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CÎÎTtlSTlAïsr HERALD.
And, if we, as a people^ sueceed-in­
educating the masses in th^ present
state of darkness and doubt that
have been throwh kround the
Lible by Payne, Hume, Voltaire,
and to really destroy Darwin’s
teaching on evolution, we must es­
tablish missions immediately to
educate the rising generation. Let
every neighborhood, where there
are five or more brethren, start a
^orTs Ha^s^ooVand select
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subjects that will interest children,
men and women; There is a grow­
ing tendency to use books in our
H. schools ..that are nat the... lmst ; Luy
R the best books.
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I am now just starting, in a new
and remarkably western part of
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Lord helping, which I pray and
trust, and all that can giving us a
little help. We have a fine country
here for a grand camp-meeting on
the beach of the great Pacific
ocean, near Daily Lake, where there
j is much water. If we could get
L such a meeting next summer, and
Lthen to--start inymission school as
: an auxilliary. I sent a report to
. „ J Bro. B. Wolverton, Hillsboro, Or.,
one week ago. Oregon is now en-
K. teringuJH a new and untned period
of her existence. The Northern
Pacific has hastened our improve-
g nrents, and brought us nearer the
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lasting changes in everything; and
if we are true to our cause, which
should be a common cause, let us
be up and doing. “ Go ye into all
the world, and preach the gospel
to every creature; he that be­
lie veth and is baptized shall be
saved; but he that believeth not
shall be damned.” Mark 16 : 15,16.
The mission that our Savior im
parted to the first heralds, when he
gave them these words, has never
died, and, indeed, every Christian
is imbued with the same spirit and
power, having the same "goiSpeFTo
preach to every nation. Our mis­
sion schools will impart life and a
hungering for that light which
every man w ho- comes into th is
world. When men take darkness
for light, we are in a sad predica­
ment, such is the precarious state
of affairs with many of our Literati
at present, and as all light-giving
bodies send rays of light into
darkness, to dispel the shadows
and gloom of clouds and night.
The Sunday or Lord’s day schools
; and preaching the gospel are two
-of the greatest means known to
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—Send in yorr applications for the Oonstitution of the Woman’*
services of the State Evangelist, he Christian Missionary Society.
is under the employ of the State
Art. 1’ This society shall be
Board, and his services will cost
known as the vVomon’s Christian
you nothing, but when he visits
Missionary Society of Oregon.
you we will expect you to make a-
Art. 2. The object of this society
Oretown, Or., Oct. 3,1888.
contribution to • the work in the
shall be the furtherance of the
State, and for this purpose he will
Gospel of Christ.
' Missionary Column.
take collections wherever he goes.
Art. 3. The officers of the society
But don’t think you can all have
shall consist of President, Vice
MISSIONARY BOARD.
him at once. You will have to be
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TaÈt^ïnoîdër. “YVidtërtieWheifT
—JLCtary and.Treagurer.
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Leo. Willis, Salem..;...........Vice-President.
Art. 4. These officers shall con­
Mrs. Belle P. Walker, Forest Grove, Rec. Sec.
I. G. Davidson, Portland..................... Treasurer.
stitute an Executive Board.
I know of one church that has
J. W. Spriggs, Salem................... Cor. Secretary.
Art. 5. The Executive Board
All communications relating to the employ­ paid its full pledge for 1883. I
shall meet quarterly and at such
ment of evangelists, protracted meetings, co­
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Work,
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pledges oi a^istamxT^witl™requests' for the
other times asmay be necessary. —~
some
that
have
not
paid
any
of
namei and all Imuint wii pxupwly
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Art. 6. iP shall be the duty of
the Board will be addressed to the Cor. Sec­ their 1883 pledge. Don’t ask me
retary All collec#ofis, payments of pledges,
the President to organize auxiliary
for the names just now. I know
etc., will be addressed to the Treasurer.
of many that have not paid the societies.
T would hke'ToTs^ynancny to UTT
3rd quarter, and many more that
indi vidnahr "-nnd--*“rhwrcir^-daviTTg
thc’auxil+ary -socretwsH^4orw«ird
have not paid the 4th quarter.
unpaid pledges, in whole or in
Brethren,{there is no excuse now as all funds to the State Board and to
part, that the pledges for 1883 are
the work is going forward. Sure­ make quarterly reports to the same.
HOw fully due as the time' set for
Art. 8. This society shall meet
ly Christian, men ought to hold
taking the last quarter’s pledges is
their promises to pay for preaching annually and shall consist of dele­
now past, viz.: the first Sunday in
the Gospel, as sacred as any other gates from the auxiliary societies.
October.
Bre^ren, get these
Motion was made and accepted
promises to pay.
pledges paid up, and get ready for
that the next annual meeting of
the new year.
Brethren, if the money is fur the society b$ at Portland, Oregon,
one day previous to the meeting of
hedieT wFar^
We now have a State Evangelist
and better work in Oregon this the Christian Missionary Conven­
in the field, and it depends upon
year than ever before. Let us heed tion of Oregon.
you to say whether he shall stay
Motion was then adopted that
the call of God and the cry of per­
there or whether he shall be com­
ishing humanity and we will come the constitution and names of offi­
pelled to retire for lack of support.
up to the next State meeting re cers be published in the H erald .
Bro. Cheetham wifi make a good
Sung a song and adjourned.
juicing.
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evangelist. See that he is eh
R ec . S ecretary .
couragcd financially and morally.
The State Evangelist will help
Woman Christian Missionary
you to set in order the things that
Society, met in the Church
All persons, and all churches that
are wanting, and aid you in secur­ . Parlor at Salem, Oct., 6,1883,
have as yet made no pledges for
ing a preacher, and will assist con­
at 9, A. M.
1884, and who are able to do so,
tiguous churches in combining their
please send in your pledges at once.
strength, so they can have a labor­
Meeting was called to order by
We are going to help the Albany
er among them.
Miss N. Springer, acting as Presi­
mission this year as well as other
dent. After singing and prayer,
points as we are able besides
Dear brethren, there are many “the constitution was read and adopt­
sustaining the Evangelist. The
efficient preachers whose time is ed. Then proceeded to the election
Macedonian cry comes from scores
not engaged as it should be, and of the following officers-:
of places, will you put it in our
there will be othors coming into
Mrs. A. M. Bedwell, of Monmouth
power, brethren, to heed it ? You
our State now since a direct rail was elected President ; Mrs. E. J.
can do so if you will? • -
route connects us with the East. Barker, of Albany, Vice Pres.; Miss
Dont let good preachers be wasting N. Springer, of Amity, Cor. Secre-
Jan, Apr., July and Oct, are the their time at other pursuits, while tary; Mrs. J. W. Spriggs, of Salem,
times for taking the collections. the cause of the blessed Master Req. Sec’t; Mrs. S. E. Giltner, of
St. Helens, Treasurer.
If you have preaching every Sun­ languishes.
man for 4he light-life- and—joy-o€
redeemed_ humanity—11m ..gospel
must be read dr heal'd and believed
to save a lost and ruined world. *
Yours in the bonds of Christ,
J. B. F ranklin -.*
day, select your best time to take
the collection. If you have preach­
ing twice a month, select one of the
two Sundays. If you have preach­
ing only once a month, be sure to
take the collection then. If you
lave no preaching, but still have
meetings, don’t fail to take the col­
ection. If you have no meetings,
jut your individual contributions
into a postal order and send it to
Bru.T. DDavidson, Portland, Or...
A new Methodist church in a
Come up, brethren, one and all
to the help of the Lord, to the help certain locality which is adorned
with a large cross on its steeple,
of the‘Lord against the mighty.
drew from an old Methodist who
J. W. S priggs , Cor. Sec.
stood gazing at it, the remark:
Salem, Or., Oct. 9, 1883.
“ Do you see that big cross on that
As a rule, we are far readier to church ? Well, I’Yemember, when
ask God for what, we want than to the Methodists were poor, each
member bore his own cross; but
thank him fbr what we have. Our now,” he added, “ they have be­
prayers are commonly more special come rich, and they have stuck
in their petitions than- in their their ci Oss on the top of the
ack no wledgments.—.
church.”—A a?.
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