The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-08-31

iNosSpud tles VIII 20 llllO camp lOT
their stay Thents have been pro
vided for the visitors, and the In
dians on the Rosebud have been pre-.
paflng Tor Tue entertainment of THEN
guests. \ year ago financial fund
was stated and over $1,000 has been
subscribed TO help pay the expenses
1t will take seventy-fve head of cat
tie to solve the meat question dur
ing the four days, and "A liberal por.
tion OF meat will be distributed each
day The Indians will kill the cat
Tie on the ground, and it will be
something of a sight TO watch the
giving out of the rations.
The services will be held i'm a
large circus tent. which has been
bought for the especial gathering
and they will be in charge of DR.. J.
T.. Williamson, of Greenwood. ana
DR.. \. r.. Riggs, of Santee Agency
The fathers OF these two men were
the first missionaries among the In
dians in this section of the country
The program that has been ar
ranged for the gathering will open
Sept. 6 at 3 O'Clock with a reception
OF delegates and greetings exchang-
ed The session sermon will be Civ
en- at clock by Rev. Francis FRA
zier to be followed by the selection
OF officers. In the evening will be
held the Y. NJ. c. A., with the SER
mon delivered by Rev. Baptiste Lam
bert and the election of officers.
Thursday morning DR.. A. l.. Riggs
will give an address on Life Prob
lem" and which will be discussed
/ b ythe Indian teachers. In the ev-
ening The Santee Normal Training
School Association will have an en-
tertainment, and Prof. f. B. Riggs
VIII give stereopticon entertain
ment, which is always a strong card
for the Indians, who seem to get bet
ter religious lessons from the pic.
lures displayed and the lecture that
goes with them.
At . O'Clock Friday afternoon will
be held the conference of the Pres
byterian Indians and that of the Con-
gregational association, which will
meet in two separate bodies for the
transaction of their business. An
hour latre the women of the two
churches will have their meetings.
and these are of the most interesting
character for at that time the wom-
Ell make their annual cash contribu-
tlons for further missionary work
to be done. Last year the women
gave $1,000 for foreign missionary
work. and it is money that they earn
themselves. The Indian woman does
not have Very easy time to earn
her money, but she accomplishes it
by making bead work and then tray-
cling over the state to sell it, and
good portion of it finds its way into
religious work. Friday evening
there will be general union meet
ing of the Y. NJ G. A.
Saturday morning the selection of
the next location of the session will
be decided upon. In the afternoon
at O'Clock there will be a separate
conference of missionary societies
and other organizations, to be fol-
lowed at O'Clock by a wcman's un-
ION missionary meeting. bringing to-
gether all of the Indian women al the
session. Saturday evening will be
devoted to the temperance cause.
when an addres will be given.
Sunday morning at o'clock the
Christian Endeavor society will have
a meeting. bringing hundreds Of the
Indians into the work AT 10 O'Clock |
Rev. John Eastman will give the SER
mon OF the Cay and the Communion |
Service will be observed The after
noon and evening will be devoted to !,
various meetings of a missionary /
character, and the farewell meeting
in the evening will be lead by ;he
Y. NJ C. A.
The following subjects have been
given out for discussions: 'tOf what |
should parents be willing to deny
themselves for the education of their !
Rev. Albert Frazier. Isl
es to do something for missions out
side of our own country and people, :"
Moses Makey. The Forward Move
ment, Mr.. Phelps Are the Indian
churches making progress, Dr. ]
p. Williamson. When will the In
dian people be able to direct their
own aifairs?' Mr.. David Eastman. is
ii right for Indians to adopt the
white mans danceso" Rev. Robert
Clarkson, Which is greatest, the
Kingdom of God or the government
of our Country?' Rev. A. r. Tibbetts.
There will be number OF ses-
sions among the various branches of |
the Indian workers, prominent |
which will be that of the Y
NJ G. A., which has obtained
strong hold on the men. An inter-
national secretary will be sent out
from New York to deliver addresses.
The ministers of the Presbyterian
and Congregational denominations
will have their sessions TO select mis-
sicn3ries to 90 TO other places to
preach the word. One of the inter-
esting sessions to be held is that of |
the Indian preachers VINO have been
graduated from the Santee Agency |
school and who have gone into the
religious field to take up the work
Of preaching. A Santee association
formed several years ago. supports
on teacher in their school. DR. |
Riggs has had charge of this school
for many years and it has sent forth
strong Indian preachers.
The sacrifices that are made by the
Indian men and women to support
and advance the religious work in
which they are engaged is little