te shall open wide
To let thy weary follower in.
I note the onward march of time
By the Negro's songs and the lightwood's glare,
And know I'm nearing the happy clime
And the starry crown that I shall wear.

The Indians.
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Mr. Shelton At Northfield Again.
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Mr Moody is nothing if not practical, and when he undertakes a
thing he is apt to push it through. We give below another
pleasant illustration of this. Our readers will remember that
Rev. C.W. Shelton two years ago made an address at the great
Missionary Meeting at Northfield, Mass., which touched the
sympathies of the audience and moved Mr. Moody at once to "do
something about it." Under his inspiration three thousand five
hundred dollars were raised to establish several new Indian
mission stations in Dakota.

At Mr. Moody's solicitation, Mr. Shelton attended the
Northfield Missionary Meeting this year, making report of what
had been done with the money given before. The enthusiasm of
the audience was again kindled, with a result which we give
below, condensing the sketch of the meeting as given in the
_Springfield Union_.

The meeting opened with prayer by Major D.W. Whittle, and then Rev C.W.
Shelton of New York City, who is connected with the American Missionary
Association, spoke about the work among the Indians. He said that two
years ago the people of Northfield gave money enough to establish five
mission stations; and he would first report on the work in those missions.
The first one had been established one hundred and fifty miles northwest
of Bismarck, and was called the Moody station. Having found two classes of
people thirty miles apart, both of whom seemed to be equally in need, we
had been in doubt as to where to plant the station; but finally a man was
found whose parentage included both nations, and who was willing and able
to preach to both in their own language. We had, therefore, started two
stations, calling them both by the same name, and with this man managing
them. People had told him that he couldn't do anything in the interior of
the country occupied by the Indians, but he described his meeting with the
Indians at that remote place, and their willingness to receive the gospel,
one of the chiefs finally saying to him: "When you go back I want you to
take that man by the hand that se