The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-10-15

in the middle of the hut. They
have no set time for meals, some
times fasting one day and eating
dozen times the next if opportu-
nifty affords. Their principal food
is meat, warmed, roasted or boiled,
and always preferred without salt or
bread. There are about 265, 900
Indians in the United States and
Territories. About half of these
are civilized In the Indian Terri
tory are found the Cherokees, Choc-
taws, Creeks, Chickasaws and Semi
noles, 40, 900 in all, living in 10000
houses, having 200 schools. Half
of these people can read. 10000
other civilized Indians live else
where, who have 1000 children in
schools, and many boys at trades.
There are therefore 100, GOO still UNI
civilized, besides 10000 in Alaska.
The Indians in Mexico and British
America are not included in this
article.
This race has been treated unlike
any OlucI ucutllcil lttiOu. IL MY
are human beings needing redemp-
ton, and no more strange, supersti-
tious, or ignorant, than the races of
Asia, Africa or Oceanica. But
while the American government has
always welcomed foreigners to its
shores, it has maltreated its natives.
Fraud, force, and broken treaties,
have resulted, during the past 80
years. in horrible wars and expert
ences too dreadful to relate. OPP
preston and wrong have left them
idle, thriftless, ignorant and wicked.
1t is Christian freedom that raises,
helps and blesses a people. Much
has been done for the christianiza-
ton of the Indian by individuals
and societies since the early times
of American settlement, but always
hindered and often neutralized by
the cruel course pursued by officials.
The work of John Elliot in Massa-
chusetts, and David Brainerd in
New Jersey can never be forgotten.
The Moravians did good work in
New York State, and at the end of
the Revolutionary war there were
5000 converted Catholic Indians.
But it is within 20 years that there
have been any encouraging results.
| There are now missions among the
Indians carried forward. by the
American Missionary Association, the
Friends, Methodists, Episcopalians,
Roman Catholics, Baptists, Presby-
terians, Lutherans, and the Reformed
church. The Methodist church has
5000 members American Board,
1000, Episcopal church Is white
and IL Indian ministers. A paper
published by the Dakota tribe has a
circulation of 5000, and yet some
people think the Indian has no
soul.
The Indians, when christianized,
realize their past wrongs. A pious
Chippewa chief who returned three
years ago from the East to his peo-
pie, replied thus to their query, ''Of
all you saw, tell us what was most
wonderful p "When l was in the
great churches and heard the great
organ, and all the pale faces stood
up and said, The Lord is in His
holy temple, let all the earth keer
silence before Him., i thought that
they had had this religion these foul
hundred years past, and did not
give it to us-that is the most
wonderful thing | saw"
The American Government is now
at this late date beginning to pay
the debt of education which it con
tracted with the Indians in ever,
treaty made for many, many years
For forty years the Government
has spent yearly average of $40,
600, 900 on Indian wars. Since 1877:
the cost of wars, dcfenses, and sup
port has averaged yearly S27 900,
0OO!. These are reliable otlicia
figures. Now the Government spend
$4,000 yearly for the education
and training, or in other words tn
industrial education of the race
1t says it cannot do more at present
Why so little for peace and so muc
for war? 1t has been computed tina
it costs one million dollars to kill a
Indian, and the church can save hin
for 81 900. The effects of Christia
: men in behalf of the educational, c
, peace policy, were successful in tn
= time of President Grant, and no
y there are 100 day schools in tll
!. Western States, containing 100
a children, and 400 youths in work
shops. Besides these there are tn
= grand and successful training schoo
II at Carlisle, Pa, Hampton, Va
- Laurence, Kan, Genoa, Neb., an
y others. In these schools the tim
:, for work and study is divided cqua
. ly. All the homely practical indu
y tries are pursued, and quite an i
= come received from the labors
=, the students. All the students
these institutes attend Saba