ase of that in our Santee school, and that was
the case of a young girl who had only been in the school six months; 95
per cent. of all that come to the schools go back consecrated young men
and women.

"When you think that your five stations have gathered in two or three
hundred scholars and of the possibility for each, can you tell what will
be the result of this work? There are thirty thousand poor Indians in
Dakota alone, lifting up their cry to the Christian church for light and
hope." He added: "I have turned my back to many storms on the Dakota
prairies, but God grant you may never turn your back on a soul praying for
light. I sometimes dread the day of judgment, because there is to stand
the Indian. I would rather stand there in his place than to hear him say:
'I was hungry and ye gave me no food.' How shall we meet it, how shall we
answer it? for to meet it and answer it we must before the throne."

Here Mr Shelton finished and sat down. "Now let's pay our debts," said Mr.
Moody. "How many people will give $100 toward that $1,800 for sustaining
those missions?" It didn't seem as though there were many responses at
first, but in a few minutes eighteen names were handed to H.M. Moore of
Boston, who was keeping account, and then Mr. Moody asked if there wasn't
anything else he wanted--a new mission anywhere? Mr. Shelton of course
said there was, and spoke of a place on the Rosebud Agency where $500 was
needed to build a school, and $300 to take care of it for a year. Here was
Mr. Moody's chance again, and he asked if some one wouldn't give $100 for
that. One or two contributions of $100 were forthcoming, and any number of
fifties came in, so that it was only a few minutes when Mr. Moore
announced that they had $875 for that. Then Mr. Moody said he wanted to
have the people start one more new mission and proposed that unfailing
American resource, a collection. The hats were soon busy in all parts of
the house, and at the end of the meeting it was found that $640 had been
collec