Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-11-02

ana VINO, hecause OF his love Tor them and kind
ness toward them. has been called the apostle to
the Indians, said he had often been asked IL the
Indians were not worthless, and IL they did not
as a rule return to their uncvlized ways, but he
denied that this was the fact and he continued
IF were to be asked where. bishop for
thirty four years, had seen the greatest faith.
think | should say 1t was in an Indian woman"
Bishop Walker of the same church said ~
find these people to be as true to their faith a.
any white people ever met. They are willing
to make sacrifices which Ia always test OF faith"
Miss Worden OF the Santee school gave her ties
timony to the same effect. She also said they
| were quite as often surprised by seeing those
| whom they had thought worthless. after time
come out good and true as they were by seeing
| the failures of those from whom they expect
| ed ore.
The general opinion the work pays we'll
| Bishop Whipple said II have been repaid a
| thousand times" Bishop Hare who could not
| be present wrote: mo fields yield such rich re
suits" In his own diocese in South Dakota there
are thirteen native preachers. and 1890 Indian
| communicates. The offerings of native Chris
tians In this church alone In South Dakota last
year amounted to ta.loa. He has also forty eight
societies OF Indian women who contributed to
| mission work last year s2,3iO.
One of the most interesting persons present
was Rev Mr.. Wright, a bright youn, preacher
| of the Choctaw nation lie l. a regular graduate
| OF Union theological seminary, and thoroughly
| educated and cultivated and also consecratei
young man. His address Intensely In.
| teresting. 80 much SO that when he appealed to
| the president to know II his time had expired,
| President Gates replied I'VE shall have give
| YOU ten minutes more II you continue TO talk A.
| you ART talking now"
| Among other things he old of = revival which
has Just been going On where forty white peopt
were converted under his preaching II.
| young mans father before him wa q promine1
| chief and good man-and he illustrates wei
| what we may expect OF the Indian people AT
| ter several generations Of culture acd also, /
| think, teaches not TO be discouraged If the
| children who are taken from savage homes and
given three years Of school instruction ID rot
equal In all points own children, brought up
| IN Christian homes with generation. OF cdurs-
| ton behind them. and with all THEN Young He
| from five to perhap. twenty years NJ age. spent
| In pursuit OF knowledge.
| The Congregational church wa nolry r.rrc
sented at this conference. Its presiding oi.,,r
| was President Gates of Amherst college a.
some one -ad-the college With In, -tack he.
| side it.
our mission At Santcs was represented hy pr.
! Riggs, his sister Mr-. Morris, and Miss Woricn
TO all Of whom the conference listened with great
| interest
| Ml4- "orlcn gave charming description 81
her cooking school ia which the srl- wyrr %
| proud 81 their white aprons ana cap- ard - in.
tere-te.i to keep them -potir-s-ana thu calls to
iny mind story told 10y bishop Whiprlr Of an
Indian woman who had learned "a nlakc lare.
She said Lace white must have fingers clyan
| nnKer- clean, must have apron cl-an, apron
clean, must have floor clean Lace ulakc- every
thing clean And so 1t i that 10 learn ou. thu,
Is to learn many thing-.
nr G j Ryder, the a--i.taut secretary % tho
\ NJ. 4, spoke with much feeling " DIV .r-at
increase IN spritusi interr-t, and NJ. gave ycry
interesting incidents concerning the Christian
Indians at the time OF the outbreak Of The Sioux
under Sitting bull which he called THE supreme
cente-t between paE.ni-m and Christianity lie
spoke especially of beacon Little Eagle Who
went into the hattie OF Wounded kuc- SAVING
'>o evil eau befall one who loves Jesus Christ"
There were very many other thing ! would
/ Ike y mention, which w'r" % the greatest id
icFt-t 1" me, and am sure woud wv 10 yuu Nut
my paper l. ALREADY long ana want 10
speak very briefly Of the .rra, subject Mat l.
confronting the churches a, thr prc.ert tiu,c.
You Viii Know douhtlc-- that much - tile
Instruction given Indian Children hA- f..vu IN
what are called contract" -chooi- that III mss
sionary Schools supported IN part is TIE gov
eminent. The schools of the Roman Catholic
ehurrh have IN some way secured NOR, aud more
OF the arpro,ri,,iop .9t,I Ii ~. y.,r.l.,,.,
NAH. th,n ,,r,. NJ, ,,.,,r,r,,,.I
f,,r srho,l. w.. ,ty.,, IA III. ,t,,,,,. ,.,n.r,
church ana lc.s, man ,.,r mn. v..,u,,1.,,
.,,,,, at So. H., t...,...,t
A. many ~ ,,,,, ,tu r.,,..,t.- .,.s LIN. ,.4a
lar,. i.parnip,,,,. ,c,-.,,. ~ p.,..,. ,
bn5 n.y,.- r,e.,, %, ,r,,,,., ,-..,. H.. ,,-,,.,
believing mai Il ,,r,, H.. f,.,.
nrc;iot between church and STAT. ,n,.l T., -,
ccisc no more money from government for the
support - their schools and 10 naaAe an extra
efar; ~ rAise the fuil amount needed 10 thu
c"uF'hr--
~ ''fiehy the corresponding secretary 81 the /
'"i' WI" ''N'' IN n'' '"''' not Ia
= N '''' '-'''
ii. III, IN. -,.,,l,n, ,.., .I-...,,.t
school. are cut ,iownto The lo.,e., ,.,.-i, ,.I,.,
aud their rank j. yer, much cr,pr}.d af..l ~,
the society hnd- Itself tn let, 1t l. a time Of
great sorrow % the workers and. a. hA4 e,u
aid before, It 4. tlme " great nr-'l wttA thr
Indians
- 'n'F become citizens 81 N" 'h!'Ti NiA'7-
inner ''' r'h'F"' ~ lh'
II. ,,,u,.,,,,an. ~. \, .., ''.''i ~ "'''
,u.t m. ,.,,, ,n,r,. Al. ,,,I ,trt.,,,, t,.,-,.
non and helu. If rbevran IL. l,,l.,ysf,.r TIL,
aud started ia the right direction. and n the
children can be laugh fi-hieou-ue-- tA, Indisn
problem VIII -oon N solved, and they vll All
hr what We want them I" irroihe-inw al!ilnS
'rt'n-