, 1873-09-28
The Rev. DR., Goodwin on tho
Indian Question,
The Approaching Session o! tlle EVan-
geiical Alliance.
Statement Of the Troubles Of the
Church Of the Ascension.
interesting Excerpts from the Local
Religious Press.

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programme OF Services In the
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rndiona 1,ocr,v,a nm n,unnncut fron, H., 1ov,rn-
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visc,I ti,o aJo1 on Arrnnohnn aoc;,r.a tn wvo,ntn
Terrory. last Juy. an rcnusuci1 number of wocks
Win tbu fac,ll.irn at h,s ron,nu,d far Surviving tho
Indian ratnro Il, I'm nrcsent s,ro ri dovenent tho
coucl,u ipus 10 which no arrives nrl,t na,uruly bo
consldare,1 m of n,rc, ,nnnroncc ma r1era nnon
tho subcr orcther with aon,o dcscr,ntloua of 1ut,snu
lifc wrro iycr, Ia s conorpcat,o shortly nftcr bts
rctnrn, nna oro ronrodncsa In tin dtro,cs nj thia
veek.
3oln1 STRAIGHT ot tAe root OF mntcrs ho mokc. tho
rsscrtton that the 1uau na,ure a,w1 csnecIa,,v tts
form of davnonncut n tho CAUSE Of a tho troubes!
TIN naturally arco lisnoettton Of tho Indian ia con
atnnly oncoutaaed 10 dcoa Of daring and devastation
BY parents, friehas, anu MI "hoso respect an H.
oe o Inc
Ias IA tho 1oa,,er If Ina,nn c,,sulr and tha ato,
ssa M at,,a ~ " ..u,a... ~ y.
the baud- Thls la no nero transient custom, but Inns
been 90 lonx traditional that it IL rar OF the eayoro
natre. and ,s IN Iuct. Tho outy roal to ,uatrmunv
Known to 1ndian law.
Born uuder the forco OF this ouatom and subject to
Ia constant pressure i ID not SURPRISING that those
oversailus power q ,his national eaaton. i The
neishborus trbea ho is ,lccrie us coward, aud oven
n Id be Cb,ef hp te removed by popar docroe an
aghsng loader placed III his ato.a.
The next source OF trouble is tho sbeot Of rescrvu-
aon'' An u,, 1ain A4s 10 Idea of Of imaginary 'nes
lid resorvut;on ,,ttbrt t,ton,,c,.l df..oosr1
Of Of bis treaty. % Satura, % Souuaartes 'Fvsaah saea
Ss ssr esSsss . ft% @ ss sssss WOULD sSsusa S es
died ny tho presv't treaties too, tho Indians have
bccn allowed to leave their rtserratious for hunting
and other pasposss NJ, % upon their guarantee of poaee
Ihe.o ~, furoashs hare almost Invariably bcen pro
pawnees and Sioux. These evils VIII Inc a. the
may object they should DO Kept upon their rcaarva
n1s % o o on ~ fr c Pa 30 o DO should be
Tho most serious trouble, howoyer Is the indian
rn s o nsef as L. %
These cAssts sse snapsy nsnfes who, by peraonai
po"ess hAYe graapeu nathostY ana Who retatn their
ence; therefore, tho lcadership is constantly chang
n.y. and ths outgoing Un1ef sna ~ hs sGt treattes
aa 1esy seen s eay wtS Indians IL, t and ns a
wnya has been entirely worthless. aug that the ma~
raneins h1ni Of eo,ao @ tribe may con-
peace coiaaisaoner, vino has just drawn tho troaty
can return to thu Agency.
Tie rst st1platsols OF noat treaties requires tie
deprcaatious, but III no case laro the Government
officers heen nhlo to cnforec this re, not necessarily
becauge Of Indian nnfulth, but bccauso Of this irro-
sponsibie form Of T. their 1eaaorahip. any attom?t
upon the part OF chtef to 80 arrest and deliver c.i
prit would ca,se a. Immediate revolt upon The nart Of
Withholding Of supplies would heeTn to 10 the only
alternative left tho Government; while IN 1udian
may reulain Btotcai to threats, canister, md grape
slot be cannot rrstat when All appeal n1ne to lis
stonash Ant 10 many laana re ass steFvo = Gov
ment might bo most powerfully Applied where
military advancement world! would unfrfal e l
shros,dnoss md dinonluo skill Of many Indiana aud
no,si coupled viii hOpe tint - ,s 10 many # the
under tho sway u the power not Of earth, the day
nny como when thu children ct ,arknssa n our oxn
truths Which alone can nuke them men and Christ
ians. u,>.a.,o ..,a
The Tprld'a EsaliHc'ical Alliance will cnuyeue IN