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<■ "OO YE, THEREFORE, TEACH ALL NATIONS." V . », VOL. X. MONMOUTH, OREGON ; FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1880. » NO. 12. A Touching Home-Picture. man in anyway connected with the • then resolve, and lastly, act. Missions. — AHA Aiinm mivx nwrl if 4rx ranaf zivr, uuv zkf vi . ain biix zxf ’H xxxnvtxTj novjvu w ca *— -ww, suppose we uisrega hristi x messenger The Disciples of Christ are pushing The present King of Denmark, it is those four items, would the ancient tent ?” Devoted to the cause of Primitive Christi said, is regarded more as an indulgent their foreign missionary work with After the discussion of this subject anity, and the diffusion of general in order be complete ? If so, tfiln why father than a monarch by his people. great energy. The present report, the Board convened to transact such not complete with two or one ? formation. , His kingdom is, fortunately, not toe which is of the fourth annual meeting “ Thou therefore which teachest business as might come before it. Price Per Year, ia Advance, 112.5» I of their Foreign Missionary Society, large for him to maintain a watchful The President being absent, the All business letters should be addressed another ” (that he should return to and the first mission was established kindly guardianship over every village to T. F. Campbell,! Editor, or Mary the primitive order of things) “ teach vice-President took the chair. Stump, Publisher, Monmonth, Oregon. After some Dreliminary remarks by in February, 1876; yet the report and district, and many are the stories est thou not thyself” (to set the ex Advertisers will find this one of the best ample and show justice and wisdom Bro. C. J. Wright, the reports from tells of missions in successful opera told of his sudden interference (like mediums on the Pacific Coast for making before all men) ? “ Thou that makest the different congregations were read tion at four points in England, France the good, powerful genii of the fairy their business known. and Denmark, of the beginning of a tales) in some cases of individual suff thy boast of the law, through breaking and accepted : RATES OF ADVERTISING : Report of Paradise cor ition : mission in Constantinople, and of an ering. the law dishonorest thou God ?’’ Rom. Hfc'children have inherited his in «M 1 Yr Present number of memwis, i.„, attempt*to establish a mission in Mex Rpaoe 1 1W 1 M S M ii. 23. 1 Inch.......... $1 oo $2 50 $4 00 $7 00 »12 00 tegrity' and gentleness ; and the simple, ico. The income of the Society far 52 additions during the quarter; 25 I* all things, then, let me say, and 20 00 7 00 12 00 2 SO 4 00 H Col_____ 35 00 4 00 ■ 7 00 12 00 20 00 H Col......... . sincerequalities which would have 1879, including a balance of $2,000 by confession and baptism, 19 without 65 00 kindly too, that we must prove the 7 OS 12 00 20 00 35 00 H Col........... made them beloved as peasants have 1 Col............. 12'00 20 00 35 CO 66 00 120 00 left over from -th» year before, was letters, 5 by letter, 2 from the Metho wisdom of following the apostles in Notice« in local columns 10 cent« per line for ell of their appointments, and shew dist that had been immersed, 1 from $12,547; and it has pledges which brought to them passionate homage in each insertion. Yearly advertisements pn liberal terms. the feasibility of having no laws and , the Free Will Baptist. All in peace will fall due before October, 1884, of their high positions. Alexandra and Profeiwional Card« (1 equare) $12 per annum. 25,000. The increase of income over Dagmar, the future Queen of England rules except the divine “law of and harmony. Farmington report : Present number the receipts of the previous year ($1,- and Empress of Russia, are probably Entered at the Post Office at Monmouth a* liberty,’’ by which we should willingly second <4* hh matter. of members. Cl ; one addition by con 500) was nearly equal to the entire more belove.t] by the English and Rus be guided. ■■■»■■■■■■■■- . ■ . 1 .. »lll!LT fession and baptism during the quar available receipts of 1877. Ninety- sians, 'though foreigners, .than any S ilas , J r . The Contribution. ter. All in good working order. five per cent, of the gross receipt« goes members of.the royal families into Eden Valley congregation report : to the payment of missionaries The which they have married. It is very refreshing, now and then, Thè Sunday School a Missionary Present number of members, 41; two fiist mission was established in South There was something peculiarly to see something in the paper tending Society. having united with other congrega ampton, England, in February, 1876. simple and touching in the domestic in the right direction on this subject. We are using the press too Ijttle— tions (Turing the quarter. The church It now has 229 members, with 1,100 life at the royal palace at Copenhagen We are so prone to regard this as a far too little. We used to circulate h^re is still prospering. fearful thing, and to think that he attendants at church. The next mis* during last summer. The good old Palouse City: The church here was tracts all over the country, as some who is caught talking about finances sion was founded at Copenhagen, King gathered all his children and organized by Eld. C. J. Wright, Feb. is in danger of torments. It may be are doing now, and as the Advents, Denmark, in June, 1876. It returns grandchildren about him; and the’ i8, 1880, .with 21 charter members; that he is in danger of a' certain class Mormoite and others are doing now. 99 members and 325 attendants. The Royal and Imperial Highnesses, .old Bros. S. C. Crow and E. Peddicord of scribblers who have more regard It was a common thing, 30 or 40 missionary, Mr. Hoick, publishes a and young, behaved very much as an were ordained elders; Bros. J. C. for retrogresion than the accomplish years ago, for our evangelists to carry paper, The Old Paths, and some tracts, American family w'ould do who had Eades and J. Hodgen as deacons. ment of good. But, if we are to re with them various tracts and books, and preaches.outside the city, as well come home to ‘’grandfather’s” for Report from Four Mile: A meeting gard their petulant folly and satanic besides the Bible, and sell them, or as in it, having secured his largest Thanksgiving. - was held here during the quarter, re protestation’s, we might as well .give give them away. E. A. Smith largely congregation at Lyngberb, eight miles The little palace, was so full that supported himself, while evangelizing, sulting in 30 additions; 24 by con Up the ship. distant. A church of 27 members some of the princes had to be^ lodged fession and baptism, 3 from the Bap Now let me say that Bro. Morgan, in this way. Now, only a few seem and 250 attendants has been -form «4 outside. There were family dinners. tists, 1 from the Methodists that had among others, has given us ii ' very to be doing much in this way^-most been immersed, 1 by letter, and 1 re in Paris, France, since February, l§£LLwhere the heirs to the most powerful concise and clear statement of the of us doing nothing through the press M. Delaunay, the missionary, says thrones in the world told anecdotes of claimed. There has been no organiza system of raising money for the main —not even to pay for and read a good that his hall cannot acoommodate all their boys and babies just like other tion established here yet. There are religious paper. tenance of the church. who wish to attend. They are all sup fond, foolish parents. 40 members that have enrolled their Now, if each Sunday school would I will briefly state, and with future plied with the New Testament, and I The old King walked out every day, names with the desire to go into an opportunity, amply explain the three keep on hand a _lot of tracts, and generally bring it to the service with . pleased and proud, with his grand organization as soon as practicable. would select suitable ones for special departments of church'finances. them. A Young Men’s Christian As children about him. The pleasantest Colfaxmo report. 1. Church incidental expenses, such persons, and send them by the child Report from Deap Creek : Present sociation and a sewing-circle have day of the summer, probably, was one as are requisite for keeping the house ren to I their parents and others, it number of members 31; united with formed. The attendants on the church when the Princess of Wales, the Czar in proper order, preparing the Lord’s might result in great good. In this out letters, 4 ; 1 reclaimed; withdrew are in , the main working-people, but evna of Russia and the Crown-Prin way the Sunday school would be an table, Ac. from S. B. Crouder. All in peace and nine or ten own their homes; but cess of Denmark, took their children 2. Care of the poor among us, of effective Missionary Society—free of harmony. they are all habitual, not transient and went out of sight of everybody to _ which reports should be made regular cost or special organization. I wish, attendants. The opportunities for a lonely island, not for a state excur EVANGELIST REPORT. therefore, to suggest and urge this ly every first day of the week. great accessions in France, M. Delau sion, but for a real homely picnic. Nez P erce C ounty , I. T., 3. The preaching of the word, thought. nay say9, are multiplying, “ and to-day The children played in the sand, and Feb. 21, 1880. Children from the Sunday school • whether in the congregation as pastor, are unequaled anywhere in what are their mothers sat cn the beach talking, Dear Brethren : .x>r in other j places as evangelist, in do perform very important missionary Your evangelist would respectfully known as Christian nations.” The no doubt as they did when they wer ' either of which the' church is to have work. Cases are numerous of this submit the following: Began a meet English stations, besides Southampton girls together. the superintendence and become res kind, viz.: A child is got into the ing at Four Mile school house, I. T., are at Chester, Southport, and Tran- The whole kingdom rejoiced in this ponsible for the support of those who Sunday school whose parents are Dec- 29, 1879; continued 9 days, re mere. The last station was occupied happy home-coming. When the day worldly, or infidel, and never attend devote their time to the ministry. sulting in 30 additions to the cause of in July, 1879. Mr. G. Shishmanian, for parting came, the entire population church. And soon some of the family No well ordered congregation will our Master. Went to Moscow, I. T., an Armenian, was appointed in Oct., of Copenhagen closed their houses and comb to church. Then the parents at neglect any of «these. commenced a meeting, preached one 1879 a missionary to Constantinople. repaired to the shore to bid farewell to If this be the case, some persons night, then in the morning. Then, week alone, at the elose of the week He, however, spent several months in their beloved princesses, women cried must have the • oversight Certainly; aoon, they are a Christian family. Bro. A. Buchyian came to our assis visiting American congregations be and men shouted as the ship parted the deacons hawe a special charge, m Here is missionary work by the Sun tance, and continued with us to the fore going to his work, in order to her moorings, and the air was rent there must be a treasury, then a day school. And all this is encourag close of the meeting, laboring half the awaken an interest in it and in the with passionate cries of,— treasurer. Yes, either, one of the ing. Let us work for the noblest time. The meeting continued three hope of securing subscriptions enough “ Good-by, Dagmar!” deacons or one Whom they-shall desig eause even in the hands of man. weeks, resulting in 52 additions. Then to keep it up for five years, so that he “ God keep you, Alexandra!” Others work against it Let us work nate. went to Talouse City, W. T.; preached had not got to Constantinople when Opposed to this picture is that of Not toe fast, one says beneath his for it, and earnestly. the report was made. The station five discourses ; organized a church the Czar of Russia, whose power is ab C.K. scowls. What if they did have a with 21 charter members. Preached was credited with two 4 members in solute over the most mighty kingdom treasury under the old institution ? Missionary Work. one week at Farmington, resulting in October, 1879. Senor Francisco de in the world, yet who goes abroad but We are under the New dispensation, one addition. Preached at the Deap Capdevilla went to Acapulco, Mexico, seldom, it is said, and then in an agony F our M ile , I. T., And you know veiy well we plead Creek school house, four sermons, re in the latter part of 1878, to establish a of actual terror for fear of assassina March 6, 1880. that the New is not a continuation of sulting in five additions. Whole num mission there. He took enough mon tion. “ It is character alone, after all, the Old, consequently we have no Bro. Campbell: ber of additions during the quarter ey with him to pay his expenses which tells ” in princes as in peasants. The following is the report of the 89. The cause of our beloved Master and start bis work, expecting to sup — treasury. I admit, yes claim all but Ex. the "Consequently,” for there is no Missionary Society in the district is progressing over the head of every port himself afterward by teaching. -=The Prince of Wales lays the cor north af Snake river, in Whitman opposition. The brethren are gener He met with more difficulties and op logical sequence. ner-stone of the Cathedral ot Truro in eounty, W. T., and Nez Perce county, Remember the treasury was not a ally poor in this world’s goods, but position than he had counted on, and, April. I. T., for the quarter ending Feb. 21, type but a real commo* sense busi riWiTn the faith, and are willing to failing to secure a sufficient support —Says the Pacific. Rev. Dr. Da-- ness, reality, such as all honest, law- 1880. make every necessary sacrifice for the and the Society being unable to afford mon, whose name is a household word Board met at Deap Creek, I. T., on advancement of the Master’s kingdom. him anything, he resigned his charge, abiding men and corporations and through the Hawaiian and many oth institutions cannot get along without. Thursday, Feb. 19th. The following May God bless them in their labor of after he had immersed seven persons. The want of business ami system in is the order of exercises during the love. In the six stations in England, France er groups of islands in the vast Paci our religious institutions is bringing a meeting. * C. J. W right , Evangelist. and Denmark the Society has 590 fic, as along thia western coast and Thursday — Social meeting ; preach reproach upon the cause faster than Moved that the next quarterly members, 2,740 attendants, and 570 many other places, is now on a visit ing at night by Bro. C. J. Wright. meeting of the Board be held at Sunday school attendants The ad to this city en ronte to the East, to , - most anything else. Friday morning the question Palouse Ci^y, W. T., beginning Thurs ditions in 1879 numbered 241.—xV. Y. England and to Europe. The Doctor We love to preach so much from has been laboring successfully for " How shall we sustain our Ministers Acts ii. 38 (which, by the way, is a day before the fourth Lord’s day in Independent. thirty-eight yeais in Honolulu as sea was discussed at some length. Preach May, at 2 o’clock P. M. ▼ery good text), but we scarcely ever man’s .Chaplain and Pastor of th» ing at night. have the patience to read to the 42nd I Motion to adjourn. Carried. —The Baptist missionaries in Japan Bethel Church, as well as in every verse. Read it, brethren, and reflect; I Saturday morning the question " Is T. L. C hilders , Sec. have ordained their first preacher. good work. C I I A N ,