by ,cornell ,university ,digital ,collections7 ,illustration3 ,,october1 #ahhg4 ,the ,american ,missionary ,vol4 ,,xli4 ,no4 #aj4 ,illustration3 ,,contents 99 99 99 99 99 ,,editorial4 ,,annual ,,meeting1 #bgi ,,end ,,of ,,the ,,fiscal ,,year1 #bgi ,,paragraphs1 #bhj ,,the ,,glenn ,,bill1 #bha ,,the ,,indian ,,language ,,in ,,mission ,,work1 #bhb ,,memorial ,,on ,,indian ,,education1 #bhc ,,our ,,indian ,,work ,,at ,,oahe1 #bhe ,,canadian ,,indians1 #bhi ,,breadth ,,of ,,the ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 ,,work1 #bij ,a ,,centenarian1 #bib ,,the ,,south4 ,,notes ,,in ,,the ,,saddle1 #bic ,,charleston1 ,s4,c41 #bid ,,shotgun ,,in ,,louisiana1 #bie ,,death ,,of ,,rev4 ,,willis ,,polk1 #bif ,,the ,,indians4 ,,the ,,mandan ,,indians ,,of ,,northern ,,dakota1 #big ,,the ,,chinese4 ,,fruit ,,at ,,petaluma1 #bih ,,bureau ,,of ,,woman',s ,,work4 ,,ladies' ,,missionary ,,societies ,,and ,,our ,,annual ,,meeting1 #cjj ,,missionary ,,work--,,what ,,can ,,be ,,accomplished1 #cjj ,,need ,,of ,,continued ,,work ,,of ,,the ,a4 ,m4 ,a41 #cja ,,for ,,the ,,children4 ,,letter ,,from ,a ,,young ,,santee1 #cjb ,,receipts #cjb 99 99 99 99 99 ,,new ,,york3 ,,published ,,by ,,the ,,american ,,missionary ,,association4 ,rooms1 #ef ,reade ,street4 99 99 99 99 99 ,price1 #ej ,cents a ,year1 in ,advance4 ,entered at the ,post-,office at ,new ,york1 ,n4,y41 as second-class matter4 ,american ,missionary ,association4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,president1 ,,hon4 ,,wm4 ,b4 ,,washburn1 ,,ll4,d41 ,mass4 ,vice-,presidents4 ,rev4 ,a4 ,j4 ,f4 ,,behrends1 ,d4,d41 ,n4,y4 ,rev4 ,,alex4 ,,mckenzie1 ,d4,d41 ,mass4 ,rev4 ,f4 ,a4 ,,noble1 ,d4,d41 ,ill4 ,rev4 ,d4,o4 ,,mears1 ,d4,d41 ,mass4 ,rev4 ,,henry ,,hopkins1 ,d4,d41 ,mo4 ,corresponding ,secretary4 ,,rev4 ,m4 ,e4 ,,strieby1 ,d4,d41 #ef ,reade ,street1 ,n4,y4 ,associate ,corresponding ,secretaries4 ,rev4 ,,james ,,powell1 ,d4,d41 #ef ,reade ,street1 ,n4,y4 ,rev4 ,a4 ,f4 ,,beard1 ,d4,d41 #ef ,reade ,street1 ,n4,y4 ,treasurer4 ,h4 ,w4 ,,hubbard1 ,esq41 #ef ,reade ,street1 ,n4,y4 ,auditors4 ,,peter ,,mccartee4 ,,chas4 ,p4 ,,peirce4 ,executive ,committee4 ,,john ,h4 ,,washburn1 ,chairman4 ,a4 ,p4 ,,foster1 ,secretary4 ,for ,three ,years4 ,s4 ,b4 ,,halliday4 ,,samuel ,,holmes4 ,,samuel ,s4 ,,marples4 ,,charles ,l4 ,,mead4 ,,elbert ,b4 ,,monroe4 ,for ,two ,years4 ,j4 ,e4 ,,rankin4 ,,wm4 ,h4 ,,ward4 ,j4 ,w4 ,,cooper4 ,,john ,h4 ,,washburn4 ,,edmund ,l4 ,,champlin4 ,for ,one ,year4 ,,lyman ,,abbott4 ,a4 ,s4 ,,barnes4 ,j4 ,r4 ,,danforth4 ,,clinton ,b4 ,,fisk4 ,a4 ,p4 ,,foster4 ,district ,secretaries4 ,rev4 ,c4 ,l4 ,,woodworth1 ,d4,d41 #ba ,cong'l ,house1 ,boston4 ,rev4 ,j4 ,e4 ,,roy1 ,d4,d41 #aea ,washington ,street1 ,chicago4 ,financial ,secretary for ,indian ,missions4 ,rev4 ,,charles ,w4 ,,shelton4 ,field ,superintendent4 ,rev4 ,c4 ,j4 ,,ryder1 #ef ,reade ,street1 ,n4,y4 ,bureau of ,woman's ,work4 ,secretary1 ,miss ,d4 ,e4 ,,emerson1 #ef ,reade ,street1 ,n4,y4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,communications ,relating to the work of the ,association may be addressed to the ,corresponding ,secretaries2 those relating to the collecting fields1 to ,rev4 ,james ,powell1 ,d4,d41 or to the ,district ,secretaries2 letters for 8,,the ,,american ,,missionary10 to the ,editor1 at the ,new ,york ,office4 ,,donations ,,and ,,subscriptions ,in drafts1 checks1 registered letters or post office orders may be sent to ,h4 ,w4 ,hubbard1 ,treasurer1 #ef ,reade ,street1 ,new ,york1 or1 when more convenient1 to either of the ,branch ,offices1 #ba ,congregational ,house1 ,boston1 ,mass41 or #aea ,washington ,street1 ,chicago1 ,ill4 ,a payment of thirty dollars at one time constitutes a ,life ,member4 ,,form ,,of ,a ,,bequest4 8,i ,,bequeath to my executor 7or executors7 the sum of -------- dollars1 in trust1 to pay the same in -------- days after my decease to the person who1 when the same is payable1 shall act as ,treasurer of the #8,american ,missionary ,association1' of ,new ,york ,city1 to be applied1 under the direction of the ,executive ,committee of the ,association1 to its charitable uses and purposes40 ,the ,will should be attested by three witnesses4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,american ,,missionary4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,vol4 ,,xli4 ,,october1 #ahhg4 ,no4 #aj4 99 99 99 99 99 ,american ,missionary ,association4 99 99 99 99 99 ,for notice of ,annual ,meeting see last page of cover4 ,an excellent opportunity for a healthful sea voyage4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,end ,,of ,,the ,,fiscal ,,year4 ,with this month our fiscal year ends4 ,at this writing we are very anxious about the outcome4 ,as we noticed last month1 ,july receipts this year fell off1 as compared with last year1 #ag1jjj1 and in ,august they fell off1 as compared with last year1 about #c1jjj4 ,this puts a heavy strain upon ,september4 ,when this magazine reaches our readers there will still be a few days in ,september left4 ,they ought to be golden days for our treasury4 ,the thought that1 if every one will do his duty1 it is possible for all deficit to be overcome and all debt to be wiped out1 makes us urgent to make yet one more plea before our books are closed4 ,the time for hand-to-hand action has come4 ,reader1 can you not do something8 ,do you not know some individuals and churches that have given us nothing the past year8 ,there are a great many of them in the country4 ,can you not1 by a little personal effort1 induce them to do something before ,september ends8 ,a little effort all round1 and ,god will bless it to our complete deliverance4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a friend of our work sends us word that in his judgment the ,association should not only be speedily relieved of its debt1 but that a good balance should always be in hand to meet emergencies4 ,he therefore makes a proposition that he will be one of a hundred who shall give #a1jjj each to secure this most desirable end4 ,but where are the ninety and nine8 ,we lay the suggestion before our readers4 ,we believe that among the constituents of the ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 there are a great many more than the required number possessing means in over-abundance to meet the call4 ,we appeal to all such to take the suggestion under consideration and let us hear from them at their earliest convenience4 99 99 99 99 99 ,our ,indian boys are interested in the ,association's closing the year free from debt4 ,a teacher in the ,santee school writes3 8,some of the young men who live in the ,young ,men's ,hall wish to help the ,association pay its debt40 ,here follow the names of eight young men who contribute #i4be for this purpose4 ,the teacher adds3 8,this is money that the boys have earned besides paying for their clothing and making other contributions40 ,were the church members in the country to do proportionately as well as these ,indian youth1 there would not only be no debt threatening1 but the new fields so urgently calling for cultivation would be entered and our work greatly enlarged4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the editor of the ,,missionary rejoices in having such a little friend as the writer of the following letter1 and he greatly desires that her tribe may increase3 8,dear ,friend--,i learned from a friend1 one of our late missionaries1 that you was in debt1 and as ,i am a little girl and interested in it1 ,i will give one dime toward the debt40 ,m4 ,g4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the field is the world1 and the work is one4 ,frequently we have occasion to realize this blessed truth4 ,two contributions just received bring it up with fresh emphasis4 ,one is from a home missionary who sends us a generous contribution for our work1 and the other is from a former foreign missionary1 who in sending his gift from over the sea1 accompanies it with these inspiring words3 8,your grand work still broadens out on all sides4 ,god give his people hearts to devise and execute liberal things4 ,the light surely is increasing and hope grows stronger as your work rolls onward with its mighty power--the power with which alone the spirit of ,god can endue it--is enduing it40 99 99 99 99 99 ,the questions with which we have to do are inseparably connected with the welfare of our beloved land4 ,they strike deep at the roots of the life of the churches4 ,they touch the mission work in which the churches are engaged all along the line4 ,both home and foreign missions will languish if they are prosecuted at the neglect of just the work which the ,american ,missionary ,association is doing4 ,the heathen world is a common object for the prayer1 thought1 sacrifice and effort of the churches of ,christendom4 ,but the heathenism of the neglected classes of ,america must be reached by the churches of ,america4 ,over that heathenism we cannot spring2 past that heathenism we must not go without giving faithful attention to it on the way4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,glenn ,,bill4 ,,has ,a ,,whole ,,state ,,lost ,,its ,,poise8--,it would seem as if the white people of ,georgia had done this in so far as they are represented by their ,legislature in its action on the ,glenn ,bill4 ,the sentiment of the civilized world is against them4 ,of this they might easily satisfy themselves2 yet it is reported that ,mr4 ,glenn1 during one of his speeches in favor of his infamous chain-gang bill1 cried out3 8,what do the people of ,georgia care for the sentiment of the world80 ,there is evidence1 however1 ,mr4 ,glenn to the contrary notwithstanding1 that ,georgia does care for the sentiment of the world4 ,in the ,senate the bill has been called to a halt1 and several attempts have been made to modify it4 ,here is a bill that has been passed by the ,assembly about as unanimously as was the ,glenn ,bill3 8,resolved by the ,house of ,representatives1 the ,senate concurring3 ,that in future the ,governor be directed not to draw his warrant for the annual appropriation of #h1jjj to ,atlanta ,university1 under the act of ,march #c;d1 #ahhd1 until such a plan of expenditure as will secure the exclusive use of the same for the education of the colored children1 in accordance with the declared and settled policy of the ,state on the subject of the co-education of the races1 has been submitted and approved by the ,commission constituted in said act for the supervision of the expenditure of said appropriation4 8,resolved further3 ,that said ,commission be directed to see that said fund is faithfully applied according to said plan of expenditure1 and in no other way40 ,this bill is practically as wicked as the one for which it is offered as a substitute4 ,as the ,new ,york ,independent says1 it 8imposes a fine of #h1jjj per year upon an institution for permitting the child of a teacher to recite to his own father40 ,such legislation is a disgrace to the century4 ,private and missionary schools should have the fullest liberty in this ,republic to teach whom they will4 ,a missionary school opens its doors and says1 in the language of the gospel whose teachings it is bound to follow1 ,whosoever will1 may come4 ,the ,georgia ,legislature sets itself up above the gospel1 and says1 ,whosoever will1 may not come4 ,shame upon the ,state that1 while calling itself ,christian1 dares to legislate in violation of ,christian principle4 ,it will not1 it cannot prosper1 till it changes its course4 ,what the final outcome will be we cannot yet say2 but this is certain1 the legislation will be against our principles and our work4 ,in the meantime1 it is pertinent for us to ask the churches if they intend to stand by us as we attempt to stand for the principles on which as an ,association we rest--principles that we believe to be the very essence of the gospel8 ,to close this year with a debt would certainly be a great discouragement in our work4 ,friends1 bend to the rescue with a will4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,indian ,,language ,,in ,,mission ,,work4 ,there has been severe and just criticism on the policy of the ,indian ,commissioner prohibiting the use of the vernacular in the schools among the ,indians1 not only in those sustained by the ,government1 but in those supported wholly by private contributions4 ,we wish to give due credit to the ,commissioner4 ,he is honest in his purpose1 and his general aim is good4 ,he is right in wishing to make the ,indian a civilized man1 and not a civilized ,indian4 ,the ,indian dross must be taken out and the manhood-gold polished4 ,a man's language is a part of himself1 and the language of the ,indian1 while it is rich in metaphors relating to natural scenery1 comparatively pure in reference to the social virtues1 and exalted in its conception of the ,great ,spirit1 yet1 in many respects1 it holds him to his old life1 with its cruelties and superstitions4 ,it is true that as the ,roman and ,greek languages1 conveying originally only human and mythological ideas1 came at length to be the vehicle for ,christian meanings1 so may the ,indian's vernacular4 ,but the process is long and tedious1 and the number of ,indians who use it is so small and its vocabulary is so meagre1 that the effort to make it a permanent vehicle for thought and speech is not worth making1 especially as there is a language so much better just at hand4 ,the only question relates to the mode of transition from the one to the other1 and how far the ,indian tongue can be made a means of more speedily and accurately teaching the ,english2 or1 rather1 how far the ,indian language can be used to help the ,indian into a ,christian civilization4 ,here is the ,commissioner's great mistake4 ,no square rule is wise4 ,it depends on persons1 locations and surroundings4 ,for example3 #a4 ,the ,indian pupil at ,hampton or ,carlisle is surrounded by ,english-speaking people1 and he will learn ,english perforce1 as an ,englishman learns ,french in ,france1 or ,german in ,germany4 ,yet even here the process is slow4 ,the ,indian youth is so bashful that he makes reluctant use of his opportunities1 so that it requires three or four years to acquire the ,english language at ,hampton2 and withal1 an interpreter is an essential helper there4 #b4 ,the ,indian boy at the ,santee ,normal ,school has only the teachers as his ,english-speaking associates2 the rest are ,dakotas4 ,he must spend toilsome years in getting a little knowledge through a dense medium1 when an occasional ,dakota word would at once illuminate the meaning of the ,english4 ,what the pupil wants is ,english ideas1 rather than ,english words4 ,whatever will give this should be used4 #c4 ,but the greatest difficulty is in the schools at out-stations1 which have a missionary aim4 ,here the idea is mainly the making of ,christian character and life4 ,the teacher is usually a native1 a pupil from the ,santee or ,oahe schools4 ,he has some knowledge of ,english1 enough to enable him to give more precise and better meaning to the ,dakota1 but not enough to enable him to teach or preach in it1 and if he could his hearers would not understand him4 ,he must use his native tongue mainly1 or not work at all4 ,the ,missionary ,societies would find their work ruinously crippled if these out-stations were cut off4 ,they are the pioneers of missionary work4 #d4 ,then1 again1 there is the mass of the adult ,indians that can never learn a new language4 ,they must hear the gospel in their native tongue1 or never hear it4 ,the ,president of the ,united ,states1 ,secretary ,lamar and ,commissioner ,atkins have all committed themselves to the value--nay1 the necessity--of religion as a lever for the elevation of the ,indian4 ,do they mean now to forbid the ,missionary ,societies from training teachers and preachers for these people8 ,this is an assumption of authority that befits ,russia1 and we are sure the people of these free ,united ,states will submit to no such ,star-,chamber dictation4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,memorial ,,on ,,indian ,,education4 ,,adopted ,,by ,,the ,,chicago ,,ministers' ,,meeting4 ,to his ,excellency the ,president of the ,united ,states3 ,the ,congregational ministers of ,chicago and vicinity1 in their weekly session at the ,grand ,pacific1 ,september #eth1 to the number of thirty-five1 desire to memorialize you in behalf of a modification of the recent orders of the ,indian ,department1 whereby the use of the native language is interdicted in all ,indian reservation schools1 not only those that are under ,government patronage1 in whole or in part1 but also those that are private or are under missionary societies4 ,from the first we have favored the policy proposed by missionaries among the ,indians1 now adopted by the ,government1 and heartily approved by yourself1 of bringing these aborigines into ,american citizenship and of securing them land in severalty1 with the surplus turned into a school fund4 ,nor do we question the motives of the heads of the ,indian ,department4 ,indeed this is forefended by the fact1 as semi-officially stated1 that 8the question of the effect of the policy of the office upon any missionary body has never been considered20 and this fact gives us the more assurance in soliciting you1 that the missionary view may yet receive a due consideration4 ,we are clear1 with the ,indian officials1 that in the effort to ,americanize these natives1 the ,english language must be introduced as fast as possible4 ,but we would not do this to the total exclusion of the native tongues in the missionary and interior station schools1 being confident that the final result will be more speedily secured by the use1 in part1 of the ,indian language4 ,we are confident that the greatest civilizing power among any pagan people will be that which comes from the ideas and the influence of the ,christian religion2 and that these can be made most effective through the ,bible of that religion in the native tongue4 ,this has been the wisdom of missions in all times and countries1 and none the less in those to the ,indians of ,america4 ,by this process alone have we secured the civilized 8nations0 we now have in the ,indian ,territory1 in ,new ,york1 in ,wisconsin and in other parts of our country4 ,so the missionaries to the ,sioux gave them the ,bible1 the catechism1 ,pilgrim's ,progress1 spelling-books and readers in their own dialect1 and in this way gave them the really ,american ideas1 as well as the religion of ,christ4 ,and what is the result8 ,two thousand of them gathered into the ,christian church and twice that number civilized4 ,of the people it is not possible that any but the children will be taught ,english1 and of these1 for a long time1 only a small portion4 ,for the adult people and even for the young1 as for the process of helping them to heaven1 8one hour of their vernacular is worth a cycle of any other tongue10 and this must be from the native's ,bible in hand4 ,the new order will close eighteen schools and stations of our missionary body1 and as many more under the care of the ,episcopalians and ,presbyterians4 ,it will deprive seven or eight hundred children of the instruction they are fitted to receive1 and will prevent access to about #f1jjj who are near these schools1 but not yet reached4 ,principal ,belfield of our ,chicago ,manual ,training ,school1 after a recent visit to the ,normal and ,industrial ,training ,school of the ,santee ,agency1 under ,rev4 ,alfred ,l4 ,riggs1 reported in one of our dailies1 in terms of the warmest admiration and commendation1 of the comprehensive system of manual1 industrial and moral training of that school1 which he declared was working a wonderful transformation among the ,indian youth of both sexes4 ,and yet it is against this school in particular that the new orders are aimed4 ,and this1 not because the ,english language is not chiefly used there1 but solely because the ,dakota1 in connection with the ,english1 is used at school in reading the ,bible and singing gospel hymns4 ,the station schools back in the interior of the ,sioux ,reservation1 under native teachers only1 having no connection with the ,government1 are also ordered closed4 ,but these teachers have been trained at the ,santee and ,oahe schools1 to which some of their pupils have been brought forward2 and these again furnish the scholars who are secured for the institutions at the ,east where the ,english is exclusively used4 ,this process shows the relation of the vernacular schools to those of the advanced ,english4 ,it also shows how unfair it is to decide the whole case of teaching exclusive ,english by the selected specimens to be found at ,hampton and ,carlisle4 ,this plan keeps up a connection between the young and the old1 between the raw interior and the more civilized front4 ,it agrees with the established policy for assimilating people of foreign tongues in our country--that of using both the vernacular and the ,english in their public worship4 ,it would be a gross usurpation for our country to interdict such peoples from thus using their native language in parish schools for imparting their own religious views of truth and duty4 ,we feel sure that to insist that these new candidates for citizenship1 in addition to all the other new things implied in this revolution of their old ways1 shall be tied up in all their schools to a new language1 will be a disheartenment that will defeat the desired result4 ,our petition is1 that you will secure such a modification of the recent orders as will allow1 in private and mission schools1 a discretionary use of the native along with the ,english language1 and all this in order1 as we think1 to a more speedy extinction of the one1 and the prevalence of the other1 among all the ,indian tribes4 ,and so we respectfully appeal4 7,signed7 ,j4 ,d4 ,,mccord1 ,pres4 7,signed7 ,f4 ,d4 ,,rood1 ,sec4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,our ,,indian ,,work ,,at ,,oahe4 ,,an ,,illustration ,,of ,,what ,,the ,u4 ,s4 ,,government proposes ,,to ,,kill4 ,it was my privilege to attend the closing exercises of our ,indian school at ,oahe1 in ,dakota1 which is under the direction of ,rev4 ,t4 ,l4 ,riggs4 ,about forty children have been in school during the winter1 and now in mid-summer they return to their homes to spend two months4 ,mr4 ,riggs has sent word to all the out-stations that the parents and relatives of the children were expected to come here for their children at that time4 ,as school closed on ,wednesday1 those living at a distance of ninety miles started the ,saturday previous4 ,many of them reached ,oahe on ,tuesday1 and on ,wednesday morning we watched them coming in in their white covered wagons and on their ponies4 ,stopping near the river they pitched their tents1 and thus had temporary homes4 ,there were here then one hundred and fifty in number who came from all parts of the 8,cheyenne ,river ,agency ,reservation10 and some from the 8,spotted ,tail ,agency40 ,the mission house was open to all1 and not a few came at once to pay their respects1 staying only a few moments4 ,the school exercises were intensely interesting4 ,the delighted parents in their blankets and with feathers in their hair1 looking uncouth enough to please the most fantastic taste1 themselves satisfied beyond qualification1 seated and standing1 filled every available space when the exercises began4 ,these were recitations and songs1 etc41 which made even the phlegmatic red people smile audibly4 ,one little fellow named ,mark 8spoke his piece0 as follows3 8,i am a little boy ,not quite four feet high1 ,i hope when ,i grow big ,i'll not be quite so shy2 ,i can't be very sure1 ,but ,i will surely try40 ,the unity of the human race was confirmed in the way in which ,mark picked at his trousers1 and in the way in which he did not know what to do with his hands and his feet during his eloquent oration4 ,the ,indians laughed at his embarrassment 8just like white folks40 ,the wives of the teachers and the ,christian women from the out-stations had come to this great entertainment4 ,they met at an ,indian home 7,spotted ,bear's7 and decided to call a meeting1 inviting ,miss ,collins to address them1 as she had just returned to her old home and people after a long absence4 ,about fifty women1 of whom about thirty were ,christians and twenty were in varied stages of darkness1 made the congregation4 ,miss ,collins opened the meeting with a hymn of rejoicing1 which was sung with a will by all the people4 ,next she read the verses in ,matt4 #e4--8,ye are a city set on a hill4 ,do men light a candle10--etc4 8,let your light shine40 ,speaking first to ,christians who have been taught1 she reminded them that the heathen were looking to them for help1 and that if they did not honor ,god and the ,church1 then1 instead of giving light to their people1 they were making the darkness more dense--that even from the far-away districts they knew what the ,indians at ,oahe and up and down the ,cheyenne ,river were doing--and if they followed ,christ closely so would those beginning to see the light follow them4 ,it was as if they were making a road across the trackless plains2 if they kept on in a straight way1 avoiding all the bad places1 finding the good camping places by the way2--those who followed would be safe4 ,then she reported from her work at ,grand ,river1 trying to impress upon the women the necessity of working in their ,missionary ,society1 to earn money to help give the gospel to the people4 ,luluwin ,deprey1 a half-breed woman who became a ,christian and united with the church among the first converts1 reported from their workers on the ,cheyenne4 ,she brought fancy articles made of buckskin trimmed in beads and porcupine quills1 to be sold for the ,missionary ,society4 ,in all1 they will bring about ten dollars4 ,she spoke in a quiet1 modest way1 saying that in making all these things they had asked no help whatever to buy material4 ,they gave the material themselves1 so that all that they brought was clear gain to the work4 ,she urged the necessity of the church doing more1 saying3 8,we have now but little money on hand and ,september is not far off1 and we must work much4 ,we have been #8playing mission work'2 now let us go to work and raise all the money we can1 for if we are ,christ's we must not be idle or selfish4 ,we must do all we can to help our heathen people1 for many of our neighbors are in darkness4 ,many in this room are yet without the knowledge of ,god4 ,we must lift up the candle40 ,elizabeth ,winyan spoke eloquently of the work done in the white churches by the ,christian women for those who were living and dying without the gospel4 ,all people who are without the ,bible are alike4 ,none can live without the ,bible without starving the soul4 ,it is true we ,dakota ,christians are 8a city set on a hill40 ,bad actions are seen even farther than good ones4 ,if you keep your house well1 the others will learn from you4 ,if you keep your children well1 others learn from you4 ,if you pray1 so will others learn to pray4 ,it is now time for the ,dakotas to arise and with one action and one voice proclaim themselves children of ,christ4 ,jesus ,christ1 the ,son of ,god1 gave ,himself for us4 ,he was an only son1 and you and ,i know how precious ,he was to ,his ,father4 ,we must now give ourselves and all that we have to this work as these women 7the white women7 have done4 ,our ,indian ,missionary ,society has done but little1 but now let us truly lift up our hands and lay hold of this work4 ,we have learned the truth4 ,we must learn to be the leaders and walk before these people so that we may lead them to ,christ4 ,our missionary has brought tears in relating the sufferings of our people4 ,now let us see what we can do to bring the people into the light4 ,without the ,bible our people will die4 ,with the ,bible we shall live and multiply and be a strong people4 ,we are 8only women10 but women can give the light to those in darkness1 and the command to go into all the world1 means for you to help2 you1 and you1 and me2--every one4 ,no one has a right to say3 #8,let others work2 ,i will be good myself but cannot help4' ,when we see these white missionaries who leave all and come to us1 it is a shame if we who have been brought to ,christ should hold back anything from ,christ4 ,we can do something whether we have money or not4 ,we have our hands and eyes and brains4 ,we can make something that will sell and get a little1 and if only ten cents or five cents1 the ,lord will bless it and make it do something for ,his honor and glory4 ,let us be more diligent--pray more--and then shall our own strength be made greater and our own hearts more steadfast and our own lives more fruitful1 and our light will shine so that the way shall no longer be dark but plain and clear to those coming after us4 ,we cannot sit all the day idle if we are servants of ,god2 we must bestir ourselves4 ,work for ,god and honor him and save our people1 and in this way shall we strengthen our souls4 ,pray1 depend upon ,god and do as ,he teaches1 and though now you may not understand all ,he teaches1 your mind will open and you will become wise4 8,ptanwin10 or ,buffalo woman1 the mother of ,spotted ,bear's wife1 and more than sixty years of age1 then spoke4 ,she came down here from ,spotted ,tail ,agency a long time ago1 and attended school all winter4 ,she learned to sing many hymns and to read a little in the ,bible4 ,becoming a ,christian and uniting with the church1 she remained here a year1 and then said3 8,i must go back to my relatives1 who are still in darkness1 and teach them40 ,she had held meetings in various places1 sometimes going thirty miles to hold a prayer-meeting4 ,all this time her son was asking for a missionary4 ,this poor woman1 lame1 wholly blind in one eye1 and aged1 was thus passing the light along4 ,once in her sickness her daughter heard a sound coming from her room1 and on going in she found her mother singing1 8,jesus loves me2 this ,i know10 in her own tongue4 ,the daughter said1 8,mother1 what is the matter80 ,she replied1 8,the pain will not let me sleep1 and when ,i pray and sing1 it strengthens me and helps me to bear it40 ,in her address she said3 8,i found you had not collected much money1 so ,i said3 #8,i will help4' ,i got a buckskin1 tanned it1 and brought it down4 ,i give it to you to make little things out of1 that the people will buy4 ,when ,i started to come ,i expected to have a good time1 and strengthen myself with your presence4 ,now ,i am here1 ,god has given me even more than this--,he has permitted me to see and take by the hand the one who brought me to ,christ 7,miss ,collins71 and my heart is full of joy40 ,her daughter1 ,spotted ,bear's wife1 then made a few remarks in behalf of the sick4 ,she said3 8,we have tried to help the sick1 but we have but little money now1 and so can do nothing4 ,we want more money4 ,i remember nothing influenced me in my early ,christian experience so much as the way the missionaries cared for the sick4 ,all of you know how the care of your body draws your heart toward the one who cares for you4 ,now1 in many cases if we are good to the sick1 we may win the souls to ,christ4 ,then let us not be close or stingy4 ,let us help all we can4 ,christ came down from heaven4 ,he gave his body to die on the cross1 to be pierced and spit upon1 and nailed to the cross4 ,all this ,he did for us4 ,what shall we do now for the people8 ,we cannot die for them2 it is not necessary4 ,we cannot give our bodies for them2 this is finished2 but we can help them4 ,we can give money2 we can read the ,bible and pray with them4 ,let us do something2 we must be doing something1 for these are our brothers1 our sisters1 our children and our parents who are living in darkness4 ,we can help4 ,we know the blessing of the gospel4 ,we must give this blessing to our people4 ,we must be faithful4 ,our ,american ,missionary ,association is not able to do all that the ,indians need1 and we must help4 ,as surely as we pray and read the ,bible and give to this work1 just as surely will we ourselves develop into large and strong ,christians4 ,i will now ask your help for this work40 ,a hat was passed1 and ten dollars collected--ten dollars1 lacking one cent4 ,then ,mrs4 ,riggs1 ,secretary of their ,missionary ,society1 reported the amount on hand--twenty-two dollars--and told the women that 8the work was far below what it ought to be2 the people at the out-stations have done well1 but we must continue to give--must do more1 and if we will help ourselves1 ,god will help us1 and we shall save many40 ,so closed this interesting missionary meeting among the red ,dakota people4 ,in the afternoon1 after a lunch1 the parents took their children home for the vacation1 but there were no ,saratoga trunks to pack or carry4 ,all of this1 let it be remembered1 was in the ,dakota language--which is now forbidden--the only language which they can use1 or in which the gospel can be made known to them4 ,a4 ,f4 ,,beard 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,following ,,incident1 taken from a letter received at this office from ,miss ,collins1 is at least an intimation of how heartlessly cruel is the proposition to deny the ,indians the use of their own language in their schools3 8,one of our ,santee school boys is dying4 ,he is a true child of ,god4 ,he wishes to see his relatives all saved1 and ,o6 the light in his face4 ,it is grand as he reads in his own tongue to the old men and women and the young people the sweet words1 #8,let not your heart be troubled4' ,he has plead with them to turn to ,christ to be saved4 ,he says3 #8,i am not afraid to die4'0 99 99 99 99 99 ,,canadian ,,indians4 ,,rev4 ,,silas ,,huntington1 a missionary of the ,montreal ,methodist ,conference1 has been laboring along the line of the ,canadian ,pacific ,railroad4 ,in his report recently made1 ,mr4 ,huntington gives an incident illustrative in a striking manner of the power of the gospel over the pagan heart4 ,he says3 8,the ,hudson ,bay ,company has an important post established on the line of this road in connection with which ,i have found a band of ,indians1 numbering seventy-two souls1 who were converted from paganism at ,michipicoton over twenty years ago under the labors of the late ,rev4 ,geo4 ,mc,dougall4 ,they claim to be ,methodists1 and through all these years1 although separated from the body of their tribe1 they have kept their faith and maintained their religious worship without the aid of a missionary4 8,the testimony of ,mr4 ,black1 the ,hudson ,bay ,company's officer1 on their behalf was given in the words3 #8,these ,indians are a godly people4 ,i often attend their services1 and find their prayers and addresses fervent and intelligent1 and they have not been corrupted by the vices of the white men4' ,persistent efforts have been made by bigoted ecclesiastics to seduce them from their allegiance to ,christ1 but hitherto they have resisted all such overtures4 ,i baptised five of their children and promised to do what ,i could to obtain a teacher for them40 99 99 99 99 99 ,,breadth ,,of ,,the ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 ,,work4 ,,by ,,rev4 ,,nelson ,,millard1 ,d4,d4 ,there are certain considerations which entitle this ,american ,missionary ,association to the peculiar esteem of our churches4 ,there are in these churches not a few who cherish a paramount1 not to say an exclusive1 interest in foreign missions4 ,on the other hand1 there is another considerable number who cherish a like primary and preponderant concern for home missions4 ,many are ready to give largely to the work abroad1 but little to the domestic field1 and vice versa4 ,i regard this drawing of a sharp line of distinction and division of interest between the two departments of missionary activity as unfortunate and illogical4 ,foreign and home missions are in their essential nature one4 ,our navy1 when striking at an enemy in distant seas1 is in essential spirit and aim at one with our army operating within our own borders4 ,nevertheless1 the division of feeling1 however illogical1 exists1 and what ,i desire to say is1 that this ,american ,missionary ,association offers itself to the earnest interest of both parties1 because it combines in itself the elements of both the foreign and the home work4 ,in carrying the gospel to the ,indians and the ,chinese1 it is taking it to pagans4 ,so also1 in carrying it to many of the ,negroes and to the poor whites of the mountain regions of the ,south1 it is taking it to those whose ideas of religion are far more pagan than ,christian1 and whose gross superstition causes them to need the pure gospel as much as if they lived in ,india or ,japan4 ,so that this ,association may be rightly regarded as a foreign missionary agency4 ,and yet1 on the other hand1 these various populations to which ,i have referred are dwelling within our own borders1 are to a considerable extent a part of our body politic1 and are being more and more incorporated into it2 so that the work is also home missionary in its character4 ,and we may cordially and confidently commend this ,association to our churches1 because it combines both grand forms of religious enterprise4 ,to those most interested in carrying the ,gospel to pagans1 we can say1 8,we are doing that work10 and to those centering their regard upon the evangelization of our own land1 we can say1 8,we are laboring toward that end also40 ,but this ,association commends itself to us1 again1 because it has borne1 on account of those for whom it works1 a vast amount of obloquy and scorn1 but1 in spite of it all1 has persisted in exhibiting unflinchingly the innermost spirit of the ,gospel--namely1 that of self-sacrifice for the peculiarly needy1 and identification of itself with the cause of the outcast and forlorn4 ,foreign missions have not had to bear any stigma of contumely or disgrace4 ,home missions have even felt the favoring breath of popularity4 ,but this ,association1 in espousing the cause of what many regarded as pariah and outcast classes1 had to bear from certain quarters unmeasured obloquy and contempt4 ,but it bore them not only without shrinking1 but rejoicing that it was counted worthy to suffer for ,christ's sake4 ,its noble teachers and other workers1 in many and constant exhibitions of splendid heroism and self sacrifice1 gladly made the cause of the friendless and despised their own4 ,they have rejoiced to illustrate that great principle of the ,gospel1 that we owe not simply those who have done something for us1 but those for whom we can do something4 ,and they have believed1 and never failed to assert1 that the most infernal of all arguments and the very spawn of hell1 is that because a man is already under or inferior1 therefore you may still further oppress and keep him down4 ,that is just the reason for helping and lifting him up4 ,all honor to a society that has had1 and that has cordially accepted1 the opportunity1 not afforded to all benevolent enterprises1 of illustrating the spirit of ,christianity in the midst of obloquy and scorn4 ,and then1 this ,association commends itself to our hearty regard by the breadth and enlightenment of its views concerning the work it undertakes4 ,it has intelligently grasped and acted upon the principle that the only effectual antidote for the gross superstition of the classes among which it labors is1 in the full sense of the term1 light--light educational1 moral1 religious4 ,it has not believed1 to its credit be it spoken1 that even a little learning is a dangerous thing1 but rather that it is better than none4 ,it knows that though intelligence without faith may be perverted to evil1 equally so may faith without intelligence4 ,if the former can make an infidel1 the latter can make a bigot4 ,if the former may make an ,ingersoll1 the latter may make a ,torquemada1 between whom there is little to choose4 ,by furnishing1 as the antidote of superstition1 at once secular1 moral and religious light1 this ,association gives fundamental and radical treatment to the evil1 and by the breadth and enlightenment of its views commends itself to our intelligent denomination4 ,need ,i rehearse the grand motives which should incite us to sustain this noble society in its work8 ,are we patriots8 ,then let us take the darkened masses of our land for ,protestantism1 for if we do not they will be taken for ,catholicism4 ,i am not blind to the many elements of good in the ,catholic church2 but one fact stands out bold and prominent in her long history1 viz43 that she is the foe of free institutions4 ,to be such is the instinct of an irresponsible hierarchy4 ,so long as the ,negro was without the ballot1 the ,romish church paid little heed to him2 but when she saw in his hand that white symbol of power1 she went for him1 for she takes the scent of power as quickly as the deerhound takes the tainted gale4 ,are we patriots8 ,then let us win the ,freedmen to ,protestantism and its liberty1 if we would not have them won to the ,papacy with its religious and political bondage4 ,need ,i mention that love of man which is a higher motive even than love of country1 that philanthropy which is a nobler incentive than patriotism8 ,or need ,i mention that love and loyalty to ,christ1 which is a motive finer than love of country and loftier than love of man8 ,under the mighty and splendid impulsion of all these incentives1 let us count it a privilege to give ourselves1 with an ever fresh and ever constant enthusiasm1 to the aid of this noble ,association and its noble work4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,,centenarian4 ,mrs4 ,betsy ,averill1 of ,new ,preston1 ,conn41 last ,may celebrated her centennial birthday4 ,she is still living4 ,as the ,constitution was not adopted until ,september1 #aghg1 she is older by a few months than the ,republic4 ,she lives in the house in which ,horace ,bushnell was born4 ,dr4 ,tyler was her pastor4 ,dr4 ,lyman ,beecher she knew well1 and ,dr4 ,jeremiah ,day1 ,president of ,yale ,college1 was her personal friend4 ,for more than eighty years she has been a faithful follower of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,she has been conspicuously the friend of missions1 and her zeal in this direction is greater now than ever4 ,she has been a contributor to the ,american ,missionary ,association ever since its formation in #ahdf4 ,the ,negro1 ,chinese and ,indian have had in her a true friend4 ,an ,indian girl whom she helped to educate sent her a picture and congratulations on her centennial anniversary4 ,the ,connecticut ,indian ,association passed special resolutions of kind appreciation1 which were presented to her on the same occasion4 ,fifty of her descendants and relatives sat down with her at the birthday dinner4 ,this was her centennial message to the company3 8,i have lived a century4 ,long have ,i tested the love of ,god and the faith in ,christ4 ,i want to recommend to you all that loving ,saviour who is my closest friend and my precious hope of glory40 ,she still retains to a remarkable degree health of body and vigor of mind4 ,the editor of ,,the ,,missionary 8presented the cause0 in ,new ,preston1 recently2 he of course called upon this venerable 8,mother in ,israel40 ,to his great regret1 she was not at home4 ,she had gone off on a visit to a friend1 some miles distant2 but he brought away her photograph and a card on which she had1 with slightly trembling hand1 written her autograph4 ,says her pastor1 ,rev4 ,frank ,s4 ,child3 8,there is a precious and inspiring lesson written upon the pages of such a rare1 long life4 ,may we learn the lesson and weave it into character40 ,and so say we4 ,the ,american ,missionary ,association is proud of having had such a constituent since the beginning of its history1 and ,,the ,,american ,,missionary of having such a subscriber and reader4 ,god bless her4 ,moral3 ,if you want to have a happy old age1 serve ,god2 become a life member of the ,american ,missionary ,association1 and a constant reader of ,,the ,,american ,,missionary4 ,try it4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,south4 ,,notes ,,in ,,the ,,saddle4 ,,by ,,field-,,superintendent ,c4 ,j4 ,,ryder4 ,i have no extended missionary trip to report this month1 as the schools of the ,association are closed1 and the church work is somewhat quiet this season of the year4 ,a run into ,ohio1 to assist in the ordination of ,rev4 ,j4 ,f4 ,cross1 who goes as a missionary among the ,sioux ,indians1 may1 however1 legitimately furnish a basis for 8,notes in the ,saddle40 ,a good ,new ,england friend recently asked1 in all seriousness1 if there really were a horse belonging to the ,a4 ,m4 ,a41 or whether ,i hired one1 from time to time1 as the occasion demanded8 ,what a wild ,tam ,o',shanter ride it would be from ,washington to ,texas in four or five days6 ,but such a ride1 taken once or twice a year1 would only cover a small portion of the field of the ,association4 ,here on the west is the work among the ,indians1 stretching from ,santa ,f1 ,new ,mexico1 away up to ,dakota4 ,the ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 has schools and churches all along the line4 ,this ,council in ,ohio gave its commission to a new harvester going out into this field4 ,mr4 ,cross is a graduate of ,adelbert ,college1 ,cleveland1 and of ,yale ,theological ,seminary4 ,he has had somewhat peculiar preparation for the missionary work upon which he now enters1 through experience gained in home missionary fields4 ,he enters upon this new work with his eyes open1 fully appreciating its hardships4 ,he will be located at ,park ,street ,station1 among the ,blanket ,sioux4 ,three villages1 containing some #h1jjj ,indians1 will constitute his parish4 ,his work will include school teaching and almost every form of religious service4 ,his nearest missionary neighbor will be at ,rosebud ,agency1 sixty-five miles away4 ,in #ahhe an old building was purchased from the natives1 and in #ahhf a new building was erected1 the ,park ,street ,church1 ,boston1 contributing the funds4 ,this building is not a modern parsonage1 with hot and cold water1 gas1 furnace1 and all the luxuries with which many churches delight to furnish their pastor's home4 ,this parsonage of the prairie is a log building1 with shingle roof1 containing two rooms2 and yet it answers the purpose for which it was built well4 ,a native missionary with ,christian passion for his people1 has gone into this field already4 ,brother ,cross follows ,jacob ,good ,dog1 who was the ,boniface in this pioneer missionary work4 ,in a letter written by ,francis ,frazier1 who is the son of ,rev4 ,artemus ,ehnamani1 the ,indian pastor1 there is the following pleading petition for his people3 8,thus ,god has blessed this people2 and that ,god will give them understanding to go on to comprehend ,his laws1 and that they may believe and have faith in ,him1 when you pray will you remember them80 ,this tender and passionate appeal for the ,indians gains additional emphasis by the going out of a new missionary to this field4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the churches and pastors of ,ohio ,i found were greatly stirred up by the proposed outrages against our missionaries and teachers in ,georgia4 ,cordial words were spoken on every side in endorsement of the ,a4 ,m4 ,a41 and in condemnation of the un-,christian and un-,american attempts to violate personal liberty and freedom of conscience under the flimsy pretense of legal right4 ,a tremendous ,republican uprising will follow this attempt on the part of ,georgia to introduce again the policy of suppression and inhumanity that had its culmination1 years ago1 in the cruelties of the prison stockade of ,andersonville4 ,the thumb screw and rack and chain-gang as instruments for the suppression of freedom of opinion1 are things of the past1 and no feeble attempt to legalize them can be permanently successful in this land to-day4 ,sad news just reaches us from ,texas of the defeat of the prohibitory amendment to the ,state constitution4 ,ignorant ,mexicans were brought over the border to vote for rum1 and so overcame the honest vote of the ,christian and moral people of the ,state4 ,jefferson ,davis1 after permitting a member of the ,woman's ,christian ,temperance ,union1 who was more enthusiastic than patriotic1 to pin a silver badge of that society upon his coat in evidence of the esteem in which this prohibition society held him1 wrote a letter to the people in ,texas denouncing the prohibitory movement4 ,mr4 ,davis' prohibition seems much like his patriotism1 8conspicuous for its absence40 99 99 99 99 99 ,,charleston1 ,s4,c4 ,the past year has been a prosperous one for ,plymouth church1 notwithstanding the earthquake4 ,the people are struggling manfully toward self-support1 and will in the course of two or three years be able to relieve the ,association of the greater part1 if not the entire burden of the appropriation which is now granted to it4 ,the earthquake has proven of much benefit to ,charleston in various ways--a real blessing in disguise4 ,many houses have been repaired which probably would have remained unimproved1 and the city presents a more lively appearance than before the disturbance4 ,many persons were shaken into their senses from a spiritual standpoint1 and the work of ,god's servants has been greatly blessed4 ,we have reaped a goodly harvest4 ,during the past year and six months1 #ajb persons have united with the church1 about #be of whom were more or less impressed with the manifestation of ,god's power in the earthquake4 ,there are many careless1 lethargic places which might be benefited by a similar experience4 ,there has been more faithful preaching of the ,gospel to sinners since than before4 ,there is perhaps in the ,south1 as well as in the ,north1 too much of a tendency toward speculative and sthetic discourse1 rather than direct and comprehensive exposition of ,god's word4 ,wherever the cross of ,christ is preached with earnestness1 good results are sure to follow1 as is plainly shown in the sequel of the ,charleston earthquake4 ,we are working hard to raise funds for the erection of a parsonage for our church1 which will cost about #a1hjj2 we have raised already #djj1 and have the lot4 ,the parsonage completed and paid for will enable the church to become in a large measure self-supporting4 ,we shall lay the foundation as soon as half of the amount needed is raised4 ,we hope to begin this work the coming fall4 ,america is a wonderful mission field1 and we who are laboring in that field can appreciate the ,american ,missionary ,association and its work4 ,withdraw the influence of this work from the ,south1 and it would prove a calamity more serious in its results than a dozen earthquakes4 ,the needs of the work grow greater year by year1 and we rejoice that the hearts of a generous ,christian people are expanding and enlarging to meet the demand4 ,,geo4 ,c4 ,,rowe4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,shotgun ,,in ,,louisiana4 ,the outrage referred to in the following letter was perpetrated only a few weeks ago4 ,we suppress names and dates for obvious reasons4 ,we know the writer and can vouch for the truth of the statement4 ,we have in our possession additional and corroborative evidence4--,ed4 8,my very last days at school were saddened by a most distressing outrage in which the father and elder brother of one of my own good1 manly1 big boys1 were shot down in unjust1 merciless and indiscriminating slaughter2 the other two grown-up sons obliged to flee2 the mother1 grandmother and two younger children left desolate but not unfriended1 and the large1 rich and heavy crop1 which would have sufficed to send all the children to school next year1 of necessity abandoned4 ,that was the trouble3 the white men around were jealous of his business methods1 his prosperity and his determination to educate his children--said they were #8getting too smart for niggers'--so1 when an alleged crime by another colored man or boy furnished a pretext1 they improved the opportunity for wholesale massacre--six or seven in all were killed1 some of them resisting and killing two white men4 ,i was amazed at the ,christian meekness shown by my boy1 the elder of the two who escaped1 a large1 strong young man4 ,he spoke with gratitude of the two white men who tried to save his father1 and he seemed disposed to leave the murderers entirely in the hands of the great ,judge of all1 saying1 #8,if the ,lord saw fit to punish them ,he could meet up with them any time4' 8,i said1 with a view to learning how this severe tribulation had affected his trust in ,christ--for he is but a young disciple--#8some people1 when great trouble is permitted to come upon them1 feel that the ,lord has deserted them4' ,he responded at once1 #8,i don't feel that way4 ,i think the ,lord must have been very near me when ,i was dodging through the young corn1 neither high enough nor thick enough to hide me in the bright morning light1 and they all shooting at me as if ,i had been a deer1 or they would certainly have killed me4' 8,in answer to some remarks of mine1 he said3 #8,you needn't be afraid of my taking to any meanness on account of this4 ,i never can find it in my heart to be mean to anybody4 ,i feel too sorry for people4' ,his only anxiety was to find work and make enough to get the rest of his people away from there4 8,when ,i went into my school room after hearing of this heart-rending affair1 a horror of great darkness came over me for an instant1 and a sound was in my ears as of a knell2 then the students' plaintive song seemed to vibrate through the air--,how long1 ,master1 how long8 ,these distressful experiences weigh heavily on the hearts and nerves of our missionaries1 who are here so nearly all the year around and have such a care for everything that affects the school or its members40 ,a ,,teacher4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,death ,,of ,,rev4 ,,willis ,,polk4 ,died1 at his home in ,fayetteville1 ,ark41 after a lingering illness1 ,rev4 ,willis ,polk1 pastor of the ,colored ,congregational ,church of that place4 ,he came to ,fayetteville in the fall of #ahhd1 and took charge of the public school for the colored people2 and up until the time he was disabled by sickness1 he labored in the school-room during the week1 and preached in the little church1 which he had organized1 on the ,sabbath4 ,his education and his gifts as a preacher were above the average of his race4 ,he met death calmly and peacefully1 and died in the blessed hope of a home in heaven4 ,he was kindly nursed and provided for by the members of his little flock and others1 during his long sickness1 and his mortal remains were reverently laid in the tomb by the same kind hands4 ,he leaves a wife and four small children to mourn his loss1 and the little flock to which he ministered without a shepherd4 ,j4 ,n4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,indians4 ,away up in the northern part of the ,territory of ,dakota1 on the bank of the ,missouri1 live the ,mandan ,indians4 ,they are a small tribe1 numbering not quite #djj1 are peaceably inclined1 and are somewhat ambitious4 ,they have a tradition that 8they came from under the earth1 where they lived near a subterranean lake4 ,they ascended by means of a grape vine1 which a heavy woman broke1 so that part of the tribe were left below40 ,they are lighter in color than many other tribes1 and gray hair is often seen even among the young people4 ,they live with the ,arickarees and ,gros ,ventres1 in a very friendly way1 but are a distinct tribe by themselves1 with their old chief at their head4 ,little can be said in praise of their morals2 they are far below the ,sioux nation in this4 ,polygamy is very generally practiced1 although the younger people are beginning to adopt the white man's ways1 and to give up this with others of their old customs4 ,they are doing quite well at agriculture1 raising corn and wheat1 and storing hay4 ,the ,government supplies all those who seem industrious with implements and machines for use in farming2 and some of the men learn quickly their use and manipulation1 so that the results of their labor would often do a white farmer credit4 ,the great drawback to their success is their natural tendency to work awhile and then shirk awhile4 ,they soon tire of steady employment1 and form all kinds of excuses for absence4 ,like the ,irish1 they always have sick relatives who demand their attention at the most inopportune times4 ,this is not more characteristic of the ,mandans than of all ,indians4 ,the lack of discipline in their natures is a very great disadvantage1 and is something that missionaries and agents have constantly to fight4 ,of course1 for generations back the ,indians have followed their own sweet wills1 and have roamed the prairie and forest at pleasure1 traveling when they wished to travel1 and halting when they wished to halt1 so that the idea of any necessity for steady toil day after day1 is one that they grasp with difficulty4 ,they must learn first that there is a to-morrow--a fact they have never realized4 ,this accomplished1 a long step ahead will be gained4 ,little missionary work has been done among the ,mandans in their own language1 and few of them understanding other languages--even those of the ,arickarees and ,gros ,ventres--it is little they can learn of the ,christian's ,god and religion4 ,the fear of their own gods arouses them to sacrifice and worship1 often of the most horrible kind1 and even while they gaze with red1 swollen eyes at the sun1 in painful worship1 there is a yearning in their hearts for better1 higher things1 and this it is that prompts their heathen prayers to all nature1 through their ignorance of the one true source from which these better things can be4 ,while ,i have spoken of their ambitious attempts at agriculture as a tribe1 there are still many among them who are idle4 ,young ,indian men in the very prime of life1 powerful1 and abundantly able to labor with the strongest1 spend their days sitting around the camp fires with the old men and the dogs1 in among blackened kettles1 and all the filthy paraphernalia of their lodges--sit1 and smoke1 and talk1 and sleep4 ,i asked1 one day3 8,what are these people saying--what can they find to talk so much about80 8,oh10 said my ,indian companion1 8they talk of the old times--of their wars and their dances60 ,sad enough was the picture6 ,among these ,mandan people1 whom he calls his children1 lives an old man--a chief4 ,he stands somewhat between the wild ,indian and the civilized4 ,with yearnings after the civilization of which he has heard and known1 he is yet tied to the old ways through the want of a teacher and guide4 ,he is intelligent1 and anxious for a different state of affairs among his people4 ,two sons had he of great promise4 ,the elder went out to war against some hostile ,indians1 and died4 ,it was a great blow to his father1 who had looked to his sons for the deliverance of his people4 ,the younger son was sent to the ,normal ,school at ,santee1 to become educated1 and to learn of the white man's ways4 ,he is still there at school1 and his old father waits at home patiently1 while the years of preparation go on4 ,he sends occasional messages of encouragement to his son1 and is doing all in his power to prepare himself and people for the work ahead4 ,in order that he may conform to the customs his son is adopting1 he has even had his long hair shorn1 a year before the boy's return1 that it may please him to see his father as white men are4 ,long hair is to the ,indian very much what the cue is to the ,chinaman--he is slow to part with it4 ,a short time ago ,santee students were engaged in writing letters to ,eastern friends1 and the old chiefs son1 among the rest1 wrote of his home1 his people and his plans4 ,he was trying to tell what ,i have told--the condition of his tribe1 the lack of missionary work among them1 and their inability to understand the teachers of the other tribes4 ,as he wrote of this1 and of his plan to go back to them as a teacher1 his head dropped forward on his desk and the tears rolled down his cheeks as he realized the awful want of a starving nation--a nation crying out for the ,gospel of ,christ4 ,yet this was an ,indian boy--was once a wild ,indian1 a savage6 ,why will not ,christian people believe that the ,indian is a man--is a man with a soul6 ,why are we all so slow to understand that the ,indian has a heart and a mind6 ,surely ,god remembers the ,mandans4 ,god himself believes in the ,indian4 ,,mrs4 ,c4 ,w4 ,,shelton4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,chinese4 ,,fruit ,,at ,,petaluma4 ,our ,petaluma mission has for several years been apparently barren4 ,its first years were by far its best ones4 ,it would have been abandoned but for the faith and self-denying persistency of its excellent teacher1 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,h4 ,colby4 ,throwing off #ej per cent4 of the meagre salary promised her when she entered upon the work2 soliciting aid from friends in ,petaluma2 interesting1 as far as possible1 her pupils to contribute1 she has made her mission the least expensive of them all2 and she has hoped against hope that the promise would sooner or later be fulfilled1 and her labor be not in vain in the ,lord4 ,others grew discouraged4 ,chinese helpers sent to work with her came back to urge that the work be suspended4 ,the hearts were too hard4 ,the families or clans represented in the ,chinese population of ,petaluma were too hostile one to another4 ,there was too much gambling2 there was too much opium4 ,even those who had attended the school for years1 seemed no less averse to ,christianity than those who had never entered the schoolroom door4 ,about three months ago the teacher was able to write me that she believed the ice was broken1 and that three of her pupils were really asking after the true ,god and salvation4 ,i had learned1 however1 by hard experience that the 8heathen ,chinee0--among other 8tricks that are vain0--can play pious on occasions1 and do it so well as to deceive the very elect4 ,more than once have ,i been compelled1 by the adverse reports of trustworthy ,christian ,chinese1 to decline to baptise1 or in any way to encourage in ,christian profession1 those whom ,american ,sunday-school teachers had come to regard almost as model saints2 and ,i feared that ,mrs4 ,colby's warm heart might have started hopes which a careful scrutiny would prove unfounded4 ,accordingly ,i sent ,jee ,gam to visit these young men4 ,he spent two ,sabbaths with them4 ,at another time ,chin ,kue1 our faithful helper at ,oakland1 spent several days with them4 ,the result of their inquiries brought joy to all our hearts4 ,the new converts were found to be sincere1 fervent1 courageous and though sadly in need of instruction1 yet earnestly desiring it4 ,so they were organized into a branch of our ,association of ,christian ,chinese1 and were shown how to commence effective ,christian work among their countrymen4 ,three weeks ago word came of another who seemed to be turning to ,christ4 ,his brethren were doubtful about him1 but ,mrs4 ,colby hoped quite strongly4 ,this time ,loo ,quong1 who has done so good service in an evangelistic way in our ,northern missions1 was asked to go and spend a ,sabbath with them4 ,his experience ,i give in something like his own idioms as he reported it to me4 ,speaking of this new convert he said3 8,before ,i have chance to speak to him1 the others told me that they had heard that he had been in the gambling places1 but they were not sure about it4 ,so my first question to him was this3 #8,do you wish to be a ,christian8' ,he said #8,yes4' #8,have you been gambling before8' #8,yes4' #8,don't you know that gambling is wrong1 and not fit for a ,christian to do8' #8,yes1 ,i found that out some time ago4' ,so we went on1 question and answer1 till ,i found him truly sincere1 and wanting to try to love the ,saviour4 ,so ,i made arrangements for him to be brought into the ,association on ,sunday evening4 ,on ,sunday morning five of us were going to the ,congregational church4 ,while we were passing through ,chinatown some of our countrymen1 about ten in number1 standing by the doors of the ,chinese shops began to make fun of us1 calling us #8cabbages4' ,this means1 in ,chinese1 a very dirty word1 and at the same time1 it has a sound very near to the word ,jesus in ,chinese4 ,after they had called us all by this name1 they turned especially upon ,wong ,tim ,ban 7the young ,christian7 saying to him3 #8,come1 have a smoke of opium before you go to church4' #8,come play cards with us once more4' ,in all this he kept silent1 and so did all of us4 ,after church was dismissed we came back the same way1 and they came out to meet us again4 ,they called ,wong ,ban a very bad name4 ,but he only smiled and returned them a very kind word1 saying3 #8,yes1 ,i am a ,christian now1 no matter what ,i had done before4 ,i am going to be a better man and do not mind your laughing4'0 ,so when evening came he was welcomed to the ,association by the vote of all the members4 ,and so we stand rebuked for unbelief2 and the faithful teacher's perseverance is rewarded2 and we take courage to work on though hearts are hard and for the time the field seems like unbroken fallow ground4 ,those who remember my article of two months ago on ,imperium in imperio1 will be interested to know that the young ,chinese maiden spoken of has been adopted into an excellent ,christian family and is now at home with them in an ,eastern ,state4 ,it would not be wise perhaps to make a more definite publication of her whereabouts4 ,,wm4 ,c4 ,,pond4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,bureau ,,of ,,woman',s ,,work4 ,,miss ,d4 ,e4 ,,emerson1 ,,secretary4 ,we call special attention to the fact that in connection with our ,annual ,meetings we always have a distinct presentation of our ,woman's ,work by lady missionaries from the field4 ,we take the liberty of suggesting that the various ,ladies' ,missionary ,societies that contribute to our work should make an effort to be represented at the approaching ,annual ,meeting in ,portland4 ,conference collectors and church collectors for woman's aid to the ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 will find this meeting to be of special help in furnishing them with a wide and inspiring view of our great work4 ,let the ladies of ,maine and the adjoining ,states have a large representation at the ,portland meeting4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the following1 from a colored woman1 shows what can be accomplished by a single missionary2 also the great need of faithful ,christian workers4 ,speaking of one of our missionaries1 this colored woman says3 8,miss -------- was with us last ,sabbath4 ,if we could have her here for a while we could soon build up a work1 and some of these poor erring children who are being led astray by the world and the other churches1 which are no better than the world1 would be reclaimed and put into the right way4 ,i have been with her studying for six weeks1 and have seen what a great work she is doing1 and ,i long to have her saintly influence at this place4 ,there are in this place about fifty or more young colored girls just coming to womanhood1 and out of all you will not find three respectable ones4 ,drunkenness1 gambling and licentiousness are so common that they are not looked upon as sin4 ,the church and the world are hand in hand4 ,the whites look on and smile4 ,it is just as they wish it4 ,they say the ,negro cannot rise above these things2 but ,i do know that this is false4 ,i know that my people are as capable of leading pure and holy lives as the whites are1 but we need pure-minded leaders--those who will put their whole heart and soul into the work1 as this dear friend has done4 ,the colored people have no truer friend than she40 ,,from ,a ,,teacher4 ,dear ,friends3 ,i would like to give you some facts which show the need of the continued work of the ,a4 ,m4 ,a4 ,let us visit a school-house where a large congregation is gathered in and around the house4 ,a dark man is preaching4 ,judging by the loudness of voice and furious gesticulations1 and the groaning and fervent 8,amens0 of his hearers1 he must be saying something very important4 ,but hark6 ,he declares that ,jesus cursed4 ,his text1 as he read it and repeats it to prove his assertion1 is3 8,i do curse to-day and to-morrow10 etc4--,luke xiii1 #cb4 ,another time we find the same man giving the history of the ten commandments1 saying that ,god gave ,moses one set of commandments and ,moses went down and read them to the people4 ,they said they were too hard1 so ,moses broke the stones and went back and told the ,lord that his commands were too hard1 so ,god gave him some easier ones4 ,again1 this minister is proving that ,jesus was baptized by 8mersion40 ,he says that when ,jesus came up out of the water1 he ran so fast to the wilderness that no one could keep up with him1 but they tracked him by the water that dripped from his clothes4 ,they tracked him in this way forty days before they found him4 ,some of the people near that school-house are anxious for better instruction1 and have applied to the ,association for a minister4 ,another school-house1 two miles from one of the ,a4 ,m4 ,a41 has been used for meetings held by a regularly licensed minister who does not know a letter4 ,some of his members say 8his sermons beat the 'postle ,paul10 and if noise and violent gestures count1 probably they are right4 ,there are many such preachers as those ,i have told you of1 but where the true light is brought by the ,american ,missionary ,association and other missions1 they are driven out1 or are coming to the light to prepare for better work4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,for ,,the ,,children4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,santee ,,agency1 ,,neb41 ,june1 #ahhg4 ,to ,my ,friends at the ,east3 ,i want to write you a letter4 ,first ,i want to tell you about my home and my people1 how they are1 and their ways4 ,i suppose you know their old way of living1 but let me tell you a part of it again4 ,the general way is to dance1 and give away ponies1 and worship stones4 ,they have 8visions of the deer10 and think themselves sacred4 ,they have foolish 8visions of the bear10 and think themselves sacred4 ,they do not go to war now4 ,but when they used to go to war1 they first tied up parcels of tobacco and took them around to the houses of the men they trusted in1 and1 opening the door of the house1 they led out the brave man4 ,then the women appeared glad1 and would dance and shout4 ,so they did2 and right away they would go off to war1 and kill men1 and bring home their scalps1 or else the hands of the slain1 tied to their horses4 ,but now the people do much better4 ,now1 since the ,word of ,god has been preached among my people1 they do better4 ,and still there are many who do not know anything4 ,i have grown up but recently1 and yet ,i know something4 ,i have been several years at ,santee ,normal ,training ,school1 and have learned some things4 ,though ,i cannot talk ,english much yet1 ,i understand some1 and ,i wish to keep on learning as long as ,i can4 ,and whether ,i learn or do not learn1 ,i am always going to try4 ,and my father and mother are now believers in ,god4 ,they now have understanding and knowledge4 ,so that they have now sent my sister to school1 and very soon ,i shall get letters from her1 and ,i shall be glad4 ,and for myself1 ,i wish to live having faith in ,god1 and to learn all ,i can here4 ,now1 my friends1 ,i have told you all about how it is with me2 so ,i will say no more4 ,a4 ,w4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,receipts ,,for ,,august1 #ahhg4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,maine1 #a1ehf4bd4 ,acton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #g4jj ,bangor4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ca4jj ,bath4 8,a ,friend0 #bj4jj ,brewer4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #aa4ej ,brunswick4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #bi4ag ,castine4 ,rev4 ,alfred ,e4 ,ives #c4jj ,castine4 ,class ,no4 #i1 ,trin4 ,sab4 ,sch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,tougaloo ,u4 #a4aa ,cherryfield4 ,john ,w4 ,coffin #cj4jj ,dennysville4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #h4hh ,foxcroft and ,dover4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ac4ae ,gorham4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #fg4eh ,hallowell4 ,mrs4 ,simon ,page1 for ,williamsburg1 ,ky4 #aj4jj ,hampden4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,sab4 ,sch4 #ah4jj ,limerick4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #bj4ji ,limington4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #aj4jj ,machias4 8,machias0 #aj4jj ,newcastle4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 #fj4jj ,north ,waterford4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #e4eb ,portland4 ,seamen's ,bethel ,ch4 #db4ge ,saccarappa4 ,second ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #f4di ,sherman ,mills4 ,washburn ,mem4 ,ch4 #e4jj ,topsham4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #f4ej ,wells4 ,b4 ,maxwell1 #bg4ej2 ,second ,cong4 ,ch41 #ab #ci4ej ,woman's ,aid to ,a4 ,m4 ,a41 by ,mrs4 ,j4 ,m4 ,sturgis1 ,treas41 for ,woman's ,work1 #ahhf-'hg1 8,women of ,maine0 #a1acj4jj ,,new ,,hampshire1 #bhh4cf4 ,amherst4 8,friend0 #c4jj ,atkinson4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ad4ej ,bedford4 8,g4 ,e4 ,o410 #e2 ,presb4 ,ch41 #a4he #f4he ,campton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #e4jj ,concord4 8,a0 #e4jj ,goffstown4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ei4jj ,hampstead4 ,misses ,h4 ,t4 and ,a4 ,m4 ,howard1 #e each #aj4jj ,hanover4 ,dartmouth ,college ,ch4 #fj4jj ,lyme4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #bj4jj ,meriden4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ac4jj ,orfordville4 ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #g4ja ,pembroke4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #bg4jj ,penacook4 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#e4ca #ba4ca ,south ,weymouth4 8,a ,friend0 #ej4jj ,southwick4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #c4cj ,springfield4 ,a4 ,c4 ,hunt #aj4jj ,sturbridge4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #dd4je ,taunton4 8,a ,friend0 #aj4jj ,topsfield4 ,cong4 ,ch41 to const4 ,,wm4 ,b4 ,,welch1 ,l4 ,m4 #dg4gg ,truro4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #g4ae ,waltham4 ,trin4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ah4bd ,wellesley4 ,miss'y ,soc41 ,wellesley ,college1 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #af4gj ,west ,boylston4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 and ,soc4 #ah4gj ,westhampton4 8,pledge at #dth of ,july ,picnic0 towards ,debt #bj4fj ,westhampton4 ,l4 ,b4 ,s41 #ac4ej1 and ,bbl4 of ,c41 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #ac4ej ,west ,stockbridge4 ,rev4 ,w4 ,w4 ,curtis #e4jj ,west ,warren4 ,rev4 ,g4 ,h4 ,morss #b4jj ,whitman4 8,a ,friend10 to const4 ,,everett ,,cole1 ,,miss ,,anna ,m4 ,,brown1 ,,miss ,,emma ,f4 ,,brown and ,,herbert ,,brown1 ,l4 ,m's #abj4jj ,williamstown4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #ba4cf ,worcester4 ,salem ,st4 ,ch41 for ,student ,aid1 ,fisk ,u4 #h4fb ,,clothing1 ,,etc41 ,,received ,,at ,,boston 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7#aj of which from ,moses ,lyman7 #af4ce ,greens ,farms4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #ai4be ,haddam ,neck4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #c4jj ,hampton4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,cong4 ,ch4 7#ab of which for ,indian ,m47 #bj4jj ,hartford4 8,a ,friend0 #ajj4jj ,hartford4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,rosebud ,indian ,m41 and to const4 ,,mrs4 ,,john ,g4 ,,parsons and ,,dea4 ,,willis ,s4 ,,twitchell1 ,l4 ,m's4 #gj4jj ,kensington4 ,edward ,cowles #e4jj ,lebanon4 ,first4 ,ch4 #cb4jj ,lisbon4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #h4ej ,litchfield4 ,dea4 ,geo4 ,m4 ,woodruff1 #be2 ,miss ,clarissa ,b4 ,denny1 #be2 ,prof4 ,sam'l ,harris1 #aj2 ,miss ,wheeler1 #aj2 ,mrs4 ,w4 ,b4 ,wheeler1 #aj2 ,miss ,wheeler1 #e2 ,mrs4 ,e4 ,s4 ,van ,winkle1 #e #ij4jj ,litchfield4 ,james ,humphrey1 #e2 ,f4 ,d4 ,mc,neil1 #e2 8,a ,friend10 #b2 ,john ,coit1 #c2 ,mrs4 ,alice ,camp1 #a2 ,henry ,coe1 #a2 ,mrs4 ,h4 ,kilbourne1 #a #ah4jj ,manchester4 ,judge ,james ,campbell1 for ,mountain ,work #aj4jj ,meriden4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,first ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,sch'p1 ,fisk ,u4 #ej4jj ,kensington4 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,l4 ,m4 #cj4jj ,west ,chester4 ,ladies of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,conn4 ,ind'l ,sch41 ,ga4 #ab4jj ,west ,haven4 ,mrs4 ,emeline ,smith #ajj4jj ,wethersfield4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #fj4fd ,wethersfield4 ,true ,blue ,card1 by ,miss ,fannie ,clark #e4jj ,wethersfield4 ,ladies of ,cong4 ,ch41 for ,conn4 ,ind'l ,sch41 ,ga4 #ce4jj ,williamsville4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #b4ej ,windsor ,locks4 ,chas4 ,a4 ,porter #cj4jj ,wolcott4 ,members of ,cong4 ,sab4 ,sch41 by ,mary ,r4 ,hough1 for ,rosebud ,indian ,m4 #b4ej ,woodbridge4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #g4bg -------------------- #a1fhi4hh ,,legacies4 ,new ,london4 ,estate of ,mrs4 ,sarah ,s4 ,huntington1 by ,j4 ,c4 ,learned1 ,ex4 #hbd4jj ,colchester4 ,estate of ,miss ,eliza ,m4 ,day1 by ,enoch ,p4 ,hincks #ajj4jj -------------------- #b1fac4hh ,,new ,,york1 #gbf4bd4 ,brooklyn4 ,lewis ,av4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #ac2 ,rev4 ,s4 ,w4 ,powell1 #b2 ,mrs4 ,wm4 ,e4 ,cone1 #ej;c4 #ae4ej ,brooklyn4 ,young ,ladies' ,ass'n of ,clinton ,av4 ,cong4 ,ch41 ,box of ,goods1 for ,williamsburg1 ,ky4 ,buffalo4 ,mrs4 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#dj4jj ,verona4 ,e4 ,day #aj4jj ,victor4 ,mrs4 ,c4 ,l4 ,mc,dermid #j4ej ,walton4 ,thomas ,ogden1 #bj4jj2 ,dea4 ,geo4 ,fitch1 #aj2 ,augustus ,fitch1 #aj2 ,prof4 ,strong ,comstock1 #e2 ,gen4 ,benj4 ,j4 ,bassett1 #e2 ,geo4 ,o4 ,mead1 #e2 ,j4 ,a4 ,warner1 #e2 ,mrs4 ,henry ,ogden1 #e2 ,rev4 ,g4 ,w4 ,nims1 #a2 ,john ,olmstead1 #a2 ,lewis ,marvin1 #a2 ,lyman ,fitch1 #a2 ,rhoderic ,fitch1 #a2 for ,mountain ,work #gj4jj ,woman's ,home ,miss'y ,union of ,n4,y41 by ,mrs4 ,l4 ,h4 ,cobb1 ,treas41 for ,woman's ,work3 ,buffalo4 ,first ,cong4 ,ch4 #dj4jj ,,new ,,jersey1 #aj4jj4 ,bound ,brook4 ,bbl4 of ,c41 for ,tillotson ,c4 ,n4 ,inst41 ,austin1 ,tex4 ,east ,orange4 ,c4 ,b4 ,clark #aj4jj ,,pennsylvania1 #aee4jj4 ,philadelphia4 ,chas ,burnham #ej4jj ,pittsburg4 ,by ,p4 ,o4 ,matthews1 for ,oahe ,ind'l ,sch4 #e4jj ,west ,alexander4 ,mrs4 ,jane ,c4 ,davidson4 #ajj4jj ,,ohio1 #cgg4hf4 ,adams ,mills4 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,a4 ,smith #aj4jj ,bellevue4 ,s4 ,w4 ,boise #bj4jj ,brighton4 ,cong4 ,ch4 #c4ae ,brownhelm4 ,cong4 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,storr's ,sch4 ,tuition #aa4ej ,marietta4 ,cong4 ,ch41 #b1 and ,sab4 ,sch41 #a #c4jj ,rutland4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,cong4 ,ch4 #a4ej ,,alabama1 #ae4jj4 ,mobile4 ,woman's ,sew4 ,soc41 for ,indian ,m4 #e4jj ,talladega4 8,a ,giver0 #aj4jj ,,texas1 #f4ae4 ,austin4 ,tillotson ,inst41 ,teachers and ,others #c4ae ,austin4 ,barnes ,scott1 ,box of ,raisins and #dj lbs4 ,candy ,dallas4 ,sab4 ,sch4 of ,plym4 ,ch41 #b4ej2 ,pastor ,roberts1 #ej;c4 #c4jj ,,income1 #cb4ee4 ,avery ,fund1 for ,mendi ,m4 #cb4ee --------1 #ge4jj4 --------4 8,a ,friend10 for ,hope ,station1 ,indian ,m4 #ge4jj ,,sandwich ,,islands1 #bej4jj4 ,kohala1 ,hawaii4 8,a ,friend0 #bej4jj ,,scotland1 #ci4hg4 ,perth4 ,north ,united ,presb4 ,ch41 by ,d4 ,morton #ci4hg ,,france1 #be4jj4 ,paris4 ,rev4 ,j4 ,w4 ,hough1 ,d4,d4 #be4jj ,donations #aj1ffg4ae ,legacies #a1hed4jj ,incomes #cb4ee -------------------- ,total for ,august #ab1eec4gj ,total from ,oct4 #a to ,august #ca #bdb1jfa4jc ,,for ,,the ,,american ,,missionary4 ,subscriptions for ,august #eb4ib ,previously acknowledged #idc4cj ---------------- ,total #iif4bb ,h4 ,w4 ,,hubbard1 ,treasurer1 #ef ,reade ,st41 ,n4,y4 99 99 99 99 99 ,illustration3 ,estey ,organ ,its leading position is due to its ,,tone1 the ,,material used in its construction1 and the ,,care given to every detail4 ,illustrated ,catalogue sent free4 ,estey ,organ ,co4 ,brattleboro ,vt4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,international ,,song ,,service ,,by ,,philip ,,phillips ,,his ,,son ,,with ,,gems ,,of ,,songs ,,from #ej ,,authors ,illustration ,,latest1 ,,cheapest ,,and ,,best #afj ,pages4 ,strong ,board ,covers4 #cj cents each1 postpaid4 #be4jj per #ajj4 ,,send ,,to ,,the ,,phillips ,,publishing ,,co41 ,bible ,house1 ,new ,york4 99 99 99 99 99 ,reliable ,carpenter ,organs ,containing the ,celebrated ,carpenter ,organ ,action4 ,illustration ,they are pure in tone1 perfect in construction1 in exact accord with the voice1 and full of patented improvements4 ,more than #ej different styles1 ranging in price from #bj up4 ,,warranted ,,for #h ,,years4 ,where we have no agent1 ,organs sold direct on easy payments4 ,buy no organ until you have seen our ,catalogue4 ,free to any address4 ,e4 ,p4 ,carpenter ,co41 7,est4 #ahej47 ,brattleboro1 ,vt4 99 99 99 99 99 ,fall ,dress ,goods ,,james ,mc,c,r,e,e,r,y ,,co4 offer among their large assortment of ,fall ,dress ,goods1 the following ,special ,lines3 ,two lines ,stripe and ,check ,cheviots1 #dd inches wide1 at #fj cents2 worth #a4jj4 ,also1 ,three lines ,check and ,stripe ,suitings1 #fd inches wide1 at #ge cents2 well worth #a4be4 ,,orders ,from any part of the country ,,by will receive ,,mail careful and prompt attention4 ,,james ,mc,c,r,e,e,r,y ,,co4 ,,broadway and ,,eleventh ,,st41 ,,new ,,york4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,indelible ,mark your ,clothing6 ,clear ,record of half a ,century4 8,most ,reliable and ,simplest for plain or decorative marking40 ,use a common pen4 ,illustration ,sold by all ,druggists1 ,stationers1 ,news and ,fancy ,goods dealers4 ,,payson',s ,indelible ,ink6 99 99 99 99 99 ,,statement4 ,,phenix ,,insurance ,,company ,,of ,,brooklyn1 ,n4,y4 ,,january #ast1 #ahhg4 ,,cash ,,capital #a1jjj1jjj4jj ,,gross ,,surplus #d1chc1aga4fh -------------------------- ,gross ,assets #e1chc1aga4fh ,,assets4 ,united ,states ,bonds1 market value #a1ajd1bej4jj ,other ,stocks and ,bonds #a1ejb1heh4ij ,loans on ,bond and ,mortgage #bid1ijj4jj ,loans on ,call #hj1geh4gf ,cash in ,bank and ,office #die1ace4hc ,real ,estate #a1jhb1ghg4ec ,premiums in ,course of ,collection #ffg1bca4hh ,interest ,accrued #aa1gaf4db ,bills ,receivable for ,marine ,premiums #adj1bhd4ee ,rents ,due and ,accrued #c1bdg4ha -------------------------- #e1chc1aga4fh ,,liabilities4 ,,cash ,,capital #a1jjj1jjj4jj ,reserve for ,unearned ,premiums #c1dff1hhf4ig ,reserve for ,unpaid ,losses #cec1gei4hc ,all ,other ,liabilities #e1dch4aj ,,net ,,surplus #eeg1jhf4gh -------------------------- #e1chc1aga4fh ,,stephen ,,crowell1 ,president1 ,,geo4 ,h4 ,,fiske1 ,,wm4 ,r4 ,,crowell1 ,vice-,president4 ,,chas4 ,c4 ,,little1 ,ass't ,sec's4 ,,philander ,,shaw1 ,secretary4 ,,john ,h4 ,,dougherty1 99 99 99 99 99 ,a4 ,h4 ,,andrews ,,co4 ,,manufacturers ,,of ,school1 ,church1 ,chapel and ,sunday-,school ,seating4 ,,dovetailed ,,school-,,desks1 ,,globes1 ,,maps1 ,,charts1 ,,black-,,boards1 ,c4 ,illustration ,,church ,,chairs ,,pews1 ,,pulpits1 ,,communion ,,tables1 ,,collection ,,plates1 ,c41 ,c4 ,illustration ,,improved ,,methods ,,of ,,seating ,,with ,,settees ,,and ,,taylor ,,patent ,,chairs4 ,catalogues free on application4 ,a4 ,h4 ,,andrews ,,co41 #fhf ,broadway1 ,new ,york ,city4 #aie ,wabash ,avenue1 ,chicago4 99 99 99 99 99 ,liquid ,cottage ,colors4 ,the best ,,mixed ,,paints manufactured4 ,guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction if properly applied4 ,they are heavy bodied1 and for work that does not require an extra heavy coat1 they can be thinned 7with our ,old ,fashioned ,kettle-boiled ,linseed ,oil7 and still cover better than most of the mixed paints sold in the market1 many of which have so little stock in them that they will not give a good solid coat4 ,some manufacturers of mixed paints direct ,,not to rub out the paint1 but to ,,flow it on2 the reason being that if such stuff were rubbed out there would be but little left to cover1 would be transparent4 ,our ,cottage ,colors have great strength or body1 and1 like any good paint1 should be worked out well under the brush4 ,the covering property of this paint is so excellent as to allow this to be done4 ,put up for shipment as follows3 ,in #c-;gal4 and #e-;gal4 bailed buckets also barrels2 in cans of 1 1 1 #a-;gal4 and #b-;gal4 each4 ,sample ,cards of ,colors1 ,testimonials and prices sent on application to ,chicago ,white ,lead ,oil ,co41 ,cor4 ,green ,fulton ,streets1 ,,chicago1 ,,ill4 99 99 99 99 99 ,ditson ,co's ,sunday-,school ,music ranks with the very best1 and no ,sunday-school management should adopt a new ,singing ,book without carefully examining one of their 8tried and true0 ,sunday-,school ,song ,books4 ,voices of ,praise 7#dj cts41 #d4bj per doz47 ,rev4 ,c4 ,l4 ,hutchins4 ,music and poetry dignified and classical1 but not dull2 in fact1 bright and enthusiastic4 ,very large collection for the money4 ,singing on the ,way 7#ce cts41 #c4fj per doz47 by ,mrs4 ,jewett1 ably assisted by ,dr4 ,holbrook1 whose noble compositions are known and loved in all the churches4 ,this1 like the book above mentioned1 does excellently well for a ,vestry ,singing ,book for prayer and praise meetings4 ,songs of ,promise 7#ce cts41 #c4fj per doz47 ,j4 ,h4 ,tenney and ,rev4 ,e4 ,a4 ,hoffman--the first highly gifted1 musically1 and the second the author of many hymns of refined and beautiful quality4 ,one of the newest books4 ,song ,worship 7#ce cts41 #c4fj per doz47 ,l4 ,o4 ,emerson and ,w4 ,f4 ,sherwin1 both celebrated compilers1 composers and leaders1 and the latter well-known as having had charge of the music at many ,chautauqua meetings4 ,for other good books1 please send for lists and catalogues4 ,for a lovely little book for the young children of a ,sunday-school1 look no further than ,,fresh ,,flowers 7#be cts41 #b4dj per doz471 ,emma ,pitt4 ,sweet ,hymns1 ,sweet ,music1 ,pretty ,pictures4 ,mailed for ,retail ,price4 ,,oliver ,,ditson ,,co41 ,,boston4 ,c4 ,h4 ,,ditson ,,co41 #hfg ,broadway1 ,new ,york4 99 99 99 99 99 #f1 #g1 #h4 ,,the ,,american ,,investment ,,co4 ,,of ,,emmettsburg1 ,,iowa1 with a ,,paid-,,up ,,capital of #fjj1jjj1 ,,surplus #ge1jjj1 offers ,first ,mortgage ,loans drawing ,,seven per cent41 both ,principal and ,interest ,,fully ,,guaranteed4 ,also #f per cent4 ten-year ,debenture ,bonds1 secured by #aje per cent4 of ,first ,mortgage ,loans held in trust by the ,,mercantile ,,trust ,,company1 ,new ,york4 #e per cent4 certificates of deposit for periods under one year4 #g ,,can ,,be ,,realized ,,by ,,changing #d ,per ,ct4 ,government ,bonds ,into #f ,per ,cent4 ,debentures4 ,write for full information and reference to the ,company at #aej ,,nassau ,,street1 ,,new ,,york4 ,a4 ,l4 ,,ormsby1 ,vice-,president and ,gen4 ,manager4 99 99 99 99 99 ,hamilton ,vocalion ,organs ,illustration of #b manuals and #b sets of pedals1 #gej2 equalling in beauty1 variety and volume a pipe organ of #fjj pipes by the best maker4 ,circulars1 with testimonials of leading musicians and organists of the world4 8,without a doubt the ,vocalion is at present the nearest approach to a pipe organ40--,clarence ,eddy1 ,organist ,first ,presbyterian ,church1 ,chicago4 8,i have only words of praise in its favor40--,henry ,eyre ,brown1 ,organist1 ,brooklyn ,tabernacle4 8,especially valuable for ,churches and ,concert ,rooms40--,a4 ,h4 ,messiter1 ,organist1 ,trinity ,ch41 ,n4,y4 8,a tone so rich and musical must be recognized as valuable for special and new orchestral effects40--,henry ,carter1 ,organist1 ,n4,y4 8,your ,vocalion has a magnificent future40--,sir ,arthur ,sullivan4 8,a rare combination of power and sweetness40--,adelina ,patti4 ,catalogue sent free4 ,,warerooms1 #bh ,,east #bc;d ,,st41 ,,new ,,york1 ,n4,y4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,joseph ,,gillott',s ,,steel ,,pens ,,gold ,,medal ,,paris ,,exposition--#ahgh4 ,,the ,,most ,,perfect ,,of ,,pens 99 99 99 99 99 ,dr4 ,,warner',s ,health ,underwear1 ,,made ,,of ,,two ,,qualities1 ,selected ,,camel',s ,,hair and ,pure ,,natural ,,wool4 ,illustration ,five ,reasons for ,wearing the ,health ,underwear4 #ast4 ,camel's ,hair and ,wool are twice as warm as the same weight of ,cotton or ,linen4 #b;d4 ,they protect the body against excessive heat and against drafts and sudden changes of temperature4 #c;d4 ,they are an important protection against colds1 catarrh1 consumption1 neuralgia1 rheumatism and malaria4 #dth4 ,they cannot crock1 fade or poison the skin1 as they are natural colors and contain no dyes4 #eth4 ,the ,camel's ,hair is warranted to wash without shrinking4 ,manufactured in all styles of ,gentlemen's1 ,ladies' and ,children's ,underwear and ,night ,shirts4 ,,for ,,sale ,,by ,,leading ,,merchants4 ,catalogue with ,prices sent on application4 ,,warner ,,bros41 #cei ,broadway1 ,n4,y4 99 99 99 99 99 ,clinton ,h4 ,meneely ,,bell ,,company ,troy1 ,n4,y41 ,,manufacture ,,superior ,church1 ,chime and ,peal ,bells4 99 99 99 99 99 #ahej ,thirty-,seventh ,year4 #ahhg ,manhattan ,life ,,insurance ,,co4 ,,of ,,new ,,york1 #aef ,,and #aeh ,,broadway4 ,,agents ,,wanted4 ,we desire to engage the services of competent1 reliable men as ,agents1 in localities where this company is not now represented4 ,liberal arrangements will be made with men who would like to undertake the business4 ,the requirements are1 a good reputation for honesty and integrity1 popularity1 intelligence1 industry and perseverance4 ,with these qualities any man can succeed2 if he can add enthusiasm he can command great success4 ,send references as to ability1 integrity1 etc4 ,accumulation #aa1aee1jjj ,surplus1 by ,new ,york standard1 #b1bed1jjj ,cash surrender values4 ,policy incontestable after five years4 ,very liberal to insurers1 embracing the non-forfeiture law of ,new ,york4 ,,james ,m4 ,mc,l,e,a,n1 ,president4 ,j4 ,l4 ,,halsey1 #ast ,vice-,pres't4 ,h4 ,b4 ,,stokes1 #b;d ,vice-,pres't4 ,h4 ,y4 ,,wemple1 ,secretary4 ,s4 ,n4 ,,stebbins1 ,actuary4 99 99 99 99 99 ,illustration3 ham and bacon ,,use 8,our constant aim is to make them the ,finest in the ,world40 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,new ,,hymn ,,book1 by ,rev4 ,drs4 ,hitchcock4 ,eddy and ,mudge4 ,rev4 ,j4 ,s4 ,,dickson1 ,pastor ,woodland ,presbyterian ,church1 ,philadelphia1 and a rare musician and singer1 says3 8,i have just gone over the #8,carmina ,sanctorum1' by ,rev4 ,drs4 ,hitchcock1 ,eddy and ,mudge1 and find that it is by all odds the best hymnal ,i have ever seen40 ,rev4 ,,thos4 ,b4 ,mc,l,e,o,d1 ,clinton ,avenue ,church1 ,brooklyn4 ,n4,y4--8,it satisfies me beyond anything of the kind ,i have ever seen4 ,of course1 the names of the editors warranted high reputation4 ,but considering the progress made in the direction1 and the number of fine ,hymn ,books recently published1 ,i was not prepared to see a work so eclipsing as this40 ,,edward ,h4 ,,merrill1 ,pres't ,ripon ,college4--8,the #8,carmina ,sanctorum' is a superb book in all ways4 ,i advise ,churches about to change books to examine this one40 ,rev4 ,,philip ,,schaff1 ,d4,d4--8,it is a model collection40 ,rev4 ,p4 ,t4 ,,farwell1 ,stockbridge1 ,mass4--8,the book is a thorough delight40 ,e4 ,c4 ,,evans1 ,st4 ,paul1 ,minn4--8,it has already contributed not a little to the enriching of the devotional part of our services40 ,,congregationalist4--8,one of the most practically serviceable hymnals which we have seen40 ,hymns and ,songs for ,social and ,sabbath ,worship4 #ge cts4 8,hits the ,golden ,mean40 ,,for ,,prayer ,,praise ,,meetings4 ,,sunday ,,school ,,times1 ,,philadelphia4--8,it is a book of great merit1 as might be expected from the character and experience of its editors40 ,,independent1 ,,new ,,york4--8,any congregation that likes to have its hymnal represent careful thought and full culture1 would do well to examine this collection of ,carmina ,sanctorum40 ,,evangelist1 ,,new ,,york4--8,the hymns are only the choicest1 and they have been carefully edited by that accomplished authority in hymnody1 ,dr4 ,hitchcock4 ,as the ,american ,churches have grown in taste and capacity for musical expression in worship1 this book seems to meet their wants completely1 giving them plenty of tunes they can and will sing1 and at the same time educating their taste and improving their public worship40 ,illustration3 ,carmina ,sanctorum ,the ,newest ,church ,hymn ,book1 and the ,best4 8,the nearest to perfection40 ,the ,christian ,union4 ,,price ,,list4--,carmina ,sanctorum ,hymns and ,tunes1 #a4bj4 ,hymns and ,tunes with ,scripture ,readings1 #a4dj4 ,hymns only 7,pew ,edition71 #ge;c4 ,hymns only 7,pocket ,edition71 #de;c4 ,chapel ,edition1 #ge;c4 ,chapel ,edition1 with ,scripture ,readings1 #ij;c1 ,scripture ,readings 7alone7 #ge;c4 ,,editions ,,for ,,every ,,want4 ,returnable ,examination copies sent to ,pastors and ,committees upon request4 ,a4 ,s4 ,,barnes ,,co41 ,nos4 #aaa and #aac ,william ,street1 ,new ,york4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,charming ,,stories4 ,,instructive ,,reading4 ,,appletons' ,,instructive ,,reading ,,books4 ,,the ,,natural ,,history ,,series1 ,by ,,james ,,johonnot4 ,no4 #a4 ,book of ,cats and ,dogs1 and ,other ,friends4 ,for ,little ,folks4 ,price1 #bj cents4 ,no4 #b4 ,friends in ,feathers and ,fur1 and other ,neighbors4 ,for ,young ,folks4 ,price1 #ce cents4 ,neighbors with ,wings and ,fins1 and some others4 ,for ,no4 #c4 ,boys and ,girls4 ,price1 #dg cents4 ,some ,curious ,flyers1 ,creepers and ,swimmers4 7,intermediate47 ,price1 #dg cents4 ,no4 #d4 ,neighbors with ,claws and ,hoofs1 and their ,kin4 ,for ,young ,people4 ,price1 #fc cents4 ,no4 #e4 ,glimpses of the ,animate ,world3 ,science and ,literature of ,natural ,history4 ,for ,school or ,home4 ,price1 #a4bj4 ,the publication of this series marks a distinct and important advance in the adaptation of special knowledge and general literature to the intelligent comprehension of pupils of all grades of attainment4 ,while in no wise tending to do away with the regular school-readers1 the 8,instructive ,reading-,books0 introduce suggestive and valuable information and specific knowledge1 covering many of the subjects which will eventually be more minutely investigated by the maturing of the pupil's mind4 ,sent postpaid on receipt of price4 ,special terms made on class supplies4 ,d4 ,,appleton ,,co41 ,publishers1 ,,new ,,york4 ,,boston4 ,,chicago4 ,,atlanta4 ,,san ,,francisco4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,forty-,,first ,,annual ,,meeting ,,of ,,the ,,american ,,missionary ,,association1 ,,will ,,be ,,held ,,at ,,portland1 ,,me41 ,,oct4 #be-bg4 ,rev4 ,a4 ,j4 ,f4 ,behrends1 ,d4,d41 of ,brooklyn1 will preach the sermon4 ,the ,meeting will be held in the ,second ,church1 of which ,rev4 ,c4 ,h4 ,daniels is ,pastor4 ,the friends in ,portland have already begun preparations for the reception of the ,association4 ,life ,members and ,delegates chosen by contributing churches1 ,local ,conferences1 and ,state ,associations1 constitute the ,annual ,meeting4 ,,special ,,railroad ,,and ,,steamboat ,,rates4 ,boston ,maine ,r4,r4 will make the rate from ,boston to ,portland and return1 #c4jj1 and #a;c41 per mile for such other stations as desired4 ,the ,maine ,central1 ,portland ,ogdensburg1 ,portland ,rochester and ,knox ,lincoln roads will return passengers free on the vouchers of the ,secretary of the ,association4 ,the ,maine ,steamship ,line--,new ,york to ,portland1 and ,international ,steamship ,line--,boston to ,portland1 ,eastport and ,st4 ,john1 will return passengers free on the vouchers of the ,secretary4 ,boston steamers will return passengers for half fare on vouchers of the ,secretary4 ,the rate from ,new ,york to ,portland1 via ,fall ,river steamers1 #d4ej4 ,delegates from the ,west can best arrange through the 8,central ,traffic ,association10 ,geo4 ,h4 ,daniels1 ,vice ,chairman1 ,chicago4 ,,special ,,hotel ,,rates4 ,falmouth ,preble1 #b4jj per day4 ,city and ,united ,states1 #a4ge per day4 ,st4 ,julian1 #a4ej per day4 ,durant1 #a4jj per day4 ,these hotels are all recommended4 ,so far as possible1 the ,portland churches will entertain those who attend4 ,those purposing to be present and wishing entertainment are requested to write to ,rev4 ,c4 ,h4 ,daniels1 ,chairman of the ,committee of ,entertainment1 or ,rev4 ,s4 ,k4 ,perkins1 ,secretary1 ,portland1 ,me4 ,application must be made before ,oct4 #ast4 ,special rates have been arranged at hotels 7see above7 for those who desire to pay their own way4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,press ,,of ,,holt ,,brothers1 #aai-aba ,,nassau ,,st41 ,n4,y4 ,transcriber's ,notes3 ,obvious printer's punctuation errors and omissions have been corrected4 ,inconsistent hyphenation is retained due to the multiplicity of authors4 ,imperiun changed to ,imperium on page #cjj4 7,imperium in imperio7 8,,recived0 changed to 8,,received0 on page #cjd4 7,,clothing1 ,,etc41 ,,received ,,at ,,boston ,,office7 ,on the first page of advertisements1 8aseortment0 changed to 8assortment0 in the ,james ,mc,creery ,co4 advertisement4 ,missing 8d0 in 8had0 replaced in the ,ditson advertisement on the third page of advertisements4