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About Christian herald. (Portland ;) 1882-18?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1884)
. ... ■■ ■ *-,i- . Ï' 7 . " « '' : T Report. I rving , O r ., Jan. 15, 1884. Dear Herald : , ' We had a good meeting at Cen tral, Linn county, on last Lord’s day at 11 A. M. and at lamp light ing. One confession at the even ing meeting. The baptism will -........ take place on the 2nd Lord’s day in February. The church is in good condition at that point. Our house, of worship (Clear Lake Hall) was burned to the ground on last Mon day morning; cause, a defective . ML think.. Yours in hope, J. E. R oberts . r Report. D wney C ity , C al ., * Jan. 10, 1884. Bro. Floyd-: Last Lord’s day morning six united with the church here, and at night two made the good confession, whom I baptized next day. Affectionately, k t 0. K endrick . K *----------------------- -- —♦ • -------------------------------- Report from Columbia County, W. T. T ouchet , v Y. T.^ Jan. 14? 1884. B- Dear Bro. Morrison: Our county evangelist, Bro. T. M. Morgan, assisted by Bro. I. N. ■ Richardson, have been, and are still holding a very successful meeting with the church at this place, and the result of their labors to the present time has been twenty-four additions to the church; ten by re » lation and fourteen by baptism. This has been one of the most Suc cessful meetings that we have ever had in this county. The material / that has been gathered into the church has been of the very best character. Young men and ladies, besides several who are the heads of families. - The brethren here are well pleased with Bro. Morgan, and we are confident that if the different I I congregations and the rethren in- r J dividually will codpera with him as the church as a y and the members as individuals have done here, that the cause of our Master will be greatly advanced and many precious souls will turn to the knowledge of the truth in our Lord Jesus Christ. „ Yours in the hope of an eternal life, R. L. D ashiell . I I * - I« An air of importance—one’s first i breath. Current Religious News. It is a noteworthy fact that Pres ident Arthur’s father was a minis ter and pastor for a number of years of Calvary (Baptist) Church in New York City. Grover Cleveland, Governor of New York, is the son of a minister, as is also Governor Pittison, of Pennsylvania. Washington’s ancestor, Col. John Washington, came over to this country •> in 1660 in a vessel owned by Edward Prescott; and on the way over the crew hanged a passen ger, a Quakeress named Elizabeth Richardson, suspecting her of caus ing bad weather by witchcraft. and burned by the enemy. Whfct Luther was to Germany and John Knox to Scotland, Zwingle was to Switzerland. ________ «______ i Foreign Christian Missionary^ Society. George Darsie, in the annual ad dress, emphasized the thought that The Rev. Geo. Washington Nol- what our people need first and fore- ' ley who died recently at Ashland, The New York Christian Advo Va., aged eighty years had perform most on the missionary question, is cate says the death of Rev. Dr. Wed light. The dying words of Goethe, ed fifty-eight years’ active service in dell, rector of St. Johns Protestant “ More light, more light,’’express the the Methodist ministry. He was a need of thé hour. Competent Episcopal Church;’ Richmond, Va., minister of the Methodist Episcopal judges believe that the only thing recalls the fact that it was in that Church, South, ever since its origin^ sliurch^-and nat-in.Philadelphia— He Ts said to have led a charge of noeeaaary to interest thfl tfUife' " brotherhood in this cause is a know that Patrick Henry made his im Confederate troops in the battle at ledge of the facts. This statement mortal revolutionary speech. Brook Church, near Richmond. has been prepared with this thought Rev. WR. Ware, of Vanderbilt John.. 1 warm in mind. Its aim is first to set forth University, toys that among the heart and active spirit, said, “ I am what has been done by the Society ; forty theological students at the always in haste though never in a and secondly, to outline the work of University there are only four that hurry.” He one day remaiked to the present year. use tobacco in any way. I. What has been done since its Adam Clarke, the commentator, organization in 1875. Eleven mis The churches in Red Bluff,Cal.,seven “ As I was passing through St. sions have been established under in number, were organized as fol Paul’s churchyard I observed two its auspices. These missions are lows : Methodist Episcopal, in 1855 ; women standing opposite to each located in England, France, Den Presbyterian, in 1860; Baptist, in other, the one speaking and gesticu mark, Turkey, India, Japan, and - 18Q1; A. M' E. Church, in 1876; lating violent, while the other stood on the Isthmus of Panama. Since the Disciples, in 1880; the M. E. perfectly still and in silence. Just the Convention, Garabed Kevorkian Church, South, in 1880; and the as I came up and was about to pass them, the virago, clenching her fist was sent to Tokat, in Asia Minor. Catholic Church, in 1866. and stamping her foot at her imper He is a physician as well as a The Sunday-school army of tho turbable neighbor, exclaimed, preacher. The total membership world embraces about thirteen mil ‘ Speak, wretch, that I may have under its care is about 1,300. It lion, four hundred thousand schol something to say!’ Adam that has five chapels in England, worth ars, and 1,600,000 officers and teach was a lesson to me. Silence is often in all $80,000. Its receipts from the first amount to $97,000. Last ers, or a grand total of about fifteen the best answer to abuse.” year thoy were over $25,000. SeyC million. Harper’s Drawer says it has never eral of these missions will soon be The new Lord Mayor of London had so good a metaphor complete self-supporting, and will become declines to take out his state carria in all its parts, as the following, sources of revenue. The efforts put ges and liveries on Sunday, because which is cut from a recent article in forth thus far have been signally it would give work to his servants, a prominent religious newspaper. blest. The results have far exceed-, and he wishes them to have a day Wo feel sure that the metaphor is ed all expectations. of rest. II. The work proposed for the all right, because the author of it is Mr. J. W. Warner, of Brooklyn, a Doctor of Divinity : “ These seeds present year. It is briefly as fol Y., is erecting a beautiful struc of pride are bursting with flame lows; 1. To send three evangelists ture in New York City in memory which might lay the foundation of to England. 2. To strengthen our of the Hon. William E. Dodge. It a deluge that would with its fangs present missions in France and Den mark. 3. To send a physician to is to have large temperance halls, envenom my soul. India. 4. To build a home, costing reading rooms, coffee room, and Jan. 1, 1884, was the four hun- about $4,000, for our missionaries ir* offices, with the intention of having a place where tRe youth of the dreth anniversary of the birth of the India. 4. To establish one or two neighborhood will find a friendly great Swiss reformer, Ulrich Zwin new missions. We may have to re pleasant resort without going to the gle. He waB just seven weeks vise and enlarge our plans as we go saloon. It is expected that the younger than Lartin Luther. His on. Our policy from the first has parents were in humble circum been to follow the leadings of provi building will cost $100,000. stances, but he found the needed dence. An every-day religion—one that education to fit him for the priest To carry out these plans we will loves the duties of your common hood. He was ordained in 1506. need a dozen missionaries. We will walk; one that makes an honest In 1514, he visited Erasmus at need besides $60,000. We can af man; one that accomplishes an in Basle ; and, in 1519, he was appoin ford to raise this sum, and at the tellectual and moral growth in the ted preacher in the cathedral at same time give double as much aa. subject; one that works in all Zurich. When the struggle in in any previous year for all home weather, and improves all opportu Switzerland took the form of open enterprises. The Disciples of nities. will best and most healthily war. Zwingle fought with the re? Christ ought to pay $0.10 a mem promote the growth of a church and formers, and fell at the battle of ber, when the Methodists pay $0.20, the power of the Gospel.— Busknell. Cappel. His body was discovered the Baptists $0.40, the Presbyter^ h L. * ■ * / HR ■ *
