Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-15

cheney in leading others of their own people
into the superior light which they them
selves hsve found. As an additional means
for the work of spreading intelligence and
the gospel among the Indians the Niobrara
mission has just established at Yankton
agency a mission newspaper, called in the
Dakota Language Anpa Kamdezs Gin, or in |
English, The Daybreak. The complete |
has also been translated, the
work upon it having just been finished, and
this will be published as soon as the neces-
sary funds can be provided.
A more complete idea of the work which
is being done for the people among whom
are located the mission enumerated, can be
secured from the following extracts made
from Bishop Hare's report in regard to the
matter:
sANTEE MISSION.
l have recorded elsewhere the encour-
aging fact that five Santees have been ad.
mitted during the year as candidates for
holy orders. From this mission first sound
ed out the word Of the Lord to the Sioux
Indians. 1t has been more fruitful in lay
evangelsts this year than ever before. and
more 10 me and to the people TO whom
young men received from Mr.. Hinman. du-
ring the last winter, special instruction to
fit them for this evangelistic work. and at
my request four Of them. under the lead of
their missionary, made two-months' mis-
sionary tour during the summer among the
wilder tribes; a party of young Christian
Yanktons have been out on q similar expe.
dition, and the good results which have
followed the work of both parties have
proved afresh what valuable adjuncts these
native helpers may be made.
YANKToN MISSION.
The Yanktons number over 1000 and
the mission among them is the chief mis-
sion Of the jurisdiction. Quiet progress
has marked the work here 10 all its depart
ments The boarding schools (St Paul's
for boys and Emmanuel hall for girls, have
been carried on with more economy and
greater efficiency. Three ofthe four Yank.
ton young men who have been at school
at the east, have returned to their people
and are spending among them to good ef
feet, as cat.chists and teachers, the know.
ledge which they acquired in their absence
The fourth enters Trinity college, Hart
ford, this fall. Rarely have four young mer
turned out in a way more calculated t.
comfort their missionary father and to salts
fy those who provided for their schooling
than these four, rescued from heather igno
renee by the Rev. Mr.. Cook.
YANKToNNA1s MISSION.
The work on this reserve is yet Of hum
Bile proportions. but vast deal of miscon
ception and opposition has been lived down
two day schools have been in successful or
Grafton; the boarding school has double
the number of Its inmates; five infants an
seven adults weIe baptized during the yeal
Last October, for the first time in the his
tory of the tribe. the rite of confirmation
was administered (eight persons being cor
firmed), anG last April, for tae fist time
1anktonnais Sioux came together TO brea
bread and shew forth the Lords death.
LOWER BRULE MISSION.
The behavior of the Lower Bru,es hs
greatly improved during the past eightee
months. Their desire to better their col
dition seems sincere. They take gre,
pride in the church building which b,
Lately been put up for them by the missio,
and in the two school houses erected by tt
government. We confidently look for
harvest Of souls, but the time is not yet
CHEYENNE RIVER AGENCY MISSION.
, 1ne people OF thls agency are upon tt
border which lies between the better di
posed and the more defiant and war-lik
tribes, and during the war which the 20
ernment has been wa:ing with the Siou
who resist its authority, they have expe,
enced, good and bad alike, the evils whit
: i'll such circumstances ordinarily fall to Il
: lot Of border populations. l have new
doubted, however, that the issue would |
good, and have to record now that bett.
order has prevailed during the past ye
among the Indians of this agency than ev,
BEFORE that the schools have been better a
tended, and that the congregations ha1
been larger. In these tokens, and in Il
baptism Of forty eight adults and fife,
infants, Mr.. Swift sees the reward of his &,