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the Government. Protestant prayers, hymns and bibles were
taught. Preachers were given the use of such schools in en
tirely Catholic reservations in order to turn the minds of the
Indians from Catholicity to Protestantism.
5. Since the time of Gen. Morgan, a clause was put into
the contracts entered into between the Government and the
Catholic Indian schools, prohibiting the Catholic schools to
receive any pupil that had been in a Government school the
previous year. However, the Government employes would
receive pupils from Catholic schools whenever they could get
them. , ,
6. Preachers, so-called missionaries, were encouraged
by the non-sectarian officials to enter into Catholic districts in
order to prpsyletize among Catholic Indians; such preachers
were quasi-reporters on Indian questions, and found such a
willing ear at Washington that the Indian Commissioner
found it necessary at times to investigate their charges by
sending special inspectors.. To turn the minds of the Indians
promises and threats were used by the preachers and the
backing of the Government was at least claimed by them.
7. The Catholic schools prospered in spite of all an
tagonism. The Catholic missionary had to fight his battle for
God's religion single-handed. The Sister-teachers! prayed and
did their work conscientiously. There was a general fear to
make things worse by open opposition against a poyerful
combine of Government officials.
8. Meanwhile the Government schools were filled "with
pupils. The Indian agents had to use their authority "to
'gather in" the Indian children. The teachers employed in
the Government schools had to make a canvass in the Indian
reservations to collect pupils. The physicians in the service
had to do likewise. For further help were employed the In
dian interpreters, the Indian policemen, the Indian captains
and judges. Everybody had to help and pull. To make the
measure full, the preachers also made house-to-house visits in