P acific C hristian M essenger
“GO YE, THEREFORE, TEACH ALL NATIONS.*’
MONMOUTH, OREGON; FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1880.
VOL X.
NO. 17.
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gentleman teld usthat some of the pews part of the table, and gave them to to spell in three letters. I had to help to take spasms. The shouting con-
but he could always give the my father work to make something to tirwd for some fifteen minutes, when
hristian
essenger were much richer in the first place, as him,
it was the royal church and very name and position and capital. The live on. 1 My grandmother, on i6y the meeting adjourned. I have never
Devoted to the cause of Primitive Christi­
wealthy. The pews have cushioned band composed of blind young men mother’s side,
de, at
at that
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with had such a scare since.
anity, and the diffusion of general in­
made
good
music
;
a
solo
on
one
of
the
chairs
in
them
as
well
as
the
other
us.
She,
taking
an
interest
in
my
This, and the incident with the old
formation.
instruments
was
specially
good.
A
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seats,
and
it
is
the
most
comfortable
learning,
taught
me
how
to
spell
and
Baptist preacher whom »ltLgrandpa
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to T. F. Campbell, Editor, or Mary We were shown the pew which was solo which was tolerable, though to reverence God, and how to pray, in table, were not calculated to make me
Stump, Publisher, Monmouth, Oregon.
once the governor’s, and were told my notion plain English would have her way. Young people, at that time, admire religion, notwithstanding what
Advertisers will find this one of the best also that the same pews yet belonged been in better taste.
were taught to repeat what was called my grandmother had taught me.
mediums on the Pacific Coast for making
But I must not forget to tell you the Lord’s prayer. We repeated that
to the same families they did when
These incidents took place between
their business known.
things were settled. and half of the something of Laura Bridgeman, of prayer after our grandmother, at her 180G and 1811. 'I was then twelve
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first congregation proved loyal and whom we have read so often, and to bedside, at night, many times. But I years old ; and from that till 1818, 1
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It is no longer Epis­ with one of the teachers using the ently at many things from which I minister. I went more to see than to
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grandmother, even though pression similar in character, shook
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stops, and three banks of keys; the with others, when she could neither/'wrong, is hard to erase. It takes the my faith in preachers. tVh?n he arose
case is in some places handsomely see, hear, nor speak. She has a word of God to do it. So if was, I in the stand he looked* up, and said,. -
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carved. Handel played on it, after he pleasant face and does not look as. if have overcome it all; and no# let me that God had senthim tjierg proach —
aeoond claw matter.
was
and A it v was
selected by **
him all thdsunshine
had been taken out of Bay to all Christians, be sure to teach to the people. Next Lord’s day came. .;
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_ Letter from Boston. _------ this church. Ir uHST years old, I her life. . This is a most beautiful day your children right while young. The a Baptist, who made about the same ’
and there is a crown on the top which and I could notTelp thinking how teaching by you in childhood is very statement. T^ie next one who came
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wQiIld indicate, if nothing else did, much we had. to enjoy that was en­ apt to be the germ from which the along was a Methodist; and he stated
B oston , April 1,1880.
that it was made in tome other tirely shut out from those whose main trunk will spring, giving shape that God had sent him there and had
ify Dear Girls ;
country than a republic. There is a happy patience had just taught us a ond character to after life. I remem­ called him to the work. This caused
On last Saturday several of us came monument in honor of its mem­ lesson of thankfulness that our lives ber well the first preacher I ever l me to distrust all three' of their
in from Wellesley, to spend our bers that fell in the Rebellion; had been cast in pleasanter places heard preach. I was seven years old. theories^
vacation sight-seeing in the city. It there ate busts also of some of those than * theirs. There are altogether He was a Baptist. It was thg first
When I reached my 21st year I -
was only 9 A. M. when we reached our who helped build the church, and about 120 pupils in the blind asylum. discourse ever preached on Cling moved, with my father, into Hawkiiie
boarding place, and we spent the re­ others whose memory is held dear by
For variety we have spent some liver, above the, state line, on the county, Tennessee, -where I married
mainder of the forenoon attending the members.
time
in the public library, turning the Virginia side.' If I had not heard any my present wife, now 77 years old.
The most that is
services at a Jewish Synagogue near modem are the painted windows back leaves of huge volumes, 3 by 4 feet, more after that, I never should have We were married August 6, 1820. In
by. The gentlemen in the audience of the altar, which were put in about containing representations of the fres craved to become a good man. The
1823 we removed to Jackson county,
kept their tall silk hats on, and as twelve years ago and cost the hand­ coes of the Vatican, climbed to the top man who bad called this old preacher Indiana, and in 1821 to Monroe county,'
most of the service was in Hebrew, some sum of $10,000. We were told of the City Hall, wandered up and into the settlement was a New where, in 1828,1 heard the first Gnopel__
you may know we did not feel very that the morning after the great fire down the looms given over to house- Yor^ a very old frail man. When sermon, on a day alWtime long to be
much at home. There was consider­ in Chicago this church sent ^30,000, KoTd decorative art pricing the old time for service came, the people could
remembered by those that heard it.
able moving about and talking, and it and afterward several members sent blue plates and venerable bric-a-brac; not get into the house to be seated, so The brother who preached was James
all seemed a long way removed from $5,000 each, and would not allow it peeped into Japanese stores and gazed they went to the grove, and in place
Lanceford, a disciple of Eld. John
any real worship.
put in the papers. The congregation longingly at laces and ribbons hung of a stand they took along a fine Smith, of Kentucky. The result of
Sunday morning we went to Trinity now is very wealthy, there being up so gorgeously in millinery win­ center table. When the preacher rose his day’s labor was sixteen immersed.
church to hear the Easter sermon of thirteen or more who can count their dows. -
to speak, he got up on the table. This At that time, my father and mother
Philip Brooks. We started an hour wealth by the million.
We have planned a long tour for gave the old gentleman great offence. and myself and wife rubbed off the
Tuesday we visited the mute to-morrow, but really I am making He rose, and with a rap on the head j i “ mark of the beast.” I thought I
and a half early and found we had not
school.
It is wonderful how the deaf you toqlong a visit this time.
gone too soon, as it was but a little
of the speaker caused him to get down, could get on without opposition; but
while before the grand assembly room learn to talk. We were in half-a
C assie S tump .
which he did reluctantly, saying he shortly afterwards. I found Paul’s
and all the galleries were crowded, dozen rooms where the smaller ones
feared the bugs, and "worms would words true, that “ they that will live
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even the speaker’s platform and all were just beginning to learn, and
crawl up his trousers.
This novel godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer per­
»
the steps were utilized. I have not where the older ones were being
scene at church made a lasting im­ secution.” This persecution cime, not
ELDER D. D. WEDDLE.
the least idea how many hundred taught geography and history. They
pression on my mind. What would from the world, but from the sects.
M ohawk , O r ., ApriJ13, 1880.
people were there. A most lovely used no motions, but had learned to
we think of such an incident enacted Ah 1 yes, from their preachers. But,
pyramid ef flowers, surmounted by a understand all the teacher said from Bro. Campbell:
in 1880 ? .
thanks be to God, notwithstanding all
If the M essenger will allow me a
The next meeting I remember the opposition I have had, I have
cross of the same, at the foot of which the movement of the lips, and they
dozens of Calla lilies were arranged, answered as any children would ex­ little space in its columns, I will give, going to was when I was eleven years overcome them.
stood at the right of the speaker, who cept they cannot control their voices through them, a reminiscence of my life old. I went with my mother over
And now to conclude this article,
This was a let us all try to overcome our enemies
said some very good things in a very very well. They are taught to use from boyhood till the present time, Clinch mountain.
eloquent manner, and one cannot the language of more mature people, which will, no doubt, be interesting to Methodist meeting, and here I got a by - our kindn e s s to ilieui' j'TSln einber-
wonder at his popularity after hearing and their original essays sound too some of the many readers T>f the M es ­ great scare on this wise: Shouting ing at all times to speak where the
and jerking were common at every Bible speaks, and where it is silent let
old for them. There were 81 in all, senger .
him spoak
I desire to bring to view the differ­ meeting in those days; also class­ us be silent, for this will give us the
In the evening we attended vespers and but six that could hear anything
at a grand Catholic cathedral, which at all, and that not what we would ence in the style of preaching in 1812 meetings with closed doors. After victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
and in 1880. 'But few men on this the preacher had gone through the So let it be! In my next I will give
was well filled with devout Catholics. call hearing.
coast have made a trial to do this— discourse, the class-leader went to you a short sketch of my preaching in
half
after
nine
o
’
clock
this
About
The worshipers were entirely different
none,
so far as I know, except old shut the door. My mother gave me a Indiana and Ohio.
we
started
for
the
blind
morning
from those at Trinity church in the
Bros.
McBride and G. O. Burnett. sign to go out. I went out, but very
which
is
in
south
Boston,
asylum,
morning, but there were lilies every­
—The Methodist Episcopal Church
When
I read their sketches of pioneer reluctantly. As I passed out, the
distance
from
here.
The
where about the altar just the same, quite a
had
at the close of the year 1879, 1,-
door
closed,
I
did
not
like
this
treat
­
preaching,
in
the
M
essenger
,
years
buildings
are
situated
on
Dorchester
proclaiming that “ Christ our Lord is
524''(>0(3
members and 17G.19G proba­
ment,
it
was
much
against
my
will
;
ago,
my
spirit
was
stirred
within
me,
heights,
and
from
the
upper
windows
risen te-day.” While myriad tapers
tioners.
The gain in members for the
and
seeing
that
I
had
come
up
side
by
for
I
was
not
acquainted
with
that
were burning, and incense filled the ef the buildings there is a splendid
year
was
21,608, and the loss in pro­
way
of
shutting
boys
out
of
the
house
air, some fifty or more little boys view of the harbor and surroundings, side with them, it constrained me to
bationers
15,467; so that taking the
from
their
mothers,
There was
dressed in black and white robes sang and it does seem strange that the in­ offer my mite of testimony in support
total
of
members
and probationers—
another boy shut out also who was
responses or whatever they are termed. telligent people of Boston should have' of theirs.
1,700,302
—
the
net
gain for the year
I was bom in Lee county, Virginia, well acquainted with the usages of
It Beemed dreadful to me to see little their institution for the blind where
was
only
6146.
The number of
children being trained up in such a there is so much te be enjoyed through August 10, 1799. My father was a the Methodist church, He saw I was
churches
was
16,955,
which shows an
the sense of sight, while the poor deaf native of Fredricksburg, Md. My scared and took it into his head to
way.
increase
of
395.
The
value of the
Monday afternoon we visited King's children have nothing to look at but grandfather was from Germany. My scare me worse. So as soon as the
churches is estimated at $62,520,417,
chapel, which you perhaps know all a high brick wall. This was their father was a Presbyterian. He had shouting commenced he took me into
being a decrease of $6,228,741 from
a
basement
story
of
the
open
day,
and
the
examinations
in
me
sprinkled
when
I
was
eight
days
house
which
about, it being the third church built
the previous year.
various
branches
were
very
interest
­
placed
us
in
a
position
to
hear
all
that
old.
My
mother
was
raised
by
a
in Boston, in collonial days. It is
—Dr. Coplestone, th* Bishop of
was
going
on
over
our
heads.
That
ing.
I
was
particularly
pleased
with
Regular
Baptist
They
were
almost
a
built of stone, and is remarkably well
Colombo, Ceylon, has arrived in Eng­
time
I
shall
never-forget
while
living,
the
way
a
little
boy
passed
his
ex
­
unit
on
predestination
;
both
had
been
preserved. The pews are square and
land in order to “ confer with certain
the walls of each one about as high as amination in geography. He had the brought up in that superstition ; such for. ft causes me-to this day to dislike English Bishops, that, after hearing
my shoulders. When the church was map of Africa before him, and took impressions are difficult to remove class-meetings. My mother took part their wishes ami advice, he may en­
first built families cushioned and fur­ up each division as the teacher called from the young mind. This subject in the shouting ; and while I was in deavor to arrive at conditions under
nished their own pews according to for it, always giving the capital. of predestination was the hardest the basement story of the house I which license and ordination may be
granted to the members of the Church
individual taste. About eleven years When he had taken Africa to pieces, thing which I, a young unlearned boy, could hear her voice and distinguish Missionary Society.’’
The conflict
ago the upholstering was all done over the teacher, to confuse him, took some had to contend with in ray raising. I it from the rest. This excited me to with the missionaries is of long stand­
in red, and is quite rich, though the of the United States from another went to school two weeks and learned such a degree as almost to cause me ing.
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