REVEREND EZRA FISHER
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gelical Christians have opened schools adapted to the wants of the people, employed good, pious teachers, and by these schools they wield a strong influence. If we remain inactive,
we must lose our hold on the confidence of the people and be set down as inefficient; besides, the sooner we can commit the denomination to
them and the other
work
some benevolent
rising generation.
strictly
enterprise the better for They will do the more for
of an evangelical character.
Again,
I
strongly think we must look to our churches for our rising ministry on the Pacific borders before twenty years roll around. The great question with me is, Ought the ministers
and almost worn out to give any considerable to the cause of education, while so much time of their portion waste for the want of faithful, Godly ministers field lies our of
now
in the field
given wholly to preaching the Word? Br. Chandler baptized two converts into the French Prairie
church Sabbath before
last.
Affectionately yours,
EZRA FISHER. Received April
9.
Oregon
To
Rev. Benjamin M.
Cor. Sec.
Am.
Bap.
City,
O. Ten, April
1st,
1855.
Hill,
Home
Mission Soc.
Dear Brother: Herein
I
ment of the
send you my report of labor under the appointHome Mission Society as General Itinerant for
the 4th quartet ending
weeks
in
March
31st, 1855.
15
this
I
have labored 13
sermons; attended 10
quarter; preached prayer meetings and four church meetings visited religiously 45 families and other persons visited one common school
my appointments 307 miles. Two were received into the French Prairie church by baptism under Sabbath schools in the labors of Rev. George C. Chandler. traveled to and from
the territory are the same as last quarter. During the quarSeveral ter I have distributed about 2500 pages of tracts.
