Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana (1876) (14803675173)

Identifier: contributionstohvol6hist1907rich (find matches)
Title: Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana
Year: 1876 (1870s)
Authors: Historical Society of Montana
Subjects: Montana -- History Periodicals
Publisher: Helena, Mont. : Rocky Mountain Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: Montana State Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Montana State Library



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22 224 CONTKIBUTIONS Home Missions $24 $27 $18 $13 $20 $102 Foreign Missions 7 1 1 5 2 16 Other Boards 7 1 5 36 .. 49 Congregational 174 65 25 89 25 378 Miscellaneons 54 41 36 94 17 242 THE WOLF POINT INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOL.By Mrs. C. D. King, Principal. Wolf Point, Montana, is a snb-agency of the Fort PeckReservation, situated on the north bank of the Missouririver. The Indians are Assinaboines of whom there areabout 700 at this place. Their language is a dialect of theSioux. The Assinaboines are heathen,worshipping chiefly the SunGod and the Thunder Bird, the latter of which they greatlyfear. Mr. and Mrs. Richard King began work on this field in1893, soon after it had been transferred to the Board ofHome Missions. Mr. King died shortly after and Mrs.King has continued the work. As the work grew a log chapel was built, the house wasrepaired, the unfinished rooms completed. The Hohaychurch was organized with 11 members in 1896, At Ash Point, 12 miles from Wolf Point, a log chapel was
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THE WOLF POINT INDIAN MISSION.The Boarding School and Chapel. TTie Workers at the Indian Mission. 1. Mrs. H. F. Smith. 3. Mr. Henry T. Smith. 2. Miss Caroline Courtney. 4. Mrs. Cynthia D. King. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HISTORY. 437 built in connection with tlie Holiay church and the yearfollowing a log house for the native missionary. It is with the Indians the same as with other people, theparents can be reached through the children; so a beginningwas made in this direction by gathering in a few childrenfrom the agency and teaching them an hour or more eachday. The next year a day school was opened ^vitli an aver-age of sixteen in attendance. The school was held in oneroom of the house, with almost no school equipment. On account of the growth of the school an assistant wasgranted, and in September, 1898, the school opened with 38pupils enrolled. The chapel was the school room. Soon itwas found necessary to take a few girls into the home orthey would be lost to the school. Then came the c