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About Christian herald. (Portland ;) 1882-18?? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1883)
tìteÉAtb. Correspondence * V. From Bro. T. F. Campbell. and hold a meeting of days. We were not able to make any pro mises, as we were not decided as to our future course. A t the close of the meeting I went aboard of the Belle Memphis, one of the Anchor Line of magni ficent steamers, an«l reached Vicks burg Monday morning. Hence by railroad to Brandon, where 1 found some of my relatives with whom I tarried all night. I arrived at my old home on Thursday. My health is good. The greeting in every letter love to all the brethren, T. F. C ampbell . The cause is doing well at most of the points of labor, yet much work is necessary, an«I much dili- gence on the part of the brethren. The cause is by no means self- sustaining ; and the preacher that comes here expecting to be sus tained. in material things will be disappointed, yet the brethren are working nobly in finances an«l are doing fully as much in proportion to their means as in ol«ler fields. Much sacrifice is necessary both on the part of the brethren and the preachers. Preachers must farm or follow some secular pursuits in con nection with preaching until the cause is self-sustaining. T. M. M organ . C ato , R ankin C o ., M iss ., "- Jan. 22, 1883. Bro. D. Stump: D ear S ir ,—When 1 arrived at Lakeport, in Chicot county, Ar kansas, some three hundred miles below Memphis, I found that bad weather and other unavoidable de lays had prevented the completion of the building I was to dedicate. Nevertheless I delivered four dis courses in the parlor of Sister Johnson, whose youngest son, an«l only member of the family not. previously baptized, made con Letter from Bro. Morgan. fession, and was buried with Christ by baptism. I delivered two dis E den V alley , W. T., Letter from Bro. Hubbard. courses also at Lakevillage, the Jan. 2, 1883. county seat, twelve miles from Editor Herald : A mity , O r , Jan. 29, 1883 Lakeport. Bro, Turner, who went Winter is in full blast and the Bro. J. F. Floyd: with me from Memphis, preached one discourse here an«l one at Lake Palouse is noted are glittering with of man, as upon all His other works, port to the white people in their white, brilliant and sparkling in eternal letters the mysterious - churches, of which they have four neath the radiance of heaven’s sun. word “-change.” Each stage of or five in that community. He ha«l Grand and sublime are these development is brought about by a been a missionary among them in famous hills which, in winter, are birth into new experiences. There Memphis for several years, anil un- wrapt in their snowy mantle and are .peaceful births of this nature, derstool them better than I did. in spring and summer in green so pangless that the soul is scarcely ¿ o ............ ........ ................. — J Nevertheless I preache«l to them sward. Cold it is i at times, the '’cohscious of the change, until it twice in their own church build thermometer registering 3G and 40 stands al>ove itself of yesterday^ ings. I shall speak of them in degrees below zero at one time in new-born and exulting in the con another letter. January, yet the atmosphere was sciousness of fresh power for the Bro. Turner was a great ai«l to calm and people were seen driving battle of life. And, there are also, me, as he is master of music and with exultant speed with jingling soul-births, the fruit of stem ad Jed in singing I ha«l not realized sleighbells as though the cold was versity. When, through mighty so fully that I w as amongst southern nothing. We have had snow since throes of anguish, the soul dies to people until I enjoyed the hospitali Christmas, which has increased the old, and comes into the new ties of Ford, the Johnsons, Worth from time to time, until it now lies life flooded with divine light and ington, Gen. Reynolds, Valantine in drift to the depth of several feet power. Such are the changes that an«l others of this community. on north ' - hill - - - sides and — some -- ---- 12 come to every soul, and.there must ‘Everything al toutthem is dope up inches on level ground notwith be birth after birth, and death after on the broa«l gauge with palace standing there has been but few death, ere the spirit is fitted for the cars. They live in a princely man daysof uncomfortably cold weather. wondrous birth into the perfect ner and entertain their guests in a Bro. C. J. Wright commenced a life of heaven beyond the shadowy style which even the ravages of war and the desolations of over protracted meeting in Eden Valley portals we call death. These are flow have not been able to destroy. on Saturday before the-2nd Lord’s some of the facts which come to We dined at tables elegantly fur «lay in Jan; an«l continue«l over two me over and over again as the days nished with silver and china, from Lord’s days including our coldest come and go. May the Lor<? help which were served five or six nights with good attendance and a us all that we may so number our courses, commencing with soup ami good degree of interest. Although days that we may apply our hearts fish and ending with coffee. The suffering intense pain from his unto wisdom. There is considerable sickness in intermediate dishes of fowl and broken bones yet he preached with our county. Last Lord’s day 1 flesh, of cake and fruit, of pastry, great power. At the close of the meeting preached in the Baptist house of salad and wine, (I am sorry to say) with rarest desert, I could not (which resulted in three accessions i worship for Bro. Russ who is quite enumerate without a bill of fare by commendation) he thought it ne sick. Next Sunday I have been in before me,. And yet we almost cessary to visit the physician and vited to preach in the Christian lose sight of the luxuries of the have his shoulder examined which church. tablé in the easy flow of conversa- ‘W.ftièd’to be out of proper position. —Al mo s t-every day I hear some ^¡MLtbe sparkling wit and pleasant It-being found again disjointed it reader of the H erald extolling it ^repartee characteristic of this wras necessary again to replace it and its editor. May it ever be a light-hearted, noble people. They which was another serious and bond of union and brotherhood in insisted with much earnestness that painful operation. At last accounts our State. Fraternally, we should return, when the church it was doing well and he was building is ready to be occupied, preaching every night. S. M. H ubbard . Letter from Bro. Osborn. S eattle , W. T., Feb 7, 1883. Editor Herald: We notice«l an article in your last issue on the wants of this coast, an«l it is needless. for me to attempt to tell you our wants here on the Sound, for you are familiar with them. We want both money an«I laborers. We have no preach ing ; but we do as did the disciples of old, assemble on the first day of the week to break bread; and there is no congregation getting along any better than we are con sidering our circumstances. Our meetings are vvell attended. Oh each Lord’s day we select a sub ject for the following, and in this way we make it interesting for all. We would like veiy much to have a goo«l preacher. O, how well we woul«l love once more to hear the ringing df ETTe Gospel l#ell ; we have l>een deprived of that blessed ' . privilege for almost three years. We ha«l a goo«l meeting on last Lord’s «lay, and two were added to the church. We had a business meeting last evening and decided to build a church house 28 by 44 feet, and also elected our trustees, an«l Is'gan work to-day. We ex pect to be able to occupy it in six weeks if it is the Lord’s will, and if arty of the good brethren in Oregon feel able to give us a help ing ha ml it will be thankfully re ceived, and nobody needs it any worse than we do. Our Sunday-school is in good working order, and is a school that we may well be proud of. What a glorious privilege it is that we can look back upon the past an«l say, We have done some good for the Master’s cause ; and should we not be more faithful in discharging those duties that becometh the children of God ? Then, as laborers under the Master of the great universe, let us be more careful in sowing the seed that we may reap that abundant harvest and, at last, when life’s labors are ended, we will receive that crown that fadeth not away.' J. W. O sborn . 1 Report from Bro. Parks. T ay , L ane C o ., O r , . Feb. 6, 1883. Bro. J. F. Floyd : D ear S ir ,—Bro. R. G. Callison closed a meeting at this place on last Lord’s day. There was, con sidering the very chilly atmosphere, good aad attentive audiences. Re« 7