, 1880-09-06
survive, rejoicing in their conversion from

survive, rejoicing in their conversion from
sinful to Christian life. The memory
of Wesley is everywhere cherished by
the good and the pure, while Voltaire
! and Paine are only remembered for the
evil rather than for good they did.
If it be urged that the promises of the
Saviour have not all been realized, that
sin still abounds, and that the world is as
bad as ever, it may be answered that re-
ligion is working ont its mission; that
Its bending influences are constantly ex-
tending, and that light is radiating into
the darkest rcccsses of heathcnism and
idolatory. 1t requires no argument to
demonstrate the fact that our race is i'm
proved by civilization, or that civiliza-
ton owes its origin and progress to re-
ligion. To religious influences we are
indebted for all the reforms which benefit
society. Our Sunday schools were insti>
tuted in obedicncs to the divine COM
mand. In these schools children are
taught, "wi,hout money and without
price," all that concerns their present
welfare and their future happiness. These
intellectual nurseries have enriched and
fertalizcd, and continue to enrich and
f-rtalize everv city, village, hamlet and
household throughout the Christian
world. If religion had done nothing
more than to bless our race with the
consecratng influence of Sunday schools.
scoffers should be shamed into silence.
FIR LANDs-In Western Oregon and
Washington much of the lands. and par
ticularly those that are now vacant and
rated as cheap lands. is fir land-that is,
fir Ia the natural growth of timber upon
it's surface AS we are very frequently
irQuired of as to their value. we, without
giving the name, mention the fact that
in this county one of our subscribers IN
forms us that he has tins season harvested
over 35 bushels Of the finest wheat he
ever saw from each acre Oh his farm: and
that he got nearly three tons of clover
from every acre. The land referred to
has been in cultivation several years. and
has never had other fertilizer except a
half barrel of gypsum Qand plaster to
the acre about every other year. There
are millions of acres of this kind Of land
west of the Cascade range now subject
to pre- emp'ion and homestead, and the
same amount that can he bought for
from So so to $40 per acre. rurnl Spirit.
A W,TrY JEw--Duripg the fourteenth
century, when the Hebrew race was
undergoing ont of those periodical per-
Sc, utions which it has oeen subject to
during the reign of events as recorded
bv history, since the birth Of Moses,
there lived in Ispahan an ornlept Jewish
merchant Persecution, which always
seeks a vulnerable point and never dares
asssil strength. fixed upon the rich Jew
as victim. The Cadi "f Ispahan. from
motives of jealousy and class prejudice,
made matters so unpleasant for the Jew
that in despair he went t" him and said,
" You will not allow me to live here:
where shall go?" "Go to Bagdatl."
replied the multi. But" responded the
Hebrew, ''your brother rules there" 'Go
to Ispan, then" "But your uncle is chief
magistrate there" "Go to Damascus,
then" "But your nephew rules there"
"Thcn, if my family will not allow you
to live in t:Iis werld, 60 to HI" "Ah,
me-" replied the Jew; you forget that
your respected father is dead"
DEATH OF JUDGE NoRMAN.-M Many old
Portlanders will doubtless remember
Judge w. B. Norman, who was at one
time engaged in business in this city
For several years Mr.. Norman was pro-
prietor of general variety store at the
corner Of First and Washington streets
Judge Norman left Portland about seven
years ago. As will be seen by the follow
ing dispatch, dated Stockton, California,
Aug. 26th, published in one Of the San
Francisco exchanges, Judge Norman is
dead: "Judgs W. B. Norman died here
at six this evening. He was = native Of
Mississippi, and enc Of the prominent