, 1865-10-07

retreats. We rialtfd, tae prisoners IN anclf a.ntc-
Id. M 10 did moi e5euse es7i; gc id aot admins:
frr to their consolation other h1n II found ln tho
Goepe1 We did rot attempt to Justify them IN their
Of tie Gospel. They rcccited Il ID the spill, IN
hesrts of he people. Wherever ve 70, they are
us.' We hsye now oTer four huutircd ueabars il
our churches. We have large assemblases to hear
us wherever We 80; we hase an eaderahlp OF Over
msa md ~ r. have ave- have
a>xistani teachers, and ne arc organized with our
schools, md are tally working on every hand. and
4 a p ., oe
Lanre OF oser iye hundred mllaa on hosEback. and
then travelled by tisernpd nslroad Ny heazt Is in
TIC middle Of the pseotaA Territory! On Gro"
Greek, where ttere arc over oue thousand people
ever ready to bear my Instruction. l. have
continually congsegat lion Of 20 to 80 pcrsons..-
As many as the house will hold. bare an assist
eut, and nithtn the past tWo years there ar? per
hups three or four hundred who hsvs iea1led to
read the word Of God. Besides this station. there
IL urc at Davenport. and another station The In
oW aFi ofpr q IT, e e. s n q be poe
for assiat tance and sympathy. There, Is sometimes
from acroes the borders Of Minnesota and Iowa =
wind Of scorn md opposition, Thich wa teel should
not come from public confesBedly Christian. but
we know thai VIC hayr the sympathy OF The churrhes
to@ea Into dat hoaom and know that re hayo bed
Of down I have sometimes been askcd: us there
not one that cares for Us End 9nu!" and then
theg Hssa we ys sss tsy t,s asy ~ i'll a lss II +
IL The Christian brethren who cars fnr ns and send
~ aid; One little ancetsote to show tho effect Of
pa6 sPa eSse "'in A q ,os e as
eame out to meet ne and shook bands, bat I thoasa
sadness Saien eaal pe1eei9 oush iseos w pot q
accounted for TIL afterwards. II seemed that dur
Ing ny absence q youth of our tribe, Mssweabto-
fectmg manner. He had been out to
smother cation, and on hts way back was waylald
hts body was fonnd several days ai1es thrown into
The creek, with the bresst cnt open and the hesrt
cut out. Beside him was his Bible, and several
That be bad died in the full faih which hslonss to
The children Of God. Il forgot, to mention thas
there was lttlc boy with him rho shared his sad
~ h his ht ssR ws enoass 9sa %ho
had committed this deed. lie uas young man
whom We priced above all things. and losed most
our peoples enemies. I sa,d that we must not SO
to revenge the blow, that we mnst stand by tho
laws OF our country, and not sized blood Dut said
q
icll ns that there IL no, Law FOR thls-they
ssta fF1 F1sh @ nd sfna h.t h' /. T4sa 'Ss st tss
aba1l hear of it.'',. I appeal to you on this
snbleet We want Jonr atteation to this subject
Mssc are Peops n ss ssst OF the United
they ever 10 improved. 1appeal to you brethren
and tathers> AID mothers Se ask you for yanr sym
pathies: ~ the times when wc feel pnt down BY
tue oppo.ttipn and acoIn Of those who surround
us, even OF our owp kltb and kin, ire look about
for help for them-Ue look for sympathy. Then
let rs ecnd more Of our 8ons and daughters to aid
in !he wosk; let Us give more o{ our help to the
injtiHU.
REso1CT1oNs ON INDIAN xtssIoNs.
Dr.. Worcester esId: a Lieutenant Colonel Of
Colorado 1enitoy bad 1equssted hi him to to ask whst
The Rocky 3onntafrs, and had suggested that some
resolutions might be introduced for the conside1.
tiDn Of the Committee on Indian Affairs to the end
prosemtnt Of these people ofthe sIest West. The
Colonel vas family connection Of the Hon. John
casan, who 90 long seHea the Board as nen-
was familiar with tho fact that The case was one Of
peculiar hardship, and showed that something
ought to Be determined On looking, toward theff
proposed, and would be submitted to the meeting !;
Eesoigtd. That committee be appointed whose
duty sha BE- to inquire into and report 9Ron tho
plalus, With view 70 the early establishment Of
mission schools AMONG them.
Rtsoirtd, That this c1uamittee bo instructed to
open correspondence with the departments, at
| Washington, and with persons inhabltns tho
Western Territories. and. By al aTa!lable n,eans In
their power to learn the actual CONDITION, location,
dispoaid0Dx habits. language and number or H.
diana. and the facftieA and Inducements forthe e.
tnliIshent Of mission and schools for the ciytll-
ya,on and Chrstlaniza!ton of Ill the Indians Of the
West End report the tame to the executive commit
| ice Of this Board.
| Rtsoir1l, That The executive committee be in
structed and empowered TO take snch action in The
preu,ttes upou the report o! the said committee oi
/ enquiry. as may to them sccm expedieDt aud mecca
sn1 10 tecuse the epzead Of Christianity among ouu
Western 1na1ars.
Committee.
| R0CE RfyE0 CONFERENCE
nr. Treat presented the following aeslou OF tht
Rock Hive! Ae.bodIst EEpheopal Conference sub
On ,he previous % day. liz tsid it h.d been Intended
thst Rev. ]. II. Trfmb1e. D. D.. should present ths
paper. and that 4 rcply ehonld be made By Bont
nos on Id be he oad Se
THE following resolutions wers read BY Dr
I: .WnsREAs, !hs Commission Of the America.
h,s btsq long sna saescssfnlly e9Eaged u eztena
ns d b Kns'n 4 6 g. cSs, r. Gs
GtsoisAs, BY the Rock River Annual Conference
otthe II. t. Church at its sSth tession, in Auror1
ist. That ~ Christian Paators, who pay for th
reace Of Jerusalem and the prosperity ct an u9
love God. We welcome TO the SoFthwest.the fel
together in council, Believing Tint theruoy ne
Impulse will be glven to ali Chtfstial enterprise
ID. That Committee Of three membera Of u
Conference ehah be appolnsed BY the presldiu
Hiehep, to convey to the American Hoa1d of Con
ulerioners Of Foreign Missions he frate.nal gree
ipgs Of this Conference and 10 invita- the attendant
Of committee OF that body at cur Conference Iii
; tionarv Ann1Yefsury. fSIrued1
B. Il. T1YRANr,
= \ n, Ent,v.
..-. 80. ~ ,
Inc aooFe feeolhttons, Wefe aagRteo. anu II :
Ed1yt u: u.- u Il. ilna3y. =. ~. aaa L. Eatl ~
eocks y. r.. were aapolnee0 COMMITTEE ~ ps
. II hereby cc,tify Tic Torero!ur 10 be a core
! r1t1r of t)e Ennfaf~rre r..rFTref1 Sr thn fhnTe.