Church at Home and Abroad, The (Jan - June 1895) . l number is 68,371,and whose present condition of advancementalso supports the above conclusions. Another important fact must be borne inmind in discussing the interests of the In-dians. They are not all poor. The averagewealth per capita is far above that of thewhite citizens of the United States. Thereservations of the 249,366 Indians in theUnited States, aggregate 85,872,611/, acresâabout 344 acres per Indian. If their familiesaverage four persons, they have 1,376 acresof land per family. The Osages have fourtimes that amount, besides $8,00
Church at Home and Abroad, The (Jan - June 1895) . l number is 68,371,and whose present condition of advancementalso supports the above conclusions. Another important fact must be borne inmind in discussing the interests of the In-dians. They are not all poor. The averagewealth per capita is far above that of thewhite citizens of the United States. Thereservations of the 249,366 Indians in theUnited States, aggregate 85,872,611/, acresâabout 344 acres per Indian. If their familiesaverage four persons, they have 1,376 acresof land per family. The Osages have fourtimes that amount, besides $8,000,000 in-vested at 5 per cent., also a large amountof personal property, while the Pueblos arevery poor. Some of the reservation landsare among the best on the Continent, andothers are the poorest. To make of these tribes rich, intelligent,and, in every way valuable accessions to thecitizenship of our country, we have but totreat them just as we would any otherignorant and neglected fellow-sinnersâedu-cate, train and evangelize them. NEW YORK. Rev. G-. M. Janes, Andover:âFive years agowe had but 80 members. In the time that haspassed 76 have been added, 17 of whom were by-letter and 59 on the profession of their faith. Inthe same time 16 have been dismissed by letterand 4 have died, leaving a present membershipof 136. Five years ago there was no organization con-nected with the church except a over four years we have had a flourishingsociety of Christian Endeavor and a WomansMissionary Society, and within the last year aLadies Aid Society, and each in its own wayhas been productive of an immense amount ofgood. Financially we have made years ago there was an indebtedness of over$500. It has all been paid. Besides this thechurch has been shingled, plumbed for gas,insurance has been paid, and during the pastyear over $2,000 has been paid for the parsonage. Last Monday the society voted not to ask for arenewal of aid from the Board of H
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