The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1889-11-30
A STRANGE REVIVAL.
An Indian Camp Meeting in a
Michigan Forest.
The BrOnZad WorShiperS Ex-
horted by One of Their Race.


ways-have been holding Il camp meet
ing in a pleasant grove bordering on
Pine lake, about two miles north OF
Charlcyoix. Until the last day, says
the New York H.raId, the attendance
was Mt large IN | there was as many
palcfaccs from the nc;ghboring resorts
n the grounds as Indians, bus for the
closing sessions the children of the for
st turned out in large numbers.
III ere were between four hundred and
i've hundred of the aborigincs as
sembled-warriors, squaws, bucks,
maidcns and pappooses-of every age
and condition, of all sizes and shapes.
There were aged crones and dark faced,
gray haired ccntcnarians, who may have
been risky and frolcsome when the
Pilgrim Fathers landed; gallant young
bucks, with pockets ii led with tally
and peanuts for the dusky damsels of
whom the poets sing, and who dis
played a remarkable and almost unani-
nous pcnchant for white dresses and
bright yellow ribbons. and any number
Of little rel. fat bibles, who, having
vet to learn the habits of stoicism. for
which Their ancestors were famed,
,qualcl 50 Justify upon the slightest
provocatioa that the woods at times
were file with their in iantllc clamor.
The Indians may rapidly be fading
from the face of the Garth, but the num-
Der of pappooses to be seen at the camp
would seem to cast some doubt upon
the generally accepted theory.
The services commenced in the after
noon with speaking by young paleface
Indian missionary and singing by an In
dian choir of boys ald girls. They were
on a platform erected in the centre of
semicircle of tents in which the campers
had been living, and the people were
seated OH rough benches that were
placed around in front. The afternoon
services were comparatively quiet, the
missionary speaking in English and an
accomplished young Ojibway standing
by his side tran5latins his words as he
pronounced them to the au licnce. The
singing was in Indial-Mooly and
Slnkey translate and the white, who
attended and .elt that way joining in
in the original language.
Bat it was in the evening that tie
meet rs took on It's most interesting
phase. The pa'c- faces left the Indians
% themselves, and all restraints were
removed Several immrnsc bon fires
were lighted, and when darkness de-
>cendcd the meeting opened. AMI it
soon developed mo genuine revival.
The leader was an earnest, strong-
hinged Indian, an cxhortcr of the most
pronounced type. Under the influence
Of his eloquence, and perhaps AFT .ctcd
by the glare Of the flames, and the pic
;ure' quencss of the scene. the Indian
woTshippcrs warmed up. At 10 O'clock
the grove ccaocd with the voice of the
leader urging the silners TO re pcItance
Al III the responses of those who saw
the error Of their way were joined with
the cXhortcrS. a midnight the re-
pentant cries and gr,an5 of tn wicked.
the joy.ui shouts AMI trium nhlat SONGS
of the saved were joined in the chorus.
At : or o clock in the morning moth
ing but cmhcrs were left of the fire, and
the exhausted wor,hucrs retired to rest.
Bat speaking of tacturnity of the red
men. the Indians with their war paint
on may be as silent and non expressive
as stump, but it would be pretty live
ly rcviva. meeting that would come up
IN point Of emotional demonstration
and lively interest with the Indian camp
meeting on tn Last night.
The decks Of The boat going to North
port, Norwood and other points down
Little Traverse bay, where the Indian,
principally livc-somc as hunters and
trappcrs and others as we'll to-do farmers
were crowded with the copper hued
religionists returning home, and as the
boats steamed out of the harbor the
breezcs waited back the songs and