New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09

OF the black man, and begin TO push him INTO TIE
Help Tuskegee and similar institutions prepare
educated industrial leaders, who VIII 90 among ths
masses of people and give themselves 10 the shos:
Ing of our people how to lift themselves up ard
soon you will have the whole race ~ It's feet
MISSION WORK AMONG THE INDIANS
The Rev Egerton r. Young. for many years
missionary among the Indians Of the Northwesth
one of the popular speakers. His thrilling exper'
ences are told with simplicity and yet with sucn
earnestness that his audiences seem never TO tire
In speaking Of his work among the Indians. he sasa
to the correspondent:
One great reason why our missions 70 we ne aNa ~
fans in the Hudson Bay Territories nave oeen "
successful is that have most strihseht p'ol.r r
tory laws among them. No trader uaie ~" N~''
intoxicating liquors among them. 49, Odd.
Another great reason or success 10 N vac "a.
that we have the whole Bible Translated mo .nsa
own languages. We do not. no"gEel, use W. hsv,
tiers in which TO print the blessed BOOK. we ns'
what is known as the syllable characters me ~
vention Of the Rev. James Evans in,se eh Tss
tiers are as the name indicates, syIldDlS. ~
are thirty-six OF them. and the Indians easny
tain a knowledge OF them. $780,, 81
I have gone 10 a village of pagan Indians a.
after preaching few sermons and obtaining ~
goodwill OF the majority, nave gone 10 "oA 49,
with no other appliance than q oarlt s.ch ms
my campfire where have cooked my pear -
or wild cat have made on the side OF rock YAK.
characters and then, opening the Bioes q. 80
first OF Genesis. have In Few snort MeeSs hisSss
the people TO read in their own language the nass
word of God One OF the most pleasing eVi ess
of the genuineness OF the work among nose S 49,.
ern Indians has been the readiness WIN "hien ~"
have accented the teachings OF the GOOD boVs
reference to respecting ana Keeping hois ."
bath day Very confidently can | say thN
never in any land saw the sacred day De..s, xsr,
served Although in those days nose inu' stI,s a
all hunters and fishermen. yer such a vas, yas IN
hunting or rshing on the SaDoatn III! ""'
Ali the people friendly toward Christianity cam
to the church on the saboa'n Gay. M blessing
and respect for the day was not only oI esss
the Christian Indians themselves put y pivS o wsn
profound impression on the pagan peop.r ,i my
still stubborn in their opposition 10 Sh''''
THE VALUE OF SUNDAY REST
There were some remarkable things whlch usD
pired that had the effect OF deeply impressns
the country wiki the worth and value Of the 's'.
day 1t is well known that the largest ana "s a..
fur-bearing corporation in the worN Is lne nss-s
Bay Company II obtained is charter H9 ys.,s,s t
T. and 50 has been now trading WIN Ine III i.,naf
more than o wears. /, has until very laley 1nso w.
clpal port was York Factory, on hudson %, ,,,,s
that port the goods were carried Up NC msnnsds
OF that vast country by brigades or ooaIs ni VIZ
Indians The rivers were often obspuc,si n,
rapids, and many portases had 70 Ds For fhoS
work was very difficult and dangerous .,s hal n
sands Of miles in some instances iness t GOrse Ats
be thus taken into the interior 10 navy n nd othei
plaees distant ana remote The boats ,ha carrsa r. r.
the cargoes OF goods for the next yea ., ysiuabd
turned TO the seaboard loaded with Dales ard sya
furs There among them the ose i,n "a Of u
fox skins beavers mink. martens ana 0''"
richest and most costly varieties. ,.,,,pds
AS the summer season In those nlsh ,.sius ~
very short every day OF open water was on sovs "a
hence the Hudson Bay Companys officials ,o ,,rx
indian brgades employed In the WORK 10 ~, n." xhsts
limit OF strength and endurance. douo.A n
harder worked men for three or four m0"'"'
summer could be found In any land
NO MERCY WITHOUT a SINpAf'
Before the missionary arrived win the p' wrs
Sabbath was unknown. All days were s'Ae 80,
out any rest or relaxation the brigades OF oo~~
hurried on Men might fall rupiured In the ~. :,
or sink suddenly down with hear, disease
was Put another In his place. but hurry onpeuer,
When the missionary came and preacneu, III tN
Der the Sabbath day 10 keep II hoi. a'e Isl cni
Christian Indian converts that they We're ~ ''rhos
day In seven OF course there was 0ppos ~ AK
proud officials bitterly opposed such etcn's :. nucs
II would be the ruin OF their trade There Va IA,
opposition. Nalnly the missionary pENAe"'', 81 chas
would not be TO their loss but TO Their gdin 81, ,roA
lenged them to the test Al first they wvte IA Az
10 listen but ultimately were obliged 80 " ar,srs
what has been the result For nine ss trdsy
watched the conflict between the brigAdes - xithOa
that had no Sabbath but t0ed on every uAs
rest and those that quietly rest one day ia y, ever,
| know whereof | speak when say H,sss ID msh
instance those Indians who kept the - sry NAT
the long toilsome trip In less time anu s',as VT
returned In better heath than did those har mat
knew no Sabbath. TX most clearly piotenn. gr3unt
a working animal putting II on no hls. eas dsl
can do better. work and more OF IL bt fcstisnf,
In seven than no who keeps not the saooa1" "~S