opposite village, which is about three miles off.

"The flag which I received from the Missionary Leaves Association, to
hoist on Sundays, in order to acquaint them of the weekly return of the
day of rest, now no longer hangs alone; but nine of the principal men
now follow the example shown by the Mission, and have set up their
banners also."

"Dancing has been abandoned and the medicine work is almost
overthrown, and, in passing along the village after dark, my ear is now
often greeted with the Christian hymn or the song of praise where
formerly the noise of the heathen dance, or the frantic orgies of the
medicine man drowned all other sounds. Thus a change has been effected
during the past three years, in the contemplation of which I can only
exclaim, 'What hath God wrought!'"

Even the chief medicine man himself abandoned his sorceries, and came
forward as an inquirer--

"The charms and rattles of the leading medicine man are now in our
possession, he having given them up, and he is now an earnest inquirer
after the truth and is always present at the services. He was first
brought into contact with the truth shortly before Christmas last in
the following manner.

"A young man was brought home very sick, and I went to see him and
found him suffering from a severe attack of 'brain fever', brought on
by his swimming for some time in the cold salt water, in order to cure
a severe headache which he had.