V
P acific
M essenger .
‘“CO YE, THEREFORE, TEACH ALL NATIONS.”
VOL Vili.
MONMOUTH, OREGON ; SATURDAY, NOV. 23,1878.
*
Paoillo
been dangerous, was almost painfully
evident.
Births and deaths sometimes occur
in strange situations. The Rappel
relates a story which in a less serious
paper would pass for an invention.
In the captive balloon on Sunday a
young lady was taken ilL A doctor
from Tarbes, who happened to be in
the car, saw her safely delivered of a
boy before the balloon reached the
ground, when a cab took the mother
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NO. 47.
,
same colors, is able to give herself up
to labor and production, and thorough­
ly devote herself to the education of
all her children. We seek nothing
but the triumph of our principles by
persuasion; we expect nothing but
from the force of -reason. We wish
for nothing but through the law—the
wish of the majority. We are hence-1
forth tranquil. As to the future of
the Republic, we have raised up and
at length taken it out of the hands of
ty has prevailed in several of the
States, and considerable interest in all
hristian
essenger
of
them.
Devoted to the canae of Primitive Christi­
State
Sunday school conventions
anity, and the diffusion of general in­
have been held Tn California, New
formation.
York, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois,
Priee Per Tear, in Âdtance, S2.50
Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky; besides
All business letters should be addressed
to the Messenger Publishing Co., Mon-
numerous smaller gatherings in Vir­
mouth, Oregon. - Articles intended for
ginia, West Virginia, Texas and Penn­
publication, should be addressed to one
sylvania.
of the editors.
Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri,
Advertisers will find this one of the beet
and
Iowa, though their State organi­
mediums on the Pacific Coast for making
zatio
ns, ks ep a Sund a y s eh<xd e vang el- -
Kiiflkatwl
its
their business known.
iluSUantl
ist
in
the field more or less of his time.
son of one of the leading Manchester hesion of the humble middle classes, every quarter of our great country.
Correspondence.
Robert
Moffett in Ohio, L. L. Carpen­
manufacturers, presented the doctor with its roots in the soil, not being an They come from devoted men and
ter
in
Indiana,
Simpson Ely in Iowa
with 500 f. for his services ; and the improvised, structure the outlines of wom^n who are hazarding their lives
Our Paris Letter.
C.
C.
Cline
in
Kentucky,
and J. H
Rappel commends balloon assents to which merely are distinguishable in for the Lord Jesus Christ. It is only
doctors in want of patients, while it the storm, it will be a slowly and when their individual ability is ex­ Hadin in Missouri, are the standard
bearers in this work.
patiently raised edifice, < the founda­
P arisian T heatres D urinq the E x ­ remarks that a child who has started tions of which are spi^ad" out over the hausted that they ask the "helping
As a general proposition we find
hand.? Can we be sinless and not
so high in the world promises to at­
hibition .— A P assenger not paid
that
wherever the Sunday school is
tain eminence. On the other hand, whole* surface of our territory, and heed their cries ? The appeals come
for . —A B irth in * the C aptive
most prosperous, there the church is
which will be big enough to contain, from Colorado, Louisiana, Arkansas,
R alloon .—G ambetta ’ s S peech .— an Italian from London, aged sixty­
most active and aggressive. The
as it were in 5 national temple, all Georgia, and South Carolina; from
eight,
returning
to
his
country
on
A dvice to P rize - takers .
General Secretary has given such aid as
account of ill-health, died in the train who are truly wiortuy of being the Connecticut, Minnesota, Massachusetts
P aris , Oct. 24, 1878.
he qould in the way of advice, address­
children of France.”
and Alabama; and from such men of
The Universal Exhibition does not between Paris and Marseilles in the
I have before me the first proof of a God as Darsie, Faddis, Bennett, Her-; es, and encouragement to the workers,
promote the best interests of the arms of his young companion, Joseph
goodly volume containing the list of rington, Walsh, Angel, Rowlett, Berry, in all the States. The statistics of our
drama.
Managers know perfectly Bertonelle, on his way to join the
awards made to American and Brinker, and Barrow^ Jeffries, Perdue Sunday schools will compare favora­
well that strangers to Paris must go army. There is no doubt as to the
bly with those of our churches in
Canadian exhibitors. It is expressly and Thomas,
aomewhere in the evening, and that natural death, for the deceased had
nearly
all the States.
published, subject to revision1 when
Shall we heed their prayers ?' This
it matters very little what piece is shown great exhaustion and had con­
We recommend that the brethren in
the general official list of the interna- is a question fur each one of us to an-1
•-l - played before them. The object of sequently been allowed a separate
all the States imitate the example of
tional jury shall appear; but it may swer for himself. When the procla­
compartment
with
Bertorelli
;
but
the
foreigners is to kill time ; of the
those above mentioned; and were
safely be assumed that there are but mation of Christ among all nations
French, to be able to say that they latter is in custody on suspicion of
possible, select and support a Sunday
few errors. The secret, confided ne­ I becomes a personal reponsibility, then .
have visited a particular artist. It robbing the corpse. He handed the
school evangelist;- who, thoroughly
cessarily to many hundred persons, I will these cries be heeded; then will the
fnust be remembered that thousands police 100 francs as the deceased’s
abreast of the times himself in all the _
has of course been imperfectly kept, I work be done. It is with the present
of provincials have been brought to only property ; but on being searched
healthful improvements in the work of
a^d doubtless most of the awards are generation of heathens, our brothers,
60
francs
was
found
in
his
waistcoat
Paris by this year’s show who have
Sunday schools, can circulate a knowl­
already known to some of your read­ | and sisters, and neighbors, wh^se crie^
probably never been there before'> lining, which he then said deceased
edge of them through all our churches,
ers. If not, let the lucky ones make ■ ring in our ears, that we have to do.
persons of strange dress’ nnd uncouth had given him to pay for his journey,
inlpart information, stimulate interest,
themselves known thrcugh your ad­ ! A sacred trust is put upon each dis­
speech, who have been saving money the balance to go to his family for
and incite liberality that will be felt to
vertising columns.
ciple, and upon the ministry of.the the borders of every State_ It is our
ever since the Exhibition was first masses for this soul, Bertorelli is
A lpha .
still
detained
at
Tonnerre.
churches at home. They cannot de­ desire to blend into harmonious action
projected, and are now prepared to
cline
without sin, or turn aside to any the divine trinity offerees —thd family,
M.
Gambetta
reached
Paris
early
on
spend it lavishly. “ What is the use
General
Christian
Missionary
other
duty, however imperative with- ■ the school, and the church—for the
Sunday
morning.
He
was
enthusias
­
of mounting a new piece for them ?” I
Convention.
out
being
derelict to a diviner call, the ■' purpose of reaching the end of Christ­
say the managers, " The Parisians tically cheered on leaving Grenoble
1
glory
of
a
people, who exalt not them- ■ ian teaching, training, and culture.
are all away—let us do as one of our and at various stations on his way
REPORT OF THE BOARD.'
selves,
but
Jesus Christ, the enthron-
fraternity did in About’s Madelon, back. At Vairon a little girl dressed
“ The stature of a perfect man in Christ
(Concluded
front
last
week.)
|
ed
Lord,
are
by - him lifted up to an Jesus.’ We renew here the suggestion
who desired his authors to produce in white presented him with a tri­
Bequests. —In 1872 the following abiding participation in his own ever­ that the children be encouraged to
him a piece with * le moins de dialogue colour bouquet, and M. Gambetta I
possible,,, et surtout, mes amis, point thanked her with a kiss. At Grand- resolution was passed by the General lasting dominion.
contribute regularly for missions.
d’esprit ! ’ I myself heard the- follow­ Lemps the oldflag of 1789 was brought ! Convention : “That the General Board I , VII. Recomraendations, — As the
In the Sunday school field outside of
ing conversation at the box-office of out, and M. Gambetta hailed it as the ' be requested to prepare for publication 1 i servants of this Convention, we desire our own work, great activity has char­
the Theatre Français. They were flag of the first Commune freed by the ■ in our own papers an address to the that recommendations in regard to fu­ acterized the efforts of other religious
going to play De Chandelier, by Al­ Revolution. At Tour du Pin cannon i brotherhood on the subject of bequests ture work shall come f:om you to us- bodies. Immense gatherings^ "have
fred de Musset. A French gentleman were tired as the train stopped. At in aid of the missionary work; to see We simply suggest a few things for been held ad Chautauqua, Clear Lakej
came in, and addressing the dame de Beurgoin a crowd collected at night that proper provisions be made for ren­ your consideration, which in our judg­ Thousand Island, and elsewhere, until
la location, said, “ Madame, What is and loudly cheered him. The full dering such bequests legal.” This ad­ ment arc; important.
it A seems as if the “ trade mark” of this
1. That those whose “ desire is unto i age
this Chandelier f__ Is it comedy ?• text of M. Gambetta’s second speech dress was made as ordered, and several
is “ the great iuqwirtance which is
Yes, sir. By whom ? By Alfred de at Grenoble has been published, from bequests have already been made to the Lorff;” whose hearts ai-e in sym- attached to childhood.” Other things
Musset. Is it a good play { Yes, sir. which I extract the following perora­ I our Society. With one exception,Thow- pathy with the work committed, to ot.r being equal, the church of the next
Fortified by these various assurances, tion : “ Is there not something pro­ | over, these are not now available. We , trust ; and who realize the deep person­ age will be the church in this genera­
the provincial took a stall. Let us digious in this appearance of a country would recommend that the members al obligations to obey the command of tion which does the most to train the
hope he did not regret the use to formerly so frivolous, so capricious, so of this Convention encourage brethren Jesus Christ our Lord, “ Go ye into all1 children of to-day in the nature and
which he put his money.
"N excited, after having fallen beneath who have an abundanoe to make pro­ the world and preach the gospel to discipline of the Lord.”
The powerful but repulsive drama the strokes of adverse fortune, becom­ vision in their wills for preaching the every creature,” “ speak often one to
IX. Qur Dead.— We stop to drop a
Joseph Balsamo did not long keep ing so wise, so moderate, so settled, gospel,when they shall be called hence. another,” and encourage one another tear on the new-made graves of some
The “ American Board of'Commis- and inquire with all solemnity. ‘Lord, | who have fallen asleep since our last
the stage of the Odeon. The good and at the Bame time the most moral
taste of Paris revolted against its and the least agitated of all countries sioners of Foreign Missions ” have re­ what wilt thou have me to do?” and anniversary.
brutality, which the excellence of the at present receiving the attention of ceived legacies within the past year in that ipirit combine their efforts to
Thej^ were so widely known, and
acting-, and the general truthfulness of men ? And why should not the Re­ amounting to $104,360,86. Why may subdue the world to the dominion of their work sd kindred to the purposes
the piece as an historical picture, public, imposed by necessity on ad­ we not have something of this kind »the Lord Jesus Christ.
, of this Convention, that we embalm
2. That special encouragement,‘’and their names in our report. They were
cotild not redeem. It is said that M. versaries, bom amid the sufferings of among us ?
That Board expended during the opportunity be given to our Sunday /'good men, and full of the Holy Spirit
Duquesnel, the manager, was so sure our mutilated country, have the sym­
pathies
of
all
.at
home,
and
the
esteem
year
the magnificent sum of $488,787,- schools to. contribute at regular times and of faith.” They “ walked with
of success with it that he had declined
04
for
missionary work. Can we not i for missions; that churches be invited God,” and he has taken them to him­
and
respect
it.
has
succeeded
in
re
­
more than one piece which might
gaining
abroad
?
The
country
which
be
provoked
to like grand endeavor ? I and encouraged to take collections, at • self. All of them, more or less, have
possibly has served his purpose.
has
so
courageously
borne
the
heavy
VI.
Notes
from the Field.— From Sleast quarterly, for home or foreign I been identified with this Society in the
Anyhow he, like others of his cloth,
burden
laid
on
its
shoulders,
if
it
has
the great, wide field, now ripe for the Missions; and that individuals in sym­ years that are past. Their names are;
has not produced any novelty, but
- fallen back upon Les Danicheff, which not won back its former grandeur, has haryest we lay*before you. some of our pathy with our cooperative movments I P. F. Lamar, of Georgia; T. P. Sutton
contribute regularly for our missions, | and W. G. Irvin, of Indiana, and
ho brought out originally in 1876. He at least won back, with the direction gleanings. • • * • * *
What is true of Nebraska is true of whether the churches to which they Knowles Shaw, of Mississippi, but to
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can have no cause to regret his choice. of itself, the esteem and respect of
It has been played for four months to others. Having introduced equality, Kansas. Both of these States are in belong dp or not.
whom State lines were only as the
3. That earnest attention be given mists which the sun drives away.
crowded houses. It must be admit­ that French passion, in the most pre­ better condition now than ever before
ted that the strangers who go to see vious necessary, and glories of public' for permanent work. The severe strug­ to the necessities of this great home They lest from their labors, and their
it now are far more appreciative than services—the military service—there gles of the earlier settlers for settle­ field, whose harvest is now so richly works do follow them, Let us labor
the Fariaians used to be. They ad­ is no reason for delaying its manifest­ ment and dominion have been saper- ripe, constant, and so imperative. a» they labored, that when our time to
mired, it is true, but they also sneered, ation and triumph in all branches of seded by the quieter punuit of aitizen What will we do for them ?
■ rest shall come, we all may enter into
VIII. Sunday schools -It is a part that “ rest which remains for the people
-and the wisdom of introducing the national activity. France, conscious life.
South Carolina offer» a promising of our duty to report to you concern­ ofGoji."
,
/—
sarcastic attache Rour de Fold«, to of her right, respectful of all necessi­
field
for missionary endeavors. Time ing the general condition of the Sun­
mock at certain situations from the ties, having abandoned the spirit of
X. Conclusion.— In some respects it
atage, and so anticipate merriment vanity and of aggression, confident in would fail us to read the earnest letter day school cause. Everywhere the has been a difficult year to raise funds
beyond the footlights that might have her children, all ranged under the of L. C. Angel, W. H. Rowlett, and J prospect is encouraging. Great activi-
(Concluded on page o.)
C
M
,
T. Walsh, in reference to his “ open
door.” Their cry is the old Macedon­
ian cry, " Come over and help us ?”
Two sisters, Ida E. Webster and
Augusta F. McDonald plead eloquent­
ly for Haverhill, Mass., and for all New
England. They write:
“ We are deeply interested in the
cause, especially here in Haverhill. At
present we have a small Bible school;
we also meet to “ break bread” every
Lord’s day.”
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