Our Brother in Red. (Muskogee, Indian Terr.), Vol. 3, No. 6, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 1, 1885 Page: 3 of 16
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OUR BROTHER IN RED.
a means of doing more good to have
it issued weekly than monthly?
We cannot have too much of a
good thing. I am not informed
as to whether Our Brother in Rkd
belongs to the Church or individ
uals. I will not suggest any ways
or means, but this I say, that the
preachers of the Indian Mission
Conference are generally good
preachers and sensible men—able
to write good articles on religious
subjects, which, we think, should
be the principal reading matter of
a religious paper. The money is
in the Territory to pay the sub-
scription, and the preachers have a
better chance to get it than the
laymen.
I am glad to say that Brother
Morehead is being well received by
the people of Poteau Circuit. We
expect good results from his labors
here this year. Brethren, let us
all be more faithful, and try to be
more religious this year than wq
have ever been before; let us trust
in the Lord and do good.
Apela,
Letter from Georgia.
Dear Brother Brewer: —You
are getting quite an interested lot
of friends in this portion of Georgia
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Moore, my
self, and even little Walter Moore,
are glad when we receive Our
Brother in Red. Brother and Sis-
ter Gray, of New Hope Female
Seminary, went from here, and
Brother Branham and wife made
this their starting - place for the
Territory. The three teachers in
the above-named seminary are
from Middle and Upper Georgia.
Brother G. S. Yarbrough, on the
Canadian Circuit, is from near Dal
las, Spaulding county, and Miss
Florence Tucker, the music teacher
at New Hope, is from Oxford.
Now, as we feel greatly interested
in your very promising field of
labor, will you please be so kind as
to give us in your next issue the
names of every institution of learn
ing in the Indian Territory, so far
as you may be acquainted with
them, presenting us with the names
of Superintendents, number of
fcholars —male or female —and
under care of what Christian de
nomination? Please give, also, if
you can spare the room, the num
ber of citizens in each of the five
civilized "Nations." Being per
sonally acquainted with good Dr
Morehead and Brother Yarbrough,
we were much gratified to see their
names and "good works" in Our
Brother in Red.
Georgia Friends at "Cedar
Summit."
[We thank our Georgia friends
for this good letter. We will be
glad to have them write often for
our columns. At present we are
too crowded with other matters to
give the information desired con
cerning our schools, etc. We hope
to be able to comply with their re
quest in the near future. In the
meantime we will feel very much
obliged if the principals of the dif
ferent schools in the Indian Ter
ritory will furnish us such informa
tion of their respective schools as
will be suitable for a school di-
rectory. A number of friends in
the States have asked us to publish
a " standing school directory."]
From Lebanon, I. T.
Editor Our Brother in Red:—
Thinking that a few notes from this
part of the B. I. T. might be read
with some interest by the readers
of your valuable paper, I now pro
ceed to give a few thoughts. First
of all, through the Giver of all good
gifts and graces, the inhabitants ot
this section have been, through the
year just closing abundantly
blessed temporarily, and to some
extent, spiritually, and the year
now closes with " peace and har
mony," through the untiring efforts
of " His Excellency, Gov. Wolf, and
his efficient officers and men put
forward for the enforcement of the
laws. And although the masses are
thankful for the wise administra
tion, there are, perhaps, some who,
do not, and perhaps never will, ap
preciate the enforcement of the
laws. The masses,whether citizen or
non-citizen (with few exceptions)
in hope of wise ad mi nitration
in the future, are ready with cheerful
hearts, to enter on the new year,
hoping the future will be better
than the past. I could say much
in regard to the exceptional cases
mentioned above, but forbear from
intimidation. The Christmas, in
the main, passed off about as quiet
as might be expected, and this
brings me to say something of the
Christmas enjoyment at the beauti-
ful "Chickasaw Orphan Home,"
now under the management of that
genteel and efficient Christian gen-
tleman, Simon D. James, son of the
trustworthy and dist inguished Geo.
W. James. The Christmas-tree
was arranged by Prof. Smith, Prin-
cipal of the Orphan School. From
the top of the tree to its very low-
est branches, beautiful presents for
the school children and those con-
nected with the school, were very
tastefully arranged. No invitations
were made outside the school, as it
thought best not to do so.
Notwithstanding no invitations
were given, quite a number of
welcome visitors came in, amongst
whom was your correspondent. At
7.30 p. m., as the eve of the 25th
was passing away, a stir and rustle
was heard, and in rushed Old
Santa Claus in full dress, with long,
red nose and blurred eyes. Soon
quiet was restored, with the excep-
tion of the hearts of the wee ones,
when Old Santa announced that he
had rounded up to distribute some
presents, beginning to clip from
the tree, present after present,
with his sharp scissors, and as he
clipped, Prof. Smith announced
the name of each recipient. Joy
filled the hearts of all. From the
tree, all were invited into the
school-yard, and for about thirty
minutes enjoyed a lively scene of
artificial fire, illuminating the
earth at that place, and high in the
air above, fire crackers in the
hands of the small boys, and
rockets and Roman candles in the
hands of larger boys and men.
The orphans' school is in good
working order. Simon D. James,
general superintendent, Professor
| Smith, principal, and Mr. Davis,
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Our Brother in Red. (Muskogee, Indian Terr.), Vol. 3, No. 6, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 1, 1885, newspaper, February 1, 1885; Muskogee, Indian Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc234277/m1/3/?q=central+place+railroads: accessed July 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.