Damascus, Oregon by Alonzo T. Jones

Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Jun 12, 1879

Damascus, Oregon.

By Alonzo T. Jones

ON May 1st, I went to Damascus, Clackamas county, and stayed over the following Sabbath, then went about six miles southeast to Eagle Creek, and spent ten days with a good attendance at all of the meetings, though the weather was very rainy.

From Eagle Creek I went about twelve miles north over into Powells Valley, Multnomah county, and spent a week at Cedar school-house, and Sunday, the 18th, at Orient school-house. In this neighborhood I found the deepest interest that I have seen for a long time. There are no fewer than five school districts within a radius of about four miles, and in all of these there are many who want to hear fully of these things. I know of no place where labor could be spent more profitably than right here.

On Sunday, May 25, we organized a church of eleven members at Damascus, Oregon. They adopted the tithing covenant. Salem, May 28. ALONZO T. JONES.