St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-15

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founded on an island near the Scottish
coast that glorious church, still visited by
pilgrims from all lands, from which issued
forth the heralds of. the gospel who spread
it over great part of Scotland and Eng
land, and from which those countries, and
we, their descendants, rejoice in
the light of the gospel to-day. 1t
is, therefore. most fitting name
for missionary church amongst new race
of people receiving the gospel. The present
beautiful stone church was built in 1881,
taking the place of the old humble frame
one, in which the Indians worshiped for
the first twelve years after their arrival on
the reservation. 1t cost about SO, 900, and
is the finest church building northwest of
Minneapolis. The money was nearly all
raised in the East, Baltimore, New York
| and Philadelphia, Boston, ETC., by the ex-
ertions of the Indian clergyman in charge
| OF the church. 1t seats 500. There are
now 125 communicates, mostly full
blood Indians. but some are mixed
| bloods. There is baptized COM
munity belonging to it of about 400 souls.
| These Indians were eighteen years ago all
heathens and living in dreadful state;
going nearly naked, dancing around scalps,
etc., and it is very great change which the
gospel has made in their appearance and
condition. Now they are all we'll dressed
III civilized costume, and no congregation
Is more reverent, devout and attentive.
Their singing of their own Chippewa hymns
| is very hearty and really touching, and they
take delight in it. The holy communion is
| celebrated the first Sunday of every month.
They contribute about 500 year out of
their poverty for missions among the
white people in Minnesota, from
whom they receive not cent in return.
Many of them have family prayers, and all
ask blessing before meals. On the occas-
ion of the bishops visit five were confirmed
one an elderly man who many years ago
was left for dead on bloody battlefield
| with the Sioux. The others were younger
people. Quite large number partook of the
| holy communion administered by the bishop
after the confirmation. Their appearance
gives one the idea of supplemented, good,
sincere, people.
BISHOP wHIPPLE' SERMON.
Bishop Whipple delivered the following SER
| mon at the Church OF St. COLUMBIA, White
Earth. to the Indians: From Whence Can
These Men Find Bread Here in the Wilder
ness?'
| 1t is singular that wien I meet you at
crisis of your history, that the church should
| tell US both story that she has been telling
| 1880 years. 1t may be the voice of God to
lead you and your children safely through
who had forgotten God, had lost
| their country, had become bondsmen.
| In j their despair they had wan
dered away, and many of them fallen in
| dreadful sin. The Son of God came to be
| their Saviour and our Saviour. They heard
that there was One who had pity upon all
| who were sorrowful; that could bind up the
| heart that was troubled; that could lead the
| most sinful out of darkness into light. No
| wnnHar O of
! Him! They had brought no food with them;
there was no place to procure food, aud the
| disciples said: ''Where can anybody find
| bread to feed this multitude in the wilder
ness" They did not know that the same
hand that multiplies the wheat in the har-
vest was there to multiply the bread to
| feed the 5000. He did feed them with album
dance until they were filed and there was an
abundance over. And now let me interpret
this lesson to-day; some of you remember as
l remember, in sorrow, the darkness of the
past. day SO dark that hope had died out
OF our own hearts, and the wiSest
| and the best of your friends among
the white people said, ''You are doomed to
perish 1t was in that darkest hour tn at
God sent you message of His love. For
time you did not listen, but at last the
message reached some of your hearts, and you
have only to look about you to know it is God
who has fed the people in the wilderness. l
have read every word of that blessed book, |
have read much of human history: but know
OF no other Instance in the history of this
world where people in such utter despair as
your people were Saved 1t is not mans
work; 1t is Gods work. Whenever tempta-
| ton and sin has come to your people, it has
brought the fruits of sorrow and DEATH
Whenever evil men, or evil spirits,
have tempted you to let go the
hand of God, it has brought you
! into trouble, and now when you stand on the
threshold OF the fulhllment of your hopes of
happiness, will you turn away2 Will you do
| as the foolish Israelite of old, murmur
against God and at the very door of Canaan
| perish? Or shall you not, with the hearts of
| true children, and with tears in your eyes,
| look up TO God our Father, Christ our Savior,
| to the Holy Spirit, our helper, and thank Him
| for His patience in the past, and with loving
hearts promise Him that we will be more
| faithful and ask His blessing in the future.
For years my heart has trembled when
thought of the position of the Ojibwas.
| have seen before them such future as never
| belonged to any race of red men. And I have
seen ut the same time danger and temptations
and besetments that might cause them to
| perish; the most pitiabe wretches that ever
darkened the earth. have cried
| in the bitterness of my own soul that
| God would hear and give an
| understanding heart to this people. I am
an old man, and the shadows are deepening
| and the grave is near and my last words to
the Ojibwas is, never forget that it was the
mercy and the love of God that spared you
| from sinking into the grave and 1 ask every
| one of you under his His eye to say, as man
| said Of old, LAS for me and my house, we
| will serve the Lord
| This message has another lesson: This
| world is not our home. All through life we
| are preparing for home that will be ours
| beyond the grave. The man that lived here
will live over there. If the love OF God, and
| the light Of purity and truth and uprightness
| has been his here, he has been preparing for
| u home where sin or sorrow can
| come. But if he tramples the love of the
| Lord that died for him under
his feet and lives the life of sin and impurity,
! and wanders away from God, his home over
| there will be what he has made it here. When
| our dear Lord was here the earth there
| were some people to whom he came who
! asked him to depart out of their coasts 1t
! sounds strange. Ask Him, ask Jesus to go
| away; what IL he never came again; we say
| IN our hearts, 1--WE could never have done
| that" If He came to my house, he should
| be my guest! My friends let me ask you a
| plain question: If Jesus came to our homes,
| is there anything there that would not bear
! the scrutiny of His eye? Is there anything in
| your heart, or life that would not bear His
| all-seeing eye? Let US be wise; no one ever
| went to Him from whom He turned away; He
| will be patient with our ignorance,
and if we give Him the will, He will lead us
| all the way to that home; so I end my sermon
| with one request: come to His table where
| He bids you come and at His feet promise
| Him, as you never promised before, to be His
| faithful child; and if you give Him the will,
| and go out and try to do His will, He will
| lead you home.
SALTWATER NOTES.
| Yesterday morning Louis Carter and