% « I » P acific C hristian M essenger ........ . •B “OO YE, THEREFORE, TEACH ALL NATION».” VOL. XI. « , MONMOUTH, OREGON; FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1881. ■ ■ - ' — . NO. 20. Pacific ments Henry W. Longfellow came for some one, and Mr. Longfellow said, deep blue eyes, we thought it per­ Lord our God shall call.” ‘ and shook hands with us and made us “I always like a cup of tea in the fectly true that “ He is not one of C hristian messenger , . feel very much at home. He then morning, won’t you take tea with those great men who must be seen, Dear reader, this is a divine an­ swer, and it can not be wrong. They Devoted to the cause of Primitive Christi-' took us across the hall to his study, me ?" What could we do but sit down, like an oil-painting, at a distance, but are divinely exhorted to “ save them­ anity, and the diffusion of general in­ and as it some way happened, he gave Miss Corliss at his left, Miss Cogswell the nearer one approaches, the finer selves.” There is no other wav to formation. 1 me the “ Children’s Chair ” to sit in. next, Miss Patten opposite, and.I at show the outlines and shadings of his save one self but to accept and follow Price Per Tear, in Advance, $2.50 ▲11 business letters should be addressed • We remained in this room some time' his right. There was a little box of character.” I do not think that we the teaching of the Holy Spirit. Those to T. F. Campbell, Editor, or Mary talking of Mr. James T. Fields, the tea on the table and a spirit lamp, or could fully realize we were fn the convicted men “ gladly received this Stump, Publisher, Monmouth, Oregon. college and other things he knew we something of that kind, with a hand­ home of America’s greatest poet, nor word and- were baptized.” Did any Advertisers will find this one of the beet were familiar with. He showed us some copper kettle nicely polished, that we were in the room where all one ever become a Christian? without mediums on the Pacifio Coast for making Coleridge’s own volume of his own which perhaps would hold a quart, the councils of war were held im­ doing likewise ? They*’have heard, ; their business known. poems, and called our attention to the and in Which he heated water and mediately after the battle of Bunker received, believed and obeyed what BATES OE ADVERTISING corrections Coleridge had made with made the tea himself in a beautiful Hill. Our adieu at the front door Jesus put in the great commission aS lYr 3 M his own pen. He asked us if we re­ silver tea pot. None of us ever think closed one of the happiest hours of our recorded in Ma'tt. xxviii. 19; Mark 3 IT “ Bpwe “I 1 W I 1 M $1 00 $2 50 *4 IM) $7 00 $12 00 membered the strange mistake Cole ïlüïb....... of drinking tea, indeed it was Miss lives. Longfellow looks just like his xvi. 1C ; Luke xxiv. 47. Thev are 20 00 7 00 12 00 4 00 2 50 H Col.......... 35 CO ridge made in his " Rime of the Cogswell’s first cup ; but we could not 4 00 7 00 12 00 20 OO k Col.......... pictures, and when he first came in he now “added to the saved,” ami in 65 00 7 0Ö 12 00 20 0V as 00 H Col........ 1 Col............ 12 00 20 00 35 CO 65 00 120 00 Ancient Mariner." As Miss Cogswell refuse it, could you ? The cups of looked so familiar that we felt as if harmony with another clause in the Noticeli in local column« 10 cents per line for ; was able to repeat the lines arid tell china were all of different patterns, we bad known him foryeai-s; his face commission, "they continue Steadfast , each UDJcrtimi. < the mistake *he saved our credit and and of CQUr/ie we each thought we had wasaf familiar as. his household in the apostles’ doctrine, in f«dlowship, Yearly advertisement« on lilieral terms. 7 „ I’roL'^P.nal ( ai-l.ji I ^]uui< >12 per ahnuto. made us very proud of her. I do not the handsomest or most antique one, poems we are so fond of repeating. in breaking of bread and in prayer.” Mr. I. G.fD«vi bright and warm ; how glad we would I in America '• I thought I would come car as itwaspaBsmg4Hs-house^“_Yes, looked much better to us painted in ) 1 and when they ary convicted and be­ have been if it had been so yesterday I and see you, sir.” When Mr. Long- this is Longfellow's house; isn’t it too i yellow' with Tts border of white Around lieve on Jesus “ through this wort].” morning instead of The dark, cloudy 1 fellow asked us if we woulcl like to go bad. that one of his girls was born th« windows and doors than any (See John xv.ii. 20). It directs what sky we looked at with such sorrowful ^through the house of course we were withoutarms.” James Russell Lowell brown atone front in New York. to do, and offers the pardon of sin and faces at five o’clock and later.' Any. ■ more ‘ than glad to accept the invita­ happened to be in the car and said, Taking a bud from the lilac lieiT^e" we all needful instruction, comfort and one not knowing our plan for the day tion. • When we. again Crossed the “ Madam, you are mistaken, I am in­ started on ourjourriey again ; by this consolation. To those who. “gladlv would have been surprised if they wide inviting hall We could not help timately acquainted with the family, time it had quit raining, and the day receive ” his teachings, he is ever - could. have seen how anxiously we but think and kno w that story te be false.” She was much pleasanter for our various thereafter their comforter, ” for they looked in turns from the north, south^ insisted that it was true, however, as wanderings than if it had been bright that are after tffe Spirit do min 1 the Half way up the stairs it stands, east and west windows, trying in vain And points and beckons with its bands.” she had ’it from the best authority. and clear. ¡things of the Spirit. Let him that You are, I know, very anxious to to imagine that the wind was driving I betrayed my self by lettipg' him On the side ■board was a “ Longfellow ' has an ear hear what the Spirit say.-ir1' the clouds eastward. Notwithstand­ know I thought that was the very jug ” with his picture and lines from hear how all this visit came about, I Because the Holy Spirit wiii ever ing the threatening rain clouds we clock and house he wrote that poem Keramos on it. Afterward we were but I am not going to tell you any­ 1 comfort those who hear itk teaching, dressed early for the day; took our ab^jit and was truly sorry to find that shown into another room where there thing except I have a letter from Mr. I i For one I want no more and I can not breakfast at half after six, and being I had been mistaken all the time and were a great many busts and pieces of Longfellow himself saying he would be satisfied with less. The more 1 well equiped with umbrellas and rub­ to know that it was written about statuary. A door opens from this be happy to see us any time Monday study the apostles’ work the more I bers we started for the station to take some place I knew nothing of, room on the piazza, and I think forenoon, May 2nd. I will tell you desire to see it fully enthroned in the 7:15 train for Newton. When we though'the-clock we saw is one of from that door I saw the most lovely the rest when I come home, and show every heart, and then we shall see the reached that place the walks were those antique time-pieces, higher than view I have had the pleasure of ad­ you the letter too, and possibly I may aheient simpiicity of th» hristi- ' wet, and we were having what might a man’s head, with a round moon fiice miring since I haVe been in MSssa- enlarge iqion my description of.Anr anlty which'began in and went forth be called a regular Dregon wist: at The top, and it-does stand half way chusetts. In the drawing room which visit when I can do away with pen by the word of the L ord from Jerusa­ Again there was some hesitation and up the stair.’ In lady Washington's we entered next we saw an open fire and paper. lem. These were facts, commands .------ and . The remainder of our tour yesterday tpromises then, and they were taught, debating about the propriety of our room therft/was the large oil painting place such as we had seen in the going further; Misses Patten and of Sir William Peperil’s grand child- I study, lady Washington’s room and ' must wait till another letter, as this I believed, obeyed and relied upon as Cogswell were inclined to give up the ren, a little boy andgirl.and they have the dinin'» room. In this room also; 1 ia already too long.___ _ _ __________ _ i God’s truth then. Surely 1S00 years C assie S tump . trip, but Miss Corliss and myself in­ their littledogwith them, there was also were book case after book case filled time has not lessened their value to sisted that such a day would never a bust of Mrs. Browning; the furniture with valuable books. We lingered saints and sinners. It was not Roman Our Returned Manuscript. come to us again, and that there was is of a fine white goods, covered with for a moment before the picture of Catholicism nor sectarian Pretestant- nothing like making the most of pre­ gay flowers in vines and clusters ; cur­ Liszt the Hungarian pianist and com­ NUMBER V. ism ; but it'was the church of God in sent opportunities, so at Newton we tains of the same were at the win­ poser ; he told us how, when he went Christ, on the foundation of apostles took the street car for Cambridge, dows, and when we stopped to look with an artist one evening to visit Pentecost continued.—" When they and prophets, Christ the chief corner that being the nearer and cheaper from the window over the meadow Liszt, he followed the servant to the heard this they were pricked, in their 1 route. We were hoping all the while (which is across the street} beyond door, and stood holding a candle hearts and cried out to Peter and the stone. Other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid,« which is that the sun would smile upon us, the Charles to the Boston suburbs, we above his head. The position in rest of the apostles, Men and brethren Christ; any other pattern is a human but as we were nearing the place could not help noticing the comfort­ which he stood so pleased Mr. Long­ what-shall we do ?” Acts ii. 37.*’ and not a divine one. Thia apostolic 1. The Holy Spirit, through Peter, where able red cushions in the window seats fellow that he requested the artist to work was of God, and is divine, is had boldly declared that Jesus was •• Somewhat back from the village street, and the old fashioned shutters inside paint him so for him, which he did, spiritual, and not human. “ On what Stands the old fashioned country seat,” as well as the green ones on the out- ; He told u* too that when Liszt took Lord and Christ, and this being fully foundation do you build, neighbor, the Bmiles which bad been lighting side. Turning around toward the them in he set the candle down on a established, these men became anxious does your walls reach down to the up our faces for the past two weeks great old fire place we saw above piano, saying, this is a Chickeringand to know what to do. That testimony rock below, and rest securely there ?” began to disappear, and ail we could either end of the mantle, double they thought they were going to have is the same now as then ; when men Let me here express my thanks to think of was candle holders, where in modern the pleasure of hearing him play, but hear it and believe it now the become the many readers of the Tidings who “It rains and the wind is never weary.” houses bracket lamps might be placed. instead he immediately took up the anxious to know what to do. If it I have so l’rqply expressed their interest However we were not to be con­ He called our attention to some fine light and wentinto another room where was not for the testimony of the in my feeble efforts. I most heartily quered by trifles. We left the car, paintings in this room, but our stay there was no piano; as they did not Spirit, through the apostles and pro­ reciprocate your words of sympathy and seeing a very hospitable little there was so short I can not tell you say anything about music, he told phets, no one would ask this question. and good cheer. We have more to house near us, took courage to ring of half the nice things we glanced at. them before they went away they No one who rejects the divine testi­ say on the apostles’ teachings ; our the bell and ask if we could not come In the next room, which was small, would have a concert any evening mony and resists its teaching asks desire is to stay on the safe ground of in and rest a few moments till the we saw other fine paintings ; but they would name. They named the what... to do. But when the mind divine truth. Let us, therefore, “Walk shower was over; the lady was very what pleased me most was a small time and went again. We could look opens to the Sonabip of Jesus, the about Zion, go round about*' her; tell pleasant and said certainly, so wk^icture of the old blacksmith’s shop through the window into the beautiful affection and conscience calls for the the towers thereof, work ye well her rested there till we were somewhat under the spreading chestnut tree, garden back of the house. Mr. Longfel­ salvation he has provided with intense bulwarks, consider her palaces; that composed and it had ceased raining, with the blacksmith hard at work. low said, “ If it were only not so damp interest 2. The divine testimony of the ye may tell it to the generations fol­ then started to walk the remaining Thia room led to the dining room, we would take a walk in the garden lowing. For this God is our God for­ few steps to the old historic mansion where hangs the picture of his three but shrubbery on a rainy morning is Holy Spirit which convicts men of ever and forever; he will be our to make the call we were so much daughters, painted by Buchanan Read, better at.a distance." We now re­ sin offers them an infallible answer to guide even unto death.” afraid of being cheated out of. You painted as well by the poet himself in turned to his study and were sur­ their question. " Repent and be bap­ Surely it is safe to rely upon God prised to find that. we had been there tized everyone of-you in the name of can very easily imagine how fast my the “ Children’s Hour.” and the word of his grace, which is a whole hour. When we thanked Jesus Chi 1st for the remission of sins, ( heart beat when I rang the bell and ** Grave Alice and laughing Allsgra, able to build us up and give U9 an in­ And Edith with golden hair. ” him for his great kindness he made it and ye shall receive the gift of the afterward seht up our cards by the heritance among all them which are But the moat wonderful thing I can appear that*we had done him an Holy Spirit, for the promise is unto servant who said Mr. Longfellow was sanctified. engaged; we were shown into lady tell you about that room„is that we houur. While he was talking with you and to your cbiidien, and to all Fairfield, low., & Washington’s room, and in a few mo- found the table spread as if waiting us, and we could see the sparkle of his that are afar off, even as many as the i ■ F- / p