The Word Carrier of Santee Normal Training School (Santee, Nebraska), 1929-03 - 1929-04

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the word Carrier
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SANTEE NORMAL TRAINING SCHOOL.
VOLUME   LVIII
HELPING THE   RIGHT, EXPOSING THE WRONG
NUMBER 2
SANTEE, NEBRASKA.
March-April, 1929
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For Indians we want American Education!
We want American Homes! We want American Rights! The result of which is American
Citizenship! And the Gospel is the Power of
God for their Salvation !
Among the Dakotas
By Una V.Wright
Rev. John Wright is superintendent of the
Bible department of Santee Normal Training
School, at Santee. Neb., and Mrs. Wright assists
him in all his work. This Indian mission school
is supported by both Congregationalists and
Presbyterians working together.
I am sitting in a large tent overlooking the beautiful bluffs of the
Missiouri river a few miles out of
Brockton, Montana. From this one
may know that I am attending the
annual meeting of the Presbyterian
and Congregational mission workers among the Dakota Indians. The
little white tents and tepees, which
surround the large tents used for
meeting places, look very picturesque against the dark background
of rocky hills across the river.
There are about a thousand Indians in attendance, I should say,
not to mention the horses and dogs!
The latter are always much in evidence at all Indian gatherings, for
the entire family attend and the
dog is an important member of the
same. As I heard them barking
last night when trying to sleep,
there came to my mind those
words learned in childhood :
Hark, hark, the dogs do bark,
The Indians have come to town!
Some in rags, and some in tugs,
And some in silken gowns.
(Apologies to Mother Goose!)
Indeed, there is a variety of dress
to be found here, from the moccasin
and blanket or heavy shawl of the
older women to the conventional
dress of the younger women, as well
as the almost flapper type of dress
of the'teen age girl.
Our Presbyterian people of this
region have spared no time and
effort to make this occasion a success as far as their part is concerned. Merely to provide food
for such a company required ability in planning. The meal which
these women prepared and served to that
large crowd one evening was a marvel to us.
On a knoll overlooking the camp ground is
the little Presbyterian church which is to be
dedicated next Sunday. As I look at that
spire pointing upward, I think of the past
and those splendid missionaries who came
among these people in the early days. What
those years of sacrifice and devoted service
wrought for the Dakota Indians only eternity
can measure. And the splendid spirit of
Christian fellowship between the two churches represented here, Presbyterian and Congregational, is due in large part to the influence of those early missionaries in whom
this spirit of fellowship was so beautifully
manifested.
Our women's presbyterial is in session at
this time also. There are about 200 Indian
women attending it. When those women
come forward with their contributions and
give their reports, one realizes that in their
humble way they have given much oft heir
time and talent. The most of them bear the
mark of toil and hardship on their faces.
Quite colorless are their lives, lam sure. A
little woman from a church in a small town
now gives her report and hands in $156.50;
from a small country church comes another
woman  with $197.40.    So they come until
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THE   KING   OF   GLORY—MORRISON
Santee   High   School   Chorus
SEARCH   31, 1929
Part I—Prologue
Piano Prelude.
1. Chorus, This is the Day.
2. Soprano, O Lord, Thou Art my God.
3. Chorus, Sing unto the Lord a new Song.
Tenor and Baritone, I shall not Die, but Live.
4. Who is the King of Glory?
a. Boys' Chorus.
b. Girls' Chorus.
c. Chorus.
Part II—The Resurrection
Piano Prelude.
5. Girls' Chorus, In the end of the Sabbath.
a—Bass, Behold, there was a great Earthquake,
o—Tenor, His Countenance was like lightning.
c—Basses, And for fear of Him the Keepers did shake
d—Tenor, And the Angel answered and said,
e—Quartet with Soprano Obbligato, Fear not ye.
/—Chorus, He is not here, He is risen.
Alto" Chorus, Come, See the Place.
What Santee Graduates Do
The wife of one of our native
Indian missionaries is writing to
our Dakota Indian mission paper
the Iapi Oaye. She tells of the
difficult missionary work that she
and her husband are doing in
far-away Montana. Last summer
was a dreadful drouth and this
unusually cold winter has caused
great suffering to the illprepared
poverty stricken Indians in that region. But the church work and
the women's missionary sewing
society work has gone right on
in the stations that this Indian
missionary and h i s wife have
charge of. And she tells why!
"There are many industrious and
enthusiastic young women here
who returned to us from our
Santee school. They are the people we rely on. They make things
go. They sew garments for the
needy. They are reverent and
faithful in religion. Would that
all our women were like those
trained by our Santee School."
Elizabeth St. Pierre.
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i. Chorus, Christ The First Fruits.
a—Chorus, Now is Christ Risen.
6—Soprano, There is no death.
c—Chorus, Death is Swallowed up in Victory.
8.—Tenor, Jesus came and spake unto His Disciples.
a—Soprano,  Alto  and Tenor,  All power is given
unto Me.
6—Chorus, Lo, I am with you alway.
9.—Chorus, Behold the King of Glory.
Offering—
10.—King of Kings.
Prayer and Benediction—Rev. John Wright
Mrs. F. B. Riggs, Director of Music.
Gladys Ripley, Accompanist.
something like $725 has been placed in the
hands of treasurer. Very deliberate they are,
entirely lacking in self-consciousness. Before this gathering of women they are as
calm and composed as though the.y were
cooking over the fire on the ground of their
tepees. The three officers sit on the platform
and conduct their affairs with business ability.
And I am interested to note that they are all^/
women who have received training in our
mission school at Santee—there is Mrs. Benjamin, whose daughter also is a graduate of
our school; and Mrs. Arthur, whospentsome
seven years at Santee; and Mrs. Simmons, a
former student whose daughter Hazel, now
presiding at the organ, is an incoming freshman at our school.
As I see these leaders and the work of these
women, I think of the future. Who is going
to carry on in the days to come? With their
background of heathenism, the average Indian boy and girl lack the foundation necessary
to enable them co withstand the attractive jazz
features of the present age- To help them to
build a more solid foundation to inspire within them a love for the finest things of life,
to encourage them to form habits of industry
and economy and to place before them some
worthy object in life, is our aim and purpose;
but how to accomplish these things is our
problem.—Women and Missions.
Testimony of a Subscriber to Our Mission
Paper the  Iapi Oaye, Printed
in the Sioux Language
Poplar, Montana, Feb. 13, 1929.
I am a subscriber to the interesting
paper called the Iapi Oaye, which
all   Dakota   Indians   who  belong
to the Protestant churches should
read.   You will find enclosed fifty
cents for the Word Carrier.    Let
me  say just  a  few words to the
Word Carrier and Iapi Oaye both
if possible, for encouragement to
our  Dakota   churches.    The   upkeep and funds for our churches
have come short on account of the
flu   epidemic.    There   have   been
many deaths especially on this reservation, the last report being 47
deaths since Nov. 1st, 1928, Therefore the work of the church has
been very heavy.   Gatherings were
not allowed till just lately and since
_ that time we have had two social
gatherings given by the ladies aid
for the purpose of raising funds for the coming year. The first evening was very cold, 45
degrees below zero, and the second evening
was cold and storming.    But by the Lord's
strength aud help all things are possible.    So
we raised over $50., and if it is the Lord's
will we intend to raise more before spring.
Harry C. Jones, Minishda Church.
Simper
Indian Appropriation
It is a great satisfaction to the friends of
the American Indian that, while not all their
hopes are becoming true all at once, Congress
is increasingly generous in attitude toward
the Indian. The biggest increase in Indian appropriation is in general relief and hospitalization. The appropriation for this purpose
for 1929 was one million four hundred and
forty thousand. Even the Budget Bureau
increased this to two million two hundred and
eighty thousand dollars, and the bill, as
now before Congress raises this to two
million six hundred and forty six thousand
six hundred dollars. The total appropriation
for the Bureau of Indian Affairs for 1930
contains almost two million dollars more in
gratuities and about one million two hundred
thousand dollars more from tribal funds.
Eagle Butte, S. D. Rudolf Hertz.
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Santee, Nebraska