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About Christian herald. (Portland ;) 1882-18?? | View Entire Issue (July 13, 1883)
observer of the signs of the times, I ave been grieved to mark a spirit f selfishness or indifference so very rude to strangers and bo unlovely se who cheriah ik...... Polite- jess is a light coin, but it is above ar all over the world.” . Your brother in Christ, T. F. C ampbell . Report. s' > ■ of Bro Norton. were afraid to stay under the same 1. Because they diacovered that roof with him. A mity , O r , July 2,1883. he had misrepresented the facts con 3. Because of his misuse of the Bro. J. F. Floyd: cerning himself, his work there, and funds belonging to the mission. The dry weather here as else- I_______________ iL-!_------- • 1 • • • • • . the w nrk ,rin,.gftjwr a l . where over "the "State makes the ces are given: First, He stated in so strongly on being elected treas farmers and merchants feel uneasy this country he knew three langua urer that contrary to their better as to their future financial states. ges of India. It now appears that judgment, they reluctantly consent With the freeze last winter, the he does hot know even one langua ed. From that time he claimed continual dry weather does seem to ge well enough to impart the siq^ that all the money for the mission be more than we deserve; yet he Report. plest ideas of gospel truth. It is was given to him personally, and “ who does all things well,” knows, —SCKJ; O r ?July 2,1883. added "that his best friends say that that he had a right to use it as he better what will conduce to his ar Bro. Floyd: ha never knew how to speak to the pleased. My first year’s labor closed with glory and our present and future natives in their own tongue. Sec These statements, made by Bro. church at Scio yesterday. We good than we. ondly, He stated in this country Wharton, were approved by all the Mrs. Hubbard’s health improves Jd»atJbe.M ladies of the. mission, with the ex- n and 2 immersions. One year "eacK Week, HOI are“"in" usuaT the Korkus from famine. The facts, ception of Mrs. Norton. the church numbered 40 ; now health here. as reported to us, are : Bro. Norton The Executive Committee furn I preached last Lord’s day in the e have 86, and are in good work- published in a Bombay paper that ished Bro. Norton with a copy of 1 order. * I received a unani- Baptist church here and had a good he found the Korkus starving ; but these charges, and asked him to s call from the church to labor audience and meeting. I am to act when the Government sent men and meet them. The only answer them another year. We have a as Chaplain here on the 4th of July, money to their relief, no starving which he has made is contained in le band of brethren and sisters and also read the Declaration of men were found ; and he was oblig the following sentence : “ As far as Scio, and God is blessing their Independence, by request of com ed to retract his statements and to they (the charges) concern my mittee. The Sunday-schools of the ithful labors. inoial character, I deny them different churches here, with several refund 1,000 rupees. D. M. D oty . 2. Because of the tyrannical mad- wholly.” He had stated in ad invited ones, held a Sunday-school ner in which he dealt with thenK vance : “ Should any controversy Report' pic-nTc here last Saturday; It was Bro. Wharton says, “The meek hum grow out of this trouble, I shall not a success. Jhe members of the L ancaster , K y ., a ble, patient, gentle Bro. Norton, of be a participant. Against one June 22, 1883. • several churches here are making America, is another man in India. d whom I have loved (and still love) st Lord’s day was a busy day an effort to Btop the desecration of Hd is not only bishop, but an abso rs so deeply and so well as George with me. Besides our regular ser- the Lord’s day in Amity : a closing lute dictator. A more domineering ;h Lawrence Wharton, I have nothing I had to attend to a baptism, of the stores, saloons, etc. I hope i ort^rannicalman I have never seen.” to say.” It is proper to state in AAR also attend a funeial. In the for the sake of Society, present am' The following illustration is given: ¡’KlAS connection that - in ‘JWWVV a letter from ing William G. Evans made I future, they will succeed; but on He decided to work in a district > Mrs. Norton she gives a different tgood confession and was bap- special item of help in that direc) wh^re there are not more than two nr version of some of these things. d in the afternoon. Bro. Evans tion will be recognized ty allf that 1 persons to the square mile. The t8, i But the committee do not think is, when all the members of the re ’ is 66 years old; he was a soldier section is unhealthy even for India. that the testimony of so many churches here desist, thus setting a ir- a Tte Mexican war, and in th a late There was hot a single thing that I war. The old soldier wept needed, wholesome example to all. the ladies of the mission could do witnesses can be disposed of by his a la child when he came forward I expect to be over to Monmouth in that sparsely settled and moun simple denial and her explanations. er, While we were investigating the soon, as I expect to resume work bnfess his faith in Christ. a tainous country. After a careful matter, we received a letter from this week. J as . W. L owber . examination of all the-facts, they re Bro. Norton asking us to release P- Fraternally, I —----- ♦■-■— — re- fused to accompany him. They him from all obligations to us which S. M. H ubbard . Announcement. les felt that the objects of their mission would prevent him from conducting P. S. I omitted to state in con ire T ay , L ane C o ., O r , could not justify them in settling the mission on certain conditions, nection with preaching at the Bap its. in a region where their only dwel which he named. We could not July 2, 1883. tist church that it was by request, J. F. Floyd : * ithl ling was a mud hut, and their only agree to the conditions, and, as we ?st I ease announce in the H erald and the subject was “ The Sabbath means of transportion an ox-cart, had become convinced of his unfit Please connect the County Cooperation of the Question.” I] while there are teeming millions of ness for the work entrusted to him, etian brotherhood which is to fact of request and subject namely India in healthier and more access we acceeded to his request, and per ;ak pne at Hebron (Upper Coast * The Sabbath,” with the preaching ible regions who are just as desti manently dissolved all relations ex ten there.—S. M. H. ch- ■), on Thursday before the tute of the Word of Life as are the isting between him and us. He is ------------ ------------------ no longer in our employment or ing Bh Lord’s day in July, at the Official Statement Concerning Korkus. He insisted that they responsible to us for his conduct. the ■ of six o’clock p. m . It is ex- should go, and resorted to threats to On behalf of the Executive Com the India Mission. his I ■Bd that a full delegation be sent compell them to comply with his mittee, risi ■ each congregation. Subject The Executive Committee of the wishes against their own best jud „ A. M c L ean , Cor. Sec. rir-j Wscuasion, Resolved that all the Foreign Christian Missionary Socie gment. He became enraged because The man who does most enligh or ■rs, to-wit: Evangelists, Elders ty deem it advisable to submit the they persisted in their refusal, and ten human darkrUss, mitigate hu ead ■Deacons should be ordained by following detailed statements con intimated th at God mu9t strike some man distress and comfort humair een Big, prayer and the laying on cerning the India Mission, in order one of their number dead, as he did hearts, is more likely to be true and E Bands. Bro. D. R. Harris of that the brotherhood may know the Korah, I)athan and Abiram. He sound in spiritual philosophy and ny, Iron was selected to open the trouble concerning Bro. Norton to said that he had been praying to doctrine than the man who is only Several preaching gether, with the reasons for our ac the Lord to strike him dead if he no lission. critical and not self-sacrificing. tile ■iron are expected to be pre- tion in the case. In letters receiv was the guilty one, and since the What have we done for the Lord I The brethren and friends ate ed from Bro. G. L. Wharton, it was say earth had not swollorfed him up he Jesus ? Could we chose an epitaph lestly requested to attend as a stated that the members of the Mis t oi felt that he was innocent, and that that would be so sublime as this I meeting is anticipated. sion Band had lost all confidence in __ ______„„ av« some one else was o guilty. He be- “ A man who hazarded his life fox J. W, P arks , Secretary. nd-1 I the judgment and in the integrity came so wild in his speech that they the Lord Jesus !”—/. 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