New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-18
WORK AMONG THE INDIANS.
AN ADDRESS BY HERBERT WELSH.

WAS held at Grace Church last evening in'o "
cations object is to work for the eleVa''ou " -.
Indians espec lily those under the VIZ
ri hon of N,obrara. To this emit, the members nave
individually and collectively contributed coh,iue
Able sums for the support of missions ana senooi'
amonr fine Indians and 4 number of Scholarships
I'm thes. schoo 2 ale maintained. Mrs Johp J'o"'
Astor is the president of the League the Vce-po'
dents are Mrs George Cabot Ward and MIS-. Jona-
than Edw ards and the membership inciuueS
large number of ladies' welt known III the 'oO.l'a
circles OF this city. i large assembly was PiI
at the anniv rsary meeting last evening Inv
DR. Potter after the usuai evening Service i0
letter from Bishop Potter, VINO expreSSeu ioN'o
his inability to oe present. as he was ueePS -.
ested in the work of the organization H. ~ -,
,hon ;rtr,dnced Herbert Welsh. OF PIMA
dol ,bia. who has hal considerable per
sonal exnerence anoog the lndlPns' ana
hoe had am lie opportunty to observe the character
IN, rasu Is of the work among them at the GoVerh-
rart agencies and missionary stations. Mr. Neisn
ole .or an hour and evidently interested his near
era The subs nee of his address was as toi'ows'
.,T,are are ,wo general causes which lead to a
..1. 90 intsrest IN our work among the Ind an
Fri es Tn. first of these is a belief which large
number of persons ertain that the Indians Dr-
harlan hopelsssly sank in the nre of his own deg
radatlon brute, utterly beyond the reach OF civil
Ization or Christianity. Th5 second Is an
impression that the work among them
Is not carried on as wisely it might be- lnlend
his evening to meet these objections 10 our good
work by a simple account of nv last wait to the
niss,ons in the Diocese os Niobrara shall tell You
what saw.ani heard among the Indians aud snail
ask you whether the facts laid before you are not
sufficient evidence TO prove that the Indian Is not
barbarian tina he is rea v and eager ior the reuh-
ing influences Of education. tina be possesses the COM
mon kind. v feelings of hu mani y, and that, when
he is treated as a man and ca Ia he Is capable OF
being one.
my visit to the missions began IN the SOUTH
western part of the Indian Territory, at the
irtle town of Chamberlain, which lies on the
banks OF the Mi ,souri River l arrived there
ON a bright, cool day. and was met by
an Indian msnlstar, who conveyed me across the
river and took me to his house. This mn was
full-blood d Sioux. Ten years ago. said he to me-
when we reached the bank OF the liver opposite the
to,yn of Chamberlain, it wOuid have been deIIh
N any white man TO stand where you do now.
AT that time he and his tribe were all
savagrs. The simple sight OF that man
at once impressed me WITH the tulhess
of the possibilities that there were in the Indians
Courteous and kindly in his manner excellent III
The use Of language O1servInt In the haolts OF HIS
mnd he was a splendid specimen OF what may
be done with man VI SAVAGE
birth by the influence of the religion
OF Jesus Christ. passed three day IN this mans
house HIS wife was white woman. tie lived as
com ortably and IN as civiize manner as any OF
our well TODD Eastern farmers. HIS domestic life
WAS a revelation TO me, rs 1t would have been to
Won No man could ever have passed
three DAYS in that house. as L
hd. and not have renowned forever
the belief that the Indian is in hopeless state OF
baroarism When rose III the morning and looked
ont OF my window, away III the distance saw the
bne wa ers of the Missouri gitt ring i'll the sun
| light. Between them ami the house l s'w nelds
of rich waving s1ain. learned that these crops hai
been planted an la.sed By Indldus, no We're lleIs
of me soil WHO owned tnelr OVID tarnsand c0ndu'ied
| themselves ike whIts men. ittie nearer 10 ID
! 1ous. saw what at first locke hKo TWO pieces OF
wife canvas waving in The wind. l afterwards
uu I'D taat they wer two I'D an women, ne wives
the da glter of or them. Ihae little gul
mad died a ChIIst an. Her tather, Wen
inc LEANED that she couid not i've, was SO hiieI
with gflel thai he contemplated Ia sag DIS own lue
- order thar ne mi ht nOt be separated from her.
But she said 10 hin: Father, hht hH he" way
o. lie be ause Oeneye II 10 Oc toe rigut one Iu0
away your knife, Father, ana Try To i've tuls ne"
THE verbs of the daughter took
effect The old chef became CHRIS ian he
MI. girl spoke similarly To her brOther, and he,
| too became CHRISTIAN. The WORK Ol that II. Tie
enid elbows VII L may be done among tue Indians.
I
are not brutes, and they are capable OF
! DONG all that WINE men 30. 1 % NOT
| say that | OId not see evidences Oh theH OH
| u anon them. IsaT men Win tle OH II plid
ana tur sea D lock. out mat ola chlrI "ehe VIII
lily 10 TIE minister's house and was sh}r OF MS
| : aIo lock- tDereDy 5nowing tndt lie Vas read' 10
snnndoI Inc cnsiOms OF us fathers. The Iudiau Is
! man. II lac Is not CElsllaI' 90
| 10 hm wi the rife and the sword ana
H.. Will meet Won Wit tue to nahawk and tn scatJ
mo KNIFE: ne Will bghL iOr his lie au IlsdU' Like
me man he g. But ~ to hun VITA the ollFe SaAc!
| OF peac. aud ne VIII mold out To sou th- fgnt hahd
| of ami Y ..nd be ready TO cake tue sIs Oh peace
| which you otter hlnl- - - go,
81 visited alsO ali Indian school. was shown lhlo
the paror OI neat niue One-stJry house situated
! ou "A pralrie. There were twenty Indian children
from the widest reg Ons IN the nelgnDOrno1d Ihe
first sound tnaC " eted my ears was that oil tre
slris singing AZ Jheir wOrK. went mo IAe scnoJi-
| room There fOund that the tea her gan the
days exercises by asking each ScnOlar whtt be OF
| sh3 nad uone that morning ho ans "eTs
| shaved tnat eacn one had pei formed some slmpe
| .ct of hUuseuOd worA, and performed II Ii tue
spirit of cneerluIness. Then picture was nuhs az
at tue eau 0t tue loom anu Iho cnlidIen We'e 'Ulu
| 10 VINE descriptions OF what they saw. FOR
| "a lew moments nothing was heard but the
| scratching of pencils iheu the sa IS
| we're handed up tor in pee ion. Ia Oh
one COZ taln-d description of The picture IN Eng
hsn and " .itten VITA excellent penmanship' Inc
| wind was Blowing Though the room at The time;
am held tie bottom plcl IRE To keep IL s. III
| until the children had finished their work. One
/ | think 1t is very kinu of that gentle
| 10 take 50 much trouble for a..
| That sentence showed that spirit OF courtesy,
tuat kindly feeling wnich so mauy are ready 10 as
| sert does no. exis, IN the inIian
| - Again Al tAe ryening sa" these children In
iron. OF the school louse playing on the gr en-
| sward lhey mad formed ring, IN the centre of
| which was one bhnutOl0ed. ahey were playing
one of those einple games winch all OF us lenen-
her Wsgn az LIST the logic "a picture Ike tnis
| the acg m-nts Ia favor Oh powder ana b4ii. There
are al tnese peOple-27J,OOO Oh hen. W hat are We
! gong to do WIN themf Are we to 90 among tlem
| with eng mes of destruction ana drlve tn M
| RON th. ,ace OF the eaItuf Or are we 10 20 20
them wi "a the religion OF Jesus CHRIST and trans
| iorn them mo usefuI and latelngent
| - ose chi1dren show TINT