This small pamphlet, which explains the work of the boarding school on the Pima Indian Reservation at St. John's Mission, Komatke, Arizona, founded in 1897 by Franciscan Friars, is an appeal for donations. A brief history of its founding is included. Another pamphlet making an appeal for support, both financial and material, has many photographs of Indian children. It includes a brief description of the mission and a sketch of the landscape. The school yearbook for St. John's Indian School, consists of photographs of students in native dress and activities.
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A picture of the Lord surrounded by mothers and children sitting within scenes of the desert surrounds nine common prayer verses, written in both Navajo and English. This item is a fact sheet written by Thomas C. Moffett for Presbyterians, asking for contributions to help in the missionary work with Indians. Extracts from the history of Joseph Smith, written in 1938 on the founding and progress of the Church of Latter-Day Saints, comprise this souvenir pamphlet. The Articles of Faith are found on the inside back cover. In this case, there are very few photographs to complement the text, only one of the church in Mesa and a second of Joseph Smith and Hyrum Smith.