Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-11-04

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who vii! not suDer you 10 be tempted
above that ye are able. but will with
The temptation also make way to es-
cape that ye may bc able TO bear It."
That means that when troubles or
temptations come upon us greater than
we can bear then the Lord. who is al
ways planning for Us. will step in and
stand between Us aud that temptation.
Thus lind God the developing friend.
In the next place lind God the pro
icctor. God the shicldcr. God the ward
cr oil of too great dangers when we
are not able to care for ourselves.
ainst BE Helped.
Let me Illustrate how well nigh i'm
pO sib,c Ii H. for some men to help
themselves unless they are first helped
by others. Last summer II was my
privilege. with couple OF gentlemen,
to 20 camping through the mountains
pi southern california. For long time
had wished To penetrate these noun
tais and 80 ana live for awhile upon
some of the Indian reservations. The
great san Luis Rcy festival" was TO
take place among u couple of these
tribes We timed our trip TO witness
this festival. so important In Indian
life. There | saw some of the old In
dians. almost ns ignorant and super
sii,lous as their ancestors were CEN
turtles ngo An old Indian missionary
told me some OF the strangest facts
about them Said he: "Do you know
that many OF these Indians believe In
ghosts and apparitions. just as did
their grandparents! Though they talk
but little during the day. yet they hest
tate To 20 out NJ night because they
are afraid of the darkness They al
ways whistle or sing TO keep the spirits
from tearing them to pieces. Then
there Is another peculiarly about them.
With all the advancement OF civiliZa-
ton everywhere seen. many OF these
Indians have never learned even the
commonest laws of health. They build
their adobe houses with no adequate
means OF ventilation. When they be-
come sick some of them will go to bed.
] lien they will have erected four posts
nj The four corners of the bed, In the
old Louis NV style have seen the
friends cover these posts over with
Blankets and not leave one loophole for
the fresh air to get In. There the sick
man will lie and simply be- smothered
to death. On account of bad ventila-
ton we find TINT most of these Indians
die of consumption. although these
mountains furnish the mir which cures
the white men of consumption when
they come here ana live in the open"
These are only few Of many similar
statements made 10 me about the In
dams backwGr!ness.
The Ignorance of Indians.
Amazing Is the ignorance of the In
dian. There in these festivals you see
the oil men dancing In their bare feet
10 the waillig songs Of the old squaws,
the same kind of dances their forefa-
theirs danced fifty. sixty. seventy. years
ago. Instead of being men and wom-
cn they seem 10 be just little children.
As lambs they are led To the slaughter
10y thu sins of the white man. The
Christian church must 20 In and put
her strong arm between these Indians
AMI sin, ignorance and superstition. 1t
must 20 In, else the Indian shall be
wiped off the face OF the earth. The
reason the old western provcrb There
Is II, good Indian except II dead In
dian" has such IL universal ncceptation
Is because the American Indian. unless
helped by the Christian day school. the
Christian church and the Christian mis-
sionary. will never he able TO help him
self. The white mans sins will smite
the red man down before he has time
| to open his eyes 10 see the white mans
virtues. Col speed the artluous work
of the American missionary for the
salvation of the red man and the red
woman These poor aborlgincs are be
ing tumblrd into drunkards' graves by
the white mans whisky: they are be-
ing morally corrupted by the white
mans RIGHTEOUSNESS: they are being
ground down into misery and want by
the hell fires of the white mans gam
bling passions. which are destroying
their lives for this world and for the
next II IL impossible for some men
to overcome some temptations In their
own strength.
But. thank God. the dangers and
Temptations that surround you and me
are not insurmountablc II We only call
on God for help. The true father places
his strong arm about his boys heart
when the surges of temptation roll In
10 suhmcrgc him. God the Father will
throttle the Kissing throat of that dead
Is serpent of evil II we will only beg
| him to rescue us. He will take away
that agon..lng thirst for drink. You
know You have been lighting II for
years. Yes. he will make you pure In
mind and heart If you only run 10 the
cover of his wings. He will lift you
up. as You would run 10 the rescue OF
your hoy when he IL confronting some
sudden AMI imminent danger. II you
will only call 10 him MS your child calls
to you: Help. father. Help. Help"
The Lord sends us trouble to develop
us. never Ia crush us. Those over
whclming mountains OF trouble and
Temptation that are rolled upon us do
not proceed from his hand These
mountains. these inSurmountable noun