Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-08

Drury College, WIS chosen mod
orator; Mr.. Mccarthy, Of Vinita
scribe. The proceedings wer,
opened by sermon by Rev. II
CroniE, Of Springfield, who will b'
remembered as the then new Sun
day schoshm missionary Of Missouri
1T the session in Viniia. "The
/ Influence of the Bible on the Ma
tional Life" was the subject, which
| MIR. Cronin treated in his charac
teristic style a remarkable yigor
and richness Of expression peryad-
ed by a deep earnestncss and pi-
ETY.. The devotional,meeting Tues
day morning under the lead ership
Of Rev. 5. G. Elliott, well known
here as the father Of Mrs. Wheat,
was an auspicious beginning o.
what proved a splendid session
There Is no question that Bro
Elliott is rich and growing richer
/ in spiritual things as his friends
hope he may be in other things,
The topics Of the day which are
usually taken from subjects Of i'm
mediate interest in the religious
and social life were opened by Mr.
Mccarthy, Of Vinita, to whom was
assigned "The Attack upon the
Public Schools" Mr.. Mccarthy
deprecated all false alarms and
needless irritation Of our Catholic
citizens Of whose sympathy with
the spirit Of our institutions and
Of whose patriotism there ought
to be no doubt. Whatever the
aims of the clerical wing Of the
church may be, it is noticeable
that whenever aggression reaches
a critical point the cry goes out
ono politics from Rome;" then the
priests obey the people, not the
people the priests. 1t was expect
ed that the position taken in this
paper would provoke some discus
sion as it did; happily, however
the spirit Of turbulence and big.
otry which throws away reasoning
and will have nothing but a fight
does not exist in the association
rather did the convic ction seem tc
prevail that the broad and gener-
Gus liberty guaranteed by our con
stitution has the same attractive
ness for our Catholic fellow citizen.
that it has for other men, alsc
the convict on that free, untram-
melod system Of pdblic schools
is the correr stone ola free govern.
mcnt, win have its weight with
them in due time.
The second topic, PASTORAL Wis
ting" was introduced by Rev +.
B. Hines, of Carthage. A strong
and telling arraignment of the for
NAL call, which is made only as a
matter of official duty, and which
fails so completely as rule to
commend either the pastor or his
cause; there must be a personal
interest rather than official one be-
tween both parties; the minister
must make himself a necessary
factor in every household by a
spirit Of genuine and hearty help
fulness; this breaks the reserve
on matters Of spiritual interest,
usually impossible, between the
pastor and his flock. The discus
sion following only strengthened
the position taken by Mr.. Hines.
Mr.. Doe relating an affecting in
cident in his own life, Of a family
who had followed him from Mas
saehusetts to Wisconsin, the chill
drcn Of whom he had married, and
whose children were now kept for
him to baptizc, and whom he
could rely upon if he had not an
other friend in the world, who
have become a family of church
supporters and church builders,
all as the result Of a friendly call
in which religion was not men
toned, but in which a genuine,
earnest, human sympathy was
manifested to a family newly
moved into that Massachusetts,
town.
"1he Divine Helper" by Rev.
c. II. Bente, the new pastor Of
Peirce City, touched deep and
responsive chord in the hearts Of
the assemblage. Among others
this subject brought to his feet
Rev. A. p. Johnson, whose words
on the Holy Spirit always com
mand attention. "The Holy Spir-
it comes not by striving" when
you feel like striving ithas already
come. Mr.. Doe cited the parable
Of the lost piece Of silver; the wo-
man searching is the Holy Spirit,
the coin is the soul; lighting the
candle. sweeping tho house. were
feelingly illustrated; the latter by
the house swept Of it's children, or
the possessions Of the family swept
as by a food, but the coin being
found and the rejoicing in heaven
and earth over the lost which was