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“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<l»on 1» our Advert l»l»»S
!
fessions of faith, fcc., and seek to both the world, and would this not be all- 1 upcorn, by a kind of instinct. .Now, are Jehovah and the Christians and
Agent 4n Portland.
teach and follow that Christianity set sufficient to subdue, break up, and it may be those who have been asked lovers of our race, and millions of
Entered st the Poet Oflke st Monmontb M
I feel disband forever, all the secret societies to act as agents have, taken no inter prayers will ascend to the throne of
second e U hm ma
. forth in the New Testament.
confident that nothing is legitimate in the land, is there, any other means est in the matter. Let me request our blessed Master for victory in our
Our Returned Manuscript.
authority ora divine guide in religious that will do this ? How can mep ex any reader of this who will, act as cause. Our late signal defeat in our
_ Last fall I published in the Cyno- duty, that is not in al! things as old as pect God to answer their prayers to agent in any given field, to.drop me a ' legislature on the local option ques
of Chicago, three letters, review ■ the New Testament. 1 have never break down these evils while they 4 postal saying so, and I will send them tion may tea<,4i us to depend nought
plead to perpetuate the evils of sec
upon trick-star- politicians again for
ing the address of. Rev. F. W. Evens -read the book referred to by Bro.
a subscription paper, and a circular
tarianism,
which*'are
all
the
outgrowth
legal enactments of any benefit to the
on Odd Fellowship. Among many Sexton, but I have read the Bible and
giving instructions. 1 believe if masses.
of
“
the
system
of
doctrines,
”
formula
complimentary letters from the read the creeds both ancient anu modern,
people were asked they would give-1 >
D avid N ewsome .
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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
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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-
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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 .
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ANSWER.