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MISSISSAUGAH TRIBE. 



religious point of view, among the Mississaugah 

 tribe, the aborigines of the north side of Lake 

 Ontario. These Indians, at the invitation of 

 the Mohawks, came and pitched their tents, 

 about two years ago, near the school-house at 

 Davis's Hamlet, to the number of about one 

 hundred adults, with a view that their children 

 might receive the advantages of education. 

 The principal chief of the tribe set an encour- 

 aging example, by influencing his young wife 

 to attend the school ; others followed, and from 

 the instruction that was given, and through the 

 plain and simple preaching of " repentance 

 toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus 

 Christ," the majority of the tribe were led to 

 embrace the Christian religion, and in the 

 conduct of their lives, afford a convincing 

 proof that they are not merely converted in 

 name and outward profession, but to the true 

 love of God, and " Jesus Christ whom he has 

 sent ; " w T hich is strikingly illustrated by their 

 exchange of dissolute for temperate habits. 



An avaricious trader finds it to his interest 

 to barter with the natives in rum, and they are 

 frequently solicited to drink for the purpose of 

 an unjust and nefarious trade. Some time 

 since an effort of this sort was made, with 

 some of the Mississaugah Tribe, who, on their 



