DEVOTED TO THE RESTORATION OF APOSTOLIC CHRISTIANITY
VOL. XIII.
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MONMOUTH, OREGON ; FRIDAY, AUGUST 31,1883.
What thowgh 'Wtlh’WeftrinesS'Opf^r-easedY.
RuLthe dieani3.xLfip.art Riul lhfi vision..
falls,
Tie but a little, and $e rest.
And
the
sleeper awakes on his pillow of
This throbbing heart and burning brain
stone
Will soon be ealm and cool again.
Night is far spent and morn is near,—
Heaven is not reached at a single bound ;
Morn of the cloudless and the clear.
Rut we build the ladder by which we
rise
'Tis but a little and we come
From the lowly ear® to the vaulted
To our reward, our crown, our home !
skies,
Another year, it may be less,
And we mount to its summit round and
And we have crossed the wilderness —
round.
Finished the toil, the rest begun,
—
J.
G.
H olland , in Australian Chris­
The battle fought, the triumph won I
tian Witness.
We grudge not then the toil, the way ;
Ita ending is the endlefw clay !--------- -
EDITORIAL NOTES?
We shrink not from the tempests keen,
With little of the calm between ;
The Editor will probably be at
We welcome each descending snn—
Ere morn, our joy may be begun I------ home by our next issue, and then
7^77
. GRADAI IME.
Heaven ie not reache 1 at a single bound ;
Bat we build the ladder by which we
•
rise
From the lowly earth to the vaulted
skies,
And we mount to its summit round by
“ LET US GO FORTH.”—HEB. 13 : 13.
* round.
Silent, like men in solemn haste,
. Girded wayfarers of the waste,
I We pass out at the world’s wide gate,
Turning our back on all its state ;
We press along the narrow road
That leads to life, to bliss, to God.
I count this thing to be grandly true :
That a noble deed is a step towards
God-
Lifting the soul from the common sod
To a purer air and a broader view.
No sigh for laughter left behind,
Or pleasures scattered to the wind,
No looking back on Sodom’s plains,
No listening still to Babel’s strains,
No tears for Egypt’s song and smile,
No thirsting for its flowing Nile.
,
While our feet still cling to the heavy
clay.
We rise by the things that are undei
feet;
We cannot and we would not stay ;
By
what
we have mastered of good
We dread the snares that throng the way ;
and
gain
;
We fling aside the weight and sin,
By the pride deposed and the passion
Resolved the victory to win ;
slain,
We know the peril, but our eyes
And
the
vanquished ills that we hourly
Rest on the splendor of the prize.
meet.
No Idling now, no wasteful sleep,
We hope, we aspire, we resolve, we
From Christian toil our limbs to keep »
trust,
No Shrinking from the desperate fight,
When the morning calls us to life
No thought of yielding or of flight,
and light,
No love of present gain or ease,
But our hearts grow weary, and, ere
No seeking man or self to please.
the night,
Our lives arc trailing in sordid dust.
No sorrow for the loss of fame,
No dread of scandal on our name ;
We hope, we resolve, we aspire, we
No terror for the world’s sharp qoorn.
pray,
No wish that taunting to return ;
And we think we mount the air on
No hatred can or hatred move,
wings
And enmity but kindles love.
Bayond the recall of sensual things,
No vanity nor folly now ;
No fading garland round our brow,
No moody musings in the grove,
— No pang of disappointed love ;
With the brave heart and steady eye,
Vfe onward march to victory,
Wings for the angels, but feet for the
men !
We may borrow the wings to find the
___ way—
___ ____ ___ ____
We may hope and resolve, and aspire
and pray ;
But our feet must riee, or we fall again.
Only in dreams is a ladder thrown__
From the weary earth to the sapphire
walls»
NO. 3Ô.
It ¡.s t bought , -t h ait th o
be harl for a number of years free
of charge, and the people of that
section most of whom know but
little of our plea, will be glad to
attend such a meeting. Of course
this would be inconvenient to most
people in the Willamette valley,
and would require another ground
farther south. But we are in favor
of as many locations as we can
operate successfully. But more
anon.
How refreshing it is among all
ffië’TÏERALD and matters' ronnected “of life to remember that there is
with the office will receive" special above and around us one who can
and prompt attention. / • ,
control the storms, and rescue from
every peril those who put their
The missionary work on the
trust in him, and that he is our
Panama Canal under the charge of
Friend and our Father, With this
our brethren is being pushed for­
consciousness we may well take
ward. That is a hard place to
courage in darkness, . be patient in
labor, yet the work is under wise
tribulation and rejoice in sorrow.
management' and we have hope
One may well envy the trusting
that, to a good degree, it will prove
servant of God his lot, whatever
successful.
his earthly surroundings may be;
Brethren will please note the but who would share the atheist or
change of time foT holding the the infidel’s outlook. God save us
Convention at Salem. The Ex- from unbelief.— Ex.
position at Portland coming at the
Mrs. Vernon writes from Rome:
time before named (IGth), it was
“Miss Quercia is working admirably
believed that all parties would be
with real Christian . spirit and de­
greatly accommodated by appoint­
votion, and is accomplishing much
ing the meeting two weeks earlier.
for the cause of Christ, Her
India is to have two more mis­ methods are special and variable,,
sionaries. Bro. Morton D. Adams according to the circumstances and
and wife, of Stubcnville, Ohio, have needs of the work. Among other
been selected for that field of labor. things,.she established a woman’s
They will start in Septeml>er or class, providing them with work,
October. We hope they will be and calling them together in this
faithful to their holy calling and way, teaching them at the same
charge and be able to do much good time hymns, instructing them from
the Bible, and praying with them.
for the Lord.
She has done this at her own ex­
As one of the committee we have pense, reimbursing herself by sale
not failed to pay some attention to of the goods. All the mission works
a suitable location for our Sea-side here have a similar class or classes
campmeeting. We were informed in connection with them, and they'
by those who know that there is a are thought to l>e a fruitful source
very lieautiful place on the beach of good, and very helpful in the
south of Astoria; apd about six or prosecution of the work.”— Heathen
eight miles, from the city. This is Woman's Friend.
about half way between Astoria
and the Sea-Side House, a very
Remember that a noble human
popular resort Tor the people of life is the greatest inspiration to
Oregon and Washington Territory. noble living,