The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-13
THE 1NDlANs.
The uudiHn Peace Commissioners IN Couucjl--
banquet 10 the Commissioners az the Rcsi-
dence Of the Secretary Of thc nterior.

The tudiun Peace Ccn,InissiOpers IN Council
Banquet 10 the Commissioners az tho Reel.
dencs Of the Secretary Of thc Interior.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ~, 1879.
The council OF the friends OF the indians noldinq
Official relat ions 10 the government In their man.
agement IN session for the last two days OF The Ar
lipgton House IN this city, has been attended by
nearly all the prominent men whose names have
been identified with the amclioratlon OF the condi.
ton OF the Indians for the last twenty
years. There were present at the meeting the
Reys. =. ). Treat, D. D.. Secretary A. d. G. +. NJ;
John G. Lowrie ID. d. Secretary OF the Presbyterian
Board of Missions; W. l.. Harris, ID. d., Of the
Methodist Board Of Missions; James L. Bachns u.
D., Of the Baptist Home Missions; George whippe
d. D.. OF the American Missionary society; j. NJ
Ferris D. d., Of the Reformed Church,; II. Dwycr.
William Welsh, Senator stevens, of Kentucky: Ben.
jamin Stark, OF Oblo John A. King OF New
iorxS Rev. T. A. Dudley, OF California; r.. c.
Kemble, Secretary Of the Episcopal Inoian
sas; Francis r King, OF BALTIMORE; seuIa anu,
Nathan, Of New YORK. orthodox frlends-samnei
T. Rusn ho s Rcsard Benass n SsaSy
Friends-Aaroa N. Powell, OF New York; William
Cherokee Deiega,ioii-samuei Cacotls, chieI. ana
:: W; Perryman; Pleasant Porter John X. More, D.
N T. MCINTOSH Lynn agent Of The Greek
Hon, Amasa J. Walker, OF Massachusetts,; Hon.
Columbus DelanO. secretary OF the Interiors u. II.
Cowan, Assistant secretary OF the Interior; hon, r.
A. Walker commissioner OF indian Afairs: Hon
y. II. Brunei, Robert Campbell, Nathan Bishop
John Y. farwell, George II. Stuart, T. 3. Toby
John ID. Long, y. J. Torney and Vincent Colyer or
the Board OF Indian commissioners. Reports were
read 10y the SECRETARIES, showing the present con
ditlon Oh the Indians, which give an encouraging
view OF inc work. IN addition to the eight mis-
slonafies ana 900 communicates occupying six In.
dian chapels, reported by the Epscopaiians a few
Gays slnce as supported by themselves the
Bapilsts report eleven male teachers and
missionaries on the six reservations COM
mtted to their care. The Orthodox Frends
have eeven-seven male and four female-teach
ers eight schools and $40 scholars coslinu inc So
ciety $4,000 rom their Church funds for The last
two years. The HIcksfte Friends have eleven
schools, with seven teachers, for the support or
which they have taxed themselves AaI 600
during Inc last two years. In odd,
tlon TO these tho Societies sent out various
supplies, such as maps, states, clothing medicine
and other servceable articles. The American and
the Presbyterian Boards OF Missions and the
Baptist Society had been engaged in the
work for over q century among the Chero-
KEGS, Creeks, Chickasows, Choctaws Semi.
noles, Umahas, Santees and sioux, spending
over ST. 800 00 and the fruit or their labors on the
civilization and Contamination OF these tribes
portion OF the Indian delegates present were pupils
In theae mission schools. The Methodists the
Catholics s.ou aud the ro !esSis VINO have
Reformed Churca are entering earnestly into
attending both tue morning and evening sessions.