Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-10-10
Ifrom Ihe New York Commercial Advertiser
MISSION FAMILY FOR OREGON.

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II II is perhaps generally known TINT IN,
ship Lausanne, Captain Josiah Spauld,ng
will sail from this port in few days for ~
Columbia river, via Valparaiso aud The Sand
wich Islands, with the mission family bound
to Oregon. This mission 10 under ihe carr
OF tho Missionary Society Of the Methods
Episcopal Church, and was established some
four years since, and from the last and recen,
advlces, It was in q very prosperous condition
II The Rev. Jason Lee, who was The pionee,
l"f TINS mission over the Rocky Mountains
ana who Is its superintendent, returned some
months ago to make known TO the paren,
board the condition nrd prospects of the
mission. He now goes back with on addition
TO the mission family of fifty persons, viz:-
Rev jason Lee aud wife, OF the New EngInnd Comic.
renee. ~
Rev J. II. Frost, wife and one child OF the New York
Genessee Conference.
Rev William W. Kone and wife, OF the North Caro-
Rev. Aivan r. Waller, wife and two children, Of the
| Gcnessee Conference.
| Rev. J. +. Richmond, W. d. wife and four children
| OF the Illinois Conference.
Mr. Ira L. Babeock, Physician, wife and child, oi
Aboca New York.
Mr.. George Abernethy, Missionary Steward, wife aud
| two children, New York city.
Mr. William w. Raymond, Farmer, and wife, Dallston
Mr.. Henry q. Brewer, Farmer, and wife, wilJruham,
Mass.
Mr.. Lewis H. Jud.on, Cabinet Maker, wife aud three
| children, New Berlin. N. Y.
| Mr.. Josiah l.: Parrish, Blacksmith, wife and three
children, Pike N. Y.
Mr.. James Oily, Carpenter, Troy, New York.
Mr. Hamilton Campbell, Carpenter, wife and child,
Miss Maria T. Ware, Teacher, Gillslon, N. H.
Chloe A. Clark, do East Windsor, Conn.
EInlra PHILLIPS, do Springfield, Mass.
Almira Phrlpr, do do
Orpha Lnnkion, Stewnrdcss, Hartford, Conn.
Thomas Adams, Indian boy, Oregon.
Last evening n farewell meeting of this
interesting family was held in tho Greene
street Church. AT the appointed hour, 7 o.
clock, the church was crowded-every pew,
and every aisle being tbronged.
The chair was taken by the Rev. Nathan
Bangs, ID. d., and the exercises commenced
oy the reading Of the thirty-iifth chapter o {
lsaiah. "Thc wilderness and the solitary
place shnll be glad for them; and the desert
shall rejoice, and blossom ns the rose" &c.
Prayer was then offered by the Rev. Mr..
Ferguson, pastor of The church, which was
followed by the singing Of ono Of Bishop
lIeber's beautiful hymns.
Several Of the mission family addressed
the meeting in most appropriate and felici-
tous manner, exciting deep interest for their
personal welfare, and the prosperity of the
cause in which they had engaged. A co.,
lection was then taken up, the amount of
which we did not wait to ascertain.
The mission family, seated together on n
raised platform, were then addressed by the
presiding officer, in his capacity of Resident
Corresponding Secretary. His charge was
excellent, and such rs might have been cx-
pected from such veteran in the missionary
field, who we believe was the first Protestant
missionary sent from this country into the
wilds of Canada. AT the conclusion of Doc.
tor Bangs's remarks, he introduced the Rev.
Dr. Alder, who, always at home on mis-
sonary platform, wns never nnre happy than
on this occasion. Although the hour was
late when he commenced, he was listened to
with the most profound attention. We took
notes of what was said by the several speak
ers, but crowded as our columns are, we
should not be able TO find room for them even
were they written out.
The planting of so large mission family
IN the Oregon territory may be regarded as
the founding Of n colony. True, their pre-.
sent object is to civilizc and evangelize the
abOrgincs-and il is doubtless an object Of
grent importance. But when we consider
we wsat Aasfsa sssms ,n IaaaSs"6y Ia which destiny
they melt away before the white race more
rapidly than they have been won 10 civilizn-
lion or converted TO Chrislinniiy-we cannot
but regard this missionary movement in far
more important light than in which it is proba
bly, viewed by themselves. In the vision Of
the future we nre even now enabled to look
upon them as the parents Of new state, and
not of state only, bnt of q nation-a mighty
empire, spreading from the shores of the
Pacific back to the base of the Rocky Noun
tains, even ns We, the United States, are c&.
panding from the Atlantic to the eastern side
Of the same grand dividing line Of the CONT
nent.