Pacific Christian messenger., August 13, 1880, Page 7, Image 7

PACIFIC'CHRISTIAN MESSENGER, FRIDAY, AUG. 13,. 1880
Reports from the Field.
ing early in the fall, as the present
—The waiters at one of the hotels
The Wrong God.
busy s e aso n would not a dm i t of s uoh at Rye Beaeh, -N t -H-tjm-intmmrr,-are
Once upon a time Jupiter cum* down
E llensburg ?W. T.,
meeting.
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all students at Dartmouth College.
from Olympus to Athens, to get the peo­
July 25,1880,
Early Monday morning I took thef~?—Three hundred Mnd eighty-five ple to worship him ; and they did it in
Dear Bro. Campbell:
train for the West Side crossing, girls applied for the' Oxford- senior this wise :
I take this method of writing you a where I again had to wait several examination this season, and 353 for
One set of men worshipped the ground
few lines that you may know that we hours for the train to Independence.
the junior examinations. In addition on which he alighted.
Another set worshipped the day on whieh
are still among the living, and still
Taking the train at 12 M. I fell in to'the ordinary examination of boys
he came.
.
toiling away in the services of our company with Bro. Waller, on his way and girls, another examination for
Another set worshipped his mantle and
Master, endeavoring to do all the good home from his meeting at McMinn- young women over eighteen years old his sandals.
we can in this far away place, and we ville> also Bro. and Sister Shelley, of began at the same time,- thirty-five
Another set worshipped the eagle which
are sometimes made to rejoice in Independence.
Reaching Indepen­ offering themselves for the prelimin- accompanied him as his symbol,
And Jupiter complained that in all this
seeing sinners turning from their dence we found conveyance to Mon­ ary examination.
worship they worshipped everything but
wicked ways and coming out on the mouth.
‘ —Among the recent graduates from him.
Lord’s side. One was added to our
I was pleased to meet wi>h Bro. Michigan University was Mary H.
Ood once in like manner, came down
number on last Lord’s day. Thus the Prof. J. C. Campbell, of Junction Graham, colored. Her father and from heaven to get the people to adore him
good work is gaining on andjthe cause City, brother-in-law to Prof. T. F. mother have labored with well-direct­ and they did it similarly.
is gaining ground in Kittitas.
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Campbell, of Monmouth ; also Bro. and ed devotion and earnestness to achieve. Ope set of men adored the place where
he came, the stable where he was born, the
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Your brother in Christ,
Sister J. A. Bushnell, of J unction this result. She prepared at Flint, manger in whioh he lay, and the oxen and
K eathly B ailes .
City, visiting relatives in Monmouth. has stood well in her class, and now asses which were with him there.
On the following (Tuesday) morn­ goes to „teach in Lincoln University,
Another Set adored th ; day on which he
-C arlton , O r ., Aug. 8,1880.
ing I set out for Pleasant Hill, having at Jefferson "City, Mo. ’ Her age is came, on which be left, and on which he
did his chief works—Christmas. Easter,
Editor Messengef:
been-absent from home nearly three twenty-two.
Please allow me to correct a mistake weeks; Alyjt by no means tired of
—During the past winter there Good Friday; and Whitsuntide.
Another set adored, his mother, his kins­
in your last issue where it states that visiting among friends and bfetlren were at the twenty German univer­
folks, and his companions—Mary, Joseph,
I had pledged $20 to the support of at Monmouth and elsewhere; e?^pect- sities 20,172 students. ^Tha Univer- and the saints.'
the college from Carlton church. I ing to return in a few weeks,, if cir­ sity of Berlin had the largest number
Another set adored his place of death,
was asked if I'did not think Carlton cumstances will admit.
—3,G08. The philosophical depart­ the cross, the sepulcher, the Mount of
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ments attracted the largest numbers
—8,624. ’ ' ’
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—Harvard University has secured
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three new profe«or9TlIaneóc1c7pro-
feasor of Hebrew and other Oriental
languages, and Dexter lecturer on
Biblical literature, Crawford-Howell
Toy, D. D.; professor of classical
philology^Frederick DeFoirest Allen,
Ph.'JD.; professor of the new chair of
Sanskrit, Prof. Chas. R. Lauman.
—The Roman Catholics have a
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mission aipong the lepers at-
Malakai, t
The govern-
in
the
Hawaiian
group.
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The Cause in Portland.
®
ment
gathers
up
the
lepers
and
sends
Church and Educational Items.
Undoubtedly the most. important
them to the mission, where they are
work before the brotherhood of this
—-Women of the Methodist Epis­ kindly cared for. A priest, who has
State is the establishing of a church copal church have ^organized, at Cin­ been at this dreadful post seven years,
in the city of Portland. The brethren cinnati, a Woman’s Home "Missionary says he has buried froqa J-50 to 200 a
there are doing well considering the Society, for work especially among the year of these poor creatures^.jslm, are
. disadvantages of their situation, but destitute women and children of the in a most loathsome condition. He
they are greatly in need of a suitable ■ South.
Writes: “ Half my people look like
house of worship..
. —It is estimated that the aggregate -living skeletons, whom the worms
For some time an effort has been circulation of Catholic papers in this have already begun to devour, inter­
made to raise money enough to pur­ country is-228,700.
nally first and then externally. Their
chase a loj on which to put up a ■,.—The Yale Lectures on Preaching bodies consist of one hideous sore,
building, and a good portion of the next winter will be delivered by Dr. which is very rarely cured. As for
amount has already been subscribed, J. T. Duryea.
the odor they emit, imagine th<» jam
yet there is still lacking quite a sum
—H. A. Howe, M. A., son of Pro­ fxtet of fhe tomb of Lazarus.” Con­
which must be raised.
fessor Howe, of the University of nected with the mission is an orphan­
The question now is, shall we let Chicago, and late of the Cincinnati age for young girls and two schools,
this work fail for the want of a £t>4 Observatory, a brilliant young as­ the teachers of w^?h are paid by the
hundred dollars ? Let me say to any tronomer, has been engaged by the government.
—The report of the Presbyterian
who have not' yet subscribed to this new University pf Denver.
Board
of Missions, speaking" of~the
lot fund, please do bo when Bro-
—It is supposed that as much as
Gaboon
and Corisco Mission in Africa,
Wolverton comes around again. If $7,600,000 was last prear given to the
says
that
it lacks the exciting in­
you cannot give a large sum, then give Protestant foreign missions.
terest
awakened
by newly-discovered
a small sum.. Certainly there are very
—" The book to read,” says Dr. Mc-
regions
in
the
interior
; but it is still
few members in the State who cannot Cosh, “is not the one that Jhinks for
a.
mission
of
great
importance
and will
give at least one dollar to this work. you, but the one that makes you
furnish
a
good
base
of
operations
from
Do not be afraidv6£jhe small sum, for think.”
which
to
reach
the
interior.
The
enough of them wilLq urcha.su the lot
—DeWitt Talmage’s form in “ bap­
Board
is
considering
whether
it
is
riot
and build the housA.
tizing by immersion,” as he terms it,
expedient
to
establish
a
new,
station
Beyond doubt, the greatest benefit is ; “ In the presence of the church on
to the cause in this State now would earth and the church in heaven, and at Kakinda, on the coast» near the
be a good working chuTch in Portland. on professions of thy faith in the Congo, with the view of ascending
Brethren, this is our work, let us not Lord Jesus Christ, I baptize thee in that river when it is safe to do so.
let it fail. Other worthy*enterprises the name of the 1 ather, Uie Son and The mission now extends flTO miles
1 along the coast, from 170 north to 200
have had timely assistance when in the Holy Ghost, Amen.” ,
need of money, and I am satisfied that
— Prof. A R. Milligan, of Kentucky I miles south of Equator, and has access
this one will now receive the serious University, lias sailed for Europe, and to a considerable population, including
a tribe of cannibals .(the Fangwes) of
attention of the brethren. Our minds is now in England.
should not be diverted just now from
—Pres. C. L. Loos, in a private the interior, who often come almost to
this enterprise, but Jet us work with a communication, writes us that in the mission-doors at Kangwe.
—The receipts of the China Inland
full determination that it shall be about three weeks (from July 20th)
pushed tm.com pletion.
j he will leave Bethany for l^exington, Mission for the past year were $43.^00
P. R. B urnett .
to enter upon his duties of President a decrease of $6,455. The number of
Salem, Or., Aug. 7, 1880.
of the University, and that his family \ missronaries employed is sixty-five, of
will soon follow. He states that after ■) whom twenty-six are married and
From Bro. T. M. Morgan.
twenty-five years in all spent at twenty-four unmarried men and
fifteen unmarried ladies. There are
Being brought on my way by Bro. Bethany he leaves with grett regret, one hundred native hel[>ers.
Todd, I waited at the crossing of the but enters upon his new field full oT
West Side and Narrow Gauge for the confidence and hope. The best wishes (
Consumption Cured.
train to Sheridan, to preach on the and prayers of all who know the true
olil physician’ retired from practice
fourth Sunday, according to previous worth Of Bro. Loos will accompany An
having had placed in bis hands by an East
him.
—
Eiangeliat.
arrangement. Being detained, it was
' India miaaionary the formula of a simple
—Texas has two weeklies published vegetable remedy, for the speedy and per-
nearly dark when I reached the resi­
cure for consumption, bronchitis,
in the interests of the Christian .manent
dence of Bro. Thos, Faulconer.
catarrh, asthma, and nil throat and lung
Sher idan isapleasant town, adjoining church, besides the Sun, published 'by affections, also a positive and radical cure
for nervous debility and all nervous com­
the fertile foothills of the Coast Range. Bro. Hall at Austin, yet the Christ ¡ivo plaints, after having tested its Wonderful
The brethren here have a commodious MeAenqer says that • Bro. Jas. L. curative powers in thousands of cases, has
felt it his dnty to make it known to his
house, but are left without a preacher, Thomberry, is getting up an inde- suffering fellows. Actnated by thia mo­
Jiut have conditionally engaged one- pendent,political,religious and literary tive, and a desire to relieve linman suffer­
ing, I will send, free oi charge, to all who
fourth of the time of the writer during journal. .
desire*U, this recipe, with full directions
—
Twenty-two
young
women
tried
for preparing aid using, in German,
the cominj*£/»r. On Lord’s day we
French, of English. Sent by mail by ad­
l^d a fair attendance of the brethren the Harvard preliminary examination dressing With stamp, naming this paper.
thic
season,
and
t*o
the
final
examina
­
W. W. Sherar, HD Power s Block, Roch­
in the forenoon and afternoon, lhe
ester. N.Y.
brethren here need a protracted meet- tion.
church-would contribute $20. I an­
swered I believed they would. I was
then asked if I would not vouch for
3that?amounts T~said. I believed T
would be safe in doing so, bpt did "hot
say I would do it. I believe yetithisy
will contribute that amount, at least I
hope so, and that many other churches
may.-follow the example and the good
cause be pushed forward vigorously.
Yours fraternally,
J. II. C aldwell .
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Horseback journeying is not at all
enjoyable in the dust and heat, for,
either mail or beast, as more than
myself could testify. » I reached
MonrOe, after a journey of 37 miles,
much fatigued, with still another day
of tedioui traveling ahead, which soon
passed away, and I found myself with
my family on Wednesday evening.
I feel well paid for labor and time
during said visit, in the many
pleasant acquaintances formed.
T. .M. M organ .
Literary Notices.
• A riwck ' s Hogr M agazine for August is
a beautiful mid-summer number. For
twenty-six yean it has been a welcome vis­
itor in thousands of homes, always as »
pleasant companion and friend, interested
in all and ever ready with help for every­
one from the oldest to the youngest. 32.00
a year, ,T. 8. Arthur & Son,. 227 South
Sixth St., Phila.
The July and August No. at the TfW
Shore has a handsome corer, and some
very creditable engravings of The Dalles,
Wasco county, Oregon. 9'2 00 a year. —
L. Samuels, Portland, Or’. .
T he H eavenly W ay , is the title ofas
Very neat little woik by J. H. Garrison,
senior editpr of the CAristiao, St.^Roais,^
Mo. Price in bloth binding 50c., paper
35c. It will be found very interesting, es­
pecially to young disciples, in fact, it is
directed mainly to young converts, yet
older, ones would’^u'^tlsp^’^totit Uy.it»
reading.— Ec.
T he A uoubt W ide A w axe , with its beau­
tiful frontispieces by Jessie Curtis anil
Miss E. B. Humphrey, ought to be packed
up in all vacation tranks bsund for- th®
country and (he seaside, for it is full of
Calvary, the City of Jerusalem.
And in all this adoring of so many things entertaining reading for the hammock and
the veranda. Nora Perry, in “ Miss Yio-
about him, they did not adore him.
Xt Hl Uber, m
AjulJiipiter,
in matu.
order vu
to uu»t,v
make aiauxi
men ucl
bet- -
ter worghiper9i erecte<J a Utn'pl6i where young girls jnst going into ^pciety, and
M. E. W. 8. (Mrs. Sherwood) has an uni-
-they miglrf meet for the purpose.
But, instead of meeting and worshiping "qne beach story for the-boys, entitled
him there, they fell to worshiping the tem­ “Job Pigstirrup.” John Brownjohn be-
ple, and the altar in the temple, aDd the gins'bis “ Qaeerclover ^Chronicles ” with
stoves, and the poker, and other utensils, the very fanny account of “ Miss Marrow-
until they forgot all about Jupiter, in the phat’s Maltee,” with three spirited illus­
adoration of the things which he provided trations by “Boz.” Mrs. A. Mx Diaza •
perennial favorite with story-lovers, has a
for their convenience in his worship. .
And Jupiter appointed teachers to in- tale óf “ Robbie and Bibbie,” for the littla
struct them in his worship, and times for 4x>ys., But thè merriest contributionz to
the number is Mrs. Clara Doty Batea’ par­
-meetings, and ways of worshiping him.
But ik..
the people fell a..
to —
worshiping it..
the aphrase of the “Three Little Kittens -that
teachers, instead of following them ; and Lost their Mittens,"- with' eight funny
they worshiped the seasons, and services, drawings by J. G. Francis. Only $2.00 a
and all other means which Jnpite«»-had year., Ella Farman Editor. D. Lothrop
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provided for his worship, and they never & Co., Publishers, Boston, Mass.
oqce worshiped Jupiter.
And qa, <jn like manner, God collected
T he B aptist R eview for July, Augustf
*his worshipers into an assembly or church, and September, 1880, contains :—" Sons
and appointed teachers therein, that they of Ood,” A study of the-Scriptnral Uses of
might better reverence him. ' But they the Title, by Rev. Stephen H. Stackpole,
went to reverencing the assembly, and the Saxton’s river Vt.' “Hades,” by Rev.
teachers and al), the appointments of the Russell Jennings, Deep river, Conn. “Th®
church, until they forgot all about God.
Donatists,” by Professor Hernan Lincoln,
And when he bad them orect buildings D. D., Newton Theologicol „Institute,
for worship, they got to reverencing’ the Newton Centre, Mass. “ Pessimism and
buildings, instead of worshiping G'od Theodicy,” by Prof E. B. Andrews, New­
therein ; and they reverenced all that was ton Theological Institute, Newton Centre,
in them—the altar, the pots, -the cloAs, Mass. “ An Argument Concerning th®
and the furniture—and did not worship Sabbath,” by Kendall Brooks, D. D.,
God.
President of Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo
And when lie appointed times and sea­ Mich. “ A Review of Dr. Shedd's Com­
sons for worshiping him, they got to mentary on Romans,” by Lucius E. Smith
reverencing the seasons and services, in­ D. D., Editor of the 'Watchman, Boston
stead of him“. *
Mass. .“The Concept of Space,” by Rev.
And Jupiter, that he might enlighten H. L. Gear, Cor. Sec'y Ohio Baptist State
the people in his* worship, gave them Convention, Xenia, O. " Books—Reviews ’
written instructions, to serve in" his and Notices. Published quartrely by J.
absence;.but the people, instead of read­ R. ¿aumes, Cincinnati.
ing them, worshiped them, and often,
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without opening them, preserved them as
F rank L eslie ’ s P opvlab M onthly .—
their most sacred objects of devotion.
The number for August contains a vast
And God, likewise, that he might en­ amount of entertaining and instructive
lighten men, gave them a book with in* reading. N. Robins has an admirable ar­
structions ; but they took the book, in ticle descriptive of the “ Passion Play ” at
stead of the instructions, and often, with­ Ob rammergau with twelve illustrations;
out reading it, reverenced it, and, without Geo. J; Hagar one.on “ Some Remarkable
worshiping according**® it, declared that American Women at the Bar, -in the Pul-'
they believed it and that their duties
pit and on the Stage,” with seventeen por­
’therein were fulfilled.
a
traits and illustrations. “ What the Jap­
And Jupiter, that he might make them anese Eat,” by Edward Grey ; “ A Soap-
better as his worshipers, gave them an ex­ Bubble,” by John A. Bower, etc., etc.,
ample, teaching them by his own conduct are excellent articles, profusely.illustsated.
how to live and act and pray.
Etta W. Pierqe's interesting story, “ Not
And they worshiped his example, in- Guilty,” is continued, and the numerous
stead of following it, and celebrated his short stories and sketches are by popular
deeds, instead of imitating them.
writers and of usual merit. There are
And God, in like manner, to make men over 100 embellishments and a'beautiful
better worshipers, gave them his example colored frontispiece, and the price of a
—praying, fasting, and loving, as he would single oopy is only 25 "cents the annual
have men do
. ' . . .
subscripticn 33, postpaid. Address Frank.
But they worshiped his example, instead Leslie's publishing House, 53, 55 and 57
of following it, celebrating bis fasting, his Park Place, N. Y.
praying, and his deeds of love, without
imitating them.— Kc.
Z
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