86 THE EACIFIC DISTRICT, 
growth of our Ghurch in Oregon, Whether any 
of these or others be the impediments, Oregon 
Conference has made slow progress. Still, it is 
not hopeless. Far from it. The statistics of 1884 
given below show that the Church has actually 
made some progress, and is by no means in a state 
of decline: • 
1884 
Mem- 
bers. 
Preachers. 
Salary paid 
preachers. 
Money paid 
for missions. 
No. ofS.S. 
scholars. 
California 
758 
26 
^4,353 43 
1,409 45 
664 
Oregon 
874 
25 
1,207 83 
174 00 
479 
Walla Walla 
633 
26 
2,329 86 
144 75 
444 
Totals..... 
2265 
77 
17,891 12 
^1,728 20 
1,587 
These figures show that we have at least a base 
of operations on the coast. With faithful etforts 
continued we have every reason to believe that 
the Pacific Coast District will at no distant day be 
a stronghold of the Church. 
It IS probable that while we have not built as 
rapidly as we at first hoped, we have done as wmll 
as could reasonably be expected when we remem- 
ber that the people have come from the four quar- 
ters of the globe, being strangers till they met on 
these western slopes, and that the object of their 
going was not for their souls, and the prosperity 
of the Church, but mainly for gold. They have 
gone to get rich, or to get a home; and so it has 
not been an easy task to build churches, gather 
congregations, and establish solid fields of labor. 
