heérspeakerthenreplied"Itistree&wedonotwishyoutoleavethecount
the Ojibwe understand that if the Missionaries leave the area they will most likely die
heérspeakerthenreplied"Itistree&wedonotwishyoutoleavethecount
the Ojibwe understand that if the Missionaries leave the area they will most likely die
eshouldnotbesurprizedifthedisaffectedstateoffeelingamongtheIndiansshouldsoincreasethatitwouldheunadtisaiietoreestablishatLeechLake,buteventoabandonPokegc
It sounds like Ayer and Ely want to be done
10nothavebeen,butfortheconfidentempectationthatweshouldhavebeensustainedbymorelabourers.Weought,atleastsomeofus,tohavebeensofreefromotherengagements,thatwecouldhavemadeitourfirst,andalmostexclusiveobjecttoacquiretheOjibwalan—guageasperfectlyaspossible.Butinsteadoffindingtimeforthisweallfoundourselvesinvolvedincaresandlaboursofvariouskinds,whichforbadourgivingourundividedattentiontothisobject.Henceourmeansofintercoursewiththepeeplehasbeenlimited.Wehaveneverbeenabletoprocureefficientinterpreters.Wehavebeenwork—ingh
Hall feels like the missionaries jumped into everything too soon, or bit off more than they could ever chew
omeofmybrethren,Ifear,aregettingdiscouraged.R
Hall thinks some of the missionaries are getting discouraged at the mission
uttheycarelittleforamission-'ary,unlesshewillfeedandclothethem
according to Hall, natives see traders as good and missionaries as bad unless the missionaries will provide for them
Ihavegivenmyselftotheheathen.Iam.willingtostaywiththemifIcandothemanygo
Hall claims to have "given" himself "to the heathen"
r5-teachers,thoughtheyupsetallcornersoftheIndiancoun-trywithlargebribesandrichpresents,havenotbeenabletoerectasizablemissionanywhereamongtheIndia
reasons why Protestants haven't been able to establish a lasting mission in the NW
orthpresentembarrassedstateofthetreasury,whichislittle,ifatallrelievedfromtepressurefeltlastsummer,wouldnotwarranttheCommitteeinsendingoutayadditionalmissionaries,unlessthecallinProvidencewasverypec
the Board won't send out anymore missionaries until they get their financial situation in check
ThefollowinghoweverIthinkoughttonbe]possessedinsomegoodde-greebyeverymissionaryandmissionary'srifeamongtheheathen,judgingfromthelittleexperienceIhavehadamongourIndianmis-eione
Sproat describes what he feels are the qualities necessary for missionaries
ncreoeverhereare5familiessettledbyuschemwe5333helpinagricultur
Ayer argues that Pokegoma deserves a higher ration of money because they have more missionaries and more natives that need help with agriculture
heywillgrantit.
Greene grants Cooke permission to leave missionary work
naformerletterImentionedthsfEeasy-ourInnerprcterwishedtobeconsideredasandesistennhiseionary.Recenteventsrelatingtohiswifeandherconnexionsrendereditexpedienhthatheshoulddissolvehisimmeddeneconnictionwiththe-Missionandsettledownb
Henry (Ayer's interpreter) had to leave suddenly and Ayer is left alone for preaching and all other affairs
ytimeggghttg_b§.whollydevotedtogivingreligiousinstruction,translating,andperfectingmyselfintheknowledgeofthenativelanguage,togetherwithcollectingmatarialsforavocabularyandgrammarofit
Hall's opinion is that he is wasting his own time doing manual labor and not preaching
Wedonothateyou--wehatethosewhosentyouhere
Natives at Fon du Lac not highly receptive to missionary presence
WeallfeelthatbothLeechLakeandRedLakegg§§_beoccupiedimmodalate
all the current missionaries want Leech Lake and Red Lake occupied immediately
ohelpcan.uoll»bo39paxodatpresentfrouLayointotofoxmanewstation.Theno.iaao’uuchtobedonetharokaiaoreaontasthemia¢aionaricacanwelldo,includingtheireffornsinpreparingbooksforprinting.Thereismoreencouragementtolabourtherenowthanatal»mostanytimesincetheetanionwa
Seems to suggest that these proposed new missions will need an entirely new set of people, because all the current missions require too much work
PomschristianawhereWevisitedlabtSummertho'tthatifthachurchtowhichnheybelongeag.could,incampanywithtwoorthreeotherchurchessuppart-a.é£ationamongtheIndians&keepupacor»respondenoewith.themissionarieaatthatstation,theyshoulddomuchmore&taksaiar‘deaper‘tnterestthantheyshouldtosendwhattheyraised_ngrtheBeardnotknowingwhereitwasappropriated.whatwouldyou;committeathinkofta
Mrs. Ely offers a suggestion to Mr. Greene about a sort of collection of churches in the area supporting the Natives and doing missionary work as a whole
MayGodgrantthemarewardinturningthesepeoplefromdarknessto_ligh
Author goes on about the piety of the missionaries in the region
seeno~wayinwyion_£ufedénourexpénaes‘muchbelowthisestimate,exceptthemissignaxiesleavetheirworkandengageconsiderableinmanuallabo
The reasons the missions are so expensive is because the missionaries don't want to spend much time on the manual labor needed to sustain the mIssion
fyounhinkIhaveaann£92morenhanycuaanéifordua,yénmnénle&ve9f?the'Booka.ThoughWeneednhemwecand0betteéwithautthem,(nhagehoolbooksexcept?ed),nhantheotherthing
It is interesting that the missionaries keep "complaining" about their ability to perform well for the school, yet continue to put the school last - either things are very bad, or they are not devoted to the original task anymore
ThereligiouswantsofthispeopledemandallthetimeandstrengthofonedevotedMissiona
the Natives at Pokegoma want enough religious instruction to require a missionary whose full time job would be preaching
nIdoBay,thatIthinkinthedutyofIbelieveauxcourseisonward;Gantherebeanydaubtofthosewhoaxeherenestay.here,andnhaxitistheQunyoftheenurabaea30tosustainthembytheirprayers,andsympathy)andeonnribuanionathattheyshallnotbeprasaedtoaeathinbadyandspirit
Hall thinks all current missionaries should stay in the field, yet he almost seems to imply that no new individuals should join them? But he just asked for manual labor help
nfidenhthat1%isnetyethopel
unlike the other missionaries, Hall doesn't want to quit (or is it reverse psychology??)
m-1.34M-1321613-wemaybeidlethat1.163116.askismmesanunng,butthemwemaydewgtaan:timeandan:energydirect;1yt0eifoztsfoxtheaalvatienofthispeapl
Hall is asking for money so that he can focus his energy where he feels it actually belongs
Butwehavenotstrengthtoendureitmuohlong
Hall is speaking for all missionaries when he says that they are almost out of energy to continue
istoubgnggbuged=tn'mpendso-muehnime&n¢atxangthinmanuallabour.asmuchneluvtarnupnmyaparopxiane‘dutiasa3amissionaryandminisner.ThisIjghavedameanddonebeeauseIthoughtitautyned9
Hall is also finding himself spending (in his opinion) too much time on manual labor and not enough time preaching
rewecalledtobefarmersinsteadofM
"Are we called to be farmers instead of missionaries?" seems to be the over arching questions of all the missionaries right now
utIthinkthatasystemorhabitofdoingthiswouldbeunjudicious,andattendedwithvariousevilsmorethanoutweighing,inthelongrun,allthegoodwhichitwouldeffe
Mr. Greene doesn't want the missionaries giving out gifts often because it taints the message
whoaimataradicalintellectual&moralimprovementitcan
the missionaries want to establish a radical intellectual & moral improvement
ightitnotbefortheinterestofthecausetocalloneofushomefortwoorthreemonths,ofwecanbespared,toconsultwiththeCommitteeandmakeeffortstoobtainlabourersforthisne
Hall is suggesting sending missionaries back to Boston for a few months to have them talk to the committee and obtain new people for labor
he also wants to keep the newly built houses in the hands of the committee and lend them to the Natives
heinnuencetheCatholicsareexertingisbecomingmoreapparenteveryyea
the missionaries believe that the Catholic influence is increasing every year
hopeofhavingapermanentmissionaryintheirlocalitypleasedthemimmesely.Theyshowedmetheplacewheretheywishedtohavethemissionchurchndthehomeofthemissionary
Baraga claims that the Natives at Fond du Lac desperately want a missionary to reside there permanently
cannotlabormuchinwinter,atthetimethatthepportunityoffereditselfIhadnothingint
Baraga states that the winter months are essentially useless to missionaries
Largeandshowyplatesanswerthemostvaluablepurpos
the fact that the missionaries need colorful plates to get the Natives attention suggests that the Natives are not truly interested in being converted
TwonativeyoungmenoftheMethodistconnexionarespendingthewinteratthisplace.Theyareinvaluableassistantsninourwork.TheyweresentoutbytheMethodistEpiscopalSocietyasnativemissionariesorexhorte
two Native missionaries sent out by the Methodist Episcopal Society
Andbythebye,I.havenotmention-edthatI.hadahelper.TheMethodistssentout3YoungmentogotoLac.Courterei
Ely has 3 helpers for working the school
precedenthasbeenestablished,&theScripturesarebeingdailyreadtot
precedent of reading scripture to Natives every night
ostundividedattentiontothelanguage
the learning of the Ojibwe language should be paramount to at least one of the present missionaries
Thehabitsoflifeandcharacte
The nomadic lifestyle of the Ojibwe means that preachers must travel from house to house
FondduLacistherefo
Fond du Lac is without missionaries in September 1835
anuscriptsRelatingtotheDavidGreenetoS.Hall,IamgladtonndthatyoudcdespondingalightasMrFewithMr.StuartduringthevgreatestanxietynowisI‘E‘Sptcatechists.Ididhopetosendespairofnowsendingonewithoutapreacher;&theheforareleasebeforeanotherNorthwestMission
The Northwest missions are low on men, and the church, while willing to provide funds, does not attempt to provide actual missionaries
reinthehabitofkeepingamistres
Missionaries should not live alone because it will be assumed that they have taken a mistress - this is why most missionaries are actually Mission Families
Butexperiencehadtaughtme,thattoresideinatradersfamily,howeverImightbecalledaMissionary,yetitwasimpossibletoremovetheimpressionfromtheInds.Mind,thatIwasinterestedinthetrad
The Ojibwe don't separate between missionaries and traders
esicknccnwhichprevailedamongtheIndian038lastsummerwasinconaequcnoeofourcomingintothecountryandthothehissionaricewouldbringsick—noesupontheIndianaaloe"
Natives believe missionaries bring sickness
urruilty,ruinedstatebynatureIendoau-ouredtosetbeforehim,andtoTh0?hintheabsolutenecessityofrepentance&theinfinito14:0rtnnooofit
insight into what Missionaries tell the Natives about God
neanydevoteconaid-arableof113timetoscatteringabnnndtheaecddnflir
wants two males missionaries so that one can be a traveling preacher essentially
eplanwhichwehaveformedwouldplaceourordainedmissionary&hiswife,withaninterpreterafemaleteachers,&perhapsanotherfemalehelper,atLaPointe;acatechistandafemaleteacheratYellowLake;&anordainedmissionary&amaleteacheratSandyLake,withtheexpectationthattheformerwillvisitLeechLake,&perhaps,spendaconsiderableportionoftheyearthere,preparingthewayforapermanentestablishmenttherenext
proposed division of labor for the various missions: ordained missionary, his wife, an interpreter, female teachers (La Pointe): catechist, female teacher (Yellow Lake): ordained missionary, male teacher (Sandy Lake and Leech Lake)
Itisthereforeofthefirstimportancethatthemission—ariessenttothiscountryshouldpossessthemselvesoftheOjibwalanguageassoonaspossible
missionaries should speak Ojibwe
hemissionaryshouldfollowtheIndian’inhiswanderingsandpreachtohimthegospel
it should be the job of the missionary to travel with the Native and preach
heheadtradersundertheA.F.Companywouldgenerallyfavourmissionsinthiscountry.Mostofthemwouldencouragemissionariestocomehere,andsomeofthemwouldcontributeconsiderabletotheirsupp
traders encourage missions and missionaries
thereforemucheasiertoproducesuchaconversionastheCatholicsaimtoeffect,thantoconvertthemtrulytothegosp
it will be easier for the missionaries to convert just the image of the Native to Christian, rather than to convert their actual faith
ehavefoundthemosteffectualwayofpreachingtotheIn-dianstobefromhousetohous
visiting houses is the most effective way for the missionaries to Christianize
Seneoas,Oneidas&StockbridgeInd
Missionaries also currently at villages in Canada, as well as with the Senecas, Oneidas, and Stockbridge Bands
pisnopaluhuguhLJvct«r'1'31..1ricuhave,(ousraJones&Cochran.ErJonesisaSolohmun,¢mwdoftalents,&officiataaaschaplainforthsdudaonaBayCompa
Red River Settlement as two Episcopal Missionaries: M Jones (who is a wolohuan (Man of Talents) and chaplain for the Hudson Bay Company) and M Cochran
AboutItA.H.hieut.Allencameup,havingenoampedsome13or14ms.inourrear.At3P.X.IpreachedinEnliahtoaboutonethirdofourpartyxAt59.3.mostofthemenassembledtowhomhrJohnstonreadaportionofScript.inFrenchfromabioh.Iremarked.HeafterwardsreadthetractentitledLooden;Chiming.Alllistenedwithmuchapparentintatght.ButIsoonwitnessedthatourroading&preach-ingN15ofbutlittleavail.Themensoongtéthihégitéfthoifsports,5..lv:heavingthequoit&treetling
expedition preaches and reads scripture to 13 or 14 Natives - they listen, but then return to their "sports"
Theremustnotbelargesecularestablishments,agriculturalormechanical,connectedwiththecontemplatedmission.Theseestablishments,generally,incaseswheretheyhavebeenconnectedwiththestations,havescarcelysupportedthemselves;whiletheyhaverenderedlargemissionfamiliesnecessary,giventothestationsanappearanceofwealthandostentation,occasionedmuchperplexity&labor,&inmanycases,jealousies&dissentions.Ourmissionariesaregenerallywearyofthem,&disposedtorelinquishthem
the mission itself shouldn't be large or have agricultural goals for itself, it's too much work and causes tension
tis,infact,onlyaswecanadvancetheirspiritualimprovement,thatwehaveanysurefoundationforamelioratingtheircivilconditio
missionaries saw "spiritual improvement" as the only way to civilize the Natives
WeshallneverneedalargemissionfamilyheretoconductthestationonthepresentplanoftheBoard
only need / is sustainable for a small missionary family
benentstheywouldderivefromhavingschoolsandinreceivingthegospel,andtoldthemtheadvantagesoftheircultivatingtheirland.TheysaidthatwhatIhadtoldthemwasalltrue,andverygood.
objectives: schools, gospel, land cultivation