New-York tribune., 1871-06-02
QUAKER MISSIONS AMONG THE INDIANS

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS
PROGRESS IN INDUSTRIAL ART.
The Unitarian Quakers held public session
at the meetiDghOuse, In Rutherfordplace yesterday
morning William II. Macy, Secretary of the Committee
on Indian Affairs read the records Of the meetings of the
Society for the past year. of which the following is
abstract:
Fouike Superintendent Jannsy Dr. Joseph Mead and Be
min Chase ,ed Tie PsosS 9saa m ST9 soo % ~ O91S snS
capable They believed the Industrial School TO be vs1
When @ ssTg 1 T pGef s sho H there wS sC pupils who taught
school learning but habits Of industry economy and ees3
council esa S Nth % as nsSs and decided .pPqpas
;s HG s % wne EsRaIs pS Ri's S council Which
tie tie e. s tie Tue % TP s0
Il We Will So all S can to support IRE prevention sn
punishment of crime and deliver 'bo who steal murder com
T. We VIII far a. sre able IKE white people
sny Of them to slaughtered without permission from the Agent
will work indusrousy in tlHg our land AID IL cutting and
s We viii consider the steodsncs At 'cslPdsn,s punishable
request the Superintendent and Agent spc new set Of
The following report Of Samuel NJ. Janney, superin-
tendent OF Indian Affairs received at the last meeting Of
the Committee gives comprehensive account ofthe pro-
eres and present condition OF the Indians in Nebraska
under the care of the Friends:
, visited the ssnee wnessgo aae Gm's M reser,.
sOuI With beef and -four during remsind Of @ fiscal year
he crop Of corn and osD nv Gss
we're sees1 a. The & sgen s % G s & u s G month I II pI
Indians with bread and considerable area OF snd will be planted T6
sa sasm near the Agency supplied smOun Of lumber
the building. progress The .dns are oPg & houses ~ oS CT es 1 o
BdOWs and floor boards being furnished by he Agent Many them
St and sleep upon fcOT they dd The Indian
women have made large number Of SegO' ron sss G a @
Tb are two Mission schools. that of the Pesbytean
session while there bat visited the Episcopal school 1t did not
SIPee 20 me me & s Do upSersnd what hey were reading from
books the English sasge'%sf % 'aa gsT % s q e
write aud receive great many the Dakota language but
new T.sd % but SStT fund. for have not been supplied
home stopped the tas w.neSsgc m Agcncy but tie % weather
poveDen informed that election of chiefs Ook place on the
ms m Of 1onS eS ons R aOA S @ selected To@ i
band AaGs IL @ % aiE % Ga are S se c o
who hs,e & sd s e1pn%1 m. H., h. s had I s p a
which together With that sowp BY few Indiana wonh
e supply The tribe bread o. the Indians raising
St Sss o. HSs c SS das las. as many
large proportion has been expended for subsistence
@ sa' as ass s S9 by R the T
y Schools which could not visit Al industrial school greatly
peu one DAY the Omaha Agency visited the schools ught
by Theodore and Elizabeth Gugham Both well attended by In
sS s9 SS c s@S % being S e teacher @ ne
they a9So o o M s s SfTs & 1 Cs Th o ns
used with The Younger @ me Omsha: nave e eceyea
have snnou looked for and highly pnled large quantity
Of lumber FOR their houses has been sa"ed part Of 1qd
BY carpenter and his Indian sPrree TIE mahs have corn 70
They receive raOns In meat or ouf Ae my return from
coin 10 sitfd the s the four been
psono there about u oon, on the charge Of murder TO y great
med Butler Lancaster County on change Of not
complete. counsel and witnesses have always been ready
and have ,pped t spead tern OF the court to be be
@ next month nth for ,Ggr d . hS not er SsQ q. ,s
from the Agnt me e.eo he G n1,e Iy so,1e us yea
enet. and frequently stealing their horses
aud Killing oqa and women hsy q, ss p".ees are re- .s
they live in Araueemens making
Sei soGs sl9 aiding ies to bd ece Lat year hey SET apart
q Of ther annuity money 10 improve her n and TO purchase
live oek aad Of sgncIe h year hey are wiling TO
aPYTogas a s cs5gr T . 10 % saGi 1sS; s5 s
bouse dayscbool bs, just been erected
Within i hsi three MOUTH have yi'e' the Great Nlema Agency
twice ard well sssd With lie Of the Iowa tribe Tie
estabbei By lTn' Of Pce9ts continues 70 be cptto
ne for 0baas tilk he fund.- plebe to ,h gaipoe vi sa.
S' S s co T bo Se aSu and gent o;sS1 ao,. zee
The lulal. Of mat 5e overcoming their old habits Of Incidence
aqd nam o. .tm ave nov 9fi2a % 10 sPt9 I Saa l- T lG'
am nat be 'iore ebsaei by Friends Of Phephis
give, great s-ieoa slo0n be god to ee some Of Tie ,ame lni
61eka Tea, hll month. 3D. ls supi Of Ildisa Aanra
visited tie Ps1ree OaLA ard Niahcsgo Agcnc oil Of which
ap M ro'ug ias as eoId be expected under Tie surround
Omaha Agence very ocy impressed the great necessity
cFaeads inning attention providing
en- ,yrcpt ley account oceapy
tdr h-ure holr @h,ea 's now wasted II eless A. b,
iSiSodhcioa Of 6a.tenalu4 worthy c coniieuhon
and oit.t shifting mi'lls sn & !. se,t H a" o.
& x2 s ~ SO tenth S Of er nbcr at o. Llg lies lave to ao All
st The, nay engage caeal'ci 10 advance em
Az tHe eocinson Of the reading OF The records adj
dressrs were mad by Mary Trayler Of oin David :.
BioNr, Kachc TOwnsheuG' Sarah Hunt D. "iettS ahd
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