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 a
machinist, will 80 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 certain
number of hours in the school
room and in the shop each day, a
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,
1890, alluded to, is as follows:
Since the printing of .last years
report containing brief account
Of the origin Of the Eyangelistic
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
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 God'sopportunity,
and lie who supplieth all our
needs according to his riches in
glory by Christ Jesus, filled our
vessels full to overlooking. 10
His name be praise forever
At times, from the standpoint
Of unbelief and sight, it would
have seemed impossible to have
gone any farther, but simple trust
knows no inpossibilities, and
faith in an Interchangeable and ever
faithful God oyercomes 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 blessing to the
future Of the work.
If did not realize fully that
God was in this enterprise / would
abandon it at once; but His kind
hand has been so manifestly dis
played in it that l cannot doubt
the call for a moment. And SO
on we so, taking a step at time,
leaving all the results with the
Master.
There are eight happy orphan
children in our home at present
with more to come when room
can be made to shelter them. The
last child we took in is about sew
en- years OF age, named Frank
Kirby, a bright energetic little
fellow-a half-blood-whose moth
er was beaten to death in his pres
ence by a drunken step-father sew
eral years ago. Although speak
ing very fair English, yet he was
in total ignorance Of God when he
first came to us. He had been
trained, young as he was, to fight,
and his combative character was
about the only thing that had re-
ceived cultivation. He is, with
Gods blessing, learning better
things now. He is a very afiec-
tionate child, and one evening
shortly after he came to US, he
climbed upon my lap. In oonver-
sation with him about his natural
badness | urged upon him to take
his bad heart to Jesus and He
would give him a new heart and a
new spirit, and then he could
overcome his old evil nature.
The poor little fellow laid his head
on my bosom and sobbed conyuls-
lively for some time as if his heart
would break. He said he wanted
to be a good boy and not grow up
like many other boys. He has
learned to pray, but we are anx-
ious for his conversion. This is
our aim; the conversion of every
child that comes into our home.
1t is for the welfare of these