Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana . language. Hetook up the work by studying the language, holding meet-ings in the little log school-house and preaching to the schoolchildren, soldiers and others who chose to come, in the largegovernment school-house. The writer lives at Poplar and we have a church buildinghere which cost about ^2,500, a Sunday-school, a ChristianEndeavor Society and regular church services. At Wolf Point under the superintendency of Mrs. C. , we have a small boarding school which should be justtwice as large, but is hampered for lack of room. The work
Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana . language. Hetook up the work by studying the language, holding meet-ings in the little log school-house and preaching to the schoolchildren, soldiers and others who chose to come, in the largegovernment school-house. The writer lives at Poplar and we have a church buildinghere which cost about ^2,500, a Sunday-school, a ChristianEndeavor Society and regular church services. At Wolf Point under the superintendency of Mrs. C. , we have a small boarding school which should be justtwice as large, but is hampered for lack of room. The work is now under the Board of Home Missions, thetransfer having been made in 1893. AM HISTORICAL SOCIETY OV MONTANA. Before 1902 there were two cliureh organizations amongthe Indians, viz: the Poplar churcli which has a member-siiip of 40 and a Sabbath-school of 120 and the Hohay orAsh Point Church, with 32 members and 22 in the Sabl)ath-school. In July 1902 a new church was organized ten miles fromPoplar, near Brockton, It was called the Makaicu (pro-. ?! THE MAKAICU PRESBYTERIAN CHAPEL. nounced Makaichu), and was an offshoot of the PoplarChurch. It was organized with 11 members and now has38. Rev. Moses Makay, one of our native ministers, is thepastor. He and his wife both understand some simple rem-edies and by the care of the sick in a civilized way may wintheir way to the hearts of some. December 15, 1904, a church was organized at Minisdah(pronounced Minishda), near the railway station of Chel-sea. The membership is only 15 in full standing, yet itincludes several of the most enterprising Indian families ofthe Reservation. Except when the missionary, or Makay, can visit them, the meetings are kept up bytwo elders of the church, and the work is growing. ElderBasil Bearfighter is one of the Judges of the District Courton the Reservation. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HISTORV. 435 On December 1st, 1905, a church was organized at WolfPoint. This is an offshoot of the Hohay churcl
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