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International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Jan 20, 1887

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 13, No. 3.

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EAST PORTLAND, OREGON.

By Charles L. Boyd

THE week of prayer was a source of great spiritual blessing to the church at East Portland. The special object of our prayers has been the foreign missions, and more than $250 was donated in the interest of the work in foreign fields. But while our fasting, praying, and donating had special reference to the work in other lands, the Lord drew near and blessed us here in the revival of his love in the hearts of his children and in the conversion of precious souls.
On Sunday, the last day of the meetings, we repaired to the Willamette River where thirteen hopeful candidates for the kingdom were buried in the likeness of the Saviour's death.
The Master has given us the world for our field of labor, and when we seek to spread the truth where it is unknown, we find the greatest spiritual blessing for ourselves. When we are lost to self, and are seeking the honor of Christ's cause in the salvation of souls for whom his precious blood was shed, we are in the only place where true happiness can be found. C. L. BOYD.