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About Pacific Christian messenger. (Monmouth, Or.) 1877-1881 | View Entire Issue (May 14, 1880)
P acific C hristian M essenger . “GO YE, THEREFORE, TEACH ALL NATIONS.” t MONMOUTH, OREGON; FRIDAY, MAY 14. ISSO. VOL. X. NO. 20. -V Paoiflo room with marble floor, and on each bayonets, and we did not even dare i not expect one of them to show his Bro. D. W. Eledge s Letter. side of the room are marble’slabs, let look that way; but we came to the hand thus plainly yet awhile. hristian essenger H owell P rairie , O r ., into the wall, bearing the names of visitor’s gate at last, and were shown Silas should have waited a little Devoted to the cause of Primitive Christi May 3, 1880. those who fell in the rebellion, with the museum, where we saw, what longer before avowing such senti anity, and the diffusion of general ii Bro. Campbell: date, place, &c., also the class or looked to us a conglomerate mass of ments. Should have waited at least formation. Being vafy seriously afflicted—con rather department to which they be old guns, shells, ship models, &e., till all those old pioneer preachers are * Price Per Year, tn Adtance, S2.59 fined to my room—I thought I would about which the keeper could tell such dead who went forth without scrip or All business letters should be addressed longed. write a short letter, especially for the Two old men, who were rakiDg long unparalleled stories, and in such puVse to fight the battles of the Re to T. F. Campbell, Editor, or Mary benefit of our old Bro. Weddle and Stump, Publisher, Monmouth, Oregon. dead leaves from the fresh green grass, a fast glib way, that we opened our formation, and without being, called Advertisers will find this one of the best looked at us with amazement when eyes in wonderment that such lengthy or sent, pushed the Word into desti Sister Anna M. Martin. Bro. Weddle mediums on the Pacific Coast for making we in a dilemma asked the way to lies should be spun for our innocent tute places, and whose labors were I never had the pleasure of seeing, but their business known. the library. As it was the first day gratification. When this gentleman crowned with such glorious results— 1 know him well from reputation. KATES OF ADVERTISING of our lives in Cambridge we could had talked himself red in the face, and results which have never been Sister Anna I remember well, having 1 M | 3 M | 6 M TYr~ hardly be blamed’for' not knowing one we were tired of the museum, we asked equalled, not even by all the “ called ” partaking of her hospitalities at her Space 1 1 W »1 00 »2 50 »4 00 $7 00 »124(0 building from another, and in a sort this same knight of historical adven “ sent ” paid preachers of subsequent house. I now wish to say to the 20 00 7 00 12 00 4 00 2 SO H Col........... 35 00 of pitying way they sent us in the ture what other places about the Navy times. brethren and sisters generally, and to 7 00 12 00 20 00 4 00 Col........... 65 00 7 00 12 00 20 00 35 00 Ñ Col........... Will Silas only be just to our dear the abovf¡ named brother and sister 20^ 35 00 65 00 120 00 right direction. We had a pleasant Yard would be of interest, and ljesaid 1 Col............. old primitive preachers, as well as particularly, that it is like a refresh hour wandering about the library, he guessetl we would like to see the Notices in local column« 10 cents per line for each insertion. rope and wire walks. Of course " we i the many worthy preaching brethren ing shower upon the parched earth to but “ visitors not allowed ” was on so Yearly advertisements on liberal terms. Professional Cards (1 square) »12 per annum. letters. Yes, of to-day, who are spending theiy lives ■ read such encouragi many doors that Harvard library was wanted to go, but each held her peace^ Sister Anna, I remembér well the • in the cause of Christ honestly and Mr. I. «. D.vlrlwn 1. our Advertiaelug only a sort of aggravation to our till one, a little braver about exposing protracted meeting at Lafayette, in cdViosity. This arrangement is a good devotedly, and with much and iudis- Agent In Portland. her ignorance in naval matters than years gone, never more to return. I one for the students, but provoking the rest of us, asked what walking pensible advantage to the church ? Entered At the Poet Office at Monmouth aa am thankful to hear that the congre If the cause of Christ, in the past, to admiring pilgrims. We looked ropes had to do with the U. S. Navy. second clan» matter. over the first-clfissalbum, which was We found out that the rope walk was had, depended upon the work of a gation is yet living. But the name of Letter from Wellesley College. presented in 1853, and such funny, not a place for gymnasts to prove their paid ministry, 'it had long since Bro. Wqlverton standing as their odd looking pictures. There are no agility, but a long low two storied drooped and died.* And 1 humbly sentinel is enough, having new sun XCMBP« XII. ' pictures of graduates before that time, building where the entire process of conceive that its future success does shine. I know enough of him that he W ellesley , M ass ., April 19,1880. and that class was not a large one; making rope for the Navy is carried not .’depend on a “ ealled ” or “ sent ” is faithful and efficient. To the brotherhood geneirally I in turning -from that to one of the on. We saw the raw flax or hemp paid ministry. *T am inclined to think Jfy dear Girls : We have been back from the city latest classes is like looking at a taken through all sorts of machinery that the poorest paid preachers of I I wish to say that old “ time speeding in our own pleasant rooms at Dana different ra,ce of men, due’ of course to till it came out in great coils of heavy whom we have any account have been away ” has left it ó deep impression on Hall for more than a week, struggling the advanced skill in photography, rope. But rope-making, cannqns and the most successful, while on the other me personally, with a loss of all my through examinations that were left and not to a noticable difference in cannon balls did not give us the most hand I believe that the love of money, ! earthly effects. Fer the last four over from latt term, and getting in college records. pleasant fancies, and _ we came away the root of all evil, has had more to do I years I have struggled hard to make in corrupting the ministry and the a living, keeping a -little post office trim for future work. We did not enter any other build- tired of the implements of warfare. I have been too busy to tell you of ings, and as the wind was blowing Stone Hall is to be dedicated some church of God, than all other influen connected then with a country store. ______ ________ I dave credit to many who would not the last few days’ sight-seeing in ; cold we did not tarry long on the time in May, at which ceremony Mrs. ces combined. PauT’worked willT his hands, at a and some who could not pay me ; and Boston before’our’"Vacation closed on j grounds. Two of our party had had President Hayes and others of in business "1 am left the 12th inst., but I must take time ..sight-seeing enough for one day, so political, social, and .literary impor very humble calling, to sustain him I thus failing ° to write you something of our visit to they took a car straight for Boston, tance are expected < to lend the dignity self, and did sustain himself and those badly afflicted to ’lean upon a faithful Cambridge and the Navy Yard before while we two, who were left, took a of their presence, ireSence. .Till then, my far with him, while evangelizing, that he wife who is now nearly three score ■ 1—--------- j'r5“- might not be a burden to the elm reh ana- ten years old. uut certainly one other sights dull the impression so 1 ear in the opposite direction, for Long offfriends^ adieu Peter the fisherman and John when of the most industrious women living. vivid when first experienced. Four fellow’s home. We were put out C assie S tump . asked for alms by the beggar had no Old age is telling on her perceptibly of us early one morning started from i directly in front of the poet’s gate and, “ Prudence Papers ” Criticised. silver and gold to give him, but was also. After forty long years of hard our boarding place, taking a street car | though not daring to open the charmed only too glad to impart to him such labor for the blessed Master, I feel for Harvard and the home, of the portal, we solaced ourselves by pro ' . 1 Several articles have recently ap as they had, to-wit: the healing like one forsaken by my brethren poet, whom every one love«. The menading for perhaps fifteen minutes, distance was only" about four miles, up and down before the threshold of peared in the M essenger , under head through faith in Christ, the poor) (not ah of them). But my days are ing of “ Prudence Papers ” finely writ man’s malady. Indeed, our blessed and as we reached there quite early in historic treasures, where the muses of well nigh numbered, and my steward ten in the main, but which are in a Master was so poor that he had not ship is soon to be surrendered to him the day, we had the pleasure of look the fireside so long have held their few positions assumed, I think* un where to lay I.is precious head. who will do justice to all. When I ing down from the gallery in Memorial court, and reaching through the street tenable, and deserving notice. Contemplating the history of the regret that I am well nigh forgotten Hall upon some of the young gentle fence, plucked a bursting bud from the What I wish to call atter^ion to are church and the work of the poor men eating their nine o’clock break lilac hedge growing just within. The by those for whom I»labored, so many his remarks as occurring in the M es Messiah and his humble followers, and fast. We could not watch “ Harvard house is an old two storied one, years, am I judging wrongly, or have senger of April 9th, referring to contrasting these with. language I more efficient men taken my place» eat,” as people did when Memorial painted a light yellow with long preachers and. preaching, where he quoted from Silas, and the spirit ef and I ranked an old fogy ? Hall was first built, for it was their piazzas on each side. Shade trees are says: “ These good nice preachers, the times, I confess to a feeling of sad spring vacation, as well as ours, but scattered about, and just at the foot Allow me to’fnake a statement, not we did count six hundred chairs, and of the MfSbond low terrace from the who are willing to preach for nothing ness and sorrow if not of indignation ; loading up, to the time of my leaving Beware of and feel much like paraphrasing his smiled to see the friskiness of the front door is a low railing covered —volunteer workers. the Eastern States, in the spring of them • • ♦ Beware of the man words and saying: Beware of the colored waiters as they flew about with vines that must be beautiful in 1864, I had with my own hands im who works for nothing.” good, nice preachers who will not getting the tables ready for lunch. summer. mersed over three thousand persons’ The plain English of this is that preach without money. Beware of The room is a magnificent one, and Since coming to this coast I failed to After that long forenoon in Cam the man who has preached, or is them. Beware of the man who will keep Hii account, of thI * *p• my companions pouted a little because - »-—»• j bridge we ajso, turned our faces to it threw the Wellesley dining hall ward Boston and a late dinner, only willing to preach for nothing is to be not work in the cause of Christianity but not near so many. It is no more completely in the shade. The windows half satisfied with the superficial view disregarded, ignored, and considered without pay. And I am almost ready than natural that I should desire to are as high as the gallery from the we had had of America’s most classical unworthy, while no one is to be to add, Beware of the able bodied man be remembered by my children in the first floor, and the wall beneath is city ; but if nothing happens we will accepted as a proper man to preach who depends solely upon the church Gospel, and, this day, could I have the but he that is “ called " or “ sent,” and for bis food and raiment, and will not filled with large and small pictures, all go again one of these days. greatest desire of my heart gratified is paid for his services. work with his hands. It is written busts and statues. I looked about were I able, it would be to preach the That afternoon we spent »at the Now I have been well aware for that man shall obtain his bread in the me in a sort of bewilderment, and Gospel to the world. I do know I am State house, listening to a discussion many years that there was a strong sweat of his face. And again, he wondered which chairs my Oregon no infidel. I love the cause of the of the tramp law, reading tracts, element in the Christian church that that will not work shall not eat. friends, who talk so much of Harvard, Lord above all things. A deep and looking in an abstracted way at would like to see it take the position I do not know a more pitiable would fill when they came to college- affliction in my side and back confines the books and relics in the Mas that no man ought to preach except character than the man who can get I also wondered how they would me to the house, and forbids further sachusetts historical rooms, for by that he be paid a stated salary for a stated his consent to fasten himself at a manage to line their pockets with labor. God bless all the brethren. time I at least was too tired to take lot of work, and I have noticed things round salary upon a weak congrega ducats sufficient to meet all the de much interest in anything; however I tending surely and steadily in that tion of disciples either in village, Good bye. mands for style, which though classic Your old brother, - plucked up courage to inspect the direction ; but I was not prepared for town, or country, and will spend most betrays at every turn the clink of - p. W. E lledge . famous punch bowl, in which punch the statement boldly, and advocacy of his time through the week loitering golden dollars. was stirred for the men whe took of the position that one who would about, not even making himself a good The theater in Memorial Hall will The value of the church property part in the Boston tea party. preach tor nothing was to be totally garden. It is not the man that will of the Northern Methodist Church in neat perhaps a thousand people, caking Another afternoon we went to driven out of the field as a suspicious preach for nothing that is really to be ■^he South is estimates at $8,500,000. the first floor and two galleries all Bunker Hill, but as it had been but a and unworthy character. dreaded, but the one who will not The benevolent collections last year together. little while since I had climbed to the I had known long ago that “local preach without money. Fur .41 tbe an / As you-will remember this hall was amounted to 887,650, of which $10,- 13 built by the Alumni to commemorate top, I let the rest go on without me, preachers ” who were able to preach difference between the two is aim] >pG 130 was contributed by the colored the death of those of their number while I waited below saving my for nothing, or worked with their this, one preaches through love f<\ mt members. mv who foil in the late civil war, and the strength and ^my 20 cts. When the hands for their support, and pro Christ and trusts him for his pay, —An Adventist Conference, held at ether conspicuous room in the build girls came down we went on a tour of claimed salvation freely to the people, while the other preaches through love Worcester, Mass , recently discussed ing besides the dining hall and theater investigation to the Boston Navy were regarded rather as nuisances by for money and takes no trust of any, at length oitnup prophecies of Daniel is Memorial Hall proper, which I Yard. We passed two or three open those lazy, shiftless preachers who de but must be paid if “ sent ” or and decided that they indicate that should' have mentioned first, and gates where savage looking sentries pend alone on what the church would 9 called." He never moves otherwise. the end of the world will come in J anek the E lder . which first entered. Jt is a laige were pacing up and down with drawn pay them for preaching. But I did Feb. 1884. C M ,