ch might make enemies for his new work. Few attended his
school and religious services even on Sunday, but he never lost
heart. When his little babe was sick, and all his people were away
for weeks, though sorely tempted to go back down the river 70 miles
to his relatives, he stuck to his post, and when the little one died
took this long journey for its burial and in a week was back at his
work.

Though not strong physically, he seldom failed to travel the 100
miles round trips with his people when they went for rations in the
cold of winter, and these, with his rides in house-to-house
visitations, hastened his death after one year of most faithful and
arduous work. Five men in succession have followed him, tried to do
the work and given it up as too hard. And it is hard, for the people
have done little in six years to help themselves.

An out-station work of 15 years' growth has been more hopeful, and
last year resulted in a church organization, and this year the people
have voted to pay in part the salary of their pastor whom they have
chosen for a year. There have been few changes in native workers at
this place and this fact has been a hopeful factor in the good
results.

In proportion to its membership their women's society has led all
others in its contributions. When they wanted a nice bell the people
raised two-thirds of its cost. When they built their chapel, they
raised two-fifths of its cost. When they wanted pews for it they paid
two-thirds of their cost. They were the first to build a good
cemetery fence, the first to enclose their chapel with a substantial
fence. One of their number placed in the edifice a fine memorial
window. From their number have been chosen most of the native workers
for other out-stations.

[Illustration: MESSIAH CHAPEL AND CONGREGATION, N. D.]

The Little Oak Creek people have set the pace in helping themselves.
I enclose a picture of their Messiah Chapel and congregation.

The out-station work among the Cannon Ball people began in 1891,
after the ghost dance trouble, and has had to contend with the
baleful influence of the Indian dance.

[Illustration: CANNON BALL CHAPEL, N. D.]

[Illustration: CANNON BALL OUT-STATION, N. D.]

For two years the native worker lived in a hired house, where all the
meetings were held and the house was generally crowded. Not 200 feet
away was a big dance-house, crowded every Saturday till late in the
night. This was the time given by the na