The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-07-09


and stood reverently bowed, while Bishop
Marty said q prayer and delivered short
address, at the conclusion of which each
said Amen" in sol mn way and filed
out again, forming circle outside the
squatting women. Then the women
arose and entered the church and, after
being blessed by the bishop, returned
outside. Bishop Marty then appeared in
the doorway, where he delivered pow
erful address in the Sioux language, of
which he is master, and by which the
Indians we're visibly affected. After this
there was parade and the people dis
persed to their tents. On the Fourth of
July mass was celebrated in the morning
and many of the Indians received holy
communion. At o'clock high mass
was celebrated with Bishop Marty as
organist and dozen Sioux boys as sing
ers, after which the bishop preached in
English from the portico of the church
to vast concourse including several
hundred wild Indians on horseback.
Father Jerome repeated the sermon IN
the Sioux tongue. This was followed by
the confirmation by the bishop OF nearly
300 men, women and children, among
them being Iron Buffalo Cow, the mother
of the Indian Messiah who caused the
bloody uprising of a year or SO ago. In
the afternoon and evening the last ses'
sion of the congress was held in wig
wan. Under the awning in the center
sat Bishop Marty, accompanied by Faith
ers jerome, Perrig, Digmann, Bernard
Francis, F1ntan and Bede. Around them
in circle, we're seated the chiefs and the
presidents of the various Catholic Indiar
societies and in four or five rows arounc
the great outer circle were fully 2,OO(
Indians seated fiat upon the ground
Bishop Marty called Louis LIE Comte
president of the st. Joseph's society Of
Che yenne agency, to chair beside him
LIE Comte made soul-stirring speech OF
welcome and congratulation to the visit
ors. He said his heart was glad God nae
blessed The two days Of their congress
The weather had been glorious. They
had been greatly benefited and good
would come OF it. William Hasley, OF
Standing Rock, an intellectual aud pleas
ant looking man said: II never before saw
such a gathering Of Christian people
The light has come to us al last am
delighted to SEQ SO many OF our young
people taking the vows OF Christ upon
them. I hope they may go forward, grow
in grace, help one another and become
civilized and useful citizens Of the United
States, whose starry flag floats above us. p
Father jerome delivered an eloquent
address in the Dakota language. he
spoke in strong, earnest terms OF the
needs and hopes and possibilities of his
Indian charges He said their need was
more schools and churches. Iron Feather,
of Devils Lake, in meat little speech In
troduced resolutions declaring that as the
name of Christopher Columbus meant
Christ bearer his discovery OF America
brought the knowledge Of Christ to half
the world, that the Indians OF all Amerl-
cans should be most thankful to God for
the gospel of his Son. That they asked
their white brothers TO deal justly with
them, to help them to secure schools and
teachers for their children, and to aid
them in all their efforts to become intel
ligent and useful citizens.