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theirwords a determination to do
In a recent scientific lecture in birthday to pray for unification and ^PERSONAL MENTION.
all in their power to push forward
the Church of the Strangers, New triumph of the church. It is a
We
iiotme-thatDrethren
Tiiuotliy
“■ThFca^e^oniiielKsteE"The Busi­
—York, Prof. C. A.—Young, the as­ very fipprUpriate^occasion for such
Coop
and
A.
S.
Earl,
of
England,
ness was dispatched with prompt­
tronomer, _ of. Princeton College, a movement, and it is to be hoped
and
Sister
Annie
De
Launay,
of
ness, order and dignity, and the
uses the following language : “ Do that they will give their, people
France,
will
be
at
the
Foreign
spirit of the convention was good
not understand me at all as saying some instruction on the state of the
Christian
M
issionary
Convention
throughout. We noticed on a few .
that there is no mystery about the church when Luther came upon the
which
convenes
in
Cincinnati
the
occasions a disposition to “ pro-
planets’ motions. There is just the stage.' The reformation which Lu­
24th
inst.,
and
will
deliver
address
­
one single mystery—gravitation— ther was instrumental in effecting
gress,” as we thought, beyond the
es.
These
addresses
will
be
a
feast
and it is a very profound one. How was not altogether outside of the
teaching of Christ and the apostles
to
the
people
of
that
Convention.'
it is that an atom of matter can at- Romish church. Ex.
in some respects, which tendency
tiaut luiuthuiatom, no niattei "hu'vr*: Tit is so much easier -to destroy
The Convention at Salem last should be promptly checked in
great the distance, no matter what •tiian it is to bmM
-week appnintrda-nrmffi
“tW-’ . .Qi'xlcr. Jj) . „save.. Uu^causeand the—-
intervening substance there may pull a watch to pieces, but it takes gates to the General Christian Mis­ missionary work on this coast., If
be; how* will it act Upon it, or at a skillful workman to put one to­ sionary Convention at Cincinnati. we have a distinctive plea to pre­
least behave as. if it acted upon it, gether. A fool can burn a book. Among the number was Bro. A. W. sent to the world we can not afford
rp
I do not know, I cannot tell
iL . but it.iaLtLS a>. av L u »- ntan to-write Lucas
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fl^y^jie^^slied together
one. The “free thinkers” and “lib­ on the Pioneer Excursion, to the But if we do not have one, and can .
by means of an intervening ether, erals ” may pull the Bible to pieces East. . We hope they will have a offer nothing better to sectarian
or what is the action, I cannot un­ and make merry with the doctrines safe journey and a pleasant time.
Christendom than they now have,
derstand. It stands with me along that it teaches,but-when they try
thfinjs# ha<.l better
with the fact that when I will that to replace it with their systems of
Bro. D. M. Doty and wife left denominations and be done with it.
my arm shall rise/ it rises. It is ethics, they make a sorry show. To Monmouth for their home in Scio, The idea that our ablest* editors and
inscrutable. All the explanations succeed in their attempts against on Tuesday morning last. Bro. D. preachers are progressing beyond
that have been given of it seem to Christianity woukl be, like ruthless preached two excellent discourses and giving up the ground occupied
me merely to darken counsel with Goths and Vandals, to leave noth­ for us on Lord’s day.
by the Campbells and others in the
words and no undarstanding. They ing behind them, where once was
beginning is mischievous in its
Bro.
R.
II.
Moss,
of
Centerville
do not remove the difficulty at all. peace and plenty, but the ashes of
tendency and untrue as a matter of
If I were to say what 1 really be­ desolations, and, the terror and preached in Dallas on last Lord’s fact. Neither would the ministry
lieve, it would be that the motions darkness of death.— The Criterion. day, and in Monmouth, on Monday or brotherhood of Oregon be at all
“ evening. He *paid the 'H erald favorably impressed with any
of the spheres of the material uni
Thou foolish one, this night thy office a pleasant call. _We met Bro,
verse stand in some such relation
-atteint-m the wrong ~
to Him in whom all things exist, soul shall be required of thee, then M. at-Salem and were very glad to direction and to thus largely give '
the ever-present and omnipotent whose shall all these things be? form his acquaintance.
up the simplicity of primitive
•
.
God, as the motions of my body do If Jesus should appear in person
Bro. Win. Scott, our agent at Christianity. We thank God that
to my will—I do not know how, and propound this question to each
individual Disciple in Oregon, it is Wheatland, Or., called egi us last as a brotherhood, Oregon stands
. and never expect to know.”
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our candid conviction that during Monday. He would like to have firm.
The Congregationcdist gives a the coming year there would be sO'me preachers to" visit 1 is neigh-" Tho-future prospects for the mis­
sionary work are flattering. The
very encouraging account of the,. ..more lun.da.xaised-lku:...the. ..jqjxeiuL u£ .JboxhundL...
people are beginning to see the
work accomplished by the “ New tlte gospel than have ever been
necessity of an Evangelist or Evan­
THE STATE MEETING.
England Divorce Reform League,” raised all together, and no one Dis­
gelists after the New Testament
the need of which was demonstated ciple impoverished thereby. And
The State meeting at Salem has type to set the churches in order
by the fact that in one year New some preachers that we could name,
come and gone. It. was our pleasure and preach the gospel in destitute
England granted 2,113 divorces, whose families are in need, while
to be present most of the time and places and thus convert the world
Maine alone legalized 587, Rhode they are laboring incessantly for
to participate in its deliberations. to Christ. The brethren are be­
Island granted 271,and New Hamp­ Jbhe Master’s cause, and to build up
It is not our purpose to write up a coming more liberal year by year,
shire 314. As the result of the Re­ a better state of morals for our
report of the proceedings,, for this and yet there is still great room in
form League, Maine has made people and save the souls of our
and the addresses, etc., will.be pub­ Oregon for the conversion of pock­
marked changes for the better in sons and daughters, preparing them
lished in due time. For the pre­ et books and church treasuries in
her laws ; alterations have also been for a better life here and the en­
sent we wish only to say a word order that our missionary work be
made in those of New Hampshire joyment of endless life to come,
by way of approval and encourage­ made a permanent success in the
and Massachusetts, and three States woyld be better sustained. Well,
ment. This was the first State State. Quite a number of liberal
have provided for the official collec­ brethren, Jesus is propounding this
tion-¿statistics. It is high time questronto you every day. Now/ . Meeting we„have _alteuded. since
coming to Oregon, and we are glad and we hope there are many more
that the reform was taking effect in what kind of an account can you
many other parts of the country. render of your stewardship ? Are to have enjoyed the pleasure of to follow. We feel safe in saying
Our divorce statistics would dis­ you, while you are rendering to meeting with this earnest band of that on the whole the last Conven­
grace even a Mohammedan country. Cesar the things that belong to Christian workers. Here we met tion is the best one ever held in
—New York Observer.
Cesar, rendering to God the things and formed the acquaintance of a Oregon and that the brethren gen­
that belong to God ? Loose > the number of brethren and sisters of erally feel a more pressing demand
The Roman Catholics of Ger­
preachers hands and let them go whom we had heard much since for cooperative work than ever be­
many are preparing to celebrate out, for there are but few of them coming to the State.
fore.
the anniversary of Luther’s birth­ on this coast.
See that their
The delegation from different
1 he church at Salem, under the
families
are
cared
for,
so
that
the
day, as a counter-action to the Pro­
parts of the State was reasonably management of Bro. J. W. Spriggs,
preacher
may
not
be
hampered
in
testant commemoration. A move-
good considering the disadvantages <li<l their part well in entertaining
his
work,
and,
if
we
are
not
mis
­
ment has been organized at Dussel
taken, in one year you would see under which the missionary cause the delegates and visitors. At noon
dorf for an international day of such a turning to God that would on this coast has to labor. Those each day lunch was served by the
prayer in all the Roman Catholic make our hearts all glad, and all in attendance were intelligent and sisters'in the church parlors which
* earnest in the work, and showed by was a convinience and pleasuro to
churches of the world on Luther’s God’s people would say, Amen.
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