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 .
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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-
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. the w nrk ,rin,.gftjwr a l
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
:
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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
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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
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av«
some one else was o
guilty.
He be- “ A man who hazarded his life fox
J. W, P arks , Secretary.
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the judgment and in the integrity came so wild in his speech that they
the Lord Jesus !”—/. Parker,'
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