New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-27
THE MISSION INDIANS.
rur n,sc,p,1xE TO WHICH THEY WERE SUB
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THE DISCIPLINE TO WHICH THEY WE'RE SUD
JEcrED BIZ TIE PRIESTHOOD.
ca, n,ogo CaI. March 1s.-The ruins of the twenty
mo missions OF Southern California have luriS"' .
theme for thousands Of prose ana poorly WIZ
,,ond sc monuments TO the memory Of the goon Pes'
Of over q century ago who began the WORN "a :.
ing the l0wly but happy rcd Hlhn ii"'i ''''o -,
Ignorance from whence largely his haPpi"eH 49,
and by means OF pfaye ana compulsory 80 80.
fields developing the Indians character .e''', ,i,
fitting him for entrance into that here'"'c' VI
a.s,s tnov mn more than the savages they "'"er-
,,oh IN educate Civilization was the o0ef VI INC
aay however and after Father JuniperoS "''S0'v
NJ TEN was established, which began win INC "u'u
hon Of the san Diego Mission IN l'V'' 'he i'''l
we're compelled TO do a. the newcomers tlous"' "
few ~ the curious incidents In mission HE Will NC
related here. ,.o, NV
u,., osrlt Indians were brought into MISSION D'
n converting expedton-an expedition no, auoseu'''
unlike those Of the salvation Army Saw U''' :. -.
instead OF persuasion ruled-they were "if' '""e"S
gay their pater nOster and one or TWO etho' pay
nd then were chrstcned. Men and women were SOON
inter ranged IN separate lines IN presence ~ ~
,ts.on peopIe preached to by the padre adea oy ai
,n,ernre,er on the merits and responsiveness VI
MARRIAGE Each person was asked wie'nei JIG % 90
v1.hed 10 be married. Every one saying ios' w
ranged IN a separate line OF his or her sex Inv NJ
go ,h., osked one by one, which Of the women
showed unwillingncss 10 accept the man. "' "
ch,oee again II any could not be matched aihoIs "0
G,ntlles Chrlstanized men and women were caiie' "r
IN choos, or be chosen. II several women ch'sc oo
man and he did not manifest preference ior aug VI
them their names were thrown together lnto poH'
and the man drew ont one, whose owner va" a
with through messenger advised Of the result ".e
reopircd IN set forth her objections, II any shc nun
The marriages OF the several couples tooh Pi''o
different DAYS for each one. or FOR sueh SIo"p " -
and new Christians. There WAS an lhdn'n "e w,
named Cashuco who was chosen by ten wole" ~ ''o
same time They cast lots. and the winner "d' "''
supremely happy. rora+o
kschelor indians at the Mission lived In sep'ldoo
building and were locked in at night. INC ''',"e
women lived Ia "A house called the mon)eno unuo' 0
care ~ a matron all keys being given 70 inc pau
nightly. The unmarried fed daily "'nio INV
married people received weekly rat on VI ' Ill.,
wheat frijoles and fresh or dried meat an
were we'll fed and the men worked In the heiuS Ho
sunrise till sunset With prayers at Intervals du'ns NV
day. Three times during the day the Mission 49,,
would ring when. whatever was being dohe' OH -
the hat and a prayer said. The INDIANS "o'o 20
q mild and friendly deposition. 1T Mi,'o' '@
Jose. 5000 men. women and children required o"p
I've soldiers and three officers 10 MAINTAIN o"o'
Fields Of wheat were cultivated 10 feed these peoP
The Indians cut the grain with dckles and cnr1co IL ~
the threshing corral where horses tminped out '
Meat Kernels the wind wnnowtng It, 1hose
Eno would not work nor attend prayers were "inPp''