The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-20
Say among the heathcu
the Lord Relgne

Say among the henthcn
the Lord Relgneth
Tho pressing hand Of civilization
has guided tho plow and made fur
rows up and down each sido Of Tho
forsakon grave -- and the resting
place OF the first man Of English
speech 70 preach the Christian faith
Ice Oklahoma iH neglected and for
got.
The Santa Fc Trail.
Far out on the north western
plain, c-a:=-.';T q rorncT ut tho state
In Cimarron county, whore traces OF
il have hardly been disturbed by
modern proEr"wa, crnwl5 that his
toriCal highway. the Santa l'e trail
Tho blazing "a that trail ana de-
ycluping OF that road through the
dangerous wilds infested with saw
age ana highwsyinen, was an en-
ginecrinR feat provided during the
presidency of James Monroe. While
opening up trade with the New
Mexico district. Il did more 10 cnrry
civilization with our y oneers taan
any other one act ever accomplished.
one Of tho most famous watering
places ana camping grounds on the
tran, Cold Springs. lies VOL within
our boundaries, ana names OF
frclghter@ trijsTs, soldiers, hunt
ors, ranchcrs and pioneers are
carved ON the sandstone lodge 4
he creek Graves lie along the TRAN
hoaped with stones, LEFT there by
heavy hearted passengers OF the old
prairie schooner but although /
markers are erected along the way
In all other states through which
lhc Santa Fo trnll passes, none
stands In OklhhOm 10 tell lovers OF
D.. s.f
tins state played lts part
At revival meeting hold recent /
iy In Miami, the evangelist one night
called upon all present who were
born in AtksuSsts to sing one worse
OF "A hymn alone The voices were
many ana their tones deep and ma
turc. Then those from Missouri,
Kansas and Texas rang uut-the
same. But when he called for those
born In oklahoma to carry the verse
In song, the yuac"s were wholly OF
youth. gird1h sopranos ana uruhcn,
boylsh falsettos.
But they sang Justify, proud to
acclaim their nadyo state.
Partially, this accounts for Okla
hOuIa's lethargy But a fow years
hence. when leadership shall have
passed into the hands Of native sons.
we can look to see history cleared,
ghrines honored, and records and
relies preserved. =
scquoyahs History
Scquoyah. or George GuEsA. was
half-brecd Indian. born about
l77O In the indian town Of Tuskegee
IN East Tennessee, near old Fort
london Trauuuu has II that his
father was son of thristupher
GiRt, tho North Carolina scout that
accompanied George Washington
out 10 the French posts on the Al.
/ ioFheny IN 1850, and that the son
/ Ma haniel, waA made a prisoner 10y
. The Cherokee Indians ana thus KEPT
among them Tor years.
A more probable lineage. how
over, Is that Soquoyah'a father wal
q German ptidltr nom "a .iurnNIH
settlement. that scot that scttD'
Winston salem, n. c. where tines
continue tu thrive to this day,
All records agree, though. tha
when an infant On, huy was de-
serted hy hlH father, and he grew
up IN lguorauc, 200 tho wigWam OF
his mother. "a Cherokee Indian,
IIr became % hunter and fur trad
or upon maturity and was nearly
SO years cid. when being unable TO
rul1 .| write Boo any language, max
Iug h- mark Ike any illtefaie IN
sstF hiH namo, no lrl !S''tu VI
fuD white mant ability TO comnu-
4Iglfr thought by writing, ana l'-
.urmucd ty devise "a system FOR ms
up1ple 10 do the same.
lie appropriated, number OF
Characters which ho found iu an Ola
sprlliug book. placing them r'ghi
si-a up or inverted. without any
i.ca Of their sound or agnitiCance In
English use. he secured u dozen
,iinofc by modifying some uf these,
and then originated others until his
alphabet was complete with 86
characters, capable OF expressing
every sound iu the Cherokee Ian
guarc, Theirs is FAR simpler than
tho English alphabet, anyone speak
ing Cherokee being able to learn
TO read and write In a few weeks.
Success Mas Hard.
Scquoyah laborcd over his sys
. TEN for years, and like all wh'
strive for some previously unhear,