The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-05


the oregunian Ia 1sS-k nearly al Of the
Oregon Spectator for ISL. and otherA
Akin to thsse. and really . brunch q
the same, are books and pamphiets which
refer to tho work Of the CongregAtionalists
n Oregon ana Washington. For twelvo
yearA 1E&Nk Mr. Eells was clerk Of the
Congregat1onal Association Of Oregon and
Wilmington DURING that time he WAS
requested BY that body to write . history
Of the association and IT. churches. He
ia % and II vas published IN ISL But
Whfle writing this he saW the lack Il ma
tsrial. and determined 20 gather IN that
he could h regard to the past and save
all that he could IN regard to the future
Hence he has saved about all the ARTICLES
or have been contributed by Oregon and
Washington writer's to the San Francisco
Pacific. the dencminastcnal paper on fhis
coast since 1873. also the Home Missionary,
and American Missionary and Church
Building Quarterly for nearly the same
length Of time. Most Of these he has in
seven large scrap books. all indexed alpha
beticaliy. A few small monthly church
payers have been published In Washington.
as the Occidental Congregaronaliss and
the Padnc Advances.
He has complete sets OF these. Al I'm
dexed. as well as . full set OF the pub
lished minutes Of both Oregon and Wash
inston, and nearly al the pamphlets and
books which have been published by either
the Congregational churches or the indi-
viduAl members OF them In both states.
At present these number 100 pamphlets and
nine books Some OF these are very scarce
and valuable, ~ for instance . booklet In
the spokane language. prepared by Rev.
e. Walker and c. Eells and published In
1S2 At Lapwai, Idaho. on the frst press
ever brought to this North Pacific coast
As MI. Eeils has written n life OF DR..
8. H. Marsh. the FIRST president OF Pacific
university. and . series OF articles in re-
gard to the institution. and has also been
. member OF its board Of trustees since
ls7a. and secretary thereof . part Of the
time. 1t has been natural for him to coll
lect what he could IN regard to IL Hence
he has ell it, catalogues but two since the
first year they we're published, In 1853. and
every pamphlet which has bean published
with reference to the same: also some
books and Q scrap-book with newspaper
items and articles in 1t In regard to the
same. and complete copy OF the Index,
the college paper. sixty pamphlets In all.
As Mr.. Eells' father founded Whitman
college. and as Mr. Eells himself has been
one OF its trustees since 1858. ana president
OF the board since his father died. and in
two OF his books. Indian Aissions'' and
Father Eells," has written quite . his
tory Of this Institution, he has also col
iected all its catalogues As well a. all
pamphlets published in connection with
tho college. and q scrap-book full of news
paper articles about It These number 1t
present twenty-four.
He also has full set Of the reports
Of the Congregational Education Society
since 1858. which has fostered both Of these
which give much information about them.
Mr.. Eeils has also written . life Of DR..
Whitman in Q series Of nfty-one articles
ana two pamphlets in defense Of DR.. Whit
man a. well a. many newspaper articles
about him. hence he has collected al he
could about the doctor. In this line he
has small box full OF correspondence,
two scrap-books Of Newspaper and maya
zine articles. three lives OF him. and very
him more or less.
He has also written four pamphlets IN
regard to the Indians, ana has now six
large blank books full Of description Of
the Indians Of Puget Sound In manuscript,
and has collected vocabularies OF six OF
the Indian languages OF Western WASH
ington. He was superintendent OF the
chronological department OF the Worlds
fair for the state Of Washington. ana has
been missionary since 1874 among the
Indians. hence 1t II natural that he should
have collected many books about Indians.
SO go refer more or less to them. includ-
Ing their relations with the government, the
scientific department. and their manners
and customs, and missionary work among
them. Among these are all the reports
OF the commissioners Of Indian AFFAIRS
since 1850 with two exceptions. and three
booklets in the Nez Perces language pub
l!shed on this coast between ls4o and 1s45.
In all he has twenty-eight, which refer to
the indian languages Of Oregon and WASH
ington. besides those referring to tho
Chinook jargon
As he has used the Chinook 1arxon Ian
guage IN his intercourse with the Indians
constantly FOR more than twenty years
and has now very large dictionary Of
MS own writing IN manuscript and has
compiled hymn book In the language he
has naturally tried to obtain what he 6uuld
about the language. Thus ne has fifteen
dictionaries and vocabularies of IL, as veil
as one book about the old original Chinook
language. and a volume OF the Chinook
laws. q paper published in British Co.
lumda In the Chinook language in short
hand. and half dozen booklets printed in
the same style.
He has also . small soap box fun of
correspondence about Whitman college.
two larger ones full OF correspondence
about Pacific university and DR. Marcus
Whitman. and two coal oil boxes full Of
papers which were left by his father and
Rev. II. H. SpaldIng.
Among these books are some c,fftoeit,ez-
- Latin book printed IN 1913: an English
one of 1851. and an American one OF 1927.
Also an election sermon preached before
the legislature OF Massachusetts by Mr..
Eells' MISREPRESENTATION IN i7ss and
printed at that time: a leaf printed in the
Micrpac language more than 200 years ago
Q copy of the first edition OF wehster's
unabridged dictionary ever published 0n
iss). IN two volumes: copy Of the Con-
necticut journal. q newspaper of 17Ss:
she name OF God In forty-eight different
languages. the Lords Prayer in sixty-eirht
languages, and Of a verse in the Bible.
John III. :ls. in $40 different languages.
Among the historical relics are a sample
OF the Beaver money OF Oregon Of 1879
four pieces OF continental currency, q Con-
federats bond Of 81 coo a piece OF money
OF rhe time OF Julius Caesar. another OF
Tfberius Caesar. and two from ancient
Egypt; also buckskin -four sack. such
as were common IN Eastern Washington
IN the forttes, a curious buckskin vallse
or the same time, mariners Commas
brought TO this state In 1s4f by Commodore
Wilkes expedition. some OF the hair OF
Mrs. Narcfssa Whitman picked Nd BY one
OF the volunteers In the Cayuse war NJ
the Whitman mission At waiia wafla
after her death IN 1851 at the hands Of the
Ceycse Indians. and q piece OF the famous
Charter Oak OF Hartford Conn.