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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-
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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