Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-16


JUNIOR CHRISTIAN ENDEAVoR.
Junior topic: Our Country, Psalms,
xxxiii:12. "a home missionary meeting)
Dear Juniors: / am sure that we all
think America the greatest and most glor-
tous nation in all the world. 1 am sure
that we all love the stars and stripes, and
think ours the most beautiful flag that ever
waved over any land. But Notwithstanding
our just pride in our beloved country. we
know that in many respects it is not all that
It ought to be; and il we are truly patriotic
we will be more than willing to do our part
in helping to make 1t better.
In our Bible reference David tells US the
reason our land has been so greatly blessed.
Is the Lord" It is because ours is Chris
tian nation that It stands for all that is
great and good in its matchless history.
But II 1t is ever to become the Ideal ma
ton We would love to see there is great
work to be done In sending the gospel to
hundreds OF thousands OF people, some OF
whom are scarcely less ignorant than the
people In pagan lands. It Is because the
this work that we are studying this topic
today. think we Will be surprised and in
terested. too. as We study about the differ
ent classes of people who are SO much In
Leeu of our anu A6lp.
First, there are the Indians, and we will
let one of them speak for himself and his
people:
AN INDIAN LAMENT.
(From Home Mission Exercises.)
"Pale-face people not good to Indian.
dian have happy country in east-good
hunting ground, good fishing stream. happy
home. Then come pale-face, say, I want
this; Indian must move on!
some squaw, some chief ride horses, what
horses white men don't take. Go long.
hard way; some get tired. sick. die on road.
Cross big river, find new hunting ground,
make new wigwam. once more have good
home. Then come pale-facs, say Move
on, / want this Then Indian fight. Pale
face soldier kill heap Indians-then Indians
give up. move on. Great sand plain, no
water, no good. Indian hate psle-face.
'"Then great father at Washington say,
Indian have land, stay on 1t: send agent
take care Indian Agent give rations-
sometimes bad pork, sometimes poor blan-
come on reservation. take land marry
sQuaw. Indian no like.
Then come sweet paie-face lady. have
school, teach Indian. Teach about good
love pale-face He die for Indian just like
He die for pale-face. no different. He king
of country up IN sky-want Indian go there.
Plenty pure water up there. good trees up
sing music, much be happy. Indian go
there when he die If he good-loye Jesus
God.
''Wa-ha-he, my brother whisper to me In
school, Ask teacher IL Indian move on In
that country-have to go out when much
pale-face come? / ask teacher-teacher
smile-she say, No. Indian always stay
there-Indian go no more out forever
Then all boys and girls say. We go! show
US how go there
'One day sweet young lady all fearful
face-look very white-much sad. Boys,
girls sit very still, hear what lady say. She
say, Good people east sent me here teach
you, but no more money. Good people
say school too big-cut half of-half go
home-some day perhaps more money-not
now
never get paie-face not let US go to that
country. Teacher much feel bad. She
pick out some go home-some stay-half
boys. half girls She let Wa-ha- he stay,
you bout it,
Then there are the people whom we call
the Northumberland people of the
south, who are very ignorant-because they
are the children of slavery, and we Will
listen also to message from one Of them
You OF the north did glorious things for
my people. You went way down in Egypt
land you told old Pharaoh to let my peo-
pie 60 You brought them out of the house
of bondage, but millions OF them have been
unable to reach their inheritance of true
freedom. They are still wandering in the
Wilderness dreary. dangerous wilderness
of depravity and ignorance, and it Is now
nearly forty years!
I'VE beseech you to continue the work
you began. Send now an army of teachers
into the southland who shall guide and
enlighten these cropping. erring. helpless
ones. If left to themselves they will be a
burden and peril to our country. With
your help they will become good citizens,
and your loyal defenders in times of
danger.
I'VE ask you to show them how to use
their brains and their hands-how to re-
spect self and honor one another; but es-
pecially lead them to that light that light
eth every man that cometh into the world.
For receiving Him. they shall have power
to become the sons of God.
The Eskimos. too. depend upon us for
educational advantages. and for knowl-
edge of the true God. They are the people
OF Alaska-the land Of Ice and snow. They
live In queer little houses under the ground.
and dress In furs. When they want to
travel any distance from their homes they
harness dogs to their low, wooden sleds,
and away they go. They are a bright peo-
pie, and only need schools and churches
that they may be taught and helped to live
Christian lives. Our missionaries write of
the good work being done there, but tell
US that the workers are too few. and ask
may be accomplished. In the following let
Thanksgiving day was kept in a mission
school at Sitka:
Are you interested in the little native