The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-15
AN ALASKAN GIRL
Talks to Quakers About Her
People and Country.
WILL ENTER SCHOOL HERE
Yesterdays Session Devoted
to Missionary Work.
WILL ENTER SCHOOL HERE

sionaries from foreign fields were on the
platform.
The devotional exercises were led by
Lizzie Norris, four years a missionary in
Alaska. who read the third chapter Of
Malachi for the lesson and led in prayer.
Mrs. Mae Replogle. missionary for
eight years in Alaska, said;
What is more inspiring than the mis-
Eionary cause, the responding to the Ma
cedonian can to bear the Gospel to those
who are in heather darkness? Kansas
yearly meeting may be proud of their
N fssion on Douglass Island. The natives
live along the beach, where they can pick
up the drift wood. 1t is a sort OF rendez-
vous for the natives from all Alaska who
come there to work in the Treadwen
mines. Sometimes those who have been
converted return to their tribe and tell
them Of the Savior. SO that from the
Yukon and other parts comes the call
for some one to come and teach them.
The natives are very polite. They live on
berries, nsh and seal grease. The fish
stories you hear from Alaska are all true,
and cannot be overdrawn. They eat with
large horn spoons, and If they have not
enough for all, they politely pass them
around in turn. If the missionary visits
them at meal time, he is expected to Join
with them in the meal. They are very
fond of fnery, cover their fingers with
rings till they stand apart, and their
arms with bracelets from the wrists TO
the elbows When went there had three
nice rings, but when I saw their rings L
was ashamed OF mine and now 1 do not
wear any I had some holes in my ears
though, that I could not get rid Of that
way An Indian man asked me one day:
Mrs. Charley, what are those holes IN
your ears for2' had to tell him that 1
guessed that I was d heather once my
self. like him and had them put there
when [ was a heather. They chew gum
NJ there, but they are very economical.
a stick which costs cents there. is used
for several months, and passed from the
Oldest down TO the youngest.
Their principal wealth consists Of
blankets A rich man viii have thousands
Of them cached about IN various places.
L they wish TO gain a great deal Of in
fuence they VIII tear them up and dis
tribute them among their friends. I have
Photographs of scenes and persons in
Alaska, but I have a more interesting
sight. in a native girl. that have brought
60 put in school. She was among the
natives when ] first saw her chopping
wood for her mother. She was to be
sold TO some man for wife, but we per-
suaded them to let her come to the
school FOR awhile. They consented. think
Ing that she could stay with us awhile
untl they could sell her for a much
greater amount She learned rapidly in
the school, until her family sold her to a
wicked man ON the beach for $50, and
wanted to steal her away, but we pro-
tected her until she was able to take care
of herself They threatened our lives
and made many efforts 10 get her, but at
last she was able to go and tell her people
she would not marry that man, but was
determined to get an education and so
back TO her people as a missionary"
Gilbert L. Farr. ten years a mission
airy in Alaska, spoke of the Lord who
divided out his goods and went into a far
county and. coming back, called the
servants to account for the goods en-
trusted TO them. He drew the appncs-
ton TO the church entrusted with Gods
wealth to use in His service.
Zenas l. Martin. superintendent of the
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