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denying duties of Christianity upon the minds 

 of most of the tribe ; and such was the primitive 

 simplicity with which they had been led to 

 receive the truths of the Gospel, that, at the 

 blowing of a shell, by the half-caste teacher, 

 they came up to the place where the school 

 was held, at the dawn of every morning, for 

 prayer. They were seen leaving their wigwams 

 in groups, to assemble as one family, for devo- 

 tion, and to implore a blessing from on High, 

 before they entered upon the laborious occupa- 

 tion of the day in cultivating the soil, or went 

 to the woods to hunt for provisions for their 

 families. It was a truly interesting sight, for 

 devotion appeared to be their happiness. In 

 view of such a scene the heart kindled with 

 gratitude to the Father of mercies, and I was 

 ready to exclaim with pleasing admiration, — 

 " What has God wrought !" 



I spent a Sabbath with these Indians, and 

 addressed them both in the morning and after- 

 noon, the half-caste teacher interpreting after- 

 wards those parts of what was said, that they 

 did not clearly understand. At the blowing of 

 the shell they were all punctual in their attend- 

 ance, and I beheld a sight, at which angels in 

 heaven rejoice, a congregation of nearly a hun- 

 dred converted natives, first kneeling to implore 



