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P acihc C hristian M essenger . — - “GO YE, THEREFORE, TEACH ALL N ATIONS.” < MONMOUTH, OREGON ; COLUSA, CALIFORNIA, SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1878. VOL VIII. NO. 15. ----------------------- -— ....... -■■■■■ . , , Weather Repori. appropriation for the restoration of the Record and Evangelist and Other To the Disciples of Christ in Een- Iowa Items. ton County, Or. neglected grave, which, with the un hristian essenger finished Washington monument, has During March, 1’878, there were 16 Leaving home March Sth, we deter M onroe , April 3, 1818. Devoted to the cause of Primitive Christi days during which-rain fell, giving an stood for so many years years a sad • mined to invade the sanctum of this As there is no organized congrega anity, and the diffusion of general in aggregate of 6.59 inches of water, 1 and significant commentary upon the noble paper, and see what kind of an tion in good standing in our efiunty, formation. clear day and 14 cloudy’ days, bther change so often made by monarchists 1 establishment the Central Book .Con- I assume the responsibility of calling Price Per Year, in Advanee, *¿.50 than those, on which rain fell. cern at Oskaloosa,really is. It requires on each and every member of the AU business letters should be addressed that “ Republics, are ungrateful.” ’ The iu< an temperature forX’the Washington is rarely ever without only a glance through the establish- \ brotherhood within the oounty to to the Messenger Publishing Co., Mon mouth, Oregon. Articles intended for an Indian delegation of some sort; ment to see that it is first-class, and meet me on the third Lord’s day in month wAs 51.33°. Highest daily mean temperature for, the month A9°, publication, should be a<l<lresse«l ta one and tor the last three weeks ourstreet were gratifie(t~to learn that th^ April. at-InderiCnTleiit yh... ! of the editors. Subscriptions and com urchins have been amusing themselves, 1 subscription to the paper is steadily I situate two miles south from Phijo- munications in California, should bo ad perature 39, on the 7th. Highest^ when not engaged in the more lauda i increasing, and the Sunday school math, and we will there proceed to dressed to Thos. Porter, Colusa, Cal. thermometer for the month 70 , at 2 M x ' Advertisers will find thia qpe of the best ble and liberative employment of sell papers, the Christian Monitor and adopt measures' for the holding_A±fit. o’clock P. ’>! , ~on the 21st. Lowest mediums on the Pacific Coast for making ing newspapers and blacking boots, by book tpule generally is good. The county meeting in our county. Other therm »meter 33p, at 7 A. M., on the their business known. ■ running after and crying ‘How’” to members of this firm are men of large counties have their meeting«, and’ a Mr. John IX Benes, a real live, wild, business capacity, and that they are why not we? True they are_ more Sth. Thunder arid lightning on the Correspondence. Indian from the Indian Territory, j succeeding under these hard times, is prosperous in every particular, and 17th and 23d. Ffost. on the Sth." with a Christian and pronouncable the best comment on their energy that is why we should act in this The prevailing winds for the month Washington Letter. name. His nain-j, however is not The success of the paper is fitly matter and procure one good working were from the south during S days, ( from ova BEOULAR COliBESPOXDEXT) his only difference from other Indians; • awarded to Bro. B. H. Johnson, th»- minister to labor with us, at least, S. W. 9-day>, north 13 days. During March, 1877, there were T8 a still more marked peculiarity of his present office editor, who is prepared during the proposed meeting. This W ashinnton , March 23, 1878. days during which rain fell, with an. Thr n«glr«-U<l iruve ni TUurnm 4eiTjr»o».— was, that he brought with him a real by nature, education, and the. tacili- we are able to do. I cannot think it aggregate o. 1-U.bG inches of water, .. B.tlrrlute than never.—VVhu. Mr. fol, skin trunk-eontrining fifteen hundred, r tietvof a-auuj’uer ame- iibrai.v such ; w-net vssat-y—to - urako—an_appealT t'or.- l»l'l p qpo.nl to do.— Lo, the (rich) Indian days cTehi- 'hv> aivd Id cloudy days. This i a laborious task. His is ably second • Jesus has left the-cause in ouj_ hands. In n Fla.—What came of ent I ng Icecream dollars in gold and silver coin. • Mean temperature) ibr the month and hnnl euK«.—The au.lilen death oTron- is the. first time ¿'ft history since Cui- | ed , by the efforts of Bro. Mathes and ! He hMrgivejtt us the weapon; and for £ve*»nii.n Leonard Fn ( nl>n.— A love art’.ilr J ■ 49.25\ Highest daily, 57?, on the I uiribus discovere<j?Wntfrica, that In-I1 Carpenter,. who have had almcistoa i one I think it far preferable to I'.b and •u.plelon of fan I play, e <■„ ecL. -Irk and 20th. Lowest daily, 40", on I time experianue; We arevsnre I bivtktW by falling upon the stcijc It was both a timely and patriotic dians have beeriv4known to bring life they generally cany it1 that no paper is more eagerly read bv ! to bejjjg ground to powd r by 'tend , the 3d, 19th an<l 19th. tiring for Mr. “Sunset” Cox to do |money-here; I * 7" ' T. P eabc ¿ ■ yesterday, to introduce' a bill into the i ' away with them. However, yester- - its patrons -than the Ueno rd and ing still without the “armor” on. so Eula, April 1,1878. _ t „ house of Representatives to erect a, ; day evening Mr? Benes, returning fro n ( Eoa.Ufjd>i»t; and its salutary influence ' permitting the stone to fall uje-n me. ' - J. L. WlGI.E. , not be overestimated. Oskaloosa monument over the grave of Thoma* a confectioners, where he had been can to- ♦ -«►- — Says Mia n day School Tirw : indulging in ice-cream and hanl boil- i College, is now presided over by Prof. Jefferson. While we are lavisldv Report of Meeting. ed eggs (a favorite indian refreshment), . G. T. Carpenter, and is in a prosper - Four young colored student«“!®^ * spending money by ten» of thousands Ed. Metwenyer: just left Fi>k University^-Xashville, for equestrian statues commemorating | was left to bemoan the loss of his seal , ous condition, an institution too^ over Seeing so man}- reports of meetings the services of general* and colonels of skin trunk and valuables, which had which every-ofie feels we “ need thee.". in the east, I am tempted to give a Tepnesee,, as missionaries to Africa. Mr E. M. Lain -. the t’niv( our civil war, the author of the “ Dec been, stolen from his room at the In coining into Polk county, Iowa, we “Washington House” »luring his ab-J are beginning to think it a second report of outstandings and iribring- f descrit,es the cittunutftncc attending laration of Independence ” lies in an mgs in a congregation not a thousand ■ thoh. ¿epartnre . obscure grave, without a decent stone sonce; and unless the detectives ferret i Canaan, here the roads are. good and miles from Salem. Now this corres- j 1( A call,for two young men to go to mark his last resting place. The I out the thief and recover the money ¡ have been so for -two months, ponds not to the general tenor of the de immediately to reinforce the Mendi only bronze statue in existence of Mr. Mr. Benes will have to pawn bis toma and now the- sun shines “ biggest • preaching,” “ best atten Jefferson was for many years suffered hawk and moccasins, and uufy be (btlt lightfully, and by another day the dance,”“greatest interest” meetings Mission in the Sherbra country, We-t to stand unnoticed and uncared for in we hope not} his scalps, to seeure the roads will be good. Farmers have in you read so much of in other papers. I Africa7camo”vefy unexpectedly three the grounds surrounding the white wherewith to return to his tribe in most of their wheat crop, in the I have often heard that the invisible weeks ago. It was a brief, business best of order, and the future is all that letter, and was read to our students house, exjiosed to the rain and winds- the Indian Tetritory. The recent sudden death of congress- ■ could be expected. Not a hundred is the lasting, and the visible is the almost without comment, and with an and covered with verdigris which had passing. Be that as it may, I think already eaten into and completely man Leonard, in Cuba, has caused ¡ miles south-east, there has been rain the quiet meeting which I report to -- i -oppressive fear that ‘minute men’ for " destroyed the inscription (which is considerable excitement among his ¡ snow, and oh! such muddy roads you has less of brag and more of Africa were .not among our ranks. the famous declaration), upon the colleagues in the house of Representa- Í every where. In the cities, wheel spirit In the first place, there were Constant efforts are made in every bronze parchment he is represented as | tives, many of whom refuse to accept barrows take the place of drays, and about two dozen simple soldiers of possible way, by lectures, instruction, holding in h1?fc hand; and it is only the statement that he died of yellow the traveler is guided over the broken the cross. They read for their iqom- and earnest prayers, to keep our stu- within the last year or two that con fever, and assert that he has been the walks by the hotel runner on foot, and ing lesson the 6th chapter of Ephe- i dents interested irt Africa and its con gress made an appropriation to restore victim of a conspiracy and was foully the -weather prophets are all dead sians ; prayer didn’t last an hour ; version, but we were not sure that it, and had It removed to the “ Sculpt murdered. The Secretary of State except some who think “ that wh en they sang “ Jesus lover of my soul,” ; I any yet were ready to go. After two ure Hall,” or old hall of. Representa has telegraphed our consul General at the waters rise in the streams in Dec., Ac. ; an aged soldier arose and told of . ■ ' days of prayerful consideration, four best and most promising stu- tives, where it now stands, side by Havanna t® have the body Bent, to there will be an advance in the price his running over the battle ground I „four . volunteered to go—Mr. Albert side with “ immortal George. ’ Yet, New Orleans, from where it will be of grain in the markets." This -kind for pass without his shoes on. 1_ _ | dents , liis grave was suffere<l to remain neg sent by mail to West Chester, Pa., and are noted for longevity. The temper said that wrinkles and gray locks and . Miller of the senior college class, Mr. lected, in the midst of brambles and interred there. It is well known here, ance vane has been doing wonders (?) a faltering step were the signs of that i 1 Andrew E. Jackson of the junior sci- | entitle clas'sj and the two young ladies thistles at his old and now dismantled that a love affair was at the bottom of Mr. Drew, blue ribbon, Mr. Bonefhue, want of “ the preparation epu.-i.on o. u.e Gos- «on- ! of the Mr. Leonards visit to Cuba; bnt the red ribbon. But the great majority thej^were engaged, Miss Ada homestead of Monticello. 1---- ------ —------ - , Roberts and’M;ss EHa Hildrige, both But now — he testified i pel of peace.” exact nature of this is merely a mat who donned the ribbons are men, wo Last summer, on my way back to of that peace which the world giveth 1 Washington from tlio Virginia water ter of conjecture. After the body men and children who are alreitily teirf not nor taketh away. He sat down, | I from the higher normal department. ing places, I stop|>eil at Monticello for arrives in the country, speaker Ran perate, and the reports of papers as to his heart overflowing with love for ’! I Their namts were sent on; they were the purpose of paying homage and dall will appoint a congressional com the great success with topers, are Jesus. I sat back there, and it seemed i ! accepted ; and were informed that they respect at the tomb of the greatest mittee to proceed to New Orleans and without foundation, in fact, among the there was a rustle, and some of the j ! must start in a very few days in order ‘ American statesman that ever lived, escort the remains from there to th^ details sent out to smaller towns, there younger Christians were looking down . , to reach their destination before the are often those who carry the Little in I rainy season. Teachers, students and and the author of the most famous place of interment. Since the silver bill became a law the pocket and wear the ribbon in the at their naked feet and began pulling frier*!«, during the following week, American document ever written ; but out the briers that had gotten in by it was with difficulty that I could find proceedings in corgress have beep button hole. When will the world learn the way. Then an aged sister prayed assisted in the necessary preparations ; the place. A crumbling stone, the rather tame, with the exception, per that the Gospel of Christ is the only to God that these youths would put and there were solemn services of or inscription upon which was almost haps, of Senator Blaine’s attack, first, remeuihl agency in sin ? We have no | on their shoes next time, that they dination on Sunday afternoon, Februa- completely obliterated, was all; ami upon Mr. Maurice Delfosse, the Bel confidence in any thing else to reform might not ^disturb the worship. I | ry 17, followed by a double wedding this was surrounded by scattered and gian Ambassador in this city, and, a a sinful world, and none in the preten looked, and the old man sat still ' on Monday forenoon and a farewell broken slabs of sandstone, marking day or two after, upon Mr. Schurz, the tions of men whose fitith docs not take while a tear was finding its way i meeting tn Monday afternoon. The the graves of his relatives. By dint , Secretary of the Interior, Neither of in the whole Gospel of Christ; any down to his lips moving in silent ¡ Christian ¡»eople of Nashville, both of hand labor, after first removing the these attacks were well timed or jus thing else is only temporary and when prayer. They “examined them- white and colored, took a deep inter dust from the face of the stone, and tifiable, and Mr. Blaine’s stoutest the reaction comes, it is often founfl 'f »elves ” in this way as they talked ôÇ est in this work. Many presents were tracing the faint outline of such of the , friends regret that he made them. that the substitute Was “a remedy thé Christian armor. One resolved to sent to the young missionaries; and several churches took up a collections lesters as could not be read, with my Altogether, the ex-Speaker of the worse than the disease.” In the whirl of events it is imjior- get this shield, another said, “ Breth- | for their benefit,—one of the leading fingers, I made out the follow ing House has not made his mark in the Senate as it was expected he would ; tant to " look up to the rock higher ren, pray that- I may be able to : white churches giving over $60. A inscription: for while he has neglected no opportu than I," living assured that “ all things handle the sword better." Another number of the white pastors were “ Here wm buried nity for a “ dig ” at the adminisfra- work together for good to them who began to girt his lqjps. when the em among the .speakers at the -farewell thomas jammson, blems of the crucified Jesus, the Author of the Declaration of Independence, , tion, be has not, so far identified him- love good.” We feel greatly interest meetings of the State of Virginia, f self with any serious subject of legis ed in the success of the MUMQHIKR. “ Lamb that was slain,” were exposed I “ Mr. Miller-,•one of the two mission For religions freedom, and the father of lation. and hojie every Bro. on the coast will to view ; and they looked to Calvary aries, said in his last remarks, while the University of Virginia." assist to hold it up. Il is to them a blessing God ; they drank of the life giving blood, and after a song of speaking of the wants and claims of necessity, and if they will its power An old minister once said to a On the base of the stone I traced praise, with thankful heart, they re for good can be made more efficient Africa: ‘ Would that it might be the young preacher, whq was complaining the following: every week. Brethren on the coast solve, as they separate, to " put on the motto, not only of Fisk, University, of a small congregation: "It ’ s as B >rn April 2.1743, O. S. see to it, strengthen it every ilay, so whole armor of God,” thlat they may large a congregation perhaps, as you that generations to come may realize “ be strong in the Lord and in the but of every similar institution among Died July 4, 1826.” onr people :' Her sons and her daugh power of his might.” , There is no doubt the house will [ will want to account for at the day of the fruita of your labors. Stl-ICA. S. H. H eijrix . ters arc ever on the altar.’ ” i judgment ” jiromptly pass the bill and make ah Faciflo C M , V