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177 1854.] OJIBWAS. 177 four of former professionals are now actually in connection with the new Y ellow Medicine Church, and something enjoys passed away, today’s amount of communicants at Lac-qui-parle was twenty-a few, six out-of who are low-citizens. An earlier woman keeps died at that route, giving very sufficient proof of that have chose Christ once the their unique bit, even when she hadn’t produced a profession of their particular trust during the him. Riggs coached a beneficial Dakota college or university, among the Indians becoming his assistant. The new attendance is somewhat encouraging ; for approximately half of enough time, in reality, they averaged over thirty. Skip Spooner educated a small English college or university, till the flames out-of February 3 disturbed their particular labors. This brilliant more youthful woman has returned to help you their own members of the family inside the Kansas. OJIBWAS. Sherman Hall, Missionary; Mrs. Betsey P. Hallway. B a good d R we v e r. Leonard H. Wheeler, Missionary, Charles Pulsifer, Teacher; Mrs. Harriet W. Wheeler, Mrs. Hannah Pulsifer, Miss Abby Spooner. Henry Blatchford, Native Catechist. 2 station. 2 missionaries. step one men and you can 4 feminine assistant missionaries. step 1 local helper. T their objective was at establish consisting of this new people exactly who belonged to help you they 12 months ago ; the region from an integral part of their members, yet not, differs; together with labors out of two anyone else, because it respects the fresh new Ojibwas, may be considered as about signed. The causes that have contributed to these types of unanticipated changes, was value a short record. CHOW Wing. Immediately following visiting the Dakota purpose, Mr. Beat ascended this new Mississippi to help you Crow Wing, with regards to conferring to your families at this station in regard to its plans and you will prospects, while the including from really examining the field which they got therefore recently attended consume. The guy discovered that that they had sustained of several samples within the fresh family, and they had been by no means obvious about what obligation out-of left more from the their article. Having ascertained the information and therefore bore abreast of that it matter, as far as he was ready, the guy returned and placed them before Com yards ittee; whereupon it was chose to relinquish the latest route, after needful arrangements might be generated. It will be remembered the mission family got rid of to help you Crow Side this past year getting a-two-flex purpose. T hi planned to introduce good boarding college, underneath the auspices of one’s United
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178 178 OJIBWAS. [Report, States government, and to take part in the standard labors pertaining to the newest preaching of Christ among heathen. Nevertheless the populace at this set is actually bound to be much less, it would have a look, than just all of our brethren asked, owing partly to help you a change regarding coverage concerning the latest transfer of one’s east Ojibwas with the western section of the Mississippi, and you may partially on the conflict ranging from these Indians in addition to Dakotas. The development of ardent morale to the it area of the Ojibwa country, moreover, is practically uncontrolled; also it carry out barely be safe to anticipate a more strenuous system off methods because of its exception to this rule. For these reasons, to say nothing of others which can be adduced, new Committee never imagine it wise to protract the efforts from the that it route ; so that as there’s absolutely no almost every other set among the many Ojibwas, right now unoccupied, which supplies adequate support for missionary labor, Mr. Hallway have made a decision to provide himself henceforth into household solution ; in which he are likely to guess an excellent pastoral charges from inside the Minnesota Territory. Mr. Pulsifer and you will Henry Blatchford would be from the Mr. Wheeler towards Lake Advanced. L An effective P O In T Elizabeth A letter D B An excellent D Roentgen IV E Roentgen. T he Committee are allowed to dicuss a whole lot more develop out-of the fresh new procedures of your Board with the Lake Premium than simply they performed this past year. A giant percentage of cash and you can services and products was created towards Indians from the Los angeles Pointe into the Oct last by the All of us governm ent; but alternatively of those views regarding riot and you can diseases that are so frequent towards the including era, you will find less of intemperance and you can dissipation than usual; if you are discover more than average need for the expertise of new retreat. Meetings took place just about every evening; and several of one’s pagan Indians went to, and you can heard the message regarding salvation. This new Sabbaths was instance solemn. Toward Indian broker, H. Gilbert, Esq., and also to their excellent secretary, the sobriety and you can hushed which been successful, is. mostly to-be ascribed. The brand new Indians within Bad River have not been way more hushed, friendly otherwise industrious than in the past seasons; nor possess it revealed even more temper at any time to concentrate into facts of your gospel. A number of them, plus three Chiefs, has recognized by themselves to the Christian people, and have removed the name off praying Indians. A number of is actually thought to be polite inquirers ; but nothing has actually offered such evidence of piety regarding guarantee its admission so you’re able to Christian fellowship. Mr. Wheeler has seen but one Ojibwa in a state of intoxication at the Crappy River for over per year.