The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-09

The Differences OF RCv. Dr. Cunningham
and Hon. George II. Tinglc Explained.
To he Editor Of Inc LattlliOeaeer.
sIR:-This day l have been reading with
deep interest the several communications
published by you on Friday, Saturday and
this morning, on the subject Of Alaska.
Besides, / had tho pleasure, today, Of In.
terviews with two Of the writer's, viz: my
much esteemed friend DR.. David A. Gun.
ningham and my new and intelligent nc.
quaintanCe, Hon. George r. Tingle.
Having two sons in Alaska, Rev. s.
Hall Young and Mr.. James W. Young,
with their families, / cannot but feel a
deep interest in everything pertaining
thereto. The former has been there al
Fort Wrangel as q missionary and teacher
for eight years, and has church OF more
than fifty native members, the first Prot
estant church Of Alaska. The latter
teaches the boys how 10 work, being ON.
ployed by his sister.in.law, Mrs. S. II.
Young, for the purpose, who has estab.
lished the Tlinket Training School.
The discrepancies between the views OF
DR.. Cunningham and Mr.. Jingle as to
some OF the facts arise from the greatness
Of the country. DR.. Cunningham has had
his eyes fixed principally upon southeast.
ern Alaska, where the schools and mis-.
sions Of the Presbyterian church have
been planted and prosperously maintain.
ed. Whereas Mr.. Tingle has had in his
view and under his personal inspection
the, northwestern part Of the country, 400
and 1900 miles distant, while he "a not
ConVersant with the 6eld before Dr.. Gun.
ninEham's vision, never having been
within fourteen hundred miles OF Il, as he
told me. They have seen the statue from
different standpolnts, and pronounce It
gold or brass accordingly.
Mr.. Parker's mission being recently In
an extreme part Of the country was proba.
bly, entirely unknown 10 Dr.. Cunning.
ham; while the mission and schools OF
Rev. 8. Hall Young and wife, Of Mr..
james W. Young and Of Miss l.. MCAyoy,
at Fort Wrangelj Of Rev. u. s. Willard
and wife, OF Haines; Of Rev. ]. LOOMS
Gould and sister, at jackson; OF Rev,
John w. Mcfarland and wife, at juneau
and Of Rev. A. +. Austin, at Sitka, seem
not to have been known to Mr.. Jingle,
Indeed he told the writer that no had not
known oil some OF them, and was vlad TO
learn that SO much good had been done
In entirely huppfessing the witChCrait
superstition and In the establishment OF
industrial schools. He had known Of
Mrs. McFarland's school, las who had
not p but not OF the others.
Nor is II strange that one who has boon
go short time In that distant and oxten.
slye country, should not DO conyersant
with all the educational and missionary
work 30 far distant from his Islands, and
so disconnected with the seal business.
II Dr.. jackson sent Rev. Mr.. Parker up
toS 81. MiChRel's Of tho mouth OF the Yukon
river as "Superintendon OF the Education.
al Bureau Of Alaska" whero o school can.
not be gathered, and also sent other
teachers 10 unpromising fields, no made
sad mistake, and this may have been
the reason why he has been superseded
In the service.
But certainly The good accomplished
elsewhere by the schools is very OnCour.
aging, and Il 10 10 be hoped that no i'm.
p6dllnents will DO thrown In tho way oil
governmental care and patronage ior
schools 90 AugplClously commenced. And
from what l hear Of Mr.. Tingle and from
what infer from my short but very pleas.