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Show Hies, compares most favorably wiUi that of their white brethren. Several Sev-eral schools, giving manual training and agricultural, as well as Intellectual Intellect-ual training are supported and one good college maintained. All this has been accomplished with In the lifetime of two men. Many of these Sioux Presbyterians are the children of. and some of them even tho active followers fol-lowers of. the leaders of some of the old-time fierce Sioux raids of the early days of the plains. The meetings, in all probability, will not be concluded today. A very Interesting part of tho work was a report of the Japanese work of tho local church. Rev. T. Suzuki be-1 Ing the minister in charge of this growing work. Taking as his text. "Ho Shall Endow En-dow You With Power," Adam G. Frank of Brlgham City lost night delivered an excellent and Interest inp sermon at the meeting of the Presbytery of Ogden, at which the j organization was effected. Mr. Frank's sermon followed the rendition of an elaborate program of music, after which an election was held for the position of moderator. Rev. J S. Carver Car-ver being given the post Following tho completion of the business part of the evening's program, pro-gram, a reception followed by dainty rtfTcshmcntB, was given at which a pleasant lime was had by all CHRISTIAN JAPANESE ANBSIOUX ! Tho Presbytery of Ogden couvened this morning at nlno o'clock in the auditorium of the First Presbyterian church. Rv. T. Suzuki, pastor of the Japanese mission work of this city, conducted the devotional hour, after which tho proceedings of the last I nuetlng held in Brlgham City were read and approved. Hev. Arthur Wltterabrger was rv-celved rv-celved from tho Presbytery of Pueblo and will take up active work lu Cacnn county as field worker. Much of the morning was occupied vlth committee work, part of which being the routine work of examining ond ipassing upon the work done by tho Various churches as recorded in the minutes of the sessions. Among the out-of-town guests and speakers were Rev. A. T. Rankin, D. I)., of Boise. Rev. Jorlah McClaln, D. I), of Salt Lake, Rev. J. P. Braak, D. D. of Chicago, and Rev, George J. Pidiocke of Manll. The afternoon meeting of tho W--nian's Missionary society was one of great Interest Several Jtdfgates arrived ar-rived during tbe day from out-of-town points. Tho eeaslon wan made interesting inter-esting nnd Instructive by the presence pres-ence of Mrs. Corothcrs, who formerly was an active worker In tho Indian Presbytery in S-uth Dakota. This Is a unique work, the entire Presbytery consisting of thirty-one Indian churches, church-es, the members, officers and pasters pas-ters of which are full-blood Indiana. Tho Teports from this interesting field showed that these Sioux Indiana nre no part behind their white breth-crn breth-crn in religious real, a their record, rec-ord, both In regard to home and f.r-eliru f.r-eliru gifts and home religious activ- |