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eonfiderable number of thefe Indians under the yoki 

 of the faith. They perceived that God had an elect 

 few among thefe barbarians as in every nation ; but 

 they were perfuaded, that to make their calling and 

 elehion fitre, • they muft feparate from their brethren 

 and therefore came to a refolution to fettle all thofe: 

 who were difpofed to embrace Chriftianity in a colo- 

 ny by themfeives. They made known their defign 

 to the governor- general and interidant, Who carry- 

 ing their views ftill farther, highly approved it, be- 

 ing fenfible that this fetclement would be greatly 

 advantageous to New France* as it has indeed been, 

 as well as another fimilar to it, which has fince been 

 fet on foot in the ifland of Montreal, under the name 

 of la Montague^ of which the fuperiors of the femi- 

 nary of St. Sulpicius have always had the direc- 

 tion. 



To return to this which has ferved as a model 

 for the other, one of the Iroquois miflionaries com- 

 municated his defign to fome Aquicrs ; they relimed 

 his propofal, and this iettlement was formed chiefly 

 out of that canton, which had at all times been 

 the moft averfe to the minifters of the gofpel, and 

 had even treated them the moft cruelly. Thus to 

 the great aftonifhment of the French and Indians, 

 thofe formidable enemies to God and our nation 

 were touched with that victorious grace, which takes 

 delight in triumphing over the hardeft and moft re- 

 bellious hearts, abandoning every thing that was 

 deareft to them, that they might have no impedi- 

 ment in ferving the Lord with all liberty. A fa'cri- 

 fice ftill more glorious for Indians, than for any 

 other nation, becaufe there are none fo much at- 

 tached as they are to their families and their native 

 country. 



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