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 362 REVEREND EZRA FISHER courage and submit our whole cause to the Lord and trust in Him for His future blessings by waiting in the spirit of humble confidence for the openings of His providences. Yours affectionately, EZRA FISHER. Received May 25, 1854. Oregon City, Ore. Ter., April 7th, 1854. Rev. Benjamin M. Hill, Cor. Sec. A. B. H. M. Soc., New York. Dear Brother Hill : Last week, at the request of Br. Newell, 845 our teacher of music, formerly from New York, I visited Portland, with a view of stirring up their minds to immediate action on the subject of raising the standard in that place, preached on Wednesday evening to a large congregation in the Congrega- tional house, and visited Wednesday in the afternoon and Thursday morning with the members. I found the following members, some of whom you know personally: Br. Josiah Failing, formerly deacon in the 10th St. Church, New York, his wife, two sons and a daughter; Br. Coe, 346 formerly postal agent for Oregon, and wife ; Br. Leland, 346a Postmaster at Port- land, and wife ; Br. Simmonds, merchant, and wife, from Bos- ton,. . . Sister Burnell, from Ninth Street Church, Cin- cinnati, Ohio, an enterprising, intelligent sister (her husband is in the steam saw mill business), and Sister Hosier, a widow, in the millinery and fancy clothing business. Since I left, I learn that Br. Pine and wife from San Francisco have located there. Br. Pine is in merchandising and he and wife have come highly recommended as active young Baptist mem- bers. I have little doubt there are other Baptist members in 345 George P. Newell. 346 This was Nathaniel Coe (1788-1868). He was appointed postal agent for Oregon in 1851. He later settled near the present Hood River. Bancroft, Hist, of Ore., II:i8g. 346-a Pioneer of 1845; was born in Rhode Island in 1845; surveyor; post- master, Oct. 12, i853-Nov. 3, i8s4; editor Democratic Standard, July 13, 1854, and year following. Editor Portland Daily News first daily in Portland April 20, 1859 for a few months. After that he was editor of the Daily Times in 1863, for awhile, and during that year went to Idaho Territory and spent the remainder of his life in newspaper work, mining and surveying. He died Oct. 25, 1891.