The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-07
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Mrs. J. A. Clark of West Virginia was not able to be present She was to have spoken on the subject Who Is the United States Indian?" The ad- dress Of Mrs. c. T. ogden of Maine on The Indian in Colonial Days" was also omitted.
 The next address was by Mrs. Will Ham Bucknell of Pennsylvania on "The Indian fin ls79." She told of the broken treaties and the unkept pledges Of the white men with the Indians. They had been forced at the point of the bayonet to move off their lands. In place of the strong, stalwart and powerful say- age. whom the early settler feared and dreaded. the Indian of 1879 was despis- ed. pauperized. cowardly, dull. stupid. and restricted on all sides. But even then the light of the love of Jesus was being brought to them by many Chris tian men and women all over the land. And the work of their reclaiming has been going steadily on ever since and has been greatly blessed.
 Miss E. W. Jones of New Jersey then gave five-minute report. summarizing missionary work. She. was followed by Mrs. E. P. Gould of. Pennsylvania. who spoke briefly on Our Home Building Work"
 Miss Marie F.. Ives of this city then gave a report of the Young Peoples Work" and Miss Frances C. Sparhawls of Massachusetts gave very interest ing talk on Libraries and the Indian Industries League" In her talk she said that~ the Indians were not lazy, but would work for fifty cents day If they could find anything to do. But there was really so little work to be done on the reservations that the task was almost hopeless one. What Is needed among the Indians Is a large number of industries that will give them work and elevate themselves much above their present position.
 The address of Dr. Carlos Montezu- ma, resident physician at the Carlisle Indian school, on "The Indian of 1894, then followed.
 In his address he said: "The Indian of to-day Is not the Indian of the past. The year 1894 places him midway be- tween barbarism and civilization. The Indians of to-day are more degraded than their fathers ever thought of. Centuries ago he led the simple, prim- itive life of the child of the forest. Civilization came to them and touched them with its magic spell, and now the warrior and the chief is no more. Un- der the pernicious influence of your Indian system the Indians are not only kept back from their proper and fitting development but are greatly injured in many ways. You are continually de- grading us lower and lower. One way in which we could be gseatly helped is if work could be foundssoutsides. the reservation for our best young men. Out not in,' is the war cry of the Indians Of 1894"
 The meeting then closed with the benediction by Rev. pr. Munger
 The program for to-day is as follows: B. Friday Morning. December z. 'r.--, .-. At 10 o'clock
 Report of the Home Building depart ment, Mrs E. P. Gould, Pennsylvania.
 sPaper-Needed Indian Legislation, Miss Kate Foote, Washington, D. c.
 Report of Young Peoples department, Miss Marie E. Ives, Connecticut.
 The invitation of the National coun- ell.
 ,Na. Discussion
 Discussion of departments of work. a Topics-Questions and motions of del egates.
 Report of committee on resolutions. Discussion.
 Friday Afternoon, December 7-At 2 o'clock.
 Meeting of the executive board.
 ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT.
 This year of grace, despite disasters has been morally one for congratula- ton. More than this, the disasters themselves, coming fro the suc- cess of evil schemes, have quick ened moral perceptions, aroused gen. uine patriotism, and led to the empha- sized demands of a Christian public sentiment. This being so, there is everything to hope for in the future. Righteousness, always on the throne, sometimes in seeming eclipse, has again been seen to, be sovereign over all op- posing powers, and upright men, even if not too brave. again take heart. And this, true to some extent in all the civilized nations, seem to give us new and diviner glimpses of that "In- creasing purpose which through all the ages runs" Not more truly is the electric light the coming illuminator in the city and in the home than is quickened public conscience coming to be the illuminator of all public ques- tions Involving moral quality. And to this coming illumination this so-called Indian Question" is no exception. The involved, contradictory, stultifying and fearfully extravagant methods of the past are, with their angry defenders, failing before an indignant public con- and the long delayed full application of simple justice to all In- dian questions is coming to the front amid the acclaims of just minds. To this progress many things have contributed. There have always been protests against the wrongs to Indians since these wrongs existed. Our pa- forefathers' protested against hem and Washington, in 1882, offered ,eward of $500 for the arrest of any of he miscreants who in Georgia burned i, Chorokee villa pe and cor,, r,fttod o,,&