The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-03-31
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the room were father and six children
with rough box on table, containing th
remains Of his deceased child. Ate
spending an hour or SO In conversation
the father turned to his children, saying
'scom, you young half breeds, it's time {
go to roOst; get down on your marrow
bones and say your prayers" They knel
together at bench, repeating the Lord,
prayer in concert, concluding with "Got
enemies, make us good children fol-
Christ's sake. Amen" Turning to me
he said, "Parson, guess you think an
q pretty rough kind of 'cuss,' but will
all my rOughness haven't been to bee
for the past fifteen years excepting ont
night when was tight without saying
my prayers, but I don't always get on my
me, "being minister, I suppose you are
not easily scared, are youf" replied
that was little timid at times, but why
did he ask He said, I'VE, being q little
short of bunking room, will have to make
you 'shake-dOwn' at the table there near
that dead child" I remarked that / did
not fear the infant spirit Of that darling
prayer with husband and wife, retired.
The next day at the grave, after the close
Of the service, this man, with rough ex-
terror, came to me with tears in his eyes,
graSping my hand, saying, "ParsOn, do
you think I will ever meet the little one
up there? (pOinting to the SKYE
LOUISIANA LOTTERY AND CHURCH EREC-
TON.
When trying to collect q little money
toward one of the mission church build
ings which we erected, called upon an
old bachelor, and presented the matter.
He replied, "well, squire, Pm not much
inclined toward churches or preachers,
haven't darkened the door of q meeting
house for over twenty years, but Pm
glad to know that you think of putting up
q building, as it will increase the value Of
our little ranches, and I'll tell you what
I'll do; Pm just taking q chance in q
Louisiana State Lottery, and il I'm sue
cessful in drawing anything, will share
with you." He never shared.
VEGETABLES FOR THE GOSPEL.
Calling around at the several scattered
homes of the people one day, met man
with an old cart filled with partly decayed
vegetables. He accosted me, saying,
"Dominie, Pm going to the store to try
and make q sale of these vegetables; they
sale. If not, will make you q donation
of some for the good of the old cause" /
think he found q sale for them, as never
received the donation.
EvANGELIZING AN ISLAND.
One day embarked on a slOop for an
island "a portion Of my mission field) sew
enteen miles distant. was thirteen hours
on the way. On my arrival man came
down to the landing and called out, Ills
the preacher on board?" I raised my
head and said, "here am, sir" He said,
'all right, come along with me and get
supper" followed him to shack, en-
tered in, and saw squatting before an open
fireplace an Indian woman, whom the
man addressed as follows: "Sally, this is
the priest, come to save us. Fetch ON the
muck-a-muck."
HOW TO EAT CLANS.
The woman grabbed an iron pot, filled
with CLAIMS, and planted it in the middle
of the floor, squatting beside it, the man
also, saying to me, "Come, and pitch in,
sir" kneeled down between them there
were no chairs to sit on), and said, I'VE
will ask 9 blessing first" After this, the
was backward in commencing, as the
CLAIMS were steaming hot, with no plate or
spoon, nothing but ones fingers. I was
ignorant as to the mode Of procedure,
until the "KloOchman" grabbed clam,
and blew on it till cool enough to put into
her mouth. followed suit and made an
excellent supper. Next morning there
were seventy men, women and children
mot white woman among them) at the
cabin door for service. I asked the man
whether should preach from his door
step, and he replied, "Wait little"
A sHINGLE PULPIT.
He then went back of his cabin and re-
turned with q hammer, saw, nails, axe
and a shingle. Passing the shingle to me
he said, "pack this and follow ns."
followed through long trail for half a
mile to an open grove, where the man
went to work slashing down brush for
seats, then cut two stakes, which he drove
into the ground, mailing on my sningle,
after which he said to the people, "be ye
seated and behave yourselves" then to
me, ''there's your pulpit, parsOn; fire
away" I entered upon the service and
announced my text, when every man and
some of the women took out old clay
pipes for quiet smoke while preached.
I kindly reasoned with them in regard to
such behavior after the service; they re-
ceived it pleasantly and promised not to
repeat the like. All were very roughly
attired, but all were not rough men.
A GUTHRIE AMONG THEM.
One man came forward at the close Of
the service, saying, s'sir, / was pleased
with your sermons: it took me back to
auld Scotland, especially when you gave
o quotation from my dear old uncle, Rev.
DR.. Guthrie" I asked his name. He
said "John Guthrie" Here was nephew
of the grand old doctor living in the wilds
with an Indian woman tunmarried). Go
sv,rw n0< hA
point, I saw little brown boy, wading
In the water, perfectly nude. When he
saw me he darted towards home, an old
cabin, half q mile away. / followed the
lad. Upon reaching the place saw him
sQuatting in corner Of the room, when
his mother called him out. saying,
there, sonny, the minister has come; lei
. flour sack from line, cut half-mOon-
shaped hole in the middle OF the lower
end of the sack for the boys head to pass
through, and hole for arms at each cor
ner; this she slipped over his head. tying
q string around the waist. He was ther
dressed to receive the minister.
ENCOURAGING FEATURES.
When I first went among this people
there was no Sabbath observed. Then
no place in which to conduct religious
services but old cabin homes; now there
was successful In building, with excel.
lent bells, one being received from the
Sunday school of my friend, Rev. DR.
Somerville's church, Blackfriars, In Glas'
Cow, Scotland.
Then, thirty or moro men were living
with Indian women, unmarried; now, oil
are married, their children baptized and
received into q mission Sabbath school
After laboring In this unique field 80 lonl
I was called IrOm the work to rest .
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