The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-08-20
FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT LA
GRANDE DISTRICT
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time continue SO to be; for our peo-
pie are not all wealthy and for them
to make their new homes and pay all
the salary for their ministers is not
to be wholly expected yet. But, to
cut them down yearly in their mis-
sionary assistance, Is too much of a
hardship sometimes II the slices are
too generous. Surely the purpose of
the Board Of Home Missions and
church extension is to assist till there
is the object desired
j Our story is that Of Bro. Barnes,
and all the other superintendent is
this arid region waiting for and de-
veloping the possibilities under the
canals. Gods vicegerent his noble
coadjutor, the engineer, waves his
magic wand over the waters and they
crawl out upon the hill sides and
speed themselves to the mesas and
the unsightly sage brush is replaced
by the carpets of green and gold; and
in the place Of the moloch lizard
where each lay there appears the hap
Ply home Of prolific plenty. We must
have the sympathetic help of the
Board of Home Missions and Church
Extension in warm love not on cold
logic.
| In Detail
; Baker City with its Finger on every
living question has had year Of in
tensive development. 1t is better
| Methodist church than ever 1t was.
Yet two fingers might accomplish
more.
Cove had the ministrations OF J.. u.
Baker, valuable local elder for the
past year. They are discouraged and
need the eyes opened to their latent
possibilities.
Elgin has been served by w. f.
Bradley. This place feels the loss OF
the terminus of the railway that stood
for SO many years there. So soon as
they learn to walk alone, they are
sure to recover their strength. This
Is a good town and has a secure fut-
ure.
Enterprise is the mother of Joseph,
Wallowa and Flora. Q. e. Trueblood,
who came to us last year is a worker
He has no church to build, but he
has fine parsonage in his head and
part OF the wherewithal to build
1t already on paper. With the extern
sion OF the railway into the Wallowa
valley great impetus has been given
the places just named.
Joseph is the terminus of the rail-
way; its people are hard to beat; they
out Yankee the Yankee for thrift and
enterprise. Their growth under the
spell of that magician A. l.. Howarth
has been phenomenal They have
long ago outgrown their church and
are now erecting the fine stone build
ing above mentioned. Here is one Of
the finest and most steady Epworth
Leagues In the District.
Wallowa is an offshoot of Enter
prise. j. d. Bird is their pastor. This
Is the third well wrought year. What
with the external improvements, the
property looks new. Internally there
was good work done with Evangelist
Promise is the charge presided over
by F. G. Potter who is making him
self little home for inevitable old
age. Potter's field lies in the land of
Promise while the Grande Ronde riv-
er like narrow sea divides that
land from the garden of Eden just
over the stream. This is not poetry
nor plagiarism.
Henry Martin is at Flora, forty
miles from the railway, and has a |
good piece of country to till. The
have a strong holding
there and are the only other denom
nation processing to be called Christ
lans. He breaches at Paradise and at
Arko.
La Grande has had for the past
three years G. e. Deal. This place,
The head of the District needs new
church and steps are being taken
thereto. La Grande always heads the
list of benevolences.
Island City is suburb of La i
Irande where the pastor serves the
people once a week, on Wednesday
evening.
Union across the valley eastward is
he home of d. C. McColm where his
energy caused the people
% build a commodious, down to date
We have here one of the
most desirable properties in eastern