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About Christian herald. (Portland ;) 1882-18?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1883)
OHRÎSTTAR ÎÎËRAtÔ. iam. ^There is nothing to be mad, OUR MEETING. We do from t Nothing be afraid to mingle with sinners Pf*stippressing or slurring over the will be acceptable to God unless it and make an effort to save them» truth. Let . ttL > Our protracted .meeting closed. ___ . tavft’ coi comes from the heart. But it may for in so doing tlipy will be but fears of offending some one by gai como from the heart and stitl not watking"tn the footsteps of their"! on Wednesday evening ofJast week, preaching what Christ and the bai having continued just three weeks. be acceptable. It must be in Master. t Bro. H. T. Morrison, our associate apostles have commanded, bear this on truth.” Now God’s word is editor, did the preaching, and it is in mind. ' dn * truthand I understand, there “ The order of. Mr. Villard pro 2. By continuing the meeting hoi fore, that the acts we perform in hibiting the sale of such literature hardly necessary to say that it was worship must be what are taught as the Police Gazette on the North well done. Bros. Stanley, Burnett till an interest^ was thoroughly an in the Bible, Then to worship ern Pacific. Kailroad meets' the ap and Waller were present part of awakened and then continuing it inv proval of all right-minded people, God aright we must do from the and confirms the view generally the time and did valuable service so long as that interest demanded. inc heart the things commanded as entertained that he is a man fully in the meeting. We did the bap We are satisfied that one of the del acts of worship in his word. Is aware Qf his responsibilities, and tising, besides rendering such oth- "sion of the people in this valley is there not danger then of^ouc ---- ---------------- —....... ... some respects the meeting was one the habit of closing the meetings other of these The above is taken from the of the best we have attended for too soon. About the time a good points ? We think there is. We believe there is danger of our mem Northwest News, and we are not years, and so far as we know, one interest is created the people de bers becoming formal. - We pride only heartily glad to know that of the most interesting and success- mand that the meeting be closed, or [purhapo the pr e aeliflf H called'ip1» ourselves, brethren, very much on such influential men as Mr. Villard fii£ o nes he J^^QjtJje c nast, yi^^CndTigainsT 'tlie vile liave been here. The immediate new field, and in this way the -_™juux~doii jpst wliAL.„iha -XGrd ~hfts- commanded, while we often lose literature that is- flooding our result was 33 by confession, 3 by preacher’s time is lost and his work sight of the spirit in which it is in country, but that our secular jour- commendation, 2 by letter, 1 from largely a failure from year to y£&L L B. cLuœi. and I reclaimed. I A m a rule, can tended to be done. We must ha ve ^^l^ar^aho^wa^no^^J^Cj^th^ making a total of 40. Besides not be held in one week. At the -w^the whole truth on this asWell as other matters in order to be for many years believed tj^iat the this, many others were almost per very least, two weeks should be sensational literature that is being suaded to become Christi a n s, a nd given tail, and in most cases three “ sound.” thrust into the hands of the people, the church was greatly strengthen and four will be necessary. Last It is a grave mistake to expect and especially the young, is a ed. The audiences were large and winter we held one week’s meeting absolute perfection in any one. source of evil hardly second to any the interest-good throughout, the I in Monmouth, and closed with no Some church members make no in thisr country. It is not only the i sisters and brethren being fully additions, and commenced with as allowance for the weaknesses of cause directly of much crime, but alive to % the work,_ The success of good interest, if not better, than did our recent effort: TOT“meeting the their brethren. If one of them is so vitiating the tastes of the the meeting may be. principally■ TriBufeTTfo two causes, and in pre body of our converts were made turns aside or stumbles, .and falls they give up all hope of doing any them have no taste for the good senting these we wish to draw toward the close of the second and thing for him, and are ready to and the pure, and many of our some practical lessons for the bene third weeks. “ Then let those condemn him as worthless. These great daily papers are helping on fit of our readers in Oregon in hold churches that w’ould not waste brethren forget that some of the this work of destruction by catering ing protracted meetings. • _ ■ j time and money in protracted meet greatest and best men that ever to the low taste many people have. 1. The clear and forcible presen ings have them continued as long What can we expect" of our young lived fell and were guilty of very tation of the simple gospd MChrisk-. asjLbe intcrestdemaftds, and let ~ people if the y are eonstan t ly....£U grave wwngs. Among these we From first to last, the great burden the preacher go prepared to remain might mention Noah, David, Solo upon the crime that is daily served of Bro. Morrison’s preaching was as long as good can be accomplish mon and the Apostle Peter, who at up in our secular news papers for Christ'aiuTTnm crucified—the gos ed. Brethren, never get in a hurry one time, denied his Lord and them. Much of the reading matter pel of Christ as the power of God when seeking to save the souls of Master. The great reason why we to-day in our hands is sapping the to the salvation of all who lielieve men and ■women. fail to reclaim more of those who very foundation of morality and and accept it. Bro. M. had noth 3. No change of preacher. We fall is that we make little effort to religion. And it is now high time ing pertaining to life and godliness believe in selecting one man who for parents and all to awake out of do so. to keep in the dark«, but preached is capable and willing to do all the sleep concerning this matter of the whole truth in its ancient pur preaching and thus making no Some church members act as if literature. The books and papers ity and simplicity and left the re changes during the meeting. Let the gospel was only for those who people read exert the same influ sult with God and the people. He him prepare a series of discourses are morally good. If a man is a ence upon them as do the people had no compromise to make with specially adapted to the community great sinner they seem to act as if they associate with. Many of us sin and sectarianism in any of their and beginning at the foundation there was no use in trying to save would be horrified to think of our forms ; but the fundamental princi build up systematically and logic him. I doubt sometimes whether boys and girls keeping company ples of the doctrine of Christ were ally, and in nine cases out of every or not we believe that Christ’s with the low and vicious, and yet made to stand out in striking con teil, if he be a master of his work, mission to this world was to save we are very little concerned about trast with the unscriptural theories he will carry his audience with sinners: Have not our church the kind of books and papers they and practices of men. Among people to-day much of the spirit of have access to. All parents should other things, our distinctive plea him. A change of preachers in the the scribes and Pharisees who mur see to it that their children are for union on the Bible alone was midst of a good meeting, even if mured because Jesus associated furnished with good and pure read not overlooked, but its leading fea the best comes last, almost invaria No with publicans and sinners ? ing matter; and everything of an tures were presented boldly and bly destroys the interest. We sim ply state the fact here without impure nature should be kept as Sir Christ' did die for the “chief of fearlessly, themgh kindly, so that Th sinners” and it has been proven far as possible beyond their reach. " the people could not fait to see and stopping to argue the philosophy of it. The careless manner of many M. Th thousands of times that his “ gospel appreciate the difference between churches and preachers in this re is the power of God unto salvation Be the plea for the restoration of the spect reminds us of the silly man to every one that believeth.” And Were the sun of prosperity al faith and practice of the Church of o; what is now needed is the spirit ways to shine upon us, we would Christ in the beginning and the who undertook to kill tTie whole la that animated the Savior of the soon forget our Father’s house, our heterogeneous divisions of modem row of turkeys on the fence by giving his rifle a circular sling just yrorld. Christian people must not heritage above,— Rutherford. sectarianism and denominational- at the moment she was discharged! • - rM. '»»rrxi A «•