Talk:Methodist Mission
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[edit] Methodist/Oregon Mission
I see articles that refer to the Oregon Mission and others that refer to the Methodist Mission. I think there is a difference, but I believe the content in this article is more specific the Oregon Mission, and the Methodist Mission refers to any missionary activity by the Methodists during the era? Katr67 00:11, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
- Sounds good to me! I will read both articles more carefully. --Stormbay 00:55, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
- Actually, they aren't that different yet, but they should be! I'll do some research, but what say Aboutmovies? Katr67 01:52, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
- They are different. Though I think opposite of what is mentioned above. The Methodist Mission refers to Lee's mission at Mission Bottom/Mill. The Oregon Mission article I think is supposed to be about the larger movement which could include the additional Methodist spots in Oregon City, The Dalles (run by Lee's nephew Daniel Lee), Umpqua, Nisqually, and in Astoria too. I take that partly by the dates given since Mission Bottom didn't open till 1834. However, they may need to be merged if they can't be delineated, but most of the historical references are to the Methodist Mission, not the Oregon Mission. In fact in the reference by Hines on Oregon Mission, other than the title, it is refered to as the mission (majority of references are this), or the Oregon mission (only a few times), not as a proper noun (the book is available on Google books for research to add content to the articles). So historically it is known as the Methodist Mission, I think in part to differentiate from the Whitmans, the Catholic missions, and whatever denomination the Spauldings were teaching. For me I think it could be two articles, but just one would work. Aboutmovies 07:17, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
