East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-07-08
HAD SAFE
AND SANE FOURTH
REAL AMERICANS HELD
GREAT ENCAMPMENI
Congregated Near Mission station for
Five Days-Services Held Each
Day With Much Enjoyment Be-
tween Times.
(J. NJ. Cornelison. J


has Just closed what is conceded to
have been one OF the best July en-
campments ever held by them. Their
big tent was erected in the shade near
Mission station, four miles from the
ehurch' and the tents and tepees of
the people and missionary encircled
1t Tor there Were "the upper springs
and the neither springs" of the finest
water, and ideal weather prevailed
throughout. The encampment lasted
from June 80 to July T. and there
We're from 120 to $50 people present
all the time. Since the dates coin
cided with the quarterly communion
season, the first days were spent in
preparatory services before commu-
Mon with preaching each morning and
evening by Rev. James G.. Dickson,
the indian minister. Rev ]. e.
Youel the pastor evangelist of the
presbytery, spoke also at this time
and assisted in the singing. Mr..
Dickson's preaching was evangelistic
in tone throughout the services. Sab
bath morning he made an impassion-
had suffered so much for all. The
communion service was conducted
by the missionary, Rev. ]. NJ. Cor
nelson, who also administered the
bread and Rev. ]. R. Knowdell, su-
perintendent Of Oregon Anti-Saloon
league, who was present, administer
ed the wine. There were so COM
municants present to partake. The
individual communion set which was
recently presented to the Tutuilla
congregation by the Calvary Presby-
terian church of Portland, was used
for the first time and highly appre-
ciated by all Though 1t was regret
ted that DR.. Thomas II. Walker, pas
tor of the Calvary church could not be
present to assist in the first service, as
had been hoped. The non- Christian
and Catholic Indians are encamped
at Cayuse station about seven miles
up the river. On Sabbath afternoon,
the missionary having made previous
arrangements with the leader Of that
camp, took Rev. j. r. Knowdell. with
Mr.. Dickson and about twenty-five
good singers of men and women and
conducted in their dancing booth a
religious service. There are about
100 camps and over 500 people pres
ent with many visitors from neigh
boring reservations. When the
Christians arrived the "cryer" rode
the rounds of the tents and announc-
ed our presence and invited all to as
semble at the booth. The singers
hnr 90 ~
hymns, and the people gathered in
number over 200. After prayer led
by Elder Robinson Minthorn. Mr..
Knowdell was introduced by the mis-
sionary who was acting as leader for
the service and he made a strong
temperance address, illustrating same
with maps, and showed all their duty
this fall II the saloon Is to be driven
from Oregon. Mr.. Dickson was in
terpreter. and later Mr.. Dickson ad-
dressed the people before the service
shakes by all at the close. It is at
this camp of non-Christian and Cath
olic Indians that the-"and other
wise"-than a safe and sane Fourth
is transacted.
With over 500 people present and
many that are undesirable" citizens
from this and other reservations much
drunkenness immortality, racing and
card playing and gambling on same,
and dancing and other things not to be
mentioned are INDUCED in during two
and at times three weeks of this pro-
tracted Fourth. During this time the
bears fleece the lambs and the same
lambs make howl If any effort is
put forth to Keep them from being
! fleeced. On the other hand-the safe
and sane-was written all over the
| Christian camp. Besides the happy
communion season, and the impas-
stoned temperance appeal OF Mr.
Knowdell and good talk of others
the booming of giant crackers, and
streaks of fire from rockets and can
dies after midnight IN the wee hours
of the morning announced to all
| asleep and those who wished to
sleep that the glorious Fourth of July
! was already a reality. All morning
each camp was a beehive of activity
for the committee had distributed to
each its quota of the 100 pounds of
salmon and 800 pounds of beef to be
prepared for the big public dinner
About $50 worth of other good things
were purchased from the bakers with
lemonade galore. Strong men we're
preparing four large tables in the
tent which seated 140 In all 202
Indians and white people partook and
took Of the feast, for what each one
can't eat he is at liberty 10 carry off,
and what was left the committee in
charge distributed to the different