Morning journal and courier., 1888-11-12
OUR INDIAN BROTHERS.

Rev. E. R. Young, Missionary to the
 Indians of British America, at the
 First M. E. Church-Joy OfIndians at
 Hearing Ihe Word of God and His
 Forgiveness Of Sins.
 A large congregation filled the First M. E. church yesterday morning. After the usual preliminary service, during which Miss Southworth rendered a soprano solo with ex- quisite grace and expression, the pastor, Rev. Dr. Chapman, introduced Rev. Edger- ton R. Young, missionary to the Indians of British North America.
 The missionary chose his text from Pauls epistle to the Galatians, 6. xiv: t'But God of our Lord Jesus Christ"
 ''Man is naturally religious character" said he, ''and must have some kind of re- ligious worship The primitive instinct of barbarous mind is to worship idols and put strong faith and devotion in mythical gods and emblems made of the substances of earth"
 The missionary related many experiences during his sojourn among the Indians, show ing the mode of worshiping idols. StThey believe in good and bad spirit" he con- tinued. 'sThe Indian mind cannot look into the unseen until educated. They see Gods power in the wide manifestations Of nature, but cannot grasp his real being.
 "Christ in humanity is, therefore, the greatest blessing bestowed upon us, for they comprehend the wonderful truth of the mas ter, being man as well as God. Show us the Father and it sufflceth, is the sign and emblem of their salvation. To-day we have hundreds of them turned from idolatry to the blessed light of our Lord.
 "Paul in our text" continued the minister, protested against bringing the customs of the pagan church into the new spring of Christianity that had just been born. As we study the history of the church we find the cross differently thought of. Some have adored it as an idol, while they forgot and rejected the noble body that was crucifed upon it. Some have placed it in magnif- cent cathedralE, some upon banners and vestments of soldiers about to rush into the mad whirl of carnage. To Paul it was the central point of love, the God of humanity, compassionate, merciful, the emblem of him who gave his only son for our sins. In the cross see the truth and justness of God. The dying Savior's judge is just and turns the flaming sword of justice into a sheath and sceptre of mercy.
 "You know neof the great characteristics of the pagan Indian is revenge. All have some feud in their hearts, transmitted from sire to son for many generations perhaps, and this is the great stronghold that the mission ary has to conquer"
 The missionary told how the Indian was gradually affected as he heard the blessed words of the Bible. ''They listen to the Lords prayer" said he, land are delighted with the sentiments of salvation contained therein. The idea of forgiving an enemy, forgive us our trespasses,' was so totally new to their minds that they could hardly believe even God would do this"
 The missionary told of an old chief, scar red and bent by the storms and blows of bat tie, who stubbornly refused to accept of the doctrine of Christianity, but finally was won by the evening talks and sermons about the camp fires. "And the noble idea of foreign CTS took such possession of him that he for gave the man who killed his own son and finally went out over to the sworn enemies of his tribe with the book of salvation where he WITS shot down in cold blood by one of the old vindictive chiefs"
 The missionary related the many hard- ships undergone by himself and fellow work CTS in the fields of the West. He vividly pictured the joy with which the Indians well comed the coming of the word of God and how sorely they regretted they hadn't learned of it before. 'Whst physical sufferings we undergo to spread the wonderful tidings among the savsges," continued he, 'is amply repaid by the joy of leading tribe of the bondage of ignorance into the light and lib. erty of Gods goodness. The minister ended with an earnest exhortation to American citi- zens and philanthrophists that the unprotect- ed sons of our forests may not be forced to remain in darkness and ignorance of Gods love and mercy.