Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-07-15
THE CATHOLIC INDIANS
SCENES AND INCIDENTS AT
THE BIG MEETING.
Some of the scenes. of the Big Catholic
Indian Pow-wow at Cheyenne Agency
Were Very 1mprssslve-Bishop Marty
Might Well He Proud Of His Work.
Big Meeting at Cheyenne Agency.

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VERY impressive we're many of the
scenes Of the big Catholic Indian pow
WOW just closed at Cheyenne Agency.
The high mass service was q sight
never to be forgotten. A thousand
men and o thousand women. arrayed In
their most beautiful regalia. the men
with long scarlet cockades in their
s0mbreros, waving with the precision
OF soldiers in march and countermarch,
the solemn chant of the priests and the
attendance of 500 candidates for con-
frmattOn. was %gorge0usly impressive.
Then an interesting sight was it
when over 1000 warriors. who but
eighteen months ago were covered with
war paint and thirsting for blood, sat
around the big wigwam and listened to
talks by their head men about the benz
efits of religion. Battlc-scarred chiefs
who had fought against the whites on
many a field. and some of whom
counted their scalps almost by the
dozen, arose to testify to the peace and
comfort to be found in leading Chris
tian lives. Well might Bishop Marty
count his tife's work worthy of com
%mendation when he can see here d. 1000
converts who have been added to his
church during his ministry of sixteen
Years among them.
In the celebration proper Chief
Charger was President of the day. and
presided with dignity. Rev. MIR. Ash
ley interpreted for the whites, several
hundred of whom were present. .loen
Grass was chief orator. and he delivered
III excellent oration. He was followed
by Swift I:ird, the Sioux humorist, and
-Four Bear. Each talked of the bcne-
fits of religion and civilization. Charger
The called for Special Agent Thomp-
son, who responded in a rather tedious
speech, at the conclusion of which he
referred to the high death rate among
the Sioux and attributed it to the prac-
ticc of eating the fifth quarter. the en-
trails of the beeves.
Old Charger replied with spirit and
denied that this was the cause. but
asserted that those who died we're SUI
dents of the government schools. In
dians were Il good deal displeascd ut the
special agents speech. but Little No
Heart set things right by making an
appeal for religion and education.
AT both camps there was u continue
ton of heap big talk" which was only
interrupted from sunrise until nearly
midnight 10y the necessity for feasting.
IT was u grand commingling of religious
and patriotic sentiments: all the head
men and young men of education We'd
with each other in profession of rever-
ence to the Great Father above and
honor and obedience to the great father
at Washington. Bishop Marty dis
crcctly arranged early mass. and the
incident devotions so as to prevent the
scalp dance. and ali day at both camps.
just when the young bucks were pre-.
pairing for some boisterous sport, the
head men came forward with a new
scheme for u talk, which defeated the
fun.
The Catholic Educational Conference
was addressed by Judge Swan and u
large number of educated young men
and warriors. who testified to the et1i-
cheney and inheritance of the schools
and urged all to attend. This resulted
in hundreds of applications being made
to superintendent Mccormick for ad-
mission to the government school.
A feature of the celebration was a
number of patriotic songs in English by
the Indian school girls.
The time had now come for the sham
battle in war paint and blankets, but
the young warriors were compelled to
content themselves with pony races.
Several hundred ponies entered and the
fun was furious.