The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-27
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
THIRTY.SeveNTH ANNUAL sEs-
SION OF cHicKASAW AND
cHocTAW INDIANS.

sulphur, l. r.. Aug 26.-The thir.
ty.seyenth annual session OF the
Chickasaw and Choctaw Baptist as.
sociation, which was held at the San.
dy Indian Baptist church on Sandy
creek. three miles from Sulphur
closed last night There were about
eight hundred Indians In regular at
tendance and almost as many white
people. Sixty-one delegates and
twenty-five Indian preachers and four
white preachers were In attendance
at the association. There were ma.
ny conversions and large number
reclaimed. Two Choctaws and two
Chickasaws were commissioned to
preach. the Choctaws In the Chicka-
saw nation and the Chickasaws in the
Choctaw nation. All the Indian
preachers and one white preacher de.
livered their sermons In Choctaw.
The remaining three preachers deliy.
cred theirs In English but an inter
prefer put the words into Choctaw
sentence by sentence as they were
delivered. using appropriate and i'm.
pressive tone and gesture. The at
tendance was very large yesterday
and last night, the health and plea
ure seekers from Sulphur and the
citizens of the city and the surround
Ing country and nearby towns hay.
/ ing gathered there In great numbers.
/ 1t Is estimated that yesterdays at.
/ tendance numbered not less than
/ four thousand people, and the crowd
was almost as large last night. The
/ indian camp was in charge of n
committee who provided all the corn
and meats and other edibles for the
tables Two Indian police patrolled
the camp and saw that there was no
speculation-no trading or buying or
selling of anything on or near the
grounds. Cold drink stands and wa
ter melon and fruit pedlers were for
Didden.
The culinary department was divid'
ed into five camps, each having
skilled negro cooks and each a long
table ON which to serve the meals.
These long tables were called "ai-im'
"a" The principal fool served was
corn and meats cooked together.
The Choctaws call this dish "tanchi
lebona." The Chickasaws "pascho-
"a" They served also much juicy
rarbecued meats. The meals we've
free to every one to th' indians aud
T white people alike. The earnestness
and aboriginal eloquence of the In
dian preachers was very impressive.
The well regulated and orderly en-
campment was an eye opener to all
white people who were inclined to
doubt the Indians ability to marage
D. his own affairs. in the number Of ha-
Lies and young children present al
the cncampment resemblrd camp
meetings in kentucky and Tennessee
and Texas. These aboriginal children
|a"a ruch more cDlH''e and playful
ia cau ps than wr,,e children.
=
The Santa Fe brought in a ten
coach excursion well loaded with peo-
pie from Shawnee and intermediate
towns.
The crowd OF excursionists, while
gathering at the Santa Fe depot late
this afternoon to take their train,
were treated to an argument over the
odor sent forth by one Of the miner
al springs The argument led to a
fight in which there was gun play.
The officers In attempting to halt
one Of the combatants implied their
siNshooters. They were led a warm
chase through the Renfro vineyard
and across Rock creek and back to
was effected
the Frisco depot, where the capture