ri -, . ■ ■ ■ 0 ÉM T « *. ’• e A- Ü <■ *» » r w / y /7 xr «I J ) r i- y i F----- i “GO YE, THEREFORE, TEACH ALL NATIONS.” . . . i '.. ” « . - ’ - % L * • r .■* •L. VIT NO. 24. I MONMOUTH, OREGON, ÁUG. 23, 1877. «> churches, and the glory of Christ, and And ’there stood up one of them tyal encouragement in the cause of 4 Titiis was Paul's partner and fell«»/ named Agabus, and signitieitA^P^-Jesna.^ if pleading’ fyj efficiency ; in helper; and while the evangelical spirit that there should be great death making successful inroads, on the do of of the office was administered by us (Paul throughout all the « • world; 7 which main < •• sin, indicate the odor ¿ ■ - , • . and some other evangelists), to tlie came'to pass in .the days of Claudias clergy máfa, then I «n a clergyman b glory of the same Lord; it was done Cesar.” “And as we tarried there and“ f can not kelp it !” church statue of ■ ottr otir - extended from 1 If the tjhnrch upon the.“ declaration of their ready many days, there came down front mind." ' Titus, clothed with authority, Judea a certain prophet named Aga-' brotherhood is" to lie improved (ami ' and not to be despised. “ These bus." .Acts xi. 27, 28, Ami xxi. if- i this is greatly needed), it must tie brought about by the hearty coopera Andronicus and Jun^a, pf,note among things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man des the apostles, and Patil’tf fellqw. prison-' tion of the elders and ministers. I pise thee.” Titus ii. 15. Who - gave er. “Salute Andrynicus ^nd'Jiinia use the term minister rather than him this authority ? the. church at my kinsman and my fellow prisoners, preacher, because it means a se'rvunt, Crete, or some other church ? or Paul, who are of note among the apostles, an idea that preachers ought to en in making, him an evangelist, and who also were .in Christ before me.” tertain that they may not take a lordly bearing. No cooperation can be ef leaving him there. Apollos, with) Rofti. xvi. 7. fective without consultation and .npi- J -J. Moss. 4s* •Paul, a minister, and fellow laboror. •tnâT stimûlatiôif • “ Who then is Paul, and who is Ap- I have been hearing, for four decades' > From the Stenderci. pollos, but ministers by whom you believted, even as the Lord gave to A Letter to Bro. W. L. Häyden. of years, much about “calves” with'- s day ? Office of Evangelist . budding “ honrs;” which are to.be the every man ?” “ Now lie that planteth What J/y Dear Sir: — I .. liave been for natural offspring of conventions, and and he that watereth are one; and NOUÍEB IT« I Why sometime watching the tendency of ¡ some day “ gore;.” the saints of the every man shall receive his own through, “ Erastus, coupled with Timothy,” reward according to his own “labor. your pen as it honestly delineated our ' Lord) That kind’of talk engenders r- Lord ’s Acts xvii. 22,and Trophimus one of the For We are laborers together with wants and aud indicated the remedies ' groundless apprehensions, and ’ is ever nine, and left at Corinth, and Trophi God; you are Goa’s husbandry, you for what annoys in the Lord's Zion. obstructive t<i such a development and any one mus at Miletuin. “ Erastus abode at are God’s building.” 1 C-or. iii. 5, and Evefr the rrnjKirt of your name has in ' management of our resources as—will n’t tli ink Cwihth^but Trophimus have I left at viii. 9. terested me. Hai/dtn^ composed of [ ultimate in such results as will com- ( on Sunday- Miletuin, sick.? 2 Tim. iv. 20. Aquilla with Paul. “ And found a hay, a hnU/e, not cured grass, and • i mend themselves -to every Christian ing atxjund all Mark .is coupled with Paul and certain Jew named Aquilla, liorn in (Danish), forming— altogether, means heart.-. •' , ___ I .-t ~ • "T ” • ■ < ie Same day, Barpalias. " And they had also John Pontus, lately came from Italy, with a hedge former — a'hcdge around the At my advanced age ,'74) I wish "oflrs. truly, to their minister.” Acts xiii. 5, With his wife Priscilla * * and came couse of God, to preKerre what is al God speed to every peri that tends, in H. A. J ohnson . Barnabas^ ‘„And Barnabas determin unto themand with Appollos. “And ready within the eneldaure ’ I believe 1 the direction , of order and efficiency- ’■JtEMA.UK.. . know iLsingleBro, ; , Î .aiu. a Kuarty^eoiigregationalist ■a-»') ed to take With them John, whose a certain Jew named Appollos, born I - do — not .... jHTsonnlly i....... ■■■■■- ............ . to knojv from private surrqirne was Marie.” “ And so Bar at Alexandria * * And he began Tfætciv, tut I know of go’oîr wi^. ’’-ffe ------ • hat the wrier ofJf, What nabas toqk Mark ami sailed unto to speak boldly in the synagogue; i/ooi f"! .'¿jho pleads f.ri- : f < :‘o a nail'd ff I read, in a late is*ne of tlm St',id- r "7 is’, in uiv est’miifiMti, ju’-ik now, ap~ wrote’ mainly from reliable Cyprus." Apts xv. 37 and 39. With whom when Aquilla and Priscilla had hearsay. The brother himself was at ’ Peter. “The cliurch that is at Baby heard, they’ took him unto them, and <’rd, your article on preachery' asfeiiei- • plying his fore? to :m-re-pt’.r,■< ’-<• thr.n his regular place in meeting that day. I lon, elected togetliqr with Von.saluteth expounded unto him the wav of God ations. and frequent ministerial inter ' the most eloquent pleader for the un you, and .so doth 'Marcus my son.” i more perfectly.”'- Acts xviii. 2, and views. Your suggestions commend ion of, nil i f C hristians on the ‘ Letter from Bro. Peterson. 1 Peter v. 13. Crescent coupled with xxiv. 2(', and mentioned in Kom. xvi. themselves to my heart. I have been ■* Bible alnne?” -I therefore scy tri ail mv junior» in The following is frqm a letter from Titus. ' For Demas * * jg de .3, 1 Cor. xvi. 17, and 2 Tim, iv. 17. 42 yearn in the br<»thi*rhomT^ I came * . * * - parted iinto Thessilonica, Crescena to Stephanas, a minister, and fellow’ from the oldest Protestant denomina the ministrv who can wield the ,p< n : Bro. Martin Peterson: life, spi-al:, expaspnate and; -t out:! Bro. Abraham Millpf and 1 are to ; Galiatia, Titus to Dalmatia.” 2 Tim. helper, and laborer, and coupled with tion film Lutheran) in whose ministry; him we have Tortunatus and Acbai- (51 year»). • I abanuon«t<l *ny position iv. 10. Titus, with Paul and Barna? I everv liuld a public debate,, Jo cuainv is«--- at i *' church in the < brotheihood is in that communii n from a com iction cus, and the church was required to has. “ Then fourteen years after I permeated .with the spirit of e«-:isulta- . half-past nine o’clock A. M., the Kith that there is a rleuri c and, n't-m/ilcr i acknowledge them as evangelists, and went up again to Jerusalem with ■ tion and fraternization for on effective^ of next month, in the Baptist meeting way of presenting and enjoying the commanded to submit themselves to Barnabas, and took Titus with me 1 advancement of a cause worthy ac- house, some six miles cost and a little Gospel, than could be pursued in a them, and all other evangelists. “ I also. ” Gal. ii. L He was sent by i ceptance of all nun. ' • Dorth of Jacksonville, in this county. * . creed V* I form- ;• I know there is a spirit in cur Bro. Miller affirms the old side Paul to Corinth, with evangelical, 'beseech yoit; brethren, you know the church circumvnllated bv bouse of Stephanas, that it is the first- ularies and “ concordiai ” I cheerfully church atmosphere. c-pp<*c<l to the authority, to finish up the financial Baptist doctrine, aji expressed in his and at no triHing sacrifices, united pleadings of this paper I would jv.st fruits of Achai, and that they have work among them, and collect monpjg, affirmation : “ The Scripture teaches addicted themselves to the ministry of with those who were pleading for that say in conclusion that all > « “ Insomuch that we desired Tittis,, tt in that God did, according to his eternal nim/diciti/. The most sensible want i jured beings are gregarious, delight in (the saints, that you submit yourselves purpose, which he purposed in Christ that as he had begun, so he would- Jesus our Lord, predestinate unto also finish in you the same grade* unto such, and to every one that I felt early in inv new church relation*?; associations—it is birds and animals eternal life, the elect body of Jesus also.” 2 Cor. viii. 6. And he sent helpeth with us and laboreth. I am was the abeenee of ministerial frater- ' of prey that prefer isolation and soli Christ (the church, his children), by with him two brethren, supposed to glad of the coming of Stephanas and nization and avaiable consultation I tude—can work best in darkness. S. K. H oshour . grace given them in Christ Jesus, be be Tychicns and Trophimus of the Tortunatus and Achaicus; for that The ministry brotherhood in Indiana | which was lacking on your part they at that time was in a peculiar status. ! nine. Acts xx. 4, (see Smith ’ s B. D.) fore the world began.” Together Boiling Meat ■with the final perseverance of all the “And we have sent with him the have supplied. For they have re There obtained the classification of. freshed my spirit and yours ’ ; therefore “ big preachers ” and “ little preachers." 1 brother, whose praise is in the. Gospel Mints. Ti e secret of boiling meat properly 2d. I affirm, that the Scripture throughout all the churches; and not acknowledge you them that are such. ’ The “ big ones " were few and tar ' is one that is unknown to most Amer teaches that whosoever will, may that only, but who was also chosen of 1 Cor. xvi. 15—18. Clement, a fellow apart, and considerably suspected ; the ican cooks. The idea seems fastened the churches to travel with us with laborer with Paul. “ I intreat thee “ little ones ” Were jealous, and shy of hear, believe, obey, and be saved. in their heads that fast boiling is in We extend a cordial invitation to this grace, which is administered by also, true yoke fellow, help those the -'3iig ones ”—especially in convo dispensable to thorough cooking of *11, and hope much good may be done us to the glory of the same Lord, and women which labored with me in' the cations, where the “ little ones ” appre meat Nothing is more erroneous than declaration of your ready mind.” 2 Gospel, with Clement also, and with hended they might l>e ^nvibed by the by the discussion. ~~ i this. Fast boiling toughens the fiber, We were, taken by surprise this ('or. viii. 18, 19. " And we have sent other my fellow laborer’s, whose names ” big ones,” in regard to qualifications, f expels the juices of the meat, ami evening, just after commencing this with them our brother, whom we have are in the lxiok of life.” Phil. iv. 3. and meet with infringements on their makes of the tebdcrest surloin or round letter, by Bro. J. M, Han is, our old oftentimes proved diligent in many Philip, a preacher and an evangelist. righta ! This state of things was a bar a tasteless, chippy; indigestible dish. pioneer preacher, putting in an ap things, but now much more diligent, “ But when they believed Philip rier to a free and cordial intercom The true way to boil' Loef, corned or pearance at our residence, very unex upon the great confidence which I preaching the. things concerning the munion. fresh, ham, fish, Hesh or fowl, is topnt I frequently adverted to the neccs- pectedly to us, for he had given no have in yon. Whether any do en kingdom of God, and the name of it in boiling water and let it boil hard notice of his coming. He is in ordin quire of Titus, be in my partner and Jesus Christ, they were liaptized, both sit^fr a closer and more earnest min- two or three minutes only. This ary health for a man of his age, arid fcllowholper concerning you, or our men and women.” “ Then Philip imrutl association, but a certain sec toughens all the outs'de of the meat a« it is now harvest time in Lane brethren lie enquiied of, they are the opened his mouth, and began at the tion of our imfironatd ministry gave so that a shell is formed, like the crust county, where he lives, and not a messengers of the churches, and the same Scripture, and preached unio me to understand that I “ scented ” of on a loaf, which holds the juices of the good time for meeting there, he cop- glory of Christ.” 2 Cor. viii. 22, 23, them Jesus.” “ But Philip was found the “ old cask ”—that the odor was of So soon as this coating is form it And when 1 come, whomsoever you “at Anotus, and passing through he fensive and ominous of no good-—too meat. cluded to como here and assist in the ed the meat should be removed from field evangelical, uht’te harvest ia| shall approve by your letters, them preached in all the cities, till he came muchrri-et77y I. the tire and kept as near as. possible I yielded to the course of things, nearly over. He thinks of going to will I send to bring yoilr liberality to Cesarea. ' “ And the next day we just below the boiling point until it is 1 Cor. xvi. 3. that were of Paul's company departed but always with an inward protest Forest creek to commence a meeting unto Jerusalem.” done. If it is to be served cold, it there the last of this week, and per “ Yet I supposed it necessary to send and came unto Cesarea ; and we en against the existing status of the cause. should be left in the liquor in which haps continue to work there and on unto you Epophraditus, my brother, tered into thè house .of Philip the I now here aver that if pleading .for it is boiled till both are cold. If serv William’s creek until the first Lord’s and companion in lalior, and fellow evangelist, who was one of the seven, the local cooperation of contiguous ed warm, serve as much as is needed day in next month, whA he expects soldier, but jour messenger, and ho and abode with him.” "Acts viii. 12, congregations in sustaining one preach-« cr in’ their' midst who is to furnish for the meal, and, if practicable, leave to be in Ashland. He does not know that ministered to my wants.” Phil, 36, 40, and xxi. 8. Joseph, coupled with Mathias. more than pulpit talk ; if pleading for tho rest in the liquor to cool. Tfie? whether he can remain until after otir ii. 25. “ And they ’ appointed two, Joseph anniial or semi-annual delegate meet toughest piece of neck or brisket, if the It will 1» seen »that the churches ”* bate or riot, but we hope he will. called Barsalias, who was «timoni cd ings of elders and ministers in con animal furnishing it was flavorous, I immersed one at a meeting I held chose evangelists, for their messengers, may be made perfectly’ delicious by the mouth of Foots creek, in this and fo travel with Paul, and carry up Justus, and Mathias.” Acts i. 23. gressional or wider districts ; if plead this long, alow boiling. ' unty, on the fifth Lord’s day in last their contributions ; for their praise Agabus. “And in those days came ing for thnperiodical meeting and offi >nth. Prospects arc not flattering was in tho Gospel throughout all the prophetafroin Jerusalem unto Antioch. cial brethren for consultation and mu- HE MESSENGER here religiously ; hope they may im prove. The adversary is busily IISHED EVERY THURSDAY- BY THE i engaged with all the cunning of his wily nature. But the admonition, to l^ssenger Publishing Co. be wise ns serpents and harmless as nox, doves is not well heeded by the disci r native [entrai ples. It is now past 10 o’clock at night and so warm that it makes us sweat i .to »he Í to write on this the 15th day of Apg.,- piled for’’ Ritrtr. i 1877. ■ Leiter, Your brother, r. *. M artin P eterson . I wlinms ' [ usines» I Jackson county, Oregon. • ____ * P. S.—Uan you attend our debate f--" I and assist in conducting a meeting uiiuh ^ wmv iiniv, am4 men liiv uvun > what say you, Bro. 1). T. Stanley ? M. P. doing LU I V <111 all« HVllvl , • • (ili. il umili ' r-»»*, iii-iivui^ viiv «■»•v/ |llikL0LI^ai la* ' r-~ ' -=T~ » I i I V.■ .... 3. .)/<