Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-10
The Montana Mission.

To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
Knowing many of your subscribers are
desirous to contribute to the outfit of the
Montana mission, will you allow an answer
to be sent these inquiring friendss
AS to the time of DR.. Williams, the medi
cal missionary's departure for Montana: she
writes: 'I must leave early in September,
and ask that every article provided for the
mission be consecrated by individual prayer
for the teacher and taught as co-workers.
To the churches of this city and to individ-
uals the Woman's Indian association wishes
to say their work is undenominational. Why
cannot the church of Christ in New Haven
unite in building, r1og eabin1" 1'
that is needed. 1t is great thing for the
association to ask that the Missionaries
Home may be made permanent; that her
work be not hindered by "agency" influences
or she be removed from quarters, which, at
any time, may be requested for government
use.
ssThe Hartford Cottage" in another part
of the West is already occupied by an Indian
couple, who are pattern householders. Will
not New Haven be the first in sending med
ical missionary to the red men, provide the
means to illustrate the blessings of clviliza-
ton in Christian home2 Here Indian girls
are to learn how to prepare wholesome food,
to sweep, wash and iron and all other house
hold duties, and in returning to their people
carry with them something of the better
life.
To simply meet the demands of the case
necessitates the request that the doctors of
fee, kitchen and chamber be comfortably
fitted up. To the Office savages seeking for
tidings from the Great Spirit and the aid the
helping hand of physician offers will surely
come. Let them behold in all they see how
Christians love and care for the messenger of
their King. As the medical woman must
take the place of the medicine man, Miss
Williams must meet dire superstition with
more than human skill, mingling the great
physicians balm for every wound with every
act Of mercy for the body. Through the lib
erslity and solicitation of prominent citizen
the medicine chest fund has been obtained,
and in a note of thanks Miss Williams tfbest
wish for the donors is that they may never
have to take the drugs the chest will con-
tain."
How can the doctor visit patients widely
scattered and unable to come to her Will
only be settled by pony, whose saddle and
bride, the gift of two young friends, are
waiting for him. Will not some liberal giver
send checque for thirty dollars and furnish
an Indian pony Let all our merchants
member Piegan is seventy-fve miles fIom
Helena, the capital of Montana, and that it
takes nearly three days for wagons to come
from there. A charge of fifty per cent. is
made on all purchases at the agency. No
one can doubt, under these circumstances,
how welcome every offering will be.
Mrs James M. Hoppin, vice president
of the association, has kindly offered to give
information in regard to articles particularly
needful as named on list sent by the Ma
tional association. She also consents during
August to receive at her home, Al Hillhouse
avenue, anything which can be forwarded in
the box which will be sent in September.
By order of the Woman's Indian associa-
ton. CLARA E. COLLINS,
Secretary,