Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-11
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sr,eiai Correspondence effhe Ners.
After the heavy snow fall Of last
Saturday night, and before Sunday
school time. two Of the boys were out
with horse and drag making paths
through the deep snow. Shortly after
10 O'Clock, when the bell rang, the
meeting house, n good si2ed, com
modious building, was well filled with
happy Indians. Fully sixty were
called 10 order by their young Indian
.uperintendent. The exercises con.
listed OF singing from the Sunday
school hymn books, recitatioss, Indian
songs, readings, testimoni AMI speak
ing In English by some Of the boys. A
little time was occupied by their
"Chelokee''f riond, M they termed your
correspondent; they welcome visitor
from any source, but seem TO be par
ticulariy Interested In hearing from
thelrLnmanite brethren OF other lands.
A call was made ct the homes OF
some OF the dark people ON our way to
dinner. They are rapidly approaching
civilizations; most all live IN houses,
use stove aud furniture and dress much
the same as their white neighbors. The
women are particularly fond OF q red
shawl, tablecioth, bo isprcsi. or sone
other highly coloteJ wrap, while the
head Ia generally tied up In n red hand
kerchl,f-one great advantage over
the modern styles used by our white
sisters, since n person sitting behind
can see over them. The men are
aspirant TO dress like their white
brethren and the young fixed up quite
"dudoted."
At2r. M, when meeting was called
TO order by Boshop Ward, and a nod to
the singing leader was given ms a
signal 10 commence, apeculiar hum
ming noise like distant, approaching
storm commenced; louder and louder
II became and soon most all the assem-
blage Joined In the siDg-song grunt-
grunt, lullaby. Each song IL different.
The leader was u young man from one
OF the reservations who seemed TO take
delight, us is their custom, In present.
ing something difficult. Alter tho
Sacrament was administered, Indians
officiating, the congregation followed
the speaker In his travels among tho
civilized tribes, when Bishop Ward In.
terpreted, they emiled and gave OK pres
sion OF delight In hearing from their
brethren.
Notwithstanding the severe weather,
80 ths evening the house WIS again
filled with happy faces. 70 one in-
clined to gloomy, troubled, Borrowing
spirit, n good lesson is given by the
happy Indian who, under most any
anu all circumstances, Is cheerful.
Some time since one OF the boys from
o neighboring reservation borrowed a
horse from tins village without pormis.
sion, rode it ~ the station AMI turned
It loose. He was subsequently, arrested,
and In default OF bail was placed Ia
Box Elder prison. His father was put
10 considerable trouble, ana when he
had 10 pay attorneys fees for explain.
Ing the law he exclaimed: "White
mans laws no good, don't need
any lawyer 10 explain Indian laws"
The Indian stands pre.eminently
ahead Of his white brother on this
point. Instead OF an inexhaustibIe
quantity Of uninterrupted and unexe.
cuted laws, Mr.. Indian has q simple
aud efiectual code which all under.
stand and know the consequences Of
uisobedience.
At the meeting spoken Of, something
like eight persons arose voluntarily
and bore testimony TO the blessings OF
the Go.pel, two speaking In compare.
lively good English. The spirit at
tending the speakers and which pre-
vailed throughout the assembly was
one marked with humility, love ana
Thanksgiving to God. They contrasted
their present condition with that OF
few years ago, when they were led
into the waters Of baptism, the
advancement they had made, the
weaknesses and bad habits they had
overcome; and with the help OF the
Lord they were determined to do bet
ter In the future. Some had quit
tobacco, some hal conquered the mp.
petite for liquor, while Others were
trying to control their evil propensities
In other directions. While their Wis.
itor contracted their numerous aud
glorious privileges OF the Gospel with
the property aud educational worldly
position Of the civilized tribes that sit
In spiritual darkness, tradition and
superstition, they were convinced that
though their worldly advantages were
but few, they would not exchange the
light OF the Gospel OF Christ for all eise
besides. A. X.