, 1866-03-02

bSt~ Nnu ailNer nelQs, Is the real the naturab
true 4sult Of the crossing the Rocky mountains
10 lsle by those two God-shosen women, under
tne 'ntiring energy and unyieldng will OF DR..
hhtmAn. Aud it cannot but be q source Of
saii4aetion 70 our American ladies TO know that
twopf thsir number we're able, under God, TO
aeefnplish what strong men aud men Of wealth
hadtailed TO acc0hplish-an actual emigrant
rouP from the Missouri 70 the Pacihe, a sure
basp for the settlement Of the country. And il
nuf ever be q satisfaetion 10 the American
BeFd and Its ffiehds who sent forth these hum
Piefnissionaries, to be able TO point tie inhdels
ant ths fenAtics In the American Governinent 10
such plain and nndeniable results from the self.
| denying, hazardous, unrewdrded Iabots OF their
missionaries, results Of great value to the pub
Observe again. Too much praise cannot be
awarded to that great and good pioneer mis-
sionary, Lee, and the self-denying lady mission
anes, who, by a sea voyage around Cape Horn,
came early to his assistance in establishing his
fourishing mission to the Indian tribes On this
coast. This mission Of the Methodist Board,
while 1t brought to the Indian tribes the sun Of
righteousness, became the nucleus of the first
American colony on the Pacific, and gaYe a
healthful, christian character 70 the provisional
government Of Oregon, which was organized
six years after the first missionaries arrived in
the Willamette. But while this is said with sat
isfactiOu, it must be admitted on all hands that
tial element, the promoting cause Of the settling
this eoas. by American settlements. = But this
route owes its existence in the first place to Mrs
Spaulding aud Mrs. Whitman, and in the second
place, to the personal sufferings and hazards of
Of the Doctor in the mountains in the winter Of
1928, whe learned enough from different
sources, confirmed by the sudden appearance in
this country in the fall of AZ of British COLO
ny Of l4O souls from the English settlement on
the Winnepeg Lake, to convince him that his
presence needed that winter in Washington,
and ia the spring to bring caravan of emil
grant wagons over the mountains and through
to the Columbia river or Oregon was best. The
history of his mission to Washington will show
that his fears were we'll grounded.
We spent our next Sunday in Kinsman, Ohio,
with college-mate Of our gold old " Western
Reserve" who, with the good people of the
| town, remembered US oft and again after we
had reached our lonely mission field, by helping
! the Nez Perces Indians to some of their first
cattle and by sending barrels of clothing and
valuables, to the amount of hundreds of dollars,
for the use Of our family. Here we left our
runners and shipped our wagon wheels, for
which we had made arrangements in starting
from Holland Patent,N. Y, on the lst February.
But for want of bottom in the roads, we were
compelled to take water at Pittsburgh, where
We met with the celebrated George Catln, and
were shown his extensive " Indian Gallery" and
paintings.
According TO previous arrangements, DR..
WisIsIuiuu OTvrtOVH u5 ~ OtuvtuuHst win his
wife, his two Nez Psrces boys and three mis-
sioraries for the Pdwnee Indians. The good
christian people Of that city met with us in the
! Sixth Presbyterian church, Rev. Mr.. Norton,
and gave US a christian farewell with many
prayers for our success, but with many fsrebo-
ings for cur ladies. Mountain men pronounced
the undertaking scarcely less than manslargh-
ter and suggested the idea of stopping Mrs s.
and Mrs. W. rs the civil authorities, if they
would not be persuaded. "They never can en-
dure the hardships of the journey, or escape the
phrenzy of the tribes to get hold of white
women. One white woman, in attempting to
pass those tribes had been taken by them and
| never more heard from. Let the men go by the
mountains, but the women must be sent via
| Cape Horn" All the effect those strong fears,
honestly expressed, had upon our heroic wives,
will be seen from two extracts from Mrs SIS
| journal:
nClYcrNSArr, March "a, 1885. To-day we
leave Cincinnati in company With DR.. and Mrs.
Whitman, who are to be associated with US in
| laborng to set the standard of the cross on hea
then ground May God bless US 10 our inter
course with each other; and if permitted to en-
| ter upon the great work we have in view, may
we fnd favor id tie eyes of the heather, and
our presence and lsbors among them be blessed
| to their spiritual and everlasting good
March 26.-The waters of the grand Ohio are
| rapidly bearing me away from all hold dear in
this life; yet ! am happy. The hope of SPEND
| ing the remnant of my days among the heather,
for the express purpose of pointing them to the
Lamb of God who taketh away the sins of the
world, affords much happiness"
Not word aboutthe hardships to be eneoun7
tered When we left Cincinneti the boat was to
reach St. Louis Friday eve, but Saturday night
overlook US considerably short Of that place.
! We asked to be put on shore, but the captain, a
member Of the church, demonstrated we might
have to wait a week before boat would stop
for US we could have the use Of the cabin to
hold divine service. Clergyman from New
England, who was on board with his little church
and machinery for mills designing to commence
a christian settlement in the West, advised us
to remain on board. But here the decisive
character of the religion of our wives showed
itself And to their unyieldins love for Code
! holy day, we owe doubtless the success of our
enterprise, Our ladies calmly repeated to the
captain and the New England clergymen the
holy commandment: I" Remember the Sabbath
day to keep it holy" and asked to be put on
shore with our effects. The steamer with the
| pastor and his mill went on.
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