MONMOUTH, OREGON ; FRIDAY, SEPT. 7,1883.
VOL. XIII.
C hristian H erald .
—7------ J. F.FLOYD,
Editor and Publisher, Monmouth, Or.
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well, and we feel much improved
otherwise. We feel that we accom
plished some good on our trip, both
to ourselves, and to the brethren
among whom we went. Let us
now take hold of the work before
us with a renewed energy, and vig-
orously push it on to completion.
Prices will be given on application.
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EDITORIAL NOTES.
We havt* on hand a good supply
of Popular Hymns at publishers’
prices. Also the Higbee Card Tracts.
Send on your money and get them.
The. Southern Herald, a very
neat and welF edited paper, pub
lished in Louisville, Ky., in the in
terest of temperance, comes to our
office as an exchange. We are glad
to know that in our native State
the temperance cause is making
reasonably good headway; but in
vieW of the pride we take in our
birth place, we confess that we Jo
feel somewhat humiliated when we
notice signs stuck up way out here
iiL-lhe Oregon cities, '‘.Kentucky
Whisky.” Brethren, when you cut
down that evil tree, please don’t
let any more of the lap come this
way. Of the work in that State
the Herald says.* “Local Option
prevails in some entire counties in
Kentucky, and in hundreds of
towns and precincts, and is more
effective and successful than the
laws against stealing, killing, adul
tery, etc.”
Renew! Renew I Will those
w hose time is up and those w ho are
behind on the H erald please re
We are sorry to learn, through
new and pay up at once 1 We are
the Arkansas Sentinel, of the death
greatly in.need of the money.
of our fatherly friend and brother
We are still waiting patiently in Christ, Elijah Davidson, of Fay
the reply of the Pacific Christian etteville, Arkansas. A good portion
Advocate to our question, Did of our time during the two years
Christ command immersion in his we lived in Fayetteville and preach
commission as reported by Matthew ? ed for the church there was spent
Will our neighbor answer, yes, or in the family of Bro. Davidson, and
no ?
a better Christian man and a more
pleasent family it has never been
Brethren will please remember
our pleasure to meet. Well do we
not to send us any more three cent
remember our departure from Fay
stamps in payment for the H erald ,
etteville a little over three years
for the new postal law requiring but
ago, and how with sadness we part
two cents postage on letters goes
ed with “ father Davidson,” as he
into effect on the first of October,
stood taking his last look after us
after which time we can make no as our vehicle passed^over the hill
good use of so many three cent
otft of view. Bro. Davidson has
stamps. Brethren will please re
many relatives and friends in Mon
member this, and be governed ac
mouth and vicinity who will read
cordingly.
of his death with sorrow. He died
We are now at home again and at the age of 79 year.^ and the
hard at work in our office as usual. greater part of this time was spent
The felon on our thumb is about as an active member and officer in
the church of Christ. He has always
been regarded not only as a faithful,
but a leading member of the church
and community in which he has
lived. For many years he lived in
Monmouth Illinois, and before the
war, and about the time a number
oTKTs'near relatives reino^
that place to Oregon, Bro. Davidson
and family removed to Fayetteville
where they have since resided. He :
leaves in that city, two sons w’ith
families, an aged wife and a host of
warm friends to mourn their loss.
While we reluctantly give up such
noble men of God, yet it rejoices us i
to know that all who live faithful
to their calling in Christ Jesus will
meet him in a better world than
this.
The Rescue, of San Francisco, has
at last succumlied. Our statements
backed up by undeniable facts were
too much for its editor. It will be ,
remembered that we had occasion
to state some time ago that the
temperance work in California was
about at a standstill, and that the
whisky element being in the ascend
ency, were really to a great extent
controlling the State. The Rescue
fairly breathed out threatening and
slaughter against us for our ignor-
ance and perversion of what it call
ed the facts, but gave us nothing to
the contrary except its own asser
tions. We then clipped statements
from the ablest and most reliable
religious papers of that city and
state which confirmed our statement
with stronger terms than we had
used, and offered to furnish more
evidence to the same effect, where
upon the editor, instead of attempt
ing a reply, cut our exchange. In
this act he showed a spirit and de
gree of intemperance in perfect
keeping with the general cause of
that paper. It is a species of or-
guments in which a true journalist
can never consent to indulge, much
less one who professes to be a Chris
tian and a defender of the temper
ance cause. We have seen private
letters from the Rescue editor to
Christian men published in the
leading papers of that city which
would almost make the hair stand
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erect on the head of a temperance
man to read them. We love the
temperance cause and have done
what we could for it on this coast,
and shall still continue to give it
our influence. But as strong as is
our desire to see it succeed, we do
not propose to pervert and suppress
facts and deal in other unlawful
means to carry our points. If the
temperance cause can not stand the
whole truth it is not worth advocat
ing, and the paper that cannot bear
the light of facts is unworthy to
defend any good work. It is to be
regretted that the temperance cause
is called on to suffer from the in
fluence of a few men whose every-
day course contradicts the noble
principles for which they plead, and
who manifest more zeal than knowl
edge in the work they have upder-
taken ; and we long to see the day
when the temperance cause shall be
lifted from its present state and
placed on a par with Christsanity
and thus become an inseparable
element of every man’s religion,
where the Bible has placed it. Then,
and net till then, may we hope to
see it a success. We wish the Rescue
a safe journey.
The following special notice from
Bro. A. McLean, reached us after
the time appointed for the general
collection had passed. But as a
collection and remittance for this
good work is always in order, we
take pleasure in calling special at
tention to it at this late hour:
“ The first Lord’s day in September
was the time suggested for a collec
tion, in all our churches, for For
eign Missions. The preachers were
requested to announce the collection
once or twice in advance, that the
people might become prepared to
give. It would l>e well to explain
what tho Foreign Society has ac
complished during the seven years
of its history. This would stimu
late giving. It was hoped that the
elders or deacons would see to this
matter in those churches that have
no preacher. Let all take a hearty
interest in this work, and we will
have such a collection as we have
never had. Let us all do wliat wq