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1 V i 4 4 4 4 I ) V J* I » ?/ I ■ H< f * U-'«;« u 4 V Ln < NE / t . T ? 4 •-'*-4 — 1 "GO YÏ, THEREFORE, TEACH ALL NATION'S.’ < VOL. VII. MONMOUTH, OREGON, OCT. 4, LSiri »~ < ■\t r. ■ N < ). 30. ■ • 1 4*^T |tpon8çtaion of stores- of learning and in- formation. Thon there is a knowl PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY THE edge which is aynonvmous- wit’a in- I V A t . • • - right, wisdom, experience, because the • Messenger Publishing Co., I possessor keeps a practical eye on life, MONMOUTH, TOLK CO., OREGON, watches .the Manifestations of human *"*“ <4 4evotr,l to the of Primitive _ CkriMlanltr aual thr «lilt u .I om of Uem-ral nature, understands mean, is good at la«ra*tlM. counsel, in ably furnished—in short, Price Per Year, in Adinncc, if2.5M to be a lead, r in ail practical mea . All Imine«« letter» should be slirmnl to e>e sures. Mwemgor PubliHhing Co. Article« intended lor The luwwrledgc in that Petrine ex IViMiMtion, thonld be »ddrewt le the Edit«. , Send money by Beak Draft, llegùternl Lattar,«q hortation is of thia pnutf.ical kind— -«r Hovey outer- on Dall», at onr rink. the fruit of luaight—the result of a Admrtieen will tìnti tbu «neofilie beet ir.e<ltrniH 1 er the Pacifle Coaet for makitrg tjieir buieneM study of life —a'potOMsian which will fltaown. enable the, p owefcsor to act with judg ment aiut «iiscrynmation'in all the Oregcul Christian Ministerial THE MESSENGER edge for right-liviag and right-doing. Who ao reaileth the Bible, and con- tinueth reading, the same being a student not for satisfying critical curiosity merely, not to gain. a repu tation as an expounder of atotrnse passages, but to gain knowledge for leading a righteous life, shall lye blessed in the reading. How signi ficant this utterance. " Who is wise and eudned with knowledge among yon ? let him show of a good conver sation his works with meekness of wisdom 1” What a fascination in this double thought' One must do Christ’s will to "know Christ’s doc- granite. ' ' him. Early on Monday morning he This knowledge, which we are to J called on the absentee and Teamed add to faith, ia really.tha> faith with i that he wa- yick. How gladly th«: it« bletwinga fully realized. The lite ' boy welcomed hi“ new-found friend we now live in the Itet h wr live by-'can easily U- be imagjnid. imagined. Now he-, faith; and this life of faith.ii» jiurt ajkiiew that Mr. L. loved him: for, had life controlled by faith faith dinnina- ' he not left his -burinies to visit him, ting the judgment, the conscience, the I just because he was absent from school affections, the will, awl the domiuan«-« yesterday. He had not expocte«! a of these faculties', and the fine results viiit from Ks teacher, and bis mother as a matter of couaeiousness, v. e call I thinks that visit really' did him mure knowledge. For this is,the blessing good than the medicine the doctor- of faith—"the confidence in things gave him. v When he was strong hoped for—the conviction of things enough, to walk to church, he way not seen—the ruling element in our mdved if he was going to’ that Stimjay— live«, and the obedience .of eve: ing^^chooLafiy-morw “Hf Tever go any Association. to this element a. matter of experience where, that will l>e the first place 1 upon to Nisunio a part, 5 It is a inowt- to- induee-men to do Christ’s wi'l. We of which we are joyfully cffiscious— go to. I would wot stay away for* The Oregon .Christian Ministerial i edge, lio’ATver, which is essentially must be living righ't and doing right knowledge .' anything.” He was drawn by cords Jluwociation will meet at Salem, Or., 1 spiritual ; and it is of«it in this light, to gain an insight into divine knowl Having this knowledge, we shall of love. No wonder he could not stay on Monday, October 29, 1877, at 7 ' and of its acquirement, and of its edge, and yet*we^gain divine knowl also-be able to act promptly and pro away._ Visiting that school not long o'dock r. m . ■ • teaching that we wishrtp write. edge to live right and to do right. It perly in difficulties vyhich- sometimes since, a friend remarked to the super A act» at, and the way of adding is one of those subtle paradoxes whose rnoaitAMMK. beset us. Jf the moral sc-nrc i* ex- intendent, " You have the largest Evening sessions, from Monday this kn«i wledge, is revealed to us in truth is verified and made clear in ercised it will diee-.'m mssl and evil- i young men’s tins* 1 know of. ’ " Yea, «right to Friday night, from 7 P. M. to the Epii tie to the Philippians- that the practical things of life. You must We shall not so often l«e in d*nbt iw+’it numbers Shout ninety now. and it ; sweet-n rinded, tender-hearted, dearlv lx» strong enough at first to lift the to th«* propriety of any lin«- of ar tion. ’ was gathered for one bov. I. ha«l. no Vi, social meeting; 71, {»reaching cinder the direction of the church at confide« tial letter, whose keynote is Indian chibs for gymnastic exercise, We shall is- able to under-ton«! men, I A— __ _______________ I one of «Abounding joy. " And this I ide« of bringing in so many ; I wanted Imt repeated exorcise enables you at and to adapt ourselves to thete dns1- baleni. to do what I could to Bav«i that way Opening address, Monday might, by | pray th ftt your love luay^abound yet length to wield them with power and positions. We shall- be tender of the ward one, and my < las« has grown to • T. F.'T’ampbell. * J more «nd more in knowledge and in grace. feeling« of othiere, cnurteotis in man this." The same love and thoughtful Above everything else in acqujring Sessions each day, from P a m . tn[ all judgment.” The PhiUppians had ner a ud words, (pile\ 4it diftte favors«, (litistlan interest that won and drew, already al oumTetl' ih ' ldftwledge and this knowledge, we must depend upon 12 A. M , and frpni 2 P. M. to 5 P. M.; slow to, pas»judgments, Finally, the the first member of that class wa« 13 minutes each sewsion for business; all jiuilgnient; and Paul now prays God in prayer. Consider this petition addition o knowledge gives u-« a sufficient to draw • eighty-nine other*., To minutes for opening addsess, and 2 that there ruay be an increase over of Paul for the Ephesians: " That calm, aer,urn, hopeful otith <«k'for the ami th«- soul that poured oirt' it«-first that. W& all know what we will do God... .may give unto you tho spirit hours for discussion. • - future. The “ we knov. s '' r.i r.«l-“ I offering of love for one boy is now full for tkb.se whom we love. We will go- of wisdom and revelation in the Tuesday, /Oct. 39th, a . m ., Evan- knows”'of tho Scriptures ar«- signi- to overilowing for ninety young men. the lengt h of eclf-sacrificc, and we knowledge of him ; the eyre of your ^elists, opened by is. C. Adams. ficant. How confident w this utter-i One teiy is worth earing for 7’Z<- I’. M , Education, or our College, by shall do it wisely. -Our love gener undertaking being enlightened.” Note mice of Paul : “ ì e know '___ that _ _t all VkrintiritK ate«-a qui ckscentedness which discerns this prayer lor the Coloaaiana : “ We L. L. Jlowland. • things work together forgoo«l to then« '■ ye might ! Wednesday, 31 «fl, A. M, Pastors or their wants, ho that they do not have I ,\..pray for you... .that _ juVe qo (] ’ How assuring is this Supply for Every Need. to make them known, and we go I bo .A, ...xv,* »«,.. the uue anowiwge.oi uis j i statement "We know teat filled with knowledge, of his stBtan«... of . John; ......................... — .-«««, r)l . . , JEldt >rs, by J. J. Moss. ....■•■• 1 noSK-i.-ts p -rp- tiiaiL insint ti.at will in all wisdom ami .... spiritual un- when he ap|)e8ri.th Wt. sbHj| u. (ik v m . The Preen, or our Paja-r, by itbout supplying three needs spiritu I _.*»» i when he appeareth we shall Is* like .. , . » ally, and with a certain fine tact that I derstamling, that ye might ,. * walk him for W<J «■« - i hj[H lh T. F. < 'ampbell. u->!k- , «• r we « . is. • . ‘ fhere must I««.-Home «•««ria. him, for shall s««1 him as lie .. . where a mii 1 1-ly f«?- cheel.ing . • Thursday, Nov. 1st, A. M , Finance, leads us well-nigh unerringly in the worthy of the Lor«l unto all pleasing j ' h6w How cheering these words :• " We I ; every ... • need which , , . nature reveals- , Bear . right way. This is just the illumina I, , .. , tin-in mind, and liegin vour study ol living fruitful in every goo«l w««rk, • - by A W. Lucas. « know' that if out esrtql ’ . - house of this , ... I rl 1 fa . |M>rnacie , man. Like anv other r.n.inal Io- loo- «P. M , Discipline, by P. R Burnett. I ting that the light of love produces, I and increasing in the knowledge of > were-dibsolvcil we nave a 1 , . , ' * —- . and it inspires us also with a fnll- God. ” Front these quotations we ouijji nL , o Friday, Nov. 2d, A. m ., Family lle- I building of God, a house not made physical want«; and so the world nerved readiness to be active in help learn that we must seek -God in ligion or Culture, by H. M. Waller. with hands, eternal in the heavens.*' offers him bed <nd Ixstnl. and a fiel«l ful ministries. And «if the loves of prayer; that he grante knowledge, p, .M, Sunday Schools, by K. H. ‘“Add to your faith virtue, aid to «.for th« exercise of his senses and in- earth are thus enlightoning, how love enlightenment, wisdoyi. We are not Mona. ■ virtue knowledge. — Tvfnrx. j I stincto. But man has an intellectual Many other topics shon'd be dis-' to God will quicken every faculty, to bother our head«» about how he i nature also, of which the physical is xmssefi, but your committee, thought it and inform it with delicate instincts thus Blesses us. One thing is certain, » ■ only the scaffolding. S< i«-nce. faithful Seek the Straying Lamb. would be l>etter to take -time for a and clear perceptions. Who has not we snail not get at once knowledge I to it« princdpk’s, recognizes, this fact Ono of those boys left the school ¡•and devotes itself to the study of th«- fuller «iiscussion of the topics intro ha«l lumirtoua days—days in which of everything. No man can go to his duced, tl tan to introduce more topics, everything seemed to go on right— closet, pray for /n hour, and. come ! The teachers were not glad of it; but laws of this nature and of the- sjq.pl*« - days in which duty became a privil forth a S'lomon. We gain ' thia I none of them went after him ami I which the universe off r« to its He- ’ and <mly partially discuss them. We would again ask and urge ege,.and the service of God an atmos knowledge by degrees. We are en tried to win him back. The''superin ijnnnds. Have we now reached the every preacher, eldor and deacon who phere-of freedom in which the soul lightened so as to “ walk worthy of I tendent missed hifo<'and was not rend of our analysis of human natur re » __ ____ have not Already given us their names, rejoiced—days in which one had more the Lord unto all pleasing, being willing to give him tip, -at all events Is this all of man ? I)o body , and __ , to send t bom at <nrc, accompanied of io«ight into conduct, and was ar fruitful in every good v-rftk.” and this until every effort^ of love bad failed. mind complete the invettory ? I- with fifty cents, to 8. C. Adams, Sec mored with knowledge against sur " worthy walking ” leads to more of Of pours« that boy would be in the the world no more to him tluin dor retary, 8al«m, Orogen, and then all prises. There were day« in which blessing, increasing in the knowledge school again long before love wearied, mitory, larder, gymnasium, school come to Salem on Akasday, «don't wait God's love was throbbing in us at its of God.” We are to read our Bible or its devices were exhaurted; for house, work-sl op and museum i N*\ kill Tuesday; and be here at the be highest pulse. Cultivate that love for knowledge of duty ; we are to go love " siiffereth long and fis kind,” more than those; it is a temple; mon ginning, an d all stay to the end. Entertain the sweetest conception you forth «erring God as-wur day and our and of devices it knows no end. A worships. He has a moral and spirit flurely we tian all givo that much can of God; bring your souls to feel strength are; we are to pray to him few of its plans only were required to ual nature. This nature has iu ‘ time to riw Lord and bis osuse, and the fascination of his holy attributes; for wisdom and guidance. The glori reach this boy’s heart Although the ! need«, no less distinct and urgent than - O’"” —W-- .1 * •’ eternity alone can tell the good that recount to your heart in moods of ous result of it al! will be more of superintendent is at ’the head of a those of the body and of the roiud. will result therefrom, to say nothing thankfulnres, the sum of his good and knowledge ami more' of spiritual large commercial hcuse{ he took time The canons of scknee are bemud to 4>f our personal enjoyment The perfect gifts; let love thus abound, development, clearer beads, purer from bis business hours to see this hold that there exists somewhere a brotherhood and the public generally and when it has abounded, then let heorta, and better live«; young man, and invited him to his supply for them highest needs. We it " abound yet more and more in Tho gain of knowledge tends to es house, to talk over an important mat need God, and are invited to attend. ..... 1 a hereafter, and a knowledge and all judgment.” tablish character. Christianity is ter in which hisa'sietance was needed. revelation, and a n*dcmptum. ____ T. F. C ampbell , Free. In some words that fell from the something more than singing and fe^l-1 At the appointed hour the Ind pre- S. C. A dams , Sec inspired seers who cried, " -I thirst for . !--- of life and Y All* »s» .A. lips of our blessed Lord, wo get a hint Iri« ing good. ‘ T* It. 1- is a AV thing sented himaelf at the home of ths Gwl, for the living God, *’ O that I Knowledge. at the way of acquiring knowledge. conduct, and he is blind who estimates I superintendent, whert he was cordially kn- w where I r: ight find him. • "di' ri • “ If any man will do his will, he shall its blessings for himself only by the welcome«!. Aft«)- half an hour of de ST BOBIKT t. MATHSWI. man die shall he live again ’ and ' know of the doctrines, whether it be stirrings ot heart and raptures of feel lightful social converse the “ business ’ wretched.mpn that I nm, ’.v!io shall “ Knowledge," this is one of the of God, or whether I speak of myself.” ing which it excites. If one depends was introduced, which was t;e prp» deliver me from the body of thi».., ken.« in tho well-known exhortation Hero is the great truth that knowl on these experience«, and looks to I l>osal to start a " young men’s Bible death ?” were only articuiathi^ tin; edge of God is gained by serving these alony—he will iftver become class, ",for which thi« " young gentle wf the Apostle Peter. wails of the race of rdanl.ind.—-FroT<;«, Knowledge, i(i the cocnmon uses of God. The knowing spoken of is not rooted and grounded in faith? »nd he I man " was to wojk among his friends- PrtiMhnt BaccnhiiivtaUScnuon. the word, has aevetal shades of tnesn- theoretical, but practical; not a mat will be at the mercy of every wind of On the following Sunday that boy - ■ - .'~T^ i. There is a knowledge which, in ter merely of intellectualization, but doctrine. Ono must apply the. doc I waa at th« school, and two young W - -- O A Ghineac minister in Washington the ordinary routine of life, means of experience. Go forth doing God's trine of Christ to^daily living; one friends were v with him. After the any understanding of facts stated-^of will—keeping his commandment«, must watch every step in recognition opening exercises, the snperintendant went to hear the Marine Band play. He was particularly impressed with events happening—a méritai percep serving him in the spirit of humility of the inspiring principles which gave ten 4» fifteen minutes to the the trombone player, and offered him tion <»f whatever the fir« souse« re and trust, and you shall gain a fund Christ has uttered; the enlightened, new-coinern, <nd they all promised to • handsome engagement in t'hlna; cognize- Then there is a knowledge of knowledge— rich, satisfying, experi eye must conscicntibnaly study the com« the ribxt Sunday, bringing some * for," he said," I hate never seen a ■which is gained by a more purely in- mental. ways of eondnet, and this exercise of their friends with them. The juggler who CAuld swallow as much We should .remember just here that will gather into the capacities of c !* m numbered six at the next meet ieDeetnal exercise—an apprehension brass as you, and spit it out again, and . “ our __ ___ v * was absent, ...u «of causes and effects in history, the the Bible is given to us for just this character the knowledge which coin- I ing, but boy and yet the people here seem to regard it. grasping and retention of theories, • purpose, that we may have a knowk pacta character, and eolidific« it like . the teacher coubd learn nothing of as an every day affair - - - .: * -v t* < • f f I •• i* I