Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-12-04


left behind; Of the school work,
time sufliced for examination Of
Miss Williamson's room only, the
/ primary. This lady pushes an
attractive and ingenious system
Of phonic drill with an energy
which would insure the success cf
any system.
The Congregational church, Rev
G. w Dunn pastor, is an inslitu-
ton OF which any city might be
proud; plain and comfortable in
outside appearance, the inside Is
an excellent specimen Of subdued
! decoration; not loud enough to
floor the beholder when he enters
the door, but enough to interest
and cheer him when he takes his
look around after being comfort
ably seated.
Upon the morning Of which |
write after brief devotional OK.
ercise, President ingalls,, of Drury
moderator OF the last springs as
sociation at Aurora, called the
meeting to order. Rev. r. r..
Marlowe, of iberia, was elected
moderator. Mr.. Mccarthy, Of
Vinita, scribe. Thirteen chu rches
responded to the roll call, report
ing on the whole a condition Of
progress toward higher standard
Of Christian life and duty. Mr..
Doe followed the reports Of the
churches with the statement of the
Home Missionary problem in Mis-
souri,, stating that $1,000 were
needed; that Springfield associa-
ton takes 5000 this year; that is
one-third Of all the money raised in
the state plus all sent from New
York -thelion' ) share. Now If the
Springfield association will give
Sl30S Of the $4,000 needed rs the
states contribution this year he
will be responsible for the re-
mainder of the state-that it will
do its duty. A special committee
consisting of Rev. e. G. Evans of
Springfield, Rev. a. p. johnson Of
Joplin and Rev. G. w. Dunn Of
Lebanon were appointed to urge
this appeal upon the churches.
Rev. Il. G. Evans, of the First
Church, Spri ngfeld, read paper
upon the much disputed passage
in 1st Peter, III. 1920, a paper
remarkable for candor and clear
ness as for deep study. Mr. Evans
sought TO establish the meaning of
the passage to be that Christ went
to Hades, the abode of uhcon-
dcmned spirits, and not to Gehen-
ma, and preached to the spirits Of
the antediluveans. A business
session followed after which in
the evening a sermon was preach
ed by Rev. w b. Hague, of Spring
field, on "What constitutes a true
" a strong plea for internal
Godliness as against mere ex.
ternals in conduct and profession.
Wednesday morning after a de-
yotional exercise led by the mod
orator, Rev. r. I. Marlowe, bus
mess was taken un, including
among many items OF lesser inn
portance, the hearing of candidates
for license and reports of colleges
and academies. Two candidates
for license presented themselves,
both from a sister denomination;
one case was postponed for six
the other rejected.
President Ingalls, reported for
Drury college an attempt inaug-
irated in St. Louis to raise the
s45, 900 debt Of Drury within the
fear, all Of the debt being already
guaranteed except s12, 800; the
opportunity is surely stirring
me and the advance in Drury's
lflairs a marked one in that in
stead Of seeking to meet the $1,000 {
If annual deficit this attempt was
low being brought so nearly TO
success to cut it off at It's source,
he interest on s45 900 being no
.ontemptible sum. I
Iberia academy and Minnehaha
institute at Good Hope were re-
erred to committees to investigate
lu lcJOtt.
a Conviction OF Righteousness"
vas the subject of a paper by Rev.
|. 2. Johnson, of Joplin, plea
or righteousness after the convic-
ion of sin; a conviction of sin
reduces fear, humiliation, re-
lorse and despair; one of right a
BUSINESS dispels these and |
wakens holy aspirations, humil-
", confidence in one who has the {
onviction OF sin but lacks the
onviction of righteousness. Re-
gious acts may be the most wick b
d as in the case Of the Pharisees 5
nd their followers who made the :
NV that a son might be rid Of the q
of supporting father