Samuel D. Hinman writes to Cornelia E. Boardman from Nebraska to thank her and the women of St. John's Parish for sending a box. The contents are not discussed. Hinman tells of the clergy's work to preach to Native American tribes in the area and in the Dakotas. Notes that Rev. Paul Mazakute is living with the Yanktons and that his church is nearly done. Writes of the need for more clergy and teachers and of his viewpoints on native people.