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Chapter 69: transferred to New York city
We united with the First Congregational Church of
San Francisco, whose pastor was
Rev. C. D. Barrows.
He was very enterprising, and with him I entered into church work with earnestness.
He set apart his pastor's study on Sundays for my Bible class, and the class was very successful.
The room was usually full.
We all profited by the choice fellowship of this church.
The Young Men's Christian Association of
San Francisco was thriving under the superb leadership of
H. J. McCoy, the
general secretary.
He soon called upon me to assist him in his operations, not only for the city but for the coast.
My association with the
Loyal Legion and Grand Army posts was exceedingly pleasant.
During this tour of duty there was restlessness again among the Apaches of
Arizona.
General Nelson A. Miles commanded that department, which formed a part of my military division.
The
Chiricahua Apaches had been surrounded by a cavalry force, taken in a body a hundred miles northward to
San Carlos, and put on a reservation with Indians who were hostile to them.
This was done ostensibly because some Apaches had become intoxicated — and committed grievous offenses.
As soon as I knew of this enforced removal, I said: “The
Chiricahuas will break out.”
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