The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-07-08

over which is ferry. .a.
Biggsvalc, in the vicinity of Delaware is
the seat of u mission and school of the Amer
ian Baptist Missionary Union. organized in
1917. Its buildings erected in that year arc
II principal dwelling house thirty-six feet
square, a frame building with kitchen, n
school and meeting housc and usual small
ont buildings. Connected with these are gar
den and field lots, in all about twenty-five
acres, under good cultivation, attended by
the labor of Indians whenever their help can
he obtained, and by the boys of the school at
those hours not devoted to instruction in let
tiers. The girls are daily taught the use of
the needle, making and repairing their own
and the boys garments as a common duty,
and one afternoon in each week is devoted to
fine necdlcwork, which is executed with
much taste and noatncss. The older girls as
sst daily in the dillig-room and weekly in
the Iwasll-room. The superintendent, the
Rev. John G. Pratt, is aided by Il. S. Moore,
who has been the efficient teacher ever since
the commencement Of the school, and by three
Other female assistants. The avcrrpc num-
Der of chldrcn is about thirty, nearly all Of
whom are Of the Delaware tribe. Religious
exercises are held every Sabbath.
Shawnee Mission is three miles from West
port, Mo-, one mi!c from the State line, and
about eight miles from the mouth of the
Kansas River. Here is an Indian Mission
Labor School, under the direction mainly of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
The buildings Of thc Institution were erected
in 1850, and consist of three brick houses
one hundred and ten feet long and two sto-
RIGS high, and accommodating about one hun
Il ell scholars, and that is The number usual
~ attending. 1t is under the supcrintonl-
cncc Of the Rev. Thomas .Jocnson. who was
the first Methodist Missionary in Kansas.
The Shawnee Baptist Mission, two miles
north west from the Methodist school, has
twenty pupils, under the superintendent Of
Francis Barker.
The Friends Shawnee Labor School is sit
uatcd three miles west from the Methodist
school. The Friends have been tailoring a.
mong the S!awnccs for fifty years, including
the period before their removal. This school
has thirty pupils, who arcinstructcd in learn
Ing, agriculture and domestic matters and is
supported by the three Yearly Meetings.
which have it in charge, without any aid
from the Indians The farm contains over
two hundred acres of land in fence, and then
its proceeds afford Il surplus for sale
Saint Mary's, on Kansas river, 81 miles he
low Fort Riley, is an important and very
Furnishing Missionary establishment among
the Pottawatomics, and it is the largest which
the Roman Catholics have in Kansas. Gen.
Whitfield, the agent for that tribe, states in
his report for 1858, that sit will compare
| favorably with any school in the Indian
country: and too much praise cannot lie given
to these kind PEOPLE who have charc of it, for
| their many cXcrtions to benefit this tribe"
1t is under the charge of the Right Rev. !.
B. Micee, ID. d., Bishop Of the Apostolic
Nicaratc of the Indian Territory cast Of the
Rocky Mountains, with the title of Bishop Of
lIesscnio, IL putibw ,uflclium, assisted by
the Rev. j. d. Duerinch, S. j. SUI crior and
Superintendent of the Manual Labor School;
the Rev. j. Schultz, S. j., and the Rev. NJ.
Guilland. 5. j., all of whom reside at the
mission. Sermons are preached every Sunday
in Indian and English. The Manual La Dor
School is under their charge, assisted by
eight lay brothers and is in tourishing con-
diion. the number of boys admitted from
October LIST till September, 1858, was -, and
the average number in attendance was so.
The female department is under the charge
Of the Ladies of the Sacred Heart commune
ty seven in number, three Ladies and four
Sisters, who devote all their time to the scool.
The number of girls admitted from October |,
1852, to September, 1852, was %, and the
average attendance during tic four quarters
was e.. This Missionary establishment en-
joys great popularity among the Indians. It's
cite is said TO be the most lovely spot in the
Indian country. The Mission Buildings, with
tic uJh-Si'I lidullis-ousSS- SIoulS VI lltllail
Improvements, and extensive cornlclds, all
give it the appearance of town. Some poo
pie think that Saint Mary's ought to be the
capital of the Territory. Steamboats, will Ger
tainly ascend the Kansas i'll 1854, This has
been done for some distance, come up to this
landing discharge freight, &c. AS says a
resident: 1--WE have two tailors, q school
master, carpenter, cook, gardener, and
farmer, all pious and disintcrcstcd men, who
receive no wages and cheelfully devote their
life and strength to the holy cause. None of
us arc encountered with wife or family; we
are all bachelors and consecrate ourselves to
the cause. The spirit of industry and enter
prise, the influence of the Mission is evident
ly stronger around us than anywhere else.
Our Catholic Indians have generally we'll
faced fields, span of horses. some CATTLE
which added to their annuity afford them
living" The misson-lam is large, and more
than 100 acres are under very profitable cul-
tivaton; the stock of horned cattle consists
of $50 head and the SC afford considcra ble