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 358 REVEREND EZRA FISHER Br. Cramb arrives, or the church is otherwise supplied with pastoral labors. Other ministers are active in the place and I think your Board would heartily approve of the course I have been led to pursue, if they were here. Indeed I have not directed my steps for the last eight weeks, neither have I tried. Providence in a peculiar manner has marked my way and, although in some respects deeply afflictive, I have not ventured to say more than this, Lord direct, I will try and follow, although bowed down with grief. Yours truly, EZRA FISHER. Received April 26, 1854. Oregon City, Apr. 1st, 1854. Rev. Benjamin M. Hill, Cor. Sec. A. B. H. M. Soc. Herein I send you my report of labor under the appointment of the Home Mission Society as General Itinerant for Oregon for the fourth quarter ending March 30th, 1854. I have labored 13 weeks; preached 35 sermons; delivered two temperance lectures, and 23 addresses at the special meet- ings of Oregon City church and Clackamas church; attended 34 prayer meetings and six other religious meetings ; visited religiously 124 families and other persons; visited two public schools in Oregon City ; baptized 16 persons in the Oregon City church; traveled to and from my appointments 48 miles; received one person by letter ; 22 persons have been hopefully converted in Oregon City in connection with my labors ; monthly concert is established at Oregon City church ; took up a collection at the monthly concert for March of $3.75 for missionary purposes, object not yet specified; connected with the church is a Sabbath school, and Bible class of about 25 scholars ; more than half of the school are in the Bible class. Three teachers ; about 75 volumes in the library. Our meetings continue interesting. We have a few enquir- ers and shall probably soon baptize others. I remain most of