Taylor Bunch, Two Papers, One History

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Taylor Bunch, Two Papers, One History Observations The following account by Taylor Bunch was published first in the North Pacific Union Gleaner and later that same year (1928) in the Review and Herald with some editing.<ol><li>Look over the two editions and consider the changes made by the Review. <LI>Suggest some reasons why the changes were made. <LI>Did you find any important factual differences?</li></ol> (I present this merely as a mental exercise. I have not found any troubling differences between these two editions. ) ________________________________________________ <table border=1><tr><td>Fifty-Four Years Ago and Now</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>PIONEER DAYS IN THE NORTHWEST </TD></TR><TR><TD>.</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>AND WHAT GOD HAS WROUGHT </TD></TR><TR><TD>.</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>BY TAYLOR G. BUNCH </TD></TR><TR><TD>.</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>At Milton, Oregon, on May first,</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>THE first Seventh-day Adventist church </TD></TR><TR><TD>the two living charter members of the</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>in the Northwest was organized at Mil- </TD></TR><TR><TD>first Seventh-day Adventist church of</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>ton, Oreg., in May, 1874, with a charter </TD></TR><TR><TD>the Northwest, organized at Milton in</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>membership of seventeen. Mrs. Aaron </TD></TR><TR><TD>May, 1874, met to celebrate the fifty-</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>Miller of Milton, and Mr, W. H. Bunch of </TD></TR><TR><TD>fourth anniversary. The two pioneers</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>Coquille, Oreg., father of the writer, are </TD></TR><TR><TD>were Mrs. Aaron Miller of Milton</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>the only two of the charter members still </TD></TR><TR><TD>and W. H. Bunch of Coquille, Ore</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>living, and on May 1 they met at the home </TD></TR><TR><TD>gon, father of the writer. After a</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>.of Mrs. Miller, after a separation of forty- </TD></TR><TR><TD>separation of forty-eight years the</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>eight years, and celebrated the fifty- </TD></TR><TR><TD>home of Mrs. Miller was the scene of</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>fourth anniversary of the founding of the </TD></TR><TR><TD>the happy meeting to renew ac</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>church. Their hearts were cheered as </TD></TR><TR><TD>quaintance, talk over pioneer days,</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>they talked over , pioneer, days when the </TD></TR><TR><TD>and praise God for what has been ac</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>work had its humble beginning, and con- </TD></TR><TR><TD>complished in the Northwest since that</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>sidered what the message has accom- </TD></TR><TR><TD>small and humble beginning more</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>plished in the Northwest during the last </TD></TR><TR><TD>than half a century ago.</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>fifty-four years. </TD></TR><TR><TD>.</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>The following seventeen members</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>composed the charter membership:</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>Brother and Sister Maxon, Brother</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>and Sister Wood, Brother and Sister</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>Costin, Brother and Sister Rasmus-</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>sen, Brother and Sister Bunch,</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>Brother and Sister Miller, Brother!</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>and Sister Tilman, and a young</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>Brother Rasmussen and John and</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>Hamilton Bunch. Brother Maxon was</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>the elder.</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>.</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>In 1874 there was no Adventist min-</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>In 1874 there was no Seventh-day Ad- </TD></TR><TR><TD>ister in this vast territory, and these</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>ventist minister in the vast Northwest </TD></TR><TR><TD>pioneers organized among themselves</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>territory, and these seventeen pioneers of </TD></TR><TR><TD>with the assistance of Brother Costin</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>the message organized themselves as best </TD></TR><TR><TD>who had formerly been a United</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>they could with the assistance of one of </TD></TR><TR><TD>Brethren minister. By him the three</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>their number who had been a minister of </TD></TR><TR><TD>young men last named were baptized.</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>another denomination. By him the three </TD></TR><TR><TD>Because the members were scattered</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>young men of the group were baptized. </TD></TR><TR><TD>over a large part of the Walla Walla</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>Brother Maxson was elected elder. The </TD></TR><TR><TD>valley, they met at Milton but once</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>members lived far apart over the Walla </TD></TR><TR><TD>a quarter to celebrate the ordinances</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>Walla valley, and were able to meet but </TD></TR><TR><TD>and hold a two days' service. Those</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>once a month to celebrate the ordinances </TD></TR><TR><TD>were indeed happy and profitable</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>and enjoy a two days' service. Those were </TD></TR><TR><TD>meetings.</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>indeed happy and profitable occasions. </TD></TR><TR><TD>.</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>About eighteen months after the</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>About eighteen months after this origi- </TD></TR><TR><TD>original organization in 1874, Elder</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>nal organization, the General Conference </TD></TR><TR><TD>I. D. Van Horn was sent from the</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>sent Elder I. D. Van Horn from the East </TD></TR><TR><TD>East by the General Conference to</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>to carry forward the work begun in this </TD></TR><TR><TD>foster the work started. He pitched</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>new field. His tent was pitched in the city </TD></TR><TR><TD>his tent in Walla Walla and gave a</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>of Walla Walla, and a series of lectures </TD></TR><TR><TD>series of lectures. At his request</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>given that stirred the whole community. </TD></TR><TR><TD>the Milton church was disbanded and</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>A number accepted the message, among </TD></TR><TR><TD>its members, now numbering about</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>whom was Sergt. A. T. Jones, of the 21st </TD></TR><TR><TD>twenty, joined in the effort at Walla</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>Infantry, Ft. Walla Walla. At the request </TD></TR><TR><TD>Walla and were numbered in the</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>of Elder Van Horn the Milton church was </TD></TR><TR><TD>charter membership of the church</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>disbanded, and its members, then number- </TD></TR><TR><TD>there. Brother Maxon, who was liv</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>ing about twenty, united in the formation </TD></TR><TR><TD>ing near Walla Walla, was elected</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>of the Walla Walla church. </TD></TR><TR><TD>elder. A. T. Jones, whose term of</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>service as sergeant in the 21st in</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>fantry at Fort Walla Walla was about</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>to expire, was among those who were</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>baptized.</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>.</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>.</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>.</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>.</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>Later Elder Van Horn moved his</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>Later the tent was moved to Milton, </TD></TR><TR><TD>tent to Milton and after an extended</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>and after a series of lectures there and </TD></TR><TR><TD>effort there and a short series in Wes</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>another in the little town of Weston, the </TD></TR><TR><TD>ton, reorganized the Milton church in</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>Milton church was reorganized in 1876, </TD></TR><TR><TD>1876, with Wm. Russell of Weston as</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>with William Russell of Weston as elder. </TD></TR><TR><TD>elder. In July, 1877, the Milton</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>In July, 1877, the Milton church was in- </TD></TR><TR><TD>church" was incorporated, Wm. Rus</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>corporated, and the original incorporation </TD></TR><TR><TD>sell, J. C. Bunch, and Wm. Goodwin,</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>papers are still preserved by the church </TD></TR><TR><TD>representing the church in the legal</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>as a memorial of the days of small be- </TD></TR><TR><TD>action. These original incorporation</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>ginnings. The church now has a larsre </TD></TR><TR><TD>sapers are still preserved and prized</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>and growing membership, whose loyalty is </TD></TR><TR><TD>)y the Milton church in memory of</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>evidenced by the record made each year </TD></TR><TR><TD>the days of small beginnings. The</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>in tithes and offerings. </TD></TR><TR><TD>present Milton church has a large</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>and growing membership.</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>.</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>.</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>.</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>.</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>.</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>Elder Van Horn next moved to</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>Elder Van Horn next moved to Salem, </TD></TR><TR><TD>Salem accompanied by A. T. Jones who</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>Oreg., accompanied by A. T. Jones. As </TD></TR><TR><TD>was determined to help preach the</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>the result of their labors the third church </TD></TR><TR><TD>message. As the result of their work</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>in the Northwest was organized in Salem </TD></TR><TR><TD>in Salem and vicinity the third church</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>in the spring of 1877. </TD></TR><TR><TD>in the Northwest was organized in</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>the spring of 1877.</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>.</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>The hearts of the two remaining</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>charter members were greatly cheered</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>as they considered the growth of the</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>message in the denomination and es-</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>pecially in the Northwest during the</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>last 54 years.</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>.</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>In 1874 there were only 250</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>In 1874 there were but 250 churches </TD></TR><TR><TD>churches and 6,000 church members in</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>and 6,000 members in the denomination. </TD></TR><TR><TD>the denomination, with thirteen local</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>At the present time the North Pacific </TD></TR><TR><TD>conferences, two missions, and five</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>Union Conference has six local confer- </TD></TR><TR><TD>institutions. At the present time the</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>ences, with 225 churches and 14,000 mem- </TD></TR><TR><TD>North Pacific Union Conference is</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>bers. There are more than 100 church </TD></TR><TR><TD>composed of six local conferences, 225</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>schools, ten academies, one college, and </TD></TR><TR><TD>churches, 14,000 members, and 240</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>two sanitariums. Two hundred and thirty </TD></TR><TR><TD>laborers. There are more than 100</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>teachers are training more than 3,500 </TD></TR><TR><TD>church schools, 10 academies, 1 college,</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>young people for the work and the king- </TD></TR><TR><TD>and 2 sanitariums. In these schools</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>dom. During the last four years 3,800 </TD></TR><TR><TD>are about 3,500 pupils being instructed</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>new members were baptized, and the </TD></TR><TR><TD>by 230 teachers.</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>members' of the union gave $1,558,244 in </TD></TR><TR><TD>.</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>tithes and $1,016,446 as offerings for for- </TD></TR><TR><TD>During the last four years 3,800</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>eign missions. </TD></TR><TR><TD>baptisms were reported, and the mem</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>bers paid $1,558,244.00 in tithe and</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>$1,016,446.00 for foreign missions.</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>.</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>Surely all our people in the North</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>Is it any wonder that the two pioneers </TD></TR><TR><TD>west can join in thanksgiving and</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>thanked God and took courage? </TD></TR><TR><TD>praise with the two original members</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>who have witnessed such a wonderful</TD><TD>.</TD><TD><a href="http://www.adventistarchives.org/docs/RH/RH1928-40/index.djvu?djvuopts&page=19" target=_top>http://www.adventistarchives.org/docs/RH/RH1928-40 /index.djvu?djvuopts&page=19</a> </TD></TR><TR><TD>transformation wrought by a miracle</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>working God. TAYLOR G. BUNCH.</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD>.</TD><TD>.</TD><TD>. </TD></TR><TR><TD><a href="http://www.adventistarchives.org/docs/NPG/NPG19280529-V23-22/index.djvu?djvuopts&page=1" target=_top>http://www.adventistarchives.org/docs/NPG/NPG19280 529-V23-22/index.djvu?djvuopts&page=1</a></TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD>.May 29, 1928</TD><TD></TD><TD>.October 4, 1928 </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR><TD></td></tr></table> My Observations Three differences caught my attention:<ol><li>In the NPG, the United Brethren denomination is mentioned by name; in the Review it is not. <LI>The NPG names the charter members, the Review does not. <LI>The Review arranges the information to create a shorter more concise report. In some cases, the Review changes numbers to their written form.</li></ol> Compare Taylor Bunch's date for when Van Horn arrived at Walla Walla with Van Horn's own account. Which date is probably more accurate? Why? <a href="http://www.atomorrow.net/cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?tpc=10&post=7073#POST7073" target="_blank">http://www.atomorrow.net/cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?tpc=10&post=7073#POST7073</a> (Message edited by Don on October 03, 2009)

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