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ka_o£ the .people for whom he is an evident itching..._iii be. called
labor. Bro. Williams spent some * Rev.” dr something equally un-
le in Jamaica several years ago scripiilratj aild we still firmly be­
1 we are sure that all who knew lieve it to be a device of Satan;
n best while here, will bear him that the “ pastor ” of the present
timony that lie is uhsectarian in day is, in the language of Prof. Mc-
rit, unflinching in the advocacy Garvy, “ an entirely different officer
the truth, indefatigable in la­ from the one to whom the name is
ir, and irreproachable in life. applied in the Scriptures,” therefore
i shall send to his assistance the name and its wearer are under
torn ever he needs. Wo shall be condemnation; that “ pastorate ”
d to cooperate with, and help goes into the same basket; and
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name» notwithstanding it may seem
convenient and essential to many
brethren who, seem to fear that
some other sheep will get mixed up
with them!
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tion and unscriptural us^ of such
words and titles, it is enough to
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necessary, and can only serve as a
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hindrance to our plea for a com­
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plete return to apostolic Christian­
ity. It is much safer to speak as
)w it W orks .—We take this tho Oracles of God speak.
mal item from Harpers Week-
R ich men and the C hurch .—
■Ln accomplished woman, whose The New York Independent has
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Ker life, was spent as a mission- this to. say„ aboutrich men- of
ry in Africa, tells this story: “A some of our leading cities, and es­
■u chief, with six or eight wives,
Ks invited to embrace Christiani- pecially of San Francisco:
San Francisco must be an except
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■Christian precepts to the extent tion to the cities of the Union as
| his ability, he asked if the Bible relates to the religious proclivities
Ipressly asserted that a man of its rich men. The Century mak­
tould have but one wife. The es out by careful count that of fif­
resionary was compelled to con­ ty leading business men of Spring­
ks that his sacred book did not field, Mass., and Columbus, Ohio*,
in tain any injunction in so many (if we guess the unnamed cities
»rds, adding, however, that Chris- right) four-fifths are attendants up­
ans practiced monogamy for very on supporters of the churches ; and
i>o< 1 reasons of their own. • “ I that three-fifths are communicants.
link they are right,” replied the In an address before the Amei ican
iwny son of Africa; it makes Missionary Association, the Rev.
ore peace in a house to have only D. O. Mears said that a list of over
le wife.” His conversion to one hundred of the heaviest tax­
payers in Worcester, Mass., showed
hristianity was soon announced.
that an even larger proportion holds
there. But Bishop Wingfield tokl
[ C lerical T itles .—Bro. W. L. the General Convention at Phila­
Hayden, writing to the New Eng­ delphia that very few of the 80
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land Evangelist, says:
millionaires of San Francisco are
Permit me to add, the pastor is a disposed to do anything for the
¡ift of God to men, and the pastor­ cause of Christ or his Church.
ate is a divine ordinance. Hence There are 49 of American birth,
lo not allow your work to bo pre- 18-.lrhL..8_Je.wsi^_5__Gerinans,.. 4_
udiced or discounted by useless op­ English, and 1 French. Only one
position to what the intelligence of is a member of a Protestant church.
he reljgious world, including the Mr. Flood is the only one who oc­
apital D Disciples, concedes to be casionally gives a few thousand
dollars to the poor ; and, of those
iecessary and scriptural.
who have died, only James Lick
On this the editor of the Evan­ has left a monument behind him
gelist remarks:
worthy of a good name,. The Bish-
op
quoted from a San traneisco
[ Hany of our headers will be glad
no see the letter from Bro. Hayden paper which described the living
pn this issue, and be assured of his as generally misers, rascals, or
Ifaith in the gospel cause in New fools ; and the dead as having few
^England. We don’t propose to of them gone with the poor to Hea­
open a discussion on the points crit­ ven, but as having rather “ gone to
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icised in the articles that have ap­ meet Dives where the climate is
peared in this paper; but will say oppressive and the* water is scarce.”
that We have read a good many The churches will have to take the
apologies and excuses that have matter in hand and annex Califor­
been offered by preachers who have nia to the United States, which is,
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,rtily, in all things, when., this
| be done without a compromise
¡he truth of God or the contra­
ction of diyine law.
Ke are glad to know that this
Ti^s“T»een undertaken and
>e it may prove a success. Bro.
t>ill was the prime mover in this
rk, having visited '"the • Canal
■>tnis obj eel m v i e w, and i f we
tike not, the work is largely
ler his control. This increases
Confidence in the undertaking.
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..we believe, a Clrristian country.
LuL theJ^eautifuL God is marchipg
This is rather hard on San Fran­ on towards Divine completion, that
cisco; neither are we disposed to is, a never ending one. Yea, if it
question the statements that a lar­ please my Sire that His infinite be
ger proportion of rich men in some awful to me, yet I will face it, for
of our Eastern cities are “ attend­ it is His. Let your prayer, my
ants upon and supporters of church­ son, be like this: O Maker of me, 4 ,
es.” But it would be interesting go on making me, and let me help
to know the nature of the religion Thee. Come, O Father ’ here I am;
these rich men attend upon and let us go on. I know that my
support; and the conception and words are those of a child, but it is
convictiorf they have of the tëàch- ThynSiffiHVho^pl'ftyH t(J Thee.- -Hr
ing and requirements of the New is Thy dark I walk in ; it is Thy
Testament Scriptures. It is possi­ hand I hold.— MacDon&ld.
ble for rich men to be “ attendants
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upon and supporters ” of some of
Missionary Column.
-t ho modern e i ty ehu r e hes » and sUB-
MISSIONARY BOARD.
be a long way from the Christianity
of Christ and the apostles. It is
Citareli of Christ In Oregon.
a consistent and godly life as well W. H. Adams, Portiand....................... President.
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of I. G. Davidson, Portland..................... Treasurer.
J. W. Spriggs, Salem...................Cor. Secretary.
constitutes one a true disciple
Jesus ; and so after all it may turn
All communications relating to the employ­
out that mere “ attendants upon ment of evangelists, protracted meetings, co­
in securing pastoral work, etc., all
and supporters of the churches ” operation
pledges ol assistance with requests for the
and all business properly coming before
may be as far from the kingdom of same,
the Board will be addressed to the Cor. Sec­
retary All collections, payments of pledges,
heaven as the millionaires of San etc.,
will be addressed to the Treasurer.-----
Francisco. “ How hardly shall
they that have riches enter into
As soon .as Bro. Cheetham can be
the...kingdom of
_ . relieved ^Albany it is.. th§„,intgn- __._
lion to have him make a tourjjf the
D uty .—The Sunday ' School State. If the brethren will not call
Times gives us these timely words for the Evangelist he will be sent
on the proper education of children : anyway ; but the meetings would
No plan of a child’s education certainly promise greater blessing
(nor of an adult’s education) is if congregations would prepare for
worth much, which leaves out of them before hand and designate the
its vocabulary the word /‘duty.” time, about which they themselves
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That word is simply another form
of the word “ debt,” and the aspect are much more competent to judge,—
under which it presents life is not than either the Executive Board or I
that of self-pleasing or of self-pam­ State Evangelist.
pering, but that of rendering to
God the things that are God’s, and
The Treasurer’s books show some
to Cmsar the things that are Caes­
ars. “Ye are not your own ; ye of the churches behind in payment
are bought with a price;” and of their pledges. Remember the
therefore not your own culture, nor Board has made pledges relying
even your own salvation, is to be on your promises to make them good.
the chief eml of your activity, but Will some live brother Or sister in
to do the things which are “ due ”
to God, and which we rightly name each congregation set about stirring
up the pure minds of the brethren
“ duty.”
The Scriptures require that the by way of remembrance ?
children shall be brought up in the
STATE EVANGELIST.
nurture and admonition of the
Lord, and this requires the frequent Christian Herald: —~'r~
Brethren should not lose sight of
and practical application of the
the fact that we have a State Evan­
word “ duty.”
gelist in the field. He is not doing
W alking with G od .—You must the work of the Executive Board,
walk in the front of things with nor of the Christian Misssionary
the will of God—not be-dragged in Convention of Oregon, but he is de»
the sweep of His garment that ing God’s work.
makes the storm behind Him I To
Neither is he sent by the Board
walk with God is to go hand in or the Convention, but he is sent by
hand with Him, like a boy withf the Church of Christ, the Christian
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his father. Then, as to the other Church.
world, or any world, as to the past
We may not all be ministers, we
sorrow, the vanished joy the. Com­ may not, all be teachers, but we ZZZL.
ing fear, all ik well; for the design may all assist in spreading the Gos-
of the making, the loving, the piti- I pel, and it is incumbent on each one
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