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About Christian herald. (Portland ;) 1882-18?? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 31, 1883)
1 . CTTHTSTTAW HERALD. ——————————:n:------ — The Episcopalians are about ready to begin the erection of their chapel at St. Helena. Over 31,600 has been pledged by "subscription for the purpose, all by St. Helena people. San Fernando has raised 31,300 toward the construction of an M. E. Church building at that place. — The Established Church of Scot land has 1,275 parish churches, and 110 chapel«, or unendowed churches, and 530,292 communicants. The Free Church of Scotland has 1,009 charges, and 314,604- members— being a net inciease of 577 over last year. .The beautiful new church pre sented to the Methodists of W yom- ing, Pa., by P. Pettibone and family, was duly dedicated on the 18th ult. The building is of pressed brick, with light and well placed stone dressings. A graceful spire is at one corner. The architecture is of the Gothic order. The finan cial statement made at the dedica tion showed the total cost of the church and furniture thereof to be 324,449. The revival services in Kansas City, Mo., conducted by Rev. Thos. Harrison, has been signally blessed. Immediately after the meetings be gan a remarkable interest was manifested. They continued with undiminisbed spirit and success for six weeks. During this time the altar was thronged with penitents every night. As a result of the services, 280 persons have united with the church on probation and by letter, though the conversions are far more numerous, many hav ing connected themselves with other churches in the city. There are twenty-six entire families who have been converted and are now probationers in the church. Mr. Harrison is now holding a camp meeting at Jacksonville, 111. Dr Bruce, Professor of Divinity in the Free Church College of Glas gow, Scotland, deliverer! the ad dress at the closing of the Lanca shire Independent College. It was throughout a remarkable one ; and his view of the Church in the future will awaken a considerable degree of interest. Dr. Bruce does not think that the Church in any qf its branches is doing its work—at least, the work which requires to be done. Neither by the church of the past nor by the church of the present had the Divine glory, been fully manifested. There was need and tlreria was room for improve ment. —r—— '' ' "•/>■■■ ■* with a good class of people. The climate and surroundings will be brethren should hasten to call faith better for their health. We will CONDUCTED BY PROF. J. DURHAM. ful men to occupy these inviting miss them much in Napa. May th^Jpllast days “be theiir best', their All matter intended for thia department should be addressed to Prof. J. Durham, Col to place laborers into these harvest sunset of life be tinted with the lege City» California. ______ — --- ------------- - fields as well as into the endless golden halo of eternal joys, and in The latest report from Bro. Mc grain fields that may be waving for that “ Suny Land of Song ” meet in Hatton in his meeting at Fulton, the hum of the sickle. How true our Father’s house all the dear and Sonoma county, is, that there have that the "harvest:Truly is “pTentebus, loved ones of earth. been eleven additions. Thus the but the laborers, are and.iiuttr Dfiwwm good #ork' moves on‘ Ma y " Th e will we learn to be as ready in th6 are still at their posts. They stood Lord bless him. Lord’s work as we are ready to do by and sang near twenty-five years that which so immediately concerns ago, while Uncle John Miller bap Which? w us and ours. We soon drove tized their Bon Douglas and myself About the time Bro. McHatton’s through Putah canyon, Hypocrite into Christ in Cedar creek in meeting closed at Willows, Cal., The baptist and my canyon, Pleasant valley and Vaca Illinois. two of the prominent saloon keep valley. These locations represent jrnung brother passed over the liver ers of the town were discussing one of the greatest fruit districts in years ago. May we all live to their interests, when saloon keeper California for its quality, quantity meet them. I see, since I last saw No. 2 asks No. 1 what he thinks of and the earliness of its ripening; Bro. and Sister Deweese, that age high license, will it injure our busi every little hillside, plateau and is telliug on them ; soon will their ness much ? No. 1 replies not spot of lowland that will raise a voices no more be heard in song. much, but he says, “ Of all things tree, contains a peach, pear, plum, May their lives have a happy close, deliver me from Campbellite apricot, fig or almond tree, grape and when they meet the boatmey preachers, for they will close up the vine or tomato plant, while the at the river’s brink, the darkened saloons quicker than anything else.” tons of fruitUnd vegetables that “stream lose its darkness, because of Good for No. I. are taken to San Francisco every the Sun lit hills of Peace that Along the Road. day from these locations is truly beckon them on to a higher life. astonishing. Much more attention Near Napa, also, is the habitation We turn our faces for a short time in another drive from the is given to the propagation of fine of Bro. A. D. Butler, whom I broad fields of grain to the great varieties of fruit than grafting into learned to love when he was a fruit region of California. We leave the True Vine or budding into the student in Abingdon Cjllege many the great valley“of the Sacramento True Olive. Land is rapidly ad years ago, yet he is claimed as one and enter some of the smaller ones vancing in price and new houses, of Oregon’s noblest sons. I enjoy that lie nestled between spurs of the many very nice, are springing up his society much. He is a member in every direction. The Creator of the Board of Education, a popu Coast Range Mountains. On the Vaca Valley and Clear has done much for this part of the lar teacher, fruit grower and a Lake Railroad are the towns of State. This locality is the home of devoted Christian worker. He is Madison and Winters, the former at Bro. W. W. Smith, who has just living a very lonely life, but he the terminus of the road. TJiese treated himself and family to an possesses the happy disposition of are thriving little towns, I would elegant mansion. Bro. and Sister being contended, and making the suppose, of four to six hundred in Smith are both faithful workers in best of all surroundings; qualities habitants. We have good church the church, ready to do good and which > few possess. A man of building in each place and pretty help on in word and work. His judgment, he will not move too good congregations. Both places fruit farm is one ef the finest in the hastily. His children, Lena and are without a preacher at this time. State. He is very popular in the Ralph, are in Monmouth, Or. His Bro. Hiram Wallace has been with State as a fruit raiser. We hope brother Gus. is a partner in their the brethren at Madison for the last they may have many years to en farming. He is still single but is two or three years, and did faithful joy their surroundings, and do discussing the matrimonial problem. Bro. W. B. Berry, from Illinois, work during all of this time. A greater good for the cause. Bro. N. Cutler, 6ne of the California has lattly settled at Napa, and portion of the time he preached for pioneers ij with Bro. Smith. Bro. preaches there and at Yountville. the brethren at Capay, a small C. is one who has not lost any of We had not seen Bro. B. since we village at the entrance of a moun tain valley some six miles distant. his Christian life by the early left Illinois, when he was a student. Bro. Wallace accepted a call frjm trials of mining and allurings of If I mistake not, through my solici tations, he entered college, secured the church at Healdsburg a few California. We spent one Lord’s day with his boarding place, and stood by months ago. The church at Win the brethren at Napa City. It is and sang when Bro. Butler bap ters has lately parted with the much like home to be at Bro. and tized him. I was doubly glad to labors of Bro. J. P. McCorkle who Sister Marshall’s. In fact, wife, meet him and his pleasant wife and has moved down into Southern little Berries. We heard him in children and all consider it a great one discourse, clear, plain and ear California. Bro. Me. has been treat to get to Uncle Jo’s and Aunt nest. Ho is taking hold of tl^e preaching also for the church at Susan’s. Our acquaintance with work in a way that shows he un Vacaville since bis return from them dates back to when a college derstands it. May the Lord bless Oregon. Bro. Alex. Johnson is Btudent in Abingdon, 111. They him and his, and the brethren hold preaching for them now. In the up his hands that he may carry on have ever been true and self-sacri a good work in that beautiful eity. region of these churches there is an ficing for che gospel and its defense. abundance of work for two men They are making their arrange He is pleased with the State thus who can utilize all of their time. It ments to move to Sonoma, Los far, and we hope he will make it his permanent home. We need is a rich country closely settled Angeles Co., Ca’., thinking its more such men. California Department.