The Indian Advocate. (Sacred Heart Mission, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 7, No. 3, Ed. 1, Monday, July 1, 1895 Page: 2 of 28
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THE INDIAN ADVOCATE.
not the Indian so 'mixed with the white
race that it requires great mathematical
skill to discover the exact amount of
Indian blood in his veins but the real
semi-savage They glory in their blan-
kets and paints and well they may
are they not living in the Land of the
Free?
When worshiping the Great Spirit
they leave all else aside and in their
simple way implore Him to bless their
homes papooses and benefactors. I
assure you their respect and devotion
during the services might be imitated
even by our highly civilized Americans
without detriment to their piety. An
interpreter is occasionally had to repeat
in Indian the able discourse of Fr. Isi-
dore. We may be far above these poor
Indians intellectually but I have not'
the least doubt that many a prayer
made by these untutored children of
the plains rises with a sweeter fragrance
before the great white throne than
man' a finely phrased devotion of our's.
The children in all number 9G com-
ing from different tribes i. c Coraan-
dies Wichitas Caddoes Delawares
Kiowas and Apaches.
Twenty-four children of the famous
Geronimo's band are with the Sisters.
Several children of the noted chief are
among them. The story of this brave
is too well known to need comment. The
parents of the Apaches' children live at
Fort Sill about thirty miles from Ana-
darko and their offsprings are very
docile and industrious scholars in fact
they give great satisfaction.
The Sisters are seven in number
seemingly a very inadequate supply of
teachers for such a large boarding
school. But our Lord is their helper
and protector and all is accomplished.
To be sure play-time is not their's
dreaming is a luxury unknown to them.
Let those critics who think the life of
these angels of peace is one of prayer
and play visit a mission in the Terri-
tory and I assure you their ideas will
change. If they do not return home
lost in admiration of the true Christian
spirit manifested then I say they are
incapable of feeling emotion. The
spring of affection is dry love of
fellow-men they have not known.
There are five schools in Anadarko
for the Indians; two Government and
three mission schools. There has been
much endeavor on the part of the
Government to take from the Catholic
schools their children but the Indians
themselves prefer to be taught by the
Sisters.
He who the raging flood controls
Far beyond human ken
Surely hath the power supreme to check
The evil schemes of men.
0 may St. Patrick's Mission continue
to prosper and the good work among
the poor savages flourish! n. t. m.
AN ESSAY ON MUSIC.
HY PIlOKESSOIt I) a. geiikuk o. s. II.
What is music? "It is one of the
seven liberal arts; the science of which
treats of the properties and relations
of sounds and principles of harmony."
But who is there that can fathom its
depth and in logical words express the
effect it has on us? It is in truth the
language of the soul and the expression
of the heart which no more intellect-
uality is able to comprehend or direct.
Therefore of all the sciences it truly
is the more god-like the most noble
and the grandest that can be cultivated
by man on this earth.
A fine statue or painting is pleasing
to the eye but music of all the arts is
alone capable of entering into the
emotions of the soul and giving har-
monious expressions to their lofty
aspirations.
As the guardian angel is constantly
near us guiding and protecting us so
music follows man through the various
changes of life; from the bright dawn
when the sweet lullaby greets us to
the grave when friends sing our last
sad farewell.
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The Indian Advocate. (Sacred Heart Mission, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 7, No. 3, Ed. 1, Monday, July 1, 1895, newspaper, July 1, 1895; Sacred Heart Mission, Oklahoma Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc69759/m1/2/: accessed March 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.