The American Indian a portrait in limbo Author:Peter Farb The extent of cruelty in our society is seldom outlined in starker detail than it is in these paragraphs assembled from Peter Farb's recent book. When this excerpt first appeared we felt a great service had been rendered to a nation that is struggling to find new ways to be sensitive to people in need — When we know the facts we generally do som... more »ething about them. The circulation of this outstanding document to a wider audience is to encourage suport of the new style of mission being attempted by the United Methodist Church in its work with the AMerican Indian wherever he is found in the land.
It would be difficult for any person to read this report without feeling the need to do something. It is the dedicated aim of the National Division of the Board of Missions to find new ways to act now so that the conditions of cruelty described by Peter Farb can be ended.« less