Year: 1870

Abolishing Digamy md Establishing Chris-
tinn MarriaGes-What Has Been Done und
is To BE Done Among Them.


The splendid though antique little church OF ST.
Mark was yesterday morning well nllcd by its ortho-
dox congregation TO whom 1t had been announced
during the past week that the Right Rev. r. H.
Clarkson, Bishop OF Nebraska, would address them
upon his experience with the Indians In the far
West and sum up to them the grea. and beneficial
results OF his labor among those benighted tribes
Too much cannot be said in favor OF the excellent
manner which the musical and vocal parts OF the
service conducted and though the choir at this
church is small numerically 1t Is, nevertheless, a
powerful and well trained BODY, and tends greatly
to elevate the character or the ceremonies Of the
church.


The earlier portions OF the service being con-
cuded by the pastor and curate OF the church. the
Bishop proceeded TO address the congregation. Sc
lectlng for the subject OF his discourse the words
from Micah, iv., Sand thou, 0 tower OF the
fock the stronghold OF the daughter OF Zion, unto
thee shall it come, even the first dominion" There
were none. said the Bishop, connected with the
church OF Christ who did not desire that wherever
was planted on earth 1t shoull flourish and expand
its fields OF operations and show to the world that it
was based upon everything principles and built up
by the blood OF martyrs ana those who had gone
forth for It's first establishments; moreover that It
was tower OF strength, which could be removed by
none but God. In the


DIOCESE OF NEBRASKA,


away cut In the West whittier the Church COhven-
ton had appointed him, over territory halr as
large as Europe, through which the Pacific Railroad
now runs, immense field OF labor was opened
up and the opportunities OF working among the peo-
pie there had been seized by them TO great extent.
They had to place little churches all over this
vast dominlon they had sent missionaries to every
part which they could obtain travelling facilities,
e aur nM ey a ans naa
engaged and twenty-eight clergy; five public schools
mad also been buit and the means OF tuition afforded
them; and though he wished to speak only In a
spirit OF truthlulness and apart from any
vain boasting, he could not avoid expressing
his convection that God had blessed their efforts
mere than those or other Christian denominations
by placing them III advance and giving them
ENCOURAGEMENT beyond contemplation. few per-
visited those regions west OF the Missouri river
and 1t was therefore no wonder that people knew so
little about them For the last four Years their plan
had been to go forth unGer the strength afforded
them by God and pull down the strongholds OF sin
and endeavor to build up churches wherever 1t was
practicaslc; but it was not always possible to in
auguraIe full services, and consequently they had
adopted what he called Prayer Book pioneer SER
vice, which the missionaries found to answer ad-
mirably but GOD alone knew the many difficulties
that Deset them in their endeayors away out In that
uncultvatea REGION and lie alone knew the reSpon-
siblity attached to such a work in making the
Church hold Its own against all opposition.


There were great many churcnes already nohly
manned between the Pacific ana the Missouri, aud
he felt assured that they word compare favoraSly
their part towards teaching these fifty millions OF
people OF America. He well aware that the in
habitaAts in the Western parts could form no idea
OF the spendorsn the construction and fttng up OF


the churches in these Eastern cities; much less did
they know OF the gorge0usy dressed congregations
who frequent them from Sabbath to Sabbath; but
he averred that with all this Eastern splend0r anG
magn1cence greater carnestness was wanting, and
that he found among his own congregation. 1t was
good to witness the reality OF one OF their simple,
unOstentatlOus Prayer Book services. But he did
not ask Tor assistance to meet old bonds and de-
bentures falling due and broken down treasures;
ary and and the assistance by their prayers and
means to enable them to lay hold OF the golden OPP
rreat WORK of the Church OF Christ on earth. One
OF the greatest features In their work was the task
OF elevatlng the condition OF the


VARIOUS TRIBES OF INDIANS


existing within their diocese on the Missouri, and
their endeavOls at cvizing and raising them out OF
their present state OF darkness and heathen SIN.
President Grant had shown himself worthy of the


importance Of his office as regarded the state OF the
indians N m nging on the letters 0r ,S party I, and IN
the Pacific Railroad on Indian territory and where
Indians weuld be likely to abound should be men 81
should endeavor assist in the secular and spiritual


education Of the Indians in their respective local-
| ties, In thus acting President Grant had shown
| how easy matter 1t was 10 raise himself out Of
THE DIRTY POOL or POLITICS,
hls fellow man. WHAT splendid testimony this


was for government to set forth to the world, and
what glorious sunshine 1t was for the Church
There were 75 900 Indian Inhabitants In the diocese
OF Nebraska, and the government mad gwen ms
Indians asked was to be taught the ways o: civilized
nations. They have established two mission houses,
five Indian chapelS they mad three lnuia converted
preachers, and several students were now
preparing for the ministry; they pad trans.
ss o se ns e au oS c
the entire Indian population of 1900, $4,000 Of
them attended the various service. II such COM
parison-twenty per cent or the whole could be
made with the city OF New york there would be
300 coo attendants at the churcheS-a far greater
number, he sorry TO say, that at present at.
tended divine service.


BI6AMY AMONG INDIANS


was nearly abolished. He had lately married the
renowned chief Warbrushaw, according the rights


OF the Episcopal Church, and at least TWO thousand
others had offered to be married over again under
The same conditions afforded by the Church.
Since the introduction OF churches and civiliZa-
tiOn among the indians he could see they no longer
retained that feroci0u5 stare and apparent hatred
| to the white man as formerly; they had assumed
| queter and more peaceful aspect; they no longer


lived by the chase but titled the land and sOwed and
reaped, as many OF their white neghbors did. In
few years, concluded the Bishop, our health and
means will have passed from us, but the Church OF
| GOD Will remain and flourish, and whether worship


is celebrated in the gorgeous churches OF the East


or IN the humble edifces OF the West the work
will go Nebraska was but spiritual empire in


embryo but he trusted the people OF this city would


assist them In perlecting her institutions and III
iurtnering the work OF Christ.