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About Christian herald. (Portland ;) 1882-18?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 12, 1883)
7 Ôiittts'l'l AN- HEllAtt). Union County Co-operation. On the 2nd «lay of Deceml>er, 1882, the Disciples of Christ in Union county, Oregon, met and or ganized a Missionary Cooperation, 55°, on the 13th.1 t ( Lowest daily mean 29°, on the 31st. Mean tem perature for the month at 2 o-’clock p. M. 43.68°. Highest temperature for the month 61", at 2 o’clock P. M., on the 5th. Lowest tempera- nf - minutes. Meeting called to order I>y Bro. C. J. Wright, of Spokan county, W. T.' Bro. J. M. Jones was chosen chairman, and Bro. Jesse Imbler, secretary. *• » » • On motion, it was decided to organize the brethren of Union county to a Missionary Coopera tion. Bro. R.D. .Buckman was elected Presiilent, and Bro. J. II. Cd.wen, Vice-President; Bro. Jesse Imbler was elected Secretary, and Bro. J. C. Barnes, Assistant Sec retary ; Bro. Samuel Cochran was elected Treasurer. The meeting then a«ljourne«l for 15 minutes, during which time the l>oard employed Bro. J. M. Jones to lal>or as an Evangelist for One year . at a salary of $500, to I m ?.paid.quarterly.. Near §300 was raised in the meet ing, and a soliciting committee was appointed to raise the remainder of the §500. On motion, it wits decided to hold the meeting of the Cooperation quarterly. On motion, an invitation wae-e-x- tended to all the brethren in Union county to cooperate with us, and each congregation is entitled to three delegates at each regular meeting. On motion, it was decided to hold the next meeting at the Christian chapel in Grand Round valley, Union county, on Thursday before the thir«l Lord’s day in Feb ruary, 1883, at 2 o’clock P. M., ami continue over the Lord’s day fol lowing. On motion, it was decided to send the minutes of this meeting to tho.CHRisTiAN H erald for publica tion. r Ch) moti«fn, the meeting adjourn- ed. J esse I mbler , Sec. Weather Report. During Decorni mt , 1882, there were 20 days during which rain fell and an aggregate of 9,76 in. of water, 5 clear days and 6 cloudy days other thary those on which jcaiidfiLL The mean temperature- for the, month was 43.24'. Highest daily mean temperature for the month I The best class of citizens are in fa vor of the enforcement of all laws, and they will be with us, no matter what their ideas fire regarding the propriety of the law. An attempt will probably be made to i ud. uo j X l w .ne .x t. Leg islatu r e „ to submit the repeal of the prohibi tion amendment to the people. We are not thoroughly convinced that it would not be the best if they did. It would bring oYi the square issue again, without any side issues to Whlgli It down. Il mu positmn is right, if prohibition is, cr can be made a success, we can demonstrate it before the people. If it is a fail ure, if public sentiment will not support and enforce it, we had bet ter be convinced of our failure. But here is the article : There is no good in denying the truth, and we might just as well look stubborn facts square in the face, and deal with matters as they really are, and then do, our best to T I should be. We are in a demoralized condi tion. The effect of the late election was to stun and paraliza.us, for a time at least. Before the election men and papers all over the coun- try were speaking up f(T"’ITT7llrtt>f-,, tion, who are now silently, “ hedg ing,” or recklessly denouncing pro- hibition as a failure. Before the election, the majority of those who were expecting to find favors in the eyes of the people were declaring in favor of the enforcement of the law. A Mother’s Voice. Officers were stimulated by public sentiment to do what their oaths A lady, living in one of our large Eola, Or., Jan. 1, ISIS. actually required of them. But cities, was passing a public house those election returns gave ns a one day, just as the keeper of it Temperance Department. shock from which we have not re was turning a man into the street, covered. We attempted to make a lie was quite young, but very pale. Some Words to Fellow Prohi Goliath of St; John, and he fell. We His haggard face and wild eyes bitionists. imt-anly-ha veopenJy showed thatIm bad drinking ourselves defeated an<l.<lemoralizedx and was fargone- ore the way to---- — Under this" heading' we^firtrUthe- but our actions and our talk have ruin. . He was swearing dreadfully follow''n«r article in the El Dorado both indicated that we were. And 1 and.shaking his clenched fist at the Ij7ws,*of El Dorado, Kansas, one of the question comes up, “ what are man who had thrust him,out of the the strongest prohibition papers in we going to do about it? bar. He was so blinded with pas the State, and we believe it about If we remain silent and inactive sion that he did not see the lady — as nearly expresses the present sit it is as good a thing as our oppo who stood near him, till she laid uation in Kansas äs' anything we nents ask. They will goon making her hand on him and asked, in a have seen. We have only to * the fa+l+u-eH of prohibition more ap gentle, loving voice—“ What’s the— say that we never believed . parent, until the people will tire of matter ?” the prohibition amendment of sham and wipe it from our consti The young man starte«! as though Kansas embodied the true tution. We must either make it a a heavy blow had struck him. sentiment of those who voted for it, success and reality, or abandon it He turned quickly round, paler and unless a law does this, of what entirely, and quicker the one or the than before, and trembling from ever kind it may be, it is not worth d other is done the better. hea«l to foot. He looked at the the paper on which it is printed!1 Legal|y we are in as good shape lady for a moment or two, and then That it embodied the real senti as we were two months ago, but we said— ment of a large number and perhaps must regain our moral prestage be " Oh ! I thought it was my moth the majority of the people, wo do fore we can accomplish any good to er’s voice; it sounded so strangely not question ; but that many poll- speak of. It will not be an easy like it! But her voice has long ticians voted for it and niadf thing to do, but it mud be done or læen hushed in death.” speeches in its favor for no other we had as well disband. Laws un- “ You had a mother, then, who purpose than because they thought supported by public sentiment are love«l you ?’’ said the lady, it was the popular side, and would worse than no laws at all. We He burst into tears as he said, serve as a kind of scape goat to must bring public sentiment to the “ Oh, yes, I had an aged mother, carry them into their political support of the law. This is what and she loved her boy. But since laith, can not Ire denied. It was is needed now, and this shouhl be she died everything has gone refreshing indeed to see an old <le- the work of the hour. againstme. I am lost lost to ev graded infidel to stand up, and talk In many instances county attor erything that is good—lost forever.” about prosecuting the churches and neys have been elected who will be /' No, not lost forever ; for God is ministers of the Gospel lor using adverse to us. merciful and gracious, and his pity wine in the communion service; The anti-prohibitionists have the ing love can reach the chief of sin this is the trouble that the friends prestage of our late disaster. Our ners,” said the lady, in a low, sweet of prohibition will have to encoun ter. It will almost invariably be ranks have been thinned by the de voice, and her words seemed to dragged into the cess-pool of poli sertion of those who came over to have a wonderful effect upon the tics. The late defeat in Kansas us only to be on the popular side. young man. As the lady. passed on her way should.be a lesson to other States But we have the law plain, clear ¡ê^ that ¿Éé’nputn&Tiün¡a practical. IT òtff JUHHjMfÀ "the young ig»n follp^ed'^ w: ' Hb •to go slow and see. J sentiment is properly educated be less, the element that we lost was noticed the number of the house fore submitting it to the people. - an element that we could well spare. she entered, and wrote down in hi 4 * 31st; Frosts occurred on the 11th, 18th, 19th, 23rd, 25th, 26th, 28th, 29th, 30th an«l 31st. ■ The prevailing winds for the month were from the South during 4 «lays, S. W. 16 days, North 11 days. During December, 1881, there were 18 days during which rain fell and an aggregate of 3.40 in. of water, 2 clear and 11 cloudy days. • Menn temperature for the month 42.16°. Highest daily, 53°, on the 22nd. Lowest daily, 29°, on the 2nd. T. P earce . | It WilVl MVULV0 .. V CL 11'1 111” W..VZ ♦ J . <7 jf CO TVIIU w«* *4 4 W a. J ’ * 1 ■ ! A-