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lamette Falls, which I statedly supply. I have labored 13 weeks in the quarter, preached 19 sermons, delivered three lectures to the Sabbath school in this place, attended three ministers' prayer meetings in this place (which are weekly), visited religiously 25 families and individuals, visited no com- mon schools, but addressed my own weekly, baptized none, no signatures to the temperance pledge, organized no church, no ordination, traveled to and from my appointments 130 miles, none received by letter, none by experience, have had no hopeful conversions, no young men preparing for the min- istry. The monthly concert of prayer is not observed at any of my stations. My people have paid nothing during the quarter for any missionary or benevolent society. I have re- ceived nothing for my salary; no meeting houses being erected. Connected with the church in Oregon City is a Sab- bath school of 18 scholars and three teachers and about 150 volumes in the library. There is also a Bible class with 3 pupils.

EZRA FISHER,

Missionary.

N. B. At the meeting of the convention held at this place on the 19th and 20th of Sept. last you will see, by referring to the minutes which will probably leave in the next mail, that the Trustees of the Oregon City College appointed me temporarily as agent for that school to collect funds to carry on the building now up and enclosed, but between four and five hundred dollars in debt. It was thought to be the best that could be done. It was hoped that this work might be performed without materially diverting me from my minis- terial labors. I shall be expected to meet my regular appoint- ments twice each month at Portland, or supply them with a substitute. You will also see a request from this conven- tion that your Board appoint me as a corresponding evan- gelist for Oregon (I am not certain that I have the right name as I have not the minutes of that convention and quote from memory). The name of exploring agent was urgently