P acific C hristian M essenger .
“OO TE, THEREFORE, TEACH ALL NATION8.”
«(
VOL. IX.
»
k
MONMOUTH, OREGON ; FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1879.
, 1
NO. 25*
J
4ut
—
F&olflo
C hristian M essenger ,
Devoted to the cause of Primitive Christi
anity, and the diffusion of general in
formation.
Price Per Year, in Advance,
All business letters should be addressed
to T. F. Campbell, Editor, or Mary
Stump, Publisher, Monmouth, Oregon.
Advertisers will find this one of the best
mediums on the Pacific Coast for making
their business known.
Mary Stump is at the helm here, in
the M essenger office, and does her
work well. Some of us believe that
Mary’s dream, is of a literary career
in the future, connected with some
first class periodical of her own found
ing. This is guess work merely, be
cause Mary don’t dream “ out loud ’’
much; butsuch.a dream is not un
likely of fulfillment. A friend of hbrs,
who is usually a pretty good obser
ver, says he thinks “ Mary is a trifle
sobered by the encroachments of
business and time.” This may be
true, but to those who know her best,
the is much like the girj who, in the
session of 1871-2, used to march de
murely almost ta the door at the dis
missal of school, and then go down
the hall with a skip and a laugh. An
encomium upon Mary Stump would at
this time, and in this community, be
commonplace. Her everyday life arid
work are here with you, and are their
own best commentary.
Bruce Wolverton bears the banner
of the Cross bravely in the front
of the conflict. He is at present
»located at McMinnville, where he is
doing an acceptable work as pastor of
the Christian church. Bruce is per
severing and studious in his calling
now, as he was at school, and, withal,
he is ever ready to grasp one of the
old boys by the hand, and talk of col-,
lege incidents.
Charles E. Wolverton has filled
several positions ef honor arid trust
at Albany, where he lives, and doubt
less will be called many a time again
to serve the public. It has often been
said of him, “ he knows the law,”
which among members of the bar is
considered a high compliment He
deserves it. Charlie got married last
summer, and I take this occasion to
ask his pardon for the very indiffer
ent, but well meant serenade, I helped
to perpetrate upon him and his bride,
here in Monmouth, soon after the
wedding.
William D. Fenton is another of the
nine lawyers of our number, and
practices in La Fayette. Most of the
gd.i--people of Yamhill county, and
many of the bad ones, go to his firm
when they feel the toils of the law
tightening upon them, Billy is on
one side of nearly eveiy case in the
courts there, and he wears laurels
won at the bar of our highest tri
bunals.
ing his time. However, with all his
attention to these lighter accomplish,
ments, he has not forgotten to make
himself a first class lawyer, and is
now rising rapidly and honorably in
his profession at Eugene.
*• Right learned is ye Pedagogue,
Full apt to reade and spelle,
And eke to teache ye partes of speeche.’’
And strappe ye urchiona welle.”
If last reports are correct, this is true
of W. H. Churchill. A late news
paper account reports him as vindi
BÀTE8 OF ADVERTISING :
cating
his authority in a summary
3M
1'6
»
I
1
Yr
1
M
Spaoe ~riw
«1 oo M 50 $4 (.0 $7 00 »12 00
1 Inch.........
manner, by spanking the ringleaders
20 00
7 00 12 00
4 00
2 50
h Col.........
35 CO
7 00 12 00 20 00
4 OO
of an open rebellion in bis school at
H Oo!.......
65 00
7 00 12 00 20 00 35 00
fe Col.......
Looking Glass. Henry will do to
11 00 20 00 35 OS 65 00 120 0Ü
1 Col.........
count
on for competency of either
Notices in local column* 10 cents per line for
each insertion.
mincTor muscle.
Yearly advertisement* oh liberal terms.
Professional Card* (1 square) $12 per annum.
Glenn O. Holman, after graduation,
studied law, was admitted to the bar
Annals of the Alumni of Christian
in December, 1874, married Miss
College, Read "Before the As
Mary Baker, hung out his shingle
sociate Alumni in the College
first at La -Fayette and afterwards re
Hall, on^the evening of June 9,
moved to Roseburg, where he now
1879, by George H. Burnett,
resides And practices his profession.
“A. B.”’73. ___
James M. Powell is a physician
The history of the Alumni of Chris
here. He as many others of our num
tian College dates only as far back as
ber love to linger near thé scenes of
187L This is but the seventh public
school day pleasures. He has already
meeting of this association—an an
become a man this community can ill
nual leuhion—a memorial of good
afford to lose.
cheer— a renewal of the old school
A. P. Campbe^is a fresh M. D. from
day friendships—a harvest home of
Bellevue Medical College, N. Y., He is
our actual life experiences—one more
much the same jolly fellow as of yore.
milestone in the onward march of the
I soon discovered this fact in a long
learning and intelligence that had its
and pleasant talk I had with him, on
rise within the walls of our beloved
his return from the East, when he un
Alma Mater. Our beginning is but
expectedly called on me after nearly
an afiair of yesterday, yet our presence
four years absence. The boys of 1873
is felt in all departments of life’s
will not fail, and Albert is not an ex
workshop. Many of our boys are
ception to the rule, although just be
successful operators in that best of
ginning life in earnest, after so long a
vocations—agriculture.
The pens
course of study.
of some mould public opinion
It would be vastly out of place not
through the columns of the press.
to speak of M. S. Wallace next to Al
Law and medicine claim the attention
bert Campbell, for they were always
of some, and one—would there were
companion pieces at school. One
more—does faithful and effective work
shadowed the other. They went to
from the pulpit. It is no small task
see the girls together» they studied
to write even a cursory narrative of
together, when they did study ; they
this vigorous and flourishing associa
were in mischief together, with the
tion, yet, deprecating harsh criticisms,
rest of us, and together with the rest
I begin without further exordium.
of us looked through the bole in the
wall at the girls in Prof. J. C’s room.
1871-
Snead is living at Eugene, and lately
The class of 1871 had but two
graduated
at the State University.
members who did not take an addi
Robert
C.
Hutchinson is, I suppose,
tional degree in subsequent classes.
as
stirring
and
restless as ever ‘ Non
Oscar Knox—the oldest living
est inventus" this evening. He is not
member of our organization, is still on
slothful in business, and will get along
the farm—no change since last year.
in the world, for he is energetic and
A quiet orderly man at school, he re
trustworthy. Wherever he is, he has
tains those qualities, and is a citizen
the good wishes of the undersigned,
1873.
highly esteemed in his community.
Here we pause in sad reflection, for and all others who know him.
A. F. Campbell, after a course of
Horace Knox, bo deservedly popu
study at Kentucky University, re here is the first gap in our ranks. O1ir
lar
at school, is none the less so in
class
is
the
first
bereaved
—
our
class
turned to teach awhile $n the balls of
business
as a lawyer at Eugene City.
furnished
the
first
to
solve
the
problem
our college, and later to begin the
He
was
admitted
to the bar with hon
practice of law at Roseburg, where he of the unseen future, for mid the
or
in
Dec.,
1875.
In 1878, he was a
now is. Since our last meeting, he breeze kissed hills of Southern Cali-
ha» been ia- tW T »gialaiuta-o£ que . füiiùa,neax..thii. xeatluaa surgesXik candidat«! for District Attorney in the
State. Ia that body, his talents gave Pacific that chant his requiem, and 2nd Judicial District but was defeat-
him the merited honor of being one lull him to peaceful repose, lies the ed—not because he was unpopular or
of the leading men of the house. He mortal remains of William R. Brad incompetent, but because the other
was a member of the important shaw. Life had for him many hard man got the most votes. Horace is
Judiciary Committee, and in many features. Its hills were steep and hard to get acquainted with, in the
other ways, proved himself a useful strong. But he was a patient toiler true sense of the word, but those of us
Legislator. Frank and Miss Louetta —a deserving worker—worthy of re who do know him will at any time
Grubbe formed one oouple at a double ward and so “ requiescat in pace.
vouch for his honor and integrity.
wedding in Salem last Christmas-—an
At school, Robert Bean was an ex
1874.
event that created quite a buzz in the ceedingly shy And modest fellow—
Two of the class of this year, J.
social circles of the capital city.
dressed very plainly—kept bachelor Solomon Stump and Thomas J. Graves
hall—eschewed society, and never so are solid, well to do farmers.
... 1872.
First on the catalogue of this class much as looked at the girls. He must ” Far from the maddening crowds ignoble
strife.
I find Sarah Churchill Knox—that have taken monastic vows before he
Their
sober
wishes never learned to stray,’’
came
to
Monmouth,
so
austere
was
quiet steady soul—the true mate of
the
life'
he
led,
but
now
it
is
all
so
they
both
got married and are now
Oscar—an estimable lady—who lives
on the farm with her husband near changed. To-day, Bob leads all of us numbered among the respectable citi
Cottage Grove. I have ont seen Sarah in refinement and gallantry. He puts zens of this county.
The oth^r two members of this class,
since 1872, but f venture the opinion on lots of style, and that too, with an
that she is much the same as she was elegance and grace that completely Albert Tanner, and Jerome Knox, are
then, in all the qualities that go to captivates the ladies. The other fel lawyers. Albert resides in Portland,
lows see now that Bob was only bid and’Although he has net been long at
make up a good friend.
I
.
...
....................
.....................
the bar, he is beginning to make his San Francisco.
influence fe|t there. I am informed
J. E. Fenton has until lately, been
that his opinion on any legal question Prof, of Mathematics in the College
is alwa^? received with respect by the here, and is now in Yamhill ceunty.
older members of the bar in that If is said that he will preside over the
city.
La Fayette Academy next term. He
Jerome has not begun active prac will do professional honors nicely7fbr :
tice yet, being compelled to lay by he is “ old dignity” personified
and rusticate bn account of continued
Immediately opposite his name on
ill health.
the catalogue I find that of Mary
Churchilffand from the [fact that Ed
1875.
married
Mary, and Mary married Ed
Mary Bidwell—now Mrs. Hermann
last
fall,
I
set it down that there is a
—after graduation, for awhile devoted
fatality
in
putting names that way»
herself to the " art preservative of all
Mary
has
achieved
some distinction as
arts,” then got married, and is now
a
school
ma
’
am,
and
I am informed
living in Salem. Mary got her start
that
Ed
has
no
bad
habits
since she
in Yamhill, and is therefore bound to
took him in charge. She is a suc
succeed in life.
cess.
Cassie Stump pursues the even ten
Maggie Butler and Josie Wolver
or ofherway in Monmouth—is always
ton, friends of mine—living a quiet
kind and. affable to those about her,
life in a country village. Friendship
and while she makes old friendships
like theirs, may any one cherish for
stronger wins many new ones.
all time. They are both with us this
Levant C. Wheeler, after gradua
evening.
tion became a successful merchant in
Lucretia Holpnan lives on the farm
campany with his brother at Oakland^
in
Yamhill county, bringing good
Oregon, and is still engaged in that
cheer
to the home of her parents.
business.
Albert Wolverton is founding his
Eli Barger,-they say, lives near Eu
fortune
on the old home farm south of
gene City. Since we were in school
Monmouth
—and is on the sure road
together, his path has diverged afar
to completency.J—xsa.
from mine, so I cannot give as full an
1878.
account of him as I would like,
The class of last year had three
Walter Ruble is interested in mines
is Southern Oregon, but lately, on his members—all gentlemen—of whom I-
way down to Jacksonville, he fell know but one. G. T. Jones is said to
among lawers, and now it is hard to be a pedagogue at Buena Vista. Ma
rion Arant is a stock raiser in the
tell what wili become of him.
Goose Lake country. Some one hint
1876.
ed to me that he wanted to graduate
The Centennial Class has eight
again
in the class of this year for the
members some of whom are not per
sake of the good company it contains.
sonally known to me. Mildred Bid-
Glenn O. Graves is a farmer near
well, the only lady member of it, lives
Bethel. Glenn had something to do
in Monmouth and has of late been
with a wedding not long ago, I think,
teaching in the College.
but not in the capacity of victim.
F. L. Bell lives in Palouse City and
This completes the list of members
is engaged in teaching I think. He is
up to the present year. It is a collec
said to bo one of • the best friends the
M essenger has iiF that part of the tion of names well worthy of our Al-
world, which ought to reccomend him j ma Mater. My sincere desire, is to
i see each of our number do some good
highly in Monmouth.
Eccles Murphy farms in Eastern work in life. Not necessarily with
Oregon, and Jonn H. Powell alternates j “ the boast of heraldry and pomp of
power,”—but “ whatsoever thy hand
between the farm and drug store in
findeth to do, do it with thy might.”
Monmouth.
I I would see every one of us a producer
Walter Cattron proposes to be a
I —not a drone in the worlds bee hive,
lawyer, and has chosen a hard life.
for the ability to maintain self exist-
You’ll never make more than your
! ence—to be among the fittest that
board and clothes. That’s all any of
■ survive-;—is the most fertile soil in
us get. Still to the earnest faithful
which to sow seeds of morality for the
worker, the profession yields princely
hereafter.
honors, and its devotees may succeed,
Let the past be past—dream not of
and withal be—yes, must be—hon
the future, but act earnestly in the
est.
present. Thus shall our name and
Thomas P. Ruble married Miss No
fame perish not from the earth for
rah Craig and dwells in the Palouse
ever.
country. Hannibal Cole—“the jolly
old soul”—studied medicine in Salem
—Pope Leo XIII. has again given
awhile, and after that escaped my
. expressiiin..ta.Jm.dulik£.n£Ltm.Exot«a^.
tnowledge,
tant schools in the city of Rome. In
James Adams is said to be a drug
a letter to the Cardinal Vicar, dated
gist at Myrtleville.
March 25, he discusses the means of
1877.
counteracting their influence. He
Nancy Springer, who heads the says, with much feeling: “ These
class of this year, was also member of schools are increased in number year
the class of 1871, but not satisfied by year by the work of strangers and
with the meager title of B. S., she re by the aid of foreign gold, and that in
turned, after many days, and complet a city where no teaching was set
ed the classical course. She evidently forth, or, in other words, permitted,
thought " Ccesar aul nihil," and 1 am but that pure doctrine willed by the
proud ef the spirit she manifested. Church. That these things exist af
She would have taken the advanced fords proof how little the dignity and
degree much, sooner, but for being em liberty of the Roman pontiff are pro
ployed in Yarnhill school looms, where vided for since the dominion of his
she was for many years a successful States were taken from him.” Leo
has, therefore, appointed a commission
and popular teacher. Nancy now of prelates and members of the Ro
owns and runs a farm in the Puluuse man nobility, we are to assume the
country.
'
direction of Catholic primary schools
H. J. Murphy ia a farmer near in the city of,Rome, and give unity to *
Waitsburg W. T. 1 believe, and J. F. Catholic education there. The Pope
contributes for this purpose 100,(MX)
Ernmitt is reported to me as being in francs from his own revenues.