CORRESPONDENCE OF REVEREND EZRA FISHER

Edited by SARAH FISHER HENDERSON, NELLIE EDITH LATOURETTE,

KENNETH SCOTT

LATOURETTE

(Continued from Page 372 in Quarterly for December, 1918)

Oregon Rev. Benjamin M.

Am.

Cor. Sec.

City, Oct. 8th, 1854.

Hill,

Bapt.

Home

Mission Soc.

Dear Brother: Yours of Sept. 18th containing your account with me, also a bill of goods sent me by the Am. Bapt. Home Mission Society Sept. 6th, amounting to $466.66, with a bill of lading for six boxes and two barrels of merchandise, were received by the last mail. Was very glad to learn that they are on the way.

Since

I

last

wrote

I

have visited West Tualatin

Church and spent nearly a week with the Shilo Church on a council called on account of difficulties existing between Elder and the majority of the church on one hand and the minority of the church on the other. Br. had been and serious were charges quite imprudent preferred against him, but with not sufficient proof to induce the council to recommend his being deposed from the ministry. 352 After

and two nights' hard labor, the council gave to the church and all the parties concerned, which resulted in an amicable adjustment of all difficulties. We have felt the necessity of our church members understanding and practicing gospel discipline in case of difficul-

three

days'

their

advice

before they come before the church. Our Divine Master has condescended to give us the most simple and yet the

ties

most perfect rules for

discipline either in private trespasses

or public immorality. Yours with sentiments of Christian affection.

EZRA FISHER. Received Dec. 26. firrt council here Shortly after th 352 This was Rev. William M. Davis. mentioned, a second council was called, which urged drastic action, and the church An. him. I:io. Mattoon, Bap. entirely repudiated of Or*.,