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the graces received through faith in
Christ are exhibited in their loveli­
ness, are often men of integrity and
humanity while in their hearts
therd !§ notGWand little regard for
the true God. Many, the most of
such men perhaps it should be said,
make a God for themselves, who is
unlike the God of the Bible. Many
such men hate the God Christians
believe in. Their God
no more
a real God than Baal or Osiris 'orf
Vishnu or Buddha. No such being
exists as the deity they have fabri­
cated.
Moralists often are no better than
mid
Some
are better. The righteousness which
many go about to establish is not
the righteousness of the Kingdom.
It is a counterfeit, a counterfeit by
which the ad versary of souls and of
God deludes men, by which he lulls
■their eoiLSuiuiices tu sleup, blniltJT
their perceptions, and leads them to
accept falsehood as truth or to be
satisfied with fatally defective truth
•KÖÄ troth in which the. vital,,
essential principles are wanting.
The men who trust in and boast of
their morality, as if it were the
righteousness and all the righteous-
ness God requires, are either igno-
rant, often wilfully so, or dishonest,
or deluded.
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Lodge. He was also requested to
report to us the condition of the
churches, the need, the field. and
the character of t the .work tp be
done.
This Bro. Taylor has accomplish­
ed to the entire-satisfaction of all
concerned. In accordance with his
recommendation, two preachers
have been sent to that territory,
instead of one as at first agreed up­
on. We have but two
_ .vo congrega­
tions m Mintana rne at Helena,
and one at Deer Lodge, both small
and weak, neither one having a
house of worship, but meeting in
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that poets have sung of him, pro­
phets have forecast, seem to you
but a hollow mockory, then re-
above .yours; remember that how­
ever little you can see to honour
or admire, there must, be in each
one something of infinite value
since God would fain redeem each
for Himself by an infinite sacrifice I
The humblest personality is glori­
fied by this thought of redemption,
and you cannot stand before a bu_
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imposed. There is no money in
these offices. There is no reason
for any one accepting this work at
your hands, but’ wniply thr ¿ afire—?-
to aid, at a personal sacrifice, and at
the expense of much labor, the
work of Christ in our State.
We are still at a loss to give you
any programme of the movéments
of the Evangelist, only to say that
he is now in Albany and will be at
the Eugene meeting, which Conven­
tion is the week preceding the 4th
is month. Ho will
then probably make a tour of the
churches of the valley.
I hope we have no <( dogs in the
manger.” Brethren the columns of
the H erald are open to you. The
U. & Government now earrie» let-....
fers for two cents postage, the
Board has its correspondent. Let
us hear from you.
The report of the Conventions,
published in pamphlet form by order
of the Convention, will be ready for
circulation in a few days, “j^wake
to righteousness and sin not.
J. W. S priggs , Cor. Sec’y.
—S alem , O r , Nov. 9, 1883.
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his creed, or his character, without
that
these
two
churches
be
strength
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ened first, then others taken up being in the presence of one whom
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and helped in the same way, an G o M loves, and for whom Christ
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evangelist to be sent to gather our has died.—Canon Duekivorth.
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scattered people into congregations.
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To this end men of experience and
Missionary Column.
abi lity were "nee'ded We are hap •
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py to report to you our success in
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MISSIONARY BOARD.
this undertaking. Bro. M. L. Strea­
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tor, of Ravenna, O., consented to go
Chunk of 'Christ In Oregon.
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to, Helena, and' lio. Galan Wood.
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W. H. Adam«, Portland
........President.
of Aurora, O., to Deer Lodge. They Leo.
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Willis, Salem.......
Vice-President. '
started about October 10, and are Mrs. Belle P. Walker, Forest Grove, Bee. See.
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I. G. Davidson, Portland
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now in their new home. Both Bro. J,
. . .Cor. Secretary.
W. Spriggs, Salem....
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Streator and Bro. Wood are well
All
communications
relating
to the employ­
known to many of our people as ment of evangelists, protracted meetings, co­
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upright, godly Christian men who operation in securing pastoral work, etc., all
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are in every way entitled to our pledges oi assistance with requests for the
confidence and esteem. We expect^ the Board will be addressed to the Cor. Sec­
retary All collections, payments of pledges,
e> a more hopeless condition than he to hear good reports from them in etc.,
will be addressed to the Treasurer.
y who trusts in, who is complacent in the future, but it will be no easy
Original Contributions.
>f his own righteousness. No men Tt®kJe.Æ'.takli9h QUf.|dea ìiul MII --------MISSIONARY NOTES.
often work greater injury To~ Iffieir ’ so fully occupied, especially by in­
MAN’S WORK Iff THE
i- Ifellows. They with-hold many from fidelity and skepticism ; it will be Brethren :
TEMPLE.
^tb-epentance toward God and faith a work of years. Bro. Taylor says:
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What means the. ominous quiet-
e in our Lord Jesus Christ. ;ffad pagp ‘.‘The. profoundindi fferenee -ef ■ -the- ude-that hr
n iiake sin abhorrent and disgusting. masses must first fie overcome, for
NUMBER V,
i- These seemingly
gly good men, who are the people here are not hungering tainiy not because you “ care for
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in while ungodly, and thirsting after righteousness.” none of these things.” Don’t you -h It has been shown that no ex­
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te jommend ungodliness, clothe it in Under these circumstances rapid have confidence in the * Executive pression concerning the im partition
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garments, .pjogress.^n
Board ?” Remember it is your own
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continue patiently in well doing, creature. In our last Convention Gift of the Spirit—baptism in
s ' The writer then closes by show- assuring these brethren of our in­
34 congregations by their delegates, Spirit, pouring out of the Spirit,
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terest in the work, and our sympa­
ng
that
what
a
man
most
needs
is
elected their officers for the ensuing shedding forth of the Spirit, falling
h
thy
in
the
trials
they
are
called
up
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e o feel and realize that they are on to meet.
year, gave pledges for a certain on of the Spirit, coming on of /he
inners
before
God
and
must
be
!S
amount, ordered certain work done, Spirit, receiving the Spirit, are all
n aved.
R ight E stimate of M an .—Let and asked the Board to carry out covered by, and included in the
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your will. The Convention endors­ Gift of the Holy Spirit. Having
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O ur M issions .—We have receiv- men speculate as they will on man’s
s d the report of the Secretary in origin and place, let them expound ed the employment of an Evangel­ this> implies all the others.
ist, after ordering the Board in three '■ From this consideration, does
>ehalf of the Christian Woman’s the stages of developement by
.-‘¥orrr any one inquire; Why any differ­
s Soard oFMissions. Tt comes f om which he hasrattamed±isr p,osent'''
Evangelist is now in the field. We ence in results ? If the apostles
Cincinnati, and we regret that it is structure and power, this much, at
least, is clear about him, clear on have repeatedly asked for calls for had simply received the Holy
S /oo long to print in our columns.
t 1 >ur Sisters are doing a good work the. face, of Goda words—that die his services, which has met with. Spirit, and by this, «poke with-
the feeblest response. It was or­ tongues, raised the dead, healed the
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■or the cause of Christ. We only is a being whose rescue from mor­
■ave space for a few items pertain- al evil is held on high to be worth dered again that Albany be made a sick, etc., etc., why could not all,
tlie ypnv
-the blpody .»we^L[ »nissK>n pOint.^ Arfangetaettte for : who had this same Holy Spirit, do*
8 Bxg to Hieir-work- -intho west, as
the cross and passion, the precious locating Bro. Floyd at that pofnt' all they could ? Before answering
t Hllows :
death and burial, the glorious res­ are being made as rapidly as possi­ this, I will say that if what was
THE WEST.
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I The establishment of a mission urrection and ascension of the Son ble. There are many places need­ called baptism of the Spirit, im­
f A the West has engaged much of of God. ’His sacrifice is the eter­ ing help, but in order to render ef parted more power than the gift,
e Be time and attention of the Exec- nal witness to the truth that man fective assistance we must know and an equal amount to all, then
L Bive Committee during the year.
your condition, and we must have Cornelius’ servants could do all
s’ Waving selected Montana as a place at his very worst is worthy of be­
■ beginning, a suitable person to ing ministered to from -Heaven, money to respond to tire demands. these thing», and preach the gospel —
What object could the Board have the same as the apostles,.who spoke
Hke charge of affairs was sought and at a cost which defies express­
■<*. At the urgent request of the ion in terms of our earthly sacri- in doing anything but your will '! as the Spirit gave them utterance;
If, brethren, you are tempt- The Convention lias in a general but these -things did -not follow
a. ■kJ\ early in ~ June, JfeOjLZ.
WyTor,
of
Kansas
City,
Mo.,
was
way indicated the work it desires from their baptism in Spirit. Paul
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®laced to go and remain four ed to think meanly of man, if, face
■onths in Montana^preaching for to face with the dark facts of his done, and has assured us of its con­ explains this in his epistles, es-.
C He churches at Helena and Deer vice and frailty, all the fine things fidence by electing us to the trusts pecially in 1 Cor. 12th chap. This
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