252 REVEREND EZRA FISHER weeks in the yearly meetings with the Lebanon, Santiam and French Prairie churches. Respectfully submitted, EZRA FISHER, Exp. Agt. N. B. If time permits, I intend to give you a brief view of the influence of the yearly meetings on the churches. Oregon City, Oct. 1st, 1853 To Rev. Benjamin M. Hill, Cor. Sec. Am. Bap. Home Mission Soc. Dear Brother : Herein I send you my report of labor under the appoint- ment of the Home Mission Society as general itinerant for the 2nd quarter ending Sept. 30th, 1853. I have labored 13 weeks in the quarter; preached 27 sermons and delivered 15 addresses ; attended six church and covenant meetings ; eight prayer meetings and visited religiously 98 families and other persons ; baptized five persons ; assisted in the organization of one church on Deer Creek in the Umpqua Valley ; traveled to and from my appointments 849 miles. In connection with the labors of other brethren in the ministry where I labored in yearly meeting, which will not be reported to your Board, eight persons have been received by letter, three by experi- ence, 12 by baptism and two more were received as candi- dates for baptism, 333 who will soon be baptized by the pastor. Rev. Geo. C. Chandler. In connection with the labors of other brethren where I have labored, there have been eleven cases of hopeful conversion. One young man of promise is preparing for the ministry within the Willamette Baptist Association. Three Sabbath schools are sustained in the churches in the Willamette Valley and Br. Chandler sustains one at one of his outposts. Respectfully submitted, EZRA FISHER, General Itinerant. Received Nov. 29, 1853. 333 One of these two candidates was a Mr. Jackson. Mss. Records of the Oregon City Church. His initials and the other's name are not given in the records.
