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About Christian herald. (Portland ;) 1882-18?? | View Entire Issue (June 29, 1883)
(jfiiììsi'iAk ÜkiiÀkb. *1 -r 7 have come to perform an important and I promised to aid the mission There is: a work that all can en H. Lindsay, Joseph Donaldson and*^_ f task in whose benefits the whole' in every “ way. —y. There are many gage in. I cannot offer you money E. Pintier were appointed. Motion that any brethren present civilized world has an interest; and other things of interest which I for your work, because the Fund if Mr. DeLesseps and Qthers who hope to relate ip my next letter, one is not able. My work is given en from unrepresented localities be have planned this stupendous piece of which is how I was in a railroad tirely free. Yem can then do a appointed delegates to this meet of engineering are to have the ap smashup when the whole train ment good work without‘hindering you ing. The chair appointed Bro. J, plause of the world, the poor fel off the track and the engine ’and from the business you now follow*. R. Ware a delegate fron) Highland lows who construct the cofferdams ^Jh^^^jCarsw^dtosjgli^^re^Wt If you will take an agency and and Bro. W. F. Anderson from J EEK»! s r3oBTKT8Se<igm^Sar3B ’Sggmg1 promise to do all you can the '’KsT^pring'1.. After a few remarks from Bros. — should at least have humane atten What I want to say is that we Tract Fund will furnish .you with tion while they live, and decent want men rather than money for the necessary instructions and a Ware and Hall on our work, ad Christian burial when they die. I this field. supply of tracts. There are many journed until June 4th, 9 A. M. “ O, who will help us to garner in Meeting opened with devotional „ have come to establish a Christian preachers who caji thus greatly in- “ The ” sliea voaofthe"goo3 from this field mission for the benefit of the labor- crease their usefulness. If we* are -exercises at the time appointed. of sin ?” Minutes, of ..the previews, flitting.. ~~~ ars along the. line of the Xa muua Colon, United States of Columbia, May 21. read and approved. Canal. L ater —I have just reached home before this tract work will be a Motion that all preaching breth “L’ Service des travoux." The and find my family and other mis mighty power in the land. Front canal business is done in French, sionaries well. ier fields should be thickly sown ren present be invited to partice • the railway business in English, 'with tracts. The city mission pate in our deliberations prevailed. Motion that we" adopt a system ’—‘"the Tdfeal traffic Th SpaffisH, afiff Marble Hall, Kingston, Jamaica, May 25. wotk probte m tv i tf'n e ver be ‘sol ved / . the swearing, quarreling, brawling - ■ ... .................. —♦ » t - without a liberal outlay of money of finance to enable us to employ - Report. and cheating are done in all langu- in tracts. Brothers and sisters, an Evangelist lost. ages. The headquarters of the Motion that the chair appoint a now is the time to work; let me M onmouth , O r ., . ) canal works is at Panama, on the committee of five to devise a plan hear from you at once. June 22, 1883. Pacific shore. But there are some to raise funds to employ an Evan J. W. H igbee . Bro. Floyd : Madisonville, Ky. twenty stations or encampments gelist prevailed. Bros. Ware, — — 4 .. — — - — L-wLh~ta. c u p Q r.t..a goo d m eeting —’"-fftn-ng-xTra-TTrm~v^ "Ri6hlif(Tsofi7~Andefsdii, Lindsay aricl Minutes of the Second Annual held at Damascus, Clackamas Co., John Hatley were appointed. are being made, and at each station Co-operation Meeting of the including the 2nd and 3rd Lord ’ s Adjourned until 2 o’clock P. M. ‘ there is a “chief” of th T local Christian Ghurches in Colum- days in this month. operations, Already, about twenty .Opened at the appointed time W , hAld naai» J with devolional exercTses.'' thousand laborers have gathered, ton, June 1st to 4th inclusive. Tuesday the 12th, I found that and thousands more are expected. Minutes of the last sitting read Houses, offices, stores, shops and Bro. G. P. Rich, the minister of the and approved. U pper T ouohet ., W. T., hospitals are being put up; tools, church, had been preaching several Committee appointed to devise _______ ..¿.. June 2,1883. days, and had gaTneff* a “ liu*mber “ br' implements and machinery are be The County Cooperation was a plan to raise funds reported as additions. When I left Sunday ing imported ; surveys, plans and called to order at 2 o’clock p. m . follows: We, your committee ap charts are being made, and the first evening there had been 13 acces June 1st by the Secretary, the pointed to devise a plan to raise steps are being taken as fast as sions, mostly by baptism, and the Chairman of the meeting of 1882 funds beg leave to report as follows: meeting still going on. possible. hbeing absent. 1. We recommend that this Co- *» Motion that Bro. R. L. Dashiell operation adopt the plan of free I went to Panama to see the Di on his way to California, stopped act as temporary chairman pre will offerings. 2. That the chair rector General of works. * As he and helped in the meeting. vailed. appoint an Evangelizing Board of could not speak English and I could The church at Damascus is in a « Motion that the chair appoint a seven to solicit funds, employ an not speak French, we had to talk live condition under the labors of committee of three on credentials evangelist and pay the same/ with the aid of an interpreter. I Bro. Rich. Nearly all the members prevailed. * Bros. II. Lindsay, C. J. R. W are , Chairman. I represented as best I could the needs take an active part in all the meet Musgrave and Joseph Donaldson Motion that the report be re of the people in the matter of relig ings for prayer and exhortation. were appointed. While the com ceived and the committee dis ious and educational training, and They also see the necessity of hav mittee was out Bro. S. Hamilton charged prevailed. pointed out the advantage to the ing good singing in the church, made some pointed remarks on the •The chair appointed the follow company of throwing around the and to this end they have money works of the church. ing as the Evangelizing Board : J. labororers the strongest moral re made up to send for the New The committee on credentials straints, that the ends of righteous B. Redford, W. R.z Marquiss, J. L.. Hymn and Tune Book. found the following brethren and Shepherd, J. L. Smith, I. N. Rich ness and order might be accomplish At the meeting a collection sisters entitled to seats. Touchet ardson, W. F. Anderson and CL ed. I'asked him for three things: amounting to nine dollars and congregation, Bros. Lindsay, Dash Musgrave. 1. To give our missionaries the priv twenty cents was taken up for the iell and Redford, and Sisters Bailey ileges of encampments on condition I should have said just above missionary work of the State. and Williams. Bundy congrega that each section of the report of of not interfering with the “service Your brother, tion, Bros. C. Musgrave and C. L. the commmittee was adopted. (les travoux.’' 2 To give us ground P. R. B urnett . Lauson and Siater. M. J. Musgrave. — Ihe qhaxr appointed the fofiow- „„„.for mission premises, and 3. To. Fairview congregation, Bros. Joseph ing committees: On arrangements build chapel, school-houses and mis Agents Wanted. Donaldson and John Hall. sion houses on them. All this he for our next meeting, John Hatley, promised to do; and he gave me a Motion that we now effect a per James Swinney and C. Musgrave. The Christian Sower Tract Fund letter to the chiefs to facilitate me wants a live agent in every con manent organization prevailed. R. On order of business, Jeremy Bailey in the selection of sites, etc. I then gregation who will press the im L. Dashjell was elected chairman I. N. Richardson and H. Lindsay. visited the principal stations and portance of tract work, solicit sub and J. B. Redford secretary. . Motion that a copy of these located the chapels, which it is hoped scriptions and distribute and Bell Minutes of the meeting of 1882 minutes be furnished the C hristian will be ready by the first of Septem tracks. There are many who are read and approved. H erald for publication with a re ber. Motion that the chair appoint a anxious to work for the Lord who quest that The Pacific Church The Jamaca people whom I met do not know just what to do. The committee of three on arrangements *News please copy prevailed, //welcomed me with greatenthusiasm. difficulty need no longer exist. for thia meeting prevailed. Bros, Motion that these minutes bu •A ---------- J-w ■—- -------- - j"'—-nr— i ~~~ V ‘ "