« “OO YE, THEREFORE, TEACH ALL NATIONS.” MONMOUTH, OREGON ; FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1881. VOL. XI. Testament. No clearer development will ever be made of what Christ did establish. What he designed and what the apostles did are clearly de­ veloped in the Ne# Testament so perfectly that no improvements will be made upon it. We greatly need that the practice of our day should be more perfect. To this end we must lay aside all human systems which only make, educate, and perpetuate sects and parties, to the exclusion of that unity of the spirit and bond of peace, enjoined by Paul. Loyalty to Christ aril the testimony of his apostles is the only and allsitjjicient California Report. NO. 16. [ the temporal ce people, all churches, all Sunday schools, all friends of God that perhaps you are not Some time since I was made general C hristian M essenger , the Thinking and. humanity in this great moral only one interested, I send your agent in the state of California for the Devoted to the cause of Primitive Christi­ movement. Surely the two next letter and my reply for publication, I Washington, D. C., church fund. I anity, and the diffusion of general in­ Legislatures for Oregon will not re­ fully reciprocate your “ God bless was requested to appoint agepts in formation. fuse to let the people of Oregon, vote 1. I did not intend to convey the the different parts of the State. I Price Per Year, ia Advance, $2..'>0 upon this question.^ \Ve cannot reach All business letters should be addressed idea you have expressed and do not did so, but, as yet, have had but and put down the liqpor traffic here Jo T. F. Campbell, Editor, or Mary think my number three indicates that meager returns. except by legal suasion. Moral Stump, Publisher, Monmouth, Oregon. I am " not ” a member of any church. Bro. A. Burnett, of Healdsburg,, has suasion is futrle. with the whisky ring. Advertisers will find this one of the beet I have been for fifteen years a mem­ sent 37.00; Sister T. Laine, of Santa mediums on the Psciflo Coast for making Thsir souls having gone down into ber of the Church of Christ, and for Clara, 35.00. This- is the sum total their business known. their purses cannot be reached ex­ twelve years a preacher endeavoring contributed in the great state of Cali­ cept by legal suasion operating upon RATES OF ADVERTISIN') : to preach the word : in all this time, I fornia to date, April 7th. I see other l Yr 6M , those depositories of illgiytten gains. 3 .* IM 1 w “ ripeuc have sought te study and teach the states -and churches are responding lUil. *1 00 $ 2 30 #4 00 »7 00 Sl2 00 This warfare, in which we are en­ 20 00 Goepel as set forth in the Bible, and 7 00 12 00 4 U0 2 30 H Col... liberally compared to us. Brethren, 35 00 -4-00 7 00 12 00 20 00 gaged in Oregon, is of no small magni­ a Coi... 65.00 therefore stand pledged to that and 7 00 B00 20 00 3ii 00 have we no interest;in such enter­ 1« Col... 35 00 20 SO JSUQ I 12 00 tude. Wraith , ' cupidity , • depraved ICoi... ¡that only. ! 'never have and never prises ? or are we too dead ? May be Notice» ta local coKusn» 10 oents per line ** union of all Christians with the I appetites and corrupt office seekers expect to accept anything as my we all have been born in the objective -aacii insertion. ' . a|M>stle ’ s testimony is all-sufficient and are arraiged against ns. These exer­ Yearly advertisement» on lilwral terms. guide, and therefor« reject all things case, and so oppose every enterprise Profewional Carda (1 »quare: »12 per annnm. alone sufficient to the Conversion of ’ 1 cise a mighty power. But on ourside in the wav of erfiede, catechisms, con- on the same principle the erow pulls Mr. I. <». l)*wT D avid N ewsome . _____ ers was one from C A.-Sexton, To- I am satisfied that maa never did and ted in their own creeds ? Every one giving a little ^would in ­ Let the Bible be substituted for all ! —Mis» Mary Eastman, in a lecture ]>eka. K^i. The queries and general never can make a creed for the Church human creeds ; fade for definitions ; sure the work to succeed. We, as a I in Cincinnati, on the question, “ Do drift of the letter indicated thaj he of Christ that will be anything, less people, are. now before the world as , wau in quest of information relative then an innovation upoa tho law of "things foi words; faith, for specula­ . we never were before. We have been j our Schools Educate ? ’ said : to the Christianity of the Mew Testa­ the spirit of life in Christ Jesus, and J tions ; unity of faith for unity of anxious to have a chance to be seen [ " One hundred millions of dollars ment! Wc wrote our reply and sub­ further that all these creeds of our oyoruon; the positive command«. o( and heard, because we believe we.have i are spent annually bn the public mitted it to the Cynosure for publica­ day are as human as their authors. God, for human legislation and tradi­ a grand plea. ■ Now that the eyes of 1 schools, and pupils as well.as teachers I are more over than underworked, yet tion. But it «56 returned at the end That they set forth many things of tions ; piety, for ceremony; morality the world are upon us, Jon’t let us what havte we really to show for it in for'partisan zeal ; the practice of re ­ of three months because “ it would whieh the early Christians heard never i the way of thorough education ? read­ act shabby. ., . . ying, for example, is one of the primar­ arouse the jealousy of denominational a word. That they leave out many ligion for the mere profession of it; Where there is no agent, send to leaders who were willing to work thingti that were taught and practiced this done and your ardent hope is me. You can send a two dollar and ies ; yet what wretched reading is against the lodges.” This satisfied by the Christians of Paul’s day. That realized, otherwise to say the least a half gold piece in some raw cotton, heard in the schools .’ Composition is _ no better. Very few pupils are taught me at least that the great fuss made the churches ruled and controlled by not probable. 4. No one can deny that men be­ and enclose in -letter and send to me. management of the voice, so as to by the Cynosure against secret these formulated “ systems of doc­ If you have not that much to give you societies was and is only to gain trines, " are not identical with the lieved and obeyed the Gospel of can send less, even ten cents ; but give give a natural expresssion to the feel« ings and emotions. Note the differ­ money by their publication. ancient church. That while thus di­ Christ and lived Christian lives before something. any of the creeds of our day were » In the mean time our friend Sexton vided and enslaved ence between the teaching in that re­ their creeds , _____ J H kfcf'nr r.ornp_ started a little paper called flood they are acting contrary to the prayer made. Thatlnthat day Christianity“ No. 2 Bowles', San Francisco, Cal. spect anj the naturaT expression of Tidings, I Bent him my reply as a of Jesus And thef commandments of rapidly spread over the world. There­ children at play. wliefeFtheir joys anti“ Legal Suasion. personal duty, not expecting him to his apostles. That such a state of fore men can believe and obey the vexations are communicated to each print it, but gave liberty to do so if things tends to the growth and spread, Gospel of Christ and thus become and other. . / . he desired. In addition to his note at and is the chief if not the only apology live Christians, now, without auy of Editor P. C. Messenger: “ An English lady ' visiting in this Permit your old friend to occupy a these creeds, and many are doing this the close he wrote us a card saying, for the infidelity of our day. country, and witnessing the parade of -space in your truly excellent M es ­ " Let it come every week if the Lord school declamation, at an exhibition Again that no man can be a con­ to-day and will continue until creeds senger . will be numbered among and only re ­ for her benefit, asked if there was one will.” sistent opposer of secular societies After long experience in dealing I submit here the first which was while he belongs to a church that membered as the things that were. little girl who could read to her if returned by the Cynosure and printed subscribes to and is controlled by a When that time comes there will lie j with the whisky traffic, here and else­ she were sick, but only one was found by Mr. Sexton, Feb. 9th. The second human creed. That, human creeds an end of secret societies. I would where in the United States, the who could read naturally. one was only a continuation of the contain some truth I allow ; most of make a more direct and aggressive friends of Christ and humanity have . “ Very few can impart by paper the letter below; read this, and next week them contain a few sections of the warfare on secret societies, than I do, come to the settled conclusion that pleasant incidents of life; very few we will submit the manuscript reject­ Gospel, but what they contain that is they are forts I should be glad to see the only sure remedy for the curse of indeed by conversation relate what ed by the edUlbr of the Tidings, wh« not Scriptural is too much ; and they destroyed, but on either Hank and a intemperance amongst us is to so has given themselves pleasure. Con­ now appears to be as little of a real are too small to the extent of the little in front stands the creeds of the j amend our State constitutions as to versation is a fine art which should be I effectually prohibit the importation, reformer as the Cynosure man, al-' Scriptures which they do not contain, day, and I never saw a fort surrender i manufacture, and use, as a beverage, ’ taught in our schools. though he claimes to testify and pub­ I know that it is claimed that the till the picket lines were overcome. ' “ She found upon inquiry that lish righteousness and true holiness. creed is an explanation of the Scrip­ Notwithstanding 1 do rejoice in tl|is all spirituous or malt liquor» that can teachers admitted a waste of eighty - , * It is needful for me to emphasize this tures, but is it net true that there is one thing, If I cannot overcome th ì intoxicate. per cent, through faulty or bad meth­ Moral suasion was the theme, but word sojthe reader may get the object also frequent written explanations of now, 1 can practice and pleach Je ods of instruction, In Chicago, she it has signally failed, ho far as the of the editor. There is more to fol­ the creed ? and explanations of the Gospel independentlytof all th< i was surprised to find that arithmetic whisky ring are concerned. Moral low. In conclusion I must tha was the study most pressed. The explanations, &c. FRATERNAL CORRESPONDENCE. suasion for the whisky drinkers, and teachers told her that the people 2. I now affirm that the extent that editors for space, and many readers legal suasion for the whisky ring aie Dear Bro. Hedrix: wanted it there; they wanted it to any man learns and* submits to a for their kind compliments to my I have just read two of your ar­ human creed he is an available mem­ former feeble efforts. If this is accept­ and should be our motto. So great is " fix them up for business, for clerk- • ticles in Cynosure and feel like say­ ber of the society for which that creed ed I may write another letter under the destruction of life and all that is I ships.” She 1 thought it sad, indeed, dear to all good citizens from the use ing God bless you. In No. 3, your this heading. It is proper to say I that so many young people should be was made, and as long as he ir loyal remarks indicate that you are not a to that one he is not an available only know Bro. Sexton by this letter of alcoholic liquors in our midst that “educated” for one line of business, member of any church. Do I under­ member for any other society. If he and he did not write me exacting to eight of the States of our Union have, much in excess of all possible demand. by State constitutional amendments, stand it correctly I • She found reading dropped in tho shall truly learn and follow the creed see his letter in the Cynosure. prohibited the importation, manufac Have you ever read a book en­ he is a true member of the society S. H. H edrix . High Schools in Chicago, and that ture and sale of alcoholic liquors as Fair field, lows, Nov. 13, 1360. titled, “Keys of Sects” by Sturte­ the teachers could not indicate a good owning it. common drinks within their limits. vant, if you have I should like to Now if he learn and obeys the reader among them. The following explanation seems And eight otheAi of the States have know what you think of the prmtiple Goepel as revealed in the New Testa­ “ She held that the laws of nature advanced therein ? I am hoping that ment is he rfr^t a Christian ; and can necessary. We had never heard of such amendments now pending for should be taught in the schools, and the time is drawing near for a clearer not a man do that independent of any Bro. Hedrix until seeing his articles adoption; among these1 Oregon is remarked how eagerly we return to in the Christian Cynosme we were coming to the front. With a great development of the question of what or all the creeds in Christendom ? led to write him as above under date unanimity in our late State Temper­ nature for refreshment of mind and is the nature of ths church Christ de­ 3. Bro. Sexton hopes, “ the time is of Nov. 5, lbbO, and instead of reply­ ance Alliance at Portland, a resolution body after the wearisome experiences signed to establish on earth.» drawing near for a clearer develop­ ing privately to us he sent it with the of life.”— Er. passed that body to bring before our I am praising God day by day for ment of the question, * what is the na­ —A school-teacher in Berks county, the bloed of the Lamb which cleanses ture of the Church of Christ ? ’* That reply to the Cynosure for publication, next Legislature the matter of a con­ my soul from all sin, and that the time is already here, my brother, but it not being inserted in that paper stitutional amendment, like that of Pa., has whipped fifty-eight pupils has been returned to the writer who Holy Spirit leads me into the knowi­ there never will be a better develop­ has forwarded it to the Tidings for the other States on the prohibition . and had fights with seventeen fathers ng edge of the truth. Amen. ment of the theory or pattern of that publication, to all of which we question by constitutional amend­ since November 1st L uring holidays ment. We aim to unite all orders of i he breaks colts and hunts wolves. Yours in Christ, church than is revealed in the New respond, amen. C. A. S exton . -=» ANSWER.