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YOUNG PEOPLE. (Continued from page 11.) his school, after he had given his land, he wrote: "Sometime I am so sorry that I am not permitted to be a rich man; if I had means enough to build I would not ask any help for this work. But I am glad to say one thing, that God sees fit that we need help to build Choctaw Indian School at this place, and He open Kio people's heart to assist us in this work, and we are moving little high er every year, but very slow." Mr. Brown, formerly supervisor of United States Indian Schools, once said of him: "Mr. Bacon has given the whole of his time, strength and resources to his people, through the medium of this school, during a pe riod of many years. He and his wife have had no children of their own, but have raised nine orphans to ma turity, or cared for them until they died. He would give his last dollar to a fellowman in distress, be the distressed red or white, without re quiring any certificate of character. This no doubt is at times a weak ness, yet many of us who sometimes think we live and work unselfishly might sit at the feet of Silas Bacon as learners." Of course, Goodland is no longer one of our schools, as in order to ob tain government aid several years ago, it withdrew from the care of the Home Mission Committee, but it still has Presbyterian trustees, and it is interesting to know of its real Chris tian character. GAKK K. PARKER, Choctaw, Christian, Statesman, Pa triot, Presbyterian. Mrs. Bella McCallum Cibbona. Forty-one years ago, in a simple Indian home, there was born a little Indian babe, very high forehead, jet black hair and eyes ? a typical Indian baby in every respect. His mother, a Choctaw Indian and an earnest Chris tian, had been educated in our Pres byterian mission schools, and when the family moved to a remote section where there was no school, she opened a school with the help of a white woman, Miss Overstreet. Little Gabe attended this school until he was twelve years of age; then he went to Spencer Academy, an institution belonging to the Choctaw tribe, which was at that time manned by Presbyterian workers. Graduating at sixteen, he entered Henry Kendall College at Muscogee, I. T., from which be graduated four years later, vale dictorian of his class. With the ex ception of a single term at the Kainsas State Normal, his education was se cured in mission schools of the Pres byterian denomination. After finishing school he at once began to serve his race, acting a!* principal at Spencer and Armstrong Academies and as superintendent at Armstrong, giving in all thirteen years to the school work. He loved school work, put his whole soul Into it, lived and taught Christianity and required it of all his employees. All over the Choctaw nation to-day are found hundreds and hundreds of In dian men in positions of honor and trust, whom Mr. Parker influenced for better and higher standards of living during the years he spent in the Choctaw schools. Mr. Parker was a member of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention, was chairman of two important com mittees, served on others, and was very active in having prohibition written into the State Constitution. He designed the State seal of Okla homa, a large star surrounded by the stars of the other States, each point of the Oklahoma star containing the emblem of one of the five civilized tribes. While he was still in the school work he was offered the position of Register of the United States Treas ury, where he served for some time, when he was made Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the live tribes, nhich position he still holds. When you see Gabe E. Parker written on a greenback, think of the Choctaw In dian whom his tribe, his State and his nation have all been glad to honor. His life from the time he finished school has been one of service ? hon est, upright, conscientious Christian service to his people, to his State and to his nation. The writer of this sketch has known him for twenty-two years, and has never heard one word spoken against either the private or public life of Mr. Parker. The following words are from his pen: "The most permanent, still vivid impressions for right living and striving came from my mother, who was steadfastly a devoted Christian woman and mother." He then men tions the names of sesveral of his teachers in the schools whom he re calls particularly as having influenced him, and ends with "and Miss Alice Robertson, than whom there has not been a more devoted and consecrated missionary among the Indians any where." It is interesting to note that Miss Robertson, who served for years under the Woman's Board of the Northern Presbyterian Church, is the granddaughter of an early Indian mis sionary, Rev. Samuel Worcester, who went to Indian Territory from Geor gia with the Cherokees. She was honored for her life of service in Ok lahoma by being elected last Novem ber to represent her State in Con gress. Mr. Parker goes on to say: "What ever of worthy public service I may have been able to render, and what ever of right thinking and worth while aspirations have been mine, I attribute very largely to the inspira tion and Christian guidance of my mother and the Christian teachers of the schools attended, practically all Presbyterian. WORLD'S C. K. CONVENTION. Delegates from every continent at tended the sixth World's Christian Endeavor Convention in New York. There were 15,000 men and women massed in the great stone armory of the Seventy-first Regiment that served as the convention hall. 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