| Show DEALING WITH SAVAGES hlll took to A very remarkable story was told by senator vest est of missouri a day or two ago the most pathetic scene I 1 ever witnessed Itne seed in my life I 1 said he to a N ashington post reporter was the outcome of a very eln singular gular and curl curious condition of affairs up in urit brit ish north orth america there was a tribe cf of indians under the control of native sorcerers and practicing all manner of garage savage rites among other thing things these indians were cannibals A scotchman named duncan went 0 ent among them and at the risk of his own life civilized them he lie taught them every dogma of our religion ex capt the lord a supper his ills great work bad had been to win them from cannibal ism to teach them that capturing and then roasting and devouring human htman beings was nas barbarous he ile was therefore afraid to acquaint them with ith the sacrament of the lord a supper be cause they w uld in turn ask him why it waa was wrong to eat each other and yet a part of religion to eat their god lie doubted his ability to ex plain the matter satisha satisfactorily dorily to their untutored minds and so for fear that they would regard him as an imposter and return to their barbarous ways he let the matter rest resl this was not sat oat It Is factory continued senator vest ai as he told the story to the go arnor of the province lace of N vancouver vancouver an couver or the bish op of the english church both of whom demanded that he should either administer the sacrament or else give up his lay ministry in the duncan explained the reasons which had actuated him but they were not accepted as sufficient lie ile appealed to the highest authorities of the church of england and was overruled he ile went back to his indians and asked them if it they would mould accompany him to alaska where they could bo be under a flag that guaranteed religious free dom almost the entire tribe of 1209 1200 indians decided to follow him when I 1 was there the indians were taking the doos from off their houses the bashes sashes from their windows and tir scanty furniture from their rooms pre parater pa to sailing away aay in their great canoes in order to start life over again in a new country it nas as I 1 have said the most pathetic scene I 1 ever finessed it was more than this added senator est speaking with ith at a most vehement eh ement emphasis it was as the most conspicuous example of lous tons prejudice and fanaticism I 1 bate base eer eier known knon 1 |
