Douglas Island news., 1921-02-04

The Rev. Mardon preached rogue
 iariy Go ho sazman people from lSeS until about 1912 during Che fau
 and winter months During Che
 carly part of hls work thcre was a
 good attendance. but it iou od vary
 greatly until Inc was sent to Motla-
 tauo
 saNman wos known only as a
 mission station mu Che winter of
 1909. when. through Ono assistance ot Rev. s Han Young. general mis-
 donary for Alaska. a regular church
 organization was c1cctcd January 1909. marked Che beginning Of a regular church organization at Sax man.
 Dr. John l.. Moyors vou known ! iu KctcbIkuu. was sent Go saXman from Kansas os a medical missionary to Che people m November l90i and remained there until he came to ! KctcbIkou shortly aItcrward Dur ! ing Che years from 1902 when Che drst collection was made for it to 1905. steps wore taken to secure @ church building This was acc0m- : |plshoI In 1905. and Che church was ! dedicated u December of that year. TrrfH fnnu. ..rrirD. had been held u ,he school
 Following Che Rev. Maulons transfer Co Ncuabaua and Che Kct- ! 'ebuun stations. mo missionary was sent to Che village until Rev. Fal- .oncr took mp Che work The no- uycs Go % great degree went back Go heIr old customs and ntempcr- ance erew
 The practice of potatchIue was roc stunned. and many a native lost his accumulated wealth Of years Of work through one such festival Numerous deaths caused am Increase in general depression and n pot- lu.chue
 According To thc old native oh.oG whom member ol Che tribe died. bc travelled to Che happy hunting
 grounds fut passing through largo forest Tbm hc would come to a large lake and tborc ho could 500 across to thc land Of joy with happy prtos dancing mcuuy. On tHa opposite shore there would be a boafmm with his uai. Though .bc traveller called again and again in a loud yo.oc ut hoa.mn so Che story goes. would mako mo s.en uu n. asJ thc spirit of Dho departed would become uroI and Iay down. preparatory to going to aIoop Then lc would yaVu. and che boatmm hearing Che yaun. would TOW over and ro. him.
 Eyu whom Che traveller from Che mortal world reached Che other side .h.s troubles would not bc ovcr ace .orIue Go the bouor unless his friends OF relatives here sent some uue to him. u he ro to a fire. the other spirits would warn him Co kcen aWuy bocaua. ono Ore had boon ut to him" n he ask for a bIaubc. .t would be denied because his mortal friends had aont mono Co him. and so on. whether it was food OF any other comfort or necessity
 Tha means hIs relatives had Of soudue articles to thc departed was by the custom ol pouotcbmr The thought that a departed relative m.rh, be lacking some comfort be- cause none had been sont him by ns mortal re'auycs secured @ very strong hold on the adhereu,s of Che o.d religion. and il some one had recently died his relatives would have no pence of mind mU they had done away with thc.r own goods through Che rot'atch. which cons.st- . cI or destroying or giving away an tbe goods Che doad person might roe mre SO long os rhc living re'a- uvos had uso of any article che
 spirit Of tho doQd would uot
 This belief has practically dIsap- poarod now and is no longer prac- ! ucoi at sazman and very Htto clso- where. The inhabitants are fairly prosperous. and ae am indication of
 hcIr mlusr.ouness It might be mentioned Chat one uonor returned yesterday with forty salmon after . a lew days fishing
 The town council his week is making cGors to secure electricity for lighting Che church. Salvation Army huL streets. and some of Che houses They have made application
 for power from Che transmission line of Che New England Fish Company
 which runs near Che village. The arrangements are m Che hands Of ! Che Citizens Light Power & Water Company here I'm another week or so Che inhabitants win again be