ISBN: 9781155126593

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 48 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.1in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purc… Mehr…

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 48 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.1in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 edition. Excerpt: . . . dont pray Are youashamed Yes. Doesnt any boy in that room pray Justone. Well, if yon are going to be Christs soldier you have got to fight for him sometimes when its hard. Will you pray to-night Yes. A few weeks afterward we asked Harry one day, when the interpreter was by, Harry, do you pray now The little interpreter himself looked up with a quick, bright smile: All we boys in that room pray now every night. It was a good victory, surely. FORT BERTHOLD AGENCY. The school work hassteadily increased during the time of my short stay here. For th e year closing 30thof June, the average daily attendance was 30. The largest average for any one month was 49. Progress seems slow, but taken from the untutored state o f these children, with no knowledge of the English language or the meaning of words, they cannot be expected to make rapid progress. Much more could be accomplished in educational work if a boarding-school was established in a suitable locality remote from the Indian village. 8ISSETOX AGENCY. There have been three schools in operation on the reservation during the year, two boarding-schools and one day-school. The schools have been very efficient in their work, and are now so popular that it will be difficult to accommodate all who wish to attend during the winter. The day-school has now been discontinued, as it was impossible to get a full attendance, owing to the scattered abodes of the Indians obliging some of the children to come five or six miles. In its place has been opened a small boarding-school capable of receiving eight scholars. These people are fast learning the benefits derived from the cultivation of the soil, and can. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub<