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& "GO YE, THEREFORE, TEACH ALL NATIONS.” VOL. X. MONMOUTH, OREGON; FRIDAY, FEB. 27, 1880. Faclflo valley. For after remaining here a Iowa and Missouri Splinters. mostly in that State this year, and temptation in an appeal to it. Now short time we are fully assured that Matthew and Luke each says that " Missouri Splinters ” will be short. hristian messenger We made our third trip to the • There is no place like Home, ” after the appetite of hunger was not felt by Sister Bevillslu, widow of our first Devoted to the cause of Primitive Christi .- Powe&uck Co., Iowa, mission on alL Jesus till after the forty days. Mat missionary to Jamaica is in Kirksville. anity, and the diffusion of general i> i- Jan. 16th. We told all we could—in ♦ * ■^iormation. She >s a true type of a Christian lady, thew says that “ he was afterward one speech about ** God’s plan of O. L. C. Price Per Year, in Advance, 03.59 and details many things relating to hungered.” Luke says, “ when they saving sinners,” to a good audience, in ------------------ ♦ -------- All business letters should be addrei jsed the island, the ^reat sacrifices and (the forty days) were ended he after the Baptist church at Brooklyn. We to T. F. Campbell,0 Editor, or ’ dary Letter from Salem. good work of her late husband, of ward hungered.” The desire for food eqgeyed our meetings of ten days in Stump, Publisher, Monmouth, Oregc in. which we may write again. Her lec was miraculously suspended during Advertisers will find this one of tl’ ,e best Editor Christian Messenger: the mission field, with the able assis tures here are highly spoken of by all the fqrty days of fasting, he therefore mediums on the Pacific Coast for r asking Thinking that a few items from the tance of Bro. Wm. C. Trimble, of who heard them. She goes to Canton was not susceptible of temptation their business known. Capital city might be. jof interest to Princeton, Illinois. and everywhere enjoys the conficfence during that period. some of your readers, I send tbe fol KATES OF ADVERTISING Two noble ladies obeyed the Lord, Our conclusion from the foregoing and esteem of the brotherhood. and much interest was manifested that ITT ~nn « J H" lUr i lowing: tfpsoe T1 W is that the first feeling of temptation Bro. C. P. Hollis has returned from $4 00 97 00 «12 00 Î1 00 1 Inch. The good citizens of eur usually indicates a successful future harvest. 2 50 H Col.. 7 00 12 00 20 00 by Jesus was at the moment of re his work at Lancaster, and reports 4 00 12 00 20 00 H Col.. 85 00 quiet town have been greatly interest We shall spend half the time this 7 00 20 00 35 00 ■65 00 k Col.. twelve confessions and baptism at turning hunger, at which time Satan 35 00 1 Col... 12 00 i« 120 00 ed for the past ten da^s in the lectures year in that fidld. came to him, which was at the end of Davis county, Iowa. Notice« in local columns 10 cent« per line for of the renowned physiognomist, Dr. After the close of our meeting we The Normal School at Kirksville the forty days. each insertion. Simms; he is an instructive and inter held a discussion of two days duration Yearly advertisement« on liberal U ,rm«. E. B. W are . opened with . a good increase of Professional Cards (1 square) $12 per annum. esting lecturer, yet his remarks are with a “ Latter day Saint,” in the M. students, for the third term of this • Entered at the Post Office at Monmouth as ■ scattering, he is not an actor, neither E. church north of our field of labor. “ Parties Among Christians. year. second class matter. is he eloquent, hut he is certainly quite This was at the request of the citizens, Your brother, Bro. Campbell: From Blue Mountain 1 Jnivereity. e true delineator of character, having who paid our time and expenses, and S. H. H kdrix . failed in but two instances in giving, we never enjoyed more fully the assis Please allow me space in the P. C.. Fairfield, Iowa, Feb. 5, 188g. [ We take the liberty of j mblidhing the the real character of all the faces he tance of a people who were strangers M essenger to say a word in reference following extract from a private letter, has read in public, and of these two to our plea. How Long did the Temptation of to Bro. T. M. Morgan’s article headed written by a friend who is spending the told some truth. “ Parties among Christians.” Out opponent affirmed this pro Jesus Last ? winter at La Grande, whic h will be of in the interest position : “ Have obedient believers of One great reason of The sentiments expressed in said terest to those who so esg* *rly reed every In the fourth lesson for .this year, article should arrest the attention of manifest in these lectures is, mankind our day a right to expect or claim, scrap of news from Easter a Oregon;] generally have a good opinion of and may they possess the supernatural “ The Temptation of Jesus,’.’ I find Christian parents who allow their * ' L a G rakde , F< sb. 11,1880. quite a difference in the comments of child. Iren to frequent such parties as I expect you wonder at my long si themselves and rather like flattery as inspirations, powers and gifts of the Holy Spirit, entitling them to pro various writers in inference to the Bro. M. mentions. When I read the lence, but various cirtn j instances have long as they think it praise. ^The great secret of Dr. Simms suc phesy, speak with and interpret duration of the Savior’s temptation. piece I felt like I would be glad to prevented my writing before, and the cess, lies in the subject he has chosen, tongues, heal the sick, and similar Some taking the view that he was take Bro. M. by the hand and give it days glide by so rapi dly that many tempted during the entire forty days a good hearty shake, and say to him : far we are al! more or lees interested miracles ? ” duties are neglected u ntii a more con that he was in the wilderness, others God speed you, Bro. Morgan, go on in in these face) of ours. People will The debate was attended by a very venienttime. Almost t'ourmonths have that the temptation did not really your good work, speak out boldly and pay out more to have self expatiated large crowd of people who seemed to passed since I took n ay first joarney commence till the end of the 40 days. .fearlessly against those things that on, than almost anything else. enjoy it as " the event of the season. ’ ’ across the Blue moun .tains, and arriv The-question was warmly discussed in lead the mind away from God. May” If the most eloquent man in the Our opponent was by no means a ed in the little city of La Grande, our Union Sunday School Teachers’ Qod help us all to earnestly contend United State* had come to leeture on strong man, and we claim ne glory in which is nestled, and as it were.quiet- Meeting, and each side was ably pre for the faith which was once delivered religion, temperance, or almost any defeating him personally or in refuting etiy sleeping at the feet -of the sur sented. ■other subject, it is doubtful whether such a preposterous propositions. We unto the saints. rounding mountains. To a stranger The difference of views grows out T homas J. A dams . the town-does not present a very in he could have succeeded in getting the feel that it was a grand victory; in large attendance, and carried-the mo of the apparent different accounts this we had a chance to get the truth Amity, Or. viting appearance ; ins passing through the principal street one observes many ney out of the State that Dr. Simms before the people. We felt all the given by Matthew and Luke, which Position in Sleep. time that if the popular theories were fact teaches us how careful we ought old and dilapitated buildings, which, will. *• Know thyself ” is an old and wise true, if the. popular prayers for to be in o«a.|tudy and interpretation of course. havo<t one time been good A writer in the Christian at Worl precept though, and is what our peo spiritual baptisms were answered, of Bible language. Luke says that respectable buildings, but mow betok insists that the position in sleep is of Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost great importance. He says : en neglect and i lack of interest on the ple have been trying co do. Have no our opponent’s proposition was true. idea how maty charts have been giv returned from Jordan, and was led by We hope that we have taught the part of the citincns. But after a more The food passes from the stomach er , but old and young, rich and poor, the Spirit into the wilderness, being at the right side, heqce its passage is sect there a lesson that will do them extended view we find quite a num ber of modem structures both in busi alike, have sought by this means to much good in the future. How they forty days tempted of the devil.” facilitated by going to sleep on the know themselves. can hereafter claim or call for a Holy Luke iv. Now th>s statement in the right side. 'Water and other fluids ness and dwelling houses. The old saying “ It never rains, but Spirit baptism, or oppose their dreams absence of any other would seem to The University is a large brick flow equally on a level, and require building situated a short distance from it pours ” has been verified in our and visions to r/vealed truth is a teach that the temptation was during less power to propel them on a level town, and when, finished wiU conjpare community;-for just as soon as Dr. problem that many are curious to the 40 days. But Matthew who gives than upward. with any like institutions in -the Simms commenced lecturing, and the to understand something, I think I a more detailed account of the matter The heart propels the bload to State. The school numbering between people become interested in going express the sentiment of all our says that “»when he had fasted 40 every part of 'the body at each suc sixty and-eeventy pupils, is under the somewhere, the church sociables brethren present when I say all re- days and forty nights he was after cessive beat, and it is easy to see that nianagment of . P; of. Ackerman ..and commenced, and every chureh has gard it as a desirable opportunity that ward hungered, and when the tempter if the body is placed in a horizontal wife, who -devoto all their time and given one, and you know Saleni is has been utilized to the great good of came to him he said, If thou be the position the blood will be sent to the interest to their <work, and are en blessed with churches, so have had a the cause. .1 shall always accept such Son of God command that these stones various parts of the system with less couraged by witnessing more interest “ boom ” of sociables the last two offers for debate with Latter day be made bread.” Matt. iv. 2, 3. expenditure of power and more per Saints, as the best possible qppor- It will be seen that Matthew locates fectly than if one portion of the body and advancement in the school than weeks. We also hawe literary societies, tunity of teaching our religious the coming of the devil to commence at any previous time of its existence were elevated above a horizontal line. the Social and Literary society in neighbors-a valuable lesson. the work of temptation after the forty The winter as elcewhere, has been If one portion of the body- is too Bre. H. N. ¡Dale, of Treaton, Mo., days of fasting, and not at the com low, the blood does not return as exceedingly cold; although not fa> connection with-the Christian church much snow an we «eight expect, still which meets twice a month, aad the accepts the call of the church at Cen mencement of it. Now this apparent readily as it is carried thither ; hence the ground has been covered meet of Shakespeare club which meets once a terville, Iowa. This church enjoyed difference disappears at once if we there is an accumulation and disten the time since the early part of Nov week, besides those in connection with the labors of Dr. F. M. Kirkham for consider that Luke and Mark con tion, and pain follows. ember. The winds are quite strong at 'the Unirersity. Also the Andante, a seven years, to the great good of the sidering the general purpose of the If a person goes to sleep with the times, but do mot compare with the musical club, which although last is cause, and they have been fortunate Savior’s being led unto the wilder head a little lower than the body, he disastrous one that visited your por not least ¿n importance. It has for its in securing the efficient labors of Bro. ness very properly considers all that will eitheusoon wake, or will die with tion of the State a short time singe. object the study of music and musical Dale as his successor. We pray that occurred there as forming a part of the apoplexy before*morning, because the And while for the past ffiw weeks as composers, a worthy object certainly, they may keep him no less than temptation. While Matthew, desir blood could not get back from the ing to give a more detailed account of brain as fast as it was carried to it. the papers state 'you have been hav whether it ever amounts to much or seven years. Bro. Walden, of Abion, IdAa, is the transaction, speaks of the forty ing abundance of rain, we have been not. The savage uses a log of wood or a Woll I do not believe by any possi evangelizing a month or so in southern days first as the preparatory part, enjoying delightiul spring weather, •bunch of leaves;*civilized man a pil- ahd the first, second and third tempi'faw, and if thj„ pinow ig h£k but at this time of the year cannot bility I can think of another item of Kansas. interest to write. Oh j yes, I had al The Iowa legislature is now in tations mentioned as the tein^tion raising the head too high, there is not expect it to continue long. The main topie of conversation most forgotten to add, it is raining, session. We have two good preachers proper. That the first overt act of blood enough carried to the brain ; in the House—Bros. J. C. Porter and the temptation was not made by and as the brain is nourished and in among the business men at present is this will be news indeed. H ildegarde . S. B. Dowing, the former is a stalwart Satan, nor felt by Jesus till the end vigorated by.the nutriment it receives the construction of a railroad through republican, the latter a greenbacker ; of the forty days, is apparent from from the blood during sleep, it is nct< this section of Eastern Oregon. I — Think twice before you believe both are temperance men,\nd Bro. D. the statements of both Matthew and fed sufficiently, and the result is un believe they expect to accomplish it every evil story you hear, and think favors Woman Suffrage. This must Luke. The command to make bread quiet sleep during the night, a waking in the coming year, and certainly twenty times before yeu repeat it. not be contrived as indicating that of stones was evidently th? first up in weariness, without refreshment, nothing can prove more effectual in Say to yourself, " This may not be Iowa women would perpetuate the temptation, it is so mentioned by to be followed by a day of drowsiness arousing these isolated little cities to _______ greenback party. -X true, or it may be exaggerated, ” unless each of the above named writers. i and discomfort, and general inactivity* a new snd active life than such an you have proof of the veracity of your We close our year at Kirksville this The strength of the temptation con of both body and mind. undertaking. Then it will not seem such a great informant. Persons sometimes tell trip; we feel that we have enjoyed sisted in the appeal to the appetite of A dose of Yankee Cough Syrup taken at distance from Eastern Oregon to our falsehoods ; they often make mistakes, the good will of all the brethren; but hunger, and in the absence of this bed-time will insure yea a good nighjt’ our Iowa mission work will keep us appetite there certainly could be no pleasant little homes in the Willamette and they sometimes “ heat wrong.” rest from coughing. C 88888 , -1 • 1J ‘ ■ iWr 1 I i < ■ ■ - : . . 4 . •-.. . _ ..... 4- *•__ .... . ____ _ 1