Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-06-23

in learning" The church was also more
hourlshing than for some time past. Public
worship was regularly maintained at the
Indian meeting house Two had been re-
Gently baptized, and others Were anxious
about their eternal welfare. The number
Of natives in the church was eighteen.
cHERoKEEs
VALLEY TowNs-in North Carolina, with
several out-stations.
missionaries, Rer. Erdn Jones, Mrs Jones,
Miss Sarah Rayner. Natire assist
ants, Rer. John Hickhfe, Oganaya,
preacher, DS,ddre, DsuSdrdld. Inter-
prefer, Ddrid Foreman.
Mr. Sturgis retired from tire station near
the close of August
The Board continue to receive very graft
tying accounts Of the prosperity OF the mis-
sion.
Protracted meetings have been held re-
Peatedly in the progress of the year, and
with manlfestly good results.
BdPtisms.-Previous to April 7, 1885,
the whole number of baplisms at Valley
Towns, had been 26O. Ofthese 244 were
Indians, 1T males and 127 females; Is
whites, and black % Indians had died,
and 9 had been excluded, leaving the num-
Der of Cherokee members 212-1O2 males
and / 10 females. The whole number of the
church, including whites, was 227. Since
that date the number of baptisms have bean,
at Valley Towns, 29-Dseyohee, 4-Tus-
guilty, L. dismissed, %, to form new
pchurch-excluded, 4-suspended, 2: nett in
crease, 5. Present number of the church,
232.
The Board have still under consideration,
The exPedfency of supplying this station with
printing establishment.
AMoHEE-near Candy's Creek, about
seventy miles from Valley Towns.
Native preacher, Rer. Jesse Bushvhead.
The prospect here" Mr. Jones states, lis
very encouraging; and it can only be ascrb-
ed to the operations OF divine grace, that,
amid the present political excitement which
exists through the nation, so much attention
should be paid to the gospel. trust the
Lord will etfectually establish his kingdom
among the Cherokees." A humber of the
Cherokee brethren had recently erected at
this station hewed-log meeting house, IS
feet by 25.
Vest Of the Mississippi.
sHAwANoEs.
SHAwANOE-ne the line Of Missouri and
near the kauZau river.
Missionaries Rer. Johnston Lykins, Mrs
! LykinS.
Mr. johann Meeker, of The Ottawa mis-
sion, has also labored at this station, in
charge Of the printing department, and 9TH
er missionaries have resided here Temporal
rlly.
The efforts Of Mr. Lykins have been ap-
piled during the year almost exclusively to
the preparation of books, &C., in Greek,
ChOctaW and Shawanoe, so that his other
To- L.
greatly abridged.
The mission church at Shawanoe num-
bcrs II, II of whom are whites.
DELAwAREs.
North Of Shawanoe, in the Forks of the
Missouri and Kauzau rivers.
Mr. Ira d. Blanchard, SchooL-teacher, Mrs
Blanchard.
"ln consequence" says Rev. Mr. MCoy,
'ot the attention required in the erection OF
a School-hOuse, and other buildings, and the
necessary absence Of the teacher the former
part Of the year, and Of sickness in the latter
part, little has been done in the matter oil
instruction.
O'rOEs AND oMAHAs.
Missionaries, Rer Moses Merrill Miss
: Cynthia BTOtrn, SchOOl-tedcher
The ordinary labors of the mission have
. in consequence Of the removal Of the mis-
, sionaries from Bellevue to the new site Sc
lected for the Otoes. This is six or eigh
| miles distant from Bellevue, on the nortl
7 side of theliver Platte, six miles above it
e junction with the Missouri
e OTTAWAs.
: South Of Shawanoe.
: Missionaries, Mr. Lothian Meeker, preach
!, err and printer, Mrs Meeker.
8 PUTAwAToMIEs
Missionaries, Mr. Robert SimerNeU, Nh
) tSimeruelL, noW residing at Shardno
CREEKS.
EBENEzER-north of Arkansas river, an
- four miles, of Verdigris river.
>, Missionaries, Rev. Darid B. RolIin, Nh
~ Rollin, Miss Mary Rice, assistant.
= Since Oct 10. four Indians and three Att
y. cans have witnessed good profession b.
fore many witnesses, having been 'ptante
in the likeness of Chrisfs DEATH Durlr
u the past year nine Of these have been exclu
~ ed-others reclaimed. The whole numb
-. of baptisms prior to March l, was TO-
30 Africans have been received by letter.
The present number Of the church, nclu
o. ing the missionaries, is 92,-6 whites, %
~ dams and 81 blacks, exclusive OF sever
5o who have moved out of the nation. MI
~. ne has introduced the temperance p ledge in
q the church, and all the members have sig
-, ed it. The school which was opened ear
~ in the year, was kept in operation about
g.. months: 81 different scholars attended, Q
'0' only 10 or II with much regularity: Abe
the middle fully it was dismissed, in CO
sequence Of the prevalent sic kness. In n
nm vember, notice was given that the schF
no. would be opened again; but, on account
mo i'll health and other circumstances, the nu
hip Der Of Sc olars has been small.
Mr. The mission family has also sutter'd mu
ex- from illness. One Of Mr. Rollins chlldl
has died, and Miss Rice, who for seve
months had been laboring under disease
- cldent 10 the climate. has been directed