views with students. On three successive mornings at chapel exercises, brief papers were read by the professors of Biology, Physics and Mathematics, defining their personal attitude towards Christ and Christianity, and their view of the claims of the Christian faith. These papers, embodying a personal confession of faith, made a deep impression upon the students, and helped to create a favoring disposition towards the message of the preacher. As the services proceeded, it was evident that there was a spirit of serious and deepening thoughtfulness in the student body. Christian students gave themselves to prayer and to personal ministry. Study rooms became prayer rooms. Late one night the President's telephone rang, and the glad message came that in one of these prayer rooms a. student had surrendered to Christ. On the following morning two or three students sought an interview with their President. The Spirit of God was at work. It had been planned that the services should close on the evening of the Day of Prayer for Colleges, but the feeling that there were many on the verge of decision led to the announcement of another day of services. Just before the close of the last service opportunity was given for any had accepted Christ to confess Him with their lips. There was a moment of tense silence and expectancy. A stalwart young fellow arose amid a group of students-members of his fraternity-and in clear resolute tone said, "I have accepted Christ as my personal Saviour, and dedicate my life to him." Another, and another, and another followed, until twelve had spoken. Then came an outburst of song, "Oh! happy day!" and ten more arose in succession. Just before the benediction was given, there was another pause, and three more confessed Christ. Several of these were seniors, and among them were young men of recognized leadership in every department of the life of the college, alike in its sports and in its studies. It was a time of rejoicing and of enlarged expectation. The end is not yet.

A TWO DAYS' HALT IN CLEVELAND

lowed by two days of service in CleveThe busy days in Granville were folland. The Field Secretary spent the morning of Sunday, Jan. 28, with the East Cleveland Church, presenting the the Sunday School. This church, under work of Home Missions and addressing the wise and inspiring leadership of Rev. E. A. Hanley, Ph.D., is making remarkable progress, in spite of cramped quarters while their new edifice is in process of and embarrassing limitations imposed erection. Their new house will give and furnish needed equipment for their them added prestige in the community, varied and extending work. Dr. Woelfkin conducted three services during the day. On the following morning there was a large gathering of ministers-sixty or more, including representatives of several denominations to listen to an address

by Dr. Woelfkin on "Places of Emphasis in the Minister's Life and Work." This Secretary of the Home Mission Society's was preceded by a statement by the Field field brought good news of gracious inplans of evangelism. Reports from the gatherings to the churches. A Confer

ence was held in the afternoon with a Committee appointed by the Ohio Baptist State Convention to consider the extension of work among foreign-speaking peoples in the State. At night 420 men, representing Men's Leagues in the several Baptist churches of the city, sat down to supper in the lecture room of the Euclid Avenue Church, and then assembled with others in the main room to listen to an address by Dr. Woelfkin on "The Atmosphere of Power." It was an inspiration to look into the faces of so large a company of men, and to think of the possibilities of service in the kingdom of God represented by them. There are vast resources of undeveloped power in the men of our churches, which, if brought out and consecrated and wisely directed, will mean much for the progress of the kingdom.

E.E. Chivers.

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COR a number of years the greatest opposition we have had to encounter in our work among the Kiowas has been the Ghost Dancers, whose leader was SateAppeto, whose camp is on the Washata River, some twelve miles northeast of our Rainy Mountain Mission.

For the past year Rev. H. H. Clouse and wife, our missionaries, have been holding services at this camp more or less frequently. The cardinal principle of the Ghost Dancers' religion is the old Messiah craze, which originated among the Sioux. They believe and teach that the Indian Messiah will come again soon, and that at his coming all the white people will be burned up and the dead Indians will be resurrected; the buffalo will also be resurrected and all kinds of wild game, and the Indians will again have undisputed possession of their lands and return to the barbarous times when they spent their lives in the chase. There is something about it which appeals to the

Indian nature very strongly. They claim that the Christian religion is the religion. for the white man, but that this is a special revelation to the Indians. There is no question in my mind but that some of the leaders are sincere, but others are fostering this idea for "revenue only."

Missionary Clouse secured the consent of the Ghost Dancers that a Camp Meeting should be held at their camp. and they turned over to the use of the missionaries the cook-house which they had erected, and the grounds for camping. Probably 500 Indians assembled by Sept. 28th, and meetings began that night. The writer, together with Missionary Burnett and wife, and Miss Cottrell, of the Osage Mission, Rev. F. L. King, of the Arapahoes, four Christian Comanches, and the missionaries from the different Kiowa Missions, were in attendance. The writer did not arrive until Friday evening. Rev. George W. Hicks, of Elk Creek Kiowa Mission, preached that night, and opportunity was then

given for Christian testimony from the Indians, after which Sate-Appeto made a talk.

Among other things, he said: "Missionaries tell us that our fathers, who never heard of Jesus, have gone to the bad place, where they are burning in a great fire. Now, if my friends have gone there, I want to go there too, for I want to be where my friends are." Another point he made was that they are taught by the missionaries that Jesus came to the white people and the white people killed Him; and he gave the impression that if Jesus had come to the Indians they would never have treated Him in such a manner. Another point in his address was that the white people claimed to be Christians-to be the friends of the Indians, and yet they came there and established saloons and gambling places in order to take away the Indians' money as well as to ruin his health. Also that many professed to be Christians and did very

bad things that their lives were much worse than the lives of his followers. His address was a very shrewd arraignment of what he considered to be the teachings of Christianity as compared with the belief and practices of his followers, and it shows what our missionaries have to contend with among these people.

In a subsequent meeting, which was attended by Sate-Appeto and his followers, a sermon was delivered from the text, "The times of this ignorance God winked at, but now He commandeth all men everywhere to repent, because He hath appointed a day in which He will judge the world by that Man of whom He hath given assurance unto all men in that He hath raised Him from the dead." The teachings of the Scriptures were plainly stated that those who never had the gospel will not be held accountable for rejecting it. Also the fact was brought out, that while Jesus came to an

other nation altogether, some of the white people rejected Him as well as the Indians, and that they killed Him; that the fathers of the white people had received the knowledge through missionaries sent to them, just the same as the Indians had received the knowledge of the gospel through their missionaries; that some of the white people believe and some do not, just the same as with the Indians. The final judgment was dwelt upon at length, with the conditions upon which God would judge righteously through Jesus Christ, and that everyone would be held accountable for what he knew or what he had the privilege of knowing. The question of the living of unworthy lives by professed Christians was greatly deplored, whatever their color or nationality.

Rev. C. W. Burnett, of the Osage Mission, preached a very effective sermon on Saturday. In spite of the opposition, five persons came forward, giving evidence of genuine repentance and faith, and were baptized on Sunday afternoon, and the missionaries all felt that God had given a victory even in the stronghold of opposition. The gospel is surely but slowly winning its way among these

Blanket tribes.

A REMARKABLE CIRCUMSTANCE

Our missionaries have been at work among the affiliated tribes in Oklahoma for the past ten years. Our Missions are established upon the principle that what the Indians need first is the gospel, and whatever the conditions may be under which a mission is established, an interpreter is secured at once, and from the very beginning commences to teach them from the Word of God that they are sinners, having consciously and knowingly transgressed, and that the only way of salvation is through Jesus Christ. This is constantly poured into their minds. The result in these two tribes has been excellent, and God has greatly blessed our method of work. Another Christian body have had a missionary laboring in these tribes, and the missionary has been so impressed with the method pursued and with the results secured in our Missions

on the Reservation, especially during the last meeting of the Blanket Indian Association, that he has recommended to the Society which he represents that his Mission should be transferred to us. In this and other ways God is placing the seal of His approbation upon the labors of our missionaries and upon the methods pursued in reaching the people. This is a great providential opening, and one that we should enter upon at once. It will require the expenditure of about $1,200 to reimburse, in part, the Society which owns the Mission buildings and other necessary equipments. We need a man of good ability, and especially one who is energetic and tactful-one who is willing to make this his life-work, preferably a comparatively young man, having a wife capable of doing work among the children and in the homes of the people. There are two schools on the Reservation, within a few miles of the Mission station, and while they are Government schools, the missionary and his wife will have the right of way, and the sympathy and help of the teachers in the school, as well as the closest possible sympathy from the Indian Agent and employees in the Agency. We are hoping and trusting that God's people may respond with sufficient gifts to enable the Society to take over this work.

SIX

What the Gospel Can Do

BY REV. F. L. KING

IX months' more work with the Arapaho Indians has given greater confidence in the Indians and in the power of God's Word than ever before. Can an old-time heathen Arapaho Indian who, only a few months ago, lived a polygamous life; a gambler, a drunkard, and a member of a tribe which has been one of the lowest tribes morally in the United States: can such an one be saved and utterly change his ways? We would like to show our Christian friends this man and tell them the story of his life for the past six months. Living fourteen miles from church he has time after time during the summer broken camp on either Friday or Saturday, and driven to the

Mission, camping either at or near the church for the service on Sunday. He is now a praying man, asking the blessing before his meals, and gathering his family around him for family prayer. On the Sundays when he cannot come to church on account of bad weather he has a meeting in his own home, remembering the meeting at the church and asking God's blessing on it. More than this, he works with the unsaved Indians, trying to lead them to Christ.

What we say of this man as to his Christian growth may be said of almost all the Indians who have started in this Jesus Road. They have a simple childlike faith that many of our white Christians might do well to pattern after. When the twenty-two came out confessing Christ at our Association last June we were a little skeptical about their sincerity; in fact, there were some whom we almost wished would not apply for church membership. But some of these very persons have been our most faithful workers, showing conclusively the love of God in their hearts. In any matter of question God's Word is always considered final. They are hungry for the Bible. Only a few days since, as this band of Calf-Head Indians was moving to Darlington for their annuity money, they camped at Twelve-Mile point, and while at camp at night they had the Bible read and interpreted to them by an educated boy. The dreamer used to be the leader of his people, but now God's Word is taking the place of the dream.

MORE GOOD NEWS

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The last three months have months of harvest. The many years of seed sowing seem now to be rewarded by ingathering of souls for the kingdom. In response to a call from some white people, in the early part of November we held services at Greenfield and 50 persons were added to the little Baptist church at that place. Among these white people there is a great and calling need for some wideawake young man to train the young converts in the Bible. We cannot do any of this work. The time that we did take seemed almost like

robbery from the Indians, and yet we felt that aside from the benefit it would be to the white people it would help to create a better community for the Indians.

Now as to the Indian work, I scarcely know what phase of it to speak of. Such a change, such a reformation has taken place in the past few months. Do not think that the Indians are all turned into angels and that we have a paradise among them. No, but the conditions have changed wonderfully. There is a dense grove of elm and cottonwood trees along the river near Left-Hand's house. This is about three miles from the Mission, and near where the Indians held their sun-dance in the winter of 1902. In this grove the Indians gather every winter and dance, make medicine, fast, play hand, eat mescal, gamble for money, and do many things that drag them down. Early in January they began to gather this year, and for the first time in their history the camp-caller announced Jesus. Meetings for one week. This meant that during this time there was to be no heathen worship, no gambling or drinking, but that all were to think of the Jesus Road that week. On Wednesday of that week Chief Left-Hand, in calling camp, told his people to wait and not take. the Jesus Road yet. He urged them to attend the meetings, but on that day he said, don't take the road. On Thursday, and after he had heard the gospel faithfully preached by some of the visiting missionaries, he said to his people to go on and take this Road, as it was all right. On Friday he called the same thing, and seven came forward that day for prayers and baptism. In fact, Left-Hand himself seemed deeply moved by the meetings. He spoke of the quiet way the week had passed, of the kindly feeling that existed. among the people, and added many words of encouragement. On Sunday following this week for Jesus we baptized ten in the river near the camp. Six of these had professed Christ at other times and the other four had never made any profession. The great work of training these converts is before us.

Watonga, Ok. T., Feb. 1.