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CmtÍSTíAÑ UkRAtt). 7 ——:----------------------------- t ,, Letter from Turkey. courage wherewith to be able to Letter from Kansas. something great, he was in error in preach the unsearchable riches of thinking that any act of obedience B ardizag , May 2, 1883. E dgecomb , K ansas , the gospel of Christ in its primitive J. F. Floyd: to God was a small thing. He May 31, 1883. D ear B ro .,—Your favor of the purity. placed far too low an estimate upon Dear Bro. Floyd; IGth of Feb. last came to band in Your brother in Christ, I thought I would write to the that bath in the Jordan. He did due time. It is always a source of G. N. S hishmanian . H er XL d again as I never see any not know that “ to obey is better great pleasure to us to hear from letters from here. It is a cold than sacrifice and to hearken than our friends in the New world., 1 Report from Harrisburg. - the fat-uf ■moivringh H' till! 31M ul May. TTF?>|> m -4hankyou— fuii__lha^-jiiterenk yo tt .................. —r ■ "" are looking well considering the faithful in the least is faithful also H arrisburg ’, O r ., manifest in your letter in behalf of in much.” cold weather. The church here is May 30, 1883. this Mission. “ Truly the harvest Are we altogether unlike this progressing rapidly, Two more ad- is great but the laborers are few ;” Bro. Floyd: Syrian leper ? Would we not do Through a mistake in the date of ditions last Lord’s day—one by more work for God if we thought “ few,” did I say ? Nay, if we had — a “ few laborers in this great field a telegram we had it published that commendation and one confession more highly of obeying him ? Life I am sure we would soon gain a Bro. C. J. Wright, of Spanglex \V. and baptism ; baptism to takfiJllaci ¡a ¡¡TmaJe up of acts which a world - glorious'vtetbry* 'ToFTEe“~MaSteFTl T., would Commence a protracted next Lord’s day. As we are sur ly, faithless heart would call little, but alas! the laborer is only one meeting at this place on the 15 th. rounded by Adventists we wish you but which are of great value in weak, frail and ignorant mortal, Bro. Wright did not arrive, and would write a piece on the " First God’s sight. Suppose our Father yet the Lord has been pleased to Bro. Wiltsy, late of Iowa, commenc Day,” as our Adventist friends read .. hail .4m l y ...da n» Hu eh^mgw as creat-““ reveal his power in wedtiiMs- Wa. ed the inerting,;.. lud-ih e ing and governing the planets and now have a church in this town of disappointed at Bro. Wright not the best paper we ever saw. We their sun centers w.haf thrice about 8,000 inhabitants «with 42 coming, and the congregation was look for the coming of the H erald mocked fools we would be 1 God I membership. They have chosen a small until Saturday evening when as ift it was a letter from some shows his greatness by leaving good * and “ faithful ” man from Bro. Wright arrived, and our church friend far away. nothing undone. For this reason Yours in Christ, among themselves to act as their house was well filled, and listened the sting of a bee is incomparably G racie H awes . leader in their religious exercises, with profound attention to the old, superior to anything man has made, and I hope soon to see him har old story of the crass as Bro. Wright and the eye of a fly beggars des Report from California. nessed for the work he has chosen. presented it, in his masterly but cription. It is this Syrian*captain’s The American missionaries have plain, simple way. Qn Lord’s day C aro , June 1, 1883/ spirit that prevents us from doing two large schools in this place; one and night the people could not be Bro. Floyd;_______ v_j—------------ tract work. We prrachers áre ‘ WF“Kaff IT additions at Santa willing to preach sermons of a for boya. the h th ex lor . fflclsr- al*o- seated comferiably,“®nd the interest" they have a large house for wor continued throughout the week. Anna—2 baptisms. Close to begin half an hour to an hour in length ship, and they have been laboring Business men closed their places of at Downey to-night. Bro. Elmore because they seem of a size in pro here for over thirty years; but, as business and came to church, is there now. The organ and gen portion to that of a soul needing there is no comparison between something I never knew here eral worldliness hinder much, but salvation. It is a great thing to their forces and means, and ours,, before, and on last Lord’s day Bro. we toil on, and wait for rest and re save a soul from death and requires „_ ____ — — likewise, our success has been so W. preached a funeral discourse and ward. a great effort or cause, and nothing great, that there is no comparison not near all could find standing Affectionately, less than a sermon will accomplish between. This is indeed the Lord’s room in the house and the interest C. K endrick . the work. 'Does not this indicate doing, and it is marvelous to our increased until the meeting closed an absence of proper faith in him eyes. I believe the Lord thus on Tuesday night. The immediate “ If the Prophet had bid thee to dô some great thing wouldst who only spake and the worlds wishes to arouse his chosen people results were not as great as might were framed 7 Is this in accord thou not have done it ?” to a better appreciation of the have been expected, only 11; 2 with the spirit of the angel Gabriel grand work he has intrusted into confessions, 4 reclaimed, 4 by com » The above question was pro who said—Luke 1 : 37, (New Re i their hands to “ go into all the mendation ami 1 by letter. But pounded to Naaman by his servants vision) “Tor no word from God world and preach the gospel to we are sure the seed has Keen sown after his refusal to obey the man of shall be void of power Let us in good and honest hearts—that if God who had told him to wash in every creature.” not wait to do those things that I am now trying to put things in the church will act wise, will reap the Jordan in order that he might appear great, but let us seek to do order in this place and start on a at no distant day. Bro. Wright’s be healed of his leprosy. He re the little things, knowing that tour in Asia Minor, as I believe works speak more for him than any fused because he did not think that nothing is small if it only influences there is a great opening for a mis thing tny pen can pen. 1 consider anything great had been required some heart for good. “ In the sionary tour. This, probably, will him one of our ablest preachers. He of him. He knew it would be a morning sow thy seed, and in the take three or four months; after shuns not to declare the whole great result if he was cured, and evening withhold not thine hand ; wards, God willing, I will return to counsel of God, let it hit whom it such results must have great causes, for thou knowest not whether shall move into Constantinople to resume may, saint, sinner, or sect, but in a for he could not see that there was prosper, either this or that, or our work there. very mild and forcible way, will anything in this “.little act” of whether both shall be alike good.” I will try and drop a few lines not compromise the truth nor smear washing in the Jordan comparable J. W. H igbee . occasionally for your paper, but it over with sugar-coated words so Xo-hie— h e al i ng ; drence It was hot .. M¿dúo»viUe, Ky,............. — ............ * * 1 1 . ' •****' often finding myself crowded with it Cannot be understood? difficult for him to conclude “ I General Report. the work on hand I cannot promise But put up a black-board and will not wash!” “And he turned a regular correspondence. give -him a piece of chalk and he and went away in a rage.” His April.—Baptisms, 1304; letters, My wife says she remembers Miss will mark out the way so plain that servants saw at once the trouble 377; restored, 94; Methodists, 51; Nannie very well, and sends her “ the wayfaring men,” though fools, and boldly inquired, “ If the pro Baptists, 75; other churches, 51- best wishes to her and yourself. need not err therein. phet had bid thee do some great indefinite, 846. Total, 2,757. May.—Baptisms, 974; letters, We ask the prayers of all our A. C. V ernon . thing wouldst thou not have done . 4587/ restored, 104; Methodists, brethren and sisters that God may it ?” Naaman was only wrong in I 36; Baptists, 49 ; other denomina continue to bless us in our labors in Holiness is not an impulse, an one particular ; while it is true that 1 tions, 8; indefinite, 57*2. Total this Mahommedan country, and emotion, nor an imagination, but the great results must have great 2,201. ' ' that God may give me wisdom and | state of being rightwith God. causes, and his healing would be Holden, Mo., May 31,1883. f