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“GO YE, TH ER EFORK, TEACH ALL NATION8.” * M0NM0ÜTH, OREGON; FRIDAY, JAN. 23, 1880. VOL. X. a NO. 4, in the apostle's doctrine and in the I almost envy Bro. Mast on in his you are a branch, remember to be with evergreens and flowers; a beau fellowship, and in breaking of bread field of labor becuuse he will not have faithful, and God will own you, other tiful tree was prepared, which was hristian messenger and in prayers," and the result bo far the difficulties to overcome that we wise he will cut you off. Think of laden with presents for the scholars Devoted to the cause of Primitive Christi may be judged from their ability to have here. Those fifty brethren in this when you are neglecting the anity, and the diffusion of general in and others. Every scholar of the help themselves, send for and support Wellington are in earnest, an<i that is house of God. “ One thing have I formation. school was provided with a pre a preacher. How unlike this is the half the battle, so are Bro. and Sister desired of the Lord, that will I seek - Price Per Tear, la Advance, S2.59 sent. A short musical and literary All basineM letters should be addressed shocking indifference into which mul Maston and that makes victory pret aftei, that I may dwell in the house programme was prepared for the to T. F. Campbell, Editor, or Mary titudes of brethren in the United ty sure. We confidently expect to of the Lord all the days of my life.” occasion as follows: Stamp, Publisher, Monmouth, Oregon.' i States settle down when they congre hear a good report of their labors in “ Neglect not the assembling of your 1. Opening Anthem—“ Glory to God in Advertisers will find this one of tLe best gate ia our western country, where their distant island home. The Lord selves together as the manner of some the Highest ” mediums on the Pacific Coast for making 2. The Lord's Prayer, repeated by three they live in disregard of their solemn bless them. is.” their business known. little girls. vows made when they confessed Fraternally, 3. Beci ration—The victory over death 3. Keeping yourself right, seek to RATES OF a D /EHTIBIXO : and sleep. Christ. O. A. C arr . influence others by your personal 4 Song by school marching on. ì in~<MT 6 M r TTr; A great part of this indifference Columbia, Mo., Dao. 24, 1879. efforts. John the Baptist referred his 5 Declamation—Deacon Suifiies—Chas. »1 00 >2 50 »4 (»0 st TTT $12 00 20 00 12 <>0 Inman. 7 00 irises from a failure on the part of 4 00 2 M) associates to Jesus as 'the Lamb of 35 00 ; 7 (Mi 12 00 20 00 4 (10 6 Solo and Chorns—Florence Ware 65 00 i churches whence they have come to Iowa and Missouri Splinters. God.” Jesus called Philip, Philip 7. 7 OS 12 O 20 W 35 00 Our Temperance Baud, ten Tittle 12 00 20 00 :« »o 65 00 120 00 teach them how to live, how to pray, boys. found Nathaniel, and invited him to BUX'DLK NUMBER 7. . Notice* hi local column« K) eent» per line for 8. Bny my Flowers—Lila Pearson. how to participate in the worship of each mneriion. “come and see.’’ Another found his 9 Dialogue—Where shall the soul find Ye«rlv »dvertifement« on liberal term», the Lord’s house. And this latter is Dear Messenger : rest. l'rofcaaioiml Card» (1 »qnare) »12 per annum. brother, and- “ brought him to Jestis. ” i ——— i_____i i—, IQ. Duet—“ Is ‘ lootin ’ out for you ”— the sad fruit of our everlasting preach I fully expected to furnish you a JesnS patiently instructed the women Eva and Florence Ware. Off For New Zealand. >> ing exercises which have been substi-, good bundle of “ Splinters for the at the well. She went out, calling to At the conclusion of the exercises Bro. A. B. Maston and Sister Mas- . tuted for the mutual edification and '■elose of-1879, but you know there are the people to “ come and see a man the presents were distributed, to the ton, his wife, of Hebron, Indiana, are , comfort on the Lord’s day. Brethren times when work comes thick and who told me all I ever did.” With joy of the hearts of the children. Our now oh the ocean destined for Welling are [>reached at all their church life at fast, and we put off fur the future yourself right and your effort made house was packed and jammed full of ton, New .Zealand. At least theirdi- home and when they go where there many things that we can not well find with the law of God as your plan, men, women and children. We have cision was to sail from San Francisco , is no preacher they are as helpless as the future tima to perform. your work of faith, hope and love now the.largest school in the city, and We slept clear of an audience or will not be in vain. You may not see Dec. 22nd. They spent Lord’s day, is the Roman Catholic without his all that oyr house will accommodate - failroad train only four nights since I the result at once, but the Beed will Dec. 14th, with the church at Col priest. Even where preachers abound Nov. 13th. We had a series of hard | finally come forth. If all your efforts when there is a full attendance. umbia, Mo. Bro. Maston preached for Much praise is due the various com us a most practical sermon on “Toilers ! churches meet for worship only when work, rough travel and co'd weather. I are the means .of bringing only one mittees for the Complete success of our in the Lord's Harvestfield,” and we , the preacher is present, and they em- We spent the holidays at Ottumwa, man to Christ, it will be a grand Christmas entertainment. extended to him. and Sister Maston l phatieally come to “ preaching” in- Iowa, with a weak church. Running work. When you come to know the I was glad to hear, through the a meeting through’the holidays was length and breadth and depth and the hand of fellowship,—a hearty God [ stead of coming to God in worship. M essenger , that Eld. Monroe Hub This state of religious affairs troubles no easy task, yet we d-d some good ; height of the love of Gud you will not »peed in their self-sacrificing work, bard had. united with the Christian , me more than I can tell. A church our meeting resulted in five additions count it in vain. together with a handsome donation to church. Bro. Hubbard wa’s in Napa that doesn’t meet for worship, regular to the church. help them on their way. 4. No promise is found In the Bible just before he went to Oregon, and There has been a great change in of any one going to heaven that does The facts pertaining to this mission ly on the first day of the week preached for. us on Lord’s day; we I will briefly state. I am not sure (preacher or no preacher) is dying or the weather, so that it is quite warm ; not make an effoit to get some one were delighted with his sermon, and the rains come and the frost is pretty else to that blessed home, but they that I should call it mission., at least,no , dead. will not soon forget the pleasant can- In my charge to Bro. Maston, I in well, out of the ground, and the Missionary’ Boeietyient Bro. Maston, that “ turn many to righteousness versatiop we had on religious matters. sisted that he support the brethren in muddy roads are almost impassable. but the church at Wellington, New shall sliine as the stars of the firma May the Lord bless him in his new New Zealand and Australia in their We met Bro. D. R. Dungan at Ot ment.’’ With the one thought keep .Zealand sent for him, and sent the I field of labor. determination not to recognize a tumwa; he is moving from Eldora to money to pay his way. yourself right, you must seek to B enton . church as the Chnroh of Christ that Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Of course we This baa been -the case with all our save others. You jnust have a desire does not meet regularly on the first said nothing about Lis defeat for work in Australia. Sometimes the to save man. (See Rom. x. 1). John T rent , L ane C o ., O r ., governor, did not want to say “ I told iii. 2 r " Beloved, I wisn (desire) above ■brethren call me “ our missionary to day of the week for worship. Brethren may criticize to all eterni you so.” Bro. D. is a great man, who Jan. 12) 1880, Australia.” “ Our missionary !” all things that thou mayest prosper Bro. Campbell : ty the joint participation on the part to know is to love. There is ao our about it. The and be in health even as thy soul of the members when they come to Please find enclosed five dollars, Bro. L C. Wilson is to meet Prof. prospered..” Ohurch in Melbourne sent tbe money, with which 1 wish to renew my sub gether to break bread, an l can argue (?) Jamison in debate at Brighton, paid my expenses io them and sup May the blessing of God attend the scription to th^ M essenger , for my on forever that the preacher had bet Iowa, some rime in this month. ported me while there, not niggardly editors and readers of the M essenger self and also ,fur my lather, Ezekiel ter occupy all the time on such occa Vve shall visit Poweslrirck county either, for my salary supplemented by sion and still the curse of God will (Iowa) Mission the IGth. Twenty that all may do much good in this Bridges, of New House, Cleaveland ,Mrs. Carr'ij earning» in teaching ena the year of our Lord 1880. be seen visited on children’s children members there have raised 8403 for county, N. C., and while I am writing bled us, when my Imai th broke down S. H. H edr I x . | will you please indulge me with a and made manifest in each newly set preaching for half tl.e time this year. Jan. 6, 1880 to take a tour through Egypt, Italy, tled community—the curse of a dwarf We have received $5 00 from Illinois, few remarks in regard to our beloved Palestine and France on our way home. ed membership and a sickly, puny in and a pledge of §5 00 from Mich., and paper (the M essenger ). It seems Items from Napa. Soo to the brethern iu Melbourne, «ent fant discipleship who are ever depend some expect the full amount of 8440, sometimes that there is a possibility’ for G L. Surber, those at Adelaide for ent on some one to come and feed and we mean to sow seed the second Editors Messenger: of the brotherhood of Oregon allowing T. J. Gore, those in Sydney for J. J. A few items from this section may them—not able to feed themselves. the M essenger to go down, or, if and fourth Lord’s day, and week be Haley. The latter sent money by me Brethren are now living in our tween in each month in this year in not be uninteresting to some of your kept up at all, it must be done by on my return and I selected Bro. J.-J. Western country and not very far that county. We hope too to build readers. self-sacrificing ones who give their Haley. Also Bro. Gaeslia accepted a And first I want to speak about our time and labor, and possibly even west either,—Aye, even the State of up a good congregation in the mean call to Melbourne, and did most effi Missouri—men and women who have time. We know no harder year’s Union Sunday School Teachers’ Meet more, tn order to keep it in existence. cient work. If it be true that his go gone out from our colleges, learned in work than 1879, and shall hardly ex ing. This meeting has been going Now, brethren, shame to every one ing to Australia produced tbe disease about three months, and has been a of us who profosa to love ottr blessed -what pertains to civilized life, who, pect lessen 1880. which mded hi» life, he died a blessed although many of them live in the Business is good, and if we, have success in every way. The Methodist, Savior and his dear cau-e, if we even martyr. Till the day of his death he same locality, have no meetings. good crops this year, this county’ will Presbyterian ami Christian schools dare to think of letting this paper, never regretted having gone io Aus Many of them can talk well enough settle down to stay. have taken hold of with a will and the only medium of communication tralia. determination that will make most among the brotherhood, die on our on politics, profit at loss, yet none of Nearly a year ago the ehunch at SHORT SERMON. anything a success. In these meet hands. As for mvstlf I have but them will venture to open their Wellington sent for me to coiue to 1. Dear reader, look over the past ings there is the fullest and freest in mouths to conduct a prayer meeting, little of this world’s goods, barely them, proposing to pay iny way and year and see where the evils Mrs. Carr’s and give me $1500 for the or read the Word of God in public. developed; every evil is the result of vestigation, and you would be sur enough for a comfortable living for first year; but our engagements forced And as Dr. Pinkerton once said, your impure motives, defective plans prised at the harmony that prevails my’ little family. Notwithstanding us to decline. Then this church sent “There are young Indies who can or lack of energy, while every good «n such a meeting, when all have the this, I am now paying for two copies to me eighty pounds sterling, with or sing giddy songs in the parlor, play work has been obtained by an earnest, Bible before them, the final aibit<r of of the M essenger , and should it be ders to select and send to them a and sing Dixie and Hail Columbia energetic work on good plans, backed all differences. I am sure that such come necessary, rather than to let our preacher. I selected Bro. Maston, and many of the men are voculists, up by a good heart. " Create i.i me meetings are of great benefit to the paper die, I will pay for two more, making in all ten dollars as a yearly who has grown up from a poor boy, but all of them together cannot sing a clean heart, oh God, and renew a Sunday school work. Hail to the Lord ’ s Anointed. ” On yesterday we finished up the, subscription. who went to Sunday school barefoot This will not do. If we are ever to right spirit within me.” “ The law of year’s work and the seven year’s ed, earned his clothing and worked Now, brethren, who is there among the Jxird is perfect.” “Do all things course of the Internationa! series, his way into Butler University and evangelize the Western country or without murmuring." us who is not filling to pay f<»s at “ Be thou Ix-came a zealous and efficient preach- any eountr/, each church must become faithful unto deith, and I will give with a grand union review’. Tbe re least two copies of this paper, making The church is to view was conducted by Prof. Damon a yearly subscription of the small er-of the gospel. He and Sister Mas self-sustaini/ig. thee a crown.” " hold forth the word of life ” — the and the writer. At the cosalusion of sum of five dollars, rather than to ton have in them the elements of suc 2. Do not come to the Lord with the review shm t speeches were made church is tie ground and support of cess. Our hearts go out after them suffer the M essenger to be kept up any new promise to repay the broken by Prof McDonald, Prof Lasher, and rum year to year by in as they have entered upon experien the truth. The church is to take idrviduals who charge of the prea cher, not the preach one of the past year, but come up to E B. Ware. Much iniecest was mani labor without any recompense »¡»pense what- what ces which were once our own. settle at once, and make tbe one fested in the entire proceed th;,». %\nd may we The church at Wellington, consisting er take charge of the church. ever. May God bleas us,>nd But I am digressing. I know there tingle pledge, “ I will obey thee ,” and On Cbristma* eve the Christian all work earnestly for the cause of our of about 50 members, grew up through new read John xv. If yon are not a Sunday school had a most enjoyable blessed Savior, is my humble prayer. are many difficulties in our way, but the fidelity of brethren who emigre- i branch of that true vine, obey the and interesting entertainment. The Your brother in Christ, ted there from Great Britian and Au- I surmount them we must, or we fail Gospel at once and become one. If church was most beautifully decorated D. W. B ridges . atralio. They coutinued “ateaflfastly inevitably. C , A