Celinda Elvira Hines

1853 (1) able to minister to the Indians and care for themselves. Families had to be debt free (1) accomplished extraordinary things in difficult times. (1) advertised for volunteers in the Christian Advocate and Journal. The board wanted small families (1) and genealogy researchers (1) and maps. Because their journey is well-documented (1) and needed recommendations of three church elders. The Hines family and many other missionary families signed up. In the late 1880’s Harvey Hines (1) and on to covered wagons used on the Oregon Trail. He vividly describes the courageous missionary’s seasons of hope (1) and soon learned he needed additional missionaries to effectively witness to the Indians. In March 1839 (1) and train (1) because of their faith (1) Bishop Hedding (1) crossed the United States on foot in search of the “Christian’s book and the white man’s God.” A New York newspaper headlined the event early in 1833. Christian churches sympathetic to the Indians and eager for their spiritual enlightenment asked the Miss (1) dagboek (1) editor of the Pacific Christian Advocate serialized his family’s experiences with the documents (1) excitement (1) fear and heartbreak. All of which tell the stories of ordinary people who (1) head of foreign missions (1) History:"Methodist" (1) History:American-19thCent (1) Illustraties (1) illustrations and maps they left behind. The serial began December 1884 and ran through March 1885. That serialization (minus one installment) is included in this book. Well-documented and researched (1) Lee had limited resources (1) mentally and physically sound (1) or for anyone with a love of Oregon history Foreword by Senator Mark O. Hatfield EDITOR Harold J. Peters’ casual interest in family genealogy grew into full-time research after he traced the migration of his ancestry from upstate New York (1) Oregon State (1) oregon state history (1) Oregon Trail (1) overland stage (1) Peter’s book reads like an action-adventure story. He records his ancestor's thoughts in their own words that included minute details. From travel by horseback (1) Peter’s research is considered an excellent tool for historians. The story begins in 1832 (1) sign up for ten years (1) THIS remarkable book isn’t just one family’s story; it’s a valuable history of the Oregon Trail with words penned by the people who made the journey. It’s for historians (1) to steamboats (1) to the Oregon Territories. The preface explains Peter’s compelling documentations (1) West (1) west of the Rockies (1) Western History (1) when four members of the Flat Head Indian tribe (1) while the prologue gives an overview of the Hines family’s emotional call to missionary work. Their story is told in the words of the travelers themselves through personal family letters (1)