The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-10-09
EDITORIAL OORREsPONDENOE.

VT AhE -fh ~ NOklhME E~Ls
Inc days are rapidly rolling their .
lonely lengths along through the ad- /
vaneing weeks, until, almost before we
are aware of it, fortnight has elapsed
since We left the metropolis of the
Northwest.
This valley of the Yakima, which was
so hot and dusty at the time Of our last
writing, few days since, as to be almost
unendurable, is now overcast with
lowering clouds, and the atmosphere is
near the freezing point.
There have been some refreshing sea-
sous Of rejoicing during the progress of
our late revival" which began, as we
last wrote you, on the evening of the
18th ult The second lecture was pref
aced by an able Introductory speech by
Judge Hamilton, who most emphatic
ally declared himself in favor of the
equal rights Of women. Judge Ballard.
who had promised to make an opposi-
ton speech in order TO help US along
with the argument, backed down from
his promise, explaining that, his convic-
lions being all in favor of woman's en-
reimbursement, it was not possible for
him to do the opponents Of the measure
justice. Mr.. Stair, another able attor-
ney, and young man of much prom
isei whose intelligent wife is now read
Ing law, gracefully declined the invita-
tion Of Mr.. Ballard to offer himself up
as Mr.. BIS substitute, so we were COM
PEELED to manufacture our own opposi.
ton as we went along, in order to keep
the promise made the night before to
answer every objection that could be
brought to bear against the justice OF
our mission Of peace on earth and good
will to men and women.
On Saturday evening a good audience
convened to hear an address upon "The
Temperance Problem" and on Sunday.
at ii A. NJ, little assembly Of us met
to listen to a sermon from Brother
Shafer, Of the Methodist itinerancy,
who, like Ourself, was paying the city of
Yakima his first visit Mr.. Ballard had
told him that We had appointed lee
/ ture for the evening, aud that all the
| people from the town and adjacent
country were preparing to attend it
but the reverend gentleman, who had
just made an earnest discourse upon the
charity that vaunteth not itself, and
thinketh no evil" entirely ignored our
appointment, and announced that he
would preach at seven o'clock. The
little audience received the brothers
benediction in disgusted silence, and
Mr.. Shafer was certain that be held the
fort, when Mr.. Ballard, with whom we
had not conferred upon the subject, bui
who saw through his attempt at elerica
bulldOzing, spoke right out in meet.
ing" and asked the dispenser of the gos,
pei Of charity" il there was net some
mistake; il there was not another ap
pointment for the evening already pub
llshed. The brother said he "did no
know" but afterward admitted that n,
had heard Of such lecture, but consid
cree il his duty to rule out everything
on Sunday except the Gospel. He said
also, that it was the habit Of the Uicke,
to ring in anti Gospel meetings to keel
the people from hearing the word o
God. Thus stigmatized, we falteringl,
explained that our meeting had beei
announced with the understanding tina
there was to be no other service, and, a
he claimed to be "holieT than we," tina
we would gladly ''stand aside" Tn
brother then said that we should hav
the hour; but we declined to accept
without the unanimous concurrence Q
: the people, and offered to leave it to
vote Of the citizens when the time fo
speaking should arrive. But he didn
, want to risk that, and so, at his reques
: the evening was given over to N
3 lCicked, our brother not even caring /
, attend as a watcher upon the walls {
I Zion, to see whether the large crow
p that assembled to listen to the lectul
upon "The Centennial Year" wei
I doomed to perdition under our ministr
r or not. Mans rights doctrine di'
harder among ministers and runs selle
r than any other classes Of men. {
> course, there are exceptions to all rule
e many Of the better men in each of thei
classes being favorable to our mission
3 but when one Of either class desires
} oppose US, he is generally backed by a
r organized power that enables him
e either retard the work or give US muc
E trouble and expense in going on with /
( Luckily for the occasion under cOusi1
/ Grafton, the people were in power; bI
= Brother Shafer will doubtless be able
= turn a key upon us in a church doc
5 somewhere before our journey is owe
and then he'll be happy again. II sue
men would only lay aside a little
their imaginary righteousness Ion
5 enough to learn the purpose Of the mi
D sion they seek to retard, they woul
I cease TO be wiser in their own conce
e than seven men who can render a rel
I son.
e Just here we have been interrupted b
I another episode that we think wort
! relating. The rain is pouring, but,
= spite of it, dear old lady from Il
= country has her husband out with b,
= in a wagon, he peddling peaches, ar
, she bossing the job and taking Il
e money. Hearing Of peaches, took yol
. correspondent to the door, and the goC
q urnnnan In the Uarnn infrndnred haran