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P acific C hristian M essenger . 'S • - “GO YE, THEREFORE, TEACH ALL NATIONS." ¡> MONMOUTH, OREGON; FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1880. VOL X. NO. 13. what of it ? Whi can estimate the and all thoss who cling to him through popular have not “ lived godly in not visit as I would, nor devote the Christ Jesus.” They judge their time I would to preparing for the result in the future ? Who can tell good and evil report' hristian essenger • • • * « • godliness by their popularity or un Sunday school and two discourses how much our persevering, unfaltering Devoted to the cause of Primitive Christi I feel to-day in better health, but popularity, just the reverse of the in each Lord’s day, I imagine we might anity, and the diffusion of general in earnestness, (which even our oppo have been somewhat under the weath spired teaching. Jesus was the most soon have what the world would call nents are compelled to and do admit) formation. er, probably owing to change of cli popular of men; the people wanted to a grand success ; for I believe in the will in the course of time produce ? Price Per Tear, in Advance, 92.50 mate, diet and mode of living. I think take him by force, and make him power of the old Gospel. But I can, The question daily with me — what All business letters should bo addressed to T. F. Campbell, 1 Editor, or Mary wiU the Lord’s verdict be ? and the for the sake of your children you king! till he turned and rebuked their with a little exception, as in Texas, Stump, Publisher, Moipuouth, Oregon. time for that verdict is certainly near ought never to think of moving awaj pride and selfishness. Then they were devote the Lord’s day to the Lord’s Advertisers will And this one of the best at hand. I feel assured that there < from Oakland. There is no place to as uncompromisingly his enemies, and house; as, I think, all Christians mediums on the Pacific Coast for making compare with it in the world, on ac never ceased till they killed him. will be on your part no sacrifice of should; and I can read and talk, their business known. count of so many advantages, chiefly principle. . . Ah ! yes, what will tile Lord’s ver teach and exhort to some effect. RATES OF ADVERTISING Your proposition to change our place educational facilities, and healthful dict be ? .It will verv Soon matter Our meetings are increasing in in ness, and also espeetAlly on account of nothing with you and me whether terest, and we feel encouraged. But, of meeting to the California “ Eclectic $1 00 j $2 50 $4 00 JToiT $12 00 1 Inch. I think in the they praise or blame, if we can only as before stated, we can, at least, do 20 00 Medical Hall ” is, I think, advisable, religious privileges. 7 00 12 00 2 50 4 ‘ 00 " Col.. 35 OO 7 00 12 00 20 00 4 00 M Col.. course of time pur children will be hear..him say well done ! We stand-' our duty, and this wi 11' bcr. ap moat 65 00 35 00 20 00 12 00 if you,can iaiee the necessary means. 7 00 1* Col. 12 OO 20 00 S5_00J MJXh Iff DO- 1 Col... I think the outside audience would benefited, being raised and brought on the shore, and wait tremblingly * happy success. Notices in local cotamns 10 cents per line for naturally increase, and with it the op up to see that their parents were look But we will not now have to wait I desire very much to be able to «ach insertion. Yearly advertisements on liberal terms. ed down upon by their quasi brethren i long! Shall we be able, by his grace, visit the churches, and other places, portunity to do good. Professional Cards (TVquare) $12 per annum. hold meetings, and so build up the During the past three or four weeks ‘ because they were bent upon and de to hold out to the end ? Entered at the Poet Office at Monmouth as termined to teach and practice the re Most truly are the religious teachers cause. I could certainly do far more I have read carefully the New Testa aiecond class matter. ligion of the Savior in harmony with fearfully responsible, yet they will good, and I could more easily and ment in the German language, verse the word. Such churches as by many hardly hear us when we tell them so. effectually support my family in thi Private Correspondence. after verse, which has interested me very much; indeed it has given me of our good brethren are called strong They rather imagine that they are way. Hence, I am laboring to get the Bro. Campbell: , -an opportunity to compare the mean and prosperous are sometimes very great when they please, “ the -World, church here able to do without me. I You well remember o»r mutual old ing of many passages with the mean weak. There is often, very often the flesh and the devil,” and smile, have spent a whole year here, at my and true friend, Br®. Charles Vinzent, strength in apparent weakness, and complacently at our persistance in the ing of King James’ translation ; and I own expense, except a few meetings; from about 1850 to the present day. prosperity* in apparent want. The old paths. have frequently noticed considerable and I will try still to be guided by Some six or eight years ago he poor and the humble are the special difference. In some instances there It will be a great legacy if we can opening providence^, as in the past. devoted 912,000 to the establishment favorites of the Lord; thanks to God ! is an improvement in the German leave our children a "well established What a day may bring forth we can of the cause in San Francisco and Here is a lesson that few receive; - , Text, but upon the whole the English Christian cha racter. They will not go not tell. Oakland, He engaged Bro. I. N. it is difficult to learn. Some of these is better, and more pointed and forci I am glad you feel no bitterness to law, nor quarrel over it, although Pendegast—now at rest—to go to days you may more nearly-agree with ble. You may well imagine that to towards those who have wronged you. they might over a bag of gold. Kentucky, and select two preachers. read the German Text was quite a me that our big preachers, having Many, now, as in the days of John, .Let us try to cultivate this feeling. He secured Bros. T. P. Haley and J. been educated in our religious Uni- treat to me, not having read it through- imagine that “ they are rich, afid have “Vengeance is mine; I will repay, C. Keith, and they, at his expense, versifies, have been instrumental in for many years, perhaps 30 or 40. I need of nothing ; and-know not that saith the Lord.. .Therefore, if' thine published a weekly paper, for gratu find that no one loses his attachment bringing about what we bave to re- they are poor, and miserable, and enemy hunger, feed him;, and if he itous circulation—3000 copies. The to his mother language in which he gret so much. blind, and naked,” and would laugh thirst, give him drink.” “All things preachers were able and faithful, and Nowr, my dear sir, I will close. I at us if we were to tell them so. has been taught to think in infancy work together for good to those who all worked and prayed. Still great and youth. In that language he will must say that I feel grateful for the Your reading of the German New are the called, or chosen.” Let us success was not attained. But the continue to form his thoughts, and kindness and symp; >athy manifested by Testament must have interested you feel that this is.true, though we see it work was not in vain. Ne doubt ‘will have to translate them if he you and all your family, towards my very much. In our morning and not for the present. “ We walk by greater results would have followed speaks any other than his native ton self. my wife and children. I hope evening devotions we read regularly faith, not by sight.” Let us try to in after years had the same faith, and gue. Furthermore, though over 43 soon to be able to return the same. through the whole Book, and have live so that those who know u, wiil piety, and wisdom been continued. years in the U. S., and pretty well May the good Lord help you and all before us several translations and the not believe evil of us, no matter who Bro. Vinzent, having exhausted his acquainted with the English, tongue, yo'urs. Write again soon. »acred original, and thus learn daily tells it. Then we may safely leave all means, could not afterwards do all he Fraternally yours, in devotional exercises, I find t hat the from the fountain head. I enjoy this, with our adored Father.in heaven. would. But he has never ceased to C has . V inzen ” heart clings to and goes with the mo and profit by it more and more after “ He will bring it to pass ” in his own work for the cause. And a pure, P. S.—Tf you make a change in the an experience of nearly forty years. time and way. How good it is to ther language. Suppose you were true, primitive Christianity has al even well acquainted with the Ger place of our Lord’s day meetings, you How people can pretend to be Chris feel that we have such a Father anil ways been his ideal. Opposing man language so as to speak it will, I hope, make a special effort to tians and not study the Bible daily I friend. worldliness in the churches and the fluently, in offering up a prayer you obtain an audience especially from the do not know. How much we all have But I hope you will soon be home recent popular innovations, made him could not well do.it as heartily as in humble classes. They are, and ever yet to learn! to enjoy and aid our meetings, as in unpopular with many. But the fol the language you had been taught in will be, the main strength of .the the days and years pa-t. The Lord You think the poor are the special lowing letter, which was not written church of the meek and lowly One. bless you and keep you. infancy. favorites of heaven 1 What an old for the types, will probably cause C. V. Most affectionately, I have of late had opportunities to fogy you are ' Why, my good broth every reader to feel the purity of his REPLY TO THE ABOVE. mingle with a different class of peo C'. K endrick . er, “ money answereth all things I ” heart and the strength of his faith. [. Oakland, Cal., March 11, 1880. ple, than I have for many years been And if you and I, to-day, had a long Bro. Vinzent: In this way we get at the inner life ef the man. I publish it with the accustomed Co, and cannot but wonder Keeping up our meetings and Sun free purse of gold, wrere dressed in State Co-operating Meeting. at the spiritual darkness abroad in consent of Sister Vinzent, and with day school was simply a duty. And costly attire, and were well adorned in the land. What a fearful responsibil a sense of duty well done is the best gold and pearls, don’t you know we the impression that it will do good. C ove , U nion C o , On, ity is there resting upon the religious reward; it is reward enough. Still, might be popular! < C. K. Whether we March 15, 1880. teachers of the present day; in fact, our adored Father may give us even would be good, or pleasing to God, is Bro. T. F. Campbell: Feb. 22, 1880. upon all who have accepted the Sa- more. What the world calls success another question. While a few According to arrangements, a com Dear BrO. Kendrick: wior, and have thus entered his ser belongs not to us. Success is not wealthy men and women have done mittee of two was appointed by Bro. The last mail brought in your es vice I We call this an enlightened commanded, and is not a duty. Jesus nobly, the poor have been the stay Boli, to meet -at Sand Ridge church, teemed letter of the 12th inst. I was age! Who is to blame ? Is this the and the apostles did not always suc and support of the cause, generally, in on first Lord's day in March. " The much pleased to hear from yon direct, result of sectarian teaching ? and that ceed. Far from it. They suffered all ages and countries. We will en committee consisted of two brethren though I have heard of you frequently in the land of Bibles and Sunday what would now be called the most courage the poor to attend our meet from Crickett Flat, two fiom Sand through my family. I feel especially schools ? I can but conclude it is complete failures. Yet duty was ings—even in calico and russets—nor Ridge, and two from the Cove, whose gratified to learn that our meetings and owing in a great measure to divisions done, and suffering was not in vain. will we set them on a stool, or behind business it was to make arrangements Sunday schools are kept up as form in the ranks of the so-called Christian the door. I woul<J rather, after all, for holding a State Cooperation Meet Many now cannot afford to meet erly, and only regret that circumstan people. And how are the divisions and worship without a crowd and the trust to the blessings of God or the ing south-east of the Blue Mountains, ces compel me to be absent from Oak caused, and by whom kept up, and applause of an ungodly world. Are widow’s mtte, than risk the thousands including Boise City and valley. land, for the present, and thus prevent ■till increased ? The religious teach they not weak in faith. Except for of the rich. Still, though it be as a The committee met and fixed the my participation. .Still, I think I ers and Pastors are to blame for this the good we may do others, I really camel going through a sewing needle’s time and place for 'the meeting ac have been personally benefited. It unfortunate state of affairs. Nothing prefer the few to the many. One of eye, yet as a rich man cah be saved, cording to agreement. ^It wilL be held has given me more time and opportu- buthoarty Christian Union can change the greatest errors of the age is here. let us give the rich credit for all their at or near Summerville, commencing -wity to reflect, and to come in contact it, and woe to him who introduces To secure a crowd, and their praise, efforts. But lqt us not suppose we on Friday before the fourth Lord’d with the religionists, and the world, anything calculated to cause divis we build costly houses, and worliily+ee are strong in the Lord because we are day in June. which has only confirmed me in many ions ! every thing. Then we imagine we rich and numerous, or popular with We give a general invitation to all things and views previously enter To day is Lord ’ s day, and though, have succeeded. To such there the world. “ To the poof the Gospel ministering brethren from a distance tained. I am mere thaa ever convin ced tfdt we few in Oakland, could not, deprived of Christian privileges, this can be little meaning in theso Scrip is preached ” will yet mean something to come and cooperate with us; also without violating previous privileges, day I am with you in spirit, and feel tures : " The friendship of the in the world. Why not. Lt it begin brethren from other churches to come, If now, if we mean original Christianity? and request other churches to send Imve acted otherwise than we have like saying to you, dear brother, do world is enmity with Cod. not become discouraged. The consci any man would be the friend of the By the weekly contribution, we delegates to cooperate with us and dine in church matters, and if we are ousness of being engaged in the dis world he is the enemy of God. ” “ They have, so far, paid all our expense»— have a voice in the meeting. “ Come to be blamed for anything, it is be charge of sacred duty is really a verv are not of the world even as I am not our rent and for the bn ad and wine. up to the help of the Lord against the cause we have not gone farther in ad valuable recompense. Keep on and of this world. ” “ If any man will live So we hope to do. To provide for a mighty ” hering to and advocating uncompro never give up if you value your peace, godly in Christ Jesus he shall suffer large family by ny practice, is not misingly the necessity of simplicity Written by instruction instruction from from com com- — I know you wont, that is a comfort. persecution, ” ice. They seem to so easy ; but, so far, we have lived,— mittee by and integrity of Christian worship. _ -11 * The good Lord help you and .Uyours, Zvçn X apparent success • is small, imagine that those who are not and wo live in good hope. Still, I can Pacific C M , J. C. B arnes . , 4