Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-11-06
The Yale Band.

10 the Editor of the HERALD
The announcement that band is COM
ing to town may arouse some question
Ia the minds of your readers, as to what
sort Of an institution the Yale Band is.
1t is not brass band, although there
may be some music in it. 1t is simply
band of six young men, who are at
work in Eastern Washington, for sim
pie but vital Christianity.
A little less than two years ag0, when
the men IN Yale Seminary, obedient to
their leader, Jesus of Nazereth, were
asking where they should try to preach
His gospel, several of the students, see
ing the effectiveness of cooperation in
industrial and military lines decided to
a similar plan in Christian work. They
banded themselves together for at least
two years, and offered themselves to the
Home Mission society. Several sections
of country were presented to them, but
the richness of Washington, its marvel
GUS growth in population, it's undoubted
destany to be one of the greatest states
of the west, the opportunities which
there secured to be for digging and lay
ing foundations for deep and broad
religious life, left little doubt as to the
| final choice.
1t was made and we were sent to East
ern Washington and dubbed ''The Yale
Band all being graduates of Yale semi
nary although our academic training
in some cases was in other Eastern in
stitutions. Mr.. Nichols is a graduate of
Harvard, Mr.. Peurose of Williams, Mr.
Daries of HaYersford, Wales, Mr. Hooker
of Amherst, and Mr.. Smith and myself
of Yale. Band meetings have been held
with Mr.. Smith at Genesee, with Mr.
Nichols at Pataha, with Mr.. Peurose at
Dayton and with Mr.. Hooker at Cheney
The object of the band meetings is to
turn the attention of the people to a
calm and earnest consideration of what
we consider the most important question
to mankind, their spiritual life. The
best formula that we have yet found for
this life is a simple but real Christianity,
we therefore urge personal allegiance to
Jesus Christ. We want to have deep
candid, fearless consideration of this
subject. We want to come into hand to
hand contact with everyone who has the
| slightest desire for a better life. We
are anxious to help remove obstacles,
we perhaps can make some perplexing
truth clearer, perhaps help to remove
some honest doubt. Ny classmates will
esteem it privilege and courtesy to
talk over these matters of most serious
Importance with the people of Pullman !;
we want your ideas, we should like to
have you get ours. "Whatsoever things
are true, whatsoever things are honorable,
whatsoever things are just, whatsoever
things are pure, whatsoever things are
lovely, whatsoever things are of good
report, think on these things"
We are at present working in Con-
gregational churches, but we simply
want people to be real disciples Of Christ,
they can then suit themselves as to the
church they prefer to labor in. The
services will commence with reception
to the visiting members of the band at
the church next Monday night, and will
continue for ten DAYS. The public is
cordially invited to attend as many OF
these services, as Is compatible with
other duties, and is the opportunity not
worthy Of such an arrangement of duties
that most if not all the services can be
attended?
[ thank you Mr.. Editor for the use oi
so much of your valuable space.
L. o. BAIRD.