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A :t T ^ M :•{ H n o TH E Following papers will give the public fome gene- ral view, what appearances there are, that the Briti/h. conqucfts in N^orth America may be iraproven, for diifufipg among the Heathen nations there, the light of the glorious gofpel of Chrift : Thefe accounts, imperM as they are, it is hoped, will excite the prayers and endeavours of many, that the Redeemer may have the Heathen for a heritage, and the uttermoft ends of the earth for a poitelfion. The collection appointed by the lafl: General Aflembly, is dcfigned tq affift the board of correfpon dents at BoJioUf (who hitherto have had no alTidance from Scotland) in carrying 09 their extenfive plans for Chriflianizing the Indians. To aiTift their correfpondents at New York, in the fame good work, The Society for propao-atingChriJiian Knowledge , allow yearly falaries to Mr Jolni Srainardy Miflionary to tlie Delcevjare Indians, to Mr Occuirif Miflionary to the Oneyda Indians ; and for educating fome In^an youths at the Col- lege oi New Jerfey. This is all that the flatc of their funds, and their many demands at home can admit, till further pious donations enable them to enlarge their plan. When thefe are received, they (hall be faithfully supplied to the par- ticular purpofes diredled by the Donors. An account by the Rev. Mr fVheelock, of his Indian fchooi at Lebanon in CormeHicut, and fome other papers belonging to the Society, which wert intended to hav^been publimed,, cannot be found. It is earncftly entreated, that if any Gentlci^en have bor- rowed the above, or any otbcr papers belonging to the So- ciety, from Mr ito/}, their'latc Gerk, they will be fo good ?is return them to A. Stevenfotij now Clerk to the Society, without delay, there beinjr feveral papers of confetjucnce ^jpifling, belides the above mentioned. «6'4 . -, : '- 'i .'. .y \\ A 1 <1 .'{, ,^^*v,„ • tic ini Ca '".':.. in &<• '^%, K^W-:' -^TT^^T^ ^ Vr. ■1 t-rMy '«a> OF SOME LATE. 1 ■<; I A TTEMPTS to Chriftianizc the hmi^i^ ^w^ ?,<2Vbr/^ Afkerican Indians. . - ' Part of a LETTER from the Rev. Mr David ..Boftwick Mmjhr at New York, to the Prejes of n\ the Committte of DireHors of the Society for popaga* :jm ting Chrifiian Knowledge^ dated i^d- September 1761. •■J oH n Very confidcrable trihc of InMans called the Oney- ; daSf bccaofe they rcfidc nigh the Oneyda lake, (far in the n«rth-weft psrcs of this government, and in ihe waj' to OfivegOf) meeting laft campaign, at the rc- ''■. M Kl^l *■- ^^ >^ ■ '^ Alt ^- C 4 ] !••.>- ) fc -I I: • i' of ibove L. 75 currency. Tlie Corrcfpond iits rcfiding in this city, wrote to General An/}erjif then at Albartyt to fur- ni(h Mr Occum with a pafs, and wiih recommendations to the commanding officers of the feveral ports on thcioad; whicli the General very readily complied with. Letters ^verc alfb wrote to ^w William Johnjortf the Superintendent oi Indian affairs, begging that he would recommend Mr Occum to the Oneydas as a Miniftcr j *hich he did. Thus forwarded, he arrived at the Oneyda lake, the latter end of June. He has met with a very favourable reception ; perhaps the more lb, on account of hi« bein| lb Jfididn. He v^^citcs. That there are four confiderable towns on the Oneyda lake : That they have already built a houfe for religious worfliip, where he preaches every Lord^s day : That he has baptized five or fix perfons this fummer ; and tliat there are many a.djacent tribes, among whom he intends to make excurfions. He has retained his mother-tongue, and can ipeak the lan- guage of his own tribe, (which is the Afo^^^ow) fomething better than he can thfc Engli/h. But i^e Ohiydh languagjt differs fo much from the Mohegan, thtt he is obliged 16 ulie an interpreter for the prefent', tho* doubtlds be would l«arn their language well in a little time, could he rclide antong them. He is married to an Indian woman, who is alfo c- flecnied truly- pious, and has iix cbildre{>> , with ^boga he would gladly dwell in that wildernef&,'if he could be fuj^rt- ed as a Miilionary, ^nd very eafily might his clvild£n ^e educated in that language.— > — He well un4erft*n4s thcbuii- iicls of farming, having chiefly fupported his family by it;, while he preached to the little handful of It}di^tu upoii' Long Jfland\ and therefore, could inlVucl the In^ifw ,iji culcivar ting their lands, which are very gopd; . Be bas,acc|uired ja tolerable acquaintance with Laim, Greek j^hd fiehtey^ with the fciences, ^ ' ' 4. ' ' ■ ' ^ ■';• humbly V *' l|iii>i««-» nW jpii . ii ,,". .^1.,; iHHI luHng in to fur- Jitions to lie load ; fcrs ivcrc ^i Indian Iw to the |rded, he haps the v^^citcs, 'rt lake : worfhip, baptized re many Icurfions. the lan- mqthing anguagffc tb ule »ld karii atitong ' alfo c- hoa he ,^"|!^«- dUen '^e he'bun- evil' io«g cultivar |uircd > Hehrem, 5., His . *>y ^ isveiy fndiMj^, r iuiK>r J .J « ;i.-«-Jf^ ( s } Ru'hi^y reijuef^, is ihVevent has opehed (o agreeable a pfo- fpc&. for Ipreading he go(p6l among the Heathen, that the Society would rtccive Mr Occum as their Miflionary, with uropcr inftrutJtioiis, and liherty to draw upon them for fuch tilary as they (hallux ; and would commit the management of faid miillon, to thofe of the Corrcfpondents who rcfidc in this city, 'as we are moft convenient to write to, or receive intelligcRdc from that part of the wildcrnefs. . 1 V ■ o*n.';,'fii to Front, the Rev, Mr Samuel Mathcr'j Letter ];:: Dr Wilhart, dated ^oiiot\^ i^d Augujl 1761. -, I Had lately fomc converfation with a plain well meaning perfon, who lived a few years among the Oneyda Indians ^ at a place called Ohosioquagie^ about 20b miles from Phila- dslphia* He tells me, that there are about 300 fouls there : That the Tufmoroas have two townfliips, each fomewhat bigger than the Oneyda ; and that about a hundred miles from ^hi? is the principal place of the Oneyda^ which is coufiderable, and has a meeiing-houie huilt in it : Thar the people here ire very defirous of Mifjionaries among them : That one Peter an Oneyda Indian, (inflrufted a few years ago by Mi; Halley, then a Miflionary:), has taken a deal of pains to in - flrui^ rhem in Chriftian knowledge ; and that he behaves well, and has done good among them, and when he performs divine fc; vice, they generally go to meeting : Tliat about 16 miles to the weft of ^Aowoty/^/g-i^, there are -200 Indians^ Y/\io generally talk £«£;///Z', and who have an Indian teacher, who. knows but little, tno' he feenis well difpofed. Thefc In- diaris fcem wc)V prepared for an Englijh Miftonavy j and they learn, by Indiatis from the further parts, that they alfq ar? (lenrops. 9t being iijftrudlcd in Chriftian knowledge. " * , , v, ^•,MpyJ -v' 'Sf/j;>^^(% ,.^ tf:r>:-. <» Vh Ti,' ■■4v »• ^rum Dr Chaiujcy'j Sermon^ on Occajion of Mr . Bowiiian'i Ordination as a Mijfwnary to the Mohawlc :>•; Indians, preached at Boilon, '^ift Auguj. 1 7 62 • ^T^HE providence of God, by fo fuccceding Ms Britan- -'imM'iiic Majefty^s arms, as to put Canada into Englijh hrrhds, leems evidently to point our view to the numerous Indian wibes, in our wcftern parts, making ii our duty to endeavour To carry the golpel to them j hnce that, which has r:0 ' . . ■ ■ ■ '•: ■■ •.;;. :'^ .' ■".' :. . -" ■ v:. •' , ■^ ■" I « J \ i • has all along been the ** let/' is new ** taken out of the way." hm may I not fay, that the Spirit of grace cop. curs wiih divine providence in calling upon us to cxerjt ourfelves in all wife methods, within our rfifpcdlive fpheres, that "God's King in Sion'* may have thcfc ** uttermoft parts of the earth for his pofleffion?" To what clfc can Tve fo judly attribute the ferious concern, relative to the fpreading the gofpel among thefe Indians^ which has been io generally awakened in the minds of people, upon occafion of tlie marvellous victories the right hand of the Moft High has given us over our French enemies, fubjc^ling their coun^ try ro the crowu o^ England? Never did there appear before fo ftrong and general a difpofitlon to encourage the fending ** the word of falvation" to them. , .'^ .-- *Tis in confequence of this good difpofition, and the charitable effects of it, that we have now two Miflion- aries in the Mo/'^ti'^- country ; one, the worthy paftor of the church at Brookficld, who is gone for a time only : The other, a promifing young man, who went with a view to fpend his life in the fervice, if God (hould be plea- fed to give any comfortable profpeft of fuccefs. We have lately heard from them, and the news they fend us is fuch as will give joy to all who truly love the Redeemer, and difpofc them to open their lips in praifes to God. ^ They write, ** that, foon after their arrival ^t Ono^ua^e, ** they aflcmbled the chief men of the tribe in tiiis " place, informing them of their bufincfs, and by whom " they were fent : That, with great folemnity, they '* returned their hearty thanks to the honourable tom- ** miilioners, and to them for undertaking fo difHcult and ** arduous a work But, as three of their principal men ** were abfcnt, they concluded with faying, ihcy fpakc *' and afted only for themfelves and families ; adding, that '» when thefe three Ihould return, they would meet again; " when they (hould be glad to hear again of this matter, •* and would return a more complcat anfwer. Upon the whole, they all appeared very cordial, as well as thankful.*' Mr Forhs writes in another Letter, " The Indians appear very cordial and well-difpofed. The laft Sabbath, (the "Sabbath preceeding the 29ih of June,) we had a very full f* and attentive aflembly, as devout as ever 1 faw, and pro* " perly railed with a well- tempered zeal. The whole af- f* ieuibly was moved,-— many difcovercd a deep fonow for '' fin, and were all attention to the word fpoken. Some f* wept and covered their faces. In fliort, it fecmed as if f* Go(i was moving by his Spirit upon the whole aflembly, On *t *t f4 ft vei Mpi< 5^' ' be '"'' trii *Ch| * fol th( * cail * thil ' kill Hel '* ha\ *Lo COl ral ani ** the it ...i» , / "T"PPPIP| t 7-3 0|>)Mon4«y.w« vifued modof (be fiimilies in town, con* verted \v it ii ttia heads of theoj i3poo the thingi of religion^ and 6xhor(od (he yoiach agd .^hilfj'd to tbe pracftiring ev\j piety. Weffiuiid fcvcrAl under a very I'eiious concern about their fouls au4(h( f^tgiA world, and very defirous to know what ll^y fhoivi^ do to he faved. Others wc found, (it is to be remarl^ed hrr?, Mr Uawky^MiS fuent fonie time with this tribe oi Indians hefoie the war), well eflabliihed in the Chi iilian fiait)), and ztMloDfly engaged in the pradice of fobcrgodji Dels.— -Every thing liooks encouraging here oq the part of the beneficent delign of our niiiiion ; and I can't but think, (if we are not greatly wanting) that great things might be eifc<^Qd in favour of t||C Redeemer's kingdom." ,^;j jy J>.Mf:>l(^■ . He writes in another Letter ftill, The Indians " dcfirc to liave a chutch gathered, and to have the facrament of the Lord's flipper adminiftrcd before I leave them. I have dif- courfcd with a number with this view, and find that ^cvg- ral are well eftabliihed in the elTential doArines of Chridi- anity, and have an uniform pra«Jtical fenlic of religion upon their minds. We havi fct up a fchool here, ♦at which hriMc lit litix , '^'- rwi 1 •.•! .WC * T|ie Jndian-chWArtn might be inftruAed in their oWn towns at much lels expence, than if they were brought to live among us. ecoft of bringing them would be very coniiderable ; and they ' uft be permitted every now-and-tben to make a vifit to their pa- nts and friends, which would be a great additional charge, hey mud alfo be boarded and clothed, which would run the ex- nce very hi^. Whereas, if they were taught where they now vc, they might he maintained by their parents ; and the only arge worth mentioning would be that of fupporting fchool-roa- rs. More, it may be, would be required for the fupport of in- !ru(f)ors among the IndiattSy than among ourfelves ; but this great- ||- charge would be fmall jncomparifon with the charge the other way. And the children might, in their own towns, as conveni- fntly come to fchool, as if they were among us ; for the Indian ' igwams are every where nearer to one another, than the Engtijh loufts in any of our villages. One Ichool in a town would there- re very well anfwer all the ends we have in view, as none of the ov\ 01 are io large, but the children in all of them might endly meet gcther every day for inflruAion. For thefe realbns, one of the rincipai things entrufted with our Miifionaries is, to endeavour to repare the way for letting up fchools for the education of Indian bildren, in whatever it may be proper to in(lru<5t them. And by lus providing for their inftrudlion, we (hall avoid much need- , fs expence. The education of one Indian lad among us will obably cod more than the education of twenty ia uieir own TT' 5: s ] >* wc ar« wftru5ling riie chiMrcn in die iMibUrlddge df the .*^ Etiglijh hinguagc. We h«ve had aboot a dbi^n a day for <lea(ed with ir, and p;iv& their condant ai^d Hsafon- ^* able attendance^ without any conftraint fVofti their parents. *'' Sonve of them meAe wrpriflng proficiency; p'Owo^ncc the ** whole alphabet well, and know each letter j and four *^ kave got to pronounce diftin^ fylUbles properly. They M appear no be, in general, very promiiing children. The ^< inhabitants are vaAly pteafed, thtc two of our lads * are *' come to be with them to IcarU their lango^gtfi and have, ** of their own accord, offered three of tUcir's, whom they i" would i'tnd to N(no En^Umd to learn our language \ but I ** told them, I mull wait the pleafurc of the ConiDiiflioners, " before I could give any encouragement to take them witli *' me/' j- Ho adds, ♦* We have got all our matwrs ripe to country. And they niay^ if it be ivpt omt own Cault> be as well educated therf , as here t at leaft till they are fitted ik>r thp higher ini^rddlion, which Ui^ire would b« no pe«d of ^viog to ^nofc tbun onf! in an hundred. * Xhefe lads are about f 2 years of age, and as protninng as any among us. They arc, W'th l^heir own free consent, ^.cvo^ted to the //ti//iervice for lil^, if God, in his provrdehce, fhall pleaie to make way for their being ufeflil. 'Tis defigndd they fhould con- tinue with the Indices y till they have learned their language. Care is taken that they may be under projier tuition ip the Indian country; and when they can converfe in tbcir tdh^c whh the feme freedom as in thdr own, they will" be brought from thence, and put under the bed means of education we have, hi order to tbdr being aualifted for miflionary preachers, or fcHool-mafters, or whatever elie they may be mofl: turned for. I may add, befides thefe lads, we have a young man under education at oqr College in Cambridge t who will, we tiuft, be fit for fervice, as a fchool-ma- ller, if not as a Mifllonary-preacher, as foon as t|iere. will be occa- fion for him ''•''"•• wf"' •iv'v.tji ^^i'.tv.i- i..i..'»«:i 1jji«« i«i«>. •<_< < f Wc have riot: encouraged the 'fthdirle thefe 60^5 ; and, as we imagine, for very good reafons. The charge of bringing them from thejr own homes, and educating them among us, would be' very great. We have felt the truth of this, as we lately found our- felVes obliged to pay nearly L. 60 Sterling in Icfs than one year for three boys only : On which account we thought ourfelves bound, in faithfulnefs to thofe who have entrufted their money with us, not to fpend any more of it in this way, which appears to us e- normoufly expenfive. There are other inconveniences in taking lads 1 froin the /«^«»«-country ; —We can have no fecurity, whatever'' expence is laid out upon them» tb^t< they (hall be afterwards em< ployed in fuch fervice as we judge [ft-oper : Neither can we know, - ' • ' previoullr « « «< « I" ■i. f as [ 9 3 <• M ^ 6f\hc 2 day for r^ry ttiuch d fbafon- \f parents'. KHjnce the and four J. They rcD. The lads ♦ are and have, ifhoni they gc t but I Diimoners, Jhem wUli ers ripe to !! !?< mike lie as welt tho higher I \no^t tban romifing as ' nt, 4evqted fhall pleale (hould con- r language. 1 the Indian c whh the om thence, m order to ■mafters, or add, befides r College in \ fchool-,ma- v\\\ be occa- 'and, ns we nging them Is, would be y found our- one year for elves bounil, ey with us, lars to us c- n taking lads y, whatever, er wards cm- n we know, previouflj (( % inikt ptopodU Co the Indiantf and Xvait only the renirt of ^dnm their chief, who is now cxpcvJ^ed. The Indians arc of a very obliging ^ifpoficion, aiiJ wcUdifpofcd to- ward religion*— —-Twow^ King made a fpecch in the nahlt *' of two Of three, (who had not wen prefeni at any of their *> former councih) in which he cxpr'fflcd a very graicful " fenfc of the care the CommiflioneM have taken of the moft " iraportant iwercftsimongthem, and, for his own part, he ** giratly rejoiced tiiat they were once mwt likely to enjoy ^* the gofpd. He was ready to promife all that lay in his power, ** that the glorious delign ftiould meet with fucccfs. He " wanted fome more effccluai hieafures might be taken to •* prevent the fin of drunkcnnefs ; and honed, till fome way ** was found out, we would pity and pray for them; for they ** were 'io addiAcd to that fin, that they could not reirain ** when Kum was brought among them. All the Chiefs '* are defiroos, that fome effeftiial way be taken that no Rtnn ** be brought among them; for they fay, they plainly fee, ** that Rum is deftruckiye both t-o (6ul and body." ,/x i).., . ')'M t,{ ;»./iiv:,f.- >.. '■ l ; I' ,'i»j':^'-i Front prevloufly to tbeir coming to lis, v rftftnef t^eir cajia^ittes, tcriiper, and inclination to learn, are fuvh as we fhould chonle in the child. Ten we would be at the charge to educate ; and aftet flII the pains -find expence in educating them, tliey may be vicioufly turned, or their character otherwife fuch as would unfit them to be employed by us in the fin-vice for which they tr;ght be cfpecially intended and wanted. Whereas, by educating. '//ip$s to. priQWnte the rpiiiiual good of thofc, wijofc'lot is call in Heathen darknefs. ir-^ ^aninuu >(*>>' .t;iv ut, (4 ■-J ■•#» wmmn^mmmmm ■■* V prom the Reverend Dr Chauitcy^i LETT Ek fo MrErikine, anah river, more than 4^00 miles from Bofton. Tlic church was conftituied of lOiperJous, 5 males and $ females ; and 3 have l>een added to theoi .Hnce. Th6 Lord's Supper was once before be came away adminidred to rhem ; and feveral of their children have been biq>tizcd'. He thinks there is a hopeful prqfpcdk of doing fsrvice for Chrirt. Mr BowtnaHf after he had fetout the week follo\r- ing his ordination for the Indian country, was feized with a violent fever, of wli^ch he was fick nigh unto death. But the Lord had mercy on him, and rcftorcd him to ftrcogth, fo that he'was able 10 proceed on his journey, after being dr. rained at leaft Hx weeks. And I hope, bewc doWj he has joined Mr Rice, his fellow worker in the kingdom and pa- tience of Chrift, to their mtitual joy and fatisfaSion. t -,k Mr Forks is a gentleman excellently qualified for the /^ dum fervice. His natural powers are flrong and lively, his acquired accomphihments very confiderable. . He has a good talent at knowing men, and adapting^ hinifelf t9 their peculiar turns. He has, I believe, a truly pious foul : and is particu- larly filled with ChrifHan companion towards the poor Indi- an. And was he not related to one of our churc*Tcs as thtir paflor, I have hcaitJ him fay, he could, with all chcarfulnefs, devote himfelf to the fervice of the Saviour, afnong thefc imhappy people. I fc*arce know of a n^an like roiudcd, and like fpirited; and he is of a firm bodily make, fitting him to endure hardlliips of any kind. Was it the cndom among us as it is among you, to transfer the relation of a minider from one people to another, there would be no dilEculty in taking him for the /;7t^ , /;. From Dr Chauncy'j Letter to MrErflcintj l^ov, 2. 176*. MR Forhs fpcaUs highly of Pder, one of the chiefs at OhoriQquagic. He ef^ecms him as ehiiDeut a chriftian as almoft any he knows of among the ^£)^(g/i/^A And as this Pctsr can read ami wrke, aijd has his hca4t: niucb, fet upon the propagatiiig ChriJftiap knowledge ^ni^ng^jil^ei //#/ww, he thiu^ it would be an ancoura^ejn»! ioform^ miles from 5 males ■ncc. Th6 ioifbed to h«iptizcch rvice for ek foIlo\r. cd with a tth. But > ftrcDgth, being dfci ^^, he has n andpa- 1. or the /;i- iiv«ly, his bas a good ir pecuhftr isparticu- poor Indu :s as ihtir carfulncfj, ong thefc ndcdy and ighim to moDg us iftcr from in taking 2. 1762. chiefs at chriAiao :}d as this fet upon ir/itfiw, he brvico to employ- iha^i fall ri m % i ACT G T of^*the GisNfiRAt Amembly i ' ' - CONCERNING -.tMi j(^GrpNBRALpOL LECTION tor the. propagating of the Gospel among the North American ' • ' ht Edinburghf the 31ft Day of My 1763. tH^RE was tranfinitted to the General Aflembly from the Committoe for Bills, a Petition in Name of the Society in &fl//i7»(/ fqr jpropagating Cbrillbn Knowledge, to (he following ** THE faid Society did, in March 1 7<56, commiUion ai Ninnber *' of Gtfntleraen mNew Etiglandf as a Board of Cor'refpondents, "to plan and ex^cjjte proper Schemes for fpreading the 1 vledge ?* of the gofpcl amopg the North Amer'tcan Indians, ', , . ," Thefe Gentlemen being fendblc, that Ignorance of the Indian " Language has proved one j»reat Obftruftjon to this Defign, have *' agreed to the rollowuig Plan : That a certain Numl>er o? Indian '* Youths, of promidng Difpofitions, be procured to come and ** live among them, in order to their learuing the Engi';lh Lan - *' guage, and being well in(lru: ?■ ■ ■ Hi': it*- ;i^ ■■ r.rt^M- W- *■•■ . mtr^ I ,u ^-^^r?^ : 'l' • H The Socfety jMsfljftde tlM^^vts, tUt tlH!V««^__„, ,_„,„., ^ ftfiil ftieiiH Che nioft %ottr»t>{(^i<^p(uloh toW«tfid^kW ^ii<|N#- f!^ kfog. i#!ch ib mubh c&nc«riift the Advinti^ent oC$«.|Cfnfl^il#^ «'.»er9UiJge§giS;;^4ayJ^ " u xjt^r kfie^ji^^tMiCoadW^^'il W«f»iwd W tW E;:a'*f'' *^'*^ '-■■■■*■''' 4 ;4-y ,::-.?,.. .y;^.^ *i^- iie'jiiiet|giti t Sootstfs JraV • rftr tlic 1:; .jfifi2 w^