Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-04-21
ESGxan, (Montana) letter.
From tlse Rocky Mountain Christian Ad
VOCute

| 3 ,Zcman is an enterprising town OF
about five hundred inhabitants. si'uat d
on tn frontier. II is the Capital IF Gal
latin county, and tie most importanl
p;ac, III L stern Montana At no distan'
isy we ,hink ii will be ih. metropolis OIL
The Territory. l. will during ,hecomi' Z
sumner n axe rapid strides III that di.
rec'Ion. TIE opening Of the Ycllo Ns'one
river for frciyh'ing and travel is now O
-c,t!ed fact. and this bri' gs the head o
nayi. a.io,tsur Missouri river boats to q
ONT within one hn:drcl miles Of Beze
nan 30 is of lighter draft tan eomt
w l,hln thirty miles Of here Add to this
hc pros, ect ot the n T. H. Il h,cll
will enter. he val .yat Bozrman. ard thus
place. rs in dir ct culnmunca,. witt,
hr + st.
We have had an unusually fine wintr
our strcc.s having been dusty nearly all
he season. We lave the l,cavlest 81 ow
now OF This winter.
just u: this time BoZ.man Is very quiet
many Of our citizens have g;''ie 10 tisht
he Sioux Thes" Indians have l,ce,,
sroX :ng bo;dcr and more predatory than
49,. ~, ;Hat verY yerely chas
vili gain b. heard again IN this va,i-.
and thci, signal fires be seen on our noun
ain sides; the scalping knife and I"ma-
lnank will again be pi,cd with savage bar
aritv. and the Shrek Of the victim AT hi
| take viii again be heard. Our citiz ~
fnn, appreciate the st' a''oE.
The interest in the Church and Church
If. rs seems to he growing. We hole
public services twice on the Sabbath, ex
.nt,t on the lhlrl Sabbath. when tie Pres
lhyterians occupy the house. Our eongrr
cations are large, ard the class me- TIM
S well sustained by the good Christians
| # Bozrman. Our class m.eting on lAs
Sa bath was one Of the most prcI"u
seasons of the communion we have hat
for some time. TIL. Sc meetings are 4
the few faithful ones OF Bozeman what !
" llof pur water is 10 the travel II
,ry and barren country. Every o. pres
lent last Sabbath drew nearer to the Bless
ID Saviour.
The Sunday School. under the man
.gement Of Bro Aylsworth, is in pros
loerous condition. 7 he teachers are earn
lnest and thu scholars punctual. Ms
Lima Anderson, our efficient organist, =
lways in her place at the organ. Br"
ISwitzler makes good Secret ry. am
MISS Emma Frazier efficiently presides q
he library. The young ladies and gen
lrmen of Bozeman take an active intel
81 in the Sunday School.
Last We k our young folks, assisted b.
some of the older ones, gave par or en-
lt-rtalnmtnt for the benefit of the Church
All the performers did great credit Il
themselves. Our gentlemanly Postmaste
Twas the presiding genius of the evening
/ he entertainment was fine cial success
the net proceeds amounting tc s5'.j j(
The citizens want it r. peated.
Il The ladies of the Church followed tt
ntertainfreht with festival, which laste'
i, Two nights. A bounteOus table was spread
lon which in rich profusiOn and in geneI
,,ns abundance lay al the tempting Wand
of the season. The veriest epicurr coul
not have wished for anything better l.
|excite his astronomical propeasities
The Silver COrnet B nd discoursed swee
music for the gursts. They rendered &C
mirably that SWEET song. "Our Love
Ones in Eel,en." We sincere ly hope tha
ever. one of them MY meet their love
ones il Heaven. and that their libera
souls will receive liberal portion of Di
+, vine Grace ere their lives shall close TO
lihcy also became e. thused with a spirit o
! lberaiity, and gave an entertainment, tn
:, ,lprocec of which they donated to tn
s[Church. Thus in one week was raise
for the Church nearly $500. We hav
since conference paid nearly $500 on th
standing debt OF the Church.
W. hope to see the day when the cab
,of debt that now moOTs us 10 the shoI
be broken, aud the old shir swing q,
to sea aud gather up the stranded an
wrecked yoyagers. and carry them to Il
haven Of eternal rest.
A. r. CLUCKNER.
Bozeman, March IA, 1875
,el Cheerfuimess is always to be kept up
IN Ia man is out of pain; but mirtn, to pr