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gieat success in all of our largest
Bro. Warren c ost a'with these cities. Thousauds hpve been turned
Words: “ Now will the editor of the away, unable to get in. The follow
C hristian JW bss I cngkb .do one of ing ate a few extracts from letters
three things^Jst, publish this, (his from places where he has labored:
article) or, 2<), di»avowe,the teach
“ This dislinguislied'Servant of the
ings of saidjtrticle of J. F. A., or, 3d, Lord has conducted a revival among
apologize for its iiisertion and in. fu uaqueuching every night and several
ture bring forth fruit meet for repent times a day.for t$n weeks. A hun
ance.
dred have been baptized,.of whom
Now I close by asking Bro. War we l)uj>e.l^»t, at least a portion will
yen to 'Answer .the > following ques stick.”
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Lions, let, who’made yoiF a censor
of the press, or of what Bro. Stanley
“O»y Brother, .Ijhilip, the Evangel-
sIudTpuhTTsTiT "
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Fat has conilucteiFa work of grace in
2d. Did Bro. Stanley commit a sin so effectual a manner t,hat we shall
of which he needs to repent by pub not want another for a great while.
lishing iny 'ajlicli? 3d. Will you ■ tVe bordially commend litui to other
please'-to define the words egotism, and remote
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bigotry, and fanaticism?
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Nothing
can
be more masterly
’Yvurs'for truth also,
than"iKe
machinery
of thisi eU-qucul
J. K A MH.
and able divine. " When there isn’t a
Spencer Creek, Qr.
particle of interest, he can work
Translating
Bapto.”
things so as to have thè yinxioa i seats
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lull, and you would think there was
Says the P- C- Advocate of lhe 10th a tremendous work going on.”
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I would like very much to see one
‘•It saiiLjhat Rev. Mr. LI ay ties who of the handbills with which Philip
reeerll/ left the 'Methodist church
prefaced Ids work. Do yon suppose
to j(«iii the- Bapi isls, not only express- there is any likelihood of Dr. Sohlie
yd his change of Views on baptism manti disceveriug any of them ? It
ahd Hiibmilted to imtueriion, but was would t>e worth its weight tri gold.
also re-ordained- It ir also stated
Do you imagine that ,Philip, the
that he gavu such a good exegesis of first thing after he went into a
the Greek word ixifUzO that hi* Bap strange place, laid in with the news
^i.iat f riends applauded him- Of course papers, to empress on them tho im
it was the Baptist exegesis, lhe whole portance of his lujiug well reported ?
ef which doubtless could be summed What a pity that the sacred liistrian
up in Dr- Stone’s argumtnt that the did not give tis fuller accounts of
primary meaning of baptizo is dip or Philip’s relations to the press. Oh !
plunge, which fixes immersion only, what would I not give for a file of
as valid baptism- Of course it does
Gerizim frOtpel Gbng, published
not matter that the forty, tranalatqr*
iu Samaria about the t<mu °* Philip’s
who gave as our present version of labors?— National Baptist; ■
the Bible could not find th-is crut, and
lo r- th isre^ewn-left-4 he -w or«i as we
OBITUARfES
find it, untranslated, simply chang
Died, in the vioinity of Buena Vista,
ing the termination of the Greek
form *o a* to Englishite it,, end we Polk county, Or., Melissa Ann, widow
bave e instead of o. There tifa great of the late Hezuk>ah Davidson.
She was born in Baron county, Ky.,
deal of sense in this world^wbioh to
be *erviqeable only needs a .little Dec. 14, 1804, consequently her age
common sense-* '
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A as 72 years, 4 months and 21 days.
grated with her frrmily
The S?RTF5TSifg?rt ‘be ’iuttfety dfir- •Jn
to
Illinois,
and
from there to Oregon in
rect, if it only said- that the ferty
1847. She was brought up in the Bap
translators did not desire to find out
tist faith and was a believer in Christ
‘•that lhe primary meaning of bap
from early youth ; but never made a
tizo i* dip or plunge, which fixes im pnblio profession of ,her faith nntil
mersion only a* v.alid baptism.” 1861, when she and her husband were
Then that word ” valid,” might well baptized by their son-in-law. Elder H.
have been
omitted
for what M. Waller, since wbiyh time she has
is not “ valitj-1’- baptism is no been a faithful follower of the.Captain
baptism in thè sense of Chris of her salvation fill lief-« earthly taber
tian baptism.
The translator* nacle was dissolved.
Site crossed the dark river May 5,
of our authorizi-d version, did not
1877, and, no doubt," diet her husband
dire translate baptize by any word
on thej‘ other shore,” together with an
but what would signify “ to dip," innumerable host of angels that gave
but the limitataions of the King pro her a welcome escort to that celestial ,
hibited their making such trausls- clime where she will see the King in
-tions. They must retain lhe greek his glory and perambulate the golden
words with english terminations, streets of the New Jerusalem and pluok
thus forming new words (like the ed the ambrosial fruits from the Tree of
itor of the advocate “ Engl ¡size ” it Life, and live in perpetual youllr-for
eyer and ever.
whose meanings would not be easily
She left fonr sons and four daughters
understood by the people-
and several grand children and great
Whcn we have such authority as grand children. She was very highly
Doddridge, McKnight, Dr. George «adeemed by her neighbors and a host
Campbell, Wesley, Luther, and eth of friends.
ers, whose predilections were favor
Elder H. M. Waller preached her
able to 1 different practice, tell uk funeral, to a large audtenc^, from the
that immersion was the ancient 15th chapter of Corinthians, proving
“ ptode of baptism,” we know they the resurrection. The procession then
marched to the Buena Vista Cemetry,
were not writing in self interest and
and there they performed the last sad
accept their testimony at par- Bro- rites, then sung the besntiful song
A. if you wouid protic by your “com about the borne “ over there,” after
mon sense” remark in concluding Which they departed eaoh one to the
you might grow vji»er yet-
busy walks of life again.
Z. D avis .
Buena Vista, May 7tb, 1877.
The Evangelist.
I have often lamented the defects .Editor Me»»e»ger :
The hand of death has made desoLte
of the Scripture. How many points
another
family. Our beloved Sister
* are left antouched, bow many ques
Ferguson departed ,thi%Jife, April 12,
tions unanswered. IIow many par
1877, at her residence in Lane Co,',
son« »re just named, and then we are Oregon, aged 61 years, 11 months and
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left to guess at all the facta relating 27 days. She leaves a husband and
to them !
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seven children to mourn her loan.
Sistet Ferguson: became n disciple
Take the case of Philip the Evan
gelist- I want to know more about of Christ in 1854, und» the labora of
him. What wai bis mode of trea eld Bro. Lewis Casteel and lived and
•ling a wqi^of grace ? Did be, for died a devoted Christian, She bore
example, when he was about to visit her sufferings with Christian fortitude,
• city, send before hand a few thous and has gon» to meet her father, whom
she said was just across the river. We
and handbill* to be circulated t/om
deeply sympatbiau with the bereaved
door to door, stating that:
hnsbnud, children and friends, and
“The eminent revivalist, Rev. Phil hope they may heed the admonition of
ip is about to begin a work of grace the departed, io hold- out faithful, that
in this city.- He ha« preached with they may meet here in that glorious
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land, with all who have washed their
robes- and made them white in the
blood of the Lamb.
J. A. B- .
Monroe,'Or., yYpril 29, 1877.
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During April, 1877, there were seven
Farmers, Grangers, and the rest of and 1’1 RL1SH1.VG CO., Lexiugtou, Ky.
days during Which rain fell, aggregat
mankind, I desire to thank you for the
ing I GO in- of wutcr, 16 clear days, and
liberal
patronage heretofore extended
8 »cloudy days other than ' those on
raí -
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shower of rain on the 30tU, but not to eóntinue the same.
sufficient to gather in the rain guage-
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TRIAL PACKAGE FRPE
The ineaa
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mean tein-
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Lowest'daily mean temperature 49*, on so as to do your work on a minutes
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The prevailing winds for the month
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GO TO
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Light thunder
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Occurred on the 16', 17, 18, 20 ' 21,* 22,
General 3íerchaijdLs*e,
STEAM WAGON AND CARRIAGE 1
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INDEPENDENCE,
5 37 in- of water, four clear days, and
Has a full »nd complete Stock of
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Mean temperature for the month
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AGEXTSFOH THE MESSENGER.
The following persons are agents for
the C hristian M kssen ' oeu , an<l«ui>< ”
authcrized. to reoeive and receipt fqr
subscriptions. If no ageut is conven
ient, remit the amount direct to the
office by registered letter or postal
order on Dallas
-Dallas ............................ R. S Crystal.
; Buenavista... .......... <..Dr. Z. Davis.
I Bethel...............
. .J. H. Hawley.
Amity..............
E. C. Williams.
Sheridan......................T. N. Fanleouar.
Bellevue...............5..,.. . Miss
Miss E.
E. Davis.
Davis.
McMinnville....
. .J. W. Cowls.
Lafayette
. W. D. Fenton.
Carolton.. ........
J. W. Shelton.
...Isaac Davis.
North. Yambill.,.
Weston.
.....C. M Ely.
Aumsville. ... '. ,‘.
■, !. ,T. J. Wi/oox.
Albany.....
It.i- J- M. Propst.
Harrisburg..’
J. M. Shelly.
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. J. ‘T. Gilfry.
Lookingglasa. i -.' i ........i.'.A. L. Todd.
Myrtle Creek. ,t.. >....E. M. Gabbert.
Jacksonville I.... .,. . Martin Peterson.
Brnsh l’rairic, W, T. ... .8. C. Hnfria.
Vancouver, W. T.
... ti. C Horn.
Ashland......
, ,E W. Berne*.
Wsitsbnrg, YV. r.
W. F Anderaou,
Colfax, W. T..
......... F L Bell,
Hillsboro.. .. • »'N -la. .H. B. Jd'O-gan,
Oakland...... b » >
E- A. Chose.
Halsey.......
....... H. Davidson,
Brownsville,,,,,,,
D JI. Pntman,
0rawfnrd«ville%,
P V. Crawford
Pleasant Hill,,. . ,,, W H. MeOlnre.
Trent.,,, »?•<!««
C. Marguu.