Our Brother in Red. (Muskogee, Indian Terr.), Vol. 6, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 17, 1887 Page: 2 of 4
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Death of the Rev. E W. Brodie.
We were shocked last Tuesday
hv a telegram announcing the death
of the Rev. K. W. Brodie, of the
Indian Mission Conference and one
of the editors of this paper.
We knew he was dangerously
sick at Evansville, Arkansas, with
typhoid fever, hut Imped for the
better until the sad news of his death
came.
We have for several years, in the
school-room and in the ministry,
been intimately associated with lh o.
Brodje and loved him as a brother,
lie was a noble Christian gentle-
man.
The last time we saw him he
seemed more spiritual than usual
and preached with more power
than we ever heard him before. Ik-
will be greatly missed in the Indian
Mission Conference. Since his
connection with the Conference and
for several years before, Bro. Brodie
was engaged in educational work at
Asbury Manual Labor school at
Eufaula, Andrew Marvin Institute
at Webbers Falls and Wahpanucka
Academy in the Chickasaw Nation.
He resigned his position as princi-
pal teacher in Wahpanucka Acad-
emy last June, preparatory to en-
tering upon his duties as associate
editor of this paper. lie and his
family were visiting friends in Ar-
kansas when he was taken sick.
Many will be the hearts made sad
by the news of his death.
A more extended notice of the
life and death of our dear friend
and brother will be given in a future
number of this paper.
The Rev. W. 13.' Austin. P. E.
on the Cherokee District, writes
that his little son is very low with
typhoid fever. Last week we
noticed the death of his daughter
Florence. The prayers of many
Christians will go up to a throne of
mercy for our dear brother and his
familv.
Mrs. Josie Carlisle died .Septem-
ber 13, 1SS7, at the home of her
brother, Mr. P. X. Blackstone, in
Muskogee, I. T. She was sick sev-
eral weeks of typho-malarial fever
and was brought from her home in
Webbers Falls, I. T., to Muskogee
for medical treatment. Mrs. Car-
lisle was an excellent Christian lady
and will be greatly missed by her
friends and the church in Webbers
Falls
Miss Bettie Hobson left yester-
day for Muskogee, Indian Terriory,
to take charge of the Art Depart-
ment of Ilarrell Institute, in that
place. Miss Bettie is a young lady
of superior talent and the pupils
who are to have the benefit of her
instructions are to be congratulated.
Her brother, II. 15. Hobson, Esq.,
accompanied her and will make an
extensive tour through Texas and
Missouri before returning.—Somer-
ville, (Tenn.) Reporter and Fal-
con.
Miss Ilobson is at her post of
duty and is doing first-class work in
Harrell Institute. We thank Somer-
ville for this accomplished young
From the Cherokeii' Orphan' Asylum
Urn, lirewer.
()ur school opened on the ^tli and
now all the teachers are at their
post except the kind^rgardner who
is expected on the 12th inst. We
have eighty-three boys and sixty-
two girls. I Iealth is good and pros-
pects flattering for a profitable term.
Pray that the Great Teacher may
direct teachers thoughts for the pur-
poses of 11 is own glory.
J. F. Thompson, Supt.
Note of Thanks
Dear Brother Brewer:
Will you allow me, through your
paper, to express to my Iriends my
heartfelt gratitude for kindness dur-
ing inv husband's illness. I would
like to take vach one by the hand
and sav. "nod will surely bless
you." It is blessed to receive, but
God's word says it is more blessed
to give.
Your kindness comforted him,
and strengthened his faith in our
All Wise Father. It helps now to
lighten tlh' gloom that enshrouds
my heart.
MltS. J Ii N NI Ii Hit ASK I..
Muskogee, I. T., Sept. 13th.
Indian Journal and Indian Mis-
sionary will please copy.
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A Campmeeting Note.
Dear Brother Brewer.
We bad a campmeetiug near
Caddo, some four miles east, com-
mencing on Friday night before 3rd
Sunday in August. Bro. M. L.
Butler came down from Atoka and
preached for us from Saturday night
until the following Wednesday
night. There was quite a lively in-
terest manifested and some several
souls happily converted and the
church gained six members. O11
Thursday it began to rain, and Bro.
Butler thought it most wise to close
the meeting for this time. But I
hope we will be able to hold anoth-
er meeting early in our next confer-
ence year. I think we will be able
to build a church out there perhaps
jiext summer, at all events in the
near future. Brother Morse and
myself organized a prayer meeting
at a school house in the neighbor-
hood of our camp grounds. We
also have an interesting Sunday
school, which seems to be increas-
ing in interest each week. I11 try-
ing to establish and keep in order
this prayer meeting and Sunday
school, we have been greatly helped
by Br. Charles Hall, who is our be-
loved class leader here at Caddo.
Pray for us that we, as humble in-
struments in God's hands, may be
the means of bringing many darken-
ed souls into the glorious light and
liberty of the gospel ot the Lord
Jesus Christ.
Yours fraternally,
Jas. O. Pikkck.
Muskogee District.
The Fourth Quarterly Confer-
ence, of Springfield Circuit, has
just been held.
Rev. Wm. Jimboy, preacher in
charge, reported collections for all
purposes in full.
Missionary collection considerab-
ly over the assessment.
Presiding elder and preacher in
charge paid up in full, except at
one church.
Brother Jimboy has grown in the
confidence of his people so much
that his quarterly conference has
unanimously recommended him for
admission, 011 trial, into the travel-
ing connection.
Brother D. L. Berryhill, District
Interpreter, has also been recom-
mended by the Quarterly Confer-
ence of the Concharta Circuit, for
admission. 011 trial, |nf.o the travel-
ing connection. Brother hetryhill
has done good work the present
year, both in interpreting and trans-
lating. He has been the right arm
trict. He rends and writes both
I Creek and Kngli*nv
Rev. Tims. Little, iu charge of
Seminole Circuit, accidental!. < ut
bis foot in May. The hurt has
! been a very serious one, and broth-
er Little has been confined to his
bolide ever since. On this account
his collodions are somew hat behind.
I Brother Little expresses himself as
anxious to be tij his work again. A
I good meeting was held at Ins homel
the last of July. A number were j
1 added to the church. Brother Lit-1
I tie was there hobbling around on
Ibis crutches, trying to push >11 the |
work.
$8.50 Collected during the 'week
(if self-denial at Okmulgee.
M. A. Ci.aiik.
Items from Atoka.
Atoka, I. T., has become an
our well that wt are digging at the
| Parsonage.
When first discovered lie was al-
j most entirely colorless, being so
I transparent that his heart, lungs,
j bowels, and even his bones were
distinctl} visible. In the course of
an hour and a half, however, after
I being exposed to the light, he be-
gan to tiike on the color of an ordi-
nary little water frog- slightly
groMuxh and covered with dark and
grav specks.
He is still alive and doing well, j
I have bis frogship in a quinine
bottle, where be may be easily seen
by am one interested on the sub-
ject of frogology.
M. A. Smith.
From Grand Junction, Colorado
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Rev. !•'. Urewer.
Di.au Brother:
I have en-
educational centre. The Baptists, joyed, foMome time reading Our
have a neat college building just Biiothku i*iRhd, sent 1 fle by my
completed. The first term began good mother. .Mrs. A. J. Pickens,
the ;,fb inst. Rev. Mr. Smith is which proves ti) uie very interesting
principal, with competent assistants, reading.
There is already a large number of I I hand it around to my "Pupils
students in attendance. in Red," who all love to read it;
The Presbyterians also have a I'erbaps yo.ir readers would like
good school building and an excel-jto lcnovv something of ihfl work of
lent school in progress. Miss I Indian education out among these
Charles, principal. Miss Richards, Western tiibes.
Nearly a year ago this schooj was
opened by the government at a cyst
of about $20,000 for buildings,
farm, (160 acres) stock, etc.
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ONLY
a n 11 ,
AYEAR.
The Weekly Missouri
assistant.
Our Cumberland Presbyterian
brethren are building a good church
at Stringtown, and the best of it is
they are not depending upon foreign
help, but have raised till the money
at home. There has been too much
dependence 011 Mission Boards in
this country. We ought to be self-
upporting and doing something to
send the gospel- to our brethren in
the western wilds. Let's awake and
be about the Master's work. In
our humble judgment this is no
longer a Missionary field. There
are but two reasons why any coun-
trv should be a Missionary territory:
1st. Ignorance.' lack of education
and enlightenment. This country will
compare favorably with any of the
adjoining States in point of intelli-
gence. So our people cannot and
would be ashftmed to plead ignor-
ance.
and. Poverty is a second reason
for a country to be a Mission
field, but that plea will not stand
the test, for there is more wealth
here taking the population into con-
sideration than in any country in
the land. Brethren of the Indi;
Mission Conference, let's instruct
our people in regard to these matters.
Teach them in order to be religious,
it is as necessary to pay its it is to
pray.
pacts for Geologists to Consider.
Mr. Editor:
While 011 my recent visit down in
the Chickasaw Nation I got to see
the remains of a mastodon.
It was unearthed by two men
named Tennison and Grimes about
one mile and a half south of Leban-
on, Chickasaw Nation, and was
twenty-two feet below the surface
of the earth.
Jt was in such a state of decay
that some psrts would crumble and
dissolve upon hying exposed to the
air and light, like lime when slack-
ing.
A tooth was the only part of the
skeleton remaining intact, i. e., the
only part which I examined, a small
portion of the skeleton having been
exumed at the time I left there, and ! wild Indians.
that being chiefly the head. They are all very susceptible to
This tooth was about 3 1-2x8 j kind treatment, and readily love
inches on the face, and was in a and respect those who take an in-
semi-petrified state, weighing, as I tercst in their welfare.
The school was intended for the
benefit of the White River and
Uintah Utes, but they were very-
averse to sending their children
away to school, and we never suc-
ceeded in getting over it dozen of
them to come over, and most of
them ran away in the spring.
We have some Pah Utes from
Nevada, and some Southern Utes
from Southern Colorado—in all
now only 24—the school litis capac-
ity for 75 pupils, but the superin-
tendent, W. I. Davis, formerly of
Tahlequah Male Academy, failed
to fill the schools; so for the first
year the school has not been a suc-
cess, but the Indians in this coun-
try care very little about educating
their children. Their objection is,
as 1 have heard it expressed, that
their children go to "white man's
school" learn to cheat, gamble,play
cards and lie. A charge I fear,
alas! too true, at many of the Agen-
cy schools.
As principal I had charge of the
Literary Department of the school
with one lady assistant.
Many of the boys came, as old
as forty, with little or no knowledge
of our language, and with a hazy
idea that a school was something
good to eat or drink, and expected
to get an unlimited supply. How-
ever, they have done remarkably
well,
During thirteen years experience
iu the school room it has never been
my fortune to have a more stu-
dious, earnest, willing set of pu-
pils.
I love to teach them they are so
anxious to learn. But the labor at
this school, and as pastor of the
Southern Methodist church here, is
too much work for one man, so I
have been compelled to give up the
school.
1 earnestly hope fo see the day
when the government will take hold
ot this matter properly and educate
all the children of these wild tribes,
then soon there would be no more
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what I consider a wonder, in the the blauks for statistics which 1 have fur~
.• n.i- .• nished to them through their Presiding
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