, 1890-10-02
CAME HERE IN 1898.
Rev. Cushing Eolls Who Served as !.
Missionary.

one snowy uuy III early spring In
New England, while this centurv
was yet young, Rev. Cushing Eelis
and his wife, blessed with youth
health and enthusiasm, whose mar.
riage had been celebrated but tho
dny previous, left homo and kin
turning their faces toward the re.
motest West with the purpose OF
spending their lives In an endeavor
to bring to the remote tribes of In.
dams the message of salvation and
the lessons which are taught In tho
good book.
Proceeding by the slow means Of
travel In those days they reached
Philadelphia, and from there started
for Independence. Mo-, where thew
met party of missionaries bound
on the same errand as themselves.
Among these were the Rev.
Elhauah Walker and his wife, the
former of whom died several years
ago at his home in Forest Grove.
Or, after long life spent in labor.
ing for the Master. Another of the
party was Rev. William Griffin.
who is still living ut iillsboro, Or.
From Westport, Mo-, the party
s.", 'e' v" ,,n 'ue
plains, nhu h''c, 80 uaSs spent IN
the sauaie, o, AuSus. 20, io9o' ais
mounted III tne Nu'ia Waiia VAL
ney, at Dr' " h''iii"h st",ioh'
IL.
In 1886 DIR. Whitman had pre-
coded DIR. Eells' party, being accom-.
,,,niod nv Rev. FL. II. Snauld,n,,
aa hts vi,a and nr Nyulian' I1
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cray. -, ,h,,o r.,,,
a huliivel u, n n"u Ill.
ieauy Vlsl'co fs ,nas 4rGi'nmts.' ana
ii' io'', SOU, u,.e' IN. ao "nt''a'i ,.ti Ut;
Ioyis q Clarkeis compnnv i'm Isny
DR.. Eells and Rov. Elkanah
Walker left DIR. Whitman's Station
for Fort ColVille during the fall
a'ter ,neit arrival mere they
louhu tne ,ruuihH l"a. y, Wv iiuu.
sou pns on'l,ahH' NV ~ Myers
rams .hcJ 'ou,'o ,,'o o'u E,'st iiiiiis
peIo''e'ilB W .ho u''soii DAY Noii'
pany, tne oniy lhil's horth Vi ,aii-
lorna at lnal itiie. ,,
oh their way 10 rort IolNlile they
clos9eo 'ne pohuno Nei a. the
Juhctioh oi 'he .Wo cpohune =, ai'
th9uen hot coming 10 ,s,s P'ace nor
ihueeu, even iiearihg oi H.
Ai'ei eNPiorine an 'ne country
from I'olu Ole'i'c WEST wnIu tne
TWO MISSIONARIES chosc Waikers
praiIie US thv PNave ior 'noii iuture
s,'N'ohi wv i, ~ "ASs
cnoppeu uoWh t'ves, anu WIN 'ieir
u" hnhus oui'V i's HOUSES.
Nih,cr sS''.uS III ,mcy ro'urheu
" 'llo w ul'" ui'a su,,eS, reaNNg
lherc the heN, 9Pi'nS oi uheiI
CHOSEN station, Wlore tney 'ausht
anu "ofheu ioi lil"e ye"'s'
III
In these years DIR. Eells was told
the origin of the word Cnur d'Alene.
This triha of Indians yyere verv
sb.r, n, ,r,ding g,ncrolIv rn,rar.
,na, - ,.at ,ha hss, ~ ~ h..,aIn
,hs W sut .,ie osa y, oAsa'n' ~
W o'nei r ri ~ o - 'pe"N VI
ne,t ,nt ~ M ofui -" i,, zaiu'Is, 'H meaning
'ieaie n'' ", ,HH",I, r.h',.ll G ri" e"''''' W.
'"I1o III, W ,"",h ." ,h't ,nn Ina,.,.t.,
.,.,nd. iU hri ~ Ha ,hi,a i au
r,I;r,iny, .rd oId fhiof pi,, ua.I ~
the Spokanes, was very anxious
that the missionaries should settle
among them.
lhey VI course iearneu tno ,ah-
gu"se, an" oVoh was Plin'cu ~
,he oPohhne ''iaiect' ~ WAS schooi
oook lor the cniIureh' anu WAS
No,y a,hpie % 1ue. - A., r.
N'.c. "othIhS Among tnc in-
ulals nam ior hi.Ic yeals' IN bece,iluer'
lof', Mo'u ea''e w .i,e ueVo,eu 5 lill5-
S'"'o, tvS 'ii'' '"''i oo'oNeu 'iiI"u,
~ iyr' Wtil'lliah' 'osether WIN an ~
ms W s'".ion, h'u oee" ,iiassoS'eu py
'iose " Mno'ii nc hiu ueNolou
may ~. ,n1 , u1oi yea,1 y, LIE i',e, n,ra
~ ,eiinS it,,iS ,hu'ii anA.e.y auu is iao
.ne i''',o n".u re.i,hii'tu nli, u. .i,ea'
posi- uitii 'l9 loilowing sprlns'
mnen ColIi,eI lee sehI ue'acN'
h'G,,Vo VI soiuiers 70 ino Dni'es.
IN imcy oofyeu tue , oruer, nnu 'os
u,i'ii NV ioo- u,u GI. hoi's ie'uih "
'hr 7Pohuhe ,uu,ans.
i.ov. ~ W"'her iiau tneu ion3
2vIh 1 se''ieu u. FOREST Eloye, nnu
''iu 'iot co'nc nguIh 10 'no couii'iJ
vi ipiSSio''ory "orh'
W
Faom 1860 to 1872 DIR. Eells was
at Walla Walla working for the