THE PACIFIC DISTRICT. 
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THE PACIFIC DISTRICT. 
Shortly after the territory of Oregon was open- 
ed to settlers, a number of United Brethren fami- 
lies from the eastern part of the Union removed 
to the new territory, where, in addition to other 
privations incident to pioneer life, they were en- 
tirely destitute of the ministrations of God’s house. 
In this state of spiritual destitution they wrote 
several very touching appeals to the ministers and 
members of the Church in the East. These ap- 
peals were published in the Religious Telescope^ 
and widely read. They produced the impression 
everywhere that the Church in some way ought 
to send missionaries to that distant land, and that, 
too, without delay. After a short time, Eev. T. J. 
Connor of the White Biver Conference, and his 
family, and Rev. J. Kenoyer, also of the White 
River Conference, were en route for Oregon Terri- 
tory, by the overland route. This was in 1853, 
so that they were on the way at the very time the 
Milton ville General Conference was in session. 
