Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-27
AN INDIAN CAMP MEETING.
A Strange Revival Meeting in the Back
woods Of Michigan.

Charlevoix, Mich, special to the New York
Herald says: The Indians Of Charievoix county
Ottawas, Chippewas and Oiibways-have been
holding camp meeting in pleasant grove
bordering on Pine lake, about two miles north
Of here. Until the last day the attendance was
not large and there was a. many palefaces
from the neighboring resorts on the grounds
as Indians, but for the closing sessions the
children Of the forest turned out in large num-
bers.
HETEROGENEOUS AssKMpI.AaR
There were between four hundred and ave
hundred OF the aborigines assembled-war-
riors, squaws, bucks, maidens and pappooses-
OF every age and condition, of all sizes and
Shapes. There were aged crones and dark
raced, gray-haired centenarians who may have
been risky and froicsome when the Pilgrim
Fathers landed; gallantyoung bucks, with pock-
Gus nileo WIN ta1y and peanuts for the dusky
oamseis OF whom the poets sing, and who dis
played remarkable and almost unanimous
Penchant Tor white dresses and bright yellow
.iopons, ana any number Of little red, fat ba-
PIES VINO having yet to learn the habits Of stoic-
Ism, ior which their ancestors were famed,
squaueds 30 Justify upon the slightest provocstion
that the woods at times were allied with their
infantile clamor,
Inc Indians may rapidly be fading from the
race VI the earth, but the number of pappooses
70 De seen at the camp would seem to cast
some doubt upon the generally accepted theory.
THE SERVICES BEGIN.
Inc services yesterday commenced in the A.
ternoon with speaking by young paleface In.
dian missionary and singing by an Indian choir
OF poys and girls. They were on Q platform
erected IN the center Of semicircle Of tents in
WhGh the campers have been living the past
Week anu the people were seated on rough
L. H.
afternoon services were comparatively quiet,
the missionary speaking in English and an ac.
conPilsned young Ojibway standing by his side
Mansiating his words as he pronounced them to
.4s sudlence. The singing was in Indian
who attended and felt that way Joining in in
the original language.
put " was In the evening that the meeting
LOOK on its most Interesting phase The pale
races lett the Indians to themselves and all re-
sraihts were removed. Several immense bon
nres were lighted. and when darkness de-
scended the meeting opened and IL soon de-
veloped into genuine revival. The leader was
an earnest, strong-lunged Indian, an exhorter
OF the most pronounced type Under the in
nuence OF his eloquence, and perhaps affected
oy the glare OF the flames and the picturesque
ness OF the scene, the Indian worshipers
with the voice of the leader urging the sinners
10 repentance. At II the responses Of those
who saw the error Of their way we're Joined
with the exhorter's. At midnight the repentant
cries and groans Of the wicked, the joyful
shouts and triumphant songs of the saved were
joined IN the chorus. At or O'Clock in the
morning nothing but embers were left of the
fire and the exhausted worshipers retired to
rest.
But speaking Of taciturnity of the red men,
the Indians with their war paint on may be Us
silent and nonexpressive as stump, but 1t
would be pretty lively revival meeting down
south that would come up in point of emo
tional demonstration and lively interest with
this Indian camp meeting on the last night.
1t has been under the auspices OF the Metho-
dists and the collection box circulated several
times daily.
RETURNING HOME.
The decks of the boats going IN Nortbnort