ell in the word-spinning will be vain.” belfry. They have a good house, Jacob thinks ail that can be done and we hope to see their continued Some one has written a sight about colors, and to read the same one would think all the colors in creation had l»cen spoken of. But Jacob says that every church mem- iter has two colors, ah, whichJie al ways persists in taking to church ah, and uses them very much in his prosperity. “ daily walk,” ah, and those are the —Carlyle, The Christian Evangelist reaches us after the consolidation of the two papers, looks neat and is very readable. It so much resembles either the Christian or the Evan- gebist that different admiring friends will say of it as they always do oi the baby—some that it looks just like its pa, and some that it looks just like its ma. with a " crank ” is to let it turn. 4