Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-22
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The Meeting nj Ardmorc Yesterday
Addressed by indinns.

Special Dispatch.
Ardmore. /. r.. June 2i.-This morn
Ing broke clear and pleasant and the
good Baptist brethren were nstir enrly.
Every incoming train added to their
number,
The missionary and educational com
yention Of Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory met In It's twelfth annual session
this morning at 10 o'clock and organ
lied by eleetlng the following ofiioersi
presidcnt. ]. $, Murrow, d, d.; vice
presidents, Reys. A. J. Essex. G. Stub
lleAeld and l.. j. Dyke; secretary. rev
w. T.. Blake; treasurer. Professor A.
c. Bneone; corresponding secretary,
NJ. l.. Brown.
Several full blood Indians were intro.
duced and addressed the convention
titis morning through their interpreter.
samuel Ahtore- Among die number
we're Iin Tree who was formerly y
chief OF The iSiowas. Big Tree was foi-
lowed by Gotoho. a deacon IN the
church, who spoke about thirty MN.
utes and was listened 10 with marked
intereet. lie said his people were 'hnN-
Ions 10 have white misai0nnrymnn come
omonu thom aud teach them the Jesus
road" Gotobo. who N Wbig, wild-look-
ing Indian. weighing over sgO pounus'
was formerly a war chief gf tue MO
In 1870 gotobo and Santota led ina-
rauding and murderouH expeditions
into Toans, for which they were arreht
ed. convicted and sentenced 70 DEAN,
after a short time pardoned. BlY
~ wife was the nrnt OF the li0waF
ever converted 10 the Chrlstihn rel-
gion. .., -. .,t,o.-
10" ts strilslngly shown In the conycr-
elon az gotobo, who for u long time
had betu leader OF the war dance OF
inc KiowaH. In these dances a marx OF
his authority IN the tribe, ne carried u
uoinhed war club adorned Win btans
naiia the skin Of n coyote attached TO
s,1's nandie, and al the other END a
leather thong and an eagle feather
ms people always had a war dance on
their return nom fighting Their enc
tnipr GotubO used TINS pAfpcuiT WI
club on OIL these occasions. Got0po
sayn he IA now Christian. "Old
things have parsed away" lie hnn LAID
aside the war club. II ~ said ne has a
great Influence for good over the req
brothers u hig tribe, a.. ~.
eainco. a full blood EiOwa from the
Rainy mountain district.
he told IN his native language what
f-hriet Ind done for him and his poo
BIZ. one year ago there were no
christians among The lsi0wre Sow
| t.yenty.four OF the tribe are members
| or The BAPTIST church.
The work OF these converted Indians
ia among tho blanket Indians In the
| Rainy mountains IN the kiowa nation.
Some OF them are commencing 70 III
| me ground and cultivate the soil.
| chrisiinnity has done much for them
ana the missionary seems to cnthuHq
1 them with new zeal.
In the afternoon gession the chair
| announced the various committees u
report durinr tho rceri0n.
REV. W. n. Nichols 81 oklahoma CITY
\ offered resolutions highly aDpreciaiiys
/ ~ tho work 81 Rev pr. Woods, super
/ iniendcnt ~ niieflona who : quite
| eick az his homo IN Colorado Springs
coi' The resolution Was unanimously
TIC Rev King o. Taiequah. 81 be-
hnlf On the Cherokee people, gave The
convention O pressing invitation 4
| hold their next convention at Tale
aThe peopie.r he said. ARE no bus,
recsivIng their bounty money Their
can NOT more OF them aoms-" but Tale