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the grave, not so much on account
of the waywardness of his son, as
because of parental neglect which
was in one sense the cause of that
fatal waywardness.
Christian parent, have you , a
family alter in your home ? Are
you trying faithfully, in the fear
of God, to surround your children
with Christian influences ?
Be-
j' o ui pres e n t neg lect mak e-
bitter the days that are yet to come.
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Amity, Bethel, Carlton, Lafayette
and other churches if agreeable to
the churches and likely to be help
ful.
, I hope the churches that haye
made pledges for 4884 will be
prompt with the first quarter, and
by so doing give the Board some
evidence of what it can depend on.
I also hope that many that did not
■aaqlra plculgoc at. S mi I pth because not
represented may attend to taking
the collection just the same and
forward to I. G. Davidson, Treasur
er, Portland.
Missionary Column.
Is it too much to hope for $100
--MISSIONARY BOARPv...__
on this first quarter ?_ vYp shall
confidently expect this much I
Chare!»' of Christ in Oregon.
W. H. Adams, Portland....................... President. think I see how we may possibly
Leo. Willis, Salem..................... Vice-President. work through until the June meet-"
£__ Mrs. Belle P. Walker, Forest Grove, Rec. Sec.
I. G. DavidBon, Portlari3............ ,.. .Treasurers" Tng, k^p Att^m- promises’and keep
J. W. Spriggs, Salem................. .Cor. Secretary.
the Evangelist at work. The
All communications relating to the employ
ment of evangelists, protracted meetings, co churches receiving his labors must
operation in securing pastoral work, etc., all
pledges, of assistance With requests for the do all they are able to do to com
same, and Ml business properly coming before
the Board will be addressed to the Cor. Sec pensate him. The churches that
retary All collections, payments of pledgee, have made pledges must be prompt
etc., will be addressed to the Treasurer.
and pay in full; and those churches
MISSIONARY NOTES,
that have made no pledges must
I desire to say to the brethren help out, then we can all rejoice at
with regards to the work of the our next State Meeting.
J. W. S priggs , Cor. .Sec.
Evangelist, that the future, so far., Satem, Jan. 21, ,884.
as mapped out, is as follows :
LATER.
About the first of March he will
S alem , O r , Jan. 24,1884.
begin a meeting at McMinnville.
Bro. Floyd:
He will hold a meeting at McCoy
Please say to the brethren that
in April, and the month of May
Bro. Cheetham has "returned from
■will, probably, all be spent with
his visit home, and is now at Hills
three congregations in Benton
boro. Churches on the West side
county,beginning at Liberty school
desiring his services during next
house, going from there to the
month let me know at once.
Fir Grove school-house, and from
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there to Chesher. The Evangelist
OPEN LETTER.
has taken the most of this month
S alem , O r ., Jan. 23,1884.
to rest and visit his family, but
will begin work by the last of this E. Mays, Monroe, Or.:
M y D ear B ro .,—Yours of the
week. It has not been definitely
determined where he will begin, 18th at hand, and carefully con
but probably at The Dalles. I un sidered. I had just written to the
derstand the churches at Hillsboro, H erald announcing the appoint
Forest Grove and Sheridan desire ments of the Evangelist, and among
meetings, but neither of them has others I announced that he would
asked through me for the Evan spend May with the churches at
gelist. If he does not now hold a Liberty, Fir GroVe and Chesher.
meeting at The Dalles there will be Of course, if upon due reflection
the month of February that can be and proper explanation, you do not
taken by one or more churches. desire his services, the appointment
There will, probably, be time in will be called in. But I think you
March and April for two other do Dot understand fully, and there
meetings. Churches desiring the fore I write this letter of expl ana
time indicated should address me tion.
It is true the Evangelist receives
at once, and arrange the time.
Portland would be glad to take all $83 J per month and traveling ex
vacant time and compensate the penses. I will not stop to argue
Evangelist for it; but the Board the justness of this compensation.
think best to keep him in the I will just say that I have been
general field as long as there is de raised on the farm, and have for
mand and funds to sustain him. over 15 years Jived in town and
While on the West side we would am raising a family of five girls.
be glad to have him visit Dallas, Now I don’t know how much of a i
familv you have raised, but if your
family was but ordinary and you
could live your life over again with
the expensiveness of living as it is
now, you would change your mind.
The churches are asking us now to
devote our whole time to our work
and to follow no other calling.
Now when you pay $15 or $20 per
month for ren£ $5 or $0 per month
for wood, 12| to 20 cts. for every
pound of meat, 40 to 75 cts. for
every chicken, 30 to 45 cts. for
every pound of butter, $G per bar
rel for flour, 16 J to 20 cts. per
pound for lard, groceries, dry goods,
boots and shoes in proportion; then
you raise ami” educate a family
without one dollar from any source
besides what you get for preaching
you wiH have a different opinion T
keep up your library, do your part
for all benevolent work, do the
work of a minister faithfully, and
if you don’t earn the little you get
as hardly as most any other man,
then I will say I am mistaken. I
have been a farmer, teacher, law
yer and preacher, and I earn my
money with more labor now than
in any other calling I ever followed.
But I shall not pursue this thought
further.
You say the Evangelist is the
servant of the Board. In this you
are mistaken. The Board itself is
simply the servant of the brethren.
The churches represented by dele
gates chose us, and instructed us to
do a certain work for them ; among
other things to employ and direct
the labors of the Evangelist. After
the Evangelist was employed at the
present salary the engagement was
submitted to the Convention made
up of delegates from over thirty
churches, and the action was en
dorsed by the Convention. You
say the Board would better pay
him his wages and keep him at
work among them or discharge him
from his obligation. Why, my dear
brother, the Board has no work for
him to do unless he works among
the churches, and we are not at
liberty to pay him off and discharge
him, for the brethren have said and
still say keep him in the field. There
are places where they would be
glad to have his services and pay
the full compensation, but it would
not be vjise for us to have him work
entirely among churches able to
compensate him in full. But there
are many weak churches unable to
pay in full for his services, and we
desire to have him help these. Then
there are places where there are no
brethren where' a church might be
established Now we ask all churches
to assist by contributing to a com
mon fund to sustain the Evangelist
and aid other missionaries who are
laboring where they cannot be
wholly supported; and then when
the Evangelist goes among these
churches and gives them his labor
that they compensate him to the
extent of their ability. If they
are able to pay him a full compen
sation .4b much the better: If unly
half, so good. If but a quarter or a
few dollars it will be thankfully re
ceived. I know nothing of the
ability of these congregations re
ferred to in Benton county. But
we witt certarnly ssk nothing be-
yond a reasonable liberality accord-
ing to ability. One church to which
an appleal was made to help the
missionary work said we are pay
ing a preacher $2.00 per month and
with this burden we do not feel able
to do anything this year. For
shame! If I did not do more myself
‘I would never ask for another dol
lar to help on the work, ■
Believing that what I have writ
ten might be of benefit to others
beside youself I transmit it through
the column.? of the H erald . Trust
ing that we may all do the things
that are honest in the sight of God
and men.
I hope we may all get our jeal
ousies about “ Boards,” “ Stall-fed
Secretaries,” “Fat Evangelists,” etc.,
etc., and go to work with the ability
God has given us to. save our fel-
low men. In all kindness and fra
ternal love.
I am yours,
J. W. S priggs , Cor. Sec.
On looking back through thirty
years of church life we are com
pelled to come to the conclusion
that the most unsatisfactory mem
bers we have ever had have been
those who were best satisfied with
themselves. One brother became
so thoroughly sanctified that he
could not live with his wife; and
another had so clean escaped from
sip of every sort that he quited us
all in disgust. We find in the
Sunday-school, the lay preachers’
association; the Christian young
men’s meetings; and in all other
forms of work, that as soon as any
of the brethren or sisters begin to
brag about their holiness they be
come wholly useless, and before
long the place that knew them
knows them no more. "Great cry
and little wool ” men are not very
numerous among us, but we Jiave a
few now and then just by way of
variety.—0. H. Spar geon.
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