Arizona republican., 1904-11-25

level. on one of the highest points in
 the archipelago. In telling the story
 he does not state whether or not he
 used the same sermon, but the infer
 ence is that he did
 One would hardly think that the
 American Indians, of all races, would
 be interested in "camp meetings as
 the experiences of such a gathering cannot have for them the element of
 novelty which is found by the whites
 who have lived In houses for genera
 tions. And yet one of the most pop5-
 lar religious gatherings from an lndi-
 an point of view is the annual camp
 meeting held in Oklahoma by mission
 aries of the Dutch Reformed church
 This years meeting has just been held
 and is described by the Rev. b. w..
 Thompson. -whO is superintendent -ot Oklahoma missions for the religious
 body named.
 The camp meeting was held about
 two miles from Colony, on the govern ment reservation. Invitations had been sent to Indians for miles around and about five hundred attended Their tepees. were arranged in a semi--lrcIe around the large assembling tent in which Ule services were held. Al the accompaniment of an Indian camp were to be seen. including quarreling dogs, froickiug children sleepy. pom 1 ies. and here and there g group Of gos- slpilg sduavs. The clear waters Of Cobb creek furnished drink for the ponies, Ua6iEg places for the children and natural WaSltubs for the squaWs. | The services were held morning, af- i ternCon and evening. As the time to | assemble approached, Indians employ | ed for the purpose went about 'cryllS 1 the camp Soon afterWard the white l workers would gather about the little 1 organ in the assembly tent and sing ] gospel songs. while the Indian audience ] assembled. A few prayers were said in both the English and the Indian ] tongues. voluntary testimonies were ! heard from Indian Christians, and a simple gospel sermon was preached ] The Indians arc said 10 be intensely in l terested in the meetings and each year | Q number of them start 'o follow what l they term the Jesus road" An il- ! teresti1g tour of the Reformed : chuI ches in the eastern states is now l baing made by two Comanche chiefs, ! PericOnic and Naiawatz. accompanied I'by an interpreter, White Wolf. the Rev. MT. <. r. Brokaw, and Mrs. AL i fred R. Page, secretary for Indian 1 NOfk or the women executive commit ] tee Of The Reformed chur n board of domestic missions.
 ! The medical missionary has often 10 l pursue his work under extreme diff ] faculties, not the least Of which is the | curiosity of the natives among w5om ! he works. pr. Nanderburgh, a Pres | byterian medical missionary in Human, l China, tells of an experience he had l when he removed tUmor from Chi-
 uesc woman. l. was the frs, impJr- l tant surgical operation in that section I and word Of t spread SO rapidly that l people came in droves 10 the temp1-- ary hospital many of them penetrating ! into the room where the sick woman lay. It was extremely hot and as the ] patients heart was in bad condition Dr. Fanderburgh became fearful Of a ! change for the worse. for he felt that
 if she should die the people would turn upon him He finally had to send tc the officials for soldiers. They came and wien great difficulty gos the ccowt out A modern hospital is sadly need ed in Human when medical conditions are very bad Poor ventilation, closed drains -hat give out horrible oC1rs
 eases of consumption and typloid
 make it dangerous to open a wound fol fear of infection.