The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-04-17

that reform, she embraced aud well
coined it.
The next evening brought out a fair,
though not large audience, in the Meth
odist church. The meeting was an ex-
eessively Interesting one. The power of
the Spirit was there and all went well,
although we were personally disap-
pointed at the absence of our brethren
in the ministry. After our speech, Mrs
Gordon was again called out. She spoke
as before, logically and to the point, de-
fining prayer as only master might
denouncing, in respectful terms, the Sc
cret part of Temperance Orders, and
giving excellent reasons therefor.
Judge Budd also addressed the meet
ing, after which We arose, and before
we knew 1t, threw q bomb. We said
the ministers needed praying for in
Stockton almost as badly as the rum
sellers. We had been mortified to find
no minister to welcome us, and We
thought they needed strengthening in
the spinal column. We were aware
that they had many duties to perform,
and would not be too severe upon them;
but acknowledged that we should feel
better towards them if they would come
out here, as elsewhere, and help us with
the work. When we had ceased speak
ing, the Presbyterian minister, who was
sitting back by the door, came forward
and acknowledged there was justice in
the chastisement. He said that he had
been attending a church meeting, and
had come in at late hour, out of curl
osity, to hear what Mrs. Gordon would
say in a Methodist church. He had
heard of her addressing a Paine meet
ing, and otherwise identifying herself
with inhdels, and was surprised to hear
her defining and defending prayer. He
concluded with very able peroration,
and sat down. Mrs. Gordon then arose
and said that she had read of an humble
Nazarene, who ate with publieans and
sinners, and consorted with Magda-
lenes, all to do them good. She had
never heard that He had questioned
anybody as to their private belief upon
any subject, neither did she even hear
that he had said, even to the lowest OF
Gods children, 81 am holier than thou"
She never had read that He had ever
eontended about points of doctrine OF
creeds of any kind. She believed in
prayer and in. Christianity, but not in
the pulled up churchanity of the nine
teenth century. Some Missed, some ap-
plauded, and some left the church.
while we sat at our post, fearing that 8
captious spirit had BEEN aroused that
would work harm to the Temperance
Movement, and feeling that we haC
been, unwittingly, the cause of it.
When Mrs. Gordon took her seat
Judge Buddapologized, and we followed
but, as the only persons who were hur
had already left the church, the apology
fell flat
This morning the Methodist pastor,
genial, conscientious gentleman, ealle'
upon us, and explaining that he ha
only been kept away from the meetin
on account of pressing business, courte
ously invited us to his pulpit for thi
Sunday evening.
There are many interesting details {
/ travel and scenery that we should b
' pleased to lay before our readers, but
succession OF bilious attacks, aggravate
, by constant travel and public speaking
t have'so exhausted our strength that W
E are barely able to do necessary editoris
2 work.
Tomorrow we go to Nevada City an
e from thence to Grass Valley. The
: back to San Francisco and Oakland
and thank God, before many weeks
e shall be at HOME. A. J. ID.