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PACIFIC CHRISTIAN MESSENGER. THURSDAY.
JUNE 28,
1877.
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fold it too hut in.6ie »umraer,
for their,* kind and hospitable manner Saratoga*
W. D. Folian!.
Harrisburg,
in
which
they
entertained
tho
mem
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D ayton , \V.T , Jpjie T, 1877.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
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.ddress;-“ Teachers and'their pre­ bers of the convention. Unauimuuely
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adopted. '»
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paration?’ by H. G. Connell.
Ban
Francisco,
S.
Stnrgess,
The conyentfon was then fayored
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I have, just returned from juj’ visit
’ 1 • On motion, J. All,»right was chosen
(1-i Essex St.>
yith
An essay from-Mrs. Mattie EU
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to the Paleus. country. We were
i assistant secretary?
Oakland,
H B. Rice.
Thomason, ofJLlilroy, on the “ Devel-
“ gone 15 days. The trip, .was , n<»t a’
i Adjourned.
Danville,
Mrs, J. (/ Boone.
opoment-of the missionary spirit”
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• , pleasant orie\pn account of. frequent
th P rsw / y , may 31 st , 10 a -, m .
SIXTH DISTRICT.
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MoXed and carried that a cojiy of
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showers of rain.
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Convention galled to order.
the above essay be requested" for .puli-1 .¡Stockton,
P.
Wilkes,
Minutes
of
the
Christian
State
I toll the friends here that 1 will
President in chair.’
lication.
Modesto,
f
C. H. Hining.
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Convention of California.
return-to uvhfoot if it don’t quit rftifi-
Devotional exercises bv Dr. Pollard,
MoVPd
and
carried
that
tho
minutes
Liberty,-
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Long.
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ing so much here. People who thjiik
Pursuant to appointment tire sixth i y- On motion, Mrs. M. E. Marston was be prepared and forward for publica­ Lockford,
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-Eld. Boyl<»*-^fo-
it never rains here can be eunvif^’d
annual Sunday schoolHjonventil'n -1 iI I r -q vested to furnish a copy of essay tion in P acii - tc C hristian M essenger , Eureka Selloo^heuse, Chas. Robinson,
4>f their mist&ke by a" visit to this
the Christian church in«. Wifi ■. : A | read before the. convention, to city with the request that the Trinen and
(Hanford P...O.)‘ - . I.!
' country in the spring. The sod plows
met in the town of Hóllister, May papers for. publication.
Christi<tn
ta
copy.
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'SEVENTH
DISTRICT.
are running as if they-never expected
On motion.,the thanks of the con­
HIGHT SESSION. '
29, 187“, at 10 o’clock A. M.
Franklin,
Win. Johnson, Richland,.
it to be too dry to plow sod.
vention
was extended to- Mrs. -Mar­
The convention v>;as called to order
P.*O., and J. W'. More," Franklin
In my last I forgot to name as one
Address
by
H.
D,
Connell,.on
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The
P.O.
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by Eld. E. B. Ware, and on motion of ston for the essay read.
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of the drawback»,of this country, the
Address, “ Sunday school inusie,” by ■influence of. the Sunday school on
EIGHTH DISTRICT. - '
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H. I). Counel, Hon J. A. Blanken­
• - millions of squirrels- that infest nijich
Christian Union,”
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ship, pf Monterey, was chosen 'chair-' F:S. Gardner.
Prof, R, A. Grant.
of the land. They are about the sizq
On motion, adjourned, to meet at Woodland,
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mao. On motion, G. L Lewis, < . II.-. ’-
Madison,
Eld. Q. J. Lucas.
of a wharf rat and sufficiently nunier—
Vacaville, aUUme appointed ijy, com-
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li.-4.ur, was eli» sell seer- tary.
Któght
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s
Landing
W. Huston. ,
ous to entirely take’the crops in some
’ mittec.
Thirty
minutes
were
devoted
to
de
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Devotional
exercises
and
prayer
by
Sacramento,
J.
O. Garrett.
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localities if nvt*j»revente<r.by a liberal
: D. S. L ewis , Sec.
votional
exercises,
which
consisted
in
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Eld'.
Ware.
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distribution of medicated wheat. But
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NINTHDfSTRICT.
reading
of
Scriptures
by
Eld.
Connell,
“
Helps,
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address
by
Prof.
Derham.
Sunday
School
Districts
of
few persons livihg in Oregon or other
-Colusa,
J. C. Keith.
The coujmitte on How to prose­
- Càlifornia.'
states have any idea of the size of'tlie and piayer by Prof, Derham, of Sanai
College City,«
8.
Houchins.
cute tire State Sunday school work ”
Palouse CQuqtry. Stevens county Rosa.
TENTH
DISTRICT.
The
following
are
the
Sunday
school
Eld. E. B. Ware, on behalf of the made the following jrbporl*:
x. alone is about the size „of the State of
church
and citizens of Hallister, c.x-
1st. That we continue State Sun­ district«sof California, as arranged at Vacaville, .
• Frank Williams
Maine, and Whitman county is about
the late convention which met at Hol—Elmira-
tendetrto
thcs.delcgates
from
¿
’
road
a
day
school
convention.
Jno. Connell
as large, as the State^of R. I. _j.AH
lister, May 29. The brethren-of the Winters,
hearty
wefooipe,
And
hoped
that
their
Eld.
Dunton.
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2d.
That
we
.discontinue
(the
State
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‘ that potion of the country^lying near
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different districts whose naifies are
I Evangelist. :. ** ' WrOnJ I ‘
sojouri^jwàóng
us
would
be
pleasant
ELEVENTH DISTRICT.
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the O'raig and Corilelane mountains 4s.
tstrieted by placed in connection with the Schools Napa,
very rich and prod,ti0t i ye, and is to them and beneficial to HùUpoi’ple - 3d. That thvFtate.be districted
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A. D. Butler.
churches and Sunday schools insti­ were selected by the committee to de­ Yountville,
sufficiently level to »»¿nit iof cultiva­ of this community. ,
Bruçe
Wolverton.
vise such means as will resblfin great­
The convention then settled kiown tutes be held in eich district.
tion. Sucli parts as layj-near large
Montichilo,
J.
H.
Seawell.
On motion, the^port was received er .efficiency-in the prosecution of the
to the regular work of thè programme.
streams such as SnakiTSi^D 'Columbia
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TWELVTH
DISTRICT.
Bunday school work in our state
and The fii-s’t subject being “ The difficul­ and placed on files •
rivers are very, broken,- poor
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J. Derham.
It was universally conceded that Santa Rosa, '
stony, with oecAsionaly rich spots. ties, needs, afid pleasures of our ; ‘ It was;' moved by W. Johnston, of
Healdsburg,
Ashly
Upson,
thus
districting
the
state,
also
placing
But the whole' country^ris covered, work,” assigned to Prof, Johnston I ut - Saerfcmenik that the report be con­
Cloverdale,.
B.
Linville.
in
a
given
district
such
schools
as
are
with the finest grass ever beheld by he being unprepared for the occasion. sidered itemB^i- item. Carried.
J. C. Genfagy.
located in |he adjoining neighborhoods, Pleasant' _ H ill,
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inonattn’-,'nii’d
is left to wonder Kid. ConnelT kindly consented tp ml.:- ----- iiGin No—1 <as coiwilfred—aiuL
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and
then-making
a
special
effort
to
Feritoli,
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Frank
Kn<«x.
adópted.
. how such -heavy crops of gras- TtttF 4rw place, amkfavored the conveip!
rnake tlK- sclmii'-rs mpre efficient, much
. TIHPu EENUtDISTRICT . . _ -,
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address
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fr* gr >w inmn.^T/. -t'“ r-icks.. '«But' it' is Tvith a ■» masterlv
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reater good might be dene.
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D. M.•’Gibson. ’
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Hence th<- committee- urgeGthese Lake*Port,
On motion, adjourned.
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J. J. Bruton.
It lya.s moved that they proceed to
Much of-the Palouse country is too
brethren
named
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-lind
such
others
ær
Potter
Valiev,
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locate thé next annual-convention.
AFTEIiS’OON SESSION, 2 P. M__ —
' frosty to grow tender yi-g.,tables.
they
may
wish
to
assist
them,
as
early
Lower
Lane,
Eld.
M.
'Viatliews
and
I la+ried,
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'Till» mn t’i- eViv-iw*—I ¡*y plantin'' gfir’- * Pre sidont irt^ehair. '
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as
possible,
tô
make
arrangriiicnU
for'
rA. D. 3 Wnell asked for the con-
“dens on high lands. ~ U T Ifighe r • the
Devotional cxereiMc -.
holding at l\-ast one Sunday school i/p, ,
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-• land , the rich r.
The valley, o(
Address by Dr. Thomas' Poi’f
< .' *’ :!ti<»n at Watsonville: F. Williams
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A
Mcrleet
Young-
»Man.
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fat
it
rtt
A
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ncaviìlé.
Turner
Columbia and Snake rivers are poor, .‘ 'an ¡-'. . uk Ì i . ii ; fhbject, “ What, i « ?
.- •Y’.-d for it at. Elmira .. Fl. ’B. Mare Jiojd as many fti> there are schools rep­ '"‘We ovea modest, uiiasaumingyoung '
andvery poor as .a rule, and -much of v hat is i ot the object'of tin? rirn-I.
noininafod Gilróy. The' vote h^iog resented, and at each institute let every .
0
school work."
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mail,' ivjjerever wy fin$l lum--.in a
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ville wás declarifd as the Sunday school "worker beJ|»i'WM.nt and
a d.-.-;> cut in tl.e i--.-
Samv pkteafi
The •convention' was ftW favor -1 .
counting
room or a law-office—at the
diacusB such s’lbjyta as lie atthe basis
it
::n to he about trie .hou-mid ieet, . with an address by ' Eld. Connell, on piiaerifor holding the hext convention.
bellows or the crank*--at iiio roll-stand
< >n n# I n. 1Í. D. "< cnhi’B, J. Drr- •o/the Sunday -bool work.
deep, This I guess‘at.as I-have no the subject,' “ How to prosecute th-
tho type-case-;—on a cTftm-bank or
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Santa
Clara,
brio, and-’É, B. Ware it ere appointefi'
lBeitliHff knowing.- Generally tl'iure. Sunday school work in this State.”
iTt the pulpit. AmohJ a ivofihf ol"
:
who*was
our
Sundav
school
Evantfie-
W ;
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on proghuhme
proefoiiinrö for
foi- the
c<-mmittee i»n
are low hill« cm (-n-e side of tfie river.
On motion of E. B. Wah-. a c' jo- a committee
brass and impudence he str-nds forth
list
last.year,
is
'retained.fop
tlrn
cur--,
This vast field of good land is-in the mittee of- three were appointed «m fi’-Xt convention.'
an
honor to himself- - showing others
rent year ■ ubject to e5ii-> by th.- dis­
main uninlmbit -d If one thousand “ How to prosecute the Sunday'w-U . I - It was moved and cirfiw! that a
that
he at lea- t has had a gy</! brin­
trict fop institute work* ——(
families per dav should settle here lor work iu thjs State.” Ware, D<«li.".:.- ■ committee be' appoint (Won State
ing
up,
and knows what b<#longs to
We greatly desire that this be done
the Du t». elv ^months there would and Connell were appointed said - co ■ .- Evang.-list. . The chair appointed
good
manners.
‘Ask him a question/
and that the.schools unit« an<T secure
<'omioll, D< rham and'Ware.
be plenty of room for'more. Anna mittee."'
not
give you' a ¿nappish
. if was nioved and carried tbht a Bro. Gardner’s labors. He will greatly
mayttraVel for a whole day and never
On motion, adjourned.
reply
or
look
cross
enough to bite you.
committee l»e appointed to Examine assist' them in placing on foot such
pass over one sqpare quarter section
' EVENING SESSION, 8 P.
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you
are
hx»king*for
anything, he •
the financial report of State Evangelist, measures as will bring the Sunday
that is too prior but that a family niay
will take pains to find it for you if
Devotional exercises, conduct, d b
Mnvrd- ami earned that rcpr»rt of schools of our."tale to a' higher plane i
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make a ■ - -i living <>ti’ of it. 1 refer
he can.
Dr. Porter. ■
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When in (company with others, -he-
Our work by its relations and Is ne-
Brethren, the Sunday school work
Cemmittee oil finance reported that
call good. But tlie worst drawback fits to church and state: addresses ly
does not usurp all the conversation,
is
the
greatest
work
of
thé
age,
and
here is the E, R. grant. Not a. tenth Dr. Porter ami -B. S. Gardner, of the repierf of State Evangelist was
endeavor to call the attention- of
that. brother or sister who fails .to and
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cottict.
part of the country where the lands
others
to himself, Ly boisterous lan­
Santa Clara.
move a lever or tarn a oéank in ¡»ehalf '
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Quentiorridrawcr, H. D. Connell.
guage.
He lis tens attentively to his f
of God and humanity, in this age, will ’
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"benditmd i.-,? the' rea l when 'nuilt;.
Address,- “ The- Bible, how to use falL far short of being “ goc>d and faith- his
seniors,
and modestly advances his
Many questions were read and an­
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One is ready to a,sk how can that be,
swered, which were interesting and it,” by Dr. Porter.
ful servants,*’ but he that is a faithful opinions. We love such a man—we
I answer come and see. ■__ _
Adjourned.
amusing to the audiance.'
worker in the Lord’s vineyard shall do sincerely—and his company we do-
l^uch'of what we read alx>ut the
Adjourned.
highly prize. If he meet« you in the
FRIDAY, JUNE 1ST, 10 A. M.
receive laurels of unfading glory.
adventages of this road to the people
street-, he pleasantly hows and bids
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 3()TH, 10 A. M.
Then
let
us
meet
together,
shaqien
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'(invention
(piled
to
order.
.
of this country is at par with the
you
good
morning.
You
do
not
find
our
swords,
plan
our
attacks,
that
we
Prof.
Perham'in
chair.
Convention called to order.
foolish twadle, about the noble red
Devotional exercises by Prof. Un- may fight valiently the battles of the him standing at the comers, using
President in chair.
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man of the forest.
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profane language, or see him at the en­
Lord.
rwood,
of
Gilroy.
di
Devotional
exercises
by
Eld.
Gard
Since coming to this country, my
Apy„.one desiring information res­ trance of churches on the Sunday. He
Order of exercises, address on Sun­
mind lias undergone a great change ner.
pecting
the work, can correspond with quietly enters his pew,. and takes hi»
“Superintendents and their quali­ day-school finance, by Eld. Ware.
in regai'd to the Nl P R. IL Wh
Bn». Gardner’ or either of the com­ seat without a flourish. He goes to
Discussion,
votes for an extension of the time for fications,” address by Judge J. J.
hear, and not to see. Such young
mittee.
Adjouyjjr’h'»^
the building of this, road with the Harris, of Hollister.
men there are. We often see them.
H. 1). C onnell ,')
On motion, adjourned..
A fternoon session , 2 p. m .
present unrestrij:t> 1 grant, will be
J \ <»u-will -nd them
in some of your r
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B.
W
are ,
-Com.
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'AFTERNOON SESSION. 2 P. M.
long remembered If a, ’reasonable
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The committee on State Evangelist
printing-offices, work-shops, and other
price on tho land is fixed by, Congress
President in chair.
made the following rejiort : ,
FIRST DISTRICT. ”
places, where to work and earn one’s
and secured by proper legislation, the I " Who should be in the school, i and
1st. That the committee on pro­ Los Angels,
J. C. Hay.’ living is honorable. When they come
country will fill up, otherwise It will how enlisted.” H. D. Pollard, , of; gramme bç constituted & committee on
Downey City,
W. P. McDonald. upon the stage ol active fife, they must
require many years to accomplish Saratoga, addressed the eORyetttion j correspondence, to correspond with
Compton,
Elder Proctor. !■ succeed**—it can not be otherwise. We
what would he accomplished in a few flpon the al>ove subject, and was fol- I the committee of each district, and
w’ould give more for a mtxlMt, unas­
Orange,
lowed by Eld. Ware.
, arrange-for the hoKling«of institutes,
suming young man, for all the practi­
SECOND DISTRICT.
I have no hesitancey in saying that
Report of officers.
and other work,
cal business of life, than for a score of
this is destined to "bfi one of the rich-
B. S. Ggrener, State Sunday school i 2d. That we continue Bro. B. 8. Lompoc, J. W. Webb and R. Brown. ■ brassy, impudent rascals, who are 1 not
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Eid. C. Bradshaw.
,cst portions of the American conti­ evangelist, reported haying visited 12 Gardner as State Evangelist, to labûr Ventura, .
•worth
the bread they keep from mold­
Jas. McElhaney.
nent. Mf the thousands of renters in or 14 schools during the year, 25 in the Sunday school field aa oppor­ Gaudaloupe,
ing.—Air.
the States knew of the many inviting weeks labor in the field, and over tunity may afford.
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homes Itore they would make no small ?(»0(> in subscriptions and cmllections. | . 3d. That the general committee Watsonville, ’
H. D. Connell.
Jennie June writes: “There arc
effort to get here. But don’t think
On motion, the report w as received i make such arrangements as they can Hollister,
.
J. N. Thomson. two points in regard to iuy: going
..that yoimwill have nothing to' -do but and placed sn.file.
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' .1 to have the State' Evangelist to visit Gilroy,
E. B. Ware. abroad which I wish to have clearly
get here. Remember that yon will « The convention was then' favored ; each district during the year.
Lone Tree, T. House, (Hollister P. O. I ünderstobd. I am not going to’ stay
.have to contend with'the inconven­ with an interesting essay, entitled | It was moved that the thanks of
FOURTH DISTRICT.
long" (that will bs sad news, to some),
iences common to new countries. " The Bods of Promise,’^ by Mrs. M. r tire convention |^e given to the friends San Jose,.
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, Dr. 8. E. Pearrpe. I and 1 am not going to write a lx»vk
Borno will find it too cold, others will E. Marston, of Gilroy.
I and citizens of Hollister- find vicinity Santa Clara,
B. S. Gardner. (that will l»e good news to all).”
is not he^Vt-n. -Palouse is in th .
well watered, jnuc-h of it. is sea
tirtiber. Let those having gc-' i
and doing well tay there.*
My sheet is full. More am h
Your brother,
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< hi juutiou,. Qdjoumed.
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