Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-08-07


harvest season would ere this have
been in operation. Mr.. Wolfe
started Tuesday night for Arena,
Wis, to take part in a protracted
meeting, but Mr.. Lamb. who is
machinist, will 60 on with the
work of setting the machinery and
may be ready to start up be-
fore the formers return. The pur-
pose is to give each pupil a certain
number of hours in the school
room and in the shop each day,
plan which will stimulate a relish
for each.
The second report of the Evan
gelistic Mission and Indian Or
phan's home, vinita, Ind.
Ter, commencing with the month
Of January and ending July 1st,
1880, alluded to, is as follows;
Since the printing of last years
report containing u brief account
of the origin of the Evangelistic
Mission and Orphans Home, vi
nita, Ind. Ter, and the Lords
dealings with Us, have at this
present writing, (July 2S), to fur
ther record the fact that God has
been faithful in all that He has
promised.
The seven months ofthe present
year have been crowded full of
blessings, and we can but worship
and adore the God and Father of
Our Lord Jesus Christ for all His
goodness and manifold mercies
vouchsafed US who are so utterly
unworthy His least favor. Trials
there have been, and fierce ones
at that, but they have been bless
ings sent in disguise, and have
only been used of Him to teach us
more perfectly the much-needed !
lesson that no confidence can be |
placed in the flesh. How true 1
that, "If we walk in the Spirit we |
shall not fulfill the lusts of the |
flesh"
In our pecuniary trials more
than once have we been reduced
to less than a nickel" but our
emergency was Gods opportunity, /
and He who supplieth all our
needs according to his riches in
glory by Christ Jesus, filed our
vessels full to overhowing. To
His name be praise foreverl ]
At times, from the standpoint
of unbelief and sight, il would
have seemed impossible to have
gone any farther, but simple trust
knows no impossibilities, and
faith in an unchangeable and ever
faithful God overcomes all obsta-
cles and difficulties. Mistakes
have been made in our planning,
but even they have conduced to
our good. In the Fathers mercy
they have been overruled, and les
sons much-needed have been
taught US, that we cannot help
feeling will be a blessing TO the
future of the work.
If did not realize fully that
God was in this enterprise l would
abandon it at once; but His kind
hand has been so manifestly dis
played in it that l cannot doubt
he call for a moment. And so
1n we go, taking a step at a time,
eaving all the results with the
Master.
There are eight happy orphan
children in our home at present.
With more to come when room
an be made TO shelter them. The ]
asst child we took in is about sew !
N years OF age, named Frank ,
Kirby, a bright energetic little
ellow-a half-bloOd-whose moth !
r was beaten to death IL his pres !
nee by a drunken step-father sew i
:ral years ago. Although speak I
ng very fair English, yet he was !
n total ignorance Of God when he I
irst came to us. He had been I
rained, young as he was, to fight,
md his combative character was
bout the only thing that had re- I
;eived cultivation. He is, with I
Gods blessing, learning better l
hings now. He is a very affec- A
ionate child, and one evening Q
aortly after he came to us, he !
climbed upon my lap. In conver- c
alton with him about his natural q
,adness | urged upon him to take G
lis bad heart to Jesus and He 7
would give him a new heart and a :
lew spirit, and then he could :
'vercome his old evil nature. I
The poor little fellow laid his head c
m my bosom and sobbed convuls- {
vely for some time as if his heart 8
would break. He said he wanted {
o be a good boy and not grow up I