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177 1854.] OJIBWAS. 177 four of one’s previous users are in fact to the new Y ellow Treatments Chapel, and one provides passed away, today’s amount of communicants within Lac-qui-parle is actually twenty-a few, six out-of just who is actually low-owners. A young lady has actually passed away at this station, giving rather sufficient evidence of having selected Christ while the their own portion, although she had not produced a career away from her faith for the him. Riggs educated an effective Dakota school, one of the Indians becoming his secretary. The brand new attendance is somewhat promising ; for approximately half the full time, in reality, they averaged more than thirty. Miss Spooner coached a small English school, before the flame regarding February 3 disturbed their particular labors. This phenomenal more youthful woman is back to help you their nearest and dearest inside the Kansas. OJIBWAS. Ciicnv W into the g. Sherman Hallway, Missionary; Mrs. Betsey P. Hall. B a great d Roentgen i v-e roentgen. Leonard H. Wheeler, Missionary, Charles Pulsifer, Teacher; Mrs. Harriet W. Wheeler, Mrs. Hannah Pulsifer, Skip Abby Spooner. Henry Blatchford, Local Catechist. dos channels. dos missionaries. 1 men and you will cuatro female secretary missionaries. step 1 indigenous helper. T his purpose is at establish including the latest individuals which belonged so you can they one year before ; the location regarding a part of their users, although not, is different; as well as the labors out-of two anyone else, because areas the latest Ojibwas, are considered as almost finalized. The reasons with contributed to these unanticipated changes, is actually worth a short listing. CHOW Wing. Immediately after visiting the Dakota goal, Mr. Get rid of ascended the fresh new Mississippi to Crow Side, with regards to conferring into household at this route in regard to its arrangements and you may candidates, just like the in addition to regarding physically examining the field which they had thus has just visited inhabit. He unearthed that that they had suffered of many products within the latest house, and that they was certainly not obvious from what duty of leftover anymore at the their post. That have ascertained the information and this drill on that it question, as much as he had been able, the guy returned and you may put all of them before the Com m ittee; whereupon it had been decided to relinquish this new route, when the needful agreements would be made. It could be recalled your objective family eliminated so you can Crow Wing just last year getting a two-flex mission. T hey desired to establish good boarding college or university, under the auspices of the Joined

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178 178 OJIBWAS. [Declaration, Says regulators, and also to engage in the standard labors connected with brand new preaching off Christ among the heathen. However the population at that lay is actually destined to be a lot shorter, it might seem, than the brethren requested, owing partly in order to a significant difference regarding coverage concerning the fresh new import of your own east Ojibwas on the west area of the Mississippi, and you can partially into war anywhere between these types of Indians while the Dakotas. The introduction of ardent comfort for the so it area of the Ojibwa country, also, is practically unchecked; and it also would hardly become safe you may anticipate a far more energetic program from methods for the difference. Therefore, to state little out-of anybody else that are adduced, the new Panel never envision they smart to protract their jobs during the so it route ; so that as there isn’t any most other set one of the Ojibwas, right now unoccupied, which provides sufficient encouragement to possess missionary work, Mr. Hallway features made a decision to bring themselves henceforth on family service ; and then he will likely assume a good pastoral costs in Minnesota Area. Mr. Pulsifer and you can Henry Blatchford was associated with the Mr. Wheeler toward Lake Advanced. L A beneficial P O During the T Age A n D B An effective D R IV Elizabeth Roentgen. T the guy Panel are permitted to speak even more hopefully out of brand new operations of one’s Panel toward River Advanced than they did a year ago. A large percentage of cash and you may items was made with the Indians on La Pointe from inside the Oct last by the You governm ent; but alternatively ones views off riot and you can problems that are so frequent for the including times, there is a reduced amount of intemperance and you will dissipation than normal; when you find yourself there is over average need for the expertise of the fresh sanctuary. Conferences happened every evening; and several of one’s pagan Indians attended, and you may heard the content out-of salvation. New Sabbaths had been such solemn. Gilbert, Esq., and his excellent secretary, the beautiful Laotian women fresh new sobriety and you can silent and this been successful, are. primarily as ascribed. The brand new Indians on Crappy Lake have-not already been more quiet, amicable otherwise industrious than simply in the past seasons; neither has they found a lot more mood any moment to listen towards truths of gospel. Many people, and additionally about three Chiefs, features understood on their own to the Religious group, and just have pulled the name of praying Indians. A few are regarded as sincere inquirers ; but not one keeps given such as evidence of piety about guarantee their admission to help you Religious fellowship. Mr. Wheeler has seen however, you to definitely Ojibwa in a state from intoxication at the Bad Lake for over a-year.