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duplicate from Bishop Waugh of Sep 25th 1848 were received on the 10th inst. They came in the Gov Steamer Falcon and California to Panama & San francisco and from thence in the Valadoria to the Columbia River Such portions of these as were of general interest were layed before the meeting and we did our buisness in full view of the organization of our annual conference in the ensuing autumn the arrange of our work for the ensuing 4 months is somewhat altered from what it was last year so far as the plans of the circuits are concerned. Salem Circuit includes all our work east of the Walamet except Oregon City, and Yam hill includes all west of the river except Clatsop, the appointments are as follows Oregon Citv, David Leslie Salem Wm Helm and /. L. Parrisk Yamhill A. F. Waller, John McKinney, J. 0. Raynor, and Jos S. Smith. Astoria and Clatsop to be supplied /. E. IV -fiber, principal of Oregon Institute. The report of last year informed you of the distribution of our men at that time. They went to their work in the spirit oi their Master and were well received by the people. No reasonable doubt could have been entertained 11 months ago but that a measure of success was about to attend our labours hitherto unknown among the white population west of the Rocky Mountains. It is true the war:> was operating prejudicially to the interests oi' Piety in Oregon the mere abstraction of so many of our young men to say nothing of the associations into which they were thrown could not but be disastrous. The tented field is a school of vice and Satan seems never at a loss for Masters Act to teach where there are subjects willing to learn. When I delivered my letters into the hands o<: the messenger who conveyed them to the States kst Spring I was in the upper part of the Valley, I was on my way to attend a two days meeting Marys River, We crossed the Wa'arnet at Judge Skinners swimming our horses alongside the canoe which is a dangerous buisiress here owing' to the swiftness of the river and the steepness of its banks. The meeting was held at Fullers Schoolhouse and commenced on Saturday the congregations were good and many persons seemed serious. On Sabbath the power of God was graciously manifested. A man named Wirnple who had just built a house for the use of the preachers spake and prayed with great feeling

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